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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
PLAY BALI

The swat of the bat is heard in the land.
The voice of the rooter Is raised. The cry
OF the peanuts-cigars- score-cards vendor
shriils afar. The Shrek Of the umpire
rises high. The roar of the fans swells to
rival the din of a volcano. The great ma
ttonal game is on. The base ball season
has opened.
A momentous event the first game of the
season. an event ranking with election day.
The pulse of the whole people quickens.
Special arrangements are made long in
advance to accommodate the outpouring
of the devotees of the sport. Business men
adjust their affairs to enable them to at
tend Everybody hastens pace to meet
the schedule. The whole economy OF life
is changed for the time.
Here i'll Washington the first base ball
game is a disturber Of the routine none
the less because of the somewhat lament
able history OF the capital city in the an
nails Of the sport The rooters are none
the less loyal to the local club because of
the failures of the past to land pennant
The zest of the enthusiast Is no less keen
for the thrilling action of the play because
Washington has been for years a consist
ent second division" team, even at times
a steadfast tailender. For hope and base
ball flourish together. Were II not for
hope there would be no sport. There would
be no interest in seemingly unpromising,
one-sded contest. Were IL not for hope the
average base ball fan would often leave
in the middle of the game with the score
dishearteningly lop-sided No one can fore
tell when a grand batting rally will come.
No one can predict the precise moment
when the opposing pitcher will go up in
the air. No one is so wise as to foreca st
the exact conjunction of hits and errors
which will let in a bunch of runs. That
bed rock of base ball fascination, Glorious
Uncertainty. is not to be discounted.
That is why the Washingtonians who
love the national game keep on going.
They love to see the game played, for it's
own sake. Then, they love to see the home
team win games, and they do see that
often enough to keep up their enthusiasm
Then. they are always hoping for squirt
that will land the team in place of posi-
tive honor, not merely comparative. This
year they are cheered by good reports from
the practice field. They are assured that
the utmost efforts have been made to
strengthen the team. They go to the
game today with open minds and high
hopes and they will root hard and cheer
loud and enjoy themselves thoroughly and
eat cold dinners and placate the peevish
cooks and later scan the scores with the
spirit of true sportmsnship and with the
conscientious reflection that they have per-
formed their duty as citizens by helping
to maintain the national game.
Play ball!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Public Printing and Local Welfare.

Assuming that the Senate will concur in
that paragraph of the legislative appropria-
ton bill which. by its silence on the sub
ject permits the execution OF the patent Of
fee printing by private establishments, the
government printing Office Will soon be
thrown into competition with outside Of
fees for some of the work which II now ex-
ecutes. The commissioner OF patents Is
preparing to ofrer the opportunity to do
this work to private printers. and the pub
Ito printer Is on his part making ready to
enter the lists to obtain this contract
There win be keen public interest In WASH
ington In this contest for the patent ONCE
work. If the private establishments under
bid the public printer materially there Is
q possibility that Congress may extend the
field Of private competition IN a degree
which win seriously diminish the demands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Questionable Deductions

IN the course OF his extended serial now
running in the Congressional Record on the
general subject OF Washington as an Ely
pensiye Municipality. Representatives Nor
rel the other day printed chapter OF sta
tistics and comments concluding with this
statement. unaccompanied by the actual
figures. so freely given In other parts of
the chapter:
Besides paying higher per capita (for
educauon) than any city OF greater size
except New York, Boston, Cleveland and
Pittsburg. library expenses are greater than
an St. Louis, Baltimore, Cleveland Buffalo.
San Francisco. Milwaukee and Detroit.
without the material or the facilities of
those cities"
Perhaps the omission Of the figures was
Intentional. perhaps accidental But whether
Intentional or accidental their absence is
fortunate for Mr.. Morrel. as far as the
appeal of his chapter to those who are not
better informed Is concerned For the
figures themselves do not bear out this
statement. They are now before the House
appropriations committee, having been sub
United by the librarian of the Washington
Public Library at the time OF his appear
yanee at the hearing on the District BILL The
statistics he offered were compiled directly
from the latest published reports of the
libraries
For the year ending June 30. 1906. the
appropriation for the Washington library
was S5,S2o. St. Louis In 1864 spent SIS.
22S for library maintenance: Baltimore.
e19O4-5. spent $50, 1876; Cleveland, 1904. spent
s175,4TT; Buffalo, 1905. spent $4,000; San
Francisco. l9o4-5, spent s74, 219; Milwaukee,
7eoo, spent $56.2i6. and Detroit, 1906, spent
s67,3l6. Those cities are all larger than
washington They comprise the. iisg given
1by Mr.. Morrell. OF smaller cities than
Washington several spend more on library
pnaintenance than does the capital. Thus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Poor Little Chicks.
From the Boston Transcript.

1t Is impossible to pass the shop windows
wherein are penned little bits of chickens
or tiny ducl<lings and not feel sorrow for
the poor little prisoners. They may be
held in check by beautiful Towering plants
and have the downiest moss to nestle in.
but they are to be sold as souvenirs-live
souvenirs to go to children and unwise
older people. who will put them to DEATH
possibly by kindness. They will be ham
died. strangled and over-fed, and alto
gether mistreated. For a day two they
may afford their owners an alleged pleas
ure, and then they will just give up the
struggle. Surely 1t is out of harmony with
ali the Easter messages that the ill-treat-
ment of these innocents should be reckoned
as suitable to the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Happy Assurance for Mr.. Gallinger
From the Laoonia On. H. News and Crlti,

From the Laeonia On. H. News and Critic.
United States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger
was sixty-nine years old one day last week,
which reminds his New Hampshire consti-
tuents that he will be getting old after a
while. All win join In praise OF his con-
spicuous and mastery service In the Sen
ate of late, and offer congratulations that
he approaches venerable age in the full
possession OF his powers one of the leading
statesmen In Congress, and enjoying the
best Of health. He can have the Office as
long as ne wants it--any number Of terms
he may desire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Castro is said to have man who can
be depended upon to give up the presidential
authority when he Is ready to resume 1t.
Such lieutenants are scarce In South Amer
lea. There will be some surprise If the
substitute official does not organize an army
on his own account as soon as Castro Is out
of hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Mr.. Carnegie still devotes himself to COM
uent on the more general aspects of cuI-
ture and economics and leaves the bright
young men to look after the dividends or
the steel trust ard do the explaining as to
prices abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
White Prayer Books
for Brides.

The practice of giving the bride a
dainty white prayer book is quite
pretty one. The brides prayer
book" as they are called, have the
marriage certificate and space Tor
the witnesses to sign and are bound
in soft white kid or morocco, deco
rated in gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

The departure of the horses will bring to
a close the usual number of narrowing cal
culatiors in which the laws of chance, the
speed of horses and the reliability of horse
owners and bookmakers all figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
SHOOTING STARS.
Real Influence,

Wouldn't you like to be known as the
author of great bill in Congress-"
NO" answered the young statesman. Il
don't want to be the author. l want to be
the man who amends it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Mines

We care not for the muses. ninel
Let poetry and art resign
Their sway Ger mortals here below
And give the base ball nine a show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Every now and then some gallant states
man declares himself In favor of granting
the fullest political privileges to women.
But none of them ever sees enough prospect
Of voting influence to take the matter up
as a practical proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

@n T the request of many of
lNdl our patrons we have open
9lA ed in our establishment lat
Cashiers Office, main floor,
G street side) Deposit Branch OF
the Union Savings Bank, where de-
posts will be received during tho
hours the store is open for business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Washington's base ball club starts out
this season on a better footing than ever be-
fore. The public no longer regards it as a
Joke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Real Enjoyment.

do you enjoy going into the country In
your automobile?"
Yes answered the novice but the
pleasure of getting into the country is MOTH
ing compared to the triumphant satisfac-
ton of getting home again"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

The disagreement between Pennsylvania
miners and operators is too sharp to tempt
any observant citizen to be very ambitious
TO act as umpire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

There is marked Discrimination to recog-
nize Mormonism as religion merely be-
cause it claims to operate under a creed
instead of a constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

The utter absence of any manifestations
of interest in American politics by w. j.
Bryan has led to suspicious that he Is
playing 'possum."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Greene and Gaynor. in contemplating the
amount of their fines, win feel that they
have encountered wave Of especial preJu-
dice against rebates Of every description.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Self-Denial.

Lent Is a period of self-deniai with you.
is 1t not?"
YES" answered young Mrs. Torkins. les.
pecially when the racing people select that
time for assembling here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

UIn order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence, letters to THE STAB
should not be addressed TO any individual
connected with the ONCE. but simply to
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments, according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

The demonstrations of vesuvius will
doubtless stimulate the eagerness of the
average Neapolitan to emigrate to America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Usual Trouble. No Doubt.

From the indianapolis STAR
We don't want to be curious. yet we con-
TESS q desire to know how Mrs. Long
WORT Is succeeding with her help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Not Wet Enough.

From tho Columbia State
Mr.. Taft Is to be congratulated on one
thing Nobody has been drowned In the
Parama canal yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Dowie as a fighter Is no surprise He
never was a man who depended entirely on
Providential assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

In the matter of rate legislation the rail-
ways appear to be standing pat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
straneel

From the Jacksonviile Times Union.
The Dowieites repudiate Dowie, but stick
to Dowieism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

When Il comes 10 rate bill amendments IL
cannot be felt that there is safety in num-
Rers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

The Moros have at least learned that the
modern firearm is mightier than the bolo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

One Of the positive requirements of man
In Mr.. John Mitchell's position is to be
hopeful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

An Oriental Rug is gift that you have not a
single doubt OF It's being appreciated. We sh0"
a choice collection Of these rare rugs from the
inspired looms OF Persia, Turkey, etc Genuine
Oriental Rugs that increase In value each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Slippers and Hosiery
for Brides.

The new silk hosiery designed es-
peciaIly for Spring Brides is some
thing more than beautiful. Simmer
ing silk and plain white gauze, self
clicked, lace ankles and drawn
work and gorgeously embroidered
effects.
The embroidered ones are in sim
gle flowers, sprays, bouquets and
garlands.
In the Black. Brown, Tan and all Colored
Hosiery including the pastel shades there
some fetching patterns and such a variety OF de-
signs and colors that any gown can be matched.
One pair Of black silk stockings has very elabO
rate embroidered design In wFeaths Of fOfget-me-
and bouquets OF SO through the
stock of imported novelties, lacking nothing, leay
ing nothing to be desired
0ne-strap Slippers in white kid always con-
sidered good taste for bride. However, If she
prefers something more elaborate, there are the
dainty satin slippers embroidered in orange bios
SONS and other bowers and the beaded
In designs with pearl beads, both the acme OF
daintinoss and beauty.
Also shown I'm this department are Fluffy White
Tulle and Orange Flower Rosettes for trimming
BRIDES slippers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
PoSieS.

MY wife expects me to send her flowers
every Easter"
1T is a pretty custom, and not expen-
sive."
81 don't know about that. She wants
them on bonnet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

A particularly pretty design is colonial pat
tern il green and Furnished gold decorations and
garland OF pink roses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Oh

From the New York Mall.
Play bsuI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

In the line Of Dinner Sets many patterns
shown in he finest French Haviland china.
These sets what IS known as open stock" and
any time within five years you want TO add TO
your replace a broken piece you du-
pIcaI6 II exactly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
A few suggestions
for Presents for
q After-EaSter Brides.

OH N the Chinaware Department
we have furnished a dainty
IKS dining room, displaying a
table set with the most beat
tiful Haviland China, Venetian glass
and silver. Gold-bordered and rich
cut glass.
The sideboard shows many rich
pieces of cut glass, and in the china
closet an exquisite game set, chop
and cake platters, salad bowls, etc.
are displayed. This room has been
arranged especially to give you an
idea how effective presents selected
from this stock will be in the bride
home.
Glass we do so with the assurance that you Cannot
find better anywhere. Richer and handsomer cut
ways appreciated. something kept IN the family
aud banded down from generation to generation
new fern design another In chrysanthemum, and
both quite effective.
An ice Cream Platter is very heavy aud cut IA 4
large chrysanthemum design.
There are also Tall Vases Small Bowls, Bon-Bon
Dishes Water Pitchers, etc.
set Of the New Grape Fruit Glasses VIII make
Il pleasing aud unique gift. Nothing more clever
and convenient has been DEVISED smaller glass
within n large glass. The large glass holds the
crushed ice and the fruit is peeled and served
the smaller glass. These glasses come either in
the plain or decorated blown glass.
In the japanese room you viii find many things
suitable Tor presents. What brde-tO-be you know
would not be glad to have In her home Of the
Japanese gongs? Then there salad Bowls, Cups
and Saucers and Chocolate Pots Ia the beautiful
Japanese ware aud decorations
In the line Of Dinner Sets many patterns
shown in he finest French HRviland china.
These what IS known open stock" and
any time within five years you want add To
your replace a broken piece you du-
pLcat6 II exactly.
A particularly pretty deesign is a colonial pat
tern il green ana Furnished gold decorations and
garland Of pink roses.
An Oriental Rug is gift that you have not
single doubt OF It's being appreciated. We sh0w
a choice collection Of these rugs from the
inspired looms OF Persia, Turkey, etc. Genuine
Oriental Rugs that increase In value each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

In the Japanese room you Will find many things
suitable Tor presents What bride -tO-be you know
would not be glad to have in her home OF the
Japanese gongsg Then there salad Bowls. Cups
and Saucers and Chocolate Pots Ia the beautiful
JAPANESE ware aud decorations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

Also shown I'm this department are Fluffy White
TuIle and Orange Flower Rosettes for trimming
brides slippers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
Wedding Gifts for Spring Brides.
Correct Wedding Stationery.

is
81 M orders for early spring Weddings ,Hns T I p the
Cards
s would the with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14
A Third Under Usual Price.

French Printed Tule Net SOFT open-mesh material
suitable dresses very of color
prnings, white, black and tinted grounds.
soc. the yard. Regularly 75c and Sc.
secoodfoo @ st
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

A set Of the New Grape Fruit Glasses viii make
Il pleasing aud unique gift. Nothing more clever
and convenient has been DEVISED smaller glass
within large glass. The la &c glass holds the
crushed ice, and the fruit is peeled and served Ia
the smaller glass. These glasses either ia
the plain decorated blown glass
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
WHAT A STRIKE COST.
Chicago Obliged to Divert Money
Needed For improvements Into
Payments For Police Service.

It will never be known definitely
Just what the recent strike Of the
teamsters cost the people Of Chicago.
That the total would run we'll into
the millions, however, Is a conserva-
tive estimate. judging from the single
item Of the expense to the municipal.
ity for extra police protection.
Some time ago 1t was discovered
that the city could add 100000 to
its bonded debt. and the people au.
thorized an issue of bonds to this
amount for specific public improve
ments. The end Of the Transfers strike
found 100000 Of these bonds still
unsold and an emergency strike debt
Of some $365,O00 To pay this bill the
council has retired the 100000 Of
bonds and ordered their reissue in such
form that they may be used for general
corporate purposes.
Thus $365,000-or the estimated
cost Of lowering the two river tun.
nels-goes to pay extra policemen for
defending the lives Of citizens and pro.
tecting their property while supine
city administration practically gave
license to the striking Transfers to
iuhhc lue oluludiy puSiucsS VI PSaSS
full citizens full Of turmoil and haz-
ard.
Money that the people intended to
go into sorely needed permanent i'm
provements has been diverted to meet
the cost of lawlessness that never
should have gone to the extent It did.
The cost of this one strike Is the
$3G5, 200 the city pays for extra police
service, plus what the county has to
psy for special deputy sheriffs, plus
the loss to merchants, railways, man.
ufacturers, ETC., in business; plus lost
wages to the strikers, plus a dozen
other items that 1t would be difficult
to enumerate. And this only en-
braces money cost. 1t takes no &C.
count of inconvenience to citizens, Of
assaults on citizens, of the killing Of
citizens.
1t Is tremendously expensive thing
to fight labor war in great city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
FREDERICK II. NEWELL


Chief Engineer of the L. s. Reclamation Ser
vice and Member of the Public Lands
Commission.
he would be unwilling to pay $125 an
acre for immediate title, when by an
additional two years residence, he
could save this amount
The provisions of the desert land
act, and the recommendation for the
amendment of which is included in the
following report will be discussed in
next weeks article.
Communication Clause of the Home.
stead Act.
In the preceding report n state
ment was made that our investiga-
tons respecting the operations of the
communication clause of the homestead
law We're still in progress. We were
not at that time prepared to recon-
mend its repeal. Investigations car
ried on during the past year have
convinced us that prompt action
should be taken in this direction and
that, in the interest or settlement, the
Communication clause should be great
ly modified.
a careful examination of the dis
tricts where the Communication clause
is put to the most use shows that
there has been rapid increase of the
use of this expedient for passing
public lands into the hands of cor
porations or large landowners The
object of the homestead law was pri-
marily to give to each citizen, the.
head of a family, an amount of land
up to 160 acres, agricultural in char
acter so that homes would he created
in the wilderness. The Communication
clause, added at later date, was
undoubtedly intended to assist the
honest settler, but like many other
well-intended acts its original intent
has been gradually perverted until it
is apparent that great part of all
committed homesteads remains unin-
habited. In other words. under the
communication clause the number of
patents furnishes no index to the
number of new homes.
To prove this statement it Is only
necessary to drive through a country
where the Communication clause has
been largely applied. Field after
field is passed without sign of per-
manent habitation or improvement
other than fences The homestead
shanties Of the commuters may be
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

There is a class of people who have
apparently lost sight Of the fact that
the federal land laws, from the home
stead law down, and even before the
homestead law. were enacted for the
purpose of fostering the making OF
homes for the nation; they seem to
think, and ii must be confessed that
they have successfully put into prac-
tice their belief, that the laws are to
be construed into passing ON the title
from the government into private
hands with absolutely no regard to
homemaking. They argue that when
the public domain goes into private
ownership it becomes taxable property
and this helps the country and the
State, and the question is ignored as
to whether men and women so upon
that land and make homes and rear
families.
The following part Of the report OF
the Public Lands Commission shows
that the Communication clause at pres
ent Is a farce and that land can be
entered under it and almost immedi-
ately added TO already large individual
holdings. The Commission recon-
mends that the period of residence
be extended from fourteen months to
three years and that the residence be
actual and not constructive, as it is
at present. With such law strictly
enforced the evils of the commuta-
ton clause would be largely obviated.
1t is, however, highly improbable that
if man actually resided and i'm
proved his homestead for three years