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

prominent young Washington business
man WHO is leading supporter OF The
Bows club in Georgetown. has devised q
unique scheme FOR raising funds for the
club. In the front of his automobile ne
has placed a small box with slot In It,
Whenever he uses his automobile on trip
between his home. in Washington Heights,
and his Office he drops a nickel in the little
box When he makes an automobile trip
for pleasure about the city. or when he
uses the machine instead of street car
for any other purpose, he pays for the
trips by dropping the amount OF the car
fare i'm the box in his motor car.
The owner of the auto also insists thaI
his friends contribute TO the Boys Club
fund whenever they ride with him instead
of using a street car. BY TINS plan the
owner of the automobile saves consider
able sum of money each month, and TINS
Is all turned over to the officers Of the Boys
club,
Mr.. Ernest Harold Baynes. the we'll
known naturalist whose articles on animals
and their habits have been interesting fea-
lures OF The Star for several years. was
in Washington the past week on business
connected with the American Bison Society
Of which he is secretary. Mr.. Baynes re-
lated to a Star man an interesting story
which illustrates the ease with which peo-
pie tell others how to do things they can
not do themselves.
a short time ago said Mr. Baynes, 81
received letter from the editor of a cur
rent magazine stating the publication nae
purchased an article on How to Photo
graph Deer The editor said he desired
10 Illustrate the story with photographs, and
EaF . I. ,1ri,p h1h
how to photograph deer had sent no PIC
lures. but had referred the ma gazine edi'
tor to me as having good collection oil
the desired prints. which had taken dur
ing my rambles through the woods. 1t is
much easier to tell how 10 photograph
these animals than it is to take the pic
lures
There has been one result of the cru
sade for economy instituted by the Keep
commission" said a scientific man in Wash
ington. THAT is that the employees of the
scientific bureaus can't get any results OF
their work printed. Consequently they feel
very little incentive TO do the work. l have
a good many friends around through the
departments, and l know of three men
who have important pieces Of work finish
ed and who want 10 have the results out to
the public so that practical u.e may be
SOtAS
forth, cut down printing and the result
Is that the work might wei never have
been done.
These are Just three specific instances.
! could mention the names, but will not, for
fear of getting the men INFO trouble. One
pamphlet that | know of that is ready to
be issued would run out an edition of $4,000
copies easily without supplying the de-
mand. / would amount TO a dozen print
ed pages with two or three plates and il
lUstTations. and would be worth money TO
the people interested in that line of work.
But no. it is being held up for more con-
Veniert season.
That is what call cheese pairing. There
are plenty of other publications Issued UNI
der a mandatory law amounting to from
800 10 600 pages each and which nobody
by any chance would ever read. Yet these
will be issued In editions of ten or twelve
thousand and mould in the document room
at the Capitol. l cannot see why a little
common sense cannot be injected into this
matter of government printing. There are
hundreds Of thousands of dollars wasted
Ia the first thing TO get the ak is some
little inexpensive work that would be OF
real use while the genuine waste in large
chunks goes on merrily.'
\
There Is never any certainty about tht
verdict Of jury" remarked a member Of
tie legal profession TO Star reporter one
day last week. And how can there be?'
he asked.
He then told OF having been in courI
when one % the justices was trying to gel
men enough 10 i'll the TWO panels for the
month.
Almost every business man who was
called, said the lawyer. had some excuse
TO offer. Most Of them cited business rea-
sons. but some Of them tried TO beg of
because OF sickness. 1t seemed that there
was scarcely business man called who did
not have some excuse to make why he could
not serve. Strong. oble-bodied men pre-
scented physicians certificates. those WIG
were not sick wished they were, and those
who would probably have complained OF
oIl, times under ordinary circumstances told
" the prosperous condition of business.
some had been excused and others had
been accepted before a dealer in the Center
Market was called Being the picture OF
health. there was no chance for him 10
tell Of slight ailments which might disqual-
ify him for jury service, but he was fortified
with a letter and was prompt to tell of the
prosperous condition OF his wholesale and
retail trade
Did l understand you TO say that this is
your busy season. the court inquired
i am very busy Just now" was his
prompt response.
When - your dull season."
i have no particularly dun season." the
dealer admitted.
Then" said the court, at what season
would Il suit you best 70 server"
To be frank about 1t. said the merchant
Il can best serve when your honor is or
your vacation"
You are Just the kind OF 6 man who I.
calculated to make good juror said thC
court
Among the employees Of the registry III
vision OF the city post office is a gentleman
who has travelled extensively IN region.
more or less remote and unfrequented b!
the average globe-trotter. In his numerou.
journeys he has collected a large fund o
Information concerning customs and char
acteristics OF native races and tribes IN vari
Gus parts OF the earth. and strange thing
that have happened TO him and the start
ling sights ne has seen are OCCASIONAL,
narrated to groups OF HIS associates In tn
ONCE. one Of his latest yarns was told, h