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Evening star., 1907-11-05
Martian Canal Diggers.

Astronomers who have been studying
the planet Mars during the recent
period most favorable to observation
declare that since the previous stud
les several new canals have made
their appearance. Thus far no explana-
tion is offered to indicate whether these
have been dug in the surface of the planet
within the past few years or have only
been just brought to view by more pow
erfud telescopes. This is an important
point for settlement. If in brief time
the Martians can cut canals great enough
to be seen from that sphere to the earth
we surely ought to exhaust every possible
effort TO find out how they do it. Think
of having some of the Martian canal
digging specific available here for use on
the Isthmus of Panama.! Think of apply
Ing ir to the great inland waterway
through the Mississippi valley just noE
the favorfte project of many enthusiastic
Americans. There are numerous other
prnjects,in the minds of men that would
be renia rk ably expedited by the adoption
s.; of Marian methods. If. indeed. it is true
that the. dwe7lers on the red planet can
cut grooves in the surface at the pace
suggested. For instance, company
might quickly be formed. even in these
days of tight capital. to connect the At
lantfc and tile Pacific across the line OF
the Great Lakes and the st Lawrence. Ii
might be- possi"i to change the entire
political etoT1on'> Of the world if the earth
dweilers were able thus to dig canals az
Martian speed. Further disclosures will
be awaitc with the keenest interest by
every man with a pound of goods to
ship.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
The Law and It's Representatives

These are the latest views of Gov.
Glenn of North Carolina on the railroad
rate question:
If after u fair trial the rates are found
TOO low. though in my judgment it viii
be found they Will inCreaSt receipts. then
the railroads may rest assured that the
state vii! do what is right. | appeal to
the railroads to stop their litigation.
hiCh VIII result in no good TO them or
the people. and let us AL await results
until the next meeting Of the general as
S.mbly
II some Of our business men would
stop trying ~ persuade me to violate the
law passed by The leg stature. which. TN
der my oath, II Is my duty to maint ain,
and which ! have no / Rht to alter or re-
peal and wal turn their persuasive powers
and influence toward inducing the rail-
roads 10 obey the law as passed until il
has had ;air trial. they would be doing
q much greater service to their state"
In certain quarters the President is
of being a law unto himself. The burden
OF the complaint is that where he knows
the law he does not respect 1t, and where
he does not know il he operates arrogant
ly on his own hook He IS supposed to
think about the Constitution as w. X
Vanderbilt once spoke about the public
II. say his enemies. the President would
only hold to the law and execute, il as he
6nds it, all wo,la be VIII
In New York ihoss VINO are u.tE.endiy
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Missed

t'gOtiSm mounts to its extreme height
when ia man intent upon suicide daliber-
atrly invites public notice and offers a
spectacle of himself in the act of shutfiing
off the mortal col. This was evidenced
by a case just reported from New York.
A young man who had dpc ded to depart
from this life was not content with merely
surrendering existence. He wanted to do
ii on the stage. so to spaak-to stand
before the footiights and furnish diversion
Cor the crowd. So he assembled his audi
ence by standing before brightly lighted
window in a house on a thronged thor
oughfare during the early tvsnilg@ and
fired shot through pane of glass. The
report and the sound OF falling glass. of
course. attracted attention, and while ths
crowd gaped at him he placed the weapon
Evening star., 1907-11-05
The Public and the Price of Milk.
From the PhiladelDhfa Public Ledger

Who would not pity the sorrows Of a
milk dealer in these days Of stress and
strain? Caught between the upper and
neither miilstones Q, a producing ella IS
public which has reached the point o >
revolt against the upward tendency of
everything. the milk dealer has a very
pretty fight on his hands. There is this
comfort for him in the situation: he
knows exactly where he stands. He has
learned beyond the shadow of an error
that the consumer will not, under any
circumstances. pay 10 cents a quart for
milk: he knows that there are many
dealers awaiting the opportunity to take
the; trade he would throw away the mo-
ment he tried to exact another. penny
from the housekeeper. and he is pain
fully aware Of the formidable combina
ton Of farmers that has been formed to
get for the producer a larger share of
the price obtained from the sale o. milk.
Under. these circumstances. something
will have to give way, and that will not
be the consumer. The latter. by the
way, has in the present situation an in
str4etive, lesson awaiting his a ssimila-
ton. He has learned in this instance
what little firmness will do toward
stemmiug the tide of rising prices. He
hasfyet to learn that there is any sound
reason for the increased cost of living,
aaRd.7h 7he may come to the. conviction that
by an application of the same firmness
and, determination In other directions
than the milk supply he may accomplish
wonders. If he and his fellows should
ever come to the point of unity of action
and purpose, who knows what miracles
might be performed?
To the average reader with a fixed in
come the complaints of the dairy farm
ers of the increa sed cost of dairy supplies
/. fall on deaf ears He asks with pert
nence, To whom do the increased pric ces
of bran and other feed of cows and horses
go but to the farmer? If the dairymen
feel aggrieved, let them show a like firm
ness with their agricultural brsthren. and
+ they may thus hasten the return of
reason. Thus chain Of influ =nces will
be set in motion for the relief of the
sufferers from extortionate prices. and
the country will breathe easier, despite
the pains of the process.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Washington and Booms.

1t is reported that headquarters of
the Fairbanks boom Will soon be trans
ferred to Washington, where official
duties will require the presence of the
Vice President for the next six months
Well, this Is the very town for work
of that kind. trained politician gets
a better view here OF the national
field than may be obtained from any
other point. And then many political
managers visit Washington during a
session of Congress; and the coming
session will attract more than the usual
number
AS The Star a short time ago pointed
out. with the single exception of Gov
Hughes. all the republican presidential
aspirants will be in Washington next
winter and spring. Mr.. Fairbanks. Mr..
Cannon and Judge Taft will have their
hands full of business. but will not be
too busy to give both eye and ear to
their booms. Mr. Fairbanks and Mr.
Cannon are solid" at home. Senti-
ment in both Indiana and Illinois has
crystallized. and in time will express
itself. Judge Taft is as yet not so well
off in Ohio, but his presence in Cincin-
natl or Columbus is not demanded. This
Is tHe LOW II lOr nlm-
1t may require little finesse to keep
these booms all grouped together from
collding. but it can be managed. Poll
ticians are very skillful these days, and
very ceremonious. They move in polite
way their wonders to perform. Even
when bent on their deadliest work they
go about it graciousiy. In fact they are
quite up to the Byronic mark; and 1t may
be truthfully said of them that they are
as mild hammered men as ever scuttIed a
political ship or cut a political throat.
They almost make it pleasant to die by
their hands.
Let the Fairbanks men watch the Can
non men. the Cannon men the Fairbanks
men, and both groups watch the raft
men. 1t will do everybody good to have
to be not only busy. but very alert. The
tools to the man who can use them. The
delegates to the men who can corral
them. and then hold them. Some dele
gates need watching. They will jump the
fence If tempted.
Washington never lacks for interest on
the eve of presidential race but with
three big. lusty booms booming at once
within her borders, she sh, ufd be until
June next the most interesting capital on
the globe. And even Gov. Hughes may
find time to run down from Albany along
toward spring and take a look at the
work of his rivals at close range.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

Speaking at Indiana polls of his recent
visit to Chicago, Chairman New of the
republican national committee said:
Il went to Chicago to look over a num-
ber of halls visited the Coliseum. but
told the committee | did not believe the
national organization would accept the
Coliseum unless it could be made to hold
more rr0pl" than it held at the last con-
vention. There is project foot to
increase the seating capacity of the Col
kseum to 1000"
Wherever the convention is held therell
be hot old time in the old town night
and day while the meeting lasts And this
Will be equally true of the democratic ma
tional convention. Such has grown to be
the fashion: and fashion in politics is as
powerful as in other fields. A national
convention is a large body and delegates
demand elbowroom for themselves and
guestrO0m for crowds to see them per
form. Ii is a sort of circus and those
who attend must be entertained 1t is
not 50 certain. indeed that small hall a
small attendance in the galleries, and a
quiet and thoroughly orderly procedure
would not spell defeat for a party, no
platform. campaign inaugurated in
SNNA'
ginger in American affairs. it may be
frankly admitted. is much.
We may all lament this but we cannot
deny it. Such meetings in the nature of
things, must be public. and the public
when aroused easily becomes unman-
ageable. \ word or gesture by a popu-
lar orator. or a fetching tune by a capa-
bic brass band. may set off ten thousand
throats. and a howl. like fever, must
run Its course. The man with the gavel
may pound it into splinters. and tax the
muscles of his right arm until they ache
but he cannot bring order out of that sort
of chaos.
Next year two names are certain to
throw great bodies of Americans into
frenzy of enthusiasm. Whether he Is to
be the nominee not. the Presidents
hold upon his party is such that the first
reference to him in the republican con-
vention will bring the whole body, up
stairs ard down. to it's feet. with a record
breaking manifestation. AS the show
men say. that feature alone will be worth
the price of admission; and expectation of
that alone Will pack the hall
AS for MIR. Bryan, whether he is to be
the nominee or not, the mention of his
name in the democratic convention will
produce unbOunded enthusiasm. From
hullabaloo he came, and unto hula baloo
he Will return. Racket will speak unto
racket in his name and with his name.
and you couldn't keep order with the aid
of a regiment armed with nightsticks.
Mr.. New is probably right in thinking
that hall should seat at least fourteen
thousand persons If it is to serve party
purposes adequately next year. To stage
. great play requires space.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

to District Attorney Jerome charge that
he does not employ the power that the law
plainly gives him. He defeated Tammany
N fair and square contest, and expecta-
ton when he entered upon his second term
was high. Today many men who were
active IN his re-election express disap-
pointment in him because as they be-
l:eve. he has not moved with energy in
Executing the law. Had he done SO, they
assert. New York would not now be
cursed with some of the more notorious of
her scandals. The proper vigilance and
aggressiveness in the district attorney s
office would have been a warning to law
breakers. high and low, in the town.
GOV. Glenn. as he tolls us, has incurred
criticism and opposition by the very oppo-
site course. He has taken the ground that
the law must be respected He can neither
suspend it himself, nor allow it to be sus-
pended. What the representatives of tn.
people have put upon the books he must
see, If possible. put into operation. 1t is
not for him to say whether law is good
or bad after it is on the books.
In its essence this is the view once ex-
pressed by Gen. Grant, who said that the
best way to get rid of bad law was by
repeal. and the way to insure repeal was
by enforcing the law. No state could af-
ford TO destroy the railroads within her
borders subject to its Jurisdiction. Such
could not have been the object of the leg
islation complained of in North carefinT
and elsewhere by the railroads, But the
remedy. if remedy is needed. is not
through soliciting executive@inaetion,ssb but
by a new hearing before the repre- senta-
tives of the people. The governor of a
state who does not look to the enforce
ment of Jaw in the state is unworthy of
his office.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
The Real Thing.

In buddin' May and bloomin' June
1 useter keep a-singin'
De springtime an de summer tune;
I thought dem months was bringin'
About de bes' de year could show
In all 1t had to proffer,
Be cause jes' den 1 didn' know
What autumn had to offer.
1 done fohgot dem golden trees
An fruit so sweet and mellow,
De freshness of de rustlin' breeze.
De punkin round and yellow ..-..
When old November comes to hand
Dem months we's done completed
Seems mostly limitations. and
I feels like I been cheatedi
Evening star., 1907-11-05
to his head and fired, reeling back from

to his head and fired, reeling back from
view
- In one of the comic operas lately pop
ular the leading comedian Is condemned
by circumstances to take his own life.
He leaves the stage and a pistol shot is
heard AS the audience waits in suspense
he briskly enters with the smoking weap-
on in his hand and. with every token of
great joy exc!aims. Missed
The footl.ght suicide in Brooklyn also
missed. He did a little damage to his
scalp. but none to his brain-wh:ch perhaps
was too small to be located. Maybe the
comic-opera plan of suicide will become
popula-. but those who adopt it want to
be sure of their aim in order to lower to
minimum the chances of doing damage.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

6gIn order to avoid delays on account
Of personal absence letters to THE
STAR should not be addressed to any
Individual connected with the Office, but
Gimply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial
or Business Department, according to
tenor CIR purpose.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
The Shcrt-Weight Swindlers.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.

At Boston within a week three trades
men shave been convicted of giving in
sufficient measure weight and pun
ishedrin accordance with the law ena cted
by the Legislature of Massachusetts at its
last session. One of the culprits was con-
victed Of using false scales. This incident
will attract considerable attention wher-
ever the facts in regard to it are pub
liShed. as there is a growing feeling that
something should be done to protect con-
sumers against swndlng by the use of
manipula ted scales or measures.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Undoing the Tree-Spoilers.

From the New York World.
President Roosevelt has signed procla-
nations adding 4S0 451 acres to the Cali
fornia national forests Lumbermen who
see their future profits through fore st
spoliation cut off will place the blame
wher.. it belongs.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Attitudes.

Have you made up your mind what at
titude you will assume In the next cam
paign?''
mo" answered Mr.. Also Runnin. "Nt
man can foretell just what his attitude
will be after he has been dropped with {
good bump
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Discourag

"Dey don't do things like dey used to-
said Meandering Mike.
NO" answered Flooding Pete: ''even
de panics is a disappointment Dey don't
git far enough away from Wall street to
let you tell any hard luck stories about
bein' a gent in reduced circumstances"
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Wickedness of Berlin.

From the New York World
Misery loves company. Paris. long over
accused Of naughtiness, turns with
shocked eyes to whisper, Just look at
Berlin, will you?''
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Cold Storage.

4"Just think of IT, said the man who is
always figuring; eggs are nearly four
cents apiecer'
yves answered Mr.. Sirius Barker.
.and 1 shouldn't mind 1t so much If they
only tasted more like eggs
Evening star., 1907-11-05

1t seldom takes people long to discover
the infefiority of the buckskin pouch or
The teaoot as a substitute for bank &C
count
Evening star., 1907-11-05

Having demonstrated that the painless
panic is possible, economic science may
Go something toward the development Of
plumless politics.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

John. L. Sullivan is the same age as
the President, but despite his once splen-
did physique he could not make nearly
as good a showing in a steeplechase.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

1t is something to know that the ad-
.ministration and the great financ al inter
ests are on speaking terms
Evening star., 1907-11-05

Sarah Bernhardt expresses desire to
depart this life on the stage. The French
drama Is sufficiently narrowing without
this.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

Politics in Louisiana sometimes develops
a state OF affairs that makes a bear hunt
seem tame by comparison.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

1t would he a terrible thing for the
thirsty IL DR.. Wiley should discover that
soft drinks are likewise objectionable.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

These elections are not regarded as Of
the first Importance. but they will be val
liable in providing Mr.. Grosvenor with
statistics -.,+' !
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Influence.

Il wonder why the average boy takes so
much interest in athletics?'
at Is because of paternal influence"
answered Miss Cayenne. "A boys father
always advises him to study hard. but he
can't help showing that at heart he has a
lot more real enthusiasm about a foot
ball game or boat race"
Evening star., 1907-11-05

New York is not betting heavily on this
election 1t has come to point where
sports find candidates even more uncer-
tain than the horses
Evening star., 1907-11-05

The earthquakes that have been going
about are merely enough to keep the
eismCSrarh IN practice.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

A sIansful reference to the lemon has
been discovered in Shakespeare. Horticul-
turaI paradox, The lemon is a chest
nut. .....,..
Evening star., 1907-11-05
A Eulfllment.

They Said he'd make his mark 'mone
men.
1t was prophecy profound.
He bought himself a fountain pen.
And when he shook it now and then
Made marks on every one around!
Evening star., 1907-11-05

New Workers. have about decided to give
the paying teller a rest and let the re-
ceiving teller do some of the work.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Disease of the Season.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
= The fashionable complaint this morning
Is foot ball cold.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
Stopping the Flood.

From tie Baltimore Sun.
J. Pierpont Morgan deserves a Carnegie
hero medal for rescuing Wall street from
drowning in its sea of stock water
Evening star., 1907-11-05

In just about twenty-four hours most
of the explanations as to Row it happen
Cd will be in.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

Some Of the most blase communities
having tried everything else. want pro
I.ibition.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

cHE STAR has a regular and perna-
nent Family Circulation much more
than the combined circulation of the
other Washington dailie5. AS a News
and vertising Medium it has no
competitor.
Evening star., 1907-11-05
No Crowding.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Few Fend-seat hogs. fortunately, are
churchgoers.
Evening star., 1907-11-05

Entered as second class mail matter at the pest
o.iice at Washington, D. c,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
TO TWIST WRISTS
FOR $500

A great wrist-twisting match has
been arranged in this city. The
Frenchman known as ."Blowback
Kid" who has made many hundred
dollars twisting wrists, is to twist
a Swede named Andy Anderson for
a side bet of $500 The Swede is
big and strong twice the size of
the Frenchman The latter relies
not so much on his strength as
science. The Swede has wrist like
q knotted cable. while the French.
mans is like a woman's. But the
latter has heavy backing. He has
never yet been put down when
twisting seriously or for money
The Swede also has a twisting rec
ord.
This wrist-twisting game Is fol-
lowed by few 1t Is too strenuous
Those who follow it say it Is the
most profitable sport going. AL
most any strong man on looking al
the Frenchman' wrist will bet he
f, can twist him and in consequence
the latter makes plenty Of ready
money. Anderson Is also a profes
sional and has backing that he car
twist down any man in the country
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

Hoyt's "a Temperance Town
This farce comedy was written for
the purpose of amusing the public
without ridiculing abstainers or i'm
bibers of liquor drinking people.
The scenes are laid in Vermont Ga
prohibition state), where the so
called abstainers are trying their
best to stop the sale of liquor. All
kinds of methods are employed by
the "ramrOds" to catch the saloon
keeper in the act of selling drinks.
The trial in the last act is one of
the most amusing scenes ever
written for the stage. The late
Charles Hoyt had faculty of pre-
senting American characters on the
stage thar have furnished amuse-
ment to the public throughout the
United States. The cast is very
large one and several new faces
will be seen in this amusing com
edy George ID. McQuarrie has
fully recovered from his recent i'll
ness and will make his appearance
Sunday evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09

Played last night with the Wonders
against the Cubs at the Occur
d'Alene alleys, rolled $40 Ii is
predicted that were Patton in Den
yer he would carry off ali the hon
ors, as he is the most consistent
bowler in Spokane.
The Scaler-Harrison fighI talk
has died down some on Harrison S
failure to come up with the $500
side bet. Scaler is in training in
prospects of the match yet being
made.
The directors Of the S. 4. A. G.
last night decided to send three
representative to the indoor track
meet the latter part of this month
in Seattle. Physical Director Cook
anl the athletic committee will Sc.
lcct the men. The possibilities are
Jimmy Toole, Theo. Burger. Irving
Barker, Ralph Glynn and Joe Pear
son will represent the club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-03-09
S. A. A. c. QUITS
CITY LEAGUE i.

The directors of the Spokane
Amateur Athletic club have refused
to endorse the baseball team rep
resenting the club in the City
league. The directors go on record
as opposing semi-professionalism in
any form. When an athlete &C.
cepts money to enter an athletic
contest he becomes a professional.
1t has been generally admitted that
players in the City league receive
pay Should this point be raised
and sustained, the local amateur
athletic club could be disqualified
in contesting with other amateur
athletic clubs.
The S. A. A. c. will probably be
represented by an Independent
team and will continue to play ind
dependent of any league as was it's
policy before the formation of the
Citl league.
The City league, if it does bust
ness at all this season, will be OPP
posed by a small outlaw City league
composed so far as is yet known
by the Dodd and Chicago Clothing
companies. Both those organiza-
tions intended at 49," to join with
the City league ice the union
troubles arose, those companies be-
lieve it to their best interest to
have their teams play in fair
park. Another inducement is Of
fered in that the teams will play
every Sunday at Recreation park
while the professional teams are
away. Dan McEnroe is heading the
scheme.