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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
BARRING THEJAPANESE
EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY
THE PRESIDENT.

President Roosevelt has issued an execu-
tive order directing that Japanese or Ko-
rean laborers. skilled and unskilled, who
have received passports to go to Mexico,
Canada or Hawaii. and to come therefrom,
be refused permission to enter the CONT
mental territory of the United States. This
Is practically the final chapter, except so
far as the question may be taken up in
treaty negotiations with Japan. in the issue
growing out Of the differences with that
country over the action of the San Fran
cisco authorities in prohibiting Japanese
school children from attending the schools
set aside for the whites. Authority to re-
fuse permission to the classes of persons
cited by the President to enter the CONT
mental territory of the United States is con-
tanned in the immigration bill approved
February 20. 1t was Incorporated in that
measure at the request Of the President and
In fulfillment Of a promise he made to
Mayor Schmitz and the school board of San
Francisco during their negotiations at the
White House, If the San Francisco authorf-
ties would rescind their action on the school
question. The promise Of the President and
that of Mayor Schmitz and his associates
brought to close the controversy over the
school question which had given the WASH
ingtOn authorities considerable concern.
At the direction of President Roosevelt in
structions have been issued by the Depart
ment Of Justice to United States Attorney
Devlin at San Francisco to dismiss the pc
tition for writ Of mandamus and the bill
in equity brought by the United States
against the San Francisco school authori-
ties bearing on the question of the admis-
sion of Japanese children in the public
schools The Department Of Justice has not
heard from Mr.. Devlin, but in view Of the
action of the board, as stated in the press
dispatches. 1t is presumed the suits have
been dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING.
Session Of Woman's Presbyterian
Home Missionary Society.

The annual meeting of the Womans Pres
byterian Missionary Society of the Wash
ington presbytery was held yesterday in
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. At
the morning session the election of officers
to serve during the ensuing year resulted
as follows:
President, Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin; first
vice president, Mrs. S. D. Luckett; second
vice president, Mrs. w. N. Paxton; third
vice president, Mrs. w. Skellinger; fourth
vice president. Mrs. Albert Evans: recording
secretary Miss M. E. Decide; correspond
ing secretary Mrs 8. w. Richter; treas
urer, Miss F. G. Childs; secretary of litera-
;ure, Mrs. A. NJ. Chesley; secretary OF
freedman, Mrs. Benjamin G.. Guy; secre-
tary of Young People, Mrs. D. E. Wider.
Later the treasurer's report was read and
showed that 1893. p had been contributed
during the year. being an increase of $149.3
over the receipts of last year. The morning
session was closed with solo by Mrs. D..
Olin Leech. At the afternoon session adj
dresses were made by Mrs. NJ. D. Rich
ards, president of the Home Synodical So
ciety, and DR.. Robert Craig, president of
the missionary board of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
CROWDS AT THE SHOW.
Lovers Of Roses Linger About the
MANY Booths,

Flower lovers again last evening focked
to the rose and flower show in progress in
the Washington Light Infantry Armory,
18th and E streets. From the way
visitors remain around the various stands
to admire the rich beauty Of the roses of
every shade the exhibition Is regarded as a
great success.
President Roosevelt received the members
of the American Rose Society and of the
Florists Club Of Washington at the White
House yesterday afternoon. The delega-
ton presented to Mrs. Roosevelt. through
the President, q handsome bouquet of Rich
mond roses. The variety was chosen be-
cause it il a strictly American rose. For
forty years. 1t IL explained, the rose deal
ers of this country have been importing
the new varieties Of roses, but e. ]. Hin q
few years ago produced the Richmond rose,
which has a rich deep red color and a large
and perfectly formed blossom. and 1t Is be-
coming one of the leading commercial roses
of the land.
There are several exhibitors who have
Richmond roses on their stands at the
show, and the variety has attracted the at
tention of visitors. The presentation to
Mrs. Roosevelt yesterday was made by
Robert Simpson, who took the prize for his
exhibit OF the Richmond variety.
The roses exhibited by NJ. H. Walsh of
Wood Hole. Mass. are an attraction on ac-
count OF the new varieties which he has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
GARFIELD CITIZENS MEET
Business Transacted at Session Of As
ISOLATION,

|, ISOLATION.
At the March meeting of the Garfield
Citizens Association Mr.. A. W. Carroll
presided. The reports Of the various COM
mittees were received and adopted
Upon presentation Of the report -of the
committee on streets and lights there was
a general protest against the conditions Of
the public thoroughfares in the Garfield
section. The report indicated that the
streets are In deplorable condition, that
the main and only thoroughfares of the VIII
iage are such as to make It impossible for
school children to get in and out, there be-
Ing absolutely no sidewalks. nor any place
to walk without going over shoetops In
mud. The committee also reported that an
investigation disclosed the fact that in no
other section Of the District could there be
found anything like a similar condition of
public streets; that Bruce and Anger ave-
nues furnish the only outlet to. the entire
village and are fenced on either side, hence
1t Is impossible to go around the mud. and
that the middle Of the space is as well
adapted to walking as any other portion
the whole being one vast area Of mud and
slush. The report criticised the failure of
the authorities to furnish temporary relief
which was recently asked md promised,
stating that the matter had been kept con-
stantly before the authorities for the past
two years, but without result. The report
OF the committee was unanimously adopted.
and the members directed to take the mat
ter up at once with theCommissoners with
view to bringing to their attention the
true condition of the streets in question
The sense of the meeting seemed to be
that If the Improvements mentioned called
for any considerable expenditure of public
funds, or were simply for the purpose of
furnishing a shorter or more desirable out
let to the residents, some reasons might
exist why the relief sought should not be
given, but inasmuch as the thoroughfares
mentioned are absolutely the only means of
going In and out of the village, and as there
are no sidewalks or footpaths, it was felt
that the community had been neglected: the
conditions having been presented to the au-
thorities from time to time, and the relief
asked for having been promised. 1t was
also stated in connection with the condition
of the streets that the attendance of the
small children at the school had materially
fallen off, and that one of the wagons
small school children had been discontinued
because of the impossible condition of the
streets in question.
The secretary presented communication
from the Engineer Commissioner stating
that the request for public pump at the
intersection of Hamilton road and Anger
avenue would be given consideration after
July 1.
The committee police protection sub
mitted it's report, which commented favor
ably upon the general order of the commu-
nifty, stating that 1t Is better than 1t had
been for many years, due in great meas
ure to the recent installation of police patrol
boxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
MASTERS AND JoURNEYMEN.
Contention Between Plumbers is SUBJ
iect for Discussion.

The contention between the master
plumbers and the union Of journeymen
was discussed pro and con in labor circles
today. 1t was conceded by both sides.
however, that no decided action would be
taken until after the conference is held by
representatives Of the Master Builders As
ISOLATION and the allied building trades.
1t is expected that when the committee
Of seventeen members Of the Building
Trades Alliance meets tomorrow evening
q reply will have been received from the
communication sent to the master builders
requesting a conference.
There were meetings last evening of
Bricklayers' Union, No. /, and the local
OF the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and join
ers, and the controversy between the en-
ploying and journeyman plumbers was dis
cussed. 1t Is said there was about an equal
division of sentiment. and warm defenders
Of both sides Of the question Of a building
trades strike to enforce the contention Of
the journeyman plumbers
Many members were in favor Of instruct
ing their delegates as to the position they
should take. There was a general DISPOSE
ton, however. to wait until the outcome Of
the proposed conference with the Master
Builders Association was known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Mt. Vernon Mems Society.

At the last meeting Of the Mems Society
of Mt Vernon Place M. E. Church South
a debate between the A. B. Pugh Sunday
school class and the Mems Society was the
feature. The question debated affirmed
that, with the approval Of the Cuban peo-
pie the annexation of the Island of Cuba
would be beneficial to the United States
The debaters representing the Mems So.
ciety were Messrs. r. A. Barbee, A. F.
Harlan and Samuel W. Cockrell, supporting
the affirmative, while the A. B. Pugh class
was represented by Messrs. d. C. Cham
beers. e. A. Upton and ]. w. Racey, uphold
ing the negative.
Mr.. Charles w. Atkinson presided az
chairman of the debate. The judges were
Rev. William r. Locke, A. b. Pugh and w
w. MILAN. who rendered q decision In ia
vor Of the negative.
After the debate the audience was In
vited to the parlor of the church, where re.
freshments were served and social inter
mission was enjoyed. .s..ls
Mr.. J. x. Maxwell and Mr.. J. T. Petty
having been previously elected, were obh-
gated as members. Messrs. J. w. Myers,
r. T. Buckingham. e. e. Stacy. w. 8.
Warren and w. r. Erwin were also elected
and obligated a. members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15

created. His Jubilee rose, which has taken
prizes in contests with foreign varieties, is
expected to be further developed as a COM
The prize winners announced last even
Ing are as follows:
For fifty blooms American Beauty rose
prizes consisting Of the Lord & Durham
trophy, valued at $50, to become the prop
erty of the competitor winning 1t twice
consecutively; and two specials of $50 and
go, won by George Burton Of Philadelphia.
The trophy becomes the permanent prop
erty of Mr.. Burton, he having won last
year.
For the best display Of cut roses, all va
rieties, won by Robert Simpson. clifton.
For 100 blooms Of Richmond, silver cup.
valued at $50. offered by George H. Cook
81 washington, won by Robert Simpson.
Clifton. N. ].
For best exhibit Of Rambler roses, in pots
or tubs, silver cup, won by M. H. Walsh,
Wood Hole Mass.
For fifty blooms Wellesley. silver cup.
won by William H. Elliott, Brighton. Mass.
For fifty blooms. silver cup, won by Rob
ert Simpson. Clifton, N. ].
For fifty blooms, Richmond rose, silver
cup, won by E. F. Towill, Hillsdale, Pa.
For dfty blooms. Killarney, silver cup.
For fifty blooms, Liberty. $25 in gold.
won By 4. Farenwald. HillsdaIe, Pa
For fifty bridesmaids, silver cup, won by
L. =. Coddington. Murray Hill. N. ].
introduced, silver cup. won by e. G. Hill
Company. Richmond. Ind
For best collection hybrid wi1auriana,
s HN,e cup cup: won by M. H. Walsh, Wood
For TWENTY-FIVE brides. SO. won by 8.
M0rtenson. South Hampton.
For six or more blooms Of any new rose,
go In gold. won by w. 8. Clark. Washing
For best enty-f1ve-ivory. $40, won by
Fred Kramer, Washington, D. C.
For best fifty blooms Killarney, silver
cup, won by Robert Simpson, Clifton, N. j.
For best fifty blooms Golden Gate silver
cup. won by Fred Kramer, Washington,
D. c.
For best fifty blooms of Uncle John. S25
In gold, won by Robert Simpson, Clifton,
N. J..
Special growers prizes for the best spec
linens of growers work, SIS and SO, won by
J. II. Pritehett and Robert Simpson, Cliff
ton, N. ].
For general display of roses in pots or
tubs, silver cup, valued at 500, won by M.
H. Walsh, Wood Hole, Mass.
For specimen climber, trained or not, $12
and IS, won by M. H. Walsh, Wood Hole,
Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
Actress Gets $40, 900 as Heart Balm.

NEW YORK. March 15.-Miss Ethel
Kelly. an actress. will receive from Jack
Gailatin $4,000 as an anguish plaster for
her broken heart. Miss Kelly sued the
young millionaire Immediately after he
married the daughter Of the late Al
Adams. the policy king claiming he was
hers. To substantiate her claim she
brought forth blue silk box with scores
of loye-letters in II and turned some OF them
over for publication They were signed
Jack" and they sighed like a furnace
with the blower on. She wanted $4,000
for the letters and a full release and quit
claim on Mr.. Gallatin. but his family
wouldn't give that much. Then 1t was de-
cided that she should retain the letters and
reduce the price. She agrees not to pub
iish them Miss Kelly, who Is playing in
The Little Cherub" at Boston, made a
flying trip long enough to put her sigma
ture to document by which she releases
all claims upon the young millionaire. She
then hurried back to Boston In time to
take her part in the comedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15

Eleven hundred boilerma GERS and their
helpers struck wednesday at the plant of
the Chicago Shipbuiiding Company after
their demand for Increased wages had been
refused by the company. The majority Of
the men expressed themselves as satisfied
with their conditions. but struck in sympa-
thy with the striking shipbuilders Of Cleye.
land and other places.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-04

ceives all told an amount equivalent 10 nearly fifth of the whole estate. In France so much of an inheritance as exceeds s1O, 1000. .0OO pays over a fifth to the State :: :. passes to a instant relative. The German law is especially interesting to us because it makes the inheritance tax an imperial measure while allotting to the individual States of the Empire a portion of the pro- ceeds and permitting them to impose taxes in addition to those imposed by the Imperial Government. Small in heritances are exempt. but the tax Is so sharply progressive that when the inheritance is still not very large, pro vided it is not an agricultural or a forest land, it is taxed at the rate of 25 per cent if it goes to distant rela- tives.
 Favors Inheritance Tax.
 "Thers is no reason why in the United States th" National Govern ment should not impose inheritance taxes in addition to those imposed by the States, and when We last had an inheritance tax about One-half of the States levied such taxes concurrently with the National Government. making a combined maximum rate. in some cases as high as 25 per cent. The French law has one feature which Is to be heartily commended. The pro- gressive principle is so applied that each higher rate is imposed only on the excess above the amount subject to the next lower rate; so that each Aralx fn a certain amount above a certain maxi mum. The tax should if possible. be r1ade to bear more heavily upon those residing without the country than within it. A heavy progressive tax upon a yer large fortune is in no way such a tax upon thrift or industry as a like tax would be on small fortune. No advantage comes either to the-eoun- try as a whole or tO the individuals in- heriting the money by permitting the transmission in their entirety of the enormous fortunes which would be affected b,' such a tax; and as an in- cident to its function of revenue rais- ing. such a tax would help to preserve a measurable equality of opportunity for the people of the generations grow ing to manhood We have not the slightest sympathy with that social istic idea which would try to put laZi- ness. thriftlessness and inefficiency on a par with industr-'. thrift and eff ciency: which would strive 10 break up not merely private property. but what is far more important. the home. the chief prop upon which our whole civilization stands. Such a theory. if hs. of the entire country-a ruin which would bear heaviest upon the weakest. upon those least able to shift for themselves.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-04

But proposals for legislation such as this herein advocated are directly op- posed to this class of socialistic the ories Our aim is to recognize what Lincoln pointed out: The fact that there are some respects in which men are obviously not equal. but also to insist that there should be an equality of self-resDect and of mutual respect. an equality of rights before the law. and at least an approximate equality in tke conditions under which each man obtains the chance to show the stuff that is in him when compared to his fellows
 The Wealthy Malefactor.
 "A few years ago there was loud complaint that the law could not be invoked against wealthy offenders. There is no such complaint now. The course of the Department os Justice during the las, few years has been such as to make it evident that no man stands above the law. that no corpO- ration Is so wealth. that it can not b.. held tO account The Department O. Justice has been as prompt 10 pro ceed against the wealthiest malefactor whose crime was one of greed and cum ming as to proceed against the agitator who incites to brutal violence. Every thing that can be done under the ex- isting law, and with the existing state O. public opinion. which so profoundly influences both the courts and juries. has been done But the laws them selves need strengthening in more than one important point: they should be made more definite. so that no honest man can be led unwittingly to break them, and so that the real wrongdoer can be readily, punished
 Moreover. there must be the public opinion back of the laws or the laws themselves will be of no avail. Al present while the average juryman un- doubtedly wishes to see trusts broken up. and is quite ready to fine the cor poration itself. he is very reluctant to find the facts proven beyond a req sonable doubt when it comes to send ing to iail a member of the business community for indulging in practices which are profoundly unhealthy. but which. unfortunately. the business community has grown to recognize a. we'll nigh normal. Both the present condition Os the law and the present temper of juries render it a task of extreme difficulty to get at the real wrongdoer in any such case. especially by imprisonment. Yet it is from every standpoint far preferable 10 punish the prime offender by imprisonment rather than to fine the corporation. with the attendant damage to stockholders
 "The two great evils in the execu- ton of our criminal laws today are sentimentality and technicality. For the latter the remedy must come from
Arizona republican., 1907-12-04
Antitrust to Date.

"The antitrust law should not be re- pealed: but it should be made both more efficient and more in harmony with actual conditions. It should be so amended as to forbid only the kind of combination which does harm to the general public. such amendment to be accompanied by. or to be an incident of. grant of supervisory power to the Government over these big concerns engaged in interstate business. This should be accompanied by provision for the compulsory publication of accounts and the subjection of books and papers to the inspection of the Government of- ficials. A beginning has already been made for such supervision by the es-
Arizona republican., 1907-12-04
Where it Has Been Tried.

Those who fear. from any reason, the extension Of Federal activity will do well to study the history not only of the national banking act but of the pure-food law, and notably the meat inspection law recently enacted. The pure-food law was opposed so violently that it's passage was deIared for a decade; yet # has worked unmIxed and immediate good. The meat in- spection law was even more violently assailed: and the same men who now denounce the attitude of the National Government in seeking to oversee and control the workings of interstate com mon carriers and business concerns, then asserted that we were "discredit- ing and running great American in dustry.' Two years have not elapsed,
Arizona republican., 1907-12-04
Good and Bad Trusts.

"'The actual working of our laws has shown that the effort to prohibit all combinations, good or bad. is nox- ious where it is not ineffective Com bination of capital. like combination of labor. is necessary element in our present industrial system. It is not possible completely to prevent it and if it were possible, such complete pre- vention would do damage to the body polite. What We need is not vainly to try to prevent all combination, but to secure such rigorous and adequate con- trol and s0ervision of the combina- tions as to prevent their injuring the public, or existing in such forms as inevitably to threaten injury. . IL is unfortunate that our present laws should forbid all combinations instead of sharply discriminating between those combinations which do good and those combinations which do evil. Often railroads would like to combine for the purpose of pre- venting a big shipper from maintain ing improper advantages at the ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-24

technically, We are to have unusually
early spring. Wolfe may be made up over
its own shade, over white, over a lighter
tone of the same color even over con-
trasting tint of silk, or of striped. checked
or plaid lining. Unless it is desired to make
a serviceabe dark color look as light as
possible it is generally better to line wolfe
with the same shade the material or a
few tones lighter. rather than white, which
is apt to rob it of its character. Certainly
the light cnlors had best be made up oven
a color. Wolfe over plaid or striped silk
is decidedly smart, and of course 1t is suffi-
GENTLY out of the ordinary to insure against
wolfe made over a black and white plaid that
has a stripe of bright red makes an effective
and smart suit.
Unless made over a figured silk. plain
yoiles are no longer fashionable, for they
have been superseded by the checked,
striped and figured veilings. check In two
tones of the one color is popular while the
striped and figured voiles are seen to no
small extent. The material used for dresses
is of finer. lighter quality than those en-
ployed in the coat and skirt costumes, for
many Of these border closely upon the can
vas and Panama cloths. A dark blue veil
ing frock cannot fail to be serviceable, but
spring.
There have been some attempts to make
an empire robe loose and fail, but these
have met with no favor, and the only ones
of this style that at all attractive are
made up over perfectly fitting princess slips.
When the empire Is attempted in any heavy
material. as silk or cloth, the belt is brought
on the sides and then drawn up sharply in
the center of the back, but not so high as
when the texture is transparent and can
show the fitted lining underneath.