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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
The Loss Of the Berlin.

The appalling disaster off the Hook of
Holland. where the steamer Berlin was
driven ashore with a loss of over 40 lives.
appears TO have been due solely to the
force of the elements and not to bad sea-
manship or faulty construction. The ves-
Gel piled between Harwich and Rotterdam.
leaving the former port at 10 pm. and due
20 arrive at the latter at Z Ola am. The
trip is SO short that 1t is regarded as little
more than ferry service. The North sea.
however. Is treacherous and the vessels
engaged In this work are large and stanch
Just whether the ship was driven of her
course by the gale. which was unusually Sc
we're, OF became disabled through the
breaking of her machinery. may never be
known. The most tragic feature of the
case Ia that she had virtually reached port
and was within few minutes of tying up
at her pier when she became unmanage-
able and struck, quickly breaking in two
and sinking. Thus tn. wreck occurred
Within a very short distance of the piers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Small War Dogs Still snarlinp.

The little republics of Honduras and
Nicaragua seem determined to break the
peace of Central America and fly at
each other in a ferocious manner They
have been making faces for a long time
and the armies have been marching I'D and
down the borders and occasionally tres
passing. Just what the occasion is very few
people in this latitude appear to know.
The cause of these tropical troubles is
usually too complex for easy northern
understanding. Some invasion of a two
by-four corner, some impolitic remark by an
Official. some infraction of the punctilio
Of procedure between nations, and there is
an ample supply of casus belli. The chip
Is on the shoulder in that part Of the
world more than half the time.
A short time ago 1t was thought that the
war dogs had been chained and that a sort
of peace would prevail for a time in Gen.
trail America. The adjacent countries held
up their fingers and the United States al
lowed 1t to be understood that ii would be
very much annoyed IL Honduras and
Nicaragua were to get busy with firearms
out of season. These proceedings appeared
to quiet the FESTIVE spirits of the two re-
publics and a sigh of relief was heard from
the trouble territory. But for some reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

and was witnessed by thousands of people.
who were powerless to help the perishing
passengers and crew. The efforts of the
hfe-savers were unavailIng so severe was
the storm. and the gallant men who strove
to reach the doomed ship were forced to
watch 1t go to pieces without being able to
rescue more than one man, who had been
fortunate enough to secure hold of floating
wreckage and to attract the attention of
boats crew. The rapidity with which the
Berlin broke and sank places this disaster
in a class Of particular piteousness. The
passengers and members of the crew had
practically no chance for their lives from
the first moment In some degree this ca
tastrophe is similar to that which recently
occurred on Long Island sound, when the
steamer Larchmont was rammed by
schooner and sank so quickly that most
OF her company were drowned. In the case
of the Larchmont. however, there was
gross Encouragement in the steering of
the steamer and criminal misconduct on the
part Of the officers and crew following the
collision. 1t appears that the commander
and pilot of the Berlin were swept from
their places by a great wave just after
the ship struck. The disaster must be re-
corded as another item in the heavy toll
exacted by the sea from those that cross 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Hours of Gallery Opening.

through an error the hours of the extra
openings OF the Corcoran Art Gallery were
wrongly stated in the course of an editorial
paragraph in The Star yesterday. In order
10 prevent public confusion the correct DAYS
ana Eours are here given. The Gallery will
De open free to the public as usual on all
tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays from
To =. and on Sunday afternoons. In addl-
'Ioh' the public will be admitted at night
from to 10 today, and on the 18th
OF February and the list, 9Th and Sth of
Marco. The gallery will not be open at
night on the 18th of February, as incor-
rectiy stated. 1t is to be hoped that no
misunderstanding will now result from the
mistaken announcement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Secretary Taft and Cuba.

Secretary Taft is going to Cuba soon to
look over the situation and ascertain the
precise state of affairs. This Is a good
move Recent reports from the island have
been somewhat disquieting. From the dis
patches 1t would appear that both the lib
erals and the conservatives are discon-
tented the former because they have not
received more consideration from the
American protectorate, and the latter be-
cause the liberals have been treated so well.
There has been "a good deal of loose talk
about an armed resistance. 1t can not be
taken seriously. but it will be well to find
out just how representative it is of any
appreciable fraction of the Cuban people.
1t does not disturb the people here at home
in the least, and yet it is important to
know who inspires 1t. Secretary IT is so
well acquainted with Cuban affairs that he
will probably be able quickly to size up the
situation. His presence there too ought to
have good effect to reassure the Cubans
who have the welfare of the island at heart
that the dominant purpose of the United
States at this time Is to secure a stable
government for the republic. There will be
Misrepresentation, of course, to the end of
all relations between the two countries, and
it is futile to hope for a complete persua-
sion of all the Cuban people that Uncle
Sam is not eager for chance to grab the
island and add it to his possessions. Many
years of Spanish misrule and bad faith
have rendered the Cuban suspicious active
and 1t is not unnatural now that few
self-seeking politicians should be able to
stir certain classes of the people into
fever of discomfort with our truly benov-
olent Intervention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
''The Meaning" of Washington.

From the New York Times.
1t is not wholly easy task that the Ital-
ian government has set for the school direc-
tors of the kingdom in directing them to
explain to their pupils today 1.-THE meaning
and Importance" of the anniversary Of
Washington's birth in the United States. 1t
of our own teachers might find themselves
only indferently equipped. Events have
moved so rapidly. changes of such momen-
tous nature have taken place. our political
and Industrial and social life has developed
so far beyond even the dreams of Washing
toms time. that 1T is hard to picture def
nitely what 1t was that he did for his coun-
try and what was the full significance Of
his remarkable career. This is all the
harder because the approximately true
Washington Is known and can be known
only to limited number of rather careful
students, while the portrait that serves and
must serve for the great mass of US Is at
best vague and in many respects quite mis-
leading. No adequate life of the man has
yet been written, and were one to be pub
lished tomorrow, 1t would reach but frac-
ton of the American people, and would
probably never displace the indefinite no.
ton We all entertain more or less lovingly.
Two seemingly contradictory facts stand
out in the life of Washington. One Is that
We cannot conceive of the independence of
the country won and its national govern
ment established without him. and the other
is that in peaceful times it is quite possible
that Washington would have passed
through an uneventful existence known only
to his immediate associates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
The Rockefeller Millions.

John d. Rockefeller's business representa-
tive sets the public right on the subject OF
that gentleman's possessions and annual in
come. He says:
There have been great many amusing
misstatements on this subject. Several
tied Mr.. Rockefeller with a fortune Of
S1.O0O.O00.OOO Quite recently statement
has been made and published widely
throughout the country that his annual in
come exceeds $1CO.OO0.O0O.
Now. the facts are that Mr.. Rockefeller
has at various times himself authorized a
statement that his fortune cannot exceed
S2.3. O0000O Furthermore his income, In
stead of being $lO0.O00.0OO or anything like
it. cannot in his most prosperous year
have exceeded $15.OCO.0OO to $4,000 co.,
These figures are far from convincing.
An income of $40. 0NO. 900 for ten years would
amount to within $5O,O0O,OOO of this esti-
mate of Mr.. Rockefellers entire fortune.
Now we all know that the Standard Oil
king has been an enormously prosperous
man for at least three times ten years.
The dollars have been pouring into his
pockets at such a rate and for so long a
time his name has come to represent
swollen wealth to the world at large. The
phrase. rich as Rockefeller, has quite
supplanted that older one, as rich as Croe-
sus A letter dropped into any American
post office addressed to The Croesus of
Modern Times would find it's way to Mr..
Rockefeller without any trouble.
But what a story even Mr.. Rockefeller's
own figures tell. Instead of a billion. as
the ignorant herd have been led to believe.
he has only a quarter of that sum! And in
stead of an annual income # hundred
millions, he has only fifth of that sum!
What a small operator the late Jay Gould
was, And what "pokes those CAPT. alists
are who after an activity of thirty or forty
years have no more to show tor it than Mr..
Rockefeller shows at the end of every year
of his industry,
The public should be none the less obliged
for the benefaction. but We now see that
the thirty-two millions recently contributed
by Mr. Rockefeller to education represented
but little more than a years income. He
did not miss the sum. 1t did not cut into
his capital. or stint him to the amount Of
red cent In any way. FROM Inc viewpoint
of the Rockefeller pile, it was a mere baga-
telle.
May we not expect more from the same
source for the same. or other as worthy,
purposes? Mr.. Bryan would reject it. on
the score that the money is tainted. Hold
ing that it has been heaped up unlawfuliy,
he would have it distributed among those
from whom it has been taken. But that
of course is impossible. 1t is something,
and a great deal, if Mr.. Rockefeller feels
in giving mood, and it testifies to his
good Judgment that he should fix his mind
on education and bear weighty hand
in the spread IF knowledge. One result
may be that the next generation may De
able to escape the clutches of giant monop-
nIieS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Bryce.

Mr.. Bryce has arrived, and is in good
health and spirits. AS he himself states.
he is no stranger in America. The fact
would appear alone from the pleasant and
successful way In which he fences with
the representatives of the press. He was
probably expecting to meet them, and he
has met them IN the spirit of one who
has met them before. They will think none
the less Of him for the small amount OF
Information they have been able to gather
from him. Mr.. Bryce's mission seems
assured of complete success. He not only
knows his business, but those with whom
he has come to transact 1t, and they know
him. No serious complications between
Great Britain and America exist, and none
Is threatened. He comes, not to establish
good relations between the two countries.
but to assist in Strengthening. the very good
ones now operating, and every representa-
tive American he meets will wish him well
of his task. and, if he may, lend him
hand He and his accomplished wife are
most welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
George Washington.

He never never told a fib-
That's wry we love him so:
Our statesmen who romance al lib.
Their reverence pause to show.
Yet in our present feverish day,
We ask it with a sob:
If he pursued so strict a way
Could he have held a job?
In chopping down a cherry tree
'Tis easy to be frank,
But when officials disagree
The public fails to thank
The man who bluntly doth avow
Cold facts. 'Tis with a throb
We ask: IF things were then as now
Could he have held a job!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
President for Fairgrounds.
From the Philadelphia Press.

President Roosevelt lends the weight Of
his authority to the increasing demand for
children's Fairgrounds. In nearly every
city there Is a Quickening sense of the duty
which a municipality owes to its boys and
girls in this respect. 1t is as natural,
proper and necessary for children to play
as for squirrels or kittens. To make play
impossible Is to subject children to UNI
natural and unwholesome conditions. Coun-
try boys have all outdoors in which to dis
port themselves. Those who live in small
towns can easily reach the open fields on
the outskirts In large cities Fairgrounds
must be provided or the children are driven
to the dangerous and pernicious freedom
of the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

not yet satisfactorily explained the Hon.
duran and Nicaraguan blood is boiling
again and the armies are parading and
shouting "vivas' and the war stock is on
the boom. The Hondurans are first in the
field with a plea of alibi, claiming that the
other fellows are responsible. Probably
the Nicaraguans will have something to
say in explanation between battles. Mean
while. to make the matter just a bit more
complex than usual. Salvador, which most
folks completely forget until it begins to
burn powder. is crowding into the game
to make it three-handed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
A Casual Critic.

That author was never accused of plagia-
rism...... IT,. 4-4..-...---.
No" answered Miss Cayenne. I think
his stories would be more interesting If he
were to plagiarize some.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
UnreaiiZed.

mo really great man appreciates his own
eminence," said the sage.
NO answered the everyday citizen.
George Washington never had the raintest
idea of the number of children that would
be named after him..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
A Similarity.

did you ever try the stock market?'
asked the eastern man.
NO" answered Bronco Bob. But it's
my guess that deal in stocks is pretty
much like deal in faro. You want to
fight shy unless you know the DEALER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

A strengthening Of the navy in Pacific
waters would, it is well understood. have
nothing whatever to do with Japan's in
tentions. But there is a shadow of chance
that it might turn out to be happy COIN
cidence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Mr.. Bryan thinks Rockefeller ought to
give people who have been squeezed by
Standard Oil their money back. 1t would
involve too much expert bookkeeping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Mr.. Bryces assurances that the English
people are friendly to Americans will not
suffice to soothe all the doubts entertained
by Bishop Potter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
The Paradoxical Public.

Once more the news our ire dc / move.
We blame the reportorial screed.
Yet things which we most disapprove.
Alas are those which most we read!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Gov Hughes has demonstrated that the
man who knows how to deal out patronage
with an iron hand need not stand in any
great terror of the bosses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

If Chairman Tawney's figures are cor
rect the prevailing prosperity will not
prevent the government itself from look
Ing for increased income to meet its
expenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
SHOOTING STARS.
Gratitude.

IT suppose you were thankful for a raise
in your congressional salary?'
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum: land
still more thankful that my income from
other sources is SO much more LIBERAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Secretary Taft has no fear that his alb
sence in Cuba will give Senator Foraker
undue opportunities for absorbing presi-
dental prestige.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

The prophets Of an early spring do not
manage to receive anything like the serious
consideration bestowed on the man with
the cold-wave flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

1t will greatly disappoint Russia il japan
succeeds in settling its differences with this
country without actual warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

The interest in the political influence of
Josiah Quincy has been superseded by the
discussion of his assets and liabilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

The sure-thing prophet takes to the no.
war-wth-Japan prediction with the utmost
ease and confidence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Mr.. Weaver of Philadelphia should be a
reminder to all mayors of how swiftly and
completely the spot light can be shifted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

The Brownsville affair resembles the
Thaw case. in that the more you hear OF
it the worse 1t gets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

or course, II may be assumed that Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw considers Prosecutor Jerome
no gentleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

Incidentally, Mr.. Rryce's appointment
pleases the publishers by calling renewed
attention to very able literary work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22
Ohio.

From the Baltimore American.
1t seems natural to realize that Ohio Is
again to be a storm center Of politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-22

GyIn order 70 avoid delays on account Of
personal absence letters TO TIE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the ONCE. but simply to
THE stan. or 70 the Editorial or Busi.
ness Department.. according to tenor or
purpose.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

a. Moore. who Is a candidate for
chief Of police. the Telegram urges
Mr. Harmer to appoint Moore depu-
ty chief at once and put 1t up to him
to stop gambling and other vices
here. Certainly there is no better
way for Mr.. Moore to demonstrate
bis ability 10 be chief OF police and
no better opportunity than right now.
It is in the power Of Mr. Harmer to
appoint him and the mayor can help
him by personally assisting him in
closing these places, some of which
never ceased from the very day Har-
her went into office as mayor.
Mayor Harmer. Ii is now up to you
to prove to the people of clarks-
burg whether you can break these
things up with man of your own
choice for chief of police. The Tele-
gram insists that you shall make
good now.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
Harmer and the Police.

Admitting that gambling dens are
now in operation in this city and
have been ever since Harvey w. Har-
mer was mayor: that Objectionable
women who have rented rooms and
houses in various parts of the city
and paraded on the streets have been
unmolested. and that other forms of
vice and wickedness have been per-
mitted nnrestrained by Mayor Har-
mer, the Evening Garbage Pail
argues for campaign thunder that
the reason all these things have been
permitted in Clarksburg by Mayor
Harmer is because the police force
is not of his own political beliefs.
To show up Harvey Harmer's un-
mitigated political falsity, decep-
ton and demagogery. the Telegram
herewith quotes section of an ordi-
nance of the city of Clarksburg, re-
lating to the powers and duties Of
officers, passed December ., 1898,
NuNIu 10 uOW III elLdGIs
"He 1.-THE mayorl shall have power,
in time of riot and disorder, to organ
ize al police force; and at all times
when he may deem il necessary, to
appoint special police officers, who
shall take an oath of Office. and re-
ceiye as compensation not to exceed
one dollar and seventy-fve cents per
lay"
Now, the Evening Garbage Pail
contends that Harmer is afraid 70
attempt to prohibit the Iawlcssness
and vice that prevails in this city
and to prosecute the offenders. be-
cause he thinks the police force will
not do as he instructs them.
Granting, for purposes OF argument
only, that the police force would not
do as Harmer instructed them. why
does not Harmer carry ont his worn
duties as mayor OF the city as laid
down in the city's laws and appoint
a special police force? Why has he
not. and why does he not swear in
James H. Moore, whom he has APP
pointed as candidate for chief Of
police on his own ticket, as special
officer to assist him in graduating
the vices that his subsidized news
paper admits in black type exist in
this city? Mayor Harmer could get
all the men he wanted in Clarks-
burg to act as special policemen If
ne wanted to; and 1t IS his duty. ac-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27
KIT S ARRIVAL
PLEAsES AUDIENCE
Delightful and Funny Comedy Pro-
duction is Played at the Grand
Opera House.

"The Arrival of Kitty" comedy
production. was presented at the
Grand opera house Tuesday evening
to large audience which was we'll.
pleased with it.
Norman Lee swartout, the author,
has woven together delightful fab
ric Of fun, melody and frolic and the
novelty of plot and ingenuity of
treatment, presented by an acting,
singing and dancing company of
clever performers makes it a sue
cess.
Miss Eveleen Dunmore. who en-
acts the character of Kitty is a
young lady OF versatile talent. Com
bined with her histronic abilities,
she is song writer, essayist, writer
of poems and a. linguist. In the cur
rent number of the "Idler" Miss Dun
more has an able article. She is al
so a well travelled lady, having
crossed the Atlantic ocean no less
than twelve times. 1t is Miss Dun
more's intention at the close of the
present season to retire from the
stage and take up her abode in
Southern California, where she has
invested heavily in orange groves.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

There is every reason to believe
that that old fellow, Thomas Han
non. who told the mayor he voted
for him last year and intended to do
SO again this year. got that two dol
lars the News is bowling about,
from the Harmer runners to come in
and register. The way he intends
to vote ought to be all the proof
necessary, but his gratuitous assur-
ance to the mayor of vote, as well
as the mayors actions in his case, is
another argument that the Harmer
runners handed him the two dollars.
Also the supreme silence of Har-
mer's mouthpiece on the subject af-
ter Harmer had put a quietus on it
In reference to the matter is another
splendid evidence that the runners
were up to a game. but It failed to
play.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-27

charging graft and promising to dig
it up. He has not dug ii up. He
knows he has not. So does every
one else. His failure to do so it an
admission he has found none to dig
up, and certainly. if conditions were
such as he portrayed then. he would
not have had the least trouble in
digging it up. Indeed. he would
have been delighted to do so in or
der 10 make sure further appease-
ment Of his hunger for public ONCE.