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Evening star., 1907-08-11
New Theory on Stars.

London cable dispatches announce that
Sir David GIL at the annual meeting Of the
British Association for the Advancement
OF Science delivered himself of the theory
that AN stars of the same compost
uon, but are divided into two SETS each
set travelling through space In a different
direction and at various speeds
The new theory will no doubt arrest the
attention or those gentlemen who are versed
in stellar subjects. well as that very
considerable body of men who are stran-
gers to the stars. When all the details OF
this new theory reach America an impetus
will be given 10 star study in Washington
but there may be some disappointment on
this score.
The stars have been the victims OF many
theories-so also have the sun. earth and
moon The word victims Is used hera
to give literary piquancy to the sentence
and not because II means anything. for. so
far known. stars have never really been
taken in by any theory. exploded un-
exploded. Only men get taken In on the
ories. Some men seem to enjoy the sensa-
ton of being swindled on a theory But
with the stars this Is not SO. The stars
Evening star., 1907-08-11

Hero h a dispatch. from Chicago. which
should b. painted In large letters on sign
boards and stuck up conspicuously on the
shores OF all ponds. lakes and rivers fire.
quented by those who seek the water for
pleasure during the summer months:
"A man and woman. accused Of rocking a
rowboat in which they were rowing in
Washington Park Sunday afternoon, paid
for their fun yesterday when they were
fined by Municipal Judge Lantry. The wom-
an, Mrs Annie Finnie was fined the court
costs amounting to s. and the man. George
Morris. was fined s25 and costs. Both paid
and promised never to rock boat again
The boat,rockers are seldom caught They
are erther drowned with their victims or
escape in the confusion following the CHI
max of their prank Unfortunately, the DIS
patch does not state just how these parttc-
ular offenders were caught in the act, but
the tact that they were hailed to court and
fined suffices to give emphasis to the fact
that public sentiment and the law are In
conjunction in the crusade against this des-
perately dangerous pasttme
Evening star., 1907-08-11
The Effect Of the Big Eina.

Whether the Standard Oil Company of In
diana or it's parent corporation, the real
Standard OIL Company. ever pays its $29.-
10000 fine not. 1t Is a moral certainty
that the practice of giving and taking re-
bates has been given a serious jolt. pos
sibly has been checked to finish. This
case has served most excellent purpose H..
that 1t has demonstrated first that the gov
ernment now has means of ascertaining the
facts regarding the secret dealings between
the railroads and the big shippers In con-
travention of the law and second that
there is vitality in the maximum punish
ment provisions OF the laws. In short, a.
new standard has been established. and
every offender OF the pas. is likely to be
extremely wary about repeating the per
formances that were once considered mere
~ as good business"
The time was, not so long ago when the
rebate was commonly demanded and given
There was little or no secrecy about IT, no
pcetense OF concealment. Even when the
law specifically prohibiting that practice
was enacted, the railroads and the shippers
% the favored class did not take 1t very
seriously. II was thought to be a mere
piece of legislative demagoguery. designed
70 quiet the public clamors and never in
tended to be enforced
Now there is difference The law
against rebating is live statute and It's
enforcement means that the small shipper
las a chance to get his goods to market at
a reasonable freight rate. He may find
difficulty n the market In getting his prices.
but lac has al least an opportunity to move
MS products as cheaply as any other pro-
d'.rer N the same line.
The fact that the defendant corpora ton
las appealed and Is likely TO proIong the
process or adjudication for several years,
Goes no, lessen the moral effect OF the fine.
NO hig corporation IS likely to run the risk
o. suffering from similar assessments as
long as there IS a chance that It may be put
OUT o. business by the imposition Of d crush.
ing tax
Evening star., 1907-08-11

careless about human life. We waste II
prod gally. criminalIy. We calmly permit
dangerous conditions to continue, knowing
them to be dangerous, until a great disas-
ter forces action. and then We spasmodical-
ly reform our methods and for time main
tain higher standard.
What this country most seriously needs
today is higher appreciation of the value
OF a life. of the Importance of safeguarding
existence. We see the laws which forbid
the carrying of deadly weapons continually
violated and are content with an occasional
prosecution and fine. never thinking that
the only way to prevent the danger Is to
cut of the supply. We see other laws wan
tonly set aside In favor of local sentiment
or tradition and lives sacrificed by the hun
dreds annually and hesitate about imposing
competing restrictions upon the public In
the matter OF wreaking private vengeance.
We illuminate occasionally when the rail-
roads. in consequence of inefficient manage
ment. or inadequate equipment, or excessive
enterprise" slay scores of people at q
time. and put our faith in the persuasive
force of the economy Of avoiding money
damages TO work out reform from within
the corporations themselves.
We are in fact too much hurried In our
lives to safeguard them properly. We rush
about in hot weather until We drop. realiz-
ing too late the folly of trying to clip the
seconds when We have minutes to spare.
We refuse to walt for the next car lest we
miss a little of an entert tainment We bolt
our food because we have never learned the
lesson of le!sureiiness and true time econ
orny We demand record-breaking speed
from the railroads and ourselves contribute
to the deadly conditions attending our trav-
el. We rush madly about in motor cars and
risk our own lives and those Of others In
order to enjoy the sensation of annihilating
space.
Truly, II there is one feature Of all the
others of our national life that seriously
needs reform 1t Is this habit of forgetting
the value of existence.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
Lodge of Massachusetts,.
Saws the Boston Herald !:

Boss Brayton has loosened his grip on
Rhode Island Samuel Fessenden OF Con-
necticut's republican machine announces
his retirement from active political strife
and Boss Platt of New York is down and
out How long before the Massachusetts
republican dictator will step aside. or De
deposed?'
This Is too much. or too little. The Her
aid should have nanlsd the man. Who is
ths republican dictator Of Massachusetts?
Since Mr.. Hoars death. Mr. Lodge has
stood foremost In his party at home in the
estimation of the outside world. But he IS
not ranked with the Braytons or the Fes-
sendens the Platts. On the contrary. he
is ranked with the intellectual men Of the
organization, and as altogether worthy OF
the high Office he fills. 1t has never been
understood that he obtained the place by
sharp practice money expenditure. and
certainly he has carried himself in 1t with
dignity and usefulness. He has been
neither mute, nor anybody's rubber
stamp.
The Braytons and the Platts offend be-
cause there seems to be nothing to them
but fine work" They are simply bosses,
In the coarsest Interpretation Of that word.
1t shocks the better sense Of things to see
the affairs Of a state in the hands Of a
man who. whether In office out, sug-
gests nothing but the mastery Of the eau
Gus and the wisdom Of distributing pie"
Mr.. Lodge is better defined a leader.
Or course he understands the game Of poll
tics. and presumably plays 1t according to
the generally accepted rules. Organization
is essential, and all men are not swayed
by unselflsh considerations OF the public
welfare. Mr.. Lodge could not have reached
his eminence by accident, or by altru1sm.
He got there by Industry and intelligent
effort. He must keep books. and in doing
so must reward his friends and punish his
enemies. He does right In that. We shall
not see any change until men are made in
a different image from that they now bear,
So that Mr.. Lodge-if he is the man the
Herald has in mind-0nay be dictator, and
even a hard taskmaster,. and yet no boss Of
the Brayton and the Platt class. 1t Is un-
wise to get things confused. Roscoe Conk-
ling was something Of a dictator. but rule
goes with Intellectual masterfulness and
will power Mr.. Platt has never been more
than a boss. and should never have held
seat In the Senate. His reward should
have been elsewhere. and Of a far lower
grade.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
THAT Good Southern Man"

The Charleston Evening Chronicle ex-
presses this opinion:
The straight republican papers of the
north don't seem to want southern man
nominated for President. One might think
they felt surer Of winning against a north
ern man"
them better. But there Is no such move
ment. All that Is asked Of the south Is to
turn from Mr.. Bryan and accept a new
democratic leader. Will the south do this 2
She would have thought better OF the prop
osition II 1t had not come from a>repub-
lcan newspaper supported by Wall street
influences. That is what gives the south
pause Why this republican bearing a
democratic candidate? The south. from
long self -effacement, has become some
thing Of a novice in national politics. but
she can see through con game like that
Evening star., 1907-08-11
Plutocracy and Repatriation.

Richard Croker has deserted us. and John
W. Gates is reported on the eve OF oolns
30, but Mr.. Rockefeller has never enter
tanned 30 unpatriotic an idea And We may
DO sure that he never will Mr.. Croker and
Mr.. Gates are dead game sports and nave
to take. and like to take. risks for "hat
they get Sport abroad Is more to their
taste and they seek 1t. But Mr.. Rocke-
feIler has had, and still has. a dead sure
thing, and he will not leave 1t. America,
whore everything has come his way. Is
good enough for him. We have great
country, and 1t produces all sorts Of men.
Some make their pile here and spend
It abroad, while others not only make their
pile hero but keep 1t heaped I'D in the
land of it's origin. Still Mr.. Rockefeller
could be spared.
Evening star., 1907-08-11

never appear to alter their right ascen-
sion or declination, or to twinkle more or
less, matter how many theories are
worked off In their name.
When man has a theory in his system
and wants to get rid Of It, he finds 1t easy
to pin il on the creation of the earth or to
hitch 1t to the stars. So many men are
always going around with clubs trying to
swat every theory in sight that the best
thing to do with a new and tender theory Is
to hang 1t up among the stars. 1t is 80
much harder to get at It,
This new theory about the stars carries
the mind back to Diedrich Knickerbockers 3
History of New York. the first and second
chapters of which are devoted to Cos
mogony, or the creation Of the world with
a mutitude Of excellent theories by which
the creation Of world Is shown to be no
such difficult matter as common folk would
imagine"
The earth has had its share Of theories.
and is still getting all the theories that IT
requires. Some sages held that it was
plane supported by pillars; some that IT
rested on the head of a snake; some on
the back of q tortoise. Knickerbocker OBJ
serves that THE Brahmins assert that the
heavens rest upon the earth, and the sun
ana moon ana stars SWIM therein llho
fishes In the water. while Pauranlcas OF
India holds that 1t Is a vast plain encircled
by seven oceans Of milk nectar and other
delicious liquids; that it is studded with
seven mountains and ornamented in the
center by a mountainous rock of FURNISHED
gold. and that a great dragon occasionally
swallows up the moon, which accounts for
the phenomena of eclipses.'
Knickerbocker also reminds one that
-Hassan-Aly held that the earth was
a huge bird Mecca and Medina consttut-
ing the head, Persia and India the right
wing, the land Of Cog the left wing. and
Africa the tail. Some of the philosophers
have affirmed that the sun is a vast wheel
of brilliant fire, and others that it Is mere
ly a mirror or sphere Of crystal while
Anaxagoras insisted that 1t was a huge
ignted mass Of iron or stone.
While the earth and sun have had a num-
Der Of theories applied to them. 1t 10 truly
gratifying to feel that any uncertainty
with which men regarded the stars has
been satisfactorily cleared up by these late
London dispatches.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
The BIG FINE.

From the Dayton News.
The Standard Oil Company should cheer
I'D The United States itself owes 1925. 159 :
$50 and will therefore still be in debt when
1t collects the fine.
From the Detroit Times.
Mr.. Rockefeller would probably like to
know just what the amount of 1t would
have been If the process server hadn't found
him.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
An Indiana jurst declares that the mod
ern judge lacks backbone. Mr. Rockefel-
ler's belief is that the average judge not
only has plenty of backbone but that 1t is
located in his cheek.
From the Atlanta Georgian
The Standard OIL Is prepared to believe
that Judge kenesaw Mountain Lands lives
up to his name. at least in assessing tall
fines.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The fine Of $4,000 900 imposed upon
Standard Oil" is a punishment perhaps as
great proportionately as a sentence Of six
months In jail would be for a negro boy
who robbed q hen roost- Why not7
Evening star., 1907-08-11
The MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY.
From the st. Paul Dispatch.

From the st. Paul Dispatch.
According to all reports, except those d.
reot from Vardaman, the entire nation ap-
pears to have concurred in the nomination
of Williams for Mississippi senator.
From the Galveston News
Mississippi has eight members of the
lower house of Congress- and the total vote
cast for them amounts to 45. 51S and the op-
position vote was $40. So it will be seen
that in the Williams and Vardaman race
the Mississippians turned out
From the Birmingham Ledger.
Brains and hair are mighty near even In
old Mississippi.
Those congratulations to Mississippi over
the defeat OF Vardaman are hereby modi-
fed. The blatherskite came near to getting
elected, as is made painfully plain by the
final returns from the back townships
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
Tillman and Davis will have to get along
without the help of Vardaman.
From the Buffalo Commercial
The decent voters in Mississippi ought to
be grateful to the republicans who helped
to elect Williams and TO defeat the obnox-
ious Vardaman.
From the Newark Morning Star.
Vardaman might get some points re-
counts from William Randolph Hearst.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
Gov. Glenn.

The following announcement is made in
New FORK
Gov Glenn of North Carolina, who was
to have been one of the star guests at the
dinner Of the Brooklyn Democratic Cluo
ut Brighton Beach on August 70. mas not-
fled the club that he has been compelled
to decline its invitation.
He explains that he has to be at the
Jamestown exposition next week. and aiter
that must return at once to North Carolina
TO attend TO the railway rate difficulties.
The managers of the club are much dtsap-
pointed, as they were preparing to give
Gov. Glenn big reception.
Gov. Glenn is TO be congratulated. His
business at home is much more important
than this visit to New York would have
been. and In deciding to stay at home he
las decided well
As The Star pointed out at the time. this
Invitation was of a somewhat cheap par
tsan variety. The purpose was to play
Gov. Glenn as an attraction" His action
in the railroad matter had brought him
into national notice, and this New York
club conceived the idea OF featuring" him
at its dinner. The club to advertise
Gov. Glenn and he was to give ,eclat to
the clubs Junction. Il tickle you and you
tickle me" The game is often played and
sometimes successfully. Gov Glenn, how
make a greater mistake than to permit
any partisan influence to weigh with him
at this time. The question at issue in his
state is not a partisan question and cannot
be settled satisfactorily on partisan lines
Il has to do with constitutional features
OF government. and he as the governor Of
the state is charged with very broad and
high responsibilities. He could not narrow
or lower them without injury both to the
state and to himself. The question is one
OF law, and he as the chief executive must
see that the law is enforced.
So far, the action Of Gov. Glenn seems
to have been altogether correct. And this
courts may finally decide as to the matter
in controversy in its largest relation. The
state law was on the books, and as laws
are intended to be enforced. this, with the
others, must be respected The governor
could neither ignore nor suspend 1t. He in
sisted upon respect for ii, and this he has
obtained.
Now let him proceed in this spirit. Let
him beware OF the political boom and
boomers, Fakers would take him up today
and drop him tomorrow. He should steer
clear OF the whole noisy outfit. 1t Is a sea-
son of hysteria, when the majority of men
seem unable to tell a hawk from tern-
shaw. with the wind In any quarter. and
the less attention he pays to political chat
ter the better 1t will be for his official repu-
tation and his personal peace of mind
Evening star., 1907-08-11
Our National Fault.

German statistician has been computing
the records OF railway deaths and injuries
and works out the showing that the Ameri-
can lines are the most deadly In the world
Thts IS not surprising IL is q fact which
this country has been forced to face for
some time. and which is even now the sub
tect Of the most serious consideration by a
Special commission. Nevertheless IT Is a
shameful fact. which should cause great
humiliation on the part of the railway man
ayers OF the United States. We are a pro-
gressive people. alert to improve our ways
and means of getting around in the world
intent Upon saving tine, but deplorably
Evening star., 1907-08-11
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS

FIN this column will be answered all questions OF
q proper nature submitted The star InquIrers
tiers Uncle Jasper" Star once In case OF dinl,
Week or twn 's sonss"er,lr m,, s nos
for all Qu.stioners to watch this column carefulyI
s. K. T.-Unce Jasper. please tell me all
the details OF Vice President Fairbanks
heroic rescue OF a waitress out In Yellow
stone Park. A.-with pleasure. The water
was two feet deep and Mr.. Fairbanks was
twenty minutes late. Metal is melting for
the Carnegie medal. That's ALI.
ETTE-Uncle Jasper, what is the latest
anu most comprehensive illustration that
this Is an advanced age? A-The use OF the
automobile hearse, my dear Pom our soul
1t makes the ride almost enjoyable Try It
some time.
VACATIoN.-what is the latest news
from Atlantic City7 A--Althoush the
are seem Yes?
A most learned doctor. 'er heard OF before.
Has decided that John y. will reach ninety
rwould have been as consoling TO you and
to me
II that blamed old physician had said.
''Twenty-threev'
SWEITzENBERGERS STEIN. .-Unclo Jas
per. / saw a paragraph in a local morutns
paper the other day stating that the city
of St Louis used 55o.0oO.O00 gallons OF
water last year. Is this possible? A-Oh.
yes. They use It out there in the manu-
facture of beer.
ETHEL.-Uncle Jasper. l was told the
other night that kissing would cure freckles.
Is 1t so? A.-Far be II from US TO say,
Ethel But We've never been troubled with
freckles.
Il just want to say" remarked John d,
As he hair ROLLED his domelike head.
That when the twenty million is paid
Landts'll be mighty dead
ETHICAL.-Does It Indicate a lack OF oul-
ture not to be able to enjoy Henry James,
A.-Not at all. but 1t does to admit It.
POLITICAL-Why was II that the recent
contest IN Mississippi between John Sharp
Williams and Gov Fardaman was so closer
Avery simple. Polly. Brains and hair are
usually mighty close together. and the fact
that in this case they belonged to two diff
ferent men doesn't seem to have mattereA.
Il amt doctor. but I'm sure"
Said Jones-a constant kidder
Hay fever is what ails the man
VINO marries q grass widow
J. Y. U.-How 10 It. Uncle Jasper. that
there hasn't been as much SID and writ
ten about the sea serpent this summer as
usualf Ave are not certain. but reports
from Atlantic City and elsewhere indicate
that there are SO many other wonderful
shapes on the beach daily that the serpent
has been forgotten. Maybe later we'll go
and see.
MARGARET.-My church society Is going
to give charity supper next week and I'd
like q good recipe for clam chowder. A
certainly. You can make any quantity in
the following proportions; One gallon Of
milk. one gallon OF water. SUFFICIENT four
thickening to suit several onions chopped
fine and q quarter of a peck Of POTATOES,
When thoroughly cooked, take a trained
clam Of gentle habits and good disposition
and lower It gently into the chowdef several
times Do not leave too long at any one
time, as you may easily inJure the clam.
j. NJ. 4. LIS It true that Secretary Of
War Taft intends to visit the Philippines
this fall? A.-Oh, yes. Mr.. Taft remem-
TIERS that other boom that was heard
around the world. UNCLE JASPER
Evening star., 1907-08-11
new YORK'S CRIME WAVE.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
New York attributes the wave Of crime
to the absence Of the mayor and police
commissioner on vacation. Most likely.
however. 1t occurred because the wicked
people stayed in town.
From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
If lynching innocent men Is curative.
the reign Of crime in New York should
soon reach It's finish
From the Syracuse Herald.
The New York papers find no space this
summer for editorial casttgation of south
ern communities for mob violence.
From the Columbus Dispatch.
The Pittsburg publicists insist that New
York should henceforth be called not
Gotham. but Gomorrah. Oh, the JOY OF tue
tibe!
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
AS usual the innocent bystander Is suffer
ing at the hands of New York's frenzied
mob.
From the Florida Times Union.
The increase In crime in New York came
just ip time to keep the au-niSht police
court buG1.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
JOHNNY, DON'TI

He used to hear his mother say.
johnny. don't!
She cried q hundred times a day,
Johnny, don IT,
When people asked him who he was,
He answered, johnny Don't because
Twas thus that he was daily hailed
The instant that he turned aside
To pull n cat a tail or to Slide
Down anything his mother cried,
Don't Johnny, don't!" She never failed,
The name is sticking TO him yet,
Johnny Don't"
He Is not suffered to forget
johnny Don't. O."
A maiden who IL fair and slim
As Johnny Don't" addresses him
Whenever he kiss would claim;
And johnny, dont!' she pleads when he
Sometimes declines to set her free
Alas, alack, IL seems to be
His fate through life to bear that name.
What happiness those words destroy
johnny, don'tv'
How oft we hear them, man and boy
johnny. don't!"
From mother. maiden and from fate
They serve TO check us. small and great,
And, doubtless, after heaven Is gained,
Twill be our duty to obeyi
Oh. II some tirle, IN some fair way,
Poor Johnny might for just day
Pursue his pleasure unrestrainedl
-. q. Kiser. in the Chicago Record Herald.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
JOHN D.'S HEALTH.

Money can't buy everything-at least 80 many say
There are few exceptions one hears most every
day,
And chief among the list of these. beyond the pale
of wealth,
Is classed the best Of things to have. and thst's
good health.
But I am growing skeptical a regular doubling
yeller,
Since reading how the doctors have fixed up Rookie
feler
It's wonderful the change they wrought; at least,
they say they did.
They've changed him from an old man into Q
regular kid.
Since giving up hard labor. way back In ninety
three,
His health has been improving, slow but steadily,
Until at present he has passed all danger Of de-
cline.
Nothing seems to worry him, not that big fine.
Brooklyn Times.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
A Kindly DaY.

Summer day. It stop to smilei
Says. les loaf a little while:"
See dem pictures In de sky,
When de dark Is drawin' nigh;
See de moon a-shinin' clear,
See dem stars dat seem so near;
Oar ain muffin much to do,
'Cep' to show sech things to you.
II you wants to shet yoh eyes,
Fun de radiance In de skies.
Listen to de music sweet
Whah de bendin' branches meet;
Hear dat tune SO soft an slow,
Whah de ripplin' waters flow
Ain got nuffln' much to do
'Cep' to sing a song to you