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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Croker's DERBY.

Richard Cookers winning of the Derby
race at EPSON. England is an event which
will fill Americans with enthusiasm re-
have been only mildly concerned in Cookers
personal and political fortunes have fol-
lowed his efforts to secure standing on
the turf the other side with the closest
interest. Lately, while the British popuace
has been working up to its usual point of
excitement over the Derby. Americans have
been quietly noting the steadfast confidence
OF Croker in his favorite Orby. a horse he
bred himself and whose training he di-
rected personally. That the British betting
public did not take kindly to Orby as a
possibility was shown by the fact that yes
tcrday. on the eve of the race, the odds
against Croker's entry were 100 to II The
favorite was Sieve GALLON horse with a
frst-class record and apparently the best
chance to win. Todays bulletins tell of the
discontinue of the hosts who followed the
favorite and the heavy winnings of the
Americans who, largely out of national
sympathy placed their money on the Gro
ker horse at the attractive odds offered.
1t has been many years since an Ameri
can has won the Derby, and the mark
scored today by Croker will not be regarded
as less important for the fact that the
horses owner is practically expatriated. On
the eve of the race he not only denied that
he was intending 10 enter politics on the
other side, but announced that he intends TO
revisit America in the autumn. He says
he is coming for no other reason than to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

tickets and other matter were printed Sc
cretIy at Wilmington Del. and were taken
by messengers to New York. where they
were stored in various warehouses. Later,
when the time for the drawings ap-
preached the tickets were sorted out In
packets for various cities the company
employing the telegraph lines with elabo-
rate codes. Messengers brought the tickets
to Washington as personal baggage. and
they were shipped in the same manner from
this city to all parts of the United States.
This elaborate system OF distribution, of
course cost heavily and yet il is to be as
sumed that the company prospered. NO
more striking commentary on the gullibility
of the public and the insensate desire of
large numbers of people to get rich quickly
could be desired than the long continuance
of the lottery in these circumstances. with
the danger of detection and heavy punish
ment hanging over the heads of the man.
ayers That they exaCted rich toll from
their patrons is plain. That means simply
that they were giving a very meager re-
turn in the form of prizes. Indeed, the
fortunes that were made by the old Louisi-
ana Lottery men in their palmy days OF
non-interference attested sufficiently to the
richness of the game they were working.
With the Honduras lottery scheme
sduelChed there remain two other forms or
gambling in the United States that demand
attention. One of these is the policy sys-
tenn, which is still 1ourishing in places de-
spite local efforts to suppress it, and the
other is the pool-roOm race-track combina-
ton. which thrives on all sides regardless
of local statutes. Just the other day no.
torious Pittsburg gambler opened a pool
room establishment in West Virginia, with
the understanding that he would not be
troubled by the state authorities, and he
is now drawing an immense patronage from
the Smoky City. The fear may well be
entertained that the money that has been
diverted from legitimate channels of trade
by the now-suppressed Honduras lottery
will flow into the pockets of the race-track'
sharpers and their allies instead of the
tills of the merchants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
The Honduras Lottery Suppressed.

\ certain proof of the immense profits
reaped by those who have heretofore en-
gagged in the lottery business is furnished
by the amount paid in fines by the men who
yesterday entered pleas of guilty in Mobile
Ala. To the charge Of cOnspring To cause
the Interstate carriage of lottery advtrtis-
ing matter. Thirty-two defendants ac-
knOwledgcd their guilt and were assessed
in fines ranging from 500 10 10000 and
aggregating s2s4,90O. These fines were
promptly paid and the cases were thus
closed.
This episode marks the end of the cele-
brated Honduras lottery" a scheme to
separate the public from It's money that
has flourished in secret for years. 1t was
the successor of the famous old Louisiana
lottery. which was run unhindereG for sew
eral decades. When that institution was
driven out of business through the enact
mcnt OF state and federal laws every posi-
Die device was resOrted to by the lottery
men to thwart the public administrators.
They al hrst employed the express COM
panies to transport their tickets and Htera-
ture' but this means finally denied to
them Then they devised the scheme that
the government has Just checkmated The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Trees on PENNSYLVANIA Avenue.

Whatever may be it's fame as great
federal thoroughfare Pennsylvania avenue
remains from the local point of view dis
tinCtly and primarily business street. 1t
has never been and it can never be any
thing else. 1t can not become a residence
street and it is surely impossible ever to
relegate il to the rear, even though in the
fluctuations of business the tendency of
retail trade may at present be somewhat
to the north. 1t is the confident expecta-
ton of Washingtonians that as soon as the
government does its duty by itself and by
the capital in the matter of public building
emplacement and takes the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue for structure sites,
with suitable park settings, the north side
of the avenue will come into its own a
great business thoroughfare.
These considerations should be borne in
mind in any contemplation of the an
nounced plan to plant trees along Pennsyl-
vania avenue in connection with the sur
face improvements now under way. AS
general proposition trees are out of place
on business street. There are none along
18th street, and that portion of F street
which is given over to trade is bare of
foliage. There are two prime reasons for
this circumstance. First, trees obstruct the
view and interfere with the proper display
of goods and signs on business street.
Merchants are handicapped in their enter
prise and other things being equal they Will
choose the thoroughfare which has no trees
in preference to one that is lined, ever so
beautifully. with foliage bearers.
Furthermore it is impossible to main
tain regular, even growth of trees on
business street if the merchants enjoy the
privilege of constructing vaults to the curb,
as is the practice here as elsewhere. For
while every business house does not thus
extend its space to the pavement line be-
meath the walk, many of them do, and the
construction of each vault occasions gap
in the tree line. Thus, for an example, on
a certain square on the north side of the
avenue there are today only three trees,
with space for fully eight more. Thus the
line is broken and the gaps caused by the
advance of business improvements are I'M
slightly. Furthermore, the merchants In the
block in question before whose establish
ments the trees stand are handicapped In
their enterprise as against their neighoors
who have clear front.
Washington loves its trees and will al
WAYS contend for their multiplication and
reservation. But it believes that there Is
reasonable limit even to the sentiment for
trees There are enough of them here along
the residence streets and in the parks to
keep the city healthy and attractive. If the
public buildings that eventually are located
on the south side of the avenue are given
their proper setting with lawn spaces
around them and with trees and shrubs
planted at appropriate intervals, the land
scape effect of the capitals great thorough
fare will be sufficiently preserved Tor all
esthetic purposes, while trade Will not De
cramped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Mr.. Bryan and Next Year.

Mr.. Bryan says he will be a candidate
again next year if the democratic party
demands it, and he thinks his candidacy
good for the party.
Now for the first part of the statement.
Will the party demand it? If the con-
vention were on the cards for this year
the demand would be made with whoop.
There are protests here and there against
some of the issues Mr.. Bryan advocates,
but they are voiced in a most respectful
key. Against Mr.. Bryan himself little is
said. His power over the rank and file
seems to be undiminished. Crowds
gather and cheer him wherever he stops.
He retains the confidence of the active
workers of what is properly known as
the democratic party. Will this conf
dence continue another year? 1t is not
certain. of course, but likely. Why not?
Who is in sight to dispute the way with
him? That good southern man is a
myth-the Mrs. Harris of our politics.
There amt no SIGH a person.
Will Mr.. Bryan consider his candidacy
good for the party? Well, now. has the
peerless leader ever been blind to his
own attractions, or to his own capacities?
Is he not claiming credit at the present
time for much of the good Mr.. Roosevelt
has done as President? Does he not say
that II a republican in the White House
can do so well for the people by follow
ing his, Mr.. Bryan's, lead. a democrat
in the place would do twice as well?
Could there be more positive expression
of faith in himself? We may be sure
that Mr. Bryan will think quite as much
of himself next year as he now does?
1t looks like Bryan. lie wants to try
his luck again. His friends want him
to try again. They think. as he does,
that the third time will prove to be the
charm. And why should he not run?
What Is there left of opposition to the
republican party but Organism? Whether
that is much or little. it is a party in
being. and must be reckoned with. And
If Organism Is again the issue who would
answer half so well as the candidate as
Mr.. Bryan himself? He is the very man
for leader. 1t may not be possible for
his party to win with him, but 1t could
not win without him-with a man to
whose candidacy he would give, as he
gave to the candidacy of Judge Parker
three years ago, only perfunctory sup
port.
Mr.. Bryan is toying with his opponents
in his party. When the time comes he
will do what he pleases with them. and
1t will probably please him to run for
President again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
The Ambassadors Speed.

BARON des Planches. ambassador TO the
United States from Italy, has written 10
The Star a letter which is printed IN To-
days issue, with reference to the recent
detention of his motor car at Glen Echo'
on which The Star has editorially COM
mented 1t would appear from the am
bassadors communication that the only
ground for his objection to the action Oh
The Glen Echo constable was that he was
not violating the speed laws. In other
words the town marshal was in error as
to the fact and not in contempt of the
immunity statutes and traditions.
Without meaning any disrespect for the
rovaI representatives contention, it might
be said that practically every automoblllst
who is overhauled by the minion of the
law argues this same way. Others than
Baron des Planches have declared that
Town Marshal Collins has done them
grieyous wrong by checking them in their
course But so far as the case stands the
marshal is the sole judge of the speed.
The ambassador states that he offered to
prove that he was not violating the speed
rules at the time of the brief detention on
the Conduit road, and that his offer still
holds good. 1t may be questioned whether
it will be practicable to carry out a dem
oustration of this point. Before whom Will
the matter be brought? The ambassador
and his servant the chauffeur, being i'm
mune from arrest, the Glen Echo mayoral
court has no jurisdiction.
In any event. 1t is gratifying to note
that the ambas sador had previously given
his chauffeurs instructions TO observe the
speed rules, II they obey orders there will
be no more trouble for King Victor's repre-
sentatives on the Conduit road, unless
Marshal Collins unfortunately mistakes
them once again for common or garden
Americans. The State Department should
now regard this as a closed incident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Post-Road Control.


The national government would assume
gigantic task If it were to to assert
control of all the post roads in the
country for the purpose of keeping
them at the highest point of eff
ficiency' There some poorly paved
streets or post roads in Chicago, and some
of the public highways in this state are in
bad shape but it is not likely that the
general government will compel the city
and state to mend them will do the
work itself. The fear that cities and
states may lose control of their streets and
roads is baselesS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Far From It.

Willie takes a hammer and
The furniture he breaks.
1t threatc"s to upset the land,
The uproar that he makes.
He's always acted just that way
Since first he learned to toddle.
One thing at least it's safe to say:
He's not a mollycoddle.
He makes his little sister cry;
He beats the smaller boys.
To shoot the teacher in the eye
Is greatest of his joys.
We cannot say just where or how
Such things got in his noddle-
Our only comfort Is to VOW
He's not a mollycoddle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

see his old friends. There is touch Of
sadness in his recital of the fact that sew
enty-five of the two hundred guests present
at the complimentary banquet given in his
honor eight years ago have since died.
Possibly, now that he has reached the cli-
max of his turf ambitions and won the
Derby, Mr.. Croker may decide to remain
In the United States when once he gets
here and looks over the situation. Tam
many Hall needs him badly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
The Lottery.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
1t begins to look as if that once thor
oughly respectable agent of civilization, the
lottery might be on its last legs, far
as the big companies are concerned. The
proprietors and managers of the Honduras
company, which succeeded to the business
of the Louisiana state company, have
pleaded guilty to violating the federal law,
and in addition to paying the fines im-
posed by the court have agreed to sur
render to the government their plant and
books. Thus passes finally the most ex-
tensive and squarest enterprise of the kind
the country has ever supported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

t%In order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the ONCE. but simply to
THE STAE, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments. according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
knowledge of the Law.
From the Portland Oregonian.

The presumption that every man knows
the law has always been a rash one, but
never more SO than during the two years
following a Legislative session. 1t takes
about two years for the people to get
acquainted with the new laws. and at the
end of that time the lawmakers get to-
gether and change them. And four out of
five of the members of the legislature could
not pass a civil service examination based
upon the laws they enacted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Expert AnalysiS,

what do you think of the party plat
form that 1 propose?" asked the ambitious
young statesman.
It's like most platforms that 1 have seen
lately" answered Senator Sorghum; pretty
good literature, but not much for politics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
The Surprised Egoist.

This world is a mysterious spot.
And most, it puzzles me to see
So many people who do not
In everything agree with me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
SHOOTING STARS.
ALI Defects Covered.

THAT speechmaker is not very careful
grammaran.'
No" answered the disinterested OBJ
server, but people don't mind that so long
as he Is an epigrammarlan.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Mr.. Bryan declares that the important
thing i'll selecting a candidate is what
man stands for. And there is no doubt
that Mr. Bryan has stood for a great deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

The public always takes an especial inter-
est in man who has been away from
home. Mr.. Taft may return just at time
when an enthusiastic welcome will count
for something.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

From the New York Herald
Forty years ago two doctors told a Chi
cago man that he couldn't live-and he died
the other day at the tender age of eighty
six. All they need is time and they'll get
Won
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Somewhat Discouraging.

DO you intend to go to Europe this sum-
mer?'
Yes" answered Mrs. CumroX, although
going to Europe isn't what it used to be.
So many people are making the trip that
there isn't nearly much chance to act
superior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
An Essential.

SIS he a great natural historian?'
NO answered the professor. He
knows a great deal about animals. but he's
not much of hand in an argument
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Like other people with political aspira-
tons, the suffragettes make the mistake of
getting too far ahead of the public in their
economic suggestions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
Big Eaters!

From the Sibley Qowal Tribune.
The franchise for a bar at the interstate
fair at Sioux City sold for 5000, and that
for operating eating houses brought $3.50.
What an eXtravasant people we are-to
eat so much!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

II. II. Rogers politely reminds the adj
ministration that nobody knows exactly
what the law will do until the lawyers
have gotten through with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

When Mr.. Bryan speaks of himself as a
candidate he should apologize to Col. Wat
terson for not wearing a mustache.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

1t is to be hoped that Glen Echo will
not succeed in rivaling San Francisco in
inviting complications with foreign govern
mentS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Democrats do not as rule care for Mr.
Bryans limitations of ultimate government
ownership. What they want is candidate,
not a prophet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Weather conditions have put the annual
complaint about the ice man several weeks
behind hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Mr.. Roosevelt felt perfectly independent
of the railways. If a pinch came he could
travel quite comfortably on horseback.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

The detectives who figure in the Gould
case do not seem at all like the gallant
and resourceful heroes of the story book
tribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
The Grand Dukes,

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Twenty million Russians are starving
The grand dukes continue, however to
have pie at every meal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

The coolest day ever has been heard from
and the warmest day ever will doubtless ar
rive as usual, long before the summer is
over,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Suspicion exists that some of the people
who promote psychological scares should
be searched for natural-hstory taking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
The Fourth.


From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
With only one more month between us
and it, legitimate hope for sane and
sunny Fourth of July may properly be in
dulspH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

The erratic climate has caused suffering
to all classes; to the hot-sausage man at the
seashore as well as to the June poet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
It's There, All Right.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Glen Echo is determined to let the dip
lomats know that 1t Is on the map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

1t appears that Senator Bailey's vindi-
cation was strictly personal and not trans
ferable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

Mr.. Ryan retires with the genial serenity
of a man who has had all he wants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

THE STAR has Q regular end permanent
Family Circulation much more than tho
combined circulation of the other WASH
ington dailtes. As q News and Adver-
Using Medium IL has no competitor.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Richmond is raising monument TO
Edgar allen Poe, that will cost S. 900
II is to be doubted if the living Poe ever
saw this much money. Was it not the
mother Of Burns that remarked when TIE
lead pets admirers raised monument,
that he had esked for bread and they
oave him stoue7 Still, it is well to
make amends in the late remorse Of leye
and appreciation
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

81 have cen so Blu d occupied ttai
havg had timer tiue nor ipcliuation e
even think about politics, State or Nation
al" remarked Senator Foraker a few days
since. Has the Senator no fear Of being
assigned to the Annanias club.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Chicago dispatches say that change
is TO be made in the sub treasury Some
change j, needed 70 fiji up the hole made
when $4,000 was distracted fiom the
subt'eaaury not loag ago
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

President Smith of the Mormon Church
is out in an interview strongly denounciug
polygamy. The combination Of high
prices and the Easter season was entirely
too much for the old fellow.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

The telegraph companies roise the wa
ges cf the employees. Hnrrah! The
telegraph companies raise the rates on
messages 50 10 per cent. Hurrah some
more! Puzzle: Who always and inyari-
IDLY pays the freight.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

A young woman IN N Y ruined her
Easter hat and gown in saving boy from
drowning. In addition to awarding her a
medal, the Carneeie commission should
sec that she gets the fest hat and gown
on the market.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

This chilly weather is certain to kill the
blooms on the peach trees, and the peach
trees are equally certain TO be grooming
under their load of fruit next summer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Perhaps one reason the railroads object
to lower passenger rates, is that they will
have more damage suits 10 pay, because
they will carry aud kill more people.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Mr.. Mellen's experience must not have
been reassuring to the other railroad
presidents, who expected to call ON Mr..
Roosevelt.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

King Edward says be il uot llay
bridge with any young ady Of twenty
o. 9 years old. Some young bridge ay-
er must have made several grand SLAM
when King Edward was playing for .
pound a point
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Senator Cullom will henceforth be
classed as radical. He believes that
Hartman ought to be in the penitent.
airy.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

This is the season for the spo' ting
poge. There is where the news lies.
From the reports sent ont, it is difficult to
see how any team l.. the league can los a
game, except through some dire accident
or cata-uophe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-04-12

Chicago has just passed through tie
throes Of mayora.ity contest, but New
York doesn't know yet who was elected
two years ago.