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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Canal.

In speech delivered in the House yes
terday, Mr.. Clark Of Missouri, canvassing
the different propositions with respect to
the Presidents future, said:
Another suggestion is that he be made
general manager of the Panama canal OF
all these propositions that would be- to me,
the most tempting. To build an fsthmian
canal has been the dream of men since John
Balboa first looked down in amazement and
delight upon the peaceful ocean, and, If
that work is success, the man whose
name is linked with 1t will write his name
upon the scanty list Of the immortals Why
Shonts or Wallace or any other man that
had a chance to link his name with it should
rellnquish that opportunity for any finan-
cial fnducement whatever is one of those
things which, like the peace of God passeth
all understanding"
This is The Stars suggestion, and it has
met with wide favor. The more 1t is exam
ined the better 1t appears. The man would
fit the job and the job the man. The job
is full of difficulties. and the man is full Of
strenuosity and resources. No announce
ment would inspire greater confidence at
home and abroad as to the early completion
of the great isthmian project than that Mr.
Roosevelt had decided to accept the direc-
ton of the work, and would give his whole
time to it after March 4, 1909
Mr.. Roosevelt as President has been able
to give but glance at the matter. He has
his hands full of business, and talks over
on any day a dozen or more subjects Of
prime importance with a score or more pub
lie men. A few minutes to this man on
this subject, a few to that man on that
subject, and so on. His day lacks full five
hundred hours of time enough to enable
him to go over advantageOusly the many
problems submitted to him. The canal, for
an instance, has had less attention from
him in the past sixty days than the Browns
Vile episode. And think of their relative
Importance!
Mr.. Clark puts the proper appraisement
on the work at Panama. The direction of
it is, or should be, an honor above price.
Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Shonts regarded it
from the salary point of view, and so aban-
doned it for a raise in price. Better in
their eyes bureau place in New York al
high money figure, than the place at
Panama at lower one. The other is the
correct view. Better the association OF
ones name with the completion Of the
greatest of modern enterprises than all the
money New York has to offer.
Mr.. Roosevelt does not take the money
view of things He works with his eyes
raised higher. He thinks of history, and Ia
ambitious at all times to help make 1t. His
name is already associated with the canal
in way that gives him a place in its his
tory, but should he preside over its COM
pletion it would in the time to come prove
to be the tallest feather in his cap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
The Thaw Trial.

The Thaw jury is complete and the trial
Is to begin Monday. District Attorney
Jerome announces that he proposes to com
plete his presentation of the case within
one day. But this assurance does not guar
antee that the trial will be speedily con-
GUIDED. II is expected that the defense
VIII occupy many days and that the prose-
cution will cover several more days in Offer
ing evidence in rebuttal. The arguments
will In all likelihood consume the better
part OF a week.
Thus there is every prospect that this
trial, involving an unusual amount of sem
sational nauseous testimony, will drag on
through the entire month of Februarv
Judging from the interest that has been dis
played in the process of securing a Jury
Itself protracted TO cover a week and a half
many hundreds OF columns OF matter will
De published descriptive of the successive
stages Of the case. and the entire reading
public of the United States will be treated
TO full exposure of the secrets of a house
of trouble and the record of a dissolpta
youths reckless life
1t Is not difficult to comprehend the raa
son for the intense interest that has been
evoked by this tragedy and its sequel The
crime itself was shocking but other crimes
have been equally so. The principals were
Well-known people, but other crimes have
involved the same class of participants
whose names We're fully as well known TO
the world. The Thaw case. however. in
cludes certain elements which are seldom
IN combination in such connection The
sordid romance" OF Thaw's marriage to a
chorus girl and the subsequent social hutter
over her reception; the circumstances of
the killing, In the most public place possible
and in the midst Of a scene OF gayety: the
prominence OF the victim and the surpris-
ing scandalous tales Immediately forth
coming shamefully rejecting upon his moral
character-all these and more tended to
arouse the morbid curiosity OF the crowd
and TO give the tragedy an aspect OF impor-
lance which was never warranted by the
legal or moral questions involved.
1t requires no singular acumen to analyze
the moral quality of young Thaw. Or to
reach a satisfactory conclusion as to his
motives and his conduct. Personal opinion
however, Is now to be suspended while
the twelve men chosen to listen to the
evidence are forming their own judgment
The average citizen Is far more concerned
et this stage OF the case In considering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Results.

My Uncle Jim once made a speech.
1t was a fine affair.
He had lot of things to teach,
An told them all with care.
My uncle did the best he could.
His reasoning was deep.
And some folks said. That's pretty good.
And some just went to sleep.
From trying to be WISE
It's hard to make the public sec
When 1t has got a prize.
You labor to be understood;
You rack your brain q heap.
The best you get is pretty good
Unless they go to sleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Big Fall in Prices.
From the Wall Street Summary.

from the wall street summary.
Financial matters should not be the sub
ject OF unseemly jests, but truly the senti
ment Of Wall street Is becoming so hys
terical and hypochondriae that a little fool
ing may be permitted. Especially Is there
an obvious attempt on the part Of the beal
element to exaggerate the extent to which
business interests and business confidence
have been adversely affected by the styl.
and methods Of President Roosevelt IL
dealing with the economic problems which
have assumed SO dominating and morbid 9
position in his mind. To those who are
sacrificing. in the midst Of business pros
perity and agricultural plenty, good dfvi-
dend-paying securities, out Of fear OF
Washington legislation, we should suggest
that at the very extreme the worst tina,
Mr.. Roosevelt and Congress could do would
be to order general division Of the prop
erty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Grim-Visaged War.
From the New York World.

If somebody has to fight Japan, why not
let California bear the whole burden OF
trouble over the school question. That
state alone defied the President to interfere.
Was it not going to secede or do something
equally rash? Did not popular orator at
the reception Of Mayor Schmitz stalk on to
the platform and declare that California
and the other states west Of the Rockies
could whip Japan into a jelly?' Why
drag in the other states east Of the
Rockies?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Now that Admiral Davis has been COM
plimented by the President Of the Uni. ID
States, Governor Swettenham doubtless
feels that King Edward ought to read some
of the London editorials and say a few
kind words for the British governments
representative at Kingston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
A Great Institution.

what are your views on the tariff" in
quired the interviewer.
1.-The tariff" answered Senator Sorghum,
SIS great institution. Whenever you want
to impress your constituents with your pro-
found wisdom you can always use 1t as a
text for saying something that nobody un-
derstands"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Mr. Jerome is going into the Thaw case
with as much earnestness as IL it involved
some OF the principles of broad public
economy to which he has occasionally ad-
dressed his mental powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

A college professors declaration that the
announcement of Mrs. Sage's gift of 81. OOO,-
900 to his institute is greater speech than
Daniel Webster could have made ought to
call for cries OF hear, hear" from Mr..
Triggs of Chicago, who discovered that
Rockefeller is a greater genius than
ShakeSpeare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Most PICTURESQUE.

what is the most picturesque spot you
ever saw in this vicinity?" asked the en-
thusiastic tourist.
Bronco Bob gave the question some
thought before he answered:
"a one-spot when 1 was drawing to q
royal fush.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Kicking.

There's peril in the kicker's way
Which some so constantly pursue,
Because your foot may slip some day
And then, oh what bump is duel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

The reports of heads chopped off in
Persia would indicate that the new shah is
not inclined to take up the cause of civiliza-
ton at the exact point where his prede-
cessor left it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Some of the California statesmen show
nothing like the inclination to oblige the
President that characterized the diplomatic
dealings of the Sultan of Morocco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

John G. Carlisle, upon whom the gaze
of the entire public was once focused, Is
now restored to fame by matrimonial ru-
NOR. The ways of national celebrity are
past finding out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Small-boy human nature may find the
charm of roller-skating on the sidewalk
much diminished on the discovery that
there Is no objection to 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Mayor Schmitz Of San Francisco Is COM
ing to Washington. 1t is not yet clear
whether his arrival is to be celebrated as
a diplomatic, a social or a musical event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
SuperduitY.

Don't you think it would be benefit
to society if the north pole were to be dis
covered?"
II can't see it, replied the plain citizen.
1--WE have more snow and ice now than we
can get shoveled away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Good Fiction.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Will the novelist ever write rich but hon
est?" asks a contemporary. Very likely
At any rate it's good fiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
We Hope Not.
From the Duluth News-Tribune,

Having raised their own salaries, the
congressman will now proceed to forget the
government clerks, who form q third OF
Washington's population and live there the
year round on from third to a half Of the
congressional stipend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Mr. Tillman's quietude Is probably due
to the fact that he is Analysing his re-
marks to eliminate anything that might be
suspected OF humorous intent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Can Say Hard Things.
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader
Julian Hawthorne says the President's
English is the worst he ever encountered
Yes, 1t sometimes has distressing effect
upon those to whom 1t Is addressed But
what has the President beep saying to
Julian?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
SHOOTING STARS.
Arithmetical.

''There is safety in numbers" said the
strategist.
YES" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax; "es-
pecially If the numbers run up into the
billions and have a dollar mark In front OF
them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

TIN 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 STAR, or to the Editorial or Busi-
ness Departments. according to tenor or
purp6 se.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

Railway uncertainties now make foggy
day almost as great a source of apprehen-
sion on land as at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

If the Thaw jury is not good one the
fact will not be due to haste in its con-
StructiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Omaha Justice,


From the Springfield Union.
Out In Omaha, where they refused to find
Pat Grove guilty Of kidnapping a million
aires child, the courts have held that copies
Of Rubens and Van Dyke are indecent. The
lady with the scales may end up as q pub
lie charge in Omaha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

1t would be interesting to know how
many offers from theatrical managers
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
Ought to Be Included.

From the Salt Lake Tribune.
Chicago claims to have twenty thousand
tramps-not counting the dudes.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20

OF mining men OF this section have ar
rived from the scene OF the murder.
where they viewed the remains OF the
murdered men. The YaquIs captur-
ed Ne party Of thirteen men. Among
the number was Jose Fernandez. son
Of President Fernandez OF the town OF
Cucuspec. the owner Of Mescal plan.
tation. where the killing occurred The
others were Mexican laborers on the
ranch and some Canan,a miners look.
Ing for work. One American was
among the number. but he was rescued
by men who told him that they were
Americans. The remaining twelve
were stripped naked. stood up against
trees and shot through the head. &
band of Yaquis Is reported TO be on the
wnrpath.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
ANOTHER MINE HORROR
FOUR HUNDRED ENTOHBED
While Miners Are st Work In D,rr
Celiiesy. Eighteen titles Fscm Con.
ssllsvilIe. Pa Explosien Occurs and
Fire Fellowa

Connellsville. Pa, Dec. is.-Four
hundred miners are entombed In the
Darr mine Of the Pittsbrrg Coal com.
pany near Jacobs CT eli. on the
foushiougheny river. elrhteen miles
west OF here. or these fully 100 are
Americans. the rest being principally
ifunsSrians. A terrific explosion
shocked the vicinity OF the mine and
announced TO all the surrounding
community that a great conyulsIon Of
some kind had occurred down under
the surface. Shortly after smoke be-
ean to issue In heavy columns from
tne mouth OF the mine. which Is of the
slope variety. The mouth of the mine
10 wreck. and this circumstance. I'm
connection with the fire which was
discovered TO be raging inside. pre-.
vented effectually any attempt nj res.
cue OF the imprisoned men.
Among those imprisoned are: PIT
BOSS o'Connell and two fire bosses.
On account OF the violence of the
explosion. which rent the interior
milne. and the presence OF fire. with
blocked the mouth OF the slope. II was
NOT thought there was much chance
Tor the men inside.
The scene OF the explosion is on the
ritsburg and Lake Erie railroad.
Jacobs Creek is on the main line of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and is
scross the river. II is forty miles east
Of Piftsburg.
AT o'clock Thursday II was stated
the mine.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
RED HATS CONFERRED.
PRESENTED PERSONALLY
By Pope Plus X. and In the Midst
sf Ons Of the Greatest Gatherings
Ever AssembIsd Within the WalIs Of
an Ecclesiastical Edifies.

Rome. Dec. 1s.-Pope Plus X. per
sorally conducted the ceremony OF the
pukiic consIstory. which was attended
by thousands OF invited persons. in.
cluding many Americans. A dense
crowd packed the corridor. hall and
tribune and reached almost to the foot
OF the throne itself. while the piazza
OF St Peters was a moving mass of
women In black with bare heads. men
In dress clothes. priests. monks. sold.
iers. carbineers. nuns. and cardinals
some on foot. others in cabs, many IN
more or less gorgeous private car.
riages-all with their eyes fixed ON the
great bronze doors which were porta.
Die to the promised spectacle. Those
extraneous to the ceremony gathered
In special places inside the Vatican.
while cardinals. prelates and court per.
sonages assembled In another hall to
await the pontiff. At one end OF the
sala rogia stood the papaI throne.
Thanked by the cardinals stalls
and at the right was places for the
bishops. opposite were special tribunes
Tor the aristocracy and diplomatic
body.
The procession was headed by Swiss
guards. The pope. dressed in his com.
piete ponifical robes. mitre on head
and with his raised hand In its famil.
lar position. gave the blessing AZ he
went Following came iong train Of
personages. together with the sistine
choir. who sang as they proceeded.
the pope mounted the throne amidst
ne profoundest Of silence. the cardI.
nals going 70 their stalls ana the
Others. taking the positions prepared
Tor them The new cardinals. we're
lhen introduced. and as they knelt NJ
the pontificial feet he repeated the
Formula accipe gaierum rubrum and
the master Of ceremonies held the red
nat over their. heads. They then
separately. after the papal embrace.
went to e~ch cardinal and received a
Rrateraal salute.
The ceremony over Pope Plus rose
and after bestowing the apostolic
blessing slowly withdrew before the
lltar OF the Sistine chapel The new
cardinals joined the Others In the hall
u the consistory. where the pope held
short supplementary consistory.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20

By 275 majority Mills county. Texas,
remains dry.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
May Recover Securities.

New Britain. Conn. Dec. 1s.-Yn
connection with the arrest In Mexico
OF w +. Walker. alleged to have
stolen 100000 from the Savings bank
OF New Britain. OF which he was treas.
rrer. II is learned the bank officials
expect TO recover the missing securi.
ties OF the bank. There are 800 900
worth of Eastern Illinois railroad
bonds which have never been nego.
tiated. and Il is thought Walker knows
where they are.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
Twelve MEN MURDERED
HorSible Crimes Committed In
Mexico By
BAND OF YAQUI INDIANS.
o. Hsadrsd and. Fifty Rsdskias In
That Republic Strip Their Victims
asd After Standing Each to . Tree
9hees All Through the Head.

Nogales. Ariz-. Dec. i9.-Informa''on
Aas reached here telling of the fright.
1pul murder Of twelve men by n band
= $50 yaqui Indians forty.five mi'ss
southeast Of Magdalcna, state OF SO.
nors. Mex. r. J. Mcintyre and a party
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
Authorized to Reopen.

Washington. Dec. e0.-The comp
troller OF the currency authorized the
First National bank of Eagle Lake.
Tex. which closed its doors Nov 2.
TO reopen for business. The comptroll.
'er also authorized the City National
bank OF Frederick. Okla. which closed
It's doors on Nov. 10. to reopen also.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20

New Orleans. Dec. 1s.-It was Mace
domains that were attacked at Cha.
hamville. Governor Blanchard has Of
fered $1,000 reward for conviction OF
guilty parties.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
YOUR. ACCOUNT IS SOLICITED
Bank cemmIssIoner, In ch.roe.

Los Angeles. Dec. 1s.-State bank
commissioners are In charge OF the
West End Bank. a small local institu-
ton.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
elcHTv-oNs DEAD.
This Number Of Men Lost Their LIvss
In the Mine Disaster.

Birmingham. Dec. 1s.-Thirteen bod
les were taken from the slope at the
III fated yolande mine. bringing the
total death list up to eightyone- An
official inspection which viii be made
OF the mine. TO determine the cause
and place the responsibility OF the
explosion viii be made. A number OF
mules killed by the explosion have
not been recovered. and the foul odors
from the decaying bodies added to the
difficulties OF the recovery work.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-20
TABLE LINEN.

Linen Hcmstitched Table Sets,
cloth and napkins to match. $3.50
to $500 per set. Wagner & Bran
don. IL
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-11
CARE OF THE SICK ROOM.
Above All Things the Walls Should
Be Kept Dry.

When the bedroom becomes a sick
room there is an added reason why ex-
treme precautions should be used to
keep the room in thoroughly sanitary
condition.
Above all things. the bedroom should
never be damp. 1t should be nice and
dry. always warm and comfortable in
winter.tcoo1 and airy in summer. and
bright and sunny some parts Of the
day.
If there is any suspicion of damp
ness in a bedroom 1t is probably due,
if there is wallpaper on the wall. to
the absorption of water by the paper
which frequently acts as blotting pa
per and holds quantities of water in 1t.
The use of wallpaper on walls is to
be deplored; it means disease. i'll
health and unhappiness. 1t is fire.
quently the cause of lung trouble. not
only because of its dampness but also
because of its power to retain infec-
tion of many kinds.
The desired method of treating a
bedroom wall is to tint it for the ala
bastined wall is perfect wall. 1t
never fakes off, chips or peels. 1t abb
serbs moisture and expels it, it opens
the pores of the plaster and makes
room livable and breathable.
The floor in the bedroom should
have light, cleanable, dainty rugs that
can be easily shaken and floor that
is thoroughly oiled or vanished, that
will not absorb moisture. The cracks
in the floor should be thoroughly filled
and covered. Woodwork in the bed
room should be attended to carefully,
window sills should be thoroughly var
nished or waxed, and the window cas-
ings kept in perfect order. The doors
should be wiped off frequently as also
should be all the standing woodwork
in the bedroom. as the presence of
dust on woodwork is a menace to
health as well as an evidence of poor
housekeeping.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-11
sARsAPARILLA TIME.
Make Your Own sarsaparllla or Spring
Blood Medicine.

Mix one-half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion. one ounce Compound Kar-
gon, three ounces Compound Syrup
5arsaparilla. Shake well in a bottle
and take one teaspoonful after meals
and again at bedtime. Any good drug
gist can supply these ingredients.
This is said to be a splendid Spring
Blood Tonic and system renovator be-
cause of its gentle action in restoring
the Kidneys to normal activity, forcing
them to filter from the blood all i'm
pure matter and acids, destroying
micro-organisms which produce i'll
health and sour blood.
Everyone should take something to
cleanse the blood at this time of year,
and the above simple prescription is
the most highly indorsed of the hun
dreds of home remedies generally used.
Mix this yourself, then you will
know what you are taking.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-11
WOMAN HAS FINE RECORD.
Keeper of Lighthouse, She Has Saved
Eighteen Lives.

Ida Lewis recently celebrated her
fftieth year as keeper of the Lime
bland lighthouse in the harbor of
Newport. r. l. AS a girl and woman
Ida Lewis has lived remarkable life.
Ter bravery and skill in handling
coat are well known and her fame is
secure as the great woman life saver
In the world. for she has the credit OF
having saved no less than 18 lives,
most of her rescues having been effect
ed in the face of extreme danger and
In winter. AS keeper of the Lime
island lighthouse. to which post she
was appointed in recognition of her
bravery and record as a life sa~er on
the death of her father. Miss Lewis
has shown herself as careful and eff
cient as a man could be. She is one
of the few women in such a position.