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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
Bona Eide Circulation of The Even
ing and Sunday Star.

The sworn statement below
shows that the circulation Of The
STAR is what it is claimed to be.
The circulation of THE STAR for
the week. including and combin-
ing its evening and Sunday morn
ing Issues. is the largest, the hest
and the only sworn detailed cir
culation of each day. covering all
issues, in the District of Columbia.
In both it's evening and Sunday
morning issues 1t has a larger
carrier delivery circulation into
the homes Of Washington than
any other two local papers COM
bined.
THE SUNDAY STAR. viewed
separately. has the largest. the
best and the only sworn circuia-
ton in the District of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand Of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever in
their homes. depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
Using.
THE STAR. daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local ad-
vertising field. reaching all classes
of Washington purchasers. rich
and poor alike, in their homes. on
every day in the week, at an hour
when they have the time AMI in
clination to read a newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
WRIGHT NOT NOTIFIED.
Ready to Accept When President
Tenders Appointment

MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 2O.-Gen Luke
Z. Wright, who is TO succeed William H.
Taft as Secretary OF War, is being show
cred with congratulations. In addition to
personal calls and telephone messages he
has received many kilograms, all couched
in congratulatory language.
In an interview here today. Gen. Wright
said:
There is nothing TO be given out now
further than what has been published.
The President has not officially notified
me OF my appointment. When the ap-
pointment does come" he said, with a
smile. there will be no question concern
ing its acceptance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
POST OFFICE CHANGES.
Postmaster General Announces Pro
motions and Appointments.


The Postmaster General announced the
following changes in the Post Office De-
partment today:
Miss Madge 3. Gilmour of Pennsyl-
vania. a clerk in the bureau of the first
assistant postmaster general. promoted
from $1,000 to 200 per annum, vice
William ]. Lewis. resigned. Mr. Lewis.
who is from the state of New Hampshire.
has been transferred to the general land
office.
Chester w. Eldredge of Massa chusetts.
clerk in the bureau of the first assist
ant postmaster general. has been pro-
NOTED from $500 TO 81 900 per annum, vice
Miss Madge B. Gilmour. promoted
Thomas w. Davis of Ohio has been ap-
pointed TO the position of clerk at $500
per annum, in the Office Of the Postmas-
ter General. by certifcation from the civil
service commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
New Quarters Leased.

Quarters for the bureau Of manufact-
ures, now housed in the building occu-
pied by the census Office. have been leased
by Secretary Straus of the Department
of Commerce and Labor in the Adams
building, 1885 F street northwest. The
change will be made July l and is for
the purpose of bringing the bureaus of
statistics and manufactures In close prox-
unity,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
ASCENSION Il SUCCESS
AERONAUCc HAVE A VERY Elk
CITING TIME ON TRIP.

PITTSFIELD. Mass. June 20.-The bal
loon Boston. which made it's initial ascent
here yesterday, landed safely shortly after
: o'clock last night on a mountain be-
tween Putney, VT. and DummerstOn. VT,
near the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS boundary
line. Charles ]. Glidden of Boston, the
owner of the balloon, and Leo Stevens.
the New York aeronaut, who was a pas
senger. had very exciting trip.
In addition to being the target for rifle
bullets during the fight, Mr.. Glidden and
Mr.. Stevens landed in a pasture where a
young bull was confined. The animal
charged the aeronauts after they had
stepped from the basket and they were
forced to run at top speed and hurriedly
scramble over a fence. Although a land
ing was made at about Z o'clock last night
it was near midnight before they reached
a farm house, where they spent the re-
mainder of the night.
During the flight of the balloon the wind
blew in puffs, at a rate varying from
twenty-five to forty miles an hour. The
puffs of wind and the changing directions
OF the various air currents encountered
frequently caused the basket to revolve
The highest elevation reached was 6,1OO
feet.
Gas Bag Struck by Bullets.
While passing over the northeast corner
of Brattleboro. VT, the gas bag was
struck by two rifle bullets. The bullets
glanced off, however, without penetrating
the silk covering. but the course of the
bullets was indicated plainly by two dark
colored streaks across the covering.
The landing was made on a pasture on
top of a mountain 1000 feet high, and the
descent was from an elevation of more
than 1000 feet. Although a twenty-five
mile breeze was blowing. the aeronauts
came to the ground without difficulty
the place where the balloon came down
is about fifty miles in an air line from this
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
'Women at the Bank Tellers Window"

An amusing narrative of queer things women DO and
cav when they cash check What You won't cash this
checkr recently exclaimed Washington maron, newly
married. why, know my husband keeps his money IN
this bank and guess write check tor 1t II want to-
for he told that what is his s mine!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
'" STAGE STRUCK"
An Article By
Charming Pollock.

"From the life of officer in Uncle Sans Navy
merry job carrying in the chorus of musical COM
edy NAV be far but that which metropolitan
newspaper recently recorded having been taken by the
Young man named in the whose beginning quoted
above On another page of this newspaper an
article which announced that because pink teas bridge whist
and dances longer amused her. certain society woman
Joined the chorus of company appearing at the Casino
These two composed single days list of casualties
from the malignant disease known stage fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE.
Rubber Plant Near Springfield, Ohio
Practically Destroyed.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 20.-The
Victor Rubber Company's plant at Snyder
day after having been struck by lightning
at 2 o'clock this morning The Mad river
bridge. an old-fashioned wooden struc-
ture, adjoining was saved by hard work.
The rubber plant is practically destroy
ed. Loss. $125OOO. with insurance of
about 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
The President at Jersey CITY

NEW YORK. June 90 - President
Roosevelt's train arrived at the PENN
sylvania railroad station in Jersey City
at 2:27 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
HITCHCOCK REFUSES.

Decl11 es Craftsmanship Of the Re-
publican National Committee.
CINCINNATI, J'ne 2O.-Frank II.
Hitchcock has refused the Craftsmanship
of the republican national committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
can Accusing Conscience. ="

Being one of the best chapters of the autobiography
MARK TWAIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
1.-THE Call of the City Ambulance"

Who hasn't the old white horse of the Emergenc,
Hospital ambulance tearing down avenue witt
that AWKWARD reckless gait of his His driver and the drive
of the Casualty ambulance tell what it means to answer
hurry CALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20

SATURDAY, June 49, 1908. 800. 30,0S2
SUNDAY. June IA. 1908. ....... 1884
MONDAY. June 10, 1908. 35,2l2
TUESDAY, June Is, 1905 35.56O
WEDNESDAY. June II, 1909. 25.40O
THURSDAY, June Is. 1905 .... 43.933
FRIDAY, June 10, 1908. .... 4l,4I4
Total for the week. ........... 205, 455
solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the
number Of copies of THE EVEN
ING and SUNDAY STAR circu-
lated during the seven days ended
June 10. 1908 - that is, the
number of copies actually sold.
delivered. furnished or mailed. for
valuable consideration, to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers
and that the copies so counted are
not returnable to or remain IT. the
office unsold, except in the case
of Sunday papers sent to out-of-
town agents only. from whom a
few returns of unsold papers have
not yet been received.
FLEMING NEWBOLD,
Assistant Manager,
The Evening Star Newspaper
Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this twentieth day of June,
AID. 1908.
W. SPENCER ARMSTRONG,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
1.-THE Girl From Grand DetOur."

The last chapter of the story by Ella ". Pc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
ocean IntimaCieS.'

delightful the doings and savings of travellers
at sea- by CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
1.-THE SPITFIRE."

AS legions know. it is the OF the beautiful
steam Yacht from which the story derives its title he
Yacht owned by erratc and rascible American million
aire His daughter Valda commands it during voyage
across the Atlantic Under what dramatic circumstances she
assumed the command is told in the next nstalment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
1.-THE Denton BOudOir Mystery

Another Of those fascinating tales IN Which 7
Seer, plays the chief role, by ALAN BRAGHAMPl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
In The
Sunday Star.

ellis Fate i'm His Hand==-
Taft and the Presidency"
1.-THE lines in his hand.' said the
local paln1ist, who was shown an
impression of the hand of William
H. Taft, unaware that it belonged
to the republican presidential nomi-
nee, indicate that its owner will
i? q? ?"
most interesting reading" of Tafts future-perhaE
the made public The panist tells accordir
to his belief whether Taft will be next Presiden
And he makes several astonishing assertions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20
".John Henry on the Country Hotel"

Another contribution by the author
Henry" stories. He hands out few NJ
hosiery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20


from the malignant disease known as stage fever
1.-THE SPITFIRE."
AS legions know it is the name OF the beautiful
steam yacht from which the story derives Its title ne
Yacht is owned by an and rascble American million
His daughter Valda commands during voyage
across the Atlantic Under what dramatic she
assumed the command is told in the next nstallment
1.-THE Denton Boudoir Mystery"
A1oe[ of s those f % ta sR Hsh A! the
ocean Intimacies.''
delightful satire the dongs and savings OF travellers
at sea- by CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS.
1.-THE Girl From Grand Detour.''
The last chapter of the story by ELLA w. PEATTIE
"An Accusing Conscience"
Being the best chapters of the autobiography OF
"Women at the Bank Teller's Window"
An amusing narrative of queer things do and
saw when they cash check What! You won't cash this
check recently exclaimed Washington osl hs y
this bank and write check tor 1t II want to-
for he told me that what is his S mine!"
1.-THE Call of the City Ambulance"
Who hasn't seen the old white horse of the Emergency
Hospital tearing down Pennsylvania avenue with
that AWKWARD reckless gait of his His driver and the driver
of the Casualty ambulance tell what
hurry call.
John Henry on the Country Hotel"
Another contribution by the author of the famous John
Henry" stories He hands few the rural
hostelry.
"Gypsy Girl, Idol of Russian Army
She went to the front the Russo-Ja japanese with
the norn of an attended by noble admirers and
nused and sang to the soldiers hospitals in Man
churia.
1--WE Never Hang Anybody
Unless He's Nobody"
Of course it's the Hotel Clerk speaking Sounds just
like him too And what says is well worth reading
These and a dozen other good features will
entertain you when you read them tomorrow
In the Sunday Star.
Observation-Disclosures ss@es@>@es@@s@@ss@ssssss
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
Taft and Labor,

When on the bench Judge Taft said;
That employees have right to form
labor unicns.
That such unions are benefit to IN.
Dor and to the public.
That they have the right to Join
with other unions
That the accumulation OF a fund to
aid in strike Is right
That employees have right to strike
whenever any of the terms of their
employment are unsatisfactory.
Mr.. Gompers says Judge Taft Is op-
posed to organized labor. Mr.. Com
Eers has done lot of talking in his
time and has been very prolific writ
CT, but in all he has said or In all he
has written he has never given organ
lied labor a more unqualified indorse-
ment than Judge Taft gave when ON
the bench.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19
The Natural Heir.
(By Josh Wink.)

(By Josh Wink.)
Bryan says he is the heir
To Roosevelt's policies;
So natural successor is
To all the power he sees.
But natural heirs are oft cut OF
When they, perforce, go i'll,
And he will find though strong his
claim,
Taft will contest the will
The mantle that our Roosevelt dropa
Doth Bryan think he'll wear,
And in his right to wear the same
VIII anybody dare.
lie says he only owner is
To all that Roosevelt leaves
In policy, but sooth to say,
He nobody deceives.
The mantle far too big for him
In truth, he'll never wear it.;
The policies too broad for him
He'll never just inherit.
He may adopt himself as heir,
But Roosevelt makes the will,
And when the time comes to probats
'Tis Taft will fill the bill.
Baltimore American.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

Democratic parties have in times paso
not hesitated to crush the hopes and
aspirations Of the wage workers with
an iron heel whenever and wherever II
suited their purpose to do so.
And this in lieu Of a promise .
chimerical or ut best questionable anti
injunction plank.
"Ante-election promises have ever
been looked upon with acorn by labor
leaders-untl now.
I'VE believe in political action Of
the wage workers; we believe 1t to b
their only salvation.
I'VE do not believe in tho kind Of
politics that will boost party or par
| ties to which we are indebted for all
| of labor's ills, no matter what prom
| ises may be made.
| The fifty, hundred OF more years
should preclude the possibility Of
| turning the workers economic move
ment into an adjunct of political party
corruptionists
I'VE believe in the ballot; We long
| for the day when labor will become y
political unit
I'VE long for a party Of, for and By
the wage worker.
Let it be said that President Comp
ers meant well-but he erred"
Regarding Bryan and his speech of
acceptance the views of the following
prominent trade union leaders will be
interested:
]. Il. Pritchard, general secretary
of the International PAYERS and Ram
mers' Union, said:
| Il consider Bryan's letter the weak
est document of it's kind ever written
1t is nonsense to assert that the Re-
publican party is responsible for the
business depression. Under the Re
publican administration the people
had seven years of prosperity. The
depression was due to natural causes,
and politics had nothing to do vita it.
worse depression.
| THE knights of Labor went to
pieces when they went into politics,
and IA like fate will befall the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor unless it re-
fuses TO support the Democratic party.
A labor union is an Industrial institu-
ton and should steer clear of poll
tics
Edward Hourigan, of District No. Is,
of the International Association of Ma
chinists, said:
'Bryan's letter is not radical enough.
1t is so weak it will destroy much con-
tidence on the part of the working
people in the Democratic party. Bryan
has no longer ghost of show of be-
ing elected"
John A. Dyche. of the International
Women's Garment Makers Union,
said:
Bryan with his weak letter may
gain the support of many conservatives
but will ALLEVIATE the labor VOTE
President John Young, Of the Litho-
graphers' international Protective and
Beneficial Association of the United
States. said:
Bryan has no show at all Of being
elected. His letter of acceptance will
not cut much ice with the working
people. do not believe in his meth
DDS. The Republican and Democratic
parties are both lukewarm when IL
comes to aiding laboring classes"
The truth is there are scores Of
trade union leaders VINO are absolute
| ly opposed TO Bryan and to the meth
DDS put into operation by President
Gompers to try to force trade union
lists to vote for Bryan, but these lead
ers just at present prefer, for obvious
reasons, to remain more or less silent.
They can easily see the infinite harm
the policy of Samuel Gompers will do
the trade union cause.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

among our herds and fiocks. Rigid in
spectiOn against foreign countries hav-
Ing animal diseases Is maintained at
our ports Of entry. in order to protect
the health Of our domestic animals
Within the last eleven years the gov
eminent has become thoroughly
equipped to deal with plant diseases.
The loss Of half million dollars an
nually was stopped by pathological ex-
animation of our sea-island cottons.
New varieties of fruits, cereals, cottons,
etc, are being created by hybridizing to
meet the demands of producers of these
| crops in the North and in the South.
Our forests have been mostly de-
| stroyed and our mountains, the natural
reservoirs for water, have been rem
| dered incapable of retaining moisture.
Efforts are being made to reforest the
country, to prevent fires, to regulate
grazing in our forests, and to study
numbering and forest products.
The Federal Government is making
| inquiry into road material and a begin
ming has been made in the education of
young men toward road building. A
laboratory has been established in the
| Department Of Agriculture for the
study Of materials with which to con-
struct roads; and rocks, gravels, clays
tiling. cement, concrete pavements,
stone, brick, wood, and asphaltum are
being studied.
| The Central American boil weevil,
now the greatest menace to the cotton
crop Of the United States, is being
actively studied as it increases its
range, and means of control have been
devised which make the growth of cot
ton nearly as profitable as ever. The
insect enemies of other great staple
crops are being investigated throughout
the country, and the gypsy and brown
tail moths, which are threatening the
forest areas of New England, are be-
able control by the agency of the Fed
eral Government in cooperation with
state authorities. The losses occasioned
by insect pests in general amount to
millions annually, and much of this
loss may gradually be prevented by the
kind Of work done by the Department
of Agriculture.
The atmosphere in its relation to ag-
riculture and commerce is being care
fully studied, and trained meteorolo-
gists for the first time In our history
are being detailed from the Department
of Agriculture to give lectures in insti-
tutions of learning, in order that we
nh n in n land along
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-09-19

groups that have lately come under our
Jurisdiction for the purpose of helping
them to produce what can not be grown
In the continental United States.
The Department of Agriculture is
furnishing informa ton regarding the
requirements and possibilities of irri-
CATION, both in the arid regions of the
United States and as an aid to agri-
culture in the humid East. This i'll
quiry determines the amount of water
needed to give the best results, the
methods of application best suited to
different localities, and the different
crops. The evils of too much water. re-
sulting in the ruin of large areas which
were highly productive few years
ago, are being investigated, with a view
to preventing not only the running of
crops which get too much water, but
are deprived of the necessary water
supply. The economic use of water
and the introduction of plants from for
eign countries where the rainfall is
light are extending crop growing ov"r
large areas that have been unproduct-
i've.
Other Fields of Activity.
The bureau has undertaken the
direction of farms, particularly where
battling problems discourage the farm
ers. Thirty-two of these farms are
under the supervision of the bureau In
Louisiana, Texas, Georgia. Alabama,
Mississippi, South Carolina, and Flor
ida. Cooperative work In tea raising
in South Carolina has resulted In
crop Of 5000 to 10000 pounds in a sea
son ON the experimental farm, the tea
being many times more valuable than
the imported grades.
During single year the department
printed 12.5OO,0OO copies of its various
publications; 6,5OOOOO farmers bulle-
year the depa rtment issued 972 distinct
publications, 800 being new. They CON
tanned 22,OOO pages of reading matter,
library in itself.
There are over 1850 people directly
employed In the department and nearly
100000 people acting as special cor
respondents throughout the world with
out compensa ton. notable tribute to
the Importance of farming in the Unit
ed States.
In two years time the farmers of
this country have produced wealth ex-
ceeding the output of all the gold mines
of the world since the discovery OF
America by Columbus. In a single
month Of their busy season the hens Of
the country lay enough eggs to pay the
a year they produce one and thirds
billions of eggs, 245 eggs year for
every American.
From the corn crop of a single year
the farmers can pay the interest on
the national debt for a year, the entire
debt itself, and large amount of the
actual expenses of the government to
boot In 1905 the corn crop reached
200, 100000 bushels.
The agricultural products of the
United States for two years are over
six times as large as the capital stock
of all the banks in America, not to
mention the capital invested in the
farms. The farmer is destined to be
mental no longer but master Of his own
future and fate.
Evils are to be suppressed by definite
and practical measures-not by oratory
or Standardization VIM. H. Taft,