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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
The Bride Deceived.

A young woman has cried out for help
from the courts because she has been de-
ceived in the matter of the age and the
beauty of her husband. The news fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures December-a and May
marriage has found its way into the di-
vorce court. In this case the child wife
alleges that her husband Richard Hef-
fons, deceived her as to his age, claiming
to be only thirty-five when in reality he
was sixty-five. The wife is eighteen.
The wedding took place last June, and
it was an apparently young man who led
the then Miss Jennie Wharton to the altar
His mustache was dark and glossy. His
hair was ebony and his skin clear. The
divorce petition says that in few days
the mustache turned gray, the complexion
proved store-made, and the hair developed
into a wig.
Men should not take pleasure in reading
this item. though many of them will.
Desire for revenge is not noble quality
of mind. Men have been swinded at the
altar from time immemorial by the same
base wiles before which Jennie Wharton
fell, yet they should feel only sympathy
for this unfortunate girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Sulzer.

Although too good a party man and too
much of philosopher to air it, the Hon.
William Sulzer has a grievance. His
party refuses him deserved advancement.
He has, in time, been "mentioned' for
Vice President, for senator and for gov
ernor, but never nominated. AS a mem
Der of the House he has been "men-
toned for Speaker, but never nominated.
and then for place on the ways and
means committee, but never appointed.
And yet he is a good man and true, has
done his party some service. and 1t
knows it, This year he has again been
mentioned for governor, but the Muir
phy-Conners combination frowns upon the
suggestion. Is Mr.. Sulzer as high on the
ladder as he may ever hope to get? And
will he forever be content with his pres
ent place? For Tammany man, he is
modest and patient beyond precedent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

connection with the present condition OF
the negro in Africa. The American negro
is not going to Africa, and the African
negro is not coming here. If brought to-
gether they would not mix. The former
has enjoyed opportunities which make
him much superior to the latter. and
would make him assert his superiority in
the presence of the latter He would
want to be captain, and would be quail
fed for the post
Mr.. Roosevelt, however. should find
much worth thinking about and discuss
ing in the negro in the latter's own field.
so to say. He knows the American
negro. and what civilization and oppor-
tunity have done for him. and he will
find instruction in the African negro. who
has remained far from the strenuous
crowds educating strife.
But. after all of Mr.. Roosevelt's inves-
tigation and what it may teach him, our
negro problem" will remain. We shall
not solve it in any other than the Ameri-
can light and experience. The negro is
here and to stay, and the law recognizes
his existence as citizen. Some of the
leaders of his race-Booker Washington
at their head-are able men who have
caught the spirit of the negro's oppor-
tunity. and are giving him good advice
and setting him a good example. Others
are blind and william injury to him and
to themselves.
In some fashion we shall all make
progress. The better classes of both
races are friendly, and in the long run
intelligence and character, being allied to
courage, prevail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Conquest of the Sky.

When the history of human flying shall
come to be written Washington's part
in the development of aerial navigation
will be found to be more important than
present-day citizens realize. In the work.
ing out of the theory of man-f1ight .scien-
lists In Washington have been conspicu-
Gus, and in the practice of the art this
city has been one of the centers. of
achievement
The tests and the failure of the Lang
ley alrplane on the Potomac river near
Whitewater, Va, a few years ago were
not given the serious attention by the
public which in the light of subsequent
developments it Is certain they deserved.
The trial Of a flying machine was looked
on as somewhat of good joke. Yet that
machine was one of the pioneers along
the way of mans mastery of the air
The public did not apprehend it,
The tests at Fort Myer attract the no.
tice OF the world and are long leaps
toward the final conquest of the sky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

lilies, the women and older children. all
have their interest in the campaign quick
ened by this experience They see the
great man, touch his hand, return his
smile and thus have a topic which grows
with the days and lasts for life.
Judge Taft should meet fully and adj
mirably all the real requirements OF
stumping tour. His speeches read Wen.
Those interested in their matter will turn
to the newspapers after the candidate has
passed on. while those interested in the
man will find him thoroughly Mining.
He is good to see, and has smile quite
as taking as Mr.. Bryan's. which Is famous.
His manner is cordial without being famil-
lar. and on men and women alike he
makes an excellent impression.
As for local committeeman, they are
going to have their hustle greatly in
creased by meeting for the first time the
party's standard bearer. 1t will be an
event in their lives. They will tell him
encouraging news, and noting the effect
upon him will try to earn the cowboy s
epitaph. They will want it said of them
have done no more.
Defamation is not Judge Tafts forte,
and while it is Mr.. Bryan's, the peerless
leader will not declaim to the best effect
from the rear platform of his railway
coach on his rush about the country. The
spectacle is the thing, and to that both
candidates will contribute in about equal
measure. Judge Taft's decision to quit
his front porch for the road" was hap
PLY made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Taft and Bryan. Stumpers.

Bourke Cochran is quoted as saving In
an interview in Boston:
1T is mistake. however. for Mr.. Taft
n so on the stump. He is failure
there. Bryan is q born tribune Therein
lies his strength
But Taft is wonderful administrator
The greatest the country has ever seem
and Is wonderful worker But / fear
lIis deficiencies on the stump will eclipse
his real merit in the eyes of the people
He cannot compare with Bryan as
speaker
Nobody will deny that as a public
speaker. Mr.. Bryan is much superior to
Judge Taft. The one, indeed, is a speaker
of rare power: the other makes no claims
at all To special attention on that score
But in his hurried addresses from his
railroad coach Mr.. Bryan does not ap-
pear at his best as q speaker, nor are
the crowds in state to appraise oratory.
The people are massed more to see than
to hear. Only a limited number ever hear
him. Those curious about his utterances
read them later in print. If the visit has
been in the morning the afternoon papers
contain the address. and If in the late
afternoon or at night, the morning papers
contain 1t.
But everybody present sees the candi-
date. and many of them have chance to
shake his hand. That is the party uplift
all along the line OF the candidates trav-
els. Local committeeman, heads OF fam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Good Work of Rechabites.

Whenever and wherever the Rechabites
gather Washington members of the order
reap high praise and high offices. A dis
patch 10 The Star yesterday told that at
the fifty sixth annual session of the High
Tent Washington Rechabites were elected
TO the offices of high chief ruler, high Sec
rotary and high treasurer.
The Washington Rechabites for a long
er time than the average man can re-
member have been active in temperance
work. These people have accomplished
a vast measure of good in an unostenta-
tious way. Regiments of men have been
reclaimed from the slavery of a per-
nicious appetite and great numbers of
them have been restored to good citizen
snip The influence of the order has
restrained uncounted men from moral
baseness and obliquity.
Sometimes the Rechabites are lost sight
q: in the giant crusade that is making di-
Tectly for abstinence and indirectly for
moderation The RechabteS have not
the habit of fighting the rum devil with
skyrockets and tom-toms. but get close
to man who needs help and in a rea-
soning and reasonable way brace him up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Mr.. Roosevelt in Africa.

An unnamed negro educator of promi-
hence is quoted as authority for the state
ment that Mr.. Roosevelt while in Africa
will investigate "the negro problem and
be prepared to submit some views on the
subject upon his return home.
The range of the investigation and the
object of it are not given. Does the SUBJ
ject appeal to Mr. Roosevelt upon it's
broad and philosophical lines? If so he
should find in it something worth saying.
He will not be breaking new ground, but
will be cultivating ground which should
yield good crop. The negro's place in
the world, what it is and what it NAV he
come, is topic of much interest to States
men, churchmen and men of all-around
speculative thought. The race is multi
plying. and, wherever conditions are IA
vorable, is advancing in capacity and
usefulness. It must be reckoned with in
the general scheme of things, both in it's
own behalf and in the behalf of the
white race.
But what is called 1.-THE negro problem
ine its American sense has no intimate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Real Tariff Revision.

The New York Evening Post makes this
comment:
"One of the first questions Mr.. Taft
will have to face. if elected, will be his
attitude toward the dictator of the House.
In speech yesterday he made again an
the Roosevelt policies He cannot bes1n
to unless Mr.. Cannon consents. Ihat
eminent standpatter and lifelong oppo-
nent of the merit system in the CIVIL serN-
ice has come to see, with Serene IL.
Payne and other archpriests of protection,
the handwriting on the wall, and has con-
scented to a revision of the tariff-by him
SELF
In the original sense of the word, there
is not a Standpatter left. 1t was Mr..
Hanna who first applied the old poker
game phrase to the tariff issue. He was
opposed to revision. and in that phrase
voiced the views of those who agreed with
him. Their proposition was that the
country while it continued to prosper
should hold on to the Dingley law. Thus
they proclaimed the schedules sacrosanct
until adversely swooped down on the
business world. What sort of revision
should take place then they never ex-
planned.
But that position had to be abandoned.
The demand for revision grew steadily.
without assistance from Mr.. Roosevelt
until it conquered the republican party,
and resulted in the pledge made by the
party at Chicago in June. The tariff is
to be revised by the next Congress at a
special session called for that express
purpose. All are committed by that,
former standpatters and revisionists
alike.
We shall of course witness a lively
struggle when the debate opens. There
will be sharp differences of opinion about
where the knife should be applied and to
what extent. But that is always the
case when the tariff is on the dissecting
table. 1t is to be assumed that the re-
visionist doctors, who have prevailed in
ordering the patient to the table, will
be able to hold their own in the con-
situations after the operation has been
begun.
If Judge Taft is President and Mr. Cam
non Speaker of the House each will act
in his own constitutional sphere. and
should keep within it. The one will make
his recommendations to Congress, and as
the message will probably deal exclu-
sively with the tariff, it should be very
full. clear and specific. The other, with
the Houses authority and approval will
name the ways and means committee
whose duty it will be to prepare tariff
bill In turn that committee will report
bill to the House, and the whole question
of revision must be thrashed out in the
open.
There can be no special attitude taken
by the President toward the Speaker, or
by the Speaker toward the President
Neither is answerable to the other. but
both are answerable to the country. If
the President falls down. with his rec
concentrations the country will judge him.
If the Speaker uses his power to defeat
the best ends of revision the country will
judge him. If between them nothing of a
satisfactory nature is accomplished,
democratic House will be elected in 1910
and in all probability democratic Presi-
dent in 1912. The country wants, and will
have, real tariff revision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Wait!

The United States Investor in a leading
article pays this superlative compliment
to the cities of Detroit and Cleveland:
IF every one who visits Detroit. Mich,
were asked with what places he would be
most inclined to compare this city of the
lakes almost invariably he would be
found to answer either that Washington.
D. c., or Cleveland Ohio. came first to
his mind. 1t may be little surprising
to those who never have been there that
a city could be at once comparable to
two other places which are so distinctly
unlike. Washington is the show city of
America. Its inhabitants have discour-
aged manufacturing corporations from
setting themselves up within it's limits. a
beautiful residence or finely arranged
grounds has been much more welcome.
The ambition of the place is to be the
mecca of visitors who are sightseeing and
of political affairs. To be. as capitals of
other nations are. the head of the finan-
cial arrangements and the seat of the
main offices of the big transportation and
industrial corporations of the country is
a distinction which it does not seek
To say that a city reminds a visitor of
Washington is to give to that city the
highest praise. 1t may be true that De-
troit and Cleveland remind one of Wash
ington now, but wait. In a few years
Washington will be so far above COM
pdTlSOn WIFI any Otner city Indt no city
in America will remind a man of it.
Wait till Pennsylvania avenue comes
into its own. Wait till the shabbily up
built squares on the south side shall have
been RACED and their sites. beautified, re-
stored to the Mall. Wait till classic pub
lie buildings and ornate gardens face this
National Way. Wait, and you will not
have to wait long.
When all the river shadows and the
scummy Anacostia flats shall have been
converted into green and f1orid lands;
when Rock Creek Park shall have been
extended to the Georgetown channel and
the natural beauty of the creek restored;
when Shiny James Creek canal and the dis
trict it mars shall have been made over
or blotted out; when all the ugly squares
shall have been redeemed-then will Wash
ington be what its fathers meant it
should be and what it's loyal sons and
daughters mean that it shall be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
A Bowery Dirge.

Say Bo de summers on de blink.
De gentle breeze can't draw its breath
De bird dat was a bob-o-link
Is out to eat hisSelf to death!
De honey bee is lockin' up
Like some oil tight-wad in his den:
An like some homeless yaller pup
De autumn leaf blows troo de glen!
De rollin chair is put away.
De jealous guy dat packs a gun
Amt out fur target practice-say!
Dat boardwalk's lonesome, amt it, son
Well find de waves. once lightly tossed,
A big deserted skatin' rink.
tell you, 30. dis worlds a frost
When summer time is on de blink!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Man-Flight.
From the Springfield Republican.

When an aeroplane flies 51.3 miles in
531h minutes. remaining in the air with
ease nearly an hour and maintaining ex-
press train speed, what are the skeptics
to say? Doesn't it look more and more as
if the world was at the beginning of an
age of man flight in which astonishing
things will be done? Let us remember
that the art of balancing in the air with
these machines is in it's earliest and
crudest stage. May it not be that some
time human beings in general will learn
to use the aeroplane as easily as they now
learn to swim?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Determined to Worry.

you cannot deny that the airship is
here to stay said the enthusiast
No" answered Mr. Sirius Barker, 81
don't deny it. But what I want to know
is whether We'll have to train eagles to
haul the machines home same as horses
do automobiles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Claims Relinquished.

'Is it true that you want to own all
the railways?' asked the apprehensive
citizen.
Certainly not" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax: half the fun of the game is in
unloading now and them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Boys "K. & F." Laundered
Blouses, with collar attached or
neckband; best quality and ex-
cellent patterns and colorings,
sizes 7 to 10.
6@c each; 3 for 5000.
Values, Sn.OO and ST. Is.
Also a lot of Boys Blouses,
of good quality chambray and ma
dras; some with soft collars, 9th
ers with laundered neckbands ;
sizes d to 10.
35c each; 3 for ST 900.
Values, soc and Csc.
Third floor, Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
No Taste for the Classics.

DO you remember half you learned
when you studied the dead languages?"
NO" answered the candid man.
There's a heap l don't remember. And
what l do remember makes me kind of
glad l forgot the rest!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

John d. Rockefeller's idea is not a bad
one. He employs a man to look up
title of nobility for the family on its own
account. This should lessen the tempta-
ton, in future generations, to trade off
some of the Standard Oil millions for an
alliance with European aristocracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
New Stockings
For Children.

NoU1 E are showing a good
NINU ly part of our new
NkNAk fall importations in
NV Hosiery for girls and
boys. and we call attention to sew
eral lines suitable for school wear
which we offer at under-value
prices:
Lot 10 dozen Childrens Black Ribbed
Cotton Stockings. with double knees. toes
and heels: 'Ever-wear" brand. Excellent
for school and general wear. Sizes to
TO-
121ac the pair.
Regular price, 1oc
Lot Zoo dozen Childen's Imported
Stockings. tan and black. with double
knees, toes and heels. These are fine rib
bed and full fashioned. and are an excep-
tional value. Sizes to S12, inclusive.
25c the pair.
Regular price, $50.
Main foor Il st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

When w. r. Hearst announced some
time ago that he was going to be only a
private in the ranks, he did not neces-
sarily imply that he was going to re-
linquish the right to an occasional word
of authority as financial hacker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Ex-senator Wellington's announcement
that he is going to vote for Taft has
created a great deal of CONSERVATION in
the ex-senator's own mind. And it is
something OF a statesman who can treat
himself to a real surprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

DIn 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 Business Department. according 20
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
Shakespeare Revised.

This worlds a stage so vastly set
And every mans a trooper"
I long to be a hero, yet
I'm only just super!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
School Supplies.

AKA on can secure here all the
Ill necessary school supplies
LIZ in great variety, highest
g. quality and at exceptional
ly low prices.
These various sorts of goods are
classified and conveniently ar
ranged on main floor, 18th street
side.
Ink and Pencil Erasers.
Ink and Pencil Erasers. &c and Toe each.
Steel Erasers. 35c, soc and Toe each.
Ink and Pencil Erasers, combined, SC
each.
Typewriter Erasers, oblong and circu-
lar, &c and 1Oc each.
Pencils and Penholders.
Complete assortments of Faber's and
Eagle Lead Pencils. hard or soft lead
with and without rubber tips
Best quality Cedar Pencils, rubber tips,
Zoe doz.
Mercantile Lead Pencils, inserted rub
Der tips, 30c dozen.
A large variety of Penhoders, suitable
for all kinds of writer's; in wood, cork
and rubber, &c to 15c each.
Fountain Pens, S1.OO to 5000.
Inks.
All the standard makes-Staffords
Carriers. etc. from the &c bottle toNquarts;
all colors, including blue, violet. black,
carmine. ETC.
Blotting Paper.
Absorbent Blotting Paper. 19x24 inches.
best quality, assorted colors, &C sheet, soc
dozen sheets.
Absorbent Blotting Paper, Axe inches.
assorted cOlOrS. dozen In package.
price &C package.
Paste and Mucilage.
The best makes-5c 10c 25c and 35c jar.
The same in tubes-5c, Zoe and 25c tube.
Pens.
Esterbrook's Vertical Pens 1Oc Dozen
Spenceran School Pens, 10c dozen.
All the best makes of pens are repre-
scented here.
Composition Books.
These books are made Of good quality
paper, and the covers are both durable
and attractive.
Pasteboard covers, 124 pages. &c each.
Stiff backs, cloth covered, 144 pages.
Zoe EACH
best quality, suitable for note or sketch
book, 15c 20c and DC each. :.
Obong Note Books, Zoe each. :.
Stenographers' Note Books, &c and loo
each. :
Memo and Blank Books, in exceptional
ly large variety. :
Tablets-Pads from &c each to I2c.
An immense assortment of Tablets at
low prices Particular attention is called
to the quality and makeup of our line Of
&c Tablets: smooth surface paper, ruled,
&c each: soc dozen.
Tablets. superior quality paper, in bond,
linen and plate, 10c each. :.
Pencil Boxes.
Fancy Decorated Pencil Boxes. DC
each.
Others ranging in price from 1Oc to soc
each.
School Bags.
Waterproof School Bags, pc and 35c
each.
Hemp School Bags. soc. Csc and s5c
each.
Corduroy School Bags, s1.O0 each.
Heavy Enameled School Bags. water
proof. with name plate. soc each.
Leather School Bags, S1.25 each.
Felt School Bags, double, with rings.
75c each.
Rulers.
Natural Wood, brass edge, Pinch. 1Oc
each.
Hard Rubber and Flexible Rulers, IL
inch, 25c each; 1S-inch, soc each.
A large assortment OF Post Card
Albums, Scrap Books and Photo
graph Albums.
Main floor. Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
New Fall Shoes
For Young Folks.

T~ VERY want in the line OF
VIZ, Childrens Shoes is sup
Piled here.
Special:
Misses and Children's Box Calfskin
Lace and Button Shoes. with finest grade
hard leather sole: especially suitable for
school and general wear.
80 to 1oH-SI.5o pair.
II to 2--$I.75 pair.
Misses and Childrens Dongola Kid
skin Lace and Button Shoes, spring heel,
patent tip or tip of same, finest grade
hard leather sole. A dressy and service
able shoe.
81 to IoH-SI.5o a pair.
II to 2-SI.75 pair.
Boys and Youths Box Calfskin Lace
Shoes. blucher cut finest grade hard
leather sole. Our school special.
to 5H-$2.25 pair.
Third floor, Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

A discussion has been started in Chi
cago as 10 whether Henry VIII was real
ly divorced. 1t does not seem really
necessary for the scandal mongers to go
as far back as all that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

No real political boss will have much
patience with Mr.. Gompers' declaration
that he merely suggests and does not UNI
dertake to command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Sooner or later the time must come
when the candidates will themselves con-
tribute little to the interest of reports
OF political proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

Mr.. Hartman evidently does notsintend
to strengthen any candidates hand by
quarreling with him at this particular
juncture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

The Wright brothers have come as near
as anybody to a practical application OF
the motto, Hitch your wagon to star"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12

This shortage of chorus ladies is hard
to explain There must surely be limit
to the supply of Pittsburg mllionaires.