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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Our Local Water Front

No official report is needed to convince
the citizens of the District that condl-
tions along the local water front are In
sad need of reformation. Any person
IA ssing by the .wharves is deeply i'm
pressed with their unsuitability for use
as a part of the capitals equipment. Ever
since the court decision that this property
belonged to the government it has been
hoped that practical steps would be taken
to correct the evils resulting from years
of neglect, due in part to the uncertainty
of ownership. With the exception of a
few stucco constructions practically moth
ing has been attempted along the water
front and the greater part of the stretch
remains unsightly and, as now noted. in
sanitary.
The latest contribution to the official lit
erature on this subject is report which
denounces the fish wharf as menace to
the public health. The details given in
that report are not surprising. 1t is to be
hoped that they will impress Congress.
Most effective will be the conduct of an
expedition to the fish wharf consisting OF
members of the House and Senate COM
mittees which deal with District affairs.
No deep waterways excursion could ever
make converts to a project OF public
necessity more surely than such a trip.
If Congress will not legislate for a
project of substantial river front improve
ment commensurate with the dignity OF
the city and the value of the wharf priv
ileges, it should at least be interested in
the health Of Washington sufficiently to
order the immediate correction of the
evils to which attention is called in this
latest report. To a certain extent the
matter lies within the jurisdiction of the
Commissioners, but the proper cure of the
evils to which attention is now called
cannot be accomplished short of large
appropriation, which will enable the COM
missioners to wipe out of existence the
miserable excuses for wharves now stand
ing and replace them with large, sanitary,
nermanent structures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
More Suffragette Folly.

The latest effort of the English suf-
fragettes to attract attention to their
campaign for equal rights was silly. 1t
was in harmony with their insistence upon
forcing an audience with members of the
government, and storming the houses OF
parliament, and claiming themselves to
the grille of the gallery, and starving
themselves in prison. Viewed as an ad-
vertising enterprise, the pouring Of acids
and Ink upon the ballot boxes Is effective,
but this stroke cannot possibly appeal to
the better sense of the English people as
an argument for the extension Of the suf-
frage to the women. 1t is hoodlumism
no degree more justifiable than the riot
ing of a squad Of Whitechapel toughs.
The women who are engaging in these
rowdy and lawless acts are chiefly sue
ceeding in proclaiming their unfitness
rather than their fitness for the bestoWal
Of the franchise. Their conduct, however,
will not have been in vain if it warns
their American sisters to conduct their
campaign upon the plane of dignity on
which they have already won notable VIC
tories In several sections of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
The Presidential Costume.

The unwrftten law that the President
OF the United States shall not leave the
territory of this country was recently
violated for a few minutes when Mr..
Taft stepped upon Mexican soil to pay a
brief official visit to the chief executive
of that republic. One of the results of
the encounter clearly proves the wisdom
OF the tradition that the American execu-
tive should stay at home during MS term
OF ofnce AS long as he is within his
own boundaries comparisons are not pos
sibie between him and other rulers 1t
is true that he comes In contact with
respondent representatives of foreign
governments. and Is now and then sur
rounded by blazing uniforms on full-dress
occasions, but he does not meet those of
relatively his own official rank face to
face, and his lack of distinctive cos
tune is not noticeable.
1t appears that they have different
ideas down I'm Mexico from those that
obtain here regarding the matter of presi-
Dental trimmings. President Diaz, for
example, has one uniform that cost
twenty-five thousand francs In Paris
which is a little less than five thousand
dollars One can imagine the uproar In
the back districts of the United States II
Congress should appropriate such a sum
for the official costume of the President
In Mexico. however. the chief executive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Rock Creek Improvement.

The improvement of Rock creek urged
by the engineer of bridges in his report
to the District Commissioners and pub
lished in The Star last evening is a SUBJ
ject of interest not to one section of the
District. but to the District as a whole.
Rock Creek and the valley through which
it flows within the city constitute a
stretch of scenery of great potential
beauty. It is now given over to public
dumps, rank tangles of weeds and sewers
Its natural beauty has been efraced and
it's good looks should be restored Its
eastern bank has been reached by the ex-
tension of a fine residence section, the
south half of it's western bank is a close.
ly built district and the north half of the
west bank is rapidly building up. 1t is
spanned by one of the worlds greatest
bridges and other links from bank to
bank are projected.
AS the engineer of bridges points out in
his report. the sooner the work of recla-
nation, or restoration. of the valley is
entered on the lower will be the cost.
The condition Of that part Of Rock Creek
valley indicated is an eyesore to a large
and populous quarter of WASHINGTON and
blemish on the face of the whole Dis
trict. Furthermore, this valley is needed
by the city as a connection for it's park
system.
The reclamation of Rock Creek valley
and the reclamation of the Anacostia flats
are two of the major improvements to be
considered in the scheme of making Wash
ington what destiny designed it should be.
the greatest capital OF the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
BRIGHT DISEASE.

Let there be evasion--we mean chronic and
supposed incurable cases involving dropsy, albu-
men and casts. They durable in great
majority Of all cases.
Let US cite a typical case-that Of Mr.. r. F.
Nitsckke of 1916 Spaght Street. Madison. Wis.
There had been eight physicians on this case
and it got extreme that be finally had one OF
the last symptoms. namely. failing eyesight. In
January, 1907. the doctors admitted that moth
ing further could be done. and they sent him to
Eureka Springs, Ark. He continued to get worse,
the dropsy finally reaching the stomach heart
and lungs. At time tests showed albumen
high 1886.
He learned Of Fulton's Renal Compound and
began to take 1t July g. Dropsy began slowly
to decline and the aibumen dropped to 40, then
to ~. then to TO- and. finally, to per cent in
May. 1905
The patient is now back to his employment
and Is devoting full time to his business.
Patients desiring to know more of this treat
ment can get full literature by writing 10 the
John ]. Fulton Company. 212 LIST ST., San Fran
cisco.
Fulton's Renal Compound can be had in your
city at Henry Evans drug store, 922-24 r st..
Nv
We desire every patient TO write US who is
not noting the usual improvement by the third
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Public Smoke.
From the Chicago Tribune.

The householder who lives under the
cloud of a smoking chimney is as much
annoyed and injured when the chimney is
part of public school building or a mu-
nicipal lighting plant as when 1t Is part
Of factory. He has more reason to COM
plain of the municipal than Of the private
nuisance, for it is the duty Of the city to
set citizens good example by Obeying its
own ordinances. When city employees vio-
late the smoke ordinances with impunity,
while private offenders are prosecuted. the
latter are inclined to say 1t is a case of
the pot calling the kettle black. II too
much smoke comes from the chimney of
a municipal lighting plant the man who is
responsible should be taken before the
civil service commission and discharged.
His successor would be more careful. If
the chimney of a public school smokes,
the school board should order the dis
missal of the offending employee. A little
vigorous disciplining would end the smoke
nuisance as far as public buildings are
concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

would seriously lose prestige if he did
not deck himself out with all the SYM
bols of military power.
The Mexican editor who complains that
Mr.. Taft did not dress appropriately
when he met Mr. Diaz and that he was
not sufficiently escorted by a gorgeous
array of troops, ought to come to Wash
ington and peep in at a session of the
House of Representatives some warm
spring day and note the many varieties
of neglige which there obtain He would
probably return to his provincial town
and empty his ink well in an enort 10
express in the hottest Spanish his con-
tempt for a so-called civilization guided
by lawmakers OF such acknowledging
independence.
During recent administration some
fears were expressed by few appre-
hensive citizens lest tendency toward
display were being manifested in certain
high quarters. and mutterngs of mill
tarism'' were heard from the rural re-
gions. But these gloomy questionlngs
were in vain. No one proposed presi-
dental uniform. The nearest approach 10 d
distinctive executive garb was pair OF leg
gins a blue shirt and a SLOUGH hat. very
likely if the President of that period had
gone to Mexico and had followed his own
inclinations on the occasion of his meet
ing with President Diaz. he would have
thrown our nearest neighbors into spasms
of sympathy for a people so swiftly
headed for barbarism.
Mr.. Tafts wiIted collar is not worrying
the people of the United States. nor do
his loose and easy clothes give the pubic
any occasion to doubt his entire fitness, as
regards personal dignity, for the Office he
holds. AS long as he makes himself COM
Portable and thinks clearly and acts
wisely there will be no domestic discon-
tent with his dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

how many wash bets have been placed
on record al the Hoffman House, which
remains as for years the election betting
headquarters.
1t is a poor partisan. according to the
New York view. who will not support his
confidence in his candidate with an offer
to pay another man money in case his
man loses. AS a matter of fact. the
moral influence of the election bet is con-
fined to a small percentage of the voting
population, men who do not make up
their mind: until the last moment, and
who are constitutionally averse to being
on the losing side. regardless of principles.
These men feel certain SNUG satisfac-
ton in voting for winner. after having
been induced to do so by the announce
ment that Biff Simpkins backed that can
didate for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Up-to-Date Lobbying.
From the Philadelphia Press.


1t takes money to get legislation
through Congress. That assertion may
have an ugly sound. 1t may arouse
visions of the buying and selling of
congressmen's votes. 1t is the truth,
however. The money is spent legiti-
mately. 1t is clean money, and under
present conditions is necessary money.
The day when the lobbyist haunted the
halls OF Congress. and in dark crypts
and recesses secretly placed in the ner-
vous and grasping fingers OF corrupt
statesmen great rolls of greenbacks, has
long passed, If it ever existed 1t is
doubtful If it ever did exist. except in
the imagination of the sensationalist.
While $1GO or $1,000 bills do not pass
from the hand of the lobbyist ito that
of the congressman it is nevertheless
true that hundreds of thousands of dol
lars have been spent in securing laws
that are now on the statute books. This
money was used for educational pur-
poses, and it was not used in Washing
ton. 1t was spread out over the whole
broad land. 1t was used in educating
the voters in congressional districts as
to the necessity of such laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
The Hookworm Campaign.

If John D. Rockefelers gift of
Si.Wo.oO for a campaign against the
hookWorm disease in the south only re-
suits In laying a substantial basis for
that crusade it will have been one of
the most valuable benefactions on record
The hookworm has been called 'the
American murderer. 1t is estimated that
at least two millions of persons are now
suffering from il i'm some stage of the
disease which it causes, with heavy an
nual death toll. The industrial losses due
to this parasite is incalcuable. Throughout
those portions of the southern states
which are infected every line of human
occupation is economically injured. The
men who should be doing the heaviest
work are rendered incompetent to per-
form even the simplest duties Of family
maintenance. Children are developing
slowly and feeby under the handicap of
this terrible scourge. The blight is wide
spread and devastating
The hookworm disease is strictly pre-
ventable as we'll as durable. 1t is akin
to typhoid fever in that 1t is a filth dis
ease resulting from insanitary conditions
land the violation of the fundamental
laws of personal hygiene. The parasite
easy entrance into the bodies of its vic
Tins by way Of their food and drink
and also through the pores of the skin.
In those parts of the country where the
disease is prevalent a large percentage
OF the people go barefooted in warm
weather. and the disease is contracted
by them through. that cause.
DR.. Stiles and other investigators have
full inc fbo
the parasite and the cycle of it's de-
velOpment. but have discovered a cure
Probably the campaign against the dis
ease maintained by means of Mr.. Rookie
feller's gift will seek first the cure of
all known cases and then the eradication
Of the parasite from the soil. The minute
creature retains Its vitality as long as it
remains moist and thus it turks in the
damp places in ponds and stagnant pools
until it finds It's victim or is dried to
death. Drainage, therefore, Is one of the
first essentials in the elimination of the
disease from the soil. A thorough cam
paign against the hookworm will involve
the cleaning out of refuse, the substitu-
tion of sanitary for insanitary conditions,
the exposure of the soil Immediately
around human habitations to the influence
OF the sun. and projection of the people
from contaminated water. 1t may be
doubted whether a million dollars will
cover the ground. but the wise expendi-
ture OF this fund will doubtless disclose
the real needs Of the situation, and II
good results follow the efforts of the
commission to whom Mr. Rockefeller has
intrusted this work. probably other gifts
will be made. either by Mr.. Rockefeller
himself or by other philanthropists.
This generous donation to the cause of
humanity suggests that the state and
federal governments should not have
waited for the initiative of an individual
to point. the way to the discharge of the
most urgent duty which the safeguarding
of the public health imposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Restricting Appeals.
the Columbus Ohio State Journal.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Illinois is doing something to abolish
that widespread abuse Of the laws de-
lay" 1t has a new practice act which
greatly limits appeals. and it Is expected
to result in more prompt settlement of
litigation. The idea that has prevailed to
sgreat extent that continuous appeals
and running from one court to another on
some little question of law are promotive
of justice is fast losing ground. 1t IS
usually the case that the grounds of ap-
peal do not touch the heart of the matter,
but relate TO some technical or speculative
incidents, to which there is no end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Special REQUEST,

By special request Euphemia Bings
Repeated the single song she sings.
That is the story the program told,
But the orchestra chairs were all unsold
And there wasn't a person who confessed
To the authorship of that strange request
BY special request of some unknown
friend
The agent for books his card will send
By special request the candidate
VIII give his aid to affairs of state
It's wondrous how special requests ex-
pand
For things that seem slightly in demand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
A Surmise.

Il don't know" answered Miss Cay
enne; from the interest she takes in
knowing the names, occupations and
home surroundings of every body she sees
1 should think it ought to be the city
directory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Count Zeppelin states that the ap-
pearance of an airship will scare wild
animals of all kinds. This is liable to
give aviators some future trouble with
amateur hunters who insist on shooting
at anything that flies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Not a Business Obligation.

Your country owes you a debt of graf
itude.' said the admiring constituent.
Thanks" replied Senator Sorghum;
the only objection to debt of gratitude
is that it is never secured by tangible
assets on which a man can realize in an
emergency"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

The value of arctic territory cannot be
determined until it is known whether
the appetite for gumdrops among the Es-
kimos develops to an extent to establish
a big export trade in candy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

One trouble about running judge for
office is that he is liable to get the i'm
preston during his speechmaking that an
opposing candidate is a petty prisoner UP
for sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Richard Croker denies that he is re-
turning to this country to help any
body. The chance to say Richard Is
himself again suffers another post
ponement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Judge Gaynor seems to know his way
about in a New York campaign, even
if he did have difficulty in discovering
the route to Tammany Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Raising Money.

From the Baltimore Sun.
If Washington can raise ten thousand
dollars in ten minutes for the airslip
meet, 1t ought TO be able to finance an
airship trust in week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

America genially welcomes every new
opportunity to compliment Sir Thomas
Upton on being gentleman, a sports
man and a good loser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Misanthropv.

How history repeats itself,
Though figures new arise to fame,
1t is the same old tale of pelf.
Sought by the same old gold-brick gam,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

When a French critic and French
playwright collaborate on a duel the &C
ton may not amount to much, but the
dialogue is sure to be interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Up to the BOYS.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil.

From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
conference of governors is to. be held
in the interest of the safe and sane
Fourth movement. A conference of small
boys might avail more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Some people .efuse to understand why
Alaska wants to send men to a legis-
lature when they could be so much
more useful shoveling snow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
The Reason,

from the Augusta Herald.
1t is not strange that Minnesota is
.lassed as the best governed state. More
,ditors are elected TO office In that state
han in any other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
THE STAR has . regular ana perns-
nsnt Family Circulation much more
than the combined circulation Of the
other Warrington dailies. A. News
and Advertising Medium It has no
competitor.

&sIn order to avoid delays on account
Of personal absence letters to TIE
star should not be addressed to any
individual connected with the ONCE. but
simply 70 THE STAR, or to the Editorial
or Business Department, according TO
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Halley's comet commands respectful
attention as a remarkable scientific dis
covery which did not create a permanent
controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Slowness of election betting In New
York may be due to Gov. Hughes dis
OF sporting inclnations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Make It Go.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Progressive Englishmen say that the
house of lords is at standstill, as 1t has
been for a century, but they have hopes
of winding it up and making 1t go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Metropolitan political campaigns threat
en- to take on some of the most OBJ
jectonable traits of the problem play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
The way With Tammany.

From the Louisville Post
The charges OF terrible crimes again Il
Tammany will only serve to make the
regular Tammany men more enthusiastic
over their bosses than ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
A Newfoundland.

why don't you play bridge whist?'
Because l want to be popular. If you
play badly you lose and people wish you
were out of the game. And if you play
we'll you win and people wish you were
out of the game just the same"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Rudyard kipling is unfortunate In be-
ing a poet instead of a musician, who
might go on rewriting his early compost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

The Notifications threaten to be more
painful and perilous than the original
discovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

Il admires courage said Uncle Eben,
but / dOesn blame a man fob gittin'
out'n de way when he ain got no show.
Oar wouldn be no sense at all in a mouse
tryin' to fight a cat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
Sale of
Leather Goods.

I1dIlO IuTScS III IHOTOCCO anu seal
grain. All styles, in O. M
tan. black and brown. D .UU
$1.25 value. Special. -.
Carriage Bags in genuine seal
grain leather. fitted with coin purse;
inside leather lined and gilt no
gun metal trimmed. Ex- VOC
11-inch Carriage Bags in genuine
seal grain. leather lined, fitted with
coin purse; gun metal O. 40
and brass trimmed. 81. AZ
81. IS value. Special.
Elastic Belts in brown, white,
black, green and tan:
good assortment of buckles. SQDC
Worth 75c. Special at
Elastic Belts in black, green.
brown and red. Very pref ~s
ty buckles. Regular 39c &c
value. Special at.
Anthony String Bags in
tan. black and brown. Reg
ular sl.0O and s1.4s values. mUC
Special sale price. Wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29

GLOVES.
Ladies' Two-c clasp Glace Kid
Gloves, in tan, pearl, gray, cham ,
s stzss xs s!sss and zn nS'ss $l.5O
Ladies' One-c q SIP P X. Kid
Gloves, in tan. mode.
brown. gray. red. black and no
white. $1.2j values. Ami VOC
VerS0ry price.
Ladies' Two c as Glace Kid
Gloves, in tan. gray. blue. green,A
black and white. SIPS o. M,
values. Anniversary N HVVIB. !.
Ladies' One-clasp English Cape ?
Walking Gloves, In all -
the new tans. $1.50 O. -
va lues. Anniversary MI 40
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