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Reduction Of Infant Mortality.

The health officers of many municipal-
tiles have In recent years directed their
attention to the high rate of infant NOR
tality, with the result that the death rate
among babies and children shows a graft
Tying decrease. and promises an even
greater decline when the educational and
sanitary campaign gets into full swing.
New York city in dealing with the phys
lcal condition of school children Is teach
ing object lessons in cleanliness, and in
giving close attention to the mouths,
eyes, ears and noses of children has un-
dertaken a work of far-reaching good. It
should be remembered that New York
suffers more than any other American
city from congested population. and that
Q certain percentage of children come
nom homes where poverty. ignorance and
squalor prevail. One of the agencies for
good instituted by New York is a bureau
of child hygiene. This system carries the
medical officer into the homes Of children
and brings treatment to children who Dor
haps would not otherwise receive medical
attention until their ailments were far
advanced.
Birmingham, England, by its campaign
against infant mortality has within nine
years reduced the death rate of infants
from one hundred and ninety-nine per
thousand births to hundred and forty
five. The health officer of that city gives
II as his opinion that large percentage
Of infant mortality is preventable, and
that great numbers of deaths are due to
ignorant. careless and mex perienced moth
crs. He believes in an educational cam
paign "for higher standard of cleanli-
ness in the homes and surroundings of
the poorer classes of the community"
There are various organizations In Rir-
mingham for the education of mothers.
and there are aid societies, district WIS.,
itors and nurses, while the dspensaries
render all the aid they can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

age. and Of similar temperament-who
few years ago ran for President, and was
defeated. He resented the action OF the
democrats who differed with him.. and
read them out of the party. Never should
they train with the organization again
until they had confessed their wrong and
begged humbly for forgiveness
AS time passed. no 'beggars presented
themselves for forgiveness. Trade IN
sackcloth and ashes did not increase
particle. The democracy remained d.
vided, and the young man. still longing
to be President, remained out OF once.
He saw a light He changed his key. He
invited those who differed with him TO
return on their own terms. Why quar-
rel over what was past and gone? Let
the dead past bury its dead. Fall In.
everybody. and fight together against the
common enemy, as in the old days.
Why read Mr.. Cannon and the President
and those who hold with them out OF. the
republican party? Why not reason with
them, unreasonable as at times they may
appear to be? There are no republicans
to spare. At any rate. none should be
wasted. For all Mr.. White knows, We
may have reached the end of the
enormous ma1orities. both In congression-
al and presidential contests. the republic
can party has for years been polling.
Next year. and later every vote may be
valuable.
Mr.. White might be more guarded If
in commission, although there are re-
publicans in Office talking In the same
strain. But for all such the advice is
simple Go slow. 1t is easier to read
man out of a party than to tole him
back. And sometimes a reading out is
unsuccessful. really stubborn man in
such a case refuses to bulge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
A Good Roads Inquiry.
From the Philadelphia Press


Representatives from the states of
Missouri Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and
Louisiana, comprising the Southwestern
Good Roads Association. are now in New
England inspecting the improved roads
of that section. They passed through
Pennsylvania. apparently without seeing
much in the way of road building to i'm
press them. but they were pleased with
carry back from there and from New
England ideas and enthusiasm for i'm
proved roads that will bear fruit In
promoting the good roads movement In
the southwestern states, which they rep
resent. Pennsylvania ought to have
road system that would serve as model
for other states. 1t was a pioneer In
the good roads movement, and the leg
islature has been liberal, If not always
wise. in it's good roads legislation. But
the systematic improvement of the high
ways of the state has been hampered
and hindered by privately owned toll
turnpikes occupying the best highway
routes In large section of the state.
The first legislative steps have been taken
for the elimination Of the turnpikes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

ships and turbine steamers and labor-sav-
ing devices belong to an advanced era. The
workers in medical research are of a
later product than the tertiary age.
And yet there is something helpful about
those who persistently live in the past
They throw the shadows that heighten
the contrast between the present the
years that have gone. There have always
been such people Probably when the
first stage coach was established there
were those who bewailed the passing OF
the pillion, and just so very likely In the
near future there will be complaints that
the good old-fashioned comfortable loco
motive has given place to the airship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Kings, Cars and Presidents.

While King Alfonso holds the center of
the stage we may expect the gossips to
put him through all the sensational poses
and PAGES. He Is now. we are told. cow
ering in his palace at Madrid, a victim OF
fear. The guards have been quadrupled.
Every precaution has been taken to shut
out bombs and daggers. His majesty can
neither eat nor sleep. Not strong at best.
he is already showing the ravages of
anxiety. and unless quiet In the country
can be restored in some way his COM
plete breakdown must follow soon. And
all, OF course. on account Of the killing
of Prof. Ferrer
For years the gloomiest stories have
been circulated about the Gar of Russia
In one he has been represented as a
physical coward, dissolving in tears at
any moment of excitement. In another
he has been pictured as under the sway
of takers playing upon his credulity and
superstition. In still another he has been
accredited with desire to abdicate, and
seek peace and safety in another country.
And all on account of rule which he
cannot or will not soften to meet the ends
of justice at home.
In this way outside opinion is too much
nodded by falsehood and exaggeration. It
is easy to believe that government in
both Russia and Spain is hard. and. ac-
cording to our lights. unprogressive, and,
as result. that the rulers are very care
fully guarded. But they go about and at
tend to business Neither is q prisoner
Neither seems to be a weakling in the
hands of strong men.
The Ferrer episode has brought out a
strong protest in this country hut ,,f-
tered in much better way than has
been the same feeling in Europe Prob
ably American moderation Is attribute
BILE to the fact that we have troubles Of
our own. which, to thinking people, are
very instructive. We boast Of the freest
government of order on earth, and of I'M
exampled conditions of comfort and op-
portunity for everybody And yet our
Presidents are guarded almost as closely
as autocrats or monarchs. When they
travel, pilot engines run ahead of their
trains. When they stop. swarms Of Sc
cret service men close in, and examine
the crowd. man by man.
Still. with all our precautions, three
of our Presidents have been assassinated.
and. of all on the list, personally the
most amiable and popular. Abraham Lin
coin, James A. Garfield and William Nc
hiniey to those who knew them were the
personincations of kindness and tolera-
ton. There was not a spark of the
tyrant in the composition Of one of them.
But they were killed, largely as the re-
suit OF exaggeration In the treatment of
public questions and of the effect of abuse
addressed to the thoughtless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Refuge for Drunkards.

Maj. Sylvester: advocating the estab-
lishment of refuge for intoxicated men.
has been quoted in The Star as say
ing:
ut is impossible to have the hospitals
take care of all the persons arrested for
that cause. although many of them are
taken to the hospitals and given treat
ment before being locked up. Saturday
nights there are usually drunken men
enough to more than fill the two emerg
ency hospitals. so that those institutions
can hardly be expected to keep them.
1t frequently happens that the number
Of intoxicated persons is so great that
two or three have to be put in one CELL"
This should be interpreted as meaning
not that there are so many drunkards
in Washington, but that the facilities for
the care of drunkards are so limited
The proposition for the public care and
treatment of drunken men presents two
phases. In the first place there is the
inebriate. In this man overuse of alcohol
has been continued so long that the case
is chronic. Usually the victims consti-
tuition is so broken that the man is fee
BILE. He needs hospital treatment. This
class OF men is taken care Of in the hos
pitfalls and asylums. but the number treat
ed is not nearly so great as the number
needing treatment. Besides, they should
be segregated. There should be an in
ebriate asylum or hospital. and naturally
such a place would be in the suburbs or
country, that plenty of land might sur
round the building or buildings
In the second place there is the drunk
ard with whom the police have to deal
SO often. He is simply the plain drunk"
he is usually the man who gets too
much liquor during an evenings convivial
libatfon. He is most in evidence on Sat-
urday night, because with so many men
Saturday is pay day. This is the man
whom the police run in" for being
drunk and disorderly." constructing the
sidewalk ETC., etc. These men are put
into prisoners cells at station houses be-
cause there is no other convenient place
to put them. and for the additional rea-
son that in ninety-nine out of q hundred
cases the treatment is good enough for
them and does them no harm The hun
dredth case may be a tragedy. and the
man Is found dead in the CELL Perhaps
he died from alcoholism or perhaps he
was suffering from some other malady,
had taken whisky as an effort at relief,
smelled of liquor and the policeman made
mistake. 1t is not expected that po-
licemen. in addition to all the subjects
with which they must be familiar, shall
be infallible in diagnosis.
For the occasional or periodical
"drunks" there should be a centrally To-
Gated refuge, with police surgeon on
duty. Those requiring medical treatment
would get it. while those suffering from
some other form of sickness would in
certain instances be sent to hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Opera.

Opera for Europe under American aus.
pices? Such is the announcement. The
beginning will be in Paris. Next May and
June the pick of the Metropolitan Com.
pany of New York, together with the Or
chestra, will appear in a Partisan opera
house and show that public what the
American standard is. A good, and prob
ably a paying, scheme. And shall it come
to pass that. in time. young singers or
that side the water will be Obliged to
make a reputation in America before Sc.
curing recognition at home? The world
do move-even the musical world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Special Value i'm
Womaen's Silk Hose.

~ UST received and offer, at a
X very special price, 80 doz-
q Ell pairs Women's Pure
Silk Hose, with and with
out cotton feet. These are sec
onds"-subject to manufacturers
imperfections no holes just
Slight irregularities in weave, but
which in no wise affect their
wearing qualities.
Special price, $I.oo a pair.
Regular values, $I.5o and $500.
Main floor st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Slogans.

"Look here" said the constituent; "are
you going to make any more antitrust
speeches."
II may consider it my duty to do So"
Maybe it is. But there's something
wrong with the combination. Every time
you say down with the trusts, some
trus. says, up with the price, and makes
it go through"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
THE STAR has . regular ana psrma-
nent Family Circulation much more
than the combined circulation Of the
other Washington dailies. Al News
and Advertising Medium IL has no
competitor.

STAR should not be addressed 70 any
individual connected with the once, but
simply to THE STAR, or 70 the Editorial
or Business Department, according to
tsnor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Another Discrepancy.

From the Springfield Republican.
Peary and Cook differ even in the SPELL
ing of the two Eskimos names. Cook
writes them "Etukishuk'' and "Ahwelah, -
while Peary writes them "I-took- -shoO'
and "Ah-pe-lah." An international SPELL
ing commission should get busy at once
in order that the real truth about this
may be known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
October.

Loafin' time is over,
You's got to step along;
De wind is blowin' chilly.
1t dom sing day summer song,
De squirrels Is a toilin'
Fob to put de nuts away
Everywhah you sees de sign,
''Dis is my busy day.
De bee is in his office
A-cOuntin' up his wealth,
De birds is gittin' ready
To travel fob DER health.
When oil October starts to boss
Oar ain no time to play,
Dat sign is hangin' everywheres,
Dis is my busy day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Parental Cares.

lone of your daughters suitors has a
distinguished ancestry"
YES" answered Mr.. CumroX
'And the other is a very promising
young man."
quite true. But / can't help wishing
we could make arrangements that based
on the present tense instead of the past
or future perfect"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Bows Smart Clothing.

T1o7 I1Y cothe your boys with clothing that is aDso-
II II luey every detail well the best
\1 service 1t is the economical as
it retains its appearance long after the ordinary
kind is out
We ohe all up u years-provdng every requisite
for their complete Quitting
The unusually wide
riety of all fabrics specially attractive
prices
Boys Combination Suts-one and two pairs of trousers
in sizes to 17-$595 each
Boys Suits Norfolk and beed coat Styles
in sizes to I7-$5oo each
Suits of handsome fancy mixtures stylish and
dressy, in sizes to $500 and $3.50 each
The unusual values and worthy o.
your special attention.
Boys Overcoas the latest styles; cut to button
chest protect the thing for automoblng and
driving Made single and double breasted Styles of a-woo fancy
cloths-wam but not too heavy; sizes to II.
$3.50 to $3.50 each.
Little BOYS Chdrens Refers of frezes, cheviots
siners and other popular blue gray red and fancy
effects; sizes 3 to
$500 to $3.50 each.
For Thursday-Speca attention called lot OF Boys
Suits with lined knickerbokers alwoo materials stylish
and attractive patterns
Special prices 5000 and $3.50 each.
Also lot of Boys Atwood Sailor Blouse Suits, of
pretty fancy trimmed and braided Sizes
S37S each. Values, $500 and 5000.
Rov,cs Euurr0 4 G In iunmc n md Hats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Making of Names.

II want to make a name for myself in
politics. said the ambitious youth.
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum, Its
liable to be a long and difficult enterprise.
You'll probably have to put in consider
able share of your time allowing your enc
mics to call you any names they happen to
think Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

1t is now said that Mr.. Knox has no
sense Of humor. But events in the State
Department have not been such as to
encourage man to look on the happy
Cd careless side of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Bows Furnishings and Hats.

Bows Beaver Hats. $500 each.
Boys Felt Hats, SLIGO. $3.50. 500 and
$3.50 each.
New Caps, SOC and 75c each.
Boys Madras Pajamas, $1.25 quality;
S5c suit.
Boys Shirts, with collars attached, SOC
each.
Third floor, Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Another Question.

Here is another question which
May do for conversation;
Is foot ball quite as rough game
AS polar exploration?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Surrender!

From the New York Tribune.
Down in Yorktown, Va, public attention
was focused on the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS to Gen. Washington. Here in
New York however, there was more in
terest taken in the surrender of Judge
Gaynor to Tammal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

Mr.. Taft has achieved an original tri-
umph in offering series of speeches
which give little or no encoura cement to
the epigram chasers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Variations.

aren't you tired of this Cook con-
troversy?"
(Which do you mean?" asked Mr.. Sirius
Barker. 1.-The argument in the news
papers or the one in the Kitchen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

Eskimos betray their inferior civiliza-
ton by turning their backs on lectures
and banquets and going back to pemmi.
can and gumdrops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

The difficulty of maintaining an atti-
tude of judicial dignity during a New
York mayoralty campaign cannot be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Gloating.

From the Pittsburg Gazette Times.
Every one in the United States now
knows where Detroit is-especially since
Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

NussiaS government is worried because
of the increase of suicide. Some of the
populace may regard suicide as the only
sure method OF getting ahead of mas.
sacreS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

1t will be interesting to know how
Mr.. Roosevelt's luggage is handled by
the customs officials when he comes
back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Table Cover Specials.

::
pure linen centers. Very rich and attractive cloths.
72-nch Cloths of Renaissance lace, 5000 each.
z2-nch Cloths of lace inserting. $675 each
z2-nct embroidered lace inserting,
$500 each.
Also Handmade Cluny Lace Centerpieces $Ioo $1,000
each
Handsome Cluny Lace Scarfs $500 to 5000 each.
Handmade Luncheon consisting CEN
terpiece and half dozen six and twelveinch doies.
$500. $1,000 to $50. 90 the set.
Eleventh II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

Again the base ball situation has re-
solved itself into the hopeful state. which
makes it anybody's pennant for next
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

If DR.. Cook had time or inclination for
merry auips he would possibly announce
his intention of making sBarrill look like
pint cup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

The Secretary of State refrains from
saying enough to entitle it to be called
Knox-Crane controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

minister to China might do we'll to
study DR.. Wu's method of asking ques-
lions instead of venturing statements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

Explorers should not despair. The
north pole is as hard to reach now as
it ever was.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

Millinery due to the conception of true genius in the Pofesson
and the selection and purchase of models
French Model Hats expensive the duty high;
produce materials for which
equal pass the French models at less than half their
Come enjoy this style show Something day.
Scond drI a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
The "ArnOld"
Baby Wrappers.

~HE prettiest things-con-
4 venient, fleecy little house
" gowns for infants anil
children to a years. Care
fully made of excellent outing
flannel. in white, blue and white
and pink and white pin stripes.
Cut literally. They save the
starched dresses-but you must
see them.
to 2 years soc
; years $50
years .0Oc
Third door, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

The Importance of Beverly. Mass,
passes with that of the straw hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20

Boys Fine Neglige Shirts. $1OO each.
Boys ARROW Brand Collars, 10c each.
Boys Four-in-Hand Ties, 25c and SOC
each.
Boys Bow Ties, 15c each.
Boys Silk Squares, $l.5O each.
Boys Silk Triangles. s1O0 each.
Boys Windsor Ties, 25c to SOC each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Notable French Millinery.
New York-WASHINGTON-Paris.

- HE notable distlnc-
4 ton of our Millinery
" is more apparent
each succe ed ing
week. and already not few
of the exclusive types have
gained widespread recogni-
ton.
This distinctiveness comes
not so much from our access
to the original designs OF the
foreign milliners as to their
own appreciation of the es-
sentials to real art, in har-
mony of design and colors
effects.
We give to the manage
ment of this department every
advantage which European
travel and observation can
afford; but the air of refine
ment which characterizes our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Special Demonstration of the
''Lilv of Framce'' Corset.

E1o71 ARE having Corset Department a special
NIN II demonstration of the Lilly of France models These
\NNA1 after the latest imported designs
yet modified to meet the requirements of the Ameri
figure The materials the best and they boned
which the acknowledged best bonng material
in use-beng superior in respects to whalebone
Miss Meskill expert filter is with for limited tme
and would be pleased receive and the
merits of the various models of the Lilly of France
Prices range from $500 to $500 the pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Shirt Waists ait $1.OO.
Splendid Values.

nm II striped effects, with front formed of wide tucks
\Nk\l tucked back match long Sleeves laundered
~ and in front Each S 4 90
Women's French Percae Shirt Waists white with hairlne
stripe plain with Gibson plat and pocket yoke back long
sleeves front with large pearl
buttons Each. 81 10
Women Shirt Waists with front of fine tucks to form
tucked collar and long Sleeves fasten
back. 90
India Shirt Waists with front of embroidery and
wide cks tucked back and long sleeves andered collar tasen
in Each. 90
Shirt Waists with front of small tuks fas
side bias panel tucked back and long Sleeves
laundeed> collar cuffs. Each. 40
Womens Plaid Madras Waists plain front, with Gibson
pat pocket fastened side under turnba bias flap
Third aorG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
Mems Suits at $500.
Mems New NeckWear.

Wem'S New NeCKW@af.
o1TT'S doubtful if have shown attractive
Ill worthy Neckwear than the stock. Every
III conceivable rich shade and color have been used
by the makers put silks that the best great
variety of ties for great variety of tastes
full line the popular Crochet all
the shades-5oc each
Neckwear all the shapes coongs
500, ST.. so and $2oo EACH
Mems Walking Gloves at ST 90.
very special value in Walking Gloves Made from
fully selected skins English with heavy outseam They
all the popular shades of cadet
Special price, 81 90 pair
Mems Walking Goves-French, English and domestic makes
with heavy and buttons clasps. Shown all the
shades of tan, and in regular and cadet sizes so pair
Mems Walking Gloves selected skins French and English
makes; heavy with buttons clasps All the
and desirable shades of regular and cadet sizes $500
pair.
Mems Lightweight Tan Kidskn and Gray Suede Dress
Gloves with pque The popular glove for afternoon
and the best French make $2.25 pair.