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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Pass the Pistol Lawl

However he may have obtained the
weapon, the fact that high school boy
in this city had possession OF revolver
with which he shot and killed compan-
ion. is the most effective argument con-
ceivable for the immediate enactment OF
new law governing the pistol trafiic IN
this District. Today any romance-read-
ing adventure-excited youth who has
few dollars in his pocket can obtain
deadly weapon without the least difficulty.
He has but to seek in any one of at least
a hundred shops to find pistols and car
tridges at all prices. He sees these things
displayed freely in the windows. He has
but to give a name and an address. false
or true, and the shCpkeeper Is at liberty
without mourning the slightest risk
punishment. to hand over to the lad d
weapon that may later figure in trag-
edy.
Under the terms of a properly strict
statute It would be impossible for boy
or a man to buy gun" without first
obtaining an order from the court. after
disclosing his object and establishing his
identity and character as a person who
may be trusted to arm himself. The
vendor should be held to strict account
ing of every deadly weapon disposed of by
him. He should be fined heavily or i'm
prisoned fer selling to a customer without
a court order.
The most important point to be con-
sidered is The source of supply. 1t will
not suffice to threaten the pistol owner
with punishment in case he is caught
with a weapon Concealed on his per-
son. Men and boys will continue until
fho of iy,,a tn 20 Ia
being caught. for they know that they
have an overwhelming advantage over
the police as long as they do not use
their weapons. Stop the traffic by pro-
fibiting the sale save under the narrow
limits of court permission. and the num-
Der of pistol carriers will steadily d.
while. as long as the law remains In its
present state of utter ineffectiveness, the
ranks Of the secretly armed members of
the community will be swelled.
This new law will in very large measure
prevent such shocking tragedies as that
of yesterday. 1t will save many lives.
1t will lessen the heartbreak Of fathers
and mothers. and tighten the work OF
courts and relieve the congestion Of the
Jail and the penitentiaries. For years
this paper has been pointing to the need
of such a law. 1t has drawn from in
Vulnerable homicides the plain lesson Of
danger In the loose pretense at pistol
regulation In vogue here. Again and
again it has shown how lives have been
sacrificed because under the existing sys-
tenn OF so-called deadly weapon control
any Infatuated. aggrieved. Jealous. in
tcxicated or malevolent person could
obtain without delay or difficulty the
means to kill swiftly and surely. Now
comes this latest case. this shocking,
needless accident, which has snuffed out
one young life and blighted another, as
another instance. How much longer
must the slaughter OF human beings con-
tinue before Congress realizes the neces-
sity Of checking a trafic which today
menaces every home in WASHINGTON?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Optimism at Panama.

Says the Springfield Republican. re-
sarding Mr.. Taft's present visit to Pan
anna:
dispatches from Panama In yesterdays
papers. to the effect that after a day
spent in looking at the site Of the Gatun
dam the engineers whom the President
sent down with Mr.. Taft to the isthmus
were convinced of the dams feasibility
and would report in favor of the lock
plan Of construction. When Poultney
Bigefow was pillored three years ago for
the fnaccuracy of his observations on the
isthmus. il was officially pointed out that
his opportunities for observation were
limited TO twenty-eight hours. including
daytime and nighttime And Mr. Taft
declared that twenty-eight hours were not
"A very long period in which to look care
fully into and determine the character Of
the engineering DIFFICULTIES of the great
est constructive enterprise yet under
taken by man. But il these engineers
have freshly convinced themselves of the
desirability of the lock system after less
than twelve hours inspection of the site
OF the Gatun dam. under the supervision
Of Col. Cocktails, il will not do TO say that
they are Poultney BigelOws. Something
very different from that appears to be es-
tablished. and il Is nothing less than that
these engineers went TO Panama with
their opinions already formed and hard
ened. They are not impartial experts
with open minds.
Pessimism will not construct the
isthmian canal nor will mere suspicion
make II success. Col. Cocktails and the
engineering experts who have just pro-
,nounced the present plans satisfactory
represent the affirmative spirit that gets
results They may be mistaken. Experts
Sometimes are in error both as to their
premises and their conclusions. but they
are more likely to be correct than are
others. We must rely upon them in the
las, state of case. and take our chances.
To throw doubt upon this latest verdict
of the engineers regarding the canal work
IL to accuse Col. Cocktails OF blind pride
of opinion, TO write him down a preju-
diced, obstinate follower of his own judg-
ment regardless of consequences. This Ii
wholly unfair to the man and out Of line
with all the probabilities. Col. Cocktails
u the latest ofYicer to be placed in charge
81 the greatest engineering undertaking OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
A Determination.

I'm goin' to be a hero, If occasion comes
my way;
I'm goin' to seek the sidewalk on inau-
guration day
And stand an watch the pageantry that
goes serenely by.
Regardless Of the storm clouds that may
gather In the sky.
I'm goin' to dare the snowhakes; I'm
goin' to brave the sleet;
I'm goin' to spurn the slush that may be
gatherin at my feet.
If find it CROWN chilly when amid the
crowd I stand
My pulse will beat up warm. to the music
of the band.
II fate should disappoint the dreams of
sunshine We have nursed
I'll be a patriot still and let the climate
do Its worst;
I'll do my little to help out a glad an
glorious day,
An be a hero in a mild, unostentatious
way,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Girdles and Waists
For Girls and Misses.

%n TTENTION is called to
IMI the following items in
XIV Waists, Girdles and Cor
sets as being particularly
desirable for girls and misses !;
also for women desiring pliable
and comfortable stays:
Ferris Waists. made
sri so0 and aua,g seu for $Ioo and ST
"Equipoise' " / t s.
t mase and e 1@e aua,.. "a and $525
Corset HI Girdles. made Of batiste, G, ~
with long hip; elastics attached. ....... pig
Corset III Girdles and Girdle Corscts. made
Of batistc and wide tape, with eiastics CT an
attached ................... Y
". c. c. Cersets. made of batiste,
with medium bust and hip; eastics at CT ~
tacncu
]. b. Corsets, with medium bust and O., -.
hip, elastics attached. P<.$o
r. u. Ccrsets, made Of coutil, with O. -.
medium bust and hip; elastics attached. 9<'<o
Lily Of France Corsets. made Of batiste. with
medium bust and hip and boned with G. ~
real whalebone. Observation-Disclosures. % w
Third door, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Special Values i'm
Silk Pettic0ats.

% TTENTION is called to
Ml three special items in
@S Silk Petticoats at $3.85,
$500 and $3.50 each, which are
regularly worth a third more.
They are made of good quality
taffeta and messaline silks, in
black and the fashionable colors,
and are especially desirable for
street, calling and general wear.
Also Silk Dressing Sacques and
Kimonos, in rich and attractive
effects, suitable for general house
wear.
womens Black Tareta Silk Petticoats, with
deep nounce of tucked sectional rufies and
$3.85 each. Value, $500.
in black and colors. with deep nounce OF circular
ruf1es and tucks.
$500 each. Value, $o.75.
womens Silk Petticoats, Of tatreta and mcssa-
line, in black and colors, variously trimmed with
accordion plating, circular rutics, stitched bands
and ruching.
$3.50 each. Value, 5000.
women's China Silk Dressing Sacques. in
white, black, lavender light blue and pink; ar.
Gordon plated and deliberately trimmed will
yaicncicnnes lace and Insertion
$500 each. Value, $3.50.
women's China Silk japanese Kimonos, in a
large assortment Of colors and designs; made
large and full and finished with wide satin Dor.
ders.
$500 each. Value, $3.50.
Third door, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
The Branch Library Bill.

Next Monday the House, sitting as the
local legislature. will be asked by the
District committee to pass the bill to &C.
cept the gift of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie for
the establishment of branch of the Pub
lie Library at Takoma Park This offer
has been pending for several years. When
it was first made by Mr.. Carnegie in such
terms as to assure the erection of as
many branches as might later become
necessary, on the same terms as the orig
inal gift of the main building, an effort
to secure from Congress an acceptance
Of the generous proposition failed. The
House passed bill to this effect. but the
Senate District committee demurred. and
the matter lapsed. Since then the Sem
ate has passed a bill accepting the first
specific branch library gift rendered fea-
sible through the donation of site by
the residents of Takoma Park. The House
committee at first laid the Senate bill
on the table. and finally. at yesterdays
meeting it took its own bill from the
calendar and a favorable report was or
dered Its passage by the House on Monday
will unquestionably be followed in short
order by concurrent action by the Senate,
which has already gone on record during
ceptance of Mr.. Carnegies gift.
The branch at Takoma Park Is needed
to extend circulating library facilities to
that suburb, the most remote of all In
the District from the central establish
ment. The people of Takoma Park have
with commendable public spirit offered
to give the land and have been waiting
patiently for Congress to say the word
that will ensure them the benefit Of their
own enterprise and Mr.. Carnegie's hber-
atty Meanwhile the people of the whole
District have been interested in the fate
OF the measure. inasmuch as If the Tako-
ma branch donation Is accepted Mr.. Car
negte's broad offer to supply all the
branch buildings that may henceforth be
required will be itself accepted, and pro-
vision will be made by him to fulfill the
promise in the years to come. 1t IL not
the policy of the library management to
establish branch libraries at present. be-
yond the one necessary to complete the
acceptance Of the Carnegie plan.
1t IL due to Mr.. Carnegie that Congress
finally decide upon its course in the
premises. This offer has been pending
for several sessions. and now it 10 In
way to be taken or rejected 1t Is
earnestly to be hoped that the bill which
has Just been favorably reported, as re-
suit of the diligent efforts of Chairman
Smith and Representative Olcott, as
chairman Of the subcommittee on schools,
will be passed on Monday so that the Sen
ate may at once repeat its own action In
endorsement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Silly Little Nevada.
From the Chicago Post.


The rambling and unsrammatical bit OF
buncombe which the Nevada legislature
offers as its contribution to the Japanese
question on the Pacific coast would pass
unnoticed in ordinary times. For we are
not accustomed to pay much attention to
the state that never has had population
larger than that of an average congress
sional district Yet Japan does not know
this. In her eyes q state is a state, and
1t may we'll add danger to the present
delicate situation to have CALIFORNIA; ag-
Sressive selfishness backed up by a second
commonwealth At the time Of the last
mining strike Theodore Roosevelt was
compelled to take Nevada by the back Of
its neck and make 1t play the man. Petty
revenge for this service rather than race
hatred is probably the motive for the
present outbreak at Carson City. Never
theless, we wish that Mr.. Roosevelt could
and would do it all over again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
~S
makers.

Girls Wine Color Cheviot Coats; full
length double-breasted style finished with
velvet collar and black bone buttons
$500 each. Were $50 and $8.75.
Girls Blue Serge Sailor Suits. trimmed
with white braid; full blouse and full
plated skirt; sizes to II.
Special price, 5000 each.
Misses Separate Skirts. of fine serge
and panama, in black and blue, trimmed
with satin and buttons.
Special price, $500 each.
Girls Percale Dresses. in light and dark
colors, black-andwhite checks and polka
dots, piped with red; Dutch neck; three
quarter sleeves; full plated skirt; fasten
In back; all sizes.
Special price, $1.25 each.
Third door, st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Girls Percale Dresses. in checks. polka
dots and ring effects. trimmed with white
braid and light blue percaAe; high neck;
Special price, $1.5o each.
Girls White India Linon Guimpes, trim
med with embroidery and fine tucks; long
sleeves; fasten in back; all sizes.
75c each. Were $I.oo.
Girls and Misses Eiderdown Bath
Robes. in plain and figured effects trim
med with satin and cord to match.
$3.50 each. Were $500.
Girls and Misses Eiderdown Bath
Robes, in plain pink, blue and garnet;
hand-embroidered cord to match.
$685. each. Were $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

egIn order to avoid delays on account
Of personal absence letters 90 The
STAR should not be addressed 70 any
Individual connected with the once, bus
simply to THE sTA1, or 70 the Editorial
or Business Department, according 20
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
No Soliciting.

ut is against the law to solicit tips in
Colorado" said the man who travels.
What difference does that maker
asked Mr.. Sirius Barker. mo waiter who
knows his business solicits tips. He su-
perciliously accepts what you may choose
to give him and lets you know by the
expression of his face whether or not
he is propitiated.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
A Wise Provision.

VERY few people live to be q hundred
years old"
Yes. replied the calm philosopher; 1T 8
another wise provision Of nature that pre-
vents famous man from taking note Of
some of the alterations which occur
when people get up a centenary in his
honor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Amenities.

$50 you think my speech Is likely to be
appreciated by my collea gues?'' said the
statesman with a manuscript
YES" answered Senator Sorghum ION
the old theory that a little nonsense now
and then is relished by the best Of men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

An impeachment of Castro ought not
to be a hard matter to arrange, II
positive assurances can be secured that
he is not coming back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

The report that Mr.. Rockefeller gave
waiter a ten-cent tip has never been Of
ficially affirmed or denied. The mystery
which surrounds the transactions OF a
great financier is impenetrable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Discussions of the school question In
California make the ordinary board Of
education controversy seem like love
feast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Reports that Vice President Fairbanks
will have a hundred-acre vineyard in Cali
fornia are sure to raise some question as
to what he intends to do with the grapes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Some of the congressional watchdogs Of
the Treasury will doubtless take an inter
est in the wish that there shall be no fur.
Their remodeling Of the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

AS an art collector ]. P. Morgan Is
indefatigable, and the dealers are equally
industrious in finding rare and beautiful
things as fast as he will buy them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Girls Outer Garments
At Reduced Prices.

~ UlTS Coats Dressesgarments that in demand at this
VA time of the year. Many of them show greatly reduced
~ prices; others very special values prices All
we'll made slightly garments cut and tailored the latest
fashion, from excellent materials by juvenile
makers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Mr. Roosevelt will get back from Africa
a long time before several OF the public
questions in which he is interested are
definitely settled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Many people wish that California's
legislature, like these of some other
states, would devote most of its atten-
ton to limiting the sale of cigarettes
and improving hotel accommodations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

The touch Of springtime in the air calls
attention to what each city expects its
ball club to do next season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Banquet invitations for the German am
bassador have been numerous: but the
grand climax of a possum feast still
awaits him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
|Children'S
Correct Shoes.

oR5 EGINNING with t h e
lOk baby, all our thought,
WY study and experience in
this direction are bent
upon fitting the natural foot, fol-
lowing its growth with just the
proper size, the proper shape, the
proper pressure thereby not only
insuring present comfort, but flu
ture satisfaction in the possession
OF we'll formed feet, free from all
the ills that would otherwise fol-
low.
Some interesting items follow:
Misses and Children's BOX Calfskin Button
and Lace Shoes with Goodyear welt sole and
spring heel: excellent for school wear; g. ~
sizes Sia to 1Oa. Pair. .............. %~'oo
Sizes IL to 3 Pair. SZ.SO
Misses and Children's Kidskln Lace and But
ton s SnGe sorn ms sles to
Pair. ...................'.
Sizes II to 2 Pair. $3.50
Misses and Childrens Patent Leather Button
Shoes. with cloth top and spring heel: e. ~
very dressy; sizes to s. Pair ~A/o
Sizes 81 to 1917 Pair. .............. $2.OO
Size. II to 2. Pair. SAYS
Misses and Children's Kidskin Button and
Lace Shoes, with patent tip or tip OF same,
spring heel and hard leather sole: sizes e. eO
So to 10h Pair. ......................
Sizes II to 2. Pair. $I.7o
Boys and Youths Gun Metal Calfskin Shoes.
with Goodyear welt sole; Q shoe that Is suit
sizes to 81. Pair. ............... ~o'oo
BOYS and Youths Patent Cslfskin Pumps,
with welt sole: desirable for dancing; So ~
sizes l to 5h. Pair. Tc'oo
Third floor, Tenth ct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

Last nights reception was glad as
surance that Congress and the White
House are still on visiting terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

If the climate will merely hold its pres
emit pace until March 5 all will be for
given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Demonstration of
ARTS and Crafts" JewelrY

TWT1 E ARE having on
VIV|u Main floor, Eleventh
WV street side, a demon
stration Of ARTS and
Crafts Jewelry. consisting of
Belt Pins. etched and jeweled;
Watch Fobs, Waist Sets, Brooch
es, Veil Pins, Scarf Pins and Hat
Pins.
Belt Pins. 75c to SIPS
Watch Fobs. SI.I5 to $I.oo
Waist sets.............. $I.I5 to SI.9o
Brooches. soc to SI.I5
Veil Pins. soc to SI.I5
Scarf Pins. CSC to 75c
Hat Observation-Disclosures. 4oc to SI.I5
Main floor, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
The Audience.

''Only four people to see me play Ham
let? o. said Mr. Stormington Barnes to the
local manager.
That's ALL"
IAN. well; 1t is something to know that
there are even four loyal admirers Of
Shakespeare
They don't care nothin' about Shakes
peare. That's old Joe Titewod, that owns
an interest in the theayter. He always
brings his family here to sit Of evenin's
SOS to save gas an coal at home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
High=grade
Toilet Articles.

Lyons Tooth Powder, box. .I4c
Gslox Tooth Powder. 9os. .ss -:
Sozodont Tooth Powder. boz. lGc
ShefBeld's Tooth Paste, tube. lac
Sozodont Tooth Paste. tube. ..............l Ice
CoIgate's Tooth Paste. tube. ..............2 nc
Mennen's Talcum Powder, box. lie
Colgate,s Ialcum Powder. box. lSc
Bradley's Taicum Powder, box. lie and 2jc
Hudnuf's Talcum Powder, box. .............2 PIC
Lablscbe Face Powder. box. SOC
Roger 4 Gallet's Face Powder, box. 45c, 60c
and 81 90.
". LIS BenEoin and Almond Cream, bottle.
pic.
Kinds Honey and Almond Cream. bottle. BIC
Colgate's Toilet Waters, assorted odors, bottle,
o5c to 74c.
Pinsud's Toilet Waters. assorted doors, bottle,
50c.
Roger Gallet's Toilet Water. bottle, Sic to
81. 40.
"47ll" Cologne. bottle. ...... DC, 45c and sSc
Wanous' Shampoo Bags. each loc; for. .25c
LlStetlne, oOttle .1oc ana 6Oc
Peroxide Of Hydrogen. bottle. 49,. 1Oc and 25c
W. & LIS Benzoin, bottle. sc
Main door. G ct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Special Sale of
Flags for the Inauguration.

E1o HAVE purchased lot of flags accessories
in way that enables offer them special
\k1(k prces-some quarter, third less than the
prices. All kinds and sizes incuded-the
standard Wool Bunting Flags Cotton Flags with sewed stars
Cotton Flags with printed and Silk Flags all Sizes
They all fast coors and will fade and when wet,
hence are only outside decorative purposes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

It is just possible that Gov. Haskell
would enjoy Mr.. Bryan's privilege of re-
firing to private life If he so desires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
A Friend Of Silence.

$50 you are footpadr' said the judge;
"a gum-shoe crook! Have you anything
to say for yourself?'
We'll. judge" answered the culprit.
Maybe 1 ought to git little credit fur
bein' a star member Of the Anti-noise
Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
Special Values in Pure Food Department.

lily our bulk coffees. we offer 4
ar and "Bogota' blends at spe-
ull strength and fine flavor and
"Bogota' blend,
Special price, 25c lb.
Regular soc grade.
Also Choice New California
Santa Clara 1850 Sugar Prunes;
large and full count.
Ioc lb. Regularly ISc.
Also Royal Anne" Cherries,
finest quality; put up i'll heavy
sugar syrup; grown and packed
in Oregon.
CSC can. Regularly SOC.
Colonial Pure Vanilla 2-oz. bottle PC: SOY.
Standard Red Cherries. packed in Virginia;
Chandon Pure French Olive OIL. in Ut. half
gallon and gallon tins. Soc. 81 As and 81. So
half gallon and gallon tins. soc. $50 and $2.s5
Hartiey's Imported English Marmalade. jar, &c
and l0c
Imported Extra Fine Belgian Peas. can 1sc
Proctor CANDLES Oleine Soap. cake, SC; box
OF u cakes. .................. .&S.21
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

put up expressly Tor us.
"San Mar" blend.
Special price, 1oc ID.
Regular CSC grade.
Also Centennial" Brand Sift-
ed Early June Peas; medium
small, sweet and tender.
Ioc can. Regularly I2c.
Also 'Roe's Independence"
Brand Solid Pack Red Ripe To-
matceS.
1oc can. $I.I5 dozen.
Regularly I2c.
Walter Bakers Cocoa. cap................5Oc
Walter Bakers Chocolate. cake. lsc
Bcrden's Evaporated MIX. ; cans. 25c
Fancy New Jersey Pears. large sanitary tins,
Ell Premiro' Extra Large California AZ
Msrshalrs Finest Aberdeen Blcater Paste.
Colonial Marsschino Cherries. bottle. Csc.
4Oc and &c.
Ivory Soap. small size. &c: large size. &c
Fifth door. Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

THE STAR has . regular and perna-
nent Family Circulation much more
than the combined circulation Of the
other Washington dailies. AZ News
aud Advertising Medium it has no
competitor.