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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-30

Mrs. Clara Koehlcr-liebeflein, gave
n lecture recital ON the principal mum.
beers given by the Boston symphony
orchestra. Tuesday afternoon, in the
Central high school. and. SaiurdaS
afternoon, before students OF the
Thomas Normal Training school.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-30

Burton Collver has engaged the eel
ebrated Flonzaley string quartet. and
Oss,p GabrIlowitsck, the famous Rus
sian pianist. for the fifth celebrity con
cert in the Detroit opera house. Sun.
dav afternoon. Feb. Ia.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-30

Burton Collver has engaged Cyril
Dwight Edwards. the famous English
baritone for the fourth celebrity con
cert In the Detroit Opera house, for
Sunday afternoon, Feb Z.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-30

sunday, january 81, 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
The New York Campaign.

Whenever New York approaches a mu-
nicipal election the situation Is obscured
in the eravest doubt. Confident prophecy
as to the outcome is rarely attempted
even by those who are most closely ION
the inside" For. however we'll or
sanized the big town may be. there 10 a
with the parties and capable If suf-
iciently aroused Of throwing the balance
one way Or another. The question for or
against Tammany is virtually whether
the voters who are not directly or in
directly connected with the democratic
machine will realize the importance of at
least giving an opportunity to the op-
position to try its hand at municipal
management.
In this present campaign the argu-
ments against continued Tammany DOM
ination are simple and plain enough to
appeal to a child, and yet the general
expectation appears to be that the 18th
street organization will land its man In
the mayors chair. There is no lack OF
exhibits showing in terms of dollars and
cents that the Tammany administration
means an immense waste of public
money. through the padding of paw roll.
with supernuous hangers-on. the letting
purchase of supplies at an immense ad
vance over the usual business rates and
the consequent increase Of the tax rate
far in excess Of what it should be in view
of what is given the citizen In return. I;
this were a business proposition. In the
UaSlA e commerce and trade. there i,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Fair PLAY for the District.

DIR. Harlan's argument that the District
should share with the states and terrific
ries in the benefits of the Morrill, acts for
the promotion of public education, espe-
cially in the mechanic arts. is sound and
unanswerable, and appeals to every Wash
ngtonian.
The discrimination against the District
in this respect marks one phase of the
grossly unjust principle. frequently APP
piled in the past. that the District is a
state Tor territory only when burdens
are to be imposed. and never when bene-
fits or privileges are to be bestowed. It's
people are citizens of a state for the
purpose Of direct taxation and of draft
ing to fight in time of war. and not citi-
zens OF a state for the purpose of con-
gressional representation and of suing
as such. in the federal courts.
The District has contributed ratably to
the national taxes from which the money
distributed under the Morrill, acts is de-
rived. II II Is sufficiently a state to pay
direct taxes levied according to the Con-
stitution upon the several states it is
sufficiently a state to be, as such, one of
the beneficiaries i'm the distribution Of a
rund to which it has, state, con-
trieuted.
On what ground can the public educa-
tion benefits OF the Morrill, acts. which
are enjoyed even by Hawaii and Porto
Rico, be withheld from the District OF
Columbia?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

year. Since his last defeat the cup has
remained unchallenged for six years. He
now says that he has no idea of challeng-
ing for next year, SO that if he should
challenge for the year following there
will have been an interval of eight years
between contests. the longest lapse since
the real beginning Of the international re-
gattas.
This record suggests that insistence
upon restrictive rules. requiring the con-
structiOn of a freak challenger which
must be brought across the ocean under
her own sail, threatens the decadence or
interest in an institution which should
be permanent. The races for the Ameri-
cas- cup should be continued at as close
intervals as possible. in order to deter
mine the question of international su-
periority in the building Of practicable
sailing boats 1t is the more important
that these races be maintained in spirit
Of good craftsmanship, because of the
danger that yachting may lapse from
popular favor under the influence Of ma
chinery and other devices for sporting
competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
The Aviation Meet.

Yesterdays meeting of citizens at the
District building to give formal start 10
the movement to secure the international
aviation meet of 1910 for washington
gave gratifying evidence of a sincere de-
sire on the part of the people Of the Dis
trict to accomplish this result. NOT
only were public-spirited sentiments ex-
pressed, but substantial testimony was
adduced to prove the earnestness OF those
connected with this effort, in the form
of subscriptions amounting to virtually
sl1 600 out of the $4,000 which it is esti-
mated will be necessary to put Washing
ton into the running.
With the start of $1,000 the remainder
of the sum required will be easily OBJ
tanned IL there is any definite prospect
that Washington has a fair chance OF
selection as meeting place. 1t has nap
pened i'm the past that large national
movements have been started here and
developed to practical point only to
have other cities reap the benefit. But
in this case there is no practical reason
why the meet should not be held In the
District sufficient to overweight the ad-
vantages of the capital in this respect.
AS in the case of an exposition SUCH
as that of 1899, which was the result
OF strictly local inspiration, other consid-
crations than historical suitability may
become factors. but in this instance there
is no immense business enterprise to
finance. no vast crowd of visitors to en-
terrain for long period. In other words,
Washington and Baltimore together are
in every respect as we'll suited for this
purpose as any other city or cities in
the country.
There Is a sentimental reason why 1t IS
desirable to hold the first American in
tcrnational aviation meet at the capital
of this country. Here were given the
first practical demonstrations of the air
plane In the United States in public. Here
were conducted the first government, tests
which proved beyond question the suit
ability of the heavier-than-air machine
for military purposes. This meet will
doubtless become historic and it would
be highly appropriate for it to be known
by the name Of the capital of the coun-
try from which has come the first sue
cessful flying device other than the dirigi-
BILE gas bag.
With yesterdays meeting as a starter
the local effort to obtain this meet for
Washington should be vigorously pressed.
Those who are at present active In 1t
have q record for carrying their projects
to a satisfactory conclusion. and with the
cooperation Of Baltimore. which was well
represented at the meeting. it should be
easy to impress those with whom the de-
cision rests that this is above all other
places the proper site for the meet. Nor
should this decision be long postponed.
There is no reason to wait until next
spring before choosing the place for the
meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
The Americas Gun.

Sir Thomas Lfptons anxiety to ar
range another race for the Americas cup
under rules that will permit fair test
between American and British built
yachts is shared by the people on this
side. He Is a good sportsman and q
square loser. He admits that in the three
regattas that have been sailed by his
boats the best craft won-in other words
that Columbia was better than Shamrock
/ and Shamrock III. and that Reliance
was better than Shamrock III. But while
This meant the retention OF the cup In this
country, it did not necessarily mean that
under racing rules which obtain in other
competitions the challenger would neces-
sarily have been defeated. The feeling
has for some time been growing that the
New York Yacht Club should be willing
to change the rules governing these
races. and that the time has come
for an agreement upon racing conditions
which will permit a contest that will
leave no possible doubt as to the superior
ity OF American or foreign yacht builders
and managers.
This trophy should be considered as an
incentive to the building and sailing Of
racing yachts on both sides Of the water.
1t Is far more important that the cup
should stimulate international yachting
than that 1t should remain permanently
an American possession. A glance at the
record Of the International races discloses
condition that should be taken seriously
into account. After the original winning
by the yacht America In 1851 there was a
lapse OF nineteen years before the first
challenge from abroad. when Cambria
was beaten by Magic. That was the last
or the one-race contests. Including that
regatta there have been eleven contests
Tor the cup in thirty-three years-an
average Of three years interval between
challenges. The longest interval was be-
tween 1887. when Thistle was beaten,
and 1893. when Valkyrie II lost to Wig
liant. Lipton's three competitions &C.
| CURED in 1900. 1901 and 19O3-every other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
An Autumn Gladness.

He stood beside the wardrobe door.
The scent Of mothballs filled the air.
He murmured as upon the floor
Some garments he bestowed with care
Though fame is silent or unkind
1t does not bother me bit.
1t is sufficient bliss to find
My last years clothes are still a fit!
Eye melancholy days, what no!
You have no message grim for me.
This cherished garb of long ago
Shall wrap unmitigated glee.
What though a moth hole here or there
Catches my fingers as they fit
Ger surfaces a tribe bare
My last years clothes are still fit.
Now. let them mock, whose revelfngs
Amid the good things of the earth,
Have brought to them dyspeptic stings
Or a too comfortable girth.
Shall affect Indifference,
And thereby play the hypocrite?
Far better own my Joy immense!
My last years clothes are still a fit!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

no doubt Of the verdict There would
be a change Of stewardship prompt and
effective.
But there is a great difference between
what a man is doing in his private ca
pacity in matters affecting his pocket ana
those for whom he is trustee, and what
he will do as a voter In matters ahec'-
ing community in which he Is only
minute fractional member. One reason
why the principles of business are not
applied to a situation Of this kind Is that
it is part Of the game of the professional
politician to inject into every campaign
personal questions which obscure the PLAIN
issues. 1t is of not the slightest conse-
quence to the average voter in New YORK
today whether Judge Gaynor has been
consistent or inconsistent in his public ut
terances: whether Mr.. Hearst did or did
not repudiate q bargain struck with Gay
nor: whether Mr.. Barnard Is or is not
the candidate of a small group OF re-
publican leaders. But so cleverly have
those to whom a mayoralty campaign is
as of the breath Of life injected these
considerations into the discussion that
the vital question OF whether Tammany
is worthy of continued municipal mar
agement is by a large percentage of the
citizens forgotten.
1t may be-and It is to be sincerely
hoped-that enough New Workers have
turned a deaf ear to the name-calltng
and have ignored the mud-throwing OF
this canvass to be able on election day
to vote as they think honestly. and to
choose q mayor who stands for civic
decency and who can be reasonably eX-
pected to conduct his Office without ref
erence to or dictation by an organized
gang of corruptionists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Fight Against tuberculosis.

From the New York Sun
In cooperation with other administra-
tive bureaus of the city government and
with the intelligent assistance Of great
number of unofficial organizations and as
sociations, the health department of New
York has made within the last few years
notable progress in the effort to cheek
tuberculosis. 1t has proved that the dis
ease can be cured in many cases and that
its spread may be stopped. 1t has shown
convincingly the incalculable loss inflicted
on the public treasury and on private
purses by this preventable plague. Now
the managers Of this struggle for people g
lives are asking the board Of estimate for
moderate increases in the appropriations
for carrying OH their work. to hold what
has been gained and to make the ad-
vances necessary in campaign of this
nature. But the thousands of dollars
spent now to eradicate tuberculosis will
save millions of dollars in the future, be-
sides making the city a safer and more
comfortable place of residence in the pres
ent The money spent now is insurance
against expenditures for hospitals and
sanitariums in the immediate future and
against the probability OF contracting the
disease today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
The District Jail.

While Attorney General WickerSham 8
comments on the conditions at the Dis
trict Jail do not disclose a state of af-
| fairs hitherto unsupported, being. in fact,
only a repetition of observations repeat
eddy placed on record in the past, 1t 1s
nevertheless gratifying to note that he
takes so direct an interest In the refor-
nation of prison conditions at the
capital. His recommendations to Con-
gress should be effective In the procure
ment Of the necessary appropriation with
out further delay for the construction of
an adequate jail building in this vicinity,
a site for which is now being procured.
The Attorney Generals cooperation in
this endeavor will be valuable. He Is
regarding the situation from the view
point of fresh study, and Is expressing
his conclusions with official forcefulness.
1t is plain from his correction Of the
original statements regarding his views
that he has acquainted himself with con-
ditions elsewhere. and. while he does not
regard the Washington Jail the worst
in the country. it is plain that he thinks
that most jails are bad and this is no
exception.
In point of fact most jails are but poor
tanned by civilized communities. In the
great majority of cases the inmates are
kept in idleness during their entire pc
RODS Of imprisonment, are given but
slight encouragement to improve them
selves mentally. morally or physically,
and are reduced to dead level-and a
low level at that-of negligible individ-
uality.
The prison should be considered as the
last resort in any effort to enforce the
laws and to teach law obedience to the
people 1t should be the place of con-
finement for those who are beyond rea-
sonable hope of correction and self-bet-
terment It should be the enforced hab-
itation Of the men and women who are
not worthy Of another trial at decent.
lawful living-those to whom the parole
extended. But those who enter the Jail
under these conditions should not be
given up as utterly hopeless; should not
| be herded together Or segregated in sep
arate cells as merely so many dangerous
| charges who at the end of their terms
are likely to become again menaces to
| law-abiding people. They should be re-
garded as material for the making or
| remaking of useful members of society.
However hopeless the task may seem.
however difficult the process. It should
never be RENTED. Until this Is the
theory and the practice of Jail manage
ment all such places OF public detention
will be reproach to our civilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Our Young Barbarians.
From the Philadelphia Ledger


The upper classmen of an Ohio col
lege who tarred and feathered one OF
the freshmen have given another proof
of the fact that the higher education
does not invariably eliminate the last
traits OF the tiger and the ape among
the highest order Of mammalia. The ef-
fort to stamp out haZing at American
schools and colleges cannot be complete
ly successful until undergraduate public
opinion has determined that foolish
and barbarous practices. alphabetically
styled "horse play" shall be discontinued.
The fact that students have been blinded.
permanently crippled or fatally injured
If not the lives. of those who have just
stepped across the academic threshold to
incur the jeering hostility of the upper
real as though the older men actually
hated their fellows and were eager to
infiict upon them bodily injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
The Messenger to Garcia.

Maj. Rowan Is to retire from the arm,
after long and honorable career tC
enjoy well earned rest. The state.
ment will mean nothing to most persons
until 1t is explained that he was the
messenger to Garcia whom Fra Elburtus
has immortalized in his little lecture
which has been translated into almos,
every language and is one Of the world
classics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
An Illogical Boast.

~ owe nothing to luck said the
pompous individual. Il am a self-made
man."
Perhaps answered Miss Cayenne,
''But I wouldn't say much about it. So
many who have claimed to be self-made
have come to be regarded as nature
fakes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

China's desire for battleships foreshad-
ows a condition Of affairs that will COM
pletely shatter that country's already
doubtful right to be known as the Celes-
tial kingdom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

That idea of selecting men who have
served as mayors in other cities to serve
in corresponding capacity in Washing
ton finds little encoura cement in the esti-
mates held by rival candidates of each
other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
TIE STAB has . regular and ps1ma-
nsut Family Circulation much more
than the combined circulation Of the
other Washington dailies. A. . News
ana Advertising 1gsdium It has ne
competitor.

Of personal absence letters TO TN
STAR should not bs addressed to any
individual connected with the once, but
simply to TN STAB, or 70 the Editoraa1
or 1usiness Department, according 70
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

Cities far inland which are inclined to
blame oysters for cases Of sickness
should make allowances for the fact that
the luscious bivalve" is not always a
good traveller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

n the Eskimos had been better business
men they would have realized that their
assistance in leading white men to the
pole would result in cutting off their sup
ply of free eumdrops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Not Universally IMPOSSIBLE.

"You can't get something for nothing
in this life," said the ready-made phiios
opher.
mo" answered Mr.. IIamkinson. 81
can't. But the chaps l have done busi
ness with in Wall street seem to man
age it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

Judge Gaynor is represented as a diff
cult man to interview. Perhaps the judge
feels that he has need of all his rhetoric
for first-hand communications to the pub
lie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

MIR. WI should be persuaded to give
some diplomatic instruction in q course
of lectures entitled How to be senially
conversational without saying anything
i'm particular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

A number of countries in Europe may
come to feel that they have a grudge
against Spain for the anarchistic agitation
aroused by the execution Of Ferrer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

AS prelude to a wnirlwind campaign
New York candidates are busily engaged
in sowing the wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Joys of Life.

From the Leavenworih Times.
Now that the base ball season is over
we can turn our attention to walnuts, per-
simmons, pawpaws and the other real
necessities of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

American Indians are increasing in
numbers. but they are not the stalwart
and picturesque specimens Of dime novel
days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

Foot ball enthusiasts are again called
upon to develop the game as legitimate
sport and not as a reckless contest of
Drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

1t would be embarrassing if royal dis
favor for Sir Thomas Upton should cause
the king to root" for the American
yacht.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Reform of the Fourth.

From the Chicago Tribune.
With Mr.. Taft at the head of a move
mcnt for abolishing the insane Fourth Of
July celebration, there will be something
undoing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
Eve and Ear Experts.

Ere long the statesmen will draw neal
And energetically try
One day to get the public ear,
And next to catch the Speakers eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

1t is quite evident that the cab driver
vote cuts no figure in Senator Stones
part of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
A Great Problem Almost Solved.

lone discovery leads to another
Yes answered the jocose scientist,
1.-THE finding of the north pole has laid
the foundation for the discovery of per-
petual commotion''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27

"Abusin' yoh bad luck said Uncle
Eben. els li'ble to git it so tame dat it'll
follow you aroun' like yaller dog
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-12
KRAMER REFUSES TO TAKE
LANKY MACS BIG OFFER

The Newark News says; Champion
Frank Kramer has "a chance TO earn
more than $4,000 next year, but 1t is not
likely that he will approve Of the Op-
pOrtunity. The offer comes from Floyd
Mcfarland, who is Just at present doing
his level best TO beat Kramer out OF the
American title with his great little rider.
Jackie Clarke. big Mac wants Kramer
to 20 with him TO Australia after the
racing season is over here. RE told the
champion that he would guarantee him
$500 for his services in the AnupOdr7
and svOWed that Kramer would make
more than $4,000
Although the offer Of mcfarland app
peared large enough 10 tempt most any
body, Kramer refused TO accept IT, With
a cOntented grin on his face he said
mo, Mac; i won't say yes right away
not now. ] viii think it over Perhaps
the offer viii appeal to INC later Oh.
Australia Is a long way from home, and
YOU know L always did ike my own fire.
SIDE.
MacFarland said that Kramer was a
foolish boy.
81 know ne won't accept my offer. he
would rather stay around here and win
s., 900 or $1,000 than go abroad and clean
up $4,000 or $1,000 I have said more
than once that Kramer is the best bicycle
rider I'm the world, but Ge doesn't get
the most money out Of the game by any
means. But the offer TO Kramer is still
open. ] hope he viii accept &C.. III be
does, Kramer, Clarke and myself viii
make q barrel of money. am going 10
take Clarke to Australia ] am going TO
and I would like 90 have kramer go
along.