davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
OFFICERS OFF FOR PANAMA.
Army and Navy Board to Decide OF
Fertilization Sites.

Gen. Wotherspoon, head OF the Army
War College; Maj. Ham Of the Coast
Artillery Corps and Capt. Knapp and
Commander 0axwell Of the navy left
Washington last night for Panama. In
about two weeks Gen. William Crozier.
chief of ordnance; Gen. Arthur Murray.
chief of coast artillery. and Gen. w. L.
Marshall, chief of engineers of the army.
also will leave for Panama.
These officers comprise the joint army
and navy board, and their mission In
Panama is to decide on the sites for canal
fertilization. All probably will return to
Washington about April I.
Gen. Leonard Wood, who Is president
Of the board. also will go to Panama with
the second party IL his health will per-
nit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
AMENDS PURE FOOD LAW.
Heavy Penalty for Label Alleging
Government Guarantee.

The placing on any package Of food OF
medicine of statement that the United
States guarantees the contents under the
pure food act is made unlawful In a bill
which received the approval of the Sem
ate yesterday. afternoon.
A penalty of a fine of $1,000 or q years
imprisonment is provided for any per-
son, association of persons or corpora
ton to place any mark. sign or insignia
upon any sign. package, label. covering
or wrapping of any article OF food OF
medicine stating in words or effect that
the contents of such package are guar
anteed by the government Of the United
States under the pure food and DRUG
act of June 30. 1906. or are guaranteed OF
recommended in any manner by the gov
eminent of the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
WATERWAYS BILL PASSED.
Measure as It Gets Through House
Carries $42, 900, 900.

The House yesterday afternoon at 6
o'clock passed the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill. carrying q total OF
$42. 600 OOO-sS5. 600 900 Immediately avail
able and 100000 in continuing con-
tracts-and then adjourned. The two-day
consideration of the measure did not re-
suit in any important changes.
The bill will be sent over to the Senate
today, where 1t will be referred to the
committee on commerce. Immediate ac-
ton on it in that body is not expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Bank Wrecker Flickinger Free.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. February led
ward Flickinger. who was received at the
penitentiary July IL, 1907. TO serve term
OF seven and one-half years, IS the result
Of the wrecking of the Gallon (Ohio) Ma
stional Bank was released today.
The original sentence was commuted
by President Taft. Flickinger left for
West Liberty. Ohio, where his family
now lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
Credit to Asylum Managers.

>>ss>ss~o
Mr.. West emphasized that all of those
connected with the White House confer
ence and the child rescue campaign gave
full credit to the managers of orphan
asylums for the good they were doing,
and stated that the movement was not to
make destructive criticism, but to urge
consideration of a better plan of caring
for unfortunate children.
AT the close of his remarks a vote of
thanks was given to Mr.. West and he
was requested to repeat his address later.
Before the close of the meeting Mrs John
Newton Culbertson moved that the meet
ing indorse the recommendations of the
White House conference with reference
to legislation for the District of Column
bia, and resolution was passed setting
forth that the approval OF the board of
charities be required for the Incorporation
of all child-caring agencies, as well as
amendments of the charter Of any benevo-
lent corporation which includes child
caring work, and that other than duly
incorporated agencies be forbidden to en-
gage in the care of needy children.
Inspection Of Work.
THAT the board Of charities, through
its duly authorized agents. shall inspect
the work of all agencies which care for
dependent children, whether by institu-
tional or by home-flnding methods. and
whether supported by public or private
funds.
THAT the education of children in Or
phan asylums and other similar institu-
lions in the District of Columbia be under
the supervision of the board of education,
in order that these children may enjoy.
educational advantages equal to those of
the other children.
THAT all agencies engaged in child
caring work in the District of Columbia
be required by law to adopt adequate
methods of investigation and make per-
manent records relative to children under
their care, and to exercise faithful per-
sonal supervision over their wards until
legally adopted or otherwise clearly be-
yond the need of further supervisors; the
forms and methods of such investigation,
records and supervision to be prescribed
and enforced by the board Of charities.
Mr.. West today denied a published
statement to the effect that his remarks
might be interpreted as an attack upon
orphan asylums. He explained that great
credit was due to the managers of such
institutions and that he personally was
grateful for all they had done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-16
CHILDREN IN HOMES
Lecture by Mr.. West Before
Mothers Congress.
ASYLUM SYSTEM NOT BEST
Modern Method Is to Place Orphans
in Family Homes or in
Cottages.

At a meeting of the Mothers Congress
In the Washington Loan and Trust build
ing yesterday afternoon, the principal
speaker was James E. West, whose sub
Ject was THE Homeless Child" Mr..
West was asked to explain his work as
secretary Of the National Child Rescue
League an organization with thousands
of members in all parts of the United
States. He told how the organization had
been instrumental in placing more than
one thousand children in family homes
within the last two years, and how the
demand for children far exceeded the
supply.
Mr.. West explained that during recent
years it had become generally recognized
by charity workers throughout the United
States that the best way to care for de-
pendent children Is in family homes OF
in cottage plan institutions rather than
in old-fashioned orphan asylums. He re-
ferred to the unanimous action of the
White House conference in declaring it
self in favor of caring for children in
family homes instead of institutions. He
spoke most kindly of the work Of orphan
asylums and showed how they had done
much good He told of number of in
stances where they had, since the White
House conference, modified ..-eir plans
and adopted hOme-placing methods or had
decided to rebuild upon the cottage plan.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

An ideal never seems to be able to pay it's own way.
 Save your pennies and investments will swal- low your pounds.
 Some men seem to think they deserve all the credit for their ancestors.
 Widows don't seem to know how lucky they are any more than bachelors.
 It appears like it could be heaven just by hay ing no relations there to visit
 A woman has such an imagination she can remember the beautiful complexion she had as a girl when her nose was freckIed and peeled from sunburn.
 A woman's mirror tells her the truth; she in terprets it falsely.
 Even a man with sense can prove he hasn't any when he makes speech.
 A married man brags more about it in the first six months than all the rest of his life
 A man can get reputation for most anything if he has enough money to prove it.
 There doesn't seem to be more than half a dozen ways to make money, but million to lose it.
 A man who says he wants to take his wife along when he goes on a pleasure trip is one kind of hypocrite'
 It is said that there is no accounting for tastes, but one can always account for the dark brown taste he has next morning.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Some men and many photographs have bad records.
 You can save yourself lots of trouble by not borrowing it.
 Charity that expects return on the invest men isn't charity.
 Many woman holds her mirror up to art in stead of to nature.
 The flower of flock of girls isn't flower at all; she $ a peach.
 Ever notice how much better sample is than the real thing?
 Judge man by his daily talk rather than by his Sunday prayers.
 Many a man at the age of 50 wishes he was half as smart as he thought he was at the age of 21.
 And when a man meets woman with genuine blonde hair he always if it is genuine.
 While it may not be lucky to have rabbits foot, every intelligent rabbit knows that it is unlucky to lose one.
 Husbands, occasionally, are men who stay at home and earn money to pay the bills of wives who go away on vacations.
 Even baseball fans can't keep the flies off.
 The lucky man at wedding may be one who loved and lost.
 Even a man who has time to love his enemies seldom does it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
RUSSIA'S WAR RAILROADS

While the other great powers are strainng their financial ability to build war navies, Rus sia has the added burden of war railroads The duma has been asked to sanction an appropria- tion of $266, 6,312 000 for the working expenses of the state-owned roads for the coming year.
 This does not include extensions, but repre- sents only the deficit in operating expenses. Yet this is nearly twice the total appropriation asked of congress for our navy, and it is an emphatic ally war expenditure, as Russia operates as well as builds its railroads as a war agency, rather than for trade extension, or as an econom- ic demand
 They are built and operated for strategic pur- poses, and settlement is carried on for the same reason. Consequently, the nation as whole not only has to pay for the transportation of troops and munitions of war, but for the carrying of immig grants to the Siberian country and Man churia.
 It is all penalty for that forced expansion to the east, which is Russia $ historic policy and which so far, has brought her little save failure and war For this her people are held in ignor- ance and induced to debauchery, while debt is piled o: debt and tax on tax to further that ter ritorial aggrandizement which adds misery to misery.
 Siberia is to be settled, not for the good of the people, but that armies may be drawn and sustenance furnished by them in the event of other wars in that eastern territory The one good feature is that these settlers are put upon land which is given into their possession.
 From this may finally come Russia's saliva ton A land owning and soil cultivating popu- lation is the basis of any country s safety. This Russia has lacked, and this may come through this war migration, and so build up in the east a spirit of independence and with it an intelli- gence that may leaven the now sodden lump.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

tory ever recorded. Actually, tariff rates have been fixed in the interest of the manufacturer and producer. Theoretically, the wages of la bor have been considered, but when wages have been increased slightly by the tariff, their pur- chasing powerhas been reduced in a proportion so much greater that labor as a consumer has been hurt far more than he has been helped as a wage -earner.
 The producer, the manufacturer and the la borer are organized. The consumers are not or ganized Though every person is a consumer, the consumers interest never is considered by political parties, statesmen, politicians, inter- state commerce commissions, state railway con- missions, or other public officials
 A shifting of the focus of public thought to the interest of the consumer would help amaz- ingly to make real and effective the attack upon the high cost of living.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

person lacks culture happened to be one of those who have only the vaguest idea of what culture really is. What is it, anyway? Webster says it is ''the state of being cultivated especially the enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilizations refinement in manners and taste" That is the best the die tionary can do, for it is hard thing to define It isn't to be defined as a rule; it is merely to be lived It is easier to pick out an individual and say that he or she is cultured than it is to define culture.
 A pretty good idea of what culture isn't how ever. can be gained from this individual who re- preached another with lack of it. That person "studies" Browning, for instance, instead of reading and approaching Browning. He talks about Shakespeare and Shaw, Suderman and Nietzsche, Ruskin and Tasso, without under standing or approaching any of them. To him, these artists and thinkers and their works are things to talk about and to appear versed in, not to enjoy and assimiate and glory in To him, culture is garment, not an inner life; a masquerade not mode of living. It is the shell and outer husk of culture that that man sees not its substance and its beauty and it's peace and poise.
 Culture, if it can be defined otherwise than as Webster defines it, is, that which enables you to get the utmost out of life and to give the utmost. It is more than appreciation; it is efficiency. It it more than faccd and inert enjoyment; it is a dynamic quality that not only participates, but produces IC not only takes, but it gives. It isn't cloak to be put on of Monday evening or Thursday afternoon, but state of being, as irremovable as your brain. Culture is not alone learning and understanding and appreciation; it is being. It is not veneer, but soul. It is not thing that sets its possessor apart and aloof; it is state of being that fits it's possessor to mingle with humankind and to do his part in the mission of humanity. It is efficiency; and that does not mean craft or cunning or skill in money getting. It is developed personality. It is not that which is taken in from outside, but that within which is cultivated and developed and made to blossom in the perfect flower of in dividuaity. It is personality developed to the point where it will receive, as raw products, the worlds knowledge, the worlds wisdom and the worlds beauty, and transform them in the cruel ble of individuality into impulses and actions toward higher things.
 Culture isn't form or garment or course of study; it is the substance of developed per sonality. Culture isn't distinguishing mark to set its possessors apart and aloof except as their achievements set them apart it is quality of efficiency that fits them to play their part in the world as whole and complete men and women
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
THE MISERABLE CONSUMER

A writer in the Saturday Evening Post points out in lucid article that in all the talk about railroad rate regulation nothing is said about the rights of the consumer. The railroad man wants rates as high as possible; but the dis putes are always between the railroad man who wants rates to be high and the shipper who does not care picayune how high rates are so long as they are uniform
 That statement of the situation is entirely correct The consumers interests are not con- sidered by any public authority, nor do they ever figure in a rate law or in a rate fight. There are plenty of ways to get at high rates if there were anybody to present the cause of the con- sumer Not even watered stock would make any difference, because the supreme court of the United States has held that charges higher than those necessary to pay a reasonable return upon actual values cannot be upheld Capitalization really cuts no figure; it is value that counts.
 But nobody is doing anything for the con- sumer, the Post points out and it parades it as a discovery. It is no discovery. It is painful, familiar fact Nor does it apply alone to rail road rates; it applies to everything else.
 Senator Lodge has said that the ultimate con- sumer is myth; that he does not exist. Ger tainly everybody in authority has been acting and is acting as though that were a literal truth Though every person in the United States is a consumer, nowhere do the consumers interests figure in the plans of reformers except in those of few to whom nobody pays any attention be- cause they have been branded as 'populists, ' socialists" or something of that sort.
 If there is anything in which the consumer is vitally interested it is the tariff and railroad rates Every consumer-and that means every individual in the country-pays tariff taxes and railroad freights on every article he buys.
 Freight rates are adjusted between the rail road man, who wants freight rates to be high and the shipper, who doesn t care how high they are so long as he gets the same rates as other shippers, because whatever the rates are they are added to the cost of the commodities and charged up to and paid by the consumer.
 Did anybody ever hear of tariff law in this country framed in the interests of the consumer Tariff laws have been fixed with a view to profit ing the manufacturer and producer. There has been pretense that they have been fixed with 6 view to maintaining the wages of labor; but that is the nastiest piece of hypocrisy that his
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
"CULTURE"

The other day somebody in Globe was heard to say that a certain other person lacked "cul- .ture"
 That wasn't very surprising thing to hear because you could hear it, probably, in any com munity in the land; and you would be particular lv liable to hear it from the type of individual to which this critic belongs.
 For the person who said that certain other
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

"Globe enumerates unhatched chickens, :" writes the Phoenix Republican in commenting on Mr. Rohrabacher's "Globe, the capitol city, ' boom. Don't let the incident distress you, neigh bor; Globe recently took aboard new-fangled incubator, and there is no telling one day what may be matched the next However, no sites are being offered for the capitol building
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
MORNING SMILES

''Then you don't think I practice what preach, eh?" queried the minister in talking with one of the deacons at a meeting.
 ''No, sir, don't, :" replied the deacon. "You have been preaching on the subject of resgna- tion for two years, an ye haven resigned yet ''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Elections in Phoenix come with so great ire quency that the saloons are confused as to their rights under the aws.-PhoeniX Republican. If reports coming from Phoenix be true, the rights of the saloon men of that burg are confined al, most exclusively to paying licenses,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Now will somebody be good. The Tucson Star says" few words to the little politician. Abide by the dictum of the majority and if you can't do that then join the other fellow, but don't try to be bigger man than your party unless you would write failure after your name.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

"Would it be any harm to decieve her about my age?" inquired the elderly millionaire. "Probably not.''
 "I'm 60. How would it do to confess to 50?" "I think your chances would be better with her if you claimed 75''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Fish Caught and taking touching farewell of her children )-Good-by, my dears. Let this be lesson to you never to be ambitious. As you see, life hangs on but thread.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Lady Caller (confdentially to her hostess)- My dear why doesn't the dean pad his legs?
 Wife of the Dean (pathetically my dear he does.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

A Phoenix paper asserts that "railroads have rights" Bless you, yes but, pray tell, what railroad has been overlooking bets?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
Customer-Hey', waiter!

W dIIVT I VS, SII
 Customer-Kindy tell the leader of the or chestra to play something sad and low while l dine I want to see if it won't have a soften ing influence on this steak.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

''What is the most unfortunate situation you can imagine a man being in?" asked the man who is always propounding useless questions
 ''I should say,'' replied the man who cant be stumped, 'that the worst plight would be to be up in an airship, with lunch just served, and drop your false teeth overheard.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

"What you want is pretty American wife with dowry of twenty millions!"
 ''Oh, I'm not so particular. 1 could be quite content with an ugly one with forty.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Globe and Phoenix take particular pride in pointing to the outside world the profits of mu- nicipally owned water systems.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

"An affair between gentlemen, :" reads head line in a territorial newspaper. Bloodless, un- doubtedly.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08
MORNING SMILES

She-I' m afraid I'm tiring you rather.
 He-Oh, not at all. I used to be attendant in the elephant house at the zoo.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

A recent bulletin of the department of agri- culture is on the economical use of meat in the home' But how can meat be economically used in the home at present prices?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

It is something of an admission, considering the source, but the Tucson Star in a generous mood, assures the world that Arizona railroad building is not limited to Tucson
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Did you tell him you didn't believe him when he told you that you were the first girl he'd ever loved?
 Marjorie-No; but I came right back at him with another whopper. Said he was the first man who had ever kissed me-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

"What is proper?" asks the Phoenix Gazette Well, except in very exclusive circles, book is having quite run these days.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

The ''Coming of Spring. is the caption of a lengthy editorial in Colorado newspaper. Down here in Arizona we never permit the gen tie thing to get away from us.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Dr. Cook may have gone to New Jersey under the belief that the people of that commonwealth from sheer force of habit would trust his state ments.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

That young New York lady who tilted Ralph Stubbs evidently had tie pass
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

A Phoenix man has been sentenced to serve thirty days for horsewhipping his wife. It's a pity a man can't attend to his domestic affairs without the law putting in.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

If New York senators were for sale at $500 apiece, it is not to be wondered that the scale of prices for Pittsburg aldermen ranged away down,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

There was a time when the most sagacous statesmen regarded the tariff as something in which the public would never take an enthusi- astic interest," nll.Ml% l%i.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

''So you think education can become disad- vantage?"
 "Yes," answered Mr. Higgins. ''I'm always having trouble because l inadvertently use words the stenographer can't spell"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

Dck-If you will give me penny I will show you the nearest way to the town.
 Tourist-Good, my boy! Here it is.
 Dick-And if you give me another penny l will show you a nearer way.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

lar?" asks the prospective tenant.
 ''Yes," answered the agent proudly. "We really ought to call it a natatorium and charge extra rent for it"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08

'Have you lost any money on the races to- day?"
 "No, not a sou"
 'H'm, you're lucky" "Not at all. I had my purse stolen on the way there'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-04-08


 "Maria, I cant stand it any longer. Where did you put my pipe?"
 ''Up in the attic, John behind the old trunk, along with package of chewing gum I put there at the same time. You may as well brine them both down'
 The eye of a little Washington miss was at tracted by the sparkle of dew at early morning. Mamma" she exclaimed ''it's hotter'n I thought it was''
 "What do you mean?"
 Look here, the grass is all covered with per spiration."
 "What we want is harmony" said the states man.
 "Yes," said Senator Sorghum. ''It makes me think of a glee club I used to belong to. Ev- cry fellows idea of harmony was to pick his owr key and sing so loud nobody else could be no ticed.'