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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
The TALKING TOURIST.

From the Baltimore Star.
AS a revivalist, religious or political,
Col. T. Roosevelt is the one best bet.
From the Newark Evening News.
1t is hardly expected. though, that Col.
BRYAN will have leisure while in Europe
to attend any of those learned addresses
which Col. Roosevelt is going to make.
From the Memphis News-Scimitsr
Mr. Roosevelt succeeded in stirring up
things in Egypt without more than halt
trying.
From the Syracuse Post Standard.
Egyptians Resent Roosevelt Speech
Chancellor Day will observe that this
headline places T. r. at once in the class
with Moses.
From the Philadelphia Evening Telegram.
Between now and June Italy will learn
from an eminent authority that macaroni
is nutritious. France that Napoleon was
a great man. Germany that Bismarck
knew his business and all mankind that
Roosevelt has returned from Africa.
From the Buffalo Express
Mr.. Roosevelt exploded on his first con-
tact with civilization. What a lot Of talk
he must have bottled up to spill on his
own countrymen!
From the Brooklyn Standard Union.
Well, well; any other crimes besides
murder that travelling Americans must be
careful not to denounce in foreign paris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
A Deadly Parlor Ornament.

The following is dispatch from Lynch
burg, Va:
Clarence Blankenship, young man.
while visiting at the home of a neighbor
Joshua A. Scott, tonight was instantly
killed by Miss Ola Scott, who had picked
up her fathers pistol. not knowing 1t to
be loaded, and pointed 1t at him and pull
ed the trigger. Blankenship. who was
seated near two young ladies, was struck
in the left eye and died in few min
utes."
1t is in order to ask why this young
woman's father had pistol in his house
and why 1t was left out where it could be
picked up by his daughter. Fortunately
pistols are not regarded as parlor orna.
ments in many American homes. Here
and there they are used as wall decora-
tons. but usually their owners are care
full to render them harmless by having
them fired out Of doors or unloaded by
a gunsmith before they are turned into
bric-a-brac, There is no such need of a
gun In the house in city like Lynchburg
that it Is necessary to have the weapon
within the family's reach, especially while
callers are in the house.
This Lynchburg tragedy is different
only in detail from scores that are being
enacted continually The accidental shoot
ing is almost invariably the result OF
criminal carelessness on the part no,
merely of the person who pulls the trig-
ger, but Of the person who owns the
weapon and who is responsible for its
custody. The only safe place to keep a
gun in the house is where it cannot pos
sibly be used even when the long expected
emergency arises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
The Latest Yarn About Taft.

The latest story has 1t that the Presi-
dent is tired of his office and longs to
leave 1t. He realizes that he made a
mistake in declining seat on the Su-
preme bench. His equipment and as
pirations were in that direction. But. in
what he now regards as a moment of
weakness. he yielded his judgment to that
of Mr.. Roosevelt and accepted the leader
ship Of the republican party. Alas, the
day, Had he gone from the War De-
partment to the court Of highest jurisdic-
ton he would now be serving the coun-
try to its and his own satisfaction. in
stead Of being an object of attack from
many quarters. with his motives i'm
peached and his performances belittled.
Yes, yes. Following this line, one may
easily imagine the conversation between
meeting upon the latter's return. Mop
ping his forehead and looking weary, Mr..
Taft may be supposed saying to the
mighty hunter: I'm mighty glad to see
you back. old man. I've been having an
awful time since you left You were mis-
taken that once. I was not the man Tor
this place l wish 1 had never seen the
inside of the White House as chief mag
istrate. 1t has been black house to me.
Get ready to resume charge. I'm for
you. Nobody else can save the day
Then Mr.. Roosevelt: Nonsense, OIL
man! You're all right. Only you haven't
got used to the lash yet. Wait awhile.
1t won't hurt so much a year from now.
Why, don't you know, I caught it in this
same fashion in the first year or so Of
my time; and don't mind saying to you
in confidence that 1 was much discour-
aged. It's awfully good of You to want
me to take hold again. and to pick me as
the only possible winner. but you're good
for two terms and I'm going to help you
get en-"
AS a matter OF fact. Mr.. Taft is hardly
warm IN his seat, although his enemies
have been busy trying to make it warm
for him There is a great TODD. here and
yonder. The old slang phrase, charge It
to Buster. is being applied politically.
His enemies have saddled Mr.. Taft with
responsibility for every unwelcome thing
but Ha'ley's comet. But all charges
against him are subject to review, and
the next republican national convention
is over two years away and the next
presidential election nearly three. Why
should MIR. Taft run up the white flag
now?
OF course he has not. He Is not that
kind of man. His program has not yet
been enacted into law, and until it is,
and sentiment upon it's operation can be
taken, who may say what his status as
an executive is with the people? His per-
sonal popularity remains marked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
SPRING TOKENS

| From the Council Bluffs NonpareiI.
Now II the furnace only could he
traded for an automobile we would ali
be happy until fall.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
1t is rapidly approaching that time q,
the year when cooler from the weather
man elicits a sigh OF relief rather thar
SILVER of discomfort
From the Albany Evening Journal
Some men put their old winter over.
coats In hook and others buy new ones
at bargain prices. and put moth balls
! In the pockets.
From the Cleveland Leader
A lot of people hate this lovely weather
because they don't know how they're
going to get q chance to use up the little
bunch OF coal they have left over.
From the Milwaukee Journal
Take down the shovel and the hoe
hang up the fiddle and the bow. Springs
here. s
From the New York Evening Mail.
This Is precisely the time of wear when
the gentlemanly tailor gracefully rolls
bolt OF cloth across his leg and says
It'll make up elegant. Mr.. er-er-er-"
From the Sioux City Tribune.
Perhaps the lion has become afraid to
venture into the presence Of the-lambs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
Motor Thieves.

All automobile owners and dealers of
Washington should beware of the at
tentions Of pretty young woman slight
ly under medium height, slender and
graceful, with dark hair, dark eyes, an
attractively retrousse nose and lips of
the cherry ripe variety. we'll dressed
and apparently about twenty or twenty
one years of age Such a young woman
may some day, unless she is arrested
meanwhile, put in an appearance and
talk about renting Or buying machine.
She. or perhaps her accomplice. slight
ly built young man Of pronounced activ-
ity, will probably try to hire an auto
mobile for a period Of days or weeks and
will suggest a trial run. 1t will be ma
chine of the best make and in the best
condition. If she chooses a Washington
motor owner as the object of her atten-
tons and he agrees to take the machine
out for a demonstration this accom-
plished young swindler will find an OPP
portunity to ask the owner or chauffeur
to leave the car for moment to do her
some trifling favor. Perhaps she will d.
rect the car to be taken to a certain ad
dress, where she will ask that her hand
bag, which she has forgotten and left at
home, be obtained for her. AS soon as
the owner or chauffeur is out Of the car
she will set it in motion, perhaps with
the assistance Of her accomplice, who will
conveniently appear on the scene. and
in the twinkling Of an eye the valuable
machine will be whisked around the cor
ner and out of sight. If the game Is
worked as cleverly as it has been in other
cities, nothing will be heard from 1t I'M
til it is reported sold in some distant part
of the country.
On general description this would seem
to be an impossible game to work. but it
has been practiced without question in
Gan Francisco, Denver. Chicago and New
York 1t is estimated that at least
$4,000 worth of machines have been
stolen by this pair of thieves In about
the manner just set forth. 1t is known
that one of the cars stolen in the west
was sold at Lansing, Mich, few weeks
later. The thieves always choose cars
Of the highest grade, which are more
easily marketed as second-h hand bargains.
The fact that this theft has been
worked successfully suggests that auto
mobile owners will be under the neces-
sity Of organizing a new line of mutual
protection They are already organized
for certain purposes, but motor car steal
ing is such a new form of industry that
the defensive processes have not yet been
satisfactorily devised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
"Fingy" in the Fray.

Mr. Corners is again on deck Duty
calls, and he obeys. For . brief session
after his humiliation by Tammany Hall
he vent into retirement. He sought balm
at Palm Beach. Although a seasoned
fighter. he needed a rest. He had never
before received 80 severe a blow. and re-
Election and rseuperation were necessary.
In the old form Mr. Corners returns to
action. He forgives all for the sake of
the marty. A congressional election IL ap-
potptsA for the Rochester district. and
into the contest be has thrown himself
quite boisterously. His call to arms Is In
q loud voice Even the deaf may hear.
He wants every democrat In the district
20 do his duty. and he hopes many repub-
ieans may see their way to the support
Of the democratic nominee.
Ordinarily there would be no contest
worthy the name. The district 10 rspub-
Mean. Mr.. Perkins carried 1t in Novem-
her, 1905, by over ten thousand majority
bo9aDsuteoseytuyDin the fourteenth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
The CRAfTERs.

From the Boston Herald.
It cost 100000 to convict Aids OF orfo-
erv The value Of it will depend upon
subsequent proceedings.
From the Charleston News and Courier
The high cost Of living? Even the price
OF a Pittsburg alderman has advanced.
From the Providence Journal.
The Mississippi legislature has Did
ery Investigation on its hands, too
Graft is entirely non-partisan.
E,or, the Providence Evening Bulletin.
The Albany housecleaners should keep
az n Their activity with mop and
broom Is annoying for the time, but II
will grove extremely salutary.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeai.
Some Of those Pittsburg aldermen we're
bribed so cheaply they must nave been
ON the remnant bargain counter.
From the Syracuse Herald
Even Mississippi, the state OF the Union
most American in blood, believes 1t has
political corruption and will find out.
From the Omaha Bee.
And now the state of Mississippi has
unearthed q bribery scandal just al
Uncle Jim" Gordon had challenged the
admiration Of the Korld to- his states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
Washington and the Exposition.

Representative j. Hampton Moore Is an
earnest advocate of the plan or hold'ns
In Washington the exposition 70 ceieorate
an 1915 the opening of the Panama canal
He believes that the projected 1nterna-
tonaI fair will be of a character that VIII
virtually demand setting at the Ma
tonal Capital, to give 1t the fuli "orlo
significance which the circumstances in
yolve. But Mr. Moore says that the citi-
kens Of WASHINGTON must show what they
are willing to do in the premises. Ac-
cording to him. the case Is up to the peo-
Me OF the District and he intimates that
they should guarantee million ooiiars
toward financing the exposition.
Proba bly,. IL the people Of Washington
were assured that Congress would direct
che holding of the exposition here. they
would subscribe a sufficient guarantee
fund as their share of the expense.
Whether that fund was a million COLLARS
or more or less. would depend upon the
requirements. But 1t is not fair TO the
people of this District, in view of their
frequent disappointments in the past In
this same line OF experience, to ask them
20 go ahead and work up a guarantee
fund OF million dollars, with the strong
probability that in the final settlement
some other city, with a larger guarantee
fund, will swing in and get the prize.
Mr.. Moore. probably with the best in
tentions in the world. states the case
somewhat out of sequence. The Panama
exposition of 1915 should not become the
object of a commercial competition. The
selection of a city should not depend upon
the size Of the local guarantee fund. Con-
gress should choose the site OF the EXPOSE
ton in accordance with the principle or
fitness and not with reference to the
wealth or the enterprise or the liberallty
of the citizens of any particular commu-
nifty. If Washington is the right place
for the exposition sentimentally and his
torcally it should be chosen for this pur-
pose. 1t is. of course. the right OF Con-
gress in selecting Washington on such
q basis. to stipulate that local guaran-
tee of some size must be raised, but Con-
gress will be cheapening the whole affair
and lessening its significance as a world
event if it puts 1t on the plane OF COM
petition between the cities without refer
ence to appropriateness.
The people of Washington can be de-
pended upon to do their share toward
making such an exposition a great sue
cess But il is always to be borne in
mind that they are not commercial peo-
pie in the same degree that are the resi-
dents OF New York or Philadelphia, Bos-
ton or Chicago, St. Louis or San Fran
cisco They cannot enter into a compe-
tition with any of these cities for selec-
ton on the guarantee fund basis. The
United States should not expect them to
contribute as much as others, who have
large industries and whose commercial
interests are directly involved in and con-
trbutory TO a successful exposition.
The Panama canal exposition of 1915
should be a national affair in the broad
est possible sense, and the selection Of
the site for it should be determined by
the House and Senate on the highest plane
Of appropriateness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
The Fish That Escape.

AT first thought the invention OF MI.
Weldon of Winsted, Conn.,, which has
Just been announced, of a combination
fish-poie handle and weighing scale that
will record the weight of every fish that
II hooked, whether it is landed or not,
would seem to be a great boon to the
fishermen whose largest catches remain
uncaught and upon whom the world turns
a deaf and unsympathetic ear when they
tell of their near fortune in the Turing Of
the finny tribe Such a scale would ap-
pear to be certain to allay doubts of We
racity. 1t would silence the skeptics. But
there is another side to the question.
There is such a thing as too much accu-
racy and truth. Something must be left
to the ina gination, or half the JOY of
angling will be destroyed. The fish that
gets away may not be as large as the
unIucky angler thinks it is, but no
amount of skepticism on the part of I'M
sympathetic hearers will ever convince
him of that fact. As rule the pisca-
torial prevaricator does not mean to ex-
asgerate. He starts with an uncertainty.
A Ash has hooked his line and has pulled
like a two-pounder There are some fish
that when landed and put on the scales
VIII Only BLOW dUOut twenty OunCcS ana
feel as If they weighed five pounds while
they are struggling in the water. The
presence of a tell-tale machine in the han
die OF the Ash rod may serve in the in
terest of scientific accuracy. but 1t Will
destroy one of the fondest illusions Of the
sport. Who wants to know that the fish
that has escaped was only an overgrown
ninnow? Who cares enough for uncom-
promising truth to have a fixed record
of every nibble. bite and fruitless strug-
gle? No. Mr.. Weldon Of Winsted is not
a benefactor. He is an iconoclast, a de-
stroysr Of human happiness. an invader
OF one OF the most precious rights of man
and II is TO be hoped that his machine
which has been so highly lauded in pros
pect, will be IKE so many other promis-
Ing inventions, a failure in practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
RESOLUTIONS.

/ amt a-goin to git mad when the gas man
comes aroun'
With q bill that looks as IL I'd furnished gas fer
half the town.
won't fume an fare an throw a At. an tear
my hair an cuss,
When the stovepipe comes arumblin' down a.
makes awful muss.
Or II when / have gone TO bed
The telephone should ring,
An 10 my bare an tender feet I'd quickly
have to spring
To And there's nothin' doin',
An they've rung me by mistake.
Ill simply swaller down my rage
An bear the cold an shake.
An all the other cares Of life
I'm goin' to ignore
There amt no pestern' troubles
Coin to hurt me any more;
For I've made my resolutions
That I'm goin' to keep bust,
An I'm never goin' to worry
Or git mad until l must.
Indianapolis NsWA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
THOUGHTS ON SPRING

The east wind hints Of middle May,
The Landscape lines are black and harsh,
The clouds are sulen, low and gray,
Inc wild geese honk across the marsh;
At least. that's what Wild geese should =
In every proper 'pome" on spring;
l never heard them honk, tits true
But that's the way the poets sing.
The blackbfrd teeters in the brake
The throstle baunts the hawthorn hedeo.
And In the twilight by the lake
The curlew's call trails through the eedeos
i never heard q throstle trill
j never saw a blackbird swing.
l don't know what a sedge is-still
It's always used In PONIES on spring.
The dafodils droop DER the leas
Arbutus scents the woodland moss
The fragile. pale anemones
Bow to the wind and sway and toss:
That IL, Of course, they do In verse,
But otherwise We have to dig
Down to the bottom OF our purse
In order TO possess a sprig.
The vernal beauties Of the spring
Exist but in the minds vague eye;
We only hear the spsrrows sing
The only buds are those buy:
IL In no time to WOO the Muse
With moving van backed TO the door
The which In why I give my views
And vote the spring a deadly bore.
Rochester Post Express.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
THE. FEMALE BODY POLITIC.

With men body polite somehow he At
tanned
without that so-called body being more than
rudely strained.
They seem to get together ny mutual consent
And though he's but a finger every man Is well
content.
But when it comes to women II 10 quite another
thing;
OF female body politics none wants to be the
wing;
And none will be the pedals or the torso. 1t n
said,
But each and every woman is disposed to he the
head.
-Lusana ". Sheldon in New York Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
THE DESERTED CITY.

Breakfast in Manhattan,
Lunch in Cleveland, o.;
A cup Of tea In Chicopee,
Dine at Ko..5mo;
Make a speech at Newark,
Another one at Lynn,
Stop to smoke at Roanoke.
At Buffalo turn in;
Early morn in Portland,
Meeting at the Hub
Talk some more at Baltimore
Lunch at q Richmond club;
Take q nap at the Water Gap,
on to Pittsburg then,
Make at Detroit a speech adrot,
Chicago reached by ten;
Daehing to New Haven
To spend an hour at Yale,
Speak on law at Saginaw
And dedicate a jail:
Then q jump to Yonkers,
Linger at Cohoes.
A quick. short call at gay st. Ped,
And then-well, goodness knows,
All around the circle,
North, south, east and weet,
Texas. Maine and back again.
With not a sign OF rest;
Every single village,
The big ones and the small,
Near or far. where'er they are,
Each demands a call;
Not a one neglected.
All, yes, alas. there's one
That seldom sees the President,
Deserted Washington!
Paul West In New York Wsea1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
No Fireworks for New York.

Unless present orders are revoked. the
city of New York will be comparatively
noiseless on the Fourth Of July. Before
he left office on the change Of municipal
administration the former fire commits
sioner ordered that no permits for the
sale Of fireworks should be issued between
the 10th of June and the 10th OF July.
When Mayor Gaynor took charge of az
fairs he was besieged with requests from
the fireworks interests and some citizens
to revoke the prohibitive order, and for a
time seemed inclined to do So Express
sions Of his to that effect, however
brought forth a great clamor OF protest
He received letters from all classes OF
citizens. beseeching him to let the prohl.
bition stand, and giving convincing ns.
ures of fireworks injuries. He has now
written to the new fire commissioner in
structing him to enforce the order issued
by his predecessor. to the effect that per.
mits TO sell fireworks at retail, which are
required by the law in all cases. shall Be
suspended for the month covering Inde-
pendence day. This is 30 nearly a sweep
ing prohibition Of the fireworks trade
that manufacturers and wholesale dealers
in explosives are frank in declaring thai
it kills the business this year in the city
Of New York.
OF course, 1t is possible for people tc
buy before June TO- but comparatively
few Of those who celebrate the Fourth
with noise and detonations are forehanded
enough to provide themselves with the
necessary ammunition a month in ad
vance. In ordinary circumstances tn,
great bulk Of the retail trade is conducted
during the week Immediately preceding
July 4.
1t IL true, as some Of the dealers az
fected by Mayor Gaynor's decision aver
that the majority Of Independence day in
juraes result from toy pistols ana can
mons. and are not attributable to manu-
featured fireworks. Nevertheless, q laYg,
percentage Of the maisnings are due L
crackers and other devices for the max
| inr of noise and light. In most cities tn,
sale OF toy pistols and cartridges Is al
ready prohibited under the general 20
lice regulations. and the prohibition o
fireworks nov ordered In New York 4
simply a continuation Of the policy o
] rendering jt-moTe- difHeult tal the chil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
THE SPENDTHRIfT MUSES..

He shaved along for several years
And made a little money.
He had a host of woes and fears,
But saved a little money:
He never had the time to spend
An evening with some cheerful friend
He kept toiling to the end
And saved a little money.
He died last week. and folks now say
He saved a little money:
Nobody mOurns although he may
Have saved a little money:
] hope that when l come 70 die
Folks will not where / lie,
Therefore. old scout. l shall not try
To save q little money.
st. Louis 0taa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

You who whisper that you lore me,
Pause q moment; tell me this:
Will you. think you, still dream OF ne,
VIII yeu crave Of me . KISS
When the yeAgs have addod fatty
Tissue to my slender framef
when I'm neither trtg nor natty.
Will you love me just the same?
Will you stiii keep up your sTdor
When I am of ample Girthf
Won't your heart for me grow harder
When my footsteps shake the earths
Do you think you'll love me duly n
When ] grow - large % natl
Tell mr.. dSrling; tell me truly.
viii you love me when I'm fht1
New Yoek- TeleS1al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
TWO VARIETIES.

When busy bees DER flower beds whiZz
We have good reason
To say that gentle spripgtime il
real season.
But when each day a downpour has
Or else a drizzie.
We can but stamp the springtime as
woeful hzzle.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03
DANGEROUS DREAMS

II just q brick of radium
Hung to a modern flyer
Could send the biplane DER the moon
And twenty millions higher,
Perhaps a washer Of tn stuff
That's full of dash and dazzle
damned on the axle Of the earth
Would whirl us to a frazzle.
Cleveland Plain Deal0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-03

dren to obtain the means of mutilating
themselves while engaged in a thoughtless
observance of Independence day. Wash
ington's experience with an anti-fireworks
order last year proves conclusively that
the prohibition against the sale of these
goods saves lives.