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The National tribune., 1910-06-02

Edwin R. Lee Post, IS, New Hart
ford. Conn, is unanimously in favor of
John McElroy for the next National
Commander of the G.. A. r. ]. Nelson
Brown, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-06-02

At a regular meeting OF Stephen
Munger Post, 425, Freeland, Mich, a
motion supporting the candidacy of
John McElroy for Commander-in-Ch Chief
was unanimously indorsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02

relations to residences Of the better class
With all the building that has gone on
in Washington during the past two dec
ades there has been an undersupply OF
what may be. for the lack Of better
| term. styled tenements for the poor.
Some progress. has, it is true. been made
in this direction in the construction OF
small "two-family fats but these
house a comparatively small number OF
people and are for practical purposes OF
no value whatever in solving the real
alley problem. for they do not draw the
poorer alley jewellers out of their in
sanitary homes. where cheapness is the
first consideration
1t has been suggested that the city
will most effectually solve this probiem
by itself engaging in a tenement con-
struction enterprise. But the day seems
far distant when Congress will permit
such a departure along the lines Of prac-
tical socialism. Meanwhile. before the
alley slums are actually eliminated. some
one must consider the question OF pro-
viding in advance decent homes Tor tue
evicted. SO that when the alleys ana
courts are purged of their evil condltiohs
the dwellers therein will not simply hoch
to other congested centers, which must IN
turn be attacked and transformed at
constantly increasing expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
The WEST POINT SILENCE.

From the Jersey CITY Journal.
Those West Point cadets who resorteo
to the "silence treatment are in good
way of learning that the first duty OF a
soldier is obedience.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
or course those West Point cadets are
a miserable lot of villains. and should De
hanged, drawn and Quartered. but before
they are turned over to the eXecutlonef
we wish they would tell us how to Go It,
From the Boston Advertiser.
The West Point cadets may now apply
the silence to the foot ball season. IL
is the newest of the new rules.
From the Omaha Bee.
Those West Point cadets are showing
the force of concerted action, which is
one of the points in an army's efnclency.
From the Boston Herald.
The sulky West Point cadets will hard
~ carry their contumacy beyond the line
Of foot ball prohibition.N
From the Syracuse Herald
insurgency. certainly is in the air. Now
the entire corps of West Point cadets is
under arrest for administering the Isl
lence" to an instructor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Garden Competitions.

For two years past the residents Of
suburbs on Rhode island avenue extended
have been conducting garden competi-
tons for the purpose of stimulating indi-
vidual interest in landscape work. i'm the
cultivation of residential premises and
the incubation of community spirit.
The second of these competitions has just
concluded With the award of prizes, in
circumstances indicating that the idea has
appealed to a larger number of residents.
There is no measuring the good effect
of such movements, which have occurred
in other parts Of the District with the
most beneatial result Of stimulating the
pride of householders in the physical ap-
pearance OF their properties.
One of the great drawbacks in Wash
ington to the movement to improve the
landscape effect Of the residence streets
through the cultivation of flower gar
dens and lawns is the fact that the ma
iority Of householders are tenants and
not owners. Their tenure is uncertain
from year to year, as better houses are
offered to induce them to move or as
they adopt the apartment style of living.
Nevertheless. the average renter feels a
pTt0c III tHe eNIcTndI appearance VI tuC
property which he temporarily occupies,
and much has been accomplished during
the past few years to overcome the hand
leap Of non-ownership.
In the suburbs conditions are more
favorable to this sort of work, for the
average suburban dweller owns his resi-
dence or is in the process Of acquiring
title. Every stroke of work put upon
his garden is in the nature of an invest
ment Furthermore, it is to the interest
Of each individual householder in such
circumstances to encourage the rivalry
OF his neighbors, to lend himself to
sharp competitions for prizes or for in
tangible honors. For from the friendly
strife of adjacent residents comes a gen.
eral improvement in conditions. enhanc-
ing the value OF the entire suburb Every
such community thrives upon its power
to attract newcomers. whose desire for
accommodations intensifies the demand
and thus reacts favorably upon the value
Of the holdings of those already in pos
session.
Thus the cultivation of smooth lawns
and artistic flower beds and well trimmed
hedges and ornamental vines in a house
plot has a distinctly commercial aspect
which the intelligent property owner is
sure to recognize in time. There is no
profit in slovenliness or Indifference to
the physical appearance Of a dwelling
place. The good citizen is he who takes
the greatest pride in his environment, and
every community. large or small. is-rated
according to the manner in which land
scape opportunities are accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
monthly publication full of light and

monthly puDNcat1on 1ult or ngnt anu
leading.
The Commoner. it is understood, has
been a very profitable investment from
the financial point of view. Its circu-
lation is in the west in Bryan strong
holds, where any word from or about the
peerless leader finds eager readers. His
followers seem never weary of news OF
or from him. whether spoken or writ
ten.
1t is to be doubted, however, if Mr..
Bryan owes his continued prominence in
affairs to this means Of addressing the
public. Rather has he held his own by
keeping up his travels. His tongue has
been as busy as his pen: and we'll as
he writes. he speaks better. He is prop
erly described as "a born orator" carry
ing men along by an agreeable presence
and words uttered with fire and in
voice of music AS writer he possesses
only the conventional equipment Of a
smooth style.
What part Mr.. La Follettes publica ton
played in his latest success is not es-
timated. Probably not a great part
The senator won on a program with
which his constituents and the country
at large were familiar before he invested
in printing outfit. He simply reaped
where with other means he had long
been sowing.
1t is a free country. and he who runs
for Office-may print as well as read. If
the thoughts that crowd his mind are
too numerous to be mentioned by only
one agency, he is at liberty to add an
other. Are we approaching day when
every public man with a message will
deliver it In part by type and ink owned
and controlled by himself?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
At SARATOGA.

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
when Roosevelt swung his AK the
Saratoga chips fell.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
vice President sherman.s statement nI
.,.t insurgency is declining has been
.nnfirmed by the Saratoga convention. Ii
don;ined to elect him temporary chair
man.
,,.o,, ,he Columbus Ohio State Journal
Tuesday's New York Times shamelessiy
saaared that ofgbacrdbyT' ndep''''S shr
.,s Oh sh S s, although no hint OF the
gu of Col. Roosevelts speech was
supposed to be made known until after
delivery
From the Rochester Herald:
rf.'. saratoga the battle resulted merely
in a change of bosses.
~, the Concord Evening Monitor.
' nm, .ther or no Saratoga was the last
II was there that the old guard
got theirs.
r,,,,, the Rochester Post-Express
Th. first thing New York democrats
.,,nht 10 do is to pass vote OF thanks
to Citizen Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
David B. Hills Support.

In one of the stories from Rochester II
was stated that comfort was taken there
from the fact that the incubus OF DaNld
B. Hills support. which hurt the party
in 1904, would not be felt this year. by
the Jumping Jehoshaphat. Is mere ho
such thing as gratitude in this world:
Who made Alton &. Parker. Judlclaiiy
and politically? Who gave him his flrst
opportunityo Who saw him safely 10
scat on the bench? Who discovered his
availability as a presidential candldate'
and shaped the program Tor introducing
him to the national democracy? VINO en-
gineered to success at St. Louis the Par
ker candidacy against the influence Oh
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hearst?
The man who did these things was Da-
vid B. Hill. He employed no brass band,
and therefore was but little in evidence.
But his was the guiding hand, rleverthe-
less, in all that prior to- 1904 had Injured
to Judge Parker's benefit as public
man. And, except for Mr.. Hill, Judge
Parker would never have been mentioned
in connection with the presidency.
Upon returning from the st. Louis con-
vention, Mr.. Hill must have felt a deep
sense of disgust with sudden develop
mCiltS OF the SITUATION. lie saw the CAN
ddate fall under the influences of Wall
street coteric. He saw the national COM
mittee organized OH a basis but little
above a joke. He saw himself pushed
into the background for men with whom
he had no sympathy. And SO he had but
little to say during the campaign. He
supported the ticket, but his support
could not have been an incubus. 1t was
not then of national notice.
1t would he absurd TO say that il Wall
street had kept hands off, the national
committee been organized upon able and
intelligent lines, and matters left to the
direction of Mr. Hill, Judge Parker would
have been elected. Nobody could have
steered the ticket to success. 1t was
distinctly republican year. But we
should have seen a democratic campaign
free from many of the follies that dis
figured it. and that undoubtedly contrib
uted to the enormous size of the ajority
rolled up by the opposition.
But how about Mr.. Hill this year? Will
he not support Mr.. Dix? And if his sup
port is incubus will not the candidate
either have to bear it, or decline it? Does
anybody believe he will decline it? This
Is not good time for abusing veteran,
who, though on the retired list, has a
vote and few friends left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
General Registration.

Were 1t not for the fact That the Amerl-
can public has intimately associated the
taking of official photographs OF indi-
vidusls with the idea of a "rogues' gal
iery'' the suggestion advanced by Mr..
Hall of Minneapolis before the American
Prison Association for a universal sys-
tenn OF personal identification would prob
ably not be instinctively resisted. Thus
far in the development of the United
States there has been no effort to place
the entire body of citizens under police
surveillance. The theory that obtains on
this side of the Atlantic is that every
member of the community is lawabiding
and honest. a theory based in a large
measure upon fact inasmuch as criminals
form, but small percentage Of the total
population. Consequently the taking of
ofliciaI photographs is rated as a token
of suspicion and virtually Of accusation,
and it will be dif1icult to win converts to
the idea of any system of general ident-
fication such as that proposed by Mr..
Hall.
At the same time there are certain ad-
vantages in a method of this kind. Off
cial supervision over the individual citi-
zen need not necessarily be inspired by
suspicion or fear. 1t may be benevolent,
designed chiefly for the protection of the
Individual rather than for his detection
when he transgresses In. Germany
most complete system OF surveillance is
in vogue. Every citizen is strictly ION
his good behavior" Yet with certain lin
tations incidental to military govern
ment in which every male citizen is sub
ject to service the maintenance of this
close watch upon the individual has mer-
it's. Identification is the least Of the OBJ
jects of system Of wholesale registra-
ton. In many ways the establishment of
close relations between the citizen and
the state works to the formers interest.
He is given the benefit of the feeling of
responsibility toward the law which is
impressed upon all others through the re-
quirement imposed upon them.
Probably no system OF federal registra
ton could be established in this country
as an original plan. If system of that
sort is to be evolved it will probably be
after it has been tried in some OF the
states. Experiments of this character
are usually thus conducted, and the e&-
perience gained in this manner is APP
piled In the evolution of a general project.
1t is quite likely that through the adop-
ton of more liberal. constructive methods
of penology the attitude of the average
citizen toward the law and it's represent
atives will be changed from one of in
stinctive hostility to one of sympathy
and cooperation. Such should be the po-
sition of every member Of the community,
but it cannot be evolved through re-
pressive measures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
SKEPTCS.

When your old dad was as little as you
Was he likely to do
What they wanted him to:
Why certainly so. And quick wink
He did as they bid him before you could think
Hey! Hev!
What did you say:
What makes you keep wnkins and grinning thai
way?
Your uncle's been "tellin you sumthin?'' Dear
dear!
You mustn't believe all the stories you hear
When dad and his playmates were nice little boys
The first Of their joys
Was giving their toys
To poor little children who needed them more;
Your dad good he gave all of his store
Hey! Hey!
What do you say?
Your mother has some OF 'em now. put away?
Such nerve was unknown in my day! I'll be
hound
You imps have been shopping and pryins around
When daddy was young he was deaf, dumb and
blind
To pranks unrefned:
He'd a serious mind.
He paid no attention to girls and their looks
But gave all his time 10 his tasks and his books.
Hey! Hey?
What do you say?
Yes. mother was raised in the very same wsy
You found an old letter and read It? NV Seat,
We used to spank children for mischief like that
-Hsrper's Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Alley Homes and Substitutes.

Assurance is given by the District Com
missioners, in response to a resolution adj
dressed to them by the Central Labor
Union of this city, that q vigorous cam
paign will be conducted, as rapidly as
the increase in the Districts revenues
permits, against the alley slums of the
capital This is good news, to be well
coined by every thoughtful citizen who
recognizes the physical and moral dangers
Of the alley dwellings. There are, how
ever, two considerations to be borne in
mind in this connection. Under the
present congressional policy Of appropria
ton for the Districts needs progress
along this line of reform and improve
ment is certain to be slow if measured
by the increases in the Districts revenues
available for the prosecution Of large
permanent works after caring adequately
for the current maintenance and ex-
tinguishing the floating debt Another
point to be considered Is that in all the
blind alley and alley court improvement
projects it is not sufficient merely to
wipe out that which exists, without re-
placing the insanitary dwellings of the
poor with decent, conveniently located
habitations.
1t may not be true that these alley
slums exist in Washington today solely
because there are no better places for the
poor to live. But it Is true to a large
measure that the poor residents Of Wash
ington have great difficulty in finding
homes within their means and within con-
venient range Of their work. A large per-
centage Of the working colored women of
Washington, the cooks and laundresses
and general domestic servants who are not
housed by their employers. live in these
alleys, which are generally within prac-
ticable range Of their service places
These women cannot afford to pay car
fare in going to and from their work.
They are compelled to be on duty at
such an early hour that 1t is not safe for
them to take service at q distance OF
more than two miles from home at the
outside. The result of this system Of
domestic service is that these people
seek lodgment in courts and alleys that
are dotted throughout the city, in close
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
THE SULTAN OF SULU.

From the Chicago News.
In the circumstances the Sultan of Sulu
will not have to stop off in Nevada and
lose half dozen wives
From the Buffalo Express
As the Sultan of Sulu did not bring his
pearls here to be sold. the purpose OF
his visit may be to ask for an increase
in salary.
From the Columbus Evening Dispatch.
The esteemed Sultan of Sulu took pains
soon after landing, to declare with EN-.
phasis that he now has but one wife and
that he has come to the conclusion thar
more than that is too much trouble. The
sultan might have put the matter a little
more Automatically. don't you think?
From the Augusta Herald.
The Sultan of Sulu told New York re-
porters that he now has but one wife.
but he refused to tell them what disposi.
ton he had made of the rest Wonder
if they practice cannibalism in his coun.
try?
From the Milwaukee Journal.
The Sultan of StAu has paid his re-
spects to his overload. the President
Westward the course of empire takes its
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
TIE CHAMBER AFFAIR.

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal
According to Nine. Cavalieri's lawyer
ex-Sheriff Bob Chanler was in "a sug.
gestible state" Texas, or beastly intoxi-
cation?
From the Topeka State Journal.
Perhaps Bob Chanler was merely en-
deavoring to restore the balance in the
matrimonial market. Hitherto the dukes
and counts have had the better Of it.
From the Atchison Globe.
There are those who will question the
statement that Lima Cavalieri is the fair
est woman in the world, but as bust
ness woman she seems to have Hetty
Green guessing.
From the Wilkesbarre Times Leader
That Chanler matter seems to narrow
down to whether the first Mrs Chanler
and two children shall get their alimony
or Cavalieri get her price. Nice condi-
ton isn't it?
From the Newark Star
Saved BY His Tailors Bill may uiti-
mately be the correct title for that STIR
ring Chanler-Cavalieri story Of alleged
love and alleged millions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Preached Out.

A Brooklyn minister has just announced
hfs intention to resign after fifteen years
OF faithful service in the pulpit. He
explains his decision on the ground that
he Is preached out He has delivered
some 1.5N0 sermons. and feels that his
congregation has now heard all that he
weary his hearers and repeat himself he
desires to move to pastures new.
1t might be suggested that possibly
this minister of the gospel. like many
others who have failed TO realize the
development of social and spiritual con-
ditions. does not recognize his own OPP
portunity to be forever fresh and inter-
csting and instructive. For the preacher
who takes the broadcast view of his re-
sponsibility there Is no limitation In
every aspect life is continually changing
Social relations are in a perpetual state
Of evolution. and while the fundamental
principles Of Christianity are unaltered
their applications to the problems of life
arc infinite in variety.
In the good old days even the most
conscientious preachers of the gospel were
accustomed To go down into the barrel ;"
to rescue sermons of an early date, half
forgotten by even the oldest of their
Pensioners. Certain sermons could
safely be reproduced at frequent inter-
vals. Churchgoers with a taste for
strength OF language in the depletion
Of the terrors of the hereafter did not
tire Of the almost photographic repeti-
tons Of their favorite sermons The
mere fact that this Brooklyn clergyman
fears that he has lost his hold upon
his hearers is evidence of a new taste
in theological circles, taste for novelty.
The average churchgoer today asks for
sociological lectures rather than theolog-
icai disputations. The demand is for ap-
piled religion rather than for theory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
ALL he WANTS.
rlin airship's wonderful craft.

The Zeppelin airship's q wonderful craft.
The acrOplane breaks q bobstay or a shaft,
Or guy wire snaps or rudder goes wrong,
Or the thing makes bobbc and hops on the
throng.
And where is the man Of the air after that:
He is scrambled aud crushed and picked UP in a
hat.
The aeroplanes wheels will refuse to 20 round
And another unfortunate bumps the hard ground
The plane viii not lift and it falls its tail !:
The wheel will not work and the driver turns
pale:
The wings fold together. the driver goes blim !.
The engine falls on him and so nattens him.
But the Zeppelin! That is a wondrous machine:
Gigantic and stately it lifts DER the scene.
II the thing doesn't burst burn up and come
down.
Or get ripped in a forest or smashed ON town,
Or struck bv storm. break it's back or collapse,
1t will reach where 1t started for-ma ybc, per-
hans.
1t is fine to read stories Of man birds and things
But the Lord never meant a fat man to have
wings.
Unless. maybe. at dinner. Man-birds seoot
around
But the man who is fat keeps his feet on the
ground
TO the man bird he may be an object OF mirth
But the man who is fat. all he wants is the
earth:
Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Statesmen and Printing Presses.

Norman Mack, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, was an early
arrival at Rochester. and q busy man
from the moment he registered. But
not alone about politics. Farseeing. he
improved the occasion to boom the mag
azine he has started, and was able to
assure the public that the next number
containing, Of course, matter relating to
the convention and its work-would be
unusually interesting.
4 statesman with a magazine or news
paper attachment is not q novelty. Soon
after his first defeat for the presidency.
Mr.. Bryan set the. fashion. and others
have copied him. Tom Watson estab-
lished monthly magazine for the dis
tribution Of his views, and Senator La
Toilette a sort of weekly review of
things political. Then Mr.. Mack, al
though already a newspaper proprietor.
added TO his activities by issuing a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Undisturbed.

Golden glory in de trees;
Sunshine on de bay:
Rabbit sittin' at his ease
An partridge on de way.
White folks talkin' bout de vote
An de market news
Pass me down dat OF gray coat
An dem cowhide shoes.
Street cars jumpin' out O. sight
Ain no good to me;
I dom need no 'lectric light
To fin dat 'possum tree.
White folks hustles all de day
Up dar in de town
Put my fishin' pole away
An pass dat shotgun down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
announcement.

This is the fourth time you have asked
me to marry YOU" said the good-looking
girl, resentfully. Il am sure have never
encouraged YOU
II don't know about that" replied the
serious young man. you're the only girl
l know who doesn't laugh when | pro-
pose to her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
Smugglers.

The smusgler used to be a man
OF rugged face and manner,
Who marshaled his ill seeming cla:i
Beneath an outlaw banner.
But now the person who is found
In such transactions shady
In social life holds lofty ground,
And sometimes is a lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Patient Listener.

They ought to put somebody in charge
of this road who knows how to run it,
exclaimed the indignant commuter.
That's what I Think replied the con-
ductor, with sigh. Il have been listen
ing to advice on how to run this road for
years; but the company doesn't take any
notice of my superior information
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
MEASURING TINE.

We knew her be 1t understood.
And il wss quite a blow
When she forsoOk our neighbOrhood
About nine cooks ago.
But now the lady. when We pass,
No friendship doth evince;
She got beyond our humble class
At least three husbands since
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