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Farm Losses and City Gains.

Secretary Wilson's talks on high food
prices OF late have laid emphasis on the
fact that fewer people are engaged in
farming nowadays in proportion to the
population, than ever before. In Phila-
delphia Wednesday night he asserted
that the fundamental difficulty is that the
people are leaving the farms to such
an extent that there are not enough re-
manning to produce the food needed by
the increasing numbers of consumers.
The young people are being lured to the
cities, factories and mines, and conse-
quently the tillage of the soil Is neg
lected
For some years socfologists have been
concerned over what has come to be
known as the city drift. a phenomenon
of urban migration regarded as con-
tributing to the evils of city life. Nu-
merous suggestions have been offered to
the end of correcting this tendency in
order to lessen the city congestion. Sec
rotary Wilson's statement indicates that
the city drift is a menace from another
point of view. 1t not only crowds the
urban centers and thereby increases the
number of people dependent upon the
rural sections for physical maintenance,
y.
Every able-bodied young man who moves
from the farm to the city is double
loss in the economic situation. He be-
comes a consumer instead Of a producer
Rural conditions are infinitely more at
traetive today than they were half a
century or even a quarter Of a century
ago. The average farmer, especially in
the eastern part of the country, is far
better off than the average city dweller
in point of sufticiency of supplies, while
he is almost as we'll equipped with con-
veniences. The trolley car, the telephone
and the rural free delivery have brought
him into close touch with the cities and
widened his sphere of industrial and in
tellectual activity. He is within the cur
rent of the worlds thought and has far
broader range Of resources than his
father had.
In these circumstances it is deplora BILE
that country boys should persist in NOV
ing downward. There Is no remedy that
can be applied to prevent the movement
save through education. 'The problem.
however. is no longer exclusively that of
the farmer. 1t has become the city man
business to do whatever is possible to
keep the boys on the farm. Secretary
Wilson last evening appealed directly to
the Manufacturers Club of Philadelphia,
before which he was delivering his ad-
dress, to make close study of this
matter and to assume the initiative to
correct the tendency Of city movement,
which is imposing double burden upon
society in general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Regulating the Use of Arms.
from the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
That is an interesting and a suggestive
proposal which has been made at Albany
to legislate against the common use
and even ownership of the ingenious de-
vice which has been invented for silenc
ing the noise of firearms. That device is
said to be so effective as to make the
discharge of a rifle or a pistol nearly
noiseless, without decreasing the lethal
effectiveness OF the weapon. 1t is easily
conceivable that such an attachment to
military firearms would be of inestimable
advantage in warfare, a noiSeless rife
using smokeless powder giving practical
~ no Information as to the location of
its user. But it is obvious that precisely
the same thing would make gun or a
pistol q far more dangerous tool for the
use OF ASA ssns. II may. indeed, be said
that there is no legitimate use for the
silencfng device, save in military doings
and in actual war. If We grant that
citizens now and then need to use fire
arms against burglars, highwaymen and
others it should be obvious that the
most desirable and most effective arm
for such purposes is not the most silent,
but the most noisy. The report of the
piece is almost as useful as the bullet
In frightening away narauders and Civ
ing an alarm for the summoning of help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Defense of the Chesapeake.
From the Baltimore American.

Attention has been directed quite
great deal of late years to the defense OF
the Pacific coast and the outlying pos
sessions of the country. This centering
of interest upon the portion of the coun-
try and it's subsidiary territory that faces
Asia has not diverted attention from the
necessity for further Notifications in or
der to protect the great wealth centers of
the Atlantic coast. Particularly the pro-
lection Of the great city of Baltimore and
the National Capital with the protection
of Norfolk and the other important places
adjacent to the Chesapeake has been a
theme of uppermost interest in the minds
Of persons who have made study Of
the strategic points in relation to the
mouth of the Chesapeake. The assem-
bling yesterday of eighty persons at Nor
folk, either from the localities and cities
that have vital interest in the project of
the government or else officials and naval
and military experts, was one of the most
momentous gatherings of its kind ever
held. Baltimore stands AAfOre the world
as one of the most Important cities in
itself, and in its relation to Washington
and the government would be justified in
expanding every dollar to create a con-
d1tion of defense for IL that would give
the Chesapeake Gibraltar formidability
The physical conditions are favorable and
the engineering enterprise is at hand so
| that il may be expected that within O.
| few years the great scheme OF all expert
Strategists who are conversant with the
situation will be realized and the Chesa-
peake bay be made too inhospitable for
| an enemy's navy to dare force entrance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Panama Libel Cases,

The governments procedure in the
Panama libel cases against the New York
World and the Indianapolis News has
been sinsulary ineffective from the out
set At first an effort was made to Sc
cure the eXtradition TO Washington from
indianapolis of the publisher of the latter
paper, to answer TO an indictment found
here alleging a libel committed against
certain individuals, including the then
president. the then Secretary of War,
and Messrs. Charles Taft. Douglas Rob-
inson and William \. Cromwell. The
federal judge of the circuit court at In
dianapohs dismissed the application for
extradition on the ground that the libel
was primarily committed, if at all, within
The state of Indiana and that the libeled
persons had their remedy at law in that
state
The government next endeavored to as
slime the position of the ibeled party, and
an indictment was brought III New York
by federal grand jury, charging the
New York World with libel committed on
United States territory. the military res
ervation al West Point, with a further
count based upon the delivery of copy
of the paper 10 a post office inspector in
the government building in New York
city. This prosecution was undertaken
under the federal statute designed TO
protect harbor dcfenses and Notifications
constructed or used by the United States
from malicious injury. and for other pur-
poses
This second move brought the libel case
10 its most objectionable aspect. with the
government standing as complainant un-
der statute obviously designed for the
physical safeguarding OF federal interests
and by no reasonable stretch of construc-
ton capable of justifyIng a criminal ac-
aion against the publisher OF a newspaper
If the contention OF the government could
be maintained in this instance 1t would
be possible for the United States as com
plainant in libel proceedings to regulate
the utterances OF the press in every part
of the country and thereby to establish q
federal censorship of the most tyrannous
description.
Fortunately in the last analysis of the
situation for both the government and
the newspapers Judge Hough of the
United States district court for the south
ern district of New York has auashed
the Indictment thus found against the
New York World. putting an end TO pro
eeedings that. IL advanced beyond the
initial stage, would virtually set up na
tional supervision over the press. Judge
Hough has rejected as unwarranted TIL,
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contention that the circulation OF news
paper on a government reservation is an
offense against the federal law designed
to protect the United States from treason
able injury or from the menacing ac-
tivity of foreign enemy
This decision in no degree lessons the
liability of the newspapers cited in these
particular cases to punishment under the
state laws 1t does not limit the oppor-
tunity of any citizen of any state to de-
fend himself against a libeling publica-
ton or to secure it's punishment. Any
one of the citizens cited by the govern
ment as the victims of the alleged libels
can at any time move in his own right
against either the New York World or
the Indianapolis News. Mr.. Robinson or
Mr.. Cromwell or Mr.. Roosevelt can sue
in the state courts of New York the
former paper, or can sue the latter
paper in the federal courts If they
so desire, under the statutes OF the
states within which the newspapers are
published Mr.. Taft as citizen of Ohio
can sue in the federal courts of either
New York or Indiana These suits may
be instituted on a civil basis or the ag-
grieved citizens can appear as prosecuting
These decisions rendered in Indianapolis
and in New York, while strengthening
the guarantee of free press. do not in
any measure weaken the responsibility of
the newspaper press in the matter Of the
law of libel. Further efforts on the part
of the government to establish the dan
gerous and un-American doctrine of a
federal censorship should be abandoned
as futile, and if genuine belief exists
that libels have been committed no fur
Their time should be lost before proceed
ings are instituted in normal manner and
in accordance with the law which is being
invoked from time to time by humber
citizens than the illustrious ones in whose
behalf the machinery of the United States
government has been thus far Intellectual
ly applied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Man and the Party.

Some of the deliverances TO be expect
ed In the coming campaign are suggested
in current comment.
Take the case of Mr.. Cannon. and listen
TO one of his opponents Personally,
like Uncle Joe. A fine old fellow. Rug
ged. honest, downright capable man
also. Knows the country, and. I'm sure.
loves it. I'd trust him with all l own
on earth What I'm fighting is the sys-
Iem It's rotten 10 the core, and, If
il continues, the House will 80 to the
devil The interests have their hooks
in 1t, and are doing what they please
with it. Uncle Joe is simply in very bad
company, and I'm sorry. For in break
ing his company-and that's what are
going to dove shall have TO break him,
too"
If this is sincere. it is but pleading
the baby act for MIR. Cannon. Ho does
not know where he IS, or the effect of
what he IS doing. An honest man, but
surrounded by. and playing the game Of.
crooks. \ legislator of thirty five years
experience ne is yet tool in the hands
of men who, through him. are playing
the House for private ends
Take the case of the President, and lis
ten to one who will haul him over the
Goals next fall the stump: Really,
I'm very fond of Mr.. Taft. We have
never had a finer or more attractive gen
tleman in the White House. It's a pleas
ure 10 meet him. And he's reasonable,
too, about many things. Talk with him
about questions which you differ with
him. and you must confess that he states
his case frankly and fairly. It's the sys-
tenn I'm fighting. Why, just look at it's
extent and power. 1t has even this good
man firmly in its clutch. He is forced to
side with timber thieves and mineral
thieves, and. in a way, the trusts and the
railroads. His recommendations to Con-
gress, when examined in the light OF the
peoples real interests, don't hold water
Neither If enacted into law will they hold
the trusts or the railroads. Mr.. Taft is in
leash to predatory wealth, and in smash
Ing 1t we shall be obliged to smash him.
Which is to say, if anything, that the
President is a dunderhead. An honest
man, but the tool of grafters. An expe-
rienced official, but unable to see his way
ahead. lawyer of the first class, but
no Judge of how to apply the law to the
greatest of the problems pressing for at
tentiOn. Would prefer to be right, but so
circumstance he is obliged to be wrong
Beware of all speIlbinders when they
praise public man at the expense of the
party to which he belongs. Their euogtes
are loaded. A man better than his party
is either dunderhead, blind to what is
going on, a hypocrite, accepting power
with the purpose of employing it against
its bestowers. A man of intelligence and
character leaves a party when he finds it
has become degraded and the instrument
of evil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Paramount Issue.

A New York politician, just back home
from a journey which took him into
many states. says he found the people
talking far less about the tariff, trusts
railroads. conservation or currency re-
form than about the high cost of living
In fact, politics, properly so-cailed, was
hardly mentioned to him. The only issue
seemed TO be the Harder and how to fill 1t
at reasonable rates, and on that issue
party lines were not discoverable. This
may not last long, but while it does last
it will be worth noting. Is the great
revolution of which we have all been
hearing SO much coming through the
kitchen? Is it in that way we are to be
assured of reform, from the ground up:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Fgat=GaObe of the World,
Edited by Commander Robert e. Peary

T1OMMANDER ROBERT l.. PEARY whose story of his dis
of the pole commenced in the January number OF
~ Iiamptons Magazine personally edited the Fatobe and
the splendid Geographical History which goes with It,
On the globe Commander Peary has traced with his
his from New York the pole This will be of great
help to his readers and to all students.
The FlatClobe printed tough flexible composition disc,
20 inches in diameter which will last easily twenty years
pee hemisphere shown each side of the disc and the
relation eahs surface and latitude and longitude
served ball globe.
The fiat globe hangs your wall sight and reach
be table, drawer, held your lap
be kept tube You entire hemisphere
and the relative positions never distorted
in
$3.50 each $3.50 each.
Peary $4,000 story began the january amptons Maya
The for the Flat Globe and Hampons
year, $500, with Folding FatGobe $500.
Book Deparm nt,N st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Boycotters.

We've organized a boycott 'gainst the
food that went SO high,
Well take the bird on sisters hat and
bake 1t in pie.
If company should come and we desire
to make a show,
Well have tallow candle nicely served
IEskimo.
We've eaten UP the rubber tree that stood
beside the door,
We've swallowed the geraniumss and still
we cry for more.
But we'll never own defeat until out
doors we're forced to roam.
Because we've eaten one another out OF
house and home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

apparently mild ailments that numerous
cases of infectious disease are carried
into the schools. The law must rely upon
the family doctor for the protection OF
| the community from epidemic diseases. but
this reliance is futile if the fathers and
mothers of the school children insist upon
taking their chances with unknown all
ments. A positive antagonism toward
any form of sanitary regulation exists
in some quarters. greatly hampering the
work of the health officer and his as
sistants. The laws permit prosecutions
for certain violations of the health
ordinances, and it may be necessary. In
order to protect the we'll children. to pro-
coed in a few cases to apply these meas
ures in admonition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Man Behind the Gun.

One of Mr.. Roosevelt's hosts in Africa,
now on a visit to this country. does not
talk very automatically, but maybe is
none the less trustworthy. He awards
the palm for craftsmanship to young
Roosevelt, and declares the father no
great shot. He points out that some of
Mr.. Roosevelt's targets have been as big
as a barn door, and could not have been
easily missed. The possibility is that as
boxer and as a horseback rider Mr.
Roosevelt has been as much overrated
as with the rifle. He does everything SO
spectacularIy and impressively. the rea
quality of any particular performance is
likely to escape the proper appraisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Approved Models i'm
Domestic COrsets.

~ TTENTON is called the following items which rep.
K the grades of the makes
NV which splendid copies of the expensive imported
els. They are of excellent quality materials we'll
and well boned and t perfectly the graceful lines
sary for the present dress styles
"P. n" Corsets, $Ioo to $500 pair.
"W. B." Corses ST. 90 to $500 pair.
&C. B." Corsets, S1.oo $500 pair.
Corset "I1," $Ioo to $3.50 pair.
american Lady Corsets SI.oo $500 a pair
"W. c. c." Corses Sic ito ST. so pair.
Also large of Corset Waists women misses
and children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Colonial" and Tourist Coffees.
The demonstrations of Colonial and
Tourist" Coffees give you an idea OF
what delicious coffee you can have by
the use Of these special blends.
Tetley's Teas.
Tetley's Choice Ceylon and Russian
Teas, in foil and tin packages of various
blends and qualities-noted for their fine
flavor.
Hecker Jones-Jewell Milling Co.
The products of this we'll known firm
are being demonstrated here. Hot Cakes
and Cream and Cream Oatmeal are served
that you may become more acquainted
with these two meritorious breakfast
foods.
Tryphosa.
A preparation for making delicious des-
serts, in wine and fruit fiavors, and prac-
tically made in a minute.
Fifth floor, Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Quaker Oats Products.
Most of the Quaker Oats products are
served at this demonstration. Special at
tention is called to their Old-fashoned
Scotch Oatmeal and Quaker Breakfast
Biscuit.
Darts Pea and Bean Flour.
Darts Pea and Bean Flour is simply
the dry and pulverized nutritive parts of
the finest selected peas and beans The
hard. hbrous skin which makes digestion
difncuit, together with every particle of
impurity, is removed. The result is a
sterilized concentrated pea or bean food.
making delicious soup. Can be used
for thickening Eravies, stews and chow
ders.
There are five kinds-Green Pea. Yellow
Pea, White Bean. Black Turtle and Lentil
Package, I5c.
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At 3315% Less Than Regular Prices.

tTlo7GS closed from the manufacturer direct
KIT II miscellaneous lot of Travelling Bags, for and
WY women, which have placed sale at 1915 less
than regular prices They from the leading
maker of this of goods the country and
strictly grade of these have been
used numbers that the manufacturer
going discontinue Included all the regular sizes from IL
inch and all the popular feathers including patent
hide, pigskn seal walnut, calfskn monkey, grain, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Democrats may be looking for an ex-
plana ton from Mr.. Bryan as to how he
manages to let conservation OF natura
resources" get away from him as q
political issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

The man who keeps close account of
the cost of food is likely to get the same
sort of satisfaction that comes TO one
who watches the thermometer on cold
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Edison has inspired public confidence to
degree that will not require reference
of his claim to the discovery of a salts
factory storage battery to Copenhagen
scientists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Theories that a vegetarian diet pro-
duces mollycoddles are disauietihS. 1t
would be a strange situation if nothing
but diet OF beef would give people nerve
enough to fight the trust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

1t is indeed a pernicous flood that
threatens the art treasures of Paris but
does no particular damage to facilities for
producing French farces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Special Values
Pure Linen.

NWT1 E have just received
NIN| Ill and placed on sale,
WV at special price, a
lot of 4o-inch Pure
Linen, of sheer quality, suitable,
for shirt waists, underwear, etc.
Special price, 900 the yard.
Regular value, Sc.
Also so pieces Natural Color
Linen. all pure flax, and all, ex-
cellent quality. Fl inches wide.
15c yard. Value, 2oc.
Second floor Eleventh ST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Question Of Origin.

81 understand you have said you might
retire to private life
YES" said Senator Sorghum. Its
all right for me to make that sort of a
remark. But I'd hate to have any Of my
constituents say it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

No more the aeroplane rides out
On breezes soft and pleasant;
We are content to plod about
In oyershoes at present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

What is comet?" will never arouse
the popular interest that has attached to
various queries recently brought to public
attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Members of Congress who find that
81, 800 does not go as far now as 5000
did some years ago should apply to J. J.
Hill for some economy recipes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Rumors that John w. Gates advises
people not to gamble may yet get him
into difficulties with the pla ying-card
trust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Tom Watson, like some of our pugilsts.
gets almost as much advertising out of
challenges as he would from an actual
encounter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

People who criticise members of Con-
gress for not working hard do not see
them during their campaigns at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

Harry Thaws bankruptcy will probably
discourage a number Of lawyers, each of
whom hoped it might be his next turn
to be retained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Ask "Old Figgers. !"
the Minneapolis Journa

From the Minneapolis Journal.
English politicians who are feeling
about in puzzled way to decide what
the election returns figure out should
cable Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
The Oft-Reported Demise.

"Why did you name your cat King
Menelik?"
Because answered Miss Cayenne,
"the creature is Supposed to have at least
nine lives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28
Attractive Values i'm
Girls Dresses.

%n TRENTON is called to the following items in Girls
l4 Dresses suitable for school and general made of
1 pecales, ginghams and chambays plain light and dark
coors and i'll pads, polka dots and figured effects
All are excellent values a the price
Girls Peca1c Wash Dresses in light and dark colors, polka
dots ring effects. made long wasted style, with high
neck long plated skirt deep
back; sizes
Special price, S1 900 each.
Girls Wash Dresses of percae and c1ambray light and
dark plain made long effect with long sleeves high
full plated skirt with deep em fasten back
Ia.
Special price, so eacn
Wash Dresses of percaes ginghams and gaateas
light plain coors checks, pads and stripes long
effect trimmed in light and dark shades; full plated skirt
high neck long sleeves fasen in back; sizes e
Special price, S1.95 each.
Wash Dresses of French percale and Scotch gngan
in rich pads polka and figured effects, made
STYLE with high neck and long and short sleeves sizes H.
Special price, S2.95 each.
We with the above the balance OF
stock of