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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Another Deadly Demonstration.

Oficials OF the Grand Trunk railway, II
IS announced. have begun an investiga-
ton into the cause OF the rear-end col
lision at Durand. Mich, resulting In the
death Of twelve persons and the serious
injury OF others. Unless different methods
are pursued in this case from those usu-
ally In vogue when railway trains col
Tide the public will know but little of
the progress OF the inquiry. although its
interest In the matter IL paramount. The
hate Mr.. Hartman insisted upon a method
or investigation in all such instances
which assured public participation in the
search for causes. The consequence Is
that on the lines organized and until his
death administered by him whenever mis-
haps occur which involve the public Sc
curity the investigation 10 conducted by
mixed jury of railway officials and
citizens. Such a system should be prac-
ticed throughout the United States. II
would doubtless hasten the adoption of
methods calculated to protect the public
from unnecessary disasters.
The early dispatches describing the
Durand wreck, which was caused by the
insufficient warning OF q stalled train. re-
sulting in another train approaching from
the rear crashing into a standing sleep
er. stated that when the forward train
stopped q brakeman was sent back to
signal the train following. but the ex-
pIosion Of the torpedo placed ON the
track al q warning was heard too late
by the oncoming engineer. The crew Of
the forward train asserted that the flag
man was sent back half mile. while one
OF the members OF the crew OF the rear
train declared that the torpedo was placed
on the track only a short distance in the
rear of the sleeper. There Is no assured
way to determine this fact. Obviously.
however. the chances are that the tor
pedo signal was not given In time, else
the engineer OF the following train would
never have driven into the. sleeper. It IL
well known that brakemen rarely COM
ply with the regulation compelling them
to go back Q certain number OF telegraph
poles to gtYe signals to any train ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
Thomas B. Reed.

"A statue or the late Thomas Il. Reed
will be unveiled at Portland Wednesday,
the 31st instant. His memory deserves
the tribute. He was a strong man Of the
first class. and will rank In history with
the best that Maine has given to the
country's service. And yet. notwithstand-
ing his strength and exceptional talents
and notable achievements, he died in dis
appointment-one OF many who have sue
cumbed to failure to reach the White
House. His interest In public affairs
languished after his defeat for his party's
presidential nomination at. st. Louis In
1896. and in a few years he gave up Of
nce and returned to the bar-a step which
all OF his friends regretted. and which he
himself lived to regret. Big fees proved
no remuneration for what he had sur
rendered. and he oscillated restlessly be-
tween New York and this town until
death claimed him.
1t is strange that the presidential fever
should ever have seized q man SO little
under the sway OF popular appraisement
of public honors. He cracked jokes at
the expense Of the Senate. and declared
that nothing could induce him to ac-
cept seat in that body. Equally anus
o.
diplomatic service, and he once said to
a friend that he would rather wear a
strait Jacket than I'LL o cabinet Office.
But at last the presidency caught his
eye. and from that day he wanted 1t.
It may have been fortunate for his fame
that he did not reach goal 1t is DIFF
ncult to associate success with him in
that place. For with q temper a little
high. and the sharpest tongue OF his
generation, he would have made a host
OF enemies. where men come for favors
and indulge in compliments for selfish
ends. Such q horde would have moved
him either to wrath or ridicule, and his
unpopularity have become unbounded.
He will be remembered-and long re-
membered-for his work as Speaker in
reforming the rules Of the House. It was
q service OF the first magnitude. and
the necessity was most pressing. Indeed.
but for the fact that in John G. Carlisle
the democracy had In the chair q man of
extraordinary grasp Of difficulties. the
situation in the three Houses Immediately
prior to the one over which Mr. Reed
was called to preside would have been
chaotic.
So desperate a condition called for a
heroic remedy. and Mr.. Reed. none too
gently. but effectively. applied one. He
was abused. and described in offensive
terms without stint. but never for a
moment wavered. and he lived to see his
methods adopted by those who had re-
sisted them. His name will outlive those
of some of the men who have filled the
higher Office he vainly strove to reach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Time was when the unguarded grace
crossing was chiefly a menace TO those
living in the immediate neighborhood.
having frequent occasion to cross rail-
road tracks at such points and being
thus exposed In their daily activities TO
the danger Of death. Nowadays a grade
crossing. particularly In the country. Is
an Infinitely wide-reaching threat OF
death. Owing to the perfection OF the
motor car and It's universal adoption Tor
Measure the use Of the country roads
In all parts Of the United States has In
creased immensely. People who previous
" never went out OF the beaten paths
Of city routine are travelling about
through suburban and farming districts
Every grade crossing within a radius OF
twenty miles Of city is a threat against
the life OF everybody living In that
sphere.
This fact should be taken into consid-
Grafton by lawmakers and local authori-
ties to hasten the day Of final release
from this evil. A grade crossing that
few years ago was wholly negligible as
q possible death trap is now to be reck-
oned as embodying the possibility OF a
tragedy any day. There is no suggestion
OF assurance that Washington will not
at any time suffer from a shocking catas-
trophe at one OF its half dozen or more
exposed railroad crossings In the sub
urbs.
II IL impossible 10 know how many
hundreds OF automobile parties take the
roads around Washington In the course
OF a week The total number of people
who thus use the highways in this vicin-
ity In the course Of seven days must
mount into the thousands. Both within
the District and beyond its boundaries
Grade crossings are encountered on prac-
tically all Of the drives. and at most or
them trains are passing continually at
frequent intervals. Some of these Cross
ings are masked by shrubbery and build
ings SO that those who approach them are
unable to know the condition OF the
tracks until they are within the danger
zone. Those within the District are equip
ned with so-called safety gates. manned
by possibly faithful attentive. capable
watchmen.
As the latest motor railway grade cross
ing disaster in Long Island plainly
proved, however. there Is no relying upon
the man at the gate. He may be asleep.
ne may be careless. he may be intoxi-
Gated. he may exercise bad judgment In
estimating the possibilities Of danger
These men are poorly paid despite the
heavy responsibilities charged upon them.
The whole guarded" grade crossing sys-
tenn Is based upon a dangerously false
principle Of intrusting the public safety
to the least competent Of guards and the
least effective Of mechanical devices.
There viii be no security for the road
users. who are multiplying rapidly. until
every rural grade crossing has been
eliminated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
The Book.

We're told Of books in babbling brooks
In sage yet tuneful measure:
But who would turn, in sylvan hooks,
To toll instead OF pleasure?
The fern that bends above the brink,
The blossom pale or rudy.
The drago1 ny that stops to drink
Do not invite to study.
The lazy hours go lettering by.
The sunlight slowly shifting
Brings new delights to charm the eye
AS through the day we're drifting.
Although the book be wise and fair,
In careless contemplation,
Just let me see the pictures there
And pass the information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
FOREST FIRES.

From the Syracuse Herald.
With every forest fire that occurs. the
era of concrete houses comes q htue
nearer.
From the Baltimore Evening Sun.
II the forest fires could only smoke out
the Guggenheims there would De less re-
greet felt throughout the west.
From the Kalamazoo Telegraph.
The far west has its tragedies both
summer and winter. In the summer II Is
the forest fires with their frfghtful toll or
dead and wounded, while in the winter IL
is ayalanches and snowslides that wipe
ont hundreds of lives. It's fine country
in which to live. but Its dangers are ten
70 one of those found in any other part or
the country.
Fran, the Providence Evening Bulletin.
National forestry comes into pathetic
nroninence with the morning news from
the northwest The country needs the ad-
vice and service of many clifford Pinchots
to protect it against future disasters OF
this kind.
Fran, the Concord Evening Monitor.
New Hampshire sympathizes with Idaho
In its terrible losses by forest fires in spite
~ the fact that much opposition to forest
nreseryation in New Hampshire has come
from Idaho and its vicinity.
From, the Portland tore) Evening Telegram.
II sending wealth up In smoke 10 a
token Of prodigality. Oregon and Wash
fngton lead In their demands for the
fatted calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
SUNNY jim.

From the Boston Herald.
II Sunny Jim can smile through this.
he's a marvel.
From the Utica Observer.
So many of the papers hit upon the
one expression-that TaftS letter
places the Vice PRESIDENT in an un-
enviable attitude"-that even the un-
willing will incline to the conviction
From the Boston Advertiser.
The constitutional distance between
the presidency and the vice presidency
Is short, but quite a chasm can be dug
between.
From the Newark Star.
Mr.. Sherman must have been forced
to conclusion that life is just one
damned thing after another"
From the Ind Annapolis Star.
Sunny Jim" seems to be In the
shadow.
From the Kansas City Times
In the light OF President Tafts let
ter. Statement" of some sort from
James Schoolcraft Sherman is regarded
as overdue.
From the Providence Evening Tribune.
Mr.. Taft wants harmony in the party.
One OF the easiest ways not to have 1t
Is for the President of the United States
openly 10 quarrel with the Vice Presi-
dent.
From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
After all IL Is quite possible for
President Taft to have written the
Griscom letter without condemning
vice President Sherman. The condem-
nation or Vice President Sherman is
read into the letter between the lines
by the same people who a little while
ago were prematurely and eagerly
swallowing the worst implications OF
the Gore testimony.
From the Buffalo Express
IL Is not the first time that a Presi-
dent and Vice President OF the United
States have been at odds In fact,
quarreling with the President is about
the only way the Vice President has to
make himself conspicuous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
TOUGH.

Gee, but it's tough
When you've wooed the breeze
To have to get up
At the break OF day;
To shave in a rush,
And eat in q hurry.
Then take up the grind
And the care and the worry
OF making money
And earning pay,
When you've only just learned
How to live and play.
Gee. but It's tough
When you've woOed the breeze
That comes salt-fresh
From the restless seas.
When you've stretched out nat
In a shady glen.
Away from the maddlng
Haunts of men.
To have to come back
From Dame Natures lap,
To a crowded car
And q sticky strap.
Gee. but it's tough
When you've loafed along
And got into tune
With the summer song,
And learned the pleasures
OF plants and bees,
The speech OF mountains,
The speech OF trees.
To wake in the morning
And only hear
The call for dividends
Ringing clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHrLANDER JOHNSON.
An Immunity Seeker.

"whah's dat Pickaninny Jim?" inquired
Nanny Lie.
He bin down pickin' over de water
melon patch" replied the oldest daugh-
ter.
How long he bin dar?
bout a hour an half. He say he
g'ineter stay dar till he eat hisse'f too
sick to be punished"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Il observe that you have cut the funny
stories out OF your speeches"
Yes replied Senator Sorghum. THE
applause for a funny story is often mis-
leading. Instead OF indorsing your argu-
ment the audience may be merely ex-
pressing it's appreciation of free vaude-
ville.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
A Discovery,

"She does not appear TO admire him SO
much since they were married" said the
observant neighbor.
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. 'She has
made the discovery that an ideal beau
Is not necessarily a beau ideal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

V1In order 10 avoid delays on account Of
osrssnai absence letters to THE star
sAoulA not b addressed TO any individual con-
asctsd with the once. but simply to THE sTA1'
- 10 the Editorial or Business Department,
oscerding to tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
The Practical Joker.

Il thoroughly dislike a practical joker :
humor.
II DON'T" replied the shifty legislator.
whats the use Of taking the trouble to
put a joker into bill II II isn't going
to be practical?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

There would be more satisfaction In
producing evidence that DR. Cook never
reached any OF the places he started for
II he would show greater personal inter-
est In the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The name Of Rockefeller has been
traced away back into the ninth century,
but this has nothing to do with the re-
spect it commands when discovered at the
bottom OF q check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

A Boston critic complains that the
post cards which find q demand indicate
q deficient popular sense of art. Yet II
Is too much to expect an old master for
the price Of a post card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

One disadvantage under which a uni
versal language laDors 10 the fact that TO
the uninitiated IL always looks like
Russian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

There is reason to fear that some avi-
alton experiments are more In the
nature Of JOY riding than Of scientific
research.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

One reason why the country boy has
stood a good chance of succeeding in life
is that he was reared where drugged
soothing syrups were not handy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

A careful study Of DR.. Crippen's fea-
lures must incline the unprejuddced OBJ
server to a belief that whiskers and false
eyebrows must have been an improve
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Mr.. Timothy Woodruff has been busily
engaged in Offering assurances that
many an honest heart beats beneath q
fancy waistcoat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

ApprehensiOns are arising that the
kaiser favors peace only when it Is Sc
cured by his personal permission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Washington Is again justified In refer
ring anybody who doubts its superiority
as a summer resort to the weather bull
letins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The only rest Mr.. Roosevelt permits
now Is represented by the occa-
sional punctuation marks In his speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

There is something refreshing about the
fact that in the discussion Of the Duke of
the Abruzzfs matrimonial intentions the
dot does not occupy much attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Arabian writer's in the early part OF the
Christian era refer to 1t frequently as q
gigantic work, and de-
"Iron scribe Notifications thas
49,, were filed with soldiers
uoSeS' and impregnable from at
tack The total length of the wall was
two hundred and sixty-six miles. so that
the castles must have been about six
miles apart. You will remember that the
Romans built similar wall across the
north Of England between Carlisle and
New Castle to keep the Highlanders out
of Britain and other defenses of the kind
have been known elsewhere. Oriental
writer's say that the hour OF prayer used
to be communicated along this wall by
the sentinels five times a day.
Other writers attribute the construc-
ton Of the wall to Islander, or Alexander
the Great. who conquered this country
and took possession of IL. 1t was a very
important part of his empire. and from
the mountains of Daghestan he drew the
bravest and most efficient horsemen in
his armies. He called the people Kho-
Ears. and they were pagans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

issue Of August D, 1850. VIII suffice to
show that the now most fashionable sum-
mer resort was even then regarded as the
most exclusive place OF vacation resi-
dence:
Il find here the very creme de Ia creme
OF fashionable pleasure seekers. but for
the most part they do not frequent the
hotels. as at most of the seashore re-
sorts, 1t being the card at Newport to
own or rent q cottage. Nothing aston
ishes the newcomers here moro than the
infinite number OF these charming resi-
dences, EMPOWERED In the surprising
wealth of foliage for which Newport Is
remarkable and which, l presume. Is at
tributable to the moist. bland atmos-
phere. A small fortune Is not unfre-
quently expended on these summer resi-
dences. used for perhaps two months of
the year and shut up the remainder.
Thus Bareda's Qhe guano mani new villa.
with its surroundings, has already cost
$4,000 and will run up to $225.OO0 ere 1t
Is completed. Land. when it can be
bought, around Newport, brings s., 500 an
acre, whether ledge or SOIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The First Person Singular.
Behold II, straight and stanch. the letter I,
A simple column with an empty shelf:
A pedestal where many a man will try
To place a monument unto himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Speaking Of uniforms, the following
paragraph in The Star Of August %, 1850,
suggests that the dispo-
Bakers sition toward distinctive
Picnic. ~ .n. MAS wa. ~. .O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The Stars special correspondence print
ed at this time half q century ago undel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The Arya-Samaj. which is spreading
over all India, represents both revolt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

Entered - second class mail matter at the post
once at Washington. ID. 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

The Times asks n the blended policy Of
repression and concession adopted by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

| From the Syracuse Herald.
With every forest fire that occurs. the
era of concrete houses comes q LITTLE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
FIFTY YEARS ago
IN THE STAR

AS noted in this column last week.
visit to Washington in 1850 OF the Els
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

What crime or crimes the British hav,
committed in India we do not profess I,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

prised q description OF a
visit to Newport and the
following extract from the
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-12-16
SAVED CID LADY'S FAIR

.My mothel used TO have { very had
1umCr On her aeao which the doctors
called an eczema, and for It I had two
dIfereut doctors. Her head was very
sore ana he hair nearly all fell ont
IN sptte Of whaj they both lid. One
day .Lel niece came il and they were
speaEi1e e. now hef hay was falling
ont a1i he doctors did f. ne good,
She says Aunt why don't YOU Try
Cuttcurn Soap and CutiauTa Oint-
ment?' Mother dtd and they helped
nor. IN six months time ne itching,
burn ng and scalding OF her head was
over and her Aair began growing. To-
day she feels nluca Ii debt 10 Cuti.
cura Soap au6 Ointment for The fms
head Of halr she aaa Tor an old lady
or s~eventy-four
IVY own case was ar aczerlG in my
feet, AS soon as the cold weather
came my feet would Itch and lurl and
then they would crack open aid bleed.
Then / lho1ght I woulC Zee o my
mothers friends, Cuticura Soap and
Cutic,Ea Ointment, I did for four or
five winters, ana now my feet are a.
smooth az any ones. Il sworth Dun
RAN. Hiram, Ne, Sept. 80, 1909"
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-12-16
EAGER TO WORK.
Health Resained BY Right Fool

The average healthy man or VIOLIN
is usually eager % be busy at sorts
useful task or EN- loyment.
BUT let dyspeps q or indigestion gef
hold OF one, and all endeavor becomes
a burden.
ssssA year ego, after recovering f rom
peration,' writ es a Michigan Isdy
Suly stomach and nerves began to eve
me much trouble.
at times my appetite was IRA
cious, but when INDUCED, indiges ion
folio ged. Other times ] had no alpe-
tie whatever. The food ! took did NOS
nourish me and l grew weaker than
v
E lost interest In everything ard
wanted 70 b. alone. / had ALWAYS 1ad
good nerves, but now the mereg ri Ge
would upset me and bring on a iolent
headache. Walking across the room
was an effort and prescribed exercise
vas out Of the question.
Z had seen Grape-Npts advertised.
but did not believe what l lead a s1a
time. At last when it seemed as If {
was literally starving, ] began soel.
Grape Nuts.
| bad not been able 70 work
YEAR, but now alter two month
Grape-Nuts / am eager IA he at
gain. NY stomach give NE no
MIA now, my nerves are sseaay as
s1d interest in ia s9d smbitio4
na bach witt tle return To he,
The Penn's Grove record., 1910-12-16
Tolstol In Peasant aarb.

was the ideal hospitality which al
ways reigned supreme. In his cary
life # was To!stoi's pleasure to en-
terrain ,avisliv for his aristocratio
Russian friends. Laser, when fsme
came, bringing with e mighty literary
and ph,losophiG following. Tolssoi
opened his doors and vas "at home"
to the whole world. Believers for
every land travelled the intervening
miles to become a guest at his
patriarchal home. People VIC doubt,
ed. but admired, neverthele MADE
the pilgrimage in order 70 become con
Yirced. And they were convinced,
many Of them, and returned Tome to
preach the faith that Tolstoi aught
them--the faith of the true life. WHAT
this faith is 1t would take volumes
to tell, Tolstoi occupied many volumes
ia giving it to the world.
His mode OF living, which was IS
varied as it was eccentric, created
very nearly as much discussion IS hi
literary works. L q gradual ana no
entirely consistent evolution he came
10 the life simplifed." as he called It,
and IL was through the peasants
Jacket and the PEASANTS hoe that hs
thought to find the life simplifed."
WITH advancing age his eccentric
ideas and habits became more pro
n3urcod, and finally eliminated in t
foolish and apparently ainlless PHI
grimags which precipitated his in.l
illness
Tolstois hold upon the people Of
Russia was beyond calculation. A
constant thorn in the side OF the
car, Siberian exile would have bean
his but that the reigning autocrat reai-
iged that to harm a hair of his head
Or to interfere IN the slightest degree
vr'th Lis liberties would mean a revo-
lutiol on the part Of the adoriI g
masses which would have drenc1od
the country in the blood of the nobili-
~ and lave sent the clrone Of the
Romano1s crashing into oblivion. De
2ant Of me government, he was IS
seornful Of the denunc atoms Of The
church ard accepted accommodation
"a the empty and harmless protest of
a false and barharons religion. And
great as he was In Russia he was
greater IN the worldwide realm Of
thought end literature.