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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Sympathy for the Lawrence Strikers.

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Evidence is at hand to show that the
defeat. Offers have been made of in
creased wages at several of the mills, and
It would look In general that the strike Is
in the way of winning. 1t may be only
q coincidence, but the suggestion Is In
evitable that this turn Of the tide In favor
Of the strikers has been in part the con-
sequence Of the great revulsion OF public
feeling caused by the inexcusably stupid
and cruel action of the police Of Lawrence
in preventing the sending Of children out
of that suffering city to places where
they would have plenty to eat. This
blunder has been universally condemned.
not merely as an outrage against hui
nanity. but as an unnecessary and un-
wise strategic move on behalf OF the mill
owners. There was danger that the
sympathy won by the strikers as a result
Of the folly of their opponents would be
lost when the charge was made that
dynamite had been placed on a train car
rying goods of the American Wooden
Company. the chief factor In the mill
situation. Evidence has since proved that
the strikers had nothing whatever to do
with this matter, and 1t is now believed
that the dynamite had been stolen and
concealed on the car trucks by the thief
for the purpose Of getting rid of 1t when
he found that he could not use or sell it.
However that may be. no crime has
actually been brought home to the wooden
workers. and the score is now to their ad-
vantage. This case proves again that a
cause which enjoys the sympathy Of the
public has a better chance to win than
one that ofYends the general sense Of
fairness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
REGARDING THE GOVERNORS.

From the Newark Star.
Who took the initiative for a referen-
dunn of governors on this some fight" ?
Does anybody recall?
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
One Stubs, Governor of Kansas, Is out
for the vice presidency. There Is no &C
counting for tastes.
From the Buffalo Commercial.
The seven governors who played part
in the latest Roosevelt comedy would
nearly fill out his cabinet. But they are
not likely to.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
Those seven governors-do they carry
Commission from the people to select
President?
From the Topeka State Journal.
Col. Roosevelt's will ngness to accept
the republican presidential nom nation
places the onus Of delivering the goods on
the seven republican governors who ap-
pear to be responsible for the decision ne
has reached in the premises. VIII they
he able to do so? Kansas once voted
for Bryan, but that did not make him
President.
From the Utica Observer
Mine governors will some day be a
symbol for the smallest quantity OF
brains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
From the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
They pestered Roosevelt until ne spoke
and. now that he has spoken. they seem
to be quite as dissatisfied as before.
From the Duluth Herald.
There's no use TIA king. Teddy Roose-
welt coming out of his hole mas the
ground hog skinned sixty miles, as 1ar as
popular interest is concerned
From the Buffalo Express.
The Roosevelt hat Is In the ring, out
cou dn't somebody. er.-recall It!
From the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Meaning. of course. third consecu-
tive term" We move to strike out the
''of course"
From the Springfield Union.
The square deal disappears. by heck.
and now he only sings OF Things called
'Nish. and Ref. and Rec, and also hats
and rings.
From the Brooklyn Times
There's one thing about the coionels
candidacy which we view with An ex-
IRENE personal interest. Will that thir-
ty -thousand-do,lar editorship on the Out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
The District Bill.

When the House passed the DnstF1ct
augmentation bill. in terms which caused
II to stand out conspicuously as one OF
the least satisfactory BUDGETS ever enact
ed nv the lower branch Of the local leg
islature, confidence was generally iet
that the Senate would materially increase
the amount carried. The bill as reported
Yesterday from the Senate committee JUS
titled this expectation. $I772,O56 having
been added to the appropriations. bring
ing the total to 81, S.O14.5O Even with
this large increase the total OF the ap-
preparations is less than the estimates OF
the District Commissioners by N6.7O6
and less than the current law by N6,72o.
These figures illustrate the remarkable
character of the bill passed by the House
in performance Of the duty tntrusted to
CONGRESS by the Constitution.
So radical were the curtailments eff
fected by the House that the increases
Of the Senate committee. a"gregating
nearly a million and three-quarters Of
dollars. cover practically every branch OF
the municipal, government. The Commits
sioners' est mates had been SO severely
,.rnncd Tat in order to restore them to
an approximation of their original char
acter il has been necessary for the SEN
ate committee virtually to rewrite the
bill from be-snninc to end. Some Of the
items carried by the bill when 1t left the
House committee but eliminated on points
II order in the House have been restored.
Even with these Generous chances the
DsK does not represent In its present
shape the actual needs Of the District.
TIE estimates OF the Commiss oners.
written in strict conformity with the law
which requires them to be not in excess
of the estimated revenues. stood for the
municipal requirements. 1t would have
been no less than justice to the capital
community to enact them into law vir-
tual,y without change. The Senate COM
mittee has gone long way toward re-
storing them, but 1t has been unable to
make quite the full replacement which
the real needs demand.
The District bill is seldom changed In
the Senate save possibly for its improve
ment. and in all likelihood It will go into
conference in practically Its present
shape. Then will come the real struggle
for a local budget Of proportions COM
mensurate with the Districts necessities.
The changes are SO numerous and SO
material that the conferees will have
O wide field Of discussion. All that the
District can hope for 10 q compromise
between the two houses which will be
this year much closer to the Senate's hg-
ures than to- those the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
The nOUN' DAVE SONG.
From the Boston Traveller.

From the Boston Traveller.
Woodrow Wilson says the Missouri
"Houn' Dawg Song isn't worth fighting
for. If the song is to be ignored tnat
way the words may be changed To,
They gotta stop lettin' my dawg alone"
For IT'S q song of protest, and there has
gotta be opposition.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
VIII Missouris campaign song. the re-
rain Of which is: You gotta quit kickin'
my dawg aroun'," cut a figure in the
campaign as one OF Champ Clarks JOKES?
From the Toledo Blade.
Woodrow Wilson is hard to please. He
condemned beautiful Isle of Some.
where" and now Missouri's dawg song
doesn't please him.
From the Rochester Herald.
II no one else will claim the authorship
of the "houn' dawg' song, we suppose IL
will have to 60 to East Aurora.
From the Baltimore Star.
Champ Clarke's ''houn'" Is not the
only thing being kicked around these
days.
From the Memphis CommercisiAppeai
Nissouri's "houn' dawg' song is taking
ON the cadence Of q national anthem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
COL RoosfvEL1's ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS CANDIDACY

look be vacant If he nails the nomina-
ton? II SO. there'll be plenty Of hats
In the ring.
From the Indianapolis News.
There is said to be no truth In the re-
port that a band of Rooseveltistas, under
the leadership of Gen. Medllo McCor-
miquez is preparing to seize the capital
with the idea Of no ding it unit! there is
an Authentic settlement Of the question
of whs- constitutes a third term, within
the meaning of the Washington prece-
dent.
From the Portland Argus.
The colonel has now loosed the flood
gate of his utterance, and vii deluge
the country with his talk. Perhaps be-
fore the end he may even have something
to say about the tariff.
From the Milwaukee Free Press.
Now that he has finally said yes" the
forty-eight states will turn the tables and
keep the colonel guessing some for the
next few months.
From the Jacksonville Times Union.
Teddy should have told Taft four years
ago that he was only lending it to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
The PEOPLES RULE.

He is out In the open at last
And the skies are beginning 10 snivef'
For his views on the universe vast
He has Of,ened his mouth to deliver.
So he bellows 10 wise man and fool
In his own little land of the free,
II was raised in the school
Of The People. Shall Rule
And The People means Mel"
Hear him whisper 1. soft to friend
Kindly bark as he utters a vel!
For Won know he's q beautiful blend
OF Bombastes and Machiavef,
And the air with his crying Is CRACKED,
what The People are asking must De,
And whenever / act
Please remember the fact
That The People means Me!
How he worships the sovereign crowd!
How he loves the American heart!
Hear him chanting their praises aloud
With his best oratoiicAl art.
No, 1t isn't as strange as you thinE
when he cries at the banquet, B gee!
To The People drink"
For he adds, with q wink,
"And The People means Ne"
So his CRY 1.-THE Republic must reign!''
Doesn't offer ambition a bar.
The Repub les initials, it's plain,
Are precisely and an r!
oh. he II shout for The People n long
Az the breath from his lungs doesn't nee,
..Ee they right, be they wrong.
For The People I'm strong,
since The People means Met"
vNew York World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Enlisting the Children for Health.

The Association for the Prevention OF
tuberculosis Is doing a most important
work in undertaking to educate the pupils
Of the higher graded schools in matters
Of sanitary precaution by distributing
cards to be taken to their homes for the
information of all members of the fam
lily. These children will. In a few years.
be themselves hOuseho .ders and heads of
families. If they can he enlisted now
in the work Of personal sanitation and
convinced that only by careful, persist
ent. painstaking observance of certain
hygienic laws is the general health to be
preserved great gain will be effected
for the benefit of the community Of a
few years hence.
The work of this association is in large
degree prospectively constructive. That
is to say, it seeks through educational
methods to convince the people that it
les within their power to protect them
selves against disease. This means that
in the course of time, perhaps in Ave
years. good effects will be felt in the re-
duction Of disease percentages as a re-
suit of a. more general, observance. of the
laws OF health. in better diet, better
sleeping conditions. more attention to the
uldllCI VI SupPlSlH6 SuC WILL .SuOO
air and greater cleanliness in all re-
spects.
The school children can do effective
missionary work at home. Once they are
enlisted in a cause like this they are, as
rule, diligent in their endeavors to
bring their elders to a clearer UNDER
standing of what is meant by personal
hygiene. There Is scarcely a domestic
establishment where Improvements can
not be effected. where some rue of health
is not constantly being violated and
where sickness does not prevail and is
not regarded, unfortunately, as a matter
of course. If these young people can be
taught that sickness is not inevitable.
that it can be avoided and that it is the
duty of every one to do his part toward
avoiding it for the sake of everybody, the
crusade for health will be carried onward
most helpfully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

"cast-offs" not wanted by rival man
ayers. There were no daily reports from
the distant cities where the aspirants Tor
pennant honors were putting themselves
in shape for the seasons work. There
were then, as now, occasional wars and
rumors Of wars between leagues, and
now and again mushroom organizations
were formed. to last few weeks and
then shrivel under the sun of compet1-
ton. Base ball was not organized then
as highly as 1t ts today and did not In
volve one-tenth of the amount of capital
now invested There were no concrete
grandstands. There were no luxurious
club quarters. no dressing rooms for
visiting players.
But with all the changes base ball re-
mains the same game, with very few
variations In the style of playing and q
few changes in the rules. 1t makes its
appeal to the public in just the same
way. on the basis of competition between
cities represented by men gathered from
all quarters and likely to be shifted any
day from club to club. But the publics
loyalty to the city's representative in the
league is superior to all personal consid-
erations. Without this spirit, this sense
Of competition, on the part Of the people
base ball would not survive another sea-
SON. AS long as the patrons Of the game
believe that there is good faith on the
part Of the local MANAGEMENT and that
each club is sincerely endeavoring to de-
velop itself and improve its standing
they will attend the games and cheer the
home team when it wins and feel dis
tressed when it loses. Just at present the
Washington public is keenly Interested
in the process of developing club from
almost new, material alter iong series
Of experiments in. building up with ex-
perienced players VINO have reached or
passed their prime. Until the bell rings
for the first game the performances of
the Nationals will rival the doings Of the
politicians in point Of pubic attention
and concern. Ri.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Compromise Talk About Chicago.

An old politician, unnamed. is quoted as
saying that a deadlock at Chicago is
practically a certainty. and a compro-
mise man for candidate will be necessary.
His suggestion for the place? MIR. Justice
Hughes!
Think OF It! A deadlock as between
Taft and Roosevelt will mean. Of course.
a deadlock as to a platform. II when the
convention assemblies 1t is known that the
two aspirants for the nomination are so
nearly tied neither can be nominated.
their differences as to issues will explain
the situation. compromise platform
must precede a compromise nomination.
II Mr.. Roosevelt fails the third-term
issue will be eliminated. But all the old
issues will remain. and the new issue, the
initiative and referendum and the recall
still be prominent. What will be the pos
sibilities as to compromise deltverance.
and what will 1t read like. as to the tar
III, the trusts. the currency, conservation
and the courts? And how could it be fit
ted to Mr. Justice Hughes?
Being a republican, the distinguished
jurist Is Of course a protectionist. No
great difficulty would be encountered
there. AZ everybody else is in favor Of
conservation. he probably is also. and If
he has not as yet made up his mind on
the currency problem he need not apollo
gize to anybody. He has large and illus
trious company.
But as to the trusts, and the recall as
applied to the judiciary, we may all be
sure that no Rooseveltian doctrine.
though diluted for campaign purposes.
he ko1S To he v0rlr
member Of the Supreme Court. He is on
record az to the Sherman antitrust law,
and he would be an unusual wearer of
the black silk gown II he favored in the
slightest degree submitting judicial de-
cisions to review by laymen led and
spurred on by bold and fluent agitators
seeking to secure or retain political
power.
This suggestion Is cited merely to show
the wide range speculation is now taking
as respects national politics. There is
nothing to show that Mr.. Justice Hughes
is giving the slightest thought to politics.
He had his day in that field, and 1t was a
highly successful one. He went from the
Brooklyn bar to the governors chair at
Albany and served two terms, and might
have had third. But, of his own accord,
he retired from politics. and soon after
resuming law practice was appointed to
the Supreme bench. where he is doing
excellent service.
AS matters appear today, the contest at
Chicago is going to be, not between
standpatism and progress, but between
progressive republication and populism,
Mr.. Taft standing for the former and Mr..
Roosevelt for the latter. A platform elm
mating Mr.. Taft would eliminate also
Mr.. Justice Hughes. even counting the
latter as a presidential possibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Unused Material.

wish they'd let my Uncle Jim
Get into this campaign.
They seem to take no note Of him,
And yet what votes they'd gain
If they would take him as their choice
And let him show his style!
NV Uncle Jim, he has voice
That can be heard q mile.
Besides, he's been democrat.
A prohibitionists
Republican, and this and that.
Inc uding populist.
With such q wide experience,
It's useless to deny,
He ought to have some influence,
And yet they pass him b..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

remember Cleveland when he first ap-
peared on the scene here?'
"I was not through school at that time"
81 was here, and a witness of what
went on. He was an honest and down.
right man. though obstinate, and mex
perienced and uninformed as to national
matters. He knew his limitations. and de-
sired only tho one term to which he had
pledged himself. But men with axes to
grind closed in on him, and turned his
head"
"He accepted their appraisements Of
himself?''
Absolutely. He had stated when he
first came to town that he didn't know
dashed thing about the tariff. and yet in
a couple of years he was persuaded to
lead q movement for tariff revision, and
his worshipers were talking about the
Cleveland school Of tariff reform
WAS he pleased?''
VERY much: and naturally. The same
men persuaded him that he was the
greatest writer Of his day. They talked
about his style, as admirers Of Macau-
lay. or Froude. or Ruskin. or Goodwin
Smith or Nathaniel Hawthorne do. State
papers OF the grade Of messages of the
mayor Of Buffalo to the town council
were marveied at when prepared at the
White House."
He ran three times, and was elected
twice."
Yes. and the second election was
tragedy for both him and his party. He
went out of Office der1ded and flespised by
his party. and the country was almost
wrecked in its business during his ad-
ministration. He was wrecked by his
so-ca led friends. His original intentions
were all right. He meant what he SAID
at the start
risky thing, being a hero"
You bet! Thank your stars, my dear
boy. that you are not man n the mid
die VINO can't get out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Il suppose your domestic life is en-
tirely PEACEFUL"
WELL" replied MFR. Meekton. II would
mt boast that Henrietta, and l dwell in
positive peace. But. with the assistance
Of her relations, We do arrange to ar
bitrate."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON
An Endorsement.

Mike said Flooding Pete, dis idea
Of recallin' judges sounds like good
ting to me-
"Sure. I'd like to be brought before
a brand-new judge every trip He's
more apt to be sympathetic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Modern improvements.

Il thought you were playing the part
of sphinx
II was" replied the great statesman.
But the modern sphinx has an alarm
clock and photograph attachment that
are liable to go off at any moment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Various discontinued Central Ameri-
cans will wake up some day to find
that the Panama canal has been the
means of thrusting prosperity upon
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

As events are now undertaking. 1t will
be difficult for a man Of prominence to
make any kind of a speech that will not
be construed as having political signifi-
canoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Everybody admits that service as
Vice President would be too quiet
life for DR.. Wiley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Sometimes Col. Roosevelt's admirers
wonder how he could manage to be
content with the excitement Of minor
episode like an African hunting trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

A delegate feels more important at
home than when he faces the hotel
clerk in a crowded convention city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

II is TO be feared that every states
man who is able to recite an anecdote
or coin an epigram will take 1t for
granted that he resembles Abraham
Lincoln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

These charges of graft among Russian
officials may compel the duma to hurry
through a special appropriation for white
wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

The Colombian minister is engaged in
the contemplation of one of those small
personal tragedies which result when a
grandstand play goes wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

1t Is now The uaty OF the American
hen to see If she cannot lay eggs faster
than the cold storage interests can gather
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Rapid Going.

Full many tourist is a bluff.
Who as his devious way he wends
Stops in each place just long enough
To send some post cards to his friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Mr.. La Toilette Is not active In en-
couraging straw votes In fact. he even
hesitates to call the roll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

AS signal for .ne Tray it is better to
see a hat thrown into the ring than some
campaign managers pocketbook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Even free sugar would not enable
confectionery to take the place of roast
beef as food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

DiaZ is still too much of a patriot to
send a cablegram reading II told you So"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

DYn order 70 avoid delays On aooeest
not Do Addressed to any individual osonsotea
vitA the once: but simply 70 THE eTAA. @ e
- HditosiaI Of Business Department sooesuanS
- tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Supported by
Contributions.

n
these subscriptions reach as high as two
thousand dollars and as low as onea
Not everything. however. comes In the
shape of money. There is constant de-
mand for other things, from those which
stock the 'loan closets to edibles, and
these also come in large quantities Car
tickets, toys. baby clothes, Jelfes. pre-
serves, sheets, ice tickets, quilts, picture
cards. fruit and flowers, eSgs, helpful
books, coal and host OF other Things
are perpetually finding their way to the
headquarters of this organization, to De
In turn given to those whom they Will
most benefit There is also large men,
bership, the dues being 81 year.
The society Is really just beginning Its
twelfth year, as February was the month
in which it was organized, in 1900 Each
year sees a larger number of new cases
and q broader field of work covered.
And gradually there is less and less OPP
position to the constant aim of the
nurses to instill ideas of cleanliness INTO
the patients minds They still refuse to
at first, but after little persistent work
the nurse is usually able to overcome
the objections. Today the nurses are
known; they are the go-Detweens In
many cases, and in many other they are
sought out as being the natural persons
to whom should be told all manner OF
troub. es. And these various positions are
niieo by the nurse for moie tnan nine
hours each day. At the end of that time
she returns 20 the headquarters, where
those who have charge of the society
have tried to make pleasant, restIul
home for her. There, surrounded by At
tractive hangings and brightness, she
can find interesting books, music and ali
that can be secured to make her leisure
hours happy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
Estimates.

ITO what, profession do you think you
will educate your son?'
IT think he has the instincts of an
architect replied the prudent parent.
he adds q column Of figures
his result is usually two or three times
what you or any one else thought 1t
could possibly be-"