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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12
ROOSEVELT AND ANARCHY.

Theoaore Roosevelt thrd-term candidate for
president, advocates the recall and initiative and
referendum. 50 does The Appeal 10 Reason, "
the official organ Of anarchy in this country In
the mind, at least IN the words Of the editor
Of that paper the meaning Of the policies now
advocated by the contributing editor Of The Out
look is clear
The Appeal 10 Reason does not dodge log
zeal conclusions after the Roosevelt fashion. 1t
advocates the adoption in California Of the recall
and the initiative and referendum as the sole
means Of securing the release from prison of the
MeNamaras- Ii puts the issue clearly before the
voters of that state IN the following words
The fight at the polls this fall will cen
ter around the adoption Of the initiative
referendum and recall amendments to the
constitution Under the provisions of the
recall amendment the judges of the supreme
court Of the state Of California can be re-
tired These are men who viii decide the
fate of the kidnapped workers Don't you
see what II means, comrades to have in the
hands Of an Intelligent militant working
class the political power to recall the cap
italist judges and put the bench our own
mem Was there ever such am opportunity
for effective work. No; not since social
Ism first raised lts crimson banner on the
shores of Morgan country The election
for governor and state officers of California
does not occur till 1914. But with the recall
at our command we can put our own men
IN office without waiting for regular
election
Colonel Roosevelt says the recall would be
an instrument Of Justice The anarchist organ
says 1t would be instrument for the release of
the convicted dynamiters The latter knows what
II wants and the result Roosevelt knows
what he wants-the presidency-but does not see
the result OF ms policy, does not dare to put it
IN words
In California most Of the votes that viii be
cast Tor the recall Will be east by those who wish
to see the McNamaras free That will be the is
sue IN that state Is Theodore Roosevelt willing
to reach the goal of his ambition by tramping on
the runs OF organized society," Would he release
me MeA amaras and let loose the dynamiters on
all employers Of labor to Set his foot again ~ tho
White House? Those are the results that will
follow the adoption Of the recall and the initiative
and referendum if The Appeal to Reason is
right 1t Is at least consists, which is more than
can be said for Theodore Roosevelt
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12
For preSidenf---I9I2
WILLlAM HOWARD TAFT,
Of Ohio.
RULES NEEDED IN THE HOME.

Many and various aud always increasing in
variety the monthly average and the total num-
beers grow, are the causes of action" ON which
suits for divorce are based San Francisco has
provided her share of novelties in this respect
and among them the recently published griev-
ance Of disappointed husband, that his wife
refused TO take money from him when he offered
il to her, is not the least peculiar. If this be
cruelty, and it is not incOnceivable that the plain
tih may prove II such when he comes to give his
testimony iii court. IT Is OF the crude cruelty
Of the married lady who beat her husband over
the head with surprised and indignant house
rat. or the one who made her husband sleep In
the woodshed on cold nights sold his tools and
then berated him for not going to work
However, the cruelty of which married folk
are guilty IN their conduct toward each other is so
hard to explain by mere recital of physical facts
that Judges who have taken serious post graduate
courses IN the study of human nature are not
prone 10 dismiss cruelty complaints without hear
ing. on the ground that the complaints fail to
state any legal cause of action Each and all in
the course of the trials. these cases of alleged
cruelty without any act designed to cause physical
suffering to show how easy il is for per-
sons living together to find way Of causing Tex
IRENE mental anguish and suffering Married
couples come to know each other so very well
that each knows how the other may be tortured
with simple words which seem only amusing 10
those who hear them when they are repeated in
court
L would be we'll if practicable means might
be found TO adopt rules Of fair play in the home
al least merciful those of the prize ring. to
prevent the taking Of undue advantage of an in
innate knowledge, intutive if not reasoned out
eod-bloodedly Of each Others sensitiveness which
may be concealed from all others in the world
Many husband who would not be guilty of
any such brutality kicking his wife even if she
offended HIM. stabs her wantonly with a word
to relieve his own feelings when they have been
injured by others in circumstances under which
custom DEGREES that the sense of injury shall be
concealed. Many wife who is far too refined
to bite off her husbands ear to express her griev-
anees against the world in general, formulates
some little phrase with deadly meaning all its
own IN the particular time and place in which it
IS used Misery loves company of course but
the nwsdom of seeking such company in the
home should be made apparent-if it be possible
70 find way
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12
A SECOND THOUGHT FOR RECIPROCITY

Canada appears to be giving reciprocity sec
ond thought Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the liberal
party, now in opposition, have scored a notable
victory IN a by-election, and prominent member
OF parliament from the northwest has declared
openly that ne would prefer secession from the
Dominion to the loss of the advantage of reel
proelty. The harvest in the Canadian northwest
was good enough to leave large supplies Of grain
unsold at the close Of navigation which would find
a ready market on this side Of the line under
reciprocity. 1t will now have to wait for the open
ing OF navigation on the Great Lakes before find
ing market. Some of this grain is coming ont
'v rail but the rates to the seabOard through the
| United States take the cream off the profits
loyalty, like love- does not thrive ON a lean
purse. and the market situation this winter has
been ideal for teaching Canada the cost of re-
iecting President Taft 5 offer
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12

Captain Roald Amundsen's discovery of the
South Pole will give added interest to his
snip, the Gloa, which is now one of the land
marks Of the ocean beach Of this CITY II was
IN the Gjoa that Amundsen sailed through the
Northwest passage and was the first TO locate
the north magnetic pole. The Gjoa should be
made feature of the 1915 exposition. Perbaps
too, his vessel, the Franz in which he attained The
geographical South Pole could be secured for the
exposition year The Norwegian explorer has
the fricndest feelings for San Francisco
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12

Inc resumption by the sufragettes of London
on Thursday of their understanding campaign
ougnt to have SOLDERING effect the woman
hood of England Only an obsession bv ono
idea can explain such crazy tactics as breaking
windows of merchants many of whom may them.
selves be in favor of woman suffrage If English
women desire the ballot they should show their
capacity for the exercise of franchise rights by
show Of good sense and good manners, not bv
such hoodlumism as has characterized the suffra-
gette campaign
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12

The houn dwag' was never heard Of until
he was adopted by Champ Clark Since then he
has been yelping across the country making his
anguish apparent to the entire universe The
houn can hardly be blamed for feeling hurt
at being adopted by the democracy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12

A burglar declares that babies are the best
burglar alarms. This may encourage persons with
portable property to have few babies when all
other Inducements fail
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-12

Altogether it would seem that the New York
>niragettes who are throwing away their eorscts
are better employed than their English sisters
who are throwing stones through windows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
Livening Things Up.

M ISIS CHARLOTTE VAN CORTLAND
W. NICOLL recently gave in the surf
off Long Beach a bathing tea party, a
man servant wading out with boat
shaped floating tea table, perfectly APP
pointed, wherefrom Miss NicOll and her
friends. in five feet Of water, partook of
buttered toast, caravan tea, mullins.
scenes and cakes.
Congratulated upon this novel party,
Miss Nicoll. who is sister of De Lancey
NicOll, smiled and said:
Il believe in the hostess who is re-
sourceful-the hostess of Mrs. Blanc 5
type.
Mrs Blanc was giving tea party on
her yacht. The affair. for some reason,
was dragging dreadfully. The guests
talked of nothing but the weather, and
even in this talk there would come long,
deathly silences.
Suddenly Mrs. Blanc, losing her bal
ance, fell heavily against her mother-in-
law who sat beside the low rail. and with
a moaning cry the dear old lady went
headforemost overheard.
"Of course she was rescued; but after
ward Mr.. Blanc took Mrs. Blanc privately
to task
How clumsy you were he said to
knock mother into the water like that!
I'm afraid she won't care to visit us again
in hurry. You really should be more
careful
Now, George said Mrs Blanc, be
reasonable. 1 had to do something.
simply had to. Didn't you see how our
party was dragging?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
SPENDS SIS TO COLLECT
THIS ONE-CENT TAX

Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON. July -. 1917.
COME ridiculous situations have arisen
~ over the administration of Lloyd
Georges land tax, the working of which
has created a confusion only equaled by
that promised by the new industrial in
surance scheme. The details OF one par
tfcuArly ludicrous case involving the ex-
penditure on the part of government and
.taxee'' of $40 for the annual collection
of one cent is probably on the outside
edge Of absurdity.
A man named Smithson has a small
landed property in Tenterden. Kent, con-
sisting of tiny cottages and gardens.
which in the multitudinous forms that
landowners have TO fill UP for the tax
alton of their property are classed as
.'undeveloped land" Part OF this prop
erty is small garden. one acre In ex-
tent which he lets for s. a year. Ow-
ing to a change of tenant. Smithson has
just had to fill up fresh forms about
this little scrap OF ground Smithson
himself is a singing master and nves IN
London, SO all the forms had to be sent
to his agent to be filled up. The agent
had to make a trip to Tenterden and
lawyer had to be consulted for the proper
answering OF some of the questions, IN
volving several visits to his ofiice. and.
Of course, fees. At the end of fort
night answers to these weighty inquiries
concerning the handkerchief of ground
were correctly given, and the forms-sev-
eral in number-returned to Smithson,
who forwarded them to the proper quar-
ter Something else came with the forms,
too-a bill, in which the unhappy Smith
son was charged about $15-
Not content with this, the government
proceeded to write him several letters
about his property, and before the whole
thing was finished 1T had spent about
s. in collecting the tax. And as a result
of all this work and expenditure the gov
eminent, after a lengthy interval, de-
cided that the tax to be paid by Smith
son annually on this wee garden is ex-
actly one cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
The Failure.

UTHE inefficient are necessarily the
disobliging," said a politician.
apropos of a political leader who had
failed. :.
A middle-aged failure got a summes.
Job in Vermont general store last
month A boy came in one morning ana
asked him for a half a pound OF melted
maple sugar. the famous Vermont dainty. .
at the same time laying a pot on tho
counter
The inefficient failure without weigh.
ing the pot first. ladled a lot OF the sticky ,
strip into II. then. of course, when he
set the pot on the scales. II went down !,
with a bang. So he ladled some OF the /.
strip out. and again the pot went down
with bang. Finally he ladled out all
he could-but, again, bang went the
scales.
Then the man returned the boy hia
pot and said:
Go back home and tell your ma
sonny. we can't make q half-pound %
melted maple sugar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
The Right Retort.

SSN OTHING is SO unbecoming in a
married man as to boast of his
success among the ladies. Such boasting
Is intolerable enough in bachelors and
widowers. but in married men"
The speaker was Mrs. May Hutton. a
delegate to Baltimore from Spokane. She
made a gesture of disgust and contin-
ued:
AT dinner a married man praised the
beauty of the Atlantic City girls. Then,
with a foolish chuckle, he added:
II had an awful bunch Of them after
me when I was down there on my vaca-
tion.'
1.-The lady beside him looked at him
coldly and retorted:
".Dear me! they must have been an
awful buneh!'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
''Mebbe."

A NELL known multimillionaire has
Il recently gone in rather heavily for
charity.
But I don't believe in promiscuous
charity, which pauperizes." he said To
New York correspondent. That
sort OF charity always makes me think
of Aunt Sallie Higgins OF my native
town.
Aunt Sallie came to the towns
Lady Bountiful one day and asked for
the loan OF a dollar.
What do you want dollar for,
Aunt Sallie?" the Lady Bountiful in
quired.
Please. ma am said Aunt Sailie,
I'm goin' to git married
IF your man hasn't even a dollar
to pay for the marriage license how
viii the pair of YOU get along?
We'll. maam, said Aunt Sallic
tomorrows your birthday. and were
both comm to your picnic in the birch
woods. You always give US somethin'
TO take home from your birthday pic
mic, and the day after there's your
usual free basket distribution for the
unemployed. That1l keep us a week
easy. and by that time Joe and NELL
be on our feet, mebbe.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
Like w. White.

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, look
w ing up from q dish of crabs in Bal
timore, told reporter that certain
pseudo-progressive resembled Washing
ton White.
"On the outskirts of Lincoln" he con-
tinued. Il was caught in storm one day
and took shelter in a one-story cottage
that leaked abomnabiy. My host, Wash
ington White. apologized for the leak.
and / said to him:
But. Washington, why don't you
patch the place?
We'll, We see. Yer honor said he,
when it's rainin' I can't do it and when
it's. clear 1t don't need doin, 90 lest
naturally leave it alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

almost over night Where the money is
coming from neither Miss Parker nor
her friends know but the little Angel
of the Babies" announces that she VIII
open at least one of those two other
needed stations in the near future and
trust that this time the people of north
ern New York will not let it close.
Meanwhile, she says, 1t is breaking
her heart to see the death rate among
the babies mounting in this region, while
the splendid results in lower Manhattan
show SO clearly what is needed to check
it.
Miss Parker is no believer in promis-
cuous charity. She is selling best quality
milk to these mothers at practically cost
price, that for what they would pay at
the stores for cheap, loose milk, so dead
ly to babies. She never gives away milk
unless she is sure the parents cannot pay
for 1t and that the baby's life depends on
it. Out of the 200 quarts Of milk she dis
penses every day, she gives away on the
average barely four. She seeks every
where to inculcate thrift and self-re-
spect.
Yet she qualified in discussing this
point Il haven't got the heart to black
list a suffering baby because its parents
are designing or shiftless. However
you may theorize about pauperizing par
ents or regulating the size of tenement
families. the fact we have to meet is
blame for it. My duty, as l see it, is to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

spent all her savings. She got some
churchmen to turn their usual contribu-
tions to foreign missions over to this
work at their door: she interested David
Belasco, who gave a benefit performance:
but still public sentiment was slow in
awakening to the point of giving freely.
Moreover. it was found that in dealing
with foreigners OF all creeds through
stations under the charge Of particular
religious denominations there was a great
deal Of prejudice to fight. Some church
members. too, did not believe that work
OF this sort should be conducted in
church building
So, one by one, her milk stations were
closed up. This last spring Miss Parker
found herself at the starting point again
1t was a discouraging situation, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

laid Mr. McCurdy and asked him point
blank If she could use the basement of
his church for milk station and clinic.
The idea appealed to the pastor at once
He called trustees meeting, and got
their approval. In a few days the first
milk station started in that section of
the city.
One man contributed hundred dollars
A milk company gave free milk and an
ice company donated ice. From a manu-
facturer of hospital supplies they pur
chased at cost an apparatus for modify
ing and pasteurizing the milk.
Soon there were 121 bodies enrolled.
Interest in the work spread, and Miss
Parker had soon organized stations in
four other churches in Harlem and the
Bronx. Mothers classes were formed.
Little Mothers were instructed in the
care of baby brothers and sisters. Young
wives were taught how to prepare for
motherhood.
But the growing movement required
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

baby, should become the center of social
service among infants.
Thereupon her whole thought began
to revolve around the problem of ways
and means of starting one in Harlem.
She had only a little money OF her own
saved. She knew no one who was will
ing to help her.
This was four years ago. One Sunday
afternoon she was strolling along Morn
ingside avenue in deep encouragement.
AS she passed the little Morningside
Presbyterian Church she was attracted
by the voice of the minister, the Rev. A.
w. McCurdy. She stepped in and sat
down in a back seat, clad in her nurses
uniform. She had just left her patient
asleep and was taking a short walk.
Mr.. McCurdy was preaching a sermon
in behalf of the boys. As she listened
she thought to herself, Boys are just
ba bies grown a little bigger man who
cares enough about boys to talk like that
ought to care for babies
At the close of the service she way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

see that they have chance 10 grow into
healthy, useful citizens.
Death doesn't distinguish between the
rich and the poor. Statistics don't dis
tinguish between them, either. Lie Is
life, and every life is sacred. We know
nothing of the future of those We serve.
We have no right to say. as some do,
that a baby born in poverty or crime. or
both. is better off dead. or that society
would be better off if it were. A baby
has no history to investigate. no politics.
no religion. 1t isn't looking for work
1t hasn't used up its last months wages
in riotous living. 1t isn't often addicted
to drink or other immortality. 1t cannot
be pauperized. So in dealing with
baby | see no sense in applying the rules
of investigation that apply to grown
ups. Besides. baby sickness is swift IN
its course and there is no time for de-
lay.
$50 when | see a baby that needs help
that's all 1 need to know ] help it. Ii
the parents don't want to pay, why. l
investigate them. of course. make
them pay if l can. If can't l haven't
the heart to turn the baby away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
How the Government
Tests Building Material

they do not weld and are easily sep
arated from each other.
So when there is a defect in a rail the
fault lies with either the original ma
terial or with some process I'm it's man.
ufacture. The bureau traces the rail
back through all the stages OF its max
ing and attempts to locate the fault
There are many stages in the work OF
finishing a rail. In this case there was
no fault TO be found until the investiga-
tors had reached the ingots in which the
molten steel had been poured in the
mclding of the rail. 1t had been previ-
shape OF the rail about a quarter of an
inch below the surface 1t was found
that IN the process of cooling the temper
ature of the rail had been quickly reduc-
ed To this depth. This mad made a crust
about a central part that was still mil
ten Between this temporary crust and
the molten part occurred the flaw. A
different method of cooling was recon-
mended ana HAWKES. rails We're the re-
suit. IL may be that hundred or
thousand lives We're saved by this sleuth-
ing for the cause of a defect for a weak
rail is public menace
IL one will look across the break Of a
bolt he will usually find streak This
streak is fault in the steel or iron lust
as was that in the rail. There is a fault
in its making at some stage OF the
process which leaves "A weak place in the
bolt and it breaks at this weak point
The breaking Of the bolt may cause
danger and loss of property. Certainly
IT fails 10 fulfill the purpose for which
Ii was intended
The makers of steel are themselves con-
stantiy making study of these same
points, but these makers work as in
dividuais and do not interchange findings
The government bureau knows the
methods OF them all. and by comparing
and putting together is able to draw con-
illusions that are ahead of them.
This is even more true in such building
materials as cement. concrete and all
kinds of stone. Individual builders are
too busy to make very exhaustive studies
into the character of the substances they
use. When a big new building re&eals a
crack across its walls. nine out or ten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

HE Good Angel of
the Babies" they
call her in Harlem.
She is the grand
niece of an earl,
and her family is
numbered with the
British aristocracy.
Yet she has re-
nounced home and
fortune for the ba-
Dies OF the poor.
The ladies of her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

vHE government wants to know
why now and again the span
Of bridge collapses, carry
ing a score of workmen TO
death, why a pillar gives way
uader great building and il falls in
upon itself. why a handsome new fed
eral building the second year after its
erection reveals a great crack running
across its front; why rail breaks and
trainload of people go over an en-
bankment. All these things happen
because some piece of material has
failed to do what was expected of IL.
The government proposes to find the
value and strength of all manner of
building material and to let the people
using them know these findings.
To this end the bureau of standards
has set itself "a new task 1t is test
ing the values and strength of all these
materials. 1t is finding faults where
these exist and assigning new virtues
where the facts point the way All this
work is being done right here in
Washington.
There is the case OF the steel rail-
for instance. Often a rail develops a
faw and hammers to pieces a a given
point Again. it may break and a
disaster result In either case there
was something wrong, for other rails
of the same age and doing the same
work have not given away. The de-
fective rail is sawed in two. The
cross section is sure to reveal the de-
fects. There will be streaks through it,
These may be caused by some inn
purity In the steel that has gotten be-
tween two layers of ii and prevented
their welding. il may be caused by
some fault In the working of the steel
For steel is like dough in the work
ing. III dry -four is put between two
portions of the dough of "A biscuit those
portions do not become homogeneous
whole. If two of the pieces are not
pressed thoroughly into each other