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Evening star., 1912-07-05
John Barrett on Washington.

\ copy of John ,arrett's Independence
day address delivered in this city yester-
day should reach every member Of Con-
sress in his capacity as legislator for the
District of Columbia. II breathed the
true spirit of National Capital develop
men,. urging advancement along the lines
OF capital making which have been al
ready laid down and which the citizens
of Washington have themselves been
pressing on Congress for years. Mr.. Bar
rert sees this matter from an interna-
tional rather than a national point of
view. He recognizes the value TO Ameri-
can prestige on this hemisphere Of a fed
eral city Of marked attractiveness of ex-
ceient domestic arrangements, of health
full environment lie understands how
important it is that the representatives of
the foreign nations especially those with
whom the United states is in the closest
relations, should find al Washington a
type of the american civilization ex
pressed in terms of municipal efficiency
and artistic attractions. Mere local pride
in Washington should be national pride.
The particulars which Mr. Barrett yes
terday mentioned in his plea for the de-
velopment of the capital are exactly in
accord with the desires of the citizens.
and in harmony with plans already drawn
and more or less definitely adopted. What
is most urgently needed now is concen-
trated effort on the part OF all who be-
lfeve in the possibilities of the capital as
the most beautiful city In the world. to
the end that the present inertia on the
part of the appropriating bodies may be
overcome and the false concept Of econo-
my supplanted b. practical determine
ton to bring Washington up to the point
of American expectations.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

of which declares that he saw no warn
ing and was unaware OF danger until he
discerned the rear coach OF the local
showing through the fog short distance
ahead. The result was the slaughter of
forty-one persons and the injury Of sixty
more.
The fact that the Lackawanna railroad
has had only two wrecks causing the
deaths of three passengers in thirteen
years prior to this time. in no degree ex-
cuses this latest catastrophe of the rails.
On the contrary, it aggravates the disas-
ter, for a line that can maintain SO high a
percentage of safety is supp osediy equip
ped and manned in manner to avert
accidents. The presence OF the fog at
Gibson is not to be regarded as an ex-
cuse. Every engineer who pulls
throttle knows that fog obscures lights.
and that whatever may be the running
schedule of the train ahead delays are
possible at any time on any line and
that warning signals may be shown at
any block. II should therefore be made
by every railroad company strictly in
cumbent upon engineers to check the
speed of their trains in such conditions,
and to enforce rules of this kind by pun
ishments if necessary in case of infrac-
tions. Instead Of commenting engineers
for bringing their trains in on time. what
ever the conditions, railroad managers
should praise them for a loss of time
when slow running becomes necessary
in order to guarantee safety.
II cannot be denied that on almost all
American railroads the engineer who
a,,ln 30 foA he
best man. After an accident such as
this horror at Gibson the railroad COM
pany always expresses its surprise at
the carelessness of the engineer, who is
usually proclaimed as the bearer Of an
excellent reputation. Rather should the
engineer who escapes from train wreckfng
be spoken of as lucky. for he needs to be
lucky to effect the compromise between
safety and schedule which the company
expects from it's operating crews. As
long engineers are not merely per-
mitted but encouraged to take chances
they will ignore fogs and run past warn
ing signals. To prevent collisions OF
this nature railroad companies must ex-
act from their operatives a scrupulous
observance of precautionary rules under
penalty of dismissal. or else they must
be compelled to establish automatic cut
off systems that will physically prevent
the entrance of train upon an occupied
block Of track. Many hundreds of lives
have been sacrificed in this country since
the need of such a mechanical safeguard
against collisions was first pointed out.
and for these losses the railroad corpora
tions and not the engineers are today
responsible.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Responsibility for Rail Slaughter.

In tine essential circumstances the train
wreck near Gibson, y. Y, on the Lacka
wanna railroad. yesterday morning was
similar TO the rear-end collision on the
Baltimore and Ohio at Terra Gotta, near
this city several years ago. Two trains
were running on double track road in
the same direction, one comparatively
slow local and the other an express train.
In the Terra Gotta case the rear train
running at express speed. consisted of
empty cars being brought down the line
from Cumberland 10 Baltimore. the en-
gineer perfectly knowing that the local
ahead OF him and running past
warning and danger signals without slack
ening speed. The night was foggy and
all signals were dimmed. This fact
caused the engineer TO take no particular
precaution. and collision resulted. with
a great loss of life, for which no one
was afterward punished. The Lacka-
wanna accident was caused by a similar
disregard of signals and conditions. The
local. supposedly half an hour ahead OF
the express. was stalled by a disabled
freight train and signals were set in the
rear against the express, the engineer
Evening star., 1912-07-05
A Celebration Without Heavy Cost.

1t is to be doubted II there are any
Washingtonians who today regret the
manner in which independence day was
celebrated yesterday. Everybody had
better time and got more real enjoyment
out of the holiday than though the old
style of observance was practiced. 1t
was possible to sleep in the morning with
out being disturbed by hideous noises.
1t was possible to breathe all day without
filing the lungs with the acrid products
of sunpowder combustion. One could
walk through the streets without risk of
being injured by firecrackers, and at night
there was assurance that property was
safe from destruction through the falling
of fragments of fireworks. The parents
of children were confident in the morning
that their little ones would be safe and
sound at night. The day was relieved, in
short, of the annoyancss and anxieties
that formerly made it an occasion of dis
tress and suffering.
Independence day was more truly cele-
brated in Washington yesterday than un-
der the old practice of letting everybody
fire crackers and cannon- and pistols and
explode fireworks virtually without re-
straint. There was plenty of entertain
was oEered to all who wished to listen to
patriotic Gtterances. The god of noise
and the god of fire were prop.tiated by
burnt offerings at the White Lot during
the day and at night in pyrotechnic dis
plays that gave great pleasure to an i'm
mense multitude of people. There was
music to delight the ear. The city was
Illuminated in honor of the occasion.
Taken altogether there was a more truly
appropriate spirit IN commemoration OF
Independence day throughout the commu-
nifty than has marked the occasion in this
city for many years.
1t is inconceivable that there should be
any lapse to the old modes of commem-
grafton here. Many of the large cities
of the country have followed Washing
toms example and have forbidden promis-
cuous Independence day explosions and
substituted genuine community programs,
with the result that the Fourth of July
sacrifices have fallen in number by a
large percentage. Washingtonshas been
practically free from these losses for a
number Of years, and there would be an
immediate and irresistible protest now
against any proposition looking to the re-
vival OF the wasteful barbaric practices
of the past.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
The Stars on the Flag.

k'om the New York Times
Yesterday the blue field OF the nation 5
banner was formally and officially en-
dowed with its new stars. There are
forty-eight of them now, and the num-
Der is rot likely to increase for many
years. New states are not ciamorins for
admission. Perhaps Alaska may be a
state within half century, but we need
not worry about d place for that star
yet awhile. In fact. the old flag is no
cause for worry at all. but esthetic folks
have frequently a word or two to say
about the arrangement of the stars in the
field The present official arrangement
comprises six rows, each containing eight
stars which is compact and orderly. but
causes futile queries as to what shall be
done with the fOrty-ninth star. and does
not satisfy the most sensitive artistic
taste. The placing of the s ars like rows
of chairs at a lecture has led to discus
sion, therefore, and legislation may en-
Sue.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Bosses-Before and After.

MIR. Wilson is taking the hand of the
bosses. Mr.. Taggart and Mr.. Sullivan
were among his callers yesterday. At
the Fourth of July Tammany celebration
a letter from Mr. Wilson was read prais-
ing the society and it's works
OF course. Such is politics. What
chance of election would Mr. Wilson
have with these men and their kind in
Tammany Hall sulking in opposition?
lie wants their active support. and is
taking steps TO secure 1.-THE only steps
promising success a handclasp and
word of friendly greeting from the can
didatc are magical.
Had the deadlock at Baltimore con-
tinued and Mr.. Bryan emerged as the
nominee. we should have seen the same
thing. The men he had s,ammed-some
BID name-would have called on him,
paid their respects, and been we'll re-
ceived. Not one would have needed an
Introduction. He knows them all. and
has worked with them all. Four years
ago Mr.. Murphy was his guest for a
few hours at Lincoln. returning from the
Denver convention. 1t is as easy to cod
die as 10 slam a boss and politicians
know how.
1t is not difficult to imagine what MIR.
Roosevelt would have done il. with the
aid of those fake contests in the south.
he mad emerged from the Chicago con-
vention the republican nominee. His de-
nunc.at.on of bosses would instantly
nave ceased, and steps Deen taken at
his instance TO steer into his camp men
he had been stigma tizing.
Boss Barnes would probably have re-
ceived the first overtures. because of his
power in Nj. Roosevelt's own state.
But Boss Penrose. Boss Crane, Boss
Gallinger Boss Cox and the smaller
bosses would all have been remembered
and asked to call. Forget it, old man."
would have been the adjuration of MIR.
Roosevelt's negotiator in clapping one
after another the bad men on the shoul-
der and proposing dates for reconcilia-
ton and business
But Mr.. Roosevelt failed. The fake
contests We're too rank even for some of
the men anxious TO see Mr.. Roosevelt
nominated. They We're thrown out witn
the assistance of the fairest of Mr.
Roosevelt's supporters on the national
committee and with them went the
Roosevelt case before the convention
1t is easy. therefore. for Mr. Roose-
welt to continue his warfare on the
bosses and those he denounces as such.
They are not open to negotiations in
his behalf. AS q bolter he looks more
Objectionable to them than he did as
a self-seeker. violating his pledge and
betraying his friend in an effort TO re-
gain power. He could not possibly Sc
cure their assistance, and SO ne goes
on holding them uR to obloquy. Mr..
Wilson'S position is different
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Summer Benevolences.
Rnl1imnre American

From tie Baltimore American.
With the arrival of midsummer when
the intervals between hot waves may ne
expected to be of short duration, the
thoughts OF those more fortunately st
uated for meeting the hgh-temperature
d!scomfortS are IN many instances being
turned to the less fortunate. Relief work
in summer is just as. necessary as relief
work in winter. If not, indeed even
more so.
The various organiZa ions providing
summer outings for the little ones are
doing their levei best this summer, in
past summers, to give all who apply a
vacation turn out in the country. The
country homes are already overfowing
and will be kept full until the fros;
comes. These benevolences are sustained
by private subscription. but there is no;
one of these. helpful summer agencies
that could not find a good use for more
money than has ever been available dur
ing any summer.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Sundered Ties.

Where are the friends Of long ago?'
A statesman sadly sighed;
1.-The comrades that / used to know
In days of youthful pride?
They all decided to progress
In quest of public praise.
In patriotic eagerness
They all took different ways.
"Our paths would be the same one da.
And next they'd separate.
We'd start as allies in the fray
To meet at last in hate
Each yields unto the battle lust
And wears yengeful frown.
To uplift humankind we must
Call one another down..
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Oln order TO avoid delays account or
personal absence, letters TO THE STAR should
not De addressed TO any individual Connected
With the Office. but simply to THE STAR. or to
thc Editorial or Business Department. according
10 tenor Or purpose.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Washington's Fly Fight.
From the Chicago Journal.

From the chicago JournaI
When the power of the press is brought
TO bear against any existing evil, i'm
proved conditions are sure to result. One
of the Washington papers is conducting a
prize contest warfare on the flies OF the
Capital city. Consequent slaughter of the
pests is on a scale hardly 10 be expressed
in ordinary terms.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

There is declared William Jennlngs
Bryan. mot one single human being 70,
whom feel hatred So saying. our
hero wiped the gore from his dripping
cutlass and restored 1t to its scabbard.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

After all. Mr.. Clark's disappointment
should be lessened by rejecting that the
speakership is customarly regarded as
an honorable and admirable elimination
of political career.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Trials Of Genius.

Yes said the great artist, dreamily,
Il remember many sleepless nights and
many days when l was not sure when or
where l was going to eat
lis that SOP rejoined Senator Sorghum
with interest. ITO which convention were
YOU delegate?'
Evening star., 1912-07-05

When convention opens delegates are
alert to the possibilities of stampede. As
1t draws to close they come pretty near
conveying the impression of gathering
Of somnambulists.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

The brass band was dismissed owing
TO the expense. Convention managers
may yet decide to follow the suggestion
of New York theater men and put in
pianos
Evening star., 1912-07-05

The process of logic which accepts as
fit for the vice presidency a man who has
been bitterly denounced presidential
possibility is bound to be more or less
devious.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Mr.. Roosevelt is now at work on little
steam roller of his own. Only the whistle
has been gotten into working order so
far.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Gov. Harmon did not waste nearly as
much vocal enthusiasm as other candi-
dates who were equally unsuccessful.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Running Smoothly.

No said Mr.. Dustin Stax, Il never
interfere in politics"
''Why not?"
Because / have the affairs of my par
ticular community SO competently super
vised that / don't have to-"
Evening star., 1912-07-05

The next lesson will be devoted to
teaching the Tammany tiger to raise its
voice in exact unison with the Princeton
tiger.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Mr.. Bryan's old-tme eulogies of Champ
Clark went into the discard along with
his free silver arguments.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Some Soreness.

From the Pittsburgh Gazctte-Times.
1t is all over at Baltimore but the sore.
ness.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Mr.. Roosevelt will keep on running. He
Is a study in momentum.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

With William Allen White in the Roose-
welt camp. the campaign output should
show highly agreeable literary finish.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

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Evening star., 1912-07-05

Now. please. may Editor George Harvey
speak?
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Tie Evening Star Newspaper Company

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New York once: Tribune Building.
Chicago once: First National Bank Building.
European Once: Regent st.. London. EDgiand.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
In Dreams.

Il know Charley enjoyed being dele
gate at the convention said young Mrs.
Torkins.
How"
Il heard him talking in his sleep and
some OF the language he used was exactly
the same as that which he employs at
a base ball game"
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Wilson.

From the Boston Herald.
BY the way, what is the platform?
Evening star., 1912-07-05

r.yabie In sdvance-by mail postage prepaid:
Daily Sunday included. one month. 90 cents.
Daily. Sunday excepted. one month 20 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year. Sunday Star. -. 10 year.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Entered as second-class E;afi matter at the post
.n1ce at Washington. d. @.
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Oversupply.

Oh. how shall wisdom seem precise
To him who humbly heeds 1t
When everybody gives advice
And no one thinks he needs it?
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Revised Version.

Il suppose that when you left the con-
vention you exclaimed: 1 came, / saw,
conquered?
mot exactly" replied the delegate VINO
changed his mind THAT is what / was
going to say, but l modified it to 1 came,
L was seen l concurred.' "
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Sometimes said Uncle Eben, de
man dat stands around waitin' foh de
political lightnin' to strike him merely
succeeds in gettin' ketched in de tor
nado'
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-09
GEMS DYED WITH >RADIum
Artificial Color Can Be Given 70
Precious Stones by Use Of
the Costly Metal.

With chloride and. bromide Of ra-
dunn at 500 milligram. or $500 a
grain. the use of radium to give arti-
fetal color to precious stones has lit
tie Industrial promise. To give .
more accurate idea Of the possible
changes. Azmbrecht, in London, has
been experimenting for many months.
and has produced some remarkable
effects upon color. About 200 white
sapphlres-pure oxide Of aluminium
were kept in contact with radium two
or three weeks. About 10 per cent.
turned yellow. the shades ranging
from lemon to dark orange; Q few, ap-
parently from another locality, b.
came green. pinkish or amethyst color.
and very few changed to rose color.
A light blue was impaired to two or
three-too light to give value ap.
preaching that of the much-prixed deep
blue sapphires. Pale emeralds were
somewhat darkened by radium, but
were not given the deep green Of the
expensive stones. Brown diamonds
were bleaohed almost white, nothing
being obtained like the beautiful blue
gem into which Sir VIM. Crooks trans
formed yellow diamond. Amethysts
were altered by radium into smoky
or yellow quartz, dirty.appearing
pearls were cleaned to a clearer white,
but opals were not amenable to
treatment.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-09
Al FIELD HAD 70 PAY WAGER
Minstrel Elnds That the Weather 10
. Mighty Uncertain Thing to
Bet On.

When the Al q. Field musical band
stopped in front Of tho Neil house .
few days ago. and played . concert, .
bet Of over years standing between
Al g. Field and Ben Harmon. manager
Of the hotel was paid.
The bet was made In hotel in Hot
Springs. Ark. when Harmon and Field
INST there by chance. II was in the
summer. and the weather was a. dry
~ bone. The farmers near Hot
Springs were being burned out, and
all OF them were hanging around the
hotels in the little town cussing fate
and the weather.
never saw It fall" said Mr.. Field.
that when one August was bad, that
the one following wasn't great. Next
August, II we had dry month in Co
lumbus, this year will be wet one"
Ben Harmon took exception to the.
statement, and the two men got hold
Of Section Director Alcaitore in Lit
tie Rock, Ark. and found that the pre-
cipitatton for August, 1909, in Colum-
bus was 2.53 inches. Mr.. Field imme-
diately bet Harmon that the following
August would see at least four inches
OF rainfall here. He bet public con-
cert to twenty tickets to his minstrel
show.
Friday morning, as soon as Field
arose. he telephoned to the newspa-
pers to find out how matters stood in
the rainfall department
IT'S been the driest August in thir
ty-two years." he was told.
Holy smoke" shouted Mr.. Field.
Is that on the level?"
Pretty near" said the reporter.
There was q fall Of only 42-100ths Of
an inch"
"Gosh." said Mr.. Field. Come on
down and listen to concert In front
OF the Neil house. Maybe there'll be
something following 1t, too. cause 1t
certainly has been powerful dry around
here."-Columbus Dispatch.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-09
Pope Gave Ticket to King.

Summoned by the. .conclave at Rome.
when he left Venice. one blazing
morning in July. greeted by the pro.
phetic cry Of Long live the Pope!"
he (Pope Plus Ky did not for mo-
ment doubt that he should return.
80 little did think that should
never see Venice again." he says,
with q smile. that bought return
ticket"
He long kept this return ticket
Wealthy collectors strove by every
means in their power to become its
purchaser; he invariably refused them.
Last year the king Of Greece, in the
course of visit which he paid to the
pope, expressed keen desire to pos
sess this little piece Of cardboard.
which has become for all time histor.
ical. and the pope gave It to him.
McClure's Magazine.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-08-09

ty in good standing: In some respect
he resembled q chunk of cinder dust,
as he evidently had travelled all the
night before in the basement berth OF
q Pullman sleeper best the other
parties have to Offer an ambitious boy
or girl is to join some Sunday school
until they are q. Now is 1t not fact
boys (as we'll as most men) that from
infancy, that for the most part your
parents and others have insisted on
doing your thinking politically, so
socially and religiously. Had this
been the case with the boy Jesus, he
would not have been found teaching
in the Synagogue on the Sabbath day,
which was considered unlawful for
one of his age. Neither in my young
comrades case, would have found
him earnestly engaged in CONVERSE
ton with another boy an acknowl-
edged Christian, and telling him that
some thought the gospel as preached
today is intended to keep the working
class contented SO the church and
others can the better exploit them OF
their hard earned earnings. To this
we'll directed thrust the other boy re-
piled, 81 expect have more litera-
ture on your subject than most any,
one." Whereupon he was asked if he
had any to spare he would like some
to read. AS there was no response, I
told my young comrade if he would
walk home with me, if he didn't want
anything deeper than Carl Mark, 1
could accommodate him. AS we
walked along, I learned he was left
an orphan quite young, that he swore
not, chewed or smoked not and had
quite little money which he showed.
He claimed also to be wall paper
cleaner by trade. I asked him how he
found time to both clean paper and
talk socialism. He replied, 81 also
stand for a system that makes the un-
clean Clean" So gave him his sup
per and he gave me . receipt for
cleaning wall paper. was glad to
find someone I could really talk to.
Then he read till 1900 o'clock and
time to take his train, which went
with him to meet. And as we stood
beneath the midsummer stars and he
placed his hand in mine, 1 thought of
my own boy lately passed to his final
reward. AS his hand slipped from
mine and l saw him creep into dark
ness and stretch his body beside those
great wheels, I thought system that
would deprive this boy of the natural
desire to see the world in better way
would also deprive him of the right to
live. And as the grinding of those
wheels fell upon my ear, would have
called him back had anything better
to offer. To offer him home and to
prosper? Better for him and others
to sow the good seeds as pest he could.
AS it was, gave the best anyone can
give another in human sympathy, and
watered it with my tears as the train
rolled on.
A SOCIALIST.