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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

A customer was buying eggs from a
squatter at the market curb.
Sure they are fresh. aunty?''
Fresh! Why, lady, de hens was a
cacklin' over dem aigs when lef' home.
Dey amt no colestoage aigs. Deys home
made. Yesum. - dem aigs is fresh
Raise your own hens. do your"
Il sho do. I got five a settin' in de
stable an one fresh hatchin' in a box by
de stove. I got two roosters an forty
seven domineckers an white laighorns-
why. one time President Mckinley rode
out fun de White House to my place
specially to see my chicken run
Why that was an honor, wasn't it!
What made them run?"
The ancient brown soul looked up at the
woman with sudden surprise that would
nave been contempt except that it ended
in chuckle:
'.Lor. lady. don't you know no better'n
dat? An you don't sound like you was
fenced-in lotter land where de poultry
can scratcher 'roun, 'thout gittin' away.
That's what chicken run is.
OH see. l thought it might be some
thing like a turkey trot."
The old woman chuckled again with the
indulgence which kindly natures bestow
upon children and fools.
why. honey, there amt no sucher
tHiiS dS turkey trotS IukkeyS don
trot. Dey strails. When you tuns a
f1ocker Turkeys out in de mawnin', you
| just bleeged to wait till dey takes der
own time to come home to roost. Time I
ulster have my little patcher tbaccer
| agin' along. done quit 'em both. for
| why? Tbaccer is more troublen a
teevtn baby-an after you done fattened
your Turkeys UP for Thanksgivin' market.
some no-account niggers gwineter conner
IN o<n ID L~F
your very eyes-when dey's asleep. Nome,
| dey amt no turkey trots as ever heard
about. Deres sheep trotters, what you
eat; an sheep-foles. where dey focks;
| don't you let nobody hear you talk about
turkey trots, cause dey'll natchelly laugh
at you"
And to verify her warning the old soul
laughed-the rich. unstudied melody of
laughter that nature seems to have given
| to her negro children to compensate for
| dipping them brown.
That was all there was to the incident,
| only
To think of it! To think that right I'M
| der the shadow of the National Capitol,
and within a stones throw of the Library
| of Congress-if one be an extra good
| hand at throwing stOnes-there should be
| q woman who never has heard of tur-
| key trot. And another who is densely
| ignorant as to chicken runs!
| And we call ourselves Greater Wash
| ington.
! Two women sat in a car SO near the
| end that there was just room for a third
passenger to squeeze in the corner. They
were lumpy shaped women, and each
talked with the confidential loudness of
voice that goes with good, everyday hui
mainly. untrammeled by the convention
atty which commands low tones in pub
lie.
wasn't it the most disgracefui thing
YOU ever heard Off"
Il should say! But you are not going
10 let it rest after going that far, are
your
LET 1t rest! I'm going right through
with 1t IL have to march myself up to
the White House and tell the President
about it,
That's what I'd do II was you Well.
sorry to leave you. but here's where I
get out"
The corner passenger spread out over
| the vacated space. Just to look at, she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
WILL RECEIVE A BYE.
Late Entry From France Causes Ten
mis- Upset.

NEW YORK, March SO.-America' 6
lawn tennis team will receive a bye in
the preliminary tie matches between the
challenging nations for the Davis inter
national cup this year. This arrange
ment is based upon the challenge that
was received late from France. The
latter nation did not file an official chal-
lenge with the Australas.an association
until after the date when the rules sur
rounding the trophy state that such a
formal notification of a nation to COM
pete for the cup must be made. In the
past, however. 1t has been the custom tC
accept late challenges. provided there
was not a protest Of any kind from the
nations interested in the matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
WILL EXHIBIT FAST HORSES.
Billings to Take Great Racers
Abroad for Exhibitions.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Five Of the
fastest trotters ever owned in one stable
will be exhibited on European tracks this
summer by c. X. G. Billings. who plans
% start abroad about April !. taking
with him Lou Dillon u.5s1). champion
mare: Uhlan 0.5Ss4). champion gelding;
The Harvester (2.OIH), champion stallion;
Charley Mitchell G. Of4), champion race
trotter OF 1911. and Lewis Forrest (2.061o,
champion green geldtus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Columbia University Players.

THE Mysterious Miss Apache" the
new musical comedy Of the Columbia
University Players of New York. has
just ended a successful weeks run in
the Hotel Astor, and is now en- route
to Washington, via Pittsburgh.
The plot involves nine men and six
girls" with a chorus of more than
fifty. w. d. Spalthoff. a Washington
boy, is in the cast, with the role of an
apoplectic maiden aunt
Only one performance will be given
here, and that the afternoon Of April
9, at AIS o'clock. at the Columbia The
atef
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Railway Sued by Employe.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd. March 3o.-George
H. Darr. repair hand on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. has entered suit in the
United States court here for $4,000 dam
ages under the employers liability act.
He alleges that while engaged in repair
ing an engine in South Cumberland, De-
cember IL, 1911. the engineer turned on
the air. causing a bar with which Darr
was working to fly up and strike him
with such force as to break his jaw In
two OF three places. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION
French Boxers Looming Up as
Strong Contenders.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-The victory of
George Carpenter. the French middle
weight champion, over Jim Sullivan at
Monte Carlo. when the Frenchman won
In seven minutes. has attracted the at
tention of followers OF pugilism to the
progress Of French boxers. Carpenter is
now the recognized middleweight cham
pion of Europe. He has pace and fine
defense, which, together with excellent
hitting powers. make him a dangerous
0D1 - ~ ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
FREE-FOR-ALL RACES
Being Carded to Keep Fast Horses
on Turf.

DETROIT, Mich. March 3J-In COM
pliance with the prevailing demand to
keep fast record trotters and PAGERS on
the turf nearly all the grand circuit as
sociations have either announced, OF
will do so later, races for them in the
shape Of sweepstakes or free-for-alls
with the result that a number of former
turf champions who formerly were driven
out of the sport will go down the line
from start to finish II the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Preparing for Homecoming Week.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, March 30.-The
executive committee of homecoming
week. to be observed In Cumberland, Sep
TENDER to 8. has decided to start q
campaign to raise $4,000 TO meet ex-
penses. A room in the new city hall has
been set apart for the use OF the COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Bow Is Struck by Wagon.

Clinton Curtin, ten years old. wal
slightly injured last evening on II street
near 18th street northeast, when he was
struck by a wagon driven by George
Cleveland of 734 18th street southeast
His wounds We're dressed at Casualty
Hospital, and he was then taken to his
home, 1913 Emerson street northeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
TO INSPECT PAVEMENT HERE.
Committee Of Lynchburg Council
Coming to Washington. Fl

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, March 30.-A dele
cation from the council committee on
streets, accompanied by City Engineer
Shaner, has left for Washington to in
spect asphaltic concrete pavement in that
city, with a view to paving Rivermont
avenue with the same material. RI
The street is to cost nearly 500. 900, and
will either be covered with that material
or vitrified brick. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
Forty Years in Service.

MONTREAL. March 20.-James Brice
vice president and general manager of the
Canadian Express Company. announced
connection with express work in Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

Billy" 1.-The Romance of the Under
world and The Chorus LADY, ara note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

'Mein Liebchen." at Chase's next week
will be played by Gus Weinberg. forme
star Of THE Burgomaster," and Justin
Wayne, Joseph A. Prosser. s. ". Phillip,
and Mabel Carruthers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

The Russian passport system does not
prevent Raymond Hitchcock from enter
ing Russia nightly with a well known
nihilist, who leads the comedian a merry
dance when he once gets in. He has
lively three hours time In trying to
convince the secret police that he Is an
inoffensive American citizen, and his
only crime is. spending money In order
to have q good time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
MARSE HENRY ON LILLIAN's WE'D
DING

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Those were the happy days! 1t may
have been in the fifties or the sixties or
the seventies; it may have ben while the
third Napoleon outshone the Roi Soleil
and Plon Plon escapaded and Patti was
Marquise de Caux; perhaps Toole had not
found himself in lei on Parle Francois
and Irving was still Brodribb and Bernard
Shaw was as un-Shavian as the next
man. 1t was, as we recall, In that happy
era when the American stage was known
to London by Lord Dundreary' and
Uncle Toms Cabin" alone, when Marie
Wilton, bouncing and bountiful, had not
met Squire Bancroft, and Madge Kendall,
primly precise then as now, was content
to be known as Tom Robertsons little
girl. Sarah, of course was dying night
ly in 1.-THE Lady Of the Camelias." and
Offenbach had just rescued Orpheus from
hell.
Somewhere, then, in that reminiscential
period of our noctambulic joys Lillian
burst upon our ken. Shall we ever forget
1t! Can we erase from the tell-tale tablets
~of our memory that little supper-at Ro-
mano's, wasn't 1t, LnY-With Teddy SOLO
mon, buoyant and boyish, celebrating his
double success, "Billee Taylor and his
blushing bride? Celebrating the
word hadn't been invented; but the thing
was known, the deed was done. and, in
the charming chronicle of the Pink I'm
you will find it set down.
How beautiful she was! Nearly as
beautiful as today, when she has become
a cult; when, like Ninon de Enclos, our
grandchildren worship where we have
knelt. What is this we read: Russell
Moore. At the Church of the Heavenly
Rest" etc.? We have seen 1t before. or
something like unto 1t, more than once,
and we may-absit omeni-but we may see
1t again. And always our Fluctuations
will be frantic, our admiration aggressive,
and our belief In immortality encouraged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
A GREAT JOURNALIST

From the New York Sun.
VIII the Hon. Virgil vercingetorix
McNitt. copyrighter of the complete
Reports" of the Complete Reporter;
will our neighbor the World forgive us
IL we borrow another nugget from the
COLOMBIAN pit? And especial thanks
for the visage of Reporter Bryan, smil-
ing like an Oil Trust from the north
west corner of his little masterpiece, a
smile. ample, satisfied, replete. Chad
bandian. as of a man who has tapped
the Money Power and diverted into his
bank account a reasonable amount of
the Curse of Gold. Now to the mighty
journalist, that crowned majestic in
tellect, serene above the battlings and
the brabblings at Chicago:
Dickens in his Mudfog Paper(s)
has correspondent sending a bulletin
to his paper to announce that nothing
had happened since his last bulletin,
despatched Is minutes earlier. This re-
port is something of the same character.
The third session OF the convention was
called to order at IL o'clock today, and
an immediate recess was taken until
A. At the convention was called to
order and adjourned until II tomorrow.
This leaves Thursday without conven-
ton Incidents lull between the dem
onstration of yesterday and the storm
which seems brewing for tomorrow"
Considerable happened; but of course
Reporter Bryan didn't find 1t out. Less
illustrious journalists are less paid for
common work like that; true Mud
fogian In journalism, he can announce
that nothing has happened in a report
to which If it came from less sacred
hand something would happen in the
World shop at once, happen amid such
wild and passionate, fierce, voluminous,
quick fired imprecations as only the
army in Flanders could utter reciting
in unison the Dictionary of Profanity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25

have passed away, and in their stead
we have, alas, plutocratic processes
that are as vile as they are destruc-
tive of principle.
;. But in no respect can a failure to
organize an effective third party be
considered a popular Endorsement OF
Taft. The President has been repudi-
ated by his own party in all states
that had real primaries. Taft sur
wives because he had behind him SEN
ator Root, the harnesses and other re-
dictionary bosses of the party and be-
cause he was the only rallying point
against the greed and demagogy of
Roosevelt His convention victory
will probably not bring him an addi-
tional supporter. He and Sherman
are a well matched pair of standpat-
tiers, and they will get the standpat
vote, and no more.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
Mr.. Roosevelt's Personal Party

There is no demand, no place, for a
new party, and the sane republicans
who are dissatisfied with Mr.. Taft
and his reactionary tendencies will
either stay at home on election day
or else they will vote the democratic
ticket. "A large stay-at-home repub-
lican vote is more than probable.
Those who see rottenness within that
party and a devotion to the trust in
terests will, as consumers to be inor-
dinately taxed, stay at home.
The Orchestra hall movement was
too crude and too informal to be con-
sidered new party. A new banner
was adopted, but the gathering is
without name, without running
mate, without principles. Senator
LaFollette cold-shoulders it, and so
does Governor Hadley and Senator
Borah and nearly every other sane
republican. No democrat has Joined it
except perhaps Judge Lindsey of Dem
yer, and his political tendencies have
always been poorly defined.
"a new party may be formed in
August" said State Senator J. Frank
>lin Roosevelt of New York, a cousin
oNthe Oyster Bay sage, "If Roosevelt
can g&t money to finance his cam
paign."Vhis is the whole story in a
nutshell. George W. Perkins, Dan
Hanna, Az Cochran, the Harvester
trust, the McCormicks and others had
put up, says the Chicago News, about
$1,5OO,0o0, and they do not propose
ito finance FROST They do not pro-
pose to put up $1,000, 900 to build up a
new party for which there is neither
need nor place, for it would cost fully
= that much to secure a fair sized con.
vention in August, to say nothing Of
the cost from August to November
It will not be done. 1t would cos'
more than It would be worth. The
primitive methods Of Jackson's tins
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
RevoIts Passing in Cuba and Mexic'

KevOltS RAISING IN CuDd anu heAicu
The revolutions in Cuba and Mexi-
co are collapsing. The rebels have
no money, small supplies, few arms
and diminishing ammunition. In Cuba
the negroes are waging but guerilla
warfare, and like warfare will be
carried on by General Orozco in Mex
leo if any at all, for he is being rap
idly driven to the frontier by General
Huerta, who is well equipped and who
has 5000 men in his various army
Chihuahua will soon be abandoned by
Orozco, and the remnant Of his army
will take refuge in this country.
The establishment of the repub-
lies of Cuba and Mexico without ac-
tual Intervention on the part of this
country is a result that will prove
highly gratifying to all thoughtful
men. Both countries are full of unde-
sirable people, and they have been
wisely left to fight down their own
troubles. The only aid rendered by
this country has been the freedom of
imports in arms and ammunition to
the established governments of Cuba
and Mexico, and this really turned the
tides of battle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
One Primary Day in 1916

The direct primary has come to
stay. All intelligent men admit this,
simply because revolutions never go
backwards. All the harnesses in the
country cannot change the tide that
has set in. The republicans at Chicago
refused to do anything to take away
the unpleasant features of primaries.
1t did nothing to make them less
crude. 1t did nothing toward chang
ing southern representation. Barnes
is to be made chairman of the repub-
lican national committee and the
standpatters are fully determined to
die with their boots on.
But reform in the states is posi-
Bile, and there should be an effort in
all parties towards presidential pri-
mary in 1916 to be held in all states on
one day, in which all parties that poll
a million votes in November should
be asked to take part. A good deal
of legislation will be needed and it is
none too early to begin the reform
movement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
pIcCADILLY PERsIFLAGE
/ the Washington Star.


Lady Constance Stewart Richardson,
the beautiful young woman who danced
over here some time ago. has offended
Queen Mary said Washington dipo-
mats wife. "She actually told the
queen to stand out of the light at a pic
ture exhibition.
Lady Constance. you know, is capable
of anything. They are telling an anec-
dote about her at the Bath club
"She was walking in Piccadilly the
other day-so the anecdote runs-and a
young man attempted to pass her on
the right, when she also turned that
way. The young man then veered TO the
left. and Lady Constance did the same,
And there they stood for minute OIL
more. overcome by that ridiculous some
thing which makes two people. face to
face on a wide sidewalk. dodge simultan-
eously this way and that without being
able to pass each other by.
Lady Constance after nine or ten OF
these awkward movements, smiled de-
murely and said:
well. I'm sure, If you want to dance
don't mind-but what Is 1t to be. the
turkey trot or the grizzly bear5''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
New Tariff Plank at Chicago

In the national republican platform
of 1908 it was declared that Sin all
tariff legislation the true principle of
production is best maintained by the
Imposition of such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost of
production at home and abroad, to-
gether with a reasonable profit to
American industries"
The only gain in phraseology in
four years has been dropping out of
the words with a reasonable profit
to American industries" The words
are gone that afford a distinct assur-
ance to manufacturers that their prof
its will be protected, but the manu-
facturers know very well on which side
their bread is buttered. They know
the republican bosses and standpat-
tiers will stand by them if they take
precious good care to pussyfoot to the
campaign treasurer and chip in.
In no other respect have the stand
patters of 1912 advanced step be-
yond the standpatters of 1908. The
platform of 1912 reaffirms "our be-
lief in protective tariff" It demands
that device for delay called tariff
board, and it Condemns the demo-
cratic tariff bills passed by the house
of representatives of the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress as sectional, as inju-
rious to the public credit, and as de-
structive of business enterprise"
The last named clause accepts the
issue laid down in the bills pushed
through the House by Chairman I'm
derwood, and the Baltimore conven-
ton should accentuate the challenge
by placing in nomination Oscar I'm
derwood, who drew, defended and
pushed through the House those bills,
all based on revenue only and all well
devised to relieve the people from
excessive and unjust taxation.
The last paragraph of the tariff
section of the republican platform
makes, in other words, Mr.. Under
wood the only logical candidate in a
tariff campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP

BY Robert Browning.
You know we French stormed Ratisbon,
mile or so away;
On little mound, Napoleon
Stood on our storming day;
With neck out-thrust, you fancy how,
Legs wide, arms locked behind,
As II to balance the prone brow
Oppressive with it's mind,
Just as perhaps he unused, MY plans
That soar to earth may fall,
Let once my army leader, Lannes.
Waiver at yonder wall"
Out 'twixt the battery smoke there flew
A rider. bound on bound
Full galloping; nor bride drew
Until he reached the mound.
Then off there flung in smiling JOY,
And, held himself erect
BY just his horses name, boy;
You hardly could suspect
So tight he kept his lips compressed,
Scarce any blood came through
You looked twice ere you saw his breast
Was all but shot in two.
We'll" cried he. emperor, by Gods
grace
We've got you Ratisboni
The marshals in the market place,
And you'll be there anon
To see your flag-bird flap his vans
L Where /, to hearts desire,
Perched himw The chiefs eye flashed;
his plans
Scared up again like hre.
The chiefs eye flashed; but presently
Softened itself. as sheathes
A film the mother eagles eye
When her bruised eaglet breathes;
I"You're Wounded,' May his soldiers
pride
Touched to the quick, he said,
"I'm killed. sir% Ana his chief beside
Smiling. the boy fell dead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-25
sUPhRBELLBoYs.

Dear Sir:-I overheard a couple of trav-
cling men talking the other day and one
of them said
Last year a deaf-mute stopped at a
certain hotel in Chicago and found him
self on the tenth floor wanting ice water.
lie looked for a push button, but, there
was only the telephone, and deaf-mutes
aren't strong with the telephone. Still.
he took tho receiver off and ratified the
hook up and down until the sister in the
office thought there was trouble in his
room, and sent a bellboy up.
Mr.. Bellboy finds Mr. Mute smoking
cigar. Mr. Mute takes tile cigar from
his mouth and blows two beautiful smoke
ringssacross the room. Mr.. Bellboy does
thinking stunt, goes away and brings
the ice water Not a word spoken. What
do you think of that for smar1ness?'
Il comprehend said the other traveller.
for two rings is the signal for ice water
In all hotels. but the intelligence of that
bellboy was hardly above that Of the pri-
mary school. A deaf-mute who had his
wife with him stopped at another hotel
last week. He needed ice water, too. and
summoned the bellboy in the very simple
and natural way you have described.
When the boy arrived the gentleman
walked up to his wife and struck her with
his open hand sharp Blow on the Shout
der. The bellboy bowed, withdrew. and in
a moment returned with the ice water
that was wanted"
What did Mr.. Mute hitting his wife
haverto do with ice water?"
"Ah, there was where the boys intelli-
gence was revealed. That action said to
him as plainly as words. swat her. y
Bloomington, Ind, H. w. J.-Chicago Re-
cord-Herald.