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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
The Threatened Railroad Strike.

The overwhelming vote OF the locomo-
tive engineers to strike IL their demands
are not complied with by the railroad
companies precipitates an acute crisis
that should be met vigorously by the gov
eminent, under its statutory authority to
intervene in labor disputes involving in
tersfate commerce. 1t is true that the
government has no final power in the
premises. 1t cannot force the companies
and the men to agree. 1t cannot take
the corporations by the scruff of the neck
ard shake them into compliance with the
terms of an arbitration instituted by it.
Nor can 1t compel the operatives to re-
spect an award IL one Is rendered. But
it can use its moral influence to bring
the two contending sides to an under
standing. for the sake Of the millions of
people who are dependent upon them for
transport and. both directly and indirect
ly, for employment. To stop all railroad
traffic in the northeastern states means
paralysis of industry. countless losses and
acute suffering. Is either side willing to
accept the responsibility of such a dis
aster? Or is each side secretly thinking
that il can so maneuver that the public
will hold the other accountable? 1t is the
function OF the government in such a
situation to enter the case and reduce the
issues to a clear point permitting judg-
ment upon them. to resolve the differences
into their irreducibie terms. to make It
impossible for either side to evade the re-
sponsibility for precipitating the direful
conditions that general railroad strike
in this part of the country would surely
entail In the absence of a system OF
automatic reference Of labor questions to
high court of arbitration. with power
TO enforce its awards, reliance in this
emergency must be upon the federal au-
thorities. working at a disadvantage, but
nevertheless clothed with unmistakable
moral prestige for effecting an adjust
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
A SPRING DIAGNOSIS.
Can't exactly say that I

Cant exactly say that
Amt In tip-top sAape t'day;
Couldn't, 'cept told q lie,
Tell an ache I've got or say
That my st0mach's out o. whack,
Legs amt full O. EAeumatix;
No lumbago In my hack,
Don't know what the matter Is.
All I know Is that somehow
Every task begins to irk,
An the way Tn feelin' now,
I'm not strong enough to work.
Appetite is up to SNUFF,
Got no spots before my eyes;
My digestion's good enough
To take care OF apple pies.
There's no doctor In the land
Who could find q thing with me
His attention to command,
Calling for a remedy.
Yet I'm sitting here today
With q feeble sort Of smirk.
Wishing could sneak away
I'm not strong enough to work.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

The oriental mind is prone to reverse
the processes Of thought customary In
Europe and America. A Japanese states
man declares that woman In politics
means difference. Of opinion between man
and wife that will disintegrate the home.
Here the suffragist argument is that the
franchise for women Is necessary to keep
graft from putting the home OF. Of bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

It appears that there are q large num-
Der of people in Illinois who have not
been moved to the personal affection for
Mr.. Lorimer which was eloquently men,
toned as a reason for his public advance
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
A Vital influence.

moral influence?'
Certainly" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes. Even to this day Uncle Toms
Cabin impresses the great lesson that
people should not be permitted to keep
large, fierce dogs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Safe.

The happiest. safest man in all the land
Is the policeman with the look SO grim
Who in the midst of traffic takes his
stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Oln ssdsr to avoid delays On account OF
70. be addressed to any individual connected
With the ONCE: but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Department according
70 tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Benefited.

Have you been benefited by your ex-
periments in aviation?'
Yes. They have made me appreciate
the comfort and security of railway
travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Aiken, 8. c., gives Its mysteries en-
bellshments Of exceptional elegance. 1t
is not every detective who is provided
with a diamond-Dtudded penknife as a
clue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

The report that Col. Roosevelt's an
cestry includes a Scotch king may bring
up the question of whether a mans
characteristics are Influenced as much
by heredity as by environment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Occasionally a political leader is in
clined to regard a national convention
as a sort of grand jury to consider in
dictments of objects of his disapproval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
SHOOTING STARS;
BY PHILANDER JOHNsO,

An Argument From the Bleachers.
What do you think Of this idea of the
recall?''
1T wouldn't work. replied the base
ball fan. IF you undertook to put an
umpire out every time the crowd Missed
him the game couldn't go on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Other concerns prevent the colonel from
taking active notice OF the occasional con-
fdent demonstrations VIM. Barnes. jr,
continues to make in New York politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

II La Toilette should regain the center
of the stage some interesting faces will
be missing from the front row Of the
progressive chorus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

A nobleman says he wants to come to
America and forget his title. Could any
body be so cruel to hostess?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

To vary the excitement, political ex-
plantations will now and then be sus-
pended in order to clear up the question
of how the home club happened to lose
a game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Demand for Silk Hats.
rom the Philadelphia Press.

According to news reports Cinnamon
under the new republic. arc almost ali
wearing silk hats. Probably that explains
Of headgear from this side Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

w. j. Bryan's disl.kes are not as nu-
merous as they were, but those which
survive are as strong as ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Judge Alton b. Parker will be at the
democratic convention, but it will not
seem exactly like old times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
A Pacemaker.

You have taken your son into busi-
ness with your
Yes" replied Mr. Growcher.
But you seem to work harder than
ever"
I have to. ! have an ambition to
know as much about this business as he
thinks he does"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Financial
Troubles.

gl000ClA the goal or her aspirations.
~.l,.. The question OF finance
e' promises trouble from this
time on. Herr wermuth. minister OF
finance. resigned his portfolio the 18th
ultimo for the same reason as did Won
Buelow in 1909 namely. that the reich
stag refused to vote the tax on inherit
ances. which the minister considers rs
the only resource capable Of covering the
new expenses Of the army and navy.
Now this tax offends the sentiments
Of the federal council. which desires to
reserve to particular states the benefits
Of direct taxes. 1t offends also parties OF
finances Of the country in the hands OF
socialists, who now I'LL the reichstag.
It was thought that the difficulty which
presented itself to Herr Wermuth would
veg. as indeed 1t affected Prince Won Bue-
low. who was q parliamentary minister
bound to majority which refused to
sustain him.
Or. Won Bethmann. Hollweg is not
so bound. He declared on taking ONCE
that he did not recognize the existence
OF government by party: he recognized
only the emperor. DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg nevertheless hesitates to accept
the support OF the 10 collectivists in the
reichstag necessary to vote the financial
project. DR.. Won Bethmann- Hollweg may
thus retire. The Temps. discussing this
possibility. declares that 1T would be
most regrettable. for DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg is q very honest man, who has
gained the esteem Of every one"
Again 1t has been announced that Baron
Won Observation-Disclosures had resigned on
the 18th ultimo. Notwithstanding he had
added considerable territory to Germany
as the result Of the recent conversation.
he had been bitterly criticised because
he had not obtained q slice OF Morocco.
German financiers affect to hold him re-
sponsible for the formidable financial
crisis in September, 1911.
The crucial point In this situation lies
In the conviction that France will not
stand for any further discussions or die
tation. This conviction was apparent in
the extreme reluctance of the French
chambers to ratify the Moroccan agree
ment. Since November 4. 1911. anti-mili-
tarism another word for anti-patriotism.
has disappeared from the French lexicon.
and militartsm has been written tn Its
place. It IL this fact that creates disauiet
lest 1t lead to a breach Of the peace OF
Europe. CHI. CHAILLE-LONG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Last year a forward program was
adopted by the association which en-
bodied the work which the
Forward association will strive to
Program. ent wear Thi. included the
continued maintenance Of its dispen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
WARNING ON THE WHITE PLAGUE

sary. the two tuberculosis nurses In con-
junction with the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society, the distribution Of liter
ature and an educational campaign in
the public schools and elsewhere. The
real forward" movement includes
will endeavor to attain. such as the
organization OF a corps Of municipal tu-
berculOsis nurses, the placing Of the Tu-
berculosis Hospital under the control OF
the health department, provision In the
public schools for open-air schools or
classrooms for anemic children or those
predisposed to contract tuberculosis, and
the Capitalization of private tuberculosis
work.
The Importance of the educational
is emphasized by Gen. Sternberg in his
report in which he says:
We recognize that very important
part of our work Is the educational cam
paign. We attach special importance to
the instruction Of children in the pub
lie schools with a view to impressing upon
them the fundamental factors in the pre-
vention of this infectious disease, name
ly, the fact that 1t is an infectious dis
ease due to specific bacillus: that this
bacillus is found in the sputa of infected
individuals; that every case originates as
the result of the introduction Of the ba-
cillus into the body of a susceptible indi-
vfdual; that susceptibility to infection IL
increased by living in insanitary surround
ings. by an indoor life. by want Of proper
nourishment. by dissipation and by over
work; that segregation Of the sick, and
especially Of advanced cases. in hospitals
and sanatoria Is most potent agency
for the prevention of the disease
In bringing out the fact that in 1910
the mortality among the colored people
was three times as great in proportion
to the population as among the white.
Gen. Sternberg said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Transafrican
Railway.

to bave IGNORED entirely the German
transafrican railway. now being rapidly
constructed from the Atlantic to the In
dian ocean.
Herr Delbruck believes that II England
and Russia divide Persia between them
Germany should claim compensation in
Africa from Engfand's territory there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Early
Work.

ington dates from 1895, as
Early it was in that year that the
W.. government undertook the
supervision of milk exposed
to tuberculosis. Then, after a lapse of
eight years. in 1908, the Associated Char
tiles formed a committee on the proven
ton of consumption, which was the real
beginning Of the movement which re-
suited in the present organization. In
1904 q free dispensary was opened for
consumptives. and the following year saw
the establishment of milk and egg diet
fund, which through the Citizens Re-
lief Association was given the INDECENT in
cipient tuberculous patients of the city.
1t was in 1906 that the first tuberculosis
nurse was appointed jointly by the In
structive Visiting Nurse Society and the
committee on consumption, and the
same year saw regulations made to pre-
vent tuberculosis among government and
District employees. In 1907 came the Mu-
nicipal tuberculosis Hospital. followed
in the next year by series of events, the
most important Of which was the reor-
ganlzation Of the committee on consump-
ton into the Association for the Proven
ton Of tuberculosis With other de-
culoss day camp by the local chapter OF
the American Red Cross Society; the ap-
pointment OF second tuberculosis nurse
in conjunction with the Instructive Visit
uS XNuTSc OOClcLys compulsory T0SIolTde
ton Of tuberculosis cases with the health
department: the free examination of spu-
tum by the health Office, and the forma-
ton of tuberculosis day class by the
Church Of the Covenant.
Since the formation OF the Association
for the Prevention Of tuberculosis the
main line Of work done. at least in an
educational way. has been in the public
schools. In 1909 g. special lecturer on
tuberculosis was placed in the public
schools by the association. In 1910 the
first 'fresh-air room was established in
a school of the fifth division upon the in
itiative of the association and with the
cooperation of the public school author
tiles. This year also saw the organiza-
ton of the Clinical tuberculosis Society,
4 body formed of the physicians serving
in the special tuberculosis clinics anil
lated with the Association for the Pre-
ventiOn Of tuberculosis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Herr Delbruck may be a distinguished
historian, for 1t is plain he has some i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Membership
Glasses.

Membership membership is obtained
r,.... upon the payment Of 81,
OAoSSoO. sustaining membership
upon the payment of IS and contributing
membership upon the payment Of. $25
yearly. One hundred dollars annually in
sures being patron. and a life member
is one who pays $500. Aside from this,
gifts are made to the association for both
general work and the special relief
fund.-" the latter being q fund for the re-
lief of those advanced cases in which
proper nourishment could not otherwise
be obtained.
At meeting OF the board Of directors
of the association held the early part OF
February of this year resolutions were
adopted on the protection Of public health
against the bovine source Of human tu-
berculosis and for the conservation OF
food-producing animals. It was urged In
these resolutions that Congress enact a
law requiring the pasteurization, under
official supervision, Of all milk and cream
cream came from dairy herds in which all
the animals had been proven free from
tuberculosis by both physical examination
and the tuberculin test.
A symposium on milk and other
dairy products as causes of tuberculosis
prevention was given under the joint au-
spices Of the Washington section Of the
woman's welfare department Of the Ma
ton Civic Federation and the Association
for the Prevention Of tuberculosis the
middle Of the past month at the Public
Library.
Another means which the association
has taken to bring the subject before the
public school children In such q way as to
interest as well as instruct them. is
through the medium Of a tuberculosis
primer" This sets down In simple. in
teresting and yet instructive form the
nature of tuberculosis and the ways in
which it can be prevented and cured.
Disease germs, like the seed q farmer
plants, need suitable soil and favor
able conditions for their growth, and
there are no germs Of which this is more
certainly true than those of tuberculosis .
This is one paragraph in the primer,
which IS followed up by a series of sim
pie "don'ts" along the same line as those
of the more recently prepared Health
rules being distributed at the present
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

that role, but he Is not
much OF a geographer.
for In his plan no appears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

This furnishes an indication as to tn
direction which our efforts should take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

The growth Of the movement toward
the eradication Of tuberculosis in Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
Allies Of
Disease.

OF moderately advanced cases."
Last year Miss Frances T. Towers was
the lecturer in the public schools. and
during the school year she visited the
fourth, fifth. sixth, seventh and eighth
grades in the schools. Her talks, which
numbered 618. were from fifteen to twen-
ty minutes. The number Of children thus
reached totaaed more than 10000, while
$50 teachers were also present.
The dispensary maintained by the As
ISOLATION for the Prevention Of Tubercu-
losis Is situated in the same building as
that occupied by the Associated Charities.
This dispensary is open at certain times,
during which one Of the tuberculosis
nurses Is present, as we'll as physician
The dispensary staff Of physicians in
eludes Dr.. Jesse Ramsburgh. chief; DR..
9. $. Barnhart. DR.. ]. r. Riggs, Dr. c.
N. Chapman. DR.. q. H. Magee, DR.. A. c.
Norcross and DR.. D. w. Tastet. Last wear
there were 333 patients examined at the
dispensary. OF this number thirty -one
died and sixteen were sent to the hospital.
More than one-third, or 134 cases, were
diagnosed as not tuberculous, while TWEEN
ty-nine cases left the city untraced, nine
were discharged as arrested, and thirty
two ceased their visits to the dispensary.
The total number Of visits made to the
dlspensary by patients was 1892. The
number OF patients on the visiting lists of
the tuberculosis nurses October l, 1910,
was 1913 while 356 new cases were visited
In the twelve months following. OF that
number 146 died. eighty-five were sent to
the hospital. and 151 were discharged,
leaving the remainder, 267, still on the
visiting list.
During last summer there were seventy
patients received at the Red Cross day
camp, Of which number flfty-two were
children, both white and coiored. OF
that number twenty-six were DISCHARGED
at the end Of the five months the camp
was open as improved enough to attend
school. Nine cases were discharged as
too advanced. and four were sent to the
tuberculosis Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Under the reign Of pacifism in France
in which that martial people has given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

Besides there are grave interior ques.
lions which have come to check the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-03
HE USED SHARK POWER
FISH WAS HAs>EssED TO BOAT AND BEAT CRACK RACERS
IN CONTEST.

lting through the water at a terrific
rate.
Several days ago a party Of picnic
kers visited the place, and during the
day hired Arthur to take them for a
trip on the river. They. too, were
amazed at the boats speed. One of
the more inauisitive decided that there
was something not entirely on the
level about the engine. Arriving at a
desirable point a suggestion that the
soon several of the young men were
in the water. Suddenly n of them
dived beneath the boat. and when he
arose to the surface lost no time in
scrambling back into the craft. He
the boat.
Arthur became greatly agitated at
this point. and suggested that they
leave at once. But the other mem
bers of the party resolved to see
whether their companion was fooling
them. Selling an oar. one of the
young men jabbed it into the water
beneath the craft. and sure enough,
found the shark. They were going to
kill or catch it. when Arthur told
them that the fish was in a wire cage
beneath the vessel and that he used it
for motto power. Further investiza-
ton proved it to be true.
After catching the big fish Arthur
got the idea of building a sage for 1t
beneath the boat and utilizing it to
tow the boat. To get the fish started
Arthur used a pointed nail driven in
to the end of a short stick.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-03
CNew Tork .World.

About a year ago George Arthur.
a fisherman. in the neighborhood Of
Adams Creek. near Neuse River. IS
miles from this CITY. caught in one of
his nets a large shark. lie pcnned it
i'll a pool which he made for the pur-
Jose and after exhibiting il there for
u month or more il suddenly vanish
ed. Arthur told the innuiricrs thai he
had taken pity on the ''varmint" and
returned it to its native waters. About
this time Arthur purchased a long,
low. rakish' skiff. explaining to his
friends that he intended placing an
engine in it and making a racing boat
out of il. For seTeral weeks he de-
voted many hours A day to remodeling
it and placing a two horsepower engine
in it. AT last he annunced that the
boat was in readiness for any and all
corners, and offered to bet that he
would Win Several men who thought
they had fast boats Inspected Arthur's
boat and laughed at his diminutive
motor. But he said it vas of a new
and powerful type and thai anyway
he'd back it to win. SO they arranged
a ace.
There We're six contestants, and
among the numher were some very
fast boats. Arthur was asked to give
a trial exhibition Of his engines abili-
ty, but he refused. He said they could
see it work TIE day of the race. On
the appointed day several hundred
people lined the river bank. The
course was about five miles. The
boats We're lined up for the start, and
at the crack of a pistol off they went.
SO faint was the exhaust of Arhtur's
new engine that it could scarcely be
heard. and within the first 100 yards
he was left far behind the other rae
ers. However. things had only begun
to happen.
Arthur was seen to settle back in
the steerman's seat and push a small
lever. Immediately the little boa,
sprang forward. Faster and faster il
cut through the water. Passing the
other boats and their startled crews
it sped on toward the goal and arriv.
ed several minutes ahead of its near.
est competitor.
That the little engine was the rea
thing was no longer doubted. and the
owner received many offers to pur
chase. but declined them all.
! After that Arthur was frequentl,
seen on h river with his craft cut
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-03
TOO BUSY TO SAVE LIFE.

After the Titanic went down there
was a tremendous display of energy
by congress-. with a view to safeguard
ing life AT sea. Tho temper or the
peoples representatives WAS u
10 a saNas" pitch. II appeared n a
tho only danger was that steamship
companies might be cinched by too
drastic Iegislatlon.
Mora than three months have
r5>scl. and congress is about 10 ad-
iouru Nothing whatever has been
dom. in behalf of humanity NJ sea, ex-
ccpting a provision recurring two
Wfl,less operators to he carried on
c'rry vessel. Congress has not pro
Nilod for extra ljf.toatS or RATS. il
has MOI, passed tho sean1en's hill.
vhich ahoiisl1,s Involuntary serNi-
tlde-a relic of haroarlsm: II has nor
provided for adequate crews for YES
Sis and lifahoais; ii has no provided
for Nh rropar number IF officers and
Regulated their hours; IT has done
n"thinS hut hold HEARINGS and nitro
duco bills.
-, far AZ con=ress is concerned. .
Titar1~ c"uld b. lost every day with
our mourning any penalty Whatever
f. the loss of passone"rs aud oroWS.
What is the loss Of life al sea com
pared with the possible loss "f votes.
which might occur if congress did NOT
do politics" The saving of life is
cvcryhody's duty and therefore no
hodv's; but the saving Of his party is
the duty of every man in congress.
If the public will travel in ships, let
il do so NJ its own risk. Congress is
too busy saving the country to bother
about saving the people.