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Evening star., 1912-03-08

Senator Lorimer voted against the peace
treaties. His personal experiences have
not Of late been such as to acauaint him
with the beauties of a peaceful exist
cnce.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

The discovery Of the south pole may
develop enough discussion to make 1T as
remarkable an event as the discovery OF
the north pole.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

According to democratic social lights,
the houn' dawg gallop will be a feature
of the dance program at the next inau-
gural ball.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

These congressional ovations to Speaker
Clark will be commended by his friends
to the Baltimore convention as models Of
style.
Evening star., 1912-03-08
Deception.

'Dat man dat owns de window 1 done
bus." said Pickaninny Jim; ''he motion
ed wifi his hand an showed me piece o.
candy till got in reach. Den he smacked
me 'crost de ear
'H'm!' calculated Nanny Brown. Il
speck he mus be a member of de deef an
dumb branch o. de Ananias Club
Evening star., 1912-03-08

Dr. Wiley has gotten so that he can
recognize a spurious resignation rumor
without stopping to put it under the mi
croscope.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

There is nothing to prevent candi-
date from opening office and writing let
ters to compliment the people on their
good taste in putting up an Overwhelming
demand for him.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

Mexico's attitude toward American citi-
zens is evidently to be the means of that
country's losing it's most valuable and
energetic residents.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

What Mr.. Roosevelt says to the public
is often incomplete until accompanied by
the explanatory notes submitted in private
correspondence.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

Secretary Stimson's position OF mutual
friend has not yet tempted him to face
the perils of the peacemaker.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

The Chicago convention Is expected to
take due notice of the fact that a self
conducted landslide is depending on it for
an impulse at the critical moment.
Evening star., 1912-03-08
England's Troubles.
,icago Record-HeraId.

From the Chicago Record. Herald.
The present troubles in England are
likely to cause some people to have
doubts concerning the fitness Of the Eng
lish people for self-g0vernment.
Evening star., 1912-03-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
An Art Pursuit,

81 live for art.' said the prima donna.
YES" replied the impresario; "and by
this time You ought to have fine col
lection of those highly artistic engravings
of eminent statesmen on banknotes."
Evening star., 1912-03-08

II Diaz were twenty years younger the
future of Mexico might not appear SO
dark.
Evening star., 1912-03-08
What Happened.

''How did that trust manage to estab-
lish such an arbitrary control of the
commodity it handles?"
'It discovered a joker in the law of
supply and demand
Evening star., 1912-03-08
A Question.

Each day full many favorite son
Comes forth with wondrous eloquence-
II everybody wants to run
Oh! who will be the audience!
Evening star., 1912-03-08

1t sometimes takes enough courage to
perform the duties of the Secretary of
State to entitle that official to a hero
medal.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
edition is delivered by carriers within the city
at As cents per month: daily only. 25 cents per
month; Sunday only, 20 cents per month. Orders
may be sent by mail, telephone Main A40.
Collection Is made by carrier at the end OF each
month.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

PAYABLE in advance-by mail. postage prepaid:
Daily Sunday included. one month, 60 cents.
Daily. Sunday excepted, one month, 40 cents.
Saturday Star, 81 year. Sunday Star. 81 40 year.
Evening star., 1912-03-08
The Evening star Newspaper Company.

Business once. 11th St. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York Ofice: Tribune Building.
Chicago Once: First National Bank Building.
European ONCE: ) Regent ST., London, England.
Evening star., 1912-03-08

Entered as second class mail matter at the post
ONCE at Washington, d. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

for the profit or the notofiety attaching to the
feat:
A negro named Jack Johnson a year and a
half ago thoroughly and satisfactorily whipped
a brute named Jeffries. Where johnson used
Ave ounce glove TO his glorification among
a certain element, the average man would
have used an axe much more effectively. since
over after he was laid ont.
Barring the fact that Captain Scott is an
officer a gentleman and a scientist. what
special advantage, SO far as doing something
useful has he over Jack Johnson? johnson
has the title" of prize pug once held by JET
fries. Scott has the empty honor of having
performed a deed which alnumber of profess
sionally adventurous gentlemen tried to per
form, knowing full well the emptiness of their
effort.
Just before the world vas startled with the
rival claims OF Perry and Cook as to the dis
covery OF the North Pole one of the magazines
carried bit of fiction descriptive of the finding
OF the long sought top OF the earth by party
in dirigible balloon. The story. as was
proper concerned itself wholly with the arrival
of the party at their goal. And there they
found In hollow mingled among different
flags, the bodies of half dozen prior explorers
They had gained the geographical prize of
centuries only to find charmed house.
Acceptance Of Perrys story by the world was
probably due not so much to its belief in his
statements as In the promise they held forth
OF rest In the effort to attain the useless. Of
fcally. the North Pole is discovered. No one
wants to discover it again. The--seeret OF
the North turned out 70 be nothing except n
mathematical calculation depending in the last
analysis upon very much speckled word of
mouth II the story OF the South Pole comes
straight the cheering feature is that the rival
for the honor tells the story. We shall thus
be saved a scandal. With the two poles
stricken OFF the visiting lists of men of science.
We can look for science to turn to the doing
of something better worth while the energy
with which IL has heretofore fed its magma
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
NET. FROM TRTSTBTSTTNG.

Whether Wall Street activity. signalized by
rapidly rising prices. reflects some understand
ing as to the Perkins alliance with the Roose
welt boom or whether 1t means a demonstra
ton OF confidence in the knowing OF the worst
concerning the government prosecutions OF
trusts, IT remains true that both Standard
Oil and American Tobacco are doing exceed,
ngly well for octopi which have recently had
their tentacles manicured.
The financial district has apparently just
awakened to fact that many thoughtful fnan-
ciers have all along called attention to- that
OF view Of the monopolists that it was
impossible to get away with percentage of
profit which the public would stand for II
made. Consequently, the net result of taking
a trust and dividing it into several competing
companies under identical ownership has had
the one result of raising prices on products to
a point heretofore considered unwise. A slight
increase in the cost of administration has been
made the for a general increase In the
ratio of profits After a good many years of
Sherman law excitement, the public finds IL
self paying dearly for its victories"
AS Sho,well humorousy points out in his
letter published this morning, United States
Steel is doubtless praying that 1t be now
busted and put to work upon revised basis.
All the benefits of its organization have now
been realized. There remain the disadvantag
incident to the operation OF 30 tremendous a
corporation Half a dozen closely afiliated
companies could milk the steel trade far more
closely than the one concern now responsible
for the price scale. I'm the meantime. the
prosecution of the packers trust is winding
up the examination OF the forty-third witness
after six weeks of continuous hearings. There
will be several weeks more OF argument on
demurrer and then several additional months
of testimony direct, indirect, in rebuttal and
in surrebuttal. After all that. the orderly
course would be for the trust To he convicted
and to signalize its sorrow at Jhe sunderng
of old ties by putting the price of pork one
notch higher However. II Steel leads the way
even the packers may hasten to throw them
selves on the mercy of the court in order to
avail themselves OF the new era OF unrestrained
and unhampered collection OF old fashioned
profits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
CIVIL PENSIONS AID ECONOMY.

Addressing the Civic Federation. Treasurer
Franklin Macveagh makes the statement that
If the government we're to strictly force the
rules governing the civil service, half its en-
ployes would be dismissed as being only halt
efficient
Mr. MacNeagh was primarily discussing the
failure of the legislation intended TO provide
civil pensions. He attributed it's defeat to
jealousies and contentious among the clerks
themselves, we'll to lack of interest in
Congress. But this statement of the results
of lack of such legislation should be notice
to the whole country Of the manner In which
the government is attempting to be mercful
in lieu OF the possibility OF being just.
The government business Is entitled to
efficient service. This is the basis of the civil
service laws. Yet according to the confession
of the treasurer. it cannot get efficient service
without becoming committed to cruel policy
which would turn out destitute the army OF
clerks who living without hope, continue to
live, hoping against it. In other words the
proposition SINNERS down to this: that the
government shall either pay civil pensions. or
continue to pay them as wages to useless cogs
in the governments system of doing bust
ness
The theory upon which such pensions
opposed is that the government has no proper
business in having the bowels of compassion
that take heed OF the plight of WORKOUT
clerk. According to this argument, the govern
ment is in the market for service. 1t re-
presents the whole people. and it is its duty
to get It's business done as capably and as
cheaply as possible. Pensions would thus put
an unauthorized burden upon the public
budget But, as Mr.. MacVeagh points out. the
practice is. utterly dissimilar to the theory
The government is not ruin business
agency. II does have it's bowels of compassion,
and in dispensing its favors 1t takes the course
OF expensive charity rather than the less ex-
pensive course of granting right. Under a
In Kidding the service Of clerk whose USE
fulness had passed: there would be no patron
age in putting him on the pension list, AS
II is now, the clerk is not given the recognition
but he is kept upon the rolls by fiction OF
service which he is incapable Of rendering.
at greater cost to the government and at the
cost Of his own peace of mind and self respect.
The statements OF the treasurer ought to 60
far toward convincing Congress that pension
system is not only just but in the interest OF
economy and efficiency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

situation. His relief valve having acted. he
proceeded to try on the ilibuster again, only
:, run against the remedy which the House
had cruelty contrived for the purpose of re.
moving him obstacle in its path
We would under consideration call Mr..
Wlleroy parallelepiped. square as he is. At
the same time there is really no effort max
ing at his utilization when he Is called a
Hlbusterer Most patriots get their start in
that way, and the fact that the wind was
clicked out OF the gentlemans sails by no
means disparages him as a useful and earnest
member Conscious of its own qualifications,
the Ananas Club OF the Richmond press
might properly resent an effort to incorporate
1t without sufhcent specification OF its deeds.
1t will have TO do something more to win its
charter than to call Mr.. Willeroy flibusterer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
THE PRESS rs DENOUNCED.

We have been expecting something such as
the "denunciation' Of newspapers by Delegate
Willeroy TO go to liven the proceedings OF the
present General Assembly.
Some such performance is absolutely neces-
sary to give final assurance that the Legisla-
ture has met, and Is about to adjourn. II
marks the attainment of that nervous tension
which must get up and scream to relieve itself
Mr.. Willeroy seemed particularly aggrieved
because the papers have stated that he was
conducting filibuster. So far a. could be
gathered Mr.. Willeroy concluded that the
press men had heretofore been calling him
names He resented the Implication with all
the heat which he could extract out OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
THE LAST BIG SPORTING EVENT.

II is now published. on the alleged authority
of Captain Roald Amundsen. the Norwegian
explorer and his rival. that Captain Robert
r. Scott; the British explorer. has succeeded
in reaching the South Pole.
For good many reasons we hope that the
news is true None OF reasons. however.
is enthusiastic. The discovery, il 1t has been
made means nothing appreciable to the sum
OF knowledge OF the world. II returns no pro-
tit on the investment Of time, OF money, OF
courage which was made to make 1t possible.
II the South Pole has fallen TO the exploring
genius OF Scott II means simply that great
sporting event has bcen by the man who
gambled on It's achievement
II IL q fact that IL encouraging that the world
In general does not now attach to sporting
events the importance that 1t once did. To
starve for q year 10 win the South Pole is
much In the nature of winning sort of sub
limated prize fight. There is the same extraya-
gance OF preparation to contrast with paucity
OF result. There ia the same multiplication
or expensive paraphernalia, equipment. helpers.
thought waste OF time, waste OF nervous energy.
In the end. what does II all amount to except
that somebody has reached somewhere where
no one else has reached. where no man IN
Ais uenses could conceivabiy wish to 80 except
xs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
A SUBJECT FOR SILENT TREATMENT.

Personal success, according to individuals.
curously enough hangs together on one or
the other OF two conflicting alternatives.
For one man. it is possible that he get
understanding that the bright notions of his
overweening Importance in the scheme Of
things is the moonshine with which youth Is
blinded For another getting along in the
world consists In maintaining this delus,on
and spreading 1t 30 as to bring others to the
same way Of thinking. when the average indi-
viduai comes to the day when he sees HIS
selfconceit laid low by one Of the thousands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
POCKET PICKED
IN AUCTION ROOM

d. r. Kellogg. treasurer OF the Rich.
mond. fredericksburg and Potomac
and washington-S Southern Railrcada
went into an auction room It al
East Broad street yesterday and ia
on wetch. The watch was knocked
down to him. but when he put III
hand In his pocket 70 'gst his wallet
containing $3.50. and Z numbar 81
tslegraph franking stampA hs found
Il missing.
He called UP police headquartaen|
and made complaint. Detective Ral-l
lam u endeavoring to locate the .1ins
who rot the wallet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

of better men with whom he must do busi.
ness, he is apt to get to work with spirit
strengthened by it's Christening; II the same
thing ever happens to the other type. he 10
lost in continuing amaze that the balance OF
humanity should be SO blind to what to him
is the most self-evident merit
Very occasionally 1t happens that it becomes
a necessity that the world undertake the very
difficult task of converting an egotist by refus
ing to see him when he passes by. Except 1t be
a very great egotist. this is done instinctively
When he is truly great it must be done with
malice aforethought Something of the sort
has speedily to be done with Mr.. Roosevelt.
else will fasten upon ourselves for the life
time of very vigorous gentleman of middle
age a continuing and sef-exaggerating nui
sance
It is the glory of the average college that
il holds in embryo the democracy Of later
years We can, therefore. IN most instances
20 confidently to the colleges In search Of a
rule OF action. In this matter Of too much
Roosevelt, have the example in the rule
of silence which sophomores, who can no lon
ger haze impose upon the unfortunate fresh
man Such an attitude of silent contempt
is worse than any invasion Of personal liberty
ever devised. Following its application, the
freshman would welcome the worst form OF
hazing as. at least, form Of notice. 1t Ia the
utter liberty to strut up and down and talk
his head off to an utterly unresponsiye audience
hat ia hp NJ tn W
the man with too much ego in his cosmos
be subjected
Roosevelts initial success, the fiction OF
deeds done which he never accomplished, the
present vogue Of his name, have been nothing
more than the penalty which publicity pays
for it's exercise. Every bit of abuse of Roose
welt aids Roosevelt, every mailing of Roose
welt lie celebrates his fame. Every exposure
of Roosevelt fallacy strengthens the demago
query with which he makes the fallacy stick.
There is IN the present situation possibility
for the patriotism Of silence to do great
work. 1t will hurt those who it almost
as much as it will hurt the man at whom 1t
will be directed. But it is practically the only
way by which hope to get rid OF Roose
welt. If the press of the country would only
for week enter into conspiracy Of silence;
il II would print from Mr. Roosevelt no plati-
tude, no vagary which 1t would refuse to print
for another it would speedily be seen that the
real strength OF the curious character lies
not much In the man himself as in the
zeal with which those who are not at all fooled
by hts outgivings lead the cause of his folly
by winning 1t q hearing.
s* One week of the pressy without the word
the modern political colossus to crumple up
into a damp spot on the grass. like the snow
man of week before last.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
FRIDAY, MARCH S. 1912,
SANDER OF TUE LEt.ISLaTURT.


The rrr9nlan's readers will bear us out in
the statement that have neither approved
the course of the General Assembly In detail.
nor fsilcd 10 criticisc its actions with such
power as is permitted us when criticism to us
scemcd right
There Is a difference, however. between TAX
ing issue with legislative action III particular
matters upon the merits OF the measures pro
posed. and In making legislative failure to
jihc with newspaper opinion the excuse OF
general TRADE of vlihca'on and abuse.
- In Richmond paper has recently appeared
an editorial which holds tho General Assembly
up IL contempt for the one apparent reason
thai ii dd-not see fl 10 follow a pet feud
which the paper in question has with city
treasurers and collectors of revenue. These
officers at the last election were adversely at
fected by popular vote amendment 10
the constitution by which they we're limited
to two terms In Office There Is every reason
10 believe that the vote by which the people
gave to county officers indefinite right OF
once. while denying the same privilege to city
of'cers, Was the result Of mistake and mad
vertence on the part Of people voting at one
election upon number of little understood
subjects Because the Legislature has NJ
to resubmt this amendment after full discus.
sion of the inevitable constitutional question
IL Ia held mp to scorn as theg tool and servant
of an ofhceholders trust and because the of
6cers affected came TO Richmond to openly
ask that they be permitted TO once more go
before the people, they have been charged with
a manner and character of corruption which
pertains TO 10 man in American politics ex.
eept he figure the hero in some undertaking
article which seeks to create bile through OPP
pressing the eye with yeilowness.
As matter of fact the better opinion is
that the passage OF the amendment anecuhg
of a lack OF popular understanding. That being
true the legislature within its rights IN
leaving II to the people TO decide the ques'
tion in an openeyed manner AS to the other
bills some we think should have passed: others.
We think should have been. they were de-
on such evidence either to declare the I-egs-
Iature the tool of corrupt trust OF officehoid-
ers all of whom were elected by the popu-
lar sentiment OF their people, or 10, charge that
as body these men are either powerful or
willing to prostitute the interests Of the State
to their personal advantage.
This is what has been done 1t will prob
ably 20 forth in the country to create vague
impression OF a Legislature bought and sold
on the hoof-an impression that is far from
the truth as II was carefully constructed. Re
grettabe az this u.s. the people OF Virginia
understand the animus Of the attack; under
stand IL so we'll in fact, that It would have
BEER retiring more thar useless dgnfy!ng
OF a palpable SANDER had the General Assem-
bly, sought to exercise It's right TO issue an
attachment as for contempt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08

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