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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

Why, said my friend. the hunchback'
should I complain because my DICK -
not as straight as yours!
It simply means that in one respect
am inferior to you. But then III olhei
respects YOU are possibly inferior to me-
The most widespread trait OF men 70
;nfer,or,ty. Everybody is inferior at some
noint in his personality to everyoooy else
he meets Why should l care II mine 10
in my physical shape?
The Judge on the bench may be INFERIOR
in lovable human qualities to the prisoner
he condemns.
The preacher in the pulpit may be In
ferior in intellectual honesty ana genuine
moral courage to the sinner In the pew.
The plain girl may have vastly more
manliness and richness of soul than
the pretty girl.
Tom. at school, is Inundated because
he cannot jump so far. run SO iast' nor
NAV base hall SO we'll as Dick; but DICK
cannot devour arithmetic like Tom
why should any one whine because OF
what he is not, when there Is enough
that he is; or why should ne Demoah
what he cannot do. instead OF being .dc-
lighted over what he can do?
valley of ones defects or from the peak
of ones excellencies.
Old world caste and rank should teach
something to us free children OF de-
mocracy Their system OF grading was
false. but 1t represented an eternal truth;
that while there are those above us there
are also those below us. The English
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

young man who lives in Chicago
writes to me and says: II am a young
man of twentyfour. of average heaith
and. strength, but no nerve. Many times
should resent remarks, but my heart
fails me. What should / do to develop
my nerye?"
might tell him to try book canvassine
or selling mining stocks-but l won't!
When 1 started these articles on physi-
cal fitness i had in mind only the neai'H
and fitness that would result. The ga! OF
the "scrapper'' is about over. History
tells us that the fellow who goes around
with a chip on his shoulder looking for
fight usually connects with one Fighting
is bad business. If one loses then one Is
looked upon as a bad proposition. II one
wins then one is a bully. 1t is a show
down!
primarily. the physical fitness Is an
idea of PERSONAL perfection, or at least
the approach of that perfect condition.
The idea Of nerve is not considered IN
it. Feel content in being physically aDie
and do not try to work up reputa,
tion for swelling muscles ana pneho'honai
grit. .,,.,..,
towards and still be giants In fighting
for their legal rights. That ID the way
oorai right also counts. The fellow who
is in the right. and knows It. can put
up a better moral fight than the fellow
who is in the wrong-and also knows 1t.
There are thousands or worthy men OF
ali ages who hack the sort of nerve the
Chicago youth talks about. They may
as we'll keep on lacking 1t, for all the
good IL will do them. The chap who
goes along and minds his own business
and refrains from intruding on others
affairs rarely has any reason for physical
nerve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR BUSINESS MEN
NERVE AND STRENGTH.
Rv Frank A. Gotch. Worlds Wrestling Champion.

physical marvel His own egotisIn
gets away with him. He resents the
world and its people. Put to the real
test OF nerve he may fall utterly.
l have seen these timid, retreating fell
lows who were ready to put their lives
In the balance In a case of genuine
emergency. but who failed always when
il came to mixing with rowdy.
The idea of physical fitness is not TO
see how much stronger or quicker you
are than anybody else. II Is to add TO
the years Of your life. and to the meas
ure Of your enjoyment. The person who
does not know he has a stomach. who
digests and assimilates his food properly.
has a heart for music, outings. pastimes
and study-and a grip on business. That
is the big thing. The rest of the ply
steal powers are all subsequent
II you have health and some strength
you can fight life's big battles 1t Is
sometimes Drawer to keep out of a street
brawl than 1t is to engage In 1t. The
tough who carries q knife and club, or
q gun. would lack the real physical and
mental qualities to carry him through a
campaign of making good. He Is low
down proposition. His offers to fight
mean nothing but jail-and the rock pile.
He Is out of the realm Of the world OF
events. And let no man. young or old
set down the thug as a physical ideal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
CRY AGAINST 'SCHNAPPS'
Socialists in Germany Issue
Command to W0rkmen in
q ,. the Empire.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondents Of The Star.
BERLIN. June %, 1912.
''Workmen,> give up schnapps!'' is the
bold command issued by the socialists
of Germany in vorwarts. the organ Of
the social democratic party. The work
ing men, however, are in quandary. A
great sacrifice is demanded OF them, and
they are puzzled to know whether their
political convictions are strong enough to
warrant them withstanding the tempta-
ton Of drinking little glasses of burning,
comforting spirit. For this is not tenn
perance movement, proclaimed and
preached on religious or moral grounds.
1t is a move in the political game.
The government gives back to the coun-
try distillers of brandy part Of the excise
duty, and the dole is known as the love
gift The socialists disapprove OF this
concession to country squires. and In 1909
they issued a manifesto from Leipzig
urging their followers to abstain from
schnapps, and thus to cheat their ene-
mics of part Of their gain. And now the
"love-gift" is greatly reduced, in order
to give the government $500, 600 a year
to spend on building new battleships. All
the more reason for not drinking, say the
socialists. Hence their second appeal to
the workmen: Make 1t known every
where in village and city that whoever
drinks schnapps ruins his health and
helps on his worst enemies the Prussian
il1nker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
ACTOR DRESSES AS WOMAN.
German Thespian Tells Court He
Attracts Less Attention.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
BERLIN. June 20. 1912.
Herr Ernst Mittenstedt, an actor, and
formerly locksmith. was summoned to
appear at court to answer a charge OF
knocking down another man in the
street. When the case was called a
young person dressed in a fashionable
blue gown, with charming hat trim
med with feathers. entered. the, dock. To
the judges astonishment this elegant in
dividual was not pretty girl who came
out Of her turn. but the bellicose Herr
Mittenstedt himself. $50,
When asked sharply why he was mas
querading, the defendant said he habit
ually wore woman's clothes, and had per-
mission from the police to do so. on the
ground that he excited less attention in
that garb than when dressed as a man.
Evidence to this effect was given, and 1t
was also shown that Herr Mittenstedt
knows how to use his fists. AS he had
been provoked to the assault complained
Of he was discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

FIorida-J. H. Gregory. r.. II. l. An
derson.
Georgia-Julian Harris.
Indiana-Edwin d. Lee, Horace C. Still
well.
Illinois-Medill Mccormick. Chauncey
Dewey, La Verne w. Noyes.
fowa-John l. Stevens.
Kansas-Henry ]. Allen.
Kentucky-Leslie COMBS.
Louisiana-John N. Parker and Pearl
Wight.
Maryland-Charles J. Bonaparte and e.
Massachusetts-C 8. Bird and Matthew
Hale.
Michdgan-sTheodore M. Joslyn
ADMINISTRATION D. Purdy.
Missouri-W. R Nelson.
Montana-Joseph M. Dixon.
Nebraska-Arthur g. Ray.
New Hampshire-W. J. Beattie.
New Jersey-Everett Colby. George l..
Record and ]. Franklin Fort.
New Mexico-George Curry and Miguel
A. Otero.
New York's Representation.
New York-W. A. Prendergast, Oscar,S
Stratus, Woods Hutchinson. Timothy L.
Woodruff, Chauncey J. Hamlin and
Henry L. Stoddard.
/ North Dakota-A. Y. More.
Oregon-Henry w. Coe and l. H. Nc
Mahan.
Ohio-James r. Garfield.
Oklahoma-George l.. Priestly.
Pennsylvania-E. A. Van Valkenburg,
William Finn, Clifford Pinchot and Will
liam Draper Lewis.
Rhode Island-Henry j. Doughty.
South Dakota,-R. T. Wesley.
Tennessee-George L. Taylor.
Texas-Cecil A. Lyon.
Utah-C. E. Loose.
III II Iaoy, nd
E. w. Gibson.
virginia-Thomas Lee Moore.
Washington-Afiles Poindexter.
West Virg1nia-W. NJ. o. Dawson.
Wisconsin-H. F. Cochems.
Wyoming-Joseph Carey.
Senior Dixon's Comment.
'The territoriel have no place in a ma
tional convention. and will not be con-
sidered,'' declared Senator Dixon, in
commenting upon the signatures LAS
for the missing eight states. the most of
them probably will send delegates, al
though they have not taken part in the
call. Maine, for instance. postponed any
definite action because there is now a
strong fight on in the primaries, with
the sympathies. running in favor Of the
progressive movement. Delaware, North
Noi <AThdIlSGSp dllu NeVdu6 pTODaUiy
will take part In the convention. Mssis-
sippi and South Carolina may possibly be
unrepresented.
''The call lays down no lines as to the
way of choosing delegates. and each state
will be expected to select it's delegates
by its own paraphernalia. The repre-
sentation will be cut down to just one
half that of the previous conventions.
This was considered advisable since this
convention is to be notably a delibera-
tive body, and will certainly be composed
of a class OF men altogether different
from those who usually attend conven
tons.
In all probability the convention will
adopt the name National Progressive
for the new party. but cannot say def
nitely what will be done. Thus far no
issues have been authoritatively stated,
and. of course. the platform itself will
have to be decided upon by the dele
gates"
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Modern Industrial Evolution.

Who believe that only through the
movement proposed can we obtain in the
nation and the several states the legisla-
tion demanded by the modern industrial
evolution: legislation which shall favor
hbnest business and yet control the great
agencies Of modern business so as to In
sure their being used in the interest of
the whole people: legislation which shall
promote prosperity and at the same time
secure the better and more equitable diff
fusion of prosperity: legislation which
shall promote the economic well-being OF
the honest farmer, wage-worker, profess
sional man, and business man alike, but
which shall at the same time strike in ef-
ficient fashion-and not merely pretend to
strike-at the roots of privilege In the
world of industry no less than in the
world Of politics;
Who believe that only this type Of
wise industrial evolution will avert in
dustrfal revolution,
government can come only if there Is
wholesome party management in a spirit
of service to the whole country, and who
hold that the commandment delivered at
Sinai. Thou shalt not steal applies to
politics as well as to business
ITO all in accord with these views a
call is hereby issued by the provisional
committee under the resolution Of the
mass meeting held in Chicago June %
last. TO send from each state q number
of delegates, whose votes in the conven-
tiou shall count for as many votes as
the state shall have senator's and rep
resentatives in Congress, to meet in con-
vention at Chicago on the 9TH day of Au-
gust. 1912. for the purpose Of nominating
candidates to be supported for the posi-
lions of President and Vice President Of
the United States"
List of the Signers.
The following names are appended to
the call:
Alabama--Oscar r. Hundley.
Arizona-Dwight B. Heard.
CaIifornia-Hiram w. Johnson, Chester
IL Rowell and Charles 8. Wheeler.
Colorado-Ben B. Lindsey
Connecticut-Joseph w. Alsop. Flavel S.
Luther.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Patterson, Seeks Senate Toga.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July s.-Announce-
ment that former Gov. Patterson is a
democratic candidate for the United
States Senate was published here today.
dsath' Of Senator Robert L. Taylor. Gov.
Hooper appointed Newell Sanders, re-
publican, to fill out Senator Taylor's UNI
expired term.
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Kills Wife With Gun; Escapes.

CHICAGO. July 8-Mrs. Theresa PART,
twenty years old. was shot and killed by
her husband. Peter Parri. tailor. in
front Of the entrance to an elevated rail-
road station yesterday The shooting fol- :
lowed q quarrel. After shooting his wife
Psrri threatened to kill any one who APP
preached him. and. boarding a trolley
car, escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

SALISBURY POINT, Mass, July s.
While their father stood on the opposite
shore powerless to aid them, three sisters.
Christine, Virginia and Hazel McBeth.
were drowned late yesterday in the Mer-
vimac river here. They were bathing and
the youngest, eleven years old. waded
beyond her depth and was carried under
water. Her sisters went to her rescue
and were drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Bow Pound Asleep Is Arrested.

Discovered asleep on q vacant lot by
the police, Alvin Lewis. an eighteen
year-old white boy. today was brought
before Judge Pugh in the District branch
of the Police Court on charge Of va
grancy. He told Judge Pugh that his
was not Q runaway. He had just reached
from birmingham. Alay he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Policeman Earthquakes Auto Blaze.

Bicycle Policeman Bopo of the first pre-
cinct played fireman this morning. when
an automobile delivery wagon belonging
to- Daniel Loughran OF 1347 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest caught fire in front OF
the owners place of business. The police
mAn texHnguished the blaze before the
arrival of No. truck company, which
w aSs Summoned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Not Sanguine of Success.

1t is impossible to feel very sanguine
about the success of this appeal. The
Russian socialists made q similar move
some years ago, and implored the work
ing classes to give up vodka, the spirit
which is a government monopoly and
yields nearly half the Russian revenue.
The workmen thought the plan exceed
inEfy noble and heroic. only they were
not martyrs and heroes. Vodka they
must have to make them forget the mis-
cries Of life, and In the same way Hans
in Germany requires drop Of comfort
and is not In the least likely manifestoes
of socialist committees or not, to re-
nounce the deadly stuff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Band Concerts Today.

U. s. Marine Barracks. Marine
Band; w. II. Santelmann, leader,
4:3O pm.
March. THE Bride-elect'' :. .Sousa
Overture, I'll Guarany''. >. Gomez
Spanish Dances, ''No. 2 and g."
Moszkowski
Clarinet solo. ''del Puritanir .Bassi
(Musician Jacques L. Vanpoucke.)
Grand Scenes from Samson and
w Deniah 1,h 1;' Rscheiors samt-Saens
Santelmann
Revere, 'Extaso" ......... Came
Hungarian Rhapsody. mo. g. hszt
THE Star Spangled Banner
Washington Barracks. Z. s. En-
gineer Band. julius Hamper, leader.
SPIN.
March, Colts Arrnory''. Smith
Overture, Flying Artillery
Bergenholtz
Waltz, wine. Women and Song"
Strauss
Selection, Martha Flotow.
Selection, Martha" .Flotow
Salome Dance, Dance of the
Seven Wells" ............. Tobani
Grand Fantasia, "A Day in West
Iowa Circle. Fifteenth Cavalry
Band, Arthur s. Witcomb, director.
7:30 pm.
March, 1.-THE Rouser'. Heed
Overture, Der Freischutz,'
Weber
Waltz, Pink Lady" ......... .Caryn
operate potpourn. 1.-The Broad
way Review .... Lampe
Idyll. 1.-THE Glow Worm Lncke
Suite de Concert. "LArlesienne,"
(by reauesO. 1. Prelude: 2, Min
uetto"; 3. "Adagietto," and 4.
lie Carlton ........B izet
Selection, Popular Songs. .Lampe
fHits Of 1922
March, Admiral Dewey
Santelmann
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
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said, where he lost his position. He was
turned over to Probation Officer Massie,
who Is to investigate the case and try to
find the boy employment here or send
him back to his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

C. L. Parsons. a former master in Tome
School, who has been engaged in editorial
work for the last two years. has accepted
q position at head of the English depart
ment at Tome School, at Port Deposit.
Md, Tor. the coming school year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

The farmers Of Maryland have finished
harvesting. The wheat crop IL the largest
In many years. Several farmers have al
ready. began, thrashing. The quality u
unusually fne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Early Start Is Important.

"As to my views on the usefulness Of a
fly campaign, l can best judge by the re-
suits accomplished in both last years cru
SADIE and the one at spresent being con-
Quoted in this city. OF course, it is not
feasible to suppose that all the flies in a
community can be destroyed by a cam
paign, however successful 1t might be, but
that a sufficiently large number of flies
may be killed to make a marked impress
sion on the fly population is shown by the
results accomplished in the May and June
campaigns this year. 1t is important to
start campaign early as each female
destroyed in May or June means billions
prevented in offspring.
Most important is the educational
value of an anti-1y campaign. If proper
~ inaugurated, 1t is bound to meet with
popularity. 1t soon arouses interest and
sets the people to thinking, bringing to
their attention forcibIy the danger Of the
house fly in the spread of disease Inter-
est having been aroused and thought
stimulated. it does not take long for some
of the people (and, l dare say, most of
theml to put their convictions to the test.
They get busy, screen their homes, seek
out and destroy breeding places and
otherwise make life for the insect exceed
ingly unpleasant,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08

"Ah Lee Bung Sees the Circus.' by
Wallace Irwin, in our next Sunday 0ags-
zine. -
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of flies. Some of the requests were from
men unknown to him. He has found
that the merchants gladly help in killing
the flies and allow him to place the
traps wherever he thinks best.
In one or two instances the merchants
poison the flies and Lawrence goes around
once a day and sweeps up the dead in
SectS.
Well Known at His Bank.
The boy, who continues to work without
the aid of any of his playmates, Is we'll
known at the bank where he carries
his account. Through the fly industry
he is building up a savings account, and
in future years he may look back on
his increasing wealth and remember that
the nucleus of it was the result Of his
helping to make Washington a clean
city
The officers of the bank have shown
much interest in Lawrence and gladly
answer his numerous questions regarding
his account. He has learned how to fig-
ure interest on the money, and by figuring
out the compound interest which Will
accrue in the next few years he is able
to see how much money he will have at
any given time in the future.
Fitzgerald is working toward one end
the winning Of the 500 first prize in Sep
TENDER.
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Protect Public From Disease.

There can be no doubt, in the opinion
of local health authorities, that, as soon
as the anti-fiy campaign has reached it's
zenith and people everywhere, through
the efforts of health boards. have be-
come impressed with the danger OF the
ny. the insect horde will become a much
less serious menace to public health
It may never be possible to entirely
wipe out the winged germ carrier. but
every town and city can greatly reduce
the numbers of the insects that develop in
their borders. And it is almost a certain
ty that every municipality will gladly
undertake this kind Of work when 1t has
received the call to battle from its own
health officials.
DR.. Murray. supervisor of the local cam
paign. has been requested by Toronto,
Canada, authorities to give them lis
the fly crusades, and this Is the reply he
has sent them:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-08
Avoid Unprotected Places.

places where food Is prepared and
sold. which are not adequately protected
against flies are avoided by those persons
who have at heart their own as well as
their families health.
Many more flies are destroyed than
those turned in during contest. for, it
proper interest is aroused, there will be
but few homes in which at least one
member of the family is not an enthusi-
astic fly swatter. even though no member
is entered in the contest
This letter is characteristic of a mum:
Der that DR.. Murray has written to
health authorities in other cities. Nearly
every municipality that contemplates un-
dertaking a fly war first communicates
with Washington. The health depart
ment OF the District rapidly is accumu-
lating a fly library. and II the nation
ever Is rid of flies Washington will be
given much of the credit for II. 80
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Roosevelt Followers Issue No.
tice of National Convention.
DROP REPUBLICAN NAME
Appeal to Men of All Parties to
Cooperate.
ATTACK THE CROOKED BOSSES
Declare Helpful Movement in Coun-
try's Real Inerests Can Come 7
. From Neither Old Party.

NEW YORK, July S.-A call to the
people of the United States who are in
sympathy with the national progress
sive mee ement' TO send delegates TO a
national convention to open in chicago
August was given out yesterday aft
ernoon by United States Senator Joseph
NJ. Dixon of Montana. Theodore Roose-
velt's campaign manager. The call Is
signed by members of the committee
chosen at a meeting held in Chicago and
also includes signatures OF Roosevelt fol-
lowers in forty states.
Included in the list of signers are three
democrats, Judge Ben B. Lindsey or Den
yer. Julian Harris of Atlanta, son OF
Joel Chandler Harris, and John M. Par
ker of New Orleans.
Newspaper Owners Included.
Among the well known newspaper own
ers and editors are Chester II. Rowell.
owner of the Fresno Republican,; Henry
i Allen. of the Wichita Beacon, L. j.
McMahan, editor of newspaper III ga
lem. Ore; E. A. Van Valkenburg, or the
Philadelphia North American; Henry L.
Stoddard, editor of the New york MAIL.
and W. r. Nelson. owner of the Kansas
City Star.
Among other men of note are President
Flavel s. Luther. of Trinity college
Hartford Conn; Gov. Hiram w. Jonn.
son of California, Gov. r. T. vessey OF
South Dakota. Gov. Joseph Carey OF
Wyoming. former Gov. w. NJ. o. Dawson
of West Virginia, former Attorney Cen
eral Charles j. Bonaparte. United states
Senator Miles Poindexter of washington,
Leslie Coombs of Kentucky. formerly
minister to Peru and Guatemala: Repre-
sentative George Curry, a former gov
ernor OF New Mexico. and Miguel a.
Otero, a leader of the Spaniards there !:
state Treasurer George A. Taylor or
Tennessee William Draper Lewis, dean
OF the law school of the University OF
Pennsylvania.
Text Of the Call.
The text of the call reads:
ITO the people of the United States,
without regard to past political diner
ences, who. through repeated betrayals,
realize that today the power of the
crooked political bosses and of the privi-
legged classes behind them is so strong in
the two old parties that no helpful move
ment in the real interests of our country
can come out of either:t
WHO believe that the time has come
for national progressive movements
nation- wide movement-on non-sectionaI
lines so that the people may be served
in sincerity and truth by an organization
unfettered by obligation to conflicting In
terests,
who believe in the right and capacity
of the people to rule themselves, and eff
fectively to control all the agencies OF
their government, and who hold that only
through social and industrial justice, thus
secured, can honest property find per-
nanent protection:
WHO believe that government by the
become government by the sordid In
ffuenceS that control the Few;