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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
JOY Riding Penalties.

The bill, which has received the ap-
prevail of the Senate. providing severer
penalties for persons convicted Oh JOY
riding should. If it becomes law, tend
to the discoura cement of type or VI
ciousness that is too common and which in
many instances has led to disastrous re-
suits JOY riding in its technical signif-
canoe means the unauthorized running OF
an automobile-the taking of it by per-
son not entitled to it's use. In this way
autos are often run recklessly by grossly
incompetent persons. and who In many
cases are intoxicated. Many pedestrians
have been run down. many collisions nave
resulted and many autos have been dam
aged. Often the joy rider abandons the
car, even if he has not wrecked 1t, at
some remote place, causing much trouble
to the owner and the police.
The law which the Senate measure
plans to supersede provides maximum
penalty for taking a motor, where there
is no proof Of an intent to convert the
same to ones own use. or SIX montns
Imprisonment This law is regarded by
the law officers of the District as made
ouate. hence the proposed law provides
punishment for the offense by fine not
exceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding five years, or by both fine and
Imprisonment.
It will be we'll to deal sternly with Of
tenders of the type which the pending
measure is designed to reach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Parcel Post Shopping.

1t has been reported in the news col
umns of The Star that Washington
merchants are to make the fullest prac-
ticable use of the parcel post service
by instituting parcel post shopping de-
partments at which persons living out
side of Washington may have their or
ders filled and their purchases sent
direct to them by post.
In this idea lie great possibilities for
the expansion of trade with the surround
ing country-possibilities that mean con-
venience, comfort and economy to resi-
dents of the country and the numerous
settlements and villages in touch with
Washington. 1t is an idea that may
mean not only extension of the business
of Washington merchants. but an extern
sion of the commercial prestige of Wash
ington. something that is needed to bring
the country naturally tributary to Wash
ington into closer business relations with
the capital.
1t is proposed that the purchaser shall
use the telephone for making inquiries
and placing orders, and that the parcel
post department of the store shall do the
rest-the goods being in the hands of
the buyer inside of twenty-four hours
IL rests WIFI tie HieTcHdHtS TO give treat
ment to customers which shall retain
them as parcel post patrons. The ques-
ton Of credit Is one which the merchants
can also be trusted to deal with intel
ligently.
From every point of view the parcel
post seems to be presenting manifold
opportunities for trade and to be SUBJ
Stimulating all the claims that were made
for it in advance by advocates of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Heroines.

There's grand old recitation
OF a girl who bravely swung
From a belfry. Hope was shattered
If that curfew's note was rung.
Still the heroine is with us
Stanch and true. although polite.
And she cries, in tones triumphant,
Turkey shall not trot tonight
Though the band tunes up for ragtime.
Though the gay and thoughtless thrOn
Nav affect the reckless rhythms
OF the syncopated song,
She steps forth with simple courage,
Conscious in herself of right.
And sounds forth the ultimatum.
Turkey shall not trot tonight
There are always heroes waiting
Each emergency to meet,
Some upon the field Of battle.
Some where gayeties compete.
Here's q laurel for the hostess
Who q custom dares to slight
And sends forth the cry defiant.
Turkey shall not trot tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Electrocution for Capital Crimes.

The mea sure enacted by the Senate Sat
urday afternoon substituting electrocu-
ton for hanging in the execution of
death sentences in the District of Column
bia. is in harmony with the enlightened
sentiment in the matter of punishment
for capital crimes. The hangman was an
improvement over the headsman, and the
hempen moose was an advance over the
ak and block. In the matter of mercy
to the condemned it was no doubt step
in keeping with the rising plane of the
worlds humanity and civilization. and it
probably lessened the horror of the con-
temptation of death. 1t must also have
been less gruesome to spectators.
There has been marked tendency up
ward in the treatment of criminals and
in the way of carrying out the sentence
Of death. In most countries there has
been a turning away from public pay
ment of the death penalty. 1t is not per-
mitted to be the popular spectacle it once
was. In those countries which adhere
to the practice of beheading capital con-
vict-criminals and where the law does
not impose privacy on the death scene
the law officers usually see to 1T that the
execution of the sentence is carried out
at an hour calculated to discourage the
attendance of a great crowd. The pub
lie hanging has nearly passed out of
custom in those countries which execute
the death penalty by hanging.
In those states of the Union where
hanging survives the form of capital
punishment not many of them erect the
gallows where the populace may look
on. The tendency is to eliminate the
olden form of spectacle, and this in spite
of the argument that the death penalty
is not so much for the punishment of the
offender as an object lesson, a warning,
and an example to deter other possible
evildoers.
A large number of American states
have substituted electricity for rope, and
the death chamber is now a place where
the sentence of the law is carried out
silently and decorousy in the presence
of only few persons having the right
to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
The Wilson Inauguration.

In Difference to the expressed wishes of
President elect Wilson the inaugural ball
reception i'm the Pension building has been
eliminated by the inaugural committee
from its plans of welcome and honor to
the incoming President. The question
whether there shall be a popular recep-
ton in the rotunda of the Capitol Is
properly referred by the inaugural COM
nittee to Congress. under whose author
itv. direction and control this function
must be held. if il is approved by the
national legislature.
The inaugural committee will carry out
what is left of the traditional inaugural
plans for which responsibility rests upon
It, as for instance in relation TO the
inaugural parade. street decorations and
fireworks. and will cordially cooperate to
the extent that the incoming President
and Congress desire in the purely ma
tional function of a reception to or by the
new President at the Capitol.
The precedent established by President
elect Wilson's intervention, resulting inn
mediately in the transfer of control or
and responsibility for the inaugural re-
ception from the citizens committee to
Congress- will doubtless have the ulti-
mate result OF transferring the entire in
,ausural arrangements from the direction
and control OF organized citizens acting
I'm accordance with settled custom and
tradition to national officials whose plans
shall reflect every fourth year the views
and wishes. varying from administration
to administration. of the incoming Presi-
Gent and of Congress.
1t is matter of sentimental regret that
the historic form of inauguration is to be
abolished. But the relation of the citi-
zens of Washington to the inaugural
functions of popular welcome and honor
has been so misunderstood and SO gross
~ nisrepresented. and the burden of re-
sponSibility thrown upon them by this
unappreciated and thankless task has
grown so unbearaby heavy, that the final
local feeling of the community will doubt
less be one of relief that the government
is TO assume control of what is properly
a national function.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

The battle over the shape that the Lin
coin memorial would most appropriately
and wisely take was earnestly and ably
fought. The merits of the various prof.
ects were forcibly presented and received
careful and thorough consideration from
the commission appointed by Congress to
pass upon the question of the form and
location Of the memorial.
With the unanimous decision of the
Lincoln memorial commission in favor Of
the Potomac site, this battle ought to
end The practical unanimity with which
the Senate approved the decision of the
memorial commission suggested that it
had ended.
The battle is now renewed, however in
the House. and the good roads sentiment
of the country and the influence of the
automobilists' organizations are enlisted
10 tight anew in the interest of a road to
Gettysburg as the Lincoln memorial
In view of the existing conditions, the
nearness to the end of the session. and
the strength of the Potomac site project
in the Senate, the substitution by the
House of some other radically differing
form OF Lincoln memorial would mean
the denial by this Congress of any me-
mortal to Lincoln. This deserved honor
10 one of the greatest of our great men
has already been unduly delayed through
contentious over details. 1t would he
scandalous IL the final result OF the ar
tivities of this Congress in response to a
powerful national sentiment were impo.
tent inacton.
The project of highway from the can
itai to Gettysburg carries an appeal tn
thousands of Americans and is not lost
forever If il is not carried out Immediate
~ as a Lincoln memorial. The fight for
good roads and for government high
ways has powerful backing and should
work out concrete results In legislation
on tho merits of the highway projects
alone.
Let us an respect the verdict rendered.
by tho memorial commission and, ire
spective OF our Individual opinions. unite
to honor lincoln and adorn the capital
6y making tho decision unanimous in
favor Of tho beautiful Lincoln memorial
on the Potomac. looking toward Airing
ton. and to be connected in the future
with Arlington by the Lincoln memorial
bridge.
Opposition now to the Lincoln memorial
IN Potomac Park IS not merely the indi-
cation OF Individual differences of opin-
ion concerning the form ard location of
the memorial. but is in essence and in
practical effect unpatriotic opposition ia
any memorial whatsoever in honor of
Lincoln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
At first it was the other

helpless people At first it was the other
way around The policy of scuttle was
based upon the proposition that our pres
ence in the Philippines was an Offense
against human liberty.
But Mr. Taft denies the assertion as
to business. The islands. he asserts.
have not been a drain on us. and need
not he during the period of our continued
control, let that period be one. or two. or
three generations. So far, We are out OF
pocket only a comparatively small sum
which We contributed to succor the Fill
pinos at time of drought and famine.
Mr.. Taft has not spoken recklessly. He
knows his subject-no other man in office
among us so well. He has lived in the
islands, and exercised authority there.
Since his return home he has kept in
touch with Philippine affairs. partly be-
cause of official duty. and partly because
of interest conceived in the welfare OF a
people to whom he became attached while
living among them.
So, then, what have the Aguinaldians
in the United States to rest upon. Uncle
Sam cannot be convicted of tyranny.
The progress of the Filipinos. intellec-
tually and otherwise. under his rule shows
him in any other light than that of a
tyrant. A tyrant does not build school
houses. or open roads or increase the
value of the property of those under him.
or call them to his aid in the administra-
ton of affairs.
Neither is Uncle Sam convictible on the
charge of being a poor business man. he
did not burden himself financially when
he took over the islands. but has made
them self-supporting. and put them in
the way of better things than have ever
come to orientals in so short time In
a business sense he has handled, and is
handling. his trust admirably.
When the Jones bill comes up in Con-
gress, all of this and more will be pre-
sented SO as to command the attention 1t
deserves. If our record in or about the
Philippines showed either tyranny or
money waste it would be justly subject to
condemnation; but as it shows neither,
why not continue it until all doubt Is
removed a : to the capacity OF the FIJI
pinos to set up shop for themselves:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

pected to do his best without larger re-
ward than the consciousness Of duty
done. His chief may change him from
one department to another. or dismiss
him at his pleasure. His but to obey.
Reminded that notwithstanding this
character of the office and it's response
bilities, men seek it as they do great
wealth. Mr.. Wilson replied: But man
can do as he likes with great wealth, and
with a cabinet office he cannot"
Is there not the note here of supreme
leadership? Do We not read in the OBJ
servatiOn an announcement that Mr..
Wilson will sit at the head of the table?
Why not? That Is his place. Having
selected his advisers, President feels
responsible for them, and so holds them
responsible to himself He can give them
rope. or check them. at his pleasure
Mr.. Seward, who was masterful man
and an experienced politician, took office
with feeling of superiority to his chief,
but soon changed his mind. Writing TO
his wife after short association win
Mr.. Lincoln he declared, THE President
is the best of us" And Mr.. Lamar, who
had been a national figure for a quarter
of century, entertained his friends in
conversation after few months as Sec
rotary of the Interior with accounts of
the frmness with which MIR. Cleveland
held the lines over old stagers like HIM
self and Mr.. Bayard.
Still, a cabinet office has many attrac-
tiOns for man ambitious to serve the
country in It's large affairs. Every de-
parSment touches matters of great nation
al Importance And just now the Depart
ment of State, the Treasury Department
and the Department of Justice afford OPP
portunities for service and distinction
which should appeal, and appealing.
strongly to men of high caliber. The
Panama canal, the Interpretation OF
new tariff law and a new currency law,
and the trusts are mighty lures for dip
lomats, financiers and lawyers; and Mr..
Wilson. surveying good fields, should
make good selections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Mr.. Wilson on Cabinet Service.

In his public utterances about his cabi-
net MIR. Wilson is silent as to names, but
he has just spoken OF the Office and it's
duties i'm Il way that should interest both
xthe country and the men he is soon to
call to his side:
"a cabin. position is a hard and an
eimportant &C. For his successes a cabi-
net officer gets little or no credit, while
. for his mistakes he catches 1t good and
{ hard"
=. This shows that Mr.. Wilson has looked
into the matter and got the right Of It.
History supports his assertion. The chief
gets the prise when praise is won: the
subordinate the blame. when blame at
taches to the subordinate's particular de-
partment. Mr.. Secretary is a helper;
engages for team work. merges his per-
eouality in the administration, aud Is ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Mistakes of the Aguinaldians.

The leading argument Of the ASuinaldo
Aid Society is that the Philippines have
cost us hundreds OF millions of dollars,
and will continue to be a heavy drain as
long as We hold them. Emphasis is laid
on the assertion that we made a bad
bargain. We were mistaken in the
goods AS an investment the islands
have not paid. and never will pay. Let
them go. Act on business principles.
Stop sending good money after bad.
This puts the dollar above the man. to
use Mr.. Bryan's phrase. The note of
dividends is louder than that OF tyranny.
Uncle Sam Is rebuked as a poor judge of
land rather than as an oppress0r Of a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
The Self-Efacing Husband.

Whether they give an inaugural ball or
a reception, we can depend on having an
enormous crowd"
Yes" replied Mr.. Meekton; but
don't care Henrietta is mighty consid-
crate on occasions of that kind. When
she sees that l am getting bored and
-fatigued. she let's me so outside and sit
in the carriage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

.n|In order to avoid DELAYS on account Of
personal absence letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed to any individual connected
with the Once but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial Business Department. according
TO tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Uor;a%;as of An;ninn

cit is impossible to please everybody
YES" replied Senator Sorghum. "But
the situation has its advantages. In the
present state of things, it is Impossible
to say anything, however extraordinary.
without getting applause from somebody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

James J. Hill declares that the rail-
WAYS are in danger of having more busi-
ness than they can attend to. The pros
pect is serious, but it is better than not
having enough business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Reno contemplates extending the time
Of residence required for divorce from
six months to year. Sooner or later a
town gets tired of being regarded as a
matrimonial way station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

The assumption that the United States
Capitol may be used for reception
without serious Interference with bust
ness Is based entirely on the building
architectural advantages and not on any
depreciative estimate of activities there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Col. Roosevelt is enough of practical
man to realize that there is no use try
ing to switch the spotlight away from the
man whose inauguration is actually in
progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Protest of Statesmen.

Oh, wherefore strive in prose or rhyme
The pace of policies to set?
Let us do one thing at a time.
We're not inaugurated yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Evidence of the Indians civilization
NAV be found in the fact that instead OF
going out on scalping expedition he
now employs a lawyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Owing to limitations in the number of
portfolios, it is impossible to get all the
good and great men of a party into one
cabinet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

The New York woman who recon-
men& jam as a substitute for butter
should have the enthusiastic Endorsement
of the average small boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Discussion of the Philippines by Pres
ident Taft commands the respectful at
tention that goes to opinions based on
actual observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Januarys climate refuses to give any
superstitious Endorsement to the thirteen
in the current date lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Mr.. Chain maintains his personal lead
ership OF the prohibition party with a
persistence that sooner or later may lead
to his being called boss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

The Presidents who enjoyed exceeding
ly simple inaugurations lived before
there were trolley cars and telephones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Some men can't get much DONE said
Uncle Eben, because dey puts In de sec
ond half of de week feelin remorseful
about de way dey loafed de fust half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

When it comes to inaugurations 1T is
no trouble whatever for washington to
submit specimens for selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.

Business Once nth ST. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York ONCE: Tribune Building.
Chicago ONCE: First National Bank Building.
European Office: Regent ST.. London England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Entered as second class mail natter at the post
ONCE at Washington. d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20
Modern Skill.

What a pity we have no artists who
can paint like the old masters" said the
sincere lover of pictures.
But" replied Mr.. Cumrox, who had
lust acquired a spurious signature, the
great trouble is that we have.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-20

Experience is great teacher, but 1t
takes a lifetime to get the entire course of
instruction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-12

Gerry Court of said County, rendered
in the above style cause on the 18th
day of March, A. D., 1918, at the March
Term, A. D., 1918, of said Court, l.
the undersigned, duly appointed Spe-
cial Commissioner of said Court, will,
on the
5th day of May, A. D., 1918,
between the hours of eleven o'clock
a. m. and four o'clock p. m. sell, at
the front or Main Street door of the
Court House in Hattiesburg, in said
Forrest County, to the highest bidder
or bidders, for cash, the following de
scribed land, situated in the County
of Forrest, in the State of Mississippi
to-wit:
All Of a certain lot or parcel Of land
fronting 80 feet on Bay street, witt
depth of 40 feet across the soutt
end. and being a part of lots 4, ant
2, in block 65 of the Hamper ant
Whinnery addition to the City of Hat
tiesburg, according to the map or pla
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-12
sERLlMs ANTLNoIsE CRUSADE

Berlin, April 12.-Residents and So
journers in the German capital here
| tofore have found it difficult enough
to go about their everyday business
without violating some of the thous-
and and one municipal laws and regu-
lations, but this difficulty is likely to
be increased several fold by the batch
of new police regulations that are to
come into force tomorrow. These
regulations were drawn I'D with the
evident purpose of making the streets
quieter and cleaner. They include the
following:
No whistling, singing or shouting or
loud talking of any kind likely to en-
danger the quiet of the streets is to be
permitted; no paper, remains of fruit,
cigars and cigarettes may be thrown
into the streets; the dragging of wom-
ems dresses is prohibited; persons
with umbrellas or canes must not
carry or swing them in any manner
likely to imperil the safety of passers-
by, and, finally, no windows or doors
of houses, flats, shops, or restaurants
in which music is being played may be
kept open.