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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Business Men and Public Affairs

From the Newark Star.
The chronic indisposition OF the average
business man to interest himself in pub
lie affairs is the cause OF most OF the
bad government in this country, a fac,
that Is we'll known. The Stay-at-hOme
vote on election day il largely OF this
class: but the same trait is shown by
business men in their commercial asso-
Citations Boards Of trade hold attenuated
meetings and q comparatively small frac-
ton attend to the board affairs The
average board Is run by handful of
men who have taste for the work. or
az in some cases. have objects to serve
Many commercial organizations are
moribund. Private business affairs are
often eXacting and exhausting, and the
mind is occupied with them to the eX-
clusion of unrelated things: but II is a
pity that the average business man does
not divide up his time in way to give
him the leisure and interest for public
affairs. which are really his affairs, and
frequently have an intimate relation 10
his personal interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Dandelions.
lse Post-Staniard

From the Syracuse Post Standard
The annual crop of these succulent
plants, so useful in the form of greens.
so great "A nuisance in the form of weeds
will soon appear wherever there is a bit
OF soil intended to support n lawn An
expert city gardener from another city,
who was consulted not long since on the
question of how TO keep lawn free from
this pest. replied that there Is absolutely
no way of doing it single-handed If it
is to be done at ALL the community must
do it. Authority in the hands of the city
government to cut the dandelions or other
weeds with winged seeds. before they
ripen, when this duty has been neglected
by the owner of the property, and to as
sess the cost upon him would do away
with the nuisance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Motoring Fatalities.

The record of Yesterdays motor acct
dents in different parts of the country in
dictates that the terrible lessons that have
been taught by previous mishaps have
not been fully learned. Seven instances
OF death and disablement are reported.
Near Seaford, l.. L.. a woman was killed
in an overturn caused by one car over
taking another when both We're going at
good speed. the rear wheels of the for
ward car causing the other to skid. Near
Providence. r. L., Il man was killed when
a tire OF the car in which he was riding
at speed estimated at seventy miles
an hour exploded, and the machine was
overturned. At Atwood. \. j.. a railroad
train hit an automobile at a crossing and
one man was mortaliy hurt and TWO
others were badly injured. On the road
between Atlantic City and Camden two
machines going at high speed colided
head on and ten people We're seriously
hurt Near Egg Haroor, y. j., a touring
car ran over :: motor cyclist whose ma
chine skidded and killed him. In Pater-
son. ~ j.. motor cyclist was killed in
almost the same manner by motor ear.
At San Francisco "A touring car ran into
an electric street car and one man was
killed and another fatally injured.
In practically all of these cases the
mishaps Were due to excessive speeding.
The cars were probably in every instance
save perhaps the collision at the grade
crossing. just beyond the margin of con-
troll. In the case of the two motor
cyclists who were killed they were prob
ably chiefly at fault for these riders
take desperate chances at times on
crowded roads. One of the causes of the
numerous accidents reported is that the
owners end managers of motor cars very
| often fail 70 realize that they are
handling machines of great power and
| fexib:lity of action. without the guild
auce of tracks TO hold them within check
| y conservatively run motor car is one
of the most useful of modern agencies
and one Of the safest. But recklessly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
The Era of Hysteria.

Mr.. Justice Holmes of the Supreme
Court tells as that the widespread charges
Of corruption extend to that tribunal. or
course they do. But there is comfort in
the fact 1t testifies TO the condition
l,pon which the country has fallen. 1t
clips TO break the force of the charges
brought against other tribunals, and
against eminent individuals.
The era is one of hysteria. Not small
portion of our population is raving. 1t
attacks with verbal fury everything and
evervbody Whatever is is wrong. Who
ever. in Office OF out. is upholding it is
not only wrong. but knowingly and cor
ruptly
The lawyer lie is chartered scoundrel,
i'm action Before judges no better than
himself Neither truth nor fair dealing
: in him
The physician? y maneuverer for rich
patients and mercilesS in his charges.
No prosperous member of the profession
would turn out of his gold-lined way to
heal pauper.
The minister y piouS hyEoci lite. with his
thoughts not on paradise, hut on pelf. lie
has learned the trick OF serving both God
and mammon. and gives the Creator the
short end of the transa ction.
The journalist? Yellow as ii pumpkin.
VIII advocate any cause and spread full
details OF the most abhorrent matter to
increase the circulation of his newspaper.
The merchant? He gives short weight,
prefers to sell adUterated stuffs, and
anna sses a fortune by many kinds of dis
reputable means. He is willing to make
i corner on Easter lilies.
The wage-earner? Willing at any time
10 turn firebug or murderer to force more
bay from his employer. Would halt the
Industries of the whole country if he
could in order to win local strike.
The Indictment covers the whole field Of
our political, social. business and religious
u. gan;Zation AS individuals We are all
bad. As a people We are reproach to
form must go to the very bottom, and
changes everywhere must he radical.
The excess of the charges shows their
absurdity. \ people far gone could
not redeem themselves. Destruction
would be not only their just due. but a
necessity There would he no foun<a-
ton upon which TO rear reform.
The son and namesake OF the most
buoyant and attractive everyday philoso-
pher of his generation is, of course. not
cast down. He sees calmer period
ahead. and the order and justice that go
with it. That is the note; and sounded
bE such man il should carry far.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Leader Underwood.

For several weeks-three at least
Oscar w. Underwood will be much in
the public eye. He will pass his fifty
first milestone on the 9th proXimo. while
his tariff bill is under discussion in the
House He has been a member of the
House since. and including. the Fifty
fourth Congress. He is very highly re-
spected on both sides of the chamber.
His leadership is wholly without frills
or f1amboyancy He goes to the point,
as he sees it. directly. He is good
debater. At all times he has himself
well in hand He is the ideal man for
the task now on the cards.
Mr.. Underwood has studied the tariff
question closely. His constituents are
greatly interested in the question. The
Birmingham district is the seat of a
good deal of profitable manufacturing.
Much of 1T has enjoyed the benefits of
the protective policy. None of it is
clamoring for the repeal Of that policy.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Underwood favors.
and is urging. a material reduction of
tariff rates that apply to industries in
his own district. He believes in a low
tariff, and is playing no favorites The
cup he presents to the lips of others
he presents to the lips of his own peo-
pie. This shows both courage and con-
sistency.
In the committee over which he pre-
sides and in the democratic caucus
called to pass upon the tariff work Of
the committee, Mr.. Underwood has had
strenuous time. In the main he has
carried his contentious. BY argument
and persuasion he has overcome oppo-
cit laadarC1in has hnpn
verely tested
But a Severer test comes now. In
the open House the republicans and
progressiyes are 20 take hand, and
in their rank are men highly quail
fed for tarZf debate. Mr. Cannon and
Mr.. Dalz,,ll will be absent. but Mr..
ManE and Mr.. Payne will be present
ard much in evidence. They will en-
gage Mr.. Underwood often. and want
many things explained. And he can
not deny them opportunity.
Mr.. Underwood has the votes and will
pass his bill, but the debate will count
for much in the matter Of his future.
If he energies from it with prestige
unimpaired, his stock as national
quantity will rise. He will still be on
the safe side of sixty in 1920. But il
the debate goes against him, and his
bill passes largely as the result of the
power of numbers operating with the
aid of party pride. his presidential
prospects will suffer
II is always a good thing to see
good man on his mettle. Mr.. Under
wood is now on his, and he has the
whole country for an audience. And
he has topic. which although SO
often and SO long discussed is neither
stale nor threadbare, nor will become
so while men are stirred by taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
SHOOTING STARS.
by PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Serene Supervision.

You believe that competition is the life
Of trade, do you not?''
Yes replied Mr.. Dustin StaX. But
where there is competition there has to
be some one to award the prizes; and
that's the person / want my particular
business to occupy "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

run car or motor cycle is menace 10
life. In the cases mentioned all the per-
sons killed and hurt We're in the cars
themselves or on cycles. In this instance
the walking public has not paid It's usual
penalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Protests against sentmentalism in deal
ing with London suffragettes awaken
curiosity as to whether there is any oc-
casion on record where sentiment has
been permitted TO interfere seriously
with duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Should the late J. Pierpont Morgan
art treasures be put up for sale--ll
would be regarded as Americas duty
to keep them in this country. Their pur-
chase would represent cons1ueraple
drain on the nations resources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

fyIn order 10 avoid DELAYS OH account oil
.a,rSnusI absence. ctte;e TO THE STAR should
rot be- addressed TO any individual connected
With tho office. but simply TO THE STAR. or to
1he Editorial or Business Department. according
tenor purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Going Too Far,

That militant suffragette insists on go
ing without food
Yes replied the bystander. Her ex-
ample is very unfortunate. Some of the
monopolies are doing a great deal to per-
suade us to eat less. But / don't see
what's to be gained by teaching the pub
lie TO go without food altogether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Art on the Curb.

Upon foot from day to day
Ger chalkmarks merry Riddles prance;
And when the stree: pianos play
It's like another "cla ssic'' dance!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Verbomania.

FROM the OhI3loman.
An exchange is wrought up over the
discovery of a new disease called Nerbo-
mania. Research. however. shows that it
was formerly known as "a bad running
off at the mouth. There is nothing new
under the sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

The intimation that German gunnaA-
ers are fomenting war in order to sell
their output makes the ordinary run OF
graft charges seem rather tame by conf
pa risOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Some ambitious inventor OF terpsi-
chorean novelties might introduce crea-
ton in Washington to be known as the
tariff side-step.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

r.,,alI. In sdyanee-by mail postage prepaid.
paIIv SUNDAY inclu,led one month. TO cents.
IpaiIy SUNDAY excepted. one month 10 cents.
IA turtiay star. 81 year: Sunday STAR s--4o year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Every now and then some hardheaGed
student of civic conditions insists on re-
minding the philanthropists that play
grounds for children are as important as
golf links.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

The attitude of some large interests
toward the income tax may be more
or less influenced by the facilities for
lodging it which may incidentally pre-
sent themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

The burial of the Clark-Bryan hatchet
was an event of almost enough import
ance TO be celebrated by democracy on
its anniversaries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Relations with the japanese now give
California fine opportunity for the dis
play of tact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Every effort to introduce corporal pun
ishment as a method of discipline for con-
gressional purposes has proved failure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Every estimate as to the time for the
completion of the Panama canal men,
tons the CuIebra cut as proposition
still 10 be heard from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Like other nations, Japan has car-
tain percentage OF population that
does not believe it can show. it's pa
triotism without trying TO begin a fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

The professor who says noise is
useless" is, of course. not acquainted
with the essential methods of a politi-
cal campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Science frankly acknowledges certain
apprehensions of the possible estab-
lishment of a turtle serum monopoly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

clifton is tleliycre, hv carriers within the city
- e., cents per month: daily only, - cents per
month: SUNDAY only. 20 cents per month, Orders
may he sent by mail, telephone Main 2it
collection is made by carrier ut the end OF each
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
The Evening star Newspaper Company.

Business Office. l1th st. and Pennsylvania avenue.
New York Office: Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: First National Bank Building.
European Office: . Regent ST.. London. England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Practical Joker.

81 see the critics spoke unfa vorabl of
your play
Yes" replied Mr.. Penwiggle. One of
my greatest pleasures in writing is tempt
ing those critics to come out and display
their ignorance.
It's allus easy to find sumpin' to be
cheerful about said Uncle Eben. ANY
town in de league kin point wifi pride to
de fact dat some O. de star players got
DER trainin on de local grounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Crack of the Bat.

From the Columbia State
Every American town is now listening
rapturously to the music of the spheres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
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EXTRA

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Daily Receptions With Rae
Potter the Balance of This
W eek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Entered as Second-class mail matter at the post
Office at Washington. ID. @.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

Heavy strong. clngy and perfectly finished The well knowa
this mucl,-waned and beautiful ap1re silk tahe
prompts the following shade assortment the mos
OF New York We have them in shades OF
gray orchid cornower peach hello. copenhagen
light blue pink leather. apricot Alice. Nell oe corn
reseda old lavender white ivory and black and
regular qualities which will sell tomorrow
the special price-SIto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

4 handsome satin face
lining for jackets, capes.
etc. Twenty different
colorS To choose from.
Guaranteed To wear two
seasons. Regular SIC
grade. reduced for one
day to CSC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

\ special purchase of 100 OF
these TuniCS enables us Ia Offer
this most eNtraorc mary bargain
for tomorrow They are made on
fine quality chiffon cloth ARA
heavily braided in beautiful crNs-
tai designs. These are the sea
sons newest effects: in seven col
ors. white. light blue. pink. mails.
lavender. taupe and gray tn"
real value Is set.00. CO. no
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morrow. your choice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10

sixteen to his rooms in a To-
cal hotel. He was fined $500
in police court on this charge
and appealed.
But is it the end of A. P.
Gillies, the man who drafts
promotion schemes demand
ing tens-of-millions for de-
velopment?
Gillies has offices in the
National Realty building.
He is a firm-jawed, quietly
dressed man of 45 or there
abOuts, and those who know
him we'll, say either one OF
two things about him; he's
either the greatest genius for
development that ever hit
Tacoma or he is plain crazy!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10
WOMAN LEADS
STRIKERS ON
TO FIGHT
SEVERAL CLASHES ON N. Y.
STREETS END IN BLOOD
SHED-POLICE UNABLE TO
COPE WITH SITUATION.
lBy United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 10
Clashes between pickets and the
police continued to mark the
progress of the garment makers
strike here.
Leaders of the waist and dress
makers union declared that the
members of those organizations
had voted to go on strike next
Monday. If these workers should
quit work it would mean that
the strikers ranks would be
swelled by 10000 or 10000 in
addition to those already out.
The most serious disturbance
so far to date was a free-for-all
fight in the clothing district be-
tween strikers, private guards,
five strikebreakers and the po-
lice. The strikers were led by
women pickets. One of the pick
cts was sfasned in the neck with
a razor and another picket suf-
fered a broken head.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10

build.
With this Terminal Cen
ter" Gillies declared that
Tacoma could handle the
great ocaen business of the
eastern world; that Tacoma
would be the real terminal
Of every transcontinental
road. -
Seattle and Portland and
San Francisco will be mere
suburbs of Tacoma" was the
way Giliies put it.
After Gillies had stunned
the big men of Tacoma into
docile alteration of his plans,
he went to New York and
came back after awhile with
letters which showed beyono
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10
TURK TROOPS
NEAR MUTINY

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 10.
An ultimatum demanding I'M
mediate resumption of war with
the Balkan states under threat of
general mutfny was sent the
porte today by the Turkish troops
defending the Tchatalja forts.
The troops are insubordinate and
the officers are experiencing great
difficulty in holding the men IN
check. They threaten to depose
the sultan unless fighting is re-
newed Immediately and demand
that the Turkish peace ENJOYS at
London return to Constantinople
at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10

When Gillies talks, vistas
of towering skyscrapers that
would make the National
Realty building look like a
tumbled-down shack come
into mind; when he talks of
subways and elevated roads
and a new Tacoma with five
million inhabitants, one grips
the arms of his chair to stop
that dizzy feeling; and Gillies
believes every word of ii.
This persistent promoter
first appeared in Tacoma
four or five years ago with
plans for his Terminal which
he would put on the water
front and tideflats and which
would cost 100000 to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10
BIG DAY FOR
BRIDGES I'm
COURT
TESTIMONY FROM SEVERAL
WITNESSES FAVORS EX-
FEDERAL COURT CLNRK -
FRIENDS LOOK TOWARD
ACQUITTAL.

Judge Bean having ruled out a
81 900 check in a white slave
case in the trial of Samuel D..
Bridges, eX-clerk of federal court,
for embezzlement, the check hav-
ing been traced to former Clerk
A. Reeves Ayers, it left the gov
ernment at the close of It's case
last night with but two items to
rely on, one for $511 and one for
$92 unaccounted for.
Today the defense Is seeking to
show that while Ayers was in the
office his financial transactions
with the exchequer were so loose
that any shortage that may ap-
pear should not be saddIed onto
Bridges at all.
Many prominent citizens testf-
fed to the good character of
Bridges. Deputy clerks testified
that Ayers mad a habit of grab
bing piece of money" from the
drawer, sometimes leaving a
memorandum and sometimes not.
The defense put Fred Rice,
cashier of the National Bank of
Commerce, on the stand to testify
that during the paying OF the
N. P. condemnations the deposit
of funds by Bridges exceeded the
limit the bank could take for the
government so Bridges was forced
to deposit some of the money on
his personal account.
Bridges will take the stand this
afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10

Total S11.7OO. .-..
1.-THE exact figures for
1912 ! have not yet COM
piled, but l know they will
make the total iliegftirnate
money for the two years
S11,5OO."
Jailer Longmire said he was
making the statement to show
the county commissioners that
there might be a large saving
made in the feeding of prisoners.
His figures he took from book
of accounts he has been keeping
since his appointment. to the po-
sition of jailer under his cousin,
the sheriff.
Commissioners Have Figures.
Longmire turned the figures
over to the commissioners this
morning, when they asked him if
in his estimation it would be a
saving to the county to let the
matter of Jail feeding to the low
est bidder.
II could do it easily for 25
cents day per man." said Long
mire, land would take a con-
tract at that price"
When asked if he would get a
division of the graft, he said that
he would not.
He Drew Car Tickets.
at all goes TO the sheriff."
he declared. 1.-THE only thing
in the way of expenses l
have ever drawn from the
county i'm two years is 81
worth of car tickets, and
those were used in carrying
out the business of the
county"
"All this" said Longmire, "I
want as coming direct from me. l
will stand back of every word of
it, and have the exact records to
prove that my statements are cor
rect.
"There has been so much talk
of the graft in the sheriff's office
that / want to show the people
just where it lies, and to prove to
them that they are paying an ex-
orbitant amount for the feeding
of prisoners"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10

GUST 2
JUDGES

BOISE, Ida, Jan. 1O.-That
two, il not three, justices of the
supreme court may find them
selves involved in impeachment
proceedings is the rumor here to-
day, following the visit of pro-
gressive members of the legisla-
ture to the cells of II. S. Sheri-
dan, c. o. BroxOn and A. II. CRU
zen, newspapermen, serving ten
day sentences on a charge of con-
tempt.
The prisoners would not deny
that they had been visited by
legislators regarding the subject
but would not express themselves
further.
A ten dollar contribution to-
ward the $500 fine imposed on
each of them men, was received
here from Circuit Judge McGinn
of Portland, Ore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-10

and financiers, when 1t came
to putting up the good hard
cash, emitted wild shrieks
of alarm and fled for safety
to their underground vaults.
Nor could even Gillies en-
tice them forth.
Thus came the passing of
the Terminal scheme.
Gillies had other schemes
that have the flavor of
roseate dreams.
He still has an option on
a municipal franchise for a
subway; even paid the city
$1,000 down on it. This
money was advanced by big
New York contracting firm
that would have gotten the