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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The leader OF the republicans in the
last House will be the leader OF the re-
publicans in the present House. He de-
serves the Endorsement. lie knows his
business. lie is alert, capable and >sntir-
ing. His republicanism will stand the
acid test. He stood last year on the
Chicago platform. He supported Mr.. Taft
for President. He believes in the Con-
stitution. and in progress under it. Pro-
lection. sound money. workable conserva-
tion and a good government grip on trusts
are policies that command his support.
He reads his title clear to party conf
dence in the place he is again to fill.
Mr.. Mann's following this time. how
ever. will not be large. Republican divi-
sions played smash with republican con-
Eressiehal campaigns last year. The
brethrcl went down In heaps. Veterans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Length Of the Session.

There are guesses about the probable
length of the extra session Two months,
say some. Three months. others. Four
months. others. Only a few persons sug-
gest complications that may keep the
brethren here until fall
AS usual, Washington weather comes
i'm for a, slam. The town, it is asserted, is
hot as hades in summer. Cooking blasts
sweep the streets. The two halls of Con-
gress are sweat-boxes. People browse all
day. and are unable to sleep at night
Only seasoned inhabitants can stand the
strain without heavy loss of flesh and
strength.
Let the hundred and odd legislators who
are going into action for the first time
here this year be on guard against such
yarns Washington in summer is not
only bearable but enjoyable. The weather
is hot at times. But what town is exempt?
Where is the waterside resort, or the
mountain height improved for visitors,
uminary is feeling good and tries him.
self?
The weather does not justly or prop
erIy enter into the equation. It has moth
ing to do with the case. Washington can
Stanu the StdtcSHicti, anu the statesmen
Washington.
The question is business, and the neces-
sity of giving as much time to business
when taken up as the business requires.
Suppose only the tariff is tackled. That
should not be hustled through. but
soberly and fully debated. The under
standing is that. this. revision is to last
some time. The Payne law was chal-
lenged at the very outset. and has been
constantly under fire. But the effort now
should be to make the Underwood law
stick; and that job calls for extreme
care.
II is Ssated that the republicans will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
District
Court.
LESSONS IN HISTORY.

We're a-goin' to the dogs,
History sure p'ints the way.
Cause what happened way back there
Is what threatens us today.
Rome is busted. Greece is busted.
Babylon lis busted. too
Puttervflle would better proht
By their fate, I'm tellin' you.
Not to beat around the bush
What about old Col. Toake:
Is the turnin' out of his cows
On the public streets joke
Rome and Greece and Babylon
All them had their priv legged class,
And I'll bet their first graft was
Runnin' cows on public grass.
Little thing some f0lks'll say.
And not worth the fussin at;
If me or YOU or futile Gibbs
Should let our stock run out like that
1t wouldn't be a little thing;
They'd have the constable ON us
And have us hauled before the law
You bet there'd be an awful fuss!
II always is the high up chap
That benefits by what IL done:
And that's the plan on which those old
And ruined nations all was run.
Rome went under. Greece went under,
Babylon went under. too
Putterville can learn a lesson
From their fate, I'm .teIlin yoa
-ChiAago News
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Street Dangers.

More accidents are occurring on the
streets Of Washington, children and
adults being hit by motor cars and
bicycles and street cars, until 1t would
seem that an epidemic Of mishaps has
struck the capital. Carelessness Is at
the root OF all this hitting and MAIN
ing and killing. A case in point,
fortunately Of no seriousness, occurred
yesterday on Pennsylvania avenue. A
man of middle age stepped from the
north curb to cross the street, looking
intently at right angles to his line of
advance, but unfortunately for him in
the wrong direction. That is to say, he
was watching something Of passing in
terest on his right when he should
have been noting the state Of traffic
on the left or the approaching side. A
wheelman came along at safe speed
who. was in turn watching something
on the opposite side OF the street, and
who saw the pedestrian just in time
tosswerve, but not sufficiently to avoid
q collision. The pedestrian was thrown
to the ground but luckily was only
bruised trifiingly. while the cyclists
wheel was smashed. This might have
been the cause Of a fatality, in which
Cd0C q OAOA4OA = july WOAAA h0Sv0 OOSAA
compelled to return q verdict Of un-
avoidable accident Both parties to the
collision were blameworthy.
The parents Of Washington should
begin q systematic course of instruc-
.sion to their children to impress upon
Them the necessity Of being constant
Iy watchful and careful while in the
streets. At this time Of year the young
sters are out with. their tops and
marbles and other toys. and in many
cases. having no other place to play,
they seek the smooth spaces between
the. curbs- They make sudden darting
motions that are safe enough as long
as the street Is unoccupied, but there
is scarcely a square in the city which
at some moment might not be the
scene of an accident from this cause.
1t is a natural impulse Of the child
to start quickly, and 1t is the duty of
parents to check this tendency when
ever the street is the scene of play.
A particularly dangerous condition
prevails just now in the prevalence Of
roller skates, and especially boards on
low rollers on which the boys slide
swiftly over the street grades. Their
use involves many perils. Motorists
and drivers are required to be doubly
on the alert, because the speed with
which these sliders and skaters ap-
proach gives the managers Of vehicles
little or no warning. The rolling
racers" have figured in several acct
dents this year, and 1t Is question
whether their prohibition is not de-
manded In the interest Of safety In the
streets. But parents must not wait for
rules and regulations imposed and en-
forced by the police. They should
make a daily point Of admonishing
the children of the perils to be en-
countered in street play and even in
ordinary street USE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
An Orgy Of
Armament.
DOLLAR DIPLOMACY.

From the Indianapolis News
Dollar diplomacy may be seeing IT'S
6nish but it had whole lot of fun while
it was going good.
From the Atlanta Journal.
No dollar diplomacy for u.s. The old
shirt-sleeve style is good enough Tor
Uncle Sam.
From the Boston Advertiser.
IT seems that there will not be even
silver dollar diplomacy under Mr. BRYAN;
but this does not mean that Centrai
America is to be allowed to revoiute IN
entirely irresponsible fashion.
From the Worcester Gazette.
There has been discount IN dollar
diplomacy.
From the New York World.
The administrations attitude toward
dollar diplomacy raises an interesting
question as To the future value to Wall
street of government education III
diplomacy and finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Simple Distinctions.

One test quite simple and severe
I speedily apply.
And all I see and all hear
/ swiftly classify.
The epithet Of disrespect,
The word Of meaning kind
Each does no more than to reflect
My special state of mind.
The picture that appeals to me
l VOW Is art sincere.
All others are but daubs, you see.
Now, what could be more clear?
The man whose views resemble mine
An orator I'll call:
But those who nout my theories fine
Are demagogues-that's all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Useful
Animal

From the Norfolk. Ledger Dispatch.
so many men are seeking the ONCE now
thot the Office has no time to sex the
man.
From the Columbia state.
rs really no use for a congressman 70
leave washington to mingle with MS con-
stituents They're all there.
From the Detroit News. "a.
The president says he is going to slit
oil ann,ications This is tough on men
who have depended on their coarse work
to get by.
r,.,n, tho Jacksonville TimesUnion
Tower temperatures for the week. The
wind is not tempered to shorn ONCE
seeker.
rror the Milwaukee Sentinel.
president Wilson adjourned senate
session by phone. Which would inoacate
the chief executive Is unusually pussy IN
spite of the manifesto to omceseeKers.
From the Bridgeport Evening Post
nemocrats/ are beginning to realize
what q responsibility pap distribution
really 10.
From the Brooklyn Times
|. A Washington dispatch says that the
"most pleasing feature Of the new ad-
ministration to many is Its general con-
servatism. And likewise its most dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Friends of Cincinnati man named
Cox are inclined to believe that the
question. what shall we do with our
ex-bosses?' deserves some serious
thought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Allowing for the time required for
preliminary organization and for cam
paigning for reelection. the portion
of a presidential term that can be de-
voted to actual work is likely to be
considerably less than four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

New York legislators are protesting
that Sing Sing prison IL no proper
place to confine a man. This is point
that Becker has been trying to make
for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The presentation of public documents
in more elegant form will have at least
as much improving influence as the
high art specimens introduced into our
coinage system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Sometimes it looks as if Sir Thomas
Upton starts this challenge talk not
SO much because he wants to race as
because he enjoys worrying the New
York Yacht Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

1t may puzzle one or two European
courts to accustom themselves to any
idea of judging a distinguished diplo-
mat by his library rather than by his
check book
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Who is the boss around this establish
ment?" asked the commercial traveller.
II guess / arn," replied Mr.. Meekton.
I'm the member of the Arm who is sup
posed to stay on the job the year round
SO that everybody else can take vaca-
TONS"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

| Without going into the intricacfes of
dollar diplomacy, what China would
like to know Is whether it is going to
get the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

President Wilson has not attempted
to put an end to the handwriting Gus
tom. There are some institutions
which reform does not dare to defy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

That question of who was to sit at
the head of the cabinet table appears
to have been easily and promptly de-
cided..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Uncle Joe Cannon says he expects the
republican party to be back in power
in four years. Here Is another chance
for disagreement with Col. Roosevelt. 9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

After centuries or experiment il may
as well be admitted that the millinery
display at Easter cannot equal the
natural flowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

This "cubist" tendency in pictures is
calculated to drive a number of inno-
cent -bystandera to consult an oculist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

IL is going to be some little time be
fore the American farmer can remem-
Der TO say Houston" instead of will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
High Pressure.

Said the member of Congress. We're
getting employment
So vast 1t will sure overwork us.
Wen scarcely have time for the simple
enjoyment
OF a ball game or even a circus"'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Political Horticulture.

Feelings hurt?"
Somewhat irr1tated."
Whose fault?"
MY own. I'm one of these fellows
who persist in mistaking q cactus bush
for q plum tree"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
SHOOTING STARS.
Attire.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

"Is that your regular suit of clothes,
Josh?" asked Farmer Corntossel of his
son.
TT is. Correct thing right from q
fashion plate"
''Well! Well! / thought mebbe you
had to wear it because some o. your
college chums is HAHN you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

There is nothing that startles the pub
lie more than to find man who got
elected going ahead and trying to do
what he promised while running for Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
The Crow
on Trial.

llDeTdtlOH oeIOTc IL COuIu Ue uctcTuHica
whether he was bene-.
The Crow ficiaA or Injurious. Cer-4
49,, tain. 1t Is that he cats
on AIlai. corn On the other hand
the crow is recognized enemy iof,
meadow mice, cut worms ana olner
pests. which are of proved danger 10
crops Consequently. in most localities
the crow is welcome. for In the last
analysis farmers have found the balance
of testimony in his favor. !, In the same
class OF insect and rodent destroyers is
the Swanson hawk, which annually saves
the western farmer about 100000 year
by his skill in killing grasshoppers'
crickets and beetles
Despite the ban which has been placed
on the owl and hawk families as the re-
sult of popular conception in that direc-
ton. they are beneficial from the stand
point OF the survey. Hawks hunt their
prey between daylight and dark. Owls the
raid IL kept up against rodents, which
are always noxious. The majority OF
the damage done by hawks to birds and
chickens is confined to three species. OF
that family,. with me result IL, uhaa tue
has been unjustly named Hawks ana
owls often swallow their prey whole, IN
GLIDING bones. hair or featners' ana ail.
Being, quite naturally. unable t. digest
these portions of their prey. they d1sgorge
them in the form of neat pellets, ana II IS
largely through the STUDY OF these ''ia'
their real value has been learned.
lust as the survey is policeman or
tho air. in endeavoring to protect the
worthy and exterminate injurious birds.
40 the birds themselves are poncemen OF
the earth and air to large extent III.
guarding the farmers crops against dan
gerous insects, as well as guardlns the
water. Thrushes and other ground feed
ers notice the earth. seeking their food
on the, ground and under fallen leaves;
woodpeckers guard the trees; warblers
search among foliage for their food: NY
catchers seek their food as it flies from
hush to bush, and swallows catch those
that escape them, and so on. An idea
of the real worth of birds generally can
he better appreciated when 1T Is realized
that the damage done to the agricultural
crops of this country each year by IN
sects is estimated at $5O0,OOO,OOO.
x
The work of the survey is not directed
exclusively toward bird life, and investi-
cations along lines similar
Useful to those in connection.
Animals. with birds have been m same
x.onomols have been found useful
IN man. hut more are dangerous. Among
the former class come bats, moies.
badgers. foxes, wildcats. civits ano
opnosums the last four to less ex-
font than the others, however. On
the other hand, come the wolves. when
each year cause millions of dollars Dam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

1t not only remained for the survey
then, to carry out its work, but to devise
means for so doing, a
Examining course which, incidentally,
c4o,.o.h. caused considerable adj
0'OAn'eS' verse comment. 1t soon
developed that the most exact method of
unfailingly determining not only the food
Of the various birds. but the proportion
ate value of it's consumption, lay in a
minute examination of stomachs. This
required expert knowledge and skill, but
was the, one way open to absolute
knowledge. A hue and cry was raised.
nevertheless, at the needless taking of
bird life, the beautiful plumage birds
and attractive songsters being killed for
nothing more than their little stomachs
Fortu9at ely, however the survey got
stomachs of birds killed by scientists,
with the result that comparatively few
birds had to be killed solely for the pur-
pose of this examination.
Once the task OF examining bird
stomachs was begun the work was by no
means near completion. This for the
reason that it was soon learned that
birds which were beneficial to agricul-
ture at one season Of the year were OK
tremely dangerous at another, and the,
task Of determining whether the good
predomnated was generally difficult.
Birds which eat seeds may be both bene-
fetal and injurious. The sparrow family,
classification. After careful examination
Of the stomachs of these birds it was
found that their chief source Of food was
weeds, a quarter Of an ounce of seed per
day being required for an adult tree
sparrow And working on this reckon
ing, it was found that in Iowa alone
tree sparrows annually ate nearly 800
tons of weed seed and on the same basis
saving more than So. O00. 600 for the farm
ers Of the United States.s., i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
THE POLICEMAN OF THE AIR.

BY an act of Congress. approved March
4, 1913, another link was forged in the
chain of protection for our
New Law birds. This law applies to
po.s.d migratory game birds. which
in their northern or southern
migrations pass through or do, mot remain
permanently the entire year in any one
state or territory. All such game birds have
been placed under federal protection, and
closed seasons will be established during
which time it Will be unlawful to kill
them. on pain of fine or Imprisonment.
The Department of Agriculture. through
the bureau of biological survey, has
charge of carrying out the law and fixing
closed seasons on the birds. Congress ap
propriated $4,000 for the enforcement OF
the act.
This new duty which has been placed
in charge of the biological survey, adds
one more to an already long list of laws
passed during the past twenty-five years,
tending toward the protection Of our
birds and animals. Policeman of the
air" is title which has been applied to
the bureau, and aptly expresses the. d.
rection of it's greatest endeavors
During almost thirty years work, the
uuIeAo Qatlus from 1850, the, olOfOelcat
survey has striven to protect birds and
animals beneficial to agriculture or 9TH
erwise worthy Of protective measures;
and to exterminate those which were in
furious in any way.
When the bureau came into being the
only information available on which such
work could be undertaken had been
obtained from field observations alone.
The consequence was that many erro-
neous facts had been gathered. For ex-
ample, although crow might have been
observed eating corn it did not necessar-
lily follow that he should be condemned
as injurious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The reorganization of the, District jul
dietary, under a new. act Of Congress,
was effected at this time fifty
District years ago. Failure of the
r.r4 Senate to confirm the APP
pointment of Judge Andrew
Wylie as a member of this court had
caused some delay, but he was afterward
reappointed by the President and his
commission was issued to him in regu-
lar form. In The Star of March so, 1853,
is note stating that there was consid-
cradle rivalry for the position of clerk
of the court between John A. Smith, who
had held the Office under the old organ
ization for forty years; William r. Wood
ward ]. j. Coombs. Representative
Bennett of New York. Return ]. Meigs
of Tennessee, Mr.. Carr of the Attorney
Generals Office and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The case of the crow took, careful de-
liberation before it could be determined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
EUROPE and THE NEAR EAST.

The assassination of King George I of
Greece at Saloniki on the 18th instant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The Frankfurter ZeitunG says: wv hen
we hear of these gigantic figures we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Included in the work of the survey is a
supervision of the importation of birds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

1t is no secret that the aspirations of
Italy 10 sovereignty over the Epirus dated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

IF by the force of events against their
will and that of their allies and of all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Business once. nth st. and Pennsylvania Avenue
New York once: Tribune Building.
Chicago Once: First National Bank Bu.ldink.
European once: Regent st.. London. EnSiaDu'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

Washingtonians were not SO intent upon
the happenings in the field of military
operations but that they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

The press in Austria is naturally well
pleased with the general tone OF the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

Much social interest centers in the
dog show which will be held next
Friday and Saturday for the bene-
fit OF the Home for Incurables. The
show will be given under the aus
pieces OF the Atlanta Kennel Club, a
newly organized club, Of which Win
ship Nunnally is president, and W
NJ Stephenson is vice president
While the entries do not close I'M
til Wednesday, already some very fine
dogs have been entered. Mrs. Richard
c. Congdon has entered his splendid
white English bull terrier which has
already won nearly fifty ribbons
Mrs. James l., DlCkey, Jr., has
entered her French poodle Mrs
Joseph y. Rhodes has entered sew
eral English bulldogs. Mrs. Bates
Block and Miss Jane Craudall have
entered their Cocker spaniels. Bos-
ton terriers have been entered by
Miss Harriet Calhoun, Miss Carolyn
King, Mrs. John Kiser and Mr.
Stuart William. Mrs. Mitchell King
will exhibit her Boston terrier, and
Scotch collies will be entered by Mrs.
J. r. A. Hobson, Preston Arkwright
and others. Frank Inman has en-
tered two fine settlers, and cOllies
have been entered by ID. .. Chestnut
and l.. S. Bottenfield. Mrs. s. +.
Shelverton will show several fine
Boston terriers. French poodles have
been entered by Mrs. Hugh Bancker
and Miss Sally Eugenia Brown.
The show will be held at No. 1875
Peachtree street. All dogs lovers in
the city are invited to enter their
pets and notify Mrs. John Hin at No.
227 Peachtree Circle.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
STOOPS IN TIME
FOR BULLET To
MISS HER
Mrs, A. YaIowitz Has Narrow Is
cape When Roisterers Shoot
Through Window,

Mrs. A. Yalovitz, No. a6 North
Moore street, probably owes her life
to the fact that she could not locate
household article which she was
hunting in her room shortly after 10
o'clock last night, for while looking
for # a bulle1 tore It's way through
the window and buried itself upon the
pillow OF her bed.
Mrs. Yalovitz had prepared to re-
tire when she recolleCted the mis-
placed article and began looking for
it, A moment later she heard two
shots One bullet lodged in the bed.
She rushed into an adjoining room,
where her husband was reading, and
the two Of them ran out upon the
porch Just in time to see two men,
apparently drunk, staggering up the
street They were certain these men
did the shooting and notified the po-
lice. but the men disappeared before
the officers arrived.