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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The RETIRING WEATHER PROPHET.

From the Cincinnati Times Star.
Personal: II ". Moore, weather bureau
chief will reconsider his resignation. al
will be forgiven.
From the New York Evening Telegram
When Mr.. Moore. chief of the weather
bureau. retires he will take to the lecture
platform. If only Artelnus Ward o.
Bob" Burdette had been weather bureau
chiefs
From the Detroit News.
Are all these atmospheric disturbances
a part of scheme of revenge by Willis
l.. Moore
From the Chicago Record Herald. ..
Among those who will be greatly sur
prsed if this administration succeeds in
being anything but a dismal failure Willis
l.. Moore will have prominent place.
From the Newark Star.
Old Prob. Moore might be pardoned for
wishing he. had made his resignation to
date Immediately instead of next July.
From the Scranton Tribune Republican. rse
Wonder n it Is true that the blamed
old weather went on a rampage just he.
cause Prof. Moore has resigned?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The Senate.

Mr. Bryan is at all times and on all
subjects the orator That is to say, he
deals more or less in extrayagances and
high lights.
In his address before the Trenton Chan
Der Of Commerce Friday night he said:
''rhe Senate about to assemble is the
highest in standard that We have had in
a generation
Let us see. a generation is a third OF
a century and in that time we have seen
IN the Senate Frye and Hale of Maine
Edmunds and Morrill, of Vermont. Hoar
and Dawes of Massachusetts. Anthony
and Aldrich of Rhode Island. Platt and
Hawley OF Connecticut. Conkiing of New
York, Logan Of Illinois, Mcdonald and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The UNWANTED AMBASSADORSHIPS.

for the British and French ambassador
ships, there is reason to believe he MAY
in some one of his messages suggest ways
of making the posts abroad more allurins
to Americans who are not too wealthy
to make elncient representatives
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Some of those big politicians must feel
rather sickly when they observe the &C.
tions of President Wilson in Offering
ambassadorships to college professors.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The ambassadorships are pieces of pie
that go a-begging.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Wilson doesn't want rich ambassadors
and the poor ones decline.
From the Galveston News.
Items from Washington to the effect
that diplomats are hard to find are mis-
leading only in the idea of what consti-
tutes diplomat. There are plenty of
millionaires ready to undertake the task.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

From the Boston Globe.
There are plenty of men in this coun'
try whose chief qualification for a for.
eign embassy is plenty of money. AND
perhaps President Wilson will have te
turn to them eventually, as last resort
From the Portland Press.
We wonder II President Wilson thinks
he has done his duty by New England
by offering a good job to two old mer
who wouldn't take it,
From the Birmingham Age Herald
Any boy can hope to be President. but
only the rich boys SHOULD cherish hopes
of an ambassadorship.
From the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader.
Just so there will be: no fuss about it.
we will refuse the alnbassadorship to
Great Britain before IT'S offered. Same
old reason-haven't the price.
From the Birmingham News.
Judging from President Wilson's dim
Guilty in getting just the men he wants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

protest against the signing by the gov
ernors of New York and New Jersey OF
bills lately passed by the legislatures OF
| those states requiring all railway COM
panies to equip their trains with extra
crews to insure safe operation. It may
be that the motive for this legislation was
not so much the protection of the public
as the increase in employment. But the
labor organizations which have been
largely instrumental in putting these bills
through the two legislatures have Claimed
that only through the doubling of the
engine crews could the safe operation of
trains be positively insured. owing to the
long hours and the consequent exhaustion
of the men In the engine cabs I.
1t is obvious that the installation OF
automatic stops would cost the railroads
less money than the doubling OF locomo-
tive crews. and it is quite possible-ln-
deed, it is altogether safe assumption
that the practical movement toward the
installation of such devices is inspired
by the hope that in this way the heavy
increase in the pay rolls may be averted.
AS far as the public is concerned. it pre-
fers to be protected by the installation
of mechanical device that will act as a
check upon the recklessness of engineers
and the mistakes of signal operators and
dispatchers. The doubling Of crews will
not insure safety unless it is carried
along the line to include the men in the
signal towers as we'll as those in the
cabs. With an automatic device estab-
hshed that makes it physically impossible
for a train to get within striking dis
lance of another the public would ride in
comfortable assurance against collision,
which could not be given even by the
doubling of crews.
If the railroads now protesting against
the signing of these bills would go so far
as to declare their intention not merely to
test out devices that they have been
ignoring for years, but to find and adopt
some means of automatically stopping
trains within the next year, they would
stand a chance of arousing a. vigorous
public sentiment in their behalf. But
their mere protests against the unneces-
sary expense of doubling the crews will
not evoke any considerable sympathy in
view of their persistent. logged resist
ance against the rational plan of auto
matte safeguarding, which they have been
long importuned to employ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
BYCONES.

Lines inspired by view of the cubist pain
ngs, followed by a late supper,
Or ever lick of Art was done,
Or ever a one to care
i was Purple Polygon
And you were Sky-Blue Square.
You yearned for me across void,
For lay In n different plane.
I'd set my heart a Red Rhomboid.
And your signing was In vain.
You pinned for me. well knew,
And you faded day by day,
Until the Square that was heavenly Blue
Had paled TO an ashen gray.
A myriad years or less more
Have softly luttered by.
Matters are much as they were before,
Except ills l that sigh
| yearn for you. but have chance
You lie in a different plane.
break my heart for a single glance.
And break said heart in vain.
And ever grow more pale and wan,
And taste your old despair, -.
When was a Purple Polygon
And you were Sky Blue Square. ;,
Chicago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Traffic Rules. and Court Cases.

In explanation of the fact that al
though there are numerous arrests for
violation of the traffic regulations few
fines are imposed in the Police Court, it
is stated that this is due to the fact
that in numbers of instances, upon
relation of the circumstances to the at
torney for the District, he consents to
the taking of personal bonds. and con-
sequently the court itself has no oppor-
tunity to pass upon the alleged offenses.
In other words the charges are heard
before the attorney for the District and
Dictated that,doubt exists in some quar-
tiers as to tffs validity of the present
traffic regulation. owing to the fact that
Congress some tfsAssssgo itself passed
an act bearing upon thisllhestion. thus.
il is claimed. superseding~ the aseneral
authority of the Commissionersasade
their police regulations" powers to
write their own rules. II this is the
case. the fact should be astttstaiped
without further delay. If the new traf-
fic rules are in law of no validity, Il is
surely not to be desired that they should
become merely a dead letter through
lack Of Police Court prosecution, or that
their administration should be left to
the prosecuting official of the court
These rules are intended for the pro-
lection of the public and the preserva-
ton of life. and II they are valid In
law they should be given the fullest
possible force through the imposition OF
appropriate penalties. and If they are
invalid early steps should be taken to
secure the writing, by the Commission
ers or by Congress. of rules that Will
stand the court tests. - - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The Extra Session

1t may be hard. when skies are bright
And some one slides to second,
While cheers resound both left and RICH
And scores anew are reckoned,
To think upon the patriot mind
That never seeks a rest,
But keeps right at the tariff grind
But we will do our best
1t may be hard to fan the flame
or patriot exultation,
When far and wide that curious game
Exhilarates the nation.
We may not cheer the speeches strong
In reformation's quest
While double plays are going on
But we will do our best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
SAVING LIVES ON OUR SEACOAST.

ly enlarged and placed upon scientific
basis
BY 1854 it was seen that the life-sav-
ing system was Intellectual Many OF the
stations and their equipment were worn
out, while others had been allowed to
fall into decay through the lack OF a
central administrative head In this year
however, a frightful wreck. 300 persons
on the Powhatan losing their lives, aWoke
Congress to the need of remedial meas
ures. A bin was passed providing for the
appointment of two superintendent, one
for each coast and a keeper for each
station, as well as for the repair of all
stations and their equipment.
Absence of drilled and disciplined
crews or of regulations. as well as the
lack of an administrative headquarters,
still rendered the service weak, as was
shown by the continued loss of life. But
in 1871 there began a systematic or
ganization. Congress appropriated 500,
COO. which was used chiefly to employ
crews of surfmen for the work, which up
to this time had been entirely voluntary.
Mr.. Kimball, now head of the service.
was at that time in charge of the reve-
nue. marine service, and the life-saving
stations coming under that bureau. he
began an investigation to determine their
condition, with a view to making the
service efficient.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

The cheerful statistician will now go to
work and demonstrate in mathematics
that the ultimate consumer will save
more through a reduced tariff than he
>vjll have to hand over in cash as an in
Aule tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

The rty-eight-cent hat is now men,
toned as an incident of costume for
votes for women parade. This is consid-
able advance over over the thirty-nine-
cent article mentioned last year. but the
Improvement in appearance will doubtless
he worth the difference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

So much new material is crowdin2 into
Mr.. w. ]. Bryan's attention that he is
not likely to have time to take up the
single presidential term idea for imme-
date consideration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

1t would doubtless be sad shock to a
permanent and powerful institution like
the New York Stock Exchange to find
itself under the dictation of the New
York state legislature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Winston Churchilis suggestion that
England and Germany suspend naval
construction for a year sounds a little
like starting a debate for filibustering
purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The General Exchange.

Going to move on the LIST of May"
No. What's the use of going to all that
trouble to find out why the previous ten
ant left the place you are going to move
info?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Candid observation must admit that the
dignity of the United States Senate has
withstood relentless and powerful attacks
with admirable success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

There is of course the possibility that
the third party is lying low and hoping
for accessions from democrats who dis
dain victory without spois enough to
go around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Lies Tearfulness.

Did you ever cause your wife any
tears?''
II don't think SO. Certainly not as
many as leading actors and actresses at
matinees have caused her.
"Beggars Description"
1T seems to me- said the man who
volunteers comment, that descriptions
are rather poor.
What can you expect?" asked the man
who was patiently editing news reports.
Description Is constantly being beg
CARED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

China not only wants recognition as a
republic. but 1t also wants its status
established in the worlds money markets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

UIn 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 Edtorial or Business Department, according
10 tenor purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

1t never seems to occur to William II.
Taft that he Is contradicting custom in
his failure to come out with history
or an autobiography or something of
the kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

AS a matter of personal sentiment it
would naturally be difficult for Wood
row Wilson to cease taking a lively in
terest i'm the affairs of New Jersey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Suffragists vary the methods of their
appeals with versatility and good judg-
ment, realizing that the ballot and the
brass band do not necessarily go hand in
hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Ghouls and hooters were on hard in
Ohio 10 demonstrate tn a great catas-
trophe brings out human nature at it's
worst as well as at it's best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Getting arrested for speeding his auto
is the only sporty excitement that Sir
Thomas Upton finds available just now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

The prudent man gets vaccinated a
certain number of times during his life
time without waiting for the reminder of
a smallpox scare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
A Word From the Turf.

Which do you prefer, horses or dogs?"
Dogs. There isn't SO much temptation
to bet on them
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"Beggars Description. -
Investigation.

Each witness stands and boldly quotes
From recollection, day by day.
Time onward rolls.
A lot of stenographic notes
Are copied out and laid away
In pigeonholes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
FRENCH and GERMAN ORNAMENTS

republic and against France. applause
from extreme left. Murmurs on the right
center and divers seats ON the lefte
The extreme left-Down with war.
NJ. Colly-Down with. reaction! Down
with provokers. DETERMINATIONS and up
roar on center and right
" Jaures-Down with the empire!
Uiproarl
al. tolly-Nive the republic, DewnyWith
reaction, prolonged uproar on extreme
leftD
The president--lt is not iIf that way
you should protest. loud Interruptions
and uprcar on the extreme left If the
disorder continues | will be Obliged to
suspend the session and you-will bear the
responsibility. applause and renewed
Interruptions extreme IeftD
The minister OF war-You will fatigue
yourselves before YOU tire me. gentle
men. tApplause on left center and right
Uproar extreme leftp
There was much more of this disor-
derry conduct: regular organized man
Hesitation. The Official has cut cut the
most objectionable part. for the ministers
were assailed by cries OF Bandits" ga
nailles,' Sharks" 'Moroccans,' &C.
companied by loud beating upon the
desks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

The spelling reformer is the man who
may be looked to for the introduction of
cubist art effects into English literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Although the formal establishment OF
the present service dates from 1873. the
subject had been one OF
The Early interest for many years
prior. To Massachusetts,
niStOAy' must be given. credit foi
the first real attempt at organized as
sistance at shipwrecks. The Massa-
chusetts Humane Society. an association
of men originally formed in 1885 for
benevolent purposes, directed its atten-
lions in 1880 toward the alienation OF
suffering from shipwreck. and placed
huts along the desolate coast of Massa-
chusetts for the shelter of mariners who
might escape from the sea. The first OF
these was built on Lovells Island. near
Boston. In 1907 the first lifeboat station
was established by this same organiza-
ton at Cohasset, and number OF others
were subsequently established. In 1871
Congress made an appropriation OF so'oe
for furnishing means OF rendering as
sistance to shipwrecked mariners to light
houses on the Atlantic coast For two
years, however. this money lay untouch-
ed in the Treasury, at the end OF when
time it was expended by the Massa-
chusetts Humane Society
At the time the Massa chusetts Humane
Society turned its efforts toward SAVING
shipwrecked mariners the dangers OF the
sea were many times as great as they
are today. This principally for the
reason that, even as late as 1870, there
were but fifty-five lighthouses on the At
lantic coast, and these were poorly built
and badly Illuminated with weak Oh OIL
lamps To add to this the charts and
sailing directions used by mariners were
mostly of foreign origin. and generally ally
untrustworthy 1t was not until 1S31
that the coast survey was established
and the work of publishing accurate
charts began. A few years later also
additional lighthouses were erected. anH
the revenue cutter service was detailed Il
cruising service for the purpose OF as
sisting distressed vessels.
The year 1913 marks the real inception
of the life saving service. vigorous
appeal to Congress resulted in an appro-
priation being made for life-saving ap-
pliances to be used on the coast Of New
Jersey, and eight buildings were erected
The following year a larger appropriation
was made by Congress and other stations =.
1889 another stride forward was made
when the lighthouse service was material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

Entered as second -class mail matter at the post
Office at Washington, d. c.
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English
Comment.

leave nothing to hazard. Great Britain
alone. although fully conscious of the
situation, refuses to face the new s1tua-
ton. How shall We cause our voice IL
be heard i'm the new conditions?"
The Daily Mali publishes an article
from Lord Percy summoning Great Brit
ain to take note of the responsibility
which she risks if she permits herself
to be overcome by sentiment Of secur-
ity or Indifference.
"All Europe says Lord Percy, OBJ
serves us with silent contempt. There
is nation which formerly saved Eu-
rope. Today that nation betrays her al
lies: it enjoys the heroism Of the French
people simply because il affords a pre-
text for its own inaction. The chances
of France and Germany in the next
struggle are now ~ to 40: soon IL will be
20 against 40; soon , to l. And then?
The days pass and il becomes more diff
cult for the EngIishman who respects
himself to look a Frenchman in the
eyes, Oh. CHAILLE-L0NG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

The United States Iife-saving servic
as result of this bill became a distine
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The new government OF France has
already resolved to face the new situa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

But even such a list as this does NJ
comprise the entire work done by tt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
The Levy
Court.

of the levy court. which had jurisdiction
over local taxation, as directed by late
act of Congress-:
ION Monday the following members Of
the levy court met at the city hail. in
accordance with the requirements of the
law passed at the last Congress: Messrs
S. J. Bowen, d. Y. Burr. c. r. Belt, T.
Blagden of the county, NJ Larner, G. Al
Plant and N. Sargent of this city and Jen-
kin Thomas Of Georgetown. The oath of
office, the oath to support the Constitu-
ton and the oath of allegiance prescribed
by the act of July ., 1852, were admins
tered to the members by NICHOLAS Callan,
esq.,, one of the justices Of the peace. The
court was called to order by Jenkin
Thomas ESQ.,. and the chair was taken
by n. Sargent, ESQ.,, and the court, after
three ballots. elected Mr.. Sargent presi-
dent. Nicholas Callan was elected secre-
tary and treasurer and was sworn in.
taking the same oaths as the members.
at the hands of the president, who is a
member Of the board of aldermen and eX-
officio justice of the peace. The amount
of the treasurer's bond was fixed at $15,-
Geo. Messrs Bowen, Plant and Nichols
were appointed a committee to draft
rules for the government of the court
and they adjourned to the first Monday in
April, when they will complete their or
ganization by electing the collector of
lakes and an attorney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

These points have served the opposition
press in France to show that German
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

This Investigation showed that tn.
service wassin miserable state of af-
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During the war soldiers encamped in
and around Washington picked up loot
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-05-01
$500 Per Year
SUES GUARANTY
CONCERN ON ITS BOND
State is to I axe Action for the Failure
to Complete Irrigation Project;
First Of Kind in Idaho.

Attorney General Peterson is at
work on case that is expected to
set a precedent of tremendous inn
portance in the irrigated sections Of
this state He is at work on a suit
to be instituted in the name Of the
state Of Idaho against the Title
Guaranty d Surety company on a
s175 900 bond issued to guarantee
the completion Of the Big Lost river
irrigation project.
This is the first case of the kind
ever undertaken in the state, and
for that reason the outcome will be
awaited with the keenest interest.
1t is held by the state that the Title
Guaranty d Surety company has
defaulted on its bond in that it did
not bring about the completion Of
the project, and for this reason the
state i entitled to recover on the
bond
1t is an old story now that the
irrigation company failed before the
completion Of the project, causing
tremendous loss to the settlers who
had bought land from the company
and failed to secure water for irrigat-
ing purposes. The failure worked
great injury TO the state also, it *
charged, in that il destroyed the
confidence of investors and pros
pective settlers in all Idaho irriga-
ton projects.
This will be a suit in which only
the state and the bond company will
be involved, and the main point at
issue Is understood to he that the
Title Guaranty Il Surety company
did not fulfill its agreement in COM
pelling the completion of the pro-
, ject therefore il is liable To the state
for the full amount of its bond ,
s175, 900, because of its failure.
Lost river and the Mackay dam
have already played important parts
in the politics, the litigation and
the industrial development of the
= southeastern section Of the state.
i The suit that the attorney general
is now planning to institute prom
ises to focus public interest on tile
{ ill-omened project To a greater ex-
tent than ever