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Evening star., 1913-10-19
Juvenile Probation.

1t is announced that Daughters Of the
Revolution have agreed to provide suffi-
cient funds to enable Judge Latimer of
the Juvenile Court to secure the services
of an additional probation officer, the ap-
preparation for this service not being suf-
flcient to meet the requirements. This
is commendable enterprise, and is to be
highly appreciated as demonstration Of
women Of this organization. 1t should
however, be unnecessary. The appropria.
ton for probation officers OF the Juvenile
Court should be sufficient to meet all the
needs. In other cities where the juvenile
courts have been established and devel-
oped 1t is found that good work can be
done only when the probation officer has
about forty or fifty cases in charge at
one time. The average of cases intrusted
to each probation officer here is about
450 or ten times many as the average
elsewhere. Under these circumstances
probation work is necessarily perfunctory
and of little avail The children who are
put under probation inevitably feel that
the supervision to which they are SUBJ
jected Is perfunctory and they disregard
il to a large extent. They are not suffi-
ciently impressed with the watchfuiness
of the court Judge Latimer recently ex-
pressed himself as feeling that 1t would
be better to lessen the number of prOba-
ton cases in order to permit a more ef-
fective concentration upon a few, which
are in special need of this treatment. The
probation officer should visit each sub
ject at least once a week, and acquaint
himself with the progress of the child,
giving advice and instruction and ad-
monition and encouragement as the sit
uation demands. Some cases require two
or three visits. The whole probation sys-
TEN is dependent for effectiveness upon
the impression which the officer creates
upon the child who has transgressed but
Is being given an opportunity to correct
his fault. Washington should have u
model juvenile court system. and it is
highly desirable that the appropriation
for probation work should be increased
to give FIVE or six, or even eight or ten,
probation officers to supplement the court
work of the judge in correcting and pre-
venting Juvenile delinquency. The ex-
| ample set by the Daughters of the Revo-
luton in offering TO provide an additional
probation officer out of their own funds
should serve as a stimulus TO legislation.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
The Senate and Currency Reform.

The Senate committee on banking and
currency viii continue hearings on cur
rency reform for the full time agreed
upon Then will come the consultation in
committee, first by the democrats. ana
then by both democrats and republicans
sitting together. and then the report to
the Senate, when the final stage of the
contest will begin.
How much time for debate in the open
Senate? That is a very interesting ques-
ton. 1t is for the Senate to determine.
Mr.. Wilson will be powerless, willing as
his friends in the chamber may be TO obey
him and try to hurry matters. Hurry
does not ego" in that body except by
unanimous consent. The Senate is the
refuge OF the minority, and senator's of
both parties have time and again frowned
on efforts To graft cloture on the rules
The ablest speech in opposition to the
proposition made in recent years was by
the late Mr.. Turpie, democrat from
Indiana and il went unanswered at the
time
Mr.. Kern, the democratic leader, will
not therefore have in his hand, or be able
TO secure, the weapon that Mr.. Under
wood employed in the House when the
- currency bill was before that body. The
House leader. with an obedient rules
committee, put the screws TO the minor
ity, and forced through a measure which
many men on both sides of the chamber
did not want in the shape presented.
The Senate committee has found much
fault with the House measure. Even
Chairman owen agrees that ii should be
amended. and there are some men who
regard it defective they think that
at least three hundred amendments will
be necessary to insure q safe and work
able reform And not only politicians but
bankers and merchants and manufac
turers are urging extreme care and pa
tience in pcrfecting, il II can be perfected,
what is in hand
There is probably injustice in the sug-
Scstion that the republicans will en-
deavor to play politics by means of delay.
and subject the players to much deserved
criticism. The people without regard to
party want currency reform. The re-
publicans have not only declared for it,
but while in power provided literally for
d non partisan investigation of the whole
subject. The commission so appointed
toured Europe. and made an ella aborate re-
port. Had Mr.. Taft won last year, and a
republican Congress been elected to sup
port him, currency reform would now be
on the congressional card and action
urged.
Months. ii necessary to produce q good
bill, but not an hour for delay. or for the
exercise of tinesse in the political game.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

rron. the Charleston News and Courier.
Nr. Hobson says this Is "a time or up
,ift" but he Is Likely To fina Ger tain
senatorial race time OF dowllfan.
from the Detroit Tines.
CONGRESSMAN Underwood seems 70 De
attending to the sinking of one MI Hop-
sor.
From the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Hobson, as every one knows, thought
right well OF Mr.. Underwood until the
two decided to run for senator.
from the 81. Paul Dispatch.
Hobson calls Underwood names ana
says he is In the pay OF the interests
The public might be more inclined 10
i,olis,;e what Hooson says II Hobson
were not a candidate against Underwood
for the senatorship.
from tee Des Molss Capital
Tired of waiting for that war with
Japan, Hobson has declared war en- Cn'
der-ood.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
Roller Skating Regulation.

The problem of regulating the roiiei
skaters in the streets Of Washington Is
attended by. some difficulty. 1t Is recos-
nized that the children need exercise ano
| that roller skating is an admirable form
Of recreation. and yet indulgence in this
sport exposes them to serious danger LII
some places comparatively safe stretches
of street have been utilized by the young
sters for roller skating purposes, ana al
certain hours. particularly in the even
ing these spaces are virtually given over
to the skaters. The police, however, nave
been compelled to put time limit upon
these skating assemblies, stopping theHl
at O'Clock in the evening on account
Of the dust and noise caused by the
gathering of dozens Of skaters upon the
asphalt. The latest move toward the
regulation of the skaters is q prohibition
of trucks long lines OF boys, with
hands on shoulders, skating In form OF
lock-step at high speed. These trucAs
have caused numerous accidents, knock
ing single skaters down and making IN
dividual use of the pavement extremely
risky. After little practice the boys
who skate in this manner are able %
attain such proficiency that they can Tor
short distances rival motor cars In pace
and they constitute a positive menace 70
pedestrians as we'll as to the skaters
themselves The order has been set tortn
to stop this form of skating altogether
and If this order is enforced it Will SIM
plify the conditions that obtain at the
noints that have been selected for evening
skating by the children. In the evolution
of public Fairgrounds provision should be
made for this form Of exercise
Evening star., 1913-10-19
HoBsOA AND UNDERWOOD.

, From the Birmingham News.
Ii Mr. Hobson should remain away from
the Senate as much as he has been away
from the House his election would not
change the present status very much
From the Indianapolis star.
VIII Mr.. Hobson and Mr.. Underwood
settle their disputes on the field Of honah,
the same as many other famous southern
men?
From the jacksonville Times-Union.
When Underwood answers Hobson he
also answers the wilfully and maliCiously
false attacks Bryan and the managers or
the Wilson campaign made on him.
From, the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Naturally Hobsou does not want Under
wood in the senatorial race. Would you
want somebody to 'Gn-cinch" your game?
FROM the Kansas City star.
1t looks, however, as ir NJ. Hobson
would be no more successful In bottling
up Mr.. Underwood than he was IL bot
ting Up Ceryera-
Evening star., 1913-10-19
The Ponderer.

Sometimes 1 sit and ponder on the happy
days gone by
And wrap myself in reminiscent gloom.
1 sit with folded hands and breathe
melancholy sigh
With looks the saddest that l can as
sumo.
ponder, all unheeding. as the hours
their course pursue
From morning till the eyenude draws
near,
I think OF many things that 1 would un-
dertake to do
II my ruminations did not Interfere.
l ponder on the sunshine which VOW is
not so light
AS sunshine in the days that l regret.
I ponder on the rainbows which I'm sure
are not so bright,
Though the rain is more unpleasant
and more vet.
And vet there's compensation for these
moments OF distress
I Which tempt me every enterprise to
shirk.
Come hither, gentle reader, and the truth
/ viii confess
It's easier to ponder than TO work.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
COLUMBUS AND iHE AEROPLANE.

When old Chris. Col. some years ago,
Sailed forth across the seq
To find the way
To ln-di-ay,
And found Ame-ikee.
The distant shore he did not gain
By sailing in m aercplane.
No forty 'leven miles Gn hour
With whirri-" his and things
To curl ones hair
And spit ihe air
On widespread, nyIng wings
DID old Chris make across the main
He never saw an aeroplane.
Three months or more he plugged sleng
From Palos to the shore
Which lay beyond
The briny pond
That none had crossed before,
And never any one IN Spain
Had thought about an aeroplane.
Slow going that: too slow To- u
Who kit fhe hurry gait
And feel that we
Must cross the sea
At once or be TOO lars;
And yet IN crossing OF the a.a.n
Chris had Il on the aeroplane.
whati
w. J. Lampson, in tae New York Tine
Evening star., 1913-10-19
Strange Fancies at Berlin.

immediately after the explosion of the
Zeppelin dirigible at the Johannisthal
aviation field near Berlin the report was
circulated that the disaster was caused
by the dropping OF an explosive bomb on
the gas bag from an airplane. presumably
belonging 10 foreign power Fantastic
and improbable as this tale was. II spread
widely and caused great excitement Cir
cumstantial details were pointed out, as
for instance. that stranger planes had
been seen lowering over the aviation field
before the d!rtgible arose and that during
her flight one had been observed directly
over II. In point of fact this was un-
doubtediy one OF the scout aeroplanes Of
Evening star., 1913-10-19
Autumn DAYS.

These are true autumn days, mild ana
soft and yet with suggestion of an
edge in the atmosphere that hints of the
frosts that fall during the night and of
the sharper chills TO come. There is a
haze IN the atmosphere that has a rest
ful effect upon the mind. The leaves are
turning into their fall hues and the land
scape is becoming daily more brilliant.
Natures work is drawing 10 Z close with
the season. just as mans work is start
ing again at high pressure 1t is this
feeling Of completeness and accomplish
Evening star., 1913-10-19
Revised Worriment.

MY wife used to worry because l lin
gered down town talking politics instead
of coming home to dinner said Mr..
'Meekton.
HAS she quit it?'
'Yes. Now she's indignant because
want to hang around the dinner table in
stead OF going down town to hear her
make q speech.
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Pointing Out a Defect.

$50 YOU think politics ought to be re-
formed"
yes" replied Farmer Corntossel.
"Uhat do YOU consider the chief defect
OF our SYSTEM"
.'yyell, in my opinion there's too general
an idea that most anybody can fill an
Office provided he; has smart private
secretary and a good stenographer.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
DICTATOR HUERTA.

From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
Probably Huerta has constituted his
congressman a committee to investigate
prison conditions
From tne Indianapolis News.
Nevertheless Senor Huerta is likely TO
md that even being g. dictator has its
drawbacks.
From the Port Huron (3iieh.1 Ttmes-Herald.
The latest Mexican question Is: How
long will it take Huerta to reach vessel
On tho coast when g successor iS elected?
Evening star., 1913-10-19

From the Troy Record.
Huerta's locking up of over one hundred
deputies does not look much like the pre-
.ininary to a free election.
rom the Toledo Blade.
Huerta seems to become more unrecoE-
aizable every day. After a while his Owl
ollls won't know him.
-o.n the Sioux Falls Press.
Huerta would not be formidable con-
ender for honors in a popularity contest
among heads Of nations.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
A Pleasant Landing.

IT'S rather lonely" said Noah as he
stepped on the gangplank to leave the
ark.
YES" rerlied his wife. 'But think of
what a relief it is not to be bothered by
any customs officers.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
SHOOTING STARS.
By pHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Plot.

"I can't find the plot Of this opera"
said the theater patron
You're looking in the wrong place for
it," replied the manager. "The plotting
is being done by the rival producers and
music publishers"
Evening star., 1913-10-19
No Need to Go On.

ON, let US call the proof complete
OF facts SO grimly curious
Bichloride is not good to eat
And cyanide's injurious.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Astronomers are again on the look
out for signals from Mars. The theory
that the glow may result from some
metropolis with the electric sign habit
is not seriously discussed.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Convicts in some of the penitehtialieS ieS
are being entertained with motion PIC
lures Prison life is falling into nne
with the general spirit OF remarkably
luxurious civilization.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Changing the Roman numerals on
buildings to the simpler Arabic ngures
will not make the buildings cost enough
less to invite enthusiasm concerning the
economy.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

1t might help some if Thomas Lawson
were to decide to return to display type
and render the entire banking and cur
rency question perfectly clear.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

y number of eminent statesman are
modestly admitting that they could be
fine lecturers if their regular duties al
lowed them time.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

II must strike Huerta as fortunate that
g Mexican president is not as easily i'm
peached as a New York governor.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Street railway men think fares should
be greater and passengers think they
should be less. This is a state of opinion
which has existed for q long time.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

II Is confidently expected that Col
Roosevelt will return from South America
with q more picturesque title than
'Bwano Tumbo."
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Mr.. Glynn will hardly expect to ind 1t
as easy to fulfill the duties OF governor
as it was to secure the office.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Even the generosity OF our old friend
Santa Claus is not expected to be equal
to satisfy requests for an adjournment
Evening star., 1913-10-19

The present attitude of Mr. Hobson
though courageous, is not likely to bring
any hero medals his way.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

The aeroplane is at least superior to the
dirlgiole balloon in the fact that II usu-
ally takes its victims singly
Evening star., 1913-10-19
tuberculosis
Sanatoriums,

described in Il report
tuberculosis which has just been
c.no4.:, made OF the work at
the tuberculosis sana-
torium at Fort Stanton, New Mexico
which is under the direction of the
United States public health service. This
sanatorium. In the southwest, provides
accommodations for 15O to more than 200
patients during the year, and handles
men vino have been sent to the sana-
torium In all stages Of the disease. Only
seamen of the merchant marine and en-
ployes of the revenue cutter service are
accepted as patients. Many apparent
cures have been effected, and in many
moderately advanced and far advanced
cases the disease has been arrested. and
In others considerable Improvement has
been brought about.
Fort Stanton is to-day perhaps the lead
ing sanatorium operated by the govern
ment for the tubercu,ar patients, where
help is given the patients and where at
the same time important Investigations
are carried on looking into new methods
Of fighting the great white plague. An
open-air life and a careful diet system are
the principal lines OF attacking the dis
ease. When the patients are received
each man is observed for at least four
days in the hospital before he is assigned
TO a tent mouse. Exercise is not allowed.
except PENTHOUSE routine. during the first
month, and as most OF the cases receive
are far advanced many Of the patients
never attain the exercise squads. A small
number OF suitable cases are eventually
| assigned light work for one hour a day,
and il this is borne well the patients are
given some regular employment with COM
pensaCon. Last year the patients on the
sanatorium pay roll earned for themselves
more than $4,000 and in private enter
prises, such as clerking, shoemaking and
barberine. made more than $1,000 more
patients. full diet is allowed in all
cases which are not complicated Lunches
between meals are not prescribed, except
to a few. No special articles Of diet are
urged TO the exclusion of others, except
pint Of milk, which is issued TO each
patient before bedtime, in addition to
the regular pint at each meal. Consider
able benefit comes TO patients because of
the open-air life. They have ninety-one
tent houses. a lounging room and hos
pltal, all of which are Well screened
against files and kept constantly open. al
lowing air to freely flow through 1t. Some
OF the newer remedies to assist tubercu-
lar patients have been tried and at the
present time twenty-five patients are
taking Won Ruck's watery extracts and
another class of twenty-five Is being
treated with vaccine OF nOn-virulent tu-
bercle baciili. The medicines have not
progressed far enough to judge their eff
cheney. except by stimulating hopes for
recovery. and thus benefiting the mental
condition of patients
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.
Evening star., 1913-10-19
Lees Advance
Checked.

received before the end OF the week.
In The Star of October 10. 1888. is
the, following summary of the situa-
ton:
The occurrences in the field Of the
past few days have created very
general impression among military
men here that the oligarchy has
called to Lees assistance almost their
entire force late at Charleston. as well
as their force recently in North Caro-
lima and lower Virginia, as he would
scarcely venture to put the Rappahan-
mock in his rear unless his army had
been greatly increased since Long
street left it for the west with his two
divisions. We are very certain from
facts within our knowledge that Cen
Meade has been we'll advised of Lees
purpose to attempt his current move
ment upon the right flank Of our army
This is evident in the celebrity with
which Meade has moved his army SO as
to confront Lee in q position OF his
fMeade's) own choice, at the same time
losing nothing of stores, munitions or
..ueht else; ample preparations to Sc
cure which Qn anticipation Of such an
effort on Lees part) were made quite
ten days ago At this hour 1t fs not
known here that there has been any
lighting to speak of today upon the
front. If not. we do not believe that
Lee will continue his current attempt
70 advance in this direction"
Evening star., 1913-10-19

IN office OF out William Sulzer is still
an orator.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

One line Of attack which the govern
ment is making against tuberculosis
Evening star., 1913-10-19
The Evening Star Nswspapsr Company.

Rusfnees ONCE, 11th st. and PennSylvania Avenue.
New York once: Tribune Building.
Chicago Office: First National Bank Building.
European Once: Regent ST. London. England.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

The insinuation that Tang and WI
r,rg-feng understood each other may be
understood by the North
An Alleged China Daily News. but
8. I doubt very much II
VpeH 0eIASs' that "open secret" was
L,ovn 20 any one else In China. That
rang was ever anything else but the
faithful and devoted Achates to yuan
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Evidence that Meade had effectively
checked Lee in the latter's movement
Evening star., 1913-10-19

DR.. Sun Vat Sen is a Christian. and Il g.
not impossible that being man of peace
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Payable In sdvance-by mail. postag &c prepaid'
Daily. Sunday included. one month. GD Cents.
Daily. Sunday excepted. one month ~ cents
Saturday Star. 81 year; Sunday Star. <@4o year.
Evening star., 1913-10-19

Entered as second-cIass mall matter at the posi-
Office at Washington, ID. Z,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-16

like the prosperous young
business man than the con-
yentional Uobo. He's q
young fellow not over 80,
clean shaven, well hammered,
neatly dressed, and could go
out any day and hold down
a good paying job, but he
prefers to devote himself to
his 100000 hoboes.
At the Chicago hobo head
quarters, little frame building
entirely surrounded by FLOP
houses" soup kitchens" and
employment agencies, Jeff ex-
planned the distinction between
tramps with lazy wanderlust,
buns who are down and out, and
hoboes, who want work.
Sometimes the best hobo
gets to be tramp, and some
times he gets down to the bum
grade if death or work doesn',
come around soon enough ne
added.
He had just received a CLIP
ping from a hobo out in Oregon.
Jeff tackled this verse up on the
wall while several hoboes were
standing around waiting to De
hauled out to join the pick and
shovel gang on the Great North
ern:
He built the road, with others of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-16
By the Junior Office Boy

n. y, jan. 16,-see, but them
suffergettes are bugs
now get me steven, / amt
hooking the suffergette idea,
am a suffergette myself
think that a woman has got
right to vote
if not, why not
look at the buns and yeggs
and souses that helps to eleckt
our presidents
and then look at the fine, nobe,
women that runs our homes and
bosses our husbands and saves
our money, and everything, and
aifi't got a durn thing to say
about the laws nor the offs hold
ers nor nuthing
by golly, here 1 am making a
suffergette speech insted of tell
ing about what the sufferget,es
pulled off down here when they
was feeling particularly silly
it wasent none of that inglish
stuff, putting glue in the letter
boxes nor trying to wreck a
trane, thank goodness our danes
amt. as crazy as that
these n. y. suffergettes they
thoughts they would like to con-
vert some milyenaires on 5th
avenoo to their cause
the point was, how to get next
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-16
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. Is, 1913.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. Is, 1918.
To the Editor: From what
see in the daily papers the COM
missioners of the county have
put into service as cook of the
Pierce county jail, at a salary of
$50 per month.
l will say that a man of that
profession can demand at least
50 per day for his days labor
under the law of the state of
Washington.
Now, how 1t Is that the COM
missioners of the Pierce county
hired a man at such a price; he
cannot be much of a cook If he
takes the place as a cook in the
county Jail at such a wage. l am
sincerely interested in this case,
as / am a cook myself, and can
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-16

his class he built the road
Now DER its many q weary mile
he packs his LOAD;
Chasing a job, spurred on by
hunger's gOad,
He walks and walks and walks
and walks
And wonders why in hell he built
the road.
On the wall hangs the official
hobo guide to American cities.
The hobo scans it more eagerly
than his Weather brother reads
his Baedeker before he sets out
for the old world.
Before each city is the hobo
signal. A cross means that the
city is all right. that there's "a
chance to get work there, and
the police won't arrest an unem-
ployed man for being unem-
ployed. A dot within a circle
means that a man hunting for
work must be careful. A circle
within a circle means danger
stay away!" Only two cities are
in that class now-Atlanta, Ca,
and Oakland, Cal.
In Cincinnati Jeff has a pretty
young wife who says she is
prouder Of his being president Of
those 100000 unemployed men
than she would be if he sat In
the white house.