Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
GUNPOWDER MORALITY
MATTER OF LATITUDE
Incidents Cited Which illustrate
the Soundness of the
Observation.
Josephus Daniels Tells How He En-
tered Politics-Mr. Taft's
eViws of Recreation.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK. December 3, 1913.
Gunpowder morality is all matter of
latitude. What is but a matter of course
in the center of a crowded city is sternly
repressed forty miles from sign post.
Ten or twelve Navahoes had a touch
of liver trouble in Arizona the other day.
They clad themselves in breechclouts and
goose pimples and went into a totally
uninhabited part of a blowy desert and
sat on cold rocks and shivered and be-
Iieved themselves to be making war medi-
cine just before the entire United States
army started out TO crush them Gen.
Hugh L. Scott finger-talked to them. The
Navahoes meekIy - alphabetically = dehv-
cred themselves up to Jail Total damage,
a fer- strained vocal cords.
Jimmy Kelly fell out with Jack Sirocco
in New York the other night. They
fought out their affair. twenty men to
the side about the Madison Square Car
den. This is within "A block OF Broadway,
six blocks from the Waldorf, plock
from DR. Parkhursts church. three blocks
from the Colony-the finest club for wom-
on in the world-and fifteen minutes
walk from Broadway and AID street. the
most denseiy populated, overfed and De
about seventy shots were fired. Passen-
gers in a street car thoughtfully laid
down on the floor, because one gang USED
the car as n shield. The police merriiy
No harm was done. Not even an limo
cent bystander was hurt. So why should
New York worry?
How He Entered Politics.
Last time Secretary of the Navy Jo-
sephus Daniels visited New York he ex-
planned how he happened to enter poll
tics. He said that he didn't stumble. He
was pushed
1T was in the midst of the free silver
excitement" said Mr. Daniels, ana the
folks down south were nightly wrought
up over it. We made up our minds 10
send a straight sixteen-to-one delegation
to the democratic national convention
from North Carolina. A committee OF
elders took charge of the selection of the
dele gateS-at-large- They called upon a
very prominent man from my town.
Were thinking of making you one OF
the observation-disclosures, the chairman told
him But first we want to know just
how YOU stand. Are you in favor OF the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of six
teen to one, without the aid or consent
OF any other nation in the world?'
The other man studied for a minute.
Then he said:
We'll. I'm in favor of the free coinage
of silver of course. But I'm not damn
fool about it,
Then you won't do said the chair
man. Il guess we'll have To take Dan
fels. F"
Taft Causes a "Powwow."
Remember what a powwow was raised
q few years ago when w. III. Taft, then
President, declared that every man
should take a months vacation each
year? People acted as though Mr.. Taft
was trying to yank pillar or two from
beneath the temple of industry. Old gen.
tiemen who hadn't done a tap of honest
work since the we'll known Hector was
pup pulled a lip and said that no one
talked that way when they were boys
1t appears now. on pretty fair and
pretty widespread authority, that Mr.
Taft was right about IT. He may have
been indiscreet in plunging a truth on
the public that way-but he was right
just the same
I'm inclined to think" said William
T. White, the Canadian minister of
finance, that the government would do
better to subsidize golf links than rail-
roads,"
1t is agreed that as a people Americans
eat too much and drink too much and
sleep too little, and are foolishly addict
ed TO nerves and temper, ali Of which
habits are particularly good for the cas-
ket and floral trade.
Modes in Panhandling.
Even the profession of panhandling
has its modes. a few years ago every
beggar you met was a workingman in
temporarily hard luck. He could show
you a pair of extraordinarily dirty hands
10 prove his assertions. He wanted to
get his tools out of hook. Next he be-
came worried husband and father.
Il dont-'ic-care for muhself," he'd
assure you, imparting distinct spiritual
tone to his surroundings; but when /
think of muh pore little wife and all
them children
Last winter he seemed to run-in New
York at least-to a certain sportive
jauntiness. He had no real troubles, but
he was candidly thirsty. He told in a
comradely sort of way:
I'm out for good time, captain. -
was his preferred attack. And the old
stuff's dyin' in me. If you'd let me have
a dime-I'n be honest wit you'll want
a drink
This winter an entirely new style has
gained popularity. The cruiser ranges
alongside, in one broad palm exposing
lonesome and grimy coin.
TN DRAWN to nickel, b." he'll tell
you. Can't you help me fill my hand %
Safe Place to Study Air Currents.
One of the most widely known avi-
ators in the country stood in front OF
the post office recently, and looked across
Broadway toward the Woolworth build
ing
This" said he. lis a mighty instruc-
tive opportunity to study air currents
from safe place on the ground"
once the Flatiron corner, at I'D street
and Broadway, was New York's windiest
corner. Then the Hudson Terminal
building, on Dey street, became the city's
mo
AL the little breeZes. Then the enormous
Woolworth tower made all other blowky
places seem like the interior of a bed.
room closet in a deserted house
Watch this woman's hat" said the
aviator
She teetered on her high heels, appar-
entity unconscious that danger lurked
ahead. Halfway across Park place a
whirlwind caught her hat. with its cute
little furred ears on either side and
Wrenched II from her head. An ascend
ing vortex took ii straight into the air
10 the height OF the eighth story Then
" was dropped almost at her feet
As the ground air encounters OBJ
stacles," elucidated the aviator. 1T flows
up or around them. The sort of thing
YOU see here is going on continually in
a greater or lesser degree in the upper
air. / believe this WOODWORK co,pe,
would repay careful scientific study by
aviators
\ policeman thrust him in the ribs
Now that you know they're all silk. p
sara he, you beat il or I'll run YOU in -
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