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Evening star., 1914-12-04
Dropping Bombs on Essen,

Ever since the Germans pressed their
lighting line into Belgium and France
there has been expectation that avia-
tors OF the allies would undertake
aerial excursions into German terri
tory. particularly to strike at the
great krupp works at Essen, from
which the kaiser's war machine is be-
ing chiefly supplied with guns and am
munition- Until yesterday no word of
such an exploit had come. Now II is
reported that an airman from the Eng
lish or the French armies. it is not
known which, has successfully dropped
bombs on the cannon factory at Essen,
infiicting damage to an extent that is
not stated.
Essen is about 200 miles in a straight
line from Calais and such a flight is
regarded as easily possible for a large
war plane. At fifty miles an hour,
which is not particularly high speed
for such machine, 1t would take only
four hours to reach Essen from Calais
and four for return. The CHIEF diff
Guilty in such an exploit would be that
OF resupply of fuel. Evidently this
problem has been solved, perhaps by
a relay at some point within the Ger
man lines For example, three ma
chimes might start from Calais and fy
half way and land, one of them after
taking on extra fuel proceeding to
Essen, and then in return picking up
the comrade machines and with a por-
tion of their fuel returning to base
Serious damage could be done to the
German military organization by the
destruction of the Essen works. which
are placed probably nearer the west
ern boundary than would have been
the case if all the circumstances of the
present campaign could have been
foreseen at the time of establishment
Now that one aviator has reached Es-
sen probably special precautions will
be taken there to safeguard the great
gun plant from repeated visitation.
There is no other single objective
within the German lines SO attractive
to the daring and enterprise of the
allies.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

| House was willing. The Senate, it was
seen. would put up a stouter resistance
So that feature of the program was
| eliminated. and only a larger measure
Of native participation in the govern
I mont of the islands provided for. Or
| that the House acted favorably, accord
! ing to the Presidents wish.
The Senate will Investigate the situa-
| ton. American officials acquainted with
present conditions in the archipelago
| will be called to the witness stand, and
other efforts made by the Senate com
mittee in charge of the bill to bring out
the facts.
The Senate cannot be rushed, as the
House was. Free debate exists there,
and objection is voiced even against
pledge of independence for the islands
as soon as the natives are able to
establish a stable government. 1t is
felt that no such pledge is necessary
at this time; that the matter can be
safely left to the future. and to time
of more quiet world conditions.
There are American politicians who
hold that this government should never
have taken over the islands: that they
are a drag on, and a danger TO. us; that
we should let them slide as soon as
possible, with a loose notice to the
world that they must not De interfered
with as an independent power.
But scuttle could not DE carried at the
polls in this country. 1t is not the
American way OF doing business. We
have taken upon ourselves in the face
of the world, the world consenting.
heavy obligations, and we must fulfill
them. Our record TO date is admirable.
The islands are not only better gov
erned than ever before. but we'll gov
erned judged by any standard. What
we have done for the Filipinos has
been the subject of praise by all VINO
have observed it All but the profess
sional agitatore among the Filipinos
themselves unite in praise and graft
tude for the enlightened and liberal
rule the islands have known since the
Americans took charge.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
The Philippines.

The Philippine bill is included in the
Presidents program for the short ses-
sion of Congress. It is in the Senate
and he wants it passed in the shape In
which 1t was received by that body
from the House.
The measure is not what the Filipino
agitators for independence or the So
called anti-imperialists in the United
States desire. In fact, it omits what
they really had in mind-the naming Of
a day for hauling down the Stars and
Stripes in the islands and the hoisting
of a nag representing a Filipino re-
public
It was the original purpose of the
friends of tze measure to do this, but
they had to abandon it. Not even the
Evening star., 1914-12-04
The Speakers Prediction.

Speaker Clark repeats his recent pre-
diction that the appropriation bills will
consume the whole time OF the special
session. He is good Judge of con-
gressional possibilities. and is familiar
with the present congressional sltua-
tion.
The appropriation bills have the right
of way, and an effort will he made TO
push them. Should one or more of them
fail. IN extra session of the new Con-
Eress would become imperative. Uncle
Sam must have his rations. Politicians
may wrangle and maneuver for parti-
san advantage. but the wheels of gov
ernment must continue to turn.
Nobody wants an extra session of the
new Congress. Business is hoping for
a rest from legislative activities; and
then the length of the session would
be problematical. 1t might continue for
only few months. and 1t might merge
into the regular session. Last year is
recalled.
But, unfortunately passing the ap-
preparation bills in time will not make
matters absolutely certain. The new
Congress may have to be assembled
to deal promptly with questions grow
ing out of the war. As nation we
are somewhat at the mercy of fate.
Our embarrassments as the result of
the war are already great: and they
may grow. If they do grow; if de-
velopments abroad increase the pros
poets of a harder time in this country,
Congress alone can deal with the sit
uation. The personal convenience and
pleasure of members will not enter into
the equation at all. Our legislators are
paid by the year. and the country has
the frst claim on their time.
We have not before faced such a con-
dition of things. The most experienced
of our publicists, politicians and busi-
ness men are without the ordinary
means for calculation. There is moth
ing to guide by. Not since this gov
ernment was founded have it's foreign
connections been SO unstable and con-
fused. And our foreign connections
now, of a business character, are wide
and important. What is happening
though we are not a party to the con-
dfct and hope not to become one.
Should the President in his address
to Congress at the opening next
week leave matters in the hands of
that body-contenting himself with
recommendations unemphasized- - the
Speakers prediction will probably
true. But il the President
enumerates measures. and insists that
they be passed before March, his
friends in both houses will endeavor
to carry out his wishes, even if some of
the appropriation bills are imperiled
By the performance.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
The Jumping of Johnson.

1t cannot be denied that the Federal
League has carried an important po-
sition in the base ball war by captur-
ing Walter johnson. He is great
pitcher, perhaps not as great as he
was couple of years ago, but still
With remarkable arm and cool
nerve and wide reputation, which is
a valuable asset to a delivercr OF puz-
zling balls and drawing card for
the benefit of the box office. Washing
ton suffers, of course, in the loss of his
services. Even If he has begun to
slip he is still SO good that no club
could afford to let him go without an
effort to hold him. But the Washington
club did try to hold him, tried SO hard
that 1t offered him the highest salary
ever rendered to the wearer Of a local
base ball uniform, $4,000 a year, a
higher salary than any cabinet officer.
higher than the Vice President of the
United States. higher even than the Chief
Justice. But greed called him from
his allegiance and he has Jumped"
If johnson is permitted by the courts
to play with the Federals, after the
Washington club has made it's protest
on the ground that he accepted a
organization an option on his services
this coming season, he will doubtless
be a great drawing card for the outlaw
league. But will he be a big enough
card to pay for the cost of his services? :?
1t is understood that he is to get
s17,500 a year, with bonus of $4,000
for signing a two-year contract. This
brings his annual cost to the club up
to $20,50O. He will pitch possibly 80
games during the coming season for
his team, which is a high figure, as will
be seen by the fact that in 1908 he
pitched only 2S games for Washington,
81 games in 1903, AZ games in 1910, 3S
games in 1911, 43 games in 1912, 43
games in 1913 and IS in 1914. Pitching
SO games, he must draw to the park
at least $3.50 people in addition to the
regular attendance on days that he
pitches in order to earn his salary for
his employers, on the basis of a di-
vision of the gate receipts with 12h
cents going to each side, which is the
Federal League rule. The average at
tendance of the Federal League games
last year it is known was less than
1000 people per game-that is to say,
paid admissions. Thus johnson, in Or
der to pay his own salary, must draw
over three times as many people as the
highest computed average of the league
attendance Of last year. Anybody who
knows the vagaries and fckleness of
the base ball public will recognize that
in taking johnson on at this immense
salary the Federal League has as
sumed an obligation OF magnitude,
quite apart from any conside @ ra tion of
the services he may render and the
possibility of having tied itself up with
a contract that it must fulfill even If
the courts do not permit johnson on
his part to render any services at all.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
The Inevitable.

When you think you're getting heavy
and you think the time has como
For going into training in the old
gymnasium.
And you struggle to reduce
You keep strict tab on everything you
want to drink or eat,
And try a course of diet that is martyr
dom complete;
But what's the use?
And when you think you're growing
thinner than you ought to be,
Although you turn to starchy food and
cut out toast and tea,
Your clothes keep hanging loose;
When nature has decided you shall
grow a certain way,
You're lucky to be healthy and her
rule you must obey
So what's the use?
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Premier Salandra's statement that the
political divisions of the continent Of
Europe are perhaps about 70 be modified
may be taken in some quarters as deli
cate hint that Italy would in some cir
cumstances expect to take part in the
notifications herself.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

The achievement of a Los Angeles
surgeon in restoring life to a woman
after she had been dead ten minutes
may give encouragement to the pro-
gressive party leaders who still hope
to cut a political figure.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
Aid to Reflection

Ever since you've been in town,
said the city relation. you've been go
ing to a soda fountain two or three
times a day and ordering lemonade"
"Yep." replied Farmer Corntossel. -
habits habit
But you don't drink the Lemonade"
81 don't WANT it. I'm willin' to pay th'
nickel so as to get a straw to chew"
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Uncle Sam continues to remind his
nephews and nieces that while he will
be able to carry all their Christmas
parcels for them, he simply cannot be
expected to carry them all at once.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

American charity toward the Belgian
war sufferers is taking no account of
the question of who started the trouble
or how it may end.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

preciate that the ratio of four arrests
to nineteen bomb outrages in three
months is not exactly proof of police
efficiency.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Gov--elect Whitman is to announce his
prospective appointments in a few days.
and then he will realize that being Gov
ernor OF New York is not exactly an
easy job.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHHASDER JOHNSON.
Sense of the Practical.

THE Romans had strong sense of
the beautiful" remarked the student.
Yes" replied Mrs. McGudley; but
they wasn't practical. For instance,
those Roman candles was very pretty
to look at, but they wasn't much good
to read by
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Even with the best workmanship in
the world our coast artilerymen could
hardly be expected to win war with
for only half an hour.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
Clinging to His Faith.

You used to think every candidate
your party put up was a saint"
WELL" replied Senator Sorghum, "I
don't go that far now. But I still in
sist that all the financial hackers were
angels
Evening star., 1914-12-04
Dodging Responsibility.

yes said Mr.. Growcher; II intend
to keep up the idea of Santa Claus in
my family as long as possible
What for?"
IL don't want the children to blame
me when they don't get just the pres
ents they were looking for"
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Now that Gen. DE Wet has been cap
tured the British government is some
what embarrassed by the question OF
what to do with him.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

The investment of Cracow by the
Russians Is to be welcomed as a grati-
flying change from that Przemysl af-
fair.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

The jumping of its star pitcher will
at least relieve the Washington ball
club from the jibe of being called the
walter Johnsons.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Walter Johnson's jump to the Federals
viii be easier to bear than it would have
been had his pitching last year landed
Washington in first place.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

TIE Evening Star with the SUNDAY morning
edition. !s delivered by carriers within the city
q. 4s cents per month: daily only. = cents nf Pc.
may ne sent nv mail. or telephone Main 24+0.
Collection IS made by carrier at the end OF each
month.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Post early" is quite as important as
shop early" as practical advice to
Christmas givers.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
"Girl Behind the Counter. y

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Let your Christmas spirit extend to
"the girl behind the counter''-and shop
early.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Payable in advsnce-by mail. postage p.epa:d:
Daily. sunday Included. one month. 60 cents
Daily. sunday excepted, one month. 20 cents
Saturday Star. 81 year: Sunday Star. 3 10 year.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

EIn order to avoid delay. aceoun. Of
personal absence letters to THE STAR eho;lld
rot be addressed to any individual connected
With the ofhce. but simply TO THE STAR. Or to
the Editorial Business Department according
10 tenor purpose.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Italy officially declares her attitude
to be also one of watchful waiting.
Evening star., 1914-12-04

Entered as secopd-class mail matter At the post
onice at Washington. D. G.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
rh. Evening star xswspspsr Company:

Business once. nth St. and Pennsylvania Avenue
i,ew York once: Tribune Building.
Chicago once: First National Bank Building.
European once: Regent St. London. England
Evening star., 1914-12-04
OVerexertion,

There is a most industrious man,
Who spoils whatever he may touch;
Although he does the best he can,
You wish he wouldn't work so much.
Evening star., 1914-12-04
Woo6war6 g.. 8 4otbrop p:
NevyYo Observation-Disclosures
Our Doll Hospital was 80

Our Doll Hospital was 80
overwhelmed with work that
we were obliged to discontinue
accepting orders for a time. The
demand. however, for expert
work of the character main
tained by our hospital was so
great that we felt it incumbent
upon ourselves to meet our
patrons wants.
We are glad to say that we
have succeeded in securing ad-
ditional experienced help out
side of Washington. and we
can now offer a quicker and
better service than ever be-
fore, and complete more than
twice as much in the same time.
New supplies of Heads, Hands,
Limbs, Wigs. etc, have just
been received from Germany.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
Deteriorate With Ace.

It has been noticed for long time
that monkeys become more stupid as
they advance in years, but until re-
Gently no plausible explanation for this
condition was available. Edmond
Perrier, a French scholar, says the
reason is that the temporal muscles
grow upward from birth until adult
age and that by COMPRISING the brain
they prevent it's development.
In the same connection a number OF
experiments have been made showing
how the development Of the skull or
the face is Influenced by the compress
sion or removal of certain organs. The
teeth of dogs were extracted as soon
as the molars appeared through the
gums, and it was noticed that little by
little the skulls of these dogs grew
deformed. BY cutting the temporal
muscles of dogs or monkeys a com
preston of the Uranium is produced.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
Oriqin of Petroleum.

Experiments recently conducted by
two Swiss scientists seem to have
solved the mystery that yelled the
origin of petroleum., a riddle with
which scientists have struggled for
many generations. There have been
two theories as to the origin of petro
leum, one school of Investigators be
lieving that it is produced by carbon
compounds that exert an igneous &C
ton on water, while others held that ii
proceeds from a distillation of vege
table origin.
The tests made by the Swiss scien
fists seem to support the second the
cry They distilled ordinary coal in
vacuum at a very low temperature
and obtained a special kind of vacuum
tar that contained no phenol or any
aromatic hydrocarbides.
When this product was washed with
alkali and sulphuric acid it gave a
powdery product which when dis
solved in water in turn produced semi
aromatic alcohols whose characters
tics resembled the Canadian petro
leums.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26

Prof. Cpnnor as secretary. Prof.
Conner then read all the corresDon-
dece he has had with several packing
concerns At this juncture Mr. J. D,
Rooney. OF the Marion County
Board OF Trade, came in and was
called on 10 talk to the audience
Mr.. Rooney gave very strong and
common sense talk on the lines Of
the farmers organizing and sticking
together TIE talk was 10 the point
and given al the right moment. The
question OF who vas 10 pack the to-
matoes OF the community was
thrown open for discussion. H c.
Schrader. Co. OF Jacksonville. having
presented ne most acceptable propo-
sition they were chosen 10 handle the
crop. The question Of building a
packing house was brought forward
and the stock was quickly subscrib-
ed. Messrs. o. NJ Gale, L. Weihe
and J. y. Shedd were elected direc-
tors Prof. 4. B. Conner was elected
Secretary and treasurer. The meet
ing then adjourned.
The quarterly examinations in the
public school ended last Friday and
the following children have made
the honor roll: Ninth grade: Mary
Gale. first honor; eighth grade. Lu-
Gle Brown first honor, Marie Col
Inns second honor, Monroe Brown
second honor; sixth grade. Louise
Burgess. first honor: fifth Craze,
James Fielding and Otto Staltzswed-
Ter first honor, Florence Burgess.
David Stanley and Edna Duensser
second honor; fourth grade, Gladys
Maier first honor, Dorothy Merrill
second honor; third grade Dagama
Sjoberg, second honor; second grade,
IGwendolyn Merrill second honor ::
second grade, Clyde Mott first honor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
RECOVER LOST MONEY
MANY INSTANCES OF REMARK
ABLE RESERVATIONS.
carelessness Responsible in Some
Cases, and Failing Memory in
Others, but All Wound Up in
Satisfactory Manner.

John Neary of Williamsburg left
pocketbook recently in a pair OF trou-
sers which had been taken to a clean
ers- The pocketbook contained 81.
$50. Neary did not recollecr that he
had failed 10 transfer the money when
he transferred his trousers, SO when
he missed the pocketbook he started
a police search. While he was de-
jectedly awaiting reports the doorbell
rang and the tailor delivered the s1.450
which he Lad found but a~fnoment be-
fore.
Not long ago drummer left Cleve
land for Denver and was Mortified en-
route to discover that a bill fold in
which he had 500 was not in the peck
ct where it should be-. The drummer
dashed OF the train at Chicago and
did lot of telegraphing to the Cleve-
land police. Then he thought he
would accentuate his concern by going
TO Cleveland in person. He did so and
spent two days there. hoping for good
leave his hotel for the Chicago train
the clerk said:
What's the matter, Mr.. Rollins ,
You haven't looked yourself since you
came from Chicago. What's the mat
teri" The drummer at the request of
the police had kept mum about his
loss. He thought he might as well
tell of it, now that the money was
gone. And he did.
Too bad, too bad; indeed, I'm sor-
ry," said the clerk. And as the drum
mer walked off with his grip he called:
'*Will you want this envelope this trip,
Mr.. Rollins? You told me TO hold it,
you recall, until you came back from
Denver"
The drummer bounced on the en-
velope. 1t was the 800. He had left
it with the clerk for safety at time
when he did not know what the next
few hours might bring forth with a
few boon companions.
1t is on record that satchel con-
tanning $4,000 was left on a seat in
the Grand Central station in New York
for half day. The police in the mean
time were SQUIRTING all over in search
owned the satchel had reported her
loss. And strange to say the last
time she could remember having the
satchel was fully ten hours before it
was carelessly left on the seat.
A cleaner knocked it to the floor in
advertently and his attention was cen
tered on it for some time afterward
because he had heard a rattle as it
dropped. After an hour had passed
and no one had taken possession of it
the cleaner turned the satchel in to
the parcel room. There it was finally
found.
There are many instances of people
hiding money in their sleep and hav'
ing no knowledge of where it was in
their waking hours.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
BLITCHTON

Blitchton, Feb. 25.--Messrs.
Hansford and Owens and Mrs. ]. R.
Moorhead of Ocala, called Wednes-
day.
Mr.. B. R. Bitch returned from
Ocala Tuesday.
Mr.. Bill Sherouse, of Fantville,
was a Friday visitor.
DR.. Mcmillan of Morriston. was
here Friday.
Mr. Edward Henderson, Of Lake
City preached here Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs Rome and Mr.. and
Mrs. Potts and Mr.. Harry McCully
and sisters Of Berlin, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. J. Harris OF Morriston, were
Sunday visitors.
Mrs. J. NJ. Bitch is quite sick.
Mr.. Charlie MARITIME, South of the
Atlantic League. Albany, Ga, is the
guest Of Mr.. Lands Bitch.
Mr.. and Mrs B. c. Bitch spent
Sunday at Morriston.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
Will Save Famed Frescos.

An artist has been found who claims
that he can restore the frescos of the
famous museum of Thorvaldsen, at
Copenhagen, and the municipality has
appropriated a sufficient sum for the
work of restoration of a building
which was rapidly becoming a re-
proach to the Danish capital.
The unique collection of Danish
sculpture within the museum are In
splendid condition, but the outside
decorations of the building, especially
the famous frescos recording the his.
tory OF Thorvaldsen. are In . deplor.
able state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
STATE SENATE

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of state senator,
twentieth senatorial district of Flor
ida, comprising the counties Of Mar
ion and Sumter, subject to the action
of the democratic primary to be held
June End, 1914. Glenn Terrell.
Adv. Webster, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS
STATE ATTORNEY
GEORGE w. SCHOFIELD

am a candidate for reelection to
the. office of state attorney for the
your vote at the June primary.
Respectfully,
George w. Schofeld.
Inverness, Florida.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-27
TOOK NO CHANCES

lDinny was taking dinner with
Smith at a brilliant cafe They
weren't accustomed to eating at such
aieplace, but they got along fairly
well. When they had finished, the
waiter said: shall l bring you
couple of demitasses?"
h!S''Not on your life!" exclaimed
D1nny. Our wives might come in
an see us sittin wild them. st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.