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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

years Lindsay will be governor or sena-
tor or something.
Lindsay is full of theories and bat
tie" said the interviewer. I've known him
ever since he began to rescue Denver's
little wicked ones. But he has no more
idea of diplomacy than COW has of
corn beef
The city editor sent the interviewer
out to find out whether the new Mrs.
Lindsay is a suffragist. Every one
knows that Judge Ben will bear wit
ness to the cause of suffrage on every
opportunity The interviewer came back
cheering.
1.-THE most beautiful hair said he.
Corn colored. In two Gretchen braids.
And eyes! Blue. Like an ingenious
child's. Teeth! Yuh oughta see UNI.
Pretty? A bird
The interviewer said that Mrs. Lind
say fed him sugar cakes and tea. But
after an hour of sheer delight he was
unable to find out whether she thought
women should vote. He thinks that If
she keeps up that speed she'll steer her
husband into large public office with
imported rugs on the floor. She furnishes
the instructive knowledge of how to do
it politically that Judge Ben has always
lacked,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
PLAN PUBLIC INSTALLATION.
Daughters of Veterans Are Arrang.
ing for Exercises Tonight.

The members of Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent. No. /, Daughters of evter-
ans. plan to hold a public installation of
the officers at G.. A. r. Hall, 1872 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, this evening.
at 8 o'clock. Mrs. A. G. Fortier will act
as installing officer.
The officers-elect are: President, Mrs.
Hester B. Tritipol: senior vice president,
Mrs. Eleanor c. Scott; Junior vice presi-
dent, Miss Jennie l. Hamilton: chap
lain, Mrs. II. A. Sutton treasurer, Miss
trace NJ. Taylor: trustees, Misses Gene
We've Spencer. Alice II. Weaver and
Annie l.. Carr: patriotic instructor. Mrs.
Bella j. Howe: secretary. Mrs. Anna NJ
Roberts: guard, Miss Alice III. Weaver;
musician, Mrs. A. G. Fortier. and color
bearers, Misses Elise F. Howe, Catherine
NJ. Harbinson and Frances NJ. Jost.
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son said today that his ideas on the sub
ject were given to Mr.. Wilson before the
latter went to Pass Christian for the
holidays Mr.. Garrison. however. declin-
ed to say whether he recommended
military or civil government organization
The Adamson act permits either.
That act also gives the President the
power to discontinue the Panama canal
commission, when in his judgment the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
BOY sNATCHEs HANDBAG.
Miss Margaret Donohue Loses S.
Through Street Robbery.

shabbily dressed colored boy last
night robbed Miss Margaret Donohue. re-
siding at 1874 9Th street northwest. of her
handbag containing So and a bunch of
keys. Miss Donohue told the police she
was near 18th and H streets northwest
when she was robbed
gold watch worth $50 was stolen
from the house of August Lederick, COS
Savannah street, Congress Heights. be-
tween Z and 10 o'clock last night En-
trance was gained through a kitchen
window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
Welded Priest Returns to Monastery

NEW YORK. January s.-Father David
Hillhouse Buell. former president of
Georgetown University. who left the
Jesuits a little more than year ago and
married, has sent his wife to a Catholic
home. according to a dispatch received
here and he has secluded himself i'll
the Trappist monastery at Gethsemane,
near Bardstown, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

canal is sufficiently advanced toward
completion, and to operate the great
waterway and govern the Canal Zone
through a governor of the Panama canal
and such other persons as he may deem
competent to discharge the various
duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
POPULATION OF WORLD
0WSSTEADY INCREASE
Decreasing Death Rate Discussed at
Conference on Race
Betterment.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. January s.
Significance of declining death rate, ap-
parent increase in degenerative diseases
and the causes of declining birth rate
were among the subjects on the program
for discussion at the opening session to-
day of the National Conference on Race
Betterment. Those who were expected
to speak included Dr. Stephen Smith,
president of the conference, and DR.. ].
Mckeen Cattell, both Of New York;
Frederick L. Hoffman of Newark, N. j.,
and Prof. Walter F. Wilcox of Cornell
University.
On the basis of available statistics from
civilized countries Mr. Hoffman estimated
the worlds birth rate at 34.3 thousand
and the worlds death rate at $50, leav-
ing an annual natural rate increase OF
9.3 for each thousand of population.
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PLAN FOR CANAL RULE.
Secretary Garrison Has Submitted
His Views to President.

One of President Wilson'S first acts
upon returning to Washington will be to
determine the plan of government for the
Panama Canal Zone. Secretary Garri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

Hagerstown. Md, sold in 1913 2,234
pounds of butter from seven cows. after
his family of six had been supplied with
butter and cream. The butter brought
S739.25.
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Learns How to Keep a Cook.

Mrs. Leroy Broun has solved a domes-
keep q cook.
Mrs. Broun is one of that large south
ern colony here which keeps up the best
traditions of the old south At intervals
during the winter guests leave these
homes babbling of live oaks and mag
nolia and mockingbirds and beaten bis
cult and Virginia ham. Now and then a
little babble about the real sort of egg
nog is added-eggnog made by a recipe
that has cheered generations. Homes of
this sort are served-and ruled-by ser
wants who play with miracles.
Fifteen years ago." said one of her
friends, Mrs. Broun wanted a cook. So
she consulted her nurse.
I'm, said that autocrat. I'm.
know a CONAN. But l dunno whether she
SUR house or not
BTS. Broun persuaded her nurse to send
10. $50. DAY the nurse told
her taaJ the CONAN was in the kitchen.
Mrs. Broun went to interview her. a
large back woman rose and curtsied
when She came in
.>ea, honey" said the large, black
woman. YOU and me is gwine to git
along jes' fine. l can see dat. So You
run along upstairs and tend to yo' quail
iiy business and I'll stay down heah in
the kitchen and tend to NINE
And il was SO ordered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds. of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08
Foresees Greater Increase.

The present rate Of natural increase
he said, lis certain to grow If the down.
ward tendency of the death rate is fur
Their augmented by sanitary improve
ment, particularly in the case Of uncivi-
Iized countries and primitive races"
Mr. Hoffman declared that during the
last thirty years the death rate for Eng
land and Wales has decreased from ia
to 14.7; that of the German empire from
253 to 17.9; that of American cities from
81 to 49,
There is no question of doubt con-
esning the general Improvement IN
health conditions throughout the Worid,
Mr. Hoffman declared. For further I'M
provement in race conditions he made the
following suggestions as points to pear
in mind: The Importance of the conser-
walton of the food producing natural re-
sources of the world: the necessity TOT
improved methods of agriculture; the
required reduction of economic waste;
pressing need of rational town planning
and improved methods OF housing; educa-
ton in practical domestic economy ra-
tional control of marriage and DIVORCE
improved methods of general education;
problems of modern lie, conceived as
social service; the economic utility OF
longevity and higher educational ldeais.
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For Higher Type of Man.

IF the prolongation of life is to be
really worth while,' concluded Mr.. Hoff-
man, the present disharmonies OF hu-
man existence must be as far as possible
eliminated Whatever changes for good
may result from improved methods OF
production, from increased earnings and
shorter hours of labor. they VIII all pc
of small consequence unless balanced by
an even greater advance in the moral
lnte .lectual and spiritual type OF the
generation which is yet to be-
information was received from MI
Rittenhouse at noon, however, that
he would be unable to attend the meet
ing and his address on the apparent In
crease in degenerative diseases was can
celed. Because of the late arrival of
Mr.. Cattell, the discussion of THE Causes
of the Declining Birth Rate" was post
pond until another day.
Among the visitors to the conference is
Dr. Crosby L. Wilbur of Washington,
d. c.
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CAPT. HUSTON CUTS
HIS CUBAN FRIENDS
Finding They Are "Lobsters," He
Quickly Decides There Is
Nothing Doing.
Mrs. Leroy Brown Learns How to
Keep a Cook-'Nickel''
Dance Popular.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

NEW YORK. January 5, 1914
One of Capt. Tilford Illusions Cuban
friends wished a pair of strangers on him
the other day. The strangers were wire
eyed, cmotionally conversational, we'll
dressed, hungry looking men. AS soon as
Huston saw them he locked his desk and
sent his stenographer out of the rooI
with his gold watch.
We have letters said the strangers
from your dear friend Senior Taurus in
Havana"
That was all right Huston would do
anything-almost-for Senior Taurus. So
he looked at the letters. Immediately
afterward the social temperature of his
office dropped so fast the thermometer
burst. There was nothing doing for the
strangers. There was not even a little
doing. Huston was polite but preoccu-
pied. So after while they shook hands
and went away.
Down at the bottom of the letter."
said Huston later, "!Senor Taurus had
written one word 'LangostaS.
hat nj
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-08

Misses and Childs' S1.75
Grade Vici Kid Button Boots
in good styles; sizes 81 to ..
2 splendid wearing kinds of
SMALL BOYS Sturdy Gun
Metal Calf Button
or Laced Shoes; @ & @m
sizes to 1312. FRI 81 .nS9
DAY at. y q WV
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17
THOMAS II BALL ~ REGIONAL BANKS

Hon lhom,s g. Ball makes a strong defense
Of ihe action Of the COMMITTEE 10 locating one Of
ihe bankl IN e<aa and 10 placing the bank at Da-
ias. The Argument IS % line Nth the views We en-
.-rt,ined OF he matter from the beginning. That
czas vas entitled 10 one Of The banks we had not
ile llghthesi doubt and that Dallas vas the log
col location Ne were ust d, firmly convinced and
when the announcement was made that Dallas had
been selected i was no surprise TO us for had
figured on the matter and hgurers placed one Of
the banks ~ Dallas COL Ball has the following
io say 10 regard 20 TIE criticisms ri the Committee:
Cities not gwen regional banks have q nigh,
10 be disappointed 90 not being chosen he said
Secretaries Nchdoo and louston and Controller
Williams had % delicate snd difficult task IN local-
ing theg, banks and went the limit Of the law in
giving twelve hanks or four more cities would have
Jailed 10 land one
~, suggestion that these officials were gov
crrcd by political motives OF selfish considerations
O. beyond ihe bounds OF propuey and without the
domain oi truth and he criticism 81 exas city
being chosen IS due 90 Rnoranoe ~ conditions
which Iustl and .rqufcd one Of the bank 10
come To- Icxa.
The board could nor get away from the show.
ing made by Texas here are seven States nav.
ing National banks with sufficient capital Of their
own without addition. territory 10 qualify under
ilc law as O. regional bank. and Texas was one OF
them Iu addition Texas has the largest number
o' State barks n me Union which can Join the
system Abilene Daily Reporter
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17
rETERITh FOR EARLY FEED

In view OF the general publicity tina, has been
gwen Fctoria as a dry tanning crop, the following
from the Oklahoma Farm Journal will prove in.
tcfrstng and instructive:
Present conditions furnish chance to plan,
some lcleu'a and Learn about the crop with rea
sorabc certainty OF getting profit from a few
acres. Planted within the next two weeks. II the
,od gets warm enough lrtcrta may be expected to
mature "a crop OF heads in July while feed Will still
be scarce and high. You u al be better satisfied
after growing this crop on your own farms and
having personal experience with a. In Colorado
Northwest Nansaf the ! cxas Panhandle New Mex
ico. and Western cXas milo o. more certain than
Kali, corn 10 mature gram and II Is possible tina,
i~tcuta may ultimately displacc milo, especially
where the annual rainfall is less than twenty inches
To- those localities. larger ncreages ct tcteuta may
safely be planted than farther south and east where
the average rainfall is heavier But dwarf milo
should not hy my means be discarded At ANA
rllr In the Texas Panhandle the average yield OF
milo lor five years was two bushels per acre more
than of lccua AZ Goodwill Texas county
Northwestern Oklahoma. The yields were as follows
~ 1912 Milo y bushels and tons OF fodder
kar 30 bushels and ! q tons OF fodder, Fctcnta
~ bushels and I tons OF fodder In lol ;. the
results were kahr - bushels 25 tons fodder
Milo Is bushels ! tons fodder. Fetcuta 3 bush
rs , tons fodder So hop to IT, No matter
where you live you'll be better Of Il you plan,
some Of any one OF the ka.lrs than II YOU depend
entirely ON com Tor The production OF grain Tor
feed on your own farm
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17
CLEAN YOUR FURNACE NOW

IN The May Woman's Home Companion con
ubuior writes an interesting and practical article
ON the care of furnaces lie says that spring is the
time 90 overhaul your furnace 40 soon az the tirc
goes out Tor good Many householder wait until
'a and lhat Is bad practice. u is often difficult
TO get workmcn at such a time, and the furnace is
likely 20 rust he average cellar will cause ron
TO rust during the summer months. therefore AZ
early a possible care should be taken 10 protect the
furnace and piping hi, contributor goes on m
part follows:
First OF all the ashes should be removed from
the fire pot and the CRATE LETT entirely clean. Ashes
absorb moisture and It lett IN heater will inure
o. Then remove the smoke pipe and, after giving
% coat of rust-preventing paint, set It m dry
place for the summer the attic a. q good place
Snake all SCOT out Of It and see thu, the damper H
n good order When the smoke pipe Is replaced
IN the fall. Just before you are ready to hight your
furnace the oints where It enters the furnace and
chimney should be covered with asbestos cement
applied like mortar his ~ a great draft aid
II the furnace shows any tendency 90 rust
whether d be a steam. hot water or hot AR one,
cover AL such parts With coat OF pant such as is
especially prepared to prevent rust ION furnaces
Paint the piping also especially at the FONTS Much
piping these days - covered with suitable cover
.ng which prevents loss OF heat from radiation
where Il is not needed This OF course prevents
rusting in hot air pipes can also be covered To
advantage II steam or hot water furnace - NOS
brck-set land most are not these days. q covering
OF asbestos. which may be applied IN the torn %!
plaster will proven, much useless radiation from
the furnace
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17

b Of the fundamentals OF organl1a-
ZION.
o b. rumOred that the Republicans
OF Massachusetts will make another
effort % induce George yon L. Meyer
20 become candidate for governor
IN the state election next fall Mr.
Mayer g. one o. the most figtin-
Ruished Republicans % Massachu-
setts IT, has served as American
20 Italy and Russia and
ag POgtmaster-Gener under Presl.
dent RO0sry'ii and secretafy OF the
Nav under President TAFT.
o. the plnted three-cornered con-
test among the Democrats the RepuD.
hcans OF Kentucky affect 10 see a
chance 10 win the United States SEN
at0rship thls year ~ present the
Republican l'aders are casting about
Tor standard bearer % b. said
they may decide % put forward
Judge Andrew VI. j Cochran. OF the
United States Court OF the Eastern
District Of Kentucky. whose home is
Boo HayNiilr The senatorial GOmi-
nations of both parties will be made
10 the state primaries next August
Hrpubliclus. Democrats. Progress
lsoH and Socialists probably VIII
have candidate In tho field next fall
Tor fhe United states senatOrghip
from Arizona 10 aucrud Senator
Marcus 4 Smith whose term will ex.
pire next March Among those al
ready regarded aG 20 didates for the
t0ga arc chief Justice Alfred Frank
On oI tho stat" supreme court.
Re- VI. Ling. Democratic national
committeeman. Joseph u Kibbey.
former territorial governor. and Eu-
Gene vs. Chafin several times The
Prohibition candidate for President
1f ihr United Staio8.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17
TIE JOKE TOWNS

Mos, OF the large cities Of these great boasttul
, aoenous states have their particular adjacent
q towns which serve as great local lokes. says
.gc Jean Nathan in an article on he Joke
Of America in the May ISSUE Of the smart
lew York with great superiority regards
..yu. lonkers and Jersey City - existing sole.
.a- he purpose Of giving New J ork one big
Ugh: Philadelphia looks similarly on Camden
Washington tolerates Alexandra for the same rea.
son
New York may well and nghtcously gizgi At
little Jersey City In Jersey City. the population
actually lives in houses-imaginel-inse OF in
flats bounded on the north window by the Elsvai-
cd on the east window by brunette court on the
aes. IS no window at all and on the south by an
enhancing view Of the back wall 81 another fiat
disguised under the alias OF Hetherblossom Hall
OF som.thing elegant like that In Jersey City.
you can get hghball after midnight Think OF
that In Jersey City. ! repeat you can't get a
highbsll after midnight Imagine having 10 90 SIX
whole hours-from midnight until SIX IN the morn
ing-wiihoui a highballi In Jersey City, It - 40
quiet you can hear the crieketsl Ism, that funny
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17
iIUERTAS BAD GUESS

iu-ra seems 10 think It u hls privilege to lay
down the terms on which he vii salute the Amer
cnn flag With President Wilson Il seems TO be un-
conditional surrender for tiuerta or take the conse
qucnccs These covenanicrs cannot allow quail
i,atons and condition, to intervene. when they
have made up then minds 20 a thing
Hucra has maintained a remarkable front all
along tie has shown = hrmness that mighty ew
people back IN Washington calculated on. But,
t1cr. has been ia hquor and Wilson never has
wilson has the moral reserve that flucrta lacks
not 10 speak OF The consciousness OF unlimited ma
uonlI power At hls back
Here e naughty boy deserving spanking
The sChoolmaster Is IN adept at performing such
operations he Mcxiosn Indian chm IS no match
for the Scotch Presbyterian chm when the old
mon. os they call HIM IN Washington really gets
te dander up-tl Paso Herald
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17

a jay town. Think Of going to sleep at night to
the chip chip-chi 81 cnck-ts instead Of the pac-
8, sound Of the elevator ont IN the hallway or the
piano acro.s the court. In Jersey City there ism
O. restaurant that - called lobster palace: there
tsp't cabaret show from one end 81 the town 10
tho other there aren't any bat check boys the
headuater ore crude and vulgar enough 10 give
you d table u you wish one nobody gives a darn
Whcih-l Mrs Nandervt wore crepe de Chine OF
chsrucu.c or nothing ~ aIl last night nobody gives
o hang whether Ludwig Woxleslopper wears a
white waist,oat with his dinner Jacket or whether
hc tas % dinner jacket or-haying one-whether
hc rsIA q Tuxedo fia ha ha Mirth and
meumeuU
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17

Doris Reane, IN Romance. Is 70
be the opening attraction az the ne"
Wilbur Theater In Boston next week.
The studebaker Theatre. one OF
the oldest Chicago theaters OF the
first class. has been given over 70
vaudeville and pictures.
Frederick Ballard's new comedy
What's wrong H. 20 BE- given iis IN
itial preseniatl0n by David b"lafro
In Washington on MAY ..
Charles frohman announce thai
John DreW and Ethel Barrymore are
20 appear together soon in Carbon /
comedy A Scrap OF Paper
In Forward March" william Col
lier makes his return 10 musical COM
edy The book and lyrics are by
WInchell Smith. Frank Craven and
John Golden.
Oliver MOrogco will produce Ia Los
Angeles next fall a new piece called
Thumbs Down" by Jack TAFT. VINO
made a reputation by writing H'lp
Wanted"
Alma Kruger. who has been Rob
ert Aan,ells leading woman, has loit
his company and Joined T.. u Soth-
ern 10 appear In his neR production
OF "Charlemangne.
Montague Love. Who has been APP
pearing as Cyril Mqudec leading man
In Grumpy" has been engaged BY
David BledsOe as leading man for
Frances Starr next year.
Diplomacy has Just completed
an uninterrupted run OF one year at
Wyndham 5 Theator IN London. This
Is said 20 surpass the record OF any
revival. dramatic or musical. ever
made in London
Robert Graves. Jr.. ie sGnn 10 pro-
duce a new play by John Cumber-
land The play will be- called The
Reformers. Among those selected
for the cast Of Dorothy Hammock.
Charlotte Adams and Donald Meek.
Elsie Ferguson was educated 10 a
convent In Paris and began her stage
career az q chorus girl Before She
Vas twenty -onp years old she played
a leading role AZ one of The principal
theaters In London.
The Shuberts have about c0mplet.
ed their plans for operating string
OF motion picture house, from New
! ork 20 San Francisco next season
II Is said that one thousand play.
houses will be embraced IN the pro-
jet II is planned 10 reproduce all
the successful production OF the
lirm. Attrac,iCns OF other film
companies also will b. presented At
the Shubert houses.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-17
SELF SPIRIT
LBy Grnrrr Matthew Adams

by George Matthew Adams
\ college withou, a College Spirit isn't much Of
"a College 4 city without q City SPIN, is a poor
city IN ike manner the man without a SELF Spirit
s but The shell OF a man
self spirits IS that Something within 4 man
hat commands him 70 besiir himself when he feels
like .ying down and taking a nap. self Spnit Is
what moves man TO action when all else fails
Every successful man. every honorable and
courageous man has Self Spiut It's impossible to
keep steady going shop without it,
You can get Self Spirit SIMPLY by going after
Il. But ct won come uncalled for
The fellow with a 1--we Self Spirl is wanted
every where Every business calls Tor him Wher.
ever there are RISKS 10 be taken. tests to be taken
up and ompeted-wherever there IS opportunity
Tor work and tor servce--therc you will find the
demand for men with FULLY organized Self Spirit
With coming on OF each new day. strengthen
your Set spirit Make the last ounce OF your abi-
~ 10 hitch rs weigh, and substance to your Self
spirit silently yet surely impress upon your CON
sciousness that you are deer and an achever-a
man with genuine Self Spirit