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Evening star., 1915-02-14
The New House Leader.

There is considerable interest fell
in the man who will lead the democ
racy on the floor of the next House
He. is a North Carolinian. forty-hve
years old, rafting stump speaker
an effective debater. and resolute. He
is more emphatic than diplomatic, but
not a trouble-maker by instinct, moi
contentious ior contentious sake.
He is strong at home His first ap-
pearance in the House was as men,
Der of the Fifty-seventh Congress,
and his people have kept him in COM
mission ever since. He may be
classes. therefore. among the veterans
on Capitol Hill, familiar with public
questions and the congressional
methods OF doing business.
He has reached leadership as the
result OF industry and intelligent
party service. His advance has been
steady rather than meteoric He
knows how from experience, rather
than from sudden inspiration.
Mr. kitchin succeeds Mr.. Under
wood, who in the Office of floor leader
has been more diplomatic than en-
phatic. This is not to say that the
Alabamian lacks directness or firm
ness, but only that he is a good ne
gotiator and comprehension
thing very essential in politics.
MIR. Underwood at the beginning of
this Congress found himself in a Sit
uation no democratic floor leader had
occupied IN nearly eighty years. He
must reckon not only with his own
party and the other party in the
House, but with a very determined
party IN the White House. He has
been expected to do things" under
new and very difficult circumstances.
In the main, he has acquitted him.
self well, in the sense that he has
kept his hold on his party in the
House and kept in pleasant touch
with the White House. He and Mr..
Wilson have differed about some
things, but composed them all with
the exception of the Panama canal
tolls. On that matter he stood out
against the presidential pressure.
VIII this prove true of Mr.. Ketchins :
He, too, will be expected to work in
harmony with the White House: and
there Is every reason to believe that
Mr.. Wilson will press a program on
the next House with as much persist
ency as he has done on the present
House
For this reason note by current
gossip has been taken of the differ
enee that exists between Mr.. Kitchin
and Mr.. Wilson on the ship purchase
proposition. Mr.. Kitchin is opposed
to that, and il it goes over to the next
House and is urged there, he will be
placed IN an embarrassing position.
Mr- Underwood has had an enormous
majority to handle. Mr.. Kitchin will
have less than thirty.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
The Y. w. C. A. Campaign,

Recently the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of this city under
took a membership campaign and in
six days enrolled more than 1000 new
members, as result of vigorous sys-
tematic work. Now the Young
Women's Christian Association of
Washington, with present enroll
ment of 2,28o, is to begin a similar
campaign to last through February
II. its slogan being Washington
first" 1t wants to put the Capital
city at the head of the list, passing
such cities as Buffalo, Cleveland. ST.
Louis, Los Angeles and Portland,
Ore.
The Young Women's Christian As
sociation is doing for the young
women of this city what the Y. NJ.
c. A. is doing for the young men.
1t is furnishing them gathering
place, with educational facilities, and
a gymnasium, opportunities for So
cial intercourse amid wholesome sur
roundlngs, and is of both moral and
practical advantage to its members.
Those who are directing the work
are deeply in earnest in their en-
deavor to make of the organization
vital everyday factor in Washing
ton life, and their success thus far.
with an inadequate capital, has been
remarkable. Plans are under way
for a permanent home for the asso-
citation, which will undoubtedly prove,
when secured. strong drawing card
for membership. Meanwhile it is i'm
portant that the rolls be filled so
that the organization can gain head
way while waiting for its full equip
ment, and it is to be hoped that the
present endeavor to put Washing
ton first" will succeed, for this sue
cess will be decidedly for Washing
tons good.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
THE SENATE FILIBUSTER.
From the indianapolis News.

From the indianapolis News
Well. anyhow. that ship purchase dis
cussion is accomplishing one good
thing. 1t is keeping the senators on the
job. Yesterday all ninety-siN of them
answered to a roll call. and that is
something that hasn't happened before
for a mighty long time.
| From the Philadelphia Evening Ledger.
It is wicked for the opponents of the
ship purchase bill to filibuster for its
defeat. but when the friends of the
measure filibuster to delay vote un-
til they have rallied all their forces
they are acting patriotically,
From the ST. Paul Dispatch.
The filibuster of the republicans in
the United States Senate almost GER
tainly will result in preventing the
congressman from beginning their
summer vacation March 4.
From the Buffalo Commercial.
What sort of flag is the admins
tration going to raise to bring the
shipping bill safe into port?
From the Providence journal
viii the ship purchase bill survive
the agony it Is going through? a CO.
temporary asks. Well, if it does its
best friends won't be able to recognize
it.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
GERMANY'S BLOCKADE.

From the Detroit Journal
Britannia needs no bulwarks Riehto.
But she needs submarine wire-fence
and an armored roof,
From the Chicago Evening Post.
Germany has explained away so
much about her blockade proclama-
tlon' that ii would take "A periscope to
find out if there's anything left.
From the Topeka state Journal.
Germans proclamation declaring a
naval war zone around the British Isles
, is likely to develop into another of
those mere scraps of paper for which
the war has already become famous.
From the Rochester Post Express
American shipping interests will con-
tinue to hope that the German block
ade of the British coasts will be large
ly psychological
From the Los Angeles Express.
However. it is hoped that the bel
-ligerent nations VIII permit the ships
of neutral countries to lie in their
home ports unmenaced.
From the Concord Monitor
Germany will try to avoid sinking
American ships" A wise decision; and
the harder she tries the wiser she will
show herself.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
FLYING THE AMERICAN FLAG.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
We can Imagine a lot of things. but
we can't see how the Stars and Stripes
on the Lusitania would fool anybody
who knew anything about steamboats,
The Germans would recognize the Lusi-
tania IL she flew a Mother Hubbard.
From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Uncle Sam has long had an ambition
to see the stars and Stripes once more
carried into distant seas. But he had
not expected the flag to be carried
there on British ships.
From the Pittsburgh azetteTfmes.
John Bulls favorite songs these days
are THE Star Spangled Banner" THE
Stars and Stripes Forever" and Three
Cheers for the Red, White and Blue
From the New York Evening Sun
Must we now read it. Once an Eng
lishman always a neutral flag raiser? {?
From the Columbia State.
The Lusitania had excellent precedent
in the well known case OF. the Scraps.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

went changes of which he did not ap-
prove, and reached Mr.. Taft's hands
in form of which Mr.. Taft did not
altogether approve.
Both men, however, took the same
view of their duty. They accepted
the best they could get from their
party. in the circumstances, and de-
cided to fight within their party for
what they still desired in the way of
tariff revision on protection lines.
Here is point for those men.
democrats and republicans alike, who
assert that the tariff must be re-
ferred to commission of business
experts for satisfactory treatment
that members of Congress are not
competent either to gather or digest
the information necessary to the
work. There is not a so-called ex-
pert obtainable for such work who
knows more about the tariff than Mr..
Payne did, and yet Mr.. Payne's
knowledge and judgment could not
secure from Congress tariff law an
swering his ideas of the country's
tariff needs. Would a commissions
recommendations have better for
tune?
Congress never lacks for sufficient
information on the tariff question.
The whole matter is in interpreting
and applying the information; and
only an amendment to the Consti-
tuition could remove that response
bility from Congress to a commits
sion.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

From the Milwaukee Free Press.
England in a way shows its high re-
gard for the American flag when IL
seizes upon it to protect it's own ship
ping interests.
From the Milwaukee Journal
lf we remember right, it was about
lSl2 to 1914 that the Stars and Stripes
were last raised over British ships.
From the Columbus DsIa tch
Britannia rules the waves, but she is
not. it seems. above waving a United
states flag II 1t will help her to escape
from a German submarine.
From the Chattanooga Times.
That flying of another flag by the
Lusitania probably will afford about as
much protection as an ostrich gets
when it closes it's eyes.
From the Birmingham News.
At any rate. this war has done wen
ders in the way OF popularizing the
American flag.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
TO THE CANDY COUNTER.

Harbor of sweets and of saccharine succulence,
Temple of sweetmeats and honhons galore
Pardon the poet confectioner's turbulence;
Oliver Twist like he clamors for more.
Give me some more Of your marshmallow caramel
Clusters of peanuts that come from the south,
Butter scotch toffee you make Ia scaramel,
Coacoanut royals that melt in the mouth.
Oranges piled in a pyramid yellow and
Grape Juice that teinpts Ike the oldest OF wine
Pineapple luscious and lovely and mellow. and
All! that this City of Sweetness were mine.
But it is only the evening of Monday and
All of nv salary has vanished in air:
Darn IT! l will have strawberry sundae and
Chocolate creams and gumdrop. so there.
Irwin in New York Mail.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Mr.. Payne and the Tariff

The eulogies of the late Repre-
sentative Payne delivered in the
House Sunday were warm and sim
eere. Political friends and foes
united IN according him wide infor-
nation about public questions and
marked ability in presenting them.
Speaker Clark-minority leader on
the floor when Mr. Payne was ma
lority leader-was characteristicallv
generous in his words of apprecia-
ton.
Mr.. Payne made speciality of the
taritf. He knew the subject in all of
its ramihcations and bearings. He
ranked with Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.,
Dingley as an authority from the
protection point of view, and that
IS high praise. He succeeded Mr..
Dingley as chairman of ways and
means, and was at the head OF the
committee when the tariff bill bear
ing his name passed the House.
As we all know, the Payne re-
vision was condemned by the coun-
try at the polls. A democratic
House was elected in IoIo-a little
more than year after the enact
ment of the law-with that revision
the issue. The republicans had di-
vided on the tariff while the debate
was on in Congress. and now divided
in the campaign before the people,
and the democrats, as subsequently
in 1912, marched through the divided
ranks to victory.
But the Payne law was not the
Payne bill. After leaving Mr.
Payne's hands the measure under
Evening star., 1915-02-14
A New Tyrant.

Oh, Cupid's bow is tossed away,
Fate leaves us to repine;
Yet as before men pause to say,
wilt be my valentine"
No more lassie toward us floats
In fabrics light and gay.
The gowns are modelled after coats
OF soldiers in the fray.
Instead of bows of fragile curve
We see monster gun.
Instead of arrows we observe
A shot that weighs a ton.
No longer does this Cupid seem
A gentle, pranksome boy.
He will be ruthlessly supreme
Or else he will destroy.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

six months evidences have accu-
mulated of the minute provision of
the German government in the mat
ter of preparation for all possible
contingencies. Whatever sentiment
regarding the conflict may be held, it
must be admitted by everybody that
in the matter of thoroughness and
efficiency the German war machine
is second to none in the history of
the world.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
MISS GREEN.

Her name was Mabel-Mabel Green
And vet somehow 1t did not tit her;
For in her eyes there shone the sheen
OF violets that CLEAN and glitter.
Her cheeks were pink anemones-
No lovelier you may encounter
very banquet for the bees.
There was no trace OF green about her.
Her brow was like lily flower
Upon a summer morning sunny;
Her hair was like the golden dover
OF kingcups with their boarded honey.
Her name, it seemed shame. l ween,
Her red lips were shaped for kisses;
And so | bIotted out the green
By changing Mabel's Miss to Mrs!
Clinton Scollard in Judge
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Late Arrivals.

What got me in bad" said the
captured burglar, was the confound-
ed pet dog Of your wife's. 1t began
to bark as soon as l put my foot on
the stair"
"Too bad" replied Mr.. Meekton.
Evidently the dog mistook you for
me-"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

fF1n order to avoid delays account OF
personal absence. letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed TO any Individual connected
with the office. but simply to THE STAR. or 10
the Editorial Business Department according
TO tenor purpose.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Cheering Comment.

THAT infant of yours kept me
awake half the night" said the irri-
table neighbor
well, | congratulate you,' replied
the weary father. That comes nearer
being kind word than anything
have heard today. Nobody else owns
up to getting half a nights sleep"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Time brings its compensations.
Had the thirteen original colonies
remained perfectly loyal. there might
now be no neutral American flag to
protect English ships.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

AS deliberative body the Senate is
entitled TO proceed in a deliberate
manner in the selection of the ques-
ton that shall be the subject of its
deliberations.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Representative Ben Johnson's de-
sire to know who writes all the pieces
IN the political news at least puts him
beyond suspicion of being among
those who pretend they do not read
the daily papers.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

If the Sultan of Turkey had his
way he would probably insist on hav-
ing his attitude on all subjects of
political dissension defined as one of
absolute neutrality.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Complimentary suggestions as to
presidential possibilities will come
pouring in for the next year or so.
The final process of elimination will,
as usual, be comparatively brief and
lacking as to complimentary features.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Difficulties surrounding a merchant
marine are great indeed if they are to
be measured by the turbulence that
mere mention of the matter sufices
to create
Evening star., 1915-02-14

In order to make the effect COM
piete the Lusitania might have sum-
moned all hands to sing "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

A New Jersey hen is credited with
having laid 5000 eggs. Figuring eggs
at nickel apiece, this means $50 as
the cash receipts from one hen. The
city dweller may yet rise in protest
against local ordinances which pre-
vent him from keeping a chicken in
stead OF parrot or canary bird.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Peace-loving America would almost
be willing to suffer a loss of the cup
for the sake of restored conditions
making possible further challenges by
Sir Thomas Upton.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Smartness.

What makes you think that sensa-
tional orator is such a smart mem"
"The fact" replied Mr.. Cumrox,
that he won't undertake to reform
our city unless he gets paid in ad-
vance"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Monte Carlo continues to suffer
without the satisfaction of attributing
its dullness to self-sacrihcing spirit
of reform.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Preference in Fowl.

The Dove of Peace for praise
Doth vainly beg.
We crave the goose that lays
The golden egg.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Where Time Is Consumed.

"How long does it take you to go
to Chicago?"
''The actual travel doesn't occupy
so very much time. But it takes me
a week to make up my mind to start"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

The didn't know it was loaded"
explanation will not be allowed to
figure with any credit whatever; in
maritime transactions.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Weather-sensitive people continue
to tread softly for fear of disturbing
the ground hog.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning
EDITION Is delivered ny carriers within the city
AZ IS cents per month; daily only. z certs rer
month: Sunday only. 20 cents per month. Orders
may be by mail. Telephone Main 244O
Collection is made by carrier ut the end Of each
month.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Psyable IN advance-by mall. postage prepaid:
Daily. Sunday included. one month. 60 cents
Daily. Sunday excepted. one month. 20 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year: Sunday Star. e. 4o year.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

The shipping bill seem to have a
great deal of difficulty in weighing
anchor.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Business Once 1ith st. and Pennsylvania Avenus.
New York once: Tribune Bnilding
Chicago Office: First National Bank Building
European Office: Regent ST.. London. England
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Wherever Huerta is, it's a long,
ong way from the war zone.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

THE mechanism of self-government
will be built on crumbling sand un-
less it's foundations
instruction in are laid deep with
Government. sduc.tion" rhis
statement in a report on the trend OF
civic education, which has been pre-
pared by Arthur William Dunn. for
Dr. P. P. Claxton. commissioner of the
United States bureau of education, ex-
plains in a few words why the gov
ernment has started a movement to
interest every school boy and girl in
the country in the changes which are
going on in American methods Of self
government.
Mr.. Dunn has found that many of
the school superintendent and other
officials over the country are already
much interested in the movement to
develop better methods in instruction
in government. Mr. Dunn believes that
the school authorities of the whole
country will soon become alive to the
general demand for civic education,
which he defines as nothing more than
training for good citizenship and effi-
cient membership in the community.
1.-The weakness of democratic gov
y,
report which has been prepared for
DR.. Claxton, lies, In part, in imperfect
devices for government: in part in a
lack of intelligence on the part of the
citizen; but it lies chiefly in civic
apathy. wrong motives and the absence
of certain essential qualities of good
citizenship. The movement to en-
courage civic education in the schools
began with a feeling that the instruc-
tion in government in the schools and
colleges at present was inadequate.
In the past civic education has in
cluded merely an instruction in civic
knowledge or the knowledge of gov
ernment. AS it is understood today
civic instruction is broadened out to
include not only this knowledge, but
edge with reference to ones own expert
ence and interest, and with judgment
when confronted by a civic situation or
a choice of methods of meeting the sit
uation. There must be adequate and
proper motives for training the civic in
telligence. In developing systems OF civic
education in the schools and colleges
we must recognize that the principal
qualities of good citizenship are a
sense of personal responsibility, power
of initiative and a spirit and habit of
teamwork or cooperation, as it Is more
generally called"
THE aim of community civics," says
Mr.. Dunn. lis to help the child to know
his community, not merely lot of
facts about his community, but the
meaning of his community life. what
it does for him and how it does it:
what his community has a right to
expect from him and how he may full
fill his obligation, meanwhile cultiVat-
ing in him the essential qualities and
habits of good citizenship. Civic educa-
tion and the study of community civics
today by no means minimiZes the i'm
portance of government. 1t describes
and emphasizes government at every
step as the chief means by which the
citizens of a community cooperate. 1t
seeks, however, to give perspective
to government that the older courses
in civil government did not give 1t
approaches the mechanism of the gov
ernment. in other words. through the
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Entered as second class mail matter at the post
en1ce at Washington. ID. c.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Gen. Grant in
Washington.

according to The Star of February II.
1865. they were In conference for some
time. They attended Ford's Theater to-
gether, their entrance into their box
causing the audience to cheer while the
orchestra played Hail to the Chief
and the performance on the stage was
altogether suspended. The play was
"Everybody's Friend" with J. S. Clark
as Mai. Wellington De Boots. 1t was
given in the same theater in which Lin
coin was killed a little more than two
months later.
The next day Gen. Grant visited the
Capitol, where, according to The Star,
he was eceived with greatest enthu-
siasm. "The House took a recess for
several minutes and members crowded
around him in scores, eager for an in
PRODUCTION: finally the general was es-
corted to the clerks desk and formally
introduced to the House, while the
members and spectators Joined in the
most enthusiastic demonstration"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

governments relation to the immedi
ate interests of the citizen"
Evening star., 1915-02-14

tn. Evening Star Hsw.papsr Company.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Having given orders for the resump-
tion of active operations against Rich
Evening star., 1915-02-14

With wheat prices jumping skywal
and with six-cent bread either a realit
Evening star., 1915-02-14

And Mr.. Rea adds in conclusion: at
seems to that the building OF
Evening star., 1915-02-14

It is an axiom that every diplomatic
fault must be paid for dearly. Yet this
fact does mot nracI,,6a
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-09-29
THE PREUS MIND

THE Gazette in recent paragraph,
questioned the correct workings OF
l the mental machinery of State Au-
ditor J. A. Preus as displayed in the re-
cent and still unsettled controversy
aroused by one village Hibbing.
Since reading the communication from
Auditor Preus to Mayor Power we are
feeling decidedly easier about the Audi
tors mental state There is no occasion
whatever for any anxiety.
From reading the very definite and con-
else letter of Mr. Preus to Mayor Power,
we gather that it is Mr. Preus' determine
ton not to discriminate between taxpay-
ers whether great or small, position in
which he is stanchly supported by the
Attorney General who holds that mining
companies have the right to pay their
taxes and thereby to stop any proceeding
for cancellation which the State may have
started.
From the mass of technicalities with
which the question is surrounded, we
have come to understand that Mr.. Preus
has taken the position that every prop
erty owner in the state has right to test
the validity of his taxes, that this is appa-
rently what the mining companies are do
ing, and that he as state official, has no
right to refuse them the privilege of a
court contest.
Incidentally, we gathered from this COM
munication from Mr. Preus to Mayor Pow
ers that Hibbing recently levied tax
amounting to $215.O0 per capita. That
looks to us the least bit like extravaganza
and we don't feel as sorry for Hibbing as
we once did.