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Evening star., 1916-12-15
The Crowded Congressional Card.

| Two more subjects, both most inter-
esting and important-nation-wide pro-
hibition and nationwide votes for
women-have been added to the con-
gressional card for this session. Neither
was expected. Neither is altogether
| welcome in Congress at this time. But
| both are here, and cannot be evaded
They must be dealt with in some fash
ion, and both will provoke debate. And
vet the session ends on the 4th of
March.
Both parties are divided. There are
democrats and republicans opposed alto
gether to both propositions. There are
democrats and republicans opposed to
votes for women, but in favor of pro-
hibition, and vice versa. There are
democrats and republicans opposed
to making prohibition and votes for
women subjects for congressional ac-
tion, but in favor of both propositions
by state enactment. There are many
angles to the congressional situation,
and perils for the statesmen called upon
to record themselves.
As matter of fact business enough,
outside the routine, for a six-month
session is proposed for three-month
session. None of it should be Sighted.
Whatever is taken up should be well
considered.
Illustrations are numerous that hurry
often makes worry. A case in point
happened at the last session, when Con-
gress, under duress, enacted a measure
which now satisfies nobody. It is al
ready in court under charge of being
unconstitutional. The so-called eight
hour law staggers under the inquiry,
What is itl
Some of the embarrassment grows out
of the fact that this measure was but
part of a program submitted by the
President, who himself had acted under
duress. Congress would not grant all
he wished, or at least recommended,
and in what it did grant botched the
business. AS a consequence, what was
done may have to be undone, and new
line taken if all those in interest, rail
road employees, the railroads themselves
and the public, are to be satisfied. No
matter what the Supreme Court may
decide as to what has been done, some
thing further by Congress will be urged.
If it shall appear that the pruning
knife will have to be applied, there will
be lively time as to what features of
the card shall go. Prohibition and votes
for women are both strong. There is
general demand that the country be re-
lieved of all anxiety on the subject Of
possible paralysis of railroad transpor-
tation. And surely all disputed points
in the supply bills viii be worth all the
discussion their importance calls for.
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The Fourteen Opportunities.

The annual offering of fourteen op-
portunities" to the people of Washing
ton to give directly to charity occurs
today in an announcement by the As
sociated Charities. The sum Of $5,794 is
needed to care for these fourteen
groups, including in all seventy-five per-
sons. Heretofore the amount required
has been given in season to assure a
truly happy Christmas to the most de-
serving poor Of the city, and it is to be
expected that this season the record
will be maintained. The announcement
comes in circumstances to quicken the
charitable impulses Of the people Of the
capital. A snowstorm prevails. The
outlook is cherries for those who lack
means to buy food or clothing or fuel,
who are without adequate assurance Of
support during the winter. These four
teen cases have been carefully selected.
Some Of them are in hopeless state
of indigency. Some are in temporary
distress. All are needy and worthy. As
surance is given that the amounts set
down as required will suffice to tide
these groups over the year. It is also
assured that money given to each will
20 to the needs Of the families or in
dividuals indicated While this charity
is anonymous the guarantee Of the As
sociated Charities sufices to make it
certain that every penny will reach Its
object. The complete subscription Of
the amount named will greatly relieve
the ordinary charity funds Of specific
demands. Give early and give literally.
The money must be raised somewhere,
and it could be raised in no better way
than by this process Of specific appeal
for selected cases.
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A National Quickening Force.

The American Civic Association, which
has been meeting in Washington this
week, represents constructive spirit
among the people of this country which
with development viii lead to large re-
suits for the bettermert of the national
welfare. a program of varied interest
has been presented in the course Of the
several sessions, such topics as the com
munity drama. the use of the schools
as civic centers, government city plan
ming and park development. billboard
and noise nuisances, good roads, country
architecture, national parks, better
homes for wage-earners and housing
surgery being presented by authorities
and experts along those lines, with gen
eral discussion following. The quicken
ing effect of such a meeting is unmis-
taxable. All who attended the meet
ings held here must feel that America
holds rich opportunities for the develop
ment of communities and the enlarge
ment of individual life
American civic problems are complex
chiefly because they have been neglected
until recent years. Much of the mar
velous growth of this country has been
haphazard and ill-regulated. For dee
AIDES the majority of people took pride
| in the mere size of things, the area of
states and the population of cities, in
acreage and expanses. 1t was not until
the city tendency produced grave evils
that realization was had few years
ago that size without coordination in a
spirit of beauty and usefulness was
menace rather than an asset The
American Civic Association is result
of that realization.
Excellent results have already been
attained by this organization. Through
out tho country groups Of people are
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working officially and unoficially for
the betterment Of conditions, the de-
velopment Of resources, the conserva-
tion Of COMMUNICATING resources,
for education and tire culture and
health, for social betterment in every
way. Once year they are represented
at the annual meetings, and their dele
gates go back to their homes and their
specific tasks greatly encouraged by the
results achieved and by the knowledge
that the American people are awaken
ing to the need of cooperative effort to
make life better and more wholesome.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

Protecting the man who pays the
taxes is the motive usually assigned for
any attack on plan for adequate COM
pensation for government employees.
The man who pays the taxes, if per-
sonally consulted, would probably smile
at the infinitesimal Share he would have
to pay for a. very respectable increase
in salaries e.
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Winter Stars.

winter stars.
Oh. the winter stars are twinklin' down
to Pohick on the Crick.
They're different from the summer kind
that clustered there so thick.
Where perfumes fioated on the breeze
that through the foliage strayed,
An listened to the mockin' birds esthet-
ic serenade.
The winter stars are twinklin' with a
smartness crisp an clear
That seems to throw some vim into our
earthly atmosphere.
Our feet incline to dancin' an we do our
best to sing,
Though lots Of US should be above that
frivolous sort O thing.
Them stars that shine so steady in their
glory far away
They're prettier than electric lights and
point happier way.
An odd oil lantern is enough to guide
Our wandering feet,
In case we have to leave our homes
to plod around the street.
But all them lamps up yonder seem
like lampposts on the route
OF the biggest, strangest journey that
we have to think about.
We know the city's splendid. But
guess we'd rather stick
Where the winter stars are shinin' down
to Pohick on the Crick.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

The Oregon man who has sent "big
stick to President Wilson makes it clear
that he is not suggesting a direct in
dorsement of some Of Cod. Roosevelt's
policies.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

On one point the future is secure. The
inaugural celebration will be a success.
Washington has never failed to make
such an occasion a memorable event.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

There has been little discussion of re-
ducing congressional mileage this win
ter. The House and Senate have more
important topics pertaining to railroad
ing to think about.
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stitutional amendment the power to
cure the evil and shame Of completely
non-representative government in the
seat Of government Of the great repre-
sentative republic"
Evening star., 1916-12-15

This may be remembered as the last
winter in which the old fashioned drink
was permitted to figure as proper holi-
day beverage.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

A bread factory of it's own would make
Washington the scene of one of the
most interesting experiments that a
tendency toward what many call social
ism has developed
Evening star., 1916-12-15

Villa must have managed to censor
quite thoroughly the news of that $780,
900 reward once offered for him dead
OF alive.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

The man who used to sign a total
abstinence pledge every New Year may
look upon Mr.. sheppard's law as a time
and labor saving device.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

Reports from Chicago are that the eff
fort to corner eggs resulted in wasting
considerable money and the valuable
time of the hens.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

However belligerent European states
men may become, they do not have to
deal with bombs and asphyxiating
gases.
Evening star., 1916-12-15

New York thinks it ought not to
be forgotten in government building
appropriations simply because it is big
town.
Evening star., 1916-12-15
An Art Career.

~ think that Gladys will 60 on the
stage" said the mother.
as she studying eloeution or sing
ing"
"No, indeed I don't want to encour-
age vocal exertion that might make her
breath short when she dances"
Evening star., 1916-12-15

The high cost of living will come down
if investigations can effect that desir-
able result.
Evening star., 1916-12-15
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Heard in the Ananias Club.
"Bliggins sometimes tells the truth"
eyes But he always mixes some
thing up with it so as to spoil it."
Evening star., 1916-12-15

Peace is what each army claims to b
fighting for.
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December Dreams.

Of Christmas we are dreaming,
And the happy days in store,
With the turkey and the pastry
That will make US dream some more.
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Not An Exception.

Santa Claus is only myth"
WELL" replied Miss Cayenne. "a
great many gentlemen get regulations
for benevolence that is largely myth
cal"
Gwen eff you aim rich enough to help
support hospital" said Uncle Eben,
"mebbe you kin save some fellow citi-
zen fun de ambulance by gettin' out
early wifi de snow shovel"
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board his car at an out of the way
station and bind him, without injur-
ing him, and shoot a few bullets
through the side of the car so as to
make it appear that he had made a
fight, and that subsequently they
would divide the spoils and that no.
body would ever suspect Lumas on &C
count Of his good standing with the
company. Lumas finally was persuad-
ed to enter into the plot. He learned
that a safe containing a sum of money
exceeding four thousand dollars and
some other valuables was to be
shipped on his train, and notified
Downer. Downer and Little AL took
a train from Detroit and reached Ro-
han a little ahead Of Lumas' train.
After the robbery, when he had re-
turned to Detroit, Downer sent Lumas
a letter containing ten dollars, with
the promise to send him more later
on; but Lumas had never received an
other penny. His conscience had
troubled him and he had been drink
ing heavily in consequence. Lumas
stated, further, that he had become
convinced that the confederates had
tried to strangle him with the gag, SO
as to be able to keep all the spoils and
at the same time to remove a danger
u ally.
All the officials Of the express COM
pany were amazed at Lumas' confess
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-09-28
SHAKESPEARE SEIZED IDEAS
Appropriated Entire Structures Of Eel.
low Playwrishts' Dramas, Writes
Critic Of Bard of Avon.

The reader now has the fabulous
story of Macbeth" as it existed when.
by the arrival of King James 1 in Lon
Gen there was theatrical value to be-
found by Shakespeare In a Scots play.
We have read the story as it existed in
English when Shakespeare came up to
London; as it existed in Latin before
he was born as it would have existed
until today whether beth Shakespeare
and Middleton had lived or not, or
wen if there had been no written Eng
lish language.
A thought SO impressive concerning
Macbeth" is to be considered here as
casting Intellectual light on our mod
ern attitude toward the entire scrip
lures of Shakespeare. 1t is to be ac-
cepted by his worshipers that Shake
speap licked histories, novels, poems
into shape for acting, and the fact that
n acknowledgements was striving to
earn a living in an original way did
not deter Shakespeare from Selling the
entire structure of that fellow play
wright's drama. We shall advert to
such an act on his part because a a
OF genius, Robert Greene, thus de-
spoiled, and dying In penury, cried out
against the injustice of his fate.-"Wil-
liam Shakespeare" John McGovern, In
National Magazine.
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PLENTY OF TRUTH IN WORLD
But It Is Impossible Unless One
ignores Fact Long Enough to
Examine Soul, Says Writer.

A writer in the Atlantic makes use
of the sentence: until the facts are
In their right order there is no truth"
He might have expressed it until the
facts are all iD and in their right or
der" etc., for truth is not directed
from limited facts. Edmund Burke
gave this definition: ''Truth is those
unalterable relations which Provi-
dence has ordained that everything
should bear to every other" So it is
not the right order but the number
that expresses the truth. And here is
the fearful dilemma we encounter,
since 1t is impossible to get all the
facts, for no fact Is unrelated, 1t Is
impossible to get at the truth. Human
reason does not reveal it, which ex-
plains why human reason is always
disagreeing about 1t. There is not a
point In the universe that human rea-
son Is solid upon. Then there is no
truth in the world? Yes; plenty Of it
the intuition, the inspiration, the
fruit Of the spirit and the voice of the
conscience. But the relation of every
thing to everything, in all time and
eternity ana in all the universe, is i'm
possible, and hence truth Is impossi-
BILE, unless Il ignores fact long
enough to ask the soul what It means.
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sion. / turned the man over to my
operative and took the first train for
Detroit, where / arrested Denny Down
er. Downer at once admitted his con"
nection with the robbery, and stated
that Little Al" was AL Perry of Bos~
ton, a noted porch climber and thief. I
Downer and Perry were lodged i'm
the county Jail at Wabash, Ind. In
due course both we're put on trial.
They pleaded guilty, and each man re-
ceived a sentence of six years in the
~penitentiary at Michigan City, Ind.
Their sentences were made compare
lively light because they pleaded
guilty.
Lumas, who pleaded guilty also, a
used as a witness before the grand
jury against Downer and Perry. AS
he was much younger than the two
men, and inexperienced in crime, and
had, furthermore, been used as a tool
by them, sentence on him was sus-
pended.
After the robbery the express com.
pany had offered a reward for the ar
rest and conviction of each of the
robbers, and when they had been con
victed Pat O'Neal, the private detec-
tive, filed a claim against the com.
pany to o the money. AS he had
had nothing to do with the arrest or
the conviction, he naturally failed to
obtain il.
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I then made my way to Detroit,
where / had an interview with Lumas.
the express messenger. Lumas was q
young man about twenty-six years of
age, fine in appearance, some six feet
tall, and weighed about one hundred
and eighty pounds. He was born in
Vermont. He had an elder brother
who was a passenger conductor on the
main line CT the Wabash railroad, and
had been In the service of the conf
pany for many years. This brother
remained in the service continuously
until his death, 80 years later. They
had a widowed mother, who resided
in Vermont. Bert, the messenger, had
always lived with his mother until he
took service with the Pacific Express,
and he had an excellent reputation.
So much was told me by Mr.. Brace,
superintendent for the Pacific com
pany OF the Wabash division, with
headquarters at Decatur, ILL.,, whom l
met at Detroit while making my in
v~estigations.
"Lumas is in good standing with the
COMPANY III lAlClO 10 III POOo1DAIANy
OF his having been in league with the
robbers" said Mr.. Brace, when l sug-
gested that Lumas might have been
implicated. Why" he continued, you
must remember that Lumas was al
most dead when he was found in his
car at Peru. The robbers undoubtedly
attempted TO kill him, and would have
succeeded, too, had it not been for
the timely assistance rendered by the
doctor. Now, If Lumas had been i'm
plicated in the affair in any way, the
robbers would not have attempted his
life"
While still dubious, l appreciated
the stand which Mr.. Brace had taken
on behalf of one Of his su~bordinates.
l knew him personally, and he had a
reputation for kindness, which was
well deserved. l next interviewed Mr..
Fuller, the general superintendent of
the Pacific Express company, and all
the other officers who would have been
likely to know anything about Lumas.
They all spoke in the highest terms
of Lumas, and of his brother also. I'm
der these circumstances, did not deem
1t advisable to repeat my statement
as to the possibility of Lumas having
been implicated in the affair, but re-
quested that Lumas receive i~nstruc-
tons to report to me whenever !
wished to see the messenger. 1t was
also arranged that Lumas should come
to me whenever he was wanted for
the purpose of Identifying any sus-
poets.
l next decided to shadow Lumas in
the most thorough manner at both
ends OF his route. / placed two of my
operatives at work for this purpose,
one at Indianapolis and the other at
Detroit. The instructions given to the
operative at Detroit were that he
should pick up Lumas when he left
his train at that point, and not lose
sight Of him again until he boarded
his train for Indianapolis. The OPP
erative at Indianapolis was told to
pick up Lumas when he stepped off
his train and to keep him In sight un-
til he left for Detroit. Thus the ex-
press messenger was kept Swallowed
at both ends of his route and this pro-
cedure WIS kept up for four months,
until every act Of Lumas was known.
The operative at Detroit soon no.