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Evening star., 1916-05-03
2 A New Bridge at Last.

Prompt acceptance by the House of
the Senate's Amendments has resulted
in the final passage of the bill for a
new structure to replace the Aqueduct
bridge. So now, after years of en-
| deavor, it is assured that stable. safe
crossing of the Potomac in Georgetown
will be provided This result is the
| more gratifying for the long delay. but
| IT wouid surely have been much more
| lconSiderate of the public welfare if the
admonitionS of engineers and the rea-
sonahle fears of the people had been
needed years ago, when the bridge first
began to show signs of decrepitude.
The passing of the Aqueduct bridge
will not cause regrets 1t has been a
landmark of many years. relic of an
early time when the canal was carried
over the river from the Maryland to the
Virginia side. Long ago the old water
box under the roadway of the bridge
was abandoned. but for some time after
II ceased to be of use for the transport
of canal boats to Alexandria it remained
a dripping nuisance Then even the box
was ripped out and the bridge was re-
constructed, but the old name remained
and still stands despite the fact that
there are comparatively few people now
who ever saw the structure in use as a
veritable aqueduct.
The weakening of the bridge came as
a result of the wearing away of the
foundations of the piers. Some pecu-
liarity of the current at the point of
crossing, where the ice run is heavy in
spring freshet times, caused the corro-
sion of the underwater work. Cavities
developed and after the bridge slumped
out of line they were patched from time
to time, and the best was done to
straighten up the foundations. But
meanwhile the traffic had increased
greatly. and shelf was built on the
western side to accommodate a street
car track, and taken altogether the
bridge was about as unsatisfactory from
the point of view of public safety as
could be imagined
Now at last there will be a new bridge.
much better one than the old, better
placed and assuring the public full Sc
curity. 1t is in order at this time to ex-
press the qualification felt by all who
are concerned in the prospective change
at the successfully persistent efforts for
this legislation of those members of
both houses of Congress who have been
working for the new bridge for several
years.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

/ .--1 1e1fs1TIn yrrtango1 - -'--
hat prospective needs in much better sit
uatieHs than now. -, fpi
Il If o these annual leasing provisions
were made simply as avowed expedients
pending assured permanent eonstruc-
itions by the government there would be
no occasion TO demur. But in the case
that gave rise TO Yesterdays debate, that
OF n he appronrihtioa for leasing quar-
ters- for sthe Department of Justice,
there is-no mnye for a permanent gov
ernment- owned home for that office and
no assurance of move in that direc
ti6n.3 The goteriiment owns site for
such 4 dtpartment building. east of the
White Lot. but no step is being taken
aMata utilizing it. If past experiences
are repeated this leasing arrangement
Wiil-e eHtia us indefinitely. with the de
partment growing from year to year and
Expanding beyond even the originally
+casrt quarters.
The truth the government is at
least ten and probably twenty years be-
hind its necessities in the matter of pub
&c hdildiage equipment If private
business were run on this basis the
stoc klrohlers would have a reason to de-
mand "a reeeivership for the purpose of
change of policy
Evening star., 1916-05-03

factionism for the sake Of impressing
the world beyond with show of soli-
darity. In the essentials they are prob
ably as well united for the prosecution
of the war as are the people Of any
other of the belligerent countries. It
is to be noted that Premier Asquith in
his speech yesterday in parliament called
attention to the fact that England has
raised 100000 men for the army and
navy since the war began, which is not
bad performance at all, though con-
scription is now proposed for the pur-
pose of raising an even larger force.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Mr. Bryan and Scuttle.

8Mr. Bryan as vel. as. the national. ad
uiinistraGon. suffered a defeat in the
House MONDAY. His was the greater de
feat Since the administration had in
herited the policy of scuttle from him
It " sas simply playing his game.
The first slogan of Bryanism was free
silver e At Chicago in 1896 tho demoe
rseY committed itself to doctrine not
at all newlto IT. or to the. eenntrv, -but
which as championed by Mr.. Br1anzthe
country refused to accept and put into
action. numbef7af democrats joined
III larger number OF republicans. and
fred silver coinage died the death at
the polls. --=i=5-7 ssz-,s-==.s-=
AT Kansas City in 1900 new slogan
was adopted This was anti-inperial
ism Mr.. Bryan had evolved IT from
the results of the @ar with Spain. He
had urged taking over the Philippines,
but only for the purpose of letting them
20 again His contention was that if
we held them we should violate the
principles upon which our government
stood, and drift toward sinperialism.
The country re5ected tlfat ami re-
elected Mr.. Mcfiinles.s who had ap-
proved negotiations for possession of
the islands
Within a few months of the time for
holding the democratic national con
vention in 1908, Mr. Bryan, already as
sured of controlling that body and re-
ceiving his third nomination from 1t,
put out as a slogan for the coming cam
paign government ownership and opera
ton OF railroads. But some of his best
friends balked, and so empliatically that
he did not press the matterzAgain, after
he had been nominated and the cam
paign begun, he talked about imperial
ism and related subjects, but could not
persuade the couutrSs to adopt his point
of view. For theethird time he found
the way to the White House barred to
him. GT
At Baltimore four years ago he dld
not attempt to commit his party afresh
to free silver. or TO 'have it adopt a So
cialistic scheme as to railroads. but he
did induce it to cypress itself again ac-
eording to his iifes about the Philip
pines Scuttle was the real sense of
the Baltimore pHohunciamento on that
subject. As the democratic ticket of
that year would have been overwhelm-
ingly defeated if the republicans had
stood together. its triumph at the polls
could not be properly construed as
popular Endorsement of scuttle.
Nevertheless. scuttle in extreme form
WAS brought forward in Congress by the
democratic leaders with the Presidents
approval. and has now joined free sil-
tver and government ownership and OPP
Grafton of railroads as the third fea-
ture of Organism TO go by the board.
And again democrats assisted in the
work Mr.. Bryan has been dividing
influence in the party ever since he
came to leadership.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Wasteful Public Building Policy.

Yesterday afternoon the House, in
considering the conference report on the
legislative bill, spent considerable time
scussing an item inserted by the Sen
making provision for rented quar-
for the Department of Justice
-esentatiye Cooper, quoting from an
recently published in The Star
subject Of the inadequscy Of the
building equipment of the gov
NJ, urged the adoption of CON
systematic construction policy TO
defects of the leasing method
the United States pays an i'm
n annually for inadequate ae-
IONS located without any plan
title regard for convenience
mess proposition the United
Hoviding itself with Office
most uneeonomically. Some
n effort was made TO estab-
lard of building emplace-
e broad provision for future
he plan proposed was never
snow hangs IN the air, serv-
es a guide, but not reeog.
zress as defnitive. Since
( formulated the govern,
tion here has developed
Many new bureaus have
Two new departments
into haipu apa ~
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Everybody's worried
When election time draws near.
Everybody's iurried
By most every kind of fear,
An we hear the repetition,
As the banners high are waved,
That we're in fierce condition
An the country must be saved.
Every one feels easy
When election day is past,
An we talk in language breezy
On the way the votes were east.
AM the country keeps behavin'
In the way she used to do.
She needs heap o savin',
But we always pull her through.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Thought Stimulation.

"My speech is going to set lot of peo
pie thinking" remarked the orator
"Yes," rejoined Senator Sorghum ;
"but are they going to think the way
you are trying to make them think they
ought to think"
Evening star., 1916-05-03
DIFFERENCE.

GLOW are you getting on with your
garden?n
"First rate" replied Mr.. Crosslots
"Only we haven't quite agreed on how
it's to be worked. I thought it would
boys think it's going to be great exer-
else for me-"
Evening star., 1916-05-03

The Carranzistas admit that Villa is
hard to capture, and think it best not
TO irritate him more than is absolutely
necessary.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

1t would be unfortunate to compel the
old-fashioned queen of the May to go
out of business and leave the field en-
tirely to strike demonstrations.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Some women have been punished as
spies, but they have all managed to
keep secret better than Wolf won Igel.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Philadelphia Streets.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Considering the filthy condition of the
streets of this city, day in and day out.
there is something almost satirical in
the announcement of another cleanup
week.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

The theory that votes we're cast for
Henry Ford as joke calls for some
regulation of the American sense of
humor.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Dirt and Flies.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Don't stop to kill the flies. That is
no part of the cleanup movement
which is inaugurated to starve them
out Get rid of the dirt and the flies
will eu1igrate.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

"Tell de truth" said Uncle Eben, ''but
don't imagine it's yoh business to be
private detective an find out all de truth
dat's goin' on"
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Republican pow-wows over the selec-
tion of a candidate ignore the fact of
Col Roosevelt's assumption that he had
the matter all attended to.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Observers of Mr.. Bryan say that he
lacks his former suavity. Just before
the St. Louis convention, this sounds
omincus.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Villa is given credit for being a rather
unworthy but proficient exponent of the
science of watchful waiting.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Count Won Bernstorff's smile is now
recognized as one of the great achieve
ments of diplomacy.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Handling an Indebtedness.

"When | started in business" said Mr..
Dustin Stax, ~ had to borrow several
hundred dollars"
"But you soon paid it back?"
"No, sir. In a little while my credit
was so good I could make it several
hundred thousand.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Partisan Bunk.

From the New York Sun.
The stock stuff of partisan oratory
will not carry many votes this year.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Giving the Philippines independence
looks like leaving an infant government
on Japan's doorstep.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Taking the reports from both Paris
and Berlin, the battle of Verdun must
be considered failure for everybody.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

that has to be handled with great deli
cacy.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Col. Roosevelt highly approves of Chi
cago, although he does not claim to have
discovered it.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

From the Baltimore American.
The colonel cannot cajole Maryland
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Ireland is still famous for valor, of
which discretion is not the better part.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
A Great Reformer.

Sometimes in thought he bids you
pause,
And nobler aims display.
Sometimes he merely scolds because
He cannot have his way.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Keep Clean!

From the Chicago News.
Cleanup week teaches this lesson
Keep clean.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Jap Mattings
Regular SOC Value, ~,
Yard. at L ~

1S0-warp Japanese Mat
tings. a grade noted for its
long wearing quality and
h a n d o m appearance.
Large assortment of at
tractive d igns. close
woven and seamless, thus,
giving double service.
tFOurth FlOOr.)
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Crex Rugs

Genuine CreX Rugs, with
the name "Crex" woven in
binding. and the original
trade mark ticket attached
to each rug. In newest
patterns and colorings. in
green, red. blue and brown
,,rinAd
Evening star., 1916-05-03
White Wolfe
ReguIar ar Csc 11Ec.

40-inch White French
Wolfe, a superior two-ply
quality, with tape edge;
white fabric, well known
for it's style and service
ability.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

NJ S. Trimmed H:
N Sc & 81 Trinm
nj Millinery Department-se
n Girls MILDLY Skirts
n Regular 7se VAL 5Qc !
n ues, at. .... Nv
n Girls New MILDLY Skirts I
n of white galatea cloth, also
81 stylish blue and tan strip
81 ed material; deep plated
M style with wide hens;
q sizes to IA years.
y Women's Drawers !
\ Re- Regular i, ''e VAL Csc }
n Muslin Drawers. with deep {
q ruff1es of hemstitched tucks {
n and hens; French bands.
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y Envelope Chemises }
\ Re- Regular 4, ''e VAL 44C {
n Envelope C n m ses of
Il nainsook. with yokes of
n wide embroidery and rows
q of val laces: choice of two
u very pretty styles.
n Women's (
= Nightgowns
\ Regular 9se VAL 6Oc (
Il Women's Nainsook Night
n gowns, yokes of Swiss en-
n broidery. val laces and
y ribbons: round and square
q necks: also all-over en-
y broidery yokes and sleeves. I
n Dressing Sacques ,
\ Regular d'e VAL 4Qc !
n Lawn Dressing Sacques.
II in pink, blue, black and
y white: with and without
q collars; some trimmed with
y embroidery; belted back;
y sizes 36 to so.
n White Crepe !
\ Vslse' Va 3 !" 'at 9d., Ast at lZ12C {
n 3o-inch white Plisse (
q Crepe. fine soft-finish
n quality. for making sum-
81 mer undergarments.
n Cannon Cloth !
n Regular 19c 1OU,c I
n Value. Yd., at 1 L1@N (
n 34-inch White Cannon
II ClOtn, neaVy linen HHlSn
81 quality. suitable for MILDLY
81 blouses. boys waists and
S women's skirts.
n White Wolfe !
n Regular 35c 1OU,c (
n Value. Yd., at L LISO (
n 36-inch White Satin Stripe
n Wolfe, slightly imperfect.
81 caused by a mishap to the
n machinery.
n Children's Socks :
n Spec iaI VAL J
\ ssx. sss; so"o' s,o ''.'' l2kc :
N Children's Fancy Lisle
n Socks, seamless foot, dou-
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81 rolled top: all colors. Sizes
n A.. to Sl2.
n White Wolfe !
n Regular Csc 1OUoC I
n Value. Yd., at 1 AISN (
~ i6-inch White French
II Wolfe, a superior twoply
q quality, with tape edge;
N white fabric, well known
81 for its style and service
81 ability.
\ IU1lusua
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Evening star., 1916-05-03

Children's Fancy Lisle
Socks, seamless foot, dou-
BILE heel and toe, fancy
rolled top; all colors. Sizes
a. TO 81.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
A Feast of Big Values for Bargain Thursday

Sample piec of surplus
lots of Wash Trimming Braids,
in a large assortment of want
ed styles for summer dresses.
Plain colors and combination
effects, including white, cream,
pink, blue, lavender, black
and-white. etc. Wide or mar
row effects. Isl
Trimming Dept-First Floor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-16
SiDEllGHTSUNWARN0VES

GAIN the wish father
Count Appony the Hungarian pub
= ished by the Associated Pressye yesterday
The
ed ms winter The famous Hungarian based his prediction
poS on the assumption that Rumania will fall before Christmas
Let today
rivers the vicinity kampoung the from
and the which
Ruanan boot reduce the miles of battle front 200 and link with Mack
the Dobuda
Appon
that the allies viii give their plans for drawn and that being
pressed realize the that Europe
britain and france Will change
materially the OF August
The thinks
says that vh proposal coming President Wilson the leader the
neutaS would not be turned
Last week Howeg
join world court for the Immediately
conclusion
the United
The statements OF Howrg and Apponyi should considered together
minds
devoted to the the
over the trouble that their latest ally The high command thinks
ot the Rumanlan merely a a
We the
purpose throwing the back Galathat
blow intended of
whole We know that while Germany her
bulk
BrSh French
the central powers
armies necessary to threat the allies produce
indeed blockade
only shown after that secoaned
be I odeath
True the allies have
foundry They passed
Balkans but the which
and closed
They will
letting OF
III takes that ong--W NJ H.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-16
LOOKING BACK TWENTY YEARS.

n Rip Van Wnke had closed his eyes in slumbe twenty
years ago yesterday and had awakened yesterday. he
might have read this item in the Times Mayer Jones
and II Overhoer returned last night from their trip 10
ST. Louis"
What recollcctons this item brings That trip OF
those two city builders taken for the purpose OF en-
listing capital build railroad from Sapupa to Okla
homa City That trip successful the road was con-
Struotcd became part OF the Frisco system and the
turning point which sent Oklahoma City forward on a
career OF greatness.
Looking back 1890 the year when those two pioneers
made that trip to acquire goose that TO lay a
golden egg nyountary reflects the changes which
have come Henry Oyerhosers son is mayor OF
Oklahoma City town Of less than 10000 in 1890 has
expanded into metropolis with population right close
to the 100000 mark And have the quality we'll as
quantity in our citizenship
Two decades ago We had nothing that even looked
like paved street We had big churches trolley
cars in the city no inerurbans. We had Missouri
Kansas Texas railroad The city restricted in area
No one dreamed OF a State Fair or packing houses Our
city just big village like lot OF other in the
west.
My how have grown'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-16
ACRES AND ACRES OF DRYNESS.

TO THE student of prohibition map Just printed is o
great interest II shows the of the dry states and
those which still cling the habit of supporting the
bers of the barenders' union
II liquor salesman should attempt to plan route
where he could transact nice business, the map will
gest so many obstacles that he will be driven sample
his own goods
lie cannot sell in Maine but the rest Of New England is
joining states. Then he must lock his sample and
travel through Virginia and all OF the other southern states
until he reaches the Mississippi river,
Reaching the father Of waters he can unlock the sample;
and sell OF the stuff to the thirsty people Of Louisiana,
but he must not try to make deliveries in Arkansas so it
will be necessary to keep the samples under lock and key
until he reaches Missouri
He can get few orders in ST. Louis but must dodge
many Missouri. counties. Then when he reaches Iowa
the sample case goes shut again. to be opened when he
arrives in Minnesota
From Minnesota, study OF the map gives the liquor
drummer the blues and he tries OF own samples in
the hope of cheering himself BW he cannot sell anything
in the five states Of North Dakota South Dakota Ne
strip. When Texas is reached few counties are open
Tor business.
New Mexico invites little in the way of traffic and
the salesman goes into that thnly settled state to place
few goods Then he hide the samples and travel
to Wyoming, the oasis in the prohibition desert -
All around him prohibition states. Business is poor
But when he reaches Nevada and California trade pick
up those still harbor the saloon But the
rest of the coast is dry
II is a sad day for the liquor drummer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-16
WILSON AND THE WOMEN.

CTATE SUPERINTENDENT r. l.. WILSON an
nounced the other day that the light Of the fact that
the suffrage states Of the responsible for fres
dent Wilson's election he expected to hereafter advocate
the extension OF the ballot to good many demo
Gratis hitherto opposed suffrage have expressed smla
views since the election.
We haven't the least objection to these gentlemen en-
bracng the suffrage cause but disposed to INSIST
that they find better therciot The fact that the
suffrage states voted for Wilson scarcely very valid
reason for either accepting or rejecting suffrage
1t is true of course, that ten OF the twelve suffrage
states voted for Wilson but does not necessarily folio"
,ha, the women alone did this voting Illinois suffrage
state and Oregon is another The former gave Hughes
plurality of approximately l75O0O Oregon gave him a
reduced plurality II the alone were responsible
for the Wilson victory how does happen that the superior
number voted against him in these two statcs'
As for the Valance OF the suffrage states is very ev-
dent that the alone is not responsible tor the
Wilson purates While it is unquestonaby true that
all but OF these suiss. states voted for Wsop 1t IS
also true that all but 0f the suffrage states IN the
same region did the thing. Colorado, suffrage
state went for Wilson with no greater plurality than did
Nebraska non-suragc state Kansas, another suffrage
state. is but little stronger for Wilson, population CON
sidercd than non suffrage North Dakota OF the two
states west Of the Missouri river which for Hughes,
Oregon suffrage and South Dakota nonufrage How
are you going figure strictly suffrage vote for Wilson
out OF this
The simple truth is suffrage had little to do with vii
sons pwatics in the west Other response
bic Look at Arizona and New Mexico side by side
suffrage state and the other nou-suttragc Both gave
Wilson good maorites the suffrage state leading The
conclusion is inevitable in the light Of these facts, that
it was a sectional landSe not a landslide which
gave the president his electoral majority
We do not wish however, to he understood as arguing
agans, the extension OF the ballot to We are
merely pointing the spcciousncss Of the contention
that the women elected Wilson,
As an abstract proposition, there is valid argument
sganst suffrage The only question involved therein as
we view H. is one OF expedlency. Whenever majority
OF the of every the ballot they have
il for the asking Until a majority cvnce desire use
IT, however, a good many states will hold off
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-16
Luke McLuke Saws.

A man Will go around nursing the
ideas that other people are in cahoots
against him to keep him down, when
the fac, OF the matter is that other
people do not even know that he is on
earth
Every good housekeeper has a set OF
hand embroidered pillow slips that
Father never gets to use and never
even sees unless Mother has Company
Once in while you will find a man
who is so contrary that he will sharpen
a pencil at the glt-lcttered end.
No matter how absent minded mar
may be he never iorgets to laugh a,
his own Jokes.
When argument or force fails with a
woman flattery will always win her
over.
a girl doesn't worry about being in
jurcd in case the automobile in which
she is riding should turn turtle. But
she thinks how. awful il would be II
she had holes in her stockings when
the accident occurred
The trouble about letting your wife
know when you have had your salary
raised is that she will take more thar
il amounts to.
Every time we read OF man over
50 years OF age marrying again we ge
the idea that there amt no such ami
NAL as the Age of Discretion
After an article gets so cheap and SC
common that YOU can afford TO buy i
you discover that YOU do not need i
as badly as you thought you did wher
you couldn't afford it,
The wonders of Nature amaze III,
thoughtful man. Who but Nature woul,
have though, to grow fly swatter OF
the rear end Of horse?
A woman has a heap of sense abou
some things But she can't understand
why she could go without anything a
long as she can order i, and have /
charged.
When you meet a tat woman who ha
managed to lose four ounces she think
that you are No Gentleman unless yo,
notice how slender she is getting with
out having her call your attention 4,
the fact
The fellow who is smoking cigar
ette made out OF fine cut socks alway
wonders how the other fellow who /
smoking a cigarette made out OF gran
ulated overShoes can stand the smell