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Evening star., 1916-04-30
Homes for the Birds.

Statistics of building operations in
Washington afford no light on the mat
ter of the construction of bird houses,
hut the operations in this line in the
local field are extensive. The industry
Of erecting bird homes is thriving one,
and an unusually large force of journey
men carpenters, as well as amateur car
nsRters and 1oiners. has found employ
ment in the work this spring. The build
ing inspector does not extend his au.
thority over the construction of homes
for martins, bluebirds, wrens, chicka-
dees and the nuthatches, but no com
plant has been filed by the birds on this
account. When Mrs. Biuebird inspects a
house and announces to her husband
that it is sanitary, commodious, home
like, well planned and safe from cats
the question is settled, the Furnishings
of twigs. dry grass, bits Of string and
the like are moved in, and real home
keeping is begun. The wrens may be .
little fussy about the location Of the
house and particularly insistent that the
entrance shall be exactly round and one
and one-quarter inches in diameter, and
IL It does not suit their requifeshents
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Patriotic Projects.

In the closing session of the late con.
gress Of the Daughters Of 1912 patriotic
action was taken on a number Of sub
jects and such action again directs at
tention to the ingratitude and sometimes
the shiftless business methods-or un-
business methods-of republics, and Of
this republic in particular. One of these
matters had to do with the erection at
Washington of a national archives build
ing, and a resolution was passed by the
Daughters of 1872 calling upon the Con
gress of the United States to provide
for the construction of such a building
in this city. One Of the Daughters said
that ''the valuable historic records of
the country are scattered all over the
United States and those Of the war of
1872 are for the most part in a worse
state of preservation than those Of the
revolution" Every one conversant with
the case understands that this Daughter
presented an accurate statement of facts.
Attention was also called to the con-
dition of the resting place of q former
President of the United States, and it
was said that plans to further the erec-
ton Of suitable memorial over the
grave OF former President William
Henry Harrison near Cincinnati were
under consideration and the Daughters s
of 1872 pledged themselves to cooperate
with other patriotic and historical or
CARNATIONS in this work.
Still another action Of the Daughters
in the closing hours of their congress,
and which it would be well to keep fresh
in memory. was the Endorsement Of a
proposal to erect memorial in Wash
ington to Clara Barton as founder of
the American Red Cross and public
benefactor in many national calamities
The Daughters of 1872 approved the
plan brought forward and approved by
the Daughters Of the American Revoiu-
tion to have a memorial tablet or bus:
of Clara Barton placed in the Red Cross
building now under construction.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Major and Marshall.
The New York Sun:

The New York Sun:
"The Governor of Missouri wants to
be the democratic nominee for Vice
President. Would not Wilson and Major
sound like a. reflection upon intrenched
merit?'
1t would Sound like it, and be re-
Election In fact. it would be a con-
fession of panic.
The Governor of Missouri - excellent
man. no doubts probably not known
by name in half dozen states Of the
Union. Why nominate him. To save
Missouri. If Missouri is in peril, what
/, state in that section of the country may
be considered safe for the democracy? ?
What gain for the democracy would the
substitution of Major for Marshall ac.
-complish i'll Indiana, Illinois, or else
where on that side or this side the Allie
gheniesf
Mr. Marshall. it is true, was not really
national figure when nominated for
The vice presidency. But he had won the
governorship of a state which the re-
publicans had been controlling for many
years, and on that account had become a
man of interest and value to his party
in the middle section of the country.
His party at home, in recognition of his
victory, had instructed for him for
President.
Mr.. Marshall as candidate fulfilled
promise He accomplished the task as
signed him. He strengthened Mr.. Will
son in Indiana and in several neighbor
ing states. He proved to be good
campaigner, and in the vice presidency
has made reputation as fair and able
man. Were he turned down at st. Louis
Tor Gov. Major or anybody else, what
justification would there be for the per-
formance! What would it profit the
democracy to save Missouri and lose
Indiana!
The Indiana situation. it may be
mentioned, is giving the democracy
much concern. That was shown in the
nomination of Mr.. Taggart for Mr..
Shively's nnexpired term. Without the
Taggart organization the party would be
helpless in the state: and Mr.. Taggart's
nomination was a bid for the organiza-
tion's best icks this year. At the same
time it offended the Independents. and
they are threatening reprisals at the
polls. Now if to all that should be added
the rejection of Mr.. Marshall at st.
Louis for Gov. Major or anybody else.
the chance of carrying Indiana for the
democracy in November, if any chance
exists, would entirely disappear. Indiana
from that moment could be and would
be counted for the republicans.
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Mr.. BRYAN at St. Louis.

Mr.. Bryan announces that he will at
tend the st. Louis convention as a news
paper correspondent. After twenty
years, taking up where he left off.
At Chicago in 1896 he appeared in the
character of what in the vernacular is
called a pencil-pusher. He was not a
celebrity in that work. 1t was only a
side line of his. What reputation he
had rested on his service of two terms
in Congress. and shorter service as
lecturer His oratory had brought him
some praise, and it was as an orator that
he asked consideration. But being poor,
he had turned to journalism for re-
enforcement of his income, and here he
was in journalistic capacity doing his bit
for good pay.
He found a convention considering the
names of a lot of mediocrities in con
nection with presidential nomination
Mr.. Cleveland had nearly wrecked the
democratic party, and all the strongest
of the party's old leaders had died IN
his shade. Not one of them had a
look in al hat meeting.
Ballotings without result had been
going on for some time. when hand
some Young man. not delegate, was
invited to the platform TO rouse with q
speech the somnolent body. Presto /:
Not only did he rouse it. but he set Ii
wild. In the shortest time he had the
delegates and the spectators at his com
mand. and the nomination in his GRASP.
No rattling stump speech had ever be-
fore won so great prize.
Since then what a career the man has
had, Three times his party's candidate
for President. Once-in 1904-its sole
reliance for the election of an unpopu-
lar nominee-an impossible job. Once
in 1912-the master figure at con-
vention where he gave the nomination
to another. At all times, in every cam
paign. his party's star stumper.
When Mr.. Bryon, pencil in hand. takes
his place in June at the reporters table
"a member again of the corps ehron-
icling the proceedings of the democracy
assembled in national eonvention-some
interesting thoughts will necessarily
arise in him. Back at the old task. but
at greatly increased pay. A rich man,
and a world wide celebrity. For near!g
a score of years the master Of his party,
but now in defeat. and barred from par
ticipatiou in its national councils.
Will he be invited to the platform be-
fore the convention adjourns to ratif.'
with speech what has been donef Ii
not, viii his usefulness as a stumper n
the campaign be impaired by the neg
lect.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
REMARKS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

| From the Jacksonville Times Union.
Villa may not be dead. but il IL
quite probable that he will be before
the Americans succeed i'm finding him.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
Every time the Russians beat the
Turks to a frazzle Constantinople an
nounces a great victory over the Brit
ish.
From the Birmingham Ledger.
limitations are frequent that. our
army will come out of Mexico as hav-
ing accomplished its purpose. II has
shown the Mexicans that we. will in
wade, and fight them. They have not
believed that.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
VILLAS repeated demises make a cat
with nine lives look like a dead one.
From tn. Dailss News. ..
Personally we harbor no dislike Of
Mexico: still we doubt IL that country
will ever become u fad with US.
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From the New York Sun.
The report that Villa has "a double
is disquieting. What we need in his
case Is subtraction. not multiplication.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeai.
Sticking in Mexico. So far. so good.
From the Chicago News.
Carranza wants a quick reply from
the United States. Carranza Is good at
wanting things. He is also found
wanting.
From the Boston Transcript. ~
With the colonel and his family mob
ilized. the country breathes easier.
From the. Chicago Herald.
No doubt by now the Berlin states
men are busy at the task of proving
once more how rich the German Ian
guage is in evasives.
From. the Montreal Star.
The rate kept up BY the Russians in
their rush through Asia Minor, seems
to call for a revision of that "steam
roller idea.
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pose, the school will not be able to fur
ther extend its grounds" The none,
was appropriated by act Of Congress
June %, 1913. for the purchase Of addi
tional land and the controller of thu
Treasury has decided that, the negotia
tions being completed in 1915, the ap
preparation cannot be applied to the
purpose.
Gradually this worthy and thriving
institution has extended its holdings un
! til its grounds now cover post of that
high land east of the Bladensburg road
across. which the northeast boundary
line of the District runs, and which
since the early seventies, has been
known to most Washingtonians as Re
form School hill. 1t is one of those
numerous tracts of land in the environt
| of Washington which may be truly call
ed historic. 1t includes much of the
battlefield of Bladensburg-all that par!
of the engagement which took place easi
of the Bladensburg road August 25, 1914
occupying the north and west slopes OF
this high land and the rolling fields a,
its north and northwestern base. Tine
crest of the hill, near its north end
was the right of the American line on
that memorable afternoon, and the
spring, long called Barney's spring in
commemoration of Commodore Barney
and his sailors Of the Patuxent gunboat
hotilla, who made good stand there
still flows few yards east of the pike
and opposite the country home Of John
G. Rives.
On that hill during the early part of
the civil war was constructed Fort Lin
coin, one of the northern line of Wash
ington's defenses, which extended from
the Eastern branch to the Potomac
above Chain bridge by way of Brook
land. Brightwood and Tenleytown. After
the building of Fort Lincoln a very
strong earthwork, Battery Jameson, was
built on the north slope, to command
ground that was dead" to the guns OF
Fort Lincoln To the east of the hill
on low land two batteries were con
structed to command the ground be
tween the east base of the hill and the
Eastern branch. The remains of these
old works are visible and under public
ownership no doubt will be preserved.
The land now occupied by the indus
trial school and that which it aims TO
acquire became about 1715 the property
of the Veitch family, and the Rev. Hugh
Conn, an early if not the first PresDy-
terian minister of record in these parts,
was by marriage member of that fam
lily, and it is thought made his home on
these high acres. The land by which
the training school seeks to. enlarge its
grounds is still owned by the descendants
Of those who held these lands long be.
fore the French and Indian war, dur
ing the American revolution, the second
war with England and the civil war.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
COMMENT ON THE PRIMARIES.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
1t was Nebraskans frat opportunity
since last June to express themselves
on the question Of Mr.. Bryan's per-
formance, and there was no God bless
you" In their verdict.
From the Dayton Journal.
A little matter like being beaten at
the polls in Nebraska will not feaze
william J. B. He is too accustomed to
defeats in wholesale.
From the Boston Post.
The result is q blow at the political
fortunes Of Col. Roosevelt which can
not fail to have ill effect upon his can
didacy the country over.
From the Birmingham Ledger.
This does not seem to be Bryan
year in Nebraska. but the party may
feel assured that Mr.. Bryan will be ~
the st. Louis conyAhtion Ia good voice.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
PERSONAL MENTION.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Why not let the war be decided by
means of a single combat-between
Hugo Muensterberg and Henry Ford.
for instance?
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Mr. Ford's political races out west
are running smoothly in spite of the
high price of gasoline.
From the ChStleston News and Courier
Gen. Scott does not seem to be a
master of the strategic retreat
From the Rochester Post Express
Mr. Bryan hastened to Washington
Immediately after the Nebraska pris
maries. but not especially to receive
the congratulations of Champ Clark.
From the Atlanta Journal.
Perhaps Justice Hughes. feels that,
Rnyway. he is not at sea, clinging to .
plank ana shouting for . life preserver,
Evening star., 1916-04-30
TO A YOUNG MANS MUSTACHE

How like q cobweb hang'st thou DER his lip.
Each tiny hair immaculate In place,
Shielded from harm when he his soup doth sip.
The very Of tonsorial grace!
Yet must dread the time when thou art grown
All bristly and unkempt and base,
Dipped in all beverages ever known,
The yeritable strainer OF his face.
StilI as gaze on thee in anxious thot,
sometimes wonder, are you there or notf
stanford Chaparral.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
National Training School Grounds.

The hitch in the matter Of enlarging
the grounds of the National Training
School for Boys is probably only tom
porary. disappointment and embarrass.
ment to that institution. 1t is said in
the news that "unless Congress restores
an expired appropriation for the ipur.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Material Consideration.

The artist for reward is strong
Though we'll he loves his music sweet.
The robin MARBLES all day long.
But he does not forget to eat
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Erraticism.

The springtime climate has turned ou,
All tempest tossed
With every project left in doubt
For fear of frost
The May queen her accustomed sway
She may forego
Because a blizzard on that day
Proceeds to blow
The delegates next June may frown
And stand aloof
Because the hailstones rattle down
Upon the roof.
July the Fourth may have to rest
Without snow,
With fireworks totally suppressed
Because of snow.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Suggestions that the republicans NOM
mate President Wilson are likely to go
mo tho same pigeonhole with the sug-
gcstions that President Wilson place eA-
President Taft on the Supreme bench.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Neurasthenia is mentioned as the in
auenee which caused Sir Roger Easement
TO land in his present plight. The fate
of empires may yet depend on the nerve
specialist.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Communities in which votes used to
be quoted regularly at 81 per head are
probably nursing vain hopes that Henry
Ford will revive the old days on lines
in accordance with the famous iberality
Of his wage scale.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Some of the conservationists will view
with interest the fact that the Guggen-
helms now show tendency to go after
one another.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

C-boats cannot be expected to 60 di-
rect 10 the junk heap. But they can be
required 10 exercise discrimination in
sending other craft there.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Better bear the ills we have than
fly to others that we know not of
"That's the principle we go on" re-
piled Mr.. Growcher. eve have had the
same cook for five years"
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Some skilled diplomatist might ven-
ture to discuss the question Of how far
crisis can be prolonged before it
settles down in statu quo.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Carranzas welcome to the troops who
were 10 deliver his country from the
prosecutions of Villa continues to be
even less than half hearted.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Send Some to Berlin !

From the Chicago Herald.
Why don't some OF the passionate
pleaders for peace by telegram to Wash
ington divert a few Of the messages to
Berlin and the kaiser?
Evening star., 1916-04-30

II has at times been difficult to realize
that Secretary Daniels and Admiral
F'iske were talking about the same navy.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
A Danger.

~ never lose my temper" remarked
Senator Sorghum.
"Yet there must be things that make
you indignant"
"Of course. But state of Indignation
is too likely to make a man think he is
impressive when he is only amusing"
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Waiting for Evidence

From the Boston Transcript.
We shall decline to take this new auto
mobile fuel seriously until we hear that
the Standard Oil Company has secured q
corner on all the water.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

In diplomatic circles the lavish use
of paper in correspondence is regarded
as an economy in the long run.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

A member of Congress is likely to
be impressed with certain monotony of
style in a flood of kilograms.
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Lucky.

"rm glad stutter,'' said Bill Bust,
II an a lucky geek;
Old Natures Sired me 20 must
Think twice before ! speak.' ~
-MiiwaukeA Sentinel.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Diplomacy has gained something if it
has at last disposed of the theory that
this country is always blufing.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Every time Col Roosevelt puts his ear
TO the ground he hears, he thinks, three
cheers for himself.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Villas capture continues to hold its
own as a prominent incident of the i'm
portant II true news.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

estimate OF the future development of
the Ignite fields
Future of wholly on iabora-
tory experiment,
with the school of mining engineering
Of the University of North Dakota, it
has installed near the Ignite mines
Of that state a plant on commercial
scale and has manufactured hundreds
of thousands OF cubic feet of gas and
hundreds of tons of briquettes. The
most rigid tests have been applied to
both these products, and research has
been carried on with regard to other
by-products.
The Ignite residue from the gas re-
torts. though differing from coke in
texture. is about equal to it in fuel
value, and. unlike the raw Ignite. COM
presses easily into compact briquettes
when combined with a small quantity
of binder. The fuel experts of the bu-
reau of mines have found1that though
the tar extracted in the gas manufac,
ture is very thin. it can. when treated
by special process they have devel-
oped, be concentrated into an excellent
binder This tar is. however. SO valu-
al BILE because of its peculiar nature that
II may prove more profitable to sell 1t
coal regions. From the Ignite tar
there can be produced considerable
yield of oil suitable for use in internal
combustion engines using heavy fuels.
Tests of Ignite residue briguettes
showed that briquetting raised their
heating value 20 per cent, SO that it
was from eleven to twelve thirteenths
that of anthracite coal-the best coal
fuel obtainable. Practical tests were
made from heating the largest boilers
10 cooking in the kitchen range. and
in all cases the ignite product prac-
tically equaled the best coal in heat
value and in addition burn, burned uno,Ts more
consumed. A ton of partly dried lig-
mite, it was found: will produce alto
gether from a half to two-thirds OF a
ton Of briquettes. nearly 10000 cubic
feet Of gas. more than so pounds of tar
and II pounds CT ammonium sulphate.
II is this array of products and the
great value Of each that leads the fuel
experts to prophesy a most interesting
Industrial development in the Ignite
producing areas in the not distant fu-
ture
Evening star., 1916-04-30

From the Buhalo Commercial.
OF course, with all the Roosevelts ready
for war at a moments notice there can
be no further question Of our prepared
Evening star., 1916-04-30
Uncle Sam
Raising Cattle.

anna, where the exigencies of making
food available for a big garrison of
soldiers, thousands of laborers and the
crews of hundreds of ships have made
him a live stock operator on a large
scale. He is fitting up thousands of
acres of Canal Zone lands for pastures,
and is planning to keep on these tracts
Evening star., 1916-04-30
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Cheerfulness,

"Are you an optimisti"
ayes; when we are talking about the
other fellows troubles"
Evening star., 1916-04-30

"Bein' polite to some men, said Uncle
Eben, "don't do no more dan incourage
'em in thinkin' you is easy fooled"
Evening star., 1916-04-30
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

April %. 1866. President johnson
submitted to Congress q message COW
ering cor espond-
Austrian Troops ence with France
on the subject of
"nu @AeA1co. the presence of
French troops in Mexico. In The Star
Of April 25. 1866, Is an item dealing
further with this subject and disclos-
ing previously unsuspected aspect:
The diplomatic correspondence con-
cerning the withdrawal Of the French
troops from Mexico contains a very sig
nificant letter addressed by the Secre-
tary OF State to Mr.. Motley, our min
lister at the court Of Vienna, concerning
the intended enlistment of Austrians
for the army of Macmillan. Mr.. Mot
ley is informed that he cannot make his
protest against any act of this kind on
the part Of the Austrian government
too emphatic. and is instructed to rep
resent that, in the event of hostilities
being carried on hereafter in Mexico by
Austrian subjects. under the command
or with the sanction of the govern
ment of Vienna, the United States will
feel at liberty to regard these hostili-
ties as constituting a state OF war by
Austria against the republic Of Mexi-
this time and under existing circum-
stances the United States could not en-
gage to remain silent or neutral
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Uncle Sam. who is lessor of mil
lions of acres of land for grazing pur-
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esterday a crowd of persons were
attracted to the Old Capitol" says The
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The bureau of mines is not basins it's
estimate OF the future development Of
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Prepared! !

From the Buffalo Commercial.
Evening star., 1916-04-30

The Virginia section Of the District
was retroceded to that state some time
Evening star., 1916-04-30

Ever SINCE 1886 the government has
taken the stand that the sale of butter
Evening star., 1916-04-30

From this distance It is not possibl,
to discuss these assertions Of tn,
The Detroit times., 1916-07-06
0Clety.....

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sumner pike
and little daughter have gone TO
Charlevoix for the summer.
o
Palestine chapter Eastern Star,
will give card party, Friday after
noon, In the home OF Mrs. Lewis
Finley, No 1l6 Stanton-avc.
Mrs Norman Mcleod entertained
~ guests at a Fourth Of July party
Tuesday evening. At the Detroit
Boat club.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert BierCe and
little daughter, OF Winona, Mimi,
are the guests OF Mrs a G. Klctt
No. "a Massachusetts-aye.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Stober who
were married Tuesday. July 4. viii
be AT home at No % Lyman-plu att
or Aug !.
.
Among tho delightful Fourth Of
July dinners given in the Country
club were those Of Mrs. William Van
Dyke. Miss Carolyn Hubbard and
Miss Pauline Brooks Each Of these
hostesses seated their guests a.