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Throwing Trash in the Street.

When the wind blows as it has been
blowing lately it emphasizes the care
lessness of the people who disregard
the Injunction against throwing trash
in the streets. AT nearly every corner
in the downtown section the wind forms
eddies in which are gathered the bits
of paper that have been carelessly
tossed aside and allowed to drift. These
papers represent an ignoring of a police
regulation which prohibits the throw
ing of refuse in the streets. As an in
ducement to full observance of this re-
quirement receptacles are stationed at
convenient places in which trash of
this kind can be placed. 1t only requires
little care on the part of all to keep
the streets clean Every bit of litter
drifting about the streets on windy
day or lying in the cutters waiting for
the street cleaners brooms and shovels
represents slovenly conduct on the part
of Washingtonians. A very few people
of this thoughtless habit can give the
whole city an aspect of neglect and lack
of care. The most perfect system of
street cleaning cannot cope with this
tendency and keep the city looking neat
so long as trash is discarded against
the regulation and without the use of
the receptacles Prosecutions should not
be necessary to put stop to this bad
habit, but apparently they are needed
to remind the people that the rule
against throwing litter into the streets
is in force and should be observed.
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Forgetfulness.
Where once the battle ragged.
The fields will billow with the ripen-
ing grain
And skies will smile and grief will be
assuaged
As sun shines through the rain.
The walls by cannon torn
Will be restored by patient toiling
care;
Or else the ivy Ger the scene forlorn
Will weave a mantle fair.
When clouds serenely float
Where summer skies are tranquil to
the view.
The world will laugh again, nor pause to
note
The storms that rise anew.
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From the Scranton Republican.
Gen. Obregon, who has only one arm,
seems able to do more with it than
any other Mexican with two
From the Raleigh News and Observer.
Gen. Obregon somehow or other acts
as if he is the man who has propri-
etary rights in 'manana.'
From the Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Why not adopt the Mexican method
and grab Obregon and his aids as
hostages?
From the Grand Rapids News.
Gen. Obregon has received from Gen.
Carranza power to act, but he has moth
ing much to act with.
From the Birmingham Ledger.
Still. tho impression seems to be
strong gthening that Gen. Obregon never
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OBREGON.

fully loses sight Of the big job in Mex
leo during all his diplomatic activities.
That comes of being a real Mexican.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
About the only hope of avoiding a
general Mexican war now springs from
the fact that Alvaro Obregon is no fool.
From the Grand Rapids News.
Gen. Obregen says: Gen. Scott is one
honest man, anyhow" Was he casting
any reflection upon the rest of us?
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Gen. Obregon understands the Mex
cans well enough to know how they
revere a hero who talks saucy to Uncle
Sam.
From the New York :: merican.
Failing to get villa, why not capture
Obregon and Carranza? We at least
know where they are.
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A PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN

First voice of fervent stress,
With the message to impress,
Crying in the wilderness,
Has TO talk and talk and talk.
Then awake the sleeping dead.
Heroes who hnve fought and bled.
Spirits who we thought were dead
Have TO stalk and stalk and stalk.
Patriots of every grade.
Rousing from the efforts made
Many thousands strong parade.
Have to walk and walk and walk.
Lastly. in familiar style.
Dallying with pork the while,
Congress in Its rank and file
Has TO balk and balk and balk.
McLandburgh Wilson, In New York Sun.
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portant surveyins-the geodetic work
which fixes the exact
Surveying by geographic locations
of various points in the
Aampilsnt. country has been
done by lamplight. Lamps. therefore,
mean much from the governmental
point of view. In the last few weeks
E c. Fischer. chief of the instrument
division of the coast and geodetic sur
vey, has developed one of such in
geodetic work will undoubtedly be
greatly expedited by its use with a
saving Of many dollars.
The governments major surveying
operations have been carried on by
lamplight because the system followed
in laying down in reality the imag-
mary lines Of latitude and longitude
that criss-cross the school boys maps
often makes it necessary to take OBJ
servations on stations in mountainous
country hundred or more miles apart.
Seeing small unilluminated station
markers at such distance in the day
time even through the best OF tele-
scopes is out of the question. and
though sunlight reflected from mir
ror is often employed for observations
over considerable distances the longest
sights are taken almost exclusively
at night on points of light The coast
and geodetic survey has pushed the
governments lines of accuracy by
means of great networks of triangles.
across the continent and north and
south along certain routes. largely in
the hours of darkness therefore. and to
a great extent in recent years by
means of acetyienc lamps.
In this work an observer with a
,heodolite takes his position on a
mountain top surrounded at distances
of perhaps 30. IS and 100 or more miles
by men at other commanding points
in charge of stations marked by acety-
lene lamps If the night is clear each
lamp is kept burning continuously and
the observer trains his instrument on
one after the other glowing points.
making the circle 2 number OF times.
Even relatively slight haze is SUI
f~ient however, to make the lights
invisible over the great distances. and
when such situation is encountered
there is nothing for the scattered sur
veyors to do but wait FOR better
weather conditions Often a month is
spent taking the ten series OF night
observations that are required. In the
meantime expenses continue at the rate
Of from $50 to $50 day.
The instrument division of the sur
vey realized that much time ana h"neE
could be saved if the briliancy OF the
lamps could be increased so that their
RAYS would drive through some OF the
minor hazes. Tests were made at the
bureau of standards and II was 1ouhd
that the acetylene lamps were deliver
ing 1900 candlepower at 100 feet.
Though a parabolic reflector was used
the flame was too large for efhclency-
After much preliminary work the in
strument division succeeded IN naNlhg
made. according to it's specifications. a
pas-fiIled electric bulb with tungsten
filament cunningly coiled in space lit-
tie larger than a pinhead. which, with
parabolic mirror. gave test at loo
n pnn Inn0
brilliancy was due to the fact that the
light was almost in point and could,
therefore. be placed practically in coin
cidence with the focus of the paraboa. 4.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILASDER JOHNSON i.
Similarity.

"Why do they call the lion the king
of beasts? A lion isn't always vie
torious.'
"WelI, both king and lion have to
know when to roar and when to run
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Easing His Feelings.

"lf ! let you brush my clothes said
Mr.. Peever, Il suppose you'll want a
tip .-
'I'll expect the tip anyhow" replied
the porter. But I'm willing to brush
your clothes, so as to let you feel that
you are getting little something for
your money
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The bee is never known to shirk.
It's always on the wing.
Tho butterfly, it does no work
But then, it doesn't sting.
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If Henry Ford persists in being re-
publican presidential possibility Mr..
Bryan may have to give him fare
well and benediction.
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The conference with Obregon was
marked by conspicuous courtesy and
good will ANY courtesy and good will
under some conditions are necessarily
conspicuous.
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Indictment Against
Jefferson Davis.

Finally an Indictment was returned by
the federal grand jury at Norfolk. and
1t was expected that the trial would
take place in that city early in June.
In The Star of May Is. 1856, is printed
the full text of the indictment, the
language of which is interesting 1t
charges that Jefferson Davis did stir,
move and incite insurrection, rebellion
and war against the said United States
of America on the 18th day of June, in
of Richmond a and with force of
arms. unlawfully. falsely. maliciously
and traitorously, did compass, imagine
and intend to raise levy and carry on
war insurrection and rebellion against
the said United States of America, and
in order to fulfill and bring to effect
the said traitorous compassings,
imaginations and intentions he
with great multitude of persons.
whose names to the jurors aforesaid
are at present unknown, to the number
Of 500 persons and upward, armed and
arrayed In warlike manner; that is
to say, with cannon. muskets, pistols
swords. dirks and other warlike
weapons =" did falsely and trail
torously assemble and Join themselves
together against the United States of
America. and then and there. with
force and arms. did falsely and trail
torously, and in a warlike and hostile
manner array and dispose themselves
against the said United States of
America. and then and there .
did ordain, prepare, levy and carry OH
war against the said United States of
America, contrary to the duty of the
allegiance and fidelity of the said
Jefferson Davis against the Constitu-
ton, government. peace and dignity of
the said United States Of America"
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Part of a reckless submarine com
mander's punishment consists in com
pelling him to remain anonymous
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The interest III training camps may
do something toward relieving the sum
mer scenery Of sport shirts and fancy
socks.
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Mexican bandits do not care how much
they embarrass Carranza by providing
new reasons for punitive expeditions.
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II takes longer 10 punish the rebels in
ireland than il took to put down the
rebellion.
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4 pork barrel is now regarded as like
" TO contain anything from road max
ing material TO shrapnel.
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Miss Pansy Pyetin says her idea of a
mollycoddle is man who acts bashful
and waits for girl to remember that it
is leap year.
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IN airShir : a deadly affair in time
"f peace.
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Iil-Nature.

"Our friend is rather i'll natured!"
"Ill natured, Why, he's capable of
starting "a quarrel with himself about
who won game of solitaire
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Two Spanish
Currents.


currents. there is another-the
people-whose sentiments favor the
allies Don Sagredo searches for the
cause In 1909. following events of a
national character, there was revolu-
tion at Barcelona.
A part of the French press, ignoring
the national character of the affair,
undertook formidable campaign
against Spain, all because of the exc
cution of Ferrer, whose anarchy and
crimes against government and socie-
ty were inexcusable. Five years later
lin 1914-when the present war be-
gan SpaniardS remembered the action
Of the press in France to which allu-
sion is made, and public sentiment
drifted to Germany.
Difficulties arose between France
and Spain over interests in Morocco.
Rumors declared that French agents
armed the Riffians against Spanish sol
diers," and these absurd rumors eNer-
cised influence over public mind IN
Spain and created the impression OF
French hostility to Spain in Morocco.
The violation of Belgian neutrality,
the martyrdom of its courageous peo-
Pile, opened the eyes of the Spanish
people Belgium was a small nation
amng the great powers. as was Spain
indeed. When Spain learned or the m
vasion. subjugation and almost destruc-
ton of Belgium Spain's sympathy for
Belgium was acquired.
At the same time that germanophilism
waned francophiism grew. continues Don
Sagredo First the French soul revealed
itself in the attitude of the Frenchwoman, n,
the mother. the wife, and the son who
offered his blood on the altar of country.
Those who only knew the frivolous
side of Paris were struck with admira- :
tion at the reverse side of the medal.
The Spanish people We're stirred by the
thousand stories of the heroism of the
French soldier of the Roman serenity
and devotion of the French mother.
II have said our people are senti-
mental" writes Don Sagredo. ''one
will thus understand that these facts
should produce in the soul of the Span
lard very strong impression accentu-
ated every day by the admirable spec
tacle of the union of the great French
nation
The Spanish people are just and
noble, and in the presence of such
grandeur they forgot the affronts to
which they had been subjected (by
certain violent press) and now they
gave their sympathies freely and en-
tirely."
The longer the war lasts the more
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Alfonso's
Visit.

Madrid referring to the kings visit
to Berlin, said: Germany cannot
mean for Spaniards a political poiicy'
but only intellectual indications. Now.
there were in Berlin establishments
where Spaniards might have wished To
eo-institutes universities. laboratories
hut the sovereign was not shown
these.
The Moroccan question passed tn IN"
front place in European diplomacy and
served as the touchstone OF the
Franco Spanish entente. The voyage
of the Kaiser to Tangier in March,
1905, furnished to Madrid the first oc-
casion to affirm its policy. Replying
to the Berlin note on the subject the
Madrid government indicated It's lnteh-
ton to conform its action with the
ga hinets of London and Paris. At the
conference at Algeciras the accord of
october g. 1904, was maintained as the
common basis of Franco spanish ac-
ton.
The conference at Aigeciras permitted
Spain to manifest her part in interna-
tiouaI politics. In Iced, in 1907 Senior
Maura had marked with measure
Spain's role: spain would take her
place in the European concert That
place might he modest. Spain might
bring to her friends only restricted
armed forces. but Spain would place at
their disposal her incomparable geo.
graphical situation.
After the interviews at Carthagena
April s, 1907, in which these considera-
tions were discussed. the spanish
press generally hailed these discussions
as marking Spains debut into the
European concert. The Liberal wrote;
FINALLY we have an international pol
icy If we had adopted one ten years
before our situation had been very diff
ferent" Oh. CHAILLT LONG.
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From time to time fifty years ago
were made unofficially
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Since the commencement of the wal
there have been in Spain two currents
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The interest of the United States
health service in legislative steps to
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the visit of King Alfonso
e Prussian capital he is 50 ID
to have remarked that he
saw nothing but police
and soldiers. soldiers and
police" The Imparcial OF
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In The Star of May 10. 1866. is print
ed an interesting affidavit. affording
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In the long course Of legislation in
Congress affecting the District few
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For years the governments most i'm
portant surveyins-the geodetic worl
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In 1908 rumors announced that nego-
tiations between the Quai d'Orsay and
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Count Romanones. on the eve of the
elections. expressed himself thus to a
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been that in the case cf Electric Boat
From the announcement that this COM
pany had received an order for the com
struction Of submarincs for England the
public took its cue Tho stock simply
scared. Fortunes we're made rs it rose.
Then there has been the rise In the price
OF Bethlehem Steel
Yet entirely apart from the unusual
developments there has been the steady
advance In prices that has indicated not
only a return Of prosperity but a re-
storation Of public confidence. In TN =
connection IL may he remarked that
there are many among the Wall street
operators who believe that the war
brides" played an important part in tho
restoration of public confidence. Wlten
the spectacular movement hcgan as a
result Of the war orders some people
began to make money very fast III"
fact that they had done 90 engage
newspaper attention and wall Street
once more was viewed as place wher,
the public might get good return for
its money.
There are two ways of viewing this
The war brides" attracted a lot ri
money that wall Street.-The far seeing
men Of the street AT any rate---woud
just ~ soon have kept out. Grievou'
disappointments were bound to follow
the loss Of money or the failure to reaI
big harvests And the men who ha,
/ tried in vain to make fortunes over might
would he sure to go back 10 their home
and decry the conditions existing IN The
financial centre. But whatever wer'
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Trade
tI7 e

dustries up tn the time she entered the
war. Spain is believed tn have been sue
cessfully expanding her foreign trade not
only in middlemsns way but in ex-
ports Of products OF the country. Her
exports in March we're three times as
large as in the same month OF 1914.
Japan Is reported to he actively going
after trade in South America and in ALL
the countries on the Pacific Ocean.
Germany's export Of her products to
the world outside Of Europe amounted to
S136.slo.05O in 1913. The figure includes
sales to us Of about 3l75. 100000 In the
territory throughout which our June ex-
ports show rate Of increase equal to
$2?5, ,333,41s year. Germany's sales
have heretofore been about $500. .O00. 900
year.
The central fact appears bald and
plain among these statistics and informs-
tion that while this country has so far
done we'll in the peculiar circumstances
Of the present, l. e.. where a disorganized
and greatly diminished aggregate of
world demand has begun to grow strong
again. with one of the principal export
ing nations more or less temporarily out
Of the market-the United States must
not forget. in self-congratulation over IL.
that the full change resulting in interna-
tional commerce from the war will not be
known until after the war ends and full
international competition is restored and
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was much less marked than In either
1914 or 1918, as well as In certain other
previous years.
classification of the insolvency sta
tistics according to occupation shows
that there were 5.116 failures In manu-
featuring lines last year for $112.O26.-
4s4. the number disclosing an Increase
of 496 over the $3.50 suspensions In
1914. whereas the liabilities were fully
s23. 900 smaller than the s135,636,-
27o reported in the earlier period. Two
years ago there were 4.2i3 similar re-
verses. with aggregate debts OF &l23.-
122.52S. while In 1912 the record showed
3.S39 defaults for only SSs.11e.s32. Re-
turns Of the trading mortality make an
adverse exhibit numerically-16,03o con-
Germs falling. against 1881 in l91f-
but tAe amount of money involved was
considera bly, reduced--Si5o. .233.6F COM
pairing with Sis5.sS4,s52 in the previous
year. In 1918 there were 11,i45 such
insolvencies for sit6.I15,2i2, while three
years ago the number was 1i,otl and
the indetNedness S9f.779.9s5. Among
agents. brokers and firms not properly
included in either manufacturing or
trading. the statistics disclosed 1.olo
suspensions for sto,02s,o17, as against
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compared with 1914. Thus there were
2.,l56 defaults. and these supplied an
aggregate Indebtedness OF $302,2S6.1+S.
against 1880 suspensions in the preced-
ing year. when the liabilities were $751;
90S,S59 While in point OF number the
insolvency statistic make a particularly
adverse exhibit. 1t is quite apparent that
the abnormally ltigh mortality In this
respect reflects past rather than present
conditions. \ study of the returns
clearly indicates that many months
elapsed before the effects Of the eco
nomc disturbance caused by the out
break of the war were fully shown in the
failure record. and in the first quarter
of 1915 business reverses were notably
heavy. both numerically and otherwise.
During this period. however. many Of
the weak spots in the situation were
eliminated and thereafter recovery from
depression was rapid. the figures for the
third quarter revealing a reduction Of
about 81 per cent. In number and prac-
tirally so per cent. in amount, as COM
pared with the opening three months
Of the year. Following the usual ten
deucy. the commercial death rate was
higher in the closing quarter. although
the increase In the number OF defaults
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The business and banking interests Of
the United States are in position TO
continue this service OF financing South
Americas interior commercial movement
II the machinery that is necessary to
safe and easy can be quickly perfecto-i.
European commerce and banking has
had long tim" TO gain experience. Hut
there Is a way by which We may or
ganlze at once, The Foreign Trade De-
partment of The National city Bank of
New York II invitinI manufacturers and
exporters who have done business in
South America to cooperate in perfeCt!uG
without waste OF time machinery for
safe credit extension which viii bring
into play the facilities OF the new bank
for credit extensions in the other coun-
trles,
The National city Banks branches
hav" already got under way IN their
work OF accumulating credit informal ion
and ratings In South America. \ rarcful
record has been made also Of TRAITS
going through upon South American
business houses. which enables the
Credit Department to furnish the in
formation how these houses in the pres
ent depression have met their curren,
obligations The New York Office has
begun to receive full. detailed reports
on the leading business houses who they
are. extent of their trade and stocks, an.
parent enterprise, and such informal or
about finances as Is obtainable. Now
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World?

ratio. since the beginning of German =
submarine activities Her export OF Eng
lish products has been as follows Janu-
arv. t2S241.i9G. which vas tl9.o's.'I3
or 500 per cent below 1914. February,
f26l7s.a37 which was fi5,0S+,S6o or
20 ! per cent below: March, t3ol'6.ost.
which was fli.3i2.5ai or 322 per cent
below: April. t32.l6?.733. which was
f1.171.0Sa or l94 per cent. below; MAY
f33.6lS.992. which was fs+32,lsS or 20
per cent. below. and June at about the
MAY figure and only lsi. per cent below
\ very important part Of EnGland's
trade ~ her reeXport or 'middleman
business. in which she has for centuries
led the world This has uormaiized from
2Sl per cent. below last years. in Janu-
AIRY. TIL u was only IL per cent. below
in MAY. having steadily increased in vol
ume from month to month from about
S33 1000 000 to over $40.0O0.ooO per
month II must he remembered that as
war measure England has limited
rceXportation Of wool. rubber and
metals
England's expectations Of cotton tex
tiles III May we're greater than IN the
, same month Of 1917
The Scandinavian countries ar" he
levei TO have done an extensively in
creased mddleman trade in the north of
Europe Italy was increasing her sales
T Of goods mauufa ctured by her own in