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Ex.saIoon Keeper Suicides.

Council Bluffs, Feb. 16.-Henry
Poore. former saloon keeper and now
of a restaurant, shot him
self at o'clock this morning in the
presence of his wife. whom he mar
ried only three months ago.
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confesses to Murder.

New York, Feb, 16.-After telling
one of the most remarkable stories
ever heard by police of how he Kill
ed his wife, because she scolded him,
and embalmed her body, fixed death
certificate and buried her, Harry
Schroeffel, an undertaken, was
charged with murder today.
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FRANCE REVIEWS PROMISES
Will Not Consent to Peace Unless
Belgium is independent.

Havre, France. Feb. l6.-The allies
formally renewed to Belgium sworn
purpose never to consent TO peace In-
til Belgium's political and economic
independence is established. The mes
sage was conveyed with ceremony by
the ministers OF the allies 10 the Bel
GUM government established here.
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More. Turks to Mesop otamIa.

London, Feb. ia Reuter- dispatch
from Athens says 1t is reported there
that Turkish forces in formidable mum
bers are being sent to Mesopotamia
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CONTINUING TO RESIST FOE
AustrIans Forced to Seek Reinforce.
ments Against Monteneerins.

Rome, via Paris, Feb. 16--The Dur,
ago correspondent of the Idea Nazion-
ale telegraphs that the Montonegrins
in the Vasoyevici. PlavO and Gusings
districts, goaded by the ill-usage of
the Austrian authorities have been
obliged to send to Scutari for reinforC
ments. The Montenegrins, thanks to.
arms and munitions which they have
hidden continued to resist.
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Parents Are Killed.

Sioux City. Feb 16,-Word has
been received by Frank Toake, mem
Der of the police force, of the killing
of his parents by German bombs dur
ing an aeroplane raid in Russia. Their
deaths occurred a month ago.
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Jap Steamer Foundered.

London. Feb. 16-The Jap steamer
Ken Kon Maru No. IL from France
bound tor Baltimore, has foundered
or been sunk by submarine in the
Atlantic. Her crew landed at
Plymouth.
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Iowa Enalneers.

Des Moines. Feb. 16.--The Iowa En-.
cheering association is helding its an.
nual convention today. tomorrow and
Friday with headquarters at the
Chamberlain hotel.
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Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 10
According to the Echo Beige three
German soldiers fiered into crowd as
sembled to protect against further
German acquisitions.
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Women Cannot Vote.

Springfield, Ills, Feb. 16.--The SUI
preme court today ruled that women
cannot vote for national delegates and
alternates The court also ruled that
women cannot vote for state Central
committeeman or the precinct commit.
teemen.
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Steamer is sunk.

London. Feb. 1.-THE 1900 ton
steamer Tergestea has been sunk off
the eastern coast All members of
the crew were landed,
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to fill party strong boxes this year
Money is abundant. Everybody is in
terested in the approaching campaign
Big Business in particular has not
shown so much interest in politics for a
long time.
Canvassing an empire, such as we
have, is colossal task, and requires the
services of many men of training. and
they demand good pay. Campaign man
ayers must know their business, and
operate on large lines. They are Sc
lected for their places with care, and
practically commanded to "go to it,
Skulduggery in carrying elections is
rarely punished; and no man of much
prominence has anywhere lost much of
influence in politics by reason of
charges of such character. Now and
then repeaters-low fellows of no con-
sequence-have been put in stripes, and
manipulators of "slush funds" warned
but the furry was soon over, and the
next campaign showed no improvement.
What of reform may be accomplished
by means of the Owen bill is conjec-
tural, but is worth a trial, If money
in campaigns cannot be silenced alto
gether it should be made to talk as lit
tie and in as low tone as possible.
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Congress.


A speeding-up program is again under
discussion. The leaders on both sides
it is stated, feel renewed desire to put up
the shutters and go home as soon as
possible. Why not before the Chicago
convention. which will precede the St
Louis convention by a week! Why
not drive things through the House with
special rules, and with the aid of that
momentum drive them through the Sen
atc'
1t is not impossible. Business. it is
true, is much behindhand. Supply bills
and other bills are in u backward state.
Some have not been reported from com
mittees. Some have passed one house
and not the other Some have passed
both houses. but are halted in slowly
moving conferences.
Still as has often been demonstrated,
Congress. when sincerely DESTROYS of
getting away, can make great progress
in short time. What look like dead
locks disappear over night, and what
strongly suggest blind alleys give sud
denly upon broad thoroughfares. Your
thoroughly capable legislator and par
Humanitarian can find way around
when pressed.
But progress may be, has often been,
too dearly purchased. Rushing legisla-
ton has many perils. 1t is a time for
strikers and ''jokers." Quantity and
not quality becomes the watchword
Amendments to measures are hastily
read and hastily adopted. Their full
significance is not appreciated until they
have become operative i'll laws, when
if they do not work for good, much
harm results.
The measures now before Congress, or
usually important. Even the routine
possesses features calling for the great
est care. Army and navy legislation
apart from the new question of pre-
paredness goes to the root of matters
vital to the national welfare, not to
mention the revenue problem and the
other problems touching the sensitive
chords of business.
Why speed up such work for no
greater purpose than accommodating
party leaders in and out of Congress
with their eyes fixed on the national
conventions! Neither the nomination
at Chicago, now problematical, nor that
at st. Louis, now regarded as a certain
ty, depends upon anything Congress
may or may not do between now and
convention time. Even the platforms
could he written with full effect by the
light of the record already made. Gag
rules, longer hours, night sessions can
do much; but, resorted to now, they
might do far too much, and do a lot of
damage.
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The Owen Bill.

A bill introduced by Mr. Owen. and
oon to be taken up by the Senate.
'mould regulate ali disbursements of DO
tieai committees. limit individual con
tributions 70 any election to $4,000 and
limit aggregate disbursements of all Do
jitical committees of all parties made TO
influence choice Of presidential electors
10 s250,000. Aggregate disbursements
by political committees for nomination
or election of any United States sena-
TOR would be limited to 5000 and for
any representative in Congress. 900"
These are very modest figures when
compared with figures mentioned in
gossip, generally accepted, about ex-
penses connected with such elections as
are here described. The public has
been asked to believe that it takes mil
lions 10 elect a President. many thou
sands 10 elect a senator, and that even
II representative. whose term is only
.wo years, must pony up" handsomely
win.
Whatever the truth, the sums expend-
have often been too large. For more
man score of years campaign funds
nave been increasing in size. New
wrinkles" for spending money in this
mans or that party's behalf have been
invented and adopted. A widely circu-
lated complaint has been that money
was doing too much talking" in our
politics; was getting to be. indeed. our
leading and most influential spell
binder.
IL something drastic and enforceable
il necessary to correct the evil, now is
the time to enact it into law. As The
Star suggested the other day. it should
not, and probably will not, be difficult
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been sent to do the work in hand, and
usually with the result of trouble fol-
j lowing for the advance columns. 1t is
suggested in some Of the dispatches in
London that the Mesopotamia campaign
lacked in the elements of success be-
cause it was under the direction of the
India Office rather than the war Office,
and, in its inception, was political rather
than military. Many of England's mis-
taken moves in this war have been the
result of political motives.
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The Irish Revolt.

The latest reports from Ireland indi-
! cate that the revolt, at least in Dublin,
has been quelled. The provisional
president of the proclaimed republic,
realizing the impossibility of success,
has advised his followers to surrender,
and several hundred have laid down
their arms in the capital and others have
done the same in the disaffected dis
tricts outside. 1t is not to be expected
that the so-called revolution will COM
| pletely subside at once. There will
probably remain small bodies of men
continuing to resist the government here
and there throughout the island for 4
time But it is obvious that the back
bone of the revolutionary organization
has been broken and the complete paci-
fication of the island is but matter of
time.
This past week has demonstrated at
least that the main body of the Irish
people are not disloyal to the govern
ment at London. Barring the misad-
venture to the cause which led to the
capture of Sir Roger Easement and the
destruction of a cargo of arms and am
munition sent from Germany, the revo-
luton was precipitated probably in as
favorable circumstances as could have
been desired by the leaders. Had there
been general spirit of revolt in Ire
land the task of the British government
would have been much more difficult
than it has proved to be. Indeed, had
80 per cent of the people been hostile
it is quite likely that this uprising would
have had an effect upon the major war
situation in the compulsory withdrawal
of British forces even from the front in
Flanders to cope with the domestic tur-
moil That was undoubtedly the Ger
man hope when encouragement was
given at Berlin to Easements plans for
an uprising.
Every friend of Ireland and the Irish
people must deeply deplore this Ia
mentaple Diunoer OF revolution, WITH us
inevitable train of disastrous conse-
quences British craftsmanship is tried
now as seldom before in the handling
of the situation thus created. In ad-
justing Irish conditions it must bear
in mind the fact that only small minor
ity of the people joined the instruction,
and it should not visit upon the great
body of the people punishments that
they have not earned.
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May Day Labor Troubles.

Many labor troubles are reported from
| different parts of the country, one es-
innate being that at least 100000 men
may go on strike today, which is the
labor new year. These strikes range
through the industries, the public utii-
ties and the small business world. The
largest single group of strikers is that
of the Westinghouse electric works at
Pittsburgh. where fully 10000 men are
idle, and half as many have struck at
Youngstown, Ohio.
The demand in general of the strikers
is for an eight-ho day. This is dis
tinctly movement for shorter work
ing hours rather than for higher wages.
In fact, wage scale such as this eoun
generally today in consequence of the
remarkable industrial prosperity that
has prevailed for the past two years.
Skilled men are in demand as never be-
fore and competent workmen are able
to command maximum prices for their
labor. The bours-of work issue, how
ever, is part of a general movement that
has been in evidence in this country
for some years. 1t is the present chief
demand of the organizations affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor,
the secretary of that organization lately
declaring that the movement for
shorter working day is a most whole
some sign of progress.
1t will be most unfortunate if the
strikes that are now ordered and that
are likely to occur as result of de-
mands should set back industrial con-
ditions in this country. American labor
ers are more prosperous than they have
been for many years. Naturally they
hold that the time to make their de-
mands is when their services are most
important to their employers. To strike
strategy But why strike at all! Why
is it necessary to go to the extreme OF
a suspension of work, with its inevitable
losses to both sides and to the public and
its danger of disorder and even of
death?
The American industrial organization
is marvellous in its proportions and In
the numbers who derive prosperity from
it. But it is lamentably deficient in
the essential of success, method of ad-
justment that will insure the solution
of problems arising from the conflicting
interests of employers and employed
without recourse to force or suspension
of work.
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A Bad Week for England.

Last week was perhaps the hardest of
the war for England. First came the
Irish revolt, like bolt out of the blue,
which, although it has proved not so
grave as at first appeared probable,
nevertheless brings its serious problems
and embarrassments. Then close upon
the heels of the outbreak in Dublin came
the word of the surrender of Gen.
Townshend's beleaguered force at Kut-
ell Amara.
OF the two happenings the surrender
at Kut-el-Amara is by far the more
serious blow to English pride and pres
tige. Englishmen have always prided
themselves on their ability to rescue
threatened outposts and to relieve their
besieged countrymen. They have sue.
cecdcd on most occasions. They failed
to rescue Gordon at Khartum, but else
where they have managed to get to the
besieged force in time.
The disaster at Kut -el ,Amara is not
so important from a military point of
view as from that of national pride. In
| fact. in certain sense the surrender
of Gen. Townshends force is relief in
that it removes the necessity of further
rescue efforts such as those which have
tied up large force of men for several
months. The withdrawal from the Tigris
valley NAV not follow, but there is NO
longer an urgent reason for an active
campaign in that quarter.
This disaster in Mesopotamia is H.
Illustrative of the disposition of the Brit
ish to underrate the ability of the
enemy, tendency that has led to many
errors Of military judgment in the past
In India. in South Africa and elsewhere
in the "littie wars which are so numer-
Gus in England's history almost invari
ably at the outset too small force has
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Consistency.

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, "did you forget to bring the things
l told you to bring from the store?"
"No. This is one time 1 carried out
instructions to the letter. Here's the
whole bundle"
"Oh, Pm so sorry. I've changed my
mind about wanting them. I was sure
you'd forget as usual. It's so hard to
depend on a man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01
Uncultured Confidence.

DO you enjoy grand opera!"
VERY much" replied Mr.. Cumrox "If
l had it to do over, I'd be grand opera
singer myself"
"But you cant sing"
That's why I'd choose grand opera I
can't carry a tune very well; but L can
boiler like everything"
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How the Situation Developed.

II understand you are now one of the
officials of Crimson Gulch."
yep replied Broncho Bob. II come
in on the prohibition ticket"
"And how is prohibition working
out7'
Zine. We've got it fixed now so that
nobody but the particular friends of us
authorities can buy or sell DROP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

Chicago should not resent having an
avenue named after Shakespeare. Even
if Bacon did write the plays, Shake
speare was good old-timc theatrical
manager and entitled to some share of
recollection.
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Conjunction.

"Don't you think that orator who
spoke disrespectfully of the American
flag ought to be ashamed?'
"Yes," said Miss Cayenne. "But not
as much ashamed as the crowd of able
bodied men that stood and listened in
patience"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

1t requires some imaginative power to
follow the Berlin reference to losses of
life on torpedoed ships as technicaIties
of international law.
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Silenced ElOquence.

My Uncle Jim, he used to be
AS eloquent as any one.
But now he doesn't speak so free
He says his talkin' days are done.
He hasn't time to stamp an shout.
He's got too much to think about.
1t amt so easy to arise
And agitate the atmosphere
With language more ornate than wise.
Just now folks want the meanin'
clear.
Fur silence Uncle Jim stands out
While there's SO much to think about.
He tells us he would like to show
The e1oquence that was our pride,
But words do not SO freely flow
From minds that are preoccupied.
He's handicapped, beyond a doubt.
He's got too much to think about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

When Col. Roosevelt quotes the utter
anee of some great and wise American
he almost invariably selects one who is
not now alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01
Political Discipline.

In discipline things oft are done
Which leave us all surprised.
It's sad to see favorite son
So frequently chastised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

Rumors that the kaiser wants peace
are always followed by reports that he
wants it on his own terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

The idea that anybody can settle the
war by means of personal call on the
kaiser was disposed of some time ago.
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In his objection to heroes Mr.. Barnes is
particularly unfavorable to the hero of
libel suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

The Mexican expedition has had its
advantage in calling attention to this
country's deficiencies in aeroplanc
equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

One theory is that the Filipinos will
have to be independent if they are left
with nobody to depend on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

The oneterm plank continues to be
one of the least of the country's sub
jects of agitated discussion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

Henry Ford has not yet decided to
let his presidential boom go at high
speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

Some of the Mexicans argue that
Villa is sick man and ought not to
be worried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01

Dublin did not wait for the Zeppe
Inns to lay her waste.
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provoke anything we must take our
medicine.
And then, if he is a nut, just
think how awfuIy hot it has been;
and if it does any one good to let off
steam, let them go to it. My school
teacher used to say "sticks and
stones may break my bones, but
names will never hurt me-" Be
charitable and patient, and you may
meet him face to face when the
weather gets cooler. 1 am sure every
man was a real man that I invited
him to met at my house. He met
them all, and they are all willing to
meet him again. After all the hor-
rible impressions 1 had concerning
him, 1 concluded he is just one of
our many brothers God placed on
earth.-One of Aliens Friends.
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no mOre.-Abe Holman.
A WOMAN ON STEVEN.-Bess
HIS brother says Allen Steven in
suited his sister when he asked her
to call on him at his home. l would
think that to be a proper place to
call on any one. l presume he meant
that would satisfy her as to his sur
rOUndihgs.
But il it is an insult to ask any
one to their home, 1 have an apology
to make to the gentleman in ques-
ton. Allen, forgive me, 1 did not
know the rules of etiquette. Meet
me at the corner or in the park next
time. was curious to see the cuTio,
as thought he was. So, thinking it
was perfectly safe to ask him to be
guest at my home with other COM
pany, prepared for an emergency,
as l expected something would come
walking in on all tours. So 1 pro-
tected myself. l invited him.
But everybody present walked in
on only two legs; each had two
arms, a head, etc. Then 1 tried
again, inviting said gentleman to an
other gathering elsewhere. He
came, and again without horns. 1
began to think he was a man; so
risked it and saw him at my home
one afternoon. We chatted pleas
antly, and passed an hour or so, and
am still on earth to tell the tale.
I never saw more of a gentleman
than Allen Steven proved himself to
be.
Bess H. wanted to know so much
about him that it had to be answered
somewhere else than in The Forum.
He probably would have told her
how old he was, etc. He didn't tell
me, for 1 did not ask him.
Judging from his writings, he is
a defender Of women, and l feel if I
wrote the letter Bess H. did in The
Forum | would not be offended at
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WANTS A PASS

WANTS A PASS.-Mr. Comiskey,
Dear Sir: am a real Chicago fan
and have been to a majority of home
games this year and have rooted and
hOIered at all times to help our boys
win, but have come to the cOnclu-
sion that if, instead of giving your
season passes to those Catholic
priests, you would give them to real
fans, they would root for your team
when it was losing instead of sitting
talking about something else that
doesn't pertain to baseball at all.
At the game between the Boston
and Chicago teams on Aug. 9, when
the game was a tie, we needed root
ing all the time, these priests sat
there behind me talking about their
congregation of the Sunday before,
while a real fan would be roofing
E. F. w.
1T APPEARS SO.-Having had a
little dispute on a subject which
have read and being a constant
reader of your paper I wish you
would settle this dispute. Is Secre-
tary of State, Mr.. Lansing, our next
president for twelve hours.-IrVing
Nelson.
German helmets are nearly as
light as straw hats
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your hat to them, but take them by
the hand and give them the ballot
box, too. Society and its styles are
a disgrace to civilization. Give all
human beings all human rights, but
no mOre.-Abe Holman.