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the supply, that for higher dam at
Great Falls and that for the use Of
the Patuxsnt, however desirable for q
provision, can be consider
ed a. suited to the undeniable emer-
geney Of the District.
Season after season the people Of
Washington have been put on short
commons in midsummer in their use Of
the water, at the very time when they
need it most, while commissions have
been investigating and officials have
been considering plans for extension.
The war found the District with prac-
tically the same supply as for years
past, and yet it brought fully
hundred thousand new people here. 1t
Is q marvel that very grave results
Hid not flow from the water shortage.
No matter whether the project costs
half a million. as estimated by Mr..
Phillips, or 5000 900, as estimated by
Cen. Marshall, it is plainly the only
one from which results can quickly de-
rslop. 1t should be pressed with the
utmost urgency. If . commission is
appointed to examine it and report at
! later date valuable time will be lost.
A dependable opinion as to its practi-
liability can be obtained with little
delay, and whether by the Commits
sieners, in charge of the distribution,
Or by the federal authorities, in charge
Of the supply, it should be urged upon
Congress as a matter upon which the
health of Washington, official and I'M
official, depends.
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missioner Caminetti, an authority on
the subject, should DO accepted and
acted upon promptly. It charms by
its simplicity and appeals by it, d.
rectness. The registration card Of the
anarchist whose abilities in dissimu-
lation might enable him to pass the
probationary period successfully
would be ever on hand for subsequent
reference. The commissioners plan
would say to the prospective incomer
in dignifed terms: Owe have your
You will have to show
u.s." Which is precisely what is need
ed to keep outside those whose stand
ard should be the yellow flag once
their fellow criminals, already within,
have been. ousted.
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The American Boy.

He is standing at attention. The
sturdy boyish figure is khaki clad, bare
Of knee, brown Of arm, freckles on his
nose. His face, capable Of the broad
est. happiest grin, is solemn today, for
he has come before you for your judg-
ssent and the business of waiting for
the verdict is a solemn one. Clean Of
heart and body he is standing there,
as splendid an example Of whele-heart-
ed Amerieanism as exists, the Boy
Scout of the United States, inviting
the Endorsement of his grown-ups to
the organization he represents.
He is asking that that Endorsement
take a substantial form, that the OPP
portunities of service in the organiza-
ton he loves and believes in may be
extended to far larger percentage of
the 10000, 900 boys of America than the
$4,000 now enrolled. He has no in
yolved conception of the usefulness of
tins organization of his. With the di-
rect vision of youth he has seen,
through his own experience, the ep-
peftunities it offers, respect and love
for the flag, for his fellows, for per-
soHal honor and integrity, for Amer
lean womanhood, for clean sport and
clean lives.
The gfewn-ups can let it go at that.
Realizing that the future of the nation
depends upon its youth, and that the
Boy Scout organization offers one Of
the greatest opportunities that can
come into any boys life fer attaining
to mature usefulness, the eountry's re-
Spouse, Washington's response in par
ticular, to the earnest and manly seliei-
tatien must and will carry over the
goal fine of one million associate mem
bers.
Associate membership in the ranks
Of this army Of American boys costs
anywhere from q dollar up. Every
penny over the basic dollar subscribed
in the District viil 90 to the District
units, which number seveaty-seven
troops, with total enrollment Of 1915
scouts. In these days, when Ameri-
csaism is 30 vital problem, the as
ssssnee of the President Of the United
States that anything that is done to
increase the effectiveness of the Boy
Scouts Of America will be a genuine
esntribution to the welfare Of the ma
ton will insure an appropriate re-
sponse. .-
BE is standing at attention. this
typical American lad, awaiting the
gfown-up. verdict Remainder the grin
which 10 the heritage Of boyhood-aad
bid him stand at ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Funds are needed for the local In
dependence day pageant and celebra-
tion. A program of exceptional at
Effectiveness and significance has been
devised, and is already in process of
PREPARATION. For the proper meeting
Of the requirements Of this program
abeut so, 900 is necessary, and for this
amount the Commissioners and eiti-
ssaS COMMITTEES sppssl to the public.
Il - vell worth the sacrifice Of q
small sum by each citizen to insure
m adequate commemorstion Of the ma
ticnai birthday. Washington led in
the emancipation of the occasion from
the barbsric practices Of the past, and
has since taken the lead in the pres
entation Of appropriate spectacies Of
celebration. This years program is
especially suited to the occasion,
in expression of national rejoicing
over the peace. Every Wsshingtonian
should have q part in it to the extent
ef . ANAL sum going to meet the Incl
dental expense.
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Alleys and Crime.

Judge Mccoy yesterday, in sentenc-
ing a youth Of seventeen to term
in prison for murder, declared his
opinion that the lads plight was
probably due to the fact that he had
been reared in an alley, and went ON
to characterize the alleys of Washing
ton as q "burning shame" and as
breeders of crime. Examination Of the
occupied alleys of this city leaves little
doubt of the truth of Judge MeCey's
remarks. These narrow, coRgested, i'll
equipped interior streets are not fit
for human habitation. They breed
physical as we'll as moral disease. Had
it not been. for the war doubtless
many of them would have been vacated
or greatly improved in condition. But
the congestion of the entire city and
the lack of facilities for construction
compelled a postponement Of the con-
templatsd changes, from which much
has been expected in the way of bet
termeHt of the city.
Nov that the war is over, and con
ditions are returning to normal, this
problem should be attacked vigorously,
with q view to the statement Of a
nuisance that menaees the welfare of
the community. The densely crowded
alleys must be cleared out, the deerepit,
inssnitary dwellings replaced by
modern, clean, wholesome houses, with
. fixed maximum Of occupation to
prevent Q rsturn to the old conditions.
Warrington will suffer from crime and
disease as long 40 these closely packed
tenements are permitted to exist, some
Of them in the heart Of squares &C.
eapied by other residents, some in the
heart Of the business section.
There are places in Washington
where policemen do not dare to
venture alone, where life is held at
low valuation, where crime breeds I'M
shocked. It is notorious that these
places are to q large degree immune
from molestation, because of the
dangers that inset the officers of the
law. Ordinary patroHing in them Is
not attempted. Only when a fugitive
Is being pursued are they entered, and
then with grave risk. This is an
abominable condition, which demands
correction. It is to be hoped that Judge
AeCoy's comments from the bench will
have the effect of stirring into action
those forces that are making for the
development Of the capital and the
establishment here Of high civic
standards.
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Now that the hot days are with US,
an old. faithful friend of man should
not be forgotten. I speak or the
horse, who still pulls hundreds of
wagons through the streets of Wash
ington. despite the advent OF the auto
mobile and the motor truck.
Hot weather is hard on a horse. He
is close to the asphalt all day long,
and seldom gets a chance during his
working day Ito get away from 1t.
More fortunate man can get in out OF
the heat, or seek some cool retreat
to imbibe a soft drink. but the old
horse has to stick it out.
Wherefore it is to be hoped that
those who own and manage horses
will not let a thing like the follow
ing happen daily:
One hot afternoon last week big
firm had a dozen automobiles and two
horse-drawF wagons lined UP On .ao
east side Of the building. The line
of vehicles extended from the shade
cast by the building out into the sun
which came over lower buildings.
The twelve automobiles stood In the
shade of the big building, and the two
horses stood in the sun.
What makes the animals howl?
Residents of the northwest section.
even those as far down as Dupont
Circle, can hear the animals at the
National Geological Park set up loud
and prolonged cries at certain times
of the day. So regular are the beasts
in their vocal activities that many
residents in the immediate vicinity Of
the park set their clocks and watches
by lions, tigers, wolves, coyotes, etc.
Most people think the animals howl
because it is feeding time. but that is
not SO. When it is feeding time at
the Zoo the four-footed boys and girls
out there are too busy to talk.
The animals howl whenever they
hear the big triangle hung near the
lion house The triangle is struck at
certain times of the day by park at
workmen that "quittin time" has
come for their dinner. 1t sounds
"knockin' Off time at o'clock, and
at $50 o'clock in the evening the
boom of the triangle tells all visitors
that the time has come to close all
Zoo gates for the night.
The coyotes. Immediately they hear
resembling the cries Of small boys
cheering at a distant ball game. The
wolves take their cue from the CO.
votes, and make wolf noises. Hyenas
Join the chorus. Then the lions and
tigers, il not feeling too digntfied,
rumble few roars, until one by one
all the animals Join In:
The resultant ensemble OF sound
constitutes a strange. varied chorus.
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POLITICS AT HOME
The Underwood Boom.

As yet there is no Underwood boom.
But one is expected. There was q very
substantial one in 1912, and conditions
now are more favorable than then.
Providing always, Of course, there is
no Wilson boom, with Mr.. Wilson con-
senting. If, there is Wilson boom, it
will swallow all the other booms on the
democratic side of the fence.
Mr.. Underwood enjoys the distinc-
tion Of being the only man from the
lower south-the. solid south proper
who has been balloted for seriously for
a presidential nomination since the
civil war. Born in 1862, he had no
part in the great struggle between the
sections. But he is southern by birth
and training and residence, and thor
oughly representative of the south 8
best aspirations today.
He is not an orator, though very
ready speaker. He is studious, and
prefers serious to snowy subjects. He
has mastered the tariff from the demo-
cratic point of view; and the present
tariff law bears his name. His opin-
ions are of weight also on financial
matters; and on business questions
generally he is quoted with much re-
spect in business as we'll as in political
circles.
Hence, probably, the attention his
boom commanded at Baltimore six
years ago. He was esteemed a safe
and unexcitable man, who had famil-
iarized himself with important ques-
tons, and could be depended on to
handle them safely and conservatively
in high executive Office. Since then he
has been transferred to the Senate, and
has taken as prominent place there
as he. occupied in the House. Unless
the Senate operates as hoodoo-
something it is accused of doing in
presidential matters-Mr. Underwood
should be an entrant for the stakes in
the next democratic national conven-
ton.
Mr. Bankhead was in charge of the
Underwood boom at Baltimore, and
presumably will be in charge should a
boom develop next year. He and his
colleague in the Senate are much alike
in their appeal to the conservative,
business element in their party. Mr..
Bankhead is we'll known and much re-
spected in business circles north as
well as south. He has shown himself
to be a good political organizer at
home, having won several Of his races
for Congress, first as representative
and then as senator, in hard contests,
and unquestionably would show quail
ity in a national campaign pushing
his colleague for President.
As already stated, no Underwood
boom is expected if Mr.. Wilson con-
sents to try his luck the third time
The Alabama senator is a supporter Of
the administration, and loyal party
man. But if the field is open there
appears no reason now why he should
not enter and take his chances with
others contesting for the party's high
est honor.
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The Solid South.

Chairman Hays of the republican ma
tional committee is credited with the
purpose of making permanent dent
in the solid south next year. Missouri,
Kentucky and North Carolina are to
be his particular detectives.
Missouri and Kentucky do not be-
long in that category. Both have be-
come debatable states. In the past
score of years the republicans have
done some notable things in both. In
that period they have three times elect
ed their candidate for governor in
Kentucky, twice their candidate for
United States senator there, and last
November they carried three Congress
districts, one of them the metropolitan,
the Louisville district. And they are
concededly in excellent shape for this
years contest, when a full state ticket
is to be elected.
In the same period the Missouri re-
publicans have once elected their can
didate for governor, twice their candi-
date for United States senator, and a
number of candidates for the House.
One of the Missouri senator's now in
commission is a republican, while St.
Louis is often debatable territory.
The solid south, properly so-called, is
composed of those states where the re-
publicans have never for years had,
and have not today, what in the YER
nacular is called "a grasshoppsr's
chance" The democrats are always
first, and the republicans nowhere, on
election day. Candidates and platforms
are carried on the strength of the
party label. Mr.. Cleveland on a gold
platform, Mr.. Bryan on a silver plat
form, alike had walkover. They won
as democratic candidates.
The fact that the lower southern
states long since ceased to be debat-
able territory has operated virtually to
bar their men of national size from
presidential consideration. In presi-
Dental years they are marked off in
advance of the returns. Their cleo
toral votes are certain for the demo-
cratic ticket. Hence, there is no neces-
sity for special appeal to them.
Some very able and attractive men,
easily equal to the presidency, have
suffered as the result of this sort of
ostracism. They have found oppor-
tunities, and signally improved them,
in Congress, in diplomacy and on the
bench, but their names have never been
mentioned in democratic national con-
ventions. They have never had q look in
on those occasions.
Mr.. Hays is demonstrating the quail
tiles and capacity of a shrewd political
manager, But if he has set this task
for himself he may expect to have his
capacity tested as never before. True,
the times are new, and surprises inhere
in the untried. Still, there are things
that enter into the political solidarity
of the lower south which not even the
war would appear to have shaken or
changed.
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immigration and Anarchism.

Second in importance to the ma
tional determination to rid the United
States Of anarchists and their kith and
kin is the national insistence that I'M
desirsbles OF this type be prevented
from entering the country in the
future. 1t has been urged that the
burden of proof as to fitness for pro-
spective citizenship be placed upon the
applicant seeking admission rather
than continuing the present condition
whereby the government is required to
establish his undesirsbility or admit
him.
A report has been received by the
Secretary Of Labor from the commits
sioner Of immigration which proposes
changes in existing immigration laws
which will, in the opinion of the com.
missioner. 60 far toward effecting q
satisfactory solution Of the problem
The report suggests legislation provid-
ing for the federal registration of all
immigrants upon arrival in the coun-
try, with . record Of their habits, ap-
pearsuce and purposes. 1t further
provides Q probationary period for all
immigrants Of three or six months,
during which period they would be
subject to federal supervision, with
the frank understanding that unless
their conduct be entirely satisfactory
during the probation they shall be
promptly deported.
The exclusion Of undesirables is pri-
mariiy, if not purely, . problem Of
immigration, and the advice Of Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

The suspicion gathers that the wood
chopping done by the ex-kaiser was a
vicarious demonstration performed by
a press agent with type writer and
involving no sacrifice of timber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08
Still Fi1urinR.

Still Figuring.
"Why worryf"
"I'm figuring on my income tax"
said the man with the gloomy face,
Thought you figured that out
months agof"
81 did. That was the easy part. Now
Pm figuring on how to get the money
to pay it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Interest in wire control centers for
the moment chiefly in who is going to
control the switchboard or key and
keep the machinery going.
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Signs Of the Times.

Signs Of the Times.
Good times a-comin'
Seed 'em in de sky.
De bees am hummin'
Where de summer breezes sigh.
Wheat is CROWN mighty strong;
Corn is risi n'green an long;
Fruit is shinin' in de tree
Ripenin' fob you an me.
Banjo strummin',
Sing de little lay;
Good times comm
No matter what dey say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

The league of nations has developed
SO much literary ability that it cannot
fail to attract the interested attention
Of the Authors League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

When the German delegates sign the
peace treaty no mind-reader will be
available competent to say whether or
not there are any mental reservations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Reports that New Workers have come
into possession of some rare editions
of the Paris treaty are causing great
envy in a modern circle of bibliophiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

The great inventors Of the future
will be the men who can devise work
ing systems that will prevent the old
inventions from becoming useless
through industrial misunderstsndings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Fiume is an example of how an ac-
cident Of geography can throw a peace
ably inclined town into political tur-
moil.
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HEARD And SEEN.

at once pleasing and mournful Cries
of animals of all lands swell in the
Resrd the like animals ever OF
the far north. animals from South
America. animals from the great prai-
ries and many others are making
themselves heard here.
One thing the nineteenth national
of America did not settle here last
word prohibition" -sr
There were almost as many pro-
nunciations of the word heard as
there were speakers on the program.
and there were many speakers. Four
main variations. however, held the
boards. They proved the fayoritss.
atoms and neutrality-suspicious..
In the first place, Of course, pro-
Inhibition" was heard. Many dele
t from wd 61Gei 5ropsrIn ss
cording to the best authorities.
"Pro-high-bition'' came next. Those
who favored this style placed the
second syllable very high indeed.
sounding it with smack and unc-
ton.
"Pro-hee-bition'' was a third lead
ing variation. Probably not SO many
prohibitionists favored this. but it
Last, but not least, "pro-huh-bi-
ton"
There is a man in this town So
nervous that he claims he cannot go
to sleep to the sound Of a ticking
clock.
or other article of furniture deprives
him of sleep. Nobody can fool him,
either. If all the clocks are put out
on the porch for the night and all
the watches placed in bureau draw
ers, with handke rchiefs carefully
packed around the loudest tickers,
and then one of them Is slyly with
drawn and left out, the head of the,
house detects it. $50
81 hear a watch" he announces,
and, sure enough. he does A watch
could be smuggled into that house
by fairy hands, placed in the far
thest room, behind q picture. even.
and that fellow would hear It. He
has some" ears. He IL sorry they
are SO good. but he can't help it,
and when he hears that "tick-tick-
tick -tick-tick-tick" business. sleep
goes glimmering.
but the funny thing about it all
is that since the hot weather began
he got out the old electric fan. 1t is
a particularly noisy one.
And he calmly drops into slumber-
land to the tune of that roaring elecA
trio fan.
CHARLES e. TRAcEwELI.>
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Whatever his suspicious a. to its
contents may be, every Senator admits
that the treaty 10 q most interesting
document.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Deyising treaty that would be per-
fectly satisfactory to Berlin would en-
tail no end Of time and trouble and
expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

If the reds were consistent they
would long since have taken Trotsky
and Lenin in hand as plutocrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

6tricter immigration laws are advo.
cetod. Reconstruction should make it
possible for every nation to utilize its
entire working population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-08

Foch is perfectly willing to postpone
his summer vacation until all the de-
tails in Paris are settled.
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Another year or 30 ought to see Paris
restored to the map a. in reality q
gay capital"
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Getting Information.

Getting Information.
"A man in your position must be
we'll informed"
"True," replied Senator Sorghum,
"and yet he has to take care not to use
up too much time in investigating
things the public has lost interest in"
"Some people dat gifts high up in
public attention." said Uncle Eben, "is
like de lady on top Of de gold ball in
de circus chariot. Dey has de envy an
'miration Of de audience, but dey aim
takin' no personal comfort whatever"
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Industrious Demonstr alton.

'Does your husband waste mucn
time at q ball gamef"
"Waste timei 1 should say not. I
never saw him so busy anywhere else"
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Egoism.

The egoists strange chatter bring.
We wonder why they do 80.
The locust thinks that he can sing.
Far sweeter than Caruso.