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THE EVENING STAR,
With Sunday Morning Edition.
WASHINGTON,
THURSDAY June 17. 1915
THEODORE W. NO YES Editor
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Business and the Future.
The Star in its news column? yes
terday presented a matter of very ^
great interest to the whole country.
This related to the work of the j
federal trades commission. That
tribunal, it was stated, will help ma- j
terially m the government's future ,
course toward, the trusts, with the j
special view of discouraging litiga- j
tion. and blocking the game* of those ;
who have found a profit in raiding
big business.
The commission could not be bet- j
ter employed. The country could not
be better served. In a field so in
viting a commission so constituted
should tind large opportunity.
It is not to be supposed that the !
recent court decisions and the im- '
proved feeling in business circles I
growing out of them mean that every- |
thing is to be "wide open" again, i
with the trusts without restraint; j
that the bridle has been taken off. j
and that big business can go its own ;
gait and way without fear of moles- j
tation. Intelligent big business, we
may all be sure, is not so advised. ,
The trust laws are still on the books,
and still invokable against predatory
capital. Lawlessness can still be ;
reached, and, when detected, pun
ished.
The pendulum will not swing back j
to that extreme. What is intended j
and what the trades commission can ]
aid in accomplishing is a return to I
what the Supreme Court has called :
"the rule of reason"; the establish-;
ing and maintaining of conditions
whereby business of all sizes, big and
little, with lawful objects and pros- ]
perity in view, can be advised in 1
times of doubt about its rights un
der the law. and thus freed from i
doubt and menace.
Certainly the country has had
enough of lawless business meddling
in politics, and of selfish and igno
rant politics meddling in business. A
check would have come if there had
been no war. Demagogy and muck
raking had about run their course.
There would have been but little
market longer for railings against
business by those who had reduced
railing to a business.
But the war came, and brought
with it valuable lessons to us. This
is no time for harrying capital, even
when it is conceded that capita! at
all times needs watching. We are j
relying upon capital, not only to keep
us on an even keel while the present j
world storm is raging, but to steer i
us upon new courses after the storm
has passed. As we are all in the i
same boat, is it not the duty of all j
to sit tight, and frown upon, and if ;
necessary lay a hand upon, anybody
who shows a disposition to become
a "rocker":'
Independence Day Funds.
The Star trusts that there will be
no delay or difficulty in the subscrip
tion of the $3,000 necessary for the
community celebration of Independ
ence day. This is at the rate of less
than a cent apiece for each of the
people of the District, and there is
surely enough public spirit here in
Washington to produce this small
sum. for which a program will be
rendered giving enjoyment to many
thousands and sustaining the record
of patriotic observance at the capi
tal. Every penny of the amount
needed should be subscribed well in
advance of Independence day, so that
the committees in charge may know
how far they are justified in going in
incurring expense. The annual diffi
culties in the way of raising these
community celebration funds are a
reproach to Washington.
The thermometer can now be de
jx?ndrd upon to provide a topic of
conversation for those who insist on
heated discussion.
Serbia harvests h'r crops and then
resumes fighting. Few nations suc
ceed in not letting war break up
business.
The Roosevelt Platform.
If Mr. Roosevelt runs for President
next year, will his platform empha
size foreign or domestic questions?
If the United States enters the
war. Mr. Wilson, by virtue of his of
fice, will be the commander-in-chief
of the army and navy. If Mr. Roose
velt enlists he will serve under Mr.
Wilson. If the war is still in progress
next year, Mr. Roosevelt will have to
choose between his army service and
resigning to run for civil office
against his chief. If the war shall
have ended and the United States
have emerged from it with credit,
Mr. Roosevelt could hope for noth
ing as a candidate for President.
If the United States does not enter
the war?and that seems the best bet
now?domestic issues will be much
in evidence next year, and Mr. Roose
velt. if he decides to try again for
the White House, will have to choo?c
from among them for a paramount
issue.
I.et us consider the trusts George
W. Perkins, who is Mr Roosevelt's
strongest remaining asset. opposed
to any more trust baiting Mi IVt
| kins wants all capital treed trom
; anxiety and invited into action .it a
! profit.
I.et us consider the currency law
Mr. Roosevelt has no record on that
subject, and probably no opinions he
would care to do battle for. Besides,
while the law has performed no won
ders. it has not failed. It could not
be used as a paramount issue against
its authors.
Let us consider the tariff. On that
| subject Mr. Roosevelt has a record.
! btit not one his friends could con
jure with in a national campaign.
During his time in the White House
?seven years and a half?the tariff
needed revision, but failed to get it.
| Mr. Roosevelt recommended no ac
j tion by Congress of any kind. He
j simply let the tariff slide, and in do
i ing so piled up embarrassments for
J his party which finally drove it from
: power. He declares himself a pro
tectionist. but goes into no details.
\\ hat sort of law he would have pre
ferred to the Payne law he has never
said. What sort of law should take
the place of the Underwood law he
has not yet described.
It will be seen thus that Mr. Roose
velt will tread no primrose path if
he starts for Washington again, not
to mention his difficulty in recaptur
ing the republican leadership, and the
valuelessness now of the bull moose
leadership. The road to Dublin?de
scribed in the old ballad as rock}-?
I is yet smooth and inviting by com
parison. Even Mr. Roosevelt would
j find the going a little trying on the
nerves.
The National Prohibition Leader.
It is idle to talk about Mr. Bryan
for President on a platform with
prohibition as the paramount issue.
He is a prohibitionist all right; but
he is also a democrat, and was a
member of the Wilson administra
tion tor more than two years. There
are many reasons why he would not
fit the assignment.
Capt. Hobson is still the best bet.
He is out of office and wants office;
is a prohibitionist, and puts that is
sue above all others; spoke for it
while in Congress, and has been
speaking for it since leaving Con
gress; is known to and admired by
the "old guard" of the prohibition
ists all over the country. Like Mr.
Bryan, he is still a democrat, but, un
like him, is not hampered as respects
the administration.
(IJ The administration was against
Capt. Hobson in his race for senator.
Its influence was thrown to Mr. Un
derwood, who at the time as leader
of the House was assisting the Pres
ident in passing through that body
measures the President had recom
mended. Naturally, the President
was rewarding valuable services ren
dered.
(2) Capt. Hobson has not ap
proved, but openly criticised, some
features of the administration's rec
ord respecting the war. He has urged
a stiffer tone toward Great Britain
on the subject of the rights of neu
trals on the sea.
(3) He has for years been an ad
vanced advocate of a much stronger
national defense, especially afloat.
His views on that subject have been
voiced most aggressively since his
party took charge of the government.
He has criticised his party because
of its neglect of the naval establish
ment. He believes in thorough pre
paredness against war.
While in Congress Capt. Hobson
as a democrat voted with his oarty
on the issues tor which it long had
stood. The Underwood tariff bill, the
currency bill, the new anti-trust reg
ulations, all found a supporter in
him.
He was criticised for frequent ab
sences from the House, but when ab
sent he was filling speaking engage
ments, with prohibition his principal
topic. He kept the subject always in
mind; and when the House voted on
the subject of nation-wide prohibi
tion he led the prohibition forces and
made the leading argument on that
side.
For these reasons Capt. Hobson
has come into consideration as the
most eminent of the champions of
prohibition, and as the one under
whose leadership next year the
strongest impression could be made
against the drink evil.
The prohibition party has some
trouble with the membership that
wanders away from the regular or
ganization and becomes involved in
alliances with plain politics.
Germany is entitled to some time,
perhaps, for an examination of the
note in order to ascertain what
caused the apprehension in the mind
of the Secretary of State.
Hot weather is always expected on
the Fourth of July. There are tra
ditions which even the most erratic
summer climate must hesitate to vio
late.
The Supreme Court's Record.
It is announced that only thirty
cases remain to be decided by the
Supreme Court at the present term,
and with one more decision day
scheduled, next Monday, it is pos
sible that all of these may be finally
disposed of before the summer ad
journment. This will be a remark
able record for the highest court.
The Supreme Court has in recent
years been catching up in its work
as a result of the establishment of
the federal courts of appeals, which
have taken jurisdiction over many
cases that were formerly brought be
fore the highest court. The Supreme
Court can now take jurisdiction over
j such * <*a$fs as it desires when of*
| pealed from the courts >?t appeals,
jhut it is no longer confrontr.i with
I ihe necessity of hearing all taiisfs
coming froni below. A irw veatn a^o
it was not uncommon for iaih lo
fu* pending for several terms <?t
court, owing tirst to the
of the calendar, which prevented
I early hearing, and finally to the great
i number of cases thrown upon rhr ins
tices for consideration after hearing.
So serious was this congestion that
the enlargement of the court was
contemplated, but with the establish
meut of the appellate jurisdiction be
low the present constitution of the
j Supreme Court is regarded as sutti
| cient. Should an enlargement be
j necessary two members would have
| to be added to the bench, to give an
uneven number so as to avoid tics.
With the Supreme Court calendar
practically and maybe wholly cleared
at this summer's adjournment there
is little likelihood of a movement for
the enlargement of the court.
The Meyer. Meyer-Gerhard Affair.
Whether the man who sailed re
cently from New York for Germany
as a spccial carrier of messages from
the German ambassador here relating
! to state of public opinion on the
| Lusitania case was Dr. Anton Meyer
| (jerhard or I)r. Alfred Meyer is not
J a matter of any particular moment,
i If he was Dr. Meyer-Gerhard he
I sailed in the same capacity as if lie
j were Dr. Meyer. The only question
involved is whether the safe conduct
j that was given to Dr. Meyer-Ger
j hard would have been given by the
! allied powers to Dr. Meyer, inasmuch
| as Dr. Meyer-Gerhard was known to
i be merely a representative of the
German Red Cross in this country,
while Dr. Meyer was supposed to
have been here as the agent of the
German government for the purpose
of buying war supplies. If the bearer J
of Count! von BernstorfT's special
message was in fact Dr. Meyer an ,
imposition was practiced which does !
no particular harm save to the pres
tige of Germany, which stands guilty j
of misrepresentation. It makes no j
particular difference to the United
l States whether the message was
I borne by one or the other man. It
! does, of course, make a difference
! whether it asked for safe conduct
from the allies for Dr. Meyer upon
the representation that it was asking
it for Dr. Meyer-Gerhard. If this
should prove to be the case it will
be entitled to an explanation from
the German ambassador.
China desires to manufacture the !
toys for the world. She must be !
given credit with having made a sue- I
cessful start in that line by her fire
cracker business.
Hereafter Americans may be ex
pected to leave the interesting ques
tions of ancestry to the genealogists
and not to the politicians.
Now and then a convict escapes
from Sing Sing, but the chances are
that he soon regrets his slighted op
portunities.
The regular examination was not I
nearly so hard as the one some of ]
the young men at Annapolis are now
undergoing.
Rather than be different Portugal
insists on conducting a war on its
own account.
There is no longer room for ques- j
tion as to the seasonable standing of
the straw hat.
As a form of invisible government
of the seas, the submarine has reach
ed the limit of terror.
SHOOTING STARS.
BT PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Contradiction.
"No news is good news," remarked \
I the ready-made philosopher.
"That proverb," replied the ordi- j
nary person, "was invented before j
the art of censorship reached per- j
fection."
"People dat puts on a whole lot o'
frills," said Uncle Eben, "can't ex- j
pcct to have an unruffled temper."
Morose Summary.
And when the fishin' trip is done, i
The fish ain't much to eat.
He's mostly made of skeleton
And mighty little meat.
A Baffling Responsibility.
"Can't you persuade your husband
not to bet on the horses?"
"Yes." replied young Mrs. Torkins.
"But I'm never able to tell which
horses to persuade hitfi not to bet
on."
Criticism.
"Do you think this picture will be
considered improper?" asked the
artist.
"No chance," replied the dealer.
"You're a good artist, but a poor
advertiser."
The Misery Man.
Oh, de misery man,
He seems to like
The toughest plan
Dis world kin strike.
When summer's sun
Warms up complete,
He yells for fufr
About de heat.
He kicks at peace
Wif great delight,
But ten police
Can't make him fight.
He likes to sing
A mournful song,
'Bout everything
Dat comes along.
He's hahd foh me
To understan'.
I'd hate to be
Dat misery man! ,
.!?
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Costless Credit
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vince you of the superiority of our stock?and the nota- Is.
hlc moderation of our prices. It's a wonderful combina
tion?that means utmost satisfaction for you. <
^English Perambulator
t0
v
v .Another SpTi.-il?Wood body; coach
|iS$10.65
,% enamel metal
parts
?{? Regular $14 Value
Librarv Tabic
A s-plendid design ? in
Quarter-sawed (joldcn Oak
and Mahogany-finish?highly
polished ;
carefully fj?1 1 O
in;L'!(j' >,ORt Ipll.oJ)
usable size.. ^
Regular $ IS Value
();ik Dining Table China Closet
Fine" Quartered Oak ; with extra
*2* heavy e?lpred rim and massive pedestal.
V Hi Eh polish finish ; best of workinan
V ship throughout. Can be extended to
six feet.
? Regular
j>$20 Value.
$15.00
In the al
ways proper^
Colonial ?'
design, ??
Solid Oak ; *\
bent glass *j
ends; *j
I?1 ate J
glass .J
door; #?
swinging
from
strong <
pillars. <
Polish ?]
finish. ??
Regular I;
$17.00 :j
Value, <
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j Seventh and Eye Streets ?
We Will Repair Your
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What Condition, for.
This Offer Is for 2 Days Only.
Home Timer* Are Not Included. All RepalrM Guaranteed for One Year.
Beginning tomorrow and until closing time Saturday night,
I will repair your Watch for Si.00, regardless of its condition.
My object is this: I have the best equipped watch-repair de
partment in the city, and I want everybody to know it. If you
have a watch that others have failed to repair or have asked you
St-OO or $6.00 to put in good condition, bring it to me. and if the
repairs are not worth more than the watch. I will put it in good
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mode of advertising may be my loss, but your acquaintance and
confidence in my ability will repay me in the future.
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"Look for the Big Clock"
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Beauty and Comfort in the Home
for the New Bride
Young married couples who are about to furnish their
homes can come to us with confidence that we will allow them
a more liberal terms than any other house in Washington.
In our store they will find the class of furnishings in which |
8 they can take pride?the qualities that show genuine worth ?
f| and prove economical with their years of satisfactory service. Sj
Every article is marked in plain figures to prove the low- S
j ness of our prices.
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Cochran Hotel,
K Northwest at Fourteenth.
(Northweft Corner.)
American and
European Plan
Eugene S. Cochran, Mgr.
^t&xaJlSL Dyspepsia
Tablets
will relieve your indigestion. Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear of a case where
they have failed. We know the for
mula. Sold onlv by us?25c a box.
O'Donnell's Drug Stores.
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Artistic Painting and Paperhanging will
enhance the value of your home?make It
more beautiful than ever.
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Mail Orders Faithfully Filled
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Soft felt, white. AQ^?
with bands in colors.
Leghorn and Dressy White
Hemp Hats, with ribbon
bands, buckles, silk ?2 QO
flowers and scarfs ,p,,,yo
Panama Hats, 6 styles,
small and medium
sizes, with fancv C1 Oft
silk bands ^ 1
A. Lisner. Hours: 9 A.M. to b P.M. G Street,
N^?cHcW01*k Stamped for Embroidery
The Annual Clearing Sale of samples and broken lots at a traction of their
actual values. For sale tomorrow on six great tables ? on Second Floor.
Timely?tor your summer work.
An Expert to Start You?Free of Charge
You'll Not Lack .Confidence <,r Ahilitv After One Lesson.
Nainsook Nightgowns,
made up and stamped, all
sizes, these are not the reg
ular grade sold at A")r
this low price
French Crepe Kimonos,
stamped for working, blue,
yellow, pink and AD r
white
75c Children's White Pop
lin Dresses, made up and
stamped. 2 to 10 AD C
rears. Special.... ^
'Blue and White Japanese
Toweling. 75r?
Piece..." /OC
$1.69 value, thirteen
piece Cretonne Luncheon
Sets, ready for use. '7^r*
Special, set J
$1.00 value, Stamped and
Made Underwear, Skirts,
Nightgowns. Combinations,
of nainsook, silk
crepe de chine, cami
soles /OC
75c Infants' Fine White
Dresses, stamped and made
up. some are lace trimmed,
long and short 38c
dresses in this lot.
39c Children's Blue and
Tan Chambrav Dresses,
made up and trimmed with
white pique belts. 2^^,
Special
38-Inch Tan Llnene
Centerpieces, stamped
Pique Carriage
Robes, stamped
Stamped, Pure Linen Pil
low Top and Back, with six
skeins of 1 r.
silk
Second Floor?6 ele
vators.
Odds and ends of Stamp
ed and Fancy Linens, Cre
tonne Scarf and Table Cov
er to match.
F.ach
Dainty Swiss Scarfs, ready to
put on the bureau, a
pink and blue floral 4 / T
designs
Artamo and Royal Society Package Goods at Half Price
Designs to Be Discontinued-?At Half Regular Prices.
Glorsilla Embroidery Silks, All Colors, Skein, 3c.
25c Carpet Warp. 21c 3c Skeins Royal Society Cotton, On Second Floor.
Including Dresses Worth $5.00 for $2.90
^IIMIIflilRilTM IISIIHiinilRBFII' Dresses
Madras ?
i'
Chambray I
?
"North Shore"?
Dresses are X
famous for su- Ijl
periority of ma- X
terials, style, tin- X
ish and fit. X
Third Floor. t
Richest of Silks?for a
Silks?and wool fabrics?at a fraction of their actual values. The annual Clearing Sale of |
? short lengths, each bearing a ticket with particulars, as shown below: g
| Second Floor* || n . , n .
_6 Elevators. I 3i21S K0V3l
? 5 yards Figured {1 (Tfl y
A_ , Crepe. Formerly $7-50 *j?
LtSner ^ yards Figured Shantung. .{.
* Formerly tf j i g
Former Price, $6*50 striped * |
Shirting. Formerly UJ'J 2 C -!.
Yards 4 M ?
Londres. Formerly ^ C ?>
\>r\rc> $5 58 'f
OcLiC IIlLC* 10 yards Pongee, dj ?* ZP J*
Formerly $7.50 ?P0#0^ *
patf 4 yards Figured ?
(P v *Ijr ; " $2.95 ?
W V 2 yards White Habutai. QP_ ?
#|f a ? - W W Formerly $1.70 ?
5 yards Black Fig- T
1 ured Crepe. Former- dJ/C CA <S?
ly $12.50 ?PU.OU ?
Suggestive
* Short lengths o{ Silks and Dress
Goods, suitable for dress, waist,
*5* linings and trimmings, some very
?> fine shirting lengths of washable
<? silks for men's shirts.
?> Choice of hundreds of weaves,
styles, qualities and colors, many
?J. being the gems of the season.
X Regular patrons know of last
?jj? year's sale and are assured bar
X gains as good and better?tomor
!?! row, on Second Floor.
X Note?Sale begins at 9 a.m.
X promptly?the prizes to go to
X early visitors.
Values to $6
ji The chief of this specialty shop?A distinct shop is
? here for misses?on Third Floor?returned from New
:j: / /1 "w York yesterday?with these sample dresses.
? / '/ I |j\ V Misses'. Tuniors' and Intermediate Sizes.
I /II \ J Dresses of French and Ramie Linen, Challie, Striped and Flow
?{? ' h \ 11 ered Voile, Black and White Check Ginghams; one and two piece,
!j* j/ suspender and normal waist line styles, trimmed with embroidery,
X r\VTTra?T scalloped edges, and self materials; high and Dutch necks, finished
? aJ with organdie collars, silk ties and belts of patent leather and silk.
Values to S6.00 at S2.95 for choice.