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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-15
ACCIDENTAL Z?

The jury returned a verdict of acci-
dental death on the man who fell from
the window ledge on which he had fallen
asleep. But the death was really due to
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-15
COMPLETED
ization Of international
Harvester Co.

60, Dec. 16.-The details in the
lon OF 4he international Har.
10. we.e completed Monday by
Perkins, partner of ]. p. Nor.
len he delivered in Chicago $50.
worth of stock in the combine.
rkins declared that he does not
cause for alarm beea use Of the
IN OF the money market and ha
ception to the statements which
ltely been made by well known
.rs that the country had seen tts
t prosperity. Because Of her phe-
al resources" he said" tho
Is in just as sound condition as
Stocks are of the same value
? they continue to earn the same
= although the selling price Is
stated that the Autman.Millsr
NOT connected with the combine
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-15

The time to buy is now. We will
save you money, BYRIDER BROS.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-15
ONE CENT.
)N CONCERNS
presented at Automo-
bile Show.

xhibitors who have secured
he third annual automobile
,adson Square Garden, New
egin Jan. II, are the follow.
concerns: B. +. Goodrich
year Tire & Rubber Co,
Rubber & Tire Co, and the
3ubber Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-15

The tiTe to buy Is now. We will
save you money. BYRIDER BROS.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-15

Read Democrat liners.
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The Automobile Test

The Contest Committee of the Auto
mobile Club of America has not vel,
made its final report upon the relia-
bility run between New York and Bus-
ton, which ended last Wednesday, but
sufficient Information i now AT hand
To- afford a .arly accurate idea of its
value. The single fact that all but
seven OF the sevcnty-fve vehicles which
started, and which represented the prod
uc of over thirty different manufact-
urcrs, finished in good condition proves
that automobile making in America
has passed the stage of experiment and
attained the dignity of great and we'll
ordered industry.
Compared with the run of last week
the one of a year ago between New
York clry and Buffalo, known a. the
endurance contest" was an unsatis-
factory AFFAIR, although il was regarded
at the time, in the light of the autos
former achievements. as fairly success
full. Out Of the eighty odd vehicles
then engaged only forty-onc, or about
one-hali, finished within the time limit
Allowance must he made. however.
for the wrctchcd condition Of the high
ways, caused by heavy rains. But oven
when we take into account the i'll fort
inc which attended last years trial
the record of the reliability run, although
made under more favorable conditions
indicates Improvement in our machines
In" percentages of performance oh.
tanned IN the recent trial. which covered
di-tanO" of nearly $40 miles, were
well nEh H. satisfactory - those shown
hcrcluiYr" % much shorter runs of H.,
NcN l"rb ciUh and also OF other similar
clubs IN various parts az this country
Indeed. /, X believed that M event 70
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Make u Republican.

Our Democratic friends are inclined to
play 'possum IN regard 10 the election
81 the next House Of Representatives.
Every now and then some Democratic
sage says. with face graver than a
craven images that he is unable to see
how the election Of Democratic House
would help the Democratic party. Such
confessions. If genuine would be either
m offensive libel or a fatal truth admit
ting the incapaci,y of the Democracy to
have any responsible share in the govern
mont OF IN" country. But they are pal
pably bogus They are the pa,,cr OF
the iugglcr while he does his trick. The
Democrats are working like Trojans 10
get majority IN the next House; and II
they should succeed they would boast
tremendously and with some reason.
The Republican argument is that the
nation i prosperous, all business BOOM
ing and the pcopl" are content. II the
people show they ar" not content, what
becomes If the argument
In the greatest State in the | MON the
Democratic party j. low committed to
son for K.EL MAEN. In other States
also. Ohio, Wisconsin Idaho for example.
its platforms or its candidates advocate
similar wide-rcao hing changes and the
enlargement OF the scope of Federal
powers Government ownership of the
railroads. tclcgraphs aud telephones is
favored VIVA, used to be known as
BrvauiSn j. tame and tlmid conserva-
tsm by the side Of the new Democratic
policies. Hillism and Tomjohnsonism
The coal strike has intiamed all the
Democratic dcmagOgues, all the Eighty
and restless spirits, all the cranks. The
elect ion of a Democratic House would b.
taken a. proof of popular approval of
Democratic radicalism.
Inevitably. also, II would be taken a.
an indica, ion OF the probability of Demo-
cratic success in 1901. II would depress
values and unsettle business. Disturb
ance and anxiety would pervade the
world of finance and commerce.
Whatever happens in local elections.
the return of Republican House is inn
portant, not merely or chiefly tn Repub-
Leans, but To the interests of business,
to the preservation of prosperity and
to the maintenance OF conservative
principles.
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The Jay and the Box Once

Somebody who subscribes himself
facetiOuslv An Indignant .Iav sets
forth his woes in letter 10 the Kopsas
CITY journal. His malady is old and
common. The ticket sellers al the the
aires are grufi and testy To him; his
pleasure is sadly marred by the hire
llngs he bought admission of" This is
no phlosophic spirit. His enjoyment of
the play should be all the greater on
account of the difficulty he had in getting
in. The proud porter, an old charac-
ter of balIadry. has his moral and as-
thetic Uses: and paradise should be all
the happier for the remembrance of the
s,irlincss of the Gatckeepcr. II the gods
of the box Office are not always as sweet
as summer TO the public, it muA bc from
loyalty TO tradition and a feeling for
contrast.
According 10 an editorial article in the
Kansas Cjty journal, when il comes TO
downright caddishness and impcrti-
nence, the average theatre ticket seller
takes the cake. Doubt less this is a
vcrmiccd view, although the playgocrs
of many cities will agree that there is
some fire behind this smoke. Blessed
are the meek; and who needs mcckness
more than the humble petitioner mt the
ticket wicket. Yet We have run across
some urbanc and patient persons on the
inner side of that lordlv place. As rule
the less prctentious the theatre the moro
milk of kindness in the ticket man. but
there are fashionable theatres where the
wind from the box office is not always
east.
Very tender juvcnalS rule, at least a
part Of the time, in some box offices and
Of them the wise fight shy. We have no
uncomfortable hankcring to have a
springal sass us in the vicious pride of
his youth The situation is too tcrnpting
to the boy in Office. He il intrenched
against invasion. The love of power is
still fresh in him; and he abuses his OPP
portunitics. Still, comfort may be got
even by his victims. In "a New York
theatre. since rebuilt, the curve of tho
balcony was such that certain scats, in II
didn't command a view of the stage.
Asking the boy there once if the scat :
he offered us were of those. he COM
manded Ms with loud Impotence thus
"Aw. Ct on dc aisle" The remark was
scarcely needed. but il gave great JOY
to the policeman in attendance and. upon
reflection, 10 ourselves. We had no
right 10 take ny tho tim" of tho Young
man He had his friends ,o talk To and
there was a baseball game in progress
Besides, ~ duty to hi. employers he
had tn sell thus" seats Our inquiry
touched him on tender nerve. We
thought uf thCs' things and forgave him
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The Cloud In the Near East

II is a mistake to assume that the
watched pot never boils. Those who
kept their eyes fixed on the troubles in
Bulgaria and Servia which went on for
some twenty years after the end of the
Crimean War were rewarded at last bv
Witnessing the Czar's interpositipn on
behalf of his co-reigioniSts. II is now
about quarter of century since the
Congress Of Berlin tried to solve the
Turkish problem, and during the whole
of that period there has been friction
between the Christ ian and the Moslcm
subjects of the Sultan in Macedonia,
Albania and Anatolia, OF late, dis
turbanceS in Macedonia have taken
place on such scale as to recall these
of 1879, and to afford ground for the sus-
picion that Russian emissaries are again
al work. Even more ominous is the
report telcgraphcd from Bucharest, and
positively vouchcd for by corresponds
ent Of the Daily Mail. that the Grand
recent visit to Constantinoplc proposed
to the Sultan a revival of the Treat V
of nkiar-Skeessi. which was con
cluded in June, 1881, but which, some
years ter, in Difference o the vehement
protests of certain European Powers,
was abrogated
1t is scarcely credible that such pro-
po-al should have been made, unless
Russia was prepared 10 insist upon its
acceptance, the alternative of active
hostility being placed distinctly before
the Sultan. Tho practical effect of a
revival of the treaty named would he Ia
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Mr.. NitchclI's Letter to the President

We see two points Of special int crest in
Mr. .JoHN MITCHELL's letter to President
ROOSEVELT The first of them appears
IN this sentence:
We forgive our opponcu', their arrogant re
f'>sl 10 deal with Us
This is worth noticing because the
charge of arrogance on the part of the
operat ors was heard in great volume and
on almost all sides throughout the strike,
even from observers apparently anxious
to avoid the appearance Of encouraging
lawlessness. The public notion that the
operators had done wrong had undoubt-
eddy great influence on the cont est
We're the operators arrogant when
they refused TO arbtrate? Did they
assert rights not theirs. or seek to en-
croach on Mr.. MTTCHELL's. or in any
way overstcp the bounds Of proper con-
duct? Is the public with the aCcIscr or
the accused in respect to this charge Of
arrogance?
We don't ask any who have seen ar
rogance in the operators refusal TO arbi-
trate to say whether the miners would
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$50 "" -. .' ". Wv W
'"""'7 ""' '"'''7 ~ CIV '''"", I'"' Any ~
Oh 'heT judgment anu iulhn'a'oh Oh
thelr rights, then the entire business
world must pause for serious reflection.
The second point we have in mind is
this;
We forgive them even the false accusations which
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like nature in Europe has been so sue
cessful. in all important respects.
The tire problem. which has sorely
vexed the manufacturers Of Europa az
well as those OF our own country. still
remains to be solved. The strain upon
the tires Of such heavy machines, par
ticularly when turning, is tremendous,
and the requirements found necessary
during the run were numerous. In
fact. the tires of the present appear Ia be
further from perfection than any other
feature of the horscless conveyances.
Out of the sixty-cight vehicles which
, finished last Wednesday, twenty. accord
ing to unofficial report came through
without violating any Of the prescribed
rules Hence, it would seem, upon
first thought, As il honors should be
equally divided among this number Of
successful competitors. But consider
ing that the number Of prizes for per-
feet scores is limited to four this
number including the . President =
cup y much discussion has arisen as tn
which OF the twenty so-called winners
should receive the trophies. In order
to settle this question the records of the
twenty successful cars will, OF course.
be reviewed with extreme care and de-
Liberation by the committee. The ma
chimes weight, size, carrying capacity
aud the manner in which they were CON
trolled under adverse condt ion, will
count IN the summing up. Since the
test was primarily intended TO re-
veal the practicabilltv Of the machines
for everyday Use, when they are more
apt To be driven by novices than by
professional Chauffeurs, /, would seem
as if greater credit should be given
TO the skill exhibited by the former, or
non professional operator. than to the
acknowledged expert. But this matter
may be safely left in the hands of those
authorized to decide II.
The test has proved that the automo-
bile Of to-day. in the hands of an intelli-
gent operator. Is a safe and reasonably
stanch vehicle. But this must not be
construed TO mean that there is not
plenty of room for Improvement.
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PRESIDENT AND STRIKES.
Meaning of the Precedent Set ny Mr..
Roosevelt.
From me Cohesion NfWs.

From The Cohesion Nfns.
When President Roosevelt summoned before
him tho con,rndng parties In the coal strike he
acted beyond the pale of The Constitution and In
defiance OF the fundamental principles OF our In
situations; he uSurped powers Of Intervention and
d'c,ation exercised al the present day by com
psratively few mcnsrchs.
Immediately after the aboore hearing the
President called together the available members
Of hts cabinet and the Commissioner Of Labor to
discuss the matter thereby removing even the
prttrnce that his Intervention had been strictly
unofbcisi
N this extraordinary precedent Il TO be fol-
lowed " future Presidents a. their ~him and fancy
or according TO the exisenc,,s OF political cam
Psirns are TO call con'-ndng parties before them
TO adjudse differences. tn. white HOUSE tribunal
viii become more potent than 'he supreme Court.
since II can enforce It's mandates b. vague threats
Of action On tn. rsu al the Deparmen, Of Jus,'cs.
OF Extra sessions and Of Other steps and proceed
inss unknown to the regularly constituted trbu-
mails.
Where is th, extension OF Execn,iNe power TO
end To day there IL coal STRIKE IN Pennsylvania
TO rnorrow q railway strike In Illinois the next day
street car strike In New YORK. aud 80 on until the
one strike tribunal will be- the white House for
how can III. Presiden, ,s'er,e en-. In one strike and
refuse In smother Arc the people Of this coun, ~
prepared 10 intorse the ckercs. of function SO
foreign 10 the once and certain OF abuse The
Inevitable conse luencrs OF the step taken by Pres
dent Roosevelt, " unrevokcd, are no, Al present
appreciated because the step L. 40 extraordinary,
but sober reflection viii convince all classes and
the iaborng clsss., rrst tina, Intervention by the
President In controversies between labor and capt
ial will he productive Of untold mischief.
In any given controversy a President would
Intervene ether with OF wlthou, a hearing Of both
sides on he merits II he enters into fair and ex
haustive hearing. he is clearly usurpine functions
which are foreign TO his once and which one has
invited him to exercise as q citizen. ~ he inter
venes without investigating the merits his action
Is not only unwauanted and unreasonable bu, is
en- abuse Of hts exalted position, for were not for
his Official position the contending parties would
pay no attention 20 him. II being only the fear OF
what he can do as President which makes his aTbi
trsry conduct Of any consequence.
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DTvERsIONS OF pRISONFR,.
Expedients for MAKING Time Pas Nor,
Quickly During Their Confinement.

From the Nsr Orleans Tunes. DOna-.r,
Prisoners have all sorts al WAYS ol ,.,.
municating with each Other. said e.. odd
time police officer and II is almost %. .s.
sible to keep track Of them AZ times " non u,
department wants To he particulars .sr.''
about shutting out communication l"'o con
one prisoner and another
In the first place. the prisoner has no'ti,.,
to do but think before he i. sent 10 mo ',,,..
or TO some other place where he - ru' g.
work Some of them employ their .t.. %.
decorating their cells with pictures pla-'tr.n,
them with newspapers aud things 81 80.
sort One man will write = bit NJ y.rs.. o..
the story Of his lie. or treats ~ SOM.
aspect Of the science Of criminology. INa'.
known many prisoners to make con 14u.ur-
Of bugs. OF real bugs. cockroaches. spidcts
and things Of that sort | knew one man o..
had been conde nned to solitary contncrer'
who had actusliy trained couple of spider
and gang 81 reaches 20 that they would
come 10 him AZ regular interval, To-, foo.
He could rap on the SIDE of his cell and i'ev
would scamper out Oi Their hiding pla e..
nd rush to the point where h" tapped on to
floor or the wall with his hand They uer,
educated. and when he would talk 10 'hcr.
snd fOndle them they seemed 70 undets'ard
st least that IL was friendly and Affections.
sort Of thing -
ne NOfIO fniRhi snrifN 'Ipln 'f' to H
Of the criminals hands Men mi CHIT not nan
to touch palms with him. But with 'hc -,
spiders and the pet reaches u wac dItiorau'
Apparently they loved him. and he vas more
TO them than ell the vast body of mon o. the
outside Of the prison.
but / was thinking about smother -tor.
Some few years ago there was man IN ~.
Missouri penitentisry vho had heen scnten.od
to solitary confinement. ! think ne had =
aentence OF fifteen years He had been -hu'
on from all comnun cstion with dis fellow
prisoners about fifteen cells from nJu.
was a friend The hrst prisoner Rad t.
white mouse. little animal OF r"n,arhah,-
intelli gence. aud he proved to be soprc.
OF great comfort aud convenience tn the
prisoner In some way he trained the mous.
so that he understoo him He vas fnall.
able 10 get the little amin al TO carry messs
from HIS cell to the cell OF his friend o.
cssionslly the mouse could be seen scsinpe'
ing down the hall with piece Of paper IN \ 10
mouth. and nothing could s'op him u
this way the men carried on a system ~
perfect communication. II goes 10 shpo
how resourCsful criminals are, and whs'
fruitful ideas may sometimes grow out Of an
idle mind
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at the theatre that night. We had
plenty of chance to think, for we couldn' Z
see the actors.
There WAS u lovely, airy youth in an
other theatre who was always counting
money or reading n newspaper when
you came in the afternoon. We have
seen a half dozen OF people waiting for
him. The rogue didn't do the thing
well! He was only initiating imper-
turbability and there was always a
conscious look in his eye when he con-
descended To resume his labOrs. We
have never understood why he wasn't
slain. Probably he is a manager and
consequently wealthy by this time. Al
very distinguished theatre the other
day the ticket seller. a perfectly polite
man. was talking to two members Of
the perfcsh." talking no, about the
art Of acting, but that of pacing and the
performances of the four-legged Sam
Patch. Four or five customers had
collected. Returning to the world. he
bowed and said to the customers,
beg your pardon. can ! do anything for
you? II had occurred to him that he
was supposed to DO there for business
and not for pleasure. For obvious
reasons, ticket sellers have many friends.
and no class is more devoted to its
friends.
Shut the best of us in an alcove,
screened from the wrath of the public.
and with that public measurablv de-
pendent upon our good graces, and who
knows what We should become? II the
ticket seller gives rough lick with his
tongue or slams down the plan of the
house "a If he were handing YOU an
uppcrCut, remember his position. Re-
member that he is lonely and cynical
man or boy. he doesn't go TO the show.
He must get very weary of seeing other
people go. Besides. the public is crazy
TO buy tickets. and il is no pleasure of his
10 sell them. We hold him 10 be an
es'imable character in private life. but
be has been little hardened BY contact
with the world He j. bored and badg-
cred. Think of how long it takes most
women 10 buy ticket
And. after all, grant that some few
box Office bosses are lofty and sour 10
the populace. are their manners worse
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From a Friend Of Ida 4. (raddork

To Tur EpiroR or THE SuN- SIR: I wish
to add my testimony and tribute through the
columns of your paper to Ida {. ,raddock
whom kIcw for five years.
Noangol could ever be- NOR" pur" in Thought
word or deed than Was this noble woman
honest aud CONSCIENTIOUS to u fault. ! know
Of her work and believe that no pTopP 2Hnda
al the present day IL 50 much needed as hers
llouud"d to death, she sought death rather
than prison. | wish that some one may vet
take M III" work laid down and for which
sh" vas deprived OF the comforts OF lie.
living. eating and sleeping in one room, al
tor III" sak" OF bs'toriuy the condition Of the
human race. MAY N" time soon hasten
when th" rig'' ot fro" speech and freedom
of thought viii hc recognized in this so-calleCl
land OF IN" Tree j. my PRAYER.
NEN NoGk, oct Is. Dr y StLLTN.
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In regard to champagne. the vintage Of 1902 can
only he described as deplotahlc. London dsspg'ch
to rHv SuN.
Still, there will be champagne. even if
the vintage is poor and although all the
stocks Of past rintages should be exhausted.
There will b- MississppiS and Amazons Of H.,
flowing in the halls the glittering halls Of
Iobsterland. II every man. woman and
child on this ohlate spheroid swigged pint
Of champagne cocktails for breakfast
and magnum Of" champagne for dinner,
there would still he immcasurable seas Of
this cShaustible staple The Dyil knows
whore it comes from. hut It's as easy as
lying The River of Champagne surrounds
and intersccts l.obstcrland. What saith
the bard?
I'm Jolly, Tolls lobster,
50 Grlcgl and 81 nnc,
Ms heart, delight by DAY and night
/, opening Of wine
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The Pious Fund Decision.

Gratifying as il is 10 Americans IN at
the Arbitration Court sitting az The
Hague has decided the Pious Fund :"
case between Mexico and the United
States in our favor. it is of great impor-
lance to the world that the first test Of
the international arbitration machinery
erected by The Hague Conference in 1899
made at the instance of two American
republics, should have been successful.
The question at issue was whether
the change Of nationality of a bene-
fciary relieved "A country from it's obi
cations as trustee, and grew out of the
agreemen, made by Mexico in 1872. bv
which that country undertook to pay a
yearly sum to the Roman Catholc Church
in California, then part of the southern
republic. In lSIS California was coded
To the United States; and the Mexican
claim was that the cession eXtingushed
the relations of trustee and beneficiary
heretofore existing. The Court of Ar
bitration decided that that relation still
existed, and condemned Mexico to pay
arrears since 1864.
The principle involved and upheld is
not new; the amount al issue, less than
5000, 900, is not great; but the application
of the two countries To the Permanent
Court and the prompt decision, go to
pave the way for further arhtrations
and are important for that reason. II is
pleasant that the decision is in favor OF
the United States, but oven more CRAFTY
ing that appeal was made to the Perma.
neut Court Of Arbitration