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The Washington times., 1903-10-18
In a Dying Condition.

NEW YORK. Oct. 17s-Rabbi Sparger.
x3e- attempted suicide at the Walton
Hotel in Philadelphia today, left the city
mysteriously late last week and his rel
atives knew nothing Of his whereabouts
until Wednesday night, when word
came from Washington that he was
there among friends.
ar. Sparger is assistant rabbi OF the
Temple E Manuel the wealth Fifth
Avenue Church. and is well-known
throughout the country. He has been
at Temple r Manuel for about ten years
and his salary is supposed to be one Of
the largest. II not the largest. OF his
class in the country.
Asked for Rest.
He participated in all the services and
ceremonies Of the holidays until last
week. Then. instead OF attending the
Saturday service. he sent a brief note
saying that he was i'll. and would take
few days rest. There was no word
In regard TO the, services Of Mon
day. which were the last of the holt
days. and inquiry revealed that his fam
ily his wife and two children. were
alike in the dark as 10 his whereabouts
Private search was then begun.
At Mr.. Sparger's home. 70 East Nine
teenth Street. his daughter. Jeanette
sParger. said this afternoon that the
family had received the news from
Philadelphia. and that Mrs. sparger
was Frustrated For some time past.
according 70 Miss Sparger. her father
had been suffering with nervous trou-
bles. and last week he obtained leave OF
absence.
The family received letter from Mr.
Sparger today, which was written IN
Washington, In which he stated that
ne would be in Philadelphia today. Miss
sparger could not account for her
fathers attempt at suicide, except on
the theory that ne must have become
temporarily insane from illness. Mr..
Sparger Is fifty years old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
The Law and Strikes.

In granting a certificate of reasonable
doubt which released from prison the New
York walking delegate who has just been
convicted of extortion. a Brooklyn judge
proclaimed a doctrine which Immediately
arrests the attention OF all citizens who
hope To see the labor question settled on a
common sense basis of equity. This man
Parks was accused of securing 500 from a
contractor for using his influence with the
union To order strikers TO return to work.
The testimony was conflicting. but 1t suffl-
GENTLY established the truth of the charge
to enable the jury to return verdict of
guilty The justice to whom the case was
appealed ordered the release of the prisoner
on the ground. chiefly. that the indictment
did not describe d crime. In other words
he held that even if Parks had obtained the
money from the contractor on the grounds
alleged he was not guilty of a punishable
offense. In the course of an interview ex-
planatory of his decision. he is reported to
have said:
I'm granting the certificate l went to
what | believe to be the underlying prin-
ciple of the crime of extortion as defined by
the Code of Criminal Procedure. In section
5JS extortion is defined threat to do an
unlawful act or to do direct injury to the
person or property OF the person threat
ened.
This, then. is the legal proposition: Did
Parks. ON the occasion cited. say what
amounted to a threat against the person or
property of Plenty? His words were to the
effect that he was sorry Plenty did not
wish to see the strike settled otherwise he
would have brought over the money instead
or the check. But the strike was not
against Plenty's men. The code says it
must be an unlawful act that Is threatened
1t IS lawful to strike. or to continue a
strike; that Is settled in this state; so the
a ,of
lawful one. i think there is a reasona BILE
doubt as to Its being threat: but even If a
threat IL does not come within the pro-
visions of the code"
There can be no controversy over the
legal right of workingmen to cease work
That point requires no Justification in terms
OF statutes or judicial decisions. provided a
contract has not been violated Nor can
there be a doubt OF the fact that workers
are often required to stop their labors at
the instance Of the union. against their
wishes. This fact u besde the law. for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
John D. Long.

The suggestion Of ex-Secretary John d.
Long for a seat In the Massachusetts legis-
lature is attractive. He is a very compe-
tent man. and has had large experience in
the conduct of public affairs. Having
proved faithful over many things why not
place him again over a few things? The
man who served with distinction in the ma
tonal House of Representatives and SUISSE
quently administered the affairs of the
Navy Department would contribute much
of value to the discussion of local affairs at
home Moreover. when younger, he served
his people in local office. and would be no
stranger in the harness now. He is of
course not seeking the place, but the people
would do well to seek him. with a commits
sion in their hands, '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Mr.. BRYAN Accepts Mr.. Clarke.

Mr.. Bryan's Endorsement of Mr.. Clarke is
hearty, but open to the objection of being
a bit patronizing. He said In substance to
the democrats of Ohio yesterday: I'll take
Mr.. Clarke. 1 find upon investigation that
he Is all right on those questions he under
stands. In the main his heart Is with the
people On the subject of an income tax.
on that of government by Injunction. and
on that of popular election of United States
senators his views are sound as my own,
and 1 could scarcely say more for them.
He Is right even on one phase Of the money
question. In time he may be right on the
other phases of it. At any rate let US hope
so. Meanwhile the common enemy is in
line before us offering battle. and we must
close up and go against him.
This may do very well in the case of a
man like Mr.. Clarke, who is making his
first bow to the country. In comparison
with him Mr.. Bryan is a father in Israel
a veteran who can afford the air and Ian
guage of a mentor and chief. But fancy
Mr.. Bryan receiving back into the fold in
such terms men who In comparison with
himself are veterans: men who have never
acknowledged his fitness for leadership:
men who still deplore his prominence in
affairs. How would such language sound
Mr.. German. or to the democrats Of New
Jersey in the case of Mr.. Cleveland? Very
like impertinence, of course.
The Clarke case therefore is a case by
itself 1t does not point to an easy way
for a reconciliation between Mr.. Bryan and
the majority OF the gold democratic leaders.
They would be glad to have him In line
next year. and concede that it would help
the party's prospects. But not on his
terms. None of them seeks. or would accept
at his hands, any patronizing forgiveness
or Endorsement. They are no more in SYM
pathy with him now than they were seven
or three years ago. Some of them, like Mr..
Clarke. are in favor of an income tax, and
some favor election of senators by a direct
vote of the people. But the money ques-
ton Is still uppermost and vital with them,
and on that there is no possible agreement
with Mr.. Bryan short of a surrender on his
part. And that will come at the same time
there is rain of larks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

union worker does not seek the protection
Of tho courts from this eompulsion. At tho
same time It Is believed by many people.
though difficult Of proof. that strikes are
often ordered to suit the selfish purposes OF
certain ofilcers Of the unions. From dis
closures recently made in New York in con-
nection with the case Of Parks and Others
1t would appear that a large profit IL de-
rived from the game of ordering strikes on
and of. Parks himself has accumulated
fortune of more than $4,000. although his
wages as iron-worker and his salary as
walking delegate of the union have at no
time in the past ten years reached point
of more than s1,50O a year, at very lib
eral estimate.
If the courts can see no crime in the Or
dering of strikes for the purpose OF order
ing them off again, for a consideration. 1t
is time the statutes were changed to permit
such definition From one point Of view
any money paid to an influential labor del
egate to put an end to a disturbance Is
bride, and the man who takes 1t is far more
guilty in such a case than the man who
offers it. In the New York affair the en-
ployer paid for the privilege Of continuing
the execution of his contract. Is the law to
be construed to protect all grafters who
may seek by this means to manipulate the
unions for their own ends and profit? Or Is
1t to be erected into a barrier between the
honest workingman and the dishonest pro-
fessional as well as between the employer
and the corrupt walking delegate?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
The Districts Supplies.

The District government Is entitled to buy
as chesply as possible in the open market
and to take advantage of large orders to
secure a low rate on its supplies. The dis
closures of high prices paid 10 the past for
bread. typewriter ribbons. paper and other
commodities needed in the municipal house.
hold ought to lead to the institution Of a
new system whereby all purchases. how
ever made. will be founded on rOck-bottom
prices. 1t appears that wide discrepancy
exists between the price. scale of the In
terror Department and that of the District
government. Would it not be a good plan
for government purchasing agents to hold
an occasional meeting to ascertain the
range of rates? And such an assemblage
should assuredly include the buyers for the
District. whether this municipality be re-
garded as federal or not. 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Scripture and Mobs.

Tho Georgia clergyman who quotes the
Rihie TO excuse mobs states his case I'M
convincingIy but gives an interesting twist
to the subject. And he was about due
Some politicians in office, some politicians
seeking office, and few public entertain
ers have had their say, and have prohted
by their extravagances. 1t was only neces-
sary therefore for somebody to champion
the mob on grounds other than bid for
place or a grab for gate-money to make
the circle complete. The Delaware clergy
man who egged on the Wilmington riot
hardly filed the bill. His deliverance was
rather in an agitatOrs line. But this
Georgia man formally takes text. and
sticks to it. He seeks to cover the mop
with sacred authority.
This need not be so startling when we
consider that in the days of human slavery
in this country the Bible was continually
quoted to justify that hideOus institution.
Men of learning of spotless personal char
acter of much usefulness in their home
communities, stood in pulpits and pracu-
cally preached slavery. They thought that
the negro in bondage was properly placed.
lie belonged there by divine appointment.
and to free him. they contended, would be
TO fly in the face of Providence. They In
sisted that he be well housed and fed and
clothed. but they saw in the color of his
skin, and in his ignorance and helplessness.
the sign that his destiny was mental for all
time.
Advancing civilization rejected these
teachings. They were repugnant both to
common sense and to common justice 1t
was observed. too. that the texts employed
TO enforce them were taken from the Old
and not from the New Testament. They
did not square with Christianity in any of
its interpretations. No more do the teach
ings of this Georgia pupiteer who goes
back for his text to the Mosaic period and
ignores the Master whose creed he pro-
feSses
DO you believe In the inspiration of the
Bible? was the question pat on one occa-
sion to a witty but somewhat irreverent
Frenchman. Il do he promptly and
rather emphatically replied What is your
strongest reason for that opinion?' was
then asked. 1T survives and Is respected
notwithstanding the readings and practices
OF so many of its champions and expound-
O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Mexico and Her Currency.

From the Mexican Herald. =
The press abroad. as we have shown by
many quotations from influential foreign
journals is showing much interest in Mex
ico's attempt to reform her currency, and
in the main. the foreign comment is both
sympathetic and complimentary, the great
strides this country has made under the
administration of President Diaz being gen
erously recognized. The foreign press has
taken the ground that Mexico cannot fall
to make her present enviable condition
sounder, her future more secure, by stabil-
izing her currency. And we believe that the
foreign observers are right. No country
can prosper long on a fluctuating and un-
sound monetary basis Mexico has indeed
prospered Of late years, but largely because
of her rapid exploitation of the vast ma
tional resources that make this one of The
worlds greatest treasure houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
The Channel Swimmers,

fourth time Holbein has failed to swim
the English channel. but that is no assur-
ance that he will not continue his attempts
Until he either succeeds or Is drowned.
There is little likelihood of the latter as he
is accompanied throughout bis swim by
boats. close at hand. SO that in the event
of his serious distress he may be picked
up with no danger. Should he succeed
some day who will be any wiser or better
off? Holbein himself may gain some noto-
riety and exhibit himself In the museums
the first to accomplish the feat. but he
will be soon forgotten. just al are the poo
pie who are exploited in this country as
having safely braved the dangers of Ma
CARA Who now thinks Of the woman who
a few months ago claimed to have gone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

. The fire chiefs recommendations for q
larger pay scale for his men deserve the
hearty Endorsement OF the Commissioners
and the acceptance of Congress. Washing
toms fire force Is too small and not well
enough paid It is exceptionally capable
partly because Of the high state of the or
ganization and the quality of the members
and partly owing to the local conditions
which favor prompt and effective work
The pay scale should not be adjusted to the
percentage Of fire losses. save in reversal
A fire department that keeps the damage
down to the minimum established here Is
entitled to a larger wage than one which is
less successful. In any case more men and
engines are needed. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Old Friends.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

The probability that the elder Salvini
may again visit this country in a profes-
sional capacity. the certainty that the d.
vine Adelina Patti will shortly honor and
delight us with another Of her positively
farewell-fOrever engagements. and the
conditional promise from Mary Anderson
Of hundred readings in the United States
are items of current intelligence calculated
to set the thoughts of American theater-
gOers back a dozen years or SO. hearty
welcome awaits these three old favorites.
whether they come simply to share in our
national prosperity, to rekindle old afrec-
tons or to elevate the modern stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
His Turn,

The whirligig of time will bring
Revenges strange. they say:
No more we speak Of "hayseeds" or
OF "Rubes" in accents gay.
The farmer has a bank account;
He's living at his ease. f.
And starts a grain monopoly -
Should this his fancy-please.
o..
The city youth who used to scoff
His ribaId mirth now stops;
The farmer Is employing him
To help get in the crops!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
A Federal Law Needed,

Whether the man arrested at Sycamore
Hill the other night and yesterday ar
raigned on a charge of having attempted to
force his way into the presence Of the Pres
ldent intended to do him harm or not the
incident indicates that too close a guard
cannot be kept around the person of the
chief executive. This affair may be mag
nified out of it's proper proportions. The
man may have been merely a harmless
member of the army Of cranks, such as
are to be encountered In this city
! frequently during the Presidents sojourn
at the capital. Or he may have had MUIR
derous motive. either sane or insane. He
may have been acting as an individual or
in conjunction with others. A suggestion of
the latter case is given by reports that
other men were heard prowling about the
premises earlier In the evening.
In any case. the affair emphasizes the
negligence of Congress In the matter of en-
acting a sufficient law defining and punish
ing the crime Of attempting the life Of the
President and other high government offs
Gals. Such a law. suggested by the Buffalo
tragedy of two years ago. was passed by
the Senate last year. but the House failed
TO concur, and the enactment failed. Had
this man Weilbrenner actually fired at the
President he could have been tried only I'M
der the New York state statute, which pre-
scribes maximum penalty of twenty-five
years imprisonment in case of an attempt
to commit crime the punishment for
which Is death. 1t is altogether anomalous
that the United States government affords
no greater degree of protection to it's Off
Gals, and that whenever instances of this
kind arise recourse must be had to the
varying laws of the states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Flight of Time,
I'm the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The summer has about waned Time will
eat the lovely autumn months I'D almost
before we know it and then winter will
blow over rapidly. Then will come
spring and summer again. with the same
old excursion advertisements; the same
pictures of girls in scanty bathing suits
freckles. sunburn and holiday romances;
and then again the too rapidly disappearing
autumn, etc What an insidious, rapid
and relentless automaton the whirligig of
time is, anyhow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Conflicting News.


From the Louisville Courier Journal
One day we have reports from Washing.
ton that there is plenty of money to move
the crops and that the national treasury
is safeguarded against any possible strin-
gency. 1t Is given out that within the past
year there has been an increase in circula
ton of one hundred and twenty-five mil
lions. Then close on the heels of this comes
from New York warning note of break
ers ahead and imminent danger of short
age of funds which will play widespread
havoc. Who shall decide when doctors dis
agree?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
A Question of Complexion,

What makes you so timid about ghosts?''
'Well." answered Aunt Parthenia; "col-
cred folks has mo- reason to be skyaht O
chooses dan white folks. A white folks
ghos' kin be seen at distance. an you gifts
a chance to run But a cullud ghos' Is
li'ble to be SO dahk dat it's Hble to be right
on top O. you befo' you kin draw yoh bref'
to holler." ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

over the cataract IN q barrett Whist d.
gree Of notice was paid 20 the man who
recently announced that he had gone
a-swim through the whirlpool rapidsf The
public likes freaks. but 1t has acquired e
discriminating taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

The gentlemen who are figuring as active
candidates on the democratic ticket in Ohio
will be wise If they let Mr.. Bryan do the
solo work and content themselves with join
ing in the chorus at a given signal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
A Free Trip,

This earth doth travel far each day,
And where it goes do not care.
IT'S joy to ride nor have to pay
A single penny for my fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

The arrest of colored man on the charge
of swindling in connection with alleged pen
sion for slaves Is a melancholy reminder
of the fact that negroes suffer a great deal
at the hands of shrewder members of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

The autocratic manner in which President
Castro personally supervises his taxation
department is calculated to dispel some
fond illusions about his motives being pure
ly patriotic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Painful Prudence.

any more?'
mo" answered Senator Sorghum. ut
makes a bad impression. Sounds as II you
hadn't any rich friends"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

Mr.. George Beavers seems to be one Of
the few people that the New York police
man Is afraid to arrest on general princi-
pies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

The American consul must be made to feel
that his position is more secure than that
of minor European potentate or a South
American president
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Enjoyment.

Golf must be a very amusing game"
well" answered the novice. ut hasn't
made me laugh yet. but my caddie appears
to get great deal of quiet fun out of it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

David =. Hill was sixty years old re-
Gently. Too busy, however, to give any
birthday parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

OF course some of those English people
in their efforts to entertain Mr.. Root will
insist on talking about how much they en-
joyed Gen. Miles visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

If Sir Thomas had been no luckier in the
tea business than he Is at yachting he
would not be in position to challenge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

If there is any one really yearning for
the Servian throne he can probably get II
without struggle by merely serving no
tice on King Peter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

Somehow the new president of the steel
trust doesn't seem nearly 80 picturesque as
Mr. Schwab.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

Prof Langley has at least the satisfac-
ton of knowing that he can run his ma
chine without making 1t carry number
and lot of lanterns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
The Gains.

From the New York World.
It's an Ill wind that refuses to blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
That Mysterious PLAGUED

From the New York Tribune
The latest efforts to ruin Cuba's reputa-
ton as a health resort seem to have come
to a speedy and futile end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Charge of the Autos.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
Just think OF the great work that would
have been done at San Juan Hill by the
automobiles that General Miles desires to
have substituted for the cavalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
The Turk.
From the Chicago RI

From the Chicago Record Herald.
The Turk is a good deal like an ostrich
with it's head in the sand. He isn't afraid
of fleets as long as they are kept where he
can't see them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

The indulgence displayed by Mr.. Bryan
toward Mr.. Clarke of Ohio should not lead
Grover Cleveland to cherish any false hopes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

If Nicarauga Is wise it will lose no time
I'm making the way for canal negotiations
easy possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

1t is almost as hard to settle the pre-
liminaries for a grand opera season as for a
prize fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

Now Is the time for the inventor with a
substitute for anthracite to show his hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
Fashion in Overcoats

From the Boston Herald.
Fashion DEGREES that just now the popu-
lar style - to wear last Winter's overcOat
until arrangements CAM b MADE for getting
q new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03

The Sultan Of Turkey should see to 1t
that fool and his fireworks are parted.