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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Enthusiasm at Conventions.

At the mention of Mr.. Hearst's name last
night the delegates to the Independence
League convention cheered for thirty min
utes Men stood on chairs and shouted
themselves hoarse. Others seized each
other as in a delrium and waltzed up and
down the aisles. Others seized the county
standards and marched about the hall. act
ing as If possessed. The stereotyped phrase
for this sort of thing Is, AT this point the
convention went wild"
Wild as II looks and is, however. it Is all
very carefully planned and almost re-
hearsed. For years the major domos OF
both parties have been charging and de-
velopng the performance. Five minutes
used to be fattering allowance for even
the most popular man Then it grew to
ten. until now, by jumps of five, 1t has
reached thirty minutes This record may
hold until 1905 when the republicans for
their presidential nominee and the demo-
Gratis for Mr.. Bryan may set new pegs.
And yet these conventions are charged
at every step with duties calling for calm
ness. elaboration. and all watchfulness
Matters of the greatest party moment are
up. and should be decided wisely How well
prepared men are to deliberate after COM
ing out of such a jambOree it is easy to
see. They recover from such hysteria
about as slowly as from liquor. A drunk is
drunk. whether produced by John Barley
corn. or infectious excitement.
After awhile. things are going dele
gates will find it advisable to insure their
lives before entering the arena and take
fearful leave of their families before set
ting out from home. Danger is growing
Smashing hats and tearing down decora-
tons will become tame. Waiting will lose
its charms. mere procession around the
hall will fail to stir the blood sufficiently
A human sacrifice or two will be demanded
and then hades indeed will break loose. At
tending state or national convention will
require more physical grit and strength
than political sagacity. The bruiser will
find a new field for usefulness. and engage
to strip for the fray at so much per. To
pull of a nomination will become more ex-
pensive than ever.
When shall We see such a day? 1t is
due before great while. We are a strenu-
Gus people. and speed. once We set out in
any direction. is our most striking char
acteristic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Wife or Cook.

While some men are not particularly
frank and candid toward their wives,
others are. The Star published dispatch
on Monday from Danviile. Va. which told
of a man who divorced his wife, then en-
ployed her as his cook, and finally married
another woman, the ex-wife and cook pre-
pairing the nuptial feast.
The man paid high tribute to the cult
nary endowments of his first wife He
wanted her not as a wife, but as a cook
His opinion of the lady was that she was
more distinguished as cook than as a
wife. He was perhaps mistaken, but prob
ably he was better informed on this SUBJ
ject than the general public. He was GER
tainly very frank in making the distinc-
ton between wife and cook. 1t is dis
tinction that is not always made. In some
domestic establishments it is not clear
whether the lord regards his lady as wife
or as cook.
Another feature of this Danville dispatch
is that the divorced wife prepared that
second nuptial feast. About the most con-
venient comment to make on this state OF
affairs is that the new wife in eating this
food took a fearful risk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Mr.. Bryan's Service to the Country

There is no discount on Mr.. Bryan as a
drawing card. He can collect a large au-
dience when there Is no admission fee 1t
is comparatively easy to collect an an
dience under these conditions, but the non.
ular appetite regards Mr.. Bryans eloouence
as the best free oratory in the country. In
one of the old books 1t Is set down some.
thing like this: Let a man GO about
preaching that the world Is not 50 well
governed as 1t ought to be and he shall
never lack listeners" But this does not
altogether account for the popularity o,
Mr.. Bryan's art. No matter how shy he
may be on subjects he has a sumptuous
repertory of words. and he can mold a SEN
tence till 1t has the grace of a swans neck
His theories may be hundred years be-
hind the times, or thousand years ahead
of the times, but in the tangie-talk of the
German comedian. ut listens well"
The Star of yesterday published dis
patch from East Radford, Va, that ex-Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
A DANGEROUS Curve.

Another man killed by the derailment of
a locomotive at 9Th street and Maryland
avenue is one of the items of current news.
1t is an item that has appeared before. A
list Of the derailments that have taken
place at this curve, but which have not
been attended by loss of life, would be a
long one. This place may not have earned
the name of dead mans curve" but to
judge from the number of accidents there
it is place where train crews should ex-
ercise great caution.
There Is no doubt that railroad men
know their business as thoroughly as any
other class of men in the world. but to the
layman 1t would seem that there is some
thing defective in this curve-either too
sharp for easy negotiation. or the outer
rail not sufficiently high. or the speed OF
trains too great in passing 1t.
However. with the new railway trackage
system of the city approaching compile
ton. this curve will soon be eliminated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
The Old Orchard.

The complaint is general in the central
districts of the Atlantic seaboard that the
fruit or these parts is not as good as ii used
To be- No doubt a mans memory is ant to
exsggerate the sweetness and the juiciness
OF the peach. pear. apple and watermelon
OF his boyhood days; but making due al
lowance for such tricks as time plays with
a mans fancy. IT does seem that the home
grown peach, pear and apple have de-
Perforated.
The orchard around the house seems not
to be considered OF the same Importance
that IL was a generation ago. In the coun-
ties Of Maryland and Virginia adjacent to
Washington. twenty-five years ago. though
that much nearer the civil war period, the
farm house without It's peach orchard. its
apple orchard and its pear trees was ex-
ceptional. The trees were cared for and
the fruit was good Pass through the same
parts OF the country tadav e"d ~" we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Warships for Cuba.

The revolution In Cuba has so steadily
and rapidly assumed a .menacing aspect
that the American policy of preparedness
for. emergencies must receive the support
of all American opinion. The Denver
should be at Havana tonight the Marietta
at Cienfuegos tomorrow and the Des
Moines will hold herself in readiness at
Key West to proceed Immediately to any
port of Cuba.
AS another measure for safeguarding
American interests the President has called
upon the Navy Department for statement
as to the number of marines available for
service in Cuba in the event of need. There
are about 100 of these sea soldiers on land
and shipboard in the West Indies
The United States intends no demonstra-
ton or present interference. The admins
traton has simply taken these measures
for the protection of American interests
in Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
. Tariff Revision and Revisionists.
The St. Louis Republic says TIL

The ST. LOUIS RepuDllC says tiiiS'
.sThe tariff-reform republican who In
sists the tariff should be revised only oy
its friends is very little better than ms
stand pat associates who demaho oho
tariff shall be left exactly as IL Is. n
vision of the tariff, at least such reNision
as has significance and substance can
never come from the party that mas peen
sustained. II 1t was not created, py TIC
protected interests
The tariff reform republican submits a
simple and logical proposition. he beheVes
In protection because he has seen II DO ali
that has ever been claimed for 1t. Its orig
fnators recommended the policy on the
ground that 1t would build up American In
dustries and benefit American labor. 1t
has performed both of those services we
are now in the front rank OF the produc-
ing nations. and our labor is the most in
telligent and best paid In the world The
man who works with his hands under the
stars and stripes Is better off than the
wage-earner of any other country.
But there has come a time when the
very success of protection demands a re-
vision of some of the tariff schedules Ger
tain industries have been so advanced by
it-have become 50 independent of Its
favors-that they can afford to do without
1t. What originally was legitimate fos-
tering care bestowed upon a strugsler has
become bounty paid to rich and pros
porous operator. Why longer charge pro-
lection with duties where none is needed?
Why not as Mr. Mckinley in his last
speech at Buffalo recommended revise the
schedules in the interests of Withdrawing
protection where it has done it's task and
extending it in directions where 1t Is
promised fruitful field?
Handing over the tariff for revision to
men who do not believe in protection, but
would if they could uproot the policy
wholly. would be to create a condition of
affairs of the utmost gravity. Panic would
inevitably result For. rail at it as the free
traders do, protection is now so widely and
materially grounded in our development
and operations that it cannot be disposed
of as an evil-as a cancer to be cut out at
once and done for. The democrats discov-
cred this in 1894, when, in juggle to hide
some foolish and reckless campaign prom
ises, they passed tariff bill which made
them ridiculous Framed in the House by
professed free traders, and recast in the
Senate by openly avowed protectionists, 1t
was a piece of patchwork to beat the band;
and the country seized the first opportunity
to repudiate it.
There is a great difference between the
man who wants the tariff revised on pro-
lection lines, and the man who wants 1t
revised with view Of bringing In free
trade al the national policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

J. Hoge Tyler had assured the people OF
that neighborhood that Mr.. Bryan would
attend the Radford fair 1t will be a great
day. Fat stock. big corn and giant pump
kins will be overshadowed.
Last night 1900 people in the st. Louis
Coliseum shouted SO long and loud when
Mr.. Bryan advanced to speak that, accord
ing to the dispatches ''he had to motion
for silence with a palm-leaf fan. .
The Alabama democratic convention
tabled resolution condemaing the govern
ment ownership of railroads and Endorsed
Mr.. Bryan.
All this is good. If Mr.. Bryan never does
anything else than make speeches his hfe
work will not have been in vain. He helps
keep people interested In national affairs
and economics. He keeps the republic
awake. Competition in politics is the life
of parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
No Garbage in Streets.

Commissioner Mcfarland took up today
the matter of throwing banana peel and
other forms of garbage in the streets and
parks. to which The Star called attention
in Mondays issue. The offense may not be
the gravest of the day. but it Is worthy of
rectification. 1t is an offense provided
against by police regulations. Neglect Of
these comparatively slight evils often tend
to encourage greater evils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Lofty Motives.

l scorn the kind of politics
That needs the old machine.
l disapprove of shabby tricks;
l would be neat and clean
In running my campagn-unless
That method meant my loss.
For, with 1t all, l must confess
I want to be the boss.
Down with those leaders who have made
Election but a jest!
l seek the combat undismayed
And hopeful for the best.
And, lest these others should again
With things play pitch and toss
For selfish ends. it's very plain
I've got to be the boss!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Judge Alvey.

News of the illness OF Judge Richard H.
Alvey. first chief justice OF the Court Of APP
peals of the District Of Columbia, will be
learned with regret by the personal friends
of this able man, the District bar and
bench, and the Washington public in gem
eral. Many thousand wishes go out that he
may be restored to health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
A Revision.

after AL" said the dyspeptic philoso-
pher. what a man Is depends largely on
what a man eats and how he digests It.
The cook is the most responsible factor In
our civilization
Quite true" answered Miss Cayenne
THE old song should be changed from Hail
the the Chief to Hail to the Chef"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Mr.. VIM. r. Hearst declares that he
wishes to do what is desired of him. His
critics still contend that In journalism
there Is such thing as being too anxious
to please
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
SHOOTING STARS.
Consistency.

Remember" said the political adviser,
that consistency is a jewel"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum. .but
these days lavish display OF jeweiry is
not considered polite"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Equally Difficult.

II suppose that when you discover the
north pole you will regard your labors as
competed
NO" answered the arctic explorer. 1.-The
hardest part will be yet to come. Well
have to find some way of getting back
home again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
An Adage Applied.

What is meant by Where ignorance is
bliss It's folly to be wiser"
II don't know exactly. But judging from
Charley's experience 1 should say 1t has
something to do with expert Information
about race horses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
More Reform.

We've shortened up our words few.
The scheme Is far from twaddle
Progressive young folks say "skiddoo,"
Our grand sires said "skedaddle."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

So many different leaders are mentioned
from time to time that it looks as If rota-
ton in office were the rule among the Gu
ban insurgents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Mr.. Winston Churchilrs campaign may
not have done him any good politically.
but it will not detract from the interest Of
his next novel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Future Assured.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
1t is claimed that few careers are open
to deaf mutes. Let them become BARRIERS.
and their future will be assured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

The trouble that Bryan has had with
pet theories in the past should have made
him little more wary Of government own
ership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Secretary Shaw seems to suggest that
the American who pays more than the
foreigner for our own manufactures Ii
lucky to have the price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

BUSINESS In the tea trade evidently con-
'ihues 10 be good. Sir Thomas Lipton il
again on the look out for a boat builder
VINO thinks he can produce a winner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

There are fears that the octopus is cher
fshing hopes that railway rate laws will be
as hard to enforce as prohibition laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Roosevelt may not be the republican can
didate himself. but he will see to 1t that the
man selected gets good start
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Isn't it natural to
suppose that with a
carefully org a nized
trust department ham
dling I'M a my estates
yearly, and with the
advantages for safe
and profitable invest
ment enjoyed by a
financial institution,
we cam administer am
estate as agent for a
living person or as
trustee under a will
more safely, more eco
nomically am d more
profitably than am i'm
dividua12
AMERICAN SECURITY
AND TRUST COMPANY
Northwest Corner of
Fifteenth and Pennsylvania avenue.
Charles j. Bell, Pres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

After noting the experience of San Fran
cisco, Valparaiso is probably just as well
pleased that it did not carry more in
Surance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Some of the stuff that Is alleged to go
into adulterated whisky should come pref
ty near enabling 1t to pass as denatured
alcohol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

If asked his opinion the car would prob
ably insist that the disturbances in Cuba
are not worth mentioning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

The "terrortsts" themselves cannot ter
rorize more efficiently than Russian troops
that have cast aside all restraint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

Secretary Root continues to be notably
successful in South America In dividing
interest with the earthquakes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12
Watch It'll
,m the New York Herald.

Fr0M the new
China Is to have a new constitution, but
its custodians should be careful that the
dowager empress doesn't see 1t first. She
might need it In her business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-12

I'M
CHI dice OF
Hair Rolls. all
colors; Kirby
b q ar q Hair
Pins. Crystal
Hat Pins, 60
In C h I a Pc
Measures. Sun
Brand = ms,
Black ID r e s s
Banding, Chill
dren's II o S e
S u p p or tiers.
ii a ( Dozen
b o n e Collar
Buttons, One
p a ir 8 h o e
Lacers. Hooks
a n d e Y 8,
Stocking Darn
ers, Silkateen,
Thimbles. Col
ored V e " ct
b | n d 1 n &
f e a therstitch
Braid, Fancy
Stick Pins. AS
sorted Darn
ing n e e d les.
h / d Curriers',
Nj a r k | n e
Chalk. Safety
Pins.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
TORRENS LAW IS NOT
TAKEN ADVANTAGE: OF
Registrations of Titles in Hennepin
County Not Coming In Fast.

t
Registrations Of titles II Hennepin,
being made as fast as champions Of
the law have predicted, and not nearly.
as fast as they are in other parts Of
the country where the people have been.
educated UP to the benefits Of the sys-3
tenn. Very little valuable down-town
property has been registered,s the regis;
trations being mostly outlying lots and.
country property.
Since the law went into effect in
January, 1902, there have been 385 APP
plications filed. There have. been $50
transfers and instruments filed and a.
total of $40 certificates issued, The
total valuation Of property registered
in Hennepin county is $645,59o,
and the e fand he souR
$s45.5s e"Sq Under the be'' laws this as,
surance fund will when it reaches
a high enough figure, be invested under
the direction Of the district court
Judges and will be used to pay any
losses to holders Of registered titles
thru carelessness Of officials and from
In 1905 there were 65s applications
filed, 355 instruments fled and 405 GER.
Of Of property registered was $153 500.
The total receipts, aside from the
assurance fund for the year.. were
ST, 646.41, and the total expenses for ex
aminers and an employee in the regis
ter Of deeds office were $4,000.
NThe department. should soon b.
self-supporting," said Examiner G: II
Childs. "The, number Of registration;
is not increasing as fast as it should
but I think it is simply question Of
time and education and that all proper
Ety owners will ultimately come to rec
ognize the true value of the Torren
| law - =. ,r..-r.. = : =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
CHARLES w. CORK DEAD
Well Known Resident Of South Mime
apoIis Suddenly Passes Away.

Charles w Cork, a well known resi-
dent of South Minneap polls, died suddenly
last night at his home, 2122 Twenty-sec-
ond avenue S. Death was caused: by
heart failure. Mr.. Cork, who was about
50 years Of age, is survived by his wife
and two children, Miss May: 3. Cork and
BurdetteN Cork - E. -
! Mr.. Cork was a native of England and
came to America when a boy of Il years.
He came to Minneapolis twenty-seven
years ago and entered the employ Of the
Milwaukee railroad in its shops and soon
became general foreman Of the wood de-
partment which position he held for
twenty-five years and up to the time Of
his death. He was much interested In
politics during his entire residence in
Minneapolis and was one Of the republi-
can leaders In the eleventh ward, sew-
ing repeatedly on campaign committees
and being prominently mentioned for al
derrnan One of his hobbies was the cul-
tivation Of flowers, with which he was
unusually successful and his summer
flower garden was invariably one Of the
finest in the city. He took the leading
prize offered by the Improvement league
several years in succession.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
WOMAN'S LAST HOPE
- rs TAKEN FROM HER
Incurable Invalid, Her Husband Insane,
Is Spurned by Family.

Blow after blow has battered the
foundations Of Mrs. Michael Swenson s
faith in providence and human nature
till she has but one hope left, and that
is about to taken from her. An IN
durable invalid, she has seen her hus-
band taken to the insane asylum at
Rochester and for year or more has
lived on = meager pension secured for
her by the Associated Charities.
Thru all her affliction she has been
sure that if her people only knew OF
her plight they would come to her as
sistance,~ but she has been 200 proud to
call on them for help. Last week she
was induced to allow Manager p. D.
Solenberger Of the. Associated Chair
ties to write to several members of her
family who are living in Wisconsin in
prosperous circumstances. - E >ssr /
Yesterday replies were received.
Here is what her family say: 81
mCannot possibly help my daughter y
Her father. ...,,..-. 49,. -. r
Cannot aid my sister in any way,
have enough to do. to take care of my
self. Her brother.
!" It will be impossible for me to con
slider it. Her sister.
u cannot in any way help my SIS.
ter. Her brother
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
SUGGEST PUT TING THE
'GAMs" ON PROBATION.
POLICEMEN THINK THAT WOULD
CURB THEIR PERTINAoITY.
According to Proposed Plan Gamesters
Would Be Given Straight Workhouse
Sentence and Released on Probation
If They Did Not 'sToe the Mark
Club Would Descend.

Putting gamblers on probation is the
latest suggestion made to the municipal
judges, and if the recent raid doesn It
result in checking the evil it may be
tried as a last resort.
+. The plan was first suggested by the
police officers who have had charge of
the raids and who for some time have
had to devote much of their time to
the gathering Of evidence. With this
system the number of raids required to
keep the gamblers on the jump would
be greatly reduced, and if any more
raids are made City Prosecutor Al Fin
ney may suggest that this plan be car
ried out by the courts. .
According to the proposed plan a
convicted gambler would be given a
straight workhouse sentence for a long
period, and then released on probation.
He would be instructed that if he was
seen about places having the reppta-
ton of being gambling houses,
he would be picked up by the
police and would be taken to
the workhouse to begin his term. If
he should be placed on probation for a
year he would be treated just as are
small boys, who steal wheat and run
| away from home. He would have to
report to the probation officers regu,
larly and if he should sleep too late
and fail to report, an officer would be
sent for him and he would have to ex-
plain to the court. ~. "
Mr.. Finney says that this scheme has
been tried with success in some of the
1 other cities and has worked we'll. A
gambler would rather pay $1,000 than
spend one day in the workhouse. A
floating sentence would give the police
absolute control of the man s action
and a club would be over his head con
tinually.
Under the present system the gam
bler's attorney usually gets a stay OF
execution after conviction, and the1
the gambler can go to more pleasant
parts. Under the probation plan the
city would be protected and if the gam
bier left town rather than live up tt
the requirements, it would make little
difference to the :police#or the courts.