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or democratic. He champions them with
the utmost frankness, and announces that
he wants no votes except on the strength of
them.
The change, then, has taken place In Mr..
Bailey. What offended him In Mr.. Bryan
when the latter first assumed the leader
ship of the democratic party does not Of
fend him today. although Mr.. Bryan In
whatever he was offensive then is far more
offensive now II he was a populist then
he is double-dyed populist now. with two
hay seeds in his hair where there was only
one before.
But Mr.. Bailey is not the only prominent
democrat who is looking through new spec
tacles There are many others. They have
been forced to keep step with the man
whose movement was q mighty sight too
fast for them at first. Old things, for
them, have passed away. New things are
here. and seem to promise the long sought
control Of the government. The way since
1896 has led through dry and barren places.
Some democrats have not beheld green or
luscious thing since Mr.. Cleveland, after
dividing the party into warning factions.
took his departure for the academic shades
of Princeton. They want to see the shade
of an Office, and hear the voice of man
making up a pay roll. once again before
they die. And If Mr. Bryan knows the way
he is their man.
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Protecting the Seal Industry.

Until the full official reports of the killing
of Japanese seal poachers on Attu Island.
of the Aleutian group. have been received,
no final judgment can be formed as to the
Justice or the necessity of the action 1t Is
unquestionably a deplorable incident. in any
case. but 1t IS not necessarily a matter for
national apologies or for diplomatic tension
According to the dispatches thus far in
hand. the Japanese were caught skinning
female seals and. when ordered to sur
render. they fled to their boats and put to
sea. When again ordered to return to shore
they continued pulling to escape and the
patrol thereupon fired and several were
killed and others were wounded In the
same manner does a policeman fire upon
and sometimes kill fleeing thief caught In
the act of spoliation.
If these prove to have been the circum-
stances of the affair there would seem to
be no occasion for any expression of off,
cial regret save that the lawlessness of the
Japanese compelled the officers of the
United States to take drastic measures to
enforce the statutes. The men We're en-
gagged In a business that is plainly prohib-
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tied by the laws of this country, and were
doubtless aware OF the Illicit nature OF their
employment. 1t is a notorious fact among
the seafarers in that part of the world that
the United States government Is UNDER
taking to protect seal life and has formally
prohibited killing by others than the agents
Of the company which holds the lease OF
the islands. Nevertheless poachers are con-
tinually going on their own hook or are be-
ing sent into those waters. in search OF
SEALS and 1t Is known that they not only
take seals to which they have no right
whatever. but they add to their offense by
killing the cows along with the bulls. thus
threatening the determination of seal life.
This seal fishery question has been an I'M
ceasing problem for many years and 1t VIII
continue to embarrass the government OF
the United States as long as the seals exist
and are Of value in the market. II this gov
eminent Is intent upon preventing exter-
mination-and there should be no doubt
whatever on this score-it can succeed only
BIZ maintaining strong patrols and enforcing
its laws by strict measures. Be the poach-
ers Americans or Engiishmen or Russians
or Japanese, they should all be treated as
criminal trespassers and If the facts in this
latest case are as now reported the officers
responsible for the summary treatment OF
the thieves should be strongly sustained by
the government in any communications 1t
has with the Japanese authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
The Salisbury Lynching.

The mob at Salisbury N. c., simply got
Impatient. Court was in session, the trial
of the accused men in progress, and IL the
proof warranted it conviction certain. But
the mob beat the jury to the verdict, and
after making up it's alleged mind proceeded
without delay to execute the sentence. 1t
is getting to be an old. old story, and the
country Is getting to be very patient at Its
repetition. Judges thunder from the bench.
ministers from the pulpit, and, with here
and there an exception, newspapers urge
respect for the law. but that is all. De-
fiance of the law continues, and 1t seems to
be safe. No lyncher as yet has gone to the
scafrold. and in the present temper Of the
country none is likely to go.
The Atlanta News. owned by banker OF
prominence and chief Of staff to the gov
ernor of Georgia, champions the mob in
these words:
Aroused to a frenzy Of fury and ven
geance, 5000 men, representing the patriotic
citizenship of Salisbury and surrounding
country. assembled at the county jail and
took therefrom three brutal negro MUIR
derers. who had shamefully assassinated
the Lyerly family. on July IL. and promptly
dispatched them to their doom.
Nothing short of the stake would have
melted proper punishment to them for their
awful crime but the North Carolina pa
triots who handled that case had mercy
upon them. and simply took them out.
hanged them to trees and shot them to
death.
Zone by one the southern communities
are falling in line In the determination to
mete out swift justice and proper punish
ment to murderers, assassins and to the
heinous criminals who assault and Kill the
helpless women and young girls OF the
south"
And yet 1t appears from the dispatches
that these 5000 men, representing the
patriotic citizenship of Salisbury and sur
rounding country" were led on this high
and holy mission by IAN ex-convict, who
has a long list of crimes to his credit"
The leadership can be understood, but what
shall be said Of the following? A creature
who has himself violated the law and been
punished for his offenses Is likely to hold
the law very lightly when he feels safe In
doing so. But consider the temporary de-
moralization of a community which yields
obedience to his advice.
Last spring a mob at Chattanooga,
Tenn, stormed the jail and lynched a pris-
oner to whom a stay had been granted by
a justice of the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States. The sheriff of the county was
criticised for a lack of firmness on the
occasion. He might. it was contended, haye
saved his prisoner. In reply he criticised
the granting of the stay. A few weeks
age he came up for Endorsement at the
polls, this episode figuring prominently in
the campaign, and he was reelected by
large majority.
Will anybody be punished for this Sails
bury affair? Nobody of any consequence.
and even If the case is made out against
the ex-convict he Is certain not to be sent
to the gallows. The lyncher today is the
most powerful man in America.
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Texas and Bryan.

Texas at the instance Of her two United
States senators, is preparing to fall into
line for Mr.. Bryan. This is the expression
which Mr.. Culberson will ask the coming
democratic state convention to give:
Resolved, By the democracy of Texas
In convention assembled that we have wit
messed with qualification the cordial re-
ception of that great democrat. William
Jennings Bryan, in foreign lands; that We
rejoice in his widening fame and in his In
creasing usefulness to his countrymen; and
that this convention recommends that the
which will be held to select delegates to
national convention indorse him and in
struct its delegates to support him as the
nominee of the democratic party for Pres
ident in 1905"
There will probably be no objection.
Messrs Culberson and Bailey are masters
of the situation at home, and all democrats
follow where their tall plumes wave.
And yet Mr.. Bailey has not always been a
Bryan enthusiast. Ten years ago. indeed,
he did not consider Mr.. Bryan a democrat
thought nominated a populist. and he In
a pet was tempted to retire from Congress.
But he recovered from his disgust. took a
new look around. and today is supporting
the Nebraskan heart and soul.
Has Mr.. Bailey or Mr.. Bryan changed7
Mr.. Bryan has not, except to become as he
himself proclaims, more radical than he
was then. It does not matter to him
whether his principles are called populistic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Financial Crimes.

This suggestive statement occurs In one
of the news dispatches regarding the latest
Chicago bank failure, by which large
number of people in danger of losing
all their savings, to the extent of four mil.
lion dollars:
Bank Examiner Jones reiterated his
statement that he could give no estimate
of the amount of the shortage 1t was
learned today that the populations of the
banks funds began before the year 1901
At the beginning of that year a shortage Of
Szo.OOO is now said to have existed"
This is an old, old story. The bank
hooters. presidents or cashiers or directors
or all combined. conduct their operations
under the cloak of responsibility until their
structure of speculation falls about their
ears and then the wretched truth is dis
closed only through their personal failures.
Meanwhile the bank examination system
has proved utterly worthless.
1t may reasonably be asked why the state
bank examiner, who acted so promptly in
closing the institution after he learned of
its condition. did not ascertain the crooked
work long ago. That is his business, and
he Is supposed to be a man of sufficient
acumen to detect the signs of fraud. Where
in lies any virtue whatever in the bank
examination system If it does not serve as
a safeguard?
1t Is claimed that the president of this
wrecked institution loaned himself money.
covering the transactions by having his en-
ployes sign notes and giving worthless Sc
curties. How is it possible in state like
Illinois. supposedly well organized, to carry
on such a game in the guise of chartered
banking enterprise. subject to the statutes
and to official inspection?
Was thara cnllusiop in this "a sa7 To fbero
collision in other cases of similar fraud
against the trusting people? This suspicion
Will not down. 1t is painfully apparent that
the bank examiners of some of the states
are either utterly incompetent or criminally
corrupt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Ornamental Militia,
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

North Carolina has just had another of
the characteristic affairs In which a mob
seized and lynched three negroes. It was
a moderate mob at that, for there were
three more negroes available for hanging
who were not disturbed They were
charged with participation in the same
crime, but the mob decided to let the courts
pass upon them. The purpose was to get
the leaders. Not every mob Is to be cred
tied with such delicacy and discrimination
The real novelty of the situation was the
presence of the militia, followed by its alb
sence. Says the chronicle: when it was
seen that the sheriff and his men could no
longer protect the prisoners, the military
company was called out. but was powerless
in the face of the bowling mob" Then
later: 1.-THE firing of pistols became pro-
miscuous. and the militia, not having au-
thority from the governor to shoot, left the
scene" Admirable tact.
The simple fact that the militia were on
the ground ought to have been effective,
but without power to shoot soldiers are
under serious disadvantage, and the pro-
miscuous firing of pistols close to them Is
apt to be annoying. Their dignity suffers
and their persons are not exempt. What
could they do but leave the scene"7 It
was no place for them. There was no other
way in which they could express their dis
approval Naturally they wanted the fact
understood that the proceedings were with
out their sanction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Richard Garfield seems again to be ex-
perimenting with the laws Of New York
They prohibit gambling. but Mr.. Garfield
has a gaudy club house at Saratoga and
the racing season at that village has
opened. Many Of those assembled for the
meet find the horses not the whole thing,
and seek other means Of tempting fortune.
The question therefore comes up in the
sporting world. What Is Saratoga without
the means Of entertaining her guests?
Mr.. Garfield sympathizes with the inquiry,
as do other gamblers. and the demand OF
the little sports is for free field and no
favor. Either no gambling at all. or gam
bling for everybody. Gov. Higgins notifies
the sheriff to execute the law. And so the
ball begins. Is the law, or are the sports,
supreme at the famous spar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
An Asiatic Curiosity,

The Gaekwar said-so vows the press
THE lass American
Strikes me as being more or less
OF an imperfect plan.
am not charmed with the display"
And then the Gaekwar sailed away,
But what's a Gaekwar, anyhow?
Why does 1t seek our cline?
We never heard Of one till now
In this sea-serpent time :
Are Gaekwars found where they abound
To look as funny as they sound?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

The car interrupted a discussion of state
affairs to inquire about the condition of the
roads for automobiling. Evidently, as a
last resort. he contemplates turning the
deadly motor car loose upon the populace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
a Hopeful View.

DO you think America will take a lead
ing place in art as it has in commerce."
1 shouldn't be surprised" said Mr.. Dus-
tin Stax. I'VE captains of industry are
just waking up to the great increases of
value that are to be gotten in works of
art If you only know how to buy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
In EXPLANATION,

aren't you sometimes remorseful over
the way you have crushed out your rivals
In business?''
my dear stf." answered the Millionaire.
II did nothing to my rivals that they would
not have done to me II they had thought
Of 1t first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

So long as human judgment stops this side
of infailibility there will be steamship and
railway disasters. There is no travel eatas-
trophe that could not have been prevented
If the wrong man had not been intrusted
with responsibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Something Left Yet.
ON the San Francisco Chronicle

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The unburned district of San Francisco
contains 10 per cent more houses than can
be found In any other city on the coast. 1t
is q trifing mistake to assume that the
city was wholly destroyed It has only
been a triae hampered in its growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Russian officials regret that they are not
as efficient in regulating the manufacture
and importation Of dynamite as they are
in suppressing explosive publications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Oyster Bay is one of the very few summer
resort towns that manage to contribute
something to the daily news besides SWIM
ming rescues and hotel festivities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
The Old and the New

From the Memphis News-Scimitar.
The man who gives up the morning paper
foregoes reading news twelve to twenty
four hours old. The man who gives up his
afternoon paper loses the news fresh as it
happens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Every now and then word is dropped
which indicates that Richard Croker would
be full of good advice for the democratic
party. If he could be properly approached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

President Roosevelt's Indifference to an
other term may be due to his discovery that
the candidate is not necessarily the biggest
man in his party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

If some of the reds who inhabit Pater-
son had ex-Mayor Belchers sensitiveness Of
conscience the town would not be so en-
barrassed by it's fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Mr.. Harry Thaw has possibly taken some
bad advice In the past that makes him dis
posed to rely on his own Judgment in the
present emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Thomas c. Plat shows the GOODNESS Of
a man who is In politics merely as a diver
sion and not because he depends on 1t for
the comforts Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Kaiser Wilhelm has been discoursing on
the Responsibility Of the press. This would
indicate that censorship is failure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Gen. Stoessel is not getting nervously
eager to return to service and lead troops
In the present Russian disturbances.
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For the Unemployed.

From the Los Angeles Herald.
More than $1,000 men are needed In Cali
fornia for railroad work, for the mines, for
crop gathering and for reconstructing San
Francisco. Anybody who really wants to
work can have his desire gratifed In this
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Double Mentality.

How versatile the statesman's brain.
His way with wonderment one notes.
He gaily talks Of crops and rain
And all the time he thinks of votes.
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As They Like It.

From the New York World.
Even for those who like theirs hot, New
York is a summer resort Of SURPRISING
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

The relations are content with the provi-
sions OF the late Russell Sage's will, but the
lawyers are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

These are quiet times. But the statesmen
and financiers will soon begin to arrive in
shiploads at the New York docks.
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SHOOTING STARS.
Too Much to Expect.

Does that man really believe all he
says?"
Believe it" echoed Senator Sorghum
why he doesn't even understand it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

In Paris the imam with the muck-rake" Is
known as "the man with the dueling
sword
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A w oman S
Gratitude

For more than year 1 had been
sufferer, completely broken down.
l had not slept but two or three
hours any night for weeks. | had
such awful misery in my head, and
oh, | was so irritable. I could not
depend upon my judgment, and my
memory was falling. I realized that
| was losing my mind, and thought
the grave, or worse, the asylum,
would be my doom. My doctor said
my case was beyond the reach of
medicine. l went to a druggist and
told him my condition. He recon-
mended DR.. Miles Nervine he was
pretty sure it would help me, so l
bought bottle. That night / took
tablespoonful and fell asleep in a
few minutes, the first rest had in
weeks, and oh, l will never forget
that sweet sleep while | live. l have
continued taking it, and Sleep like
baby, and gain rapidly. -
MRS. VIOLA BARKER, -
Orange, Texas;
DIR MIIFs' NERyINB Is SOLD BY YOUR
DRUGGIST, WHO WILL GUARANTEE IHAT
THE FIRST BOTTLE WILL BENEFiT IF IT
FAILS. HE Will. REFUND YOUR MONEY.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
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Oar Is almost as much difference" said
Uncle Eben. between talkin sensible an
actin sensible as dar is between givin' a
note an payin' it off,
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u In order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence, letters to THE sTA1
should not be addressed TO any individual
connected with the ONCE, but simply to
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments, according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

women's White Lawn Shirt Waist Suits, in all
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Women's White Lawn Shirt Waist Suits: waist
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women's Lawn Shirt Waist Suits. black and
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sizes.
$4.25 each. Were $5.75.