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Overwhelmingly Behind Him

SS''''u w.
Much is being said as to whether
President Roosevelt should be Undue
ed to accept another term. We believe
he will be known to history as one of
the great presidents-a man OF COM
handing ability, in close sympathy with
all the people, sincere, honest, absolute
ly fearless, ana not to be swerved from
what he believes Is right. Yet he is
human, II therefore not infallible.
In a country like ours, where indus
trial enterprises are so vast, and where
opportunities are SO many and varied.
to grow and great trusts to be organ
ICED to carry on manufacturing. trans
p~ortation and other industries. Some
abuses are bound to spring up and
these must be checked by government
interference. In his prosecution of
has in a few cases gone unwittingly IL
the extent of persecution. The abuses
must be regulated, and even though
he may be a little ~overzealous, the
people are overwhelmingly behind him.
In answer to the question OF whether
Mr.. Roosevelt should be persuaded
to accept another term, We say en-
phatically he should not. We believe
in taking a man at his word In these
matters. His refusal should be taken
as final and should eliminate him from
the list of eligibles. This is not a one
man nation . Policies must change
more Or less, as conditions change, and
the right man to administer affairs
can always be found. Secretary Taft
would follow the same policy as that
in voge today, and we believe he would
avoid some of the errors into which
Mr.. Roosevelt has fallen. We believe
he is a man of equal ability with the
present chief executive, that he Is a
little less impulsive, of a little better
poise, and that he is not so free in the
use of the big stick, which is Roose.
velt's fault.
Theodore Roosevelt is a great man
and one of the strong characters in
American history. but he is not the
only man Of our time who a steer
, 1907-11-04

the ship of state aright.-Thsrmopolii
Record
, 1907-11-04

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WAR ON TRAIN WRECKERS.
Pennsylvania Road Makes No Special
Effort to Guard Carnepie.

PITTSBURG, April 1O.-Gusrds along the
lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany are to be doubled to prevent train
wreckers from derailng the fast trains of
the company. This was decided here yes
ter afternoon at a meeting In the office Of
Superintendent Long Of the Pittsburg divis-
ion. Afterward one Of the officials said:
IF it is necessary we will put armed
guards on every hundred yards Of track
from New York to Chicago. 1t was de-
cided to work for the passage of a bill in
creasing the penalty for train wrecking
from ten to twenty-five years. Several
arrests were made in the Pittsburg district
in tn last eighteen hours and half
dozen persons are locked up until they can
give better accounts Of their whereabouts
lately.
The Pennsylvania railroad officials, when
asked II they had made any special prep
arations for taking care of the train on
which Andrew Carnegie and his guests will
travel today said they had not, save that
the party would leave New York in spe-
cial car attached to the Pttsburg special.
leaving New York at am.
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Bacteria Limit for Raw Milk.

NEW YORK, April 1O.-Resolutions for
bidding the sale of all raw milk that can
not be certified as containing less than
500, coo bacteria to the cubic centimeter
was favorably reported to the board Of
aldermen by it's committee on public
health yesterday and was made a special
order for next Tuesday. The ordinance
provides that all milk which cannot be GER
titled in this particular must be pasteur-
lied. 1t is the modification of the resolu-
ton introduced originally. forbdding the
sale of all raw milk in this city and com
pelling the residents of the city to use
none but pasteur,zed milk. Members of
the committee deemed this too sweeping
and yesterday altered the report to prevent
only the sale of milk not certified as hay
ing been produced under sanitary condi-
tons or from healthy COWS.
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Bows Risk Lives to Save Man.

TAUNTON, Mass, April 10.-Lost in the
great cedar swamp in Reynham, Fred
Paris, the seventeenyear-ol nephew Of
Mayor Tracy of this city, with Andrew
Johnson, boy companion, wandered about
all night in their attempt to save drunken
man from death. The boys came upon the
man in a morass immersed to his armpits,
and only partly dressed. After a desperate
struggle the boys got him out. They then
found they were lost and all night they
fioundered through the thicket, pulling the
Intoxicated man after them. The tempera-
ture was below freezing and they suffered
greatly Next morning they succeeded in
getting out of the swamp with their ward
by following the sound Of a locomotive
whistle. The man Is in a critical condition
and the boys are suffering from exhaustion.
The man they rescued had a large amount
of money in his possession.
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NO ROOSEVELT ENDORSEMENT.
House Does Not Commend
His Anti-Harriman Attitude.

HARTFORD. April 1O.-In the house yes
terday afternoon the following resolution
was offered by Representative George H.
Gardiner Of Southington, a minister:
Resolved. That the secretary Of state be-
and he Is hereby. instructed to communi-
cate to his excellency the President Of the
United States that the senate and house of
representatives of the general assembly
convened desire to indorse the position
taken by his excellency President Roosevelt
in his controversy with E. H. Hartman,
and also express its continued and I'M
shaken confidence In the President of the
United States"
Representative E. 8. Banks of Fairfield,
the republican leader OF the lower branch
of the general assembly, said he did not
like to be discourteous to the author of the
resolution. but he thought that the legisla-
ture had enough live business without going
out in search of something to do, and he
was not in favor of receiving the resolu-
ton.
Representative Roberts OF Naugatuck
moved that the resolution be tabled, but
Speaker Tilson said that 1t was not before
the house. The matter was then dropped
and no further attempt was made to get IL
before the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
SURPLUS OF LABOR.
Small Demand for Trackmen-Wages
Down Fiftv Cents a Day.

CHICAGO, April 1O.-One Of the first ap-
parent results of the policy Of the prfnci-
pal railroads of postponing indefinitely
many projects for new track construction
is a big increase in the supply Of labor
available and a decrease In the scale OF
wages.
A year ago none Of the western roads
could get enough laborers to work on new
tracks and wages ranged from S15o to
s225 a day. The labor agencies were IN
able to meet the demand.
italian. Greek, Austrian and Belgian
laborers are now far in excess of the de-
mand for them. They are thronging the
labor agencies in Chicago, st. Louis, Kan
sas City, Cincinnati, Pittsburg and other
cities and gladly paying So each to the
labor agent for finding work for them;
The wages now offered for ordinary earth
and ballast handlers range from Sl2o to
81 so, or from % to so cents less than was
paid last year. Track layers, or steel
gangs" get from s1.4o to s1.6o day. or
about 80 cents less than last year.
The railroads as a rule are doing only
the work necessary every spring to main
tain tracks and roadbed and are taking
their pick Of the men who want work.
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SCORES SUNK IN GALE.
Storm Played Havoc With Water
Craft Off Capes.


NORFOLK, Va, April 10.-Reports Of dis
aster wrought by the gales which COM
menced to blow with great severity off the
Virginia and Carolina coasts on Friday last
continued to come in last night. The dam
age to shipping, especially to small craft,
has been heavy.
A navy steel coal barge with $50 tons Of
coal aboard, turned turtle alongside the
battleship Connecticut yesterday. The barge
went to the bottom with the coal. Barge
and coal had just been sent to the battle
ship from the Norfolk navy yard.
In the gale Monday night the ocean
steamship George Pyman was blown
against the schooner George P. Hudson,
badly damaging the Hudson.
The gale wrought havoc among the small
river and bay boats. Scores Of them were
driven ashore or sunk. The small coal
Dor. and the oyster schooners Louis w.
Thomas and Viola were lowed here last
night by the tug Joseph NJ. Clark, after
having been battered and rendered helpless
by the storm.
The seven-masted schooner Thomas w.
Lawson, petroleum laden. which became
separated in the late storm from the tug
Paul Jones, towing her from Sabine Pass.
Texas. to Marcus Hook, Pa, and was last
reported drifting twenty miles south Of Cape
Lookout. was sighted yesterday off the
Chicimicomoco life-saving station on the
North Carolina coast. under her own sails,
making fair time and apparently safe.
Capt. Girvan, commanding the British
steamship Lord Iveagh. here for bunker
coal, reports having sighted on April 4. in
latitude 20 degrees IS minutes north. longi-
tude 70 degrees 46 minutes west. the iron
Norwegian bark Ennerdale Arendal, with
her mainmast gone bulkheads and deck
house missing AS far as Capt Girvan could
tell. there were no signs of life about the
Ennerdale, whose crew probably had been
picked up by some passing vessel.
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early part Of January. and the physicians
at the institute last night expressed doubt
that they could have sayed his life, even II
they had received him twenty-four hours
before.
Clark was taken on the ship at New Lon
don. Conn.,, on Monday evening. He was
in charge OF two brothers, a cousin and
DR.. 8. ]. Holmes. his physician. The group
of men did not seek to advertise the malady
Of their charge. but before the ship landed
at her dock the $50 passengers aboard had.
In some way. learned the nature of his i'll
ness, and gave him wide berth.
Clark was thirty-three years old, and
had been in health an active and sturdy
citizen He was much exhausted when he
boarded the ship, but refused to stay in his
stateroom. He insisted upon going on deck
and into the saloon Of the ship. He
showed none of the symptoms which super
stition ascribes to the disease, but he was
very nervous.
Clark was on deck yesterday morning
just as the Chaplin was feeling her way to
her dock at the foot of Clarkson street. DR..
Holmes and Clarks brothers and cousins
were beside him. Suddenly he fell from his
chair and died before his charges could
carry him into his stateroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
WOMAN THREATENED HUYLER.
Blamed for Taking Son Away Fifteen
Years Ago.

NEW YORK, April 1O.-An act Of philan-
thropy performed years ago by his wife
brought John S. Huyler the wealthy candy
manufacturer, into the Tombs courts yes
terday as complainant against Mrs. Mary
e. Hart of 173 East 1921 street, who has
been writing threatening letters for some
time past to Mr.. Huyler accusing him of
depriving her Of her son.
On the complaint, which was based upon
forty letters, all more or less incoherent
and full Of biblical illusions, Magistrate
Wahle committed the woman to the psy-
copathic ward of Bellevue Hospital for
examination as to her sanity.
Mrs. Hart was arrested at the East l22d
street address on a warrant issued In the
morning by the magistrate When she
was arraigned In court the letters were
not made public. Enough OF their con-
tents came out. however, to show that
Mrs Hart was expecting her arrest, and
she declared that she was not AFRAID 10
bring her case into court
At BELLEVUE Mrs Hart described herself
as q widow, forty-eight years Old and said
that she had been in this country thirty
eight years. She was born In Ireland. She
told the surgeon who examined her that she
had gone to Mr.. Huyler's house on Mon
day night, but had not been admitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
GOMEZ IS STRENGTHENED.
President Removes Commanders
Favorable to Coup d'Etat.

CARACAS, Venezuela, April 10.-Presi-
dent CaStro's evident determination to
take advantage of his improved condition
of health to so strengthen Vice President
Gomez that the coup d'etat' party can
structure built by him and plunge his
party into useless anarchy was confirmed
yesterday by the replacing of Coils.
Useche and Baza commanders of the
Trinidad and Nancy barracks by Coils.
Casanova and Cadenas. who are avowedly
for the unfolding Of the constitution.
This action by Gen. Castro places the
10000 900 rounds of ammunition and $4,000
rifles safely out of the reach of any pre-
tender to the throne" Gen. Arteche, q
pronounced Gomez man, has had his mill
tary Jurisdiction extended from the Lib
ertador' prison, in Cabello, of which he is
commander, to the city itself and long
stretch of coast. Troops have also been
put at his disposal.
Although the opponents OF the Castro
regime persistently maintain that Gen.
Juan Pablo Penalosa made great Roadway
with his revolution in the state of Ia
chira and that there have already been
Venezuela, there is no authentic news to
confirm these statements. The govern
ment bulletin on the Penalosa revolution.
published on March "a, was in the form Of
a telegram from Gen. Celestino Castro
president of Tachira, which readsr
'T suppose that there has been delay In
receiving my kilograms. which I sent by
Merida, as we'll as by Encontrados be-
cause Of the destruction Of the telegraph
lines The invasion, which came by way OF
Rubio, was completely destroyed at Campo
Hermoso' and Las Cruces.
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STANDARD OIL METHODS.
Company Alleged Offer Of Free Oil to
Dust Independent

A special dispatch from Plttsf1eld, Mass,
to the New York World under date of April
8 says: Free Oil is alleged to have been
offered by the Standard Oil Company to
Pittsfeld dealers who patronize the Four
Brothers Independent Oil Company, &C.
cording to sworn affidavits in the possess
sion of the independent concern.
The struggle for supremacy between the
Standard and independents in Pittsfield Is
the fiercest local Oil war now in progress
in the country The Independent company
stole march last year and unannounced,
began business in Pittsfeld with forty-four
of the Standards forty-nine patrons. In
Dalton and Hinsdale, the former place be-
ing the home Of the big paper mills which
make the bond paper for bank notes, the
Standards trade was completely wiped out
At critical stage in tho contest, when
the Independent company was hard pressed
for Oil. the valves of the Four Brothers big
storage tank were mysteriously opened,
causing thousands Of gallons of oil to run
to waste. The Independent company now
charges that the Standard Oil Company,
failing to regain lost ground by threats, cut
prices and rebates. and, 1t Is alleged. has
offered Oil free to patrons Of the Four Broth
ers Company. This assertion has brought
forth the intimation from Ray g. Akin,
Pittsfield agent of the Standard Oil Com
pany, that the oil monopoly will sue for
libel any newspaper which dares print a
statement to this effect. Agent Akin puts
1t up to newspapers as follows: You are
Of course as familiar with the laws Of libel
as am. and 1t cannot escape you that the
criminal quality Of charge such as Is
made may be established to the satisfaction
Of a court and jury when the inquiry is
stated by repeated ingenious innuendo as
completely as If set forth with the courage
of a direct accusation"
Thomas L. Higgin Of Springfield. presi-
dent Of the Four Brothers Company, gave
the World correspondent today copies of
two affidavits from dozen sworn state
ments Of Pittsfield oil dealers made before
James Fallon, notary public. The affidavit
relative to free oil is as follows: Il, the
undersigned member Of the firm of -,
merchants. of the city Of Pttsield, Mass,
hereby certify that representative Of the
Standard Oil Company offered to furnish
us kerosene oil free of any cost or charge
whatsoever"
Another oil dealer makes the following
sworn statement concerning rebates which
the Standard Oil Company denies giving
Il. the undersigned, merchant of the city
Of Pittsfed, Mass, do hereby certify that
a representative of the Standard OIL Com
pany offered me rebate of two cents per
gallon upon each and every gallon Of kero-
sene oil which I might purchase un6Ir the
terms Of certain contract submitted by
the said representative Of the Standard Oil
Company, which contract 1 declined to
sign
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SOUTH NOT ASHAMED.
Wounds Healed Since Appomattox,
Says Representative Stanley

CHICAGO. April 1O.-Appomattox day
was celebrated here last night by the
Hamilton Club with a banquet at the
Auditorium Hotel. The program included
addresses by Representative F. W. Cush-
man OF Washington, Representative A.
o. Stanley OF Kentucky and former
United States Senator William F Mason
OF Illinois
Jubilation over the election of a repub-
hcan mayor in Chicago was made a fea-
ture Of the banquet. although Fred A.
Busse the mayor de jure, was unable to
attend on account of sickness
Representative Cushman. who respond-
ed 10 the toast "AppOmattox Day." said
/ regret to say that there are some
signs. social. economic ana political, ap-
pearIhs upon our national horizon TODAY
'hat might indicate that the ONLY Thin
on earth mat Will ever approach the sud-
OF our downfall
great many of our citizens Just
now seem TO be possessed by feverish
oeSIre 10 live on the instaIlment plan co
10 speak. They want to become innneD
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diately possessed Of everything they de-
sire In the fullness thereof, and to pay
for 1t at any old time in the future TOO
many persons live swiftly, and not
enough persons live properly.
There are too many persons whose
sole desire is to cut a dash. who would
rather ride In a mortgaged automobile
on borrowed gasoline than walk In the
paths of honorable obscurity in virtuous
unostentation."
Representative A. o. Stanley Of Ken
lucky paid an eloquent tribute to Lee and
Grant the leaders Of the two armies
whose contentious ceased forty-tWo years
ago yesterday, saying:
Il rejoice that tonight. upon the ami
versary Of that fateful day. the south
contemplates the scene without shame
and the north without exultatiOn.
Many have been the reasons for the
war assigned by statesmen and histo-
rians, yet they are all but the many re-
suits OF the one great cause The north
had ceased to know the south; the south
was a stranger to the north.
Had New York and New Orleans.
Richmond and Philadelphia, Chicago and
Memphis been connected by great trunk
commerce of those cities would have
averted a catastrophe which bafhed the
wisdom, the eloquence and the patriotism
of sages and statesmen
The north and the south 1 believe
soon will be bound by ties stronger than
girders of steel.
The Mississippi river converted into
deep waterway to the gulf and the ca
nalzation of the Ohio from Pittsburg to
Cairo will open a new chapter in the
industrial history Of the world. And with
the completion of the Panama canal
what an indescribable vista of CONNER
cal and maritime supremacy opens be-
fore us.
North and south have more than for
gotten the losses and wounds and anger
of yesterday for the all-sufficient reason
that alike glorying in their strength,
blessed with prosperity and wealth and
exultant in the anticipation of still
brighter day. they simply have no time
to remember"
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MRS. EDDY's MAIL TO FRYE.
Instructions Said to Have Been Sent
to Boston Bankers.

BOSTON, April 10.-Accordfng to BoS-
ton man, Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy's busi-
ness mail has been ordered sent to Calvin
A Frye, her footman-secretary. Counsel
for the protesting relatives regard this as
highly important evidence. corroborating
their allegation that Mr.. Frye, the cele
brated footman-secretary Of Mrs. Eddy,
Yields a powerful influence over her The
information came in the form Of a letter
sent voluntarily by citizen to counsel for
the relatives
The communication tells Of stock
transaction under which well-known
banking house. with headquarters in New
York and Boston, Is reported to have pur-
chased $4,000 worth of bonds for Mrs
Eddy within the last year, but the most
significant point is that relating to Frye's
alleged reply to the banking firm, directing
that all letters to Mrs Eddy afterward be
addressed to him. The letter reads as
follows:
Dear Sir-I learn from good authority
that Mrs Eddy bought $4,000 worth of
bonds from bankers of Boston and New
York, some time between January !, 1906
and January l, 1907. After the transac-
ton was completed she was communicated
with concerning the deal, and a reply
came back saying that all communications
from them for Mrs. Eddy must be ad-
dressed TO Mr.. Frye. Very respectfully,
The Boston Office of the bankers is on
States street 1t said there that
1t is against the rules of the house to dis
close any records The officers. or al least
one of Them may be summoned as a wit
ness by the petitioners to produce Frye's
letter.
Another interesting feature of this al
legged stock purchase is the fact that 1t
adds materially to Mrs. Eddy'S Boston
holdings, correspondingly swelling the vol
ume an estate which Farlow estimated
some time ago as not aggregating more
than $4,000 Several other Boston bank
ing firms are known to have negotiated for
the aged pastor emeritus of the Christian
Science Church.
Letters, signed and unsigned continue
to pour in upon the attorneys for the rela-
tiVeS every day and many persons have
visited the Office of Lawyer Frederick w
Peabody since he has been acting as Bos-
ton attorney, to volunteer information
thus Illustrating the widespread interest
manifested in the fight being waged by the
next friends" No lawsuit In years has
invited such attention. 1t has stirred the
curiosity of the entire world. Every mail
received by former Senator William E.
bearing on the controversy.
Speculation is directed now at the camp
of the defense. Every one Is wondering
what Gen. Streeter's next legal move will
be in reply to the relatives supplemental
bill in equity. The defense probably will
make a general denial and set up the
claim that the three trustees were legally
appointed by Mrs Eddy. They will un-
doubtedly advance the contention that she
eagerly suggested this mode Of relief, but
the plaintiffs assert that 1t was "all
framed up by the combination"
The answer to the supplemental bill will
be filed by order of the court at Concord
next Monday.
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TROOPS ARE DIsBANDED.
-castro's Brother Sends His Forces
Home-No Penalosa Revolt.

CARACAS April 1O.-President Castro is
growing stronger daily and is giving much
attention to public affairs. Second Vice
President Velutini has gone to Europe.
Perfect accord exists among all sections of
the government and tranquility has been
restored in the Andean states.
Gen. Celestino Castro, the presidents
brother. who ia president Of the state of
Tachira, bordering on Colombia, reports
that the troops enlisted to suppress the up
rising headed by Gen. Penalosa have been
dsbanded.
In reply to a dispatch from Gen. Nicholas
Rolando, announcing the suppression OF
the revolutionary movement, President
Castro sent him long telegram, congrat-
ulating him on his success, and adding:
1T have sought on all occasions to earn
the support of all Venezuelans, without
any exception. If L have not obtained 1t
as fully as l desired, the fault is not mine
MY best erfdeavors will always be to that
end"