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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Submarines for Cadet instruction.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, March THE sub
marine torpedo boats Plunger. Porpoise and
Shark. under command of Lieut.. Charles
P Nelson. United States navy, arrived here
today from the Brooklyn navy yard. They
will be used in the instruction of the mid
shipmen. The Plunger. under the command
of Lieut.. Nelson, is the submarine in which
President Roosevelt took the trip under
Long Island sound during the fall of 1904
Lieut.. Nelson is a son of Capt. Thomas
Nelson, United States navy, retired, who
lives here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07

Claims Damages Of Railway Company.
Claiming that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company failed to deliver in good condi-
tion certain household goods shipped by
him in February, 1905. from Homestead.
Pa, to Norfolk, Va, Joseph jackson to-
day fled suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $1,000 damages from the
company. Attorney w. Calvin Chase rep
resents the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07

The condition of Allan r. Farrell. an en-
ploye at the car barns of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company who fell
through a car trap door into pit over
which q car was standing in the barns yes
terday, Is today regarded as somewhat i'm
proved He is suffering from conclusion
Of the brain. and is still a patient at the
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Freak Storm in chicago.

CHICAGO. March 7.-Early yesterday in
Chicago telegraph wires began to ''act up"
and communication with the east was
greatly harnpered for several hours. The
trouble was, caused by freak storm. In
few moments there was blizzard accom-
panied by a brilliant electrical display.
Lightning struck many buildings and one
man was killed. Within half an hour the
storm went as quickly as IL arrived, leaving
the sky clear again. The scientists say the
storm was the result of the sun spots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Death of Treasury Employe.

William C. Tyler. a bookkeeper in the d.
vision of bookkeeping and warrants, Treas
ury Department died this morning at his
residence, 936 r street. He was a native of
Bridgeport, Conn. and was sixty-nine years
of age. Deceased served during the civil
war as a member of the 9th Connecticut
Volunteers.
The funeral will occur from his late resi-
dence at o'clock next Saturday afternoon.
The remains will be sent to Kent, Conn.,, for
interment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Granted Absolute Divorces.

Chief Justice Clabaugh in Equity Court
No. 1 today granted an absolute divorce
to Thomas r. Shipman from Laura "
Shipman. The custody Of William Thomas
Shipman, the only child of the couple was
awarded to the father. Attorney r. L.
Montague represented Mr.. Shipman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Witness From Oregon City.
Steamer ]. N. Guffey Aground.

NEW YORK, March THE steamer j.
NJ Guffey. captain Gunther. with barge
Conemaugh in tow, from Port Arthur, Tex
is aground on the west side or Swash chan
mel. opposite Romer beacon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
rELEaRAPHIc BRIEFS.

NORFOLK. Va, March THE Norfolk
and Ocean View Railway Company, which
recently acquired the Bay Shore railway
by purchase under federal court litigation
for $765.000. today placed on record first
mortgage to the Baltimore Trust and
Guarantee Company for 81. SOC. 600 to secure
an issue of thirty-year per cent bonds to
provide for organization expenses, improve
ments and betterments and the acquisition
or construction of additional lines.
HARRISBURG. Pa, March IA Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to tie
state constitution SO as to authorize q
$1,000 bond issue for good roads was re-
ported fayorably in the house today. This
resolution was defeated In the house con-
stitutional reform committee. but the COM
mittee reconsidered its action and decided
to report 1t out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
NEBRASKA RAILROADS
MEET THE NEW FARE BILL WITH
. A SWEEPING ORDER.

= OMAHA. Neb.. March THE two-cent
per mile passenger fare bill. recently passed
by the Nebraska legislature. became law
today. simultaneously with this law going
into effect the railroads In Nebraska, in
Guiding the Union Pacific. the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy, the Chicago and North
western. the Missouri Pacific and the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific, issued cir
cuIars today absolutely abolishing all
classes Of reduced fares Under the head of
Special instructions" the circular says:
Agents must not honor clergy permits,
reduced rate orders, orders or instructions
for rates for disabled volunteer soldiers, or
ders for charitable rates, or any other form
Of reduced rate order. whether for state
or interstate journey, In any portion Of Ne
braska.
"All excursion rates, one-way round trip,
whether on excursion or certificate plan, at
present authorized for conventions assem-
blies, events. &C., homeseekers, excursion
rates, one-way settlers rates, reduced the
atrcal or party rates, Communication rates
or any other special rates, either one way
or round trip. applying between two points,
both of which are in the state or Nebraska
are hereby Cancelled"
The circular concludes by calling atten-
ton that 1t Is the purpose to make the two
cent rate the only possible rate to apply on
Nebraska passenger fares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Goddard Still Leads.

PROVIDENCE, r. L.. March r. The
thirty third ballot for United States sena-
tor in the legislature today resulted as fol-
lows: Goddard, Al; Colt. 81; wetmore. 80;
Utter l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Burns Result Fatally.

Mrs. Isabel C. Kelly died at the Freed
mems HOSPITAL at 2:45e O'Clock this after
noon as the result Of burns received this
morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Colored Law and Order League

Colored Law and Order League.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BROOK HAVEN. Miss, March Lead
ing negroes of Mississippi are planning to
organize a law and order league in every
county Of the state to suppress idleness
and crime among the members of their
race. A call has been issued for a mass
meeting here on August g. for the purpose
of forming state association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Downtown Temperature.

The temperature recorded by Feast &
Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: an, u; II noon, 30; 2 pm. %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07

Two-Cent Fare Bill in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March THE two
cent maximum fare bill passed the house
today by practically unanimous vote.
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Statement Regarded as Sensa-
-f,~S---s-SrcrA's
tionaI in Hermann Trial.
RECITAL BY GEO. sc; s0RRENsoN
Agreed to Give Up Portion of Enor-
nous Holdings.
BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL LANDS
Assertion That Defendant and Others
Would Have ia Be aTakan
Care Off,

Testimony regarded as sensational was
offered today during the trial of Binger
Hermann. in Criminal Court No. l. Geo.
Surrenson. who has been indicted in Oregon
IN connection with Mr.. Hermann. stated
that he agreed to give up portion of his
enormous holdings of school lands in the
Rlue mountain section, because F. P. Mays,
one of his associates, declared the creation
of the forest reserve contemplated would
be expensive, and that Binger Hermann,
Senator Mitchell and others would have
To he taken care Of" Sorrenson has been
convicted in Oregon, but not sentenced.
Witness replied affirmatively to questions
whether he knew F. P. Mays, Senator
Mitchell Willard w. Jones and other
Oregon men whose names have already fig
ured more or less prominently in the case.
I nited States Attorney. Baker at first at
tempted to have the witness describe the
contents of letters seen by him in the
possession of F. P. Mays and Senator
least temporarily. by counsel for the de-
Tense. and Mr.. Baker. taking up another
phase of the case, asked Sorrenson:
Did you ever have conversation with
+. i. Mays in regard to land In the Blue
mountains. and, If so. when?''
Along in 1901 and 1892 r,.-:.,..
Did you have any interests in the Blue
mountains ..-.
Yes
Did F. p. Nays"
Yes
Any others?''
Willard y. Jones. Mays. Jones and
MIR. Smith toge, her had about 10000 acres,
and ! had 12,cOO acres, all Of 1t school
lands
..IJ,u- 1;d ,o,, rot ca ,pucb Iopjp
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23

tons in the coin of the realm. Following their
ample the banks of the country generally adopted
the system and it extended quickly and inevita-
bly, into other business circles and was taken up by
the corporations.
In conspicuous evidence is promise to pay" is
sued by sugar factories of Idaho. 1t is piece of
paper in the form of check given by the City Ma
tional bank of New York city, promising to pay
John Jones from 81 up to $50 The farmers of Ida
no delivering their sugar beets to the fac
tories at Nampa Blackfoot, Sugar City and Idaho
Falls and when they go the banks to get the money
that is to compensate them for the seasons toll their
anxiety and risk, they receive in exchange for their
orders from the sugar factories checks the City
National bank of New York.
Should farmer present of these checks to
his grocer in payment for couple of dollars worth
of bacon and ask for the balance of the paper rep
resentative of $50 in money, perhaps the grocer
would comply with his request and perhaps not.
If the banks hadn't the currency, possibly the grocer
might not have it.
The system has just been naugurated in Idaho
and it is certain that the will rise accord
ing to its custom that unless the New York banks
give our home banks the money that belongs to our
people, the grocer will be compelled to give his check
for the balance between the value of the piece of
bacon and the face of the City National check 1t is
inevitable that these checks issued by the sugar fac
tories the railroads and other corporations will be
discounted
The promise is that the northwest will be the first
and innocent victim of the gamblers panic" 1t so
robust genuinely prosperous, generally
tanned by real values that it will out all right
It's progress may be checked little temporarily.
but it cannot be greatly retarded.
In the meantime, and at the present time we are
having fine object lesson in asset currency.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
Hopkins Congratulated.

Just line to congratulate you upon your excellent
speech on the Smoot 1t is not my business but
it is pleasure to see public servant show under
trying circumstances, the courage ability and sense
of right that you have shown.
Thus wrote President Roosevelt to Senator Hop
kins, of Illinois, under date of February IS, 1907.
The letter appears in a sketch of the public career
of Mr. Hopkins and the biographer labels it very
interesting" 1t will continue to be interesting to
the people of the polygany infested states, for it is
additional evidence that the administration and the
leaders of the party of the administration were in
alliance to render Mr.. Smoot secure his senatorial
seat
Mr.. Hopkins, as a member of the Senate committee
ings in the Smoot case was active in behalf of the
able render him quite secure in his official posi-
ton before the final vote the Burrows resolution
to unseat him.
1t Mr.. Hopkins amendment to the Burrows
resolution that declared that nothing less than
thirds majority could unseat Mr.. Smoot and Mr..
Hopkins supported his amendment in the excellent
speech" that moved the President of the United
States to congratulate him. while admitting that his
fluctuations did not belong to the line of his official
business
During the long debate" Con the Smoot case),
says the bographer, the galleries of the Senate
chamber crowded, especially with rep
resenting the various organizations that de-
nouncing Mr.. Smoot a polygamist" 1t may be
inferred from this circumstance that the quality of
courage commended from high place was that
which enabled the Senator from Illinois to face
the outraged constituency. of women that thronged
the galleries.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23

republican form of government awaited themselves
of their privileges the mission of the teachers of the
forum and the press would be at an end
About the only slavery that can be complained of
is the slavery of false IMPRESSION of false conviction
and of cowardice For and against these forms of
servitude orators and writers contend and behind
them all is the indisputable right of one citizen to
exercise all the rights of other citizens.
The right of to cast his vote in accordance
with the dictates of his judgment and conscience is
acknowledged Yet there are hundreds of thousands
of voters in the United States whose ballots are ex-
pressions of error or cowardice. They are misled
or coerced.
Instances are not wanting in which great and small
corporations have compelled their wage earning en-
poyees to violate their political beliefs at the polls
under penalty of a withdrawal of the support their
families enjoy 1t is known that the Mormon church
names the ticket to be voted by its devotees and
exacts implicit obedience.
Cowardice and error prevail the guarantee
of constitution and laws that all citizens pos
sessed of equal political rights. Practically these
slaves of systems have no rights of citizenship, for
they have sacrificed that which just government
gave them in catering to the comforts of body and
soul
There is therefore something to discuss in spite
of the beautiful theory that every citizen of the Unit
ed States the badge of absolute independence
and ought not to be reminded that conscience be
enslaved and is ensaved.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
Some Forfeited Privileges.

1t is the belief of the Butte Miner that there is no
slavery in country where ali citizens are granted
the same political rights The Miner admits that it
has little sympathy with those demagogues who go
about the country talking about wage slaves and
breaking the chains of the toilers.'
1t employs as its example the stock plea of agi-
tators that harm their while endeavorng to adj
vance it and put into the mouths of their enemies
expressions that contribute to the discontinue of bet
ter advocates of a sound economic proposition.
The statement of the Butte paper that laws, con-
sttutiona statutory, that confer equal privileges
upon all citizens sufficient to the exercise
of equality will bear discussion. 1t will probably
not be denied that if all the people existing under
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
Lost Two Cities.

Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States,
reputed to be the blood and the flesh of the mater
iazed being that has risen to block the pathway of
the trusts, ought to be the friend of Tom L. John
son. of Cleveland and ought to have assisted him to
the election that is to give him fourth term
as mayor of his home city. But Mr. Roosevelt op-
posed the election of Mr.. Johnson, although it is an
uncommon thing for the head of Nation to NEEDLE
with the small affairs of municipality that knows
him only through his official Importance.
Mr.. Johnson, as public representative, goes
tar IN his antagonlSm to corporate monopoly Mr..
Roosevelt dares follow and community of belief and
action usually draws towards each other, instead
of placing widening breach between them
Mr. Johnson's antitrust tendencies became con-
spicuous while he member of Congress- Ad-
hitting that, in his business capacity he
ponent part of trust that was seeking legislation
in its own interest, Mr.. Johnson voted against the
bill that his corporate associates were endeavoring
to put through Congress, saying that as business
man he would take advantage of every law that
would give him an opportunity to enrich himself but
that as public man he would fight for the annul-
1nent of laws through which he and his kind might
prosper.
This was an exhibition of appreciation of pub
lie duty. Senators and Representatives have some
times refraned from voting upon measures affecting
their personal interests thus admitting that they could
not as public servants wholly so separate themselves
from private gain to seek the defeat of measures
that would enrich them at the expense of the public
But Mr.. Johnsons conception of official duty en-
aDed him to oppose as Congressman legislation
IN behalf OF trust that he favored private in
divdua1
Yet Mr.. Roosevelt recognized leader of the trust
destroying host, went far of his way to destroy
Of Mr. Tol
of Mr.. Johnson's best friends as the medium of his
humiliation
Perhaps the President of the United States squared
things with his variable political conscience through
his alliance with another champion of the antitrust
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-23
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

The biographical sketch places Mr.. Hopkins in the
position of the leading champion OF the Mormon
cause among the members of the committee on priv
eges and elections and he appears to have wrought
to so effective result that he converted two of the
three Republican members of the committee from the
majority report in which they participated to the
minority report, in which they did not participate
No letter of commentator sent from the
White House to Chairman Burrows, the lone Repub-
lican who with five Democratic members of the COM
mittee, adhered to the declarations of the majority
report and down to defeat at the instance OF the
Republican majority in the Senate.
These fragments from the history of a notable
are not needed to establish the participation of the
Republican organization in the political movement
to perpetuate the poygamous inquity against which
Idaho, Utah and other mountain states contend
ing. They serve to confirm the evidence that has
gone before and add to public interest in the
Something may appropriately be said in this con-
necton of the course of Senator Dolver, of Iowa,
for it is the boast of the compiler of the Hopkins
biography that Mr. Dolliver fell victim to the elo
quence and logic of Mr.. Hopkins, although he was
one of the three Republican members of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections that signed the ma
jory report recommending the expulsion of Mr.
Smoot
Mr. Deliver offered the weak explanation, accord
ing to the Hopkins production, that he had in some
way been misled and made to believe that Mr.. Smoot
was polygamist- he ascertained later that Mr.
Smoot was not a polygamist (according to the rec
ord) and that he then decided to vote against his
pulsion.
At the time Mr. Delivers name attached to
the majority report of the committee of which he
was a member the evidence in the Smoot had
all been TAKEN had all been digested, had been made
the basis of the report signed by majority of the
committee-yet the Senator from Iowa under the
IMPRESSION until he listened to the remarks of the
gifted Mr. Hopkins, that the testimony to which he
subscribed convicted Mr. Smoot of polygamy and
upon ascertaning his mistake he made haste to draw
his sword and place himself in the ranks of the par
tisan legion that sustained the cause of the Mormon
apostle.
What kind of an estimate will Mr. Delivers home
constituency place upon his astueness?
Without consulting line of testimony, Mr.. Dol
liver might have ascertained that there was never
any charge of polygamy against Mr.. Smoot in the
formal proceedings instituted before the Senate 1t
erning body of church that countenanced and de-
Tended polygamy and that he owed his first allegiance
to that church
No will pretend to say that the contention
is not true in every particular and if true why
Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Deliver talking about false
ash?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

in the native Rajahs into Church " England
Definse League His rise was rapid First APP
pointed in thirty -four, in sixtythree he was pro.
noted to tn Gov'norship iv tn popylous Island
" Gazp in tn Gulf iv BAT; population, 1860,
two whites, five millyon blacks; salary, two mill
yon pice, (e5o.) In rulin' this difficult province
he made gr-reat reputation, which extended as
far as tn borders " Swat. A man " iron, cold
an hard, he inthraiooced hanson cabs dhrawn be
natives instead iv tn old-fashioned rickshaw,
induced tn Rajah to throw away his pagan tur-
ban an adopt tn more seemly stovepipe hat,
started muffin bakery, an took steps to abolish
plural marredges.
g Fourteen years later still more important
honor was lavshed on him. Whin tn Gov'nor-
ship iv Plaguetown, on tn East Coast, was made
vacant tn last name that occurred to tn Colo
nyal Office was Aleck Sweatingham, an he was
appnted. Afther survivn' r iliven years in this
arjoos post he was again promoted at tn request
iv tn only other white man in tn colony, an ray
ceved tn important post iv Gov'nor iv Jamaica,
an honor which few achieve an still fewer desire.
This completes tn career iv tn great man,
which may soon be grounded out be his bein'
fired anywhere he wint he made frinds where
he'd been befure. In all tn countries where he
ruled he left reputation FIR janiaty an repose.
At Taste, he niver had it with him whin he
showed up at tn new Job.
1t was this mighty statesman that our hum
BILE Admiral hried to meet Admiral Davis was
overcome be his rayception. We don't expect
our dear cousins to gush over us, They ar-re
more sef-co1tained thin we ar-re. Behind their
rugged chests beat warm an gin-rous hearts,
but they find II hard to say anything pleasant
without chokin', an Admiral Davis was surprised
as well as charmed by Alexis greetings. He said
he had niver met SO polite an Engishman. In
his gratichood he landed throops to dhrive nay
CUR prisoners back lato jail, put up awnings on
stores, an hitch tn aorses to tn sthreet cars in
tn annhilated city. He was amazed to receive
almost instantly an ELUSIVE dispatch in tn fol-
lowin' language: Get out iv here or I'll heaye
arr brick at ye' TIL Admiral replied: Gawd
i bless we fryer kind yurruds. 1t is happiness
to me to meet ye'er Ixcillincy,s- approval. 1t
shows that we ar-re found together be ties "
common brotherhood az tn common language "
Shakespeare an Others. I have tn honor to ray
port that tn fleet UNI her my command has nut
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

they are Anglo-Saxons on account iv their
parentage, were in favor iv dom somethin' f,r
tn poor creatures.
Gus Anglo-Saxons looked on it another way.
Twas not to nurse tn injured nor feed tn hun
CRY that we called on tn Prisidint to sind ships
to Kingston, bnt twas to bind up tn wounds in
wan ivth'"exthremities " our Mother Country
TIL Anglo-saxon union invited contributions
through its Chairman, tn Hon. Isaac Guggen-
helm. TIL Prisidint with tears in his eyes Or
dhered Bob Evans to sind somebody else to ia
maica to help our cousins an prove again that
blood is stickier than water He did not think
twas wise to sind Bob Evans himsilf so soon
afther tn earthquake. Bob Evans picked out
la-ad be tn name iv Davis, an he got together
our warships an rushed off TO Kingston.
",Twas all right. If there was an English
man in throuble in tn next house I'd thry to
frget what his folks done to mine, an no wan
wud be quicker to his bedside thin this Anglo
Saxon. What I'd do to him afther he got out iv