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Evening star., 1907-08-23
abor may be applied to the work of road

labor may be applied to the work of road
construction in the state.
Mr.. Machen explained his position in re-
in such cases the prosecuting attorney
should be permitted to place in evidence
testimony showing that the rumors upon
which crime was committed were unfound-
ed untrue. To this extent. Mr.. Machen
stated. he would make the unwritten law
statutory. !.
MIR. Machen commended President Roose-
welt in his fight against trusts and COM
bines. and his reference to William Jennings
Bryan as the next standard bearer of the
democratic party vas received with enthu-
siasm. -''
Mr.. Wedderburn. who followed Mr.. Ma
chen. referred to his work of the past twen-
ty years in behalf of the farming interests
of the county and state in connection with
the farmers grange and the pure food laws.
He agreed with Mr.. Machen in his PROPOSE
tion to work convicts on the public roads,
claiming that he had advocated this for
many years. He opposed the extension of
the sessions of the legislature from sixty to
ninety days as an uncalled for increase of
the tax burden of the people and also Op-
posed Mr.. Machen's project to discontinue
the third reading of unimportant bills be-
fore the legislature.
Mr. Wedderburn closed with a glowing
tribute to w. ]. Bryan. whose name was
again received with applause.
E. E. Gillette of Herndon presided over
the meeting. The new public hal in the
Walker building was used for the first time
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DUTY ON OIL IN BULK.
Collector Will Assess It on Net
WEIGHT of Importations

NEW YORK, August 23.-In a decision
by Judge Somerville the board of United
States general appraisers sustained yester-
day a protest filed by Bertin & Lepori of
San Francisco regarding an importatin of
olive oil in tin cans, which was assessed
for duty at the rate of so cents a gallon
under the provisions of paragraph 40 of the
Dingley tariff act, on the quantity of oil as
ascertained and reported by the local ap-
praiser. The claim is made in each of the
protests that duty was assessed upon an
excessive quantity of the Oil greater than
that warranted under any provision Of the
tariff act, and that the dutiable quantity
of the merchandise should have been de-
termined on the basis of 756 pounds of oil
to the gallon, on such other basis as
would give the actual quantity imported.
or which would approximate the same with
reasonable certainty.
The general appraiser sustains the pro-
tests, with instructions to the collector to
reliquidate the various entries on the basis
of the net weight of the oil as stated in
the invoices.
General Appraiser Hay yesterday over
ruled the protest filed by the Greist Manu-
featuring Company of New Haven. regard
ing sewing machine heads, which were as
sessed for duty as manufactures of metal"
but which the importers asserted should
GIG which reads as follows: Models of
inventions and Of other improvements in
the arts including patterns for machinery.
but no article shall be deemed a model or
pattern which can be fitted fer use other
wise
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. August %. 1907.
The county public school commissioners
have issued a statement of their side OF
the case of Miss Ida S. Dove. recently. noti-
fled that her services as principal of the
school at Bethesda will not be needed the
coming year, and of that of John w. Darby.
whose appointment as principal OF the
grammar department of the Rockville high
school was a few days ago turned down
by the school commissioners.
AS to Miss Dove. the statement sets forth
that her only right to teach in the county
is based on a second grade certificate Issued
to her in 1888 and which has from time to
time been extended, and that the certificate
has expired and could not be validly ex-
tended without the approval of the state
board of education. 1t further says that
the school board found a vacancy In the
Bethesda school and declared the existence
of such vacancy and that 1t was the duty of
the trustees of the school to appoint
teacher.
In regard to the case Of Mr.. Darby. 1t Is
explained that the board last year decided
to place both the high school and grammar
school departments of the Rockville high
school under one head and that Prof. Cooke
D. Luckett was placed in charge and that
he has not resigned nor given. the notice
necessary to a cancellation of the contract
seuuently there was no vacancy in the head
of the grammar department to be filled and
that the appointment of Mr. Darby when
it came up for cOnfrma ton had to be acted
on adversely.
DR.. Barrett p Wilson, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs John E. Wilson, of this place.
and Miss Annie Owens of Virginia were
married in Richmond yesterday. The bride
is sister of Mrs. M. Donaldson Knight of
this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs Zadoc Dove and little daugh-
ter of Baltimore visiting at the home
of Mr. Doves mother near Rockville.
Maj. l.. L. Nicholson has returned to-
Rockville after spending two months at
Winona and other points in Canada
The Morning Card Club was entertained
at its regular weekly meeting at the home
of Mrs George P. Henderson, with Miss
Rose Henderson hostess. Those playing
were Mrs William Dorsey. Mrs. Robert b.
Peter Mrs. Robert n. Bayliss. Mrs. Annie
Mcclure Mrs. Harry A. Dawson, Misses
Cora and Louise Edmonston, Rose and
Hogg, Eliza Choate, Margaret Stokes. The
first prize was won by Mrs Peter.
Mrs James B. Henderson has returned to
her home here after visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Bridges. at Hancock. Md.
Mrs William Dorsey and Mrs. Alice Bouic
have returned from a snort stay at tort
Richardson, Va.
Mrs. Robert B. Peter and Mrs. Lavinia
Peter who were sojourning at Atlantic
City, have returned to Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Henderson and
Miss Lucille Welch are at the jamestown
exposition.
Mrs John Kinds of Baltimore is guest
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Robert
I c. Warfield. Mrs. Warfield is visiting at
New Bloomfield, Pa.
| her home here after a short stay at Atlantic
CITY
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STUCK IN SHAFT.
Mrs Waldo of New York Fails to Run
the Elevator.

NEW YORK, August 23.-Mrs. Gertrude
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo, is
under the doctors care as the result of an
exciting experience she had Tuesday night
at her home, 81 East I'D street.
Shortly before 8 O'Clock Mrs. Waldo en-
tered the elevator, which is operated by
members of the family whenever they have
occasion to use 1t. The proceeded up
ward to point between the second and
third floors and there 1t stuck. Mrs. Waldo
used all her strength to disodge 1t, but the
car refused to move up or down.
The only other occupants Of the house at
the time were Miss Rhnelander, Mrs. Wal
do S sister, and maid, both of whom were
in distant part of the building. The i'm
prisoned woman screamed for help and
after a considerable time the other two
women arrived. but could not help her.
in the car was the constant fear that at
any minute it might drop to the cellar.
The maid hurried out in search of help
and brought back a private watchman. He
fused around for hour or more but
failed to move the elevator. He went away
and sent several policemen, who asked the
fainting woman a score of questions but
could suggest no plan by which she might
be set at liberty.
A neighbor with ordinary common sense
dropped in and that a practical man
was needed. He teIephoned Charles Otis
engineer at the LorenZ apartment house
72d street and Lexington avenue, and about
80 o'clock Otis arrived and brought the
car to the second floor. Mrs. Waldo, COM
pletely exhausted from her trying eXpe-
rience, was carried to her room and is ex-
pected to remain there for several days.
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CAPT. H1RsH1NGER's TRIAL.
Court-Martial for Marine Quartermas-
ter for Neglect of Duty.

NEW YORK, August 23.-The court
martial of Capt. Herbert ]. Hirshinger of
the United States Marine Corps for neglect
of duty in connection with the robbery of
$1,000 worth of goods from the Brooklyn
navy yard was begun on Wednesday and
wound up yesterday.
Capt Hirshinger was post quartermaS-
ter at the yard some months ago. when
ouartermaster sergeant named Grogan sold
the government property in his charge to
outside parties and then deserted. The
court of inquiry eXonerated Capt. Hirsh-
niger but the Washington authorities dis
approved the finding and ordered the court
martial.
Can't Hirshinger was able to show both
by his own witnesses and those for the
prosecution that his duties were so onerous
that he was unable to maintain a con-
tinued and close personal watch over the
goods in the Quartermaster's department.
It was contended that his duties as pur-
chasing agent for Cuba and the Panama
canal strip were so pressing that he was
necessarily absent from the clothing room
for great part of his time and that 1t
was necessary to trust the keys to subordi-
mates. 1t was shown that Sergeant Gro
gan had a fine record during his seven
teen years service and was trusted gen
orally
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A TIRED POLICEMAN.
Weary Officer Wants to Quit, But
Must Stay Until Bingham Returns

NEW YORK. May 23.-PolIceman William
I. Holmes of the Church street Station
wants to quit his job and he can't He was
trial before Deputy Commissioner Ham
son yesterday. charged by acting Captain
Nugent with being absent without leave for
five days. He appeared in civilian clothes,
and when asked what explanation he had
to offer he said he had become weary Of his
job.
Here's my shield. commissioner" he
said; I'm through with this game"
Il haven't got the authority to accept
your shield or your resignation" Deputy
Hanson replied. but I'll recommend you
for dismissal. and when Commissioner
Bingham returns you'll have an opportunity
to quit"
I'D like to get out easier than that" said
Holmes, but l suppose I'll have to remain
on the force against my will until Gen.
Bingham gets back
AS acting commissioner O'Keeffe has not
the power to dismiss a policeman in Gen.
Binghams absence.
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RURAL JOURNAL RESTS.
Entire Staff Will Take Much-Needed
Vacation.

WINSTED. Conn. August GA. f.
Knox proprietor and editor of the Wood
bury Reporter, believes "all work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy" So even If
the Litchfield county people have to go
without newspaper they will not get the
Reporter next week. Mr.. Knox announces:
'In accordance with our annual custom,
the Reporter will not be issued next week.
C. p. Capell. foreman of the composing
room, will take a much-needed vacation.
Edgar Somerset the office boy. also will
take few days vacation before resuming
his duties in the Mitchell school, and the
editor hopes to be able to spend two or
three days with relatives in another part of
the state"
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and hope and labor for an ultimate restora-
ton of Jewish political life and the re-
establishment of Jewish nation-they
place prior lien upon their citizenship
which, II there would be possibility for
their desire and plans to become effective
would prevent them from maintaining al
legiance to the country of which they now
claim to be good citizens. The Jew should
not for moment feel that he has only
found an asylum In this country; he must
not feel that he is in exile and that his
abode here is only temporary passing
one If those who come after us are to be
freed from the prejudice from which this
generation is, not unnatu-ally, suffering
we need feel that politically no one has any
claim upon US but the country of which, of
our free Will. we have become citizens: that
even if we are Jews in faith there is no
string TO our citizenship.
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AGAINST THE ZIoNISTS.
With String to 1t, Says
Jacob II. Schiff.

NEW YORK, August 23.-Jacob IL. Schir
has written a letter to DR.. Solomon
Schechter. president OF the Jewish Theo-
logical Seminary of America, in which the
banker declares that a true American can
not be a Zionist. The letter was written IN
reply TO one by Prof Schechter
M Schins letter In part Is as follows
Speaking as an American, l cannot Tor
moment concede that one can be at the
same time a true American and an honest
a6herent of the Zionist movement The
men whom YOU mention by name may have
or may have had as far as they have pass
ed away, the thorough conviction of deep
attachment to this country, but II they
kre honest Zionists-I mean IL they believe
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T. F. Walsh Protects Doves.

DENVER. August 23.-Thomas F. Walsh.
owner of Wolhurst, near Denver. publishes
the following in all the Denver papers:
I'VE request our sportsmen friends not
to shoot doves any other birds on VOL
hurst estate. They bring up their young
on the grounds proper They are almost
domestic in their tameness, and are very
near and dear friends of ours. So we ap-
peal to every local sportsman to spare
them. THOMAS f. WALSH"
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HOT AIR AT HERNDON.
State Senatorial Candidates Warm UP
to the ''Peepul."
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
HERNDON, Va, August 23. 1907.
The political issues entering into the con-
test for the democratic nomination for the
state senatorship from the fourteenth dis
trict were discussed here last evening by
Lewis H. Machen of Alexandria and A. j.
Wedderburn of Fairfax county. The gath
ering was a representative one. composed of
farmers and business men Of the locality.
Mr.. Machen referred to the work in which
he has been engaged as state senator from
this district for two terms. stating that the
experience thus gained has fitted him to do
effective work for the district and pledging
himself in favor of q law whereby convict
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Jail Instead of the Stage.

MILWAUKEE. August 23.-For the first
time on record a writ has been issued
against a woman to keep her off the stage.
Mrs. Carrie Hawley was arrested Tues
day complaint of her husband, Henry
J. Hawley. who says that she has joined
an opera company and purposes to leave
the city; also that she has hidden their
child and has sold the household goods
She says the child is in Catholic institu-
ton and that she will fight the proceed lnsa
Mrs. Hawley is in jail.
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Pennsylvania RAILROAD
WITHIN THE GATES OF YELLOWSTONE PARK.

The hotels in Yellowstone Park their on Sep
tcmber I5 and the regular ends positive
any American miss this interesting and instructive trip
especially this the delightful of the The
of the Park combines revelation of nature with all the
elements of a perfect outing
The Pennsy vania Railroad of SEPTEMBER T.
reaches the Park September 9th and leaves in the
ing OF the IIth
Prompt application is necessary insure participation
the trip the membership of the party rapidly filling
Excursion tickets will be sold for this tour including all
necessary expenses transportation $4,000
from Washington and Baltimore and poportionate from
other cities.
For particular information address Geo W. Boyd, Gen
era Passenger Agent Broad Street Station Philadelphia
apply to Ticket Agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad
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The Ghost of the Past.

of onlv under the influence of President
Roosevelt's administration some of the
southern states. including Kentucky. could
be led into the republican column in accord
ance with the real sympathies of the voters
of those states. it would be a crowning
glory of his administration. It will not
necessarily work for the benefit of the re-
publican party in the end. because the
closeness with which the southern states
have united in support of democratic cam
ddates has introduced a similar cohesion
among the northern states. and we might
expect much more independence of voting
at the north if the voters there were not
confronted with the solidarity of the south
AS an American citizen and lover of my
country l long for the time when the south
shall be received again into the councils of
the nation and when the people of that sec
ton shall resume the Influence to which
they are entitled and which they deny
themselves by being frightened at mere
ghost of the past"
On the question of greater congressional
representation than the vote of the south
seemed to warrant he found injustice
which he believed had been largely coun-
terbalanced by its tendency to drive north
ern voters into the republican party.
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Quick growing vegetation is a great trou-
bic to railway companies in South Aus
tralia. No less a sum than $4,000 year is
paid for removing the weeds which grow
on the permanent way
Evening star., 1907-08-23

England has IA churches for every 100.
900 people. In Russia there are only fifty
FIVE churches for a similar number.
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TAFT IN SOLID SOUTH
Kentuckians Listen to His Color
Line RemonstranCes.
HE PLEADS FOR A NEW DEAL
Says That the Negro, With All His
Faults, Is Here to Stay.
HOPES MUCH FROM EDUCATION
Warns southerners Against Blindly
Voting Democratic Ticket Because
of Race Antipathy.
HOPES MUCH FROM EDUCATION

LEXINGTON. Ky, August 2S.-Secretary
OF War Taft yesterday opened the repub-
lcan state campaign with a discussion of
the race problem, general political issues
from the southern standpoint and an appeal
to Kentuckians to aid the republican party
in supporting those principles. Calling at
tention to what he called the souths lack
of representation in the councils of the ma
ton. he declared that this true be
cause one single issue has made it the per-
petual tail of the democratic party. SO that
however small the northern head 1t waSs
that tail. The south has permitted the
shadow of an issue that circumstances
ought long ago to have removed to bind 1t
to the democratic party, no matter what
principles or candidates that party adopts
He called attention to the prosperity Of
Kentuckys industries and agriculture, and
expressed the belief that many Kentuckians
who favored protective tariff had blindly
voted the democratic ticket because of feel
in ne
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Education Will Solve It.

Then, taking up the race question, he
said:
Il know that the discussion by north
ern man of the question is apt to rouse
from the southern democrat the objection
that he does not understand the question;
that he does not know the difficulties of it,
and that if he cannot take it up with SYM
pathy, with the attitude of the white man
of the south, he had better not take it up
at all. On the other hand he is liable to en-
mounter the criticism of the colored man,
who, with a natural StnSitiVeneSS, remem-
bering the wrongs and expressions to which
their race has been subjected resentS any
attitude which does not involve condemna-
ton of the southern white man or, which
man!festS the slightest consideration for his
view. l not pessimst with respect to
the race question. | convinced that
it is working itself out, and l am convinced
that nothing has much contributed to it's
gradual solution as the thirteenth. four
teenth and fifteenth amendments"
He discussed the first and second of these
and called attention to the development of
the people. starting with the greatest il
iiteracy and ignorance, until they became
self-sustaining, giving ch praise to- Book
er I. Washington and others who had
urged the wisdom of making the educa-
tion manual and Industrial"
He continued:
Il shall not stop to give you the sta tstios
showing the great progress that has been
made by the negro race in the south. We
are apt to forget this real Improvement in
the diatribeS that We occasionally hear
from men who lack sympathy with the
progress of the Colored race and who de-
nounCe the entire race account of
forms the dregs of the southern popula-
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Africa leads in the matter of gold pro-
duction and the United States is second.
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Disfranchise White and Black.

1.-The fifteenth amendment does not re-
quire that every negro should vote All,
that 1t requires is that he should not be
excluded from voting because he is a negro.
If he lacks educational uualfica tions, prop
erty qualifications any other qualifica-
tions that the state may lawfully impose
as a rule of eligibility for its voters, then
he may be excluded. provided that every
one else who lacks similar oualifica tions is
equally excluded. The fifteenth amend
ment IS merely intended to secure him in
his political rights from race discrimna-
ton by the states. 1t is not intended to
give him affirmative privileges as a member
of his race Its strict enforcement does not
involve an amalgamatfon of the races has
nothing to do with social association or
equality. 1t does not involve So-called ne
gro domination. and to permit the question
at this late day-forty years after the war
to control the votes of Intelligent men in
respect to issues that are living is to ndi-
cate lack of sense of proportion. which
cannot think. will continue to manifest It
self in the south.
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The Negro Here to Stay.

After mentioning the various means Of
disfranchising voters, and declaring that
such laws We're proper If applied with equal
fairness to both white and black. he ex-
pressed the hope that the colored cit-
zens, under the leadership Of such men as
Booker T. Washington, would become re-
spected business members of the COM
munity in which they live and when they
exercise Independence of judgment in re-
spect to political issues, we may be sure
that gradually the right to vote will be ac-
corded them and they will exercise far
more useful influence as intelligent and
solid members of the community than the
ignorant members of their race would have
exercised had they been allowed to vote.
In this way, through devious ways which
cannot be justified or approved, we may
still reach a result that will square with
the requirements Of the federal Constitu-
ton and will give to the negro every polit-
cal and economic right
The negro is necessary to the south
a laborer-skilled and unskilled. The world
over today there is a demand for labor, and
were the negro to be withdrawn from the
south the difficulties under which agricul-
ture would labor can hardly be overstated.
The negro is American He has no
other country than this. and, called upon
to defend it, he lays down his life with the
same freedom that the white man sacri-
fees his.
ours is the flag he loves-the only one
he knows. 1t is our duty to see to 1t that
his path is made as easy as possible and
that his progress Is as incessant as proper
encoura cement can make 1T. His best
frend-the one that can do most for him.
and the one. in many respects. who SYM
pathizes with him most-is the southern
white man. He understands his defects.
He knows his virtues. And If the negro
responds to the opportunities for improve
ment as Booker T. Washington points them
out can be sure that he will grow in
the estima ton of his white fellow-citzens
of the SOUTH and that the great problem
which has burdened the south will be large
" solved