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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-04
Roosevelt rs REASONS
FOR TAFT,S CANDIDACY

there Is no reason AZ this time 10
believe that he will boom anybody
but Taft. he certainly viii not AZ
any time uuloas he ~ shown thai
there IL somebody who viii wicid
hia sword 70 more effective purpose
than he believes Taft will WELD II
TAFT Is Hls FIRST CHOICE: HE
HAS NO SECOND
SO far AZ Taft Is personally con.
cerned he IL probably the most In.
different man in the whole game.
tie hates electioncerlnE Ho never
held an elective office. he doubts
his own ability as cnmpaignor.
and he would be glad t0 pull out %
the presidential race tomorrow. lie
would without doubt. do No " "
we're not FOR Roosevelt ut his back.
he says frankly. but probably with
too nuch mpaealY. that his only
asset az a presidential candidate is
the Endorsement Of T. r. branded
on his back n that will make him
president he says he w'l-~to
please his friend r. R--RO through
a reasonable number OF motiona
necessary Ia get elected but he
would rather not He anticipates
that being president is a good doa,
OF JOB, and one that on the whole
is oyorrnted He would not be
willing io take Il as an easy job.
and the other kind he has seen
something Of that In his capacity
Of amicua curiae
n Taft wanted the office more
and the interests" were less op
posed 20 him. Roosevelt might not
be 40 set on making HIS big wat
secretary his successor As II H.
the Interests" by their bitter op
position. have convinced Roosevelt
OF the wisdom OF his choice. and he
is determined that Taft shall make
the race II he lIss 10 be whipped
and apurred all around the course
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The Metal of the Standards That Are
 In Use Today.

Tho Metal of the Standards That Are
 In Use Today.
 There are no products of human skill on which a greater degree of care is expended than the standards of weight and measure in use among the civi- lized nations of the globe. Two things in particular have to be considered, accuracy and durability. Nature does not furnish any single metal or min eral which exactly answers the re- quirements for a standard of measure or weight that shall be as nearly as possible unalterable.
 The best substance yet produced for this purpose is an alloy of 90 per cent of platinum with 10 per cent of iridi- um. This is called iridio platinum and is the substance of which the metric standards prepared by the internation- al committee on weights and measures is composed. It is hard, is less affected by heat than any pure metal. is prac- tically nonoxidizable and can be finely engraved. In fact. the lines on the standard meters are hardly visible to the naked eye. yet they are smooth, sharp and accurate.
 If our civilization should ever be lost and relics of it should be discovered in some brighter age in the remote future there is nothing that would bear high CT testimony to it's character than these standard measures of iridio platinum, for the protection and preservation of which the science of this day has done its very best.-St. Louis Republic.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
CONTROL OF CUBA
Former President of the Island in Favor of the United
 States.

Havana, Nov 7.-Dr Estrada Pal ma, formerly president of Cuba has authorized the publication Of hls views regarding American interven- tion. He declares publicly in favor of American control in Cuba. He says:
 ''It is enough to satisfy my con- science, this conviction of having saved my beloved country from an- archy and it's natural results of plum der and ruin.'
 He continues, describing what he considers the criminal acts on the part of the revolutionists, and the necessity to call on the Americans to prevent protracted and sanguln- ary contest. ''If I did right or wrong, time will say That my attl- tude was immediately justified IS proved by the sudden re-establlsh- ment of peace through the moral and material influence of the Americans.
 'I do not hesitate to declare that it is a hundred times better for our beloved Cuba to be in dependent political situation in which liberty is prevailing than in republic inde- pendent of a sovereign but discredit- ed and ruined by blasting periodica! civil strifes."
 The letter is considered important, as Dr Palma still commands a great influence with large number of Cubans.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
An Obedient Patient.

An old doctor whose memory was be- ginning to fail him called in to see a young man who was i'll. On arriving at the home he found his patient in bed with nothing the matter but a slight cold. After prescribing the usual remedies he said:
 '.Now, my dear sir, you must stay in bed till I come again"
 He went away and forgot all about his patient The time flew by. One day the M. D. came across the young mans mother in the street. The sight of Mrs. Jones brought his patient to his mind. and. with a start. he said:
 By the bye. how is your son getting onT
 To his amazement Mrs. Jones replied that he was still in bed. obedient to the doctors commands He had been there three veeks.-IIlustrated Bits.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
CITY NEWS.

Miss Laura Pritchard of New Bri- tain is visiting friends in this city.
 Samuel R. Kelsey of the Upson Singleton Co, is spending a few days in New York on business.
 There will be a meeting of persons interested in the price of water in the City court room tonight. A big crowd is looked for.
 Attorney Francis P. Guilfoile will be the guest of honor at banquet to be given by the Daniel O'Connell club in Willimantic this evening.
 Mrs J. NJ. Phelan of Washington street and Mrs NJ. B. Donovan of Frederick street are home, after a business trip to New York.
 The Crosby High football team did not go to Meriden this afternoon to play the high school team of that city. The game was again postponed be- cause of the weather.
 The Young Mems Catholic Literary association will hold a meeting on Sunday at which eight new members will be enrolled. Within the past month the membership has been in- creased by fifteen.
 Judge Curtis in the superior court this noon took up the case of David $. Pichard against Thomas r. Pagan and Louis Archambault. adminiStra- tors on the estate of the late Joseph Lawrence. who lived in the east side of the city Mir Pichard claims S1.0O0 for services rendered Nr Lawrence.
 The precipitation of yesterday and last night. as measured hy Y. J. Well ton of the state meteorological bu- reau. amounted to 2.J0. This. added to 1.22. which fell Saturday night and Sunday. makes a total rainfall for the first week of this month Of 3.12. This is large and probably ex- plains why some of our far seeing men concluded that the present is q most Opoprtune time to get together and aFk for a reduction in water rates.
 Burton C. Smith of SG East Farm street. a well known foreman in tIle Waterbury Clock company and Mrs Emma Hebbar1 of 140 Cherry street. whose home is in Rochester. V. Y. were married this morning at half past eleven in St JOhn's Episcopal church by the rert0r. Rev John V. Lewis. Mr and Mrs smith left on the Highland division at 12-I5 for Bos- ton and other points and on their re- turn will reside at S5 East Farm street.
 Part of the pavement on Wes, Main street near Cones drug store is badly in need of repair There is a hole there which has been full of water the past two days. making il very diszgreeable for pedestrians 4 large. board was placed there to keeT people from stepping into it. but when one walked On the board the water would splash so much that ons was lucky not to get plenty Of muddy water. The spot should be attended to.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
WILL STAY IN PACIFIC.
Five or Six of Evans BattIeships to
 Remain In OIonqapo.

Remain Tn Olongapo.
 Washington, Nov. 7.-Simultaneously with the publication by the navy de- partment of the itinerary of the battle ship fleet around the Horn the joint army ard navy board unanimously de- cided in favor of Subig bay as the lo. cation f T the United States naval sta- tion in inc Phillipines.
 This i victory for Admiral Dew ey, chai man of the board, as against Secretary of War Taft and Major Gen eral Le)nard Wood, both of whom have ad vised in favor of Manila as the naval bi.se in the far east. President Rooseve t must now pass upon the question and there is great interest here as to whether he will sustain Dewey nd the experts of the board or side wit Taft and Wood.
 Of the same vital importance is the information that five or six of the bat tleships that Admiral Evans will take around he Horn will be retained at Olongapl in Subig bay, after the oth- CTS have returned to the Atlantic sea board. 'Chis is the first intimation of an intention to maintain a permanent battleship fleet in the Pacific.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
Stock Market News.

New York, Nov 7.-The stock market here showed quick resistance to the depressing influence of the ad- vance in the official discount rates of the Bank of England and the Bank of France, which had weak ened the foreign markets. First prices of stocks here, while lower than last nights New York closing, did not decline to the London parity and a recovery set in immediately. Except in the Canadian group the fall was not severe. Canadian Pa. cific declined "A and Minneapolis. St Paul and Sault Sainte Marie pfd 21z. The extreme early losses here ran to 1 L in Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio and to a point in Atchison, Amalgamated Copper and American Smelling. There was a recovery of about one half of these declines on the average in the course of half an hour There was very little activity in the mar ket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
BARRY O'BRIEN, AUTHOR.
One of His Books Now in the Bronson
 Library.

The announcement that Barry Irish History, 1670-1S70," has been placed in the circulating library, has brought forward many inquiries about the author, many claiming that they never heard of him before. this is strange, but perhaps when one considers the little attention paid to Irish literature at the public li- brary in the past, probably it isn't much to be wondered at. But this is digressing. Richard Barry O'Brien, the historian, was born at Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, in 1S47. He was educated by private tutors and at the Catholic universi- ty, Dublin. In 1874 he was called to the Irish bar and later to the English bar. After practicing for a time in England, he turned his at tention to politics and literature, de- voting himself mainly to Irish his torical studies. Besides the book already referred to he is the author of the following works: "The Irish Land Question and English Public Opinion" 'The Parliamentary His tory of the Irish Land Question:, Fifty Years of Concessions to Ire land" Thomas Drummond's Life and Letters" Irish Wrongs and English Remedies" Life of Charles Stewart Parnell," Life of Lord Rus sell of Killowen" and "Autobiogra- phy of Wolfe Tone" Besides these he has done considerable literary work in the newspapers and maga- zines of the old world. He was one of the founders of the Irish Literary he has been it's chairman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
WAsHOUT ON B. & A.
Traffic Tied Up aud Freight Train Held Between Points Where
 Road Bed is Gone.

Springfield, Mass, Nov 7.--Traffic on the Boston X Albany west from here was completely tied up by wash outs near Russell today. About 15O feet of roadbed entirely gone, tracks, sleepers and embankment, short dis tance west of Woronoco station and a long section of tracks hundred yards east of Russell station flooded and spongy. Heavy freight train caught between the two. Express trains are being run, around by way of Green field and North Adams and arrange ments made for transfer of local pas sengers, mail and hand baggage be- tween Woronoco and Russell by troll ley.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
THE KEEGAN SUIT.
Finished To-Day in Superior Court
 History of Case.

The suit of Mrs Elizabeth Keegan of West Main street, against Attorney J. M. Lynch, as administrator upon the estate of Mrs Keegan's daughter Mrs Mary Lafond, and the counter suit of MT Lynch to have Mrs Keegan give bond for the protection of her children, were finished in the superior court this forenoon.
 In 1891 Mrs Keegan's husband, Ed ward, died leaving real estate worth $3,500 to his widow during her life time and to his children, Mary Keeg- an, later Mrs Lafond $500, James $400 and Edward $350. With these respective sums and more, Mrs Keeg- an built a brick building for $7,000 A year or so ago this building was bought by the railroad company for $21,000. Mrs Keegan gave Mrs La fond $3,000 in cash for deposit in bank in her own name. Soon after Mrs Lafond died and Attorney Lynch being appointed administrator of the estate brought suit to have Mrs Keegan give bond for the safe keep ing of the money belonging to her children and which she put in the building. Thereupon she brought suit against him for the recovery of the $3,000. This was merely nomi- nal affair, however, as it will only decide to whom the money belongs, Mrs Lafond's estate or to her mother
 Attorney Bronson, acting for Mrs Keegan claims that Mrs Keegan can pay herself for improving the real es- tate in which she has life interest that is, she can take out of the prop erty every cent she put in it and use the rest for the balance of her life Which, of course, is denied by the op. noSite side.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
WOMEN IN TEARS
Applied For Old Positions as Photographers and Found
 Them Taken
PRESIDENTS DENIAL

New York, Nov I'm an inter- view this morning, Colonel R. c. Clowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph Co, says that the statement made by an officer of the Photographers union to the effect that a truce or agreement had been en- tered into between the telegraph com pany and the strikers is absolutely untrue. The returning strikers will only be re-employed on their indi- vidual application and but a small percentage of them can be given en- ployment.
 Following the official calling off of the telegraphers' strike by the local union, the offices of the Western Union were crowded with applicants to-day who sought to regain their old positions. None was accepted, however, the company, according to it's statement, having brought it's force up to the original quota Tues day. By 10 o'clock this morning the waiting list was full and no more names were taken.
 General Superintendent Brooks, in speaking of the situation, said:
 T understand there are a number of applicants in line, but we are un- able to employ any of them. We completed our force on Tuesday and now cannot even put any men on the waiting list"
 About 200 former employees of the Postal Telegraph and Cable Co who applied for their old places in the cOmpany's main office in this city were told that there was nothing for them, that all vacancies had been filled.
 II wish," said one woman who left the building in tears, that the ad- vice of former President Small, in urging against a general strike, had been accepted"
 A man whose place had been per manently filed in speaking of the action of former President Small, said:
 MT Small was represented to us as the enemy of our interests and we were led to believe that the time was opportune to get what we want ed. Now We know better, and some gentlemen who are holding down jobs in the Commercial Photographers union will find themselves high and dry at the next convention, unless all of the disaffected ones are forced to find employment in other lines. That is, of course, if any convention should be held"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
UP GO RATES
The Bank of England Raised . the Premium From 6 to7
 To-Day
SCARE NOT OVER YET

London, Nov 1.-The rate of dis count of the bank of England was raised to-day from 6 to per cent.
 The only thing which could have averted this heavy rate would have been assurances from responsible quarters in New York that the situ- ation there which it is recognized is due to the exceptional demands upon capital in consequence of the great commercial activity in America, is sufficiently we'll in hand to warrant the expectation that there would be an early cessation of the gold drain on the market. In the absence of such an assurance the Bank of Eng land utilized the only weapon at hand to protect its reserves. It is realized, however, that even this higb rate may not prevent shipments of gold to New York, but it is hoped that it may attract metal from abroad in sufficient quantities to re- store the equilibrium. The step was doubly necessary, as the bank must nurse its supplies just at present, for the autumn country cash re- quirements have to be met, as we'll as the usual Egyptian demands, and there is possibility of demands for gold for Argentina.
 The last occasion when per cent rate was enforced by the Bank Of England was in 1Sl3 and was due to financial troubles on the continent and in America. On that occasion the rate eventually reached g. per cent, but it quickly fell to 41s.
 The local business community is bound to feel the pinch and the finan- ciers anticipate that the drastic rate will cause an even greater squeeze in Germany, with a consequent in- crease of the discount rate of the Imperial bank and selling orders from Berlin.
 The announcement of the increase of the Bank of England's rate by full point had strong effect on the stock exchange here. Consols, which opened 3-16 higher owing to the set clement of the railway dispute, inn mediately fell half a point. Home rails started one to four points dear CT, but lost most of the advance with in few minutes. American rails had similar experiences. The open- ing prices ruled around parity, but drop of a point followed immedi- ately after the publication of the bank rate, and selling brought quota tions at noon down one to three points lower than yesterday. It was not until the bank statement was is- sued that the market fully realized how heavy had been the drain on the gold reserve. The figures showed the weeks decrease to be s3,13S,- S07, the total reserve being s17,- 694,795, against &20,S33.602 last week and G19,076,395 at this time last year.
 There were inquiries in tEe mar ket this morning for another G1,- 250,00O in gold for America.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
Financia! SqualI Is Over.

New York, Nov. 7.-More business was transacted in the financial district than on any previous day in more than three weeks. There was hardly a trace of the commotion that has been so much in evidence in recent weeks. The street was satisfied that all the apprehensions of further disturbance on account of the Trust Company of America and the Lincoln Trust con- pany had been effectually removed by the action of the conferences the pre-. vious night. These institutions aban- doned the halting and hesitating man. ner of paying checks and opened wide the windows and met all corners promptly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
Riot Damage Commission.

Vancouver, B. C., Nov. 7.-The riot damage commission yesterday ended in speech making. For an hour How. ard Duncan, counsel for the Japanese government. declared that the mere damage to property was not for a mo. ment to be compared to the grave in- jury to the finer feelings of the Jap. anese. Commissioner King replied with the statement that anything he could award in the way of monetary damages could not possibly be of such balm as the cabled explanation as al- ready sent by Sir Wilfrid Laurier tc Tokio.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
PERCEVAL SEEKS FIANCEE.
Just Before Wedding Literary Woman
 Deserts Wealthy Southerner.

New York. Nov. 7.-Justin Perceval, heir to Perceval's island, Lynchburg, Va, and member of a prominent Vir- ginia family, is in New York looking for Virginia Peyton Knight Howe, literary woman of great beauty.
 If Mrs. Howe, who on Oct. 30 was divorced from J. Wilson Howe of Washington and New York, a nephew of Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton college. had not disappeared on the night of Oct. 31 she now would be the bride of Mir. Perceval, who was divorced from his wife, Marie Louise Wells Perceval of a distinguished Georgia family. at the October term of court in Jacksonville, Fla. Perceval had arranged to wed Mrs. Howe at the Little Church Around the Corner" the day the woman disappeared.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
EMPEROR WILL REST.
On Advice of Physician He Will Not
 Go to Holland,

Berlin, Nov. 7.-The decision of Emperor William not to visit Hol- land and to rest on the Isle of Wight after his visit to King Edward was taken on Tuesday morning, after his majesty's physicians had perceived that the cold which he had taken on October 25 while watching the air ship experiments at Tegel had left an inflammation around the palate and the neighboring channels leading to the ears. As his majesty suffered much earlier in life from similar inflammation extending to these ducts and he readily accepted their advice to go to the Isle of Wight after full filling his English engagements which were too near, to cancel. The climate of the Isle of Wight is re- garded as being mild and equitable and less in contrast with the German climate than that of the southern attitudes, to which the emperor will have to go at the beginning of winter
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
Yellow Book on Morocco.

Paris, Nov "A yellow book on Morocco, covering the period between January 1, 1906 and the end of Octo- Der of the present year, was pub llshed to-day and is devoid of sensa- tional revelations. The recital shows that France exercised great modera- ton in the face of the complications on the Algerian frontier and only oc- cupied Oudja. when further negotia- toins with the Moroccan government were impossible and that in the. sub- sequent exercise of the European man. date at Casblanca by France and Spain they had the unanimous SUD- port of the other powers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
Will Consider Dispute.

Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov "A cabinet council has been held to con slider the dispute which has arisen with Argentina over the seizure of a tug by Argentine officials in Uru- guayan waters off the island of Mar tin Gracia. No decision was arrived at and another meeting will be held before the attitude of Uruguay will be determined and public an- nouncement made. The minister of foreign affairs has conferred with the ministers of the United States and Brazil regarding the affair.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
IS GETTING SERIOUS
The Postal Complications Be- tween Russia and China
 May Canse Trouble.

Pekin, Nov. 1.-The postal question threatens general international com plications. Russia denies Chinas right to receive European mails on account of the fact that she does not belong to the postal union. The Rus sians receive mails at Kuan Cheng Tzu, Manchuria, seventy-three miles from Kirin, from all the nations in the union and delivers all incoming mails to the cooperating Japanese who ignore Chinas postal service China yesterday repeated on the New chwang railway the same coercive ex- clusion of Japanese mail carriers as she recently applied on the main line of the imperial railways. The exclu- sion of the Japanese there, after Jap an had admitted China's rights in October, shows it is calimed here the degree of pettiness which the conten- tions have reached.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
Rear End Collision.

Albany. \. Y.. Nov IA rear end collision between two west bound freight trains on the Boston X AL bany railroad between Chatham and East Chatham about 5:20 a. m-. to- day had already blocked the tracks. when an cast bound freight ran into vreckage. Two engines went into the ditch. No person was killed. but Engineer Collins of Springfield. Mass. was severely injured Trains have since been sent around the wreck from Chatham via the Boston & Maine. through Troy.