Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-16

Transportation club here today. This
iS preliminary to the commiitee's re
port being formulated for the ansdal
convention ut Atlantic City next June
Master ear builders from nun.bcf
cf distant points, as well ms ca itern
manufacturing centcrs. arc taking par.
Ia tho conference. Steel passenger
coaches have already been tried sue
cessfully or number OF lines and
It is believed that the report viii
urge their general adoption. as iisin..
much saier for the public, AMI in .h
long ran. economical for the railroads
Trenton, n, j.. Dec. i1.-The drst
official clectrcutlon in New Jersey oc.
Cured in the state penitentiary today
whea scryerio nj Giovanni. an Italian.
paid The death penalty for the murder
OF Joseph samson. q fellow country
man. at Rnrltan last September. The
clectrocutlon was a pronounced sue.
cess. GiovHnni who up nntil tho last
minute hoped for reprieye. was
taken from his cell at 6 O'Clock and
plneed In the chair ana second or
two later the current turned on. Death
was instantaneous.
New York, Dee. ll-The council o.
HE National Academy Of Design began
its animal meeting here today. Tn,r,
!" great speculation In art circles
regarding the associates to be elected
aS the now constitution of tic acad
emy since rs union with the Soc etv
OF American Artists provides mat the
number of associates may he unlini.
cd but that the number of academi
clans shall be confined to 1876 painters
% sculptors, and % architects ami en-
sravers
All Of the leading palnters sculptors,
architects and onginycrs of the United
states are members of the Nae.nal
Academy which Is similar in It's corn,
"Ad purpose 10 the great European ar
academies. II wns founded in lSe6
It conducts several art schools.
Washington u. C.. Dec. 12.-The
town is tallling this morning abont
the statement Of President Roosevelt
Issued fTum the White house. rciter.
atlng that he is not and win not be
% candidate md viii not accept the
denomination for the presidency The
announcement admits Of no eguiyoca.
ton II eliminates the president ali.
poitteIy fro,t tIo ,or...-t 80, ,
the field open When Speaker Cannon
one Of HE preNmptiye candidates.
was asked about his views on the
announcement he would not talk. The
same was truo Of Senator Foraker of
Ohio, Secretary Couelyou and sen.
ntor Knox of Pennsylvania Thesa
are the four leading candidates. An
efforts To get anything from the presi.
dent further thRn his official statement
proved futile. OF course gossip 10
rife. There Is well defined story
that the return OF Secretary Taft Is
responsible for the announcement
The secretary viii be here within a.
week. His friends have been exceed.
ingly restiyc under the Presidents at.
titude and there have been inslnua.
tlons That when TAFT arrived hero
he would resign from the cabinet ana
ask a showdown The general belief
III that the president has never. from
the time Of his original announcement
of his election in 1901. devlatad one
Icta from his attitude. bnt political
exlgencics made reticcnce upon his
part necessary. It Is believed he has
The situation wen In hand now and
that enough votes in the next national
convention are assured to make tn.
nomination Of William H. TAFT CO..
talnty.
Kankakee NJ, Dec. l2.-R. p. Eas
ton. As years old. cashier of the State
Pank Of Herscher. eighteen miles rom
this city committed suicide IN his
bank last night shooting himself in
the head. 1aston Is well and fnvorabls
known. lie has been cashier OF tie
bank since its organization and was
one of itH stockholders He was ma.
ried and leaves o widow and two chil-
drcn. The bank is In "A sound conIl.
tion. and the suicide Is a mystery
Washington, Dec. l2.--The members
OF the Democratic national committee
were called TO meet at the Arlington
hotel at noon today. and canyasslns 8
for location Of the national conye,.'
ton which began yesterday. resumed
with intensified ylgor. Repretsata
1yos from Denver and Louisville were
especially active. These two ciLie..
are the only candidates. but tic
friends OF each of them seemed 10 be
Of the opinion that they had more
tn fear from Chicago than from thei,
more pronounced rival. decision
Il expected this afternoon
Denver. Dec. i2.-Each Of the local
commercial organizations ana tho
Democratic club this morning wlrel
Thomas Taggart chairman OF til
Democratic national committee tha-