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New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
TOO MUCH LEGISLATION.
Dir. Wadszcorh Pleads for Fezcer
La7cs at Fremen'S COnUfntiOR.

Oswego, \. Y, Aug 1S--The New York State
Firemen's Association met in annual convention
to-day. James ". Wadsworth, speaker Of the
Assembly. addressed the convention in part as
follows
In this short discussion of modern organized
effort and the important part which II plays IN
the conduct Of public affairs. especially IN the
legislative branch. I have indicated perhaps IN
directly that the habit Of the times and the trend
of one sort or sAother. d great mass Of legisla.
tion. and I desire take this opportunity OF
making observations concerning the leglS-
Iative tendencies of the day
In the last quarter Of a century new problems,
some of them complex ana perplexing, have arls-
They mostly Of economic nature
and result very largely Of the tendency or
organize into great groups FOR the better en-
forcement OF their demands or desires so great
has problem become that legislative enact
ments which twenty-five or thirty years ago were
unt thought Of have been reSOrted TO- We have
placed the hands of government, both state
and national. the most important and farreach-
ing powers over various forms OF corporate ac-
tivity. The conditions and problems which nave
faced in recent years, and ia some quarters
the menace Of which OveThung us, made this new
class of regUative statutes necessary.
But. CouCident with the demand for ana the
nactment of this eeW class of legislation, there
has arisen throughout our country an almost hys-
teriCal demand for great mass or leg1sl latlon on
almost every conceivable subject and Affecting
almost every conceivable human activity. The
crv for more law is well nigh deafeniug and al
most Irresistible The result is that crowd
Of enactments many of them unnecessary and
some of them vicious. and vet every one OF them
apparently demanded by some portion of the people.
IN nv Judgment have laws enough. and
better for the peace Of mind Of the American cit
liens and 7 count II the principal achieve
rnent of the Legislature Of 1908 that we passed
four hundred fewer laws than did the Legislature
Of
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
NEW ONE COMES OVER THE BRIDGE
Delaney, Tammany Man in Brooklyn Ss''
a Woodruff -McCarren Bugahoo.

John II. Delaney. chairman Of the ezscut-'7 =
mittse OF the Kings County Democratic par -
regular orEanization-has discovered deep-s -.
and villainous intrigue. According 10 a stals
which ne issued yesterday. state Chairman -
thy L woodruff the Republican leader q - 4.
has thrown his whole influence into an ai-e'"E =
keep Long Pat" McCarrsn the oHtla~ ea1.- -
power and in return for this help i@ens -
promised 10 deliver 10 Woodruff nary '
Democratic votes"
Dsleney SAYS Woodru1 wants 70 keep Nee@-
in power so that the Democrats party ed" -s.f
win anything in Kings. and McCarren Is s-.Ss - 80
10 see the Democrats lose 50 ions as NJ = &
recognized leader OF the local pempcraeN- - 1
Senator McCarrsn said w nc >
nevsr bea-6 Of him That was ali the cgTiH's--
ne would make
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
TO FIGHT MACK IN 18TH DISTRICT

Leslie s Lockhart, young lawyer for
maIly placed In nomination for the Republican
leadership of the 18th Assembly District by the
Conservative Club. the organization OF LsmueI E
Qugg last night
nounced that he will put candidate in the field
against Harry W Mack, the present leader. who
will make a fight to retain his leadership He will
take the denomination of Governor Hughes as an
issue his clu3 having been among the first in the
city to go Oh record for such a denomination
Under Mr.. Mack's leadership plurality of $50
was rolled up for Governor Hughes two years ago
the largest plurality received by him in any one
Assembly district IN the
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
NOT SLIGHTED.
Inuited to Tiat Headquarters and
Take Part IN Cam pmgH.

Chairman Hitchcock OF the Republican National
Committee when he reached headquarters ysstsr-
day morning and learned that Senator Foraker, o
Ohio who was in the city had expressed some
feeling because he had received no invitation for
the opening OF the campaign in That state az
Youngstown az once took steps 10 get into con-
rnunication with the Senator. The latter was nar
at the Waldorf when the chairman called Up, but
word was left that the chairman would 5s glad 70
see him The Senator did not return 20 the hotel
however, in time 70 visit the headquarters hsfo7s
he started for Washington or the afternoon train
The chairman on learning that the Senator rad
left town. sent a dispatch 10 Washington express
ing the hope that he would Re in the city azain
before long and extending a cordial invitation %
him 70 visit headquarters when here
1t had been Nj HitchcOcks intention right along
10 invite Senator Foraker De OF the speakers
Of the campaign lie has not seen the Senator
since the convention but has Indicated this desire
TO the Iatters friends The Senator vii prooaalg
be asked to speak in the East
Before ne had received the message from NJ
Hitchcock and while his way dOVntovTn senator
Foraker said he did not think ne would have ms
10 go to national headquarters He said hoTeFsi'
he would not decline 10 speak in support OF 'hs
national ticket II invited 90 under the aa-
spices Of the national committee, m spite Of tns
fact that he had been sighted by the managers q
the Youngstown meeting The Senator SAID t1--
regardless Of What differences ne might have Haa
he stood ready to do whatever he could 70 aaTaA17
the interests OF the national ticket
The Senator has received a number or lnFlla'llH'
speak in the campaign from his supporters '--
ne has replied that he did not desire 20 90 any
thing that might eEabaFrass those vho as =
charge Of the campaign in Ohio i an n e9flN
sympathy with every plank Of the chicago p1-
form and am a Republican, In spite OF anslAAs
that may said by my enemies said TIE sen@-,'
Referring the Sena-0rship situation II Oa--'
Senator Foraker said
Il have not turned my hand enc way o .
ether. I have not tried 70 influences tne e-ec'9A :
a single member Of the Legislature and snAii =.
do SO with a view OF bettering NY chances 70
thing to do is 10 carry the national eiscu'-
and I shall certainly not prove hndrshcS :
party success even II I not wanted as PaiI
TO II"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
JAPANESE At PRoJECTILE PLANT.
Pittsburg Police Arrest Discharged Employe
Thought To Be Spy.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. 7

Pittsburg Aug. 19--On complaint OF officials of
the Firth Sterling Company manufacturers OF pro
jectiIas for the government, Sam Thu. japanese.
was arrested late this evening and is now IN the
county Jail While the charge against Thu is tres
pass he was arrested because 1t Is believed that
he is a Japanese spy. Some time ago he applied
for employment the plant OF the Firth Sterling
Company, but after working a few days was dis
charged 1t is said he spent most of his time in
vestfgating the manufacture Of pFojectiles To-day
ne was caught lettering about the plant Many
drawings were found him.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
y M. c. A. COURSE IN JOURNALISM

In order 10 meet the demands of young men for
evening instruction in subjects that help pre-
mare them 80 I'll responsible places In the business
world the Twenty third Street Young Men $ Chris
tian Association each year tablishes courses
OF study The most important Of those announced
by the educational department for the fall term
which opens October, IS a course in journalism
the first 10 be presented Manhattan Island The
school viii be under the personal direction OF Frank
/ Blanchard
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
SAYS HE IS ~smueeLER KINGS" soS

Michael Bunzieman- whose father acIoiu -
United States Marshal Mayhew- IS called INC = T.
~ srnurrIers Is In IN. Hudson County jail On = =
charge Of smuggling tobacco he was afi7s -
Tuesday by Detectives Wilson ana AoFNs' -,
Secret Service BuuzIemau IS supposed % -
obtained his tobacco from ships IN the has @ -
a launch. He was aTraigned before nils- -. =.
Commissioner Edward Russ. who committees N-~
jail without bail
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
AGED WOMAN SUICIDE IN RAIN BARREL

Kalamazoo Mich, Aug. BIN nt OF meIan
cholia Mrs John NcCudden. sixty years old com
mitted suicide by drowning to-day. plunging head
foremost into rain barrel.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
WORK OF FISHERY COMMISSION

Vancouver Aug ls.-MemoeFs Of the Interna-
tionaI Fisheries Commission-Dav Starr Jordan.
president Leland Stanford Junior University rep
resentinG the United States. and s. T Bastedo OF
Ottawa representing Great Brtsin-have begun TO
gather Information respecting fisheries in the Strait
NJ san Juan de FucA and the Gulf of Georgia
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20

Columbus. Ohio. Aug 1s-Dispatchss rom Nss
York quote Senator J. 3 Foraker as ssylus ne -
received no invitation from State Chairman IT,
A Williams 10 attend the opening % me 49, -
liean national campaign at Youngstown NJ -
Jams said to-day
Y mailed invitations Senator FORAKER - =
present at the Youngstown opening ana - -
participate in the coming campaign botA -
invitations mailed Saturday. As hAs7
eeived no answer to either 81 ths ihSitA'oH ANN.
have no statement to make except the sesFs s'A
ment OF facts
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20

ganization in this county is in first class hght-
ing shape. The nomination of Taft and Sher-
suits US and We are certain TO carry this
county by three thousand or four thousand for
the national and state tickets"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
PATRICIA AND ADRlATIc DELAYED.

Cherbourg Aug 19.-It announced tonight
that the steamships Patricia and Adriatie from
New York had both been DELAYED twenty y-four
hours
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
HUGHES OR THE ROCKS.

Victor N. Allen. of the Collins leaders, in
speaking of the situation to The Tribune corre-
spondent day, said;
so far as this county is concerned, 1t has got
to be Hughes for Governor or we shall go on
the rocks. There are close to $500 independent
voters in this county who would vote for
Hughes for Governor, and for no one else. There
are fourteen country towns and two cities in
the county which can be depended on to give
close 10 5000 plurality for the Republican ticket
this fall, and / can say without fear of being
controverted that every country town in the
county is enthusiastically for the denomination
of Governor Hughes If the Democrats make a
clean-cuJ issue of the racetracks and saloons
against Governor Hughes. the Republicans will
be successful all along the line they in
variably are when the Democrats get the
wrong side OF a moral issue
TT is the glory OF the Republican party that
II almost invariably takes the right end of
moral issue. I understand full well that the
racing men are powerful in some places and
that they will swing heavy vote against
Hughes but who question the righteous
ness of the stand Governor Hughes has taken
on the gambling proposition? I was talking to-
day with young who, when racing is
going on gets S15 day sheet writer for
a bookmaker He lives in Washington County
He told me that although he had been knocked
out of work by the Governors fight with the
gamblers on principle he against race
track gambling, and that he would vote for
the Governor. I have notion that a large
numbe of people who have been in the habit
Of betting the races are glad that that par
tieular vice has been attacked by the Governor
and that the betting temptation has been to a
very large extent removed from Saratoga
County, the nearest point of contact with
It, and that they can now feel that the boys
who growing up are less likely 10 fall into
the vice Of gambling than they We're before. I
have seen In Of the newspapers that
many railroad employees hostile To Cover
nor Hughes ! have taken pains talk with
good many of them. and ! have failed to dis
cover any unusual hostility toward the Cover
nor. Generally speaking. the Republican or-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20

Mott. who entertained him and other guests at
dinner
New-York tribune., 1908-08-20
Tickets and Sleeping Car Accommodations

IN. ticket Office at Grand Central Station IS open day a
and the principal downtown trkst occ lbs Broad wa
and Sundays iRclud-d1. rom 500 a N 70 lO;o IN
Branch ticket Offices open 500 AN TO esc n. at the
following places:
NEW YORK. 14o as s-s and 22aa Broadway. rs Fffs
Ave z75 Columbus Ave, PSI West i25th St. ls tss-x
ST. Desbrosses St and West 42d ST. Stations
BROOKLYN: s88 s4s and rs Fulton St and s64 -sy
Railroad and Pullman tickets can be secured AZ OF
these Offices will be delivered upon request oy s1scia
representative who can answer a. questions
Address L .yosbursh 1915 Broadway. Teepnons s5sS
Franklin.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
(To be continued.)
A Fabulously Rich Nation.

The United States is a fabulously
rich nation. The money in circulation
amounts to 100000 and that in
the Federal treasury to $345, ,246,5OO.
The value of domestic merchandise eX-
ported is $1,S53, ,71S,O00, and that of all
manufactures $14,S02, 147 600. The farm
wealth of the country produced in 1907
is in round figures S7412,O 100000; the
added mineral wealth for the year Is
$3,OOO000,000 1t has been pointed out
with truth during the October panic"
that the national prosperity is not
based on Wall street and its workings,
but more deeply, on the country's vast
agricultural production. If this is the
case-and it surely is-an inventory Of
the various crops reveals figures to
comfort and cheer. That he who reads
may learn, the values of the various
farming industries are presented here
with: Wheat, $5O0,0O0,00O; cotton,
$675 100000; corn, $1,35O,0OOOOO: hay,
$6G0,000,000; poultry and eggs $780,
100000; dairy products, $173,765, 900 (;
live stock, $4,S75,O00,0OO. The sum rep
resenting our commerce with foreign
nations in 1907 has more than trebled
in the pas three decades, and
that year was the third running in
which both exports and imports have
totaled more than billion Of dollars.
This statement of our national assets,
this inventory Of the fundamental pros
perity Of our country and its constitu-
ent States relieves all carping care, all
need for financial worriment. 1t is
something more than encouraging-it 10
inspiring.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
The Retors Courteous.

An official Of the Department of the
Interior tells Of an Incident at one of
the government schools for the In.
dlans.
A patronizlng young woman of Gin
cinnati was being shown through the
institution, when Hhe came upon a fine
looking Indian girl Of perhaps 16 years
Of age. The Indl'n girl was hemmIng
napkins, which the girl from Clncin-
natl watched for pme moments in ST.
lence. Then she jald to the Indian
"Are you civilized"
The Sioux raise A her head slowly
from her work and glanced coldly at
her interrogation. NO." she replied, as
her eyes again sank to her napkins;
"are your"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
"You ca, If you want to said ~ r>

"You ceS II you want to said ~ srA
hlstess.
BE exten6sd his wet fe,t toward the
IRE. and fflt sense of comfort STEALING
over him, IIe could hear the rain fall
ing 6erceiy sSainst the side: of the caDin
and felt glad that he was not compelled
to etand the brunt of the storm.
He looked around him guardedly, not
whining to let his hostess see thst he was
doing so, for she looked like one who
might easily be offended. The room seem.
ed remarkably bare of furniture. There
was an unpainted table, and there were
alfo three chairs, one of WHICH had lost
its back. These were plain wooden chairs.
and though they appeared once to have
been painted, few vestiges oe the original
paint now remained. On a shelf were
few articles of tin, but no articles of
crockery were visible, except two cracked
cups. Walter had before this visited the
dwellings of the poor, but he had never
seen a home so poorly provided with
what are generally regarded as the neces-
saries of life.
Il wonder what Lem would say if he
should see me now," thought Walter, his
thoughts going back to the Essex CLASH
cal Institute, and the friend whose studies
he shared. They seemed far away, hose
days of careless happiness, when as yet
the burdens of life wer unfelt and scarce
ly even dreamed of. Did Walter sigh
for their return? | think not, except on
one account. His father was then alive,
and he would have. given years of his own
life to recall that loved parent from the
grave. But l do not think he would have
cared, for the present at least, to give
up his business career, humble though II
was, and go back to his studies. He en-
joyed the novelty of his position. He
enjoyed even his present adventure, in
spite of the discomforts that attended it,
and there was something exciting in look.
ing about him, and realizing that he was
a guest in rough cabin in the midst Of
the woods, a thousand miles away from
home.
Guarded as he had been in looking
around him, it did not escape without
observation.
well, young man, this is poor place,
isn't it?" asked the woman, suddenly.
Il don't know" said Walter, wishing
to be polite.
That's what you're thinking, I'll war.
rant" said the woman. We'll, yoh'.e
not obliged to stay, if you don't want
to-"
But | do want to, and l am very
much obliged to you for consenting to
take me- said Walter, hastily.
You said you would pay in advance"
said the woman.
80 | WILL" said Walter, taking out
his pocketbook, ''if you will tell me how
much | am to pay.
You may give me a dollar said the
woman.
Walter drew out roll of bills, and,
finding one-dollar note, handed it %
the woman.
She took it, glancing covetously at tho
remaining money which he replaced in his
pocketbook. Walter noticed the glance
and, though he was not inclined to be sus.
picious, it gave him vague feeling o!
anxiety.
(To be continued.)
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28
CHAPTER XVIII.

Walter found a good dinner ready for
him at ~ o'clock, which he enjoyed the
more because he felt that he had earned
it in advance. He waited till about .
o'clock, and again set out, this time in
a different direction. In some places he
was received politely; in others he was
treated as humbug. But Walter was by
this time getting accustomed to his posi-
ton, and found that he must meet dis
agreeable people with as good humor as
he could command. One farmer was will
ing to take the book if he would accept
pay in apples, of which he offered him
two barrels; but this offer he did not for
a moment entertain, judging that lie
would find it difficult to carry about the
apples, and probably difficult to dispose
of them. However, he managed to sell
two copies, though he had to call at TWEEN
ty places to do it. Nevertheless, he felt
well repaid by the degree of success he
met with.
"Five books sold to-day!" thought Wal
ter, compacently, as he started on nis
walk home THAT gives ME six dollars
and quarter profit. l wish l could
keep that up"
But our young merchant lound that he
was not likely to keep up 81 ch sales. The
next day he sold but two copies, and the
day succeeding three. TIL, for three
days and half the aggregate sale was
eleven copies, mailing a C ear profit Of
thirteen dollars ar seventy FIVE cents Al.
the end of the week he had sold twenty
copies; but to make up this number he
had been obliged to visit one or two neigh.
boring villages.
He now prepared to move on. The
next place at which he proposed to stop
Cor few days we will call Bolton. He
had already written to Cleveland for a
fresh supply Of books to be forwarded
to him there. He had but two books lef'
and his baggage being contained In a
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}STRONG AND STEADY 5
HORATIO JR
Esa&aa&aa&&&&&@&a&&&&&& E3
CHAPTER XvII.-(Continued.)
By HORATIO ALGER, JR

l. A1Ae "A ll.-N
de began to replace the book in Its
Drown paper covering.
i don't know Dut | might give you
twenty-five cents more Come, now, Iii
give you two dollars and quarter"
Il can't take it," said Walter, shortly
Three dollars and half is the price,
and will not take cent less"
You won't get it out of me- then,"
fetorted the lady, slamming the door in
displeasure.
Walter had already made up his mind
20 this effect, and had started on his way
to the gate.
Il wonder If l shall meet many people
fike herT' he thought, and he felt some
what respondent.
Walter began to think that selling
books would prove a harder and more dis
agreeable business than he had antici-
pated. He had been brought face to face
with meanness and selfishness, and they
inspired him with disgust and indigna-
tion. Not that he expected everybody
to buy his books, even if they could af-
ford it. Still, it was not necessary 20 In
suit him by offering half price.
He walked slowly up the street, won
dering if he should meet any more such
customers. On the opposite side OF the
street he noticed a small shoemaker's
shop.
Il suppose it is of no use to go in
there" thought Walter. IF they won't
buy at a big house, there isn't much
chance here"
Still he thought he would go in. He
mad plenty of time on his hands, and
might as well let slip no chance, however
small. He pushed open the door, and
found himself in shop about twenty-five
feet square, Uttered up with leather shav-
ings and finished and unfinished shoes. A
father, a man Of middle age, was finish
ing a shoe.
Good morning" said Walter.
Good morning" said the shoemaker.
turning round. do you want a pair of
shoes this morning?"
NO" said Walter, II didn't come to
buy but to sell"
"Well, what have you got to sell?"
"A subscription book, finely illustrat-
ed"
Let me look at it."
He wiped his hands on his apron, and.
taking the book, began to turn over the
leaves.
1T seems like a good book" he said.
docs it sell well?'
'Yes, it sells largely. have only just
commenced, but other agents are doing
well on it,"
That's the way to talk. How mucl.
do you expect to get for this book?"
''The price is three dollars and half
Its rather high"
But there are a good many pictures.
Those are what cost money"
"Yes, l suppose they do. Well, I've a
great mind to take one."
II don't think you'll regret 1t. A good
book will give you pleasure for long
time"
That's so. Well, here's the money"
Walter was all the more pleased at eff
fecting this sale, because it was unex-
pected. He had expected to sell n book
at the great house he had just called at,
but thought that the price of the book
might deter the shoemaker, whose income
probably was not large.
During the next hour Walter failed to
sell another copy. At length he managed
to sell second. As these were all he
had brought with him, and he was feel
ing somewhat tired, he went back to the
tavern, and did not come out again till
after dinner.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-08-28

The man who tells tlresome stories
usually has a big strong voice, lots
of determination, and gets to the end
In spite Of Interruptions
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-10-30
Judge Taft
NEGROES
Best Friend

That the Negro is showing re-
markablc ability tu recover his sober
judgment under the most trying cir
cumstances. and reach conclusion
more inharmony with his best inter-
ests, Is shown by the way they are
coming to the support Of the repu6li-
can ticket. They are beginning to
realize that after all. Judge William
II. Taft Is one OF their best friends
and that a great wrong has been done
him in holding him responsible for
the discharge of the soldiers OF Com
panies B, G. and ID of the 25th ReSi-
ment of the United States Infantry.
The latest and most prominent con
vert to this conclusion Is Giichri3t
Stewart of New York. il viii hc re
membered that II was Gilchrist
Stewart who, rs meToer OK the
Constitutional league, started the
Brownsville agitation; that 1t was
through his instrumentality that de
tective was sent to Brownsville 10 in
yestigate the affair. II was Gilchirst
Stewart who went through the coun-
try delivering speeches and collecting
funds for the defense of the SOL
diers: and 1t was he who laser pre-
pared all the evidence for Senator
Foraker, which was presented 10 the
senatorial committee investigating
| the Brownsville affair.