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The Detroit times., 1908-10-30
"Slow Music. Dim Lights Then
the Blazing Aureole of Democracy

IF there is anything In history
that has been squarely. indisputably.
and eternally established. 1t is that
the Republican party managers were
In a conspiracy to debauch the eies-
torate and purchase the presidency
In 1904. Consider their heavy assess
ments upon the corporations. Con-
slider the presidents dispatch OF T..
II. Hartman to New York just week
before the election for the collection
from corporate source OF $260.00C.
with which. as Mr.. Hartman himself
unblushingly writes, $4,000 votes were
turned In the city OF New York alone.
Mr.. Roosevelt would have no use for
S266. 600 In New York three or four
days before election day-when the
speaking and other legitimate activi-
lies OF the canvass were at an emo
EXCEPT for the buying OF votes. And
yet. while Mr.. Hartman Was In the
very act of holding up II. II. Rogers,
John ID. Archbold. Mr.. Twombly, and
the rest, the president, who had sent
him upon the errand, dared TO call
Judge Parker's charges 'monstrous!
The insurance contributions. $4,000
at q clip; the Standard Oil contrtbu-
tons. and the others all supply evi-
dence 10 demonstrate the wickedness
Of the Republican, managers In ls04
And yet the disclosures so far made
are but glimpses. Most OF the record
Is yet jealousy guarded.
"The master hands OF the 1914
campaign are the master hands OF the
1908 campaign. The Republican par
" which sought power by such means
In 1904 II dominated now by the same
INSCRIPTIONS, shameless, and debased
political manipulators. Will the peo-
ple of the United States deliver the
government once more into the
clutches OF such q band? Will-can--
any honest, citizen, be he Democrat
or Republican. having the fear OF Goo
in his heart and a moral instiAct In
his being, contemplate the damning
record OF 1904 and yet vote for the
Republican ticket and the perpetual
ton OF the hideous symptom which
that ticket represents?
What else Is Judge TAFT but a
dancing bear TO which the veneer
able John Blgelow compares him. he
dances first to the antitrust music
made by Roosevelt. Then he dances
10 the trust music made by Sunny Jim.
He dances first on one foot and then
on tother-seeking to make single
giant straddle between the 'corn-rais-
ing west and the trust-breeding east
He Is for publicity and against pubic.
ity. His last dance-the dance or
DEATHS the old plea OF hard times.
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by force, and indeed had even come to
believe that in the grim business on
which he had set his heart she might
be his good genius, and SO save not
only him but many people from great
disaster ana great misery.
He kissed Dianas hand and climb
ed into the Victor" and with rather
misty eyes she watched the airship
leap TO the ridge of the glaciers and
then disappear from sight.
Wildney had been left as her guard
Ian, but she was In no mood to talk.
and Wildney stood In much too great
ton.
When the Victor" had jumped to
1000 feet Strong got out the little
pocket-book In which he and Lang
ley had Laid out the various courses
which they were likely to require
when running between different points
about the earth. He put the chart
before Langley, who nodded, and
brought the wheel over couple OF
points.
Il love punctuality," said Strong,
but think that $50 miles an hour
should see us on the right side OF
time"
The morning was bright and fresh,
and the Victor" travelled we'll. The
world rolled beneath them. 1t was az
II they hung In space and watched the
earth turning upon its axis.
They were still ahead of their time.
and crossed the Adriatic shortly be-
fore ten.
Half an hour more. and the blue OF
the Mediterranean. hecked with white
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Elect me. good times: beat me. bad
times. We heard II from the Hayes
crowd In 1876. We heard II from the
Garfield crowd In 1880. We heard
IL from the Blaine crowd In 1884.
Regularly every four years II bobs
mp -sefenefy with its Wolf! Wolff
Translated into plain English. It reads
simply Republicanism Is essential to
prosperity: hence make Republican.
Ism perpetual. Yet-with the cir
cumstances In conclusive rebutment-
three OF the greatest panics the coun-
try has even known came under the
rule. reign. and brand OF the Repub-
lican party. In possession OF every
department OF the federal govern
ment and most OF the states.
WAS ever such blind faulty heard
Of! And now nothing but money
can save them. They must pile IL up
mountain high In what they call the
doubtful states to get a smell Of It.
They have to fight and buy Ohio
their nominees own state-if they
get 1t at all In New York their only
hope is to swap OF Hughes for TAFT.
Indiana Is lost beyond recall or pur-
chase. Illinois comes majesticaly TO
old Adlai Stevenson.
1T Is all over but the shouting.
They may pour out the Taft-Sinton
millions-they may pile up the tainted
trust dollars--they may repeat tho
villainies OF 1896, of 1900. and OF 1904,
but It will avail them not. The
chink Of gold cannot deaden the
sound of the death-rattle in their
throat---all the bonfires from hell to
breakfast cannot give q rosy flush TO
the death pallor that shines upon their
cheek; like Bclshazzar OF old, they
read the writing on the wall-caught
and caged-and they exclaim. Woe.
woe Is me, mu sin has found me OUT
at LAST and then Belshazzar cries
from the bottonless pit. You bet IL
has. just as mine found me out;
were weighed in the balance and
found wanting; you're mighty late
about II. has come along down here
and bring old High Tariff and old
High Finance along with you-Satan
and all OF us are preparing for Q reg.
ular bear dance when you get here.
"Slow music Dim lights. Then the
blazing aureole Of Democracy; and
! while the boys sing Sound the bold
anthem. war dogs are bowling, proud
bird of liberty screams through the
air.. the spirit drums OF Old HICKORY
heat I'm unison. and
The Star Spangled Banner. oh. long
may II wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home OF the brave!
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where the waves broke. came into
view beneath them.
They swept along Just to the north
of Florence and steered their course
for Monaco. And as they rapidly
picked up with the rocky promotory
Strong ordered drop Of thousand
feet. Then he brought the Victor"
to a standstill.
In the bay there was quite a small
armada. A careful scrutiny through
the glasses revealed to Strong the fact
that 1T least half the available ships
Of Toulon must be flying the tri-color
OF France beneath him. A battleship
and three cruisers few the colors OF
Italy. Spain had a couple Of cruis.
ers and a gunboat.
He breathed a little more freely as
he saw that the white ensign of Eng
lands navy was not flying down be-
low.
He half expected the warships. and
yet was surprised at their presence.
He was already beginning to learn
the difficulties that lie In the way Of
the powers In the matter Of concerted
action.
fC~.sS~.~l yr~-xs-A
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said at the time to have been q mil.
lion dollars less than 1t was worth,
but how true this Is l do not know.
| This consideration OF over three and
a quarter million OF dollars was never
turned over. but remained on the
books Of the bank credited to the
United States until some time last
year. a period Of over eight years.
without interest, while the bank
loaned the money to Wall-st. at high
rate and in the meantime the govern
ment paid $4,000 per year as rent
for the eight years. as II continued
TO occupy the property until the new
custom house was completed.
The National City bank never paid
any taxes on the property, but for
eight years gathered In an aggregate
of a million and forty thousand dol
lars as rent for property II never paid
for. AS its appraised value last year
was $5,500,000, il had the satisfaction
while receiving It's rent and paying
no taxes to see it increase In value
$2.235,00
The transaction here related IL un.
disputed, Is well known, in lower New
York, is looked upon there as a mere
iuCiueut III Hisu uuduCe, anu i iehCE
TO 1t now merely to call attention to
the policy of the administration for
which our national executive has
named Mr.. Taft to continue and who
as a candidate he IL franucally en-
deavorlng to elect
Will my kind. rock-ribbed, dyed-in-
the-wool Republican reader now be-
gin over again at the top and reread
this short letter, diagnose and assim-
ilate its contents. figure Ne. -Rocke-
feller's profit in this little deal. tho
price OF which the taxpayer has to
stand, and then go to the polling place
on Tuesday next and by your vote
register your approval-if you want
10, and you probably will.
There Is this grim satisfaction TO
the farmers and industrial classes OF
the country In this that when the Re-
publican party came into power nifty
years ago these two classes owned
90 per cent of the wealth Of the coun-
try and today are the proprietors Of
only about 10 per confidence the
proportion of this tax TO make up Mr..
Rockefeller's profit II much smaller
than II would have been were they
still the owners Of their original 80
Der cent. JAS. A.. RANDALL
Detroit. Oct 20, 1908.
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e,,ens. Of eerasiros Cry Jealousy"


To the Editor OF The Times: see
,n The evening papers there Is story
that Justice Jeffries is makihs p
mary investigation or the cna.s =
against Theodore Gerasimos, mno
the leader Of the Greeks IN TINS elsy
II Is said that he is charged uy
other Greek with having taken sSo ior
a hermit to let his push-cart stana III
a certain place on the street Inc
article goes on and tells about otner III
veetigations OF the same kind tnat tooN
,,loca q wear or SO ago and In additioE
:, tells about how Gerasimos was
charged by another Greek. named re.
taas with taking $50 to pay Peleas
fine In the police court. ana tnen MY
iuR the $50 and appealing the case ~
the recorders court.
have known Gerasimos TOT eisn.
veara mast in Detroit, and l know
shopt how he has helped the Greeks
here and want to ask you 10 print NY
letter about these matters. :. ..
Now AZ to the permits, tnat 70
said he has taken money for from tns
Greeks. he got a permit TOT me anI !,
never charged me cent Tor II ana
rnow that he has got permits lot
others and never charged them any
thiry as most Greeks know that the
permits are free.
Lnow Pefeas myself. and he mas
ala mo aimee the time that case was
tv,ed IN the recorders court that the
.torv that he told about Gerasimos
mo. not true and he has signed a
,yr,tten statement before notary
nubl,c to the same effect. He was pu.
IN to tell that story about him by
connie of other Greeks here In inc
city who are worthless fellows and
who are Jealous OF Gerasimos because
Gerasimos is leader among ms
countrymen. Then the paper does ho'
make It very strong that aiter tne evi'
dence was In for the people IN tne re.
corder's court, Judge Phelan SAID tnat
absolutely no case was maze OUT
against hin, at all. -
cerssimos was one OF the nrst
Greeks In Detroit and he Is naturally
a bright man and learned TO speak
I'm elish very quickly. Then as more
.rd more came here from the old
are over 500 Greeks
Tn netroft now-the newcomers were
tgnorant and needed help and Gerasi.
mo. helped them. j know that he mas
heined a great many Greeks without
anv payment for 1t at all. AT one time.
a few years ago, he was worth more
than $4,000, but q great deal on ac-
count OF his giving so much time to MS
countrymen he has lost most OF the
money that he had at that time. the
against him come from
few hot.heads who are jealous or him
and who are trying to undermine him
with his fellows.
I hope that with your usual fairness
You will print my letter, which know
represents the feeling Of the great ma
,ority Of my countrymen, many Of
whom cannot express themselves well
enough in English to say what they
think, and will give II as prominent
a place as you have given to the
charges against Mr.. Gerasimos.
WIN. PETROPOLOS.
Detroit, Oct. 20. 1908.
10 II Any Wonder John D. 10 Rleh7
To the Editor of The Times: The
National City Bank of New York, be-
longing to John d. Rockefeller. puf-
chased in 1899 from the United States.
through Mr.. Gage, the then secretary
OF the treasury. the old custom house
On Wallst-. for 5000. which was
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lit Bomberg the king GROUND nia
H n teeth. and anxiety which he
I'M could not fight OF slowly but
surely took possession OF him
He was conscious that his
peopie murmured against him. that MS
authority had been lessened, and there
was abroad q spirit OF unrest wnicn
was already beginning to work Ms
kingdom evil.
Not that he had overmuch time fot
solitary thought. Strong's impuoent
message was Immediately caoied 10
every empire In Europe. and while
strong was hurrying back TO Aero
diplomat after diplomat drove up the
hill to the palace at Bomberg 70 eau
upon his majesty.
The king saw the utter futility OF
endeavoring To deal with them In de-
tail. and therefore he appointed
time at which to meet them all.
when. however, the representatives
NJ the different powers duly assem-
bled in the throne room OF the paiaee
there was practically little 10 90 eA'
cept discuss the matter. IL was oD'
yious that, while the dinerent govern
ments had been considerably
turbed. they still declined 10 .aAo
Strong and his meteorfc appearances
and disappearance too seriously. Issn
the slaughter at Bomberg ana INC
theft of the princess were NOT sum
oient to plunge them into any ps'oeu-
lar alarm.
And the discussion which arose was
more or less tentative In nature. tor
instance. IL was put forward - NY
pothesis by the French minister that
should strong continue to make him
self a nuisance, and ultimately De-
come n real peril to the eartn, IL
might be necessary to consider the
question of the King Of Balkanias ADJ
dication as the price OF peace.
But TO this the King OF Balkania re-
turned an unhesitating reply. DE was
prepared. he said, TO see his city and
his country laid In ruins; he was pre-
nared to suffer the united pressure OF
the movers of Europe: but nothing
abort of violence, he declared. should
drag him from his throne.
they were bold words. and certain
NJ the ministers were not disposed TO
treat them altogether seriously.
II was felt, indeed. that the crisis
had not vet fully come. They felt "a
little sheepish at exhibiting even the
concern they did over the doinss OF
a man whom they still called lunatic.
AS the Russian minister pointed out.
| II was impossible for the powers to
lower their dignity to the extent OF
making reply to q pirate through the
medium of a newspaper published IN
a country which had been ruled out OF
the controversy by the pirate himself
Therefore, gentlemen" he said, III
will be necessary for each of us to
make some report to headquarters.
And this report, propose. should be
made separately and not collectively.
THE most interested person In this
matter should be the Prince OF Mo
naco; but he, of course. unfortunate
ly is not represented. II remains to
be seen whether our respective gov.
ernments will treat the matter as one
of SUFFICIENT gravity to demand the
presence Of a naval force on Monaco
rhAnrEn XNXlX
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Why He Wept.
Whats the matter. Timf" asked
Mrs. Mcguire. why are you sheddin'
them tears?"
There was q fight around the cor
ner q minute ago between the Nc
Mannuses and the O'Rourkes."
But ye haven't any cuts or bruises
on yer, Tim"
Il know 1t. They quit before I'd q
chance to get In it"-Chicago Record
Herald.
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EDITORIALS BY THE PEOPLE

Of opinion tAs
Of letters
Of abuse
full mar
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To the Editor of The Times:--I have
been q constant and careful reader OF
your paper for over two years. I have
watched itsgrow and prosper, and my
heart and soul has been with you in
your endeavor to give the people Of
Detroit q clean and wholesome paper.
Accept my congratulations at this time
for the way you speak from your edi-
torials for good citizenship and the
best welfare OF our beloved city. We
as Christian people are grossly In
suited by certain officials refusing to
do their duty as per oath Of ONCE. and
In as far as can help, will do all
In my power TO uphold the good work
you have started.
ALBERT A. ADAMS.
No. 2s9 Perry-st
Detroit. Oct 20. 1908.
Editor OF The Times:--Your prem
ises are tenable. logic sound and con-
illusions right In your editorial Of the
twenty-second. They will work out
their own destruction"
II IL for us to seize the opportunity
to take possession.
+. d. TITUS.
Detroit Oct. 20. 1908.
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CHAPTER xxx.

AT Aero Strong poured out to Diana
the result OF his interview with the
editor of the Daily Wireless and the
ultimatum which he had delivered to
Europe.
And Diana was content. She had
forgiven Strong foe taking her captive
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Shall The People RuIss

Your attention. Mr.. Working
man.
In four days you will exercise
one of your remaining rights as
an American citizen and cast
your vote for president of the
United States.
As between the two foremost
candidates, will you vote for Viii
liam H. Taft and his principles
as set forth in the platform of his.
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H. n Any Wonder John D. 10 Rleh7
To the Editor of The Times: The
National City Bank of New York, be-
longing to John ID. Rockefeller. puf-
chased in 1899 from the United States.
through Mr.. Gage, the then secretary
OF the treasury. the old custom house
On walIst. for ss.sss.ooo. which was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-27
PASTOR AND WOMAN
WERE "INDISCREET"
Now He Is Gone, Leaving
His Wife and Baby
Behind.

PORT HURON. Mich, oct. 27-At a
huUiedly called meeting OF the board
OF trustees of Ross Memorial Congre-.
gational Church. the Rev. George d.
Lyford, pastor, presented his resisna-
ton. NOW he has vanished, leaving
behind his wife, who is In a critical
condition. and an infant child.
Two weeks ago Sunday, the Rev. Mr..
Lyford announced from the pulpit tina
he had lost a valuable letter, and he
requested that anyone finding IL return
il 10 him unread. A week ago the LETT
ter. inclosed in a large, plain envelope,
was placed in the contribution box.
By some oversight, the pastor neglected
To abstract IL and &c fell into the hands
OF the treasurer. II was written by the
wife of q prominent member of the
church.
Officers win make no statement re-
garding its contents except that II
showed that both the pastor and the
woman had been ''indiscreeL"
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IF Kisses Were $40 Bills
We'd Be Merry, Girl Says
Strange Diary Written by Chicago Girl Discovered
Which Sets Forth the Philosophy of Fair
One in Her Teens.

CHICAGO. III, Oct 27.-As an ex-
position OF girl thoughts. Impressions,
and philosophy the diary OF Miss Mary
McLain, who became involved in a
recent divorce trial as one of the prin-
cipals in a shadow kiss" comedy, is
believed 10 outstrip anything since the
revelations Of that other Mary Nc
Lane. who came from Butte.
Here are some Of the things the blue
eyed cynic wrote in her diary while at
summer resorts and at home in Chi
Cago.
It's awful TO have 10 talk to a kid
that's silly about you when you really
need rest It takes young men an aw-
ful while to get wise 10 a dilemma.
Those sad-eyed men make me wespy.
Ginger. all the fellows that think I'm
cute are married or bald-headed. or
bo5h-
IT'S hard to be good when the first
principle OF life in the sweet. pure air
Of the farm is to sell cold storage eggs
for new laid.
I'D rather chase home a COW with
cookie burrs in her tail through "A wet
pasture than go three blocks for a pat
ent bottle of milk with all the cream
in one end
I'm thinking of opening manicure
parlor for exclusive patronage-that
means nothing less than s.. Ma saws
the only people ia Eet would be un-
atics- That's all right, too All the
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manicures would be dead If It wasn't
for the lunatics
III kisses were ten dollar bills. what
a merry world this would be!
Now. this diary is 10 tell just only
the absolute truth, and it's only for me
to read, because one doesn't dare 20
tell the truth TO ones friends. and one
enemies aren't worth talking 90.
I've found out what love is. II was
in a book written by a man who said
he'd been loved by more women than
he had fingers and toes. He says love
is a distemper. Gee! That's what 0fC-
CllnUUCk pup had when his hair fen
cut and they drowned him because ne
couldn't die from chlOrOfOrm. I think
/ see my finish.
ont / believe / have found the MAN.
He's at least thiTty-five. but he IS he
ism married When 1 told Pa. he said
10 wait a month OF two, because the
worst spawned horse looks all right
in the twilight Pas getting TO be
pessimist.
"Oh. little Mary. why is it that all
the women wait until they are fifty
and wear double-lens glasses 20 talk
wOmen's rights2 ] guess II Is because
they don't find the sleddin quite so
easy as they used 20.
Now. just think Of me morbid. why
they called me sunny Mary from the
time / was four, and the first time ]
ever can remember being angry was
when they fed my milk toast 20 the
bishop because he had bum teeth, and
I'd been crying for Il for over an hour.
] was only six then, but il shows you
how they rub 1t into the suffering little
ones "
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SCHOOLS ARE SAFE
FROM FEVER PERIL
Typhoid Spread in George
town by Milk and Not
Through Pupils.

Thai there is practically an epidemic
Of upheld fever among the pupils Of
the Jackson School, Georgetown, IS the
Information conveyed TO the Con.His-
sionerg by the Board OF Education,
which has requested the services OF the
Health Department IA preventing the
spread Of the disease.
After investigation Health Officer ".
c. Woodward says there is nothing in
the current outbreak of typhoid fever
in Georgetown TO lead the Health De
partment 10 believe that 1t is in any
way related 10 school attendance either
at the Jackson School or elsewhere The
outbreak. ne says, has been traced be
yond a reasonable doubt TO an infected
milk supply,
Four additional cases Of typhoid fever
in Georgetown were reported 90 the
Health Department today. There are
at present fOTty-niue cases in George
town which according 80 the uinciaIs
OF the Health Department have been
traced TO q dairy farm in Maryland.
The owner OF the farm ias been dis
covered 20 be bacillus carrier" and
her permit 10 sell milk in the District
of Columbia has been revoked
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School Principal Complains
Of Fuel Arrangements

Complaint concerning the arrange
ments for the storage Of fuel and ashes
at the new Brightwood Park School is
made 10 the Commissioners through the
Board Of Education by Ernest L.
Thurstou. supervising principal
when I made a personal eXamina-
ton" writes Mr.. Thurston, I found
twenty-five tons of coal and a supply
of sawed and split wood had been
dumped in a great heap on the floor
The coal had run into the furnace room,
and as a result the exit doors cannot
be reached from the inside, except by
climbing over these piles. I find, more
over. that there is no proper bin TO hold
ashes, vacant lot having 10 serve the
purpose
Building Inspector Ashford says that
complaint about the coal creeping into
the furnace room can easily be avoided.
Il know Of no reason for climbing
over the COAL" he said ''as the doors
mentioned are intended only TO admit
coal"
Concerning the carrying out Of ashes
Mr.. Ashford says the lot to the east Of
the building needs filling in, and ashes
make good iii.
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MISERY FROM WEAK KIDNEYS
AND RHEUMATISM VANISHES

Cut this out and put in some safe
place, for il is valuable and worth more
than anything else in the world If you
should have an attack of rheumatism
or bladder trouble OF any arrangement
OF the kidneys whatever.
The prescription is simple and can
be made up by anyone at home. The
ingredients can be had at any good
prescription pharmacy and all that is
necessary is to shake them well ia a
bottle.
Here it is: Fluid extract dandelion,
Cue-half ounce; compound Kargon,
one ounce compound syrup OF sarsa-
parjlla, three ounces
Take q t-asDoouful after each meal
and at bedtime. 4 few doses is said
TO relieve almost any case of blad-