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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
ACTION OF NEGROES.
Will Not Vote for Secretary Taft IT
Nominated.

In the House of Representatives yester-
day afternoon Mr.. Rainey Of Illinois read
and caused to be inserted in the Record a
letter from Walter s. Thomas. chairman
of the Ohio ,Afro-American League. with
headquarters at Columbus. The letter
said. in part:
I'VE have reached that point where we
believe it to be our duty to emphasize
our position as free Americans by refus-
ing to be led like dumb-driven cattle to
the voting booths and there cast our bal.
lots for President Roosevelt, his Secretary
of War or any man he may see fit. to sup
port for the nomination for the President
of the United States at Chicago. We BE-
heve that a great injustice was rendered
our people by the act of President Roose-
welt In his summary discharge without
honor of the colored soldiers. who were
entitled to fair and impartial trial, as
provided under the Constitution and stat
utes. We are not so much drawn to the
support of any man by reason of our re-
sentiment along this line. as we are for
the reason that If the President of the
United States can discharge without
honor humble black soldiers. he can com.
mence at the head Of the army and navy
of the United States and discharge In dis
grace the highest officer in either branch
of the service
II want to add. in conclusion. that the
colored people of Ohio and all over the
United States, wherever they have the
free and untrammeled right of suffrage,
will support no candidate for President
of the United States who does not stand
sauarely upon the broad principles of JUS
tice and equality, as exemplified and
typified in the lives of Lincoln. Grant and
Mckinley. who obeyed the Constitution
and dealt justly by all Americans whether
black or white.
I'VE have almost reached that point
where we can say thank God for Senator
Tillman. for we believe him to be at least
honest in his expressions. and we believe
him square in his life. I am absolutely
convinced Of this one fact. that should
Secretary Taft be nominated at Chicago
for President of the United States, the
colored voters of OHIO. and of the whole
United States. 95 per cent Of them at the
least calculation. would cast their votes
for the straight democratic ticket for
President or remain away from the polls.
thus making the election of democratic
President absolutely certain"
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NEW AERoPLANE RECORD.
Della Grange Betters Farman's Per
Torrance.

PARIS, April 11.-Leon de LAGRANGE to-
day broke the record for distance in his
aeroplane. covering in an official trial
. ac5 meters about two miles and half
in minutes and 30 seconds. The previous
best record was made by Henry Farman
the English aeronaut. and was something
less than two miles.
Later de Lagrange, in an unofficial
trial. covered ten kilometers (about seven
miles) in minutes and 80 seconds, cir
cling the field seven times. AS. however.
he lightly touched ground twice during
the flight the total distance was not
counted.
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TREATIES WITH ENGLAND.
Conventions Signed by sscretar!
Root and Ambassador Bryce.

Secretary Root and Ambassador Bryce
yesterday signed two treaties negotiated
recently between the United States and
Great Britain. One provides for a COM
mission to determine the boundary be-
tween the United States and Canada and
the other regulates fishing in the great
lakes and contiguous streams. The
boundary commission will be charged
with the work of resurveying certain
sections of the boundary line and de-
termine disputed questions in that con.
nection. 1t is understood that the fishery
question also Is placed in the hands of q
commission by the terms of the treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
RAZING OF HISTORICAL HOTEL
Sale Of Contents Of Famous Suites 1
Fifth Avenue Hostelry.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE dismantline
Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, the historic
hosiery which is being torn down to
make room for q business structure. is
proceeding rapidly. Today the contents
Of the suite on the first floor. Nos. 81 and
80, in which King Edward. then the
Prince of Wales, stayed when in this
city. were sold for $175.
The articles in other suites connected
with the names of famous men were also
sold cheaply. Those In suite No. IS.
where Gen. Mcclellan lived. went for
$155; those in the suite OF Dom Pedro OF
Brazil brought $40, and in that of Gen.
w. T. Sherman, $50.
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ignore them.
Only Rate Regulating Body.

Only Rate Regulating Body.
The only rate-regulating body that
makes rates without reference to these
commercial conditions is the legislature
or the railroad commission of a single
state.
Its fields Of operation include but a frac-
ton of the territory whose traffic is con-
trolled by these conditions: contains but
few of the larger distributing centers
which compete =for that traffic. and is
usually circumscribed either wholly or in
part. by imaginary boundaries fixed with
out regard to factors which exercise con-
trolling influence upon the trend Of traffic
and Of rates. The influence Of lakes, Of
rivers and canals. ne competition of rival
turer and dealer and other like forces
that. in the making OF rates, confront the
traffic officer of an interstate railroad
and the interstate commerce commission
itself, enters but slightly. if at all. into
the calculations Of the states In every
case. In the exercise of its rate-making
power, distance is the one factor given
serious consideration. and the result Of its
labors Is invariably the production Of a
distance tariff.
a simple and harmless thing. The right
of the state to make 1t and to change it
at its will seems to be amply buttressed
by the conceded principles Of law that the
power OF Congress over interstate COM
merce leaves untouched the power of the
states to regulate their purely internal
commerce. And no simpler or less OBJ
noxious method OF exercising that power
could seem possible than to prescribe the
rates at which traffic shall move from
point to point within the states.
But when the traffic officer Of an inter-
state railroad comes to apply this state
distance tariff, made for state use on
purely local considerations, to the traffic
that actually moves over his rails, he
finds that he cannot confine its influence
to traffic within the state, and that
against his will and without his action 1t
readjusts his rates into and out of and
through the state. and determines his rev.
enue on trafic that never traverses the
border of tina state "
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McCreary Still in Hospital.

Thomas McCreary, the horse trainer.
who was shot in the leg by Representative
Heflifl at the time he also shot Louis
I.undy, colored, as stated in The Star at
the time. is still under treatment at the
George Washington University Hospital.
It was stated at the hospital at an early
hour this morning that there had been
no change in his condition since yester-
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Zelaya Cabinet Changes.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April n.-Pres-
ident Zelaya has made the following ap-
pointments to his cabinet Minister OF
government. Federico Sacasa; minister
of foreign affairs and public instruction.
Jose Dolores Gomez; minister of war
and marine, Gen. Juan j. Estrada.
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French Tobacco Bill.

PARIS. April 1.-THE total sum expend-
ed in France for tobacco in 1907 was
nearly 100000, 600 francs. or 1888 francs
PER head of population: OF this the
treasury gains 81 per cent. The sale Of
cigarettes has risen from 1.0OOO O francs
in 1872 to 1900, 900 francs in 1907.
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IN THE LABOR WORLD
$500 OPERATIVES ON REDUCED
TIME-WAGE REDUCTION.

PAwTUCKET, r. l.. April 1.-THE
four thread mills of ]. & p. Coats.
Limited, in Pawtucket and Central Falls
reduced their running time today to five
days a week. The big plant employs
$500 operatives.
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Hiehlanders Defeated.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE New York
Americans played their first local game
in Jersey City today, and fell victims to
the Jersey City team of the Eastern
League by score of to .. The New
Works were unable to successfully find
the Jersey City pitchers. while Hughes,
who pitched for them in the early in
nings, was hit hard. Score:
RH.E.
New York Americans. = l
Jersey City. .
Batteries-Hughes, Doyle and Blair;
Moore, Mason and Vandergrift.
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RIO JANE1RO. April 1.-THE commits
sion nominated by the state of Sac Paulo
to calculate the coffee crop Of this year
declares that the harvest will be 30 per
cent greater than that of last year, and
that ii may amount to 5000 600 sacks.
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LUDLOW, Mass. April 1.-THE Lud-
low manufacturing associates announce
a 6 per cent reduction in wages. begin
ming this week. The cut will AFFECT
about 1000 operatives. The Ludlow
mills manufacture thread, yarns, etc.
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WINNIPEG, Man.. April n.-Notices
were sent out today from the general Of
fees of the Canadian Pacific. the Canadian
Northern and the Grand Trunk Pacihc
railroads ordering heads of departments
to cut expenses, either by laying on men
or reducing wages.
The order was issued because Of the DE-
preston in business. railroad officials say.
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Domestic Trouble.

The prisoner was hurried away to the
county Jail and later taken to Dallas for
safekeeping.
Larmon was married ten days ago to
knights stepdaughter. Domestic trouble.
1t is stated, prevailed in knights home
and the recent marriage widened the
breach. After Larmon and his wife had
been ordered away from the Knight
home knight took a shotgun and followed
them to their new home.
Entering the house, he killed Larmon
Knight, still armed with the shotgun.
endeavored to escape. followed by officers
and citizens. He fired at his pursuers as
he ran. wounding Montgomery and How
ell. After knight had sought refuge In
the creamery he fired several shots into
the crowd but no others were hurt.
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KNIGHT RUNS AMUCK
MAN WITH A SHOTGUN KILLS
AND WOUNDS.

FORT WORTH. Tex. April 11.-En-
ragged over domestic troubles. Isaac s..
knight teamster, shot and killed Edwin
Larmon, a son-in-law, this evening and
then, to evade capture. shot and MORALLY
wounded Oscar B. Montgomery, captain
Of police Of North Fort Worth. and Sc
riously wounded Richard Howell a for
mer city marshal.
Pursued by armed men and women
Knight sought point of vantage in the
Stone creamery, where he had been en-
ployed. He finally agreed to surrender
to any unarmed citizen who would guar
antee him protection. ]. F. Bryant, a
citizen. accepted the proposal and walked
behind the walls OF the creamery, where
knight surrendered.
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PALMER, Mass. April 11.-Announce-
ment was made today by the management
of the Palmer Wire Company at Three
Rivers that beginning Monday the works
would 90 on a forty hours a week basis,
the men working the first four days of the
week. The order will affect 900 employees.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
pieroino the Wsll of Rome.

A correspondent in Kaiae has taken the first opportunity of Eeeking iHto CT rather. through the hreaeh just mad, under municipal authority in the Au relian wall II has been made quite frankly and eaHaidly for thc sake of new Roman suburbs See what il is to set up suburbs to walled city Rome is only partially walled. Of course. but this piece of rather late antiquity. but still antiquity. the great brown range of brick. was for a great space of the Pincian hill complete The three gates piercing 1t were sufii- cient for the carts on their way to and from the outer world of the Campagna And one might have thought that the lew hundred yards that the suburban had 10 walk or drive i'll order 10 get in at one of those historic gates were not too great a tax to pay to history and archaeology. But 1t was deemed too great. and the wall Is broken. nut by new gitte. bEt by q mere cutting. which disfgures as well as destroys London Chronicle.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
Paul Rexrrr,s Rostnn Massacr..

\ rare coiored engraving entitled The Bloody Massacre rerpetrated In King Street. Boston. on March ]. ITO ny Party of the Twenty ninth Regl
 nerf from ttle hand of the famous Paul Revere Is in the possession of Il loeal member af the Connecticut Nal lev Historical society Copies of thS engraving are scarce. enlf I few heinz known l. collectors and the Massa Poenmtuck Valley Historical asseeia- ton being ameng the few holders The engraving shows a view down King street toward the old statehouse and file ef soldiers firing upon d crowd ef citizens. several of whom are stretched cut in death The buildings are well drawn but the figures Of soldiers and citizens are crudely d0nn the legs and faces being fearfuily and wonderfully executed At sale in Boston in April. 19d1. q copy of this engra finC was sold at auction for $500
 At the bottom uf the picture is this inscription Engraved and Printed and Sold hs Paul Revere Boston, Below this is poem upon the massacre, while underneath this is the follow ing: .sThe unhappy sufferers are Messrs. Sam Gray. sami Maverick Patk Carr. killed Six wounded. two of them tChris,r Monk X John Clark nortaliy. .'- Springfield Republican
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
citias Have Mo.t Rabies.

It used to he held. says the Medical Times. that city families would die ont in three generations were they not constantly repienished from country stock. But modern sanitary science is certainly changing all that. The state department of health report Of Kew York for October shows the city iHer tality Of 16.9 per 1000 as compared with country death rate of i5.9 per 1000. beft the city birth rate is 2s and the country only IS Ter i.0oo. showing a net increase Of population in the s.kties of niHe per 1000 or late years the city death rate has declined faster shaa the .co1stry. although it Is still somewhat greater. But the country is safer EhaD the city for infahcy and old .age
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
0UR NOISY CONVENTIONS.
Very Unlike the Political Gsthsrinss
 Q. Sixty Years Ace.

For many years national conventions were comparatively quiet and business Ike affairs. The delegates journeyed .9oin taeir bogles siHzl. to the place of 1eeting. where they convened iu an ar4iHary hall Na nominating speeches We're made. aud there were no cheering rewds. Balloling proceeied with ss mUea aetelraa aS in q f,zfish rlestinl.
 Now cities elamor fer the '-caaces sions of a naFieaal convention aud sub scribe a SiO0u,st suaraniee in order to obtain tile iFIFIle.e. Delegates go in sIls=iai rains. attended often hy h49adS aad banner beafels. aud each deiega- ti0u takes up a section of a holel for is exclusive accommodation.
 ise convention hlH k vast audi. ,oriaa. and spectator hold tickets to the show ni prices which are the envy of aa operafie impresarjo. Into the huge stru ture to000. i2o00 aud eseu l0tes4 people swarm. completely sur ro1naiag and hanging over the few hundred delegates.
 In the shouting aud tumult there is co opportunity for deliheration. while debate is physical iu1p,ssihii;yy ex. cePt 10 the few whom nature has en. doWed with threats Ike organ pipes
 A national convention voice Is | rare gift Some of the best speakers in the country are flat failures in this ex- trayagant and roaring arena of speechmaking there is no end. but ar gumea would be il timed and ms placed Tue true and only aim of convention oratory is te rip the blue empyrean and split the ears of the ciaeqaing boomers.
 Well may Mr Bryce have said In his American Commonwealth" "A Euro pean is astonlstea to see S,o men pre- pare Ia transact The two most difficult pieces of business an assembly cat undertake. the solema consideration of their principles and The selection of the person they wish to place ai the head of the nation in the sight and hearing of 1eooo other men and women" Boston Cfobe.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
Malicious Adiposity.

Eat men are no account for soldier ing" said the late General Shafter .tfhey pant. they wheeze, they snort, they choke. they grunt. they groan. they wadde. they siouch through the world. Net particle of good on earth fat soldiers Would not have one Of ,em around if could help it
 ..Er- but-er-you would not exactly --er-cali yourself slight, would yotl, general?'' ventureseme major asked.
 Hell. no! I've been a fat, blobhy old nuisance ever since the day tip. ped the beam at over 200 pounds. and right then l ought to've been court martialed and cashiered for outrage ous and malicious adipositT. sir for seandalous eorpuIenee to the prejudice of military diseipiiHe"'
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
The Rettsr Qusstion.

Edward Hagaglan Hail. the secretsSy n< the American Science and Historre Preservation society, was discussing ts New York ais pro5s.f toward the trans port Of Pee,s cottage to Poe park. MT. Hall. d historian of great abihty. has [ happy knack Of pointsg his fesnarks with appropriate anecdotes. ana, ois- cussing Poe. he said:
 Fame comes at last-aofnes yesy. very late-to this great poet, fhis mas ter of the short story And during the long years Poe was forgotten his wrath must have felt like the ancient sage of whom Piaufus-was II Piaafus tells
 During this sage's life statues were erected to many philosophers ana rhetoricians less noted and less learned than himself. A traveller. passing through the kingdom. asked niIn "ny 1t was. The sage replied;
 .I prefer to have 1t asked why haye no statue rather than why l bad one"
 rmperor William H. is never with puf his revolver and he is exfreinsfls .kttlfnI fn rhe use of The weapon |. !s inspected and freshly pFimed every morning. 50 as te make snfs | Is n nerfest working order. Firmly coh- yineed that he Is going to die py The hand of an anarchist this fate having been prophesied for hisn long ago. oe Is determined 10 make stern nght 'sf hIg fife and 10 have. ar any rate ne s.ftSfseffon if b. falls of iarieiinx some injury upon his assaiiani.- Lon don r T U-
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
An tes.s.i ..s.ish c.r.rsoy.

ip the presence ef tue whole Jewish sopulstion Sf koIomes. in GaliciS, the aShes Of eieyeg burned scrolls 6 the iax were soleEsiy bur~d iB the ceroe- tery tiaefe recenfjy. This unusual .ces- emory xAs due fO . ire which broke out in stse synagogue. 4 lighted cas- dle fell sGxiDst fbs silk curtains be- fore the ark Of fine covenant. which began to burn. and eleven parchment scrolls Of the isw contained in tbs ark were completely destroyed In accord ance gifh the Hebrew ritual the eoun- ell of the synagogue arranged q fu- neral with as much ceremony as for a deceased member The ashes Of eaeb scroll were carefully collected and placed in separate earthen urns. and then ai. The eleven urns were i0elosed in wooden eofin. together with a black ana white book Of prayers. This was placed in hearse. which. follow ed by a large crowd. procefded 10 tue serneterr. where the eotija Was aaly deposited In grave
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
Heart to Heart
 aIks.
AILA AND KINDNESS
By EDWIN A. ME.
Copyright ssss sx Edwin A Eve

Think af il
 If yuu work a: the dalrs harsa of Ms Aaase r. rIaWie you must say .stoad naEeius te her eews
 Eleven sear> age Mrs uewle was I AHs.aakse ~esietF weiHaa Now she ,s thr acknowledged aathuri,y oh Ier. sey caBse 6reedieg in taiS country
 More than that
 sae is on the Staa of the Wisconsin Agrieunural college as q lecturer aaI students of dairy work aaa stock breeding eeme from al o,er the conn try to attend her lectures. Eleven years ago she was afraid 10 look al cow" Us she puts ii
 What new thing has thi> succeSSfui woman contributed 10 The science ot cattle breediags Chiefly this;
 She employs kindness
 Now. you would scarcely suppose that the yield of d COWS milk could be doubled by kindnesss Mrs. Howie has proved thai to be true,
 She says every slroke of betting. es ers word of love aud every hit of an preciation and attention bestowed on Il COW will come hack to you in dollars and cents. Put in affection with yonr scientific feediug and l promise IL will repay you.
 For instance:
 Mrs Hewie eeaxed and earessel twenty-two pounds and five ounces ot butter out of Sadie le Pet. one of her favorites. in seven days. She sells calves for $500 apiece. and they are bespoken before they are born. And her cows take first prizes wherever they are shown.
 Of course you must really love your COW if you want to double her yield of milk by kindness. Mrs. Howie |, in love with her pretty ereatures.
 Isn't the woman's theory haeT
 And il has It's uses.
 You may lecture brutal owner of | COW about being kind to all of God x creatures and 1t will never get under his skin Hut shew him chat he is cheating himself eat Of aelags-thati ! another story
 And by aaaiegv-
 If il pays to be kind to q COW. will il not pay 10 be kind to a horse or q deg-or evep . bamitu belngl
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
ranedY AVerted.

]. eeptlemau unexpectedly took a kaad home te dine with him. Before
 I,nar his wife took her husband aside kd impressed upon him that when the Ierry in the deeanter was exhausted
 must n0t ask his friend to take any Iore as there was none in the house.
 ke husband promised to remember
 Ri act with all due discretion. When l. sherry was exhausted, however, the
 6sband in fit of mental alteration kessed more upon him. The wife I,ked distressed, and tue visitor de- Ened After tAe visitor had departed |e lady sad responsibility to her hus- end. "EIow could you press him 10
 |le more sherry when had already
 Efaed you there was none i'll the
 basea" I am very sorry, dear" said the pa
 Eat husband. but forgot all about E-fow coald you?e she replied. Nhat do yaa suppose was kicking b under tue table for?" hIt wasn't me you kicked" said her ushana
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
Her Vi ay of TaSlna Then,.

M a dinner party the coaehman was called upon in aa emergency to assist in waiting upon the suests. among whom Was eery deaf old lady The eoachnan. i'll passing the vegetables. eeGgles to the deaf Ia5ly
 .reas. mum;~ says Jehu.
 No answer
 Peas. mum ?" {Iauderi
 still there was ua answer from tha old lady who at this moment lifts her ear trumpet ihterrOs3tively toward the Elan
 Giancing down and seeing the tube he calculated In q whisper Well. it's u rum way Of taking them. but sup pose she likes 1t Here goes'' And down went the peas into the ear trum- pet.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
A .loqical Sentence.

A lawyer defending man accused of housebreaking said:
 s.Your honor. l submit that my client did not break into the house at all. He found the parlor window open and merely inserted his right arm and re moved q few trining articles. Now. my clients arm is not himself. and l fail to see how yc@ can punish the whole individual for an offense com .Iyftted only by one Of his limbs"
 That argument" said the judge, sis very well put Following it logically I sentence the defendants arm to one years Imprisonment. He can accom- paAy 1t or not. as he chooses.
 The defendant, with his lawyers as .astapoe. anscrewed his cork arm and. l.. S;nr fl sn the dock. walked out.
Putnam patriot., 1908-05-08
.Yes. when was a boy
He Kept the Secret.

When the teacher was absent from the schoolroom Willie Jones wrote on the blackboard:
 Willie Jones can hug the girls better than any boy in school
 William. did you write that?" asked the teacher upon her return.
 ''Yes, ma'am"
 Well. yon may stay after school as punishment" Got a licking. didn't you3" asked one boy when Willie came out. Nope"
 ''Got jawedf" asked another. .'Nope"
 "Nhat did she do?''
 ..shant tell but it pays 10 adver= tise"