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The Washington times., 1908-08-16
SOME ANIMALS WEEP
JUST LIKE MAN
Members of the Lower Creation
Grieve Like Humans Over
Their Troubles.

II has ben said that man is superior
to the brute creation. because he can
laugh. The same superiority does not
extend 10 tears.
Many animals weep, and usually for
the same reasons that men and women
do All the cbd-ehewing animals have
this poWer-calves, indeed. shedding
tears very easily.
Stays and bears both cry when their
end is approaching. according 10 the
statements of many spOrJsmen- The
giraffe is no less sensitive and tear
fully regards the man who has wound
ed It.
One observant sportsman writes Of an
eland he had pursued:
Tears fell from its great black eyes,
and II was evident that the eland felt
that its last hour had come -
Dogs. certain varieties of the monkey
tribe, and elephants all weep. The last
named animal. gigantic as he IS, is quite
''cFy-baby," shedding tears when
wounded or when IL sees escape TO be
impossible. Indeed. wild elephants,
when IN captivity. have been known 20
be quite still. only shOing their feelings
by the tears which MI their eyes and
constantly OVerfio.
Even animals which live IN the water
weep. DOlphins according TO most au-
thorities. sigh heavily and shed abun-
dant tears at the moment Of death, !,
while a young seal was once observed
10 weep When teased by salOr.-Ex-
change.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
By JAMES HAY, JR.

HOT SPRINGS. Va. Aug. l5-In this
country the biggest club today is the
"A Word From You" organization. IL
counts its members by the thousand,
and they are all on the job ready for
business when il comes TO making their
membership known
They all write to William Howard
Taft. the Republican nominee for the
Presidency. and they are all evidently
convinced that Mr.. Taft IS omnipotent.
master of every situation and the big
gest power in the world The members
Of this new club want something. What
they want ranges from a cadetship at
West Point 20 a substauon postofhce in
New York city.
The communications from the "A
Word From You" club pour in by the
dozen every day. One letter winds up
with "a word from you will suffice,
Another opInes that "a word from you
will get it for us" Still another ends
with "a word from you will be all we
need
In the minds Of these writer's, who
are both men and women. Mr.. Taft can
stop the wheels Of justice, hold up the
routine Of a big Government department
or make money out Of oak leaves by the
simple magic of kind wore and a
winning smile. They admit nc limita-
tions TO his resources. They viii not
take no for an answer. They want
things very badly and nothing can per
suade them that the candidate cannot
get what they want
A Philadelphia man is desirous that
his son receive a West Point appoint
ment, and concludes in fine optimism:
a word from you Will get f.
An old soldier in a San Diego hospital
writes with evident labOriousness that
his pension Is twelve years overdue.
"A word from you will fix it up for
me-" he concludes.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Predicts Bryan Victory
For First Time in Mey York
Tammany Leader Thinks NebraSkan VIII Draw Support
to State Ticket-Wants Open Field for
Gubernatorial Fight.

determination, in knowledge OF men ar
events and in huency of speech. T.
former years a few mumbled moaosyl-
labies, scarcely audible. through immoy-
able lips. we're ali that could be drawn
from him in Conversation. Today Mur-
pry can talk. and does talk IL he
chooses to do so. with emphasis and
straightforward expression.
What are you going TO do about nom
mating q governor a reporter asked
him. for he had just been talking with
his upstate partner in Democratic au-
tocracy-'Fingy" Corners. OF Buffalo
chairman OF the State committee. Have
YOU settled on a man or the type OF a
man wanted 2"
0peE Field for Governor.
Neither the man nor the type" re-
piled Mr.. Murphy My idea OF what
should be done is this; Settle on no
candidate or even type in advance, but
let us have a lot of candidates from
which to choose the best. l favor let
ting every man who aspires 20 be d
candidate for the nomination announce
himself and giving him a welcome into
the fleld List US have candidates from
all parts of the State Then We can
gain some idea from popular expression
which man or which type Of man Will
give the bes- assurance Of Democratic
victory this fall
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
OLD MAN TORTURED;
FOUR WHITES BEATEN
CONTINUED from First Page.)

a barber shop here and there was
open. and restaurants and hotels We're
the only places where one could stop.
Even the cars stopped early. Mayor
Reece ia his proclamation asked that
business houses suspend, and that peo-
Pile remain at their homes. Sheriff Wer-
ner made the same request. and they
have been fairly well obeyed.
Hotel clerks and managers are doing
The work OF the negro porters about
their hotels. All the hotels employed
colored help in these CAPACITIES. This
morning when they showed up for work
the proprie ors sent them home and
clerks in owe ais and jackets have. been
doing their work.
Homeless negroes OF this city tonight
are sleeping in peace in Camp Lincoln
under protection Ct the State militia
and under the shadow Of the monument
OF Lincoln, as Governor Deneen issued
notice that the tents Of the State guard
should be erected IN tle camp grounds
at tie northwest part Of the city.
Those burned cut were Of the poorest
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

men, Hughes was called on bv COM
mlttee of the Prohibltionists and asked
what he would do if given the nomina-
tion of their party. That was when he
was supposed TO be out Of the Republi-
can race. He gave an equivocaI answer
which served to I'LL the liquor people
with a perfect terror lest he might be
at heart a Prohibitionist.
Might Spring Prohibition.
'If he is one, and If he gets another
term as governor. he's just the kind
of man to spring his idea-and make
it so demoralizingly popular that it
would stay In politics for years and
years unless the reform view won. Can
you think of an Issue that could come
nearer to making political chaos in lit
tie old New York? The liberty leagues
of the State are up in arms against
Hughes for fear of him on this issue.
"All these and good many things
may be urged as reasons why Hughes
is very likely the exact sort of man to
make a good governor-and the exact
sort to make weak candidate But
YOU can see the situation. The Repub-
ltcans must nominate him TO hold their
own better people; yet If they do nomi-
nate him. they lose the elements TO
which have referred. It means a hard
and dangerous fight, however they 20.
But they will nominate Hughes They
can't avoid it."
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
EVENSONG.

Beauty calls and gives no warning
Shadows rise and wander on the day.
In the twilight, in the quiet evening
We shall rise and smile and go away.
over the flaming leaves
Freezes the sky.
It is the season gTieVes,
Not you, not /
All our springtimes, all our summers.
We have kept the longing warm with
in.
Now we leave the after-cOmers
To attain the dreams we did rot win.
Oh, we have weakened, Sweet. and had
our birth.
AND that's the end Of eaTtE.
And we have toiled ana smiled and
kept the light,
And that's the end of night
Atlantic Monthly.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
WOuId-Be LyncherS Fooled;
Suspect Not on Train

PENSACOLA, Fla, Aug. 1.-TWO
negro suspects are under arrest, one at
Milton, Fla, and the other at Morgan
.Ciey, La, for the attack on Mrs Mock
lair here yesterday.
Nearly 1000 persons were at the train
on which il was expected the Milton
suspect would be brought here. Their
plans were futile. as the negro is still
held in Milton iaiI
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
CARUSO MAY APPLY
FOR DIVORCE SOON
Tenor Is Pleased by the
Elopement of His
Wife.

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-WkHe he has
not announced his intended action, IL
is thought by his friends that Signor
Caruso. the famous tenor, viii enter
suit for divorce from his wife, in view
Of her recent elopement with another
man.
CarUso surprised his friends, who
sought 70 cover up the flight of the sig
nora. by saying that il was all a mis-
take, when he declared that he was
highly pleased by the woman's move,
as they never had lived amicably to-
gether during their married life. and
that he was glad 10 be rid of her.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
SUMMER RESORT NOTICE.

Birthstone Lake-just OuS Of Hades.
An ideal place for those wishing a
change from the more rigorous climate
they have been accustomed 10.
ders.
Southern exposure. Fireworks every
night.
Hot baths a speciality. Nothing but
birthstone from our own spring used.
Good society. Patronized by best sin
ners. Expert fallen angels as walters.
For those who have been burned 10
a crisp and are worn out with being
toasted, no place could be better.
Hot firebrands served with meals
Life
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
HOPES TO BRING PEACE.

BLOOMINGTON, H., Aug. I5.-The
Rev. Jamison, one OF the negroes who
led the American troops up San Juan
Hill, 10 the support Of Colonel RoOse-
welt ia 1895, is here on his way TO
Springfield He viii use his influence
IN controlling the neETOes in that city.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
REFUGEES co no DECATUR.

DECATUR, H., Aug, 15.-Hundreds Of
negro refugees from Springfield have
been streaming into this town all last
night and today. Several men who at
tempted 10 arouse their fellows here 10
go 10 Springfield. have been captured
and dIsarE ed.
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
A EINE PHRASE

a New York paper speaks of the i'm
pinging periphery of the pseudo-veridi-
cal"
what OF itP''
AT thought I understood English. but
/ had 10 look up every one OF them
wo-els. Exchange
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-"Ng view Of
the political situation in New York
state is that the Democracy Is going
70 win this year" said -ChiirIes F. Muir
ply. leader OF Tammany EIail, today.
Mr. Bryan is much stronger ia the
State than he was either in 1896 or 1900.
Why2 I do not exactly know yet. but
the fact. remains that there is a va
riety Of evidence on which to base be-
lief in his increased popularity.
''One reasos. / think, lies In dissatis-
faction with Roosevelt and Roosevelt
ian po-icies-too much autocratic rule
and swinging Of the Big Stick. A great
many men who sided with the Repub-
lican party IN the past viii not do so
this year. 1t means something when
,nen like Judge Morgan J. o Brien and
De Laneey Rie0l, who opposed Bryan
in the past are now going 70 vote for
him"
win Mr.. Bryan at the head Of the
natioral ticket be a help TO the state
Democratic ticket instead Of a drag,
as in the past?" was asked.
Yes, / think his name will be OF
material assistance this year We in
dorse the ticket and platform heartily,
and shall go right TO work for it,"
The Murphy OF today is a far differ
ent man from the Murphy who took on
the leadership Of Tammauy five years
ago, different intellectually and different
IN appearance. From a somewhat slug
gish and habby physique he has chang
ed into Well set up athletic man,
spry and active in all his movements
and manners.
Change in the Leader.
His former severely black clother,
with wide braid edgings and straight
standing collar. giving an appearance
half priest. half politician. have been
changed into tweeds OF Fifth avenue
cut and turn-down collars. with bow
ties, Ike chappies wear at the seashore.
His pompadour hair has long since laid
down 10 a modest side part. Even his
facial appearance hEs changed from
suspicious inscrutabiIity 10 more open
frankness. even genialiJy.
intellectually, Mr.. Murphy unoues-
tionably has broadened in seIf-assur-
ance. in power Of command, in forclble
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-31
Music and Theatres
Amusements Tonight.

Salt Lake Theatre-"The Clansman."
Orpheum-An excellent vaudeville bill.
Grand-"A Millionaire Tramp"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-31
Orpheurn.

1t joyous jolly crowd that leaves the Orpheum after
this week. where comedy regns supreme One who
coudn forget his troubles for time least after visiting the
Opheum this week indeed be deep the slough of despond
The curtain burque gymnasc act by LeC and
Sampson that simply rich from comedy standpoint has the
effect OF Immediately putting good humor Then
Charles Wayne Gertrude DesRoch Ralph NJ Remey
Charles DeHaven Jack Sydney last
year with Edwards School Boys and Girls introduce singing
dancing specially which mertorous
why they did branch themselves But the
that makes the biggest bid for laughter
that veriable comedy "Chums,
Miss Eva Taylor assisted by Miss Eleanor Person. Albion
Lawrence Gratan Each these players artist who
the most delightful farce comedies this
WEIGH the Italian and Hebrew mpersonato entertaining this
than There only Ben WEIGH although
many mitators, and his always worth the price
His monoogue contains nothing that has sembance of vugary
while his characters the least ovedrawn The Trapne
family acroba three young ceanmbed graceful
and boy astounding acrobac performance
that acceptable every way each difficult being performed
with and that would leave the
effort whatever While the difficult ats performed
is also little comedy thrown in for good measure.
1t announced that beginning with Sunday
OF the knodrome and the excellent orchestra the
the degree of excellence the least of this
vaudeville patron will certainly have for rejoicing
The Yankee Doodle Boy proved really clever comedy
DRAMA with musical trimmings there being about
numbers touch Of pato between laughs While
large the quality there production proving
be satisfactory being drama
The Of Al Bud Hicks Truly
especially ommendabe They the leading
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-10-31
Salt Lake Theatre.

said melodama simply drama overdone In
have meodramac features, but through
the artistic work of finished those features are
down CLOSED that they noticeable made
appear in pleasing With inferior company HE
Cansman might periousy the meodramac class al
though doubtless but would admit this and especially after wit
Messing that famed drama the Salt Lake theatre
company which has golden words praise almost
Union The coming of he Clanman eagerly
looked there has been disappointment after its
coming by the reception by the first nghters
The engagement will long be remembered and 1.-The Cansman la
beed Of the dramatic treats of the
The depict of the stirring periods in the history
of the South the close of the in the reconstruction period
given his freedom had
conception of his Importance There Of
strength from dramatic standpoint the being only semi
historical depicting every human emotion portray
delightful refreshing love story and all the world loves lover In
the Ku Kux Klan organized the supremacy of
soutener the arpebaggers and their negro allies
help be reminded the night riders which have recently caused
the the militia in Tennessee but the the Ku
Klux Kan arrayed in the of right "Th Cansman will
be presented again tonight
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-20
M GOWAN is
u N D E R
FIRE
Alderman Is Criticized for
Supervising Electrical
Work at City Hall.

Alderman Michael r. MCGOWAN, jr.,
mittee and the lighting committee of
the Common Council, has come in for
considerable criticism in the last few
days because of the fact that he is
experimenting the installing of the mu-
nicipal light plant in the basement of
the City Hall for a firm by which he is
employed.
&c. M. Waldron & Co. got the contract
for $29, 1000 and sub-contracted some of it
before last election, and Alderman Me
Gowan's firm got the contract. The
critics declared that as chairman of the
buildings committee he has charge of
the municipal buildings, and as chair
man of the lighting committee he has
particular jurisdiction over the lighting
plant which originated in that COM
mittee.
At the time the establishing of the
plant was discussed neither the Wal
dron Company nor the company with
which Alderman MCGOWAN is con-
nected knew that they were to have
anything to do with the work, and Mr..
MCGOWAN has felt that the criticism
has been unjust.
Because of his practical experience
and knowledge of engineering and
electrical work. Alderman MCGOWAN
feels the necessity of having the super
vision of the mechanical departments
taken out of the hands of Common
Council committees, n will appear
before the Charter Revision Commits
sion at the next meeting of that body
to suggest that these departments be
put under the direction of a single
head commission or superintendent
with full power.
This would include several new de-
partments and would provide an cleo
trical superintendent with assistants to
inspect the electrical wiring and have
jurisdiction and control of the munich
pal lighting system in place of the
lighting committee. The plan would
call for the Office of master mechanic to
have full supervision over the engi-
neering department of all municipal
buildings, thus taking the responsibility
off the public buildings committee. 1t
is said that the name of former Alder
man John J.. Gaffney is mentioned in
connection with the SUPPLEMENTARY of
the proposed electrical department, he
having been Connected with the Public
Service Corporation for some time.
In line with these contemplated
changes it is understood that the yearly
report of Building superintendent Will
lam p. O'Rourke will embody the sug-
gestion that the supervision of the
building department be taken out of the
hands of the alterations and repairs
committee of the Common Council and
put under a single head. and that the
electrical. engineering and fire risk de-
partments together with the building
department, work more in harmony.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-20

forum for T~ubercuIour Diseases at
Glen Gardner, the State Home for
Feeble-minded Children at Vineland,
and possibly the other institutions now
under control of special commissions,
such as the Soldiers Home at Kearny,
and the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Home at Vineland.
Instead of the managers, the COM
mittee would institute the system in
operation in New York, it is under
stood. A single commission to control
all State institutions will be recon-
mended to be made of q small number
Of men, who would be expected to de-
vote their entire time to their work
M be properly compensated for their
labor.
1t is said that at Saturdays meeting
the opinion was expressed, and ex-
pressed without equivocatlon, that
there would be a saving to h State
of a vast amount of money annually
If a board of salaried managers were
named to look after the institutions.
Another recommendation that will
supplement that concerning the control
of institutions. it is understood, will
be that the Legislatures joint commit
tees named year after year be required
to do what the Hahn committee holds
is their duty.
BY establishing a central board and
having the committees of the House
and Senate forced to get actively to
work, the Investigators believe that
they will solve one of the serious prob
lens Of State government.
Another recommendation, it is said.
will be that there be a separate ward
built at the State prison for women.
1t Is probable that the committee
will extend its recommendation beyond
the insane hospitals and include other
State institutions when proposing that
there be a single head, responsible to
the Governor and Legislature.
Tho voluminous report will, in &C
cordancc with the action of the House
OF 1907, be sent to this years Assem-
bly,. 1t will be placed in the hands of
Speaker Frank Il. less, and copies for
the members of the Senate and House
ordered printed,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-20
More SeriOus Complaints
to Be Made Against
Woman Now in Jail.
ARRESTED HERE BEFORE
Defective. Sergeant Farrell lden.
titles Her as Mrs. "McCarth.
ney" Who Lived in Luxury
in This City With Family
Five Years Ago.

Serious charges, in addition to that
of obtaining goods under false pretenses
and that of grand larceny, which have
already been made, will probably follow
the making of an affidavit by a repre-
sentative of one of the alleged local
victims at the sheriff's office today,
against Mrs. Mary De Anderson, who
was placed under arrest by Constable
Oyermiller and other sheriff's men
Thursday night at Nutley. and who is
locked up at the county Jail, unable to
get $1,000 bail. with her daughters Bes-
sic and Helen, II are being held in
default of $500 bail eac as witnesses.
Business men who fell easy prey to
the shrewdness of the women are COM
municating with the sheriff's office al
most hourly, and, from present indi-
cations, it is evident that there will be
interesting developments.
From what could be learned, the de-
PENDANT erred when she stated thai her
~wrongdoing was for the welfare of her
daughters. 1t is said that h affidavit
will show this to be false and that the
woman made an effort to turn her
daughters into the streets.
One of the biggest victims, according
tc the latest information, is a local loan
agency, which loaned the De Anderson
woman several hundred dollars OF Mrs.
Elliott's furniture. The opinion of the
sheriff's officers is that it was this
none the De Anderson woman used
to pay her rent for several months.
l.. Bateman, of 453 Washington street,
this city, has a bill of $7.17 against the
woman for fruit, vegetables and canned
goods. When the purchase was made
the defendant was conveyed to Mr..
Bateman's store in an automobile, and
this convinced him at the time that
her credit was good.
A Market street department store firm
sent it's private detective to the house
today to examine a quantity of stock
believed to be its property. This was
forwarded to the Nutley hou on the
promise thai a check would be forth
. coming promptly ff9fsyF ,M.
Constable Overmiller, who is at work
Jointly with Under-sheriff 6 Mason,
learned today that the family spent
three nights and as many days in a
Broad street hotel, where they had the
finest suite of oon1s in the hotel, and
finally disappeared without settling the
bill.
It is evident that the family is fond
of flowers, for, in addition to securing
quantities of costly plants and cut
flowers from William l.. Jones, of Nut
ley, and Frank Penek, of this city,
they also had Charles Withbridge, a
Broad street florist, on their list.
Investigation by Overmiller showed
that the defendants son, who 1T was
first stated was an electrician, also
posed as an actor. He had several sets
of fancy cards printed by the Plum
Printing Company, and the bills re-
main unpaid. In each case the order
was for 200. The cards read as fol-
lows: