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The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
PHOTO FUSS ABOUT TAFT
Copyright on Candidates Pictures
Raises Big Row.
Washington s<LOoI< Pleasant Man
Demands His Royalty on Ban
ner Reproductions.

Banners. posters. and placar6s bearing
Hzenesses OF Presidential Candidate VIII
liam Howard Taft are al premium out
in Indiana, and all because a Washington
photographer refuses TO wave his copy
right privilege. The campaign streamers
for use in Indiana have been adorned
with a photograph taken by this photog-
rapher last spring. and. as It IS the latest
and among the best the former Secretary
OF War ever had taken. the photographer
had Il copyrighted AZ The Library OF
Congress.
\ photographer in Indianapolis was
recently instructed to print 10000 posters
bearing a likeness Of Mr.. Taft 4 suita-
bic photograph was not available and
3Ir. Taft was requested TO furnish one
Of his best pictures for the Autographs.
The Presidential candidate sent 10 the
Washington photographer and obtained
an extra dozen OF the fuIl-face photo
graphs taken in March The order was
promptly aIled and 8Ir Taft sent one OF
the photographs to the lithographer.
After the Autographs were printed and
being packed for distribution throughout
Hoosierdom the Washington photoErapher
for the picture On the banners and
posters nor was he possessed OF any con-
tract providing for royalties on each
picture Therefore he penned sharp let
ter 70 the State printer, threatening legal
proceedings # the posters were sent out
as originally intended He said he had
a contract with the national committee to
supply Taft Autographs throughout the
United States and believed Indiana was
included He questioned the state print
er's authority to strike OF the posters
and declared he would bring suit if a
diana.
As a result Of this correspondence. Fred
". Carpenter. secretary TO the Presi-
Dental candidate, received a sizzling let
ter from the Indiana Republican head
quarters The Washington photographer
also received missive which might well
have been written on asbestos. He was
politely informed that suit or no suit
be distributed, and that II he had any
lawyer in Indianapolis, he could save
time by bringing suit Immediately.
The Washington photographer forth
with betoOk himself to Indiana to talk
the matter over with the Indiana Repub-
llcan committee and engage counsel 10
Photographic is expected to return to
Washington next week By that time. it
is believed. the wrangle viii be settled
It Is understood Mr.. Taft viii be REQUEST
ed to call OF the irate photographer and
obtain the release Of the llthozrapbs
which are stacked up IN the State printers 5
est 19zf7r7aur
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
[. s Dept of Agriculture. wsa-be- Br-es-

L s Dept q Agriculture. Weather Bu-eau.
NasLIlg1cu- Thl-=dcr July % 1865 d N
Hitherto -he ri-e fights a. 1Io1nt weather Va
have uniformly sl1Eu tlar eas-e-.y winds over that
region are quite shallow. r0le q them extending
more than mile above The mountain Thu-slav for
TIE frsI TINE altitude u about two miles above
The station rather sru1s eas-e-y winds were found
thus indicating s1srels1n Of the ordinary ues- 10
ess- drift il these larirlldes-
Tie shallow DEPRESSION that apparel over the
Cariohesn Sea last week ard remained nearly s-a-
roHsry fCT several days over the Gulf Of lIeric9
sd FLORIDA has dzreloped q center Of r-srzei
strength that IS located the North CarTfra c0qs-
tins evening. with reported pressure Ct 2 . fnehes
81 Wilmington Adv1ces reelgd5n- this storm have
been sent 70 Atlantic ports during The last fsw davs
and s-Orm warnings wgre displayed THURSDAY morning
froSa Wilmington 20 Southern Ner Enzlaad and
~ THURSDAY hurricane warnings we're ordered
from HarteTas 70 NCrfclz
During FRIDAY the s-crm center win advance uo-h-
ward along the coast attended Is gales rna- are
likely 70 BE- severe On the New England ouass the
winds VII sniff % and norrhaas- and increase
the Middle Atlantic coast they Wiz b t-isk 90
high rron northeast 70 north; On the south Atlantic
coast hrisk u0r-heEly; the East Gulf Coast fresh
70 brisk from elsIeTy. becoming variable. on the
West Gulf coast fresh from uorrhsstrIy and On the
Great Lakes fresh 70 brisk from north 70 n0rthwes-
Steamers departing Friday fnr Eurorsan ports VII
have Increasing and high eas- 70 northeast winds and
r2in % The Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31

Lincoln. Nebr-. July 3G.-AIr. Bryan IS
70 display his adroitness as a politician
In the character Of the speeches he pro
poses 10 make during the campaign
Instead OF discussing issues general 70
the country, he purposes 10 make each
one fit the particular issue that IS strong
est in the particular section where the
speech is made
This is Illustrated by the two speeches
he has announced that he viii make in
Kansas and Wisconsin. At Topeka he
proposes 10 discuss his plan Of compui-
sory cooperation Of banks In the guar
anteeing OF deposits. OF this speech he
said to-day:
kansas Is the next State to Oklahoma,
which has such a Law. and the Republi-
can governor of Kansas called the IegIs-
lature IN session 10 consider the passage
Of a similar statute. do not think there
Is any place where the discussion OF the
subject would be more fitting than In the
capital Of Kansas
Farmers Interested in Tariff
Regarding the address he viii make be-
fore the farmers meeting at Madison on
the topic OF tariff revision. Mr. Bryan
said to-day that the farmers. he had
found. were always greatly Interested II
public questions. and especially In the
tariff. which he thought concerns then
directly
Ar. Bryan received letter to-day from
a friend travelling in Europe, who tells
him that photographs Of him are being
sold there, having appended this printed
explanation. 'Mr Bryan has been nonaf-
mated third tine for the Presidency 8Ir
Tammany Hall has declared himself in
EIs favor"
Mr. Bryan VIII shortly receive from the
Minnesota Agricultural Society the gift OF
q mule. which is represented. il a letter
received to-day, as being highly edu.
Gated and rendered only on condition that
1t be used as mascot FOR the Demo
cratic campaign"
Only one stipulation Is made that Il
shall not be called Maud, which would
confuse II with the Independence League
product
No Bryan Editorial.
The Commoner this week contains 10
original editorial or contribution from
Mr. Bryan Il is largely devoted 10 a
presentation Of the Standard OIL decision
and press comments thereon. but with
none Of its own.
A large number OF letters from con-
tri5utors 70 The campaign fund are
printed. one new suggestion made being
that a call be issued asking every Demo
crat 10 contribute a dollar
M Bryan viii take no notice OF me
open letter addressed 70 hin By Repubii-
can National Committeeman RCsewater
OF Nebraska. who demands that Bryan
cause candidates for Presidential slectoI
on the Democratic ticket 70 withdraw
from the PoPulisr ticket and permit The
selection as candidates at the Septen-
Der primary OF men who VIII be COM
mitted 10 Tom Watson fer President
The majority OF Nebraska PopuIists
are for Bryan, but by the device stated
have made II impossible. unless the courts
intervene. for any Neb-askan 20 vote FOR
Watson
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
MOVES TO new YORK CITY
Hitchcock Takes Republican Head
quarters Bag and Baggage.
VIII Come Back Himself IN Day or
Two and Then Go TO
Hot Springs.

Frank H Hitchcock. chairman Of the
Republican National Committee. and sew
erai Of his political stan left at mid
night for New York. where they viii
make arrangements for the opening Of
the campaign headquarters in the Net
ropcItan Life Building.
Nj Hitchcock will remain there until
Wednesday. when he VIII come back 10
Washington and then go 70 Hot SPRINGS.
Va. for a conference with Mr. Taft.
He VIII be in Chicago in tine 10 super
intend the opening OF the Western head
quarters there on August Is. The suite
in the Union Trust Building in Washing
ton. where the campaign for the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Taft was carried on. has been
given up except the two rooms which viii
be continued for a month longer.
The chairman had no plans to unfold
yesterday. He said he hoped = be able
70 name the members Of the advisory
committee before he went to Chicago.
There viii be no meeting Of the execu-
tive committee Of the Republican National
Committee until after the Chicago head
quarters are open
Dir. Hitchcock admitted that he ex-
pected 20 have a hard fight for the Stat,
Of Nebraska. The information he had
Received. he said. led him TO believe that
Mr. Bryan would make a particularly
strong effort 10 carry the State He had
a good organization. he admitted
Chairman Hitchcock was accompanied
70 New York By Ormsby NcHarg. of
Ncrth Dakota who VIII have an i'm
pOrtant part in the management OF the
campaign. He was the attorney who pre-
pared the contested cases for Mr.. Taft
at Chicago. and IS q close friend OF Frank
3. Kellogg.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
Against Negro Vote.
SLEMP IS RENAMED.
RepubIfcan Member of Congress
from Ninth Virginia RenOmInated.

Republican Member of Congress
from Ninth Virginia RenOmInated.
SPECIAL 70 TIE Washington Herald
Bristol. Va. July 30.-The Republicans
Of the Ninth Congressional district. in
convention AZ Norton, this afternoon re-
nominated c Bascom Slemp 20 succeed
himself as member Of Congress.
There were no contests, and harmony
reigned supreme Resolutions were adopt
ed indorsing the platform and nominees
Of the Republican national convention At
Chicago, the administration OF President
Roosevelt and the work OF SIemp in
Congress
A resolution was also adopted favoring
2 law prohibiting Interstate shipnents
Of intoxicating beverages N dry territory
and demanding the -epeaI Of the law re-
Quiring the payment Of poll tax as q
prerequisite 10 voting.
SIemp. whose name alone was brought
10 the attention OF the convention was
placed in nomination by John c. Noel. OF
Lee County. who came into public notice
at the last session Of the Virginia lexis
lature b his attempt 10 prevent the
legislature from confirming the nomina-
ton Of Judge William F Rhea. Of Bristol
former Democratic Congressman from the
Ninth district, as a member Of the state
corporation commission
Slemp was escorted 10 the platform
after the nomination and delivered 2
speech
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
REPORT BY LEISHMAN.
suItan's Decree Reported by Our
Ambassador at COnstantinOpIe.

SuItaR,s Decree Reported by Our
Ambassador at COnstantinOpIe.
The general amnesty granted by the
Sultan for political prisoners IN Turkey.
was reported BY Ambassador Leishmaa
yesterday In a telegram received yester-
day the Ambassador describes the situa-
ton there
The general amnesty has been pro
claimed and those in prison in Turkey
for political oHenses are being released
The change has been brought about. 80
he says. with comparatively little blood
shed. although it IS TOO early fer any per
son TO determine whether the new ma
chiuery Of government viii run without
conflict or disturbance The constitution
IS limited and Is the same as that granted
at the beginning Of the present reign
Changes II the ministry are already tax
ing place. and efforts are being made 70
have some OF the palace encourage dis
placed The populace openly charge the
palace camarilla with Unscrupulous1ess.
and appear 10 regard it as responsible for
past Ills"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
COEVICTS DUEL WITH PICKS
Georgia Warden Said 70 Have
Abetted Prison Fight.
Accused of Sending "a Killer TO
Deal with Obstreperous
Prisoners.

Atlanta Ga, July 3l-A fight 10 the
death between Two convicts with picks.
and encouraged by Deputy State Warden
Blevens. was described by General Man
ager Hurt. OF the Georgia Coal and Iron
Company. in his evidence before the Iegis-
lative committee investigating the horrors
Of the Georgia convict system
One day at the mines. a giant negro
convict became enraged at Warden
Blevens- The convict, armed with a
pick, planted himself against a bank and
swore he would kill the warden if he ap-
preached It was Blevens' duty 10
handle the convict. but he sent for an
other convict, named Charley, who was
notorious as a killer. and who had a
grudge against the mutineer, and told
him to get the rebel
Hurt knew Charley had killed five men.
and told the warden he was abetting
murder, but the warden told Charley to
get his man Then a duel with picks fol-
lowed.
AS Charley approached, the giant negro
let drive with his pick, but Charley
lodged the blow, and sent his own pick
into the other convict. the point going
down through the neck into the lungs.
The giant fell. and Charley stood over
him. holding the pick by the handle At
the wardeu's order. Charley pulled out
the pick by putting one feet on the fallen
negro and the other against the baak.
AS the pick came out the wounded con-
vict died
THAT is what the Georgia system
makes possible said Hurt
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
STATEMENT POSTPONED.
George J. Gould Not Ready to Make
Plans Public.

New York. July Sl-Following the an
nouncement by George J Gould this aft
ernoon that --r ef1cilI statement regard
ing the disFas-5,l Of the Wheeling and
lake Erie notes falling due August
would again be postponed. this tine IN
I'll tomorrow morning. there were rumOrs
current n TIE street that the negotia-
tons between Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Harri-
man had fallen through. presumably be
cause SIr- Harriman's terms were too
exacting. However. no verihc8tion Of this
report could be obtained. and the bank
ers who have arranged 10 meet the notes.
say that that part Of The scheme VIII be
put through IN any event \ representa-
tive Of one Of the houses said that there
had been no hitch II any Of the negotia-
tons
IN well-infoTmed quarters Il is believed
that the matter that Is delaying the an
nouncement is the security 20 be given
the bankers in return for the advance
ment Of the money 10 meet the notes Mr..
Gould. they say. is making an attempt
70 substitute for the Wheeling and Lake
Erie bonds which are now Up as coIlat-
eral for the notes, and would be the most
natural security for the new notes. some
other securities which would enable the
Wabash 10 retain control Of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie.
Any further negotiations which are 70
be carried on will necessarily be without
the presence Of M Hartman. He did
not come 10 town at all today, and is to
start on his vacation either tonight or
tomorrow. There has been waiting fOr
him at the Erie yards. IN Jersey City. a
train Of special cars. which will take him
directly 70 the spot where he IS TO pass
his vacation IN the train is the special
car Of the president Of the Erie. which
viii take him as far as Chicago. He
will then move over 70 the special car Of
-he president OF the Illinois Central
which viii take him as fa- as Omaha
where IL viii be dropped on He viii still
have left. however. the special car Of the
Union Pacific. and OF the san Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake. The first will
take him to Salt Lake City and the rest
Of the way he viii 90 with only one car
When he gets out into the woods he
viii be in communication with the busi-
ness world by private telephone and tele-
graph lines
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
VIENNA SCENTS TROUBLE.

Dispatches from Turkey Regarded
There in Pessimistfc Vein
Vienna, July 30--Dispatches from Tur-
key take a pessimistic forecast OF trouble.
The young Turks committee at Saloniki
which is represented as controlling the
situation and as thoroughly distrusting
the Sultan. continues 10 demand his ma
jeSty's dethrouement- On the other hand.
the young Turks at COnstantinople do not
agree with the Salonih committee. and
are willing 10 give Abdul Hamid q chance
to carry out his promises As result,
there IS friction
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
TEN CARS OF HONEY.
Washington Farmer Expects a Rec
Ord-breaking Crop.

SPECIAL 70 TIE Washington Head
Spokane. Wash. July so-Jesse w
Thornton. the honey king Of the Yakima
Valley. west Of Spokane. who has 800
colonies Of bees. each Of which he says
viii produce fifty pounds Of comb honey.
declares that the outlook is that the yield
will be the largest in the history Of the
valley
It is expected to ship ten cars, OF
100000 pounds. from the valley this year
to Eastern and Pacific coast markets
The bees are fed on alfalfa, which IS now
in bloom. and they are thriving Expert
apiarists say that alfalfa is the ideal feed
for bees. and in producing this the Yakima
Valley excels any other part Of Eastern
washington. While yet in its infancy. the
honey industry has made rapid progress
in the last few years, and there Is every
reason 10 believe It viii grow until il
becomes one OF the foremost. next 10
fruit. IN the valley. and. in fact. through
iout Eastern Washington
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
TRAIN KILLS FOUR.
LabOrers on Canadian Pacific step
in Front of Locomotive.

LabOrers on Canadian Pacific Step
in Front of Locomotive
Winnipeg. Manitoba, July s0.-Four men
are dead and several others are seriously
injured as a result Of q whole gang OF
men working on the double tracking Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway stepping
from the west-bOund track 10 avoid q
passing work train and stepping directly
in front CT the east-bound passenger q;
Buda to-day.
The extra gang at that place consisted
OF sixty men Instead of stepping into
a ditch to avoid the work train, they
stepped on the east track. and the east
bound train. coming along at full speed
literally plOWed right through the gang
The men were scattered II all directions
two being dead when found and two
others dying before medical aid could be
secured
The dead are all foreigners.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
HEADQUARTERS FOR G. O. P.
Hitchcock Rents Whole Floor in
Chicago Building.

Chicago, July so.-The entire sixth hosr
Of the Office building owned by the In
ternationaI Harvester Company is being
rapidly remodeled for occupation by
Chairman Hitchcock and his aids, Of the
Republican National Committee.
Rich carpets, rugs, and furniture. and
handsome fresco decorations viii trans
form the suite into elaborate quarters.
Hitchcock's room viii be guarded from
interruption by long row Of anterooms.
through which the visitor must pass.
Separate Offices for the heads Of the
state and group departments have also
been provided.
Chairman Mack, who has Bryan's cam
paign in hand, VIII begin work here
shortly before the Republicans. He has
engaged a suite Of rooms on the parlor
floor Of the Annex
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
HARTMAN AIDS
The GOULD LINES
Wabash Will Get Facilities
in PittSburg Now.
B. & o. IS HELPED ALSO
Wheeling and Lake Erie Road VIII
BE Double-tracked So as TO Give
Steel Mil shippers Encourage
ment - PennsyIvania and Wander
bilt Interests Are Perturbed.

Pittsburg. July So.-Partial details Of
the Harriman-Gould deal leaked out In
Pittsburg this afternoon
Enough was learned to show that it is
one Of the biggest consultations made in
years IN railroads
Tie Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt in
terests, which have practically enjoyed a
monopoly OF the Pittsburg iron and steel
tonnage. are not . little perturbed over
developments. It IS found that one Of the
first things Mr. Hartman viii do is 20
spend something Ike S1O,000ooo in fixing
up the Wabash lines at this end, bring
ing them Up 10 the state Of perfection
required in order TO haul the steel prod
ucts promised the Wabash by Andrew
Carnegie before the GOGlds would con-
sent 10 break ground for the Pittsburg
connection II is a notorious fact that
the Goulds have never completed the
roads as they should be. and for this
reason: The United States Steel Corpora
ton, successor 10 Alr. Carnegie. and
which stood. and still stands. ready to
deliver the promised . per cent of the
Pittsburg tonnage to the Wabash, never
felt like going out OF its way for less
than half completed railroad line.
VIII DOubIe-track.
In order 10 secure the confidence ot
shippers here, it viii be necessary for the
Hartman money 70 dcuble-track the
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, the
Wabash -Pittsburg Terminal, and the
West Side Belt Railroad. the latter being
the line which connects the Wabash lines
with the big mills Of the Pittsburg dis
trict
This will cost IN the neighborhood Of
10000 OF 100000. but II is understood
8Ir Hartman has agreed TO finance this.
Besides having made satisfactory ar
rangements for the financial end Of this
deal. the Erie road. = Hartman line.
viii also profit greatly by the Pittsourg
tonnage
VIII Get New Terminal
Another agreement reached regarding
the PitJsburg district Is that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. as well as the
Erie, both Hartman lines. viii be housed
here in the new 100000 terminal bull;
by the Goulds This terminal IS 4 short
three blocks distant from the present il
ADEQUATE terminal OF the Baltimore and
Ohio. and the line VIII be extended a.
once.
There are two other ways by which
the Baltimore and Ohio may connect with
the Wabash terminal here. and the en-
tire three viii be connected as quickly as
possible
BY this move Hartman VIII save the
Baltimore and Ohio at least 100000 AZ
once. as plans have been drawn for q
new 100000 terminal near the site OF the
present depot
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
BODY NOT IDENTIFIED.
Hundreds of Poles View Corpse of
Woman Burned in Ash Heap.

New York. July 5a.-Au day to-day peo-
PIE from the Slav settlement in Williams
burg-a widely stretched quarter between
Manhattan avenue and Oakland street,
where live 700 Poles, Lithuanians. and
folk from South Russia-CrOWded the
Green Point police station trying to
identify the half-bUrned strips OF clothing
that were taken from the body Of the
girl who had been murdered and thrown
into a bonfire on the dumping ground
near Old Whale Creek
A dozen Of them were seeking missing
women Of their ow1-a wife a daughter.
a sister. or q sweetheart. who had been
missing for weeks. though the police had
not been told about it
After ali these people had viewed the
clothing. there was no better clevv TO the
identity Of the missing woman than there
was last night
Joseph Ruddick, the peddIer, who. with
his father. James Ruddick. found the
body. was arraigred in the Manhattan
avenue court to-day and held IN 500
bond as a suspicious person His father
had already been held There is no eTi-
dence against them
The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
HOLDS RATES DOWN
Georgia Judge Continues Or
der Against Roads.
THE INJUNCTION MAY STAND
speer Announces that He VIII Rem
der Final Decision in Injunction
Case in a Few weeks-Shippers
Declare Southern Railroads Have
a Normal Amount of Business.

Mount Airy. Ca, July SO.-United
States Judge Emory Speer to-day con
tinued in force the temporary injunction
restraining the railroads from advancing
freight rates on August !. in the South
eastern territory. according 10 an agree
ment reached by railroad officials at re-
cent conference in Louisville.
Judge Speer announced that he would,
in the course CT a few weeks. decide on
the question Of making the Injunction
permanent
His remarks seemed TO indicate that
he did not think rates ought to be ad-
vanced in Southeastern territory.
The injunction was sought by mer-
chants Of Macon and other Georgia cities
who aIlege that the methods employed
by the Southeastern Freight Association
are an infringement OF the antitrust act,
that financial conditions have become
about normal. and that reports show
that the net earnings OF Southern roads
for 1905 increased over net earnings for
1907
In resisting the injunction, the rail-
roads urged chiefly the lack OF jurisdic-
ton on the part Of Judge Speer.
Texas Also Fights.
Austin. Tex. July 50--Chairuan ALI
son 2Iayheld- OF the Texas Railroad Com
mission. viii appear before the Inter
state Commerce Commission IN Washing
ton next Wednesday. accompanied by
United States Senator Charles n Cul-
berson. and submit formal complaint OF
the action Of the railroads in raising the
freight rates into Texas 10 per cent
The railroad commission Of Oklahoma
and Arkansas viii also be represented at
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