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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-07

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The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
NEW SENATORS NUMBER s1.
Nineteen Republicans and Twelve
 Democrats Is the Estimate.

Washington. Nov. 6.-The present indications are that the Republicans will have about two-third majority in the United States senate, as the re- suit of Tuesdays elections, or prac- tieally the same as at present. Of the 92 members of that body, 6l hold over, leaving only Sl places to fill Of these 19 are Republicans and IF are Democrats. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Maryland already have chosen Democrats. and Kentucky and Vermont Republicans. The other sen. ators to whom successors are to be elected are:
 Republicans--Allison, Iowa; Alkeney, Washington: Brandegee, Connecticut; Gallinger. New Hampshire; Hansbrough, North Dakota; Hepburn. Idaho; Hopkins, Illinois; Kittredge, South Dakota; Long. Kansas: Penrose, Pennsylvania; Perkins, California; Platt. New York; Shoot, Utah; Stephenson, Wisconsin.
 All of the foregoing will be succeed cd either by themselves or other Re publicans.
 Deinocrats--Clay, Georgia; Gray South Carolina: Gore, Oklahoma; Milton, Flor ida Overman, North Carolina; all Of whom will be succeeded by Democrats.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
MR. TAFT TO REST.
The President-Elect to Go to Hot
 Springs, Va.

Cincinnati, Nov 6.--Early Wednes- day morning w. H. Taft gave hearty expression to the qualification he felt on his election as president of the United States. Business. labor and az riculture, he declared. had supported him. His success, he said, should be also the success of the country, If his ability and endeavor could make it so.
 Please say that I am perfectly healthy, but tired.r was the message Judge Taft wished uttered for him. With Mrs. Taft he enjoyed the pleas ant household of the c. F. Taft fam fly mansion Wednesday, going forth only once. and then to receive the plaudits of thousands of his fellow townsmen as they lined the streets and filled the windows for blocks to wit ness the parade of the Woodward High school pupils, faculty and trus- tees. MT. Taft made the principal ad- dress at the cornerstone laying of the new building of this school. from which he was graduated when a boy.
 A speech to the Women's Foreign
 
 Mission society of the Methodist Epis- copal church, in annual session here, Thursday morning. and a banquet Of the Cincinnati Commercial club Thurs day night constitute the public func- tions which will occupy Judge Taft before he leaves for Hot Springs, Va, Friday.
 q am going away for complete rest of at least two weeks said Judge Taft "Wednesday night. No, am not going to hold political conferences, neither am I going to consider cabinet construction. nor political appoint ments during this time. It is to be a period of as near absolute rest and quiet as can make it."
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Later Ohio Returns.

Cincinnati, Nov. GA plurality of about 50.000 for Judge Taft, the Repub- iican candidate for president, was the election day expression, of the voters of Ohio. who. however, at the same time chose the head of the opposition state ticket by plurality of probably 10000. More than half the precincts of the state are included fin tho fig. ures that show these results, no esti. mates being considered, and any diner ence will be simply as to the size of the plurality, there being no question of the certainty of the result. The slow count delayed knowledge of the decision as to the legislature and both parties claim to have the majority that will settle the United States sen atorship. The same slow count de- layed decision as to the balance of the state ticket
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
\ NEW DAKOTA LAW
SOUTH DAKOTA HAS MADE VERY RADICAL CHANGE
 IN LAWS.
QuIcksRInMNG DIVORCE MILLS CLOSED
Procedure More In Harmony With Other states--one Years Residence RequIred---sults Must Be Public To Be Heard at Regular Terms of court--in Effect In December.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Nov. 6.--Returns % far received make it almost certain that the new divorce law has been ap proved by a large majority of the voters. This Is expected to put the divorce mills, which have made the state byword. out of business.
 The amendment to the constitution which was aimed at easy divorces requires a residency of one year in ordor to become legal resident oi the state and eligible to apply to the courts for release from matrimonial bonds. Hitherto only six months residence has been necessary.
 Another provision requires that all divorce cases shall be heard at regu' lar term of court. This will wipe out the practice of hearing divorce cases fin chambers" in the course of court terms as we'll as in the intervals be tween terms. The secrecy which has enabled applicants to secure divorcss without the general public becoming aware of the fact. brought the law into disfavor, and is believed to be one cause of the eagerness of the voters to decrease the floating popu' lation of the state. The new law is to take effect immediately after the state canvassing board officially an nounces the result of the vote. which will be in December.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
IT SANK THE BOAT
BUT HEN MERRIAM LANDED THE
 BIC FISH.
Next Time He Probably Will Know Better Than to Take Advice of Friend Fond of a Prac-
 ticaI Joke.

Hen Merriam never would say just what the black bass weighed" said a man from Monroe county, "and l guess Mark Sullivan didn't know, but the hammer weighed five pounds.
 Tt was Sodus bay bass, and when Hen talked about wanting to go out and get it or one something like its size some one told him the bass ran SO large in Sodus that fishermen who wanted to be on the safe side took a big hammer along with them to knock 'em in the head. So the hammer Hen Merriam took with him weighed al most as much as the cedar boat he rowed
 Hen, being a railroad conductor seemed to expect the bass to be right on schedule time in taking his hook after he had thrown in, and so when 15 minutes had passed and no bass had come along he decided it was SC far behind time that he guessed it would have to be abandoned, and he was pulling up to go in when the bass came along and got the hook.
 Hen started right in to make up lost time and yanked that bass In hand over hand. When the fish's head came in sight and within reach Hen grabbed his hammer, and being little mad yet over the bass being behind time he brought the hammer down like he was a blacksmith's helper well on to his job.
 But Sodus bay bass are watchful and spry, and this one tucked and got out of the way of the hammer. The hammer kept right on coming down, though, and it had to hit something, and so it whanged into the side of the light cedar boat.
 Tt passed right on through the side of the boat, making hole big enough to shove a stovepipe in. The hole be- ing below the water line of course the water poured into the boat like tor rent, and Hen began to yell.
 Hay! he yelled. Somebody bet ter make extra good time over here or there'll be trouble on this line!
 And that was no joke, for Hen had hardly yelled that much when his boat sank and he was 1oundering in the water trying to keep from following it. He had the hammer in one hand and held fast to his line with the other. Mark Sullivan was taking out bass in a boat near by, and he pulled for Hen right away.
 Don't stop for signalsn yelled Hen. Pull her wide open, of this bass will get away!
 Mark got there just in time to tug Hen into his boat and Hen was no sooner in than he began hauling away on his bass, which was still on the hook. When he got it alongside the boat he handed the hammer to Mark, and while Hen held the bass with the top of it's head out of the water Mark used the sledge on it.
 He tumbled the bass skull in at | the first clip. They lifted the fish into the boat and came ashore. Nobody has ever heard how much it weighed. for Hen Merriam didn't say aud l guess Mark Sullivan never knew 1 When Hen told about the bass he just said it was so big 1t sank the boat.
 "But if l find the man who told me to take that hammer along as part of my fishing tackle, said he, he'll know how much I weight
 Some say the boat cost Hen $40"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
BRYAN ls CHEERFUL.
Democratic Leader Not Cast Down by
 Defeat

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 6.--While not caring to discuss at this time the po- litical effect of the Democratic victory in his home state. or analyze the causes, w. J. Bryan "Wednesday after noon in an informal talk to a number of friends who called on him, ex- pressed his pleasure at the result in Nebraska and the satisfaction 1t af- forded him to learn of the election of 70 many of his personal and political friends.
 A delegation of nearly 100 from Lincoln visited MT. Bryan at Fairview to express to him their confidence and devotion and to assure him that such was the sentiment of majority of tho people of his city and state. Mir. Bryan in responding said:
 Y am highly gratified over the re- suits in this state. The national de- feat has not been such disappoint- ment when we have had so many things to console us. I hope I have convinced my friends that running for office has only been an incident to my work. My heart has never been set on holding office. but wanted to do certain works, and 1t looked as though he presidency might offer the oppor- t.aity to do that work. am sure that ir private life can have the chance to do something. One is not required to hold ofilce-in order to do big things; one is simply required to do those things within his reach. and that much is within the reach of each of us."
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Queer Furs.

This is cat fur" said the fuffier We use it for Things. An excellen! lining cat fur makes. too. Dogs. calves, colts, coons, opossums, bats, rats, any animal that wears fur, in fact. is sal able in the fur market. Bat hair is felted up with other stuff into an imi- tation skin. It is also used, I believe in rope plating. The dog, the coon and the oppossum yield fur that, properly treated. makes very hand some lining. Rat skins are employed in certain delicate repairs. and they also serve to form the thumbs of cheap gloves. A queer thing about the fur business is that the furs must be taken in the dead of winter; the trap per must work ukder the cruelest climatic conditions: only thus is the Fur at its best The dresser, on the other hand, who could work best in cold weather. nlrat do all his work in the heat of sumraer. or otherwise he would not be able to keep up with the changing fashions"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
SOCIALIST VOTE SMALLER.
Votes in Deb's stronghoIds Show
 Radical Falling of.

Chicago, Nov. 6.--The Socialist vote in Tuesdays election showed great falling of from the record in 1904 in the three principal cities of the coun- try in which Socialism is strongest. Chicago Socialists, who poled 45,000 votes in 1904, were given less than 1o,000 votes in the police returns, and the most sanguine do not expect that the revised totals will exceed 21,000 votes for MT. Debs. Cincinnati and Cleveland, also listed as strong Social ist centers according to the leaders of the party. boiled greatly de. creased vote.
 While admitting the adverse figures Thursday A. M. Simons. member of the national committee of the Social ist party, asserted that an increase was shown in the vote in the small towns.
 Mir Gompers influenced the labor vote, on which the Socialist party de- bends, to a great extent. His words caused many thousand semi-Socialists of radical views to vote for MT. Bryan and also frightened many conserva- tive labor men into voting voting for Mir. Taft. We are particularly pleased with results on the Pacific coast, where an increased vote was shown in many towns. We have received word of gains in Texas towns, from Mis- souri and few towns in New York"
 The total vote for MT. Debs, it is estimated. will not exceed 500000, in place of the 100000 which was pre- dicted by enthusiastic Socialists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
CABINET BUILDERS BUSY.
Usual States Making Their Appearance
 in Washington.

Washington. Nov. 6.--The usual cabinet states, which invariably follow the election of a new president, are making their appearance. or course there is no authoritative ground what ever for the mention of specific names as MT. Taft has not given the slight est intimation of his intentions, so far as can be learned But this does not stop the usual conjecture.
 In this speculative comment. Secre- tary Root is often mentioned as likely to continue at the head of the state department, if he desires to stay. 1t is known that Mir. Taft has high re- gard for his former cabinet associate.
 It appears to be the general impress sion that Secretary Luke Wright will be another to remain, owing to the warm personal attachment between himself and the president-elect. includ- ing their close association in the Philippines during the constructive period of the American work there.
 It appears to be quite generally ac- cepted that Frank H. Hitchcock, chair man of the Republican national com mittee, will be included in the forth coming cabinet, probably as postmas' ter general, a post for which he would have practical qualifications, owing to his service, until few months ago, as first assistant postmaster general.
 The defeat of Congressman Hep burn of Iowa, long chairman of the commerce committee of the house of representatives, has aroused some comment as to his availability as sec retary of commerce and labor. The committee of which MT. Hepburn is the head, had much to do in creating the department.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
No Increase In prohibitIon Vote.

Chicago, Nov. 6.--At the headquar. ters of the Independence and the Pro. hibition parties nothing was known as to the vote of these parties in Hi nois outside of Cook county (Chicago), In this county Chain and Hisgen ran a close race. Hisgen polling 5.533 votes compared with 5,915 for Chain Chains vote showed gain of 725 votes over Swallow, the Prohibition candidate four years ago. Chairman Jones of the Prohibition party said that, while the county had not gained so much as had been expected, throughout the country he was satis. fled with the slight gains made.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Small FoothoId.

The moving picture lecturer mount cd the platform and waved his mega phones
 And now, ladies and gentlemen, !" he announced in stentorian tones, you see the dark, angry waves surg ing higher and higher Even the small pinnacle that the beautiful hero. inc was standing on has been swept away. Now"
 Hold on, Bill" whispered the as sistant. De goil cant stand on noth- ing. What is she standing on any way?"
 For moment the smooth-tongued lecturer was nonplused. Then quick ly recovering his composure he con tinued:
 ',Ah, yes, ladies and gentlemen, the beautiful heroine is now standing on her dignity.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Why Not2

T have just come from taking my Aunt. vrow Jeemson, to a rest cure. " raid a descendant of Holland. She started out all right, but the sidewalks Of New York soon got on her nerves, snd sshe kept up: Why don't they scrub the dirty sidewalks2 Why do they only clean the streets where the horses go and leave the sidewalks fun os garbase and flthg In vain we explained to her that girls with scrubbing brushes and pals of studs were out of place in New York; she could not see why Holland customs could not prevail The other day we took her for a sail down the lower bay, and an she would say was.
 Water, water. wgtsr-aud not a drop is used Go scrub hose awful side walks New York Is no plaee for Holland danes with scruhbing pro renslties, ?" New York Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Msst vlraInIa safeIy RepubIiean.

Grafton. w. Va. Nov. 6.-Taft will probably have 10000 majority in West Virginia, while Glasscocke for gov ernor on the Republican ticket, has pulled through with majority of about 5000. The remainder of the state ticket IS elected by an indicated majority of from 10000 to 15,000 and five districts will return Republican congressman. Material gains have been made by tAs Democrats in the state legislature.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
rhs Republican campaIan Eund.

New York, Nov. 6.-In a statement given to the press Wednesday night, Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican national committee, an. nounced that complete list of all the contributions made to the Republican campaign fund would be made public in the near future. work, already hay. ing been begun on the tabulation of the list. This is very long. Mir. Hitch cock said, and will give every contri button made. Ii will be issued in print ed form.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
tle,s AetIna Secretary ot Treasury.

Washington. Nov. 4.-DEector of the Mint F. A. Leach, whose home is in oakland, Cal, is paired with Dem ocrat for Tuesdays election and will remain here. serving as acting secre- tary of the treasury by designation of the president until Secretary Cortel- you returns next Wednesday. Secre- tary Cortelyou and Assistant Secre. taries Coolidge, Reynolds and Win throp have gone to tneir respective aomes.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
ROOSEVELT ON THE RESULT.
What the Victory Means as the PresI
 dent Sees 1t.

Washington, Nov. 6.-President Roosevelt gave his interpretation Wednesday of the victory of the Re publican party at the polls Tuesday when he said to the newspaper men whom he received in his office:
 This administration has meant a steady effort and progress which should never be allowed to deviate into an unwise radicalism on the one hand, nor into an unwise conservatism on the other. The nomination Of MT Taft was triumph over reactionary conservatism. and his election was a triumph over unwise and improper raaicalism.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
The ArchbIshop and the Bulls.

At the time Archbishop Ryan was selected for the position which he now occupies with so much distinction. there was some difficulty concerning the official announcement of his ap. pointment. Three or four weeks elapsed. and still the papal bull had not reached him. One of his friends. who was deeply concerned in the doc. ument. said to him with much solici tude
 Your grace. what do you suppose has become of your bullsy"
 T don't know" was the smiling re- jofnder, unless they are grazing on the Alps. ps."-Lippincott's
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
rhree Ex.kansans Are eovernors

Lawrence. Kan. Nov 5.-Threa Kansans were elected goyerner of a5 many states in the election Tuesday W. R. stubbs was elected in Kansas James Il. Brady in Idaho and II. g. Eadley in Missouri
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
BRlsToW WILL BE SENATOR
The Kansas Legislature IS S'ronsy
 Republican.

Topeka. Kan. Nov. 6.-Returns rom sS out of total of lO5 counties III .h0 state received up to midnight sne Taft plurality over Bryan Of So,sto votes. On this basis Taft has carried the state by nearly 35,O0O. Returns have been received on governor rom 39 counties and these give ": h' Stubbs plurality over J. D. bothi". Democrat of 13,465 votes. StupDs' plurality will be slightly less than Taft's.
 The complexion of the legislature IS settled definitely. The Republicans have elected "A representatives, the Democrats 40 and II are still douDt- fuI. In the senate the Republicans have elected 34 members, the Dem ocrats 2 and districts are stiil 'o be heard from. This gives the he- publican a vote of 10S and the Dem oerats of A with 13 doubtful m joint session. Even should the Dem ocrats win all the doubtful members the Republicans would have a majority of 51 votes, thus insuring the eiection of J. L. Bristow united States senator.
 Henderson Martin, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, has closed up headquarters ana gone to his home in Marion. The Dem ocrats made a gain of two members in the legislature in Shawnee county electing l.. M Penwell and D. M. Howard. Taft's majority in the county is 1,255. The Democrats have con ceded the election of w. A. Reeder ana w. A. Calderhead to congress. There was no doubt of the others. The Kan sas delegation is solidly Republican.
 Salina. Kan. Nov. 6.--According to
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The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12

Salina, Kan, Nov. 6.--According to apparently authentic reports received here by J. l.. Bristow, Republican can didate for United States senator, the Republicans will have majority of 90 in the next legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

achievements. "sir George is quite prepared
10 undergo the ordeal cheerfully again"
When IL Is that the city COM
panies Of London are compelled-whether
they want to or not, Of course-to spend
$4,000 a year in f~easting, the task before
the new lord mayor will not be regarded
as an easy one. 1t goes without saying
that Sir George is neither a vegetarian nor
a nut eater, neither teetotaller nor tea
nend. He likes the cup that cheers and
the dinner that satisfies. Therefore, he is
considered by everyone to be one of the
most promising lncumbents who has ever
had the honor OF sitting In the chair once
occupied by Dick Wilmington and his cat.
All the London papers recently gave col
umns of space to details Of how the lord
mayor was elected by a show OF hands
Of the aldermen, and how the latter went
to the voting place after it had been
sprinkled with sweet smelling herbs'-in
memory Of the plague which occurred in
London back somewhere in the dark ages.
Though the farce Of electing a man whom
everybody knew a year before was sure
to be ut" was duly gone through with, Sir
George responded by a rousing speech ex-
pressing his surprise and gratitude" etc,
for the honor which had been forced upon
him, etc.
Despite the fact that Sir George wyatt
Truscott has been compelled to go through
the perennial puppet show and in spite Of
his mastery Of the prandial art, he is a
good man with the best of records. His
grandfather was a "corporator"-which has
nothing to do with boaconstrictors-but In
dicates his connection with the ancient city
companies I'm an honorable way; while his
late father Sir Eranrte Wyutt Trtte1ptt
was alderman in 1871. and became lord
mayor in 1879. So. Sir George, in occupying
his present post, is literally following in
the footsteps of father"
The new lord mayor has not only been
something in the city for many years,
but has really been nearly everything it is
possible to be in the city throughout his
life, from member of. the court Of common
council to sheriff, magistrate and other
dignified things. lie is a member of vari-
Gus city companies, including the Haber-
dashers'. Stationers'. Musicians and Vint-
ners'. He is also a distinguished Mason.
As a business man, he has long been
known as a hustler. with a capital H He
has interests In no end OF successful firms,
and is the principal of James Truscott &
Sons, printers and manufacturing station
ers. He is a director of the City of London
Brewery c~ompany-we said he wasn't a
teetotaller-Chubb's Safe and Lock COM
pany, big life insurance company and other
commercial enterprises. Naturally enough
he is a millionaire, and the $4,000 he will
be expected to spend while in office will
not give him neuralgia Of the pocket nerve.
Personally he is a handsome man-lord
mayors always are-and speaks French flu
emily, for which, by the way, he was dec
GRATED by Loubet in 1903. He also possesses
an order conferred upon hin by King Leo
pold. The lord mayor has two sons and
two daughters.