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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
N. [. A. OPENS 46TH
ANNUAL CONVENTION
LARGEST AND MOST VARIED
PROGRAM PREPARED
Streets of Cleveland, and First
Days Session Covers Much
Important Business
By Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, O., June 29.-The
largest and most varied program in the
history Of the National Educational
association marked the opening of the
forty-sixth annual convention here to-
day.
Many thousands Of delegates are here
and the streets and buildings are gayly
decorated.
The first session of the convention
was meeting of the national council
This was followed by a meeting of the
directors, where the financial reports
were made and resolutions adopted.
The committee on appropriation and
investigation proposed that their work
be dropped, owing to the general finan-
cial condition of the association, and
the change in the policy OF the rail-
roads throughout the country in the
matter of passenger rates.
The committee recommended that the
congress be urged to make appropria-
tions and take up the work of educa-
tional investigation under the govern
ment bureau of education.
The active delegates met this after
noon and selected candidates for the
nominating committee. This commit
tee, on Wednesday, will nominate
board of directors for the ensuing year.
At this session President Charles F.
Thwing spoke, and at the evening ses-
sion Vice President Nathan c. Schae-
fer, acting president in the absence of
President Edwin G.. Cooley, who is i'll
In Switzerland, delivered the annual
address.
Andrew S. Draper Of New York spoke
on the "Adaption of Public School to
Industrial Ends"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
JUDGE DENIES THAW'S
APPLICATION FOR CHANGE

NEW YORK, June 29.-Today JUS
tice Bowling of the supreme court, who
presided at the second trial of Harry
K. Thaw, denied Thaw's application to
be removed from the asylum for the
criminal insane at Matteawan to some
other institution on the ground that
Thaw is an insane person, not to be
punished, but to be kept under re-
straint so that he may not injure either
himself or anyone else.
On the other phase of Thaw's effort
for freedom Justice Mills heard argu-
ments at White Plains today after is
suing a writ of habeas corpus on
Thaw's application for a jury trial to
determine his sanity at the present
time.
The justice adjourned the case until
July 13, when further arguments will
be heard, ordering Thaw to be returned
to the prison at Poughkeepsie in the
meantime.
Unlike Justice Bowling, Justice Mills
seemed today distinctly in favor of a
trial by jury to determine Thaw's
sanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
PANAMA FIRM B0YCOTTED;
WASH WINDOW WITH FLAG

\ WASHINGTON, June 29.-The =
i Americans in Panama have had =
- cause for spirited protests recent =
i 1y, not on account of the Panama =
i elections but because of an Incl J.
!. dent which calls into action a por- !
= tion of the Panama army.
i A commercial house in Colon !
, insulted the American flag, using =
= 1t to wash the windows of the es- +
= tablishment. i
= Wayne o. Adams of the canal +
y zone, as the story goes, witnessed !.
= the desecration of the stars and i
i stripes and engaged in a hard !.
\ fought battle for the possession of !.
+ one of the flags which was being +
! used to clean the windows. He ,
+ was pursued, according to re- !.
j. ports, by section of the army of !.
i Panama consisting of two police +
! men and lieutenant general in I.
+ full regalia. i
+ AS a result Of the disrespect !.
j. shown the flag by the commercial +
! house, the canal zone from one end 4.
!. to the other is hung with boycott ].
\ signs and the offenders have found i
\ less expensive wash rags. !.
= i j. + i ! + j. !. !. j. !. = + = = j. j. !.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
ILLINOIS DELEGATION PAYS
VISIT TO NEBRASKA LEADER

LINCOLN, Neb.. June 2s.--The mem
bers of the Illinois delegation visited
w. j. Bryan at Fairview today. They
were shown through the house and
grounds by Mr.. Bryan. The party,
bound for Denver in seven automo-
biles, had a most discouraging expert
enee on the way from Omaha to Lin
coin. Rain and mud impeded the
progress of the machines.
Twill you support che good roads
plank at the Denver convention"
asked Mr.. Bryan, assuming a serious
air.
1--WE are unanimously for it, an
swered one of the members of the dele
cation.
The party left for Denver this after
noon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
GERMAN PRINCE
FACES TRIBUNAL
"R0UND TABLE" ARIST0CRAT
TRIED FOR PERJURY
~ GUTENBERG HAS SECRET
HEARING IN BERLIN
Is Carried Into Court Room In Chair,
Ill but Confident of Acquittal.
Large Crowds Are Kept
Outside

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 29.-Prince Philip Zu
Gutenberg appeared today before a
Judge and jury to stand trial on
charges of perjury and subornation OF
perjury, in connection with recent
scandals, the revelation of which Gre
ated such a sensation.
The proceedings, according to the
lawyers engaged in the case, are likely
to be greatly prolonged owing to the
large number of witnesses to be ex-
amined, while Interruptions are not un-
likely, owing to the preoarious condi-
ton of the health of the prince.
Interest in the case has been grow
ing for months, due to statements and
allegations duplicating high person.
ages, and 1t eliminated In the arrest
of Prince Zu Gutenberg, who was for
merry ambassador to Austria, ana the
intimate adviser of the emperor, on the
demand of the state attorney, won
charges him with falsifying his oath
during the course of previous suits rel
ative to scandals and with inducing an
other witness to commit perjury.
Large crowds assembled today both
outside the hospital, where the prince
has been under surveillance since ms
arrest, and in the street fronting the
court. The prince, however, avoided a
demonstration by entering the court
through side door half an hour be-
fore the proceedings began.
Comes In an Ambulance
He arrived In an ambulance accom-
panied by a detective and was wheeled
into court in an invalid chair.
The prisoner looked cheerful ana con-
versed in an animated way WIN ms
wife and sons while waiting for the
proceedings to begin.
Although at the opening the case
was public few persons besloes news
paper men were admitted.
Among the witnesses present We're
Count Kuno Won Moltke, former mill
tary governor of Berlin, who has been
living in retirement in Egypt since the
trial of his suit against Maximillien
Harden for libel; Lawyer Bernstein,
who defended Harden in that suit. ana
various tradespeople from Starnperg
and Liebenberg, where the prince mas
his country seats.
During the swearing of the jury,
which was selected in a very few min
utes, and the preliminary formanlles
connected with the reading OF the
charge those already within the court
precincts were permitted to remain.
The judge delivered an impressive
address concerning the uuty Oh lne
fury and directed 1t not to take into
consideration the social position of the
accused, but to deal out justice with
out fear. He warned the witnesses
concerning the penalty attached to false
evidence.
The prince made a reply in broken
voice. Then on the state attorneys
demand fop the exclusion Of the public
and the press, in consequence of the
evidence endangering public morals,
the Judge had the court room cleared,
not TO be reopened until verdict was
reached.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
FIERCE FIRES RAGE IN
NORTHERN REGION
BEAR MOUNTAIN GRAZING
LANDS SWEPT
Hundreds Fight Flames, Yet Uncon-
trolIed, and Call for Help Is
Sent u Bakersfield and
Tehachapl

By Associated Press.
BAKERSFIELD, June 29.-Fire that
has ragged since Saturday afternoon
and which has burned over thousands
of acres Of fine grazing lands is now
sweeping down the east slope of Bear
mountain in the vicinity of Fred Flick
ert's place, and threatens, unless
checked, to devastate that farming
country, possibly extending as far east
as Tehachapi
Hundreds of men have been fighting
the flames for two days. but a tele-
phone message late this afternoon is
to the effect that the fire is as yet
unchecked.
Word has been sent to both Bakers
field and Tehachapi for additional help
The fire has already travelled a dozen
or more miles. Tehachapi is fourteen
or fifteen miles distant and rich grain,
stock and feed ranches lie between.
George Gillian, who shot and killed
Carl Pascoe in March, was today SEN
fenced to seven years in San Quentin.
He was found guilty of manslaughter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30

zoos. but 1t is not likely that there will
be more than 1909 who will vote.
The national convention in 1904 decid-
ed that the Philippine islands were not
entitled to vote in the convention. The
islands elected six delegates for the
convention in July and the subcom-
mittee of the national committee has
decided that these six delegates are
entitled to seats, but not to votes.
The action of the subcommitteefwil
doubtless be sustained by the full
committee, and 1t is believed that the
Denver convention will follow the pre-
cedent set by the convention four years
ago as to the representatives of the
Philippines
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
JAPANESE TURBINE
BEATS ALL RECORDS
Arrives In Golden Gate IL Days, IL
Hours and IS Minutes from
Yokohama Via Hono-
lulu
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.--With a
rush Of foam sweeping back from her
sharp bows and the mud tinged waters
OF the bay churned to yeasty smother
by her triple screws boiling in her
wake, the new Japanese turbine liner
Tenyo Maru raced through the Golden
Gate today breaking all previous rec
ords between this port, Yokohama and
Honolulu.
The trip from Yokohama was made
in fourteen days twelve house and for
ty-five minutes, and the Tenyo Maru
made this port four days eighteen hours
and fifty minutes out from Honolulu.
establishing new records for both dis
tances.
The best previous time from Homo
lulu was five days and two hours made
by the Nippon Maru.
The new queen of Pacific liners is
owned by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, the
big Japanese steamship company, and
was commanded on this her maiden
voyage by Captain Philip H. Going.
The big vessel cleared from Yokohama
on June 16, carrying 140 cabin passen-
gers and 1000 tons of general cargo, and
for the whole trip across the Pacific ay-
eraged eighteen knots.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
browns IN CROWD AND
DEATH is NOT OBSERVED

PHOENIX, June 29.-News was re-
ceived today of the drowning Saturday
night in Salt river. five miles below
Roosevelt dam and siXty-five miles
from Phoenix, of Elmer Cox, a young
man employed by the government in
the construction of an electric trans
mission line from Roosevelt to Phoenix.
A party of several men went swimming
and had started home before missing
Cox.
Returning they found the body some
distance below in three feet of water.
He probably drowned in deeper water
above, the body floating down.
His companions heard no outcry and
it being dark they did not observe his
distress. The Whereabouts of his rela-
tiVes has not been learned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
POWDER WORKS BLOW
UP; ONE MAN KILLED
BY Associated Press.

AUBURN, Cal, June 29.-An ex-
plosion at the powder works at Clip
per Gap, seven miles east of this city,
this afternoon, caused the death of Roy
Schwallenberg and the severe burning
of John Silva.
Schwallenberg was at work in the
nitre house when Silva, who was bring
ipg powder down the track from the
powder house on a handcar lost con-
troll of the car and it ran down to a
bumper at the end and off the track
just opposite the nitre house. When it
struck an explosion followed and the
nitre house was quickly enveloped in
flames.
Young Schwallenberg could not es-
cape and was burned TO death. Silva
Jumped from the car when 1t was near
ing the bumper, but when the explosion
took place he was severely burned. He
will recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
LOS ANGELES DELEGATES
WILL LEAVE TOMORROW

The Los Angeles delegates to the
Denver convention will leave Los An
geles tomorrow and will meet the
northern delegates and Theodore Bell
at San Francisco, leaving that city
July 8.
Headquarters for the delegation have
been engaged in Denver and the Cali
fornians are going to be prepared to
entertain their friends royalty and
make their influence felt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
PHILIPPINE DELEGATION
MAY BE DENIED BALLOT

CHICAGO, June 29.--The total num-
ber of delegates chosen to the Demo-
cratic national convention at Denver IS
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
INcENDiARY FIRE DOES
BIG DAMAGE AT VERDI

RENO, New, June pa fire sup
posed to be incendiary in origin, oc-
Cured in the heart of the business dis
trict of Verdi, small lumber town
over the California line, early today,
and before the flames were extin-
guished nearly the entire business por-
tion of the town was wiped out. Three
saloons, the largest hotel in the town
and two large residences were burned.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-30
Bishop Potter III

COoPERSTOWN, N. Y, June 20
Bishop Henry w. Potter of New York
is seriously i'll at Cooperstown. The
extreme heat of last week affected him
adVarSelV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Delinquent Personal Tax Payers.

Real taxpayers rejoice that the collec-
tor of taxes and the assessor for the Dis
trict are brandishing the big stick over
personal tax delinQuents. The collection
campaign should be pressed till all &C
counts have been squared
1t is of little use to discuss the merits
of the personal tax law. The question
was thoroughly threshed out in the
columns of The Star when the personal
tax issue was a live one.
1t was foreseen that 1t was a law which
would encourage lawbreaking. 1t puts
strong temptation in the way of men
to make false returns or to make no re-
turns at all. Some temptation is stronger
than some men, and temptation wins. AS
long as the personal tax law is on the
statute book it should be accepted by
the citizens and administered by the Off
GERS of government in good faith. Part
of the community make returns frankly
and the other part of the community
should follow the example. 1t is the law,
and 1t should be enforced impartially.
Delinquent personal tax payers should
hand in their checks.
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Dead Ones.

Statements made by Sir Oliver Lodge
and Prof. Hyslop that they have received
communications from dead men have
been read with increduity; too much in
creduity. In the light of every day ex-
perience or in the dark of every night
experience there should be no increduli-
~. Dead men do wake up at times just
long enough to make communication
Lodge, Hyslop and their confreres admit
that communications from the dead seem
to be unimportant and unsatisfactory,
but what could they expect from dead
men?
Dead men do make communications.
One of their favorite communications Is
oh, what's the use?" Sometimes a dead
man will announce What's the use of
advertising?" or What's the use OF high
pressure water service?" or What's the
use Of hustling?" or whats the use of
spending much money on improve
ments?" or What's the use of having
the best schools, the best police, the best
fire department, the cleanest streets or
the greenest parks?''
These communications always come
from dead men, 1t must be remem bered
that not all dead men are in the cemetery
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Fire Department Estimates.

The annual estimates for the support
and improvement of the Washington
fire department submitted by Chief Will
liam T Belt to the District Commission
ers recently deserve TO be carefully
considered. The fire department Is u
matter that closely concerns every real
estate owner and tenant in the District
On this department rests a serious duty
Its responsibility is second to none.
Without il the city would be at the
mercy of nearly every fire that starts
Without a fire department Washington
would become an ash heap at the first
big blaze with a favoring wind. The
large number of small fires quenched
blaZes that burst out now and then and
which are extinguishei with relatively
small loss prove the Importance of the
fire department. The larger and the
more efficient this department.. the
smaller the fire loss. The efficiency of
the fire department has. or should have
a direct bearing on fire insurance pre-
miums. The fire department is an in
vestment, good or bad, depending on
whether the department itself is efficient
or inefficient.
The maintenance Of a fire department
entails the outlay Of large sum OF
money, but an efficient department does
not cost very much more than an in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
A CHANGE In STYLES.

When William Taft is President. helgho in 1909.
How styles Will change. No one or us Will then
train down too fine.
Horse Jockeys will begin to stun, and ere they
go their rounds
Each one will have to tip the scale at full two
hundred pounds.
May Irwin will not have to bant in enc continu-
Lent
But she can amble out and sing. when Taft 10
President.
Thin men Of every shape and size will hide
themselves away.
All hollow cheeks will be tabooed all diets Be
passe.
All Ratchet faces will be mobbed Each girl We
love must be
So fat she'll culver in In rotund
ecstasy.
Round -bellied aeronauts must steer balloons they
represent. -
All cooks must sleep in double beds. when Taft
is President
The corporations will not be confined to just
few, brs
But all the common people will have corppsS-
lions. too
No one will dare worry. though in debt weAl
gayly smile.
For we might lose flesh by worry, and we wouldn't
he In style: -at7
And though hard times coming and we're
broke. well still present a.
Our joyful curves TO all the world, when Taft -
President. Judge.
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David B. Hill

This IS statement from David b. Hin
III reply TO current report:
Il have not been offered the chairman
ship OF the advisory committee of the
state committee by Mr. Murphy. Mr.. Con
ners or anybody else, nor have I been re
quested by Mr.. Bryan 10 act in any snch
capacity. | could not accept any such
position even If il had been offered to mo
Ii seems needless TO repea: that | am nor
now and have not been in active politics
for the last four years, since January
1898 when ! made a public announce
ment that l had retired. | was in New
York yesterday on law business and had
40 conference with anybody on any no
litical subject. II has heretofore been
my policy to ignore newspaper statements
about myself. l WILL however. take this
opportunity to say that, although out of
active politics and propose TO continue so.
| am heartily in favor of the election of
the national and state democratic tickets,
and trust that every democrat In the state
will support them"
II Is TO be doubted If Mr.. Hill party
manager would improve his party's pros
poets His age would not be against him.
AT sixty-five he is not an old man. Nor
can he have grown rusty in his years of
retirement from politics. Once a poll
tician OF his school and equipment, always
q politician. He learned his trade under
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The Socialists.

The older parties have occupied so much
attention, the socialist party has been
quite lost to view. But it Is alive and
ast!r. and Candidate Debs is on the
jump on a special train, and reports good
crowds and satisfactory campaign collec-
lions. Four years ago the socialists polled
little less than half a million votes.
This year they expect to double that
They are working hard for the million
mark. The November figures will be
closely studied by all schools Of politi-
clans. Ii the socialists poll a million
votes, the Independence leaguers that
many and the prohibitionists show a
large increase over their strength of 1904,
the loss to the old organizations will
call for serious consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
VARIOUS VERSES
ON TIMELY TOPICS
The HAPPY ECOTIST.

I'd like to be an egotist and think myself
wonder
Convinced that all l did was great that
could never blunder.
L might, OF course do foolish things. and
people might dcrlde me.
But sweet self-satisfaction should be safely
stored inside me.
I'd like TO think that every time I paid at
tentton to them
The ladies would be fattercd: that sweet thrills
would flicker through them:
They might. indeed consider me most stupid
and annoying
But l should be possessed Of glee doubts
might come destroying.
Oh. happy. happy egctist, To go through life
believing
That what he has is all there is that may be
worth achieving.
wish that | were Of his tribe unplagued ~
doubt and jealous
In holding to the doctrine that my critics all
were jealous.
S. E. Kiser in Chicago Record Herald.
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"The Good Old Times

Referring to the present state of the
campaign. and with special reference to
the hurting of epithets and denunciations,
both from and at the White House, the
New York Herald says:
Both the great political parties are con-
fused by such an unSeemly spectacle. 1t
is enough to make Washington and Jeffer-
son turn over in their graves. The only
redeeming feature is the gentlemanike re-
serve OF Secretary Taft. But there is
some danger that he may be finally
dragged into the squabble, in which case
the public may feel inclined to reject bot
DromioS.
Yes, and If Washington and Jefferson
were TO turn over in their graves each
would indulge in a quiet chuckle at the
news from above ground. How like old
times both would exclaim. The boys
may pride themselves on progress, and
doubtless they have made some progress
in certain things. But they are not ahead
of their daddies in the matter of cam
paigning. IL fact, they seem TO be today
about where we left off. We went through
the mill in our time, and it was lively
experience"
And Gen. Jackson. If there is any stir in
the tomb at the Hermitage ii Is a mani
tCstation OF the desire of the occupant to
arise and get into the picture. These
times would suit Old Hickory to T. He
had all the dignity necessary when dig
nifty III order, but dignity never re-
strained him when plain statement was
demanded. His vocabulary was equipped
with all the words that made persons I'M
comfortable, and he never failed TO use
them when prov oked. And his enemies
never spared him. He gave and received
while President some very hard blows.
1t is well enough TO deplore the ex-
CeSses OF language that are now marking
the presidential contest. but il is d mis-
take suppose that they denote de-
Ierioratlon in the American people. They
do nothing Of the kind. The old Adam
was i'll the fathers fully as big as it now
IS III their descendants. Fiercer conten-
lions or bitte-er personalities could not be
known than they knew. Those old gen
llemen look ye-y stately and cercmonious
20 US at this day, We conceive OF them
transactng public business with u
great show OF Difference toward one an
other, and without suspicion or a
Charge OF graft tainting the atmosphere.
but that is only fanny picture. A lit
lie reading undeceives us, and brings the
true picture out. No man Whit in office
~sS ever more sayaSeIy dSSailed than
Washington; and Jefferson while in office
wds not only abused i'll the language OF
fAe gutter, but accused OF hiring black
guards 10 reply for him, and OF secretly
cIu!pplns them for their work Jeffer-
sons opinion Of Hamilton, and Hamilton S
OF Jefferson, could not be matched for Of
ienslveness IN the history of any two
political antagonists OF this day
II we are To grow milder and more
civil in our public relations with one an
el--er We must look To the fathers, not for
inspiration. but FOR warning When
aroused and in action, they played the
limit of severity.