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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-11
SUICIDE ON SPEEDING TRAIN
DRAMATIC DEATH OF e. FRANK
HALL OF PHILADELPHIA.
Dead Man Was Fifty-Four Years Of
Age and Was Being Taken to a
Sanitarium for Nervousness.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. November lie.
Frank Hall of Philadelphia and New
York. brother of former Pennsylvania
State Senator ]. X. p. Hall and of Harry
Alva Hall. presiding judge Of the court of
common pleas. shot and killed himself on
board a Pennsylvania express while it
was speeding at sixty miles an hour be-
tween Harrisburg and this city late last
night.
The dead man. who was fifty-four years
old. was on his way to Philadelphia to be
placed In a sanitarium. because of the eff
fects of a sunstroke suffered year ago.
He was accompanied by Judge Hall. who
said that he showed his ill-health only
In a somewhat extreme nervousness. He
smoked constantly and seemed to be
under great mental strain. At times he
was Irrational In his talk.
The two brothers travelled in Pull
man parlor car. Shortly after the train
left Lancaster the passengers were star
tied by the crash OF glass and by the
muffied sound of shot from the smoking
compartment. where Hall had been sit
ting.
His brother and the porter hurried into
the compartment. On the floor lay the
body of Mr.. Hall. revolver In his hand.
He had shot himself in the right temple
Mr.. Hall was member of the Art Club
and other organizations here and in New
OrK CITY.
Speaking of his brothers death Judge
Hall said today: My brother had no
business or other troubles. He was
wealthy. had retired from business years
ago and had everything. in the world to
live for.
Recent Return From Hunting Trip.
About ten days ago he returned from
hunting trip in Scotland. where he
had spent three or four months with
a party of friends. He spent much of his
time abroad. and when he returned Just
few days ago he talked of how much
he had enjoyed himself on his trip We
noticed. however. that he did not &C,
just quite like himself. but at first though,
little or nothing of 1t. Finally we OBJ.
served that he had Authorizations, ap.
parently as result Of the sunstrokt
which he suffered some time ago.
Thinking that it would be for the
best to put him under the observation
OF q specialist, told my brother yester
day that / was going to Philadelphia anG
suggested that he go along. When the
train was somewhere about Lancaster
I think. my brother and l went into the
dining car and had dinner. He had Z
good meal and seemed to enjoy It, II
fact. he remarked to me how good every
thing was 1t was while he was in thi:
mood that he killed himself
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HOPE FOR DIR. BULL,
Today's Bulletin Says Eminent Sur
geon Is No Worse.

NEW YORK, November lin view OF
the wonderful recuperative powers shown
by DR.. William T. Bull, who has been
seriously i'll for several weeks at a hote
In this CITY,. hope was expressed today
that the eminent surgeon would eventual
ly recover.
A bulletin issued by the physicians In
attendance early today gave the informa.
ton that the patient was no worse than
he had been for the last few days.
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strangles Himself With Silk Scarf.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. November lid
ward Bostwick. sixty-eight years old, and
a former state senator of Michigan. COM
mitted suicide at $40 o'clock this morn
ing by strangling himself with a silk
scarf at the home OF his sister, Mrs.
Benjamin Clark. In this city
Insanity brought on by worry over the
illness Of his wife caused the act.
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twelve feet from the spot where the lamp
was smashed. crying out in agony.
Workmen in the yard dropped their
One after another they dragged out the
suffering trio and attended to them as
well as they could pending the arrival OF
DR.. Gardiner from the Long Island Col
lege Hospital DR.. Gardiner found that
the men had burns of the second degree.
which is serious The ship did not catch
fire.
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American Horses for Cuban Races.

NEW ORLEANS. November 1I-Rep-
resentatives of the Cuban Racing As
ISOLATION here made arrangements TO
send to Havana large number of Ameri-
can horses which are usually raced in
the south during the winter. On account
of adverse racing legislation In the south.
these representatives claim the next few
weeks will be marked by large ship
ments of horses to Havana through Gal.
weston New Orleans and Tampa
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Fire DESTROYS Historic Pictures

DUBLIN. November 1.-THE council
chamber of the Dublin city hall was gut
ted by fire today and the city hall itself
had a narrow escape from destruction.
All the paintings in the rooms OF the
council chamber, many Of which were Of
historic interest Including the well known
picture of Daniel OConnell. were de-
stroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-11
TROT1ERS IN THE LIMEl|GAT
APPEAR IN FOUR CLASSES AT
NEW YORK SHOW.
Ponies Under Saddle Feature This
Afternoon-Crowd Pays At
tention to Animals.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE trot-
tiers had their chance at the garden this
morning. and although the fields in their
classes were not large they were OF very
good quality. There were four classes for
them. which took up most of the morn
ing',s judging. There were two and three
year old classes for stations and two and
three year old classes for FLIES.
Following the trotters there was to come
one of the most interesting classes of the
show from the spectacular standpoint. 1t
was the selection from the thirty-seven
hunters and jumpers, who, in order to
qualify. had to get over four successive
jumps of five feet each. The hunting
classes have been unusually we'll filled
and of exceedingly high quality. This is
the hardest class which they have yet had
to compete in. for in the past perform
ances In the ring they have in many cases
had lot of difficulty In clearing a jump
and liverpool placed at four feet SIX
inches.
Ponies Under Saddle.
This afternoon there is another class of
interest to spectators. especially to the
children. 1t is the class for ponies under
saddle, which have to show with chill
dren in the saddle and is an event which
always appeals to the spectators.
With the opening of the opera as
counter attraction taken away society
was as much in evidence last night as II
was on the opening night of the show.
In all but the section up by the roof the
seats were pretty well filled. The crowd
which is coming out this year without a
box to sit in seems to have come more
to look at the horses than to stare at the
boxes. There are more railbirds than
promenaders by great majority.
The curiosity to see how the other halt
lives and dresses seems to have died out
to great extent among those VINO useo
to pay their admission price to gaze up
at the people in the boxes. and yet the
dressmakers who were in attendance with
pad and pencil say that the gowns THIS
year are more ornate than they have been
in several seasons.
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HITCHCOCK A CALLER

Continued from First Page.)
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03
GNIKfRWG
OPIUM

<hA statute books II II tnere1ore OF IN
tera. tn Inov that trained experts IN conolons not onU
Chinese aeen. hut Englshmen and frencnmen
have been .ent throuRhout the kingdom With the
ha throne To md what extent the laws arc being
enforced.
Evasona have been In KwansTuns. Tor instance
ona fnxenioua certificates freely ~ to in
dce that the entire population Of the district more than
co year. Of ase and immune from the drastic
visions Of the law
II has also been whs there evasions Of the
law the attitude Of the has borne valuable fruit IN
making people regard opium smoking
no longer Of education and breeding
No longer are the young the shops tempted to
fact that everybody else does and
nobody thinks 1t wrong
The government been vigorous might be de-
furnishing themselves opium smokes
hardly expected to have the whole reform
achieved day. been punishments Two
imperial princes ocias the
forced give up places opium
than the royal command
small loss that the Chinese government faces
yielding worlds opinion and suppressns the opium trade
and the outlying provinces will suffer the
e50.0000oo.
curious tact that China deprived Of opium turning
to smoking tohacco The has this
dsncy for tobacco infinitely Lees harmful thaa Tie
and 1t - argued that nation to smoking uatoad
Centuries hardly b szpsesd Tie
some harmless substitute b provided
With govssnmsats al the world 1oehaAding ~
salo Of opium for medical uDes Tie ha1t ooD = -
1oo0oA
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03

lans said that in the number Of whites Who wsnt
leading OF the town who
perhaps merely experiment lark had finally fallen
victim nsidious vices that has ever a.
chained mankind.
The earthquake wiped out these dens and DESTROYED
quantity Of the drug Chicago New York Pnia
dephia New all the larger ces OF the United
Chinese population have opium dens but the
number decreasing renewed precautions BY state city
and federal made 1t increasingly dcult Tor
them to operate.
But the biggest the work. the valuable and the
being done in China for strikes
At the very root the trouble literally the root
II IN rxht out fields whore the
poppy leaves grow. that the reformers doing the most
important part Of their work
The laws Of order the reduction the
being the mandarns Many of these mandarns
themselves smokers slaves to the weed and they
hops to fondness for the
ent Of China and the penalty for
severed Therefore matter what b The
soual feelings the mandarin b not safe for him to Dis
regard the imperial order
According to the Imperial edc land POPPY euliva
t3ea to b oae4ah annually and rewards win -
gtvsa Districts whsrs IL poduetoa 70 totally wiped ose
beeusp IL sxplsatioa a tAat PERIOD
An osaun saoks nsw Aavs b Register tAsnssvsa sag
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03
VIKING FUNERAL SHIP.
Discovery Of Strange Craft Said to
Be LOO Years Old.

Partisan interesting communica-
ton has been made to the Academic
des Inscriptions ct Belles-Lettres OF
Paris by Mr.. Gabriel Gustafson, the
curator Of the Christiania museum,
concerning the recent discovery in
Norway Of Viking funeral ship at
least LOO years old.
Its mortuary chamber contained the
bones Of two women, who, Judging
from the size Of the craft and the
elaborateness Of its appointments, evil
IDENTIFY belonged to noble and wealthy
family. The vessel, which Is 70 feet
long and 16 feet inches broad, was
dug out Of q tumulus az miles from
the shore.
A large and extremely valuable col
lection of historic remains was found
in the ship, including a four-wheeled
chariot, richly and quantity decorated:
four sledges. three Of them curiously
carved: several beds, lintels, q mill.
spinning-wheels and a variety of kitch-
en- utensils.
One theory IL that the second wom-
an was slave condemned to accom-
pany her mistress in her last sleep.
The ship and its strange cargo, which
constitute one of the most important
archaeological finds ever mada-u,in
Scandinavia. after being carefully re-
stored, will be placed in the Chriatiania
museum.
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03
DREAMS Of $1,000
STRANGE VISION COMES TO MRS.
RANclPhER THREE TIMES.
Washington Woman Then consults
Lawyer and After Two Years
Litigation Gets Mothers
Insurance. Money.

Tacoma, WASh.-Dreams have been
worth $1,000 to Mrs. Clara Rancipher.
living at AS st. Helene avenue. to
whom tho supreme court At Olympia
awarded . judgment for that amount
on certificate Of insurance issued
by the Women of Woodcraft. From .
psychological standpoint the case II
one Of the most curious that has ever
come up in the county.
In January. 1904. Mrs. Minnie sulii-
van, Of Seattle, the mother Of Mrs.
Rancipher. died. A short time before
her death she had increased her insur-
ance and changed benenciaries. leaving
$1,000 to Mrs. Rancipher. After her
death Mrs. Rancipher. not knowing
she was beneficiary. paid but little
attention to the insurance. But later.
being in Seattle and knowing that her
mother afhliated with the Woodcraft.
she visited tho secretary and asked
II there was any insurance. She was
assured that there was none for her.
Two years passed and she had forgot
ten all about 1t. Then she dreamed
that her mother had left her u 900 In
surance In the Women of Woodcraft.
The dream was 10 strongly impressed
on her mind that she made another
inquiry Of the Woodcraft, only to be
told there was NO insurance in her
name.
A short time later the same dream
came again. And a week after the
second dream she dreamed 1t third
time. This decided her and she placed
the matter in the hands of an attorney.
He heard her story with doubt, but be-
gan an investigation and was sur
prised to md that she was the bene.
ficiary to the amount she had dreamed.
There were technicalities In the way
Of the payment. the application for the
change Of benefciaries and the In
crease of the insurance having been
made but ten days before the death OF
Mrs Sullivan. However. the bylaws
of the Woodcraft hold that an appli.
cation for raise of insurance was as
good as the delivered policy. Never.
theless. the Woodcraft refused to pay
and lawsuit lasting two years com.
msnced. Judgments were given in the
lower courts but were SUCCESSFULLY set
ooAVo uAtA LILO cupECuuo COuIt put y
quietus upon the litigation by its de-
cision.
A peculiar feature Of the litigation
was that In May Of last year Mrs. Ran
cipher dreamed that the superior court
here would give her Judgment for
II 900. The case was then in court
with but little prospect Of settlement
Two months later the superior court
gave her the decision just as she had
dreamed 1t.
And to cap the climax" said Mr..
Rancipher, the husband Of Mrs. Ran
cipher. Il was coming in from Stella
coon on trolley car. A man across
the aisle was reading morning pa
per. Something prompted me to ask
him for the paper and told friend
near me that l must have 1t. 1t was
Just one Of those curious subconscious
promptings. and my friend dissuaded
me from asking the man. got down.
town and bought one of the papers
and found that it had the story Of the
supreme courts decision giving my
wife the $1,000"
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03
Candidate. Civ. Candy Tor vo,.,,

Gladstone. ,Mich.-Novel bids for
support are figuring in the campaign
for once in Delta county this sum-
mer. One aspirant for the nomina-
ton for prosecuting attorney IL max
ing use Of huge kites to carry aloft
appropriately inscribed banners.
Another candidate is distributing to
the boys Of the county 5000 caps ad-
vertising the fact that he IL in the
field. Now q third seeker Of public
omce-Attorney Clyde Hayden, who
Is out for probate Judges giving
away to the juvenile population paper
bags filled with candy and nuts.
Printed on the bags Is an appeal for
support.
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03

the amount Of their consumption. and
no opium may be sold to = person not
10 registered.
Smokers under 90 years Of age must
decrease their allowance By onsnfth A.
nuaily.
Equally important has been the com
pulsory legislation dealing with tho pub
lie dens for the smoking Of the fatal
pitch. These had to be closed within
six months after the law went into
effect That time has now expired. and
Investigators In the various districts TO
port that the order has been generally
obeyed Not only that. but In cases
where in defiance Of the law dens are
still open for the public they are little
patronized the fear Of omcial Vengeance
frightening away the smokers.
The sale Of smoking perauisites II NO
longer permitted. neither may wtneshope
or any other places Of public entertain
ment permit the sale Of opium or snok'
ing Of 1t on the premises.
Shops where opium, or anything CON
nected with 1t. Is sold must be registered.
and must show an annual, decrease In
their business under penalty Of confascar
ton.
Moreover, the new law earnestly calls
upou the oficials Of the nation to set
an example to the people, and to oppose
wherever possible the spread Of tho
habit. Oficials are ordered. in case they
be smokers, to give up the habit within
six months, and while this may not BIO
practicable, at least the law will have the
affect Of compelling them to do their
smoking In private. and thus prevent the
nopulace from being able to make the
excuse that they have only been doing
what their oficials did.
put proclamations are only Of value
an 40 far ~ they are enforced. and all
the laws in tho world are useless II they
ara consigned to oblivion after once hav-
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03

IlNA would rid itself OF the curse Of opium. and
the sway Of the drug IL threatened. China. the
home Of the drug. and millions of its dsvotees,
IL proving it, sincerity BY honestly administer.
ing laws intended to break the thrall in which
the lulling poppy has held the nation for cen
turtles
The recently enacted prohibitive laws are
being enforced against both rich and poor and
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03

the nterdicted altogether it looks
sustained Its fatal blow
against opium the whole world has aided China
Queen Alexandra England
organization whose did much to
AnsIv teach the dowager China that
onEer b. wisdom oppose the world
limited production and use Of opium
The United sent liberal aid Thomas Burke Of
seattle Dr Hamilton Wright Of Maine DR. Charles D.
nsy Of the American legation Peking
sr,h.r. "a ntsruatjoaal oommsson that
valuabe best methods by which the
NJ onium coold b lssssnsd psodAg Ana obliteraon.
1Tss.,a Hurae snd Wright dsvoting
4ioa q deta a IL opuA tae n the United States
t3oa IN CAi1a.
~ ee.navaks h 1anesoo hsDed p solve the opium
.-.As n ~ VneA Seaess wipeA OF whore
The Meeker herald., 1908-10-03

more opium was smoked
than in any other part
Of the country. The Chi
nese dens Of San Fran
cisco numbered thou
sands Of smokers, Amef1-
cans as well n Mon4o.
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81 Am a Democrat.v

Senator Simmons of North Carolina
would nominate at Denver a man who
can say II am a democrat" Well, David
3. Hill is still alive. That was his proud
years ago. But how the
times have changed! In that day the
protest was against Clevelandism. Men
who called themselves democrats all but
read Mr.. Cleveland out of the party. He
was accused of being more mugwump
than democrat With his hands full of
choice federal patronage, he was deny
ing many of the faithful recognition, and
bestowing some of his favors on men
who had never lifted hand for the
democracy The protest now is against
Organism. Men who call themselves
democrats are reading Mr.. Bryan out of
the party on the accusation that he is
more populst than democrat. Mr.. Hill
was no mugwump in that day, and he
is no populist now. Why not nominate
the man who said SO truthfully then,
and can say as truthfuly today. Il am
democrat? Does Senator Simmons
second the motion?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-14

sylvania avenue and the Mall wherein
TO erect not only these seven buildings
now urgently needed but all others which
NAV in later years become essential to
the governments economical administra-
ton.
L. IL is economy to build now in order
to save rentals which are mounting at
significant rate. it is surely economical
to buy land now when it is cheapest
The land in question is naturally destined
for such use. Square by square, in the
absence OF any broad purchasing policy
such as that laid down in the Hepburn
bill. it will be taken for public uses. Each
remnant. The government will be bad
bargainer and a poor provider if it fails
to take advantage of its own foresight
I'd opportunity TO purchase at the lowest
point ever possible the area which it is
certain ultimately to require as that
it will have to appropriate for salaries
score of years hence.
But this question is not merely one Of
dollars and cents 1t involves the dignity
Of the United States government. Sen
ato- Scott doubts if 1.-The expenditure of
single dollar for the city of Washing
ton in order to beautfy the capital of
the nation and erect its workshops has
ever been criticised by an American tax
payer or an American voter Rather are
the people of this country proud of the
expenditures made here for the erection
Of monumental buildings and the develop
ment of beautiful parks The tourist
views the architectural creations with a
heart glowing with patriotic sentiment.
This city is the symbol of the national
greatness, it's advancement. it's perma-
nence. it's prosperity. No legislator VIII
ever lose prestige at home by voting
for intelligently devised plans for the
improvement of the seat of government
and the provision of the necessary equip
ment of administration.
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Bryce on Jefferson.

The following is taken from the address
of James Bryce delivered at Charlo'tes-
vile yesterday:
Jefferson was a man of wonder
fully vigorous and many-sided mlnd-a
man OF infinite curiosity and Infinite &C
tivity Scarcely a subject of inquiry lay
outside of the range OF his versatile fn.e,,
lect Whether You like him or not, you
cannot help being attracted by MN.
Whether you think his influence on Amer
lea wholesome or pernicious. YOU must
admit that influence to have been per
vading and permanent How 1ar II IS
still really effective influence amid cir
cumstances so unlike those which sur
rounded him, I will not attempt to deter
mine His writings are no longer widely
read: his name is more on the lips than
are his ideas in the recollection Of those
who claim to be his disciples. But that
men should still call themselves his dis
ciples and should nearly a century after
his death claim to be maintaining his ira
ditfons is a remarkable tribute TO MS
Eifts-a remarkable evidence OF the power
he eXerted OH his contemporaries.
We may learn from the British am
bassador in this as in ali matters relating
to our government and its organizers.
He has gone to the very roots OF our IN
situations. and mastered the whole lumi-
mons story No foreigner has treated the
subject with such perspicuity or half the
vea,t, Of detail. and few Americans are
quoted so frequently, and none more re-
spectfully He knows his JEFFERSON from
birth to DEATH and from death TO the
present time.
It is a good time TO reflect on the truth
of Mr.. Bryces statement, that JEFFERSON
name is more on the lips than are MS
ideas in the recollection of those VINO
claim to be his disciples" We are on the
eve of a presidential campaign. with Je1-
fersonian democracy as one OF the snlp-
boleths Spellbinders will shortly cover
the land like a swarm. appealing for votes
in the name of Jefferson and all he is sup
posed to represent in existing conditions.
From cart-tails in populous cities, and
from real tree stumps at the CROSSROADS,
fluent speakers. full of party zeal and be-
quilting words. will lay down the law with
roaring confidence according to Jefferson.
But how many of them have ever read
a line of the masters writings? How
many of them know what the conditions
of Jefferson's day we're. and what he ad-
vised toward meeting them? What. there
fore. are their appeals worth. or their
explanations Of Jeffersonian democracy as
appl1ed 10 tne complex pfOoieHhS VI Tie
first years of the twentieth century? Not
one in thousand Our electorate is to
be stirred by cry uttered without knowl-
edge. and often in support of things
wholly at variance with the principles of
the man whose name is invoked.
Mr.. Jefferson in his time was accused by
his enemies of atheism. OF what we know
today as socialism, and of other things
calculated to injure him in the public
esteem. Today some men who conjure
loudly with his name read into the myth
with which they are vaguely acquainted
policies which discredit the great Vir-
ginian's memory quite as much as the
living man was ever injured by the things
his enemies laid at his door.