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cured from the members OF the organize
ton. One Of these he cited as being the
movement that is in progress looking to
the removal from the Washington navy
yard Of a portion Of the work that Is
now regularly performed lin that estab-
lishment. II this work Isl carried away
stated President Cowan, It will be done
by private corporations and he instituted
an unfavorable comparison between the
work as done by such corporations and
that turned out by the local navy yard.
Mr.. Cowan then read set Of resolutions
public meeting in Naval Lodge Hall pro-
testing against the removal Of any Of the
work from the Washington yard and
stating that the United States navy has
reason to be gratifled at the work turned
out by the Washington mechanics.
Mr.. Cowan stated that so per cent OF
the men Of Congress Heights are depend
emit upon the Washington navy yard for
employment and he pointed out that the
proposed curtailment OF work would un-
doubleday mean a reduction in the force
Of mechanics. which would be felt by the
business men of the District.
President Cowan's views were in
dorsed by Messrs. George Kennedy. who
Milton J. Fillius and Valentine Waller.
A resolution was then drafted protest
ing against the taking away of any work
from the Washington yard. 1t was or
oeleo luat copy Oh the Ieeoiution De
sent to President Roosevelt and to the
Secretary of the Navy.
Another matter discussed was that Of
the rate of speed at which automobiles
and motorcycles pass through Congress
Heights. President Cowan recited an in
stance in which he narrowly escaped be-
ing struck by one of the fast-running
automobiles. On motion of Mr. Kennedy
1t was decided to refer the matter to
Maj. Sylvester. and to request the serv-
ices Of bicycle policeman equipped to
make arrests.
Mr.. Kennedy declared that there ought
to be cleaner and larger cars on the Con-
gress Heights trolley line. stress being
laid on the present unpleasant condition.
Mr.. Kennedy was delegated to confer
with the railroad officials about cleaner
and larger cars
The next meeting was announced for
November next at the home Of Milton
J. Fillius.
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Mrs. Peter won first and second prizes.


The democrats Of Montgomery county
have arranged to wind up their campaign
with two big mass meetings. Next Tues
day afternoon Gov Crothers and Senator
Rayner will speak in the Rockville Opera
House and Thursday evening a rally will
be held at Kensington. The Kensington
meeting Is expectedJto be the big meet
ing Of the campaign. The campaign clubs
at Bethesda, Chevy Chase. Kensington.
Sligo. Colesville and Wheaton have COM
bined to make 1t a success, and big
turnout Is looked for. Senator Blair Lee
will preside and Attorney General Isaac
Lobe Straus. A. 8. Goldsborough. Repre-
sentative John w. Gaines of Tennessee
and others will speak.
John B. Brewer. one of Montgomery
county's best known citizens and for the
past nine years a justice of the peace at
this place, died at his home here shortly
before o'clock yesterday afternoon.
aged f1fty-seven years. Several weeks ago
he was stricken with paralysis and his
condition grew gradually worse. Sur
viving him are his wife. who was Miss
Virginia Russell OF Rockville. and the
following children: John. Russell, Lloyd.
Nicholas and George Brewer. Mrs Will
liam B. Waters and Misses Virginia.
Mary, Lucy and Bessie Brewer.
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by resolution to support the political al
fffude of Mr. GOmnerS

by resolution to support the pohtlcal az
titude Of Mr. Gompers.
st. L. Lewis successor Of John Mitchell
as head Of the United Mine Workers, ir
language that does not admit OF tWt
interpretations, notified Mr.. Gompers tt
keep his hands of the miners and not tt
interfere with them or their politics II
any manner
Hammers, through its secretary. John E
Pritchard, notified Mr.. Gompers that his
order was q mistake and 1t must not be
circulated among the members of thai
organization.
The carpenters Of New York repudiate6
taken by Mr.. Gompers and warned him
that advice on labor matters may be &C.
cepted, but advice on politics. never.
ELIAS Wolf of the Cigar Makers In
Mr.. Gompers is member. and Rudolph
Modest of the same union. have warned
Gompers that his political deal" was y
mistake and that he cannot carry out his
pledge to deliver the votes of the work
ingmen.
John B. Simmering. chairman Of the
legislative committee Of Local No. ia. In
ternational Association Of Machinists. has
declared:
'Gompers cannot deliver the goods. He
cannot turn over the votes Of the laborina
men. l mean what I say and l don't
care If Gompers knows 1t.
Business Agent Frank Hertzel Of the
machinists said:
"'what Gompers does is his own bust
ness. He will have to bear the RESPONSE
bility Of it.
THE Hotel and Restaurant Mems Asso-
citation when q motion was made to lay
on the table Gompers' appeal for political
funds adopted a motion to throw 1t under
the table
1.-THE Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen
has been notified by an order issued by
P. HI. Morrissey. grand master, that the
brotherhood has no political program:
that 1T would be presumption on our part
to make any recommendation to our mem
bers as to how they should vote In the
coming general election"
In conclusion General Master Workman
Hayes says:
I'm view of these facts. statements and
regulations 1t will not be hard matter
for organised workingmen to recognize
that there is not now. nor never was any
authority vested in Mr.. Gompers to pledge
their votes to any candidate: that all thu
unions have the no politics clause In
their laws. and that II 1t were otherwise
it would be the means of disrupting anc
destroying the unions, as the unwise pol
icy Of Mr. Gompers is now doing.
ut is generally conceded that he canno,
deliver 10 per cent Of the votes OF thu
International Cigarmakers' Union. o!
which he Is a member and through which
no secures representation in the American
Federation of Labor This being true. his
chances for Influencing the vote OF mem
hers of other organizations are rapidly
fading away.
must he left to the conscience OF thu
American citizens. and neither Mr.. Com.
ners nor any other member OF organized
labor can take this right away.
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DEFINITION DESIRED.
Commissioners Ask What Are Public
Assemblv BuildinGS.

In connection with the electric wiring
Of buildings the corporation counsel has
been requested by the Commissioners to
define the class Of buildings considered
as public assembly,
The wiring rules and regulations pro-
vide that "all exit lights In hotels. public
halls. places Of amusement and other
places Of public assembly shall be con-
nected to independent circuits. which
shall be controlled by one switch"
Thomas ]. Fisher. acting electrical en-
gineer. says that on applications for wir-
ing in new buildings the question ID aris-
tng continualiy ~ to whether the build
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FOR RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
National Congress to Meet Here
December Gil Next.

Nat1onaI congress TO meet here
December ell Next.
An official call has been sent out by the
national rivers and harbors congress for
its annual convention, which is to be held
in this city at the New Willard Hotel
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Decem-
Der 8, 10 and IL.
At the session in this city last year
there were 1918 delegates. representing
thirty-seven states and two territories.
and it is expected at least 1900 delegates
will attend the session this year.
The improvements of the waterways of
the nation and the means Of increasing
and cheapening transportation facilities
for the producer and the consumer will be
thoroughly discussed.
The platforms of the republican and
democratic parties. which have unequivo-
cally Endorsed and declared for the i'm
provement Of the waterways of the coun-
try, have also approved Of the workings of
this congress. It was deemed best~by the
congress to hold the convention In this
city in the presence of the second session
Of the Sixtieth Congress-.
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ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. October %. 1908.
Miss Anna Wilson Richmond. who gave
her place OF residence as the Augusta
apartment. Washington, and John Chan
cellor Willis of 2O23 street northwest.
Washington. were married in Rockville
yesterday afternoon by Rev. Thomas H.
Campbell. pastor Of the Baptist Church.
the ceremony being performed at the
minister's home. The young folks asked
the marriage license clerk to keep It
from the newspapers" but gave no good
reason for their desire for secrecy. They
were accompanied by q young man friend
and returned to Washington soon after
the ceremony.
Mrs. Theodore 8. Mason entertained
the Rockville Card Club at its regular
weekly meeting. Her guests were Mrs.
Robert N. Bayliss. Mrs. Robert B. Peter,
Mrs. L. L. Nicholson, Mrs. Lee Onutt.
Mrs. Annie Mcguire. Mrs: George p.
Henderson. Mrs. Tolliver Bridges. Mrs.
Harry Buck. Mrs. John L. Burnett and
Miss Elsie England. Mrs. Nicholson and
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JEWS AFTER RIGHTS IN RUSSIA
PROPOSED TREATY REVISION
GIVES OPPORTUNITY.
Simon Wolf Tells of Efforts Of
Former Administrations to Pro-
tect Hebrew Traveller.

Now that the treaty between the United
States and Russia is to be revised. &C
cording to statements and rumors from
the State Department, Jews from all
parts of the country are tremendously In
terested in the opportunity to revise that
clause of the existing treaty which de-
MES full rights to Americans of Jewish
faith In Russia.
Speaking of the matter today, Simon
Wolf said:
1.-The present treaty with Russia was
put into effect in Andrew Jackson's ad-
ministration. James Buchanan was our
minister to Russia at the time. Neither
our country nor Russia is the same to-
day as 1t was then seventy-six years ago:
and. unfortunately. the treaty contains
clause which reads something like TINS:
The citizens of one country shall De
accorded the same rights and privileges
as accorded the same class of citizens in
the other country.
THAT clause Americans have been
fighting for many years as Russia has
stood behind that clause to defend Its
position of not honoring American pass
ports when the American citizen holdlns
1t happens to be of the Jewish faith. Ii
Is not a question of Jews; II is ques-
ton of American citizens.
1T Is as unjust as it would be should
the republic of France refuse to honor
the American passport, with the seal
of the government and the signature or
the Secretary of State. simply because
the holder was a Roman Catholic. or
should Germany refuse to honor an
American passport not held by Luz
Lheran.
1.-The question of revising that clause
has been uppermost in the minds OF
many and many a statesman. FOR eight
years President Cleveland with his two
Secretaries of State did all they could
toward the revision. 1 remember one
minister to Russia telling me that his
chief business with the cars govern
ment was in connection with that treaty
and the revision of certain clauses.
Harrison tried to change il and failed:
Mckinley tried 1t. and President Roose-
Welt has taken a personal interest In the
matter When White was at the White
House, understand. Mr.. Roosevelt
talked very earnestly to him on the sub
tect and gave him a letter to the car
on the subject.
For the same reason that Bismarck
wanted no American consuls to Germany
of German birth does Russia deny ad-
mission to Americans Of Jewish faith, and
especially of Russian birth. A Russian
Jew, having become IAN American. goes
back to Russia and spreads abroad ideas
and principles that are deadly to Rus
sian autocracy.
..It is not a matter of politics. although
Mr. Bryan has said that IL he is elected
President he will compel Russia to admit
all Americans on our passport. II the
many great statesmen we have had have
failed. perhaps Mr.. Bryan speaks Q little
too quickly
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Typos Oppose Dictation.

1.-THE International Typographical Union
declined to allow any Endorsement Of Mr..
oomperr' vote order to pass through tho
convention. The bakers and confection-
ers in international convention declined
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HonoYs for Clerical Author.

PARIS. October 2.-Abbs Felix Klein
the well known clerical author, whose
translation into French Of the life of
Father Hecker. the American philosopher
priest. aroused widespread European dis
cussion on the question Of "Americ anism. -
has been made an honorary professor OF
the Catholic Institute Of Paris. He has
been an assistant professor Of the insti-
tute the past fifteen years.
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inss should be classed Is places of pub
lie assembly" and desires to be informed
hotels. rented halls. ONCE buildings and
buildings that are 40 essible to the pub
lie either a. places Of assembly or to
transact business are included in this
class. $500
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Contract for Widening and Deepen
ing Let to Baltimore Firm,


The Dismal swamp canal. connecting
the waters Of the Carolina sounds with
those of the Chesapeake. il to be deep.
ened and widened to meet the demands
Of the heavy increase in the traffic
through the waterway. The contract fol
the work has been placed with a Balti-
more firm, and the dredge Vim and the
outfit to be used In the work are at Balti-
more being overhauled and made ready
for the service.
A large proportion of the lumber and
shingles used in this city comes from
North Carolina. and the vessels bringing
1t here use the Dismal swamp canal to
reach Chesapeake bay on their way to
this city.
It is stated that when the work on the
canal is completed larger vessels can be
employed In the lumber trade. This
canal Is one Of the links in the inland
waterway proposed from New York to
Florida.
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CONGRESS HEIGHTS CITIZENS
Meet and Protest Against Proposed
Curtailment Of Navy Yard Work.

A special meeting Of the Public Inn
provement Association of Congress
Heights was held last evening at the
home of Robert II. Cowan. the president.
President Cowan announced that there
were several matters In which the COM
munity was interested and on which 1t
was desirable that IN expression be Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Saturday
Dry Goods
Specials.
.1 nst Of 4s sss r's stsssss q.
neatly 1ss. Is, ssmm saa "G ase. QMc
Choice. ~
S5c Austrian Table Damask. two
yards wide., pure linen,
silver-bleached weave of ~
exceptional weight and lus- ZVC
ter. Yard.
Table of 1914 Blankets. of heavy.
heecy quality. with soft On
finish; red or blue borders. e0VC
Special for Saturday...........
Special sale Of Toweling worth Sc
and 1Oc In the lot are heavy
ing and the German dice ZN2C
Continuing the sale Of 800 Bed
spreads at half price. These AN
are extra heavy and close. AVC
free from filing. Full size....
Regular $1.O0 Full Size Bed Com
forts, with lowered tops
and turkey red lining. m
WAll quilted for permanent Owe
SfU00c.
Another shipment of 1874 Austria
liam Wool Blankets. extra heavy and
fiufft, with silk binding
and deep colored bor- &n no
ders. Regular $3.50 val Si.VO
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W0n1en's Underwear.

: Extra sizes in Women's
+ Heavy Fleece-lined Vests
: and Pants; both bleached
!. and unbleached; garments
. for warmth and On
J service. Instead of oOyC
/. 0OC. ...............
Women's Heavy Ribbed
! Union Suits. lined with soft
I fleece; cut to fol-
: low every curve En
: of the body and fit SVDC
! snugly.
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Repentance Of D. J. Keefe.

Union. another signer of Gompers' Do
litical order. as member of the execu-
tive council OF the American Federation
Of Labor, Mr.. Hayes says:
He has long since repented of his "a sb
act. Keefe has learned that this attempt
to coerce the American voter has acted as
a boomerang.
He was notified by many Of his lead
ing members that advice on labor mat
tiers was privileged and appreciated, but
that the right to vote could not be inter-
fered with. controlled or directed.
President Keefe saw the point and i'm
mediately changed his political belief. He
~ shall support and vote for Ny. Taf,,
who was admitted to membership in the
international Brotherhood of Steam Shov-
ell and Dredge Men on account Of his
strong advocacy of the enforcement of
the eight-hour law on all government
work coming under the jurisdiction Of the
War Department. I might say that Mr..
favor OF organized labor than all his
predecessors.
Another signer Of the order directing
men how they must VOTE" Master Work
man Hayes continues. was D. A. Hayes.
president of the Glass Bottle Blowers
Hayes is also a member of the executive
council Of the federation. The glass
blowers of the United States are what
are termed high tariff workingmen. They
are interested-deeply interested-in hav.
ing, through republican legislation. al high
tariff on glass bottles. and are interested
in the success of the republicans.
Certain 1t is that D. A. Hayes cannot
| influence 10 per cent of the voters among
| the glass blowers. This Is evidenced more
forcfbly by the Alton. ILL.,, union, the
largest union of glass blowers in the
American Bottle Blowers Association,
which has repudiated the interference
Of Samuel Gomrers, and at its business
meeting laid his communication on the
table.
! "The president Of the steel workers sai6
his organization could not join in partisan
politics and turned down an appeal from
Gompers sent from American Federation
headquarters for contribution to the
campaign fund.
"The Highland Lodge, Amalgamatei
Iron and Steel Workers, of Terre Haute
Ind. by practically unanimous vote
because that body had decided to b<
sponsor for q Gompers meeting
| Mr.. Hayes states that with workmen IL
protective Industries the tariff question
| will have q tremendous bearing on thu
present political contest, and the order Of
Mr. Gompers will have no weight In in
fiuencins them as how they should vote
1.-THE iron and steel workers, the win
dow glass workers. the flint workers, the
| the structural iron workers and all theil
allied trades and helpers are educated tt
! understand that the tariff means worl
| and wages.
Typos Oppose Dictation.
"The International Typographical Unior
declined to allow any Endorsement Of Mr.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-10

man of 60. with shrewd black and
snappy eyes, evidently a farmer in his
Sunday clothes, called on DR.. Furni-
vail.
Wal" he said, his eyes searching
the floor as If for words, my name is
Alfred Greedy. and | live in Winchester.
I've got two boys in this here city,
and one on 'em says they-they killed
man. and tother says they didn't.
1t don't look noways reasonable to
me that either on 'em could do sech a
thing, they he'd sech a good bringin'
up by their mother, but they've ben
away from home a purity considerable
time now, and p'aps they got inter
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-10

back on us this way and get us into
trouble"
The brother turned frantically to the
desk-man.
We didn't do it," he shouted at the
top of his voice. 1T is all a lie.
never saw the man in my life. | don't
believe Britt ever did either. We
never was in his room. We didn't
know he was missing until tonight
when we came home. They told us on
the street, and he was as much sur
prised as | was
Britt shook his head sorrowfully
with faint smile.
His brother gazed at him in terror.
his face as white as a sheet. His lips
began to twitch, his hands opened and
shut spasmodically, his body trembled
violently, his knees bent suddenly,
and he fell to the floor in dead faint
Epilepsy" said the deskman.
That settles It. He's an epilectic,
with homicidal tendencies, very likely.
just the kind to do job like this one.
The next day small. dark. nervous
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MMc@wY/AWcNRewNMIyohYMNAEMMI2nk'

boned powerful hands and forced him
into a chair. Then she noiselessly
closed the kitchen door and returning
stood ponderous and threatening be-
fore him.
What at all dyees name by gone?'"
she asked in a voice that frightened
him with it's strength of repressed
ferocity.
II m-mean he-he was-dead." he
stammered, his face as white as chalk.
What did yees do wid-it?" Her
body was trembling now, her voice
broke huskily, and the black eyes
blaZed.
I'VE took him down stairs-and-
and-oyer to the-the river"
With grim-set lips and without a
word she threw "A shawl over her
head and marched ,the self.confessed
criminal TO the police station. There
he told his story again. In greater de
tail, but essentially as he had given
It. 10 her. As he was finishing Jim
was brought In by the two Office men
who had been hastily dispatched for
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him. Physically he was good dupli-
cate of his brother. of slight build,
fair-complexioned, with a face of aver
fear. He looked at the speaker
shrinkingly and as the last words of
the confession left his lips and he
became silent. said to his brother:
For Gods sake. Britt, what have
you been saying?"
Il couldn't help it. jim answered
Britt, miserably. Il was goin' crazy,
and had to let it out. Something
forced me to, l don't know what. |
had to speak. But | thought she'd
hide us. | didn't suppose she'd go
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bad comp'ny. l dunno. They was
alters goods boys to home. Anyways,
mother has sent me here to kinder
look out for 'em, and find out the
truth of what they done, and stan by
'em whatever it was" He paused,
lifting his head with a shade of stern
ly repressed shame in his eyes. THE
world is wicked" he went on, with an
effort, 'and l dunno. None of us amt
perfect. P'aps they was led wrong by
somebody. P'aps they was wrong
themselves. But | got to do what |
can. | reckon it'll cost a master sight
of money-but there's tho farm, wuth
sunthin' like four thousan', and there's
a little in the bank"
"It is the case of Capt. Golfer, isn't
it," affirmed rather than asked DR..
Furnivall, eying the visitor interest.
edly through his colored spectacles.
Yes. sir"
WAS there ever case of epilepsy
in the family that you know of-back
to. say. your grandparents or great.
grandparents
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-10

will ever know the difference. He had
no friends to come asking for him"
'Lud's sake alive, what's all this?"
The-the-capn!" he stammered.
We was playin' cards-in his room
me and Jim. He said Jim nigged on
purpose, and jim hit him"
Was he looking, jist, whin Jim
struck?" she asked. cynically.
I'VE didn't think at first he was
hurt much" he replied whiningly.
But he didn't get up, and when we
went to lift him we saw he was gone
and"
stop"
She put out one OF her great raw
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VERY short. stout, sailor
appearing man, Gle a n
shaven and wearing a fit
less slop-shop suit of blue.
with a rusty stovepipe hat
on his head and a canvas
bag in his hand, came
rolling up the street, and
after looking hesitatingly
around at the numerous
lodging house signs in the
windows of the neighbor-
hood, started briskly up
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-10
Hiding
the Christmas
Gifts
ByL ~ WfLCY

tfli looks something
like snow. at that"
said the man awaiting
his turn at the barber
shop. going to the door
and looking out Beats
the dickens what a
short time there is be-
tween Fourth of July
and Christmas, these
years. | can remem-
Der the time when there
was "A stretch of about
II years between the
Fourth OF July and
Christmas. cant you.
fellers? Why, Christ
mas'll be clomping along
before we know If Right