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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
APATHY AMONG voTERsp
Why, No, Says Thurston, It's Just a
Sweet Content,

NEW YORK, September 4.-That what
appears to be apathy among the voters
of the country Is merely contentment
with the present administration OF af-
fairs by the republican party is the con-
tention Of former Senator John NJ.
Thurston OF Nebraska. Mr.. Thurston
was at republican national headquarters
here today discussing the situation In his
own state and in the country at large
with the party leaders. He declared that
90 far as Nebraska Is concerned there Is
nothing but certainty of republican sue
cess in November.
Nebraska will cast her vote for Taft
and Sherman" said he. "She is nor
mally a republican state. but when we
got free silver, the populistic doctrine
and bad crops she went populistic-not
democratic, for Nebraska never voted
that way Now the farmers are pros
porous. and nothing on earth could in
duce the state to vote for Bryan and
Kern.
What some persons have termed
apathy among the voters of the country
is not such at ALL" the senator continued.
1T Is nothing more than universal con-
tentment with conditions as they are
with the present administration of az
fairs by the republican party"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
WORK ON PANAMA CANAL.
Word From Col. Goethals Indicates
That It Is Efficient.

Efficient work is being done on the Pan
anna canal, as evidenced by the report ca
bled to the Washington Office of the 18TH
milan canal commission from Col. George
w. Goethals, chairman Of the canal COM
mission.
The total excavation for the month of
August was 3,252 5O6 cubic yards. place
measurement, against 3,169,S4O cubic
yards in the previous month and ,2SS, 692
cubic yards in August last year. or an
Increase of 1866, S14 cubic yards over the
corresponding month in 1907.
The average daily output for August.
1908. was 125.O96 cubic yards, against
121 ,494 cubic yards in the previous month
and only 47,729 cubic yards in August,
1907.
There were the same number of work
ing days in August-twenty-s ix-as In the
previous month Of July, while the rainfall
for August was 11.93 inches, against lila
inches in July.
OF the August excavation, $40, Leg Gu
bic yards were by steam shovels, against
1,S47, 113 in July; and 1,375,991 cubic yards
were by dredging, against 1.321 ,G67 cubic
yards in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
BIG FIRE HORSE DRAGGED
DRIVER SULLIVAN SAVES FINE
ANIMAL BY HIS SKILL.
Engine Company No. Is on Way to
Fire and Little Time
Is Lost.

The Workmanship of Driver c. T. Sulli-
van of fire engine company No. IL to-
day probably saved the life Of 4 valuable
horse of the fire department.
About o'clock this morning the fire
bell in the house of engine Is on ID
street near 18th street rang in an alarm
for fire at 471-479 Pennsylvania avenue.
The horses were quickly hooked to the
hose wagon and within = few second thew
were dashing out of the doors. The ami
mails were headed down Pennsylvania
avenue, going at marvellous speed.
AS the horses neared the intersection of
9th street with Pennsylvania avenue, one
Of the horses. in his eagerness to COM
plete the run, slipped on some wet pave
ment and fell on his side.
Pedestrians shuddered as they saw the
beautiful animal lose it's footing and
turned their heads away rather tnan see
it trampled to death or crushed unuer
the wheels of the heavy wagon.
Driver Sullivan saw the danger at once.
With great skill. he slightly checked me
dash of the horse still running and then
began to use the reins to help the o her
one to regain his feet. The animal was
pulled along the pavement for many
yards. Every second 1t seemed he must
be injured by the hoofs beside him or
the onrushing wheels behind him. But
Regains Its Feet.
After the animal had been dragged for
seventy-five yards, Driver Sullivan jerked
the reins in his hands, checking the speed
Of the running horse and helping the one
on the pavement to get onto his feet. The
horse escaped injury and the time lost
was very small.
The firemen found the blaze in several
vacant rooms on the second floor a. Al
415 Pennsylvania avenue. There was an
accumulation of rags and old bedding in
a small room of the second Moor, and it
is believed they ignited through sponta-
neous combustion. The seconu floor was
a mass of flames when the firemen ar
rived. but the chemical apparatus Was
quickly put into action ana il was sool
extinguished. The damage was estimated
at $50. The building is owned by Clark
Wagaman.
AS the fire was discovered just at the
time when hundreds of persons were CO.
ing to their officers, large crowd ga.h-
cred around the scene and 1t was with
difficulty that the police of the sixth pre-
cinct kept the curious outside the fire
lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
PRESIDENT PARDoNs INDIAN.
Commutes Sentences of Two Others
in Jail for Murder.

President Roosevelt has granted a par
don to Isaac King, a full-blooded Choctaw
Indian. serving a life sentence for COM
plicity in the murder of Joe Drake,
white man. who had married into an In
dian family. and commuted the sentences
of Abel McGlberry and Norris Cooper
connected with the same murder, and
also serving life terms.
These men were convicted May ), 1902
The petition for their pardon claims that
they did not have a fair trial: that they
were tried in the western district of
Arkansas upon change of venue: that
they should not have been tried i'll the
United States court, and that in Arkan-
sas the prejudice against Indians is such
they could not get fair trial.
The United States judge and attorney
who handled the cases recommended
clemency In the cases of King and Nc
Gilberry. and Green McCurtain, chief of
the Choctaws, also asked for clemency.
The sentence of McGilberry is commuted
to twelve years and that of Cooper to fiji
teen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
MISS MALoNEY MAY NOT COME.
Visitation Convent Knows Nothing
Of Her Intentions.

Of Her Intentions.
II do not know anything about Helen
Maloney's intentions. l do not know
whether she wants to re-enter this con-
vent or not. And 1 have not had any
conversation with any one ON the sub
ject."
In this wise the mother superior OF
Georgetown Visitation Convent dismissed
the question of the admission Of Miss
Maloney to the convent this fall.
Miss Maloney has had a couple Of
marital experiences recently which have
brought her into public view. She eloped
and married Arthur Herbert Osborne and
again eloped with and married Samuel
Clarkson. There had been no divorce.
and apparently there can be none.
rumor has been spread that she
will elope with young Clarkson again un-
less her father shuts her up in con-
vent
She was a student at Visitation two
years ago. and was considered a model
young woman. REPORTS from Spring
Lake, N. J., have said that she was pre-
pairing to re-enter the institution this fall.
The mother superior is inclined to dis
credit these reports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
THE CoLFELTs MAKE UP.
Wife, Who Shot Herself Twice,
Probably Will Recover

PARIS. S'ptemher 4.-James III. Colfelt
of Nv York arrived IN Paris today and
at once visited his wife in the Beaujon
Hospital. II is und arstood that a recon-
cilia.ion has taken place.
Mrs. Col cit. who was Miss Marion E.
Wiltbank az Philadelphia. yesterday made
an unsuccces vi att ,mpt to commit sui
eide h re by shoot ng with a revolver
She fred two bull cts into her breast. She
was very much depr ssed because OF q
misunderstanding with her husband, who
several weeks ago ! II the hotel where
the couple were staying, taking with him
their six-year-old son.
Today Mr.. Colfeit made arrangements
TO remove his wife to private quarters.
Only one of the bullets has been extract
Cd but Mrs. Colfelt is not considered to
be IN danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
DIR. SAVERS SHOT DEAD.
Well Known Physician Killed in
Fight on q Train.

ROANOKE, Va, September 4.-Dr. II.
Howard Sayers. a prominent physician OF
North Fork, w. Va, was shot and killed
Yesterday by w. Wesley Wilkes of Key
stone, w. Va. The shooting took place
on a Norfolk and Western railway train
at keystone.
The two men had been enemies, and
it is alleged the doctor had threatened 20
kill Wilkes on sight When they met.
Savers attacked Wilkes, choking him and
beating him in the face. Wilkes got a
pistol out of his handbag and fired three
times, all the shots taking effect. Wilkes
was arrested.
DR.. Sayers was native Of Wytheville,
this state. and the son of the late DR..
H. H. Sayers. one Of the most eminent
physicians in the state. Wilkes is ma
tive of Bedford county, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
AN oLD-TIME print" GONE.
w. M. Cody, Widely Known Tourist
Printer. Answers Last Call.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. September 4.-William
M. Cody, a travelling printer. who was
known all over the country by the name
of Buffalo Bill" was found dead near
Waukegan. Wis, Wednesday. He had
Travelled throughout the United States and
had worked on nearly every large newspa-
per in the country. Last winter he was
in st. Paul and worked on the Dispatch
for few days.
Among his effects that were found on
his body was bank book issued by the
State Savings Bank of st. Paul aud q
letter from Miss Myrtle Jones OF Id
Crosse, Wis.
Cody was a man about fortyfive years
old and is known to have mother living
in or near Detroit, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
Woman Workers.

From the Eastern Press.
The women who work are engaged alike
In the most delicate and the most repel-
liant industries. They do many things that
men cannot do. and some things that men
would not do if they could Generally she
works longer under worse conditions and
for wages in comparison with which the
dock laborer's SiXpcncc an hour is gen
erouS payment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
German Lottery Barred.

The efforts OF Herman Wockener. Bre-
men. Germany. to dispose Of foreign lot
terry tickets through the mails to the
American Observation-Disclosures have
been npped in the bud by q fraud order
issued by the Postmaster General against
the gentleman. according to an announce
nent made at the Post Office Department
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
AT VARIANCE OVER lEpER
DISTRICT AUTHORITIES REGARD
EARLY A TEMPORARY CARE.
Believe North Carolina Can Be
Forced to Provide for Him De-
spite Bold Abandonment.

Notwithstanding the positive refusal on
the part of the authorities of North Car
DINA, the home state of John Early the
leper, to accept him and care for him as
the District health department is doing
now. the local authorities say 1t is prob
able he will not remain permanently
here.
Although they have received no official
notification of the refusal on the part Of
the North Carolina officials, the health
officer feels satisfied that the newspaper
reports are correct. AS a matter of fact,
they looked for no other determination.
In view of the actions of the North Car
DINA officials since Earlys isolation here.
The local authorities are positive and
outspoken in their opinions upon the at
titude of the commonwealth Of North
Carolina. They firmly believe that 1t
should be the duty of that state to care
for Early. and she uld not SO boldly aban-
don him and shift the responsibility upon
this city, They are also just as firm In
their opinion that Early is not to remain
here. The matter of his future care and
disposition will not be taken under con-
sideration until the return Of Health Of
ficer Woodward, who is attending a med
ical convention in Canada.
The Attorney Generals Opinion.
The dispatch received by The Star today
regarding the action of the North Caro-
lima authorities says:
Acting Attorney General Hoyden Glenn
ent today rendered an opinion that John
r. Early Of Lynn, N. c.. the leper now
quarantined In the District Of Columbia,
could not be received by North Carolina.
and that his wife, who Is with him. must
be quarantined indefinitely by the health
board O. Polk county in case she returns
to her home at Lynn.
I'm his opinion the attorney general
says there would be danger to people in
the trip. whether by rail or through the
country: that the disease became appar-
ent in Washington and that North Caro-
lima is not called upon to care for citi-
zens i'll in another state or in the United
States outside Of this state: that there are
no provisions for a case of this kind in
the charity work of the state, and that
as Early is discharged soldier of the
United States, with the disease contracted
while in it's employ, 1t is the duty of the
federal government to care for him.
In case Mrs. Early returns to Polk
county he holds that she must be quaran-
tined indefinitely"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
SAW NO OPEN BETTING.
Testimony at Hearing Of Charges
Against Sheriff Bradley at Saratoga.

SARATOGA, N. Y. September 4.-Fran-
els r. Hitchcock of New York. president
of the Saratoga Racing Association. testi-
fled at the hearing today on charges
against Sheriff Bradley of Saratoga coun-
ty that he believed the law was strictly
enforced at the recent races at Saratoga.
Mr.. Hitchcock said he instructed the spe-
cial police on duty at the track to enforce
the law strictly in conformity to the de-
cision of Justice Bischoff. who ruled that
We bal bets were not Illegal
The president asserted that he attended
the races every day and that he saw no
bookmaking. no runners. no recording OF
bets nor passing of money.
Several deputy sheriffs who were on
duty at the track during the race meet
testified that they saw no open betting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
MINING CAMP ON FIRE.
Town of Rawhide, New, Doomed to
Destruction.

RENO, New. September 4.-According to
a brief message received in Reno today
the mining camp of Rawhide is on fire
and the whole town is doomed. At 10
o'clock a final message was sent out from
the Western Union office:
Our building is burning and We are
tearing out the instruments.
Rawhide is a mining town of about
2, 500 inhabitants in the southern part
of the state,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04

Thomas Peterson. seventy-eight years
old. OF Ashland. Baltimore county, Md,
was killed near Ccckeysville yesterday
afternoon by train on the Northern
Central railway. The man had been TO
tie fair at Timonium and was returning
homo by walking the track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
Gen. Otis in a HOSPITAL.

BALTIMORE. September 4.-Gen. Har-
rison Gray Otis. publisher Of the Los
Angeles. Cal. Times, is at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital here for n slight sur
gical operation, which Will be performed
tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04

Judson NJ. Thomson, aged seventy-sev-
On years, one of the most frugal mil
lionaires In st. Louis. and for many years
a conspicuous figure In financial affairs.
died at the home Of his son, in Old Or
chard. suburb Of St Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
Russell Is Back.

Charles w. Russell. assistant attorney
general, has returned from an official trip
to New York and is again acting head OF
the Department o. Justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
Modern Art.

From the London Saturday Review.
Art i'm our time seems like an iridescent
oil spread about on the surface of the
muddy waters of our civilizations; i. and
life don't lai&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
Guests of the Emperor.

A cablegram from Berlin says that Mrs.
Vanderbilt and Prince Max Egon. who
are staying at the Hotel Bristol in the
German capital were guests of ME en-
peror yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
Early Prefers to Stay Here.

John Early prefers to remain in Wash
ington-right on the spot, where he is
now being cared for He is satisfied with
all that the local officials are doing for
him.
With the assistance of Adjutant Wise
man of the Salvation Army in this city
Mrs. Early has been able torrent house
near her husband, where she will live
city with her. and her little boy. The
home is a small frame structure on E
street southeast near 10Th street 1t is
near the entrance gates of the reserva-
ton upon which her unfortunate husband
is in isolation. It will be only fifteen
minute walk to the place where She sits
near her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
TREASURY NEEDS MORE CASH
PANAMA BOND ISSUE AND DE-
POSIT WITHDRAWALS.
IT'S Thought Secretary Cortelyou
Will Wait Until After Election
Before Boosting Balance.

Suggestions have appeared in finaDcial
papers as to the possibility Of an issue
of Panama canal bonds by Secretary Cor
telyou and to the withdrawal from
national bank depositaries more of the
money placed with them during the finan-
cial stringency last fall and winter. A
considerable portion of these deposits has
already been called for and paid In, but
there remain with national banks about
S12S, OOO, 600 of government money, subject
to call.
Secretary Cortelyou is still at his sum-
mer home in Long Island. and is not ex-
pectea back In Washington until after
the Goth Of the month. What his plans
will be as to either a bond sale or an
other call upon the banks. none Of the
officials here has an idea, but the general
belief Is that no action Will be taken until
after the election. Either a bond sale or
another call upon banks at this time
would advertise quite fully the fact that
the working balance of the Treasury is
running lower each day by reason of the
steadily growing deficit and that funds
were necessary to replenish it.
No Hurry Calls Yet.
While it is growing less there is no
hurry call for more funds now The
working balance is about $54. 100000, and
this will meet the deficit of the next two
or three months without any action by
the Secretary. After that time, if the
deficit continues. the Secretary will be
called upon to decide what his course will
be- The working balance Of the great in
stitution has run as low as SIC, 900, 600
but that was at time when the financial
stringency was widespread and nearly
every spare dollar Uncle Sam had was be-
ing used to help out the national banks.
An issue of Panama canal bonds is
quite likely whenever the bond market is
suitable for it. 1t has been more than
year since there was an issue, and.
pending an issue, the treasury is contin
ually advancing funds for the construc-
ton of the canal. 1t is the expenditure
of money upon the canal that goes far
toward making a big deficit each month
and at the end Of a fiscal year. and
Secretary Cortelyou has called attention
to the fact. suggesting that extraordinary
expenditures should not be included in
the statements with regular expenditures.
By a peculiar method of bookkeeping the
money derived. from sales of bonds for
the canal are not included in the regular
receipts of the Treasury. but the expendi
lures of the canal are included i'll the
regular expenditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
To Hold Down Expenditures.

Expenditures are to be held down in
the Treasury for the next two months.
That is important. with a political cam
paign on. There are many ways Of de-
ferring payments upon appropriations,
and some Of these numerous ways will
be called into use during this month and
October. The present fiscal year will
show a heavy deficit. much larger than
the last one. So far this year the
deficit has been more or less annoying
to the republican leaders, and they feel
that it ought not to increase with alarm
ing rapidly from now on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04

this match shall be eligible to ser, either
as principal or alternate in the team OF
any other state at the next yearly COM
petition for the trophy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04


The Columbia trophy match is of in
terest to Washingtonians, particularly by
reason OF the fact that the valuable
trophy was presented by the District Ma
tional Guard, in spirit of friendship
The competition is between teams of six
from each regiment. troop, battery and
separate company of the National Guard
or battalion OF the Naval Reserve of
New Jersey. The organization winning
the same IS entitled to hold 1t for one
year, when 1t will again become subject
10 competition. Each man fires ten shots
each at 200. 500. GOO and 500 yards In
addition to the trophy the winning team
receives $50 and each member a medal
Second prize is So, third So and fourth
prize $40.
The cavalry team match, in progress
today, was open to teams OF five from
any regiment. SQUADRON or troop of cav
airy, Signal Corps. Engineer Corps OF the
army. the organized militia of any state
territory and the District Of Columbia
each man firing ten shots at 100 yards
and ten shots at 500 yards. The first
prize is $50 and gold medals to the team
members; second rrize is SD and silver
medals, and third prize $40 and bronze
medals
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-12
.FRENCHMEM HONOR
AMERICAN AVIATOR

Paris. NOV. J-Frenchmen united yes
terday in honoring Wilbur Wright the
American aeroplanist. whose remark
able achievements during the past few
months have placed him in the fore
front of men who have been solving the
problem + the air. MIR. Wright was
the guest of honor at the dinner of the
Aero club of France at which NJ Jean
lsarthou. minister of public works pre-
sided The occasion was made moro
memorable by the presentation to him
of the clubs gold medal and the spe-
cial medal of the academy of sports
Among the 200 guests We're practically
:ll the experts and scientists interested
In aviation.
MIR Wright received an ovation and
after the presentation of the medals
was warmly eulogized b. NJ. Barthou,
who in hearty speech Of congratulate
ton said that the French government
desired officially to associate itself with
the homage done Wilbur and Orville
Wright for their marvellous achieve
mctts.
Mr. Wright's reply aroused intense
enthusiasm. Very modestly and in
simple words. he accepted the honor
not as Il personal tribute to himself
and his brother. but to the realization
of the dream of flying which had fas.
cinated the minds of men for ages
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-11-12
AMES GRADUATE
HELD AS THIEF
Higgins Identified as "Rafhes"
Who Plundered Laboratory
of His Alma Mater.

Nevada. la, Nov I'LL. =. higgins
n graduate of iowa state college. and
who since his graduation has been do
Ing some special work for number
of farm papers, is IN he county Jail at
this place awaiting II grand jury in
vcstigation upon Il charge of larceny.
He was found with stolen goods on
him to the amount az over $l00 and
1T is suspicioned that the large amount
of thievery that has been going on at
the college for some months can be
laid at his door
This stealing had been known of for
some time and had arrived at proper
tions where something had to be done
tn stamp it out Dr. Storms appealed
to the Pinkerton detective agency for
help and they se,t out a couple of
men who We're not long In determining
that Higgins was The sRaffles When
arrested he was searched and two
platinum cups. stolen from the chemi-
cal laboratory we're found on him. The
fsvO cups old and battered UP. had the
appearance of being worth about their
',etght in junk. o. of being the rem
nantS of a couple of tin cups that had
cost about a nickel. They We're plati-
mum. however, Il metal more valuable
than gold, and are used in the labora-
tory Other valuable apparatus and
chemicals have been stolen from the
laboratory and ii is supposed that the
thief has been disposing OF this in Dies
Moines or Soiuc other nearby city.
Higgins is from keokule county and
graduated from the agricultural course
of the college last June.