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INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS


 Page i. Taft is elected President by big vote. Alabama election results slow com ing in. Taft receives news of his eieetion. Latest returns from Birmingham cleo tion
 Page 2. Signals flashed of great y'sz " q. Page 3. S Bessemer solid for county amendment.
 Page {. Editorial comment
 Page 5. Investigation of Mary Jost's death. Council cannot displace Feagin. Great throngs see Age-Herald bulle- tins.
 Page 6. Red Cross starts novel stamp plan. Big delegation going to Memphis.
 Page 7. Birmingham society. Feminine fancies by Dolly Dalrymple
 Page 8. Latest returns from ehe election.
 Page g. Some ethics of the free pass.
 Page 10. Sports.
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ROOSEVELT HEARS
 ELECTION NEWS

and Mrs. Roosevelt reached the White House on their return from oyster Bay shortly after 6;30 o'clock this evening.
 The first thing the President did whea he reached home was to sean the latest election returns, which by the time he arrived at the White House. were coming in at a rapid rate.
 He was particularly pleased when ne read the report of his home district in oyster Bay, which gave both MT. Taft and Governor Hughes a substantial na- jorty.
 At the White House executive offices were installed direct wires of the diff
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PIE RRY.

Marion. November 3.--tSpecial)-Th
 vote in Marion is as follows Under
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Hitchcock conqratulated.

Hitchcock of the republican national com mittee at o'clock tonight received the following congratulatory telegram from James s. Sherman, republican vice presi- dential candidate:
 Utica, N. r., November 3, 1908 Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock, Chairman Re- publican National Committed, New York:
 Please accept my congratulations and thanks for the zeal and wisdom with which you have conducted the campaign, today successfully concluded
 JAMES s. SHERMAN"
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MORGAN.

Decatur. November 3-(Special. )--Re- turns indicate that Bryan and Kern have carried Morgan county by about 2o00 ma Jorlty; county and state ticket by about the same majority. The indications are that the three state constitutional amend ments have carried in the county. Judge William Richardson has defeated Jerre Murphy, Jr.. republican, for Congress from the Eighth district by a large ma jority.
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ferent telegraph companies and of the As sociated Press, and over these the Pres- dent had the news at the earliest possi- ble moment.
 happy party consisting of cabinet of- acers and their wives and a number Of other guests were entertained at the White House during the evening and heard the news of the election.
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JAMES sCHooLCRAFT SHERMAN.
Birmingham 7hree To One For Bryau

night at boxes located in Birmingham nearly through their est these to big vote in Birmingham The of tofesnutsde Of the a The gives 738 Bryan 262o more than three
 City Bryan sOO Taft 200 Ice house: Bryan 475 Taft Department: Taft, PAS; Bryan. 695.
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CONTINUED ON FACE s.l
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BIGGEST SURPRISE OF CAMPAIGN IS IN TAFT
 CARRYING NEW YORK CITY
The Republicans Lose Thousands of Votes In the Middle West, But Not Enough to Give to Mr.
 Bryan Any Deci-
 sive States.

New York, November 3.-The indications are that the following will be cast in the electoral col
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Kern Hears Returns.

Indianapolis Ind, November S.-John w. Kern, democratic candidate for vice president, received the election returns at his home tonight surrounded by a number of his political friends. A special wire had been run to his residence, and he read the dispatches with the keenest in- terest Being asked about his impressions on the early returns he declined to make any statement.
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shearn Gives Up.

New York November 9.-Clarence J. Shearn gubernatorial candidate of the independence party at 10 O clock conceded the election of Hughes and added that he would have nothing more to say to- night. ----..-
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each other flashing their tails and pouring out their
hollow grievances; and slowly and cautiously Jim
crept on, Tapping he went, the gay and frocsome
Young creatures under the vine canopy unaware,
and outraging these solemnities with their misplaced
lighter. Every time Jim slipped had hope; but
always on he crept and disappointed it.
At last he was within reaching distance He
parse1 raised himself carefully up, measured his
distance deliberately, then made frantic grab at
the nearest cat-and missed OF course he lost his
balance His heels flew up, he struck on his back,
and like rocket he darted down the roof feet first,
crashed through the dead vines and landed in sit
ting posture fourteen saucers OF red hot candy IN
the midst of all that party-and dressed as he was:
this lad who could not look girl in the face with his
clothes on. There wild scramble and storm
of shrieks, and Jim fled up the stairs, dripping
broken crockery all the way.
The incident was ended. But | was not done with
it yet though supposed was. Eighteen or twenty
wears later l arrived in New York from California,
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL IL. 1908

and bv that time had failed in all my other under
takings and had stumbled into literature without
intending it. This early in 1867. l was offered
a large sum write something for The Sunday
Mercury and answered with the tale of " Jim Wolf
and the Cats" l also collected the money for it
twenty five dollars. 1t seemed overpay; but l did
not say anything about that for was not scrupu-
lous then as am now.
A year or two later Jim Wolf and the Cats" ap-
peared in Tennessee paper in dress-as to
spelling borrowed from Artemus Ward.
The APPROPRIATED of the tale had wide reputation
in the West, and was exceedingly popular de-
servedly So think. He wrote of the breeziest
and funniest things l have read, and did his
work with distinguished ease and fuency. His name
has passed out of my memory.
couple of years went by; then the original story
my own version-cropped up again, and went
floating around in the original spelling, and with my
to it. Soon first paper and then another
fell upon vigorously for stealing Jim Wolf and
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the Cats from the Tennessee man. got merciless
basting; but did not mind tits all in the game.
Besides, had learned good while before that that
it is not wise to keep the fire going under SANDER
unless you get some large advantage out of keep
ing it alive Few ISLANDERS stand the of
silence.
RUT 1 not done with Jim and the Cats - yet.
= In 1873 was lecturing in London, in the Queens
Concert Rooms, Hanover Square, and was living
at the Langham Hotel, Portland Place. l had no
domestic household and official household except
George Dolby, lecture agent, and Charles Warren
Stoddard, the California poet, (Iooo) Professor
versty, Washington. Ostensiby Stoddard was
my private secretary; in reality he merely my
comrade,-1 hired him in order to have his COM
pany. AS secretary there nothing for him to
do except to scrapbook the daily reports of the
great trial of the Tichborne claimant for perjury But
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lively! And dear me, | suppose | shall have to
have nv hair shampooed too.Eits in shocking con-
dition after all of travelling about trains
adding, with great deberat1on, and at last look
ing right at him across the table)-Really, should
attend to these things to-day.
Hi mot catching her meaning at all, but looking
right back at her with bland, vacuous wonder)-
Well, why don't you, then, hun? Nothing to pre-
vent you, is there? Don't ever slump on your
grooming, little grl,-keep yourself right up to
the mines in that respect Get some air first, and
then spend the of the day with the mancurists
and hair fXers and those people Sure thing
SHE (sighing mserably as she extrcates drown
ing fly from her cream jug)-Oh, WE'LL suppose
shall have to wait till some other day.
He (bovinely, with mouthful of hot muffin)-
Tut-tut hun, with that procrastln atlng business!
Time to do things is when you think of 'em-do
'em and get 'em off your mind! I'm going to get
you one of those little framed DO 1t Now pa-
cards,-red one, the color of this burlap on the
wallis SOS you put it up in here and see it every
little while. No I'm not-only fooling. But you
shouldn't put things Oft, my dear honest; r !
and-and-the whole works tended to to-day.
Then it's done, see?
SHE (hopelessly)-Oh can't! 1 simply cannot!
He (solitcitousiv, and ewing her keenlv for the
first time)-I say, look ahere, honey bug, you not
ailing, you?
SHE Quickly -Oh, not in the least, my dear
He noticing her hesitation)-Well, to what?
Keen to do WHAT
SHE (subsding when near the point)-Oh,
get out, that's ali.
Hi CHS brows knitting and puzzled look his
face)-To get out, WHY? Well, / say, little girl,
what's keeping YOU in? Who's holding you? Jove,
dear! this is new me, this mysterious little
way of yours this morning. What is it, anyhow?
SHE (despairingly absorbed in drawing invisible
geometric figures the table cloth)-Pul-lease
don't talk nonsense. 1t isn't anything. l am not
mysterious, only
He (still scrutinizng her with slantwise wonder)-
Only-wel only-oniy what? Please put next
qulck-lm in hurry!
SHE (sparring for time)-Dear, won't you ever
stop using that horrid sang-"Put me next?
He (gulping final mouthful of coffee, putting
watch in fob pocket and preparing to canter from
table)-Surest thing you know I'll cut it out-I'n
flag that junk from on! Henceforth and forever
the slang thing is canned in this dump. Yas'm,
deed it is Well. I'm. way!
SHE (rising, with alarmed expression)-Jack,
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out and get whole COB of air to-day; now. Will
you?
SHE with bright idea)-Jack, will you do just
teeny -weeny little thing for me on your way
home?
something hard harder the better,-and watch
me do it!
SHE (picking skein of embroidery cotton from
manteD-Will you stop at some fancy goods store
or department store-any place-and get me two
skeins of this!
He with countenance denoting great mystihca-
thing you ask me to- But look here, why do you
want me to get this-this- er-Junk for you when
you're going down town yourself?
SHE cher lips beginning to culver and her eyes
glistening with dew)-Jack. 1 can't go down
He gazing astonishedly at her)-Cant? You
can't go down town! Now, see here, honey, knew
there something
SHE fruitessly struggling to appear composed
but dabbing at her eyes with her little wad OF
handkerchie)-I c-c-can't wah-wah-walk all the
wuh-wuh-way down town, j. Lakeland haven't
any carfare!
He (horrifed, and grabbing her and pressing her
to his shirt front -Why, you poor imp, you! See
here, I'm lubber, lout, ioafer lummox, longshore-
man! I'm worse than that m big numbering
fathead! l ought to have ninety days in jail!
Here you've been irving to get it through my thick
head ever since sat down to breakfast and I-we
if I'm not the zap! Clean forgot all about that
allowance money was going to put IN an enVelop
for you every week, and leave under the clock
and here we've been back from our trip for two
weeks Ought to have my head knocked off for
forcing my little girl to But, at that, my dear,
why the dickens didn't you come right out and ask
me for it, Ell?
SHE (smiling through her tears But that would
be so horrid!
He (banteringly)-Wont after awhile,
I'll gamble. You learn, hun. Try it now just for
fun, Ell?
SHE going into hall Immediately returning, wear
ing tragic air and fixed stare at the mantelpiece
clock)-John, far be it from me to obtrude my own
diminutive affairs upon your loneliness; but L am
DESTROYS of farng through sundry and divers of the
feminine marts of trade to-day, and find that l am
not possessed of sufficient funds negotiable Sc
curties wherewh to settle with the street con-
ductor for my
He breaking in, he grabs her in his arms
again)-Your first touch, my little old pal wife
and it's the clumsiest ever
CHE makes good. Exit otficeward. Quick
tain)
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don't hurry so! You make me
SO nervous, rushing about. Please
wait just a minute!
He (pushing chair back and
rising)-Whee! forgot to fold up
my napkin, 'cording to 'struc-
tons. There! l guess that's not
neat! Now watch me make the
car in four jumps! (Starting for
the hall at a lopez
SHE Feeling of her throbbing
temples when his back is turned.
and gazing about desperately
Jack! Haven't you forgotten
something?
HE (returning from hall with
hat and stick, and still founder
ing)-What, him forget to kiss
his doodleums good by? Swell
chance of my doing that at this
or any other stage of the game!
Well, s'long, kidovitch. Be back
usual time. Don't fail to 60
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they went back 10 work Taft lnvesti-
gated their claims and after due con
sidcraflon determined not 10 grant
them the Increase until such time rs
FEN other classes of labor employed on
The canal could have a proportionate
raise Ia pay
Though air Taft's home has been IN
iClnciunan an his fife and he stu votes
10 tbe city whore be was born, II IS
probably q fact that no man ever con.
sidofed Tor the presidency Of the United
States has boon such globe trotter.
Mr. Taft has been nearly everywhere
F ne Is essentially q world citizen. bay
lne hobnobbed with kings and com
mons, with princes and peasants. hi
various countries. n Is estimated By
q careful siaiietlelan that 10 his official
capacity since bis appointment as
chairman OF the Philippine commits.
sion Mr. Taft has Travelled approx
maiely 10000 mlics or half dozen
times around The earth II seems as
easy Tor him 10 undertake journey
halfway around the world as It Is for
the average person 10 make hundred
mile trip And Mr. Taft always works
hard right up 90 the last minute. when
he wns about 10 start on the Journey
TO the Philippines which became m
nous az the matchmaking trip" be-
cnuse the presidents daughter and
other young ladies' found their life
romunces an route the secretary Of
war was exceedingly busy. He had
much work 10 do IN his Office In the
war department a messenger noti-
ded him that II was but twenty min
utes 10 train time
"All right" cheerlly responded Taft
az work.
Five minutes later the messenger an
the flight Of time.
"All right" said TAFT
When there were but ten minutes 10
pare second messenger rushed IN
md tried 90 hurry up the chief person
lge connected with the Journey.
Train leaves Ia ten minutes. Mr..
secretary"
VERY we'll" said Mr.. Secretary, still
working at his desk.
About eleven minutes later the FIRST
messenger walked In aud remarked:
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reach that exalted position owing tc
his devotion to the duty Immediately
before him. He declined to quit the
Philippines until he had completed the
work for which he was sent to the
islands
/ In religious matters the Tafts are di-
vided, but not at all inharmoniOusly.
/ The secretary Is a member of the
Unitarian church, Mrs. Taft is an
ardent Episcopalian. Miss Helen has
been confirmed In her mothers church.
while young Robert Taft is parish
Toner of All Souls Unitarian church in
Washington along with his father.
Little Charles religion at present has
10 do chiefly with forts. arsenals and
guns. but that may be due to the fact
that his father Is secretary of war.
Mrs. Taft and her daughter attend st.
Johns Protestant Episcopal church In
Washington.
Secretary Taft Is hard ana sys-
tematlc worker. He Is accredited with
doing an enormous quantity OF work
every day IN the war department.
When he is absent from Washington
he usually carries great packets OF
public documents along upon which to
work en- route. when in Washington
he frequently takes public papers home
so that he can work IN the privacy Of
his study
MIR Taft has been considered always
by his friends as a remarkably lucky
man. He has not known the bitter. I
ness Of defeat In any Of his eudeavors (
toward distinction As matter OF Z
fact with the single exception Of his
election 70 the Ohio judgeship. all his
prcferments have come 10 him by an.
pointment. Il is remarkable fact
that when he was but thirty two years
ot age his name was considered seri-
ously for appointment TO the supreme
bench OF the United States. and It was
'nly his youth that caused The presi-
tent to reconsider and finally name an
,lder man.
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lions or masculine in her tastes. Al
women are not called on to preside
over home or TO rear children. but !
think that an broad minded women con
cede that this is the loftiest type OF
usefulness
Mrs. Taft says she never has had
time for fads or TO cultivate eccentrici-
ties she has been too busy. She de
lights IN travelling and In studying for
eign tongues During her residence in
Manila she studied Spanish very dill
gently, and also some Of the Taga dia-
lects. As Mrs Taft has accompanied
her husband ON most OF his long jour
neys, she. like him. is an exceptionally
experienced traveller she is still
young woman, having been married
but twenty-one years, ana is the most
youthful looking lady in the cabinet
circle. Until the accession of Mrs.
james r. Garfield she was, In fact, the
youngest.
The home life Of the Tafts Is de-
scribed as ideal Miss Helen, like her
mother. Is booklsh and intellectual
Robert, like his father. is ambitious to
excel In the law. IL Is remembered
that up to a few years ago Judge Tafts
great ambition was to become a mem
Der OF the supreme court He has
turned aside from two opportunities to
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the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra
She believes IN the higher education
for both men and women, and It Is her
Droudest boast that all her children
are studious. Her daughter, Miss
Helen Heron TAFT now sixteen, has
elected 10 take full college course
and Is at Bryu Mawr. The eldest son,
Robert Alphonso Taft. Is nineteen and
Is a junior at Yale He took two en-
trance prizes when he entered the ami
yerslty He has chosen the law as his
profession. The other child Is Charlie,
n boy Of ten, who now dreams OF West
Point
Il am old fashioned enough" says
Mrs TAFT, ito believe that woman Is
the complement OF man and that what
IL most feminine about her IS most at.
tracfiye 70 man and therefore Of the
greatest utility 10 The world II does
NOT seem 10 me that q college course
makes a girl unfit fOg domestic obliga-
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ny RoBrRrus low.
fcopgagnl. -. b noberlas Love

HHtiiSoNAl pop
e ularisy counts
for much 20
this world. partIc
ulafly ticcs Il bear
weight ia politics.
No unpopular man
eseg was elected 20
office SEN. there
are degrees of popn
lariiy anl ilierc are
inch who posseas
80 ID. ala
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any. perhaps as an The others com
hi1cd 80 make the tilipiuos idollze
him, as they certainty do for Judge
Iaft i IL the best sense Of tie term a
democrat lie Is as FREE from race and
class preiudlces OF every description as
any man have ever known He Is a.
thoroughly a believer 10 tho motto. a
maus a man FOR a. that"
Those who know MIR TAFT either Ia
timateiy OF casually testify 90 hts an
failing good nature. his spirit OF com.
raceship. lie - a man who likes a
Joke and upon occasion cnn crack Que
himself The Tarf smile Is famous be-
cause of It's reproduction IA nswspa-
per and magazine pictures, The Taft
laugh cannot be reproduced thus. but
recent caller az the war department
SAID after having heard the bl. cabinet
officer laugh "A great deep voiced
laugh ,ho Taft laugh. in line which
oughf % b. put on a photograph rec.
ord aud sent % aii those sad places on
this earth where folks aerer smile"
Bur Mr Taft can be stern when
steraness Is required ila knows how
q enfUrce discipline 10 the army or
ori Of It. When .ragt WIS placed IN
charge of The Fenanm eansl work as
secretary ~ war be received a deleea.
tion ~ sieam shovel engineers wno
were threatening % strike for more
pay The spokesman said:
wen strike rieht now II you don't
H@n- ~ gifr as fhls falso
do l understood sou rightly gen.
fiemcnf' Inquired ihc secretary. $40
you iuesu ic shy that sou want that
raise before ] have decided and that II
you don't get ii yogll ssgiteT
Yes That's right" replied the other
With swasser. n
Then. genilemea" said the secre.
tary. "wiil you kindly step over 20 that
tai'le and write our your reslgna.
tIonst~
The men didn't want to resign. They
reeonsidered The upshot was that ,
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GOLFER TAFT OK rnR PUTTING GREEN.
''Nour train has just pulled out OF the
station. Mr. Secretary"
Fine cried Taft. with the Taft
laugh. He knew very we'll OF course,
that his train would wait for him. and
ne was not worried Twenty minutes
later be bundled up the department pa.
pers on which he could work en- route.
stepped into his carriage aud went TO
the railroad station.
"A train can walt" he remarked 10
dis private secretary. "but the United
states war department business can't
Though Mr. Taft Is a very busy man.
he ieds tlme 10 keep we'll acquainted
With his family lie IS q fine family
man. with lne family. Mrs. TAFT. the
irst lady IA the land IN the event OF
her husbands election 20 the presi
iency, Is daughter OF John W. Her.
ron who was President HAYES law
partner The Hayes ana Heron FAINT
hes were on terms % close intimacy.
During the Hayes presidency Young
iiiss Helen Heron. now Mrs. Taft.
went che Christmas holidays In the
Ahlte House. the president, being .'un.
lie" 20 her and Mrs Hayes Aunt
Lpcy,' This wish remains Mrs, Tafts
)leasantcst recollection OF girlhood Z
lines. Nothing Ia my llfe.9 she has
siid. reaches the climax Of human {
bliss which | felt as a girl Of sixteen
when WAS entertained al the White
Iouse."
Mrs. TAFT IS handsome. intellectual. ]
slented. witty and yivaclous. She has
'een student OF music all her life
nd for seven years was president OF
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CHARLIE TAFT Cue Qualify of lka
hlcuen ca above the average Of theil
feiiows William n Iaff il one %
ihme "ienonai magHciisa' he has
4 10 great abundance An old darky
g. the south was discussing SIR Tals
chances fof the presidency lie was
fof TAR heeagse TAFT s popular
"W mar makes Mt Tan 50 popular.
unclei" nske,l bysnndef.
"iils pnnsDuai magnitude, promptly
replied Jnelo Raslus
II cannot bc denied that there Is
mgch o. pcrsonal magnitude about SIR
TAFT. aho weighs in the nclebborhood
81 800 pounds when De- ls lu aghting
trim ne u big man. and he WAS q
Big boy Somehow men or exira avolr.
dupola usually enjoy greater degree
% popularity than % their brethren
81 the shruuE shank ana tie lean and
hungry 7ook M0st large men are good
Haturfd and Jolly When blgncss runs
80 frame. 70 head and 20 heart the com.
bination - Irresistible That Is the
Taft sort Of blgness for the secretary
~ MHt hHtA+NAitNN WIN AtH NtA AhNiA' -
large and active intellect and heart Of
human kindlincss that beats FOR al.
The Rev Dr Lyman ..hbOtt says.
az Is this intensely human quality IN
Mr. Taft that gives him bis popular
sobriquet Of 1851 TAFT lie likes men.
and he likes all sorts Of men except
those TINT are dishonest or disioynl
Ne was The most popular governor the
Illpinos have ever had This was nor
wholly because be was absolutely just.
was loyal 10 their interests. urged the
earliest possible substitution Of clvil
law for military law and offered an In /
yinclhie expedition 70 all schemes Of
exploiting the Islands Tor the benefit OF
American pioneers lie
was the personal friend Of the I'm.
plnos; be believed 10 them. defended
them. bcfriended them. trusted them
and danced with them. This last fact.
am Inclined te think. went as far az