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The Washington times., 1908-10-21
Real Question at Issue.

The real question IN the campaign so
far 90 the results Of 1t are concerned
is the labor vote. This vote is SufH-
GENTLY strong in the district 70 oe
able 10 control the election il it uuiteL
In VerIilion county alone. where Dam
Vile l. located, are 5000 organized la
Dor votes and in Sana}lee country are
5000 The other counties have lizzie
union labor. being largely agricultural
II Bell could get mis- vote he would be
elected. He Will get 4 large share q
il, but the Cannon forces are now max
ing strong efforts 10 draw a part &C il
away from Bell and over % their SIDE.
President GOmpers came 20 Dauville
and made a Labor Day speech In which
he scored the Speaker bitterly, and sew
eral organizers for the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor have been sent into
the district.
The Washington times., 1908-10-21

In a close contest over the Speak
ership it might detract from his
strength. The Democrats Of the dis
trict viii feel 10 a considerable degree
recOmDensed If they are able TO cut
Mr.. CannOn's vote down TO a low mark,
even If he does pull through. Nor
mally, the district IS about 5000 Re.
publican, though. as already indicated.
Mr.. Cannon has in late years exceeded
that plurality.
They are saying some real mean
things about Uncle Joe" here In his
community as the campaign WAKES in
intensity. II he were not used 10 hav-
ing the brickbats flying about him in
Washington. it Is hard to see how he
could stand IL complacently He has
been accused Of being drunk half the
time I'm Washington. owning saloons in
DanTlile, and SO on. OF course. men
who know the Speaker are aware OF
the absurdity Of charges Of this kind.
Still. they don't help to make existence
~ the Eighteenth district just now par
tiCulaTly peaceful and pleasant.
The Washington times., 1908-10-21
CANNON FIGHTS HARD
TO HOLD HIS DISTRICT
Speaker Takes Off Coat and Goes to Work in Effort
to Be Returned With Usual Plurality
CANNON LETTER, No. by JOHN sNUREs

for reelection. This is reasonably Ger
tain. the district is too heavily Repub-
licSn 10 make 1t likely the Democrats
can elect Bell Some Of the more en-
thusiastic Democrats say tney have a
chance 10 beat AIR. Cannon. but the
lngre conservative Democrats admit
they nave little expectation Of L. on
ule csfIer hand, the more tinlid OF the
Speaker s friends are frightened and
mink he is in real danger. A good deal
O. foolins has been stirred up ii; some
quar- eTs over the contest, and there
haVe been some bitter exchanges among
the parusanS. Uncle Joe" has kept his
temper through the scriInmaSe thus far
".
As Mr.. c mons friends look al the
situation, there is something more at
stake than merely defeating Bell They
do not waTt 10 see the Speakers plural
ity cut dovn to a low figure. They
are aware OF the effort being made
in number Of States 20 prevent the
reelection Of Mr.. Cannon as Speaker
OF the House, and they take the view
that If he were elected by a scant
plurality IT would Kurt his prestige
and would weaken him in the eyes OF
the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
AS GRETNA GREEN.
Rockville Popular With Those Mat.
rimonially Inclined.

Special Dispatch IN The star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd, October 3I.-Four
young couples came here today and were
Joined in wedlock by local pastors. Two
of the couples were from Washington, one
from New York and another from near
Baltimore.
George II. Becker and Miss Henrietta
g Brandt, both of Washington, came ea--
Nv in the afternoon and after obtaining q
license were married by Rev. Ernest l..
Wolfe OF the Southern Methodist Church.
The young couple had been sweethearts
for some time and had planned to come
here and be married without letting their
friends in on their secret.
Miss Brandt elected to come yesterday.
and young Becker lost no time i'm escort
ing her here The young couple will
reside in Washington.
Later Miss Willabelle Gertrude Halla-
day and Daniel j. Bynacker We're mar
ried by Rev. s. r. White of the Baptist
church. The ceremony was conducted at
the Baptist parsonage.
Miss Fannie s. Moore of Mount WASH
ington, Nd, and George Pitt Won Eff OF
Baltimore were married by Rev. Thomas
II. Campbell.
Rev. A. w Shaw of the Presbyterian
Church married Mrs. Bertha Mae Bichy
and Ernest V. Demos, both of New York
CITY, late this afternoon. The couple LETT
for the east this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
CAMPAIGN OVER HERE.
Party Leaders Now Making Ready
For Election Returns.

The last effort of local politicians to
make votes for Taft and Bryan was
made Friday night, and last night COM
parative quiet reigned at the local head
quarters in the Old Metropolitan Bank
aud in the Munsey building. 1t is true
that there will be one or two meetings
tomorrow night, but they will be social
affairs. for everybody will know by that
time that in the District at least the
campaign is over.
Various organizations are announcing
where the election returns will be re-
ceived Tuesday night for the benefit of
heir members. The local republican and
democratic headquarters will be open
that night The Eiks will receive the re-
turns in their house They will be re-
|ccived for railroad men and men con-
nected with the affiliated companies at
the Y. NJ. c. A. quarters in the Union
station.
The management of the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church will receive them for
their guests at the Auditorium of the
NEW Masonic Temple. aand the admission
|charged will be for the benefit of the
church building fund.
| The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
.aunounced that ii will furnish returns
Tuesday night to passengers on all of its
Through trains after o'clock at the
different points on the system where
stops are made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
By the President of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION

Once again the is at hand when, according to
the ancient custom OF people, becomes the duty OF the
President to appoint day OF and of Thanksgiving
God.
Year by this nation grows in strength and worldly
power During the century and quarter that has elapsed
entry into the circle OF independent peoples
have grown and prospered in material things degree
never known before and known other country
The thirteen colonies which struggled along the seacoat of
the Atlantic and hemmed in but few miles of
tidewater by the Indanaunted wilderness have been
formed into the mightest republic which the world has
seem Its domains stretch the continent from
the other OF the two greatest and it exercises
dominion alike in the arctic and ropc realms. The growth
in wealth and population has surpassed the growth in
territory Nowhere else in the world is the average Of in
dvdual comfort and material welbeing high
fortunate land
For the very reason that in material welbeng we have
thus abounded it to the Almighty to show equal
progress in moral and spiritual things With nation
with the individuals who make nation material WELL
being is indispensable foundation But the foundation
avails nothing by itself That life and than
wasted which spent in ping, heap upon heap, those
things which minister merely the pleasure Of the body
and to the power that rests only wealth Upon material
wel-beng foundation be raised the of
the lofty lite OF the spirit this nation properly fulfill
It's great mission and to accomplish all that aenty
hope and desire The things of the body good the
things OF the intellect better; but best of all the things
OF the SOUL tor in the nation the individual in the
long it is character that Let u.s. therefore,
people set our races resoutey against evil and with broad
charity with kindness and good will toward all men, but
with unhinching determination smite down wrong
with all the strength that given for righteousness in
public and in private life.
Now, therefore, Theodore Roosevelt President of the
United States, do set apart Thursday the Goth day of
November next day of general thanksgiving and prayer
and on that day recommend that the people shalt
from their daily work, and, in their homes or their
churches devouy to thank the Almighty for many
and great blessings they have received in the past
that they be given the strength order their
lives deserve continuation of these blessings the
future.
In witness whereof. have hereuno set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done at the City OF Washington this thrty-frst day of
October the year Lord thousand hundred
and eight and of the independence of the United the
hundred and thirty third.
III THEODORE ROOSEVELT: ag..,
:, By the President: 49,, I'm. ,... 49,,
Alvey A. Adee,
Acting Secretary of State. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
CHAMBER CLOSES CAMPAIGN.
Hughes Will Make Ten Speeches in
New York Monday Night.

NEW YORK, October 3I-The New
York state campaign closed tonight so
far as the democrats are concerned, but
Gov. Hughes is scheduled TO make ten
speeches in Greater New York Monday
night. Lieut.. Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant
chanler. his democratic opponent,
reached his home county OF Duchess
This afternoon and plans to remain there
until the returns are in. He said that
lis Poughkeepsie homecoming speech
tonight meant the end of his long cam
paign. Recently Gov. Hughes and Mr.
'hanler have each predicted his own
election. The gubernatorial canvass has
been lively one. Both candidates have
been continually on the go and have
travelled many thousands of miles within
the state borders.
Gov. Hughes has relied chiefly in ef-
forts for reelection upon his successful
stack on race-track gambling in the
state and upon the creation of the public
service commissions to supervise utility
corporations OF every sort. After declin-
lag 10 answer Gov. Hughes questions on
these issues for twelve days, Mr. Cham
le. finally announced that he was OPP
posed to A repeal of the laws which
stamped out gambling, and that while
be would not abolish the public service
commissions he was in favor of electing
their highly paid members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

troll the development and progress of the
business OF the world, here and every
where. not laws volunt arily adopted. but
laws imposed by human nature. essential
duction and trade and not subject TO the
control Of any government whatsoever.
Bryan's Tendencies.
Nor are these specific proposals in
themselves the Secretary continued,
1.-THE only causes for the destruction OF
confidence which would be found in the
election of Mr. Bryan. The character
and quality of the man indicated by
them is such that no one can tell what
new patent remedy he may seize upon
at any time to meet the political ex!gen-
cies of the moment or do away with con-
ditions which cause dissatisfaction among
any part of his followers. Unacquainted
with the difficulties of administration and
unfamiliar with the complicated forces
that move the tremendous machinery OF
our vast industrial life the habit of his
mind is to seek cheap and easy reme-
dies to cure deep-seated tendencies when
require patience, the considerable wisdom
of men who know the subject with which
they are dealing, firm and persistent al,
mfnistratiOn and popular instruction ana
education. His tendency is to beheve
his own advertisements and to kill his
patient with quack remedies.
control OF the courts.
THE probability of Mr. Bryan's control
of the courts presents the most serious
danger which would follow his election.
He has already given us evidence by his
public utterances that he would. If
he could. reconstitute the courts in such
a way that they should answer to the
demands of what he seems to be public
opinion. If elected President he will have
an opportunity to recOnstitute the SUI
preme Court of the United States. which
stands as the great and indispensable
bulwark Of constitutional rights. 1t is
practically certain that the President
elected in November will have the APP
members of the court to fill the vacan-
cies which will occur, and it is highly
probable that he will have the appoint
ment of a majority of the members of
the court. What protection would consti-
tutional rights have from the court con-,
stituted by Mr.. Bryan?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
MERCHANT HELD FOR CRIME
VIRGINIANS AROUSED OVER
NANSEMoND COUNTY MURDER.
Friends of Sam Hardy, the Accused,
Rallying to His Support-0ffer
of 100000 Bail.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. October :1-"I am
diving for telling the truth. and while
did not see who shot me, know it was
done by Sam Hardy or Luke" This was
the statement made to the coroner's jury
in an inquest held in the murder of tt
berius G. Jones. a wealthy farmer of
Nansemond county. Jones was shot Mon
day night as he entered his home.
Mr.. Jones was close friend of Zachary
Holland, wealthy bachelor of that eoun-
ty, who recently died and he left a will
giving the bulk of his possessions to Mrs
Gertrude Smith, the daughter of Hol-
lands childhood sweetheart
1t is said that Hardy, the man now in
Jail charged with the murder of Jones'
had told the latter that Holland had left
such a will, and that il had been de-
stroyed by the heirs while the body lay
in the house Jones had made affidavit to
this, and the matter had been taken to
the courts. with view to setting I'D a
will containing the provisions as described
by Jones.
Guns Part in Evidence.
1t has been proven that piece of a
certain style of gun was found in the
neighborhood of the Jones home, and
that only two guns of the pattern were
owned in the place, one of which belong
ed to Sam Hardy. b. w. Council owner
OF the second gun, produced his in court
Hardy says he sold his gun to a stranger
a week ago. Attorney Burgess, who rep
resented the Holland heirs in the will
case. has withdrawn and will lead the
prosecution, being the attorney for the
state.
The heirs of Holland would have re-
ceived about 100000 each had the prop
erty been left to them. =
Cabell and Ianson of Norfolk are aiding
in the prosecution of Hardy. Friends of
the accused man are rallying to him and
will make application Monday for bail.
standing ready to give security in the
sum of 100000. The Luke referred to
by the dying man is ]. A. Luke, one Of
the parties who would have come in for
a third of the estate. Hardy is a mer-
chant, and when seen in Jail declined to
make any statement. The county Is much
excited over the affair and more trouble
is expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

like parade earnest and on the whole
dignified. which was about all that couIu
reasonably be asked of business parade
in campaign like the one now CLOSING
AT the end of a year in which business
men have not as a rule had any too
much to be grateful for
The state of mind of the paraders foT
the most part reflected in the demeanor
of the hundreds of thousands of spectd-
tors all along the line of march from
lower Broadway, through Waverly place.
up 9TH avenue to 10th street. Almost
every window along the route had It's
group of spectators.
Ii one gave up his place another step
ped in to fill it. while on the street level
the curbs were lined three and four deep.
Suffragettes Fly Balloons.
Flags flew from nearly every building.
At 326 9th avenue the suffragettes made a
demonstration on their own account, dis
playing a banner which read: Votes for
women" and letting loose over the heads
Of the marchers big bunch of toy bal
looms which also distributed the same
sentiment.
The only delay from beginning to end
Of the big walk was at the beginning it
self. when there had to he a walt of ten
minutes after the paraders had reached
the Flatiron building. until Sherman's au-
tomobile brought him to the reviewing
stand There he was soon surrounded by
a group including Rear Admiral Coghlan.
Cornelius y. Bliss, Il. VI. Thomas, presi-
dent of the stock exchange: the officers
Of the Republican Business Mems Asso
citation. Col. Charles +. Homer. William
J.. King. Col. Thompson and others.
The candidate wore fur-lined overcoat
and looked hale and hearty and ready for
good days work. He bowed ard lifted
his hat in response to the cheer that
greeted his appearance. As soon as he
WAS seated the march past began.
Later Secretary Root appeared and
Joined the candidate on the reviewing Job
II wasn't a particularly balmy day Re-
viewing officers had to sit or stand facing
the cool west wind
The chilly weather also had the effect
Of reducing somewhat the numbers of
those in line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN FUND.
Treasurer Ridder Gives List of Con-
tributions.

NEW YORK. October 31.-Treasurer
Herman Ridder of the democratic ma
tional committee tonight gave out the
following list of contributions to the
democratic presidential campaign fund
made tonight:
Abram L. Elkus. New York 500
John w. Cox. New York. 81 800
Theodore T. Wilkinson, Louisiana, $1OO
David r. Francis, Missouri $1,000.
Charles 4. Cuiberson Texas. 500.
J. 4. Clark, Pennsylvania, S1OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
THREE SUITS AGAINST HEARST.
Illinois Candidate Asks $500, 900 For
Attacks on His Character.

CHICAGO, October 31.-Three suits for
$4,000 each against William r. Hearst.
principal, and others, were begun in the
superior court today by Jacob j. Kern.
democratic candidate for state attorney
for Cook county.
The actions, it is claimed by the attor-
ney filing the suits. are based on edito.
rails, cartoons and stories printed in
papers controlled by Mr.. Hearst and at
lacking the character of Kern. Only the
praecipes were filed. stating the amount OF
damages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Bow Commits Suicide.

TRENTON. n. j., October 31.-Charies
E. Council, jr., the thirteen-year-old son
of Charles e. Council, local business
man. committed suicide today by hang
ing himself from the rafters in the cellar
of his home. No one was at home when
the boy committed the deed. 1t is thought
that overstudy caused his mind to become
unbalanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Fatal Feud Clash in Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, KY, October 3l.-Word
reached here today of clash on Stand
ing Rock creek. in Wolfe county. between
the Hall and Ashley feud factions, In
which two of the Hall boys were shot.
one fatally, the other seriously. One OF
the Ashleys was fatally stabbed. Two OF
the combatants were arrested. The Halls
were armed with knives and the Ashleyo
with pistols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Factory employees Escape Fire.

CHICAGO, October 31.-About one hum
dred girls and other factory employees
were endangered by fire which broke
out this noon in two seven-story buildings
at Sl7-SH Washington avenue. All escaped.
however. The loss was about $4,000.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10

away in different directions? Not in a
thousand years! Yet the reformers
and dreamers, seeing no further than
beyond their own noses, attempt TO
weld into a homogeneous mass, In a
few years, what time intends to de-
vote centuries into doing
A slight study of racial politics will
convince the most enthusiastic beliey-
er in having things his own way"
that it cant be did" in some cities.
Racial prejudice, old-world customs,
religion, suspicion, temperament how
many and how impregnable are the
barriers which present themselves. To
get along without any trouble with
the representatives Of all these differ
ent nationalities was not hard task,
provided you looked at mankind as
being all lineal descendants Of Adam,
and not different in what they wanted,
but only different in the way they
went at it. The sanguine races ges-
ticulated, grew eloquent, rapt, even
poetical in asking for some small ia
vor. The taciturn races expressed
themselves briefly, and devoid of en-
thusiasm.
Racial politics concerned itself care
fully as to the selection Of the vari-
Gus ward halls in which to hold the
meetings, the hiring of bands, the en-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10

city, produced curious state of af-
fairs from social standpoint. Here
was a race from the south of Eurone
eager, bustling, emotional, with its
own particular customs and mode of
life. There, three blocks away. might
be a race from northern Europe, total
ly unlike them, with creeds. schools
ways of living and every conceivable
viewpoint, both mental and physical
absolutely separated from their neigh
bors.
What was the result? Why, 1t was
like a lot of block-houses, each with
its hostile or semi-hostile OCCUPANTS
Dwellers in the same city? l say moi
Dwellers in the same community
grant, but so carved apart by nation
ality and environment as to compose
foreign settlements.
Why did Rome from her seven hills
rule the world? What makes Paris
such a great city? What gives the dis.
tinctive touch to London. Berlin
Dublin, Edinburgh? 1t is the sense
of homogeneity that makes them as
they are; the feeling among their in
habitants of a common interest. a uni.
formity of racial feeling and instinct
and kindred aims and aspirations You
tell me of a great city that has 40 or
6O different nationalides dragging
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10

Denial Of the probability OF a war
between Japan and the United States
would be gratuitous If there were not
so much persistent talk about the
dreadful possibility. II may be worth
while to collect three recent utter.
anees on the subject by persons who
know. A French officer who has been
In Japan making dispasslonate study
OF military matters. says, in effect.
that Japan is physically incapable OF
war with the United States. The
American ambassador to Japan, Mr..
oBrien. says that war talk is absurd
Marquis katsura, the new head of the
Japanese cabinet, supports his asser-
ton that Japan is bent on peace by
pointing out that the financial problem
OF Japan is sufficient to engross her
for some time to come. War between
this country and Japan is possible; so
is war between any two nations. But
1t is a perverse jingoism which tries
to brighten folk with so nebulous a
possibility.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10

Rear Admiral Sigsbee, in a recent
article in the Youths Companion, re-
ferred to story told him by an Off
Ger who had sailed on the Portsmouth
of the African coast, hunting for
slayers. The story goes that the
Portsmouth was once challenged to
race by a foreign man-of-war, and
sailed round the foreigner twice.
The admiral regards this as good
sea yarn which he is content to leave
undisturbed. A correspondent who
was on board the Portsmouth at the
time writes to the Companion. that in
the log which he kept of the cruise he
finds the facts which bear out the
story. On November ~, 1859, the
Archer, British sloop Of war, and the
Portsmouth were lying at anchor off
kensington, West Africa. Both got
under way about the same time, all
sails set, and started on a trial OF
speed Whether the race had been
planned or was an informal brush"
is not recorded, but It is true that in
the race that followed the Portsmouth
sailed clean round the Archer. The
evident establishment OF the incident
to make 1t a worthy sea yarn is the
word twice"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10

Here is a new sort of infant prodigy.
A little girl of FIVE years, the daugh.
ter OF respectable working people In
one OF the most populous quarters of
Paris, seems 10 have established a rec.
ord In Juvenile crime. Some time ago
she tried to cut out her little brothers
tongue with knife. She has tried to
burn the house down. having taken
care to soak beds and furniture with
petroleum. Such terror did she be.
come in the neighborhood that she
was commonly called the baby devil"
The public institutions, where she was
sent. considered her an abnormality
and refused to keep her. She has
tried TO stab man. Her perform.
ances so disturbed the neighbors that
her unfortunate parents were ordered
from their poor lodgings by a baillfr.
Now the authorities have taken
charge Of this terrible little creature,
who seems 10 be the kind of degen.
crate recently described by Prof. LON.
broso, an inheritor OF the sins of
many forbears.