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The Washington times., 1908-04-07

Southern Contractor in Con-
ference With the Rspub-
lican Leaders Today.
Believed influence on Bust
ness Men of South Will
Aid Materially.

W. J. oliver, of Knoxville, Tenn, will
have a conference today with repre-
sentatives Of important political inter
ests, for the consideration of a PROPOSE
ton that he assume charge of the pre-
convention campaign in the South, IN
the interest of the opposition TO Secre-
tary Taft. Pending the further con-
si6eration Of the matter, neither Mr..
oliver nor the people who are interested
in his decision have been willing 10
make any statement.
The anti-Taft people believe that Oil
ver's leadership would instantly put
new face on political affairs in the
South. lie is a man e Dig business,
who has a wonderful acquaintance with
men OF affairs all over the South.
His campaign would be directed
against domination by placemen, and
would be based on appeal TO the solid
business interests OF the community.
His effort. in short, would be to induce
the business interests TO bring such
pressure TO bear on the politicians as
would keep the latter from undue ac-
tIvlty in the Taft behalf.
Committeeman in the Air.
It is declared that the Republican ma
tional COMMITTEES men from the Southern
States are already hopelessly in the air
as a result Of this threat Of introducing
the substantial business interests as a
factor in the campaign. The Taft con-
troll Of the committee apparently de-
ponds on which way the Southern men,
bCTs finally flop. and divers friends
believe he could have moro influence in
lining them up than any other man who
could be named 1t IS understood this
question Of the attitude Of the national
committee. and the prospect of keeping
it from the control of the Taft people
Will be one of the most important fac
tors IN deciding Mr.. divers course.
Primaries Today.
The Republican primaries are being
held in both Wisconsin and Minnesota
today. and in both States it is a fight
between La Toilette and Taft. In Wis
consin the utmost hope of the Taft peO-
pie is TO carry possibly two Congress
siOnal districts, 50 they may split the
delegation. in Minnesota the La Fol
lette people hope for half the delegates.
and express confidence Of getting eight
Of them. while they are confident of a
solid delegation in Wisconsin.
Both sides have been putting up
stiff fight recently in both States. Oper-
ating headquarters. distributing literd-
tUre. keeping their people hard at work
and organizing down 10 the county and
precinct. All the old-time elements of
opposition to la Toilette are hard at
work for Taft in Wisconsin in the hope
Of inserting wedge to break his hold
on the State.
The Washington times., 1908-04-07
UNDERWRITERS
S. II. HINES,

S. Il. HINES,
UNDERTAKER. AND ENBALNIER.
us 18th ST NV.
aps-sJt PHONE NORTH 15q5.
The Washington times., 1908-04-07
MARCUS NOTES,
AuCtiOneer.

Regular sale OF furniture and house
Eoid effects Pianos and cash register
within my salesro1ms
The Washington times., 1908-04-07
APO Ninth Street N. W. on
Thursday, April 9th
At 10 A. n.

Enamel Beds, Felt .-artresses. Bureaus.
Wash Stands. Tables. Large Quantity
OF Cane ana Wood Seat Chairs. Boston
CoUches. Wardrobe Mating. STORAGE
Goods. Upright Pianos National Cash
Register. Quantity Of China Sheets
Towels, Pillow Ca. s. Bed Spreads. 90
Mating Rugs 81 100 Bedroom Tables.
au--1r
The Washington times., 1908-04-07
Love and Doaghnuts Enough
For EJopers; Cruelty Parted

Continued from First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
The Maryland Pilgrims.
rom the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American
On the 25th of March. 1894. Leonard
Calvert and the voyagers on the Ark and
the Dove. who had set sail from the Isle
Of Wight November % of the previous
year. took solemn possession of the soil
of Maryland. This was on ST. Clements.
an island good enough for fort. but
not large enough for settlement Here
they tarrfed only for short while Two
days later the strangers had bargalned
with the Indians on ST. Marys river. and
thus March %. 1854. is claimed by some
of our historians as tie date of actual
settlement But the 25th is all right. Cal
vert and his men were here: they had
been on the way four weary months.
and it was very certain that they were
going to stay. The Indians were wise
not to object, 80 that there was no eX-
perence such as that which attended the
strenuous days Of the New England pill
grims. who first fell on their knees and
then on the aborigines. The beginning of
Maryland was to be prophetic of it's his
tory. The settlers were filled with de-
light: the air was sweet and balmy even
in March-as it was yesterday-and there
were no heroics. So the Maryland people
have increased and multiplied. They have
been close to the greatest drama of the
world-a nation in it's birth, its growth
and its bewilderng progress. and they
have taken part in all its trials. TRACE
dies and triumphs; and yet Maryland has
been sngularly tranquil. Today, with all
the hustle and worry of an oVerspeeded
age. the dominant note is sane living
and the rational enjoyment of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

for the mere acceptance of the queen 6
invit alton but he declined in favor of
Gladstone. whom he was always pleased
to follow Although Devonshire had none
of the tricks of the politician and al
ways carried himself aristocratically. he
vas genuinely popular. Much of his prop
erty lay in the very heart of the city of
London and he was recognized as one of
the most powerful of the landlords of
England yet the mob had no occasion
ever to jeer his name. He was not the
type Of the grasping plutocrat He lived
as befitted his station, in noble style. and
he was generous in his gifts to the poor
For years he had devoted himself as
siduously to the study of England
gravest problem. that of the unemployed.
1t is significant of the difficulty of that
problem that not even Devonshire, with
his practically limitess wealth, could find
a way to materially lessen the misery of
the capitals poor. While many of the
peers Of England have brought discredit
upon their class by their prOdigality and
immortality. the career of Devonshire was
in all respects calculated to increase the
public respect for the nobility. He was
and to the end bore himself as a gentle
man of the highest type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
A Liberal Setback in London.

Great excitement in the English house
of common i reported as the result OF
n by-election in London at which a lib
eral candidate was defeated by unionist
by 2,494 votes in a district which two
years ago gave a liberal majority of >. $50
In other words. in this one district more
than 400 voters have changed front in
two years an astounding transfer of al
legiance, which doubtless indicates a rev.
dictionary shifting of sentiment. Whether
this particular constituency is individual
in its change of heart or is typical of the
attitude of the electorate at large is not
now to be determined but it is evident
from the dispatches that the politicians
in parliament regard the vote as highly
significant
In view OF the failure of the liberal
party 10 make good its ante-election pro-
gram of reform and of it's present condi-
" that wave of opposition to it is sweep
ing over England The ministry has at
no time been a strong one. The premier
has proved himself an opportunis' whose
only conspicuous performance has been
his demand for the curtailment of the
power of the house of lords
\ few more such by-elections and an
appeal to the country will soon follow
Already. indeed. the opposition is calling
upon the ministry to resign 1t would
of course. he foolish for the government
10 accept the London vote as indicative
OF Joss of the country's confidence but
IT there is any genuine desire to test the
sentiment Of the voters there should he
no diff1cuity in the way of a few resipna-
tons to cause special elections
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
The Richest Peer of ENGLAND

Had III" cables brought news YESTERDAY
mat spencer Compton Clvendish had died
al 'ahneS there would have been blit liz
u" interest III america But the auuorInco
m"ht that tho Duke Of DevonShirc had
passed away WAS an item of Importance
OF TINS man was distinguished in several
respects. He WAS one of the three richest
peers O: England: he was one of the most
active workers for educational and social
REFORM and he for a great MANY
years one of the most conspicuous ex-
amples OF the British peer in political
harness. Devonshire was an INSPIRING
type OF man and an aristocrat OF whom
England had good reason to be proud He
was clean. cultured and progressive a
man of power who. if born in humber
circumstances. would have risen to the
top of affairs by the force of character
But his environment was in a certain de-
gree limiting. He could and did work
hard in the political field as subordinate
but the responsibilities OF a vast estate,
ranking as one of the greatest indi-
yidual properties in the world. We're such
as To restrict his activities in public life
He might have been premier of England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
M Rochette.

The money capers of Nj. Rochelle are
i'm a way comforting on this side the
water They show that America does
not monopolze what is called high finance
Here is a Frenchman of humble extrac-
ton who in Paris turned tricks as startling
as any that have recently been turned
in New York. He was daisy chain
operator and raked in shekelS right and
left He could not have f1ourished more
had he emigrated and employed his
talents on Manhattan Island. 1t might be
interesting to know why he selected the
old world rather than the new for an
activity which marks him as an up-to-
date exploiter of the first class. He may
join us later. if the French courts do not
put too protracted a restraint on his lib
erty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Anomalies of the Gambling Laws.

The Senate District committee has now
to consider certain Inconsistencies in the
laws relating to gambling in the Dis
.rict which were created in the begin
ming by the enactment of a statute
specifically designed to protect certain
gambling institution while putting all
others under the ban. 1t may be in
structive to formulate some of these
anomalies of the law.
Why should it be unlawful to make a
hand book on the horse races inside of
the city limits or mile beyond them.
while it is lawful to make book on the
same races at Benning track, which lies
well within the District?
Why should it be unlawful to bet on a
base ball game inside of the city limits
or UP to a mile beyond when it is law
full to bet on a ball game across the
mile line?
game of poker for stakes at Bennins
when it is lawful to make book at the
same point the horse races:
Why should it be lawful for book
maker to ply his trade while stepping
about an Enclosure slowly, when 1t is
unlawful for him to record bet standing
still?
These are some of the absurdities which
have arisen from the anti-gambling stat
utes and the decisions rendered upon them
by the local courts. They might be almost
infinitely multiplied yet they all spring
from the same central preposterous prop
osition namely, that gambling is gam
bling under the law only in certain area
of the District and under certain physical
coalitions of equipment.
The betting game al Benning exists be-
cause of an outrageous discrimination in
the law between classes of offenders
against the moral standards of modern
civilization. The Senate District commit
tee is now confronted with the duty of
making all forms of gambling everywhere
in the District equally amenable to pre-
vention and punishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Taggart.

II true that the republicans of Indian
aPoHs helped out Thomas Tageart at the
primaries last night they We're proba bly,
IHHuehc'd by Il sense of gratitude. Mr.
iasSaft as an awful example has served
't'eAl many good turn. His career as a
les ana ms establishment at the French
X springs have been valuable repub-
al assets IN campaign years. Mr. Tag
~1Ft IL IS announced, will stand for re-
'tec'i"h as Il member of the democratic
national committee. with the hone of
succeeding himself also as chairman. The
latter proposition. however. will rest with
'he homlnc" OF the Denver convention
III MI BRYAN is the man. Mr.. Taggart-s
Chances Will be slim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
News Suppression in Paterson.
From the Newark News.

From the Newark News
It is a queer sort of plan that is being
tried in Paterson to preserve the good
name of the city" The newspapers there
recently published. after the news had
appeared in the press Of the country
generally. the fact that an anarchistio
organ printed in the Silk City had been
advocating riot and bloodshed So violen,
was the language of this organ. La CUES
tione Sociale. that the federal postal off,
Gals have ordered it excluded from the
mails. Yet one of the Silk City papers
apolOgzed for referring to the matter al
all, and said that it had known about il
for considerable length of time. but had
suppressed the news in order not to hurt
the reputation of Paterson. Now Mayor
Mcbride has taken the matter up. and has
written to all the newspapers of the city
asking them in future to refrain from let
ting the public know what is going on in
anarchistic circles there. 1.-The plague,
he says. SHOULD be quarantined. as the
dissemination of such news only serves tc
spread the contagion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Cured ne

Il suffered with pain under my
left breast and shortness OF breath
ant nervousness. My heart would
beat very fast. and then it would
hardly beat at all. One doctor told
me | had neuralgia of the heart,
another said | had dyspepsia, and
another only a weak heart, but
none OF them gave me any relief.
| was not able to be out for four
months. | wrote the Miles Medi-
cal CO. for advice, and they told me
to take DIR. Miles Ne1 vine with the
Heart Cure. | took both as direct
ed, and entirely recovered
MRS. p. JENNINGS,
Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind.
James River p. O.. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
The Johnson Boom.

Gov johnson of Minnesota declares that
he has not announced for the Denver
nomination. II is not necessary that lie
should in set terms. His attitude is well
understood He not only would accept
the honor but he glad to receive ii. He
expresses great admiration for Mr.. Bryan.
and probably feels it. He may even be
convinced that Mr.. Bryan will again
lead the party. But it is a fact that all
this praise and advertisement bestowed
upon him is so much to the good re-
spects his general welfare. Not word
of It will he lost even if his name should
not be mentioned at Denver.
The matter is to he appra iSed according
To the new times and conditions. Many
of our statesmen are also entertainers,
and many entertainers also statesmen
The year is divided so that the public
gets eight months and the Chautauuuas
four months. An official takes a rest
and goes on a talking tour. He returns
to his public duties refreshed by his
travels. with his personal acquaintance
largely extended and his wallet materially
fattened
Gov. johnson has become Il member OF
this fraternity He has signed for the
''iiill4S t-tld SEASON. ana SllOulO
prove Il top-liner on the circuit He talks
we'll and is an interesting man. Next to
Mr.. Bryan he is probably the best adver-
tised man whose name has been can
vassed in connection with the democratic
nomination
Now this has grown out of the presi-
dental boom. Simply as the democrat
WHO had carried Minnesota for governor
az the same time Theodore Roosevelt car
ried it for President, Gov. Johnson would
not have commanded national attention in
the lecture field. 1t is the man whose
friends think he would make A good
President. and so have been booming him
for the Denver nomina ton. the lecture
public is curious about. Interest every
where has been aroused in one repre-
scented able to poll all the votes Mr..
Bryan can poll. and more.
The nomination of Gov. johnson a Den
yer would of course cancel his Chautau-
qua dates. But all the praise bestowed
upon him between now and convention
time will. even il his claims are not pre-
scented a Denver. assist him on the lee
turc circuit if he travels il. and swell the
total of the gate receipts. He cannot lose,
matter what happens. All he need do
is to sit tight and let his friends boom
him to their hearts content.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Renches for Congressmen.

Alack. twill be an hour of gloom
When benches are put in:
Wen have to beg for elbow room
And in the joyous din
OF hot debate we must employ
A stratagem that's neat
To keep some colleague mad with JOY
From stamping on our feet.
To raise objection now would be
4 futile task and fond.
They'd answer. That's the way, you see
It's done across the pond.
Since fate presents to us this cup
Well quaff nor coyly stop.
Wen let the janitor sweep up
The his that We drop.
Our monocles we'll tightly twist
Into our languid eyes
And have them entered on the list
AS stationer's supplies.
Upon the terrace tea we'll serve;
Wen never smile or cheer.
But on occasion, with reserve.
Wen simply say, Hear! hear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Benches for the House.

Whether or not il is desirable to remove
the desks from the hall of the House of
Representatives should be determined not
with reference TO the future size of that
body but with regard to the present con-
venence of transacting business. Ii mat
ters but little whether the lower house of
Congress consists of :'S6. at present.
or $40. under some later apportionment
upon a more liberal scale. \ member who
sits in the rear row of seats will always
have difficulty making himself heard at
the desk if order is not preserved. what
ever the total membership or the average
ATTENDANCE. The whole question turns
uron the point of order on the floor, and
it is incumbent upon the House to con-
slider whether quiet can be best preserved
with the desks removed.
I-nouestionably with benches substituted
for desks there will be less loungng in the
hall of the House by members who have
no immediate business to transact there
or who do not expect affairs soon to reach
a point interesting to them. Members
who attend the sessions chiefly because of
the Importance of being on hand when
their own individual interests are at issue
will spend most of their ume in committee
sent themselves on the floor only on spe-
cial occasions. 1t remains to be deter
mined whether the removal of the desks
will make ii more difficult to hold quo
rum on the floor or within easy reach.
1t must be acknowledged mat the pres
ent aspect of the House of Representa-
tves upon ordinary occasion is not
Inspiring. The process of lawmaking ap-
pears to the casual visitor in the galleries
a dreary one. marked chiefly by idle side
talking and inattentve, perfunctory
presence on the part of the majority of
those on the floor. Perhaps dozen or
score of members are actually attending
to the business in hand. The clerks
monotonous voice or the singsong utter
ance of a debater merely punctuates the
buzz Of conversation arising from the
various groups of members scattered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
The Laws Against Anarchy.

From the New York Evening Post.
If. as President Roosevelt fears. 1T
may be impossible under the federal
law to prosecute crimnaly those respon-
sible for the sending out from Paterson
of what he calls an ''anarchistic and
murderous publication. this merely
proves once more how ill-directed were
the excited efforts to suppress anarchy
made after the assassination of President
Mckinley. Congress. after all the ener-
getic talk OF that period apparently left
the law in such a state that there is no
penalty for acts committed here which.
ircommitted in foreign country by an
alien. would debar that alien from en-
trance to this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

sEIn order to avoid delays on account
of personal absence letters to THE
STAR should not be addressed to any
Individual connected with the ONCE. but
simpIy to THE STAR, or to the Editorial
Or Business Department., according to
tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Tillnan
From the TROY Record.

TONI TOY KtrhFU.
While many of us are inclined to con-
slider the pitchfork statesman" a dis
turbing element in public affairs. there
can be no doubt that he is earnest In the
advocacy of principles which are for the
best intereSts of the country. Tilman
started out demagogue: he is now
useful statesman. il a radical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON
A Citizens Protest.

Are you going to vote a straight
ticket asked the campaign worker.
Whats the use in askin' question
like that" rejoined Mr.. Dolan. You
know this ward hasn't seen a ticket that
wasn't crooked in the last ten years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
LiberalitY.

do YOU thing auy further develop
ments will occur in the way of simplitied
spelling?'
Il hope not" answered the authos-
rapher The up-to-date spelling book
will soon be like the up-to-date dictionary
in providing authority for almost any use
of language that may strike the fancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

about the great chamber. Now and then
the gavel Of the presiding officer taps a
reminder that the House is in session and
at work. Pages scurry TO and fro as
members summon them. The scene sug-
gests anything but the legislative cham
bei of a nation of eighty million peoplr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
No Liking Apparent.

Your wife likes the last word. doesn' I
she?
Il don't thinR So answered Mr.. Meek
ton. ANY way, she's mighty reluctant
about reaching it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Philosophy.

The Easter bonnet is no joke.
1t is a fact none can deny:
But when a man is going broke
It's better, sure. to laugh than cry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

- Youth patriotic statesman i'll
NaIiaoiy mas a lot IF new ideas to offer
hu' ne generally gets discouraged in
"ihe ana settles down to talk tariff re-
form with tie rest of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

The persistence OF hishwaymen makes it
impossible for Chicago to pick out any
distinct series of disturbances to be desis-
mated as crime wave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

In discussing the newest styles in wom'
ans hats. it may be asserted. without pre-
tension TO technical knowledge, that they
will look funny until you get used TO them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

1t has been suggested that Abe Hummel
change his name. This would be scarcely
fair to people who might want to be sure
to avoid discussing him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25
Washington Rumors.
/, the Columbus tOhiol Journal

The able Washington correspondents
don't care much whether Congress does
anything or not so long as they can al
ways fill two or three columns with sec
ond elective term rumors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

The report that Mr.. Plat desires an
other term has not yet inspired any New
York statesman with an ardent ambition
10 be his Jonathan Bourne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

There is no use of reasoning with an
anarchist. If he could be reasoned with
ne would not be an anarchist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

Inc bill TO widen the BenninG road may
ne made the means Of compelling Ger
tam classes of sinners to stick To tho
strait and narrow way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-25

1t is pity that remedy so simple and
easily obtained as a message from the
White House should not be more eff
fectiEe.