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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Judge J. Wheeler MCGEE. of the
clerk to omit 80 help me God" when
swearing witnesses. The Judge holds
that this formula is repeated 50 often
each day and is taken with so little
thought that it shocks him as being
irreligious. This raises the question
whether the manner of administering
the oath does not need more reforma-
ton than anything else. The listless
unimpressive way in which clerks of
courts swear witnesses is in the highest
degree reprehensible and should re-
ceive the attention of the Judges. Ger
tainly, If the testimony of witness
is important in case it is important
that he should be impressed with the
solemn duty of telling the truth, and
the clerk who administers the oath
should be fully alive to the duty he is
performing Most, if not all, clerks
humble the oath over in a. slack
twisted. lifeiess way as IL they were
ashamed to, put any real meaning into
the soIemns words with which a wit
whole truth and nothing but the truth
Clerks seem ashamed to show any feel
ing beyond the dryest formality. This
should not be- AS officers of the court
it is as intumBent upon them to main
tain the dignity and ,impressiveness of
the court as.1upon anyone else, and as
the oath4is Jai most essential part of
that dignity and sOlemnity it should
be administered with as much earnest
ness and feryor as any part of the i'm
portant proceedings. Proably il the
clerks would recite the oath as if they
really meant it, it would do much to-
ward the repression of perjury. which
is SO much complained of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The aid which President Gompers will
bring to Mr.. Bryan's candidacy must be
strongly discounted. In the first place.
all the professional laboring men are
Democrats. and probably more than
half of the labor unions have always
voted the Democratic ticket. We do
not recall any prominent labor union
leader who has even been anything, else
than Democrat. Therefore, the one
question is how many of the labor union
men who have hitherto voted the Re-
publican, Prohibition, or Socialist tick
cts can be carried over by Mr.. .Gompers
to the Support of Bryan. AT present in
dications there will not be many, since
Gompers has had to meet several re-
Bluffs from labor unions which tell him
that he does not carry their votes in
his pocket and cannot deliver the goods
he has promised. J,.4i- So.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Col. Guffey has entirely recovered
from Bryan's big stick. The PennsyI-
vania Democracy has decided to ignore
the action of the National Convention
at Denver. which set aside Guffey's cleo
ton and seated in his place James
Kerr, a Bryan man. A meeting is to
be held, this week, at which the Demo-
cratic Committee will be reorganized,
and Guffey men reelected thruout.
with Guffey in full control of the party
in the State. Mr.. Kerr made poor
showing when Guffey got him back
into Pennsylvania.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
If nothing else had been accom-

If nothing else had been accom-
plished the rapid spread of Prohibi-
ton has done a great work in forcing
the insolent Brewer Lords from their
arrogant perch. Only few years ago
the Brewer Lords were as overbearing
and aggressive as the Slave Lords in
1861. They insisted that the earth and
the fulness thereof were theirs. They
dominated our politics. legislatures,
officials. and even society. The police
were their myrmidons. and Sheriffs and
Constables did not dare execute the
laws against them. In many localities
no man but one of their servile tools
could be elected to office on any tick
et They blacklisted those who would
not do their bidding, and threw the
whole force of the saloon element
against them. In many cities and
towns the grocers, icemen, cigar deal
ers, butchers, bakers. draymen. cloth
ing and dry goods dealers were forced
to join their ranks under pain of boy
colt The trades unions were con-
trolled by them. Now they are on the
run, and everywhere begging for quar-
Ter. The Prohibition movement was
worth while for this. if for-@Hothing
else
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Undoubtedly Mr.. VIM. r. Hearst will
be nominated for the Presidency by the
Independence League, and his candi-
the campaign. Most people cannot see
much difference between the doctrines
preached by Hearst and those expound-
ed by Bryan, but Mr.. Hearst insists
that his set of principles are wholly
different from those outlined by the
Peerless One and Mr. Bryan in turn
scorns the people who cannot see his
infinite superiority to the editor of
Americas chief yellow paper.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

William Winter, the New York Tri-
bune's famous dramatic critic, paid a
visit to England some years ago. and
ON boarding the steamer to return. he
stood on the bow and holding up a
shilling said:
Good bye. free and Independent
Britons. If there is blasted one of
you that hasn't got shilling out of
me, for something or other, come for
ward and claim it,"
The American athletes attending the
Olympic Games have been having a
similar experience. 1t has been, "A
shilling, sir" wherever they went. even
to the practice grounds, and they are
cross about it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The experience of Europe would sug.
gest a more vigorous enforcement Of
the law with regard to railroads rather
than the multiplication of them. The
courts there hold the railroads very
rigidly to the exact letter of the law
An illustration: At st. Cyr, France, q
child of nine travelling on a train fell
from the coach, the door of which had
not been properly shut as it left the
station. The court has sentenced the
station master to two months imprison-
ment, while the railroad will have to
pay $4,000 damages as well as an an
nuity of $1,000 to the boy.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
A considerable number of professions

A considerable number of professional
negros have formally threatened Mr.
Taft with a loss of the colored vote
They have announced their intention OF
voting for Bryan. This is interesting
If these gentlemen who claim to be
carrying around the colored vote of the
country in their pockets could not get
all that they wanted out of the Repub-
licans, how much reason for hope have
they of better treatment at the hands
of the Democrats? Should Bryan be
elected there will be the widest scram-
BILE ever seen for offices; there will be
fights to the finish among every so to
100 Original Democrats" who want
some Office and who have claims .of
years of hard and unrewarded party
service. How maAy crumbs of patron
age will the negros be able to pick up
out of that melee?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Republican plurality on popular vote,
2,545,515. '''
:. To the above table must now be add
ed Oklahoma, with. seven electoral
votes.
The Electoral College has now 4Sa
votes, making 242 necessary to choice
Alabama. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia
Louisiana, Mississippi. North Carolina
South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee.
Texas and Virginia are conceded as
certain for Bryan. This will give him
100 sure votes.
He will need 136 more votes to be
elected.
VIII he get them?
If so, where?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

These pugilistic champions do not
seem able to give good account OF
themselves in private informal scraps
Every little while we hear of one being
knocked out by some amateur who has
not near so much science as he has red
blood in his eye. Bob FitZsimmons is
he-latest victim. He had a little turn
with a theater manager and emerged
from the scrap with a severe cut on his
head. inflicted by a nursing bottle in the
hands of his opponent.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The makers of imitation whisky have
not given up the fight by any means.
No one really supposed that the men
who are making unnumbered millions
of easy dollars every year by turning
Peoria alcohol into whisky" were GO
ing to accept destruction of their swoI-
len gains without a rancorous fight
Att'y-Gen. Bonaparte is now facing an
appeal to the Supreme Court. but he and
the President are firm in their determi-
nation that the law must be executed.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The French have been most deter
mined that there will be war between
Japan and the United States. Now
their belief in this has been given a
chill by letter written by member
of the French Military Commission in
Japan. He says that Japan most en-
phatically does not want war with any
one, but expects that the next one will
be with Russia over China. War with
the United States would mean annihi-
lation for Japan. She does not want
the Philippines, as she has all that she
can attend to for years in Formosa.
Above all things she wants to control
China. and is bending every energy to
that PURPOSE. - Iuoei... a.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The Southern sympathizers in Balti-
more are after the school histories in
use. A special committee has been in
vestigating those books and it reports
that they are unfair to the South. and
particularly "Montgomery's Leading
Facts of American History" and NC
Masters School History of the United
States" both of which will not be per-
mitted in the schools hereafter. The
complaint against Montgomery's Lead
ing Facts of American History is that
it pays no attention to the Peggy
Stewart affair prior to the Revolution,
which is one OF Maryland's claims; that
it extols John Brown as hero; that
it says the North won As great victories
with only IL for the South; that the
South is usually spoken of as "the
enemy" and says that Schley deserves
no credit for the victory of Santiago.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
The futberans of MARYLAND v,,, gath

The Lutherans of Maryland will gath
er at Pen Mar July 23 for their Annual
Reunion, which is attended usually by
will be fine speaking, but no words can
tell of the real importance of the Luz
theran immigration to that country
The Lutherans are a wonderful people
and while we have heard much of what
the members of other denominations
are and have done, the Lutherans have
so far lacked proper historian. Their
value to the Union cause would alone
make fine text for a great volume.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The English are surprised to find
that much larger proportion of the
old age pensions go to Ireland than to
either of the other Three Kingdoms.
They are wondering If five shiIlings a
week ($1.25) in not a temptation to
Tishmen to oyerstate their ages. But
what reason is there for assuming that
1rishmcn are more naturally liars than
Engiishmen. Welchmen and Scotch
men?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The mistakes of artists are a source
of never-failing fun. Az artist, espe-
cially an illustrator, seems singularIy
incapable of. seeing correctly. and badly
Informed on general matters. A few
weeks ago Life had a picture of man
jumping in alarm when tame goose
"honked" at him, thinking it was an
, automobile. Recently one of the wide
u circulated colored supplements was
made up of pages of the frights given
G city man in the country by the geese
''honking'' at him Everybody but an
artist knows that a tame goose never
honlls. She only Kisses. The only
thonking is done by the wild geese when
they are flying high in the sky on their
great Spring and Autumn pilgrimages.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

If all the advertising which the Navy
is getting from its trip does not throng
the recruiting offices with young men
eager to see the world. nothing will.
The latest story of all the tars having
high jinks at the bathing beach at Hon
olulu is enough to make any young
man long to get into the Navy. The
beach at~Honolulu is the finest in the
world and the water carnival there was
something to be remembered thru life
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
aFIGGER.9 Fon YoURsELr.

The following are the election figures
for the last Three Presidential cam
paigns, ByssReepfHg this table for refer
ence, each man can make his own esti-
mates. as the campaign progresses. as
to the probable result.
Bryan rap ,theiifrst time in 1895, with
the following result:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The Russian military engineers have
offered prize OF $4,000 for flying
machine. Doubtless the Car would
give many times that for what Job
sighed: THE wings of dove. that 1
might fly away and be at rest"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The old smile of "as lonesome as
bound boy at husking'' applies to
Judge Alton B. Parker in the Democrat
ic Party. Parker as good. loyal party
man is doing his best to help Bryan
along. but the snubs and Sights that he
gets would discourage any but less
determined or less sensitive person than
he
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

1t is remarked in the trade tina
morning newspapers are dying out
Chicago has now but four Baltimor,
but two, Atlanta one. Memphis one
st. Louis two. Milwaukee one. and Gin
cinnati but one
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

= Debs threatens to flood the country
with 5000 speakers, who will address
the people from truck wagons and soap
boxes. Good. This will keep many
men at home of nights, as the only
way to avoid them
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
The Socialist Labor Party has d

The Socialist Labor Party has de-
cided to make convict Preston its can
didate in spite of his deelination to
run. and the fact that it will be 23
years before he would be able to at
tend his own inauguration unless the
Governor of Colorado graciously par
doned him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

- The Filipino is not universally popu-
lar with the Americans residing in
Manila, and the latter do not accept
Sec. Taffs designation of him as "a lit
tie brown brother" They have a song.
the refrain of which is:
HE may be brother to VIM. III. Taft.
But he amt no friend o. mine"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23
wAsHINGTeN, D. c., JULY %, 1908
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another posi-
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired bs
Sure to give former address.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The Womans Rights movement seems
TO have on decided fade. The wo-
men are being crowded out the Govern
ment offices in Washington. and for
the first time in rs years the platform
of the Ohio Prohibitionists has no
Woman Suffrage plank
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

~ Milwaukee will henceforth use auto
!, mobiles for all municipal vehicles ex-
cept fire engines. In daily cost and
general efficiency they are everywhere
superior to the horse-drawn vehicles.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The establishment still grows that
men who find it impossible to believe
the Bible, find it so easy to believe any
other old thing, or new one
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

They have nervous pickets in Para
quay, too. They fired three shots at
United States Minister o'Brien as he
was approaching camp on a mission of
peace.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The Connecticut man who recently
received shock of 1000 volts of cleo
tricity without injury, would seem to be
80 an excellent subject upon which to try
,-t the first exposure of a sheath skirt.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

AS usual, Uncle Sam came out ahead
moa. Savali. the largest of the islands.
and given to the Germans. is being
devastated by volcano. Our part of
the islands are doing very well, thank
you.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The firing of the big guns in Fort
Hamilton caused $4,000 damage to
--~the residences in the rear, by concus-
sion. They must be built on the Old
Harper's Ferry model.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

1t must come rather hard on the
Oyster Bay folks to sink back into the
shadows, with the lime lights playing
on Hot Springs and Lincoln.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

- Bryan is only going to publish the
names of all contributors of $4,000
and more. This will cut out the name
of the editor of The National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

&c They say that the New York Amer
scan costs Hearst from IS, 900 to $1,000
day, and that he is losing heaps
'oof money on it every year.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Which, do you suppose, Jared Hob
son most? His treatment. by the Den
Yer Convention or Roosevelt's adding
him to his gallery of blank prevarica-
tors?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

The Norwegians have gotten tired of
their Kingdom very soon. They say
they only meant it for a temporary
makeshift. to last until after foreign
recognition, when they would have a
republic. Haakon is receiving strong
hints that if he will only resign they
Will elect him President. at the same
salary. with house rent free.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Possibly Mr.. Roosevelt may change
his plans, # Castro continues to grow
CHESTER, and take passage for Vene-
zuela.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

How would it work to raise "a cam
paign fund by licensing those who want
to speak or write poetry?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

Ing asked Hearst to support Bryan. We
expected this.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

lotdi. "
Republican plurality on popular vote,
S71,513.
The average vote in 1904 vas even
more decisive, as follows:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-23

iobat's ~
Republican plurality on popular vote,
602,555.
Four years later, in 1900. Mr. Bryan
made a poorer showing in the electoral
vote, as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-24
JEFFRIES AT
HEAD OF NEW
FIGHT TRUST
TWENTY-FIVE ROUND BOUTS
TO BE HELD
INDUCEMENTS OFFERED PAPKE
AND KETcHEL
Vernon Trustees Grant Club License
and Monster Arena VIII Be
Constructed Without
Delay

new Athletic club. headed by James
J. Jeffries, and advertising to give
twenty-five round bouts, was an
nounced last night
The club will be known as the Jeffries
Athletic club, and a license has been
granted it to hold fights in Vernon by
the board of trustees OF that city. The
license was granted at the meeting OIL
the board Monday night
The retired champion is president or
the new club, and so far, according to a
statement made by him last night, $40,-
900 in cash has been paid into the
treasury, while an even much larger
sum has been subscribed.
che officers of the new club, with the
exception of the president, have not
been selected, but meeting will be
held within a few days when they will
be named.
The club has been in process of for
nation for several months, but it was
decided to keep all information in re-
gard to it under cover until a license
was obtained.
Last night Jeffries. who will also act
as matchmaker, telegraphed Billy Pap
Ike and Stanley Ketchell, offering them
inducements to fight for the middle
weight championship of the world. 1t
is understood the men have been Of
fered 60 per cent of the receipts
Contract for Building
A contract has already been made
with the Whiting Wrecking company
for the building in which the fights will
be held, and work will be commenced
Immediately in order to complete 1t in
time to give Admiral Evans men a
chance to attend the clubs first fight.
The building will be an immense oc-
tagon-shaped amphitheater, with ac-
commodations for seating 5000 people.
Every seat in the building will be a
good one, and there will be no corners
to obstruct the view.
There will be two entrances for ad-
mission seats, thus doing away with
long waiting line, and one entrance for
reserved seats.
An automobile yard will be provided
where autos can be safely stored, and
uniformed attendants will be on hand
to look after the comfort of auto parties
and see to the safety of all machines.
Everything will be done to look after
the comfort of patrons, and uniformed
ushers will show people to their seats
The town of Vernon is located just
beyond the city limits of Los Angeles.
on Santa Fe avenue. 1t can be reacned
directly by the Seventh street car line
in twelve minutes.
The street car company has promised
to have plenty of cars in attendance, SO
there will be no inconvenience after the
fight.
The street leading directly to the club
is paved, and this insures auto patrons
of comfort in attending the fights In
their machines,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-24
AMERICAN CAR
REACHES FRESNO
Other Machines in New York to Paris
Race Are Struggling Against Many
Misfortunes-ltaIian Auto
Stranded
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
FRESNO, March 23.-The American
car arrived here at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon. The only mishap was
slight delay for repairs at Selma, a
town fifteen miles south of here. A
dozen local automobiles paced the
racer from Malaga to this town. ON
arrival here the racing men We're given
a dinner at the Hughes hotel. The
departure is scheduled for 2:55.
KELTON, Utah, March 23.-The
Italian car in the New York to Paris
automobile race which has been MAX
ing such a remarkable squirt in an
effort to overtake the American car,
broke one of the side main frames
while crossing the railroad tracks
mile west of Kelton today and was
hauled back to this place. reaching
here at 2:55 p. m. The car will be
slipped back to Ogden tomorrow
n orning for repairs.
The car was delayed last night at
Connors Springs a few miles west of
Corrinne by the breaking of a cog
wheel, the only shelter the occupants
of the car had for the night being a
haYst Repairs to the car will be
rushed and the car will resume its
journey to the coast as soon as they
are completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-24
TESTIMONY CAUSES
PRISONER TO BE HELD
SUSPECTED BURGLAR APPEARS
IN COURT
Woman Tells of Seeing Man Rob Her
Home and He Must Answer
to Serious
Charge

Charged with burglary, Antonio Fier-
ros was given his preliminary examina-
tion before Police Justice Chambers
yesterday and held to answer in the
superior court.
Fierros is alleged to have entered the
home of Frederick A. Duy, deputy
county assessor, on the night of March
II during the absence of the family.
on her return home that night Mrs.
Duy noticed some one in the house
lighting matches. She sought an Of
ficer and the arrest of the intruder fol-
lowed.
When Fierros was searched at the
central station a purse containing s.
was found in his shoe. The purse was
identified by Mrs. Duy as her property.
Several days later Mrs Duy found a
small revolver and bunch of skeleton
keys wrapped in a handkerchief in her
room,