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TO ASK CONGRESS- FOR Relief
UNLESS GRANTED GUN FAC
TORY MAY BE CRIPPLED.
Navy Department Will Act Regard
ing Branch Railroad Line in
X Street Southeast.

Unless Congress affords prompt relief
the continued operation of the naval gun
foundry at the Washington navy yard
may be seriously crippled by reason of
inadequate railway facilities. Such is the
firm belief of the officials of the Navy
Department, based on existing conditions
The matter is treated In the annual re-
port of the Secretary of the Navy and a
strong recommendation is made that Con-
gress promptly provide remedy.
Briefly stated, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, which now has a traffic
connection with the yard, through a siding
in X street east, has decided to abandon
such connection altogether rather than
build a new branch line. Under the gen.
eral act providing for the abolition of
grade crossings in the District and the
establishment of the Union station the X
street siding was scheduled for remova .
AS it's removal would deprive the gun
factory of the principal system of supply
and distribution, an act was passed at he
last session OF Congress authorizing It's
continued use for a period of two years
pending the construction by the railroad
company of branch line to the yard
along the Anacostia river front.
The railroad company has informed the
Navy Department that It will not build
the branch line under existing conditions.
as the freight business with the navy yard
does not Justify such an expenditure. II
was pointed out that the approximate
revenue from the yard was S104,0oO a
year. and that 1t would cost at least
500. 900 to construct the line, without re-
gard to the cost of the right of way and
maintenance.
Position of Railroad Company.
1T is difficult to determine said the
representative of the company. lust how
much we would have to pay for the pri-
vate property on the right of way be-
cause of the value Of the ground required
and the destruction and impairment of
riparian rights. Because of the small
gross earnings and the heavy cost We
would be put to this company cannot see
its way clear to build the tracks under
the conditions prescribed in the act
1t is realized by the Secretary of the
Navy and his legal advisers that there is
nothing in the law to compel the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company to build the
branch track against its will. The act
contained no penalty clause. Because of
these facts the Navy Department will ask
Congress to relieve the situation by pro-
vidinE that the government assume the
cost of securing the right Of way, leaving
to the railroad company the cost of con-
struction maintenance and operation.
The stated reason for this concession TO
the railroad company is that the branch
line Is desired for the better transaction
of government business, and is not desired
by the company under existing conditions.
1t is stated. furthermore. that there is
serious doubt as to the legality OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-01

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also some daintilv lace trim
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rival factions III Ne" Ork nndnce.
Native New Workers Are Narrow.
The metropolis of America Is one OF
| the most provincial places in the world
1t Is as bad as Asbury Park. and until the
flood of western emigrants. broad-minded
generous and liberal men from the prai-
ries, came in here a few years ago. the
conditions were much worse than they are
now. President Roosevelt once said that
the best citizeV was an eastern born man
with western education and the truth
of that has been illustrated many times
in this city.
The native group of rulers here are
narrow in their views. heartless in their
sefshness. bitter in their rivalry and thew
the willing to cut threats whenever it is
necessary to Guido their competitors
There are. however, several exceptions
and Mr.. Stillman has been one of the most
| conspicuous He has always been an adj
vocate of cooperation, and is the lead
ing exponent In New York financial cir
cles Of the principle that team work Is
better than Individual rivalry. In every
emergency that has occurred here during
his career he has got the banks and the
big men together to cooperate for the
common good-the Morgan group. the
steel trust. the Standard Oil people. the
Vanderbilts, Harrimans the Gould fam
lily. the Pennsylvania railroad directors
and other competing interests in the
great financial world. This trait was
strikingly illustrated in the panic last fall
Stillm.an Close to Rockefeller.
Mr.. Stilman's ability as banker is il
Illustrated by the monthly statement of the
National City Bank. 1t has $4,000, OOO
capital. $26.OOO.OO surplus and $500 600.
600 deposits. All of these figures have
more than doubled since he took COM
| mand, and the influence OF the instjtu-
ton has increased in a correspondents
manner.
! The National City Bank is supposed to
| be a Standard Oil ms tuition, but, as a
matter of fact. the Rockefel.ers and other
members of that corporation have rela-
| lively a small interest: but their finan-
very close for many years and their So
cial rela Ions have even been closer. be-
cause the two sons of William Rockefel-
Ter married the two daughters of Mr..
| Sth.lman. William Rockefeller is the
financial man of the Standard Oil Com
pany. and both his sons have positions
| in his Office. Mr.. Stillman has three
sons. all occupying important positions
and promising to become useful and in
| fiuential citizens like their father One
of them is vice president of the National
| City Bank. another is in the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. while the third
| is in the Office of the Union Pacific Rail
way.
Is Gradually Retiring From Business
| Mr. Stillman has been gradually with
| drawing from active affairs for several
years, and spending the greater par; OF
his time in Europe. He owns one of the
most beautiful chateauN i'm Paris. on the
Pare Monseau. east of the Arc de Tri-
omph. where he entertans quietly but
with genuine hospitality. and has one of
the riches. private collections Of pictures
| in Europe. His amusement during the
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Vanderbilt Has Their Confidence.

They do not pick bank presidents over
here for sentiment or for personal favor
itisu and the National City Bank Is aple
IN nay to secure the services of the best
If fnancjers. Therefore, the selection OF
Mr. Vanderlip as its president cannot be
oons;dered bare compliment. 1t is
something more than that. 1t is recos.
milton of his ability. an expression OF
confidence that is almost unpreceoen,eu
az we'll as evidence that he IS consloered
capable of filling the place. ana Se,,
only a few years ago, Mr.. Vanderllp was
newsnaner reporter in Chicago. do ns
his work faithfully and we'll In his WIG
est dreams ne never aspired TO the prom
nence and influence he has ALREADY reac1-
ed in his presnt pos1t'oh "i''
ring what is to come y,
Mr. Vanderlip was born at Aurora IL,
in 1864. and is therefore forty-tour years
Of age His father was FARMER: IL
grew IN in q cornfield. as they say, an, an,
attended the little red schooihouse a. ~.
crossroads. which has been the nursery
~ ca MANY of our famous men. Wheh ne
NO. seventeen or eighteen years o'H lie
cot a lob in a machine shop IN aurora
and worked at the bench FOR four yeais
Durine that time he saved some NOM!
and vent down to Urbana. where ne
st,d;od mechanics electricity and otner
annIied sciences in the University OF III
nois Intending to become machlhlst oi
a,,ctrician hut he drifted into a news
na,er ONCE instead not from choice put
because he had to do something ana t'ia'
was the first job that onered itseh.
How a Reporter Won Fame.
While he worked on the Aurora Post
no studied shorthand, which is useful for
everybody. and then sought wider field
in Chicago. where he soon obtained
position as reporter OH the Tribune.
Showing unusual intelligence in financial
matters he was assigned to that line OF
work. and was soon promoted to the
position of financial editor of the paper.
That brought him into association with
Mr.. Lyman J. Gage. and when the latter
was appointed Secretary of the Treasury
i'm the Cabinet of President Mckinley. he
asked MIR. Vanderlip to accompany him
to Washington as his private secretary.
Vanderlip developed rapidly in that po-
sition and was promoted to the office OF
assistant secretary in charge of the flnan-
cial and currency business of the govern
ment This brought him into contact
with bankers and other financiers of the
country, who soon recognized his genius,
and i'm 1901. after five service at WASH
ington. Mr.. Vanderlip found himself
second in command of the biggest bank
in the country.
Studied Finance in Europe
Before taking this position he spent a
year in Europe studying financial policies
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Will Exchange Professors.

HELSINGFORS. December 1.-The Cni-
versity Of Helsingfors has accepted the
American proposal for an exchange of
professors. Prof. Bonner. a prominent
linguist has been appointed TO take
charge OF the arrangements
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Studied Finance in Europe.

Before taking this position he spent
year in Europe studying financial policies
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asst few years has been in collecting
gems for his gallery.

. :.
Mr. Stilman gave 100000 to the Ecole
Reaux Aries of Paris a few years ago
in appreciation of what that institution
has done for the education of American
artists The gift was made without os-
tentatson or even publicity through Mr..
Jusserand. the French ambassador al
Washington. and it was a long time be-
fore the public knew anything about It,
That is the sort of man whose place
Frank Vanderlp is expected TO hil and
II is very large one. with an enormous
influence i'm the financial and commercial
r"nrId # goes without saying that Mr.
Vanderlin would not be selected to sue
coed Mr.. stillman unless the directors OF
the National City Bank considered him
~. beet man they can find.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

We carry a full line al
mighty attractive prices.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21
Florida's Higher Educational institutions
Flcrida Female college.)
Tallahassee. Florida.

A College for Women. without par.
allel in the South, embracing a College
OF Liberal Arts; abnormal School;
School Of Industrial Arts; a School
of Fine Arts. offering instruction in
drawing. painting. piano, pipeOrgan,
violin, voice-cultnre. elocution, and
physical culture.
Forty Florida counties and seven
States represented in the enrolment
last session.
Fine new dormitory, with rooms
for one hundred and sixty girls, just
completed. Plans for other extensive
improvements are already made.
For further information or cats.
logue. write to
A. A MURPHREE,
President
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

tributions received after that date
WIN be published upon the date upon
which they are received.
That kind az publicity would seem
10 be carrying out in spirit and In
truth what the Democratic platform
demands and promises. think, how
ever that the name and address Of
all subscribers to the campaign fund
OF Ave dollars and over should be
published. for to do so would un-
doubtedly foster q spirit OF emnla.
ton. and 10 be known as helping the
cause would Justly entltle the CON
tributor to the distinguished con-
sidefatIon OF his brother Demo.
Gratis according to his known ability to
give. Like the widows mite, the
ave dollars from a poor man. II a
greater gift than the ten thousand
dollars from the rich man. and should
be estimated accordingly.
The latest reports nom Hot Springs
say that Candidate Taft win meet
the publicity issue fairly and win in
his letter Of acceptance virtually re.
wise the Republican platform, which
contains no declaration for publicity,
and thus answer the challenge Of the
Democrats Hut this was before
Candidate Taft knew how complete
the Democratic plan FOR publicity
goes. aud that Il promises 10 publish
before election" Candidate Taft
may have Implicit confidence IN the
skin Of The Republican managers 70
conceal enc real facts about contrlbn-
lions from the trusts and corporations,
One thing ~ certain that publicity
Haftcr election u useless as a curh
on tho corrnpt use Of money. and
sny promise % publicity before elec'
ton a worthless unless honestly
carried oat ROBERT MILLER
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

Screens and screen doors
are a necessity now.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21
UNIVERSITY OF THE
STATE or FLORIDA
Gainesville, Florida.

A high-grade institution for young
men, offering Literary. Scientific En-
g.aeering. Agricultural and Pedagogi-
cal Courses.
Crong Faculty; well equipped lab
oratOries; thorough instruction. both
theoretical and practical; careful su-
peryision and discipline; high moral
tone.
No tuition charges to Florida stu
dents. Other expenses very low. For
catalogue and information. address
ANDREW sLEDD,
President.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

which Mr. TAFT declares viii be pub
llshed "after election" and another
secret campaign fund which win
never see the light Of day, but win
be distributed 70 the Republican ma
chimes OF the doubtful States and
thence for the corruption OF yenal
voters. All the tarin protected inter
eats and the railroad corporations.
and al the Wall Street financiers, and
the maietactors Of great wealth, WIN
be forced 70 contribute TO the Republi
can campaign fund. The record Of
their evasion Of the laws Of the land
have been carefully Investigated BY
special agents Of the Republican adj
ministration, and the evidence that
would convict them ia Ia the archives
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. or the Department Of Commerce
and Labor. The chairman and treas,
urer OF the Republican National Com.
mlttee will have the HIST and know
Just how much to assess each male
factor. How much the magnates OF
the standard OH trust will pay for
Immunity and for escape from the
large fines hanging over their heads
win never be known TO the public,
but that the amount viii reach into
the millions does not need evidence
to prove Il, or that II viii be paid
when called for,
But small part OF the amount 80
contributed viii reach the treasurer
OF the Republican National Commit.
tee: only enough 70 meet the legitt
mate expenses. which he estimates AZ
sa,O0O,O00 The much greater amount
win, BY underground channels that
can easily be surmised. reach the Re
publican workers and corruptlonists.
There Il one Advausage OF the Dem.
ocratlc campaign that VIII bother the
Republicans. and that IL the laree
number OF States that viii be fought
for a. doubtful and will therefore,
require aid from their secret campaign
fund source Il "a quito possible that
enormous a. this corruption fund viii
Dc. IL may tnll abort o. satisfying the
harpies that lay ia wait for T. when
4 has 20 BE- divided into 30 many
portions The panic and continued
depression has made even che wall
street interests short o. ready cash.
and Il win need an the promises Of
future favors that she Republican
managers dare oHer 70 mako aome
feel they can dlsgorgc
The Democrats have no such ,rou'
bles about campaign funds They
have no protected interests 20 draw
upon. nor 40 they expect % raise q
iarge SUM II h prohable that Ous
hundred d0ilars win 80 as Far Al
one thOnsApd aors With ne RrpnhM
cans Sun ,be pemoeratic eommit
tne sil ueed considerable monay Ca
printing ana speakers and the hnn
dred and onc logitiwate expenses thai
= NAtiOnal campaign snfalls
III The p0uOcrailc COMMITTEES "a q,
adyice % Mr Hr1an has declared 4
wnl receive no contFlhationa IRON
eorpoFatiQns aud has hmlgsa ih'
amount that ain BE- received fFpn
any Individual 20 siooap, and ihat d
win uske puhneaiion before ne cleo
ten % a1 coniFioatiens asoVe sls.
y resolved bsfore oetoATr as apa CA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

Attended By the highest priced baby
specialist could noe be cared Of stom.
ach or bowel trouble any quicker or
surer than your baby u jon give Il
'gcGec's baby Eiixir Cures diarFhoca
ayscntery and an arrangements Of
the siemachor bowelA Price Is csnta
are 50 cents. sofa by w NJ John.
anaa
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21
DEMOCRATS CHANGE
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
The Fight Has Shifted from the East 70
Middle and Western States.
soMg q &c OovsrFUL sTATss

Three Lions in Path Of Democracy,
the Hearst Vote. the Socialist Vote,
ana Republican soodle-The Peo-
pie W.. the Money Power.
Especial Correspondence Daily SUM-
Washington. D. G., July 2o.-The
nomination Of william Jennings Bryan
81 Nebraska and John Worth Kern
Of Indiana as the candidates Of the
Democratic party means that the plan
Of campaign is 70 be entirely changed
from the old proposition Of fighnng
for the electoral vote OF New York,
New Jersey. Connecticut, indiana.
and the solid South. but new plan
has been decided upon Of transferring
the fight to the Middle and Western
states This involves the necessity
OF carrying the three great States Of
Ohio Indiana and Illinois, or in the
event Of losing either Of them secur.
ing some other Western States 10
give the necessary majority Ia the
electoral college. My own opinion
IL that Mr.. Bryan showed good judg
ment in thus forming HIS line Of bat
lie. Tor tho reason That the shadow
OF Hearst looms up in the path 20
reaching the electoral vote Of New
York and New Jersey, and Ue large
increase OF the Socialist vote, which
win be mainly drawn from tho2e who
have heretofore voted the Democratic
ticket Is another lion in the path
there.
II ~ useless for Democrats to shat
their eyes 10 the obstacles 70 be over
come, but 10 vigorously face them
There are three Hons IN the path OF
Democracy that must be conquered:
The Hearst vote.
The Socialist vote.
Republican Doodle.
The Hearst organization "a reach
lng out into All the doubtful States,
but will be strongest IN New York.
New Jersey. Indiana Illinois and
California.
The Socialist vote win also be
numerous only IN a few states. but
IN some states. such as Wisconsin,
Il viii probably be enough TO Offset
the LaFollette enthusiasts who are,
hear, ready 20 knife the Republican
ticket and but for the large Socialist
vote in Milwaukee they might have
turned the state over 70 AIR. Bryen.
The fight this year viii be wageT
between the money power and the
people. and there IL no use IN dis.
eaising the fact that the money power.
represented by the Republican party.
comes pretty close 20 having the ma.
iorisy
The Republican campaign fund VIII
b. enormous. aud viii be divided be.
tween that for the legitimate ex-
penses OF the campaign, the Items ci
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

Nashville. rena lulr ID trnrs
McHleon. eso lived near AIS ttiy
wsa drowned whiie ashlns ia tas Tea.
ucssee rirrr gust above IoAnanavsiit
Tcnn welean ha4 chRrge og States
n of tAe Ntshville posiossce.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21

ANY skln iichmg n a tsmpertaater
me more yoa seratcA thq uurse n
Hcaek noena 0lntmspt euves pi,eR
srraraa any aein ltshing Az ~ arus
stores
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-21
new ASSESSMENT
SHOWS Big GAINS
Tax Assessor COlsOn's Books Received
BY County Commissioners.
ss4as40 vas &c NsT INcREAsE

After Several Months Of Hard Work
Assessor coIson and Assistants
Complete Labors Of Assessment.
Big Increase.
That Alachua county is rapidly forg-
ing ahead IS best told by the tax books
Of Assessor CoIson which have just
been completed.
The assessment rolls for 1908 give
the increase as sS42,S4O. which is an
excellent showing, taking into con-
sIderation that building and all in
dustries have been shut down and
curtailed owing TO the money strin-
gency
The assessor and his assistants
have been laboring zeaIously for the
past several weeks In order to get the
books completed in time for the com
missioners to receive them on Monday.
and wound up their strenuous duties
late Saturday evening.
We give below the valuations for
1907 and 1908 in full. as taken from
the assessors books:
1907.
heal estate s............s..SI, ipOtIoO
Personal ................ 1,274,e40
Turpentine and timber privi-
leges ...........,..m. 22,s5O
Railroads .............. 1,654,07S
Telegraph lines ......... 23l57
Total ...,.......... .s5,7S5.0sO
1908.
Real estate (Phos. and build.
ings) ....,s........,.... S3,5O7 ,l33
Personal .s......,......... l,306,07O
Turpentine and timber privL
leges .................. 1890
Railroads (extendedl ...... 1,722,seO
Telegraph lines - 2s,157
AOthA .ssss.s'..ss'9'.ss wv tiv4V
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considered an unlucky craft as wen
as a dishonored one.
Captain Philip B. V. Broke, a most
gallant British officer, had commanded
the Shannon for nearly seven years.
Most of his officers and men had been
aboard with him through the greater
part of that period. He had brought
his ship to tiptop condition for ef-
fective service and had drilled his sea-
men and gunners so that they were as
fine and fit as any men who ever trod
deck timbers. On the other hand, Cap
tain Lawrence scarcely knew one Of
his own seamen by sight. A number
Of them were foreigners, and others
were American riffraff Of humanity.
Captain Broke had been blockading
Boston harbor with the Shannon and
other vessels. In May, 1913, he deter
mined to bring about a single ship
combat with the Americans and prove
to his country that British sailors still
knew how to fight. The Shannon her.
self gave challenge to combat by stand
ing in the ofing across the bay when
the sun rose bright and glorious on
the morning Of the list day Of June.
Bostonians witnessing Lawrence's has
ty preparations hustled themselves into
private boats to sail out and watch the
sea fight. The Chesapeake set sail at
noon and stood down the bay, followed
at cautious distance by the pleasure
craft. Some of Lawrence's sailors cele-
brated the occasion Of the sailing by
getting drunk. Despite mutiny on the
part Of a portion of his crew the heroic
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Lawrence, commander of. the Chesa
peake, as he was carried below to die
after receiving mortal wound in his
engagement with the British frigate
Shannon.
Renewed interest in the Chesapeake
Shannon fight was aroused not long
ago when the captured battlefag Of the
American frigate was pulled out of
oblivion by the auctioneer's arm and
sold to William Waldorf Astor, who pre-
scented the old flag to the British Royal
United Service museum.
Early in the year 1918 Master Com
mandant James Lawrence of the sloop
Hornet had engaged and sunk the
sloop Peacock of the enemy. Law
renee was in his thirty-second year,
with record of sixteen years in the
navy and only six weeks leave of alb
sence He was brave and able and in
tensely patriotic. After his return
from the Hornet victory he was pro-
NOTED to a captaincy and was as
signed to command the frigate Chesa-
peake, then lying in Boston harbor for
repairs. Lawrence disliked this as
signment and wrote several letters to
| the secretary of the navy protesting
against it, for the Chesapeake was