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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-15

mere has not been such charming disregard shown for the
people since the day that Vanderbilt said the public damned
as was displayed by Senator Hepburn in telling the bewdered Re-
publican state convention that they could recommend what repre-
sentative should do but that they had power pledge Their
would reduce political party pos organization devoid
OF principles and influence
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-15

Senator Heyburn's and strange doctrine r,at -
Yenons cannot pledge the party candidates 10 enact anv
may result in his undong if the Republicans carry the n
auire There are those who that view OF tile
caaton the legislators will consider themselves atsoe ~
ing bound to his support BY the fact Of his nomination Nv m
y uie state
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-15

In oVerrung the demurrer of the Dubostes the supreme ron
plainly shows that it intends decide the contention as TO the Der
ocrac ticket upon its This nstres the retention of the Ale
ander ticket upon the official ballot majority of the regular
elected delegates to the Wallace convention participated in the
yetlon presided over by l. McC1ear AS this fact is wnow
TO every Wenormed citizen the may be taken for granite
that the case has been practically decided
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-15

President Roosevelt has written letter to an old friend Mo
aa giving the information that for various reasons he yo
election OF Il Taft the presidency may be stated
no letters have been given the public from Pepont Morgan a
ma and Rockefeller that these distinguished leaders of preda
wealth also favor the election of Taft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
POINTED REMARKS.

a GOTHAM man has patented cheat
~ protector that he declares Will cure
badness. Now. If some one viii com.
forward With hat that Will prevent bun
ions on the feet humanity can be happy
Atlanta Georgian.
Miss Bible. accused Of stealing diamonds
IN chicago. has confessed. Winding up her
nte-1aiibird career with a few revelations,
as 1t Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Houston woman has announced that
she wouldn't marry the best man living SO
lcns as she remains in that town she is nor
likely TO meet hm.-Washngton Post.
sen Senator Foslksr is the original race SUI
Barn and two horses perish" says a
headline in Nashville paper Hereafter,
we suppose. Nashvilians will have the fore
thought to take their barns in at night,
especially during the perishlng SEASON.
Washington Herald
BY nominating mining expert like John
Hayes Hammond for Vice President III.
Republicans would have a man who could
ascertain in a scientific manner inst how
deep TAFT will have been buried In the No
ysmber landslide-Houston Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Voice Of the I eople
settling The III cs-Diapatch.

rs,. ~ June IL, 1905
slr--Recently there have appeared
in The Emes-Dispatch both editorials
and letters from subscribers OF, tho
suppression OF unnecessary noises. The
times pispatcll has it within It's power
TO entirely abatc one that has grown
TO be an oatrage--viz,, the nnearthlS
wells uttered by colored newsboys on
Sunday mornings. These boys begin
ut amy time from 6 to $40, and from
then to $ o'clock there Is no such
thing as sleep. No reader not SUP
plied by carrier Wishes TO he awak-
ened III $Mch an hour to purchase the
paper.
In the reighborhood of the hospitals
at Twelfth and Broad streets, where
the newsboys most do congregate, the
noise is well-niEh unbearable both by
the lnmatns sf those Institutions and
the dwellers In the residences
+ Will you not abate this most useless.
OF unnecessary nolscs2 II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
III regard to the liquor tranlc in Eng.
WHITMAN ALDEN WHITE.

Tho Times Dispatch has inucl,
pleasure In the engagement Of William
Allen White to report the Republican
National Convention for this. paper.
Probably there is no man In America
better qualified In every way for this
great pieceRof reporting. Mr.. Whites
thorough Knowledge of mattefs polr-
teal is only tho groundwork for his
peculiar fitness. On top OF this he
has the rarcr gifts of an engaging
style, rare humor and n, singularly
acute skill iii the dissection Of l,tmor.
We feel safe III assuring our readers
that time given to the perusal of Mr..
Whites daily Geographic letters will
be we'll spent No better pen pictures
OF the history-making events at Chi.
cago Will be found anywhere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Personal AND GENERAL.

The sperm whale can stay under water
torrtwenty minutes.
Influenza, like cholera. always travels.
f:om East to West.
a mole eats as many as 10000 earth
worms IN the course of year.
Professor Wasserman. OF Berlin, has sue,
ceeded in tndtns serum which cures p;o.
maine poisoning.
!. IN Saxony practically all OF the live stock
Is staii-fed 400 days of the year, and tho
largest portion the full sos days.
Germany's population is increasing much
more rapidly than that of Britain or France.
This Is nations grea test source of strength
zoe. Brown. who has Just defeated Hok.
Smith In the Georgia subernatora primary,
weighs but ninety-tive pounds, while Smith
lips the scales at 800.
students who have graduated in Ger
many are being engaged for the Hanyans
there.
With his serum ,herapy Prof chante-
messe. OF Paris, claims that he has in 900
cent.
At the meeting of the Plomesgate Board
o. of S Gnaraians the clerk reported the death
an inmate of the workhonse for more than
seventy years.--London Standard.
:, Charles A.. Tallman. U. $, NJ, retired. of
Richmond, Me-. suggested the new arrange
flag which became necessary with admission
OF otlahomn, and which Will become et-
fectivc on July 4th.
Charles Nehaus. of New York, has bean
selected by the John Paul Jones Inonu-
ment commission as the sculptor for that
monnme nt which is to be- erected In Wash
lgton, and for which Congress appropriated
George Barry Mcmillan. a graduate or the
University OF South Africa and Of the Elsen-
bers Agricultural College, Will enter the
UNIVERSITY OF California with the freshmen
% the United states from Cape Colony. HI
IS seIns sent by the Cape government 10
study agriculture. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
ENGi1su CRIMINAL STATISTICS.

Criminal statistics of England and
Wales for the year 1906 have recently
appeared and from the data thus given
la number of Interesting and sugges-
tive comparisons can be made. The
commissioners who prepared the re-
conditions in England to- day with those
of 1857. when, for the first time. COM
plcte statistics OF crime and offenses
We're kept.
The number OF persons tried for
indictable offenses in 1905 was 59,079,
which comes Very near the number
tried in 1857, which was 54,s67; but
the disparity is very much larger when
population is considered, since England
fifty years ago had 1o,s5ooOo, while
to-day she has s45o0,O0o Inhabitants
Thefts have diminished about 40 per
cent, and highway robbery is in a
fair way to being eNtinguishcd, seeing
that there We're 6a5 offenses Of this
sort In 1857, while only o09 were COM
mitted in 1906. Housebreaking, how
ever, has increased almost as fast as
highway robbery has fallen off, while
prosecutions for riot. which were very
common fifty years ago, when 1875 such
cases were tried, have decreased to
only &c.
| There was a great Increase Of arrests
for unindictable offenses, which have
grown from 2l5,7s7 in 1887 to 61S,T14
in 1906 Many of these We're due to
1 the breaches of police regulations, and
indicate no increase of criminal intent
on the part of the people; but the ar
rests for drunkenness have increased
out of all proportion TO the growth In
/ population, 1850 persons being ar
crested IN 1857 as against 21l4o3 in
9N6 an increase or threshold. while
4 the population has less than doubled.
/ In commenting on these statistics.
the New York Evening Post points out
1 that falling off of crimes against prom
| erfS are largely due to the development
OF educational and preventive work,
4 While otfenses due to intemperanoe
\ would evidently never be corrected by
4 ordnary criminal laws 1t is to this
/ reason that may be ascribed tho growth
j u preventive and restrictive legislation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
vIRGININs PLATFORM PURE De-
MOCRACY.

The sessions OF the Democratic con-
vtrated IN remarkable degree the rcd
blooded Vitality. OF the Democratic
party of Virginia. No convention ever
adjourned with every delegate abso-
lutely satisfied with the result of its
deliberations. The need of a conven-
ton gave assurance beforehand that
universal satisfaction could not be
achieved The work of convention
of political party, like the enact
ments of a legislative body, is In
variably compromise, and must be
80 as long as men are men, and minds
differ.
The convention demonstrated, how
ever during every hour of its existence.
that years of ascendancy had not
robbed the Virginia Democracy Of its
vlrility and fighting instincts. Inani-
ton begotten of unopposed power has
been the death of political parties, Tho
hope of that party which has no real
opposition at the polls is unfettered
liberty of thought and expression
among it's members Virginia Demo-
Gratis know how for years peculiar
conditions existing in Virginia pre-
Guided Independent thought along poll
teal lines and forced single issue
upon the party.
Those times are in the past. The
purging of the electorate opened up
the whole field of political thought to
the excursions of inquiring minds
among Virginia voters. The party
whose principles cannot stand the test
of reason and the fair inquiry of the
Investigator deserves to yield to an
other. 1t cheers the soul of a DEM
ocrat of conviction to see his party
SO strong. militant and confident af-
ter its principles have been made the
subject of investigation and the object
OF attack.
A contest within party ranks bears
good fruit. 1t clears the atmosphere
II braces the nerves for the shock Of
battle. AS Senator Daniel would say,
1t dresses and stiffens the line. For
years the Democratic party of Vir-
ginia was forced to mark time But
Virginia Democrats are now catching
step. The declarations of the Roam
cke platform are Democracy pure and
undefiled. a national candidate stand
Ing on those principles would deserve
the highest honor his country could
bestow.
Senator Martin remarked few min
ntes after the convention adjourned.
that it was clear to him the party
was about to enter the campaign with
spirit and hope. Every true Democrat
prays that the Democratic convention
at Denver may deliberate with the
courage of and declare with convic-
ton the principles enunciated by the
Virginia Democracy at Roanoke.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Rhymes for To-Day
THE HAPPY MAN WE >
MEi'C In THE ROAD


W1E asked him: what tank you
Nv Of Taft7"
The .allles--can they make
him budget"
He en-, merely shook his head and laughed:
Fudge
.vve' said: what OF this third term
boom?
Can Teddy r. avoid the rush?"
He said. with rather tired gloom.
"Slush."
Then we resumed: "There's Frank
80 Hitchcock
Men say he's acting like a shah"
He said. when we had walked u block:
We pressed him further: Gray was
-hoaxed.
But Bryan's made a great big hit"
He looked quite blue and warmly
coaxed:
quit"
What hot" said me. near petrified.
Don't you like talking politicsY
He stared at us fun long and cried:
mix"
He walked away---his laugh rang clear
Again. I turned and said to paw:
There goes the happiest man I Ger
saw. II. S. II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
THOSE ENTHUSIASTIC NnwspoYs.

THOSE ENTHUSIASTIC NEWSDOYS.
Surely the correspondent whose let
ter we print in this issue is mistaken
in saying that the cries OF colored
newsboys selling The Times-Dispatcl
assail his slumbcrs as early as o'clock
on Sunday mornings. Colored boys of
tender years are not always brilliantly
acute, 1t is true, but neither are they.
as rule, hopeless idiots. Experience
would soon teach them that crying
their wares at o'clock ante-meridian
was a mere useless wear and tear on
vocal chords. Everybody is in bed at
that hour, except few policemen and
newspaper men, and nobody could be
lured out for love or money.
That newsboys selling the Sunday
Times dispatch begin work promptly
is not denied. How can they help IT?
They are handling the most popular
commodity In the State of Virginia.
Everybody wants it. In this commun-
ity. as in others. there are careless
persons who neglect to order their ia
vorite newspaper delivered regularly
to them and these depend on the row
ing boys to get it, If the boys slipped
by their doors, wearing gum shoes and
mute as oysters, the day would be
ruined for these. Thus, for the mo-
ment the boys have In their keeping
the happiness of great city. Their
shouts are notes of joy, clarion har-
bingers of sladness. When they yell.
they are performing a great civic
duty.
These boys are not, as our correspon-
dent seems to suppose, In the employ
of The Times-Dispatch. They are as
independent OF this establishment as
are any other Richmond merchants.
But If their enthusiasm has been lead
Ing them into too noisy a demonstra-
ton, we trust sincerely that some
means may he found to abate It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
THE REBATE PROSECUTIONS.

As to railroad rebates, no greater
evil was ever fastened on our business
life They have done more to corrupt
Industry and paralyze business ambi-
ton than anything else Their COM
plete elimination is a guarantee of a,
revival in business all over the coun-
try, which will. In the end. prove of
great benefit to the railroads"
The foregoing words of most COM
petent authority--Mr, Thomas f. RYAN
-go to the root of the transportation
problem They also point out its solu-
ton.
i The freight rates on American rail
roads are the lowest in the world. The
law requires that they be charged ac-
cordtng to the service rendered; ship
pers In the same conditions TO have
similar rates, made known by publica-
ton. The disregard Of these laws by
railway officials and shippers, seeking
unfair advantages over their compcti-
vars, have all the evil consequences so
tersely stated by Mr., Ryan.
The government therefore, In prose-
cutting :he violators of these statutes,
is accomplishing a service of far greater
value than belongs to the usual cyimi,
hal proceeding. In the most effectual
way 1t is at once removing the prin-
cipal cause of complaint against the
reads and driving out of our business
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

of tho AntI-Saloon League. Leading
English brewers Will attend and dis
cuss the prohibition problem from an
English standpoint. Among the we'll
known Americans who will speak are
Arthur Brisbane. OF New York, and
Jeremiah w. Jenlts. This meeting is
more interesting since 1t comes Just
after tile address issued by the Model
License League, of Louisville. prophecy
ing the most dire resrltsif the force
OF the prohibition wave Is not checked
Not only does tho league fear the
reign of the fanatic and dcmagoguc
In the place OF wise leaders and
statesmen. but 1t sees the destruction
of s3,sOO.ooo,OO0 worth of property
Invested In the liquor business and
collateral trades. and more than a mil
lion men and women thrown out of
employment"
on the other hand the Minnesota
state Prohibition Convention, not to be
outdone. has sent to the brewers OF
milwaukee, an address which says
Your business is doomed. as your
outposts are now carried and the pro-
hibition army Is about to move against
your main body. The church and So
ciety have now declared, and the state
will soon say. The saloons must go.
No hint of compensation for prop
erty taken, on the one hand, as no
suggestion of anything but war to the
knife, If pushed to extremes, on the
other.
In England. where the liquor traffic
is being discussed with great earnest
ness both by. those who are for and
those who are opposed to the use of
alcohol, very different spirit pre-
walls, for in Great Britain the prop
erty rights of the brewers and bar
keepers arc considered. and the gov
eminent has committed itself to the
principle of compensation for the de-
struction of property incident to total
prohibition. In view of the large. prop
erty interests involved in America. 1t is
not too much to. say that utter de-
struction of the liquor interest with
out recourse will not be the ultimate
attitude of even prohibition communi-
ties. r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

"a Baltimore lad with only half a
brain has Just died." says tho Wash
ington Herald. He must have been a
very frail lad. There Is no city in the
world so easy to live in with half a
brain as old Baltimore.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Speaking of Taft. William Allen
White says that the Republican con-
vention will be "a ratification meet
ing" AS matter OF fact, it will be
a qualification meeting. and Mr.. White
ought to be careful about dropping his
g's that way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

It's great pity that Sir Francis
Cation, who declares that % per cent
of all wives are fretful, did not with
hold his figures until no had applied
his system to Richmond, where the
lovely little star-eyed blondes live.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
MERELY JOKING.
INC WAY to Get Results.

Remember n book play needs booming"
I'm getting some OF the best citizens to
say good word for our productiou.''
"Bahl You'll never make a press agent
What you want TO do is to get 'em to de.
rounce t.-Louisville Courler-JournaL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Our private corps of critics has re-
Gently prepared proof that the real
significance of the famous little verse
about Go ask father" is that father
was then living in Texas.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Robbers. recently made a haul of $35,-
600 from a train in Texas. First and
last good deal Of money passes across
that State on its way to Royal Rich
mond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

1t becomes more and more evident
that as far as 1908 goes, Henry Cabot
Lodge Is not one of the flowers that
boom In the spring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Legalizing Primary.
Makes Short Work of 1t.

The Roanoke convention made short work
of their differences, and tho result may be
summed up m the single ragraph. They
Endorsed Rhea and instructed for Bryan:
and that was all that was expected of them.
---Fredericksburg Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Senator Knox Is quoted as saving
that he will have "ffrst place or moth
ing What use have you got for moth
Ing, Senator?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

The Veddahs OF Ceylon, according "a
a floating item, have religious Scruples
AGAINST bathing. .Know any Neldahs?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Governor Johnson can always carry
Minnesota" SAYS a contemporary. How
ever, there doesn't seem to be any
special place to carry it TO this year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Couldn't Compete.

Upton twhose Office is on the twenty
ninth floor): Great Scottl Uncle, you
don't mean. to say you walked all the way
ur, mere and the elevators rnnnlng?''
unclc RUDE: Wall, thirty years ago
could a run. too. but amt a-racIng with
no elevators these sdays!''-Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

For tho brewers tn hold their con-
vention in Milwaukee Is Goals to New
castle. rhe place for brewers to meet
Is Atlanta, Ga.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

a great deal of money Mil be made
in New York this week through peo-
pies refraining from betting on sure
things at the track.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

Anyway, Mr.. Taft now knows def
ritely who Will be on the other stump,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
GREAT rRoElrs AFFECTED.
Figures Showing Enormous sums Anected
by Betting Legislation.
profits only

profits OniyD
This table is based on the S per cent. tax
paid in 1897 10 AGRICULTURAL associations.
FgNres furnished In report of racing com
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Not in His Line.

Why did you send that patient to an
Well, explained the physician with n
strictly fashionable practice, 'he appeared
to be really slck."--Washington Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

president is Neutral ayers head
line. ANY bets2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Totals s24s.42o s4aaS.hsa )

AVtdis ~ Sfp, f-5Ib S3,SSS,Dh3 ~
VALUES OF TRACKS.
Based on. value of real estate on which
PLANTS are situated, and cost OF building
plants, tracks, etc. and maintaining them
4Sluo ana Track. Value.
Coney Island Jockey Club. Sleeps
head Bay.,... "a o 90, 900
Westminster Racing Association.
y Belmont Park. ...........'....... 1000 900
BROOKLYN Jockey club. Gravesend. 2.S00,o0O
brighton Beach Racing .Associa-
ton, Brighton Reach, ...7.,.,.... 1890. 400
Metropoiltan Jockey Club. Jamaica 100000
Empire city Racing Association,
1onkers .,5,...5,,,..... 100000
Queens County Jockey Club. Aque-
duct ..,...3.,..... 100000
Saratoga Racing Association. Sara
!, tosa -, ........... 100000
falo observation-disclosures. 100000
Total Observation-Disclosures 14 900. 900
MoNEY INVOLVED,
Estimated value of 5000 horses in
Salaries for zoo trainers for one
year testmated) ...........,.. 100000
Salaries for 400 Jockeys, including
fees testtmated) ........ ..,... l, 900 900
Salaries for 500 employees Of asso-
cations testImatedo ....5.......... 1 100000
Salaries for 500 stable hands (es-
Salaries y. for 1000 boolsmakers' clerks 'sSg
iestimatedp ..,,.... ,......,,.,.. 100000
ore horse for a year,.....,..... 1855
This includes boarding and feeding and
veterinary service Figures based on esti-
mate made by jockey club.
PURSES.
amount paid in purses on all New
York tracks during 1907 so.G45 900
y. tFis1uresi furnished by n, Y. S. Racing
iCommission.)y .t
BETTING PROFITS.
Estimated receipts for privileges
about tracks, Observation-Disclosures. 500, 600
OTHER PROFITS.
Entrance fees for one year on New
So hotk tfAfks, So, 600 900
TRANSPORTATION OF HORSES.
Estimated transportation costs To
owners racing in New York. ,.. 81 200 ,00O
Jockey club figures show that 1t cost
$4,000 TO carry horses to and from. Sara
tcsn during 1907 meetlns.
COST OF SINGLE STABLE.
Estimated cost of Keene's breeding
establishment racing for one
year ,,,,,,,.. Reconnaissance 45O 0N0
Mr., keene said that his winnings OF over
sl00.0hu did not pay for the nltint enance
OF his Htablo,-rNow York American,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Elaborate Dupllclty.
NV =.

"Thcn he must be rich.''
II don't know. Some men are deep
CROUCH to plead poverty just for the i'm
preston II viii Observation-Disclosures Her
aid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14

BREWERS US. PnoHiBiTI0NlsTs.
In Milwaukee, tho brewing interests
IT America have gathered together to
ilscuss the projection OF their business
Ind TO create, as far as possible a
sentiment that viii offset the EFFORTS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
Cold Ones.
ar coo tlo,
printing President Madl-

= see they arc printing President Madl-
"Ill bet they are no. the kind a man
wouldi. pay $4,000 for in order to get them
back-"-cleveland Plain Dealer.
n Rusc.
Gentleman Go cigar dealer,: Have You
any an =, so-and-so brand in stock? How are
Dealer: ,''First-class. sir. This las. 10. is
an extremely fine one
Gentleman tdepartngp: Thanks; yoa
wrote that they were very poor. but l am
Pleased TO find you were mistaken. am
Inquirer.
In Doubt.
rs y, the pen really mighuer than the
II dunno as it Is" answered the country
eoitor. When / was in the army.-I earned
sls monsh.'i.-Houston Chronicle.