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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Mr.. TAFTS SUNDAY SERMON
SELF-RESTRAINT THE SAFETY
VALVE OF GOVERNMENT.
Draws Analogy Between American
People and Those Who Are
"Poor Winners and Losers"

FRESNO. Cal, October 11-President
TAFT was greeted by practically the en-
tire population of the city and surround
ing country yesterday. and after a short
automobile trip through the business sec
ton addressed a gathering of many
thousands in the courthouse square
The Presidents speech was in reality
another Sunday sermon. the third he has
preached since his trip began.
His text. quoted from memory, was He
who conquereth himself Is greater than
he who taketh city," and from 1t the
President drew the lesson that popular
government must always be failure UNI
less 1t is based upon sound common sense
and the self-restraint that goes to make
the good loser He drew an analogy be-
tween the American people in this re-
spect and those people who. in their at
tempts at self-government. follow an
election with a revolution.
On his way here President Taft stopped
at MERGED for three hours. and attended
morning service at the Presbyterian
Church.
A Cosmopolitan Congregation.
His greeting at Fresno came from prob
ably the most cosmopolitan community
he has met in all his travels. In the
throngs that lined the sidewalks was a
commingflng OF Japanese. Chinese. Ar
menians. Portuguese and a dozen other
nationalities A feature of the Presi-
dents visit to Fresno was the presenta-
ton Of an address Of good will from the
Japanese residents.
The meeting held in the courthouse
square was arranged by the Ministerial
Association of Fresno, and nearly all
Of the churches Of the city were repre-
scented. The President was introduced
by Mayor Howell. and said. in part:
''It has not been my part until began
this trip In religious exercises to do other
than form one Of the audience, but l
have found II impossible. under the ur-
gency of the ministers Of the gospel. who
occasionally desire q lay substitute, to
keep from taking their place and at
tempting to preach a sermon.
Il want to say. with respect to this
audience. that the presence Of the vet
Grams OF the civil war is always a great
inspiration to higher thoughts, to higher
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Playful Shot Kills Boy.

NORTH AMPTON. Mass, October IL
Pointing q gun at his fourteen-year- old
cousin. Marshall Sanderson. in Whately
yesterday, with a playful warning of
Look out! I'm going to shoot. Herbert
Sanderson, aged sixteen years, sent the
charge of shot into the younger boys
breast, causing wounds which resulted in
death an hour later. The police consid-
cred the shooting purely accidental and
made no arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

Quarrel Leads to Suicide.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va October H.
After q trivial quarrel over domestic trou-
bles, James Nelson, aged twenty-one
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GAYNOR KNOCKS RIVAL
Says Hearst Promised to Sup
port Him for Mayor.
FIRES OPENING BR0ADsIDE
Issues Statement and Letter in Sup
port Of His Charge.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
Democratic Candidate Alleges Bad
Faith Upon the Part Of In
dependent Opponent.
FIRES OPENING BROADSIDE
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION

NEW YORK, October lin a state
ment full of sting and spite William j.
Gavnor, the democratic nominee for may.
or Of Greater New York. fired his first
big projectile of the municipal campaign
last night in an attack on William Ran
dolph Hearst, candidate of the Civil AL
lance.
Early last week Mr.. Hearst issued a
statement saying that he would not run
for mayor. but would support Justice
Gaynor. Two days later he accepted an
independent nomination for the office.
Surprised at this action, Justice Gaynor
issued a brief statement charging Hearst
with breach Of faith. and last night he
came out with a statement and a letter
supporting to show that Hearst had
urged him to run for mayor nearly six
months ago on "any ticket" and pledg-
ing his support.
To strengthen his statement Justice
Gaynor first made public a letter ad-
dressed to him by Rudolph Block. who
occupies an editorial position on the
Hearst papers. Under the date of October
Block, while "regretting exceedingly to
be drawn into the affair."" reviews what
purports to have been the details of
meetings between Hearst and Gaynor
early last summer. The letter says, In
part:
No Reservations.
Shortly before Mr. Hearst left for Eu-
rope last summer he asked me to bring
you to his home. I think this was the
second or third time you had ever seen
him.
"He asked you If you would not run
for mayor in the fall. and said: I don't
care what ticket you run on, I'll sup
port YOU"
Commenting on these circumstances,
Justice Gaynor's statement says:
ITO this statement Of Mr. Block I add
that after returning from Europe l saw
Mr.. Hearst in September, according to
promise He said that he had in no way
changed his mind. and that he would
support me whatever ticket ran on or
whichever nominated me. He reiterated
this repeatedly and with apparent ear
nestness.''
Justice Gaynor here reviews the incl
dents which led up to Hearst's repudia-
ton Of him, which he describes as 1.-The
most painful shock I had ever expert
enced." and breach of trust such as he
never encountered before.
Meanwhile" continues the statement,
1.-THE primaries of the independence
League had been held, and it was found
that decisive majority of the delegates
chosen were in my favor. Thereupon Mr..
Hearst would not permit the convention
to he called. No other party boss ever
went as far as this. It is said that this
may be an indictable offense, and it is
being looked into.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

The building and stock of the Valley
Feed and Storage Company. at Elkins,
w. Va. was burned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Seattle Exposition's Last Sunday.


SEATTLE, Wash, October 11.-Seattle
celebrated the last Sunday Of the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition yesterday with
an attendance Of 3O.2S1, bringing the total
attendance since the fair opened to
3.555,520. There remain six days before
the close Of the fair, and with Bryan day
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STAMPED towels for Csc

years. a well known farmer living near
Central. six miles from here, last night
|shf fun times at his wife and then COM
mitted suicide. None of Mrs. Nelson's
wounds will prove fatal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

service the oldest jurist in the state. will
retire October g and will be succeeded
by Judge Herds Clements Of Mount
Vernon.
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Hearst Cries Fraud.

".After the primaries. Mr.. Hearst began
to cry fraud. as usual. and that his bal
lot boxes had been Stuffed No one could
vote at the league primaries except its
enrolled members. as every one knows.
In fact, the enrolment was a mere skele-
ton, most of the districts having only
a very few on the roll. and only a hand
full voted at the great majority of the
polls.
land yet the bald statement of Mr..
Hearst that Charles F. Murphy. or Tam
many, or some one. stole his primaries,
or stuffed his ballot boxes seems to have
been gulped down by every partisan news
paper in the city.
''Mr. Hearst now repudiates his league
party. will not permit the convention to
be called. and is having himself nominated
by petition against me. I am fully con-
scious that his great estate OF from
$4,000. 900 to SEA, 0OO.O 900 gives him huge
advantage over me In one respect. but I
am ready to meet him before the people
Of New York.
IT suppose we are about to witness
again such a lavish use of money by a
candidate for office as was never before
witnessed In American politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

as the chief attraction of the week ex-
hibition officials look to see the total at
tendance pass the 375O,OOO mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

Ground was broken at Brunswick,
Nd. for new Reformed Church. -
cost about $1,000.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
SENATE WILL ACT
CULBERSON's RESOLUTION TO
 PROBE HIS PASSED.
Committee on Judiciary Directed to Report if Roosevelt Was Au- thOrized to Sanction the
 Steel Consolidation.

Washington, Jan. 8.-By viva voce vote the Senate today passed Senator Culberson's resolution instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to report to the Senate whether the President was authorized to permit the absorp- ton of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by the United States Steel Corporation.
 Preceding that action Senator Hop kins, renewing his objection to the resolution on the ground that the President did not approve the act of the Steel Corporation in absorbing the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, moved to lay Senator Culberson's res olution on the table as soon as it was called by the Texas Senator to- day.
 On that motion the vote was four teen yeas and forty-seven nays, the yea vote being as follows: Burkett. Carter Cummins, Curtis, Dixon, De- pew. Dupont, Hopkins. Kean, McCum- Der. Piatt, Penrose. Richardson and Warner.
 All of the Senators voting to lay the resolution on tho table were Repub- ucans and of the forty-seVen votes against that motion twenty-one were cast by Democrats and twenty-six by Republicans.
 As soon as this test vote was an- nounced Mir. Culberson moved the adoption of his resolution by a viva voce vote. It was adopted, no divis- ion being called for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
ROOSEVELT ACCUSES
 HLLMAN OF FRAUDS

pression of usury. making drunkenness a misdemeanor and greater regulation of crime. all measures designed to pro- mote the general welfare of the mass es of the District of Columbia, Is re- commended in the report of the Pres ident's Homes Committee transmitted to Congress by President Roosevelt.
 This committee was appointed to study what way to best improve homeH here, especially from the standpoint of their physical. social and moral well fare.
 While eonceding the necessity in ev- cry community of pawn shops, and money lending concerns, the commis- sion declares '"rhe system now in vogue Is attended with gross abuses. absolute extortion and financial dis tress which calls for remedial &C., tion."
 Such operations. the report says. cannot be carried on at lower rate of interest than one per cent per month, and 1t is recommended that the rate be placed not higher than 2 per cent. per month>in order to legalize it..
 The report said that the families investigated could add at least one room to their homes If the money paid for tobacco and intoxicating drinks was devoted to rent.
 The restriction of the harmful things, social settlements and proper amusements. prohibition of the sale of tobacco and intoxicants to persons un- der q years old. greater restriction in the selling of proprietary medicines containing alcohol and the licensing of saloons in residential sections; mak- ing drunkenness a misdemeaoor: plac- ing habitual drunkards and drug hab- itues under legal restraint and the es- tablishment of play groundy and ath- lettc fields to promote temperance and chastity" are strongly recommended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
CONFERENCE IS OVER
TAFT AND KNOX CONCLUDE CARL
 NET DISCUSSIONS. a
Neither The President Elect Nor His Adviser Will Discusa Tine Result And No Announcements
 FOrdhcOmlmK.

Augusta. Jan... S-The Taft-Knox cabinet conference Is over and the Pennsylvania Senator is tonight on his way back to Washington.
 Neither the President nor his adviser will discuss the result and it Is strongly hinted by Mir. Taft tonight that his cabinet will be made known for the first time. when he sends the names of the men who are to compose 1t to the Senate for confirmation, after the fourth of March. However, some thing more definite regarding his de- termination may be expected within a few days.
 From the early ending of the con- ference with Mir. Knox-he said last night he expected to get away by Sum day, if possible--lt seems a reasonable conclusion that the Taft cabinet is de- cided upon. If this Is the case, 1t is also undoubtedly true that the men who are to compose that body have vet to be invited to become cabinet ministers. and their answers received. Asked why Mir. Knox's visit had been so abbreviated. MT. Taft said that the consultation had been finished, and that he had talked ever with the Senator a large number of matters. After MT. Knox had gone. MT. Hitch cock had an extended talk with the President- elect.
 Mir. Taft said while he was at Hot Springs, that 1t was his desire to have his cabinet announcement cover the whole cabinet This is understood to he the advice he received from Mir. Knox on the sub5e~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
THREE BURNED TO DEATH
 IN TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE

New York. Jan. s.-Three persons are dead and another probably fatally burned, and half hundred others had narrow escapes tonight when fire swept through a five story tenement house at No. 6G6 Ninth Avenue.
 The bodies. those of two men and a boy were found in an upper hall way, burned beyond recognition. Nich- olas Gentner who was passing by. aroused the tenants, helped several families on the lower floor to escape and then ran up stairs to help the people there. On the fourth floor ne found James Fay. IS years old. un- conscious from smoke and seriously burned about the face and body. Gent ner picked up the boy and struggled with him to the roof. Fay was hur- ried to q hospital where it was said he would probably die. The fire was subdued with financial loss of about S5,O00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
MINISTER IS CHARGED
 WITH A BRUTAL CRIME

Port Huron, Mich. Jan.. s--By means of two false teeth. 1t was definitely es- tablished this afternoon that Gideon Browning, ot Adair village was the nan who was, butchered last Tuesday evening In the Little Rattle Run Methodist Church in Columbus town ship.
 With part of the mystery which en- shrouded the brutal crime thus clear cd the Supervisors of St. Clair Coun- tv Immediately offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of Rev. John H. Carmichael of Adair pastor of the church, and the man who was at first supposed to have been killed, dismem- bered and then. burned in the church stove.
 strenuous efforts to discover some motive for the destruction of the car nenter by the minister have proven frIitless. : A statement today by Mrs Carmichael that her husbands sister is an inmate of an Insane asylum in west Virginia, explains some of the horrible features Of the crime, If the authorfties suspicious about Reverend Carmichael are borne out. Mrs. Car michael also said that her husband was moody and restless the night be- fore he disappeared, and apparently breeding over something.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
MEMPFIANS WIl.L WORK ! 8lIlBlI1ON ACT

Memphis. Jan. s.s--Msmphis business and professional men met today in mass meeting at the MerchantS Ex- change to protest against the passage of a prohibition law which will include Memphis in It's operation.
 Resolutions setting forth the great harm that such legislatlon would ln- fiict upon Memphis and asking instead for local option. segregation and high license were adopted.
 Committees were appointed to go to Nashville In time to appear before the Senate Committee on Liquor Traffic Monday and protest against the pas sage of the blanket prohibition meas ure and to secure the. signatures of business organizations and leading cit- izens to a protest against the pro- posed Holladay bill.
 Following the action of the Business Mems Club, City Club, Merchants Ex- change and other organizations, tine City Council went on record today against State wide prohibition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
CONGRESSMEN GIVE
 ROOSEVELT REBUKE

motives to be lightly questioned. we may be sure that no legislative body will be respected by the people unlsss 1t respects Hseif.
 Doubtless In the Congress are some times found unfit and dishonest men. but believe that, with few exceptions. the body is composed of men of fn- tegrity, whose vote is determined not by fear. of the police, but by an honest regard for the public Service. If the time should ever come when . major ity of the chosen representatives.sef the American people were so unfit for their trust that their votes were controlled by craven fear of the detection of their crimes, then surely the republic will have come upon evil days. and the failure of nopulAr government will have been demonstrated.
 sThe people of t5Is country have sent their representatives to the Con- gress. Many of them have for long years been reelected at the polls or by LogIsintures We do not believe that frage are such lamentable failures tn at dishonest, cowardly or unfit men are chosen to continue in oface. In thIs matter we stand not only for ourselves hut for those Nho sent US here. The impeachment of those who are chosen Is the impeachment of those who choose. , "The President says that no one holds the dignity of the Congress of the United States in higher regard than he does. It would therefore be. . thing to. be deplored if. as . resalt of any unfortunate. inadvertsnce. of Ian guage. any. untoward combination of words. expressions should remain In his message which might be interpreted by the people as lessening the dignity and thereby weakening the authority of the Congress. 4
 Investigates ef Censress.
 .Tt ls said In the message that erim. inais should be prosecuted if found in the legislative branch of the govern ment and with this we wholly agree But the President adds, If this is mol considered desirabie, special excep. ton could be made in the law provid. ing for the use of the secret service officers in investigating members oi Congress-
 Tn other words t Is suggested tha, 
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
SENSATIONAL CHARGE
ILL-TREATMENT OF CONNECTS IN
 Vi KANSAS.
ChaFkes fhnt Censfcts Have Been seafded and WehseA
 to Deash by OMleials ..., and Gssards.

Leavenworth, Kans., Jan gs--AIlega- tions of graft and corruption and an allegation of an ex-prisoner charging that convicts have been scalded and beaten to death. were made today in the hearing in progress here.
 Miss Harnatd. whe instituted sfSs original chaF@es, said that she was ready to prove that there waa graft and corruption in the contract shops and in the n1anageEneat 0f klie nFisaes
 Among affidasits pra6e1tAd teddy by Miss Barnard was one from Ira E. Terrell, in which, he testified that pris- oners had been .scaided to death and beaten to death while he was in the Kansas State prison.
 On the subject of punishments, Miss Barnard said:
 T hereby dare the warden and deputy warden. who have testified that the punlsh shments are not cruel or palm full, to>lie down here on the floor in the 'Alakazan' position on their stom- achs before this committee for an hour only" se.
 An exemplincation of the Alakazan degree was permitted by the commis- sion.
 Miss Barnard brought in pr. 0. C.. Ashby, an ex-convict. He was chain ed hand and foot and laid on his abdo- men by the chair and almost immedi- ately. at thes solicitation of Miss Bar nard. who expressed fear for Ashby's health, the doctor was released.
 Ashby swore that he had been sub- jected to the "Alakazan'' while in prison for fmanslaughter .an6 said he had suffered severe injury from it.
 Joseph Runnells told Of the first ad- ministration of the water cure" in which he had oficiated. Two pitchers of water were poured into the mouth of Martha Magee.
 7 What was the effect? he was asked
 None at all. She just kept on talk ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
A SENSATION
 IN TENNESSEE To Investigate Alleged
 .Whiskey Lobby
RESOLUTION $ INTRODUCED
Two Prohibition Bills Are Brought ,s Up.
s<xste ssx fSs.se Beth Receivea spe- : ;. eisi ssesssses from Governor Asksns fsr Deiay on Tem-
 pernnee Question.

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. s.--The sen- sation of the hour in legislative cir. cies today was the introduction of a resolution in the House seeking an investigation of the '.whiskey lobby" and alleged attempts to defeaet tm-
 Then came two prohibition bills, one signed by nffy~ and the other by ffty-iive inenibcrsf which insures their passage through the lower House and q sufficient Hufnber of votes to pass either neasure over a veto, should the Governor disapprove them. It only requires majority of the members elected to pass bill over the Cover norss veto in the House and seventeen fin the Senate.
 The Senate and House both received special messages from the Governor asking that no action be taken on the temperance question until he can pre- pere and transmit a special message on the subject no later than Thursday next. The message was spread on the minutes of both branches.
 Many nuneF6usIy signed petitions were presented by Senators from coura- ties ssixing the passage of q state. state. for investigation of the '.whiskey lob. by gas offered by Representative Ta- tnrn, of Dyer County. IL provided for a con1mfftee oT i've from the House and three from the Senate. to con- duet the investigation and clothes it with all requisite powers. Tn the pre- aulhie appears the Following:
 .whreas. It Is q matteer of com mon, knowfedge that an organization representing the allied whiskey and brewery interests are maintaining q lobby in the city of Nashville for the purpose of attempting to defeat tenn perance legisiatfon. at the head of which organization is one Charles M ]. Lewis of Sheihyville. ky, and.
 s.whereas, Tt Is generally believed that this organization is attempting to dominate politics and control the actions of the Legislature in the mat ter of yten,pefsnce. by improper and corrupt means z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
TIMER IS CONVICTED.

Spartanburg, S. C., Jan. s--S S. Timer. president of the Law and Order League of Pacoiet. this State, who was a can- didate for the lower house of the Leg isiature in the last election, was to- day convicted by the criminal court of manslaughter and of carrying conceal. ed weapons.
 Timer was charged with killing Ed- ward Kirby several weeks ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
MRS. MAILMAN KILLS
 HERSELF AT RENFR0E

TaIIadega Jan. S-(Special. )---Mrs. ". w. Hallman, an aged woman of the county residing near Renfroe com mitted suicide this afternoon by jump lnR into a cistern.
 She had been demented for some time and on former occasion had at- femuted to end her life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
TO HOLD CAUCUS.

Leglslature of Indinna to Nominate
 United states Senator.
 Indianapolis. Jan. S.-The caucus to select a United States Senator to suc- ceed James A. Hemenway, was decid- ed upon today and will be held We'd nesday night in the Capitol building ing.
 The Democrats control the Legisla- ture on joint ballot. John W. Kern, John E. Lamb, Edward G. Hoffman. L. Ert Slack. B. F. Shively and Major c. V. Menzies are candidates for the toga. The election of a Senator will take place on Jan. 19.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-09
TO PROTECT DHNEEN.
Laeutenant Governor Lawrence
 Sherman is Yielding the Gavel.

Sherman is Yielding the Gavel.
 Springfield, III, Jan. s.--Many politi- clans believe that as long as Lieuten- ant Governor Lawrence Y, sherman yields the Sgavel in the Senate, just so long will Governor Dineen be afforded protection from any action in the House against him.
 sherman and Dlneen are not be- lieved to be more friendly prior to the dead locked Republican convention five years ago, but sherman in Republi- can. More than that. he Is a party man, and his friends declare that for his party he will fight to the last ditch everything that he believes to be an unfair attempt to unseat any Republi- can-elect. His friends feel that Dineen has mighty supporter.