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MUSIC BOX ROUTS BURGLAR.
Played You'll Remember Ne" but
the Thief Forgot His Plumber.

Prom taa Sea YORK American.
To the old saw. music hath charms %
soothe the savage breast" may now be
added. music has the power 20 stop
burglary IT any aHdavirs are needed
the family of Frank L-avy, iu DE Witt
street Corona, Long Island. can furnish
them.
The Leayys music boN has long since
outliyed It's novelty ia the family but
like other things that are ornamental
occupies a place Of prominence in the
Lsavy living room. II was there about
the hour when it j. darkest before dawn
The household Of the Leavys was
wrapped in that peaceful slumber that
comes with the hour of least resistance
when all nature sleeps and the Wilkmau.
who must work. feels like the policeman
that his lot Is an unhappy one
Up the staircase Of tile Leavy home
there came floating with a unkliug Of
silver bells. 'YouU Remember Ne "
The household Of Leavy was awakened
and there was a scamperiug downstairs
and plt-a-pat OF feet on the porch 70
the side # the house. while the box con-
unued with it's melody.
From a point of vantage upstairs. Mr.
Leavy inquired what was wanted. ana
received no answer other than the last
few bars Of the song as the box gave ii
whir and then started up sweet Alice.
Ben Bolt"
a window was found open and in the
dulng-r0om reposing in bag was the
silver of the family. The burglar, evil
IDENTIFY an Unc0urh. UndereGucsJed per-
son, I'm bis greed for gain. OF because
perhaps If the high cost OF living and
the necessity for increasing his income
had packed up every bit OF silver in the
house Then he had started through the
other rooms on the lower floor. In the
living room on the uantel he had seen
the rosewood box and picked II up, with
the result that 81 went off.
The next day the music box was tied
with blue ribbon 20 indicate its loyalty.
and a Carnegie medal il is hoped, viii
De voted 90 IL for its bravery IN the face
Of UTri'
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War On the ivy.

The President has been called uuoD TO
settle a controversy which has arisen be-
tween the War Department authorities
and people who are interested in the
burial lots at the national cemeteries.
Some weeks ago the Secretary Of War
approved the recommendations of the
Quartermaster General Of the army es-
tablishing new regulations in all the ma
tional cemeteries, including that at neigh
boring Arlington. The order prohibits
the placing OF vases urns. tubs. or other
fixtures intended for plants. or Of chairs.
settees, sc, on any grave site.
1t was also required that the plants on
the burial lots should be promptly re-
moved, and il the order was not carried
out by the end OF the year there would
be a removal OF the distractions. plants
SC. by the cemetery employees. The
decorations OF graves are limited TO
wreaths and cut flowers.
The War Department has been appealed
10 in behalf OF the ivy, which is REGARDED
as an appropriate decoration for Gene
teries and as possessing the quiet dig
nifty which tia military authorities are
so DESTROYS OF maintaining al Arlington.
IL has evidently become necessary TO
carry the case 10 the President, and one
critic points out that the beauty Of the
cemetery VIII not be In the least en-
HANGED by the removal Of the ivy. Il is
added by this complainant.
The ivy has been planted at the ex-
pense OF the families of the brave men
whose lives were devoted to their coun.
try and who rest in the quiet spot. and
planted with the permission of the War
Department and 1t is real grief TO
many widows and daughters of those
men, who have taken care OF the ivy. TO
have the graves of their dead desecrated
in this way. When ivy is pulled from
stone il leaves scars that are never H.
liberated, and many Of the most beauti-
ful monuments viii be defaced for all
time, and graves now beautiful under the
-- W. va 4N' "Hi NC oIiIS a hedp or
dead grass The Quartermaster General
proposes 10 spend hundreds Of dollars to
make the grass grow if necessary, cut
down many Of the me trees. as the shade
interferes with grass; but a season like
this past summer. when we have had so
little rain. the grass will not grow. no
matter how much money ie Spent IL d.
terribly hard thing TO many poor
women 10 have this added grief thrust
upon them. Few Of them have any pull
that might induce the War Department
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teeuth amendment. in the light of a dis
elimination, is the only thing to be con
sidered"
These words of the venerable Judge
open a vista for speculation punctmed
with apprehension. for. II his view is
sustained. if his Interpretation of the
spirit of the basic law comedies with that
Of the Supreme bench. not only viii the
so-called grandfather" acts in Maryland
be affected. but all those in force now
In the Southern States
While the decision in the purely local
Annapolis case does not apply else
where in Maryland. and does not prevent
an enforcement of grandfather clauses"
wherever enacted. il is reasonable TO
suppose that 1t will make registrars
ehary about refusing to enroll negro
voters. For. II Judge Morris decision
should be sustained higher up they
would he in contempt OF court and liable
20 punishment II is hardly 10 be ex-
pected that the leaders OF the party in
Maryland viii ask them TO run such a
risk, for if they did they would have a
difficult task before them in getting re-
liable and trustworthy men to do the
work at such a sacrifice.
Competent legal authority. when asked
for an expression Of opinion, maintained
that pending possible reversal all OF
the so-called grandfather" acts In
Maryland are imperative. including those
in force at Frederick, La Plata. Girls
field, Princess Anne. and elsewhere. but
that If the section containing this par
tcular clause can be eliminated without
affecting the other parts Of that statute
the law would remain in force. should
such elimination, however impair the
entire act then the act itself would be
invalid
In the face Of all this. the Maryland
Democrats have decided upon an appeal,
keeping up their contention that Mary
land never sanctioned the fifteenth
amendment.
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Maryland's Grandfather Clause. -

Serious and far-reaching is the diIem-
ma which Maryland Democrats face as
a result Of the decision by Federal
Judge Morris that the "grandfatber
clause for Annapolis elections. being
purely local is not constitutional.
Counsel has advised the Democratic
leaders that they may appeal 10 the
highest tribunal of the land. the suprema
Court of the United States. Now then. a
decision by this distinguished bench nm
der the circumstances. could mean only
one Of two things II would either I'M
hold the right Of negroes. denied the
privilege Of registration, 10 sue in ~
State courts for damages. or it would
deny them that right.
The first decision hardly would disturb
the Democrats seriously. al least not as
far as the Disges amendment 10 the
Maryland constitution is to be considered
which. next year. is TO be voted on. as 1t
plans exclusion of negroes from the right
to register-that is, TO qualify as voters
unless they own property assessed for
500, irrespective OF the grandfather
clause"
Judge Morris thus explains his de-
cision. at the same time discussing the
validity of laws of this kind:
1T is true that the words race and
color are not used in the statutes of
Maryland, as cOntended by the Demo-
Gratis in this case. But the meaning of
the law is as plain as if these words
actually had been used. II is the mean
ing, intention, and effect of the law. not
its phraseology, which is important. ANY
possible effect of this issue on the ff-
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Justice that Demands Respect.


From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Enelands method OF dealing with the
Crippen murder trial in no way differs
from the ordinary course OF Justice in
that country. and the example which
has thus been set should make a pro
found impression upon the minds OF
all who have 10 do with the admins
tration Of justice in the United States.
II would be idle to speculate what
would have been the cost Of events had
the crime been committed I'm this coun-
Try and the viHdicatiOn of the law
been committed 20 our courts. To is only
necessary TO recall the lone-drawu-out
trials Of certain conspicuous American
criminal cases, where the essential facts
were far less IN doubt than i'm the case
Of Dr. Crippen and the interminable de-
lays, first TN bringing the accused 20 trial,
next In securing jury and finally in
reaching a conclusion in vindication Of
the law, 10 mark the contrast I'm the
practice Of the two countries. But as a
ccrollary OF this contrast Is the equally
startling discrepancy tn the statistics Of
crime in England and America
Our own Indifference 10 human life"
would be less conspicuous, so far as will
ful murder is concerned, If the crime
here brought the same swift and certain
penalty as II does In Great Britain.
America has Inherited its priceless herit-
age Of common law and legal procedure
from England. but it has departed far
from the example and precept of our
legal forbears. 70 the serious detriment
OF civilization and at the sacrifice Of
much that makes for the safety Of So
ciety and the wholesome respect for Jus
tice
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"BOOGERS."

SlTena Humphreys. she en- tell
More stories. An sometimes w she
Cn PUT near almost make y0u yell
You get as scairt as ycu can be-
An nen Sireua she'll Just Sit
An watch yol shive-: an she'll grin
An asst yoU If she better Quit
A-tellin en- Wit b0ogers in
SiFena Humphreys-her folks say
They don't know What in al tl earth
Make her tell stories that away
An uen inst laugh for all she worth
When you get scairt so, w. she'll stop
An roll her ewes an twist her chin
An make you almost pfrt near drop
When che tells EN- vii boogers in.
Sometimes its gravcyards. an a ghos'.
Or sometimes Ti-rIts, Z N take
Somebody at vas loved I'll mos
An c1tlass EN-. An. goodness akel
Sometimes its cannibsls al won't
Eat people while they are 50 thin
But fattens en-. Sirena don't
Tel none wifout a booger IN
An haunted housss-woo ,-wif lights
At flashes green on ev'ry floor.
An when / lay awake At nights
| say / won't asst her no more
To tell NE things AT make me fTaid.
But very mex time she begin
| hope she has gos or shade
Or mother kind o. b0oger IN
Wilbur u. Nesbit in Hsrrars
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Convention System Discredited.

A striking illustration Of the unrepre-
sentative makeup OF party conventions is
afforded by the following incident; A
caucus Of the 300 Republican voters was
called in one Of the uptown election dis
tricts Of New York City for the purpose
OF choosing delegates TO the Saratoga
convention and members Of impor-
tant committees. among them a nomi-
mating committee. At the time set for
the assembling of he voters only three
men put in their appearance. These three
men appointed themselves and two others
10 serve on each Of the five committees.
II political activity is a good sign in a
democracy the converse Of the PROPOSE
ton is also true and lack Of interest and
apathy can only be viewed with concern.
In the case mentioned. which Is prob
ably typical of the conveEtlou-caucus sys-
TEN, we have the amazing spectacle OF
l per cent OF the voters actually saying
who the party candidates shall be. A
system so susceptible of boss domination
is not calculated 10 promote good govern
ment in a democracy.
Another striking commentary on the un-
representative character Of party conven-
tons is afforded by the fact that the only
effective answer the Democrats could
make 70 the charge that Dix's nomination
was dictated" 10y Murphy lay in saying
that it was dictated" by Gaynor.
Is IL any wonder that the more thought
ful voters of both parties are demanding
such reform Of electoral machinery as
viii enable voters to choose candidates by
ballot and not through the medium Of a
delegate who is supposed 10 represent
them, but who in reality represents some
party boss or special interest?
The opponents OF any change in elective
methods say that THE results that are
claimed for direct primaries could be OBJ
tanned now if The people would only come
out and vote, and unless the people do
this under direct primaries the system
will not prove OF any value"
This IS answered by calling attention 10
the results If The recent direct primaries
In Kansas, Iowa, California. Vermont, &c.
where So per cent OF the voters did come
out ana vote, while under the old conven-
ton system less than 10 per cent avaiIed
themselves OF their political rights to the
extent Of choosing Tarty candidates.
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Who. Then. Can Be Trusted,

From the Detroit Free Pres
Dear, oh dear, Is there no trusting hui
man beings al all? Here for months we've
been receiving waves of moral upIift from
the cities Of the West and now We dnd
them padding their census returns. Port
land Greg, the home of all that's sane
tilted in political foTwardness. and Seattle
and Tacoma. so recently the scenes of
righteous outburst against the wickeduess
OF the staud-pat East. all Of them have
been trying 10 fool themselves and every
body else about their population. Where
shall we turn now for comfort
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE REAL CULPRITs.

The COLLINS sport at Halloween
I'm pTau ,ish way.
And all about the mall and green
The pixies play.
II doormats vanish in the gloom,
My worthy dame.
We trust that YOU viii know on whom
To fix the blame.
And II the master Of the home
Objects 10 noise,
Get out a warrant for a gnome
And spare the boys
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Who're Meeknrss Lost.

From tha Wall StT7ct J0urnaI
Peace hath hey victories no less re-
nowned than war. but Just the same the
peaceful minority stockholders of the Ka-
nawha and Mich gan got So a share for
the stock they turned over a few months
ago. while the warlike ones hung ON a
while, and have just sold out for $l60 a
share
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IF" and "Unless 1"

IF Mr.. Taft continues TO make as
good President as he is making
now, he will be the natural and in
evitaDle candidate Of his party in 1912
unless one thing happens-that the
people Of the United states shall
repudiate the administration OF Mr.
Taft by such crushing and over
whelming defeat of his party that it
will be apparent that Mr.. Taft can
not be reelected" Statement by
United States Senator Root. in his
speech at the Manhattan Casino.
October 2S)
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In High Life.

Going TO try any Halloween tests"
Il think ] shall They say If you
throw rope Of pearls over your left
shoulder it will form the crest of the
nobleman you are destined TO marry "
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A Cold Henri

What would you do If should shoot
myself" demanded the ardent sutton.
I'd sign up in vaudeville Immediately. q"
replied the actress Il wouldn't have
time TO get play written. These shoot
ing sensations soon izzle out"
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PInnI,NiIIe SneIetr

Going to duck for apples at your Hal
loween party?"
NO; these fresh felers think it's fun
20 swaller the apples without taking
their heads outen the tub. Going 10
duck for Dunkins this year."
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Home Vaudeville

So YOU used to he on the stage?"
'Yes'm' and / done a side-splltting
sketch
Well. let's see what you can do in the
way Of a wood-splitting sketch"
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There viii be still more discord in Ohio
when the Republican campaign commit
tee undertakes to put the soft pedal on
the colonel
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: Fine Model.

The jaCk-O lanterns pleasant grin
makes pessimism seem a sin, and we
might ind it paying biz to initiate that
smiling phiz.
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Mass Play Modified.

From Puck
City Editor-Any radical changes for
the better in football this season.
Sporting Writer-Verily, / understand
that not more than one ticket Spectator
will he allowed TO tackle a single patron
at the same time.
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Even so.

IT'S only a hollow pumpkin and a
candle, SON
But Il frightened me. uncle "
Never mind, child. Many a prominent
statesman has been skeered by less"
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CoIu.nbia's Halloween.

Her tests she must perforce defer;
She'll try her fate
And learn what is in store for her
November s.
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In this country We spend S3pQo5).000 for
paints and varnish. and this does not
include the bill for political wbitewssb
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The True situation in New York.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A customer In d secondhand clothing
shop objected 10 the odor of a coat that
was being pressed upon his attention
The dealer. willing 10 sacrifice himself
rather than lose a trade assured him
warmly THAT is not the coat-thats
me- 1t IS in an equal spirit OF self
abneGation that Col Roosevelt. finding
Republicans 10 New York obJecring TO
Sumson on account Of the strong sara
tOga odor emanauug from him. assures
them that that isn't Stimson: its me-"
In one OF his latest speeches he tells his
hearers that be IS not the issue. they
must not be deferred from voting for
Stimsou on account Of his Roosevelt assoc
Citations. because, says the colonel. Il am
not the issue"
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Any balloon which remains helplessly
IN the Air longer than any other has
done may capture the worlds record.
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POLITICAL COMMENT.
standpatters on Stampede.

From the Plttsburg Post.
II the voter in Pennsylvania has not
perceived already the lines along which
the present campaign proceeds, he ought
TO see them clearly now. Every day but
serves 10 make firmer the grooves, as
streams their channels deeper wear. The
standpatters. authors of the Aldrich-
Payne high-price producer and caterers
10 the special interests. are in panic:
many have broken from the corral. No
wonder that their organs are raising the
ranch halloo and riding pellmell To round
up generally tractable herd. soothed by
the fodder Of mere promise and fright
.ened by the miserable lie Of business
disaster
II Is not strange that these once po-
tent methods avail not. The standpat-
tiers face a compact Democratic party.
with defined purpose. founded upon the
Constitution and additionally unfolding
economy of public expense and keeping
burdens that people IN a government must
bear as light as possible: with a candi-
date against whom all the shafts OF SLAM
der have fallen broken.
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It seems difficult for the big stick and
the soft word TO keep company.
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Senator Root, IN his efforts TO save the
G. o. p. IN New York. does not carry
exactly the same special delivery mes
sage ;hat helped save il IN 1906.
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There are interesting associations con-
Hected with the curfew bell OF tho little
Surrey village of Chertsey. which once
more has begun its semi-annusl nightly
ringing from September % 20 March o.
Chertsey has a more interesting history
than MANY Of the more preteutous places
in England.
The original curf-W he'll. which hung
in Chertsey Abbey. toIled FOR the funeral
OF King Henry ", who was assassinated
in The Tower of London and hurried %
CherJsey Abbey, 10 he buried without
priest torch, clerk, taper singing. OF
saving
That village also was the scene of the
legend which relates how Blanche
Herot. 10 save the life of her lover
Neville. nephew Of Warwick the king
maker, who had been condemned N die
at shutdown. climbed 10 the curfew tower
and held the clapper of the great bell.
determined that "curfew shall not ring
tonight.
Sir Nezey Strong, the new lord mayor
of London. although a Protestant has
expressed his willingness to attend A
Ro.nan Catholic service. Two hundred
years ago such a concession would have
been impossible. Then everybody was
talking about the 'pop,sh plot" The
House OF Commons. I'M a moment Of
panic, unanimously passed a resolution
affirming the existence of a 'damnabIe
plot Conrived and carried by popish
reCusants To assassiI1te the King and
10 destroy the Protestant religion" Sir
Robert Cam, who appears 10 have had
a sense Of humor in a speech az Bristol
remarked that there was no popish plot.
but a Presbyterian plot" He was
promptly expelled from Parliament.
II was a lord mayor. Sir Patience
Ward, who caused an inscription TO he
placed on the monument stating that the
great fire of 1906 was caused by treach-
cry and malice of the popish faction .
in order to carry on their plot for ex-
tirpating the Protestant religion and Old
English liberty and introducing poperv
and slavery A contemporary wag ex-
pressed his opinion of this inscription in
the following vigorous verse:
The shifting Whis mayor Patience Wand
To this damned lie paid such regard
That he his gody mason rent
To engrave il round the monument.
James II had the offending inscription
removed, but it was restored during the
Revolution, and It was not until 1880 that
it was finally taken off for good.
FLANEUR
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t. RS ultimate" Purpose.

From the New York Evening Pos,.
Evidences seem 10 be multiplying that
the colonel expects TO be beaten in New
York. and that he Is already planning
10 utilize defeat here for ultimate pur-
poses elsewhere As he grows more
shrili in bis denunciatiou OF Wall street
Il looks as il he had his eye upon the
larger good in the West. where Bryan
has heaped up political capital by at
lacking capital and where the colonel
could betake himself as one. more
Western than the Westerners." who had
been cast out bv the plutocratic East
lie is known 20 have said 10 his friends
that failure in New York might be d
sOdsend % him, since il would give him
such q splendid cry for the Western
States In lsl2-namely, that be had been
slaughtered by an unholy alliance be-
tween Wall street and Tammauv.
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VIII Make TAFT Indispensable.

From the Springfield Republican.
Senator Roots speech was attuned 10
ia key that compelled him to make the
gravest admissions concerning tie peril
of Republican defeat In the Empire
State. on account Of the great wave Of
hostility to Mr.. Roosevelt's supremacy
that has swept through the conservative
class of Republican voters He made
them; he admitted even that some Of his
own valued friends" We're deserving the
Republican party at this time In order 10
iebUke Mir. Roosevelt
Having said that much. the adroit and
veteran pleader made the strongest ap-
peal that could possibly be made TO con-
servative Republicans TO come back 10
their OF allegiance. Mr.. Root argued, 10
brief. that The way 70 prevent Mr. Roose-
velt's nomination for President In 1912
was 10 elect his State ticket by a great
majority, since that would help TO make
Mr. Tans nomination indispensable 10
party success two years hence