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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Mr.. Dix and the Tariff.

His opponents are interrogating Candi-
date Dix about the tariff. He is asked
to reconcile his denunciation of the
Payne law as an upward revision with
the fact that wall paper company of
which he is director tried to secure an
increase of duties on wall paper. The
Dingley rates were not high enough to
suit the manufacturers. But the ways
and means committee refused the re-
quest.
OF course, this is embarrassing. But
Mr.. Dix has a lot of democratic company.
Many democrats, for campaign purposes,
are scoring the Payne law for it's high
figures, who either helped to make them
high, or wanted them made even higher.
They obtained all they could get and
complained whenever denied. Then they
left the republicans to pass the BILL and
are now lambasting their benefactors.
Not unlikely, the records of the ways
and means committee, which have yield
ed up this bit OF information. will be
drawn upon for something more after a
season. They are a mine of suggestions
about how tariff bill is prepared, and
ents cross themselves at times in a hunt
a low tariff for something made at dis
lance wants a high tariff on something
he makes or Is made by his neighborS
When the matter is brought close home
he understands and approves of protec-
ton.
Sometimes this excuse is offered: "Oh,
well. I'm simply trying to get a share
of what is going. 1t is not my steal. I
don't approve Of the policy. If 1 could
I'd end 1t. But while others are profit
ing I want my people to profit too. Wait
till the democrats take charge, and then
I'll show you where i stand"
Well, that time seems to be coming
II II arrives; if Mr.. Champ Clark takes
the gavel in the next House, the ways
and means committee Of that body will
prepare a tariff bill. and in doing so
open its doors to merchants and manu-
facturers with requests to make and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Prison Treatment.
From the Detroit News.

There was a time when a man who
committed crime was deemed an object
fit for punishment alone. He was clasSed
with the ferociouS beasts, and he was
exterminated as one of them. There was
no inquiry into the circumstances that
led him to transgress the law, other
than to show such motive as had to be
proven that conviction might be assured.
Gradually, society came to modify its
wrath toward offenders. and to make a
distinction between greater and lesser
crimes. determination was still the
order for the offender in much. Impris-
onment was decreed for the lesser. In
some communities, quick death was held
to be the suitable punishment; in others,
fife imprisonment, the lingering death.
And still the attitude of society was that
punishment was the sole recourse it had
in dealing with the transgressor of its
rules. Vengeance was the underlying
idea. BY slow degrees the light entered
Certain conditions. certain physical and
mental environment, were discovered to
be the causes of some of the criminality
The remedy for these conditions was
apparently within the capacity Of So
ciety, to some extent. And finally the
ideas of prevention and reform came in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Race Track Corruption.

Startling disclosures were made yesterday
in New York before the legislative graft
hunt committee. revealing the formation
Of a five-hundred-t housanddollar bribery
fund for the defeat of the passage of anti
race track gambling bills by the state leg
islature in 1908. The testimony on this
point was in part indirect. Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Elder of Kings county tell
ing of story told to him by State Sena-
tor Gardner. who is now under indictment
for offering bride. Gardeners informa-
ton. according TO the witness, was not
given freely. but was drawn from MIN
in installments. 1t lay bare thoroughly
organized scheme to corrupt the legisia-
ture and. il is important also TO NOTE
the representatives of the press at Al
bany. Apparently party lines cut no hS-
ure in this enterprise. The Whole purpose
OF the combination was TO buy votes
where they could be had and where they
were needed. In the graft game at Al
bany the democratic vote in a republican
legislature is as valuable in close case
as q republican. And an interesting side
light is thrown upon this delectable
performance. revealing the late Senator
McCarren of Brooklyn in an unfamiliar
role. McCarren. it appears. was desirous
Of managing the fund at Albany The late
Brooklyn boss was jealous that any one
else should invade his particular territory
and the passage of .f.e bill and the defeat
of the bribery scheme were due TO his
activity.
The public at large is not particularly
concerned in this exposition of crime. III
is mainly verification of general belief
that legislation has been on sale at AL
bany regardless of party affiliations Just
how far the disclosures before the inves-
tigating committee will cut figure in
the present campaign must remain fo-
next months result to show The point of
chief interest in this connection is that
those who run the horse race gambling
game regard it as we'll worth their while
to spend enormous sums to protect it
from legislative interference. This means
that the public. the people who play the
races. the amateurs who hope to get rich
quick by matching their guesses against
those of professionals, pay enormous prof.
its into the pockets of these gamblers.
The syndicate making up the half-million-
dollar fund was composed of wealthy
horse owners and poolroom promoters.
No. considerations of honest sport ami
mated these conspira tors. They were after
the dollars of the dear people who are
ltYed TO the tracks and the pOoroOms by
the Offering OF odds and the apparent
chance TO make large winnings. Legisla-
tors are not bought at $1,000 and $4,000
a head for fun or for the pleasure of rae
ing horses around the track. When a
fund as big as that revealed in New York
is formed TO prostitute legislation il is be-
cause the profits of the game are many
times the amount that is put up to be
spent for votes. And those profits come
out of the pockets of the shopkeepers and
the small-salaried clerks, the hundreds OF
thousands of deluded seekers after easy
wealth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

report, objected to three of the jurors
who had been summoned and these stood
aside, being replaced by many more
who were not challenged" Then the
trial proceeded. the only suggestion OF
similarity to an American affair of the
same kind lying in the fact that the
chief counsel for the crown talked for two
hours in stating the grounds of the
prosecution.
In only one state in this country are
ditiously and that is New Jersey, which
has become famous for the dispatch with
which the law is administered, without
injury TO the interests of accused per-
sons. Something must eventually he
done throughout the United States to
lessen the waste of time involved in the
trial of celebrated cases, not only in the
procurement of juries. put in the taking
OF testimony. 1t will be interesting
TO observe the Crippen case in the matter
OF expert testimony, which is certain to
be invoked on the subject of the identi-
hcation of the corpus delicti.'' On this
point the whole prosecution turns. If
II can be established to the satisfaction
of the jury that the fragments of flesh
round under the floor of Crirpen's cellar
were the remains of his wife it would
seem that the circumstantial evidence will
almost surely lead to his conviction.
But even so technical an issue will hardly
provoke the long. involved arguments
between counsel and experts in the Eng
llsh court that marked virtually every
American trial in which such witnesses
are summoned ostensibly to assist the
court in the determination of questions
of fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Changefulness.
,uer radiantlV fair

A flower radiantly fair
Is blooming in the field
We wonder as we see it there
At all the charm revealed.
1t smiles toward the generous sun,
Who takes no count of cost,
But pours his wealth on every one
And then there comes frost.
The foliage of a ma ssive tree
Spreads forth its grateful shade
Its sturdy grace is fair to see,
Yet it must also fade.
Before it's branches gaunt and bare
'Gainst stormy skies are tossed,
IT'S touched with colors rich and rare.
And then there comes frost.
AS glories all inanimate
Clean bright ere they decline,
So is it oft with mortal state
Meath fortunes gayest shine.
The music sounds with welcoming thrill
And caps on high are tossed.
But seasons change and always Will.
And then there comes a frost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Embarrassing Statistics.
From the Boston Transcript.


Embarrassing revelations concerning
the venality of native-bOrn citizens at
election time were brought out some years
ago in an investigation that touched
certain rural districts in Maine. and the
committee on immigration of the New
York congestion commission has been
hearing similar testimony about county
in Pennsylvania. 1t was alleged to be
a common practice in that region to
sell ones vote, the price ranging from
SO to So. and study of the adult male
population affected by this charge showed
that 7,462 were whites Of native birth,
81 were whites of foreign birth and 81
were negroes. The percentage of illit-
eracy among the native born was four
times as high as it was among the for
eign born. this fact tending to emphasize
the dscreditable showing of our own
people Perhaps we may as we'll admit,
on the basis of such circumstances, that
it is not always the Ignorant immigrant"
who markets his ballot, and We might
safely go little further and question
whether the immigrant Is SO ignorant
as he sometimes appears 10 be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

arguments to support them. Then we
shall all see what has repeatedly been
disclosed. that not only is the tariff the
most difficult of our national problems,
but that both parties find it so.
The main trouble is that We thunder
too loudly in the index. When seeking
power we promise too much. There are
democratic candidates and spellbinders
now on the stump talking tariff. whose
deliverances will be laughable il read
eighteen months hence in connection with
tariff requests made by democrats OF a
democratic ways and means committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
The English Judicial Method.

When a PRISONER charged with murder
is arraigned for trial in an American
court, in a case in which the public takes
a keen interest. which usually means that
the accused has sufficient resources to
make a stubborn fight and especially
II he is a man of social prominence,
everybody settles down to long wait
for the completion of the process known
as getting jury. In this country in
such circumstances this is often a task
of more than a week. Sometimes one
quarter OF the entire period occupied
by the trial is consumed in sitting tales
men, asking them many questions about
their productions. their views on capital
punishment, their familiarity with the cir
cumstances of the case on trial, their
habits. their matrimonial state, their
possible business connection with some
body who knows somebody else who
knows the prisoner. even their ancestors
The result is that often the jury box is
filled with twelve men of less than the
average intelligence. in whose judgment
an innocent person would probably In
normal circumstances have little faith.
and OF whose ability TO weigh fine ques-
lions of fact evolved by the evidence
and to Withstand the confusing influence
OF expert testimony there is always grave
public doubt. Thus the American jury
getting process is notable chiefly for It's
consumption Of time and its inefficient
result.
a illuminating contrast with our west
ern system of trying a man on a capital
charge and At the same time protecting
the public welfare by the insistence upon
ho l1- f, i
by the manner In which the Crippen case
was opened in London yesterday. After
Crippen, answering the usual questions,
had entered his plea of not guilty. Mr..
Tobin. for the defense" ~lns the cabled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
The Senate.

Fate is striking the Senate hard these
days. Mr.. La Follette's illness was fol-
lowed by Mr. Delivers sudden death,
and now there is disturbing news about
both Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Shively. The
latter is halted in the midst of a cam
paign in which he has been taking a
leading part. Mr.. Elkins has not been
participating in the West Virginia con-
test but his influence has of course been
thrown in favor of the election of a re-
publican legislature. 1t is Mr.. Scott's
seat which the politicians are figuring on
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
The Preface to Trade.

81 had a curious experience yesterday
said Farmer Corntossel.
What was it?'
"A stranger came along and told me
funny story and didn't try to sell me
ANYTHING"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
A Terrified Hero.

did you have any mario" escdpe' al
the surf last summer
YES" replied the life-saver. Ohe idoS
whom I rescued was so srate1ul that she
nearly married me-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

If the differences between the Rus
SLAMS and the japanese could be recon-
ciled there should be no difficulty in ad-
5usting the comparatively slight antago-
nisms of opinion between Mr.. Lodge and
Mr.. Beveridge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
The Old-Fashioned Dirigible.

From the ST Louis Star.
A dirigible balloon has sailed over the
English channel months after aerOplanes
accomplished the feat. The aeroplane is
the auto and the dirigible the ice-wagon
of the air, apparently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
The Airship Man.

Although mistaken in his guess
About the spot where he'll arrive,
A flight is always a success
When every one gets back alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Just a Legal Trial.
the Philadelphia Ledger,

From the Philadelphia Ledger
The Crippen trial in London shows
plainly enough while the English judges
may know how to conduct trial in
court they have the most elementary no.
tons about providing a vaudeville enter
tainment for the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Prof. Woodrow Wilson speaks with
facility which indicates that politics is
one OF the easiest branches of study he
mas yet undertaken to master
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Criticism.

"What do you think of the man VINO
acted in your place during your absence!
81 think" replied the CONSCIENTIOUS Oh
fetal, that he was a bad actor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

II will be some time before an airship
can get anywhere without attracting too
much attention TO be safe means of
smuggling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

The singer who says she will divide her
salary with Manuel of Portugal, if neg
essary, evidently does not approve OF
the business methoaS of Cavaneri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

The county fair balloon ascension that
used to be so remarkable an occasion
would now seem a tame enterprise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

The leather trust may yet complain of
the saving in footwear caused by the
restrictions of the hobble skirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

None of the republican leaders in New
York are disposed to permit a sense of
over-confdence to jeopardize their pros
poets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Tired of Comets

From the Detroit News.
A woman astronomer at Harvard has
discovered new star. All right; just
so long as ii isn't another comet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Possibly Inspector Dew feels that the
juror who tainted during his recital was
very properly Impressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

u-In order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed to any individual connected
with the once, but simply TO THE STAR, or to
the Editorial or Business Department, according
to tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

The sales of summer wear threaten to
lap over into the Christmas shopping
season this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Nobody has any conjunction about in
terrupting Col. Roosevelt's literary labors
with calls for speech.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Philadelphia has been remarkable re-
Gently for the amount of imported en-
thusiasm il contained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Eats His Brothers.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
There is a man in Washington, 1t is
said, who eats a whole ham every day.
Cannibal!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

town that tries to pad out the
census takes a chance on looking ex-
ceedingly small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Enmity Utilized.

"You have made many enemies" said
the friend.
"Of course replied the energetic cam
paigner. But if 1 can convince the pub
lie that my enemies are in the wrong
they're all good press agents for me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
Detail Missing.

FROM the Baltimore American.
What was the cats name? Surely II
will not be turned over to history as Just
plain cat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

When king goes out of Office nova
days, he never gets chance at second
term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20
The Equilibrator,

From the New York World.
Now we know what's the matter The
coIonels equilibrator is out of gear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Walter Welman may yet hear See
the Conquerng Hero Comes" played loud
enough to drown the anvil chorus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Entered as second class mail matter at the post
Office at Washington. II. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Tho Evening Star with the Sunday morning
clifton Is delivered by carriers within the city
AZ cents per month: daily only. p cents per
month: Sunday only. 90 cents per month Orders
NAV nc sent by mail. telephone Main 244o
Collection is made by carrier at the end OF eacn
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Business once. II.h St. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York Once Tribune Building
Chicago once: First National Bank Building
European once: 8 Regent ST., London, England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

Payable in advance-by mail. postage prepaid:
Daily sunday included. one month. 6o cents.
Daily Sunday excepted. one month. 40 cents
Saturday Star. 81 year. Sunday Star. 40 year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-21
NEW FOOTBALL RULES
Reduce Dangers Of Game to Parity
With Baseball.

Princeton. N. j.. June 20-That the
dangers of football have been reduced
to parity with baseball. hockey.
track athletics and lacrosse and that
we probably shall have fewer acct
dents next fall, is the opinion ex-
pressed by Parke Davis, '93, Princeton's
representative on the rules commit
tee. whose article in the current num-
Der of the Princeton Alumni Weekly
gives an initial explanation of the de-
alterations of the committee. He says:
1.-The problems before the rules COM
mittec this spring have been of un-
usual complexity. Through the elab-
crate and accurate investigation of
James II. Moffatt. Princeton 90. the
rules committee was placed in posses
sion of precise data relative to causes.
While Moffatt's Investigations proved
that only few of the fatalities re-
ported could be directly traceable to
methods of play. more than two thirds
of these deplorable accidents being
due to organic defects or disease in
the players. which should have pre-
vented them from participating in any
vigorous game, the committee never
theless faced the fact that three men
had died from the injuries received
from continuous mass attack and
five from making diving tackles. OF
this number, however. only three were
college players.
"Of the minor injuries last autumn
the ma jority were caused in recovering
the forward pass. In addition to varl-
ous views held by the members of the
committee for reforming the game. spe-
citic recommendations were received
from several colleges and schools. and
one demand from the leaders of a
state Legislature. The danger in the
flying tackle was not difficult to meet.
since that is detached play and not
correlated with the theoretical system
of the game.
"rhe committee simply ruled that
hereafter no player shall tackle an OPP
ponent without having at least one
foot touching the ground"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-21
Boxing Cos sip
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

Tuesday-Jack (Twin) Sullivan VS.
Bill Papke. Tug Kennedy VS.. Bob Lee
favour and Tommy Flanagan VS.. Kid
Thomas. Armory A. A; Jim Smith VS.
Sailor Burke. New York Young Erne
VS.. w. Willis, Philadelphia
Wednesday-Tom kilbane VS. Willis
Gibbs. Nashville; Eddie McGoorty VS.
Tony Caponi. Thermopolis, Wyo
Thursday-Leo Houck VS.. Young
Loughey. Lancaster. Penn. Danny
Goodman VS.. Joe Hyland and Hank
Griffin VS.. Jim Austin, New York
American A. c. bouts.
Friday-PaI Moore vs., Teddy Broad,
New York: Young McDonough VS.
Bubbles Robinson, Manchester, N H.
Soldier Burns vs. T, Loughrey. Balti-
more: Owen Moran vs. Abe Attell. Los
Angeles; Jimmy Moriarty VS.. Haywood
Briggs. Bob Lefavour VS.. Jeff Madden,
Y. NJ. G. A, Brockton,
Saturday-Jimmy Moriarty VS. Tom
Sawyer Portland, Me
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-21
LINCOLN
DRESDEN.

NIILS-Harold Pushard returned to
his work in Sanford Saturday.
Miss Annie Houdlett is at home hav-
ing closed her school in Waterville last
week.
Misses Bornice Woodward and Hazel
Woodward also Dorr and Lewis Wood
ward. all teachers. are having their
vacations.
Miss Ruth Dilmars has gone to Pc
land Springs. where she has employ
ment in the Poland Spring House.
About "A pupils from the surrounding
towns took the entrance examination
to Bridge Academy Friday.
Fl. A. Bickford went to Lewiston
Sunday TO nave mis- eye treated
Miss Effin Blinn is visiting in Bos-
ton.
The Commencement exercises of
Bridge Academy was held Thursday at
the Methodist church. The church was
very prettily decorated in the class
colors, gold. green end white. also cut
flowers. evergreen and ferns. The fol
lowing program was carried out Invo-
cation. Rev. J. A Morelen: music: salu-
tory. Ernest Leighton Ham; The
Man of Destiny Cecil Melville Wey-
mouth: music: prophecy. Laurence Ell
wyn Gahan; GRAFTON. Ralph Blen Chen
ey:: lmusc; history and motto. Ruth
Ditmars music; valedictory, Lloyd
B.inn Ham: music, presentation of
diplomas. singing of Glass Ode; bene-
diCtiOn