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Evening journal., 1910-12-02

ever. was a case involving the death
Of a President 1t was the unques-
toned right of the Vice-President to
succeed, although / have learned that
at the time OF John Tyler's accession
there were many who thought he
should sign himself, "Vice President,
acting as President" There has never
been a case when the question of the
inability of President to perform his
duties has been raised. II may be
easy enough to determine whether a
President is completely incapable of
performing the duties Of his Office or
not. That can be established by medi-
cal authority. But who is 70 make the
announcement? Who is to call upon
the Vice-President.
Then Mr. Blaine went on to say
that in his opinion--and he presumed
In that of all of us-President Garfield
was totally incapacitated, and would
remain in that condition for some
time, even though Ultimately he should
get well. Suppose then, some great
emergency, like the imperative need of
issuing pardon, or warlike complica-
tions, should arise--an emergency
which called for the assembling OF
Congress.N Would 1t be perfectly with
in the meaning OF the Constitution II
the ice-President we're called upon
to act as President? And Mr.. Blaine
ended by insisting that the cabinet
should be prepared for an emergency
of that kind.
"The result of this unofficial taking
of counsel was that the suggestion
was made that there should be in
formal and purely personal consulta-
tion with the Attorney General, Wayne
MacVeagh. Mr.. Blaine did broach the
subject to the Attorney General, and,
though | did not hear the conversation
that took place between them, | was
authoriatively informed that the Attor-
ney General was of the opinion thai
the Vice-President, in case the disa-
bility Of the President was unques-
toned, could rightfully assume the
duties of President; the Constitution
was unmlstakable on this point. But,
the Attorney General asked, If the
Vice-President gets the presidency in
that way, how in the world is he to
be taken out of it in case the President
RECEIVERS and is once more able to per-
form the duties Of the Office to which
he was elected?
hat QuCcAlOl Wdc a UuLAANif 0OAA-
tinued Senator Window, land there
were so many other complications that
eventually we informally decided to
take no action unless a most impera-
tive emergency arose. / have always
been thankful that an emergency Of
the sort did not arise. Yet / think
that Congress ought TO indicate by
statute the manner in which the in
ability of a President to perform the
duties of his Office shall be declared,
and the manner in which his ability
to resume the Office may be legally set
forth"
Copyright, 1910, by E. j. Edwards
All rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of
"a Man Who Died for an Idea"
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Grave Question That a
Presidents Cabinet
Side-Stepped
BY "HOlland."

William Window, Federal represent
ative and Senator from Minnesota,
one Of the early advocates Of reci-
procity and of the gold standard, and
candidate for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination IN three national
conventions of the party held In the
twelve years beginning with 1880, was
also Secretary of the Treasury in two
cabinets-Garfield's and Benjamin
Harrison's.
About a year before Mr.. Window
returned to Washington as aymember
of President Harrison's official family,
he spoke at length to me of his recol-
lections of the period when his first
presidential chief lay desperately Ill,
and his cabinet was in daily doubt
whether the President would survive
the wound, or die.
MANY were the Incidents connected
with Garfield's illness that impressed
me greatly" said Senator Window,
"but the one that left with me the
most vivid Impressions occurred the
latter part of July. OF Il may have been
about the first week Of August.
You may remember that all
through the Presidents illness the
members Of his cabinet remained con.
stantly in Washington. We had many
informal discussions as to what oul
| duty was under the circumstances, and
upon one occasion Mr.. Blaine, the Sec.
retary of State, said to two or three
! Of us that he was anxious to discuss
with us personally and unofiicially
what seemed to him to be a very i'm.
portant contingency that might arise
/ He then went on to say that he hac
been reading the clause in the Con
stitution which defined the office and
responsibilities of the President, and
that he had been trying to discover
some precedent, or at least a hint, II
the discussions that took place in th'
convention that framed the Constitu
tion which might serve as a guide t
the cabinet should 1t have to face th'
contingency that he had in mind.
81 asked Mr.. Blaine If he had refer
ence to the clause in the Constitution
which declares that IN case of th'
death or disability of the President t
perform the business Of his Office, thu
| Vice-President shall assume office.
remember perfectly Mr.. Blaine's reply
which followed a grave nod OF hi
head.
"'We have had two cases where thil
clause of the Constitution has ap
applied, he said. Each of them, how
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
BLATANT DEMAGOGuES.

hNE might suppose that dividends of Hunting
~ ton and Round Top had been impaired from
the way in which evening contemporary is
bowling about business conditions and blatant
demagogues" The menace" now before the coun-
try is the blatant demagogues" in national and
state law-makng bodies who stand ready to i'm
pede the progress of business and destroy its USE
fulness by nmica legislation These blatant
demagogues" are the malignant enemies of
business. Looks as if our contemporary had sub
stituted adjectves for potatoes its bill of fare
We had thought that when the Roosevelt
menace" was buried no new menace" would
come up to distress us. But where are the "blat-
ant demagogues" and what are they doing? They
don't in truth seem TO be much in evidence Per-
haps they the western business men who are
kicking about the railroad rates. but il is only
natural that people should object when they
think they are being imposed upon. We fear that
this menace" will not be removed. Certainly there
will be step backward far as the public inter.
ference with the doings of public service corpor-
ations rs concerned. If that be the menace" we
think that business will have to mark time" for
an indefinite period as much as we should like
to see it go forward.
Are the blatant demagogues" those who have
protested against rebating and discrimination. who
have protested against rate juggling, who are op-
posed to the extortions of express companies and
who have demanded other reforms which have
been forced from big finance and the big railroad
companies?
The railway managers, some of them, have pro-
tested against public interference, and the New
York World we'll answers them:
The remedy is simple If "the people whose bus-
ness 1t is to ma aage railroads would really manage
railroads and recognize their public responsibility as
common carriers there would be less interference on
tne part OF the public and they in turn would have less
for complaint
For fifty years there was interference The rail-
roads were allowed to manage their affairs in
fhafr naHf fha h4cfar 80 Ar,nrt
roads for that period is history Of Industrial and
financial anarchy. II was not until the abuses Of
railroad manage neut became both economic and
political to the Nation that the people be-
gan actually 10 interfere.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

VIII he never pack up, sell out and
take the trail TO the real country? you
ask. To which we are compelled to
reply, regretfully, we'll, hardly ever.
The new Census statistics, showing
the same old story of urban growth
and rural decline, are with us again
as mute evidence to the weakness Of
the call of the farm. The clutch of the
city is all powerful-upon fiat dwell
lers and tenement dwellerD alike.
Economic conditions, the question Of
better pay, or better health, have
scant weight in the decision. Born a
cockney. always a cockney, seems to
be a fair statement of a general rule.
And those who wish to reverse il
would appear to have the worst of
problems on their hands-the remak-
ing of human nature.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
The SlmnIe. Connirr Lie.

New 1OIk Evening sun.
The vision OF broad acres and low
ing kline and all that goes to make the
practice OF agriculture by the amateur
attractive and expensive, is the pleas
ATTEST dream that soothes the city
dweller's sleep. The roar OF the elevat-
ed may shake his pillow and the epi-
leptic twitch OF the stock ticker har-
ass his nerves. But as long as the
green fields await his advent in the
near, happy future, all is foI given and
orgotten.
So ne subsc ibes to all the lovely
magazines relating the enhancing tale
OF How Pumpkins Prosper, the Hen
as a Source OF Income, and Why Pigs
Pay. All the resources of photography
and art are showeIed in his lap-and
he receives, as II were. a moving pic
tuTe OF the simple country lie, beau
tiful fair and on so peaceful The q
occur, too, the exhibitions wheI Elm
chickens cackle gleefully for his bens-
fit and life in the country shines forth
as the one happy state. Here in New
York we have not reached the joyful
occasions now frequent in the Wes-
tern cities and known as Land
Shows" Apple Shows" etc.-editions
de luxe of the vene able country fair,
in short. But we shall come to them,
doubtless. before long; and In the
meantime our apartment dwelleT s
dream is already fed from a thousand
delirious sources.
Often, In a half-hearted pursuit OF
his dream, cliff dweller gives up his
seats at the opera, resigns from club
or two and becomes commuter. And
then in a backyard he tries to realize
some of the golden glories of the Da-
kota farm. Night and morning he
prays over his tulips and celery and
finds that if 1t we're not for the high
cost of Italian labor he would almost
come out even on his miniature expert
ment in Pumpkins, Hens and Pigs
Fresh air (by night and fresh vegel
tables (now and them he does achieve
But he is still a long way from the
simple, self-supporting country life o.
his dream, as Is ably demonstrated
when the monthly bills come in. Ant
so he either backslides and returns tc
the loathsome metropolis OF hangs OF
in his tantalizing, amphibious- state.
with his nose occasionally shifting O
heaven but an alarm clock over at hi.
elbow to remind him of trains dust
discomfort and, speaking gener7liil,;,
lsgain, hell.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
Editorial Opinion
DIR. Cooks Confession.

Ols AOOh , NVhiNcrlVhe
New York World.
Beginning In Hampton's Magazine
the story OF his Arctic wanderings. DR..
F. ederick A. Cook, "after mature
thought" confesses that he does not
know absolutely whether he reached
the Pole or not" He adds:
/ am wiling to startle the world If
by so doing ! can get an opportunity
to present my case. BY my case
mean not my case as a geographical
discoverer, but my case as a man. Ii
after reading my story you say, Cook
is sincere and honest; half crazed By
months of isolation and hunger, he be-
lieved that he reached the POLE; he is
not faker," then | shall be satisfied.
DR.. Cook was amazed at the sensa-
ton his reported discovery created. He
will proDaDly be surprised once more
by the worlds refusal to be startled"
by his confession. II comes too late.
Ine "psycholOgic moment" has passed.
People talk now OF other things.
From the first. fai,-minded men
have been willing to admit for Cooks
baseless claim the excuse of insanity.
His incompetence as a scientist. re-
vealed in his own narrative, long ago
destroyed every remnant OF faitn in
mis- achievement, and proof has press
ed upon proof that he was an I'M
postor His story will not affect the
lecord.
Yet, so obstinate is human natu e
in clinging to an error once accepted,
there will probably be for years to
come, those who insist that DR.. Cook
did reach the Pole, even though ne
himself abandons the claim.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
Chatty Stories OF the Day

sDnon Wallace, on his trip through the Rockies
encountered unusual experiences, many OF them hu-
He discusses the first stage of this trip and
says regarding his introduction to the West 1T
Sunday evening and probably because IL not
customary for the limited to stop at Holbrook Arza
the usual assemblage Of townfolk not there to
meet the train While / Stood uncertain which way
to turn two young fellows, spurred and booted, in
shirt sleeves and wearing auny sombreros, observed
me from corral opposite and good-naturedly to
"T reckon 20 want hotel said one of them TAX
ing possession my suit without further intro
duction and with sereance and air Of proprietor
ship quite refreshing.
"I reckon l do assented as turned up the
street to the northwaTd
Buying broncsg he asked.
"'steersT
"sNo'
"'woo agentg
No. just came to look around"
He was silent for few yards. then expressed his
opinion Of my visit in accents Of disgust
Well, you've to a hell of place Just t look
around Reckon you've had time since the train left L
see most all there Is see here. It's plumb lone
some town. Outing
"Beerbohom Tree" said Philadelphia critic has
very high opinion Of dramatic criticism and he
tells little story to back up his point Of view.
Tree, at the beginning OF his career, undertook the
part OF the blind Colonel Chalice in Alne' Tree was
very nervous man in those days He always
forgetting his lines. But the blind colonel he seem
ed destined 70 be particularly nervous, and therefore
he arranged with the prompter that the first night
whenever he forgot speech, he should snap his I'm
gers a signal for help
THE first night came and Tree forget his lines con-
tinually. His fingers snapped all through the show
like unendiDg package OF hrecrackers He thought
his career doomed but the next morning all the
critics said Of him unanimously.
Mr.. Trees artistic study OF the blind Colonel
Chaiice was a revelation. Never before have the
habits and thoughts Of the blind been carefully
portrayed The entire study was perfect down TO
the nervous twching Of the fingers and the anxious
listening though loss OF sight made hearing all the
more dear. Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
NO PEDDLING
WITHOUT SALE
City Court Judge Lays Down
This Principle Of Law
in One Case

Hyman Lewis, Meyer Freedman and
Isaac Titelma were defendants in
Municipal Court this morning on the
charge Of peddling without a license.
Lewis was arrested at Twenty-fourth
and Market streets. He told the
officer that he had been peddling, but
had not sold anything.
Judge Cochran said time and time
again the court had ruled that solicit
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

The English parliament which was dissolved the
other day was composed of 275 Liberals, 275
Unionists, 70 NationaiSss, 40 members of the
Labor party and II lnde9endent Nationalists. The
Irish members and the representatives of the Labor
party will therefore probably control the situation
in the new parliament.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
HELPFUL HINTS
For Xmas Shoppers
STYLES in JeWclry

As the Yuletide draws near we are
anxious to be ready with a gift for
those we are interested in, TO be in
keeping with what is popular among
the many, and in style. Jewelry "and
its kindred lines" are the most look
ed for at Christmas time, and the most
lasting gifts as remembrances. Sig
net rings are still the ring for Man
or Lady-only instead of two OF three
initials, one letter in Old English
"of the last name," is used on them.
Mesh Bags, with white kid lining and
coin pocket are as popular as ever.
Signet Cuff Buttons, Scarf Pins and
Tie Clasp, with initial in Old Eng
lish style of engraving" are popular
with the men, Also Hair, Suit and
Military Sets" in two, three, four
and five-piece combinations. Laval
liere Necklaces, Locket and Chain ef-
fects are still going for the ladies.
Diamond Jewelry-W Watches, Toilet
and Manicure Sets, Jewel Cases, SHAY
ing and Smoking Sets. Gold" Clocks
and Cut Glass are all gifts Of last
ing and acceptable kind that person
will seldom buy for ones self, but
buys to give away and express a de-
sire that some one will make them a
present of a like gift.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

Notwithstanding the great increase in the use
of the automobiles, horses still hold their value
judging by the sales of trotters and PAGERS in New
York city recently At the great annual sale there
was no falling of in prices and breeders reported
their business TO be in satisfactory condition
And YET il seems certain TO the casual observer
that fewer horses are now used than few years
ago.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

Judging by the exhibit of wrappers picked up
near a frequenting place of the Democrats of
the Eleventh ward, the Democrats evidently
thought that some money was needed to bury the
ODonnell movement The Democrats we're easily
scared.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

The first municipal dance, an idea of the Mil
waukee Socialists, was held Saturday evening in
that city and was attended by 600 persons Evil
IDENTIFY the new plan will be popular. And the So
cialists argue that it will prevent the younger
people from going to places where vice predomi-
mates
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

One thing on which the Wilmington members
Of the coming legislature should be unit, is op-
position to any scheme to create an Excise Board
TO grant liquor licenses in place of the present
court method
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany leader has
returned from Hot Springs, Va and will perhaps
take up his headquarters in Albany instead of New
York
Evening journal., 1910-12-02
Popular
Presents
For
Men

GOLD SIGNET
CUFF BUTTONS,
Prices from $3.50 to $500
Pair.
GOLD SIGNET
SCARF PINS,
Prices from s1.OO to $3.50
Each.
GOLD TIE CLASPS,
Prices from s1.OO to $3.50.
GOLD SIGNET RINGS,
Heavy-Large Tops.
Prices from $3.50 to $500
"a Each.
Some $1,000 Extra Heavy
Ones at $3.50 and
$3.50 Here.
MILITARY AND
SUIT SETS,
in 2, 3, 4 and 5 Pieces
From S1.50 to $500 Set
Massive Designs,
Exceptional Values"
From $3.50 and $3.50 SET.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

The United Puo
li.hera Association
through its Preu
dent. Mr.. Arthur
Koppen has ekAm'
med THE JOUR
NAILS circulation
and Mr. Koppen Of,
fers to wager $1,000
OF bis own money
and undertake 20
prove that THf
EVENING JOUR
NAL has liie largest
paid circulation OF
any paper printed IN
W llminRtou.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

We also have a complete as
and Boys High Cut Storm Shoes.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

The United Publishers Assocla-
fIou Of New York City has lnvestl-
uated, and certlfies to, the olrou-
iatlon Of this publication, These
facts nave been established, and
guaranteed to advertisers.
No. Wzza1777sHase2
FaIsotu
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OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

The Association Of
American Adyertis.
ers is composed OF
All the great adver-
tisers Of this coun-
try. ~he Associa'
tion endorses only
such papers 40 sub
mit 20 its eKamina
tion az any moment,
and positive proof
muss be submitted.
The accompanying
certificate No. liz,
has been issued 70
this paper.
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

Sizes If IL to 2; 01 10
worth Sl.75. Special D1slO
sortment of Misses, ChiIdren's
Evening journal., 1910-12-02

Misses and Children's gun
metal button or blucher shoes:
Sizes 8 IL TO IL; worth 0Eo
Si.5o. Special ...... ~
The Detroit times., 1910-10-12
BOOKS


Thomas D. Murphy, who has mad
an enviable reputation by his travS
books, records in this volume 100
mile tour by motor In unfrequente
England, with excursions into SEQ
land and Ireland The book Is
that it's title indicates, but one mus
have read Mr.. Murphy to realize VIII
an eye he has for the picturesqu
as well as the historical directions
hcw he takes one out Of beaten path
SO that even one who has read mucl
of England and not travelled Their
at all, finds the book quite as inter
esting as the best of books abou
well known places.
The illustrations are partly in cole
and partly in black and white, al
all are excellently done and illustrat
the text to a degree that is unusua
Some OF the illustrations are repr,
-duced In color from celebrated pair
ings. The book is accompanied
maps of the country showing q
routes travelled, and it Is fully al
carefully indexed.
AS q sample of bookmaking 1t !
put up In such a beautiful way as {
make 1t as much an ornament as
Is q textbook Of use. IL. c. Page !
Co., Boston; Macauleys and Shet
hans, Detroit.)
The Detroit times., 1910-10-12

"The Story of the Negro Progress
In United States Told by Booker T.
Washington. The Indian In North
and South America and In the West
Indies. the Sandwich islands. the Aus
tralians and the New zealanders have
all steadily receded before the advance
OF the white civilization. Negroes are
the only primitive people who have
looked the white man In the face
and lived. Their marvellous progress
from dependence and slavery OF indie
pendence and freedom In the United
States. Is told In the two volumes OF
The Detroit times., 1910-10-12
NAhDAL DAUbs
| UhDRAPED STATUE
Beautiful Marble, Which Has
Shocked Warrington Society, IL
I Given Touch Of Charcoal.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1l.--Following
'xhs discovery today that some vicious
minded vandal had marked with char
coal the nude statue Of Mis- Natalie
Barney. fence was built around the
"Deserted Ariadne" In the yard OF
the home OF Mrs. Albert Clifford Bar
|ney, In fashionable Sheridan circle.
II would like to lay my hands on the
E3miscreant that marked up the statue
declared Charles Olney, East Indian
butler, who Is In charge of the Barney
home. Last night about 10 o'clock
thought I heard someone In the yard
took pistol and sped out. just In
time to see somebody ieaping the
hedge and dashing through the circle
Olney then gave the first statement
about the statue issued by any repre-
tentative Of the family. To emitted
Press reporter he said: After ! get
this booth built. anyone who sees the
statue will have to pay me a quarter
could have made pile of money
already II had been a financier.
This statue Is a garden ornament
and 1t Is going to stay In the garden.
Miss Natalie posed for 1t I'm Paris. IL
was first brought here unassembled
and put In the house. About two
months ago a sculptor came here and
put It together and set 1t up out here
on the lawn. II then was entirely con
cealed by the hedge and shrubbery.
when the leaves began to fall II
became visible, and on Sunday crowds
began to gather. ] will have to keep II
I'm the bootH until this excitement sub
sides.
There Is no intention to keep II In
the house and you can say that 1t will
stay right here in the garden. ! am
sure Mrs. Barney will insist that her
orders be carried out. | don't think
she will be disturbed by all this news
paper talk"
u II was the discovery that charcoal
marks had been placed upon the figure
that made 1t necessary to erect a bar
rier against the public. Olney willing
ly showed the statue today to anyone
who desired to see 1t, but appeared
serious in his statement that he will
hereafter charge an admission. until
some word Is received from Mrs. Bar
ney and her daughters In Paris.
The Detroit times., 1910-10-12
killmeny Of the Orchard"

Mrs. M. l.. Montgomery follows he
Anne of Green Gables" and Ann,
Of Avonlea," with the present volume
Readers Of the second book remembe
that when Anne went of to college sh
seemed to be on the verge of romano,
and 1t was intimated that another vol
ume, relating to her would follow
and still one Is obliged to make tn,
remark of the Irishman In Dublin
who was asked to point the way tt
the castle. and looking down tn,
street, said: you see that great higl
building yonder? Yes" That's no
It," So "kilmeny of the Orchard" 1,
not the sequel to ANNE of Avon
lea," but II Is a story as charming IL
every way as the preceding ones.
The scene Is laid in Prince Ed
wards Island and the characters ar,
as interesting and as faithfully draw
and as thoroughly human as the char
acters In the already celebrate,
books of the author There is
heartiness and bfeeziness togethe
with new resources of power tina
make this book the equal of its pred
ecessors. O.. c. Page & Co, Bos
ton: Maoauley's and Sheehans, DE
troit.)