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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
A TEST FOR MAPLE SIRUP,
Prof. J. F. Smell Explains Electrical
Device of His Invention

Seven divisions of the American Chem.
fcal Society met in as many rooms at the
Mckinley Training School today, the dele
gates representing total membership OF
more than 7.000-the largest organization
of chemists in the world. The divisions
Of agricultural and food chemistry-tht
pure food neurological chemistry, or
ganic chemistry. pharmaceutical, chemiS.
try, industrial chemists and chemical en-
gineers, physical and inorganic chemistry
and fertilizer chemistry, all held meetings
and listened to papers of more or less
general interest.
before the division of agricultural and
food chemistry Prof. j. r. Smell read a
paper on IAN Electrical Conductivity
Test for Purity of Maple Sirup.'' He
showed that by means of very simple
electrical device which Is his own inven-
ton, any one can determine in moment
whether a sample of strip Is pure maple
or an adulterated compound. The device,
it was stated, is Inexpensive and can be
used by any one.
Technical papers were read before the
division of biological chemistry, which
deals with the problems affecting plant
growth, etc An interesting feature OF
this division was the paper by f. w.
Morse on THE Present knowledge in
Regard to the Nature of the Peach Tree
YelIoWS Disease
Aioi. f. t1oAiAA'ie@o.
the pharmaceutical chemistry division
a simple and interesting paper on Some
Unfamiliar Facts About Familiar De-
tergents." Detergents are simply dirt
remOverS-SoapS, etc.
Prof. Charles +. Munroe, professor
of chemistry at George Washington
University, read paper on The
Present Status of the Gas Industry, ano
It's Outlook before the division of in
dustrial chemists and chemical en-
gineers, in which he traced the devel-
opment of the gas manufacturing in
dustry, told of the various crises
through which the business has passed
the obstacles overcome and the out
look for it's future. G. A. Burrell
chemist of the bureau Of mines, told
of the gas ANALYSIS work and apparatu.
in the work of that bureau.
This afternoon the delegates visited
many of the research laboratories in thu
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
MARKET HOLDS FIRM
Attempt of Bears to Depress
Prices Unsuccessful.
SMALL LOSSES RECOVERED
Early Declines Overcome by Opera
tons on the Long Side.
LEHIGH VALLEY IN LEAD
Coaler Makes Good Advance and Is
Used as Lever to Force
Up Prices.
SMALL LOSSES RECOVERED
LEHIGH VALLEY IN LEAD

NEW YORK. December HS.-Stocks
made little Roadway in the opening trans
actions today. The market leaders opened
either on a parity with yesterdays clos
ing figures or within small fractions OF
them. International Mercantile Marine
preferred was the only issue which moved
widely. Its recent advance was contin-
ued the price rising III.
There was a resumption of yesterday
late selling soon after business began, but
declines were small. When Lehigh VAL
lev rallied from 1858 to 1865 the rest of
the market recovered fully. Business
came almost to halt on the recovery.
Operations on Long Side.
Slow. dragging movements and lack OF
speculative interest characterized the
market during the morning. An attempt
to bring about continuation OF yester-
days late decline met with poor success
and operations were begun on the long
side of the market with Lehigh Valley
as lever. The move enlisted little sup
port, although the small losses of the
early morning were made up.
The market moved imam uncertain lash
ion during the second hour. The coalers,
Union Pacific and United States steei
covered q range of about half a point, de-
spite the gradually diminishing volume OF
business. The undertone was In the main
good, the market rallying easily when
ever pressure ceased. Bonds were steady.
Recent sales of the Hartman stocks
were based on expectation of poor earn
ings for November. The statements. as
published today, were much poorer IMAM
had been looked for, and there was a
further sharp decline in the stock: South
ern Pacific fell to 111as and Union Pa
cific to 171s4, the latter's loss reaching
IN.
The whole market went downward mod
erateIy, with decided weakness In some
specialties Toledo, St. Louis and West
ern lost Ia, Utah Copper lSs and Ten
nessee Copper and interchangeable tropol-
i;an preferred !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
THE COURTS
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Barnard.
kengla agt. Kengla: guardian ad Item
appointed, plaintiffs attorneys, A. G.
Bishop and S. D. Bradley.
time to take testimony extended (by
Justice Stafford); plaintiffs attorney.
Leon Tobriner: defendants attorneys,
Cuttings & Chamberlin.
Riggs agt. Riggs; reference to auditor;
PLAINTIFFS attorney. George Francis VIII
liams.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. c@Justice Bar
nard.
Weaver agt. Weaver: judgment by de-
fault for $SO4. 10: plaintiffs attorney, c. T.
Hendler.
United States agt. William Wilson; as
sault with dangerous weapon; bail re-
duced to $500; recognizance taken, with
James J. Fletcher. surety; attorney, A
W. Scott.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Barnard.
Estate of Margaret A. Gingell; petition
for probate of will filed; attorneys. Ellis
q Donaldson.
Estate of Luzanna A. Bradford; letters
| or administration granted to John Steinle;
bond, $4,000: attorney. J. NJ. George:
Estate of Patrick Fahey; exemplifeo
copy of will filed.
Estate of John c. Umberger: petition,
for letters of administration filed; attor-
| ney, Fl. II. Classic.
Estate OF Albert Ports: order to sell
F., stock; attorney, George c. Gertman.
| Estate of Mary c. Bradford; will dated
December Is. 1911, filed.
! Estate of Philip Snowden; remuneration
of executor filed and petition for probate
of will; attorney, w. NJ. Levin.
Estate Of Charles E. Daniels: letters OF
administration granted to George w
Daniels; bond, $500; attorneys, Lyon &
| Lyon.
Estate OF James Allen; letters OF adj
minis ra tiOn granted fn Quincy Mc(track.
en-: bond $500: attorneys, Lyon & Lyon.
! Estate of Henry Benson: letters of ad
ministration granted to Harry o. Ben
| son; bond, $1,4O0; attorneys, Lyon &
| Lyon.
| Estate of Delavan D. Perkins; letters OF
| administration granted to Charles w
Miller; bond, $1,000; attorneys, Lyon
Lyon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
INVESTMENTS
BEFORE A C0URT-MARTIAL.
Ensign r. C. Saufey Charged With
Neglect Of Duty.

Alleged failure to report all the repair
needed on the torpedo boat destroyer Bid
die, which he was commanding. and by
that act failing to keep the vesselt in a sea-
worthy condition. has resulted in bringing
Ensign Richard c. Saufiey OF Kentucky
before a navy court-martial at the nor
folk navy yard. According to the report
to the Navy Department. Saufiey recent,
was ordered to take the Biddie to the aid
of the collier Sterling, which was recently
beached on the lower Chesapeake bay, bu
owing to the condition Of his vessel.
he refused to MAKE the trip when ordered
by the commandment of the Norfolk navy
yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
RESIGNED TO HIS FATE.
Murderer Phelps Learns That Hi,
Last Hone for Life Has Gone.

BOSTON, December 2S.-Complacently
smoking a corncob pipe. Silas n. Phelps.
the murderer, Of Deputy Sheriff Haskins
Of Franklin, learned today from the state
prison officials that his last hope Of life
had gone, and that he must prepare for
death during the week beginning Sun
day.
Phelps. who seemed resigned, told the
prison chaplain that he had dream that
he would not receive communication from
the executive council
II il not expected that any of Phelps
family viii visit him owing to lack OF
funds for transportation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. December 2S.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts estimated at 1000 head; market
slow; weak: beeves, 4.s3aSSO; Texas
steers 4 JDa.5 20; western steers, 930a
$50; stockers and feeders, 3.1Ja5-75; cows
and heifers, 2.Ooa6.1o: calves. 4.7ja7.jO.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $500
head; market steady to shade higher;
light. ..S5aS .; mixed, J.05a6.4O. heavy,
605a.j. 40; rough. 6O1a6. 10; good to choice
heavy, 62Oa6.4J; pigs. 4.soa5.9o; bulk Of
sales. t. 15a6.3J.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at IL, 600 head
market steady to strong; native, 2.JOa
AZ: western, 3O0a4.25; yearlings, Asa
SO; lambs, native, 4.25a6.35 western,
4.JOa6.35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December 2S.-Closing:
Cotton--Spot dull. prices two points high
er: American middling fair. 5.67 good mid
ding. 90; middling. SOB: low middling.
4.SI; good ordinary, All; ordinary. 4.51.
The sales Of the day were 1900 bales. OF
which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port and included $500 American. Re
ceipts. 90 eco bales. including 80. 100 Ameri-
can. Futures opened quiet and steady
and closed steady. December. ASH: De-
cember-January. ass: January-February
4.Ss; February March. $50: March-April.
49e; AprilMay, 4.941a; May-June. 4.97
June-July, 4.93; July-August. hO1l.; Au-
gust-September. 5.G21a; September-Octo-
Der, 5.H;: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1904; De-
cennber-January, 5.031a; January-Febru-
AIRY. 5.04l9.
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics
Imports all kinds. $4,000 bales
Imports. American. NS.UD bales.
Stock, all kinds. SG. 600 bales.
stock, American, $4,000 bales
american. forwarded, $500 bales.
Total exports, 900 bales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. December 2S.-Rapid falling
off in receipts northwest put strength to-
day into the market for wheat. The
figures were in striking contrast with the
total week ago and also for the cor
responding time twelve months back. At
the outset, however. the market was in
f1Ienced by beariSh reports that the
weather had improved in the Argentine
and that crop adviceS from India and
Australia showed Il favorable outlook.
Later dispatches, though. told of damage
estimated as high as 30 per cent in the
western provinces OF the Argentine, a dis
trict approximating 1,5GOG0O acres. The
opening here was the same as last night
to &c down. May started at 9Sa4 to 1878,
a loss of Is to Il, and then rallied to 99as.
The squeeze in the December option
made other corn futures inclined to be
firm despite cold weather indicating
more generous arrivals. Outside Of
shorts however, there was not a great
deal of buying. May opened a shade
to haA off at 637sa64, and later ad-
vanced to "a
A little special demand for July oats
ran up prices for all the deliveries.
Offerings were light. May started -
lower at Az, and then rose to 77s a4S.
With only scattered demand forth
coming. and with considerable selling
pressure in evidence, provisions weak
ened Notwithstanding an upward ten
dency in the market for hogs. The
selling of product came from commits
sion sources Initial transactions
were unchanged to sc down. with Nay
options 1900 for pork, 9.35 to 9.371s
for lard and 8.621s for ribs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
CHARGE INDICTMENT FAULTY.
Attorneys for N. Y, c. & St. L. r. Z,
Ask Court to Order Dismissal.

CHICAGO, December 2s.-Arguing that
the Indictment was faulty in that 1t did
not state specifically the nature Of the
offense charged. attorneys for the New
York. Chicago and st. Louis Railway
Company today asked Judge Lands in
the United States district court to dis
miss indictments in which the road Is
charged with rebating.
The hearing was on demurrer to in
dictments charging that rebates had been
granted by the New York. Chicago and
st. Louis and the Lehigh Valley rail-
roads on shipments Of fish. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, December Is
Wheat-Firmer: spot contract, 94A
spot No. 2 red western. 941s; December
!4A; January, SAY; February, 1854 !;
May, 1.00h: steamer, No. 2, red, 89A
Receipts, 1913 bushels; exports, 1896
bushels.
Corn-Easier: spot contract, new, 6S11 !;
year, 6Sl4 January, 67lsa67as; February.
67la: March. 67k: steamer Mixed 64a4 !;
receipts, 1US,312 bushels; exports, 154. 2S5
bushels: southern white corn, 6512a69;
southern yellow corn. 65a6S1s.
.Oats-Steady; No. white. 521a; stand
ard white. 81; No. :: white, 511s: receipts,
1886 bushels.
Rye-Dull: No. western domestic. 100
a1O1.
Hay-Quiet; No. 1 timothy, unchanged;
No. l clover, unchanged; mixed, I'M
changed.
Grain freights-Quiet. Steam to Liver
pool per bushel, unchanged. Cork for
orders, per quarter, unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, December cS.-American Sc
curities opened steady today. Trading
was light during the first hour. but the
market advanced under the lead Of Ca
madam Pacific
At noon prices ranged from unchanged
20 a point higher than yesterdays New
York closing.
In the afternoon prices dropped under
Wall street offerings and the market
closed dull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. December os-FIour-
Quiet and about steady.
Wheat-Disappointing Liverpool cables
and private reports of better weather in
the Argentine caused an easier feeling
in wheat early, but later there was an
advance of about half a cent on crop
damage reports from the Argentine, light
northwest receipts and commission house
buying. May, 1.O3 1-16a1 .03l:.
Beef-Frm.
Pork-Steady.
Lard-Steady.
Sugar-Raw quiet: muscovado. 50 test,
AL; centrifugal. 90 test, 4.61; molasses,
80 test. 1856: refined steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet.
Enthusiastically.
Leather-Firm.
Butter-Barely steady. Receipts. 1865
packages. Creamery extras. 561aa37
first :4a35; factory seconds, 22a22h
Cheese - Steady: receipts, 222 boxes:
state whole milk. fall and earlier. specials
16l4a1612: do. average fancy, IL; do. cur
rent make. specials, 15&a do. average,
fancy, 1512; state whole milk. under
grades. 1312a15A: fall and earlier. best,
16l4a16E: skins, 4a14.
Eggs - Irregular: receipts. 1915 cases;
fresh gathered extras, 35a37: extra firsts.
"a: firsts, 32a33: seconds, 29a31; thirds and
poorer. 26a2S; held fresh poor to fair. pa
%: refrigerator seconds. local storage
charges pdlu, Sld-5, state, IennSyIVanla
and nearby hennery white fancy large
new laid. AZ: do. selected. whites. fair to
good, :}6a4O; nearby whites, small, 2Sa32;
state. Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 36a37: do. gathered brown and
mixed colors, 32a35
All other grades of butter. cheese and
eggs unchanged from Tuesdays prices.
f.u try-AlIve, active and hivher;
western chickens. 11laa12la: fowls 13a14;
turkeys, 17alS: dressed firmer: western
chickens. 6a161a; fowls. Gale; turkeys. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
FINANCIAL.
We Pay so Compound Interest

DON'T have to admit ON New
Years day that you have allowed
another year to go by without put
ting amy money i'm the bank. Start
a Savings account tomorrow, even
though you cam spare only single
dollar to begin 1T with, and let the
end of 1912 find lit a good healthy
account.
HOME SAVINGS BANK
and Mass Ave
*@4s Branches
H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December 2s.-CIosing:
futures quiet; December, is 4sd;
March, Is ~ d; May, as 27sd.
Corn-Spot steady: American new, 6s
sgd; American mixed. old, 6s I'd; flu
lures, quiet; January, IS sad; Feb
ruarys Is 7xds $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction is, $500 at 11OA.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com, . at COZ,
q, at 5O.. % at boz. IS at 50ls.
Washington Rwy. and Elcc. pfd., at 50. 9
at $685.. - at SSIn.
Washington Gas ., at ssh, c5 at ssh.
Mergcnthaler Linotype 10 at 30.
LanstOn Monotype. II at 81, at %.
American National Bank, 10 at 1S5, 10 at IS5.
Commercial National Bank, 10 at 1881, 10 at
1881. 10 at 1884,, Z at 1914.
National Metropolitan Bank. 10 at us
National Savings and Trust, : at 2G91a. ) at
240
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
From the Galveston News.

rom inc Galveston News.
We do not pretend to be much of
mind reader but when We see a lady
hurrying down town with a ten-dollar bill
In ono hand and an advertisement in the
other we know that she II thinking of
doing some shopping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28

. Three prize entries in our next Sunday
Magazine. Stories by Frederic Van
Rensselaer, Dey, James Hay, r.. and
Katharine Lee Eiates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
WEATHER
Fair and Colder Tonight; Friday
Fair, Continued Cold.

XoAAS OVnt1uuCU VOlU.
For the District of Columbia, fair colder
tonight; temperature about IS degrees.
Friday fair, continued cold: moderate
northwesterly winds.
The first storm of the present week is
passing into the Atlantic by way of the
Canadian maritime provinces, and cold
weather now prevails over the entire area
east OF the Rocky mountains, with freez-
ing temperatures to the gulf coast. Local
SHOWS continue from the lake region east
ward. but there was no other precipitation
or consequence. except snow i'm Montana.
and rains and SHOWS west of the Rocky
mountains. low pressure covering the lat
ter district.
Fair. cold weather will continue tonight
and Friday over the eastern half Of the
country, with heavy frost into south
central Florida. but it will be somewhat
warmer Friday in the lower Ohio valley
and the east gulf states.
CoId wave warnings have been issued
for Montana, Wyoming. extreme western
south Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
storm warnings are displayed on tho
Atlantic coast from Delaware Breakwater
| to PASSPORT, and on the Pacific coast from
Port Hartford northward
The winds along the New England coast
VIII be high westerly: on the middle AT
! lantic coast high west and northwest
diminishing Thursday night: on the south
Atlantic coast moderate nOrthwesterly; on
the east gulf coast light to moderate
north and northeast.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have high westerly winds with
clearing and colder weather to the Grand
Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
for fhfaf yrN fJ-f0
BEGINNING at pm yesterday:
Thermometer--Yeste rday, 4 pm, "A; S
pm, 81; Il midnight, IS: today. AIN.
81; am, 20; II noon, 80; pm, ~.
Maximum, a, at pm. yesterday; mini
mum, 30 at am. today.
Temperature same date last year-MaXi-
mum, Al; minimum. %.
Barometer.1esterday, pm, 1885: s
pm, 1913; L midnight, 1885; today.
am. 1904: s am, 3O1s; II noon, :0.21;
2 pm, 1923.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
s am: Great Falis-Temperature, 90;
condition, 100. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tenl-
perature, 53: condition at north connec
ton, 80: condition at south connection. 50.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, IS: condition at influent gate
house, 20; condition at effiuent gatehouse,
20.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1897 am. and $40
p. m: high tide, 1:OS am. and 1:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 q. m. and 9:0S
pm; high tide, lbs a m. and 2:oS pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today--Sun rose, us am; sun sets,
4:45 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, us am.
Moon-FirSt quarter, 1: 80 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
LONDON. December IS.

Bar silver steady. 253sd PER ounce.
Money, 3ha3% per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 15-18a4 per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
thfee-mouth bills is 3&s3 1916 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28

For the District of Columbia, fair. colder
tonight; temperature about IS degrees
Friday fair, continued cold; moderate
northwesterly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at
am: Great Falis-Temperature, 90;
condition, 100 Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. 53: condition at north connec-
ton, 80: condition at south connection. 50.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
perature, IS: condition at influent gate
house, 20; condition at effiuent gatehouse,
70
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-05


emotional campaign Of the exereme
anti-imperialists of the Bourassa type
against Laurier and his moderate
naval policy. The liberal govern
ment, in fact, had two fronts to tight.
What has happened has happened.
The majority rules, and no reform
can be carried out in a democracy
against. or without, the sanction OF
the majority Evolution in demo-
cratic politics may be slow at times
for that reason, but it is certain.
Reciprocity as a formal proposition is
defeated for the present, but nature
economic law, genuine national inter
est and necessity will continue to
make fer freer trade between the Do
minion and the United States. In
1910 Canada sold us $~117.OO0.OOO
worth of goods while We sold g
$261.OOO,O 900 worth Of goods. This.
mutually beneficial commerce will in
crease in spite of preference to Eng
land and appeals to imperialism.
Sooner or later reciprocity or free
trade will come in response to- de-
crees more permanent than election.
'verdicts. Meantime the United
States philosophically accepts the
Dominion decision and the
northern neighbor of it's friendliest
wishes. Of resentment there can be
no question. We shall continue to do
bushes and indulge in pleasant So
cial chat over the old wall-even if
it is toe high"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-05
A GOOD BEGINNING.

1.-THE sending of thirteen members
of the poultry trust to the penitenti-
airy for the violation Nof the New
York antitrust law is. a good begin
ming. They entered into a conspir-
acy to rob the people of their state
why should they not be treated as
other thieves?.
"Penitentiary terms for a few of
the heightened criminals who prac-
tice grand larceny through monopoly
methods will do mere than anything
else to end the reign of commercial
1awlessness and restore competition"
The Commoner.
"a good beginning" all right, but
how in the world did the State of
New York succeed in sending a trust
official to the penitentiary2 We
have been told down in this part of
the country that a state is p~owerless
to accomplish sucha result; that only
the Federal government has the au-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-05

Roanoke, Va, has secured the third
annual meeting of the Southern APP
palachian Good Roads Association,
which is to be held in that city Octo-
Der 4 and 5. The membership in
cludes the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee and Kentucky and the on
ventions always bring together many.
men Of national reputation in road
construction besides a large number
of good reads enthusiasts from the
various states represented in the list
of delegates. Hendersonville had a
fine chance to capture this convention
but did not even ask for it.. At least
one hundred delegates will attend and
this number of visitors would look
mighty coed here this week.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-10-05

be acceptable to Mr.. Bryan. 1t
seemed to be the ~concensus of opin-
ic7 that Mr.. Taft would lose Nebras-
kas IN the event of a Bryan man be-
ing pitted against him"
Referring to political conditions
generally, Commissioner Shipman
said: IF the Democrats do not
achieve a sweeping victory in the
country next year public sentiment
must needs undergo a change. I
made it a point to make diligent in
quiry of farmers and business men
in all the States traversed going out
and on the return trip-riding in day
coaches much of the time fer the sole
suppose of coming in contact with
them and / honestly believe the Dem
ocrata will win If President Taft
should be renominated. I was aston
ished to find the progressive senti-
ment 81 strong amongst the Repub-
Hcans Of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Ill
inpis and Indiana. talked with
49,