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The Washington times., 1912-08-26
DEBS REALLY KNOWS
HE IS A CANDIDATE
Simply Releases Speech of Ac
ceptance and Wades Into
the Fight.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Aug. 26.-EX-
treme simplicity marked the notification
ceremonies here today when Eugene V.
Debs accepted the Socialist nomination
for President.
The candidate was not visited by any
committee. and there was no formality
whatever about the event. Debs simply
released his acceptance speech to the
newspapers and at once began prepara-
tions for a trip to Fergus Falls, Mimi,
where he will speak tomorrow night.
Before starting today on his coast-to-
coast speaking tour, Debs fired his
opening campaign gun bv declaring
Theodore Roosevelt 10 be ''one of the
most dangerous men in America
Attacking RooseVelts present course
in the Standard Oil campaign contribu-
ttons squab bible, Debs said
He is the only man IN the United
States who apparently does not know
that his 1904 campaign was financed by
the trusts" He said that the colonel
has a hypnotic power over the Ameri-
can people
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
Ship Captains Taught
To Avoid Quarantine

"A Word to Ship Captains About
Quarantine" is the title of a pamphlet
issued today by the United States Pub
lie Health Service. 1t is expected that
the booklet, copies of which may be
had for the asking, will be of great
value to steamship companies.
The booklet deals with the subject
OF quarantinable diseases, such as
plague, cholera, fever. smallpox, typhus
fever, and with quarantine methods
employed to prevent the Introduction
of these diseases.
symptoms that can be recognized by
men without medical training and
measures which ship captains may take
to lessen the liability of vessels being
quarantined, are described.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
WILSON DISCUSSES
THE ADV|SAB|L|TYO Of
CAMPAIGN SPEECHES
Candidate Denies McCombs
Is Too Ill to Continue
as His Leader.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26-Governor
Woodrow Wilson appeared at Demo-
cratic national headquarters early to-
day and Immediately went into an i'm
portant conference with national lead
ers on the advisability of making a
Swing across the continent" cam
paign tour.
Governor Wilson reached headquar-
ters at 3 o'clock and at once entered
the private office of Acting National
Chairman William G. McAdoo, who Is
directing the work in the Eastern
States in the absence of Chairman
william H. McCombs, who is suffering
from a nervous breakdown.
With Governor Wilson and Mr.. Nc
Adoo were Josephus Daniels, head Of
the publicity bureau of the committee,
and several other national leaders.
There was a division of opinion
whether the governor should take a
whirl over the circle or whether he
should confine himself to a few East
ern States.
were discussing a successor to Mr.. Nc
Combs. although Governor Wilson
has denied that Mr.. McCombs Is so
Ill that he will be unable to take an
active part in the campaign.
official announcement was made that
the Western headquarters in Chicago,
which Will direct the Democratic fight
in Western territory, were opened to-
day.
All of the work of the campaign in
the Western States. such as distribu-
ticn of literature and management of
campaign orators, will be directed
from the Chicago bureau, which ranks
equally in Importance with the New
York bureau.
1t was originally planned that IL
Governor Wilson should stick close to
the East the brunt of the active cam
paigning should fall on Speaker Clark,
william Bryan, Governor Harmon,
Senator Ollie James, and Governor
FoSs
The Washington times., 1912-08-26

was time when the big interests that
expected to get favors in return, con-
tributed sc willingly
Given Through Dummies.
Soma Of these contributions were
given through dummies; many were
juggled through organizations that
various ways the report filed with the
close of the campaign. was utterly mis-
leading. Let the real facts be dug out,
while this campaign is on.
over in Congress, in the midi of
or the excitement and agitation today
about adjournment. the tilibusters. and
the effort to get down into the interest
ing doines of Standard Oil in politics,
there has been Kcen consideration of
the effort to plow up some of this 1908
business. The Democrats are not so
enthusiastic about 1t as are the anti
Taft Republicans. Democrats figure
this way:
The man Wilson has to beat is Roos.-
welt. If Taft campaign-fund scandal
is turned up now, II will put Taft COM
pletely out of the race. and give a lot
more Republican votes to Roosevelt.
The Democratic hope lies in getting the
Republican strength divided as evenly
AS possible. Therefore, it is not good
Democratic politics to concentrate at
tack on 1a1t he Will never be strong
enough to be dangerous, but he might
be kept strong enough to give Wilson
a plurality election.
Penrose Injuries Taft.
Senator Penrose's course is regarded
by regular Republicans as calculated to
ruin Taft. They say that Penrose,
knowing that he has lost Pennsylvania,
that his machine is wrecked and that
his own lease of political life will end
at the close of his present term, Is de-
termined to pull the temple down and
take the multitude with him in the last
crash. The result is that the Taft peo-
pie are even more incened against
Penrosa than anybody else. They re-
gard his course as treachery and reck-
lessness Of the worst sort
But Penrose is serene. He sees his
own finish and wants it to be a sociable
occasion.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
COLONEL ROOSEVELT.

"The public should not ALLEVIATE
its fee in the water power which
will be of incalculable consequence
as a source of power in the i'm
mediate future. The nation and the
States within their several spheres
should by immediate legislation
keep the fee Of the water power,
leasing its use only for reason
able length of time on terms that
will secure the interests of the
public. Just as the nation has gone
into the work of irrigation in the
West. so it should go into the work
of helping reclaim the swamp lands
of the South. We should under
take the complete development and
control of the Mississippi as ma
tional work, just as we have under
taken the work of building the
Panama canal. We can use the
plant, and we can use the human
experience, left free by the COM
pletion of the Panama canal, in
so developing the Mississippi as to
make it a mighty highroad Of COM
merce and a source of fructifica-
ton and not of death to the rich
and fertile lands lying along its
lower length.
"In the West, the forests, the
grazing lands, the reserves of every
kind, should be so handled as to
be in the interests Of the actual
settler, the actual homemaker."- -
The Confession of Faith.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
MACYEAGH ACTS
TO SAVE WORKERS
ON FEDERAL JOBS
Secretary Deplores Frequen-
cy Of Accidents on Govern
ment Structures.

Distressed by the large number Of
accidents on Government buildings in
course of construction in the District
and elsewhere throughout the country,
Secretary MacVeagh has caused Assist
ant Secretary Sherman Allen to write
to all Government superintendents Of
construction to take what steps they
may to save lives and limbs.
You are instructed" says the letter,
without assuming any of the liza ability
on behalf of the Government which
properly belongs to the contractor. to
maintain constant oversight of the
manner of erecting scaffolds, protec-
tions around ohistways, manner OF in
stalling of anchoring guy ropes, and the
maintenance Of all other apparatus fur
nished by the contractor which might
in any way, through neglect or care
lessness, be the cause of accidents"
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
ILLNESS OF KAISER
CAUSES UNEASINESS
Remains in Bed and Is Unable to
Return to Berlin Before
Thursday.

CASsEL, Aug. 26.-Sdll suffering
from the rheumatic fever with which he
was stricken while spending the week
end at Wilhelmshohem, three miles
from here, the Kaiser remained in bed
today. Though yesterdays assurances
that his majesty's ailment is not at all
serious We're repeated today in the most
emphatic terms, considerable uneasiness
is felt concerning him.
His constitution is not strong, and in
his case complaints which are ordinar-
lily considered tritiing have frequently
in the past assumed a serious character
His doctors do not promise that he will
be able to return to Berlin Thursday,
as 1t was intimated yesterday he plan
ned doing, but say they hope by that
time he will be we'll enough to travel.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26

gether and have me on today. He
thought 1t would have to be consid-
eraoly later, but he did not say when"
Never Changed Attitude.
Mr.. Hearst's charge that Colonel
Roosevelt had altered his attitude
toward the Standard Oil Company after
his election ELECTED from the colonel
the following statement:
My attitude to the Standard Oil
Company was precisely the same before
election as after election, and this any
one can find out by turning to the files
OF the newspapers at the time of the
passage of the Bureau of Corporations
bill before I was nominated or elected
When the Standard Oil opposed the law
/ got 1t through by making public
the kilograms of the Standard Oil .peo-
pie opposing the law and showing their
activities.
"As for any connection of mine with
the Standard Oil people before or after
election, any human being is welcome
to make anything public about me of
any sort. kind or description, and If 1
had appeared before the committee to-
day | should have testified to every
feature of it of which l have any recol-
lection or knowledge and submitted
from my letter or books any letters of
mine dealing in any shape or way with
the matter; and l should have been de-
lighted to have Mr.. Loeb, who was then
my private secretary, appear and give
every particle of information that he
has"
Loeb Ready to Testify.
In regard to Mr.. Loeb's testifying be-
fore the committee in his behalf, the
colonel said
"Loab told me that he had seen
statements that he was to be brought
before the committee, and that he
wished to come and tell me about the
rumors. I told him, of course, If he
was called he was to go and testify to
everything. He was my private secre-
tary then. I might mention that while
under no circumstances would 7 ever
have asked Mr.. Loeb to testify my
self. ! am more than pleased that the
committee chooses to do so. For in
stance, I mad my statements about Mr.
Hartman in Mr.. Harriman's lifetime.
let it rest only on my own letters, yet
as the committee has chosen to listen to
heresay gossip by Mr.. Odell, former
governor of New York, and Mr.. Arch
took place at that interview. l shall be
glad to have them listen to Mr.. Loeb
who was present at the interview.
Mr.. Loeb heard Mr.. Hartman ask
to contribute funds to himself and Mr..
Odell for the State campaign, neither
Mr.. Hartman nor l ever so much as
spoke of Mr.. Harriman's contributing
any expenses to my campaign, and Mr..
Loeb himself telephone to either Mr..
Bliss or Mr.. Cortelyou transmitting Mr..
Harriman's request to me, and Mr..
Loeb also phoned to Mr.. Bliss or Mr..
Cortelyou about the alleged Standard
OIL contribution, making in my behalf
the same request that / had made di-
rectly in the two letters. and the gen.
tleman's that has been published and
receiving the same assurances that no
Standard Oil money had been received
or would be received.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
WOODROW WILSON.

81 do not know any greater
question than that of conserva-
ton. We have been a spendthrift
nation and must now husband
what we have left. We must do
more than that. We must develop,
as we'll as preserve our water
powers and must add great
waterways to the transportation
facilities Of the nation, to supple
ment the railways within our bor-
ders as well as upon the isthmus.
We must revive our merchant ma
rine, too, and fill the seas again
with our own fleets. We must add
to our present postofice service a
parcels post as complete as that
Of any other nation. We must
look to the health of our people
upon every hand, as we'll as
hearten them with justice and op-
portunity. This Is the constructive
work Of government This is the
policy that has a vision and a
hope, and that looks to serve man.
hnd."-Wilson speech Of accep.
tance.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
INDIANA CAMPAIGN
STARTS NEXT WEEK
Beveridge to Fire Opening Gun
in Speech at Indian
apolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 2s.-The
return of Albert J. Beveridge from his
vacation in the Maine woods is ex-
pected today. AS soon as he arrives the
Progressive leaders expect to consult
him about their plans to begin the
gubernatorial campaign September s.
-..-. ....,- .,.a...-s,. IA ->~'
ridge, their candidate for governor,
open the campaign with a speech on
that night at Tomlinson Hail.
1t is likely that the Republican cam
paign in Indiana will start a few days
later Winfield T. Durham, the Repub
lican nominee for governor, is planning
for an active speaking campaign
throughout the State.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
Precious Gem Output
Of America Increases

American output OF precious gems,
though small. is increasing every year,
and the total for 1911 showed a goodly
increase over that of 1910. according To
a bulletin just issued by the United
states Geological Survey. The yield in
1911 showed $2,75O worth of diamonds,
$500 worth of emeralds, $2l5,3l3 worth
of sapphires and SH7lj, worth of tuI-
quoise.
Promising finds of emeralds have been
made in North Carolina, some of the
gems running as high as 500 to 500 a
carat The largest emerald found has
been about one inch by three-quarters
by one-half. Most American diamond
come from California and Arkansas
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
Farmers in Belgium
Assisted by Banks

The inquiry into the cooperative cred
It system of Belgium, by which farm
ers are relieved from high interests rates
on money during the crop-marketing
season, has been completed by United
States Minister Larz Anderson.
The immense growth of the co-opera-
tive credit idea in Belgium is shown
by the fact that 643 rural banks have
been established since 1892. Complete
statistics of the busnes done by the
cooperative societies of Belgium are
not available, but the total loans made
in year amount to about 100000, and
carry deposits totaling S2,0O0000.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
Fortune-Telling Mail
Order Business Barred
Given Through Dummies.

Postmaster General Hitchcock today
clamped down fraud order on DR..
Smith, of Saginaw, Mich, who ia re-
ported to have been conducting a large
sized mail order business in fortune
telling.
According to the report of the post
office inspectors, Smith had his busi-
ness nicely systematized. Twelve circ-
ular letters, one for each sign of the
zodiac, were mailed out to patrons, who
had first sent in the month of their
birth and the necessary cash.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
Underwood to Rest
Through September

Exhausted by the lengthy session of
Congress and the adjournment struggle,
Majority Leader Underwood, of the
House, today announced he will not en-
ter the national Democratic campaign
until October. Then he expects to
stump" the States of New York, Penn
He will go to Hot Springs, Va, i'm
mediately after adjournment, rest there
for few weeks, and then return to his
home at Birmingham, Ala, until Oc-
tober.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
President to Address
Mount Bethel BaptiStS

sixth annual convention of the Mt.
Bethel Baptist Association at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning at the CosmopOli-
tan Baptist Church, on n street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth northwest.
1t was proposed that the President
should make the address Wednesday,
but the unexpected delay of adjourn
ment in Congress and the possibility
that the President may leave Washing
ton before Wednesday caused the date
to be changed
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
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The Washington times., 1912-08-26
MARSHALL TO OPEN
NAMES CAMP PA|GN
DISQUALIFICATION
lndiana's Governor Will Be
Followed by Speaekr
Clark.

PORTLAND. Me, Aug. 8.-with the
invasion of Maine today by Governor
Marshall of Indiana, Democratic can
didate for Vice President, the campaign
for the biennial State election of Sep
tember will get into full swing. Gov
ernor Marshall will be foloweld by
Speaker Champ Clark. and later by
other national leaders OF the different
parties
The Republicans have endeavored
thus far to confine the campaign TO
State Issues, and there has been no
great demand on their part for outside
help. Supporters of the Progressive
movement, although differing with their
tellow Republicans on national oues-
lions, have not sought to put a State
ticket into the field. and are expected
10 support the regular Republican nom-
inees.
Liquor Question Eliminated.
The Republican candidate for gov
ernor is William r. Haines. a former
attorney general. He Is opposed bv
Frederick w. Plaisted. Democrat, who
was elected governor two years ago by
plurality Of 1000 votes, after a cam
paign In which the liquor question and
state finances largely figured AS the
prohibitory law was resubmitted to the
people and reaffirmed a year ago. this
largely eliminated the liquor question as
an issue In the present campaign.
Ihe Democrats promise, however. IL
returned TO power, to give to the voters
an opportunity to pass upon a consti-
tutional amendment which will give
local option to cities and large towns.
The legislature to be chosen will elect
successor to United States Senator
Gardner. who is now serving out the
uneXpired term of the late Senator viii
liam +: Frye. The Republican candi-
ries In June 10 Edwin c. Burleish, OF
Augusta. Senator Gardner had no op-
position In his own party at the June
primaries.
Asher Kinds Opposed.
Maine will also elect four representa-
tives. In the district Asher c. Hines
Republican, who is now completing his
first term, is opposed by Michael T.
O'Brien, a Portland lawyer; Daniel J.
McGillicuddy, of Lewiston. the present
Democratic Representative from the
Second district, has as his opponent
William b. SHELTON, also of Lewiston.
former State bank examiner. In the
| Third district Representative Samuel
w. Gould, of Skowhegan, Democrat, is
/ opposed by Forrest Goodwin, of his
own town, lawyer, and former presi-
| dent of the State senate. Frank f.
| Guernsey, of Dover. Republicas, who is
now Oldest in point of service of the
four Maine representatives, is a cam
didate for reelection in the Fourth
district, ana his opponent is Charles
w. Mullen, the present mayor of Ban.
gor.
1t is admitted by both sides that all
four OF the districts are In doubt.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
PRESIDENT IS HELD
CAPTIVE BY WH|MS
Of CONGR[SSM[N
May Be Compelled to Aban.
don Ohio Speech Wednes-
day If Longer Delayed.

President Taft is virtually a prisoner
In the White House.
Depending upon the whims of men,
bers who are bent upon delaying ad-
journment until certain States claims
are paid and until one months addi-
tional pay NAV be given Capitol en-
ployes, the President can make no plans
to go to Beverly. Mass., his summer
home.
Certain Senators and Congressman
said they were sure the end would come
In time for the Chief Executive to make
the 5:35 D. m. express out OF Washing
ton. But II Is pointed out the President
ises. He was gravely disappointed Sat
urday. and even hoped he would be
able to get away until nearly o'clock
Sunday morning.
Summer Clothes Gone.
As Il is now, most of the summer
clothing of the President and members
of his party is at Beverly. Major
Rhoads. his personal aide, has been
forced to dig up old uniforms and the
Secret Service men and newspaper cor
dent are today wearing clothing suit
able to withstand the sea breezes OF
the Massachusetts coast.
The delay in departure will cost the
President several hundred dollars mas
much as his private car with the train,
waiting his carnival at the Union Sta
| ton.
On account of the fact that Congress
might adjourn at any moment, the Pres
| ident cannpt leave the White House Il
| golf or TO motor about the suburbs Of
the Capital
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
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The Washington times., 1912-08-26
May Abandon Ohio Trip.

Should 1t become apparent this after
noon that Congress cannot adjourn by
Wednesday. the President may be
forced to give up his trip to Columbus.
Ohio, where he is expected to join in the
centennial celebration of that city.
Should adjournment come tomorrow
he might go direct to Columbus, Jour-
neying to Beverly from there.
1t IL possible that the President will
be forced to send to Beverly for his
summer clothing should II become ap-
parent that the bitter filibuster between
the House and Senate will continue for
another week.
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
PENRl S: PROBE
FR|GHTENS OFF
FUND DONATORS
Panic Among Those Who
Are Generally Cheer
full Givers.

Continued from First Page)
was time when the big interests the
expected to get favors in return, cor
tributed SC willingly
The Washington times., 1912-08-26
COLONEL READY
TO GIVE FACTS
TO THE PUBLIC
Nothing to Conceal Regard
" ing Standard Oil
'-- Connections.
Continued from First Page1

setner ana have me on today. He
'nought 1t would have to be consid-
erably later, but he did not say when"
The daily Alaskan., 1912-10-31
William Britt THE DR.U GGIS T

tered into an agreement with the Grand Trunk people, it stipulated that the railway system should be at least two hundred and fifty miles further north than any other exist ing railway system, It is to be constructed primarily for the de- velopmeut Of a wholly undeveloped section of country
 It is the opinion Of Mr Budd that the United States should very seriously consider the question ui government aided railways Co this territory. Alaska Is a country of vast latent wealth in mineral as we'll as agricultural possibilities. Tn, climatic conditions are no more regorous than those existing iu northern Canada--a country which is now blossoming as the rose due to the governments aid in building railway lines
The daily Alaskan., 1912-10-31

We hope the voters Of this dis trict win carefully re-read the above article and then ask them selves if 1t is to their interests to vote for a man who acknowledges that he is under the domination of the big interests, mgerson wired a lie when he said that the Ketchikan convention had endorsed him. He tried to get on both parties by ask ing the endorsement Of the Home Rule party. He is shifty, uncertain and uutruthful as his telegrams prove If elected to the legislature he win not dare to vote for the abolition Of the fish trap because the superintendent Of the Alaska Packers owns him by his own ad- mission. That is the man who is the mouthpiece Of the "Nou-Parti' san" party.