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mission of the crime would elapse before
execution. If the first appeal is denied
by the highest court of the state I'M
dOubtedly fully three months will elapse
between the beginning of the hearing on
appeal and the rendering of the opinion.
with additional time granted to the
prisoner for the exhaustion of his legal
resources. Even when all the court
processes are completed, with Becker
standing convicted and sentenced to
death. executive clemency remains pos
s1p.ity to grant Z stay or reprieve. so
that although the verdict is sustained on
first appeal execution is not likely much
within two years of the crime.
A man with ample resources is able to
while the man with low funds is given
but a short shrift after his first convic-
ton Herein lies one of the most griev-
Gus evils of our judicial system. There
should be no such discrimination, and the
surest way to prevent it is to cut down
the appeal time as low as possible. To
do this appellate courts should be. II
recessary. increased in number or in size.
Dilatory motions should be prohibited and
arguments reduced in length. The
mere resl0lnT OIL LeStlIiiOuE ny
higher courts in reviewing cases brought
from the lower is an eXhaustins. time
consuming process and greater speed in
the higher courts without loss of preci-
sion or impairment of justice can I'M
doubtediy he gained by shutting off
supernumerary examinations in the court
below Naturally, the longer the trial in
the first instance the more ponderous the
record on appeal. and therefore the more
protracted the consideration
Shorter trials in the lower courts. even
i'm complicated cases. are surely possible
even under the present laws, and without
lessening the chances of doing full justice
to both state and accused. Shorter
processes of appeal are unquestionably
possible if the courts themselves will
work to the end of making way with the
useless lumber of judicial procedure. The
end will be a vitaliZing of the laws and
a material increase In public respect for
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
BALKAN WAR COMMENTS.

From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Beware of the Turk when you think
YOU have him licked.
From the New York Evening Telegram.
Reported that the ServianS have cap
tured a pass Stood in with the press
agent, perhaps.
From the Detroit Free Press.
The Balkan war has raised the price
of altar of roses. Now watch the price
OF imitation perfumes go up.
From the Boston Globe
1t is perfectly safe for purposes of
abbreviation to call the Bulgarian army
Bulgars but not burglars.
From the Cincinnati Timcs-Star.
At any rate, the Greek reservists from
this country who have gone home to
fight are not at all likely to have their
trouble for their pains.
From the Port Huron Times Herald.
At any rate, the Turks can't be ac-
cused of being the guys that put the
grin in the Montenegrins.
From the Syracuse Post StandaSd.
Those who wonder at the Balkan
Estates readiness for war forget that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
The Original Wilson Man.

Naturally there Is curiosity as to the
original Wilson man So far as ME-
Wilson himself Is advised. he is an I'M
identified Hoosier. In the latter part oi
1900. or early in 1901. man using oni.
his initials wrote to the Indianapolis
News proposing Mr. Wilson. then oil
Princeton University. for President A.
tho suggestion. like voice on inc
So, awakened no echo" the author was
never uncovered. Mr.. Wilson was only
amused. and did not seek the name OF his
nominator.
The suggestion may have come from a
Princeton graduate. who had taken with
rim out To the Wabash country high
advertisement of a leading figure of the
institution where for four important years
ne had resided. But no matter. The man
who found him first is of far less mo-
ment than the man or men who took Mr.
Wilson up later. and put him in the way
of his presidential nomination.
They are known. Their glory cannot he
denied or dimmed. Col George Harvey
and James Smith. il. of New Jersey
stand as the practical sponsors for Wood
row Wilson in politics. But for them. MI
Wilson would probably never have quilted
the field of education. But being practi-
al men, they signed their full names TO
their support of him. and Mr.. Smith being
also a man of means signed some large
hecks He did all he could for the man
..f his choice.
AS ali may see now. the first suggestion
cf Mr.. Wilson for the presidency was
premature. At that time he was an I'M
compromising Clevelandite. and teaching
hat Organism was "bosh-'' He could not
have been nominated in 1904. for not
withstanding the fact that Judge Parker.
with eastern associations, was nomina ted.
le could not have carried the national
convention If ne had been able to point to
his support of MIR. Bryan both in 1896 and
1900 \ bolter like Mr.. Wilson would not
rave stood the ghost of chance.
A few years We're necessary to pre-
pare Mr.. Wilson for the fray. Not until
six years later did he discover that In his
deliverances against Organism he had
heen teaching 'boSh. and that Mr..
Bryan had all along been the true guide.
friend and philosopher of the democratic
party. Then il was that he became
available for the leadership of the Bry-
,,nized democracy. and obtained it even
over Champ Clark, who had been Bryan
ized at the very outset of Organism.
Our Hoosier friend may have spoken
only from personal admiration. and not
rom a careful weighing of the politics
entering into the equation. Let nothing
obscure or interfere with the glory that
belongs by every right 10 Harvey and
smith. They are both the discoveries and
the developers of Mr.. Wilson d. a pollti-
cal quantity.
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the national spirit of Bulgars, Greeks
and Serbs for several hundred years
has been shooting and puncturing the
Turk.
From the Duluth Herald.
Now the Bulgarians have been cap
turing some Turkish towns Not very
hard to guess the most appropriate
popular song for the Balkan region.
From the Scranton Tribune Republican
We do not know how that Balkan
war is going to be pulled off success
fully. unless tile fighting nations give
the war correspondents u better show.
From the Des Moines Capital.
The year 1912 will doubtless be known
in history as the one in which a Balkan
war cloud appeared which was not a
bluff.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
The largest results of the Balkan
! war may be the imitation in the purses
of some of our moving picture mag
mates.
From the Columbus Evening Dispatch.
1t is not a pleasant admission, but
the best learned geography lesson is
that which. is learned in the terrible
school Of war.
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A LITTLE POEM FOR LANDLORDS.

She had searched through the town for fiat;
She had searched every day for week;
Tn and down. here and there,
In and out everywhere,
For the fiat of her heart. so TO speak;
Low rental large r0oms and all that
The town 1t was lengthy and wide,
With places to let by the score,
But before she could find
One that suited her mind,
Exhausted, she fell on the floor
She never recovered; she died.
She went on heavenly toor
To apartments Of jasper and pearl:
When she opened her eyes
To her home In the skies
She whispered. this nervy old girl:
"You'll redec0rate. won't you. TO suitf''
Brooklyn Times.
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Concentrated Gloom.

There is nothing more distressing
Than the crouch that will not down
There Is nothing more depressing
Than the unrelenting frown.
Far better is the greeting
OF some rash and boisterous elf
Than the Indignation meeting
That a man holds by himself.
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Barred.

Twas the man with the check book
| heard him complain.
"Oh, what shall do
In another campaign?
How shall I get rid
or my surplus OF cash.
When they're all keeping tab
On expenditures rash?
Detectives will haunt me
Wherever 1 go,
And then Til be called
To tell all that ! know.
The poor man may join
In the fight for control,
But where is the chance
For the man with q roll?'
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Not Interested.

who was it that said. After me the
deluge?"
"Oh. don't know" replied Mrs. Cum
rox. 81 never pay any attention to
these weather prophets
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A Biased Statement.

Were you fined for exceeding the
speed iimit?'
NO" answered Mr.. Chuggins, wea-
rily: "for getting the worst of an argu-
ment with a motor cycle policeman as
TO which Of our speedometers was COR
rect"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

Discussion of the possibility of Secre-
tary Knox being called on to assume the
presidency as result of failure TO, elect
introduces the hypothetical question as
another compiexity in the campaign.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
A Hopeful Hungerer.

THE walters in our hotel have
struck" exclaimed the nervous woman.
I'm glad of it, answered her hus
band. Maybe they will let me go into
the kitchen and get something to eat
for myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

William SulZer will march In a wom-
ans suffrage parade in New York.
man who expects to gain feminine ap-
prevail must also expect to demonstrate
that he is not afraid of work.
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Bryan agrees with Roosevelt that the
shooting episode ought not to hall The
campaign This is not the first time one
or these two eminent colonies has been
found indorsing the others policies
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A Motherly Impression.

War has broken out again in the
Balkans"
Yes" replied Mrs. McGudly. patient
ly: those people are getting so they
talk about a war like it was the whoop-
ing cough or the measles"
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President Tafts refusal to precipitate
crisis with Mexico is another reminder
that good craftsmanship Is not always
what overpracticai people consider good
notifies
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If Dr. Mabie had read some other paper
than the Outlook he could not have
escaped notice to register in time to vote
for his contributing editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

The new mikado has been something of
| a success in keeping the yellow peril
| idea from receiving any renewed encour-
agement.
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If Senator La Toilette can promise to
support Wilson If he becomes a truly pro-
gressive President. he might be expected
10 do the same for the other candidates.
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Under the circumstances, Madero's re-
semblance. politically speaking, to Por-
firio Diaz is closer than that of the eX-
dictator's nephew.
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A cessation Of campaign oratory will
give voters a chance to dig up the party
platforms and read them over.
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IL IS difficult to see how Hiram John
son can think OF himself as gracing the
passive. digniffej quIetude of the vice
presidency.
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Nicaragua must be inclined to indorse
the opinion that a navy, simply by its
presence, is a powerful peace promoter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

Every political prophet will now push
| to the front with the prediction of a
great future for District Attorney Whit
man.
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uyIn order to avoid DELAYS on account OF
PERSONAL absence letters to TIE STAR SHOULD
-, &c addressed ~ any Individual connected
u Itb the once: but simply to THE STAR. or To
the Editorial or Business Department aceoru'hs
to tenor purpose.
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Caring for
Contrabands.

CoHCIdodAuS. of October "a, 1862. is
a half-column description Of the estab'
lishment in Washington where this work
was undertaken, in part as follows:
The contraband camp is at Camp Bar
ker at the corner of 18th and Q streets
on the same ground formerly occupied by
Coltman's brick kilns and st. John
burial ground, and at present contains
about 675 persons among whom are
about 100 in the hospitals. the balance
being women and children, with few
old and decrepit men and women. two OF
whom are deaf and dumb and one blind
The buildings are mostly the same as We're
used by the Mcclellan Dragons as bar
racks but several additions have been
made since The office and dwelling OF the
Superintendent, DR.. d. b. Nichols, is IN
the center on the east side with the lab
oratory under the charge OF the surgeon
DR.. Amos Pettijohn: the storeroom and
guard rooms are on either side; the
barracks on the south side have beer
mostly fitted up by the famllleS living III
them. many of them having purchased
stoves. The row of barracks on the north
side are used as quarters for small fami-
lies. On the extreme right Is the orphan
asylum certainly the neatest part of the
camp. At present there are dozen IN
fants there under the care OF matron
In the space III the SchLci eiC SSNCi
tents. three being used as hospital wards
but it is contemplated to remove these
as soon as the chapel, which is In the
center of the south row of quarters, car
he fitted up for a hospital. In the chapel
a school is taught by Messrs. Hill and
Burgster, employed by the American
Tract Society, the day school being at
tended by about seventy-five children and
the night school by about one hundred
adults at both sessions. 1t is said that
these contrabandS are not as apt at theil
studies as those in South Carolina. The
a bIe-bodied contrabands are made use oi
nv the government or they hire them
selves out In the families in the city and
neighborhood A large number of the
men are now in government service As
teamsters or helping about the hospitals
while several hundred of the women are
engaged as servants in the city. Those
who are employed in the government
service draw rationS and clothing while
those at the camp sick and unable tC
work are furnished with rations only.
having to rely altogether on charity for
clothing. When DR.. Nichols took charge
Of the contrabands there We're 400 and
since that time doth of June last $500
nave been registered. Since that time 1SJ
have died. For some time past but few
have arrived here. the latest arrival Of
any note being some 30 or ~ about the
time the rebels crossed into Maryland
and at present there are no good servants
diseneaeed. The demand for them is not
confined alone to our citizens, but often
Inducements are held out to them to &c
north but it is rarely that any offer
even the most liberal, to go beyond Mary
land is accepted.
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Ry mail postage prepaid
Daily. Sunday incipded one month. 'n cents-
Daily SUNDAY excepted. one month. 10 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year. sunday star S--to Se"'-
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Office AT Washington D. G.
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~ cents MONTH da ify only. - cents Pe'
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NJ. Poincare. premier of France, ap
pears to be the only diplomatic officia
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Another investigation Of which the gen
eral public was the greatest beneficiar,
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In many instances. while the bureau
forms the base OF operations for all work,
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Inspired. as ] have always been. b
a profound confidence in the unity
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'Servia," said NJ Pasitch, ''oij Servia,
must include the vilayet OF Kossoyo with
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Thermometers of the highest grade are
only recent products of American manu-
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During the civil wal
traband" persons, as
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01
WEST HALIFAX.

Erving Pease is working for Will
Warren
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pease are visiting
in Brattleboro.
Mrs. r. p. VIM and daughter Ella,
are visiting in Bennington.
Mrs. r. j. Phillips has gone to Pitts
field, Mass, to the hospital.
Miss Flora Davis of Colrain has been
spending few days in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii B Ware are visiting
Mrs Wares sister. Mrs. A. C. Jones.
Mr. johnson of Amherst, Mass who
was in town buying apples, has return
ed home.
Mrs. Miller of Brattleboro is visiting
few days with her daughter, Mrs
VIII Gibbs.
Arthur Giddings, who has been at Dr.
Gordon's in Jacksonville, is better and
is at home again.
Mrs F. b. Hicks and Mrs. Sitterly of
Greenfield are staying a few days with
tneir sister, Mrs. Esbon Sparks.
Miss Ruth Learnard. who is staying
with her uncle, M, e. Baxter, in Marl-
boro, has been spending few days at
home.
Mrs Hattie May and son have gone
to Wilmington to her brothers, Frank
Spragues. to take care of his wife and
baby who are both ILL.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01
DUNN ERsToN.

The ladies' club will hold an enter
tainment and serve supper Nov 81.
DIR. RIVERS sermon next Sunday will
be from the text John s. 49, 1.-THE truth
shall make you free
A flock of wild geese passed over last
Saturday They flew so low that they
could be plainly counted-32 in number
The selectmen have ordered repairs
on the bridge leading to the Crosby
pond as it has become unsafe. The
bridge is used by those hauling ice
from the pond.
On account of the bad weather the
ladies' club was prevented from hold
ing its meeting last week at Mrs
Reeds home. They met this week We'd
nesday at the parsonage and transacted
some interesting business. the nature of
which will be known soon.
Walter NJ. Murphy has a flock of 25
Indian Runner ducks which are attract
ing much attention as birds of great
beauty and wonderful layers, some lay
ing every day since last March. except
a short period in August. The young
ducks Matched in April began laying in
September. He also has 80 mammoth
Bronze turkeys of his own raising. Some
tip the scales at 30 pounds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01
WRECK AT SOUTH VERNON.
Montreal Express Demolished caboose
and Four Loaded cars-5rakeman
Dawson Seriously Hurt.

Four cars and caboose were demol-
ished and a brakeman was hurt serious
ly in a rear end collision of Boston IL
Maine trains just north of the South
Vernon station Monday morning. The
Montreal express which leaves here at
$40 a. m. ran into freight train which
was taking a siding, telescopng the
caboose and rear cars and scattering the
contents and fragments broadcast. The
cars were loaded, one containing a large
amount of salt salmon, and quantities
of this were carried away to be eaten.
The wreck took fire, but the loss from
this source was not large.
The freight train was an extra and
took a long chance in leaving Brattle-
boro ahead of the owl" as the ex-
press is called, as the time was short.
AS the freight slowed down to take
the siding in order to let the express
pass, a brakeman with a flag stepped
off and started back to flag the express,
but he had gone but very short dis
lance when he heard the FOWL coming.
The morning was unusually foggy, so
that neither the f1agman nor the pas
senger engineer could see each other,
but even If they could have seen well
the distance was so short that 1t is
doubtful if collision could have been
averted Before the express could slack
en- its speed materially the crash came,
tne engine pfOWlHB lnrouBn the lieibh'
cars with terrific force.
c. II. Dawson, a freight brakeman
whose home is in Charlestown, N. H.,
was riding in the caboose when the
locomotive struck it, and he was hurt
about the head and rendered uncon-
scious. He was taken into the South YER
non station and later was taken by
special engine to Greenfield for treat
ment in a hospital.
The passenger engine was battered
somewhat, but only the pony trucks
were derailed and none of the passen-
gers were injured The track was
blocked until about the middle of the
forenoon. That the passenger train did
not leave the rails and cause loss of
life is considered almost miraculous.
The passenger train was in charge of
Engineer c. A. Alls and Conductor w.
B. Spear of Springfield Mass 1t Is
noteworthy coincidence that exactly
one year earlier, Oct 2S, 1911, this same
passenger train, in charge of the same
men ran into freight train that was
taking a siding in the rear of the busi-
ness buildings on Main street when
several freight cars were damaged and
few passengers were slightly injured
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-01
WITCHES AND BLACK CATS.
N. e. o. p. Fair and Supper We'll Pat
ronlzed and Much Enjoyed-Women
Furnished the Entertainment

Red Mems hall was the scene of the
annual fair of Brattleboro lodge, ~ E.
o. p, Wednesday evening and the re-
suits were very pleasing. The hall was
decorated in autumnal tones and the
spirit of Halloween was followed out.
Streamers of various colors were used
effectively and the booths were dec
grated in many colors. A fine chicken
pie supper was served to wel-flled
tables from 6 to s o'clock under the
direction of Mrs Annie Bracket, and
an entertainment and dancing followed.
The decorations were in charge of Mrs.
Don Wilder and Mrs. Stillman Graves.
The candy table was decorated in
yellow and black, and witches and black
cats were prominent Suspended above
the table were apples, a squash and
gourds. This table was in charge of
Mrs. Ella Miller and Miss Susie Miner.
The fancy articles booth was decorated
in red, green and white with red flowers
GENEROUSLY used. Mrs. Fred B. Davis and
Mrs. Charles Courier were in charge
The grabs were in the form of oranges
suspended from a Christmas tree and
were looked after by Mrs. M. ]. LARA
bee. The useful articles table was pre-
sided over by Mrs. John Nourse and
Miss Ellen Miner and the decorations
were pink and white, paper carnations
being used effectively.
After supper 16 women took part in
a milkmaijs' drill in a very pleasing
way. They were dressed in white and
carried milk pals and stools, and at
the finish were rewarded with applause.
Those who took part were Mrs. Ellen
Herrick, Mrs. e. D. Wilson, Mrs. Lillian
Shepardson, Mrs. NJ. j. Larrabee, Mrs.
Chadwick, Mrs Alonzo Bracket, Mrs.
John Nourse, Mrs. Ella Miller, Miss
Ellen Miner, Miss Susie Miner, Mrs. E.
]. LaDuc9, Mrs. Charles Courier, Mrs.
Ethel Dowley, Miss Ruth Dowley, Mrs.
Ida Butler and Mrs. Clarence Goodwin.
A witches dance followed and was a
novel and interesting feature. Under
the subdued light those who took part
looked weird and witchy. They were
Mrs. E. d. Wilson, Mrs. Don Wilder,
Miss Fern Wilder, Mrs. Ellen Herrick,
Mrs. E. ]. LaDuca Miss Ellen Miner,
Miss Viola Niles and Mrs. Alonzo
Bracket. Dancing was enjoyed until 70
O'Clock with music by Dugan and
Wales.
During the evening a silkolne spread
was awarded to DR.. j. II. Foote of
South Londonderry; a wooden spread to
Mrs. Kirk Minis; a pieced quilt to Mrs.
E. p. Gotta; a bushel of greening apples
to E. H. Pike.