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CONTINUED on Page Two.)
DAYS OF BOSSISM.
They Are Told About by Abe Reuf, a
Man Who Knows.

lCopyr1ght San Francisco Bulletin, Nav
25, 1927
san francisco, May 25.-Abraham Ruef
describes his experiences as a delegate to
municipal convention, the first he had
ever attended, in today's instalIment of
his narrative, 1.-The Road Travelled .
now appearing in the San Francisco Bull
Iet1n. He tells of having refused to par
ucipate actively in the convention, having
discovered that both factions were resort
ing to corrupt practices The program
ming of the convention is described
In all that making of history nobody
asked me how / desired to vote. The
chairman of my delegation had voted my
name without asking my leave. 1 did
not even know the men for whom my
vote had been registered
In speaking the railroading of the dele
gates Ruef says:
THE smoothness of the program sur
prised me- brief adjournment was ta-
ken and in invredibly short time all
the committees reported. The reports
were all adopted with a whoop.
There We're 164 delegates in the con-
vention. The insurgents numbered "a. The
boss following was 100. Every candidate
from mayor to superintendent of schools
was nominated by a vote of 100 to a.
The assembling of the convention is
described follows:
''The hall was crowded and the galleries
packed. The odor of sawdust and smoke
filled the air. sat at the place indicated
by the district sign. A few delegates
ton greeted me. To the rest 1 was a mere
cipher.
Suddenly the gavel raped to order.
The man in the chair counseled harmony
and peace and equal rights to all. Though
knew he was of factions factional, his
remarks were entirely nonpartisan and
was carried away by them. knew him
to be an adherent of the ruling boss, I
had been told that he was ruthless and
fnconsiderate, yet his words had a sincere
ring and I suspended judgment"
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TAFTs NAME BARRED.
Roosevelt VIII Not Be Allowed to
Roast Him at Princeton.

Princeton. N. Y. May 25.-When
Colonel Roosevelt speaks at Princeton
university next Monday evening he will
not be allowed to make any personal
reference to President Taft, although
with this exception he may talk poll
tics and partisan matters as fully as
he wishes The condition is expressly
put on the ex-president in a statement
by President Hibben' granting the use
of Alexander hall for the meeting.
President Hibben's statement says:
THE Roosevelt club is granted per-
mission to hold political meeting in
Alexander hall on Monday night. May
27, provided that there be no reference
of personal nature to the president
of the United States, who has recently
been the guest of the university"
The Roosevelt boomers will have to
submit to the condition or postpone
the meeting, as the university audi
torium is the only building in the vii
lage suitable for a gathering OF this
kind.
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could see no reason why sentence
should be postponed; that the prison.
er had always maintained his inno-
cence of sending the bomb to peacock
but that he told an inconsistent story
and he had advised him to plead
guilty.
Pastorius gave the name of a man
whose last address, as far as he knew,
was the hotel Navarro and a man in
Rome, Italy, as the conspirators.
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have the largest acreage of corn pres
ent season, in its history. While there
has been some replanting, the stand is
above the average, which can be ac-
counted for because the farmers tested
their seed bfore planting.
with favorabl conditions from now
to harvest, Kansas will raise much
above an average crop of wheat and
with favorable weather for corn dur
ing July and August. Kansas should
raise the largest corn crop in Its history"
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E. ]. Smiley, secretary of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers association, believes
that Kansas should have the largest
wheat crop in its history this year.
He has furnished the State Journal
with the above map showing the acre
age and conditions in every county in
the state. His statement follows:
Reports of our correspondents give
an estimated acreage sown to winter
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cage a6o0oonea G cCa0alao1 of5tauala7 aeoease.

harvested together and when thrown
into the stack will heat, leaving the
grain stack burnt. A great deal Of
the abandoned acreage in the western
counties has been planted to kaffir,
milo maize and cane and some spring
wheat sown in the far western coun-
ties. Owing to the lateness of the sea-
son. and the high prices prevailing for
seed oats, the acreage has been re-
duced fully one-third.
There is no doubt but the state viii
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NAcrpage ofan7edln /sK o. Acreae

wheat in the fall of 1911 amounting to
1901, ,410. The acreage abandoned is re-
ported to be 1, ,445, ,144, leaving an acre
age standing, May 20th amounting 10
5,S56, ,260, with the average condition re-
naming for harvest of 80 per cent,
based on Is bushels per acre. By re-
ferring to the map, you will note that
the heavy damage is west of the west
line of Phillips and Rocks, Russell,
Rice and Reno counties, extending
south to the main line of the Santa Fe
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railroad; also all of the counties east
of the west line of Washington and
Clay counties and north of the Kan
sas river to the Missouri river on the
east.
Correspondents report that much of
the wheat left standing in this dis
trict is very thin on the ground with
an average growth of weeds. This
means that a great deal of the wheat
in the district will be of inferior quail
ty as the wheat and weeds will be
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TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate Resumes Consideration oi
Metal Tariff Bill.

washington, May 25.-senate met at
noon and resumed consideration of metal
tariff revision bill
House met at IL a.. n. and resumed con-
sideration of the naval appropriation bill
Adopted resolution calling Attorney
General Wickersham for papers in matter
of charges against Leslie ]. Lyons, United
States district attorney for western Mary
land.
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To Fly to Milwaukee.

Chicago, May 25.-Farnum Fish, the 49,
year-old aviator, started today from the
cicero flying field flight to Milwau-
kee, carrying in his biplane consignment
OF silk to Milwaukee department store
Fish planned to follow the shore of Lake
Michigan and expected to make the 90
mile flight In approximately two hours
Milwaukee, May 25.-Aviator Farnum
Fish reached the outskirts of Milwaukee
apparently flying at altitude of 1000
feet and later landed safely in Mckinley
park.
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CONSIDINE BANKRUPT
Creditors Say Liabilities Exceed As
sets by 100000.

New York, May 25.-An involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed
today in the United States district
court against George F. Considine,
the sporting man, by creditors who
say the liabilities aggregate 100000
and that his asets are worth 100000.
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Toledo at Indianapolis, cloudy, $50 D. m
Columbus at Louisville, cloudy, BIS D. m
Kansas city at Minneapolis. clear.
= Milwaukee at st. Paul. clear. D. m.
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Weather Forecast.

Chicago, May 25.-Forecast for Kan
sas-Generally fair tonight and Sun
day. Not much change in temperA.
ture.
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ing disbarrment proceedings against
Wilcox, who is county attorney of
Harper county.
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washington at New York q games),
clear, 2 D. M
Philadelphia at Boston, cloudy. D. m.
Detroit at Chicago, clear, 3 p m.
st. Louis at Cleveland q games), clear,
As p m
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TODAY'S BALL GAMES.
National.

National.
Boston at Philadelphia, clear, 3 p. M
Cincinnati at St Louis, cloudy, 8 p. N.
Chicago at Pittsburg, clear, 3 p. N
New York at Brooklyn. clear, p. m.
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Continued on Page Two.s
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-05-04

~ inc Eolnans. @e. 2os 1912 -
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tasiezH AreHle. eon QoaaIeb stbenue bis su
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benfeIber in aineiiiter gr., Dab
beiBt haLblaut I'M Sing- Sana.Ioa,
8u Ieien. ,Sul nihiten glugenblid
butte idj Ons ganSe EerionaI binter
meIuem Aiifen. no es nit ben angen
neiner 9eiung i'm gslid)e iolgte. Selbit
Die fleinen Ibeetnihenfer pareu ber.
beigelaufcn, I'M 0ers @un6erolng 5n
iehen. Ssd) iagte 10 obnebin auf eng.
lid: .Sentsutage tpnltriiirt man bic
8lasfoIben t9letorten) ouoers, nls tic
bier se5erhnet linA uno Die tenlf'd,e
8erbinSlatg pirb oirbers fornniIiert,
oils bier oui bieier Scite ertldrt uiro."
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ibn AUDI. 9fun gab es eine Dabre er.
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tori. - .Seniei" (es lit Elm 8eiehr.
ter). lie opnlen Meiislein Der flei-
nen 9beeinihenfsr ipnren Dor Der.
numbering san8 riino, uno i6 mar
nit einem Shlage Der 9ageshelo Der
~Geerpiorte" Galporoen. Ginige au.
aerfbIrde oaroiii sogen iih nIle beihei.
oen sMriif. nnb ih mar BON reipeft.
ppaem Sdgpeigeit iimgebeu. lin
rneine 3eit gut nusSiiniisen, arbeitetc
iih t1glich 80 bl5 40 gdnbe birh.
alaes, mas id neriangte, ipltroe mir
ioiort aebrad3t. RAD brei 1aaen lag.
te mir Der gibliotbcfnr im8ertranen:
.gs liuo nod onoere eebeime antalo.
ae porhanoen; inIIs Sie bieieIbeu 3u
ieben ipiinifen, iteben iie Sbnen sir
8erfiiairng" 0atiirIih Dollie it Tile
iehen, unb neine Sefte fiillten iih nit
foitbaren Iotl3en aIler ART"
glnen aPonat lang arbeitete Der
beutife 8eIebrte in Der fniierlid}.ia
paniihen 9ibIiotbef. Tie geanlten
bfiebrn BON Iiebensspiirbigfier 3in,cr.
foniIllenbeit ino hoIten iif bdufig bei
ibm ausfunft iiber nie d)ineiiife Cite.
ratnr, nobel Tie ihm ninndinnl ssrn.
gen ftenfen Die 3um @eilpiel: @elde
aebniiffeit uno lln1bnIidJfeit beitebt
5iuiid,en benz oelitfdfn Gifter @oetbe
unb oem dineiiiden goeten 2i-ta.
pap" GIs ein5igeH Weipeis Der Dnnf.
bnrfcit erbnten bic Hibliotbefsb
ten elm Gsenlplar pom N. Miegers
wess. iobaIb es eri9ie'ex lem psrbe:
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Die .Sigerpfprte". - pat.r
Seo Wiegers. elmer Der bebeu.tnbi.en
Sennsr Der 6ineiiihsn Gprah. unb
Qitteratur, bat in ben lest.u Snbren
dusgebehnte Jobrten 81 ben beriibmi.T
itsn Qr6ipen uub 8ibIiptRtsn in
China unb Supan e.mott, um feft5us
itsaen, mas BON ben reihen 8iiners
i6dsen Der 8orssit sigsntlih nod err
boIten lei. Uttt grobsr Sdpsristeit
gelang IS ibm audi, 3utritt 5u Der
itreng gebiiteten pripotbibliDtbet pes
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ten n3igsrpforte" Die bisbsr felbit ben
ein6eimiihen 9elebrten perIhIofIen
mar. 9tur ungern bate, 10 beridtet
pdter Wiegers in ben .autbolifhen
Wifipnsn", Der 6ofbiItorioeropb beim
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pirtt. auum bate Der beutfde MR
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bas 3immer eintraten uno an ben
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brut Der lebEdfteften Reusier in ibren
3iigen. Wus tpirb Der guropder tbung
9us mar bic Jrdse, bic duf aN:n Des
iiatern lag. rWan nub ndnAH irifs
fen, fugt pater Dissers. bid, fir fis
bic dtneiif6e gprahe. fir ipeIte iie
cine fait abgDttifde Werebr'ma baben,
cine auberOroentlid fctpisr me Sprads
lit, ba tie ben gan5en hineMhen snbs
bau formlih umtebrsn miiTsn um i6n
gu berite6en. Sd begriffg meine Gage
pollfommen. Nadbem iHbas fojtbdrs
BUD nit beiben 5dnOeri xhrfurrbtspol
emporseboben, 0ffnete icb ss, f6lue
sine abbanoIung iiber Ibineff&e A!9t.
.uis auf ans sefssstse ulis IN Qusn1.
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MfbDerfdHbniB.
Ttr ileine Norib (bsn RoxlImtiiter
beObantenb): ~papp4 NIT ipem rsn't
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g6b9eR fir GuseHesHe eausartesi 28i5
Ehio Mos
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Aeenfen fH 9snrtnuatt - Oeiiexn OtsusAr
nanl. orjtx Nniicaaf.beif 09Uyfes CEttts Nqt.
0ani, MflaS siafisnal.esafn 0llnnf U1xeoe;
eerElfH NaficnaisSaw, xEiettoM OHuaa 4a1l
&orrifsn nHe GslTasH NM. DySDsoem -
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NORDDEUTscHEn LLOYD.

xrnbsa, 9eris, Bremsu.
Grnres.fsahrfsn. 1tsnftass, 10 usr Ssrm.
nycarttnetHsH Ntfiite. ....s.s.....r.5.is Ia TAI
shfdtrfsn Dcnnssfiast 10 itlr Born.
HCElGSE Ebaser 49, .s,s.-.s..s...g. U6t.
ersus sttserif sat.tsig. Senfiac II. a'la.
0cEree ReasbtHnisn. ......... ZaHiiina. j.. Tsal
sHxsufsn eireff.
eesA OltTaItar, Mfeies. NssSd sss Gssya.
s6ssssrt GcuIstaes IL ubr Horm
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cefrtms Go. @eu~4aeHssx.
D BtpaenaH #eM 0en.
Mefntsn sHr UsnrtRnafts
0srnsen National H1nf. 9sirfi ssatisnaI rans,
8 pne Nslslf gfrahe. see!iern @ernsn Bsue:
S7-ss On NfsTfe e1ra6e: hria6isn Ocraasi
&auf 4drrton unh gsIrrain AreS Nrcetbenl
ea1insb frsst &C. Z. unb 0sas 0sr. isl
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OIEEN ANy-S35OO. 90

WU EEN ANN-FDDUU.U
% babe sErn Berioni uH Slorai a0enus.
Go glorpoob, eine hgirfgpfas EHoefrne SafeH
IrH Hcfieers, enfhaiieHe 3nmer ano Sao.
nit Got 81 TUT STous, EIeies 9taeHfuhm III
DcEliommsH MODERN uHe beftncet tit eitpd eiHl'
&C binhert ssnh eEfferni bon 6er 20. Rertpoes
9aTitnie gE IN IeIts S3sOouJ pFrtt. Gnet ee
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nhtaen Rrcife sn bGbeu. lDeHn iHHeItdl5 Der
nacbiieH Iodbf asianii. tNetngugIasH ieHasB
nat ssanfG atranoiu peroen.
CLIFTOHD n. HARvUoT.
4bone Gin esCsx eeer g1GiH IT'S.
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IN Observation-Disclosures.

aGt aufftou heuis tE1mlina) 1Gbmiiina
Iuftauuutnes aerfcns bon 9ote tn ogt
Gaeltb tuhrtrtisou. ReIrnson Seiabts: man
Hebms Iitterurbun Htnie, lieiqs afs oil Eiop
90 ooer V G. a. Eutn Hot senuepb uHi
80 iitr Rnrm. Jbre !esie seieseHeett sa
:eaieN. 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-09
CHAPTER XII,
Which Tells Of the Contents Of the
No<o

Note Book.
Louisa sat beside the fire and read. The
notes were written in Sir Thomas clear
caligraphy. in short, jerky sentences. Just
as the sick man had spoken them. usu-
ally in reply to questions put to him.
AS Louisa read on she could almost hear
Lord Radclyffe's whispered words. while
she herself sang Tostf's melancholy song,
''Good-bye"
II was not altogether ignorant OF my
brother Arthur's marriage over In Mar
Unique. but he had always given me 70
understand that the marriage was not q
strictly legal one. and that his son Philip
had no right whatever to claim any pos
sible succession to our family title ana es-
tates. Even on his deathbed Arthur as.
sured me OF this, and said to me nios'
emphatically. Luke is your heir! MY sor
Philip has no legal claim!
II never made the slightest effort tc
communicate with Arthur's widow OF
with his child, for Arthur had assured me
that they were well provided for and
quite happy among their own Kindred
After the catastrophe of st. Pierre COM
pletely lost sight Of them.
Then came q letter addressed to me
from st. Vincent. the first linking which
! had that not only did Arthurs sor
know OF his fathers position in life. but
that he had full and justifiable reasons
for believing that he himself was heir pre-
sumptive to the family title and estates
which would have been his fathers had
the latter outlived the present holder
This letter was followed by severa
others about which neither Luke nor MI
Warren knew anything, for I told then
nothing. At last there came ono from
Brussels. BY this time ! had searched
carefully through some letters which ms
brother Arthur had desired that l should
destroy after his death. but which ! ha6
always kept by me, meaning one day II
comply with his wish.
Il had more than a suspicion then thai
my brothers marriage was q perfectly
legal one, and that his son was tho Oni,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-09

this paper. A new edition has Deen ls
sued. comprising some new matter sAo
including q number OF additionaA uus
trations. adding to It's value. 1t ID IN,
reliable description Of the federal ma
chine that has ever been prepared.
THE MONITOR AND THE MERRl:,
hy Lieut.. J. L. Worden. U. 8. n;
Iieut. Greene, u. s. N. OF the Moni-
tor. and H. Ashton Ramsey. =. 3. N,
chief engineer of the Merrfmac. II
Illustrated. New York: Harper q
Bros.
On tho 9th OF March. 1860, occurred
battle at Hampton roads. Va. which
changed the history OF naval construc-
ton. Some historians have declared that
It saved the nation. 1t certainly stimu-
lated northern hope and confidence at a
time when gloomy despair prevailed
throughout the section north OF Masoa
are printed stories Of that fight IRON
various points Of view. After an intro
ductory note briefly reciting the situation
are given three chapters: The Monitoi
lieut.. 8. q. Greene: The Merr1mac and
the Monitor, by Haston Ramsay. c. ;; N,
and The Last Of the Monitor. by Rear
Admiral q. w. Watson. u. 8. N. an
eyewitness.
AMATEUR GARDENCRAFT. A Beoh
for the Hememeker anA CARER
Lover. BY Eben e. Rexford. With
thirty-four illustrations. Phiiadel'
phia: ]. b. Lippincott Company.
The literature of gardening grows
rapidly. Every season brings forth new
crop Of books, with some additional woro
on the subject presenting a previously
undeveloped aspect to the reader an0
gardener. Mr.. Rexford's latest contrsbu'
ton, he having already put forth three
valuable works about gardening. has beer
offered for the uses Of home owners VINO
do not know what to do or how to make
use Of their materials. He makes plain
home is not out of reach Of the man OF
humble means His work is inspired by
the doctrine that success ID to be meas
ured not so much by the money that IL
spent as by the love that Is manifested
for the garden and the home. SO there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-09

0SHOOl IAOHudy d1lcTuOOH was
given by Mr.. Messer, and, al
though purposed primarily for
the benefit of the students,
was full Of interest and instruction for
all. The subject was Landscape Charac-
teristios." but it might well have been
the rudimsnts Of landscape painting. for
it was with these that the speaker chiefly
dealt
In all landscape, Mr.. Messer said, the
first thing to consider was the relation of
earth and sky. which resolved themselves
into two big. simple values. With char
coal and chalk on gray board, he IL
Illustrated his meaning, drawing rapidly
two pictures. in one of which the tone
Of the land was darker than that of
the sky and in the other vice versa. The
same he demonstrated was true Of sea
and sky, making the former darker than
the latter And adding for accent q few
white sails higher in key than either.
Next he illustrated the significance of
pattern in composition, silhouetting trees
against a sky, and thereby adding third
value. After this he touched briefly upon
the center Of light, showing how Claude
Lorraine placed his highest light in the
center OF his picture and gradually di-
the outer margin. This same expedient
is used by many artists to concentrate
interest; Cameron. the etcher. for in
stance, almost invariably placing his
highest light or his deepest shadow in
the center Of his compositions.
AT greater length. Mr.. Messer dwell
upon complexity Of values. the danger OF
confusion and the necessity OF maintain.
ing the first simple relationships. This
point he illustrated by a picture Of roll
ing country-sky. hills. open fields and q
winding road. On the distant hills and
On those nearby he indicated buckwheat
fields. both Of which. while in different
planes of vision. explained themselves
perfectly to the observer. The dramatic
effect Of light abruptly brought into con-
junction with dark was explained. and
most graphically: the precise character OF
reflections on water. A reflection. Mr.
Messer told his students, is rarely as
light or as dark as the thing reflected
and as water Is seldom perfectly quiet
it rarely has sharply defined outlines. He
told how he, himself, had studied the re.
Elections in the water. crossing day after
day a certain bridge; how he had be-
lieved them to be invariably shorter thar
the object reflected, but finally discovered