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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS
FAVOR ALARCE VOTE
Primaries Being Held in Mas
sachusetts by Republicans
and Democrats.

BOSTON, September 24.-By direct pri-
mary vote in Massachusetts nominations
VIII be made today by republicans and
democrats for state, city and town Off
GERS and for representatives in Congress.
weather conditions We're generally fay-
orable for a large poll
For governor the democratic candidates
are Eugene n. Foss, who seeks a third
term, and District Attorney Pelletier of
Boston. The supporters of both profess
confidence of success. The contest for
this place on the republican side between
Joseph Walker of Brookline, former
speaker of the house. and Col. Everett
{. Benton of Belmont also promised tn
be close.
These republican members of Congress
had no opposition for denomination: Fred
H. Gillett, second district; William H.
Wilder, third Augustus P. Gardner.
sixth; Ernest W. Roberts. ninth. and
Robert o. Harris. fourteenth
The denomination of John A. Thaycr.
democrat, in the fourth district, also was
unopposed.
The progressives and prohibtionists
were not included in the primary, but the
socialist party voters had the opportunity
OF choosing candidates by stickers The
voting in Boston began at q am. but in
a great majority of the cities and towns
the polls We're not opened until after
noon.
Voting in this city up to 9 am, showed
slight falling off from last years pri-
mary election at the same hour
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week The closing days of the campaign
are to be spent in New York state.
Makes Short Tour of Missouri.

| JOPLIN. Mo-, September o4-Beginning
the day in Kansas. Col. Roosevelt came
| into Missouri and spoke al Springfield and
Joplin with a number of short speeches
| from the train at other points. He at
| tackled the republican national committee,
saying it had forever separated the pub
| lie from the republican party. and had
| boarded up the party until you could
not get into it with a jimmy"
He told the people in Speaker Clark S
home state that Mr.. Clark had been beat
en- in the democratic convention, although
he had beaten Gov. Wilson in the pri-
maries.
The colonel attacked the republican ma
tional committee in his speech at Joplin.
1.-The republican national committee
most of them shady
"All of Them" a man in the crowd
shouted.
"Well, pretty nearly ALL the colonel
said. There were just enough of the
| other kind to have saved Sodom and
Gomorrah.'
Pays Respects to Taft Emb1ems.
In the crowd at Lamar there was a
man with a huge banner bearing the
words. I'VE want Taft, let well enough
alone" The banner attracted Col. Roose-
of his car he pointed to the man with
the banner and said:
ANY man who supports the receiver
of stolen goods stands on a level with
the receiver of stolen goods. He is a
dishonest man, and is unfit to associate
with honest men,
AS the train drew out Col. Roosevelt
called to the crowd:
Goodbye, honest men,
When the colonel reached Springfield
he found anoHler Taft banner and saw
a number of men who were wearing
| Taft badges.
Il have noticed several Taft badges
jim your town., he said in his speech,
and they are the appropriate color of
yellow. There never was a yellower
performance than that Of the republi-
can managers at the Chicago conven-
ton. and the badges are just the right
color. The man who puts one on shows
that he has yellow streak some
where"
Expects Hadley's Accession.
Gov Herbert Hadley of Missouri in
the opinion of Col. Roosevelt, will join
the progressive party in the national
campaign.
Il not only hope, but believe" said
Col. Roosevelt, that Gov. Hadley will
yet decide to stand with u.s.
Col. Roosevelt saw nothing Of the
governor during his trip through this
state. When he went to ST Louis to
speak at the beginning of his tour the
statement was published that heshad
received letter from the governor.
The colonel would say nothing about it,
Gov. Hadley has already said he soon
would make public a statement Of his
position.
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QUITS SOCIALIST PARTY
Associate of Mayor Lunn of
Schenectady Gives Up
His Affiliations.

SCHENECTADY, September 24.-Local
socialists were surprised yesterday by the
resignation of Ben S. Henry as business
manager Of Mayor George r. Lunn
paper. the Citizen, and his further
Reputation of the principles of the social
list party, of which he has been a member
almost as long as DR.. Lunn himself.
The socialists have always been proud
OF Henry. and have made him a conspic-
uous figure in socialist affairs. He did
not notify the paper or any of it's Off
Gals of his action. Mr.. Henry became
connected with the Citizen soon after DR.
Lunn founded it.
In his signed statement Mr.. Henry said
The longer l stayed the more disgust
ed became with the delusion and incon
sistency OF socialism as j beheld It,
resolved to follow my conscience and ge,
out Of this deluded rut, and to do so al
once. lest might get so filled with the
dope and become, like an opium fiend
unable to leave it's dreamy atmosphere Of
self-hynotism, making ones self believe
the impossible and impracticable
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an ideal harmonious sphere under their

an ideal harmonious sphere under their
theories-and they have every chance in
the world to try out their theories al
their own meetings.; but what terrible dis
cord reigns.
Just let the rank and file want some
thing; do the rank and file get it? Then
tactic: come in, and my observa lions
showed me that the big fellows of the
party usually get their way. Then where
does this democratic expression come in
and what effect has it as far as re-
suits go?
Il am disappointed in what I expected
of Mayor Lunn and his associates in the
administration of city affairs, after tell
ing so strongly what they were going to
do previous to their election
Mr.. Henry is the fifth prominent So
cialist to abandon Mayor Lunn's admins
tration this year.
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JOHNSON IN NEW ENGLAND.
Present Schedule Calls for a Three
Day CAMPAIGN.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. September "a.
GOV. Hiram w. Johnson, the progress
I've candidate for Vice President who
spent last night here, planned to make
his first speech in New England at
Worcester today. From there he was
to go to Boston for a night meeting.
Thus far the governors schedule calls
for only three days campaigning in
New England. He hopes, however, to
return later and make more addresses.
Progressives in several large manufac-
turing centers have applied for dates,
and he intends to accept these invita-
tons first.
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HARMON TO TAKE THE STUMP
Will Speak for Wilson and Ohio
State Ticket Next Month.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, September "a. -
Gov. Judson Harmon today said that
upon his return from his trip to the
Pacific coast where he will make the
official selection of the site for the
Ohio building at the Panama-Pacific ex-
position. to be held in 1915, he will take
the stump for Representative James
Cox, democratic candidate for governor,
and the entire democratic state and ma
tional tickets. The governor will return
from the west about the middle of Oc-
tober.
Whether it will be the desire of the
democratic campaign managers to con-
fine Gov. Harmon's itinerary to Ohio or
been made known.
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MAPPING OUT ITS WORK.
Board of Trade Preparing for a
Busy Season.

The membership committee of the
Board of Trade is to meet tomorrow
afternoon at l o'clock
Acting President Arthur c. Moses of
the board has issued "A call for meet
ing of the chairmen of all standing
committees of the Board of rrrade
afternoon at AIS o'clock for
the purpose of getting the work of tia
organization well started for the COM
ing busy season.
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EXPECT BOLT OF TAFT MEN.
Dispute Over Electors in California
Republican Convention.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, September a.
When the republican state convention met
here today the controversy over placing
the names OF candidates for presidential
electors on the ballot had not been set
tied. and 1t was regarded as a foregone
conclusion that the Taft supporters would
withdraw and organize convention of
their own. Last night the Taft leaders
rejected the proposed plan OF placing both
sets of electors on the ballot under differ
ent designations. and stated their inten-
ton of carrying their fight into the courts
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WALK FOR WAGER USELESS.
One Of Party to Agreement Dies
While Two Make Trip.

NEW ORLEANS, September Or.
Clair Cam and Hawthorne Ellis. two
young Toledo men who set out July on
lake-to-the-gulf walk 10 win a wager.
have arrived here, but they gained only
a bit of experience. because the man who
made the wager. according to their story,
died while they Were en- route. Upon their
arrival they presented to Mayor Behrman
a letter from Mayor Whitlock
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forced to give it up through hunger and
oy n lISfiop

BY noon the gale moderated. With an
oar and Alden's red flannel shirt they
rugged a sail and Steered toward land.
To stay conscious and hold the steering
oar they beat each other when either
weakened.
On the morning of September 10 Capt
Roope. at the wheel of the Leeds, fifty
miles off Cape Sable. sighted the red shirt
far to the eastward. When he picked
them up the men were lying unconscious
in the bottom of the boat.
Both men are married, and the first
thing they did on landing was to wire to
their families that they were safe
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held in this city. The resigna-

mittee. held in this city The resigna
ton was accepted. Mr.. Crupper said Id:
reasons for resigning We're entirely per.
sonal and not connected with the cam
paign.
The declination of Roy W. Carter, nom
mated for Congress in this district, wa.
Also accepted This leaves Representa-
tive c. G. Carlin, democratic candidate, q
clear field with the exception OF Frank T
Evans. the bull moose candidate, as it i:
not thought the republicans will place
another candidate in the field
Enters Plea Of Guilty.
Lewis Jones, colored, when arraigned
this morning before Police Justice r.
Gordon Finney at the Alexandria county
court house to answer a charge of ston-
ing the 11:50 o'clock train out of Wash
ington Saturday night last entered a
plea of guilty and was held for the ac-
ton Of the grand jury
Jones stoned the train when it was be-
tween Braddock and Rosemont and the
missile narrowly escaped striking a pas
senger in the rear car of the train.
Aleck Haley, colored, who has recently
been amusing himself by calling up
police headquarters and telling the police
Of a fight, was nabbed by Sergt. Scott
last night after calling up Headquarters
North Payne street. In court this morn
ing fine of S. was imposed for the Of
Tense.
Recent Deaths.
Alexander S. McClintock, eighty-seven
years old. prominent farmer died last
night at his home near Springfield sta
ton. Fairfax county. His wife and seven
Children survive him. The funeral will
take place at IL o'clock tomorrow from
his late home. and the burial will be
made in St Paul's cemetery. Mr. Nc
Clntock was on more than one occas sion
the victim of robbers. He and his wife
were robbed August 13. 1911. of $7OO The
thieves were never apprehended
John Spencer. night foreman at the
southern railway shops, this city, died
shortly after 3 o'clock this morning at
MS home, 1926 Duke street, after a week s
illness. His wife and six children survive
him. The body will be shipped to, New
port News, Va, for burial.
General and Personal.
Edward L. McCabe and J. Gordon Phil
lips. song writer's, both Of this city, will
depart at o'clock tomorrow morning
from in front of the office of the Alex
andria Gazette for a trip by foot to New
orleans on wager of 1000. They ex-
pect to depend entirely on the sale of
their songs to pay their expenses on the
trip.
A meeting of city council will be held
tonight.
In the circuit court for this city today
the Will of Louisa Bannaker was admit
ted to probate. and W. A Price qualified
as executor. The testatrix leaves her
estate to her three children.
The town council of Potomac, Alexan-
dria county, held a meeting last night
and transacted routine business.
A H. Barbor, the recently appointed
sheriff Of Alexandria county, yesterday
assumed his duties
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Held on Larceny Charge.

Emma Lewis, colored, and her husband,
Jacob Lewis, We're held in the Police
Court today under bond of $500 each for
the action of the grand jury, on a charge
of grand larceny. brought against them
by Mrs. Lee Marshall, who at one time
employed Emma. Mrs. Marshall charges
that the Lewis woman took valuable
watch belonging to her, and gave 1t to
her husband, who pawned it.
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POISON SQUAD" FORMED.
Tests Will Be Made on Medical
Students.

PHILADELPHIA, September o4-With
the opening of the school ear at the
Hahnemann Medical College here DR.. Ed
win Nesbit, professor of pharmacologr,
has organized a poison squad of yolun-
teers from the undergraduate body
The students will be placed upon a re-
stricted diet, and will then receive mini
mum doses of a variety of poisons, 50
that the physicians in charge will be able
to study the toxic effect upon the human
system
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Counselor to japanese Embassy,

X. Shidehara, for many years attached
to the Japanese foreign office, has ar
rived in this city and assumed the duties
of counselor of the Japanese embassy
He succeeds Mr.. Hanihara, who was
recalled to Toxic last summer to fill an
important post in the foreign Office. Coun-
selor Shidehara is temporarily living at
the embassy on N street. but expects
to take an apartment.
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ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Plans for Annual Convention
of Virginia Postmasters.
MAYOR TO GIVE WELCOME
Republican Committeeman Tenders
Resignation Nominee for Con-
gress Declines to Make Race.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 2:5. 1912.
Practically all arrangements have beer
completed for the annual convention OF
the Postmasters' Association of Virginia
which will convene here October s, 8, II
next in the auditorium of the Elks' home
Between 80 and 200 delegates are expect
ed to attend, representing every section
Of the state. An elaborate program OF
entertainment is arranged for the dele
gates.
The object of the association is for a
solution of the postal problems which
confront the postmasters throughout the
country. The affair will be opened with
prayer followed by an address of well
come by Mayor T. A. Fisher Responses
will be made by officers of the assoca-
ton, and then will be begun the business
session of the convention.
1t is expected that a number of officials
from the Washington Post Office Depart
ment will attend the session and deliver
addresses. Tentative plans provide that
one form of entertainment shall consist
of trolley trips for sightseeing purposes
On the first day of the convention the
delegates will visit the various points OF
historical interest in and around the city.
G. a. Mckenney, secretary and treas
urer of the association, was in this city
Saturday last and conferred with Post
master A. j. Eggborn in reference to the
convention.
Receivers Give Bond.
William A. Smoot, jr., and Harold n.
De Witt, who were appointed by the
circuit court yesterday afternoon as re-
ceivers for the Emerson Steam Pump
Company of this city, today entered upon
the discharge of their duties. They gave
bond in the sum of $4,000.
The receivers for the concern were ap-
pointed at the instance of Col. Orren G..
Staples of Washington, one of it's larg-
est stockholders. 1t is set forth in the
petition filed that in addition to a mort
gage on the property of the company 1t
owes a large number of individuals and
that many suits have been filed for
money due. Col Staples has personally
advanced the company $5,3sS.9a.
1t is further pointed out by Col. Staples
that the Semi-annual interest on the out
standing bonds of the company, due
August l, and amounting to $4,000, has
not been paid and that there are no
funds with which to pay the same.
Through its president, A. w. Machen,
the pump company admits the allegations
contained in the petition and consents to
the appointment of a receiver.
Attorney G. l.. Boothe, who represents
Col. Staples in the proceedings, stated this
morning that he was of the opinion the
company will be reorganized after its
financial difficulties are Strengthened out.
This company's plant is located at the
head of King street. just beyond the city
limits. The building is comparatively
new The company has been engaged in
business here for the past eleven years
Resignation Accepted.
Joseph l.. Crupper, member of the
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SOUTHERN TRIP NEXT
Roosevelt Leaves Oklahoma
for Arkansas at Midnight.
CHANGE MADE IN HIS PLANS
Will Spend Next Tuesday in
Tennessee.
THEN HE RETURNS HOME
Coming to Washington to Testify
Regarding Campaign
Contributions.

CHANDLER, Okla. September cI.-
With his arrival in Oklahoma today Col
Roosevelt began the last stage of his
transcontinental tour, which will take
him through the south. He will spend a
week in the southern and southeastern
states. At the time the progressive party
was founded Col Roosevelt announced that
he would make his fight as vigorously in
the south as in the other sections of the
country, and that he hoped the new party
would break up the solid south.
Col. Roosevelt spent two hours in
Chandler on his arrival early today, be-
fore starting for Oklahoma City, where
he was to spend most of the day He
was TO remain in Oklahoma City until
midnight. leaving then for Arkansas.
Thence he goes eastward The colonel
viii not reach New York until day
later than was planned. He received word
today that instead of going on to New
York from North Carolina where he is
10 speak Monday of next week, arrange
ments have been made for trip to Ten
nessee Tuesday. with addresses at Chat
tanooga and Knoxville. He will reach
New York at noon Wednesday.
Roosevelt Coming to Washington.
Plans for the remainder Of Col Roose-
vcit's campaign have been mapped out
tentatively. The colonel will remain at
home from Wednesday of next week until
tHe following Monday, except for a trip
10 Washington Friday to testify before
tho Senate committee which is inyestgat-
ing campaign contributions. Then begins
a tour OF ten days in the middle west.
lie Will take his Cdrnpaigp into Ohio In
diana. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
and ON the way back probably will spend
two days in Pennsylvania After a brief
rest ne is TO go to New England for a
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Tired of Wrangling.

Personally as individuals. I am on
the best of terms with everybody in the
party and every one connected with the
newspaper. | was thoroughly disguised
with the wransfing and intense discon-
tent among members at the party meet
inss. among an organized body whose
teachings are comradeship ard the in
consistency of it all: for II they are so
discordant among themselves as a small
body. how can they for a moment figure
out that the whole world would be such
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Miss Rubinette Lee. daughter of w.
Mcdonald Lee. commissioner of fisheries
of Virginia, whose home is at Irvington,
was taken to Norfolk for an operation
for appendicitis.
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Resignation Accepted.

Joseph l.. Crupper, member of the
state executive committee of the repufli-
can party, yesterday afternoon rendered
his resignation at a meeting Of the eighth
congressional district republican COM
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Sailors Become Lost.
Sea Breaks Over Dory.

The gale kicked up heavy sea, which
broke over the dory, drenching them with
icy water They took turns bailing the
boat with their water can all that day
and night. In the morning they were
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MEN DRIFT FOUR DAYS
IN HEAVY OCEAN HOGS
Two New England Fishermen
Unconscious When Rescued
by a Schooner.

PHILADELPHIA, September 24.-Two
Gloucester. Mass, fishermen who got lost
in fog on the Newfoundland banks and
drifted in the open sea in a dory for four
days, reached Philadelphia yesterday
aboard the three-masted schooner j.
Howell Leeds. from Liverpool, n. B..
which picked them up after they had
given up all hope of being rescued. They
had been in their hunks on the schooner
most of the trip down the coast, but they
were still weak and ILL.,
The men, William Buck and Frank
Alden, shipped on the smack Confidence,
out Of Gloucester. Two weeks ago it had
many barrels Of cod sailed away, and
it was on it's last day before the run
back to Gloucester that Buck and Alden
got lost in the fog.
Sailors Become Lost.
All that day and the next night they
pulled the dory and shouted for help but
at last admitted to each other that they
were lost. A few biscuits and a gallon
can of water were all the provisions they
had on board, and it went the first day.
The second day passed with the fog still
thick, and they stopped rowing to save
their strength when the last biscuit went.
With their food gone, they began pull
ing in fish and eating them raw. But
they were forced to stop this, because the
salt almost drove them mad with thirst.
Before dawn of the third day a gale
came down out Of the north, sweeping
away the fog and driving them north of
the banks out of the way of the fishing
craft
Sea Breaks Over Dory.
The gale kicked up heavy sea- which
broke over the dory, drenching them with
icy water. They took turns bailing the
boat with their water can all that day