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The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Says the Fight
Worth the Making

Surely there never was a fight bet
ter worth making than the one in
which we are engaged. 1t little mat
ters what befalls any one of us who
for the time being stand in the fore
front of the battle. hope we shall
win, and I believe that IL we can
" AXE the people to what the night
really means we shall win. But. win
or lose. we shall not falter. What
ever fate may at the moment over
take any of US. the movement itself
will not stop. Our cause Is based on
the eternal principles of righteous
lead may for the time fall. In the end
the cause itself shall triumph.
Six weeks ago, here in Chicago,
spoke to the honest representatives
CT a convention which was not DOM
mated by honest men; a convention
wherein sat, alas! a majority OF men
who. with sneering indifference to
every principle Of right, SO acted as
to bring to a shameful end party
century ago by men in whose souls
burned the fire of lofty endeavor.
Now to you men, who, in your turn,
have come together to spend and be
spent in the endless crusade against
wrong, to you who face the future
resolute and confident, to you who
strive In q spirit OF brotherhood for
the betterment of our nation. to you
who grid yourselves for this great
fare for the good of humankind. say
In closing what in the speech i said
in closing: We stand at Armageddon,
and we battle for the Lord.
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Need Legislation to
Improve Currency.

We believe thatkthere exists an Inn
perative need for prompt legislation for
the improvement Of our national cur
rency system. The experience of re-
peated financial crises In the last forty
years has proved that the present
method of issuing. through private
agencies, notes secured by Government
bonds Is both harmful and unscientifc.
This method was adopted as means
OF financing the Government during the
civil war, through furnishing domestic
market for Government bonds. 1t was
largely successful In fulfilling that pur-
pose: but that need is long past. and
the system has outlived this feature of
its usefulness. The issue OF currency
Is fundamentally a governmental func-
ton.
The system to be adopted should have as
its basic principles soundness and elias
ticity. The currency should flow forth
readily at the demand Of commercial
activity, and retire as promptly when
the demand diminishes. 1t should be
automatically sufficient for all of the
legitimate needs of business In any sec
tion Of the country.
Only by such means can the country
be freed from the danger of recurring
panics. The control should. be lodged
with the Government, and should be
safeguarded against manipulation by
Wall Street or the large interests.
1t should be made impossible to use
the machinery or perquisites of the cur
rency system for any speculative pur-
poses The country must be safe
guarded against overexpansion or un-
just contraction of either credit or cir
culating medium.
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
OUTLINES PARTY'S POLICIES

coastwise traffic with which there can
be no competition by the merchant ma
rine OF any foreign nation-so that there
Is no discrimination against any Tor
nal on any terms we choose, and per-
sonally think that no toll should De
charged on such traffic.
Moreover, ip time Of war, where All
treaties between warning nations, save
those connected with the management
OF the war, at once lapse, the cahas
would OF course be open to the use OF
our warships and closed to warships
OF the nation with which weSwere eh-
But at ali times the canal should pe
opened on equal terms to the ships OF
oil nations. including our own, engas.
ed in international commerce. Jhht
was the understanding Of the @ treaty
when II wes adopted, and the untea
States must always, as matter vi
honorable obligation ana with scrupu-
l9un nieety h live up to to eyery nisred nE into
with any foreign power a..
The question that has arisen over tne
right Of this nation to charge toiis on
the. canal vividly illustrates the ions
and iniquity Of making treaties when
cannot and ought not to be kept. As
people there Is no lesson we more neeo
to learn than the lesson not in an OUT.
burst Of emotionnllsm to make a treaty
that ought not to be. and could not be,
kept; and the further lesson that.
when we do make treaty. we must
soberly live up to II as long as changed
conditions do not warrant the serious
step Of denouncing II.
II we had been SO unwise as TO anopt
the general arbitration treaties a Few
months ago, we would now be bound 70
arbitrate the question of our right 70
free our own coastwise traffic from
canal tolls; and at any future time we
might have found ourselves obliged TO
arbitrate the question whether, In the
event of war, We could keep the canal
open to our own war vessels and closed
to those of our foes.
There could be no better illustration
Of the extreme unwisdom of entering
into international Agreements with
out paying heed to the question of
keeping them.
On the other hand, we deliberately,
and with our eyes open, and after
ample consideration and discussion.
agreed to treat all merchant ships on the
same basis; II was partly because or
this agreement that there was no ques-
ton raised by foreign nations as to our
digging and fortifying the canal; and,
having given our word, we must keep
It. When the American people make
promise, that promise must and will be
kent
The Washington times., 1912-08-06

and we can use the human experience,
left free by the" completion Of the
Panama Canal In 80 developing the Mis-
sippl as to make II q mighty highroad
tionl and not OF death to the rich and
fertile lands lying along Its lower
In the west the forests, the grazing
should be so handled as to. be In the in
terests OF the actual settler, the actual
homemaker. He should be encouraged
to use them at once, but In such a way
as to preserve ana not exhaust them.
sources shall be exploited by the few
against the interests of the many, nor
do we intend to turn them over to any
man who will, wastefully use them by
destruction, and leave to those who
come after us heritage damaged by
just 80 much.
working is the small farmer and settler,
the man who works with his own hands.
who is working not only for himself.
but for his children, and who wishes to
leave to them the fruits Of his labor.
His permanent welfare is the prime
factor for consideration In deveiopi,ng ing
Is to preserve our natural resources for
the public as q whole, for the average
man and the average woman VINO make
up the body, Of the american American people pnno.
but In the interest of the actual settler.
In Alaska the Government has an op--
portunitys of starting In what is almost
a fresh field to work out various PROB
lens by actual experience.
The Government should at once con-
struct. own, and operate the railways
In Alaska,
of all the coal fields and allow them to
be operated by lessees with the con.
dition in the lease that non-use shall
operate as forfeit. Telegraph lines
should be operated as the railways are.
to try system Of land taxation which
will, so far as possible, remove all the
burdens from those who actually use
the land, whether for building or for
agricultural purposes. and Will operate
for speculation. or derives an income
from It based, not on his own exertions.
but on the increase In value due to ac-
yes sa esed not hs tss asa ys
prepare itself for the task Of remedy.
ing social Injustice and meeting social
problems by well-considered govern
mental effort; and the best preparation
experiment under favorable conditions
the devices which we have reason to
believe will work well, but which It Is
difficult to apply in old settled comuni-
ties without preliminary experiment.
In international affairs this country
should behave toward other nations ex-
actly as an honorable private citizen
behaves toward other private citizens.
We should do no wrong to any nation,
weak or strong. and we should submit
to no wrong. Above kall. we should
never in any treaty make any prom
ise which we do not intend In good
faith to fulfill. / believe 1t essential
that our small army should be kept
at a high pitch of perfection. and In
no way can II be so damaged as by
permitting IL to become the plaything
of men in Congress who wish to graft
fy either spite or favoritism. or to Sc
cure to localities advantages to which
those localities are not entitled.
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Washington Ad Club
Meets In New Home

The first meeting Of the Washington
Ad Club In its new home, 519 Thir-
teenth street northwest, was held last
night. President Walter McDonns ell
presided. Plans for the entertainment
Of the delegates to the 1913 meeting Of
the Associated Ad Clubs of America
were discussed. The convention Is to be
held In Baltimore. but the delegates are
expected to pay Washington visit at
the same time.
Earl p. Hopkins was appointed to
serve on the national committee of the
proposed permanent worlds fair at the
capital
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Believes In Navy
Being Built Up.

The navy should be steadily built up;
and the process Of upbuilding must not
be stopped until--and mot beforeIt
proves possible to secure by interna-
tional agreement a general reduction Of
armaments. The Panama Canal must
be fortified, It would have been crimi-
nal to+build. II, II we were not prepared
to fortify It and to keep our navy at
such pitch Of strength as to render
1t unsafe for any foreign power to at
tack us and get controi of II.
We have a perfect right to permit our
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
His Power Obtained
From the People.

am not under the slightest delusiop
as to any power that during my politi-
cal career have at any time
possessed. Whatever Of power I at
any time had. obtained from the
people. could exercise II only so long
as. and to the extent that, the people
not merely believed In me, but heartily
backed me up
,Whateyer I did as President 1 was
able TO do only because had the
backing of the people.
When on any point l did not have
mat packing, when on any point
differed from the people II mattered
not whether whether l was right or whether |
tried my. best to lead the people, to
advise them, to tell them what I
thought was right; Il necessary, l
never hesitated to tell them what
though 1 thought Il would be unpleas-
ant for them to hear It; but l recog-
nized that my task was to try to lead
them and not to drive them, to take
them into my confidence. to try to
show them that / was right, and then
their decision.
! will do anything for the people ex-
cept what my conscience tells me Is
wrong. and that l can do for no man
and no set of men; hold that a man
cannot serve the people well unless he
serves his conscience; but hold also
that where his conscience bids him re-
fuse to do what the people desire, he
should not try to continue in office
against their will.
Our Government system should be
SO shaped that the public servant,
" hen he cannot conscientiously carry
out the wishes Of the people, shall at
their desire leave his office and not
misrepresent them In office; and I
hold that the public servant can by
so doing, better than in any other
way, serve both them and his con-
science.
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Florists Ladies' Night" "

Ladies' Night" will be held by the
Washington Florists Club tonight at
o'clock IN the Chamber of Commerce
rooms. A special program has been
arranged, including an illustrated lee.
ture by Richard Vincent, jr., president
Of the Society Of American Florists
and ornamental horticulturists. Mr..
Vincent recently made an extensive trip
through Europe, where he visited all
Of the great flower gardens
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Prohibition Meeting
.lfa Opens In Virginia

The thirty-hfth annual meeting Of the
Prohibition and Evangelical Association
Of Purcellville, Va. opened today and
will continue through to August H. For
the accommodation Of people who care
to make only short trip. special
train will be run from Alexandria and
Washington tomorrow.
citation, is presiding. During the meet
tngs Governor Swanson, Congress
man Carlin, former Gov. J. Frank
Hanly, Of Indiana, and Col. George w.
Balm Will speak.
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
CONTINUED from Seventh Page.)

was as a nation of twenty-five mill
Hons In the days Of the stage coach and
canal boat. Such an attitude is toryism,
not progressivism.
In addition, then, to the remedies that
we can begin forthwith. there should
be fearless. intelligent. and searching
inquiry into the whole subject, made
by an absolutely nonpartisan body of
experts. with no prejudices to warp their
their minds, no object to serve, who
shall recommend any necessary REM
helped or hurt thereby, and caring
only for the interests of the people as
q whole
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Officers Chosen.

Arundel-on-the-Ba Bay. a summer resort
near Annapolis, has chosen municipal
officers for the year, electing men who
live In Washington most of the time
Thomas w. Smith was chosen mayor,
James C. Courts, secretary. and Amos
r. Medford, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1912-08-06
Finnish Brotherhood.

HANCOCK, Mich. Aug. 6.-The
twenty-fifth or silver jubilee conven-
ton of the Finnish National Temper
ance Brotherhood began here today and
will continue until the end of the week.
Delegates from many States are in at
tendance
The Washington times., 1912-08-06

the triumph of the causes in which
most believed, not from the politicians
and the men who claim an exceptional
right to speak In business and govern
ment, but by going over their heads
and appealing directly TO the people
themselves.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
OIL TRUST MEN
INDICTED AGAIN
John D. ArChboId and Others
Charged With Conspiracy to
Break Up Competition.

DALLAS. TEXAS, Aug 30.-Promi-
nent members of the Standard Oil Com
pany including John D. Archbold and
other men in the oil business, have been
indicted by the Federal grand jury here
for conspirin2 to break up the Pierce
Fordyce Oil association in Texas. an
independent concern. The indictments
were brought under the criminal sec
lions of the Sherman law.
The Standard Oil Company of New
York and the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey and the Magnolia Petro-
lium Company of Texas are the COM
panies named in the true bills The
individual defendants are John D. Arch
bold and Henry c. Fogler, Jr., of New
York; John Sealey. of Galveston, and
w c. Teagle. of Plamfield, n. J. They
are accused also of maintaining a mo-
nopoly.
The government prosecutors here say
that the indictments followed a careful
investigation of oil matters in the state
and that the prosecution viii be pushed
vigorously.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
To Get Chance
To Surrender

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3O.-The de-
partment of justice today ordered war
rants prepared for John D. Archbold
Henry c. Flager. Jr., and other promi =
nent representatives of the Standard
Oil Company who were indicted at Dali
las. Texas. The order for the warrants
was sent to Federal District Attorney
Atwell, at Dallas, who wired the de-
partment for instructions. No arrests
will be made for three weeks. The de
PENDANTS will be given that time to en-
ter their appearance for the next term
of the district court which will be held
at Amarillo, Texas. 1t is expected the
defendants will surrender voluntarily to
the court either personally or through
their attorneys.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
VALDOSTA MAN HELD
IN LOUISVILLE, KY, ON
CHARGE OF FORGERY

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 3O.-Upon
information telegraphed here from Val
dosta, Ca, c. Y. Sweet, aged So, who
represents himself to be a writer of
magazine articles, was arrested on the
charge of forgery. Sweet is alleged to
have forged his brothers name to a
note for $43S. At the jail Sweet said:
My mother wanted to build a store
at Naldosta some months ago. She
borrowed $3.50 from a bank at that
place and my brother and I signed the
papers. The store was put up. A few
weeks ago the note of six months, upon
which we borrowed the money, matured
and we determined to renew the note.
borrowing $43S more. My brother was
out of town at the time and /, thinking
there would be no trouble, signed his
name. I'll certainly agree to accom-
pany the officers to Valdosta without
reQuisition papers if they want me to
go"
Sweet said he is a backwoodsman.
but has been successful in the sale of
his stories to magazines.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
Only Bluhng,
They Explain.

That cuts no ice" retorted one of
the men wher the reading was fin
ished You guys beat 1T or thereIl be
trouble"
Wen break the door down." an
swered Jett
The first one in will get killed" re-
torted the besieged, according to the
police.
carpenters sawhorse was standing
in the corridor, and Jet and Mayo
picked it up, gave it a swing and sent it
crashing through the oak The lock
gave way and the door swung open.
The officers rushed in with drawn re-
volvers, to find a very meek and sheep
ism trio ready to surrender.
why didn't you shoot" asked Cap
tain Mayo.
"Aw we were only blufing," ex-
planned Williams.
At the police station the three were
locked up in default of bond. The 9TH
or two gave their names as A. H Will
lis, aged %, of II Lovejoy street, and
L. Weinberger, aged 25 of IFS Orme
street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
This Man. Trying to
Give Away 100000

Here is description of
Frank Fields, the man who has
a certified check for 100000 to
give to F. G. Nichols, of Line
vile, Ala, but who can't be
found:
Age 65 years, weighs about
155 pounds, 5 feet and I or s
inches tall. Is totally blind
from paralysis, but blindness
can't be told in his eyes. Is
also deaf and uses an ear
trumpet in conversation. Is
slightly stopped, and wears
short gray beard. Is always
neatly dressed. Wears a big
black SLOUGH hat.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
Penrose Acknowledged
Archbold Check.

Senator Penrose acknowledged re-
ceipt Of the S250oO certificate of de-
post and referred spo ideally to Mr.
Archbold's letter OF october 10, in
which the certificate vas inclosed. Fur
thermore. Senator Penrose signed the
acknowledgement is chairman Of the
PENNSYLVANIA state committee. and
wrote in doing so upon the official sta
tionery of The Pennsylvania state com
mttee.
other Standard on contributions
were solicited and employed by other
committees in the campaign Of 1904
but this particular certificate of de
posit was secured by Senator Penrose
for his own use in his own state, and
] have the documents to prove this.
II Senator Penrose should tell any
further falsehoods I shall be glad to
dlsprove them, but sufficient unto the
day is the vii thereof.
(Signed) w r. HEARST,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
Threat to Kill
First Who Enters.

The officers climbed from their roof,
went to the door and demanded admis-
sion They didn't get It,
Beat it" said a voice from inside
The police called for reinforcements.
Assistant Chief Jet, Captain Mayo and
Sergeant Dobbs responded in a motor
car. But even the authority of the as
sistant chief didn't bring results.
THE first man through that door will
be killed." said Williams, from beyond
the oak. Come on and try it,"
Then the officers tried a new tack.
They sent to the home Of Justice Puck
EFT, woke him up, persuaded him to go
to his office and secure a warrant
charging Williams with gaming. When
this document arrived Chief Jett read
il aloud through the door. TIE game
sters listened courteously.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
NIHILISTS BLAMED
FOR 80 STAB WOUNDS
IN DEAD MANS BODY

PORTLAND. ME, Aug 30.-Russian
nihilists are believed to have murdered
Goodman Gikner the HaverhiU Mass.
man who was found dead in the freight
yards here Tuesday with his body
pierced with 80 stab wounds The po-
lice declared today that they had Sc
cured a clew which led to the theory
that Gikner was suspected of being in
the employ Of the Russian secret serv-
ice.
Gikner came to America from Russia
five years ago, after his brother had
been killed by nihiusts in st. Peters
burg. Gikner often complained to his
intimate friends, the police say. that he
was being followed.
The murdered man formerly was a
member of a revolutionary society in
Russia. In some manner he aroused
the suspicious of his fellows. His broth
er. who was also a member, was found
stabbed to death in his bed one morn.
ing, with note Of warning scrawled in
blood pinned to the bed clothing.
Although Gikuer often spoke to his
intimate friends of his fears Of assassi-
nation he would never seek police pro-
lection He declared that this would
precipitate his death.
\ peculiar feature Of the tragedy was
the similarity of the death Of Gillner TO
that of his brother. In his pocket a
note written either I'm red ink or blood.
was found. reading:
Others beWair Thus do wee doe to
those who betray us
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
William Still III, But Germans
Refuse to Believe Him Out
of Danger.

BERLIN, Aug 30.7-While the kaiser
is slowly recovering from the illness
which alarmed all Germany, the news
comes from the imperial palace of the
friendship and sympathy of the royal
family for Mrs Robert Goelet. who is
said to be dying in Paris 1t is remem-
bered that one of Williams last acts
before falling i'll was his presentation Of
the hrst-class Order of Merit to the
captain of Mrs. Goelets yacht. the Ma
homa, on which he was an honored and
intimate guest during the great regat-
Ia at Kiel Expressions of sympathy
for Mrs. Goelet have been made by sew
eral members of the kaiser's family.
The Berlinese refuse TO believe that
the emperor is out Of danger 1t is
stated, for instance that he was allowed
to leave his bed for the purpose of at
tending to urgent state affairs.
It is also announced that the kaisers
tender throat has SO much bettored that
he is able to swallow food and to talk.
from which it would appear that the
conditions must have been even worse
than were at first acknowledged.
The rheumatic pains in the neck are
also reported to have abated and the
fever has dropped, but even with these
improvements the emperor win not be
permitted to leave Cassel Tor few days
ut least
So that all in ALL the Germauic fears.
which are always lively whenever any
thing Is the matter with the Hoheuzol-
lern throat and which always revert to
the fatal malady of his father. have
some ground for existence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
POLICE DEF|ED|N
GAMBLING RAID
ReinforCements Called for and
Warrant 0btained-GunS
Finally Drawn.

1t took five police officers, a justice
reused from his bed to draw a warrant.
an improvised battering ram and sew
eral reviewers to transfer three alleged
gamblers from their room to the po-
lice station early today-but they land
ed behind the bars to think it over. The
police had a lively time before the job
was finished
1t was about 2 o'clock when Plain
Clothes Officers Newport and Wiley saw
light in a room at 220 IL Marietta
street, where no light ought to be at
that hour They climbed to the roof
of an adjoining building and took a
peep through the window. There in
the glare of the gas light, sat Charley
Williams, of 219 Kennedy street, deal
ing cards to two companions
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND
WHO HAD COME HOME
TO STAY HIS FAMILY

HARRODSBURG, KY. Aug. So
William A. Russell. proprietor of res
taurant here. was shot and killed by
his wife last night
Russell had been away from home
for a week. As he sought to enter his
home Mrs, Russell met him at the door
and asked him if he had come home to
treat his family right. He answered
that he had come to kill her and the
children, At that Mrs. Russell opened
fire with a revolver she had been hold
ing behind her. One bullet PASSED
through Russelrs heart. Mrs. Russell
surrendered.