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It u now time to consider the voter.
Every one IL considerlng him just now
People are negIecting their business m
order to grasp him by the hand and thank
him for bis noble generosity in consent
Ing to remain on earth.
The voter u quiet. busy man yho II
merely q part Of the census retulhs In
January. but who keeps growing 7bigger
~ the political campaign warns up until
In November he picks up candidates for
Congress and the Legislature and Looks
them over a. II he was classifying bugs
The voter 10 the silent partner in poll
tics. He does no talking. He usually
doesn't have q chance. But at the prop
er time he steps up to the polls and picks
{ ut the hired help for his country for the
next few years. There are few sights more
majestic than that Of q tired man In
overalls stepping into the voting booth
At the close Of the day to decide whether
to give the President Of the United States
Job.
IL supposed to 90 away back and sit down.
There II nothing less important than the
voter on the day after election. On the
day before election he could obtain loan
of S from q perfect stranger and his
vest pocket bulges with cigars. But on
the day after the candidates have been
chosen and there 10 no more hiring to be
done II il q dead loss Of time even to
dodge q voter with an automobile. Be-
fore election he II pestered to death with
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GEORGE 4. UTTER
TAKEN BY DEATH

Providence. r. l.. Nov. 3.-George H
Utter. Congressman from the Second
Rhode Island District. died to-day. He
had been in poor health for some time.
Representative Utter was born July "a
1854. in Plainfield. N. J., and there he
spent the first seven years of his life and
received his first education. In 1851 he
moved with his family to Westerly R
T.. which town was his residence until
his death. His early education was
gained in the public schools of Wester-
ly and at Alfred Academy, at Alfred
N Y. He was graduated from Am
herst College in the class of 1877.
By trade. Mr.. Utter was a printer. and
in his early manhood he entered the
publishing business, which occupied his
attention until he became interested In
politics in the early SOS. He was mar
ried From May 1883. to May. 1855. he
served as aid on the staff of Gov. Bourn.
and at the end of his tenure in that
Office was sent by the people to the
Rhode Island House of Representatives
to serve four years, the last year being
speaker.
The next step was to the Rhode Island
Senate, and after two years there Mr..
Utter was elected Secretary of State.
For four years he was in this Office, from
May, 1891, to May. 1894.
In 1901 he was made Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and was in the State executive
chair in the years 1906 and 1906, before
he went as Representative from his dis
trict to the Sixty-second Congress. re-
ceiving 1888 votes to 13.104 for Cooney,
Democratic candidate, and 492 for Helme,
running on the Prohibition ticket.
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by Q pewter pot which Kean threw at
the head Of . supposed enemy, and also
the roo0 where he used to be locked up
when he failed to- pay his score, until
ransomsd by the management In time
for the performance.
After the tenancy of Eniston. who
went bankrupt In 1875. the old theater
fell upon gloomy days. frightened chief
ly by the genius Of Macready, who was
manager from 1871 to 1874. after being
the star In the management Of Alfred
Bum. a succession Of failures fol-
lowed. the theater being used a. . cir
Gus in the early '50s The management
Of r. B. Chatterton. ls67-1SD. was MEM
orable. 20 far a. lighter play was con-
cerned. for the performances of the
vokes family. Nothing much that could
shed luster upon Drury Lane annals.
however, can be said to have happened
after Macready's retirement. until the
coming Of Augustus Harris in 1879. and
the seventeen years of popular drama
and pantomime with which he helped
to restore the old theater, though in
something Of a new character. to its
place in public regard. At his death
a tentative effort was made by the late
Mr.. John Coleman to step into the
breach. but Mr.. Arthur Collins. who for
years had been Sir Augustus right
hand man. soon proved himself des-
tined to carry on the "Augustan'' pol
icy with ever-increasins enterprise and
success-
Through its varied career Drury Lane
never has wholly forfeited its proud
claim to being the British National
Theater. Many Of its most disastrous
episodes. such as that Of the Falconer
and chatterton management. which
gave rise to the belief that Shakespeare
spelled bankruptcy, were the result Of
overambitious efforts to revive its clas-
sic giories. It has lent dignity to count
less monster benefits. farewells. royal
commands, and memorial performances.
notably the Grimaldi benefit. which net
ed to noted old Clown. Esoo. a great
deal for those days: the Nellie Farren
benefit realized the record sum Of $4,000.
and the Ellen Terry jubilee. not to men,
tion the gala performance before King
George and the Kaiser.
As guests II welcomed the SAKE
Meiningen Company in 1881, Mime. Ris-
tori in 1852. and in 1893 the company Of
the Theatre Francois. At Drury Lane
Sir Henry Irving played for the last
time in London. and here, too. he pro-
duceD Sardou's Dante" Opera Of all
kinds-French. italian. German-has
found a home at Drury Lane. and for
the whole century 1t has remained true
to the tradition Of Christmas panto-
mime. The pantomime In 1872 was
Harlequin Humpo; or Columbine by
Candlelight." The infinitely more splen-
did and elaborate pantomime Of 1912. in
which Mr.. Arthur Collins IL sure to
surpass himself. will be the sixty-fourth
in unbroken succession.
For nearly 20 years. up TO 1884 or
1886, soldiers were on guard outside
Drury Lane Theater at every perform
ance. The guards were originally sent
there by order of George II, who was
present one night when riot took
place. which might have ended seri-
ously. FLANEUR.
Copyright, Isr.. by Court Gosip syndicateI
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PERTINENT AND ndPERTINEHT

From the Philsdelphia Record.
Germany Is going to the dogs-fol
meat.
From the Boston Transcript.
Atlantic City ''vfce rules are outlined
in a morning paper. When vice has rules
vice rules.
From the Rochester Herald.
A young New Yorker who is worth
$4,000 is in jail charged with burglary
1t il his excuse that he craved excite
ment. One wonders why he doesn't Join
the suffragettes or the Bull Moosers.
From the New York Tribune.
Cuba appears to have gratified her
friends and disappointed her enemies,
and to have surprised both; upon which
she is entitled to hearty congratulations.
From the Indianapolis News.
Differing from the rest Of us. the
Standard has shown that after 1t has
been busted it can pay a dividend OF
8 q share.
From the Louisville Courier,Jounal.
Did you ever hear of a poet being pre-
sented with an automobile by enthusias-
tic admirers?
From the Philadelhpis Prs.
These Bulgarians used to be thought
q rather slow and thick-headed people.
Independence has agreed with them.
From the Gnnd Rapids Press.
While the Greeks are calling for vol
unteers why do the members Of the
Greek letter fraternities hang back?
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Sarah Bernhard has just celebrated
her sixty-seventh birthday. and hel
world-admirers are looking forward to At
least ten more farewell tours.
From the New York PreS.
The glove business must be booming
to Judge by the musical comedy de-
mand for undressed kids.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
Belt widths. according to the fashion
page, vary; but the man who didn't
play as much golf this summer as he
really intended to regrets to ind his
needs to be quite a. long a ever.
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|ble had been anticipsted and We were
asked to intervene In the past four
Years Cuba has had its full complement
|of domestic disturbances. but it has
|overeome-them. The recent negro re-
|bellion was suppressed with vigor, but
President Gomez has been unpopular
and there hass bsea a4sgreat deal Of
lawlessness during. the campaign just
ended. As late = up to week ago
we should not have been surprised if
American armed intervention had been
necessary. At any rate our govern
ment was fully prepared for such a
possibility.
Political activities in Cuba are not
always conducted with the moderation
and reserve which characterize our own
lat their best but too often fall into
the passion and violence which by no
means have been unknown herr. We
cannot reasonably feel much surprised
on this account. The difference. be-
tween the United States and Cuba in
racial temperament is great. Greater
still and more pertinent is the differ
ence in civic antecedents. The earliest
colonies of these States brought with
them and transplanted to our soil the
traditions and the cumulative impulse
of generations of restrained self-gov-
ernment, and when the colonies be-
came nation they had merely to
maintain and enlarge their ancient in
+heritance. But the colonists of Latin
America had no trace of any such ira
dition. There is reason for believing
that Cuban understanding Of .republi-
can institutions, appreciation of the COL
lective benefits of stable government
and acquiescence in and devotion to
constitutional institutions are making
headway. They have not yet fully tri-
umphed there, but the outlook is en-
couraging. ...-. --.. .--
Gen. Mario Menocal, the candidate
of the Conservatives. has won the
fight for the Presidency, and We should
say that the result will be welcomed
by the law-abiding people of the is
land. If what we hear is based upon
facts-and our State Department at
least believes so-Gen Menocal enjoys
the confidence of all those in Cuba who
are genuinely interested in the pros
perity and independence of the young
republic. His task will not be bed
of roses, but it is said that he has the
courage and ability to carry it through
successfully.
He is likely to surround himself with
men of standard ability and character
in order to carry out much-needed re-
forms. 1t appears that the Cuban
army is in accord with him. But what
we are looking for is more or less
trouble there between now and next
May, when Mcnocal will assume his
office. 1t is a good sign that the sup
porters of his defeated rival, DR.. Zayas,
have made no demonstration.
The prospects of peace and prosper-
ty in Cuba seem better than they have
been. . 81.
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Democrats May Control Senate.

With Senator Hepburn of Idahz
dead and William Lorimer of Illinois
ousted, the present Republican mem.
bership of the Senate is forty-nine
With the death of Charles E. Hughes
of Colorado, Democratic representa-
ton in the Senate dropped to forty
four. But the real figures from which
to build up the party tablesaof the mex,
Senate are not these. The terms OF
thirty-one Senators will expire March
3, 1913, and with the vacancies already
enumerated the Republicans will be
left with forty-three Senators. includ-
ing Progressives, and the Democrats
with thirty The Senate. with Arizona
and New Mexico included, consists OF
ninety-six members, of whom forty
nine are majority, or forty-eight II
the deciding vote of the Vice Presi-
dent is cast upon the side having forty
eight Thus the task of the Democrats,
starting with thirty held-over Senators,
is to secure nineteen more They are
reasonably sure to get fourteen from
the following named States: Georgia,
Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, Tennessee. South
Carolina, West Virginia, and Arizona.
OF these Louisiana, Kentucky, and
Mississippi already have elected.
The Democrats have lost one Sena-
tor in Maine, thus giving them a net
total of forty-three. Colorado is re-
garded as reasonably certain to send
two Democratic Senator's in place of
Messrs. Guggenheim and Hughes
Montana will send one, for Senator
Joseph NJ. Dixon of that State has
known all along that he had nothing to
lose politically and everything to gain
by assuming the management of the
Roosevelt campaign. Nebraska, anger
ed by the victory of the insurgent,
Frank R. Norris. is expected even by
the friends of Norris to send Demo-
crat in his place Politicians believe
that Frank R. Briggs, of New Jersey,
will be succeeded by a Democrat. With
the FIVE Senator's thus gained the Dem
ocrats will have forty-eight members
of the Senate. Should Gov. Marshall
be elected Vice President, his vote
could decide every tie in favor of the
Democrats.
The Democrats thus are reasonably
sure of forty-eight votes in the next
Senate Idaho is expected to send two
Democratic Senators and even should
she return William E. Borah, a Re-
publican, she probably would send one
Democrat At least one of the two
vacancies in Illinois may be filled with
= Democrat: not because Democrats
outnumber Republicans in that Stale,
but because the Progressives who are
idealistie before election, but very prac-
teal afterwards, may see fit to trade off
with the Democrats of the Illinois LeR.
islature and thus make possible the
election Of one Democrat and one Re-
publican Progressive.
Should any one Of these things oe.
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BEYOND THE SUNSET.

There's land beyond the sunset
Where the summer never enda.
And inS1atituds 10 ahaent
Among al celestial friends,
And our earthly trihulation
Is forgotten on that shore,
With happiness In splendof
And sweet rest forever more.
There's land bsyond the SUNSET
Where the dowen ever bloom.
And pnre love is everlasting
To dispsll the shades of gloom,
Whsre the soul is plrmed With beauty
In an atmosphsss d peace.
And gsed and vicious malice
Shall forever fads and eise.
Thers1 . land beyond the sunset.
wheD anspScion cannot 90.
And hypoczicy b nevef known
10 sotzsp With namelsss wos.
And whefs censciencs ever 1inoGn
A t1aAspafent = ths sun.
With hops and faith S0s~ss
When ths susaA lie b dona.
Aerss land bsyond ths sunset
And - bright . naming dsw.
with immortal snolls angine
For the faithful, hease, and tnne.
Who never sold tAsi. honor
On this vsnal. veFnal sod.
But In ths silsncs q IL soul
HS3d Wosi6ip for thGlf God.
Thess's iand hayuad ths sunsse
Ard another land up hiGAef,
Whsfs tAs sunl b sVR GuaRinG
And infinasd Yith hsssaly In,
Whes otAse slhs M pasnets
Ran around IN Aystic ssay,
In thsir h1llisn4 ssoR43nn
A. olanA - e vay.
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MODE OF L|V|NG
CAUSEFORSU|C|DEs
Rev. Samuel II. Woodrow breaches
on The Ethics of Self.
destruction"
PUTS BLAME ON BRIGHT LIGHTS
Retun to Simpler Life and Rever.
ence for God Is the Solution,
Says Pastor in Sermon.

A declaration that 367 persons in the
District have killed themselves in the
last five years brought home to the au-
ditors of Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow, at
the First Congregational Church last
night. the appeal of his sermon on The
Ethics of Suicide" Self-slaughter is a
phenomenon peculiar to man, Dr. Wood
row said: peculiar. really. to civilized
man. in distinction from the savage and
-barbarous peoples.
THE rapid increase in the number of
suicides in all lands in the last thirty
years should be a cause for heart search
ing, as well as Of profound regret" de.
clared DIR. Woodrow.
Tendencies apparent everywhere are
obvious here In 1881 the rate was Il Per
million of inhabitants. In 1911 the rate
was l2S per million of inhabitants
Chronic. nervous and incurable diseases.
disappointment in love. unhappy marriage.
having nothing to live for" alcoholism,
crime, delirium. and loss of reason were
specified by the preacher as some of the
causes of suicide.
Artificial Life the Cause.
Poverty and disease furnish only a
small per cent of the causes" DR.. Wood
lie in the nature of our modern civiliza-
ton The gathering of the people togeth-
er in large cities. artificial lights that en-
able people to turn night into day, with
its consequent nerve exhaustion-thess
are some of the frequent causes.
Civilization accustoms people to lux
uries and so enervates them that they
are unable to endure hardness or with
stand reverses of fortune. The Russian
serf lives under conditions that to US
would seem worse than death, but hs
never commits suicide
THE command that prohibits lifting
a murderous hand against your neigh
Dor prohibits lifting a suicidal hand
against yourself
As a remedy for the growth Of the
suicidal mania DR.. Woodrow suggested
that. particulars should be omitted from
descriptions of suicides in the press since
people with tendency to suicide are
in a "suegestihle state and are prone
TO initiate
We need to return to a simpler and
more normal mode of life," DR.. Wood
row concluded. We need to bring back
and re-enforce moral and religious sane
tions.
III We limit life to these brief years.
and declare that death ends all: II We
teach that present happiness is the only
thing worth while; if We make material
prosperity and worldly success the su-
preme end of life: if We subordinate re-
ligion and morality to wealth and So
cial position. then we need not be
surprised if fear enters mems hearts, and
despair seizes their souls
Men must be called back to reverence
for life and faith in Him who is the
author of life
The Washington herald., 1912-11-04
ROCKEFELLER DECLARES
HE IS A PROGRESSIVE
IN CHURCH AFFAIRS

Arthur T Brooks to-day celebrated his
second anniversary as pastor of the First
Baptist Church and Mr.. and Mrs John
d. Rockefeller both came down from
Pocantico Hills to attend the service and
remain for communion
Mr.. Rockefeller remained and shook
hands with Mr.. Brooks and congratulated
him on the growth and progressive spirit
OF the church. Il am a progressive In
church affairs" said Mr.. Rockefeller.
This is the third Sunday in succession
that Mrs. Rockefeller has attended serv-
ices. which is something unusual. Her
health Is reported much better
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Notes of the Town,

Following the regular business meet
ing of Alexandria Lodge Of Elks to-
MORROW night the lodge will hold its first
social session of the season. The social
session will begin at 3 o'clock. Thomas
Chauncey is chairman Of the social ses-
sion committee.
1t is expected that the session will
be attended by a large gathering of
members Of the order and their friends.
Arrangements have been made by the
members of Mount Vernon Council.
Daughters Of America, to pay a fraternal
visit to American Flag Council in WASH
ington tomorrow night. Members of the
local council will leave here at o'clock
for Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benedict We'll will Sun
day next celebrate their silver wedding
anniversary at their home, Ia South St.
Asaph Street, with reception from S
until II o'clock. Prior to the reception
there will be a family dinner served at
the house which will be attended by
members of the family only. A large
number Of out-of-town guests are ex-
pected to attend the reception.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the I'M
manuel AutucIdu SHulCH has GTTdHkeu
for an oyster supper. which will be given
a: Lee Camp Hall, Wednesday evening.
from until 10 o'clock.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
will hold its monthly meeting at its hall
tomorrow night. At this meeting con-
siderable business Of importance will be
Up for consideration.
The funeral Of Frank Beach took place
at II o'clock this morning from the Epis-
copal Chapel at Baileys Cross Roads,
Fairfax County. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. 8. A. Wallis, of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary. Burial
was in the Cemetery at Falls Church.
William Sillex. nine years old. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sillex, died yes
terday evening at the Alexandria Hos
pital Of typhoid fever. The body was
removed to Demaine's undertaking
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The Cuban Election.

The election of President in the
republic of Cuba last Friday was car
RED through successfully without the
aid of United States soldiers. The
FIRST President, Estrada de Palma, was
elected while our forces still occupied
the island. Four years later our SOL
.diers were present, but were not need
ed. as all went off TRANQUILITY enough,
when Gomez was chosen. though trou-
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HE VO TIE r
~ cE0RoB 1ITcA
AssAss - 'ssAs Gse1 Ola sivssA..

anxiouS candidates asking his advics.
After election he has to send In his card
and wait until after supper for the privi-
lese Of shaking his employees by the hand
and who would be 10 foolish a. to ask q
voters advice In December?
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Icus tie Democsan woaid hsve . fnaa-.
ljority Of one IN the Senate. bit slsOuId
all Of them come to pass that majority
would Be raised to three
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Nammoth dssponstEations count for
nsnsht IN politics. Bryah had thsm.
Blaine haA them. ana even Hsast had
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chapel. whence the funeral will take
place at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

Mrs. Jane Z. Fairfax's funeral tooh
place this afternoon from the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Accotink, Fairfax
County. Services were conducted by
Rev. G. A. Luttrell. pastor of Trinity
M. z. Church. this city. Burial was in
the cemetery at that place.
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AuTTLE NONSENSE.
SAME OLD 0Y.

SANE OLD CYS1.
Election day - on its way;
Il soon win come and 60.
And then mayhap we'll hear the chap
Who says: Il told you 90"
We cannot choose: perhaps we'll lose.
We'd stand that nicely, though.
II We could ban the pssky man
Who says: Il told you So"
The jsr, and strife infssting iifs
Cause worriment and woe.
Wed bser than well but for that yell:
''Hi. there! Didn't I tell ye?
Didn't tell YET
BY inks, told you sol"
An BztsnlAve 0se.
November is now appearing in roper
totre. .a....
Dsth Have Advantages.
'I prefer the theater to the ball park.
You never see q baseball team respond
to an encore"
Neither does an opera ever 90 extra
innings"
November 4 In History.
November I. B. c. 50. Demosthenes
makes his drst appearance as q soap
box orator.
November. B. C.. 100. Cicero winds up
the campaign Of that year by making
forty-four rear-platform speeches in
eleven hours.
A Popular Impression.
Poetry fills and important chair at
our institution"
rs that 20? I thought all that poetry
ever filled was the waste basket
He P.id Up.
The hunter had but little luck.
For he was out to shoot a buck.
He shot a farmers COW, instead.
Worth fifty bucks. the farmer said.
Rather FORMAL.
Are you on very friendly terms with
your neighbor in the apartments?''
well, no. She's rather formal. Al
to borrow flour. and II she wants both
-four and sugar. she sends two cards"
A Stingy Man.
Hubby. 1 want some furs this win
ter"
"An right. dearie. I'll get you . set
Of ear muffs.'
Hardly Likely.
Il have lost that poem submitted by
Wombat,' said the magazine sub-editor
s.C.uoss veil have to nav him for II.
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"rhs people know me-" szclaims Mr..
eulsef. They DO!
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ss D.. :s. w:y n.1;.'e: :: IN s.. '9sssa psrs 'Vs
thought Dr.. WILEY had resigned his job.