The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-11

- British American Tobacco Com
eany esas been annoying the Democratic
eenessnsi Committee for the past two
A,ya and there seems to be no way OF
s>ooolng the annoyance. II II quite nat
wna - should be. for the Democratic
nneey \ going to annoy the Tobacco
49, asxt year. The company. OF
49, Or. James B. Duke u the con-
mashg factor. has taken the floor above
~ committee IN the Firth Avenue
yun6ln9. They have been drilling the
49, to-day and yesterday and the
ns,es h % great that nothing short OF
q A>sf end dumb asylum could eust
sruAerpeaoh. One cannot hear himself
snlnk, let alone talk. ana Il IL certainly
= STAGE for an executive session. When
oas thinks he 10 whispering ne IL shout
~ himself hoarse. The Publicity Com
enftsss - getting It's dope distorted and
e. Speakers Bureau 10 getting its dates
maSed. A committee waited upon the
ruge above this morning and learned
tAm holes were being drilled In the
sonorsts floors to put down pegs to
OpeaA rugs and carpets. This will not
6o4y provtde easy going Tor the Nico-
~ BROTHERS In the future, but tho
U0uboeraAio Committee win be unable
. hsar what ts going on in the ofiiccs
Il ne trust. The drilling will last only
snsshse week!
0uv. Hhmam johnson. tho Big Bull
aooosSs running mate. 81 IN Philadsl-
on1a to-day on his way TO California.
- sxpresssd himself ~ well pleased
c ~ reception here and says the East
vali b surprised at the returns on
MsotAon Day. Gov. johnson n described
- . fighter. He had . hundred Nights
In ~ younger days. When he was
Oauegfing lawyer IN Sacramento. Cal.
Q eass ives brought TO him which had
been turned down by other lawyers. II
~Us mat Of q lad accused of stealing.
CruusnGtantial evidence was strong
sgatnst The prisoner. but friends Of the
yOung lawyer assured him the hoy's
record was of the best and he was the
Sn2y support OF . widowed mother.
Johnson took an interest in the case.
y vas the boy's word against than Of .
saa wsll-to-do and pretty strong In
nDof3ca
SThs District-Attorney took an sapedai
6eWsst IN the prosecution and johnson
soauDe6 hs was beaten In the law. His
enly hope was IN injecting something
enmsu into che nght. He did. A the
01shece-Attorney was addressing the
oSrt b paused IN . lofty flight of
deausnos. standing by Johnson's chair.
~You'rs . contemplate blackEuard."
No1.Dsrsd johnson. The speech never
- 0n,shed. Tho D;strict-Attorney
OAAs . swipe At johnson and the two
oWysrs went TO the mat. Chairs and
tnassD were overturned. The Judge
0ohs he gavel and the bailin had has
6pehes torn. The two fighters were
lnsd - each and che Distrtct-Attorney
was severely rcpsimandsd. Tue case
~ thrown out Of court The coming
Governor apologixsd most Handsomely
y he Court and rendered his fine. His
Hsoor told HIM to FORGET the nns.
Setraws show the way the wind blows.
eseAw votes show the way the election
90 They are getting straw votes from
~ over the country. and one day WILL
soa b,ows end the next day the Colonel
esows. 0Dms days they blow together.
0ot the nnal count 70 now In. Il has
ooene from the Panama Canal. The
Rsat ditch always tells the story. This
eme It 10 for the Colonel II ought 70
- for the Colonel. for he bought the
country for Uncle Sam. He gets 30 Der
cent OF the vote. Wilson gets Is per
esnt- and Taft only s. The funniss,
Shtng about II h that four years age
Taft got only Is per cent and Bryan II
~ osut. No. that isn't che funnies,
th1ns. either. The real funny thing d
DAT they haven't got Q vote in ths
Canal Zone.
Chairman ffilles of the Republican
Hedonal Committee has gone to Wash.
m0eon. There 10 now news In this. I,
saay certihes 20 the fact that Hilles d
He might a. we'll be IN Washington al
the time. He 10 never seen at head
Quarters and most OF his time Ia spen
y writing q daily story for q mornin,
newUpaper. He's Just Hike a baseball
player In that respect. The political re
porter for the only Taft paper in New
terk was seeking news this mornin
snd TIE announcement that Mr.. lille
had gone to Washington was hande
% him. Who's Hiiiiesf" no inquire
ipnocsutly. why" said another re