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whig nomination. Inasmuch a. he had
exerted a great deal Of effort to get
It, this dispute arose only from the
fact that the telegraph had not yet
extended over the country. and means
OF communication were inadequate.
Gen. Taylor did not Immediately ac-
cept the nomination because he thought
II improper to do 20 until he was form
ally notified Of the action of tho Phila-
delphia convention. Gov. John M.
Morehead OF North Carolina was the
chairman OF the whig convention In
those days letters might be sent post
age collect
Gen. Taylor had received so many.
for each Of which he was compelled
to pay from 10 70 20 GENTS postage. that
turn all letters addressed to him and
not prepaid to the dead letter once.
Gov. Morehead's letter OF notification
shared this fate. Thus i happened
knowledge Of his nomination until the
committee sent to notify him formally
had reached his Louisiana home.
It is interesting to note that tho two
time. paid more attention to their plat
form declarations than to their nomi-
nations. The democrats. for the first
time, adopted tho platform before they
made tho nomination. q practice which
has since become usual The wings
were absolutely unable to agree on
anything. except that they wanted to
win and. therefore, their convention
adjourned without adopting any plat
form whatever. After the convention
adjourned q ratification meeting was
held which was attended by most OF
the whig delegates, and X adopted q
series of resolutions which were treat
cd as the whig platform. and which
were more satisfactory to the northern
wings, and also to the barnburner dem
form adopted by the whole convention.
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At the End of the Rainbow
Experiencing the Hotel Wilt

complain about the way he carries the
suit cases, and ask for better pen to
register with, and refuse the first rooms
the clerk offers me. and say it's high
handed outrage to charge full price for
the children. and do other disagreeable
foot and sets the gang OF f1unkies on the
defensive.
But the pretense peters out I can't
keep X up long. l soon begin to feel
like poor relation. sponging on the
proprietor. and / haven't been in a five
begin to walk down eleven flights OF
stairs because the last time I rang for
the elevator the lift man seemed to look
on me with disfavor.
Then / can never figure out this tip
thing. II you give a waiter q big tip
dry and feeds you any old way after
that. Or he will want to talk to you
about the weather and politics. II you
sugar him along with q stingy fee at
first he labels you a tight wad and wants
to put poison into your charlotte russo.
most daily at table. But when get
into large place filled with silence and
good clothes and white napery and ele-
CANT silver and shaded candlesticks and
cut glass and walters In dress suits, I
feel like eating pie with my knife. and
1t Is only by superhuman effort that /
can keep from leaving my spoon in the
coffee cup.
But all the agony is worth while The
feeling of inefYable bliss that comes
afterward from getting out OF doors at
home In ones shirt sleeves and hearing
whether you'll be banished or the chill
dren boiled In Oil for it-that bliss COM
pensates for all the temporary agony OF
hotel life.
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LACKS MAINTENANCE FUND.
Harvard University May Lose Blue
Hill Observatory

BOSTON. June 10-Harvard University
may lose Blue Hill Observatory for lack
Of funds for its maintenance. It is un-
derstood Mrs. Rotch, widow OF the donor.
will not contribute the funds necessary
to its support after this year. The
famous meteorological station was left to
Harvard by the late Prot. A. Laurence
Rotch, with q fund Of $50 900. The income
from the fund Is 5000 yearly. Tho ex-
pense Of the observatory is $1,000 yearly.
Prof. Rotoh's widow Is paying the DIFF
ference Of $4,000 out Of her own purse for
this year. II Harvard doesn't raise the
funds, the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology, tho Carnegie Institute or the
Smithsonian Institution is the probable
future owner Of the great plant
PRECEDENT Lowell OF Harvard has re-
fused to say that he considers the out
look hopeful for the raising Of the funds
a matter Of 100000. Fully month be-
fore the Blue HfA Observatory became q
financial problem for Harvard, President
Lowell said in his annual report that the
university was in want"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

know Of no other suitable name for
the feeling that comes to the ordinary
man who finds himself wading In deep
carpets and corrugated rubber stairways
with brass edges. and lodging quarter
starved palms. So l call It the hotel
wilt
plan every time as bold as brass to
go to some big family hotel where penny
newspapers sell for q nickel, and other
things in proportion A fellow. no mat
ter how poor, really ought TO lose his
grip once year on his few clots OF
dough 10 let his moneyholding muscles
relax that he may get a fresh clutch on
some more. 1t has another good effect.
II makes a fellow feel that he is saw
domestic expenses with those at a high
priced human garage where the object
is 10 see how much the management can
get for things in addition TO what they
arc worth.
l go 10 those places boldly. sure that
this time / shall keep up my courage
But my courage begins TO go as soon as
the porter Seizes my grips at the boat
or the train. feel at once like apollo
giving to him for the size OF my family,
for the color Of my hair and the weight
OF my luggage. I am In a perfect agony
OF fear lest he disapprove of me in SHINE
way.
BY the time l am about to register I
am ready to start home on the next
train il the clerk doesn't smile at me. II
ne deigns TO do so il is all / can do to
keep myself from ronping around and
with delight. The only way i can avoid
making a spectacle OF myself Is to go to
the other extreme and be as il-natured
as the deuce.
l sometimes. OF necessity, adopt this
plan at first. I abuse the porter and
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ARRESTED FOR OLD CRIME.
Victim Identifies Thief After Lapse
of Two Years.

CHICAGO. June 10-William Collins
was walking in North Clark street last
night, when he saw tho face he had
watched for daily for more than q year
II was that Of q man who. with two
others, had held him up and robbed him
He called a policeman and had the mar
arrested. The alleged thief gave the
name Of Lillis Walsh and. the police say
confessed the crime and gave the names
OF his two accomplices.
When you are looking over the nuz.
gle Of a gun into a mans face under such
circumstances II make a lasting impress
sion," said Collins to the police. He de-
clared he had the pictures Of the other
two men in his mind and could identity
them.
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An Unfair Advantage.

Wilbur D. Nesbit contributes one Of his
pretty little love stories. called ''Half
Seas Over" to our next Sunday Magazine.
It's the story Of two youths going on a
Junketing trip through Europe. who met
a charming girl on board ship who could
not speak English One of the boys knew
nothing whatever of German, the girl
language, and the other did. The first
one was up against 1t hard, particularly
as his chum seemed to be taking unfair
advantage Of the situation. But, OF
course love win always md . way. and
Il did IN this Instance The aUthor has
evolved Q AeEghtfM 0o0otus1o0 for the
OenEA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

A baxnburner convention was held q
month later. June 20. at Utica. N. T..
which nominated Martin Van Buren, for
President and Henry Dodge Of Wiscon-
sin for Vice President Gen. Dodge de-
clined the nomination Only four states
were represented In this convention. A
later convention was called to meet in
Buffalo. August o. in which many more
states were represented, and this con-
vention. adopting the name Of FREQ soil
democrats" nominated Van Buren, for
President and Charles Francis Adams
for Vice President. It was tho large
vote polled by Van Buren, az the free
soil candidate. especially in New York.
that determined the result Of the election
Thus was the result Of presidential cleo
ton determined by the national conven-
tons inability to settle q quarrel between
contestinG state delegations
The democratic convention Of 1S4S was
also notable because Of the fact that II
appointed tho first national committee.
This first committee was organized ex-
actly az arc tho national committees Of
today, one member from each state being
selected by the delegates from that state
The whig convention met in Philadel-
phia June Z. Two days were spent In
Iperfecting the organization, one OF the
principal questions being whether to give
the vote OF Texas. Again the wings
were determined to nominate q war hero,
even against such leaders as Clay and
Webster. The four principal candidates
before the convention were Zachary Tay-
lor, Henry Clay. Winfield Scott and Dam
lei Webster. In his campaign for the
presidency four years before. Henry Clay.
at Richmond, Ind, was presented with
petition by Quaker asking him to free
his slaves. Clay's reply, a masterpiece
Of sophistry. together with his efforts
further to prevent the whig party from
taking a stand on the slavery question,
had earned for Clay the enmity Of the
so-called conscience wings" Of the north
Webster never had enough contemporary
following to win the nomination.
wings" rejected Clay. and took Zach
airy Taylor because he was q war hero
and because they believed he could win.
Taylor lived In Louisiana, was a slave
holder and had never been a whig.
But he was the popular hero Of the war
had never cast q vote In his life and
had never taken any part in politics
it mattered not that the war In which
he won glory and renown was con-
against civilization: 1t mattered not
that he was a southern slave owner
when northern wings were determined
to fight against the extension OF sla-
very; nothing nattered except that
had won in 1910 with q war hero and
an alliterative slogan, and that thew
could do 1t again. Thus "Tippecanoe
and Tyler. too" was succeeded by "old
Rough and Ready. These two were the
the White House. and II IL remarkable
that they are the only two Presidents
that have died in ONCE OF natural
causes.
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ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES.
Gabriel Carol Sues for Alleged Auto
Iniurv.

Gabriel Carol has MED SUIT 20 recover
$4,000 damages from the T. 7. Keane
Company. for alleged personal injury.
According to the declaration filed by At
torneys Charles r. Wilson and G. Bow
doin Craighill. the plaintiff was run down
by an automobile November IS. 1911. had
q leg broken and sustained internal IN
fury. Carol says he has incurred an in
debtedness Of $4,000 for doctors. nurses
and other expenses by reason OF the in
Damages Of $4,000 for the deeth Of
Patrick Brophiil, August e last. are
asked OF the Washington E"Sy 10. ma
Electric Company IN q suit Med BY M.
tiida Laura Brophili, administratrx OF
his estate. AS Brophill was crossing one
track Of the company to board car near
Renn,n1 he was struck by q Baltimore
car and killed. He left a wife and two
children, aged thirteen and eight years.
Respectively ATTORNEYS Tucker, Kenyon
& Macfariand appear for the adminis-
tratrix.
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INQUIRY ORDERED,
Railway Rates on Hardwood Ship.
ments to Be Investigated.

The interstate commerce commission
today ordered. on its own initiative. an
investigation Of the yellow pine and hard
wood rates on the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific. the Illinois Central and
twenty-five other railroads operating in
the south and southwest.
The commission In ordering the inquiry
says that lowing to the discontinuance
by trunk lines OF allowances to tap lines
the trunk lines are enjoying substantially
larger revenues on their lumber traffic"
1t has been complained that the rates
were excessive
No time has been fixed for the hearing,
but 1t Is certain that 1t will not be be-
fore next autumn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
PROTECTS OKLAHOMA INDIANS
Supreme Court Rules Old Liquor
Law Still Operative.

Federal prohibition against the carry
ing of intoxicating liquors into that part
OF Oklahoma formerly Indian Territory,
from points outside the state, were today
held still operative by the Supreme Court
OF the United States. notwithstanding
Oklahoma's admission to the Union.
The decision was announced by Justice
Pitney in the case of Charles Webb who
had been charged with violating the
federal law. The justice said Oklahoma
Indians were still wards Of the nation, and
the federal government had preserved its
right to protect them when the state was
admitted to the Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

Frederick, Md.-Mayor ]. Ed Schell has
announced his determination to have a
safe and sane Fourth in Frederick There
Of firearms and fireworks IN Frede90lE,
and tide ordnance the mayor say4 Wi
3 oarFlsd out - he letter ~ him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
The Reason Why.


Nonsense! There was plenty Of
room for you to pass with the cart
without knocking the gate Off"
But yer see. sor. the room was on
the wrong side of the cart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

Havre de Grace. Md.-In recognition OF
the thirty-six years of service as principa
ford county school board has eranted
Prof. A +. Galbreath. who has bean
absent Tor the past three usonths On a.
esunf - ID health. saa-hal8 g H. ssgn-
lar salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
Considerable.

From Judge.
Jaggs-I want you to help me pick out
an auto.
Ioan sAASk-Why mat
1ES-IssH, UroeahU swn-A 1nA short
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LARGE INCREASE NOTED
IN THE POSTAL SAVINGS
Comparison With Figures Re-
ported January 1-AppIica-
tons at Office Here.

Information made public today by
Postmaster General Hitchcock show s
that postal savings depositors In the
District OF Columbia have made apph
cation fer $21.:s0 Of the third issue OF
postal savings bonds. to be distributed
July l. Application for this amour,
has been made by seventy-two deposi
tors, and 1t Is interesting to note tina
more than $4,000 OF the total amount
OF bonds applied for are those In the
registered from, which indicates that
they are being purchased az q perma-
nent investment.
Denominations Of Bonds.
Applications have been received FOR
only nine coupon bonds. all OF which
were for the hundred-dollar denomina-
ton. OF the registered bonds applics
ton was made for twenty-nine Of the
twenty dollar denomination. eighty
three Of the hundred dollar and
twenty-three Of the five-hundred dol
lar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q grand
total OF $20.3S0 OF registered bonds.
Tho smallest amount applied for by
any one person was $40 for the regis
tered and 800 for the coupon. while
the largest amount asked for by any
ono applicant was $500 for the regis
tered and $400 for the coupon.
This IL the third bond Issue since the IN :
stallation Of the postal savings system In
this country and the second since the
system became operative In the District
OF Columbia. due to the fact that III :
Washington ONCE was not opened 70.
the receipt OF deposits until September
so last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

Stories by Wallace Irwin. Sewell Ford.
Wilbur D. Nesbit and Sir Arthur Conan
Usnsireo GIVE" hy OhaEmAn Mon15oss
Csaigsr, IN our ns1t sunday magazine.
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uUu aIC
"Hunkers" Kept Hands 'Hunker"
OFF Slavery Question. ne~


lish for '.hanker," which IL akin to ''hun-
ger" and the name was applied to those
democrats who were accused OF an avid
appetite for ofiice. The 'sbarnburners'
were the more liberal democrats. who
generally believed in the Wilmot proviso
and who were In reality anti-slavery men.
They were called 'barnburners'' because
Of the alleged similarity Of their doctrines
to the economy Of the Dutch farmer who
burned his barn to get rid OF the rats
Barnburners and hunkers came down to
Baltimore, each faction determined to die
in the last ditch and never to surrender.
Behind the barnburners was the awful
shadow OF Martin Van Buren,, who had
been the head Of the greatest political
machine the democratic party had pos
sessed. Southern delegates had defeated
him In the convention four years ago by
the imposition OF the two-thirds rule. and
now Van Buren, was to have his revenge.
The hunkers had as their great strength
the fact that they sympathized with the
determination Of the majority Of the con-
vention to maintain the hands-oh policy
with respect to slavery.
But the convention would not undertake
to decide the New York question. The
committee on credentials reported a COM
ing of both delegations. giving each dele
gate one-half q vote. This the convention
adopted over the protest Of both sets OF
contestants The barnburners withdrew
from the convention hall and while the
.Iunkers remained in the room they re-
fused to answer when the name OF New
York was called. and took no part In the
proceedings. It was only after Cass had
been nominated for President and '. IL
liam O. nutler for Vice President that
young Dan 6ckes Jumped 70 his teet .s 20
nominees, making an impassioned speech
which brought the attention OF the whole
country to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

In the two big national conventions held
sfxty-four years ago the democratic party
and the wl,ig party took that action that
utterly destroyed the wings. that brought
defeat and disaster to the democracy ana
that made possible tho formation OF the
republican party that has almost without
interruption for half a century dominated
the affairs Of this republic.
In 1s4S the slavery question had be-
como acute because Of the crisis precip-
ttated by the offering in Congress Of the
Wilmot proviso, an amendment proposed
to the bill to appropriate money to close
negotiations with Mexico concerning the
war, and to acquire certain Mexican ter
ritory. The proviso was that slavery
should not be permitted in any state or
territory to be erected out of the terri
tory to be acquired from Mexico. The
democrats were. at that time. southern
party led by northern men; the wings
were a northern party led by southern
men Neither party dared take a stand
upon the Wilmot proviso. much less upon
the main issue Of the extension Of slavery.
AS vet, only the comparatively insignin-
cant aboNtionist party and the even
weaker Liberty League had declared for
emancipation
4
MAJ. Cen. Daniel e. Sickles Of New
York In the only survivor Of that mo-
mentous and
Mai. Gen. D. E. Sickles epoch-mak-
Now Only Survivor. ns s 'e1 +
1s4s The democratic convention met in
Baltimore on May ~. The race for the
nomination was between Lewis Cass of
Michigan and James Buchanan Of Penn
sylvania. President Polk was not can
didate for reelection. Immediately after
his nomination In lS44 he had issued
letter in which he said that, If elected. ne
would under no circumstances be candl-
date for another term. When the con-
yention met in 1913 he sent letter 70
the delegates in which he said that under
no circumstances would he alter this de-
termination. Cass was nominated on the
fourth ballot without great difficulty. Dut
not until after three days had been spent
in organizing the convention. The great
fight came upon the contest between two
rival delegations from New York.
Gen. oickles. then only twenty-three
years old, already a member of the legis-
lature, was q leader and one of tie prin-
cipal orators for the "hunkers,' as the
conservative democrats OF New York wer,
called. His career afterward in Congress-
before the war: the tragedy Of Lafayette
Square: his g1llantry In battle; the lo0l
a hi leg - 6ettyabur03 his di0f1n4uiohe<
service IN the 61paomAt3o caGpOs hlo YstuTx
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HIS Rise in Ranks.

For a number Of years the IRE depart
ment head was captain Of No. company,
on Massachusetts avenue between 4th
ana 9th streets. He also was placed al
the head Of company No. Z. on r street
between 9th and 10th streets, when that
company was placed In commission.
He was promoted to foreman Septem-
Der 80, 1884, and, on account OF his
ability and courage. was advanced to
the position OF assistant chief July 1,
1901. In 1904. when the department
was reorganized. his title was changed
to that Of deputy chief. He was ap-
pointed chief OF the department Septem-
Der II, 1908. succeeding Chief William
7. Belt, deceased.
Chief Wagner was born in Baltimore
April !, 1914. He is unusually active,
and makes his headquarters at No.
engine company, on 18th street The
chief now has a big automobile at his
disposal. and is usually the first to get
to a fire that breaks out in the business
section Of the city.
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But the barnburners went home sore.
They were resolved that Cass. who had
hrst favor
Barnburner Convention cd the WI:
Nominated Van Buren,. - 49, - :
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On account of the fact that Gen.
Taylor was believed by many to have
been q
Letter of Notification 10 m ocrat
Nsver Reached Taylor. - a. a.
NAennaA Ahn
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Small Wares.

warren's Chicago Silk Feather
bone. white or black. Regu- x1Lc
larly 10c yard. WIZ
24-yard rolls Of White Cot AZ
ton Tape. Regularly 100. w
Extra Quality Wire Hairptns.
straight or crimped styles: Az
worth &c paper. Six papers. w
500-yard spools Of Kings White
Blasting Cotton: regularly SC 1flr
spool. Three spools. AVS
Geneva Silk-finiShed Thread. n NJ
Regularly 15c spool. ........ NV
Ready-made Buttonholes. good
Gus quality IT.: :, white lawn. Worth 1Oc
Sanitary Knit d Wash r.
Cloths. Regular &c kinds. ~
Extra Grade Sewing Machine e.
Oil; largo bottles. Worth 10c ~
Featherstitch Braid, white and
dainty colored effects: neat de- r.
signs. Worth 10c piece. ..... wv
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Sale of Linen Suitings


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36-inch White Irish Linen Suiting.
the desirable medium weight, which
washes and wears SO well: full yard
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