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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
FIGHT FOR ROOSEVELT
MAY BE CARRIED TO
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
By Associated Press.

CHICAGO, June 12.-Recourse to the
presidential electors in different states is
the announced plan of William Finn of
Pittsburgh. should the convention nomi-
nate President Taft The Roosevelt
leader made this statement today in a
vigorous attack on the national commit
tee, in which he declared that such a
movement. although it might defeat the
republican nominee for President, would
save the party In the big republican
states.
His position was indorsed by Gov. ". r.
Glasscock Of West Virginia. who declared
that all the West Virginia republican
electors are for Roosevelt and would vote
for him In the electoral college, regardless
Of the action of the convention.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon listened to Mr.
Finn. and Gov. Glasscock and said: u
don't think there will be any need for
such action. You hear what they say. In
my opinion Col. Roosevelt surely will be
nominated. The Taft forces will not dare
to steal the nomination.
Mr.. Finn and Gov. GlasscOck declared
that the state conventions in Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia had not been adj
5ourned and would be reconvened il neces-
sary and the electors given positive in
structions to vote for Col. Roosevelt IL
circumstances warranted
We are not going to allow the national
committee to destroy the republican party
In Pennsylvania. said Mr. Finn. I'VE
don't intend to stand idly by and lose ten
or fifteen congressman and the legislature.
We propose to protect ourselves al home
Thirty of the thirty-eight presidential
electors are for Roosevelt and If they
are elected and the nomination is stolen
and given to President Taft those thirty
will vote in the electoral college for Col.
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was able to operate machine by himseif
and last Saturday he went up about dusk
and few alone for the first time. lie was
in the air then about twenty minutes. he
had expected TO qualify for his pilots IL
cense this week.
The machine itself was the first OF its
type. the Wright company had turned out.
IL was built to meet the War Department
specifications. and these were taken
from the French army requirements. as
arc the specifications for the military
machines of all the other powers. Quite
a number Of changes had been made in
the machine from the standard Wright
already owned by the army. They were
small details chiefly of technical inter
est They were all apparently improve
ments and most of them were the result
az oryille Wrights experiments last
autumn with the motorless glider at
killdevi.
The engine was different from the usual
Wright type being six instead of four
cylinders The center boards in front
~ thu. machine were similar to the sta
tionary vane used on the killdeyil ma
chine the tail was larger and the CON
trolls all larger and more efficient. POS
siblv this was what CAUSED the accident
making the machine change its position
in the air more quickly. But this is mere
speculation. and probably never viii be
confirmed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
Relieves Panic Conditions.

MIR. Thomas testified that the loan had
:, very decided effect I'm relieving panic
conditions.
Then II rested With one man TO say
whether the panic would go on. Don't
YOU think that's dangerous condition.
pointedly asked Samuel Tntermyer, coun-
sci for the committee.
Il couldn't answer that" replied the
witness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
Political Rebellion Necessary.

We don't propose to allow delegates
from the southern states and the insular
possessions to dictate a presidential nomi-
nation to the great republican states. The
time has come when political rebellion is
necessary for self-protection of the re-
publican states. Under this plan no bolt
will be necessary
1T would result. perhaps, In losing a
republican President, but would win
locally. No other civilized country would
tolerate such practices as are being had
in the national committee.
Il have talked with Roosevelt men in
Pennsylvania. and they agree with me
that 1t is necessary. if Taft is nominated.
to carry the fight to the electoral college"
'In our state the entire list of presiden-
tial electors is for Col. Roosevelt and will
vote for him. said Gov. Glasscock
There is no law to prevent it. The peo-
pie vote for the electors and not for the
President. If the nomination iS stolen for
President Taft you can say that West
virg1nia's electoral vote will be for Theo-
dore Roosevelt. l agree with Mr.. Finn,
and we will follow the same course"
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High Rate for Call Money.
Authorizes Announcement.

We are going to lend you $a5uU0.OsI
10 over To the stock exchange and an
mouncc H..
ton. Mr. Morgan.
lie said. Yes. YES. what is it,
~ think. I said. that this money
should be divided up into lots distributed
among the banks. IL would have a better
effect
Very good suggestion said Mr..
Morgan. Perkins he said and snapped
hts ringers. Perkins. divide that $25.UVO,tSU
up into small lots.
George w Perkins. former partner of
j. +. Morgan, was the Perkins re-
ferred TO.
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Only One Contest Presented.

Robert T.. Morrison. who was one of the
Taft delegates. declared that the state
executive committee two days before the
convention gave every one an opportun-
ity to be heard and only one contest was
presented.
Mr.. Morrison declared that June the
convention at Tucson was opened by State
Chairman j. c. Hubbell, the temporary
roll adopted and nominations were called
for. when fs1mer Gov. Joseph III. kibby,
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MORGAN STEMS TIDE
OF FINANCIAL PANIC
Witness at Money Trust In
quiry Says S25,0O0,0OO
Saved Day in 1907.

NEW YORK. June I2.-Some hereto
Tore unwritten history of how j. r. Nor
gan helped stem the panic OF 1907 by
supplying s25.6DOp at a crucial time
was dramatically told on the witness
Stand today by X. ~. Thomas, president
Il the stock exchange at that time. testi-
wing before the Pujo committee invesri-
eating the so-called money trust.
High Rate for Call Money.
Mr.. Thomas said that the morning
4 October - 1907. "a per cent was being
offered for call money. and none was
available lie went to James Stiilmln.
then president Of the National city l:ank
and asked him for relief if possible lie
told the banker that S.5.CUoOO was need
ID. he said. Stillman sent him 20 MGR
that he was coming.
When got 10 MIR Morgans office
there Was great excitement" said the
witness. speaking dramatic tones and
with many gestures
Mr.. Morgan WAS in a conference and
lseople We're going in and out. The ex-
element was intense. I waited for him
twenty minutes. lie came out of his pr-
ate office and said 10 me:
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Precautions Against a Stampede.

William r. Stone, sergeant-at-arms OF
the republican national convention, will
be assisted by 800 men, besides having
800 policemen at his CALL Mr. Stone de-
clared last night that nothing like a
stampede-among the spectators. at
least-can happen.
Among the assistants will be clergy
men, students. lawy ers, bankers, physi-
cisians business men and ward POLITICIANS
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whose name was not on the temporary
roll arose and said:
we won't recognize the adoption OF
this roll
The Roosevelt men, Morrison declared.
then rushed to the front and some of
them mounted the platform. Morrison
said he believed there was fully de-
yeloped foot ball organization among the
Roosevelt men, who proceeded to run a
convention on one side Of the stage.
while the Taft convention was going on
at the other For twenty minutes, he
said, it was impossible to hear anything.
The Roosevelt men then left the hall.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
JOHN BROWN
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author of %At Good ola siwash."

This u the birthday Of John Brown. q
plain man with plentiful whiskers. who
was born in Connecticut in $500 acquired
twenty children and some debts. became
q crank on abolition, and was finally
hanged for attempting to lick the gov
ernment
A great many men have gotten them
selves hanged on one pretext or another
without any profit to themselves or to
posterity, but Nathan Hale and John
Brown are about the only two Ameri-
cans who have won immortal fame in
this painful manner. Brown was an
abolitionist long before abolition became
stylish. He spent most OF his time
preaching and lighting against slavery,
picking up . living for his family in his
odd moments. He became a nuisance on
the subject He was unreasonable. Al
most every one told him that slavery
was wrong. and that II he would wait q
few hundred years the country would
become civilized without causing any
trouble or III feeling. But Brown didn't
want to wait He was too impatient to
walt a few hundred years. All cranks
are impatient. A crank Is a man who
blAuQs A4Oue ana lEleS 70 maui the rest
OF the world up TO him. instead Of walk
ing comfortably back and joining the
mob.
John Brown trained his children 70 get
along on two meals a day and TO tight
for abolition. and moved out TO Ossa-
watamie. Kans., where he had a chance
to get into two battles before breakfast
and one before supper regularly. In
Kansas the Federal troops preserved or
der among the anti-slavery men, while
the proslavery men murdered them and
burned their homes. This irritated
Brown 20 such an extent that he decided
to bust the government Gathering
twenty-five men and some women. he
went TO Harpers Ferry. W. Va, and at
tackled the United States OF America on
the left flank He fought well and II he
had had 5000 more men, might have ac-
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
RED cRoss-CLARA BARTON.

The institution which she founded has
followed mercy-s hag on the battlefield.
over the rim deserts OF famine, in the
wake Of rending earthquake and engulf-
ing flood and smothering voleano.-New
Haven Register.
Her memory viii be as dear TO Ameri-
cans as that Of Florence Nightingale is
to the English. Her devotion 70 her
work was as intense, her capacity for
organization as great. her vision as
noble.-Syracuse Post-Standard
with all her enorts in times Of war
and distress. she found time to aid and
promote the cause OF international peace.
Truly, a wealth OF noble service and ac-
complishment was embraced by her
ninety years career.-Springheld Union.
Clara Barton was one OF the worlds
great. good women. The foundation OF
the American Red Cross was due more
to her efforts than to those Of any one
other individual.-Boston Transcript.
She was a genuine leader, a splendid
organizer. Her work was by no means
limited to this country. but was so wide
spread that Germany, Russia, Spain,
Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey,
all conferred decorations upon her In
recognition OF her services.-Baltimore
Evening Sun
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
EncouraEinE HARMS,

From the wiIkesbarre Record
The action OF the House In passing q
bill restoring to West Point membership
the four cadets who were dismissed for
violating the hazing law is a procedure
that cannot be too strongly condemned.
The young men were found guilty OF
hazing in aggravated form, imperiling the
health and lives OF their victims. Presi-
dent Taft promptly Endorsed the action
OF the authorities in dismissing them
without qualification. He stated at the
time that he reluctantly took such a
step. but deemed II necessary In order
to maintain discipline and 20 impress
upon other cadets respect for the law.
The ofrense was objectionable. The law
provides for dismissal only for the most
severe forms of hazing. and the cadets
had perfect knowledge Of Il. Now the
House sets aside the law and votes for
their restoration II cadets having po-
litical influence realize that the law can
be made to mean nothing they viii not
be deferred from infiicting barbarous and
thurman pranks upon their fellow-stu-
dents. II is hardly 20 be expected that
cadets who indulge in such cruelties will
be more inclined to act with sense Of
Justice toward those who are subject to
their commands In the army.
II is TO be hoped that the Senate win
mot indorse the action Of the House.
The permanent dismissal Of the cadets
IN question would probably be the only
lesson necessary to prevent violent haz-
ing In the Military Academy for years to
come.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
A Word for Anaeostia.

If there is an unfair discrimination
against Anacostia in the matter of ex-
press rates or baggage delivery or any
thing else it ought to be remedied
promptly.
Anacostis is a thriving and populous-
" settled suburb Of Washington II
does not suffer the disadvantage Of
other suburbs in being situated at some
distance from the city, but is a con-
tiguous part, being separated, like
Georgetown, BY bridge across mar
row stream. There is no reason in the
world why it should be regarded as
distant or difficult to reach. It's car
service has been greatly improved Of
late, and it is much nearer to the center
Of the city than Chevy Chase
The people of Anaoostia deserve and
should receive consideration and fair
treatment. The trouble with them in
the past has been that they have not
been sufficiently assertive. They have
failed to advertise themselves and they
have endured with patience the impo-
sition of unfair conditions. Now that
they are awakening, The Washington
Herald stands ready to support them
and to help secure for them the ad-
vantages which they now rightly claim.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09

To the Editor: The unparalleled marine
disaster involving the destruction Of the
Titanic, the hueest and most gorgecusiy
equipped steamer that ever essayed
voyage across the Atlantic. recalls SINH
lar disasters that have marked the an
na:s OF ocean transportation. In the list
OF distressing events, We are reminded
Of the sinking OF the famous steamer
Central America. which. under command
Of Commodore william Lewis Herndon,
sailed from Havana for New York. Sep
tember s, 1851. with f7s passengers, 100
sailors. and two millions OF gold. The
vessel encountered q dreadful storm In
the Gulf Stream. sprung leak and sank.
September u. 1851.
All the women and children. and a few
men, by judicious management. were put
in lifeboats and saved from the wreck;
but 42s men. including Commodore Hern-
don himself. sank with the Inflated
vessel.
The gallant commodore. who had brave
~ aided in saving many others, was earn
estly urged TO take a seat In the last
lifeboat with It's precious freight Of panic
stricken passengers but he refused TO do
so. preferring to give way TO little girl
whom he had in charge, and whose life
was thereby saved. he declaring that
'the child should not be separated from
It's mother" who had already been placed
In the llfeboat
Commodore Herndon was a native Of
fredericksburg. Va He entered the
navy in 1s2s. served IN the war with
Mexico, and conducted an exploration
OF the AmRSon. The little girl who was
indebted to him for rescue from q watery
grave was the granddaughter or Mrs-
konnon. whose husband was killed on
the gUnboat Princeton In Isl2 and who
died at an advanced age feV years
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
THE LATE COMMODORE HERND0A
Loss of Central America in the Gulf Stream
in 1857.
IN I857.

ago at Tudor Place in Georgetown, Dis
trict OF Columbia
The memory OF the noble commodore
Is fenderiy cherished py an VINO are
familiar with the history OF hts diBtin-
guished career in the American Navy
and It is well conceded that his deport-
ment as commander OF the Central
America in It's nnai hour was equal 70
that OF the most neoric participant N
the dreadful disaster OF the Titanic, tne
steel-ribbed leyiathan OF the ocean.
The following BY an unknown author is
a poem which appeared IN the press OF
September. 1857, and was extensively pub
iished at the time IN commemoration OF
the great commander and noble Virgin
ian whose fame II inseparabls from that
Of the III fated vessel which he followed
into the depths Of the Gulf Stream
washington. D. c.
HERNDoR THE HERO.
The Storm Il Wild; the mercile8 vinds. elates
Drive Ger The Hnss and sr1ttsr then me sends;
Calm on the vessels dsck conffo1ting Fata
No thousht Of self inrades his manly heart.
Though men EOs pale and vcnsn .sn sDd wssp;
Unmosed. he So gaunt death. With hfted dart
Rise from the yzwnins deep
In that DARK hour. ssaEEzing to hE doom.
HIS wounded Ehip plunged nHd5 thrOusA ths
foam.
wnns gis.ninr NE . sar sboEs ne EiOun.
Ross his own distant hora
He stross for olhsrs-StroFs 70 reunits
Ths fantic mother and her hsplas chld
And kept stern watch and ward an eans Tie
night
Ths night q tsru xidl
All gallant saIlori trusted, t7isd. and trua
The crown q thine. the martyT'S deathleD crown;
Hsncsfrth thy name shan live Emong the few
Which tsTs alons can dr0Nnl
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
ALIENS DEFENSE
NOW BEING HEARD
Seven Of His Witnesses Examined
After State Closes
It's Case.

wytheviIie, Va, May S-wIth all its
evidence IN. the state to-day rested Its
case against Floyd Allen. accused of
murder in connection with the shooting
up OF the Hillsvine court. and before
adjournment was taken, shortly before :
O'Clock this afternoon. seven witnesses
for the defense had been examined ana
cross-examined.
Although the prisoner appeared TO be
less downcast when he entered court
this morning. he was again IN sorrowful
mood tonight. for his own witnesses
had said little In his favor that was
not discredited on cross-examination-
The impression prevailed in the court
room that these witnesses were in reality
testifytng for the benefit OF the other
member OF the band-that all hope OF
saving Floyd Allen had been lost.
J. 7. Cochran, the HillsvflIe restaurant
keeper, was recalled 10 the stand this
morning. He testified that Freel Allen
and Wesley Edwards ordered a breakfast
at his place on the morning OF the shoot
ing. but jumped up, leaving their meal
unfinished and hurried away when they
heard the court house bell ring.
]. B. Marshall, Treasurer OF Carroll
County, who was in the courthouse at
the time OF the shooting. said he saw
the Ayers girl stumble out OF the bullet
riddled room. As she did 90 she grab
bed his arm ana said: on. Lordy. I'm
killed" The witness said he saw Sidna
Allen with q pistol In each hand As
Marshall ned he heard a shot ring out
and a moment later q. bullet crashed
into a window shutter six inches from
his head.
Aliens lawyers have summoned about
thirty-fve witnesses and they will con-
sumo at least two days in questioning
them
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09


cumbent is provided for BY substan-
tisI allowance. But Il requires little
ability to discern the great difference
in the cases. Do the supporters Of the
bill. when they make it obligatory 70
dismiss from service the physically fl
and the mentally competent at sixty
Ave. also require that the physically I'M
1T and the mentally incompetent be re-
tained until the same agei Why not. il
age alone is to be the criterionl
The standard which the proposed bill
would erect. if passed. is not based
upon such principles Of justice, equity,
or common sense as should direct leg
islation or underiy the system of civil
service tenure.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
Ths ca,s Of Mi,, Wripht.

An American woman was recently
confined in an English jail for sixty
days. She was accused Of completely in
the understanding campaign of Lon
don sufragettes. Since she has been
released, certain facts have come to
light regarding her share in the cru
sade and regarding her treatment while
in prison to warrant the belief that
she has been the victim of grave in
justice.
She has told story regarding the
abuses to which she was subjected by
English jailors which, at least on this
side of the Atlantic, is regarded as a
reprosch to the government responsible
for it, and which may be the subject of
an Official inquiry. II her charges are
true, an embarrassing and delicate in
ternational situation may be brought
about.
Miss Wnghts defense of her con-
duct during the suffragettes' riot is a
trihe naive. Although / carried a
stone" she remarks, '1 did not use it,
carrying it as an evidence of my pro
test against existing conditions" She
states that when she read in Paris that
''her sisters" in London were smashing
windows, she decided to join them, and
consequently hurried to the British
capital, and volunteered her services.
She aided in a demonstration before the
Kensington post-ofhce, and saw many
of the suffragettes commit acts of vio-
lence.
Whether Miss Wright was guilty of
completely in this lawlessness is one
question, and her treatment in prison is
another. If her representations are
true-and they seem to be buttressed
by the evidence of others new ele-
ment of friction has been added to
Anglo-American relations.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
Real Thrift.

From Youths Companion
Every one who has got several gifts
exactly alike viii appreciate the shrewd-
ness of this Ozark couple who. in the
matter of presents. took things into their
own hands.
sspeakin' OF being thrifty" said HI
Buck, reckon Cy wasson and his wife.
that came here from Iowa, about take
the prize"
..How's that?'' asked the stranger who
was waiting In front Of the blacksmith
shop while his horse was being shod.
wei, you see cy and Mirrandy
wanted TO celebrate their silver wedding.
They had never celebrated any ami
versary before because, as Mirrandy
told nv wife, the silver wedding was
the first one where the presents would
be worth more than the victuals.
Even then they worried good deal for
fear everybody would bring pickle forks
or butter knives. But after while they
hit on an idea that worked frst rate.
They wrote at the bottom ot the IN
vftations. asking the folks not 70 buy
presents until they got there. for the
jeweler from Buckeye Bridge would be
IN the yard with a fun line OF silver
ware. and no two pieces alike"
That was clever" said the stranger.
picked out their own presents you
might say"
Yes said HI but that wasn't the
best part of it. We learned afterward
they dlckered with the jeweler and got
him TO give them % Per cent On all he
sold
The Washington herald., 1912-05-09
Measuring Efficiency by Age.

The attempt of our statesmen to
solve the vexed question of civil service
reform by suggesting an age limit to
the service Of Federal employees in
Washington is not particularly to be
admired To say that all men lose their
efficiency Of sixty-fve or even seventy,
is no more true than to say that all men
retain their usefulness and ability until
they have reached either of those lin
its. Not so long ago the country was
startled by the edict issued by a
physician in high standing that so far
as their initiative usefulness is con-
cemed, all men might better be chloro-
formed at sixty-6ve. This opinion re-
ceived two or three revised extensions
BY the. same authority very soon after
It had been uttered.
But the strangest and most illogical
commentary of the whole suggestion
viii appear when legislators who have
themselves already passed the age at
which it is declared men lose their
mental Tigor, physical fitness, and abil-
ity to do good work viii be seen ire
cording their votes IN favor of such a
principle. Surely no more convincing
proof of the faIlacy need be sought. 1t
is illogical, absurd, and is not good
business Not q single argument that
has been adduced in support of the pro-
posed plan is sound in fact or in rea-
soning.
1t IS not becoming to body Of wise
legislators whose obligations are be-
yond question to solve such questions
IS this one to temporize with a matter
80 instinct with principles of justice
and equity. and, besides. which affect
the welfare Of so many persons. II
may DO very well to set an age limit
u the army and navy whEre the in