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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
CANAL TOLLS FIGHT
ATTRACTS THRONGS
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under the guardianship Of the Senate It.
self institutions were permitted to grow
up. coiling themselves around the re-
public, until they threatened the very life
of the nation. These. he said. forced the
people to seek to correct the injustice
by doing what must be regarded, at least
In part. as being fraught with in
Justice"
offered as Compromise.
ITO do Justice. to save the democratic
party and for the welfare Of humanity"
Senator Lewis declared he had offered
his bill to compromise the difficulty. de
said he never had approved the construc-
ton Of the canal In the manner that 1t
was accepted. and quoted from a speech
he made years ago, in which he had said.
The canal through which the blood of
commerce was sought to flow will some
day be clogged with the blood Of my
countrymen. defending the attacks that
are bound to come upon U.S."
Senator Lewis asserted that he had not
changed his mind on the subject to this
day.
Referring to the reputation Of the
party platform contemplated by exemp-
ton repeal, Senator Lewis said:
- 40 SNCAAso ASs NSSAesA 1~eASAAo 49,.
make issues in a political country" cit
ing instances in the administrations of
Lincoln. Cleveland and Mckinley where
in they had been compelled to override
platforms on which they had been
elected. ut seems we have always had
this with u.s." he said. That there are
emergencies which justify the violation OF
a solemnly written pledge"
Since the exemption was enacted, Sena-
tor Lewis declared, the sense of justice
Of the American people had demurred
at the establishment Of special privileges
as a precedent It had been become the
Presidents duty. he asserted. to present
these changed conditions regardless Of
the Baltimore platform.
Senator Lewis drew vivid picture OF
the foreign relations Of the United States,
asserting that conditions we're such that
If this government should intervene in
Mexico, Japan would at once seize the
Philippine Islands and Hawaii and that
Russia, grieved over our sympathy with
Japan in the Russian-Japanese war,
would seiz. Alaska; that the Panama
canal could not be finished; the army and
navy would be divided in defending the
nation against its enemies and that even
England would rot be sympathetic in such
a dilemma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
CRIPPLED, He SPEAKS
AGAINST TOLLS PLAN
Representative L'Engle Of Florida
Taken to House in
Wheel Chair.

So crippled with rheumatism that he
was forced to be wheeled into the House
IN q rolling chair. Representative L'Engle
Of Florida today delivered a short and
singing anti-British speech. From his
wheel chair, Mr.. LEngle, a democrat de-
clared that England is the bully Of the
world" and that it is not time to desert
the democratic platform at the cry Of
wolf
THE division Of sentiment" he said,
is SO close as to make defeat Of a great
American principle probable, and the tri-
umph OF that great principle is possible
only by the vigilance of those devoted
to it."
Not Petty Politics.
He said the President cannot be &C
cused Of petty politics In the present is
sue
1t was to be expected of man big
enough to fill the chair OF Jefferson that
he would not put the members Of the
great party to which he belongs and
which has elevated him and them to
power in the position Of selling their
birthright for mess Of post offices"
Setting down to his anti-British
ideas, he said:
Saxon bond between England and
America This kind of talk has not
impressed me much. because my OBJ
servation has been and the cold, bare
logic Of passing events has proven that
Great Britain Is not the friend of this
country except when the advantage Of
that friendship lies with Great Brit
ain.
Lauds British Greatness.
Great are the English people: they
have carried law and order into the far
ends Of the earth. They have never
gone into a country that they have not
benefited, but in spite Of this benevo-
lent assimilation OF people who did not
want to be assimilated Great Britain
Is the greatest bulldozer in history.
John Bull has been rampaging around
the world seeking whom he could scare
and forcing himself into every place of
advantage by bluff. buster or blood.
England was the bully of the world
and made good at it until she was cut
down. We called the world bully down
in 1916"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
To Graft Skin to Save Her Life.

MoRGANTOWN, W. Va, March So
In an effort to save the life of Mrs.
Albert o. Price. a leader among West
Virginia clubwomen, physicians here
today began a skin-grafting operation
which they say will not be completed
until tomorrow. Z. r. Swaziland, d.
rector of athletics. and ten students of
The West Virginia University volun-
teered the necessary skin to make the
operation successful. about $50 square
inches Mrs. Price was burned 4 month
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
WANT TO GET TOGETHER.
Wings of Republican Party in Ne
braska Discuss Reunion Plans.

LINCOLN, Neb., March S0.-Seeking for
a. reunion of the conservative and pro-
sressive wings Of the republican party in
Nebraska representatives of the two fac
tions met today in separate sessions and
in each took up a discussion Of the pro-
posals to reunite for the campaign next
fall.
The conservatives. under the leadership
of Frank NJ. Currie, and the progressives
with A. C. Epperson at their head, were
expected to name conference committees
to discuss a plan for reunion If their
report be accepted by the two wings. a
decentralization OF the Nebraska republican
party would take place under one central
committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
Mr.. BRYAN'S ATTITUDE
A Matter OF CONCERN
Senator Gallinger Wonders if He
Will Repudiate the Gone
Term" Plank.

Suggesting that Mr.. Bryan. the secre-
tary Of State has undergone a change of
heart since his address before the Penn
sylvania legislature May Is last, Senator
Gallinger, minority leader. today asked
ready to repudiate the single presidential
term plank of the Baltimore platform
as they have been with the tolls plank.
ut would be interesting to know what
the views Of the distinguished Secretary
of State are at the present time on this
tolls question" said Senator Gallinger.
at Is limited that he, with others Of his
party, has met with sudden change Of
heart on this subject, a change almost
as sudden as that which overlook Saul Of
Tarsus
Tearing Platform to Pieces.
while Senator Owen was talking Fri
day I wondered whether he was equally
prepared to repudiate that other plank
In the same platform which says: We
favor a single presidential term. and we
pledge the candidate of this nomination
to this principle Certainly II the plank
on the free tolls proposition can be open
" repudiated. the plank that have just
quoted can equally be repudiated, and
probably will be. and who can tell how
much of a platform will be left when a
democratic President and democratic
Congress get through the process OF re-
pudiation.
'.If this thing goes on much further it
will be necessary to have an expurgated
edition of the document, so that the
American people can know to some de-
gree of definiteness what the democratic
party actually stands for at the present
time.
"It answers my purpose at present to
call attention to the changed attitude OF
MANY men in public life, which they seem
to Justify on the ground that our rela-
tons with foreign governments require
that we shall retreat from the position
which was taken after long debate and
due deliberation. I am unaware of any
nation that has made a protest except
Great Britain.
II feel confident that the American peo-
ple will never be willing to surrender
principle at the behest of any other ma
ton on earth that lies at the very founda-
tion of our government-that Of con-
trolling our own property and our own
affajrs in our own way. II the result OF
this contest shall be against that view l
venture the prediction that some way will
he found later on to remedy the mistake
which we are asked to commit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
Train Service Suspended.

by the Huerta government on charges or
aiding the rebels. Huerta ordered their
release
Train Service Suspended.
Train service out of San Luis Potosi
has been temporarily suspended. and the
condition of the road near Cardenas is re-
oorted as very serious. the track and
wire being almost destroyed In some
places.
Though the constitutionalists heretofore
have been fairly successful in MAINTAIN,
ing order in the state OF sonora, winch -
almost completely in their possession re-
ports are now coming to the state De
parfnent of wholesale raiding and pliias-
ing by bands of marauders- Inc ShSi
man and Williams ranches, owned pS
Americans, have been robbed OF catue
and horses. but the authorizes nav US us
patched an expedition to recover the
Now that Gen. Carranza has reached
Juarez it is expected that the report oii
the death of William IL Senton +wn
be made public within day or Two
This commission was appointed py zen;
Carranza Immediately after the oeath o.
Benton, when 1t was alleged mat ne nau
been killed by orders of MAI Flerro.
The commission is composed OF Gen;
Fraustro, NJ. Latta, an attorney, ana
DR.. Silva. formerly governor OF Mlchoa-
can.
O'Shaughnessy. charge of the embassy
in the city of Mexico, has made some
assistance necessary, and the name OF
Warren D. Robbins of Massachusetls,
who has been employed in the embassy
in Paris, will be sent to the Senate as
assistant secretary. He will then be
instructed TO proceed at once TO the en-
hassy in Mexico city Mr.. Ropolns IS
now in this country on vacation He
was previously attached to the legation
at Lisbon and to the embassy at Buenos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
Opposes Bill for Leasing Lands.

Louis Titus Of San Francisco told the
House public lands committee today that
the pending bill for a leasing system for
opening mineral and oil lands On the
public domain would work a hardship to
the independent oil operators of Cali.
fornia He insisted that tho interests for
which he spoke should have recognition
Of the investments and work they had
put into the lands and that they already
we're facing a serious condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
Found Dead in His Room.

F. L. Duvall. thirty-five years old, this
morning was found dead in his room at
LOLA 18th street northwest. Coroner New
lit directed that the body be taken to the
morgue, where an autopsy will be Dor.
formed to determine the cause Of death,
Frank Duvall a brother of the deceased,
is said to be resident of Annapolis, Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30

ment in which he heartily commends the
proposed repeal of the tolls provision OF
the Panama canal act and the attitude
Of President Wilson. He said:
For his brave and honorable decision
wherever President Wilson may lose ono
democratic supporter he will in tho end
gain ten republicans"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
NO LIST OF EL|G|BLES
IS NEEDED THIS YEAR
Custom of Issuing Blanks in May to
Prospective Laborers Is
Discontinued.

Men and women, young and old, VINO
on May in many past years have
formed long lines in the vicinity OF the
oflces of the civil service commission
eager to get one OF the precious blanks
which would entitle each Of them to be
placed on an eligible list for vacancies
"a unsk1lled laborers in the government
departments, need not come next May.
For the first time since the practice was
started the civil service commission has
decided that in the interest Of economy"
II Will not give out the blanks this year.
The printing of the blanks. the cleri-
cal work necessary in connection with
the distribution and examination ana
the time of the physicians TO MAKE q
physical examination OF ell those lucky
enough to get far enough IN .ne trons
of the line to receive one Of the blanks
Is an expense, 1t is declared, which can
he done away with for another year, at
least.
Change in Practice.
In the practice Of former years the
list of eligibles which remained on
MAY 1 every year was wiped out and
new eligible list was started with those
who received the blanks.
The eligible names were never carried
over from year to year. and II ono did
not receive an appointment IN one year
and II that person still desired to get q
necessary to again get into the line
May / and get another application
and go through another physical ex-
animation. But economy Is being en-
and this was one of the practices it has
killed: for a time, at least.
It was said at the commissions Of
fees this morning that there still re-
i, 1918, the names Of 400 men and 800
women. while only about 100 men and
about thirty-five women are appointed
annually to the position Of janitors.
Contest for Place in Line.
The lines which used to form annually
May 1 were the objects Of much inter
est It was case Of first come and
line many of the applicants would be
present long before the commission
closed the day before. and would stand
out all night in all kinds Of weather to
obtain one Of the blanks. During the
night the lines would be greatly in
creased. and by o'clock in tho morn
ing, the time when the distribution
started. there was a column many
squares long.
In the line we're men and women. young
and old. black and white. Some Of the
people, bearing the marks of gentle breed
ing, but who were In hard luck, were
making an earnest attempt to obtain
work even at the small salary paid by the
government for laborers. When the
blanks are given out no questions are
asked. A platform was placed before the
commissions building. and as the people
filed by each was given one Of the treas
ured papers. while the blanks lasted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30

The Garrett County CMd) Agricultural
Association has fxed Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 3d. and Thursday and Friday.
October 1 and .. as the dates for holding
the second annual fair in Oakland, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
MISS TYLER MAY YET
GET BACK OLD PLACE
Granddaughter Of Former President
Has Hopes Of Resuming Court
land, Va, Postmastership.

Miss Matte Tyler. tho granddaughter
Of President Tyler. may yet resume her
duties as postmaster at CORTLAND, Va
In a personal appeal to President WILL
son today Miss Tyler briefly told the
situation Of her displacement and was
assured by the President that he would
gladly give consideration to her state
ments and to the case. He did not make
any promises. but the friends of Miss
Tyler who accompanied her were
strongly hopeful that she would not
be replaced.
Miss Tyler found the President
sympathetic and willing to give her all
Of the case. although he was extremely
busy, with a largo number of callers
awaiting him.
Calls Newspapers Kind.
"I thank the newspapers for their
kindness to me-" said Miss Tyler. II
was afraid of them when 1 came here,
but they have done much to enable me
to secure justice. OF course, 1 do not
know what the President may do, al
though I am more hopeful now than
at any other time.
II would like to return to CORTLAND
by tonight's boat. but do not know
whether to remain in Washington long
er. II am to give up my office it will
be necessary for me to return to
CORTLAND and arrange to turn the Office
over to Mr.. Williams, who has been
given the commission.
Nearly Lost Out Once Before.
"Once before, though, some OF my en-
emies thought they had beaten me out of
my place. A postmaster had been named
and had received his commission, as in
the case of Mr.. Williams. He had made
plans for a new post office and arranged
everything. President Roosevelt stepped
in and l was told to have no fear about
losing my place"
The President, 1t Is understood, will call
on Postmaster General Burleson for q
statement OF the case, including the pro-
tests OF some Of the people OF the town
against Miss Tyler. and will act after he
has gone over the facts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
LAUDs PRESIDENT WILSON.
Former Senator Chandler Favors
Repeal of Tolls Exemption.

Former Senator William f. Chandler
of New Hampshire has made a state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30

Gives President Statement.
L. B. slime. member of the commit
tee. presented the President with q
statement which he had prepared.
There are widows here" the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30
Would Divide Awards.

at has been suggested by members
in both houses of Congress that you
send a message to Congress- asking for
the power to divide these awards and
to pay at once the uncontested individual
awards to these poor. suffering and In
many cases destitute owners.
Second. that you could without any
additional legislation authorize and in
struct the commission in the enlarge
ment of the Capitol grounds to purchase
at a private sale Gas the original act
gave them that power) the property
holdings of those whose awards are
satisfactory to the government at the
Finally, Mr.. President, we humbly
petition, pray and beseech that before
the end of March has gone. you will be
able to take such action as will relieve
the intense suffering and distress
caused by the long delay in settling the
just claims of the citizen against his
government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30

Of three Americans, Goldschmidt, Dona-
hue and Crossthwaite, who were reid |
by the Huerta government on charges OF |
aiding the rebels Huerta ordered their /
release.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09

I'm against your helping them in
any shape or form. You can't help
them.
. Do lay FIVE rotten apples before
my children and say to them,
Choose?
What do we do with the rotten ap-.
pies on tree? Answer-We either
shake them off or wait till they drop
off.
If my house is full of bugs, do 1 go
to work and paint the bugs to make
them look like angels, or do l drive
the bugs out?
The standard of news of the other
newspapers is wrong. Can you
change that standard?
The other newspapers stand for.
graft, murder, suicide, divorce, rape,
child slavery and mental debauch.
That is their Big News.
The Day Book stands for brother
hood, life, harmony, freedom and
right thinking.
The Day Book can't mix with the
other press.
What The Day Book can do is
this: 1t can so change the thought
and consciousness of the people that
they will no longer demand newspa-
pers which are OBSTRUCTIVE, and
then the quack press will disappear
from the news stands and be seen
only in the Field Museum and the Art
Institute. Alfred Gordon.
-O-O-
THIS EARTH
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
WHERE ARE THE COPS?

WHERE ARE THE COPS?
Editor Day Book:-We might some
time wonder where our police are,
after reading of repeated holdups.
No matter in what part of the city an
ofense occurs, there is the same old
story, no police in sight. That there
are police assigned to night duty and
regular beats we have no doubt, but
where are they? Let me tell you.
There is a certain large barn on
the West Side used by an extensive
hauling concern, where, if you would
step in at about 1 a. m, you would
find our friends, and also few plain
clothes men, accompanied by an am
pie supply of whisky. You would no
tice that those who were not inter-
ested in the whisky or had had
enough would be lying about in vari-
GUS places wrapt in peaceful slumber,
while at the corner somebody is be-
ing robbed and beaten.
Many holdup men are not satisfied
with only your valuables, but insist
on giving one severe walloping, as
many men can testify.
The new gunman's court fines any,
body 500 if found to possess a gun.
The police lie hidden in various places
at night, then where is our protec-
ton?
The holdup men need no guns, for
they attack a man three to one, and
often more. BY HeV.
HE DISAGREES
Editor Day Book:-In answer to
your editorial of Thursday, l want to
disagree with you for once.
The success of The Day Book
WILL put the other newspapers out
Of business.
You can't make better newspapers
cut of them. 81
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09

and far-reaehing remedy for this and
all similar cases to-wit, put a per
cent annual tax on the value of the
coal lands they are holding idle, and
see how quick they will put thou
sands of idle miners to work opening
up their idle lands. F.. Williams,
218 S. Western aV.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
THIS EARTH

THIS EARIH
Is 81 miles thicker east to west
than north to south.
It's density as to that of water is
as 5.639 to 1.
1t moves in it's orbit about II miles
per second.
It's northern hemisphere is nearer
the sun in winter than in summer.
It's heat increases 1 degree for
every 60 feet that you descend.
Its surface is over 1876 million
square miles, two-thirds water.
Estimated population a billion and
a half.
The one-piece gown is quite in fa-
,Hor. again.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-19
Twin BABES TAKEN BY
Death NOW SLEEPING
IN Calvary CEMETERY

The twin babes Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Harmon of the .Niels block
now sleep side by side in Calvary
cemetery.
In, two little white collins they
were borne to their last resting
place Sunday afternoon, God hav-
ing called the second of the little
white souls home to Him the pre-
vtOus evening. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon are pros-
trated owe the double. tragedy,
the first Of the tots, Marie Har-
mon. having died. early FRI
day, and the second, Katherine
Harmon, having followed her sis
ter at 0 O'Clock Saturday night.
They were. IA weeks old. Serv.
ices were held Sunday afternoon.
. Mt st. Michae1's Catholic church.
lnterment was in Calvary ceme-
fRPV-
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-19
This is Question Mrs. Mea-
CHER, who Resides on No.
Fourth, is Pondering.
SAYS HE READ
OF SUDDEN PASSING
Wife Has Heard Nothing
| for Past Two Months
In Alaska Nearly s Years

Mrs. Thomas Meagher. who runs a
grocery store at 1909 North Fourth
street, today is wondering whether
Mr.. Meagher, who left Grand Forks
five years & for Alaska. is dead.
Saturday afternoon, some man no.
titled her over the telephone that a
Thomas Meagher had died suddenly
in Alaska. He wanted to know if it
was her husband.
This same friend sat down and
wrote The Herald a letter, telling Of
the death. He signed himself "a Sub
scriber." s
Mr.. Meagher's brother was with
him in Alaska, and Mrs. Meagher has
received no.. word from either since
two months ago. AT, that times she re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Meagher, in
which he said he would be in Seattle
in a very short time. Since then she
has heard nothing.
The mar who called her over the
telephone. said he had Just come from
he west. While there. he. said. he
read an account Of Mr.. Weagher's
death in a western paper. He gave his
name, but Mrs. Meagher was unable
to get 1t yer the telephone.
Mr.. 'Meagher left Grand Forks five
years ago for Montana, where he To-
Gated on q ranch. Shortly after he and
his brother went to Alaska to do pros
pecting.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-19
IS ROBBED TWICE
Mandan Man is CONSTANT Victim of
Crooks.

Mandan. N. d. Oct. 19.-For the
second time in ten days. William
Reardon, proprietor of the Mandan
Meat & Stock company, was visited
by a midnight prowler and relieved
of cash and property. a thief enter
ed Reardon's room at the Ole Paul
son home. stole SIS in cash, a sweater
and a gold watch. Less than two
weeks ago a thief entered the same
place and stole 81 in cash from Rear
don.
Thieves also attempted to break in
to the ,Froelich residence and the Jos.
B.. Frederick home. Mr.. Frederick
heard the men at work and got up.
He saw n man standing guard in
front Of the house. while the other
tried all Of the doors and windows.
telephone to call. the police, the men
disappeared.