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Evening star., 1926-05-19

To the younger generation of the
present day Alton r. Parker was
known simply as the Democratic cam
didate so overwhelmingly defeated by
Roosevelt i'll 1904. yet his recent death
disclosed a widespread appreciation of
his legal ability and his high character
as a man. The New York Evening
Post independently says he was re-
garded in his own profession as "one
of the foremost lawyers of his day"
distinction which he preferred TO po-
litical success.
Speaking of Judge Parker's useful
career as d citizen. the Providence
Journal Gndependent) points out that
he accepted his political overthrow
gracefully, re-entered the practice of
the law, retained the esteem of large
circle of professional, political and
personal friends and died. as many
would like to die. if they must die at
all, with scarcely a moments warning
in the midst of Cheerful! activities
The Indianapolis News independently
observes that "IIe had the quiet dig
nity of the true gentleman. was 10
seeker of or feeder on publicity, but
rather disposed TO shun it. In short,
the man was a fine type of American
citizenship, devoted to his country and
its welfare and always striving 10 set
forward the cause of Righteousness"
affirms the News.
x u
The Albany News independent Re
publican) traces the State career of
Parker: "IIe was born in Cortland in
1852. taught school and at 21 was
graduated from Albany Law School.
He served as surrogate of Ulster
County. became Supreme Court
Justice, and in 1897 was made chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals. He
was an able judge and great law
yer" He preferred jurisprudence to
politics, according to the Syracuse
Herald independently, which says:
Judge Parker made no effort to OBJ
tain the Democratic nomination for
President in 1904 and probably would
have preferred to stay on the bench.
AS a politician he was not a success.
but as a jurist and lawyer he had rev
peers in his generation
ALTON B. Parker had the misfor-
tune" explains the Lincoln Star Tin
dependent). ito be pitted against
Theodore Roosevelt when the latter
was at the zenith of his popularity
with the American people" Parker
would have made a strong and able
Executive" the New York World Gn-
Evening star., 1926-05-19
The Pennsylvania Primary.

1t is to be expected that the vets
atorial primary in Pennsylvania as a
victory for their cause. but the 'drys'
will find comfort, and even elation, in
the fact that the total vote cast for
Senator Pepper and Gov. Pinchot
greatly exceeded that of Representa-
tive Ware. The observer whose mind
Is not strongly preiudiCed by partisan
ship for either cause is not likely TO
find in the returns any conclusive in
dication Of the real sentiment in Penn
sylvania as to repeal OF modification
of the Nulstead act.
Had il been Il straightout contest
between Ware, the wet, and Pinchot,
the dry. the vote would have been il
Eliminating. but Senator Pepper,
though accounted dry, did not stress
the liquor question and made his cam
paign largely on other issues. The
vets and drys may guess to their
hearts content. but there is no way to
tell what proportion Of the Pepper
vote would have gope to Ware and
what to Pinchot had Pepper not been
in the race.
It is not to lie doubted. though,
that Mr.. Wares victory Will give addi-
tional impetus to the campaign for
liberalizing prohibition and he is on
early record with declaration of in
tention to force the issue in the next
Republican national convention. AS
his election to the Senate would log
ically result in his selection as dele
gate-at large to the convention, he
would be in an advantageous position
to labor for a favorab bic platform dec
laration.
The rejoicing which the vets are
likely to do over the Pennsylvania
primary results will not he lessened by
developments yesterday at Albany.
where GOV. Al Smith came out finally
In favor of State wide referendum
on the Volstead law. Results Of this
referendum will leave no doubt as to
sentiment in New York State. and the
vets are confident they will achieve
an overwhelming victory. In this they
may be mistaken, but d New York
referendum on prohibition would be
watched with even more interest than
was aroused by the Pennsylvania
primary.
The political barometer certainly in
dicates coming alcoholic storms, but
there are storms and storms. and
not all of them are attended by mois-
ture
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paigns in the West. as well as in the
East. in which the prohibitory laws
are seriously challenged. Out IN Mon
tana there is a movement on loot Tor
a. referendum on the liquor question,
which put on the ballot in November
a measure repeating all the State
| laws relating to prohibition except
| that prohibiting the sale OF liquor TO
minors. Similar movements are un-
der way in Missouri, Illinois and Wis
cousin. The New York Democrats in
the House have sent a letter to Gov.
| AL Smith urging him to approve the
bill providing for a Statewide refer
endum on prohibition, signed by 81
of the % Democratic Representatives..
ONLY one Democratic member of the
House from New York failed to at
tach his name to the letter. He
was Meyer Jacobstein of the thr-
ty.eishth district The Democrats
are hoping that in New York the
liquor question will rise to confound
the Republicans, who must re elect
Senator Wadsworth. this Fall. They
figure that the dry Republicans will
in part fall away from the support
of Senator Wadsworth, who was a
strong opponent OF the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution when
the resolution proposing it was be-
fore the Senate.
For weeks and months the modifi-
cation or repeal of the dry laws has
been agitated here in Congress by
the vets. After long hearings. the
Senate judiciary committee, strongly
dry, has thrown into the discard the
bills introduced by the wet Senators
from New Jersey and Senator Bruce
of Maryland, and has reported faV or
ably the bills to strengthen the Vol
stead act, sponsored by Gen. Lincoln
c. Andrews. head of the prohibition
enforcement. In view of the demand
| for an early end of the present ses-
sion of Congress. 1t is not expected,
however. that these bills Will pass
! now The prohibition fight shifts.
| therefore, from Washington to the
States, where the vets are intent
! upon gaining additional members of
| Congress, and the drys will strain
every nerve to prevent inroads into
the present overwhelming dry ma
jorities in both houses
Evening star., 1926-05-19

North and South America being
brought closer together, a successful
air line would serve to cement this re-
lationship. OF course, even If the first
years before such a project can reach
elimination, but nevertheless anything
looking to the establishment of closer
ties between the North and the South
will not lack for support from the peo-
pies Of both countries.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

The American Snowman was sup
posed to have reached his ultimate de
depended on his own audacious origi
nality. The modern Snowman intrudes
into political affairs and seeks to util'
ize regulations entirely unrelated to
public amusement for his advantage
Barnum declared that the people love
to be humbugged; but he clung to the
idea that even humbugging has its
ethical limitations.
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Parker Eulogized as Lawyer
And Man of High Character

dependent DemoCIatiCI believes. but
1t also comedies that ''as a. politi-
clan he lacked the qualities necessary
in a contest with the reSourCeful
Roosevelt. Judge Parker's claim on
the admiration and respect of his fel
lows was not dependent on the hold
ing of office" the World continues.
HE stood while on the bench for all
that is highest and finest in public
service. in politics for that which Is
cleanest. in his daily life as citizen
and neighbor for all that is most ad
mirable.'
While Acknowledging that Judge
Parker lacked hrilliance and what
We call personal magnetism and was
doomed TO failure as a candidate for
electoral office" the Worcester Ga
zette GndependenU feels that almost
any other man in the country would
have suffered defeat in kind. If not
in degree" in running against the
magnetic and popular Roosevelt in
November, 1904."
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times Ire
publican) recalls that while Parker
was defeated by the largest plurality
given up 10 that time against any
Democratic candidate. he gained
much of public respect for his indie
pendent stand on the currency ques
ton" The Savannah Press Demo
Craticl also. commenting on the can
didateS insistence on a gold plank In
the Democratic platform. says at
was a remarkabl example of stead
fastness and courage. 1t did not
bring victory in November, but il pre-
vented the party for all time from
returning once more to free silver
He will be chiefly remembered in
American politics. the Asheville
Times independent Democratic)
thinks, ''for his outspoken telegram
to the Democratic national conven-
ton $1,000. in which he placed beyond
any question his dissent from the
views of the free silver element OF
the party"
In the opinion Of the Yakima Repub-
lie Republicanl. Parker was IAN able
and fine citizen, even If he was not
noisy enough for the White House"
The Seattle Times independent Re
publican) declares: There was no
doubt that Judge Parker was of presi
Dental size. Learned lawyer, upright
judge and a stanch patriot though
he was. he was not a politician. He
would sooner meet defeat than com
promise his convictions" The Char
lotte Observer CDemocratic) concludes
that he held safe place as one of the
ableSt statesmen in the Nation and
the country missed a mighty good
chance when it turned him down, for
all that it gave Roosevelt to the presi
dency.'
Evening star., 1926-05-19

Pennsylvania politicians miss Boies
Penrose, who settled many questions
in a rather arbitrary fashion, but who
prevented politics from asserting it.
self as an interruption to general
business
Evening star., 1926-05-19

The traffic director cannot be ex-
pected to regulate flirting by motor
drivers. The sidewalk "masher" could
at least be told to move on. The auto
mobile charmer must be restrained
from obstructing traffic. but efforts to
regulate his sense of personal pro
priety become too complicated to be
undertaken in the present pressure of
police duty.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

Geneva cables convey the reminder
that the world is still more interested
in the subject of disarmament than in
the boastful reference to war prepara-
ton. once considered necessary by va
rious countries as an appeal to ma
tional pride.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

Forest fires rage in various parts of
the country. Uncle Sam may yet feel
the necessity of paging Clifford Pinchot
and requesting him TO interrupt his
engagements in general politics to con-
slider economic concerns in which he is
a recognized expert.
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Victim of Circumstances.

The radio tells me to stand by"
l list to the commander
And count myself, with many sigh.
An innocent bystander.
Jud Tunkins says an Arctic explora-
ton always looks to him like the dis
covery of lot of places to keep away
from.
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A Great Purpose Attained.

What is your opinion of the recent
investigation"
Its q success answered Senator
Sorghum. II find from the press clip
pings that my name was prominently
mentioned several thousand times"
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Overnnanned.

From the Rutland Herald.
Some repair shops have one me-
chanic and six accountants.
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From Bad to Worse.

"a bad workman" said Hi Ho, the
Chinese philosopher, ''is useless in his
present occupation. Rather than dis
miss him, a kipd-hearted chief pro-
notes him to become a worse task
MASTER
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Amundsen failed to see the recep-
ton committee at Nome. An Arctic
explorer cannot be expected to dis
cover everything.
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UntrustWCrthy.

do you believe in divorce?"
Not any more" answered Miss
Cayenne. Some of the most famous
divorces of late have resulted in rec
OnciliatiOnS
Evening star., 1926-05-19

In German affairs President linden
burg is apparently doing very well,
although he is admittedly no such
spotlight getter as Mussolini.
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Let OFF Lightly.
From the San Bernardino Sun.

From the San Bernardino Sun.
Kid Mccoy was sentenced to 10
years for manslaughter and ID years
for assault. If he had merely talked
rough he might have been sent up for
life.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

An open polar sea, with no postal or
telegraph connection, proves, by a
freak of chance. one of the greatest
publicity centers on earth.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

The Pennsylvania election enabled
Philadelphia to register the fact that
Smedley Butler retained no lingering
political influence
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Pedestrians ALWAYS.

From the Lynchburg News
Man will always walk, declares a
scientist. who seems to have given up
all hopes Of finding parking space
close to his office.
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Gang Justice.

From the Durham Sun.
Speaking of the abolition of capital
punishment, the gangmen appear to
have taken over the function Of the
State anyway n
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Endowment.

From the Duluth Herald
The best philanthropy for the fine
old American stock would be TO en-
dow a high chair n
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Merit.
Who's goin' to get elected?
Who's goin' to win the prize?
If YOU want to be selected,
You've got to advertise.
The flowers come a bloomin'
In the garden an the woods.
They don't need any boomin
Cause they know they've got the
goods
Evening star., 1926-05-19

The World Court has been very
early provided with the prospect Of an
oVercroWded docket.
Evening star., 1926-05-19

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
Mills College is said to lead all 9th
ers in marriageable graduates. But
can they cook?
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to suspend proceedings as the City of
Brotherly Love" on election day
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Descriptive Powers.

"In describing the costumes at the
reception, what would you say?"
Next to nothing
Evening star., 1926-05-19

''De man dat's allus talkin' bout
hisself," said Uncle Eben, must at
least git credit foh always havin' a
kind word foh somebody
Evening star., 1926-05-19

tration forces. Senator Nye recently
introduced resolution providing that
the farmers who borrowed money dur
ing the agricultural depression should
be permitted the same lenient terms
in making their payments as those ac-
corded the foreign debtors of the
United States.
Senator Nye's opponent, former
Gov. Hanna, was governor in 1918,
when the Non-Partisan League came
into existence in North Dakota. The
story goes that it was the admins
tration of Gov. Hanna which so
aroused the farmers that they or
ganized the league.
The Democrats will choose one of
two candidates for the senatorial
nomination in North Dakota. either
Halvor Halvorson or c: l.. Burchard.
The Democratic nomination, how
ever, is of little value in North Da-
kota, where the party is much in the
minority.
Not only is Senator Nye seeking the
nomination for the long term, which
begins March a, 1927, but he is also
seeking the election for the short
term, which expires March 3, next.
Gov. Hanna is his sole opponent in
this election. Should Hanna win
this election, he would at once come
to the Senate, irrespective of the cleo
ton which for the long term
is to be held in November, although
the nominations for the long term
take place June 30.
The only other senatorial primary
which is to be held in June is that
in Florida, where Senator Duncan u.
Fletchers election by the Democrats
is foregone conclusion.
X y x X
The prohibitionists flnd themselves
Iconfronted with 4 number Of earn
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ito leave him alone. ana Grant said:
We won't let y0n alone until you
admit how you killed them, ana also
that they had had no eleep since
brought Wan from New York. ana
Lega ton (Chinesel Ii after them
end they have to get somebody.
Wan said he was innocent. and
Grant sad he knew he killed them,
just because you don't want to tell
us. and Wan said: .Yon can kill
me; ! have nothing ia say; and
Grant said don't want to XIII him,
lust wan. him to say how lie xiii
them. and Il he did not he would
receive worse than that: and he
also said 1T was q good eeIf.defense
case ii lie would admit It: that was
said three on four times that, night
Grant took the pistol and held
the Tnuzzlc and poked Wan with IT.
They first questioned US by turns.
first Kelly and Buriingame, then
Grant: then it Is BurIingame.g turn,
and while Kelly was sitting near
the window Grant lay on the bed.
and Wan asked BurIingafI1e to let
him 30 get drink and Burlingane
raid he never would, never would
have 1T until he tell: said not to
think this IS his home. he was I'M
der their power and better tell how
he kill them.
Wan sid if he did notNg him
water to drink he would not ans
wer questions, and detective took Il
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80 Thav send Is back 70 the
hotel ana give Is food ana then
don send Il To dungeon.
They took Van and brother 90
the police station; Van vas locked
II cell and brother Il another
f.oorn. does nor know what room
went fo the 5ail February u; one
flav BurfinuaEne carnes brother LAY
~ fhe bunk IN the cell. could not
ret 10: aid not eat 6 thing sur.
iinrane and Laws tstenographerl
a.d Grant came with lots Ok paper
sheefa and told Wan 70 sign, out
p,,rlf,1 - re said, III ~ your state.
meflt, and Van toi0 WI y 100
r. before re signed.
! .sBurifneanle graeped vans arm
ana nut him III other cell, ana a1ter
8 Few minutes BurIinEa ana
+ avs came out smiling. ana Wnen
~ leff the cell, Van heard Bllrs
~ sav we got ~ ana Old
nof hear any answer.
a. that time when we sent ~
- nsIg Tor the doctor they did net
serd anv doctor until after Wan
| 81 essea confession, then came Dr.
Szsnnosl and talked 70 witness
e.rv n,il,altee. and he put Us in
~" Flea Cross ROOM Two FELLOWS
carried Wanst tl1e Eeds Sro room.
FOR ne could not STAND np enq
"a Another cknpter 81 Wans il.
feres1irEg story WIN De TOTO
TIin Times tomorrow.
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clothes hanger he had iii hts hands
end said. ne would make s'yOu two
answer nv questions and nit Wan
over the nand, and Wan tried "
grab the clothes hanger. and de-
tective stand up and use his lett
Eand and push Wan BY the slloIIs.
Ger, and then Wan fell. first on tie
cnafr. then fell again on the floor
with the chair; this noise woke W
Grant.
Calls Them SlkunIks
nAt that time Vans stomach
was very PAINFUL and he could not
stand straight; rested his elbow on
Vans shoulder and beg them many
times to let him alone, and Grant
said he would not let him alone
unless he tell how he killed thenI
and Wan said. am Innocent.
when GsaIlt got up from the beo
| he said ne could not get anything
from two slxunlxs; we better lock
them In the dungeon, and Wan tried
fo nut UP fight, and they took
Wan and Van down stairs. and 81
/ that time Van talked with Wan IN
| chinese saying, Wan tfoI. 100 We
better one of Us say something; they
never lei us get through. that Is
Eau Van said Is Wan said that be.
Erause thew threw Wan on the
floor. ana he begged them to LET
him alone, and they said never
would and wants him TO admit self.
defense. and Van said, Just say
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Circumstantial Web
Woven About Wan

heSn made By two Chinese
fU casI, 4 5000 check at the
Rigrs bank, signed By !: s.
WoIlg. VANS brother, van
was identified az the man VINO
tried e. cash. Wan was Igell.
lifted as the man who Walted
for van in > taxi outside tne
bank.
van admitted going TO the
bank. He. said Glllnesc
l1an0ed Wong, pleading lgnoE-
a,.ce 81 English and need Tor
funds, asked him to help casn
' Van SAYS he and Wan vent
n the Harris Hotel paid their
hiII and went back to the
station. van failed to tel
wan Of his trip to the Dank.
Thus, when detectives ae,
eosfed Wan, he frankly said
- them: ssFind the man who
f0ok the check to the Dank.
and yOu,lI find the murderer.
ma was aghast when they
told him hat man was Ms
-Offer.
And SO the web Of circuIl.
afantial evidence was woven
arOIInd wan and his brother,
20 tightly that one wonders
60 find Ziang sum wan ahys
today.
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with having committed the

charged with having commltred the
atrocity.
Carried Away
The detectives took me there at
I D. M; they literally carried me
alive. I dare not yet let my mind
dwell on the heIlighness OF the tor
faent that night. ] can only quote
from my brother Vans account CT
1T, as given in court and now taken
from the transcript Of record:
Mote: III this quotation from
tkC record, for the sake Of clarity,
!" E'Gm Will be substituted for
asUitmees" and YWam" for de
fe1dGnt.'
The following Saturday night
Kelly. with another fellow, came to
Vans room got In machine,
drove q long way and stopped In
the dark where some people were
waiting; Kelly asked Van II he
knew the place, and Van said seems
like health department where they
took him. Monday night; and he
said no, II is the mission, where
the people were killed.
At that time they did not tell
van he would see Wan be-
fore he saw his brother, Kelly
showed him pictures of the dead
people and took him down in the
basement: saw Wan on the second
floor and shook hands
we were all seated and heard
noises and Pullman said that Isl
ghosts OF the dead people. .'be-
cause you are guilty ana You hear
noises'' z
ron second floor. was shown DIR.
n. T.. Wong's pictures, which Pull,
man said Is moving, seems like
coming down, looking at both Of
you. shows you both are guilty.
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By zIANG SUNG WAN
Copyright. 1895. BY The washington Times

1copyright 1875 By The Wahnstoo I1nss 7C01
Yesterday told you Of the decision Of the
and their comment upon the socaled confession made to-
the killing of three members of the Chinese Mission
The Of these learned judges cannot picture
the beIiceren menacing attitude of the detectives the
slant profanity the epithes yellow 8 skunk s Chink
murderer etc. used freely in every questioning
a was nut ia evidence showing that weighed but 09
pounds on admission normal weight then loo today
weigh 175 pounds.
papers Of February 1S 1919 folows Detectives Guy
Burlngame and Edward Kelly who worked night and day
on 10 days took needed rest yesterday Bur
hngame sleeping IS hours
During this period the detectives had told me, little by
little every detail crime they knew imagined it
trying to make me say first that had killed ALL then, that
had killed one Mr. u1 because he had killed the other
trying to induce say did it fdefense every
possible proposition put up to,
must remembered that during all these days was
ignorant of the fact that my brother Van had taken the
S. 900 check Riggs Bank Van had admitted to the
police had been told of and they had repeatedly
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w A II
His Own Story
Seven Years in Jail
TRIED THREE TIMES FOR KILLING
HIS FRIENDS
Freed By Government, Which Failed to
Convict Him

The Washington Times presents today another section
more than seveg gears tried three times for billing Of
members of the Chinese omission, and finally discharged
fro, c,tstodu b the Government which could not cOsOct
him.
IL IS remarkable commentary the methods employed
n the United States to send the g0Ovs and re-
lates for The first time the personal stor1 Of WG
Barred IN the death cell he planned his O1n tsght Ior
Freedom avIe others passed his door to pay the supreme
penaltu for their crimes. Ss