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01 THE WASHINGTON BERAL& y The Herald fas the UfiwT Bucaisg borne circolatimC7 and prints aH te agacfSt the woH each cky, jWditwa to aaay exclusivyrcitiircs. VXAXSE&JTOSECASr. Unsettled to-day; to-morrow fair; northeasterly winds. (C; WASHINGTON. D. C, WEDNJSDA, MABCH 6. 1912. ONE CENT- ' ISO. 1978. GQMPEP.S FLVt'S SAB-RULE ORDER OF P. 0. OFFIGIRLS L"alr Leader Bitter in Da 4 nouncing Department Be fore Ciric Federation. PEACE GETS RUDE JOLT Xepresentative Hoyd Grills Gen. Stewart, Hitchcock's Assistant, "When He Defends Actions. The dove of peace was given a rude jolt as the first day's session of the National Civic Federation drew to a close yes terday. Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation of Labor, threw the neetlne at the Pan-American Bureau building Into an uproar by scoring the toffice Department with withering 'cctive regarding the executive order uhlci prohibits employes from petition ing Congress. Ho was bitter In his de nunciation. Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart hastened to the defense of his department, but was almost swept off ihe platform by the crors-examinaUon to which he was subjected by Representa tive Lloyd, of Missouri, whoso speech earlierln the day had also been a drastic attack upon the Post-office Department. "I think both Mr. Gompers and Repre sentative Lloyd are laboring under a. misunderstanding-." said the Second As tistant Postmaster General. Representative Lloyd was on his feet In an instant. "There is no misunderstanding-."- he shouted. "I know what the executive order is, and I know how the employes of the post-office Department record it. That Is enough." Mr. Stewart then affirmed his belief that the executive order did not prohibit postal emploes from communicating with their Congressmen: that It did not prohibit them .from discussing with them any subject except that of Increased re muneration, and that. In grneraL It was not an infringement of the liberties of government employes. Representative Lloyd then interrupted the speaker to relate a story. Rural Carrier Fired. There Is a rural letter carrier In my district who wrote a letter to mo regard ing his perianal affairs, lie knew that the law1 required him to jy-all, debts contracted vMto he-remained In the gorv rrntnent .molor. lie wanted to know whether he would be eompeUed'to pay; debts contracted before he entered the eervioe. That was all there was to his letter! t communication and interrogated him I about It. He admitted the communica tion, and a few days later he was fired' from the service. How do you account for that. "Mr. Postmaster General?" Mr. Stewart. In reply, stated that he had never heard of such a case, and wanted to know Whether the carrier bad not been discharged because of his re fusal to pay debts. The debate developed such a heated and perfervid atmosphere that the chair man of the day. Seth Cow, broke in and asked that the Crossfire of debate; be dis continued. President Gompers made a brief reply to Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart. In which he said that the ex ecutive order forbidding certain rorms of organization in the departments had been rigidly enforced In the Post-offlce Department, but In none of the others. "No one has dreamed of Interfering with the, union lodge of navy yard ma chinists." ha said. "There are numerous other Instances of organization. But the postal employes are forbidden to unionize. "I may say that there will be some modification of Iew regarding this ex ecutive order before long, and that the modification will not be on the part of the postal emplojes. "Executive orders leave government employes tongue-tied and handcuffed. It has no potency. The gag law is simply jn the books to frighten timid men." Stewart Defends Department. The stand which Assistant Postmaster General Stewart took In Ills formal ad dress was that the right to strike does not belong to the civil employe tf the government as it does to employes of private concerns. He said that government employment s exclusively in pursuance of a gov ( onUnnrd on Page 10, Column MIDSHIPMAN AGAIN DOES HEROIC WORK New Tork, March "S. Crawling on his hands and knees along a narrow passage tu the engine room to where the water r as rushing in through a. broken valve. Midshipman Godfrey Do Courcelles Che valuer, U. S. N to-day succeeded In clogging the leak and preventing serious damage to the battle ship New Hamp shire. Cberalller, who Is recalled as the commanding officer of a launch which caved sixteen -sailors from death in the Hudson In 1510, was on duty In the en gine room while the New Hampshire was being floated out of dry dock when bo discovered water flowing Into the fire room. He crawled along the narrow passage toward the valve, with water a foot deep and rushing past him with the velocity of a mill stream. The young officer seized a bucket of red lead, and with this plas tered a faulty gasket, effectually stopping the leak. The floating of the big battle tblp was stopped until repairs bad been made" and the New Hampshire will sail en schedule time next week for Cape Jenry. Stannton Jeweler Gets DlrdVee. Staunton, Va, March1 5i Daniel King ban, a prominent jeweler, has just been granted an absolute divorce lrom his wife, Roberta, Frame Klnghan, on the grounds of desertion. Klnghan'a domes tic troubles dato back several years and have' several times been -aired In court. The first waa a $10,000 damage suit by Mr. Klnghan against X A. Wehn. once his inost intimate friend, for alienation or his wife's affections and later by Mrs. Klnghan, who brought-suit against her husband for uvcrct, wt) suits weraia FLEEASGUNTOTER ENTEftS TAVERN Without -tarrying to quaffs tha drama hut that .moment ordered, half a score of citizens fled from a tavern at North Capitol and O streets northwest shortly after noon yesterday when a gun toter began popping away at another man. When the flurry of excitement had blown away Marris Button, colored, twenty-eight years old, who Mves at 11 Decatur court northeast, was In Casualty Hospital with a bullet wound through the left hand, and the alleged gun totcr, Dennis Smith, colored, thirty-eight years old, was behind cell bars. NICARAGUANCAP1TAL WELCOMES MR. KNOX Corlnto, Nicaragua, March 6. Mr. Knox, accompanied by tho Nlcaraguan minister, Senor PIza, and his wife, ar rived here at ! o'clock this afternoon and i received a number of cabinet officers aboard the Maryland. A good will address was delivered by the alcalde. A special train, was1 taken to Nagarote, and after supper the party proceeded to Managua and were guests at tho Presidential mansion. The streets wero lined with arches and palms. Mr.Knox and the President ex changed calls. On Wednesday Mr. Knox visits the national assembly, where a reception, which will conclude with a banquet and ball, will be given him. NABBED ON CHARGE OF STOCK SWINDLING 8pedU to Tba Wuhisztoa IIctM. Baltimore, Md.. March 5. After a brief struggle, in which both men tumbled down a flight of stalraTSamuel M. Rosen thal was arrested this afternoon by De tective Hammersla. on a Washington war rant charging false pretenses. Edward B. Norrls of 921 Ninth street, Washington, charges Rosenthal with swindling him out of VZLS by selling him stock in a company- organized for tho manufacture of envelopes. The detective also carried another war rant charging Rosenthal with gaining money by means of false pretense, sworn out by Frank Shaw, of 121 New Tork avenue, Washington. Word waa received from Baltimore last night that Rosenthal will not como to Washington for trial without formal pa pers. He is wanted here for passing an alleged worthless check on Frank Shaw for t$5 and for procuring S12L2 from Ed ward B. Norrls by alleged falso pre tenses. According to the police, Norrls gave Rosenthal the money In exchange for stock In a patent cm elope concern. Ros enthal, the police say, has been In Wash ington about a year and has maintained offices In the Barrister Building. DISPERSED REBELS ' BECOMINOANDITS Chinese Mutineers Boving Country, Murdering and Looting Au thorities Gaining Control. Hongkong, March G. The mutineers. dispersed and driven from the larger cit ies, are roving the country as bandits, murdering, pillaging, and looting. They ere committing the roost horrible atroc ities, sjaying whole families and inflict tag upon their victims almost unbeliev able cruelties. Hundreds of corpses have been seen floating down the West River, the hills of which are being strongly fortified. The authorities have at last gained the upper hand in Canton, which has been a scene of bloodshed and riot the last few days. Three thousand soldiers have been mustered out of the army as trustworthy and escorted to the country by regular troops. Several prominent Persons have been assassinated in Can ton, and great damage has been done to property. Tientsin, March 5. Three battalions of Japanese troops arrived here to-night to re-enforce the local garrison and all the German troops. Comparative quiet has clso been restored here, although there are man)' street brawls and decapitations. ,HarbIn, Manchuria, March E. Three companies of Russian troops started to day for Tientsin In. compliance with the request of the Russian consul In that city. t , NanktnV March S Dr. Sun Tat Sen a..4 Ijls advisers decided to-day to move to Pekin and make that city the tem porary capital. This move, it is believed, will restore order In. Pekln and -vicinity. The transfer to Pekln will be begun Im mediately after the return here of tho four southern delegates who have been In consultation with Yuan, who Is said to favor the mov e. iBA-miTS ABEffiHTEHCED. Slaters of Mrs. Kaufman at Chicago Get Prison Terms. Chicago, March 3. The three slayers of Mrfe. Hattle Kaufmans, killed by bandits wbVn she attempted to prevent the rob bery of her husband as they neared their hoihe here, wenv found guilty by a jury in tbe Criminal Court to-day. The jurors hae considered tie case since noon. The penalties fixed wire: George (Tow Head) RablneauT life Im prisonment; William Roland Channel. twenty-five years' Imprisonment; John two yearr Imprisonment. fourth member- of the party, Fred ham, pleaded guilty on the day the began. His fate Is in the hands Judge Kersten. - btneau area tne snot mat xiuea airs. Tman. Channel!, the youngest mem- Df the gang, planned the hold-up. , agar Trust Trial Delayed. Neir York, March E. Judge Hand granted another delay to-day In the tilal of the indicted sugar trust magnates. Delafccey Nleoll. their chief" counsel. Is at tne bedside of his daughter, who is suffering from pneumonia in Philadel phia, i it wai upon the request of Mr. NicoU) that the beginning of the trial osiponta to u-Aur-uay morning. sasaln Believed Insane. London, Mtrch. S. William. Tibbit. tho roan ho trl to assassinate Leopold de RothscViBd. tie, famous banker outside of his offitesyeierday is believed to "be In sane. yTibblt Was arraigned In -Mansion Hausd coinrtyto-day and remanded to unra priinartwntre CIS sanltv wHI be AMERICANS MAY BE HELD AS HOSTAGES x Dire Threat iHade by Mexi can Cabinet Officer if Inter yention Is Attempted. MASSACRE IS FEAREb Many Foreigners Leaving Since They Are Denied Privilege of Arming Themselves. Mexico City. March 5. That the Mexi can people would hold Americans and all other foreigners in Mexico -and tfieir in terests here as hostages in the event of foreign troops being landed on Mexican soli, was the statement made to-day by Manuel Calcro, minister of foreign aft airs. He agreed with the fear voiced by feenor Ancona, Madero's private secretary, that the first attempt of American soldiers to cross the border would be the signal for a massacre of Americans in Mexico. "The government will not grant any requests from foreigners for arms," he said, "because we do not propose to have these foreigners kill our people. There is no necessity of discussing the responsi bility for the death of any Americans. They and all their interests here will be held as hostages to Insure this country from Invasion by foreign troops." The situation Is growing worse hourly. American Intervention Is the topic every where. Man ' Americans are leaving and many are furnishing transportation to employes who wish to leave the city. Several prominent Americans called on President Madcro yesterday to inform him that tho Mexican government would be held responsible for any Americans tailed. At their protest, he laughed and waved them out, refusing to hear more. The entire country Is in a state of anarchy. The states of Zacatecas, Se nora Tabasco. Chlas, and Oaxaea refuse to obey the federal government, and it is reported that tho rebels are about to take Guadalajara, next to Mexico City in size. It is reported to-night that Consul Gen eral Arnold Shanklln will leave for Wash ington to-morrow to impress upon the State Department the gravity of the situa tion and the extreme peril -of Americans. Aroused by the admbslon of President Tatt that tho United States is not able to protect its own citizens or the citizens of "bthercountriea In Mexico, France an nnuncedycsterday tiaib-i making readv ldseiid the -armored cruiser Ddr- cartes to Vera Crux. ja. Action by France rouowea witnin turee days after tho btate Department had notified the Ambassadors of Great Brit ain, Germany, and France and the Min ister of Spain that the President had ad vised all Americans to flee from Mexico. Unless America changes her course without delay. It was pointed out by diplomats In Washington, the action by Franco marks the beginning of the end of the Monroe doctrine as a force re spected by the nations of the world. In recognition or this appalling and humiliating fact. Democratic leaders of the House last night announced that to day they will hold a conference and de cide upon a course of action on this most delicate situation. CAPITM, YS. LABOR IN FINISH FIGHT Both Sides Stand Firm in' British Poal Strike and Nation Is Sufferer. London, March Z The strike situa tion Is deadlocked to-night, with no prospect of a settlement wrought by other means than a long battle be tween the operators and the miners. The railway employes' union to-day offered to call a national sympathetic strike on all the railroads, but the general council of the inlncrs refused to accept the offer at this time, al though the railroad men were assured that their spirit was appreciated and might be taken advantage of later. Thus the strike Is beginning to have a serious effect on trans-Atlantic steamships. It was decided to-day to cancel the trips of the New Tork and the Philadelphia on March 13 and 20, respectively.. The Olympic, which was delayed at Belfast yesterday by a storm, and which should have steamed from Southampton for New York to morrow, will not depart until March 13. because of the delay In getting coal aboard. In a. plea on England's suffering mil lions. Premier Asqulth tried to bring the hostile factions af least to a receptive frame of mind, but his fervid appeal was fruitless. At the conference of miners, operators, and members of the cabinet, the premier pointed out that the indus tries of the wbolo country would be, par alyzed by the end of the week and that millions of men, wumen, and children, innocent of the strike, wouid.be the vic tims. The miners' representatives answered that they were negotiating under in structions of the rank and file and could not grant any concessions from thelr origlnal demands for a minimum wage scale. The operators replied by express ing their doubt that the government would be able to pass a bill In Parlia ment providing for such a minimum wage. They declared every manufac turer In the realm would bring his Influ ence to bear against the measure, and there, were others Tvho would not sup port ii because it savored so much of paternalism. Meantime, the price of food is leaping upward. Fresh meat Is at, a premium. The abandonment of freight trains has made milk a luxury. Dealers have dou bled the prices of canned goods and smoked beef, but even at these prices the supply Is being rapidly diminished. In forty-ajght .tours, unless something Is done to relieve the. situation, thou sands will befsce to face with actual starvation. olld Train a "East rf ttotrlm Atlantic Coast Lino's 'Florida Special.' "TV Office, 13 XftW Xatii ou, mc CHALLENGES TATT. MANAGER. iiiHiiiHP set" :VHI llllllllllllllliHsssLIIIIIIIH9sL-. HBf' h lssssHsssssfe.t. -IB:y--jKIB& Sli&'ltiisillllllllH PJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJiJijVrM sa2 ibIIHski vtk30Bei11i1111111111V SENATOR JOSEPH M. DIXON, Chairman of the Ilooievelt national -committee, who wuti popular tote to decide n h A hall be the Repabliean nominee for President. The Bitter Personal Fight Means Hopeless Division Leading Republicans Are Talking of a Compro mise Candidate as The personal bitterness which has developed in the Taft-Roosfjyelt campaign has led influential Republicans in Washington to consider seriously the possibility of the nomination of a compromise candidate at Chicago. From the Ta'ft bureau in this cltirrg'-trrafcrRcTOrrrbcrag- trust, llie Kooscvcu answer is matin uiciusi campaign uje iiui com mittee fn Chicago occupied a whole floor rent free through Ihe courtesy of the Harvester Company. More secrets of the. campaign arc likely to be disclosed. The Roosevelt managers arc in the Senate and elsewhere. The and his friends no mercy. Leading Republicans realize that this condition means hopeless division in the party. It is probable that an appeal will be made to Taft and Rooseelt to end their struggle and allow some one else to be named. In Uiis connection the name of Associate Justice Hughes is arrant mentioned. He will not accept'a nomination unless Mr. Taft is absolutely agreeable to such action It is the apparent crisis in party leaders to confer as to the best method of bringing the present bitter personal fight to an end. NO MERCY SHOWN TO SUFFRAGETTES Women Are Sentenced to Serve Terms at Hard Labor. London. March 5. Convinced that the suffragette situation has reached the point rhtro the depredations of the wom en must be -met with severe-sentences, most.of tne magistrates before whom the participants in last night's demonstra Uons were arraigned to-day meted out hard labor to the offenders, and served notice that this will be the tegular pen alty hereafter. Twenty women are sentenced to-day to terms of ono to to months, and all of them declared they would starve In pris on rather than work. The government 'brought a mailed fist down, on further suffragette activ ity to-night when warrants were is sued against all the leaders in tho re cent militant movements on a charge of conspiracy. i London la 'practically in a state of selge, so fearful are the merchants of the suffragettes' ire. Nearly every big shop window is boarded up and In many establishments special guards have been engaged to deal with the militant women. The Times to-day voices the sentiment of the trades people In demanding that hereafter the suffragettes be arraigned -on a charge of conspiracy to break the law, which Is a felony, punishable by a maxi mum, sentence of seven years. The gov ernment Is reluctant to take this step, but several officials declared to-day that no ''other course Is left open If the Im position of hard labor falls to check the women. Great crowds of suffragettes thronged outside the courts again to-day and the attempts of the police to disperse them were met with a vicious defiance. Scores of the women Invited arrest, believing with Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst that 'It will take martyrs to stir the country to a realization of our determination." Scttmlta Is Acquitted. San Francisco, March EL Former Mayor Eugene Schmltz was acquitted in Judge Lawler's court to-day of the charge of having bribed fonatr Supervisor Wilson, in a. case growing out of the San Fran cisco graft prosecutions. In lnstrutefaig the Jury to bring In a -verdict ot not guKty JudgeLawler said that .saSBdeat evl Utaca to convict had not tteesj offered. Their Only Hope. . city .statements liave been- issued making open war on the President Taft managers arc showing Roosevelt on his part. fc affairs which has led Republican INDfflS DRINK RED INK, SAYS LBDPP Former Official States They Have Tried Vanilla Extract in. Lien of Whisky. Red Ink and vanilla extract arc-favor ite beverages among Indians wbentha noblo red men are unable to get.the.teal thing, according to a statement made before the Graham commlUee by Fran cis K. Leupp, former Commissioner of Indian Affairs, yesterday. Mr. Leupp was discussing the Indian administration on the White Eatth reservation in'Mln- nesota.. "Are you aware of the Indian taste, for liquor and the effect the use of IntoxJ cants has on himT" queried Chairman Graham. "Oh. yes." responded Mr. Leupp, smU Ingiy. "An Indian would do 'almost anything to get Intoxicating liquors, would . he not?" asked Mr. Graham. "When an Indian wants anything,, he wants it badly," replied Mr. Leupp. "When he wants liquor ha will make any sacrifice to get it. I have known Indians to drink red Ink, vanilla extract, and other deleterious compounds when they could not get Whisky." Chairman Graham seemed to resent this "slam" at the Indian. "We discovered up there," said Mr. Graham, referring to his recent visit to Minnesota, "that there arc others besides Indians who have a taste for liquor. Wo-heard of folks' who drink wood alco hol when they can't get the kind they really want. The Indians present, among them Red Cloud, laughed uproariously as Chair man Graham told that pale faces as well as red men love liquor. Ask Percy to Resign. Jackson. Miss.. March . By a strict f actional A oto ot S3 to 13 the- State sen ate to-day passed a resolution demand' ing tha resignation ot United Stales Senator Leroy Percy- The resolution eta forth that Senator Percy made a public promise that he "would resign in tha event of defeat in the party primary last August and that public sentiment ! cow demands he comply wUh .that prom lise. Tho resolution was rushed im- I mediately to the bouse, and after- an lacrimlaous 'debate, was- adopted, by; a vote orts to as. .. Taft Is Challenged by Roosevelt Manager to Appeal to People Senator Dixon Wants Presidential Prz- maries for Republican Voters in Every State. DIRECTOR McKINLEY SIDE- ' STEPS THE PROPOSITION Senator Dixon, leader of the Roosevelt forces, jesterday challenged Director McKinley, in charge of President Taft's renomination cam paign, to submit the question of who shall be the Republican nominee to the Republican voters of all the States by means of primary elections. Mr. Dixon asserts that in States where the Presidential preference primary question is awaiting legislative action the influence of men who are working with Mr. McKinlcy in aiding to secure Mr. Taft's renomination is cast determinedly in opposition to this popular expres sion. Mr. Dixon favors an appeal to all the voters, because, he says, "commissioned officers are necessary to direct an army, but it is the. rank and file that win the victories." Mr. McKinley, in reply, says that before answering the challenge he desires to know whether Senator Dixon is acting as chairman of the Roosevelt national committee by. selection or authority of Mr. Roosevelt, and whether the challenge was issued by authority of Mr. Roosevelt - The correspondence is as follows: SENATOR DIXON'S CJIAtLENGE. "My Dear Mr. McKinley: For the pur poso -of determining definitely, whether tho Republican voters of the country de sire CoL Tbeodortt Roosevelt or President Taft as their candidate In the approach lag Presidential campaign. I hereby chal lenge you to a test by means ot primaries in every State in the Union. '1 take it )ou will agree with me that tho chief object we are both seeking is the election of a Republican to the Pres idency next fall. Whatever may be our personal views as to the availability ot one or another candidate, we are an Re publicans, sil Interested in the success ot the part, and all desirous of doing what wa can to Insure such success. Was Haa Greater StreatrtbT -Tho antTtqutsJU to troe sticcess U ltj . .l-iUUlj UtUlVtn. greatest" strength' 'with, the voters them selves. We ought to do everything in our power to ascertain, before the con vention is held, what is the desire of the man on whom the party must rely to carry It through to victory In November. "Wo ought to have a free and volun tary expression of opinion directly from the voters who win cast the ballots that will determine finally the verdict at tho polls. The time to find out what the voters want Is before the nomination is made, rather than afterward. It will be too late after the convention is held. Arrangement Can Be Made. "1 -"-. of course, aware of the action of the Republican National Committee on the primary quesUon at Its meeting In this city last December, and I know the argument on which it was based. In my judgment no argument can justify that action. In ererr Stats and district In the Union proper-arrangements can Do maae, ana eaecuveiy 3utk-u uu. iui securing a free and voluntary expression of the win of the Republican voters. nr if Mnnnt h donA bv i State-wide primary, which would be preferable, it can be arranged for district, under the supervision of proper committees. In Ohio, for instance, there Is a proposiUon for district primaries, which, while not as satisfactory as the State-wide Presi dential preference primary provided by Nebraska, California. New Jersey, and South Dakota, nevertheless win reim iu obtaining-a direct expression from the voters themselves. Says Taft Men Oppose It. with -vour co-ODeraUon similar ar- mrm-H. no doubt, can be effected in aU other States where legislatures are not now considering the enactment ot Presidential preference primary laws. I am Informed that in several States where the Presidential primary question is awaiting legislative actlon the influence ... taw. w1r1nv With Tflll IS CnSt j.iMt.iiv in nnn7ttnn. Tarir co-oDeravJ Uon with me in sucn. oiaxes. uuuui. would result in me nucuntoi ji uicm laws and the considerable spread thereby of the Presidential preference primary under direct legal sancUon by the State. "Let me call your attenuon again u ..- .. t.n rl -nntMtr-.lr hits declared U1Q !.!. IMAl ww.. .-..- .1 .tH k fe f nnl an actlVA can. dldate for the nominaUon. but wUl accept if It comes tO mm as ino ocouau ui ina voters of the party. Ills letter to Mr. w .. TM.,- iunt ont bt YOUP headquarters last night and published In tne newspapers uii iuuiiuu. - ---.-Uonal proof of this atUtude, and of tha a . -mav ts-Hnr hft Will a.CCCDt J... ...nniM--. i-.nri th ct-mdltons roecl- ! fled ho U merely reapondlnc to a popular annna. err--,. -. jit ri. ATintrV MTA AH till questionable right to express their de sire, and I sincerely trust you will accept this challenge ana prej-jro w w-ii" with me in the arrangeemnt of such pri maries. "Commissioned omcers are necessary .! nv arm-- hut it Is the rank and tUe that win the victories. Respect- fuuy yours. - (BiBed -JOSEPHS. DtXOS. "Obilnua ZHUaul BoacercU Sitcatini Ccra- tnltUe." Director McKinley's Reply. "Xitlocil Taft Bonn, tils ZUldfh Betel. "Wuetestea. T. C. Mu-si B. SKI -Hon. Jowsb M. Dtioo. Cfcalrso -TJooterrtt Ex- entiT Ces3Bltta WtSMnifm. IX a , "My Dear Senator: I am just Is receipt ot your letter ot tha 6th Imtant-deUvertd by special messenger. Since you. are pleased to apply to your commanlcaUon so grave a term as 'challenge.' It becomes somewhat Important to have our respec tive relations to candidates raado clear at the outset. I -would therefore saythat I have been asked by President Taft to act as director of a barren with head-? quarters in Washtegton. organised for k& .t-iA if ti Inr- fcl viaft3tna.tJoa for a second term. Before answering your- cbaHeBte. I desire to know whether yotl are aotlag as chairman ot lhorTRoevetl' wnovs i uiniumvcr either by selection or authority of Mr. Roosevelt, and also whether your so caUed 'challenge was Issued by antheilty ot sir. Roosevelt, whose nomination for a third term as President I understand yon and your organization are attempting to secure. Respectfully yours. -JOSEPH SL wxox. "VV1IXJAM B. ltcKIXLET. "Director SiHocU Taft Bora. CftilOltTGET CLOSE TO PEOPLE Nor It is'Uncle Jatms" an Offset to Champ dirk's flAnn' no-rr-rrvW- .uuuu iflHlgll I EBi PflESS AGENTS ABE BE& Champ Clark's press agent has been so successful of late In putting oat "bade to the people" literature for broadcast publication that the publtdtr men la charge, of the other seven Presidential booms with headquarters in Washing ton are getting Jealous. Ther decided that something must be done, and 3lr. Clark's Democratic rivals have became Particularly active. Although Mr. Clark himself doesn't. think much of the Ozark "lloun"' song, with Its refrain of "They4vo gotta stop alexin my dawg arounV" either as ditty cr a campaign document, his friends Insist that It has done him a lot of good and won blm many supporters. They ore also pleased to death with tho Clark press agent's outburst the other day. when he described an old lady in v the Speaker's home town fighting off death for three days while waiting foe a, letter from her girlhood friend. Champ, and then dying happily with the pre cious document clutched to her bosom. Harmon Gets in l.ine. The narmon headquarters made a vlo- lent effort last night to counteract the Influence of this sort of stuff on tfe plain people who still have emotions far turning looae a story which speaks oC Gov. Harmon as "Uncle Jud." and teWa how once upon a time he led a farmers' meeting in singing that favorite hymtu "Blest Be the TIo that Binds." Last night's blast from the Harmony headquarters starts off wlth-'tw-staifC ment that "Uncle Jud be(;n life as tho son of a Baptist minister, and there Xm ono Incident Jn partlCjlar where his early teachings stood him In good stead' 'During tils last campaign for the gov ernorship." says the statement "which resulted in his election by a. majority of 100,000, despite the concentrated efforts of President Taft and his Cabinet and the Interjection of CoL Roosevelt iat his august personality, "Undo Jucrj was asked to lead the great gathering ia-tha hymn. 'Blessed Be the Tie that Bbds.' The Harmon press agents contribution wt. s up with the statement that "men "hi-JTrX""- BUst B tn "o that Binds witb? a fellow-tcan are not goteg' to -vote ayaisst him." More Stories to Come. It is confidently expected by eeasoorisriW i i vtr ki-4 i.rssv. 'r-t - UtUltWitUtia IU . tt4MUiA MM Wl' a few days, Oor. Wilson's be issuing literature dldate as "Old Prexy:" nubllcity man will be colonel's Spanish war and crd. and to mi aoaiiti tree chopper! that Pfcwd described from his "SffllHnc ul" ana Cnmmlss. and La Folk' what oenlnd on this ma' will be caught ssbSs In the near future rescuing wioows ana orpi tress, raising mortgages place, aad doing other tn anvil ro UIB IDUU B try" who. wear tbs deadly only onceajweF, Cnrmlry- Captain,.: PonUacC I1L, aasren Nelli: who won national ..-..la. r a nonfederal raoy when, with abrty-nve'-pk! he rode tweoty-sht runes wttfcia 1 iiu. OimanertaaAt. aaaHM ev - - r. rrr-'.fcu Cook ana WJ caIKiV'?J -S t . . aPe"anBv.&A -- ' ' thatMfcjMypL nfWHHsjsWj- 'STTaffiT'--' ...TllLtT ' r ' Safe-Wi-T -1 19K dwneKlrr tavasjssjC' jTS; MMjSgr- -r- srsd? d "--Mr f'-r-Si r ! JWiUf "- Ar -j?ima--s&r j t-i-m43 -aS-t: u-.