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TOPEKA, KANSAS, OGTOBEK 31, 1908.
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POLITICAL GOSSIP
Republican Committee Fires
Final Broadside.
Malls Two Hundred Thousand
Letters to Voters.
BIG POSTAGE BILL.
Two Thousand Dollars Expend
ed in One Lump.
Circulars Devoted to Defense
of New Tax Law.
Two hundred thousand letters, each
to a different address, each bearing a
one cent stamp, and each containing a
flnaf dose of Republican campaign med
icine, were placed in the Topeka post
office Friday.
Every voter In every county In Kan
sas which Is considered doubtful will
get one of these letters In time for his
Sunday reading.
The 200,000 letters filled 50 big mail
nacks. The postage Item alone was $2.
000. A score of extra helpers hired by
the state central committee have been
working constantly In getting these
letters ready for the past ten days. In
addition nearly all the clerks at the
etate house have volunteered their ser
vices, and have worked at odd times.
and until late at night addressing envel
opes and sticking the stamps on them.
It Is the first time in the history of
Kansas politics that such a task has
been undertaken or carried to comple
tion. Never before has the state com
mittee of either party attempted to
Bend direct to two-thirds of the voters
in Kansas a personal letter. The state
committee frequently send out two or
three thousand letters at one time, but
200,000 Is quite a different proposition.
The plan for sending a direct appeal
to the voters of Kansas was suggested
by J. C. Gafford, assistant secretary of
the committee, who has used this meth
od of compaigning with success In his
own county. Chairman Dolley left the
whole business of getting out the 200,
000 letters to Mr. Gafford.
Two kinds of letters were sent out,
one kind to Democrats and one to Re
publicans. The letters were identical
except that In the letter to Republi
cans there was a special appeal from
Chairman Dolley that they should get
out and work for the ticket.
Aside from this special appeal to Re
publican voters, each envelope contain
ed two circulars. One Is a general sum
mary of the campaign and remarks con
cerning the candidates. It also gives a
letter from Chairman Dolley to the vot
ers of the state, and pictures of .Taft,
Sherman. Stubbs and Bristow.
The other circular, which appears to
be more hastily prepared, discusses
some of the attacks which the Demo
crats have been making on the Repub
licans, especially the tax law, the In
dian land charge against Stubbs, and
the coolie labor charge against Bris
tow. Some Important statistics are pre
sented to show that Kansas railroads
are assessed this year on their full
value. The circular loses much of Its
force because It Is thrown together In
such a confused mass that many peo
ple will not take the time to puzzle it
all out.
It opens up with the announcement
that every Democratic representative
and senator but one voted for the new
tax law. It cites the fact that Chair
man Henderson Martin of the Demo
crats has tried to make It appear that
the law was a "Republican measure,"
and hence a measure which was
hostile to Democrats and the Demo
cratic party. It then goes on to cite
some effects of the law on prominent
Democrats of the state.
Statistics are presented to show
that the Democratic charges concern
ing railroad and bank taxes decreasing
in Kansas are false. Comparisons are
madtt of the railroad valuation In
Kansas and in other states, which
show that Kansas railroads are
assessed higher both in gross and per
mile that the railroads of neighbor
ing states.
Concerning the Democratic charge
that J. L. Bristow advocates the im
portation of coolie labor, Mr. Bristow
himself is quoted as follows:
"I am not in favor of the im
portation of coolie labor and never
have been. I have never advocated it
either directly or indirectly. I am In
favor of a high scale of wages be
lieving that the wage schedule in
America Is the best index to our pros
perity. I believe that the men who
op.-rate railway trains should be paid
most liberal wages. The character of
the service. its dangers, and the
hardships attending it justify a higher
wage scale than other employments."
Inquiries made by long distance
phone, under direction of the Repub
lican state central committee, of a
large number of county clerks' of the
state, indicate that the claim of the
Democratic state committee that rail
road taxes in Kansas have been de
creased by the new tax law, and farm
taxes increased. Is a condition which
exists in comparatively few counties of
the state. i
Telephone calls were put in for near- I
ly all counties which can be reached
by telephone from Topeka. and 32 coun
ties have been heard from. Out of this
list only three reported a decrease in
railroad taxes and an increase in farm
taxes.
The county clerk of Cherokee county
which is the home of Col. Kin Sapp, one
of the chief investigators of the Demo
cratic fight on the tax law. reported
that almost everv farm in the county
will pay less taxes than last year, and
that the railroads will also pay less
taxes, but not as much of reduction
as the reduction on farm lands.
Neosho county, the home of H. P.
Farrelly, candidate for United States
senator on the Democratic ticket re
ports that Mr. Farrelly's assessment
was raised from $350 in 1907 to J4.620 in
1908. an increase of about 13 times
which indicates that Mr. Farrelly cer
tainly had nothing to complain of un
der the old method of assessment and
taxation.
The following Is a brief summary of
the reports from the various counties:
Shawnee Farm taxes increased $9.
800; railroad taxes increased $24,000.
Neosho Farm taxes decreased; tab
ulation of railroad tax not completed.
Marlon Farm and railroad tuxes
both decreased in about same ratio.
Riley Farm and railroad taxes both
Increased In same ratio.
Linn Farm and railroad taxes about
same as last year.
Montgomery Farm and railroad
taxes both lower.
' Morris Farm taxes same aa last
year; railroad taxes increased.
McPherson Farm and railroad taxes
both lower.
Pottawatomie Farm taxes increased
$15,000, of which $13,000 was a special
levy to rebuild bridges; railroad taxes
increased $4,000.
Jefferson Farm and railroad taxea
same as last year.
Douglas Farm taxes higher, railroad
taxes lower.
Allen Farm taxes $10,000 less; rail
road taxes $2,000 more.
Jackson Farm taxes same as last
year; railroad taxes slightly lower.
Franklin Farm taxes same as last
year; railroad taxes $4,000 more.
Washington Farm taxes slightly
higher; railroad taxes slightly lower.
Woodson Farm and railroad taxes
both lower.
Chautauqua Farm taxes lower;
railroad taxes higher.
Clay Farm taxes lower; railroad
taxes higher.
Reno Farm taxes and railroad
taxes both lower.
Cherokee Same as Reno.
Anderson Same as Reno.
Geary Farm and railroad taxes
same as last year.
Wabaunsee Farm taxes lower;
railroad taxes higher.
Sedgwick Farm taxes and railroad
taxes both slightly higher.
Wilson Farm taxes $17,000 leas;
railroads $4,000 less.
Wyandotte Farm taxes not yet
tabulated; railroads $30,000 less.
Chase Farm and railroad taxes
both higher.
Labette Farm and railroad taxes
both lower.
Dickinson Farm and railroad taxes
both lower.
Hamilton Farm taxes not yet tabu
lated; railroad taxes higher.
Hodgeman Same a.- Hamilton.
Ness Same as Hamilton.
IGNORES THE FLEET.
Pekin Hardly Knows the Ships Are
at Amoy.
Pekln, Oct. 31. The presence of the
second squadron of the American bat
tleship fleet at Amoy, where the ves
sels arrived yesterday and where the
men are now being entertained by the
Chinese government, is hardly known
In Pekin. The Chinese newspapers
have said nothing at all about the
visit, and the occurrence is being com
pletely ignored both officially and
otherwise, so far as Pekin is concern
ed. This probably is because the
festivities in connection with the
birthday of the empress dowager are
coincident with the entertainment of
the visiting Americans. The Japan
newspapers alone In Pekin have any
information regarding the doings at
Amoy. Up to 6 o'clock this evening
the foreign board had no news of the
arrival of the warships and was still
awaiting their coming. Neither had
the American legation received any
rifws. The only member of the lega
tion at Amoy is Captain James H.
Reeves, the military, attache.
This silence is the more remarkable
because the native press has during
the past few weeks given much space
to promulgating the idea of an alli
ance with the United States.
TO COUNT THE CASH.
Subtreasury Employes at New York
- Have a I5iiJ Job.
New York, Oct. 31. Following the
resignation of Hamilton Fish as as
sistant treasurer of the United States,
in charge of the subtreasury here, a
corps of bookkeepers under the direc
tion of United States Treasurer Treat
today began checking over the books
of the office. While this task is a big
one, it does not compare with the
work required to count the cash in
the vaults, which work will be taken
up as soon as the checking of the
books has been completed. There is
in the vaults approximately $173 mil
lion in gold coin; $17 million in cur
rency and $80 million in silver coin
and all of this must be counted and
verified piece by piece. The money
Is in sealed bags and packages but
the mark on each of these must be
verified by the actual counting of the
contents. The work will probably re
quire at least a month. The counting
is only done when an assistant treas
urer leaves the office. Mr. Fish re
signed as assistant treasurer in order
to accept a nomination for congress.
METCALF RUMOR.
Story That He Is About to Resign
.Reaches Washington.
Chicago, Oct. 31. A dispatch to the
Tribune fom Washington, D. C., says:
A rumor that Victor H. Metcalf. sec
retary of the nav had resigned be
cause of III health and was to be suc
ceeded by T. H. Newberry of Detroit,
has floated into Washington from De
troit. At the White House a statement was
made that nothing was known there
of the reported change. Mr. Metcalf
is 111 at his home in Washington.
It has been the understanding here
that Secretary Metcalf would leave
office at the close of the Roosevelt ad
ministration. The rumor is believed to be a case
of coming events casting their shad
ows before.
Weather Is Still Ideal.
, . ouuiiiri iuea.i ucra-
ber day and when that is said the de
scription is complete and means that
the 'day has been all. that the most
exacting could have asked. The mer
cury measurements have been tem
perate, that Is neither too hot nor too
cold, just about right in other words
as marked by the standard of a ma
jority of the people of this section
nf tha 13 n-T
,,. ,u. inw weatner man
guesses that there will be a change
this evening vhlh ; 1 1 .
. . o . hi Liaiiaiurm ine
skies from azure blue to southern
.- ciouas to spare tonight and
t-unday. Accompanying this there
wll be a superabundance of heat
which will cause the temperature to
rise in this part of the state. The fol
lowing, are the temperatures since 7
c. clock this morning:
7 o'clock 36!11 o'clock 48
8 o clock 38112 o'clock 52
S o clock 411 1 o'clock ... ..!?
10 o'clock 441 2 o'clock 56
Weather Indications. -
Chicago, Oct. SI. Forecast for
Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; slowly rising temperature.
HIS LASnVOfiU
Bryan Closes His Campaign In
the Eastern States
With a Final Appeal to Voters
for Support.
HE GIVES A SUMMARY
Of All the Arguments Used on
the Stump.
Closes With a Protest Against
Rooserelt's Coarse of Action.
Winchester, Ind., Oct. 31. W. J.
Bryan, the Democratic candidate. In
winding up his tour of the east, made
public the following appec! to the pub
lic: As the campaign draws to a close
certain issues stand out clearly. Tha
Democratic party attempts to In
augurate an era of honesty in politics
by compelling the publication of cam
paign contributions before the election.
It seeks to bring the government near
er to the people by securing the elec
tion of United States senators by di
rect vote. It seeks to restore competi
tion through legislation which will
make a private monopoly impossible. It
seeks to reconcile labor and capital by
legislation which will bring employer
and employe together in co-operation,
and to this end it proposes the creation
of a department of labor with a secre
tary of labor in the cabinet; an
amendment to the anti-trust law,
which will exclude the labor organiza
tion from the operation of that law;
the limitation of the writ of injunction
so that it will not be issued, in a labor
dispute unless conditions are such as
would Justify an injunction even if
there were no labor disputes, and trial
by jury in cases of indirect contempt.
It seeks to secure legislation which
win create a guarantee fund sufficient
to insure all depositors against loss. It
seeks to secure a reduction of the tariff
by gradual steps until the tariff laws
will no longer be made in the interest
of the few and at the expense of the
rest of the people.
The Democratic party, in other
words, seeks to secure honesty in gov
ernment through honest policy and
popular government through direct
elections. It desires to secure peace in
industry, competition in trade, security
to depositors, and Justice to taxpayers.
The Democratic party appeals to the
awakened conscience of the nation and
the sense of Justice in the human heart
and to the growing desire for brother
hood. -With a Democratic victory for the
national ticket, with a Democratic
congress and with the moral force of a
popular verdict I believe we can com
pel the senate to yield to the ex
pressed will of the people and permit
the passage of the more urgent of the
reforms.
The Democratic party offers the only
prospect of remedial legislation and
while it does not go as far as some re
formers would like to go a Democratic
victory will secure as much of reform
as is now attainable in fact the only
reform that is within reach. We hav9
a right to expect, therefore the co
operation of those who favor the re
forms set forth in our platform.
The attempt to terrorize the Ameri
can voter by the threat of a panic will
not succeed. We have had three panics
in 48 years, the panic of 1873, the panic
of 1893 and the panic of 1907, and two
of these panics came under a high
tariff and each of them came under a
Republican president. Mr. Taft says
that a panic will come if I am elected.
Let him give bond that this panic will
go if he is elected. When he says that
a Democratic victory will bring a panic
he expresses an opinion. When I say
that a disastrous panic came last fail
without waiting for a Democratic vic
tory I state a fact that can not be dis
puted. Our platform presents a plan
for the restoration of prosperity upon a
permanent basis a prosperity in which
all will share. The Republican party
has no plan that contemplates either
the present relief or the continued wel
fare of the people.
The Republican candidate has the
prestige that comes from the fact that
his party is in power. He has the aid
of an army of office holders. He has
the support of all the monopolies and
law-destroying trusts, he has a large
campaign fund, the source of which his
committee refuses to disclose, and most
of the leading newspapers are with him
and the interests which he represents.
I insist that It is not fair for the presi
dent to use his office an office that be
longs to all the people, as if it were a
party asset or a personal asset and
enter actively into the campaign. It
offends the sense of Justice and ought
to arouse a protest from those who be
lieve that in the selection of the chief
executive the people should be abso
lutely free to choose whom thev please.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
CAMPAIGNING IX LVDLWA.
Bryan Continues His Attacks on
Rockefeller and Carnegie.
Winchester, Ind., Oct. 31. After
issuing a formal appeal to the people
of the United States for support of
the Democratic national ticket Wil
liam J. Bryan at this place today re
newed his attacks on John D. Rocke
feller" and Andrew Carnegie because
of the strictures upon him in connec
tion with their announcement that
they favored the election of Mr. Taft.
To a great crowd assembled in
Franklin street. Democracy's leader,
in discussing the trusts said:
"Kvery trust magnate is support
ing Taft, the Republican candidate
and yesterday morning Mr. Rocke
feller came out and asked for his
election. Why does Rockefeller
stand for Taft? Because Taft stands
for Rockefeller. Why does Carnegie
stand for Taft? Because Taft stands
for Carnegie. Why does the Biscuit
company stand for Taft? Because he
stands for their trust. Why does the
tobacco company stand for him? Be
cause he stands for them.
"These trusts are right In support
ing him. They would not be errate
ful if thev did not. They would not
have much sense If they did not. for
they know that if I am elected the
spike will be put on the big criminals
as well as the little ones and there
fore they are for him. I am glad to
(Continued on Page Four.) '
THREE TO ONE FOR BRYAN.
That Is the Result of the Poll of the
Santa Fe Shops at Ottawa.
Ottawa, Oct. 31. The poll of the
Santa Fe repair shops, as published in
the Republic last evening was correct
up to the hour it was taken, but other
workers in the shops were afterwards
seen and polled.
The poll published yesterday included
a canvass of 31 voters. There are 38
voters in the shops. The poll when
completed was as follows:
Bryan. 27.
Taft, 9.
Chafln, 1.
Debs. 1.
MRS. ASTOR IS DEAD.
She, It Was, Who Established the
Famous "400."
New York, Oct. 31. Mrs. Wm. Astor,
who for 30 years has been regarded as
the social leader of New York, died last
night of heart disease at her home on
Fifth avenue. For nearly four week3
Mrs. Astor, who was 82 -ears old, had
been in a critical condition owing to
the return of a heart affection that had
given her trouble for years.
The society functions given and pre
sided over by Mrs. Astor have gone
down into historv as among the most
brilliant on record. It is said the ball
room in the mansion on Fifth avenue
would accommodate 1.000 people. It
was Mrs. Astor who established the
famous "400." her visiting list being
confined to that number of names. In
1905, however, she was said to have "let
down the bars," when she Invited 1,200
persons to one of the most memorable
social events ever given in New York.
The Astor jewels were worn by her on
this occasion. It is said the Astor em
eralds are the finest in the world.
Wm. Astor, her husband, died in
Paris in 1892. Mrs. Astor, before her
marriage, was Miss Caroline Schermer
horn, a daughter of Abraham Scherm
erhorn, a well to do merchant. She
was married to Wm. Astor September
23, 1853. John J. Astor was their only
son. There were four daughters, two of
them, Mrs. Ogilvie Haig and Mrs. Orma
Wilson, now living. ,
ONE VOLLEY ENOUGH.
Mutinous Outbreak Among Turkish
Troops Is Suppressed.
Constantinople, Oct. 31. A threat
ened outbreak on the part of a com
pany of Turkish troops attached to the
garrison at Yildez Kiosk was prompt
ly put down this morning with a single
volley from a loyal battalion. Three
of the mutineers were killed and 15
wounded.
The mutinous spirit manifested
Itself when the company was assem
bled and threatened for a few mo
ments to result in serious trouble. But
a hurry order was issued and a bat
talion from a regiment recently
brought in from Salonika was march
ed to the scene and one volley sufficed
to cow the mutineers.
The rebellious troops were under
orders to leave for the provinces, but
they refused to depart, withdrew to a
field near the barracks, and defied
their officers.
The battalion from Salonica. which
was drafted into the capital, especially
because the men are staunch suppor
ters of the constitution, was ordered to
attack the rebels. "Thev fired one vol
ley, with the result above set forth,
after which the mutineers surrendered
and were made prisoners. Later they
were drawn up on the public square,
tied together and exhibited to the as
sembled troops as rebels who had
broken their military oa!h. This
prompt suppression is expected to
have a salutary effect on the remain
der of the Yildez Kiosk garrison,
which is suspected of being antagon
istic to the constitution.
WAITING ON ELECTION.
Stock Market Is Steady But Not Very
Active.
New York, Oct. 31. The stock
market during the week has been dis
posed to wait on the result of the
elections but with a feeling of confi
dence in improved conditions after
they are passed. Some profit taking
sales were in evidence prompted by
the high level at which prices ruled
and by apprehension that such selling
after the elections would overbear the
expected new demand. The action of
the market in face of these sales in
dicated the unrelinquished control of
the powerful financial forces whli
have dominated the market for
months.
Money continued easy. The United
States steel quarterly report, higher
prices for copper and improving gross
earnlners of railroads were the con
spicuous indications of the Improved
tendency of business.
OUT FOR UNCLE JOE.
Voters of Vermillion County Unite In
Bis Demonstration.
Danville, 111., Oct. 31. Voters from
all parts of Vermillion county
paraded the streets of tnis city last
night in behalf of "Uncle Joe" Can
non and the Republican ticket. The
armory and coliseum were filled to the
doors an hour before tne programme
began. The speakers. Colonel Frank
O. Lowden of Chicago, General O. O.
Howard of Vermont, Dr. E. C. Din
widdle of Washington, D. C, former
chairman of the executive committee
of the Anti-Saloon league, and Con
gressman Joseph G. Cannon, were
forced to make two addresses each,
one at each meeting place.
PEARL AND BURTON.
At Auditorium Tonight.
Mr. Pearl is the Democratic can
didate for congress in this district
and will discuss the labor question
and the bank guarantee.
Mrs. Burton, candidate for state
superintendent of schools, will discuss
the welfare of the public schools, the
school book graft and bribery in the
Kansas legislature.
GETS LAST WORD
Taft Is Still Lingering: in the
Empire State.
lie Closes New York Campaign
at Rochester Tonight.
HE BEGAN AT ELMI1IE.
Scheduled for Seren Speeches
Daring the Day.
He Will Meet Mrs. Taft In
Buffalo Tomorrow.
Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 31. William H.
Taft arrived here early today and de
livered a brief address on his closing
tour of the state. Six other speeches
were on his schedule for today In
cluding Waverly, Oswego, Bing
hamton, Cortland. Ithaca and Roches
ter. After the Rochester demonstra
tion tonight Mr. Taft will proceed to
Buffalo, where he will be joined on
Sunday by Mrs. Taft. She will accom
pany him to Youngstown and Cin
cinnati, where he closes his campaign.
Despite the early hour of Mr. Taft's
arrival here he spoke to a large
crowd and was enthusiastically re
ceived. Representative J. Sloat Fas
sett, who lives here, met the train. A
passage way was made from the Taft
car to the platform along the railroad
station, but the police had a hard
time keeping the crowd back and it
took five minutes for Mr. Taft to
reach the platform, which was only
50 feet from the car, because of hand
shaking he was compelled to do on
the way. He was introduced by Mr.
Fassett, Mr. Taft said:
"I note this is the old county of
Governor and Senator David B. Hill
and I know that he used to count on
it as a Democratic county; but I am
glad to know that under the mission
ary influence of Brother Fassett this
county is being redeemed from Demo
cracy and will roll up a majority in
favor of the national ticket and
Governor Hughes on Tuesday next."
After discussing the panic of last
fall, Mr. Taft concluded:
"The men who control capital in
Europe and this country are the men
who will insist on having a certain
business future and unless they invest
their cartwheels will not go round,
new construction will not begin and
the depression will continue for four
years. Therefore my friends, I don't
urge you to vote the Republican
ticket. I only point to the fact, and
I know by looking into your eyes and
seeing your long heads what the re
sult is going to be."
HIS PLAN FOR BRYAN.
Taft Says Use for a Scare and Then
Defeat Him.
Blnghamton, N. Y.. Oct. 31. The "big
day meeting of W. H. Taft In his New
York state campaign was held here.
Escorted through the principal streets
and lustily cheered throughout, at the
Armory theater an audience of several
thousand greeted him with - a great
demonstration. After being introduced
as the ''Man who ha.x done things in
distinction to Mr. Bryan with his
oratory," Mr. Taft, who was in splen
did voice, talked for an hour, paying
particular attention to labor issues.
Referring to Mr. Bryan he said:
"What we ought to do with Mr.
Bryan is first to use him as a fright to
the business community and then, by
defeating him insure the business
future of the country."
It required an overflow meeting to
satisfy the crowds which demanded to
see and hear Mr. Taft. After his ad
dress in the theater he spoke from the
balcony of the Bennett hotel and wad
wildly cheered by a great crowd.
ALL ARE BUSY.
Candidates Are Hard at Work Clos
ing Up the Gaps.
New York, Oct. 31. New York, In
diana and Illinois, representing 81
electoral votes and still to be re
garded as doubtful states, were the
scene of final desperate fighting on
the last day of the last week of the
presidential campaign and on them
Taft and Bryan today are focusing
their contest for election to the presi
dency. Taft continued his tour in
New York state, beginning at Elmira
and with speeches scheduled at
Oswego, Binghamton, Cortland and
Ithaca and a night meeting at
Rochester.
Bryan after a busy day yesterday in
Ohio, devoted today to Indiana. John
W. Kern. Mr. Bryan's running mate,
also campaigned in Indiana today.
Tonight Mr. Bryan will address a
meeting in Chicago.
With Secretary of State Root,
James S Sherman, the Republican
vice presidential candidate was in
New York city today to review the
parade of the Republican business
men. Mr. Root will speak here to
night, while Mr. Sherman goes for a
night meeting at Kingston, where
Governor Hughes also will speak to
night. The governor had expected to
wind up his campaign with
Kingston, but changed his plans and
will address several meetings in New
York city on Monday.
William R. Hearst, national chair
man of the Independence party;
Thomas L. .Hisgen, the party's can
didate for president; Clarence. J.
Shearn, candidate for governor, and
others will speak tonight at a mass
meeting in Carnegie hall, this city.
Eugene V. Debs, in his "Red spec
ial" toured Wisconsin today in the in
terest of the Socialist party which
nominated him for the presidency.
E. W. Chafln, prohibition presidential
candidate, will speak in Chicago,
A. S. Watkins. his associate on the
ticket, is scheduled to address a meet
ing in Detroit. .
Postmaster General Meyer will
speak in Boston.
KANSAS SCHOOL BOOKS.
Subject Will Be Discussed at Audi
torium Tonight,
Mrs. Ella S. Burton, candidate for
state superintendent, insists the state
plant should print the school books
and sell them at cost, but her oppon
ent takes issne with her.
LIVES WITH SKULL BROKEN.
Victim of Automobile Accident Puzzles
the Surgeons.
New York, Oct. 81. With his skull
factured in two places, Clarence
Mitchell, ten years old, has lived for
eight days at St. Joseph's hospital,
Yonkers, and there seems to be no
probability of hia immediate death.
Surgeons consider the case very un
usual. They say that it is, perhaps,
the first case on record where & per
son has lived so long after a fracture
at the base of the skull. The second
fracture is in the arch of the skull.
The boy was run down by an automo
bile and although the hospital sur
geons operated on him immediately,
they had no hope that he would live
more than a few hours. He has not
recovered consciousness and all the
nourishment the nurses have been
able to give him has been milk.
HE CLAIMS 325 VOTES.
Clialrman Hitchcock Gives Out His
Forecast of the Election.
New York, Oct. 31. In his forecast
of the composition of the electoral col
lege which will choose the next presi
dent and vice president of the United
States, made public at Republican
headquarters. National Chairman
Hitchcock claims 325 Republican
members or 83 more than will be re
quire! to elect.
For the Republican ticket Mr.
Hitchcock is. sure of New York, Ohio
and Indiana. He also includes in the
Republican columns Nebraska, Mon
tana. Maryland and Nevada. In ex
plaining his list, Mr. Hitchcock said
that he believed the chances were even
in Kentucky and Missouri, with their
13 and 18 votes respectively. If by
chance any of the states claimed
should go Democratic, he said, they
would be Maryland, Montana and Ne
vada, with a total of 14 votes. Tis
would leave a Republican margin of
69 and of this advantage he expressed
himself as perfectly confident. The
national chairman does not Include
Tennessee and Oklahoma in his list
and concedes that the chances in these
states are against the Republican tick
et. His foreaast, Mr. Hitchcock said,
was based upon information received
by him from party leaders throughout
the United States.
The states, claimed for Taft and
Sherman, with their electoral votes,
follow:
California, 10; Colorado, 6; Connect
icut, 7: Delaware, 3; Idaho, 3; Illi
nois, 27; Indiana, 15; Iowa, 13: Kan
sas, 10; Maine. 6; Maryland, 8; Massa
chusetts, 16; Michigan, 14; Minnesota,
11; Montana, 3: Nebraska, 8; Nevada,
3: New Hampshire. 4 New Jersey, 12;
New York. 39; North Dakota, 4; Ohio,
23; Oregon, .4: Pennsylvania, 34;
Rhode Island, 4; South Dakota, 4;
Utah, 3; Vermont. 4; Washington, 5;
West Virginia, 7; Wisconsin, 13; Wyo
ming, 3. Total, 325.
CALLS IT PUT UP JOB.
President Issues Another Statement
on Rockefeller Incident.
Washington, Oct, 31. Following up
the statement issued last evening from
the White House regarding the an
nouncement made by John.D. Rocke
feller of his preference for Mr. Taft
in the presidential struggle, a second
statement was . issued today as fol
lows: "The president has received numer
ous letters and telegrams showing that
this trick of Rockefeller, doubtless
made by agreement with the Demo
cratic party will fail absolutely. It is
self evident on its face, as Mr. Taft
has said, that if Mr. Rockefeller had
really wanted him elected he would
have kept quiet about him and that
he has come out for him as being the
way in which he can damage him
most.".
The following telegram also was
made public:
"Cleveland, O., Oct. 31, 1908.
"The President: The labor vote
will not be deceived by Rockefeller's
political trick. We will bury him
with Tom Johnson. Cuyahoga county
is as safely Republican as the state of
Ohio and the electoral college.
"A. U FAULKNER,
"President of the Window Glass
Workers of America."
AWARDED $17,500.
Woman Wins a Big Personal Injury
Verdict in Chicago.
Chicago, Oct, 31. In one day after a
broken trolley pole fell on the head
of Mrs. Julia Konold, her hair, natural
ly a chestnut brown was- turned com
pletely white and the expression of her
face changed from the bloom of middle
age to that of a woman 15 years her
senior.
The accident occurred 'on December
21. 1904. In Judge Tuthill's court a ver
dict for $17,600 has been rendered in her
favor against the Union Traction com
pany, owners of the line on which she
was injured.
The verdict is one of the largest ever
returned in favor of a woman in a per
sonal injury case in the history of Chi
cago. HE PROVED AN ALIBI.
Whitmore Is Acquitted of Charge of
Murdering His Wife.
Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 31. After be
ing out two hours, the Jury In the case
of Theodore Whitmore, on trial for the
murder of his wife, whose battered
body was found on December 26 of last
year in a swamp near Harrison, N. J.,
last night returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Whitmore's defense was an alibi
which he was able to establish by a
number of witnesses who testified to
having seen him in New York at ths
time of the commission of the crime in
New Jersey. Whitmore was much af
fected by the verdict. As the foreman
of the Jury made known the decision,
he threw his arms around his attorney
and effusively kissed him.
Stole Campaign Funds.
Leavenworth. Kan.. Oct. 31. Clar
ence Ford, the mail clerk who stole
W. J. Bryan's campaign contributions.
was Drougnt to tne federal peniten
tiary last evening. He was arrested
two weeks ago. - He is under sentence
to serve one year and a day.
IS FOOTBALL DAY.
Big ElerensAHOrer the Country
Meet on the Gridiron.
A Hard Fight Expected With
. Princeton at West Point.
AKMY IS A FAV0H1TE.
Chicago and Minnesota Will
Furnish Good Game.
Special Train of the Gophers to.
Windy City.
In tho Game at Annapolis Car-
lisle Has Advantage.
West Point. N. V or ai n
first time in two years the elevens of
Princeton university and the United
States military academy face each
omer on tne football field today. The
weather conditions at the outset of
the day were fine as marfe tn r.rAr
and a hard and fast fight was assured.
Great as was the interest in the game
xor its own sake there was even mors
In relation Of the KtrUCffla tn thnn
to come. If the cadets won then
Princeton's chances against Yale would '.
iu Biumi, it is saia, wnne tne west
Painters mle-ht hnn. tn
their defeat by the navy last year. If
" reverse were true men Yale would
be worried and Annapolis happy.
Princeton Is generally admitted to
be weaker than last season and "on
paper" should drop the game; but
the new football is so uncertain that it
is almost impossible to forecast re
sults. Two weeks ago the army was
favorite against Yale, but two unex
pected penalties cost them the con
tests. Princeton has made almost un
limited shifts to strengthen the team,
lately even taking two candidates for
center rush and placing them at end.
The increase of the coaching staff by
addition of several old "grads" and
the return to the line up of Full Back
McGrahan has produced a marked
improvement.
West Point was expected to be
stronger today than when she met
Yale, constant practice despite rain
and muddy fields has perfected a
number of open plays Including the
forward pasB and wide circling end
runs. Grebel has proved especially
effective against the "scrubs" on the
latter plays. The army, it was thought,
would be handicaped by the absence
through injuries of Wood at quarter
and Chamberlain at full back, both of
whom put up a strong game against
Yale.
GREAT CONTEST EXPECTED.
Spceclal Train of Gophers Go to Chi
cago Football Game.
Chicago, Oct. 31. Preparations for the
great football contest between -Chicago
and Minnesota began early today. The
arrival of- the Minnesota enthusiasts
on a special train dotted the downtown
streets with the Minnesota colors and
the vanguard of attendants made an
early start for Marshall field.
Coach Stagg reported his squad in
excellent condition for the contest for
the western championship and Coach
Williams and Minnesota stars were un
animous in declaring that a Chicago
victory would be accepted without de
mur as proving Chicago's right to the
title.
The lineup of the teams who were
on the field for early practice was:
Chicago. ; Position. Minnesota.
Schommer L. E Pettijohn
Hoffman L. T., Young
Hirschl L. G Ostrand
Badnoch C SafTord
Elliott R. G Rosenwald
Kelley R. T Farnham
Page R- E Dademacher
Steffen Q Akinson
Iddings L. H McGovern
Crowley .........R. H Hubbard
Worth wine F Plankers
Average weight of teams: Chicago
168 9-11 pounds; Minnesota 174 pounds.
THE SCORE A LOW ONE.
Vanderbilt Hopes to Make Good Show-'
Ing Against Michigan.
Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct, 31. Southern
hopes were high when Vanderbilt uni
versity lined up on Ferry field today
for the annual football- game with the
University of Michigan. Although the
southerners were much lighter in
weight than the Michigan team it was
expected that their speed and Captain
Vaughn Blake's kicking ability would
enable them to at least to hold the
heavier northern team to a low score
and perhaps score themselves.
Both teams were in splendid condi
tion and fit for a hard struggle.
It was felt that much of the result
of the game would probably hinge upon
the kicking proficiency of Captain
Blake and Halfback Allerdice of Michi
gan. Coaeh Yost said that while Mich
igan has a much superior line, lack of
experience handicaps the team. While
Coach McUuggln aid not expect a vic
tory over Michigan he said he felt sura
that the score would be a low one, ad
ding that in the new game results are
always uncertain. ' -
INDIANS VS. THE MIDDIES.
Carlisle and Annapolis Will Have Ex
citing struggle.
" Annapolis, Md., Oct. ' 81.- Today,
the date of the Carlisle Indian-Midshipman
football dawned Ideally for
the sport. Interest among navy peo
ple generally is at a high pitch and
the prospects of as good a game as
was ever played on the academy grid
iron are bright. Both the Indians and
the midshipmen played among the
"big four" last Saturday sid each
held their respective opponent to the
same score: The Indians tied Penn
sylvania and the midshipmen tied
Harvard. In- both games the figures
were the same 8 to 6. Additional
Interest is caused by the fact that thjs
is the first time the speedy redskins
have played the midshipmen for six
years. Then the sailors won but
there was some disagreement over the
contest and' athletic relations were
discontinued. Since that time both
institutions have come to be recog
nized by the bigger teams of the
country as more worthy opponents
than in earlier years. Navy having
tied Harvard and the Indians - suc-
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