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and Hearst, Is this: "Parallel views of
President Roosevelt and William R. Hearst
on predatory corporations "
In one column are extracts from President
Roosevelt's recent speeches on the
control of wealth and corporations. In the
other extracts from some of Hearst's most
radical utterances In his efforts to Inflame
the maswes. The circular plays In extra
large type a part of one sentence of the
President, in which he is reported as saying.
in an address at Washington July 6,
190H. to the National Cathedral School for
Girls: "Up to a certain point the essential
thing for a young couple Is that there
shall he enough money. After that point
13 IIIILC t rm uru iiiuit^j u^v/v>?va w
element, and as they grow rich It become*!
a steadily less important e'ement in the
mm total of things, and finally It vanisnes
altogether. Then to heap riches on riches
Is merely an evil."
The part displayed in larger type and emphasized
are the words "Riches on riches
is merely an evil." In the parallel columns
devoted to Hearst's speeches the following
1s the more radical:
"The robbery of the public by dishonest
bankers, by swindling managers of bul>dlng
and loan companies, by the high pirates of
finance that juggled with life Insurance
funds Is Inevitable as long as the very powers
Interested in robbing the people are
permitted to name and control the officials
that are supposed to protect the people."
Mechanical Aids to Orators.
The circular is cunnnlngly arranged to
put the suggestion In the mind of the read
i?_i 1 l
er that tnere is a paranei oeiwccu iuc vicna
Of the President and Mr. Hearst. The republican
managers are highly Indignant,
but have not taken any steps to counteract
It.
Half a million copies are already in circulation,
It was said at Hearst headquarters
today, and copies will be distributed In
every labor community In the state.
The only counter-irritant put forth by the
republicans today was a letter purporting
to be written by Hearst's legal counsel, Herbert
R. I-.im.berg. in which he admits having
been counsel for corporations In "both
fegislative and Judicial casus."
Five moving-picture an-d talking-machine
cruises started up state today for the purpose
of giving residents of every rural section
In the state an opportunity to hear Mr.
Hearst, candidate for governor on the Independence
League and democratic state
tickets, deliver one of his speeches and see
him In the act of making his address.
It Is the intention of Mr. Hearst's campaign
managers that practically every voter
In the entire state, before the campaign
In ended on the day before election, will
have had the opportunity to either see Mr.
Hearst In person and hear him speak, or by
the use of the moving picture and talking
machines, see him portrayed upon the canvas
and hear him by the reproduction of
his voice while delivering a campaign address.
The Heari* people let cut another howl
today against alleged intended fraud. It is
known as an Indication of the desperate
and hand-to-hand character of the fighting.
Max F. Ihmsen, campaign manager of the
Independence League, Issued the following
statement:
Max Ihmsen's Wail.
"The election of Mr. Hearst is won now.
All those who are In favor of a popular
form of government must Interest them
selves to prevent the theft of the election
by the republican machine. We are receiving
numerous reports of false registration
up the state. These cases are being investigated
by local lawyers and every effort
will be made to prevent the polling of
fraudulent votes on election day. Reports
from Albany Indicate that a vast system
of fraudulent registration has been put Into
operation. Mr. Barnes Is the head of the
republican machine In Albany county. The
1S.OOO signers of the state petitions are organizing
themselves into the volunteer
watchers army.
The William Barnes referred to is William
Barnes, jr., one of the cleanest and
ablest young republicans In t<he state, with
a record absolutely unsullied. Republican
State Chairman Woodruff says .n private
conversation with his friends: "We are
Saining democrats up state we never expected
to get and are losing republicans
we have no reason to lose. We can only
hope that we are getting the best In the
trade."
Lou Payne, one of the "practical" republican
politicians, says that th? republicans
are In bad shape In Dutchess, Rennselaer
and Schenectady counties. Republican news
of a cheerful nature from high sources Is
that prospect Is assured of getting t.ie republican
vote to the polls, and this means
a great deal. N. O. M.
Fox-Mask May Betray Murderer.
A carved tobacco pipe, with a fox's mask
engraved on it, found In M'.ddlecott woods
casts a new light on the mysterious Thorpe
murder. How? Find out by reading "Danlei
Sweetland," by Eden Phil/potts. This
great novel will begin serial publication
(prior to appearing In book form) in The
Saturday Star, November :t. It is seventh
of the famous series.
Policeman Bitten by Dog.
While riding in the neighborhood of 8th
and E streets yesterday Bicycle Policeman
Dierkoph of the first precinct was attacked
by a dog and bitten on the leg. The policeman
followed the canine for about two
hours before he ascertained to whom It belonged.
Then he consulted the owner of the
animal, who promised to turn the dog over
to Poundmaster Einstein to be killed. The
-wound Inflicted by the animal is not a serious
one.
Gen. Wlnt to Return to Omaba.
Brig. Gen. Th?odore J. Wlnt has made
an oral report to the military authorities
In this city In regard to the mobilization and
embarkation at Newport News. Va., of the
Cuban army of p&ciflcallon, and has been
ordered to return to Omalia, Neb., and resume
command of the Department of the
Missouri. He was highly complimented
upon the efficient and expeditious manner
in which he discharged his duties in connection
with the base of operations at Newport
News.
Six Years in Penitentiary.
Jusice Stafford, in Criminal Court No. I,
today sentenced William Allen, colored, to
serve six years in the penitentiary, following:
his conviction on a charge of assault
with a dangerous weapon on Fannie Briscoe.
his sweetheart. While Allen was in
Jail awaiting trial a reconciliation was effected
between him an:l the prosecuting witness
and they were married.
It was generally rumored about the city
hall that the marriage would put an end
to the prosecution, but the government declined
to abandon the iat;e.
When the case was called this morning
the government offered testimony of per
eons who ?aw the affray. Allen In hts own
defense claimed that the cutting was an
accident. Mrs. Allen, formerly Miss Briscoe,
corroborated her husband's testimony.
The Jury, however, believed the witnesses
for the government and returned a verdict
of guilty. The court then imposed sentence
as stated.
Escaped From County Jail.
Inspector Boardman received a message
from the Montgomery coun-ty, Md., authorities
this afternoon asking that the police
here look out for Lawrence Johnson, alias
Frederick Wesley, colored, who escaped
from jail there about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The fugitive was arrested last week
end was being held In the county jail to
answer to a charge of horse stealing. He
was apprehended here last week and turned
over to the Maryland authorities. The lat
ter are now anxious to have the police recapture
him.
Two Eastport Women Dead.
KASTPORT, Me., October 29.-Two Eastport
women lo3t their lives In the wreck at
Atlantic City lost night. They were Mrs.
Cora Bibber Brown. wife of Charles K.
Brown, a photographer. and Mrs. Walter
F. Bradlsh. Mrs. Brown was about fortyfour
years old and was married about two
years ago. She was the only daughter of
the late Charles W. Bibber, a prominent
dry goods dealer. Mrs. Rradlsh was about
flfty-ttve year* old, and beside* a husband,
who is a baker, leaves six sons.
The Brazilian Ambassador Coming.
Mr. Nabuco, the Brazilian ambassador,
who is now on his way to the United States
from Rra7ll. by way of Europe, will arrlre
Vrrv*~iber 1?.
STRUCK GERMAN EARS
Remarks of Prof. Burgess
Aroused Great Interest.
/
HIT THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Says It Kay 3e Regarded as Almost
Obsolete.
TARIFFS MAY BE READJUSTED
- tmi IM T*A?rn*> A# flArmon
onjrs us * w* wa vim*
juration to the -South American
States.
BICRLIN, October 29.?The text of the
speech delivered Saturday by Prof. Burgess,
dean of Columbia University. t..e
first Incumbent of the Theodore Roosevelt
professorship of American history and Instruction
at the University of Berlin, has
been printed by the university press and
widely distributed In official and scholas
tic circles. There was some curiosity to
ee precisely what Prof. Burgess said regarding
the'Monroe doctrine being out of
date, upon the oosoleteness of the -high
protective tariff and on the United States'
Interests being promoted by the extensive
German Immigration to South America. As
the address was made In the presence of
the emperor and frequent references were
tnade in It to President Roosevelt, the impression
appears to have been made that
the President desired to send a message
to Germany on those subjects. Some *>f
the papers double lead Prof. Burgess' remarks
concerning the Monroe doctrine,
seemingly attributing significance to It. A
translation of the passage in question follows:
"In my first meeting with the President
after my appointment to this professorship
It pleased him to address me as an
ambassador of peace, friendship and civ
Iltzation. He grave proof through this that
he recognized and appreciated the great
Idea which his majesty, the highly gifted
and magnanimous German emperor, gave
to the world January 1, 1905. It is the
opinion of the President?it is the opinion
of my countrymen in general?that this
Idea is the most pregnant that has coma
forth in our time, and that It gives evidence
of the great sense of culture and extraordinary
political wisdom of its mighty
author.
Monroe Doctrine Obsolete.
"The execution of this idea makes It possible
to subject questions of the highest importance,
which can scarcely be touched
upon In a diplomatic way, to the most fundamental
examination and the most friendly
consideration. There are, for example,
two doctrines in fhe policy of the United
States which are regarded as almost holy
doctrines, the discussion of which may not
even be proposed by a foreign power without
risk of awaking hostility In the United
States. These are the tiigh protective tariff
theory and the Monroe doctrine. Our politicians
do not appear to have the least noHnn
that both of these doctrines are almost
obsolete and that the reconstruction of European
states and their constitutions and
t*he acceptance by the United States Itself
of its position as a world power have mail*
them appear nearly useless."
Professor Burgess sa.d he regarded the
discussion of the protective tariff diplomatically
between the United States and ?tny
foreign government as futile; but the new ,
ambassadors of peace and culture would be
wholly free from limitations such a9 bound |
the diplomatist". They wouid be able to
speak from their own convictions Without
fear of being punished or recalled, or. what
was still more important, without fear of
disturbing or undermining friendships.
Professor Burgess added:
"The best interests of the United States
and the world would be advanced by a
strong Teutonic tide of emigration to South
America, by which the settlement of that
gigantic part of the continent by men capa'
* ' ' ' 1 -? "
Die or cultivating it wuuiu uc actmcu.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.
NEWPORT, R. I., October 29.?The
steamer Cretic, from Naples for New York,
Is reported by wireless telegraph from the
Nantucket South Shoals lightship, via the
torpedo station here, as having passed the
light vessel at 7:30 a.m. The Cretic probably
will reach her dock about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
SABLE ISLAND. N. S., October 29.?The
steamer Caronia, from Liverpool and
Queenstown for New York, was in communication
by wireless telegraph with the
Marconi station here when 175 miles southeast
of this point at 6:M a.m. Tne Caronia
probably will reach her dock about 8 a.m.
Wednesday.
Police Raid Alleged Speakeasy.
Maria Counsel, who gave her address as
M.)l? r ll>[ 1UU d*CHUC liwt iltnvai, n?D i.?WBUU
in the Police Court this morning with selling
liquor without a license, and on the
advice of counsel she pleaded not guilty and
" demanded a jury trial. *Sergt.
Stoli and Policemen Sweeney and
Barnes of the eighth precinct raided the
Florida avenue house yesterday morning
and. It is stated, they found several persons
drinking and confiscated a quantity of
whisky and gin.
For Duty at Jamestown.
Post Quartermaster Sergeant Joseph J.
Hlttlnger. now at Fort William H. Steward,
Alaska, has been relieved from further duty
at that post and ordered to Washington.
He is to report not later than December 1
to Jir/ jonn ?coneiu, ciuci cictk, war
Department, representative of the War Department
for the Jamestown exposition on
Hampton roads. Virginia, 3907. for duty in
connection with the War Department exhibit
at that exposition.
Defendants' Privileges.
In the future defendants In criminal cases
will not be called upon to plead to Indictments
until after they shall have had the
benefit of advice from counsel. Justice
Stafford today passed an order requiring i
lawyers employed by defendants to enter a
formal appearance In such cases with the
clerk before the defendants are arraigned.
Counsel will bo assigned by the court to defend
those for whom no counsel have entered
an appearance.
Churches Consolidate.
CHICAGO. October 29.?Three influential
Baptist churches of the West Side have devised
a plan to consolidate for the purpose
of solving the "city problem," which has
made the existence of some of the churches
nearest the heart of the city a question of
hard struggle. Believing that in union there
is strength, and deeply conscious of the encroachment
of factories and a foreign and
unchristian population are making on the
church theories, the consolidation plan was
discussed freely and favorably in the three
churches yesterday toy pastors and congregations.
Representatives of each church
prophesied the early materialization of the
plan, and stated that as yet no opposition
to the proposed merger has appeared on the
surface.
Will Pay Lowes.
BERLIN, October 29.?Some of the German
Are Insurance companies which have
not paid the losses which they sustained as
a result of the San Francisco earthquake
have now determined to do so. The Berlin
Fire Insurance Company at a general
meeting of the shareholders has decided to
increase Its capital by $625,000 and pay Its
losses, and the Prussian National Fire Insurance
Company has voted $025,000 to pay
Its San Francisco los?es.
NEW FIBE ESCAPE LAW
KANT DWELLINGS AND BUSINESS
HOUSES AFFECTED. The
building Inspector's office Is possibly
the busiest bureau under the District kov
ernment at the present time, and will be
for several weeks. Inasmuch as the new
Are escape law which went into effect last
spring Is to be put Into active operation
within a few days.
The provisions of this adt will make It
necessary for the owners of many buildings
and residences In the District to either
erect lire escapes or alter the buildings to i
conform with the law. For several months ;
Inspectors have been systematically examining
buildings, and according to their findings
It Is likely that In the business section
of the city nearly 60 per cent of the
structures do not conform with the new
law and will have to undergo changes.
As yet no one has been notified by the
Commissioners whether or not ttiey will
have to erect fire escapes or make other
changes, but according to the building inanector
tt 1b HItpIv tho isntxnnrA nf thftRA
notices will be commenced next week. The
law provides that the owner or tenant of a
building affected will be given ninety days
after the time of notification to comply
with the regulations.
Another phase of this law which is requiring
additional labor on the part of the
employes of the building Inspector's office
is the issuance of the yearly licenses to
the owners of hotels, theaters and public
halls in the District. Under the law they
are required^t-Q run under a special license,
.Which has in former years been issued on
the first day of November, but mis year It
will be determined if they comply with the
new fire escape regulations before t'hese
licenses can be issued, and it is necessary
for new farms of application to be made
and sent to the owners of these buildings.
Tr>!BT>f?rtnr Ashfnrrt ilnpa: nnt hpHpufi that the
licenses will be finally issued before the
latter part of November tiiis year because
of these changes in the work.
Bush in Inspector's Office.
With this "rush" on Are escapes, and the
erection of other devices for the prevention
of and protection from fire, the Commissioners
have been flooded with circulars, letters
and advertisements, from the various manufacturers
of fire escapes. Mo.=t of the latter
are des'rous of knowing what type of
escape w !l he adopted by the Commissioners.
The terms of the new law provide that
this shall remai.i within the discretion of
the Commissioners.
It has been moved by Col. Riddle, the
Engineer Commissioner, that the fire escape
manufacturers applying tor information be
Informed that in carrying out the act of
Congresj requiring fire escapes on such
buildings as ?ome within the terms of the
law, it is the intention of the Commissioners
to serve notices directing the erection
of such fire escapes as may be accepted as
complying with the law.
Col. Biddle stated further on this subject:
"The question of which particular
fire escape may bo installed is one that
the Commissioners will not consider, provided
that the fire escapes proposed fulfill
the requirements. The question of the selection
of a particular make Is one to be
n * A i *1.1 Klf nn *l?KAm tK A n At 1AA
ucici uuiicu ijy im.?or uii nnuiii vtio nunv-o
is served. and the Commissioners do not
believe it is advisable, even if it were
practicable, which it is not, that the manufacturers
should be informed of the notices
sent out. It would appear that a
proper advertisement of the merits of any
particular fire escape should bring it to
tho attention of those interested."
IN TWO CASES.
Rules Issued Requiring Defendants to
Show Cause.
Justice Gould of the District Supreme
Court today cited Gustav Knabe to show
canse next Friday why he should not pay
alimony to his wife, Mamie Kn&be. The i
rule is issuea on ine petition 01 aire, luiaoe,
who asks for a legal separation and alimony.
Mrs. Knabe Informed the court that she
was married In Rockvllle. Md., March 18
last and lived with her husband until September
13 last, when, she alleges, she waa
compelled by the harsh treatment of her
husband to return to her father's house.
Cruelty and non-support are alleged.
The defendant, according to the petition.
Is employed in the mailing division of the
Post Office Department, owns real estate
nfift orvrl WM) on ripnosit to
his credit. The wife declares he is financially
able to support her properly and asks
the court to compel the husband to provide
for her.
Attorneys J. E. Laskey and Jas. P.
ScagKS represent the complainant.
Justice Gould also Issued a similar rfile
against Charles J. Callahan, on the petition
for maintenance filed against him today" by
his wife, Annie E. Callahan. Mrs. Callahan
asks that her husband be restrained from
entering her house or otherwise annoying
her.
According to the petition the couple were
married September 2, 1889 and have three
children. For the past two years, Mrs. Callahan
says, her husband has treated her
cruelly and on various occasions, she declares,
he has assaulted her on her refusal
to turn over to him money she had earned.
The defendant, she says, is addicted to the
oTPoaohro 11 so r%f Int/ixifiants.
Attorneys W. E. Ambrose and D. C.
Stutter appeared for the wife.
DENIAL OF CHARGE.
Defendant Says He Did Not "Skip"
His Bail.
Detective Cornwell yesterday arrived
here from St. Louis with Walter H. Lydlek,
charged with embezzlement, who, It
was claimed, had "skipped" his ball. Lyd!ck
was released last February on a bond
of $2,000.
Lydick today denied any attempt to
evade h!s ball He declared he had written
letters to this city on an average of
one every two weeks. He said he had secured
perm'sslon of his surety when he left
the city last spring and had advised him
where he was employed. Lydick states that
he has been employed since leaving this
city with an advertising firm, having headquarters
In Chicago, riis work was on the
road soliciting advertisements between Chicago
and St. Louis.
Attorney Wilton J. Lambert, counsel for
Lydick. It is understood, is trying to arrange
for new bail.
BABBER IN POLICE COURT.
Charged With Violation of the New
Regulations.
The first prosecution to be brought in the
Police Court for a violation of the new law
governing barber shops came up this morning,
with Charles Smith, 2VJ9 I street northwent,
as tjie defendant. Judge Kimball
found Smith guilty of violating the new
regulations and fined him $t0. That waa
paid to Financial Clerk Sebrlng at once.
lnspectlor Conrad was the complaining
witness in the case. Smith was charged
with failing to register his barber shop at
the District building, with falling to have
hi a harW ' chnn pnuinned with running
hot and cold water, and with having, in
use, combs, brushes, towels, razors, aissors
and clippers which had not been sterilized,
as required under the regulations. Inspector
Conrad's testimony Indicated that the
conditions in the shop were not sanitary,
in the ?yes of the law.
Bockville and Vicinity.
Special Correapoudence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md., October 29, 1906.
Amnpmnnts have been made for a mass
meeting of the citizens of Olen Echo and
ylclnlty this evening to Indorse the stand of
Mayor John A. Garrett In regard to alleged
violations <jf the law regulating the running
of automobiles within the corporate
Umlts of Glen Echo. It la understood that
a number of the farmers of that locality
will also attend for the purpose of securing
action looking to a more rigid enforcement
of the law regulating the running of automobiles
along county roads generally.
Republican mass meetings will be held at
Clarksburg next Thursday evening and at
Poolesville Saturday evening. Monday
evening. November 3, the campaign will be
doaefl ~lt> ~ "??etln at Rockville.
JLEMIDIIIIM
Items of Interest Gathered in
the Virginia Town.
MURDERER STILL AT LARGE
Druggist Charged With Selling Powders
Containing Cocaine.
MACHINISTS STRIKE UNBROKEN
Police Search Colored Men for Weapons?Banks
Maj Be Hanged?
uenertu iiewa.
BpcclaT Correspondence of The 8t?r.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 28. 1000.
Chief of Police Charles T. Goods this
morning stated that up to the present time
they have not secured any clue to the murderer
of the late Charles T. Smith, although
he expected to hear something definite regarding
a colored man named Robinson,
who is wanted by the police on a charge of
assaulting Policeman Nicholson on the night
the murder was committed, and Robinson
is also wanted by the police as an accomplice
to the murder. The police are loath to
give out Information, but it is stated on excellent
authority that Frank Robinson has
been located in a small town In Pennsylvania,
and that Robinson and Johnson are
In the same city. A conference was held
yesterday between Commonwealth Attorney
Brent, CMef Goods and Police Justice Caton
regarding recent developments in the case.
Machinists Still on Strike.
*
Fourteen union machinists arrived here
this morning from the Baldwin locomotive
works, Philadelphia, Pa., to take the place
of the striking machinists of the Southern
Railway Company in this city. As soon
as they were apprised of the situation, however,
the Philadelphians refused to go to
work and later in the day returned home.
Up to the present time the railway has not
been successful in securing men to All the
places of the strikers, and the outlook Is
considered dubious.
There is no change here in the situation
and everything is quiet. Many of the
strikers are of the opinion that a satisfactory
settlement will soon be reached.
J. A. Dlenelt, a local druggist, was in the
police court this morning charged with selling
a catarrh powder which, it was alleged,
contained a quantity of cocaine. The defendant
stated that the article was a patent
one, and as soon as he ascertained that it
was being used by colored people In the
piace 01 cocaine ne ai unce uiscumiuucu
selling tt. Justice Caton fined Mr. Dlenelt
J75. Attorney Gardiner L. Boothe, who appeared
for the accused, noted an appeal,
and the case will be heard In the corporation
court. Attornsy Samuel P. Fisher appeared
for the corporation.
The police on Saturday night conducted a
roundup of negroes who, It was thought,
might be armed, and every suspicious person
caught was thoroughly searched. As a
result one pistol and a pair of iron knuckles
were confiscated, and in the police court this
morning Ellis West, colored, was fined ffiO
on a charge of carrying concealed weapons.
West had a pair of Iron knuckles In his possession.
A similar fine was imposed on
Robert Wlthon. who had a large pistol.
Samuel SorrelH Ellja Lomax, Luther Robinson,
Dennis Jackson. William Montcure
and Tim Clark, all colored, were caught in
the drag Saturday night shooting crap.
All of the accused, with the exception of
Jackson, forfeited >5 collateral by non-appearance.
Jackson was assessed $5 fine.
The men were captured in the rear of the
saloon conducted by Krnest Crump. U2i
North Washington street. The raid was
made by CHlef ODOarWM fOlicemen i\icnoolson.
Young. Jones and Knight.
The case of Harry Davis, colored, charged
with selling liquor without a license, was
continued until Wednesday next. A fine of
$2.60 was imposed on Preston Bellomy.
charged with .drunken and disorderly conduct.
Seek New Trial for Banks.
In the corporation court tomorrow morning,
Judge LouU C. Barley presiding, argument
will be heard for a new trial in the
case of Howard Bunks, colored, who was
recently found guilty of murder in the first
degree for the murder of Thomas Elzey,
also colored. In the event of the failure of
the court to grant Banks a new trial he
will probably be sentenced to be hanged.
Messrs. Machen and Moncure will appear
for the prisoner and the state will be represented
by Commonwealth Attorney S. G.
Brent and R. D. Brumback.
Funeral services over the remains of
Isador Brown, who shot himself on Friday
last at Lebanon, Pa., occurred thl? morning
at 11 o'clock at the residence of his
niece, Mrs. Charles Bendheim, 812 Prince
street. Rabbi Stern of Washington officiated
an* interment war made in the Jewish
cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs.
Isaac Schwartz, Louis Elchberg, X. Wollberg.
B. Well. Robert Arnold and Frank
Warfleld. A delegation respresenting George
Mason Council, Royal Arcanum, of which
the deceased was a member, attended the
funeral.
A colored newsboy, named Davis, cannot
be located, and It Is believed that he has
been drowned. A number of newspapers
were found on Altcheson's wharf yesterday,
and the dock was dragged by Joseph
Moore without success. Davis, who Is about
thirteen years of age, secured a number of
papers from the store of Mr. A. S. Doniphan
yesterday and had not put In his appearance
this afternoon.
General and Personal News.
The residence of Mr. George H. Evans, on
South St. Asaph street, was damaged by
fire yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock to
the extent of several hundred dollars. The
Iaoo ia nnt'orod hv Jn Oilrn n PA
A special vesper service will be held at St.
Mary's Catholic Ch-urch Sunday evening
next at 7:30 o'clock under the auspices of
Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, Knights of Columbus.
Rev. Father Doyle of Washington
will preach the sermon. A Washington
choir has been engaged for the occasion.
Perseverance Tent of Maccabees will hold
a meeting tonight. A number of prominent
officers of the High Tent and representatives
of various lodges in the District will
be present.
Mr. R. S. Windsor, jr., of this city will
leave this evening for Panama, where he
has accepted a position with the govern- |
ment.
Mr. W. P. Taylor, who has been visiting I
In Blrhmonil Norfolk and Altoona. Pa.. I
has returned.
INSIDE THE LUTIN
SIXTEEN BODIES LOCKED IN A
DEATH-GRIP.
TUNIS. October 2?.?A ghastly sight
was disclosed on finding the French submarine
Latin, which sank off Blzerta October
16.
Sixteen bodies have been taken out of
the vessel. Some of tbem were much decomposed.
One or two had been attacked
by acids from the batteries, whether before
or after the accident cannot be said.
Tn thu for a comnartment was found the
body of the commander. Lieut. Phoepon.
HI* scalp had been torn off. A petty
officer had his arms around the commander's
waist holding him In a Arm grip.
A midshipman similarly clasped another
officer, while a sailor clung to the midshipman'*
feet. In the rear compartment six
men were found linked so tightly together
that it was very difficult to separate them.
Other bodies were found in the extreme forward
compartment.
The only means of identification was by
means of objects found on the corpses.
Most of the men were barefooted. The indications
are that they met their death instantly.
It Is thought that the Lutln tried to come
to the surface too rapidly and that her
stern consequently struck on the bottom.
This caused rivets to start and plates to
burst. Six bad leaks were found In the hull.
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IN THE 8UPREMR COURT
CASES OF KOBE THAN USUAL INTEREST.
The Supreme Court of the United Statea
today dismissed for want of jurisdiction
the case of the Dakota, Wyoming and Mia
souri River Railroad Company vs. Ctvas. D.
Crouch and Francis Selberdlng. The suit
grew out of th? contention over the ownership
of thirty-four miles of road between
Rapid City and Myatlc in Pennington county.
South Dakota. Croueh and Seiberding
claimed title through the purchase at mechanics'
liens, and the state court* sustained
their contention. Today'* action of
the Supreme Court is equivalent to the affirmation
at that decision.
The court decided the case of Thomas F.
Wilson versus Gov. N. O. ,Murphy and Auditor
George W. Vlckers of Arizona In favor
of these officials. The suit arose out
of a charge by Wilson that a part of the
territorial funds appropriated for the apprehension
of criminals had been diverted and
used for the furnishing of the governor'#
office. Wilson instituted proceedings to recover.
as allowed by law, three times the
amount thus paid. The trial court, in Pima !
county, held that the warrants were properly
drawn and the territorial supreme
court sustained that view. Today's decision
affirmed the findings of the lower
courts.
The decision of the court in the case of
Ferdinand I. Eldman. collector of custom*
at New York, versus Frederick B. Tilgman
and others, was announced today by
Chief Justice Fuller and was adverse to
Eldman. Tilgman was one of the executors
und?r the will of the late Frederick W.
Brlttan, and the question at issue was
whether he ajnd his associate executors
were properly assessed under the inheritance
tax provision of the war revenue law
of 1898. The United States circuit court
01 appeals absolved mem 01 payment uu
the ground that the repeal of the law In
11)02, which occurred less than a year after
Brittan's death, relieved them from responsibility.
From this decision the governmeit
appealed. The court was evenly
divided on the points at Issue, but as usual
in such cases the effect was to sustain the
finding of the court below. There was no
written opinion.
Argument in the case of the Un?n Bridge
Company of Pittsburg against the United
States, Involving the right of the government
to compel the alteration of bridges
so as to expedite navigation, was advanced
and set for December 3 next.
According to an opinion delivered today,
attorney* cannot be compelled to refund
money paid to them for the prosecution
OI a Claim against ail insurauue uuui^auj,
even though the claim Is afterward found
to have been fraudulent. The decision was
by Justice Holmes, and was delivered In
the caae of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company against State Senator
Charles A. Culberson and other attorneys
who represented the defendant in the case
of the Fidelity company against Jennie
Smythe of Texas. Mrs. Smythe held an
insurance policy on the life of her brother,
which was settled by the company upon
his disappearance, with indications of
drowning, half the amount going to the
attorneys. The brother afterward waa
found to be alive, and Mrs. Smythe was
ordered by the Texas courts to make restitution
of the amount received by her, but
the court refused to make that order with
reference to the sums received by the attorneys.
Today's decision upholds that
finding. Justice Holmes said in his opln
ion that tt waa evident tnax me money
had been taken in good faith.
The court refused to order up for review
the case of Alexander D. Shaw & Co. of
New York against the United States. The
case involved the question as to whether
in assessing duty on imported wines allowance
should be made for leakage. The
decision of the circuit court of appeals
was favorable to the government's conten- I
tion that there should be no such allowance,
and that decision will stand.
The court denied the application of Rosa
M. Cole and others for a writ of certiorari
in the case of Cole versus the city of
Indianapolis, involving the rights of the '
city to control the works of the natural I
gas company In that city. The decision
by the court of appeals was favorable to
the city, and the refusal of the Supreime
Coun? to bring the case up for review has
the effect of affirming that decision.
TRACK CONDITIONS GOOD.
Closing Day of the United Hunts Association
Meeting.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BENNINQ. D. C., October 29.?The at*
* *ra oftftr.
lenaance ~u.t mc ociiuiug
noon, the closing day of the fall meeting of
the United Hunts Racing Association, was
only fair, the chilly wind doubtless keeping
many of the fair sex away. The delegation
from Baltimore was large. The track conditions
were first-class, the main track
being fast, while the inner field had dried
out well, so that the timber-toppers also
had good going.
The scratches bulletined at 1:30 were Tangier.
In the first; Illicit. In the fourth; Maple
Leaf, Gypsle and Woolgatherer, In th?
fifth. Fifteen bookmakers were on the line.
The first race, Maryland selling plate, for
three-year-olds, about six furlongs, was
won by Oriflamme (Mr. Mabee), 2 to 1 and
1 to 2; Satirist (Mr. D. Kerr), 10 to 1 and S
to 1. second; The Buck (Mr. Hooff). 4 to 1
and 7 to 5, third. Phllador also ran. Foxy
was left at the post.
Phllador was off first to a poor start and
held <fn until in the stretch, when Oriflamme
shot through and won handily by two
I
icusuia.
The second race, the Green Spring Steeplechase
for three-year-old?, about two
miles, was won by Palm (G. R. Wilson), 4
to 8 and out; Acolyte (Mr. Slaughter), 10
to 1 and 2 to 1. second; Precise (E. Jones),
2 to ' and 2 to 3, third. Spender fell at the
second Jump. Precise fell at the free-fleld
jump, but Jones remounted and finished
third. Palm won all the way, finishing
thirty lengths In the lead.
A stable boy caught Spender and rode
him out In fourth place.
Funeral of Henry W. Crittenden.
Funeral services over the remains of
the late Henry W. Crittenden, who died
yesterday, will held this evening at
8 o'clock, at the residence of E. V. Crittenden,
Tatooma Park.
The "remains will be taken to Charles
Town, W. Va., for Interment tomorrow.
Disastrous Accident.
In a runaway accid?n<t, occurring In the
vlclndty of 12th street and New \ork avenue
northwest, this afternoon, two
men were hurt, a bicycle was wrecked' and
a carriage broken. The horse was being
driven by F. H. GoodJougn when it took
fright and ran down 12th street. George
Jackson, a colored^ bicyclist, was una We to
get out of the path of the runaway, and
hp otm thrown and his btcycie <Jemojish?d.
Between O and H streets, on 12th, the
horse collided1 -with a tree, and the carriage
was broken, Mr. Goodlough bSng
thrown out and slightly Injured. Jackson
was unconscious w<hen picked up, and
was removed to the Emergency Hospital.
It was stated that he was not seriously
hurt.
Army Orders.
Contract Surgeon John R Hereford, U.
S. A., to Hot Springs, Ark., for treatment at
the Army and Navy General Hospital at
that place.
, First Lieut. Sylvester BonnafTon, third.
' 4th Infantry, lias been ordered to Washington
barracks, this city, for duty with Company
O. 4th Infantry.
Capt. Mark L. Hersey, 8th Infantry, has
| been detailed for service as assistant chief
I of the Philippine constabularyFirst
Lieut. Charles C. Burt. Artillery
Corps, has been ordered to assume charge
of the construction work at Fort Word en,
Wash., relieving Second Lieut. Charles A.
Clark, Artillery Corps, of that duty.
Brig. Gen. Theodore J. Wint, U. S. A., has
been ordered to return, accompanied by his
authorised aid-de-camp, to Omaha, Nebr.,
and resume command of the Department of
the Missouri.
Maj. Jay E. Hotter, ordnance department,
has been ordered to make not to exceed two
visits each month during the months of
November and December, 1906, and January,
February and March, 1007, to Richmond,
Va., on business pertaining to the
manufacture of ordnance material for the
ordnance department.
Capt. Arthur H. MacKle, 1st Infantry.^
National Ouard of New Jersey, has been authorized
to attend the garrison school at
Fort Jay, N. T.. for the purpose of continuing
the regular course of Instruction at
that school.
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MUDO-GOMPERS FIGHT
Real Story of the Contest in
a f i
Maryland.
REVIVAL OF THE ACADEMY
Thousand Workmen Added to the Old
Town.
MIGHT TTTEN AND REND HIM
Nobody Thought of Hi* Defeat Till
A.1 ? a - ? - AJ _ M *.1 ?U A
we x eucmuuu ok iADor ?Mined
Its Attack.
Special From a Staff Correspondent.
ANNAPOLIS, October The story 0
how the democratic) campaign against thi
candidacy of Representative Mudd for re
election In the nfth dlstriot la being con
ducted reminds one strongly of the phrast
about casting bread upon the waters. I
reminds one of that acrlptural quotation bj
antithesis.
The story is one that Is being told hen
In Annapolis to illustrate how hard It li
for one to look into the future by foliowlni
the rules of logla Several years ago Mr
Mudd became the acknowledged leader li
j the House of Representatives of all th<
forces that favored the building of a grea
naval academy In this olty. The building!
were all very old and many were of wood
Suggestions were made for the remove
of the academy to some other place an<
the fashionable denizens of Newport con
celved the idea that the eoclal whirl of thi
400 might be still further enlivened by th<
Introduction of & thousand uniformed of
fleers and cadets of the navy Into theii
midst.
The representative of the fifth Marylanc
district bent all his energies toward thi
i,?k..llJln? *-l J ? U ?
u^uuiiuu>5 vi mo acaucwy wneio u xiui
eo long flourished. He encouraged the for
mation of tentative plans for the reh&blll
tation of the entire establishment on linei
of gTandeur that are not yet appreciate<
by the country. Millions of dollars wen
needed to carry out these plans. Congresi
determined to equip the academy in idea
fashion and year after year vast approprla
tlons were made. The work has not ye
been concluded but it is approaching com
pletlon. The massive and extensive struc
tures of granite would make many of tin
public buildings in Washington look pro
vinclal.
Enter the Workmen.
The undertaking required a great body o:
workmen of every class engaged in con
struction work. Before that there wer<
but few mechanics in Annapolis, the growth
of which was not sufficiently rapid to give
employment to many men. Since the up
building of the academy was begun mor<
than a thousand men have been at worli
within the grounds. Today about 600 ar<
employed there. Every one said it was b
great thing for Mudd. After the work wai
commenced many people of the town voted
for him without regard to party affiliation
There were men who called themselvei
"Mudd democrats."
The large bodies of men employed in th?
several trades caused unions to be formed,
although prior to the reconstruction of the
academy there were practically no unions
In Annapolis. The unions were affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor,
which is controlled by the guiding hand of
Mr. Samuel Gompers. It Is these unlone
that are expected to oppose the re-election
of Mr. Mudd.
A law requires that in fixing the wages o(
men employed on work In the academy
grounds a commission of officers shall ascertain
the rate of wages prevailing in Annapolis,
and that similar wages shall be
paid by the government.
It Is said that some months ago the
board of officers found In the case of carpenters
that there were three rates ol
wages being paid, and they adopted the
luwesi ntic, ajjouL ptrr uay, aunou^r:
in many cases carpenters were receiving $S
per day. Protests were made against th?
government paying less than private contractors,
and it is claimed that these protests
were sent to Mr. Mudd, and that h?
did not take them up with the Navy Department
promptly. But later when they
came to him In definite form he did lay
them before the department and asked thai
the inequality be corrected and that action
be taken by which the government will pay
at least as good wages as are paid generally
In Annapolis. That matter is still pending.
Unions May Balk.
But even with the delay that occurred In
attending to these grievances It Is said that
na an* in A nno i\a1Io ftanaalifad f Ka Mao a4
MW Vttw 111 Aliuayviio V.UIIVV1ICU I 11^ tuoa Ul
defeating Mr. Mudd In his campaign for reflection.
He bad so long been looked upon
aa the guardian angel of the town that no
one there blamed him for what had occurred.
It was not. It Is stated here, until
Mr. Gompers declared that Mr. Mudd was
unfair to organized labor because he had
not voted for bills approved by the American
Federation of Labor that he wa?
blamed for the failure of the authorities at
the academy to pay what was regarded as
?l proper wage.
But In spite of the orders that have gone
out from the headquarters of the Federation
of Labor many of the unions here have
refused to Join in a condemnation of Mr.
Mudd. The bricklayers tabled a resolution
to that effect before it had been read, and
the hod carriers would not permit it to
come before them. Some of the other
nninnft have rebelled. So that It is tndnv a
question whether the unions of this city
will be In line with the campaign of Mr.
Gompers on election day.
The labor vote is about one-tlilrd of the
entire vote of Annapolis and will prove an
Important element In the election. Mr.
Mudd has held meetings here recently and
his engagements will not permit him to return.
Mr. Gompers Is scheduled to hold a
big meeting of the unions here Friday before
election day and on the following day
he will again speak In tne portion of Mr.
Mudd's district that lies within Baltimore
city. In neither case will he be followed
by Mr. Mudd, so that he will have the last
word.
The conditions In Annapolis and in Anne
Arundel county are such that Mr. Mudd
will do well if he holds his own. His
friends speak confidently of their belief
that he will do that. But they hoped some
time ago to increase his vote here. In order
-to offset any loss that might occur In
the Baltimore portion of his district.
But in Charles and St. Mary counties especially,
they say, his vote will be increased
somewhat because of the simplicity of
the ballot. These dte what are known as
"Wilson" counties. In which the provisions
of 'the law relating to the arrangements
of the ballots permit a vast amount
of manipulation In the case of a ballot of
many names. There being but three names
to go on the ballot this year. It must be
quite simple.
Gompers the Leader.
Tho 1?ari*r?hin In th? fl^ht firainit Mr.
Mudd and for the election of Mr. George M.
Smith. democrat, aa his successor in Congress
is lodged wholly in Mr. (tampers. The
local democratic leaders of faction* who
have long fought among themselves In
Anne Arundel county, are resting on their
oars. The Morse taction Is merely passively
approving what Mr. Gompers is doing,
but is not arranging meetings to advance
the cause of SmKh. The same is true of
what is known as the Wells faction. It is
generally believed ihat Dr. Wells will do
nothing to lessen the vote for Smith, although
he is showing no activity in promoting
his interests.
Several well-informed democrats have
told me that they do not expect to defeat
Mr. Mudd. although they look for a decrease
In his majority. This is the vie-* generally
taken by democrats, with the exception
of men closely identified wl-th the
campaign being conducted by Mr. Gompers.
Mr. Mudd himself is not taking anything
tor asaated. Ha la working hard. It is
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generally believed that he is " oarM" *n4l
that he may be expected to do hla b?Ot
campaign work during tha next week.
C. E. It
CHARGE DISMISSED.
I Court Acta in tha Shiloh Church
Thraata Caaa.
CtrifA ?/x n ?_
wii ? * V w V wm vcu v??u miuiMia VI \ I ITS 0 fl If Oil
Baptist Church. L street. between l#th
and 17th streets, was responsible for a ease
in the Police Court today. Charles K.
Richie. Edward Odon and Charles I>anlels.
all colored, being charged with threats.
At the conclusion of the testimony. Judge
Mullowny dismissed the case.
[ The charge of threats was the direct outcome
of the meeting held in the church
last Friday evening. It was testified for
the prosecution that members of the opposition
who were In that meeting. declared
. that Rev. J. A. Taylor would not preach
the follow-in* Sunday, as the meeting had
voted he should do, and that it was indicated
that the defendants made threats
, that Taylor would be killed If he tried to .
1 do so. That they made threats was denied
by the defendants. As an indication that
the preacher had been In no dancer It was
pointed out by the defense that he was
present In court today, alive and unharmed,
although he preached from the front steps
of tho church yesterday. *
HKAKT) IN POLICE COUBT.
r
? Students Charged With Disorderly
Conduct on the Streets.
Five young men were defendant! In Police
Court this morning on charges filed
by Policeman Llle of the first precinct
Harry H. Lee. James H. Osborne. John \f.
Gaines and Jack Hilton were charged with
having Indulged In disorderly conduct, at '
the Intersection of Pennsylvania avenue
and E street. Each forfeited $5 collateral
which had been put up for his appearance
In the Police Court today. Jerome Slattery
was charged with assault on Policeman
Llle. and asked that the trial of the
case be continued until tomorrow He was
released on the $10 collateral which he
. had put up for his appearance In court
, Shouts of hilarity and skylarking wer?
heard shortly after mldnlgrht Sunday morn"
ing by police officers within a ooupla of
s blocks of Pennsylvania avenue and E street, ,
j and Policeman 1-ile went to see what was '
the cause. They found a crowd, alleged
to be students, which numbered probably
r 160 persons. The bluecoat asked them to
move on and to make less noise, but ths
1 request, according to his statement, waa
s not obeyed. Policeman Mclionell Joined ?
J his brother officer, snd tbeir <irders being
1 unheeded the policemen arrested two of th?
- boys.
Policeman IJIe says that Slattery struck
, him on the arm and In the back and tried
j to get his prisoner away from ..lm. When
uir ruunuup wa<s inaui* cli me smuwii n\?
s prisoners were In custody.
3 In support of the arrest, Maj. Sylvester
states that he has had several complaints
about the conduct of student* on the
street*, and recently a charge was mada
by a resident that posters had been pasted
on the front of hie house and upon the
residences of other prominent persons In
the city la the northwest section. The police.
as a consequence, have been instructed
to tolerate no disorderly acts on the part
of studenM. '
DRIVES WATER WAGON.
Defendant Who Was Fined for Selling
Liquor.
Elijah Jones, who drives a water wagon
for the District, was charged in the Police
Court this morning with selling liquor without
a license.
"He should have stayed on the water
wagon." several officials of the court commented.
Judge Kimball Imposed a tine of $SO> or
four months In Jail. Jones was arrested In
a raid on Ills house. 42!> 0 street alley, yesterday
by Bergt. Boyce and Policemen
| I Boyle, McQuade and Livingston of the sec- ,
I ond precinct.
While the raid was In progress one of th?
> policemen was prevented from enterLug the
, house by a bulldog in the roar yard. It
required the combined efforts of the pollco
equad to corral the dog and free the lm,
prisoned policeman.
William Wormley. colored, was arrested
by Policeman Livlngiton of the second jire.
clnct on a similar charge, and he was called
[ upon to answer to It in the Police Court
: today. Wormley, it is alleged, is a walking
speakeasy, piddling liquor through alleys
! in the second precinct- As he w;is about
\ to deliver an order yesterday, it Is ?tatod.
he was arrested. Witnesses testified to pur'
chases made of Wormley. Ju<l?;e Kimball
Imposed a fine of $.~i00. with eight month*
1 In the workhouse in default of payment.
Woman Hurt.
IjOUisa Covington, colored, forty years
of age, living in Hillsdale, was seated in
a wagon and was on her way home today,
when her vehicle was struck by another
team on the Navy Yard bridge and overturned.
She was thrown beneath the
wagon and her left leg Injured. The
police took hr to th Washington Asylum
Hospital. She was able to go home later
In the day.
Students Husk Corn.
Special Dispatch to The 8tar.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. October 2?.?Twenty
, Ave students. from th? Bible depart,
tnent of Kentucky Dnlvwilty, this cltjr.
obeyed the Golden Rule?by doing to other*
as they would have other* do unto them,
i Farm laborers are very scares In Kentucky.
I and many farmers are paying prices out of "
reason for laborers to assist In husking the
immense corn crop. W. P. NVlson. a
1 wealthy farmer of the county, had a big
crop and could secure no aid. He went to
1 the Kentucky University and appealed to
the students to help him out. offering to
1 pay them 124 cents per peck and give them
ohi-fashloned country dinners Twenty
1 five accepts, ana D>- tonignt nearly ru or
Nelson's corn will be husked. Many of the
i students who husked corn today are from
' foreign countries and accepted work as *
1 novel experience.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
LONDON, October 20.?Replying to an
Interpellation of the government in the
house of commons today on the subject of
the Anglo-Russian agreement in relation
to Persia, Walter Runciman, parliamentary
secretary of the local government board,
said that no general agreement had yet
been arrived at. The two governments, it
-was explained, had discussed recent events
VY1LI1 LUC UJJCVl VI aiwiuilig U WU lUVi VI
Interests and were acting together with
the view of preserving the status quo.
HAVANA, October 20.?The reports re- ,
ceived by telegraph this morning from the
commanders of the garrisons in .ill parts
of Cuba show that complete tranquillity
prevails, and that no disturbing rumors are
in circulation except In Matanzas, where
there Is some apprehension, owing to reports
that many armed negroes, ex-insurgents,
are roving about in the vicinity of
the city of Matanzas.
First L/ieut. Karl Cromer, formerly of ths
Cierman army, who has been working at
Montreal as a shipper for the Canada Rubber
Company at $8 a week, has startled
that city by spending money by the tens of
thousands of dollars. He has purchased a
magnificent residence on Pine avenue and
has furnished It in the most elaborate mann?r.
Ernest Sligo was shot and fatally wounded
by John 9chlnn, a longshoreman. at
Newport News yesterday. Sligo and Morris
Woodward were in the latter's room having
a friendly chat, when Schlnn entered, ?
picked up a 38-callber reolver that was
lying on the bureau and. pointing it at
Sllgo, fired. The bullet entered the man's
abdomen, penetrating several intestines.
An Interesting amateur bae? ball game was
nlavsk^ o? Pa n a m a f nmt aril a V affarnAAn fnr
the benefit of the local orphan asylum.
President Amador and the beat society of
Panama were present and the occasion whs
not a. Me socially and succeesful financially.
The Introduction of the American national
game was received with much enthusiasm
by the people.
The Olornale d'ltalia, publHftied In Rome,
announces that the Midvale Steel Company
of Pennsylvania has obtained from the ?
Italian government an order for 2,100 tons -
of armor plate, valued at $1.<*>0,000. for an
Italian man-of-war. The American company
was In competition for the contract
with five European firms, including the
Kruppa. Its tender was $180,000 leas than
that of the Italian Ternl factory.
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