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HEMERY IS AHEAD ~
III BIGMOTOR RACE
Nazarro in Second Place
Crowding Leader Hard.
AMERICANS ARE NOT IN IT
Duel From Start Between German
and Italian Cars.
api iiuua piaxia
High Speed on Straightaway?Seventy
Miles Is Average
Pace of Leaders.
SAVANNAH, November iti.?Delayed
forty-five minutes in starting because of
a dense fog that covered the course like
a wet blanket, the first American grand
prize race of 402 miles was run here to<la
v.
Twenty powerful racing cars, fourteen
of them of foreign make, were sent plunging
into the fog banks at 9:45 o'clock.
l>espite the hazard of the gray mist the
drivers hurled their throbbing machines
over the slippery, oiled roadways at an
average speed varying from 00 to 70 miles
an hour, with straightaway flights be- j
tween the curves of 100 miles and more.
The race soon developed into a light
between the Italian Fiats and the German
Benz cars. For the first 125 miles the
issue of the lead lay between four cars
that were separated by only U2 seconds.
De Pal ma. in the Fiat No. IS, dashed
into the lead at the start and held it for
two laps, when tire troubles held him
back. Hcnriot. in the German Benz No.
15. jumped then to the lead and held it
until the eighth lap.
Then Wagner, in the Fiat No. 14. by the
utmost daring, sent his car from fifth to
first place. Hemery. in the German Benz
No. 8. was second at this period, with
the race half over, and Nazarro in a
Fiat was third.
Wagner was delayed for supplies on
the ninth lap, and the race was so close
that lie dropped from first to third place.
llcmerV, In the Benz No. 8, the ffcvorite
in the betting, took the lead for the first
time, and Nazarro, in the Fiat No. 6, took
second.
The American cars in the race did not
have a chance with their speedy foreign
rivals after the first four laps had ended.
A day at brrttiant- sunshine and blue
followed the fog of the morning.
First Grand Prize Contest
Ever Held in United States
SAVANNAH, Ga . November t'H.-Down
a vista of -Prj miles of circling roadway,
sleek with oil and dangerously alluring
in its invitation to that headlong speed
which carries always its inseparable menace
to life and limb, twenty of the most
daring drivers of racing automobiles this
newest of pulse-quickening sports lias ever
brought together, lined up for the start,
and are now rushing around the track at
lightning speed in the lirst American
grand prize race today, the goal glittering
with a cup of beaten gold and a purse of
St.boo.
Conducted under the auspices of the
Automobile Club of America with the
sanction and approval of the European
racing associations, today's grand prize
lias taken rank with the most notable of
motor events on either side of the Atlantic,
and is the longest and most difficult
race ever arranged in this country. I
Notable for the spectacular fame of the
drivers ar.d the records of victories behind
the cars, the race has been looked forward
to as setting a new reonrd of speed
f/.p t ow.ph.nt. pn..d?.n, .. 11 'It 1. _ ..A
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< ordon of militiamen thrown about the |
< ourse and acting under martial law,
tie drivers of the competing cars have
been given the protection of an absolutely
tear pathway. AH the sharp turns have
been heavily banked and cemented, and |
everything that could possibly induce
record-breaking speed has been done.
Course Over Good Roads.
The Savannah Automobile X'lub, cooperating
with the Automobile Club of
America, has had charge of the preparai
<?n of the course, which lies partly in
the city limits, but runs most of its distance
over the convict-built roads of
< hat ham county.
The gathering of the crowds today
'o witness the flight of the racing cars
around the twenty-five-mile course had
none of the picturesque features of the
lief-, re-dawn pilgrimages from New
York to the Vanderbilt cup course on
l.ong Island, with roadways choked
with touring cars and thousands of
acetylene lamps throwing their piercing
rays through the mists of that
darkest hour which comes before the
dawn. The heat of the start, together
with the accessibility of the grandstands.
made the all-night vigil and
early morning journeys unnecessary.
The course laid out for to-day's race
has few- equ tls in its wealth of scenic
beauty. There are frequent long
stretches that will permit of the use
of tiie last ounce of power in each
throbbing engine and where the drivers
have predicted that m?>re than 1M0
miles an hour will be attained.
At other points there are difficult and
sinuous serpentine pathways that will
test to the fullest the capabilities of
the men at the wheels. The course
has iio "hairpin turn" so famous along
tl ? Vanderbilt route, but it has an
appendix curve" just before the cars
enter the long home stretch where
probably the fastest time of the race
will be accomplished.
leaving the starting line on the
nome stretch the course leads to the
lett around a nearby turn and enters
the four-mile straightaway of white
KltifY rrm.l I *tw 1 nr .. ' * ~
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hanging l'vr uak tree* heavily draped
with Spanish moss the cars plunge into
the twilight shade of the dense and
picturesque foliage.
Front the white bluff road the course
leads through lanes of deciduous trees,
just finding their varl-eolored tints of
autumn, and then enters the three
miles and a half of arrow-flight speedway
offered by the specially constructed
Ferguson avenue. This road, sixty
feet In width, was cut through a virgin
forest and is lined on either side
by stalwart pines.
The course leads next through lanes of
palmetto palms by broad and silvery tidal
streams, where the air is redolent of the
tang of the sea. through the front yards
t complacent citizens. In and out among
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! POLICy IN THE EAST
Pending Negotiations With
Japan Rumored.
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OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT
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Believed That Diplomatic Notes Will
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!BENEFICIAL EFFECT EXPECTED!
Thought That a Definite Pronouncement
Will Give Impetus to the
World's Development.
TOKIO. November ^.?Persistent rumors
! declaring that negotiations are now in
j progress at Washington between Ambasj
sador Takahira and Secretary of State
I Root looking to the interchange of diplomatic
notes definitely outlining policies
of both countries in regard to the Pacific
and fhina have equal opportunity of finding
credence among tlie newspapers here
whose sources of information are generally
excellent. One man who may be
considered an authority on official matters
declared today that he has reason to believe
that such notes had already actually
been exchanged at Washington, but inquiries
at the foreign office, while failing
to elicit a flat denial of the report, cannot
be said to have brought out a direct
confirmation. The officials of the American
entbassy are also preserving a discreet
silence and no information could be
gained there.
These rumors are being widely discussed t
in Tokio, and it may be said that the consensus
of opinion tends toward a full 1*?
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lief that the pending exchange of such
notes is a well founded report.
A former member of the cabinet and a ,
man who held a high position tinder the
former ministry said today:
"I am not in the confidence of the pres- ent
ministry concerning every step that *
is taken, but T have reason to believe that |
tiie report that an exchange of notes at
Washington is pending is well founded.
Every one will be pleased to receive news ^
of the sealing of such a pact of friendship
between the two countries, as it will
forever silence the mischief-makers and
calamity howlers- who for the past two
years have spared no effort to promote I
friction between America and Japan. A
pronouncement which would definitely
state the policies of both countries as to
the Pacific and Chinese commerce generally
would give great impetus to the
peaceful development of the entire civilized
world. I devoutly hope that the
rumors are true.'' '
URGED BY PILLSBURY. *
Admiral Advocates Purchase of J
Jamestown Exposition Site. ;
Rear .\dmiral Pillsbury. chief of the s
naval -bureau of navigation, has made a h
strong recommendation for the acquire- v
ment of the land and buildings of the late 1
Jamestown exposition for use in the es- c
tablishment of a naval training station.
"The Chesapeake bay." he says, "is the l
natural place of assembly for our Atlan- ti
tic fleet. Its anchorages are deep, they a
are fairly well protected from wind and 1
weather, and its strategic position is the
-best on the coast, when we consider the t
possible theaters of action in war or the t
1 duty of the fleet in time of peace. To r
i the northward of its entrance the ports *
in which a fleet of battleships, with its t
attending cruisers and auxiliaries, can an
chor are but very few. South of the \
I Chesapeake entrance there is none on 1
our coast. Hampton roads provides suffi- r
cient anchorage for such a fleet, and it
should have near at hand a proper accommodation
for recruits and other en- _
listed men that may be there assembled,
! ready to fill the ships with their complements.
"The land of the late Jamestown ex- 1
position is well located for barracks and t
; a training station; it is conveniently sit- 1<
| uated to Hampton roads: it has a large L
| basin which was built at the government's; a
j expense, sufficient for all the st lall craft t
I necessary for such a station. The build- v
! ings used for exhibition purposes are not
j fitted for barracks, as they are of light j
1 atid perishable construction. The build!
ing called the Auditorium is a permanent e
j construction and admirably suited for an e
| administration building. If the land, to \
j a sufficient amount (about 100 acres), could ^
i be acquired by the department and a modI
erate sum appropriated by the Congress
for barracks, mess hall, detention build- '
ings. sick quarters and officers' quarters v
the efficiency of the service in one of its v
pressing needs would be greatly increased.
The cost of the land is not known, 'but .
as the exposition company is now lndebt- c
ed to the I'nited States to the extent of t
several hundreds of thousands of dollars. ,
it is believed that the debt will more than t
cover the value* of the land. t
"It Is. therefore, recommended that the f
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department. WHC sitrpa 10 acquue nun I
land and that the Congress be requested
to appropriate the money for the neces- f
sary buildings for the establishment of f
suitable barrucks and accessories as out- r
lined above." r
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DRAKE MURDERERS CAUGHT.
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One Confesses He Held Light While ^
Companions Killed Victim.
GREENSBORO. Ala.. November 2d.?
Sheriff Gewin has captured three negroes
charged with the murder of former Sheriff
U. W. Drake near Laneville, Ala. One | '
of the negroes confessed and implicated |
i the other two. He says that he held thej
| light while the other two negroes k lied ; r
Mr. Drake by knocking him in the head ! t
with an ax: that they then saturated his t
clothing and the bedclothlng with oil and f
set tire to them. i
Steps have been taken to call a special s
term of coutt to try the negroes because 1
of the feeling which is running very high, t
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Kaiser Has a Bad Cold.
I BERLIN, November -6.?According to
a bulletin Issued this afternoon from the
new palace at Potsdam the cold from
which the emperor is suffering continues
to take its normal course.
Bobbers Loot Kansas Bank Vault.
WICHITA, Kan., November 26.?Robbers
dynamited the vault at the Towanda
State Bank, at Towanda. twenty miles
east of Wichita, secured 12,500, ahd escaped
on a handcar with a posse in pursuit.
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[ROOPS WATCH STRIKERS
rUARDING PERTH AMBOY
PLANT AGAINST RIOTERS.
'recaution Taken by Officials to Prevent
Any Further Outbreaks.
Conference With Mayor.
PERTH AMBOY. X J., November _>6.Viih
. roops patrolling the streets of
Ceasby to prevent the rioting strikers
rom again attacking the works of the
national Kireprooflng Company, the little
illage today presented an outwardly
aim aspect, although the uncertainty of
lie situation was apparent on all sides,
ill the works were strongly picketed by
oldiers. and the l.ooo or more strikers
;ept out of sight. All the saloons of the
illage are closed and every precaution
las been taken to guard against any
lutbreak.
A conference has been arranged today
?etween the Lithuanian priests of this
listrict and Bishop McCaul of Trenton,
md it is expected that they will be able
0 prevail upon the strikers to arbitrate
heir difference.
A conference will also be held between
he Mayor of Perth Amboy, the officers of
he National Kireprooting Company and
epresentatlves of the strikers. The
Hikers who were shot yesterday during
he attack were said to be recovering at
he hospital.
The difficulty of feeding the troops,
vhich nearly precipitated a famine lasi
light, was removed today when a cumuissarv
arrived with ample stores*
CHEERED AND ENCOURAGED.
Visiting Chinese Editor Gratified
With His Tour in This Country.
NEW YORK. November "Jb. ? Id Sum
dug, the Chinese editor who has been
nuking a tour of the United States,
eaves today for his home at Hongkong.
Jefore his departure, Mr. Ling addressed
1 letter to Mr. Taft, who had received the
"liinese editor during his western trip, in
vhich lie says:
"1 am about to leave America for my
lome in China. I have just returned from
xtensive trips through western and south rn
states, where I received a most kindly
velcome at the hands of both offi'-ials and
irivate citizens, and where I was given an
ipportunity to advocate and advance the
"nited States and China?the idea you
vere Kinn enoufin to permit me to aiscuss
vJth you during my tour of tiie west.
"I have been cheered and encouraged
luring my tour to find in all sections of
he country deep sympathy with China, a
miversal desire to help her on the patli
o progress, and a keen appreciation of
lie mutual advantages that would accrue
rem closer relations between these two
riendly peoples.
"Now, upon the eve of my departure
rom the I'nited States. 1 desire to exiress
to you, and through you to the great
tation over whose destiny you are sumnoned
to preside, my warmest and heartel
t thanks.
"I sincerely hope that the very friendly
elations which now exist between the two
teoples will continue to increase more
ind more every day. Yours respectfully,
"LI-SCM LING."
ORDERED TO HAITI.
bruiser Tacoma Going to Seat of
Revolution.
The third-class cruiser Tacoma*. at 'he
laval station, Guantanamo. Cuba, has
>een ordered to proceed at once to Aux
'ayes. Haiti, for the purpose of investigating
jMditlcal conditions and safeguardtig
American interests. Aux Cayes is the
leat of the revolutionary movement in
daiti, and It is expected that a battle will
ake place in that vicinity between the
jovermnent forces and the insurgents,
inder Gen. Simon. Telegraphic communi ation
lias been cut off with that part of
he island, and the prime object of the
United States warship is to get accurate
nformation for the government as to the
eal condition of affairs. Mr. Kumiss, the
[Tntted States minister, is at Port au
Prince, and lias no means of communlcaion
with Aux Cayes.
The Tacoma is commanded by Comnander
John Hood, and is expected to
each her destination by tomorrow. She
las a displacement of .1.1t?> tons and car-ies
a battery of ten guns. In case it is
lecessary the cruiser Des Moines, at
luantanamo. will also be dispatched to
biaitian waters.
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TAFT GUEST OF INGALLS.
Political Conferences This Afternoon.
Senator Fulton's Tariff Views.
HOT SPRINGS. Va., November 26.?
! No members of the Taft family were with
! the President-elect today. Mr. Taft began
his Thanksgiving as the guest at
breakfast of M. E. Ingalls, whose dinner
guest he Is also to be. He attended morning
service at the Episcopal Church and
then indulged in a game of golf.
Political conferences were held this afternoon
with National Chairman Hitchcock.
Representative Herbert Parsons of 1
New York and Senator Fulton of Oregon.
The Oregon senator says he believes the
country is fully in sympathy with the determination
of the President-elect to see <
to it that the proposed tariff revision shall
be thorough and in good faith. He. however.
believes that this result will be at- 1
tained without friction in i..e party.
I Senator Fulton came here to discuss the
political conditions in his state. 1
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Railroad Fare Paid*
The Star will refund railroad
fare to out-of-town people from the
neighboring states who do their
Christmas shopping from the following
Washington merchants, who
are supporting the plan by adver.
tising in the Special Shopping Sec
tion of The Sunday Star:
China nnd Glmmvrnre.
House-wares Stores, 934 F St. N.W.
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C lothing; and Outfitters.
Parker, Bridget 8c Co., Pa. are. and
9tb st.
Chery tc Moran Co., 811 Pa. are.
Department Stores.
S. Kann. Sons & Co.. 8th and Pa. are.
Lansburgb 8c Bro.. 420-26 7tb st.
The Palais Royal. G and 11th sts.
W. B. Moses 8c 8ons, F and 11th sts.
Parker, Bridget & Co., Pa. are. and
9th st.
Bon Marche, 314-816 7th st. n.w.
llniKKlsts' Sundries.
People's Pharmacy. 824 7th st. n.w.
Denlists.
Washington Dental Parlors, 7th and K .
sts. n.w.
Furniture, Carpets. Kie.
House & Herrmann, 7th and I (Eye)
sts. n.w.
W. B. Moses 8c Sons. F and 11th sts.
Julius Lansburgh. 512 9th st. n.w.
Jackson Bros., 7th and L sts.
Cirorerles.
N. W. Burchell. 1325 F st.
Hardware.
Wm. P. Bowen, 911 7th n.w.
Jewelers.
Berry tc Whitmore Co.. 11th and F sts.
R. Harris 8c Co.. cor. 7th and D sts. n.w.
Selinger's. F it., cor. 9th.
W. S. Tappan. 803 G st. n.w.
Leather Goods.
Kneessi's, 425 7th st. n.w.
Ilea's Wear, Hats. Etc.
Parker. Biidget tc Co., Pa. are. and
9th st.
I'aper.
R. P. Andrews Paper Co., 627 La. are.
Pianos, Music.
E. F. Droop tc Sons Co., 923-925 Pa. are.
F. G. Smith Piano Co., 1225 Pa. are.
Printers.
Judd & Detweiler, Inc., 420 11th St. n.w.
Wilkens Printing Co.. 11th and E sts.
i n.w.
Stoves and Raages.
A. Eberly's Sons. 718 7th st.
Sporting Goods.
Shappirio's, 905 D st. n.w.
Shoes.
William Hahn tc Co.. cor. 7th and K
sts.; branches, 1914 and 1916 Pa. are.,
233 Pa. are. ?.?.
B. Rich's Son'.. Ten-one F st., cor. 10th.
Parker, Bridget tc Co., Pa. are. and
9th st.
Stationery.
R. P. Andrews Paper Co., 627 La. are.
Talking Machines.
V V Tlrnm S Ann. MS.MI T>.
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are. n.w.
Tailors.
Stein * Co., 110 F st.
Women's Wear.
Parker, Bridget k Co., Pa. are. and
Oth at.
Levertoa k Co.. 1116 G at.
S. Kann, Sons k Co., Sth at. and Market
apace.
Palaia Royal. 11th and G ata. n.w.
Lanaburgh k Bro.. 430-426 7th at. a.w.
Bon Marche. #14 7th at. n.w.
Wines and Liquors.
The John Wedderburn Co., Oil F at.
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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT THEN ^
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Omits Usual Afternoon Exercise to b,
Speak at Colored 7. M. C. A. ^
Corner Stone Laying. ,a
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President Roosevelt spent just about an c(
hour in the executive offices early this a
morning:, dictating- to and conferring with ai
Secretary Loeb. He saw no visitors, and n<
shortly after leaving his office he dressed
and went out for a ride, returning ifl
time for luncheon. His usual time for L
outdoor recreation is in the afternoon, but h;
his speech at the corner-stone laying of pi
the colored Y. M. C. A. this afternoon a
prevented him from carrying out his reg- p'
ular schedule. aj
The Thanksgiving dinner of the Presi- th
dent and family will be without invited he
guests, and will be served at 7:30 o'clock,
with the Rhode Island turkey as the
center piece on the table. The family fj<
will not be all together this year. Theo- oi
dore will remain in Connecticut, where It
he is employed, and Kermit will not j,!
come from Harvard, where he is trying g.
hard to crowd in a year by the end of is
March, when he will go to Africa with ft;
his father. But Archie, who is at Groton,
Mass., preparing for Harvard, has come,
and Quentin lias a holiday from the d<
Episcopal High School, near Alexandria. v<
Miss Ethel Roosevelt Is at home, and P'
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Eongworth will p
partake of dinner with the latter's par- n<
ents at the White House. ta
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AWAITING MR. HITCHCOCK. "
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Chairman Stellwagen Has Not An- w
nounced Any Selections.
Edward J. Stellwagen, chairman of the
Inaugural committee, spent today at nis c(
country home and enjoyed his Thanks- w
giving dinner with his family. He has not ai
announced who will be appointed secre- r<
tary of the committee, vice chairman or
chairman of the various subcommittees,
published reports to the contrary. As he te
stated yesterday to a Star reporter, no Q,
move will be made until the return from tc
Hot Springs of Mr. Hitchcock. Then the al
chairmen will be appointed and steps will sj
be taken to raise an amount of money,
variously estimated at from $50,000 to a<
$100,000, with which to finance the inau- ai
guration events. t?
Chairman Stellwagen's appointment was
made early and he feels that he can take u,
his time and make good and capable se- vv
lections for the places that must be filled.
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DAVIS' DEATH ANNIVERSARY. b'
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Confederate \ Organizations to Ob- {}
serve December 6. ol
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N.EW ORLEANS, Ha.. November :l<i ? pi
By command of Clement A. Evans, gen- a)
eral commanding. Adjt. Gen. William
E. Mickle last night issued from "j
the headquarters of tife United Confed- js
erate Veterans a general order for all
Confederate organizations to unite in ap- ir
propriatelv observing December H, the
nineteenth anniversary -of the death of
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Jefferson Davis. ot
Gen. Evans invites attention to the reso- w
lutions adopted at the Birmingham ne- a<
union by tlie Southern Memorial Association,
calling upon school authorities of ai
the south to make the life of Jefferson si
Davis a special study December 6. Id
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CORNELL QUICKLY SCORES. ip
Annual Game With Pennsylvania
Being Played on Franklin Field. al
FRANKLIN FIELD. PHILADELPHIA, id
November 26.?The haze which had over- ?
hung the city all morning broke a few
minutes before 2 o'clock, the time for beginning
play, and the day was ideal for 1
foot ball. Cornell came on the field at p
1:58, and Pennsylvania a moment later. ct
Each team spent a few minutes in kick- ol
ing the ball in signal work. 5,1
Within the first fifteen minutes Cornell
scored a goal from placement. L:
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>hn S. Leech Resigns; S. B. Gi
Donnelly Succeeds.
ROBABLY TAFTS CHOICE Rl
ltgoing Official May Return to Fe
Philinnines.
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iYS HEALTH IS IMPAIRED D1
eclares He Quits of His Own Ac- Ai
cord?New Head Is Old Typographical
Union Chief.
riie resignation of John S. Leech as
iblic printer and the appointment of su
.muel B. Donnelly of New York to sue- sir
ed him was officially announced today th
Secretary Loeb. sn
rhe change in the government printing m,
flee is somewhat of a surprise, although de
has l>een rumored at different times,
ch time being denied at the White da
ouse. th;
rhere is known to have been some dis- da
tisfaction, however, with Mr. Leech,
>mplaints as to his management of the an
Roe have come from a number of wi
urces, including several United States ^
nators. j
President Roosevelt, it is stated oftl- or
illy, will give Mr. Leech his old place as tio
iblic printer in the Philippines. He left is
is position to come to Washington as th
iblic printer. He will return shortly after da
>eember 1, when the change is to take ^
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Organized Philippine Office. re
Mr. l^eec-n organized tne fnmppine W(
inting office, and managed it with sue- fa
ss. He won the regard and confidence dv
VV. H. Taft, then governor of the cjj
lands. br
Samuel B. Donnelly, the new public
inter, was formerly president of the
iternational Typographical Union. He (
now secretary of the general arbitraon
board of the New York building sa
ades. with offices at 1123 Broadway. cit
The President knows him personally and d0
?lieves his selection will put a stop to j
uch dissatisfaction that has existed for
'veral years as to the operation of af- to
ilrs in the big printing office. This dis- fo
itisfaction was strong during the regime gc
' Charles A. Stillings. culminating in the
moval of AV'. Stillings and the appointent
of Mr. Leech. s"
The new public printer has had experi- bo
ice in important executive work and is ]
jlieved to be qualified in every way for la
le work. He is credited with having
me good work for \V. H. Taft in the
st campaign. co
It is reasonably certain that his ap- to
ilntment is with the knowledge and de- st
re of Air. Taft. He would naturally not .
>me on here to accept the place, leaving
good position in New York, if he had m
nv doubt as to his retention under the of
?w administration.
Voluntary, Says Leech. fo
Speaking of his resignation today. Air. fn
eech emphasized the statement that he ?*
id never sought the position of public
-inter, but came here reluctantly upon an
cabled order from the President sent to an
im while he was public printer of the
hilippines. He said he was also reluctant t
>out accepting the position, but obeyed
ie order of his superior officer and came ae
?re.
"I took charge of the government printg
office on the order of the President," <
r. Leech added, "and found the estab- W|
>hment in a disorganized state. I at
ice set about to reorganize it, to place tr;
upon a business basis, and to systema- tli
se accounts in the office. And now that pp
have accomplished this and the reor- f(,
inization is completed and everything .,
running smoothly, I feci that 1 have a,!
ilfilled the mission for which I came th
me." ch
In accomplishing these tasks, le says, st.
; has broken down his health, and ten?red
his resignation to President Roose
;it to become effective at the President s 1,1
leasure. The resignation was voluntary fri
1 his part, lie said. In sending it to the ini
resident Mr. Leech indicated his willing- fu
jss to return to the Philippines and again
ike charge of the faraway printery to
hich he was so wedded. or
"I have everything ready to turn over se
> my successor." he said. "As I have ^r
indered the new appointee any assistrice
I can In the duties of the office. I "e
ill be perfectly content to lay down the co
iins.
"I feel satisfied, from reports I have re- to,
Mved from people who are in a position
> know, that my efforts have been sue;ssful
and appreciated, and that the an
orking force of the office is contented on
rid happy with the conditions that sur- Gt
iund them." ? ,
ml
Has Refused Offers. an
Mr. Leech said further that he had been tu
mdered several flattering offers from sa
utslde sources, but that he has arranged cr
) take a needed rest before undertaking
ny other work, by direction of his pliycian.
'
"Arrangements have been made," he na
ided, "to undertake the increase of work fe!
t the government printing office incident er
i the annual meeting of Congress. Estilates
for the next fiscal year have been '
>mpleted. Work of the establishment is
p to date. I have kept considerably ba
itliln the current appropriations." de
Public Printer Leech did not Indicate .
tat he "had received a hint from the
>rhite House that his resignation would to
p acceptable," as lias been unofficially til
ported, but said he resigned for the rea- til
>ns given by him. His friends declare
lat 110 such hint was given him. and
lat the complaints made by senators and tn
thers were of the same character that cli
ave been made against every preceding rn
ublic printer and will periiaps be made ,lt
gainst future public printers.
Mr. Leech says he will remain on duty P"
ntil his successor oualities and takes tit
large of the office, and that everything
ready to turn over. t,
A high official of the government printig
office, speaking today of the resigna- Pr
on of Public Printer Leech, said: ga
"He has completed the herculean task of c<?
'organizing the office and bringing order ,|
jt of chaotic conditions that existed
hen he took charge. Now. after that of
compllshment and the breaking down on
f his health, he has resigned. Bi
"He was brought here practically
gainst his will, and only came in retonse
to positive orders from the Pres- 110
,ent. owing to his reputation as an or- to
inizer. which was well known to Judge dr
aft. under whom he served in the Phil- ev,
opines. ,
"He found matters in the government
-inting office here in a most deplorable
mdition. It needed a man of his ability
id nervous energy to complete the task. 1
"He worked hard to carry out the Pres- an
lent's plans. I believe he has sue- H
>eded." ,
, ah
Harvard Professor Pies. in
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., November 26.- *f1
rof. George A. Bartlett. for many years
innected witli the German department wa
' Harvard College, is dead at his home th<
1 this city. He was sixty-five years of wl
ge and was born in Maine. He had a
vil war record and had been confined In nu
ibby prison. Tti
IME FOR GLADNESS
iving of Thanks Throughout
the Capital City.
EASONS FOR GRATITUDE
iace and Plenty Compared With
jA I i
iiuuuiuuus auiuau,
SVOUT PRAY IN CHURCHES
inual Feasts and Beunions Follow.
Then Outdoor Sports That
Always Mark the Day.
\ pity it is that the temper of the day
Its not the time and the occasion. There
onld he frost, a bite and crispness in
* air. a sun of warming rays and genial
tiles. Instead, the day began with
irk and fog and gloom, and in tha
pressing warmth of the unseason?le
hour a curtain of healthless mist,
nk and gray, unrolled no higher
an the housetops. But, after all. the
y is what 'tis made. The sun still
Ires, though hidden for the moment,
d only a little while away the north
nd rests in icy bonds and pufTs Its
eeks to blow.
*ut today, whether of cloud and mist
sun and frost, by right of proclaman
and grace of long-established custom,
set aside as the thanksgiving time of
e American people. Feast day and
y of prayer it is, a time of silent retropct,
of whispered thanks and gratitude,
le vast machinery of the government
sts motionless, the fires are banked, the
jrkshops all deserted. And in the worldmed
centers of business life silence
yells, strange and unaccustomed, the
imor of but yesterday hushed and
eathless till the coming of the morrow.
All Over the Land.
)ver all this fair, broad land It is the
me?north and south, east and west, in
:y and town, in hamlet and village, tha
lors of church and chapel are thrown
de and people of all creeds pay tribute
the bounty of the past. And one, who,
r some reason close to him, would
orn both day and sentiment, observe
e feast and lightly pass the prayet*
ould find his argument and answep
>th near and far from home.
Recuperating and reviving from the c4strophtcal
influence of a panic that
eked the financial foundation* of the
untry from coast to coast and from gulf
border, the nation waxes great ia
rength and vital power, in Influences
r-reaching and for good, in ways that
ake for progress and the best Interests
the civilized world. Heavy are ths
irvests, rich and bountiful as never bere.
won by a prosperous people from the
uitful earth. Enormous are the products
bench and loom, and again, after
?ar-aired months that told of idleness
id poverty, the smoke of countless mills
id factories once more obscures the sky.
?ep and wide is the minted goldca
ream that flows to our shores from ths
arts of other lands.
Foreign Contrast.
L'ompare?and the answer is already
ritten. In another Anglo-Saxon couuy
across the seas the people continus
eir cries for bread, the sullen unemoyed
march the streets in mobs, ths
rces of the government are shaken by
ssension. Over the European continent
e war cloud hangs; conditions ais
aotic, the spirit of national unrest
alks abroad. And on their gilded thrones
vereigns fret and tremble and pray that
e darning match of discontent may fall
am tlie people's palsied hand and fade
co narmiess asn ere 11 ignites cue ureaa1
contents of the old-world magazine.
And so it is to circle the globe?the recd
is not fair. Prosperity and peace,
ourged and scorned, from post to pillar
Iven, seem to have deserted the remainr
of the world to hover, smiling and
ntent, over these I'nited States.
And so, after the thanks have been said
day, there is ample reason for the feast
follow, the feast alike of the very rich
id of the very poor, the charity of the
ic, providing the day's happiness of the
her. Today, too, the eagle, insolent and
[ghty. droops his proud head, dejected
id forgotten, and the great American
rkey, unfortunate victim of an annual
crifice, becomes for these few hours a
owTied and regal monarch.
Observance in Washington.
In Washington and elsewhere on this
itional holiday good cheer and good
liowship prevail, reunited families gathfor
the feast, friendship and affection
lit, soft-footed, about the laden board,
jwntown today the quiet of the Sabth
has prevailed, the-shops closed and
serted, the beehives of the government
thout their usual week-day hum. Upwn.
the eariy morning streets wore
ronged and the churches filled with
ose among the cPy's population who
iserve the day for what it really is, a
tie thanksgiving time. And after
ureh a stroll, despite the threatening
st and hidden sun; visits here, and
ere, little journeys about the city for
?asure and for profit, too, that appe
e may not fall before supply.
\s Is usual on this annual feast day,
e poor of the nation's capital are well
ovided for. The various charitable ornizations
of the city, the clubs and s?'ties
of re.igious and benevolent trend,
! contribute to the feast of the poor and
those as well to whom poverty is not
ly a condition, but a blasting: curse,
iskets of viands, complete In all save
e cooking, were sent to thousands of
mes Thanksgiving eve. and for those
whom a "home" is but a name and
earn and listed wiih the unattainable
erythlng save appetite Iws been proled
.
Afternoon Given to Pleasure.
["here is an interval most significant!
ound the hours of 1 and 2?for the mid*
y Thanksgiving meal has come to be
nost an institution among "Just folks"
this town of ours, and the streets this
Lernoon again were populous. More
jrneyings of pleasure, more visits, more
dks and strolls, with thousands at the
eaters, the foot ball games and else>ere
pleasure-bent, and In the evenf
the churches will again embrace their
ota of the thankful and devout,
lanksgtving comes but once a year, Ml
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