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TEE WASHINGTON TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1912.
MAUD SURE
i FOR ROOSEVELT,
I SAY SUPPORTERS
Expected to Line Up With
Pennsylvania and Bay
State.
(Continued from First Page.)
than to announce that ho would adhere
to It with tho most extreme strictness.
Ho acted Immediately, and released
the delegatee-at-large to President Taft.
It cannot be questioned that In so do
ing he was going much farther than
the law required him to. That ho could
have Insisted on the dnletrntm.at.lnrirn
being bound to htm with perfect pro
priety, juagea by the usual political
BtAndards. there Is no doubt. -
Had the Tnft forces gained the dele-Igates-at-large
In the samo fashion that
I Colonel Roosevelt got them what would
have happened?
Tho stronoarm method nf th Toft
leaders In Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
and elsewhere, their work In the Soutn,
their attempts to override the popular
WUl In "tlBumirl n t a a nfllnUnt ..
ftp Bwer. They would have Insisted on
crook.
Will Strengthen Roosevelt
Director McKlnley and the men around
Ihlhi are Incapable of understanding the
course or action taken by Roosevolt. A
courso of action dictated by regard for
the principle of the primary. That
Roosevelt will bo strengthened In the
country generally by his action cannot
be doubted. From tho outset of his
campaign he has Insisted on letting tho
jjcujub ucciuu wnu wiey waiueu lor tno
Republican nominee. That his willing
ness to abide by what seems tho popular
decision In Massachusetts will be ap
proved by tho country generally is not
to be doubted.
His attitude In this respect Is In
striking contrast with the refusals of
the Taft leaders to sanction tho idea ot
the Presidential primary. These re
fusals became highly noticeable at the
time the Republican national commlttne
mot here last January. At that time tho
Taft leaders tried to "block the adoption
of tho primary prlnclplewherevor pos
sible. They yielded to It In States where
It was established by law simply be
cause It was Impossible to do otherwise.
Anyone with a memory cannot fall
to recall at this time how the Illinois
Senatorial primary, that preceded the
election of William Lorlmer to the
Senate, was disregarded and how A.
J. Hopkins, the primary choice, wan
euchred out of election. Nor can any
one fall to remember that Congress
man McKlnley, now director of tho
Taft campaign, Is one of Lorlmer'3
stanch adherents.
But striking as Is tho action of Col
onel. Roosevolt In refusing to avail
himself .of the delegates-at-large In
Massachusetts, tho course taken by
the delegates-at-large themselves Is
none the less striking. Theso men
have conferred and have decided not
to take any Joint action on the atti
tude of Colpnel Roosevelt In releasing
them from obligation to vote for him.
Instead, tliev will leave each delegato-
Lat-larire free to vote as he sees fit.
r But 'regardless of their release, the
disposition of all the delegates-at-'Iftrge
Is to vote for Roosevelt anyhow.
Statement by Hale.
Chairman Matthew Hale of the
JRoosevelt committee has Issued the
following statement:
"In view of the complicated political
conditions following our State primary,
'T decided to call a meeting of the eight
'delegates-at-large, to discuss tho situa
tion. I had not then heard anything
I about Colonel Roosevelt's statement re
warding tho delegates-at-large. Tho
I delegates who assembled here. I believe,
Baw the newspaper accounts of tho
," colonel's statement
"With the knowledge on the part of
each delegate that he had been fairly
.nnd squarely elected by a largo ma-
'Jorlty over tho Taft delegates It was
, the unanimous opinion that they should
I Hand together, and vote for Roosevelt.
Conbequently a joint statement to this
effect was signed by each delegate
( present.
"Later In the day. and after carefully
considering the position so forcefully
taken by Colonel Roosevelt, the situa
tion was again talked over with the
delegates, and they decided to tnlso no
Joint action, but to rescind their agree
ment and leave each individual dele
gate free to determine for himself his
responsibility to his constituents, and
to act accordingly.
Since then each dclegate-a-large has
declared his Intention to support Roose
velt, regardless Of the -release which Mr.
Roosevelt has given.
Delegates for Roosevelt.
As the situation stands therefore,
Roosevelt will have tho eight delegates-at-large
and at least ten of the district
delegates. He will have at least eight
een of the thirty-six delegates In Massa
chusetts. President Taft's majority on the
Presidential preference ballot was 3,633.
Charles S. Baxter, heading the Roose
velt group of delegates, got 74,121 votes
against Co, 876 for Senator Crane.
A recount will be asked by Roosevelt
followers In the Eighth Massachusetts
district, while Taft men will ask one In
the Ninth on account of the closeness
Of tho vote.
That the outcome In Massachusetts,
as a whole, was In reality a Roosevelt
1 victory, was widely talked here today.
It was pointed oait that If President
Taft cotild not win In Massachusetts,
With 8enator Crane bending all his en
tries for him, with Senator Lodge not
Working for Roosevelt, and with the
expenditure of unlimited money against
Roosevelt, his grip on tho State Is not
strong. Roosevelt leaders, from Senator
Dixon down, declare that the outcome
In Massachusetts will be accepted the
country over- as a defeat for the Presi
dent. How Methods Differ.
A most Interesting commentary on tho
methods of the Taft leaders as com
pared with Roosevelt's, Is seen In a dis
patch from Boston today. From this
it appears that the Taft leaders, sur
prised over Roosevelt's release of dele-
gates-at-large, then sore at the determi
nation of the delegates-at-large to ex
ercise their Individual will and vote for
Roosevelt anyhow, are bent on using
strong-arm methods to shut these men
out at unicago.
The following Is a dispatch from Bos
ton today:
'The eight delegates-at-large, elected
In the Massachusetts preference pilm
ary and pledged to vote for Theodore
Roosevelt, will vote according to their
personal inclinations when convention
time comes around, according to today's
developments In the tangled political
situation In the Bay State.
"Former President Roosevelt has le
leased the 'big eight' after learning
the result or tne preference vote, but
Charles S. Baxter, who led the Roose
velt slate, declared, 'I have always been
a Roosevelt man, and I still am,' ' and
It Is believed the attitude of the other
delegates will be the same as that of
Baxter.
The Taft forces, however, are not
satisfied with the situation The have
announced that ihey will demand a re
Ciyunt of the State vote for delegates
enlarge, und If this recount still chows
a Roosevelt lead, will attempt to pre-
ROOSEVELT IS HIGHLY
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-' possessed. If his
THpnnrttjir
BOosevelt Mr. Taft narrowly averted a disastrous defeat.
QxMina-fw, - a,s jt jS) the honors rest with Roosevelt.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
Republicans of all shades of opinion have, according to appearances, reason to be gratified by
the outcome of the Massachusetts primary election. It was a close, hard fight, ending technically
on even terms. Colonel Roosevelt's handsome refusal to take advantage of the loss of votes caused
to the Taft forces by a bad arrangement of the names on the Republican ballot and his proposal to
transfer the votes of the eight delegates-at-large to the Taft column, though not yet agreed to by
them, ought to have the effect of allaying many of the factional animosities which have been allowed
to invest the present canvass. That novel action should point the way to a higher standard of political
ethics in the conduct of a contest among Republicans for a great honor and responsibility like the
Presidency. '
vent the seating of the Roosevelt dele
gates at the convention."
Appreciating the fact thnt It has a
big task on Its hands, the Republican
national committee will meet In Chi
cago a week earlier than usual, so that
It can have plenty of time to wrcstlo
with contests. It will meet Juno 3 In
stead of June 10. The convention will
not meet until Juno 18. This means tho
committee will have two weeks to con
sider contests.
Bay State Delegate
Visits Roosevelt;
Promises Support
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., May 2. A dele-
gatlon of four Roosevelt leaders from
Massachusetts, headed by Matthew
Hale, who was the colonel's chief aid
In Monday's primary battle, camo to
Sagamore Hill this afternoon to serve
notice upon the former President that
despite his mandate to the contrary,
the eight delegates-at-large from Massa
chusetts would go to the national con
vention determined to work and voto
for him for the Presidential nomina
tion. It has been expected that the eight
delegates-at-Iargo would visit Colonel
Roosevelt today and thresh out tho
Massachusetts situation with him, but
the committee of four came In their
stead. Beside Mr. Hale there were
Arthur Hill, former district attorney of
Boston; E. H. Hooper, Becretay of the
National Roosovelt League, and Charles
H. Thompson.
Just before they went into session
with Colonel Roosevelt, Mr. Thompson
said:
"I am not authorized to make any
public statement for anybody but my
self at this time, but I will say that
the Massachusetts delegates will go to
Chicago determined to do everything In
their power to have Theodore Roose
velt nominated for President. They aro
Roosevelt men through and through,
every one of them, and they conceive
that they were elected to voto and
work for him at the convention and
they purpose to do it.
"We hope to bring Colonel Roosevelt
to this view of the situation, but even
if we don't I am sure that tho result
will be the same. I know that th dele
gates don't fell they should accede to
Colonel Roosevelt's chivalrous request
to vote for Taft."
Before tho Massachusetts men ar
rived Colonel Roosovelt declared ho
was tlrm In his determination to have
the Bay State delegates-at-large vote
for Taft and thut he would exert every
means In his power to have them do so.
"That Is my Idea of a square deul,"
he said, "and I propose to live up to It."
Delegates Will
Vote for Colonel
Anyway, They Say
BOSTON, May 2. Colonel Roosevelt
still has eighteen of the thirty-six Re
publican delegates to the notional con
vention. Every indication today point
ed to his having that many Massa
chusetts votes at Chicago, dcsplto 1i1b
request that the eight delegates-at-large
vote for his rival. President Taft.
Seven of thetie eight delegates-at-large
who, under pledges to vote for
Roosevelt, wero elected over those
pledged to the President, edsplte tho
latter's some 3,500 plurality In the pref
erence vote, declared positively today
that they will vote for Roosevolt.
"I feel that I owe allegiance to tho
man who marked my name and voted
for me as a delegate who had pledged
himself to vote for Colonel Roosevelt.
I do not agree with Mr. Roosevelt. The
colonel really has nothing to do with
It." said George W. Coleman, eleoted
dolegate-at-large for Roosevelt. The
statement was echoed by six others
who were on tho same ticket. These
wero James P. Magenls, Senator Arthur
L. Nazon, Octava A. Larlvlere, Fred
erick Kosdlck. Alvah H. Weeks, and
Charles S. Buxter. Baxter led tho
Roosevelt delegate-at-large ticket. Al
bert Bushnell Hart, tho eighth Roose
velt delegate-at-large, did not com
ment on Roosevelt's request that tho
delegates-at-large vote for the Presi
dent. Census Report Next Week
The police census of th0 ristrlct,
which was commence! Monday, will not
be completed until the latter part of
next week. After tho police of the dlf
lercnt pr. clm-tu 'mve collected all the
datn It will probably be two weeks be
fore the tluK-s ire tabulated and tho
MmiiiM inmuni-I Tv nsis ll
how toMl oopulutlon wliltr HnJ 'ol
I'ftl pi iiiil-itu o tti fftr-ut
c Kfit'x tiul ,iio th. ..unutr of rcti
UtnU of dlffeitn. ages.
Colonel Roosevelt's prompt refusal to accept the support of
Massachusetts' eight delegates-at-large (although they were elected
as Roosevelt men) because President Taft led in the preferential
vote has been praised warmly by the public press. Even
newspapers which have been most bitter in their attacks on the
former President are compelled to admit that the act is merely
the carrying out of Mr. Roosevelt's oft-expressed idea of the square
deal. The editorial comment of some of the papers this morntng
follows:
NEW YORK TIMES.
In surrendering to President Taft the eight delegates-at-large
from Massachusetts who were elected as 'pledged to vote for him
self, Mr. Roosevelt has done a manly and honorable thing. It is
an act that will have an instant response of praise and approval
for him the country over.
BALTIMORE SUN.
The result in Massachusetts must be a great disappointment to
Mr. Taft. Roosevelt had swept Illinois; he had swept Pennsylvania
and Oregon and Nebraska. If Taft could stop him anywhere, it
would be in New England. His managers had told him frankly
that unless he defeated Roosevelt in Massachusetts his cause was
lost. Backed by a strongly intrenched organization, with Senator
Crane and the old-line leaders exerting all their influence for him,
circumstances seemed to favor the President.
For the first time, he plunged into the thick )f the fight. The
Harvester trust disclosures prepared the way for the series of
sneeehes in which he nttflcknrl Rnnsp.vplr nprsnnnllv Intn hie
to the voters he threw every ounce of force he
whirlwind tours changed many votes in his favor
AT
ATTEMPT TO SHOW
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Story of Old Escapade and
Court Fine Only Politi
cal, He Says.
In 1893, Champ Clark, now Speaker of
the House and at that time simply a
member of Congress from Missouri, paid
a fine Of $25 and costs In Washington
Police Court on a charge of assault pnd
battery preferred by a colored waiter.
Tho other members of the Missouri
delegation, who were familiar with the
fcts at the time. Insisted on reimbursing
the Congressman for the expenso Inci
dent to Injuring the colored man.
"There is no secret about It," said
Speaker Clark, this morning. "It Is a
matter of court record. Tho affair oc
curred at 484 Pennyslvanla avenue. I
went Into a restaurant one morning and
the trouble brewed there. The man said
I cut him. I could not wait here to
fight an assault and battery case, and
paid the fine. That Is all there Is to It.
"Tho story has been circulated In
dustriously In my district every two
years when my opponents tried to de
feat me, and it has recently been print
ed, in a badly distorted form, In a cir
cular spread broadcast In Massachu
setts. Only two or three weeks ago It
was printed In a Newark paper. There
Is nothing new nor nothing secret about
it."
This affair, which has been frequently
mentioned In other placos, was "played
up" by Washington newspapers at the
tlmo of Its occurrence. Recently a let
ter was published In The Washington
Times advocating tho support of Speak
er Clark for President by the colored
voters. This called forth a reply from
J. M. Pearson, 324 B street northeast,
who says he Is a Taft supporter, and
who opposes Clark because of his alter
cation with a colored man nineteen
years ago. and Is against Roosevelt be
cause of the summary dlschurgo of the
colored regiment at Brownesllle. Pear
son asserts that Clark, "without any
provocation, cut the negro's throat from
ear to ear." Ho asserts that Clark later
lilt ay colored waiter on the head with
a sugar bowl, "almost killing him on tho
spot." Nothing Is recalled of this last
charge. The victim of the first-mentioned
encounter said he was cut. The
Speaker called It a "scratch" In speak
ing of the Incident.
As the story Is circulated In distant
States, however. It is said to bear little
resemblance to the truthful narrative
and Is distorted Into a helnouB offense
on the part of the Presidential candi
date. In line with this tale Is one In Wis
consin to tho effect that Clark was
forced to leave the State of Kentucky
when he was a young man because he
killed a man. The episode on -which
this bloody story Is founded occurred
forty-two years ago when Clark was
In college. He was a large man then
and two of his enemies In school de
cided to overcome him by combining
forces. One of them held him while
the other pounded him. As soon as
Clark could break away ha got hold of
a pistol and took a shot at one of his
assailants. The bullet went wide.
"Just a college Incident and forty
two eurs ago," Is the way the Speaker
dismisses the story. But as the tale Is
told by political opponents It Is a har
rowing story of blood thirst.
"What political effect these "yarns"
about Clark will have Is conjectural.
The Speaker doesn't seem to be worry
ing, however.
Cream Below Standard.
Sale of cream below the standard
In amount of butter fat brought a
fine of $10, or thirty days In Occo
quan, upon David M. Souder, In United
States branch of Police Court today
The Information alleged the sale of
one-litlf pint bottle of tho cream on
March 29 and onother on March 30,
The defendant pleaded guilty and
paid th fine Inspector Harry J
Mulligan was complaining witness
under the pure food law.
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OF HEALTH BUREAU
Senator Owen Declares
1,700 Die Daily By Pre
ventable Diseases.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma. In a
speech In the Senate this afternoon,
used the TlUnlc disaster to Illustrate
In striking fashion tho need of a na
tional bureau of health.
Sfnator Owen was prompted to speak
by the presentation of Senator Culber
Bon of a long list of petitions from Ok
lahoma objecting to the bureau of health
bill.
Senator Owen declared the petitions
weie baaed on the mistaken notion that
tho bureau of health bill proposed In
iuiy way to Interfere with the practice
of medicine or the right of every person
to choose his own practitioner.
"We have all bten shocked by the
loss of tho Titanic," said he. "The loss
by the sinking of the Titanic of 1,700
persons Is only tho dally loss In the
United States of human lives by pre
ventable Illness. Evory day, 1,700
people and more die In this country
by preventable disease."
This disease could be warded off, lis
maintained. If the samo attention
were given to the protection of hu
mans from disease as to the protec
tion of swine from plague.
Senator Owon wanted tho mcasuro
made the unfinished business following
the steel bill, but there was objection
and he also failed In an attempt to have
the bill go over until December. Ho
said he would' have to Ik? away from
the Senate much of tho tlmo the latter
part of tho session.
Senator Smoot made It plain he In
tended to press his public health bill in
any event, even If the Owen bill went
over to next winter.
Later, a sharp discussion arose as to
whether the report made from the com
mittee by Senator Owen In favor of the
bill was really the committee's views or
the views of Senator Owon. Tho ques
tion arose as the result of a request of
Senator Owen that 25,000 copies be print
ed. Ultimately 6,000 copies were ordered
printed.
Senator Works, who Is a Chrlstlnn
Scientist, pressed the question whether
tho report was subscribed to by the
committee or merely represented the
views of Senator Owen.
Senator Owen said he was author
ized to make the report and make It
without any particular expression of
views.
Senator Smoot said nobody sub
scribed to the report but 8enator
Owen.
Senator Culberson, chairman of tho
public health committee, said a fa
vorable report had boen authorized
and he, as chairman of the committee,
had turned tho business of making
the report over to Senator Owen.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona, In his
first speech, said he was proceeding
on the hypothesis the report was the
report of the committee ahd was au
thorized by the committee, and that
as he had many requests for copies
of the report he hoped a suftlclent
number would be printed.
Grant's Certiorari
In Murder Trial
Argument was completed In Supreme
Court of tho United States this aft
ernoon on the appeal of Arthur John
son, colored, who was convicted of
the murder of John Osensteln, a New
York avenue blacksmith, on Decem
ber 6, 1910. Paca Oberlln represented
the appellant and Solicitor General
Lehmann the Government.
The argument had to deal solely
with the legal question Involved In
an Interpretation of the criminal code.
The Jury In this case was Inclined to
bring In a modified verdict, finding
Johnson guilty of murder in the first
degree, but recommending he should
not hang- Justice Wright decided If
a first degree conviction were had
the penalty must be death and noth
ing elBe under the law It was on
this point that the case was carried
up. the Supreme Court granting tho
writ of certiorari uouflit by John
on'a attorney.
WRECK
TITANIC
MIMED
UNDERWOOD SCORES
SIGNAL VICTORY IN
Alabama Congressman Has
Substantial Lead Over
Wilson In State.
ATLANTA, Ga., May 2. Oscar Un
derwood has carried Georgia over
Gov. Woodrow Wilson, and will bo
supported by 'a solid Georgia delega
tion at tho Baltimore convention.
Returns Indicate that Underwood's
majority over Wilson wilt be at
least 5,000.
Out of 81 counties of tho 146 in the
State which have been reported so
far, 60 have been carried by Under
wood and 21 by Woodrow Wilson.
The names of Champ Clark and
Gov. Judson Harmon were on tho
ticket, but thoy did not figure ap
preciably in the contest, as neither
had made a fight In Georgia.
The country districts, hh hnrt h.n nr-
dlctcd by the Underwood managers, have
appureniiy aeieuieu uovernor Wilson.
When the first returns were received
fiom Hnvunnnh, Macon, Augusta, ond
otner cities, showing that thev had
Kme for Wlll-OII. Ill ninnm-rrn wpi-p
jul-ilaiit nnd claimed the State, but as
soon as tne tvuniry districtu began to
icnort Vllron'H lead wh ni.liUl.. re.
duced. Nomlv fvurv town in the State
went ror ynson. oniv to nave Its vote
ovcicitnc by the rural precincts In fa
vor of l.ndiTwood. Wilson's majority
was sninll in Augusta where his fath
er prenched, and In Savannah, where ho
married. He was ylvon a large majority
in tlantu, wlic-tu he practiced law.
The roturns nlso show that Wilson
curried ncarlv i-verv one of the counties
In whlMi he spoke durlnir his recent
lour or tne soutn.
The heavy rural vote for Underwood
Is attributed to his prominence In the
tight for tariff revision.
The fact that ho was Btyled father of
tne farmers free-list bill also counted
heavily In the agricultural districts.
Back of the Underwood-Wilson con
test was the play of local feuds. The
light was really moro of a contest be
tween the factions represented by
United States Senator Hokn Smith and
Clark Howell, Democratic national
committeeman from Georgia, than a
contest between Wilson and Under
wood. Smith supported Wilson and
Howell backed Underwood. If Wilson
had won Howell would have been de
feated for re-election to the national
committee. This was generally known,
and In many counties It was much more
of a Smith-Howell contest than an Underwood-Wilson
flght.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. May 2.-Oscar
Underwood'B lead over Governor Wilson
In ycHtcrday's Presidential primaries In
Florida was maintained by scattering
returns from the country districts. Sev
eral places reported Wilson gaining
slightly, but these gains were offset by
tho count elsewhere.
Incomplete returns from Ke,- West,
center nf the clgar-maklng Industry,
glvo Underwood US1 and Wilson 9S. Re
sultK In other cases show similar ma
jorities. Unanimous Vote to
Help Titanic Victims
By unanimous vote the House today
adopted an amendment to tho Postof-
flce appropriation bill which approp
riates and makes Immediately ayallable
t:,uuu encli ror tne widows or tne
three mall clerks who went down on
the Titanic. The payment Is to be
mado to "the next of kin," If any
clerk bus no widow.
The three clerks who lost their
lives on the Titanic were O. S. Woody,
J S. March, and W L. Qulnn The
former was a Washington man.
The amendment was offered by Con
gressman Rcllly of Connecticut, and
met with no opposition In the House.
The House then proceeded to roll calls
on the legislative features of the Post
office appropriation bill which were
adopted while that body was In "Com
mittee of tho Whole" last Thursday.
Congressman Mann demanded a sepa
rate vote on the Shackelford amend
ment, which provides Federal old to
good roads by levying a toll against
the General Goevrnment for the use
of roads over which the rural malls
are carried. Tho amendment was adopt
ed by a vote of 140 to &5, divided along
non-partisan lines.
A separate vote was also demanded
on the Barnhart amendment requiring
all newspapers and periodicals to pub
lish the names, once a week, of their
owners, publishers, nnd stockholders.
Alleged Burglar
Sent to Virginia
Requisition papers for Wesley R
Howar, the burglar suspect picked un
by the local police, were today honored
m- Chief lustlca Clnbaugh. of the Dis
trict Supienie Court, and Howar. who
Ik wanted in Alexandria county on a
charge of burglary, vr.is taken to Vir
ginia thU ufternoon. Howar hod a
burglar kit In his norsesslon whon ar
rested, lie I'loimed he was not In Vir
ginia at the tines the burglary In ques
tion was committed.
Papeis for the re-tulslllon of William
Goldstein and David F. Bltrcs. to South
Carolina on charges of burglary nnd
larcenv, nnd Wtlllnm Smith, of Vir
ginia, on a ehuigo of arson, ulso reach
ed the District Supreme court today.
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CALORIC
FIRELESS
COOKER
By a factory expert in our
Housefumishings Department,
Daily from 9:30 until 5 o'clock.
Demonstration in cooking at
11 a. m. and 3 p. m. The
demonstrator will have ready a
nice roast and hot biscuits, etc.
All invited.
BARBER & ROSS
llth&GSts.
GEORGIA ELECTION
TAFT SOPPORTERS
ARE SURPRISED BY
SOOTH CAROLINIANS
District and Congressional
Conventions of Republi
cans Called Off.
There was an inercstlng development
here today In the political situation
which seems to have been a great sur
prise to tho Taft headquarters, but no
surprise whatever to the Roosevelt
headquarters. It seems that Major
Blalock, chairman of tho Capers-
Blalock wing of the Republican party
of South Carolina, by the consent of the'
executive committee of that faction,
nas called off the Congressional district
conventions, nnd the State convention
of the Republican party, in South Caro
lina, all booked for Saturday.
Little reason seems to be assigned for
this action at the chairman's notice la
Blmply in these words:
"I have been in Washington for sev
eral days, nnd after cotihultatlon with
our friends, and with the consent of a
majority of the State executive commit
tee, we have decided to Huspcnd, for
the present, all efforts toward holding
our State and dlstilct Republican con
vention as called for early In May."
Captain Capets, the South Carollnn
member of the natlonnl committee,
declined to discuss the matter further
than to say, ns ono of the members ot
tho State executive committee, he had
expressed his willingness to abide by
tho decision of tiie State chairman
and would act accordingly. Captain
Capers further stated, as a member
of the national committee, he expected
to be In Chicago from June 5 until
the convention adjourned performing
the duties of that office.
In view of tho fact the Taft head
quarters were tuken entirely by sur
prise, It would seem the Roosevelt
men In the Capet s-Blalock organiza
tion were satisfied with the Roosevelt
attitude of what has been supposed
to be the Taft delegates already elect
ed and hence no necessity to elect ad
ditional Roosevelt delegates. Unques
tionably, however, on the other band,
there are tome Tnft men In the Ca-pers-Blnlock
faction.
The other theory Is these men found
that unless the party was all white It
would not work In South Carolina, and.
pn the other hand, If It was all white,
its delegates could not be seated at Chi
cago. In answer to a telegram to Goldvlllc,
Chairman Blalock would only reply
his faction would suspend action for the
present, but expected to maintain Its
organization and demand recognition at
a later period. He added, however, he
expected to be at Chioago himself. The
best Information Is the Roosevelt men In
the Capers-Blalock organization are per
fectly satisfied with the situation us It
now stands, ns far as delegates to
Chicago are concerned.
Injunction Action
Filed Against I. C. C.
An Injunction suit against the Inter
state Commerce Commission atwj the
trunk line railroads of the country, to
restrain the commission and the rail
roads from complying with the commis
sion's rule against the division of rates
with the "Tap Line" railroads, has been
tiled In the St. Louis courts, according
to Information received by Secretory
Marble, of the commission, today from
J. D. Watson, assistant general freight
agent of the St. Louis ana Southwestern
railroad.
April 25, the Interstate Commerce
Commission gave a decision in the tap
line cases, declaring these tap lines,
(short haul roads, owned or controlled
by manufacturing, mining nnd lumber
corporations) were not common car
riers in the sense of the Interstate Com
merce law, and forbade through rates
over them and n division of these rates
with them. This decision was welcome
to tho big roads, but the tap line people
claimed thev would lose a minimum of
$1,000 a week thereby. By injunction
they seek to prevent the big roads from
cancelling their through rates.
According to the decis-lon of the com
inlsElon the cancelation of through
rates oser tap linos became effective
ut midnight. Apill It), and all of the
ti unk line mads published new tariffs
temporary writ was returned by the
Missouri State court In St. Louis, re
nirnable Ma 11. in the meantimo
Scerelan Marbl. of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, p.ijs tap lines
mill iirough lines that participate In
throtifh rites lender themselves liable
K rlmlnil prosecution for violation
of the interstute eonimerce law.
TORTURE AWFUL
Scratched Until Raw and Bleeding,
Could Not Wash Them, Lost Three
Weeks' Work. Now Hands Are Soft
and Smooth Through Use of Cuti
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417 West 30th St., New York. N Y.
"About eighteen months ago a rash broke
out on my right thumb and spread until my
nana was completely cov
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itched, and then it began
to burn and torture. My
hands were in such a state
that I could not put them
In water or wash them. I
used to scratch them until
thftT WftrA row mil hlpHlnp
J " M(1 dld not know what It
m iu nave a iuii mgni a
sleep. While working I had
to wear gloves with fineer
tips cut off and I lost three weeks' work.
"I doctored with druggists, salves and
washes for six weeks and did not get any
relief. In the meantimo it had spread to my
left hand and the torture was awful I was
about to give up in disgust when I was told
to send for a little Cutlcura Soap and Oint
ment. I used to put the Cutlcura Ointment
on in the morning. When I got home in the
eTenlng, I put a fresh supply on for the night.
Very often I would get up after being In bed
for a few hours and put some more on. It
soothed them so I could go to sleep again, and
the Cutlcura Soap and Ointment rased my
hands so much the first night that I thought
there was nothing the matter with them. I
used them for about two months. Now I am
completely cured. My hands are like a baby's,
so soft and smooth, through the use of the
Cutlcura 6oap and Ointment " (Signed)
William H. Clark, Nov 15, 1011
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment are sold
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Dept T. Boston Tender-faced men should
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RASH
COVERED
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JhsL J
CLERKS MOURN FOR
VICTIM ON TITANIC
Resolutions of Sympathy Adopted
By Associates of O. S.
Woody.
Resolutions of respect and sympathy
upon the death of Oscar S. Woody have
been passed by tho Third division of
tho National Association of Railway
Postal Clerks. Woody was lost on tho
Titanic, with four other mall clerks.
The resolutions, signed bv V. P. Ham
mer, J. C. Miller, and S. E. Davis, a
committee appointed to drafo them, read
in part as follows:
"That, whllo wo so greatly deplore the
death of him whom wo all loved so
well and whose life we admired so
much, we Horrowfully bow In submis
sion to the will of Him who, In Hit
unerring wisdom, both gave and took
awuy from us, In tho prime of live and
inunhood, the life of our comrade, our
associate, our friend.
"Thut, in common with all his friends
nnd associates, and they are legion, wo
shall hold In grateful remembrance his
helpfulness to this division, and his un
sclttsh and loyal service to tho Gov
ernment; and, greatest of all, we. shall
ever cherish the memories of his high
and noble character, that Ingredient In
his life which mado him the most ad
mirable and lovable of men."
Mr. Woody's wife was visiting in
Washington, where he formerly lived,
when news of the Titanic disaster was
received.
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