Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 338, 11 October 1908 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRA3I, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 190S.

TDE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. PnUliBwl tnd owned by the PALLADIUM PRINTING CO. Issued 7 days , each week, eveningsand Sunday morning. Office Corner North th and A streets. Heme Phone 1121. Bell 2L RICHMOND. INDIANA.

RMdolDk a. Leeds Mmi(Ii Editor. Charles M. Mera;aa BiiIhm Mason. O. Owea Knan Wewa Editor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In Richmond $5.00 per year (In advance) or 10c per week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. One year. In advance $5 00 Six months. In advance 2.60 On month. In advance 45 RURAL ROUTES. One year. In advance $S-C0 Six months. In advance l-f One month. In advance 28 Addres chang-ed as 4ften as desired: both new and old addresses must be riven. Subscribers will please remit with order, which should bit riven for a specified term; name will not be entered until payment is received. Rntered at Richmond, Indiana, postoffice as second class mall matter. REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL TICKET. For President WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT of Ohio. For Vice-President AJ1E3 8. SHERMAN of New York. STATE. Governor " JAMES E. WATSON. - Lieutenant Governor FREMONT C. GOODWINE. Secretary of State FRED A, SIMS. Auditor of State JOHN a BILLHEIMER. -Treasurer st StateOS CAR HADLEY. , Attorney General JAMES BINGHAM. " Stat Superintendent LAWRENCE McTURNAN. State Statistician J. L. PEETZ. ' ' -Judge of Supreme Court " QUINCY A. MYERS., Judge of Appellate Court DAVID MYERS. Reporter of Supreme Courts GEORGE W. SELF. DISTRICT. Congress WILLIAM O. BARNARD. COUNTY. Joint Representative ALONZO M. GARDNER, Represeutatlve WALTER S. RATLIFF. Circuit Judge HENRY C. FOX. Prosecuting Attorney CHAS. L. LADD. Treasurer , , ALBERT ALBERTSON. Sheriff UNUS P. MEREDITH. Coroner DR. A. L. BRAMKAMP. Surveyor ROBERT A. HOWARD. Recorder WILL J. ROBBINS. Commissioner Eastern Disk HOMER FARLOW. Commissioner Middle Diet BARNEY H. LINDERMAN. Commissioner Western Dlst . ROBERT N. BEESON. WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Trustee JAMES H-' HOWARTH. Assessor 4 CHARLES E. POTTER. , WHAT LOCAL OPTION IS. Many persons honestly are confus ed as to the exact principle Involved In local, option as applied to the re striction of the retail liquor traffic Others have not a proper understanding of It because those who are Interested In the discrediting of the theory purposely misrepresent its provisions and Its purposes. Local option really Is nothing hut home rule, It Is designed to give the people of a stated unit of government the power to say for themselves whether or not saloons shall be excluded from that partlcul territory. In so far as the principle is concerned, there is not a particle of difference between local option by city wards and townships and local option with the county as the unit. In practical effect, of course, there is a wide difference, because of the difference in the unit Broadly speaking local option means the rule of the majority. This principle Is the foundation stone of our gov ernment. Although it is contemplated that the rights and privileges of the minority shall be given due consider ation and respect, after all the scheme necessarily concedes that the expression of the majority , 6hall determine governmental" policies, local, state or general. .. ' - It is true, of course, that a local option law has the effect to promote temperance by the restriction or by ihe destruction of the retail liquor traffic. Yet it does not follow that a man who is in favor of a local option law necessarily Is opposed to the liquor traffic. One may favor saloona un der proper regulation, and yet be a consistent advocate of local option. A

man of this kind stands simply for what we all Relieve, that the majority of the people Bhould rule. In practical operation a local option law is of much value even to communities where the sentiment is unfavorable to the elimination of the traffic. It serves the purpose of a menace against the unlawful practices of many saloons. It is freely conceded by nearly everybody who believes that saloons should be permitted existence that saloon keepers should observe the spirit of the law in regulation of the traffic. No man will contend that a license to retail intoxicating liquors carries with it the privilege of violating the law. Most of the evil of the traffic comes through the disposition to evade certain provisions of the law intended to confine the saloons within due grounds. Many men believe, and there Is reasonable ground for their belief, that the principal harm done by the saloon comes from the persistent violation of the law. Therefore a local option law Is of great use in keeping the saloons responsive to public sentiment requiring strict observance of law. It is much easier to make the saloons obey the law when they know that the people have In their hands a weapon powerful enough to destroy the traffic at any time when it is the public will so to do. Local option, then, is not prohibition, nor anything near it. ' In itself It does not prohibit saloons even In the territorial limit prescribed unless the people themselves see fit to take advantage of the provisions of the law.

ROOSEVELT, THE TYRANT. - No more Interesting figure In journalism has ever been before the American public than "Marse Henry" Watterson. What he says Is always worth reading on account of the picturesque language which he employs. As a sample of his vivid imagination and impassioned rhetoric we give the following: extract: r "The White House is already the palace of a king. The president Is already a sovereign In every thing except the name. Why should not a member of the court circle blurt It 'out that Taft is expected merely to hold down the job for Roosevelt, since it Is thought premature to run Roosevelt or the Immediate succession?" Not this alone. Marse Henry with passion eomes out with another burst of fireworks saying, that if Taft is elected, the Republican party "will never surrender it short o some dire catachysm, making its exit the signal, for, it may be civil war." As to the language employed, Colonel Watterson is a model o rhetoric, he writes with what the school book calls 'freedom, ease and force." But what can one say of the vivid imagination which warps the mental processes and conuses the vision of Henry? , O Roosevelt, cruel tyrant, the enemy qf the meek, humble and down trodden trusts, oppression wielder of the Big Stick in the interest of the overbearing public against the timid corporation! Roosevelt the rascal exposed by the incorruptable Haskell! Rooscevelt the tyrant condemned by the Standard Oil company! Yes. if this blood thirsty monster, Roosevelt keeps on the railroads, the Standard Oil company, the steel trust will not stand the persecutions and the prosecutions of their entirely and al ways innocent business methods any longer and there may be a catclyslm and there may also be civil war. 4Were Marse Henry's boots on or off when he penned this inspiration. CONCERNING MONUMENTS. The monument to Benjamin Harri son erected in Indianapolis and to be unveiled the last of this month does much to bring more honor to the illustrious name of Indiana's son. Is not only a recognition of his great ness but it sets forth an ideal for a younger generation to achieve. The ancient Roman ideal of monu ments was to perpetuate the name of the man himself. To this end the statesman and warriors of Rome built their own monuments to be quite sure that one would be built Not only the many monuments which line the Applan Way for miles out of Rome, but the Appian Way itself were built in the life time of the man himself so that he was sure his name would live after him. The Egyptian Pharohs built their pyramids for the same reason. Even today the Mr. Carnegie gives away libraries with his name on them that his name may not become extinct. It makes no difference that the library have funds to keep alive after he has given the money there his name stands in bold relief. That is one sort of monument The other is of a later and a finer growth. The monuments erected by a grateful people to their sons are worth all the monuments of the other sort save their artistic merits. There is an lncalcuable gain in patriotism; in better citizenship; in higher ideals when the monument is the voluntary offering of the people. Most names which are worthy of monuments. It is true will never die

the benefit of the monument is therefore not for the man who is honored but is simply indicative of the patriotism of the multitude. There lurks about the monument of the hallowed great an intangible some thing which is akin to the feeling which makes the heart throb and the nerves tingle when we see the boys in Khaki on the march, the flag come down at guard mount, with the band playing or the rows after rows of unknown graves at Gettysburg. The centenary of the birth of the great Lincoln is next year. Rich

mond should do something in recognition of his services if it be only the placing of a large granite boulder in a public place with the name of the great Emancipator cbisled on its side. Such a thing means nothing to him, dead and gone the gain is ours. No longer 13 it the problem "The Lady or the Tiger." It is the "The Cubs or the Tigers." The interest which centers in the baseball suprem acy is comparable to nothing. Not even Bryan or Taft have such violent partisans as have the respective champions of the American and National Baseball leagues. It wa3 not for nothing that the baseball editor of a great newspaper gave to the American tongue the name of "bug," meaning enthusiast. Everybody is baseball crazy. The barber shops, the bars, the clubs and the hotel lobbies are a babel of jargon and percentages. The Campaign pauses or goes on un heeded the war clouds in the Balkans do not attract a moment's interest "What's the score?" WJien the championship is decided the next president can be decided. THE JUDGE OF THE COURT The importance of selecting a capable and proper judge o the court of this county, should not be overlooked by the voters of the county at the coming election. From remarks heard upon the streets of the city, it would seem that a number of voters are under the wrong Impression that Judge Fox has no opposition for that office. Mr. Dodson, of Cambridge City, has been nominated as the Democratic candidate and will be regularly upon the ticket and no mistake should be made by the voters either In assuming, that there is no opposition to Judge Fox, or In the selection o the best man for the position. The office of judge is in no sense a political one. The proper administration of the law through our courts Is not alone important, but of vital in terest to all the people of the county alike. From expressions heard by members of the bar, it appears that Judge Fox has made a satisfactory judge, and that his experience and ability as a lawyer, and his experience and record upon the bench have been such that his election is regarded as in everyway desirable, not only by the bar of the county, but in the interest of the people, In the maintenance of the high standing and efficiency of the court, and the proper administration of the law, through the courts of the countryl Judge Fox's opponent, Mr. Dodson, is a young man, against whom personally nothing will be Baid; but he is without either legal learning, or experience in practice, to fit him for the responsible duties of the bench in this county. As has been said, the office of judge being in no sense political and In the selection of the man for the office, integrity, capacity and legal learning alone should govern the action of the voters, it will be well for our citizens to inquire if they do not already know the respective qualification of the two candidates, and make no mistake In their selection of the man for this important office. CONTRIBUTOR. HOBSON HAS HIS FEELINGS HURT Naval Hero Sues Congressman for $50,000. Boston, Mass., Oct' 10. Richmond Pearson Hobson has sued Congressman Kelither for $50,000 on a charge ! of libel. Keliher is declared to have ; said Hobson lied when he denied get- ! ting paid for making a campaign speech in this city two weeks ago. Not a Dit Froud. The editor of an esteemed contemporary thus announces the acquisition in his domestic circle of two "fair, fat and flourishing" babies: "Bring out the brass band and place its nosiest members on the highest pin nacle of the town. Sound the loud bass fiddle and let the nation rejoice, for one of the humblest citizens of the commonwealth hath been Justly ex alted over his compeers, and we have the honor to be that fortunate and meritorious individual. Still we are not proud; we yet speak to our neigh bors, occasionally, but at the same time it must be admitted that we feel several inches taller than we did a week ago"" '' 4 -- . "Is that you. Frank?" asked Mrs. Tlpplns In a nervous voice as she heard some one moving about tat the next room in the darkness. "It Is," replied Mr. Tlpplns. "You gave me such a shock. I thought at first there was a man la the fcoofce." Kxrhanaa. '.v

CAMBRIDGE CITY MARSHAL STUMPED Asks What He Is to Do Without a Justice.

In a communication to the Palladium, John McKee, marshal at Cambridge City, wishes to know what he is to do as he does not have the co-operation of a justice of the peace. At this time there is no justice at Cambridge City, and the prosecuting attorney has given notice that cases are not to be tried before Squire Swain, of Dublin. Because of his age and eccentricities, the state's attorney does not believe the squire competent to act as a judge of the merits of a court case. McKee also objects to statements made concerning his attitude toward the automobile party from Richmond that visited Cambridge City last Saturday evening and raised such a disturbance that Earl Gaar, of this city, and Richard Cannon, of Danville, 111., were arrested and fined afterward. McKee writes: Editor of the Palladium. Dear Sir In your issue of Thursday, I notice an article headed, "Shocked Residents of Cambridge City," referring to a party from Richmond who were here Saturday evening. The article further states that "a member of the town council of Cambridge City gives the following version of the affair." Among other things this councilman says the marshal hesitated to make an arrest. I was telephoned to and came down town and directed that arrests be made. This part I brand as a deliberate falsehood, as during the whole of the evening I did not meet nor see a single councilman. It appears to me that this person who so wjlllngly puts himself forward to be Interviewed and who has so little respect for the truth and who, according to his own statement, "saw it all," must have forgotten what the law is, that anyone who sees a misdemeanor should file an affidavit against the transgressors, perhaps he was too bossy seeing them drink the gallons of beer and other stuffs, he would have your readers believe they did or, perhaps, he was too deeply Interested in the female wearing apparel that he forgot he was a "city dad," and Imagined he was a boy again and did not realize that he was one of the hun dred, who stood and saw the flagrant breaking of the law until too late, and to shift the responsibility and make It appear that I alone was In fault, he has himself interview and poses as the "very good one in the case." An article appeared in the Cambridge City Tribune of the same date of your issue that causes me to believe there must have beeh a collusion. Now I wish to present my side of the case as marshal of our Utle city. The Richmond auto party came to our town and the conduct of "Uncle Joe" Cannon's nephew becoming such that I felt It my duty to arrest him. I did so (not at Mr. Coun cilman's reguest) and on his promise to at once leave town I allowed him to return to his party. They all entered the auto and turning slowly, the driver threw on all speed and left town disregarding all speed ordinances. Monday morning I went to Richmond with warrants for Earl Gaar and a party unknown to me, but which since proves to be Richard Cannon, and when I talked to Wilfred Jessup, county prosecutor, and in the presence of Jessie Bailey, chief of police, Mr. Jessup told me that the warrants would- not hold good as Squire Swain, of Dublin, was not eligible to act as a justice and that the warrants would have to be made out in Richmond, which has since been done and the nominal fine assessed against the parties. Before concluding this I want to ask what am I to do? Cambridge City is without a justice, the nearest one is at Dublin, and our prosecutor tells me he is not qualified to act. Before whom am I to take those whom I arrest? Will Mr. Councilman from Cambridge City please answer? I stand ready at all times to do my duty, but under the existing state of affairs I do not feel like Jeopardizing myself nor my bondsmen by arresting people and having them tried before some one not qualified to act. Now in conclusion, if Mr. Councilman had in the past evinced as great an Interest in helping me as he has in trying to pull .me down, the duties of marshal would be much more pleasant than tbey are at present. Tranking you for the space I have used, yet feeling it was due me by the unwarranted attack. I am respectfully, JOHN H. M'KEE, Marshal, Cambrindge City, Ind. STILL RUMOR SAYS DUKE WILL MARRY Has It That Wedding to Miss Elkins Is Near. Rome, Oct 10. The fact that the duke of the Abruzil, who, it Is stated is to marry Miss Katherlne Elkins in December, left the command of the battleship Regina Elena before the expiration of the regulation two years service and thus renounced promotion to flag rank, has caused considerable surprise here. , There is only one explanation given on all sides for his action. Every one assumes that he intends to hasten his marriage to Miss Elkins, though neither he nor his friends will say why he gave up his command. In naval circles, where the duke has been nicknamed "Mr. Elkins," It is declared that the reason is that the marriage is certain. The Duke has taken the bit In his teeth and Intends to have his own way. , ' He Is now at Turin, hut has not seen the king, who is at Racconlgl or the queen mother, who has washed her hands of the whole business and coae motoring abroad.

.9fe-KING of

DIAMONDS.

By Louis Tracy, Author of "Wings of the Morning." "The Pillar of Light." Etc.

7 ? COrTRlCHt. 10. Br "Ah, wen, ft is gooa occasionally to revisit the old scenes. No, Elf, I will sit here. I will not be en face to that row of tables. Half a dozen people would certainly recognize me, and I do not wish it." Elf! The name drove rhlllp's thoughts backward with a boundback to a torrential night in a London square and the tearing open of a carriage door in time to save a sweet little girl all robed in white who but for him would have fallen with an overturned vehicle. Elf! It was an unusual pet name. The child of ten years ago would be about the age of the lively and splrituelle girl by his side. The child had faced her enraged uncle on that memorable night. The woman bad refused to leave him when she thought danger threatened in the park. - Could it be possible? He was startled, bewildered, utterly dumfounded by even the remote possibility that another figure from the past should come before him in such wise. "Mr. Anson! What have you found In the menu to perplex you so terribly? Does danger lurk in the agneau du prlntemps? Is there a secret horror In the salmi?" Evelyn's raillery restored his scattered wits. "May I say something personal?" he Inquired. "About the lamb?" "About you? Mrs. Atherley called you 'Elf Just now." "Yes. I regret that I earned the title in ages past The habits have ceased, but the name remains." "I once met a little girl named Elf. It was ten years ago on a March evening In a West End square. There had been a carriage accident. A pair of horses -were frightened by a terrific thunderstorm. The girl was accompanied by a somewhat selfish gentleman. He jumped out and left her to her own devices; Indeed, slammed the door In her face. A ragged boy" "A boy with newspapers a boy who spoke quite nicely saved her by running Into the road. The carriage overturned In front of Lord Vanstone's house. I was the girl!" Both ladles were amazed at the expresslon on Philip's face. He betray ed such eagerness, such intense longlng, such keen anxiety to establish her Identity with the child who figured In an accident of no very remarkable nature, that they could not help being vastly surprised. Their astonishment was not lessened when Philip exclaimed: -And I was the boyr "But I 6ftld 4a boy with newspapers.' " "Yes, a very urchin, a waif of the streets." "My uncle struck you." "And you defended me, saved me from being locked up, In fact" "Ob, this is too marvelous. Mother, you must remember" "My dear one, I remember the event as If it had taken place yesterday. Your uncle would not have cared were you killed that night All he wanted was your money. Now he has that , and mine. He was. Indeed, a wicked ! man." j "Mother, dear, he Is unhappy. Are we? But, Mr. Anson, what wonderful change in your fortunes has taken place since our first meeting? Is the newspaper trade so thriving that a carriage and pair, a supper at the Savoy, stalls at the Regent's ball and a bouquet from Rosalind's are mere trimmings, so to speak, to a busy day?" "Evelyn!" protested Mrs. Atherley. But the girl was too buoyant, too utterly oblivious of all that this meeting meant to Philip, to cease from chaffing him. "Please, Mr. Anson, do tell us the secret I will sell any paper you name. I get 5 guineas for singing two songs, I admit, but I may only sing them once a month. I have loads of time to run about crying: 'Extrey speshul! Orrlble dlsawsterf Or does the magic spring from writing those thrilling stories one sees placarded on the boardings? I believe I could do It I once won a prize in a lady's magazine for a set of verses, the genuine and unaided production of a girl aged under fourteen." Philip compelled himself to respond to her mood. He promised to reveal his specific for money making at some future period when she was sufficiently dazzled to accept his words as those of a prophet With the tact of a woman of the world, Mrs. Atherley led the conversation back to less personal channels. The great restaurant was rapidly filling now. The occupants of neighboring tables cast occasional glances at the merry trio which discussed the foibles of the musical world, the ways of agents, the little meannesses and petty spites of the greatest artists and Incidentally did ample justice to an excellent meal. Philip thought he had never before met such a delightful glrL Evelyn was quite certain that some unknown good fairy had given her this pleasant acquaintance, and Mrs. Atherley, after a silent spasm of regret that her daughter should be denied the position in the greater world for which she was so admirably fitted, abandoned herself to the infectious gayety of the younger people. ' Both she and Evelyn confessed to a feeling of renewed surprise when Philip happened to mention his London address.. Whatever faults the denizens of Park lane 'may possess, that of being unknown cannot be reckoned among them and Mrs. Atherley in a period not very remote knew the occupants of every house in that remarkable thoroughfare. She could not, however, recall the name of Anson. At last a most enjoyable meal came to an end. Philip, supported most ably by a skilled head waiter, spun It out to the utmost possible limit, but the InexlU ma AmmimJk.

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V I EDWARD J. ClODE. lie tnougbt the two ladies might prefer to drive home alone, so he sent them away in his carriage and made an excuse that he had an appointment at his club. In truth he wished to be free to walk far and fast while his excited brain demanded a solution of the strange congeries of events which had so crowded Into his life during fortyeight hours. About the time that Philip's coachman safely deposited Evelyn aud her mother at their residence Victor (2 re nter, again attired iu evening dress and accompanied by Jocky Mason, whose huge frame was Incased in a suit of gray tweed, entered a fashionable West End bar and fouml an elegant young person leaning against the marble topped counter, engaged in a war of wits with a barmaid. The arrival of the two men, however, put a quick stop to the badiuage. The youth quitted the counter with a careless discourtesy that annoyed the girl to whom he was talking. "Well," he demanded from Grenier, "did anything happen?" "Jimmle," was the cool reply, "I told you that your stupid ruse last night would result in failure. Far worse; it has supplied you with a rival against whom you may as well give up the game at once." "Rot!" cried the other fiercely, with an oath. "Don't irritate me. Tell me plainly what has gone wrong now." "She was there and sang delightfully. Ton my honor, she is a pretty girl. But the man was there, too, and he managed to improve so well on the opportunity you were kind enough to provide for him, Jimmle. that after her show was over she and her mother met him at the main entrance, and they drove off together to the Savoy In a carriage and pair." "Then who the deuce Is hef demanded theangry youth. "I tell you, Jlramie, you have no earthly chance. Last night's Intruder was none other than Mr. Philip Anson, the millionaire. "Philip Anson. Great Scott! Hoof all men In the world!" The younger man became very pale, and his eyes rolled In a species of delirious agitation. But Jocky Mason had caught the name, though he did ! not comprehend the exact subject of their discourse. "Philip Anson!" he said. "If there's anything on foot where Philip Anson is concerned, count me as his enemy. Curse him I Curse him to all eternity!" And he struck a table with his great fist until other men began to stare, and Grenier was forced earnestly to counsel his associates to control themselves in such a public place. CHAPTER XVI. c OME to my chambers," mut tered the youngest of the trio. "We are fools to discuss such things here. It is your fault, Grenier. Why did you drop this bombshell on me so unexpectedly? You confounded actors are always looking out for a curtain. You should not try the experiment on your chums in a crowded bar." "Now, my dear Langdon, do be reasonable. How could I tell that the mere name of Philip Anson would create a scene? You look as sick as a man who has Just been sentenced to be hanged, and my old pal nunter seems to' have suddenly gone mad." Indeed, his words were Justified. Mr. James Crichton Langdon was corpselike In pallor, and Mason, alias Hunter, though his tongue was stilled, bore every indication of a man enraged almost beyond control. "Come away, then," said Langdon, with a horrible attempt to smile indifferently. "No, no. There are too many eyes here that we should leave with the air of a set of stage murderers. Sit down. Let us have a nip of brandy. Talk about racing, women, anything, for a little while and then go out quietly." Grenier was right A detective bad already nudged an acquaintance and whispered: "The pigeon seems to be upset And one of the hawks is in a rare temper too. I'll keep an eye on that collection." He watched them through a mirror. He saw Grenier exert himself to put his companions in a better humor. When they went out he followed and ascertained from the commissionnaire at the door that they had gone toward Shaftesbury avenue. sly walking rapidly he sighted them again and saw them turn into a doorway. "Grenier's chambers!" he said. "What a splendid nerve that fellow has. Reports himself cooHy at Scotland Yard every month and lives in style not half a mile away. How does be manaee It? I must make some inqulry about the others." i Certainly the methods of the superior ' scoundrels of London are peculiar. Grenier knew that he was a marked man In the eyes of the police. He knew that the particular saloon bar he affected was the rendezvous not only of others like himself, but of the smartest detective officers of the metropolitan force. Yet this was his favorite hunting ground. Where the carcass is there are the Jackals. He would never3 dream of honest endeavor in a new land to begin life anew. The feast was spread before his eyes, and he could not resist it But Grenier was a careful rogue. After a boyhood of good training and education, he drifted into a had set at the beginning of his adult career. Once, indeed, he endeavored to put his great natural abilities to some reasonable use by going on the stage. The industrious hardship of the early years of an actor's striving were not to his liking, however. No sooner had he attained a position of trust as manager of a touring company than he tamperd wltfc moDMwjDiraitsi to bis carsv ,

FAVOR TELEPHONE FOR DISPATCHING Probable It Will Become User Generally by the Railroads.

ADVANTAGES ARE GREATER. THESE WERE BROUGHT OUT AT A MEETING OF THE WESTERN DIVISION OF RAILWAY TELEGRAPH SUPERINTENDENTS. Cincinnati. O., Oct. 10 At the last quarterly meeting of the Western division of the American Association of Railway Telegraph Superintendents , at Chicago 18 roads were represented. The subject of most interest was that relating to the use of the telephone for the dispatching all block ing of trains. While the telephone has been used to an extent in railway service for a number of years on branches, yard and terminal lines, its greatest development has been within the last two years, when entire districts have been covered with train dispatching circuits with great success. Reports indicated that within two years over 6,000 miles of road have been placed under telephone operation, nearly oil of this mileage be ing on neavy divisions. Dotn single and double track. The advantage as to safety and efficiency accruing through the use of the telephone were brought . out and reports Indicated that on divisions so equipped train movements are being greatly expedited. It was shom n that the train dispatcher's duties are lightened, giving him more time to figure out plan his movements, all of which tends to facilitate train movement and promote safety, operators duties being likewise lightened. It was the unanimous judgment of the members present all of whom were Intimately acquainted with and in general charge of train dispatching telephone lines, that the actual use of the telephone for the dispatching and blocking of trains has demonstrated Its safety and superiority for such purposes. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved. That in the judgment of this association the use of tho telephone in the dispatching and blocking of trains is just as safe, if not safer, than th tfl -.owjra UU I I VI thereto has many advantages; therefore, we unanimously indorse its use and recommend its further adoption for such purposes. PREPARE FOR ATTACK Democrats Again to Assail President Roosevelt, Through Kern. THEIR PROBABLE CHARGES. New York, Oct. 10. Another attack on President Roosevelt Is in preparation by the democratic national committee, and may be sprung by Vice Presidential Candidate Kern, when he conies to New York next week. It will take the form o.f a denunciation of the president for prostituting the dignity of his hleh office bv active . participation In the political campaign and utilizing the public service for partisan ends. Among the charges are the following: Summoning party leaders and managers for conferences at the white bouse, where he assumed direct control over the campaign. Giving them orders and directions about the raising of funds. Permitting government officials to participate actively and openly la political work. Holding open public places for appointive officeholders who have resigned temporarily to run for elective offices. If unsuccessful at f je -polls they will be reinstated in tbelr old places. Kodol ?r todfeestton; Relieves sour stomach, palpitation of the heart. Digests what you eat He was not actual'y fuuud out. brt suspected and dismissed. Then the regular gradations of crime came naturally to him. Gambling, card sharping, company fraiKls, even sa.-cesful forgery, succeeded each other in their recognized sequence, until at last came detection and a heavy sentence, for the authorities bad long waited for him to drop Into the net. Now that be was free, be did not intend tt revisit any of his majesty's convict settlements If be could help It His wits were sharpened, his cool Intellect developed by prison life and associations, ffs personally would keep clear of the law and make others support him. He would depend on two classes of contributors fools, like Langdon. and slow witted criminals, like Mason. Being a really clever man. it would be strange If his own middle path were not kept clear of fetters. In the mystery surrounding Philip Anson's influence over these two be scented interesting developments. Beginning with a young rake's attempt to ensnare a beautiful glrL he suddenly discovered a situation pregnant with the potentiality of gain to himself. It did not matter to him who paid Mm, whether Anson or Langdon. He would betray one or the other or both lnv tarUany. . (Continued