Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1927, Page 3

CHAPTER XXVII, HY didn't you join the Army in the Civil We I once asked Mr. C non bluntly. “The war Governor of wouldn’t let him,” broke in Maj W. McClaughry before Uncle could answer. “I can answer You question because I ed it of C Yates more than years ago. was after a war conference in State Capitol at which non had spoken with such vim that he in spired us all. 1 ed the man sit n- ting mext to me why the governor| had not given the young felow a com- mission. I said he ought to be in the Army at the front, where he inspire the boys to fight. ‘Better not mention that to the governor' was the laconic reply of my But I did mention it, and &« 3 that was characteristic of the old | war governor of the State. | * ‘Because we have more important | + work for him at home’ 1 . Yates. ‘We can make sold all sorts of men, but we ¢ district attorners on the Wa of ordinar # the distric Copperheads are as thick now as t were in the old days before the 1 ! were put under cultivation. These new-fangled Copperheads have mur- dered Union soldiers before they could be sent to the front and while they were at home on furlough. They have companies that are drilled and armed | for the purpose of murder. They do not hesitate to shoot ioyal men in the back. Cannon’s Bravery “‘You boys at the front have advantage of being able to face a hold enemy in the field and fight it out like men. Joe Cannon has amned meaner fighting over in the Wa country and quite as much of it as any of you. The Knights of the Golden Circle are terrorizing southern Indiana, and Cannon is trying to hold back the line at the Wabash. Don't any of you suggest to h that he ought to be in the Army. He is fight- | ing the enemy in the rear, and it is| more dangerous than the enemy in front. He is doing more iv work than some of our gencrals in the field, and if I thought I could’ spare him, I would give him a com- could reply out of make Lauded. Tllinois | R.| Joe | 1t | the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1927. MEMOIRS OF UNCLE JOE CANNON As Told to L. WHITE BUSBEY, His Confidential Secretary for Many Years. Dahiel W. Voorhees played on the jury's passions. head the unprovoked attack on the unarmed soldiers. One of the offl i was shot in the doorway of the court- room, and there wa ence that the hot came from inside the room. “This Charleston riot was the worst thing that happened in the Middle West during the war, and it shows what kind of people Joe Cannon had that district. dail openly I know that he was in and nightly danger of being mur- dered by these disloyal men, who as| as possible showed their oppo- sition to Lincoln and the calling it ‘Lincoln’s war’ and the soldlers ‘Lincoln's soldiers.” Mr. Cannon pros- ecuted the leaders of the mob who murdered the soldiers at Charleston— that fs, those who did not get aw.'y and escape to Canada, where they re mained until President Johnson par- doned them.” This is Uncle Joe's Civil War record. “Once in those troublous days,” said Uncle Joe, “1 stood very near to death. I had to try a man named Clem for killing a soldier in Danville in one of those frequent riots. But there were Southern sympathizers on the jur: and Clem's Jawyer—Daniel W. Voor- hees, later Democratic Senator from Indiana—played on the jury's pas- sions. They acquitted Clem in the tace of the evidence. Clem Appears on Scene. “The following morning I was sit- | | ting in front of the Randolph Hotel, | on the public square, my chair tilted my feet the hitching Some people have said of me that I never | and on raii can think unless my feet are higher than my head. As to that I do not know, but I confess it is a posture | I like, even although there may be'| others more graceful. I had been | talking to @ man named Smith and subconsciously thinking that justice | had stumbled when she turned Clem | loose on the community, perhaps again | to commit murder, when Clem came | up. | “He was a big fellow, standing over 6 feet and muscular. In a rough-and- tumble encounter he could have broken me in two without much exertion | He began to revile me, swearing vilely and calling me shameful name Loudly and profanely he announced that I was a nuisance to the com- | munity, and he proposed to give me a | dose of my own medicine. e would | not, T had a feeling, open fire on me | in the presence of so many witness but he heped to provoke me into fight and then claim he shot in self- defense, fearing his life was in peril, probably relying on some of his cronies to swear they had seen me make a threatening gesture. Clem’s right hand was in the neighborhood FOR SALE To Close An istate of his left breast po-ket, where, every one knew, he carried his gun. Decides to Bluff. I knew if I took my feet down and stood up, in all probability Clem would pull his gun and fire without another word. So 1 determined to bluff him. Without altering. my post- tion, but slightly turning my face, 1 sald: ‘You are too much of a damned oward to look me squarely in the when you shoot. What you like to sneak on your man and shoot him from behind, when there is no- body around to prove it on you.' “Maybe the man was a coward; maybe he realized there was too big a gallery. No doublt I owe much to Smith. For as Clem hesitated Smith reached into his hip pocket and brought out a hig Navy revolver, which he cocked and held ready, and took good care Clem should see it. mith was a man noted for his cool nerve and steady aim. Had Clem fired at me Smith would undoubtedly have shot him down like a dog. For 3720 Macomb St. N.W. Brand-New Building Beautiful Location 3 Rooms & Bath. . $50.0 6 Rooms & 2 Baths.100.0 William S. Phillips & Co. 1516 K St. N.W. Main 4600 Clev. 4731 1st Commercial Corner, N.W. Frontage of over 70 ft. on 14th St. Total exceeding 5,000 sq. ft. the light of day agaln. his friends sprang. forward, took him by the arm and dragged him away. My feet came down from the rail.” (Copyright. 1027.) . WILL FORM ASSOCIATION. Huntington Terrace Residems‘ Make Tentative Arrangements. [ First steps in_the formation of citizen's sociation for the Hunting- | ton Terrace section were taken Thurs- day night at a meeting at the home of Claude B. Hyson, McKinley street. Eighteen residents of the section were present. . The residents expressed the as of the opinion that a regul: stituted sociation was 1 selves BEAUTIFUL GALLAUDET PARK Price only $7,150 Terms Arranged to Suit We Are Building New Modern Homes On Lots 150 Feet Deep Located on Oates St. N.E. Just ahove Fla. Ave. het. oth & 10th Sts. Six rooms and bath Hot-water heat, elec. Hardwood floors 3 large porches Modern in every respect Open Sunday and Decoration Day Tnspeet, via the Trinidad and Bur- teith Bus' 1. J. Dallas Grady 904 14th St. N.W. Main 6181 Thinking of Building in matters of community interest.. The residents decided to hold ai other meeting in the near future to perfect the organization. — Probation Is Revoked. Justice Hitz at the 1700 B. F. MeCA = Last One at $8,350 Most attractive colonial brick: six rooms, tiled bath ver, oak floors up and down: osed dining and sleeping porches: a.m.i: concrete street and alley. $350 cash: $62.50 monthly, Owner, Lincoln 381 until 9 p.m. '+ Maoager, tion of James John- revoked the prol | sentence of nu.l colored, wh cears on a joyriding charge was sus. pended June 4, 1926. February 1 last, stole $47 from a store on fifth street. He will now have e the original sentence. Would You Buy a Home for $40 a Month? Let Us Explain Our Plan New Duplex Homes Something New—Inspect Today Two-Story Flats—Built Like One House 1600 A St. N.E. (Just North East Capitol St.) request of | Probation Officer Amos A. 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Main 6140 After 5 P.M. call Mr. Connor Cleveland 93-W Apt. 402 The Netherlands B Rooms: Bever HAl & Bath $8,500.00 Apt. 56 " The Avondale (Co-Operative) 4 Rooms & Bath $6,000 Inspection of Above Apartments By Appointment /\MERKC}W SECURIT S AD THUSTCONPANY.T Real Estate Dept. 15th and Penna. Ave. M. 4815 Must Be Sold! The price—which is no more than INSIDE property in this section of 14th is bringing— presents an opportu- nity which the shrewd buyer will not over- look. Undoubtedly one of the outstanding first commercial values in Washington Today. mission, confident that he would make & great soldier. But I intend to keep Joe Cannon right where he is. He| cannot quit until I accept his resig- nation, and he knows it. So that ends the matter.’ | “There you have the answer which | Gov. Yates gave to my question more | than 50 years ago. Is not that the| answer, Uncle Jo You were a vic- | tim of a selective draft.” *“A man's work is often cut out for him by circumstances,” replied Uncle Joe. “I did mot become a soldier be- cause'I had a job I could not let go of. Gov. Yates did not want me to resign, and as my resignation would | have to be accepted by him, his was something more than a curbstone opinion.” Tough Job as District Atterney. “He had a tough job as district at-| torney,” Maj. McClaughry interrupted | again. “Parts of Illinois were in al- most open rebellion. In 1864 there was the murder of seven Union sol- diers in front of the courthouse at| Charleston, which is the blackest spot in Illinois history. The men, who had been home on furlough, met at Charleston to take the train back to the front. It was the day for the opening of the Spring term of court and was observed as a sort of holiday, the farmers coming from all parts of the country. Their teams were parked about the public square, and it after- ‘ward developed that many of these men had guns hidden under the straw in the wagon beds. “The soldiers stacked their guns at the railroad station and, unarmed, “went to the courthouse to meet and say good-by. to friends. They were shot down like mad dogs, and the i : o to deal with as State's attorney for mfitjfitllgx “Washington D.C. offers an exclusive environment, acces- sibility and individu- al;ty—yet at moder- ate cost. Villa Sites and Waoded Plots All Sizes Up to An Acre Phone or Call For Lithographed Map Showing Sizes, Ete. Hedges & Middleton Incorporated P Ny 100% CO-OPERATIVE @72, 'FIREPROOF Co-operative Apartment Homes Washl '8 Mo Desls S aserative Buildior " Built by WABBEN Omice on vremises . For location and full particulars, address Box 475-X, Star office. Realtors 1412 Eye St. Frank. 1503 Make a special effort to view these apartments at 1320 21st Street N.W. (Near Dupont Circle) 2707 Adams Mill Road N.W. 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LOCATION IMPROVEMENTS These houses are located on Mississippi The improvement includes cement side- Avenue, three squares from the center of walks, improved streets, water and elec- Silver Spring, and are in close proximity tricity. Virtually the same improvement to graded school, high school, churches program and protective restrictions apply and stores. We helieve that Mississippi to this portion of Blair-Takoma as in the Avenue, beautifully wooded for most of its other sections of the property already de- Jength, is destined to be an entrance drive- veloped. way to the proposed Sligo Valley Parlk. FLOOR PLAN DESIGN There are two large bedrooms with con- These houses are properly classed “Co- necting bath, living room, breakfast alcove, lonial bungalows.” They are of frame con- kitchen and a large sleeping porch. struction, tapestry tile foundation, com- Fauipment includes window shades, elec- position roof. Size of house on foundation, tric range and hot-water heater. 0-| 24 ft. by 28 ft. rartion Day, Monday, May 30,4 HE HOME SITE BASEMENT AND GARAGE 1927. By order of the executive | TH] O The size of the basement is 24x28, with committee. R. D. HOWELL,| These homes are located on large wooded several large windows which give ample 2 el i v lots approximately 50x150. The elevation light. The garage is located under the Secretary. | is ideal for this type of homes, and the lot front porch and you enter the home with- I 1 | allows an ample garden plot. out going outside, A MILLION DOLLAR | i i TO INSPECT Drive out 16th Street and Alaska Avenue to the District line, then ' one block north on Georgia Avenue to Sales Office, which is open until lant equipped to handle G'er!‘( 8 p.m. every day. pan. o nsuin t the office of the Cc N O WONAN es Pep. < ) ROCK Bu y will be closed iE G/ Creek Cemeter, to all vehicular traftic on Deco- nting job. National Capital Press 32101212 D ST. 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