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democratic ballots, but will be headed,
"Non-partisan Judiciary Ticket" No
political designation whatever will ap-
pear in connection with the names on
this ticket. There are eight names on
the judiciary ballot, but the second
choice provision of the primary law
does not apply to this office. Each
elector is entitled to vote for three
names on the ballot for members of the
supreme court.
The order in which the names Of
the candidates for supreme Judge
appear on the ballot was mutually
arranged among the candidates them
selves. The first name on the ballot
is that of Judge Herman D. Crow, the
second that of Judge Milo A. Root
and the third that Of Judge S. J.
Chadwick.
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Sketch Supreme Court Justice Grow

Herman D. Crow, associate justice
of the Washington supreme court, is a
native of Ohio, 81 years of age, and a
resident of Spokane. He was born in
the town of Delaware, Ohio, where his
father was at the time principal of the
preparatory department and instructor
in Latin and Greek in the Ohio Wes-
leyan University. When a child, his
parents moved to Urbana, Ohio, where
his father took up the practice of law
and where he still resides, at the age
of 81 years.
AS boy Herman D. Crow attended
the Urbana high school and afterwards
the Ohio Wesleyan University, grad
uating from that institution in 1871.
After graduating from college Her
man D. Crow returned to Urbana and
read law in the Office of his father and
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in the Office of Young & Chance. He
was admitted to the bar in December,
1873.
In 1886 Judge Crow moved to
Winfield, Kansas, where he practiced
law until 1890.
In the year 1890 Judge Herman D.
Crow was sent to Spokane by wealthy
client to represent the latter's extensive
interests in eastern Washington and
northern Idaho. Shortly after going to
Spokane Judge Crow formed a partner
ship with w. E. Richardson, who after
wards was judge of the superior court
for Spokane and Stevens counties for
eight years. Judge Crow then formed
partnership with James A. Williams,
which continued to the time of Judge
Crows elevation to the supreme court
bench.
In 1898 he was elected to the state
senate to fill the unexpired term Of
Horace E. Houghton, deceased. He
was reelected in 1900 and served in
the sixth, seventh and eighth legisla-
lures, and was chairman of the Judiciary
committee of the senate in the eighth
Legislature. While a member of the
senate Senator Crow supported all
reasonable labor measures, railway
reform legislation and railroad commits
sion bills, local option measures, etc.
In 1901 he was appointed regent of
the Washington State College at Pull
man by Governor Rogers, who later re-
appointed him. He resigned the
regency of the State College in 1905
upon being appointed justice of the
supreme court at the time of the in
crease of the membership of the court
from five to seven members.
In 1906 he was nominated without
opposition in the republican state con-
vention to succeed himself for the
short term on the supreme court bench,
and is now a candidate before the peo
pie on the non-partisan judicial ticket
for the full term of six years. Judge
Crow was presidential elector in 1904
and had the pleasure of voting for his
old college mate, Charles w. Fair
banks, for vice president.
At the last commencement excer-
cises Of the State College the honorary
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invited out to participate in wrestling
match. In those days Root was tall
and slender, weighing only about lao
pounds Che now weighs 210), but he
was quick and "wiry" and somewhat
of an expert at the game of wrestling,
while the boys, although far heavier
and stronger, were without skill. The
quick and vigorous manner in which
Root threw all corners created sem
sation and produced in the scholars a
most profound respect for the teacher.
At the close of his school in Chehalis
county Mr.. Root went to Olympia and
began the practice of law, being adj
mitted to the bar in June, 1884. Later
he served two successive terms as pro-
bate Judge of Thurston county in ter
ri.orial days. After statehood Root
served two terms as prosecuting attorney
of Thurston county. When young
man he was for several years member
of the volunteer fire department Of
olympia, and was later on secretary Of
the board of trade at the time the fight
was made and won by Olympia for the
caDital of the state
In 1897 Judge Root moved TO Seattle
where he engaged in the active prac-
tice OF law until appointed by the gov
ernor as judge of the supreme court in
January, 1905. In 1906 he was cleo
ted to succeed himself for the short
term ending January, 1909. He is now
candidate on the non-partisan judic-
iary ticket to succeed himself for the
full term of six years.
On March 4, 1890, Judge Root was
married to Miss Anna Lansdale, daugh-
ter of DR.. R. H. Lansdale, an old
pioneer of Washington. They have
six children. Although a very busy
man, Judge Root has always found
time to assist organizations for Chart
able work and public Improvements of
all kinds. Many interesting incidents
are told in Olympia of his unostentatious
kindness to poor, distressed people
during the hard times of 1893 to 1896.
He is at the present time president of
the State Society of Charities and
Corrections and an officer and member
of several benevolent associations Of
Seattle.
There are three supreme court
judges to be elected this year. The
nominations are made on a non-parti-
san ticket, which will be found at the
bottom of the primary ballot. The
names OF the same candidates for the
supreme judgship will appear at the
bottom of both the republican and
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and go to work. In the year 1891 he
started west and landed in Chelan,
having less than $500 in his pocket.
By perseverance and pluck he sue
ceeded and today he is considered one
of the substantial citizens in the upper
country. Eight years ago he began
the study of law and in 1908 he was
admitted to practice. Mr.. Emerson
was married fourteen years ago and he
has admirably upheld the Rooseveltian
theory, having family of six, three
boys and three girls.
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county and municipal funds SO that
the banks would be required to pay
interest on these deposits. This now
amounts to thousands of dollars saved
to the taxpayers yearly. But his legis-
lative efforts have not been confined to
economic measures. 1t was through his
contention that law was enacted max
ing it felony for men to live off the
earnings of fallen women. Washington
was the first state to enact such a law.
Other states have copied it.
AS tax commissioner, Mr.. yesterday
caused franchises to be placed on the
assessment rolls and he has success
fully defended the action in courts of
last resort. Timber lands, railroads and
other public service corporations are
now assessed at values proportionate
with other property. His word in poll
tics, as in other matters, has not been
discounted. He is a lawyer of high
ability, and since arriving in this state
some eighteen years ago he has made
multitude of friends. The chances
are strong that he will be the next
attorney general of this state.
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standing he was retained in that capac-
ity for nine months under the admin
istration of President Grover Cleveland.
In the year 1871 he was sent to
Europe as one of a staff of fnanciers
whose mission it was to refund the
United States bonded debt. He finally
became agent in charge and his work
was so successful that he was honored
by resolution of the national congress.
After leaving the treasury depart
ment Mr.. Coon was in 1888 nominated
for congress by the republicans in the
Tenth New York district. He was
defeated by General Dan E. Sickles,
but ran 1000 votes ahead of the Harri-
son presidential electors.
Charles E. Coon has lived in the
state of Washington fourteen years,
living for two years in Tacoma. In
1897 he went to Port Townsend where
he has resided continuously ever
since.
He has always been consistent
republican and has helped fight the
party's pattles for two score years. In
this connection it is only in the inter
est of truthful history to call attention
to the fact that at least three of his
opponents have in times past opposed
the republican party when it was most
in need of loyal supporters.
The name of Charles f. Coon is No.
3 on the official ballot CT the republi-
can party for lieutenant governor.
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as president of the State Grocers' asso-
citation, and is prominently identified
with many fraternal and benevolent
societies. In Port Townsend, where
he lives, Lieutenant Governor Coon is
the president of the Port Townsend
Mercantile Company, the leading bust
ness institution of the city. He also
served four terms as mayor Of the city.
and a like period as president OF the
chamber of commerce. He is recog-
nized as the most public spirited man
in the community, and it is due to his
untiring energy and large business
talent and capacity that Port Townsend
enjoys many public enterprises, in
GLIDING a gravity water system which
is the pride of the city.
When a boy of eighteen Charles +.
Coon enlisted in the civil war as
member of the 23rd New York Vol
unteers.
On being honorably discharged from
the army Charles E. Coon accepted a
position in the United States treasury
department at Washington and rose to
the post of assistant secretary OF the
treasury. On account OF his high
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Engineer Navarro, states his position
as candidate Tor county engineer at the
republican primaries as follows:
/, For over two years | have been
with Mr., Navarro the present county
engineer as deputy county engineer
and have learned all the details Of the
field and office work.
J, Many new office reforms have
been started and pushed BY Mr..
Navarro tina, should be finished.
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education was obtained during the
winter terms of the district school and
in evening study with his parents.
When he was thirteen his parents
moved with their family to western
New York. He attended the Albion
high school from which he graduated
with honors. While attending high
school he also read law in the office of
the Hon. John H. White, prominent
lawyer of that state. Subsequently he
attended and graduated from the
Albany Law School, the law depart
ment of the Union University.
In the early fall of 1888 Mr.. Root,
then twenty years Of age, came to
Washington territory, arriving here
without money, friends, acquaintance
or influence. Being unable to prac-
tice law-not being quite twenty-one
years old-and not finding a position
in law office, he went to work in the
woods until he received a school to
teach at Elma, in Chehalis county.
This school contained numerous boys
hard to manage, several of whom were
larger than Root. Other teachers had
been driven out of the school. On the
second day of school the teacher was
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Milo A. Root was born January %,
1868, in Bureau county, Illinois,
where he lived until he was thirteen
years of age. His parents were farmers
and like most others in that then
frontier country, they were people of
very limited means, SO young Root
was brought up to hard work and the
practice of rigid economy, His early
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For Attorney General

]. H. yesterday, of Tacoma, known
by his familiars as Joe" seems TO be
a sure winner OF the nomination. Ii he
is elected there will be something doing
in the office of attorney general. There
always is about everything that Joe
yesterday has anything to do with.
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degree of L. L. D. was conferred upon
Judge Crow.
Judge Crow was married in 1877 to
Miss Florence Mendenhall of Della
ware, Ohio, an alumnus of the college
from which her husband had graduated.
They have one son, Captain Denton
M. Crow, who is married and is prac-
ticing law in Spokane, in partnership
with his fathers former partner, Judge
Richardson.
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AS legislator he prevented the civ
ing away OF tho shore lands which ate
now worth millions OF dollars. Fer
years he exploited the placing aI state,
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Sketch of Business and Political Career o
Charles E. Coon

Lieutenant Governor Charles E. Coon
is one of the best known men in pub
lie life in the state, owing to his great
activity in business, political and frat
ernal circles throughout the state. In
addition to the state office which he
holds, he is now serving his fourth year
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fred Berry. Deputy County Engineer
In circular letter to the voters
Fred Berry, present deputy to County
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The above is good picture of W.
M. Emerson who is candidate on the
republican ticket at the primary cleo
ton for prosecuting attorney of Chelan
county. Mr.. Emerson was born in the
state of Iowa and spent his boyhood
days on farm, going later to Missouri.
In early youth it was his ambition to
master the study Of medicine, but he
had only commenced when he was
called home by the death of his father.
1t was necessary for him to give up his
cherished ambition of being a doctor
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-09-04
HONEST LITTLE DICK.

In all my life never saw so honest
little cat as our Dick, says one VINO
writes in Little Folks. He not only
never was guilty of theft, but ne
would not allow any other cat to steal
If he could help it. The dear little
fellow, however, was strongly tempt
ed once, and came very near losing
his good name.
One day the cook carried out pail
of nice little frost-fish, and set II
down in the yard. Dick was there.
Dick always was near by when there
were good things to eat. The COOK
went back into the house, and DICK
sat down to wait for her return; and
two of his especial friends were at
the window upstairs looking down to
see what "honest Dick" would do.
The cook was long time coming
back to dress the fish; and all the
while Dick kept watch-now on the
pail, now on the kitchen door. At
last he went somewhat nearer to the
pail, then nearer, then nearer. All!
frost-fish smell so good. Dicks little
nose almost touched them. And then
he sat down and cried at the top OF
| his voice for cook to return quickly
and save him from being a thief.
But she did not come. At last Dick
put his forepaws Oh the edge of the
pail. Then he looked at the kitchen
door and cried again. But the door
did not open. So, slowly, slowly, a
paw reached down in the pail. But
it came back with jerk, empty, and
| it's owner ran around the corner OF
the house where he could not see or
smell those nice frost-fish any more.
He did not want to be thief, and we
| believe the little fellow never came so
near it again.
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Grit Wasn't Needed.

A young colored man asked per-
mission of his employer to use the
telephone, as he wished to speak to
colored girl employed at another
residence Upon receiving consent,
he explained, You see, it's dis way.
loves dat gal an wants to ask her
to larry me, but, fore de Lord! |
amt got de grit to ask her word out
of mouth an so l wants to use de
phone. I'll jest call her up
Hello, Is dat Dinah?'
''No. Will call her.
"Hello Dat you, Dinah?"
Yeas
'Dinah, you knows thinks a heep
of you"
Yeas"
An l been tryin' to make you
think a heep of me-"
Yeas"
Il more den thinks heep of You.
l loves you, Dinah."
Yeas"
Now, Dinah-1-ef-want to ask
you if you will marry me?"
Yeas indeedy! Who is dis
what's takin' to me?"-Judge.
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ON HIN ICE.

When Commander -Peary, on his
latest trip north, left his winter
quarters at Cape Sheridan and set
out on his dash for the pole" he
virtually burned his bridges" be-
nind him, if so warm metaphor can
be used of polar work. With a small
party, equipped with dogs and
sledges, he dashed ahead, having
several assisting parties engaged in
cacning provisions and bringing up
new supplies.
Unfortunately, all the advance par
ties were thrown back on his by COM
ing upon an open lead" or river
of unfrozen water in the ice, which
they could not pass.
Sending some back, and waiting
many days, during which his en-
Iarged party made dangerous inroads
on the supplies, he at last got across
on thin ice with eight men, with
short supplies, and with conviction
that proved we'll founded that nc
more supplies could come across the
lead to him.
Killing their dogs one by one as
they needed them, the party ad
vanced to latituds eighty y-seven de
grees, six minutes, When all were sc
weak and the supplies so scant il
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Tu be contin led.)
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Fairfax l.. Cartwright. the British
minister at Munich, has been appoint
ed ambassador at Vienna.
Eighty-eight Thoroughbred race
horses belonging to James L. Keen"
and James 3. Haggin were shipped
to South America.
Osman Ma Miami Pasha has been
appointed Minister of War Of Turkey.
to succeed Redjeb Pasha, who died
suddenly of apoplexy.
Governor Magoon, of Cuba. pre-
diets that no trouble of any sort will
follow the evacuation of Cuba by
American troops next winter.
At a banquet in honor of his forty
years as bishop and sixty years as
priest, Bishop McQuaid, of Rochester,
N. Y, was prostrated, but revived.
Chancellor Mundelein, of the
Brooklyn diocese, was made doctor
of sacred theology by the Roman
College of the Propagation Of the
Faith.
Count Zeppelin announced. a.
Friedrichshafen, Germany. that out
of the surplus of $750,000 given MIN
to replace his destroyed airship re
would found an aeronautic institute.
Governor Magoon, of Cuba, accom-
panied by Captain ]. A. Ryan, of the
Fifteenth Cavalry, has left Havana
for New York, to visit President
Roosevelt for a discussion OF Cuban
affairs.
Sir Edward Grey, the british For
eign Secretary. became irritated be
cause Winston Spencer Churchill aud
David Lloyd George have discussed
questions within the sphere Of the
Foreign Office.
David Bennett Hill, former Gov.
ernor of New York, had weeks visit
at Glencarin, Ireland, with ElchaE"
Croker. The latter's visit l" IN.
United States has been Fos. 4'ohe:t
until November.
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CFIILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

At the end of the game, each one Is
required to announce aloud his ques'
tion and answer. For example, play
er No. says:
my question was: DO you like
roses?' and my answer was: Yes,
when they are fried.
No. 3's announcement would prob
ably be in this wise:
"My question was: Are you FOND
of potatoes? and ny answer was:
Yes, when they are very pretty, but
they don't wear very we'll
Hilarious laughter will greet these
crooked answers to the cross-ques-
tions.-Good Literature.
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AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

While living in Omdurman, the
dervish capital of the Sudan, Mr..
J. X. Giffen, the author of THE
Egyptian Sudan" noted a pathetic
incident which he gives as illustrat-
ing the distress of many families
during the Mahdi disturbances.
when thousands of women were wild
owed and thousands of children left
fatherless by the terrible battles.
We had a woman carrying water
for the mixing of mortar. She was
as black as coal, but she had beauti-
full teeth, and at times, when her face
lighted with a smile, was almost
handsome.
But poverty had been her lot, and
it was clearly manifest all over her
bony, half naked body. She was
weak and ill nourished, and when
resting quietly had a look of sorrow
and pain.
Just before noon one day she was
standing before the door when an
other woman, perhaps little older
than she, but with the same black
SIKH anu huCu luS SAINT lCdtul SS
and expression, came up and SUD
Geuly held out both hands toward
our water carrier. Then, without a
word or cry, or without an express
sion of any kind, they clasped each
other. Finally they sat down on the
ground facing each other and holding
each other by the hands, their bod
les swaying and tears literally
streaming down their cheeks.
was amazed, but the men worked
away, apparently Indifferent to the
tragic scene. Occasionally they
would glance at the, two women, but
not for long. Finally one of the wo-
men cried, Thank God!" and both,
weeping, stared one at the other.
approached and asked the cause
of this joy or grief, whichever it was.
that so overcame them. Then one OF
them told me the story.
They were sisters. They had mar
ried in Khartum and lived near each
other in the days of General Gordon.
Then came the Mahdi, and Khartun
fell, and their husbands were killed
or lost to them. They had been sep
arated and made slaves of other
men. Each had supposed the other
dead long ago. BY accident they had
met that day.