The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-12-31

Volume XVI Number 81.
l9o9 H. R. CAYTON, Publisher
Persons Talked About
President Taft has declared that whiskey whiskey
and he being of judicial turn of mind it is
hardly probable that he would have spoken had he
not thoroughly investigated the case.
Hon. Charles S. Voorhees,, who died in Spokane
last Sunday after brief Illness at one time fam
lia figure in the politics of the territory of Washing
ton he having been twice elected to Congress-
Hon. Henry Lane Wilson, who was recently ap-
pointed minister to Mexico, has sailed for the United
States and will reach Washington City early in the
coming week. He will go direct to his post of duty.
Hon. George and Mrs. Turner of Spokane, who
now visiting in Washington City, entertained by
Hon. and Mrs John L. Wilson of Seattle at box party,
who are also visiting in Washington City From the
above it looks if the big Ones politically speaking,
are getting together.
C. j. Munger who through the efforts of State Sen
ator w. G. Potts appointed state hotel inspector
directly across the street from Senator Potts and will
become a strong business rival.
Mrs Emma Smith DE Voc has been named by Gov.
Hay delegate to the conference of Uniform Legisla
tion to be held in Washington City January IT, 18 and
10TH This is another body blow below the belt for the
break aways headed by Leonia Lioness Brown.
Raymond Lloyd, the son of distinguished New
York lawyer of that name took the carboc acid route
for the Great Beyond one day this week. He was well
educated and of most excellent family but drifted
downward morally and not able to pull himself to-
gether Neither the rich the poor to escape.
Fransis J. Heney wants $3.50 900 from William H.
Cocker for defamation of character Heney has been
making much money with such little effort of late
years that he to think every rich he meets
is more picking for me- Heney's reputation
may be worth the above amount, but $3.50 would
high for it.
Charles W. Parker editor of the Spokane Citizen,
is visiting in the city this week. 'The readers of
The Seattle Republican much pleased with the re-
cent new idea which it advanced in work and The
Seattle Republican the subject of many compli-
ments in Spokane when the picture of Senator Wilson
appeared therein"
Claude B. Peyton of local detective fame has res
turned to Seattle from his wedding trip and admits that
he and Frank Holzeheimer grated Leavtt out of ST.
OO0 which divided between them. Holzeheimer
still denies his guilt and demands thorough investga
ton, which the grand jury and the County Bar Asso
citation says he will get
Jim Jeffries may get back to his former self and
whip Jack Johnson but if he does he will do than
any other champion has done and do more than Bob
Fitzsimmons did few nights ago in the fstic arena.
He beaten in twelve rounds and it was clearly de-
monstrated that he could not get back to his former
self though he showed some signs of his former clever
ness
Chaplin Scott of the Twenty-Fifth infantry sta
toned at Ft Wright Spokane is attending official
gro chapains in the u S. army and but in their
army history have all of them met at the same place,
which in the Philippines, where some two years
ago the four colored companies doing duty.