The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-19
THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN

good many others have the property but greatly de-
preciated in value.
EUGENE LoRToN, for years prominent in the news
paper circles of Waa Walla subsequently connected
with the Inflated Inland Herald and more recently
owner of the Saturday Review has launched the Van
couver Review at Vancouver Washington, the initial
number appearing May the 10th. The paper is issued
by the Spokesman Printing Company with Eugene
Lorton as editor. Gene made hit for himself when
he started the Bulletin at Wala Walla in opposition to
the Ankeny machine and staid by it until Levi Ankeny
was driven to the wall politically when he took advan
tage of opportunity and sold at handsome profit.
If there is any field for afternoon and Sunday
morning paper in Vancouver Gene will find it.
JOHN w. CoNsIDnE, the Orpheum King of the
Northwest threw open the doors of his play house,
which by the way is the most elaborate of its kind in
the world, last Monday night and it was taxed to its
standing room capacity for the opening Mr.. Consi-
dine was the recipient of many heartfelt congratua-
tons for the enterprise and it voted by entire
audience great advertisement for Seattle. Mr. Con-
sdnes rise in the theatrical world has been phenom-
ina and he is to be congratulated not only for the New
Orpheum but for the circuit he has built up with Sc
attic as it's headquarter He is real Seattle builder
and all honor is due him.
B. D. MNKLER, former state senator from Skagitt
county, died in the city hospital last Wednesday even
ing while on visit to Seattle. He had retired from
politics and largely from business some years ago
account Of poor health and taking life easy but
while out for pleasant stroll he was attacted with
heart failure and died soon after He eight years
member of the state senate and factonaly speaking
always trained with Senator Sumner of Everett and
his political friends Last year he spent quite seas
on in the canal and on his return able to
plain to his friends many interesting features of the
Panama Canal,
ROBERT T. HODGE, sheriff of King County, it is
currently reported has begun to take in school
text book trying to his grose illiteracy
that he both write his and read when some
one else writes it, He hopes to be able in case he is
elected governor to at least be able to read ypewrng
well enough to stand up before the legislature and read
his message which will have been prepared for him by
Kenny Beaton and if he is not and any smiles at
his ignorance he will lay the paper down and shead him
self and show the natives what prize fighting gov
ernor can do in the way of making impressions
legislature.
F. A. HAzELTINE in a recent lecture before the
journalistic craft of the state University advised the
coming newspaper owners to fill the columns of their
papers with personal mention with the view of gaining
new and holding old subscribers. In other words Ed
itor Hazetne argues in order to get persons to sub
scribe for your paper, you must atter them, Hazel
tine is not only the editor of weekly paper himself,
but he is also one of the regents of the University OF
Washington and yet he openly advocates fattery to
the students thereof as the sure way of getting the at
tention of your felowman, while you pull his leg.
OLIVER HALL, state senator from Cofax, has spent
the most of the week in Seattle attending the session
of the grand lodge Of the Knights of Pythia. have
heard no politics since left the state house and prob
ably will not hear any in my section of the state before
two or three months prior to the next primary election
We simply forget it until it is time to elect one
am bit surprised to hear of Lee A. johnson being in
tho tOra1 hut there room for them all
so let all who will get in and go to it." Senator Hall
is one of the large land owners of eastern Washington
D. E. DUGDALE, the Seattle base ball magnate,
may be first class money getter at the gate but he
seems to be rather poor in selecting team to win
games It will be remembered that his team last year
lead all the rest at the bottom Of the box and went out
with flying colors. While of the other teams are
leading his in the present downward run by few
paces yet his is doing it's hest to catch the low team