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The Washington times., 1911-06-18
PUBLICAN LINES
NOW TO Be DRAWN,
TAFT BEING ISSUE
La Toilette Candidacy Will
Crystalline Support on
Both Sides.

Now that il Is practically settled that
Senator La Toilette will be sn active
candidate for President, and will oppose
President Taft for the nomination, Ii Is
expected there will be speedy drawing
Of the lines as between the Taft sup
porters and the La Toilette supporters
Up to now, there has been i certain
lack of crystallization of support. Men
friendly to La Toilette have not been
in any haste to declare for him openly.
And large numbers of Republicans who
have not in the past been particularly
friendly to Mr.. Taft, but WAC do not
want to fight him, have been slow to
indicate that they would not oppose
him for denomination.
But in the situation that now obtains,
with the Taft leaders doing all they can
TO get delegates surrounded and with
the La Toilette forces trying to break
down the Taft fences and stampede the
Taft support, the lines are certain to be
drawn, and that quickly. Who will
support the President and who will
support La Toilette will soon be made
plain.
The best judges of the situation ex-
pect La Toilette to make strong
showing of delegates, but Eot to get
enough to shatter the plans OF Mr..
Taft's friends for renomindtIng him.
Senator La Toilette cannot get the
South, nor can he get the East. He
will not be able to get Illinois. He will
not be able TO get much Of the Rocky
mountain country. Under the circum-
stances his nomination Cannot be
brought about unless there should be
Cnmnlate hiSa n0ino nf ha nj Of
the Taft leaders.
The position which Theodore Roose-
welt will take in the Taft-La Toilette
fight, Is one that is the subject Of wide
ly conflicting opinion here. Not long
ago II was announced from a source
close to President Taft that Roosevelt
would support Taft. Then Roosevelt
denied II. Now some of the friends of
La Toilette are speaking in hopeful
fashion of getting Roosevelt to line up
for La Toilette.
\ However. what politicians here look at
Is that Roosevelt is not making a fight
against a Taft delegation in the State
of New York. The delegation will be
a unit for Taft, and under the circum-
stances there Is no reason TO suppose
Colonel Roosevelt could do much for
La Toilette in the way OF actually get
ting delegates.
One view of the situation pointed out
here is that It is good and far-sighted
politics for Senator La Toilette to make
the fight for nomination, even II he
loses. Widespread doubt prevails here
II the Republicans can win with any
body in 1912. II the Democrats sweep
the country then the Republican party
will reOrganize.
II will almost inevitably reorganize
along more progressive lines, and some
Of the old regular leaders will be discard
ed. In such a situation ii has not escaped
notice here that Senator La Toilette
would be in position to exert all the
more power from having made a fight
for nomination in 1872.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
N|CARAGUAN CHIEF !
ESTRADA HERE ON
MYSTERIOUS VISIT
Former President Holds Sc
cret Conference, Then Has
tens to New York.

Arrival in Washington OF Juan ],
Estrada, former President of Mica
ragua. secret conferences held by him
here and hasty departure for New York
with one of his agents, have plunged
South America diplomatic circles into
further ntystifcation, a mystification
which began Thursday with the arrival
here of Policarpo Bonilla, former Pres
ident of Honduras.
Estrada got into town and out again
yesterday afternoon without any one
seeing him to, talk to, except personal
and political friends, chief of whom
was Gen. Juan Moncado, a Nicaraguan
who aided him in his revolt against
Zelaya. secret Service men were hot on
ESTRADA trail but, barring his physical
whereabouts during the few hours ne
vas mere, learned nothing. General
York.
south Americans were prompt to as
soc!ate the arrival here of Estrada with
tnat OF Bonlila, but failed to make much
OUT OF TINS linking, because neither man
made any attempt to see the other, al
| though each knew of the others pres
ence in this city.
,Latin-Americans are wondering if
Estrada Is connected with RodoIfo
Espinoza. another former President of
Nicaragua, who is in Mexico TRYING to
get up a revolution in Nicaragua.
Former President Bonilla speaks up
nicely for Estrada and the innocence
of his visit to Washington.
II place no confidence in the reports"
said Bonilla, that Estrada is in this
country fostering a general revolution.
l think he was here in the interest of
President Diaz, of Nicaragua, instead
of against him. My own errand here
Is to oppose a loan 1 think will be
harmful to my country, and think the
same motive impels Estrada in his
visit"
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
F|NANC|ERS RUSH
To BUY NEW ISSUE
Of PANAMA BONDS
Fifty Millions Will Be Plac-
ed at Good Premium
Bids Show.

There is nothing the matter with the
credit of the United States; in fact
your Uncle Samuel has not the slightest
trouble in borrowing millions, save to
choose from whom he will take the
money.
Trust companies, bankers, capitalists
and the public are ready to open their
purse strings at low rate Of interest
The world some days ago was offered
$50, 900, 900 in Panama 3s, and on Satur-
day evening 800 bids were opened. and
in the aggregate for three times the
amount for which tenders were asked.
Some OF the large financial interests
tried to put one over on Secretary Mac
Veagh. The bonds have been selling in
New York, on the curb, around 103. The
National City Bank OF that city bid for
the issue, In lots OF 1900. the price be-
ing IOO.501, to be exact, for the minimum,
and l02.225 for the maximum.
1t is not likely that the National City
Bank will have any Panama bonds to
sell-from first hand.
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. another big New
York banking firm, also accustomed to
figure in Government bond transactions,
wanted SlVVVo'Vo "oII III VI DohuS' ON1
will not get them.
The range of bids that probably will
be considered as entitled to consider
alton Is from 1929 TO better than lO3.
The loan easily will be placed at SIS
to $50 premium on each 81 900 bond. Ap-
parently the largest buyers are Harvey
Fiske & Son, bankers and brokers, and
A. B. Leach & Co, a New York and
Chicago bond house, which has sub
scribed for S10.000.0O0.
Specialized. s., 800, 600 brought 103 or bet
ter; $50, 900. 600, from 102.50 to 1929 and
probably the rest of the issue close to
the inside figure, around 102 49.
There were hundreds OF bids Tor small
amounts. and these bidders will be Civ
en- precedence in making the AWARDS,
which probably will be announced in
The Treasury Department officials are
elated at the sale.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Grief and Remorse Are
Cause of Two Suicides

PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-Grief over
her protracted illness and the fact that
her wealthy brother never came to
visit her drove Mrs. Marguerite Chas-
SAINT, forty-four years old, of 1908 Chris
tian street, to commit suicide by swal-
lowing carboHc acid early today.
Rem0rse over the fact that he. had
quarreled with his wife. and, it is al
legged, beaten her so badly that she had
TO be removed to a hospital, drove
Archie McMullen, the repentant hus-
band, to attempt suicide by swallowing
poison, inhaling gas, and cutting his
throat
McMullen, the would-be suicide, had
quarreled with his wife about ten
minutes before the attempt on his life,
and had watched the patrol wa>n of
the Fifteenth street and Snyder avenue
police station take her to St. Agnes
Hospital with badly bruised and bat
tered head.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
FORT WASHINGTON
COAST ARTILLERY
COMING FROM TEXAS
Three Companies Ordered to
Galveston Are Now on Way
to Home Quarters.

Homeward bound are the three COM
panies of coast artillery that were or
dered from their comfortable barracks
at Fort Washington, Md, below this
city, to the seat of the pseudo war in
Mexico several months ago.
These three companies, with their Of
ficers will arrive at Fort Washington in
a day or two. The transport Mcclellan
will bring them, at least as far as
Hampton roads, and possibly all the
way to Alexandria. The Mcclellan is a
light draft vessel, and could Negotiate
the kettle-bottom shoals with compare
tive ease.
The entire brigade of coast artillery
companies mobilized so hurriedly at
Galveston, Tex, has been disbanded,
and the artillerymen ordered home.
This was the first separate brigade, un-
der command of Brig. Gen. a. l.. Mills,
and consisted of lis officers and 3,75l
men.
The maneuver division at San An
tonic, under command Of Major Gen.
William H. Carter. will be kept intact
Indefinitely. This force is composed of
an aggregate of 12,272 men, with $40 Of
ficers.
Several officers high in the councis of
the War Department believe it will be
necessary to keep a large force along
the Mexican border Indefinitely.
The coast artilerymen from Fort
Washington have been under command
of Major Frank E. Harris, since they
left the post on the Potomac. The
company commanders are: Forty
fourth, Lieutenant Cunningham; One
Hundred and Nineteenth, Capt. j. L.
Hicks, jr., and One Hundred and Forty
third, Capt. J. z. Wilson. Lieutenant
Cunningham succeeded to command of
his company during the maneuvers
when Capt. Robert S. Abernathy was
promoted to the rank of major.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
District Men to Direct
Boy Scout Movement

Scout masters of the Boy Scouts of
America will have a committee OF rep
resentative men Of the District to di-
rect their work.
Prominent members Of the associa-
tion in the District have called for a
meeting Of all interested in the Boy
Scouts to meet at the New Willard
Hotel at Sis o'clock Wednesday night,
to organize a local council TO carry on
the work here.
1t is represented in the call for the
meeting that already between 500 and 600
boys are actively engaged in scouting
under the direction of seventeen or
eighteen scout masters, and that the
work requires the supervision of a COM
mittee. Persons wishing to cooperate
are requested in the written call to
communicate with Colin H. Livingstone,
1875 F street northwest: Telephone Main
256.
The subscribers of the call are:
Cuno H. Rudolph, William V. Jud-
son, Henry P. Blair, Stephen z. Kra-
mer, Milton E. Allies, Rev. John Van
Schaick, r., Colin H Livingstone, Will
liam H. DeLacy, Albert NJ. Chesley, Ar
thur c. Moses, Rabbi Louis Stern, Hen
ry L. West, Paul Dulaney, and James
E. West.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
PERS|AN-AhER|CAN
SOCIETY ENDS ITS
FIRST CONFERENCE
Officers Elected, and Miss
Ashraf Entertained at
Reception.

The Persian-American Educational
Society adjourned after electing AL
KuH Khan. charge d'affaires for Per.
STA, an honorary president, and William
F. Hoar president, at the closing meet.
ing Of the second annual conference
last night.
The other officers chosen are How
ard S. Reside, Benjamin F. Trueblood,
Hermann Schoenfield. Mrs. Agnes Par
sons, and Hooper Harris, vice presi-
dents: Ahmad Sohrab. treasurer: E. C,
Dunlap, assistant treasurer; Joseph H.
Hannen, secretary; Arnauld Belmont
assistant secretary; Mrs. Marian Hotch-
kiss, librarian; Mrs. Margaret Green,
assistant librarian; Henry c. Finkel-
stein, general counsel
Senator Burton of Ohio, Mrs. Young
Withes, of the League OF American Pen
Women, and Mira s. Rattle, Of Tehe-
ran. Persia made speeches.
The musicale and reception given for
Ghodsea F. Ashraf Kharnoum at
Rauscher's delighted her and those who
gathered to meet her.
Ghodsea Kharnoum wore a pretty
white frock of American fashion, and
carried a bouquet of lilies and roses
She made a little speech and said she
had so little English and so much feel
ing that her auditors would have to
look TO her eyes and face to know what
was in her heart. Everybody cheered
her for that, and then she sang a Per-
sian chant.
The guests were presented to her, and
nearly all the women asked her to stay
in Washington all her life. They also
asked her If she could tell a Persian
rug, and If she had brought a Persian
cat with her, and II Bul-bul were the
name of only the male nightingale. and
If she had ever eaten ice cream before.
Miss Ghodsea answered all these ques-
tons appropriately.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Delaware College Begins
Commencement Exercises

NEWARK, Del, June 1s.-Commence-
ment week at Delaware College began
at II o'clock this morning with services
conducted by the Y: NJ. c; \ Of the
college The Rev. Henry L. Bunstein,
Of Milford, preached the sermon. The
big day of the week will be Wednesday.
The principal speaker that day VIII be
The narade. review, and competitive
drill for the Roberts medal viii be the
principal attraction during the after
noon.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Unsettled and Showers,
Is Weather Prediction

The weather is as unsettled as the
wool schedule. The bureau today pre-
dicted that Washington's weather would
be unsettled tonight and Monday, with
probable occasional showers, and light
10 moderate and variable Winds
Unsettled weather was predicted also
for Maryland and Virginia and the
other States along the Atlantic from
Virginia northward. But the bureau
held out a hope that Monday would be
fair in most of the Atlantic Northern
States, with light northerly winds and
moderate temperatures Generally fair
weather is expected to prevail through
out the country.
Showers have been general east OF
the Rockies with moderate tempera-
lures. The high temperatures that pre-
vailed in the Southwest have greatly
moderated.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Slices Off Rivals Nose
In Order to Win Girl

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June 1S.-"A-
exander may have but a piece Of
nose but I will wed him any way. I
will become his wife tomorrow"
Thus Mary Ross, of West Butler, a
mining town near here, publicly pledged
fea1+v to her future husband after a
victons assault made upon him last
James Ellis, believing he could win
Miss Ross IL he marred the features of
her fiance, Alexander Tacoma, whethed
10Th When he met Tacoma he is al
legged to have picked a quarrel. and, in
The melee which followed, sliced of the
end of his rivals nose.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Murder Fails to Excite
Guests at Wedding

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. June 1s.-While
the strains OF a wedding march were
being played in the front hall at the
saloon of Frank May early this morn
ing, William Borski. a roomer and
boarder at the place, shot and instantly
killed John Cziesmek. one Of the guests,
while the two were in a back room
Cziesmek, an eighteen-year-old lad,
staggered as the shot struck him, and
striking the door, fell backward into
the saloon.
The guests rushed to the scene, but
shortly afterward returned to the hall
and continued dancing.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Posse With Hounds
Seeks Girls ASSailant

MONTICELLO, Ga, June R.-Blood-
hounds are trailing Lawrence Crawford,
accused of criminally assaulting Miss
Elizabeth Hall. the pretty daughter of
a wealthy cotton planter.
If the men behind the dogs catch
Crawford, they are going to lynch him,
for Miss Hall accused him directly. She
was unconscious and tied to her bed
when she was found. When she was
revived she declared that Lawrence,
who is a prominent young man of the
county, was her assailant. Within a
few minutes after her accusation of
Crawford a posse of men, well armed
and mounted, had the dogs started and
were riding after them. Miss Hall is in
a critical condition and may die.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18


Mineola Tribe, No. II, Improved Order
OF Red Men, will go to Chesapeake
Beach with Oak Camp, woodmen of the
world, on Tuesday next. EIecta Chap
Ter. No. 2, Order of the Eastern Star,
Will make an excursion to the same re-
sort on June 80. The Sunday school of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ana
costa will visit Glen Echo on June %.
Mrs. John Mowatt and son, Robert. OF
1884 w street, have gone to Norfolk,
Va, for stay with relatives. Miss
Hazel Mowatt has returned from a visit
to the family Of George Hartley, Hy-
attsville, Md.
Miss Edith NJ. Pyles, 1903 u street, is
the guest in Baltimore of Mrs. Kauf-
mann, with whom she will remain sew
eral days.
Anacostia Lodge, No. 21, A. F. & A.
NJ, Will confer the first degree tomor-
row evening in the local Masonic Hall.
Gladys Fowler, the. thirteen-year-old
girl who was thrown from a wagon on
Good Hope road yesterday, when the
horse became frightened by an automo-
bile and ran away, escaped with hardly
a mark. The girl was thrown onto a
pile of bags filled with fertilizing mate
rial.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
MaSons Will Conduct
Fireman BealrS Funeral

Brother Masons will bear the body of
Fireman Lee Beall to the grave in
Rock Creek Cemetery Tuesday, when
funeral services will take place for the
man who lost his life while exercising
a pair of horses Saturday morning.
The Rev. Charles F. Cole, pastor of
Brightwood Park Methodist Church,
will officiate. The services will be held
from the family home at GA Long
fellow avenue
AT the funeral will be the members
of No. q Engine Company, of which
Beall was a member, and in addition a
detail selected by Fire Chief Wagner,
headed by Acting Battalion Chief Dona-
hue, will be in the cortege.
The arrangements for the funeral are
in the hands of Stansbury Lodge, F. A.
A. NJ. of which the deceased was a
member.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Barber Murdered for
Revenge, Friends Say

der early this morning Of Guissepi Gig
leo, thirty-seven years old, who was
employed as a barber, persons with
whom he came into contact daily,
declare their belief that he was follow
ed from Italy and killed for the pur-
pose of revenge.
Gigleo was shot five times, four bull
lets entering the body and one the left
wrist. The police have no clue as to
his assailant.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Mystery in Death of
Man in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-John
Barnes, thirty years old, $3.50 Vine
street, was almost Immediately killed
early this morning by either falling OF
being thrown from a third-story win
dow of a house in Callowhill street.
Following the death of Barnes, Will
liam Thompson and Mary Mullen, who
lived in the house, were arrested, but
were released later.
Shortly after their release James
Barnes, a brother of the dead man,
told Deputy Coroner Paul his brother
had met with foul play, in which rob-
berry was the motive.
He said his brother had been paid
Just before going to the house, and
had So When his body was searched
% cents ives found. The deputy coro-
ner is investigating.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Mrs. David David Dies
AS Result of Accident

After a months illness, during which
she was confined to her bed, Mrs. Ba-
bate David. sixty-eight years old, died
west late last night, from injuries re-
ceived on June Z, when she fell from a
motor car at Seventh and R streets
northwest.
Mrs. David is survived by her hus-
band, David David. and seven children;
Emil, Abraham. Max. Hannah. Emma.
David, Mrs. Minnie May, and Mrs.
Fanny Chon, all Of this city. The
funeral arrangements are not yet COM
pleted.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Posses Seek Bandits Who
Escaped in Idaho

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 1S-Half a
dozen posses of citizens are searching
the swamps near Beaver canyon, on the
Oregon Shore Line today for the two
desperados Who killed Conductor VIII
liam King and dangerously wounded
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Milton yesterday.
The two were arrested on the train
by Milton on the charge of being the
burglars who recently robbed a saloon
at MCnida, but they resisted arrest.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Two Ohio Villages
Threatened by Flames

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 1s.-Destruction
of the village of Wocdville was threat
ned today by a fire. After destroying
the vilbrandt Hotel, the flames spread
to the German Methodist Church, de-
stroying it and several other homes.
The loss is about $4,000
The entire business section of Larue,
another village, was threatened by fire.
The fire destroyed the place of busi-
ness of Ezra Anderson, implement
dealer, and seven barns.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
JOHNSON'S REPORT
ON FAILED BANK
MAY Be ATTACKED
Lively Fight Promised Over
Preference of
Claims.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


Arguments were resumed in corpora.
ton court yesterday on the exceptions
| filed to the report of John NJ. Johnson
special commissioner, in the case OF
Thomas ]. Fannop and others against
the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation.
Gardner l. BOothe, representing the
American National Bank of Washing
ton, whose claim as preferred creditor
was refused by johnson, said an ar
rangement had been made by which
settlement was made for all items col
lected up to Wednesday of each week,
on the following Friday In the week
prior to the closing of the bank items
amounting to s6, 1876 were forwarded
to the local bank for collection. Mr..
Boothe's claim Is based on the fact that
i {. Jones RiXey was fully aware that
his institution was insolvent, following
an interview with State Bank Examiner
Barksdale, and that, knowing this and
still making collection, the claim of the
American National Bank is entitled TO
precedence
II Is asserted that should this claim
be allowed. it will probably result in
the throwing out of the entire report
OF Commissioner Johnson, and that all
deposits received from individuals after
the bank was insolvent are entitled to
equal preference.
The exceptions filed by the District
National Bank Of Washington and the
Second National Bank of Culpeper were
referred by Judge Barley back to John
son for reconsideration, the Judge not
ruling on them.
johnson was also instructed by the
court TO report on the petition of II. II
Miller, filed yesterday, with the perInis-
sion of the court.
The Odd Fellows of this city will held
their annual memorial services at Grace
Episcopal Church at s o'clock this even
ing: Members of Potomac and Sarepta
Lodges will assemble in their respective
nails at 7:30 and march in body to the
church. The Rev. Edgar Carpenter, the
course of which he will briefly review
the life Of each brother who departed
during the year. Music will be rendered
by the Grace Church choir.
His left leg crushed as a resue Of
being caught between the wharf ard
the dredger Dewey, George WanZer.
colored, was carried to Alexandria Hos
pital yesterday. 1t is believed it viii
i4ObADiS DC hSNCSSdiy " dlIlpuldle Ile
leg.
Closing exercises will be held in the
white public schools tomorrow morning,
and In the colored schools Tuesday.
Exercises in Lee High School for Girls
will be held at o'clock tomorrow even
ing, when diplomas will be awarded TO
the following: Misses E. Marie Atkjn-
son, Margaret E. EntwisIe. Helen l..
Bowman, Eunica De Silva, Vera M. Nc
Dermott, Josephine s. Peverill, and
Grace n. st. Clair.
Mrs Frank w. Smith has left for
weeks visit with relatives in Lin
colnia.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Guild Soon to Sail
For His Post in Russia

BOSTON. June 1s.-Curtis Guild, the
new ambassador to st. Petersburg, will
sail for Europe from New York on July
!, on the CunardeI Caronia. After a
brief sojourn in England and France,
Ambassador Guild will proceed through
Germany to his post in Russia.
II leave Massachusetts," said the for
mer governor today, proud that I am
10 represent the nation at the court Of
the Gar"
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
Miner Dares Death to
Get Pay Check on Time

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June 1s.-Six
hundred feet of perpendicular ladder,
with irregular rungs two or three feet
apart, has no teFrors for Walter Tinsky.
a miner in the Horton shaft here. Yes
terday he climbed the ladder because
the shaft hoist was temporarily out of
for his pay check. He was thoroughly
exhausted when he climbed out of the
shaft.
The Washington times., 1911-06-18
GOODHOPEROADTO
BE IMPROVED SOON
Bids Will Be Opened June g. and Work Will Be Com
pleted by September 3oth If Possble-Gude
Gets Property

there. 400 by 10 feet, and will develop
the place into a rose-growing field.