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The Washington times., 1912-06-12
CONVENTIONS This
YEAR TO Be LAST,
DECLARES BOURNE
Oregon Senator Says Direct
Primary Will Rule
Hereafter.

THE conventions of 1912 will probably
be the last national conventions we
shall ever hold in the United States for
the nomination of Presidential candi-
dates.' said Senator Jonathan Bourne
this morning Presidential primaries
will supersede delegate conventions and
the action of the Taft machine at Chi
cago In riding rough-shod over instruc-
tions opposed to their purposes will give
impetus to the enactment of general
primary laws.
"In 1909, when l proposed the first
Presidential primary law" said Sena-
tor Bourne, II predicted that a majority
Of the States would have Presidential
primaries within ten years. / now be-
lieve this change will take place in
less than seven years from that time.
Events which have occurred in many
States in the last weeks, and events
which are now occurring in Chicago
demonstrate the correctness of my as
| sertion, that our present system OF
nominations is misrepresentation, unjust
and un-American.
"If the people were given opportunity
to cast a direct vote for Presidential
candidates in party. primaries helt
under the provision of law there woulo
cations by Federal officeholders. no occa
sion for contest over the seating OF dele
gates, and members Of political parties
would have a voice in the selection Of
candidates they are expected to sup
port in the general election
The present campai gn and pre-con
vention manipulations have greatly ac
| celerated the Presidential primary
movement"
Tho Presidential primary laws already
in force in some States may, accord
ing to the views of Western members
| inadvertently give the electors alread,
chosen the power to designate which
Is the simon-pure Republican organiza
tion in the event that two candidate:
come out of Chicago
The Washington times., 1912-06-12

You are either going TO seat this dele
gation that comes here with 72,00O
majority behind II, or else you are go-
Ing to disfranchise California in this
not do any such thing. and you will
gain nothing by starting the prellmi-
naries to such a performance"
That sort of talk made the bristles
stick up. Heney was called to order,
and told that II he insulted the COM
He went right on insulting II, and the
committee gave UP in despair. The Cal
ifornia delegation, save only one dis
trict, was put on the temporary rolls.
That's the Heney sort of business, and
his appearance as member of the
committee, with credentials that give
him unlimited privilege of insulting"
bluffing, haunting. and telling the un-
shirted truth, has added to the demoral-
ization Of the Taft crowd.
The Roosevelt forces are arranging
to have a fine bunch OF fighters on the
credentials committee. Indications are
about eight majority; the Taft men
claim ten; but with Heney Milton, Pur-
dy of Minneapolis, Bill Finn, Tom Med
rlnghaus of Missouri, and more Of the
ests there will be some difficulty doing
any supplemental road roller work
there.
A determined movement started last
compromise the Missouri contests, with
the view to saving the party In thai
State. The Missouri business was to.
days order before the committee; four
teen seats being in controversy. The
Taft people. of course, had been deter
mined to steal all of them, but her,
again the Indiana crowd interposed, ant
demanded that some politica! sense b'
applied and that some agreed arrange
ment, such as an even division. or seat
ing all the contestants in certain cases
with a half vote each, be adopted, II
to harmonic and carry the State.
The Washington times., 1912-06-12
OPENHEADQUARTERS
TO OBTAIN BETTER
PAY FOR CLERKS
Civil Service Committee Be-
gins Preliminary Work
in Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 12.-Hea6ed by DIR.
Llewelyn Jordan. 0. Washington, as clair
man Of tho big special committee of civil
service employees has opened Eeadquar-
tiers at the Grand Pacific Hotel, and
started work to secure the insertion of
a plank in the platform, declaring for a
square deal. better salaries. age retire.
ment, and p 'nsi0n Pans for the civil
service workers.
The committee already knows that Its
fight Is hUlf won. 1t Is positively, won
given assurance that IL he is the can
dljat3 he will put the desired plans In
the platform, or if this ~ imparcticable
because OF the desire to keep that docl-
ment short, then he will put II in his
letter Of acceptance, and MAKO his posi-
ton ST. clear that 1t will become one
Of the issues Of the campaign.
Pin Faith In Roosevelt.
The former President gave this assur-
ance in person to your correspondent
a week ago. When the committeeman
this much had, already been assured.
good as won They are convinced that
nc matter who Ia nominated. they will
enin their point.
traditional friend OF the civil service,
Is the man on whom most reliance Is
placed Tor prodIoing results.
On Frlfay evening Of this week, un.
der the auspices of this civil service
ment employees will be held to which
,oi venton delegates will be especially
invited. Local committees os Chicago
crgan!za tlons. which number several
making the inn'ediate arrangements.
Or. Jor,lan, George c. Cain. Of Lynn,
tIass, and other leaders in the present
political move, will speak.
Thank Washington Times.
DR.. Jordan said today: This fight IL
Just about assured Of complete sue.
cess already. We have to thank The
Washington Times for presenting to III
the most effective plan ever devised fol
serving the real interests Of the civil
service people.
"The Times not only proposed the
plan, but It has helped us raise the
necessary money, 1t secured the assem-
of Colonel Roosevelt to our plan of put,
ting the national convention on record
and. in fact, first and last. II has beer
more than all the rest of them were
has been the whole fight for us from
the beginning; and we are now certain
to WIN"
The members of the civil service com
inittce now here are: DR.. jAleWelYn Jor
dan, Washington; George l.. Cain. Lynn
Mass, Navy Department.; Oscar F. Mel
son. Chicago, postal service; J.
Fields, Louisville supervising postoffct
employees: Carl C. Vandyke, st. Paul
railway mail service: Harry r. Meyers
New York city, postal service; William
e. Russell. New York city. customs
house; ]. William Shelter, Baltimore, in
ternal revenue; Albert L. Barnes, Phil
adelphia, customs service; K. A. Twee'
die, Philadelphia. customs service
David Caldwell, Washington, D. c., De.
partment Of Justice; Joseph F. Scanlon
Boston, customs service: Fred II. r
Jordan, Boston. immigration service: l.
E. Bentley, New Orleans. customs
service.
The Washington times., 1912-06-12
Baltimore Delegates
See Victory Ahead

NEW YORK, June IA good many
Democratic national committeeman,
delegates, and plain politicians are stop
pIrg over in New York on their way to
the Baltimore convention.
They are the most optimistic, jubilant
lot Of politicians New York has enter
tained In a long time, for they can see
only a victory ahead with the Republi-
cans fighting the way they are in Chi
cago. Several of them called today on
Norman Z. Mack chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, and every
one had a smile as he talked about the
Republican fight
The Washington times., 1912-06-12

armpits, with the pad that comes with
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forever. Satisfaction guaranteed.
PERSPI-NO is for sale at your drug.
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ceipt of price. by the Perspo Co. 271s
Lincoln Ave. Chicago. For sale and rec
commended in Washington by James
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feck
The Washington times., 1912-06-12
Uncle Sam to Join.

Growing out of the Titanic disaster
and the publicity given navigation laws
in connection with II, the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee today re-
ported a joint resolution authorizing the
President to inform other nations of
the desire of the United States to Join
in a maritime conference. having for its
purpose the codification of maritime
rules to make ocean travel more safe.
The President is authorized to appoint
commissioners to this conference.
The Washington times., 1912-06-12
To Cross Continent.

An cross-the- continent trip has been
started by Miss Mary Wood, ywomans Q
club organizer. for the purpose OF
arousing interest in the women's IT,
tanic memorial fund. She left WASH
The Washington times., 1912-06-12
Lffe-Saving Station.

A new life-saving station Is be built
on the beach at Rockaway. l.. ]. A
contract for the work, which 10 to cost
ss,570. was let today to the J. NJ. Knopp
Construction Company, of New York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Before Joe Rivers and Johnny Kill
bane met on the field Of battle last
Labor day, fight experts of California,
Mexico and a few cities elsewhere,
freely predicted that the Mexican
would be a featherweight champion.
Kilbane disabused them of this idea,
but now the same experts are de-
claring that Joe will beat AID Wolgast
in their battle on the coast on July
4, and thus become champion of the
class.
With the passing months Rivers
has taken on added weight and
muscle and, encouraged by a few
victories at a higher poundage than
previous, actually thinks that he will
win on independence day. He is very
speedy, shifty, a puncher and strong.
It is said one side of his jaw Is weak;
aside from that he has no handicaps.
He can undoubtedly outlook Wolgast,
but can he take the gaff that Ad will
give him2 If he is able to do so he
will win; If not, he must still go title
less.
UP to the time Rivers was knocked
out by Kilbane he had been invinci-
BILE. His marvellous record of victor
les, most of which were sleepers,
created a great furore throughout
southern California Since his defeat
by the now featherweight champion
he has been carrying on in the same
sensational manner.
He has beaten frankie Conley, the
Kenosha Italian; stopped him in nine
rounds. In March last he met Jack
White of Chicago. 1t was Rivers's
first scrap as a lightweight, but he
won handily and the bout was stop
ped in the twelfth round. In that
fight Rivers showed that he had
everything that he possessed before
his second contest with Kilbane, and
more power in his blows. Now he is
regarded as a better lightweight than
he was a, feather.
And yet the sport writers believe
that Rive:s will get another reverse.
They have faith in Ads powerful
punch. And the betting men are
putting up their money on the Cadil-
lac farmer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Tommy Kilbane won't fight again.
It's too bad. when one stops to think
what he might have been.
Two years and a half ago he had
a great future ahead Of him. Had he
handled himself right, he could have
accumulated a fortune. But he got
steered the wrong way. and wouldn't
follow the right path.
He made many mistakes. That's
why, at twenty-o one, he's AL in" as
a fighter. When he was younger he
took too much punching about the
head. He never covered UP, but took
all his opponents saw fit to give him.
And he fought too often. The conse-
quence is that now Tommy loses his
strength after being hit a few times
and he has to stall the remainder of
the contest. He is merely a shell. A
few punches viii send him Keeling.
Though gone from the ring. Tommy
Kflbane is one fighter who will have
friends. Every place he fought he
made a hit He win not be forgotten
because he was once real fighter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

that Barrow did not touch the plate
on his slide in, but the umpire saw
it different and called him safe. Wal
lace struck out, retiring the side.
In the third Roach hit, stole second
and scored on Griff1n's hit. In the fifth
1t looked as If Oakf1eld had things
their own way. Bombay hit but was
caught at second on Brent's hit TO
third. Roach, Griffin and Reidel walk
ed, forcing in a run. With the bases
full and one out it looked as If there
might be something doing, but Seek
niger struck out to Graham and Roach
was caught between home and third,
retiring the side.
In the fourth Wells led of with a
two-base hit and scored on Barrow's
hit. Johnson flied out, Bell struck out
and Wallace went out at first. In the
fifth Olsen batted for Borras and walk
ed He took second on a wild throw
over first by the catcher. and scored
when Graham lost Wolfe's little roller
between third and the plate. One
down when the winning run was made.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

ed for some Of their wildness. Alsip
seemed to have little on Seckinger,
but each did good work considering
the condition the ball was in. Alsip
gave up three hits and walked two
men, while Seckinger gave up four
hits and walked four men. The game:
The Whitmans won the toss and
took the field. The first three men to
face Seckinger went out at first. For
the Whitnnans, Wolfe went out at first,
Wells struck out and Johnson went out
at first. In the second Oakfeld went
out in order after Bombay got hit.
For the Whitmans, there was some
thing doing. Bell went out short to
first, Barrow got a hit, stole second
and scored on McDowelrs out, pitcher
to first. There was a kick on the de-
cision at the plate. Oakfield claimed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Life isn't all Joy for the prize fight
ers. Not many of the big ones have 10
live on charity, but they have their
troubles, financial and otherwise, just
the same.
Take Jack johnson and Jim Flynn.
A few weeks ago these pugs thought
the prospects were fine for making a
big bunch Of coin out of their fight
on July L. The first thing that dis
turbed them was the lack of public in
terest in the fight Then congress
came along and passed law that
would prevent the interstate transpor-
tation of fight films. And as If this
were not discoura cement enough. there
is now some talk that the governor of
New Mexico will intervene and pre-
vent the fight altogether.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

1 CYaveIand. Ohio. July 2.-Tommy
kSIbane the Earnest little fighter Ohio
naaIrned out. probably never will
the ring again
cent fight here with Phil
ook the count. When he
eaten and heart broken
was heard to humble, i
ITO my end"
has. He got what all fight
when they remain in the ring
ough. Few of them quit in
time.
king the count was new and
I'd experience to Tommy Kilbane. In
ne ring. after his seconds had carried
inn to the corner, he acknowledged
he messages of smypathizing friends
nth lowered head. He was ashamed to
box them in the face. Later, In the
ressing room, he broke down.
Don't look at me, Paddy" he told
Us brother as he dressed himself. i
box the count"
He tried to laugh it off, but it was
10 use. ct is all over with me-" he
auttered to himself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
City Tax Collectors Per
sonal Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Tax
Assessment books Of the City Of Pen
sacola are now open In my office for the
payment Of taxes for the year 1911, and
naming unpaid, so days after the date
Of this notice, VIII be enforced by levy
and sale as provided by law.
Dated this 10th day Of May, A d. 1914
J. c. WHITING,
Tax Collector, City Of Pensacola
l0may2mo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
Twilight League
Is DEFEATED
BY THE WHlTMANS

The Whitmans squeezed out Of a
seeming defeat at the hands of Oak
held yesterday by a score of to 2.
The ground was wet and heavy, so
that fast ball was impossible. The
Whitmans seemed to take more advan-
age of the condition that the field was
n and they made every play count.
The pitchers were at a disadvantage
b handling a wet ball, which account
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
American League,

St. Louis 2, Chicago 1, first game.
St Louis 4, Chicago 5, second game
Detroit s, Cleveland 7.
Washington 5, Philadelphia 3.
Boston Z, New York 9.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
Southern League.

Chattanooga 0, Birmingham 8.
Memphis 8, New Orleans 2, six in
aings.
Atlanta s. Mobile 5, first game.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Reach League Baseball
will be given for 100 cou-
pons from Piedmont Cigar
cites at Frank Reilly's Cigar
Store.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
rwi-Liaht LEAGUE standIna.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League,

Pittsburg 2, Chicago 9.
New York Z, Boston 8.
Philadelphia Z, Brooklyn g.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
Washington Wins and Boston
and Philadelphia Lose

A. 81 roAs-F1rst: R.HE.
ST Louis N......--...-.....
Batferfes-Hamilton and Krichell,
Benz and Kuhn; umpires. Hart and
Connolly.
second R.H.E.
Sc. Louis ....'.'...s.....
Chicago 80 Il
Batteries-E. Brown and Stephens,
wash and Block; umpires, Hart and
Connolly.
At Washington R.HE.
Washington ............... o
Philadelphia ................. 8 /
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
Takes two While
Mobile and Atlanta Split

Second X. II. Il.
Montgomery .................
Nashville NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
Batteries-Bonner and McAllister,
Summers and Elliott; umpires, Bret
einstein and O'Toole; called end Of
seventh on account Of arguments.
At Memphfs- RH.E.
New Orleans ................. U
memphis d
Batteries-Wagner and Haigh, Par
sons and Seabaugh; umpires, Pfen-
ninger and Carpenter.
At Chattanooga RH e.
Birmingham ..................
Chattanooga ...............'.
Batteries-Smith and Yantz, Cova-
leski and Moves; umpires, Fftz and
Kellum.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
Atlantic League.

Macon 2. Jacksonville 8.
Savannah o, Columbus 0, eleven in
nings, darkness.
Columbia-AIbany, forfeited to Co
lumbia, to 0. on account Of Albany
refusing to pay fines imposed by the
umpire on members of the Albany
team yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Atlanta 1, Mobile 9, second game,
five innings.
Nashville 2, Montgomery 0, first
game.
Nashville o, Montgomery 4, second
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

AOSoAS $3.50 go 10 IL Z
Game today Alagas VS.. Carwicos.
or doses of 666 will break any
case of Chtlls & Fever; 1t acts on the
liver better than Calomel, and does not
grippe or sicken. Csc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Batteries - Hughes and Henry,
Houck AM Lapp; umpires, Wester-
welt and Evans
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03
GAMES TODAY.

National League.
Brooklyn at New York.
Philadelphia at New York.
American League.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Cleveland at Detroit.
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Southern League.
Birmingham at Chattanooga.
Mobile at Atlanta.
New Orleans at Memphis.
Mobile at Nashville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-03

Pensacola's Harbor is tn
Deepest and Best Port South
Of Newport News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
Suits Filed Yesterday

The following suits were filed in the city court yesterday:
 Mrs. "A, D. Brown vs. the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company The plaintiff is asking s10,o00 damages for alleged personal injuries received in a street car collision at West End
 Mrs. Sula A. Killian vs. the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany. Damages to the extent of s1O,- 900 are claimed for alleged personal injuries received at. Forty third street by being thrown to the ground while alighting from a street ear.
 Robert Turner vs Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company. The plaintiff has sued for s500o for alleged personal injuries received while at work on as x1i CT .lsesi,,ssS i y.siio defendant company.
 Lizzie Darden and W. L. Uspaw, ad- ministrators of the estate of John Dar- den, vs. the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company. The plaintiff claims s10,O00 damages for the death of John Dar- den, who was alleged to have been run over and killed at Cardiff by train operated by the railway company.
 R. E. Landers has sued Macarthur Brothers company, claiming $25.0o0 damage for an alleged malicious arrest and Imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12

A newspaper story came out that I had stolen s5O0,OO0 from the Chicago water de- pertinent. Expert bookKeepers reported had turned in every cent I collected About four lines was printed to that ef- feet. however, and the impression was left with many people that l had stolen the money"
 Differences with the late Joseph Medili, owner of the Tribune, he testified, began when MT Medil was said to have been Q candidate for the United States Senate.
 Did the Tribune ever support you?' asked Senator Kern.
 "It did once It said l was unfit for of flee but that it was no time for repub- licans to quarrel and that I had better be elected with the rest They have opposed me constantly since 1ss5.'
 Senator Lorimer related an instance In which he said the Chicago papers had charged him with fraud in an election when he was running for Congress.
 "The ballot boxes were opened on the pretense of making an inspection and it was found tfat had IS more votes than had been conceded" he said.
 The senator got very little opportunity to testify today. His counsel took up all the morning session and most of the aft ernoon reading columns of matter from Chicago newspapers concerning political happenings at Springfield in 1909. while the legislature was electing a senator. SGn- | ator I.orimer. the committee and every body else looked tired.
 Gompers' Views of Trusts | Backing up his demands that tt tn man antitrust law snyAic ba Hc a1na I as to exempt labor Han 1a provisions. Samuel Con pafh
 the American Fedei -tian/ a l appeared before the te commerce committe today a a | terview he had wi sorHs tea' 1 Roosevelt in 1908.
 "President Roos eiii 10 Gompers, said tn me te asd be so construed that waa atiyc- 1 ly state that wh p etl and | omit references t6 tft itions. He said he woulo af tn ms | cabinet during the aH'H that was all that cams ti NL nat ne | freauently made are &. on swing | around the westt sf sfes 70 e fact l that the law sho rf azsaudtd." | Mir. Gompers [ tla n thIl le had been given assuf rs tHaf tac Sher- man law would l fhet labor organ- izations but neye tak .fem 4riously. We do not ui sreh aatU fances, T he emphasized. ihr wa fist oi right or we sh 70 te ai8z8fped We do not want to ia ...f fe mixed 8r lullsd into fancied s iiy aaa do mt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-12
P|G IRON WILL BE
 SENT ID ENGLAND
The Republic Company Places an Order of Ten
 Thousand Tons

The sale of 10000 tons of Birmingham pig iron to Hull, England, for immediate shipment by the Republic Iron and Steel company was announced yesterday. The order to England will be made at East Thomas and sent by way of New Orleans or Mobile. The order placed in England, whose manufactures have been pointed out as possible competitors for the Bir- mingham district and all American in- dustrial centers, will cause interest in- dnstrially In Birmingham. It has been held by tariff experts that England could make iron and put it at any point on the Atlantic seaboard were it not for the excessive tariff. The fact that Birming- ham has placed orders there with Eng lands tariff will perhaps cause some spec ulation.
 The local management of the Republic company said that the buyers of the iron were well known American manufacturers who have been using Republic made iron fof some time, and were not inclined to change.