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The Washington times., 1912-05-16
SOUTHARD PARKER
TO Be PRESIDENT
OF SAYINGS BANK
Veteran Official Will Sue
ceed Quincy Smith AS
Head of the Union.

e. Southland Parker, a veteran bank
or, will become president Of the Union
Savings Bank. succeeding e. Quincy
Smith, resigned, in the near future.
Mr.. Parker was president of the Ma
tonal Metropolitan Bank for twelve
years, resigning January, 1909. Prior
to Joining the executive forces of that
institution he was at the head of the
Columbia National Bank. He is inter-
csted as shareholder in other banks
Of the city, and less than a year ago,
with s. w. Woodward, M. A. Winter,
and others. acquired control of the Mer-
camille Bank. then the Provident Saw
ings Bank.
Stockholders of the Mercantile Bank
Will meet In special session tomorrow
and approve a resolution of the direc-
tors OF the institution to go into liquida-
tion, selling their assets and good will
to the Union Savings Bank. The d.
rectors will meet Immediately thereafter
and make necessary arrangements for
the contamination OF the sale, and on
May %, a representative of the bank in
Arizona will ratify the action and sur
render the charter. under the laws of
Arizona, to the State.
Par value of the shares of the Mer-
camille National is $40. It is generally
believed the stock will liquidate at this
price, although a sale yesterday at 1OL
might indicate a fractional advance over
this figure.
1t is the intention OF the interests
controlling the Union Savings Bank to
make II commercial institution, COM
peting with other banks for loans and
deposits and general commercial bust
ness, while still retaining the savings
bank features.
c. L. Bowman. cashier OF the Mer-
camille Bank, will, In all probability,
become treasurer of the Union Savings
The officers of the Mercantile Bank are
NJ. A. Winter, president: r. L. Monta-
que. second vice-president; d. w.
| Thayer, secretary; G. l.. Bowman,
cashier: II. w. Griffith, assistant
cashier; A. E. l.. Leckie. general
counsel.
1t Is within the probabilities that the
Union Savings Bank will be able to
| hold a large part OF the business OF
| the Mercantile. There will be no ad.
ditional capital issued by the Union
Savings. the present capitalization
500, ,00o being deemed sufficient for the
present. The bank has over $500, ,00C
deposits which with the deposits from
the Mercantile will give the bank not
far from 81, 750. 900 deposits.
I The entire transaction will probably
be closed before the end of the present
| month.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
In Answer to George A. Mills State.
ment to the Effect That President
Taft Was Responsible For Boss
COx's Overthrow in Cincinnati.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Upon what facts this correspondent
bases his statement that President TAFT
was responsible for George b. Cox's
overthrow is hard to understand. He
cites Mr.. Taft's Akron speech OF 1905,
and claims this speech was responsible
for Coxs overthrow because of the
Presidents fearless attack, (as he terms
iD, upon Cox. Now, the truth of the
matter is this:
In his Akron speech of 1905, Mr.. Taft
did say few words that were not
wholly complimentary to Boss Cox
although all he said that was uncompli-
mentary to Cox was contained in four
little newspaper lines. and even these
four lines were entirely omitted when
President Taft's brother published this
speech in his Cincinnati newspaper.
Let US grant that these four lines of
Mr.. Taft were most bitter in their de-
nunciation of Boss Cox. But could they
have caused Cox much harm? OF
course not. simply because at that time
Cox was the still all powerful Cox. and
besides Mr.. Taft was not then Presi-
dent nor did his actions and utterances
have as much weigh. then as they
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
MEN ON VISIT
TOMOUNT VERNON
Hampton, Va, Chosen AS Next Place of Meeting
eral Notes About Persons and Affairs of
Alexandria

Captain Posey on the bridge to look
out. Turning, he grabbed the man by
the arm, and the officer who came up
at that moment placed him under ar
Thomas, who was represented by At
torney Brumback, this morning attempt
ed to prove that no assault was intended
upon Wattles. The Justice imposed q
an appeal. Thomas was later released
on bond.
Following an illness Of nearly a year's 6
dura ton, Miss Ida Cox died at her home,
9B King street, at s o'clock this morn
ing. She was a daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Cox, and leaves
the following brothers and sisters: Rob
Caroline Cox, Mrs. Alice Poss. Mrs.
Rosa Murphy, and Mrs. Alice Poss, OF
Baltimore. The arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been made.
Announcement was made late yester.
day afternoon of the sale of Hotel
Fleischmann, located on Royal street
between King and Prince streets, to
AVA Aerie, No. 81, Fraternal Order oi
Eagles. The sale was consummated
By John .. Normoyle, acting for Mrs
virginia Stewart. OF Washington. The
building will be remodeled and used fol
club purposes by the ord,r.
The military cap, such as is worn by
Washington policemen, was adopted for
the use Of the Alexandria force, at last
nights meeting OF the board OF police
commissioners. The report of Chief OF
Police Goods was also read, showing
that l26 prisoners had been arrested II
the past month.
A special meeting of Fitzgerald Coun.
ell, Knights OF Columbus, will be held
Sunday morning for the purpose of ar.
ranging for the attendance OF the mem.
bers of that order at the unveilins OF
the Columbus statute In Washington or
June s.
The annual May dance OF Alexandra
Lodge of Elks was held last night
Many Washingtonians attended.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
CAPTAIN BURDETTE
MAKES HIGH SCORE
IN SHOOTING TESTS
West Virginian Scores 2e6
Out of 800 With New
Olympic Target.

Shooting at an Olympic target, which
is smaller than a regular army target,
Capt. G. L. Burdette, of the West Vir-
ginia militia, made a score of 296 out Of
a possible 300, at the United States Ma
rine Corps range at winthrop, Nd.
This is the best score thus far made
at the tests now being held to select
national team to represent this coun-
try at the Olympic games at Stock
holm.
There are forty-two men competing,
of whom seventeen are militiamen, and
the rest members Of the army. navy,
and Marine Corps. No civilians are en-
tered in the try-outs. Captain Bur-
dette's performance, while II does
not break any records, is considered
good enough to insure him a place on
the American team, and is considered
better than many scores made in a
regular army shoot.
Another competitor, who is making a
good showing Is Sergeant Eushner. Of
the seventy-fourth Regiment, New
York National Guard; Private Fehr. of
the First Regiment District of Colum-
bia National Guard, has surprised many
of the officers at the range by his
craftsmanship.
Rain today stopped the competition
but shooting will be resumed tomorrow,
and will continue until Monday.
State militias are represented as fol-
lows: West Virginia, 2; Iowa, 8; Wis
consin, /; Indiana, /; New York, s:
Maine, 2; New Jersey, 2, and District
of Columbia, l.
Lieutenant Commander Horace Man
ming, U. S. N, is to be captain Of the
American team, which will tourney to
Stockholm in a few weeks, and is in
charge Of recruiting.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
DEGENERACY OF DETECTIVE SKILL.

Once more it is borne in upon the student of
current affairs that the good old days of the pussy
footed detective who had his in the boobyhatch
before the crime was cold have passed away in
very truth. How it must have grieved the spirit Of
Vidocq, for example, to have looked down upon the
recent man hunts in Paris. Flooding province to
drown rat was as nothing to the cannonade and
conAagration to which M. Lepine chief of the Paris
police, has recently been resorting in order to cap
ture a few local highwaymen. 1t was only few
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
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After selecting Hampton, Va, as the
next place for their meeting, the an
nual session of the Improved Order of
Red Men and Degree of Pocohontas
was brought to a close in the Young
Peoples building this morning This
afternoon the visitors were conveyed in
special trains to the home of WASH
ington at Mt. Vernon
At the election held yesterday after
noon. the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Frank j.
Korte. great prophet, Roanoke; George
w. Whitley, great sachem, Newport
News; Harry Cuthriell, great senior
sycamore, Portsmouth: ]. BENJAMIN
Moore, Junior grand sycamore; r. II.
Couch, great chief of records, Hamp-
ton; Richard w. Jones, great keeper of
wampum; Joseph e. Powell, great trus-
tee three-year term), Richmond. For
the Degree of Pocohontas, the follow
Ing officers were elected: Mrs. Laura
j. Hettrtck, great pocohontas, Roanoke
Mrs. Katherine Miller, great Winonah.
Phoebus: Mrs H. Calyer, great Mime
haha, Coteage; Mrs. D. II. Reeves,
grand keeper of records. Portsmouth
Mrs. Dora Glenn, grand keeper of wam-
pun, Richmond. The newly elected Of
ficers were installed this morning by
John w. Cherry, of Norfolk, past grand
inconhee of the United States.
Arthur Thomas was arrested at the
Norfolk Steamboat Company's wharf
last night, just after the arrival of the
boat from Washington. He had a knife
opened In his hand, and was approach
ing c. W. Wattles, local agent at the
time. Mr.. Wattles stated to Justice
Cation In police court this morning that
the man had attempted to board the
boat, before a landing had been made
He warned him back, and a few mo-
ments later was startled by cry from
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
Friends School to
Graduate Twelve

Twelve graduates of the Friends
school will receive their diplomas to-
morrow evening from the hands of
Principal Thomas w. Sidwell. The ex-
ercises will be held at the Friends
Meeting House. 1911 1 street northwest.
Songs by the schools and an address by
the Rev. Samuel II. Woodrow. D. D.,
pastor Of the First Congregational
Church, are the principal parts of the
program for the exercises. The gradu-
ates Of the Friends School this year
are James w. Osgood, Edward T. Mil
Ter, Anne ]. Blackwood, William L.
Kenly, Katherine Ainslee, Sylvia G.
Carter, Katherine Ladd, Marshall Low,
Robert w. Patterson, Lena Ramsay,
Ruth Roberts, and Henry r. Swartzell.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
IndOrses The Times and Going to do
q Little Missionary Work.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
I feel that every right-thinking per-
son owes you a vote of thanks for
the way your paper has come out for
the Jones-Work bill regulating the
liquor traffic in the District Of Colum-
bia. Every woman should show her
appreciation at once by taking The
Times. You can put my name on
your subscription list and II that bill
passes, I am going to solicit twenty
five more subscriptions to your paper
and think every woman who wears
the white ribbon should do the same.
MRS. WILLIAM B. GIBB.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
"THE EIGHT LITTLE GOVERNORS"

We hear less Of persifage about the Eight lit
tie governors" They don't look so little.
Their detractors having discontinued the public
ity this seems an appropriate time for their friends
to recall that they were governors
Johnson of California, Hadley of Missouri,
Stubbs Of Kansas Vessey of South Dakota,
.Glasscock of West Va, Osborn of Michigan,
Aldrich Of Nebraska, Bass of New Hampshire
Quite sizable bunch they appear, today!
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
THURSDAY, MAY 16 1912. p.
CLIMBING ON THE BANDWAGON.

We shall observe-are observing now, day by
day-with acute interest the gymnastics incident to
the desperate scramble of local contemporaries for
the Presidential bandwagon.
The car steps are pretty high, and in the case
of the Star, hobble-skirted with the tradition that
>it must always be seen in the real procession, the
display of hosiery and petticoats incident to the climb
is getting something shocking
STILL it's so funny that one can't help looking.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
Lawyers Seeks Fees
From Chinese Fund

GLAZING aggregating several hundred
thousand dollars against the Chinese
indemnity fund in the shape of fees al
legged to be due them by attorneys
caused a sharp discussion in the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Committee yester-
day. Most of the claims are made by
lawyers in Washington. One of the
claimants is former Senator William E.
Chandler.
The committee took no action on the
matter, and is divided in opinion as to
what should be done. One member of
the committee attacked the claims as
scandalous.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
Secretary Knox to Be
At Desk Tomorrow

After an absence Of several weeks
Secretary of State Knox is expected to
be back at his desk tomorrow morning
For the last few days he has been in
Ohio campaigning for President Taft.
While in California he delivered several
lectures on the benefits that will be de-
rived from the Panama canal. While
in that State he also took advantage of
the opportunity to boom the President
although the expenses of his visit
there were paid by the Panama Pacific
Exposition Company, which only in
vited him to lecture on the canal.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
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The Washington times., 1912-05-16
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Lieutenant w. e. EBERLE, detached
Mayhower; home, wait orders.
Ensign r. G. HAXTON, to Asiatic sta
tion.
Ensign A. H. DOUGLAS. detached New
Hampshire, to Mayfiower
Ensign p II. BASTEDO, detached
Dolphin. to Utah.
Ensign II. B. LIE BOURGEOIS, detached
Kansas, to Dolphin
Surgeon J. J.: SNYDER, to receiving
ship at Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS,

Arrived-Mississippi at Provincetown; /;
Albany at Chefoo.
from Key West for Nor
folk: Dixie from New York yard
for Newport; Hecto: from Hampton
Roads for lorovincetown' Washing
ton from Portsmouth. N. H., for
ProVlncetoWn; Monaghan from Bos-
ton for Newport; Amphritite from
Memphis for VicksbuTg,
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
NAVY,

Captain ]. E. CRAVEN. to Naval War
College.
Commander G. II. BURRAGE, detached
command Albatross, to Naval War
College.
Lieutenant Commander d. V. H. AL
LEN, detached inspector, Tenth
Lighthouse district. to Naval War
College.
Lieutenant H. d. COOKE. jr., detached
Naval Academy. to Georgia.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
ARMY.

Second Lieutenant LEWIS c. ROCK
WELL. Tenth Infantry, detailed for
aviation duty with the Signal Corps,
College Park, Md.
First Lieutenant JAMES F. CASTLE
MAN, Tenth Cavalry, detailed as
professor of military science and tao
tics at the Georgia Military Acad-
envy. College Park, Ga. August 81
1872
The Washington times., 1912-05-16
Amusements.

Relasco-"If l Were King" sI5 p. m
Solumbia-"The Dawn of a Tomor-
row" 2:15 and S:15 p. m.
acknowledgements" S:l5 p. m.
Polis-"Madame X" 2:l5 and S:16 p. m.
Academy-Vaudeville, 1:So. 8, 1880.
Ma jesticEvaudevilIe. 1880. 3. 1880. and
cssinowVaudeville, 1880. 8. 1880. and
Cosfnos-VaudeVtlle, 1 to II p. m.
Imperial-Vaudeville l to IL D. m.
Gayety-"The Social Maids" 2:15 and
S:1b p. m.
Arcade-skating, bowling. and motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1912-05-16

The annual May dance OF Alexandra
Lodge of Elks was held last night
Many washingtonians attended.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-06

young oficer there lay a keen Interest in
his profession, a constant ability to cops
with men and events, an ever-ready de-
votion TO duty.
I'VE do not always associate gentieness
and consideration for others with the
courage OF soldiers profession. Our
ideal Of army valor too often carries
with II the notion OF ruthless force which
dominates and overrides. Are we right
In thls7 Have not courage and gentle
ness been ever combined in the idea Of
chivalry? He vindicates the chivalrous
IDEAL OF the quiet. self-sacTihcing valor
Of the American soldier
Carter B. Keene. master Of Temple
Lodge. made an address on Maj. Butt.
the Mason" IN which he said that the
major was responsible for a movement
having been started to broaden the use
fulness and charities OF the craft of
which he was a Master Mason.
poem. entitled ''Vivat Memorial" by
PhiIander c. johnson. was read by
Charles B. Hanford.
The Masonic choir, under the direction
Of Percy s. Foster, sang q number Of
selections After the singing by the au-
dience OF Nearer, Ny God. to Thee"
Rev. william Tayloe Snyder pronounced
the benedIction-
The following are the oficers Of Tenn
pie Lodge: Carter B. Keene. master;
Stirling Kerr, Jr.. senior warden; Leroy
w. Heron. Junior wamfn; Francis A.
sebring. secretary; Louis C. Wilson.
treasurer
The Washington herald., 1912-05-06
DIED.

BELT-On Tuesday, April %. 1872, Mrs.
ANNA E BELT, aged seventy-two
years.
Funeral services will be held at s. H.
Hines & Sons funeral parlors, 1715
Fourteenth Street Northwest. on Mon
day. May 6, at II a. m. Interment
private.
BOOGHER-On Friday, May 3. 1872
WILLIAM F. BOOGHER, aged sew
enty-four years.
Funeral services will be held at s. H.
Hines & Sons funeral parlOrs, II15
Fourteenth Street Northwest, on
Monday, May 8, at p. m.
HOLTZCLAw-On Friday, May 3, 1872,
at his residence, 1853 Euclid Street
Northwest. WILLIE BALDWIN, be-
loved husband Of Grace Holtzclaw.
Funeral services at his late residence,
1853 Euclid Street Northwest, on Sun
day, May ), 1912, at 8 p. m. Relatives
and friends iTyited. Interment Mon
day. May s, at Warrenton. Va
RYAN-After a long and painful Ill
ness, Saturday, May 1. 1872, at 3 a. m,
at his residence. 1769 Columbia Road.
BERNARD ALOYSIUS RYAN, hus-
band OF Florence Edelin Ryan, in his
fifty-second year.
Funeral services from the Church of
the Sacred Heart. Fourteenth Street
and Park Road, Monday. May s. at
$50 a. m. Interment at Mount Olivet
Cemetery. -r
The Washington herald., 1912-05-06
SAYS ROOSEVELT
WILL KILL PARTY
Former Senator Henry W. Blair
Points Out Evils in Choice
Of Colonel.

There are more than 100000 Repub-
licans who will not vote for Roosevelt
IL the former President Is nominated
This is the prediction Of former Senator
Henry W. Blair, Of New Hampshire, who
yesterday was interviewed on the polit-
ical situation.
IAN this talk and noise about Roosevelt
Is dead loss. and worse. for n divides
the Republican party and will elect a
Democratic President" said Mr.. Blair.
Roosevelt is not eligible and has no
moral or legal right to be a candidate at
all. He cannot be President again, for
he has had two terms. He has said so
himself. There are more than 5000, 900
Republicans who will never vote for him
as President again.
1T is against the unwritten law, which
is the strongest Of any law. He is i'm
possible. George Washington or Abra-
ham Lincoln, II now running for Presi-
dent, would be defeated. certainly, for
one, would vote against both, and l am
among the most conservative and hide
bound OF Republicans. ! helped TO or
ganiZe the party, and have fought for
il through thick and thin, both In war
and in peace. A third term is revolu-
tion. II leads first to anarchy and then
to monarchy and slavery-stTaight to the
reinstatement OF the colored man or to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI DOll
The third term makes the United
States first a Mexico and then a Russia.
Action indorsing Roosevelt for the next
President, like that reported from the
colored conference in North Carolina, is
most lamentable- How can they 50 soon
forget? Just think Of Roosevelt, who
opens his door OF hope through Browns
vilIei
TT will tend to destroy the confidence
Of the country in the intelligence and re-
liability of the whole colored race and
win be used TO justify and fortify the
Southern Democratic disfranchIsement of
the colored citizens. All over the coun-
try your most steadfast friends will ques-
tion. If the colored clergy even viii do
thing like this. can the masses be Mt
to vote at a1l?' That Is the misery of 1t
all. and we have the whole battle for
colored suffrage to fight over again. II
will take fifty years to recover from this
blow-that is, II this blow is indorsed
by the colored voters OF our country.
But there win be no third term-mark
that"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-06
TITANIC PROBERS
TO MAKE REPORT
Senate Committee Has Concluded
Hearings and Will Recommend
Comprehensive LegiSlation.

The Senate committee investigating the
Titanic disaster has concluded its hear
ingA. and win meet this morning 20 con-
slider the formulation Of its report. SEN
ator Smith. the chairman, returned yes
terday from New York. where he has
been pursuing the inquiry. He declared
that the committees report win be a
comprehensive resume OF the facts re-
lating to the marine disaster, and will
also attempt to fix responsibility. Sweep
ing lamentations for LEGISLATION for
the preservation OF life at sea will proba-
bly, be made.
Senator Smith says that the commit
tees recommendations will include vari-
Gus phases OF legislation that have al
ready been discussed. The construction
Of ocean-going vessels with relation to
water-tight compartments, buIkheads,
double bottoms, adequate lifebosts for
passengers and crew, together with q
sufficient complement of wireless opera
this report Senator Smith Is confident
that Congress will give speedy considera-
ton to the proposed legislation. Senator
Smith said yesterday:
The inquiry is closed. I don't think
there will be any further public hearings.
The matter which took up in New York
were important and had to do directly
with the mechanical sufiiciency of some
features Of the ship. think the record
has also been cleared up with relation TO
the conflict In testimony concerning dis
cipline on the Titanic"
The Washington herald., 1912-05-06

on the eth Of May. 1885. Just sixteen
years ago to-day. Secretary Samuel Pier.
pont Langley. Of the Smithsonian Insh-
tuition. made the first successful flight
with his model steam ''aercdrome." dem
snstrating the practicability Of mschani-
cal flight
His machine, although only model,
was practically a real ship Of the air,
and has precedence over any heavier
than-air craft In the world. This his
toricaI flight was made at the expert
mental station on the Potomac River
near Quantico. Va. where Mr.. Langley's .
workshop houseboat was moored.
Mr.. Langley's record as a scientist Of
many phases Is remarkable. but despite
his great interest IN various branches
Of science. he found time in iss5 to un-
dertake the solution Of the problem OF
aerial navigation
II was only after many years Of tnees-
SAINT labor and experiments that he sc-
complshed results that set the world to
wondering on the subject Of aeronautics
and instilled in such men as the Wrights
schemes for future man-night
Landed in River.
The successful modem was q steam
driven. double-propeIier. tandem blplane.
having total sustaining surface, with
out the tail Of sixty-eight square feet
and a total flying weight Of twenty-six
pounds. Its engine was rated at about
one-horse power. In the initial flight the
machine remained in the air for one
minute and thirty seconds, and trsversed
a distance Of about 1900 feet, q little
over half a mile.
It landed safely in the river. as had
been planned. was taken out. immediate
ly put on the track and relaunched. In
the second flight q repetition Of the for
mer success followed. In q subsequent
report on the subject Mr.. Langley said:
"A flying machine, so long a type for
ridicule, has really flown; II has demon
strated its practicability in the only sat-
isfactory way-by actually flying. and by
doing this again and again under condi-
tions which leave no doubt
Mr.. Langley. who Is now accorded the
title Pioneer Of the air" did not rest
upon the achievements of his early ex-
periments- He continued his investiga-
tions, experimental with models driven
by both steam and gasoline. and event.
ually, aided by means Of an allotment
from the War Department, constructed
a large man-carrying machine driven by