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The Washington times., 1912-11-03
MEMBERS OF CABINET
CANNOT CAST VOTE

President Taft has lost two Of the
possibly none too many votes which
were certain for him. Secretaries Nagel
and Fisher did not register in st. Louis
and Chicago. respectively. because Mr..
Nagel was away campaigning on regis
tration day. and Secretary Fisher was on
his Hawaiian trip. Secretary Nagel is
firmly convinced, however. that the
address he delivered that day more than
made up In votes gained for his own
vote lost
Mr.. Nagel and all the other members
of the Cabinet will be out OF the city
by tomorrow evening, save Secretary
Fisher, who will "sit on the lid" Tues
day sitting on the lid Is an impress
sive sounding phrase, but as a matter
of fact no Cabinet officer can do any
thing more because he Is ION the lid"
than II the President and the other ad.
visers of the Chief Executive were in
the city.
Secretary Knox will vote In Pittsburgh,
Secretary Wilson at his home In Tracr,
Iowa. and Secretary Meyer will plump
his ballot In Boston. Secretary Stimson
and Attorney General Wickersham will
vote for Taft and Hedges In New York
city Huntington Wilson. the Assistant
Secretary OF state. will vote in Chicago
and the Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy, Beekman Winthrop. will vote
against Roosevelt. presumably, In the
oyster Bay district.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA. NOV. g.

Ballots for the Presidential and con-
stitutional election on next Tuesday are
so complicated that the electoral board
fears many ballots will be thrown out
because of erroneous marking and In
structiCns have been issued to all the
Judges to be very careful In assisting
the voters who are unfamiliar with the
proper method Of showing their prefer
ence.
There will be three ballots and three
ballot boxes and the Rght ballot must
be put in the right box or the vote Will
be discarded. The principal tNket Is
that for the Presidential election. 1t Is
thirty eight inches in length and con-
tains the names of all the candidates
for President and Vice President with
their electors twelve names each) and
the three candidates for Congress from
this district. The six sets of electors
represent, respectively, the Democrat,
Republican, Progressive, Prohibition,
Socialist, and Labor parties. The Con-
gressonal candidates are Charles g.
Carlin. Democratic: Frank T. Evans,
Republican, and Milton Fling, Socialist.
The name of each Presidential and
Vice Presidential candidate must he
plainly marked across, except those for
whom the ballot is TO count
There are two other ballots. one has
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
A CONCERT OUT OF TUNE.

the concert of Europe, it is strenuously main
tained will under no circumstances permit the Turk
finally to be elected from the Balkan peninsula
He has been clinging to or less precarious
foothold there ever since his incursion from Asia
and his overthrow of the Byzantine empire. His reign
has been of barbarsm, rapacy, excessive
cruelty, and religious hatred
The very peoples who have been his constant
victims throughout these centuries have now risen
and are about throwing off his yoke. Left alone they
will drive him out of Europe and free that continent
from the worst blot on the civilization it boasts.
If the powers, because of jeaouses and mutual
animosiies, shall nerfere to save the Turks foot
ing, to perpetuate his regime of cruelty, then the
powers must be set down as in nowise better than
the Turk himself.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
PHANTOM BETTING.

Where is all this money you read about in the
betting stories, clamorng to get itself taken the
proposition that Roosevelt will not beat Taft man
hears there is plenty of it at in Wall Street
and goes down there to put up thousand on the
Bull Moose. The willing Taft bettor has just gone
out to play golf He is never heard from again.
Then tine Roosevelt man hears he can get his
money down at ST 900 to $500. He goes to the Taft
mans Office, and finds the hope is out for lunch
con. The Bull Mooser sits around for half an hour,
till telephone message says his prey has decided to
take spin in his motor car. And so far no Taft
money in sight.
This is sample of Roosevelt Taft betting as
compared with tine yarns one hears about wagers on
the election. You read that the odds are to on
Wilson, or to | according to some Wilson organs,
but Wilson men not putting up their money at
odds unwarranted by any available figures. Many of
them are rather glad of the excuse of arbitrary odds,
not fixed by any considerable amount of actual bet
ting, for refusing to back the free trade entry at any
price, They know that, like Marathon cheering bet
ting odds do not elect Presidential candidates.
Wilson men with sporting memories can recall
many horserace in which a l-to-lO shot was nosed
out on the post
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
How This Capital Minister
Spent His Summer Vacation
Rev. DR.. Wedderspoon Spells
1t With Four Letters,
"W-o-r-k."

N, .,
mine, In Just four letters" said the Rev.
DIR. william n Mediterranean. NJ the
Eo,ndrv w.,hoa,s, T,h,,.n. "a 49,,
o""y He'noe',' S"ui.n-aho '"e"
the canny scotch humor that saturates
his genial personality came bubbling to
the surface and broke into n smile as
be addad. ~, 4. .-or-,, ;,
ror my summer idiehess started OH
with hard work." he explained. and.
like the man whose bad luck at last
cbaps.d ana yo, r,or., w., uorL
oha.s ny ~.
t"ahseo from hhro 10 haroer. MOI that
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
1T TAKES A MAN.

Governor Wilson intmated to his New York audi
ence that If he elected and the House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate not both Democratic and
the legislatures of all the States we're not Demo-
cratic-"so that they can signal to Washington" -
his administration is likely to be failure.
Perfectly true. In fact, more than true. 1t
takes man who knows how to WELD big stick to
make any Congress at all do its duty If the man
does know how to use the stick, he can force even
an antagonistc Congress to forget politics. Theo-
dore Roosevelt has shown that he knows how
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND
THEIR VOTES.

We have had one session of a Democratic House.
What lesson can the Government employe, be he
bureau chief, letter-carrier, scientist clerk, mes
senger, draw from it? What influence should this
lesson have his vote assuming that he will vote
as most Government employees will-not for sordid
sef-interest merely, nor for the public good only;
but as sensible citizen, for what he thinks best for
the country and also for himself?
To what do owe the iniqutous bill for seven
year tenure in the public service? A bill which,
had it become law would have restored the old
spoils system under which Government appointments
used to pay political debts and employees we're
promoted, denoted and dismissed for the same rea-
son. To whom do we owe that bill? To Demo-
cratic House.
For many years the sentiment has been growing
steadily among practical men that this country
should not share with Nicaragua the unenviabe dis
tinction of being of the two civilized nations of
the world which has form of a civil service re-
tirement plan. Many railroads and great corporate
industries pension their employees purely as mat
ter of business. To whom do we owe the fact that
this movement mas made progress in the past
year, except in the wrong direction? To a Demo-
cratic House.
But there is even larger and more significant
fact which every public servant should bear in mind
For want of better the watchword of the Democrats
has always been economy They could have no
omy that did not reduce efficiency But economy in
the Democratic sense too often means merely re-
ducing expenses, regardless of the needs of the
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
Former Detective in
Capital Wins Praise

Samuel l.. Brown, former detective on
the Washington police force, has been
commended by the Chamber OF Mines
and Oils on the Pacific coast for his
work in shattering the glimmering
reputation of Death Valley Scotty' as
an extensive mine owner and the best
spender that ever hit Broadway.
Browne Is now connected with the
district attorneys office in San Fran
cisco. He gained fame for his work In
connection with the Los Angeles dyna-
hitting case.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
Represents Panama.

DIR. Ramon II. Valdez, newly accred-
tied minister OF the Republic OF Panama
10 the United States, has arrived In
Washington and has begun his duties.
lie succeeds Senor Don Ricardo Arias.
The new minister has spent much time
tho United States and speaks Eng
lish fluently.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
ON CONGRESS
TUESDAY HINGES ON
SENATE'S CONTROL
Question Whether Demo-
Gratis Can Increase Their
Lead in Lower House.

While the eyes Of nearly everybody
are glued to the outcome of the Pres-
Dental contest next Tuesday. the strug-
gle over the control OF Congress Ia
nearly as important. and In some re-
spects Is quite as interesting.
On the outcome OF the battle for the
control OF Congress, in even larger
measure than on the Presidency, de-
pends the shaping OF legislation after
next March l.
The foremost question with reference
to Congress Is: VIII the Democrats
capture control OF the Senate?
Another important problem is: VIII
the Democrats increase their margin Of
control in the House or will there be
a slump?
1t looks like about an even chance
whether the Democrats control the
Senate. They are sure of forty-three
votes in that body next Congress, al
lowing for the defeat OF Senator Gard
ner In Maine. and giving them a Sena-
tor to replace Senator Sanders OF Ten
nessee. who Is Republican. Forty
nine seats are necessary to control 1f
tne DeVocrats ca, capture six seats in
the voting Tuesday above those count
ed surely Democratic. they will win.
Several Senatorial Fights.
The states whose returns Tuesday
night Will be important from a Senate
standpoint are Colorado. Delaware
Idaho Illinois. Iowa. Kansas. Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Mon
tana. Nebraska. Nevada. New Hamp-
shire. New Jersey. New Mexico. Okla
homa. Oregon, Rhode Island. South
Dakota. Tennessee. West Virginia, and
Wyoming. As to some OF these. there
Is practically no question. but In most
Of them there are s,iff fights. Two
Senators each are to be elected in Colo
rado. Idaho and Illinois. The States
which are the centers OF the hardest
senatorial contests are the three lust
nam"d and Iowa, Kansas. MassaCh
sets. Michigan. Nebraska. South Dako-
ia. West Virginia. and Wyoming.
An important phase OF the situation
is that II the Democrats elect the presI-
dent and Vice President and the Senate
Is tic. 4S to IS. the Democrats will be
IN control. because the Vice President
has the deciding vote when there is d
Six Congressmen Chosen.
The House In the next Congress, the
Sixty-third. will have AS members. OF
these 429 are to be elected Tuesday, six
having been chosen already, four from
Maine and two from Vermont The
present House membership is 39t The
new House will be under the new ap-
portionment and will have forty-one
members more than the present House
The present Democratic membership OF
the House Is go. or twelve more than
the number necessary to control the
next House. In the next House 2ls will
he tnFitv The l..
present House have thirty-two more
than majority at present II they
are as strong relatively in the next,
they Will have to have $50 members
In view OF the mixed condition OF pol-
tiles In many of the Congressional dis.
tricts, condition favoring the Demo.
! Gratis. there is practically no Question
that they will keep control OF the House
and they believe they are actually going
to Increase their relative strength, that
is. are going to have a large margin OF
control in the enlarged House than In
| the present House.
The Washington times., 1912-11-03
SING, BIRDIE.

Mrs Suburb wonder what's come Harry? In
stead of being cross as usual he started off happy and
whstling like bird this morning
Nora "a new girl)-lts my fault. ! got the
food
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
GREEMBACK LAUNDRY
WORKS SUCCESSFULLY

MISREPRESENTATION a counterpart
in the world is a laundry machine in
h bureau Of engraving and printing,
the plant where the government turns
out the national supply of currency. a
great Item of expense has been the
production of new bills to take the
place Of crumpled, worn paper money
sent in for redemption. .
1t has had sufficient use to prove its
success in taking the wrinkles and
stains from badly used currency. Two
young women have charge of the laun-
dry. One feeds the soiled money to ons
end Of the machine and the other stacks
the clean, crisp, Numbered notes when
they come through.
Before the machine had been. placed
in practical service the claims made for
1t attracted the attention of govern
ment officials in several European
countries They sent examples of much
abused currency and were, delighted by
the condition in which it was returned
to them.
Hundreds Of people nave seen the.
machine in action. It is estimated, that
in eight hours between 10000 and 35, 600
old bills a be ~aundere
National bank presidents have been
asked to sign notes in strong indelible
ink, SO that when such bills are put
through the laundry the ink will not
fade. AS 1T is today bank presidents,
sign notes with any kind of ink, from
plain pokeberry Juice up to. ordinary
scent ink. These a. in the laundry
machine.
Burgess Smith, a native of Macon.
Ga, but fog the past eight years in tho
bureau of engraving and printing, is.
the designer of the new machine. Sam
uel Elder, of Philadelphia, for IA years.
a machinist at the bureau, construct
ed III,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
GOLD EAGLE OF 1898
BRINGS $4,000 AT SALE

Phlladelphia-When, in 1875, Jeffer-
son was writing the declaration of in
dependence and George Washington
was helping the good work along by
chasing the British around, a silver
dollar was coined that a whole lot OF
people snorted at, and said it wac n. g.,
because 1t did not bear the mug OF
George III. 1t did bear a sun dial and
the advice, Mind your business" Now
there are only w of these coins
known to be in existence, n n Of
them was in the collection of George
H. Earle, jr. 1t was sold yesterday for
S $4,000.
But this price was eclIpsed when a
gold eagle of 1898 was put up. OF
course, by 1898 we nae a cinch on the
for our money. Besides the coin was
gold and would have bought $40
worth of stuff anywhere in the 10
states then. 1t is now said to be the
rarest gold coin of a regular series
known, and Henry Chapman thought
enough of 1T 70 pay $4,000 cash for it.
American coins struck a bull mar
ket during the sale yesterday. 1t
seems hat every one thought a lot of
them and had a desire to possess them.
In fact, the desire was so strong that
they were willing to part with large
in private collections a thousand years
from now for cents. half cents. etc..
as well as dollar and eagles.
There, for instance, was a cent Of
1886. with Liberty seated on a globe
on 1t. 1t went for $145. A half cent
of 1895, with q bust of Washington on
it and the only specimen known was
sold for S22. 1t is believed that the
high cost of half cents is what has
started congress off on that scheme to
coin them again.
A silver-rcnter cent Of 1892 was
bid in at $3.50. An 1888 silver dollar
captured $500, and an 1889 dollar $3.50.
In 1877, there were a few $50 gold
pieces struck, and one Of them was
sold for s140. A gold eagle of 1898,
never circulated, brought $500, and an
1889 dollar, $3.50. For an eagle Of
1897, $500 vas paid. 1t bore Is stars.
Another of the same year, with 16 stars,
brought 1870.
A large number of old and rare
American coins were placed On sale
and brought good prices, the bidding
generally being spirited.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
Raised 2e Adopted Children.

Father to 26 children, and never q
word with his wife, is The enviable rec
ord of Joseph Hinchman, 81 years OF.
age, who resides on his farm at Mer-
chantville. N. j.
Mr.. Hinnhman told today how he had
raised 26 children, all of when he had
adopted and who grew up to, be valua
BILE citizens.
MIR. Hinchman said he adopted, tha
first Of these children when he was
only rs, years old. At that time he.
was driving his milk wagon. He be-
came associated with Mrs. Nancy An.
drews, who was doing much work.
among the poor. From time to time
she would tell Mr.. Hinchman of her
work. He became interested and Of
fered to- take some Of the children. A.
times ne had as many as five or six
children unde his roof.
She sent them 50 fast that I hough
there would be too many for me to
take care Of" said the old man. but
| turned one away and adopted
them ALL"
OF the 26, 20 of these we've boys. and,
six of them girls.
TwO-thirds of them are now in BUSH
mes for themselves and the others are
good citizens who are doing their part
of h worlds work, stated Mr.. Hinch-
man.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01

ident, and Hugo Bezdek, of the Pirates
The writer saw Wallace work early
this spring In a series with the Sox,
SO naturally asked what they thought
Of him.
Hes a splendid fielder, as good "a
most in the big leagues. But he can't
hit" This was the reply of both
scouts. There's no question about
Wallace's ability as a ball player-yet
his inability to slam the ball is Likely
to keep him planted in the minors.
Joshing Causes Trouble.
Most Of the trouble on ball fields be-
tween players comes from kidding, ac-
'cording to President Lynch, of the Ma
tional league. Lynch visited Chicago
this week and covered a case which in
volved Evers and Tinker.
One player may call another of the
same team or Of the opponent a name
Just for fun. and the retort is sharp.
Then they say things both would be
ashamed of and it ends up either in a
fight or unpleasantness. I believe most
of the jars come from a simple bit Of
kidding. or Joshing. as you care to call
it." said Lynch.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
HEAVY H|TTERS ARE
IN A BIG DEMAND
Big League Managers Are Aft
er Smuggling Type Of
Players.

Chicago. Special: Baseball seems
destined to return back to old time
smuggling days. Sparkling fielding Is
very fine and e~xhilarating, but when
the players combine perfect work with
a weakness in batting the spectators
are apt to become irritated.
Give us men who can slug h ball,
to thunder with the inside ball, seems
to be the cry Of the day. Heine Zim-
norman has made a tremendous hit in
Chicago because he slams out safe
most accurate fielder In the business:
in fact, has a tendency towards slow
thinking at times. The Giants have a
little shortstop named Groh who can
easily be tricked into making bone
headed plays, but he hits the ball hard.
and will doubtless give him a perman-
ent place just because he "a hit
No longer are the White Sox called
the hitless wonders. In bygone days
they gave remarkable exhibitions In
the playing end, but the fans shud-
dered when n Of them came to bat.
For they expected either a dinky
are different. Bodie, Collins, Fourier,
Mattick all slug the ball, and slug 'er
hard. This fellow Fourier doesn't
play especially good at first base-he is
rather weak behind the bat. But he
can hit that ball, and he is kept while
such splendid aelders as TEX" Jones,
Charley Mullen and Babe Borton were
sent back to the Western league.
Powerful Attack Paramount.
Hughie Jennings. Of the Detroit IT.
gers. has had the right idea all along.
It was the same idea that made the
Baltimore Orioles famous long e
With a powerful attack ike Cobb,
Crawford. Bush, Stanage, Moriarity and
Delahanty can put up the fielding
really ranks second. A few hits show
in the scoring. while grand fielding may
be lost sight of In the victory.
In prize fighting a good. big man
Is better h a good little man. In
baseball 1t is the smuggling team that
beats the fielding squad. It's impos-
sible to get away from this point.
Major league scout are securing the
bushes looking for hitters. Here's an
example. There is a shortstop down in
San Antonio named Bobbie Wallace.
Reports have leaked up north how
Wallace is burning up tho Texas
league. So. among others who went
down to look him over, were Jim Muir
ply, Of the Cubs, a brother Of the pres
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01

He turned to me with a look Of alb
ject appeal: What do you think Of
Them" he whined, turning on me this
way when I've always delivered the
goods?"
Get on there" I retorted. What
are Q looking for from me. SYM
patty? You've got q great chance.
Get up there n take your medicine"
He got a hit that won the game. He
has told me since that my rejoinder
saved him, for he was do~wnhearted
and ready to give up.
He wouldn't have made much of an
umpire. An umpire has to stand the
gait. He has no comeback. When the
game Is over he must lay aside with
1t all the petty cares. trials and trou-
bles that 1t developed. 1t would never
do for an arbiter to store UP for an
athlete. For the official hat takes adj
vantage of his position to aven a
grudge is as good as lost.
The object of the umpire's displeas-
ure doesn't suffer. Every. prejudiced
decision turns like a boomerang and
destroys the author. Let an umpire
step one inch from the straight and
narrow path Of fairness and he is un-
done.
Players n managers are encour-
aged into boisterous demonstration
against authority because they know
pN~At AZ PSPeAoi ! oOIIIS u II6
fans. I believe that a certain amount
of reasonable remonstrance on certain
occasions adds a spice to the battle,
I do not believe in dead" baseball.
But NJ objection should be ungentle-
manly. Rowdyism has no part in the
national pastime.
AS to the fe1ly of "grandstand" UNI
piring, just a word. Once a writer in
Baltimore said to me after the game:
We'll. Tom, you gave the other fellows
all the close ones"
/ didn't know him at the time. /
a ervou and jaded, and I gave
him the call Of his life. Next day he
roasted me q whole column. You see,
he had believed I must be bad because
Baltimore objected to almost every de-
cision. Next afternoon this writer
went into the Baltimore club house
looking for news. The entire Oriole
outfit leaped him and gave Linn a pam
ming. They told him I had umpired
one Of the best games Of my career.
Next morning this writer came out
with another column, a column of apol-
ogy, and this he also mailed me.
1t is true that the umpiring is not
perfect; perhaps 1t never will be. There
will always be room for competent
Judges Of play.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
Valuable Papers on Titanic.
From tho Philadelphia Public Iedpe

from tno T~nlaoelph1a Public Ledger
Suggesting the probability that be-
sides the loss Of a great number of
lives on the Inflated Titanic. which
sank off the Newfoundland grand
banks, there was also carried down
great wealth in the form of stock GER
tif1cates and other securities, the Lon
don Joint Stock bank, limited, Of s
Princes street, London, FL c., England,
has advertised notice that applications
Tor renewal! of about 1000 shares OF
Pennsylvania railroad has been made.
the same having been lost with the
vessel.
1t is commonly known that valuable
jewels and precious stones. trinkets
and ornaments Of some of the wealthy
passengers were lost with the ship. al
well as checks n money orders in
the mail which the vessel was carry
ing, but this is the first knowledge
which the public in general has had
that the Titanic also carried great
wealth in stocks and securities.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01

Lische, Germany, 6 #. 8 Ito In.
P. Adams, United States, II #.
r. Rose, United States, 5o.03 #.
J. j. Saaristo, Finland.
Sukaniomi, Finland, 358 #. 9 In.
p. MeDonaId, v: 81 go #. 3A In.
DIN. s. Wright, United States.
G. D. Broker, Canada, % #. 1 In.
r. L. Byrd, U. s, 1856 #. esR In.
B. w. Adams, v. S., 8 #. 3 In.
e. NikIander, Finland, 255 #. "a In.
G. Aberg, Sweden.
D. ellis, Canada.
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