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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13

Easter came and went away,
But Red Cross Shoes are here to stay,
They're things of beauty, people say,
And can be bought at Marshall's any
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13
THE JUDGES:

laE JUuHr rS.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector Of
Grace Church.
Arthur Herbert of Burke and Her.
bert, bankers.
Walter G. Foster, attorney at law.
George L.. Appich, Of Thompson 4
!Appich, real estate.
]. Sutton Jones, manager Southern
Bell Telephone Company.
Miss Nellie IIhler's big lead still
remains goou yet for today. But sew
eral of the other candidates made big
gains but not quite strong enough to
lead. That aU thousand mark is in
sight for the first district and it will
take just a few more votes and. it will
be passed into history.
Instructions to Judges.
The board of judges is requested to
meet ut the contest headquarters, Al
cxandria Gazette Office, between S.l5
and p. M, Monday April Is, to wit
ness the close of the contest and take
charge of the ballot box.
On Tuesday evening, April IL, they
are to convene at the Gazette Office,
where the counting of the votes be-
gins at 2 o'clock.
The struggle in the second continues
the first two ladies voting special bal
lots. Miss Heisley votes $500 and
Miss Anderson $500, so Miss Ander-
son heads the district.
The third district has the same lead
or today, Miss Lewis and she strength
encd her lead by adding another specl
al. Miss Pullman comes next with
just u few less.
Only one more day is left for the ag
pressive workers to gather in their
final subscriptions and build their
vote up to the highest possible figure.
Every contestant has been working
incessantly the past week and will
continue to do so up until the very
last hour of closing next Monday night
at nine O'Clock. Every contestant un-
derstands thoroughly the extreme I'M
nortance of these last few hours and
that it will take every subscription
that canpossible be secured IN insure
their success. The race is a remark
,blv close one in all the districts, a.
II, the contestants we'll realize, ant
.. ,onr rs an hour remains i'll the race
rho wise contestants is gong 10 Pu
tSat hour to account on the chance
might take just the work done IN tha
hour to make her u winner.
How large vote it will take to VII
the prizes in the different dlstric'
and how much money on new suDscril
,;ons will be required to win are SUI
I.cts that are now being eagerly, AM
!, some instances even hotly discuss
al nv those who are so interestedl!
following the Developments OF TN
race. Opinion is OF 4 very marked
variety and embraces the entire ocea'
of possibilities
There is no conceivable prediction
which has not already been advanced
The claims made by the friends o
the different favorites, it is true' ar
more an evidence of enthusiasm tina
predictions based upon actual KNOW
edge of work accomplished for no co
testant is so lacking in wisdom as I
give the merest hint as to her I'm;
total.
An interesting feature of the cor
test during the closing hours are tn
many sensational rnmors that are b
ine passed around. 1t is the roorbac
time in the contest.
One contestant, according to tn
rumor of the hour, will have at lea:
a thousand new subscriptions to tur
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13
VI ARRIED.

At Atlantic City, N. j., April Sh,
1912, by the Rev. Newton ". Cad
well Martha V. Mason to Douglas
Worth Stanton, both Of this city,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13

The handsome Overland car which
uas purchased by Jerome Kaufmsnn
from Myers Bros. was delivered yes ter
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13

Lorenzo Wolford, President OF the
Old Dominion Glass Works has 60.
gagged j. F. Rodgers, contractor, to
trsnsio,m the interior OF his handsome
home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13
MONDAY TO SEE
CLOSE Of CONTEST.
All Ballots Must Be Deposited in
Gazette Office Before Nine
O'clock Monday Night
EXCITEMENT IS INTENSE


Candidates and Their Friends Are
Making Every Effort to Land One
of the Coveted Trips to Europe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-13

ROLL OF HONOR
, First District.
Miss Nellie Uhler. -. 40 ,8O6
Second District.
Miss Lisa Anderson. ..72.390
Third District.
: Miss Julia W. Lewis ?. 23,87l =
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-18
Continued on Page Tenn
BOSTON WINS WORLDS CHAM.
PIONSHIP FROM NEW YORK

The national game for this season
was ended yesterday in New York
when the last Of series of seven
games was PLAYED between the Bos-
ton Red Sox and the New York Gil
ants. Thousands of fans were on
the grounds yesterday morning early
and when the game started the crowd
was estimated at fully $4,000, and as
each team had it's full quota of back
ers among the immense audience, ey-
cry play was watched with enthusi-
asm and eagerness.
Neither team scored in the first two
innings, and when the Giants put 4
man over the plate in the third the
crowd went wild. The next three in
nings recorded no further runs, but
in the seventh the Red Sox tied the
score, and again the yelling lasted
for some time. The nine innings
were played with no further runs,
the score being l to l. The tenth
inning resulted in one run for New
York and two for Boston. This made
the score to in favor of Boston,
and the latter team was awarded the
worlds championship, having won
four of the eight games played, one
game resulting in a tie
The score by innings:
IL 3 4 567 s 9 10
New York. . o 0 0 o 900 1-2
Boston. 30 5000 O1OO %
Summary: r. H. E.
New York. >
Boston. 80. -. -. q s ;
Batteries New York, Mathewson
and Myers; Boston, Bedient and Ca
dy.
Joe Wood went in the box for Bos-
ton in the Sth inning. and finished
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-18

spencer, JF, 10 De cdnuludleS I0r men,
bers of the House of Representatives
John p. Galloway to be a candidate for
sheriff of Marion county; 4. II. Nugent
to be candidate for clerk of the circuit
court; Alfred Aver to be candidate for
tax assessor; W. l.. Colbert to be can
didate for tax collector; J. H. Brinson
TO be candidate for county superin-
tendent of public instruction.; w. f.
Smith to be candidate for county Judge:
w a. MOorhead to be candidate for
county surveyor; John NJ. Graham to
be candidate for county treasurer; c.
Carmichael to be candidate for county
commissioner in district No. I; d. G..
Watkins to be candidate for county
commissioner for district No. .; Nathan
Mayo to be candidate for county com
missioner district No. 8; w. T. Hender-
son to be candidate for county COM
missioner for district No. 4; w Luff-
man to be candidate for county COM
missioner for district No 5: W. D.
earn to be candidate for member of
scnool board, district No. /; B. r.
Bitch to be candidate for member of
school board district No. 2; J. S. Gran
than to be candidate for member of
school board district No. 3: ]. W.
Lyles to be candidate for justice of the
peace district No. /; z. A. McClaran to
be candidate for justice of the peace
district No. . w H. Anderson to be
candidate for justice of the peace dis
trict No. 8; C. r. Veal to be candidate
for justice of the peace district No 4;
II. W. Douglas to be candidate for
justice of the peace district No. Z; T.
l.. Johnson to be candidate for justice
of the peace district No. 8; w f. Nc
Gahagin to be candidate for justice of
the peace district No. 9; H B. Griggs
to be candidate for justice of the peace
district No. IS; C. L. Windeman to be
candidate for justice of the peace dis
trict No. IA; A. ]. Ellis to be candi-
date for justice of the peace district
No. 16; J. r. Wilder to be candidate
for justice of the peace district No IS;
Alexander Wynne to be candidate for
justice of the peace district No. 10;
Joseph Akin TO be candidate for JUS
! tice of the peace district No. 20 L. l.
Hopkins to be candidate for justice of
the peace district No. 81: J. o. Turnip-
seed to be candidate for justice of the
peace district No. %; J. H. Barksdale
TO be candidate for justice of the peace
district No "a; T. K. Slaughter to be
candidate for justice % +hc roo7@ -
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
# HISTORY
REPEATS HERSELF
II viii be A. 3. cummIns Of Iowa as.
the Republican Candidate
for the Presl-
deney.
~
OPENS HEADQUARTERS
Deluge Of Contests Arc Expected
Within the Next Fey Days
a the Committees
Office.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, May ga deluge OF
contests Is expected within the next
few days at republican national head
quarters here. because Of the rule Of
the national committee that no con-
tests will be considered unless mailed
or delivered to the committee today.
Campaign managers expected many
local managers to hold off with their
contests until the last day.
Chairman Harry S. New, Of the
convention subcommittee today said
that the rule would not be enforced
upon states in which the delegates
were chosen too late to make the fl,
ing OF contests possible today.
New and his assistants established
their headquarters In the Coliseum
building today
Seeing chance for their candidate
to be a dark horse" in the fight for
the presidential nomination, support
ers OF Senator Albert B. Cummins, oi
Iowa. today were established in head
quarters in the Rector building
Senator Cummins is the Logical
dark horse candidate" said S. P
Brennan. secretary OF the Cummins
club. "He stands today in much the
same position that James Garfield
occupied in 1883 during the Grant
Blaine deadlock when the third tern
was an Issue. Some time history re
peats."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
ROYALTY IN
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
Princes and Princess Get Pitched ou.
Upon Their Royal
Top Knots.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
VIENNA, May pa special dis
patch from Bucharest today says that
while plotting a motorcar along a
country road Crown Prince Ferdinand
of Roumania collided with an OK cart,
the motor being overturned into a
ditch, pinning the occupants under
meath. The Princess Elizabeth, one
of the most noted beauties of Europe,
and Prince Karl of Roumania. were
probably fatally hurt, while the
crown prince was slightly injured.
The dispatch says that the crown
prince was not an expert in handling
an automobile and only recently re-
ceived his chauffeur's license.
At the Roumanian legation 1t was
officially denied that the prince and
princess were fatally hurt. The acct
dent was trivial 1t was stated, and
none of the occupants Of the car re
ceived more than slight injuries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
LaFollette is the Only Candi-
date on Hand to Harangue
the Voters.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
PIERRE, S. D. May 29.-Any fore
cast of the outcome of the primaries
June 4, in South Dakota, Is subject
to revision UP to the very last day of
the campaign, according to political
forecasters here and they admit that
they are very much at sea.
Senator LaFollette today began his
campaign for delegates to the republi.
can national convention. President
Taft's friends have been urging the
the executive to enter the state on a
speech-making tour.
Friends of Roosevelt are figuring
that their candidate will win and Me
dill Mccormick of Chicago has assert
ed that at the very lowest, Roose,
velts vote will equal that of both the
candidates opposing him for the
nomination.
Senator Gamble who has stood by
Senator Lorimer in the fight to oust
him, is candidate for reelection
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL
VOTE NEXT TUESDAY

Opposing him is Thomas Sterling, a
Roosevelt man.
The Roosevelt movement may be
looked upon as an aid to |. o. Curtis,
candidate against Congressman Burke
in the Second district. The warmesr
fight of the campaign is being waged
in this district, and Burke is not TAX
ing any part In it, his physician COM
pelling him to remain at an Indiana
health resort.
The headquarters of the Roosevelt
supporters has issued list of the
right progressiyes to support" Many
names of those who have been claim
ing to be real, progressives" were
! left off. 1t is expected this move will
result In the loss of votes to the
Roosevelt delegates.
The Roosevelt campaign has been
T! largely in the hands of Former Sena-
tor Beveridse of Indiana, who spoke
! to big crowd at Aberdeen last night
and forecasts that Roosevelt will car
ry the state by big vote. He is as.
sisted by large number of local ora
/ tors and speaking campaign has
/ been conducted over the entire state
The Roosevelt boomers are very con-
| fident, but the effect of La Follette's
campaign makes the result hard to
1 forecast
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Against seditIon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAN DIEGO. Calf May 2e.-That
Governor Johnson will be asked to
convene a special session of the legis-
lature to enact statute against sedi-
tion was stated here today by officials
of San Diego. City Prosecutor Gid
den who is one of the leaders of the
movement. says its agitators believe
that the enactment of a special
statute would give San Diego and 9th.
er California cities the authority
needed to curb the activities of the
Industrial Workers of the World. At
torney Webb said today that he knew
nothing of the matter which was ur
to Governor Johnson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
|METHODISTS HAVE ENDED
THEIR LONG CONFERENCE

missions in Roman Catholic countries.
1t was decided that no person using
tobacco in any form shall be elected
to any office by the general confer
ence.
May 10-President Taft's position
on international arbitration indorsed
May 14-An appeal for more rev.
erential observance OF Memorial day
May 16-Bishops H. D. Warren, d
H. Moore and Thomas B. Neeley
granted superannuation.
May 16-To May 25--Eight new
bishops elected, two missionary bish
ops elected,
May 26 Consecration Of bishops
elected Homer C. Stuntz, T. S. Hen
derson, w o, Shepard. N. Luccock
F. j. Mcconnell, r. ]. Cooke, F. D
Leete, w. P. Thirkield.
Missionary Bishops-w. P. Eve
Land, j. w Robinson.
May 26-- Election of publishing
agents OF book concerns and editors OF
all Methodist publications.
! Much effective legislation pertain
ing to the internal machinery OF the
church was accomplished through the
committees on temporal economy
itinerancy, revision Of judicial pro
ceedure and foreign and home mis-
sions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
TWO MORE BOATS
IN NAVAL PAGEANT
Detroit and Pittsburgh Owners Enter
Fast Boats In Events to be Staged
at CHICAGO

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, May 80. Following the
entry Of two more speed boats in the
championship races to be held here in
connection with naval pageant week,
it was predicted today that the water
course events will attract more boats
than ever appeared at similar meet.
The winners Of the events will cap
ture the championship OF the world
and $4,000 in cash prizes
The latest entries were Intruder II
and Gretchen, owned by j. w. Hub
bard of Detroit and Pittsburgh. In
addition, Hubbard is building hy-
droplane which he hopes to enter in
the race.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Captain Rostron Of tho Good Ship
carpathIa Which Dashed to tho
Scene Of the Titanic
Wreck.
GIVEN LOVING CUP
When His Boat Arrived Today. Com
mlttee Climbed on Board and
Handed Him the
Trophy

rUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, May ga reception
that would have turned the head OF
nearly any man today served only to
emphasize the modesty OF Captain Ar
thur II. Rostron, commander of the
Cunard liner Carpathia and hero OF
the Titanic disaster. Returning to
port today for the first time since he
brought home the Titanic survivors,
he was cheered to the echo by
crowd gathered at the dock as his
vessel was warped into her berth, but
Rostron paid no attention to the plau-
dts.
After the passengers were landed, a
committee Of Titanic survivors, head
ed by Mrs. j. J. Brown of Denver.
climbed aboard and tried to attract
the attention of the youthful appear
ing commander, who sent a 14-knot
boat through ice fields az 16 knots In
order to save life, but he did not re-
spond to their shouts. Finally
steward who was pressed into service
got the captain to the side Of the
i pIiu9e "HcIe MIs. DIOWu Couiu 8St d.
him.
"You dear man." she shouted, Il
think you are the greatest man in the
/ world. 4
/ Rostron blushed visibly behind his
tanned complexion and removed his
4 hat while the committee cheered him.
4 Finally he. stammered OUT
Il thank you very much" and start
ed to walk away. He was halted and
then Mrs. Brown and the others told
him that they wanted to give him a
4 loving cup to commemorate his brav-
4 cry and also to present silver medals
to the officers and bronze medals to
ii the crew of the Carpathia as token
that their bravery was appreciated.
4 He consented to muster the crew at
II 10.30 for the presentation.
Rostron was very reticent when an
effort was made to get him to discuss
the Titanic disaster and he refused
point blank to comment on the report
8 of the senate Investigating committee.
He showed by his attitude that the
VI SOisSicSS III OlilCldlly fOLlIB
him thanks and gold medal had
touched him. sa1tiough he was far too
modest to comment on 1t in any way.
When asked If he would take ad-
vantage Of the privilege accompanying
the official thanks Of congress and the
gold medal to visit Washington and
enjoy seat on the floor of the SEN
ate, he said:
Il hardly see how could, you see
I am kept very busy running my
[ ship. MY duty is here"
The committee which arranged for
the presentation of the medals to the
, officers and the crew and the loving
cup to Captain Rostron, was made up
, of Mrs. Brown, Frederick x. Stewart
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Japs COMING Thick.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. i
WASHINGTON, May 2s--Urging
the house immigration committee to
report his bill to exclude all Asiatie
laborers, Representative Raker of
California today declared that the
Japanese population of the United
States is increasing at the rate of
1,5oo year. Last year, he said, g..
o74 Japanese were admitted and only
1885 returned to Japan. Raker also
today received from the Asciatic Elk.
clusion League Of San Francisco, an
endorsement of his prohibitive immi.
grafton bill
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
YALE CREWS HAVE
LEFT FOR QUARTERS
Varsity and Freshman Crews Leave
For Training Quarters at Gales
+. Ferry.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 90. -
The Yale varsity and freshmen crews
left today for their quarters at Gales
Ferry on the Thames and 1t Is now
but a matter of few short weeks
when the new system Of graduate
coaching will have been given its frs,
test. After the crushing defeat of last
year, Coach Kennedy, the professional
was deposed and Jim Rodgers, an old
Yale oarsman and the famous Bob
Cook were placed In charge of the
squad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
HASH SINGERS
ARE ON STRIKE.
New York Hotels Having Trouble
With Walters = cooks Who
Have y q Thelr
NO yLENcE 50 FAR
Police Have ciubbed . Few Strikers
But Nothing Very Heavy
Has Been Thrown
Yet
NO ,LENcE so FAR.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ] !
NEW YORK, May 30. Believing
that the Hotel Managers Association |
at its meeting today would refuse to
meet their demands, the union off
cials in charge OF the strike Of the
walters and cooks Ut the hotel Knick-
erbocker, and the essc,,,,ant house pre-
pared to extend their strike to every
hotel affiliated with the association.
They insisted that all of the big res
taurants had granted their demands,
and that the hotels would have to-
follow suit, as the strike breakers Sc
cured were incompetent and certain
to drive trade away.
Both the hotel managers and the
executive committee of the various
unions held secret meetings today and
prepared for action.
The managers, it was said, were re-
cruiting strike breakers in all Of the
eastern cities and expected to fight
the uiion to a finish. 3'ne union lead
. ers declared that they had absolutely
tied up the Knickerbocker and Hol-
land house and that they were sure
to win their fight.
At the Knickerbocker only a few
guests were served with breakfast and
luncheon today. There were OTs.J So
walters outside o. the sssd waters
/ and captains on duty anu they were
4 inexperienced. The manager, however
i said that he had two hundred walters
and a new Kitchen force coming te
4 work and that they would be on hand
! for dinner tonight.
1 At the Holland house there were on.
" few walters on duty and Manager
! Sommers said that he was waiting
I the decision of the managers associa,
ton before hiring strike breakers.
The striking employees of the Knick
erbocker held meeting today and
were told that Owner Regan of the
/ hotel was waiting to grant their de-
I mands If they would go back to work
first. They voted not to go back until
their demands were granted.
There was no disorder in connection
4 with the strike, although the police
reserves were on duty in the troubled
I district. The strikers are bitter
4 against the police who they say, have
/ orders to give them the worst of 1t.
They charge that strikers were club.
bed without reason last night by po.
i licemen and detectives who wanted to
help Captain Churchill, who was a
4 formo. no1ico offioor offor ri .,,,,
! ers walked out of his restaurant.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Smiths FlapdoodIe.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, May 29.-After character
izing Senator Smiths speech delivered
in presenting the report of the I'll
tanic investigation to the senate as
"flamboyant, journalistic. rhetorical,
flapdoodle, filled with wild verbiage
and reckless deductions the Evening
Standard admits that the report
points out grave eficiencies and con
tains suggestions that cannot be ig-
.pored.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Booth Is Blind !.

LONDON. May 29.-Physicians in
attendance on General William Booth,
venerable head OF the salvation Army,
reluctantly admitted today that he is
probably hopelessly blind. Both eyes
are inflamed as the result of the re.
cent operation for the removal OF a
cataract from his left eye and the In
flammation has affected the optic
nerve.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Weather Conditions.

There have been showers from the
upper Mississippi valley eastward, as
yesterdays storm center moved to
the ST Lawrence valley. the rainfall
being heavy at Nashville, Knoxville
and Cincinnati.
\ The western field of high pressure
has moved to the eastern slope OF the
Rockies, causing generally fair, much
cooler weather in that region, and cool
er weather extends eastward to the
western lakes. while high temperature
continues in the southern states.
Conditions indicate the southeast
ern movement of the high pressure
from the great plains will cause fair,
warmer weather for this section to.
night and Thursday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-29
Nothing More TO say.

OYSTER BAY. May 20. "There is
nothing more to say commented
Roosevelt, when asked for a state
ment today on the result In New Jer.
sex where he made a clean sweep,
The colonel smiled broadly and show
ca his intense qualification, yet there
was an unaccustomed reserve about
bis manner.
The iubilance displayed by the ex,
president was not so great as follow
Ing the Ohio primaries. He was
obviously delighted, but there was nc
giving way to joy. He read with IN
tense interest the latest reports.
! believe I have said on previous
occasions all that could be said now
ne concluded.
Inc colonel, who believed that the
uhlo result settled the question oi
delegates named by direct vote in the
primaries, is now turning his attention
@ the national committee. 1t is be
Aesed that he is bending his efforts
now toward the battle with the poll
nclans and the Taft leaders to gair