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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05
Politics and Politicians

to forge ahead as he has for
the past two weeks, he, as said
above, will become a strong
first choice candidate, and force
Lawrence to take a second choice
option on the job, but as a
second choice candidate Law
renee would be even more dan
gerous, so far as Hay is con
cerned, than he as a first choice
candidate 1t is predicted at this
writing that no one will get the
nomination on first choice, which
of course would mean the defeat
of Hay as he will get very few, if
any, second choice votes. But
whatever may be the outcome Of
this mixup it is hard to fathom
the maneuvers Of the P.-I. at this
time. The editor of the P.-I. is
here in the interest Of the re-nom-
nation Of President Taft and it
may be he is sacrificing everybody
and everything, locally speaking,
to accomplish that end.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05
Reginald H. Thomson

Reginald H. Thomson will
hardly do any more service for
Seattle and, perhaps there are
those in the city, who are proud
Of the fact, but such persons have
not the good Of Seattle at heart.
AS has been repeatedly said in
these columns Thomson is one of
the most profound engineers in
the Northwest and he stayed in
Seattle at sacrifice to himself,
and it is a wonder he did not
jump his job years ago. 1t had
no sooner been known that he had
quit the employe Of Seattle than
other cities and communities be-
gan to bid for his services and the
successful bidder seems to have
been British Columbia, who wants
him to beautify Vancouver ISL
and, and in order to secure him
he is offered $4,000 per year for
the next five years, just twice
what the port commission had
contracted to pay him. It was
unfortunate for Seattle that Mr.
Thomson left, but perhaps his
place can be filled. What, how
ever, is Vancouver gain is Seat
ties loss but we regret that we
have lost.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05
Fishback who is seeking the Re-
publican nomination for state
land commissioner.

David Fl. Cox, state senator
from Walla Walla, attended the
funeral of Senator Whalley last
Wednesday and took advantage
of the opportunity and called on
number Of political friends and
acquaintance while in the city.
He is a candidate for state treas
urer and feels absolutely certain
of coping the nomination and he
thinks the nomination is equal to
an election. He in all probability
will get a tremendous vote in
King county.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05

In handling the Republican CUB
ernatorial situation the P.-I. is
certainly pulling off a stunt that
no one save itself seems to know
what it is doing. 1t has been gen
orally conceded that, the P.-I fa-
vors the candidacy of Governor
Hay as his own successor, and yet
it has been giving Bob Hodge a
publicity that would make even
Hay feel good way down in his
boots could he get the same kind
of publicity. AS a result of the
publicity the big morning paper
has been giving the big hurley
bruiser from King he has forged
to the front as a strong guberna-
torial possibility SO far as the Re
publican nomination is concerned.
On first choice up to the present
writing, the state is divided be-
tween Hay and Lawrence, but
the recent coaching of Hodge by
the P.-I. has caused him to be
given some consideration as a
first choice candidate, and that
may be the P.-I.'s game so far
as Hays candidacy is concerned.
Hodge or some other man of like
caliber, as a second choice candi-
date will become a dangerous can
didate so far as Hays and Law
rence's chances are concerned.
Some weeks ago it looked as if
Otto A. Case would develop into
the leading second choice candi-
date all the same Cosgrove, but
he has been about lost sight Of
and Hodge has been taken up as
his successor, and if he continues
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05
For Insurance Commissioner,

unless some new Richmond enters
the fight, it will be a two-handed
scuffe between John I'll. Schively,
one of the best known politicians
in the state, and III. O. Fishback,
who is likewise way up in the de
grees of public acquaintanceship.
Schively has been more or less in
the public eye from a political
standpoint since he was mem
Der of the legislature and as
political luminary he has seen
many ups and downs. Some three
years ago he received his hardest
blow when he was charged with
malfeasance in office and was
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05

The Weekly King County Press
Association will hold it's regular
quarterly meeting Saturday, April
18th, in Seattle at the Commercial
Club. Some very important mat
ters will come before the body for
final passage and each member
should be present.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05
Presidential
The Roosevelt


Boom which suddenly bursted is
one of the political wonders Of
the age. Six months ago it looked
as If Roosevelt would only say the
word, the presidency would be
handed to him on silver platter.
Even President Taft is quoted as
having said to Roosevelt, eff you
are a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination | will not be. "
After toying with the situation
for weeks and hating between,
whether | will or will not, he fin
ally threw his hat into the ring
and then followed his hat by an
nouncing his willingness to accept
the nomination if rendered to him,
then it was that his popularity oe-
gan to wane. 1t was the concen-
sus of opinion six weeks ago that
Roosevelt would carry the state
of Washington by a ten to one
vote over Taft, but it now looks
as if, he would not be able to get
one vote in ten, if a presidential
primary should be held. In other
words, Roosevelt is an absolute
dead one. Roosevelt headquarters
were opened up in Seattle, but
there does not seem to be any Wis
itors thereto and in fact the Of
ficers in charge are seldom ever on
hand. No one seems to be able
to account for the sudden waning
of the colonel s" popularity and
Taft s sudden rise in the political
scale. Roosevelt's coming out
killed La Toilette s prospects Of
being nominated and there are
those mean enough to say, the
coming out of Roosevelt was pre-
arranged plan for the purpose
of putting La Toilette on the shelf
and making sure the nomination
of William Howard Taft. But
looking at it from any view point.
one thing is absolutely certain, the
Roosevelt men in the state of
Washington have been left high
and dry and the Taft followers
will control the next state conven-
tion, which will send eight dele
gates and eight alternates to the
next Republican national conven-
ton.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05
Roger w. Watts, of Taco

Roger w. Watts, of Tacoma,
for the past two sessiodns one of
the clerks in the senate at Olym-
pia, was Seattle visitor one day
this week and the most of the
time he was in the city he was put
ting in sledge hammer blows for
the candidacy of Senator H. O.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1912-04-05

President Yuan Shih-Kai of
China is wondering whether he
can serve out a first consecutive
term.-New York Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
BONDS WERE wanted
WITH BANKS BUYING
FOR INVESTMENT
Stocks Rather Slow-Gas
Shares Easier-George-
town Bonds Listed.

Twenty thousand dollars worth of
bonds, face value, considerably more
market value, were traded in on the
local exchange. The demand for bonds
was good from start to finish. Tho
various banking institutions of the
city needing. temporary investment OF
surplus funds were in the market for
high grade issues Potomac SIS and
the Consolidated SIS of the same COM
pany were favored. $4,000 of the latter
changing hands at 1918 The SIS
brought 1884. Gas SIS brought HOY and
Traction SIS at l1oA. ~.
The listing committee has listed $500,
600 Georgetown Gas rights covering the
$500, 900 bonds that will be sold to share
holders at par. The quotation, there
fore, will be found in the bid and asked
prices-the premium above to cost par.
Railway preferred steady at 927s@93it.
Railway common nominal. Washing
ton Market shares sold at IS.
Gas was easier, being offered at SO,
although small lots sold at S6ss, with
the stock looking fairly good. the buy
ing of late being plainly of the invest
ment kind,
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
INSURANCE STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF the condition Of the Fl;
DEITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY Of Philadelphia, Pa. on the Slst
day Of December, 1911 as required under the
District OF Columbia Code. amended June 80,
1902 and August is. 1911. Assets-Cash in
oCfice T58. 80; cash in bank, 1851 ,256.5l; real
estate market valued 81, 200; real estate
mort cages FIRST Hem, 81, 1896 25l. &c; stocks and
bonds (market valuel F,O93, 55S so; premiums
uncollected and in hands Of agents, S762 l76, S2
interest and rents due and accrued 1888, $50 O3; 4;
all other assets; loans on. policies. S. 500, .
9674l: collateral loans, SlS3 09l. .6S; total
SEA 1852, ,6l95l. -Labilites-Net unpaid claims,
Sl25, 44Sll; reserve as required by law, $2l,-
$50 $50 rs: salaries, rents, expenses, taxes, etc
Ss5,l2O.Ss; commissions due when premium
notes are paid, $i2, $751; So; cash dividends pay
able in 1912. Sl7S. 45l 80. reserve for deferred
dividend policies $l,l9l, 323. 70; all other liza
blities, Sl55, 70; net surplus $3.50, ,9s4 "a ;
total, &24, ,l62 sls 81. Amount Of risk assumed
and character Of business transacted during
the year 1911 Sl5, IFS; losses sustained
during the year lsll 81, $40 452. 60; money re-
celved during the year 1911, S., ,0l9 SOC; CX-
pended during the year 1871, So. 5S4 go. 6S. wal
ter lie Mar Talbot, Vice President lSean II.
X Fouse, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn
to before me this 18th day of February, 1912
(seAD John r. Henkels Notary Public. Com
mission expires January 10. 1913.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
GARRETT P. SERVISS

the city, filled with gardens and villas.
lay round within a quarter of a mile OF
the ark, and the sound, accelerated by
upon S their ears with ~ terTibie distinct. TSN
ness. Sometimes when a gust of wind
blew the rain into their faces the sound
deepened into long, despairing wall,
of, mingled with the roar OF the de.
scending torrentt-he death-cry OF the
vast metropolis!
"Merciful Heaven, cannot endure
this;" cried Prof; Moses;
Go to my cabinI' Cosmo yelled in
his ear, land take the others with you.
will join you there in a little while. |
wish to measure the rate of rise Of the
water"
They gladly left him and fed into the
interior of the ark. Cosmo procured an
electric lamp, and the moment its light
streamed out he perceived that the wa
ter had already submerged the great
cradle in which the ark rested and was
beginning TO creep up the metallic sides.
He lowered a graduated tape into 1t pro-
vided with an automatic register. In a
few minutes he had completed his task
and then he went TO rejoin his late CON-
panions in his cabin.
I'm about an hour he said TO them.
we shall be afioat. The water Is rising
at the rate of one-thirtieth of an inch
per second"
"No more than that?" asked Profess
sor Zones with an accent of surprise.
That Is quite enough" Cosmo re-
piled. "One-thirtieth of an inch per
| second means two inches in a minute
and ten feet in an hour. In twenty four
hours from now the water will stand
240 feet above its present level, and
then only the tallest structures in New
York will lift their tops above 1t, II, in
deed, they are not long before over;
turned by undermining or the force OF
| the waves"
But It will be a long time before the
hills and highlands are submerged,
| suggested Professor Jones. Are you
them?"
Cosmo Versal looked at his interlocu-
tor and slowly shook his head. =,
1T is truly disappointment to me-,
now remnants OF doubt cling to your
minds. / tell you that the nebula is
condensing at its maximum rate. 1t Is
| likely to continue to do so for at least
rate of two inches per minute, the level
of the water will rise q, 800 feet. There
is only one peak in the world which is
! surely known to attain slightly
greater height than that-Mt. Ever
est. in the Himalayas. Even in a single
month the rise will amount to 700 feet
| That is 5lI feet higher than the loftiest
| mountain in the Appalachians. In one
| month, then. there will be nothing
visible OF North America east Of the
Rockies. And in. another month they
will have gone under"
Not another word was said. The three
professors sat wide-eyed and open
mouthed staring at Cosmo Versal
whose bald head was crowned with ar
| aureole by the electric light thai
beamed from the ceiling, while with
gold pocket pencil he fell to figuring
| upon a sheet OF paper.
| A CoatinuatIOn of This story VIII
BE Found In Tomorrow
1 Ihsue OF The Times.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Open-air Schools
Subject of Lecture

ing to both anti-tuberculosis societies
of the District, to the District Chap
ter of the Red Cross, and to the Mon
day Evening Club to attend the lecture
on open-air schools, which will be given
in the Public Library tomorrow even
ing at o'clock by DR.. B. F. Warren.
It Is announced that Arnold Hague,
president of the Red Cross Chapter,
and DR.. w. NJ. Davidson, superintend-
ent of schools, will occupy places on
the platform. The discussion to follow
the address will be led by DR.. w. G.
Gwynn, DIR. r. s. Ufford, DR.. w. VIII
der. other physicians have agreed to
take part in the talk.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06

NEW YORK, March 6.-Stock mar
ket showed disposition to take rest
today. and the bulls were not unwilling
to give 1t breathing spell. There
were reccssions OF about II point In the
leaders, while here and there In the list
of heretofore non-uctive stocks there
were number of strong spots. The
Street paid little attention 10 China or
Mexican troub es, worried a little over
the coal strike and attendant troubles
In England and more over the possibility
OF troubles in anthracite and bituminous
coal regions in this country. All in all
the developments and the continuation
thereof. were sufficient to cause wor-
ries but really did no more than put
brake on the list.
Then $2,0O0,000 gold was engaged by
Lazard Freres for export to France.
This cut little figure, as the supply
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Sales Today On
Local Exchange

Washington Gas SIS. N,00pd 1leM
S1,n00cI110h, $1,o00g110h, S1,0O0@1l0h,
Capital Fraction SIS, $l.oOOaIlOl4. .I,OooB
110It.
Washington Railway and Electric As
H,OG3S6. $1,000qS6.
$1,000d161?s $1,0OOq107s, $1,OOO6D1Ol &
$1,00nql017s, Sl,00cq101N, $1,00o910lN.
N,o"fIo1N, $1,OO0a101h, $1,oOodlo1N,
S1,00Od1OI7s. .
Potomac Electric SIS, So, ,OOOg1O8st.
Capital Traction, 259124
Washington Railway & Electric COM
mon, 25074, 25G74
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred, 46D92M, 20992R
Washington Gas, 1QS6ss, 24S6%s.
Mergenthaler, loops, 6@223.
Union Trust, 20146, 10d145.
Graphophone, common, 5@10.
Washington Market, 25d1S.
After call-Washington Railway and
, Electric. preferred, 25@92%.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Wall Street Restng-Sltaaton Less Favorable
VERY LITTLE TRADING IN STOCKS
WITH LEADERS HALF POINT
AVERAGE LOWER

of money Is large and rates are low.
Regular dividends were declared by
American Smelters Securities Company.
Railroad earnings continue to show de-
Creases with more or less regularity,
varied occasionally by net gains due TO
economies.
The strong point of today's market
was New York Central, which rose
over a point and held its gain well.
much weakness as the leaders. The
Hills, Atchison, b. and o. and c. and
Q. were steady, while the Eries were
fractlonally higher and given good
boosting in the gossips of the day.
Reading, Union Pacific and Steel were
practically II point off.
During the early hours of the after
noon the market remained but little
better than nomin ll-the bears did not
dare to test the strength OF the list
turthcr and the bulls were satisfied to
permit case of statu quo.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Appropriates $4,000 to
Entertain Delegates

An appropriation of $4,000 for the
travelling expenses Of delegates to the
international convention OF chambers
of commerce, to be held in Boston next
September. is provided in bill report
ed today by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee. During their stay in this
country the foreign business men are
expected to visit a number of cities, in
Guiding Washington.
Congressman Peters and George E.
Smith and Eugene Holton. of the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce, urged the
appropriation before the House COM
mittee today, and Mr.. Smith assured
the committee that no part of the
none ywould be expended except for
absolute travelling expenses of the for
eiRn visitors
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Insists That Bread
Be Wrapped In Paper

"A moments thought will convince
anyone that food which can neither be
washed or recooked before eating should
be so. protected that dust. dirt, disease
germs and les cannot have access to
it"
With this statement Miss Georgia
Robertson chairman Of the committee
or civlcs and sanitation of the House
keepers Alliance begins letter which
will be distributed at all the homes in
Washington to arouse sentiment In
favor of bakers Wrapping bread.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Synopsis of Chapters Already Published

Cosmo Versal, known as an eccentric as
tronomcr. has made the astounding dis
covery, based on mathematical de
tlons, that the world In on the eve OF
n second deluge. Notwithstanding he is
reviled and scoffed at for this announce
ment, he placards New York with post
ers. calling to all TO hRrken TO his proph-
ecy and TO prenare for the coming Hood
For his own safety he begins the build
ing of an enormous ark and barely has II
completed when reports are flashed about
the world that the waters are actually
beginning to rise.
The inventor decides he can take 900
persons in his ark and begins their Sc
lection.
Terrible foods begin to cover the earth
and people at last begin 10 beleve-and
fear.
The water begins to rise In the streets.
and to creep toward the tops of the hills
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Another Staying
In the Snead Case

AUSTIN, Tex, March ga telegram
received from Georgetown, thirty miles
from here. declares that the father OF
]. B. Snead, recently tried for the mur-
der of a. j. Boyce, at Fort Worth, was
shot and killed this morning.
The slayer committed suicide, the
telegram states. The details have not
been received
Another report says ii was j. B.
Snead himself who was slain, and as
serts that a member of the Boyce fam.
uy 'fired the shots.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Postmasters In Two
AbbeyviIles Are Dead

Postmaster General Hitchcock was
startled today by strange coincidence
Of deaths in the postal service, that
we're reported to him by telegraph but
a few moments apart. The first tele-
gram came from the Assistant Post
Master at Abbeyville, s. c., Gnd read:
"Postmaster Frederick Minsfall, Abbey
VILE, S c., died last night"
A few moments later tie PostrSs ster
General received this telegram from
AbbeyWlle, Ala. m. l., Marsh, pos;
master here has just committed
suicide"
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
Water 1000 Years Old.

NAPLES, March 6.-Excavators found
a copper boiler on a stove in the ruins
Of Pompeii. There was still some water
in the vessel and scientists say it had
been there ever since the eruption,
1000 years ago.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
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~ UT there was one thing that
x did great credit to his heart.
. When he found that he had
Tn1O1 lnncpnpioA hnCnro oII
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
WANTED-AGENTS
WATCHES AND JEWELRY

I HAVE A FINE LINE OF CLoCKS AHn
JEWELRH. Expert repairing done.
WA. EORDHoFF. $40 HrH ST. ~. W.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
PERSONAL

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or, 1902 W. Fayette st., Balto., Md; eStl-
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placing OF order. L.
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Scotch Hollands on HartshorIa rollers, eoc;
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n. q. Ph. Lin. 107G VIII call with samples.
The Washington times., 1912-03-06
BEAUTY CULTURE

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ING, MANIcURING. Professional high
class service. LADIES' ONLY. s22 F st.
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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-24
FORGETTING THE TITANIC.

Even great horrors are quick ly forgotten in this wurk-a-day world of ours. The White Star liner Baltic arrived al New York inc other day with the passcn- gers protesting because SO much space on the vessel had been giv- rn iU tn" accommodation of life boats.
 Captain RanSun said that many or the passengers protested viz "r0uSly because so much of the deck space was occupied .by the h"atS. Shuirl"bnard and ocean golf had to be abandoned, and de- voices of these pastimcs were, according to the captain, highly indignant.
 There were 1916 persons on board, and the lifeboats, it was asserted, would hold 1873 pas sengers.
 This happened on the day fol- lowing the arrival of the cable ship carrying the bodies of Srv- "ral hundred of inc dead who lost their lives in the Titanic wreck.
 The incident illustrates Inc inl- poriancr of legislation by con- SrrSS. supplemented by inlrrna- iInn agreements, requiring the steamship companies to furnish lIcfSaNInE equipment sufficient for accommodation of all passcn- gers and members of the ships crews, before the lesson of the Titanic horror is cut ir"ly forgot ten.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-24
THE DEBT TO MIR. TAFT.

some of the more rnilIIISiaS- lie of President TafI'S supporI- rrs--and mol many of them are very rnilIuS iaSiir these days--arr offering the argument that the Republican party owes il to the president [" r"n"ninaic him. just |" pr"Srrv" tn" political prrcr- d"nlS of ill" party. These gen tl"nirn admit that they are very dubious about the result of i' N"N"mbrr election. if Mr.. Taft should lIr r"nonIinaIrd. but they sill insist that the party owes II tO Taft tn pu him a the head of inc ticket.
 What possible benefit could conc tn Mr. Taft from a n0mi- nation followed by a losing cam paign and defeat at inc polls |? What could that bring him cx- ccpt Humiliation. Would it not fix his place in history as q pres ident who brought his party down in one. irrm from overwhelming Eowcr tO weakness and loss of authority?
 Then inc adverse judgment passed upon him would bc that of the country, not inc party. Then Inc could in no way escape inc consequences of defeat. It would bo impossible io find com fort in the claim which his ad- mirrors can mako if he is refused a nomination at Chicago, that mon active in politics misiudgcd him but IlIc people would have approved his record and called for four years more of his scr vices if they had been given an opportunity io do so.
 Of all illogical positions taken in politics this year the least reasonable is that of tho Taft Re- publicans who say that he ought 10 be rcnominatcd, even though