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The Washington times., 1912-04-26
Today's Sales on
The Local Exchange

Capital Traction as, 81, l,OO0a1lOA. $l.OOOQ
11OA, 81, $,OOOQt1lOh, $l,0OOall0h.
City and Suburban Railroad SIS, $l.OO0(I
1O5, $l,OOd105.
Capital Traction. 1dl27. Sd127.
Washington Railway and Electric
common, 25HS41A, 25@S4A. 25qS4A, 25QI
S4E, 5mS4A, 25dSl, 25qtS4, 25@S4
Washington Gas, 256IS7sl, 25dS7$l. 25l
S7ai 25@S734. 25qS7s4, 50qS734, 25a S7a4. lOC
asia, 25a87a4, 25@S7ai, 25dS7aI, 25qS7% 2,
6S7s4, 25GiS734, 25dS7S4, 25dS7%.
Mengenthaler, 2q2lS, lq2lS.
Lanston, 20GI9i12.
United States Trust 10Ql 1881.
After call-Capital Traction, 3dl27.
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred 25q94A,
The Washington times., 1912-04-26
One Man Killed
In SWeatshop Fire

NEW YORK, April 26.-One man
was killed and three men and three
women injured in a fire that this aft
ernoon swept through the five-story
building at 21 Bowery. The place is
occupied by twelve firms of sweat
shop manufacturers and was filed
with inflammable materials. The fire
originated on the top floor and to
that fact alone is due the small loss
of life.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26
The Brute.

WifC-We have been married twelve
years and not once have ! missed bak-
ing you a cake for your birthday every
year. rave /, dear?
Hubby-No, my pet. | can look back
upon those cakes as milestones in my
Fa
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Total j, $751; 5ll Is
District of Columbia, County OF Washing
ton,
l. II. II. MCKEE, cashier Of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief
II. II. MCKEE. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25th day of April. 1912
HENRY X. SIMPSON,
Notary Public. d. c.
Correct-Attest;
JOHN c. YOST,
SAM'L q. EBERLY.
GEO. F. HARDIN.
LEWIS FLEMER.
THOS. W. SMITH,
S. II. WALKER,
JAMES L. PARSONS,
W. II. MARROW.
It Directors.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26
In Our Set.

Il say, Ferdy, settle this discussion
for US"
"Whats the dispute?"
should a man use perfumery of any
sort?"
well, a trace os gasoline is permis-
slble.
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Not For His.

Rich Man-Would you love my daugh-
ter just as much If she had no money?
SuItor-Why, certainly.
Rich Man-That's sufficient. I don't
want any idiots in this family.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26
Chicago Grain Market.
New York Cotton Market.
On Only Three DAYS.

Jonah entered the whale.
This is the ori 5inal water-wagon"
he exclaimed.
Herewith none wandered that he rs-
main"d aboard only three days.-Phila-
delpha Press.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26
Catty.

Jane-You should have seen the hand
some chap who threw me a kiss from
the car window.
Bessie-EXprcss or local?
Express. Why?"
II understand .''-Meggendo Blaet-
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Total ....:................ SsS3,337 Al
District of Columbia, city Of Washington, S.:
l. HARRY @. MEEM, treasurer Of the
above-named bank, do soemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best Of
my knowledge and belief.
HARRY G. MEEM. Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day OF April, 1912
ALFRED b. DENT, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
Jno. Joy Edison. N. II. Shea,
Ellis Spear. John A. Johnston,
John b. Larner VIM. A. Mearns,
Andrew Parker, Louis p. Shoemaker,
Albert F. Fox, Augustus Crane,
Chas. B. Bailey, George A. King
John A. Hamilton, B. H. Warner,
1t Directors.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26
At Rest.

FiGg-What do you do when your wife
tells you about her first husband?
Fogg-Envy him.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26

Bank statements published so far, in
dlcate that the banks are loaded with
deposits and cash Probably the de-
posits are larger than ever before in
the history of Washington.
The Washington times., 1912-04-26

Robert n. Harper. president Of the
District Bank, delivered his lecture on
Panama and the West Indies" last
night before the New Jerusalem Lodge,
Masonic order
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BONDS
New York Curb Market.

Furnished TO The Times by Hartman s.
Co., New York; q. b, Chapman. manager l..
cal branch. Colorado Building
ODen, High. Low Last
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
National Capital Bank OF Washington
RESOURCES

At Washington, in the District Of Columbia.
at the close of business, April Is, 1912:
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LIABILITIES,

Capital stock paid in.............
Surplus fund .....................
Undivided profits. less expense
and taxes paid. d...................
National bank notes outstanding
Due to State and pri-
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LIABILITIEa
Capital stock paid in..............,
Surplus fund. d................
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Due to State and pri- {.
The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26
State of Colorado, County of Rio

State of Colorado, County of Rio
Blanco, SIS.
1, 4. b. SCOTT. County Clerk
of Rio BlancO County. do hereby
certify the foregoing two pages
and fraction to be q true, full
and correct List of Nominations.
of the several political Assem-
blies and Committees, Initiated
and Referred Acts submitted,
proposed Constitutional Amend
ments, and u Proposed Act re-
ferred by the 18th General AS
sem bly,, to be voted on at the
General Election to be held No
vember 5th. 1912.
Witness my hand and official
seal this -th day of October.
A. D. 1912.
[sEAL] County Clerk.
The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.

Office of the Secretary Of State Of the State Of
Colorado, Denver, October 5, 1912.
To Hon. Thomas ,. Scott. County Clerk Of Rio
Blanco County, Colorado:
tons i u u and % Of Chapter XXXiv Of the Gen-
eral Statutes of 1858 Of the State OF Colorado,
the Is ~ tbas
General Election will be held IN the several
wards and voting precincts In the state nfore-
f s. d5i for the election Of the following Officers
towit:
and Vice President Of the United States.
Two United States Senators. one Tor tho long
term Is years.. One for short term q years. TO
Two REPRESENTATIVES, in the LxIII Congress OF
the United States for the State at Large. !.
One representative in the LSlii CONGRESS OF
One Judge of the supreme Court for the State
One Governor Of the State Of colorado.
One Lieutenant Governor OF the State oil
Colorado.
One Secretary Of State.
One Auditor Of State.
One State Treasurer.
One Attorney General.
One Superintendent Of Public Inst ruction.
Two Regents Of the University of Colorado.
One Regent of the University OF Colorado. to
fill the vacancy caused By the death Of Hon
One District Judge in the Ninth Judicial
One District Attorney in the Ninth Judicial
One State Senator for the Twenty first sena;
torial District, consisting OF the counties Of
Eagle, Garfield and Rio Blanco, to succeed Hon.
Barnetts T. Napier.
to represent the counties Of Routt, Rio Blanco
and Aotfat in the nth General Assembly. to sue
coed Hon. l. Boyd WaIbridse.
to be- b elected isse in the several Counties.
In Testimony Whereof; have heren ~, {, set set
.,ff nf nf
The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26

Direct 81; % m % i yo s
elections in this State liking petallrs tT the violation
| acts tncOiisistent Herewith"
Against Direct Legislation Leagues Measure entitled AN
Act concerning he official e.ot and The nsh"d Of voting
the provision. thereof .d to repeal all acts and par's of
For Direct Legislation Leagues to Section Of
Article XX Ut the Constitution providing for the wider
use and control OF the schools by the people 4
Drss. % on to s zee
wider and control OF the scil,Ds by The people
For amendment Article Constitution
ions u the Supreme Court declaring laws
and concerning the Judicial of the State and courts
ton giving the people the right recall the de-
sso1s TIE Gon A, laws s,s nd
| courts for the protection Of children.
For the Compensation being Act to amend
PERMITTING Keeping such children 10 family homes and
/ workh0uses for men convicted OF non support
Against Mothers Compensation Act being Act to
and permitting keeping children family homes and
for warehouses; for men convicted Of nOn-suppOft
| For an Act relating to civil service.
| Against All Act relating to civil service
For an Act to regulate employment in
underground smeprs mills coke to de-
clare certain empoymen injurious to the health and dan
gerous to life and limb
Against Act to regulate and limit the hours of employ
| ment underground mines smeit+rs mills and coke
ovens; declare certain employment injurious to the
health aud dangerous tn life aud limb
For the amendment to the law establish
ing M State Highway Commission and the placing Of the
improvement Inc'ms Fund Of said High
way Commission.
Against the establishment Of amendment to the law es
Of the Internal Improvement Permanent Fund and the In
Improvement Income Fund under the control Of the
| said Highway Commission,
REFERRED
For House Bill Laws 1911, eight hour law
Against House Bill No 49, Laws 1911 eight hour law for
miners
For Senate Bill 2is 1911 branding marking Of live
/ stock.
Against Senate Bill No 49, Laws 1911. branding and mark
/ ing Of live stock
| For Senate Bill No 45s, Laws 1911 public funds.
/ Against Senate Bill No 49, Laws 1911, public
House Bill No IS, Laws 1911, Teachers summer normal
/ school districts,
Against House Bill No. 49, 1911 teachers
/ normal school districts.
For House Bill No Laws 1911 examinations for teachers
Against House Bill No 81, Laws 1911, examination for
i teachers
For part Section Four 4l of Senate Bill No la Laws
| 1911, relation t. irrigation
Against part Section Four N Of Senate Bill No 134 Laws
| 1911, relation to irrigation.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTS SUBMITTED BY THE 18TH ,
GENE RAJ SSEMBLY
For the amendment concerning mills and smelters.
Against the amendment concerning mills and smeltes
For the amendment concerning commission and
/ county board of equalization
Agsinst the amendment concerning commission
and county board Of equalization.
The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26

For Act to promote and increase general prosperity
81 the State by constructing tunnel under and throge
base OF James Peak spur Of the Rocky Mountains,
be used for public or semi public purposes.
Against Act to prosper
tty OF the State BY constructing tunnel under and
through the base Of james Peak the Rocky Noun
tans. to be used for public or semi public purpOses.
The Meeker herald., 1912-10-26

/ bureau"
reducing
Referred Laws and for publishing arguments for aud
against the same.
Against Colorado state editorial association Act reducing
sSs ns ar M
against the same
For Amendment Section of Article XX of Constitu
ton granting home rule to cities and towns
Against Amendment Article Xxx the Con
stitutiOu granting home rule to cities and towns
ton OF the state OF Colorado, entitled constitutional
Amendment An Amendment to the Constitution Of the
/ knosn us Article XXI-isecaii From ONCE
Constitution State OF Colorado entitled. Constitu.
tional Amendment An Amendment tn ,he Consultation Of
the State OF Colorado adding thereto Article
known as Article XxI-Recall From Ohace.'
For Direct Legislation Leagues Section of
Article XIX. of the Constitution.
Against Direct Legislation Leagues amendment To Section
2, Ut Article XIX of the Constitution
For Direct Legislation League Concerning Elections
Against Legislation League Concerning Elections
For Direct Legislation Leagues contempt amendment being
Section 81 OF Article vi Of the Constitution.
Against Direct Legislation Leagues contempt amendment
being section 81 Of Article vi Of the Constitution.
For Direct Legislation League Article vi
OF State OF Colorado to IN known
Section 81 OF said Article creating public Utilities court
Direct Legislation Leagues amendment to Article
known Section 81 Of said Article creating public uti
tics court
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
.~~~ONN~7
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USk News

DR.. Foster was called this week to
attend son of Mr.. Atkins at Dalkena.
The Doctor finds that he has a
case of pneumonia on his hands,
although he states that with good care
the case will not be a serious one.
The town is nearly deserted, owing to
so many residents being called to New
port to attend the case of Broadwell
and McRae.
The infant son of Ole Dahl is very i'll
and under the care of DR.. Foster. The
case has all the symptoms of typhoid.
At the recent meeting of the diking
commissioners the following members
were chosen to take care of the diking
business for the following year: Earl
Wilson succeeds himself. The new
members are ]. D. Bennett and R. H.
Burnam, succeeding Geo. H. Jones and
VIM. Mcclure.
Mrs. James Ferguson and daughter,
Miss Sadie McClarity, returned from
the east Sunday. They have been visit
ing friends there the last six weeks.
For SALE-Single hame harness in
good condition, light saddle, two brides,
blanket and new fly net, all for SIS. In
quire at Usk drug store.-Adv.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12

pany dancing and having good time.
At midnight supper was served, con-
sisting of bounteous repast. The
music was furnished by Miss Kenrick,
pianist, George Reynolds, violin and
VIM. Reynolds, banjo. The dance
broke up at a. M, the nearby neigh
bors remaining until sunrise, and were
entertained by vocal selections from J..
M. Cooper, Virginia Cooper and George
Leendertsen and Ralph Bethrum. After
daybreak the company viewed Mr..
Cooper's fine new home, which is I'M
der construction and will be completed
soon. To close the festivities John
Bethurum acted as chef and provided
fine breakfast. More affairs of like
nature are planned to take place during
the winter.
The Spokane Lumber Company will
do a great deal of Jogging this winter.
They now have four camps at work
and are waiting for snow to start haul
ing operations. All the camps are run
by j. E. Craney, who has the contract
for all the logging of the company.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
Fertile Valley

The Fertile Valley school is closed
and our teacher Miss Elmer has return
ed to her homestead near Colville.
School will open again in the spring and
a new course will be added. The
grounds have been cleared and plowed
and placed in readiness for the teach
ing of agriculture. The clearing and
blowing was done by John w. Bethurum
local contractor.
w. J. Whitford and wife have moved
to Spokane for the winter months.
Miss Nellie Leendertsen has gone to
Hillyard to spend the winter with her
parents.
E. E. Harris and family have moved
to Glenwood, Idaho where Mr.. Harris
will work in logging camp.
Geo. Leendertsen has succeeded E. E.
Harris as mail carrier from West
Branch to Sacheen postofice.
Mr.. Krogh, postmaster at Sacheen
has resigned his position and Mrs. W.
E. Jackson has sent in petition for
appointment as his successor.
Saturday evening, Dec. 7th, pleas
ant surprise party was given to Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Cooper at their home.
When Mr.. Cooper arrived home from
Spokane he found the assembled COM
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
Penrith Notes

The King Sash, Door and Lumber
Co. s mill will probably close down for
the season the last of this week, after
a two and one half months successful
run. Manager Reidt expects to resume
operations early in the spring. He has
a small crew logging on the Sanger
place, and has had a crew hauling from
the Whips place during the past
month.
Denny Waterman and Ole Jure are
skidding logs on Section 20 on a sub
contract under Ray Rauch.
Jack Reidt has been firing at the King
mill during the past week, and has been
keeping the fog up right.
The Penrith brass band has disbanded
for the season. Prof. Bradford an
nounces that he will reorganize in the
spring and add Bill Likely's steam cal
Hope to the aggregation.
Mort Robinson expects to go to Puget
Sound points for visit as soon as the
mill closes.
Charles Hoppe has repurchased his
former home on the opposite side of the
track from the mill.
Gust Anderson, of Priest River, has
been saving at the mill while Bill Likely
has been at the county seat on jury
service.
Souphouse" Bill, who also pos
sesses several other aliases, announces
that ne will start out peddling socialis-
tic literature as soon as the mill closes.
Grandma Reidt, aged "a years,
who has been visiting U. S. Reidt and
other Penrith relatives for the past six
weeks, returned to Deer Park on Sun
day.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
Newport to Have Another Newspaper

The outfit of the Pend Oreille Press,
of Cusick, has been moved to Newport,
and with this week will begin the pub
LEGATION of the paper in this city.
Arthur H. Shoemaker is editor of the
Press, and the plant is located in the
building formerly occupied by the H.A.
Miller store on Union avenue
Several weeks before election the
Press came out strongly for the Demo-
cratic ticket, and it is presumed that it
will continue to be of that political
faith.
If it's watch, see Benson. Big Sc
lection and prices that please. P. O..
Jeweler. ADV.
We wish to call your attention to the
fact that most infectious diseases, such
as whooping cough, diphtheria and
scarlet fever are contracted when the
child has cold. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy will quickly cure a cold and
greatly lessen the danger of contract
ing these diseases. This remedy is
famous for it's cure of colds. It con-
tains no opium or other narcotic and
may be given to child with implicit
confidence. Sold by all dealers.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
Praise for Peterson

Elmer Peterson, Colville boy, is
making good in the outside world. He
is now located at Newport, in Pend
Oreille County, where he is engaged in
the abstracting business. During the
recent political campaign he was sec
rotary of the republican central COM
mittee of Pend Oroille County, and
practically had charge of republican
affairs. AS a result, most of the re-
publican candidates were elected. Mr..
Peterson is young man of exceptional
ability in various ways and is destined
to be conspicuous citizen in any COM
munity where he may locate. His
many friends in Colville congratulate
him because of his triumphant activ-
ities.-Colville Statesman-Index,
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
PARCELS POST JANUARY |
New System To Be Effective Be-
ginning That Date.
Some of the Rules Imposed.

The postoffice department has issued
partial instructions to postmasters re-
garding the operation Of the parcels
post, which goes into effect January 1.
Additional information is expected
within few days regarding the details
of the new system.
Packages must bear the distinctive
parcels post stamps, which will be on
sale at all offices by Jan. l, 1913.
Packages bearing the ordinary post
age stamps will be ''held for postage.
In other words, treated as though
bearing no stamps at all.
Packages must bear the name and
address of sender or will not be &C
copied for mailing.
Limit of weight increased from four
pounds (present limit) to eleven pounds.
Packages must not be greater in size
than u inches in length and girth COM
bined.
May be registered or given special
delivery service on payment of usual
fee, 10c.
May be insured against loss for an
amount equivalent to actual value (but
not exceeding $3.50 on payment Of a fee
of sc.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
ounces or less, same rate as at
present. 1c for each ounce or fraction
of an ounce, regardless of distance.
Local rate, for delivery at mailing
Office or along rural route starting at
at mailing Office, sc first pound and 1c
for each additional pound or fraction Of
a pound.
First Zone-Within so miles from
mailing Office, SC first pound and SC for
each additional pound or fraction.
Second Zone-5O miles to $50 miles,
&c first pound and &c each additional
pound.
Third Zone-15O to 300 miles, 7c first
pound and SC each additional pound
Fourth Zone-30O to 900 miles, SC first
pound and &c each additional pound.
Fifth Zone-6OO to 1000 miles, &c first
pound and 7c each additional pound.
Sixth Zone-1OOO to 14OO miles, 1Oc
first pound and &c each additional pound
Seventh Zone-14OO to 1900 miles, lie
first pound and 10c each additional pound
| Eighth Zone-All over 1900 miles, 12c
for each pound or fraction.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-12-12
Teachers Salaries Raising

The average salary of male teachers
in the state of Washington has in
creased about So per month since 1910,
while the average salary of the women
teachers shows gain of about S. per
month, as is shown by the report Of H.
B. Dewey, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, which shows that the
male teachers are paid $87. Is per month
and the female teachers $3.50, as
against $79.56 for the men and 1928
for the women in 1910. The report
shows also that there are 2672 school
districts in the various counties, and
that..there are total of 8041 teachers
employed, of which 6496 are women and
1915 are men. In 1890 the average sal
airy of the men teachers was $51. Al and
of the women $43 81, but in 1898 the
salaries were still lower than this, as
the men received only $42. 10 per month
and the women teachers $34.5
The estimated value of the school
house sites and school buildings in the
various counties is $22, 9O2, 500, while the
apparatus, furniture, books and the
like are valued at So, 548, 148. In Pend
Oreille county the men teachers receive
$105. Is per month on an average, while
in Mason county the average wage is
only $73. "a. In Asotin county the women
teachers get an average of $75. 76 per
month, while in Jefferson county, where
the average is lowest, they receive only
$62. In Pend Oreille county there were
employed 81 teachers, of which only 5
were men. The men teachers received
an average wage of $105. Is, while the
women teachers average $67.31.
A Des Moines man had an attack of
muscular rheumatism in his shoulder A
friend advised him to go to Hot Springs.
That meant an expense of $3.50 or more.
He sought for quicker and cheaper
way to cure it and found it in Cham
berlain's Liniment. Three days after
the first application of this liniment he
was well. For sale by all dealers. ADV.
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-01-21

ment was rendered giving to the de- iendsut company the stock in ques' tion but awarding to the plaintiff he dividends tha, had been sdeclsred on the stock by the l.esdville Mining Go and which dividends were ordered tO be turned over to tie plaintiff. The plaintiff slso recovered the costs of suit.
 In the case oi ] Mccarthy vs the Peoples Water Company of Benson, shirh was tried in the district court this morning, the default of the de- iendsnt was entered snd upon hearing the eVidences in the case judgment sss ordered entered for the plaintiff and decree oi foreclosure ordered and the property of the defendant it Benson ordered sold oy the sberifi The suit Was brought to foTeclose
 mortgage given 10 the plsint II by th defendant for the sum of S600 and iu terest thereon from the first of Marc
 1911 at the rate Of per cent De
 month
Tombstone epitaph., 1912-01-21
Custom Totals
 For Fiscal Year

The United State. custOns district of Arizona, Oi which Corneliu- O'Keeie F the collector, Is one oi the i'm portsnt districts oithe country from the point of receipts
 The amount of duties collect in this district amount to more than S20O, coo annually. The value o! ,he imports co ming through this district during the past f-cal year ending June 3oth, 1911, smyunted L. Sl5, s62 ,Os7 foreign, and SlS3 ,l8S domes- tic. Amerlc4n produt ts 70 the value ui g. ,3l5,22G were exported 10 Mexico through the Arizona district. Of these exports, shoes, packing house products, clothing and machinery formed the greater part.
 For the last f.c,l year, the total amount of duties collected were $2l0,- 0I3.3O. Ttese were collected At the port and supports as folIoes: Nogales, Sl07 .6nj 27; Douglas, ji j97 90 ;Nsco, fij.09l IS; Yuma, 2.i2l25 and Lochiel. 1856. 50.