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INSIGHT INTO
THEIR MOTIVES
ROOSEVELT LACKS NERVE
When His Friends Are Found
Guilty and He Wants Cor
porations Imprisoned.

Columbus, Ohio March 12,-When
former President Roosevelt, before the
Ohio constitutional convention recently
announced the platform on which he
could seek TO deprive his old friend and
political heir, VIM. Howard Taft, of a
denomination, the Rough Rider made
strong plea for the support Of iEsur-
gents of his party by endorsing practi-
cally all Of the governmental principles
in their platform-taking care, howev-
er, to include enough ''ifs" and "butsn
to prevent unduly offending big bus
iness"
AS a promiser, Col. Roosevelt is a
fierce enemy of so-called "big business
and other favor-seeking interests.
AS performer, his accomplishment
are generally conspicuous by their
absence"
Back in 1905 Mr.. Roosevelt, while
president, appointed Judson Harmon,
now governor of Ohio, and Frederick
w. Judson, of st. Louis, to investigate
the charges of rehating against the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road. They Unexpectedly traced the
rebating to the door of Paul Morton, an
official of the company, but at the
time of the investigation member of
President Roosevelts cabinet.
"Guilt is PERSONAL" said Judson
Harmon to President Roosevelt, and he
was for prosecuting the guilty parties.
Guilt is impersonal was the substance
of the reply by Roosevelt.
"Punish guilty officials, said Har-
mon.
"No. Not if they are my friends"
in effect said Roosevelt.
When they were not permitted to
proceed personally against the guilty
officials (the only method by which
the law could be effectually enforced),
Messrs. Harmon and hudson, in let
ter to Attorney General Moody, dated
July 5, 1905, retired from the case.
The following is an extract from the
letter: "What we have said is pecu-
liarly true of the great corporations of
our day. They can not be imprisoned;
and punishment by fine is not only in
adequate, but reaches the real culprits
only lightly, if at all. The evils with
which we are now confronted are cor
porate in name, but individual in fact.
Guilt is always personal. So long as
hide behind their corporations
no remedy can be effective. When the
government searches out the guilty
men and make corporate wrong doing
mean personal punishment and dis
honor the law will be obeyed.n
Neither Mr.. Harmon or Mr.. Roose-
velt were at that time candidates for
the presidency; and the mental atti-
tude of any man upon public questions
is best judged from his actions and ut
terances, which have not their source
in motives of political expediency.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-03-14
COMMITTEES
CAN NOT AGREE
REGULARS CONTINUE PLANS
Will Hold Primary on May Is
Under Roles and Regulations
Previously Planned.

Nashville, Tenn March 9tE-Ii
there is harmony in the democratic
party this year, it will come over the
protest of two factional state commits
tees, which to-day in the inordinate
fear of each other, met, deliberated,
conferred and adjourned, with the
party schism more in evidence than
at any time in recent months.
w. o. Vertress dominated the regu-
lar committee by small majority.
He announced the programme this
morning, and the committee did not
deviate from it throughout day of
strife. B. A. Enloe and r. E. L..
Mountcastle were the directors of the
independent committee action and
their genius was in evidence more than
once. John K. Shields, chief justice
of the supreme court, was in the hotel
and many of his friends visited him.
Former Gov. M. r. Patterson was a
factor in the regular committee meet
ing. Austin Peay, who held the proxy
of r, G. Williamson, of Shelby, and
J. d. G. Morton, of Sumner county,
were the harmony champions and rec
ognized as the Patterson representa-
tives.
They did not give up the fight until
the last session of the committee, s
O'Clock, when motion was made that
the independent committee and the
regulars meet in joint conference and
settle for all time their party quarrels.
Vertrees opposed the motion, and it
was lost by vote of 10 %.
Norman L. Mack, chairman of the
national committee, injected himself
into the disturbance Friday night
with message to Maj. Vertrees and
Col. Barton, in which he recommend
ed commmittee of five from each
faction and an eleventh member to be
selected by the ten should take th
situation in hand.
Conference Ends Abruptly.
Maj, Vertrees does not feel kindly
toward Mr.. Mack. John J. Vertlees
is hearty in his condemnation of Mr..
Mack, and therefore he was small
factor in promoting reconciliation.
X. +. l.. Mountcastle, national COM
mitteeman, who has more cordial
recollection of Mr.. Mack, in the last
moments of the meeting tonight, was
instrumental in passing resolution in
the independent committee in which
the Mack telegram was 10 be submit
ed to the regulars as final PROPOSE
tion.
just at this time member of the
co inference committee notified the in
dependents that the matter of confer
enee was over. That nothing further
would be accepted from them, The rs-
oluti0n was rushed to the gular
headquarters, but the committee had
flown.
Eugene Twins, secretary of The COM
mittee, met the dependents at the
door and notified them that the COM
mittee had adjourned sine die
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clared that Amundsen had stated that
sScott had reached the South Pole. II
was assumed that this declaration in
dicated AmundSen himself had not
succeeded in attaining the object of
his expedition, and credit was gener-
ally given to the British explorer.
Nothing has hitherto been heard
from Capt. Scott and Amundsen now
denies that he said or telegraphed any
thing referring to his brother rival, or
his expedition.
The honor for the achievement of
reaching the south pole must now be
given to the Norwegian explorer un-
til Capt. Scott announces the result of
his expedition.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-03-14
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-03-14
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-03-14
AMUNDSEN DISCOVERS
THE SOUTH POLE,

Christiania, Norway, March S.
Two local newspapers to-day received
dispatches from Capt. Roald Amuns-
den announcing that he reached the
South Pole on December IA, 1911.
The dispatches were sent from Ho.
bart, Tasmania, where Amunsden ar
rived yesterday.
The dispatches read:
"Pole reached, fourteenth-seven-
teenth December"
This evidently means that he re-
manned three days in the vicinity OF
the pole, probably for the purpose OF
taking accurate observations as 10
his position.
Hobart, Tasmania, March S.--Gapt.
Roald Amunsden, the Norwegian ex-
plorer, denies having telegraphed any.
thing regarding Capt. Robt, Scott
or the British expedition.
Capt. Amunsden is the only men,
ber of the Antarctic expedition who
has landed from the farm. Nobody
is allowed to go on board the vessel
under any pretext whatever.
The explorer says he is pleased with
the results of his expedition, but 9TH
erwise maintains absolute silence.
Capt Amunsden intends TO stay at
Hobart for few days. He will then
go to Australia and give few lectures
there, afterwards departing for Europe
via Buenos Ayers, then round Cape
Horn up to the Bearing Straits and
through the Northwest Passage and
the Artic Ocean.
Confirmation OF Capt Roald Amuns-
denis attainment of the South Pole On
December l4th, 1911, received today
from the explorer himself at Hobart,
Tasmania, sets at rest the conflicting
current on the subject yesterday.
A dispatc1 published by he Daily
Express in London yesterday morn
ing dated yelling, New Zea! and, de-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-03-14

The regular committee tonight adopt
ed the primary plan which the indie
pendents have ciamored for all these
days. 1t took the original plan, with
the recommendations of Sneed, Thomp-
son and Ewing, and added the rec
concentrations to it. 1t sought to in
duce the independents TO agree to the
old plan, but, as on former occasions,
Vertrees pulled back, and tonight the
Independents told him that he came
too late.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-03-14
tary of the committee, had their hands

tary of the committee, had their hands
full with some of the members.
In the independent headquarters
there was different disposition. Their
meetings We're open, but Gus Dyer
was not allowed to speak. He favor
ed public execution of all regular
democrats and it was said he would
be willing to harmonic on such con-
cession.
Thomas B. Johnson held a couple
of proxies which voted his dissenslons
and in which he was practically al
ways alone. -s ....=..
Col. Amis of the seventh congress
iona1 district was with Johnson, but
the remainder of the committee was a
unit.
Both Factions Weakened.
The indications are that neither of
the factions has been strengthened by
the days proceedings. This indisposi-
tion to reconcile was SO much in evi-
dence that the throng that filled the
lobby of the Maxwell House clamored
for leader to demand the overthrow
of both committees and the establish
ing of another direct from the people.
For several hours the rank and file
of those who had come for harmony
and to hear and had been unsuccessful
in both, threatened omniously.
The independents were unwilling to
consider the primary plan which was
adopted in January. Instead two 9TH
er plans were submitted. That known
as the Mack plan which was that each
committee should appoint five MEM
bers to select an eleventh, the commit
tee adding that all power for planning
for the selection of delegates to the ma
tional convention, the arrangement Of
a convention for the nomination of
for court of civil appeal and
supreme court be left to the committee
of eleven, the agreement stipulated
that this committee of eleven should
arrange for the nomination of a candi-
date for governor and for railroad
commissioner.
The second plan was that conven-
ton should be called for the selection
of delegates to the national convention
and on the next preceding date con-
vention for the nomination of candi-
dates for the supreme court and court
of civil appeals.
In this plan there was no suggestion
of an agreement for the nomination of
a candidate for governor or for can
didate for railroad commissioner.
The regular committee declined to
entertain these propositions and offer
ed the independents their own plan to
which they agreed in January and the
independents declined to consider it,
Breach is Widened.
The element of dissension has only
been augmented by today's conference.
diC IiiUtC dCtCItIllAGu
than ever to stand by their position
and the fight, if continued, indicates
that the state may be turned to Hooper
again and probably to The national
ticket.
There are on the independent com.
mittee some who are known to have
pledged themselves to Hooper aud are
doing all in their power for him. On
the regular committee President Taft is
not without his influence, and all these
things had their place in today's con-
ference.
The candidates were all here today.
They wanted harmony, and the failure
of the committee to agree was distinct
and bitter disappointment. 1t was a
frost especially for the crop of guberna-
torial asPirants.
Senator r.. l.. Taylor was here. He
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
BUoUEs ANUNCIADos

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
LA RIS-A

Rasg6 el Oriente su cresp6n sombrio-
ban6se ell cielo con la luz primera,
sc visti6 la alegre primavera
su tilnica de gotas de rocio
Lanzo de 81 con pertinaz desvio
gus legiones de sombras la ladera,
cruz6 cantandO el aura pasaiera,
temple su lira de cristal Ell rio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
SALVADOR RUEDA

Ell afGnco canto de las perdices
enmudece en- las olas de los trigaleS,
estan los alcazoIas codornices
la profusa sombra de los altares.
Los perros horadando las matas huecas
registrar de las iebres Ia oculta CANA,
muestran jadeantes, las fauces secas
ccl Ia !cngu2 latente como una llama.
Y rompi6ndose en- rayos deslumbradores
en- estelas rios de ORC rizado,
i ell sol Sc niece en- medic de mil temblores
en- ell coIumpio immense del mar doradol
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
FIESTAS NUPCIALES

LENA la sien de espigas y de rosas,
del Padre Sol etenna apaSionada,
la TERRA, ruborosa desposada,
con e celebra nupcias amorosas.
Ante Dios las dos manoS tembl0rosas
enlaza Ia pareja emocionada,
murmuran ell isl! con yoz alada
c6fros divinas mariposas.
De entire las galas de la ardiente esfera,
un himno hacia los cielos solitariOs
&c exhala sube de la vida entera.
Y entire el corO triunfal de acentos varios,
ondula la fotante enredadera
aneciendo sus azIlles incensarios.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
'hLERos DE Ia LrNEA BKEErn

'oleta Fairfield. Empez6 ear
gar f', q - de FebrerO y saldri para san
Juan el 5 de Mario
0Oas'gnatarioa, SObriaos se Esqaiasa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
POESIAS
ADTOS \ MI NOVA
(4grodecicndo mpas fcStG

(Agrodecicndo ul,as fiesta
Beso al decirte adios, oh Murcia mia
III frente de divinos resplandores,
tus labios de clayeles tembladores,
tus ojos de creplsculoS del dia
tus manos que derraman la poesia,
tn seno que es un anfora de flores,
I'll cielo que es ln palo de colores
III luz que es I'M torrentc de algeria
tn trOnO que es tn torre cOnsagrada.
ia mant0 que es tn vega dilatada,
tn Ira que es 6rgano sonoro,
tn aurora que es TIA rubia cabellera,
tn abanico que es arabe palmera
tn collar que eS de naranjas de orc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-29
MOVTMTENTO MARITTMO
ENTRADAs y sALUER

EH'rddas deI exterior
Aver tomo puerto .apo ,-r.
Legazpi de Espana
Vapor americana path6nd. y. >
York
De Ia costa
Costcros Libertad. Cazae -. ll.-
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Para II costa
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lorcS.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
v. /. BURNETT TO Be
BURIED TOMORROW
FROM N|ECE'S HOME
Former War Department
Clerk Won High Distinc-
ton AS Singer.

William Henry Burnett, the War De-
partment clerk who died yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock at the residence
of II. c. Clarke. 1859 N street northwest,
as the result of a stroke of paralysis,
Will be buried In Rock Creek Cemetery
tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. The
funeral services will be held from the
residence Of Mr.. Burnett's niece, Mrs.
Francis B. Curtis, 40 b street north
east, at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Burnett was for forty-nine years
clerk In the War Department. He
was one OF the best-known tenor singers
In the city, having been the leading
tenor In the choirs of st. Aloysius', St.
Johns, and st. Matthews Churches He
was member of the Washington Choir
al Society, and sang in that body when
IL carried of first prize at the national
saengerfest In 1870 in New York city.
He also was one of the five original
founders Of the Knights of Pythias in
this city.
He was born in Ohio in 1910 and came
to Washington in 1863
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Hundreds Going
To Colonial Beach

Hundreds Of washingtonians are
spending their vacations at Colonial
Beach. The steamer st. Johns during
the week. except Monday, leaves the
Seventh street wharves at O'Clock,
usually carrying a number Of persons
who intend to spend their vacations at
the Potomac river resort.
Large crowds are making weekend
trips to the beach. leaving at the wharf
on Saturday afternoons at 2:3o o'clock
and returning to the city early Monday
morning in time for work.
Reports from the beach say that fish-
ing and grabbing this year 10 the best
In the history of the resort.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
ARMY POLO TEAM
LOWERS COLORS TO
CRACK CITY TROOP
Philadelphians Find Fans"
Ready to Applaud Good
Plays.

Secretary of War Stimson and a
crowd OF other military officials ard
civilians saw the colors Of the army
lowered in Potomac Park yesterday
when the crack polo team Of the Phil
adelphia City Troop defeated the picked
all-army team by score of 10 to 8iA.
The game, which was the sixth of the
tournament being held in thu, park, was
well attended and furnished an after
noon of thrills for all eyewitncsses
Owing to the better team work OF the
Quakers, who have played togethc"
consistently and who were mounted OH
faster ponies the all-army team was
given a handicap Of five points at the
start of the game. Repeatedly during
the game the fans aprlauded the
work of the players. showing conclu-
sively that Washington during the past
week of the tournament has learned to
like the sport of which II knew so
little until recently.
This afternoon the polo championship
of the District will be decided when d
team picked from the army officers
stationed in Washington will clash with
the quartet representing Fort Myer.
The Washington team will De compos-
ed of Lieut. Thomas Dew. Milling,
Fifteenth Cavalry; Major William Lassi-
ter, General Staff; Lieut. Edward st:
]. Grcbka. Third Field Artillery; and
Capt Frederick b. Hennessy. The
Fort Myer team will he: Lieut.. Alex
ander surles, jr., Lieut. Stanley Rum,
bough, Lieut. Gordon Johnston. and
Lieut.. Victor g. Foster, all of the Fiji
teenth Cavalry.
The war Department has ordered the
team OF the Sixth Field Artillery, WIFI
ners of the de luxe trophy Of the tour
nament. to Narragansett Pier, where
they will play on Saturday in the tu-
nior championships. The other officers
who have been detailed to play in the
tournament have been ordered back to
their regiments.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Asks Warrant for All
Policemen In New York

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Warrants for
every policeman on the New York force
OF approximately 1O,40O, in all. were
asked by Joseph Darling, representing
the striking longshoremen and fremen,
OF Judge Murphy. in Jefferson Market
police court yesterday. When the mag
istrate recovered from his astonishment
and asked the necessity for putting the
entire constabulary of the city off duty,
Darling said that only by such means
could the strikers be protected from
police violence.
Judge Murphy denied Darlings de-
mand for the arrest OF the entire police
force, but consented to Issue warrants
for two policemen, who were accused OF
beating a striker so severly 1t was
necessary to send him to a hospital
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Kidnapped Child Found
In Indians Possession

GRAVITY. Iowa, July 1s.-Darroll
Farrow. a seventeen-month-old child.
who was kidnapped from Lone Rock.
Iowa, last May. was yesterday found in
tho possession OF two half-breed In
dians near here. He was taken from
the red men.
The baby is now being cared for by
the authorities here and will be returned
TO his parents at once. The Indians
were placed under arrest
They were starting for Creston, Iowa.
mob threatens to lynch them. The
Indians refuse to state where they OBJ
tained the child.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
WALTER |. ALLEGER.

Walter J. Alleger, who died at George
town university Hospital Tuesday after
noon shortly after being struck by a
street car IN Wisconsin avenue near
Pierce Mill road. Is being buried in
Rock Creek Cemetery this afternoon.
The funeral was held from the Church
Of the Advent, conducted by the Rev
Edward Marshall Mott. Alleger was
twenty-one years old and was the son
OF pr. w. w. Alleger, an examiner in
the Pension Office.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Old Point Comfort
Especially Popular

Old Point Comfort is proving an even
more popular weekend resort for WASH
ingtonians this summer than ever before.
Hundreds OF local persons spend Satur-
day night and Sunday at the Virginia
resort in order to escape the oppressive
heat OF the city.
Boats of the Norfolk and washington
Steamboat Company run to Old Point
Comfort daily, and the convenience OF
the schedule makes II possible for
person to spend Sunday out Of the city
and return early enough for work Mon
day morning.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Call for Troops Made
Forty-eight Years Ago

Forty-eight years ago today President
Lincoln issued a call for $4,000 more
volunteers. One year before that Col.
Robert Shaw, commander of the first
colored regiment sent to the war from
any free State. was killed during the
assault on Fort Wagner. Forty years
ago today, Benito JuareZ, the Mexican
patriot, died. A year ago today Eng
land was celebrating the centenary Of
the birth of Thackeray Seventeen years
ago Henry Irving, the late distinguished
actor, was knighted
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
FRANCIS G. McGRAW.

Funeral services for Francis G. Nc
GTaw, the aged Pension Office clerk,
who died Tuesday in Garfield Hospital
as a result Of injuries received by being
knocked down while attempting to
board a street car at Ninth and +
streets northwest a month ago, were
held this morning at 8 o'clock from Sa-
cred Heart Church.
The Rev. Father Joseph MCGEE con-
Quoted the services. Interment was in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Miss Ethel Roosevelt
Celebrates Birthday

Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of
Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt, is twenty
one years old today. Twelve years older
Is Rose Pastor Stokes, the famous set
tlement worker in New York, who mar
ried ]. G.. Phelps Stokes. a wealthy
young settlement worker, in 1905.
ALFRED H. Brooks, chief geolOgist of
the United States Geological Survey, is
fortY-one years old today. Congress-
man John r. Farr OF Pennsvlvania. is
fifty-five and Congressman James Young
Of Texas forty-six today.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
DANIEL KELLY.

Daniel Kelly, one of the men killed at
the lexington car barn Monday after
noon by coming in contact with a live
wire, was buried in Arlington Cemetery
this morning at 1870 o'clock. The fu-
neral services were held at Holy Trinity
Church. conducted by the Rev. Father
Corbett. Kelly leaves a wife apd two
small children.
The Washington times., 1912-07-18
Fake Solicitor.

The police have been asked to look out
for an alleged fake solicitor who claims
to take subscriptions for two women's
magazines at 81 each. He is young
man about twenty-five years old, well
dressed, and a good talker. He Is Ave
feet nine or ten inches tall, weighs 16o
pounds, and wears a brownish sack suit
and straw hat.