Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-11-13
WHOLE NUMBER 2,266.
Il looks as if ATTORNEY General Knoy

1t looks as if Attorney General Knox
was hand in glove with Littauer.
1t will soon be time for either Nor.
gan or Schwab to turn State evidence.
Mr.. Bristow required million words
to describe the scandals in the Post
Office Department.
Carrie Nation and DIR. Parkhurst
feel that Dowie is getting more than
his share of notoriety.
Representive Littauer has kept his
" "skirts technically clear" thanks to
the statute OF limitations.
The President is Commander.in-
Chief of the army and navy, and OF
the campaign forces OF the Republican
party.
If the President did not interfere so
much in the State campaigns, he
would have much more time to play
tennis.
Vormoerts, a German Socialist paper
doubted the originality of one of the
Kaiser's speeches. Its editor is now
in Jail.
Judging from the results of the by
elections in England Mr.. Chamberlain
has left the Cabinet just in time to
save himself fall.
Dewey abuses the reporters in pay.
ment for the free advertisement given
him by the press. But he is not the
only one who does it.
Lord Alverstone, the British Com
missioner on the Alaskan boundary
case is quite as popular in this coun-
try as Sir Thomas Upton.
If we now had a Democratic ad-
ministration the Republicans would
not be at loss to explain the present
slump in the stock market.
1t is expected that Senator Plstt
will return from his honeymoon in
time for the extra session. Yes, there
will be no need for extension.
Teddy" Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to 60 fox-hunting in Penn.
sylvania. The secret service men who
follow him will have hard ride.
When We start to build the insular
defenses which the Army Board says
are necessary, Secretary Shaw won't
have any more surplus to distribute.
John Redmond, the Irish leader,
thus expresses his opinion Of Cham
berlain's successor: "Alfred Little
ton is entirely unknown outside of the
cricket field"
In q recent speech "Teddy" in
forms US that we need "the honesty
which keeps its skirts technically
clear" This is an example of siren.
uous rhetoric.
The Spanish newspapers are very
indignant at q report that some Amer.
ican warships are to visit their ports
and that the officers might be enter.
tanned by King Alfonso.
General Funston advocates more
pay for the private soldier and less
ornaments to the officers uniforms
Most people will agree that there is
sound sense in both these reforms.
Representative Lucius N. Littauer
of the famous glove contract, has been
acquitted by the statute OF limitations
Will he continue to be the close friend
and political adviser of the President
In quarrel between DR.. Parkhurst
and DR.. Dowie the public can easily
remain neutral or like the man watch
ing q fight betw cen his wife and 6
bear, hope that both will get the worst
Oft.
Secretary Payne expressed regret al
the resignation OF suspected postal en-
ployes, but Secretary Root said moth
ing when the head of the army was
forced, by his age, to retire from the
United States service.
The following is an interesting
sample of campaign literature: i" The
/, Republican party has ruled this ma
ton with the exception of two ad.
ministrations for the last forty.three
years, aud under its guiding hand the