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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-24

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Let's boil cur Indian sumner.

A WORD FROM JOSH WISE.
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The credit for the discovery belonged
to fhe women, who, having worn the
charm of novelty from golf and tennis,
turned to investigate the poSslplIeIes
of rowing. The fad for rowing by crews
snread RAPIDLY, until now there Is
scarcely young woman IN the coiii NJ
nifty who Is not a member OIL some 1Iio
of the boat clubs. Inc tt gltis 90, ro FROM
ancient institutions, have become KNOWN
in all parts Of the country. anu 81, SINAI -,
wonder for probably nowhere eIse n
the world is 1t possible to ma up"sailu
of q score of well-regulated, weii-ols-
cinlined ladies' crews rowing twice VI
thrice each week the year roIho a tn
maintaining stroke that woulu De .Ie
envy of many masculine roWers IN VI W
legiate organizations. Consluera any
more than 200 women are now lu III
1edged members of rowing crews IN tle
Southern California city; anu nt,,t asa In
which are used barges Az rect III lehs'
and with sliding seats. -. -
If NAV be of interest TO note thdt Tic
nresent enthusiasm for rowing IN crews
had its Inception at San Diego ohly
about eight or nine years ago, When
four girls formed the pioneer crew ana
gave the organization the name N1aoI
Formed from the first letters OF, their
given names This pioneer cluD mas
since been enlarged by the addltlon OF
many members. AS in most BOAT clupS'
the membership of the women ofBdnl-
cations in Southern California far ex-
c ces etH in almost every case the accom-
modations afforded by the barges or
hoats owned by the club. and thus
members are obliged to take turns In
rowing, but each organization has a
sufficient number of ,bargees in pr,opo II
tfon to its membership to enable all
members to 90 out for at least two or
three intervals Of practice each week.
thus affording all the oarswomen about
the same opportunities for proficiency.
a very important consideration when IL
comes to selecting the picked crews
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,,.. ~ +ba nolice de-
physical condition ana the ponce ue
partments in nine cities , make PStot
plaS, 49,, ,,,ade in the remuneration of
the the guardians Of the peace. and in IA !.
cities ineluulng the iai $50 10 ~ tie
country u; :, p oo6 or more eie year.
THE general enthusiasm in the line or
park Improvement is exery very, her mani nnrI-
lest u" ~, 1resant time of 1000 acres.
area a. .n de1oted to parks in Philadel-
phia exceeds f t,yoo, aer s5a CHICAGO each
OF Boston; ore than ,. 900 acres of public
embraces more ' ta r'oSg sS1rnrisine and
parks per FEATURES sns Of V this is
found, however, in the disposition Oh eho
of many shaef for tSe provision
of public breathing spoIs. nus U.s. nos +han
ge de cr Tsi Of r paTks or approximately as
much as I'm ~ R,,a,,-b s,s many az her
2,5OO acres OF aS Itars aod New Haven
more pop9lous sls.eis' az ae5,,, hnasf Of a
| CT, and Columbus. ~, ss,Sa oo'Ss
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troduced In the city of Washington hand
street-cleaners, each propelled by one
man, which, in general design and mode
of operation. are very nearly the coun-
terpart OF the familiar carpet-sweeper.
The subject which has probably been
given the most attention from students
of municipal progress is that of smoke
prevention. Perhaps the most unique
plan of dealing with this nuisance has
been adopted In the city of Cleveland.
There the entire project is under mu-
nicipal control and under the direction
of a supervision engineer, who is in no.
wise subject to political influence This
official has number of assistants, and
his plan of procedure has been to Sc
cure at the outset full and exact data
regarding the density and amount of
smoke emitted by the chimneys within
prescribed district. After a full record
of the performance of chimney has
been secured covering quite an interval
of time. and supplemented, II possible
with photographs, the owner is called
upon and moral suasion used to induce
him to abate or at least modify, the
nuisance in the interest of civic pride.
Marvellous results have been obtained.
Hundreds of smoke-consuming devices
have been installed at power plants of
various kinds. and even the railroads
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BY wALpoN TAwcnTr.

The energetic American girl looking
about for new worlds to conquer is just
now going in for rowing with all tho
enthusiasm which she knows SO well
how to manifest for q now athletic di-
version. Not the old-fashioned plan of
rowing. mind you, wherein oarswomen
slngly or in pairs religiously spent SO
many hours day at the oars of an
ordinary rowboat, but the thoroughly
up-to-date form of the sport In which
the fair roWers form themselves into
crews OF regulation size and with grace
full, rythmatIc strokes send through the
waters frail barges or sheis which are
In most respects the count erparts of The
shells used by their brothers in college
racing events
The Yankee maiden declares this new
form of boating Infinitely s,iperio- to the
old SLOW coach plodding in a more or
less cumbersome slsff. Indeed, many a
woman who went In for rowing as COR
ditions have been in years gone by-and
this refers strictly to rowing, not to
canoeing-was imbued to take up the
exercise not so much because of any
actual enjoyment derived as by reason
of the muscle building Induced. rhe new
plan of rowing is, however, quite as
beneficial to health and il is lots more
fun, aside from the possibilities for ex-
element opened up by the opportunities
for races.
The college girl is unquestionably large
ly responsible for the entry OF Miss
Columbia's daughters into the field of
rowing in regular crews The college
girls set out few years ago TO DO prac-
tically everything the masculine stu
dents did in the way of athletics. and
naturally 1t wasn't long until they in
vaded the most fascinating section of
the field of aquatic sports. The activi-
ties OF the feminine rowers, alike to the
work of the masculine devotees of the
sport. has for the most part taken the
form of rowing by eght-oared crews. al
though crews of four have been formed
in many parts of the country and some
young women have even gone in for
single SOULS and pairs.
One of the most striking exempuhca-
lions nf the possibilities of this era of
feminine rowing is found at the interest
ing port of San Diego in Southern Cali
fornia. 1t Is generally admitted by per-
sons who have Travelled extensively that
no bay in the world is so admirably
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can be depended upon to prove the
strongest possible argument for RENE
dial action; and. indeed. leagues of mu-
inequalities have already been formed in
California and other states for the ex-
press purpose of guarding against in
imical legislative action.
movement looking to the placing
or municipal salaries on such a basis
as 70 attract to the service men of
ability and experience in the business
world has gone hand in hand with the
movement for public ownership OF water
and lighting plants and other municipal
utilities On the generally accepted
theory. also, that satisfactory work
may only be accomplished by means of
frst-class tools, there is manifest in
this country at the present time a pro
nounced tendency to provide adequate
facilities for municipal administrative
work.
The city hall at Philadelphia is one
of the most striking examples of the
possibilities in this direction. The con-
struction of this building extended over
city hall in the world and cost over
SOS, 1000, 900 for the building alone-the Of
flee furnishings entailing an extra ex-
pense of half a million dollars. Some
idea of the magnitude of the building
may be gained from the fact that ii is
equipped with 20 elevators.
Paving Is one of the questions regard
ing which there appears to be wide
divergence of opinion among the execu-
tive officers of various American cities.
In the larger cities sheet and block
asphalt is the most popular material for
paving purposes, and many of the
smaller cities have introduced 1t on
residence streets. 1t Is a significant fact
that of the larger cities of the coaAtry
only one has failed TO make use Of as
phalt. Cobblestone has disappeared al
most entirely from the streets of the
more progressive cities, but brick paw
ing appears to be rapidly growing in
popularity, particularly in the West.
Granite blocks are possessed of some
advantages not TO be found in any other
material. and how large a factor this
substance forms is evidenced by the fact
that in the streets of New York city
there are 100000 900 square yards of gran
lite blocks, as against less than half as
much asphalt. Chicago. Detroit. Milwau-
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which are to represent clubs In contests
against other picked crews.
The plan of having several crews use
one boat is followed to perfection at the
Normal School at San Diego, where
there are half a dozen different crews.
Women's rowing crews at san Diego
and elsewhere do not, as rule, aoopt
the plan of many masculine crews IN
engaging the services of professional
or semiprofessional coach, but instead
the work of training the fair contestants
in any race between oarsWomen is en-
trusted to the Oldest and most ex-
perienced members of the club or 70
those who have shown especial proh-
cheney in the sport.
It Is safe to say that no diversion in
which American women have engaged
mot even the increasingly popular
archery-affords more picturesque pos
sibilities from the standpoint of the on
locker than does rowing by crews. This
is probably due not so much to the rapid
glide of the graceful craft, with its
slender oars moving in perfect unison,
as to the attractive costumes of the
oarswomen. Indeed, rowing by crews
rivals yachting in the opportunities
which it opens to the fair sex for eff
fective costuming The average femi-
nine crew has some regular uniform
which in It's general character is strongly
suggestive of the ever-popular. yachting
suit Blue and white are probably the
most popular colors, and there is a pre-
vailing fad for the use of small anchors
or oars IN the Decentralization VI tiie
blouses. Soft white felt hats or yacht
ing caps complete the costume.
An Incentive to the organization OF
girls rowing clubs is found in the OPP
portunities opened for the furnishing
of ciubhouses in a manner dear to the
feminine heart. One of the girls CLUBS
at San Diego-the Olympia by name
has constructed and furnished a coy
nook that might profitably be taken as
a model by any other similar organi-
cation in the country. The clubhouse
| itself is an unpretentious, one-stor5
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complished by class of organizations
of which the New York Tree-Planting
Association is the pioneer, and the OBJ
ject of which is to provide shade trees on
streets that otherwise would be literal
canyons of brick and stone.
Rapid strides have been made in re.
cent years in the street cleaning OF
American cities. The provision OF power
and hand street-sweepers, the introduce
ton of well-drilled corps of uniformel
workers, and the careful apportionment or
city areas into districts to prevent any
waste of time or energy are only Few
os the things which have been accom-
plished. In some places oil has been
used for spraying the streets to lay the
dust, and In the city OF Cleveland. there
has been introduced a monster electric
sweeper which operates on all streets
where there are electric railway tracks
and which performs the cleaning service
at an expense of just one-fifth that for
merly entailed.
The city of Pittsburg constitutes. by
reason Of the universal use of soft coal
there, the most difficult city in America
te keep clean, and the force provided
for the task consists of over 400 men,
who operate 16 sprinkling wagons. ~
street sweepers. 100 patrol carts and
empty wagons for gathering up the
sweepings. There have been lately in
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frame structure, which is, of course.
set upon piles at the waters edge and
which was erected at very modest cost.
Surrounding the building is a broad ve-
randa which overlooks the bay and.
being literally provided with comfort
able pieces of porch furniture, consti-
tutes an admirable iounging place,
either on warm afternoon or when IL
Eliminated by Japanese lanterns at
night.
The interior of the boathouse, aside
from the storage-room for the barge
dressing-rooms, etc, is given over to
one large reception-room, which is adj
mirably adapted for a social gathering
of any kind From the beamed ceilings
are suspended fish nets. pennants, flags
of all nations, Japanese lanterns and
other decorative adjuncts, while marine
studies have places on the walls. Well
nigh surrounding the apartment is
wall seat which Is piled high with SOU
yenir pillows contributed by the mem
bers of the club and their friends. AS
may readily be imagined, the cost of
such a boathouse Is not excessive, and.
indeed, rowing in crews is diversion
quite within the reach of women of
very modest means, for the costumes
required are of the simplest character,
and after the first cost of procuring a
barge there is very little expense for
maintenance or other items
Boat racing Is a form of competitive
contest adapted to indulgence by women
in a greater degree than might be sup
posed. This is due to the fact that it is
wholly wrong to suppose that mere
strength of muscle is the most impor-
tant factor in q boat race. Skill and
coolheadedness play even more impor-
tant parts than mere force, and these
are, of course, qualities which not only
may be cultivated by women, but that
1t Is highly desirable Should be devel-
oped by every member of the fair sex
who intends to go in for strenuous ath-
letics.
At women's colleges, where rowing in
crews has been taken up, the instruct
/ ors have actually been worried in many
instances as to how to prevent the
young ladies from OVERRIDING in their
| devotion of the sport, such is the in
! terest usually manifested. The girl who
aspires to place on a college boat crew
must be amenable to discipline. In nc
| other pastime is perfect unison of action
| so essential to victory. The oars musl
enter and come out of the water at the
same time, and the bodies of the oars
women must swing back and forth to-
| gether or else the momentum OF the
| frail craft may be impeded-ever sc
! little perhaps, but enough to lose q
race To secure this absolute uniform
ity of action requires constant and sys
ternatic drilling and cooperation to th'
extent of careful effort on the part o.
each oarswoman; and the girl who Ii
unwilling to give this can scarcely ex
pect to be chosen as a member or
picked racing crew.
WALDON FAWCETT.
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BY wALDoN FAwCErr.

During the past few years marvellous
advancement has been made IN the
practical economic administration OF
municipal affairs in many of the more
progressive American cities. The be-
ginning. which has been made stimuli
taneously in a number of different lines
of activity, has undoubtedly been due
very largely to the popular agitation OF
the subject of municipal ownership.
The income of the city or New YORK.
from all sources, now amounts TO APP
proXimatey a quarter OF a billion dol
lars a year, and that of other cities Is
proportionately as great. As public
spirited citizens have come to realize
TO what an extent the management OF
the business affairs OF great urban
community overshadows that of any pri-
waite enterprise, they have FASTENED to
form organizations designed. on .>le one
hand, to aid the public officials IN dis
covering and securing the most adyan-
tageous utilities, and, on the other, to
watch over these servants of the people
lest they commit errors of judgment or
principle.
The growing tendency to divorce poll
tics from municipal issues at all cleo
tions is most significant. In many cities
powerful organizations of prominent
and influential citizens have been formed
with this avowed purpose. Thus. in
Chicago, the Municipal Voters League
has rescued much of municipal ma
chnery from tho grasp of corrupt
spoismen. The voters of Providence,
Il. J., have, at six consecutive elections.
chosen a non-partisan candidate for
mayor. The Democratic city OF Boston
is under the direction of Republican
mayor, and in New York, Cleveland.
Toledo. ST. Louis and San Francisco
campaigns have been conducted solely
on municipal issues.
State legislative Interference with
local affairs at the dictation of fractional
politicians is the greatest obstacle yet
remaining to the adoption of a liberal
policy in the provision of municipal
public utilities designed to contribute
10 the comfort and welfare OF the people
at large. However, a few demonstra-
tons of the lengths TO which this evil
may be carried, such as have recently
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kee and Minneapolis are the only large
cities which yet use wooden blocks TO
any extent. AS Indicative of comparative
costs. IL may be cited that the 70 miles
OF asphalt paving in the city OF engage ndca ~.
has cost an aggregate or about soVV,vy.
as compared with nearly $6oo'oOo Whicn
has been paid for the II miles OF brick
pavement in that city.
An apparently insignificant matter, but
one which has batfied the authorities OF
many cities is the problem Of suitably
designating the various thoroughfares OF
the city. One hundred citizens OF New
York recently petitioned the Municipal
Assembly to pass an ordinance compel
ling the owners of corner lots to place
signs of easily distingushable character
on their property giving the names OF
streets and avenues. In Buffalo and
number OF other cities here has bcen
adopted a uniform system. whereby
there are provided neat iron posts sur
mounted by iron panels: In some PLACES
organizations patterned after the Mu-
nicipal Art Society of New York have
taken up this question and are endeav-
oring to secure the adoption of uniform
street-corner signs and house numbers
and the achievement of artistic effects
in street lamps, police and fire alarm
boxes. Another excellent crusade In the
hre of street identifying is being ac'
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have manifested a spirit of cooperation
and contributed their share to the gem
eral betterment of conditions by in
structing the flremen on locomotives to
exercise care in adding fuel TO the fur
naces.
The matter of municipal waste dis
posal is as yet in its experimental stage,
but many attempts have been made
to discover the best method. Probably
the city of Boston is to be credited with
the most notable achievement in this
line. Prior to 1898 the ashes and refuse
of that city were towed TO sea, whereas
the garbage was sold as food for swine,
but there were so many objections urged
against some features of the plan that
within the past few years 1t has been
abandoned in favor of a superior meth
cd. At present all the garbage which is
suitable for the purpose Is manufactured
into commercial products. the remainder
of the refuse being cremated.
The police and fire departments of
American cities have been greatly i'm
proved during the past few years. Over
30 of the leading cities OF America now
have corps of bicycle police, and nearly
as many communities are provided with
mounted police. In a dozen cities gym
nasiums are provided in order. that the
officers may keep themselves in perfect
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rowing. Strangely enough, however, the
women of this climatic paradise turned
their attention to golf and tennis ere
degree and, indeed San Diego became
known as a golf and tennis center with
few rivals throughout the length of the
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Pacific Slope. However, the people of
San Diego after years spent in regarding
the beautiful sheet of water at Their
doors merely as a source of wealth, SUD,
denly awakened to the fact that 1t held
magnificent possibilities as source or
health
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fitted for aquatic sports all the year
round as is the beautiful land-locked
harbor of San Diego, and thus it might
appear perfectly natural that the mem
to reside on the shores of this sheet of
water should take instructive interest in
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-10-13
STATE OF wIsooNsIN-coun u low,

= SIS
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, Dodgeville, Wis,
August 3lst, 1904.-Notice is hereby given,
that at the general election TO be held in the
several towns, wards, villages and election
districts OF the County OF Iowa, State OF Wis
consin on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday, being the eighth day of November,
A. ID. 1904, the following officers are to be
elected, to wit:
whose tern II Office will expire on the first
Monday il January, A. ID. 1905.
a County Treasurer, in place OF Henry ID.
James, whose term OF office will expire on the.
first Monday in January A. d, 1905.
Sheriff, in place OF Llewellyn Davies,
whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, A. II. 1905,
Coroner in place Of Charles 5. Willard,
whose term OF Office will expire on the first
Monday In January, A. ID. 1905.
Clerk of the Circuit Court, In place of
Thomas Gibbon, whose term OF office will
expire on the first Monday in January. A. d.
1908.
Fielder whose term OF office will expire on
the first Monday in January A. ID. 1905.
A Register of Deeds, in place Of Alfred T..
the first Monday in January, A. d 1905
County Surveyor, IN place OF Robert l..
Joiner, whose term OF otlce viii expire on the
first Monday in January, A D. 1905.
Member Of the Assembly for the district
comprising Iowa County, in place OF Roy C.
Smoker, whose term OF Office will expire ON
the second Wednesday in January, A. j.
And notice is hereby further given that at
the general election to be held In the several
towns wards, villages and election districts
IN Iowa County. state Of Wisconsin IN
TUESDAY the eighth DAY Of Move raher, Al.
SssSss hs 81 sts1s>s s.s~-- ~,
mttted to vote, pursuant TO a resolution OF
The County Board Of Supervisors of Iowa
county, Wisconsin, adopted Nov II. A. ID.
1903, viz:
That tax be levied and collected on the
taxable property OF Iowa County TO raise
he sum Of one thousand dollars to be appro-
prihted 10 the Iowa County Soldiers Monu-
ment Association, TO aid In the erection OF
suitable monument in memCry OF the.
soldiers OF said county who served their.
country In he civil war OF 1s61-ls65
Given under my hand and official seal at
ne court House In the city OF Dodgeville
his 3lst day Of August, A n 1904
BEN THOMAS
lekALl County Clerk.