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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

20 earn an honest living now, but I
think could pluck up courage and
go into politics n my friends insisted
strongly enough that l run for the
vice presidency"
When urged 20 express his opinion
% HearHt's chances % nomination.
and the more remote chance % his
election. Davenport smiled and said:
"Oh. yes. have an opinion. all
right. on that subject. but I'm afraid
n I told you my opinion. II wouldn't
be published II II a fine opinion and
rather than have Its beauty culled or
destroyed. I'll not reveal f.
Yes. the West II a great country.
Immense. The best ever. I'm going
20 live out here when I get through
my locturing tour. I'm looking around
for n good place. How do ! like Be-
attie7 I have an eye on the Queen
City Of Puget Sound. but can't quite
decide where I will settle down.
MY present iecturing tour will end
May 70. when lecture with Col.
Henry Watterson. at ST. Louis.
no. I haven't the least idea what
I'm going 90 talk 10 my audience about
tomorrow night have 10 have an
inspiration. ] believe reporters call II
a "hunch." and that's what I'm wait
ing for. I'll get my hunch before
go on the stage. and hope some 81
my experiences In newspaper work and
elsewhere"
Davenport will deliver an address
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
MR.. FURTH NOT
YET A CANDIDATE
THOUGH RELEASED FROM HIS PLEDGE TO SUPPORT JOHN
WILSON. ne WILL NOT ENTER SENATORIAL RACE WHILE
WILSON is IN FIELD

After a wearisorue stern chase
John l.. Wilson. the never-out-of-
the-raee candidate for United states
senator. has caught the piles band
wagon and 10 now occupying n seat
near the tailboard waiting for some
thing 70 drop.
lie has joined his foriorn hope 10
that Of :. H. Piles and will attempt
90 deliver what little strength he
may have 70 the railroad candidate
for senator IN return for Mr. Piles
promise to switch his strength 20
him In the next legislature IL Mr..
Piles sees that he himself cannot be
elected.
As a result of the combination be-
tween Mr. piles and Mr.. Wilson the
latter Saturday night released Jacob
FNarth. the Seattle banker. from his
pledge to support him for the zen
ate.
This. however. does not alter the
situation as regards Mr. Furth's can
.cidncy. MIR. Furth has from the
start insisted that he would not be-
come a candidate unless Mr.. Wilson
withdrew from the race entirely. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

today he rcaffirmea his position.
II shall not enter the race h.
said 20 a star man.
Not unless Mr.. Wilson absolutely
withdraWs from the field. amended
the reporter.
Just so said Mr Fnrth.
Although the county caucusss or
April 3 are rapidly drawing near
the Fur,h supporters have by n,
means given up hope OF tndueins
him To enter the race against Mr.
piles and Wilson. but so far hav,
been unable 20 bulge Mr.. Furth
from his position.
"Gt would not be good politics 20
King county 10 20 into the fiEhl
with three senatorial candidates.
explained Mr.. Furth TO The Star rep
rasentAtive. 4 shah not make tins
race
The F.urth supporters claim that
the Mcbride sentiment In Pierce
county IL growing rapidly. and for
tina, reason are doubly anxious q
get their man 90 announce his can
didaey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
Wife WANTS
ALL SAVE
$40 A Week

THE defendant il regularly en-
pIoycd and IL earning Fil a week.
wherefore the plaintiff praya that
the court award 20 her the sum Of
SO a week alimouy and the further
sum OF so for attorneys fees"
The foregoing IL a paragraph I'm
the cross complaint which Mrs
Clara Kidd filed this morning IN the
suit for divorce which was brought
against her by her husband. Leonard
Kidd.
Should the Judge refuse 10 take pity
upon Kidd. when the case comes to
trial. and grant Mrs. Kidd the alimouy
to which she feels herself entitled. u
seems that the former will have 10
sustain life upon n diet Of bread and
water. and will eat his only really
hearty meals at free lunch counters.
lie Intends making strong protest.
however. against paying the alimony
his wife asks lie says any one can
see that Il II prepoaterous 20 expect
him to live upon ~ month and out
u that save enough 20 pay his own
attorney and his wlfe'H.
Kidd has brought suit for divorce
against his wife. alleging cruel treat
ment. She charges him In her cross
complaint with similar violation of his
marriage VOWS. claiming that he chas-
tises her with a hot poker when she
dispieases him, and has made no at
tempt 10 break himself ~ his habit Of
humping her with his fists whenever
he feels like doing so.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

DOUBLE SATIN DAMARR. all linen. extra
heavy fun bleached and u inches wide
while this HpuHskee ping sale lasts. yard
=. sI.A5, $3.50, Si.20. i.Ib and sl.0O
DINNER NAPKINS. size s0r2o inches. fun
bicachrd. all linen fine quality. during this
housekeeping sale. "a dozen. ........ sl.oo
DINNER NAPKINS. size str2t inches. fun
bleaehed. all linen. fine quality. House
keeping sale price. dozen $50. $3.50
HEAVY CRASH TOwEf.INo Is inches wide.
unbienehed and all linen. while this House.
keeping sale lasts yard. ........t.b1s &c
HEAVY CRASH TOwELtNG. extra good
quality. all linen. unbieaehed and Il inches
vide. during this Housekeeping sale,
yard .s-+s.s. .t.sss....s...s.....s .oHzo
DINNER NAPKINS. sizo .20r2e inches. fail
bleached and all linen. housekeeping sale
price. c0Een .t.....s.....t-.#.,.s .. si.oo
BI.EAcuED HATH TOWELS. larger size.
good quality during this Housekeeping
tales each .s..s...s.s...s...t. s.oIze
BLEACIn-D BATH TOWELS. large size.
good quality housekeeping sale price. each
......s4f... .t.s+sst..s .s-.s-..s.'.-.. iifze
nisEACHEp BATH TOWELS. exact size 22x
te inches. with hemmed ends. splendid quail
ity Housekeeping sale price. each. 23e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
Special Prices on Linens and
Bedding


CREAM TABLE LINEN extra good heavy
quality. 81 inches wide. Housekeeping sale
price per yard. ,....,.s.........s..s2a gaze
CREAM TABLE LINEN. 50 inches wide. good
heavy quality: during this Housekeeping
sale. per yard r-.tss s.ss.sss .+.sss cue
CREAM TABLE LINEN. ss inches wide.
splendid. heavy quality while the House
keeping sale lasts. per yard ......... .3oe
SCOTCH DAAAsK TanLs LINEN. cream.
Is inches wide ana ell hasn housekeeping
sale price. yard s...........t-.....sa 3o
HLEACnED IRISH TABLE LINEN. GO inch
wide. all pure linen. housekeeping sale
price, per yard ss,.s. .s..s. sAAe
rt1fL nf.EACHfeD TkBi.B LINEN. 7a inch
81 wide. good duality. housekeeping sale
price per yard sssssssss. .s.ss..ss zoe
ZINE sA1IS DAMAaK. - Inches wide. fun
bleached and all linen; Housekeeping sale
price. pef yard .ss.s.f ss..ss.s.ss.s .ooe
IRISH SATIN DAAfAsK. ~ inches wide
cream all linen. during this Housekeeping
sale. yard sss..sss.s fs4.ssss+ss*s.s.tI I've
DOUBLE SATIN pAMAEK AT linen. full
blsached and y inches vide. HouHeksep ping
sale price. n yard 49,. o5e. soc ard Toe
Bf.EACIfFD nATH TOWELS. good quality.
Housekeeping sale price. each........ilse
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
cen tonight

tonight
Officials Of the Seattle Electric com.
pany claim that they have acted In
goed faith with the city In mattir of
Installing fire warning signals St
street Intersections where cars pass.
as provided In a city ordinance passed
two years ego, They say that at one
tune, after they had repeatedly been
delayed In dolug the work. they Of
fered 60 tnra over 60 the city ia cash
the amount Of money that they agreed
TO furnish the city IN labor. but that
the city authorities turned down the
offer.
Through typographical error IN
Saturdays star an interview with Fire
chief Cock appeared 70 come from y.
l. Hickey, formerly city electrician.
In that interview Chief Cock stated
that he and city Electrician Jonlyu
had been urging the company Tor a
year 70 Install the system rs aEareed
and that he believed the best plan for
preventing such accidents would BE-
for the company Go station ftagmcn at
half doHen Of the more important
street crossings night and day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
FLEE To The HILLS
UNPRECEDENTED FLOODS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON ARE
CAUSING GREAT HARDsaPs

SPOKANE. April fs.-Reports Of
more serious damage throughout the
valley OF the Colviiie river continue
20 drift In here through such means
OF communication as are yet open.
The town Of orin f. under water ana
the Inhabitants have moved out
upon the hilIsides-
Al Aady the railway track lie five
feet under water. Nearly every
bridge has been washed out between
Meyers Falls and chewalah. NO
trains have passed either way since
Friday. and the damage II 80 great
All along the Spokane Fails & North
ern that train service is not likely
10 be resumed for several weeks.
A log boom. having 1900. 900 feet OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
WILL DISCUSS
SIGNAL SYSTEM
CITY COUNCIL STIRRED INTO ACTION STARS EXPOS.
uRE FACTS REGARDING LONG NEGLECTED oRpl.
NANCE

Widespread Indignation has been
aroused Ina the city by the publication
Saturday evsning IA The Star Of the
facts showing uuwarrantcd negligence
81 the eity officials 81 the last adj
miniatraton. and the Seattle Electric
company la falling 10 enforce the ordi-
nance passed nearly two years aga
which provided for the establishment
q warning signals At the street inter
sections where ears pass As a result.
the matter will be brought up al To-
uightH meeting Of the council
Councilman Johnston 81 the Second
ward has conferred with Mayor Hal
hger over the matter and the latter
has looked up the ordinance. a copy OF
(Which was printed In The star. The
mayor declined TO discuss the matter
this morning, saying that he was net
well enough Ao1uointed with the sub
ject.
Chairman Ebludrn and pr. Criehton
q the fire and water committee have
expressed an eagerncs- 60 take up the
matter AZ the meeting Of the commit
tee Wednesday night n it IL not dis
eussed az the meeting OF the council
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

logs owned by the Meyers Falls
Lumber Company. was swept over
Meyers Fails last night and Il =
total loss. The electric light plant
at Meyers Falls Is flooded. and this
town and others nearby depended
upon the plant for electric light are
In darkness.
The new county bridge over Kettle
river. near BriHtow. is gone; loss
100 More heavy slides are re
ported along the railway above New
port. IL is impossible 10 estimate
the damage 20 the railway line, as
reports are only gathered piecsmeal
Ten years record has been broken
by the high water. which shows no
signs Of nbatinR. The flat west Of
Colvilie resembles vast lake.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

DIAPER HuCK TOWELS. with hemmed
ends. sale price. each ..................4 40
DIAPER HUCK TOWELS, with fringed ends:
safe price, each Observation-Disclosures 4Lzc
HuCK TOWELS size iex34 inches red bor-
dered. with hemmed ends: Housekeeping
sale price. each ...............+........ Ie
HtfCK TOWELS, extra large 20x5s inches.
with red borders and hemmed ends:
Housekeeping sale price. eaeh........l5o
CROCHET HED6PREADS. large size Mar
eeliles finish. with hemmed ends. House.
keeping sale price, each .8so
CROCHET HEDsPREADS. large and heavy
MHrneiiiea finish. with hsmmed ends;
during this Housekeeping sale. price. each.
.s-+. s....s.. .......... s.+.... Si-a3
IMPORTED ENGLISH MARsEILLEs Bed
SPREADS, extra large; during this House
keeping sale. price, each. .......s....9f .e5
SUMMER WEIGHT COMFORTS. 10 cases
just in. covered with good siikoline and
filled with fine white batting. Housekeep-
Ing sale prices, each. =. :. .........:.
.x1.25. $50 and x1.7o
THAT MUCH WANTED sCRIM. in plain
cream and white can be had here In any
quantity desired We have Just received
new shipment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

Burglars entered the INTERPLAY
pharmacy Saturday night and stole
1000 cigars and large quantity Of
small articles which were In the
showcase.
The Seattle Red Cross Society VIII
hold n special meeting at tho Ian
lcoln, Wednesday morning at 10
telock. 10 discuss ways and means
i.br establishing an emergency hos
pital In the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
.MMMRT
MCA"ME'
THE GREAT cARTooEIsT
WOULD LIKE TO BE HEARSTs
RUNNING MATE, HE SAYS

without knocking wiIlie." re-
marked Mr.. Homer Davenport per
hapz the greatest living newspaper
eartoOnist, this afternoon. when seen
b. Star reporter, II would like TO
tie little booFniet for myself 10 the
tail Of Wlliis'a kite and be his running
mate for presidential h0nOrs.
Honest. now. I think my eN-bosa ana
] would make fine running team. OF
course there Eas a time when we
didn't hitch Just right. and We didn't
scactiy track. but Hearst is now my
boss no more with a Sign. I'm trying
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
M'DONALD
GETS BAIL

John MeDoaaia. the dsfaultine cash
,rF u Crane BFes.. who Waa ruined By
The local puoi rooms. vas reiea ned
'rofn the county tat late Saturday
night on E,peo bonds. lis hvndafusn
are v. r. kaufman. q. 4. white. n.
" Carrick and {. " puuaidxon.
Mcnanaidn friends arc endeAvorinE
10 raise the money 20 make coed the
amount % bis shortage. which is about
81. no..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
WILL VISIT
LIGHT PLANT

The members Of the city advisory
Committee. or aR many OF them az
an get away. viii make their trip
10 the city lighting plant az Cedar
axe next Thursday afternoon. city
Engineer Thomson and Mayor Bal
finger made arrangements for the
rip this morning. The committee
recently made a trip 20 the head
works OF the Cedar river water uyH-
en-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

ON the Power Of the Cartoon" at
Ranke'H hall tomorrow night
Davenport. while great oartoonlst.
r. said 20 be a brilliant story teller
and as interesting = talkeT az there
is on the platform today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
GRASSH0PPERS
DO BIG DAMAGE
ny serlpps News Assn,

FORT WORTH, TEX. April Is
Millions OF graashoppers are devaa-
tating the crops and vegetation In
tho IreEoa valley. Great damage
has been done. A hail storm Sun
day In webb county killed ono
flock Of sheep OF 500 and one ranch
er. other ranchera have lost heav-
H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18
KILLED HUNDREDS

LONDON April u-Nevs has II Is said Arnsnans
reached
Of aHsoan
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Annual Spring Sale
Housekeeping
Goods

og a on h creates ipan This
q h e. ON f Linens 1C
e sand hes domestic m e hd Lin thew y, val IL swekup hesawa ue
vii 70
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

FortheWee Ones
New Dresses and
Caps for the Darling
OF the Family
rrgFANTg LONG SLIPS of fine white main
cook neck and sleeves edged with em-
hroidary. very neatly finished garments.
each .s..s..sssss.. $500. ssss - - WV
INFANTS LONG DRESSES Of fine white
uAInanok finished with embroidered yoke,
hemstitehed tucks and ruffiea, each Soc
INFANTS LONG DRESSES Of white MAIN
sock neatly trimmed aud finished, and
deliberately trimmed With embroidery. in
rertlou hefnHtitchinE. turks and ruffleH az,
each ...........SI.So, Sl.25 and Sl.oO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-18

SPOKANE. April fs.-RepOrts of
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
Civilized and Gouty.

The Indians are getting thor
oughly civilized. General Pleasant
Porter, the last chief Of the Creek
Indian nation, is a sufferer from
that highly civilized disease known
as govt IF had stuck to the life
of my youth" he says, 81 should not
be sufferer from any such trouble.
! used TO ike ont Of doors, sleep on
the ground and eat plain food.
Then was healthy. Oh, but this
govt hurts. 1t just compeIs YOU to
swear. \ religious friend told me
] ought to pray for relief. Maybe
so, but it's easier to swear and seems
TO be more natural" Chief Porter,
who is over seventy years Old, has
been leader of his nation for over
half century.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
4 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE.

Six years ago the British schoon-
er Ethel mysterlousy disappeared
On route from Bombay to Port Said.
Her owners, Barefoot Il Co. of the
latter port, gave her up for lost, and
since that lime until last month
her fate remained u mystery to the
world.
1t was an empty and tightly cork
ed wine bottle that brought the Sto-
~ of her fate and that Of Captain
Lee and his crew to land. The bot
Tie was discovered BY Captain Lom-
bard on the beach of the island of
Fuka,c, situated in the south seas,
and the note it contained reads as
follows;
"Will the finder Of this inform
Mcssrs. Barefoot 4 Go. Of Port Said
that their schooner Ethel founder
cd about 1000 miles from Bombay?
This note is written by the sole sur
viyors, Captain Lee and Seaman
Thomas, who are in their last hopes.
Signed, J T. Lee, Jan. % or q,
1885,
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
rn1eng ii1el.

DR.. s5scn llcdin in Central Al:
and Tibet hungs mall comfort to
those who would aspire 10 wrcst tie
country from the nniutored natives
who haze 50 long possessed it in
gloomy isolation. He declares that
he would rather cross the dread dcs-
crt OF Cobb dozen times than cross
Tibet once. There is about it n
sense of utter dcsolaton. At one
time he cyclaims: Il can hardly
conceive a more dreary country to
be alone in than northern Tibet.
The desert could not be worse. One
might get through the davS-but
the nights, When the cold freezes
You II the marrow and the dark
mountain ranges shut YOU in and
menace YOU with all sorts of mag
Unable evils. was surrounded by
everything | nccded-scrvants, a
bodyguard Of CossackS, night watch
men and watchdogs-and vet when
the snowstorms ragged around my
yurt and the wolves howlcd in the
mountains | often felt sense Of
utter loneliness steal over me-
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
Wild Animals.

Custom house officers are often
confronted with serious PROPOSE
ton when ii comes to classifying cx-
traordinary goods shipped from
abroad DR.. Lester Cox OF Phila-
delphia, who spends mach of his
time in biological collecting, had 4
case of rare snails sent to him from
Italy recently. The case was stored
away for long time in the custom
house because the officers could not
determine what duty to charge on
this unusual cargo. Snail, are not
posted on the list of import goods.
and it seemed unreasonable 10 let
them in free of charge. Finally one
of the officers lit on bright idea.
He suggested that the molIusks be
passed as wild animals, and the doe
tor was given the case without fur
Their dilhculty.--Philadel Tele-
graph.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
Marie Corelli.

OF her habits OF work, her bog
raphers record that she is most ne
thodical. Miss Corelli says Il write
every day from 10 in the morning
until 2 in the afternoon, alone and
undisturbed. | generally scrlJble
off the first rough draft Of a story
very rapidly in pencil; then | copy
il ont in pen and ink, chapter by
chapter, with fastidious care, not
only because l like a neat manu-
script, but because think every
thing that is worth doing at all is
worth doing well. ] find, too, that
in the gradual process Of copying
by hand the original draft, like the
painters first sketch, gets improved
and enlarged"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
Irish Doll Industry.

Mrs. Florence Eaton, an Irishwo-
man, happened to discover a sub
stance-not india rubber, but some
thing similar to (which when
treated according TO certain proc
ess could be nodded into faces ca
pable of standing an immense
amount of rough usage without in
jury, while in appearance as nat
ural and attractive as the best wax
faces. These Irish dolls sometimes
have the faces of distinguished per
sonages. Within a few years in con-
sequence dollmaking has become an
Irish industry.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
Curloua properties Of Radium.

The properties Of radium are cy-
tremely curious. This body cmits
with great intensity all of the diff
fercnt rays that are produced in Il
vacuum tube The radiation, meas
urod hy means Of an clcctroscopc, is
at least d million times more power
ful than that from ain equal guam
tity OF uranium. \ charged cleo
troscope placed at distance Of sew
eraI meters can be discharged by a
few ccntigrams of a radium salt.
One can also discharge an electro
scope through a screen of glass or
lead five or six centimetcrS thick.
Photographic plates placed in the
vicinity of radium are almost in
stantly affected if no screen inter-
ccpts the rays. With screens the
action is slower. bat il still takes
place through very thick ones if the
exposure is sufficiently long. Radi,
UNI can therefore be used in the pro-
duction Of radiographs.-lImc. Gu
RE in Century
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
The Hippopotan7uc.

1t seems that the hippopotamus
is TO be cXterminatcd. II is hardly
probable that the Lippopotamuo will
enjoy this, but it will be "A good
thing for mankind, according to the
London Globe. The Intelligent an
imnl constantly attack. boats, fields
and gardens, and what he does not
eat, says al authority, ''hc sits on
Now he Is himself TO be sat on. We
:rust that those in Charge of The
campaign will remember the advice
Of one Of our foremost naturalists
and shoot the hippopotamus with
bullets made of platinum" for if
they use the other kind his hide will
surely lattcn EN-.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
A Strong Editorial staff.

The great city papers think they
are smart in having a large staff,
and, although We have not published
ours before, we shall do so to take
the conceit out of the city brejh-
rem. The editorial staff Of the
Times is comprised Of Managing
editor, Ira Cole: city editor, ]. Cole
news editor, Ra Cole; editorial
writer, Hon. Mr.. Cole; exchange
editor, Cole; pressman, the same
Cole; foreman, more Of the same
Cole; fighting editor, Mrs Cole
Forsyth Mont Times.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-08
German Typoeraphy.

There is an interesting conflict in
Germany between black letter char
acters and the Roman alphabet. 1t
is costly 10 keep two distinct kinds
of type: hence the inferiority of
German typography. The strain of
reading gothic print also contrib
utes TO the mpopia prevalent in Ger
many. lc.. though roman is man
ifestly gaining ground, spirit Of
so called patriotism, long fostered
by Bismarck, maintains The archaic
form.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-06-08
A Living Witness.

Mr.. Joseph Leicester, ex-M. P. and Sec.
rotary of the Glassblowers' Trade Socie.
ty, says: ,
II have held office in a powerful and
wealthy trade organization for over forty
years, and am a living witness to the terri.
BILE havoc drink is doing amongst our breth.
rem. To look over my books for the last
forty years is to look into a dark and hid
eous charnel house strewn with victims
OF the drink. Each day brings its wretched
quota of men neglecting work or spoil
ing it, so vast is this terrible drink plague
that not a factory escapes it. One employ.
er writes to me, Competition is SO fierce
that l am compelled to strain every nerve
to keep my trade going. My fires are burn.
ing and my metal is in the furnace yet
half the men are in the public house in.
stead of being at work; it means poverty
to them and ruin to me- Another writes:
I am compelled to discharge three men
through drink out of eighteen; can you
get me three sober men in their places?
Drink is our difficulty. These men are all
in arrears, and not one penny of benefit,
so they 60 to General Booth or the work.
house to swell the over-swollen pauper
list, while other victims are getting ready
for the same fate"