The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-09

1 TIT H HAHs.fN "Nl'NN ''NNN NNN ANNHh N..sHAHH
/ IL v Yltnd % 20 about tRsir business.
And the committee hats Of Ia
/ en- soon sent tho bul 90 the junk
/ heap thouKh q wriEKied through
/ the house. disguised uH "a hensvo=
/ lent measure.
You are probably tired 81 MI
Dawes b. this time. We viii drop
| hls for a while. ut amy rate.
9KEHDsBNE KELLOGG"
There rs handsome. youuRiah
looking chap la tho house named
kellaEK.
lie halls from Stevens county.
lie looks honest he talks honest
aud hu generally acts honest Ia
his attention 10 his Legislative duties.
And. / hope ho ~ honest ia his
conviction. that "a BIN he is father
Ing Is fof the best interests OF the
taE payers Of tho state.
1 refer 60 tho KeiioR oil inspection
| hill. which provides for AN official
Ia be known az the state OIL inHpee=
tor, who II % receive his rdmunara-
ton In fees
They tried this scheme IA Min
nesota Sam Nichols. the present
secretary OF the state Of Washing
ton. was one OF the Gopher states
oil inspectors ana he made neat
sum. There were several who fol
low ed him aud all Of them cleaned
up fastuusa
Not one Of them made less than
$4,000 year and some Of them
through sharp practices made much
more
As matter Of fact. any man look
ing for financial bctterm~nt would
/ rather be Oh Inspector than 10 hold
any office In the state
OF ALL THE STATE PUBLIC
OFFICE CRAFTS THIS rs THE
WORST TYPE.
And. yet until yesterday, the Ste
Vens county aoion had HtendfaHtly
refused to amend his bin 10 that
the office should DO saiafied one
/ lie knew better he claimed. for the
question has been thoroughly reno
waited and Overwhelming evidences
/ presented 20 him.
/ And
A kellogg AYERS that he father
Il the measure because he believed
that Il would be a good thing for the
commonwealth. was u not strange
that he would not remove the one
big Objectionable feature Of the bill
/ You viii rsmsmbcr Ia one Of my
dispatches few days ago. I stated
that kellogg had laid down" 10 thf
standard OF company and would
not attempt 20 rcHurrect the bill
from tia dsathiike r~poHe IN commit
tee limited IN the Dispatch that
Mr. Kellogg "Kcrosens kellogg" let
- call him hereafter. had gracious
y allowed himzelf-liks captive
lied 10 Rome-to be nhackisd to the
rear wheel % the STANDARD OF
chariot and that he Intended q
write .requicscat In pace" across ths
face Of his oily bin
Il seems that the handsome and
/ youthful Mr. kellogg resented The
STAR imputation that he. lIks
thousands OF other makers 81
the land. would dance whsnsvsi
John u would pun the string
And go
With all the Injured innocence Of
a man aho had been deeply wronEst
he arasa from bis seat IN the house
yesterday. and remarked
I DESIRE TO PULICLY DENY
+ THE iSsfNUATiON ~ THE sE.
Attic STAR THAT I An WEAR,
{ 10 THE STANDARD OIL col
Lar 1 want % strictly understood
fhHt M man or company % mef
Own me or control my Influence Al
= legislator l therefore demand
thai ny bin be reported by the com.
miftee and that % be acted upon
Kerosene Kellogg % course. al
not undertake 20 explain why he hat
allowed the maHurc 90 Elumber Ril
+ Van Wgnkls-iiks Tor all these week.
stthugt receiving any attention from
aim
think The Star may tackle III
credit for having brought "Keruaan,
X slloNKF 60 hia senses and for hav.
ting brought the bin out 90 its com.
ataas condition
Incidentally. Il might be added
that during Kerosene KeiloEa tn.
fured Innocence speech knowins
= inks were exchanged between
the various members 81 the hous.
no were not yet convinced Of IN,
good intention ~ John D'a repreaen
thtive on the floor Of the house.
To make my tale brief. the bill
xas dragged out OF the commltte,
and when u appeared IN the house
there wah lively debate. and foi
the first time during the session
I ssEnrosaaa Eeliorrs shoNed "A vii