Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-04-20

ger with cork life-preserver in cas-
of need.
If Seattle would "turn the rascal
out" OF the prison force, and replac,
them by others, the newspapers of tn,
Queen City would have more space t,
tell of the valuable deals in tide. Ia nds
and sky-scrapers. Chief Jailer Wis,
proved himself silly in accepting $40
to liheratc prisoner. The prisoner
claims he gave this Wise man 500
Silly-excuse mc-Wise says he only
accepted $40. The authorities coulC
do nothing better than to "bounce'
the whole outfit; whitewash, scrub oul
the Jail, and substitute entirely new
officials for the old.
A magnetic healer" with head
quarters in town in Oklahoma, who
heals at distance as we'll as at home
is said to be getting rich fast. He
publishes an eight.page monthly
which is cent all over the country. In
a late issue in reply to q simpleton
who asks him if it is necessary to have
faith to be healed, the Doctor coolly
replies as follows: "No, not to be
healed. But you want faith enough
that you may come to the healer, who
will in most cases give you confidence
and knowledge in five to ten min.
utes." That's time enough to estab.
lish confidence in the patient to
collect the five-dollar fee.
1t is certainly a sad comment on
the social conditions of this country
and matter that the women's clubs
might do we'll TO look into, when girls
flock to the telephone exchanges and
to clerkehips of almost any kind,
rather than to domestic work or simi-
lar occupations solely because Of the
social possibilities. Girls employed
in telephone exchanges or stores and
Offices, are accorded social recognition
that those who are engaged in man.
ual occupations are not. Honest
labor Of any kind is not . thing to be
ashamed Of or to be looked down upon
askance by any one, and 10 far more
honest and honorable than idlenees,
however we'll idleness can be afforded.
In speaking OF the Rev. Day, the
Puyallup Baptist minister. who de.
clared that graft was to be found in
Puyallup as we'll as larger cities, the
editor of the Puyallup Tribune says:
mo; as we before remarked, the
church, in its integrity, is the salt OF the
After reading over two columns and
half in the Tribune devoted entirely
to the Rev. Days action in regard to
the invitation extended to him to
either admit or deny the charge he
has made. by q committee. I have
como to the conclusion, more 20 than
ever. that I would not, and could not
conscientiously purchase the brand OF
salt Of which the Rev. Day is the
representative agent.
G. Victor Martin, an attorney OF
Wenatches, and formerly Superior
Judge Of that judicial district. has
been suspended from the practice OF
law in this State for a-term OF three
years. Judge Poindexter, before whom
Martin was tried. found, out OF twenty
specifications fled against him, that
he (Martin) was guilty in fourteen
cases. In . divorce case Martin was
found to have taken part in q settle.
ment of property rights between plain.
tiff and defendant, and in presenting
the case concealed the fact from the
court and presented the evidence as
though there had been no settlement
made. Martin should have been sue.
pended for all time. He is q diegrace
to lawyers.