Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-02-08
Il a5alngtun standard
Hll uPIt, WASH.
FhInii NlnliiG. ELEhl III \. 1907.
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y ltWith.taulinS the organized pro-
tc>t uf property owners regarding ap.
ptnpr.atiun ot the shore lands of Lakes
Washington AMI Union, in King
county, who are supposed to own ripar-
iau rights along the ehore-linc, and
despite the opinions OF eminent menu
h,r> Of bo,h bench and bar in Seattle
were adverse 10, or at least doubtful! OF
the legality of legislative action in
authorizing sale Of said shore lands in
AID Of III" A.-I.-r. appropriation, the
House Saturday railroaded" the
measure through, with some minor
amendments which met with immedi.
ate concurrence 10y the Senate, and
the BIZ Was rushed to the engrosslug
clerks with orders for night-and.day
work for preparation of a copy for the
executive signature. II haste makes
waste, the measure was expedited at
every stage sufficiently to abrade the
life out OF it. 1t was in vain that
Judge IIanford, and others learned in
the law, interposed doubts Of the ex-
pediency OF appropriating lands that
should be held for waterway improve.
ments; the known fact was simply
ignored that a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
public meeting had been held and ap-
pointed a committee to come to the
Legislature with protest against fur
Their action in passage of the bill, it
was rushed through the House with
a epeed, which, of itself, should have
aroused distrust Of its impulsive pro-
moters. Seattle methods may do for
those high pressure engineers, whose
past success in holding the track has
been more the result of good luck
than Of any skill or prescience in man.
agement. The past is full of illustrs-
tions Of the impotency of hasty legis.
lation, and it may be that the Supreme
Court will have to interpose restrain.
ing hand to guard the public domain
from perversion from its legitimate use
THE STANDARD Acknowledges pleas.
ant call this week from Beriah Brown
Jr., managing editor of the Post.Intel'
Hgencer. gentleman who shows by
the never.iailing marks Of heredity
that he is a son OF the father. Along
in the seventies, the STANDARD had
the good fortune to have Beriah
Brown, pere, on its editorial force, and
for the year he was with US, the writer
never had a better or more enjoyable
opportunity for intellectual entertain
ment or instruction than while that
assoc iation continued. His knowledge
Of persons and places and events wat
wonderful and his memory infallible
The son is q worthy successor of his
noble sire, and will leave his imprint
on the sands of time wherever his steps
may wander. F~t'
WOMEN PRISONERS HAVE THEIR
WAY.-Cassie Chadwick, whose ma.
nipulation of other peoples money
landed her in the Ohio State peniten.
tiary, does not seem to have lost any
Of her Psychic force, when it is shown
that she has prevailed upon the Fed.
eral authorities to send her south for
the benefit OF her health. She 10 to
be taken to the Atlanta, Ga, Jail. and
the Government provides for the trip
under guard. This is not the first
time woman has secured notoriety
for "lording il" over those charged
with prison care. 1t is said that the
guards OF Mrs. Botkin, in the Cslifor'
mia prison have fought with pistols
over some OF her autocratic demands.