The Washington herald., 1909-01-27
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erty, has 10 show IN the Pennsylvania
legislature" said John Peter Ober, a well
known brewer OF Pittsburg. Pa, at the
New Willard yesterday
we have tried local option; we have
had many saloons and not enough saloons
Local option and not enough saloons
creates speak-easies, while too many sa-
looms is bad Ggain, because there IS no
need for them, and there Is not enough
business to go all the way round. We
are just as anxious as anybody can BE-
to keep our business respectable, and our
moral consciences are just as finely de-
veloped as those Of the men and women
who would folst prohibition and the blind
tiger on the country.
Pennsylvania has the best and most
satisfactory license law. The Brooks law
places the authority 10 give out licenses
with the judges OF the county courts, who
without exception, are men OF the highest
character IN order 70 secure a license
the applicant must undergo q rigid ex-
animation as 10 the necessity Of the
license, as 20 the fitness Of the place
where he intends TO sell liquors, and as
to his own personal character
a'Tf these requisites lack in any one IN
stance the license is withheld. II the ap-
plicent can successfully show TO the court
that his request is well founded, the COM
muHity may rest assured that the place
which he is 10 conduct viii be a respect
able one; an agent for the uplifting of
I the community.
/ 1T Is dollars 10 doughnuts that Oliver
viii be elected United States Senator 70
succeed Knox" said the German brewer
who also volunteered the information
/ that Knox used 10 be my lawyer. and he
! Is a good one, I tell you"
( oliver IS very popular IN Pittsburg.
and should make a worthy successor %
/ Senator Knox. who is bound 70 make a
great Secretary OF state for MT. Taft"
Mr. Ober said that business IN Pitts
burg was slowly picking up. and that It
was high time that something was doing
I IN the prosperity line"
Many bills introduced IN the Kansas
/ Legislature" said Thomas G. Whitman. OF
/ Kansas City. at the Raleigh yesterday,
are prompted BY selfish purposes. Every
I time a Kansan is swindled on some
/ scheme or hit financially In some business
venture he runs for the legislature, and.
/ II elected. attempts to cure the evil by
/ law. The usual number Of such bills
have been dumped into the legislative
/ hopper already this session.
Senator Hodges" continued Mr. Whit
man. recently got into a dispute with a
/ IRE insurance agent over the rates on
one Of his lumber yards. so he has intro
duced 9 bill prohibiting insurance cOmpa-
nies from using the Kansas rating hook
! Senator Bender IS a farmer and sheep
raiser He owns no dogs Not long ago
+ his neighboT's dogs killed a Tot Of his
sheep. He has introduced a bill 70 tax
all dogs in the State. and the fund raised
Z By that means IS 70 be used 70 pay dam
ages for sheep killed By dogs
/ There are few places in the United
/ States. outside Of the extreme South.
I where the United States government
would undertake 10 expend nearly a half
million OF dollars IN the construction Of
government buildings IN the dead OF
winter This Is what tbe government IS
doing in the CITY Of Seattle. The contract
has Just been let and the construction Of
the Federal buildings al the Alasks-YU-
kon-Pacifc Exposition commenced.
Z u. NJ Geddes. secretary and distribut-
ing agent OF the government commission
for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition,
who has just returned from Seattle where
he has been IN connection with this work.
says there viii be 10 difficulty IN con-
structing the buildings at Seattle during
the winter.
The Puget Sound climate Is 50 mild,
said NJ Ceddes, that the work can be
carried on there now without a break
The government buildings viii be ready
within the specified time II would nor
be possible 10 undertake the construction
OF these large buildings at this season
Of the year n many sections Of the
United States. but on Puget Sound L Is
possible 10 carry on winter construction.
as il never gets very cold out there N
the winters and there IS never any ex-
treme heat n the summer.
Mr. Getdes has acted as secretary and
distributing agent for the government
commission at all the expositions held
in recent years. and he says the 1909 ex-
position IS further advanced az this time
thsn any Of the worlds fairs with which
he has been connected
The government IS building five struc-
lures at Seattle. and the total cost Of the
exposition Buildings viii be about S35aG00
leaving $2506da Of the Ssd9oo0 apprOpTia-
ton for exhibits. These are the main
government building and separate st-uc-
lures for Hawaii. Alaska. Philippines. and
government fisheries. IN addition 10 these
a life-saviGz station is to be constructed
on one Of the lakes on which the expo
isition grounds border. where daily demon
stTations Of life-saving methods viii be
given
Already the work Of assembling the
government exhibits has commenced. and
il is planned 10 have everything in
stalled thirty days IN advance of the
opening Of the exposition. June J. ISl9-
In the Alaska building viii be the most
complete display of the Northl2nd that
, il is possible TO secure. representing aIl
OF the vast resources Of that country.
Hawaii will make a feature OF its ex-
hibit OF tropical fruits. and native girls
will serve these fruits as native bands
discourse music. II has been arranged
70 have fruit shipped at stated Intervals.
IN order that a fresh supply viii be on
hand at al times during the period of
lthe exposition. In the rear Of the Ha-
waii building VIII he a tropical garden
which viii contain all OF the flowers,
shrubs. and shade trees native to Hawaii
The Philippines VIII have a compre-
hensive display, and the general govern
ment exhibit viii be the most complets
ever shown at a worlds fair"
NJ G. Mcintosh, grand president OF the
Grand Lodge Of the Shipmasters' Asso-
citation. which is in IN annual session at
the Ebbitt. discussing the work and ef-
forts Of the society. said that every
member Of the organization had diploma
showing that he was qualified 10 occupy
his post.
Lawyers, doctors. and other profes-
lsiOnal men also hold diplomas" said Mr.
Mcintosh, but IL anything happens 70