Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-23
~~\>~O~>
\ DRIFTwOOD =
{ BY UUE r. VERNON.
.~)~N~~~@A


Former Gov. Folk, of Missouri,
says: The common argument among
prosecuting attorneys that 1T is their
duty to prosecute when somebody
else furnishes the evidence, is en-
beZzlcmrnt on the part of the Of
fetal EmbeZzlcment of power is
the same as embezzlemcnt of money,
and the officer who refuses to gather
the evidence and prosecute corrup-
tion, embezzleS the power imposed in
him and is just as guilty as the Of
ticer who embezzleS money or takes
bribeS. y Dare any man with horse
sense dispute this declaration OF
Folk?
Il will not be responsible for any
debts contracted or notes given hy..Fred-
erick j. Rorke, from this date forth.
Mrs. f. Rorke.-Los Angeles Times.
There are women who do be-
come tired of paying bills contracted
by their husbands, it seems. have
read mary notices published by the
husband saying he would not pay any
bills contracted by the wife as she
had left his bed and board and to
come across one signed by the wife
declaring she would pay no debts
contracted by her husband, is so rare
amongst newspaper adds, that |
could not help noticing the same in
Driftwood. Brave, Mrs Rorke!
- =
Eugene Davenport, dean of the
University of Illinois, at Urbana,
ILL.,. Says:
1--WE have seen the last of cheap
bread in this country. Any way you
can figure it, we are near the end of
cheap food in this country, which means
that population is beginning to overtake
the food supply"
Davenport, you are "off your
trolley" so to speak. The popula-
tion is not beginning to overtake
the food supply" =" The trusts over
took it long ago and locked it up,
safe and sound" Again, Wash
ingtOn State alone has enough logged
off land Owaiting the farmer to raise
aereals which may be converted into
breadstuff to supply half of the
United States, and if your part of
the country cannot raise wheat, rye,
corn or something or another to
supply you with bread, come ont
here, Eugene - you won't starve,
even if we are compelled to feed yOu
with Olympia oysters and drink
Olympia Its the Water" Re-
member, too, Eugene, as population
increases, ways and means are dis
covered to supply all demands for
production of fOOdstutf instance,
have. you forgotten that Burbank, of
California, has developed the cactus.
which for years was considered
worthless, into food for humanity.
When it comes down to brass tacks,
Eugene, We can eat cactus slap
jacks" if necessary! See?
One of the most astonishing fea-
lures of the newspaper business is
the fact that almost everybody seems
to know how to conduct about every
newspaper better than the successful
and enterprising proprietor thereof.
Outside of Patrick Francis Murphy,
Rabbi S. S. Wise and Philander G.
Knox, who told the members of the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association and the Associated Press
all about how to do it at the cOmbin-
Il nfInn hnnrt,nt nf tho fu,
of publishers, and District attorney
Jerome. who turned on his news
paper attackers, the mails almost
daily bring the publisher and editor
advice on the subject. "Old Sub
scriber;' Constant Reader" have,
presume, the right to express their
appreciation or condemnation of
their favOrite papers course. But
it is the friend from the dark back
ground, the playful. bitter or sar-
castle anonymous writer who knows
all about it. He will give sound"
advice to everybody connected with
the paper without really knowing
what he is talking about and feels
offended if the publication in qucS-
ton does not Immediately adopt his
"plans" for increasing its circula-
tiOn, crushing rivals and doubling
advertising. The mails are full of
him. He knows it all and he could
do the paper much better than its
editor or proprietor, if he would
only be allowed to do it. You do
not permit him to take the wheel,
however, which may hurt his feel
ings aud. it is hardly necessary to
add, your paper purSueS an even
course and increases speedily in
prosperity.
An Olympia gentleman who has
just returned from Japan refers to
the vaudeville shows, or music halls,
as they are called in that country,
with an air of disgust.
We wouldn't like them here" he
said in speaking of such places, the
other day. They are too refined
and subtle. Only poets and college
professors would appreciate them.
Audiences of the American type
would imagine themselves in a mu-
scum or a church. Take, for in
stance, the songs. The japanese
song must be subtle and brief. ]
heard singer come out and sing:
Borne in no road car,
Endless the railway,
How shall poor | reach
Station at last?
a. That ic tho translation that my