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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Is it constitutional or unconsti-
tutional? We have read this
question almost every week.
When cases are tried under
many of our laws as we find
them enacted by our legislators
we are not sure that that is really
the law under the constitution or
not. This is a fault that should
be remedied if possible. The
fault arises from two causes.
First in hasty legislation and
second in incompetent legislators.
We saw many Of our laws passed
during the strain of the last
throes of the legislature when
mature thought is entirely alb
sent, and hence unconstitutional
laws are enacted. Again we are
in the habit of sending most any
one to the legislature, compe-
tent or incompetent, so he is a
good fellow. We do not plead
for lawyers, bit more good law
yers should be sent to the legis-
lature. The remedy should be
that every law enacted by the
legislature should be submitted
to the supreme court to be pass
ed upon by them before becom-
ing a law. Much time and mon
ey and vexation would be saved
to our citizens who go to law if
if this scheme was adopted, and
our citizens would always know
where they are at.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Having cornered all of the rail-
roads of the country E. H. Har-
riman now has his weather eye
on the air and to watch it the
more closely he is preparing to
live on the roof of his dwelling
house.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Even the police of the city are
expecting interesting visitors
during the life time of the A. Y.
P. exposition, and if they get
here they have made arrange
ments to entertain them.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

When heap Big Injun gets that
$500, 900 from the government
for the sale of the Colville lands,
there "sho' will be something
doing"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Unless we miss our guess
Washington's second extra ses-
sion of the legislature will be so
extraordinary that the citizens
will pray to never see another
one.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

After all it was a mistake that
Fred Funston had fallen into in
nocuous desuetude, he has only
been living in Kansas.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Portland may not just now be the
lilly of the valley" but it is the
rose of Sharon.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Evidently the tariff has not
smoked the members of congress
out as yet as they are still trying
to make hay while the sun shines.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

pie has no better system. The
business of the city should be
systematized so as to be without
friction and run like clockwork.
No private corporation would
transact its business in that slip
shod manner.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

When a man will take his life
to hide from a hundred dollar
shortage, he is better off dead
than alive. Come to think of it,
it is always a coward that COM
mits suicide.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

There is one thing certain the
blackmailers in trying to extort
money from the farmers of Whit
man county are after the men
who have the money.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Impeaching Hay is easy enough
done, if you only have votes
enough, but it is right there
where the shoe pinches, but
Senator Williams has been in
tight shoes before.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Our city officials appear to be
lat outs. There are disagree
ments all along the line. A.
says that this duty belongs to B.
and B. says it belongs to C. 1t
Is most remarkable that a city of
this size which has population
of three hundred thousand peo-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Now that the young Hawaiian
ladies are again with us it's up to
G. B. Yandsll to begin to brush
up his glad rags to give the dus-
ky damsels the time of their
lives.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Young Claus Spreckles had
severe Case of love at first sight
the other day, but q determined
threat from my "old man" made
the boy drop the case.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

Taft is always kicking up
row and the one he kicked up
June LIST in Seattle was no less
remarkable than those he has
kicked up in the past.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11
WISE AND OTHERWISE

James J. Hills address at the
A. Y. P. Exposition was a mas
terly effort, Astounding in many
historical facts, and in a very
prophetic manner outlined a glo-
rious future for the Northwest
coast states. Had not Mr.. Hill
been born in a foreign country
he would be good presidential
timber.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11


Seattle. The people have been
patient to a fault, and still their
patience endures. How long
this .deplorable condition will ex-
list no prophet can foretell. The
people have complained for the
last ten years to the city author
tiles, but they have in profound
silence turned deaf ears. That
these bill boards are nuisances
goes without saying. There are
no persons affected by these
boards that would not qualify
under oath that they are not
nuisances, besides this the city as
a whole is affected more or less.
1t is claimed that there is no law
or ordinance that will reach them.
If so, why does not the city coun-
Gil make some law? If the char
ter must be amended, why was
it not amended ten years ago?
The people have been ready for
it. Ordinances have been intro
duced in the city council and they
have disappeared as if by magic.
The people have petitioned the
cito council, bombarded the
board of public works and haras-
sed the city officials from the
mayor down to dog catcher, and
yet there is no sign of relief.
Our exposition visitor while tour
ing the city gaze upon bill boards
instead of magnificent buildings.
How much longer must the good
people of the city suffer?
Still the automobile goes on in
its usual style Gripping, naming
and killing, and the authorities
let them. Two simple sentences
of an ordinance well enforced
would prevent all these disasters.
It is on account of fast running
that these disasters occur. Let
the council pass an ordinance
prohibiting all autos from run
ming more than FIVE miles per
hour In the business portion #
the city and have it rieidly en-
forced and these accidents will
cease and lives will be spared.
Judge ]. T. Ronald did a right
eous act when he refused to
grant q divorce to q couple last
Saturday for little or no cause.
The judges idea is that marriage
is something more than a simple
business contract. When hus-
band and wife become one it is
a solemn partnership for life and
should not be dissolved only for
Bible cause. If this doctrine
was faithfully carried out people
would be more careful in their
marriage engagements and con-
tracts and divorces would be re-
duced to a minimum.
Just at this time congress is
wrangling with the schedule of
the tariff proposition. 1t is an
an important matter to all people
in all sections of the country.
The adjusting of a proper tariff
on foreign goods so as to be just
to products of the United States
is difficult problem. There are
two phases of the case to be con-
sidered : tariff for a sufficient
revenue to defray the expense
of the government and protec-
ton where it is needed.
Making Rapid Progress
MI Aol4L 4Ln4 he's nlnondrr |
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

OF the city should be
systematized so as to be without
friction and run like clockwork.
No private corporation would
transact it's business in that slip
shod manner.
Some difference of opinion has
been expressed by our business
men as to the effect of the A.-Y.-
P. exposition on the real estate
business in the city of Seattle,
King county and the state in gen
eral. Some of our pessimistic
citizens say that both values and
business will slump and every
thing will be knocked into inoc-
cuou3 desuetude and refer to the
jamestown affair. That affair
was not a parallel case. There
was nothing to jamestown while
Seattle and this part of the coun-
try has everything in the way of
natural advantages cooped up
and ready for development.
Publicity is the enemy of all
wrong doings and evils. Nine
tenths of the wrong doings and
unlawful acts of the people are
projected because of their secre-
tiveness. People commit wrong
acts from the fact that they
think they will never be uncover
ed. Thousands of CRAFTS and
other unlawful acts are hidden
away in the stiffness of profound
silence never to be unearthed UNI
less by the potent hand of thor
ough investigation and publicity.
The laws of the state and ordin-
ances of the cities should provide
for thorough examination and
at least once a year. If
this were done the CRATER would
subside, and the people would
breathe easy.
No public enterprise benefits a
community more than macadam-
lied roads. 1t enhances the val
ue Of farm lands especially, and
incidentally the value of city or
town property = rducss the re-
tail price of every product the
farmer has to sell to the towns
people, besides the pleasure of
driving on smooth, dry roads in
stead of over corduroys, dirt and
mud highways. Any money ex-
pended judiciously for macadam-
lied roads will be returned four
fold. Should the state of Wash
ington be gridironed with good
roads, this state would become a
celebrated spot for tourists and
scenic hunters, and the people
would be benefited by the mil
lions of dollars spent here an
nnually.
Officials of state, county or city
should faithfully attend to the
business for which they were
elected or appointed. In most
eastern states they are held for
punctual and prompt duty, and
any officer who does not strictly
attend to business is not nomina-
ted and elected for a second term,
and generally his salary is reduc-
ed accordingly. In the state of
Washington it is different. A
man is elected to an office, turns
over the business to deputies and
clerks and goes out on tour,
or fishing or smokes
Spanish cigars and plays cards
IN some favored saloon and draws
MS salary regularly. We under
stand that some of our officials
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-06-11

The billboard nuisance has be-
come intolerable. No city Of
this size has tolerated the fla
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
N DONALD ASKS
REHEAR|NG

Assistant Attorney General E. C..
Mcdonald of Spokane left for
Washington yesterday to present
motion before the supreme court
Of the United States for a rehear-
ing in the case of the state of
Washington against the state of
Oregon over the boundary line of
the two states in the Columbia
river channel. In the decision of
the case it is claimed that the line
was moved too close to the Wash
ington shore.
At the same time Mr.. Mcdonald
will make an argument in the case
of Christ Nielsen against the state
of Oregon, in which the contention
is the right Of Oregon to enforce
its fish protection laws against the
salmon packers engaged in the
business on the Washington side
of the stream. Nielsen, who has
taken the appeal, is a wealthy sal
mon packer who was fined under
the Oregon law for taking salmon
out of the Columbia river.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

When she's in the midst of her
labors the factory girl may not
seem SO attractive as some of her
sisters who work in stores and Of
fees. Her hands may not be as
clean nor her nails as well mani
cured. But she usually has one
compensating satisfaction, her
purse is generally fatter.
The nature of her work doesn't
require the factory girl to dress
almost as well as gentlewoman
should, and her little weekly wage
consequently goes farther in other
directions.
Then she usually associates
with people of her own means and
social condition. and is not so often
dissatisfied with her lot IN life.
The beginner who starts in on
piece work might earn more money
doing housework. but she knows
that she has greater freedom and
independence in tht factory than in
the kitchen.
II have my Sundays and even
ings off anyway" she reasons,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
No. 4-The Factory Girl.

"and that's more than get as a
housemaid."
She knows that when she does
extra work In the factory shet gets
extra pay, and that's seldom the
rule in housework.
The factory girl generally lives
at home. and comes and goes as
she likes. She has her own friends
and social interests. She enter
tains her gentlemen friends In the
family parlor, and not in some
body's kitchen.
The girl who works in a factory
Is generally able to take care of
herself. Sometimes her fists are
quite as lively as her tongue. Mash.
ers. beware!
Matrimony generally cuts short
the factory girls employment
period. Old maids are rarity in
her set.
But should adversely come to
her little home and the husband s
earning capacity be lost to her she
is In a position to cheerfully take
up the burden she dropped at the
marriage fcunt and sc out among
the tollers TO make her way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
WASHINGTON

The sensation of the new show,
starting tomorrow with matinee,
will be Ralph Johnson, conceded
to be the most daring of the
cycle riders. This is his first APP
pearance professionally in the
northwest. Johnson confines his
efforts to hair raising leaps. dives
and somersaults. Committees have
gone upon the stage to examine
the apparatus and see that there
were no invisible wires or other
agencies from which Johnson might
receive assistance in his perform
ance. On this bill will be seen
one of the latest comedy success
es, "A Corner in Hair" produced
by Howard Truesdale and a com
pany of three people. Tom Brant.
ford, known as THE Human
Band" occupies prominent posi-
ton on the program in ! ations
of different musical Instruments
Another single act is that of the
jolly juggler, DAILY. Carroll 4
Cooke will appear with a bundle
of new sayings and songs. Drank
lin Ardelle and company have a
funny farce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
UHLIC STILL GAME
WARDEN

The commissioners have contin-
ued j. A. Uhlig as county game
warden for the present. his salary
of $40 per month to be paid from
the game fund. The board has the
question of whether or not a game
warden is worth his salary under
consideration, and until they ascer-
tain all the facts no action will be
taken. Mr.. Uhlig is a deputy sher-
if and looks after the arrests in
violations of the game laws.
The records show that the
amount of fines turned in for game
law convictions would not long pay
the salary of the game warden.
Hunting licenses, which go into the
game fund. bring the county about
S1100 per annum.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
At the Theaters
oRPHEUM.

A boxing bout about which is
centered the latest of the one act
dramatic playlets, which have be-
come popular in vaudeville, will
head the bill tomorrow afternoon.
AT the Sound of the Gopg' is in
two scenes, the first showing the
training quarters of the gentle
man pugilist," Jameson, alias
Terry McNutt, and the second a
boxing bout in full swing. The
stellar role will be played by Tom
(Soldier) Wilson, former sparring
partner with Bob Fitzsimmons.
Some rs people take part in the
act. Imro Fox, a favorite Euro
pean conjurer and "deceptionist,"
comes here on his first tour. Tony
Wilson and Mile. Heloise, the orig
inators of the trampling or bound
ing mat, will present their latest
gymnastic novelty. The Amoros
Sisters have a unique Partisan
novelty gymnastic act. Mile. Toona
will give an illustrated lecture Of
the great southwest. Hers is said
to be an entertaining and instruc-
tive Is minutes. Dane Claudius
and Melody Scarlet range from a
popular melody of the present day
song hits to the tunes of long ago.
Tom Armstrong and Ella Verne
are two comedians who have been
making hit in a new sketch. The
moving pictures and excellent pro-
gram by the house orchestra con-
clude a bill that looks classy as
usual.
Thursday evening, January 81,
has been set aside as Hardware
Mems Night" at the Orpheum. The
entire lower floor has been reserv-
ed, and the visiting members of
the Inland Empire Hardware & I'M
plement Dealers association will
be entertained by the local hard
ware dealers. - -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

them" pursued the old gentleman,
delighted with his first hit, and
hoping to score a second.
But he had to be content with a
partial victory. "No, sir, the woman
is probably the captains wife or
sister; the wreck is the steamer
Nightshade-port Of London,
bound for Barcelona in ballast for
fruit" the coast guard replied. and
he elbowed his way through the
throng into the building, where the
absence of Croal and his adherent
was now causing dismay. The
coxswain's voice was heard within,
condemning the recalcitrant mem
bers of his crew to the most ter
rible tortures, and the word "volun-
teers" came frequently above the
tumult of crashing wave and angry
talk.
Ito eb continued)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
TWO VOLUNTEERS.

1t soon became apparent that
something was wrong with the
work of rescue, Men in cork jack
cts came to the great swing doors
of the lifeboat house, and gaZed
anxiously along the beach. A gen.
tleman, who l took to be the local
secretary. fused and fumed in and
out. Above the bowling of the tenn
pest and the crash of the waves on
shore the murmur of voices rose.
They're generally the two first"
l heard woman say. They've
been talking ugly lately, and I
shouldn't be surprised If they don't
turn up at all"
My mind jumped back to Mr..
Peter Croal and his grievance, and
! recognized the cause of the
trouble. His opportunity for aveng
ing the fancied slight on him had
come, and with the malice of a
mean nature he was sulking in his
cottage when his lean, 1.-THE arms
were SO sorely needed in the life
boat And the comrade he had
mentioned was probably following
suit.
In the interval of waiting for the
missing members those of the by
ISLANDERS who had glasses turned
them on the wreck, and many were
the speculations as to the name of
the vessel and the number of her
crew. About q score of men could
be seen clustered In the rigging,
and there was but little hope for
any who had remained on deck un-
less they were sheltering In the
deck house. SO tremendous were
the volumes of water that broke
over the i'll fated steamer.
81 was on the cliff just after she
struck. and I thought l could make
out female figure and another
rush from amidships into the
wheel house at the stern, My
glasses are exceptionally good
ones" remarked an old gentleman
of self important demeanor.
Roger Marske turned sharply
.s,on him. You must be mistaken, +"
he snapped. with warmth that
seemed quite uncallcd for. THAT
isn't passenger steamer. She's
too small for that"
Nevertheless, sir, adhere to
my original statement" the gentle.
man rctorted. Il gave 10 guineas
for these glasses and have abso-
Lutte confidence In them. But here
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

comes q coast guardsman who will
possibly corroborate me, for doubt
less they were watching the
steamer from the station"
l looked along the footpath that
winds along the base of the cliff,
and sure enough coast guards
man was hurrying along it toward
the lifehoat house, as though on an
urgent errahd. But in the same
line Of Vision, though some 200
yards behind him, was another fig
ure, Which set my heart beating
fast-that of the local policeman,
advancing with the leisurely tread
of his species to the center of ex-
element. involuntarily glanced
at Roger Marske. His eye met
rhine, and by the malignant tri-
umph in his face l guessed that he,
too, had seen the constable, and
meant. to take advantage of the
opportunity.
But no; my temporary protector
saw the danger signal, and took in
slant action. There was very little
that nscared the alert insight of
Lord Alphington.
Look here, Marske," he said
sterniy, but in a lowered voice, If
you do anything to mar my enjoy
ment Of this picturesque scene, you
and l will be strangers in future;
and you know what that entails"
Biting his lips and scowling at
me, my enemy was equal to the &C.
casion. Consideration for your
lordship and my devotion to Lady
Muriel will prevent me from per-
forming an obvious duty he re-
piled. 81 shall not denounce this
person so long as he is in your
company"
Mind you don't-by word or
sign" said the premier, turning
away to hear what was being said
by the coast guardsman, who had
now arrived, and before entering
the lifeboat house was being but
tonholed by the magnate with the
expensive field glasses.
Yes, sir" tn ehonest Jack was
replying. you are perfectly right,
sir. there is a woman on board. We
made her out quite clearly before
the vessel took the ground"
"She is passenger steamer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
PANTAGES

The Three Dumonds, Paris
street singers, will top the new
bill Sunday. They have been fea-
tured throughout the east and
south and come to the west for the
first time on the Pantages circuit
They not only sing well, but each
of them is an instrumentalist of
ability. One plays the violin, one
the mandolin and one the guitar.
The Golden Gate Quintet will be
remembered, having played this
house before and as having been
one of the best colored acts ever
seen here. They are singers,
dancers and comedians. Thomas
J. Keogh and Ruth Frances will
appear in one act playlet en-
titled "The Ward Heller" Miss
Frances posses a sweet soprano
voice and sings several songs.
Golf Phillips will reel off a new
line of talk in the way Of black
face monologue. George Brown
will present his acrobatic dogs,
and montana Jack will offer his
sensational knife throwing act.
William D. ellison will sing Sum
mertime" and the Pantagescope
will conclude the show.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16

say. After that she thinks men
are all right. Anna wears her hair
loose in the first act. 1t is a great
sight when d'Orsay kisses her, to
see her lost in hair-her own hair
behind, d'Orsay's mustach before.
d'Orsay buries her face several
times in his windrow. He takes
the schoolgirl to a cafe in Paris,
and she drinks tiny bit of cham
payne when he isn't looking. Then
she insists on singing a little song
she learned at school. It's the
bear song. When she comes to the
line, "Oh what am / to do?" her
arms hang limp. her knees bend,
her head drops forward and she
acts as if she had received a terri
BILE blow. The audiences seem to
think it is awfully cut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
SPOKANE
"The Spoilers" is billed at the
Spokane for January 1919.

One of the interesting features
with John Cort's show comic opera
THE Alaskan" is a troupe Of gen.
uine Eskimo sled dogs that have
each done service on the icy trails
of the Alaskan territory. There are
now with the organization 10 of
these animals, one of which por-
trays a part, if such could be call
ed, in the first act of the opera
that has a real meaning to the
climax and the picture. The Spo-
kane booking is January 1881.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-16
YOUNG WIFE SHOT IN
HUSBANDS PRESENCE

SEATTLE, Jan. 16.--Mrs. Mar
garet Doenitz, aged %, wife of
less than two years. was shot and
instantly killed In her home, at
Elliott station, near Renton. The
only witness to the tragedy was
the woman's husband, who de-
clares that the shooting was acct
dental.
According to the husbands story
Mrs. Doenitz was fooling with re-
volver, which was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering her
head.