The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-05-13
TALE or TWO COPS


Once upon time there a mayor OF town who sp.
pointed chief OF police whom he called lin The chief APP
pointed chap called Dick to be ruundsman.
One day the mayor called the chief into the office aud said
m there has lot OF stealing OF valuable packages from
the public warehouse You better put on there every
night and pinch anybody you hanging around
So Chief lin called in Roundsnan Dick who had the ware
house beat aud told him watch the warehouse
Roundsman Dick replied: How do We know the pack
ages valuabel How do know who owns emf What's
the use OF watching all night Ii ANYTHING is stolen and its OF
value get il back, can't We
"Ba those fellows enough to steal only valuable
packages said Chief Jim I'VE can't be Of recovering the
stuff its stolen The old says the way to be sure to
watch the stuff first and find aitefwad who owns II and
how valuable ii is"
The roundsman who knew the Warehouse gang and had
some friends among members grmbled Indeed he grhn.
bed much that Chief Jim and the mayor were quite stirred
uphut the mayors order enforced spite OF Rouudsman
Dicks dsapproya and the warehouse gang chased away
An election was held The mayor wanted to 60 to Asia to
make collection OF butterflies and OF his friends was
elected mayor in his place Among the things agreed upon by
the mayor the new mayor and the people OF that
the warehouse gang should continue to get the boot
As soon as Mayor Bill was sworn in he accepted Chief
inns resignation and made Roundsman Dick chief Of police
The new chief at once Withdrew the watch from the
house He said III the city council passes laws.
and il thar stuff belongs somebody and It its solen aud IT
its worth anything this police department will get busy
The warehouse gang heard OF the order and soon be
gan to loaf around the warehouse corner as OF yofe.
Mayor Bill heard Of it and asked about it, but the new chief
said there wasn't enough law and don't know about the
value OF the stuff etc, etc.
And Mayor Bill said that OF chief OF police had to
be mighty careful get mixed up in legal eetnieaties
And the people who had that warehouse vauabes
belonging themselves and their children aud grandchildren
began worried look
President Roosevelt appointed Jas R. Garfield secretary Of
che interior, 10 watch the public domain
Richard A. Baneer was commissioner Of the land office
having custody Of the public lands.
Roosevelt told Garfield that land thieves getting away
with powers coal land ignite phosphate lumber and
what-not and told him 10 stop IT
Garfield told BaIlnger.
Ranger objected that the did such action
q" the land fraudueuty taken and valuable
get ii back" said he.
But r. R. and Garfield thought that to hang TO the land
for the people first and have the lawsuits afterwards was better
business.
Roosevelt wanted to hunt African lions. Taft elected
president Garfield got Baingcr got his job Ballngcr
now orders that land need be protected from land thieves
II is stolen and is valuable to get back And
anyhow congress ought pass some more laws
the heritage Of the future gentle reader your heritage
and heritage Of your children in those public andsands
that the great thieves eoset and expect to get
In the packing house rebate cases wiekersham Tas
attorney general says No public rendered by pun.
ishng past transactions"
In the land cases Banger Tas secretary OF the INTERIOR
says wait till the crime has been committed before do
anything"
Fine for the warehouse gangl