Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-25
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Judge Ronald, of Seattle, on being
asked by the attorneys for Clara
Townsend, a negress who pleaded
guilty to petit larceny, to suspend
sentence, replied: Il can't do it.
She is over21. If I have power to
suspend sentences indiscriminately,
then | have the same power as the
Gar of Russia, and it isn't right"
Hail. Judge Ronald, of Seattle,
Washington!
There is sadness and sorrow in
ROssland, B. c. The famous lie Roi
mine which has made many million
aires, and provided working men
with homes, has been ordered sold.
1t was the blue-ribbon producer, and
many a tale for writers it has in
spired. The high-grade ore has
failed, and the ore which is in sight is
of too low a grade to pay expenses
of operating the old mine, hence it is
for sale.
Mrs. Taft, wife of President Taft,
made her first public appearance,
since she was taken i'll year ago, in
N Washington, d. c., recently. at a
session of the worlds Sunday School
association. President Taft intro
duced her as the real President of
the United States. This is not
bit startling. Thousands of people
over all the United States have
thought right along that William
Howard Taft was not President of
the United States, in fact-only a
fgurehead.
Mrs. Ballinger, wife of Secretery
Ballinger, on her return to Seattle
in an interview said: 81 Iexpect to
remain here until November. Mr..
Ballinger will come to Seattle as
soon as Congress adjourns and he in
tends to spend his summer here.
Probably he will have to return to
Washington earlier than Iv 1t
would be just awfully lovely and nice
if Mr.. Ballinger could arrange, some
how or another, not to go back-his
wife. seemingly, could probably at
tend to his business Just as well, if
not better" Ye gods and man is
supposed to be the head of his house
hold!
One hears so much about forging
to the front, taking time by the fore
lock, seizing the bull by the horns.
and so on, that the tail hold is en-
tirely ignored. Nine men who wise
ly follow succeed where one does
changing around all the time. If you
miss the forelock, seize the tail. 1t
is the hanging on more than the par
ticular hold that counts. The man
will go as far, or nearly as far, who
holds to the tail as the one hanging
or the horn, besides he can hold bet
ter and is in less danger. The
young man should not be too
anxious to get to the front. but hang
on to what he has, and he will get
ahead in the world just as rapidly as
he deserves.
The Seattle Times, not so very
long ago, contained an article headed:
Accuracy Not Essential When NJ.
E. Hay Talks, which closes with the
following paragraph:
There is another curious voucher and
one that opens the way for deserving
newspaper proprietors to get portion OF
the tax money they pay to the State. A
NouCIIcT iltc Tile executive Oh
fees shows that Hay made the State
pay s.. so for years subscription to the
Tribune, of Everett. Official records in
dicate that the other State papers were
Disseminated against"
So the Tribune, of Everett, is the
only paper the State subscribe for?
What do the publishers and pro-
prietors of the other State papers"
think about the matter? Why
should the State subscribe for the
Tribune, of Everett, only?
There should be a reason. The
publishers and owners of all other
newspapers in this State should de-
mand the reason from NJ. f. Hay as
to why he subscribed in the name
of the State to the Tribune of Everett,
thus as the Times article states, dis
eliminating against other State pa
pers.
" There is reason"
What is it?