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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Is it Unrepublican for
the People to Govern?
ATTACK ON THE CONSTITUTIONALTTY INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM U, s. COURT
FROM OREGON.
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON D. c. 19.-Probably important
case which has recently the United
that from Oregon, entitled 1.-The Telephone
Telegraph Co. The
This is the constitutionay laws
enacted by the direct
blow to popular government.
1t will probably be long before
the appealing it's
BRIT and the attorneys for the popular
peant is ~ W
The nominay recover $40 paid by
June 1906 The brought suit in the circuit
by the circuit court the
The contention of the that the constitution of the
eminent The appeal based bubble the of the
has the initiative and referendum
government The proceedings the constitutional convention will
De quoted by the friends of popular throwing light
OF what
form of form of where
FORM OF government where the power is vested in king
"A republic is by the people
Representation made Impossible
the people to act collectively"
Thomas Jefferson of the signs of the declaration
Were to assign to this term Ga republc) precise
means government by citizens MAssE acting
directly and personally according established by
the majority; and that
can in proportion as it has in its composition less
further the departure direct
BY the P RsaD the less dds that S n
the citizens is the safest depository of their rights
the people injurious those flowing from
egosm of their agents am friend to that form of
direct action of its citizens
right of the people make their
there assumed
alter their system by methods of n
tire If it is denied or obstructed doubt the people will do
y a IN a1S h h IN so and use b measures
government If it happens to be decision of the supreme court
and tn supreme court
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OFFICE-7Ss COMMERCE. ST.

There is nothing unduly hasty or impetuous
about the Goddess Justice she COMFORTS herself
in the land of the free and the home of the brave
Away back in 1908, the last time Mike Durack
saw his baby the baby wasn't weaned yet. Now the
baby is in the third reader and the courts haven't
decided yet what to do in the case of Mike.
Mike was a street car conductor in Cincinnati.
He was going about his business the back platform
of of the traction companys cars when car be-
hind him, being equipped with defective brakes,
plunged into the platform upon which he stood and
ground him into jelly.
They took the fragments of the street car con-
ductor home and there was funeral
Mrs. Durack weaned the baby and went to the
wash tub for her living
Did the traction company offer to share the loss
that had been occasioned by the collision? Well not
exactly.
Mrs Durack had lost husband and bread win
Der the baby had lost its daddy but then the traction
company had busted up the platform of one
and caved in the front vestbue Of the other and
it really felt that it had been pretty badly treated
too by act of divine Providence, aided and abet
ted by the traction company's neglect to put shoes
on the brakes of the runaway So the traction
company hired the usual string of lawyers and start
ed in to dodge its share of the responsibility The
came into court and the jury at said that
the widow should receive at least $4,000. Then the
traction company lawyer started for the circuit and
supreme courts, those sanctuares of justice unde-
filed.
When they got into the upper courts there
wasn't any question of how badly Mike was mangled
whether there were brake shoes on the second car
the fatheress baby wasn't by the judge of the
upper courts, and the widow at home doing extra
washngs because by this time she was not only feed
ing her baby but she was contributing largely to
the support of the babies of her lawyers. Without
any reference to the facts in the case but purely
upon techncalties, the court shook its wise head and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
TACOMA MAN
MAKES HIT

The Irish World and American
Industrial Liberator of Jan. IA
has the following which will be
interesting to many Tacoma peo-
pie.
Mr.. Thomas r. e. BERRY, Sec
rotary and treasurer of the Wash
ington Pipe and Foundry compa-
ny of Tacoma, Wash, called in
person to the Irish World office
one day last week and brought
In with him and left behind as
much solid sunshine and gladness
as will lest us all the year 1911.
His very name woke a pleasant
echo for it was just this time
last year, January, 1910 that he
sent as a New Years greeting
S250.OO to the Irish World for
the Home rule fund.
Now comes MIR. Berry In this
new year, Jan. 1911, with an
other $25O.00 making $4,000 TN
twelve months from one good
American for the cause of Irish
freedom"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Tacoma, Wash. Jan. 10, 1911.
The Tacoma Times, City
Jus why the city commissioners
have set their foot on the one form
of bridge to span the 18th st. water
way is not hard to see through, but
Just why some of these same COM
missioners should now look with IA
vor on the same when some time
ago they condemned this type of
bridge at Vancouver, is hard to I'M
derstand. However, the type of
bridge is not so much the ques ton
to my mind as the way they went
about 1T Why, in far off India they
know which is the cheapest all
around bridge to build; this bridge
spans the Ngawun river in Burma,
India; it is the largest movable
bridge in Asia; its length is $50 feet
and the center span through which
the vessels pass, is 220 feet from
center to center. providing a clear
channel of 200 feet. This is a rail-
road bridge and the movable part is
of the double leaf rolling lift con-
struction.
Again, at Los Angeles Cal, they
have one of the longest single-span
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
SERMONETTES

The recording angel may take
more interest in your day book
than in your hymn book.
Preaching produces so little
practice because people look on
it as performance.
He who cannot do kindness
without a brass band is not SO
scrupulous about his other real
ings.
The kind of goodness that
makes you too good to mix with
folk is the worst kind of badness.
We are less likely to be known
by our paths to the church than
by the paths our children tread.
Smashing the signals does NOT
clear the track.
A stiff neck often goes with d
smooth tongue.
Soap does not make saints, but
saints never despise it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

lift bridges in the world. Although
1t Is only 20 feet wide. it is $50
feet long and contains 10000 tons
of steel. This bridge is of the roll
ing type also, but the best of allis
the balance of so huge structure.
Two 30 h. p. motors will raise and
lower 1T, but should they be put
out of commission by accident, one
man would be able to raise or low
er 1T by pulling on a chain. When
the bridge is down it will lock at
the opening end. The locking de-
vice is coupled with signals set
about 400 feet from each approach,
and should the end of the bridge
fail to settle in place. even by tho
merest fraction of an inch, the sig
mails will show danger. The cost
of this bridge was 5000, 900. Now, 1
am not an engineer nor a politician,
but it wouldn't take me long to de-
eide what type of bridge to place
across the city waterway at 18th St.
after having made a little study of
the situation.
Yours very truly,
FRANK r. DOWNS.
1906 So. 10th st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
London's Bitter Crv

One of Engands biggest problems
children o.
They trying to employ them London these
Women the uniform $3.50 supplied
with meal costing If children
additional allowance
child IA,
Others family
Eel
the provision which it makes the
The struggle until everybody
shall have enough to and to comfortable shelter
least little of the joy of life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

eomfited the French, a statue of
hofer stands near the tomb of
Emperor Macmillan l, a shrine
as sacred to the Tyrolese as is
Mt. Vernon to Americans and
one of Australians noble" fam
lilies traces its title back to An
dreas son ON whom it was con-
ferred for his fathers glorious
career.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
TODAY IN HISTORY

Jan 10. 1910, Andreas Hofer,
the Geonge Washington of the
Tyrol was imprisoned at Mantua
for capturing a detach-
ment of Napoleon's army.
Hofer was an innkeeper and
for him to capture the trained
soldiers OF the worlds greatest
living general was an Indignity
punishable only by death. But
now IT Innsbruck, where ne dts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

weapons athome
before coming to
the party today
We are having
a very peaceful
little party this
time in honor OF
a very peaceful
gentleman, DAY.
id Starr Jordan
VI. D., M. s., LII.
D., Phi. D., pres
ident Leland
Stamford Jr.,
uni and
director in the
interna ii o n a |
school of peace
DR.. Jordan is
very enthusiast
tic on the sub
ject of war
not! st makes
ne mad" he
said when he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
In the Flying Game.

CLAUDE GRAHAM-WHITE
Graham-White is England's
leading aviator, and likewise the
worlds most romantic air pilot.
Next to winning handful of
golden ducats he would rather
sail aloft with an enthusiastic
birdlady. This causes more or
less trouble to the aviator's man
ager. He is busy denying en-
gagement..
At the Harvard-Boston meet in
1910 Grahame-White pulled down
something like $4,000, wuch to
the chagrin of American birdmen
He holds the speed record, 62
miles in 81 minutes, made at
Belmont park. Oct. 20. 1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

got back from Europe last fall
1.-The way the nations keep on
building battleships. And it's ruin
ing Europe, too, Germany and
England have no grievances and
the only battles will be on paper.
Dr.. Jordan was born Jan. 10,
1851.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
OBSERVATIONS

DOCTORS
nemia and Observation-Disclosures. They a
you've a
THEY'VE New York citys Zoo" curiosity.
Cow the hoof the curiosity
:
REGINA fascinating dancing
a will
Mary Garden that Turkl.
CHICAGO hotels
hat And the
the to indicted?
they too high up?
STEPHENSON of Wisconsin, charged with buying
is SO and old
SUPERSTITION had
ALI
a a hoodoo.
to raise Thus man
gradually approaches equality woman.
Woodrow Wilson's hopes now
of
bigoted
presidents Woodrow is likely
advertised.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Notice.!

We cordially invite you to call
and have your eyes examined by
new drugless method. Those
cases that puzzle the average opti-
clan a speciality. Caswell Optical
Co., Masonic Temple, st. Helens
ave. Tel. 474S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Eminent Counsel

They have discovered the guilty mantle inventor of the
trust holding
miioned awbreaker how do it and keep of jail
It's eminent counsel"
represents a O profession
in
country and gets them.
What it? a
let's hire him abolish
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Borrowing for Luxuries

The three insurance companies
living incomes they
forfeited the policy at the time
Borrowing for luxuries mighty bad business
TO which it Is of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Society danes in London and
Paris are carrying wax dolls in
their arms on the street. This is
encouraging. After a while they
will become expert enogh to car
rp children in their arms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
"soCIETY NOTES"

A COW has been~added to New
Works zoo for the benefit of the
Thousands of children VIII never
saw one.
For the use of banks there has
been invented an automatic cam
era which photographs checks in
miniature on a roll of films at a
rate of about 1000 an hour.
OF sic municipalities in On
ltario, Can, 496 are dry" terri
tory.
British capitalists have over
| IS, 900, 100000 invested in the
United States. They are among
the fellows who have infant in
dustries that must be protected
against the pauper labor of Great
Britain.
EARLY to bed and early to rise,
saves man telling his wife many
llies.
England has spent three times
as much on her navy in the past
1.-TWO years as Geramny.
Guano estimated to be worth
more than $3.50, 900 900, deposit
led through the centuries upon III
islands off the Campeche coast Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Slams, Jabs, Boosts and
MOST
ANYTHING
JOSH WISE SAYS

- - -
"There amt no
fire i'm Hoakun
b T. o s. gin'ral
store this win
ter, an his
steady trade is
k / C k / n But
Hoakum Ii L o S.
says it's a pre-
cautionary meas
ure, as they're
holdin' 20 cases
o. eggs till tn
roads open ter
market, an they
don't want 'em
ter hatch"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Peanut politics is a shell game
IN ADAMS co. OHIO.

What's tn excitement down to
tn livery stable, Seth?"
They're buyin' votes, Amos"
who's buyin' of 'em "
Jed Fridemush.
by gum, l reckin I'd better
hurry down there"
But l thought Ben Beargrease
allus gets your vote, Amos"
Nope, Seth. He allus gifts it
after I've sold it to tn other fell
low"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
$4,000 WINTER COATS
FOR $685.

There is about so coats IN
this lot in the latest dark
and light fancy mixtures,
plain black and colored
broadcloths and Jerseys, up
to-date styles; actual values
$3.50 to $22.50. co OF
Clearance price ..VJsJJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Today's Good Short One

Joint" she exclaimed abbng her elbow into his ribs
m did lock the kitchen door,"
And John, who is inner just
meeting
responded Worthy ruler portals guarded.-Woman
Dali
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

80 young Saphead and his
father are carrying on the bust
.ness?"
"Yes. The old man does the
business, while Saphead does the
carrying on"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

I Mexico, is to be exploited by a
company of California capitalists.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

How the average man does hate
to go into swell barber shop
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

of winter goods of all kinds; good, reliable,
new and up-to-date goods at less than fire sale
prices.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

WANTED - A partner, lady
or gentleman, with $1,000
cash. In a growing manu-
featuring concern in Taco
ma. You can double your
money every 2 years. Full
information given on person
al interview. See w. A.
Carson. agent for the In
ternational Correspondence
Schools, 720 st. Helens ave.
Office open evenings until
$50 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
OUR DAILY BIRTH
DAY PARTY.

Let us hope you left your ra-
2ors, jackknives and other deadly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

pT0SluSHL 1dIL arrested dS NdB-
rant. The time to get the strong
est case would be when the school
graduations come on.
Gov. Carroll of Iowa, in his
Inaugural asked laws for safety
of minors. My experience of min
ors is that safety is just what
they don't want.
II you number any aviators
among your friends, put over a
few kind words to them now.
They will be much more appre-
ciated than flowers afterward.
The government is trying to
prove restraint of trade against
the oil trust. The same charge
could be made against these high
headed fluffy haired store clerks.
After the November verdict, it
is to be hoped, when a Congress-
man mentions the Consumer and
his interests, that some one will
not call him down as out of or
der.
Mr., Taft is to have a Dortra n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
In every land
Its all the same,
The spade at last
Trumps every game.

When it comes to being con-
sentative you've got to hand it
to Charlie Norton, Taft's press
agent. He's just resigned that
insurance job in Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

The corporation men, it is said,
were the first to ask Woodrow
Wilson to be governor of New
Jersey. But what they supposed
was to be high jinks party has
turned out to be a prayer meet
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
In the Editors Mail

snort letters Times readers viii
column when they of sufficient
write about anything anybody
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
Are You Well Informed?

Can you tell offhand which of
your teeth are filled?
What is the difference between
jam and marmalade.
How long does it take to boil
potatoes?
How high in inches is a horse
16 hands high?
Give offhand the dimensions of
your bedroom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

The attacking fleet in the war
game was theoretically discover
ed in time, and the New York
sky scrapers will not have to
move their valuables hypothetical
ly into New Jersey.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Chicago ought to feel proud of
her congressman Monkey, whose
near-butter corporation will have
to pay a fine of $4,000 for
moon5hininig.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Government is perfecting a gun
that shoots 400 shots a minute
and is SO light that it can be
carried by one man. Keep it
under cover. Some duck hunter
might get hold of it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Mr.. Brandeis told Wednesday
how the railroads could save that
million a day. One saving would
be to stop hiring those brakemen
that call out station names in
Esperanto.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

BOSTON fathers to be taught to raise babies Thu
gradually approaches equality with woman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Mr.. Taft is to have a portrai
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Mr.. Foraker says we have a
right to fortify the canal, and
Uncle Sam is up against the dis
tressing alternative as to whether
guns or lawyers are the more ex-
pensive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19
BREEZY PARAGRAPHS THAT
TOUCH ON MANY THINGS

by Munich artist, while 5,00o,-
900 American girls who have
taken painting lessons are sitting
around with nothing to do.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Uncle Joe Cannon says he is
getting a lot of fun out of life.
That's reciprocity; life is getting
just as much fun out of Uncle
Joe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Out of every 100 shovelfuls of
coal burned in an average witchen
stove the heat energy of only
about six is utilized for cooking,
the rest of the heat going up the
chimney or into tho room.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

OF SIG municipalities in On
ftario, Can, 436 are dry" terri
tory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

THEY'VE put a cty's Zoo" a cur
Cow the hoof the plate curiosity great
Workers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

SUPERSTITION still grips the race They've had to
occupied by DR., Crippen the 'egantic as
xoers regard 1t hoodoo.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

MILE. REGINA BADET is fascinating Paris by dancin
mirrors that her entire once n
Mary Garden marry that Turki
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

Early to bed and early to rise,
saves a man telling his wife many
lies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-19

England has spent three times
as much on her navy in the past
two years as Geramny.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-15

Low fares to Memphis by the Frisco.
Round trip for one fare account of the
Fair, Sept 26th to Oct. 4th.
We have anything you may want in
the jewelry line. Call and look. Pound
Kincannon-E ikin Co.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-15

implement for making meat tender
that will be found useful in any fam
lily, but especially in households that
cannot AFFORD to buy the choicest cuts.
A handle with q fork to 1t has q
shaft running through the ends of
the fork. Revolving on this shaft are
a lot Of sharp little cutter wheels.
with teeth that will bite through sole
leather. II necessary. When a steak Is
found to be too tough. the cook can
lay 1t on the kitchen table before
putting it on to be fried or broiled
and run this implement back and
forth over 1t until the fibers have been
loosened sufi ciently to make 1t tender.
There are other devices for this pur-
pose, among them a hammer with
sharp projections in the head, but the
wheels are said to have the advantage
of penetrating all the way through an
ordinary steak and doing the work
more rapidly.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-15

A contract has been signed for
the construction of the Meridian
and Deep Water Railway from
Meridian to a point in Alabama
east of the Tombigbee river.
Meridian has long sought con-
nection with the outside world
by a water route and the COM
pletion of this new road will give
the city the benefit of low rates.
provided home capital controls
the road. Reaching deep water
through the Tombigbee and Ala
bama rivers the city will find
itself at great advantage in the
commercial world and should ex-
tend its business in proportion
to the advantage gained. The
history of the country reveals
the fact that but few inland
towns attain any great popula-
ton and business. Atlanta and
Birmingham, in the South, are
the exceptions.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-15
TUPELO, MISS, SEP. Is, 1911
MAINE GoEs WET.

In the election held in Maine
Monday on the amendment to
the State constitution ~legalizing
the sale of whiskey in that state
the vets won by a small majority.
The constitution of the state
was so changed more than thirty
years ago that no license could
be granted authorizing the sale
of intoxicating liquors. Dur
ing this time there has been a
constant fight on between the
liquor men and the ants and
the state has been pretty well
divided on the question, The
cause that led up to the result
Monday was the failure of the
authorities to enforce the law,
there has been a system of wild
eating that practically made
the law a dead letter, and a ma
jority of the voters decided that
legalized sale would be prefer
able.
Such a condition prevails at
this time in the state of Tennes-
see. The statewide law passed
two years ago is practically null
and void. The present governor,
Hooper, was elected on a plat
form that promised the people
of the state that he would put
down the illicit sale of liquor.
So far he has signally failed. In
fact, the governor is not on rec
ord as yet as making a determin-
ed effort to put down the sale of
whiskey in his state. ia some
of the larger cities of the state
saloons are run wide open in de-
fiance of law. The governor is
authorized to remove any officer
who fails to enforce the law.
The mayor of Memphis could be
removed, the sheriff Of Shelby
county could be removed for
failure to close the saloons if
the governor saw fit to do so,
but like the average republican,
Hooper has failed to keep his
election promises.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-09-15

The recent order of the rail-
road commission requiring the
railroads to remove all drinking
cups from their passenger trains
in this state has gone into effect
and the party who now travels
must carry a private cup or
glass. The order of the COM
mission followed a request from
the state health board which is
fast educating the people of the
state that their greatest wealth
is their health. The science of
has made rapid strides
within a remarkably short time
in locating the causes of disease
and the public health authorities
are bringing these facts directly
before the people. The observ
ance of new hvgenic laws will
soon find favor, and the good re-
suits that are sure to follow will
prove the wisdom of them.