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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09
GOV. CLARK HERE

That the Alaska coal land prob
lem oyershadown all other ques
tons in Alaska IL the opinion OF
Gov. Walter T. Clark. who arrived
In Seattle last night 10 be present
here to meet President Taft
Gov. Clark thinks that Secretary
Fishers Walt viii 60 far toward
solving many OF Aisska'n problems.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09
PORTLAND LABOR MEN RAISE
$500 FOR MCNAMARA DEFENSE

the McNamaras. whose trial for the
alleged dynamiting OF the Los An.
geIes Times building begins this
week.
The money was raised through
the sale OF badges and souvenir
buttons.
Forty trades Unions were repre-
scented In the demonstration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09

LONDON. Oct. .. - That the
TurkoItalian controversy has been
more like love feast than war.
and that the reports Of bloodshed
have been rfdicuIously exaggerated.
u shown here today by the restor-
alton OF cable communication be-
tween Tripoii and Malta
The reports today show that the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09
COAL COMBINE IN
SUPREME COURT

growing from the administration oil
the antitrust Law are whether rail
road terminal associations such ~
that nj ST. Louis are combinations
In restraint OF trade and whether
corner" on any commodity. such
as the cotton corner manipulated
By James A. Patten and other bis
operators. are aiso amenablc 20
prosecution under this act.
Alaska Case.
The fate of the bucket shop
cases. the result OF raids in large
cities In various parts OF tho coun
try more than a year ago. the sue.
cess or failure on the part Of the
government OF efforts 10 prevent the
coal lands of Alaska from falling
into the hands Of large corpora
tons. and the validity Of certain
orders OF the Interstate commerce
commission are all involved. to
gefher with many other important
questions. In cases which win be
taken up for immediate considera.
tsion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09
WAR READS like
A Love FEAST NOW

casualties were confined to the &C
cidental killing OF two men and
one woman during the lombard
ment OF TripoIi.
The usual report today OF the
sinking Of Turkish torpedo boats In
the Adriafic sea and that an Aus
trian warship had been sunk by
warships OF the Turkish fleet, are
discredited here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09

PORTLAND. Ore. Oct. 9.-Ap-
proximateIy $500 will be forwarded
today to Los Angeles to aid the
Mcnamara brothers as result OF
. parade Of 5000 workingmen In
Portland yesterday afternoon which
was held 10 express sympathy for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09
BRIDGE GROOM 80.
BRIDE AGED rs

'by United Press Leased wire.)
coLFAx, Wash, Oct. "a
marriage license was issued
last week to z. D. Lake and
Mrs Clara Jusfy, potn OF Col
fax. Lake Is 80 years old and
the bride-to-De 10 accredited
with rs summers. The AGED
couple went together to the au-
ditor's office and secured the H.
ecnse. Lake has been married
twice before and the bride to-be
has also been previously mar
ried.
Seattle Automobile School, 2ic
Broadway. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-09

leave the city Mrs. plettner's at.
torney had the court issue a ne
exeat And Plettner was placed I'M
der $1,000 bonds TO appear at the
hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

the board of education with enthusiasm
and thanks. some plan will have to be
evolved before the day arrives.
While making a tour of the country and
visiting the school gardens made by chill
dren in a large number of cities, repre-
sentative of a magazine told Miss Sipe
that the Washington gardens were the
finest she had ever seen from a business
standpoint While she had seen others.
she said that, from a landscape point Of
View We're superior, the Washington
gardens We're excellent pieces of business
work
A few years ago Miss Sipe visited the
various cities in the United States in
which similar work is being carried on
for the Department of Agriculture As
result of this trip Miss Sipe is able to give
much interesting data concerning such
work.
ITO Boston," says Miss Sipe, belongs
the honor of establishing, in 1881, the
first school garden, al the George Put
nam Grammar School. 1t was garden
of ferns and wild flowers and one which
supplied the school with science material
For many years the Massachusetts Hoi-
ticultural Society offered a yearly prize
for the best school garden and the best
use made of ii. This prize the Putnam
school always won. In 1900 individual
plots for growing flowers and vegetables
were first cultivated. and the following
year the Boston Normal School estab-
lished the second garden of the kind.
Eighty children of the seventh grade had
beds, the gardens being situated in
crowded part Of the city and every eff
fort being made to interest the parents.
As a result many home gardens were
started. The Education Society of Brook
line Mass. exists to enrich school work.
and this body has done much in that di-
recticn. School gardens have been start
cd without expense IL the schools or cit
liens. and the best possible advantages
given to the children.
Through its bureau of nature study,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
-ACLAo5 Me5EED PLANTING

the horticulturist. has several times
given lectures on subjects fitted to en-
bryo agriculturists. In addition to this
the girls are required to do some practi-
cal work at home, and, in consequence.
there have been considerable number
OF back yards turned into attractive
flower gardens or servicable vegetable
plots by the normal girls. Miss Sipe SUI
pervlses this work, and makes regular
visits to the homes.
In speaking of the work Miss Sipe was
enthusiastic and hopeful for further re-
suits in Washington.
During the past few years" she said,
there has been growing interest in
school garden work in this country
While the movement in Washington is
comparatively new, it has for a long
time been feature OF the educational
work in continental Europe 1t is obvious
that no set rules can be laid down for
the management OF a school garden.
In the heart of city the work
may be an entirely different thing from
what it is in a rural or semi-rural dis
tr1ct- In the city the main idea may be
an esthetic one. combined with moral
and physical training. The general trend
of the work in this country is practi-
1dI. 80 tidt It's dppilcdtlOn VIII event.
uaily have more or less effect on our
industrial development. Manual training
has been made a feature in many of our
schools, and no one will deny that val
liable results have been obtained from it.
= Agriculture in its broadcast sense is
the primary basis of wealth in this
country, and it seems essential that eff
forts should be made in our educational
system to bring early to the mind of the
child facts that will be of value as en-
phasizing the importance and necessity Of
agriculture work. There is no better way
to do this than through a we'll managed
and we'll conducted system of school gar
den training. Aside from the fact that
the interest of the child is early awaken
ed in an industry which means much to
the future prosperity of this country.
there is often broader application of
the work i'm its moral effect on the child
Then, the work is valuable in BROADENING
lines of thought. enlarging the scope Of
the child's observation and improving his
physique"
1t is not only Miss Sipes very earnest
hope. but the hope of all those interested
in such work, that when the new normal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
Making It Realistic.

A WASHINGTON woman. who lives not
FAR from the Capitol tells the fol-
lowing stor. OF how tho domestic and
railway problems came very near being
solved in her Kitchen:
Il was in the dining room putting away
the silver. and Fannie. my domestic. was
entertaining a gentleman. caller in the
kitchen. when | overheard the following
conversation:
Say. Miss Fannie. did YOU ever play
rairoad?' -.--.e-,-
Fannie's reply. puTictuated With gig
giles. was. No.. .Mis;ah Johnsin' :. not TO
my speslful reccerlectlonss- -
Well said Mistah sJohnsin-, !. II
slow YOU bow. I'll. be the Southern ami
start fun this side CT, the rom and you
be the naming another road that
runs cut of the city, and come thu
that door over thar: then Wen come-to-
setller in the middle of. the room anI
have head-on collision
Il heard them ia king their respecti. q
Places and Mistah Johnsin' putting AMI
choo-chooing across the room I'm a mos
'enginely' manner. But all was quiet from
Fannies corner. Presently her caller
stopped and exclaimed Hey. dar, you
railroad, Amt | done toe you 10
meet me il de middle of de room and
we'd have collision
Just then / heard the other engine
Fannie-comc putting in.
= Go way FUN heah. she cried. L
knows how to play Gis game. Amt You
done tol me to be the - railroad,
Well. den, amt / boun' to be five hours
late?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
BIRTHPLACE OF CHAMP CLARK.

suggested that real speech be made.
The older boys then went into executive
session and unanimously selected Champ
Clark s speaker of the day. He refused.
but the honor was pressed upon him
willy nilly.
Standing upon the platform from which
speakers had called upon the young men
OF the country to serve in the civil war
against the south, in a burst of eloquence
he quoted the lines of Daniel Webster,
beginning when my eyes shall be turned
for the last time to behold the sun in
heaven. may ! not see Elm shining on the
broken and d'shonored fragments of a
once glorious Union
BY this time the country was con-
yuised by the throeS of the civil war.
The school was broken up and Champ
labor he developed the body which gave
him his powerful physique. After work
ing on the farm he worked as a store
clerk In order to obtain an education.
When only fifteen he began teaching to
get money to pay for college education
When he was. offered his first school he
was told that three Yankee teachers had
tried to teach there, but in each instance
had been run out of the county by the
older pupils. There We're two factions in
the school, the Deatons and the Devines.
Indaunted Champ took the job.
On the opening day. as matter of pre-
caution, he took brace of huge navy re-
With apparent negligence Champ hung
them on a convenient peg by his desk and
called the roll.
Trouble among the students began. and
as result Champ thrashed about dozen
and half of the strapping Devine boys.
The next day while he was standing in
the doorway one of the Devines rode up
in front of the door about 100 yards away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
Meant Well, at Least.

An old couple from Virginia, whose
\ early education had been trivial un-
expectedly inherited a small legacy, moved
to town and attempted 10 adapt them
selves to their altered circumstances.
And. believe me- said the gentleman
who was telling the. story. they did!
Such gorgeous red carpets with huge pur-
pie flowers sprawling over each other!
And the roses that blossomed on the wall
PAPER would have made an American
beauty blush. But the greatest change
was in their conversation.
'Mirandy. said Hiram one day. 4 am
going to build condition TO this house 80
can contain my friends in a more
hostile FORM
"A short while after that some one
asked him II he raised poultry. and he
replied. Well, now, Mirandy she planted
some but the plaguey chickens scratched
il all up,'
ITO the young lady who lived next door
he extended the following cordial invita-
ton: Miss Jones. I have accumulated q
new origin. paid $50 for it, arid me an
Mirandy would like YOU to come over and
reform on it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

Department was loaned to Miss Sipe for
gardening purposes. A couple of years
ago, however. this had to be discontinued
on account of the erection Of a building.
Last year an attractive site was put at
the disposal of Miss Sipe in the Speed
way, and it is hoped that the same space
Will be available this year. Last year
there were seventy plots marked off on
this ground. and ninety boys applied for
them The genuine interest taken in this
work can be better understood when it is
realized that the best attendance last
summer was during the month of
August. When boys turn out to work
during the hot summer days in Washing
ton it is a sure sign that they are greatly
interested in the work. The work done
IN these gardens is supervised by normal
schooi girls or young teachers.
But whatever pleasure the child gets
from growing and caring for his little
plot is doubled in the fall. when flower
and vegetable shows are held. Each
child is encouraged to do his or her best
during the summer. and then when fall
arrives the show is held. Boxes of to-
matoes, radishes. and attractive flowers
are tagged with the name. age and school
of the grower. At the Rosedale playground
this is quite an event and the parents
are begged to come to 'see what [ grew.
This event is sometimes coupled with a
meet. and the children of several schools
join in the general hilarity and fun.
Some time before Easter-the exact
date has not yet been decided upon
Arbor day will be celebrated. On this
day a prominent business house in the
city will present to every teacher, nor
NAL and high school pupil, and all the
children in the graded schools. small
catalpa tree. Just what will be done with
this forest of little trees has not yet been
decided, but as the offer was accepted by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

school sine die, grabbed his pistols and
started in pursuit of the Devine He
caught a horse and rode posthaste after
the fleeing Devine into the next county
before relinquishing the chase.
>namp, despite the fact that he was
under considerable pressure white teach
ing the two factions, never showed the
white feather and when he left school
he had won the respect and admira ton of
all the pupils.
At eighteen. with what money he had
saved and what assistance his father
could lend him. Champ Clark entered
Kentucky University at Lexington.
While there he was hard student. and
the old professors who are teaching at
the university say that Champ Clark was
one of the most brilliant students who
ever entered the time-honored walls of
old Morrison chapel
While in the university he had some
trouble with one of the students. and as
d result went to Bethany College. w Va
In 1870 he returned TO his home county
and began teaching again. While teach
his work. He taught the young students
Latin Greek and German as we'll as the
common school curriculum.
The days lessons We're usually con-
Guided with song. Usually Champ
would strike the sound" with his tuning
fork and lead in the singing. Upon one
occasion he called one Of the students
Ben Cox to lead the song AS Champ
raised the tuning fork an old brindle COW
poked her head in the door and lowed
There, exclaimed. Champ, You got
the sound: start the singing"
One hot spring day an old man driving
a herd OF sheep came by the schoolhouse
When hc reached covered bridge a
short distance away the sheep broke by
the dTover. However, the old man was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

Principles ar. L orouchly incul"ated by the
study of examples of good and bad plant
ing in the city and by stereopticon slides.
Each student is required to draw to a
scale and submit a scheme for planting a
specified school garden.
This simple training bears fruitful re-
salts In order to make practical appli-
cation: Of the principles taught in regard
to landscape, gardening. the ground
around the Franklin School building. in
which the Normal School is located. was
improved. The best plan Of those sub
United by the members of the class was
followed. The north side of the ground
had been so long neglected that not even
a blade of grass grew on il. The ground
was first fertilized, the boys of the school
doing this work with tools brought from
home. The part designed for planting
was apportioned among the schools and
permanent shrubbery planted as a back
ground. Sufficient room was left to al
low each child TO plant seed. purple
Towering beans, morning glories and
dwarf nasturtiums being chosen.
That wac the beginning. Today as soon
as the first warm days betoken the ap-
proach of spring an eager army of volun-
teer workers is easily mustered to do
the necessary work. At the close of
school the gardens are so attractive that
it is equally easy to secure the services
OF children to care for them during the
summer months. Each student in the
normal class comes once week for
three weeks to direct this summer work.
The children do this work without
thought of reward Civic pride and re-
spect for the property rights of others
are learned. While stealing and vandal-
ism were weekly occurrences the first
summer the gardens were in existence,
not one case was reported the following
year, and today to attempt to- mutilate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
Champ Clarks Birthplace in Kentucky

his children should have the best educa-
ton that could be obtained for them.
At that time it was hard to maintain a
country school and the trustees usually
made the rounds of the patrons to see
how many pupils, or scholars" as 1t was
how many pupils the father would pay
for in order that his children might be
taught. When Champ was old enough
to go TO school his father "signed three
scholars" in order to make out enough to
secure a. teacher.
From the beginning Champ was an in
dustrious pupil. He learned rapidly and
sister should have the best of everything.
He was recognized as a genius in math-
mates, and on one occasion aStounded his
teachers and fellow-pupils by adding
three columns simultaneously.
After Champ had mastered reading to a
certain extent he struck a bargain with
one of his old neighbors who could not
read. The contract was that the old man
that Champ should read to him all the
news of the day. While reading the mar
kets the price of tobacco, hemp and cattle
palled upon him. but he stuck to his con-
tract.
His father taught Champ in gymnastics
and III his reading and writing. He also
purchased a number of books for the little
fellow. At the age OF eleven Champ had
read washington and His Generals"
Napoleon and His Marshals.'' a chld's
history of Europe, Asia, Africa. North
and South America, and had memoriZed
the Declaration of Independence"
In 1861 Champs father moved to Mack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

it is an education of arms. They prac-
tice constantly with the shield, the cam
plan, a Kind of sword: the barong, which
is used for close conflict and is the favor
ite weapon Of the iuramentada: and the
kris which is for thrusting and cutting
A Moro, as rule, becomes SO expert in
the use of the barong that he can de-
capitate man at a single stroke
On the water these people use a kind
Of assegai. called .'bagsacay." or sim
bi.in.' which is about half an inch in
diameter. with a sharp point Some OF
the more expert can throw four of
these at IA time. making them spread
out in their flight
Very skilful do the Moros become in
the manufacture of their weapons.
Blades of their knives are as finely tenn
percd and as sharp as Damascus blade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05
The Home Life Of Jolo
Not a Peaceful Dream

sort. they have long been imbued with
the idea of killing notwithstanding the
earth of their hateful presence insures
admission to heaven. The greater the
number of '.unbe,ievers'' slain. the. higher.
they think. will be the slaEer's seat upon
the steps of the heavenly throne.
Soldiers and foreigners in many parts
of Jolo go armed They wish to be ready
should the craZed juramentada make
them the objectof attack.
AS rule the juramentada becomes
wrought to a remarkable frenzy When
one breaks loose the people of the com
munity arm themselves and hunt him
down as they would a dangerous wild
beast. Any kind of work except that con-
nected with his profession as a warrior
is distasteful to the average Moro He
expects to find all his physical wants sup
piled by his wives.
Moro lads begin their education early
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

school building is erected it will contain
greenhouse and suitable. garden plots
with which to enlarge the scope of the
work. This desire was in the minds of
the members of the board of education
in 1905 when the estimates of appro-
pr1atlonS We're submitted to Congress the
following statement accompanied the re-
quest for such provision: Such site
should be large enough not only to ac-
commodate a normal school building, but
should furnish ground for carrying on
the work in school gardening, which has
already become part of the curriculum
oped under the personal care of the chief
of the bureau of plant Industry and with
the approval Of the Secretary of Agri
culture
house of the Department of Agriculture
by the normal girls is planting and grow
ing plants for schoolroom study and dec
grafton. All the plants that are used in
the various graded schools throughout
the city are supplied from this one
source. The plants are grown from cut
tings or seeds in the fall. These are
carefully watched and tended during
the winter months, and by the time
spring arrives there are several thousand
plants with which to stock the schoo!
gardens or the schoolrooms. Not only
are window box plants grown in
prOfusiOn at the greenhouse, but others
as Well Privet and for.,sthia cut ings
are planted during the winter under an
open shed in fatS filled with sand. In
March these are sent to some of the
schools. with instructions as to how they
should be planted. Several schools today
can boast of attractive hedges surround
ing the grounds. planted by the children
themselves and obtained from the depart
ment greenhouse
The nearness Of trees to all the school
buildings has been of considerable service
Tree seeds have been collected from these
during the autumn months and kept in
sand during the winter In the spring
ground is prepared by the students with
a hand pillow. the seeds planted in ac-
cordance with directions issued by the
bureau of forestry of the department. 4
pursery containing several hundred young
trees was obtained on the Potomac flats,
but when the Department of Agriculture
abandoned the land, the nursery had to
be discontinued.
Landscape gardening is also taught.