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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-28
Curious White Island.

What Is perhaps the most extraorai
nary island in the world is that Which
lies thirty miles to the northeast OF
New Zealand. White Island Is an
enormous mass Of rock nearly three
miles in circumference, rising 9OO reet
above the sea, and is perpetually en-
veloped in dark clouds that are visible
for nearly 100 miles. This Island con-
slsts almost entirely Of sulphur. with
a small percentage OF gypsum. Some
years ago an attempt was made 10
float a company to work the sulphur
which is OF high quality, but sufficient
capital was not subscribed. The ex.
port Of sulphur from White Island is
therefore still very small. In the In
terror is lake fully fifty acres In ex-
tent. the water Of which has tenn
perature of 10 degrees Fahrenheit,
and 1t Is strongly impreguated with
acids. On one side Of this lake are
craters from which steam escapes
with great force and noise. This steam
and the vapor from the lake form the
dark clouds that envelop the island.
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Yes, deacon, / trust that the har.
vest will be plentiful at my new
church. 1t grieves me to leave the
dear brothers and sisters in the Lord
in Omaha, but felt called TO wider
pastures"
And lady who was evidently Mrs.
Deacon spoke up:
We'll miss you terrible We all
say you are the best pastor our church
ever mad"
Mallory prepared to spring on his
prey and drag him to his lair, but
Marjorie held him back.
Hes taking our train, Lord bless
his dear old SOUL"
And Mallory could have Rugged him.
But be kept close watch. To the rap
ture OF the wedding-hungry twain, the
preacher shook hands with such Of his
flock as had followed him to the sta
ton, picked up his valise and walked
up to the porter, extending his ticket.
But the porter said-and Mallory
coud have tbrottled him for saying 1t:
"Scuse me. poison, but that's 20
train oya yonda. You BETA move right
smaht, for it's gettin' ready to pull
out"
With little shrek Of dismay. the
parson clutched his valise and set off
at run. Mallory dashed after him
and Marjorie after Mallory. They
shouted as they ran, but the conductor
Of the east-bound train sang out "Ali
aboard" and swung on.
The parson made q sprint and
caught the ultimate rail Of the moving
train. Mallory made frantic leap at
q flying coat-tail and missed. As he
and Marjorie stood gazing reproach-
fully at the train which was giving q
beautiful illustration Of the laws of re-
treating perspective, they heard wild
howls Of Hi! hi" and HAY! hay"
and turned to see their own train In
motion, and the porter dancing
Zulu step alongside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-28
This Happened on Mars.

This Happened on Mars.
Allen-Hello, Duncan, old man!
How're things?
Duncan-Pretty good. pretty good.
And with you?
Allen-Can't complain particularly.
Get q little short OF cash sometimes
business Is growing fast and / have
to pretty near pawn my watch on &C.
casions to keep going. You know how
It Is; prosperity is sometimes actual
" drag on your pocketbook. That's
q preliminary to asking you II you've
SO loose that you can let me have
until next week Thursday. Got to get
the wife a little present for her birth
day, and haven't cent to do 1t with.
Duncan-Why. sure. More, II you
want. And never mind about pay
Ing me Thursday; wait until | want
some money and come to you.
Allen-Nix Thursday goes and ten
Is all. Thanks. So long.
Duncan (ThuTsday)-Morning, AL
len. Great weather.
Allen-All to the good. You're
looking fine. Say, here's that ten.
Much obliged. Nothing like having
friends to help a man once In a while.
Duncan-Oh, you needn't have hur-
ried. ia clean forgotten about this
ten.
Allen-Well, l don't forget the
money owe or what's owed me.
Thanks again for your loan. S'long'-
Exchange.
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don't Flow BIZ f6ame, or his number,
or his company. OF anything"
Its too bad. He'll go through life
hating us and thinking we; cheated
him."
We'll. he doesn't know our names
either"
And then they forgot him Temperate
~ for the more immediate need Of
clothes. All the passengers knew that
they had left behind what baggage
they had not sent ahead, and much
sympathy had been expressed. But
most people would rather give you
their sympathy than lend you their
clothes. Mallory did not mind the
men. but Marjorie dreaded the WON.
en-. She was afraid of all of them but
Mrs. Temple.
She threw herself on the little lady's
mercy and was asked to help herself.
She borrowed nightgown Of extraor.
binary simplicity. a shirt waist OF an
ancient mode, and number Of other
things.
If there had been anyone there to
see she would have made most ana
chronistic bride.
Mallory canvassed the men and OBJ
tanned shockingly purple shirt from
Wedgewood, who meant to put him at
his ease, but somehow failed when he
said in answer to Mallory's thanks:
God bless my soul, old top. don't
you think Of thanking ME. I ought to
thank you. You see, the idiot who
makes my shirts, made that by mis-
take, and I'd be no. end grateful II
you'd jolly we'll take the loathsome
thing off my hands. mean to say,
shouldn't dream Of being seen in 1t
myself. You quite understand, don't
you?"
Ashton contributed maroon afro
city in hosiery, with equal tact:
If they fit you, keep 'em. | got
stung on that batch OF socks. That
pair was originally lavender, but they
washed like that. Keep EN-. wouldn't
be found dead in EN-"
The mysterious Fosdick, who lived
q lonely life in the Observation car
and slept in the other sleeper, lent
Mallory a pair Of pyjamas evidently
intended for q bridegroom of romantic
disposition. Mallory blushed as he ac'
cepted them and when he found him
self in them, he whisked out the light,
he was so ashamed Of himself.
Once more the whole car CAPPED at
the unheard OF behavior of Its newly
welded pair The poor porter had
been hungry for bridal couple, but
as he went about gathering up the
cast-off footwear Of his large family
and found Mallory's shoes at number
three and Marjorie's tiny boots at
number five, he shook his head and
groaned.
Times has suttainly changed for
the wuss. If this is bridal couple,
gimme divorces"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-28
CHAPTER XIX.
Foiled

It was late in the forenoon before
the train came to the end of its iron
furrow across that fertile space be-
tween two Of the worlds greatest riy-
ers, which the Indians called Iowa"
nobody knows exactly why. In con-
trast with the palisades Of the Missis-
sippi, the Missouri twists like great
brown dragon wallowing in congenial
mud. The water itself, as Bob Bur.
dette said, Is so muddy that the wind
blowing across 1t raises a cloud Of
dust.
A sonorous bridge led the way into
Nebraska, and the train came to a
halt at Omaha. Mallory and Marjorie
got out to stretch their legs and their
dog. If they had only known that the
train was to stop there the quarter Of
an hour, and IL they had only known
some preacher there and had had him
tothe station, the ceremony could have
been contaminated then and there.
The horizon was fairly saw-toothed
with church spires. There were
preachers, preachers everywhere, and
not a dominic to do their deed.
After they had strolled up and down
the platform. and up and down. and
up and down till they were fam OF
their cramped quarters, again, Mar
jorie suddenly dug her nails into NAL
lory's arm.
Honey! look-look!"
Honey looked, and there before
their very eyes stood as clerical a
looking person as ever announced a
strawberry festival.
Mallory stared and stared, till Mar
jorie said:
Don't you see? stupid! it's a
preacher! preacher!"
ut looks like one" was as far as
Mallory would commit himself, and he
was turning away. He had about come
to the belief that anything that looked
like a parson was something else. But
Marjorie whirled him round again
with a shrill whisper to listen. And
he overheard in tones addicted TO the
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to the observation room and, nhclns
Mrs. Wellington at the desk as usual,
he began: ooh, Mrs. Wellington, may
l introduce you to your husband"
Mrs. Wellington rose haughtily,
caught a sight OF her suffering consoT
and ran to him with cry OF jim
mie!"
"Lucretia!"
Whats happened-are you killed?
I'm far from we'll But don't Wor'
~. My life insurance is paid up"
ooh, my poor little darling" Mrs.
Jimmie futtered, What on earth ails
you?" She turned to the doctor rs
he going to die?"
81 think not" said the doctor. It's
only a bad case Of clnder-in-the-eye-
tis."
Thus treasured, Mrs. Wellington
went into the patients eye with her
handkerchief. is that the eye?" she
asked.
mol" he howled, the other one"
She went into that and came out
with the cinder.
There! It's just tiny speck."
Wellington regarded the mote with
amazenent. rs that all? 1t felt as II
had Pixies Peak in my eye" Then
he waxed tender "Oh, Lucretia. how
can l ever"
But she drew away with disdain.
full: "Give me back my hand, please"
"Now, Lucretia," he protested.
don't you think you're carrying this
pretty far?"
only as far as Reno" she answered
grImly, which stung him to retort:
You'd better take the beam out OF
your own eye, now that you've taken
the cinder out OF mine" but she, not
ing that they were the center OF inter
est, observed: "All the passengers are
enjoying this. my dear. You'd better
60 back to the cafe.'
Wellington regarded her with a re-
vulsion to wrath. He Numbered at
her: Il will go back, but allow me to
inform you, my dear madam. that I'll
not drink another drop-just to sur.
prise you"
Mrs. Wellington shrugged her shout
ders at this ancient threat and Jimmie
stumbled back to his lair, whittier the
men followed him. Feeling sympathy
in the atmosphere. Little Jimmie felt
impelled to pour out his grief:
"Jellmen, I'm brokn-heartless
man. Mrs. Well'n'ton is queen
among women, but she has temper Of
tarant-''
Wedgewood broke in: 81 say. old
boy, you've carried this ballast for
three days now, wherever did you get
it,"
Wellington drew himself up proud.
" for a moment before he slumped
back into himself. We'll, you see,
when l announced to a few friends
that was about to leave Mrs. Wei
linton forever and that I was going
out to-to-you know.
Reno. We know. Well?"
"Well, crowd of my friends got up
a farewell sort of divorce breakfast
and some Of EN- felt SO very sad about
my divorce that they drank little TOO
much, and the rest Of my friends felt
so very glad about my divorce, that
they drank a little too much. And, Of
course, ! had to join both parties.
And that breakfast" said Ashton,
LASTED till the train started, eh?"
Wellington glowered back triumph
antly. Lasted till the train started?
Jellmen. that breakfast is going yeti"
(To be continued.)
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CHAPTER XXI.
Matrimony to and Fro.

matFimOny TO anu FTos
And the next morning they were In
Wyoming-well toward the center OF
that State. They had left behind the
tame levels and the truly rural towns
and they were among foothills and
mountains, passing cities OF wildly
picturesque repute, like Cheyenne, and
Laramie, Bowie, and Medicine Bow,
and Bitter Creek, whose very names
imply literature and war whoops, cow
boy yelps, barking revolvers, another
redskin biting the dust, cattle STAN
pedes, town-paintings, humorous
lyrchings and bronchos in epileptic
frenzy.
But the talk of this train was con-
cerned with none Of these wonders,
which the novelists and the maya
zinist have perhaps trifie overpub-
lished. The talk of this train was con-
cerned with the eighth wonder of the
world, a semi.detached bridal couple.
Mrs. Whitcomb was eager enough 10
voice the sentiment of the whole pop
ulace, when she looked up from her
novel In the observation room and,
nudging Mrs. Temple, drawled: by
the way, my dear, has that bridal
couple made up its second nights
quarrel YETI"
"The Mallorys?" Mrs. Temple
flushed as she answered, mercifully.
"Oh, yes, they were very friendly
again this morning"
Mrs. Whtcomb's countenance was
cynical: My dear, I've been married
twice and l ought to know something
about honeymoons, but this honeyless
honeymoon" she cast up her eyes
and her hands in despair.
The women were so concerned about
Mr.. and Mrs" Mallory, that they
hardly noticed the uncomfortable
plight of the Wellingtons, or the Curl
GUS behavior of the lady from the
stateroom who seemed to be afraid Of
something and never spoke to any
body. The strange behavior OF Anne
Cattle and Ira Lathrop even escaped
much comment, though they were for
ever being stumbled on when anybody
went out to the observation platform:
When they were disloaged from there,
they sat playing checkers and talking
very little, but making eyes at one an
other and signing like furnaces.
They had evidently concocted some
secret of their own, for Ira, looking
at his watch, murmured sentimentaily
to Anne: only a few hours more,
Annie"
And Anne turned geranium-color
and dropped handful of checkers. l
don't know how | can face it"
Ira growled like lovesick lion:
"Aw, what do you care?"
But l was never married before,
Ira," Anne protested, "and on a train,
too"
"Why, all the bridal couples take to
the railroads.
~ should think it would be the last
place they'd co. said Anne-a sensible
woman, Anne! Look at the Mallories
how miserable they are
q thought they were happy said
| Ira, whose great virtue it was 10 pay
! little heed to what was pone of his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
FREE PASSAGE
RUS. SHIPS
THROUGH CANAL

WARRINGTON, Aug. 8.--spur
red TO action by President Tafte
message urging the necessity for
Immediate legislation on the Pan
ANA canal bill, the senate. following
It's stand last night in approving
free passage through the waterway
OF Americ sn-ownod vessels, today
II 10 believed will complete It's con-
sideration Of tho measure. BY .
vote OF ~ TO ~ the senate Ignored
England's protest and exempted
American vessels from tolls. II 10
now believed that the whole quos-
ton Will be taken before The
Hague tribunal for settlement.
The only stumbling block In the
way OF the canal bill now II the
senate amendment which permits
railroad.owned vessels 20 use tho
waterway. The house prohibited
the use OF the canal by such boats,
but the senate allows passage OF
such vessels. subject TO the stipu'
lated tolls.
As the leaders OF both hounes
have fixed the time OF adjournment
for August ~. and a. other matters
OF importance are before congress.
Il Is believed that speedy action In
both houses will be taken. before
the end OF tho week.
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Once upon time a rash man
iourneyed on tho Renton line
through Rainier valley to Columbia
CITY. There he said In loud voice.
There are good trusts"
For all anybody knows he Is run
ming yet
Rainier valley II progressive. In.
surgent and full OF fight There are.
probably. more schools OF political
thought represented there than In
any other part OF the city. There
are more socialists there than any.
where else. with the single excop.
ton OF Ballard. But there are no re-
dictionaries. Or. IL there are. they
do not talk about II. Reactionaries
are not popular ia the valley.
And all agree TO one thing: That
the vested interests are tough
bunch OF pirates.
So. when the Rcnton line refused
10 carry Rainier valley people into
Seattle unless they paid excess
fares, Rainier valley rose on It's
hind legs. inquired. Shall we sub
init 10 this outraEes" answered in
the negative. blocked traffic. and
raised hob generally.
Now Rainier valley has excellent
car service. Tho valley has found
that II pays to lnsurge now aud
thmn.
Such Is the chronic state Of mind
OF the Rainier valley man that he
wonders why. Why. Why do some
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PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM ON
WHICH ROOSEVELT STANDS

Chicago
the Initiative referendum and
recommends easier method Of amending the conaliu
legislation limit
contributions and for full publicity
the participation BY fed
erai appontees In state and national conventions
the courts such restrictions
authority determine undamen
questions social welfare and public policy
should be prohibited when
would apply wsre no labor disputes existed
platform pronounced stand favor OF labor legislation
eghhour the establishment OF
provision against Industrial accidents
high Of living is pledged The
platform reesabshment the life commission TO
ndth national health service Is recommended
interstate Industrial
regulation OF interstate
the sherman law prevent unfair trade
abolition OF the court Legs
commission power to value
physfca property railroads IL recommended
ALDRicH CURRENCY OPPOSED
Issuance OF notes
through IL condemned and that control by the gov
intentionally exploitation monopoiza-
tho platform then declares for their prompt
public Reasonable compensation TO the
people fol power sites is recommended -
sELF-oovERNmENT FOR ALASKA
promise 10 give Alaska local sesovernrent and
the enact Such as WIN
the Panama canal with
should lot allowed the use OF the canal :,
The unjust and revision demanded
cost production at nome ana ABROAD -
INCOME TAX FAVORED
inheritance favored ana the mme
date creation OF post action In behalf Of m
and the construction of two batshps year
pending the agreement
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people choose TO live on Capitol hin
or Queen Anne hill or the unlver.
sity district. when they might live
In Rainier valley.
For 10 not Rainier valley the gar
den spot OF the ~oridf Loud cries
Of "Yesis Are not vaientine, York
STATION. Southeast Seattle, colun-
bla City. HllIman City. Brighton
Beach and Taylor's Mill. severaiiy
and In a bunch. the finest lille burns
TO live In anywhere between Tampa.
Florida. and Cape Flatteryf Tu-
muituous cheers.
I.ookl From any point In the
valley you can see Mount Rainier
And what other sight Inspires the
lofty. onnobling thoughts that
Mount Rainier invokes7 Il Is sym
bolic OF the might of sturdy PEG
Pile. alert and unafraid
Which 10 why Rainier Valley
Athletic club boxer steps into the
ropcd arena supremciy confident
that he 10 going 10 knock the ever
lasting dnyilghss out OF the other
fellow. Which 10 why the valley
insuracs with chip on Its shoulder,
politically, irdustriaily, theologlcsiiy
and every other way at the slightest
provoeation.
There aren't many rich people In
tho valley. And very few poor
ones. They're mostly working folks
In a sense they are exclusive THIS
wpirif shows itself In a feeling OF
pity for all tho world outside Raj
nier valley.
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fUI InlffU fff"@ sfE@~".s
Los ANGELES, Aug. e.--Foliow-
ina the ruling Of the court In the
barrow trial today that e. a. Can
treii, socialist lecturer, could not
testify on rebuttaI 70 impeaeh Job
Hartman, defense witness, on a
collateral matter, CsntreII wan ex-
cused. James M. Ruff, a notornan,
was called by the state on rebuttai
TO disprove the testimony OF Frank
e. Wolfe, a newspaper man, who
testified that the defendant was
with him during the morning OF the
alleged bribery, he remaining with
barrow until the attorney left for
Hsrrlman's campaign quarters, and
not seeing Bert n. Franklin during
the morning, thus establishing an
aIibi for the accused attorney.
Ruff made a bad witness for the
state. He testified that Wolfe rode
on his car from South Hollywood
alone one day IN November 1911.
but could not place the date. and
was very vague 40 10 the time Of
day Wolfe was ON his car.
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MTTLE MEN
CHOSEN OFFICERS

SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. SHAW
= eurcluded the business and cleo
n n officers. the delegates TO the
M International highway con-
Nfiea are leaving here today for
eds homes.
! 7 Ronald Of Seattle was re-
1<set president OF the Pacific
E<hvay association by acclama-
- Frank NJ FretveIl OF Seattle
~ succeed himself as secretary.
= rith the title OF honorary sec
k1sJ. The other officers are:
sesior vice president for Alaska.
Non Joslyn Of Fairbanks: senior
~ presidents for British Colvm-
- =. Ned. Russell Of Vancouver
- A =. Todd OF Victoria.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
1H[ sPEEDERS'
IIME Of NEW
CLUB HERE

-. sre<ders" In the name OF
's = ~ newest Of seattie's clubs.
@~sSsrs are taken from every
u llfs. There's nothing eS-
- " .scus u. The officers OF
Z. 80 viii admit anyone to mem
s.n There's only one requisite
1870 must either own, rent or
~ - borrow motorcycle or
sss,Is. That done, the rest Is
y. the aforementioned auto or
'ss,sycIs on one OF Seattle's
.s a street with lots OF pso-
z = Il. preferably children. Is
~, Open her up wide. throw
i. ~ high" cut cut the mnffler
!, lst,srxo. The first policeman
=. s,ss tho machine or motorcycle
s..,rr up the pavement and
rs,sss tho driver flirting with the
~s.rssker will understand that an
49, candidate for The Speesiors Is
= uuslifyss. He win take the
~ a. the car or benxine bike.
!. the performances and notify
~ n candidate that IL he will report
s,lcc court In the morning
,.lse Gordon viii have his name
ssr-.Ssa In the book OF members.
~ initiation fec varies from SIS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-08
For Saie-Poultry.

WE WAIT 600D PnTTT7TS
Ana VIII pay cents a pound over
the market price for good stock
Special prices for stock that Will
t. grade up to Al standard. Highest
market price for good Killing
PACIFIC POULTRY co NC
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NATURALIZATION
PAPERS RULING.

Attorney General Tanner In an
opinion rendered yesterday to Chief
Naturalization Examiner Smith.
said that the primary elections were
Just the same as the general cleo
tons. and that no naturalization
papers could DO issued for 30 days
preceding tho primaries. The
period this covers Is from August
10 20 September 10. The same rule
as 10 no naturalization papers APP
plies TO the NoveSaber elections.
The period az that time Is from
October 6 10 November 8.
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Frank steak, ibc h.; homeless cot
tage ham, iSc Id; pork steak, So
ID: lamb chops. i2ho H.; boiling
steak. $50 h.: leaf lard. i2ho hi
hsIlb,,t. z lbs fsc; red snappers. 1
lbs. Csc; tenderioin sole. 2 lbs. 25c;
silver smelts. 9 lbs; 2bo; halibut
cheeks. q lbs. Csc; ling cod, lbs.
use: rock cod. . lbs. use. full cream
brick cheese, 25c lb.; Imported Swiss
cheese, sbc III.
OF questions. The motorman affect
cd an offhand air. Darrow pound
ed away until the witness hesitated
long between answers and appeared
reluctant to talk. barrow quizzed
Ruff on the subject of who first APP
preached him on the subject OF tes'
tifying in this case. Declaring that
Frank Belcher. an employe OF the
defense, was the man who first ap-
preached the witness. as District
Attorney Ford interrupted TO ask
Belcher to stand up. Judge Hutton
admonished Ford, who said that his
wish was 10 save Darrow time.
That's not your purpose and you
know IT," charged the defendant.
"Your purpose, Ford, Is to He
gally influence the jury against me,
and you know that. too
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HE'LL VETO EN-

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--Fol-
lowing a eahlne, meeting today.
President Tat, indicated that he
will veto both the wool and
steel tariff revision bills. a
single message will cover both
measures. II will declare that
neither was formulated with the
aid Of the tariff board. and
therefore neither bill eenstI-
tutes scientific revision.
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SHOT DOWN BY
FORMER HUSBAND

sly FRANCISCO. Aug. Shot
ksa b. her former husband. Mo
mo Axuno. whose reconciliation
kzzcss she had spurned. Mrs.
rubelIs Briee Is dying In a hos
VI here today. and AEuno is in a
rsau condition. with two self.in-
f<lsd bullet wounds in his body.
IN Brice went 10 Axuno's apare-
nnh this morning In response TO
" fgrmer husbands urgent re-
~.
1 want nothing more 10 do with
NJ Nr& Brics shouted, and
kaso drew q revolver. In the
xasxle which followed. Mrs. Brice
v dot thrcguh the body.