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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

~ me bear raced around the
Il s'4sffa IKE hen with its head cut
,sa sfoeklng over q churn, a beehive
y a8tnging clothes reel.
4 smother shot made another hole ii.
n, n ~ I. out didn't stop the war dance,
M, ~ gear now raced across to the.
Is MI ellmped up on the back porch
oeAea INTO eternal smash three
H. a afs sf raspberry preserves that
ssss M. s ", had set out too cool. He
sasa MS fur with the hot mess Of
s,ss',., and berries, and thereafter
'ea'ng stuck to him-burrs. feath.
3, Oiled grass and dust 50 al th - lu prea.
aas.s = was 9 disgrace to bear SO.
spt,;ss dog now took a hand and
~ q, sue bear. while Pete made
M aoles in the critters tin belmet
IA Y y .a !. bear, with muffed grunts
/ i Ill. & q rage and fear, managed
asa i. oat O. the yard and put off
M, = read toward Shin Pond,
| a 4 II y nose who beheld the appark
ssI,,a. @ feathered bear wearing q a' tin :,
II M, i've taken pledge, which they
s,saas, = keep until they know ii
N E4
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
SAVE NEGRO BABY
FROM RAGING FIRE
Then Two Kansas City Firemen
Wrangse Over the Job of Be-
ing Nurse.

Kansas City, Mo.-Dense clouds OF
black smoke issuing from the upper
windows Of a frame house brought the
Kansas City (Kan.) fire department to
1902 North Third street, Kansas City,
Kan. Mrs. Carrie Pennell, negress,
thirty-eight years old, and her seven
teen-year-old daughter Daisy ran down
the stairs leaving behind the week old
infant of the latter.
Without hesitation Archie Clark and
Captain Charles Abraham of No.
hose company pulled their helmets
down over their ears, took long
breath and disappeared into the black
smoke. A moment later they emerged,
sneezing and rubbing their eyes, Clark
carrying what appeared to be bundle
Of clothes. When they reached the
street the mother and grandmother
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
ADVENTURE OF A FARMER
Robbed, Beaten insensible, Hurled
Into River, Escapes TO Bridge
With S45 Left.

Chicago.--Frank Washburne, farm
or whose residence Is near Clinton, Ia,
but who was visiting with friends on
the West side, was found the other
morning In a pit in the center pier of
the Harrison street bridge. The man
was cut. about the head and face. He
said he had been robbed on the bridge
by two highwaymen and beaten and
thrown into the water after he had
given up $50 and gold watch.
In order to get Washburne out OF
the hole the bridge was raised and men
were lowered into the pit with ropes.
They found Washburne semi-con-
scious. He said he had been in the
pit for more than half an hour, and
almost had given up hope of rescue
when his cries were heard by the
bridge tender.
81 was just leaving the east end OF
the bridge, having walked over from
Haisted street. said Washburne,
when two men approached me. After
asking the time, one of them pointed q
gun at me and ordered me to hold up
my hands.
II at once held up my hands, and
while one of them held the gun the
other went through my pockets and
took my watch and chain and $50 that
| had in my pocket.
After they had taken everything
had they suddenly struck me twice on
the head. / couldn't make any further
resistance. They threw me into the
river. The cold water revived me a
little and started to swim. ! got up
on the centerpiece of the bridge, but
fell into a hole in the middle Of 1t.
| Il struck something at the bottom,
nd 1t knocked me out don't know
ygow long lay there before came to.
here wasn't any chance for me to
iNlimb up the slippery sides OF the pit,
| So / shouted as loud as Icould for
| help. Soon / saw the bridge going up
and then the officers got me- out 4
Washburne had s45 Id his shoe
! which the bandits failed to obtain.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
TO Decorate a Bald Head.

my husband" writes Mrs. Pezozz1e
to the chaperon, was quite bald when
! married him, although otherwise per-
fectly good. first washed his head
with cleansing solution and a stiff
brush; then / sandpapered it, starting
with the rough paper and using each
grade down to the finest After that
] rubbed it at intervals with my bare
hand for several days and now 1t is
lovely. It has all the dull rich finish
SO much admired and the natural
grain shows beautifully Kansas
City Star
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
DARING RESCUE BY
r WOMAN IN AN AUTO
0ashes After Runaway Horse
and Grabs Child From a Fly
ing Milk Wagon. ]

Somerville, N. IA runaway horse
attached to milk wagon, in which
there was a six-year-cld girl, dashed
through the main thoroughfare of
Somerville the other morning The
runaway had several narrow escapes
from colliding with other vehicles and
at one time the milk wagon was nearly
overturned. AS the horse turned out
OF Main street and ran wildly down a
road leading to the open country, the
terrified child was at the side door of
the wagon, as If about to jump. Mrs.
Rogers, daughter of William Bradley
of New York, who has summer place
here, started after the runaway in her
automobile, stopping On the street cor
ner to pick up Policeman Edward
Ramsey
The horse had a start of half mile,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Superior Attraction.

One of the two women who sat near
the front of the car had been to the
theater the night before to see GER
tain beautiful actress.
How does she hold her age?' Gag
erly asked the one who had not been.
Well, to tell you the truth, Mamie,
she wore such a lovely pink dress that
i couldn't take my eyes of 1T the
whole time she was on the stage; SC
4 never thought OF looking at her face
to see whether she held her age q
mott should say she did, though"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
!. charged With Assault and Bat
J tery and Disturbance OF
the Peace.
pR,lIu,s SAD MISTAKE
raort 10 Drain Bucket OF Warm
y ~ w., A,,u,ai Gets Vessel Fast on Its
~ Escapes Farmers Bullets ano
I'm out Of His Yard

ps,sor, Me.-somewhere IN the
IL nau q northern Maine there is cruls'
W. No hig bear, for whose arrest Pete
lng - shin Pond is willing to pay
9s. ..t.s Il reward. Pete charges this
s ~ith assault and battery, dlstur :
". ~ i tie peace and larceny, ano
mu Z wiling to go to almost any ex.
"a. and trouble to get him. me
e y, IN be identified easily. he IS
g 10 over his head one of Tarrio's
ss = ,su.ouart tin milking pals with
W holes in it, and on that &C
" WI u staggers about like a drunken
~ !, MAS sunset at Shin Pond, which
.sseaful locality is a few miles north
p !, pstten and Mrs. Pete Tarrio, who
+ III and fifty, was sitting on a stool
III outside the barn milking their
III cov. Pete was just inside the
Nm door milking another cow. Sud
ssuIy Mrs. pete was startled by a loud
4Fcot sWoofn behind her.
ii first she merely smiled and Kept
/. milking, for she knew that her hus-
Sapd was d great joker and thought
\ lba, III was trying to have some fun
IN her. But when she got cuff
,eross the back that knocked her
spraWling she knew that 1t was no
lin. that Pete wouldn't treat her that
] say and when she saw the cow gallop
Fldly oil down the lane, she knew that
\ ,one one or something had declared
war
scramblfng to her feet as quickly as
lar two hundred pounds weight would
I. allow, Mrs. Pete was astonished to see
I / lOopound bear with his nose stuck
Into the pail Of warm milk. She yelled
j ID her husband, who came out, took
] me lpok, and raced to the house for
4 bis rife.
While Pete was gone the bear Tapped
4 up most II the milk, and then, in an
esort to get what was in the bottom OF
4 he pail, he lifted his head to allow
4 lie milk to run down his throat. That
n Tas d bad move to the bear, for the in
liant be tilted the pail the pail fell
down OYER his reek and caught in the
Z tMck fnr He paused in puzzled
4 Fag. then began to run around in cir
elss occasionally butting into some.
( Ting which had the effect Of forcing
Ne pail more firmly down over hrs
shoulders.
1 Pete appeared with his rife and took
shot at the blindfolded bear, the
\ bullet making nice round hole in the
q tln pail but not disturbing the animal
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
a Husband In Jest.

Solicitor (endeaYoring to discover
clients legal status But. madam,
how long is it since you heard from
your husband?
Client-Well, yer see, e left me the
day e was married, and truth is, |
amt 'eard nothin' Of i'm since, nor
wanted; least ways, did ear casual
like that e were dead, but 1t may be
only is fun.-Punel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
MADE I'M DIXIE
BY DIXIE PEOPLE

FOR THE AILMENTS OF DIXIE AND
GOOD ANYWHERE! For Headaches,
Torpid Liver, Constipation, Bilious
ness, Sour Stomach, TAKE ONE
BONDS PILL. Keep your Liver and
Bowels right and you keep we'll. Just
try this remedy ONCE! One little pill
at bedtime will relieve nine-tenths Of
all ailments. YOU WAKE UP WE'LL
ALL DRUGGISTS. Is CENTS. Adv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Different Youth,

Good morning, Mrs. Ales,'' said q
grocery boy awaiting an order from a
lady in suburban town.
Please call me Allees,' answered
the lady. That's my name
But / don't know you well enough
to call you Alice" rejoined the youth,
confusedly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

quickly cured by that wonderful remedy
Elixir BabeIS.
THE result has been an absolute cure
to me, and 1t affords me the greatest
who are suffering from that dreadful
disease known as malaria. Clarence
Elmo Ergood.
or grippe when you can get prompt re-
lief.
Elixir BabeIS. SO cents. all druggists. or
KloczeWski s. Co., Washington, DC. Adv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Sacrifice Made for Dress.

Using the Los Angeles fashion show
for his text, DR.. Alfred Jones, a distin-
guished nerve. specialist of London,
now visiting the California city, made
the assertion that dress is causing
the ruination of more lives in Ameri-
ca than malignant disease He said
the intense competition among Amer
lean women of all classes TO keep up
the pace set by fashion Swas nerve
racking and Notwithstanding.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Guardian for Dog.

Brooklyn, N. MAC, fourteen-year-
nd FOX terrier, is left a trust fund of
sano by his former mistress, Loretta
Dugan. Della Kerrigan Is appointed
Guardian to spend the income.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
mnMeIeome Slave.

New \ 5rk. Captain Big Bill' Hold
p;ns Of the Bronx precinct has a
Turkish slave he doesn't want. He
rescued sheik Mast from mob. and
the 81 elk now spends his days curled
IN on Hodgins' door steg
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
ljnaratefuI Guest.

Brown-so you spent Sunday with
the Suburbs, Ell? How far is their
house from the station?
TowneAbout two miles as the
dust fies!-Judge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
A preachment by any other name
would be quite as unWanted.

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe OXIDTNE for Malaria, be-
cause it is a proven remedy BY years Of ex-
perience. Keep bottle in the medicine
chest and administer at first sign Of Chills
and Fever. ADV.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Negative Evidence.

81 hear the gentleman who is visit
ing your daughter Is q coming man. s
HE must be, for he is certainly not
a going one"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

If your appetite is not what it should be
perhaps Malaria is developing. Il affects
the whole system. 0xID1NE- will clear
away the germs, rid you OF Malaria and
generally improve your condition. Adv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

As q summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXIDINE. st not
only builds up the system, but taken reg
ularly. prevents Malaria Regular OF Taste
less formula at Druggists. ADV.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
New y Divorce ca.,sa

llIrss ~, " Irwin ". Graves was
s,esnses,l sofee when he produced an
Il. a al wife signed PROMISING
asala Il saved out all night again
al aI,ssas. san she wanted Graves
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
y Her Meat Trick 1.

When the actress in question Wis
ited that managerial firm to star her
she used a paradoxical argument
What was til ~
sShe brought hacker to the front. =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
lie Kind

What interest has the dog in the
case of the poor cat?'
II guess it is some purr scent
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

As a summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares withOXTDINE. It not
only. builds UP the system. but taken reg
ularly, prevents Malaria Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists. ADV.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Superiority.

"My wife can make a tart answer
my wife can do better than that
she can make pie speak fer itself 4
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

ia man doesn't know how to make
love to a widow she knows how to
teach him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

ITCH Relieved In 80 Minutes.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for all kinds q
contagious itch At Druggists. Adv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

And every man who owns q dog
thinks the animal has more sense
than his neighbor
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

Ers. Winsiow's Soothing syrup for Children
taethine, softcns the gums, reduces intamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, CSC bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

There is always more or less pre-
jrldice against man holding an of
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
Way of Words.

81 must say this looks like sharp
practice"
ct does-that's fiat.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
no DRIvE orr n7ALAETA

nc DR1VE OR N7ALAEsIE ,..,,,.r
AND BUILD UE LIE HxSTEM "a
Take the Old Standard GROVES nA3TELE5s
Chilli TONIC You know what you are taking.
ahvinu II is simply uniiise nd Inn Il iasteless
form, and the s.Tsf ererfuai forn. For grown
people and children, 30 cents. AaV.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16

A man isn't far from right when
he's willing to admit that he is in this
wrong.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-16
FIRST Court ofcer-Judge Knox

F1gst Court OiHcer~-Judge KNOX
made d bad break yesterday.
Second Court Officer What was
that?
First Court Of1cer-He asked
woman prisoner If she had anything
to say before he pronounced sentence
on her, and she talked for two hours.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23
COMMON PEOPLE COMING TOWN
NSTAIE OF CALIFORNIA now

fenced, and the discussion went along
quietly, until some evil spirit prompt
ed the insurance companies, to air
their side in a newspaper advertise
ment
The effect was electrical, Anybody
who didn't know about the fight be.
fore got into It at once The mayor
threw the whole matter into public
discussion and before the INSURANCE
people quite knew where they we're
at the common peoples" represen-
tatires proved that San Francisco
was one of the richest insurance
fields in the world. and that prem
iums paid since 1906 were $50
900 and that the losses were only S..
O90, 900. E..-. Il. J.. &. - -.
The insurance companies couldn't
stand the pressure OF public opinion
a joint committee got to work, and
the Immediate result was the an
nouncement that insurance charges
would be dropped 25 to so per cent
and that the rates OF 1905 would be
restored, and over 100000 would be
paid back to policy holders in return
ed premiums. The net saving to the
city is $1,O00,00G a year. and consider
ing, this as interest at 5 per cent just
SIC, 100000 has been added to the
business capital of the city.
These are just examples of how
the people rule. Verify the gouging
corporation is being chased to its
counting room. What with reductions
IN roilrood Foror ltnyhf eoO ord fofc
phone rates, freight rates, etc, and
all these things have come about in
various localities, the common peo-
pie" seem to be getting what's COM
ing to them. i say "seem" because
maybe we're like the common citi.
zen" who said: Gee l wish 1 had
John DIS money" whereupon pes
simistic friend remarked, what
good would it do you, he'd get it all
back again" 50 %s%> ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23

George D. Pittman, rancher
struck by lightning, near Wilcox, Ari-
IONA, measured five feet eight inches
in height before death and six feet
afterward. His vertebrae were I'M
coupled by the shock.
Thinking that he saw a possqm in
chinquepin tree near his home at
Townsville, Alabama, UTiah Noble.
wealthy farmer, shot and killed
Thomas Williams, a fifteen-year-old
boy, son of another farmer, who was
gathering nuts from the tree.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23
Southern Pacific, and Fire I'm
defwriters Among Others &
Are Finding tt Out .
.Ry ERNEST N. SMITH

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
THE. peoples rights" is great
slogan these days. Let the people
rule is no idle boast OF the prattling
politicianG. The people are ruling
at least they are in California, in a
way that Is giving the Jim jams" to
the active officials who must provide
dividends for hungry stock holders.
It's getting SO q corporation pTeSi-
dent is beginning to cuddle close to
the common people in a frantic effort
to get in touch and keep an ear on
the ground to listen for the grumble
Of public discomfort.
And every once in while COM
mon citizen arises in anger and
shouts See here, what this gouging,
grasping corporation is doing to us.
Looky looky, the thieves reaping a
golden harvest" md there comes a
faint answering cry from the corpora.
ton president 'Hell-up, hell-up," at
torneys rush forward frantically and
the fight is on.
1t used to cost more to telephone
to Oakland from the San Francisco
ferry building than it did to personal
ly travel to Oakland. Someone finally
yelled, facts were presented to the
railroad Commission, which demand
ed private records, statistics, etc.,
and promptly lowered the tariff. The
telephone company yelled unmercl'
fully, but the rates stayed down.
However, business began to in
crease very fast, and the telephone
company is in a fair way to find it.
self better off than in the past.
For years the Southern Pacific dis
eliminated against the Peninsula be-
low San Francisco. Polite requests
met with a chilled response or no at
tention at all.
Let the people rule" shouted
some body. The clans got together,
money was raised. and the merry
war of batting the railroad corpora
ton was on. Be it known that the
railroad hates the commission be-
yond almost anything else in existen-
ce inasmuch as the commission has
turned the spot light on every evil
railroad practice and inconsistency.
Coming to Terms.
The railroad now offered to COM
promise, which is much better than
having legal decision lodged
against you which can be quoted b.
other communities. The fight was Bit
ter. The s. p. sought to inject other
issues, tried to get rival communi-
ties fighting, made glowing future
promises-but the common people
hung tenaciously to one pOint-"we
want lower rates"-and they got
them. The railroad defense crumbled
and the people will save.
The net result will be that the coun
try will develop and the railroad will
be better off than ever.
Goused by Underwriters.
The San Francisco Board of Under.
writer's have been gouging the city
ever since the fire on insurance rates.
Somebody woke up, called Mayor
Rolph's attention to things. and he
beiRg q practical business man let
action follow thought The fire in
surance companies parleyed and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23
TWO MEET WITH .
. ACCIDENTS

Is While at work at Fort street wharf
in the removal of cargo from small
coasting steamer to the shed, George
Lanui, a laborer, was injured by the
falling of pile of tubs. and he was
conveyed to the hospital. Besides
some minor bruises, Lanui is suffer-
ing from broken leg. ..sef ....*
The police were called to attend to
the removal of Yum Choy,sa Chinese,
from Palama Settlement this morning
The Chinese was engaged in painting
a new building and, was at work on
an elevated staging. In some manner
he lost his balance and fell a distance
of twenty feet, receiving serious in
juries. He was taken to the hospital
for treatment
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23
RARGAINsl sAReAlHsi

We deal in listed and unlisted secu-
rifles of all kinds. HidalSo, La Zaca-
ulpa rubber; Eurissima Hills Oh stock;
Mascot Copper.
W. E.LoGAN q co.
Room IL Bacon Block, Oakland. Cal
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23
HIL0 TEACHERS UNION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

HILO, Oct. 22.-At the first meet
ing of the Hilo Teachers Union last
Friday morning the following officers
were elected for the coming year: L.
C. Lyman, president; Miss ]. Deyo,
vice president; E., A. Brown. secreta-
ry; and E 5. Capellas, auditor. After
a literary and musical program the in
structors participated in basket
picnic at Coceanut Island.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23
NO OPIUM In CHAMBERLAIN'S
C0CGH REMEDY.

There is not a particle of opium or
other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and never has been since it
was first offered to the public. 1t is
as safe a medicine for child as for an
adult. For sale by all dealers. Ben
son. Smith & Co, Ltd, agents for Ha-
wall. ..--
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23

Prof. William Skeat Of CampbTidge
University, England, widely known as
a philologist, is dead at the age Of
seVenty-siX wears.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23

For attempting to assassinate King
Victor Emmanuel OF italy on March
IA last, Antonio DaIba was condemn
ed to thirty years penal .seryitude.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-05
ALASKAN mARRIEs
 CHICAGO ARTIST
Nugget Special Service.

NEW YORK. April 5.-Wednesday evening MT Thomas Aitken, ef Fair banks aud the IdItarod. was married Co Miss Berylo Boughton. a young art ist and daughter of a Chicago banker
 4 few friends were present. several Alaskans who were in the city be- ing invited The groom, Thomas P. Aiken. claims 10 be from Fairbanks and the Iditarod. that he has valuable mining property on Flat creek. which he worked last summer, but will sell to the Guggenheims under an option that company has on the whole creek
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-05
TuPPER ADDRESSES
 HARVARD CLUB SEATTLE
Special Nueost Service.

Special Nugget SerNIee'
 SEATTLE. April 5.-Sir Charles Tupper addressed the members of the Harvard Club of the city Wednesday evening. at their annual banquet and made a strong plea for closer rela- tlons between the two countries.
 Sir Charles Tupper stated the re- cent arbitration treaty between the United States and England was step in the right direction, that cruel war fare should be done away with in these civilized days. and to President Taft, great credit Is due for bringing about treaties of peace. The name of Presi- dent Taft. stampeded the club. even though he ia Yale graduate. he great rival university of Harvard the president Is very popular fellow with the members Of the Seattle liar yard Club