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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-31
GIANTS lose
TWO GAMES

SPOKANE. May ai.--Cadreaua
clever pitching. coupled with fine
sieldlng. drove the Giants further
down the cellar yesterday. when
the Indians captured double head
or The games were splendid en-
hihitiona. aud the holiday crowds
got their moneys worth. Spokane
punched their hits at the right mo.
ments, and Seattle made critical
errors when perfect fielding would
have saved them.
seattle ..aaaoeAona .
a spokane 4s..ese0esee. -~s =
any dor and whaliaz. wits and oai-
dick
Seattle 9
AZ spokane ..s.ge 2
Jones and whaiias. csdreaa and De
Nort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-31

Bedford and Schmute took the
principal part In pitchers battle
wherein Charley drew a decision.
Umpire TomAn's decision at the
plate when Morse was called out on
a steal from third Was not a popu.
lar one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-31

Model furniture Company.
Charter Oak Ranges. .ss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-31

Hunt. Tacoma'a heaylst. can
work fast when he wants to.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-05-31
DID Bits of
SpOrts...

For holiday crowd. yesterdays
audiences were very light at both
games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

the present, and it has stayed there
ever since.
His Christmas Stories broke the
spell. Like the man who pronounced
the magic words in the Arabian
nights and the dead city teemed with
life, so these little tales of Dickens
awoke the sleeping sentiment. made
a new world at Christmas time, a
world Of fun and frolic and feasting
of gifts and good nature, Of heart and
happiness.
What these Christmas Stories did
yesterday, they are doing today Only
last week. the Kansas City Star, one
of the best-edited papers in the coun
try. wiped out all its editorials TO print
bits from these stories, each under
its proper head, to stimulate, If that
we're necessary, good will to men and
glory to God
And it urged, as we do today, that
each man and woman, no matter how
busy, on whom the hard truths of the
world press too heavily, read these
stories over, to lift the burden for q
time, to blow the embers into a cheer
ing blaze again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

cultivation to his wife and daughters,
while he labors as carpenter, stone
mason or cooper for caskmaking is
one of their important industries He
also likes to get job as s waiter in
one of the numerous hotels at seaside
resorts, for the country has thousands
of continental and English visitors.
Women share in the heavy work of
the cities as well. There are female
porters. laborers on the docks, market
tenders and even women coal beavers,
fishermen, or, rather, fisherwomen, and
sailors. They are as strong and hardy
as their husbands and brothers and
seem to stand long hours and hard la
Dor as well.
OF course it rather takes away the
glamour of romance when one sees a
young woman with finely chiseled
features and beautiful black eyes dig
ging with spade and mattock or heaF-
Ing a basket of coal into a ships hold
with as much ease as the American
girl plays tennis and golf. Women seem
happy under what we would consider
hard conditions, so the reformer would
probably have his labor for his pains
IL he suggested a change in this de
partment Of Portuguese national ex-
istence.-Christian Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
YOUNG BANDIT is SLAIN;
DEPUTY KILLED.; 3 HURT

Santa Anna, Cal, Dec. 1S.-In a bat
tie yesterday in the hills at Tamato
Springs. IL miles northeast of Santa
Ana, between a young desperate and
more than 100 county officers, militia
men and citizens, the outlaw, who had
attacked young girl. was
killed, Under Sheriff Robert SQuires
met death and three of his deputies
were seriously wounded.
The battle was the climax of an all
night pursuit of the bandit by a sher.
iffs posse. which brought him to bay
al dawn. Turning upon his pursuers,
the bandit, intrenched behind bastions
o. rock, opened fire.
One of his first bullets fatally
wounded Squires, who lay in a gulch
calling for help throughout the long
night, but each time an effort was
made to reach him one or more mem
bers of his posse fell wounded
lt,was not until company l. of the
Seventh regiment, California national
guard, had been summoned and, flank
ing the bandits position, had riddleC
| him with bullets that the body Of
SGuires was recovered
The bandit appeared Sunday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
THAT BALKAN MESS.


George dear, what's all this Balkan
trouble that takes up so much room
In the papers?"
Il don't believe You could under.
stand it, my love. You see. it's large
ly political, and diplomatic, aRd-and
abstruse"
How is it political, George?"
That's hard to explain"
And how is it diplomatic?"
That's still more complicated"
"And why abstruse?"
That's the hardest of ALL"
81 Thought so, dear. You know
nothing about it, And now because
you're busy man and haven't time
for foreign news. I'm going to explain
the whole Balkan situation to you
You see. it was at best-good gracious
he's asleep!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

Supporting his resolution for a con-
stitutional amendment for recall Of
judicial decisions, Senator Bristow
said on the floor OF the senate: The
courts did not make the constitution;
they simply interpret what they think
II means. 1t is the peoples law. en-
-cted by them, and, if they do not
desire the Interpretation placed upon
II by the courts to stand as their will
this provision gives them the oppor-
tuDity to 80 declare. The will of the
people is the supreme law of the land.
This is the very basic principle upon
which our form OF government rests.
Seventeen years have elapsed since
the supreme court declared the income
tax law unconstitutional and we have
not yet amended the constitution so as
10 make an income tax possible,
though few viii claim that the people
do not favor and desire such a law.
This unnecessary Md exasperating
delay In vital matters makes an
amendment OF this kind to our consti.
tuition desirable and. in my opinion,
necessary to the country's welfare"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
FITNESS FIRST.

Roger c. Sullivan OF Chicago has
returned from the east, where he met
democratic party leaders who are sup
posed to be in close touch with Wood.
row Wilson. Men who should know
how Governor Wilson feels about the
future told me he will recognize the
regular channels of party organiza-
ton where At men are recommended
to him in making appointments said
Mr.. Sullivan. Above all, those who
aIe urged for places in official ser
vice will have to measure up to the
wilson standard of N1ess. No one
has any idea he will allow any one
TO dictate to him II men who are not
a. are presented for the considera
tior OF tina new president they may
expect disappointment"
There we have a pen sketch OF the
ptesident-elect. He will recognize
party organizations, but only wher
they recommend honesty and capacity
No one can dictate to MIN. They tried
this in New Jersey. but came out the
short end OF the horn. The new
president is going to consult the pub
lie good first.
II the president-elect sticks to these
high ideals he will be the sort Of {
president the people long have sought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
ONE OF mr.. ROOsEVELT'S CHICKENS

had sustained Mr.. Roosevelt's lawless
action, there would have been no free
dom of political discussion left to the
American people. Except by Presi-
dent Taft's permission, no newspaper
would have dared print any of Mr..
Rooseveit's speeches against the pres
ident during the recent campaign.
Those speeches would have been "a
libei upon the United States govern
ment"
We hope the Idaho supreme court is
not trying to do in a small way what
AIR. Roosevelt tried to do in a large
way If such proves to be the case,
however, We do not believe that the
editor of the Boise Capital News will
ever be punished for contempt. The
came United States supreme court
that protected the liberty of the press
from a presidential reign of terror
Will protect it from a judicial reign of
terror.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

MANDY y BETTER MOVE 1T BACK AGAIN."
But there was-that is. ! knew 1t by
that womanly Intuition that knows
things that amt so which nevertheless
are so. Not very long after this Jim
and his paw got to comm over even
ms to sit by the open fireplace with
fne and nav.
Then | knew somep'n else that jim
didn't see. at all. How could he. bein'
a man with mans stupidity about
such things? MIR. Shadwell saw through
ME as | saw through him. But 1t wasn't
any credit for him TO see through me,
for ] made 1t as plain as a barn with
the doors wide open. He knew that in
his designs ON NAV he had TO down
me and | wouldn't be easy to down.
Well. do you know the old Teller went
about to circumvent me. To think of
mans tryin' to circumvent woman!
| guess not. And he didn't suspect
that I'd see through his designs, What
he was after was 10 come over to our
house with Jim. intendin' Jim to dis
TRAIT my attention from him and nav.
When we was settin' around the fire,
eatin' doughnuts and drinkin' cider,
after we was through with the eatin'
and drinkin' Mr.. ShadweIl would make
! some excuse to git nav into the set
tin room. lookin' at Jim and me as
much as TO say: Young folks haven't
Any use for old folks. Let's give 'em
a chance"
If hadn't been so riled Id "a laugh
ed. and If | hadn't been as bent on
eircumyentin' him as he was on CIR
cumventin' me Id said: You old foolI
You're Speakin' one word for me to
two for5yonrself."
One sunday eveniD' Jim he come
over alone. Nav got out some nuts
and things for him and me and left
/ us. sayin' she'd got a headache and
was goin' to bed, early Jim wasn't
long dom somep'n he had never done
before. He sidled up to me and put his
| arm around my waist
What you doin' that for. Jim?" |
asked
BECAUSE like you"
That's not the only reason. Jim"
WHATS the other one:' he asked.
"Your paw Is anglin' for my nav
He sent yOn over here b. make up to
me, hOpin' to put me where wouldn't
have any objection"
Jim Just drew OF a bit and looked
at me kind O. surprised.
How did you know tlIat:" he asked.
cause it's as plain as a yellar pump
| kim | answered.
Il didn't know it myself till you gpld
me-
What do-you mean by that?"
why. dad. t'otber dag he said to me.
Jim. Mandy Barnes is nice girl. isn't
'shey You bet | says. why don't
you try to git her" says he. 4 been
thinkin' that for some time says L.
That was u week ago Monday. This
eYenin dad, said he thore he'd stay
home and read bis farmers journals.
wonder if he didn't do 1t to give me a
! chance to do some sparkin'?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

There are few housekeepers or
cooks who have mastered all the de-
tails Of management Of the gas range,
though the results obtained id cook
ing and baking are easier and cleaner
than with either wood or coal With
moot women a stove is a stove and
nothing special to learn about it ex-
cept where to turn on the gas and
how to light it.
The higher they turn the fame the
hotter it is, so they think, which is
anything but true. Turn only unGi a
little blue flame is reached and no vel
low tips" seen; that is air and gives
no heat value. Do not turn the flame
until 1t rises up to the handles OF
cooking utensils The heat is no
greater and it is destructive to the
sauce pans and kettles. 1t Is surpris-
ing what perfect cooking of most
foods, with no watching or anxiety
about burning, can be done with the
flame on a gas stove turned as low
as possible without going out
Most women are ready TO confess
that they do not understand their
OF en-. Often we are too busy doing
things in the kitchen and forget what
is happening in the oven. Not enough
care can be given to the study of the
relation of heat to foods, which is a
big item in the finished meal.
The preparation of food. mixing and
material may be perfect and all ruin
ed in cooking over the gas or baked
in the oven. Mothers often make the
mistake in letting the daughters make
the cake, and tell them to run along,
they'll watch the baking Just the
most important part was omitted in
the daughters training in her learning
| to make cake. Here is where our
cooking schools are giving the girls
an opportunity seldom found at home
I The girls must know and study the
temperature of ovens; they must time
all processes, to see how long it takes
the oven to heat for various purposes |;
! they must also notice the effect of too
much heat and they will also learn
that many articles continue cooking
or baking after the gas is turned off.
| ing in cooking schools, surely il
would pay any mother to spend some
time for such experimental work at
home.
One difficulty in the management
of gas stove lies in the fact that
/ the pressure and supply of gas are
not always uniform. Occasionally the
supply pipe is insufficient for the size
of the range or too many are using
the gas at one time This is fire.
quently noticed in city apartments be
tween and z p. m, when so many
dinners are being prepared all ovef
the city, thus testing the full capacity
of each stove and of the general sup
ply.
In some kitchens, where light and
heat come from the same pipe it is
wiser at times to light the room by
other means, that the full force OF
the gas may be given to the cooking
OF the dinner Women are not keen
on the mechanical side of housekeep
ing At lecture on foods and cook
cry some years ago, when gas was g
less common fuel, the teacher turned
cHt the light above her head that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
The Argus Daily Story
They Would Fight .Awfur'-By Ellen ogilvie
copyr,En,ee 1879 Sy A.soe,atea Lners-y Bureau
Copyrighted. 1919. I

was twelve years old when paw
died-oid enough to know that This
death was double calamity to me. |
had lost him, and stood IN danger OF
stepfather. could not recall him
but vowed that il any man came into
the house to tale his place he would
have to walk in over my dead body.
l drew Nmental pictures Of putin a
fork into his vitals. scaldin him or
sersin' him as Jack served the giant
by diggin' Il phi, for him.
When the danger really came I was
seventeen years old. Josiah Shadwell.
owner of the adjoinin. farm. lost his
wife. He aud nav had always been
very friendly, and no sooner heard
that Mrs. Shadweil was dead than
began to tremble. Nav. she just took
charge of the Shodwell home till after
the funeral. The Shadwefs had only
one child. son, Jim. twenty years old,
and he wasn't home when his mother
died When he came his father per-
suaded him to stay and relieve him OF
some of the responsibility of workin'
the farm.
Jim consented. partly because per-
suaded him to stay. for we had played
together as children. and liked Jim
first rate. But as to assumin' the re-
sponsibility of the farm, my experience
is that when an elderly man talks
n hor,f thr0xvip. ofF HE YoS.soNSfhilitioa
it means he's bent on takin' tighter
grip on 'em: just as woman in house
keepin'-the older she grows the less
willin' she is to let any one else do any
thing.
1t wasn't three months after Mrs.
Shadwell's death that / began to OBJ
serve indications that the widower had
intentions on nav. Nobody but, me
noticed any change In his bearin' to-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS.

"On the day before Christmas about
~ English lovers Of Dickens will I'M
dertake journey in three coaches
over the route supposed to have been
followed by Samuel Pickwick and his
friends. Everybody will dress in the
style of Dickens day, even TO the
coachman and the employees of the
inn at Rochester, where. according
to the story, Pickwick and his. friends
gathered. The party will dine there in
the evening Just as Pickwick might
have done"
= This is merely one manifestation OF
what the English-speaking world owes
to Dickens at Christmas time. II all
who have felt the real Dickens Christ
mas spirit-that feeling Of love and
sympathy and charity for all the
world. that universal goodfellowship
which takes in prince and pauper-
were to take concerted action, the Can
terbury Pilgrimage would be a mere
circus procession in comparison and
the Crusades, which almost swept
lands bare Of people. would sink back
t. IN the mist.
Christnas was there when Dickens
began to write, but Il was dull and
heavy II moved on. not by its own
generous impulses and the quickeninE
o. religious tervor but through the rho,
mentum of the ages. Dickens put life
End color and feeling in IT, He hu'
manized It He brought It down to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

ut the ranch of William Hun in the
San Joaquin district and attacked the
latter's niece, Miss Myrtle HUFF, q IA
year-old girl. The attack was made
after the man had tied Miss Huff's
elder sister. Jessie, to a fence near
the barn.
Jescie managed TO work herself free
from her bonds after the bandit had
fed She ran to the aid OF her sister,
and then gave the alarm.
Sheriff c. E. Ruddock dispatched a
SQUAD Of officers under Squires to take
the trial of the fugitive. This posse
included Deputies James Stacy, VIII,
liam Culver and William Prothers, all
o, whom were wounded in attempts
to carry the bandits stronghold and
rescue Squires' body from the gulch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Product

The annual waste from floods is put
at $40,O00,0OO and there is tremendous
expenditure to prevent It. Yet very
little effort is put forth to save waste
ten times as large by protecting insect
eating birds.
II is declared by a writer in the Re-
view Of Reviews. that weather con.
.ditions, parasites, fungi, insect dis
eases and mechanically applied pois-
ons most of which are both danger
ous and expensive) together are in.
sufficient TO check the multiplication
of insects without the assistance or
insectivorous birds"
He praises hrs. Russell Sage foS
buying Marsh island, La, whithr r
birds and game fowl migrate in win
ter, as a bird refuge and argues in
favor Of federal control of it, at fed
era expense, for the economic gain in
fruit and grain crops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

A big court fight is due the nrst Of
February, when the express compan-
les of the country will be asked TO
adopt the express rates recently fixed
by the interstate commerce commits
sion-or to be more exact. by Frank
lin X. Lane, one of the commission
ers
An important principle is involved.
The right OF the commission to say
that a rate fixed by an express com
pany is either just or unjust is no
longer questioned. But the commits
sion is new undertaking 10 originate
and prescribe rates-a power which
many believe It does not possess.
The express companies claim IL The
order OF the commission with respect
To them stands, they viii lose $4,000,
900 year,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
New York worldD


As we understand Mr.. Roosevelt's
charge against the supreme court of
Idaho, it is trying to destroy the lib
erty Of the press by contempt of
court proceedings against a Roosevelt
newspaper that criticised its decision
excluding Roosevelt electors from the
official ballot
On this issue the Worlds sympa-
thies are decidedly with Mr.. Roose-
welt and the Boise Capital News. Four
years ago Mr.. Roosevelt undertook
to destroy the liberty of the press in
this country by iAventing a federal
Libel law and throwing all the power
of the United States government
against the World and the Indianapo-
lis News because of certain articles
that they had printed in regard TO
the sale of the Panama canal. II the
supreme court of the United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
An Exclamation.

The steamboat came splashing along
her course at full speed, and the first
thing the passengers knew had crash
ed head on into the pier.
Mercy" cried a passenger, as the
bow crashed and the splinters few. ~
wonder what is the matter?"
"Nothin'" said Pat. one of the deck.
hands. ''Nothin', ma'am-ut looks to
me as If the captain just forgot that
we shtop here. "-Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Dec. ID in American
History.

1S53-Duel at Madrid between the
United States minister to Spain.
Pierre Soule. and the French am
bassador. Marquis de Turgot Tur-
got was wounded severely.
le65-Formal and official abolition OF
slavery by proclamation ratified by
26 states.
1878 Gold fell to par in the Upited
States foF the first time subsequent
to 1861. Highest point. 2S5, reach
ed July IL. 1864. when the Confed-
crates were at the gates OF Wash
ington.
l902-General Wager Swayue. noted
civil war veteran; born 434.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Painfully True,

when he was younger a fortune
teller predicted that a great future
was in store for him."
r'Did the prediction come true?"
Yes, but we didn't know at the
time how the fortune teller spelled
the word great He's been peering
through steel grating now for near
ly five years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Oh, You FIat-IronI

Yeast-I see new electric fiat-iron
is made of reinforced glass so that 1t
may be turned on end and used as a
lamp II desired"
Crimsonbeak-Might make a man
bit nervous to have his wife meet MIN
with that sort of light when he man.
ages to reach the front door in the
cold. gray hours of dawn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
WOMEN IN PORTUGAL.

Dig In the Fields and Do Laborins
Work In the Cities
A good part Of the farm work is
performed by the women, who see no
reason why they should regard dig
cling, hoeing and blowing as the work
Of men alone. The man who owns q
few acres OF land win often leave its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

There seems to be various conflict
ing opinions among the statesmen at
Washington. Some OF them favor and
some oppose nearly every measure
proposed. Every little statesmen has
a movement OF his own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
The Electric cnune.

There is something refined and ele-
CANT about an electric coupe"
yes. dare say it is the most aris-
tocratic vehicle we have and it will
probably always be highly respect
able"
why do you think SOP"
Because its limitations are such
that it will never be popular vehicle
for an early morning joy ride"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

in fashionable circles in the east,
small watches are being worn by the
ladies', set in the toes Of their dancing
slippers. Do TREY employ the usual
method Of ascertaining whether or not
they are running?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

Algernon-Aw-ye know, Adelaide,
there's no use in our ,disputing any
noah, but I'll-aw-bet the kisses
he, he-that I'm, right
Adelaide-All right, but shall claim
the privilege Of choosing the stake
holder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

A Boston judge rules that every
body is a bit crazy. Everyone js
qneer except thou and me, and thou
art a little queer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
What 70 Take

The sky is blue and cloudless. too,
The sun is bright and yellow.
But take no chances; take instead
Your tried and true umbrella.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18

Chicago restaurant keepers are not
to charge for extra bread. The slices
are to be made thinner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
KILLING THE BIRD THAT SAVES
THE CROP.

Department of agriculture estimates
OF the annual losses to agriculture
through destructive insects, published
in 1904, are as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Are you a Santa Claus good fellow:

]. Pierpont Morgan controls $780,
100000 and has it under good control,
too.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Oh, for That Money Now.

The money spent beside the yea
Brought freclies in a swarm:
But now it's the cold winter time
And thay Won't kae1 heE WARN