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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

Editor The Star: You invite dis
cassion on Who shall marry J.
q Williamson has been amply an.
6wsred by ". r.. Hudson. Here Is
my answer To Dr. Matthews, he
says, Men should not be allowed to
marry unless sound In mind and
BODY. for the welfare OF their off
spring and society" have no fault
- find with that statement But |
think the doctor makes the com
mon mistake OF most ministers He
deals with and condemns effects
Without getting down to the cause
We are rightly told, In the churches.
that II people lived according to the
laws Of God. nature and health,
there would be few sick or insane.
In tracing up the cause, the minis
tsrs 60 as far as the heart and
there they stop. II the human
heart were only right. all would be
we'll That Ia also true. SO the
church has been preaching individ-
nal goodness and regeneration OF
the heart for 1000 years. And what
has been the RESULT True. there
have been and are few truly Chris
efan individuals. Such are usually
considered foolish and impractical.
ybS example: Tolstoy. But the
church has never produced single
Christian nation. Why7 Condi.
lions mold the hearts OF individuals
and nations.
Dor Christianity to triumph and
% make all tit to marry. conditions
must be Christian. Would you
throw child in mud puddle and
blame 1t for being dirtyf
JOHN HULsMAN.
Port Stanley, Wash.
Editor Seattle Starr In your H.
Uus Of October s, one II. Il. Hudson
Expresses the belief that / am "flirt
lhg with the impossible" when
suggest that men should be re-
quired 10 show that they have
earned and saved--while working
~ manual labor--s1, 900 before
they are permitted TO marry.
In contending that the Mr.. mo
body" pictured in The Star, would
be about the only one to marry un-
der the law which I suggested.
mink that Mr. Hudson forgets that
there is no human law which could
In any way hamper Cupid In the
shooting OF his arrows: and, once
let Q son Of man--bs bo rich OF
poor--recelye love dart In a vital
spot, he will DO anything but climb
smoke IN order to win the lady oil
his choice -unless he has a "yel
low streak" and the law which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

LADY, am looking for a COVER
ness for my children. ia
Manager of Intelligence Office
Didn't we supply you with ioueslast
week.
Lady--Yes. "a
Manager--Well. madam. accord
Ing to her report you don't need n
governess. You need n lion tanner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11
JOSH WISE
SAYS.

On D.
"Th' Bsslsy~
port w sckfy
Whanu's gasoline
On cine broke
Down an tn I'd.
tier hailed . taxi
cab en- had u
hlsohed up to tn
press fer power.
When In edition
wux printed he
found he owed fer
f28 miles. which
lie more than tn
entire plant an
good will 10
WORTH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11
According to Rules.

Twccnie Ann--Oh. mum. I've
fallen downstairs and broken me
neck.
Her Mistrcss--weli. whatever
you've broken win be deducted
from your wages.--London Sketch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11
Dissertations

WOODROW WILSON is Soulherncr the Yankees
made run.-Columbia State.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

HEREAFTER nobody is TO be allowed after midnight on
Broadway This will enable the policemen go home early
Washington Post
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11
M0Sf

Advice Of m Expert.

George washington Johnson
stood before an avenging Judge and
realized that all tho evidence was
against him. II was tho same old
charge.
But" said tho Judge with per
picked frown, II don't understand.
johnson. how II was possible for
you TO steal those chickens when
they were roosting right under tho
owners window, and there were
two vicious bulldogs In the yard"
ut wouldn't 40 you no good.
jedge. fob mo TO 'spiain how !
caught en-" replied the successful
culprit. You couldn't do II II you
tried 40 times, an you might git
a hide full OF buckshot de ve'y fust
time you put your laig obor do
fence. Dc best way for you to do
IL 10 buy your chickens In de mar
ket."--Popular Magazine.
Technical.
Mrs. Jax--What's tho difference
between q kleptomaniac and tho
garden variety OF robberY
Jax-Merely a difference in the
price OF their lawyers. Boston
Post.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

TROOPS OF Montenegro and Turkey fought dcspcr-
battle yesterday Dcitc And the Monenegrins
the Turks metaphoricay speaking into the Ditch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11
From Diana's Diary
pY FRup scHAHFFaR

ppkss Throws Herself Heart Soul and Suitcase Into the
Mookhssr spcibndins Camp Advance Aaentess
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

WASHINGTON police have 81 10000 check that wa.
found in the street 1t may have been dropped by
Der of the New York force-Phiadepha North American
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

APPARENTLY nothing stay the increasing eonccn
tration OF wealth An aged Connecticut millionaire has
fed . miincr.-Cleveland Leader.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

AT LAST Lefty Louie" and "Cyp the Blood breathe
easily. They in the hands of their friends
Cleveland Leader.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11

It's bad enough feed poor heather Chinese with CON
traband opium but when assistant wegher OF customs
San Francisco sells 'em so opium tins titled with axle
grease for 81 600 it's stepping right over the limit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-11
NOVELIST GERTRUDE ATHERTON publicly

that Mr. Roosevelt has taken orders from Picp Morgan
Pause, Colonel. pauscl No gentleman would admit lady
to the Ananas club.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
Boys Bat Revenge On Girl Teachers

CT. LOUIS.-Elght young women OF
~ the Hawthorne school in East St
Louis. who have been teaching the
young idea how to shoot, attempted
the other day to show how to play
baseball.
There is dispute as to whether
they succeeded. the teachers main.
tanning they were victorious by per.
fectly awful score" and the unabash-
ed boy pupils declaring. Jaw. dem
biddies don't know nuttin' about de
game" The fans gave the decision
to the boys.
A quiet little rumor to the effect the
teachers would appear in bloomers
brought out hundreds of fans. After
the women appeared In skirts the
crowd showed seemingly unjustified
desire to kill the umpire the rest Of
the game.
Ross Crenshaw. pitcher for tho
boys, shocked and panied the women
by throwing the ball over the plate
Just as hard as ever he could. The
outfield lay down and rolled over
when one Of the women Indignantly
asked How in the world could any.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
Coreless Apple Alarms Pie-Eaters

w ASHINGTON restaurant men and
w their customers were much dis
turbed the other day over the news
from Georgetown, Del. that a man
Of that place. had succeeded in de-
veloping an apple that has no core.
TITS an outrage" said the proprie-
tor of one restaurant. when he saw
the dispatch. Something ought to be
done. oh, Mr.. Rigger!"
A wiry looking man Of about fifty,
who was lighting a cigarette at the
cigar lighter, came over to where the
proprietor stood.
"Mr. Rigger," explained the proprie-
tor, SIS one of the oldest customers
have. He has been taking his meals
in this restaurant for 20 years. 1t
ought to be Of interest to get his
views on the subject" Whereupon
the contents Of the dispatch were ex-
planned to the customer.
II. for one. won't stand for IT," de-
clared Mr.. Rigger. firmly. II have
been eating in this place so long that
It would seem like breaking homo ties
to stop 1t, but II this restaurant ever
serves pies made Of these coreless ap-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
WHIPS HER SON-IN-LAW
RICH YOUNG WIDOW PUTS TEMPO.
RARY END TO ROMANCE.
Young Couple Had EIoped and Think
Ing Mother" In Good Humor, They
Confessed-Bridegroom and Wed
ding Ring Thrown Into Street.

Clifton Heights, Pa.-Mrs. Martha
Derrick, who was held in $500 bail by
magistrate Griffith for blacking the
eyes OF her six-day son-in-law was not
In penitent mood the other day. She
says there is but one way to handle an
un wanted son-in-law, and that is to let
MIN know he is not wanted right of
the bat SO as not to give the neigh
pors chance to talk about that "ter
rible mother-in-law."
martin Adams, "a tall, strong and
athletic, Is the son-in-law who took
the Deatlng. Marion Derrick, daugh
ter OF the well-to-do widow, is now
mis- wife. She is IS. Marion had been
the telephone girl at the local ex
change until Mrs. Derrick gave Adams
the beating.
Adams and the young woman eloped
to Wilmington. where they were made
man and wife by the Rev. George
wolfe, the marrying parson." They
returned to their homes. and said moth.
Ing about the marriage ceremony for
several days. Then Mrs. Adams thought
the time propitious to break the news
to mother"
Mother Is in a splendid mood" she
telephoned to Adams. Better come
over"
Adams arrived. With his bride he
faced Mrs. Derrick. He held out q
piece of paper for his mother-in-law to
read. 1t was the marriage certificate
The reading didn't take long. Then
Mrs. Derrick pointed to the door and
told Adams to 60" Adams failed to
go fast enough. The widow grabbed
him by the arm, whirled him around,
landed with left jab to the nose and
right swing to the eye. She repeat.
ed, landed her right on the other eye
Adams fled. Mrs. Derrick then noticed
the marriage ring on the hand Of her
daughter. She grabbed the ring and
threw 1t into the street, after which
she locked the bride in a room.
Adams swore out warrant, charg.
Ing his mother-in-law with assault. AT
the hearing Adams acknowledged lie
was divorced. Mrs. Derrick was re.
leased on bail. You might as well
make 1t $4,000 as $780," she told the
magistrate. I've got It."
Mrs. Derrick still has her daughter,
and Adams is wondering how he is go.
Ing to get possession Of the bride. The
bride cannot be seen. Her mother says
she will do the talking for and the de.
tending Of the family.
Mrs. Derrick is quite prominent.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
"Black Hand" Rumor Disturbs Capitol

T1NWONTED excitement disturbed
u the usual morning calm of the cap.
itol, when 1t was whispered that a
81 nator had received message from
the BLACK Hand" Immediately
there were visions of detectives trac-
irg up every evanescent clue, for it
had been stated positively over the
phone by the senator that he was the
victim of Black Hand disaster.
There was CONSERVATION when the
senator was encountered at the golf
links, and an excited group Of play
ers surrounded him to quiz about the
alarming missive. What about that
Black Hand letter." they cried.
What Black Hand letter?" asked
the senator absently.
why, the one you were talking
about this morning."
81 think l threw 1t in the waste
basket"
1--WE must have that letter, senator"
put in young reporter earnestly.
Your cooperation with the press and
the officers of the law will mean much
in"
Say, young man." broke in the SEN
ator. lis this joker" He was cult.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

OF beautifully red tomato soup, bore
through the aisle of the tables along
which sat Mr. Murphy.
The walters solar plexus and the
shoulder Of Mr.. Murphy met in a
head-on collision. The beautiful red
tomato soup was spilled across Mr..
Murphy's coat just south of and a
few inches below his right ear. 1t
was poured out with all the accuracy
OF steam dredge discharging a
bucket load Of mud into dump car.
But the dock front man met the cri-
sis like hero. He grabbed the nap
kin from Mr.. Murphy's lap and
scrubbed the Tammany leaders shoul.
der with it.
IT'S all right. old pal," he said
soothingly. ITS all right There's
no harm done at all. I'll fix it, 'bo,'
III fix It,"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
Sorority Girls Read Their Bibles

two girls support the book suspended
by placing the tip of the third finger
OF the left hand under the round part
OF the key, never touching the book. A
third person repeats the alphabet, A.
b, c, and SO on, and the key twists the
Bible around whenever the letter is
reached which spells the name of the
husband who is to be-" The while
one must be repeating the verse quot.
ed above
Last Sunday in the Eta Bita Pie 90.
rority. three maids perched on the day.
export in the living room. One was
grave as an owl. for 1t was "her" for.
tune that was to be told.
"A. B, G. D, E. F. G." tolled of. the
maid slowly. and the book hung sus.
pended, motionless. III" droned the
maid, and, whiz, the key fairly turned
itself out of the girls hands.
"He-he-he" giggled the maids and
tried 1t again. In turn came the rest
of the name "omer," and as each letter
was told of. there were more .'hea,
hes, hes. hes" Then began the last
name. and letter after letter 1t spelled
1t out, but by that time 1t had grown
too serious a thing to be giggled over.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
Swordfish and Sharks Fight to Death

light, what should meet their wonder
ing eyes but scores-aye, scores-of
swordfish and sharks frolicking in
friendly play about the ship!
1t was easy to see that they were
making a splendid Sunday dinner OF
bluefish, mackerel, porgies, founders.
Having feasted on the fat of the sea,
the monsters of the deep frolicked
some more, darting hither and yon
through the salt sea waves. Playfully,
the swordfish ran their swords be-
meath the bodies Of the sharks and
tossed them high in the air, then deft-
ly caught them and repeated the per-
formance. The sharks, in turn, took
playful swipes at the swordfish and
chased them all around the ship. This
continued for an hour, when one of
the swordfish erred in his judgment
of distance and caught shark on the
point Of his bony nose, piercing the
shark and ending his career.
With the death of their schoolmate,
the sharks, becoming infuriated, turn
ed upon the swordfish, and the battle
which followed-from all accounts
was indescribably horrible.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

WASHINGTON.-It is decidedly hot
w in Washington. There is moth.
ing especially new or startling in this
statement, may be, but it serves neat
ly as an introduction to the interest
Ing narrative appended. During the
summer months, it seems, when a
Washington resident is not discussing
the baseball team he occupies his time
figuring reasons for the utter success
of heat here.
Numbers of perfectly reasonable
reasons have been so figured. HUI
midity, for one; the discouraging,
mushy asphalt; the white buildings;
the wide streets--oh, any number of
reasons.
We'll, admit that the mornings in
Washington are pretty hot. And to-
ward noon it is hot. But again, we
have the afternoon. All, then 1t is hot.
Yet our wonderful evenings and to-
ward midnight! What a pleasant
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
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Weather Is Decidedly Hot at Capital

change the heat isl" said an old resi-
dent.
That's the sort of day 1t was. The
visitor referred to was plodding along.
attempting to be unconscious of his
swinging doors on the other side Of
which, it is matter of common re-
port, most cooling beverages may be
obtained.
The visitor noticed tiny wagon.
1t was much after the order OF the
old fashioned "hokey pokey" cart 1t
drew up to the curbing. On the cart
was the legend:
Fried Cakes!"
One can scarcely imagine the effect
of that sign unless it has confronted
one through the quivering heat waves
of Washington.
The walker staggered on. Came
then another cart, fashioned in the
manner of the first. A sign on it's
side proclaimed:
Roasted Peanuts!"
The visitors grew dry. The heat
seemed to increase. But that was the
error of heat prosecuted mind. AS
he swayed there, around the corner
came a third wagon. On it was a
third sign:
Hot Sausage!"
With wild and despairing yell the
Washington visitor fed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
SHOOT MAN LOCKED IN ROOM
Texas Officers Forced to SIay Alaba.
milan Believed to Have Been
Temporarily Insane.

Cleburne, Texas.-Locked in his
room in the Cleburne hotel, H. p.
Hayes of Vernon. Ala. was killed by
City Marshal A. G. White. after he
had fired two shots through the door
to prevent the entrance Of officers.
Hayes was well known here and his
wild actions which led to the tragedy
are believed to have been the result
Of temporary mental arrangement.
His actions had terrified other
guests of the hotel and these reported
to Patrolman James Hughes that
Hayes had kept them awake through
the entire night by yelling and slam.
ming the furniture around In his
room. Employees Of the hotel also re.
ported that Hayes had refused to ad.
NIT them to his room. though he had
conversed with some Of them through
the closed door. ,t
When Officer Hughes was notified
he went to Hayes door and asked him
to come out. There. was some parley
and then Hayes agreed to come out II
he were shown Hughes was an officer.
The policeman started to climb up to
show his badge over the transom. and
Just before his head reached the glass
q bullet crashed through 1t and an.
other passed through the door and
through the officers coat. Hughes re-
treated and summoned City Marshal
White to his aid. The two men re-
turned to the room and ordered Hayes
to come out. He refused again and
the officers started to break down the
door. Shots splintered the door from
the inside at every blow OF an axe
that the officers used. but all passed
harmlessly.
AS the door crashed in the man con-
tinued to shoot, and White, who had
his revolver in his hand, shot three
times. Every shot that the officer
fred took effect. two OF them In
Hayes head and one In his neck. The
man lived an hour.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

body hit little old round ball when
you throw 1t real hard?'
The game lasted three innings.
When one'of the young women was
called "out" at second base. her
teammates were unit in declaring
the decision faulty. prejudiced. out Of
order, ungentlemanly and reversible.
When the umpire gently inquired
why they took that view OF It, they
answered because"
He was up against It and allowed
the runner to return to second. The
game was called of at the end OF the
fourth inning because the women
were afraid they would get hit with
the ball-because their clothes were
getting dusty-because they were
tired. and-hecause.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

waiting the language necessary for use
with mules) in intensified farming,
and indulged in few epithets before
he stated:
THAT Black Hand is nothing
nothing at all I tried to fill my foun.
tain pen this morning with indelible
Ink. and I still have the black hand
with me-" For proof he held up an
inky palm which liberal applications
of pumice-stone had failed to whiten.
This was the newspaper rumor
Quieted. The disgusted golfers saun.
tered away to conceal their feelings,
and the senator went back to his
game. wondering why 1t was that a
man could not even talk about his
fountain pen without awakening re-
portorial energy and national atten.
tion.-Chapple's News Letter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
How "Dock" Waiter Served the Soup

D ALTIMORE, MD.-Charles F. Muir
u ply, during the recent conven-
ton, deigned to breakfast in the main
dining room Of the Emerson hotel. 1t
was usually more comfortable for
convention guests df they had pull
enough to get the service) to dine in
their room. But 1t was the quaint
mood of Mr.. Murphy to mingle with
the masses
Mr.. Murphy is one OF the most
scholarly looking persons in political
life these days. He looks more like
q college professor than Woodrow
Wilson or George Harvey of the bar
rel-hooped spectacles ever did In their
lives.
Thus. then. he sat at one of the
tables in the main dining room of the
Emerson.
Walters were scarce in Baltimore
A number of energetic, though unre-
fined. persons from the water front
(more used to hand trucks and the
bale hooks than the napkin and the
menu card) had been hired to fill the
emergency, and had been disguised In
dress clothes.
One OF these, bearing silver tureen
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

I AMES Harris Champion, reared on
y farm in Alabama, the only other
product of which was one bale of cot
ton a year, came to Washington the
other day to earn livelihood. Only
one day Of joyous freedom was en-
joyed by Champion, and then his
dream Of world conquest was nipped
In the bud by the police, and then
James,, looking from between the
bars at the First precinct station. NUT
tered:
1T was love. not larceny. that got
me here"
And then Champion told the police
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

DETROIT. Mich.-Sorority girls have
y taken to reading their Bibles. The
sixth verse Of Solomon's eighth song is
that part Of the Holy Scripture, hold
Ing for them the greatest meaning.
"Set me as seal upon thine heart,
as a seal upon thine arm. etc."
How do they do It?
Listen.
First you get small Bible. Then
you get door key and one-half yard
Of red twine. You open the Bible at
the eighth chapter Of Solomon's songs
and lay the key within the Bible so
that the round part of the key comes
out over the side of the, Holy book,
and the other end Just touches the
word heart" Then you close the book
and wrap 1t with the red twine. Then
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06
"Love, Not Larceny" Leads to Arrest

a story Of a starved soul. crippled
body, and the first sight of beautiful
woman-the most beautiful woman he
had ever seen-and how infatuation
for Lee Chapman. whom the police
well know. compelled him to live
lie and the consequences OF 1t.
Wednesday evening met Lee
Chapman on the street. She was the
prettiest woman l ever saw"
Il didn't have any money and I saw
| couldn't make much headway with
her without money, SO l went to the
best jeweler In Washington and or.
dered $4,000 worth of jewelry. told
them was stopping at the Raleigh
and would send for the jewelry.
When l met Lee l told her was
going to give them to her, and she
threw her arms about my neck and
kissed me-"
Champion is held on a charge of
larceny. The lavilear and ring were
found on the prisoner.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

pies I'll have to go somewhere else"
Quiet yourself, Mr.. Rigger," inter.
posed the proprietor. "I intend to SEQ
that your rights are protected. /
simply won't buy pies made of core.
less apples"
Thank you!" exclaimed Mr.. Rieper
At the headquarters of the Wait.
ers union the news met with O.
chilly reception.
what do you think Of it?" one Of
the officers Of the union was asked.
Think of 1t? Well, think there
Will be walters strike II they try
to Introduce these coreless apples.
II we served guests with apple pies
that had no seeds in them, we never
would get a tip. and without tips we
simply couldn't make a living"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-06

M EW YORK. = That hardest of
~ hardy ship news annals. the story
Of the deep sea quarrel between sword
Dish and whale-it was shark this time
reached port in good order the other
day on board the stanch ship Gale
donia
1t was calm and beautiful Sabbath
morn at sea. The Caledonia plowing
her way through bottle-green ocean,
was GO miles due east of Montauk
Point. Captain F. H. Wadsworth was
on the bridge. Passengers and crew
lazed idly on deck. All was peace and
tranquility. Suddenly some one with
keen eyesight espied the perennial
commotion in the water just off the
ships bows. All eyes at once peered
seaward.
To their utter amazement and de-