Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-12
WHOLE NUMBER 1880.

tor who makes their church and con-
gregation the laughing stock, a
target for derision, joke and jest,
over all the coantry. The pastor OF
this so-called church (really, "vaude-
vile theater" would, seemingly, be a
far more appropriate name for it) re-
Gently proclaimed he would stand on
his head in order to conquer the
non-attendance at church of a resi-
dent of that place. !" 1t is such
clownish, ridiculous and disgusting
actions. as attempted by this pastor,
which turn folk away from church,
instead of attracting; who seek other
places to satisfy their souls on Sun
day. The preacher failed in the at
tempted vaudeville stunt.
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Had 1t Ready.
Dramatic Author: II understand
that you are looking for q new play. y
Manager: "Yes, but I am very
hard to suit. l want play which
combines all the elements of tragedy,
comedy, farce. pantomine and spec
tacle."
Dramatic Author: That's it.
That's what I've got. Chockful OF
tragedy and human sufferings, tears
and smiles, JOY and woe, startling
surprises, unheard of mishaps. wreck
and ruin, lamentation and laughter. !"
Manager: What's the title?"
Dramatic Author: "a Spring
Cleaning"
Manager: What's the plot?"
Dramatic Author: Hasn't any
plot. Just an ordinary spring clean
ing"
Manager: "You are a genius.
Name your price"
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For unto every one that hath shall
be given. and he shall have abun-
dance; but for him that hath not
shall be taken away even that which
he hath" IS. Matthews-XXV: 20.
In these times OF gigantic corpora.
tions, coupled with political servants
in high places, who are willing. seem.
ingly to do the bidding Of such huge
associations for. the stuff which mar
lose their lives to obtain gold-it
does not require q vast amount ol
deep thought" to guess how EVERY
one that hath shall be given," but
what puzzles me is how him that
has not" can have it taken away
from him.
1t is said: "God moves in myster.
ious way His wonders to perform, u
and as this is one of the wonders
eh, er = well, far as am concerned,
I shall lose no time trying to solve
the puzzle" but gladly leave it to
you, my masters, to wrestle with.
Recently the Tacoma Ne,cs init
mated that were Theodore Roose-
welt President of the United States,
instead Of William Howard Taft, he
would have had Uncle Sam at war
invading Mexico; insinuating that
President Taft will not do this. The
Ne,cs evidently has not read the
article in the Tacoma Times. headed:
Madero of Mexico Doomed-Only
United States Can Save Him." Here
is the conclusion of the article, as
published in the Times:
"America's intervention seems to be
the only way out. It would require des-
perate fighting to conquer Mexico. In
tervention il wished by all Wall ct. in
terests. It is certain that ]. p. Morgan
and all his associates, who hold bonds
Of National railways, will work to their
utmost to persuade President Taft to
send American boys in blue down into
Mexico to kill and be killed."
As report has it, William Howard
Taft, along with his brother Charles
p. editor and publisher Of the Gin
cinnati Times Star, have large prop
erty holdings in Mexico, so the man
in the street will not be surprised
to hear any moment that President
Taft has listened to the persuade
of -. P. Morgan and all his as
sociates.