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The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

while was passed by unnoticed when
I was on the bench.
"Now I am retired to private life and
I shall try to go to work and build up
my law practice, and I also shall f1nd
more time to write. You see, I'm going
, , to write another book some time, and II
| I'm ever going to do anything worth
while. it's time / got started"
Judge Shute will not suffer any serious
diminution in his income because Of the
| change in the Judiciary Of the States,
| for the salary that went with the Judge
ship was 500 q year.
No Very Hard Work.
"Still We must remember that the work
judge gravely land to be quite frank
I don't honestly think there was more
than two or three hours work Q week
attached to the Job"
Judge Shute has described his law Of
fees in his own quaint way In q series
of "Neighborhood Sketches" printed in
the local paper some years ago. This
was his description:
For quite a number of years we have
been engaged in the practice, more or
less active. Of the law. We have never
quite decided just what our position in
life or choice Of profession should have
been. On mature reflection we are quite
certain that We have made a mistake
in our choice, but upon attempting to
follow our train Of logical thought to
any logical conclusion we are never quite
able to satisfy ourselves just where the
mistake lies.
Law, medicine, pedagogy, we have
thought them over again and again.
always leaving the ministry out Of the
question. for reasons obvious to our &C.
quaintances.
I'VE occupy Offices in q large and quite
commodious building on the main busi-
ness street of our delightfully."- progress
sive and heavily taxed town.
Across the way those two giant cor
porations which control the ice and water
industries of our municipality have
Joined hands, and In the intervals Of rest
the officers Of these corporations are
wont to while away their dreary hours
in playing 'Sixty-three' or 'Penuckle' and
in smoking cigars Of the most venomous
type.
The last two officers are occupied by
dentists, both busy men. as ID amply
proven by daily and frightful smells Of
burned rubber and ether, and frequent
shrieks and dreadful imprecations waited
by their patients.
I'VE keep q clerk. Our object In 20
doing is two-fold. FirSt to deceive the
public AZ to the magnitude Of our busi-
ness Affairs. ana secondly to entertain
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
81 II Street N. w.

! the man lying in a snowdrift just out
side Of Exeter. dead to the world.
But the pedler told . different tale
He said he drove his horse to New
field and went into a store to trans
act a matter OF business. He waa
gone q long time. owing to unexpected
delays. and in the interim the horse
got weary and started out for Exeter
without his driver.
The pedler started in pursuit. and
just as he reached the outposts OF
Exeter. with the town lights beckon-
ing him on, and the quarry in sight.
he fell with exhaustion in the snow.
The Judge listened intently as the
amazing story fell from the accused
mans lips.
An Interestlng Story.
Then he spoke sravely. with Just the
suspicion Of q twinkle lurking In his
eyes:
1T il an interesting story. but II
seems to me too improbably to give
credence. Three dollars and costs"
At one time . stranger. who had drunk
too much for his own good. stood before
the Judge and said he had made . mis-
take in his reckoning. and In changing
cars At Dover came through to Exeter
instead Of going to North Berwick. where
he had a Job in the woods
You were drunk, weren't your said
the judge.
''oh. yes was drunk. but IL I don't
get back today I'll lose my job"
He then pulled out q dlngy railroad
ticket from his pocket.
"wnl that ticket take you to North
Berwick. where your job is?'
1T sure will"
"AIi right. 20 along and get your train.
and leave liquor alone for q while"
OF late years the judge has built up
q large business in probate court cases
and the settling of estates Some time
ago he had occasion to settle the estate
to the village undertaken.
handed over the necessary papers incl
dent to the transfer Of the property. 1T
seems to me you ought to do something
for me In return for my giving you all
this money"
I'm going to. Harry. I'm going to-"
came the reply. some day I'm going
to give you q nice. long ride"
That will be fine. Abnef. but then I
shan't know where I'm going" was the
judges retort"
Since his books became 20 universally
popular he has been much In demand
in many New England cities to read por-
tions OF his writings.
Judge Shute says he 10 soon to start ON
. new book. He hasn't really outlined his
plot ~ yet. but the scene will be laid in
Exeter. and probably .'Piupy." ''Beany."
and otter characters who are % wsll
known to thousands Of readers wiz b
heard Of again.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
States Going Democratic
Caused His Being Gerry
wandered Out of an Office
Which Paid $500 a Year.

were represented by counsel. and / was
| kept busy deciding points Of law. I did
| my best to treat both sides fairly. but
the objections and arguments were COM
ing 30 fast that the case itself was max
ing very little progress.
"Just as there was a lull for q mo-
ment. a distinguished looking gentle
man. somewhat past middle age. stood
up, and in a dignined manner. asked
IL he could say a word.
Il told him it would be proper II he
was connected with the case.
well the old fellow said. I've been
sitting here listening to your decisions
for two or three hours and II seems to
me that you've made some might bad
rulings.'
The spectators burst into a roar.
which I wanted to do myself. but. Of
course. the dignity Of the court had to
be preserved. didn't fine him for con-
tempt. but one of the court officers led
the old gentleman from the room.
: 1T developed afterward that the old
gentleman was something OF q dipso-
maniac and was addicted to 'periodicals,'
at which time his family would send
him somewhere UP in New Hampshire
to sober up"
Judge Was Lenieat.
Long before the probation system had
reached its present stage. and at . time
when the average police court Judge was
inclined to think q fine was the only
way Of Furnishing q person found guilty
OF petty offenses. Judge Shute was tenn
pering Justice with mercy right along.
Scores of persons who have been ar
raigned before him have good cause to
be grateful for his leniency, yet when
occasion demanded he could be a. stern
as the most rigid martinez on the bench.
I've always been very careful about
infiicting q fine." said tie judge. when
I know the money was bound to come
from the mans family or some OF his
personal friends Perhaps I've been too
easy sometimes. but a. look back thirty
years think I'd do the same II was
going to live II over again.
Not very long ago. on cold winter
day. man charged with some petty
ofense was arraisned before Judge
shute. The judge gave the man some
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
FREEZING QUICKSAlD.

While making excavations recently for
the foundations Of . big building in Ber-
lin, the workmen discovered that It was
necessary to go ten feet below the foun-
dation Of the adjoining buildings These
structures rested on auicksand. which
would have flowed from under them. says
the engineer. had not the engineers re-
sorted to an ingenious method to keep
the sand from slipping away. It con-
sisted in solidly freezing the sides Of the
new excavation. Five-inch freexing pipes,
closed at the bottom, were sunk three
feet apart all around the edge Of the pit
The pipes contained one-inch pipes that
were open at the bottom and connected
with supply header at the top. The
nve-tnch pipes were connected with .
drain header. The brine. which was
pumped from 4 refrigerating plant
passed down the one-inch pipes. up the
nve-inch pipes. back into the drain
header and thence to the brine tanks.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
JUDGE HENRY A. SHUTE, AUTHOR AND HUMORIST

the many visitors who come to our office
in search of entertainment solely. For
a great many callers pass in and out Of
our door, a good many Of them in search
of Mr.. F.. few. mostly book canvassers,
in search of us. and the remainder to see
our clerk.
The condition of mind to which we
have at times been reduced can be imas-
ined should one Of our readers take .
chair some day in our back office when
the tide Of travel was setting strongly in
the direction of our little business center.
It Is q mild Afternoon. and the doors of
the various offlces are open, The dem
fists are busily at work, the ice and water
officials are playing an absorbing game
Of 'Sixty-three,' and the merits Of GER
tain new styles of dress are being dis
cussed in the front office with the gen.
eral effect Of something as follows:
Haw. haw, haw; why don't you play
turn around in the back. Ann-so pretty
and Litchfield said that-Emily, don't
you think SO, too-ow! doctor. you're kill
ing me-and foulard sleeves-well, I'll be
go on and play-clickatick. clickatick,
clickatick click-now. John. you know bet
ter than-don't like crimson with that
Observation-Disclosures halo. central
get Of the line-clickatick tick, clickatick
tick-Mr. F's ONCE next door-bet you
Jeffries will do him-no We don't keep
calendars-so pretty! Ann, I'm going to
have one just like it-no. sir, he's busy
novice ee ee ow, doctor, what is the use
breaking a mans jaw-my deal-now tend
to business-Hey, girls. how are ye to-
day? All right, eh?-bang.'
Here we are supposed to shut the
door with great violence and depart in
search Of a boiler fsctory for soothing
quiet"
Many Anecdotes Told.
There are stories galore floating about
Exeter as to Judge Shute's work on the
bench during the years he sat in the little
police station. that also serves as district
court room. and listened to the tales of
woe Of the unfortunate who came before
him.
One Of the best stories 10 told by the
Judge himself. and runs something like
this:
1T was q number Of years ago, wien
was something Of q youngster. that
was called up to Chester. to act as justice
in the trial Of man who was charged
with selling liquor Illegally.
There was . tremendous amount of
local interest. and the little courtroom
was crowded to the doors. A murder trial
Of national interest couldn't have caused
any greater excitement In Chester.
Both the acc,tDed and the government
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13
PAYING PRISONERS.

From ths Sioux City Tribune
Wisconsin. far famed for its wise and
progressive laws, has recently enacted
bursement from State funds to any per-
son wrongfully convicted and sent to
prison.
Any prisoner in the State penitentiary
may apply to the State board Of control
and have his case retired by the board.
and II the board decides. on hearing the
evidence. that the prisoner II not guilty
Of the crime with which he was charged.
he II released. and the State must pay
him for the time Of his imprisonment
at the rate Of $500 q year and up to An
amount not exceeding 100.
The compensation feature In this Law
seems just. and. too. there ought to Be
. way in which an innocent man could
not only Be pardoned out. but cleared
Of the false charge And yet IL seems
very awkward to have . board Of par
dons trying the criminals all over again
BY . court that is not . court and not
. part Of the judicial machinery.
The Constitution of the United States
and most. II not all. Of the State con-
sctuuohs Ioroid any one OF the three
departments Of government from exer-
ctstng any Of the functions belonging to
either Of the other departments
The Wisconsin constitution may per-
NIT OF this quasi-judicial retrying Of
convicted persons. which Is exercising
no more judicial power than that exer-
cised in issuing pardons. except that
the retrying and the reversing of the
courts seems more than the dignity Of
the judiciary can stand. To pardon .
sentenced prisoner under circumstances
that demand mercy and the restoration
OF him to his civil rights as Q cittsen
b one thing. but retrial and reversal
OF the court decisions by pardon board
seems too much.
The unJustly accused person 10 entitled
to have the unjust accusation removed
from his name. but how can q mere
pardon board do that 80 that its verdics
will be more accurate and more entitled
to respect than that Of the courts that
tried the case with the evidence and the
early circumstances all before them?
The operation Of this Wisconsin law
VIII be watched with interest
The Washington herald., 1913-07-13

Ffum JUDI.
Niss Peachy-And 20 you are one Of Q
pair OF twins Mr.. spry. Are you tho
right one or the left one?
Hf. spry-rhat. my dsar young iaAy,
III depends upoa ysa
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26
JOHNNY IN ExCELsIs!

That Johnny Williams, Sacramento's
star twirler from Honolulu, is well
thought of on the Coast is evidenced
by the fact that poetry is being writ
ten about him and is further empha-
sized by the fact that the papers pub
lish the poetry, as the following from
an exchange will testify:
Hello. Johnny, put 'er thereI
A home you've won with US fer fair
Two months ago we didn't know
What power lay in your right arm.
We all allowed we'd look to Stroud
To keep US from the path of harm,
We were leary Of our AIRY"
Whose old-time form was coming
slow;
But thought us lucky to have Drucke,
Munsell and Shultz for place and
show.
We're free to own that you have
shown
The hasty prophets up for once.
Sometimes the wisest of EN- all
In predictin' proves a Ounce
So here's to you, old Honolu!
you're a lulu, a Honolulut)
We're for you all the while.
Each time you win it helps US grin
"a sickly, prickly cellar SMILEY
If you've any other friend or brother
In Hula-hula Land,
Who can twirl (boy or girlD,
If he's there" we'll pay his fare.
But here's to you, our handi
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team
TO THE STATES?

Look out you full blouded Hawai-
ians," who play baseball. Colonel
Guy w. Green will rope and hog-tie
you, and carry you on 70 the States
to play for him, if you don't keep
careful watch out of your weather
eye.
Listen to this. published in the Los
Angeles Express of recent date:
Col. Guy w. Green, who is noted
for chaperoning transforming tours
for semi-professional baseball teams,
has arranged to bring an aggregation
of full-blooded Hawaiians to this
country for series of games.
Green was in Los Angeles today
on his way to San Francisco, from
where he will sail for Honolulu. He
has an agent in the islands now
gathering some players for his in,
spection and after Green arrives in
Honolulu and picks out the men he
wants he will return Immediately to
the coast.
He expects to have his charges In
side the Golden Gate soon after
June l and after a short stay in the
Bay City will start on his trip east.
He has an itinerary and schedule for
games that will take him clear to
New York and keep his team busy
for four or five months.
The men | wiz bring over on this
trip will be good baliplayers and able
/ to compete with the fastest semi-pro
and some professional teams in this
country" said Green. AS all of the
men will be native Hawaiians they
should prove to be a good drawing
card. Baseball is not played very
much by the islanders, but they have
some exceptionally fast teams. The
men that | will bring here will be
the pick of the talent in Honolulu
and nearby points
Green started his touring stunt
with team of Indian baseball play
ers, showing his redskins in 43 Of
the states in the Union. In 1906
he visited Japan and organized a
squad of Jap baseball players and
made a successful tour of the United
States with his team.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26
COAST DEFENSE AND HAWAIIS
I NOW down THEIR OPPOSITION
Former Have an Easy Time with the Stars While the Latter
Chase Pitcher to the Bench in First Inning and cnch the
Game-LawSon'S Pitching Feature

longest homers ever seen on the
grounds. stole a base, and handled
seven fielding chances with only one
error. Whew! That's some record
for pitcher He should worry.
II was also Henry Chillingworth's
day &c shine, and the way he scooped
the hot ones out of the dirt and
slammed them to Albert Akana on
the first corner, was nuts to the APP
preciative fans. Chilly" handled
nine chances without Eobble. and
some of them were the sort that
would have gone for hits with less
speedy man at short field. He also
improved his hitting clip. getting
two safe ones in three trips to the
plate. one of these going for two
bases.
Billy Williams pitched for the Ha-
walls. and held the opposition down
to four bingles
The game was started for the
Portuguese by Tony Medeiros, who
had very bad and brief session on
the hill. He was hit three times and
made one error, for a total of three
runs, when he made his way to the
bench with only one-third OF the side
retired. II certainly wasn't Medeiros'
day for baseball.
Tho ooAra.
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JOHNNY WILLIAMS AGAIN.

). All the popular idols of Cali ::
!: fornia, at least that section of the :;
: Pear-fag state in the vicinity OF :;
: Sacramento, have been shattered :;
!; by our own Johnny Williams. =
!: This is constantly proved by dis ::
!; patches from the mainland. Gov :;
3 ernor Johnson is some pumpkins :;
: around the home of the Senators, :;
3 as also are number of other OF :;
= the lesser Bull Moose constella- :;
!: lions, not to mention the leaders :;
. of the other political parties. In :;
!: Honolulu we are of the opinion :;
. that the Webb anti-alien land law :;
!: is about the most conspicuous :;
Z thing in Sacramento and Califor- :;
!: mia today. Nothing doin'. Johnny ::
!; Williams is Big Casino in that :;
2 neck of the woods and, incident 3:
!: ally. Johnnys popularity is radi- :;
!: ated to the entire Williams fam :,
J: lily. For example: =
!: Mrs. Johnny Williams, wife of :,
!; the star slab-artist of the Sacra- :;
}: mento team, accompanied by her :,
). young daughter, is local visitor. :,
!; A few days ago Mrs. Williams :,
!: and daughter entered a promi- :;
). nent downtown cafe where an or :;
): chestra was rendering the latest :,
:: popular airs, when, upon being :,
!: informed that the lady was the :,
:. wife of THE pitcher OF the Coast :;
:: League the orchestra dropped all 2
;: tritiing matters and struck up mu- :;
:: steal airs from far-away Hawaii, 3
!: continuing to play the same until =
:: Mrs. Williams had finished her 3
:: repast" 2
:: :;
): ;: :: !: y = :: :: ;; ;; :; ;: :; :; :. :; :;
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26
PORTUGUESE LOSE
GAME IN THE FIRST

If the game between the Hawaiis
and Portuguese did nothing else, it
at least showed that the Paresa com
bination secured valuable all-round
PLAYER when they signed Scott of the
25th infantry. Scott was pitchforked
onto the mound at somewhat try
ing time for any twirler, as there
were two men on the bags and only
one down, with three runs already
over the plate. Three more runs
came in of his delivery lefore this
nightmare spasm for the Portuguese
ended. but after that the dusky
finger allowed only one run and one
stingy hit, struck out twelve of the
Hawaii sluggers, gave only one pass.
ept three hits including one OF the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26
CLUbMEN LOSE
TOPUNAHOU

In an extremely one-Sided game
played on Alexander Field Saturday
afternoon, the College nine was badly
defeated by the Oahu collegians by
score of IL to 2. The clubmen sealed
their own fate when in the seventh
frame Castle, pitcher and captain OF
the team, removed himself from the
box and brought Burdick in from the
field to take his place. Burdick is
fair pitcher, but having practiced 10
some extent with the Punahou boys,
they were on to every ball he threw,
and consequently eleven runs were
brought in between the seventh frame
and the ninth. Castle had been pitch
ing fine game and up to the seventh
inning but one run had been brought
In. 1t is very probable that the club
men would have won the game if Cas-
tie had remained in the box, but the
contest was in the nature OF work.
out for the team, and Castle was will
ing to risk defeat by experimenting.
Some very good playing was done
on both sides throughout the game,
but when the Punahous began bring
ing in runs great many errors were
made in the infeld by the clubmen.
1t was just the time they should have
been playing their best, for nearly
every Punahou player that came to bat
made hit Several got first on err
rors and later came in for runs. The
Clubmen picked up again at the last
of the eighth frame, however, and i'm
ished the game in good style.
Inman twir!ed the entire game for
the Punahous with his usual good rec
ord. He famed Castle once, and it S
said that Castle taught him the curve
that did the work. For the whole
game Inman scored nine strikeouts,
walked three men ana allowed five
hits. Castle ana Burdick's combined
record is three strikeouts, one walk
and twelve hits. Castle has the three
/ strikeouts TO his credit and allowed
only two hits, the rest OF the work is
Burdick's.
The game on Saturday was umpired
by William Patty. The score was as
follows:
r. H. E
Punahou IL II
University Club ......-.. . :
The two teams lined up as follows:
Hitchcock, c.; lnman, p;
Fassoth, 1b; Wui, 2b; Baldwin and
Wishard, 3b; zap, S.; Gay, IT,; Sakai
and Baldwin, CT; Wadsworth and Kim
Wal, IF.
College team-Barnes and Sumner
c.; Castle and Burdick, p; NOVEL;. 1b;
lizard, 2b.; Hogs, 3D.; Warren, SIS
Cunha, IT,; Burdick and Britt, CT;
Steere, RI
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26
MORE PRAISE FOR WILLIAMS.

Here's another boost for Johnny
Williams pitching. The Sacramento
Union of recent date says:
Dusky Williams, alias Honolulu
Johnny, kept pace with Bill Tozer of
the Angels as the leading pitcher of
the league when he pitched the Sac
ramento Wolves to to 8 victory
in the opening game of the series
with Hap Hogan's Venice Tigers.
Last week Tozer won two games to
Williams one, but yesterdays vic
tory puts Williams upon even terms
again with his rival, each having won
six games and lost one. Except for
one inning, Williams was as tight
as a clam in the pinches.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26
WASHINGTON 0ARSMEN
TO TRY THEIR LUCK
--latest MaiI.)

NEW YORK-The stewards Of the
intercollegiate Rowing association
have mailed the University of Wash
ington Athletic association a formal
invitation requesting the varsity
eight cared crew to compete at the
POughkeepsie regatta on June 81. It
is expected that the Seattle oarsmen
will accept If the financial assistance
needed for the long trip can be Sc
cured.
The Washington varsity eight won
the intercollegiate rowing champion
ship of the Pacific Coast last month,
defeating both Stanford and Cali
fornia easily in three mile race in
II minutes 54 seconds.
The Stanford crew, which rowed at
Poughkeepsie in 1912, finished last in
a borrowed shell, being BADLY handi-
capped in both equipment and coach
ing.