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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
OUTSIDE OF THAT,
They ARE Perfect

OLYMPIA. July &C. NJ. Carter.
constable in Lewis county. does
not devote much time to the office. :"
and County Commissioners G. w.
Miller. j. 7. Long and ]. T. Bivin
drew extra compensation amount
ing to sl.074, according to the
Lewis county report of the state
bureau Of inspection. filed here yes
terday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
MAYBE FRAT PINS
ARE MIXED IN cEAl

NEW YORK. July 7.-Greek
letter fraternities, say college
boys. ara playing strong in col
lege politics Perhaps they have
jimmied their way into the ma
tional game.
Charles Evans Hughes. the
G. O. +. presidential candidate.
belongs to the Delta Epsilon
crowd
Frank Hitchcock. the man
who did IL, also wears the
Delta u. emblem.
Major Crossett, major domo
at Hughes headquarters. is =
national officer OF the Greek
letter organization, of which
Hughes is member.
1t may be that the whole
thing was plotted at some mys-
tic hour in the chapter tomb. :"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
DOMINGO QUIET

WASHINGTON. July United
States marines expected TO enter
Santiago. without opposition, a
radio message TO the navy depart
ment today from Admiral Caperton
said,
Dominicans were reported quiet,
The navy department belle rs
there viii be no more fighting.
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90

Everything that man. woman and
child hungers for in summer twhen
tho weather is warm IL provided
by nature and by man at lndlanola
Beach. While close 10 your home
city. you have here a splendid for
est OF trees. big and little: you
have wild flowers and Wild berries.
YOU have a stream OF water Of great
charm and purity. stream from
which is pumped and distributed
through water mains sufficient
sparkling water TO supply thousands
OF people for all household and
sanitary purposes. you have view
that is truly inspiring. and you
have a natural bathing beach. the
like OF which IL not to be found
elsewhere on Puget Sound
The very appearance OF lndianola
Beach is soothing to tired nerves.
Your rest there IL really restful.
your recreation is stimulating and
your days one succession OF hap
piness and satisfaction.
But you nay--such attractions
are only for the wellto-do' While
II II admitted that tho public is al
ways right. in this YOU are wrong.
Any man with any sort OF income
can become property owner at
Indianola Beach, Just think You
can buy really fine tract for $40.
the paltry sum OF s. cash and a
mere s. per month These tracts
are few blocks back from the
water Tracts within one block OF
the beach are $is0--s5 per month.
and actual waterfront tracts. extra
large. t500-sio monthly. Plenty
Of rustic material for building. We
deliver lumber on the ground nj
lowest Seattle prices. and sell IL TO
/ you on easy terms. or We will
build for you on the same basis. A
few years from now. when Indi.
| anola Beach shall have become So.
attls's chief breathing spot. you
will find that you have made a very
much worthwhile investment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
WILL BURY SEATTLE
BANKER IN NEW YORK

NJ j. Sharghnessy. late vice pres
ldent OF the Scandinayian-Ame
can bank. will be buried beside his
mothers grave in New York.
Shaughnessys death was sud.
den. He was waiting In the lobby
OF the New Washington hotel Mon.
day evening for J. r. Chilberg
first vice president Of the bank
when Chilberg arrived he found
Shaughnessy In a condition OF half
consciousness. He died Thursday
morning. without regaining con.
sciouRness He was SO.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
YD.GE0RGE NOW
SECRETARY OF WAR

LONDON. July David Lloyd
George is now EnFland's secretary
OF war. Sir Edward Grey Is secre-
tary OF foreign affairs, and the Earl
Of Derby Is director Of recruiting,
according to combinations now
completed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
MAP SHOWS GAINS OF ALLIES

Here Is a general map OF the al.
He'd drive.
British ships reported In &C,
ton along the Belgian coast.
ALBERT. where British and
French armies joined and scene Of
bloodlest struggles. The allies
driving toward peronne. drove the
Germans from LaBoissslie, Fri.
court, contal Maison and Montau-
ban, and took Dompierre, where
many German dead were found.
3-Verdun, where the French
and Germans are deadloeked.
The distance from the Somme
river TO the sea 10 ITO miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
PASTOR WITH GUARD

Rev. John Fletcher Hall, pastor
OF Emmanuel BAPTIST church. Is
with the Second infantry en- route
to Calexico. serving as cor.
poral Of Company A. N G w
Daniel Griffiths OF Tacoma left
Seattle for his home yesterday,
after being struck down twice by
automobiles in the same day His
injuries were not serious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-07
MOOSE FOR HUGHES

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July t.
The state central committee of the
progressive party here yesterday
Endorsed the candidacy of Charles
Il. Hughes.
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80

Aside from natural beauty and
accessibility, the most important
features OF Summer domestic
property is WATERPROOF fresh
and salt. You must have water.
you want PURE WATER. and you
want PLENTY OF WATER. In
dianola Beach has just that and
II is distributed through a water
system that was completed last
week.
SALT WATER does you but little
good II the BEACH is not there.
BY beach We mean REAL BEACH
not a narrow strip running steep
ly to the waters edge and covered
with boulders, rocks and coarse
gravel. There may be another
stretch OF beach as good as this
elsewhere on Puget Sound, but the
writer has never seen or heard of
Il. The beach at Indianola extends
the frontage Of the property-one-
half mlle-and from high to low
water is a distance Of 600 to $50
fetal OF which is clean. hard
sand, just the kind 10 play on with
bare feet, the kind that makes the
water transparent and beautiful.
wading and swimming there is a
delight. for the sun-warmed sands
heat the incoming waters to a
pleasing temperature. the gentle
slope making bathing safe for chill
dren and those unable 10 swim.
This beach is probably the greatest
asset OF the property and We have
further enhanced it's value by erect
ing large bath houses for men and
women. with ample dressing rooms
and provisions for checking apparel.
To reach indianola Beach. take
Kitsap IL. or sister boats at Pier
3. Get off at Suquamish. Ferry to
IndIanola Beach will be there to
take you to the property ride OF
less than ten minutes. Fare for
the whole one-way trip. Csc. Three
to five round trips daily. For de-
tails OF schedule, call this office or
Kitsap Transportation Co., 1t Jock
REMEMBER-YOU CAN LIVE AT
INDIANoLA BEACH AND WORK
IN SEATTLE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05
He Kne1U the Fine
Points Of Legal Ethics

The following passage in "Cymbeline" shows
an appreciation of the duty resting upon an at
torney 10 master his case:
"Clo. will make
One of her women lawyer 10 me- for
yet not understand the case myself"
While client may be excusable for not
understanding his case, 1t is the duty OF the
lawyer to know all of the law and the facts
pertaining to It..
In the Winters Tale" one Of the servants.
in speaking Of certain character. said: "He
hath points more than all the lawyers
in Bohemia can learnedly handle, though they
come to him by the gross"
In the preparation of briefs, It is customary
to develop the points" in a case, and support
them by authorities. and It is the duty of the
Judge in turn to give an opinion on "the points"
The comments of Hamlet on the skull show
unusual familiarity with lawyers and legal
terms.
Ham. There's another. why may not that
he the skull Of lawyer? Where be his qud
dts now. his outlets. his cases. his tenures
and his tricks? Why does he suffer this rude
knave now to knock him about the sconce with
A dirty shovel, and will not tell him of his
action of battery?"
It may be interesting to note, in view OF the
fact that many women are now entering the
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Expert Testimony to
ShakeSpeare's Legal Mind

This is certainly expert testimony coming as
It does from. one Of England's learned chief jus.
tees; and may. add that others who have
worn the ermine support his statement. Malone
and Payne Collier both insist that Shakespeare
must have been a lawyer. The poets generous
treatment Of members OF the profession is
significant Of his attitude toward 1t. IT was
quite the fashion to rail at lawyers, but he
evidently liked them and appreciated their
importance. He makes the duke, in Measure
Tor Measure" address Isabel as follows:
Come hither, Isabel:
-Four frisr ID now your prince: AS was then
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Charles Dckenss Profound Admiration for Shakesneare

who try to personate him on the
stage. IT'S the heart, Master Page,
lis here. It's here. have seen the
time. with my long Eword l would
have made you four tall fellows
skip like rats
"Dfckens's own impersonation OF
the conceited Justice Of the peace,
his head bent with age, the feeble
step, with a certain attempted
snartness, assumed and maintained
with wonderful accuracy, as de.
scribed by Mrs. Cowden. Clarke,
rose before the minds eye OF all
present, while Dickens spoke these
words, just as he had spoken them
upon the stage, with an articula.
ton. part lisp. part thickness OF
utterance. part of kind OF i'm.
peded sibilation like that OF voice
that pipes and whistles in the
sound through loss OF teeth; and
with humor Of expression in ef-
fete energy of action and
would-be fire OF spirit. that mar
vellously imaged fourscore years
Id its attempt to denote vigor long
since extinct. Dickens went on:
Ion this day. too, was born
Macbeth. the type Of all who show
how the first fall into evil leads
even men capable OF noble
thoughts down, eventually. into the
lowest depths.
Today was born a certain Sig
nior Benedick Of Padua-that is, not
the Benedick OF this or that the
atricsi company, but the constant
occasion OF merriment among the
persons represented In Much Ado
About Nothing: all mirth.' as Don
Pedro has 1t, from the crown Of
his head to the sole Of his foot;
and who may we'll inspire mirth in
all.
To-day was born a villain, for
whose birth we may yet be glad,
because he was not the ordinary
villain Of the stage. For Iago can
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be portrayed without browning,
sneering diabolically. grinning, and
elaborately doing everything else
that would induce Othello to. run
him through the body very early
in the play. Shakespeare Iago
is man who could and did make
friends. who could dissect his mas.
ter's soul without Furnishing his
scalpel as if 1t were a walking
stick: who could overpower Emilia
by other arts than sign.ofthe.
Saracen's-Head grinlness: who
could be boon companion With
out. ipso facto, warning all behold.
ers off by the portentous phenone-
non; who could sing song and
c!tnk a can naturally enough. and
stab man really in the dark-not
IN transparent notification OF
himself as going about seeking
whom TO stab.
ION this day was born the ideal
embodiment OF woman's passionate
love. whom her lover In his passion
ideaGzed as the sun at dawn ris.
ing to-
Kill the envious moon.
who is already pale and sick with
grief.
That thou, her maid. art far more
fair than she
Be not her maid, since she is en-.
viouS;
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which are in him must be more or
less reflected in the great mirror
which he holds up to Nature.
Furthermore. he reminded az
that 1t was the birthday OF some OF
those present-of Compton. Of Van
denhoff. OF Wallack. For their art
and fame would not have been but
for the birth Of him whose birth
day they we're celebrating. He
would go further. and say that it
was the birthday OF that Club. For
IT there had never been Shake
Speare there never would have been
Garrick. and If there had never
been Garrick there would never
have been Garrick Club.
No one that was not present can
at all realize the startling effect OF
this speech. Dickens was a born
actor. and the circumstances un-
der which he spoke that day gave
1est 10 the effort. There was the
reconciliation with the Club: the
presence OF his most intimate
friends; subject that lent itself,
above all others 10 dramatic treat.
ment. He did not save himself;
but in the quotations. which may or
may not have been exactly the ones
here given. ne gave himself acting
parts. which he delivered in a way
equal TO the efforts Of any tragediap
and comedian com 6incd."
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BY Harry Eurniss

which this brilliant company was
gathered.
His speech was one OF his most
brilliant efforts, and the best after
dinner speech I have ever heard.
IT surprises me that in no life of
Dickens Is 1t ever mentioned IT
was a carefully prepared speech
both In matter and manner. Dick.
ems was born actor; and he acted
his speech that night with an in
tensity that surprised US. The
toast he proposed was Shakespeare
! forget his exact words. but the
general idea shall never forget.
II was surprise TO us ALL
He began BY saying that we
were met to celebrate an event. a
great event. Not. as some thought,
merely the birthday OF a dramatist
and an actor. We met on that day
TO celebrate great deal more. We
met on that day to celebrate the
birthday OF a vast army OF living
men and women, who would iiye
forever with an actually greater
than that Of the men and women
whose external forms we saw
around US. and whom we knew bet.
ter than We knew ourselves-types
Of humanity. the inner working OF
whose souls was open to us, as were
the faces of ordinary men.
Ion this day was born not only
this lasting embodiment OF deep
insight into life and its problems.
but also Laughter holding both
his sides On this day was born
Falstaff. who. like one who takes
the chair on such an occasion as
this. has to be the cause Of speak.
ing in others. And on this day the
famous Justice Shallow, who.
though you may not admire his
qualities, will live in the memory
Of all who laugh at him, and of all
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Her vestal livery is but sick and
green.
And none but fools do wear Il.
land on this day was born a
fool, not dressed in vestal libery,
but dressed in motley, who laid
him down and basked him in the
SUM-. and, as quoted by the melan-
choly Jaques (whose words are in
woven In this tabIecloth before me;
All the worlds a STACEY described,
for ell time, the qualities. the priv
ieges and the duties Of the satirist
of him who, like this fool, should
ne so deep contemplative' as to
make the sage ambitious for a mot
ley suit. Invest me in my motley:
give me leave to speak my mand,
and | will, through and through.
cleanse the foul body Of the whole
infected world. If they will but pa.
tently receive my medicine
I'm like manner Dickens dealt
with many more OF shakespeare
characters. each time acting and
speaking the lines with consum.
mate art and skill.
Dickens went on to say that this
was also the birthday of the Eng
lish novel. Every writer OF fiction,
although he may not adopt the
dramatic form, writes. in effect, for
the stage. He may never write
plays. but the truth and passion
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T HAPPENED. incidentally. TO
mention Charles Dickens to
the late Sir James ODowd,
then Honorary Treasurer Of the
Garrick Club. and this led to his
telling me page OF history that
ought TO have been, but never has
been. written
Il speak from memory" he said.
1T vas on the club opening day of
April. 1854. when Dickens was in.
vited to make speech here on
Shakespeare"
Il cannot assist your memory"
put in, FOR was exactly five
days old on that date"
We'll. I was a young man"
be continued-"a very young man.
That is why the interesting event
have never seen recorded is so
deeply impressed upon my mind.
looked upon the fact OF being
present as making a red.le.ter day
In my life. In those DAYS It was the
custom Of the club to have an an.
nual Shakespeare dinner; some
celebrity took the chair, and
speeches were made. On the par.
ticular occasion to which refer
Charles Dickens was our chairman.
This was an event of peculiar in
terest, for. as You know, Dickens
had had a quarrel, IN fact, two
quarrels, with the club-the Thack-
cray affair, and all that, is old
history-and had been elected a
member again. So, to smooth mat
tcrs over, It was considered
graceful act TO invite Dickens to
take the chair at our Shakespeare
dinner"
Dickens" said Sir James
O'Dowd. fully appreciated the
compliment paid him, and the
spirit in which he had been asked
to preside at the board rouna
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Advertising, and holy TO your business.
Not changing heart with habit. am still
Attorneyd at your service"
This shows very clearly the ethical side OF
an attorneys duty toward his client. 1t is to
be holy" TO his business" mot changing
heart with habit" when "attorney'd at" his
service" II is apparent here that the poet
knew an attorney is obliged to be true to his
client and to the court; to know and serve
his clients highest interest With singleness
OF purpose and skill, and to keep his secrets
and inform him from time to time Of the state
Of his business.
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al knowledge of Music and of the Law

legal profession. More than one lawyer has
advanced the theory that Shakespeare had.
during some period Of his career. actually
practised law
In recent number Of the periodical Case
and Comment. the Hon. John II. Light, attor-
neygeneral Of Connecticut. makes some in
teresting observations on this subject, quoting
others Of his profession and drawing ilustra-
lions from the plays.
Mr.. Castle, an English barrister, in his book
entitled The Legal Requirements OF Shakes
peare." says his legal knowledge could not have
been picked up in an attorneys office. but could
only have been learned by all actual attendance
in the courts, at pleaders chambers. and on
circuit or by assocating intimately with mem.
bers of the bench and bar. But. he adds even
on this supposition. it is not easy to explain
his minute and undertaking accuracy in a sub.
ject who're no layman who has INDUCED in such
copious and ostentatious display of legal tech
nicalites has ever yet succeeded in keeping
himself from tipping.
Lord Campbell observes that there is moth.
ing so dangerous as for one not of the craft
TO tamper with our freemasonry" that while
novelists and dramatists are constantly making
mistakes aB to the law Of marriage, of Wills
and Of inheritance-to Shakespeare's law, Law.
ishly as he propounds It, there can neither be
demurrer. nor bill Of exceptions, nor writ OF
error"
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legal profession, that Shakespeare imposed the
difficult duty Of defending Antonio upon Portia,
and Claudio upon Isabel, two Of the most INTEL
lectual and eloquent women to be found in his
dramas. In the trial scene. each is confronted
with the seeming injustice OF the rigor of the
law. and each in turn made plea for mercy
which has become a classic. Shakespeare was
among the first to endow women with all the
intellectual and spiritual gifts enjoyed by men,
He could see no improperly in making them
advocates. and appointing them to plead in O
court OF Justice
There several legal publications known
10 have been accessible to Shakespeare, among
which Totell's Precedents. 1872; Pulton's
Statutes, 1878, and Fraunce's LAWYERS Logike.
1888. He appears to have been familiar with
the contents of these books and legal proceed.
ngs. This is clearly shown in Measure for
Measure and the first and second parts of
Henry VI" These books give evidence of un.
usual legal requirements, for without such
knowledge they could not have been written.
Mr.. Castle says that Measure for Measure"
shows that he had very accurate knowledge
of the law of precontract and that in the first
part Of Henry "" the proclamation of the lord
was the work Of lawyer. and that an equally
accurate knowledge of the law and practice Of
Parliament Is displayed.
lie showed perfect mastery Of the nomen.
clature of the law of real property. Let me give
just two or three examples.
Like a fair house built upon another mans
ground; so ! have lost my edifce by mistak-
Ing the place where erected It,"
This principle Of law is not apt to be known
by laymen: 80. by using 1t. Shakespeare dis.
played legal knowledge commonly known by
lawyers only.
Was he trained lawyer? incline to the
opinion that he never studied law as science.
but that he had natural aptitude for 1t, and
II Is possible he was a clerk In a lawyers Of
fee at Stratford for number of years before
going to London, and that there and in London
he frequented the courts and associated with
lawyers and Judges
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-05-11
Seniors Ranaueted

The Junior class rendered a ban.
quet to the class of '16 last Friday
evening. The High school auditorium
was decorated with pennants and
colors appropriate to the two classes.
A program, consisting of burlesques
on the various commencement activi-
ties of the graduating class, was eN-
ecuted by the Juniors, after which
everybody started on trip to Jeru-
salem, but as usual, only one person
was successful in reaching his destin-
alton. This trip proved so dissapoint-
ing to many it was decided to take
trip to "see" whereon the jolly crowd
proceeded to lower hall, bedecked in
greens, and found their respective
places. A three-course luncheon was
served, members of the Sophomore
class assisting. Each Wand repre-
scented some course the Seniors would
enroll in upon entering some higher
institution. The evening was termin-
ated with toasts given by members If
the classes and Mr.. Hunter, Mr.. Kreis,
and Mr.. Knipe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-05-11

if the lower animals were fed on al
cohol, as is the higher animal, they
would have deaf colts, and deaf calves,
and deaf pigs, and deaf lambs. Did
you ever think what this means? Do
you know, young men and young wom-
en- that it is the bounden duty of
every individual that is born into this
government by virtue of citizenship
in this great American republic, not
only to be self supporting, but to be
more than that, to help to create a
surplus which shall go over to help
in the civilization of the future, that
life may be better, that our material
conditions may be elevated to such an
extent that we can improve oppor-
tunities for physical, mental and NOR
al development; that each generation
must do something to leave the world
better because it has passed across
the stage of action. These children
who come into this life thus hampered
can never be more than self support
ing. If with the best efforts that the
state can put forth we can make these
children self supporting we have per-
formed a great service for them and
for society.
But the institutions | have named
are not the only ones in America. Viii; |
you not 90 with me tonight to visi:
one maintained for feeble minded !,
children? We cannot ask to have the
little folks assembled, for that could
not be, but we may have trained
go about with US, and as
We mark the writhing, squirming mass
IF humanity, our heart sinks within
is, and we say, why should this condi-
ion exist? We don't have idiotic
.alves, lambs or pigs; no, no, if we
lid this government would appropri-
tie millions of dollars to find out the
ause. But we do have idiotic chill
Iren, and why? We are told by the
that 90 out of every hun
lred of the army of feeble minded
hildren in this nation are victims of
he protected, legalized liquor traffic.