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THE PASSING THRONG The controversy between the contending factions in Alaska, which has been staged in Washington City makes interesting read ing for the country by and large. The lie and the modified lied has been freely ex changed between the representatives of the two factions and may perhaps both sides are correct, but amid it all T have watched and waited to hear one or the other charge the other with representing the working people— the men and women, who form the bone and sinew of not only Alaska, but the entire United Stales, but neither side seems willing to assume the onerous task of representing the people, and thus does Alaska become but a fat and juicy bone, over which hungry dogs fight to death. The goods that the gods have uven unto Alaska are to be gobbled up by a few highwaymen and in spite of the alleged greatness of Uncle Sam he is powerless to turn the whole over to tin 1 working people of his eminent domain, but is forced to sit as an arbitrator be tween two jarring factions each contending for the lion's share. You say there is unrest among the non-millionairies of this country and we quite agree, but the state of unrest is absolutely nothing to what it will be if the present powers that be con tinue to say. if not in so many words, by their actions, to hell Avith the poor man, but the rich arc to be made richer." Alaska is a great store house and no specific class or selected few should be given con trol of those splendid store houses which have been provided by Mother Nature, but every citizen of this country should be piven a chance to share in its vast natural resources. $ :": & There came I<> my address one day tliis week' a copy of a new-born publication in iTaeoma, which is labeled Ryan's Weekly and I smiled as I opened it and said aloud, "It's almost as hard to break away from the newspaper game as it is for the pro verbial camel to pass through the eye of a cambric needle. .John IF. Ryan seems to be in a manner born for newspaper work and though after first beginning he has repeatedly broken away from the game, yet lie has just as often returned to it. 1 think it was in Spokane where he h'rst developed the bug, but decided it too hard a graft to make it pay and he pulled away. ITe next joined hands with the editor hereof in the publication of the Seattle Republi can, but getting a hunch that he could do better in Tacoma he began publishing The Forum, which he operated for sixteen years, but tiring of that he laid it aside and repeatedly declared lie was through with the game, but, as said above, he is again at the wheel and promises to give us one of the most vigorous weekly publi cations in the state, and. judging from what T have already seen, it at times will be so red hot that it will scorch the hands of its readers while they are in the ae.t of devouring its contents. * # tt I am not surprised at the Seattle police shnkeup and from what I have heard from persons who frequent Seattle's underworld a great deal more than a shakeup might be staged, but evidence for such a proceed ing is exceedingly hard to obtain. "I know.'' said a man who lives by his wits in that district," that we get hold of a whole lot of money from suckers, who want to see the sights and see them, but believe me, a very little of it remains in our hands, simply because we are forced to give it np for protection. Mayor Caldwell is shaking up the gang now, but in less than a week the protection grafter will he on his job again and the fellow that fails to come through with the coin will go through the great doors of the hastile. If we squeal on one and he is discharged or transferred we get a double dose from his sueeessor. Do not understand me to be complaining for I have chosen this life, but believe me its not all that it is cracked up to be." This story is repeated not as an expose of the Seattle underworld, but as a mere mat ter of news, which self same mere matter of news has been going on for years and I am of the opinion it will continue to do so, though such notorious hell holes as that found by Mayor Caldwell and his party one day this week should in the fttture he impossible even in Seattle's underworld the protection grafter to the contrary nowtithstanddng. * *= -* The blue lien's chicken has hit woman suffrage hard and thereby made it im possible for the women in eighteen states to participate in the next presidential elec tion unless the Republicans can rally in Conncticut and ratify the amendment, thus making the thirty-sixth state. Delaware is controlled by the Democratic party and the state being closely identified with the sentiment of the ultra South it turned wo man suffrage down on the grounds that the vote of the colored women would make of Delaware a fixed Republcan state. The Re publicans of the state, however, are not wholly blameless in the defeat of the amend ment in the state as they were sufh'cently strong to have joined issues with the com monsense Democrats and have passed the measure. Its an unfortunate, as well as regretable situation and T trust Connecti cut will rise equal to the occasion and do the nice thing for the women of our country. LOOKING FOR VOTES The elephant and the ass called on Miss Eliza (ilass, each had a bouquet and a note and hinted lor Miss Liza's vote. She met them at the open door, with, my health is rather poor, a vote T have in eighteen states, but want the same in froty-eight. Now. its up to you and each of you, to take your voters to the pew, where equal justice is to preach upon the square and level beach, where each will learn what all must do to get me for your voting stew. I am for him who stands for right and for him T'l.l vote with all my might. Some Democrats are good and true, while others are just common glue. They turn me down in Southern states, and charge it to their Negro hates, lmt that's too thin to make it win and I intend to make them shin, in Hitcs and eounteis where my vote stands on a par with men of not* 1. When Demo crats come through like men then T will say to them amen and divide my vote be tween you two and share the spoils as others do. AS YOU LIKE IT "Why. in heaven's name, do you Avant to get married?" said Bob to Billy. "Be cause I can almost take care of myself and its a darn poor woman that can't help me a little bit," said Billy to Bob. When the preacher visits the home of the average business man lie should be guarded in the questions lie discusses as the man of the house might become so interested in the subjects and discuss them with an office lingo. A committee of wise men who had been investigating food cost said. "We find the cost of living xovy high." "Well. T found that out a year ago," said the cynic, "but f expect you to find some way to make the cost of living very low." "Does B pianola make one hump should ered from playing it." said a prospective buyer to a more or less submissive man. "Maybe it does, stranger, but my shoulders are bent trying to pay for one which my daughter ordered some months ago." "Now. dear, we really must have a new car as this one is quite of style," said Mrs. Half Strainer to her husband. ''Quite right, my dear." he replied, "if we yo out in a car at all it will have to be a new one. as the sheriff has taken the old one. "No wonder there is so much unrest in this country just now, her spirits are all gone," said Johnsing to Bronsing. '*] am sure glad to hear thai all the spirits have left this country as I've always been ex pecting to meet one," soliloquised Bronsing. "I say. Mr. Jones, I could make a for tune for both of us providing you will stake me to a car." "You, perhaps, are quite correct and 1 would jump at the op portunity, but my daughter lias decided to marry Good Looks and I'll have to pel behind him." "Quite so. sir. prohibition does not pro hibit." said Tom Teetotaler, "as I sec by the papers a dozen or more bootleggern get in jail every day* I tell you when a fellow has made up his mind to break into jail it requires more than prohibtion to prohibit him From diving so." "In Black is White" runs a catch line. "Then if black is in white it is probably equally true that, in whit* 1 is black." which could be const rued 1o mean, while is black and black is white, and. it' this be true, it Would be hard t'> say which is which, in other words, a black man is a white man and vice versa. OUR COLORED CITIZENS Memphis Tennessee colored citi/ens have united in an effort to luiild an immense hotel for the accommodation of the travel ing public. It is claimed that at least 7.").(100 colored visitors go to thai city each year. The New World Movement in the Presby terian Churcli will give Knoxville College (Tennessee) $590,000. Of thai sum $90,000 will he used For new buildings and the bal ance will he set aside as a permanent en dowment. The National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People will hold their eleventh annual convention Ihis year in At lanta, Georgia, from May 30 to -rune 2nd. This is the first time in the history of the Association that it has held a convention in the South. \)v. Rundy. the East St. Louis dentist, who was sent to prison for life on account of the i'iots in that city, has been released from prison on a $25,000 bond. The court, thinks thai serious and prejudicial error in the record of the crime. Jack Johnson still is said to be enroute to the I. S. A. While it is reported he is traveling in royal style, yet from the length of time he has been reported coming his whole retinue must Im- hoofing it home. The distinguished Australian pianist. Percy Grainger, at his recital in Jordan Hall, Boston, scored in his playing of It. Nathaniel Dett's "Juba Dance," which had 1o lie repeated. .Mi 1. Dett was preseni and acknowledged (lie enthusiastic applause. The Amphion Glee Club, of Washington, I). ('.. Ikis celebrated its twenty-eighth an niversary by a soii^' recital and dansante. Mint. Anna Hazelton Lee assisted as so prano. Mr. -J. 11. Washington is presideni of the club, and -I. Henry Lewis, Director- Manager. You Are Welcome GREAT NORTHERN POOL AND BILLIARD HALL Cigars, Tobacco and Soft Drinks. BOYD & WILLIAMS, Props. 1032 Jackson St.