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Judge “Bill” Hoar, Eminent Jurist
Breaks Down—Reveals Colorful Past
By Ruth McNeely
“Appear in Judge William Hoar's court at 9 o’clock in the morning!”
said the editor, as we returned from lunch the other day,
“Oh, no! Not me, mister! Your're wrong. | haven't done anything the
Judge would be interested in! Maybe YOU have, but not me! You
go see him yourself. Do your own explaining.”
“Who said he was interested in seeing you, scatterbrain?” he growled
back at us, “Your'e supposed to inn —m—mM™————m—m—————
terview him."” |
“O-0-oh. That's different! But,
say, are judges human? Gosh, what '
will 1 ask him?" |
| “Aw, don’t bother me. Gwan, get
‘to work, get to work!”
Aad so, next morning, muttering
[lmpreculon- and calling down curs
'es on the head of our hapless boss,
lwe made our way to the court room
of Judge Willlam Hoar.
I Ditfidently, we asked for Hizzon
er,
, “Oh, he's not down yet, this morn
;lng," a pleasant young lady inform
‘ed us. “He played hookey and went
| fishing.”
| . That sounded encouraging.
| When, a half-hour later, the
Judge bustled in, he apologized for
having 'kept us waiting. That also
bucked us up. Hizzoaer was human!
Hé glanced at a copy of the Vet
(erans’ Review lying on his desk.
| “I see you have an article on the
'olld Second Washington,” he said.
;“’l'hat's my old outfit. H-m-m-m.”
| And then he laughed, and recalled
to mind the incidents Capt. McClin-
Eton had mentioned when the troops
[were on the Mexican Border, “But
he forgot to tell how the officers
|used to sit under the showers play
ing poker.”
i From that moment, we no longer
;stood in fear and awe of the Judge.
We pitched right in and “gave him
| the works.”
| John Hoar and his wife, Ida Box
lHoar, both of English descent, both
|born in Penasylvania, moved west
lward to Cedar Rapids, lowa, where
| their son, John William, was born
ion December 30, 1883. A short time
later, the family moved to Omaha,
| Nebraska. His father, a hotel man,
!managed the old Metropolitan Hotel
iin Omaha for several years. Young
John, or William, as he was called
to distinguish him from his father,
attended school in Omaha for two
years before the family moved to
| West Point, Nebraska,in 1891. ]
' We asked the judge what activ
| ities he took part in while at school.
| “I was into everthing. If there
| was any monkey business going on
|1:1 which I had no hand, it was
Ibecause I was sick,” he grinned,
reminiscently. “I played five years
of college basketball at the Univer
’sity of Nebraska, and was captain
lof the team for two consecutive
|seasons, 1904 to 1906. I ran the
!quarter-mlle, played on inter-class
ibaseban teams and was sports re
porter on our daily college paper.”
l INTO EVERYTHING
[ He was also active in school ac
tivities, holding some office in the
lstudent body, took part in the sen
for play, spent two years in the
cadet corps, and belongs to Chi Phi
and Phi Delta Phi fraternities, He
holds two degrees, a BA and aa
LLB. '
Young Bill spent his summer vac
ations at farm work, herding cattle,
clerking in a general merchandise
store and playing professional base
ball.
After his graduation in 1907, the
young lawyer came to Seattle
where he played on the Y. M. C. A.
basketball team from 1908 to 1914,
and pitched for the Seattle lawyers’
baseball team.
Bill joined the National Guard in
1910, and in 1916 served on the
Mexican Border with the Old Sec
ond Washington. The outfit went
overseas in 1917 as the 161st Infan
try, 41st Division, and with them
went Lieutenant William Hoar., The
men in his outfit were scattered
all over France. Hoar was detailed
to train replacements and, with oth
er officers and non-comms, was sent
to St. Aignan in the latter part of
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July, 1918. They were billeted in
French homes for the most part,
and were fairly comfortable. The
doughboys, however, slept wher
ever they could—on cold floors in
churches, warehouses, barns, usual
ly with only one blanket—any place
they could fiad that would offer a
little protection from the cold.
Army life for the casual was no bed
of roses.
CHANGE SHIFTS
When the troops crossed the At
lantic, the transports were so
crowded that the men slept in
eight-hour shifts. The bunks were
in use twenty-four hours a day.
Each man was issued extra equip
ment, clothing, rifles and ammun
ition, adding to the almost unbear
able crowding aboard ship. In this
manaer, a quarter of g million men
a month were sent to France.
The troops built warehouses, laid
railroad tracks and did a hundred
other necessary things. When men
were trained for replacements, they
were drilled ten hours a day and
trained in skirmishing, undercover
advance, and other cute little tricks,
Then they were sent up the line to
defend themselves against almost
certain death, sometimes with only
two weeks' training.
“Those men deserve every cent
of the bonus they are to receive,”
Judge Hoar said with considerable
feeling. “They earned it, and more,
too. The government can never re
pay them for the hardships they
went through, the dangers into
which they walked with the know.
ledge that their chance of coming
out alive was but one in ten., They
were inadequately trained to pro
tect themselves from these dangers,
but they went ahead, unflinching.
“All units of the National Guard
made splendid records, and distin
guished themselves by their brav
ery in action. I believe the National
Guard is the bulwarks of our nat
ional defense. When I hear someone
grumbling about paying the bonus,
I know that person has no concep
tion of the hardships the men went
through overseas, If they realized,
they would think as I do, that the
men deserve every cent they'll get,
and more, too.”
MONUMENTAL TASK
After the Armistice, Lieut. Hoar
was given command of the Post
Office Division, composed of 125
men. The gigantic task of getting
letters to doughboys scattered all
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Large crowds at Playland are
thrilled by the many new attrac
tions at Seattle’s Outdoor Amuse
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new features are the attractive new
lighting effects and the brilliant
color schemes,
The Merry Mixup, a new addition
to the pleasure-giving devices in the
park, is adding much to the enjoy
meat of the patrons. Throngs of
‘people ride the breath-taking dipper
and the ever popular skooter cars
throughout the day and evening.
The skating rink attracts the usual
large group of skaters.
The improvements at Playland
this year are the result of many
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THE VETERANS' REVIEW
HERE'S MORE AB( qé
PENSION lm
| (Continued irom Page 1)
earning power of an odls:d man
was that amount and on that basls
considered the Regulars were over
pensioned.
“Whether that theory originated
in the Veterans’ Bureau or in the
White House we do not know,”
Johnson said. “There is a question
in my mind whether the Presi
dent really agrees with the
' theory, although none of his acts
; or statements would seem to give
‘ one the impression that he does
. not agree with it
} “We are placed in the unfortuate
position of being denied a fair hear
ing for our cause. Congress will
not give us a hearing. The Ve!erans’
Bureau could not conduct a fair
hearing, even if it felt so inclined.
The President is the only one who
can give us relief in the form of a
conference or authorizing Congress
80 to do. While he hasn’t direetly
refused to grant us a hcaring, we
have heard nothing concerning our
reguest filed with the White Houve
‘some time ago,
. “The very basic principles of our
government demand that citizens
who have been injured shall be
given a hearing. The Constitution
provides that the right of a citizen
to petition Congress shall be pre
served. While the right has not
been taken away from us and we
'are permitted to petition Congress,
of what use is a petition unless we
can get a hearing? {
; CAUSE NOT LOST
“Even though Congress will soen
adjourn, we do not feel that our
cause is lost. With presidential ap
proval, a bill can be put through
Congress in a few days. We are still
hopeful of being able to present
our side of the case to the Presl
dent, It seems unfair and un-Amer
ican for him to sit back and say
there shall be no pension legislation
for us without first hearing our side,
or authorizing the initiation of an
impartial investigation. Although
few in numbers, we have the same
right to fair and impartial consider
ation as any other group,” Com
mander Johnson concluded. 1
The Regular Veterans' Assocla
tion has no posts in the Seattle
area, although National Historian
Joell Buell Shomaker lives in Se
attle and acts as liason officer for
this district. Rev. Shomaker is an
‘oldflmc vegular who was disabled
while in the Army and mustered
out of service for disability in 1884,
There are many oldtimers in the
organization, the oldest being a man
who entered the service in 1854 and
is now 101 years old. The youngest
member is still in his teens.
~ The RVA is also fighting for
- restoration of the re-enlistment
bonus for men still in the service,
and for minimum retirement pay.
The old-fashioned girl who mar
ried for a home usually is found
in it.
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Death Rate
Among Vets
Ro .
ising Fast
More than 25 per cent of the
7,268 World War veterans who died
in government hospitals last year
- 1,963 were victims of tuber
culosis. Heart disease caused the
deaths of 940 hospitalized veter
ang, cancer, 818%; pneumonia, 445,
and Bright's dis
ease, 322, These
rigures showed an
ncerease over the
ireceding year ac
ording to F, E.
Mulnix, adjutant
f Seattle Chapter
No. 2, Disabled
¢ American Veter
ans.
F. E. MULNIX Based on infor
mation received from the Veterans'
Administration at Washington, D,
C., the death rate among World
War veterans is steadily increasing
with the years and has not yet
reached its peak. A survey made
of eighty government hospitals
showed a total of 145,072 admis
sions during the twelve moaths end
ing June 30, 1935. Of these, 10,387
were tuberculosis cases.,
COMPARES DATA
Mulnix compared these figures
to the death rate among civilians
among whom tuberculosis is sixth
as the cause of death, being annual
ly responsible for the death of 500
persons out of 100,000, Heart dis
ease is the first cause of death
among civilians, with 230 out of
each 100,000 dying as the result of
a heart ailment
“The rapid and increasing death
rate among World War veterans
constitutes one of this country’s
greatest humanitarian problems,”
he declared. “These men are, on the
average, only 43 years old. Normal
ly, they had a life expectancy of at
least fifteen more years each, The
injuries and disabilities they receiv
ed in the war, the strain and hard
ship under which they served in the
armed forces of the United States,
a g gravated ailments which, in
thousands of cases, would not have
become acute had it not been for
the war.
The V. F. W. is the fastest.grow.
ing veterans’ organization in the
United States.
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A parasite, says Hattie Mae Pat
terson, King County Welfare Com
missioner, is & man who demands
that the county provide gas for his
car so that he can drive around to
collect his relief voucher and com
modities,
WHY, DOC!
Statistics show that the average
Seattle family pays their doctor
$75 a year. This will be news to a
lot of doctors in Seattle, says Dr,
E. F. Ristine,
GOOD TIMBER
We recently heard of a man
whose mind has been blank for two
years. We heartily recommend him
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Stevenson,
JUST DRIVEL
When we look over some of the
“rags” and “sheets” that come our
way and contemplate the drivel
they publish, we are a bit curious
to see the junk the editors chucked
in the hellbox,
ASK BILL NADEAU
Our members in Congress do not
represent the people so much as he
represents the bunch that scares
him the most, opines Ralph Charl
ton, the meandering reporter.
Then whoinell, we ask, does one
Marion Zioacheckered represent.
DON'T DO IT
Rumor has it that a certain
charming lady down City Hall way
stated in open meeting that she
was going to .pin back our ears,
or something equally as dire. The
reason, we deduce, is that she does
2't like us,
Our advice to said charming lady
Is to let well enough alone. She is
clever and ambitious, and the day
may come when a bit of favorable
publicity might help on her climb
upward. We aren’t a bit vindictive
and despite the charming lady’s
threats to remove our ears, we shall
be delighted to haadle her publicity,
Seriously, Lillian, you wouldn’t
box our ears, would you? After all
we've done for you in times past?
| WINNING SCOOP I
NO SUCH ANIMULE
They are telling this one on a
veteran who hasn’t been married
s 0 long and who has had a rather
tough time keeping the wolf from
the front door stoop. His folks
wrote and asked if they could help
him.
“Do you owe any back house rent,
son?” they asked in one of their
letters.
The son answered: “Gosh, no,
Dad, we don’t owe any baak-house
rent. We have modera plumbing.”
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