The Seattle star. [volume], December 10, 1910, Image 1

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R •/^P~. CeT«°^^ di^r Wd'r "' *" ABSURD CONVENTION which would forbid .ny CRITICISM of the JUDGE OF ANOTHER TYPE who .how him.«lf
$Vl^ ; T^^SS^J!t2^!^l^S^xt "n INJUNCTION lhat dv" "•" 'njust.ce %£s&* .i thu . in flßgr . nl fashion thwaru the cau.c of DECENT
COVfc^ «veu in menage to congress, December 3, 1906.
p Star's Carrier Army
\Z. th« »hoi* elty and th* suburbs.
?ttrev*r you "vl yow m*y •'•«>• Th* BUr
y|V«r*d •» Xeur door for Jsc Dtr month.
L. 13. NO. 250,
mill Take Low
If are Fight to
legislature
H:/:; ____________
[f Lotion Over Present Gouging Tactic* of Furth Monopoly
BMiy Result in Law Giving Railroad Commission Power
1■! C Enough to Prevent Future Robbery.
l I ngvsialsh iall"v !•••,'l'' will carry their fight Into the li-ett»!u
--? «*> Wb Ik* indefinite continuance of th«"lr restraining order yea
!iijj |n th<* sujx-ti.ir court, they nuit wait till the supreme,
i jUg«it!« rvaily to pass on '"' l"i»aml«h valley rate <-.*••• un Ua
wrS*-
AUcrnt'jj for the company. In appealing from JikK Mltchelt'a
LnSea, «prr allowed 90 day* to file thrlr appeal. After that the
ibrb* court mar take up th>> now at It* leisure. Commltte-en
I S^MB »«-nt to Olympla to ask the court '" make* th" rs!c t-a«o
I ,«m;rni I >'■'•■ and hear It M »oon aa possibles but thf rourt
mt n *"B '*'" It up till the .■.'!'••« 1 by tin- railroad 1* fil.it
Bat «hal about '.!;«< railroad commission? the vullt-y people Mi
8 * ■
I What of Commission.
I TV railroad coniraUslon vu created for Juit such case* an
I, It ma .>•».: in investigate tb« FurthHtone-Webster fare
pi It Md mar.- sluing* and Investigated thoroughly and hnndod
»tj tta decision.
■ - . riiircid mutt put the fart* back to the eld schedule, th*
srr.it'.on decided.
I SKsW what happened? The railroad monopoly went merrily on
carf.ifl. th« exorbitant rates. It simply carried an appeal Ml
iTcMrtf and went on robbing the people.
The eomxalMion made lt» report lust spring. It may bo many
sa&l N fotr the matter ran l>» fought out In tho courts.
~ Pa! the railroad commission was not created as ■ meant to help
L isinferior court subject to appeal, tt wax to tx> the body which
tcoul protect the people against the railroads. Y<-l hi-rr la tho
guv- to to* loiirt- -•:•>!««' ■■ l.i • '!.• (ieop!«< are sufferliiß.
If theronmif.'tim had iron.- Into the rate question and cut down
s&ced rate* there rulxht be no me Justice In the railroad trying
»c>t ttt-a restored, thn valley people «ay,
I < But the rsilresd Had raited its rates, outrageously. nor
Hkantiy. *nd la th* 'ace of its solemn promises. All the commit- |
,j,i t-.A «ss to order the rates restored.
Co to Legislature.
< TV rates are still In force. There must bo something wrong
vii the law. !*■• thiwamlsh p»-oplo • arxue. Ho they wiil prext-at
i«i t»»* to the comins sesxton of the IrKiatature. giving mor«
sm'.o !?;••- railroad catumlstilon.
I fcthjit vihtn the railroad commission decides that a railroad la
sa.'j the people it must stop, and not hide behind the) technical
. t« «f the law.
p: Tit Dowaraish people will hold a n.<<<->iiiK at tho Korster school
UNM tocickl to talk on their p!an».
'•-Tie Ealt&ter valley people who an» having a ntmllar fight with j
fta»forC'» Kcnton railriKid. won » «har|t *klriul»h m roart lata yes
tmUr, when Atlomey* Karle and BtvdMTt showed: that the serv-
H til thn trkit»inins orders »«curt-J by the Crawford attorneyt
> tUd
Th* Crawford people bad sltnpl; printed roplaa of the court order
mi clnnjlated It. .Vonf of tho rnple« had been certified to. The
ajtrslnlng order Is stHl la force, but the *»ffe< I Is that It ha*
m been served on anybody. This cleared J. A. DennUon. who
Ms acensed of contempt for all«-K»-d %lo!atton« of tho order.
i Th« Crawford attorney* will get oot certified copies of the re-
Bmlßiar order now and «tart serving them attain
": The case of Th« Star editor*, up for contempt la the Duwam
laTiUey cane, whlrh was net over till Wednesday, will probably
•B- • • still larger crowd than appeared at court yesterday, as
k people of both valleys realize Its Importance In their flgbt.
\UNEARTH BAND OF
GIRL SMUGGLERS
1" <B/ Vsllr4 Tf«».) |
.US FRANCISCO. I>ci 10—The
■Bi Ckijo Mam. about which,
hr CWaamea and one girl were
hrt tote yesterday by the ln»p*-c
--te» ta btsnj; »a!<-,'.» -I closely today
VNtral a<i!Dt«, who believe that
a 1.-: to land more »towaway»
*iWna4e by reprratntatlveH of
■Mir saaggling ring.
Iji irfraetory search of the *••» '
N>■■• the hidden Chinese and j
*Bt4 to bring to light more than |
I !* toraways.
■Intlearaed today that local In-
IWsrt I tre preparing thoroughly
***?iaul th* liner A*la. now near
•■«Wfl from the Orient, when she
«w h*r«.
I ' irmil thai the Imml-
**» ■ith th« arrival of vrasela
*■ tt« Orient at those p<;rt«.
I
SHOT DOWN
BY BANDIT
l*^l> Vinnlnf a burglar who
** U in »tltfr ari«l a cheap watch,
I WW J»ckovlch, a young AuKtrian,
!* «lw «nd probably fatally
**!J*|J In front of a lodging hoime
Vl* FJrtth ay- H- »>>ortly aft«T
;*«"* thlo morning. The burglar
r*"""* tlmpii. two of the bullet*
£*•"<•■ The third entered the
|P*t«!, passing through the li 1-' I
(■» *tt»rislng from the bank.
i«*i to U"! tofkMM Jarkovlch
;2 ttl* to Kl7" «i'ly the mont
sj«*r dencrlptlon of his UltUuL
Vf'Mclty hom,ltal today Jacko-
«id he wan aroused by the
tV*t. Tbe cha«e led to the street.
[JHE WEATHER |
jj?*MOn Juki. RtK h .-, day an thlK,
|PJ»»ni ago, that old I'eter Yon
VVJI AM 'f1"""'!" 1' "t New
I r"#i#T/f# Amatprdam, I fi
ll -~i "W; vented the hot
['' Jf^r-^*f', "I'ple toddy. Fee,
■*^^u-<2/.'''- '•'" a i"'l "'
I *S»2-Ji^p apjilen to boll
P*^ "wrrflv* to apple Hiiure In
I \ j't the flr<»tilac«, and
\__>/ "™ whiiHt it simmer-
I —i^r «-d, turned lilh at
>l^v.. >^^^ tendon to a flagon
tyl •Htr^^"'^ "' ni'w rum. la
i kto.h *' h<" emptied Iho flagon
! *h il\ pplf! "*"'■■'•■ N''-xl ''"yh"
nii hcadarhe wllh It, and thun
\%« now t<Ml'ly ' UIH ln "••a»"n
{••fa* 1" .Fort"»t—Pair tonlKht;
ter.' "'»; wind southerly.
It ii rumored In Chinatown
her* that the Chines* sUvers
operated extensively .In the
northwestern cities and that
their agents for some time have
successfully landed men and
women at Portland and Seattle.
The Ktramer Minnesota, on every
voyage. Is Mid in hare landed a
batch of contraband Chinese, and
the *«jhi«-U of the Illuo Funnel line
aliio are aileeed lo have rarrlrd the
coolie* below dorks.
Kollowlnc the lu'lmre of the fire
Chinese aboard the Chiyo Mam TV
(Continued on Page Si*
Yesler Way to Be Ring on Dumb Bell in New Street Naming Plan
p
Downtown Street to Cut the
Town in Two at Narrowest
Point and Be Dividing Line
Between North and South
Seattle.
DM you ever notice that Seattle
I* shaped a lot like a dumb bell?
Well. Pmtmuttt Hmisell proponed
to ring th«« dumb ball. Yesler way
will be th« rim AH numbered
streets north of Metier will be
called North, an North Fourth ay.,
and nil Bouth will bo culled Houth.
The plan wan evolved by a com
mittee working with the postmaster
| and Involve* a startling ChAOgf In
Beattle street numbers and names
' now btidly ronfuncd.
All BTtaioata wext of First ay. and
north of Yeslaf way will be re
named alphabet l< ally In »H» of
four. ThcßP ItrMtl will bear the
same name to the city limits to the.
north and south.
Thoroughfares running to the
ea«t and Waal In the. University dln
trlct will bear the name* of lend
ing colleges and seminaries. Thin
plan will i..- folio between 30th
and B6th uta. From sr.th <" IStb
lthe northern city limit) the nauien
Of woods and trees will !><■ used.
There will b« no renaming of
street* south of Yealer way, nor In
the down town dlHtrld bounded by
Yeitler way, Denny way, Broadway
and th« waterfrooV
♦
CHINK CLAIMS HE
INVENTED AIRSHIP
HONGKONG, Dec. 10.—A China
man from HhariKhiil ■'>" claim to
prior Invention of the dirigible
balloon. Tal Twin Tal claims lll
laid hi* plans bafora the CtatntM
government In 1894. lie aluUiH
that he Kent plain to hii Illram
Maxim In 1899.
The Seattle Star
WILL THEY PAY FOR THOSE EGGS?
U. S. Population 101,000,000
Washington Has 1,141999
WASHINGTON I). C. Dec. 10.—
The grand lotal population of the
United Btatra - 10J.100.00Q. TtTcM
figure* represent tho United State*
nd Alt II a pumtcftnlona.
The population of th. United
K:.iH'« With «i»Mufl«4 dependence*.
Including Alaxkn. Hawaii, )'• .>..
Rico and nsllltary nod naval i ■;■•:.■.
abroad, la $3,403,153.
Taking tt>« population of ihr
Philippine* given In 1903. which «na
T.f&MXC, and adding estimate* for
the lutanda of Guam and Samoa and
for tha canal ,-.•:;.■. ((;•• grand total
population of tho t'ntted and
>•* i-•«•■».-« lUit-.-i I* over lOt.OuO.UOO.
Tti" it;>-ri:. i- tn population for
tb« rnntlnrntnl portiim of the I'nit
rd Statea l« U..077.631, or 21 per
cent. The Inrreaw In popnlatlon
of tho territorial poftttfimiona U
16.H5J521. or 20.3 pi>r cent.
The ptifmlatlon of tb» •«»»«» of
Wlsconiiln «ai announced ty th«»
fwiMni bureau today ■'" 2.33«>t0. «n
incrvaw of 12.7 per cent
Th« eennu* of <»«-<irKla *«• clven
a* -.'• '• i-i WlNconxla and <>> • rjcin
each i-i entitled to ono new (..:.•»■>
man tinder the pr«-»ent apj»<>rtlon
roent. Qt-orsla'a i> rc<m.u • uf In
iimw U 17.7.
Inc'tue In State.
Tli'» Inrreano In population of the
Ktat© of WanhlnKtnn 1» «23.«<t7. or
120.4 p*r cent, thn population cow
being XMl.yjO. lender th« prraent
apprtrtlonment thla would Ktvc the
»».at«» three new cmjcrfaiturn.
The population of Alaska Ik 64.3:6,
an lucrea** of 764. or 1.2 j*-r rent.
Tho corn-rU'd ccnuua of the alat«
of N««w York la announced ft* U.I 13.
-814. an lncr<«a*« of 25 I p<^r rent.
The atat« K«>t* nine new eonKron*.
men under the present apportion
ment.
Florida* corrected total popula
: tion !- 7&2,«19, an lnrr»a*«« of 4?6
per cent, and a gain of one rnnnre**
man. It was unnounri'd today that
tho mtlltarr and naval population of
the United Btntca I* nS.COf*.
The- population of Hawaii 11 190.
Sketch ihown Seattle, with Yell* r way like .1 handle acroca dumb
bell. Alio ihowi how •trtett to the south will bl named South,
and thoaa north will be name d North, running the full length
Of tht city.
SKAT! IK. WASH, SATURDAY, DECBMUSI 10. 1910.
10*. an Incrraio of 37,908, or 14.*]
. per cent.
States In Order.
The ranking of the states, terrt
torles and the po**>*jiU)ns in tho
order of their population follows: ■
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois,!
Ohln, Toias. Maiutarhu*<Ftts, Mls-J
sutirt, Michigan. Indiana, cu-nrgla, ■
New Jersey, California, Wisconsin,;
Kentucky, Io«a. North Carolina,;
Trnui-«»r«\ Alabama. Minnesota,'
Virginia. MUalstlppl. Kansas, Okla
!■■:..a. Uoulstana, Arkansas. Kouth .
Carolina, Maryland. West Virginia.!
Nebraska, Washington. Porto Kloo,
<*on»f<tlc»t. Colorado, Florida,!
Malnv, Oregon, South Dakota, North j
Dakota. Rho<]n Island. Now Damp-'
»'!•-■, Montana, l?tab. Vermunl, Dls-1
MINE BLAST
KILLS 25
FEItNIt:. D. C, Dee. 10.—Twenty
bodle* have been recovered and ID
miners rescued alive at the Belle
rue mine, near Frank. Alberta.
Seren men are mill In the workings
and of these four are believed to be
a!lr«. although debris makes It la
poMlbl" to r«ach tm'rn
Th« »<iploslon occurred late I*"'
night and by midnight (he main
workings of the mine w«re, suf
| ficiently cleared to niak. It possible
to reach some of the entombed
men. ■
Nurses and doctor* were, rushed
from here, ar.d tho wounded. *omo
of them wllh but a bare flicker of
life. were, quickly attended to.
fteports at noon state that 21 are
dead In one. place, lying In alt their
itiiit- ■ tly horror on iKith sides of the
t>
trlct**of Columbia, New Mexico,
!dat>4 Arizona. Delaware, Hawaii,
Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska.
Butch 50 Years Wed
BT| LOinS, Dec. 10.~Adolphus
I'.s-ri wettlihy brewer, with bla
m.ft. ».«■•-ft*! fru*ii<la and a retinue
of servants, started today for Tasa
d<ns|Ca).. to •tin a two months'
!■• i>LT4ii v of tbe golden wedding
«i,nlyi»»; • •' Mr. and Mrs. .
liusea.
i a ——— ——.
I .Ob ANOEU*.B. IV>e. 10.—Avla
toi Charles V. Willard ■<Uy flow
from *I>oii Aneelea to «di im in
* r,!i!i>.« bipiano.
tr««-k, about two miles from the
j tunnel mouth.
Believe 25 Dead.
Tho latent figures obtainable) say
there ar« 25 known d«-ad In the
iaini-i now and probably several
in. in- Twenty-four have been
brought out of the mine iilnre the
explosion, of which number 10 are
dead and 14 alive. Ten men down
i" !"* thf mouth of the blds In the
bath) houso ar« laid out on tables
dead. Fir'irex an yet can be only
approximate as to the numbers of
the; rritcuc party caught by after
jdamp,
Hetcuers cannot bother with the
dead yet to any extent, but are
{bending every energy to look for
further llvlnc It waa re|Hirted at
! noon that all the rescue party have
!be,«n brought out.
| DO YOU KNOW
That a German profeitor 04 an
atom? claim* that the average
drunkard liven longer than the
averse teetotaler?
That there are 212 banks In the
city of New York?
That 10,116 firemen are employed
to protect New York city?
That Una Cavalien in only ||
yenri of age?
That Anna Held Ik II yearn older
than I.lna?
That Enrico Caruto In two years
older than Anna?
That Blanche Bates wan horn In
Portland, Ore . 37 yearn ••Is"'
THat Sarah Bernhardt, Queen
Alexandra and King Peter of S. !
via are each f>r> yearn of age?
That Admiral Dewey and J. Pier
por»t Morgan are i-ach 72 years old?
That Ellen Terry. real name is
Mn linn. h Carewt
That Lew Dockttader'i rent nainn
Ih fUsorge Alfred (?lapp?
Th.it Trlxle Frlgama't real name
in Itolla Kilnn O'Calluhan?
POETESS TO BE A
PROPRIETRESS
MhiH L. Ityrd Mock, poeteit,
autlioreKH, miiHiclaneHH, .in,i maker
of unilHiial book* and other thliigH,
will be i propi let i. too, after
tills. Bhe baa opened i ton for
the Mill.- of ii.i own production* on
Union nt. near '.IHi ay.
Minx Mock wrote a magazine
ntor% "Seattle Spirit," and a poem.
"The. Mocking Illrd." which (the
had hound herHelf In real calfHkln
uud vent copies to Roosevelt, King
CSeorge und oilier luilnlilt
LOOKS LIKE
POLICE PLOT
MAN WHO SHOT
GAYNOR CRAZY
HI. I r.lir.l riinl
JKIIBKY CITY, N. J.. IVc. 10 —
Jaim-s J. <I 41 ]aI• •■ r»l shut Mayor I
(Snynor of New York, may never Ims ,
tried for the imi •■ I'hyslclans now
observing (iallaxher's movementa
will return a report that he Is ,|,. I
mented, it Ik ex peeled, and limtt-ud !
of going tO prlium, <2allagher prob
ably will t>e committed to an asy-!
linn (JallaKhcr's trial has b< <n set 1
for December 20.
QUAKE—NO DAMAGE.
HAVANA. dm 10.~No damace i
was reported today from the earth-'
quake, that vini.-d this vicinity.
LEAVE ME ALONE THATS ALL,
SAYS NAN PATTERSON, HERE
MRS SUMNER PRESCOTT, FORMERLY NAN PATTERSON
"All I a»k fr< Is that It
leave mo alone. I want to Ii
life qul«-tly, and without dl*lur!> j
an. a, an long ax 1 leave It nl<>n«-
It r«i
i..\ n»ri uff.ii' I want
;■ to torsi' aboal gti
.iiiinrtit el Ml -
• ii. f<.i |
Mercy! Isn't a
Person Safe
Even in Jail?
When Amlrfw ■ '•" lam wag topped
into the receiving cell at the city
Jail yesterday he wan «o "wuiiraied"
tlmt hi i mil.ln I t< II btl name. So
they entered him mi the book as
"Ji>hn Doe, H.," mi aniiiK a "sober
drunk."
While Andrew lay on the cell
floor sleeping noisily, Kphrnlm
Hogg, ■ negro prlttoncr. went
through him und made a liiihl of
$120 111 gold and Mill which Patrol
man McNSJDee overlooked win ii
Call wan nearched.
Kph inn i'l ibe coin and currency
Into his ji-niiH hut l'.il KlpScy raw
him do It. I'M demanded ■ "split."
Kph kicked, hut came through.
When I |'li stood tip in police I
court that afternoon tic didn't mind '
the fine of $16 which Judge Gordon 1
Hlnpped on. Not at all Bph dug
down and paid tip- The Judge di
manded to know where he go) the
money, but Kph only smiled and left
lilt court room.
In the meantime Andrew awaken
ed and let out ft resounding "holler"
when be discovered. hi lon,
And then came Kph'a downfall.
After leaving the station Kph re
turned to hall out a friend. Patrol
1
Wl LL. WHAT WOULD A HOBBLE GIRLIE
DO IF NAUGHTY DOG CHASED HER?
BOSTON, Doc i" Th. i,.:.i!. iklri hi nothlnt on tin
hoop skirl iimt I iron M yean ago In Fashion n merelj ihowi
tin' oppo . «>f the pendulum of style, but i( li nol likely
to laal " Sin N dm tin- (>|Mniiiii given bj Hrt ,M,uy I. Cbaee, «>f
Kverett, today, who, on hei 100 th birthday, did not tavorabl] !<•
rn<i ihi i.ii< '■! wrlnklt In dreai toi women.
■| wonder wimt tboM hobblt iklri women would >ii> if Ihej
ii.ni to ran awai fi>>m ■ mini di
Don't Hesitate to Phone
The Star, Main 9100, or Ind. 441, If your pa
par tail la to r» • ome ragularly «v«ry
night. You arc entitle! to good tervica.
Siotr i,i Youilf Mm AlTCttcd for Burglary Puzzles Judge
R0n..!.! Hinted That Victims Were Enticed Into Crime
by Police S|
Are the police stool pigeons,
Fagin-llke, leading Seattle young
men into traps for the purpose of
bolstering up official records with
score* ef burglary convictions?
This point was brought up for se
rious thought this morning, when
Judge Ronald was confronted with
14 youths, accused of burglary and
grand larceny, none being over 25
years old.
Says It Is Plot.
An attorney who haw hern seen
followiiiK the ntuoeroui burglary
■ .!!-■■■. in which young boys figure,
»nyn It nppears to him t)mt tin* po
lice spies have beta making a reg
ular practice of etitklng young men
into <rl!!)«•. then tlpplrt: off the [*>
lice m> that the victim i* always cap
tured In thy act.
Judge Is Puzzled.
"Are there any more cradles left
Patterson, a "Klomdoni" show girl,
who tiii nine known from coast to
coast after the killing of Caesnr
Vtning, a raM track plunger, five
yean ago. Mra. t'rcscolt In living
at the Waldorf hotel, OB Pike St.
Her husband. Sum tier Preecott, n j
i'Mi'lulii In the Spanish .Ntni'i'it'.'iu
war, Is employed by the Vulcan
Iron Works.
man MrNiniPc heard of Andrew's
lohr and when Kph showed up Me
Namee charged him with having
"rolled" Andrew. The negro con
fessed and wan thro* 11 i..'i Into
Jail. Bight} dollars of Andrew's
money wan recovered. Kph is try
ing to think what became of lli('
other $40.
No charge has us yet been laid
against Kph and Bd.
HOBBLE SKIRT SENDS
WOMAN TO HOSPITAL
I 11. I Illlrll I'rr.. I
■AN BERNARDINO, Cat.. ii. i 10.
—Mrs. Harrison Allen, wife .'I Ilii'
secretary of the Gold Hell Mining
Company at Dobta, «iii be taken to
I.oh Angeles today for treatment of
in mi i' she received when she fell
down i mountainside near Doble,
lier hobble skirt preventing her from
I saving herself.
The woman rolled for 40 feet over
Jagged rocks before ihi brought up |
Bgalnst n granite ledge. She in
tlmated today that the dangerous
garment is available to lyiyone who
Ii preparing a mlsilonary box.
Th« HÄ( rated W. C T. IT. will
meet next Tuesday afternoon from i
to 4 »t room WO, V. M. C. A.
r»MP f'PNT "s tihini avii
In ittlar 1 saJd Judge Hnnald "For
the last five or six months, none
but boys have been brought up b«
fore mo, charged with burglary. Five
out of six young men who hay«
faced this court were accused of
burglary. What does It all menn?
"The criminal court has more the
appearance of a Juvenile court these
days. I wisih I knew what It meant.
: If this keep* up, we Khali have need
of more Jails instead of school*."
Dut the answer Is Indicated In
many of the caseii. The older com
panions of the youthful criminal*
(managed to escape. How? Who
knows?
It's the name story, over and over
again.
Why did you do that?" the Judge
would ask. "You never did It be
fore. You say you weren't eren
arrested before.'
Always Trapped; Other Man
Escapes.
"You »cc, Judge, I was drinking
with some other roan, and we both
got pretty full, and he talked roe
Into It. lie's older than me. And
that's all—only he didn't >--'■! caught.
I guess I didn't know what I til
dcitnr "
UWIIJK.
And In one cane. the boy, plead-
In* guilty thin morning, added that
the police knew who hi* accomplice
was when he told them, but he was
never apprehended.
In most of (ho canes the- boys re
fuse to flKht further. They appear
to be no disgusted with themrelvea
that ili'-> willingly plead guilty to,
get thoir sentence* as quickly as
possible and hav<> the thing dona
with.
And the i*>llee record" show of
the jinn*' n of the department la
catching the burglars no rednanded
Mill! they have to plead guilty.
.in.!:-.- Kunald tblit morning was
rUlbly distracted. It was the big
g<?nt lot of young burglar* to con
front him In one day. 1-ast Satur
day there were eight. The week
before It was six or seven.
"There ■ ••til* to be no let Up,"
Raid the Judge.
And as he sentenced those who
plead guilty to a term in the re
formatory, he Invariably wild to
the prisoner: "You will not b« '
statujted a* a convict Whan you get
out. You can get out In a year if
you behave. You will learn a frood
trade, and when you come out, call
on me. I will do what 1 ran for
you. I want to be. your friend."
The statutory sentence is from
I to IS Mar* In the penitentiary or
reformatory!
Hooray! Interurban
Hires 10 Real Goats
Ten official goats have been en
gaged by the Interurban line offi
cials and will perform duty along
the line between Seattle and Tar
coma.
No Kranklyn, the goats are. not
passengers buying tickets for Sum
hit and Kent Re upon you.
These goats are the regular four
fnoted kind and have been bought
outright. In this particular, at
least, they differ from the Kent and
Sunnier variety.
The goats will be used to keep
clear the right-of-way.
The i !■• ctal duty assigned the
new "help" is that of killing obnox
ious weeds and shrubbery along the
line. The goats are now working
near Kdgewood and are headed for
Seattle. A portable fence has been
provided to keep them from swal
lowing the third rail, which Is
heavily chnrged with electricity.
When the goats, which are herd
ed by one of the section gang, eat
off the plot of ground assigned
them, the fence Is moved along sev
eral roda farther.
"A goat can reach up about six
feet and pull down n branch. He
holds the branch there while the
others eat off the leaves." Raid I
company official. ' Then another
goat holds a branch and the (we
thai did duty before has his Inning.
Thus they alternate and do ■ clean
Job."
PORTLAND WILUN'
li, | ni1,.,1 I',.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 10.—
Portland la the latest addition to
the boosters who are aiding San
Francisco to ■ cure the Panama
Pacific fair In 1913. The Portland
Chamber of Commerce has guno
on record ns favoring the city by
the Golden Gate in the fight for tin*
big fair.
■f% MORE SHOPPING
II V DAY• DE r ODE
I ami CHRISTMAS,
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"Tom, Tom, the piper'i uon,
wrote to Santa when ho was
young."