Putnam's Pastime (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 1, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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CHINESE LADIES IN WASHINGTON
PLC'
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON'S BIG DISTRICT
Representative Albert Johnson, the
newly elected representative from the
Second district of Washington, has
more coast line to look after than
any other man in congress It is
laved, or whatever the word is, by the |
waters of the Columbia river, the |
Straits of Fuea. the Pacific ocean and
Puget sound to the aggregate of 1,000
miles- and the Job of macing light
houses, revenue cutters and so on out j
of congress for that tubful of drink
is some job, believe Johnson.
Other natural wonders In the
Johnson district Include two forest |
reserves, the Olympia and the Hai- i
nler, the latter dock of segregated
lumber coming in only In part. In i
the heart of the Olympia reserve is a J
national mpnument created for the 1
protection of the Roosevelt elk, or, as ;
the highbrows put It, the cervus J
Rooseveltus. Yes. of course, they're |
named after T R You have to whis-
per this, though when Johnson's i
around, because he s very standpat. ..___
-raking a header into statistics. Johnson s district comprises more 'ban
20.000 square miles, an area as big as that of half Ohio and equa mg » < r
rltory of three or four New Kngland states. It Includes the Olympic penin-
sula. which takes In the big city of Tacoma and a good part of sou hwebt
Washington
However, out of all the territory that Johnson embellishes in Washington,
one-third is in forest reserve and the lands held by the government cut up
Thf»se arp the ladies of the Chinese legation in Washington. In the cen-
ter is Mrs Chang, wife of Minister Chang Yin Tang, at the left is Miss Lily
Chang and at the right Miss Alice Chang These ladies have speedily adopt
ed American styles and ways
THRUST IN THE DARK
RIPLEY SEES CRISIS AHEAD
President of Santa Fe Railroad De-
clares That Congress Is Danger-
ously Radical.
Chicago —E. P. Ripley, president of
the Santa Ke railroad, is distrustful of
the country's political future He has
no downright fear that the United
States Is heading for disaster; the
tendency may be checked in time to
prevent a catastrophe. There are cer-
tain signs which make him hopeful
that the headlong course will be
stopped, but he is far from sure
The house and the senate. In his
view, are dangerously radical The
one compensating factor in Washing-
ton is that which is relative to the j
railroads He believes that the Inter-
state Railroad Commission is less per !
ilous than.it was. say, a year ago.
Mr. Ripley returned from California
yesterday and went direct to his home
in Riverside The president of the
Santa Fe is gradually recovering from
an acute attack of indigestion, which
occurred seven weeks ago In Cali-
fornia.
"I suppose I have unwittingly ac-
quired the reputation of being a pess-
imist." said Mr Ripley. "I am per-
fectly conscious of not agreeing with
the majority of people who elect leg-
islators. but long experience as a rail-
road man and as an observer of poll
tical tendencies impels me to say that
the United States of today, in Its gen-
political aspect, that Is to say, in Its
political trend. Is not at all what the
founders of this country intended."
PRINCE GETS OLD CASTLE
ADDS
HOME
the country bo that at the last election
assembled.
It took a week to get all the returns
MRS. AVA WILLING ASTOR IN LONDON
Servian Soldier Tells Story
Experiences in War.
of HE KISSES GIRL ON POSTER
California Man Makes Ardent Love to
Picture of Lass on Bill
Board.
As Duke of Cornwall, He Comes Into
Possession of Famous Maidun
Encampment.
Mrs Ava Willing Astor Is in Lon-
don again looking younger and more
festive than ever. She is wearing
charming neutral tints, presumably
Kir the late millionaire, her divorced
husband, who went down in the Ti-
tanic. It Is considered very good
taste on the part of Mrs Astor to do
this, for there were very few women
who would have marked that sad
event In the circumstances. Those
who know her best, however, say that
in her heart of hearts she was very
fond of the dead nfbn, though after
the divorce she tried to hide the fact
that her pride was so wounded.
Like a few other smart Ameri-
cans In town she went promptly to
see the Uonnaughts, but it appears
she got further than the rest, as she
was admitted to the bedroom of the
duchess. There Is the greatest ex-
citement as to whether her son, Vin-
cent, will put In appearance here this
summer. It Is said his mother has a
very charming little maiden of great distinction In her eye for him, aB
Is pining for him to marry a British girl of title
to manage and does not welcome any Interference with his matrimonial
afTairs—at least, so says his mother, who admits to having her hands full in
regard to his future. Frankly she says she will have no real happiness until
Hhe sees him settled down satisfactorily out of the reach of fortune hunters
SENATOR THOMPSON'S LUCKY STAR
Encounter Between Sentry and Alban
Ian In Blackness of Night and Storm
— Waiting in Pitchy Darkness
for Unseen Enemy.
Saloniki, Macedonia.—A Servian sol*
dler just returned from Albania re-
lated the following episode as his
worst experience in the war:
'I was on night duty as a sentry on
the Albanian hills, where rain and
dark overtook us All this region was
unknown to us. but the tribes were
Moslem, and supposed to be hostile.
I knew that thousands of lives de
pf«ded on nje; I stood motionless,
weary, stone cold, and unable to see
anything, glad to rest my back some-
times behind me. I got to thinking of
home in spite of myself, till I was
startled by a rustle some paces off
We were warned not to make any
noise, so 1 did not touch my gun, but
got my sword ready
There was no other sound for a
she loDg llme* eXce.Pt the poking of the
. . . .lm “ ‘ rain. I do not know how many hours
He is reputed very difficult ^
Oakland. —A monomania for pretty
poster girls caused the arrest of Frank
Castells by Patrolman Bernard Curran
at Sixteenth and Cypress streets.
Castells was observed by Curran
making ardent love to a bright-eyed
young woman pasted on a board. The
man stooped and kissed the litho-
graph on the lips and as Curran ap-
proached kissed It again.
Curran grasped Castells by the
shoulder. He broke away and began
tearing the poster from the board
‘What are you doing?” the police-
man asked. “Come along with me.”
‘ But let me take her along.” Cas-
tells pleaded. “I love her and 1 want
her.”
Castells is said to have appropriat-
ed many posters of beautiful women
In the past. The billboard companies
had been complaining to the police
that their advertisements were being
torn down and a watch was set for
the vandal.
lx>ndon.—One of the most Interest- I
ing relics of prehistoric times has just |
come into the possession of the Prince
of Wales as Duke of Cornwall in the
shape of Maidun castle, the famous
prehistoric encampment near Dorches-
ter
The encampment was offered for
sale by auction, and has been bought
by the Duchy of Cornwall at the insti-
gation of the king. It first came into
the market In July last, when it was
offered by auction in Dorchester The
bidding started at $.'*.000 and the prop-
erty was withdrawn at $7,125.
Maidun castle, according to Sydney j
Heath, the great authority on the
The new senator from Kansas,
William H. Thompson. Is one of the
youngest-looking men in congress,
and any one not familiar with his
face might think him his own secre-
tary With an almost boyish face the |
senator combines a happy disposition
and that rare quality which is sup- j
posed to belong exclusively to the ;
feminine sex—intuition.
He tells himself of many remark-
able events in which he has on sev ,
eral occasions had narrow escapes
from fatal accidents. Once, when i
traveling with his family, he was de- |
tained In a small town which boasted
of a frame hotel Mr Thompson felt
that such a building was unsafe, hired
an auto, drove his family forty miles j
home—and that very night the hotel |
was burned to the ground
Another time he was boating with
his wife on Yellowstone lake, whoii 1
the boat caught in the strong current |
and was rapidlv floating toward tht
famous falls, which have a drop of several hundred feet-in fact, are higher
!haVv'chance a log. which was drifting ahead of them, snagged In the piles
of a bridge and the boat jammed against it, holding them secure till persons
on the bridge alxA-e dropped a rope by which they were rescued So Senator
Thompson t« a firm believer In his star" of fate being a lucky one
MRS. HOUSTON, WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Mrs, David Franklin Houston, tall
and splendidly proportioned, the wife
of the secretary of agriculture is one
of the most Impressive-looking women
in the new circle of executive
hostesses in Washington A native of
Texas, she seems to breathe the spirit
of the great land ol the Rio Grande,
and she has many dainiB to distinc-
tlon.
Although my husband has lived
in manv states." said Mrs. Houston
the other day, "my life has not been
so varied Austin, the capital of
Texas, is my birthplace. 1 was mar-
ried there and remained until five
years ago, when we went lo St. Louis
University life Is an excellent train-
ing for social duties, no matter how
wide the scope, and I feel familiar in
my present environment, though this
is my lirst residence In Washington.
In Austin and in St. Louis our faculty
life was filled with pleasant events
and we had to plan our days carefully
to lit ill all that was requisite. I see It
was till a stone from above rattled
past me and fell to the precipice be- !
low. I tried to persuade myself the
rain had dislodged it, but the rustle
began again, and 1 knew something
living was near. 1 made the sign of
the cross and held my sword straight
In front of me. I strained my eyes,
but could not see a move or a gleam
in the black night.
"The muffled sound continued, ever
s slightly, but distinguishable, and
I had the horrid sensation of being
seen by what I could not see. I made
no move, but suddenly my sword en-
countered something, and I pressed
hard just taking one Btep forward
There was a strange gurgle. I was
shivering and drenched, but some hot
drops now fell on my hand. I pulled
back my sword, and heard some heavy
object tumble down the slope, won
dering whether it van a dog or a wolf
or a strayed mule—or a man 1 felt
the blade and found it wet with some
thing thicker than rain. I held it near
my eyes. In vain. 1 wiped It on the
damp earth at my feet, and waited for
another encounter, but there was no
further sound till dawn approached
and the cocks began to crow in some
village far away.
I watched in agony tor the coming
of the round ball In the heavens that 1
would bring relief, and 1 longed to lie j
down and sleep. With the first rays. \
however, our commander gave orders
to march, as he had information we ;
were surrounded by danger We went j
down the same rugged path we had
climbed the night before, and at the I
bottom of a ravine right beneath my j
post at the rook lay the body of an j
Albanian, fully armed, in a pool of j
blood, with a hole in his breast and a j
long two-edged knife in his closed list, i
Four hours later we defeated his tribe 1
and burned their village."
YOUTH WINS RICH POSITION
Foster Son of Irvin G. Hooper Suc-
ceeds to His Business—Was
Kind to Mother.
New York.—George Wallace Hoop
er. for years a member of the house-
hold of Irvin G. Hooper, a Newark
architect, having won the regard of
Mr. Hooper by courteous treatment ot
elders and kindliness to his mother,
has become head of the firm of Hoop-
er & Co., architects.
Young Mr. Hooper, who was named
George Schaaf when taken into the
home of the Hoopers, changed his
name by act of legislature. He mar-
ried Miss Ada Cook of Asbury Park.
He and his wife moved to the resi-
dence of Mrs. Anna V. Hooper, widow
of Irvin G.. and will reside there. The
widow has inherited all her husband’s
estate, but has put it in charge of
the young man, to whom was be-
queathed $1 in the will
Prince of Wales.
0. K. SHIPS -RIGHT AND ‘LEFT’
Admiral Winslow’s “Port” and “Star-
board” Protest Turned Down by
General Board.
South Devon and Dorset coast. Is "a
memorial that has remained in almost
perfect condition to our own day.
whereas Its only rivals in interest
and importance, Stonehenge and Old
Sarom. have but few fragments to
show for their greatness.
“All our leading authorities now
agree that this stupendous stronghold,
earthwork or oppidum is not only of
pre-Homan date, but that it was occu-
pied and probably strengthened by the
Durotriges, the race of immigrant
Belgae who wrested it from older
Celts, who named it Mai Dun. It was
certainly used by the Homans, who
strengthened it with Purbeck stone, |
, . _ | and for whom it provided something
Although Rear Jn the nalure Gf a summer camp.”
Brick Terrace Not Costly, and Houses
So Adorned Improve the Appear-
ance of Street.
Robert and Elizabeth Shackleton.
who write about “The Gentle Art of
Home-Making” in Harper s Bazar, de-
scribe what they have done with their
own home. Their article begins as
follows:
“There is something that would
add to the appearance of any home,
and which it would be easy to build
beside any home; a thing not only of
real beauty, hut permanence, and
therefore a joy foreve?. And yet it
Is something which, for the most part,
home-makers do without; even though
they may wish it were poasible to
have it, they pass it by as an expen-
sive thing, not to be thought of by
him or her of moderate pocketbook.
We mean the terrace, and preferably
the terrace of brick.
“It is one of the curious things in
regard to home-making, that people
have so long been awed by the
thought of brick flooring. The man
who«would go at building a stone wall,
or a stone walk, without hesitation, is
awed by the thought of a brick pav-
ing for terrace or porch; although
Ixtck is much more fitting for out-of-
doors than is wood. Nowadays, for
elaborate houses, some architects are
specifying brick-paved terraces. But
that is precisely the point; It Is for
elaborate houses only; when, as a
matter of fact, a brick-paved terrace
may just as well be the possession of
the average man.”
CITY HAS SET GOOD EXAMPLE
Movement for Home Gardens, Started
in Philadelphia, Enthusiastically
Taken Up by School Pupils.
The more than fifteen thousand
home gardens started in Philadelphia
under the general supervision of
teachers are beginning to carry into
each household the benefits of the
agricultural competition in the school
yards. This element of competition
is very important. The zeal of every
child is fostered by the knowledge
that close at hand another youthful
amateur is striving to raise, if possi-
ble. better things. Eventually this
must quite naturally lead into a larger
movement representing tlje interest of
the grown-up in civic development
and Improvement.
In the Quaker City the school board
is urging not only upon high school
pupils, but also upon those of the
lower grades, a realization of their
share of the responsibility in making
a better and still more beautiful city.
A great deal can be done by our chil-
dren in this direction if * they will
make those little patches in front or
in the re«r of their parents’ homes
more attractive by planting some
flowers or shrubbery; anything to
! please the eye and beget cleanliness.
Let us. then, go at it in the right
! waY. We will find a ready response
1 on the part of our children if the
school authorities will persist in do
! ing that which is done at Philadel-
phia. Besides, it is a sign of the
times that child are encouraged and
urged to plant gardens under their
owii windows at home and in school
yards.
is much the same thing here and l
anticipate keen enjoyment when I am entirely accustomed to the routine.
Mrs. Houston, though regretful at spoiling a pretty romance, Is the J congress
ORGANIZE FIGHT ON CANCER
Representatives ot Medical Bodies
Meet in New York City for
That Purpose.
New York Permanent organization
of American physicians and laymen
engaged in a nation-wide light against
cancer was effected at a gathering at
which were represented most of the
medical bodies identified with the con-
gress of American physicians and sur-
geons
A campaign of education agar st the
disease will be undertaken through
written and spoken word in maga-
zines, training schools, women's
clubs and in other ways. Special at-
tention will be given to teaching wo-
men the early symptoms of cancer
The members who attended inch 1-
ed committees appointed at the recei
Washington, D C.
Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow pro-
W instead anf-sUr JOSEPH BR0IDE STIRS THINGS
board" In giving orders to the helms- ,
men in the navy, Secretary Daniels Three-Year-Old Boy Wins Crowds
Plaudits as Star in 5 Acts of
Near Tragedy.
Chicago—Joseph Brolde. three
years old, crowded five thrilling ad
ventures Into almost as few minutes
when he sauntered forth from his
home, 1149 West Madison street, all
alone. Here is what happened before
Joseph was yanked across the paren-
tal threshold by a frightened mother;
Express wagon wrecked by driver
to save Joseph from serious injury or
death; driver badly bruised
East-bound car stopped by motor-
man with violent shaking-up of pas
sengors just as It was on top of
Joseph, who grinned at his feat
West-bound car. ditto, with the ad-
ditional thrill of Joseph being scooped
up by the fender. Great experience—
for Joseph
Automobile, In front of which Jo-
seph had dropped from car fender,
swerves sharply and misses Joseph by
an inch. Joseph somewhat peeved at
not halting the speeder
Team of big horses knocks Joseph
has announced that the change which ] down as he stands in middle of street
he recently ordered wo Jd stand. viewing the lines of stalled cars to
Home and School Gardens,
it is a sign of the times that chil-
dren are urged and encouraged to
plant gardens under their own win-
dows at home and in the purlieus of
school buildings. Not so very long ago
you could always tell a school build-
ing, not merely by the sinister and for-
| bidding architecture as of the prison
I house, but by the abomination of des-
I olation that prevailed around it. The
| school yard was as bare as a cinder
track, on the theory that any grass or
flowers planted there, would at once be
ruthlessly undertrodden. Nowadays
there is inculcated in school children a
reverence—easily convertible into real
enthusiasm—for growing things of
their own planting, weeding, watering
and tending, from the seedtime to the
harvest. The 15,000 home gardens al-
ready started under the general super
vision of thirteen teachers whom the
little gardeners may consult will carry
into every household the benefits of
the agricultural competition of the
plots cultivated side by side in the
school yard—Philadelphia I.edger.
Admiral Winslow based his protest
| upon the simplicity of sounds of the
1 words "right" and "left" when given
j as orders in a strong breeze. The gen
of American physici ins and i eral board, to which Secretary Daniels
authority for tlie statement Ural she never studied uuder her husband at the surgeons in Washington I h> seine
University of Texas. ‘lon of a n8n>e fo,r ,he m'*' bo,1>' was
left to the executive committee.
referred the protest, did not agree
with the admiral, however, and reconi
mended that the change stand.
the east and west—all due to Joseph's
adventures. Joseph climbs to his feet
smiling and walks out from under the
horses.
Several hundred men and women
cheer Joseph as his mother rushes out
J and takes him into the house. Joseph
' not pleased at finale.
Gaiety Girls as Anglers.
Amusing stories formed a feature
of the address given by the Rev. Fred
T. Paton, the son of the famous Dr.
Paton, at Whitefield's Tabernacle.
On one occasion during his 20
years' service aH a missionary in the
New Hebrides, he said, a parcel of
books arrived from home, and while
he was reading a letter the native chil-
dren got hold of an illustrated pa-
per.
They were at once attracted by the
picture of some Gayety girls, photo-
graphed in the act of dancing with
their heels as high as their heads.
For some time the children discussed
the apparition, and then one bright
youth remarked; "That's what the
missionary told us about last Sab
bath. Those are the angels climbing
up aud down Jacobs ladder!*—Tit-
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