The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 24, 1919, Page 13

TTLE STAR— Seeing the Side of T.R.’s Character Which His Wife and Children Knew (From the Jeusle P.. L, Riedie, jetties 16, 1919.) MC HHH Only du wring the past summer, after the soul of father when they happened, talked about family Hh i Theodore Roosevelt had taken its flight and his affairs, repeated what some child said to him and, i 4 mortal remains had been laid in the cold ground, have occasionally, tho Mr. Roosevelt never would have Hl Hy the Ame xn people realized the greatness of this taken a prize for art, drew pictures of amusing i i} strenuous, kindly leader who for nearly forty years events or animals or people he had seen. had fought the battles of his country and had aiws ays Archie's adventure with a garden hose he knew | fought fair. They had known all along of his great would interest Quentin, and he told him about it in WW deeds, but these, done in the fierce scrimmage of language which he knew Quentin would understand, Hi controversy, had been the subject of attack by those and when he had caught Quentin and Charley Taft, whose feelings had been hurt by his hewing to the son of the president's secretary of war, who was line. But now that he is no longer here to take credit or blame they are learning of the real Roosevelt; seeing the side of his character which his wife and children and those permitted personal acquaintance with him knew all the time, but which was hidden from the public, to whom he was only a statesman and hero. Recently there has been published many of the letters this great American wrote to his children, letters cherished by them, but which during his life- time could not have been revealed except to intimates of ag family. In these letters to his own boys and dearer to him than any one else in the world, Brood of his blood and flesh of his flesh, is revealed the greatness of the man. Critics of Theodore Roosevelt’s public career have always objected to his “preaching,” but one would look in vain for any “preaching” in these letters to Quentin and Archie and Ethel and his other children. Instead he wrote of the little things which he knew would interest them; told stories of everyday occur- rences in the places he visited; recited funny inci- dents which he knew the child to whom he was writing would have enjoyed had he been with his afterwards president, throwing spitballs at some of the magnificent portraits in the White House, his account of the incident filled a page or more in one of his letters to another member of the family not then in Washington. Some of these letters would be dashed off in a few minutes between conferences on problems of state, or would be written while he was waiting for his stenographer to complete the copying of some very important letter which the president wished to reread before signing it and sending it on its way. The versatility of Roosevelt was one of his most remarkable characteristics. It was as easy for him to entertain a five-year-old boy for a half hour or more, or write a letter which would delight any young girl in the land, as it was to make a speech to a multitude on a great national question, preach a sermon from a Bible text, or indite a preemptory tho diplomatic letter to some foreign government. No matter how one may feel about Roosevelt as a flational character—tho few now withhold from him the credit to which he is due—these letters to his children will be found intensely interesting, and | for boys and girls the volume furnishes the most delightful reading. ATION CRAZY, _ SPENDS MADLY BY RICHARD SPILLANE, | The American man should have | his head examined. The American woman likewise. Thruout the republic there is a mad rush today to buy furs. A gir cloak or coat or neckpiece sella to- day for from 100 to 300 per cent more than it did two years ago. In St. Louls recently there was a sale oosevelt's N HisChildren Joseph Bucklin Bishop the other day gnawed down | the children call it, “beavered Bia misshapen tulip tree I} about 50 feet high or as|porters in West Virginia have just down, |sent me a small bear which the which was/ children of their own accord chris Jonathan Edwards, partly out inued From Page One given a blanket, in which up and went to sleep. } of compliment to their mother’s an a oe gag Soe yy ae in excens of fs a funny little Meard| . ; ceator, and partly because they | $12,000,00 ere probably never comes into my tent and is quite| Filme Names for Guinea Pigs |thought they detected Calvininti before was a sale of skins that (To BE. 8. Martin) November 22. 1900 Mrs: Roosevelt and I were more touched than I can well say “SOLDIER “ADDS To WEIGHT; UNIFORM een team, te yan tow FAILS TO FIT HIM until next year, if you wish to buy cheaper. brought such a sum. Dealers may they have no doubt jevery fur piece put on sale this fall and winter will be sold, for the 4: now; he jumps about like a/ frog and puffs his throat out.) are ground doves no bigger) big sparrows and cuckoos © al Tet. dated Dec 8 1909 | YOUr sending us your book with its his return from the war, the Characteristic insertion and above! children hardly recognized | #! with the little extract from your | | traits in the bear's character ; “Ts | boy's no hat form | UBAN 2 e father. A visitor asked, “Is|%°7's note about Ted. In what form) ALBANY. Nov. 24—Tho he was! 5.144 cuts no figure today, they father at home?’ “I don’t | '* your boy? As you have laid your-/ drafted and sent to Camp Lewis) win inform you. ‘The public haa no self open, I shall tell you that Ted/carly in the war, Riley Rucker re .” said a youthful Roosevelt, the colonel is taking a bath.” oe hel ws eaves eamegy fiers day |0m4 of money and furs are the sings in the choir and is captain of ived his frst uniform Satur aikina. Aine Wik oe cash @ far from war honors, he was|his dormitory football team. He was|night, months after he had - : governor of New York. The|*¥ful homesick at first. but now|discharged from the army. When | *PIUrES Hg gy vn ctonad tenme ae igmard didn't like his tactics. He|he has won his place in his own|Rucker, who is a heavyweight, wr-| DiMoins Yo jie | eec eenune no to spoilaman and | little world and he fs all right. Injrived at Camp Lewis, the quarter-/ ollo 4 ¥ : Raw: tt waa “framed” |hi® last letter to his mother, in| master was unable to eer i 9 i ry ed daa rd “ response to a question about his|form that would fit bh ‘ eats oe Sr eee he should be sidetracked polit! 1 the officers ordered the by being nominated for the ms, he answered that they were mer ‘There perhaps is no garment mo: in sind Mhtesvelt ure good condition, exc “that|measured Rucker for a sult to al-| oO jore Pee pg Berve that “yor, hn be me {One pair of pants was split up the _ mes pounds dec : agp on a chat 06 “~ Bin esas aiater rsa im any such plot. But mean-|™iddle and one jacket has lost aj which was expe > Temult from | sarily is large, Then comes the fact ,. grow.|sieeve in a scuffle, and in another |the training ad of losing ’ Hie rapiaiy into fall bloom,’ torcea | Pair of pants he had sat down in a| weight, Rucker gained, and was un-| (hal ‘70 Petiod lo, wilh you can B imsve and he was elected, with | Jam pie at a cellar spread.” We have|able to get into his tailor-made) ting i that furs cost © good deal McKinley, in 1900. Thruout his | Doth missed him greatly in «pite of | \ m when it arrived. Con-| nen not being worn., They must to his children it will be seen | the fact that we have five remaining. provided that soldiers might |. stored most darefully or they Roosevelt took care not to refer | Did I ever tell you abort my second | keep their unite Rucker, | retrograde: Mest -edetly of all ant small boy’s names for his Guinea|@fter bis on @ the high honors bestowed upon Jeast considered is the fact that they He was always careful to keep| Pigs? They included Bishop Doane sy _ = tien eae Praag ~ are so warta they make the wearer, * . Dr. Johnson, my “Dutch Reformed |»!m to participate with other unt-/ oo: WF % * jem from false pride | pastors Father C. Grady, the lecai\formed men in the Armistice day | Pert! ularly the wearer who does not pastor; Father G. Grady ea now furs, susceptible to colds or i celebration Off Santiago, 1898. | Priest. with whom the chijdren had + rer Heel ail nh cE. serious throat and chest troubles. Darling Ethel: We are near shore| “Taped = speaking acquaintance Watch your furs, and your health everything is in a bustle, for we|Fishting Bob Evans and Adm A whale of a humpback vafiety| when you wear furs, Wise persons) have to disembark tonight, and| Dewey. Some of my republican sup- 1! are timid at rearing furs —By McKee| Ifo not know when I shall have chance to write to my three Meesed children. whose little notes Mase me so. This is only a line WHATSAT Noise? BURGLARS! I GOT AN OLD GAT PARKED SOME WHERE 'T AIN'T Loven, 6uT —t CAN THROW A OLUPF AND SCARE ‘em OFF. WHO'S THERE? HaLT OR ft Fre my mistake! —T HOPE THERE'S NOBODY IN THE STREET Mel you aii how much father } 7M. The Pawnee Indian drew ie Meture of the little dog, which #Ms everywhere round the ship, and Mow and then 4 little when band plays howls ..” Bible Commentators To Mies Ei; T. Carow) { Oyster F Dec 1900. The other a listened t Row amusin at the between Ke and Ei subject was Jor and just Bore reading it been mg Quentin's book containing Adventure of the Gollywogs. —" conduct in ating his mM to hin brother om it was Man to irritate, had struck both aie tata 06 eee Mow WAIT A MINUTE OFFICER— NO, THIS AIN'T SUCH BAD Dom'T GE HASTY! |T CAN EXPLAIN EVERY THING STUFF AT THAT— I've TASTED WORSE. sure, PLL Cae ir rt swoucnd THINK YA miGHT! the advice gi thoughtfully by tion: “Well, 1 guess pike Jane in the school come down and With me, Archie being armed & hatchet blunt enough to be for his six years. 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Nov, 24.—~A murder ‘charge was filed today s Miller, who is al and instantly at 11 shot a by his wife, g house of Miller in-law, Mrs, May ing to Mrs, 2 in Miller's pla was being inst her will Nelson is said to have t just after breaking in the the lodging house Mrs. Dailey, who had kept house for Miller until recently, visited him y. “He wanted to marry me ometimes 1 thought I'd econ * whe ¢ 4 after the shoot ing, but elain Miller choked her when she attempted to return to the Nelson home last night, and that the Nelson's came to her rescue in response to her telephone calls to them. shot or of SEEK YAKIMA Ri NAWAY William Pearson, 15, member of the Yakima Y. , ran away from © Friday and Seattle police en asked to look for him, Average wages of men in eight leading industries, as measured by average hourly earnings, increased ali the way from 74 to 112 per cent during the period from September (1914, to March, 1919, at the M a mass meeting | while Vice President speaking that President Wilson was de Marshall was eulogizing the mem. orles of George Washingt HOLDUP HIKES AWAY WHEN HE DISCOVERS WOMAN ISN’T FLUSH} by starting a false report ‘on uditorium | that he was wanted on long-distance | shall was | telephone from Washington, as Pres: ident Wilson had just died he vice president staggered, then, |steadying himself, he raised his |hand and said: “I cannot continue my speech, I must le at once to |take up my duties a& chief executive | of this great natic ad. and I cannot bear the burdens of our beloved chieftain unless I receive the full assistance and prayers of every: | House, where it was denied that the | Dresident was dead, Ont ef the high rent district, per- sonal service and moderate advertio- Optometrist and Mfg. 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