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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02
Washinatan gtanaard
OLYMPIA, WASH.
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2. 1908.
Prosperity by Mail.

This is the title Of a leading article
IN one OF the big dailies in which the
chance remark Of railway mail clerk
was made the text for homily on
Prosperity" which all the trust
bound papers never tire OF lauding.
This clerk, it seems, was in the CHR.
ripping mood, which liberal salary oil
the expansive kind promotes, and de.
clared that never before had he seen
such volume OF Christmas business
as is being handled this year through
the postofiice, and, becoming loqua.
cious, he i. reported to have added
this sage conclusion: at is because
there is general prosperity; because
there is money in the hands of the
common people; they are buying
presents because they are able to dc
So" Then the great paper goes on to
endorse the assertion, without giving
its brain-pan least shake.up to dis.
cover whether the clerks pedantic de-
duction has the least foundation oil
truth to rest upon.
Nobody will dispute the fact thai
since the Republican party sold out
body and breeches, to the gold-bugs
that prosperity has been theirs. The
very first act of transferring debts
from property-valuation measure to
the gold standard added from 25 to &c
per cent. to the volume of their mort.
cages. Then the decline of silver, un
supported by law, has ever since en-.
abled a boarding of gold that has
aided wealth to literally dominate the
business world.
Shout prosperity loudly as you may
the poor man knows that his wage.
rate has not increased proportionally
with the cost of tariff and trust pro.
tected articles OF necessity to himself
and family. He knows probably that
increase OF wealth-the prosperity oil
the millionaire-may make demand
Tor labor little more general, but ex.
perience has probably taught him that
the wage paid does not enable him to
buy all he needs as easily as it did in
years gone by.
Had the railroad clerk or the news.
paper scribe have made fair effort to
discover the cause of the PLETHORA OF
package mail of the holiday season,
they might have stumbled upon the
fact that department stores in all the
large cities, doing their business of
millions of dollars annually, by their
mammoth illustrated catalogues and
thorough newspaper advertising, with
rural postal facilities, are coming niue h
closer to the people, and thousands of
dollars are sent each season from the
smaller towns for dress goods, jewelry.
toys, and every description OF mailable
merchandise, and often the express is
made the medium for enabling Santa
Claus to reach out for larger or heav-
Ter bargains.
Distance lends no impeachment to
mail packages, when the rate lie not
regulated by distance, and whether a
cheapness of cost that is often reflect.
ed in the quality of the goods, COM
pensates for sending money thousands
OF miles away, never to return, or not,
Is . matter that does not enter into
the scope of this article. The intent
is simply to prick the beautiful soap
bubble blown by the railroad clerk
and waited so high by the big news
paper man.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02

The HAGUE ARBITRATION. - The
Hague Tribunal for arbitration OF ma.
tional disputes was instituted by the
Peace Conference of Nations, held by
suggestion of the Gear OF Russia, in
1899. It provided for q Permanent
Board Of Arbitration, whose member.
ship has been made up Of men of rec.
ognized competence on questions OF
international law. from one to four be-
ing selected from each of the fifteen
nations forming the league. The OBJ
ject is TO promote employment of the
good Offices Of mediation and faculta.
tive arbitration, with the object OF
preventing armed conflict between ma.
tions. From this body of statesmen
Venez uels and the allies may select .
tribunal to consider and decide upon
the points at issue. While Venezuela
is not party to the arbitration treaty,
q stipulation provides that the powers
not signing it may apply to the court
under conditions prescribed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02

The Isthmian canal project is liable
10 considerable delay. aside from the
opposition of transportation compa.
mics. based upon purely selfish inter.
este. The main obstacle now encoun-
tered 10 the compensation Columbia is
demanding for the privilege Of crossing
her territory. The price demanded 10
much larger than was asked when the
negotiations began. The treaty after it
is made must be ratified by both gov.
ernments, and II Colombia should do
her part it is unlikely that the matter
will be reached by this short session OF
Congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02

A CLEVER SwINDLE BY A SLEEK OP-
ERAToR.-Mrs. Lloyd A. Smith 10 the
name worn by sleek adventures who
lately swindled ladies of Seattle out of
about $4,000 on bogus oil-mine stock.
She claimed to represent the Gray
Goose Oil Co., of Bakersfield, Caliior.
mia. She represented that she had an
option on $4,000 shares of stock, the
par value Of which was $40 per share /;
but that by special arrangement with
the promoters Of the enterprise she
could dispose of them at S. each to
persons who would, BY their promi.
nence and influence be of future value
to the company. She managed BY
skillful maneuvering TO get into the
social swim and used that prestige a.
. means for floating her oil stock. To
one woman she sold over $4,000 of
bogus stock, and to many Others in
less but quite large amounts. A few
days ago. Mr.. Smith disappeared, leav-
ing nothing to show for the subscrip-
tons but receipts signed by herself.
and stating that the holder was en-
titled to q certain number of shares in
the Gray Goose oil mine. It seems
that letters written to Bakersfield
have caused the belief that the Seattle
investors have been cleverly swindled,
and one of the victims has sworn out
. complaint for the arrest of the gay
Mrs. Smith. kilograms have been
sent to all the larger cities, but 60 far
without avail. 1t is known that she
left about three weeks ago on steam.
er bound for San Francisco. It is OK.
pected that she will be soon arrested.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02

Attest: A. L. CALLow,
County Auditor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02
Political Straws.

\ sham political issue vanishes quick.
~ IN the United States. Take imperial
Ism, Tor instance.-Oympian.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
Southern EpWorth League.

Bluefield. w Va, June 23.-Many
delegates and visitors have gathered
here for the annual conference of the
EpWOrth League of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, in HOletOn
conference The gathering will be
formally opened in Grace church this
evening with a conservation service
to be followed by a brief business
meeting for the appointment of com
mittees and the completion of organi-
zatiOn The regular sessions will
commence tomorrow morning and con-
tinue until Friday. Christian workers
Of note from many parts of the south
are present and will address the ses-
SiOnS.
The officers of the league in charge
Of the conference are: President. Rev
J. S. French. Chattanooga, Tenn. ;
vice president, Rev. A. B. Hunter, Pu-
Iaski, Va; secretary, J. O. Tilley,
Knoxville; treasurer, Miss Annie
Fienniken, Knoxville; superintendent.
w W. Neal, Chattanooga.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
NiRiiiG CiTTLETFy.

Edward Dixon. a special agent OF the
interior department. is now in eastern
Oregon warning cattlemen and Others
who have fenced in government lands
TO tear down the Instructions. Those
who fail to obey Mr. DiXOn's orders
will be prosecuted, both civil and Grim,
nal proceedings being instituted.
The instructions given Mr.. Dixon
are explicit. He is instructed to re-
main on the ground and personally
supeIintend the work of cattlemen in
destroying the fences that have been
built upon the public domain
In the vent any one refuses to obey
his Instructions. he is instructed to
notify the district attorneys office at
once. and drastic measures will be
taken to enforce the law Over 500 600
acres OF government land will be
thrown open to entry by this action of
the federal officials in Grant, Sher-
man. Lake. Malheur, Crook and Har-
ney counties. In many instances cat
tlemen have fenced in entire town
ships and are using them as private
ranges
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
BRYAN AND
ANT|=BRYAN
Democrats to Test
Strength
AT IOWA CONVENTION TOMORROW
Many Delegates Favor Making the
Tariff and Government Ownership
the Leading Issues.
AT IOWA CONVENTION TOMORROW

Des MOineS, Ia, June23.-The Dem
cratic state convention here tOmOr-
row will be among the most interest.
ing contests in the political history of
the commonwealth. Delegates are all
here today for the preliminary skir-
mish and the corridors Of the Saverv
hotel echo with the hum of political
discussion. While those in favor of
the reaftirmatiOn of the Kansas City
platform and the element radically
opposed to such action are pursuing
a vigorous button hole campaign to
enlist recruits under their respective
banners some Of the old Warehouses;
Of the party, men of undOubted infu-
ence are at work in the interest of
harmony If their efforts prevail
something in the shape of a compro-
mise will be patched up. the money
issue will be ignored and The cam
paign fought out along the line Of gov
eminent ownership and the tariff
question.
From present indications. however.
1t seems certain that there will be a
contest 10 determine whether the
Kansas City platform shall be al
firmed. another TO determine whether
a plank demanding government own
ership Of railroads shall be inserted
n the platform. and third to decide
whether Judge Anthony Van Wagon
en- OF Sioux CITY shall be a candidate
for governor. It is conceded on all
sides that II i, were not for his atti-
tude on the question OF raaffirmation
Van Wager5n could h2ys tue 10mina-
ton by Gccl2WaiC2 A. II is. he will
probably not be FAMED unless The rn-
affiImatiOnists obtain complete con-
trOl Of the convention and a. ,he
same tine fini some one willing TO &C
cept the nomination. WniCI they have
been unable to do so far.
Van Wagenen opposes reaffirmatiOn
and demands the government owner
ship issue. His attitude combines to
form a unique situation. The reaffir-
matiOnists are largely favorable to
government ownership, but they in
sist that a radical platform must be
made, and that government ownership
is the thing The third group. the
gold democrats, want neither reaffir-
nation nor radicalsm: they would
adopt resolutions of a conservative
nature as a fOrerunner Of national
platform next year that would court
the eastern capitalists for a fight
against Roosevelt
Whether a combination of two Of
the three factions can be successfully
formed to be vanquished, or if Van
Wagenen could be brought around to
support reaffirmatiOn. which appears
impossible, the atmosphere would
clear Immediately. The government
ownership issue could be settled
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
SOUTH'S SUMMER SCHOOL,

Knoxville. Tenn, June 23-The
second annual session of the summer
school of the south opened today at
the University of Tennessee and will
continue until the end of July. Near
ly 5000 students. mostly teachers
from various parts of Tennessee,
Kentucky, and the Carolinas and 9th
er states of the south are enrolled
and from all indications the session
will be one of the most successful ed
vocational meetings ever held in the
south, if not the entire country.
Among the instructors are many of
the most noted teachers in the cOun-
try. The session is intended primar-
lily for the higher instruction of rural
teachers and to this end the course
of instruction is to include, besides
various branches of learning, instruc-
ton in the methods of school manage
ment, from the kindergarten to the
highest grades.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Saratoga, n. Y, June 23.-Dele-
gates are arriving here in large num-
bers to attend the forty seventh
meeting Of the American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers. which opens
with a reception at the United States
hotel tonight
Six or seven hundred eminent engi-
neers and designers of machinery, the
majority of whom will be accOmpan-
led by their wives or other members
OF their families, are expected to at
tend the meetings which will continue
until the Goth inst, inclusive
The membership of the society is
made up entirely of professional men,
the direct computing and designing
engineers of the immense establish
ments of the country and professors
CT mechanics in the larger universe
ties and colleges. Many interesting
papers by experts in the engineering
profession are to be read
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
SEATTLE
'+ BUNCoED
Out Of Two Thousand
Dollars by Sharper
AND 4 CRIPPLED CONFEDERATE
Man Brought Suit for imaginary In
juries From Falling in a
ManhoIe.

The city of Seattle was buncoed
out OF $1,000, thirteen months ago, and
the fact has just come TO light. SAYS
the Seattle Times. The chief bunco
worker is now in the city jail at As
tOTia Oregon with a confederate. on
the charge of perjury committed dur
ing an attempt TO buncO that city in
the same way. Seattle is only one
in a number of cities about the cOun-
Try which have been victimiZed by this
same trick and a band of men who
were in on the deal
The game might have been worked
Indefinitely had not some disagree
ment or doubt in the party induced
one of the members to give enough
of the scheme away to permit the au-
llCrities 10 run the fellows down. The
success which attended the game here
would indicate that Seattle was dead
easy. and even now it is doubtful if
anything would have been known of
the matter but for the persistency of
the city's claim agent, J. II. Dennis
who once entertained doubts about
the genuineness of the claim, follow
ed it to the bitter end.
The strange thing about it is that
the old city council refused to pay
the claim, and the new city council
within three months after coming into
office, voted unanimously to compro-
mise it for the $4,000.
One John B. Mayors. the name an
aIlas. IN January, 1902, filed a claim
Tor Slo.465 for personal injuries al
legged to have hppn rppaiva6 on E,Ourth h
avenue between Seneca and Spring
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23

without much difficulty it is belieyad
Either the convention would swallow
plank declaring for government
ownership. or the Van Wagpnon
forces could be persuaded to be con
tent with a resolution declaring in
favor Of the Van Wagenen undoubtad
~ would be named without further
opposition.
A number OF the party leaders arc
III favor of the democrats adOptinq
as their tariff plank the Iowa Idea"
expression used by the Iowa republj-
cans the last two years. but which
the latter will probably abandon on
the ground that it is too radical and
decisive in effect This. it is urged
would force the republicans into q
difficult position on the tariff and
compel them to talk a great deal about
1t. With such a tariff question and
with the public ownership plank
prominent, the democrats believe
that the republicans would be kent
busy' explaining, and would have lit
tie time to revert to the old issues of
1896 and 1900.
one OF the leading democrats of the
state who is striving to bring this
harmony gave it as his opinion this
afternoon that the convention will
hrst, after a hard fight, reject reaffir-
nation; then, after another struggle
adopt the Van Wagenen government
ownership plank by a rather close
vote, and then that Judge Van Wag-
enen will be nominated, likely with
out opposition.
The convention will consist of 6S3
delegates. 1t will be called to order
at noon in the auditorium. J H
Quick, ex-mayor of Sioux CITY has
been selected to act as Temporary
chairman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23

ment for $4,000. The Astoria city Of
fcials evidently got the same tip as
was given here for they at once began
to run the gang down. They went
10 Oakland and finally arrested Back
and a confederate, Josiah S. Smith
and brought them back. This occurred
but a few days ago.
Mr.. Dennis, the Seattle claims agent
was working hard all the time to get
at the bottom of the case here, ana
as soon as an offer to squeal was made
got Mr.. Byers to draw an ordinance
offering $500 reward for any one who
would furnish evidence Of crooked
work in the matter of claims for dam
ages. This was passed and if Mayer
and Smith are brought back here the
reward may have to be paid.
Despite the doubtful character OF
the case. the claims committee of the
present city council, on May 10, 1902
introduced a bill compromising fol
$4,000. and the money was apprOpriat-
ed on May 26. a week later.
Mayer had claimed here to be
a travelling salesman for Aultman, Mil
Ter & Co., implement men, but his let
ters here later showed him to be 9
wholly uneducated man. The Astoria
officials have learned that both mer
taken have been in the San Quentin
prison.
Preparations are in hand to bring
the men here if possible, but it is I'M
| derstOod the Astoria people will insis
On prosecuting them for perjury.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23

streets, having fallen in a coal hole
on August 16. 1900.
The mystery connected with the
case began Immediately after the claim
was filed DR. Limerick was called On
TO attend the man, who claimed to
have sustained broken knee cap. De-
velOpmentS later seem to Indicate that
a stool pigeon was actually hurt about
the knee, just enough to fool the doc
tor Within three days the injured
man disappeared and went to Oak
land or a suburb Of Oakland Walnut
Creek.
The Second Man.
Later John E. B. Mayer appeared in
the city claiming to be the man who
was injured and exhibiting a perma-
nenty disabled knee. Dr. ChrichtOn,
Of the city council examined the knee
and Of course represented it as per
manendy disabled Neither Dr.
Crichton nor the councilmen were Civ
Ell the opportunity to see the stool
pigeon when he was in the city. The
doctor could not tell if the man with
! the permanently hurt knee was the
same as the first.
The claims committee Wrestled with
the case but on March 10. 1902. recon-
mended placing it on file and this was
done. The report was signed by Byers
chairman James and Taylor Mr.. By
ers had learned enough to convince
him there was crOOkedneSS some
| where
In the meantime a suit had been be-
| gun in the superior court, but this
! was bluff John B. Hart and P. D.
! Hughes, had been engaged by Mayer
! as counsel. Hart had worked hard be-
/ tore the claims committee to get ia
Vorable recommendation.
! The case hanging fire so long, one of
! the cOnfederates became suspicious of
Mayer, and wrote to Gray & TAFT, law
yers here, stating that he had May
nlSh the city if there was a probability
that the claim would be paid. Soon
after the fellow wrote again. saying
J the note" matter was only a ruse
and that Mayer was swindler and for
$1,000 reward he would give the
whole snap away. All these letters to
Gray & TAFT were turned over by
them to Chairman Byers of the claims
committee. However. the one about
giving the snap away did not appear
TIL after Byers was out of office. Still
enough had been learned to convince
MIN OF rascaity in the mater.
Works Astoria
While these things were TRANSPORTING
here the gang had begun business in
Astoria. Mayer. under the name of
John /. Back, fell and broke his knee
cap, and sued for $4,000 This was
IN August OF the same year. 1900. He
began suit in court and the first jury
disagreed. The second gave him
$500. His attorneys proposed settle
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23

Nashtucna Enterprise: 1t is report
ed that W. J. Bennington has just
closed a deal for the sale of II quarter
sections of improved land in the De-
light neishborhCod, belonging to him
self and brother, for a consideration Of
$4,000. The report does not state
who IS the purchaser The land is
all in a good section Of the country
and good portion of it improved. 1t
IS one Of the largest land sales ever
made in the county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
The Youngest Married Couple.

Kentucky besides Boosting of her
fast horses. beautiful women and rare
whiSkey. can now claim the distinction
of having probably the youngest mar
ried couple in the United States. Mr..
and Mrs TOmmie Hammer, of PalmOre,
are aged Is and II years, respectively.
Tommie works on a farm and is said
to make his little wife a good living.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23
x. A FRATERNITY MEETS,

Atlanta Ga, June 23.-The Kappa
Alpha fraternity. one of the best
known Greek letter societies in the
United States, began its annual meet
ing in Atlanta today. Representa-
tives are in attendance from Wander
bilt University, the University OF
Texas, the University of Georgia, Tu-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23

lane Universities and other leading
colleges and universities of the south.
The meeting is largely of a social ma
ture and the several days the gather
ing will be in session will be devoted
mostly to entertainment provided by
the local fraternity men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-23

Biggs-Some scoundrel on the West
Side passed himself off as me and
swindled grocer out of $40. Diggs
Passed himself off as you? Why
the william must have been lost to ali
sense of shame.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17
@e;bua6ts : Sai6enti6er.

eSntpclen : Nopelttes.
8ortefnabeln, @ei6meibe, Man=
i6ettenfnOpfe, @irteli9nalen nno
Nabeln, &imse rnb e9te Sllber= No=
pelties gu 25 Nros. biaiser als bic SUI
welier1tore= Yreiie iino.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1903-12-17

SIN Yelsmerf fur Sic Oamenmelt murbe ME elm fold rei6baltiser
rmb sutsepdblter 8orratb In st. Gloab %porSe5et5t, mte serobe
iett. Gin i96neres @el6ens fur Sic Srau, bic Sodter, bic Gee
ltebte, fann ni6t erbadt merben. gs ptrb etn lolbes gel9ent
Sabre lang Sic bette grinneruus an ben S6entsr ma9salten.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-10-08
Acqulreu1eut OF
Better Results

A man inquired, How can accom-
plish most for the energy, time, force
and efforts expended? ! feel that
must accomplish more, yet my
strength will scarcely admit of greater
expenditure. How can do it? is the
question"
When store must have more space
for new goods and is unable to borrow
rent or build, and all the space
it has is chock full, there is one
thing to do, and that is throw out the
least important line of goods. But
sometimes when it is thought all the
space is entirely occupied, careful in
vestigation and some mental calcula-
ton viii produce more space, There
are counters to-day which use room,
formerly unoccupied, for holding
stock, and they give almost half as
much room as the shelves back of
them.
Busy doctors have to study prompt
ness, briefness and effectiveness.
Some doctors will make twice as
many calls during the day as some
others do, using the same time, the
same energy. and having left fully as
much strength at the end of the day.
To do an extra amount Of work re-
quires an original study of self and
environments, coupled with syste-
matte effort to gain at every point.
Our opportunities for doing more
work and better work With the same
time and strength embrace study
Of improved methods, better habits,
more nutritious food, economy OF
time, casting of unnecessaries, less at
tentioh to the least important, hunting
for waste places, training others to
do what they should for us, and trying
to find something every day new and
useful to us in our work.