Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-08-18

The eighth annual meeting OF the
Supreme Grand Aerie of Eagles met
at Denver, Tuesday. Among other
objects revision of the ritual and
rules, to place the order on a frmer
basis, and establishment of a Home,
will be the principal objects consid-
cred. While membership will be
somewhat restricted, it 10 not the de.
sign to base it upon occupation.
A few days ago the elegant court
house in Douglas county was wholly
destroyed by fire, but when the vaults
were opened it was found that all the
records we're in perfect order, and the
safe in the Sheriff's Office was 50 little
affected by the intense heat as to
open on its combination. The safety
of all the books is regarded as 90 for
tunste that the loss of building is
scarcely considered.
Seattle has decided that all youth
under 16 found in vaudeville houses
after ten o'clock at night are to be
arrested. Why name that specific
hour? Is it the station where the
danger signal is set? Then why
limit the age to 16 years? Is that the
age OF consent for all sorts of iniquity?
Aren't there many adults who need
the protecting arm thrown about
them when confronted by the seduc.
tive vaudeville?
]. Lawrence Dye, OF Seattle, who
has wife fifteen years old, has cut off
her hair and tried to force her to put
on pants aud stand behind the bar to
deal out what the W. C. T. U. call
"liquid damnation." The child very
properly rebelled, made her trouble
known in court and the tie that bound
her was quickly severed. Now if
Lawrence would go way back and
verify by act his family name, the
earth would be better for the act.
If Judge Bean is promoted to the
position Of U. S. District Judge as
successor Of the late Judge Bellinger,
in Oregon, an opportunity will be
afforded by Gov. Chamberlain to ap.
point Democrat on the Supreme
bench. Time was when such o sug.
gestion would be in very bad taste, but
since the U. s. Supreme Court set the
gait by Q long succession OF partisan
decisions, it is no more than can be
expected that such matters be meas.
ured by the narrow partisan bushel.
The Postal Department has given
orders for railroads to deliver the u.
S. mails in the yellow fever district,
Notwithstanding quarantine regula-
lions. In some parts OF Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas trains are not
permitted to stop, but the railroad
officials have been instructed that de-
livery must be made some way; on
freight If not passenger train, by hand
car if not by freight train, or any other
means that may be effective, without,
if possible, arousing resentment of
the State authorities.
Some joker, probably, wrote letter
to sho Erie officials, last Saturday,
stating that an attempt would be made
to blow up the train to which the
Presidents car was attached. It re-.
suited, all the same, in switching the
President over q roundabout way by
branch tracks 80 as to elude any
possible dynamite boom. As this was
done secretly, and the regular train
met with no mishap, il WAS probably
the work of somebody on sensation
intent. He succeeded in manipulate
ing the yellow-paper headlines.
During a severe storm in New York
city, Sunday, woman was killed by .
stroke of lightning at boat.house
where many people had taken shelter.
Many others were injured. A trolley.
car was likewise struck, but injuries to
the hundred passengers were due
mainly to the crush during the panic
that ensued. Five hundred immi.
grants, were on two barges which
slipped their moorings and were blown
from the dock at Ellis Island, but were
finally recovered by three tugs that
went to their rescue. One hundred
and three prostrations had resulted
from the heat before the storm.
Mrs. Minnie B. Van Dram, of Port.
land, died from prussic acid poison,
Sunday afternoon, administered in
bottle Of gingerale by some means, in
tentionally or otherwise. The victim
and her husband were in tho habit Of
drinking gingerale and always kept .
supply in the house. While it is we'll
settled that it was the medium through
which death ensued, there seems to
be no suspicion of any one except of
man named Young who had attempted
murder OF Mr.. Van Dram, some time
ago, by shots from pistol, and if this
surmise be true the dosed bottle of
ale was doubtless intended for him in.
stead OF his wife.
The shirtwaist man and the net.
waist girl now 60 hand in hand. They
both belonged to the Boosters Club
and played to beat the band they're
plunging still in full accord, but in a
different way, they now seem in full
accord for throwing their clothes
away. The coat and vest are laid
to rest and where is tho fleecy shawl?
And clothes get fewer and thinner
what will be the end of it all?
Oh! what will the shirt.waist man
take next from the things he has
m uoor And xvhok mill tho nat mo i Al