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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
Another Serious Accident From Vic laton o.
Gods Law

Another Serious Accident From collation. OF
Gods Law.
One OF those oltrucurrIng accident,
which happen to people who so gun
ming" on sunday, took place at Ne.
squally hunting grounds. on the first
day of this week, in which shotgun
in the hands of Postmaster Cavan-
augh was accidentally discharged,
seriously wounding companion, DIR.
J. w. NOVEL;. The shot took effect
in the left shoulder, inhicting wound
an inch and half long and penetrat-
ed the flesh so far as to delay any at
tempt at removal.
1t appears that it was while the two
sportsmen were moving heir decoys
to more favorable position, that the
accident occurred. The tide was in
and to get to deep slough, it was
necessary to cross on a fence and it
WAS while Mr.. c. was carefully making
his way over the rails, with his gun
and the decoys, that the weapon was
discharged in some unexplainable
manner, wounding his companion who
was about twenty feet away. The
charge was Of No. 6 shot, and il is
said that the heavy clothing worn by
the victim, must, in some degree, have
checked the force of the leaden mis-.
siles. The wounded man, with Mr..
Cavanaugh's assistance, walked to the
Bennett residence, where he received
surgical aid and was afterwards brought
on an automobile to his home in this
city, arriving about 3 o'clock.
While not in the least to blame, Mr..
Cavanaugh is, of course, much over
come by the accident. He is unable
to account for the premature discharge,
as the gun was one OF the improved
"hammerless" pattern of firearms,
with patent safety lever, and warrant
ed not to "go off at half-cock."
Most of people will be inclined to
regard it as one of those deplorable
accidents so inseparably connected
with so called dissertation of the Sab.
bath. Maybe it is, but who will at
tempt to trace the natural causes
whereby disaster so frequently and
impressively follows violation OF d.
vine ordinance?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
Much Depends on Capacity and Conditions.

The sun casting his rays upon a
generous soil, causes it to respond
beautifully to the labors of the hus-
bandmsn under favorable conditions;
while the same sunshine cast upon the
pestilential marsh breeds miasma and
disease. Similarly, the light OF knowl-
edge shed upon the intelligent mind
actuated by the impulses of virtuous
soul, brings forth beneficent results,
calculated to develop the best that is
in man; while this same light Of truth
when it comes in contact with a de.
based and soddened intellect makes
the recipient feel uncomfortable and
often bitter towards the party, who is
considered the cause of such disqui-
etude. Not unfrequently, the second
party. deals out abuse, and sometimes
personal violence upon the person,
who may be responsible for the stirring
up OF the microbes lodged in dis.
eased brain. "Cast not your pearls
before swine, lest they trample them
under foot, and turn again and rend
YOU" BYRON MILLETT.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
Mr.. Hopp "Casts Anchors to the Windward. -
OLYMPIA, WASH, Jan. 80.

OLYMPIA, wash, Jan. ~.
EDITOR STANDARD:
/ have read the recent controversies
between Gov. Mead and the old veter.
ans OF the State, the editorial OF Edi.
tor Beriah Browns son in the Olym.
plan, Veteran Sapp's communication
in the same paper, and your editorial
in last weeks STANDARD, all the out
growth of said controversies, and the
conclusion one must inevitably arrive
at is that there are also too many old
veterans. Reading between the lines,
there are also too many sons OF
veterans, and too many dear old moth
ers, members of the w. r. C. too ;
mothers who we're compelled to till
the farms with OK teams in order TO
maintain themselves and their fami.
lies, while the husbands and fathers
we're in the South marching to the
tune of the Star Spangled Banner
through the burning sun or through
mud and sleeping on the soft side OF
two or three fence rails at night,
shout ting themselves hoarse and shoot
ing themselves blind for the old flag
that it might wave over united
country.
have also read . little of the his.
tory of our country, especially OF that
period since 1860. and nowhere have
noticed that there were too many old
soldiers from 1860 to 1865, Except
south of Mason's and Dixon's line)
until recent months and l may say
weeks, in this great Northwest State Of
the Union.
Yes, there are too many old soldiers
now, for the trimmcrs; it was diff.
ferent in '61 to '65.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. w, HOPP.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
):
BRENTWOOD
individual Opinion.)
BY I.rE +. VERNON.

Don't you think tho Queen acted
the part of q knave? l do.
The City OF Topeka should be re-
named the City of Signs and Tears"
Capt. Cousins OF the Queen says the
master of the Car is coward. No
one yet has heard the Captain of the
Gear express his opinion of Cousins.
The steamers Queen and City of
Topeka should be painted q bright
yellow then taken to whore the Va
lencia was wrecked and blown to frag.
ments with nitro.glycerine.
If there is such a thing as the dead
returning, / hope ghosts will haunt
the steamers Queen and City OF To.
peka until these two boats are refused
patronage by passengers, and freight
by shippers. Whenever l read the
names of these steamers, feel like
could see them blown to perdition
without regret.
The actions OF the Queen and City
OF Topeka in their alleged attempt at
rescue OF the poor souls clinging to
the rigging of the wrecked Valencia,
are disgrace and shame to every man
in the United States who votes under
the protection of Old Glory. Amer.
leans must bow their heads in dis.
honor as they think OF the human
lives sacrificed on the Inflated steamer.
Here is part OF the testimony
given by F. T. Campbell, a passenger
on the Valencia, who lost his wife and
daughter in the wreck. His testimony
was taken before Inspectors of Hulls
and Boilers, Whitney and Turner, in
Seattle, during investigation OF the
Valencia disaster. The travelling pub.
lie, by steamers, may be up against the
same thing, in the line of life.preser.
vers that Mr.. Campbell, and others
speak OF, at any minute, hence they
should take warning and not don life.
preservers at all, for fear they will be
the cause of death themselves, while
rescue is probably at hand. Read the
following, and ponder over it, then
draw your own conclusion as to the
way and manner steamers, carrying
women, children and poor man. are
inspected as regard life-saving sup
posed to.be. articles on board. There
is graft, graft, graft in everything now.
a-days, even to purchasing supposed
cork life.preservers which when in
solemn need are found to be made
from material which when water
soaked are as lead around you. Shame,
shame, shame! But here is Campbell's
own words. Read it slowly. Then
read it again. Now, if the United
States government doesn't punish
someone, Uncle Sam will not be
doing his duty towards his children.
In answer to the question if there were plenty
of life-preservers. Campo said that they were
worse than useless. Asked why, he said:
"They were too heavy when they we've wet.
think could have reached shore just as well II |
had not been encountered with . belt"
The witness declared that the tue belts be-
came water soaked and when one of the in
tuie belt was lighter than cork, he replied:
YES, and 80 Is q sponge"
Campbell says his belt weighed between fifty
and sixty pounds when he reached shore and
discarded Il.
He said that Bunker also complained that the
belts were too heavy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
QUEER ACCIDENT.
Fatal Results Of Athletic Practice on Swing
ing Bar


A strange and lamentable accident
happened to Tom Eddy, a son, four.
teen years of age, of Bige Eddy, We'd
nesday night, which resulted in his
death from strangulation. 1t seems
that the lad, who has been employed
as special delivery letter carrier at the
postoffice, and is therefore we'll known
to many of our people, had been TAX
ing course of athletic training in an
improvised gymnasium he had fitted
up in the wood-shed. One of the ap-
planes used for physical develop.
ment was a trapeze, and it was doubt.
less when practicing on this, that a
small piece of heavy hemp Irvine
caught him around the neck, and
losing bis hold upon the bar, sup
ported the full weight of the body,
while he was slowly strangled to
death. The unfortunate lad had gone
to his "gym" about Z 80 O'Clock.
About 9, Mrs. Eddy, on retiring, called
to him, but receiving no reply sup
posed he had gone to the Good Tenn
plar meeting or the Baptist gather
ing. At IL o'clock, the mother visited
his room and not finding him abed,
became alarmed, and in the search
made by the father, who had just came
home, the lifeless boy was found as
described.
A telephone message brought DIR.
Redpath to the house, but his services
were OF no avail. 1t is thought that
he had been dead at least a couple OF
hours before discov cry.
The warmest sympathy OF the pub.
lie is aroused by this horrible ending
OF young life that had much promise
OF usefulness. The funeral rites will
be held
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
Notice of Disincorporation.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the Olympia
IN Mill Company, q corporation, has fled in
the Superior Court OF the State of Washington
for Thurston county its petition to disincorpOr-
ate ITSELF and that, by order OF said court. said
petition will come on for hearing before said
court at the Court House in the city of Olympia,
Thurston county, Washington, at he hour of ten
O'Clock In the forenoon OF the seventeenth day Of
March, nineteen hundred and six.
b. T. BAKER,
Clerk of the Superior Court of the State Of
Washington. for the county of Thurston.
FRS publication, Jan. 19, 1906. Ct
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02

cloth aud they will not stick. Never
buy a long pancake griddle as you
cannot bake cakes on it that are OF an
even color, but get round one and
you can have them all light brown
all over and You can be proud of your
work. Never turn pancake but once.
Mrs. b. +. DENTON.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02

Andy Bennett has sold his interest
in the confectionery store to his part
ner, J. A. Hunt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-02-02
Do you wear
leather shoes?

SELF shoes, all of them, are made of leather;
this doesn't mean part paper or cardboard;
it means leather, good leahber.
There's one sure way to tell by the looks,
if a shoe is all good leather. Look on the
sole; if you find the name SELF you needn't
look for cardboard in the soles or counters;
it isn't there.
Of course you can tell by wearing them,
or by cutting into them; but finding SELF
on the sole is much quicker and doesn't cost
anything. 1t saves you money.
SELF Royal Blue and Perfecto shoes are
best leather, best workmanship, foot comfort,
durability, economy. We sell them.
HOFFMAN MERCANTILE CO.
OLYMPIA, WASH.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
RAILROAD ACTIVITY
IS LOOKED FOR
Electric Lines to Be Pushed
in Several Counties on
Opening Of the Year
SURVEYS ARE MADE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 2s.-The opening
of the new year gives every indication
of bringing great activity in the build
ing operations of the various electric
roads In contemplation for Marin. So
ncma, Lake, Mendocino and Humboldt
counties- The Fort Bragg and South
eastern Railroad, which is to run from
Eureka through Fort Bragg, Hermit
age Weddings and Dry Creek Valley
to Healdsburg, where 1t VIII connect
with the Santa Rosa and Northern
Railway from this city. has had a large
force Of surveyors at work all winter,
and much care is being put on the
work being done. It Is believed that
the surveying party will reach Heads
burg by the middle of February, and
from the expense incurred 1t is expect
ed that the survey now being made viii
be the route accepted for laying the
line.
Work on the Santa Rosa and North
ern Railroad from here to Healdsburg,
II Is expected, will be resumed in earn
est early in the new year and com
pleted during the summer. The Peta-
luna and eanta Rosa Railroad has con-
siderable work on hand for the coming
year in Strengthening its track between
the two cities SO as to be ready Tor the
through traffic when the line is COM
pleted from California City, on San
Francisco Bay, to Petaluma-
Another line which is showing con-
siderable activity and may prove to be
a feeder for the other through line is
q road from Cioverdale to Lakeport, In
Lake County. Surveyors are at work
this winter and promises are made that
construction work Will be begun early
next year Yet another electric line Is
being surveyed through the Eel River
country, north and south. west OF the
Round Valley district.
with the extension of the California
Northwestern open through TO Eureka,
the new electric roads would prove
valuable feeders. running In from all
the productive and rich valleys OF
these counties. as well as furnishing
rapid and cheap transportation from
one part of the district to the other
where all the Inhabitants have so much
in common
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
CARUSO JUDGMENT
IS AFFIRMED

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The conviction
of Enrico Caruso. the famous italian
opera singer, on a charge OF annoying
woman in the monkey house at Gen.
trail Park, was affirmed today by Re-
corder Goff in the Court of General
Sessions Caruso's counsel at once an
nounced that the case would be ap-
pealed to the appellate division OF the
Supreme Court The Recorder declared
that it was not essential that Hannah
Graham" who made the complaint,
should have appeared in court
The offense is not so much against
the individual as against public order
and decency," said the court. ''As q
matter of law, 1 cannot say that the
magistrate erred in judgment and as
a matter of fact cannot substitute my
judgment for his He had the witnesses
before him and was qualified to Judge
of their credibilfty. Although I should
come to the conclusion that If I had
been sitting in his place 1 would have
rendered different judgment, that
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30

the difficulties between the carmen and
the United Railroads will be argued
before the three arbftrators COM
rnencing on Wednesday afternoon, and
it is expected that the case VIII be
decided by the end of the week.
The last morning of the case was
not without the sensational outbursts
which have characterized the proceed
ings from the start When Stanley
Moore inquired from Cornelius IL 1t
were not the ultimate purpose or the
union to demand such additional pay
for the trippers as would raise their
wages TO something near the amount
earned by men who had longer runs
Johnson answered:
ssTbat IS nv idea of what is Just
and although the union has not taken
1T up vet as sure as / am standing
here the time will come when you viii
have to do II"
The fact was brought out that Of all
the great public service corporations
the United Railroads was alone in not
making public the exact amount of its
earnings as compared with the miles
its cars are run. Moore thought that
might be because the earnings were so
small that the company did not wish
to divulge the meagerness of its re-
turns, but counsel for the men in
sisted:
"It is because the expenses are SO
low and the profit enormous that
arise and demand a two-cent fare"
What business is that of the un-
ion?" demanded A. A. Moore.
1--WE will show you that in argu-
ment," johnson answered. There is
a difference between a public service
corporation and a private employer of
labor"
saTbo+ ;s eorfa1isn, rank socialism %
chortled the attorney for the corpor-
alton.
"And that is the fourteenth time you
have used that word in these proceed
ings." retorted Johnson- What do you
mean by it?'
But Chief Justice Beatty poured oil
on the troubled waters by the re-
mark:
I'VE are all Of us socialists, to GER
tain extent"
An attempt was made to get from the
company a statement of the date when
the ESQ new cars had been ordered
with the intention of showing that the
company had not shown all the dill
gence in the matter which it had
claimed, but again the attorneys for
the United Railroads took refuge in
the statement that that information
was in New York, and that no one in
San Francisco knew.
More evidence was taken on the
practicability of an eight-hour sched-
ule. The company claims that it can
not be arranged. The men have in
troduced a tentative table which is
prepared on an eight-hour basis. 1t Is
not perfect, but it appears to show
that what ii attempts as perfectly pos
sible and the company has entirely
failed in its attempt to show that an
eight-hour day cannot be arranged.
The board adjourned at noon until
Wednesday at 2 o'clock, when& the ar
gument will be commenced.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
Supervisors to Cancel the Track Permits

erfppling emergency lines began to be
torn up where they covered or blocked
the street ear corporations lines, as on
Howard street, Capp street and In the
vicinity of the ruined City Ha1i.
Now. all this is only story, but it is
one that wise folk do not diseredit.
They see In it an explanation Of why
the Hartman influence and the large
strong pull Of other powerful corpora
favor of Schmitz, who stood the friend
in-off1ce of Hartman. and against
Ruef, who wanted to stand him up for
all the traf1e would bear.
There are ether stories to account
for corporate Indifference as to how
long a sentence may be passed out to
Ruef. There is the authentic story of
Ruef's treachery at Santa Cruz, to
which fs added string of tales about
his avowed ambitions to sit I'm Herrin's s
chair and wear Herrin's shoes: Of the
hard bargains, political and otherwise,
with Southern Pacific interests. and of
his proved rapaeity.
Now, as speculative gossip has 1t.
Ruef has determined to show his hand
and his teeth to the corporate inter
ests that are pulling for Schmitz. Ac-
cording to beIievable report he has re-
solved to punish Hartman and to
"show Schmitz his place." His first
move fs to take from Hartman spur
track permits worth millions OF dol
lars. In doing this he will also i'm
press upon Schmitz the fact that the
Board of Supervisors Is Ruef's own
personal body.
that he will thus be able to convince
the Southern Pacific that It has erred
in attempting to deal with Schmitz
Ruef feels that tho Mayor has assumed
unwarranted authority and he proposes
to SHOW the Mayor his place"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30

desired. He ala not want anythinS In
return-nothing on the spot, that is.
HHef, en- the other hand, could not be
made to understand that the lAW5 OF
trade and sraft had been suspended.
He could not see why somebody should
get anything without paying 1or It.
There according to the story, was the
beginning of the rupture between the
Mayor and his beloved adviser. Ruef
in those days played minor role fer a
time. but when the little boss perceived
the course the Mayor was following he
was panied and grieved. Ruef was In
dignant that Echmitz had allowed the
disaster to interfere with the laws OF
trade In city franchises. To Ruef the
disaster simply increased opportunity.
Although Hartman was first on the
field, Patrick Calhoun OF the United
Railroads soon followed him to the
coast. When Calhoun observed that
Hartman had cut into the United Rail-
roads In a fashion that left the trac-
tion company but skeleton Of It's rich
privileges, he resolved upon heroic
measures. 1t is told that the said to
Hartman, In effect; II know what
you want. II you don't let the United
Railroads alone you won't get 1t with
out ff9httng and paying for It,"
The story runs that Calhoun threat
ened specifically and emphatioa1ly to
cut into Hartman interests here, In
Wall street and elsewhere and that
Hartman. before the close of the
stormy session, was we'll on the way
to q harmonious arrangement with the
impetuous and pugnacious head of the
United Railroads.
immediately after that things began
to come the United Railroadg way.
There were no more emergency track
permits that would hurt the United
Railroads. Indeed. before long the
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30

with him when he sheveled cut permits
for HnybedY he liked to anything he
pleased. It explains how temporary
railroad tracks were flung far across
the city, covering up and blocking the
lines of the United Railroads until the
resident officers of that company began
to fear that their street railroad sys-
tenn was doomed. It tells how and
why for a time the Southern Pacific
could get everything and the United
Railroads nothing, and how and why,
suddenly, the skies became sunny
again for Calhoun. Mutually q Co., and
so have remained ever since.
This story he's it that Sehmits was
shrewd enough to see In Hartman the
biggest man in California and prompt
ly tied up to him. Hartman, It will be
recalled, rushed to Sam Francisco from
New York in special train and at
once met Mayor gehmitz. It also will
be remembered how Hartman domin-
ated the proceedings of the eitizens
committee and that he was openly hos
tile to the United Railroads, even to
the point of sneering in public at AS
sistant President Mutually, when he
pleaded for permission to run street
cars on Fillmore street. Cars had been
run for all Of one night, but this had
been stopped by forcible Intervention,
Mutually being arrested on an order
purporting to be signed by Schmitz
Meanwhile emergency railroad tracks
were being spun by the Southern Pa
cific, the Ocean Shore and the Santa
Fe into a gigantic web. Hartman,
Downey Harvey and Ripley had both
the Mayors ears; Mutually could only
look at him as he passed by.
It is related that Schmita needed no
money TO make him do what Hartman
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
Hoods

Sarsaparilld enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. Ii is an all-round
medicine, producing its un-
equaIled effects by purify
ing, vitdlizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength Of every
organ. bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept NO substi-
tute for Hoods, but IN.
sist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
AD0LPHUS BUSCH
HAS A RELAPSE

ST. LOUIS, Dec 29.--Adolphus Busch,
the brewer, who is Ill with pneumonia.
suffered q relapse early today. At
noon. however. 1t was announced that
he had rallied and his condition showed
Improvement
Later the physicians issued a formal
statement, in which they declared
Busch was out Of danger.
Members Of the family are now more
alarmed at the condition of Mrs. Busch.
1t Is reported that she IL In a worse
state than her husband.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-30
ACCEPT NEW SPELLING, BUT
CONDEMN TARGET PRACTICE

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 29.--The Wis
consin Teachers Association indorsed
the simplif1ed spelling and the action
of President Roosevelt in furtherance
of the movement for phonetic spelling
today, but tabled President Roosevelt s
recommendation in his annual message
for scientific target practice in the high
schools.