Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-01

IN important case now under con-
sIderatiun by the Supreme Court Is
that OF Robert Abrams. of Seattle, to
recover title TO property on Washing
ton street, that city, sold by him many
years ago to German woman named
Lou Graham" an alien, which the
State through decree OF the lower
court has escheated to the permanent
school fund. Abrams con tends that
his right as original owner has not
passed. as the State laws prohibit
ownership OF real estate by an alien,
except acquired by descent, inheritance
or mortgage foreclosure.
\ writer in recent number of a
popular magazine takes the position
there is a better way OF correcting
corporate abuses than the policy of
public ownership. lie says, let the
laws be so amended that corporations
may be their own assessors, that after
affixing values to their holding any
other company or private party may
purchase the company's property at
such valuation with ten per cent.
added thereto. The ten per cent. to
be turned into the public treasury.
This author argues the effect of such
enactment would squeeze the water
out OF corporate stocks.
Gov. Mead has been investigating
the object of late Fish Commissioner
Kershaw, at Skokomish, and evidently
came 10 the conclusion that the pub.
lie interests will be best subserved by
its re-opening. The State has a splen.
did Matching plant at kokOmish, but
gave as a reason for suspension Of
operations, that there was no cannery
near that point and that most of the
spawn was taken from dog salmon
and silversides, and that he did not
taken than one man could handle.
There is hope that the hatchery will
be opened at its full capacity next fall.
There is one phase in the matter of
the estate of Patrick Murphy which is
somewhat unique. According to the
will, Murphy, the testator. seems to
have left his wife out in the cold; re-
cites in the document that all of his
estate devised and bequeathed to be his
own private property. The widow
comes before the court with a petition
and alleges the real estate devised be-
longs to the estate, as community
property. She asks that a widows
homestead be set off to her. The
hearing is fixed for June 18th before
Judge Linn. Vance & Mitchell appear
for the widow and Troy & Falknor for
the estate.
The local steamers have somewhat
changed their schedule for the Sum-
mer months. The Multnomah will,
after the 10th inst, leave this city
daily at 8 A. NJ. and arrive at Tacoma
at 10 AS A. NJ, leave at l p. NJ, and
arrive at Seattle at 3 P. NJ. Returning
will leave at Z p. NJ, and arrive at Ia
coma At 9P. NJ. leave at 10 p. NJ. and ar
rive here at A. NJ. The steamer Gray
hounds daily schedule will be: Leave
Tacoma at S:l5 A. NJ, arriving at
Olympia at ii 20 A. NJ; leave at l p.
NJ. and arrive at Tacoma at 3 80 p. NJ.
leave at 4 p. NJ, arriving at Olympia
at Gas p. NJ; leave at p. NJ. and ar
rive at Tacoma at 8 AS P NJ.
A relic of the San Francisco fire is
on exhibition at Billy Hagemeyer's
north store in the shape Of the remains
Of one of those mathematical machines
which handle figures with such sur.
prising accuracy-he thinks the one
called an Arithmetician." 1t is in
tolerably fair condition considering
the hot experience. The figures are
all there, but they have no buttons to
push, or cranks to turn, even though
the brain should come along to in
diligently manipulate them. 1t was
presented to Mr.. Hagemeyer by Stew
ard David Zaddart, of the steamer
Santa Barbara, and came from the
ruins of the cigar stand OF the Termi.
nus Hotel.
Jesse, a son of Mrs. Jane Fer.
guson. who lives few miles south OF
this city, was fearfully gored by vi
cious Jersey bull. Sunday evening, as
he was driving the cows from pasture.
When it became dark and he did not
return, a search was made, and the
little sufferer was found in buggya
the barn, where he had barely the
strength to crawl after the assault.
Nearly all his clothes had been torn
off, his coat and shirt were in shreds,
and he was bleeding from a cash in
the neck, another on the right side Of
his body, several ribs were broken and
he is terribly bruised from head to
foot. It was first feared that death
WAS inevitable. but hopes are now en-
tertained for his recovery. He is cared
for at st. Peters hospital.
The State vs. Hines, on motion to
dismiss defendants appeal from JUS
tice Rutledge's judgment adjudging
Hines to pay fine OF ten dollars and
costs for cruelty to animals, raises q
new point in criminal procedure be.
fore the court. It seems from the
docket of the Justice there is doubt
whether Hines perfected his appeal in
Q legal manner. Now the defendant
comes before Judge Linn and asks to
supplement the record BY affidavits.
This cause was tried at Little Rock
last December, and has enlisted much
interest among the citizens OF that
thriving burg and vicinity, some of
whom express themselves rather EN-.
phatically about the administration
of criminal justice in Tburston county.
Again there are others who think Mr..
Hines should not have been convicted
by the jury who tried him for the
above offense.
The annual meeting OF St. Johns
parish was held in the basement OF the