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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19
Rather Tardy. but as Might Have Been
Expected,

katner iardy, but Is might nave Been
Expected.
The following came to us just as we
were closing the forms for the press:
OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. IL, 1906.
Mr.. PETER MCKENZIE,
Olympia, Wash.
Dear SIR:
My attention has recently been called
to a communication published over your
signature in the WASHINGTON STANDARD
in its issue of the 18th inst, in which
you are quoted as saying:
"To all Thurston county candidates for
the Legislature:
GENTLEMEN: At the request of many
voters and taxpayers, respectfully ask
each one OF you to answer the following
questions over your signatures in the
columns of this paper. We would pre-
fer the answers to be confined simply te
Eyes" or NO"
First-Will you vote and work for the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19
PEOPLES FORUM.
Two Answers to Mr.. Mckinzie's Queries.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Oct. Is, 1906.
Mr.. PETER MCKENZIE,
Olympia, Wash.

Olympia, Wash.
Dear SIR:
In your letter in the STANDARD of last
week addressed to the candidates for the
Legislature. You ask an answer to the
following questions:
First. twill you work and vote for the
passage of State Depository law, where =
by interest can be had on State funds? ?"
Answer-Yes.
Second, twill YOU favor liberal State
appropriations for the improvement of
public highways?''
Answer-Yes.
Third, Will you favor the passage of
a law that will place the debts and cred
its of bank stock on the same footing as
that of other classes of property with re-
gard to the assessment and collection of
taxes."
Answer-Yes.
Fourth, twill you favor the increase
of the salaries of the Supreme Court
Judges?"
Answer-No.
Fifth, "Will you favor the increase of
salaries of the Superior Court Judges?"
Answer-No.
Yours Truly.
ROBERT A. AVER.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19

TUESDAY night q horrible act was
committed at Spokane, the murder OF
Secretary Hutchinson OF the local Y.
M. c. A. It was apparently the work
of q footpad for the mere object Of
robbery, and the theory is that the
order to throw up hands was disre'
garded, Mr.. H. being an athlete,
struck at the thug but missed him,
and turning around by the effort was
shot in the back. He died in about
fifteen minutes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19
OLYMPIA, WASH, Oct. 16, 1906.
PETER MCKENZIE,
O1vmpio Wocb

Oiyhpio, w ooh'
Dear Sir:
In a letter addressed to the editor of
the STANDARD which has come to my no.
tice, you ask certain questions of candi-
dates for the Legislature, and as you ask
that the answers be given simply Eyes"
and no." make mine in that way, re-
peating your letter with the answers set
opposite each question.
First, Win you work and vote for
the passage of State Deposita-
ry law, whereby interest can be
had oD.State funds?. ........... Yes
Second, Will you favor liberal State
appropriations for the improve
ment Of public highways!...... Yes
Third, Will you favor the passage
ola law that will place the debts
and credits of bank stock on the
same footing as that of other
classes Of property with regard
to assessment and collection of
taxes? NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Yes
Fourth, Will you favor an increase
in the salaries OF Superior Court
Judges? No
Fifth, Will you favor an increase
in the salary of Supreme Court
Judges? .................... No
Yours Truly,
EDMUND RICE.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19
ALWAYS ATTENDED WITH UNPLEAs.

ALWAYS ATTENDED WITH UNPLEAs.
ANT REsULTs.-A lawsuit is we'll de.
fined as legal battle which, when
carried on in earnest. generally seri-
iously affects some personal or COM
mercial interest, and when conducted
in friendly manner, is not apt to be
as harmless as battle of roses. The
outcome too frequently serves the pub.
lie to unjustly crafty private greed
Even in Seattle, there are prominent
citizens getting their eyes opened to
the general results OF much litigation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

Forty acres of good shot-clay land
three miles east of Shelton for sale or
will trade for Olympia property. AID.
dress G. l.. Banks, Olympia, Wash.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19
CABBAGE FOR sOUR.kROUT.

Cabbage for sour-krout-making one
cent a pound delivered. Address JOHN
RoTHAMEL, Olympia Postoffice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19

The steamers Roanoke and Scotia
were for a time stranded on South
Spit near the bar in Humboldt Bay,
Cal, Monday. They were Intentionally
grounded on the spit to avoid collision.
There was little damage to either YES
sci or cargo, and no lives were lost nor
was anybody injured.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19

A DANCING master is trying to repro
cess the waltz by abolishing its hugging
features. He is meeting with poor en-
couragement.-Er.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19

What, pray tell US. was the waltz
invented for if it was not for tho hug.
ging?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-10-19

stead of increasing the car equipment
for handling timber, lumber and shin.
giles this year, which was demonstrated
to be so necessary last season, that q
report of the Northern Pacific shows
that there are 282 cars less of that
class in service now than then, viz: Of
box and fiat cars. This is meeting an
imperative demand with q vengeance,
and several mills have been compelled
to shut down from this arbitrary pro.
ceeding. An increase has been made
in passenger and freight cars, the
better. paying classes of rolling stock.
Verify, the problem of regulation by
proper legislation is one of vital i'm
portance.
It does ono good to meet 40 jolly and
companionable q visitor as Mr.. ]. w.
Crawford, an old.time townsmsn, now
Of Bremerton, where he lie engaged
with his SOD in the practice of law,
having also an Office in Seattle. Mr..
Crawford has still quite warm place
in his heart for his former home, but
seems fully possessed" by the Seattle
spirit, and it was quite entertaining
to excite him into q defense of his
adopted field Of labor. Nothing can
make him believe that Seattle Tor
Bremerton, which he seems to regard
only as somewhat less luminary)
will ever have relapse, but that their
progress will be ever onward and up
ward as was Jacks beanstock. Such
faith, it is said, "moveth noun tains,"
and that is what Seattle is doing in
trying to establish an acceptable grade.
Some of the residents OF Gull Har.
Dor precinct have been wondering
about the recent frequent visits of
Mayor Carlyon in that locality, with
surveyors instruments. 1t is reported
that the l2O acres our Mayor was in.
vestigating have passed into the hands
OF Seattle party, by the name OF
Hillman. 1t goes without saying
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
COTTON GROWERS PLEDGE.

The Southern Cotton Growers asso-
citation is circulating among its men,
bers a pledge to secure 25 per cent
reduction of this years cotton crop as
compared with the acreage Of 1904.
The pledge is headed by the following
statement from Harvie Jordan, pres
ident of the association:
This Is q year when the farmers of
the south should fully show their 10y
atty to themselves, their families and
their country by materially increasing
the acreage of food supply crops on
every farm, and thereby holding the
production of cotton within the limits
of legitimate and necessary consump-
ton. Let every farmer hereby pledge
himself to this policy and carry into
practical operation the advice OF the
Southern Cotton association. The as
sociation appeals to every farmer to
cut his cotton acreage 25 per cent be-
low the acreage planted in 1904, and to
increase his food supply crops propor-
tionately If this policy is adhered to,
profitable prices for cotton can be
maintained, and their independence
assured.
Following this statement are blanks
in which members of the association
are expected to sign their names, give
the cotton acreage planted by them In
1905, the acreage they expect to plant
I'm 1906, and also the number of acres
they expect to devote to food supply
crops.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
WITHIN THE TOWN,

Yesterday was quite a busy day in
Yorkville.
- Clerk of the Court Tate has the
money with which to pay the mana
gers Of the Brice law election held in
this county last fall.
THE chicken supper given by the
Jr. o. U. A. M. at the York Cotton
mills last Saturday night, was a most
successful and enjoyable affair.
- The ladies of Trinity church are
to give an entertainment at the court
house next Friday night. The main
features Of the programme is to be ar
old time Spelling Bee" and music
That the occasion will be an enjoyable
one-for the audience. is to be taken
as a matter of course.
- Chief Of Police Sanders. Mr.. r. E
Montgomery and several others inter
ested are soliciting subscriptions tc
help buy instruments for the proposed
brass band, and the response of the
Yorkville people has been quite liberal
1t Is only a matter Of the necessary
effort to make the und .rtaking a COM
plete success.
Registration for municipal elec-
tions continues to progress slowly but
steadily. Up to this time only about
sixty voters have been registered. 1t Is
common thing for people to apply
tfrft
taking with them the necessary pa
pers-state certificates and town taz
receipts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS.

Pursuant to a call from Auditor
Hunter, twenty-four members of the
various boards of township assessors
met in the court house at Yorkville
Yesterday to consider the situation as
to what was to be done in view Of all
the talk there has been on the subject
of raising assessments on real estate
etc, and securing general readjust-
ment of taxable valuation. Township
assessors were present as follows:
Bethel--J. w. Jackson, l.. B. Brown.
Bethesda-J. F.. Ashe, c. S. Gordon.
Broad River-J. Ed. Leech, G. w.
Quinn.
Bullock's Creek. C. Blair, ]. T.
Burris, w. B. Good.
Catawba-W. S. Leslie, j. T. Spen-
Ger. w. ]. Poag.
Ebenezer-W. M. Carothers, T. M.
Oates.
For Mill-C. p. Bankenship.
Kings Mountain-W. d. Moore, j.
M. Thomasson.
york;. L. Moss, r. r. McCorkle,
M. S. Carroll.
Rock Hil-T. L. Johnson.
Yorkville-W. B. Moore, j. B. Pc
gram, w. c. Latimer.
The meeting of the assessors was
informal. Mr.. ]. Frank Ashe chair
man of the equalization board presid-
ed: but there was no regular organi-
zation, and consequently no secretary.
The principal object of the assessors
was to arrive at some concerted idea
as to what they would do. There was
no doubt as to what the comptroller
general wants. He has all along been
preaching that property must be as
sessed at it's actual value, and he had
prepared an oath pledging the asses
sors to bring this about. Here was the
rub But few of the assessors have
been able to bring themselves to be-
lieve that such a thing is practicable
and none of them are willing to take
the comptroller's oath. The discussion
shows quite clearly that the assessors
understand the necessity of reform as
to property valuations; but then they
were unwilling to pledge York county
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
DISTRIBUTING THE DOG TAX.

At the recent meeting of the general
assembly an act was passed relative
to the distribution of the capitation tax
on dogs. 1t is a statute of general in
terest, but the county auditors just
now are the chief complainants be-
cause they have to keep so many
books. In York county, for instance
there are forty school districts and un-
der this bill separate record has to
be kept for each district Of the dog tax
collected. The following is the text OF
the statute in question:
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the State of South
Carolina, That section l OF an act en-
titled an act to impose capitation tax
on all dogs, approved the 25th day Of
February A. D. 1904, be and the same
Is hereby amended by striking out on
line five of said section the word
counties and inserting In lieu thereon
the word school districts" so that the
same when amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section l. There shall be imposed
and assessed on all dogs In this state,
a capitation tax of fifty cents annually
on each dog, the proceeds OF which
shall be expended for school purposes
in the several school districts in which
IL Is collected
Section 2. That section 7, Of said
act be and the same is hereby amended
by adding after the word assessors"
on the second line thereof, the words,
"and the school trustees" so that the
same when amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section Z. That it shall be the duty
of the county auditor and the township
assessors and the school trustees to
enforce the provisions of this act, so
far as it relates to listing dogs for tax
alton.
Approved February 2, A. D. 1906.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
TO AMEND THE SCHOOL LAWS.

The discussions of Rev. DR.. E. o.
Taylor of Boston, Mass, which have
been given widely over the state re-
Gently, have so far emphasized the ed
ucational value of temperance physi-
ology and hygiene as to suggest to the
undersigned and others the Importance
of more adequate instructions on that
subject in the public schools of South
Carolina:
Delegates who have been selected to
represent their respective counties
touching a possible revision of the
public school law (Sec. 1901 Of code,
Vol. l, 1900 which includes the sub
ject of physiology and hygiene with
special reference to nature and effects
of alcoholic beverages to be taught In
the public schools Of the state, looking
towards the formulation Of a more ef-
fective law on that subject, are re-
quested to meet March Goth, promptly
at 230 p. m, in the supreme court
room, capitol building, Columbia.
Committee on call Of conventions:
Rev. L. M. Roper. D. D.. Baptist, Spar
tanburg: Rev. E. NJ Poteat, d. D.,
president Furman university, Green
Vile; A. Il. Mltcnell, EplScopal, Greeh-
vile, Rev. w. l. Herbert, Methodist
Columbia; Rev. B. Mcleod, Presby-
terian Bennettsville: Rev. l.. ]. Bris-
tow, editor Greenwood; Rev. ]. s.
Moffatt, Associate Reformed Presby-
terian, Chester: Hon. J. A. McCul-
lough, attorney, Greenville; Hon. j. s.
Brice, senator, Yorkville; Hon. G. III.
Bates. senator, Barnwell: Hon. E. w.
Dabbs, representative. Sumter; Hon.
VIM. L. Glaze attorney, Orangeburg;
Gen. T. w. Carwile Edgefield; Mrs. s.
G. Herbert, president Christian Tenn
perance workers, Orangeburg; Mrs. L.
B. Haynes, president Women's Chris
tian Temperance union, Leesville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. S. II. Epps was over from Fort
Mill yesterday.
Miss Matte Caldwell of Glover, is
the guest of DR.. A. Y. Cartwright's
family.
Mr. w. B. Williams is with the
YorkviHe Banking and Mercantile
company as salesman.
Mr.. w. w. Barr of Lancaster, was
over Saturday to attend the chicken
supper of the Jr. o. U. A. M.
Cadet w. G. White of the c. M. T..
spent Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. w
G. White in Yorkville.
Mr.. Chas. w. Smith of the Strauss
Smith Co, returned this morning
from the northern markets.
Mrs. ID. L. Shieder and daughter
Miss Evelyn. left yesterday on visit
to relatives and friends at st. Georges
Mr.. d. X. BlackmOn. principal of
the Philadelphia High school. has re-
sumed his school work after an attack
of pneumonia.
Dr. r. l.. Moore, the well-known eye
specialist of Columbia, spent last Sat-
urday at the Yorkville hotel, and as
usual was overrun with patients.
Mrs. +. c. GLADDEN., a sister of
Messrs. II. T.. and S. NJ. Johnson of
Yorkville. is lying at the point of
death at her home at Grover n. c.,
from cancer
DR.. ]. b. Allison sustained some
quite painful bruises as the result Of q
fall down the steps at his home few
days ago. The steps had been recently
oiled and it was on this account that
the doctor lost his footing. He fell
a distance of several feet and besides
being bruised about the head, had one
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13

to such an undertaking without
knowledge as to what would probably
be done by other counties. They rea-
soned also that the levy having al
ready been fixed, any surplus that
might be raised would no doubt be
spent all right. and they were not in
clined to bring about such a condition.
They arrived at no definite conclusion
as to what would probably do, except
that every effort would be made to
secure as near an approach to equal
iZation as possible. The oath prepar-
ed by the comptroller general was laid
aside, and instead the assessors saw
proper to subscribe only to the consti-
tutional oath. On very good legal ad-
vice they assumed that this was all
| that was necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Americans Wipe Out Large Body Of
Moros.


An important action between Amer
lean forces and hostile Moros, says a
Manila dispatch of March 9. has taken
place near Jolo. Fifteen enlisted men
were killed, four commissioned officers
and thirty enlisted men were wound
ed and naval contingent operating
with the military sustained thirty-two
casualties. The Moros lost 600 men
killed
Major General Leonard Wood, COM
mander of the division of the Philip
pines, reports as follows from Jolo,
capital of the Sulu Islands:
"A severe action between troops, a
naval detachment and constabulary
and hostile Moros has taken place at
Mount Dajo, near Jolo. The engage
ment opened during the afternoon Of
March 6, and ended in the morning Of
March s. The action involved the
capture of Mount Dajo, a lava cone
2,100 feet high, with a crater at it's
summit and extremely steep. The
last 400 feet were at an angle of go
degrees and there were so perpendicu-
lar ridges covered with a growth of
timber and strongly fortified and de-
Tended by an invisible force of Moros.
1.-The army casualties were fifteen
enlisted men killed, four commissioned
officers and thirty enlisted men
wounded. The naval casualties num-
bered thirty-two. Ensign H. d. Cooke,
Jr., commanding the United States
steamer Pampanga, was severely
wounded and CoXswain Gilmore was
severely wounded in the elbow.
The constabulary casualties were:
Captain John M. White, wounded in
the thigh, severely; three enlisted
men killed and thirteen wounded; ;
Captain Tyree Rivers sustained a
slight flesh wound in the thigh; Lieu
tenant Gordon Johnston was slightly
wounded in the right hand; Lieuten-
ant w. T. Conway, of the Sixth Infan-
| try was slightly wounded in the left
eye. All the wounded are doing well.
Colonel Joseph w. Duncan, Of the
Sixth Infantry, directed the opera
tions. All the defenders Of the Moro
stronghold were killed. Six hundred
bodies were found on the field.
1.-The action resulted in the extermi-
nation of a band of outlaws who, rec
ognizing no chief, had been raiding
friendly Moros, and owing to their de-
fiance of the American authorities,
had stirred up a dangerous condition
of affairs.
lie dTlllltTy WAS ny uioSh
and tackle a distance of 800 feet, into
position on the lip of the crater.
"Brigadier General Bliss and myself
were present throughout the action.
1.-The attacking columns were COM
manded by Major Omar Bundy, Cap
tain K. p. Lawton. Captain Rivers,
Captain l.. NJ. Keohler, Captain Nc
Glachlin and Lieutenant Johnson.
THE officers and men engaged
highly commend the Moro constabu-
larry, who did excellent work, their
| casualties numbering seventeen out of
the force of forty-four engaged.
1T is impossible to conceive a
stronger natural position than that at
tackled"
The fighting lasted two days among
the lava ridges, which had been
strongly fortified by the Moros. Ar
tillery had to be hOisted by means of
ropes up the last 500 feet at an angle
Of 60 degrees.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13
TILLMAN LOSING GROUND.
What Correspondent of a Greenwood
Newspaper Thinks.

While the dispensary is the main is
sue of the campaign, there Is some
thing else which will be decided this
summer and that is whether the peo-
pie will be dictated to as to how they
shall vote or will vote to suit them
selves. 1t is u known fact that ever
since he came into prominence in 1890,
Tillman has been debating to the peo-
pie of this state or to Il majority of
them how they must vote. He has had
the state under his control and has
placed men in office who were not
capable of filling them, but what did
that matter to him so long as they
obeyed him? No matter how honora-
bic was the man running for office,
Tilman would have him defeated un-
less he was Il Tillmanite. But the
dear old Palmetto state, after being
under the hand of this political dema-
gOgue so long is awakening and men
are beginning to vote according to the
dictates of their consciences and not
according TO the dictates of Tillman
The result is very noticeable. In sew
eral counties In the state where elec-
tionS have been held on the diSpensa-
ry Tillman has made speeches telling
the people they must keep the diSpen-
Saries, but did they heed him? No.
the dispensary was overwhelmingly
voted out in every county in which
he spoke. Does this not show that the
day of the dictator is past?
This summer Tillman will make one
mighty effort to regain his lost hold
on the people. He will make an effort
to again rally the wool hat and one
gal,us' fellows to his support, but
alas, he will find that these same "one-
gallus' fellows will not longer submit
to the orders of the politician. Many
of the mea who formerly were his best
friends he will find now bitterly OPP
pos, Il to him. Many of the men who
worked day and night for him before
will now work as hard against him.
The people have found him out by eX
perience. "EXpericnce is Il dear les
son." is an old and true saying.
The question very naturally arises
why has Tillman lost so much infiu-
ence? Every day they live and many
men who years ago thought Tillman
to be Il pure. noble leader, now know
him to be otherwise. And the genera
tiOn of younger voters, Il majority OF
whom are educated, are sharp enough
to see that Tillman is not the noble
man he would have you believe he Is.
These are the reasons why Til!man has
lost his influence and the reason why
the voters of this state will this sum-
mer kill the diSpensary, the graft
breeder. The dispensary with all its
corruption must go. It's doom has been
proclaimed.
The question is before the people and
tn" people will decide It. The people
of this proud and noble state, the state
which has given to the world men like
Calhoun and Hampton, will vote ac-
cording to the dictates of their con-
science and will elect pure, noble,
high minded men to fill the offices
formerly occupied by dirty. scheming
politicianS.-"H. &. H." in Greenwood
News and Views.