Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

Samuel Johnson, one of the first
settlers, died at Walla Walla last
week, of heart disease, aged sc.
The japanese Plague Upon Us.
The American and German truck
gardeners in the region about Puyal-
lup have found in necessary to Or
ganize to protect themselves against
the cutthroat underselling of garden
products by those Japanese who have
secured two to five acres in that sec
tiOn upon several years lease. This
condition of affairs is threatening
Auburn's vicinity. Our citizens have
families to support; Japs have not,
and never will have Nevertheless,
coax 'em, coddle 'em, boost 'em-and,
later on, curse 'em, while they laugh
at you.
Anonymous Letters May Clear Men CHARGED
With Murder.
A trial of Tom and James Baxter
at Kalama, last week, for murder of
James Foster, a fellow tramp, was
doubtless influenced in a marked
degree by two anonymous letters
mailed from Spokane, which stated
that these men are innocent of the
crime, and stating where the body
of another victim could be found Sc
creted. The writer says he gathered
the information from the man who
committed both deeds. An examina-
tiOn of the locality described dis
closed that the story was true that
far at least.
Prospects Good for Hops.
Prospects for heavy crop of hops
are bright in Eastern Washington.
Reports from outside points show that
the roots have survived the winter
well and did fair to develop much
vegetation. Owing to the large sup
ply of hops in this State and Oregon
last year the price obtainable by
local growers who unwisely held for
rise are very low. Recent sale of
hops from the Mckee valley were
made as low as 81 and Al cents per
pound, and there are hundreds of
bales still held in that section. Last
year prices ranged from 15 to 10
cents.
Kept 1t Secret Year.
Announcement this week of the
secret wedding a year ago of Miss
Edna Smith and Walter C. Cook, of
Seattle, caused a Stir in music and
art circles. Miss Smith is the daugh-
ter of Wilson G. Smith, the music
critic and composer. She is 20 years
old. A year ago she went to visit
friends at Beaver Falls, Pa. Young
Cook also took train to Beaver
Falls, and the two were married
there. They successfully kept the
secret until now, when Mrs Cook
told her mother of the ceremony.
Mrs. Cook will come at once to Sc
attic, where her husband is practic-
ing law. Young Cook, who is "a,
was graduated at Western Reserve
College last year.
An Unique Burial.
William Bryan, who died in 1885,
and whose body has been twice in
tered before, was buried the other
day at Centralia, in o double funeral
by the side of his wife, Mrs. Jane
Bryan, who died Saturday last. The
services were of a most elaborate
order, and took place in Mountain
View cemetery, under the auspices
of the Puget Sound lodge 109, B. p.
o. E., the Rev. Black officiating.
The Bryans were pioneers in the
Sound country, coming to the Coast
In 1864, and were well-to-do. 1t was
their desire to be buried together,
and although the husband died %
years before his wife, after his first
interment she had his body removed
from its grave and kept in a family
vault on her nephew's property un-
til such time as she should die. Her
death last week afforded the occasion
for the wishes of the pair to be graft
fled, and both were laid away side by
side in their last resting place.