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

THE CALIFORNIA PEACH BLIaHr.-
It seems that the experiments of the
University Experts of that State
have been crowned with every ap-
pearance of success and it is claimed
that more than half of the present
seasons peach crop has been saved
by their efforts. The savings to the
orchardists totals nearly o million
dollars, and this years crop will be
the largest in the history of the
State. The plan was simply spray
ing early in the fall, before the rains
Of winter, instead of in the spring, as
had been the custom. 1t was found
that the egg of the peach-worm was
laid early in the fall. The compost
ton for the spray used is what is
called the Bordeaux mixture, con-
sisting of lime, salt, copper sulphate
and water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
A FRUIT cANNERY.
One Project That Promises to Result in
Sure Success.

One Project That Promises to Result in 4
Sure Success.
1t seems that the practical address
of Senator Paulhamus has already
borne good fruit in the disposition
manifested by our fruit-growers to
push at once plans for caring for the
smaller and more perishable fruit of
this season. At numerously at
tended meeting, last Saturday, after
the report of a committee that had
been sent to Puyallup to investigate
details Of management had reported,
fourteen of those present pledged
individually to establish a cannery
for handling the forthcoming crop of
berries, should the Horticultural AS
ISOLATION, as a body, not see fit to
assume charge of the project. This
is an assurance that the cannery will
be built. 1t is not necessary to start
on a very large scale, for it is a bust
ness that is capable of expansion as
need suggests.
1t will, of course, be the object to
dispose Of the succession Of crops to
supply the seasonable demand for
each. and the cannery will be the
reliance to relieve any glut in the
supply, such as has caused fruit to
rot on the vines or bushes in some
past years. This is the primary OBJ
ject, which may be developed as ex-
perience teaches into manufacture of
jellies and other fruit products, and
the preservation of corn, rhubarb,
peas, beans, squash and pumpkin,
and other farm and garden products,
so as to carry them beyond their
seasonable prime as q food factor.
One advantage of this plan for
preservation of fruit crops is that
the time they can be kept is prac-
tically unlimited, and they have
worldwide market. There is no
danger of possible loss from this
enterprise and q sure prospect of
great benefit to both growers and
consumers as we'll as affording q
stimulus to home production.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
WORSE THINGS MIGHT HAPPEN

WORSE THINGS MIGHT HAPPEN
And now it is reported in o Wash
ington dispatch of the 9th inst, that
o number of the gold-bug Democrats
who defeated Bryan in 1896 and four
years later are lining up to place
Grover Cleveland on the Democratic
ticket in 1908. 1t is said that Wall
street is back Of the movement, and
that as many Republicans as So
called Democrats support it. 1t looks,
after all, as if there is some ground
for community Of interest between
Roosevelt and Bryan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
WIDENING OF FOURTH STREET.
The Lapse Of Time Has Only Demonstrated
the Wisdom Of Plans Formulated
Seventeen Years An

seventeen Years Afo.
The proposition has been again sub.
mitted for widening Fourth street the
necessity for which is becoming every
day more apparent. 1t should have
been done in 1890, when the project
was defeated by a misunderstanding
between the First National Bank and
the City Council. The authorities had
virtually contracted for vacant 90
foot space, now occupied by the Har-
ris building. 1t was proposed to deed
this to Gen. McKenny who had agreed
to place his four-stOry brick back, and
donating as an equivalent a like strip
on the south side of Fourth street.
1t was proposed to condemn the Boyd
building, on the opposite corner, and
J. G. Horn had agreed to pay 81, 900
for the remaining five feet after de-
Quoting the space for widening, as a
bonus to the fund required for con-
demnation award. All the other
buildings were either back the re-
quisite distance to clear the proposed
line or could have been easily moved
to line. The street on Eastside was
80 leet wide and the bridge to west
side was the same width, and every
thing seemed propitious for placing
the width of the principal street
where it should have been established
on the original plat. But right then
the Harris interest stepped in and
bought the vacant fraction of a lot
necessary to place the McKenny
building upon the proposed south
line of the street.
Owing to the advanced cost of
remedial changes at this time, it is
not now contemplated to widen the
thorOughfare any farther than from
Jefferson street to Franklin, dis
lance of little over 800 feet, leaving
the thOroughfare from that point to
the Westside bridge, sixty feet wide.
While this is an unsatisfactory sOlu-
ton of the matter it is probably the
best that may now be done, and bet
ter than can be accomplished after
other permanent buildings have been
constructed.
A petition presented to the Coun-
ell asking for this improvement is
signed by Willard Lemon represent
ing 24O feet frontage, Herman Meyer
go feet, c. HOlthusen 60 feet, A.
Bettman 120 feet and T. L. Brown
90 feet. 1t is contemplated, of
course, to assess the cost to both
sides of the street, but the right of
way must of necessity be accorded on
the south side.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

The Crown Princess of Saxony,
who created such scandal among the
blue-bloods several years ago by her
elopement with Andre Giron, the
tutor of her daughter Monica, is
about to marry millionaire, whose
wealth is not accompanied with title
or rank, who has won her heart,
while in exile at the Riviera, where
are found the most noted watering
places in Europe. If this marriage
takes place, care of the child will be
transferred to her mothers ex-hus-
band, the king of Saxony.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

EARTHQUAKES CLOSELY CONNECTED
WITH DISASTERS AT SEA.-Observa-
ton seems to justify the belief that
earthquakes sometimes affect the It'd
al currents of islands. 1t has been
noted that ever since the seismic dis
turbance a year ago, the approaches
by water of the Hawaiian Islands
have been so confused and irregular
as to upset the calculations of mari
ners. Masters of island vessels de-
clare that ever since April 10, 1906,
the current in the various channels
have been running in a way that is
unusual. 1t will be remembered that
the Manchuria went ashore on the
windward side of Hawaii island at
about the time of the Valparaiso
earthquake, and the going ashore on
the coast Of Japan of the Mongolia
following o series of earthquakes
throughout the world, is but addi-
tional evidence to shipping men that
the seismic disturbances are respon-
sible for so many wrecks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

A TRUE HER0.-At q fire in Chi
cago, last week, of the Healy Music
Co.'S six-story building, the upper
floors o., which were occupied by girl
employees, score or more reached
the ground on fire escapes while the
elevator boy ran his car amid flames
at imminent risk and safely carried
forty-five women and girls to the
ground exit. The brave youths
name was Horace Marley, and he
was finally overcome by smoke and
had to be carried from the elevator
by the fremen.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

AN UNUSUAL WEDDING TOUR
Quincy Scott, a young newspaper il
illustrator and cartoonist, and Miss
Ella L. Allen, of Seattle, on trip
East, have entered upon an unique
plan for spending their honeymoon
by horseback ride from St. Paul to
Seattle, q distance of about 1000
miles. They were to have left New
York for St. Paul on their wedding
day, and leave St. Paul on their long
bridal tour on the LIST inst. They
expect to be en- route about 100 days,
travelling at the rate of about 20
miles day, which leaves ample time
for that dolce far niente, that would
seem to be an essential for a really
enjoyable trip of that nature. They
will surely be free from that sense Of
that is so studiously avoid
ed by the newly welded only to at
tract more attention to the fact.
Ifhoneymoon more than thrice prolonged
Sustains the test,
They may with safety Danish fear
And risk the rest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

TANNERS FAST OF Forty DAYS
OUTDoNE.-An Iowa woman has out
done Tanner and tasted 40 days, as o
cure for rheumatism. And it is said
to have been successful as o remedy
too, whether as q faith cure or by
some abnormal change in muscles
and joints from abstinence, nobody
seems to know. AS it would be I'M
fair to withhold the name Of this
martyr to a regimen that must have
been exceedingly trying, we give it
with address: Mrs. Harriet M. Close,
of Webster City, Iowa.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

"SEAQUAKEs" is a new word in
troduced by the S. F. Examiner to
describe the kind of earthquakes that
occur at sea. AS the earth's vibra-
tions are becoming SO common and
widespread and so much of the con.
sequent phenomena happen on or un-
der the ocean there seems to be de-
mand for the new word.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

WILL Go TO THE PEN.-Chester
Thompson, SO Judge Smell has decid-
ed, will have to 60 to the peniten-
tiary under the Graves act which
will 60 into effect on June 18th. The
people will breathe easier at this as.
surance that the trial has not been a
farce, and it is hoped he will be kept
under guard until it is fully deter.
mined that he is entirely cured of the
murderous impulse that sent an hon.
ored citizen to his grave.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

A JURORS strike is the latest
manifestation of the microbe of I'M
rest that seems to permeate every
body drawing wage or salary. Judge
DOMAINS jury, at Butte, Montana,
who were temporarily laid off q couple
of weeks, have demanded $1,000 for
services during the time for work they
have not performed. It is up to the
Judge to determine the justice, as
well as the legality of the claim. In
the same county the Assessors clerks
have asked an increase over 800 per
month, the limit fixed by law, or to
quit work as an alternative.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

IT SEEMS THE STANDARD WAS
RIGHT. Notwithstanding the pos
ter-type announcement made by
some daily papers that the famous
Gum bill," through an error in
citing chapter and section to be
amended, was "hopelessly null and
void" by reason simply of that defect,
it seems that the opinion of the At
torney General comedies with the
STANDARDS expression, previously
made, that the courts would find
very little difficulty in constituting the
intent Of the Legislature to amend o
law germane to the subiect-matter OF
the enactment and that has chapters
and sections enough on which to ap-
pend its addenda. Courts are not
noted for adherence to the "strict
letter of the law" when it is not
supported by common sense.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
IMMENSE IRRIGATION SCHEME BY

IMMENSE IRRIGATION SCHEME BY
GOVERNMENTAL irrigation scheme
is planned whereby Marquette. Wy
oming, a village of 400 inhabitants,
will be wiped from the face of the
earth and it's site covered by seventy
five feet of water, to enable the gov
eminent to prosecute one OF its big
irrigation projects for retaining half
a million acres of arid lands. Over
eighty buildings will be torn down
or carted away before the deluge
comes, the government having ex-
pended immense sums of money to
secure title to the abandoned sites.
Five millions of dollars are to be ex-
pended in building a wonderful dam
to cOnfine the two forks of the ShO-
shOne river. four miles above their
junction. The dam will run from
canon to canon, 1856 feet above the
water line and goes s. feet below the
ground surface for a foundation, and
it will back the water up the valley
for twelve miles. 1t is proposed with
this water to reclaim, as stated, half
a million acres of arabic lands.
While reclamation, it is estimated
will cost fully ten dollars an acre, it
is figured that it will enhance its
value to several times that amount.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

IT is announced by the Board of
Control that prison stripes have been
abolished at the State Penitentiary
except for the suits of most desper-
ate and depraved criminals.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

ON the I'd inst. 1000 cars were tied
up in Western Canada. At Calgary
and many other places people were
without coal or other fuel and
many industries had been necessarily
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

SAN FRANCISCO is now suffering
from strike Of 500 telephone girls.
1t is said that their only demand is
recognition Of their Union. Aye,
there is the rub! After recognition
what next?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

The Bureau of Corporations, at
Washington, has been directed to
make an investigation of the cause
Of the simultaneous rise in the price
of lumber and cord-wood throughout
the country and especially in the
west.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10
Ocean Greyhounds.

In order to lessen the time of
steamships in crossing the ocean,
the means of fuel supply cut the
greatest figure. To construct a
steamer to cross the ocean, from
shore to shore in four days. was an
impossibility until enough progress
has been made in determining the
relative value of crude oil, gasoline
or alcohol to guaranty the trip in the
proposed length of time by an Amer
lean builder. The vessel is supposed
to be for Russia, and is said to he of
the destroyer type propelled by five
screws. each driven by an internal
combustion engine of 10000 horse
power. The endurance of the de-
stroyer is 1900 miles at a speed of
thirty knots, and her top-notch speed
is to be thirty three knots. Carry
ing a heavier armament than ever
before installed on war vessel of
similar size, the destroyer will mount
iive-inch rifed cannon, besides an
unusua. number of torpedo tubes and
small rapid-tire guns. The displace-
ment is less than 1000 tons. While
this first vessel is for war purposes,
is only question of adaptation of
ships for passenger purposes.
For ship of the type of the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm of the North German
Lloyd feet. 100, OOO-horse power to
obtain she same results-that is, a
four-day boats required. Such a
ship would consume only 800 tons a
day of liquid fuel. Gas or internal
combustion engines, whether using
gas from coal, crude petroleum, gaso-
line or alcohol, are to cut the fuel
bill of the world in half. To obtain
such a speed as before stated in a
ship of the Kronprinz type the limit
coal supply would be consumed the
first day out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

EDMUND G.. Ross who, as U. S.
Senator from Kansas, saved Presi-
dent Andrew johnson from impeach.
ment by his deciding vote, died at
Albuquerque, N. NJ, Wednesday, at
the age of 81 years. He was made
Governor of New Mexico by Presi-
dent Cleveland in recognition of his
services in saving President Johnson.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

COXEY AGAIN TO POSE AS EDUcA-
ToR.-Coxey, who achieved undying
notoriety in 1894, by camping his
army" on the streets fronting the
National Capitol. at Washington, ex-
poets to head another sensation this
summer, provided the outcome from
his investments enables him to meet
the expense. His plan is to tour the
country on a private train with a
free circus to gather the people to-
gether for them to listen to his plans
for reform. He will carry a tent
large enough to hold many thousands
of people and will endeavor to thus
place his auditors in receptive con-
dition of mind by an entertainment
to be given by high-priced perform
ers. He calls it tour of education,
and he will advertise his coming pre-
cisely as the big shows it will pattern
after, and will make "Coxey day" a
holiday for miles around wherever he
exhibits. He declares that Roosevelt
is applauded for the very policies
that people called him crazy and an
anarchist for advocating on the thir-
tieth anniversary of his march to
Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

A BUILDING occupied by twelve
students of Pullman College was de-
stroyed by fire at that place, Monday
morning. By great exertions of the
students the fire was prevented from
spreading to the adjoining buildings,
but all the contents of the burnt
premises were lost. The building
was insured.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

BURNS won the Los Angeles (Cal.)
bout with Jack O'Brien after compile
ton of the Goth round, Wednesday
night.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

JOHN RIpLINaER, ex-City Controller
of Seattle, is reported to be an embez-
zler to the extent of $50, 900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

The French steamer Potion was
wrecked off the coast of Uruguay,
this week, and it is feared that many
of her 200 passengers were drowned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

SOME Of the larger cities in the
State are now supplied with restau-
rants conducted on the vegetarian
system of the food placed before their
customers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

C.. H. MOORE (Rep.) was elected
Mayor of Spokane, this week, over
Floyd Daggett, present incumbent,
by majority of 1874.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

IT is quite evident that party
lines" are not much in evidence in
Germany, or the fine of 500 imposed
by the Berlin courts against o patron
of the telephone who had shouted the
injunction, open your ears!" would
have been subject to demurrer on the
plea of justifiable aggravation. An
appeal to the higher court sustained
the decision. Let this be an admoni-
ton against rising ire when Line 8
busy" is waited over the wire.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

THIS IS FAME, SOMETIMEs.-Dennis
Kearney, the famous sand-lot orator,
SO well known in the early history of
San Francisco, whose rude eloquence
made him at one time almost master
of California politics, died at Ala
media, last week. His cry of THE
Chinese Must Co." had no little eff
feet in crystallizing popular senti-
ment for the exclusion act. He was
65 years Of age and leaves o wife,
two sons and three daughters. One
of the latter, Mildred, is in Europe,
under contract as o stage singer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

IT is now stated that Roosevelt
will soon issue proclamation that
will be an ultimatum" on the SUBJ
ject of third-term talk. It's well.
Let the humiliating spectacle of q
mighty nation pinning its faith to the
coat-tail of any mortal man subside.
The step from reason to madness,
with many people, is SO small one
as to give special point to the quota
ton:
"But man. proud man,
Drest In little lief authority,
Most ignorant Of what he's most assured,
His Glasey essence. like an angry ape,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven.
A. makes the angels wecp."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

A DIREFUL -Secre-
tary of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw
at the annual banquet of the Worces-
ter (Mass.) Board of Trade, on the
Sd inst. declared that while he did
not want to pose as prophet, he
could not repress the conviction that
the Pacific Ocean will in the course
of time become the field of q dreadful
contest for supremacy. He said:
We have not q collier, a transport,
powder, or supplies, to last forty
eight hours. Other nations have.
There are many ships in the merchant
service of foreign countries under con-
tract to leave the path of commerce
at q moments notice to enter that of
war. We have not one such as these.
Some day, SO sure as Anglo-Saxon
blood runs red, there is to be an aw-
full war. There are two nations that
can contest for the Pacific, and this
war will be settled at an awful cost. "
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

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

A SANGUINARY Riot IN SAN FRAN
CIscO.-A terrible riot ensued from
q clash of 100 union motormen and
of the United Railroads
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was precipi-
tated by an attempt to send out o
number Of passenger cars, manned
by nOn-uniOn crews wearing the uni
forms Of car-inspectOrs and armed
with revOlvers. The cars had to run
o gauntlet of brick and stones which
broke every window and several of
the operators were struck. A guard
the shower of stones by q
pistol shot when a pitched battle en-
sued. Eight men received bullet
wounds. some of which will doubt
less prove fatal. The appearance Of
relief squads from police headquar-
tiers finally resulted in dispensing the
crowds of excited people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-05-10

Too Much OF A Coon THING
That is doubtless what H. J. Hig-
gins, a rich bachelor of Des Moines,
Iowa, thinks when he appeals to the
police of that city to protect him
from the designs of scores of women
who he declares persist in making
love to him against his will. The
reason why this case seems unparal-
lelled is doubtless from the fact that
when the first charming woman
makes love to q man worth having,
he at once capitulates, and having
carried the assault II ct arms, she is
able to hold the object of conquest by
the aid of her apron-string as it were
The Chief OF Police Of the Hawkeye
town has asked q list of the aggres-
sively marital maidens with the OBJ
ject doubtless of protecting the BOBBY
who virtually acknowledges he is un-
able to withstand the wiles of women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-21

Another car load of New York
apples, at Alt & Sons. Seven varieties,
at 1925 per barrel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-21

Mrs. Dorothy Webb has been
seriously i'll For the past two weeks,
at her home in the third ward. AT
the present time she is thought to
be rec overy.
The next meeting OF the
WOman's Club will be held Monday
afternoon, Dec. %, at 2:30, at Mrs.
Henry Nauman's. An entertaining
program has been prepared for the
occasion.
-Gustave Ringing, one of the
famous Ringing Brothers died at
New Orleans, Wednesday of this
week. Although owning an in
teresr in the show he was not a
member of the management.
W. G. Hickok, who lives near
Bloomington, was in the city yes
terday, after carpenter to do a
little finishing on his fine modern
residence which is now almost COM
pleted. He moved into the new
place this week
Lancaster is proud of its eX-
cellent mercantile establishments,
which are of degree of excellence
equalled by few if any towns of its
size IN the west. Just now view
of Alt & Sons grocery and market,
by electric light, is worth looking
at. They have very pretty
Christmas trim and it arouses the
appetite of all who witness the good
things to eat there on display.