Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-22
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from Madison street, Seattle, cable
car that had left the track and was
running away. The rear trucks
caught pulled her beneath them and
her body was horribly mangled.
Jute Mill Again in Operation.
After several months idleness, 300
penitentiary cOnvicts are again at
work in the jute mill, $50 bales of
jute having arrived. Work of turn
ing out sacks will not start for sew
eral days, as it takes some time to
get warp on looms, and this must
be done before finished product can
be turned out. The consignment of
jute received is only a small part of
the amount ordered - $500 bales.
The work of enlarging the mill is ex-
pected to start soon.
Wonderful Recovery From a Fall.
Being worked on by the undertaken
for dead, and reviving in half an hour
to walk to his home six blocks away,
eat hearty supper and go to- sleep,
none the worse for bad fall, was
the novel experience of George Mil
Ter, 15-year-old boy. Miller fell
from the third story of the new
Washington Water Power company
building, in Spokane, alighting on
his head, and was picked up for dead.
After half an hour he opened his eyes
with a start, as if from sleep, and
revived SO rapidly that in a few mo-
ments he was able to walk to his
home without assistance.
Had Axes to Grind.
Spokane Chronicle: 1t is a signifi-
cant fact that two of the few Sena-
tors from Spokane county voting in
favor of the Graves bill to prohibit
newspapers from printing accounts
of criminal trials, are identified with
law firms which do certain amount
of business in the criminal courts.
The author of the bill, himself men,
ber of such firm, received the sup
port of State Senator Rosenhaupt in
behalf of this measure to suppress
news of criminal trials. The voters
of Spokane county have not yet for
gotten that Mr.. Rosenhaupt was one
of the attorneys for the defense in
the Sloane case. They can draw
their own conclusions.
Eva Booth Pounds Mission"
Seattle, standing second in the
country in its high suicide rate, with
So last year to an estimated 200, 900
people, is to have an anti-suicide
league, the move being made by Com
mander Eva Booth, of the Salvation
Army. Seattle stands second only
to San Francisco, which had 1876
suicides to every 1OO, 900 of popula-
tion. Capable workers will handle
the cases. The respondent are clas-
sified in five departments-the lone
ly, the incurable, the unemployed,
the financially embarrassed, the VIC
tins of drink and drugs, and the
victims of nervous disorders. Among
the women, there is another class,
those driven to want by lives Of
shame. Every case will receive care,
encouragement and practical aid at
the hands of the anti-suicide bureau.
chanfes Name to Get Married.
In order to crafty the wishes of
his intended spouse, George Richard
Berg Jorgensen lately petitioned the
Superior Court that his name be
changed to George R. Jorgensen So
10y, and as soon as his prayer had
been granted, with smile of JOY he
rushed to the County Auditors Of
fee, where he received the paper
that would entitle him to claim the
reward for his sacrifice. In his petit
ton to the court, the now Mr.. Soloy
stated that the name Jorgensen was
} very common among people of his
} nationality, and that owing to the
number of persons in this community
bearing that surname he was often
} the victim of confusion. In addition
} it was recited "that your petitioner
; is about to be married and his in
tended spouse requests that the con-
templated change in the petitioners
, name be made before her marriage
with this petitioner. The girl in
the case was Miss Onorria Evenson.
II A New Farmer Association.
The farmers of Waitsburg and
Prescott neighborhoods have organ
lied new national organization to be
known as the Farmers and Wheat
Growers Association of America for
the purpose of mutual improvement
| and protection. E. w. McCaw oi
Prescott is Grand President and
, T. F. Dice of Prescott, Grand Sec
retary of the association. For that
local body H. J. Murphy is president,
H. NJ. Hoover. secretary, and D. B
Stimmel, Treasurer. The objects OF
the association are stated to be tC
. bring the members in closer relation
and cultivate the spirit OF friendship
and good will between them; to dc
!, away as fast as possible with evils o.
= speculation in farm products and de.
{ priving farmers Of a large share of tht
lprofts resulting from his hard labor,