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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07
Great Losses From Forest Fire.

Mr. W. II. knceland was called to
Mason county Tuesday, by telephone
message, informing him that fierce
fire was raging on one of his farms,
and he left Immediately to take meas
urcs. if possible, to limit its ravages
Of the splendid timber threatened by
4 possible contiagration. The pres
cnt year is proving no exception to
the general rule Notwithstanding the
measures taken by both State and
corporations for preservation OF our
grand forests. 1t appears that about
the only thing that can be done by
puny man is to council extreme care
in use of fire for slaShingS. or the
spread of camp-iires. and vigorous
efforts to eXtinguish incipient flames
Last Monday. a thousand men were
employed in fighting fire on the
Humptulips. with small prospect of
success in saving the holdings of
three of the largest logging COM
panies in the Gray's Harbor basin.
The timber and other property in
volvcd in loss may reach half mil
lion dollars in value.
Forest fires are reported all over
the western part of the State. Those
most Immediately surrounding this
city are on Hartstein Island, at
Summit Lake and on Oyster and
Mud Bays. The atmosphere is
dense with smoke, which is at times
very trying to the eyes as well as
the nostrils.
Dispatches from our British colon
ial neighbors show that they are
suffering from loss of life as well
as of property. Dispatches state
that Hosmer, Fernie, Coal Creek
and Michael have been burned, and
it is declared at Winnipeg that deaths
in that district will number 400.
Relief trains have been sent with
doctors, nurses and hospital stores.
At Fernie and surrounding camps
the loss of life is placed at 175 and of
property destroyed the loss is said
to reach IS. 900. 900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

AN unusual court order was lately
entered at Minneapolis, allowing the
parents of lad to adopt their own
son. Eight years ago, the child was
left with a friend while the parents
came to the Pacific Coast on health
trip. Not returning on the time
agreed the woman placed the child
in a founding hospital. whence it
was taken by Mrs. DR.. Eaton, when
three years of age, to Seattle, and
adopted as her own son. A month
ago, the natural mother, Mrs. Lesser,
visited Seattle on a sightseeing trip,
when she met Mrs. Eaton and in an
exchange of condolences the existing
facts were revealed, and the lad was
restored to his parents who by legal
means gave him to his lost hertz
age.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

He Is STRONGER THAN IN 1885,
1t is announced that Bryan's accept
ance letter will be short-embracing
about $500 words. His star is in
the ascendant everywhere. The COM
mon expression is heard II will vote
for Mr.. Bryan this time" which car
ries the inference of q loss to the g.
o. p. as well as a new vote for the
Democratic nominee. Another COM
mon expression is, Don't ask me
to vote your whole ticket; Bryan is
enough" And so it goes down the
line. There seems no doubt but
that our State will increase the ma
jority for Bryan over the returns of
1896, whec he carried the State by a
majority of 2,493 and Thurston
county by majority of 319, over
Mckinley.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

HARD TIMES PREDICTED FOR CALI
FoRNIA. - Mr.. VIM. ]. Mccarthy
writes from his new quarters, 2O3
California street, San Francisco, that
business is extremely dull, and
thousands are unemployed in this
city and vicinity. What the winter
will bring forth it is hard to pre-
dict. though possibly thousands will
find themselves without food. | fail
to understand how the laboring
classes can cast their votes for the
Republican party, as the present
times are harder than during the
Cleveland administration" AT
Republican rally, when some one
mentioned Bryan's name, the meet
ing went wild with enthusiasm and
was nearly broken up" Mr.. and
Mrs. McCarthy's many friends in
this community will be glad to learn
that the health of this estimable lady
is greatly improved. 1t will be re-
membered that last winter at Ala
media, Cal, she met with a severe
accident, fracturing a limb while at
tempting to board a street car. Mr..
Mccarthy was formerly a salesman
in a local drygoods store and his
wife was, before marriage, Miss AIDE
la;de Williams, capable teacher in
the Washington school of this city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

MANY WOMEN WANT To VOTE
The small number of the women who
have just petitioned against suffrage
in England, compared with those
who had petitioned for it (257, 900 for
and 1900 against emphasizes anew
the fact that a great many more wo-
men are interested in getting the
ballot than in opposing it. The same
is the case in this country. In Maine,
Massachusetts, New York, Illinois.
IOwa-in short, wherever petitions
for suffrage and circumstances
against it, have been sent in-the
petitions have always vastly Outnum-
bered the remonStrants. In New
York at the time of the last Conven-
ton the suffragists obtained more
than 5000 signatures to their petit
tiOns; the Ants, only $1,000. In
Massachusetts, on the referendum
on woman suffrage twelve years
ago, the woman's vote stood yes,
%, 204; no, SCI. In the recent effort
of the Chicago women, led by Jane
Adams, to secure a municipal wo-
man suffrage clause in the new city
charter, 81 organizations of women
with an aggregate membership of
10000 petitioned for it, while only
one small organization of women pc
titioned against it. Most women are
Indifferent, but of those who take
any lively interest in the question.
the great majority are in favor.
This has been shown wherever the
matter has been brought to test.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

The Tribune is the name of very
complete daily newspaper that has
made its appearance in Tacoma with
the veteran newspaperman r. F.
Radebaugh as its editor-in chief, F. R.
Eastman general manager, and Geo.
E. Garrett, managing editor. 1t is
an eight-page paper, of the regula-
ton seven-columns-t o-the-page order,
and is sold to subscribers by carrier,
for two cents copy or ten cents a
week, and is furnished by mail to
out-of-town subscribers at $3.50 for
six months or $3.50 per year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

JUST WHAT'S NEEDED. Now that
cement buildings are becoming so
common, it is exceedingly gratifying
to have the assurance that the sup
ply of that product as a building ma
terial is already increasing. Now
we learn that a great cement plant
is to be built in Portland. The first
instance in America in which Port
land cement has been manufactured
in a city of that name. Portland and
Salt Lake capitalists have organized
a company with capital of 81, 200, 600,
and the limerick will be brought
from Roseburg. where they own q
tract of one hundred acres of choice
rock. One thousand barrels of CO.
ment day will be manufactured
at the beginning, but this capacity
can be doubled at any time with
very slight change. Buildings and
grounds will occupy site of fifteen
acres in the suburbs of Portland, with
both train and water transportation.
c. w. Nibley and associates, of Salt
Lake City, hold one-half the stock,
with Portland capitalists the other
half. Mr.. Nibly has extensive in
terests in Utah, Idaho, Oregon and
CALIFORNIA, and is President of the
Union Cement Company at Devils
Slide, Utah, which has manufactured
two thousand barrels day during
two years of successful and profit
able opera ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

AT Bellingham, last week, a baby
finback whale, ten feet in length,
was caught in q fish-trap on San
Juan Island and was killed by rifle
shots. The body sank and cow
whale, 40 feet long, supposed to be
the mother of the smaller fish, ap.
peared and vigorously attacked every
boat that approached her. She was
finally driven away by a fusilade of
bullets, and it was feared she might
return in her rage and destroy the
trap. 1t is estimated that the inter-
ruption to the fisheries amounted to
more than $1,000 a day from the
presence of the whale.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

Too Much DOUGH-" - Emmett
Garfield, an employee in the German
bakery, at Ritzville, fell-it is sup
posed while in a faint-into an cleo
trio bread-mixer, and was fearfully
crushed by the machinery. His left
arm was so horribly mutilated that
it had to be amputated at the Shout
der, and part of one foot had to be
cut away. 1t may be necessary to
amputate the other hand to save his
life
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

ALTHOUGH the Direct Primary
law was published in the STANDARD
soon after adjournment of the last
Legislature, and has been published
in pamphlet form as well as in the
general laws, we find that there are
many who have not yet made a care
full study of its provisions and in re-
Spouse to a general request we give
the law in full in this issue.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07
Let Voters Bear in Mind That

the Legislature las taken tie judi
cary ont ofpo.iticS. 1t has done
this uy providing that there Shai, be-
placed on each regular party ticket
to br voted a III" primary election.
which Is held CA Tuesday. September
:. til" names Of a. persons regardless
OF party. who may have declared
themselves candidates for a position
on either the Supreme Court bench
Or the Superior Court bench. On
each ticket OF any party participate
ing in the primary election. there will
be placed under the title Non parti-
san judicia, ticket. the names Of all
the judicial candidates without des-
ignating party affiliations. Thus at
the primary election there will be
found on the Republican, Democra-
Tie, Socialist, Prohibition, orany other
ticket of a political party, the names
OF all the candidates for the Superior
bench in the Judicial district, and
Of all the candidates for the Supreme
bench in the State at large. Only
the candidates receiving the highest
number of votes will be named on the
ticket at the general election in No
vember, and none other will be named,
so that the tickets of all the political
parties at the general election in
November will bear the same names
as judicial nominees. 1t will be APP
parent from this, that the primary
election is practically the final cleo
ton for judseship.
1t is the duty of every good citizen
to assist in selecting our judges. To
do this he must attend the primaries
or else he has no part in naming the
judges. You should say whom you
want to be Judge of this district,
composed of Thurston and Mason
counties; you should say whom you
want to sit ON the Supreme bench for
the next six years. There are to be
elected at this primary, held on Sep
TENDER 9Th, one Superior Judge for
the two counties mentioned, and
three Supreme judges for The State
at large. 1t is your duty to 60 to
the primaries, at no matter what in
convenience to yourself, and vote for
the men you think best fitted for these
positions, in the most important de-
partment of our government. You
have no right to complain of admins
tration of justice unless you take
some interest in the judgeship cleo
ton and this election practically &C.
ours on said date, September 9Th.
If you do not attend the primaries
you lose your vote on the judgeship.
1t should be born in mind also, that
if you vote in Olympia, Tenino, Tum-
water, or Shelton, Mason county, you
must register before you may vote,
amt you cannot cote at the primaries
untess you are so registered. AS you
must register anyhow before you are
allowed to vote at the general election
in November, Register mo,c, so that
you may vote also at the September
primaries and participate in the
judicial election.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

LAST week two young girls of
Bremerton-Ellen Sullivan, aged IA,
and Agda Foreman, aged l5-were
drowned in DOgfish Hay, during q
swim. They were caught by an
The bodies were not
recovered till the next morning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

SINGULAR COINCIDENCE IN NAMES.
Another Chester Thomps on who
has STEPPED his hands in the hood of
q fellow being, is reported at For
sythe, Montana. This man killed a
rancher who had accused him of
theft. 1t is singular coincidence,
although the latter murderer did the
proper thing, which the Seattle Cain
did not-he went to the hills and
blew the top of his head off with a
ChOf.o1,p
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

A NORTH YAKIMA dispatch states
that apples with xhiskers" on
them is the latest sensation in that
neck O. the woods" and some of
the fruit sent to the State authori-
ties at Pullman from Fruitvale,
ELECTED the information that the
growth is believed to be disease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

THE lumber for % elevators is be-
ing shipped from Nelson to Nutana,
Saskatchewan, B. c., 120 cars, from
the Yale Lumber Company's mills
for the erection of the above number
of elevators, to facilitate shipment
of the harvest of the present year,
and it is regarded as only the FORE
runner of further orders later in the
season.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

AUTUMN FAIRs.-Annual county
fairs, to be held in this State, have
been announced as follows: At
Bellingham, August 26th to Goth :;
Everett, September l to 5; Seattle,
Sept. Z to II; Centralia. Sept. IA to
10; North Yakima, Sept. % to 30;
Spokane, Oct. 5 to 10, and Walla
Oct. II to II; in each period inclusive
of the days named.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

GEN. David X. Wardell is quar-
antined in the mountains near Tomb
stone. Arizona, with his wife, rho is
a raving maniac from leprosy. What
more horrible and hopeless fate
could befall humanity?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

BEYAN is COMING! - The Tacoma
Tribune of Wednesday states that Mr..
William Jennings Bryan will make a
flying visit to this coast about the
middle of this month, and will speak
in Tacoma and Seattle, and probably
this city. Our local Bryan Club
should take steps at once to secure a
date from the distinguished citizen,
statesman and patriot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

A BUTTE man was buncoed out of
$4,000, at Seattle the other day, on
q sham prize-tight, planned by four
confidence men. The victim was so
anxious to win that he had friend
to endorse his check for $4,000 to
cover the bets, and it was held up for
want of funds and he is in trou-
Bile for appropriating money he never
had
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

NORTH YAKIMA and Walla Walla
are beginning to make extensive
shipments of early peaches and ap-
pies to Montana and the Sound. The
fruit is well-havored and commands
a good price. The crops of fruit
have not been specially damaged by
the weather and an immense trade is
anticipated soon as the later varie-
ties come in which will be the latter
part of this month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07
SUMMONS


IN the Superior Court of the State of Wash
L ington, in and for the county of ThursIon.
Ida A. Gear, plaintiff, W. Jefferson A. Gear,
defendant
State of washington To the said Jefferson A.
Gear, the above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned TO appear within
sixty days after the fret publication of this sum-
mons to. wit: within sixty days after the l2ih
day of June, 1905. and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled court. and answer
the complaint OF the plaintiff and serve \ copy
of Your answer upon the undersigned attorney
for plaintiff, at his Office below stated. aud In
case of your failure So to do, Judgment viii be
rendered against you according To the demand
of the complaint which has been filed with the
Clerk of said Court.
The object of the above action IL to procure a
divorce from you by the plaintiff upon the
grounds of your abandonment and failure to sup
port plaintiff for more than one year last past.
q. &. ISRAEL.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
7. q. and Office address, POI Mckenny Block,
Olympia, 1hur-ton county. State of Washington.
First publication, June II, 1905. II.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

POINT Iona, Cal, communicated
with Admiral Sperry's flagship of
the Atlantic feet, by wireless,
over distance of 1900 miles
on the night of the 26th ult..
while the feet was in longitude 165
west and between 9 and 10 north
latitude, en- route to Auckland from
Honolulu
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07
Borrowed PIumes.

The Perkins press is trying to
make out that the Mead administra-
ton has been very economical, but
has so far given no figures in proof
of the claim, and in face of the fact
that the State has been months on
an interest bearing basis the past
year, all new warrants being en-
dorsed mot paid for want of funds. !"
This was owing to the fact that no
attempt was made by the State
executive to curb the extravaganza
of the Legislative appropriations, as
had been done by his predecessor,
and the falacy would have been
apparent. had there been a different
showing, of invariably accrediting
the executive with all, or indeed any
material part of the savings from
economic details, unless it might be
by use of the pruning-knife on eX-
ceSSlVe appropriations.
1t will be remembered how much
credit was claimed, and it must be
admitted was very generally accord
ed. to Gov. Rogers. for the thrift
and economy which placed the State
on a cash-paying basis, during the
fusion administration, but the fact
that the institution of economic re-
forms in the State Land Office by
Robert Bridges. was the basis of re-
lief from the downward trend of
State finances and the cause of plac-
ing the public service upon the up
grade of economic recovery, was lost
sight of by the general public.
The last Legislature was motor
iously extravagant in the creation of
offices, raising salaries, and the
whole object of these and other APP
preparations seemed to be to place
the money where it would do the
most good" just as it was shown in
the investigation of Congressional
extravaganza a few years ago, as adj
mitted by Mr.. Hannah, to provide
sugar" for promoting partisan
campaign work.
Let us hope that something more
than generalities be given to sub
stantiate the claim for economy, or
any other meritorious trait of our
present executive, for SO far they
have all been of a Pecksnif1ian or
der that cannot bear the test OF
ANALYSIS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

OREGON SUPPLIES CHERRIES FOR New
YORK PIES. Oregon has opened q
trade this season with an Eastern
refractory, for supply of the whole
product of Royal Ann cherries. to be
used as the inards" for that defect
able form of pastry. The fruit is
stemmed and pitted and packed in
syrup in 5O-gallon barrels. They
are shipped in carload lots, and used
in such immense quantity that bar
rel of cherries is used up before there
is a chance OF any waste from decay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07
Candidacy Filing Fees Illegal.

Judgo Nctercr. Of the Superior
Court Of Whatcom county. has re
Gently decided that section of the
Direct Primary law. is unconstitu-
tional. This section relates to the
payment of fees hy candidates when
fling their declarations with the
County Auditor and the Secretary Of
State. The question was presented
on application Of certain Socialist
candidates for a writ of mandate 70
compel the Auditor OF Whatcom
comfy to place their names on the
ballot without the payment OF the
fees prescribed. The writ was
granted.
The court ruled that the title of
the act was not broad enough to en-
brace the subject Of fees. that there
is no method provided for the dis
burSement of the money paid in to-
wards llQuidatlng the expenses IN
Cured by reason of the primary cleo
tions. The provision that the money
shall be paid into the general fund
makes the collection Il penalty where
as the law says all elections shall be
free. This decision is in accord with
the Illinois Supreme Courts ruling,
under a law containing analogous
provisions. How this matter may
be decided by the Supreme Court re-
mains to be seen. The time is very
limited for a review.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

K. f. PARkHURsT, Assistant Cash
Ter of the First National Bank, in Sc
attic, has confessed to q shortage in
his accounts of $4S, 800.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

BABIES START FOR THE FAIR.-TwO
little boys at Walla Walla, aged 3 and
5years, last week, literally took time
by the foreiock for q visit to the Yu-
kon-Seattle exposition, which does
not begin till next year. One day last
week, piling all their toys and extra
clothing on little child's wagon, and
taking nobody into their confidence.
they started on their long tramp
for Puget Sound. Nightfall brought
them just beyond the outskirts of the
city, where they went into camp and
made the discovery that they had
not brought anything in the shape Of
food. Undaunted, however, they
turned in" and were soon wrapped
in the slumbers of the truly innocent
and good. A few hours afterward,
they were ruthlessly awakened from
their peaceful slumbers by anxious
searchers, onsisting of parents, po-
licemen and neighbors, and inglori-
ously carried back to their cribs,
which they had left only a few hours
before with such exalted visions of
conquest in the big untried world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-07

WARNING AGAINST FROsTs. A Chi
naman is accredited with the inven-
tion of q device against the nipping
of crops by frosts, which is coming
into general use by the Orchardists
of eastern Washington. 1t is au-
tomato, in so far as it gives warming
of the time to act, but the means for
arresting q dropOf and sustaining the
temperature above the freezing point
although simple, is said to be effect
i've. The frost-foreteller is an innO-
cent-looking little apparatus, as it
hangs quietly to the branch of bud
ding tree. 1t has small thermom-
eter which closes current connect
ed with an electric bell when the mer-
curry begins to hover near the freezing
point, and that rings q bell near
the ear of the guardian of the fruit
crop while he may be reclining in the
arms of Morpheus, Oblivious of the
menace to his fruit-buds. 1t is obdu-
rate in its operation. 1t has been
purposely contrived to ring on until
the sleeper dOns his apparel and goes
out to shut it off. This much accom-
plished, it is q small task to carry q
small torch and ignite pots of crude
petroleum previously placed under
the trees, with close-fitting covers to
prevent evaporation. In a moment
the trees are enveloped by a thick
black smoke, and the crop is saved
through palpable increase of tenn
perature and evaporation of the dew
drop moisture before it congeals.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08
Saved His Precious Relics.

The third floor of The Orchard" ;"
Francis Wilson's place in New Ro-
chelle, is fitted out as a miniature
theater. and there the actor has a
wonderful collection of paintings,
books. old play bills and theatrical
relics gathered in the last score of
years. 1t is his favorite loungins
place when at home. On a recent
Saturday night fire broke out in the
cottage next door. Wilson and several
guests were in his den. A score of as
sistants. hurriedly summoned. sue
ceeded in stripping the den of every
thing OF value before it became ap-
parent that his cottage was in no
danger. The lower rooms had been
utterly neglected, not an article being
touched, the actor prizing his relics
above all else.