Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-31

Office. IN opinion of the At'"rn' J
General. iu>t rendered. agrees with
this vir,.- Of the matter.
The Pyjhian SISTERS gay" an en-
ipvahlr card party in Il. Of t. hall;
"Wednesday evening. y !ar|r crowd
W.~ present.
Tie pu.. taN collectors t"nh what
tire CHUNKS regard rs an unfair All
vantage 81 tlrtu. III pretending IL
TO-, taxing a census when they Oh
tuiue! Ii,.ii' NAMES. aGt' and place al
r,.~nlrf!r,'. Il fcN days before thcy
cdiicd for a donation of - for sup
port OF the city government. Then
attempts to dodge. by pleading tht
a1r limit. WAS unsuccessful. when
Collector Bailey drew his little book
and proceeded To read the figures
givrn Il few days before. One wht
had given his age al - claimed Ia b
bat ~ when the tax was collected,
and another who said he was 90
had given in his age at %. They
think it was very unfair for the
Mclean man to take advantage oi
J ilflt il'I 'iIl't'.
For ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain
The Heather Chinee is peculiar"
The jury in the case of William d.
I Sloan. charged Of assault with in
tent to Kill {. f. Mallory, at Tenino.
/ last August. after a consideration OF
! about four hours. Tuesday afternoon,
brought in verdict of guilty OF
/ simple assault The case had en-
gagged the attention of court j full
week. 1t is said that the first bal
lot of the jury stood seven for con
viction as charged and five for ac-
uuittal, giving evidence that the YER
| diet was compromise. The maxi
mum punishment for assault is six
months imprisonment in the county
| jail on a fine OF $500. The result is
somewhat unexpected. Us majority
OF the people confidently predicted a
verdict of acquittal \ heavy bill of
costs will have to he paid by State
and county for this unfortunate af-
fair for which the public are not to
blame. Notwithstanding this, the
defense has asked for new trial.
An Associated Press dispatch dated
at Los Angeles. Tuesday, conveys
the lamentabl, intelligence that J.
W. Crawford. an attorney ct law
well known to many Of our people
from Il residence here about twelve
years ago, and for short time a
year ago. had attempted to commit
suicide by mcans of asphyxiation
from Illuminating gas. lie removed
from here to BrcmertOn last Feb.
ruars. where he practiced law in
connection with his son Beverly.
Last year Mr.. Crawford being in
poor health, moved to California, and
had been residing in Los Angeles.
1t is thought Tint i'll health had
caused dependency, which led to
the rash act. The effort was not,
however, successful. Hewas aroused
from Inconsistencies. but at last &c.
counts was in a critical condition.
Mr.. Crawford possesses MANY adj
mirable traits of character, and his
many friends sincerely regret the
conditions that have led to this sad
act of despair. At last accounts
there was u prospect of recovery.
1t seems that G. d. Hillman who,
rs one OF the means OF advertising
his Boston Harbor scheme. offered to
pay $500 to the parents of the first
child born on that TOWNSHIP, is at
tempting to crawl out of the Obliga-
tiOn by pleading the " baby-act, or,
in other words, that the prize is due
the child and not its parents. and he
will ask that guardian be appointed
to hold the money till the child is of
age. Ii the transaction was fair and |
honest, and not u fake. what right
has the town protector to attach a |
string to the gift? How could a |
child unborn comply with conditions
which constitute the life of the con-
tract? What difference can it make
to Mr.. Hillman, who the money is
paid to, anyway? May there not be
hidden ambitions to other promises
he has been SO freely making, if this
one prevails? Can lie afford, wLeth-
err he Is playing fair" or not, to
establish record. so early in the
development OF his plans, for re.
pudiation? Surely not.
President CarlyOn of the Chamber
Of Commerce, called a special meet
ing Tuesday night, to formulate
plans for aiding our Congressman in
an appropriation for a Fed
eral building In this city. There are
two bills pending, one for an ap-
of 5000, 600 in the House,
by Cushman, and the other by Piles
in the Senate, for $3.50, 900, for that
purpose. 1t was demonstrated that,
like Simple Simon, we were willing
to take the " little one," if we can't
get the larger sum. 1t was resolved
to ask similar bodies of our sistep
,ities to "boost" Olympias claims
'Or the appropriation, and to send
'ormal requests by mail, and to wiro
the urgent necessity OF support OF
)ne or other Of the measures should
t come up before the more deliberate
sction taken by the people, has time
% reach the national capital. Every
'easOn for the erection OF public
in other cities applies with
greater force to the capital, with
which the general government is in
more direct touch through the Fed
rial and State officers. The Presi-
lent appointed Frank M. Kenney,
". 7. Cavanaugh and J. M. Wilson
committee to submit the request
or cooperation to other Chambers
If Commerce and the citizens gen.
.rally.
The Chamber of Commerce did q
rood work last Friday in entertaining
he U. S. government engineers
md presenting an array of facts
hat will surely justify them in
recommending resumption of har.
'or Improvements, begun several
ears ago. In fact it Is said that it
ould be inferred from conversation
With these gentlemen that a favor
lble report would be made, which
aries with it an assurance OF all /.