Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-01-15

Young Sli4 ildlli'b lietii u -
son. by his automobile, and the latter
of forgery while cashier of the IN
n Ingc Bank of Blaine sentenced Ion
a term of from one to -four years. con
iiIlonal ON showing 10 the executive
that all debts owing tn" bank i"I
which he i> liable are pIid.
ABOUT thirty odd Fellows went tt
Shelton Saturday night To assist III,
lodge at that place in degree work
and ret turned Sunday morning on the
steamer Simpson. They were treat
ca royalty 10y the Shelton members
of the lodgr, and the Rebccca Degree
Lodge. who are invaluable aids to
the order. 4 number Of the lodge
members have made application t.
become members of the Alpha Fin
campment Of this city. with the in
tcntion of making application for an
cncanpmcnt Of their own soon is
they become proficient in the work
of that higher degree.
\ citizen and taxpayer of Olympia
a few days ago was heard to remark
that our property owners generally
speaking. are the most generous and
unseltish individuals Imaginable; do
not complain about high taxes, be-
ing willing To submit to the eXac-
tions. and pay up without complaint.
If man comes here expecting to in
vest, finds taxes too high, goes else
where to buy property. the argu-
ment is advanced what is our loss Is
some other community gain, there
fore it is not good to complain about
small things. If this does not show
an unselfish spirit, pray tell US what
will?
lnasmuch as many Of the clergy
men of this State are complaining
about the divorce evil, it might be
well for the brethren of the cloth to
consider the Cancellation feature of
judicial tribunals as suggested in
last week STANDARD. The Legis-
lature is now in session. and the
time is OppOrtune to get in and drill.
The way to obtain results is to go
after them. Many of these suits
would not have been instituted, were
it not for the purpose of obtaining
alimOny. The marriage relation, like
many other things, has become too
often Over-cOmmercialized. Let us
decOmmercialize" it as far as we
can.
The question has been asked
whether in condemnation cases in be-
half of railroad companies and 9TH
err public service corporations, the
county has to pay the jurors fees or
other costs of trial. According to
the understanding of the editor, the
county is not liable. Periodically
as tax-payment time approaches
similar questions are propOunded,
but as general thing the season of
inquiry or complaint does not last
very long. The patience of the peo-
pie is pronounced AMI the forgetting
habit is common asset among men.
However, generally speaking, wo-
men have better memories, but can
not vote.
The Supreme Court virtually an
initiated the Township law of this
State, passed in 1895, nearly four
teen years ago. The law provided
that its provisions might be adopted
at an election by a majority vote on
the question, but the Constitution
says the proposition must receive a
majority Of all the votes cast; is
silent as to the manner of determin-
ing the result. 1t is unfortunate
our Constitution trainers made such
an Oversig light. Many of our good
citizens want the township plan of
LOCAL government tried, believing it
expresses the principles of true
Democracy in the management of
home affairs better than other sys-
TENS that have ever been tried. II
your neighbor asks for bread do not
give him stone.
Court Commissioners Byron Millett
and 7. N. Allen have cOmplet ted draw
ing the jury list for the term of court
to be held next month in this county,
The jurors drawn are as follows:
Allen White, George McAllister,
f. A. Odes, f. H. Van Eaton Fred
Weiss, Otto Wilkenski, C. c. Voc
mans, ]. &. Bolster. ]. w. Baker,
Carl Anderson. V. H. Eddy, G. r.
Stemper. f. NJ. McNeal, w. NJ. Stall.
maker, 7. S. Pierce, =. A. Murray,
Alfred Moshier, George Langdon.
VIM. Lord, Mark Stores, A. Held
w. S. barrow, f. L. Wolff, ]. +.
Cannon, H. C. Thomas, Y. NJ. Stod.
dard, w. L. Horner, Leo DeHart,
d. C. Chambers, Erick England,
c. Lawson, w. ]. Doan, C. ]. John.
ston, George Schwart, H. NJ. Pierce,
]. NJ Gilkison, L. MOrehouse, F. A.
Collins, w. o. Burntrager. w. f.
Dudley.
The Mitchell and Kneeland are not
the only hotels in Olympia at which
politics will be discussed during the
present winter months. The Allen
House will come in for it's share, the
nature of the political discussions be.
ing more varied. Democracy, Re-
publicanism, Socialism and PrOhibi.
ton receive their share of considera
ton. JeffersOnian and Jacksonian
simplicity have been canvassed. Mr..
Allen, the proprietor. denies tina,
Jesus was q Socialist; he claim.
Christ's followers and disciples prac
ticed communism in the way in
which they lived by eating at the
common table; did not know any.
thing about class consciousness a.
developed in the modern proletarians
Some OF the boarders have cOnstitut
ed themselves into q regular study
club at which the Bryan propagand;
is regarded with greater favor thar
Roosevelt egotism.
The Socialists held their regular
monthly open meeting at Rabeck ;.
hall the other evening. The audi
ence was not a large one, but wa
very attentive, one of the lady com
rades acting in the capacity of pre-
siding officer in a very efficient man
ner. The Socialists believe in tn
equality of the sexes before the la-'