Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-05-14

eliminated ali cause for dispute, be-
ing regarded as "a witness whose test
lmony is unimpeachabe
Mr.. and Mrs. John ". Dent. of
Rochester, We're in the city this
week. Mr.. Dent. in the early 9oS.
was a resident OF Olympia and prom
lnent in populiStic circles. He has
always been regarded a. a model citi-
zen 10y his numerous friends. In
consequence of his connection with
logging and milling interests during
the last eight years near Elma, he
l. now in easy circumstances.
The STANDARD l. pleased to note
that Miss Bessie Friedman, who will
graduate at the Bel!ingham State
Normal School next month, has been
employed to teach in our city schools
for the ensuing year. Miss Prick
man has grown to womanhood in our
midst, is very proficient in her stud
les and every way worthy of the call
ing to which she aSpircs. Undoubt-
eddy She will give entire Satisfac-
ton.
John Meyers. Il years of age, is
confined to Jail on charge of as
sauItlng a girl ID years of age. named
Nora Harrington, whose parents re-
side at Bucoda. The crime is al
legged 10 have been committed Satur-
day night. when he and the girl were
picking flowers in the woods. 1t
started to rain, when they found
refuge under tree. He kept her
out all night, refusing to let her go
home.
The Supreme Court, this week,
reversed the Judgment in the case of
Elias Larsen rs. the Covington Lum-
Der Company of King county, and
ordered the suit dismissed. 1t was
for damages alleged to have been
sustained from falling against head
saw. He was awarded damages in
the lower court, but the higher trib-
unal thinks that the injured man
was negligent and that by use of
ordinary care could have avoided the
accident.
The Venus, the first steamer OF the
Puget Sound Operating company, is
one of the new line of steamers that
will begin a daily service between
this city and Seattle during the fair.
beginning on Saturday, and will he
maintained on regular schedule
thereafter, boat leaving each city
every morning, and returni ny in the
afternoon. They will land here at
and depart from the Horn dock.
The service is under the management
OF Capt. 7. II. Mcmillan, of Seattle.
The body of a man found Sunday
in the Nesqually river has been
identified rs that of Roy II. MARI, an
employe of the Mitchell Logging and
Boom Company of Tacoma. The APP
pearance of the body indicated that
it had been in the water a long time,
suggesting its connection with the
disappearance of a Tacoma man some
weeks ago, and led to Identification
of the corpse by Mr.. Mitchell, of the
logging company, Monday. The
wife of deceased was notified and was
present at the funeral
1t is reported that VIM. d. Hay-
wood, the man who was on trial in
Idaho for the murder of Ex-Governor
Stunenberg and acquitted, will speak
in Olympia Theater about the latter
part of this month. The subjects of
Mr.. Haywood lectures embrace the
topics of the industrial and political
rights of laboring men. He does
not specially commend strikes as a
means of settling difficulties between
employer and employee, but advocates
industrial and political solidarity
among the members OF the working
class.
Just see how boun tifully the State
provides for its officials. c. w.
Clausen. State Audi tor, was absent
from his Office and official duties for
a month, still his salary went on just
the same. If workingman quits
his job for spell, no matter from
what cause, his pay stops. From
recent revelations the State has
been paying Ex-Governor A. f.
Mead and Clausen for the neglect of
their official duties in auditing claims
of Adjutant General Hamilton against
the military fund causing the State
treasury to have been swindled out
of about $4,000 of the taxpayers
money.
John II. Schively has, by advice of
his attorney, resolved to fight the
finding of the Special Legislative
Committee, and the Grand Jury of
Spokane, and invites impeachment
through a special session of the
Legislature and criminal prosecution
in the courts for his conduct in hold
Ing up insurance companies while he
was Nichols deputy. When the COM
mittee met Wednesday to resume
investigation, Mr.. Schively, by ad-
vice of Attorney Israel, refused to
take the witnesS-stand or give testi-
mOny that might tend to subject him
to criminal prosecution, baSing the
refusal on a constitutional right.
1t is thought the Governor will call
the Legislature for impeachment pro-
ceedings.
One of the Supreme Court Judges
yesterday. was comparing the rate
of taxation between Spokane and
Olympia, for the year 1908, owning
valuable property in both cities. In
Spokane his property was valued at
$11 900 and the tax thereon was $SS,
while in Olympia his real estate was
valued not to exceed $500 and the
tax was $50. When we consider that
Spokane contains a population of
100000 inhabitants and Olympia
II 200, there appears to be a big diff
ference. The Judge remarked he
was contemplating building fine
residence on some of his real estate
that he had recently bought here,
but does not like to pay a sum for
taxes equivalent to paying rent just
for the privilege of living on his own
premises.