Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-10-21

supposed to have been started by
hobos who had occupied an empty
on the siding.
The Tax Commission has during
the biennial period ending in Sep
TENDER, collected Inheritance tax
tOtaling $lS9, l3l SO. the value OF the
estates being l9,324.397. Escheat
ed estates for the same period aggre-
gated So, 5000. Thurston county
contributed 81, S21 to the inheritance
tax fund, on estates valued at Sal
266.
S. II. Brown, OF Delphi, makes
frequent trips to Olympia OF late,
occasionally sees Il Socialist but not
as many as he would like He makes
an equation, however, by purchas-
ing copy of the .Soc;ditSt Rer'fU
from which he obtains arguments to
combat the conservative Republican,
ism of his neighbor, Mr. Michael
Neylon.
1t is reported that A. H. Barth, of
Tacoma, one of the Socialist party
nominees for the Supreme judicial
bench. will address the faithful at
Eagles hall. on Saturday, Nov. 9TH.
at 7:30 p. VI. He and his cO-nOmi-
nees for this position would like to
receive the yearly salary of six thou
sand dollars attached to the Office
There are others.
The City assessments in improve
ment district No. 10, embracing
Bay. Seventeenth and Sylvester
streets are due. The assessment roll
has been turned over to the City
Treasurer for collection. The resi-
dents and property owners in this
district feel their burdens are suf-
ticient for one year, join in the sup
plication: Let us pray!
There does not seem to be any
rush just now to secure a bid for
grading, graveling and sidewalking
East Bay avenue. A tax-levy is an
arbitrary proceeding, which to be
legal must be supported by well de-
fined legal procedure, correct in all
its details, and brave indeed is the
contractor who contracts upon an
invisible appropriation"
Charles A. Burr's home at But
ler's Cove, was wholly destroyed by
fire with nearly all the furniture,
Saturday, about rOon. Mrs. Burr
was alone at home, and succeeded in
saving only sewing machine. a
trunk and a few trinkets close at
hand. No aid could be afforded from
the city. at that distance, and in less
than an hour the whole premises
were mass of smouldering ruins.
Partially insured.
Miss Janet Moore, President of
the Federation of Woman's Clubs,
and Miss Helen Cowles. its CORE
spending Secretary, were as well
local representatives to the Conven-
ton held at Walla Walla last week.
They were Hospitality entertained by
a reception of the Chamber of Com
merce. Wednesday evening and a
concert Thursday evening by the
Whitman Conservatory of Music.
Olympia will be honored with the
next Convention of the order.
The STANDARD believes the move
ment in favor of township organiza-
ton, which will be submitted for the
consideration OF the electors of
Thurston county at the coming No
vember election, is in the right d.
rectiOn. 1t brings these local democ-
racies at the very doors of each farm
ing community, who arc in a posi-
ton to determine their local wants
and needs, without being compelled
to HE themselves to the county seat
to lay proposed measures before o
Board of Commissioners who are
usually unfamiliar with the local
situation, and are too prone to make
mistakes.
The following persons were elected
to act as Committeeman of the Dem
Ocrats OF Thurston county for the
term Of two years: Fred Schomber,
First ward; John Miller Murphy,
Second ward; f. L.. Bradford, Third
ward; W. ]. Frazier. Fourth ward;
Frank Blakeslee; Fifth ward. B. R.
McClellanI. Sixth ward; c. F. Meyer,
Black Lake; Thos. H. Gaines. Buco-
da; Del M. Kagy, Chambers Prairie;
Patrick A. Murray. Gate; VIM. Lit
tlejohn, Gull Harbor; F. H. KONG,
Maxfeld; Miner McLane. McLane;
Matt TwOhy, Mud Bay; Fred Krahn,
Peninsula; Arthur Belts, Rochester;
Henry Bickle, South Bay; o. f. Fer
guson, South Union; Thomas J. Mil
Ter. Tumwater; Geo. Haizman, Yelm;
Frank Ruth, Rainier; w. G. Rut-
ledge. Little Rock; T. N. Russell,
Woodland; ThOs. Prather, Grand
Mound; Walter J. NeylOn, Mcintosh;
A. O. Case. Tenino.
An attempt to wreck the bunk
house of the Gate City Lumber Com
pany, Friday night, did consider
able damage to the building and
furniture. but no loss of life although
fourteen of the despised race were
sleeping in it. This was no fault of
the assailants. however. as several
large STICKS of dynamite failed to
explode. 1t is safe to say that had
the whole charge been set off it would
have blown the whole building to
pieces and undoubtedly resulted in
death of all the Japs. Eight young
men of Gate are under arrest for
having been implicated in the act.
The men who are in Jail now are Ros-
coe Jones. aged Is, and Ashton Wat.
son, aged %, Frank Hoover, aged
II. Dwight Murray. aged 20. Clar-
ence Murray, aged 16, Keats Hunter,
aged u, Allen Post. aged "a, and w.
F. Gelle, aged "a. Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of Harry
and Richard Smith, both under age;
and Matt and James BOggs, two
men who are supposed to have been
the ringleaders in the scheme to
drive out the Japs.
Councilman Rridpford introduced