Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-07-19

enter the Bellingham Bay races OF
the Puget Sound Regatta. She is
equipped with 5O-horse-power en-
CINE which differs in some respects
as well as the lines of the boat, from
the ordinary speedsters. 1t is esti-
mated she will make IS miles per
hour.
Messrs. hoffman, McReynolds and
Weir protest against the confirma-
ton of the Westside bulkhead.
The Council deferred action until
completion of the fill in about two
weeks. the non-completion being the
object of dissent in the three protest
ing petitioners. According to legal
authority, the property holders are
not required to pay until the fill is
made.
A third party supposed to be in
sane. is missing from the Wilson Bros.
camp, near Rochester. 1t is feared
he is wandering about in the woods
He was a recent arrival from Aber-
deem. and the day he came into camp
and took job of cooking, he de-
parted on walk and did not re-
turn. A general search is being
made for him at the farm-house.s in
the vicinity of Rochester.
A purse containing a small amount
of money and some pieces of jewelry
was stolen from Robert Browns resi-
dence last Friday afternoon. Mrs.
B. had left the house only q few min
utes to go to grocery store. nearby
for some supplies needed for dinner,
and it was during her absence the
purse was taken, evidently by some
ono familiar with the premises as
we'll as the customs of the people.
Mike Monola, who was arrested at
considerable expense on charge of
having stolen 800 from the pocket
book of his partner, Clemens Smith,
tried before Justice Walter Crosby,
was discharged for want of evidence.
This should be q warning to our pub
lie officers not to allow themselves to
be used as tools, especially by aliens
who had to employ an interpreter to
make themselves understood, unless
bonds are given for costs.
Settlers and Pioneers Day is to
be held at Rochester, on August Oath,
by mutual agreement. at conference
of the Southwest Development AS
ISOLATION and the Rochester Com
mercial club. 1t was resolved to
hold it in Lewellyn Grove. A fea-
ture is planned to be number
of talks on irrigation, clearing of
stLmps. burning processes, fertilisa-
ton and topics Of interest to farm
ers by experts In those lines.
The computed figures of census OF
school children. taken in each dis
trict, this spring. show an aggregate
of 5 ,227 children between the ages of
5 and 81 years. OF this number the
girls hold precedence with 2,621
and the boys number 2,606. The
figures of the Superintendent show
that the average paid male teachers
is $50 per month and the women re-
ceive about $65.47 per month, on
the average, q difference of $25,
which is wrong. There are Ga dis
tricts in the county.
Dick r. Wentz white, and Lilly
Ophelia Lindsey, negress. went
| from this city to Tacoma, Wednes-
day, obtained license from the
Auditor OF Pierce county. and it is
said were married the same day.
Such union is SO homogeneous and
repugnant to custom that few Off
GERS feel called upon to issue license,
much less to perform this service
considered the most sacred. Tacoma
will now bear the unique reputation
of being a negro refuge. as Seattle is
the Jap resort, for eomingling OF
adverse races.
Eighty-nine and ninety degrees
have been attained by the mercury
during the heated term" beginning
Sunday, and the heavy atmosphere.
rendered it quite oppressive, an un-
usual condition on Puget Sound. 1t
will be noted that the heated term in
the middle West. east of the Rock
les, has turned into season of
storm and flood. where the precip-
itation has done many thousand
dollars in damage and resulted in
the loss OF several lives. This Is
certainly an age of wide extremes
LOT atmospheric conditions all over
the country.
p. NJ. Troy, Democratic National
Committeeman, returned from
short visit to Eastern and Southern
cities, including one to attend the
National meeting of the Building
and Loan Association at Atlanta.
He says that business conditions look
bright Notwithstanding the usual
depression incident to Presidential
year, which is probably owing to the
fact that political conditions must
necessarily improve from the present
forecast. The heat he represents as
having been horrible infliction, and
he is glad to again feel the cooling
Pacific breezes.
The 18th U. S. Infantry (cOlOreO
marched through our streets, Tues
day. from Forts Lawton, Seattle, and
Wright at Spokane, under command
of Col. Kenmore, and were ercamped
near Tumwater. 1t is en- route for
Montesano, which place will be its
base during military maneuvers to
begin to-day for period of ten days.
The regiment numbers $50 officers
and men. The invading force in the
sham battle maneuvers will be the
2lst Infantry from Vancouver bar
racks, two batteries of field artillery,
two troops of First Cavalry. and the
Washington National field artillery.
After the maueuyerS en- route back