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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

OUR LOGGED-OFF LANDS. Howard
A. Hanson, President of the Wash
ingtOn League of Municipalities, has
under consideration legal enactment
for the Improvement and utilization
of the logged-off lands, under the To-
cal improvement plan. It provides
for the clearing, slashing and neces-
sary drainage of these lands. A. S.
Cation suggests that after this clear.
ing. by convict labor, selling the
same to actual settlers on the long.
time payment plan. Mr.. Cation has
discussed this PROPOSE ton with many
people and has met with nothing but
favorable comment, and with the
agitation that has been awakened,
it will doubtless he one of the first
questions that will engage legislative
action
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

New YEAR AT THE WHITE-HoUsE.
President and Mrs. Taft held q
News Years reception, and were sur
rounded by members of the Cabinet
and their families, diplomats, the
Supreme Court and Federal Judges,
government officials of all ranks,
Senators, Representatives. officers OF
army and navy, and members OF pat
riotic societies. Foreign represent
atives were in court costumes, which
added to the brilliant coloring of the
scene. DR.. Mary Walker in silk bat,
frock coat and trousers, was among
the first to greet the President.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

STILL ANOTHER USE FOB OUR FIR.
An oil from stumps, bark and
boughs Of the Douglas FIR and other
soft wood forest trees, has been dis
covered by the chemical department
Of the University of Washington,
working in conjunction with the
forest service of the U. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Investigation
has discovered a use for the oil as q
solvent for various gums and rubber,
and for this purpose is fair substi-
tute for pine oil. Douglas fir is like
wise found to yield q high grade Of
commercial turpentine. In another
experiment. the chemistry depart
meat found that the tar from the
fir tree yielded three products ~ q
light oil to stain shingles. ~ q heavy
oil Of tar which is believed to be q
substitute for linseed oil. and 81 q
tar residue or pitch. believed to be
usable as protective surface for
iron and steel. &
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05
Horrible Affair at Ccntralia

one OF the most horrible of TRACE
dies happened at Central.a. Satur-
day evening, - about seven O'Clock
by which Lawrence Barr, aged q
yoar~. President Of the Farmers and
Merchants Bauk vas instantly killed.
by four shots from revolver. in the
Lands of youthful burglar. The
asSaiaut entered the bank, while
Mr. Barr was at the cashier S window
aud dropping a mask from under his
hat to conceal his face, approaching the
President with the revolver lcve'ed
ordered him to " throw up MS hands.
bG, instead he quickly grappled with
tue robber. The latter Immediately
used his big pistol, and four shots
from il eu tered the body OF Barr who
fell iead on the floor. The assailent
w.4s immediately seized by the clerk
and cashier who had been in a distant
part of the room, aud discovered the
barglar before pedestrians who had
heard the shots rushed in. The pO-
lice, whose station was just across
the street. also came quickly and
fastened him to /. place of refuge for
trial. for there was an immediate de-
mand for lynchiug soon as it was
known that President Barr was dead.
He had been resident of Centralia
the past % years. identified with all
public work and hOnored and re-
spected by all who know him. His
slayer was youth scarcely more
than OF age
AS showing the unreliability Of
circumstantial evidence, it may be
noted that indications appeared to
point to a totally differant person
from the probably guilty party. 1t
has now been ascertained that the
murderer was Deb. Clarke. He was
identified from his photograph, found
with his clothing in a room at q
Centralia hotel, where he had regis
tered several times within the past
two months.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05
A Vanishing lake.

California has a rare curiO in q
vanishing lake near the south end OF
Joaquin valley, known as Tulare
lake. which is quite large and varies
at times in area from one hundred to
four hundred square miles. It is re-
markable from total vaaishment of
large portion Of its surface, being
quite shallow over considerable area
OF it. 1t is noted as drying entire
~ up now and then, and is the
popular idea of common people. who
look no further for q cause, and may
not dream Of the existence of sub
terranean river, such as are known
to exist in other parts Of the world.
This fact ascertained will. of course
account for disappearance If the
water, but the cause. il any there be.
based on the idea for an overflow at
uncertain and varying seasons can
only logically result from a clogging
OF the outlet on a superintendent
flow that exceeds the capacity Of the
outlet. and if this be true, the source
is involved in unexplainable conjec-
ture. In this age of progress. how
ever, it is no more than reasonable to
expect that q solution may be af-
torded at any time that will be abso-
Lutte and positive.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05
A HoRsE WEARS SSowsHoEs. A

A HORSE WEARS SNowsHoEs.
Wallace. Idaho, freightcr has taught
his horse Dan" to wear snow shoes.
He does not do it to amuse, as some
trick horses have been taught to do,
but purely as matter of business.
1t is impossible to reach some parts
OF the country with an ordinary
horse and sled, so he has taught
Dan" to wear q shoe similar in
construction 70 those worn by men,
that are attached by leather thongs
and Dan" walks upon any depth of
snow with the ease that q horse
would travel on the paved street.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

FARMERS TELEPHONE RATEs.-At a
second meeting of the farmers to con-
slider and formulate some plan with
regard to the proposed doubling up
of tho central telephone exchange
rates after the first OF the year,
will be held tomorrow. The prin-
cipal object is to try to effect an
arrangement with the company to
protect the farmer from too heavy
charges. 1t is said that they pro-
pose to advance the rate to $3.50
per year for exchange connection
which has been but 1920 per year.
The meeting of which this will be an
adjourned session, was held in the
the court room. and was attended by
the representatives. of seventeen lines
radiating in all directions from this
city, consisting of from one to sixteen
subscribers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

AT Tampa. Florida. the Rev. E.
Kirkland was kicked, he declared. by
women members Of his congregation,
30 seriously that he spent an after
noon in bed. and six Of the kickers
are Under arrest to answer for the
assault. He had attacked former
pastor in connection with misap-
preparation OF funds. His topic had
been If Christ Lived To-day. Would
He Be a Socialism, which indicates
that his remarks might have had o
somewhat partisan trend.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

JACK Johnson, heavy weight cham
pion of the world is said. in a Chicago
dispatch, to have signed an agree.
ment to fight Jim Flynn. the Pueblo
fireman, in June or July, somewhere
within 100 miles of Salt Lake. John
son is to get $50, 900 for his share and
q third interest in the picture profit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

The board of commissioners of
Pierce County refuse to pay the
sheriffs bills for automobile hire in
bringing prisoners and insane per-
sons to the County Jail, The sheriff
threatens legal action to enforce his
demands.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

DR.. Sun Vat Sen took the oath of
Office as Provisional Governor of the
Republic of China, on the 1st inst,
and signalized the fact by changing
the Chinese calendar to conform with
our own, making the New Year begin
with Jan. LIST as time is reckoned with
us,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

J. NJ. BALTIMORE, aged 66. who
died in San Francisco. recently. was
. score or more years ago. city edi-
tor of the Oregonian. He crossed
the plains to Oregon in 1868, and
grew to manhood at the lamily home
near Salem, Oregon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

GEORGE N. ALEXANDER. who lately
died at Seattle, was q pioneer rail-
road builder. He helped build the
Union Pacific and the Central.
through Utah and Nevada, and was
q passenger by the first overland
rain to San Francisco in 1869.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05
THE POULTRY SHOW.

The show OF the Olympia Poultry
Association closed Saturday, after a
session of five days. 1t was pro-
nouuced one of the best of the series.
Between 5000 and 5000 people at
tended A cup was presented by
GOV. Hay to c. A. Sparks for his
fine exhibit of White Leghorn fowls.
A close competitor for the cup was
W. c. Peterson with another exhibit
of the same breed, the scores stand
ing 1856. 81 for Sparks and 1868 for
Peterson.
Some of the awards made on Fri
day night were:
SO crp for best pen, American
class-Giersch Bros. Seattle, White
Rocks.
so cup best pen Mediterranean
class-C. A. Sparks, White Leghorns.
$3.50 cup best Asiatic class-N. l..
Ingraham, Partridge Cochins.
$3.50 cup best English class
Adolph Schmidt, White Orpingtons.
$3.50 cup best pair turkeys-Fred
Harmon.
$5cup best pair geese-Forest Keg-
ley, White Embden.
In the sweepstake specials, S. cash
prizes, awards were as fellows:
Best cock in the show, c. Peterson
White Leghorn, 92.75; best hen, C.
A. Sparks, White Leghorn, $3.50;
best cockerel, Giersch Bros, White
Rock, 1925; best pullet, Giersch
Bros, White Rock, 1925.
G. A. Sparks in winning the Gov
ernor's cup, also won the $40 sweep
stake prize for the best ten birds.
Kegley Bros. won the two So cash
prizes for best mated pens in Barred
Rocks and Russell of Centralia won
similar prizes for Rhode Island Reds.
Many special prizes of articles were
also awarded.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

A BERLIN, Germany, dispatch
gives an account OF u deaths from
use OF wood alcohol by a wholesale
liquor dealer who used it Tor an
adulteraut OF whisky.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

Put up or shut up" or words
equivalent thereto. says Taft to Roos-
evelt. He don't want to be a can
didate against "Roosy" and insists on
q prompt answer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

Success, first-class magazine,
founded q dozen years ago in New
York by DR.. Marden, with Aim
High" as its motto, has suspended
for want of remunerative patronage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

NEVER was a more truthful thing
said than by the st. Louis Republic:
Christmas pardons in land where
justice prevails is CHASTITY farce"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

A sLIGAT shock of an earthquake
disturbed Chicago Tuesday. 1t was
preceded by q subterranean rum
bling that greatly frightened nervous
people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

NAVIGATION of the upper and mid.
die sections OF the Columbia river
waterway were closed this week from
floating ice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

Rev. j. NJ Orrick, of the Chris tian
Church, has left for Pomeroy, where
he will assume the pastorate of the
church of that denomination there,
while Rev. Champney, it's former
pastor. will succeed Mr.: Orrick here.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

A LATE steamer brought fifteen
cases of queues (cues) from China.
to be made up into switches. braids
and puffs for our ladies' heads.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

THE late attempted Presidential
boom for Roosevelt has been traced
to former Office holders under him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-05

1872 Remember, don't write it
1911 any more.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
CHICAGO, DECEMBER IA, 1912.
TELEPHONE GRAFT.

The Chicago Telephone Company is
owned by the American Telephone 4
Telegraph Company.
The American Telephone & Teie.
graph Company owns the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
The American Telephone & Tele-
graph Company owns the Western
Electric Company.
The subsidiary companies are
forced to patronize the parent com.
pany.
Each subsidiary company is Obliged
to patronize the other subsidiary com.
panies.
The subsidiary companies maintain
high prices for each other and the
parent company maintains high prices
In its dealings with its subsidiary
companies.
This seems very funny.
But 1t isn't funny.
The whole system Of high prices IL
maintained for book effect, SO that
aldermen and others will allow the tel
ephone company to keep up Its high
prices.
The whole scheme is as transparent
as air.
1t is q diabolically contrived method
Of skinning the public and OF making
the public pay high bills.
II Is the best known method OF
making the telephone patron pay tele'
phone dividends Of eight per cent on
watered stock.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
ABOLISH THE LANE TECH.

Patrons of the North Side l.. as well
as North Side business men, are al
most unanimous in demanding .Ae
apu.tl!uu " leluoyal OF the Lane Tech
meal High School, Division and Sedg-
wick streets.
II there Is any good at all in this
Institution, the good can be discovered
in some building located on the out
skirts OF the city far better than at
its present location.
So far as can be learned, the only
use that the / ane Tech serves today
Is TO make loafers out of hundreds Of
boys who might otherwise grow to be
useful men; 10 disturb the public
using the Northwestern l. and TO run
down the neighborhood where the
School is located.
The taxpayers money Is squandered
on salaries paid to tifty-fve men who
teach the boys a smattering of some
trade.
The boys, as a rule, regard the
school" as a huge joke.
a few months at the school usu.
ally unsettles the majority of lads sent
there.
Hardly a week passes that the pas
senger trains of the Northwestern l.
are not interfered with in some violent
manner by the Lane Tech hoodlums.
If the city must give employment to
lot OF non.union males who are draw
ing big salaries for teaching boys
trades let it give them the John
Worthy school to practice in, or build
an institution where the peace OF the
community and the value Of property
will not be injured by its proximity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
JUDGE n. s. eOUTEll.

The announcement that President
Taft would appoint former Congress.
man Henry Sherman Boutell, OF Chi
cago, 10 the bench OF the Court OF
Claims gave great satisfaction In this
city.
Judge Boutell is an able lawyer and
an honest, upright man, who will dig
nifty any position in public life.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

Northwest Side - Twigg. Hyldahl,
Clancy. North Side--Capitain, Lips.
Southwest Side--Schultz, Donahoe,
Stewart. South Slde--Fisher. Bergen.
Carr.
Committee on Wilmette Extension
Of the Northwestern Elevated Rail.
road--Block. Twigg. Schultz. Fisher.
Captain.
Through Routes - Block. Lipps,
Healy.
Committee to Keep In Touch With
the Elevated Roads Valuation Com.
mission--Block. Richert. Lipps. Long.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

City attorney, 9Th floor. North end.
Prosecuting attorney, 9Th floor.
North end.
Special assessment attorney. I'd
floor. South end.
Local Transportation Committee.
Third floor. North end.
Local Transportation (Tractlon Elk.
pert).
Third floor. North end.
Bureau Of Maps and piats.
Fourth floor. North end.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

lief until they get 1t.
The head of the principal part Of
the Chicago end of the trust is quoted
In daily paper as saying:
THE five Bell Telephone Com.
panies, with headquarters in Chicago
the Chicago Telephone Company,
Central Union Telephone Company,
the Cleveland Telephone Company,
Michigan State Telephone Company
and Wisconsin Telephone Company
will adopt the pension. disability ben.
efits and insurance plan In behalf OF
their employees.
The approximate number of EN-.
ployes in the five companies operat.
ing in the five states of Illinois, Wis.
consin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, is
$4,000"
The trust claims to have over $780,.
900 customers in Chicago alone.
Why doesn't 1t do something for
its customers?
People will keep on asking why.
~S>
A cent a call or at the most ~
cents a call would yield the telephone
company profit and save money for
the people.
In big advertisements printed In
Chicago daily newspapers April rs,
1912. the concern Offering &1A.OOO,O 900
Of telephone bonds for sale, quotes a
letter from the president OF the com.
pany In which II Is stated that tele.
phone
Earnings have shown a steady and
substantial growth, having increased
from $3,129.23S In 1900 to Si2,67s,
390.57 in 1911. or an Increase OF over
300 per cent In the past eleven years"
Why not give the public the benefit
OF this prosperity!
~6A
The Telephone Trust should be dis.
solved.
%SN
--Y oFFicEs-NEW CITY NALL.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
THE TRUST PRESS.

Some OF the owners Of the Trust
newspapers Of Chicago are heavy own.
ers OF Trust Telephone stock.
That is the reason they use their
columns daily to boost the Phone
Trust and its high prices.
The people are keeping tab on the
Trust Press.
1t will hear from them later.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
EAGLE Ts.

States Attorney Maclay Hoyne,
acting upon the complaint that assist
ant states attorneys appear in court
unprepared for trial in their cases,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
Mayors Office.
Fifth floor. Center.
Municipal court--New City Hail.
CourtroOms, Sth, 9th and 18th floors

Meeting hours for City Council com.
mittees are as follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys.
o'clock; buildings. $3.50 O'Clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and police, II
o'clock; harbors. wharves and bridges.
2 o'clock: local industries. 2 O'Clock.
ednesday-Special park commits
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

sion. 1880 o'clock; health, 2 o'clock:
local transportation, 9 o'clock; track
elevation, $3.50 o'clock.
Thursday--G oil and electric
light. 2 o'clock; license, $3.50 o'clock;
water, $3.50 o'clock.
Friday--Conipensation, IL o'clock;
judiciary, 2 o'clock; finance, 2 o'clock;
bathing beaches, $3.50 o'clock.
Chairman Block of the local trans.
portation committee named the fol.
lowing subcommittees:
Street Car Service Complaint
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14
City Architect.

City Architect.
eynth floor. South end.
Board Of Election Commissioners.
Third floor. South end.
Charles II. Kellerman.
Anthony Czarnecki.
Howard s. Taylor.
William II. Stuart, chief clerk.
Charles II. Mitchell, attorney.
Board OF Examiners.
Motor vehicle operators. 10th floor
North end.
Moving picture operators, 10th floor
North end.
Plumbers, 10th floor. North end.
Stationary engineers. 10th floor
North end.
Board Of inspectors Of public We.
hicles. Sd floor. North end.
Board Of Local improvements.
General offices. I'd floor. South end.
Public hearing rooms. LIST floor.
North end.
Law department. I'd floor. South
end,
Boiler inspection.
SIxtu UOOT. SCUM emu.
Building Department.
Seventh floor. North end.
Bridge Division.
Fourth floor. North end.
Business Agent.
Vault floor. North end.
City Attorney.
Sixth floor. North end.
City Clerk.
First floor. South end.
City Collector.
First floor. South end.
City Comptroller.
General office. 5th floor. North end.
Auditor. 9Th floor. North end.
Paymaster. 9Th floor. North end.
Real estate agent. 9th floor. North
end.
City Council.
Council chamber. "a floor. North
end.
General committee.rooms. I'd floor.
North end.
Committe on finance, I'd floor. North
end.
Committee on local transportation.
Sd floor.
Special park commission. 10th floor.
North end.
City electrician.
Sixth floor. Center.
City Hall.
Superintendent, Sd floor. North end
Chief janitor. Sd floor. North end.
CITY Sealer,
Vault floor. South end.
City statistlelan.
Tenth floor. North end.
City Treasurer.
Second floor. Center.
Civil Service Commission.
General offices, 9Th floor. South end
Examining.room. 10th floor. Center.
Bureau Of Compensation.
Vault floor. South end.
Corporation Counsel.
Fifth floor. South end.
Bureau Of Engineering (cIty En-.
gineer).
Fourth floor. North end.
Department Of electricity.
Sixth floor. Center.
Finance Committee.
Second floor. North end.
Fire Department.
Fire marshal, LIST floor. North end.
Fire alarm telegraph, 9Th door. Gen.
ter.
Firemen's pension fund, secretary
Of board Of trustees (city clerk). LIST
floor. South END.
Bureau Of Gas inspection.
Vault floor. South end.
Inspector Of Oils.
Tenth floor. South end.
Harbor Division.
Fourth floor. North end.
Department OF Health.
Commissioner of health. 7th floor.
Bureau OF food inspection. 7th floor.
Bureau Of sanitary inspection. 7th
door.
Bureau of contagious diseases. 7th
floor.
Bureau of vital statistics. 7th door.
Department Of Law.
Corporation counsel. 9Th door.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

The Telephone Trust will be fought
by the people until 1t ceases to be a
monopoly and until its charges are
as reasonable as the government IT..
self would charge for similar public
service.
People who imagine that the pass.
ing of an ordinance by the City Coun.
Gil will do away with public demand
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

Construction OF the new Jackson
bouleva. d bri.ge came one step nearer
Tuesday when the council harbors,
wharfs and bridges committee recon-
mended for passage the ordinance pre-
pared by the law department carry.
ing an agreement for its construction
made by the sanitary district. the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the city. The former two have al
ready approved the contract and the
approval by the city makes the bar
gain complete.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

The Telephone Trust In order to
throw dust in the eyes OF the public
has announced that 1t has set aside
ten millions for pensions to Its EN-.
ployes In all the companies that 1t
owns.
II the Telephone Trust can AFFORD
to divide ten millions Of dollars as
pensions to its employees after paying
eight per cent dividends to it's stock.
holders. then the city council ought
to be convinced that It can start q
big reduction In telephone rates.
All OF these millions come out Of
the pockets Of the people and the
victims of monopoly are not apt to
feel their burdens lghtened by honied
talk about pensions for employees.
The people demand relief from the
telephone burdens.
They will keep ON demanding re.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

John ]. Geraghty, head OF the An.
cient Order of Hibernians and well
known manufacturer of badges and
buttons would make fine city treas
urer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-14

The Clark Street Business Mems
Association was organized at the
Hotel Sherman to secure better light,
ing and business publicity for the
street. These officers were elected /:
President Nelson N. Lampert; vice
president, Harry Fl, c. Moir; secre.
tary, f. II. Wood treasurer, John e.
Shea.