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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY
Governor Hay Issues Customary Proc
lamatlOn for Observance.

Governor M. E. Hay this week is
sued the following Thanksgiving Day
proclamation:
I'm reverent recognition of the Gus.
tom inaugurated by our forefathers
and pertuated by succeeding gener-
ations,
II. M. E. Hay. governor of the state
Of Washington, in conformity with the
proclamation Of the president, do des-
ignate Thursday. November %, 1912, a
day of thanksgiving and praise to AL.
mighty God for His unbounded bene-
factions to us as nation, state, and in.
dividuals.
"And l urge that the people of this
state on that day put aside their usual
occupations and devote the day to min.
istry to need. sympathy with sorrow
and a broad charity for the unfor-
tunate.
I'm witness whereof, 1 have here.
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the state to be afiixed at Olympia.
this 18th day of November, A. D. 1912.
m. E. HAY"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
and the people could act advisedly

and the people could act advisedly
when the time came.
| Against these Mr.. FOshay and his at
torney. Mr.. Hardy, stated the vote al
the election would be merely advisory
that it covered only the general ques
tion of the demand for a competing
company and that the details of the
franchise were left open for the coun.
Gil to act upon later, after the proposed
investigation by the committee, as the
water franchise was handled. This
feature the councilmen overlooked in
their action.
1T seems peculiar to me that it nev-
er occurred to the Chamber of Com
merce that this subject needed investi.
cation, until it became known it would
be submitted to the people," declared
Mr.. Hardy. "The Chambers own COM
mittee stated to us day or two be-
fore the last council meeting they were
opposed to the granting of franchise
at all, on their present information.
I'VE are not the petitioners-they
are the people who want the right to
express their views just as did the
members of the Chamber of Commerce.
l am impressed by the fact that some
Of our distinguished people fear the
citizens expression upon this matter"
Mr.. Springer took issue with Mr..
Hardy on the attitude of the Chamber
committee. insisting it had never said
1t was opposed to the granting of a
franchise. Mr.. Foshay declared there
must have been a misunderstanding
because he understood the committees
statements that way. while Council
man Funk added another view by stat
ing that the committee then and now
is in very great doubt as to the advis-
ability of granting a competing fran
chise.
The upshot of the action is that the
council will not permit the voters of
Olympia to express their views on the
matter. as they permitted members of
the Chamber Of Commerce to do. fear
ing the outcome of such an election, al
though Mr.. Foshay repeated his offer
to bear all the expense of such an elec-
tion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
Forest Fire Loss Small.

Not more than one-seventh of / per
cent of the total estimated stand OF
timber in the state of Washington was
destroyed by forest fires between May
10 and September /, according to the
report of j. l.. Bridge, chief fire warden
for the state, rendered to the board of
trustees of the Washington Fire As
sociation at the recent annual meeting.
The worst fire of the season occurred
in Skagit county, when approximately
25O,000,00O fet of timber was killed.
Seventy-five million feet was killed on
the line Letween Cowlitz and WAIKIKI
akum counties and about 65,000,O00
feet on the North river, in Pacific and
Chehalis counties.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
FIGHT OVER SPEAKER
Democrats Can Choose Legislative Head
I'm the Event Of q Deadlock.

With the results of the general elec-
tion practically certain insofar as the
delegates from the legislative districts
are concerned, politicians in the state
are turning their attention to the mat
ter of who the presiding oficer of the
lower house will be. There are, up to
date. just five candidates for that hon.
or. two Republicans and three Progress
sives.
OF the former. both are from King
county. Howard Taylor Of Eagle
George. speaker of the last session,
and H. e. Foster of Seattle. member
of the last house. Fosters candidacy
is not taken seriously in his own home
and will be more bitterly contested by
the Democrats and Progressives than
any other candidates, Foster having
won the title of 'the constitutional
lawyer" at the last session because of
his opposition on constitutional
grounds" to progressive legislative
measures.
Whether Taylor can be elected or
not depends largely upon the question
Of how many Republican members of
the house will be dry" and whether
he can annex any Progressive or Demo
cratic votes. He claims to have 81
votes pledged to him, a majority be-
ing ~.
The three Progressive candidates
are T. J. Cookery Of Spokane. Tom
Murphine Of Seattle and Dix Rowland
of Tacoma. Murphine comes nearer
than the other two Of possessing state
wide acquaintance. while Rowland Is
under q slight handicap In that the
presiding oficer Of the senate will be
a Tacoma man. Murphine. however. Is
also under a handicap in having but
three Progressives in his delegation,
while Rowland Is backed by nine and
Cookery by seven.
Under such conditions 1t is possible
that deadlock on the speakership
may result, though, II the vote is at
all on party lines. the 1S Democrats
in the house may hold the control in
their hands and Governor Ernest Lis
ter may pick the man he desires.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
DEMOCRATIC PLAN
| FOR SINGLE Term
FAVORED BY TAFT
Retiring President Endorses Six
Year Tenure for Nations
Chief Executive.
SWAN SONG" Is HIS BEST.
Discusses the Country's Problems
from the Viewpoint of Four
Years Service.

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-President
Taft sang his swan song" as chief ex
ecutive of the nation tonight, declaring
himself in favor of single six-year
term for the president and a constitu-
tional amendment giving cabinet off,
GERS seats in the senate. AS the guest
a the Lotus club, the president re-
sponded to the toast THE President, -
in speech which many of his hearers
considered the most remarkable he has
ever made. He shifted from grave to
gay, and from the philosophy which
he said four years in the White House
had taught him to q discussion of the
problems which face the nation. He
laughed at the outcome of the election,
smiled when he spoke of some of the
plans Of President-elect Wilson, touch
ed with gentle sarcasm William Jen-
nings Bryan, and closed with q toast
to: 'The health and success Of the
able. patriotic and distinguished gen.
tleman who is to be the next president
Of the United States"
President Taft reviewed at length
the problems which the chief executive
must face and urged that the appoint
ments of local patronage" posts be
taken from him to enable him to give
more time to putting into effect the
pledges Of the party that elected him.
On the subject of the presidential
term, he said:
but. yieIcing to the modern habit,
and just to show that, though / am .
conservative, am not . reactionary. I
venture the suggestion that it would
aid the ef1ciency Of the executive and
that of his subordinates In the latter
part Of his administration upon what
is purely disinterested service. Il be
were made Ineligible after serving one
term Of six years either to Z succeed
ing or non-consecutive term.
Il am little specific in this matter
because 1t seems necessary to be 90 In
order to be understood. I don't care
how unambitious or modest . presi-
dent il; I don't care how determined
he II that he himself will not secure
his denomination (and there are very
few. indeed, who 60 to that extent),
still his subordinates, equally interest
ed with him In his reelection. win.
whenever they have the opportunity.
exert their influence and divide their
time between the public effort and the
effort to secure their chiefs renomina-
tion and reelection"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
SOCIALISTS TO UNITE.
ThurstOn County Members Will Organ
ixe-Win Probe kingery's Election.

ThurstOn County Members Will Organ
ize-Wm Probe KinEery's Election.
Announcement that a mass meeting
to organize the Socialists of the county
into one unit will be held at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. December 8, at the
Forum, adjoining THE WASHINGTON
STANDARD on Columbia street, was
made this week by F. H. Sylvester,
county organizer of the Socialist
party.
There are at present IA locals of that
party in Thurston county. with paid
up membership of 800, though it poll
ed many more votes than that in the
recent election. A law just adopted
by referendum Of the party enables
Socialists in each county where there
are three or more locals and so or
more members to form a county organ
ization.
The local Socialists this week asked
their state officers to investigate ru-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
VOLUME LII NUMBER IS
FAVOR ONE-CENT POSTAGE
Democrats Also Favor Parcels Post and
Rural Delivery Extension.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 22.-One
cent postage. an extension OF the par
cells pest and rural free delivery ser
vice, the establishment of federal aid
for postroads and readjustment OF
railway mail pay, are some of the
postoffice reforms to be instituted by
the Democratic administration, accord
ing to information obtained here to-
day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22

Rev. D. A. Thompson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will not be
able to move into the new manse be-
fore Thanksgiving, as he had hoped,
though the work on the new structure
Is being pushed rapidly. The exterior
work has been completed for some
time, and the first coat Of plaster on
the interior has been applied, but the
work will take longer than expected,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22

Tracts In Nearly Every County to BE
Placed on Market DecenAer :.


Placed On Market December :.
Sales of state lands December Z, in
every county of the state except
Chelan. Clallam and Walla Walla were
announced this week in q pamphlet
issued by Land Commissioner E. w.
Ross, free upon request.
Timber on various tracts also will
be sold at the same time, while numer-
GUS harbor areas will be leased. The
pamphlet shows that the lands for sale
are very largely pastoral and agricul-
tural In their nature, but there are
also included numerous groups of tide
lands. Also included in the notice are
blocks of state additions to the cities of
Aberdeen, Prosser, Seattle, Ellensburg
and Palouse.
The sales are to be at public auction
at the county court house in the re-
spective counties where the lands are
located. Purchasers are required to
pay one-tenth of the purchase price in
cash and the remainder in annual de-
ferred payments bearing interest at
six per cent. although the whole
amount may be paid at once il desired.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. 22.-Un-
Gle Sans Independence day will also
be that of his little brown brothers" I"
the Filipinos, II the plans Of leading
Democrats do not miscarry. To give
the Filipino limited independence on
July 4 next is planned at the special
session Of Congress to be called by
President-elect Wilson for April Is.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
AUNT DEuA's MENU

Presldent's Relative Preseribes Best
Thanksgiving Day Dinner.
MILLBURY (Mass.) November a.
Miss Della C. Torrey. President Taft's
Aunt Della. this week gave her ideas
as to the making of q good old
fashioned New England Thanksgiving
dinner. Here is her Thanksgiving
menu:
Beef Soup.
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce.
Lettuce and Tomato Salad.
PIE.
Ice Cream.
Fruits. Nuts. Raisins.
Tea or Coffee.
Old-Fashioned Cream Peppermints.
Capitalizing PIE was Miss Torrey's
own idea. She loves pie. and II report
is true. SO does her nephew. 1t is like
ly the president will sit down to just
such meal. as Miss Torrey said she
expects him to dine with her on
Thanksgiving.
Said Miss Torrey:
my notion is that the Thanksgiving
dinner should begin with appetizing
beef soup. and then there should be q
fat roast turkey, or two turkeys, &C.
c0rding to the size of the company,
provided turkeys are not 33 cents q
pound.
Then there are the cranberry sauce,
real New England brand of chicken
pie, q tomato and lettuce salad, and
pie, with a capital P. As to whether
apple or mince Is preferable, l person.
ally think mince Is the correct brand
for THANKSGIVING. because you see.
can make better mince pies than apple
pies. though people don't seem to
know 1t.
"And after the PIE, with capital let
ters, we should have ice cream. fruit,
nuts and raisins. tea or coffee. and you
mustn't forget the old-fashioned cream
peppermints."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
FAvORs TARIFF CHANGE
Henry Clews Says ssthe Sooner the Bet
ter" for Business.

Asserting that the probable action
of the incoming administration in re.
gard to the tariff as touching leading
industries is already being discounted,
Henry Clews. in his weekly review OF
business, sounds an optimistic note for
the immediate future. Mr.. Clews be-
lieves that so called "trustbusting" and
tariff smashing" will not be attempted
on the scale hitherto feared in financial
circles.
The review says in part:
"If President-elect Wilson's wishes
are obeyed tariff revision will be mod
crate and of character least disturb
ing to established industry. If this
be the case, the sooner the change the
better. There is a general scarcity of
merchandise throughout the country,
which the restraint upon production
and importation imposed by uncertain
ty will simply aggravate. When our
manufacturers know what to expect
they will be free to 60 forward with
plans for enlargements and new enter
prises. Until that decision is reached
all important operations extending into
the future will be largely suspended.
while 1t is natural that those en-.
joying exceptional advantages from the
tariff should prefer to have revision
postponed as long as possible. still all
practical reasons are against unreason-
able postponement of the inevitable.
No great changes are anticipated in the
steel and cotton schedules. The woolen
industry may suffer somewhat by the
inevitable cut in extreme rates, but
the effects of this are already being
discounted, and It is believed that nc
destructive changes can be carried
through"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
OLYMPIA HOST FOR
STATE LABOR BODY
At JANUARY MEET
Federation Continues Plan of
Holding Conventions Here Dur
ing Legislative Years.
LOCALS WILL ENTERTAIN.
400 Delegates From All Over
Washington Expected for the
Weeks Session.

At the regular meeting of the Olym.
pia Trades Council Monday night the
matter of entertaining the State Fed
Grafton of Labor when 1t meets here in
January was taken up and a general
committee of five was appointed to
make plans for the successful handling
of this event. Ralph E. Eastman of the
painters union is chairman of the COM
mittee
Three years ago the State Fedora
tion adopted the plans of holding its
state convention, which occur in Janu-
ary. at the Capital City during the
years when the legislature is in ses-,
sion, instead of alternating each ses-:
sion about the state, and two years
ago the first convention was held here.
AS is usual with such conventions. the
local people expect to provide enter.
tainment. and two years ago the mem
bers of Olympia trades unions. acting
through the Trades Council, respond
ed nobly-in fact the delegates In at
tendance declared emphatically that no
other city had put up better time for
those in attendance. And this was all
done without asking anyone outside
the members of the local bodies for a1
cent. 1t was quite tax, but the local
people we're more than satisfied at the
success that attended their efforts.
The object in view in thus holding
the sessions in Olympia is not the us
ual one thought Of In selecting q city
for q convention-the delegates from
the different unions want to see the
legislature in action. have an oppor-
tunity to explain what organised labor
wants in the matter Of changes In the
laws. and at the same time permit the
to see the kind Of men who
the great body Of workmen in
With this in mind. the state body |
feels that 1t is too much to ask the |
union men and women to have the |
burden Of entertainment placed upon |
them every other winter and orders |
have been issued that the entertain. |
ment feature must be cut out But at |
the meeting Monday night the senti- |
ment of the Olympia folks Yves not in |
accord with these orders. although It |
was also realised that the expense of |
taking care Of the convention was too |
great to be borne entirely by the men,
bers.
From the sentiment expressed both !
by the union men and by business men |
who have been approached on the mat.
ter. It is very likely that plan will be |
adopted which will provide suitable |
without taxing the local !
treasures or the individual members.
The attendance two years ago was |
about 400 delegates, many Of the diff. |
ferent trades holding state meetings in |
with the State Federation.
The attendance Of many people. who |
will be here q week. means considera- |
BILE to many lines Of business in the |
city. and the praises Of delegates who |
attend pleasant session are q good |
advertisement-and the Capital City |
wants only that kind of advertising.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
WHOLE NUMBER 1922
WOMEN WANT OFFICES.
Colorado Sufrragettes Asking for State
and Federal Positions.

DENVER, Col, Nov. 22-The wom-
en- of Colorado are going to get some
of the fat jobs under the new Demo
cratic administration or know the
reason why. They are no longer salts
fled with the unimportant positions
that have been bestowed upon them
in the past for their work in political
campaigns.
The women assert that it was really
their votes that put Colorado in the
Wilson coulmn and that they propose
to get at least some of the fruits of the
victory
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22
EXPECT BITTER SESSION
Coming Legislature to be Battle Ground
for Many Measures.

| Wnen the legislature c0nveneS at
Olympia the second week in January,
1t promises to meet in one Of the most
bitter sessions in the history Of the
state. says the Tacoma Tribune. More
important legislative measures. meas.
ures which will bring out hard bitter
fights. are to come before the legislat.
ure this winter than ever before.
The fact that the house is almost
evenly divided makes the prospects
of fight more certain. The last gen.
eral election resulted in q house which
will find 48 persons elected as Repub-
licans, 30 elected as Progressives, Is
elected az Democrats and one Socialist.
The stand that Governor-elect Err
nest Lister will take on the measures
which will be brought to the atten-
tion of the lawmakers, Is being anxi-
ously awaited as the governor-elect.
being unpledged and practically free,
will probably decide the fate of all.
The hardest fight naturally will be
on appropriations. The house. It is
claimed. will be inclined to use the
pairing and pruning knife freely. This
Is certain to precipitate q hard fight
1t the Jump.
Then the old county unit local op-
tion fight. that bugaboo Of recent
years, is certain to be sprung. In fact
the state anti-saloon league Is ready
with a strong lobby to 60 to Olympia.
The first aid clause to the compen.
sation act will be introduced and
fought out again.
Bills calling for the complete re-
arrangement of the governors cabinet.
providing for the abolition Of many
commissions. and the consolidation of
the duties OF many appointive officers
with elective Offices, are being prepared
and it Is claimed that these bills will
reduce the cost of administration hun
dreds of thousands of dollars without
impairing the business Of the state
corporation.
Good roads legislation is another
important matter. These bills will be
backed by a powerful lobby Of good
roads enthusiasts.
Special appropriation bills for the
construction Of bridge across the
Columbia river at Vancouver, Wash,
and for q second bridge at Pasco will
be introduced.
The legislature and congressional
re-apportionment bills will find hard
shedding as each large county in the
state will be seeking an advantage.
The amendment Of the direct prim
ary law is being demanded and 1t re
mains to see what drift the proposed
amendment will take. A hard bitter
fight is certain.
The abolition Of the house and sen
ate rules committee will be demanded
by the Progressives. This promises
to be the first and greatest fight this
twinter. and the Progressives contend
that upon their success or failure de
peuds the success or failure of many
Progressive measures.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22

William Bettman, who has been un-
der the doctors care in Portland for
the last three months. is reported to be
improving rapidly and will soon be
able to return to this city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-22

The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the First Presbyterian church
met Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Rev. DR.. r. NJ. Hayes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-26

popular because he was success
ful.
Men like Bill LANCE, Billy Sun
day and Mike Kelley depended
more upon sheer weight and their
spikes than upon cleverness, when
stealing. Few basemen could
hold the ball after being knocked
down by them and many an in
fielder hesitated when he saw
these big fellows piling in at full
speed.
Today the lightning use of
hands and feet, rather than brute
force succeeds. The ability to-
hook one foot around a base.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-26

X Eddie Collins of the Athleti
"fall away, and "hook slide" is
appreciated, and every player
who can learn them is being given
every assistance.
Manager McGraw rugged a slid
ing pit for his men to hurl them
selve into. The majority of man
ager, however, order their men
to "hit the hard dirt" on the
theory that they will learn more
quickly. This is rough on the
epidermis, but it knocks can't
out ola players system.
GreatNbase runners are stud
dents. Their brain works faster
than the man they match wits
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-26

with. They secure a long lead
and feel" the instantit is safe to-
start, to obtain advantage of
every fraction of time between
the pitchers motion and the ar
rival of the ball at second or
third, from the catcher.
Not only will you see more at
tempts to steal second this year,
but third base will be the object
of a determined attack. Third
has been neglected too long. i
Sliding is generally feet first.
Terry Turner iSNone of the very
few players who still slide head
first successfully. Ty Cobb made
the 'hook" and Hathaway" slide
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-26

Getting away fast and reach
ing top speed in the fewest pos
sIble strides is one secret of base
running. Ty Cobb is the most
brilliant example of this art to-
day. He is at top speed in his
second step.
Sliding is getting more atten-
ton than ever. The value of the