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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14
Yours very respectfully
GEORGE A, HOFFMAN,
City Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO.

sA>sAs<AANNAb we
Ar Ordinance approving and confirming
the re-assessment and re-assessment
roll of Local Improvement District
No. l21 for the improvement Of East
Fourth street by paving from Jeffer-
nance No. 1895 and levying and as
sessing the amounts thereof against
the several lots, tracts, parcels OF
on said roll, establishing Local Inn
provement Fund, and fixing a date
for the Issuance of bonds.
The City Council of the City of Olympia
Do Ordain as Follows
Section 1. That the re-assessment
district No .121 for the Improvement OF
East Fourth street in the City Of Olym-
pia from Jefferson to Eastside streets
by paving under Ordinance No. 1895, as
the same now stands. be, and the same
Is, hereby in all things approved and
confirmed.
Sec. 2. That each of the lots. tracts
parcels of land. and other property
to be specially benefited by said I'm.
provement in at least the amount
charged against the same, and that the
re-assessment appearing against the
assessments appearing upon said roll,
There Is hereby levied and re-assessed
against each such lot. tract, parcel OF
land. and other property appearins
charged against the same thereon.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose of this
Improvement there is hereby created
and established a special fund to be
called Local Improvement Fund, Dis
trict No. 1871"
Sec. 4. That the 7th day Of April
1918, is hereby fixed as the date OF Is
sue of the bonds required to be issued
on account Of this Improvement.
Passed Feb. IS, 1913.
Approved Feb. IA, 1918.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN,
Mayor.
Attest:
!. N. HOLMES,
City Clerk.
Published Feb. IA and 81, 1918.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14
WILL FIRE LOBBYISTS
Lister Lays Down Law to Department
Heads Under His Control.

Another precedent was established
by Governor Ernest Lister this week,
when he addressed the following letter
to all the departments under his con-
troll, stating that lobbying by depart
mental heads or assistants would be
considered by him sufficient grounds
for immediate removal. The letter
says:
! ITO the Departments under the Con.
troll of the Executive Department:
"As Governor of the State of Wash.
ington and being responsible for the
departments under my control, I beg
to say at this time that it Is my de.
sire to have each and every institution
and department in my charge furnish
to the legislature or legislative com.
mittees any and all information that
may be called for by the legislature or
its committees.
whenever 1t becomes necessary,
in furnishing this information, to have
the head of an institution, his deputies
or assistants, give the information
called for, suggest that the head of
the institution, his deputies or assist
ants. be present at the meetings Of the
/ legislature or its committees.
II desire at this time, however, to
state positively that the presence of
any head or deputy or assistant Of any
department under my control in and
around the legislative halls during the
session, unless they be here on strictly
state business in compliance with call
for them made by the legislature or
its committees, will not be tolerated.
"The presence of any state official or
the employees in any department in my
charge, for purposes Of lobbying for
any measure or measures, unless such
presence is at the request Of the legis-
lature. will be considered as sufficient
cause for removal"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14

which all parents and others interest
ed in such work are urged to attend.
! Among the afternoon addresses will
/ be talks by Mrs. Josephine Preston,
state superintendent Of public instruc-
Iticn. Or. ~ .Ionlan Croake of the
/ house of representatives on Child
/ Welfare Legislation" and City Super
| intendont c f. Beach on Fairgrounds
and Playground Equipment" A mus
lea! program has been arranged by
Miss Ella X. Jones, musical director
OF the local schools. and there VIII be
several interestirg exhibits of the
work OF the Children's Orthopedic
hospital al Seattle. The program is
being arranged under the direction of
Mrs. c. +. Beach. president of the
Washington Mothers Congress and of
the officers council Of the local Parent
Teachers association.
Funeral services for James II.
Yeates, 81 years old, for several years
prior to his death warrant clerk in the
state auditors office. were held under
the auspices of the local lodge of Mas
ons Tuesday afternoon. The remains
were shipped to Seattle for cremation.
A widow, Mrs. Eunice ]. Yeates, sur
wives. The Sticklin Undertaking COM
pany was in charge
Going on record as favoring the i'm
mediate competition of the Pacific
Highway and the adoption of state
wide plan of highway construction,
the executive committee of the State
Good Roads association met in Olym-
pia last Monday and endorsed the as
sociations work for the last year. In
resolution the committee recon-
mended the employment of convicts in
state highway construction and ap-
proved the proposed legislation pro-
viding for special elections in count
les to authorize the issuance of county
bonds for road purposes.
-
LOST.
January 31st, Irish Setter, female,
color red. Liberal reward for informa-
ton leading to return.
w. C. SEXTON,
(adv.2.2-4) Tumwater, Wash.
The Christian Science Society of
Olympia announces a free lecture on
Christian Science by William D. Nc
Crackan, C. 8. B. Member of the Board
of Lectureship of The Mother Church,
The First Church Of Christ, Scientist.
in Boston. Massachusetts. to be given
in the Olympia Theater, on Tuesday
evening, February eighteenth, at eight
o'clock. and cordially invites the pub
lie to be present.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14
NOTICE OF MEASUREMENT.

Improvement Of East Fourth Street by
Paving, etc. L. I. d. 121. Ordinance
No. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that the re-
assessment roll for the improvement of
East Fourth street, Jefferson to East
side street. by paving, etc, all in the
city of Olympia, comprising Local Inn
provement District No. 121. under
Ordinance No. 1896, payable by
the mode of Payment by Bonds" is in
my hands for collection, and any as
sessment thereon or any portion Of
such assessment may be paid at any
time within thirty 600 days from the
date of the first publication of this no.
Any assessment. or any portion thereof
remaining unpaid at the expiration Of
the thirty 600 days herein specified
may be paid in 10 equal annual Install
ments with interest at the rate of Z
per cent. per annum under the mode OF
Payment by Bonds"
w. H. BRACKETT.
City Treasurer.
Published February IA and 81. 1913.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14

The eightieth birthday Of her faith
er, Mr.. Arnold, who had just arrived
in Olympia from Portland, was cele-
brated last Saturday with an enter
tainment in his honor by Mrs. M. A.
Bryan, assistant state superintendent
of instruction.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14

Members of the senior class of the
Olympia high school will present I'm
Quality Street" as the annual class
play this year. Miss Hannah M.
Phelps is in charge of the rehearsals.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14
MAYORS POLICE POLICY
hoffman Instructs Chief to Enforce All
State and City Laws.

Purported interviews to the effect
that he favored restricted red light"
district prompted Mayor hoffman to
address the following letter this week
to Chief of Police w. P. Vance, indicat.
ing the policy which will govern the
police department of Olympia during
Mayor Mottman's administration:
Olympia, WASH, Feb. 10, 1918.
Mr.. w. p. Vance,
Chief of Police,
Olympia, Wash.
Dear Sir:
When you assumed the Office of
chief of police of this city you re-
ceived from me the verbal in
structions to have all laws both
state and city observed, and to
keep you from getting side-track.
ed by reason of supposed inter.
views and other information, and
to avoid possible misunderstand-
ing, I will give you hereby my
instructions in writing as fol.
lows:
AS mayor Of Olympia I hereby
instruct you to enforce the state
and city laws without fear or "a
vor to all alike. These are the only
orders you need, and the only In.
structions you will receive while
the undersigned is mayor of Olym.
pia.
Yours very respectfully
GEORGE A. HOFFMAN,
Mayor.
BY means Of Injunction proceedings
Olympia's district was entirely wiped
out two years ago. It has been re
opened, however, during the last year
and the chiefs action as the result Of
these instructions is being awaited
with more or less interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
DYNAMITE IS USED
B7 TICK OPPONENTS
Mississippi Has Trouble
q tn Men Who Blow Up
the Dipping Vats

son, Miss, May 31-(Special)-
iiffaft1 of the state and federal gov
fnfus ats to rid Mississippi of cattle
are not appreciated by the farm
aa some of the counties. and fire.
aieF- reports reach the commissioner
~ aeiculture that dipping 1ats have
Aeea aynamited and ruined. About one
of the counties have gotten rid
ticks and have been released
eWran 90, but in all these the
Nies feEH laid down by the
i've ste rd have been
eios1 epsee ~ ihe co sea sgce is
tina, oiiatsss II fav,.Hts p
receiving better aIlees f1l o
cattle than they ha far seaIa and
the industry seems IL 8ave come. -
stay.
The dynamiters have been qt.laa b4s.
in Leake, Newton, Jasper, Jones ad
others, and so far very few of them
have been apprehended and tried
Where there have been convictions
fines of $500 have been imposed by the
court, but appeals have been taken to
the supreme court and no decisions of
the subject has as yet been handed
down. However, it is not doubted the
law will stand, and it is confidently
believed that after one such fine shall
have been callected other dynamiters
will be good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
TOMATOES RUINED
BY NEW DISEASE
Mississippi Truck Farmers Will Lose
Heavily as Result of Destruc-
tive Pest

Jackson, Miss May al (special)-
Truck growers in the southwestern part
of the state complain that a new and
destructive disease has appeared in their
tomato patches, and that they are being
ruined. In the vicinity of CentervilIe.
Wilkinson county, where 800 acres are de-
voted to tomatoes. il IS stated not single
solid carload will be shipped. Two or
three weeks ago the prospect was for a
great crop and hundreds of carload ship
ments from that section. The disease SO
far has been confined to the earlier va
lieties of tomatoes, but these being ruined
the farmer Is badly crippled, as the early
fruit is what brings the good money.
Carload shipments will begin from Cry
stal Springs, the Garden City" of Mis-
sissppi, and other points along the Illi-
nois Central railroad south of jackson
next week, and business will be brisk for
a few weeks. The truckers have al
eady received fair prices for immense
crops of cabbages, sap beans, peas, etc,
hut the tomato is their main dependence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
FINAL EXERCISES
AT CORDOVA SCHOOL
Crowd so Large That@Many Were
Unable to Get Into the School
Auditorium

Cordova, May 31.-(Special)-A splen-
ddly arranged and well executed pro-
gramme officially closed one of the mos
successful school years Cordova has ever
had. About 600 men, women and chill
dren crowded into the school auditorium,
| and scores were unable to get inside the
building.
For the benefit of those who could not
witness the exercises Mayor Miller re-
quested the Cordova band, which had
several numbers on the programme, to
withdraw from the hall and entertain
| those on the outside. Two sketches, The
Last d eI seh1as ard a4 roA
Days. seAate. aaa iall we're ns
features os i8a rss asnme 9he issea
| illustrated ifs aQd suspsfea The scores
! of young aearia M witt a dezirs Tof
that whiea = ssu srt eaoa 81 'Ife end
for the Naisaiag soaa sameter
Hermor Nens 81 nFessatfa tac a.
firmativs siaa ana Niliiaa' stosses the
negative af tse question. eAre Gisls
More Essential in the Home Than
Boys?" in debate that created a great
deal of interest and applause, the de-
baters being only II and II years of
age, respectfully. The judges awarded
decision for the affirmative.
After the reading of several papers
by pupils, w. NJ Stokes. representing
the school board, addressed the faculty
and graduates and awarded the di-
plomas. Mr. Stokes congratulated the
faculty upon their successful years
work and complimented Professor
Smith, especially for his untiring eff
forts in behalf of the school J. w
Smith, who has taught in this sec
tion for a number of years and who
was a candidate for county superin-
tendent of education in last years pri-
mary. has had charge of the school
for the past year and has not only con-
Quoted successful school but has made
many improvements, including the fur
nishing of an excellent library the fit
ting up of the auditorium, installing
electric lights and generally beautify-
ing the building and SURROUNDINGS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
BIC SUM GIVEN
VANDERBILT
Carnegie to Provide 1,OO0,-
600 for Benefit of Medi-
cal Department

Nashville. May 31.-Chancellor Birch
land of Vanderbilt university announced
today that a contribution had been made
by Andrew Carnegie to provide a million
dollars for the benefit of Vanderbilt's S
medical department OF this sum s2000O0
will be given the university for the erec-
ton and equipment of laboratories. The
income from remaining 100000 will be
paid annually for the support of the de-
partment through the Carnegie corpora-
tion. A condition of the donation provid-
ing that the development of the educa-
tional and scientific work of the depart
ment be committed by the board of trust
to a small board of seven members three
of whom shall be eminent in medical and
scientific work. The offer has already
been reported to the executive commit
tee of the board of trust and accepted
by it. The action of this committee is to
be ratified at the annual meeting of ehe
board of trusts on June 16, at which time
the governing board of seven will be Sc
lected. 1t Is provided that chancellor him
self be one of the seven.
The Gift is the largest single gift ever
made the university To the interest of
DR.. Henry S. Pritchett, president of the
Carnegie foundation, is ascribed the hand
some donatio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
M'LEMORE is DEAD
FROM PISTOL SHOT
Two NOrwoods Are Still in Jail at
Athens Charged With
the Crime

Athens, May 1.--(Special)-T McLe-
more. who was shot by Joe Norwood. the
17-year-old son of w. B. Norwood. while
the Norwoods and McLelnore We're fight
ing on May "a died at his residence in
Athens last night and his remains We're
taken to the west part of the county
today for burial
The Norwoods, father and two sons are
in Jail awaiting the preliminary trial for
the crime There are many conflicting
rumors regarding the trouble. none of
which are known to be correct The true
story may not he known whose pistol it
hvas that McLemore was shot with until
the trial McLemore left an estate of
perhaps $4,000, and 1t is said that his
widow has employed eminent lawyers To
assist the state in the prosecution of the
slayers of her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Mississippi Negro in Texas

jackson, Miss, May tSpecial)-Gov-
error Colquitt of Texas has agreed to
honor requisition issued by Governor
who is serving term in the Texas peni-
tentiary for assault with intent to kill.
Harris is wanted in Lincoln county, Mis-
sissippi for the murder of another negro
ahmed JEFF Britt few years ago. lie
left the scene of his crime Immediately
after the killing and was never heard of
until recently when his conviction in
Texas was printed. Sheriff Montgomery
of Lincoln county has gone after Harris
and he will be tried for murder at an
early day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Using Mails to Defraud

Jackson. Miss, May 31.-(SpeciaL)- -
United States Marshal Ligon has ar
rested four white men of Claiborne
county on the charge of using the mails
to defraud. They are alleged to nave
made business of ordering goods
from Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago,
and never paying for them. except In
worthless checks. They always sent
other parties to the express office Tor
their packages. H. II. Whitaker, a
brother of one of the men, is already
serving term in the Atlanta peniten-
tiary for the same offense and on which
the sfme mail order house was the
victim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
New Certain Liver Remedy that
Puts CALOMEL Out OF Business

tion and give speedy and blissful relief.
They are so good for all Liver, Stom-
ach and Bowel ailments that famous
physicians in Hot Springs, Ark, pre-
scribe them because they know Of moth.
ing better.
They build you up: make you eat,
sleep and work better. They drive
sallowness, pimples and blotches from
the skin nd are splendid for headache
dizziness md nervousness.
saA leal drug stores carry H 0 q
sfHI&tfE LIVER BUTTONS-25 cts. 4
sample from Hot Springs Chema
teal pngs ny. Hot Springs. Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
MISSING AVIATOR is
PICKED UP ON LAKE ERIE

Sandusky, O., May 31.-Harry n. Atwood
of Boston, the aviator who flew from st.
Louis TO Boston in an aeroplane two years
ago, left this city this afternoon In fly
ing boat" of his own manufacture. He
was sighted over Put-in-Bay island at $3.50,
but nothing more has been heard of him
at 10 o'clock tonight.
A telephone message received at 1o15
o'clock stated that Atwood had made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

safe landing this evening near Amherst
burg, Ontario. on the Detroit river few
miles south of Detroit. No details Of the
fight were given.
Detroit, May S1.-Harry N. Atwood, en-
route from Sandusky to Cleveland. across
Lake Erie, in hydro-aeroplane, was
picked up near Amherstburg. Ontario this
evening. His gasoline had given out and
his machine was half under water. He
is spending the night at Amherstburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Weather Forecast

Washington, May H.-Forecast for Ala
bama and Mississippi; Generally fair
Sunday and Monday; light to moderate
south winds on the coast.
Georgia. Unsettled Sunday, probably
local showers in east portion; Monday
fair, light to moderate variable winds.
Tennessee: Local showers Sunday ex-
cept fair in southwest portions; Monday
fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, May 31-G p. M.)-The
pressure distribution is very irregular on
tonlghts map, with high pressure pre-
dominating in most of the central valleys
and gulf states. Depressions are still
noted In the region of Lake Winnipeg.
along the Atlantic slope, and in the arid
states of the southwest There is prac-
tically no gradient in the south, so that
the relatively quiet condition of the air
has caused local eddies to form, result
ing in local thundershowers in portions
or the eastern cotton states. The thun-
dershowers were accompanied by brisk
to high winds Atlanta reported a wind.
for short period. of 60 miles per hour.
At Birmingham we had 20 to % miles for
short time
Temperatures ran high today in the
southern valleys, and the south Allan
tic states. 1t was hot in the interior of
the gulf region, but in the coast dis
-tricts milder weather was experienced.
The barometer has shown very little
change since morning and present con-
dltlons point to n continuance of gen.
orally fair and hot weather over Ala
bama Sunday, with occasional thunder
showers.
Somewhat cooler weather Is noted in
the northern Rocky Mountain states, but
generally speaking rising temperatures
were observed throughout the greater
portion of the country. Some rain fell
In the middle Missouri valley, but the
amounts were mostly light No general
ram seems likely in any southern Sec
ton during the next two days. although
local showers. such as occurred in Ala
bama and Georgia Saturday, are prob
ably in many sections
summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
May 81, 1913:
Tempture
Lowest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
WoodeholIse Arrives

New York, May 31.-Lord Woodehouse,
one of the two reserve players on the
English team in the coming international
polo cup matches at Meadow Brook. ar
rived here today. He thought the Eng
lish team had an excellent chance OF
recovering the trophy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
EVENTS Of TODAY
n r. P. Hobson will speaH

Congressman r. P, Hobson will spe
at $3.50 o'clock p. m. at the Yoe
Mems Christian association.
Judge w. Il. Fort Will speak at e
gah Home this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
ANOTHER KILLING IN
GLEN MARY SECTION
Winston County Rural Letters Car
riers' Association Holds COnven-
ton at Haleyville

1laleyville, May 31.-(Special )-Another
fatal shooting is reported from Glen
Mary. This time the son of Frank Tit
tie, who is in Jail at Hamilton charged
with the murder of Jerry Cox. was shot.
He and his brother We're alone at the
time and it is not known whether it was
accidental or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

In the head-on collision yesterday be-
tween the Southern and the Northern
Alabama trains, X. 3. Mcconnell and wife
were badly hurt. They were returning
from the Chattanooga reunion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
RESPONSIBILITY ON
THE INDIVHDU
Gov. Folk, Speaking at Gadsden, s.
No City Is Injured by Prosecut
ing WrOngdoing

Gadsden, May 31.-(SpeciaL THAT fNf
individual citizen is responsible for tas
government of the city, state and ma
and that the Individual citizen is oa
i. ing to recognize more and more tfii
responsibility, was the theme of folaef
Coy, Joseph w Folk Of Missouri, vine
saeaes
ak eHlne A+ie from tnnlslpa e
a. .pmcnae and after aH sncetiar Nf
tt ~ waf taken 10 30 rhautnus.ia
sspt fe 3uihat,si sao rncerg Ehat 1t
Injuries a city or a state 10 prosecdte
wrong doing He said that it is a mat
Ter of supreme importance to arouse cite
liens and to make them realize their
civic duties. He says it is the duty Of
the public official to enforce the law
whether public sentiment is with him or
not Opie Read, the author, will give
an address tomorrow, and the programme
will end with a Sacred concert at night
by the Barnard orchestra and a sermon
by DR.. L. w. Huelster,
AT the meeting of the city council Mon
day 1t is probable an attempt will be
made to repeal the ordinance providing
for paving on Walnut street Several
of the aldermen are opposed to the policy
of the city's bearing portion of the
expense, while Mayor Holcombe favors
the project.
whisky still may be set up and main
tanned so long as it is not put into use
without any infraotion of the Alabama
law, held Probat. Judge l.. l.. HerzberG
Therefore. he discharged Dol Walters
Abb Richards and V. l.. Lee, who were
arrested recently near Leath Gap. The
officers found a still which never had
been used.
Twentyfour children will receive the
first communion tomorrow at st. james
Catholic church. Sunday evening will
be the crowning of the blessed virgin
Mary by little Jane Fruchtle.
Etowah county will make about 25,0o0
bales of cotton this year. according to
present indications. phenomenal crop
of corn also will he made
Owen c. Smith, the white man who
escaped from the county chaingang few
DAYS ago, was captured at Cedar Bluff
Yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
From Hot Springs, Ark, Where the
Best Medical Brains of America
Are LOcated-NO More Con-

To relieve constipation with violent
remedies that simply force their way
through the bowels Is easy--but how
about the after effect of such strenuous
treatment?
The people Of America are now offer
ed a Liver, Stomach and Bowel remedy
TONS, that Is certain cure for CO..
stipation. They are gentle In their Ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

Twenty-four children will receive the
first communion tomorrow at st. james
Catholic church. sunday evening will
be the crowning of the blessed virgin
Mary by little Jane Fruchtle.