Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-09-12
NATIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF

formally announced This week that he
proposed to bring before the city COM
mission proposition to submit to the
voters a charter amendment providing
for city manager and a council of
seven members at large to serve at a
small salary and enact the laws and
ordinances, all appointments and all
of the city's business to be carried on
by the manager, who would be named
by the council and paid a big enough
salary to assure competent many.
Dayton, Ohio is now installing such a
system of municipal government.
Speaker John A. Peters, Republican,
of Ellsworth, was this week chosen to
fill the vacancy in the Third congress
sional district of Maine by plurality
of 553 over Mayor w. A. Pattangall,
Democrat, of Watervill, with Edward
Nj. Lawrence of Lubec, Bull Mooser, a
poor third in the race. The Progress
sive vote showed a falling off of about
so per cent from that given Col Roos-
evelt last November. On the other
hand, the Peters vote was 10S per cent
greater than the Taft vote, while the
Pattangall and Wilson vote showed
little variation.
The discovery of an underground
railway" for spiriting away Chinese
criminals and fugitives from justice
and to aid in the entrance of Orientals
into this country was reported by de-
tectives at work on the murder of
Charles Sing, Chinese merchant.
One reported station is in Seattle. The
alleged conspiracy extends from Brit
ish Columbia to Hongkong and has
/ branches in many cities of this coun-
try, and at least one in Mexico. The
discovery was regarded by the police
as sensational.
Edgar Battles appointment by Pres
ident Wilson as postmaster of Seattle
was confirmed by the United States
senate this week, thus ending a long
drawn out contest for this much de.
sired federal plum. He was nominal
ed to the office May 16 last.
Harry X. Thaw was deported from
Canada this week, the move being en-
tirely unexpected by himself and coun-
sci, and deposited on Vermont soil,
where he hired an automobile which
carried him to Colebrook, N. H.,
where he was again placed under ar
rest. The scene of his fight for lib.
erty was thereby transferred to New
Hampshire, where his fourth habeas
corpus proceedings are now being
heard. He was deported from Canada
on the order of the Canadian immigra-
ton authorities.
A call has been issued by the Thur
ston County Game association to the
members of the associations of all the
Western Washington counties to meet
in Tacoma September "a to discuss
matters relative to their work. Some
points have arisen in the administra-
ton of the new game laws which it is
believed demand careful consideration
and discussion by the authorities.
Patsy Seal, owned by c. P. Webb Of
this city, took the blue ribbon over all
other entries in the class for roadsters
over five years, at the Duwamish val
ley fair, King county, this week. Keg-
ley brothers Of Little Rock took a
string of first, seconds and thirds with
their barred Plymouth Rock chickens.
Harry F. Giles of the state depart
ment of statistics and immigration Is
anxious to hear from settlers who have
come to this country in the last few
years, so through them he may be able
to communicate with others in the
East who might be induced to locate
in this country.
To get even for the drubbing hand
ed them a little more than a month
ago, Auburn's ball tossers are coming
to Olympia again next Sunday, hav-
, ing annexed the services of Concannon,
once a member of the Tacoma Tigers
pitching staff and later a twirler for
the Canadian Moose Jaws.
Sam Cowling, formerly proprietor
Of restaurant at Shelton, this week
bought and took charge of the Ma
jestic restaurant at 324 Main street
and is conducting it as union house
under the name of SANS Cafe" Mr..
Cowling's long experience in the res
taurant business assures his patrons
satisfactory service.
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