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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
SPECIAL announcement TO FARMERS!

Beginning with early issue in January, THE WASH
lNGTON STANDARD will publish the first authoritative
of articles the growing of pears Thurston county,
prepared under the direction of T. O. Morrison chief Of the
horticultural division of the department of agicuure
and edited by him. that has been offered the farmers and
ranchers of this district This series will cover:
l. Why it is practical to grow pears here including
discussion of land values investment necessary the
the investment and the market available.
2. How select pear soils and where plant pears
g. Selection of nursery stock telling what varieties to
choose how handle the young trees how to plant them,
how prune the and tops how spray them and in
general, how to cultivate pear orchard
T. Summer winter pruning and the pruning of l,
g. and 4yearold trees.
s. Insect and fungus diseases
6. Gathering and packing the fruit
And other phases of the subject that may arise during
the publication of the articles upon which specific questions
asked by the readers of the STANDARD.
This section is particularly adapted to growing pears
yet it industry that has hardly been touched Heretofore
nothing but general articles have been offered the farmers of
this county the subject pear growing We propose go
into the details of the business.
1t is series that farmer in this county should miss
Read it yourself and tell your friends and neighbors
It will be worth to and to them than whole years
subscription to the STANDARD-hat why you should
it and why your friends and neghbors should subscribe
to the paper that is publishing it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
FOUR SECTIONS SEE
BOOM IN BUSINESS
Eastern Newspaper Publishes Re-
ports on Trade Conditions in
United States.

Seeking as accurate statement of
business conditions in the .cnited
States as could be obtained, the New
York Herald telegraphed to leading
financial and business interests in 100
cities in more than As states and pub.
lished the reports as received. Sum-
married., they were as follows:
The New England group of states
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode ISL
and-report business fair"
The North Atlantic group-New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Delaware-report business as "at a
standstill."
The South Atlantic group--Mary-
land, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia-report business
booming"
The Gulf group-Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Texas-report business
booming"
The Middle West group-Ohio. Indi-
ana, West Virginia, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri-report business below par"
The Northwest group-Nebraska,
Colorado, Idaho, Utah. Wyoming and
Nevada-report business booming"
The Southwest group-Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Arizona-report bust.
ness booming"
The Pacific group-California, Ore
gon and Washington-report business
fair"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
AFTER FORGOTTEN FUNDS.

Tax COmmisniOn Resurrects Old Law ON
Untouched Bank Deposits.
An almost forgotten law, enacted in
1905 and never before enforced, has
been rescued from obscurity by the
state tax commission under Governor
Lister and will be the means Of en-
riching the permanent school fund by
many thousands of dollars during the
present biennium. The law makes it
the duty of all cashiers of banks, trust
companies, ETC., to report to the Sec
retary of state all accounts Of depos-
itors which have remained untouched
for 10 years. The state Is entitled to
.escheat such accounts If the depositors
do not appear.
All banks, trust companies and loan
societies have been notified by the tax
commission to prepare the statements
required by law, though the law has
been neglected for eight years. After
notice has been given to depositors
who may be living. by publication in
newspapers in the vicinity of the
banks, the commission will then pro
ceed to escheat the accounts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
FOR OIL
N 0LYMPICS GOOD
Governments Advance Report Of
Survey Says Indications Are
Excellent.

Consistently watching over the in
terests of it's wards, the Quiniault In
dians of Washington, the government
has just completed field examination
of the oil and gas prospects on the Pa
ciic slope of the Olympic peninsula.
The investigation, which was recon-
naissance, was made by the United
States geological survey in behalf of
the Office of Indian affairs, and in view
of the necessary delay incident to the
preparation and printing of even a
brief report and maps, the geological
survey has Immediately issued short
advance statement regarding the sur.
face indications of oil and gas noted
by the geologist who examined the re-
gion. The report itself, which will be
published within a few months, Is be-
ing prepared by the survey for the In
dian Office and will contain all the in
formation obtained during the exami-
nation of the Quiniault Indian reserva-
llOA ohO IuC duJuCCht Auhuo hoVAA6
reference to the presence Of oil or gas.
The survey geologist who made the
examination, c. T. Lupton, collected
samples of oil at only two prospects,
and analyses of these samples by the
survey show paraffin oil of very high
grade. Mr.. Lupton found some drill.
ing in progress. but no oil has yet been
struck in commercial quantities. Gas
vents were also noted and severl' an
ticlines which may serve as reservoirs
for oil and gas These will be de.
scribed in Mr.. Lupton's printed report,
to be issued later.
The indications are stated to justify
a reasonable expectation that petroleum
and natural gas may be present in
paying quantities, but their existence
in this locality can be proved only by
ldrillirg.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
COOPERATION THE
ESSENTIAL NEED OF
FARMERS OF TODAY
And Farmers Themselves Must
Take the Lead in it, Says
Rural Board.
SELF HELP IS MAIN THING
Cooperative Production and Dis
tribution Will Follow Coop
erative Credit.

Cooperation, in which the farmers
themselves must take the lead, is the
essential need Of agricultural America,
the Washington rural credit commits
sioners, Senator Metcalf and Represen-
tative Black, declare in their final re-
port to Governor Lister. In conclud-
ing their report, based on a thorough
study of European methods, made last
summer, the commissioners state:
There are men who say that COOP
Grafton will not work in this country
and point to failures as a proof. We
are just beginning to learn the kinder
garten principles Of cooperation and
failures are due to this lack Of knowl-
edge of what true cooperation is.
Cooperation cheapens and vastly
betters supplies; increases returns and
insures a certain market; strengthens
human power and ability for produc-
tive labor. Milk, eggs, meat, fruit,
grain, bring better prices; fertilizer,
feed, implements, seed, all agricultural
necessities, cost less. And further, In
direct effects are diffusion of practical
knowledge, remarkable educational ca
pacity, stimulation of thought. teach.
ing men to cultivate better. select the
most profitable crop, to conserve the
fertility of the soil, to improve grade,
to turn produce to better account and
to promote general we'll being and COM
munity spirit. 1t means making farm
ing profitable and easier. the creation
of a high, prosperous, contented rural
civilization, the vital need of our time.
cooperative credit, collective secur-
ity are the basic principles of co-opera-
tion. Cooperative production, supply
and distribution naturally and logical
ly and necessarily follow. This is our
first essential. We are going to have
cooperative farm credit in this coun-
try and we are going to have federal
and state legislation to make 1t easy
and to safeguard 1t. And when this
movement starts, 1t must be In the
hands of the farmers themselves.
whatever rural credit or co-opera-
tive organizations may be provided by
legislation, the farmers must take
the initiative in their creation, must
take their management, so that their
success and the benefit for the entire
state may be due to and belong to
only the farmers themselves. This Is
the Irish idea and no country ever in
the worlds history made so much prog
ress in agriculture in the betterment
OF the life and condition of the farmer,
In a like period, as has Ireland, the
result of the preaching and teaching
and organization of cooperation by Sir
Horace Plunkett. 1t is no longer suf-
fering Ireland. 1t is happy, prosperous
Erin in the agricultural districts. On
the continent government aid indubi-
tably has retarded progress. 1t must
be self help"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
Attorney General w. V. Tanner su

Attorney General w. V. Tanner sue
cessfully underwent an operation for
appendicitis at st. Peters hospital
last Saturday, performed by DR.. w. l..
Bridgford of this city and DR.. j. b.
Sternberg of Portland He rallied from
the operation in excellent shape and is
directing the affairs of his Office from
his bed at the hospital.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26

Owing to the absence from the city
of p. NJ. Troy, attorney for the mayor,
the motion for new trial in the $780,
900 libel suit brought by the Olympia
Water Works, which was to have been
argued the fore part of this week. had
to be postponed. 1t will probably
come up next Monday, the next regu'
lar motion day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
PERKINS WANTS TO
SEE LOCAL FARMERS
State Agricultural Commissioner
Asks All Ranchers to Consult
His Department.

| All the divisions of the new state de-
partment of agriculture, particularly
the agricultural, horticultural and
dairy aid live stock, are being con-
Quoted with the particular view of ben
ef1ting the farmers of the state instead
of harassing them or making their lot
more difficult as some appear to think,
and the rancaers of Thurston county
are especially invited to avail them
selves of all the information, advice
and assistance the department can Of
fer, according to J. H. Perkins, the
commissioner.
Since he has come to Olympia to
take charge Of this department, Com
missioner Perkins has become person
ally acquainted with a large number
of farmers of the county. for he Is an
excellent mixer" and has acquainted
himself with many Of the farms of the
county and the conditions under which
tho farmer must work In this particuv
lar section. He wants ~ particularly
emphasized that he asks, expects and
desires the farmers of this county to
visit the departments ONCE on the
third floor Of the capitol, as many are
now doing, and feels that the depart
ment will not be accomplishing its full
purpose until the Thurston county far
mers make that ofice their headquar-
ters for information, advice and as
sistance.
"Tell them for me that I want them
to visit this Office and to. ask for ev-
erything we can give them," he told
the editor Of THE WASHINGTON STAND
ARD the other day. 1--WE will be glad to
do all we can for them-that's what
we are here for. Perhaps we can tell
them all they want to know here in the
office; perhaps q trip to their farms
will help more. and II so. we will send
a man out. We want them to make
this Office their headquarters and we
want to help-you can't say too much
about that"
Every farmer knows in a general
way offhand how the horticultural, ag
ricultural and dairy and live stock di
visions of this new state department
are working for the improvement Of
the farming industry of the state, but
ne is sometimes at loss to figure out
where the pure food division comes in
so far as he is concerned. When he
stops to think, however, that the great
tquantity of poor food condemned by
the department since it was establish
ed has been in practically every case
the product of other states dumped in
to the local markets in the hope oi
making sales for 1t, he can realize thai
that much wider a market is offered
the Washington farmer and he can see
how this phase of the departments
; work, by creating an opening and g
demand for better home products. helps
him, too.
The best way to get acquainted with
, the departments work, Of course, is by
personal investigation, and inasmucf
as that is Just what Commissioner Per
kins wants, it would not be right ani
proper to close this story without re
peating his urgent invitation: "Tel
them for me want them to visit this
Office and to ask for everything we car
give them"
There is the invitation-are you go
ing to accept?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26
BANKERS LIKE NEW
CURRENCY SYSTEM
Declare It Offers Superior Finan-
cial Plan-Will Help Busi-
ness Generally.

Declarations that the currency Dill
which Is now law offers superior
financial and credit system for the
United States, that it will relieve
much of the business tension now ex-
listing and that it Is highly satis-
factory measure, were made by Sc
attic, Tacoma and Portland bankers
Immediately upon its passage last Fri
day by the senate, while the clearing
house associations in Seattle and
Portland Immediately started cam
paign to obtain one of the regional
banks for their respective city, and
national banks in various parts Of the
country telegraphed to the secretary
Of the treasury their applications to
become parts of the new system.
The interviews given out by these
various bankers are interesting in
view of the general criticism Of the
bill in banking circles prior to its
passage. Briefly summarized, they are:
M. f. Backus. president of the Ma.
tional Bank of Commerce, Seattle
"The administration currency bill Is
generally sound in principle and will
create a system Of banking infinitely
better than the present"
Daniel Kelleher, director Of the Sc
attic National bank-"I believe that
the enactment of the new currency bill
will spell prosperity for the whole
country and that Seattle will be
among the cities of the United States
to first feel the beneficial effects Of the
administrations measure"
F. H. Luce, cashier of the Fidelity
Trust company. Tacoma-"State and
national banks generally will join the
new system. 1t will attract practically
all of the larger banks of the country"
A. L. Mills, president of the First
National bank, Portland-"It will be
a great benefit to the entire country
and will afford financial relief to the
business world, which has been in a
state of uncertainty during the entire
time that the bill has been pending"
E. A. Wyld, vice president of the Sc
curity Savings & Trust company, Port
land-"The discount feature alone
makes the bill worth all that its most
ardent proponents assert for 1t. II
there are any Objectionable points to
the bill they will be of slight conse-
quence when compared to the desirable
provisions. 1t will afford us splen-
did opportunity Of enlargiLg our trade,
wider avenue of conducting business
1t was hard to conduct foreign bus
mess under the present system"
r. D. Durham, president of the Mer-
chants National bank, Portland, like
wise was optimistic, predicting exten-
sive benefits to bankers and the busi-
ness world generally.
Franklin r. Griffith, president Of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company, looks for a general improve
ment in business conditions now that
the bill has been passed.
Edgar H. Sensenich, cashier of the
Northwestern National bank, Portland,
who has given the measure much care
full study, is convinced that better
feeling will pervade the commercial
world now that the bill has become a
law.
Will T. Wright, ex-state bank exam.
liner of Oregon and vice president of
the Scandinavian-Americ bank, Port.
land, also is confident that much good
will result from the operation of the
new law
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26

Herbert Raymond. a federal survey
or of San Francisco. is spending the
holidays with his father, Homer A.
Raymond, of this city, as is also his
sister, Mrs. McWilliams of Langley.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-26

Mrs. and Mrs. E. w. Mcmillan of this
city left for San Jose, Cal, this week
to spend the holidays with friends.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-20
SEA ROUTE TO SIBERIA
Company Is Formed In England to
Establish lt-First Ship Encoun-
tiers Floes.

London.-A company has just been
formed here to establish a new sea
route between England and the Rus
sian ports on the White sea. with
further calls at more remote Siberian
station. The company is called the
Anglo-Norwegian company. and is the
result of some experiments made by
Captain Webster, OF the barkentine
Nimrod, the vessel which conveyed
Sir Ernest Shackleton to the antarctic.
The first steamer got through to the
Yenisei with a miscellaneous cargo, in
GLIDING materials for the erection Of
wireless stations on the island Of
Vaigats, as we'll as at Cape Mare
Saale UgorskiShar, and Archangel. to-
ward the cost of which the Russian
government has granted $4,000 AL
though the vessel encountered dense
masses of drift ice, she is now on the
return passage to London, and 1t Is
believed that when radio-communica-
ton Is established 1t will be pos
sible to facilitate trade, as navigators
will then be kept well informed about
the conditions obtaining in these north
ern waters.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-20

| He catches another steamer bound
for France, where the children are
/ awaiting their Pere Noel. Sometimes
he Is SO late that the children have
to celebrate their Christmas and New
Year together. But his Journey Is not
yet ended, for he goes back once more
to Russia, especially into the int
rior, where he has not yet been. But
he is the friend of all children and
must therefore extend his journey
into farthest Norway. and even into
Iceland.
While he is busy with the children
of the north his wife is looking after
the children in the south, in Italy
Spain and Greece. At dark on the
eve Of Epiphany the Befana begins.
The open squares are crowded with
trees of all sizes, wax figures OF the
Christ child, candies and toys, while
the air resounds with the sounds OF
whistles, horns and carols.
When these celebrations are fin
ished Santa Claus and his wife go off
for short holiday, nobody knows ex-
actly where. It is said that they have
been seen In the high mountains OF
Switzerland enjoying the winter
sports. Wherever they enjoy their
holiday 1t Is short, for as soon as they
are rested they commence their work
for the coming year.
This is only a part Of the real
Christmas legend, for Christmas
would not be nearly as beautiful as 1t
Is were 1t not for the splendid ever
green trees, shimmering with their
many brilliant candles and gay trim
mings. The Dutch may boast that
Santa Claus was born in Holland.
Who knows? Perhaps he was. But
Germany is the home of the Christ
mas tree, for 1t was the first country
that used the evergreen tree in Christ
mas celebration, and 1t supplies more
than one-half of the trees that are
used by Santa Claus.
There are many beautiful stories
associated with the origin Of the first
Christmas tree. One legend says that
on the holy night all nature, even the
animals and the trees, were rejoicing
and that the cedars, instead of point
Ing their branches upward as pointed.
slender trees, spread their branches
wide to protect the mother and her
newborn child. Though 1t was mid
winter the thorn commenced to bios
som and it's white flowers made a
cover for the child's cradle. The
olive poured forth oil for the new
born child. All were happy except
the small pine. which had nothing to
offer, and year by year 1t grew taller.
Still 1t never forgot that holy night
and the wind sweeping through It's
branches means because the pine is
still unhappy because 1t had nothing
to give.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-20
MADE MOST PRETTY TEA TRAY
Economical Way by Which Needed
UtensII Was Made to Do Duty i.
for the Household.

A novel and most economical way
to make pretty tea tray was discov-
cred by a girl who. is very clever
with her wits and her fingers. She
first purchased for 40 cents large
oval picture frame from a secondhand
store, securing very good bit OF
natural old woodwork. Then with q
bottle of stain. some sandpaper and
little varnish she polished up the
wood to look like new, then screwed
on two brass handles, one at each
end, afterwards cutting a piece OF
pretty cretonne the same size as the
glass. and FASTING It smoothly where
the picture would ordinarily 60 Gov.
ering II with the boards that belong
to the frame. tackled securely into
place. the entire back was then COW
cred with a piece Of felt, and she
found herself possessed OF a most
fetching tea tray, which In the shops
would cost from S. to So.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-20
WASHING CURTAINS AT HOME
Results Can Be as Good as II They
Are Sent to the Laundry II
Right Care Is Taken.

Those who dwell in large towns
and cities find it necessary to con-
stantly hang clean curtains at the
windows. The house then appears
fresh and bright within and from with
out. II curtains are sent to the laun-
dry they are heavy drain on the
housekeeping resources. When made
Of madras, swiss, muslin or dimity,
they can easily be laundered at home.
Begin by shaking them well out Of
doors. In this manner all the superfu-
GUS dust can be removed.
Prepare a tubful of warm water in
which half cake Of white soap has
been dissolved. Souse the curtains
up and down in this, and when the wa
ter becomes black change to second
tub of suds. II the curtains are very
much soiled they will require third
tub Of suds. Allow them to remain in
this for an hour.
Rinse in two tubfuls Of clear water,
the last of which should have a small
amount of cooked starch and few
drops Of bluing added.
Hang in the sun to bleach and dry
thoroughly before removing them from
the line.
Sprinkle well and fold. that the
dampness may be evenly absorbed.
To successfully iron long curtains,
place a blanket over the kitchen Ia
BILE and fasten clean sheet over this.
Pull each curtain into shape before
ironing. Nothing looks worse than
curtains which do not hang evenly.
Use hot irons and rub them over
paraffin wax to prevent the starch
from sticking.
First iron the plain portion Of the
curtain and then the frills.
If the curtains are plain. iron the
deep hem first, so that 1t will hang
straight.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-20

The inexpensive furs, which are
used for millinery, make possible hats
appropriate for children. They are
used to make the entire bodies OF
close-fitting, cczy-looking shapes or
are combined with velvets or satins
for this purpose. No one will care to
inquire too closely into the source OF
supply of these furs, but the curious
may take 1t for granted that we'll
cared for Dummies furnish the soft
white skins that are used so success
fully. Dyed and clipped and rechris-
tened these pelts go to make up more
pretentious and very handsome mil
linery.
The majority Of children's hats are
In white, many in chinchilla effects
and a few in black. There is little
departure from the cloche shape with
very good reasons. This shape is sim
pie, 1t fits well and Is becoming. More
than all, 1t Is comfortable.
Ribbons in shirred bands and In
rosettes, as In other children's MILL
merry, are the trimmer's main Deepen
dance in decorating fur hats for lit
tie wearers. Some times small clus-
ters Of bright red winter berries, like