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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
CAN YOU NAME GRAINS?
That Is What Industrial Contest VIII
Teach Boys and Girls.

How many farmers could take a
quantity of mixed seeds, grains, weeds
and grasses, separate the different
kinds and name them correctly?
Not great many, 1t would be found
upon trial, and yet that is one of the
things that the pupils entered in the
boys and girls agricultural and in.
dustrial contest will do this fall at the
Spokane fair, and do in a surprisingly
correct and accurate manner.
J. L. Dumas, state organizer of the
boys and girls agricultural and in.
dustrial contest, explained something
of it's methods of procedure to the
Puyallup summer school this week.
The contest is of state wide interest
and the way in which it is to be car.
ried on will test fairly the real value
of the work which the pupils have
been having in agriculture, manual
training, domestic science and domes
tic art. The work of making gar
ments, constructing furniture and
cooking meals is to be carried on be-
fore anyone who wishes to watch op
erations, a certain amount of work
being done in a given time. It is Ger
tainly directly in the line of the live
question of practical education.
1--WE want to get at something which
will draw peoples attention to the
fact that boys and girls ought to know
these practical things" said Mr.. Du
mas, in his address. 1--WE want tc
connect these things up to the practi
cal things in life, and we believe that
this will bring them up against the
real thing. We cannot hope to accom-
plish much good with our contest in
schools where they have the forma
teaching of agriculture, domestic sci
ence and domestic art and an inter
ested community backing them, will
ing to grasp and back them up il
what they are doing. Those are moi
the people we are endeavoring t.
reach"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
>o,i,BoD, MAuE \ uJ>Tt,>T.

Whoever conceived the idea of tEe
veterans reunion on the battlefield Of
Gettysburg undoubtedly was moved
by the highest motives, but somebody
made a mistake for the battlefield
which was the hlOodiesf Of the Civil
war claimed many more victims 80
years after, snuffed out the lives ot
many of those who fought and suffer
ed and yet lived through this and 9th
er conflicts of that great campaign.
The plans of men gang aft aglee'
and the old Scotch saying was no
truer than in this instance. Frustrated
by the terrible heat that scorched the
thousands of weakened and old veter-
ans who gathered there on the OLD
battlefield many died, many more took
sick and the reunion was more or less
a sorrowful failure, many returning
before the commemoratory exercises
had gotten we'll under way.
Somebody made mistake. Some
body failed to consider the age and
physical condition of tho veterans,
somebody forgot about the effects OF
the summer heat, somebody did not
provide the accommodations the vet
Grams should have had. Somebody
made a mistake and many veterans
died.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
WHICH BERRrEs TO GROW.

Every business man-if he Is q bus
mess man-profits by his mistakes
and the experience he gains as he goes
along. What applies to a grocery
store applies just as appropriately to u
strawberry patch or raspberry bush.
The experience of local strawberry
growers in the season just closed, even
though their crop was handled to bet
ter advantage than any other section,
has convinced marketing and canning
experts that some important changes
must be made in the Thurston county
strawberry patches before the yield
can be handled to advantage.
This fact seems to have been appre
ciated by most of the growers and
they should be assisted in every way
possible in working out their prob
lem, for whatever aids them in their
business will rebound to the credit of
this whole section. The sooner the To-
cal strawberry crop is unified in such
q way that specialities are made OF
particular varieties, the sooner the
Thurston county berry will gain its
reputation and its market.
AS pointed out by Manager Mark
Ewald in an article in THE WASHING.
TON STANDARD early last spring, it ap
pears that the growers of this berry
as we'll as those ranchers that arc
most any kind of variety withou,
paying much attention to it's adapta
bility for canning purposes or for dis
tance shipments. Consequently they
have not been able to market their
products to as good advantage as they
would have been able to If the varie
ties were more uniform.
The remedy urged is greater coop
Grafton among the growers and this
cannot be obtained until their efforts
are concentrated on special varieties
Looking at it solely from the business
standpoint, without reference to the
merits or dement's of one variety OF
another, THE WASHINGTON STANDAHT
believes the Thurston county grower,
would do well to follow this advice
and perfect still further the associs
ton which enabled them to handle
their berries as we'll as they did THU
year.
Without the association and partic
ularly without the local cannery
Thurston county growers would have
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
THAT JAPANESE CURRENT.

Some experts are no respecters OF
persons, traditions or anything else.
Iconoclasts of the superman variety,
they smash any old theory, pet or
otherwise, that hobs up in front OF
them and do 1t without blushing a
blush or batting an eye. They seem
to take particular JOY in making fools
out of other people-less wise, OF
course-and somehow or other the!
usually succeed.
Now Just take that matter of the
Jananese current for example Here
we poor benighted residents of West
ern Washington-and the generations
that preceded use-have deluded our-
selves, our relatives, friends, neigh
bors, countrymen, in fact most any
body we came into contact with, into
believing that our equable, moderate
climate has been promulgated, sus-
tanned and cherished by the Japanese
current. We have blessed that current
-cussed it, too, when we did not have
anything else to do-and have told all
manner of stories about it, nursed 1t
when it seemed little peevish, patted
and coaxed and cajoled it for time out
of memory to keep it in good humor
and us in good climate.
Then along comes an iconoclastic
expert and puts all our work to
naught. He tells us the current has
nothing to do with it at all, and may
be he had his hand on the Bible when
he said that, and maybe he did not.
We do not know. All we do know, all
we have been able to save from this
wreck of our fondest ideas, our be-
loved, pet theory, is that it "aint no
more"
But then-he granted us little sat.
isfaction. He told US It was the water
Of Puget Sound itself that kept Vi
even-temperatured SO far as the world
the flesh and the devil are concerned
climatically. We knew 1t was around
here somewhere, but rude man that
he was he had to put the kibosh" or
that dear, old Japanese current to tel
III where It was!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
PUBLICITY AND THE SANE FOURTH.

1t was not so many years ago that
the people of these United States read
with mingled anguish and horror long
lists of dead and injured as the toll
of the annual Fourth of July celebra-
ton. People wondered why the ma
tons birthday must be desecrated and
saddened by death and painful injury,
wondered why that day which pur-
ported to be the gala day of the Union
should oftener be it's unhappiest, won
dered-yet seemed not to know what
to do.
1t was not until the most powerful
weapon in the nation was directed
with all its force against this annual
bereavement, that the toll became
lighter, that the people awoke from
their wondering to realization of how
they themselves might eliminate tho
sadness and the sorrow. Publicity
forced the people to take care of them
selves, their friends and neighbors
forced the city councils Throughout,
the land to protect their people with
prohibitive laws against the cannon
cracker and the PISTOL, forced the peo
pie themselves to obey those restric
lions.
The result? Where are those Ion;
lists of dead and injured you used tt
see in the morning papers Of July
each year? Is not their absence tn,
answer?
Here is one of the many instances
Of the power of publicity. Without it,
fight there undoubtedly would be NJ
sane Fourth" today any more thar
there had been before publicity tool
up the cudgel; with its fight the PEG
pie have received the benefit-and thu
newspapers should receive the credit
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11

"Spend-a-million" Gates is what he
calls himself, this son of "Bet-you-a-
million" Gates, and he seems to revel
in his self-applied nickname. This
world, we presume, must have such
characters to even up the scheme of
existence, even as it has its misers
and its philanthropists, but just as a
miser is a blot on our civilization so
is "Spend-a-million" Gates, the only
saving grace in the career the latter
seems to have mapped out for him
self being in the fact that accidentally
perhaps once in while Intentional
ly-in his mad rush of spending, he
may relieve some suffering, make
some ones burden little lighter. But
what a life for a red-blooded man to
whom the world has given everything,
What an ambition!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11

An unknown logger was found living
in the mud under the long bridge
north Of the brewery this morning
when the tide was low. Passersbv YES
terday had noticed coat and jumper
lying on the planks of the bridge but
paid no attention to them. The man
is supposed TO have jumped into the
bay yesterday. He had not been iden-
titled up to noon today.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
Ordinary stamps Good ON Parcel Post

Beginning with this month, accord
ing to an order issued by Postmaster
General Burleson, ordinary stamps are
good for postage on parcel post pack
ages and parcel post stamps can be
now used on ordinary mail.
The purpose in using special stamps
for parcel post was to enable the de-
partment to keep a check on the
amount of the parcel traffic, but gen
eral protest resulted in a change in
the departments plans and other
means for checking this business have
been devised.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11

The county commissioners this week
instructed County Engineer w. H..
Yeager, Jr., TO survey route for a
road proposed to run from the Pleasant
Glad neighborhood and intersect the
Pacific highway about a half mile
below Lacey. The petition was filed
by +. d. Robbins.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11

1t took lot of effort and some
money to arrange Olympia's Fourth
and Fifth celebration, but it was
worth the price. Besides the city's
own residents hundreds Of people
came here during those two days that
undoubtedly would have gone some
where else. If Olympia had not had
its celebration. Those hundreds SEEM
ed we'll satisfied, too, with the enter
tainment provided for them, which
means they will come back again and,
better still, will have a kindly feeling
for this city. The cost in effort and
expenditure will be repaid many times
over in the days that are coming.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-11
NOTICE.

The public school in THIS district
closes on Friday, the 18th inst. Its
patrons and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the examination of
its various classes on that day. After
vacation of four weeks the school
will he re-opened under the charge of
its present teachers, assisted by a well
qualified teacher of vocal music.
TERMS.
Grammar school, from. ......$5 to SO
Primary school, from. .......$3 to IS
Vocal music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Free
B. F. Cross. Principal.
Miss E. HEWITT. Assistant
Mr.. J. NJ. HAYS, Teacher of Music.
We learn that two men were Sc
riously injured at Port Ludlow while
engaged in firing salute on the 4th
inst, by the premature discharge OF
the gun. One of the men has since
died, the other, who is brother of
Sheriff Nozzle of this county, has
brought to this place. His injuries are
frightful but it is hoped he will re-
cover.
We are informed there are at pres.
ent loading and to load shortly at the
Utsalady mills no less than five large
vessels, whose cargoes are destined
for distant portions of the world. First
on the list stands the ship King Lear
with spars and lumber for Toulon
France, one of the largest vessels thai
has ever entered the Sound, having g
carrying capacity of $500 tons. The
Clara Morse from Boston is loading
with lumber for Hong Kong. the Hav
ershaw and Isabella Horkus for ports
in China, the bark Vessau lumber fo1
New Zealand and Live Yankee will
lumber for San Francisco.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
GIynn-Fielder Conference
Regarding Pollution of
Hudson by N. Y. and N. j

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec 30.-Edward
Hatch, jr., of the Merchants Associa-
ton, and DR.. w. T. O'Sullivan, Of the
New York corporation counsers office,
called on Governor Glynn yesterday
to arrange for a conference between
him and Governor Fielder, of New
Jersey, over the means that may be
taken to prevent the pollution of the
Hudson river from both sides of the
stream.
Governor Glynn announced that he
would make an arrangement to meet
Governor Fielder and the commission
of New Jersey in New York at some
near future date. He evidently was
impressed by what his callers told
him. He said afterward that they
had brought the support of the New
York city authorities and the Mer-
chants Association to the project of
making the Hudson waters and the
upper bay pure.
Mr.. Hatch told the governor that
before the river became. polluted from
sewage and the disposal of the great
manufacturing plants on either side
of the river the fishing industry of
the lower river and bay was of more
magnitude than the farming of the
upstate country between Albany and
Rochester.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Excitement Disappears as.
Trial of Negroes Progresses

CHESTERTOWN, Md. Dec. 3d.
The excitement which attended the
proceedings of the Grand Jury at
work on the James r. Coleman muir
der case yesterday had entirely dis
appeared when the Jury resumed its
labors this morning. 1t was expected
that before the day was over indict-
ments would be returned against Nor
man Mabel and James PARKWAY. the
negroes who have confessed to the
killing and robbing of the aged
farmer as the trial commenced.
The authorities maintained a vigil
liant guard in and about the jail all
night, but there was no outburst as
was feared might occur because of
the failure of the Grand Jury to rem
der it's verdict yesterday. and this
morning the town had resumed it's
nirmal aspect. in marked contrast to
the scenes of yesterday when the
congress of men sUr"ed abe the
county buildings. mutterine ominous
threats against the accused blacks If
speedy trial of their cases was not
assured.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Boy FOrswears War Fever
and Avoids Deportation

PASSAIC, Dec. 30.-When eighteen
year-old Alexander Chinelata prom
Used Mayor George w. Seger today
that he would not join the Mexican
army he saved himself from being
deported to his old home at Trieste,
in Austro- Hungary. The boys father
had written the mayor that he had
learned that his son intended to go to
Mexico to take part In the war there.
He asked the mayor to investigate
this, and IL he found 1t to be true to
send the boy back to his old home.
The boy, who is employed in a bak-
cry, told the mayor that he never in
tended to go to Mexico. He said Pas
sale Is good enough for him, and when
he becomes of age he will become a
citizen of the United States. and IL
there is any fighting to be done In this
country he will gladly take part in It..
The mayor sent d letter to the boys
father in which he explained that
young Chinelata was still in Passaic
and will remain there.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Woman Seriously Injured
by Stray Bullet in Riot
Between Strikers and Police


SHELTON, Conn, Dec. 3o.--An-
other clash between the police and
strike sympathizers, during which a
number of shots were fired, occurred
here this morning in connection with
the strike in the Blumenthal Com
panys silk mill. Mrs Mary Smarsh.
a participant, was seriously
wounded by revolver bullet. AS a
detail of police was passing tene-
ment house near the mill women be-
gan to throw hot water, hot ashes
and garbage down on the officers
The police charged into the house,
but met stiff resistance. Strikers and
other outsiders attacked the police
from the rear and for a time the off,
GERS had uphill work After a hard
struggle, during which many shots
were fired, the police took eight pris-
oners, including two women.
Mrs. Smarsh was passing through
the street when hit by a stray bullet.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
ACTION OF BOARD
CALLED ILLEGAL
Woman School Commissioner
RidicuIes Proceedings of.
Estimate Body.

Despite the action of the Montclair
Board of School Estimate last night
In voting to appropriate $4,000 to
the Montclair Board of Education for
the erection of a new high school
building Miss Louise c. Hinck, sister
OF Mayor Ernest c. Hinck, and the
only woman member of the Board OF
Education, claims the action to be IL
legal because Mayor Hinck and Coun-
Gilman Thomas P. McGlynn, both
members of the estimate body, were
not present at the meeting and did
not personally receive notices of the
meeting.
But three members of the estimate
board attended the meeting. Arthur
G. Harris, one of the trio, issued a
statement. in which he criticised
Mayor Hinck for unfairness and de.
clared the executive should not make
accusations until he knows what he
is talking about"
Besides Mr.. Harris those who at
tended the meeting were Tom Taylor
Waller and David Henney. Efforts
on the part of Mr.. Harris, who is
also president of the Board Of Educa-
ton, to communicate with Mayor
Hinck and Councilman McGlynn re-
garding the call of the meeting failed.
When the Mayor and the council
man could not be found, Harris said
that the written notice left at the
homes of the absent members was
sufficient, and he and Waller and
Henney proceeded to hold the meet
ing. No reporters were admitted to
the meeting.
Miss Hinck, when seen after the
meeting last night, said
f1n
State law requires that all the mem
bers of the Board of Estimate shall
be served with a personal notice.
This was not done in the case of my
brother, Mayor Hinck. nor Mr.. Nc
Glynn. The action taken tonight by
the board OF estimate, therefore is
not binding and under the circum-
stances the Town Council cannot be
expected to appropriate such large
sum of money"
Mr.. Harris issued a statement in
reply to Mayor Hinck's letter made
public few days ago.
"As a member of the Board OF
School Estimate I question his right,
Mr. Harris says. ito discuss business
TO be taken up by that body, either
TO agree with or criticise 1t, until II
really is taken up by this body for
consideration. AS a mayor, / ques-
ton his right to criticise Board OF
Education until he knows what he Ia
talking about, and at least has facts
and can state them; and the facts are
before the Town Council for discus
sion, of which he is only one men,
Der. AS councilman, and with nc
other weight of importance because OF
a title, has he a right to make this
criticism of the Board of Education
1.-The Board of Education as a
board WILL" he continued, at the
proper time give the citizens of the
town a history from the beginning, SO
interesting and so convincing that II
will be plain to see just why the
mayor was obliged at this time to
come out with such a statement and
which might have influenced this body
of gentlemen who are here tonight to
do the town business for the good OF
the town for purely unselfish rea-
sons
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
RULES DEWSTOE'S
DISMISSAL VOID
Civil Service Commission Won't
Approve Bill for Pay of
Successor.

Maintaining the dismissal of John
A. Dewstoe former superintendent of
dumps of East Orange, on charges of
petty grating, cannot become effec-
tive until the deposed official is given
a trial before them, the members of
the Civil Service Commission have
declined to approve the bill for the
pay of Gustave Johnson, Dewstoe's
temporary successor Dewstoe was
told by Mayor Julian A. Gregory that
he had been removed from office last
Saturday, and the superintendent,
through his attorney Frank A. Boett-
ner, appealed to the Civil Service
Commission.
City Counsel Borden ID. Whiting,
of East Orange has ruled Dewstoe
lis not entitled to trial before the
commission because his removal was
not due to political or religious rea-
sons, and the case may result in
court proceedings
Mr.: Whiting declares Johnson must
receive his ay, and the city will
likely give him his salary even If the
commission continues to refuse to APP
prove the bill.
n1A. tDOCbNACI OciQ tOohy Alidl AC III
tends to object to the commission GER
tifying to the payroll on which John
sons name appears, as he disagrees
with the contention of Mr. Whiting.
None of the city officials involved in
the controversy were prepared to say
today whether they would oppose
Dewstoe being given hearing before
the commission. Mayor Gregory says
he has no particular objection to the
trial, as he is satisfied that the affi-
davits he has will be sufficient to con-
vince the commission of Dewstoe's
guilt.
So that the other men on the pay
roll on which Johnson's name appears
will not have their pay held up the
city will submit the bill for the lat
ter's money separately to the COM
mission. They can do this, as john
son is only a temporary appointee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Police Dogs TO Help Force
End Englewood Burglaries

ENGLEWOOD. Dec. 30.-Fully thir-
ty robbeIies of sEnglewood homes in
the past six months have aroused
the citizens of the town. and as a re-
suit, the local police force has been
augmented by two police does i'm
ported from Belgium. The dogs were
purchased by a committee Of seven,
with Frederick S. Duncan. a New
York lawyer. as chairman, which had
been appointed at a recent mass
meeting. Private detectives have also
been engaged to stem the epidemic
of burglaries
The advisory committee has issued
q circular letter to the residents OF
this place, requesting them to report
all peddlers, agents and all other
strangers to Police Chief Titus, Sc
that the police will be enabled to KEEP
strict watch on them. A reward
of $500 has been offered for informa-
ton leading to the capture of a bur-
glar. Two men are now awaiting
trial in Hackensack for recent rob
berry here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Destroyer Parker Completed

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S0.-The
new twin screw torpedo boat destroyer
Parker, the largest of it's class, and
called the destroyer of destroyers,'
has been formally turned over to the
government by the builders here. The
work of mounting the guns will begin
at once at the Philadelphia navy yard.
The Parker will be equipped with four
four inch rapid firing guns and four
twin eighteen-inch torpedo tubes.
When this is completed a company of
100 men, including four officers, will
be assigned to the ship.
The Parker Is one of the few oil
burning destroyers in the navy, and
with its tanks loaded TO their capac-
.itv of 800 .onyis capable of 1000 miles
nj rr:iising speed, or 500 miles at It's
highest vc,odity.