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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21
EX-GOVERNOR MEAD
SUCCUMBS SUDDENLY
Dies From Heart Failure After
Six Weeks Illness With Grip
Funeral Sunday.

After being confined to his home for
six weeks with severe attack of grip,
Albert e. Mead, fifth governor of
Washington, died suddenly at 4:20
Wednesday afternoon at his home in
Bellingham from yalvular disease of
the heart He was SO years old.
Immediately upon receipt of the sad
news Governor Ernest Lister directed
that the flags on all state institutions
and buildings be hung at half mast
until after the former governors fun
eral and sent the following telegram to
Mrs. Mead:
News of Governor Mead's sudden
death came as great shock to me, not
having known of his illness. In his
death the state has lost one of it's
foremost citizens and personal
friend. Mrs. Lister joins me in ex-
pressions of deepest sympathy to your
self and children in your bereave-
ment."
Funeral services for the late ex-gov-
ernor will be held at the Trinity Meth
odist church, Bellingham, Sunday.
Governor Lister and most of the other
state officials and citizens of Olympia
who became we'll acquainted with the
Meads during their residence here, ex-
pect to attend. The former governor
was a member of the Masons, Elks,
Odd Fellows. " Noodmen of the World
and knights of Pythias and these
lodges will participate in the services.
Governor Mead is survived by his
widow, Nina ]. Mead; a sister, Mrs.
C. N. Beal, Bellingham; half-brother,
Harry Mead, San Bernardino, CAL, and
tive children, May A., Wendell p, Rol-
lin c., Damon and Albert v. Mead. He
was born in Manhattan, Kan, Decem-
ber IA, 1861, educated in the Univer-
sity of Southern Illinois and admitted
to practice law in that state in 1885.
He came to Washington in 1889, just
before the territory was admitted as
state, and settled in Blaine. being
elected mayor there in 1892 and then
to the state legislature. In 1899 and
1901 he was elected prosecuting attor-
ney of Whatcom county and 1904 was
chosen as the Republican candidate for
governor in the last o fthe state con-
ventions before the primary law was
adopted.
Some of the most constructive legis-
lation in the states history was ac-
complished during his administration
as the direct result Of his efforts,
among which were: establishment of
the railroad and the tax commissions,
direct primary law; anti-pass law;
new road laws; bank examiners law;
prison reform; indeterminate sentence;
establishment Of state reformatory.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21
IMPROVE NJ. E. CHURCH
Changes to Cost $3.50 Proposed to
MOdernixe Budding.


improvements to the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Fifth and
Adams streets, including the raising
of the building, the construction of a
concrete foundation and of a base
ment for the Sunday school and vari-
Gus social gatherings, probably will be
undertaken during the next month
as the result of money-raising cam
paign just closed.
The changes are estimated to cost
$3,750. the amount authorized by the
last quarterly conference providing
$4,000 could be raised locally, and it
is planned to have them completed by
the time the general conference Of
Western Washington districts meets
here next September.
With the announcement by Rev. C.
A. Bowen that the committee to so
licit funds had been guaranteed $500
the social board of the church this
week appointed f. c. Townsend, j. II.
Meays, r. j. Hoage. c. f. Beach.
George Kirkendall and Mrs. Charles
Hord a building committee 70 take
charge of the Improvements, with in
structiOns to obtain bids at once.
A new roof may also be placed on
the building and new furnace and
layatory added. The church also has
a fund of several hundred dollars for
pipe organ and new instrument
may be installed this year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

A second mysterious fire, also be-
lieved to have been of incendiary ori-
gin, occurred Wednesday morning
when the boat building house and
plumbing rooms of Victor Meyer on
East Bay avenue were destroyed, the
damages being estimated at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance of ST.
200. The blaze had gained such head
way by the time it was discovered that
the fire department was unable to save
the building or it's contents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

frame building on Franklin be-
tween First and Second streets. on the
water front, was completely gutted
Monday night by fire suspected to be
of ipcendiary origin. The place, which
is owned by Bush Hoy, is said to have
been vacant for some time. Trouble
with the hydrant delayed the foremen
some in fighting the blaze and they
were compelled to devote their ener-
gies to saving adjoining buildings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

Henry l.. Bowlby, former state high
way commissioner who is now eXecu-
tive officer of the Pacific Highway as
sociation, spent some time in Olympia
this week checking up the road legis-
lation passed by the thirteenth legis-
lature. Mr.. BOwlby was in attend
ance at the Oregon legislature watch
ing the progress of road bills there and
roads in both states were never better.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

Nat U. Brown, former editor of the
Vancouver Daily Columbian and at
one time connected with local news
papers, is now employed in the attor-
ney generals office.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

John II. Stenger, 72 years old, father
of Charles Stenger of this city, died at
his home at East Mill Plain, Clarke
county, last Saturday. He had been
engaged in the milling business in
that section of the state for "a years.
retiring to live on his ranch two years
ago,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

While visiting her sister, Mrs Gene
Wilson, in Tacoma, Mrs. Fred Agate
of this city suffered the loss of her
watch, purse and several articles of
jewelry when thieves ransacked the
Wilson home.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-03-21

John Y. Ostrander Of Cordova, Alas
ka. is the guest Of Mrs. George w.
Biles and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crosby
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27
HOME PRODUCTS WEEK.

The women of Idaho are ask
ing that for one week, from April
ID to 10, the home people shall
show their loyalty to home pro-
ducts by using no other. They
are asking the merchants in every
town in the state to make special
displays of home products and
are asking the newspapers to
boost the effort.
In preaching the gospel of CO.
operation these women are doing
fine work for the producer and
the consumer. In this country the
farmer is the principal producer
and the farmer as well as the
business man should take specia
interest in the movement.
The originators of the plan be-
lieve that lone reason why the
manufacturer is not so prosper
Gus is because the middleman is
not pushing the home product
as strong as he might. Therefore
it is up to the club women to de-
mand the home product that is
occupying the back shelf in so
many stores. If we cannot en-
courage our present industries by
patronizing them, we should close
our real estate offices, for is it
right to bring farmers into our
state and then have no market
for their product?
"The factories will be our sal
walton. The farmers can raise
the crops, but what is the use If
they rot in the fields? If we have
factories for our peas and berries
and potatoes and fruit we can
save the waste. There is plenty
of eastern capital looking for in
vestment, but it must meet with
some encouragement.
cit is through the loyalty Of
the club women and the aid of the
press of the state that we hope tC
accomplish all this, and if success
fully carried out it will establish
for the state a fame that will re
ceive comment in the east and viii
result in bringing more eastern
people to Idaho.-Caldwell News.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27
EXPENSIVE POLITICAL
EXPERIMENT.

Orofino Tribune: Senator Def
enbach spent Saturday in Orofino
accompanied by Mrs. Defenbach
and son. They were enroute home
at Standpoint from the legislature
and dropped in here to renew ac-
quaintances formed during for
mer visit to this place. The SEN
ator was pleased with some Of the
legislation but thought a greater
showing should have been made.
He authorized the Tribune to say
that he was going to establish
the third paper at Standpoint, but
failed to state why such move
was necessary. The senator
zeal undoubtedly overshadows his
judgement when he goes prospect
ing in the journalistic field
Standpoint has two good newspa-
pers and will not support the
third, as evidenced by the last
number of the Review at hand.
1t contains 4S columns, in which
there was II columns of display
advertising matter, earning the
paper about $50 and 2 columns
of legal matter bringing in ap-
proximately $50 more for the is
sue. There was between % and
80 columns of news matter, 2
columns of plate and 3 columns
blank, containing this significant
paragraph: "This space belongs
to the Pend d'Oreille Review be-
cause it doesn't belong to any one
else. We wish it did" Brother
Defenbach had better learn in
advance from his banker how
strong he can check up in red
before investing his odd change
in a printing plant. Such a course
would be an expensive route tc
the governors chair, senator.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27
A little boy in a neighboring

A little boy in a neighboring
town was asked by his teacher
to write an essay on Editors. !"
HIRE is his composition: II don't
know how newspapers come to be
in the world. l don't think God
does for He amt got nothin to
say about them nor editors in the
Bible. | think the editor is one OF
the missing links you read about
and stayed in the bushes until
after the flood and then come out
and wrote the thing up, and has
been here ever since. l don't
think he ever dies. / never heard
of one getting licked. Our paper
is a mighty good one. Pa amt
paid his subscription since the pa
per started. l asst pa if that was
why the editor had to work the
juice out of the snowballs in the
winter and go to bed when his
shirt was washed in the summer.
And then pa took me in the wood
shed and licked me awful. 1t an
editor makes a mistake folks say
he ought to be hung but if doc
tors makes mistakes he buris them
and people dassent say nothing
becuz doctors can read and write
in latin. When the editor makes
mistake there is lawsuits and a
big fuss; but if a doctor makes
one there is a funeral, cut flow
ers and a perfect silence. A doe
tor can use a word yard long
without knowing what it means ;
and if the editor uses one he has
to spell it. If doctor goes TO see
another mans wife he charges
for the visit; but if the editor
goes he gets a charge of buck
shot. When the doctor gets drunk
it's a case of being overcome by
the heat and if he dies its from
heart failure. When an editor
gets drunk it's a case of too much
booze and if he dies its the jim
jams. Any old college can make
a doctor; editor has to be born
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27

other men, no matter how big
and broad and creditable they
may be, might just as well aban-
don hope of public life in this
state, unless they are acceptable
to the church. Of course, church
control over its representatives is
not manifested, except in special
circumstances. AS the hobbled
horse is apparently free to roam
at will, but at the same time is
within the masters reach when
needed, so are public officials ap-
parently free agents, except at
such times as some sectarian pur-
pose is to be served.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27
ANSWERS THE COCK ROBIN
QUERY.

Vollmer Spokesman: The Lewis
County Register asks the question
"Who killed Cock Robinf" which
is pretty well answered by State
Senator johnson in an interview
recently given out as follows:
"Senator johnson accredits the
failure to elect a northern man
to the United States senate to the
attitude of the Latah county de-
legation. He confirms previous
reports that the Latah men would
join in no move that would re-
suit in the selection of a north
ern man. elm my opinion, said
Senator johnson, "they went to
the legislature with the view that
a tieup could be brought about
that would ultimately bring Con
gresham French into the race.
That was pretty well understood,
and | did not hesitate to tell Sen
ator Fields that if French was
brought out under such cir
cumstances, l would never vote
for him.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27

The last legislature made no
appropriation for the use of the
immigration department, although
for the first time in the history
of the country a competent man
was appointed to the place. The
reason for this is that Bishop Har
of the senate, demanded that his
son-in-law be appointed chief
clerk of the department, under tn
threat that if this was not done
there would be no appropria'
ton. There was no appropriation
The people must draw their own
conclusions.-Twin Falls Chroni
Gle.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27

The editors who are so freely
quoting the article from the Boise
Capital News on the appropria-
tions made by the late deceased
legislature, should do little in
vestigating into the truthfulness
of the figures given, unless they,
like the Capital News, desire to
deceive their readers. The real
facts should be all sufficient with
out using the Capital News mag
nifying glasses to read them
through. The Globe, and Idaho
county, can testify that the H.
500 appropriation for the "Tenth
Judicial District" and the $4,000
for the Rice Creek wagon road, ,
which were quoted among the other
appropriations, are a hoax; like
wise the $4,000 for the Fifth
Judicial District" in the south
portion of the state, and no doubt
there are others. The country
editors should not let their desire
to make things look bad," get
entirely away with their truthful
! ness-the Capital News, of course
u is simply living up to its ideals,
that of lying and Matchmaking.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27
Judging from the utterances

Judging from the utterances
of the Herald the Salmon City
Council is not enrapport with
the editor, who says: In case il
should be decided to run any mem
Der of the old board, it is hoped
in public fairness that they will
be called by their right names
which is to say, the appropriate
names which the public commonly
calls them. During the campaign
they are called aldermanic timber
As soon as elected they become
an aldermanic board. Later they
are recognized as bunch of poe
sticks, and individually they are
alluded to as block heads.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27

Elsewhere in this issue appears
tn. account of the speech of Ed
itor George Fields before the
Moscow chamber of commerce last
week in which he charges that
Gov. Brady was elected U. S. SEN
ator by the improper use OF mon
ey, and he further says he makes
the statement deliberately and ex-
poets to back it up. The ques-
ton which naturally arises in the
minds of those more or less famil-
lar with the part played by Mr..
Fields and the rest of the Latah
delegation in the election Of the
short term u. S. senator, is, why
did the gentlemen from Latah in
sist upon pursuing a course which
was generally recognized would
ultimate in the election of Mr..
Brady, and which they were warn
ed time and again could have no
other result, if Mr.. Fields knew
money was being improperly used
to bring about the election Of
Mr.. Bradyf" Mr.. Fields and the
other Latah county men absolute
ly refused to support Judge Ali
SHE, the only north Idaho man
that could have been elected as
short term senator. Mr.. Fields
has been frank enough to state in
the presence of the writer that
the Latah county delegation de-
feated Judge Ailshie; which be-
ing true makes them responsible
for the election of Mr.. Brady, the
man he now denounces as having
made improper use of money to
secure that election. This charge
against Mr.. Brady was made to
private individuals by Mr.. Fields
at Boise, before the election of
Mr.. Brady, and still claiming a
knowledge of such corruption,
Fields persisted in the course that
elected Mr.. Brady to the high Of
flee of U. S. senator. 1t is only
reasonable to suppose that Fields
believes what he says about the
improper use of money by Mr..
Brady, whether he has evidence
to prove it or not. If he does be-
lieve it, he then prefers Mr.. Brady
man whom he says, gained of
flee by corruption, for U. S. sem
ator, rather than Judge James F.
Ailshie, man who carried on a
campaign for senator that is rec
ognized by the general public,
friend and foe alike, as as clean
a campaign as was ever conduct
ed for any office in any state,
and a man against whom no
charge of corruption has ever
been lodged. If this is Fields
idea of practical public service
and moral uplift and reform
which themes he persists so beau
tifully in celebrating upon, both
as editor and public servant
when opportunity affords, his
people at home and the interested
public throughout the state will
no doubt experience a great deal
of difficulty in satisfactorily har-
monizing his preachments with
| his personal conduct.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27

1t it noticeable that the News
did not find the Mormon issue
until the same vote in the south
east which made Hawley governor
made Haines governor. The Norm
made Haines governor. The
Mormons were fine people when
they voted for Hawley. We also
heard nothing from our esteem
ed contemporary in criticism Oh
the Oregon Short Line when the
Oregon Short Lines forces de
creed that Governor Hawley
should defeat Governor Brady
What made the mormon issue
in the mind of the NewsY Did il
not support very valiantly the
reelection of Hawley after hi
had been elected two years pre-
viously by Mormon votesf i
looks very much like a scatter
gun" when the same conditions
were commended in 1911 and 191:
which are being so severely
brought to tax in 1872 - Sand
point Review.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27
Brother Mae of the uo Regis.

Brother Mae of the lilo Regis
ter will find out in the next pri-
mary election who killed Cock
Robin.-Kooskia Mountaineer.
Yes, and it will be shown, no
doubt, the deed was done by fool
friends, with gun that was
thought not to be loaded.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-03-27

just received large assortment
of fishing tackle. Here you will
find everything you want in this
line. Dunlap's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS

The Blue Ridge Springs, Hon. Phil
Brown, proprietor and owner, has
for twenty years been well known
and popular mountain resort 1t is
reached by tho Norfolk and Western
and occupies a cool and attractive
site In the famous Valley Of Virginia
at the foot of the Blue Ridge Noun
tans.
No mountain section of Virginia
Is richer in all that makes for the
happiness of man than the snug lit
he corner of Botetourt county sur
rounding Blue Ridge Springs. The
healing quality OF IT'S waters needs no
commentator from any one. These
waters have given strength and COM
fort to thousands Of people who visit
the springs and return home robust
and happy. Whether this is due to
the water or Col Phil Brown has
not been exactly determined, but
nevertheless, the cures h ave been
made all the same.
Connected with the springs hotel
aye several hundred acres of the best
farm land in the county, from which
the table is supplied. The hotel is
now open for the reception of guests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
VIRGINIA BEACH
BIG SUMMER TOWN
HAS POPULATION IN HEATED
TERM OF 1000, AND ALL
ENJOY THEMSELVES.

Virginia Beach is an Incorporated
town with n summer population of
about 1000. It stretches along the
ocean front several miles, and many
pretty residences cap the sand hills
which tower over the pine woods on
the western border,
Virginia Beach has an abundance
Of pure drinking water furnished by
a local water plant. A very complete
sewerage system has been installed.
ard electricity for lighting the town
and buildings is supplied by the Nor
folk Southern railroad.
Many cottages at this resort are me
alI-year-round residences of promi-
nent business men of Norfolk. who
afford tho cost of transportation for
The benefits to be derived II 0m
breathing the ozone from the At
lentic>
The-State military camp is one mile
south of Virginia Beach, and will be
occupied by the soldiers this summer
The BaptiEts wifi camp at Virginia
Beach neat month. and many hun
ration, distinguished In Virginia and
ether States. will be present.
The social life Of this resort has
always hcea fine, and ON some ccesD~
sions tho functions have been attended
by those who move only in fashion
able circles,
The Norfolk Southern railroad re-
Gently erected the mammoth casino
and will doubtless at an early date
build a rnillion-dollar hotel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22

Ir.ses were conducted ] know men
not cataloguod in the public prints,
men not spoken of in public discus
sion. who are the very bone and sinew
OF the industry Of the United States.
Do our masters of industry speak
in the spirit and interest even OF
those whom they employ? When men
ask me what ] think about the labor
question ana laboring men, / feel that
! am being asked what / know about
the vast majority of the people. and
feel as If | were BEING asked to sep
arate myself, as belonging to a par
ticular class. from that great body of
my fellow citizens who sustain and
conduct the enterprises OF the coun-
try, Until we get away from that
point Of view 1t will be impossible
to have a free government
. l have listened TO some very honest
and eloquent orators whose sent
mcnts were noteworthy for this that
when they spoke of the people, they
were not thinking Of themselves;
they were thinking of somebody whom
they were commissioned to take care
Of They were always planning TO do
things for the American people. and
] have seen them visibly shiver when
il was suggested that they arrange to
have something done by the people for
themselves. They said, What do they
know about it?' | always feel like
replying, What do you know about
it? You know your own interest, but
who has told You our interests, and
what do you know about them ?" For
the business of every leader Of gov
eminent is to hear what the nation
is saying and to know what the ma
ton is enduring, 1t is not his bust
ness to Judge for The nation, but to
Judge through the nation as its spokes-
man and voice. l do not believe that
this country could have safely allowed
continuation of the policy of the
men who have viewed affairs in any
other light.
The hypothesis under which we
have been ruled is that of government