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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
OIL STRIKE" At
TAH0LA IS FAKE
Investigator Reports No Sign of
Oil and No More Gas Than
at Mound Before.

The reported oil strike" at the Ia
hola gas mound on the Quiniault In
dian reservation a few miles above Mo-
clips by the Indian Oil company is a
fake" according to information
brought back by special correspond
ent sent to the field by Tacoma news
paper. He sums the situation up in
these words:
"Oil has not been struck. There is
no gusher. Gas in small quantities is
seeping up the prospect while the drill
is out of commission and makes In
larger quantities when the drill is
shaking up the bore. But this gas is
not under a pressure of 200 pounds.
Gas has been seeping through the mud
crater of the Garfield mound for cen.
turtles. This gas has built up the
mount to an elevation of at least $50
feet around the original hill. Gas is
to be found on several mounds in the
reservation, 10 to Is miles apart.
There is no question but gas in small
quantities is seeping through the
ground all along the coast, but the To-
cation of the source of supply is prob
lematical.
"At Tahola there is no visible sign
that oil of any kind other than that
used to lubricate the bearings of the
drill is to be found. No oil has come
through the casing. There is no oil in
the waste in the tailings. A careful
examination of the small stream which
runs from the bore down the side
of the hill fails to disclose even a
slight streak of oil. The vegetation
shows no sign of oil.
"At the derrick the so-called oil
sand, ground from marie shale at a
depth of $50 feet, lies out in the rain,
but the water fails to disclose any
signs of OIL The sand has not the
oil SMELL
"A visit to the scene of operations
fails to substantiate the report circu-
lated along the Harbor cities and
through the Northwest that gusher
had been struck and that a new prec-
dent had been set in the oil world by
the striking of a gusher of a paraffine
base oil at depth of $50 feet"
The Grays Harbor cities have put
over" their usual misrepresentation
but here Is the truth. No newspaper
would print such a story unless 1t
were.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05

With the distribution of nearly l.
100000 Red Cross seals throughout
the state among hundreds of campaign
managers and assistants, Washington
has begun to set new record for the
sale Of seals in this territory. In no
preceding sale has enthusiasm reach
ed it's present height, nor has partici-
patton been so general
From railroad magnate to humble
bread winner, from the largest city in
Washington to the remote country
home, requests for Red Cross seals
have poured into the offices of the
Washington Association for the Pre-
vention and Relief of tuberculosis.
This is the one time during the year
when the usually despised pennies
may do a noble work and have part
in financing the worlds greatest fight
the fight against tuberculosis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
DEVELOP CITIZENS
GOVERNOR ADVISES
Says Present Standard Must Be
Maintained-Bishop Keator
Concurs.

With every advantage of resources
and with the likelihood that it's popu
lation will double in the next 10 years,
the state of Washington needs to give
its attention to the maintenance of it's
present high standard of citizenship
and its people need to devote their en-
ergies to the upbuilding Of that stand
ard, according to Governor Ernest Lis
ter, who was the speaker of the even
ing at the largest meeting in the his
tory OF the Mems club OF st. Johns
Episcopal church last Tuesday even.
ing, Rt. Rev. Frederick w. Keator of
Tacoma, bishop of the diocese, being
the other speaker.
About 80 men. representing all the
churches in the city and including sew
eral of their ministers, heartily en-.
joyed the excellent dinner served by
the women of the church and gave rapt
attention to the addresses. Sketching
briefly the resources of the state as he
had found them during his trips since
governor. Mr.. Lister urged a greater
development of its agricultural re-
sources. referred specifically to the
need Of raising more cattle In Western
Washington, and urged the elimination
of factional and sectional jealousies
and greater cooperation among all
sections in upbuilding the state.
Bishop Keator, who followed, declar-
ed the signs Of the times were most
hopeful, emphasized in turn the need
of good citizenship and able leaders,
and referred to the increasing empha.
sis being placed on the human element
as one Of the best indications of the
spirit of the times.
Superior Judge C. E. Claypcol of this
city, who made short informal talk
just before the close Of the meeting
strongly endorsed THE WASHINGTON
STANDARDS campaign for the reform OF
the legislature. referred to the fire.
quent criticism of the judiciary and
declared that competent legislative
system which did not load the courts
with tedious rules would be a grea,
benefit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
TELLS INFECTED FRUIT
state Horticuiturist Issues Department
tai Definitions for Growers.

T. 0. Morrison, head of the hortiCul
tural division of the state department.
of agriculture, has issued a bulletin
officially defining "infected fruit" as
meaning fruit affected with any of the
following insects or diseases:
Coddling moth, lesser apple worm
oyster shell scale, peach twig borer
San Jose scale, woolly aphis, potato
tuber moth, potato eelworm, fire
blight, peach mildew, scab.
The bulletin continues:
"Apples and pears showing the Dor.
ings resulting from coddlng moth in.
jury are hereby declared to be infect
ed Apples showing worm stings must
for all practical purposes be classed
as infected unless the sting is thor
oughly healed. Apples, pears or
ounces showing any exudate or the
wrinkled condition due to fire blight
organism are declared infected.
Peaches showing split pits or any 9th
er injury caused by twig borers are
declared infected"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05

Reports current on the streets this
week said that we'll known apart
ment house owner of Seattle has been
in the city for the last few days in
vestigating the advisability of erecting
a modern apartment house in this city.
The threatened condemnation by the
new railroad for the purchase of two
blocks and parts Of two others in the
southwest end of the Swantown fill
district has been compromised by an
agreement between r. A. Davies and
Mrs. Mary A. Miller and sons, former
owners. The property transferred was
blocks so and "a and parts of blocks
Al and 81, Swans addition, a nominal
consideration of 500 being stated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
OLYMP|ANs REACH EAST
Local Travellers ON Three-Year Test
for Prize Of $4,000.

c. c. Beck, J. B. Ransom, G. w.
Beck and R. G. Rayne, who left Olym-
pia May l, 1912, with five horses and a
watch dog on trip to every state cap
ital, reached Middletown, N. Y, a
week ago last Sunday according to an
Associated Press dispatch.
The object Of the trip is to test the
endurance Of one of the horses named
Pinto, group of Western stockmen
having guaranteed the men in the
company $4,000 If they make trip
reaching the capital of every state in
the Union and arrive at San Fran
cisco by June Is, 1915, the day of the
opening of the Panama Pacific exposi.
tion. If the horse Pinto stands the
trip he will be exhibited at the big ex-
position.
The travellers we're given big send
off when they started from Olympia Il
year and a half ago. They have been
distributing Olympia literature and
pictorial matter throughout the trip
and boosting this section strongly
wherever they have gone.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
Saturday afternoon or Mon

Saturday afternoon or Monday
morning hearing on the application Of
Mrs. Gordon Mackay to have her hus-
band committed to the Steilacoom asy-
lum as insane, will be begun before
Superior Judge Mitchell. At Mackay's
preliminary hearing before Justice
Crosby last Tuesday on a charge of
having raised check for $4.70 to $47O,
he waived examination and was bound
over to the superior court, and when
arraigned before Superior Judge
Mitchell Wednesday afternoon he was
again placed under $1,000 bond and
his preliminary hearing set for next
Monday afternoon. The fore part of
this week Mackay appeared before the
state supreme court and made appli-
cation to have his name stricken from
the rooll of attorneys, disbarring him
self from practicing law in this state.
Mrs. Mackay's application to have her
husband committed to the asylum was
made last Friday. Local business men
of the city went on his bond required
by the superior court.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
WILL SELL COURTHOUSE
Auction First Monday in January
$4,000 Is Minimum Price.

The Thurston county court house
will be sold at public auction the first
Monday in January.
This decision was made by the coun-
ty commissioners last Monday after
only one protest was presented to the
proposed sale, and an upset price" of
$4,000 for the county property was
fixed, meaning that the property must
be sold for at least that sum. Report
has it that T. A. Davies and associates
offered $4,000 for the property.
c. B. Mann, the local seedman, was
the only one to protest to the sale, CIV
ing it as his opinion that the present
building should be repaired. In case
the court house is bought by T. A.
Davies, who is said to be the only
prospective purchaser at the present
time, the deal will involve the ex-
change of property at Fifth and
Franklin streets recently purchased
by him as a site for the new county
building.
AS an alternative site for the new
court house B. M. Price this week
made an offer to the county commits
sioners to sell the Lobby property at
Seventh and Adams streets to the coun-
ty for $1,000. in which price is includ-
ed the removal of the present wooden
building Other sites will be offered,
it is expected, before final action is
taken.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
TO DISCUSS CREDITS.
Methods and Needs for Rural Financing
to he Subjects Of Conference.

to He Subjects Of Conference.
Representatives of the State Grange,
the Farmers Union and similar organ
izations, the state college, the state de-
partment of agriculture and other or.
ganizations interested in the agricul-
tural development of this state, proba-
bly, will be called together within the
next few weeks to confer with the
members of the Washington commits
sion on rural credits. If the present
plans of the commissioners are carried
out
The commissioners recently return
ed from a tour of Europe, where the
various forms of rural credits in use
there were investigated, and are seek
ing fuller information as to the condi.
tions in this state and methods for bet
ter financing its rural development.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
WANTS TREATIES RATIFIED.
Asserts That United States Loads In
Peace Negotiations.

The country. am thankful to say, Is
at peace with all the world. and many
happy manifestations multiply about us
of a growing cordiality and sense Of
community Of interest among the ma
tions, foreshadowing an age Of settled
peace and good will. More and more
readily each decade do the nations
manifest their willingness to bind them
selves by solemn treaty to the proc
esses Of peace the processes OF frank
ness and fair concession. So far the
United States has stood ut the front OF
such negotiations. She will l earnest
ly hope and confidently believe. give
fresh proof Of her sincere adherence to
the cause Of international friendship
by ratifying the several treaties OF ar
bitration awaiting renewal by the SEN
ate
In addition to these 1t has been the
privilege OF the department Of state to
gain the assent. in principle. OF no less
than thirty-one nations, representing
four-ffths Of the population OF the
world. to the negotiation Of treaties by
which it shall be agreed that whenever
differences Of interest or OF policy arise
which cannot be resolved by the ordi-
nary processes Of diplomacy they shall
be publicly analyzed. discussed and re-
ported upon by a tribunal chosen by
the parties before either nation deter
mines its course Of action.
There is only one possible standard
by which to determine controversies
between the United States and other
nations. and that IL compounded o!
these two elements-Our own honor
and our obligations to the peace or the
world. A test so compounded ought
easily to he made to govern bJth tie
CONTINUED on page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
GAME CLUB FEEDS" +"
Speakers Tell SpOrtsmen How Laws
Are Better Enforced I'm County.

Are Better Enforced in County.
The fact that more fines for viola
tions Of the state game laws had been
collected in Thurston county though
fewer licenses had been issued, stated
by County Auditor Burr as an illustra
tion of the effectiveness with which
the game laws are being administered
in this county. brought forth consider
able enthusiasm from the 40 or more
sportsmen of the city and county who
highly enjoyed the annual banquet OF
the Thurston County Game club Tues
day evening
Postmaster w. r. Cavanaugh acted as
toastmaster of the evening, after the
guests had filled themselves full of the
dinner served for their benefit, and
enforced a strict rule of brevity. Talks
were made by John NJ. Wilson, Bon
Cruikshank, Warden James Fennell
C. c. Aspinwall, Albion Smith and 9TH
ers, all pertaining TO subjects close to
the sportsman's heart, or TO consid
GRAFTON OF the game laws.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
PLAN TWO OIL WELLS
Crescent Company TO Begin Drilling
Tenino Location December IL.

Having received guarantee that
the necessary machinery will reach
here not later than December 10, local
officers of the Crescent Oil company
announced this week that drilling on
its property about four miles west of
Tenino would be begun by December
15 The machine, for which the rig
ging is already constructed, is a stand
ard and rotary combination drill, de
clared to be the most complete of any
of the drills now working in Western
Washington.
From the log" of the old Christie
pher well, near which this well will be
sunk, the Crescent people estimate that
their machinery will drill from so to
60 feet a day, and if that estimate
proves true they will make consider
able headway by the first of the year
1t is the intention of the company
also, to erect and equip another rig
on another portion of their leased
property near Little Rock, and the ex-
act location will be determined at
meeting of the directors today. The
company is financed by Olympia, Cen
tralia and Tenino people, and the sale
of stock locally by Messrs. Walsh and
Smith, fiscal agents, is reported to be
proceeding satisfactorily, ranchers,
merchants and mechanics having be-
come financially interested in the COM
pany.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
Mr., WILSON URGES
DIRECT PRIMARY TO
CHOOSE PRESIDENT
The Democratic Chief Executive
Makes Remarkable Recon-
mendation to Congress.
ANNUAL MESSAGE IS SHORT.
Would Open Alaska-Says Social
Justice Should Rule-Wants
Trust Law.

President Wilson laid before Con
gress last Tuesday the legislative am
bition of the Democratic administra
ton. Applause punctuated important
utterances, and when he had finished
there was an enthusiastic demonstra.
tion, and among those congressman
who would discuss the message there
was a general Endorsement of the ad-
ministration's Mexican policy.
Less than 5000 words long, the mes
sage was one of the briefest and most
novel of American state papers-a
marked contrast as presented by it's
author today to the hitherto lengthy
marked contrast as prescribed by its
documents.
There was another contrast conspic-
uously apparent. President Wilson
had read three messages before-on
the tariff, on the currency and Mexi-
can affairs. The first time he person
ally addressed joint session there
was an atmosphere Of stiff formality,
applause was liberal, but perfunctory.
and there was an indefinable air of
precedent being broken-or a century
old custom being revived. Tuesday
the presidents reception was warm,
almost uproarous as he concluded his
reading.
The message in full is:
Gentlemen Of the Congress-In pur-
suance Of my constitutional duty to
'give to the congress information Of
the state Of the Union" take the lib
erty Of addressing you on several mat
ters which ought. as it seems to me,
particularly to engage the attention Of
your honorable body. as Of all who
study the welfare and progress Of the
nation.
shall ask your indulgence If ven-
ture to depart in some degree from the
usual custom of setting before you In
formal review the many matters which
have engaged the attention and called
for the action of the several depart
ments of the government or which
look to them for early treatment in
the future. because the list is long,
very long. and would suffer in the alb
breviation to which I should have to
subject 1t. shall submit to you the
reports Of the heads Of several depart
ments in which these subjects are set
forth in careful details and beg that
they may receive the thoughtful atten-
ton of your committees and Of all
members Of the congress who may
have the leisure to study them. Their
obvious Importance. as constituting the
very substance of the business Of the
government. makes comment and EN-
phasis on my part unnecessary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
FATAL SHOT" NEXT WEEK
st. Martins Boys Rehearsing for First
Local Appearance Friday, Dec. II.

Friday of next week-December -
the student actors of st. Martins
College Dramatic club are to appear in
their favorite play, "The Fatal Shot"
at the Olympia theater, and inasmuch
as this will be their first appearance
in a local theater the boys are rehears-
ing earnestly to give their local audi
ence the merriment that has been
manifested when this play has been
presented to smaller gatherings in the
college auditorium at Lacey. And the
boys want and expect large audience
to give them encouragement in their
performance.
Theodore Down in the sedate role of
Congressman Thomas Godfrey Myrtle
ton of Rambleton, the leading charac-
ter, will have a chance to show his
audience how perfectly at home he
feels on the stage; Walter Carey will
provide merriment-andp plenty of it
in the role of Jasper. a chocolate"
favorite, while Lincoln Harvey as Pin
kerton Case, detective, and Joseph
Ryan and Leonard Mist as the two
comedians, will add to the evenings
humor.
The cast is:
Hon Godfrey Myrtleton. .........
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05

A petition to vacate blocks II, 70
and 73 in the plat Of Puget City was
presented to the county commissioners
this week by E. C. Baird, the owner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05

Miss Hazel Hartshorn, who has just
returned from Dawson. Yukon Terri
tory. where her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. II Hartshcrn, old Olympia resi-
dents, are now living, visited relatives
and friends here this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05

BESIDES the mayor, Olympia's officers
for the ensuing year will be: IN
Holmes. city clerk; Mrs. Julia Wal
drip, city treasurer; George Bigelow,
city attorney; G. N. Talcott, council
man-at-large; J. B. Eshom, First ward
councilman; L. C. Ramberg, Third
ward, and Charles Hord, Fifth ward.
The light vote in Olympia was wit
messed In elections in other places
throughout the county. only 81 out OF
131 registered voters balloting in the
Bucoda election. electing John Gra-
ham mayor, Joe Krupp treasurer, and
John Swift and Robert Davis to two.
year terms in the council. All the off,
cials are new, the old ones refusing to
serve longer.
Out at Tenino the combination Cit
izens ticket won by a vote of nearly 2
to over the Socialists, though the lat
ter had been picked to win. Mrs.
Grace X. Gibson was elected treasurer
by vote Of 127 to As over L. Cast,
and Claude Vanderslice, S. w. Fenton,
Lawrence McLain and Harry Richards
were elected to the council by big ma
jorities.
''Stickers" were used to elect
Charles Hewitt treasurer of Tumwater
in that city's election Tuesday, he re-
ceiving Ga votes to the IA polled by III.
Dennis, who had been nominated for
the place, only one ticket being in the
field. Jess Tabor and E. e. Johnson
were chosen TO serve on the council.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05
LIGHT VOTE CAST
IN ALL ELECTIONS
FOR CITY OFFICERS
Citizens Ticket Carries All but
Two Offices in Olympia
Woman Wins Out.
SOCIALISTS LOSE TENINO.
Graham Is Mayor Of Bucoda-
Charles Hewitt Now Treas
urer of Tumwater.

In one of the most quiet campaigns
in the city's history, the present may
or was reelected by much larger ma
jority in the municipal election last
Tuesday than he received when first
chosen and carried with him the whole
Citizens ticket with the exception of
city clerk and First ward councilman.
The mayor received 1,144 votes, while
j. A. McCann, the Republican candi-
date, received but 276, and r. Over
hulse, the Socialist, only II, total of
,491 votes being cast for mayor.
BY defeating w. H. Bracket by
vote of S54 to 565, Mrs. Julia Waldrip,
the Citizens candidate, won the dis
tinction of being the first woman Of
fetal in Olympia's history. While
these candidates made one of the most
exciting races of the election, the con-
test between City Clerk l. N. Holmes,
Republican. for reelection, and R. J.
Hoage, the Citizens candidate, was
more exciting, Holmes winning by
vote Of "A? to 686. J. B. Eshom, the
only other Republican candidate to be
chosen, slipped through on a bare ma
jority of % votes as First ward coun-
Gilman over 0. M. Dunham, the Citi-
zens candidate.
The official returns as canvassed by
the city council Wednesday night
showed the following vote in addition
to that for mayor given above:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-12-05

The college band, under the direc.
tion Of Rev. Father Sebastian Ruth, O..
s. B., will play college Life" as the
opening selection of the performance,
which starts at Sis. 1t has also pre-
pared an excellent program of music
to be presented between the acts,
while the college orchestra will play
during the performance.
An admission price of SO and 25
cents will be charged and seats will
60 on sale next Wednesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Society MatrOn an
Authority on Dogs
San Francisco Young Woman De-
clares Her CANNES Are SINH
lar to People.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 81
Among their other accomplishments,
such as the classic rag" and the
"domesticated tango" the society
women of the East Bay cities are
learning to qualify as dog experts.
Mrs Harold C'Bud') Ravens is the
leader of the new fad She has such
a varied assortment of dog lore that
all her friends ask her advice IF their
dogs happen to be under the weather
Mrs. Ravens has discovered that
her dogs have the same Characters
tics as some people. "Sharkey." her
fox terrier, for instance, reminds her
of a lazy aristocrat. "Snookums,"
the baby of her kennel, has a cur
strain, but he is ambitious and ac-
tive
Mrs. Ravens takes care of the dogs
herself. She feeds them with a spoon
and has special kennels for them and
changes their food at least twice a
week.