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~ South street, brick building Opposite ba nd
stand. Consult her regarding business and
personal affairs. Private and confidential. At
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For sALE-Roasting chickens and broilers
II j. Backus, agent for the New Town
colony brooder best brooder IN existance. No
Bennninston. Phone l7i-W. 8to5
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LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
ron sALa

EOR sALE-Rs iarn 90 VI. Anthony club
- Erounds- HelEht I. "a length e. width -.
bids on cash basis but barn 10 Be- moved dur
lng August. will b. reCclNed up n July ~
Mall SANE 20 Guy johnson bennington VI.
Barn can be examined ~ applying % william
y. Med maid Al Cab Hou Ito
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lain returns and meets the girl face
to face. During a terrific struggle
his pistol is discharged, the bullet
goes through the ceiling to the
room above. and striking the old
millionaire in the neither part OF
his anatomy awahens him from
the trance in which he has lain
and been forgotten. The police
are called, capture the villain, and
after race for life. they arrive
Just as sentence of death is being
pronounced on the innocent Cor
nelius. He is freed and the villain
is dragged away to his just de-
serts. The millionaire, then turns
fairy-godmother and presents them
with a beautiful car and a magni-
ficently furnished house. That
evening there is a grand reunion
in the palatial home Of the million
aire. with champagne served by
six footmen.
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WANTED

VyANTED-Flrst class butcher for this
w coming Saturday at the Cut Price mar
ket- ll3 North st. lsti
WANTED-Lady wishes work by the day
w or hour. Address. T. A. b. X3i Depot st.
1876
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OsT-Tail light for automobile, with iron
IL holder. Finder please notify or return
same TO Or. d. A. Gleason, North BENNINGTON
and receive reward. lh6
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WANTED-wAshlns and Ironing TO do at
w home. Inquire 2lS Grove st., second
floor. 1876
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LOST AND FOUND

OsT-A pair of nose glasses with chain aud
II pin attached. Finder please return 10
Banner office and receive reward. lst2t
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
MOTHERS CONfR:SS
MEETS III OLYMPIA


Some 200 OF the leading women OF
the state active ia school work and
the broad civic endeavors Of the Par
cpt-Toachor associations and Moth
crs' circles, are spending three days
in Olympia this week at the fourth
Mothers Congress. which was for
mally opened Wednesday morning.
The convention will close Friday af-
ternoOn.
The opening day was given over
largely to the registration OF dele
gates, the meeting of committees,
round table discussions and the read
ing of reports. Wednesday evening
Governor and Mrs. Lister entertain
ed the delegates at a reception at the
executive mansion, the governor ex-
tending to them greetings for the
state, the mayor for the city and
Superintendent G. f. Beach for the
city schools, to which Mrs. William
B. Bebb, state president Of the
Mothers Congress, responded.
Interesting Addresses Thursday.
Four important addresses. by Gov
ernor Lister. State Superintendent of
Schools Josephine Preston on "Voca-
tional Schools" Mrs. Lou Diven, Ii
brarian of the state travelling library,
on Mature Study in the Home" and
by State Fire Warden e. w. Ferris ON
preservation of Our Forests by Pub
lie School Children" made the af-
ternoon session of the Congress
Thursday the most interesting so far
They were followed by two more in
teresting addresses that evening. one
by Judge c. f. Claypool on THE
Spirit of Law Enforcement" and the
other by Rev. Frank Dyer of Tacoma
on brotherhood and Motherhood
and the Character Of the Times"
The evening meeting opened with
music by Mrs. R. J. Hoage and an in
vocation by Rev. D. A. Thompson.
Thursday morning, after an invo-
cation by Rev. H. s. Champie, the
delegates attending the Congress
heard the reports of the presidents
of the Parent-Teacher associations of
the high schools, the officers coun-
ellis, the rural school Parent-Teacher
associations and the standing COM
mittees. From 1880 to 230 they
were the guests of the Olympia
Chamber of Commerce on a sight
seeing tour around the city, the ai-
ternoon session beginning with music
by pupils of the Olympia schools.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
WOULD INTEREST CHILDREN
Agricultural Department Wants Them
Active at Fair.

Special effort to make the chill
dren's participation in the State fair
the coming summer one of its big
features, is being made by the state
department of agriculture To create
added interest among the children
two prizes, first and second. will
be offered in events in which only one
prize was given last year. Premium
lists are being prepared now so that
they will reach the children before
the close of the schools.
DR.. II. T. Graves, acting commits
sioner of agriculture, personally has
offered a cash prize of S25 for the boy
or girl living outside Of Yakima coun-
ty, who will make the best exhibit of
vegetables. The only condition made
is that the exhibitor must prepare and
display the exhibit himself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
TO BUILD NEW BRIDGE.
Contract Let for Structure Across
Scatter Creek.

The county commissioners this
week awarded to A. l.. Preston OF
Centralia the contract to construct .
60-foot steel span bridge at the point
where the Case road crosses Scatter
Creek, on a bid Of $626, the county
to furnish the two 3O-foot steel spans
that will be used.
This is the point to which County
Engineer w. II. Yeager recommend
ed the removal of the uncompleted
steel bridge now located on the un-
completed Dave Johnson road, to
which the residents of that district
entered so strong a protest that the
removal was not made. The COM
missioners first bought the steel for
the Scatter Creek bridge and direct
ed the county engineer to build it by
day labor or contract and after esti-
mating the work the engineer let the
contract to Mr.. Preston and his ac-
ton was approved by the board.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
DOUGLASS REPEATS
STORY OF MURDER
AGED RANCHER TELLS EVENTS
SURROUNDING KILLING
OF HIS WIFE.

Hamilton Douglass. the 75-year-
old rancher who killed his young wife
at Grand Mound last March, dramati-
cally repeated his version of the af-
fair as the last witness for the de-
tense in the trial in the local super
ior court Thursday morning. His
story differed but little from the con-
fession he made at the time of his
arrest.
Three women are on the jury hear
ing the case, which began Wednes.
day with Attorney c. e. Collier con-
Quoting the defense. The trial was
held under the statute which requires
a jury trial of all persons charged
with first degree murder, though
Douglass had made a complete con-
fession of the tragedy at the time 1t
occurred.
Clarence Leaver, a son Of the MUIR
dered woman by her frs. husband,
and Mrs. Nellie Acker, a aep-daugh-
ter of the accused man, were the
principal witnesses for the defense,
besides Douglass himself. Mrs. Viv-
ian Gill, who was at the Douglass
home at the time of the tragedy, and
McDavitt, the man who boarded at
the Douglass home, we're the princi-
pal witnesses for the state.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

Probably the most popular subject
of discussion The Washington Stan
dard has started for some time among
the farmers of the county is the one
on the local market question which
has been in progress now for the last
three weeks and promises to engage
attention for some time to come.
The first article was on the mer-
chants side of the question as pre-
sented by Snohomish merchant; last
week was the first reply by one of the
leading farmers of the county and
this week is published another state
ment of the farmers side of the ques-
ton, submitted by Ross Chilson. Next
week it is expected that further
discussion of the question from the
merchants or commission mans point
of view, written by man who 10 "in
the game" will be published so that
the discussion will be fair to all sides
concerned.
Mr.. Chilson's letter is as follows:
Editor Washington Standard:
''In the Washington Standard Of
May l there appeared quite lengthy
article setting forth the merchants
side of the question of How Farmers
Can Aid Local Market In this ar
ticle the writer goes on to tell OF what
the average merchant has to contend
with--and to the shortcomings Of
many Of our farmers; extracts from a
SnOhOmish farmers letter are pro-
duced and comments are made from
the merchants side Of the argument.
but to my mind both sides have fail
ed to come through with the cause, or
remedy for existing conditions, and
being something Of Granger and a
'hayseed' myself, it will be quite nat
ural for me to take up the farmers
side OF the discussion. Facts have
been quoted by both parties, and
shall endeavor to stick to the same.
feeling that exaggerations are not at
all necessary.
II will begin by relating some OF
my own experiences and believe
conditions are even worse now than
at that time. I was then living on
my homestead on the Nisqually river.
noticed in my Tacoma paper under
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
REBELS TAKE TAMPICO.
Interest in Mexican Situation Centers
In Mediation Conference Monday.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May. 15.-
Interest in the national capital. so
far as the Mexican situation Is con-
cerned, now centers in the first con-
ference of the A B c mediators at
Niagara Falls, Can, next Monday
which will be attended by represen-
tatives of the United States, OF the
Mexican Constitutionalists and OF
General Huerta. The general hope
and belief is that some plan will be
adopted by the mediators that Will
be satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned.
The Constitutionalists gained
another victory Wednesday when the
federal army that has been defending
Tampico evacuated that important
port after several days battle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
WHAT'S WRONG WITH
OLYMPIA FINANCES? ?
EIERYTHING-AN OFFICIALS
WANT LEGISLATURE TO
STRAIGHTEN THEM.

If on March II last yeal the legis-
lature then in session had passed
the bill it passed on March IS and if
on March IS it had passed the bill it
did pass on March II, if-then Olym
pia and Snohomish and all the other
third-class cities in the state would
have some definite idea of how much
taxes they can legally levy for NUM-
cipal purposes. Now they haven't
and Olympia and Snohomish are peti-
tioning the governor to call a special
session to straighten the tangle out.
It's some tangle, too.
1t used to be that a third-class city
could levy 10 mills for general pur-
poses and mills for Indebtedness
and warrant obligations, but that
didn't seem enough SO a few Of the
wise ones" got together and suggest
ed that the legislature raise the
ante" to Is mills for general purposes
and mills for indebtedness. The
legislature took the hunch all right
and amended the law to that effect
but unfortunately they passed the bill
on March II.
The Next "HunCl.."
1t so happened. too. that along
about that time Olympia thought it
was going to have a steam-heating
system and the council wanted full
authority to grant a franchise, so a
few more wise ones" got together
and suggested that the legislature
grant third-class cities that authority
and the legislature very graciously
complied, raking up an old law and
passing the amendment on March IS.
Later it was discovered that this law
fixed the levy third-class cities can
make for all purposes at 10 mills, the
supreme court has held 1t is the latest
expression Of legislative authority on
the subject and therefore is the law.
And there you are.
The worst part Of II is the city
council did not know anything about
the mix-up when it fixed the levy at
1875 mills last year and so it levied
1885 mills, but here little while
ago came along a few local taxpayers
and kicked. "Here-you've exceed
ed your authority-you had no legal
right to levy more than 10 mills" +"
they said in effect, "and we won't pay
any more than 10 mills" And they
have entered protest, the supreme
court has made a decision or two, the
city council has fretted about it for
a month or so and the upshot Of it
is that, after giving the mayor au-
thority to order the street lights shut
Off to cut down expenses-an au-
thority he has not yet exercised-the
council has finally petitioned the gov
ernor to call a special session of the
legislature to straghten the tangle
out.
EverybOdy's in the Dark.
City Attorney Bigelow thinks the
legislature ought to pass an entirely
new financial code for third-class cit
ices. There are original acts and
amendatory acts and special acts that
demand this and repeal that and per.
nit something else so that no one
knows what thrd-class city can dc
financially. There isn't city official
in Olympia or Snohomish that does
anyhow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

Continued on page S.)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

(To be continued next week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
HOW TO GROW PEARS IN THuRsT0N COUNTY
Series of Articles Giving the Facts About the Pear
Business-Wren so You Can Understand Them and
Prepared Particularly to Fit Conditions Here
Series
OF the stnteD Depart meat of tgriru
PRUNING YOUR PEAR TREES.

Last week and in former articles Mr. Morrison told
'fil principles involved in pruning fruit how Aa,ll IT,
nursery stock when planting and how the
HSt year You will remember that h" has Frequently Ni 4
the newer custom Of 'budng the low making cheaper
for the not only gather his bat
cultivate his The first toward this
be taken during the is attaining its growth Mr. Morrison
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15
FARMER DISCUSSES
MARKET Problem
SECOND LITTER ON MUCH-DE.
BATNi QUESTION ~ PUB.
LIs3i,.l} HVIS WEEK.

The following letter is publish
ed as Il cont ihu.iun and i'm no wise
represents the opinion OF this
newspaper. ANY more than did the
article in the issue which hroU@h:
forth this discussion. COnNeuuent-
ly the statements made therein are
made on the authority of the writ
er. and are Published here IN set
ting forth the farmers side of the
local market question, in the hope
of reaching Il solution of the qucs-
ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

Main street. Friday the high school
exhibits will be put in their place.
Mrs. T. F. Sturdevant of Portland,
Ore, who has just returned frsm a
European trip; Mrs. Sarah Lont of
Waterbury, Conn, and Mrs. Nellie
Merrick Of Pittsburg, Pa. all sisters
of Deputy County Clerk Phil Skill
man, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Skillman
the fore part of this week, going to
Portland Wednesday to visit three
brothers who live near there. Mr..
Skillman had not seen Mrs. Lont and
Mrs. Merrick for 80 years. They ex-
pect to live in Portland.
Mrs. A. Anderson of this city won
the prize at the gold medal contest of
the Tacoma federation, w. c. T. u,
at the First Methodist church Tues
day evening, the title of her oration
being, THE Benefits of the Saloon "
1t was delivered IN German.
Minnie Clementine Roland has been
granted a divorce by default from
James Ronald.
Word was received in Olympia this
week of the marriage at Lewiston,
Idaho, May /, of WIN CASTOR, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George CASTOR OF this
city, to Miss Marjorie Stevens, Lew
iston girl. MIR. CASTOR, who is very
well known n Olympia, viii go into
partnership in an automobile bust
ness in Portland with Fred Lewis
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G, E. Lewis OF
this city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week the exhibits of the manual
training and domestic science depart
ments of the grade schools of the city
were on display in the vacant store
room in the Odd Fellows building on
Main street. Friday the high school
exhibits will be put in their place.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

Wednesday was the hottest day or
the year in Olympia, the thermomet-
er reaching 85 degrees, a thunder
shower during the evening cooling
off the atmosphere.
A. Loft, who has ranch about sew
en- miles down the bay near Hunters
Point, put the first homegrown
strawberries into the local markets
this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-15

Word received by Governor Lister
this week from the Washington dele
cation in congress told of the passage
by the house of representatives OF
the bill providing for the direct cleo
ton Of United States senators, there
by removing the necessity of calling
a special session OF the Legislature on
that point. The governor, h""
has yet to decide tn"
pia and Snoho *
sion to straigh
difficulties of III
After a heateG
bate for Two days,
for women factor
state was fixed at
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-31
EDsFoR SPEEDING.

John corrothers, Of this city, was
arrested in Mprgantown yesterday
for speeding over the NJ lie Ground.
He confessed to the charges before
Justice Barker, OF Morgantown, aud
was fined 1880 including costs.
lcorrothers with three other men
were driving Chalmers car and
were headed for Point Marion, Pa.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-31
LUKE Ms1uKE SAYS.

II ~
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1.-THE art OF taking. snt tbs 49, ~ =,
Saying something has HEN to, 81
skinned to a frazzle. sss''
IL Is no trouble 10 get fs,,o,,s u
Laugh al your storias w,,a, -. ~, - "
purcb asings the drinks - y
"a thin girl has Il ON a fat 5s,.,Fha
cause very litleFof wt;a 4 Is 3 VI - -
shows on I the lontsidei q 4 taSAs
Atman,s idea 81 ! . : eood 4 q. 1.
lone who viii pDressscrib u i; Id e.; s,,ss
crack out Of the hoy - - =
The thin girls 4 rs soi { !. a Z !, { y y.
boose poke hidden n = Ar fi's : - !.
bustiesS to be worn tbisG snm y 4 ~.
the1cornfeds win con IA, 3 : - !. :, =
handbag. They are MT ) eoins B,
make matters worse 4 ~ -
When a man has ma \ 3 4 \ !, !, Z, ,ool
of himself ali I dayi ia ftbinksS ,ha a ~ Ia
can Jolly fate tySpromisings . a. hat s
ter the next day RntSi;e5 ,,sysr ,s al
of that easy. 4 N -
al good fellow q 4 Z Z, 1, + w,,o,s ,,v;,,
blow in 4 11SofEbis nav IN n Nv rron -,
acoruaintances I'M ~ = ~ ! "a t g
get mad becanse t,is MI "a q ~. !. ~.
Quarts Of milk fort he cbi,dra Hs gav s@
iaylwhen 'theygconld d r s a., : -
e,et along with sone q, ~, - slssi. s1A =.
The oid. fasbionef, how Swb !; "a =
carry q dime avail a. * i, 80
az his nalnrts now has 4 sson y Z 40 :
ried a Siot AZ sentem bar Morn Z H. II stho
inside sofShis 7eaat n n = : 49, ~
Wban q i eirI has !, ;.,,fSi, 3 /,
mons ana u swe,i no a. 20 an. :. ! ~:
ines isI,e has ~ nrsraor,a s aa s. a.s,,,
temntation IN eets$ . nairF 20 soissors
and shorta an as es a - 8 Z, 4,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-31
PREFER TIPS 10 8 GLORY

II T. 2 5-alNtt 2 Ia
e While rumors Of ebullition Of the
war spirit among the polyglot popu-
iations Of the culinary and restaurant
departments of the big hotels were
current yesterday. investigation de-
lyeloped that no casualties had taken
place, says the New York Times. In,
many hotels the waters and cooks
have for the most part become Amer
lean citizens, and recognizing that
America means more to. them and has
Gone more for them than the coun-
try of their BIRTH are settling their
differences of opinion orally. Indeed,
SO far as hotel STATS are concerned,
the news of bloodshed in Irelana
caused more Of a sensation than the
possibility of general European
war.
+ Orchestra leaders in the big hotels,
who are mainly Hungarians, seemed
to be. in warlike mood. When Armand
Nescy got back from his vacation yes
terday and took up his violin the or.
chestras of the Ritz Carlton played
all its numbers to martial time. Herr
Eecsy said he was a non commission
ed officer Of reserves in the Austro=
Hungarian army, and while a5week
ago he had been strong for tile indie
..ypendence OF Hungary, she was now
willing OF fight against seryia if
drafted back home, only he, hoped
war would not begin before the pro:
|ductionS of that new; opera OF his,
which Is scheduled for the fall.
x But when inquiry was made atithe
But when inquiry was made atsthe
waldorf 1T was learned that out OF
the whole dining-room and kitchen
force, which during the summer sea-
son amounts to about 81 S men, IA S
of5them being German born, 100
French, $50 Italians, so Greeks and
900 Austro= garians, only one
man. a waiter, had gone to the AUS
:ro-H Hungarian Consulate General TO
Inquire how soon he could get back
| to fight. Itsisibelieved that only the
Greeks will go back In case Of a gen
cral mix-up. One waiter, an Austro=
Hungarian, expressed what Is said
I'd beia common sentiment.
SEQ back and fight? p. he said with
an expression OF. amazement. did
ihey fight for me- i'll did not pay
my taxes, didn't they just throw me
of myiland ? ] am an Amerisan now.s
But since thenews came Of the row
Itn ireland on Sunday the Irish Ma
Itionalist spirit in the Waldorf has
Ibeen ebullient. Irish men and boys
working in the; hotel have collected
nearly $500, 1t was said yesterday.
They will send the money not! to
John Redmond ,said the informant.
lbnti will turn It over to Dennis H.
}spellissey. to be used here in New
York foritae purchase Of guns.
There's five offrsf already to go to
ireland when the word Is given
Said this authority, ..and IT is not
lhot air I'm giving you when i say
that the preparations are all made,
even To packing the knapsack
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-31
HOLDS CONFERENCE.
By Ass,

By ASSOCIATED PRESS 81
SCRANTON, Pa July rs. The
grievance committee Of the Delaware,
Laclsawana and Westerns Co. min
ers who threatened to strike because
OF the patrol system put in force by.
the company todaysheld a yconference
with r. IA. Phillips general manager
Of the Lackawana coal department,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-31

and its conclusion the committee an
nounced 1t had not arrived at agree
ment. Unless an agreement is reach
ed by Saturday members said $4,000
men would be called out. N
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-17

of One of the Pioneer Women
of the State, Mother Of the
Secretary Of State.

Mrs. Margaret Stuart-Reed, wife
OF Major IiltonaD Reed and mother
OF Secretary of State Reed, died at
the age5of "a years on April sI5.1f91 y i,
and her funeral took place on Easter
Sunday ats the, Ebenezer baptist
church i'm BarbouE county. where sne
was baptized and given the hand OF
fellowship over forty years ago.
Mrs Reed spent. her life on the
farm, devoted 20 her home and fam
lily and greatly esteemed by all VINO
knew her. Wien her health failed
she and her husband i tempo arily
left the OH home farm to be near
her daughter, AIRS. Jackson ,3of Buck
'hannpTis She was az, gentle, sweet
tempered womansi fond Of flowers
and dumb animate, and it really ap-
pearad as though they understood,
for her plants usually Showed their
apr eciation by lavish and fragrant
bloss0ming and dumb creatures al