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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
WAR AIDS STATE FAIR


Because Canada is feeling the
heavy hand of the Europear war. the
harness races scheduled for this fall
at Victoria and New Westminster
have been cancelled and DIR. H. T.
Graves, acting commissioner of the
state department of garicultnre, has
been besieged with requests from
race horse men all over the coast to
enlarge the racing program at the
state fair at North Yakima, Septem-
ber 21 to 26.
Last week DR.. Graves attended the
Southwest Washington fair at Che
halls and at the urgent request OF
$50 horsemen representing stables
that had not previously entered for
the state fair, agreed to increase the
racing program at the North Yakima
event enough to give all chance to
compete.
The Canadian races, dates for
which conficted with the state fair,
were called off when it was found
that the American horse owners
would not ship their horses across the
international border, fearing they
might be requisitioned for war pur-
poses. The result will be that in ad-
dition to all the horses originally en-
tered in early closing events, the state
fair will have the pick of all the rae
ers originally intended for the Cana
dian tracks, and should be able to
present the best harness racing seen
in the Northwest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
PREPARE
FOR LEGISLATURE
STATE DEPARTMENTS JOIN IN
BUGET-MAKING FOR NEXT
SESSION.

When the fourteenth Washington
legislature convenes here next Janu-
ary, its work will be considerably
lightened and chances for Legislative
errors largely reduced, by prepara-
tions now being made by all the state
departments.
Governor Lister has invited the
other state officials to cooperate with
him in preparing in advance of the
legislative session, accurate estimates
of the financial needs of the various
state departments. Consequently, in
stead of facing the necessity of hold
ing hearings lasting for 80 or 40
days, in an effort to find what the de-
partments of the state need for their
support, the appropriations commit
tees of the next legislature will be
given practically complete omnibus
appropriations bill, or budget, at the
beginning of the session.
In other lines preparations are also
being made for the legislature. The
state highway commission will have
prepared in proper form its own rec
concentrations for the expenditure of
state road money during the next BIZ
ennium. The board Of control will
present its program for such improve
ments and new buildings as may be
needed at the various state institu-
tions, going carefully over the recon-
mendations of the various superin-
tendents in this regard, instead of
merely throwing the superintendents'
requests at the legislature, which was
the case in 1913.
Governor Listers request, several
months ago, that all departments un-
der him prepare early all legislation
needed by their departments, is bear
ing fruit, and the attorney generals
office, which is cooperating with the
governor in the effort to have pro-
posed bills carefully drafted, is now
engaged in preparing many of the
measures required by the different
state departments.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04

More than 200 residents of that
portion of the city lying beyond the
end Of the present street car tracks
on East Fourth street presented a
petition to the city council this week
asking the city authorities to do all
IN their power to secure an extension
of the street car line to the city limits.
A spokesman for the petitioners said
that if the present company did not
want to make the extension, it was
known there was another company
willing to apply for franchise to
serve this district and also that por-
ton of the city north of Fourth street
and extending to the city park.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
GERMANS ADVANCING
STEADILY ON PARIS
FRENCH CAPITAL MOVED TO
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIC
TORIOUS OVER AUSTRIANS

Pressing steadily on to Paris
though at fearful cost in lives, the
constant advance of the German army
is forcing the French, English and
Belgian resisting lines to give way
step by step and the progress the Ger
mans have been making in the battle
that has been raging all this week in
northern French territory resulted in
the official removal Thursday of the
French government from Paris to
Bordeaux, as was done in the war of
1870.
Aeroplane battles, forays. by Zep-
pelins and the dropping of bombs
have stirred Parts nightly this week.
Several of the gates of the city have
already been closed to traffic, while
the building of supplementary de-
tense works is proceeding vigorously.
Meanwhile the Germans, forced by
Russian attacks on their east from
tier, have been compelled to rein
force their troops there and, accord
ing to reports, have successfully re-
pulsed the czar's army. Also, they
have begun an attack on Antwerp.
Russians Defeat Austrians.
The Russians have successfully
driven back the Austrians, in a bat
tie in Galicia which the AuStrianS
themselves described as 'the bloodi-
est in history" Reports are persis-
tent that Turkey, now mobilizing it's
troops, will come to the aid of Aus
tria and Germany, and such move
is expected to throw Italy and Greece
to the support of England, France,
Belgium. Russia, Roumania and Mon
tenegro.
a.
Continued on page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
SILENT MARCH OF PEACE
New York Women Strikingly Protest
Against EurOpe's War.

NEW YORK, September 4.-Si-
lently, to the measured beat of muf-
fed drums, great army of peace
moved down Fifth avenue last Satur-
day afternoon. Upwards of 1000 wo-
men, black-clad, without banners or
the blaring of bands, marched in a
procession of mourning in protest
against the slaughter of human be-
ings in man-made war.
Never before has New York wit
messed such a spectacle as was pre-
sented in this procession, comprised
mostly of women of middle age, the
mothers of such men as are now sac
rificing their lives upon European
battlefields. There were scores, bent
and gray under the weight of years,
(COntinued on page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
PROMISE BIG TIME
HERE NEXT MONDAY
TRADES COUNCIL LEADS IN
PLANS FOR LABOR DAY
CELEBRATION.

When the committee appointed by
the Trades Council to plan celebra-
tion of Labor Day, September Z, de-
cided to couple with it the raising OF
a fund to be expended in making ina
provements in Priest Point park, u
popular chord was apparently struck,
judging from the enthusiasm with
which the committee has been met ore
all sides and by people in all walks
of public, professional, commercials
and private life.
The Chamber of Commerce ana
board of park commissioners are
working in hearty cooperation with
the movement and it has been endOrs-
ed by the clergy of the city, Governor
Ernest Lister and Mayor George A.
Mottman.
Tag Day Saturday.
The plan endorsed by the commit
tee was to sell tags at 25 cents eactR,
which would entitle the holder tCD
participate in family picnic at the
park on Labor Day, when the COM
mittee would furnish the cohee-
cream and sugar, and an additionaF
Is cents would entitle the holder OF
the extra tag to attend the dance In
the evening at the Tumwater club
Saturday will be tag day.
The scheme for selling the tags Il
a novel one and 1t 10 predicted win
prove popular, the plan being to have
SO ladies representing the differuno
churches, lodges and trades unions
start simultaneously at 8 o'clock n
the morning, in all sections Of thG
city, to sell the tags. Five minutes
before the hour the big whistle at IL
Olympia Door company's mill VIII
send out the first deep note Of warn
ing and will continue to sound unt1
3 O'Clock. and when the whistle ceases
the half hundred tag sellers will take
1t as an oficial announcement that /
the tag sale is on.
No One VIII BE Sighted
Then anyone who escapes will havU
to 60 by the Zeppelin route as Chi0f
Of Police Powe and his blue coats viii
ee that the auto driver pays the SANS
respect to the tag seller that he does
to the street car discharging or tax
ing on passengers. In other words.
the tag seller will own the city from
8 o'clock Saturday morning until s.
clock in the afternoon, and the pub
lie is supposed to know in advances
that the proceeds, after the expenses
Of the celebration are paid. will 60 to
the park fund.
AS about everything that will be
needed for the picnic will be contrib
utcd, there is an assurance that the
expenses will be very light. It Is also !,
tentatively understood that Whatever
funds are available will be expendedf
in such improvements at the park ~
will be chiefly enjoyed by the chill
dren, which makes the novel celebrz-
tion of interest in every home in the
city. u
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
ONLY ONE BILL UPHELD
Local Courts Rule Out Five OF Six
Initiative Measures.

Initiative bill No. 8, the FIRST aid"
measure, certified to vote by
Secretary of State Howell on mar
gin of IA figures, was the only one of
the six measures upon which suit was
started, to be upheld by the local SUI
perior court, Judge Mitchell ruling
Wednesday afternoon that the bill
had ~ bonafide signatures more than
the number required to entitle 1t to a
vote.
The Direct Legislation league, pro-
noting the measures, has applied
to the state supreme court for a writ
of review on four Of the five measures
which the local court, Judges Mitchell
and Claypool sitting en- banc, ruled
Continued on Page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
LOTS OF TALK IN
RAILROAD CIRCLES
CONSIDERABLE SPECULATION
OVER ASSUMPTION OF p.
T. S. BY n. p.

What does the official taking over
of the Port Townsend Southern by
the Northern Pacific mean for Olym-
pia?
That is a question upon which
there has been considerable specula-
ton here for the last two weeks, since
the official announcement that the
Northern Pacific had assumed the
line which it has been operating one
way or another for several years.
The talk that there is prospect of
abandoning it is taken as simon-pure
"bunk" by most people who see no
reason why the Northern Pacific
should swap it's good stock for P. T.
S. holdings, as is usually done in
such transfers, if it intended to throw
away later what it had bought in
that way.
One thing is certain: the assump-
tion of the P. T. S. by the Northern
Pacific gives that railroad control of
the Westside waterfront. And that
means about SO car for the indus
tries now located there, for under
the old regime switching charge OF
that amount was made when the P.
T. s. took car down. to the North
ern Pacific and there is every assur-
ance this will be abolished.
N. p. Suddenly Active.
There is considerable speculation,
too, over that waterfront PROPOSE
ton. The Northern Pacific had not
paid much attention to Olympia's
tideland property. so far at least as
is generally known, until the O.-W.
came in here last winter and, through
the Olympia Terminal railway, got
the lead to the lower Main street fill.
Except for a common user arrange
ment, the N. P. was not in on Olym-
pia's waterfront, until it took over
the P. T. S., and the speculation
arises over just what this last means.
The Chamber of Commerce expects
to make a formal request for the es-
tablishment of an express service on
the P. r. S. between Olympia and the
main line and anticipates no difficulty
in getting it. This is one way In
which, 1t is pointed out. Olympia VIII
receive immediate benefit from the
change, and in some quarters 1t is
rumored that the people around here
have not been giving enough atten-
ton to this move of the N. P, have
not realized what it may mean for the
city, and the prediction is freely made
that the next year will see it entirely
rebuilt and standardized.
What is Milwaukee Doing?
But the N. p. has not cornered
quite all of the recent railroad gossip
hereabouts. Quietly Milwaukee rep
resentatives have been circulating
among local shippers and promising
them the same service on the same
basis the N. P. now offers and the
O.-W. will be in a position to offer
as soon as the line now building Is
completed. This is taken as further
evidence that the practise OF the o.
w. and Milwaukee of working to-
gether throughout this Northwest
territory is going to hold good IN
Olympia, too, and that the coming OF
the DIV. means the entrance Of both
roads into this city. 4
That's the talk, anyway.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
DOUBLE TRAGEDY HERE
j. D., Gladney Kills Wife and TheI
Commits Suicide.

Enticed away from her home in
this city by the story that her sister,
Mrs. Richard Floyd, living on the
Gull Harbor road, was quite i'll, Mrs.
j. d. Gladney was shot and killed by
her husband while driving with him
out the Gull Harbor road last Friday
night and her body dragged to the
bushes beside the road where her
husband later killed himself. This
double tragedy followed q shooting
affray in this city last winter, when
the woman, though shot in the sto-
mech, refused to prosecute her hus-
band.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04

Continued on Page 81
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-04
POLITICS BOUND TO
DEMAND ATTENTION
SEVERAL FACTORS STIMULATE
LOCAL INTEREST IN DAYS
BEFORE PRIMARIES

Talk about the war all you please,
guess whether the price Of sugar is
going to go any higher, or wonder
when it's going to rain-do any of
these that you want to, but there are
about q thousand chances to one that
you won't be in a conversation FIVE
minutes during the next few days
before the talk drifts around to poll
tics.
For politics is going to be the prin-
cipal though not the only topics Of
conversation throughout this state
and particularly in this locality for
the next three or four days-until
the votes are counted next Tuesday
night. 1t has to be talked some time.
in spite of the European war and the
price of sugar and the long dry
spell, and though it has to contend
with more side attractions than US
ual this year, 1t is bound to pop up
and demand attention these next few
days.
Some Lively Scraps On.
There is pretty good reason for
1t, at that, even though so far as
county politics are concerned there
is only one ticket in the field, for
there are several lively fights for
nominations in its ranks. Three of
these there are-for the two legisla-
tive nominations. the county clerk
ship and commissioner from the
Third district-and at this writing
no particular person seems to have
what he is after tucked away in his
vest pocket so he knows nobody else
can claim 1t.
Then you must not overlook the
fact that the first massmeeting OF
taxpayers of the city and county un-
der the auspices of the Thurston
County Taxpayers league is to be
held at Rabeck's hall at p. m.
Saturday, when a report OF a
non-partisan investigation into the
county's affairs is to be heard and,
based upon it, recommendations as
to reforms in the management of the
county's business considered and
adopted. That is bound to have some
, effect on the political situation, not
as far as parties are concerned but
&C far as candidates calculated to car
ry out the reforms the league wants
are to be given support. That league
does not give hang for parties-it
wants men and men, too, who can be
relied upon to handle things In a
business way.
The tentative program for the lea
gue's meeting contemplates talk on
taxation by T. d. Rockwell, former
member of the state tax commission,
and probably statements from various
county officials, as the league has ex-
tended a general invitation to them
to give the meeting their ideas as to
where improvements can be made IN
the county's affairs or, If they cannot
be, to tell why. Mayor George A..
Mottman will then explain the
leagues purposes and intentions, op-
ening the business session, the report
Of the investigating committee VIII
be presented by Attorney George r.
Yantis and the executive committee
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-30

municipality owns the neighboring
Wildbad iron and sulphur spa.
Once Rothenburg was great city
with an independent position as
"Reichstadt" in the Holy Roman en-
pire: Il was captured by lilly in 1851
and was saved from being sacked
by a cup of wine presented to the con-
queror by the burgomaster. Now ev-
cry Whit Monday, in the great hall
the "Kaisersaal' -of the wonderful
town hall there is enacted by the in
habitants a folk play called der
Meistertrunk" Master Drink
which commentaries this historical
event
Under the name of Rotinbure the
place is first mentioned in history.
That was early in the ninth century
and it was then the residence of the
Duke Of Franconia. It became town
in 942 and in 1172 free imperial city.
The height of its prosperity was reach
ed under it's most famous burgomas-
ter, Heinrich Toppler, whose tomb is
pointed out to every visitor to Rothen
burg.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-30
SYNOPSIS.

John Rawn, a clerk in a st. Louis
galway office, hears his daughter Grace's
kover, young engineer named Charles
f4atsey. speak of a scheme to utilize the
lost current of electricity. He appropriates
the idea as his own and induces HalSey
20 perfect an experimental machine. he
forms q company, with himself as presl-
dent, at a salary of 100000 a year. and
HaiSey as superintendent of the works, az
a salary of $1,000. Rawn takes charge OF
the office in Chicago. Virginia Delaware
Us assigned as his stenographer. she as
sists in picking the furniture and deco
ration for the princely mansion RaWn mas
erected. Mrs. Rawn feels out OF place IN
Sne new surroundings Halsey goes 70
New York with RaWn and Miss Dela-
ware to explain delays in perfectlng Jne
new motor to the impatient directors he
pas been born to his wife. Grace RaWn.
RaWn bargains with Miss Delaware TO
wear his 1eWelry and appear In pubhc
with him. as a means to help him in
business way. Rawn is fortunate in mar
ket speculations. spiles up wealth and at
talns prominence. He gives his wife, q
daughter. Mrs. Hasey. to take charge of
MS household. Grace moves to Gray
stone hall, and Halsey continues to i've
atone IN the cottage near, the works. Hat
BeyS machine proves success. but ne
Keeps the fact secret. Virginia Della
ware becomes more and more ind1spensa-
Ole to Rawn. He takes her to New York
MIN to offer her marriage. They are
married. Halsey threatens to get a d.
Vorce because his wife refuses to return
90 nam. He tells RaWn that he has bros
ken up all the machines after proving
the success OF the invention. Rawn. In q
great rage, threatens to kill him. Halsey
declares he will never build another ma
chine for Rawn and slaps his face Vir-
GINA Rawn inplores HaIsey to recon
slider. because his decision will ruin them
alf Halsey tells Virginia that he has
abandoned his invention because it would
put q great power in the hands Of few
70 the detriment of the many. At Rawn's
knstigAtiOn Virginia agrees to try to bring
HaiseP to terms, no matter what it costs.
The directors plan to get the control of
the company away from Rawn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-30
GERMANY'S ARCADIA
Mediaeyal Rothenburg Is an Ideal
TeutOnic City.
a Place Where All Men Are Rich, All
Women virtuous and All Children
Happy-Europe's Oldest and
Newest Town.

Berlin. - Medieval Rothenburg,
perched high above the deep blue
Tauben, in Germany's Arcadia. 1t is
the place where all men are (relative-
ly) rich, all women virtuous, all chill
dren happy. It is at once Europes
oldest and newest town. Other towns
with hoary pasts, narrow streets,
picturesque gabled houses gray for
tress walls and damp dungeons COM
pensate for their picturesque beauty
by being socially backward; and when
you ask them why the houses smell
and the children are ragged, they say:
You can't expect everything. But
Rothenburg is an exception. It is as
old and as picturesque as Venice, and
as tidy and progressive as brand new
Berlin. No town equals it for antique
loneliness, and no town has such good
municipal institutions, such excellent
drainage, such fat balances in the saw
ings banks.
Rothenburg is a town of more than
5000 inhabitants, some fifty miles
southwest Of famous Nuremberg. It is
situated on a high plateau 200 feet
above the river. The blue Tauben
runs placidly beneath, and so beauti-
full is the view that the towns eight
thousand contented inhabitants waste
many precious hours gazing over the
panorama. There are sixteenth CEN
fury fortress walls; medieval. mellow
streets and miraculously soft colors;
a wonderful double Rathaus, part in
thirteenth century Gothic, part in six
teenth century Renaissance. The Rat
haus alone is a marvel. 1t has a tor
ture chamber and dungeons where
seven hundred years ago a mayor was
done to death for treason. There are
some innocuous industries; and the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-30
The Sea and a Drop OF Water.

A German professor named Meinar
dus has amused himself with calculat.
ing how long a drop OF water stays
in the ocean before 1t is evaporated.
and how soon it returns to the sea.
Calculating he does not say how
the total evaporation from the surface
of the ocean and estimating the total
volume OF water in the ocean. a DROP
of water entering the ocean will stay
there 3,46O years, provided it awaits
its turn to be evaporated However,
the professor admits that the surface
water stands good chance of getting
ahead Of it's turn. The average stay
out of the ocean is only twelve days
before it has fallen In rain and run
back again to the sea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-01-30
TO BE SEALED FOR CENTURY
Vault Containing interesting Records
viii Remain Unopened Until the
Year 20f3.

The affording of an opportunity to
the members OF the Modern historic
Records association to deposit person
al and family records in such man
ner that these records will be open
ed by their descendants or successors
In the year 2O13 is very interesting
proceeding.
This useful society Is sending out
to its members two large envelopes.
made of durable Japanese vellum, in
which they are requested to inclose
genealogical records, family memo
randa. messages, photographs, and
whatever else they see fit These en-
-elopes are to be sealed with wax
and deposited in two lead lined chests.
one Of these chests. securely locked,
will be stored with the association s
collections in the New York public
library.