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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
THE RAILROADS AND THE COMMISSION.

According to Eastern newspapers the follow
ing will be one Of the important features OF the
decision Of the interstate commerce commission
on the requested advance Of five per cent in East
crn freight rates:
THE railroads will be denounced for engag-
ing in gigantic conspiracy to create public sen
timen in favor of the five per cent increase and
against the commission
That statement, along with five Others
published in New York newspaper the middle
of last month. 1t has not since been denied 1t
can be taken then, to be based fact. The article
went on to say:
1T will be shown that the carriers deliberately
inaugurated this raid on the public in order to
take of the huge obligations they had in
CURED, and from which this country has received
benefit. 1t will be stated that stocks and bonds
were pyramided to IA point where further addi
tions impossible, and then the roads went to
the banks and discounted short time notes. Find
ing themselves unable to borrow anything more
they devised campaign to drive the commission
to increase rates.
''They went to the banks and told them of their
condition and urged them to apply pressure on
the commission They asked corporations and
to write to the commission. They had the banks
tell their customers to communicate with the COM
mission, and urged these customers to impress
upon their customers the need of additional reve
nles for the carriers.
AN endless chain was created and thousands
of letters poured in upon the president the COM
mission and congress. The railroads began to cut
down their orders for supplies and new work, and
the result it will be charged, is the condition of
depression which exists.
''Thus the commission will ndorse the charge
made by Senator La Toilette, in a speech last
month, that concerted campaign had been inau
gurated and was being conducted by the railroads
to force the commission to depart from it's sworn
duty"
There, then, the facts about the ''hard
times" concerning which our Republican friends
talking much. The depression is manu-
featured depression pure and simple.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
SAFE AND SANE-OR SAD?

Fifty and twenty five years ago-yes, more
cent than that-we celebrated the national holi-
day with more patriotism and less noise than we
have in later years. with interest in what the
day really means than with the cap pistol the fire
cracker and the other fendish contraptions that
have cost many lives and more sorrow. There has
come turn in the tide it is true, but only in the
last year two and then by no means general
as it should be, for the safe and sane" idea has
been talked more than it has been practised.
We have Uttered up our Fourth of July with
so many immaterial and irrelevant features that
the essential purpose, the central idea of the day
has been lost. But few of us stop long enough in
the hurry and the clatter and the racket to realize
the meaning of the Fourth or to celebrate really
and truly the birthday of the independence Of this
nation. We ''play up the holiday feature, the
fire-cracker feature, the noise and the din, but
subordinate the real, truly patriotic feature
the meaning of our nations independence.
With all this hullabaloo and racket, what the
day brings to us of sorrow gladness depends
solely on ourselves. There has been so much
our later Fourths that we have begun to call a
halt, to stem the tide of sorrow on what should be
the nations happiest day 1t is more distinctly
an individual problem than most-what will you
make your Fourth? Shall it be safe and sane-or
sad?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Washington Standard fol
July 3, 1880. Vol. XVIII.
No. 81. Whole No. 1913.

No. 80. Whole No. 1913.
|
An attempt was made to burn the
Eastside school building las. Friday
night. 1t seems that fire had her
kindled on the floor and was seen ty
the night Waterman just in time tn
be extinguished before serious dam
age was done.
The enumeration of school children
in Olympia district foots up to 7eS
an increase of 1856 over last year
The Raymond & Wiltshire sale at
the Pipe Factory on the Eastside was
the object of burglarious attack last
Friday night, but the hardness OF the
steel proved too much for the endur-
| ance of the cracksmen and they de-
parted without having accomplished
their object.
Scattered about Seattle are many
funny signs which show as much as
anything else that the losers by the
fire are far from disheartened. One
sign reads: "Forced to remove on &C
count of climatic changes" Other
samples are: "Glad to be on earth; F."
Slightly disfgured, but still in the
ring" "Our name is Phoenix;
What is left of us can be found
within" 1--WE will stay with the
town.; "New Seattle or bust"
Work was begun on the new Shell
ton bank building Monday and the
foundation is now laid. The build
ing is to be 25x6O in size and will be
finished up in good style.
1t is the common verdict that in
the annals of her history Olympia
never passed through a more trium-
phant day than yesterday, the Fourth.
The number of visitors from abroad
is variously estimated, but 1T is sate
10 say that from $500 to 5000 peo-
pie came in by the steamers, the cars
and other conveyances. The central
feature of the day was undoubtedly
the doings in the pavilion and the cul-
minating feature of the program
there was the Grafton by Mayor
Wheelwrght Of Tacoma.
An inebrated individual of gigantic
ayoirdupois created quite sensation
last Sunday by drawing a butcher
knife on the Celestials at Young's
hotel causing a scattering of the hea-
then that for time threatened to
leave the guests without dinner. AS
it was probably an assault OF WHISKY
more than of individuality, we refrain
from giving the name of the party.
The delegates to the constitutional
convention assembled at the capitol
on the Fourth and ]. z. Moore OF
Spokane Falls was elected chairman
and Allen Weir of Port Townsend
temporary secretary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

Larger crops than the country has ever known,
coupled with most favorable weather conditions
Tor the harvest, will turn the tide against
those who are r,sponsible for the present manu-
featured depres ion. In the face of such crop
prospects, the ia * of panic will be drowned in the
wave OF prosperity so much new wealth will bring
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

There only one more thing left for the Repub-
hcans of Thurston county to do now that the Off
cal slate has been announced and that is to
walk up to the polls like sheep next November and
vote for EN- BILLY has saved them all the rest
of the trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

Today is the last day for filing the petitions
for the fourteen or fifteen initiative bills brought
forth in Washington's first experiment with d.
rect legislation. Today, then, may mean more to
the state of Washington than some are liable to
think
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

he oily selection we have to this new-fanged
an1 5trial welfare commission is that it has not
fhgured out an enforceable minimum wage for the
proprietors Of print-shops, for which it is charge
able with gross negligence of duty, malfeasance,
mlsfeasance and all the other crimes in the official
calendar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

There's going to be Democratic convention
July 49, which, through the uncanny fitness of
things, throws the fireworks three weeks late
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-03

MISS juliet Van guests
Caroline Eaton,s
Mrs. Adoph Schmidt, week Wright.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
SECOND DINNER
PARTICIPATED IN
BY BUSINESS MEN
Given Under Auspices of Cairo asso.
citation of Commerce at
Colonial Hotel.

Fifty-eight merchants and busi-
ness men assembled at The Colonial
hotel last 'evening in the second
dinner given under the auspices of
the Cairo Association Of Commerce.
The dinner table was not SO crowded
as at the initial dinner given few
weeks ago, but what was lacking in
numbers was made up in better ser
vice, better dinner and an even
more interesting meet.
II. II. Legg, manager of Rhodes
Burfords presided at the board and
did the honors gracefully.
B. f, Ayres, who is the travelling
industrial and agricultural agent OF
the Mobile and Ohio railroad was a
guest ard gave an instructive talk
on how to raise chickens to set the
best eggs, etc As a chicken fanciCr
he is hard to beat He knows all
about chickens and can tell about
them in such way that even the
business men. who cat chicken and
know nothing about them, fetl i'm,
PEELED to go into the chicken raisir s
business.
Following Mr.. Ayres talk II. r..
Aisthorpe enlightened the a.
semblage on many points concerning
the new revenue var tax. lie has
made a thorough study of the sub
ject and after his interesting dis
course he was Piled with many
questions by the merchants who
wished to be conversant on certain
points which had puzzled then,.
The dinner was said by all to
have been the most enjoyable one
In point of service and the cuisine.
The dinner began at 615 and was
concluded at 1850.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
pOSTOfFICE IS
NOW READY FOR
PARCELS POST
The Arrangements Made by Post
master MoManus for Christmas
Season Best Ever.
PARCELS NOW HANDLED IN
EAST CORRIDOR OF P. 0.
Where Five Clerks VIII Wait ON the
People and Where All Con-
veniences Are Supplied.

Today Postmaster McManus will
open special Parcel Post depart
ment at the Postoffice for the heavy
christmas business.
In the east end of the main cor
ridor a corner has been set off for
the Parcel Pest department. The
large tables form the enclosure. This
end Of the corridor is blocked off
and entrance from Poplar street can
only be made to the Parcel Post de-
partment and the upper floors anC
not through the main corridor as
usual.
Signs have been placed over tn
general delivery windows and nuns
on chandeliers, giving notice tha'
Parcel Post viii he handled at the
east end of the corridor. This de-
partment is equipped with scales,
tables and desks and a large space
to place the packages There will
be five extra clerks on duty and
there will also he an extra clerk in
side the main postoffice to assist in
the insurance department of Parcel
Post.
This Arrangement is only tempo
rary during the HOLIDAYS as great
many Christmas packag ages are sen.
NV Parcel Post. This department
will open at o'clock in the morn
ing and clcse at o'clock in the
evening. There are also two sub
stations for parcel post one a. Her.
man c. Schuh's, Eightb and Wash
ington avenue, and the other at M.
C. Metzger's Twentieth street aud
Washington avenue, q l,masAm.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
SIX TRAINED
LIONS ESCAPE
IN A Theatre
Thester in New York City is Filled
With Women and Children
/. ant Fafiie Ensaess
LARGEST LION ESCAPES
INTO STREET; IS KILLED
After Thirty Shots Had Been Fired
Into Beast Six Persons
Were Wounded,
Theater in New York City is Filled
With Women and Children

New York, Dec. 1T.---Six trained
lions escaped from their cage on a
stage Of an Bighty-siyth street
vaudeville theater today, bounding
into the audience, consisting prin-
cipally Of women and children, cre-
at,ng panic.
One lioness, Alice, tho largest or
the pack, ESCAPED into a. crowded
street. Policemen pursued her into
a hallway of q nearby apartment,
house and in shooting at her, prob
ably fatally wounded a companion
Sergeant General Glenn Daniels
Five other officers were slightly
wounded by the claws Of the beast
In a battle that took place.
Alice was killed after thirty shots
had been fired at her Five Others
were rounded up IN the lobby of thu
;heatcr and were driven into their
shipping cages.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

Athens, Dec. l7.--A British squad
ron has bombarded Turkish troops
whJ had concentrated Sunday on
the coast of the Gulf of Saros, the
lrm of the Aegean Sea north of the
ardenelles. This information was
eceived here today in a dispatch
rom Mytilene.
London, Dec. 17,---The crippling
II telephone and telegraph wires by
he bombardment yesterday of three
sorts on the east coast of England
ny German cruisers, toeether with
he precautions thrown about these
owns by the police and military au-
horities, made II impossible even
oday. more thar "a hours after the
'helling of Scarborough, the Hartle-
ools and Whitby. to obtain more
han approximate estimate of the
iv;ltan dead and wounded.
According TO al official state
nent given out today. SIS persons
net their death in the Hartlepools.
while lis were wounded At
scarborough. II dead and 80 wound
ID was the toll. Both official ard
unofficial estimates place the Whit
by casualties at two dead and two
wounded. OF the Hartlepc0lS ras-
naIties seven of the dead were sol
diers, while OF the wounded 4 men
belon ged to the military, The maxi
mum of wounded is close TO l50 psr-
ons. This does not include the
,lightly wounded civilians, who ran
Iaged their own hurts and ief. town
on the first trains.
Bristling with wrath aud resent
ment at this attack on unfortifed
towns. England is astir today az
never before since the war was de-
clared. Another raid is confidently
expected and the entire machinery
of home defense has been put into
motion. On the east and the Fouth-
east coast of England. emergency
committees are at work. while in
London plans to organize a national
guard OF men too old for military
service are under way.
Three steamers. one believed to
he a passen ger ship. were sunk by
mines in the North Sea off Fsamhor-
ough Head, is miles southeast Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
MORE ABOUT THE
CHRISTMAS TREE
IN HALLIDAY PARK
An Interesting Work Will be That
of Decorating and Wiring
Municipal Tree.

DR.. c. l.. Weber. chairman of the
Tree committee for the Municipal
Christmas celebration. Is getting his
forces and material in readiness tc
start the work of decorating within
a few days.
Manager Gould OF the Fell Tele-
phone Co. has voluntarily offered his
force of linemen to assist in wiring
and decorating the tree. The Bell
Telephone men were on the fob with
their equipment Wednesday after
noon when the tree was raised. Mr..
Ernest kusencr, member Of the
committee, was also there with
some of his tools, and directed the
work.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
AN AUTO BANDIT
RObS TWO BAhkS
At Cincinnati
He Gets Away With S15,o00.--Ssc-
ond Bank is Robbed While
Fleeing From Officers.
FATALLY WOUNDS ONE
OFFICER WHO pURSUEs
And Receives Fatal Wound, Dying
Later at Hospital---Money
Not Recovered
s...s- - .--...a-----.-

Cincinnati o oce lT---The iife
Of Frank Is Gobl rot aato lar I.t
ended here to-day 3llowna ttrec
hour career ol crime igh ia lage3
tho robhine OF two Cincinnati Banl.s
iher Of an automeaile aud d pstol
duol vita d policeman that rpsaltau
With almost certain iaJai wounds TO
aA officer and the death of the ban
dit
Fifla3 tnbAsand dollars are miss
ing "a rs'lt of the bold robbery
snd tLe nQltee are confident thai
l0h " iiia wild afitQ ride manage'
10 pass the money along to some con
trartate The beginning Of Hohrs
era i8rted this morning. when he
entered the west branch Of tn
Providence Saving and Trust COM
,any. fred two shots at the cashier,
Edward Hughes, secured 5000 in
currency. backed through the door,
jumped into waiting automobile
which he had stolen and disappear
ed While the police were searching
for him, not more than an hour
later he entered the Liberty Bank
and Savings Co., ten blocks away,
fred two shots at the cashier Gerohe
Winters, drew $1,000 In currency.
ran to an auto and again disappear
ed.
Two hours later, Harry Buckhorn,
whose mother con 1uctes an apart
ment house, informed the police Of
the similarity OF man who rented
room there yesterday with the de-
tsription OF the bandit. Three po-
licemen called at the room and when
near the Hohl room the door sud
denly opened and the bandit opened
FIRE, at the same time. brushing
past the officers, one of whom was
probably fatally wound He again
ran to his automobile but in round
ing corner the machine crashed
into telegraph pole and was
wrecked. The bandit jumped or
and opened fire on the, other two Of
fters. who pursued him and in the
battle that followed Fohl fell with
bullet wounds in his holy and diea
shortly after a the hosnital.
{Ioh' was known to the police
and was a frritive from justice.
The police claim he shot M an
Altoona. Pc. bank March 5 and
was arrested and while being cnu-
veyed to the Pittsburg jail, threw
a cup of coffee in his guards frce
and again escaped lie was again
Cantured. but managed to get away
thn sccond time The police also
claim that he is wanted In ccnnec-
tior with 2 diamond robbery at
Kansas "itv. ahMNt a year ago.
whore hr assumed the name OF
f'0nc. Tha rclre sav IIohl usually
has woman confederate and they
i.Eewise thiu& they IN w who she IL.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
Cave in Cripple Creek, Colorado, is
Literally Plastered With the
Shining Metal,
DESCRIPTION OF CAVE
LIKE ALLADIN'S STORY
Cave Said to Contain Ore to the Face
Value of Six to Ten Million
Dollars.

Denver, Colo, Dec. l7,---That the
recent strike on the 1200-foot level
in the Cresson mine on Raven Hill,
which is owned and operated by
Chicago people, was the greatest
that has been made in the history OF
gold mining, was the statement
made today at Colorado Springs by
Frank Peck, president Of the Fort
land Gold Mining Co., in the Cripple
Creek district.
Peck was one of the members OF
he party which was invited to visit
he Cresson last week by the owners
{ the property. Other members OF
me party setimatcd that the treas.
Ure cave on the 12h0-foot level con-
aims ore to the face value of from
$6,000,C00 to $40, 100000.
PECK Describes Strike.
"The strike is all that | have
seen written about 1t. and / have nc
word adequate to describe it," said
perk. He explained his verbal In
ability to do justice to the strike ty
the fact that the sight of the golden
chamber" is overawing.
CAS- I stood in the wonderful
chamber" said Peck, Il was trying
rather to figure ont how such cTea-
tion could have been brought about
rather than thinking of the intrinsic
value of the ore in sight. Imagine a
circular chamber, not less than 90
feet in height, and from Is to 20
feet in diameter. literally plastered
Concluded on Page Six
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
NAN found ON
RIVER BANK IS
ALMOST FROZEN
Had Reached Cairo in Launch and
After Landing Tried to Climb
the Bank.

An unconscious white man was
found on the bank of the Mississippi
iver yesterday afternoon, in the
yicinity of Thirty fourth street and
he police were notified of the cir
umstances by parties who sew tire
nan. The patrol wagon was sent
. bring him into the city He was
,laced in st. Mary's Ipfrmary. The
nan was apparently badly frozen.
is name could not be learned. The
ospital reports that he is recover
ing.
1t was learned that he had gotten
out of a gasoline launch in which he
was going down the river 1t is
believed he was SO cold that he had
TO land his boat and try to get TO
some place to get warm and fell to
the ground before he could reach a
place to relieve his suffering.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
A PROTECTORATF IS
DECLARED BY THE
BRITISH OVER EGYPT
British Squadron Bombards Turkish Troops
North of the DardeneeS- Re-
ported Retiring Along Entire Front in
Galacia and Poland-Paris Reports Allies
Have Gained Ground in Belgium.
Associated Press.


London, Dec. 17---Esypt has been
declared British protectorate This
announcement was made officially
tonight.
The statement says: His British
Maiesty'y secretary OF state OF for
eign affairs, gave notice in view OF
state of war arising out Of the
action OF the Turks. Egypt is placed
under the protection Of his majesty
and will henceforth constitute a
British protectorate." The Saze-
rainty Of Turkey over Egypt Is thus
stersninatea and his mAiesty's gov
|ernAsent will adopt all measures
necessary for the defense of Egyps
and the protection Of It's inhabitants
and interests.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
1,
4 ivs~rSs-=sE+--,
Associated Press.

Paris, Dec. 17.---The following Of
fetal communication was issued by
the war office tonight:
'ln Belgium our troops have gain
ed ground north Of the Roa, from
Ypres to Nenin and south and south
west TO Bixsehoose."
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
Associated Press.

Vienna, Dec. l7,---An official an
nouncement says the Russians are
retreating along the entire front in
Galicia and Poland.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
MEDICAL SOCIETY
FLEETS N'NFENFR'
ITS PRESIDENT
Fleceion Of Officers, business Meet.
iry; and Fine Luncheon at
Alexander Club.

DR.. @. H. McNemer was elected
president and DR.. w. F. Grinstead,
vice president af the Alexander
County Medical society at its an.
nual election of officers and regular
monthly business meeting, held last
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
DAY I'M CONGRESS
IN Ho'rsF AND SENATE
Senate.

Erlocies were spoken for the late
Senator bacon of GEORGIA.
Hearings were continued on the
water power site land LEASING bill
and on charge OF ecal rate discrim-
instions against South Atlanaic
rorts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

Dollars Ero1 In cur aNvcrtisinB
columns. Advertise and Readers
eathss thsw,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
House.

Rear Admiral Fiske. aide for oper-
ations. testified before the Naval
committee
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

be ready to sail fron Canada in
January.
A third Canadian contingent Of
apr*nxinsf tsslAa s'aapo y aSii asiil lye
ready toaeaye FOR England carly in
March. Including the first CON
tingent Of $4,000 men, the Dominion
by spring win have sent more than
10000 men to the firing line.
When the second contingent of
$1,000 to 1900 men leaves for
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

grown hardy in the open air. and
the trials OF war in Europe will not
AFFECT them so much as the soldiers
fetraitel from THE 4etsie9s iFslrSg
photograph shows crowd Of 2,700
listening TO the Premier's address
ON the war.
The second Canadian contingent
will comprise 1920 officers and
men, 4,765 horses, fifty-eight guns
and sixteen machine guns, and will
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

This is scene at Edmonton, in
far Alberta, where the British en-
thusias mfor The war Is as great il
not grsatar taan In london rhous-
ands gathered when the premier
called on the peoBie Of Alberta to
enlist. Alberta viii furnish its
quota for fighting in Europe, and
the men viii be among the finest
soldiers in the world. Most of them
are cattlemen or farmers, who have
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

Continued on Page Three.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18
LOCAL FORECAST

Cairo and vicinity: somswhs.
cloudy and warmer Friday; probably
snow fuIries.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

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The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-18

Concluded on Page Six
The Green Forest tribune., 1914-11-06
DOUGLASS

Frank Pendley inflicted a dan- gerous wound on his foot while cutting wood Wednesday, thir- teen stitches being required bind the wound.
 Much improving has been and is being made in this community. E. A. Hulsey is building a new barn, Frank Lawrence is getting lumber on the ground for a barn and a house, A. M. McNemar has built a porch on his house.
 A school contest in literary and athletic events will be held at Coin Dec. 5. Coin, Zion Hill, Oak Hill, Black Jack, Farewell and Douglas will compete.
 Mrs. Kim Howard is improv. Ing.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Fry lost a COW Sunday night.
 Bob Wyatt is working for Kin Howard.
 Aunt" Sallie Wisdom, who has been on the sick list for some
The Green Forest tribune., 1914-11-06

This report IS cur1 ov.~~ Wednesday morning and is sub- ject to change at any time with
 out notice.