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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
A Reply to Watterson.
douglas Co Press, }

Henry Watterson is waxing wroth
at Bryan and Illuminating in his usual
elaborate style. He is just as free as
ever with his adjectives, at which
Bryan only smiles. Calling bad
names and Understanding Bryan's
ability and worth belongs only to
small minds; too small for a man
like sWatterson to harbor. There Is
only one excuse. dotage. The same
old killing of process is going on by
Bryan's enemies. For the past 20
years they have been perennially and
periodically killing of Bryan, and at
each killing he has just grown little
bigger as his enemies have grown
smaller and gradually faded out OF
the public mind. Robert Lansing's
appointment to the position of secre-
tary of state to succeed Bryan is a
splendid tribute to an able man and
is about the only one who could fill
Bryan's shoes, Marse Henry to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
Keeping Roads Good.
(Yelnl Times.)


A study Of road conditions such a.
a daily drive Of 81 miles gives ono
convinces US that, no matter what APP
preparations or the method Of Its ex-
penditure. no system will be complete
that does not provide for q patrol
system such as prevails in European
countries. This IL operated ON the
plan Of section work on the railroads
and requires no change In our road
laws to put into. effect. The COM
pleteness of the patrol would depend
ON the character Of the roads and the
funds available. It implies super
vision Of the roads by man pre-
pared to AK the little defects AZ they
occur and report when the use of 9
team is required. Loose rocks would
be raked of the road, this little rut
filed before it was big one. shaw
elful Of gravel would take the bump
Off that bridge approach and the little
details which make the difference be-
tween road and good road attend
ed to in time. We venture without
fear of successful contradiction to
assert that within reasonable bounds
every SO cent piece spent in this way
would be as effective as IS worth OF
new work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
Arrest Ends in Marriage.

With the consent of the parents of
each, Roy Hodge of Gate and the
young girl VINO was also arrested last
week, both on charges of delinquency
preferred by the girls mother, were
married in this city last Saturday
and Prosecuting Attorney Geo. r.
Yantis dismissed the charge against
them. After their arrest both Hodge
and the girl maintained they were
waiting until she was IS years OLD so
they could be married and, on hear
ing this, the prosecuting attorney op-
tanned the parents consent and the
marriage was performed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09

THE following Interesting article
by r. B. Hale, vice president OF
the Panama. Pacific international
Exposition Of San Francisco, expresses
the keynote of this greatest and most
wonderful celebration of all time. Mr..
Hale is one Of the foremost public men
of America. and his thoughtful article
shows a marvellous grasp Of the sub
ject and will prove Of value and inter
est to every reader of this paper.
Most interesting In History.
The Panama Pacific International Ex.
position. which Is now finished. stands
revealed as the most interesting Expo
sition in history. Those who have not
yet visited the Exposition should make
early plans to visit San Francisco. The
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
Roosevelt and Bryan Still Influential.

KOOScvclC anu bryan oul AhhuCnsA"A'
(Reardan Gazette.)
Some of the politicians of the coun-
try are enjoying as timekiller what
ever satisfaction or pleasure there
may be derived from consigning to
political grave such men as Roose-
Welt and Bryan. Because like the
rest of us the two men are human
and susceptible to the weaknesses OF
that nature is no reason that they
have outlived their usefulness to
their country. Both men mentioned
are not reckoned as being old, and
even now the very ones who have cast
them into 'innocuous dessuetude'
are wondering what part they Will
have in the next presidential cam
paign. 1t is hardly probable, IN the
light of past events, that Roosevelt or
BRYAN will be the nominee OF their
respective parties in the race for pres
idential honors again, but having
gained such national and interna'
tional prominence, they will have an
influence in shaping the party poll
cies that must not be wholly ignored
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09
5: WHAT NEWSPAPERS ARE TALKING ABOUT ::
Henry WattersOn's Comment OF
Bryan.

Bryan.
louisville (Ky.) Courer-Journal.
Men have been shot and beheaded,
even hanged, drawn and quartered,
for treason less heinous. The recent
secretary of state commits not merely
treason to the country at critical
moment, but treachery to his party
and it's official head. Whatever his
motive, whether political or merce-
nary, it leaves him altogether indie
feasible and ignoble. Yet it is wholly
characteristic. Unfeeling and disloy-
al by nature, Unfortunately selfish, ava
ricious, egotistical, without any sense
of the true relations of life and duty,
or decent regard for the fitness of
things, this commonplace person by
force part ylof assertion and partly
of circumstances gained the front of
the stage and has contrived to retain
his place there against deilnquencies
the like of which have submerged
many better man. Going no further
back than the Bennett case, when he
entered into litigation with widow
for a share in an estate upon which
he had no claim, and was duly, prop
erly and lawfully thrown out of
court, and coming down to the last
national Democratic convention,
when, to make deadlock and secure
his own nomination, he betrayed both
his friend and his instructions, we
find nothing in the career of Mr..
Bryan to respect or admire. He is
one of the very few of our public
men who have grown rich as an un-
successful candidate for office. He
has capitalized defeat and made an
asset of pretension. Even as Mr..
Roosevelt has taken Righteousness"
for his trademark, and worked it for
exploited his ideals in quest of sure
and big gate money. Primarily this
latter is the key to his present pro-
cecdirg. 1t is transparency trick of
the Snowman. 1t is problematical
whether Mr.. Bryan can think that
after this he may have any political
future. That he might take the, field
next year against Mr.. Wilson is con-
sonant enough alike with his ill
judging and colossal vanity. But out
side the narrow range of his self
conceit the idea is preposterous. The
destiny Of the Democratic party for
good or i'll is inextricably bound up in
the Wilson administration
Mr.. Bryan sees the main chance quite
as clearly as Mr.. Pecksniff was wont
to see It.:
His name il Grumpy,
And he wants money"
That is the sum Of 1t. With the mind
of a Barnum and the soul of Title
bat Titmouse he waited for the OPP
perfume moment. and when 1t arrived
he struck, wantonly and shamelessly.
Already the summer shows pant for
him. The circus tents flap for him.
His treason to his country and his
chief will be worth quite a hundred
thousand dollars cash in hand. We
shall see whether he will throw any
of his money away on fool campaign
for the presidency next year!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09

Allegations by James Smith that
his wife deserted him less than q
year after their marriage In Bucoda
September A.. 1912, resulted in Supe-
rior Judge Mitchell granting him .
divorce last Saturday, on the grounds
Of desertion. Her name was Minnie
Smith.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-09

railroads are granting low round trip
rates. and one can see the United
States under more favorable conditions
than have ever before obtained. For.
ty-three nations are participating in the
Exposition upon vast scale. Read
Mr.. Hale's wonderful article and you
will gain an idea Of the purpose that
inspired the builders Of the Panama
Pacific International Exposition. He
says:
Universal expeditions, of which the
Panama Pacific International Exposi-
ton is the fourth In the United States,
have always stood for peace. In Phil
adelphia in 1876 the Hon. Joseph r.
Hawley. president Of the Centennial
Exposition. in his opening remarks said:
"From the association here of welcome
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

treated as,- an every day occurrence and passed over lightly There was the necessity of placing a check upon others who might be inclined in a similar way, and the finding of De Wet guilty of treason and his sen tence to six years Imprisonment and the payment of fine of S1o.Ooo serves the necessary purpose. He might have received a more severe punishment for what he did without exceeding the limits of justification, but 1t was a wise handling of the sit- uation by the South African govern ment in taking the course it did in- asmuch as it will serve as a warning whtle it Is not likely to arouse pub lie indignation.
 De Wet will have no opportunity to start any more fnsurrections while the war lasts and thereafter it is possi- ble that he will get a pardon. At any rate he as well as others understand that they cannot lead revolt and play into the hands of the enemy with iupunity
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
What Sunk the u-2a.

False colors did not lure Captain Weddigen and his crew of the Ger man submarine U-29 to it's fate ac- cording to Captain Louis Sorcho, noted American Deep Sea Diver who has just returned from a tour of England He got this story from another:
 For many weeks the U-29 had been active between the points of kinsale and Dover and off the Scilly Islands. She had sunk merchantmen every day or so and some two or three in day. Every effort to get We'd digen had failed. In fact he got sev- eral torpedo boats that were sent af- ter him. Then the U-29 seemed to make a speciality of sinking trawIers It was common gossip in navy circles that the German was getting supplies of oil and food from the friendly traw- lers and oil tankers, and to throw off suspicion, Weddigen would occasional ly send one or two to the bottom. Word was given us to proceed to Birk- enhead. Once there we went in the dry dock and a force of carpenters was put to work in building a fake super structure of wood over the vessel When we sailed down the Mersey no one would ever have known that we were anything but a fishing trawler. To add more to the deceptiveness, the bow down near the water line was painted white to resemble what is known in ship parlance as the bone in her teeth" In other words when a vessel is well under way she divides water at the bow and the effect of the painting would give the vessel the an- pearance of going about three times as fast as she really was. This pre- caution was taken in event that we were detected and might throw the Germans aim off. We cruised around the St. Georges channel for two days, without seeing anything of the U-29. From here we took a course that led us toward Dover. We were kept ad- vised later of her movements by wire less and were finally told to proceed to Dover. It was about two o'clock in the afternoon, the weather was a bit hazy but clear enough to see well about two miles. We were flying the Union Jack Suddenly the lookout who as we'll as all of us was dressed in fisherman's clothes, shouted, 'SubTaar- ine'
 First we saw the periscope just about six hundred yards away. Then the craft arose from the water, and signalled us to stop. We did as com- manded and slowly turned our broad side to the submarine. The letter and number were plainly visible now. The top of the submarine opened and someone stepped out and shouted through & megaphone. Take to the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Testaments fer seTdiers.

Mites contributed by American Sun day School children have provided thousands of Testaments, printed in Russian, for soldiers in the field The first installment of 1000 or more, is now being printed, They are being sent out in the name of the young Czarevitch.
 Through efforts of the American Branch of the Worlds Sunday School Association fund has been raised for the purchase of these Testaments Sunday Schools throughout the United States have contributed. The associa- tion expects to devote fifty thousand dollars to this work.
 The Empress. Alexandra Feodrovna, has taken a personal interest in the project and has authorized the plac- ing of the following inscription on the fly-Ieaf of each testament:
 His Imperial Highness the Heir Apparent Czarevitch and Grand Duke Alexi Nicolaivitch, most graciously gives this Gospel, which has been sent to him by a Sunday School scholar of America"
 The Holy Synod, the governing body of the Russian church, is preparing the books, which consist of four gos- pels bound in one volume and the Russian Government has agreed to transport them to the front and to the hundreds of military camps and place them in the hands of the soldiers free of charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25

doing downtown and he believed he'd | stay home and work in the garden! This, with an extra cook coming and a dozen things for me to help with | that he'd be sure to ask about. He felt injured when I urged him downward and said I didn't love having him around home as 1 should. Any | how, if I was bound to turn him out of his happy home. come along and take a walk with him part way, 1t would do me good! Then I said l had a dressmaker coming and couldn't leave. 1 He said she was mighty late In coming and I was an easy mark. If I couldn't give her a piece of my mind he he was willing, to stay and do it for
 Hello! What was all the good sil- yer doing out of it's cases Well, said, it really needed cleaning and I just happened to choose this time to do it. He said 1t was an idiotic per formance to clean silver myself-why didn't I manage the maids time so l that she could do her work properly Heavens! Was that the grocery or der? Did I think this was a hotel, or what?
 Still smiling into his childlike face and inwardly wringing his neck, finally got John out of the house. As I was wrapping in tissue paper his birthday favors he bolted back to get some things he had left-and damned everything back of the couch and had 10 go out and buy new tissue paper as a result
 John said he met a messenger boy with a box of flowers coming up the steps, but he told him he had the wrong number and sent him back. Those were the flowers for our tablet
 About noon John phoned that he had to go out to Aurora on business and maybe wouldn't be home till late. Why wouldn't I come along. for the country was so beautiful. I had presence of mind to wall that had a dreadful headache and he must get back early because I was so lonesome without him. I got hysterical over my alarmed. He said he guessed he'd put off his Aurora trip and come home early. Then I had a dreadful time convincing him he must not sacrifice his business to my whims and he said l certainly was a changeable woman.
 Then he came beaming home at 6 o'clock sharp as he had promised-and he brought Cousin Elmer and his wife from the country, who were in town for the day and whom he had made stay over because he knew I'd be so glad to see them
 "They are worthy people, but they still have pie for breakfast And the dinner party table was all pains takingly set for my original twelve. I haven't fourteen of anything in tableware. That's what happens when you try to surprise a fusband!"
 'I guess" said the lady in the Pana- ma hat, 'T guess I'd better sort of hint about it beforehand, after all!"-Chi- cago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
SURPRISING JOHN

I'm going to surprise him." said the married woman in the new Panama | hat T think a surprise will be so | lovely, don't you?''
 The matron in the flat blue sailor l groaned- That is as it may be-" she murmured. Peoples tastes differi 1 And husbands tastes differ much more than that! My dear, did you ever in your life know a husband wnom you were trying to surprise with some little treat to do anything but act up the worst way possible :? A surprise in the air acts on a. Ius- bands nature as certain chemicals do on certain substances. It works amazing changes! You may surprise your mother or your brother or your uncle or your aunt, but if you have the sense of mouse you'll cut hus- bands out of the list. They are just like bad children when you have com pany. They may be the most amiabIe and docile and obliging of men the other S64 days of the year, but on the surprise day they are simply awful!
 T can tell you all about it because 1 thought I'd surprise John with a. birthday dinner this spring. Every body invited was asked not to ment- ion 1t to him and they all went around with fingers on their lips, giggling, and he never noticed. The dinner was to be Friday; and along about Monday John got restless. He said it must be the spring weather, but he was tired of everything and he thought he needed a change. He said we ought to get out more and why not dine downtown for a time! So he took to calling me up nights to meet him at various cafes and I knew he'd surely do the same thing Friday so I had that to worry over.
 T put the place cards in the side board drawer which never under any condition in the ten years we have been married has John ever opened. What did he do Wednesday but aim lessly pull it ajar as he wandered by and rummage among the napkins while 1 stood breathless and gasping! Hell lo!" said John in pleased surprise. What pretty place Cardsi What But at this point" explained the lady in the fiat sailor, T had presence of mind to tip over the goldfish bowl and smash 1t and cut my hand and scream. A man can't remember place cards when he is chasing Hopping fish over the rug and bandaging his help meets ebbing lifebIood and I got them out of the sideboard before he spoke of them again and when he did speak jeered at him. I said he was dream ing and made him go look all through the drawer. He grumbled all evening over the amazing imagination he had displayed
 Friday was the worst First, he insisted on getting theatre tickets for that evening and I hysterically said knew I was going to have a headache by night. Then he idled around after breakfast, instead of catching the S:15 as usual and said there wasn't much
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Stories of the War

are ten times more than those of the other side which shows clearly how important a part that weapon plays.
 In gunfire England has established long lead chiefly because the German ships at large when war was declared have been destroyed by this means, In the armed merchantmen and aux Hilary class the net register tonnage of Allied ships destroyed amounts to 30. 900, while the German, Austrian and Turkish losses stand at approximately double that figure. sThe total ffnan- cial loss in this instance amounts to about $15,000,00O.
 Thus ten months of skirmishing and preliminary actions, leading to no defi- mite result so far as the question of naval supremacy is concerned, has brought about the destruction of about 46o,000 tons of warships costing $175,- O00,0 ,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
RAILROADS AND coAL.

Clever as was the attempt by the Lackawanna railroad to circunvent the commodities clause of the inter state commerce act, and successful as was the case fought in the lower courts for the maintenance of the po- sition of the road, 1t has all been up set by the decision of the United States supreme court which declares that it cannot carry on such a busi- ness as that which actually keeps the railroad in control of the commodity at all stages.
 Forced by the federal law to sepa- rate the business of mining from that of transportation the Lackawanna road set up new company of its own stockholders for the control of ali the coal mined before 1t has been started on it's way in any direction. Though this subterfuge appeared to elirnin- ate it from ownership of the mines it was a plan to get around the law in- asmuch as the road was in possession of the coal that 1t transported. Care fully thought out as 1t was 1t was not sufficient to cover up the hidden purpose and in the final decision the government wins. It throws light on what may be expected in a number of OtLlel CdSeS O1 SlIH2LaT character.
 It means that the railroad combina- tion controlling the retail and whole sale markets must be broken up, not as the roads would like to have 1t done whereby they would still retain control although to outward appear ances they would not. but in accord ance with the government requirement. which will end the monopoly that has existed. What effect 1t will have up- on the price to the consumer remains to be seen for it is long way to him and there are methods whereby ex- pected reductions are eaten up in oth- CT ways.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
DE VETS PUNISHMENT,

From the part which he has played in South African affairs General De Wet was a man of power and promi- hence and his influence was great in that country where he had; display ed so much patriotism. It was therefore an act which could not be ignored when he led a revolution against Great Britain at the opening of the present war, even though his object was de- feated. It was a time4when thermother country was placing great dependence upon the. loyalty of all its.subjectsv and for such a leader as De Wet to set the example he did. especially when the majority was satisfied with the reforms which had been instituted there and foreign invasion was, threat ened which would have meant at its best nothing better. called for ade- quate punishment.
 Thus, even though& the revolt twas quickly suppressed, ait seould xnotAA
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Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Women as Conductors

As street car conductors women have done so well here, that many peo- pie believe they will be retained after the war, or at least that they will be regarded as equally eligible with men for such positions.
 At the last meeting of the Tram ways Committee the general manager reported that forty eight women con ductors had been trained and half that number. were now in full charge of cars.
 The employment of women," he said, has been an unqualified success. They have dcne far better than the most sanguine expectations when we first ventured on the experiment"
 The committee decided to employ more women conductors and an an nouncement was made that applica- tions for service in that capacity would be welcomed.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-25
Loss in Naval Vessels.

After ten months of war the losses suffered by the contending navies pre- sent some interesting points for spec ulation, says the Journal of Commerce of Liverpool, affording a, comparison of the relative merits of the various of- fensive weapons in the naval struggle and showing how costly it Is to the countries concerned to indulge in minor encounters.
 Summarizing the losses under types of vessels, Great Britain and her Allies have been deprived of the serv- ices of eight battleships fourteen cruisers, four gunboats, six destroyers ten submarines, fourteen boats, and six armed merchantmen and auxili- aries.
 The losses of Germany and her allies consist of one battleship, twenty three cruisers, fifteen gunboats, thir- teen torpedo craft, six submarines and twenty armed merchantmen and aux diaries.
 Separating the losses under the various causes, neglecting auxiliaries and armed merchantmen, the torpedo has destroyed 131, 900 tons of allied vessels, the mine 50,oO0 tons, gunfire 27.o00 tons and 22,00o tons have beer lost in various ways.
 The German, Austrian and Turkish fleets have been deprived of 13oo0 tons of war vessels by means of the tor pedo, 23,00o tons of the mine s1 ,00t tons bys gunfre. and 2S,00O tons from various other causes.
 These figures show that England and her allies have lost 2s0 900 tons of naval fighting material costing ap- proximately $100, 0,0o0,Oo0, while the 'Teuton and Turkish losses total 14O. 900 tons, worth $50, 100000.
 The figures also show that the mis- celianeous lossessoff1cial1y recorded are approximately the same on both sides while from torpedo, gun and mine The British and their allies have lost nearly double the tonnage that their opponents have slost by the same canses. REz tprpad QSthsaBritishl lIosses