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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
CRESCENT WELL "ALL IN"
Williamson Abandons Hope in This
Prospect but Retains Faith in Field.

Hope that the Crescent oil we'll
might still be numbered in the pro-
ducing class, after a series OF disap-
pointments since last November, was
abandoned Wednesday afternoon by
Emery c. Williamson, secretary-treas-
-urer OF the company, after efforts for
two days to move the casing to per-
NIT further drilling, had failed. Will
hanson notified the Tacoma stock
holders committee and j. c. Slater of
Seattle, who financed the last opera
tions, to 60 ahead and do what they
could if they thought there was still
a chance. They may.
Williamson, however, has not
given up faith in the ultimate devel-
Opment Of the Olympia-Tenino field
and looks to the two wells now being
drilled, one at Tenino by the Wash
ington-O Oregon Oil company, the other
near Rochester by the Pacific States
company, and the Scatter creek well,
just across Scatter creek from the
Crescent, upon which work is to be
resumed next week. to prove the ex-
istence of oil in commercial quantities
in this district. State Geologist
Henry Landes is credited with saying,
after studying the logs of the differ
ent wells, that he believed this to be
an oil field, if wells can be sunk to
the proper depth. In the meantime
Williamson proposes to conserve the
leases held by the Crescent company,
for the benefit of the stockholders.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
REPORT BIG WAR CONTRACT.
Seattle Firm Said to Have Received
$45,OOO,OOO Order From Russia.

Contract for the manufacture of
1.750,000 rifles and an equal mum Der
OF bayonets has been rendered a
prominent Seattle firm Of ironwork-
ers and, unless something unforeseen
takes place, the arms will be- manu-
factured there, the Seattle Times
says. The weapons are understood
to be for the Russian government, for
shipment through Vladivostok, and
the first consignment will 90 forward,
If the contract is accepted, about
September 15.
The Information reached the Times
through the manufacturer who is the
recipient of a tender of the contract.
The amount involved for the rifles
alone is $45,50O,0OO, based on a uni
form price of $26 for each weapon.
Declaration is made by those in
touch with the situation that the ac-
ceptance of this contract depends en-
tirely on whether a deal now pending
for the purchase of Everett, Seattle
and Tacoma iron manufacturing
plants goes through. Should this be
the case, the contract will be handled
exclusively by the buyers, who are
declared to be representatives of a
huge Canadian syndicate organized
for the purpose of manufacturing
rifles, bayonets and other
on American soil.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16

ROADS RENEW FIGHT
Increased Activity Follows Change in
Board of Equalization.

The large railroads are planning
to renew their fight of 1913 before
the state board of equalization for
lower assessments. With the three
state tax commissioners comprising a
majority Of the board in 1913, the
request Of the railroads for sweep
ing horizontal reductions were de-
MED.
The courts later upheld the valua-
tions placed by the tax commission
and the board Of equalization. The
tax commissioners continued as a ma
jority of the board in 1914 and no
concerted attempt was made by the
railroads to obtain reductions.
The recent legislature removed the
members of the tax commission from
the board of equalization, and with
the personnel thus changed, the rail-
roads have made plans for renewal
of their attempt to secure lower
taxes. Agents of the railroads have
been at work in the various coun-
ties for months.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
BELIEVE 0..W. WILL
LAY TRACKS SOON
VISIT OF UNION PACIFIC Off.
GALS TUESDAY Is CONsD.
Erred SIGNIFICANT.

That work will be started this
summer to complete the new line Of
the O.-W. R. & N. CO. into Olympia
before December /, the date set in
its franchise, is confidently believed
will be the result of the visit to this
city Tuesday of a number of promi-
nent Union Pacific officials. How
soon trains will be operating over
the line, however, is a point upon
which there is still doubt, but it is
thought this will be not later than
next spring.
None of the officials in the party
would make any statement with ref
erence to the new line, referring all
inquiries to President Farrell of the
O.-W., but considerable significance
is attached to the visit nevertheless
and the confident assertion was made
later that the track would be laid
before December /. To do this and
to erect the new depot, the work will
have to be started this summer. An
other indication that something is
in the air" is seen in the reports that
the O.-W. and Northern Pacific are
negotiating an agreement for the
joint use of the new line, the North
ern Pacific to abandon that portion
of the Port Townsend Southern be-
tween Olympia and Plum Station.
The O.-W. is also taking consider
able interest in the plans for the
local harbor improvement, for which
the Chamber of Commerce is now
preparing data to submit to the gov
ernment officials, and the company,
through the Olympia Terminal rail-
way, controls considerable portion
of the waterfront and such plans AZ
1t may have for its development will
be promoted by any harbor improve
ments. The railroad also put = gang
of men at work recently to strength
en- its tunnel under South Main street
and to do some other work in that
In the party which visited this city
Tuesday were B. L. Winchell of Chi
cago, traffic director of the Union Pa
cific system; Gerrit Fort of the same
city, passenger traffic manager; R..
s. Ruble of Denver, assistant general
passenger agent; E. w. Robinson Of
Portland, assistant traffic manager Of
the O.-W. R. & NJ, and William Car
ruthers, general agent at Tacoma.
They were shown about the city by
J. c. Percival, the local agent, and
his assistant, William Coburn. They
themselves as very we'll
pleased with Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
AUGUST IS PIONEER DAY
Rochester Announces Annual Cele-
bration-Humphrey to Talk.

With addresses to be delivered by
Congressman William E. Humphrey
and State Land Commissioner Clark
V. Savidge in the morning, a big pic
mic dinner at noon, and talks by the
pioneers themselves during the after
noon. Rochester will hold it's annual
celebration of Southwest Washington
Pioneers day in the big grove near
that city on August 18, according to
an announcement made during the
past week by DR.. J. B. Stanley Of that
city, in charge of the plans for the
day.
This event is always prominent
among the affairs in which pioneers
participate during the year and the
prospects for the coming celebration,
because of the interest and enthu-
siasm aroused by the previous events,
are such that Rochester expcts to
have big crowd of old settlers on
hand for the day. Rochester is near
the corner OF four counties and is
the center of old pioneer settlements,
and as result there has always been
a big turnout of old-timers as well
as the general public on Pioneers
day, for the old settlers have inter-
esting stories to tell of the trips
across the plains or around the Horn
and of the early days in Washington
and Oregon.
Music for the day will be furnished
by the Rochester band. After the
program there will be dancing and
other amusements during the after
noon. Arrangements are being made
SO that everybody will have good
time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
Mrs. F. w. Schmidt's Mother Injured.

Mrs. F. w. Schmidt's Mother Injured.
Stumbling at the top of a steep
fight of stairs leading to the base
ment in the home Of Frederick w.
Schmidt on South Main street, Mrs.
Heiser. mother Of Mrs. Schmidt, fell
the entire distance to the concrete
floor early Wednesday morning, frac-
turing her right arm at the elbow,
dislocating one hip, bruising her left
wrist severely and sustaining injuries
about the head and body. Thursday
she was reported to be resting more
easily, but as she is 66 years old.
her condition, it is feared, is very
serious. Mrs. Haiser had been max
ing her home with the Schmidts for
two years and is quite we'll known in
Olympia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
Martin and City Agree.

Through an exchange of land be-
tween the city and the property own
er. the condemnation suit authorized
by the council last week against
James Martin, owner of property at
Seventh and Main streets. will not be
brought. The city wants to construct
a 1O-foot sidewalk on the south side
of Seventh from Main to Columbia
and needd a slice off of Martins
property, but had not previously been
able to agree over the price.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
SURVEYING
OF RAILROAD LANDS
FITZ HENRY PROPOSES no PUT
ALL OF THEM ON TAX ROLLS
BEFORE JUNE, 1917.

With 160 men composing 18 crews
already in the field, Surveyor Genera
E. A. FitzHenry expects to complete
the survey Of more than 100000 acres
of public lands in the state this year
400, 900 of them being railroad land
grants not at present on the tax rolls
and the balance public lands, and is
confident that before his term expires
in June, 1917, all the railroad land
grants in the state, comprising sew.
eral million acres, will have been sur.
veyed and placed on the state tax
rolls.
This is the result of the policy OF
the present national administration
which is pushing the work to get
these lands, granted to the railroad
in 1868, into shape where they will
become revenue producers for the
state, instead of not paying taxes
During all the time since 1868 the
surveying of these lands, necessary
before they could be placed on the
tax rolls, had been permitted to drag,
from one influence or another. until
the present administration took Office
and started to push the work to COM
pletion.
The work of the surveyor generals
Office has more than doubled under
the present administration, Mr.. Fit2
Henry's report for the year ended
June 80 shows, $99,9s7 having been
paid out in salaries, provisions and
equipment for the men in the field
Hast year, more than twice the pre-
vious record, while plans for the cur
rent seasons work call for the ex-
penditure of approximately 100000,
or twice the amount of the year just
closed, indicating a further enlarge
ment in the work.
Evidence of the improved service
the Office now affords is to be seen in
the fact that it expects to accomplish
in six or eight months the work nee
essary from the time a petition for a
survey is presented until the plat is
recorded, which once took five years.
The drafting force in the office has
been doubled and requsition for
more help has been made, as Survey
|or General FitzHenry proposes to
keep the work right up to date.
An increase of 60 per cent in the
applications for surveys of mineral
lands this season is taken to indicate
an increased activity in the minerals
of the state, while the public land
surveys asked for this year are also
numerous.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
BIG CELEBRATION HERE FOR LIBERTY BELL
MANY OUTSIDERS PAYING HONOR TO
HISTORIC RELIC DURING HOURS VISIT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT-JOYOUs SPIRITS MARDI
AND CARNIVAL.

salutes were fred. From then until
the bands played "Auld Lang Syne"
as the special train pulled out two
hours later, the famous Bell was the
center of attraction for all the crowd.
The speech-making planned was
not carried out. but shortly after the
train arrived Mayor George A. Mott
man, Judge o. G. Ellis, official repre-
sentative of Governor Lister who was
not present; Chairman C. E. Beach
of the celebration committee, Presi-
dent ]. L. Peters of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Councilman George
Talcott, climbed aboard the special
and met the escort of % members Of
the Philadelphia council and several
members of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature. There were 40 in the party,
among the others being four police
men as guardians of the bell, four
secretaries, an official photographer,
a physician, a surgeon and group of
newspapermen.
Just prior to the arrival Of the
special several historical and frater-
nal organizations of the city joined in
the parade, which marched from
Third and Main out Third to Frank
lin, then to Fourth. back to Main and
south to Seventh, turning there to 60
to the depot, all the streets being
lined with throngs of people. Head
ing the procession were two mounted
policemen, then came the local band,
six automobiles carrying members OF
Sacajawea chapter, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, two cars of
War Veterans, the
Rochester band, NJ. Harris Company
No. 6, knights of Pythias, in uni
form. members of the local Elks'
lodge, the Tenino band, members of
the Eagles lodge, string of auto
mobiles, the Shelton band in white
uniforms, and the excursionists from
that city.
Fireworks and Marli Gras.
After the special train left the city
another display of fireworks was
made in the railroad yards, then the
crowd thronged back to Main and
Fourth streets, where, after a special
run of the Olympia fire department,
the evenings Mardi Gras let loose in
full swing, and with bands playing,
people singing, cheering and yelling,
confetti throwing, the carnival was
on, lasting late into the night.
The afternoon exercises, presided
over by City School superintendent
G. f.. Beach, chairman of the celebra-
tion committee. started at 2:45
O'Clock with the firing of several
aerial bombs, a daylight fireworks
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16

With crowds of people surgine
through the streets and jammed to.
gether in the railroad yards so closely
that there was hardly elbow room
with the music of four bands, the
shooting of aerial bombs and a dis
play of brilliant fireworks, Olympia
as host and many people from South
west Washington as guests welcomed
the far-famed Liberty Bell Wednes-
day evening, and for four hours or
more joined in the merrymaking that
composed the celebration.
Upwards of 1000 people crowded
and filed the space about the North
'ern Pacific depot and sang and
cheered and waved hands, handker-
chiefs, hats - anything they could
find-as the big special train pulled
in at $40 p. M. and some 5000 more
lined Fourth, Main and Seventh
streets and filed Capitol park, push
ing and elbowing their way to the
depot for view Of the historic relic,
which many were seeing for the first
and perhaps the last time.
Beginning earyl Wednesday morn
ing people from all parts of the
county began coming to the city by
buggy, wagon and automobile, and
visitors from nearby cities came in
on trains, while in the evening the
residents of Shelton, led by their
band, made up a special excursion on
the steamer. Throughout the entire
celebration, from the time the first
aerial bomb exploded at 2:45 in the
afternoon until the last cheer was
raised in the Mardi Gras late that
night, the carnival spirit reigned high
and everybody had good time. No
accidents or untoward incidents were
reported.
Bell Here Two Hours.
The Bell remained in Olympia only
two hours, leaving at 10 instead of
II p. M, in order that the special
party might reach Portland in time
to make its Oregon schedule, but
during those two hours there was an
almost constant stream of people
crossing the platform alongside the
1atcar upon which the Bell was
mounted. some touching it and some
kissing it, everyone looking at it rev.
erently.
AS the special pulled in, the crowd,
for a moment held back. surged and
jostled and crowded about the fatcar,
eagerly scrambling for the booklets
and cards describing the Bell and re-
lating its history, flung throughout
the crowd by the escorting Philadel-
phians, while the bands played "The
Star Spangled Banner" the people
cheered and sang and the aerial
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16
NOTE TO GERMANY
WILL Be SPECIFIC
DISAPPOINTING NATURE OF THE
KAISER'S REPLY MAKES SIT.
UATION CRITICAL,

WASHINGTON, July 16.-Consid.
Grafton of the German reply to the
American note on submarine warfare
overshadowed all else this week in
the work of state department on
cials.
Secretary Lansing has been spend
ing most Of his time preparing data
and opinions for the next communica-
ton to be sent to Germany, and he
indicated that very probably he
would not go to Cornish, where Pres
ident Wilson has been spending his
vacation, but that the president
would return here at the end Of the
week. The president will then sub
NIT to the cabinet the first draft Of
this governments answer.
To put at rest all rumors concern
ing his position the president issued
the following statement:
please say that from the moment
of the arrival of the official text of
the German note have given the
matter the closest attention, keeping
constantly in touch with the secretary
of state and with every source that
would throw light on the situation;
that so soon as the secretary of state
and l have more thoroughly consid-
cred the situation I shall 60 to Wash
ington to get into personal conference
with him and with the cabinet, and
that there will be as prompt an an
nouncement as possible of the pur-
poses of the government"
The situation was described in off,
cial quarters as critical, and there
was no concealment of the fact that
relations between Germany and the
United States had become more
strained than at any time in their his
tory.
Policy to BE Worked Out.
High officials say the policy Of the
American government would be care
fully worked out, and that in order
to meet the situation firmly the
utmost deliberation was required.
This information was given out in
order that a delay of possibly week
or more in preparing an answer
might not be misinterpreted as mean
ing that the United States intended in
any way to recede from the position
it had taken in the two notes alrady
sent to Berlin.
There was much informal discus
sion among officials Of the contents
of the German reply. The trend of
their opinion was that the evasion OF
the American argument in the Ger
man notes had narrowed the field of
negotiation so that the next commu-
nication from the United States must
state to some extent the intentions of
the Washington government in case
its rights are further violated, and
declare the position it will take with
fro~%tDuad nm ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16

Later, when identified by the Gate
man. Parrot admitted that he had
walked over the trail where Weiss
body was found, several times, look
ing for work."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16

The route of the telephone line be-
tween Olympia and Tenino will be
changed soon, the new survey being
made during the last few days by
George B. Noble, w. F. Flanley and
A. U. Whitney Of Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-16

Continued on Page 81
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-29
PLEADS GUILTY TO BIGAMY
AFTER HE TAKES THIRD WIFE
Man Who Weddl>A After DAYS Court.
ship Sentenced ess than Week
Later.

Hutchinson, Kan, Jan. 27-Robert
Mote, piano salesman, with one wife
in Minneapolis, Minn., and another in
Hutchinson, met another woman in
Garden City, Kan, Wednesday, court
ed her Thursday, married her Friday,
was arrested Sunday, placed in Reno
County Jail Monday and was sentenc-
ed to an indeterninate sentence in the
state penitentiary Tuesday, on his plea
of guilty.
Meanwhile Mrs. Mote No. 2, who
was widow with two small children
in Colorado Springs when Mote mar
ried her, is destitute in a hotel here
and, it is asserted, wife No. 1, the
mother of Notes two children, is in
Minneapolis, Minn., unaware of her
husbands plight. Wife No. 3, who
prosecuted Mote, lives in Indepen-
dence Kan.
Mote asserted he was intoxicated at
the time of his last marriage and was
urged into it by companions.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-29
MRS. RACHEL PLAGGE
IS DEAD AT 81.
One of COunty's Oldest Women
Moved Here II Years
Ago.

Mrs. Rachel Plagge, perhaps the
oldest resident in Cape Girardeau
County, died Tuesday night at 9:3O
o'clock, at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs William Rasche, near
GOrdonville.
Mrs. Plagge came to Cape Girar-
deau County from Germany about Il
years ago, and has since made her
home on the farm in the vicinity of
Gordonville.
At the time Of her death she was
almost 92 years of age, the date of her
birth being March IS, 1923.
She has made her home with Mr.
and Mrs. Rasche since the death of
her husband several years ago.
Of large family of children, there
now remains two daughters, Mrs. j.
H. Rouse Of this city, and Mrs. Berg
turf, whose home is in Kansas.
Mrs. Plagge is survived by q grand
children, II great grandchildren and
, great, great grandchildren.
One of her grandchildren, Mrs. w. J..
Sperling, lives in this city.
For long time Mrs. Plagge has
been in feeble health, and her death is
attributed to a break down due to her
advanced age.
Funeral services will be held at the
German Methodist church, three miles
from Gordonville, this afternoon at
2:3O o'clock, and interment will be at
the church cemetery.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-29
G. H. CROSS FACE,
EYES PARALYZED
Optics, Overtaxed by Reading,
Caused Rare Malady, Victim
Thinks.

Gottfried H. Gross, whose home is
at 735 William street in this city. was
suddenly seized with a strange malady
few days ago, the first symptom of
which was indicated by a paralyzed
condition of the eyelids. The affection
has since developed rapidly and at this
time has reached such alarming pro-
portions that the muscles of his Jaws
have become useless, and his entire
face is threatened with state of total
paralysis.
When not actively engaged in look
ing after his saloon business on Good
Hope street, Mr. Gross is almost q
constant reader, and has purchased an
extensive library in order that he
might be able to take up the study of
law during his leisure hours at home.
He sometimes becomes so engrossed
in his books that his eyes revolt at the
strain to which they are subjected, and
bH tdIIOuS OCCdSlOiS ne IdS DGpn COill-
PEELED to refrain from reading for
weeks at time in order that his sight
be rested and restored to its normal
condition.
A few mornings ago when he awak-
ened after having read until u o'clock
the night before, he discovered that he
could not move his eyelids and that
they would remain motionless regard
less of his efforts to use them. At
first he gave the matter but little
thought believing that the condition
was due to having slept too soundly,
but as the infirmity continued to de-
velop, he finally consulted a specialist
who advised him that his trouble was
due to eye strain, and that it would be
necessary for him to abandon his
studies for long time in order to be
restored to his normal state of health.