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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23
Rolenbaugh Goes to "Pen."

With the remark. "Ill get away
from booze and get it all out OF my
system," J. II. Bolenbaugh' a local
carnenter who pleaded guilty to hav-
ing stolen some tools from the home
of Mrs. Margaret Pollard and was
sentenced to from l to 20 years IN
tho penitentiary, said, I'm glad I'm
going" Monday he said goodby to
his mother and father and was taken
over 70 Walla Walla later in the week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23

A "joker" in the mutual savings
bank law enacted by the recent leg
islature. limiting expenses to 21a per
cent of average assets during any one
year will effectually prevent the Or
eanization Of any such banks, for
which there has been a strong de-
mand. according to State Bank Ex-
aminer w. E. Hanson. 1t wouid oe
,mpossible for a new bank to operate
during it's first year on 2h per cent
of its average assets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23
HaycOx Has Fine Peaches.

Demonstrating that peaches can be
successfully grown in this vicinity,
w. E. Haycox, who has an orchard
of 20 trees Of the clingstone variety,
brought a box of ripe peaches to this
Office the fore part of the week and
also left samples with the state de-
partment OF agriculture and with Gov
ernor Lister. The trees have been
bearing since July 7 and the fruit
is ruddy and fully developed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23

tering his condition by coming to the
United States. In justice to the people
of your country, who are liable to be
influenced by plausible literature de-
signed to attract them to this country,
bat which does not acquaint them
with obstacles that are invariably en-
countered by foreign people reaching
our shores, I am constrained to offer
encouragement to such foreign immi-
grafton that can only add to our
problem OF unemployment"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23
PARROTS TRIAL IS
SET FOR THURSDAY
CHARGED WITH MUIR.
DER OF WEISS PLEADS NOT
GUILTY THIS WEEK,

Formal request of the county COM
missioners that the county pay the
expense of trip by Joe Parrott, the
young Austrian who is held in the
county Jail on the charge of having
murdered Fred Weiss, to Elma and
Montesano to gather evidence in his
defense, will be made by Attorney G.
E. Collier, who was appointed by the
local court to defend Parrot, though
Superior Judge Wright Wednesday
denied a similar application filed
with him. The request is one of the
most unusual made in the history of
the local courts and was strongly op-
posed by Prosecuting Attorney Geo.
F. Yantis as unauthorized by the
statutes and dangerous.
Collier contends, on behalf of Par
rott, that the prisoner knows by sight
but not by name a number of people
in the vicinity of Elma through
whom he claims he can prove he was
not in the vicinity of Gate or Bor-
deaux at the time of the Weiss muir
der, and wants the county to pay the
expense of having the sheriff take
Parrott there. Parrot sticks to his
last story, that a former pal of his.
named Brown gave him Weiss shoes
at Elma. The authorities Of Pierce,
county as we'll as Thurston have been
searching for Brown but have not
been able to locate him. Parrott was
taken to Elma once by the Pierce
county authorities to investigate
some of the stories he told but all
were disproved.
Trial May Be Delayed.
The prisoners trial is scheduled
to start next Thursday, but other
jury cases preceding it may delay It.
a day or two. The prisoner is being
watched carefully in the local jail,
to prevent him carrying out his
threat to escape, made after he had
failed to get away in Tacoma Just
before being brought here. but the
prisoner has conducted himself In .
quiet, orderly manner and spends
good deal of time reading the Bible.
Prosecuting Attorney Yantis, who.
on the Sunday morning that Weiss
body was found along the trail be-
tween Gate and Bordeaux camp No.
/, developed the clues upon which
Parrot was later arrested and held
for the murder, is hard at work pre-
pairing the evidence with which he
hopes to convict the man. One OF
the strong points against Parrott 10
his positive Identification by Will
lam Brown of Gate. who is certain
that Parrott is the man with whom
he talked the afternoon that Weiss
disappeared and who also Identified
the shoes found along the trail near
Weiss body as the shoes worn by
Parrott tina. afternoon.
The trial, the second most impor-
tant case in recent criminal litiga-
ton. will probably attract a large
crowd when 1t opens the latter part
of next week. Parrott pleaded not
guilty when arraigned before Supe-
rior Judge Wright last Tuesday, on
a second and more explicit informa-
ton fled against him by Prosecuting
Attorney Yantis in which officials OF
Olympia Tacoma, Thurston ana
Pierce counties and the following
persons are named as witnesses Tor
the state: William Brown, Max Die
sen, George Taylor, Bradford Brazel,
Matt Munro, w. H. Sears, c. M. Stein,
Robert TAYLOR, ]. A. Van Eaton. John
Brewers, Harry Smith and members
of the Weiss family.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23

Under the terms of mortgage
filed with the county auditor the fore
part of this week. members of the
First Baptist church of Rochester
have received loan Of 500 from the
American Home Missionary Society.
to be used toward erecting a new
church there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23
Senator Jones Here Labor Day.

Announcement was made this week
that Senator Wesley L. Jones Will
deliver the address at the Labor Day
celebration in Olympia next Septem-
ber. and it is expected this will be
his last public appearance IN the
Puget Sound district before he goes
to Washington next fall for the next
session of congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23
POOR IMMIGRANTS
SHOULD STAY away
so LABOR COMMISSIONER OLSON
ADVISES DUTCH CONSUL AT
SEATTLE.

Declaring that conditions in the
state of Washington do not offer an
inviting prospect to the immigrant OF
moderate means who may come here
to establish himself in agricultural
pursuits with the hope Of bettering
his circumstances, e. w. Olson, state
labor commissioner, has written a
letter to Jan Kool, acting vice consul
of the Netherlands at Seattle, advising
him to discourage the emigration
from his country of persons of small
means. The letter was in response to
Ia request from the consul for infor-
nation he might give to possible i'm
migrants, made of Secretary of State
Howell who referred it to Commis-
sioner Olson for answer.
The commissioner sent Consul Kool
a copy of his last biennial report. in
which the immigration question was
discussed, and accentuated the state
ments therein made by these further
remarks in his letter:
"For many years past there has
been a surplus of labor in our manu-
featuring industries, and especially is
this true of unskilled labor. This
condition has naturally forced wages
to a very low level and it is not un-
common to find great groups of for
eigners working on railroad construc-
ton and highway work, receiving
therefor as little and even less than
$3.50 per day and paying from so
cents to 81 per day for board, and
these conditions are being intensified
because of the further fact that but
little steady employment is offered
and the workmen are therefore COM
PEELED to drift the greater portion Of
the year in looking for work.
Problem Now Stupendous.
1.-The result is that unemployment.
owing to the constant influx Of Euro
pean immigration, has resolved itself
into a stupendous problem, and until
our lands are made available to the
people at prices that will permit set
tlement the condition Of unemploy-
ment is apt to increase from year to
year.
1.-The land question lies at the heart
of our labor problem, and the possi-
bility of a family of limited means
successfully establishing themselves
on a small farm has almost vanished,
and in consequence our cities are
being glutted with industrial work
ers who are unable to find permanent
employment even at the present wage
standard, which has been reduced to
the lowest level.
Little, If any, government land is
now available to new settlers unless
it be in regions so remote from the
markets that success is rarely accom-
plished. While it is true that we
have millions Of acres OF highly pro-
ductive land, much OF which Is lying
in idleness, this land is being held by
speculators who are unwilling to sell
except at fabulous prices--at prices
so high that the added cost OF devel-
opment puts 1t beyond the reach or
the person of moderate means.
Situation Not Inviting.
"The situation. therefore. is by no
means inviting to the immigrant who,
with small means, is hopeful OF bet
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23
TO HEAR TRACK SUIT
South Main Street Controversy to BE
Argued Next Week.

Hearing on the question as to
whether the city or the Olympia
Light & Power company should lower
|tLe company's tracks in the South
Main street paving district to the new
grade, following the company's suit
to compel the city to do the work and
the city's counter suit asking an in
junction preventing the operation Of
street cars on the tracks until they
are lowered, will be held in the local
superior court next week.
The case has been set for next
Monday, but jury trials now in prog
ress may delay it until later in the
week. The suit is in reality test Of
the company's franchise, the COM
pany maintaining that all 1t is re-
quired to do is to move the tracks to
one side while the city establishes
the proper grade, while the city con-
tends that the company is required
to do the entire work. Prior to the
suits, the city offered to split the ex-
pense with the company, but the COM
pany refused this and made counter
proposition that one or the other
should do the work and leave it to
the courts to settle which should pay
for it.
The company's suit declares the
present condition Of the tracks is
dangerous and the city, accepting
that statement, contends that there
fore the operation of the cars should
be stopped.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23

Many of the stores of the city have
Joined in the movement to close at Z
O'Clock Saturday night, the initiative
in the movement having been taken
by the local trades council.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23

County Superintendent l.. A. kibbe
has appointed Joseph Shamblin
director Of the Rochester school dis
trict to succeed George s. Wood, who
recently resigned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-07-23

Olympia experienced some of the
hottest days in it's history this week.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09

Something worth the price of adj
mission alone to yesterdays game
was the enthusiasm the kids showed
in the bleachers. Ever since the new
rule of reduced prices went into effect
youngsters of the short pants age
and some in longer jeans have been
doing odd chores to get ten cents to
sit In the gallery" For many of
the Youngsters 1t Was their first view
of big league baseball They liked 1t
and the older fans in the grandstand
and pavilion seats enjoyed the spec
tacle of seeing the youngsters enjoy
themselves almost as much as they
enjoyed the game.
1t did not take the youngsters long
to get acquainted with the various
PLAYERS. Bill M'Kechnie, who Is in
solid with the fans, was the first one
sought out Bill Rariden was placed
in a class by himself-especially after
his throw in the second inning. Gee,
IL I had whip like him I'd be tickled
to DEATH said one kid. II bet he has
got more speed than Walter john
SON.
"Ah, Walter Johnson aint no
catcher" was the quick comeback
from nearby urchin.
"Who said he was?" retorted the
first kid. I'm jist talkin' about
Whips" Further hostilities were in
terrupted and forgotten second
later when Laporte raped a hard
one to short that looked like hit.
but Goodwin scooped 1t up and cut
down the Pep second sacker at first
base.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
PEPS ARE TRANSFORMED INTO
CONTEWDERS AS IF BY MAGIC

his fielding. and he seems to make the
ball come to him instead of chasing
around after it. The run he scored
in the fourth was a gem. He caught
the opposition mapping with a we'll
placed bunt. Kenworthy flelded the
ball and heaved 1t badly, and Ed got
a hit and an extra base on the error
He worried Cullop into making a wild
pitch on the very next play and then
scored when Gilmore took short
foul from Scheer almost back of the
first base.
Gilmore was so surprised at his dar-
ing that his throw was not perfect,
being low, and 1t escaped Easterly's
NIT.
Rariden's three perfect throws were
big factors In the victory. No catcher
in the country has caught more men
off second base than Rariden, and his
daring in attempting the feat in the
pinches is what gets the fans into q
frenzy. There were three on in the
second inning yesterday and the
Packers were threatening a tie at the
least when. with Chadbourne at bat
Rariden suddenly took shot at Gill
more and nabbed him off second base
The play was so unexpected that
Kenworthy stood riveted on third,
caught fat-footed, and the crowd
broke loose in a wild whoop of Joy.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
DIAMOND SPARKLES

later on an infield out. The Cards
won the game. to 4.
Bresnahan has come out for no
ooachers He believes 1t would help
the game If the base runners had to
depend on their own heads to work
around the paths instead of having to
be advised from the side lines. II
believe" Roger says. that 1t would
make brighter men In the game If
every player had to sit on the bench
except the batter and the base run
ners. 1t would develop smart play
ers."
Muggsy McGraw, the knight of the
Eternal Alibi, Ia quoted as saying
that the National League teams are
the worst In years, and that the
Giants nre stronger than they have
been since 1918. If Muggsy really said
that he must have winked at some
body just before he started, or else
he was trying to become conspicuous.
There Is nothing poor about the
American League race, either-except
first two months of the season, had
divided themselves into three distinct
groups. Boston, Chicago and Detroit
have been waging triangular fight
for first place. Washington and New
York have been see-sawing around
the 300 mark. beating the last three
teams. and being trimmed by the first
three. Meanwhile, Cleveland. st.
Louis and the Athletics have been
having a glorious battle for last place,
and Philadelphia, mores the shame,
is winning this battle, too. The Ath-
letics have won only five of the last
twentY-six games PLAYED
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09

Flawless baseball-that was what
won yesterdays game for the Pops.
There was not a blunder in the con-
test, outside of the excusable mechan-
ical kind, and, best of all, the thing
that stood out most prominently was
the team spirit and the machine-like
work of the Peps.
Three runs on five hits is not bad
baseball at all, Ed Roush stood the
enemy on their heads with his dar-
ing running and stole one run.
1t looked as though Ed was going to
upset Nick Cullop, for he had the
skilled southpaw, who has been lead
Ing the pitchers in the Federal
League, dallying with the ball and
acting decidedly nervous His bril-
lance was never greater than on Sat-
urday and in yesterdays game.
In the sixth inning he pulled the
fielding stunt of the game in the
mechanical line by dashing over into
left center and robbing George Stovall
of a triple. Roush Is a wonderful
fielder and Is coming stronger daily
in the hitting line. In this particular
instance he dashed over and with his
usual perfect judgment, grabbed the
ball, while the crowd held it's breath
in astonishment. 1t looked like a
sure hit.
Roush is as graceful as a Lajole In
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
MUD BALL TABOOED
IN THEFED CIRCUIT
Newest Freak Creation Per-
fected by ReuIbach and
Falkenberg, of Pops.
FINE OF $50 is PENALTY
What Will Be the Next
Freak Pitching Creation ?

When will the ingenuity of
pitchers in inventing freak de-
liveries cease? The mudball Is
the latest creation that has been
eliminated. 1t does not seem
possible for any mound artist to
invent something new, and still
one of these days there will be
something uncovered showing
why some pitcher has had un-
usual success-just as Ford did
with his emory ball secret for
nearly eight years. The poor
batter has no such scope for fix
ing up his paraphernalia. Flat
bats scraped with glass until
the surface is smooth are an
aid, but they are easily detected.
Loaded bats are out of the cues
tion; for most men they would
be too heavy to swing. In elimi-
mating the freak deliveries
which aid a pitcher, the base
ball magnates are preserving
the game, for IL would not paw
to give the pitcher too much of
an advantage. Reulbach has
known of the mudball for three
years, but has not used it regu-
larly until of late.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
REDUCED PRICE TEST WILL MEAN
MAKING OF FEDERAL LEAGUE

The reduced prices given a trial
here yesterday when baseball Of big
league calibre at popular prices
proved an immense success is the
making of the Feds according to
competent judges In the baseball
world. 1t was followed by an an
nouncement today from New York
that Fed officials had decided a poll
icy of popular-priced baseball
throughout the circuit in all eight
of the cities-tbe ten, twenty-five and
admission rates-the same
being the scale here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
ENJOY GAME FROM
BLEACHER.S WITH GREAT GUSTO

When the storm broke in the ninth
inning the youngsters gave an impos-
ing spectacle as they charged for the
pavilion and grandstand. One cop In
trying to check the attack rushed pell
nell into the fence, taking a header
with a dive as pretty as any flying
tackle ever executed by football
player.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09

1t was said today that President
Gilmore and his associates expect to
make these rates the basis OF their
fight against organized baseball Mr..
Gilmore said that the wholesale re-
duction did not indicate any CORE
spending decrease in the salaries of
the Federal League players or any
decline in the standard Of their play
ing. The league, 1t Is said, Is maxi
ing its price war on the supposition
that the decline of interest in base
ball this season Is due to high prices
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
BIG PURSE MIGHT
TEMPT WILLARD
Jess, However, Has to Be
COaxed to Talk About
Moran.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 9.-Jess
Willard, showing here today with
Miller's '101 Ranch Wild West
Show" was shown last evening a
dispatch, saying Frank Moran had
arrived back from Europe and was
anxious to meet Willard. Big Jess
was rather nonplussed when he read
the dispatch and was slow in saying:
Don't care to say anything at pres
ent"
When reminded he had previously
assured the reporter, Il will meet all
corners at any time" Willard hesi-
tated and then said: 1T depends on
the money If the purse Is big
enough I'll meet Moran or any other
heavyweight looking for my scalp and
belt"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
Tacoma Girl Makes Record
Throw in Hurting Baseball

TACOMA, Wash. Aug. e.-What
was said today TO be a new worlds
baseball throwing record for a girl
was made yesterday by Miss Ruth
McCabe. when she threw ball 2os
feet inches. Miss Dorothy Smith,
of Vassar College. is said to have es-
tablished the best previous record in
1911 with a throw of 204 feet. Miss
McCalbe is a fourth-year student IN
the high school here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
St. Columbus Beat st. Johns
in Holy Name League Game

The st. Columbus defeated the st.
Johns, to 4, In Holy Name League
game on Pacific Oval yesterday.
Mayo held the st. Johns to five hits
and famed fourteen. In another
league game at Weidenmayer's Parls
yesterday the ST. Benedicts disposed
of the st. Ieos, 10 to 2.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09

Yesterdays Results.
Jersey City, 4; Harrisburg, 2. Second
game called; rsin.)
Providence, 10; Richmond, 0.
Buffalo, 8; Montreal, 8 30 in.) i.
Buffalo, o. Montreal. L
Saturdays Scores.
Montreal, 8; Harrisburg, 1.
Montreal, s. Harrisburg, 3.
Jersey City, 10; Rochester, 7.
Providence, 81 Buffalo, 2 (13 in.).
Providence. s; Buffalo, 4.
Richmond, B.; Toronto, 0.
Richmond, B; Toronto, 1.
Games Today.
Richmond at Providence.
Rochester at Toronto.
Buffalo at Montreal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.--Frank Mo-
ran, the heavyweight boxer, returned
yesterday on the American liner st.
Paul from Liverpool, ready to box
Jess Willard, the champion, he said,
after five weeks training. He wants
to face the champion in the ring, but
said he would not send him chal-
lenge. Jack Johnson trained for a
year to fight me and only one week
when he fought Willard" he said.
Il have no manager yet. but expect
to get one shortly. and then l am
going into training" Moran added,
"and l shall hang on Willard's trail
until 1 force him to fight me-" Moran
said he weighs 200 pounds now and
has his home in Pittsburgh.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
BOXING NOTES

Jack Curley is evidently aroused by
the talk of Jack Johnson. He says
he will get Willard to fight the black
if the latter will bet S25,000. "We'll
fight him in England. but we must
have so per cent. of the receipts. the
other half to go TO charity said
curley johnson will have to fight
for the side bet. This will prevent
him from taking and betting on Will
ard
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
.Ratted for cullop in the eighth.

.Batted for cullop In the eighth:
Newsrk -. 2 0 o / 0 0 0 0 Ks
Two base hit-Gilmore. Three base hit
Jesmond. Sacrifice hits---McKechnie
scheer. Bases on balls-0f Moseley 4.
Struck out-By Cullop 5, by Moseley l,
Nv Henning 1. Hits-Off Cullop. 3 In
seven innings; Off Henning, none In one
Snnine' Wild pitch-Cullop. Double
piialys@Goodwin to stoyall; Laporte to
nniresNIohnst and Langden.