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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
Former Pennsylvania Repre-
sentative May Be State De-
partment Counselor.
REFUSES JUDGESHIP
OF COURT OF CLAIMS
Deemed Certain He Will Be Offered
and Will Accept Mr.. Lansing's
Former Post.

The prospects were strong today that
A. Mitchell Palmer. former representa-
tive from Pennsylvania. will be named
as counselor of the State Department,
to fill the vacancy created by the pro-
motion Of Mr.. Lansing as head of the
department and premier of the Wilson
cabinet
Mr.. Palmer yesterday decided not to
accept the judgeship Of the Court oi
Claims, to which he was appointed In
April, and notified the President of his
purpose, which has been anticipated by
those who know Mr.. Palmer. Mr.. Pal-
mer never had qualified for the Court
of Claims bench. having delayed con-
sideration of his acceptance. At the
time of his appointment it was under
stood that the position was agreeable
to him, and that he would accept. His
family likes Washington as home
and Mr.. Palmer preferred to live here
Offered Place in Cabinet.
Having changed his mind as to the
place on the bench. 1t was expected
that he would resume the practice OF
law, but today it became pretty GER
tain that Mr.. Palmer will be offered
the position of counsellor Of the State
Department and will accept. Until he
entered politics in Pennsylvania he
gave all his time to the law and built
up a successful practice. 1t has been
stated frequently that he was offered
a place in President Wilson's cabinet.
but as he could not become Attorney
General, for which the present Associ-
ate Justice McReynolds had been Sc
lected. he preferred to serve his term
in Congress. Last year he was defeat
ed for the United States senatorship
in Pennsylvania. His law practice has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
To Take Charge of Exhibit.

U. Grant Smith, private secretary to
Secretary Redfield of the Department of
Commerce, will leave here tomorrow for
San Francisco, where he will assume
charge OF the departments exhibit at the
Panama Pacific exposition. He will be
gone about three months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
Wadsworth to Be Delivered.

BATH, Me-. July 23.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Vadsworth was taken
to Boston today for delivery to the
Navy Department By hdr builders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
GERMANS SEIZE U. s. SHIP.
Bark Dunsyre, En- Route to Stock.
holm. Taken Into Swinemunde,

BERLIN, via London. July 23, 11:35
a.m.-The American bark Dunsyre, New
York to Stockholm, has been seized by
the Germans and taken into Swine
munde.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

The only Dunsyre mentioned in avail
able shipping records is a three -masted
clipper owned by the Victoria Shipping
Company, limited. of Victoria. B. c.
This vessel sailed from San Francisco,
April II, for Balboa, where she arrived
May s. and sailed for Helsingborg. Swe-
den, July IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
Country Rests Case.

With the delivery today by Ambas-
sador Gerard to the foreign ONCE In
Berlin of the new American note warn
ing Germany that the loss Of American
lives through further violations of neu-
trail rights would be regarded as ''un-
friendly" the United States rests it's
case for the present at least.
The note will be given out here late
today for publication tomorrow MORN
ing.
Count Bernstorff. the German am
bassador. went to the State Depart
ment today for his official copy of the
American note to Germany, although
he previously had received an unoffi-
cial outline of its contents.
The ambassador has had no COM
munication with his foreign Office on
it's view of the note. His purely per-
sonal view Is that the communication
will bring a reply, although one may
not be made for more than a month.
His personal view is that the situation
still Is left open for amicable adjust
ment
officials Of the Washington govern
ment turned expectantly toward Ber-
lin for some indication from oficial
quarters there as to the reception Of
the communication. Until such IN
formation Is at hand the next diplo.
matte move Of the United States viii
not be decided upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
HOW FRANCE CARES FOR HER
BLIND HEROES.

The battle line takes heavy toll of eye
sight, and the blind soldier presents tragic
problem. What France is doing for him and
those dependent upon him is an inspiring story.
Read it in The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
Leo M. Franks Condition Improves.

MIILEDGEVILLE. Ga, July 23.-Leo
NJ Franks condition continues to show
steady improvement. physicians attend
ing him at the state prison farm here
announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
Speaks Final q. s. Word.

SPEAKS C1Qal v. .. Word.
Everywhere in official quarters it was
pointed out that this document speaks
the final word on how the United States
government would regard further
transgressions Of it's rights. The gen
eral trend of comment was that the
repetition of such a disaster as befeu
the Lusitania would mean the conyen-
ing Of Congress by President Wilson
Tor consideration of the action to be
taken.
In the event that the status quo is
maintained. however, and there are in
dications through official or unoffcia]
channels that German subma rines in
future will conform to the rules of in
ternational law in saving the lives OF
americans on unresisting merchant
men, President Wilson will take ur
very soon the situation that has arisen
with Great Britain over Interference
with American commerce by the allies
For several weeks a note has been
practically completed. almost ready to
be sent to the British government re-
tterating the protest against deyiafions
from International law in the opera
tions OF the order in council against
commerce with Germany.
British Note Nearly Finished.
The new American note to Great
Britain was almost finished today at a
conference between President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing 1t will be sent
forward to London probably next week.
Secretary Lansing will finish the note
and expects to forward 1t to President
Wilson at Cornish for his final ap-
proval before dispatching it to London.
Reason for Delay.
The note has not been sent because
President Wilson has been unwilling tc
give the impression in Berlin that the
controversy between the United States
and Germany in any way could be con
ditioned on the progress of the Amsrf-
nn governments negotiations with
other belligerents. 1t has become
known, however. that II there are in
dications that the new American note
to Germany Is received in a friendly
spirit and there appears no intention
further to violate neutral rights on the
high seas, the new protest to Great
Britain will be dispatched probably
within a fortnight.
Data is being gathered at the State
Department, but the new note probably
will not deal to any extent with spe-
cific instances, contending chiefly fol
the general principles involved with
the order in council to conform with
what the United States regards as the
accepted rules of International law.
The recent fling of a legal caveat an.
nouncing that orders in council and
British municipal law do not affect the
rights of American citizens under in
ternational law was the first step in
the policy which the United States /.
pursuing to obtain acquiescence in its
poipt Of view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
WEATHER.

Probably fair tonight and Saturday:
moderate temperature; light easterly
winds.
Temperature past twenty four hours:
High, 81. at Alb pm. yesterday; low,
So, at am. today.
For full report see page l6.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
AGAINST DRY Law
Former President Taft Opposes Ma
tional Prohibition.

BOSTON, Jan. 1.-"National pro-
hibition is dangerous proposition,
said former President William II
Taft, speaking before the Bar asso-
citation of Boston, at it's seventeenth
triennial banquet here last Monday
evening.
"It would revolutionize the ma
tional government. 1t would put on
the shoulders of the government the
duty of sweeping the doorsteps OF
every home in the land. If national
prohibition legislation is passed, local
government would be destroyed
And if you destroy local government
you destroy one Of the things that
goes to make for a healthy condition
of the national government.
National prohibition is nonenforc-
ab,e. II ia a confession on the part OF
state governments of inability 10
control and regulate their own espe-
cial business and duty; If the matter
were placed under federal control II
would result in creation OF ma
chinery of government officials large
enough to nominate any president
and would offer too great an oppor
tunity to persons seeking to perpet
uate their power in Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
HAPPY NEW YEAR
GOVERNOR HARD At
WORK ON MESSAGE
LISTER EXPECTED TO ENPHA.
SIZE ECONOMY IN ALL
EXPENDITURES.

Governor Ernest Lister is hard at
work upon his forthcoming message
to the fourteenth legislature, which
convenes here January II, 1915. The
| necessity for economy in public ex-
penditures, not only by the state, but
by counties, municipalities and school
districts, is expected to be one of the
dominant notes of the governors ad-
dress.
| Since legislative leaders are pledged
to an economical program it is the
hope of Governor Lister that he will
not be forced to use the veto power
to curb legislative extravaganza, as
was the case two years ago. From
present indications the coming ses-
sion will start with harmony between
the legislature and the governor a
condition that promises to continue if
the economy pledges of the legisla-
ture are kept.
The total appropriations asked for
the state institutions by the board of
control are considerably less than the
amounts appropriated two years ago,
in spite of increasing populations at
all institutions. Sufficient money will
be required, however, to give moder-
ate comforts to the states 5000
wards, and in this connection it is
pointed out that appropriations do
not necessarily mean expenditures,
under this administration.
Departments and institutions under
the governor will turn back at the
end of the present biennium unused
balances of from $450,O00 to $780,
900. If similar savings can be made
from the amounts appropriated for
the institutions during the next
biennium, it is Governor Listers
promise that these savings will be
made and the additional money re-
turned to the state treasury.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
NEARLY ALL PAY TAXES
Percentage of Delinquency Low When
Weyerhaueser's Deducted.

Though the average of delinquency
in tax payments for the entire state
is Is per cent, the ratio of delin-
quencies in Thurston county is con-
siderably below that average when
the payments due from the Weyer-
haueser interests are deducted, being
but approximately 4R per cent, ac~
cording to figures given out by County
Treasurer w. II. Britt and Assessor j.
C. Sans. Including the Weyer-
haueser payments, delayed pending
the settlement of controversy, the
ratio of delinquency in Thurston
county reaches 121a per cent.
or The total of approximately
s544,O00 that should have been paid
in taxes in Thurston county in 1914
all but $96,421 was paid by Decem-
ber 1, when it became delinquent
and of this latter sum about $4,000
is due from the Weyerhaueser com
pany for 1913-1i taxes. The entire
sum bears interest at 15 per cent
amounting to about $4,000 a year
altogether, but TO only S3,100 when
the Weyerhaueser taxes are deducted
Olympia's delinquent taxes amount
cd to s3,757.41 for 1914 as against
sS99.57 for 1913; Tumwater's to
s33.12, Tenino's to S165.o3 anc
Bucoda's to $229.1S, while the road
districts reached 917 ,415.S4, the
school districts $1S,1 40, the states
share to s23,797.63 and the county's
to s32,89539.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
1914 XMAS MAKES
NEW LOCAL RECORD
POSTOFFICE AND EXPRESS COM
PANIES REPORT LARGER
BUSINESS.

Packages were better wrapped,
better addressed and were mailed
earlier by the people of Olympia this
year than last, according to Assist
ant Postmaster Frank S. Glenn, who
says that the local Office did $7OC
more parcel post business than usua.
during the Christmas season JUS,
passed and estimates that the office
handled at least 25 per cent more
mail Of all kinds this Christmas than
it did in 1918. Both local express
companies, the Northern and Amer
lean, also report better package
business than last year, the former
estimating it's increased patronage a,
20 per cent.
The Christmas business at the
postoffice started about four days
earlier than usual this year, Mr..
Clem says, due to the campaign to
mail your packages early" and a
total of 5S7 sacks of outgoing mail
and I'll incoming were handled
from December IA to 25 inclusive
During the same period the Office
handled ass insured parcels, com
pared with $40 last year, an increase
OF more than 80 per cent.
Comparisons of the parcel post
business for the 1913 and 1914
Christmas seasons are not possible
because the rates were lowered con.
siderably after the first of 1914, the
limits of packages increased ana the
character of mail that can be handled
modified. Postmaster Doherty and
the postoffice employees made a rec
ord in that every bit of deliverable
mail received up to Christmas Eve
was distributed Christmas day, and
every bit of mail received that day
and Saturday was disposed of by
Saturday evening.
"Billy" Coburn, in charge OF the
local ticket Office for the Milwaukee
and Union Pacific systems, reports
that the Eastern ticket sales on these
roads during December were the
largest for that month in years, while
the sales OF California were less than
for the last four or five years. This
is taken as an indication that the
reported exodus of Washingtonians
to California, of which there has
been considerable talk lately, is not
materializing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
INVITE PUBLIC TO
FEDERAL BUILDING
SCRVEYOR-GENERAL, POSTMAS.
TER AND SUPERVISOR JOIN
IN INVITATION.

Just as soon as all of the furniture
for the Offices arrives, and it is ex
pected almost any day now, Olympia's
new federal building will be thrown
open to the inspection of the genera
public, the invitation having been ex.
tended this week by Surveyor-Genera
E. A. FitzHenry, the custodian; Post.
master James Doherty, and Super.
visor R. l.. Fromme, of the forest
service, through the trustees of the
local Chamber of Commerce.
No particular plans are announced
for the opening, the ideas of those ex-
tending the invitation being to give
the people of Olympia and vicinity
who are interested an opportunity to
view the entire building, it's design,
equipment and furnishings, in more
detail than would be possible after it
is occupied by all departments, and
visitors will be escorted throughout
the building and shown it's various
features and arrangement.
The surveyor-general's department
began moving from it's old location on
the second floor Of the Capital Ma
tional Bank building, rooms which it
had occupied since 1872, the fore part
Of this week, three days of work being
put in by the force before the job,
which included removing records
dating back to 1852, was finished.
The forest supervisors Office was
moved last week.
When the postoffice will be moved
from the Dufault building, at Fifth
and Columbia streets, Postmaster
Doherty does not know. His instruc-
tions from the department at Wash
ington were to move any time after
December 16, but so far the most es-
sential portion of the furniture for
the postoffice department, that for the
mailing division, has not arrived and
no one here knows when it is to be
expected. A few articles of furniture
for the other departments are also
late in arriving.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
PROTESTS BRITISH POLICY.
United States Formally Objects t.
England's Trade Interference.

The United States government dis
patched this week a long note to
Great Britain, insisting on an early
Improvement in the treatment OF
American commerce by the British
fleet. 1t gave warning that much
feeling had been aroused in this
country, and that public criticism
was general over unwarranted in
reference with the legitimate for
eign trade of the United States.
The document constituted the
strongest representation on this sub
ject made by the United States to
any of the belligerents since the out.
break of the war.
AS the detailed point of view OF
the United States in numerous spe-
cific cases of detentions and seizures
of cargoes had been set forth in a
series of emphatic protests, most OF
which had gone unheeded, this com
munication was couched in general
terms. covering the entire subject OF
the relations between the United
States and Great Britain as affected
by the latter's naval policy, consid-
cred highly Objectionable by this
government.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

O. C. Van Houten, Thurston coun-
tvs farm expert, will arrive in Olym-
pia Saturday, according to state
ments made Tuesday by Ira d. Car
diff. director of the Pullman expert
ment station, during a conversation
with H. L. Whiting, secretary or the
local Chamber of Commerce and lts
Farm Bureau, which will cooperate
with the expert in his work. AS the
Chamber expects to move into its
new quarters in the Olympia Nationai
Bank building the fore part or next
week, it will be several days before
Mr.. Van Houten will be able to get
down to business, but to introduce
him to the farmers Of the county and
also to acquaint them with the
Chambers new offices, the Farm
Bureau proposes to invite the far
mers to a "get-together" session in
the new quarters some Saturday
afternoon about the middle of Janu-
ary, the date of which will be an
nounced more definitely later.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
WILSON 80 YEARS OLD.
President Spends Birthday Monday
Quietly With Family.

President Wilson was So years old
Monday.
There was no special celebration
marking the occasion, the president
spending the day quietly, surrounded
by his family. 1t was the first time
Mr.. Wilson had celebrated his birth
day at the White House. Last year
the event was observed at Pass Chris
tian, Miss.
President Wilson received numer-
Gus letters and kilograms of con-
graduation. Led by Secretary Bryan.
the presidents cabinet called at the
White House during the evening to
extend congratulations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

Jeanette Kenney, the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ.
Kenney, who Sunday underwent an
operation for the removal of aden-
oids and tonsiis from her throat, is
recovering nicely.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
WILSON PLANS TOUR
OF COUNTRY SOON
CONSIDERING "SWING AROJrND
CIRCLE" AFTER VISITING
EXPOSITIONS.

President Wilson is planning to give
personal account of his stewardship
to the people, and will do it in a series
OF speeches when he makes his first
Swing around the circle" in less than
three months.
Starting from San Francisco, after
his visit to the Panama-Pacific expo
sition, he will make upwards of 35
speeches en- route home to Washing
ton. In these he will appeal to the
people, in connection with all the
various allegations that have been
made, charging him as leader of the
nation with dereliction of duty.
Ever since his election the presi-
dent has been held close to Washing
ton by practically continuous sessions
of congress. He is determined that
there shall be no extra session next
summer. He plans to take the oppor-
tunity, full year before the next ma
tional campaign, to make his own
record for the benefit of his own
party.
Leaves Capital March 3.
The speech making tour will not
start until after the presidents trip
through the Panama canal-its for
NAL opening-and his visit to the ex-
positions at San Diego and San Fran
cisco. He will start from the ma
tional capital March on this trip
and on his return, If present plans
can be worked out SO that he can
spare the time, he will speak in Salt
Lake, Denver, Omaha, Minneapolis,
St. Paul, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleve-
land and certain other Eastern cities
yet to be selected.
Ever since the announcement was
made that the president would visit
the Panama Pacific exposition he has
been deluged with invitations to make
speeches en- route home. Up to the
present these invitations have been
held under consideration. But it is
stated by those persons who are
closest In the confidence of the execu-
tive that the attacks made upon him
by his political enemies and by GER
tain members of his own party have
determined him to have his own SAY
So" He will, if plans work out, de-
fend not only the party policies that
have been enacted into the nations
laws, but his own course on every
great question that has been the sub
iuct of debate since he assumed ONCE.
Has Not Travelled Much.
Tn to the present time President
Wilson has travelled less since his
term began than any other president
since Cleveland. He has saved prac-
tically his entire allowance for trav-
cling expenses. But the exigencies or
the situation resulting from the Euro
1ean war, which have threatened the
success of the San Francisco exposi-
ton, have made it necessary for him
to do his part in making the show a
success. En- route home he will essay
"real swing around the circle" and,
according to the men most in his con-
fidence, he will at that time open the
next presidential campaign by out
lining what he believes should be the
issues.
Only one thing can interfere with
this plan That will be developments
in the European war which would re-
quire the presence in Washington of
the president to aid in peace negotia-
tions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

Miss Alice Kibbe, principal OF the
consolidated school at Messy ROCK
in Lewis county, who spent CHRISTMAS
with her brother, County Superin-
tendent l.. A. Kibbe. at his home near
Tumwater. went to Elma Tuesday for
a short visit before returning 10
Messy Rock.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

The Woman's Catholic Order or
Foresters gave an enjoyable dance at
the Tumwater clubhouse New Years
eve.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
Continued on Page 81

Thieves broke into the depot at
Rochester the fore part of this week
and got away with $2.75 in small
change.