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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
ABUSING THE COOPERATIVE IDEA.

SO much stress has been laid in recent years
upon the value and benefits of cooperation among
farmers for the mutual upift of their business
and for social DIVERSION that now and then there
are those on our farms who somehow rashly
believe that anything which bears the magic
imprint of the cooperative idea regardless of the
merits of the particular plan or scheme to which
it is applied is deserving. Sometimes they are
'stung," and then comes the realization that even
this most valuable movement among the farmers
of the nation is sometimes subjected to the devil.
tries of the INSCRIPTIONS promoter.
Cases in point are cited in another column IN
this ISSUE in which it is related how ranchers IN
the Wenatchee district and farmers near Langley
were lured by smooth talking statesmen into buying
stock in cooperative stores which later developed
into the merest humbug, if this article be true
Stock in a cooperative store was sold to farmers
in this county some months ago, but whether the
venture was of this same character or a truly
worthy one. we do not know. This editorial is
aimed at those whose stock was palpably worth
less
The evils of these schemes do not always end
with the stock selling The lure that goods can
be bought cheaper is compelling one to the
thrifty, but if the promoted store does begin to
operate it's purchasers too often find it is selling
the merest shoddy, and they are not only ''stung
on the stock they own but ''stung, too, on the
goods they buy. The fact is, the farmer is better
off who is wary of all cooperative enterprises not
originated by farmers for the promotion OF the
farming business but born in the mind OF
scheming promoter who is going to make you lot
of money but is Cooking out for little old yours
truly every minute of the time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

From The Washington Standard for
January 3, 1890. Vol. XXXL.
No. -.
Professor Melville G. Blaine, a
brother of James G. Blaine, died at
Salem Monday after a brief illness,
at the age of So. He was principal
teacher in the Indian training school
at Salem.
The Journal reports 800 to 400
cases of lagrippe in Seattle on the
first of the year. There was scarcely
a business in the city that was not
running short-handed on account of
the epidemic.
The first chinook salmon of the
season has been caught at Astoria
and sold to the Arlington club, Port
land, for Sc. This is the earliest
catch ever known.
The snow measures a good half
foot on the level. The snow fall has
put a stop to the street car service.
The grade on Capitol Hill is too steep
for the motive power when the track
is slippery.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?

There's lot of talking being DONE and lot
of editorials appearing in the state press these
days. with reference to the state university the
state college and the three normal schools, called
forth particularly by the university's campaign
for larger appropriations for more buildings and,
outside Of the newspapers published in the several
towns in which these institutions are located the
sentiment appears to be almost unanimous not
merely against larger appropriation for the
university but in favor of consolidating at least
the management of the different state schools.
eliminating the duplication of courses and thereby
reducing expenses
In this particular is the camor for greater
economy in state expenditures finding its special
vent, and, mind you, that clamor is not being ex-
pressed in any mild, childish way, but vehemently
and vociferously, and though thu students of the
various schools, present and past, their relatives
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01
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Freedom is great stuff. A man will
brag about his rights and declare that
no one on earth can boss him. And
his friends will agree with him every
time he buys a fresh round. Then he
will go home and try to crawl under
the rug in the front hall when friend
wife accuses him of drinking.
Women are very hard to please
when it comes to clothes. But they
are not so particular about husbands.
AS long as a woman can 60 to the
grocery store and get things on credit
she can't see why her husband should
worry over his debts.
A princess will take advice from a
dude who wears cuffs on his pants
But she always knows that her father
doesn't know what he is talking
about.
Once in a while you run into an old
fashioned man whose house is mort
gagged and who hasn't any automobile.
In most churches the male members
pay for the carpets and the female
members wear them out.
When anything happens in this
world we all make up our minds thar
the party is guilty and then we listel
to the evidence.
The result is about the same, blu,
some men didn't know it was loaded
and other men marry for money.
! One reason why the world isn't az
fine a place as it might be is because
marriage is the most common thing in
the world and love is the rarest thing
in the world.
I Every woman who has a shape like
a whaleback freighter knows that II
she could afford to pay SIS for a
made-to-order corset she would have
as good figure as any one.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

Time was when berth on the appropriations
committee of the state senate highly priced
but faint so any longer. No senator, so one tells
u.s. is seeking place on that committee and some
to whom the appointment has been offered have
even declined. Apparently the handwriting on
the wall is becoming plain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

Reports from the national capital tell us that
President Wilson plans 'swing around the
circle after his visit to the California expositons
next spring. the first trip of any consequence he
has made since his inauguration If he does the
people will know better then than they perhaps
do now why Wilson has urged what has been
done and what Wilson thinks is yet to come, which
will be mighty good thing for all concerned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

1t strikes us that the personnel of the Farm
Bureau of the local Chamber Of Commerce, as
published in this newspaper last week, was most
admirably selected, embracing as it does repre-
sentatives of various interests affected, and when
the farmers director is chosen we anticipate that
this group of men will ably supervise the Bureaus
hardest year, its first.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-01

According to the Oil Era, published in Seattle,
A. S. Taylor, publisher of the Seattle Post
lntelligencer, is of the promoters Of the Great
Northern Oil company, now drilling well in
Whatcom county. Has that anything to do with
the P.-I. s attacks the oil prospects in Thurston
cOuntyo
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-10-16
COLORED FIRM TO BUILD
AUTOS.

If you chance to see new model
automobile with many distinctive
features, pleasing in general make
up and noted for it's easy riding'
qualities and upon closer investiga
ton find that it is a Patterson
Greenfield please remember that it
is a car built from the ground up
by the G. r. Patterson and Sons
firm of Greenfield, Ohio, a colored
firm of buggy makers, known all
over the United States.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-10-16
AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC.

An auto party from Texas came
into the Exposition Grounds and
left their car behind one Of the bull
dings with their two children and
dog at 2 P. M.
About 9 P. M. dog appeared at
one of the fire-houses, and drew at
tention by barking. Upon being
followed be led his new friends to
the car where the hungry children
were crying from lack of food and
cold. The police took up the case
and finally located the parents in
the pleasure zone The paper Civ
ing the account said, AS some
people had SO little sense it was q
good thing 0 m d O g had 50
much. y
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-10-16

Louis F. Post, Postmaster M. O.
Chance. Miss Julia Lathrop, Miss
Ethel Smith, Henry P. Blair, Earn
est II. Daniel, w. 7. Galliher,
John d. Larner, Mrs. Edith King
man Kern, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes,
Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, DR..
Creed w. Childs, Fountain Peyton,
DR.. Earnest L. Thurston, DR.. S.
M. Newman, Dr. Thomas Jesse
Jones, Judge J. Wilmer Latimer,
II. B. F. Mcfarland, Thomas Ew-
ing, Mrs. Frances G. Davenport
Rabbi Abram Simon; Mrs. John A .
Logan; Mrs. John B. Henderson;
Justice Wendell Phillips Staff ord
II. Martin Williams; Judge +. L.
Siddons and Judge Thomas Ander-
SON
American League Park was spec
tally lighted A brilliant electric
display was used to bring out the
costumed actors The costumes
we're specially made and for the most
part according to historical models.
More than 700 costumes were made
besides the costumes of the soldiers.
This spectacle was designed to be
not simply for the col"red people,
but for the city of Washington, re-
gardless of race A number of
prominent people outside of the
patrons have expressed their pur
pose to witness the pageant.
The price was made low to meet
the abilities of the working people
so that it was really great popular
festival. Many of the properties
used such as weapons, shields head
gear, etc. were made by the IN anual
training department of the public
schools. 1t is hoped that this pa
geant movement will spread among
the colored schools throughout the
land. Already the African M. E.
Church has asked for a reproduce
ton to celebrate the Tooth annivers-
sary of the general conference
which takes place next March in
Philadelphia.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-10-16

way oadc cordial good-by to the
'niei' bowed with deep respect to
''lc TWO women, and rode slewly
oo' o' the hoSpitaI grounds.
'le pl!Sol'elS were III better Spn-
us 'he next morning. y laugh
passed from time to time. 1t was
almost as II some excellent Joke
Unknown TO their attendants had
'''N'' 'Hc'' courage.
~" YOU know the gentleman
WI" was mere yesterday; NJ IS.
VI X say ASKED 'he boy soldier. Ihc
''' "''n"'d "n al hcf and rcriI>d:
'S'' ma aim.
." "'". " Il" WAS tic>
> '1'"hHWAI Jackson, q,
''''' an
~ ''"'9' H'''''''; '"c1l Hhc HAl":
-" - Hl"Nn'% Iun "l me,
o. 'e''cI'' JACEHon mere III
'''e ''''''H' o' o"i ar'i''vH
- "'''''''' | DC 'I'c lIFSt umc'
N.o' ~ .'" .ne M ooy he''!co Dy hS' "N-
'o'''' No'c IMAM once when ne
,''N''' '"'t ''ic scout Nc wanted at
manu- ~ ''"S gone on DIS own cr-
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-10-16
A GREAT PAGEANT
WAS PRESENTED TO THE PEOpI +
OF WASHINGTON, D. c.,
THIS WEEK.

nlversary of the adoption of the
thirteenth amendment to the Con-
stltutlon there was held in Wash
lngton Monday, Wednesday and
Friday of this week a pageant by
the colored people, called The
Star Of Ethiopia.' 1t was held at
American League Base Ball Park.
Ih fund with which this pageant
was given was furnished by Mrs.
Quincy Shaw of Boston and the
Misses, Lewissohn of New York
and others. TO this general fund
colored citizens of Washington, in
Guiding Judge R. H. Terrell, DR..
Z. w. Childs, A. F. Hilyer, Henry
+. Baker and about one hundred
and fifty others, asked guar
antee fund of 81 900. The text of
the pageant was written by DR.. w.
+. B. Dubois. editor of the Crisis
Magazine of New York. It was
first given in New York in 1913 be-
tore an audience aggregating IA 900
people.
The pageant portrayed the histo-
ry of the Negro race and was divid-
ed into five scenes. The first scene
referred to prehistoric times and
showed the discovery of welding
iron by the primitive black savages.
The second scene portrayed the re-
latlons between mulatto Egypt and
black Africa. The third portrayed
the elimination of the African civ
lllzatlon in the years between 200
A. d., and 1900 A. D., reminding
OF the culture under Candace, the
Kingdoms of the Sudan, the Empire
OF Monomotapa and the industrial
culture of Guinea. Then came
the Valley of Humiliation or
slave trade, ending with several
war scenes in which the colored
District militia took part. The final
scene showed the triumph of the
Negro over the ghosts of slavery
ending in the building of the tower
of light.
The music and dancing accompa-
ny1ne this pageant were of special
interest. The dancing was led by
Mrs. Dora Cole Norman, who is the
sister of the late Bob Cole" best
known to the public as one of the
authors of Under the Bamboo
Tree. y There were musical selec-
tons, illustrating the development
of Negro music from the African
tom-tom to the modern music of
Colerldge-Tay1or, This music was
rendered by a chorus of 200 voices.
Great interest was aroused in this
pageant throughout the District.
The board of education gave it it's
sanction, and allowed the use of
school buildings for rehearsals.
One half Of the proceeds went to
the Fairgrounds of the colored pub
lie schools. The board of education
regarded the pageant as a matter Of
edhCatIot, ofI Iicti,,ct ,,,,,., oc -
cial uplift. Besides, many promi-
nent persons in the District con-
sented to act as patrons.
These included the Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. Lane, Sena-
tor and Mis-. Robert M. La Toilette
Percy S. Foster, Miss Caroline M.
Hunt, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-10-16
4 NOBLE. SOUL,
JACKSON, IN
SPECTOR OF FEDERAL,
HOSPITALS.

StoneWall Jackson, marching dOWl
the Shenandoah valley, had won :;
brilliant victory over General Bank,
whom he drove rorth until IL,
friendly Potomac ilierpoScd Il,
screen, ard he found safety az,
care for his sick and wouuGrd il
the hospitals OF Frederick.
a lev nurse had been assignee
to orc OF the hospitals the day be
fore the battle Massnchlyctt.
woman named Charlotte Mckay
widowed and made childcss within
a single year. The patients she
had under her care were mostly
Felerals, Of course, but there was Z
good sprlnkling of wounded Com
tederates who were pri oners ot
war.
One day, just after dinner time
the chief surgeon entered Mrs
Mckay's ward accompanied by {
stranger. The man had the appear.
ance of STUDENT His head wa.
bent and his brows we're drawn to-
gether, with two deep lines betwee1
them, as if he had spent long
thoughtful hours at his desk; an(
his eyes, the color of blue steel
swept the ward with a keen glance
that seemed to take in everything
His grlZzled beard showed that he
was no longer young, but his stc1
and bearing were elastic and Wig.
OrOuS.
Doctor Jancway is from Louis
lana, explained the chief, as he
introduced the stranger. He had
to abandon a large sugar plantation
there when the war broke out. be-
cause Of his loyalty. He was a
surgeon III the Crimcan War, and
so is interested in seeing how we
do things here.'
The stranger chatted genial1y
with the nurses and the surgeon
discussed their operating facilities,
compared them with those of the
Crlmea, qu STONED them about the
ratlons of the prisoners, and accept
ed stcaming cup Of hot soup from
the nurse. The prisoners were
watching and listening to all that
passed, in strong contrast to the
sullen indifference they bad shown
before. One young Virginian, tail
and muscular, looked as if he were
about to spring from his cot.
That boy looks like he came
from near my place. observed the
Southern Unionist. May | speak
to him.
Yes, doctor; you may talk to
any of them.
With curiously quick and noise
less step the visitor reached the bed
and conversed for moment in
tones that were inaudiblc to all but
the young soldier. He returned in
a moment.
/ was mistaken; chance re-
semblance deceived me. The man
says he is hankering for a drink, ;
nurse. / told him | would ask YOU
for it.
The wounded man drank the wa
ter, stretched out on his side, and
appeared to sleep, while the two
surgeons went on to another ward
and presently left the building.
Mounting his horse Doctor J,,
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-20

No reader can afford to omit the Seward Gateway.
The Seward gateway., 1915-09-20
FAIRBANKS WILL SOON
 HAVE FEDERAL BUILDING. President Elliott of the White Pass Visits Interior With a View
 to DevelOpe.

FAIRBANKS, Sept. 18.-The Dis trict Attorney today received check from Washington for the purchase of the building next to the court house and Wickersham says it means that appropriations for the new federal building will be secured next year. President Elliott of the White Pass railroad and other officials are here now on a tour of inspection with a view to planning for the development of the interior. The story of the sink ing of the Shushanna has been con frmed. She sank thirty miles be- low ;he log jam on the Tolovana. She had thirty tons of freight all of which was saved. Commissioner Riggs of the railroad will investigate the cir cumstances surrounding the fatal ac- cident to the two members Of the sur vey party, McHugh and McFaun. They were the first deaths connected with the railroad work on this end.
 Dr. Brooks left last night by steamboat over the Yukon route in- stead of going out by the trail. One hundred tons of antimony were ship ped last night from the Scrafford mine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-04
MANUFACTURES GROW
RAPIDLY IN DISTRICT
Census Report Shows $l0.000.000 In
crease in Capital Between
1909 and 1914.

According to a preliminary statement
issued Wednesday by Director Sam L.
Rogers. of the Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce. the manufac-
turing esta blishments in the District have
greatly increased in value between the
years 1909 and 1914. The increase in capt.
tai has amounted to over $lO.000.OO. Al
though the number of establishments has
slightly decreased, this is due to the large
decrease in the number OF bakery estab-
lishmcnts, which numbered Il in 1903 and
IS in 1914.
The summary for the District shows an
increase of primary horsepower of 1911
per cent; salaries 9 per cent: capital. So
per cent: salaried employees. 26.3 per cent;
proprietors and firm members. FL PEI
cent: wages. 2l.S per cent: materials. lis
per cent: wage-earners 1913 per cent: value
of products. 14.3 per cent. and value add
cd by manufa cture. 11.9 per cent.
The amount of capital invested in these
establishments was SCI, 553. 600 in 1903: by
1914 1t had increased "a per cent and
amounted to so. 799. 600. The bulletin states
that the average amount of capital per
establishment was approximately $4,000
in 1914 and 900 in 1909
II also shows that the cost of materials
used in 1914 was *l2.0I4.0o0. as against
SO. 246, 900 in 1909 an increase of IS per
cent
1t is shown that the value of the prod
ucts underwent a substantial gain. In
the wear 1909 the value of the output of
these establishments was s2o.29.OOO: In
1914 it had increased to 2s.90i.o0o
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-04
EXPERT TIPS ON AUTO TIRES.
Goodyear Advice Given on How Il
Handle Them.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany. which may certainly be ciassed as
an expert i'm all matters relating to tire
repair. offers the following suggestions
in its house organ:
Inspect tire for loose fabric or tread
before undertaking to repair it. The heat
of vulcanization expands the air between
the plies of fabric or beneath the tread
and simply makes the trouble worse. If
the carcass is not sound, pass it up.
Do not put tire in a draft to hasten
the drying Of the cement. film is like
ly to form on the surface, leaving the
cement below very tacky. This leads to
blistering. Do not apply a second coat
of cement while the first is still sticky
and tacky. Wait till the cement is abso-
lutSly dry. but don't overdo this. for ce-
rheht loses some of its adhesive quality
IL allowed to dry too long.
Blistering results from moisture in the
fabric cement not properly dried, or in
sufficient pressure inside the casing dur
ing vulcanization. Dipping the tire in
cold water as soon as this condition Is
discovered will help matters.
Gum should always be washed with
gasoline just before using, to remove the
bloom.
Molds should be soapstoned to prevent
sticking. Some vulcanizers advocate a
coat of cement on the tire and then SOAP
stone Another preventive of sticking
is the use Of a layer of wet fabric over
the raw gum in making sectional re-
pairs. This also improves the appearance
Of the repair.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-04

Transactions in the first hour, how
ever. were on a fair scale, totalinG
over $4,000 shares. A splash of de-
clines trailed the regrettable ]. p.
Morgan occurrence, but by noon issues
in the main recovered and closing
prices were buoyant.
United States Steel and American
Can led in volume. the former after
opening at so Ia, unchanged from the
previous close. slid to So around II
o'clock and finished at So SIS, a net
loss of SIS. Maxwell Motors common
lost 3-s. the heaviest loss for the
season. American Coal Products got
within a point of Fridays new high
of 1877. st. Paul fell 50, the lowest in
years. on further talk of dividend re-
duction and on sales for Europeans.
Northern Pacific, which is owned in
substantial amounts in Germany.
weakened 1 "a.
Reading Reported Safe.
The courts apparently are not one in
the matter of separating the so-called
hard coal roads from their coal COM
panies. Although the Supreme Court
recently ordered the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna. and Western to dissociate
itself from the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Coal Company, the
OHlteu states SouTt a.
delphia. according to incomplete re-
ports. has refused to order the dis
solution of the Reading as result OF
its alleged participation in an anthra-
cite trust. The Lackawanna was vio-
lating the Hepburn commodities
cluase. but the contrary seems to be
the case with the Reading.
New British Bonds Coming.
sympathetic strength was felt in
foreign exchange today on reports that
block of the new British LIS.
estimated at between $780, 900 and
100000, 900, would be offered in this
country by a Morgan, National City.
and First National syndicate.
The situation in commercial paper
is unique. Institutions are unable to
purchase attractive material because
there is little to be had. Prime names
of four and six months maturity can
be disposed of at 3 IA to 4.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-04
MOTORCYCLE "SLANGUAGE."
Machine Called "Chug Cycle" ga,
Bike" and Cop Provoker."

Bike" and "COp Provoker.''
Baseball-in fact none of our most pop
ular sports-never achieved any great
degree of national appreciation until the
slang artists" turned their attention TO
the creation of a language fit to do JUS
tice to the sport in general and its vari-
Gus details in particular. That the
motorcycle is due to share In a measure.
at least. the popularity of our most pop
ular sports, is apparent from the fact
that the wielders Of the funny talk
have already turned their attention to
the power-driven cycle.
Some of the terms used to denote the
motorcycle by these word-creating gen.
fuses are as expressive as they are
laughable. Time was when the average
motorcycle rider did not know how to
close his cut-out, and from this fact We
see in the daily press such terms as
''pop-pop wagon and fire cracker
cart" both descriptive of the audible
sign of the motorcycle. Gas bike" of
course. has arisen from the method of
propulsion, while single tracker' and
two wheeler both have reference to
the character of the vehicle itself. Such
terms as "chug cycle" cop provolser."
traffic beater" and dust raiser all ex-
emplify the speed of the machine. In
some localities it is lovingly called a
penny squanderer." as distinguished
from the automobile. which Is termed a
millionaire breaker" The various parts
of the machine itself have not escaped
the attention of the word artists. The
tandem attachment. for instance. Is vari-
ously known "fapper bracket"
chicken roost' and skirt hanger"
all due 10 the fact that it usually is the
perch of some fair damsel.