Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-11-12

President Wilson is pardoning
more prisoners than any of his prede-
cessors, unless Mckinley and Lincoln
be excepted. At the rate executive
clemency' is being put into effect Mr.
Wilson may eclipse all of his prede-
cessors.
Miladys' Furs.
The United States is the largest
producer of furs in the world. Our
furs have been shipped to London
every year, there to be dressed and
dried, and then returned to this coun-
above the cost of the raw skin. To
make the farce more complete, the
consumers of this country have paid
heavy duty on these same furs when
they were returned. Americans do
"bone-headed" things like this and
under normal conditions the custom
might have continued indefinitely, but
the department of commerce started
buying seal furs, had them dried and
dyed, and then sold them to American
fur dealers. This is in large degree
responsible for the fact that furs are
cheaper than heretofore and pur-I
chasers are not so particular about
the kind they wear. Since London is
being eliminated it has been discov-
cred that a whole lot of excommuni-
Gated animals, including muskrats
and polecats, furnish very fine furs as
result of the new "all American
plan"
Iowa Model.
The department or agriculture is
pointing to the state of Iowa as a
model roadmaker. A measure of con-
troll has been given to the state and
the results as compared to supervision
by the local forms of government are
splendid. Travel has increased so
rapidly that the cost of maintenance
has become as high as $3.50 mile in
some of the Eastern states. Expert
ments to make type Of road which
can be maintained at relatively low
cost show that the states are depend
ing upon the various forms of 1itumi-
nous macadam, concrete and vitrified
brick road.
Eating Animals.
One hundred million meat animals
are slaughtered each year in the
United States and therefore it would
appear that every person, including
babies, eats an animal. Sixty per cent
of all meat animals are slaughtered
in establishments where there is fed
eral inspection, and approximately
one animal out Of every So is rejected
in whole or in part on account Of the
meat being unfit for human use.
Uncle Sam is doing his best to protect
the carnivorous tooth from crunching
into meat infected by tuberculosis
ana other diseases, and the cost of the
federal meat inspection service is now
about $3,375,000 a year.
The Worldwide Desire.
American manufacturers and job
bers are insisting that the Washing
ton government give them every op-J
to reach the markets Of the
world, and as usual the demand also
calls for "the quickest route" The
commerce department has established
several branches in the large centers
and evidently the news has gone
around, since there are applications
for Is additional branches in as many
different cities. The federal authori-
ties have given assurance that they
will throw the throttle wide open and
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce is being expanded rapidly
in order to meet the opportunities Of
fered to Americans by the European
war. There has been a great inn
provement in the nature OF foreign
commerce, and the millionaire tour
lists have been obliged to stay at home
to keep from getting shot by the
American ammunition that has been
going over the waters in shiploads.
PRESENT RATE PETITION.