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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
Our Friend Humphrey.
finland Empire NcWs.)

Representative Humphrey says that
every day Republican success be-
come more certain. The Democratic
party has repudiated every platform
pledge and violated every promise
made to the people, according to him.
He says that the people are only wait
ing for an opportunity to repudiate
the present administration at the
polls.
And the feeble-minded school is
full and no new patients can be adj
mitted for at least another year. That
being the case, what are we going to
do with this class of cattle who do
nothing more in Washington than to
draw a salary and malign those who
don't 60 to church at their church.
God forbid, that the people of this
state should be so unfortunate as to
have the majority of the voters of the
state send this man to the United
States senate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
The Nomination of Brandeis.
Navy Yard American.)

All manner of opinions have been
voiced concerning the fitness of Louis
D. Brandeis for a place in the SUI
preme court of the United States. Mr..
Brandeis has doomed large in the
affairs of the nation these last few
years. He has the confidence of the
working classes of the American peo-
pie and at the same time has shown
himself of calibre great enough to
meet on equal terms the best lawyers
of the country-the sort the great
business organizations hire. Mr..
Brandeis is a radical, but he mixes
brains and common sense with his
radicalism. He believes in social JUS
tice. but he is willing to concede that
a rich person is part of society. He
is an idealist, but his ideals are the
practical sort of ideals that the every
day sort of man may attain to. Mr..
Brandeis will add to the supreme
court of the United States the conf
dence of many people who had begun
to feel that the common people of the
country were not given sufficient con-
sideration in the deliberations of the
highest tribunal of the land. Mr..
Brandeis should be confirmed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
People Weary of fay.
(Colfax CommOner.)

Governor Hay has been quiet since
the outbreak that he made in the
dailies three weeks ago, In his at
tempt to discredit the administrations
of President Wilson and Governor
Lister. For man who was without
doubt the weakest executive that this
state has ever had Mr.. Hay should
have reserved his criticism for the
few who still maintain that it is hon
orable for man to buy his way into
the highest Office in this state. The
public, however. is becoming weary
with the opinions of men whom the
people have repudiated from public
office. No body of men have ever
been interested in the opinions of the
Wilbur sage, and his occasional
stampede to the columns of the forum
is taken by the people in good ma
tured indifference. The people never
elected Hay governor and the acct
dent that landed him in that position
will never occur again.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

(Christian Science Monitor.)
A sign of the times is the fact that
the leading book Of the season deal
ing with George Washington has to
do with him as q farmer. a pioneer IN
many sorts of agricultural expert
mentation, and conservationist.
Thus. even in these days Of war and
taxing statecraft, his countrymen aro
doing something more than consult
Ing his record as military coun-
mander and citing his counse1D
against entangling alliances. To the
famous Arthur Young. Warrington
wrote, in 1888, what must have
greatly pleased the editor Of Annals
Of Agriculture. Said the Mt. Vernon
planter: "How much more delight-
full is the task Of making improve
ments on the earth than all the vain-
glory which can be acquired from
1t by the most uninterruper
ed career Of conquests!" Thus wroto
the virginian who never was MILL
tarist, though . superior soldier.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
and any unjust merchandising galley
west and crooked.

Our Republican friends continue to
ding-dong away on their doleful dirge
about the Democrats having wiped
out American shipping by passing the
new and excellent seaman's law. The
seaman's law, as has been many times
stated and as the law itself proves,
was passed to safeguard the lives and
property of the travelling public and
to raise the condition of those who
labor at sea to something like decent
standards. The millionaire shipping
interests have Of course been against
the law from first to last. The Re-
publicans-who have never been in
the least reticent ebout their tremen-
dous love for labor and the public
generally-have also been, with the
millionaire shipping interests, op-
posed to the law from first to last.
AS to the law having wiped out Amer
lean shipping, what there was left of
1t when the Democrats came into
power is still intact and is growing,
but there was not much left when the
Republicans got through. The his
tory of American shipping from the
time that the Republican party came
into power and during the Republic
an domination of the affairs of the
country down to the beginning of the
present administration is interesting
reading. In 1861, American vessels
engaged in foreign trade and whaling
had a gross tonnage of 2,642,628
tons. From that time the tonnage,
which had increased to the indicated
volume from 670,573 tons in 1900,
began steadily to diminish, the de-
crease being persistent and contin-
uous, until in 1911 it was back to
S72,671 tons. This during period
when the population Of the country
doubled. And in the face of these
undisputed facts, the Republicans
have the superb cffrontery to state
that the Democrats have wiped out
American shipping" Incidentally it
might be said in passing that the ton
mage of American vessels engaged in
foreign trade and whaling has in
creased from the 872,671 tons when
the present administration came into
power to approximately 100000
tons for last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
II Guilty, Punish.

Davenport Tribune, Dem.)
From Seattle come stories of al
legged cheating" in their expense ac-
counts of Floyd Dsggett, chairman Of
the industrial insurance commission.
and Charles R. Reynolds, chairman
Of the public service commission. The
stories are to the effect that both gen.
tlemen have padded their expense ac-
counts to such an extent that the
amounts drawn are greatly in excess
Of the amounts spent. Charges have
been preferred against them, it is
said, and the bureau of accountancy
has been detailed to check them up.
Along with these charges come gen.
eral charges against heads of commits
sions inferring that all are more or
less guilty of the same crime. We
doubt if there is thing to it, believ-
ing that it is political trick to dis
credit Governor Lister and embarrass
him in the coming campaign, all being
appointees of the governor. The in
spection should prove the truth or fall
lacy Of the charges, If done conscien-
tiously, and should the men be guilty
they should be held strictly to an ac-
counting, the same as Gillies or any
one else. However, should they be
found not guilty of the charge
brought the damage will be done to
Lister any way, and those who might
be responsible for the attack will 60
scot tree. Such is politics as played
by some.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
Lackawanna railroad has placed a

Lackawanna railroad has placed an
order with Standard Steel company
for 1000 gondolas.
1t costs 81 cents to bring a 1000
ton freight train travelling 25 miles
an hour to a full stop, according to
test made by Southern railway.
Great Lakes Transit company has
been formed to control IS per cent
of traffic Of Great Lakes. w. j.
("Fingy") Corners, Buffalo, is chair
man of directorate and Levy Mayer,
Chicago, is general counsel. Fleet
comprises 35 vessels with 10000
tons freight capacity.
February report Of International
Institute of Agriculture, compiled
from information supplied by each
country. indicates that war needs
have increased crop area of world
7.3 per cent. Increase in the United
States and Canada, however, is more
than neutralized by decrease in cul-
tivation in Russia and Hungary.
Fall orders for dry goods are un-
usually heavy, as merchants are buy
ing earlier than usual. Record of
merchants in market during February
shows very large increase over similar
month last year. Collections are un-
usually good, indicating very salts
factory condition among dry goods
retailers, says the John V. Farwell
company of Chicago.
Wool prices are now at the highest
since 1873. Grades that formerly
sold at % cents are now As cents.
Since the opening prices were made
few days ago, the American Wooden
company has been obliged to advance
its prices by more than 10 per cent.
For the first time in the trade, goods
are being ordered more than a year
ahead.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
Prosperity Wave Rolling In.
Clarke Co, Sum-

A wave of prosperity 40 feet high
is rolling in from the east. We need
the labor to get the money to pay our
taxes. The mills are starting up, the
logging camps are getting ready to
run, bridge building is on, railroad
work is opening up, the farmers are
calling fer men and things in general
are humming, all due, according to
stock arguments, to the good in
fiuences of the Democratic party. OF
course that villainous tariff taken off
the lumber has done something to the
lumber business but the lumber men
claim that their business outlook is
now brighter than it has ben for the
past seven years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
PAGE SEVEN

the people of the East to ship cher
ries from Europe at a less price than
they can get them from the Pacific
Coast. We don't agree with Mr..
Humphrey, nor will we until we can
buy small fruit raised within 200
miles of the Big Bend for less money
than the same fruit is sold for east OF
the Mississippi river. When it takes
81 to buy box of berries that II
grown in an adjoining county where
the grower is not getting the cost of
producing the fruit, it is something
besides the tariff that needs changing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS
ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Muzzled Press.
(1nland Empire News,)

(lnlanQ Empire NeWS.)
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the
Perkins Press, which means the Ia
coma Ledger, the Tacoma News, the
Olympia Olympian, the Olympia Re-
corder, the Bellingham Herald and
American-Reveille. are already lay
ing aside the printing of all news ar
ticles in favor of roasts on the Demo-
Gratis and laudatory remarks on all
who are not, even including one The
odore Roosevelt, whom they called
"crazy" few years ago. Especially
bitter are these papers on Governor
Lister and his administration. Just
why? Can it be that these fellows
are sore because they have been un-
able to control the present chief exec
utive of this state as they have con-
trolled many in the past?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

Throughout the land, there is a
sprinkling of silly old owls who talk
of the present tariff as Democratic
free trade" More is the pity, it is
nothing of the sort. How far it
varies from the preceding tariff,
which, in the purview of our Repub-
lican friends, was of course sublime
and inspired thing, and how incon-
sequential all the little tinkerings of
the tariff laws really are, may be de-
duced from the following facts: All
of our foreign trade, both export and
import together, amounts to about s
per cent of the country's total BUSH
ness. OF this per cent Of our bust
ness, approximately one-half on the
average, the export portion, is of
course always free from tariff duty.
OF the other half, the import portion,
about one-half Of that is always free.
Under the last Republican tariff, the
free part of the import half of our
foreign business YVES 81 per cent.
Under the present tariff, the free part
of the import half of our per cent
foreign business is SO per cent. In
other words, the additional free i'm
portations amount to per cent of
one-half of per cent of our business
over the free importations of the Re-
publican law. Assuming that these
trifling freer importations are all
hurtful and unwise - which is the
exact opposite of the truth--this is
the drop of water which, in the view
of the brave Republican champions
Of Americas unique greatness and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

One Augustus P. Gardner, M. c..
disturber of the peace and noisome
manservant of the war munitions mil
lionaires and the self-selected circles
of special privilege, announces, with
characteristic modesty that Congress
will have to count with Augustus"
Mayhap. Mayhap. But there is the
chance that Augustus may not count
with congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

A princess won't believe this. But
the reason why carrots are good for
the complexion is because you have to
work around the stove and get your
boiling.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

have their habitat, there are a mill
ion people submerged in the mire of
homelessness or standing precarious-
ly on the edge of it, The same social
conditions, accentuating as the years
go by, obtain, more or less, every
where. Five billion dollars would
provide a two thousand dollar home
for each Of two million five hundred
thousand families; homes for 49,
100000 people, one-eighth the entire
population OF the country, putting
only an average family of five into
each house. Apart from the immoral
influence that war machinery exerts,
apart from the mere matter of utter
waste of effort and wealth in war en-
gines and devices which are no sooner
contrived than they become obsolete
and ineffective even for war, but as
purely practical matter, which do
you think would be the better invest
ment, homes for 12,5OO,O0O people,
or the program of the Navy League?
But, says the quibbler, the govern
ment cannot buy homes for 12,500,-
900 people. The government can,
though nobody wants it to. People
do not want charity. What the gov
eminent can do is to refrain from
squeezing any money out of the mass
es of people, too many of whom are
already homeless, with which to carry
out schemes of militarism for the
qualification of the vanities and
whims of the gentlemen of the Navy
League and the profit of many of the
members of that organization and of
their hackers.
In the fine old state of Missouri,
where the good people "have to be
shown" bands of nightriders are
roaming around doing damage and
committing grievous wrongs in what
they call "a fight against the land
lords and the storekeepers." A silly
fuss, and vicious, trying to remedy
one evil by committing others. These
nightriders, many of whom have
without a doubt been robbed and
plundered and maltreated for years,
are the same fellows who, during a
recent campaign, treated with intol-
erance, ridicule, and even violence
the advocates Of the exclusive land
value tax reform which would have
knocked the idle, grasping landlords
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
Humphrey "Gets or Wrong"
Mansfield News, Rep.)

The News has received communi-
cation from the Humphrey bureau in
Washington bewailing the low tariff
on Royal Ann cherries which enables
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

stability, is going to sink the ship.
These facts about the tariff are all
easily ascertainable by any who really
want to know. Nor are they so pom
derous that they cannot sink in, If
given a chance. But it is so much
easier to yelp, Democratic free
trade" Also, it is so much sillier.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

If you think that we are not at
present spending much money on
our navy, that we have not been
spending money on it, or that it has
not been steadily growing during the
past rs years, here are few facts
which may interest you: In 1891
our navy had 1,485 officers, 239 naval
cadets, and an allowance of $3.50 en-
listed men. The appropriations for
the navy that year were $24,61O,501.
In 1915, the naval officers numbered
3,403; the cadets numbered 912; the
enlisted men numbered 52,561; and
the naval appropriations for the year
amounted to $145.734,163 During
the period mentioned, the appropria-
lions have grown to about six times
what they were; the number of en-
listed men is over six times as great;
the number of cadets is three times
as great; the number of officers has
doubled. And yet, the lingo bally-
hoos want'more of it. all in the inter-
est of peace If you are to believe their
hypocritical cant-all to satisfy the
cravings and lusts of militarism and
mammon dominance If you gauge the
purpose correctly. There is no sat
isfying those who will have war at
any price.
The Navy League, select body of
patriots for profit and self-appointed
saviors of the country by means of
dreadnaughts and siege guns, pro-
poses a program of preparedness" to
ultimately cost, all told, five billion
dollars. In the city of New York,
where most of the league members
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
IN &
Every intelligent Perssl|
Should Learn How to White

More than > million people arei
employed In the publishing bust
ness in the United Staten. and All
OF them had to begin" They
are dropping out every day. and
someone must take their placs.
There must be writer's for
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
To Reorganize Modern Mill Compan,

To Reorganize Modern Mill Company
Reorganization of the affairs of
the Modern Mill company, which op-
Grated the mill at Black lake that
burned down early last fall, is con-
templated, and A. ]. Gaisell of Gate,
secretary of the company, has issued
a call for a meeting Of the
stockholders at the law offices of
Bigelow & Manner in this city April
%. The official notice of the meet
ing is, published among the County
Legal Notices" on page 6.
Under the direction of Mrs. Will
'Anders and with Misses Blendine
Hayes and Eva Duncan, Mrs. F. s.
Longacre and Messrs. Ashmun Brown
and Carl Nommensen as the soloists.
the choir of st. Johns church last
presented "The Rose Maiden" by
Frederic w. Cowen, at the Masonic
temple last Tuesday evening. Miss
Marjorie sHolcomb was the accom-
PIANIST. This il the choir's an
nual secular concert, which is always
one of the musical events of the sea-
son in Olympia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Curb Market

Eotc.-Ths Tribune assumes no respon'-
billy for the accuracy or authenticity OF curb
market quotations. Tho New York Curb A.
,ocintion produces official quotation list
Quotations nre reported By individuals over
whom the association has no control Any
one ean make prices on the curb and get
them printed In the daily lists. even without
the Formally Of arst submitting IN. sharcs to
the Curb Association for Sc approval. Some
securities are regularly iisted-that Il. they
are approved for trading by the Curb Associa-
ton. and II is required that information con-
corning them will b. filed from time TO time
with the socrctsry Such information "a open
10 public inspection. some other necuriues'
IKE the Standard oil subsidiaries. arc adj
rnitted 70 quotation" without regular list
ing. A greater number unlisted no one
has any authority over them Unlisted stocks
are marked thus o.. They are principally
mining stocks, and most Of them are ''prus
pecfa." but there Is nothing 10 distinguish
''prospccts" from operating properties In
the unlisted group. There are rev listed
mining stocks. and among these prospects
ar, distinguished b. the Authorization Il
proc" after the name. With this notice duly
rivrn. The Tribune Will hereafter print all
quotations without further responsibility
Transact.o1s and prices Saturday were re-
porteo as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Cotton Market Considerations

10 IL quite evident that the dlstribu-
ton OF cotton goods has been more
satisfactory than for years, and that
the profits which have been obtained
are quite remarkable and also that the
percentage Of profit which manufactur-
ers have obtained.is larger than at any
time in the history OF the industry,
except for certain particular fabrics,
even though the price of cotton has
been exceedingly high. The margin Of
profit is still large, as can be observed
by a comparison OF the price Of cotton
and the price Of almost any variety OF
goods in which such cotton Is used.
Manufacturers are well sold for soma
months to come, and inasmuch az it Is
holiday season they are considering
some Of the problems which are likely
20 arise In the future or when condi-
tons ara not like those noted at pres
ent Undoubtedly the development
which always causes the most anxiety
and which is responsible for relatively
large losses at times is that in regard
70 cancellations. For this reason the
possibility Of cancellations is being dis.
cussed quite freely in the cotton goods
market and also in tho market for
other varieties OF extiles.-Americsn
Wool and Cotton Reporter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

TEN. Well regulated, IL is one OF the
most fundamental things about mod
ern commerce and one Of the most
essential. Yes there are lines OF busi-
ness from which the element OF credit
has been largely eliminated. witness
the automobile industry. And please
don't forget the ive-and-ten-cent store
and its big brother. the mail order
house. Tractors are sold for cash.
So are a number Of other things. On
the whole, however, credit came Into
being because there was legitimate
need for It, and the system. In some
form or other, will doubtless remain
for tho same reason Even those
lines which have apparently alto
gether done away With credit. as far
as sales 70 the user are concerned,
stll retain IL to varying degrees in
other departments. Until an elabo-
r.ts scheme OF credit was established
indeed, business was not susceptible
Of very great development.-Imple-
ment and Tractor Trade Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
German Motor Ploughs

The motor plough that was invented
by n citizen Of Elbing, near Danzig'
Germany, possesses many admirable
features, but on account of its rigid
middle beam 1t is not as valuable as
some Of the later inventions of the
same type, writes Consul General Lay,
at Berlin. These ploughs are greatly
in demand in East Prussia, where the
fields are large and labor is scarce.
The plough mentioned cost about H.
600 marks (si,O46), before the war,
but now brings $4,000 marks (ss,S3O).
The best plough of this type is the
Stock. manufactured in Berlin. In 1918
about ZOO from that factory we're
placed upon the market. More have
been sold during the war. These
ploughs are known not only in Ger
many, but also in many Of the agri-
cultural countries of Europe, such as
Austria Hungary, Russia, Rumsnia,
Bulgaria and Denmark. Some have
been sold in South America, Australia
and the German colonies.