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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

Wilson, whether one always agrees
with him or not, that he has the
courage of his convictions, and that
he strikes straight from the shoulder;
that he is profound student of the
science and philosophy of govern
ment, and that he utters his views
with remarkable strength and clarity.
Moreover, he is not hampered by any
stubborn pride of intellect - the
weakness of many able men. His
mind is open, receptive to new ideas;
ever ready to adjust itself to chang
ing conditions, to the exigencies and
duties of the present. To a little
mind, this seems inconsistent; to
big mind, it is the proof of strength
and wisdom.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

Answering his wife's suit for
divorce on the grounds of cruelty,
Alfred ]. Mcvittee filed counter suit
last week, in which he alleges that on
one occasion his wife took $500 from
his trousers pocket while he was
asleep one night, and that at another
time she withdrew $500 they had In
the bank as community property and
deposited it under her own name in q
bank in another city. They were
married at Porter, Gray's Harbor
county, in December, 1905.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

middle of January, was frankly
skeptical cbout the truth of the re-
ports that prosperity had returned to
this country. Conditions here then,
while admittedly better than for q
long time, were still far from what
would justify the application of the
word prosperous
Finds Reports True.
ct was therefore most encourage
ing to find in the Middle West and
on the Atlantic coast that the reports
Of better business conditions were not
only true but that they were not ex-
aggerated. While the so-called pros
perity may be founded largely on war
business, and therefore wisely con-
sidered very uncertain, it is a fact
that prosperity is there.
"How long the extensive war pur-
chases may last is of course unknown,
but sufficient buying has already been
done to put large sums of money into
circulation, and this in itself has
caused the activity in all lines which
has made prosperity reality.
1--WE on this coast are bound to feel
this condition in increasing proper
tons as the circle of activity widens.
as it is bound to do in the natural
course of business"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

Has the Courage of His Convictions.
(Puyallup Valley Tribune.)
It must be admitted for President
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
Another Roast for Jones.
(OrOville Gazette, Rep.)

Senator Jones of this state was
among the few senators who. by their
votes, refused to stand behind the
president in his foreign policy. thus
demonstrating that they do not be-
lieve that Americans have any rights
that a foreign nation is bound to re-
spect. Now Senator Jones claims
that he has kilograms from his con-
stituents indorsing his stand in this
supreme crisis. One of these indorse-
ments was signed-now mark we'll
the names-by w. H. Paulhamus. F.
Gerstmann, Louis Ganwich and c..
Habig. If the kaiser should issue
manifesto to the effect that Ameri-
cans would travel at their peril on
trains running between New York
and Chicago, the chances are thou
sand to one that Senator Jones would
at once introduce a resolution IN the
senate warning Americans from trav-
cling on the New York-Chicago route,
and at once and Immediately Messrs.
Paulhamus, Gerstmann, Ganwich and
Habig would wire Mr.. Jones indorse-
ments and congratulations. Mr..
Jones in "crooking the. pregnant
hinges of the knee" where safety may
follow fawning, serves notice that 1t
is no longer honorable nor respect
able to be a native American.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
Will They Make Him Senator?
(ColeaX Comomner.)


w. E. Humphrey is being called
upon many times a day to tell what
caused him to be instrumental in
selling the government the postoffice
site at Seattle which is covered with
seven feet of tide water. The cost
to the government was $169,50O, and
it is reported that friend of the man
who put this pork bill through Sc
cured profit of $4,000 as his share
of the deal while acting as broker
for the owners. "Swindle" does not
do the purchase justice. 1t smacks
of the rabidest, rankest pork barrel"
graft imaginable. AS one member at
Washington said, "the pork in this
barrel is of such quality that it smells
to Heaven" 1t is SO apparent that
the site is not only absurd but worth
less as a sub-postoffice site that a
schoolboy sent to congress would not
advise the purchase of such prop
erty. This is the kind of a man who
is asking the people of the state to
reward him by sending him back to
Washington this fall as the senator
of this state. Small wonder that the
Republicans are casting about for an
other man to bring before the people
as their candidate for senator, for
even the hardened leaders of that or
ganjzation realize now that the honest
Republican voters will never support
a man like Humphrey for senator.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
Last week the first logs were

Last week the first logs were
shipped from the new National camp
near Cedarville. This camp will be
one of the largest in the east end of
Gray's Harbor county. 1t has been
built for some time, but has not been
operated before. The National mill
at Hoquiam is going to start up soon.
The mill and camp will give employ
ment to about 500 men at once, and
later more men will be added.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

With County Superintendent 0. e.
Goss, State Librarian j. M. Hit ana
Hal Virgins of Olympia as judges,
the Tenino high school debating team
defeated the Yelm debaters in a spir-
tied argument at Yelm last Friday
night on the question, Resolved
that all unskilled laborers from east
ern and southern Europe should be
excluded from the United States"
Tenino defended the negative.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS
ARE TALKING ABOUT
Where Were Mcbride and Mead?
(Inland Empire News.)


M. E. Hay of Spokane is out with
statement that when he became
governor in 1909 his administration
was handed a legacy of debt from
the Democratic Rogers administra-
ton which handicapped his (Hay's)
administration, and that it was most
ly to this cause he made such a fail
ure during his term Of Office.
Let us see. Governor Rogers was
reelected in 1900 and died in 1901.
Mcbride, a Republican. then became
governor and served until 1905.
Then Albert E. Mead, another Re.
publican, was elected governor and
served until 1909. Will Mr.. Hay
please tell us what in the devil be-
came Of the Rogers legacy during
those eight Republican-ruled years?
Mr.. Hay is a fairly good farmer.
He became a candidate for lieuten-
ant governor in the Republican pri-
maries in 1908. He won the nomi-
nation on second choice votes. Gov
ernor Cosgrove lived but very short
time after his Inauguration and Hay
accidentally became governor. He
was misfit. The people became
wise. Hay wanted vindication in
1912. He got it-by being sent back
to private life, although it is well
known that he spent more money for
the "vindication" than any other can
didate for governor before him.
Hays rawlings in the Republican
newspapers will have but little
weight, even when he becomes only
the mouthpiece of his bureau of in
competency" We, here in Hillyard,
know something about this bureau.
It gave the stamp of approval to our
city finances, and after its clean bill
Of health, the shortage was found
which had been existing before the
report of the bureau. After the guilty
parties were tried and convicted
along came the bureau and discov-
cred the fact.
If the Republican campaign COM
mittee are to rely on the reports
gathered for it by it's bureau of in
competency" believe us, the fight
will be far easier than We had ex-
pected.
The people can't be fooled. They
know that the membership of that
bureau is composed of Republican
politicians, one of whom belonged to
"the infamous big four" in the last
legislature.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
Against Legislature, Not Lister.
(CamaS Post.

This is not an indictment against
Governor Lister at all. The COVER
nor of the state has no power to ex-
pend q dollar of the states money
except as directed by the legislature.
If Governor Lister attempted to do
SO he would be held up by Repub-
lican state auditor in refusing to
issue the warrant, and if it were
issued, there is the Republican state
treasurer to "get by" in cashing It,.
This open letter of Ex-Governor Hays
is simply political poppycock. Had
Lister had as little backbone as Hay
exhibited during his administration
in vetoing appropriation bills, the
difference between the three years
expenditures would have been nearer
ten millions than the seven as out
lined in the quotation above. The
ex-governor's grievance is against
the Republican legislature and not
against the Democratic governor.
Rather we should have said his in
dictment would lie against the ap-
preparations and rules committees of
the house and senate, as all legisla-
ton as it is accomplished in this
state, is handed over to them, and
those not members of those commit
tees simply vote yes on anything they
hand out. And this brings us up to
the point to announce that the time
Is very near at hand when Clarke
county voters will be asked to again
designate one senator and two repre-
sentatives to go to Olympia to vote
yes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
THE WORLDS LEADING TOBACCO
TOWN.

Winston.Salem, N. c., Now Manufac-
lures More Tobacco Products Than
Any Other City in World.
Following are extracts from an adj
dress delivered by Col. A. d. Watts,
collector of internal revenue for the
Fifth district of North Carolina, at q
smoker given by the Twin City club,
Winston-Salem, February 4. 1916:
Some Comparisons.
'Winston-Salem is supplying one
fourth Of all the chewing and smok-
ing tobacco consumed in the United
States, besides exporting vast guam
titles to foreign lands. This state
ment is taken from the report Of the
commissioner of internal revenue for
the first quarter of the present fiscal
year and from private advices from
Washington, as to the second quarter.
which ended December 81 last.
"Your city is making one-seventh
OF all tobacco products chewing
and smoking tobacco, cigars. cigar
cites and snuff manufactured in the
United States. Your manufacturers
are paying on an average about $S7.
600 a day revenue taxes to the gov
eminent and the amount is increas-
ing from month to month. When
your government building much tina
handsomest in tho state. was COM
pleted last July at a cost Of $3.50 900
your newspapers made the statement
that the taxes paid In your city To-
Uncle Sam for the first eight days Of
its occupancy would pay for It. Since
September 1t has taken in $685.
1850. predict that before 1915
shall have ended your average week.
~ payments to the government on
tobs eco will more than pay for this
magnificent building. leaving the col
lections for the other fifty-one weeks
as clear profit to the government.
Tobacco Shipments.
"Winston-Salem IL shipping on an
average each week day to all parts OF
this country and to foreign lands at
least $4,000 of tobacco products.
'In conclusion, Winston-Salem
manufactures more tobacco. all to-
bacco products are taken into this
statement. than any other city on
earth, little or big. Industrially. she
Ia easily first in North Carolina, pOp-
ulation considered. first in America
and believe, in the world; socially,
a never failing delight to her
friends"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
Jones Doesn't Represent.
(Inter-Mountain Register


The voters of the state of Wash
ington, who reelected Wesley L.
Jones as United States senator in
1914, certainly got stung. Jones is
at present not representing handful
of people of this state, and is on the
other hand disappearing nearly
the entire state at large. Jones now
wants congress to refuse passports to
Americans travelling on belligerent
ships, and yet this is the same Jones
who a short time ago paraded up and
down this state denouncing the adj
ministration because it did not send
an army into Mexico to protect Amer
lean investments and embroil this
country in war. The noisy utterances
of such men as Jones received their
just deserts last week in the senate,
when but 10 others besides himself
were all who went on record as play
ing petty politics. And. speaking of
hide-bound petty politicians, this man
Jones stands almost in class with
himself. The people of this state
have at last found out just what sort
of man Jones is, and, while his term
does not expire until the year 1920,
1t is safe bet that were he to come
before the people today for reelection
he would receive the greatest turn
down that was ever handed out in
the state.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

John Gunstone will have to pay
the Knox garage $23 as damages to
an auto owned by it which figured in
collision at Eleventh and Main
streets December 26 with a light
truck he was driving, this verdict
having been reached by jury which
heard the case in Justice Crosby's
court last Friday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17
"The Bureau OF IncOmpetency."
(Inter-Mountain Register.

ASCoAcSSAs
The main purpose of the Bureau
of Incompetency" which is composed
entirely of Republican politicians, is
to draw So per day from the public
funds of the state, and to spend its
entire time going over the work of
the Democratic state officials, giving
out statements which do not alto
gether contain facts, and having
nothing but praise for the Repub-
lican officials. In fact, it is nothing
more nor less than a board, which by
law was constituted to work but a
short time during each year, but
which never misses drawing every
day of each year it's So per diem and
which is one of the most useless
pieces of machinery as far as the
state is concerned, that we have to
put up with. But as far as the Re-
publican organization is concerned, it
answers the purpose for which it was
created.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-17

You may have noticed that the fell
low who whines that the world owes
him a living usually owes everybody
in his neighborho0d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02

A traveller on any trunk line in the eastern states cannot fail to note the long trains of scrap iron, pig iron, steel billets and spiegel iron cOntinu- ally moving from all directions toward the steel mills located in a narrow strip of country near the Atlantic coast. Much of the pig iron, and even the steel billets, are so rusty as to give evidence of a long sojourn on the stock pile. It is said that one stock pile near Easton, Pa, containing SO,- 900 tons, was recently entirely cleared away in less than a week. It is evident that every source of scrap iron, espe- cially wrought iron, is being requisi- toned for the present demand.
 The total amount of scrap iron thus obtainable for an emergency is usual ly quite an asset, especially in the east. The fact that 1t is now being rapidly exhausted suggests a look as to what other strictly internal sup plies of iron can be relied upon at all times. The look proves embarrassing. As has already been clearly pointed out in these columns, S5 per cent of our supply of iron ore comes from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02

A year ago this city was aroused over men who had trades and wanted to work strong earnest fathers without job, and without a dollar with families at home, even hungry and cold. Today we meet a changed condition; the clouds have rolled by and the sunshine is peeping out, and there is work. Of course there will never come a time where there is no wanting omewhere-Where there are no idle hands and hungry mouths. There will always be some cases needing attention, some home needing the friendly visitor, and today the people are more determined than ever to help the other fellow.
 Nothing ever happened in this world that some good did not result no matter
 how hard the blow or deep the wound, it
 has served some purpose. This was forci- bly, impressed on my mind a few days ago, when I met man who had been idle last year. He had suffered; yes until
 the big, briny tears rolled down his
 cheeks as he told us, "I must have work
 my folks need bread" He was put to
 work for a good purpose; there was no
 money in it, but there was bread for
 his folks. He worked hard, with great,
 big heart, and a brawny hand, handing
 out to others from that store filled by the
 good people of the city during the period
 of active relef-the result of White
 Streamer Day"
 This tided over many an empty home and kept warm many shivering bodies; this man had never faced such a situation before, and he said yesterday Do you know that was wonderful lesson to me a very valuable experience to all of usf We men resolved that we would never be in such fix again-that payday would mean more hereafter and that we were never going to live up to our last dollar any more.'
 And many have learned to save, besides paying up the back debts, a little at a time. Do you know the laboring mar | used to eat more beefsteak than the man
 of money; his butcher bIrs were his greatest expense; he learned last year he ] could live on cheaper food, and he is practicing it today.
 | Another lesson we learned-to feel more l interest in the fellow who needs job We've learned the suffering of others, and | we were brought so close together in oul weeks of working to relieve our own and our peoples condition that we just have i gotten in the habit of looking out fol each other and it all helps out lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02
By MRS. J. B. REID.

Today the working man is profiting by experience. Is there anything more con- ducive to prosperity than intelligent labor; to work with the determination to use the energy and judgment on a co-opera- tive plan? This brings practical results, and gives the real dignity to labor.
 Not only the men learned a lesson, but the women. They realized they had vast ed material and thrown away time, and
 they knew, too, waiting availed little, and killed energies. They have applied their strength differently, and their homes show the awakening. But the greatest good of all the want that was was the bringing together of all the people. Those who had and those who had not-this un- derstanding the situation of homes; of mother and father, has created opportuni- ty for both elements, and this opportunity has given work, and work has brought about a better condition today on a stronger foundation and a more comfort
 able condition is the result
 We speak from a very extensive ac- quaintance with people, and a rare chance to see the true situation
 The world has walked up and stir
 ring-our city and our folks are more
 cheerful-times are better here, and
 elsewhere from whence we get our
 trade We talk to the out of town
 
 yesterday, from Missouri and they are in a better fix everywhere-of course there are a few who are slow to ac- knoweldge the good things that come there are always people with the blues"-ts a fad--sometimes the style, but the world pushes by this kind and hurries on to those who smile.
 In Birmingham today there is no req
 son to wait, but there is a chance for work-for those who know how, and are not too fastidious about "the po- sition." Another thought was given us a day or two ago-we met mother who thinks seriously-and studies her own household-"now, she said, have a daughter, who will never gradu- ate--and if she does she can never util- ize her geography and physics but she is wonderful with her hands. sometimes wonder if I am not making mistake in forcing her through the entire literary course instead of pre- pairing her in what I know lies her greatest chance for success-I believe mothers get in a rut and do not real | ize the danger in giving too much | time in an ambition. to make some 1 thing out of, human being that na- l ture does not intend" At once we | thought of the awful job of making g 1 whole dress out of half the quantity | of cloth and spending so much time l making a garment that is not service | able or pleasing to the taste-and ther we thought maybe that is what is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02
SEVERAL OFFICERS
 LOST ON THE NATAL
Captain Back Is Remembered as
 Noted Sprinter

London January 1.-Seventeen officers, including Capt Eric Back and Chaplain Algernon s. O. Sweet, and nine warrant officers were lost when the cruiser Natal sank Thursday while in a harbor" as the result of an internal explosion.
 Captain Back is remembered for his connection, in September, 1913, with sprint of 100 yards against Rear Admiral Robert K. Arbuthnot. made in fulfllment of a bet by them 20 years previously. Ad- r,iral Arbuthnot was 49 years old and Captain Back 4S. The race was run at Portsmouth and Captain Back won by yard in the excellent time of F seconds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-02

matter with the world-we are not using our stuff right and we are vast ing time instead of improving every minutc-and then "grouchy" when things do not come just our way. There is just one right way to do things and that is to give the best of ourselves, this is the process leading to genu- inc prosperity and the world is pushing that way.