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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05

PRINTED PEACE LETTERS
POUR INTO WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. May Printed form
leitcg. prolcsting against any step whieh
may lead TO war With Germany began
pouring In by the Thousands today upon
members OF congress as tho sequel 10
tho telegraph propaganda which swat ped
the capitol and the telegraph companies
ast wtck
Even tbe names uf the congressman
Wrrc uted ON the envelopes aud every
Thing save evidence that the letters had
hccn prepared by thousands and required
only wiiten signatures senator tlua.
ting of Wisconsin, who has sought n0-
pmlmont Of Justice Investigation Of tie
pfope ganda. received lotttrs today which.
he said, added evidence 10 his charge
tbat the American Embargo conference
was t,hiud thc movement
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
Anthracite Miners
Accept New Scale

POTTsVILLE. IA. May t-rhe con-
ycnlion OF anthracite workers today by
a rising vote agreed 70 accept the agree
ment recently reached between the scale
eommltto OF miners ana operators. The
new wage scale, among other concessions,
provides for iucrenscd @ages ava eight
hour day and reeosmtiou Of th' union.
II takes the place of the agreement
witch expired on AlnWh h aud viii be-
retroactive 20 that date
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
cONFEREES FAIL
TO AGREE UPON
The ARMY BILL
They Split Over Federal Volunteer
Army System and Government
Nitrate Plant Amend.
ments.
HAD BEEN MAKING PROGRESS
Hay Tells President House Will Not
Stand for These Two Pro-
visions.
: BODY HAS NOW ADJOURNED

WASHINGTON, May T. - Con
terecs on the army reorganization
bill late today disagreed on i'm
portant features of the measures and
adjourned until matters in disagree
ment can be taken up in the house.
The rocks on which the committee
broke were the federal volunteer
army and tho 100000 govern
ment nitrate plant amendments
adopted by the senate
Up TO the Time Of the break,
which had been forecasted, the con
ferecs had been making good prog
ress on the regular army reorganiz-
alton and reserve features. They
had tentatively agreed on a standing
army in time of peace of 10000
men, 10000 more than the house
bill carried, and an elastic organ
ization scheme contained In the sem
ate bill which would provide for ex-
pansion in time OF war or threatened
war to 100000 men.
They also had agreed TO tile house bill
reorganization plan for the National
Guard which would provide for fedcral-
ization Of this reserve force and its OK
panaion TO approximately 10000 men,
nay Secs Wilson.
al
house cenforccs, discussed the yolunteef
army res rYe of the senate bill with
Ircr dent Wilson The President was
unders ood 70 favor II, although 10 state
mtnt was made a1ding the conference.
Representative Hay Is said 10 have told
The pres! 3ent that tie house would not
accept The volunteer force This section
Of tbe senate bill provides for reserve
federal force Of approximately 2D(01
citizen sod enc iu addition to the Nu.
tional Guard
Champions Of the National Guard
feared fhat tie proposed rev force would
operate 10 tho disadvantage OF The Guar1
AMI therc was strong opposition 10 The
plan IN both house and senate In TIE
senate the solunteer force won bg ma
Ioriiy q only two gotes.
Insists CInnse Retained.
Repiesen alive Hay in bis talk wsh the
president also discussed the nitrate plant
feature and tho president Insisted that II
should te left IN the bill This attitude
Of the president l. understood to have
pfecpJated the disagreement today. al
though the other phase of the dispute
would have caused the break any way
II the president continues TO insist on
the nitrate plant provision It was de
clarcd smother clash between the eXecu.
Ave and tie house will ensuc. Republic.
ans are standing solidly against the nj
ttatc provision insisting that it is being
urged by a "waterpoNer' lobby Many
democrat also oppose ii.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
LOrimer Candidate
For Federal Senate

tulcAGu lL. May William Lori,
met acquitted last night on eharses
conn, eted with the failure ~ the "a
sails street Trust and saeings bank. ~
which he VAS president announced tns
day be- Mould asaln he a candidate fpr
nlttd States senate from which
he Naa uusted
"t vfii tetsHteF politics as aooH as 7
have as 90 lspastors % the bans,
ha saLd y eNpe lo havs my tlAau6lal
Hfiaira cleared Hp within Il year"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
LONDON EXPORTS TO U. S.
SHOW ENORMOUS GAIN

LONDON SlaY fisHes collected bl
Consul General bmuer Show That eS.
ports trom tue port W l.eniou t8 tbr
uited states dUFlug the ffat faar
months of ths gett Hh msraard
tlG0aul over the corresponding ufad
~ aat yeaa Tbs increase was dUs
eh.af} 90 tbe diversion of Wale e. seq
by thu nflt.ah blockade
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
Eight Republican
Candidates Engage
Rooms at Chicago

CHICAGO. May 4-Ileadquartefs for
thirty states have been engaged at hotels
here for the republican national oonyen-
ton and eight presidential candidates
have engaged rooms for headquarters hi
the Congress hotel. The latter are Theo.
dore Roosevelt, l., Y sherman, Charles
W. Fairbanks, John w Weeks, William
Alden Smith. Theodore y. Burton. Henry
D. Estabrook r. A, Borah and Albert B.
Cummina,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
Great Britain Will
Try Daylight Plan

LONDON May s-The swedish
steamer FfidHnd which was reported
yesterday In q damaged condition and
in tow of the Dutch steamer Batavia "a.
has been heached.
The Ftldand which Wa under char.
ser bY The American ooinmlsstnn for rs
liUf boz Helalum was on vo2.ne from
Portland Ne wlth a earEa 81 1000 tan
af whesl far Rotterdam This nAtaN8
a. m d wireless Dispatch fuesasv as
tafuogn said lhe fridlaB1 eas helnF
taNei ia ths mouth - The Thames
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05


fire the
The protected by wall of sandbags
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05

BERLIN May 49, (By Wireless
TO the Associated Press, Via Tuck
erton. The reply TO the American
note on submarine warfare Ia be-
lieyed to have been handed TO Am
bassador Gerard this afternoon.
Considerable perturbation is ex-
pressed over the effect which con
ceasions may have on public opin-
ion here.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg. tho
imperial chancellor, undoubtedly
will have the great mass Of the peo-
pie with him in desire TO avoid
a breach in the diplomatic relations
with the United States, 30 far no can
be done without sacrificing the prln-
clple enunciated in the German
manifesto OF February 8.
Return 10 BrrIin.
The chancellor, with Admiral won
Holtzondorff, head Of the naval general
staff Dr Karl HelfferIch. the secretary
of the treasury. and other participants ~
the council At headquarters, returned 10
Berlin early this morning.
The note with its explanation OF the
German attitude toward the British
Starvation policy. viii be one Of the
longest diplomatic documents OF the war.
Il will be released for publication here
Ia all probability on Friday morning.
Reply Feared Conditional.
Gormnnya manifesto Of February 10
the principles OF which press dispatches
fIam Berlin indicate the imperial so
eminent adhcros In It's reply % ire
American note Is assumed by officials II
the state department 10 be the mamoran
DUN Of that date. declaring that IN IN
tufo al armed merchantshlps Of belifer
ent Municipalities viii be considered war
SHIPS, subject TO attack without ware
ing
In spite Of Secretary Lansing's flat re-
fnsnl 10 discuss tho contents Of diapatca
received today from Ambassador Gerard
II became known late today that in view
Of such Information as has been received
official and unofficiala OF tho govern
ment fear that Germany has attached
conditions to IT'S reply that may make Il
lmpossibe for tho United States TO con-
tinuc diplomatic relations.
'lusmSputs s.SuIsuuI
In memorandum prepared AT the d.
rectlon OF President Wilson and made
public a few days after the dispatch Of
tho last note to Germany. Secretary Lam
sing re-stated the American attitude to-
ward armed ne chnntmen. declaring that
they should be considered and treated "a
peaceful vessels II their armament was
carried and used for defense only.
While officials would not comment on
the Berlin inference to the manifest Of
February :, they reiterated that tha
president was prepared to stand unalter-
ably by the position taken in the last
note. The note. which was designed 10
pcImit of no argument. gave notice that
unless Germany Immediately declared
and effected an Abandonment OF present
methods Of submarine warfare agains1
passenger and freight-carrying vessels
the United states could not do otherwise
than sever diplomatic relations.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
Over 5O% Gain
In Paid Want-Ads

The Want Ad hdtvtttatnk
tolumns ~ fhs Nee are
makEhK bis ksina even
daF asek tnA mpHth Anfu
ahnalng h fsrialnH q
dandf
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
GERARD CALLS
UPON JAGOW TO
RECEIVE REPLY
American Ambassador Reported to
Have Visited German Foreign
Minister for Purpose Of
Receiving Note.
HINT OF CONCESSIONS MADE
Washington, However, Fears I'm
pcrial Government Will Make
Answer Conditional.
REFERENCE TO MEMORANDUM

BULLETIN.
BERLIN. May A. (By Wireless
to sayyille.) )--James W. Gerard.
American ambassador TO Germany,
has Just called on Herr Won Jagow,
the German foreign minister to re
eciye from him Germany's reply 20
The American note concerning sub
marine warfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05
FORMER AMERICAN
ARRESTED AT DUBLIN
y M Sullivan, Ex-Minister Of U. s.
TO Dominican Republic, Charged
with Part in Rebellion.
ONCE PRoTEGE OF W. J. BRYAN

AtpFbOAAf my y. bhul'h mf DHl
Ivan Of New York, formerly Amer
lean minister TO santo Domingo, has
been arrested in Dublin on the
charge Of completely in the Irish re-
bellion. ....r.-
Mr.. Sullivan sailed from New York last
July for Liverpool with his wife and
son, saying he was going TO Limerick,
Ireland 10 visit his mother lie said
he expected to be paek in New York
by september ].
shortly before he sailed Mr., Sullivan
was virtually asked 10 resign his post
as minister 10 the Dominican republic
as the result Of an Investigation CON
Quoted by o commission headed by Sen1-
tor Phelan Of California. Testimony
taken by the commission during its IN
yestigation into Dominican affairs was Ia
the effect that the minister was inter-
ested Ia contracts IN which other Amer
leans were concerned NO evidence was
found that he had profited
Attt h'fAAiAAiA"tfA'fAA hNihffAhN'A ~ hAAf fht'h
department found he had been guilty ~
mdiFeretiona which untitled him for hls
place, on July % II was announced that
hn had resigned.
sullivan had been a lawyer for Jack
Rose, ono Of The gamblers Ia the Hoscn'
thal murder easo His appointment gen
orally was credited to former Secretary
liryan, who ln looking for a place foy
him wrote Receiver General Wick in the
Dominican republic asking what post
tioua sou haro at YOUR disposal with
which Co reward deserving democrats"
sullivan was cxoporated once by Sec.
rotary nrtau bat the ehnrgea against
him would not down and a second lngcs.
tiRstiop resulted Ia his resignation Nc
Sullivan Nas born in kiilamoN Ireland
tu 9s,1
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-05

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington, in and for the
County of Thurston.
In re the Estate of Birda Teitz, De-
ceased. No. 1904.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given, That w. F.
Teitz has been appointed administrator
Of the above named estate of Birda
Teitz, deceased, and that all persons
having claims against the said estate
or against the said deceased be and
they are hereby required to present the
same within twelve months from the
date of the first publication of this
notice. to the undersigned administra-
tor personally or to his attorneys,
Messrs. Troy & Sturdevant, at their
offices in the Olympia National Bank
Building, in Olympia, Washington, or
else the same will be forever barred.
Date of first publication March 10th,
1916.
w. F. TEITZ,
Administrator Of the Estate of Birda
Teitz, Deceased. 1926
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
PIONEERS REFLECT
FORMER OFFICERS
$50 ATTEND ANNUAL REUNION
LOCAL HISTORY RECALLED
BY SPEAKERS.

Telling the history of the first set
Elements in the Puget Sound country,
contrasting the hardihood and the
equipment of the pioneers of those
days with those who are now pio-
neering in Alaska, and reminding his
hearers that "the pioneers who came
here are practically the last of their
Species" Professor Edmond s. Meany
of the University of Washington de-
livered the annual address at the re-
union of the Thurston County Pho
neer & Historical society at the Wom-
ans clubhouse last Thursday, which
was attended by some $50 pioneers
of this vicinity. Among the out-of-
town visitors were George H. Hines
of Portland, a native of Olympia. now
secretary of the Oregon Pioneer &
Historical society; w. P. Bonney of
Tacoma, secretary of the Washington
Historical society, and Austin Mires
Of Ellensburg.
General Hazard Stevens was re-
elected president Of the local society,
George N. Talcott first vice president,
Charles A. Billings, second vice pres
ident, and Fred w. Stocking secre-
tary-treasurer. Allen Weir, secretary
for number of years, declined re-
election, and the Office was combined
with that of treasurer, held by Mr..
Stocking. Messrs. P. M. Troy, M. d.
Abbott and w. s. Shaser were re-
elected trustees and P. D. Moore was
retained as chaplain.
General Stevens presided at the
meeting and paid a glowing tribute
to Colonel Michael T. Simmons, who
made the first settlement on Puget
Sound. at Tumwatcr. He announced
that, because of unfavorable weather
conditions, the monument to Sim
mons to be erected at Tumwater,
could not be unveiled at this time.
and the society decided to postpone
the ceremony until July.
Professor Meany's address, which
was delivered in the morning, told Of
the first visitors to the Northwest.
Vancouver in 1892, Lewis and Clark
in 1906, the Astoria colony in 1911,
the amalgamation of the two large
British fur companies and the coming
of DR.. John Mclaughlin in 1921 in
charge of the Hudson's Bay company,
with the later establishment of the
famous NisQually station. He then
told many interesting details of the
history of Olympia and Thurston
county, giving considerable attention
to the Simmons expedition which re-
suited in the settlement at Tum-
water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
Notice to Stockholders Of Modern
Mill Company.

Notice is hereby given, That a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Modern Mill Company, corporation,
will be held at the offices of Bigelow
& Manner, city building, Olympia,
Washington. on Saturday, the 22d
day of April, 1916, at one o'clock p.
M, for the purpose Of voting on the
question of reducing the capital stock
of the said company to the amount of
the paid in capital stock subscribed
and partially paid for, the said sum
to which the capital stock shall be
reduced being approximately thirty
one thousand dollars ($31,000.OO.
Dated at Olympia, Washington,
this 14th day of February, 1915.
A. J. GA1SELL, Secretary.
l.4.4
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10

Colonist rates from the East to
Pacific Coast points 60 into effect
March 25 and continue until April
10, according to an announcement
recently made by James Magson,
local passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific, and r. I. McGrath, local
representative Of the Union Pacific.
The summer tourist rates are effect
I've from June to September 80 and
apply to traffic both ways.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
County
Legal Notices

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. for Thurston
County.
Nellie Sprague zelin and Frederick II.
Zelin, her husband. plaintiffs. v.
Howard l.. Hindley and Mary Hind
ley, his wife. defendants.
Summons.
The state of Washington to the said
Howard l.. Hindley and Mary Hindley.
his wife defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date Of the
nrst publication of this summons,
towit; Within sixty days after the Attn
DAY of February. 1916. and defend the
above entitled action in the above en-
titled court, and answer the complaint
or the plaintiffs and serve copy of
your answer upon the attorney for
plaintiff at his office below stated. And
In case of your failure so to do. judg-
ment will be rendered against you ac-
which has been filed with the clerk of
said court.
The object of this action is to forfeit,
cancel and rescind the certain real es-
tate contract now held by the defend
ants, Howard L. Hindley and Mary
Hindley, his wife. Said contract cover
ing lot one "a, OF Fair Ground Acre
Tracts. Division one ~. according to
the plat thereof on file and of record in
county. Washington. And to exclude
the defendants in this action from any
and all interest in said above described
property.
GEO. H. FUNK,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
postohice address. Olympia, Thurston
County. Washington. 2-1-7
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
City
Legal Notices


IMPROVEMENT OF JEFFERSON EFT
AL, by Grading. Local Improvement
Notice Is hereby given, That the first
annual installment OF the assessment
levied for the Improvement Of Jefter-
the the city City Of. Olympia, cosm;prisins
Local Improvement District No. 166,
under Ordinance No. 1905. win be
dye and payable February s. 1915. and
before March 8, 1915. the same will be
delinquent and bear interest at the rate
Of Z per cent per annum and penalty
the County Treasurer, to be by him col
lected as are other general taxes. He
may issue certificates of delinquency.
including such delinquent tnstallments,
with penalty, interest and costs, and
said certificates may be foreclosed In
the same manner as those issued for
general taxes
Iona SMITH. City Treasurer.
Published March 8 and 10, 1915.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
School Buildings Permanent.

That permanent and, In most in
stances, fireproof buildings represent
by far the biggest item in the in
creased expenditures for schools in
Washington during the past five
years is shown by the results of one
of the most interesting of several far
reaching studies of public school cost
and efficiency being carried on in the
state department of education under
the direction of Superintendent
Josephine Corliss Preston.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
WHAT HAPPENED IN OLYMPIA AND
STATE TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
From The Washington Standard for
March 13, 1891. Vol. XXXI.

March 13, 1891. Vol. NNNI.
No. 10.
1t is not often that millionaires ap-
pear as defendants in court, but last
week New York had a sensation of
this nature. Chauncey M. Depew and
William Rockefeller, representing
three or four hundred millions, were
arraigned on charges of manslaughter
and placed under bonds to answer.
The suit grows out of serious col
lision in the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad tunnel, in which
several persons were killed.
Morning Olympian" is the name
of a new daily newspaper which will
appear Sunday under the manage
ment of Messrs. Carroll, Blankenship,
Norris and others. 1t will publish a
full Geographic news department and
make home news likewise a special
ty. The editorial management, we
understand, will be under the control
of Mr.. Rea, very talented writer and
experienced newspaper man.
An English syndicate has COM
pleted the purchase of II canneries in
British Columbia. The price paid was
in the neighborhood of 100000.
The shock of an earthquake was
felt at Seattle about Z o'clock Satur-
day night.
1t is said that there are in this city
heirs to the famous Anneke Jams es-
tate, which involves some 100 acres
of land to the value of $26,O00,00O
or Whereabouts, in the heart Of New
York city. Their claims have been
placed in the hands of an attorney
who will proceed to New York short
ly to look after their interests.
The "Gate City Graphic" is the
name of a neat little paper started at
the new city at the railroad junction
on Black river.
A diamond drill is to be put to
work in Whatcom county searching
for coal and oil.
The DAILY Capital" is no more.
Four prisoners escaped from the
county Jail Monday night. They had
aid from the outside.
The preliminaries for the organi-
cation Of business mems club were
taken by a meeting at the First Ma
tional bank Tuesday evening. The
object is to provide a place for social
pastimes and to entertain visitors to
the city.
The asbestos mines of Washington
are attracting a great deal Of atten-
ton in the East where extensive
plants have been established, but the
mines have not been opened sufl-
GENTLY to demonstrate the extent OF
the beds or veins.
The Pacific Coast Wood and Iron,
a lumber journal, has collected sta
tistics about the output of lumber in
Oregon, Washington and California
for the year 1890. Washington pro-
duced 1.s20,1S1.000 feet, Oregon
S29.2S3 feet and California S64.919.-
900.
Last week Thursday two United
States prisoners and a prison guard
set out from McNeil's island in a
small sailboat for Steilacoom. When
half way across the intervening water
sudden squall came up and their
boat was capsized. The men were
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-03-10
Something to Think About.

There are 1,743 one-room country
school houses in the state, with an
enrolment Of $4,000 children, and
an average attendance of $4,000. says
a recent bulletin of the Washington
state College. These schools have
cost $1,0O0,000. in the aggregate,
some counties spending $500 per pu-
PITS education. Out of 1900 en-
rolled in the eighth grade. only 5000
received diplomas. What became OF
the other 5000?