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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08
Cuba Wants Olympic.

Cuba is to make another bid for the
Olympic games. The offer to hold
the 1916 meet having elected no reply
ali mvitation has been extended to
Baron de Coubertin, President of the
International Olympic Committees, to
visit Havana and inspect the facilities
offered for the holding of an interna-
tional meet in 1916. There is, of course,
no possibility of the games being held
in Berlin next July as scheduled i'm
mediately after the 1912 meet in Stock
holm. Not even the members of the
committee can forecast what may oc-
cur during the next two or three years.
At the present time European coun-
tries are other and more pressing
matters than Olympic Games to hold
their attention. Under the circum-
stances it is likely that the next revival
. fthe international meet will be stag
e1 abroad since European nations will
have neither the funds nor the mater
iGl to warrant long and expensive
trip to America where almost certain
defeat would be their portion against
the athletic pick of the new world
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08
Football TOgs Coming.

Members of the Intercollegiate Foot
ball Rules Committee, which meets in
New York in February, will devote con
siderable attention to the leather arm
or and protective devices which play
ers wear in the gridiron game. The
impression has been growing that in
some cases the protective articles are
more useful for offensive purposes than
for defense against injury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Yale Univers-
itv alumni in general and football fol-
lowers in particular, are confidently
awaiting the formal announcement
that T. A. D. Jones, has been appoint
ed head football coach for a term OF
several years. According to those who
have their ear to the ground, Jones
has been the choice of the nominating
committee from the first moment that
it became apparent DR.. A. L. Sharpe
could not be pried away from Cornell.
There was considerable delay, how
ever, in reaching the terms Of the gen.
eral agreement which included rad
ical change in many minor details of
the present Yale football system.
1t is reported that the committee has
worked out system which will re-
quire the presence of the head coach at
New Haven for the entire scholastic
year with close attention given to the
physical and mental training of the
football candidates for a similar per-
led. The slump in Yale football is laid
in part to Iaxity in study and the inter
ference by fraternities in athletics.
The conditions will be remedied with
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08

Are Decreasing g.

BERLIN, Feb. S.-A noteworthy
decrease in the number of bankruptcies
was one of the more striking features
of Germany's business life in 1915. Ac-
cording to statistics just issued there
were only 1850 bankruptcies, as
against 1873 in 1914. These figures
are commented upon in the press as ed
noting the economic soundness of Ger
many's position.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08
Large Number
Teachers War

VIENNA, Feb. S.-Of the hundred
and fifty thousand male teachers in
the German Teachers association, fifty
five thousand have been called into the
army. Seven have been captains, A.
800 lieutenants, 1888 deputy lieuten-
ants and 10000 sergeant majors and
other under officers. In addition 5,161
teachers in the field have received the
Iron Cross.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08

Warden of Sing Sing Prison.
Thomas Mott Osborne, the reform
warden of Sing Sing, is on trial in
Westchester county, New York, on
charges in connection with his man
agement of the prison. His friends
say that a political ring, interested
in contracts at the prison, instigated
the Indictment of the grand jury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08
Interesting Sport Letter
Gathered From All Spheres

the advent of Jones, who will have
Mike Sweeney as advisor in physical
matters and Walter Camp as mentor in
such football situations as may require
diplomatic and strategical handling.
Jones will return to his Alma Mater
with an excellent record as football
coach at other institutions. His first
efforts in this direction were at Ohio
State College and while he did nothing
remarkable in the middle west he laid
tie foundation of a system which very
quickly bore fruit when he went to
PHILIPPE Exeter Academy. While a
student at Yale, Jones was varsity
quarterback for three consecutive
years and captain of the Yale baseball
team of 1908. Jones will have several
Of his former Exeter football pupils un-
der his direction next fall including
Capt. Black, providing the latter is
able to remove the condition which
caused him to be placed on probation
some time ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-08
The Kentucky Futnrity.

Thirty-three states and Canada have
furnished 1853 entries for the Kentucky
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Overplayed Their Hand.
(Kent JOurnal.)

The Washington State Weekly,
edited by E. H. Thomas of Seattle,
recently made sensational charges
against Governor Lister. This paper
(Republican) said that Mr.. Lister
signed note for $4,000 to be used
for campaign expenses. When the
note fell due he could not pay it. the
paper states, so he assessed each of
his appointees months salary and
used the amount to pay off his obli-
cation. The weekly goes on to state
that the above may have some bear
ing on the apparently slow investiga-
ton of the footing of the state indus
trial insurance fund. The Republic
an newspapers of the state have been
almost unanimous in reprinting the
sensational story, adding thereto as
their fancy dictated and without
waiting to ascertain what the gov
ernor had to say in reply. There
would have been ample time after
ward to have printed both sides OF
the story, but this was not what they
wanted. They wanted to damn the
man first, knowing full we'll that a
volume of explanations afterward
would not overcome the evil they had
accomplished. And we venture the
assertion that the very newspapers
that spread the article all over their
front page will bury" an explana-
ton or denial away over on page
eight of their paper. To us 1t looks
like a political "frame-up" and if it
is such the instigators have over
played their hand-they sprung the
story too far in advance. However,
herein we have an indication OF what
we may expect during the heat of the
political fracas this coming summer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1435.

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND
Confirming the Assessment and As
sessment Roll for Repairing Side
walk on Cherry and Dayton Streets.
Olympia, Washington, and Levying
and Assessing the Amounts Thereof
Against the Several Lots, Tracts. FAR
cells of Land and Other Property as
Shown on Said Roll.
The City Council of the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section l. That the assessment ana
assessment roll for repairing sidewalk
on Cherry and Dayton streets. olympia,
Washington, as the same now stands.
be. and the same Is hereby In all things
approved and confirmed.
Sec. 2. That each of the lots. tracts,
parcels of land and other property
shown upon said roll Is hereby declared
to be specially benefited by said i'm
provement in at least the amount
charged against the same and that the
assessment appearing against the same
is in proportion to the several assess
ments appearing upon said roll. There
is hereby. levied and assessed against
each such lot, tract, parcel of land and
other property appearing upon such roll
the amount finally charged against the
same thereon.
Passed January 4, 1915.
Approved January s, 1916.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN. Mayor.
Attest:
w. A. HOAGE. City Clerk.
Published January and January IA.
1916.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Senator Troy for Governor.
(Quilcene MegaphOne.)

That Senator d. S. Troy has large
following in his party, and many
friends outside his party, who would
like to see him receive the Demo-
cratic nomination and election to the
governorship of Washington is evil
denced by the discussion of his name
in connection with that honorable
position. This discussion is up again.
but there is silence on the question
in the home of the Chimacum states
man. Senator Troy has tremen-
dous following in his party, and a
respectable number of voters outside
his party who would forget party ties
were he a candidate for the COVER
norship.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS
ARE TALKING ABOUT
New Registration Law.
(Elma ChrOnicle,)

This law is a great step in advance
over the present law which requires
annual registration in all towns and
cities of the state. There is no rea-
son why permanent residents of a
place should register every twelve
months. That makes work for the
election officials and is nuisance to
the voters. The new law requires
registration every four years of voters
who live in permanent residence,
though change of residence within
the same town or precinct requires a
new registration. The law might
just as we'll be extended so that a
person would be registered for all
time as long as he does not change
his abode and votes at every general
election.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Ferris Fails to Loosen on Job,
(Skagit Co. Times.)

(Ohd6lL W. 1lucS.J
Some men have a whole lot of
trouble to get into Office, but the
chief trouble of State Forester E. w.
Ferris SENS to be to get out just now.
Some fellows also have a lot of
trouble finding Offices to get into, but
jobs of that kind seem to be hanging
very thickly on trees for E. w. He
seems to have more difficulty in let
ting 60 than in holding on. For some
time there have been rumblings of
Mr.. Ferris resignation from the state
forestry service, and there is no
doubt that he has been trying to get
the glue off his hands. On Monday
of this week he put his resign propo-
sition up to the state forestry COM
mission, and it was promptly reject
ed. Ed is Democrat, and as Demo-
Gratis have been unusually idle since
1861, it was decided by the state
board to keep this one as busy as
possible until he could find something
harder to do. Mr.. Ferris now spends
his time moaning dirge, which
sounds like, "Off agin, On agin; Out
agin, In agin, ETC." The state COM
mission agrees to let him 60 as soon
m!u deeN II!M leql qof spug gu SO
busy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Notice is hereby given, That the as
sessment roll for the Improvement of
chestnut and Dayton streets by build
ing sidewalk. all in the City Of Olym-
pia. under the mode of Immediate
payment Is in my hands for collection
and any assessment thereon or any por-
tlon of any such assessment may be
PAID at any time within thirty (3O)
days from the date of teh first publica-
tlon OF this notice, without penalty. in
tereSt or costs.
All assessments remaining unpaid at
the expiration of said 80 days will be
delinquent and will bear interest at the
rate or per cent per annum and a
penalty of per cent and may be Ger
titled to the County Treasurer, to be by
MN collected as are other general taxes.
lie may issue certificates of delin-
quency. including such delinquent as
sessments. with penalty, interest and
costs. and said certificates may be fore
closed in the same manner as those
issued for general taxes.
Iona SMITH,
City Treasurer.
Published January and IA, 1916.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Objects to Present Tax System.
CLARKE Co. Sum-


Our tax system places premium
on decay and imposes penalty on
progress. For instance, you own a
raw piece of land on which you pay a
small tax. You build house and
because you build that house to shell
ter your wife and children you must
pay a tribute in taxes to the state.
Build barn to shelter your stock,
more tribute in taxes is demanded.
Develop and clear your land and you
pay a penalty for doing so. Leave
your land raw and you pay no trib-
ute. It's known fact that the farm
and farmer pays more taxes in pro-
portion to their wealth than the man
of the city. There ought to be an
equalizer and the wise men ought to
be able to strike balance more mod
ern and just than we have at pres
ent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07

General Chemical company distrib-
uted $3,O0O,000 to $1,000 employees
as bonus on basis of 10 per cent Of
their earnings for past year.
New York Central, which for 10
days had embargo on all export
freight in carloads, has extended en-
barge to all goods intended for ex-
port.
War has caused an unprecedented
business in the American cold storage
industry. On September l there
were 2O,223,251 pounds of fresh
meat in New York and New Jersey
storage houses, compared with 5,212.-
666 pounds on the corresponding
date two years ago. Exports for 10
months ended October 81 were 218,-
16S,774 pounds, compared with o.
6OO,711 pounds in the corresponding
period of 1913.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
ORDINANCE NO. 1890.

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND
Confirming the Assessment and As
sessment Roll for Repairing a Side
walk Adjoining Lots Two (2) and
Three (3). Block Eight (S,. p. ID.
Moores Addition to the City of Olym,
pia. Washington, and Levying and
Assessing the Amounts Thereon
Against the Several Lots. Tracts. Par
cells of Land and Other Property as
Shown on Said Roll.
The City Council of the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That the assessment ana
assessment roll for repairing a sidewalk
adjoining, lots two (22 and three 81,
block eight (S). p. d. Moore's Addition
to the City of Olympia. Washington as
the same now stands. be and the same
Is hereby in all things approved and
confirmed.
Sec g That each of the lots. tracts.
parcels of land and other property
shown upon said roll is hereby declared
to be specially benefited by said i'm.
provement in at least the amount
charged against the same and II, that the 4, e
is in PROMOTION to the several assess
ments appearing upon said roll. There
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Notice Is hereby given. That the as
sessment roll for the improvement Of
Fifteenth street from Main to Wash
ington streets, by building a sidewalk,
all in the City of Olympia, under the
mode of immediate payment" is in my
hands for collection and any assess
ment thereon or any portion OF any
such assessment may be paid at any
time within thirty 600 days from the
date of the first publication Of this
costs
-, All assessments remaining unpaid at
the expiration OF said 80 days will be
delinquent and will bear interest at the
rate OF per cent per annum and a
penalty of per cent and may be GER
titled to the County Treasurer, to be by
him collected as are other general taxes.
He may issue certificates of delin-
quency including such delinquent as
sessments with penalty. interest and
costs. and said certificates may be fore
closed in the same manner as those
issued for general taxes.
Iona SMITH,
City Treasurer.
Published January and IA, 1916.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Spirit of Good Government.
douglas Co. Press.)

(DOuSlaS 20. FreSS.) go
The spirit which makes for good
government was shown in one John
Keefe, who though resident of this
country for over so years and had
fought in the Civil War, and was q
page to President Lincoln, yet had
never became a citizen of the United
States. After reading President Will
that he at once took out his citizen
ship papers. He saw what divided
allegiance meant. No man can serve
two masters, and no man can become
loyal citizen holding divided
allegiance. The melting pot has
thoroughly renovated John Keefe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07

on problems Of rural life and education.
In 1905 he accepted an associate pro-
fessorship of education in Indiana uni
versity and in 1908 became professor
Of education ut Indiana. During this
connection he served the university as
high school visitor for severa, months
If each year. visiting public schools In
all parts of the state. He studied n,
Columbia university and abroad In
l9OS-1O and Jan. |. 1911. was elected TO
the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the Louisville
Ky) public schools. His efficient nd
ministration Of this office made him II
marked man among educators.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
SHELLS
and THEIR EFFECT
Terrible ProjsctiIes Garry Oev-
aStation Far and Wide.

The special merit Of high explosive
shells lies in their conclusive effect.
The enormous blast of the gases, in
simultaneously resulting from the det-
onation of'the charge Of high explo.
sive, will tear down wire entangle-
ments and massive Notifications indie
pendently Of the work done by shell
fragments.
Further. the blast has a deadly ef-
feet on the men in the vicinity. 1t Is
this blast which leaves men standing
dead. in the trenches or elsewhere,
without any visible wound. There are
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
"Hard Times" and the Tariff.
lRig Bend OutlOok.O

Many of our high tariff friends
claim that our present prosperity is
due to the European war. At the
same time we hear them claiming
that the prosperity wave that started
in the later COS was due to the Ding
ley tariff law. They entirely over
look the Spanish-American war and
the Boer war as factors in the boom
times that followed the election of
Mckinley. They also overlook the
fact that the hardest times we have
known in years started in 1907 under
the Dingley tariff law and the presi-
dency of Theodore Roosevelt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Legislators Have Much to Learn.
Clarke Co. SUM-

The chaps who make our laws
have much to learn. Witness the
struggle over the statewide prohibit
ton law. The bill attempting to
abolish the county coroners also
shows ignorance, on the part of the
lawmakers, of our state constitution.
Really, our courts are lawmakers.
There ought to be judicial commits
sion to draw up and pass on all laws
before they go before the state leg
islators to be enacted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
l.. I. ID. No. ~.
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

IMPROVEMENT OF EAST BAY
Avenue by Grading L. I. D. No. IS
Ordinance No. 1924.
Notice is hereby given. That the 4th
annual installment of the assessment
levied for the improvement OF East Bay
avenue by grading all in the City OF
olympia. comprising Local Improve
ment District No. 95. under Ordinance
No. 1894. will be due and payable jan
uary 6, 1916, and unless payment there
of is made on or before February s.
1916. the same will be delinquent and
bear interest at the rate or 5 per CENT
per annum and penalty Of per cent
and may be certified to the County
Treasurer, to be by him collected as are
other general taxes. He may issue GER
tificates of delinquency, including such
delinquent installments. 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 January Z and January IA,
1915
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
l.. I. II. No. las.
INSTALLMENT ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

IMPROVEMENT OF MADISON STREET
BY Constructing sewer l.. l. d. NO.
145 Ordinance No. 1861.
Notice is hereby given. That the 2nd
annual installment of the assessment
levied for the Improvement of Madison
Avenue by constructing sewer therein
all in the City of Olympia, comprising
Local Improvement District NO. lao,
under Ordinance No. 1861, Will be que
and payable January 8. 1915. and unless
payment thereof is made on or before
February Z. 1916. the same will be delin-
uuent and bear interest at the rate or I
per cent per annum and penalty or
per cent, and may be cert1ned 10 tne
County Treasurer, to be by him col
lected as other general taxes. He may
issue certificates of delinquency, includ-
ing such delinquent installments. with
penalty, interest and costs. ana sald
certificates may be foreclosed in the
same manner as those issued for gem
Iona SMITH,
City Treasurer.
Published January and January IA,
1916.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Says Licensed Saloon Gone for Good.
(Shelton Journal.)

There may be no doubt that with
the passing of the licensed saloon in
Shelton. as everywhere in this state,
with the year that the institution has
gone never to return, at least in it's
present form. Shelton in its palmy
days Of seven saloons seemed to be
uuieter and better than when, after
lapse. two saloons were conducted
during this year. Somehow the nui-
sance that resulted seemed more no.
ticeable than before. If anything,
the experience of this year has
strengthened the general opposition
to the open saloon, and should the
question ever come up again the neg
ative vote would be much stronger
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
Photo bv American Press Association.
FRENCH FIRING EXPLOSIVE SHELLS

cases OH record where the conclusion
has caused heart displacement Of as
much as two inches. Many Of the
deaths popularity supposed to be due to
poisonous fumes from bursting shells
had a purely conclusive origin.
The high explosive shell is made of
forced steel. with comparatively thin
walls and heavy bursting charge. but
the large naval shells and those for the
siege guns. which have to penetrate
heavy armor are made Of ingots of
chrome or chrome-nickel steel. forged.
hardeped and the nose capped with
soft steel. which prevents the shell
from SCATTERING on impact with the
hardened steel armor. These shells
also contain heavy charge of high ex-
plosive. generally cast into the shell in
a fused condition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
Or. Holland Elected to Preside Over
WASHINGTON Agricultural College.


The board of regents Of the State
College of Washington has elected DR.
Ernest o. Holland of Louisville. Ky.
president Of the Washington Agricul
tural college to succeed President Z A
Bryan.
The new president is II native Of In
diana. young in years, but we'll ma
tured In educational experience and
achievement. At the age Of twenty
one he graduated from Indiana univer
>ity. having done considerable work III
chemistry and other sciences From
1895 to 1900 ne taught in the high
schools of Indiana and during the sum-
mers did special work at Chicago and
Cornell universities. In the ten years
following 1897 he became we'll known
as a lecturer before teachers institutes
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07

than ever However, it is yet an
open question whether the promised
conditions will be any great relief
from the present nuisance. 1t is the
abuse under either condition that
urges most people to try anything, in
hope Of improvement. The new law
should have a fair trial and rigid
enforcement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07

Southern Pacific is planning to
spend s3,218,OOO in Texas in 1916.
This includes building Of 81 miles of
track with 9O-pound steel rails.
Chile has bought $1,000.0O0 OF its
bonds in London market for sinking
fund, rejecting the improved condi-
lions in South America.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-01-07
T.. I. ~. M. 9J.
CITY TREASURER'S BOND CALL.

Notice is hereby given that bonds on
Local Improvement District Number 49,
of the City of Olympia. washington
numbered from 3 to inclusive, will be
paid on and after January s, 1915, and
no interest will be allowed after the
given date.
Iona SMITH.
City Treasurer.
Published january Z and Il. 1916.