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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04

which is truly responsible to the peo-
pie. 1t has proposed an organixa-
ton on the plan Of representative
government. 1t not only provides
that free education shall come to
all Of the children of all of the peo-
pie, but also.s equal educational OPP
portunity. This can best be accom-
plished by requiring that all taxable
property share equally in the pay
ment necessary for maintenances;
by providing a means for distribute
ing this revenue equitably among
the schools; by requiring that only
teachers of high order be employed
to teach the children; by making it
necessary to have the right kind Of
equipment and the proper incentive
provided for ach school. end by In
sisting that proper Supervision and
direction be given to all of the
schools no matter where they may be
located. In short, the commission
will be satisfied with nothing less
than a square deal for every child
in the State Of Washington.
"A. S. BURROWS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04
The Why Of 1t.

Is there wonder in the cities why
the farmers Of Oregon are aockins
into the farm bureau movement?
A klamath county sheep grower
borrowed MONEY at the bank with
which to buy feed for preparing his
feeder limbs for market. He fed
them three months, and put them on
the market last Monday. He figures
that the returns will be sufficient to
pay OF his note at the bank and no
more. A cattleman in the same local
ity paid 8h cents for feeders last
fall. He fed them all winter on hay
and other feed that he grew last sea-
son. He sold them recently 1T 8A,
q quarter of a cent less than he paid
He insists that II instead Of toiling
ON his farm early and late the year
through, he had sat around the house
and read books, or idled away his
time, he would have ben quite as we'll
of in financial way.
The farm bureau Is the effort OF
farmers to so adjust conditions that
the great agricultural group can pay
it's gigantic debt and gave the mill
ions on the farm from drifting into
tenantry-Poftland Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04
nARDNC'S FORMER
TEACHER BELIEVES HE
CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS

PORTLAND. Ore. Mar. /. Omitted
Preas) THAT the next president Of
the United States will prove quite
cable Of solving intricate problems,
= the belief Of Mrs. Frank w.
Brooks. wife Of Portland doctor,
who was Warren G. Harding's
teacher at the summer school in Cal
edonia. Ohio. in 1873.
Al proof Of her faith, she explains
how Harding printed paper with q
ret Of type which contained only one
small letter and one capital letter
for each letter in the alphabet.
Difficulties were encountered when
the same two letters came together
double TO-" double ''e," etc.. But
the future president soon found a
solution. He would either use one
small letter and one capital, or a
figure So"
Warren was full of mischief, but
at the same time industrious" said
his former teacher. 1.-THE studies he
excelled In were grammar, history
and composition. think he was
best In composition"
Mrs. Brooke is an ardent booster
OF Senator Harding. and 1t II the
talk Of her family that she started
promoting him for president Is years
ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04

Editor Standard:
It is interesting to know just what
the state superintendent means by
democracy" as referred to in con-
nection with the administration and
supervision of our public schools.
Most of us believe that II "a govern
ment Of the people is to succeed" It
must mean more than a simple right,
It must mean equality in the oppor-
tunity for achievement as we'll. It
should also mean equality of support
given to that government on the ba-
sis Of material wealth from which the
revenue must come.
It seems fair, therefore, to pur-
sue the analysis and inquire about
the propiety of requiring one citi-
zen to pay 40 times as much district
taxation for public education on the
general per capita wealth that is
paid by another. Is 1t right to re-
quire a variable tax rate ranging
anywhere between these two ex-
tremes (from one to 40) from differ
emit citizens because they happen to
live in one district or another, in
one county or another. all within the
same state the revenue thus Sc
crued applied to fire. education? IL
lit just to tax portion of the wealth
of the state to the constitutional lin
1t GO mills) for public education
while the small amount of one-half
of one mill, or in some cases none at
all is assessed against other property
as a special tax? Really, is this de-
mocracy in theory or in practice?
Do the principles which apply to
real democracy" mean to provide
one type Of education for portion
of the children of the commonwealth
and entirely an inferior type of edu-
cation to the other portion?
Does 1t mean that location with
reference to the taxable wealth Of
the state shall determine the quality
and the kind of education which shall
be provided for the children? Does
it mean that portion of the school
children shall have the best money
can buy in equipment. in teaching
service, in incentives and interest
in supervision and administration;
and that the other half of the chill
dren shall be neglected in the real
necessities which good school re-
quires? Does it mean that the state,
the guardian Of the child's rights,
shall permit school to be maintained
on the meager amount of 40 to IS
dollars per pupil in some districts
while in many others money ia Law
ished to the amount of several hun
dred dollars per capita? Does it
mean that a certain portion of the
children are worthy of having full
nine months term maintained for
their benefit with the best possible
incentive included herewith; while
for other children of the state school
is maintained only seven or eight
months with only the bare necessi-
ties provided?
Can it be that democracy" applied
to public education pre-supposes that
SO per cent or less of the children in
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04
FARM LOAN ACT
CONSTITUTIONAL
0UPRElE COURT DECLARES IN
8 to 2 DECISION READ
ny JJIaTTCE nay

WARRINGTON. Feb. 2S. UNITED
Pres. The federal farm loan act ID
constitutional. the supreme court de-
clarod.
The vote Of the court on the Ques-
tion was 8 to :. Justices Holmes
and McReynolds dissented on the
ground that the court had no juris-
diStion. Justice Brandies did not
1T IN the case.
The decision came In . suit which
has halted the business Of the farm
loan system for several months.
Justice Day read the decision.
Tho decision u expected to aid
greatly In relieving the financial dis
trese now confronting agricultural
inttsrets. - It will now be possible
to extend more loans to the farmers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.

The people Of the country generally have become united
desrehat that they shall be taxed Of house
home largely account of the burdens by
the reconstruction period that caused the great Republican land
slide The citizens heard stories of Democratic extravaganza and
of what the Republicans would be if
placed and fell for it, line hook and sinker But there
already abundant evidences that Republican plans of such
that there will reduction of the indirect taxes
Uncle Sam.
the of many of the legislative bills and
of party leaders do not reduction that drec
Every public institution calling for great appropriations
and improvement programs being laid and usual
CARELESS Of which party in the legislature will most likely
Nor in the county ground for hope The general
campaign that has been planned and generally agreed
onded been urgdhas already the county in the hole to
great extent, with much still to be done.
Extensive improvements the of the city would
preclude easing of the burden there.
great part the load the carry due them
selves Their needless Of the general and
worldwide demand of the proeariat for general
nevertheless bills and appropriate of
for army and particularly bigger Other countries
doing the thing and the thus wasted into the
hundreds of billions
pursuit improved rivers harbors roads, probably
every seeking national aid and road programs
seeking state aid and stretching its
as far as possible
There thing rushing development work far In
southern Idaho remarkable boom has collapsed with number Of
contributing Cities seemed spring of the desert with
paved roads, fine waterwok electric light plants and all modern
convenences complete Everything booming and
boomer
Expecting prices for farm products continue the farmers
branched and invested literally They had poped exceeding
y Their farms had proved gold mines and land prices ked
ward and bought farms time agreeing
city front foot prices stimulation of land
confidence of the farmers brought
deporabe situation held 1920 crops higher
prices although the harvest time continued
prosperity They still holding the portion of them that
of peshabe They couldn't their obligations and
truly bad Those who bought farming land
city values have been compelled lose it, and those who paid
theirs hope make reasonable interest their invest
men Initiation has been followed by deaon all lines The cities
find themselves taxed almost beyond the limit of endurance with
To lesser every community the country suffer
during the transition from period of initiation of deaon
but still the demand for great public expenditures continues
there little apparent hope for reductions until
vail and becomes factor public expenditures
Logan (Utah) Journal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Feb. 28.-Willian
r. McCombs. former chairman Of the
Democratic Committee, left an estate
Of about $250,000. 1t was revealed
when his will was filed here today.
Most Of the money will 60 to his
iive brothers and sisters. They are
Robert and Ashton, OF Hamburg,
Arkansas: Mrs. Corinne Hardy. Of
Little Rock: Mrs. Ethel Thomas, Of
Charlotte, N. c.. and Mrs. Randolph
Silverman, OF Houtson, Texas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04

LETTERS fRCK TIE PEOPLE

Communications published under
this column reflect only the per-
,onal views of the writer and the
standard assumes no responsibility
or statements or arguments thereia
contained. 1t is the peoples forum.
but all matter submitted for publ
cation must be kept free from per-
SonalitieS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04

Fifty per cent of mans time ought to be devoted
other folks alone
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04

NEW YORK, March 2.-Johnny
Wilson. middleweight champion, to-
day challenged Mike O'Dowd, former
titleholder. "I'll give him one week
to sign" he said.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04
WHAT Is DEMOCRACY?
ASKS MEMBER OF SCHOOL
CODE COMMISSION

Professor A. s. Burrows Discusses
the Question as Raised by Super
intendent Preston in Her Litera-
ture Against the Code.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-04

The school code defeated by very slick trick of payng
both ends against the middle Some
and all the other soaed opposed
because they thought would increase deprive
peepu Of their right elect school deeck boards Then
tax dodgers had do to defeat the bill few of the
called standpatters vote against it. Immediately the
raised that If Bob Bridges elected appoint
red board and that fixed them But began
to wake to the methods Of the of better educa
ton became that they would be easy
upon again.
began to to who swayed by the red talk
that should be chosen who leaned scac
ne he could appoint board regents the University
the State College, and for the Normal schools easily could
appoint board of education thus the heads
buttons who constitute the board easily
Another feature is that it would be
entire county radicals party than would be
have radcasm individual districts Some trouble already
arisen where districts had employed socaed socialists
Under the code the individual districts could employ
teachers, but the county board would do that.
The school code should be considered
OF taxation; improvement in administrations
by eliminating haphazard
DDS of isolated and individual districts
from what radicals ultra sandpaters might
its provisions.
Fifty of mans time ought devoted to letting
other folks alone
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
POOLING FEATURE Is
MOST FEASIBLE IDEA
Each Grower Receives Same
Price for His Products.
Individual Members Amply Protected
From Loss Because of Unfavor-
able Market Conditions of
Temporary Nature.

prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
The pooling of products sold through
co-operative organizations is an i'm.
portant Teature of cooperative mar
keting, specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture have found
BY pooling is meant avera ging the re
turns received for products sold dur
Ing a certain period, or for certain
shipments. so that each grower hay
ing products of the same grade re-
ceives the same price. The success o.
a pooling system depends upon the OF
Servance of uniform grading and pack
ing of the products.
This method of operation. it is said
protects the individual member from
loss because of unfavorablc marke'
conditions of temporary nature
Some farmers marketing organza-
tions, especially grnin-eleyator com.
panieS. purchase the members prod
uctS outright Conditions and prac.
iices in grain marketing make such n
plan feasible, but organizations han
ding other products usually find it ia
their advantage to pool shipments and
await returns before making payments
TO the growers.
In this way the association is re.
lieved of speculative risks, the avoid
ance of which is highly desirable. Co.
operative creameries. which prOrate Il
the members monthly. in accordance
with the amount of butter fat each
has delivered the preceding month
the returns received for products sold
less operating expenses. are good eX.
amples of pooling.
The length of the pooling period
varies with the products handled and
the local conditions. Thus there are
car lot. daily. weekly, scmimOnthly
monthly, and seasonal pools.
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agrlculture)
Boys and girls who are members OF
poultry clubs. or those who are in
crested in any way in chickens. should
earn how to candle and preserve
eggs. Gambling means the sorting out
OF bad eggs before strong light in
such manner that the rays of light
come to the eye through the egg so
that the contents can be seen and the
condition noted.
The shell of newly laid egg has
soft "glow" or bloom which is sign
of perfect freshness. This glow or
bloom is destroyed by handling, and in
any case disappears after the egg has
been exposed to the air for n short
time. After that it is difficult to dis
tinguish fresh egg from an old one
by the appearance of the shell. so
Gambling becomes necessary If YOU
would he sure that the egg is good.
Candle Eggs in Dark Room.
Eggs can be cand!ed best in dark
room. by the use of II bright light in
closed in box or case having a hole
tritle smaller than an egg directly
opposite the light The egg is held
n; This hole for examination An
ordinary hand lamp, Il lantern. an in
candescent buIh. or a flaShlight can be
used. If you are using a box and
hand lamp the box should have a hole
at the top. otherwise the heat from
the top Of the chimney would set the
box on fire. 4 tester chimney made
of tin, such as is used on lamp for
testing eggs IN incubatOrs. may be
used for Gambling, in which case you
would not need the box. as the eggs
are tested by means of hole in the
side of the tin.
A perfectly good. fresh egg shows
full" and Clear before the light
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15

and preferably infertile. For this rea
son il is always best when possible TO
candle the eggs carefully before pre-
serving them unless they are known
to be strictly fresh. If an egg is only
slightly soiled cloth dampened with
vinegar may be used to remove stains,
but eggs should never be washed with
water or soap and water, as water
removes the protective coating on the
shell and may tend to cause the con-
tents to spoil. Never use badly. soiled
or cracked eggs. They may spoil all
the others.
Fresh eggs preserved according to
these directions usually will keep for
from six to ten months. and can be
used satisfactorily for cooking and for
the table. If. however, preserved eggs
are to be boiled. a small hole should
be mace with a pin in the larger end
of the shell before placing them in the
water. to allow the air in the egg to
escape when heated, and thus prevent
cracking
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
Governor Asks s5oo,ooo to Aid Pueblo
Sufferers.

Denyer.-Govcrnor Shoup has ISSUED
Il proclamation in reference to the Ar
kansas valley flood sufferers, calln;
upon the people of the state to com
plete II fund of not less than S5O0M
for the purpose of partially rehabllI
tating these suffering fellow citizens
and placing them on the way to self
support"
In his proclamation Governor Shoup
cited the facts that In Pueblo IDD
persons are in absolute want. that The
flood utterly destroyed $50 homes aud
wrecked aS many more, and that The
unusual nature of the Tremendous
damage to the business and farming
interests in the Arkansas valley was
such as to preclude the possibility ei
collecting amy insurance.
simultaneously with the issuance o.
Governor Shoup's proclamation, the
directors of the Denver Civic aud
Commercial Association made public
statement in regard to the Pueblo flood
catastrophe, calling for further and
substantial responses by the cltizeh
of Denver and Colorado"
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
MATERIAL FOUND IN WHEAT
Specialists Define Terms Used in Fed.
eral Standards-DockageI Is
Easily Removed.

There are two terms in the federal
wheat standards which apply to for
efgn material, explain specialists OF
the bureau of markets. United States
Department of "1ockage"
and foreign material other than
dOckage." The term docEage is ap-
piled TO the foreign material which
can be removed readily from the wheat
by the use of appropriate sieves. clean
ing devices. or other practical means
suited to separate the foreign mate
rial present. Foreign material other
than dockage is the foreign material
that is not separated in the screening
and remains in the dockage-free sam
pie and is n factor In the grading.
definite percentages being permitted
within each numerical grade. Dock
age does not affect the grade.
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
f|;ZE;ss!!&a ZRasay5
Fairy Tale
THE TRAVELLING FLOWERS.
6l NARY GRAHAM BOlVlVtI

"I've n story TO tell you" said Moth
er Nature one day to her children.
"Wc'd like to hear the story SAID
the ferns.
$50 would We" said the wild flowers.
"And we would, too" said the gar
den tlowers,
Owe love to hear anything you have
TO tell us" said the shrubs. what are
you going to tell us today?
"Niy story" said Mother Nature, rs
about some travelling flowers.
A great, great, great many years
ago. oh, so many. many, many years
ago. there were not so many big cities
as there are now.
"There was more room everywhere
and people almost all had gardens ana
flowers and could walk just little dis
tance and gather all the wild flowers
they wanted.
"But the cities grew up and some
how, without meaning to, I'm sure,
the flowers were pushed out of the
way.
MANY of the people missed the flow
crs and the ferns and the shrubs and
the Nature children. But they couldn't
do the work they had to In the city
and have gardens, too, for there wasn't
any room In the city for the gardens.
Some Of them worked In the city and
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
Death Wins Race With Salmon Paeks'

Seattle, Wash.-Capt. l.. a. Pedei
son, wealthy, Alaska salmon packe'
won Il race with death recently frOA
tnimak pass, Alaska, to Seattle, pu'
death conquered finally when he dle'
III II hospital after an operation lVi
which he had hastened here. Captan
federSon was taken i'll in Unllnal
pass. He chartered whaling vesse
ana sent Il wireless message to us
Seattle-bound steamer Victoria to pl'
nm up in midocean. In Seattle @
was rushed to the hospital for the oF
Grafton.
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15

had their homes in the country. but
the time.
"And city after city grew up in just
this way. Well, as | have said, the
Nature children We're greatly missed,
though the people tried not to feel too
badly about leaving the Nature chill
dren.
'They still loved the Nature children
and the Nature children still loved
them and understood how things were.
"Well, when the sprlngtime came
along one year, after so many cities
had grown. bigger and bigger and so
many people had gone TO live in the
cities. the Nature children called me
and said
"'Dear Mother Nature we have
something to ask you
"What have you to ask mel? said
and then they told me.
"Mother Nature they said the
Dream King has told us that many,
many people from the cities would be
out in the country places for holidays
and for week-ends this spring.
so we have thought up plan.
You see, the Dream King tells us that
every once in a while the people get
very tired from all the business they
must do and all the studying they must
do too.
"'They get tired of the same old
talk of business and of studying They
get tired Of talking of how much rent
they must pay and where they can pos
sibly find room to store away some
jam and preserves from the country,
which has been sent to them.
"'They get tired of all their worries
which they have. The Dream King
says they have lots of fun, too. and
that city life is very pleasant, but that
every once in while they long for the
country and the flowers and the smell
of the nice old earth and of the bios
SONS.
so we've decided we would look
our very best all the time, so that when
the people from the cities come out TO
see us they may pick some of us and
take us home with them so wen choer
them up.'
u told them thought their Idea was
wonderful. And ever since then the
howers have all looked their best and
the shrubs have all looked their hest
ana the ferns have all looked their
hest, so they could cheer up the CITY
people when they were taken back
after holidays.
"rhe Sun, too, has worn handsome
suits for the people to admire. He
cant be taken back with them, but he
can show them his beautiful golden.
edged suit and his suit of many colors
Tor he says they've hardly time TO look
at him In the cities very often.
And the birds have sung their nret
tiest songs to give the city people ron,
country holidays.
"But the flowers which have trave,o,
to the cities have done great p,eot
deal to add to the holidays of the civ
people, and have stayed fresh and
bright In the city apartments for inst
MS long as they could.
so when any OF you are picked ond
carried to the cities. keep your pret.
TEST and freshest smiles on your
faces" ''u'
And they all promised Mother N,a.
ture they would.
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
Find. cau.. For Hot Summer

vallejo, Calif,-The extraordina'us
warm weather of the summer
caused by an unusual downpour
meteors on the sun. increasing Y
radiation, and effective surface teht
erature. In the belief OF Prof. L. = !
see. government astronomer at y, y
Mare Island navy yard. Professor y
voiced this belief In n statemen! !.
sued here. He said It wa. based .
extensive research work Of rec
years.
The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
Convict, kidnaper l. Killed by POSE

Hood River. Ore.-Luther Fasa4
who shot r. ]. Miller here and kls
hnped Miller's wife, daughter anu
lo-year-o!d boy named Anderson VIZ
shot and killed by pOsseman, ai'''
he had been surrounded in II thicha
his prisoners We're not injured. -
gan recently wns given pardon iro'
'he state penitentiary, where he W. wv
serving sentence for attacking h's
Louise Watkins. Milier's stepdaugn'e''