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Official
Newspaper of
Olympia
VOL.LV. NO. 25.
EAST MORE LENIENT
TOWARD WEST NOW
TALKS MORE OK DEVELOPMENT,
SAYS GOVERNOR, AFTER
THREE WEEKS' TRIP.
The East is adopting a more rea
sonable attitude toward the West on
conservation, in the belief of Gover
nor Ernest Lister, who returned to
Olympia last Saturday after a three
weeks' trip of combined official busi
ness and pleasure, inspecting the Cal
ifornia expositions, and attending the
annual Governors' Conference at llos
ton. Governor Lister addressed this
conference on "Conservation of Nat
ural Resources."
"The East is talking more of de
velopment, and less of shutting the
door and locking it," Governor Lister
saya. "In view of this more liberal
attitude It is plainly the duty of the
West, not to keep up a bitter flght on
the conservation question, but to
adopt a similarly friendly attitude and
advance our cause by reasonable
argument.
"That the West has much to ex
pect yet in the line of fair treatment
on the question of natural resources,
including the water power question,
the opening of the Colville reserva
tion, and other matters, is undoubt
ed, but we cannot advance these In
terests by creating an attitude of an
tagonism."
Governor Lister is emphatic In his
statement that Washington la now
adequately represented by its exhibits
at the San Francisco and San Diego
expositions.
"I was very agreeably surprised by
the Washington building and by the
excellence of Washington exhibits in
the main exhibit palaces at San Fran
cisco, " said "Exten
sive changes and improvements have
been made since Charles G. Heifner
became executive commissioner.
"The horticultural display of Wash
ington ranks second, I believe, to that
of no other state. The fisheries ex
hibit, with its model hatcheries in op
sration, is one of the big drawing
cards in the food products building,
and the agricultural and lumber dis
plays in the agriculture palace are
highly creditable. The Washington
building Itself now contains an inter
esting line of exhibits and is one of
the most comfortable and homelike
on the exposition grounds. At San
Diego extensive improvements have
been made that have resulted in an
excellent, exhibit.
"Prepnredness for national defense
is one of the leading subjects of dis
cussion in the Enst at the present
time," the governor continued.
"This is at it should be," said the
executive. "We have excellent coast
defenses, both here and in the East,
but a larger force is needed to man
them. The navy undoubtedly should
be kept at a high state of efficiency-
I am not, however, among those who
go to the extent of advocating com
pulsory military service, and I do not
believe the sentiment of the American
people will ever approve such a plan.
By building up the militia this coun
try can secure a volunteer force of
high efficiency that can be depended
upon, I believe, for all emergencies."
Mrs. Lister, after spending two
months in California, joined Governor
Lister at San Francisco and accompa
nied him on the remainder of the trip.
Parcel Post to Have Exhibit.
Odd shaped packages which may
be sent through the parcel post,
wrapped, tied and addressed accord
ing to the postal regulations, will
compose one of the unique exhibits
to be shown at the Thurston County
Fair next month, known as the Parcel
Post exhibit, to be made by the local
postofflce under the direction of Post
master James Ooherty-
Stump Blasting Demonstration.
Some time next week, according to
present information, representatives
of the farm management division of
the federal department of agriculture
will spend some time in the county,
giving demonstrations of the electric
•tump-blasting process and instruc
tion In land clearing. They will visit
the county with County Agent O. C.
Van Houten and may also demon
strate the char-pit method as applied
to flr and spruce stumps. County
Agent Van Houten has received ap
plications from five farmers of the
county for such demonstrations.
llashiEflton >tani»ari»
NO BONOS, SAYS NIIOO
Federal Treasury in Excellent Condi
tion—lievenue Plans Not
Complete.
Emphatic denial of reports that
the United States government would
be compelled to issue bonds to pro
vide revenues was made by Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo the other
day on his return from a month's va
cation in Maine, when he declared
the treasury to be in excellent condi
tion. The reports had been circu
lated by political enemies of the ad
ministration.
"I have never considered a bond
issue," he said, continuing: "I don't
know what the estimates will be and
consequently cannot talk about rev
enues, but the treasury is In excel
lent condition and there is no coun
try on the globe more able to pay
more taxes than the United States, if
our expenditures are to be In
creased."
Congress probably will be asked
to extend the operation of the emer
gency war tax beyond December 31,
its present limit, McAdoo said, but
no consideration had been given, he
declared, to the advisablity of re
placing the duty on sugar, lowering
the exemption limit of the income tax
law or other plans to increase rev
enues.
E. B. Raymond, chief of the Pasco,
Wash., fire department and formerly
head of the Ipcal department, spent a
few days here during the past week
visiting his son, Wendell, returning
to Pasco Wednesday.
SATURDAY IS THURSTON
BUY AT SHELTON FAIR
Mason County's Sixth Annual Show
Is in Progress This
Week.
The sixth annual Mason County
Fair is being held at Shelton this
week, and Saturday, the closing day,
will be allotted to Thurston county
and will also be known as Gover
nor's day-
A big excursion is planned from
Qlympia, with the ball team, to play
the final game of the season with
Shelton. Ample time will be afford
ed to see the exhibits, which are bet
ter than last year, and several spe
cial features will be offered for
Thurston county visitors. Old-time
ball players, now leading Shelton
business men, will play a few in
nings of ball for the amusement of
the crowd, and also supply the
treats. It will also be home-coming
day for old friends.
Wednesday afternoon W. H. Paul
hamus, of Puyallup, addressed the
farmers on "Co-operation." Friday
afternoon will see the only racing
events of the fair, three running
races for SSO purses, in which a
number of the circuit fast horses
will contest. Friday is Gray's Har
bor day, and the afternoon event
will be the ball game between Elma
and Shelton teams.
The showing of blooded stock is
larger than in previous years, and
Saturday afternoon a number of
high class animals will be offered at
auction.
FOOD FOR STATE WARDS.
Board of Control Buys Six Months'
Supplies for 0,000 Inmates.
The growth of the work of pro
viding for the 6,000 Inmates of state
Institutions is shown by the fact that
the state board of control, in purchas
ing six months' supplies next week
for the 12 institutions, will buy 4,100
barrels of flour, 360,100 pounds of
fresh meat, 56,030 pounds of fresh
flsh, 59,124 pounds of butter and
134,800 pounds of sugar.
To heat the institutions 6,950 tons
of coal will be purchased. Beans,
canned goods, and other supplies will
be bought in large quantities- Pur
chases would be much greater but for
the fact that many of the institutions
are self supporting. The eastern hos
pital and the penitentiary raise all
their own meat.
Parking strips in the Maple Park
district will be planted to ivy, upon
the suggestion of Or. P. H- Carlyon
approved by the council at its meet
ing Wednesday night.
ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1860.
"Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where they May."
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
COMnETIOIi OF NEW railroad NOW UNDER WAV
0.-W. R. & N. to Be Operating Into Olympia Within Six Weeks—
Work Will Cost SIOO,OO0 —New Line Believed Linked
With Local Harbor Development.
Actual work on the construction of Olympia's new railroad, the
0.-W. R. & N., which will enable it to be in operation within the next
six weeks, as announced the latter part of last week, was begun this
week when the Northern Pacific began placing the "frog" in the
Ft. Defiance line at the Chambers' Prairie station, where the new
local line is to connect with the main line of both the 0.-W. and
Northern Pacific betwen Portland and Tacoma.
The laying of the rails will begin as soon as the "frog" is com
plete, according to Dr. P. H. Carlyon, local representative of the
0.-W., and the track will be laid from the Pt. Defiance line toward
Olympia as fast as the ties and rails, already ordered, are received.
The work will be done by the railroad itself, the roadbed and the two
tunnels under the Pacific highway between Olympia and Tumwater
having been completed some months ago by the contractors.
Upwards of SIOO,OOO will be spent on the completion of the new
line and the erection of the depot at Fourth and Adams streets,
according to Dr. Carlyon. Plans for the depot were drawn and bids
called for a year ago but no definite announcement as to its construc
tion has been made. It is estimated that it will cost from $25,000 to
$30,000 and will be of brick. It is expected, however, that the con
tract for it will lie let within the next few weeks.
When the line is completed, it is reported that hourly service by
gasoline motor ear will be furnished betwen Olympia and the main
line, over which there are 30 trains a day, affording travelers the
best of train service. Similarly speedy freight service will also be
offered loeal buyers and shippers and Olympia will henceforth be as
freely served as if it were located on the main line itself.
Is Milwaukee Coming?
Common report has it that the
Milwaukee railroad will also be op
erating into Olympia over the 0.-W.'B
new line, connecting with it from its
line through this county only a short
distance from the Pt. Defiance route.
This is based on the fact that these
two railroads have generally co-oper
PU6ET SOUND NOW LEADS
COAST IN OCEAN TRADE
Total for Last Three Months Exceeds
California's, Formerly
First.
! Readjustment of the trade routes
of the seven seas, due to the war in
Europe and the many advantages in
time and service offered by Puget
Sound ports in handling cargoes to
and from the Far East have attracted
the attention of the entire shipping
world to the Pacific Northwest, and
as a consequence foreign imports and
exports of the district of Washington
have been increasing by leaps and
bounds until this part of the Pacific
coast now leads all others combined
in the value of trade with other coun
tries.
It has ben known to all shipping
men that for years the districts of
California have led all of the Pacific
coast districts in foreign import and
export trade. But. taking the grand
total of foreign trade for the three
months ending June 30, 1915, for all
of the districts of California, the total
valuation aggregated $41,151,394,
while for this same period the valua
tion of imports and exports of the dis
trict of Washington was $45,271,444,
or greater than the two districts of
California combined.
Furthermore, it is shown by the
comparison for the three months that
[in the value of its foreign imports
(and exports the district of Washing
ton exceeded the combined districts
!of California and Oregon by $375,636.
I These figures do not include coastwise
!or local traffic, Panama canal trade or
icommerce with Hawaii or Alaska.
The foreign trade of the district of
(Washington has been greatly stimu
lated by extraordinary movements of
freight to Asiatic Russia, Japan, Eng
land, British Columbia, China, the
Philippines and to ports on the west
coast of South America. An entirely
i new trade has been developed with
Siberia via the port of Vladivostok
'and this has been added to enormous
'increases in business with China,
Japan, the Philippines and South
America-
Within the past few weeks repre
sentatives of great industrial con
: cerns in the East and Middle West
have been sent to Siberia, China and
Japan and all contracts for shipments
will be made with the understanding
that they aer to move via the Wash
ington district, the sohrtest route to
! Asiatic Russia, China, Japan and the
Philippines.
ated throughout the state, notably in
the lines to Gray's Harbor and Wil
lapa Marbor, but it iB also reported
that. In the construction of the Pt
Defiance line by the Northern Pacific
a»d O ,-W. the latter road agreed, if
It built a line into Olympia, not to
permit any other transcontinental
'-(Continued on page 8.)
COUNn W. C. T. U. HOLDS
< MEETIN6S HERE TODAY
Mrs. Hatcher, Alaska President, to
Give Illustrated Lecture.
Tonight.
Members of the Thurston County
W. C. T. U. are meeting in county
convention here today and one of the
principal features of the all-day ses
sion will be an illustrated lecture to
be deliverd tonight by Mrs. Cornelia
T. Hatcher, preisdent of the Alaska
W. C. T. U. The meetings are being
held at the Christian church.
The convention opened this morn
ing with devotions led by Mrs. Palmer
of Rainier and, after the appointment
of committees, heard the reports of
the superintendents of the different
departments and of the mothers'
meetings and cradle roll by Mrs. R.
D. Sprague. After several musical
selections and the annual memorial
service, the convention will be led in
noontide prayer by Mrs. Mary
Thrush.
Mrs. J. C. Baker will lead the de
votions opening the afternoon pro
gram and, after some special music,
the afternoon will be given over to a
series of talks, as follows: "Our
1916 Campaign—What?", a discus
sion to be led by the president; "Law
Enforcement in Olympia," Rev. R.
H. Edmonds; "Peace," Rev. F. W.
Bateson; "How to Discourage the
Use of Tobacco," Rev. H- S. Champie;
rally song by chorus: "Co-operation
With Missionary Societies," Mrs. Cor
nelia Hatcher.
The evening meeting will be
opened with devotions by Rev. D. A.
Thompson, after which there will be
a cornet solo by Leßoy Coons and a
vocal 8001 by Rev. Mr. Collins before
the address of the evening by Mrs.
Hatcher.
The following comment from the
Boulder, Colo., Dally Herald tells
about Mrs. Hatcher:
"Mrs. Hatcher, who is one of the
best informed women on the lecture
platform, having traveled extensively
in this country and Europe, is an
ardent supporter of the cause of pro
hibition, and a zealous advocate for
Alaska, which she hopes will some
day go "dry." She is a pleasing
talker, has a good voice, a splendid
command of language and with the
aid of pictures which were thrown
upon the screen, told the auditors
much about Alaska which they did
not know, a country full of possibil
ities along all lines."
FACES FELONY (IKE
Henry Roberts Held For Alleged
OflTense Involving 15-Year-Old
Local Girl.
Serious charges, involving a pen
alty of from one to twenty years in
the penitentiary if proved, are con
tained in the information filed by
Prosecuting Attorney Geo. F. Yantis
late Thursday against Henry Roberts,
who was arrested in Tacoma Monday
night, brought to the local jail Tues
day by Deputy Sheriff Jack Gifford
and is still held there.
Roberts, who is about 22 years old,
at first claimed he was the victim of
a "frame-up," but changed his atti
tude when talking to Yantis Thurs
day morning and it was reported he
might "tell all he knew." The spe
cific charge set forth in the affidavit,
which is said to be but one of a series
of similar occurrences, alleges that
young Roberts took a 15-year-old
girl of this city to a local hotel on
the night of April 10 and there "com
pelled her by force to be defiled."
The girl, who was 16 years old last
month, will be a witness against
Roberts. Several Chinamen are said
to be involved.
Roberts was arrested at the Taco
ma police station where it is reported
he had gone to "peach" on some
"White-slavers." Not long ago, ac
cused of being a "stool-pigeon" for
Chief of Police Ben Hall, Roberts
got into a fight in front of a local
saloon, both fighters being arrested
and released on bail. Roberts
jumped his bonds and left the city.
STATE TUX LEVY TO BE
LESS THAN SEVEN MILLS
Reduction of Practically Two Mills
Accomplished During Lister's
Administration.
The state board of equalization,
which is meeting this week, will be
able to fix a state levy of less than
seven mills, according to estimates
of the state tax commission and the
state bureau of inspection, repre
senting a marked reduction from the
1914 levy, which was 8.07 mills,
though this levy, in turn, represent
ed a reduction from the figure of
1913, which was 8 81 mills, or a total
reduction of practically two mills
durign Governor Lister's administra
tion.
While lowering the levy the board
of equalization will be able at the
same time to make provision toward
wiping out the last of the state debt,
which consists of $208,000 in bonds
issued ten years ago to take up
illegal normal school warrants. It
is Governor Lister's belief that the
time has now come to retire these
bonds, which in any event must be
called in by 1920, and thus enable
the state to boast of the record of
being free of all debt. A general
fund levy of 1.25 mills, under the es
timates of both the state tax com
mission and bureau of inspection,
will be sufficient to provide SIOO,OOO
toward retirement of these bonds and
if a similar amount is provided next
year the 1917 legislature will be able
to make provision at once for their
retirement.
The lowered general fund levy this
year will be made possible by the
savings made by state departments
from the amounts appropriated in
1913, more than $1,000,000 in ac
tual savings being allowed to revert
at the end of the biennium, to the
improved condition of the state
treasury, the general fund having a
net balance of considerably more
than $1,000,000, instead of being
overdrawn $500,000, the case when
Governor Lister assumed office, and
reduced appropriations made by the
last legislature.
Derision on Parrott Monday.
After hearing arguments by C. E.
Collier, representing Joe Parrott, re
cently convicted of the murder of
Fred Weiss at Gate June 3, Prosecut
ing Attorney Geo. P. Yantis and At
torney C. P. King, representing the
Weiss family, on the motion for a new
trial based on affidavits purporting to
prove that Parrott was in Snohomish
on June 3, Superior Judge D. P.
Wright announced he would give his
decision next Monday.
J. W. Cannon left for Memphis
Tenn., Wednesday for a visit.
WHOLE NUMBER 2868
TENTATIVE BUDGET
IS MO HIGHER
TAXPAYERS MAY URGE INDUC
TIONS AT FIRST MEETING
IN OCTOBER.
Increased $5,000 by the expenses
of the biennial general election next
year, not necessary in this year's ap
propriations, and $4,850 more at the
request of the different county de
partments, the proposed .budget for
Thurston county for 1916 was adopt
ed by the county commissioners this
week, showing a total of $239,850 as
compared with $230,240 finally ap
propriated for county expenses this
year.
The budget will be finally adopted
by the commissioners at their first
meeting In October, when any tax
payer may appear and recommend re
ductions in the different items or
when the commissioners themselves
may reduce them, but no increases
can be allowed. For this reason, the
budget as first proposed is usually
somewhat larger than it is expected
to be when finally adopted, though no
changes are necessarily made. Last
ypar the Thurston County Taxpayers'
League presented specific recom
mendations for reductions, resulting
in a cut of $17,223, but It is not
known whether the league intends to
do anything this year or not.
The new budget contains the same
amount for commissioners' salaries
during the coming year as appro
priated for the present, $3,000, an
increase of $12,970 in the general
road and bridge fund, partially offset
by a decrease of $2,220 in the differ
ent road district funds; and the fol
lowing increases: Treasurer's office,
(200; county clerk, $920; superior
court, $365; sheriff, $200; assessor,
$700; engineer, $270; attorney,
$200; superintended, $75; court
house expenses, $1,200; jail, $1; ad
vertising and printing, $200; indi
gent relief, $3,250; mothers' pen
sions, $1,600; rebate on taxes, $100;
soldiers and sailors' relief, S2O, and
school fund, $770.
Auditor's Really Increased.
The decreases are: Auditor's offloe,
$695; physician, $80; Justice court,
SBOO, and Interest on bonds and sink
ing fund, $360. The estimate for the
auditor's department, however, Is
really an increase of $656, as the
commissioners recently reduced the
appropriation for the weights and
measures department $1,300-
The increases proposed for the
sheriff and county attorney's offices,
S2OO each, are based on phjbable
extra expenses in enforcing the new
"dry" law; the S7OO for the assessor
because realty is to be valued next
year, while the increase in the gen
eral road and bridge fund is to be
used in replacing some of the wooden
bridges of the county toith permanent
concrete and steel structures.
Whether the tax levy for the
coining year will remain the same as
this year, 17.71 mills, or be increased,
if the budget as proposed is adopted
without changes, cannot be deter
mined until the state board of equali
zation completes its valuations of cor
poration properties. While the gen
eral property assessment in the
county, aside from the corporations,
is lower this year, county authorities
believe increases in railroad assess-
(Continued on Page 8)
Plans for the excursion of Tacoma
business men to Olympia, which have
been under way for some time, were
perfected this week and announce
ment was made that they will visit
the capital city next Wednesday. They
will arrive here about noon and spend
the day here with local merchants,
and a meeting will be held :it the
Chamber of Commerce late i n the
afternoon.
M ore School "Kids" This Year.
Enrolment at the Olympia high
school has now passed 360, accord
ing to City Superintendent C. E.
Beach and Rimilar increases in atten
ance are noted at the various schools
since the city schools started the
year's work last Tuesday. It is ex
pected that by October 1 a new high
mark for attendance will have been
made by the local schools.
Work on the new concrete bridge
across the Des Chutes river at Tum
water is progressing rapidly and the
structure will soon l>e completed and
opened to traffic.
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