Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-04

Olympia, Feb. 2-The most inter-
esting event at the state capital the
past week was the Inauguration of
Governor Cosgrove. The ceremony
was dramatic and pathetic, as the
governor, thin and shrunken in ap-
pearance. stood erect for a few min
utes and addressed the joint COM
mittee, the feelings of everyone was
stirred. Governor Cosgrove, accom-
panied by Mrs. Cosgrove, lett Olym-
pia Friday for Paso Robes, Cal,
where he will remain until his
health will permit him assuming the
duties of his Office.
The official house-warming of the
governors mansion was held Thurs
day night. The guests included the
state senators and representatives.
The long receiving line was headed
by Governor and Mrs. Mead, Lieu
tenant-Governor and Mrs. Hay, the
mayor of Olympia, Mitchell Harris
and wife, the judges Of the supreme
court and their wives and the state
administration and their ladies and
prominent Olympia citizens. The re-
ceptiOn was an especially brilliant
affair and there were many praises
extended to the good taste shown by
the building commission. Regrets
that there Is no governor to occupy
the mansion were heard on all sides.
Sunday for Local Option.
The local option fight was inten-
sified by the participation of Evan
gelist Billy Sunday. Through the
agency of Senator Paulhamus, of
Pierce county, and Senator Hutchin-
son Of Spokane, Sunday was brought
into the local option fight. Numer-
GUS delegations are here to present
arguments before the judiciary COM
mittee of the house. 1t is possible
that the local option issue will be
settled this week.
Three house supporters of the
anti-saloon league local option bill
claim to have had pet appropriations
held over them as a club to swing
them to the other side on the local
option issue. They say they have
been informed tina their usefulness
has ended and that they might as
we'll go homo unless they get right"
on the question.
When Speaker Meigs was in
formed that such threats had been
made, ne announced his determina-
ton to probe the matter thoroughly
To Cut Printing Expense.
From present indications 1t Is easy
to Judge that the state intends to
change entirely the system of print
ing followed by the state officials and
legislature. Heretofore the work
has been done by state printer I'M
der contract which allowed unusual
ly large margins. and the cost has
been heavy. Each session of the
legislature has been called upon to
pass deficiency appropriations for
the relief Of the printer and a vast
amount of unnecessary work has
been done.
In the legislature plans are now
being formulated to change the sys-
tenn. employ capable man to over
see the work and purchase a plant
equal to the demands of the state.
Then all state work will be done d.
rectly by the state and no margins
will be allowed to any one.
This complexities conditions ma
terially. C. w. Gorham has been
printer for four years and has accu-
mulated large plant here. Re-
Gently he was dismissed by Governor
Mead and he has turned his plant
over to Printer Boardman. who was
appointed to fill the position
Employers Of Women Protest.
The eight-hour bill applying to
women employees has begun to bring
protests and Hobbies to Olympia and
pressure has become so heavy on the
friends Of the measure that they
consented to reconsideration Of the
vote by which 1t passed the house.
The bill was sent back to the la
Dor committee with the understand
ing that the principal amendment
will be to exclude fish canperies
from the provisions Of the act. 1t is
claimed that inasmuch as the fish,
ing season is so short and the sup
ply of fish so fluctuating in volume
that q fixed number Of hours of la
Dor In canneries Is impossible. Can
nerymen claim the bill II enacted
into law would cause all canneries
employing white girls and women to
replace them with Japanese.
The Washington State Hotel As
ISOLATION and Seattle Restaurant
Keepers Association have sent pro-
tests to the legislature claiming that
the proposed act would not only
compel the dismissal Of many women
employees in hotels ard restaurants.