Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-12-01

Bowen, H. W. Wallace. and others.
4 male quartette rendered several
fine selections. and flash-light pic
ture was taken of the assembly. The
newly organized class will meet next
Sunday, at 9:45 A. VI. for Scriptural
study.
Tomorrow Saturday evening, in
Olympia Thcater, meeting will be
held to discuss the merits of the
Commission form of government. 1t
will he free expression of opinion,
but probably no more will come out
from cover than have appeared in
the Trims interviews. Another
meeting was held in the Westside
chapel, Wednesday. so it seems that
the proposition will be fairly well
threShed out for an intelligent vote
when the ballots are cast.
A petition has been filed by H. L.
Dunn, Secretary Of the Olympia
Door Company, for the disbarment
of Gordon Mackay in the Superior
Court, for alleged double dealing re-
garding his wife's signature to note
for 1928, given in settlement of an
account of the company. December
18th is the date set for hearing of the
petition and show why the matter
should not be referred to a commit
tee consisting of r. F. Sturdevant,
c. ,. King and George r. Bigelow
to report on the matter.
A Mothers Circle of the Parent
Teachers Association of the Roose-
welt school was organized Saturday
afternoon. About % mothers have
been enrolled as members and quite
number of teachers. This is one
of the meetings now being held
throughout the State for the benefit
of the rising generation. Mrs. Frank
Hill, of Tacoma, is State organizer.
The officers of the local circle are:
President. Mrs. Charlotte Van Ea-
ton; Vice President, Mrs. Brownley;
Secretary, Mrs. McNulty, and Treas
urer, Miss Guthrie.
Guy Jessup. a 15-year-old lad, who
was stealing Il ride from Porter. in
Chehalis county, to this city, Sunday
evening, leaped from the HarbOr
night train, as it was crossing the
trestle at the head of the bay. He
was accompanied by Cooper. another
Porter boy. and they had been dis
covered by the train hands and
threatened with arrest on arrival at
this city. A dilieent search was
made for the lad till about midnight,
when telephone message from his
father at Gate conveyed the quieting
information that he had walked back
TO that point and that he did not
answer COOper's calls for fear he was
accompanied by policeman.
A very enjoyable literary and
musical entertainment was held in
the South Bay school-hOuse last Sat
urday evening. The success of the
affair is due to the pains taking ef-
fertS Of the teachers, Chas. r. Carr
and Miss Evelyn Abernethy, in drill
ing the pupils and arranging the ex-
cellent programme. The sum of
$51.9O was Melted, one-have to be
applied on purchase of candy and
trimmings for Christmas tree and
the other half was sunk in the or
gan fund. Aleck Adair also did con-
siderable stepping around" to add
to the enjoyable occasion, and was
selected as treasurer of the funds. It
is said that Paul Christensen will
act the part of Santa Claus at their
Christmas festivities.
Frank C. Teck and F. p. Goss, of
Seattle. visited the city last week,
engaged in the preparatory work OF
getting out Capital edition" of
the Saturday Rerie,c, a paper pub
lished by the latter gentleman at the
metropolis of Puget Sound. They
expect to make it not only an inter-
esting number to our people but an
invaluable aid for attracting atten-
ton to our many objects Of interest
and dormant resources that only
await population and capital for de-
velopment. They expect to issue
the number about the middle of this
month, and Mr.. Goss is still here to
explain the breadth and scope of the
enterprise. This paper will publish
special editions devoted to many
cities of the State, beginning with
Olympia as its capital.
1t is surprising how many people
seem to think that an exOrbitant
salary will have to accompany the
Commission who assume municipal
duties. Nothing is further from the
truth. Gilt edges are not necessary
adjunct to salary. The Governor of
Oregon receives but 81 500 for his
services and still the Office does not
await aspirations of first class men.
Mayoralty is the highest gift OF our
municipality, and time was when it
was valued honor to serve the peo-
pie in that capacity. 1t may have
lessened somewhat, when one of our
Mayors was charged with violation
of. o law prohibiting the sale of
cigarettes, but we have always
thought it best to assert its dignity
Notwithstanding such untoward cir
cumstauces, and bring it back If pos
sible to its once honorable position.
A man calling himself ]. E. Cole
passed several spurious checks upon
some of our business men Saturday
and got away with the proceeds.
One OF these was passed upon J. E.
Kelly, the furniture man. by which
$40 was realized; another on Herman
Meyer, also dealer in furniture, by
which $12 was obtained, and still
another on the Olympia Crocker
Co., which released 50 from its true
owner. A pair Of gold cuff-links,
valued at $40, was purloined from
the counter of the Talcott jewelry
store in the evening of the same day,
and carried away before the very
eyes of the salesman. who was alone
in the store at the time. The checks
OaSSod were for 800 each and tho