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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
ORDINANCE NO. 400.

AN ORDINANCE REPEATING ORDIN-
ance No. 1872 of the City of Olympia,
entitled: AN Ordinance authorizing,
of $4,000 Special Fund First Lien
City Of Olympia Water Works Bonds.
Authorized by Ordinance No. 1888 of
said city, and by special election
under and pursuant to said Ordinance,
providing for the execution, sale and
delivery. and limiting the. amount Of
the issuance of such bonds. creating
a special fund for the payment OF the
principal and interest of such bonds.
and obligating and binding the city Of
Olympia to set aside and pay into said
fund from the gross revenues OF the
water works plant to be acquired by
said City fixed amounts without re-
gard to any fixed proportions of such
revenues" approved May the goth.
Whereas, The Supreme Court OF the
State of Washington in it's opinion filed
on August the 18th, 1915, in the case Of
G. H. Uhler. appellant. vs.. the City OF
Regs Re
sale by the City Of Olympia of Its $780,
900 Special Fund First Lien Water
Works Bonds upon the terms and con-
Whereas, 1t is for the best interests
Of said city that said ordinance be re-
pealed. Now therefore,
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Ordinance No. 1872 Of
the City of Olympia, entitled: An
Ordinance authorizing, ratifying and md
confirming the issuance Of $4,000
Special Fund First Lien City of Olympia
Water Works Bonds, authorized by
Ordinance No. 1888 OF said City, and by
a special election held in said city. on
March Bird. 1914, under and pursuant to
said Ordinance providing for the ex-
ecution. sale and delivery. and limiting
the amount OF the issuance of such
bonds. creating a. special fund for the
payment Of the principal and interest OF
such bonds, and obligating and binding
the City Of Olympia te. set aside and pay
into said fund from the gross revenues
of the Water Works Plant to be acquir-
ed by said City. fixed amounts without
regard to any fixed proportions of such
revenues" approved May the goth, 1915,
be- and the same Is hereby repealed.
Sec q This ordinance. after Its pass
age, shall take effect five days from
and after the date of its publication.
Passed September 22, 1915.
Approved September 22. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
Attest:
w. A. HOAGE. City Clerk.
Published Sept. "a and Oct. !, 1919.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
ROGERS TELLS WHY He
OPPOSES COUNTY AGENT
Pleasant Glade Farmer Writes Let
ter Explaining His Objections
to Farm Expert.

Explaining his position with ref
erence to the retention in the 1916
county budget of the appropriation
for county agent John Rogers of
Pleasant Glade submitted the follow
ing letter this week:
"In your last weeks issue you
stated that A. G. West and myself
appeared before the board of county
commissioners urging them to stand
pat upon the stand they had taken
on the county agent question.
"I did not appear before the board
at this or any other time urging
them to retain or dismiss the county
agent. 1 am, however. opposed to
the Office of county agent for several
reasons, a few of which I will emu
merate.
1--WE have a national agricultural
department and two state agricul-
tural stations. Bulletins on almost
all agricultural subjects are issued
and are free for the asking Our
state departments at Puyallup or
Pullman will gladly aid us along any
line of agriculture; simply drop a
postal or letter asking for the infor-
nation desired and they will do the
rest.
"Taxes are high enough now with
out any more unnecessary high
priced officials, and the present prices
of farm produce are not alluring
enough to encourage the farmer to
raise more.
"Who understands what the soil
needs better than the person who
tills it, provided that person uses
reasonable amount of common sense?
No soil will yield good crops indeh-
nitely without returning something
back in shape of plant food.
"You say that friends Of the county
agent plan claim that the sentiment
against it is not strong and that the
great majority of the farmers favor
the continuation of the farm expert
suggest that both factions circu
late petitions for and against and
see who will get the most names OF
taxpaying farmers.
John ROGERS"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
T.. I. d. M. 1872.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESS
MENT ROLL.

IMPROVEMENT OF FOURTEENTH
Street ct al. by Paving. Local Inn
provement District No. 1872. Ordi-
nance No. 1869.
Notice is hereby given. That the as.
sessment roll for Local Improvement
District No. 1872, under Ordinance no.
1859 for the Improvement OF Four
teenth street ct al. by paving Is now on
Ale at the office Of the City Clerk.
Said roll has been set down for hear
ing at the regular meeting OF the city
Council, to be held in the Council
Chamber in the City Building. In the
city of Olympia. at 1880 o'clock p; M
on the goth day of October. 1915. ana all
persons who may desire to object to
said assessment are notified to make
such objections in writing and to ME
same with the City Clerk at or prior 20
to the date fixed for such hearing. Al
the time and place fixed and at such
other times as the hearing may be con-
tinued to the Council Will SIT as a
board Of equalization for the purpose
Of considering such roll, and at such
hea ring. or hearings. will consider such
objections made thereto. or any part
thereof and will correct, revise. raise.
lower change or modify such ron, or
any part thereof, or set aside such ron
and order that such assessment pc
made de nOvo. as to such body snail
appear Just and equitable, and then
proceed to confirm same by ordinance.
w. A. HOAGE. City Clerk.
Published September q and october
/, 1915.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
LISTER URGES STATE
FREE OF BOND DEBT
ASKS STATE BOARD OF EOUALI-
ZATION TO MAINTAIN PRES
ENT FUND SURPLUS.

In formal letter to the state
board of equalization, Governor Lis
ter has asked that body, in fixing the.
1915 state tax levy, to consider the
feasibility of leaving a sufficient sur
plus in this fund so that the states
remaining bonded Indebtedness may
be wiped out as soon as legislative
authority is received.
The improvement of the last two
years in the financial condition Of
the state makes the present the ideal
time to wipe out remaining indebted
ness, the governor states. Two years
ago the state general fund was over
drawn 1851 900. One year ago there
was cash balance of $763,OOO and
there now is cash balance of more
than $1,6OO,O0O.
Could BE Paid Now.
The issue of normal school bonds,
amounting to 100000, can easily be
retired by planning to retain small
portion of the present surplus by
the time the next legislature meets,
the governor points out, and could
be done now if state officials had the
proper authority.
While reserving sufficient money
to wipe out this bonded Indebtedness.
the only present charge against the
general fund, it is the belief of the
state tax commission that the total
state levy for this year can be at the
from the figure of last years levy,
8.O7 mills.
The only other state bonds out
standing are the remaining $4,000
of the Wenatchee bridge bond issue.
payable from the public highway
fund. In his letter to the board Of
equalization Governor Lister states
he will recommend that the next leg
islature use sufficient of the state
highway levy to retire these bonds,
besides retiring the normal school
issue.
Means No Bonded Debt.
SHOULD the legislature act favor
ably upon these two recommends
lions the state then would be with
out any outstanding bonded indebt-
edness," the governors letter states.
"This is a condition that would not
only be desirable at the present time,
but would also have marked effect
[ in keeping the state, in future, from
the further issuance of bonds, unless
it should be absolutely necessary as
result of some calamity. such as
fire, flood or other cause"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
ASSESSORS AND RAILWAY
AGENTS DISPUTE VALUES
Hearings Before State Board Of
Equalization Develop Lively
Scraps.

Lively tits between county asses
sors and tax agents of the railroads
featured the early sessions of the
state board of equalization. Railroad
agents started the racket when they
produced vOluminous documentary
evidence designed to show that as
SCISSORS are undertaking property
other than that of railroads. The
evidence purported to be a record of
the sales prices of pieces of property
that have changed hands in the last
year, compared with the assessed
valuation of the same property.
The assessors came back vigor-
ously at the railroads, however, sum-
moning witnesses and submitting af-
fidavits to show that the railroads
had eliminated from their evidence
the record of sales which would have
shown high assessment as compared
with the sales price.
Some of the railroads also attacked
the valuations placed upon their
property by the state tax commission,
asking the board of equalization to
lower these valuations. The men,
bers of the tax commission were re-
moved from the board of equaliza-
ton by the recent legislature.
The O.-W. r. & N. agent, however,
told the board of equalization that
he was satisfied that the tax commits
sion had been thoroughly just in
making it's valuations, and that his
road would ask no reduction.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24

Mrs. w. S. Spars of Camelia, Ore,
is here visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Haldane.
Mrs. Fisk Of Helena, Mont, is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. A. E. Wilcox,
and sister. Mrs. ]. R. Miller, at Wood
land farm.
Mrs. Mary Dolloff and Mrs Eich-
baum have gone to Tacoma to visit
their sister, Mrs. Niehaus.
Mrs. Foy and family motored to
Falkland this week to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Foy's cousin, John
Rigney.
Miss Edith Fleetwood is visiting
friends at Fir Tree, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Beliski are the
proud parents of a 1OA pound boy,
born last Saturday. Mrs. Beliski is
under the care of Miss Rose Keegan
who reports that mother and son are
doing nicely.
Mr.. Russell Dolloff has returned
from Odessa, Wash, where he spent
the summer working in the harvest
fields.
Mr.. Lyman Fleetwood has returned
from hunting trip along Hoods
canal. He was successful in killing
one deer and many birds.
Mrs. Cochran and daughter, Mrs
Mitchell, of Dupont visited relatives
here this week.
The Sewing club met at the home
of Miss Olive Fleetwood this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Unior
Mills met at the home OF Mrs. A
Holmes this week.
Miss Grace Marcott entertained
number of her friends at her home
at Union Mills Saturday evening, thu
occasion being in honor of her six
teenth birthday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
l.. I. ID. No. 1850.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESS
MENT ROLL.

IMPR EME NT OF FRANKLIN
Street ct al. by Constructing Sewer
Local Improvement District No. 1876.
Ordinance No. 1891.
Notice is hereby given. That the as.
sessment roll for Local Improvement
District No. 1856 under Ordinance No.
1891. for the improvement of Franklin
street ct al. by constructing a sewer
therein Is now on file at the office OF the
City Clerk.
Said roll has been set down for hear
ing at the regular meeting of the. City
Council to be held in the Council Cham
Der in the City Hall in the City OF
Olympia, at 1880 o'clock p. m. on the
goth day OF October. 1915. and all per-,
sons who may desire to object to said
assessment are notified to make such
objections in writing and to file the
same with the City Clerk. at or prior
to the date fixed for such hearing. At
the time and place fixed. and at such
other times as the hearing may
be continued to the Council will sit
as a board Of equalization for the pur-
pose Of considering such roll. and at
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
Additional
County News
CHAMBERS PRAIRIE

Mr.. Will Kelsey has purchased the
old Collins place, where he has been
living for the last few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ravens went to town
Tuesday.
Miss Helen Robertson spent Satur-
day and Sunday at home.
Mrs. Langford called on Mrs. W..
w. Whidden Tuesday.
Roy Young is helping Mr.. Wild
den pile logs.
Mr.. Schafer drove to Olympia
Tuesday.
Mrs. McCarty and daughter Clara
drove to Olympia Sunday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. d. J. Mcdonald
Mr.. Davis and some friends who
were visiting him from Yelm drove
to Olympia Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCloud and little
granddaughter called at Utopia farm
Sunday.
There will be services at the school
house Sunday evening, conducted by
Rev. Mixsell.
A fine young COW belonging to Mr..
Flint was killed on the railroad cross
| ing at st. Clair station last week.
Mr.. Willis has sold his place and
is preparing to move to Centralia.
|
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
s..>$ FOR SALE>*s
NICE BRIGHT DAT HAY.
CLEAN AND NICE.
PHONE 16F5
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

DEpA NSrsHh FOE Of Pt rHE 1MTGk1oR
y. 8. Land Office at Seattle, Wash,
September 90, 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that Lewis II.
Bemis, of Mineral, Wash, who on July
!, 1909, made homestead entry Olympia
O422, Seattle. No. O3499, for the VIZ,
NWA and the. Wa of SWA. section
II, township Is N, range east, VIII
iamette meridian, has filed notice Of In
tention to make five year proof. to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Register and Re-
Wash. on the thirtieth day of October
1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Cushman. of Alder. Wash.
George Lee, Of Alder. Wash.
7. Moore. Of Alder. Wash.
John Nestrom, OF Yelm, Wash.
q. A. c. ROCHESTER,,
S-4-5 Register.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24

such hearing or hearings. will consider
such objections made thereto. or any
reise lower change or modify such
roll. or any part thereof. or set aside
such roll and order that such assess
men. be made de novo; as to sucn ooox
then proceed to confirm same by ordi-
w. A. HOAGE, City Clerk.
Published September "a and OCTOBER
T. 1915,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
Church Services.

There will be preaching at the
Methodist church at Maytown at II
a. m. Sunday, and at Little Rock at
1880 p. M, by the pastor. A cordiai
invitation is extended to all the
people to attend these services.
]. NJ. WALKER, Minister.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-09-24
I'd Hear Dtsbarment cases.

On the instructions Of Governor
Lister, Judge John R. Mitchell Of the
Thurston county superior court VIII
20 to Everett Saturday to hear tho
disbarment proceedings broughe
against Earl w. Hustled, candidate
for congress from that district on the
Democratic ticket last fall, and ROD
ert McMurchie. federal referee IN
bankruptcy for that district. who are
charged with misappropriation OF
large sums in cases handled by them
80
Entertain Spokane Visitors.
Arthur A. Lewis of the public serv-
ice commission and w. H. Cochran OF
the state board Of control. both for
mer residents Of Spokane, were hosts
at a luncheon at the Mitchell hotei
Tuesday noon in honor OF julius Ait-
tel. a Spokane architect, who was n
the city for several days this week ON
official business. The guests includes
Frank G. Morse, T. e. Skaggs ana
Secretary E. s. Emigh OF the Doaro
Of control, Attorney P. M. Troy. FLOYD
T. Daggett OF the industrial Insurance.
commission, also former Spokane
resident, Frank R. Spinning OF the
public service commission. Tax Com
missioners Clark Jackson and ). ".
Brislawn, w. E. Hanson. state Dank
examiner, Forest Gill, bank examiner
s c. woodruc, superintendent OF the
feeble-minded institute. and Dan
Monroe, a Spokane contractor. sew
eral of the guests responded to toasts.
The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co. has indicated that it will comply
with the recent order of the pubic
service commission, requiring all teie-
phone deposits to be returned to con-
sumers. without attempting court &C
ton. '%Ai :.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-17
TWO MILLION EAGER
TO ENTER FACTORIES
Have Already Made Good On Light
Part Of Work; Employed Ex-
clusively in One Plant
and Show Skill
Gu. P. correspondence.l

LONDON, Oct. 2.--(By mail IF
Lloyd George will permit the women
of England to win the war for the
allies by solving the question of muni-
tions, they'll do it, they say. Two mil.
lion of them say it. Under the in
creasing pressure they are bringing to
bear on the minister Of munitions, he
is showing disposition to give them
a try.
They have pointed out to Lloyd
George that England has at least
100000 women who can devote their
entire time to shell making. Every
woman, they insist, can make at least
one shell a day. That means 100000
shells a day, a number far beyond
Lloyd Georges most extravagant esti-
mate of England's needs. The women
would like to undertake the job for all
the allies.
Recently military expert estab-
ljshed that the French consumption
of shells in July was 100000 a day.
1t is certain that it is not now over
100000 day. This would leave
daily surplus of another million per
day to pass around to the other allies.
The women say that after Lloyd
George their next greatest obstacle
has been the engineer employers at
the munition factories who have used
them for fuse making and light elec-
trical work, but decline to give them
charge of the heavy machine tools.
Just to show them how wrong they
were, the women at last succeeded in
arranging for full experiment in sew
eral of the factories testifying both to
their ability and capacity for any
branch of shell making.
They are declared to have done
their work with an exactitude, thor
oughness and conscientiousness that
could not be excelled. They put into
it brain as well as muscle. In one
factory where women we're employed
exclusively, the output showed quail
ity superior to that for which it was
designed.
The women are admitted to have
become skilled in far shorter time
than is required by men, A weeks
tuition is quite sufficient to innitiate
woman into every process Of COM
! plete shell making. equipping her to
begin with a plain bar of steel and put
| it through all the successive stages OF
turning, boring. screwing and fitting
the band and the plug. She showed
equal ability in the factories making
munitions machines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-17

ON CHARGE
OF PERJURY

County Attorney Venable filed COM
plant in the county court this morn
ing against T. J. Goodwin of Ninnekah,
charging perjury. Goodwin was placed
under arrest by Deputy Castleman of
the sheriff's office and arraigned be-
fore Judge Davenport at one-thirty
this afternoon. His hearing was set
for Thursday, November "a, and he
was held in bonds in the sum of $1,500
for his appearance in court on that
date.
The arrest of Goodwin is an after
math Of the case of the state Of Okla
homa vs. Fender Polk, tried at the Oc-
tober term of the district court, Polk
being found guilty of shooting at
Sheriff Hodge Bailey with intent to
kill, at the place and at the time Dude
Stack was killed in a joint row last
June. Goodwin was a witness for de-
tense in the trial which resulted in
Folks conviction.
Polk was sentenced to term in the
penitentiary and is now under bail
pending the hearing by the appellate
court of his appeal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-17
HEARING ON
GIVEN

George A. Smith, secretary of the
school land department, accompanied
by his official stenographer, Miss
Bond, is in Chickasha today on bust
ness for his department.
Mr.. Smith is hearing testimony in a
number oi cases wherein the lessees
Of certain school lands, situated in
Grady county, are dissatisfied with
the appraisements on those lands.
These lands have been appraised for
purposes of selling them and the les
sees aver that the appraisements in
a number of instances are too high.
Seven complaints have been filed with
Mr.. Smith and he is investigating the
matters thoroughly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-17
RALLY FOR
EDUCATION
IN COUNTY
Five Hundred Addresses Scheduled;
Col. 0'Neill Speaks at Amber;
Moonlight Schools are
Making Progress

All plans have been formulated for
making the educational rally of Grady
county complete success. Addresses
by leading educationas celebrities will
be made in all parts of the county
Arrangements along these lines have
provided for approximately five hun
dred addresses to be made in the diff
ferent districts Of the county by edu.
Gators from all parts of the state. All
addresses will be made on subjects of
educational interest and great atten-
tion will be given the moonlight school
subject
Already a number of meetings have
been held in various sections of the
county. including one at Amber last
Sunday, when Col Thomas ]. O'Neill
was the speaker. Referring to condi-
tions which he found there, Colonel
O'Neill said, 81 never saw commun-
ity where a finer school spirit pre-
vailed Mrs. Wickhizer, the principal
of the school. is doing remarkably
good work, having succeeded in arous-
ing high decree of interest among
both pupils and patrons Of the school
The Amber school has become vital
factor in the community life, due to
the broad ideas and zeal of the prin-
cipal in his efforts to produce prac-
tical results"
County Superintendent Shepard ad-
dressed a meeting at Alex, Thursday
evening when the second session of
the Alex moonlight" school was held,
with fifty pupils of mature years pres
emit 1T was a fine sight to see the
grown folks getting together and
taking so much interest in bettering
their education" said he. "The eve
ming sessions are bringing the parents
into closer contact with the teachers.
fact that is stimulating school in.
terest in all lines"
The Alex school is in charge of
Principal j. c. Weaver. who has four
assistants, and is reported by Mr..
Shepard to be doing fine work.
AT the present time there are sixty
moonlight schools in the county. The
grown-ups enrolled in them are prov
ing to be apt students and rapid
progress is reported.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-17
TEXAS LAW
SUSTAINED

By United Press.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 1.-THE
court of criminal appeals. in decision
handed down today, sustained the
constitutionality OF the state ware
house and ginners law in the Dabney
White case. that was appealed by
White from Tyler.
White allowed himself to be ar
rested on the charge of refusing to
take samples of cotton as required by
law and then a writ of habeas corpus
was issued in order to test the law
The court today ordered White to be
remanded to the custody of the sheriff
of the county in which he was ar
rested and held for trial
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-17
TWO hurt
SLASHINC

A serious cutting affray happened
at Rush Springs shortly before 3
o'clock last night when r. L. Williams
and Marion Davis settled an argument
with knives.
Justice of the Peace A. L. Evans
phoned the sheriff's office last night
Immediately following the cutting and
stated that he had placed both men
under constructive arrest, stating that
each of them was more or less badly
injured. Deputy Sheriff Hogue and
Assistant County Attorney Swan went
to Rush Springs this morning and will
investigate the matter thoroughly.
From reports received at the county
attorneys office, it seems that Davis.
who is a cousin of Williams wife and
makes his home with the Williams
family, became engaged in an alterca-
ton with Williams, who, the report
alleges had been drinking. High
words followed which soon led to a
fight. Both men drew their knives
and began slashing at each other with
the results that Davis, the younger
man, is reported to be in serious
condition, while Williams is also suf-
fering from one or two stabs.
Both men are under the care of a
physician and are in charge Of the
officers.