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W0OMAN AND MAN
ESCAPE FROM FIRE

DR.. Alice Burritt, for twenty Ave
years q practic!ng physician In WASH
ington. and George Boyd. superintendent
of the senateedocument room. narrow
ly escaped ssphyxiation last night when
smoke from a fire in tho automobile
shop Of Kalmon Leon. 1127 Fourteenth
street northwest, filled the Burritt
apartment while the two slept.
DR.. Burritt had retired early. and
Boyd also was asleep when nre broke
out In the front of Leon's shop. smoke
and fumes quickly filled the Burritt
apartment over 1879 Fourteenth
street. w. w. Kimmel and Jerome
OLeary were In the formers florist
shop at 11S1 Fourteenth street when
they noticed smoke creeping into the
shop. Both rushed up the stairs TO
the Burritt apartment and carried DR..
Burritt to safety and aided Boyd.
who was slightly overcome.
Tho building IL owned by Benjamin
Leon. father OF kalmon Leon. The
damage to building and contents will
not exceed 5000.
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Berlin War Office Claims Re.
pulse Of Russians in Cen.
tral Poland.
SEIZE MACHINE GUNS
Progress in Champagne Region
Announced, with Heavy
Losses to French.

BERLIN, March z (via wireless to
sayville. L. I).-Capture Of $500 Rus
SLAMS and sixteen machine guns is an
nounced by the German war Office to-
day in reporting tho successful repulse
Of Russian assault southeast Of Rawa
in Poland. Further attacks Of the Rus
sian center against the German lines
west Of Prsasnyss have been repulsed.
the statement continues. after a long
and vigorous battle.
During a night attack on Mocarce.
northeast Of Lomxa. the regiments of
Russians were repulsed with heavy
losses. while the German movements
northwest Of Grodno. south Of the
Masurian lake region. continue to be
successful
In6ict Heavy Losses.
In the western theater Of war progress
Is claimed In the Champagne region.
while German artillery in the Meuse
region inflicted heavy losses on the
French troops participating in an at
tempt on the German trenches north
east of Lemesnil.
The statement is unusually optimistic.
and indicates a renewal Of German ac-
tivity in both theaters of war.
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CARS ARMY AGAIN
ATTEMPTS ADVANCE
ON CITY Of CRACOW
Austrians in Flight From Forti.
fled Positions Along Bist.
rita to Southeast.

PETROGRAD. March 7-Resumption
Of the Russian advance on Cracow IL
being attempted by the Grand Duke
Nicholas. with the defeat in eastern Ca
licia Of the Austrian army of Archdulke
Josef.
The Austrians are in full fight from
their fortified positions along tho Bis
tritsa river toward the southeast. sban-
doning guns and baggage trains.
The Russian army has reached stanis-
lau. and the vanguard Is harassing the
rear Of the retreatins Germans.
To the westward among the Car
pathians renewed fighting for the pos
session Of Baligrod, east Of Dukla pass,
and for the ridges. grows moro desper-
ate as REINFORCED Russians are gradu-
ally wearing down the Austrian forces.
New Russ Drive Organized.
In central Poland. whero the German
and Austrian forces link their battle
line. a new Russian drive has been or
ganized east Of Piotrkow. Won Hin
denburg's left has retired under the as
sault at Simne, thirty-six miles north
OF SUwalki.
Around Lomza obstinate resistance by
the Germans has resulted in eevere
fighting. The Cars troops last night
dislodged the enemy from a strong posi-
ton west Of the Lomza- -Staviski road
and east Of kolno. capturing seven ma
chine guns.
On the left bank of the Vistula, in
the Pilica river region. the Germans
have begun AN attack upon the Russian
positions at the village of Domapevice.
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uvolunteer. and Kitty Is engaged q be
married to a French officer now hight
ing In the trenches. Miss Francfort has
the distinction OF being the youngest
nurse in the unit
La Touraine.s passengers also include
DIR. and Mrs. |. Chandler Walker of
Boston, who are on a honeymoon trip.
Both have volunteered their services
70 care for the sick and wounded OF
the war at new hospital at Chateau
de Passy, near Sens, France. DR..
walker Is going there under appoint-
iment as medical director. and his bride
,of two weeks as a nurse.
DIR. Walker Is the assistant resident
physician at the Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital in Boston. and has a SIX
months leave OF absence. His bride
was formerly Miss Jessie Helen walker,
ia. nurse at the same institution. Mrs.
Walkers parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
,4eorge II. Walker of Fryeburg. Me.
I The nurses who sailed were the Misses
, Alma Mccormick who Is to be the
head nurse; Dorothy o Connell, Eugenia
II. Lyons. Victoria FRANKFORT, Florence
Gordon. Cathryn O'Hanlon, Ellen
,Q'Hanlon, Mollie McGrath. Nellie Bur-
dette Parsons and Edna Laurentia
/. Peterson.
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permitted the enemy to proceed. Then
enemy's soldiers AT Sedd- El- Bahr man
aged to reach their boats but they left
twenty dead and 400 wounded The
enemy was driven or at KUN Kale.
losing eighty In dead and wounded. our
losses In both enga gements were ak
men killed and few wounded.
AFTER this failure, the enemy's feet
divided and bombarded open and unde-
Tended Turkish ports on the Aegean
Aiviiik.
Two OF the enemy's .aviators. flying
across the Gulf OF Saros. fell into the
sea and disappeared with their aero
plane" -
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Germany Said to Have
Lost Seven Submarines

LONDON, March IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
msterdam says:
"A correspondent Of the Berliner
Tageblatt declares that since the be-
ginning OF the blockade seven British
mercha ntmen have been sunk. but ad-
mits that. ACCORDING to news received
in Berlin from neutral countries. moi
than seven German submarine tqve
been sunk during the sar',e period
The German admiralty, the CORE
spondent says. publishes no Information
concerning the loss Of submarines.
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German Submarines
Disabled by Storm

COPENHAGEN. March 7.--scandi-
navian merchant ships returning from
the North sea report having sighted two
or three German submarines disabled by
a heavy storm and steaIning slowly for
their base.
Advices received here from Berlin say
II Is admitted there the German sub
marine warfare against English ship
ping has been a complete failure.
The captains OF the vessel that sighted
the disabled submarines reported that
approach them. their torpedoes having
been exhausted.
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From the Lys to the Aisne there was
an Intermittent cannonade.
In Champagne our progress In the
ravine northwest of Beausejour caused
the Germans last night to undertake
fresh counter-attacks, which we re-
pulsed. All our advance In the region
Of Perthes, reported N yesterday even
tained. Near Vieville-en- Haye, north
west Of Pont-a- Mousson, a well directed
fire upon farm caused a panic among
the soldiers occupying It. They fled to
the woods. pursued by our shells. Near
the Forest of Narroy whole bodies OF
Germans unsuccessfully attempted at
tacks on our outplats.
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Slide Closes Canal.

PANAMA. March 1.-The Panama
canal has been closed to all but the
lighter draft ships by a slide OF earth
from the top of the Culebra cut. at a
point north of Gold Hill. A further
slide Is probable. but no serious tie-up
Is expected Several vessels OF thirty
foot draft are being delayed for a
few days.
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Morgenthau Arranging
Neutral Zone in Turkish
Capital for Foreigners

Ambassador Morgenthau at Constan-
unopie has notified the State Depart
ment that he 10 arranging q neutral some
for foreigners. to which he will transfer
the American embassy. should the bonn
Dardment Of the Dardanslies forts by
the allies be followed by an attack on
the Turkish capital. '
secretary Of State Bryan has instruct :
ed Mr.. Morgenthau to take over Car
many's diplomatic interests in Turkey
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500 Allies Killed Or
Injured in Land Attack,
Says Turk War Office

: CONSTANTINOPLEt tvia Amsterdam). /.
March 7.-Landing parties from tho
allied fleet bombardng the Dardanelles
were routed by Turkish land forces with
"A loss OF more than 900 killed or wound
ed. according to the Turkish war office.
THE enemy attempted to land troops
near Forts Sedd-El Bahr and Kun Kaie
at tho entrance to the Dardaneiies."
says the official statemept. I'VE first
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Virginia School Teachers
To Hold Convention

HARRISONBURG, Va. March 1.-The
Seventh district conv ention Of the State
teachers association will be held in
Harrisonburg, March %. 26 and q.
DR.. p. p. Claxton. United states Com
missioner Of Education. will sound the
keynote Of the meeting. Rural School
Problems Of Virginia."
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of Co
1umbia--Unsetted. probably snow or
rain this afternoon or tonight: Monday
unsettled, gentle to moderate winds,
mostly north.
Maryland-Unsettledt tonight. and snow
or rain in eastern portion: Monday un-
settled gentle to moderate winds to
north and northeast.
VirGinia-Locai snow or rain tonight;
Monday probably fair; moderate shift
ing winds.
TEMPERATURES.
The temperature today as registered
At the United States Weather Bureau
A nlx
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no CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QuININD Tablets
Druggists refund money II 1t falls to cure. F.
w. GROVES signature is on each box 2oc
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Guides Flowers Are Always Best.
An abundant supply Of choice, home-
grown fresh-cut spring flowers. 1914 r.
.-Advt
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TIDE TABLE,,

TIDE TABLE
Heh tide, 12:%7 a. m. and 1927 p. IN.
Low tide, 6:22 Il. m. and 7:17 p. III.
Sun TABLE.
Bun rises. .......6:23 Sun sets. 6: %
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BIG TURK FORT IS
REDUCED BY ALLIES
Sixty Warships in Great Armada
Moving Through Straits to
ConstantinopIe.
tContlnued from First Page.)

scribed in a dispatch from Bucharest,
which says that the Turks and Germans
In the capital realize that they are pow
eriess to pCavent the allied feet from
forcing the passage Of the strait and
that some Of the forts in the strait are
being dismantled hastily SO that tho
material may be used for the strength.
entng or an island in the Sea Of Mar
mora. near the entrance of tho Bos-
phoris. =.
Turks Blame Germans.
The population" the dispatch adds,
is already suffering privations and IL
receiving insufficient rations of bread
made of mixture Of wheat and maize.
The people hold the Germans respons-
ible for their miseries and agitations
conducted by hadjis are increasing.
many Greek fanatics already have left
Constantinople.'
The admiralty refuses 70 affirm or
deny the Roumanian reports that the
Black Sea fleet Is on It's way to the
Besphorus to bottle up the Turkish fleet
while the Anglo French feet pounds It's
way through from the Aegean. on the
ground that any news Of Russia naval
operations must come from Petroerad,
The Russian admiralty has so far made
no announcement regarding these re-
ports. Dispatches from Bucharest re-
port that the Russian vesseis are due
off the Bosphorus tonight
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DEATH s OF
PAST WEEK
REUBEN PEACHEY.

AS the result of stroke Of
paralysis suffered year ago and
more recent attack of dropsy, Reuben
Peachey, 76 years old, a resident of
Washington for 81 years and of this
vicinity for 20 years, having been
postmaster and merchant at Boston
Harbor during the boom days there.
died last Friday morning. The funeral
took place at Sticklin's chapel Sun
day morning, Rev. r. H. Edmonds
officiating, and burial was made in
the Masonic cemetery. Mr.. Peachey
was a native of England and came to
Washington in 1888 having been en-.
gagged in business in Olympia and
vicinity since. He is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. John Mcintosh, and a
grandson, Fred Sullivan of this city,
and a son, Joseph Peachey of Che
halls and granddaughter, Miss
Elizabeth Peachey of CORTLAND, Calf.
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nues to distance back from the mar
slnal lines thereof, as provided by law"
Sec. I. Bonds bearing interest at The
rate or seven CD per cent per an
mum, payable on or before five tx
years from the date OF issuance shall ~
issued In payment OF the cost and exo
penSe or this improvement, which bonds
shali be redeemed by the collection ~
special assessments to ne levied ana
'i; upon the property within said
Instruct. payable in three go equal an
nuai installments with interest at the
rate or seven co per cent per annum,
under the mode of Payment by Ronds,;
as defined by law and the charter and
ordinances of the City of Olymnia
These bonds shall he delivered To- the
contractor in redemption of warrants
on the Local Improvement District
Eund issued on estimates of the civ
Engineer. or the City of Olympia NAV.
at It's election, sell said bonds and make
such redemption in cash, N0
Passed August Is. 1915.
Approved August 10. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor
w. A. HOAGE, City Clerk.
Published August 20 and %. 1915.
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l.. I. d. No. 103.
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESS.
MENT ROLL.

OF THE ALLEY BE-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteentn
Streets. From Main Street to Water
Street. by Paving. Local Improve
ment District No. lss. Ordinance NO.
1875
Notice is hereby given. That the as
sessment roll for Local Improvement
District No. 1893. under Ordinance NO;
1875 for the Improvement Of the aieS
between Eighteenth apd Nineteen.serr
streets from Main street to Watee
street. by paving. is now on hle al '"0
Office OF the City Clerk.
Said roll has been set down TOT " Catv
ing at the regular meeting or the IN .jH,
Council, to be held in the CouHtEhe
Chamber in the City Building. IN the
City Of Olympia, at 1880 p m on III
18th day OF September. 1918, anu anu 70
persons who may desire to cD1eu, ote
said assessment are notihed 70 ~ Ale
such objections in writing ana 70 70
same with the City Clerk at or pr, Zines
the date fixed and at such otnsr the
as the hearing may be continueu ,,ojiza-
Council will sit as bOard OF eu,aaring
ton for the purpose or cohsr haar.
such roll. and at such hearing; oi ,nade
ings, will consider such ob1ectonsa will
thereto. or any part thereon, ans or
correct revise. lraise. lower. cna .hsreof,
modify such roll. or any part tm that
or set aside such roll and orue evo az
such assessment be made De no. and
to such body shall appear JUS oopfrm
equitable, and then proceed I"
same by ordinance. -,,.. clark.
Published August 20 ana ~. ~
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ORDINANCE NO. 1905,

AN ORDINANCE VACATlNG THAT
Portion of Eleventh Street Lying
West Of Water Street and Auditing
rbpee t 1 10 9 -Four Two sss e. Hor and
ern Pacific Right -of-Way in Block
Four o.. and Lots r and One U),
In Block Five 60. All in PattersOn's
pia, Extending West to the West
Line Of Lot Three CD. in Block
Whereas. The owner of all the prop
street to be vacated as set forth in the
above title has petitioned for the va
cation OF the portion OF said street
noot ,hrsnf and due notice and
being all filed with the City Clerk: and.
Whereas. No protests to said petition
have been filed or made and the time
The City Council OF the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section !. That that portion Of
Eleventh Lew, street lying west OF =, Water Hss
I. two (2) and three go. lot four.
less Northern Pacific right of way. in
block four a.. and lots and one CD,
itoi Addition to the city OF Olympia.
extending west to the west line of lot
three (3). in block four ca. be. and the
same Is hereby vacated as a portion OF
such thOroughfare forever
Sec. 2. That the portion of the street
so vacated shall attach to and become
a portion OF the property abutting
thereon towit: Lots U, one ~. two
Northern Pacific right-of-way in block
four (H. and lots r and one %, in
block Ave 90. all in Patterson's Capitol
Addition to the City Of Olympia. WASH
ington.
Passed August IS, 1915.
Approved August 10. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN. Mayor.
Attest:
W. A. HOAGE. City Clerk.
plihliahod AnDiaf On and 81. 19lb.
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MRS. LAURA FLINT.

Pulmonary hemorrhage caused the
death suddenly last Saturday night OF
Mrs. Laura Flint, So years old, wife
of Warren Flint, at the family home
along st. Paul lake. Rev. H. 8.
Champie ofIiciated at the funeral
services at the home Wednesday
morning, interment being made In
the Chambers Prairie cemetery. Mrs.
Flint, who had lived in this vicinity
for eight years, was a member of the
Ladies of the Maccabees and is sur
vived by the husband and four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Olive Nystrom and Mrs.
Edna Shelby of St. Paul lake, and
Mrs. M. Olsen and Mrs. Fay Corley
of Couer d'Alene. Idaho. The Borth-
wick-McClintick company had charge
of the funeral arrangements.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1895.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE,
Improvement Of the Alley Between
Third and Fourth Streets From the
Trunk Sewer in Central Street East
Prospect Street. by, Constructing
Other Work as May Be Necessary in
c Com %i.S Therewith, Al In ACCORD
City Council Of the City Of Olympia,
Creating Local Improvement Dis
trict Therefor. and Providing That
Payment for Said Improvement Be
Property in Said District, Payable by
the Mode Of Payment by Bonds"
The City Council of the City OF Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section l. That the alley between
Third and Fourth streets from the trunk
sewer in Central street east to East
seventeenth street. formerly Prospect
therein a sewer, and doing G such other
work as may be necessary in connection
herewith. according to the plans and
therefor prepared under
he direction Of the City Engineer and
IN file in the Office of the City Clerk
Sec. 2. That the cost and expense OF
said improvement, including all neces-
'arv and Incidental expenses. shall be
.rtv included in the assessment district
created in accordance with
aw; The city Of Olympia shall not be
liable in any manner for any portion
u the cost and expense OF said improve
nent.
Sec. 3. That there is hereby estab-
ished local Improvement district. to
,e called Local Improvement District
No. 206." which said district is described
Is follows:
'All the property between the ter
mini OF said Improvement abutting
ipon, adjacent, vicinal or proximate to
uch portion OF said streets and ave-
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City
Legal Notices
ORDINANCE NO. 1897,

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
Improvement of Stuart Street Between
blocks Three and Four l3and A.. Cap
ltol View Addition, From Eighth
Street. Commonly Called Black Lake
Road" to Ninth Street. Thence on
R Rlnth street From From stuart Street to
Grading to a Width of Sixteen U6)
Feet and Crawling the Same and
Doing Such Other Work as May BE
Necessary in Connection Herewith
All in Accordance With Resolution
No. 2o3 of the City Council of the City
or Olympia, Creating Local I'm
provememt District Therefor, and Pro-
Viding That Payment for Said Inn
provement Be Made by Special AS
sessments Upon Property in Said Dis
ment by Bonds"
The City Council of the City OF OLYMPIA
do ordain as follows:
Section l That Stuart street between
blocks three and four g and ~. Capitol
H vin% ad hn,don from Eighth, commonly
street; thence on Ninth street from
Stuart street to Black Lake way. be
improved by clearing the same to it's
width Of sixteen U6) feet and crawling
the same, and doing such other work
as may be necessary in connection
herewith. according to the plans and
the direction Of the City Engineer and
on file in the Office Of the City Clerk.
Sec; 2. That the cost and expense OF
said Improvement. including all neces-
sary and incidental expenses, shall be
borne by and assessed against the
property included in the assessment dis
trict hereinafter created in accordance
with law. The City Of Olympia shall
not be liable in any manner for any
portion OF the cost and expense of said
improvement.
Sec. 3. That there is hereby estab-
,lshed a local Improvement district to
No. 203." which said district is described
as follows:
"All the property between the termini
OF said Improvement abutting upon. ad-
portion OF said streets and avenues to
a distance back from the marginal lines
thereof as provided by law"
Sec. =. Bonds bearing interest at the
rate OF seven ,(D per cent per annum.
payable on or before five CD years from
the date of issuance shall be issued in
payment Of the cost and expense Of this
deemed by the. collection Of special as
sessments to be levied and assessed
upon the property within said district
payable In three go equal annual in
stallments. with interest at the rate Of
the mode Of Payment by Bonds" as
defined by law and the charter and or
dinances Of the City, of Olympia. These
tractor In redemption OF warrants on
the Local Improvement District Fund,
issued on estimates of the City Engi-
neer., or the City OF Olympia may. at
such redemption in cash.
Passed August IS, 1915.
Approved August 10. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN. Mayor.
". A. HOAGE. City Clerk.
Published August 20 and e. 1915.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20
Meets With Health Officers

DR.. Robert Kincaid, Olympia's
health oflcer, attended the annual
convention Of municipal and county
health officers of the state in Seattle
Tuesday and there, with facts and
figures, put forth Olympia's claim to
being the healthiest city in the ma
ton, calling attention also to the
total absence of typhoid fever in this
city since 1907.
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FRANK NJ. MEAYS.

Paralyzed since last October as the
result of a broken back sustained
when he fell from building October
FL, while working as a carpenter,
Frank M. Meays, a wellknown resi-
dent of the city, died at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Meays,
last Friday night. Funeral services
were held at the Methodist church
Sunday morning under direction Of
Borthwick-McClintic company, Rev.
N. M. Temple officiating, and inter-
ment was made in the Masonic ceme-
terry. After the accident last October
when his spine was fractured, Mr..
Meays underwent treatment at a
Tacoma hospital, but failing to re-
ceive relief, was brought to the home
of his parents in this city. He Is
survived by his parents, two daugh-
tiers, Elsie and Grace, and three Sis
tiers, Mrs. J. B. Price and Mrs. F. R.
Price of Yelm, and Mrs. Melvin of Mt.
Vernon, N. Y. Mr.. Meays was a ma
tive of England, was brought to the
United States by his parents when
but a year old and had lived in Olym-
pia for 23 years, having at one time
been proprietor of local store. He
was q member Of the Carpenters
union and the Woodmen Of the
World, and these organizations took
part in the funeral services.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20
MRS. MAYBELL QUICK.

Olympia lost another Of its old res
idents when Mrs. Maybell Quick, 81
years old, who had made her home
here for 25 years, died from apoplexy
Sunday morning at the family home
at 1922 Puget street.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20
More Talk About Mexico Here

Residents of Olympia pay more
tention to and talk more about .ue
conditions in Mexico and aions ~
border than do the residents OF o.
as, according to Mrs. F. E. he~ ,.,..
Ell Paso, Texas, who has been visit'ne
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Huest's ia. .
". Really, we don't think neA
so much about the trouble oo"
there as you people up here see"
she says.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-08-20

Four generations were represented
when little Emma Herndon Maury,
the two-weeks' old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. j. Maury of Winlock,
was christened by Rev. c. S. MOrri-
son, rector of ST. Johns Episcopal
church, in a private ceremony at the
home of her grandparents, Judge and
Mrs. Stephen ]. Chadwick, Saturday
afternoon. Her uncle, stephen j.
Chadwick, jr., was named godfather,
while her grandmother and great
grandmother, Mrs. Jane A. Chadwick
of Salem, Ore, were named godmoth-
ers. Mrs. Maury was formerly Miss
Claire Chadwick.