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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
COUNTY SCHOOLS Win
FIRST THREE PRIZES
..PUT 1T ALL OVER" CITY PUPILS
IN SPELLING CONTEST-ROCH.
ESTER GIRL FIRST.

Thurston county's schools put it
all over" those of Olympia when
their representatives won the first
three prizes in the county spelling
contest at the high school auditorium
last Saturday. First prize, IS, was
won by Ellen Backman of Rochester,
second, SO, by Donna Sarjent of the
Grand Mound school, third, 81, by
Olive Broyles of the Hayes district,
and fourth, 81, by Wilbur MCGUIRE
of the Garfield school, Olympia.
Fifty-six pupils. representing
most of the schools of the county,
entered the 1OO-word written con-
test which preceded the spell
down." Fifty-one of them scored 80
or more, and entered the oral test.
County Superintendent Goss' thou
sand-word list was exhausted, all Of
the words in the sixth and seventh
grade spoilers had been used up and
the contest was well on in the eighth
grade book when Donna Sarjent mis-
spelled the word bulletin" and Ellen
Backman was declared winner.
One of the peculiar features of the
contest is the fact that the winner Of
the first prize, Miss Backman, and
the winner Of the fourth. Wilbur Nc
CURE, scored only SO in the written
test, while those who took second
and third, Donna Sarjent and Olive
Broyles. had scored 100. The prizes
we're presented by President p. M.
Troy Of the Chamber Of Commsres.
while the contest was witnessed by q
large crowd Of relatives and friends
Of the participants.
Seventeen pupils scored 100 in the
written test: Fern Fowler Donna e.
Sargent, Eunice Hall, Olive Broyles,
Gladys Temple, Edna Wilson, Sofie
Jack, Thomas Baker, Irene Goodno,
Merilea Barnhart, Edna Davies. Ida
M uire, Margaret Goodpasture.
Birdie Churchill, Emma Benedict and
Lena Miller.
Those who got 80 were: Nora
Washburn, Grand Mound; Maysie
Mooney. Garfield; Alice Clary, Lin
coin; Alice Pathrusky and Mollice
Clark, Tono: Alice Hammond and
Mary Doyle. Little Rock; Golden
Spears. Tumwater; Leila Ray, Sum-
NIT Lake; Alice Leblanc, Forest and
Vera Harris, Gate.
The following received 90: Clara
Miller, Oyster Bay; Caroline Van
Tine, Cat-Tail; Ellen Backman, Roch-
ester; Irene Nelson. Alder Grove;
Mitchell Angel. Tenino; Ruth Cha
bert. Forest: Wilbur MCGUIRE. Gar
field, and Addie Lyme, Hayes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
AGRICULTURAL BUREAU
IS PLANNING ITS WORK
Second Meeting Friday Night to Act
on Plan Of Organization

Details Of the organization of the
Agricultural Bureau Of the Chamber
of Commerce, such as the number
and nature Of the standing commit
tees, and the particular lines Of work
the Bureau is to follow. will be de-
termined at the second meeting of
the members of the Bureau at the
Chamber Of Commerce Friday night.
c. c. Aspinwall Of Mud Bay is chair
man Of the Bureau.
Twenty-Five of the 80 members of
the Bureau attended the first meeting
last Friday night, made Frank N.
Kenney chairman Of the good roads
committee. which supervised the work
done Good Roads Day last Tuesday;
authorized special county fair COM
mittee and another to cooperate with
the Cow-Testing association lust
formed. F.. R. Klumb was named
chairman of the former and w. w.
Manner of the latter and. under the
rule Of the Bureau. each selects his
associates. Mr.. Klumb named C. A.
Rose and e. M. McClintic.
The Bureau voted to meet on the
hrst and third Friday nights of each
month, and tonight will hear the re-
port Of the special committee ap-
pointed to recommend the committee
organization and plan of work, after
comforting with the secretary of the
Chamber on reports as to how SINH
lar Bureaus in other cities are organ
ICED. This committee consists of
Eagle Freshwater chairman, F. M.
Kenney, c. D. King, C. ]. Van Eaton
and A. T. Rabeck.
N. c. Christensen, member of the
executive committe of the Pomona
Grange which is supervising arrange
ments for the Second Annual Thurs
ton County Fair, sought the cooper
alton Of the Bureau on behalf of his
committee and the special county
fair committee was then appointed
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19

ganized department and an eficient
force Of employees, the equal Of any
with private corporation or public
institution"
The attorney generals department
has not yet given an opinion on the
commissioner query whether the
state could recover the amount of it's
loss from the banks which cashed the
fraudulent warrants. but it is pointed
out that the precedent set in the
Ortis Hamilton case, when the legis-
lature returned to the banks the
amount that had been recovered from
them. would indicate the legislature
would do the same in this instance,
and the attorney generals Office sees
little to be gained in going to the ex-
pense of suits to compel restitution.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
SCHOOL TO GIVE PLAY.
Grand Mound High Pupils to Presen
"A Prairie Rose Saturday.

The high school play "A Prairie
Rose" is planned for the Grand
Mound auditorium Saturday night.
The cast has been rehearsing for sew
eral weeks. Special scenery and cos
tunes have been obtained and the
production promises to be the best
ever attempted in Grand Mound. Fol-
lowing the play refreshments will be
served by the Grand Mound Ladies'
club and the women Of the Mound
Prairie Farmers club.
Last Friday a big crowd witnessed
the staging of 1.-THE Growing of the
May Queen" by the pupils of the pri-
mary grades. Music and recitations
were also rendered by the pupils of
the intermediate grades.
The Grand Mound high school is
making q record in all branches OF
school activities this year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
WOULD CANCEL LICENSES
OF ALL FAKE DRUGGISTS
Governor Thinks ViOlators of Dry
Law Should Be Summarily
Penalized.

Governor Lister this week declared
his belief that state licenses could
and should be taken from druggists
convicted of illegally selling liquor,
and in a formal letter to the secre-
tary of the state board of pharmacy
he urges that such action be taken
promptly if the necessary statutory
means are available.
The governor outlined his idea Of
the situation in letter to Secretary
Garrison of the state board OF phar-
macy, in which he stated: III it 10
found to be within your authority to
take away the license of any pharma-
cist who. has been found guilty Of
violating the law, I personally be-
lieve it ought to be DONE"
One indication of what the fake
drug stores established under the dry
law are doing is an increase in sala-
ries offered registered drug clerks, in
some instances amounting to $50 per
month. Where clerks formerly re-
ceived from 800 to $125 monthly,
new drug stores started since the
first of the year, and numerous old
ones, have bid salaries up to $175.
While not objecting at all to the
clerks receiving more pay, the gov
ernor wants assurance that the rea-
sons for it are economic instead Of
alcoholic.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
NEW DOCK At HUNTERS
81 POINT TO Be DEDICATED
Residents of Neighb0rhood VIII Hold
n ~ SeGies Of Celebrations

n ~ Se31oo OF C0AeOfAfaOn4
Saturday.
Saturday is to be a "big day" fol
the Hunters Point neighborhood, fol
then it's residents plan to gather to.
gether for the celebration of the clos.
ing Of the school year, the last meet.
ings of the Parent-Teacher associa.
tion and the Literary Society and,
equally as important as all these, the
dedication Of the new dock Just com
pleted near the mouth Of Mud Bay,
the first time in 40 years that such q
landing has been available.
The celebration will start in the
afternoon with the school exercises
and will occupy the afternoon and
evening, various entertainment fea-
lures being contemplated. The meet
ings of the Parent-Teacher associa-
tion and the Literary aociety are to
be conducted Jointly, while the dedi-
cation Of the new dock is to be a sep
arate affair, to be taken up after
these other exercises are ended.
The new landing was first used
last Saturday, and in honor of the
day the launches "Tarrynot" and
"Aeolus" brought Hunters Point
residents to the city without charge,
The dock was built by the residents
of the neighborhood at a cost Of ap-
proximately $1,000. the farmers fur
nishing the piling and doing a large
part of the work, while John Rignell
paid the expense of driving the pill
ing. The work was done in about
two weeks.
The dock is similar to the city
dock in Olympia, having a floating
landing rising and falling with the
tide, reached by a chute. 1t is $40
feet long, the main dock is about SO
feet square and the main drive about
IA feet wide. 1t was presented to
the county and accepted by the COM
missioners.
Heretofore, persons desiring to &c
to Hunters Point by steamer OF
launch had to alight fro mthe larger
boat into a rowboat, before landing
The new dock makes this unnece.
ssry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
Governors Meet Next Month.

The Western Conference of Gov
ernors, of which Governor Lister Is
president, will meet this year on
June 26 at Salt Lake City, to con-
slider irrigation and other problems
of particular interest to the Western
states. On the following day in the
same city the General Conference Of
Governors of the United States will
assemble for several days session to
take up national problems. A trip
through Yellowstone national park
is a notable entertainment feature
provided for the visiting executives.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19

Martin Iseto Contract for Building.
Contract was let to o. F. Larson
this week for the construction Of the
two-story brick and concrete building
on the quarter block at Fifth and
Washington streets owned by James
Martin. At a price Of $3S.000. The
main entrance is to be on Washing
ton street, and the entire lower floor
may be occupied by a Seattle mer-
camille firm which has been negotiat-
ing for lease for some time, while
on the second floor are to be 22 apart
ments. Work on the building will
be rushed. and 1t is expected 1t will
be ready for occupancy by October.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19

Thurston county will contribute
$104 toward the establishment and
maintenance of an experimental
game farm at the Walla Walla peni-
tentiary. under the plan recently
proposed by State Game Warden L.
H. Darwin, under which each county
is to bear it's proportionate share Of
the cost. The attorney generals Of
fee first gave an opinion that the
project was illegal, but recently re-
versed that opinion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19

officers corps.
The following units are provided
for the regular army:
Infantry, IS regiments. an increase
Of IS regiments; cavalry, rs regi-
ments. an increase of 10 regiments:
field artillery, 81 regiments, an in
crease Of Is regiments; 30.O09 coast
artillery. an increase from 19.300
under existing law; engineer corps.
regiments, an increase of regi-
ments; engineers, mounted, two bat
tallions. entirely new.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
GRANGE ADVOCATES
UNIFORM TEXTBOOKS
POMONA ALSO ENDORSES PLAN
OF COOPERATIVE PURCHAS-
ING AGENT FOR MEMBERS.

Resolutions endorsing the publi-
cation of uniform text books by the
state for the use of all the counties,
and their sale to pupils at cost, fol-
lowing the plan used in California.
Kansas, and Minnesota, and others,
authorizing the appointment Of q
county purchasing agent to make
purchases for all Grangers in the
county, were adopted at the May
meeting of the Thurston County Po-
mona Grange at the new hall af the
Skookumchuck Grange, four miles
southwest of Tenino, last Tuesday.
State Master c. B. Kegley was the
guest of honor.
Resolutions endorsing township
organization were postponed until
the June meeting for discussion and
decision. The executive committee
was empowered to appoint the Po-
mona purchasing agent, who will be
authorized to buy on a cooperative
basis for all members of the Oranges
OF the county, and will probably do
so at meeting Saturday. He Is to
be paid commission on the business
handled.
100 Changers Attend Meeting.
Tuesdays meeting was the first
the Pomona Grange had held at the
Skookumchuck hall, which was ded-
icated the fore part Of this month
and 10 reported by the visiting Grang-
ers to be the finest in the county,
Some 100 Changers, representing the
Alert, Boulevard. Brighton Park,
Chambers Prairie. McLane. Pleasant
Glade. South Bay, Spurgeon Creek
and skookumchuck Oranges. attend
ed the meeting. A bounteous dinner
was served and an excellent lectur-
er's program given.
State Master Kegley, in various
talks, impressed upon the GranGers
the necessity Of Immediately regis
tering, 80 as to be able to sign the
initiative petitions. Fred w. Lewis,
state Secretary, was authorized to
make arrangements for local dele
gates to connect with the special
train for Southwest Washington del
egates to the State Grange meeting
at Burlington next month.
Bigelow Succeeds Aver.
Travis Aver, already a delegate
from the Chambers Prairie Grange,
resigned as delegate from tho
Pomona, and D. J. Bigelow was
named in his place. The Po-
mona also voted, as q plan to on
outside Oranges to attend its
monthly meetings, to confer the nth
degree on a class Of candidates each
month. Joe Forstell. representing
the Olympia Trades Council. spoke
on the cooperative work of q legis-
lative character which is being car
ried on by the two organizations.
c. A. Rose of the Rose-Nepple Au-
to company. was given a vote Of
thanks for his offer to donate the use
of an automobile to the executive
committee in which to make its trips
around the county.
The June meeting is to be held ut
Rochester.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19

1--WE retire with the firm convic-
ton that we have given the depart
ment conscientious and efiicient serv-
ice and a desire to do our full duty"
the statement said in conclusion.
1--WE leave our successors we'll Or
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
CONGRESS AGREES
ON NEW ARMY BILL
THE ADMINISTRATION BILL TO
STRENGTHEN The FEDERAL
FORCES IS ENACTED.

Congress finally agreed this week
on the plan for recognizing the
army, after representatives Of the
two houses had worked out salts
factory measure in conference, and
it was formally enacted. The bill
carries out the presidents recon-
mendations and places the United
States army on stronger footing.
The bill provides:
Total war strength of regular army
and federalized National Guard, 679,-
600 officers and men.
Total peace strength, $4,000.
Maximum war strength of regular
army, 254,000 officers and men.
Maximum peace strength. 206,5ss.
This includes 31,569 troops outside
the regular units, divided as follows:
Philippine scouts, 6,733; quarter
master crops. 6,40s: medical corps,
1880; signal corps, 1887; unas-
signed $3.50.
Minimum peace strength permit
ted. 100000.
Double oath of allegiance to both
the federal and state governments
for officers and men of the National
Guard.
Increase in the number of aviation
officers from so to 14S. This includes
one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel
eight majors, twenty-four captains
and ia first lieutenants.
Requirements that plants which
can produce war supplies shall dis
pose Of their product to the govern
ment.
Authority for the government to
take over such plants ii they do not
comply with requirements.
Authority for the president to ap-
point board on mobilization of in
dustries capable of producing NUNS
tions of war.
Authority for the appointment Of a
board consisting of two civilians and
three army officers to investigate the
question Of government manufacture
of war materials with instructions to
report by January / 1917.
Authority for the government to
acquire standard gauges, dies and
other equipment for a munitions
plant.
Enlargement of scope of Platts-
burg camp plan. Federal government
will provide transportation, subsist-
ence, equipment arms, uniforms, am
munition and necessary military sup
plies for those attending camps.
Government nitrate producing
plant to cost $20,000,000. When not
needed for military purposes, the
product may be sold for fertilizer and
other commercial purposes.
Under the provisions Of the bill the
maximum peace strength of the army
will be reached in FIVE years. The
term of enlistment in the regular
army is fixed at seven years, Of which
three will be with the colors and four
in the reserve. A soldier may be
transferred to the reserve after one
year on certification that he is prop
erly trained and his record is good.
The bill provides also for a reserve
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-19
DAGGEH REFUNDS
$252.25 IN EXPENSES
RETIRING COMMISSIONERS ALSO
ISSUE STATEMENT ON THEIR
WORK IN DEPARTMENT

Advised by the attorney generals
department of difference of $252.25
in his expense account vouchers, COW
ering sums spent by him while trav-
cling on departmental business but
not itemized in the vouchers, Floyd
l.. Daggett, retiring chairman of the
industrial insurance commission. i'm
tfediately gave the state a check for
this sum this week, as he had pre-
viously announced he would do.
Il with give the state a check for
that amount" Mr.. Daggett said when
apprised Of the result of the check
by the attorney generals department,
land I hope they will let me retire to
private life in peace now.
II have been on the road for the
state for three years and in that time
l have travelled $4,000 miles. The
amount of difference in the record
and the vouchers is about 81 q week
for the time ! was out of the ONCE
for the state. Ny expenses ran about
$25 a week more than I charged to
the state. want to add, too. that
none Of the $50 alleged to have been
misappropriated was used for poker
or whisky. have never taken q dol
lar from the state that I was not en-
titled to-"
Commissioners Issue Statement.
In q signed statement issued late
last week. the retiring commission
ers. Chairman Daggett. A. B. Ernst
and Clarence Parker, expressed re-
gret that a defalcation had occurred
in the department, cited the fact that
State Auditor Clausen had been re-
elected after having paid $4,000 in
fraudulent claims for Ortis Hamilton,
said they had felt justified in trAst-
ing heads of departments. pointed
out that since January l the claim
department had been thoroughly re-
organized 80 that "a fraudulent
claim or transaction cannot now be
put through without the collusion Of
several employees" and said that
plans for improving the methods in
the auditing department had been
worked out and submitted to the
governor two months ago for his ap-
proval.
1.-THE present commissioners have
collected more than $4,500.000 and
paid out in claims and pensions $4,-
100000" the statement went on to
say. 1.-THE fraudulent claims amount
to less than $4,000. In this same
period 46,747 claims have passed
through the department-1s Of these
were fraudulent.
1--WE have from 50 to so employees
in the Olympia ONCE. branch onices
and travelling over the state. In
comparison we have very few COM
plants. The amount Of fraudulent
claims amount to less than one-half
: OF / per cent We doubt whether
there is q bank in the state doing this
amount of business that does not lose
this much through fraud.
! Tho Swan Song.
1--WE retire with the firm convic-
tion that we have given the depart
ment conscientious and efiicient serv-
ice and a desire to do our full duty
the statement said in conclusion
I"We leave our successors we'll or.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02
ABSENT TREATMENT
KEEPS HIN IN JAIL
Actors Son Wants TO Deduct
Healer's Fee from Alimony.

Mrs. Helen NJ. Hills docs not be
lievo her son-in-law. jack p. Mantell,
son Of the actor. should he permitted
70 deduct from the alimony n fee OF
sos which he says he paid TO Chris
tisu Scientist for the treatment Of his
wife, especially as the treatment has
been Of the absent sort.
Mrs. Msntcll is patient in the Cen
trial Islip Hospital for the Insane. Her
mother is her committee, and she
caused the arrest and commitment Of
Mantell TO Ludlow Street Jail because
she feared he was going TO leave the
state without paying the arrears OF
alimony. lie asked tho court to re
lease him and urged that the $50 paid
20 the healer be deducted from the
almony claimed. Mrs. Hills said IN
reply:
DIR. Benton is Christian Scientist
employed h. the defendant without mis-
wife's knowledge. He has never seen
Mrs. Mantell an she doesn't know he
Is giving her treatments. While l do
not OLDEST 10 the treatments, DO not
believe the S25 should be deducted
from .he alimony.'
Justice Whitaker decided that Man
tell can get out Of jail by giving
bond guaranteeing payment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02
RIDER WEDDING
MYSTERY SOLVED
Relatives of Bride and Bride
groom Say They Are on Honey
moon at Hot Springs.

The mystery in the marriage Of Miss
Nellie J. Hickey, of Mount Vernon. TO
Bernard Ridder. editor Of the "Staats
Zeitung." in Baltimore Thursday was
Yesterday cleared up by relatives OF
the bride and bridegroom.
Through Victor Rider it was
learned that Miss Hickey had lived in
Mount Vernon; that she was the sister
Of Supervisor Daniel c. Hickey: and
daughter Of the late Daniel c. Hickey,
railroad contractor and former Demo
cratic state committeeman from West
chester County. The late Herman
Ridder and the father or the bride were
close friends.
According to William J. Amend, an
uncle of the bridegroom, the wedding
took place in Baltimore because Of the
fact that Bernard Rider had been
divorced from his first wife. Hilda
Luyties, IN this state. Mrs. Herman
Rider expressed no surprise at her
sons marriage. Victor, however, could
see no reason for his brother going 10
Baltimore TO get married.
I'm the most surprised man in the
world in one way" said Victor Ridder.
an another way, I'm rot surprised a.
all. Nv brother and J never discussed
his family affairs for the reason that he
felt badly about the separation from
his first wife. .c.
~ haven't had a word of verihcatlon
from him about the marriage IN baltl-
more. but there is no doubt that the
names used in the dispatches are right.
/ have heard the name Of Miss Nelhe
Hickey mentioned. ! believe she lives
in Mount Vernon and II seems 90 nc
that would have been the place for
them TO get married
Supervisor Hickey. n his home m
Mount Vernon last night. SAID there
was no romance or mystery connected
with the wedding lie said the couple
we're married in the Baltimore Caibc-
dral by the Rev Father Thomas ).
Moore.
"Dr. Moore was a college classmate
If mine" said Mr.. Hickey. My mother.
I and several other relatives were pres
cnt at the ceremony. There IS no myS-
terv about the marriage. as some oil the
pspers have tried 20 make out.
The bride IT, twenty-seven years ola
and is prominent in Mount Vernon
societv Her brother said last night
that the .ouple had gone South TO spend
tLnir bonevmoon. This was confirmed
nv Victor Ridder. who said that they
,yere Al Hot Springs. He expected
them back in New York tomorrow OF
Tuesday.