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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
SLOAN YARD HAS
PLENTY OF LUMBER
GENERAL STRIKE WILL NOT Az
Feet OLYMPIA'S BIG INDUS o.
TRY, PRESIDENT SAYS.

With all the lumber on hand or ell
route that it will need for the next
two or three months, the Sloan Ship
yards Corporation has no fear OF the
general lumber strike forcing 1t to
shut down on account of shortage
of material, President Phillip d.
Sloan said Thursday.
"All the lumber we need to COM
plete the first four motorships Is on
hand" President Sloan says, "and the
material we need on the others is
either in the yard or en- route. We
have enough to keep US going at full
speed for the next two or three
months"
Planking Two New Slips.
Planking was started this week on
the two additional slips the corpora
ton is constructing and by the mid
die of next month. President Sloan
says, the keels will be laid for two
more big motorships, giving the cor
poration eight big vessels on the ways
at one time. These two will be gov
ernment ships, as are Nos. and 8
now building.
The corporation now has few
more than 800 men on its payroll and
the work in all departments of the
big yard. the largest wooden ship
building plant In the world. Is going
forward more rapidly every day.
President Sloan expects to launch the
first motorship by the middle of Oc-
tober, the second few days later If
not at the same time. and Nos. 3 and
4 very soon after that. Their places
will be immediately taken BY govern
mont ships. * Pa D
Government Boats Under Way.
Boat No. s, the first on government
account, 10 now about two-thirds In
frame while No. 6 is half framed. A
large amount of the planking on Nos.
/ and 2 has been done while planking
is in progress on Nos. 3 and 4.
President Sloan is spending four or
Ave days each week In Olympia now.
since Secretary J. O. Pierce was trans
ferred to the Seattle office. A large
part of tho local Office detail is being
attended to by Manager Piper OF tho
Capital City Iron Works. resident vice
president of the corporation, and Fred
Tetsall, chief accountant for the COM
pany. ,.~-~--'.-..s......--..-..-'..s.
CONSTRUCTION of the new buildings
which will greatly increase the capac-
ity Of the iron works is going forward
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27

The county commissioners this
week awarded William Broten the
contract for clearing and grubbiny :
400 feet of road from the Fir Tree
Lumber compayn's mill to the old
logging road which leads to the
Chambers Prairie station. The price
10 $3.50.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
Army Engineer Approves Bridge.

Army Engineer Approves Bridge.
No protests of any kind were sub
mitted at the hearing conducted by
Major e. ]. Dent of the U. 8. army
engineering corps last Saturday. on
the plans for the new bridge across
the Des Chutes river on West Fourth
street. and at the conclusion of the
session that officer announced he
would recommend that the plans be
approved. Upon receipt of formal
permission from the government and
approval OF the plans by the state
land commissioner, the city will adj
vertise for bids and let the contract
for the bridge.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
COMMITTEES OF WAR
COUNCIL APPOINTED
THURsTON COUNTY BRANCH OF
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
ORGANIZING RAPIDLY.

Organization of the various COM
mittees of the County Council for Pa
triotic Service is being announced by
the different chairmen and the work
Of the Council throughout the county
is being carefully planned.
c. J. Lord, chairman Of the ship
building section. has appointed as the
members Of his committee Eugene R.
Ward. president Of the Olympia Ship
building company; j. L. Peters, R..
G. Wright, Charles McCleary. George
A. Aetzel. s. C. Mumby and p. H. Car
lyon. u ,m
The members of the farm labor
committee, appointed by the chair
man. Commissioner, T. Ives Dodge
are: F. j. Rutledge, Little Rock;
William Austin, Gate; Ed Henderson.
Rochester,; William James, Grand
Mound: Gus Bannse. Bucoda; Joe
Taylor. Tenino; A, B. Smith, Rainier: /:
j. p. Martin. Yelms H. P. Briggs.
Chambers Prairie; aE. A.. Buck
Lacey; w. e. Teets. South Bay; 8. Y.
Bennett. Puget; Robert Morrow, Mud
Bay; John Austin, McLane; M. 7.
Neylon, Delphi, and A. C. Wood, Max
field. b SEES a8
The members of the auxiliary or
ganized at Rochester are: D. E. Cutf,
chairman; n. r. James. secretary; J.
Sox Brown, c. w. johnson, e. A. Hen
derson, F. H. Higgins, Carl Degen,
DR.. J. B. Stanley and Mrs. D. A. Drew.
Food conservation committee, ap-
pointed by County Agriculturist c.
H. Bergstrom, chairman; Mrs. Daniel
ISetchfield, county club leader; Mrs.
George Funk, N. j. Aiken, County
Superintendent O. c.. Goss and Rev.
H. s. Templeton. pastor of the United
Churches.
Industrial relations committee, ap-
pointed by H. B. Fultz, chairman.
Joe Forstell, Dan O'Leary, Robert
Yantis. Elmer Grimm, G. C. Win
stanley. w. r. Drips, c. B. Young and
Chief of Police H. L. Cusack.
Bordeaux auxiliary, Jennings
Johnson, chairman: c. B. Bordeaux,
vice chairman; l.. L. Waters. secre-
tary: Mrs. George Poland, A. w.
Sapp, w. P. Berry, w. H. Thompson,
Charles Little and Mrs. j.. johnson
Tenino auxiliary. F. r. Stokes,
chairman: T. F. Mentzer. vice chair
man; F. L. Stokes, secretary: L. A.
McLain, A. T. Nelson, Harry Duthie
c. W. Yantis, Mrs. Fred Warde, c.
B. Axtelle and r. E. Zenner.
Home defense committee, w. j.
Milroy. chairman: Thos. NJ. Vance
John NJ. Wilson. c. B. Owen, DR.. Y
W. Novel;, F.. G. Blakeslee, Sheriff
-. II. Clifford and DR.. w. L. Bridg.
ford.
I The Council, at a meeting Wednes.
day night. authorized A. J. Gaisell t.
organize an auxiliary at Gate. J. Z
McCleery at Grand Mound and Leste,
Servis at Maytown. The Council also
recommended the consolidation oI
the various home guard organiza
tions Of the city, at the suggestion o.
Chairman Milroy of the home defens;
committee, and to obtain arms an
ammunition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
RUSH WORK NOW ON
SECOND BIG SHIP
WARD PLANT PLANS ANOTHER
LAUNCHING THE LAST OF
AUGUST.

Work is being rushed now at the
yard of the Olympia Shipbuilding
company. whose first big vessel. the
"Wergeland," was launched last Sat-
urday evening, on the completion OF
the second boat under construction
at the plant, so that it can be sent
down the ways the latter part Of
next month.
A portion of the company's crew OF
240 men are working on the ''Werge-
land" at its berth alongside the
Olympia Oyster company's dock,
where it will be finished throughout,
the machinery installed and fully
outfitted for its first voyage with a
cargo of 2,50O,00O feet OF lumber to
Sydney. Australia. The most of the
men, however, are engaged in rush
ing work on the remaining two .ves-
sells on the ways in the company's
yard. !,
A new keel will be laid within u
week or two for another big vessel in
the slip formerly occupied by the
"Wergeland," Manager e. r. Ward
said Thursday. The company has q
large supply of lumber on hand and
has no fear OF shortage Of material
due to the general lumber strike.
Thousands Witness Launching.
Thotsands Of people gathered In
the company's yard and at various
places along the waterfront, to wit
ness the launching last Saturday
night, which was pulled OF without
mishap of any kind. Scheduled to
go down the ways at high tide at
1880. 1t was just S:32 when the big
vessel. the largest wooden ship built
on Puget Sound, took her maiden
plunge, sliding easily down the
creased timbers into the bay, while
the band played the national air. the
big crowd cheered. and the steamers
and tugs and launches in the harbor
and various industrial plants tied
down their whistles.
Mrs. e. R. Ward, wife of the pres
ident of the company. acted as sopn-
sor, breaking a bottle of champagne
across the bow of the big vessel just
as 1t started down the ways and
christening it "Wergela9d." after a
famous Norwegian poet. Prominent
Norwegians of other cities, officers
of the company and intimate friends,
and Capt. Tn. Paulsen. who will COM
mand the vessel on its first trip to
Sydney, Australia. witnessed the
launching from specially-built
platform.
Quite large crowd of people were
aboard the "Wergeland" as it rode
down the ways. among them Cap
tain Finn Torp. who is to have charge
of the second vessel building at the
plant. Just a little more than an
hour later it was tied up at the Olym-
pia oyster company's dock, where it
will be completed and fitted out for
it's first voyage.
Company Gives Banquet.
The local band furnished music
for the crowd before the launching
and "Applju" was served to thirsty
ones by the Northwest Fruit Prod
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
CASH MARKET FOR
GROWERS At cANNERY
SELLING PRODUCTS TO 1T BRINGS
LARGER RETURNS THAN FROM
COMMISSION MEN.

Taking into consideration the pay
ment Of express and brokerage
charges, the cost of crates, and the
chances Of losing shipments, all en-
ccuntered in dealing through COM
mission men In other cities, local
farmers can average higher return
throughout the season for their her
ries. fruits and vegetables, by selling
them to the local cannery. say those
who are in touch with the local mar
keting situation.
The Olympia Canning company's
plant on the waterfront. remodelled
during the past winter. and it, ca
pacity Increased 100 per cent. Is run
ming fuli blast now on loganberries.
raspberries and cherries, paying 3M
cents for logans. Az cents for cher
ries and s cents, for red or black
|raspberries. \ And the grower gets
cash when he delivers his berries. in
stead Of having to wait from three to
six. week. as generally happens in
dealing with commission houses.
Z Local Farmers Fortunate.
For these reasons. 1t is pointed
out, the farmers of this vicinity and
of the islands down the bay should
feel fortunate that Olympia has SO
we'll established cannery ready to
buy all their berries, supply the
laratee for handling them !, withou,
charee and pay them cash on the
srct when they make deliveries, and
should do everything they can within
reason to support It.
The cannery affords cash mar
ket, takes all the local products II
can get and its prices remain sta
tionary throughout the season. On
the other hand. when the grower
ships to a commission man in Taco
ma or Seattle, the latter does not
offer a net price. but sells at what
ever happens to be the market price
on the day the shipment is received
deducts 10 per cent commission FOL
his troublesome times more-and
also deducts the express charges. a.
Runs Risk Of Loss.
| In addition to these deductions
the grower must also deduct from 1e
to 20 cents as the cost of his crate
run the risk of losing his fruit, as fre'
quently happens, or having 1t spoil
or reported as spoiled before II X
sold. and then watt from three tc
six weeks for his money.
Sifted down in this manner. the
net returns received by the grower
who deals through commission
house will be less for the season. Il
is asserted, than for the grower who
delivers his products to the local
cannery. Consequently students o'
the local marketing situation recon-
mend that local growers cooperate
with the cannery as fully as they car
and take advantage of the cash mar
ket it affords.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27

Judgment for $1,405.40 on a
was granted by the supe-
rior court this week to John Gun
stone and w. H. Williams. against
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Barnard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
BOARD WILL ISSUE FIRST CALL FOR THE NEW ARMY NEXT WEEK
FIRST 2S2 DRAWN HERE WILL Be SUMMONED

THURSTON FURNISH
MASTER LISTS OF NUMBERS DRAWN NATIONAL
ORDER WHICH REGISTERED
LII. REACH LOCAL BOARDS NEXT wEEK-LIsT
DRAWN.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27

If the master lists for the state of
Washington were mailed from the
national capital last Tuesday, as
Provost Marshal General Crowder an
nouncedA they should reach Governor
Listers Office Saturday and be well
distributed to the local exemption
boards throughout the state next
Tuesday or Wednesday, so that the
call for the first contingent CT the
new army, for which Thurston county
must supply 141 men, should be
issued the latter part Of next week.
This call will consist of posting BY
the local exemption board OF the
names Of twice as many men as the
quota assigned to the district. tka
men being listed in the order in which
their registration card serial numbers
were drawn at the national capital
last Friday. In addition the list h
to be given to the newspapers for
publication and each man on 1t 10 to
be notified by mail when and where
to report for physical examination.
which 10 the next step in the pro-
gram. W
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
2sa to ne Called Here.

Thurston coupty's quota being 1Al,
the local board will first call 389
men. the drst 2s2 drawn, and II thase
are not sufficient to all the quota.
either because Of discharge for phys
ical disability or BY exemption for
specified reasons. % many 'mors win
be called "A necessery to, suppiy the.
quota. Any additional cali that may.
be necessary will not be issued, how
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27

Continued on Page Three.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-07-27
Company Gives BANQUET.

The local band furnished music
for the crowd before the launching
and "Applju" was served to thirsty
ones by the Northwest Fruit Prod
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28

If the glamor and glitter could be
taken out of sin, the devils right arm
would come off at the shoulder.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-28
MAKING UP THE FLAG.


A flag was raised over the James
town worsted mill From the owners
of the mill itself learn:
The flag was made of wool from
American sheep.
Sorted by an American.
Carded by an Italian.
Spun by Swede.
Warped by a German.
Dressed by an Englishman.
Drawn in by a .Scotchman.
Woven by a Belgian.
Supervised by Frenchman.
Inspected by an American.
Secured by an Albanian;
Dyed by Turk.
Examined by an Irishman.
Pressed by Pole.
Where else could this be true except
in the land of the free and the home
of the brave?"
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
COMMITTEE VOTES TO REJECT SUFFRAGE
 BILLS AT CAPITOL

Hartford, April 11.-By a vote of Il to 1 in executive session yesterday the legislative committee on woman sui frage voted to reject the statutory suffrage bills, giving women the right to vote on the liquor question and foi municipal officers and presidential electors. Representative John M Claxton of Torrington was absent when the vote was taken Represent ative Edward $. Coe of Cromwell was the only member on the committee to vote in favor of the measures and he will file minority report in favor of both measures. A hearing was held on both bills last week.
 Both these bills were reported un- favorably by the judiciary committee and were referred by Speaker rrsnk E. Healy to the suffrage committee without regard to the nature of the reports although it was necessary for the House to sustain two of the speakers rulings before it was &C., complished.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
OTTO HERMANN DENIES RUMORS
 OF D]!SL0YALTY
Writes Public Letter About
 Strange Stories That Have Spread Over City.

i Otto Lehman, proprietor of the we'll known shore resort. who has been the victim of many wild stories, which attained wide circulation in the city since the outbreak of the war, has nailed these false reports in a let ter to the Farmer.
 MT. Lehman is we'll known in this city, is a member of many fraternal organiza tions, 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner. His letter reads as follows;
 The Editor of The Farmer:
 Dear Sir:-In view of widely circu- lated reports during the last week to the effect that I have been connected with the German system of espionage; that have been arrested by Federal agents; placed under surveillance by Secret Service men; and other base less rumors of various description, feel impelled to ask that this public letter be published in your columns in justice to me.
 am entirely at loss to understand in the first place, whence these re- ports have emanated, or the reason for their being given the slightest cre- dence. My loyalty as an American cit izen has never been questioned nor is there any cause why 1t should be.
 Whatever effect these iIasinuations may have. or have had, upon my bus mess interests concerns me the least, but when my personal character Is attacked and my good name be- smirched, Possessions which repre- sent to me my alb I cannot allow these reports to pass unnoticed.
 I have been resident of this coun- try 34 years, became a voter in 1883, and have been located in Bridgeport for 25 years. The United States is my country, this is my home, and am true to America, which has shel- tered me, and allowed me to enjoy the priceless privileges of liberty.
 I have but one country; but one flag and in the present war but one interest In this present crisis or in any other, stand ready to assume my share whether financial, physical or moral, for it's safety, suc- cess and future welfare.
 Trusting this statement will serve to circumvent and for all time put a quietus on all irresponsible reports, of the nature I have mentioned, and thanking you in advance for the pub licatton of this letter, I remain
 Respectfully yours,
 OTTO HERMANN.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
The Sn7ifh=MurrayCO
KR0NSTADT GETS READY TO REPEL
 ATTACKS BY SEA
Descent on Famous Island Fortress Expected When
 the Ice Breaks.

Kronstadt, via London, April H. Kronstadt is feverishly preparing to repel an expected German naval at tack when the Gulf of Finland is free of ice. A correspondent of the As sociated Press reached the famous is- land fastness by travelling over the vast ice wastes which separates it from the mainland, and found the garrison working night and day in anticipation of the long-predicted as- sault.
 The fortress is entirely controlled by a council elected by the troops, which unanimously resolved to defend Rus sian freedom and territory. to the last. The council is equally resolute against fighting for the annexation of foreign territory. One member of the coun- cil said that as long as Germany was unwilling to abandon it's scheme of annexation there was nothing to do but fight. He said that everything possible had been done to put the de- fences of the fortress in first class or der, and that the stronghold was as strong to-day as ever.
 An impressive sight is offered the visitor to Kronstadt from the walls af- ter dark. At every half mile along the tracks across the ice bonfires flare and in their gleam the red flags of the revolution can be seen faint ly waving. Around the fires the rev. olutionary soldiers chant the new rev. olutionary hymn and cheer for the coming of the Russian Republic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
GERMANS SINK
 MORE BELGIAN
 RELIEF VESSELS
Safe Conduct Passes Use. less Even in "Safe"
 Zone.

London, April 11.-Four relief ships sunk in four days, seven since Feb ruary 1 and three fired on is the rec ord of Prussian kultur for the first two months of submarine piracy. The ships were carrying a total of 17,OOO tons of foodstuffs to stricken Belgium, and they were all torpedoed in "safe'' zone without warning and in broad daylight.
 They bore the full markings of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium and had safe conduct passes issued by the Swiss Minister in Wash ington on behalf of the German gov- ernment. All the ships were outside of the war zone, on a line guaranteed by the German authorities to be safe for the commissions vessels.
 The Germans refused to guaran- tee safe passage to ships from United Kingdom ports to Rotterdam, thereby tying up here 100000 tons of food stuffs which cannot be sent to Bel gium. As consequence of these acts the commission was able to deliver on- ly 24,000 tons at Rotterdam in Feb ruary and 10000 tons in March. If no more ships are sunk 5O,000 tons will arrive in April as against the monthly requirement. of 100000 tons necessary to maintain minimum ra- tions. Thus in three months the Bel gian and French populations of the occupied territories will have been de- prived of more than 27O,00O tons of food as result of the submarine war
 Representatives of the American commission state that no words can express their indignation over these gross violations of solemn engagements entered into by Germany and guaran- teed to the Dutch Swiss and Spanish governments. The loss of life of in- nocent and unarmed seamen engaged in humanitarian mission and com plying with every requirement, they declare. is a wrong exceeded only by the tragedy of the added suffering inn posed on the ten million persons in the occupied district The commits sion has requested the State Depart ment at Washington to protest through the Swiss Minister against the violation of the undertakings to protect these ships.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
EDDYSTONE EXPLOSION KILLS l22;; RUM0RS OF
 PLOT BEING PROBED

Chester Pa. April 11-Revised lists of the fatalities resulting from the ex- plosions yesterday at the shrapnel loading plant of the Eddystone Am munition Co. in North Eddystone, near here, placed the dead at 122, the majority of them girls and young women. Between 125 and 15O men, women and girls were injured, at least 10 being so burned and torn by shrapnel fragments that death mo- mentarily was expected. Twenty three others employed in the struct- ure which was blown to splinters are missing.
 Although police and company off, cials worked through the night at- tempting to establish identities of the dead, they were hampered by the condition of the bodies and the fact that the time book, recording all em- ployed in the structure, was destroy ed by the first blast of the explosion. Some of the victims, company officials believe, were blown into the Delaware river, so that an exact calculation of the death list may never be possible.
 Official opinion of the cause, whether accidental or malicious, is di- vided. Alba B. Johnson, president of the Baldwin Locomotive Co.,, which owns the Eddystone works, asserted that the disaster probably was due to an accident of carelessness on the part of the persons within the build- ing. He held that the strong armed guard about the plant effectively would shut out persons intent on de- stroying the buildings in which mill lions of dollars worth of munitions are made for the Entente allies.
 Opposed to this was a signed state ment of Samuel M. Vauclain, head of the company in which he said: we are unable to account for the ex- plosion in any way other than the act of some maliciously incline person or persons"
 MT. Johnson's view was taken by Francis Fisher Kane, United States attorney for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, after a preliminary in vestigation by government officials. MT. Kane asserted last night that nothing in the official reports defi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-11
". M. q. A. CAMPERS
 HOLD GET-TOGETHER

Last evening a general get-together was held in the Y. M. c. A. large ban ouet hall of the campers of Poota- tuck. The banquet hall was beauts- fully decorated by Rudolph Huda, Ralph Mills and w. Allen, who made a model of the dining hall and cook shack.
 The ''eats'' were served in the old camp style. Each seven boys sitting with a leader as a server, and one boy was selected from each seven to act as a waiter. After partaking of good eats. the gang listened to many interesting old camp yarns and sang many of the old camp songs. Speeches were listened to from