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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22
Van Eaton Sets Speed Record
in C0untyS Steam Roller
Covers Ten Blocks Lckety Split With Everything Out of His Way
With Steam OF He Winds Emergency Brake
and Winds Winds Winds Until 'she Finally Takes
Hold"

county machinery.
So he fixed 'er up, then threw 'er
out of gear as he always does, primed
everything available and got ready
to start 'er, when he happened to
notice she was moving down the
street on her own initiative. Taking
a squint at the lay of the land, Van
Eaton decided nothing was going to
Happen and proceeded to fire up.
About a half block further north
it occurred to him she was hitting the
high places somewhat faster than
usual and second or two later he
discovered a street car dead ahead
and all hands waving. So he stepped
on the foot brake. 1t wouldn't work.
And with the steam off and the
gears out Van Eaton reached for the
brake and started to wind.
Faster and Faster She Goes.
And the faster he wound, the faster
the bloomin' thing went-only he
didn't call it bloomin'-and they
crashed and banged and bumped and
ratified down Main street gaining
speed every foot, until along about
Second street Van Eaton got the en-
ergency brake wound up and block
or so further on he checked the roll
ler's mad flight.
Some Of Van Eaton's friends ac-
cussed him Of training for the Tacoma
races. but he swears there's nothing
doing.
He's got the speed record on Main
street. however. t
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cI1k.; PREPARES TO.
E BUILD new BRIDGE
PASSES ORDINANCE AUTHORIZE
ING WEsTSIDE vIADUCT.
AND PAVING.

Ordinance authorizing the con-
struction of the West Fourth street
viaduct and the paving Of Harrison
avenue to the city limits. according
to the agreement with the county.
was passed by the city council at its
regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The estimated cost of the entire
project is s1s0,oO0.
This action paves the way for
avDrding the contract for the work,
and was taken in anticipation Of lit
igation which 1t is expected will be
instituted and fought out before the
city is permitted to go ahead with
tteswork. The call for bids has not
been issued, pending this litigation.
A resolution declaring the city's
intention to proceed with the I'm
provement as quickly as possible was
also adopted. as was another re-
questing the war departments per-
mission to continue the present tenn
porary structure until the new one
can be completed.
At this meeting Virgil o. Baker.
proprietor Of a local coal company,
who appeared before the council at
its previous meeting and requested
the widening of the present tempo
rary structure 80 that he could tow
coal barges under 1t, notified the
council that he would be compelled
to sue the city unless the span is
opened.
The council instructed City Attor-
ney Bigelow and City Engineer Wood
to consult the war department and
learn II the city can be compelled to
widen the temporary structure as re-
Quested by Baker.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22

Jim Van Eaton, veteran guide and
chauffeur of the county's steam roll
er, had everything his own way and
likewise the run of the city for little
while Wednesday afternoon, when
his fiery steed got away from him at
Tenth and Main streets and rollicked
and frolicked and dinned it's way
down Main street at the rate of 25
miles an hour until Jim got the up
per hand and tanned the brute a few
feet short of the shipyards.
Luckily-Van Eaton was anxious
to say miraculously-nobo was
hurt and nothing hit in his wild voy-
age down Main, but the decks were
cleared for action" for fair and Van
Eaton supplied the action. And be-
tween trying to steer the bloomin'
thing and wind up the emergency
brake so shed take hold" and try
ing to figure out the why's and where
fores Of it. he was the busiest man
in seven states. Likewise he had
the right-of-way over everything, like
the presidents special.
1t Had All Been Serene.
Things had broken loose for him
all of q sudden. Leisurely and ami
ably. albeit with all the usual
racket a steam roller is heir to. Van
Eaton had been ambling north on
Main street in the county property
to stow 1t away for the evening, when
went wrong at Tenth street
and she stopped dead. Such things
happen once IN q while, even with
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22
MUCH WORK TO. bE.-'-:-
DONE on CAPITOL
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE TO BE FIN
IsHED AND ADDITIONAL
GROUNDS BOUGHT.

Completion of the Temple of JUS
tice at an estimated cost of from
$4o0. 900 to 100000, conclusion Of
negotiations with the school directors
for the block upon which the high
school now stands, and issuance OF
$400,000 in bonds to repay outstand-
ing indebtness against the capitol
building fund, were authorized by the
lcapitol commission at an all-day meet
ing Monday.
Architect wilder Of the New York
firm Of Wilder & White, who super
vised the construction of the Temple
|of Justice. has been asked to meet
with the commission July . for con-
sultation regarding the completion
of the building. This work will con-
sist principally of facing the exterior
LOT the building, now Of rough red
brick, with a native stone or with
marble, though some work remains
to be done to the interior.
To FIX Up Entrance.
Negotiations were recently resum-
cd with the directors of the Olympia
school district for the purchase of the
high school property and the board
Is to make the commission definite
proposal next week. As soon as THIS
deal is consummated, the Reed-Lord
block in front of the high school and
ON Main street will be purchased. to
complete the entrance to the capitol
grounds.
A considerable sum Of money, 1t is
expected. will be spent In fixing up
the entrance to give 1t pleasing ap-
pearance.
Purchase of the high school proper
ty will mean the erection of a new.
larger and more modern building for
the accommodation Of those pupils OF
the school district, plans for which
have been shaped up in q general way
for some months. by the board. In
volved in the deal will be the pur-
chase Of some nearby property by the
board for the use Of the school dis.
trio.
Bonds to Retire Warrants.
The bonds to be issued will beaI
AZ per cent and will be used to pay
LOT all warrants and interest agains,
~ eapit6h fund up to Jaly !. Thsy
win be parcAeseA by ~ saAustrsn
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countries are draining the United
States Of wheat and that unless some
form of food control is instituted By
July /, American wheat will be ex-
tausted by spring. He is scheduled
to address the committee again FRI
day and, after having spent the inter
vening two days in New York further
investigating the situation, It II an
ticipated that he will give the COM
mittee new and startling facts re-
garding the dangers confronting this
country's food supply.
Little formidable opposition AAe
appeared against the bill in the AaYee.
and 4 n sxpeetet Tat = WIN -
Tie IN ~ Saturday night. n
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22

insurance department, as authorized
in the law passed by the last legis-
lature. Within the next so days the
commission expects to retire $4,000
worth Of these bonds by receipts from
the sale Of timber from the state
capitol lands.
A half q million dollars Is available
this year for capitol building improve
ments, under the half-mill levy au'
thorizad BY the last Legislature, and
present plans contemplate pushing the
work - rapidly N the money ~
comes lAySt1nnlA j '.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22

Directors of the McLane. Schnet-
der's Prairie and Oyster Fay schools
have conferred with County Superin-
tendent o. c. Goss lately on the ad-
visibility Of consolidating the three
districts and offering first-year high
school course in addition to the reg
ular studies. The combined valua-
ton OF the three districts would be
$332,972.
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Constassa on ps9s Tivs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22
TELLS HOOVER TO
MOBILIZE FORCES
PRESIDENT DECLARES FOOD SIT
UATION ADMITS NO FURTHER
DELAY.

NatlOuaI mOOlIlZaJlOu Oh Cue VOluu'
teer food control forces Of the coun.
TRY must not wait further on con-
gress, President Wilson declared in q
letter the fore part Of this week. to
Herbert c. Hoover, whom he re-
Gently appointed national food ad-
ministrator.
Realizing that it probably may be
necessary to depend upon patriotism
and public opinion alone, instead Of
congressional action, to back Hoover
during the early harvests, the prest-
dent writes that the situation "admita
Of no further delay"
H. Congress Delays. Legislation.
The presidents action was due
solely to Congress delay in passing
the administration food control
bills. which were introduced immed-
lately after the declaration Of war
two months ago. It was at his in
sistence that the bills we're finally
placed before the senate this week.
though without committee regula-
ton.
Food control is the big issue be-
fore Congress this week, both houses
debating the administration bills, but
the prospect of considerably further
delay in their enactment prompted
President Wilson's instructions to
Hoover, to begin the mobilization of
the voluntary food conservation
forces, which he declared could no
longer be delayed because Of the ap-
preaching harvest.
Plans for enlisting every housewife
in the country as volunteer men,
ber of the food administration have
been announced by Mr.. Hoover. who
plans to reach the women through
state defense councils and through
various women's organizations. Every
woman will be taught how to have
food in the kitchen and how to pur-
chase for her family.
Reed, Gore and La Toilette Oppose.
Senators Reed, Gore and LaFollette
have been leading the opposition to
the administration food control bill
in the upper house and senate lead
crs hold no hope for final action on
the measure for at least two weeks.
Plans are being made to enforce the
new cloture rule, however, in the
event that another flibuster is at
tempted.
In carrying forward the campaign
for the passage of such legislation,
Herbert c. Hoover addressed a meet
ing of the senate committee Tuesday
afternoon and urged the necessity
for its immediate passage to protect
the American people from food spe-
culators and gamblers and to enable
the United States to do its utmost in
supplying the Allies with food.
Hoover told the senators that In
the past five months the American
PEOPLE have been mulcted out of
$3.50, 100000 by inflated food prices,
told them he feared the situation
would grow steadily worse unless the
government we're given authority to
handle 1t, and pointed out that In
submarine-harassed England where a
food shortage is imminent, bread II
per cent cheaper than In the United
States and other foodstuffs In pro.
portion.
Neutrals DraanknG WhenAN
h a1sp waE9sd than that .neuksal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22
SH|PYARDS PAYROLL
NOW $4,000 WEEKLY
EXPECTED no GO TO $4,000 IN
ANOTHER MONTH-5OO MEN
EMPLOYED.

Olympia's shipbuilding industry,
represented by 260 men employed at
the Ward plant and 240 at the Sloan
yard. is paying it $11,O9e week in
wages alone-nearly $4,000 day
and the payroll is getting larger
every week as more men are employ
cd. BY the first of August 1t is ex-
pected It will be at least $4,000 =
week, more than $4,000 a day.
And it's new payroll, created ana
developed In the past eight months.
an industrial payroll the city never
had before.
Before another month rolls around,
the first Olympia-built ocean-going
vessel, No. in the Olympia Ship
building company's plant, will take
to the water. Manager =. r. Ward
had hoped to be able to launch the
vessel by July but thinks now Il
will be . few days later. because OF
his inability to employ as many
caulkers 40 needed.
Staxt Two moro Sl1RS.
Down at the Sloan Shipyard Cor
poration's plant. Contractor Swayns
tegan driving piles Tuesday night
for two more slips. and when these
are completed the last Of NEXT month.
the largest wooden shipbuilding
plant In the world" as President
Phillip d. slean puts it, viii haye
berths for eight big vessels. And ~!
probabilities are that two more eWtls
be added = little later.
Captain sandell Of Seattle. repre-
sentative Of the Clinchheld Naviga-
tion company Of New York. turchas-
crs Of the Arst four motorships q ths
Sloan yard. iss'hefe watehing the
work, while Captain Raymond. the
government inspector. sent here t.,
supervise the building Of the 1s gov-
ernment vessels for which the federal
shippins board recently contracted.
at the rate Of $4,000 apiece COM
plets has been on the Job for ! couple
of weeks.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-06-22
LOCAL RED CROSS
FUND NEARS $4,000
CITY'S TOTAL $12,5OO, OUTSIDE
DISTRICTS $2,5OO-CAMPAIGN
ENDS MONDAY,

| eAAA~ZSss~N DA4 sAsOoSAAA0 VA WIZ
local campaign will be held 1T
the statehOuse Friday evening,
whom Governor Lister will de-
liver IN address, touching ON
tAe war situation and the work
! Of tho Red Cross.
With @l2.E00 raised BY the ten
teams canvassing Olympia and at
least $4,000 more subscribed through
the auxiliaries in different parts OF
the county. Thurston county is near
ing the $4,000 goal set for 1t for the
Red CroasiReek campaign which ends
next Monday evening and the direc-
tors Of the local campaign hope that
the county will exceed its allotment.
The results to date bespeak inter-
est and lots of interest in the Red
Cross work and it's Embarrassing cam
paign by the people of the city and
county. In every locality and from
nearly every resident the canvassers
have met ready response, some with
small and some with larger dona-
tions, but all given with the same
Gesire to help the boys who are going
to be over there somewhere in
France" in a few weeks.
Daily meetings of the local teams
have been held each noon since the
campaign started last Monday, and
besides some stimulating, encourag-
ing addresses at these gatherings,
each team captain has reported the
result of the previous days solicit
ling. The campaign sessions started
OF Monday with an enlightening
speech by w. H. Abel. manager Of the
campaign for this district.
Meetings Throughout County.
Similarly, meetings have been held
lin different sections of the county
each evening this week and the en-
Ithusiasm and generosity evident in
the city has been just az prominent
there. Monday evening Industrial
Insurance Commissioner John M. Will
son spoke at Grand Mound and as
sisted in the organization Of an aux
Hilary OF the local Red Cross chapter.
lC. E. Beach. superintendent of the
Olympia schools, spoke at Rochester.
and President c. J. Lord Of the Cap
Iital National bank and State Land
Commissioner Clark v. Savidge spoke
at big meeting at Tenino.
Tuesday evening Messrs. Lord and
Savidge addressed another large
gathering at Yelm, while DR.. E. o.
Holland, president of the State Col
|lege, and Howard Waterman, assist
ant attorney general. spoke at an en-
thusiastic gathering at Nisqually
Wednesday evening President P. M.
Troy of the Chamber of Commerce
and Mr.. Waterman spoke at a meet
ing at the Little Rock church. while
Messrs. Lord and Savidge talked to
the residents of Bordeaux.
Thursday afternoon Superintendent
C. E. Beach addressed another gather
ing at Grand Mound under the aus
ipices of the newly-formed auxiliary,
end that evening Mr.. Lord and several
women Of the local Red Cross chapter
went to Tono for rousing meeting
there. The same evening Mr.. Troy
and another group Of women attended
q meeting, Of the residents of Lacey
and Union Mills at the latter place
and Attorney Thos. n. Vance and
PROSECUTING Attorney =. L. o'Lssry
U0ntfn nJk -on Rnan .Afwhk en
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely. Mimi, April 18th, 1911

Pursuant to notice, a special meet
ing for the election of teachers and
transacting such other business
proper to come before a stated meet
ing was called to order at eight
o'clock P. NJ by President w. A. Nc
Curdy.
On roll call the following mem
bers were found to be present:
Fenske, McCurdy, Toms and White.
Absent: Anderson and Chinn.
Superintendent H. E. White rec
commended that the following teach
ers be employed in the schools of
this district for the ensuing school
year at the salaries set opposite their
names, plus the bonus applicable to
their salaries:
Margaret Simpson, high school, 500
per month.
Martha, Trezona, domestic science
$50 per month.
Gina Finstad, grammar grade, $65
per month.
Louetta G. Wareham, grammar grade,
$40 per month.
Florence McLachlan, intermediate
grade, $65 per month.
Edith M. Lee, intermediate grade,
$65 per month.
Eta Bornkamp, intermediate grade,
$40 per month.
Margaret Stenger, intermediate
grade, $65 per month.
Sadie Peterson, intermediate grade,
$65 per month.
Grace Richie, primary grade, $40
per month.
Myrtle Clark, primary grade, SOS per
month.
Winnifred Stephens, primary grade,
$40 per month.
Florence Hayden, primary grade, $40
per month.
Mrs. Emma B. Sletten, primary grade
$40 per month.
Frances Seavey, grammar grade, $40
per month.
Gustave Pruki, White Iron school,
sos per month.
On motion duly carried, the super
incidents recommendations were ap
proved and the proper officers were
authorized to enter into contract
with those accepting positions.
All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried the secre
try was instructed to order one pair
clippers for clipping shrubbery and
the necessary lawn grass seed and
fertilizer. All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried the board
adjourned.
L. J. WHITE,
Secretary
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
MONEY FOR FARMERS.
National Gro, Improvement servIos.l


Many of our farmers will not have
money enough to put in maximum
crop This should not be the case. VI
course. during this war excitement II
is pretty hard to get onyone to do any
thing but run around in circles, but
the greatest business problem we
have is to finance our farmers so that
they can get the maximum results LOT
themselves and for our community.
We believe that if the banks will ask
young farmers and tenants who have
not established their credit, to make
a statement regarding what they want
to do with the money, that they Will
take very little risk in advancing
whatever money any farmer Will In
diligently use this year.
1t is true that the federal reserve
banks will re-discount farmers paper,
but they do it entirely on the credit
of the bank asking for the re-discount.
We believe that our business men
would be very glad to pro-rate any
loss that any bank would make in ex-
tending loans to any farmer who
wants to increase the production OF
his farm even though his land may be
mortgaged all that it can stand.
Especially in those counties where
county agents can advise and o. K.
the project, our bankers should have
no hesitancy in furnishing whatever
money may be required. There is very
little risk because the world is short
OF food and everything will be high
for this year and probably several
years to come
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
BY-PRoDUcT STOCK FEEDS.
National Crop Improvement servIce.1

National Crop Improvement SeryIce.l
A lot of well-meaning folks think
that just because certain materials
are left-overs from the manufacture
of food for humans, that it is waste"
and of no value for stock feed. Nothing
is further from the truth. In very
many cases, the so-called "offap' left
after the manufacture of flour, malt
ing, corn products, breakfast foods,
ETC., are the best of stock feeds, and
can be bought economically and fed to
bring a profit to the farmer. The man
who turns up his nose at the thought
of combining by-products with silage
and other low-priced meat producing
foods, is behind the times and usually
fails to show even interest on his mon
ey at the end of the year. Feeding
whole grain, whether it be corn,
wheat, rye or oats, is wasteful and is
robbing man of his rightful preroga-
tive-that of taking that part of all
grain adapted to his needs. 1t is easy
to find out the protein content of any
article, or mixture, of stock feedstuffs
now on the market, and it is merely a
matter of the farmer figuring out the
worth of the foods on their nourishing
power, and then to purchase that
which will give him the most econom-
ical feed. In practically all states, all
feedstuffs must be labeled with their
food contention those who wish to
see fhe facts ara Drinted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
BARLEY NOT A HUMAN FOOD
AS a Bread Cereal 1t Is Little Used.
AS An Anima: Food 1t Is OF
Great Value.
National Crop Improvement servIce.l

National Crop Improvement Serylce.l
For many centuries barley, the
corn" of holy writ, was used as a
bread cereal, but it has practically
gone out of use, except that Norway
and Sweden use it in their peculiar
bread disks, which are about the size
and shape of a photograph record.
Barley in itself does not make a
a good bread flour and could be uti-
lized only by mixing it with wheat,
something which the American miller
considers dissertation of his shrine 1t
has peculiar flavor and is just as diff
ferent from wheat bread, as either
corn or rye.
But as a stock feed, it has many
merits. AS the kernels are too hard for
some animals to relish, it may be
crushed by passing it between rollers.
If finely ground, the gluten makes
a sticky mass as soon as it is wet,
and this peculiar property makes it
difficult to make it into good bread. It's
main use In the American kitchen has
been to use it as pearled barley in
SOUPS. 1t is used some in breakfast
food, through mailing process, but
unless we as American people are on
the verge of starvation, we will never
use barley as regular diet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
THE BARLEY ACREAGE.

National Crop Improvement ServIce.l
In 1915 we raised nearly 229,000,000
bushels on 100000 acres. We did not
fare so we'll in 1916 on account of the
bad season. On seven and one half
million acres we raised 181, 100000
bushels. The price of barley will war
rant a large increase in the acreage
this year. Forty-eight million bushels
of barley were matted and about 25,-
100000 of that 100000 was sent
back in the shape of feed to the farm.
AS an economic problem, it would
seem that the high price of barley for
mailing would greatly Offset any feed
ing-value, if any, lost thereby.
The season for planting barley is
one week late, and therefore, barley
can be put in to advantage up to the
10th of May, and perhaps the 18TH 1t
is generally the best farm practice to
put barley in just ahead of corn plant
ing. There is less labor in producing
a field Of barley than field of corn
and a great deal less risk If you are
short of labor on your farm it will pay
you to put in some barley.
If you put in all of your crops and
still have some land idle, both oats
and barley can be sown for hay or
green feed which will be immensely
valuable this year.