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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
SENATE ADOPTS MOUNTAIN ME.
MORTAL.

BY vote Of 26 to II the senate
Monday adopted joint memorial to
the national geographical board ask
ing that the name of Mount Rainier
be changed to some name of native
derivation. A short and bitter debate
preceded in which the early history
of the cities Of Tacoma and Seattle
was given to the senate by Senator
Ralph Nichols. Nichols declared that
the whole controversy was an out
growth of Tacoma's endeavor to out
bid Seattle for future growth, start
ing at a time when certain land spec
ulators turned the Northern Pacific
railway from Seattle to Tacoma, and
attempted to build the Northwestern
metropolis on Commencement bay.
Senator Client attempted to amend
the measure to death by submitting
one changing the name of Puget
Sound to Seattle Sound, but was
promptly ruled out of order by Lieu
tenant Governor Hart.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
WEsTs|OERs ARE IRlTe
Don't Want New Water Mains Unless
Given Fire Protection.

Virtually unanimous decision to
oppose the construction of any new
water mains in their district until
the water tower situation is straight
ened out and fire protection is afford
ed, and general approval Of plans to
construct concrete viaduct on East
Fourth street over the Des Chutes
waterway, were expressed at large
ly attended meeting of property own
ers at the Garfield school last Satur-
day night. under the auspices of the
West Side Improvement club.
Residents Of the Westside are con-
siderably worked up over abandon
ment of work on their much desired
water tower and its destruction to
the 4O-foot level, and several Of them
relieved themselves Of their views on
the question at this meeting. The
club strongly endorsed plans for the
tower as prepared by the Mottman
administration, which retired the
first of tho year. and demanded that
the Westside he given fire protection.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
BIG ISSUES ARE OUT OF THE
WAY.

This legislature has made quite a
record in disposing of big issues. The
Halscy bone dry bill has gone
through both houses. signed by the
speaker and the president of the SEN
ate, and approved by teh governor.
The resolution putting the PROPOSE
tion of a constitutional convention
up to the voters has passed both
houses, along with bills to pave the
way for such convention. The first
aid bill has gone through the house
with but eight dissenting votes. and
will slide as easily through the sem
ate. The university-state college
fight of 20 years growth is settled.
The old water code is agreed upon
and the bill will pass with but slight
opposition. and SO 1t goes on down
the line. The big major issues are
already out of the way. The rest of
the session will be a battle of wits
between different sections of the
state to get through bills affecting
only their districts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
TROOPS WELCOMED HOME"
BY GOvERNOR AND CITY
Olympia Entertains Returning Ma
tiOnal Guard Companies
Thursday.

Governor Ernest Lister, members
of the legislature and other state Off
cials and citizens Of Olympia gener-
ally formally and warmly welcomed
home" the members of Troop B and
Company A of the signal corps Of the
Washington National Guard, who
stopped over in this city for a couple
of hours Thursday noon after having
been mustered out of the federal serv-
ice at the Vancouver barracks.
The troops arrived in Olympia
over the Northern Pacific shortly
after II o'clock Thursday morning
and were greeted by a large crowd at
the depot. They proceeded directly
to the statehouse. where they were
formally received and commended by
Governor Lister and the members of
the legislature. After the ceremo-
nies in their honor at the statehouse
had been completed they went to the
Elks' hall, where they were the
guests of the local lodge at luncheon.
The troops were returning home
from seven months service on the
border at Calexico and visited Olym-
plat at the invitation of Governor
Lister, Lieutenant Governor Hart,
Speaker Kelly and Mayor Mills. In
the afternoon they went on home,
Troon u diehondipO IN Tacoma ond
Company A at Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
LOCAL WOMEN PLANNING
ACTIVE RED CROSS WORK
Society Organized at Instance Of Miss
Florence Lister Will Be
Aggressive.

Plans for a membership campaign
and active Red Cross work, including
a course in first aid, are to be made
at meeting soon of the Olympia
chapter of the American Red Cross,
which was organized at the executive
mansion last Saturday through the
efforts of Miss Florence Lister,
daughter of Governor and Mrs.
Ernest Lister.
The chapter named Miss Lister
chairman Of the first aid committee
and elected Mrs. George G. Mills
chairman of the local society, Mrs.
George w. Ingham vice-chairman,
Mrs. o. c. Hanson secretary and Mrs.
Mary A. Bryan treasurer. On the
first aid committee with Miss Lister
are Mrs. w. J. Foster and Mrs. N. E.
Roberts, while the committee on
membership consists of Mrs. c. j.
Lord chairman. and Mesdames r. o.
Dunbar, Mitchell Harris, Joseph Kear-
ney and John F. Main.
The membership roll, which was
first signed by Mrs. Lister, bears the
names of most of the prominent
women of the city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
SLOAN FIRM BUYS
LOCAL IRON WORKS
WILL ENLARGE THE PLANT no
HANDLE BIG VOLUME OF
BUSINESS.

Purchase of the plant of the Capital
City Iron Works on Third street by
the Sloan Shipyards Corporation, for
which negotiations had been conduct
ed for several days, was announced
Wednesday by President Phillip d.
Sloan, who also stated that the plant
would be enlarged in all departments.
All of the metal work of the new
shipyards estimated at 100000
yearly, will be turned out in this
plant, while its general iron works
business will also be carried ON. II
will be managed by Harry H. Pipes
|of Chicago, who is to arrive in this
city next Tuesday, and Mr.. Sloan says
the company expects to have q full
crew Of men at work in all depart
ments by the latter part Of May.
Sloan Visits Portland.
President Sloan expects to leave
March I on business trip to New
York city. He was in Portland Tues
day. buying . locomotive crane and
other equipment for the local plant
and inspecting shipbuilding yards in
that city. He told callers there that
the local plant plans to turn out full
powered motorships, each fitted with
twin 500-brake horsepower Diesel
engines and differing from the ordi-
nary wooden deepwatermen in that
they will have yacht sterns.
There will be eight Of these ships
in the first building program Of the
plant, to be constructed In the SIX
wayssnow building. Mr.. Sloan's idea
in making the sterns of his vessels
different from others ID to make them
knowing that to many
ALI motorships look alike" but with
the yacht stern he feels that Sloan
ships will be more readily identified.
Another Docking Contract.
To speed up the work on the COM
pany's nine-acre wharf, another con-
tract for Gaping and decking was let
this week. 90 that two crews Of men
are now at work on the site. The
has been progressing
with two drivers at work
and Secretary j. o. Pierce
says that the construction Of the ways
Is going forward satisfactorily, in
spite Of the handicap imposed by the
this week.
While the work Is being carried on
In the yard. Superintendent J. c.
Arnold is laying on in the mold room
the designs for the big motorships to
be constructed by the company. II
the work on the site is carried for
ward as rapidly as planned, the keel
Of the first vessel will be laid next
week and the others as rapidly as the
ways are completed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
PrnpOse Jitney Ordinance.

Operators of jitneys in this city
will be required to take out 4 city
license, to file rate and time card
and designate their routes. and to
file a bond Of $1,000, before permit
ted to operate on the streets of
Olympia, il an ordinance presented
to the council at its regular meeting
Tuesday evening is passed. 1t is
being considered by the licenses and
franchises committee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
NEW S1ANDP|PE TO
SERVE WHOLE CITY
COUNCIL REACHES SOLUTION OF
PUZZI1ING wATERWORKs
!, PROBLEM.

Construction Of q standpipe in tht
reservoir Of the system. now located
on the highest point in the city on
the Eastside, to give q stronger water
pressure in an sections Of the city, ID
the solution the city council h1a
reached for the problem precipitated
by the change in plans for the con.
struction Of . water tower ON the
Westside.
The Westside situation figured
largely in the regular meeting OF the
council Tuesday evening. when for
mer Mayor Geo. A. Mottman attacked
the ability and reputation of Engineer
r. H. Thomson Of Seattle on whose
recommendation the council recently
stopped work on the tower, and de-
Tended the plans made by his admin
istration for this project. Thomson
was defended by Councilman Draham.
A delegation Of Westside residents
attended the meeting and protested to
the PROPOSED construction Of new
water mains throughout the district,
unless n we're furnished suhicient
water pressure to give adequate fre
protection. The discussion got con-
siderably heated at times and the net
result was that the council gave the
water committee more time In which
tn donfda u,ha< ~, dn
The plan to construct a standpipe
at the reservoir to give greater pres
sure throughout the city appears to be
generally approved by the council
men, on the ground that the south
and east sections OF the city are as
badly OF now for water pressure as
the Westside and that the cost Of
erecting water towers in each section
and operating them with supplement
tary pumps would be prohibitive.
The council has made a settlement
with Contractor w. A. Weller. who
was building the Westside tower, and
the tower has been dismantled to the
4O-foot level. The contention now is
that the proposed higher standpipe on
the Eastside, which can be filed
directly from the pumping station,
will put a sufficient pressure in the
mains to fill the Westside tower with
out the operation of booster pump.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
GRANGERS TO ADVISE
new COUNTY AGENT
POMONA INSTRUOTS EACH SUB
ORDINATE no JOIN AGRICUL- /,
TURAL COUNCIL.

Each of the subordinate oranges Of
the county is to appoint a committee
Of three members to represent It in
a county agricultural council which
Will cooperate and advise with Coun-
ty Agent c. H. Bergstrom in his work,
as the result Of . request made by
him during q talk to the Grangers Of
the county at the February meeting
Of the Thurston County Pomona
Grange at Spurgeon Greek Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by more
than 100 persons. nearly all of them
Grangers, representing the Des
Chutes, Spurgeon Creek, Chambers
Prairie, Brighton Park, McLane,
South Bay, Pleasant Glade and Boule-
ward Oranges. and 10 reported 10 have
been one Of the best recently held.
An excellent dinner was served by
the ladies Of the Spurgeon Greek
Grange.
The Pomona endorsed the substi-
tute for Senate Bill 80. a new pure
food code, and instructed its master
and secretary to write the senator
and two Representatives from this
county to work for its passage. The
Pomona also adopted q resolution
commencing Senator Iverson of Kit
sap county and Representative Fred
Nielsen of King county for the splen-
did work they are doing in this legis-
lature for the interests of the farm
ers Of the state.
During the lecturers hour County
Agent Bergstrom made an interesting
talk, and there was lively discus
sion Of the question, Are the subor-
dinate Oranges doing all that might
be done for the benefit (1) Of the
order and (2) of the community"
The discussion was led by Pomona
Master L. L. Snow and participated
in by Messrs. Whidden, Housman and
Warner.
The March meeting of the Pomona
is to be held at the South Bay Grange
hall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
REAL GRIND OF
SESSION NOW ON
RTIIS GOING THROUGH LEGIS.
LATIVE HOPPER MORE
SPEEDILY.

With the record Of 16 bills passed
both houses and ready for the gover-
nor's action, the legislature Wednes-
day "got down to cases" and began
the grind that will be necessary to
dispose of its business in the remain
ing two weeks. From now on daily
sessions for the final consideration
and passage of bills will be the rule.
with the usual weekend holiday from
Friday noon to Monday noon a thing
Of the past.
The chief event of the week was
the final passage by the senate OF the
Reed Mccoy first aid bill that went
through the house last week, though
the senate distracted the emergency
clause and it will be necessary for
the measure to go through the house
again. In it's passage, the 1917 leg
islature accomplished what three for
mer sessions had failed to do.
Referendum Is Likely.
Organized labor, however, is still
opposed to the measure, and the
chances are that strenuous EFFORTS
will be made to subject it to the ref
erendum. Organized labor's opposi-
ton to the measure had almost no
influence with the legislature, how
ever, as it went through the house
last week with only half dozen votes
or so against it, and only one vote
was cast against 1t in the senate
Wednesday.
And while the legislature Is grind
ing away, putting bills through the
hopper, several lively fights are brew
ing under cover and fireworks may
yet break out. The national banks
Of the state are hotly lighting the
proposal Of the state banks for bank
guaranty act: the. University ard the
State College are badly tangled up on
the division Of the levy for higher
educational purposes; q similar situa-
ton exists with reference to the mill
tary Appropriations. and no agree
ment has been reached on the bien-
nial appropriations.
Congressional Act Interests.
Members of the legislature, who
disposed of the bone dry" law last
week. took great interest in the dis
patches Thursday telling Of the pas
sage by the lower house OF congress
Wednesday by four to one majority
of the bill previously passed by the
senate which raises an ironclad bar
rier against the importation Of liquor
into prohibition states. even though
It be permitted by the laws Of those
states.
Az the new federal law effectually
kills the permit system. it is generally
conceded that the efforts to subject
Washington's "bone dry" law to the
referendum will die a-borning. The
federal measure is expected to receive
President Wilson's approval within
tie next week. thereby becoming i'm
mediately effective and adding about
one-third Of continental United States
to bone dry" territory. With its
passage, absolute prohibition took its
longest forward stride in the nations
history.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
County Spelling Bee saturday.

Representatives Of the II commu-
nifty centers of the county, chosen In
contests last week, will compete In
the spelling bee at the high school
Saturday morning. when Thurston
county's representative in the state
wide spelling contest March will be
chosen. The written contest will be
held in the morning and the oral con-
test in the afternoon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
Double Capacity Of Shingle Mill.

Seven new shingle machines are
being operated now by the Panama
Lumber & Shingle mill at its new
mill on the Westside. and nearly
100000 shingles per day, or double
its former capacity, are being turned
out. Ten more men were also added
to the mills force.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23

Farragut' avenue and West Bay
avenue are to be improved this
spring, the council having adopted
the necessary preliminary resolution
Tuesday evening and set March 20
as the date when protests may be
made,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
To Nominate Chamber Trustee.

Eight candidates for trustees Of
the Olympia Chamber of Commerce
are to be nominated by a committee
appointed by President P. M. Troy
the fore part of this week, consist
ing of James Magson, L. B. Faulkner,
J. c. Ellis, Fred Convery and Joseph
Wohleb. The nominees are to be
successors to Trustees George H.
Funk. Frank NJ. Kenney. Jesse T.
Mills and Joseph Reder, whose terms
expire next month. The election is
to be held March 13.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23
WARNS
MAIL ORDER FIRMS
TELLS THEM NOT TO FINANCE
REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN
ON "BONE DRY" LAW.

officials of mail order liquor
houses of Montana and California
will land in the penitentiary If they
finance q campaign for referendum
on the bone dry" prohibition law.
Governor Lister said last Monday
when he signed the measure. The
governor expressed the hope the re-
ported referendum campaign would
fail.
The governor signed the measure,
known as the Halsey bill, Monday af-
ternoon. in the presehce Of It's spon-
sor. Representative z. =. Halsey, OF
Asotin county. several other memberz
OF the legislature ard \ delegation Of
W.. c. r. u. members. The pen used
by the governor was claimed by Mr..
Halsey as souvenir.
People Demand Law.
'''I do not believe there vii be a
referendum ON this law,- Governor
Lister said before signing the meas
ure. 1T is, ! believe, what the
people want, and there 10 no organ
lied liquor force left in the state to
carry on q referendum campaign.
Outside interests now engaged in
shipping liquor into the state cannot
use money in obtaining signatures to
petitions without incurring liability
to prosecutions Of their agents for
felony, and can imagine no one else
who will now be interested in sub
mitting the law to vote Of the peo-
pie. We have q clean-cut issue. This
is prohibition law the people Of the
state have demanded, and I am glad
to sign It,"
Tuesday, however, e. M. Williams,
a former state senator from Seattle,
filed with the secretary Of state ?
petition for referendum ON the meas
ure and an active campaign for sign
ers 10 under way. Those back Of the
referendum must obtain the sigma
lures Of per cent Of the voters at
the last election. or approximately
$4,000. and file them with the Sec
retary Of state by June s.
The act will become operative June
s. ninety days after the adjournment
of the legislature, unless it is held
up by referendum petitions.
1t is considered to be the last word
in prohibition legislation. Its franz
ers had the benefit Of years Of expe-
rience in other states, and it is re-
garded as rock-ribbed and fiaw-proof.
The act prohibits the manufacture,
sale, reception. possession or hand
ling of any intoxicating liquors other
than alcohol. The only persons per-
mitted to have intoxicants are clergy
men, rabbis and priests actually en-
gagged in administering to religious
congregation. They may have GER
tain liquors under the most drastic
restrictions for sacramental pur-
poses.
Provision is made for the purchase
of alcohol for manufacturing, hy-
gienic or medicinal purposes by Sc
curing permit from the county audi
tor. No druggist may sell alcohol
except on that permit.
Restrictions ON Physicians.
Physicians may not prescribe alco-
hol, but they may administer 1t In
any form SO long as it cannot be used
as beverage.
Neither the physician nor the drug.
gist may compound alcohol with any
Continued on Page S.)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-02-23

Mrs. j. NJ. Shaffer, sister of the
late E. w. Olson, and her niece, Miss
Ruth Olson, returned to her home in
Walla Walla Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Britain Is Ready for Siege;
Germans Lose Is U-Boats
Continued from page l

aster, by bringing Britain to terms
through the submarine campaign.
The struggle has become a duel to
the death between Germany and
Britain. Even France has come to
play a relatively secondary part in
the conflict. despite her superb army
and mistaken determination. And
tie outcome of the duel is not TO be
mistaken, unless Germany can by
her submarines bring Britain TO star
walton and TO negotiation. To quar-
rel with America now is to make
small loss at the moment, TO face
great eventual losses after the war,
due to the creation Of hostility in the
one great neutral nation. from
which, were there no quarrel, Ger
many might borrow money for her
industrial rehabilitation and in
which she might find her one great
market when her enemies erect a
tariff wall. But To lose the war is 20
lose all that the rulers and leaders
of Germany hold worth while, and
Germany has made her gamble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
British SO Miles
Beyond Kut; Turks
Lose 10000 Men
Shattered Ottoman Army, in
Wild Flight, Abandons Huge
Stores Of War Material

London. March Shattered and dis
organized, the remnants of the Turkish
forces from Kut-el-Amara are falling
back toward Bagdad, with the British
troops still at their heels. In the last
week alone more than $500 prisoners
have fallen into the hands Of the Brit
ish. while the casualties Of the Otto
man forces since the Mesopotamia Of
fensivc began are estimated at more
than 10000.
This information was received to-day
from General Maude, the British com
mander on the Tigris front, and an
nounced in the House of Commons by
Henry w. Forster, Financial Secretary
70 the War Office. Cavalry and gun
boats are continuing the pursuit of the
broken Turkish units and gathering in
huge quantities Of abandoned war ma
terial. The British are now fifty miles
north Of Kut
The moral effect of the British vic
tory on the Tigris transcends its mill
tary Importance, in the opinion of Off
Gals here. The greatest result is the
restoration of British prestige in the
Middle East, according TO Major Cen
eral Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the War Office.
General Maude's crossing of the
Shumran bend was particularly
brilliant military operation" said Cen
eral Maurice to-day. THE decisive de-
feat of the Turks at Kut, coupled with
their failure in Egypt, completes our
ascendancy in the Middle East"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
2 Americans Lost
After U-Boat Sank
Steamer, Is Belief
Seaman and Cook of Gal
CORN Castles Crew in
Missing Boat

London, March 1.-Two Americans
are believed to have lost their lives IN
the sinking of the British steamer Gal
CORN Castle on Tuesday evening by a
German submarine. One boat from
the ship is still missing and is b,lieved
10 have been swamped. That boat con-
tanned the chief and third officers and
ten men, including two Americans, one
named Jackson, seaman, the other
David Walker. cook.
Two other Americans were among
the survivors of the Galgorm Castle,
who were landed near Cork to-day
after drifting in a life boat for thir-
teen hours. They are Harry Merret,
Of Beaver Falls, Penn, and Harry
Richardson. of Boston.
The Galgorm Castle was sunk by
shells The submarine started firing
at the vessel at distance of mile
and a half and continued until two
boats had gotten away from the sink
ing ship. Merret said tonight that the
second boat was lost sight Of during
The night and very likely was swamped,
the weather being bad.
Captain Frampton, his wife. and
twelve Of the crew Of the Galgorm
Castle passed through Cork to-day
from the port where they were landed.