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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02
CREAMERY MEN INDICTED.
Firms Operating in Northwest Violat
ing Antitrust Law Is Charge.

Eight corporations and IL individ-
uals were named in an indictment re-
turned this week by the United States
grand jury at Boise, Idaho, charged
with unlawful restraint of interstate
commerce and violation of the Sher-
man antitrust act in the buying, SELL
ing, manufacturing and shipping of
creamery and dairy products.
The indictment alleges that these
operations injuriously affected the
business of 172 Independent concerns
in nearly as many different towns and
caused injury to the general public,
but more particularly in the states
of Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washing
ton, Oregon. Wyoming, Nevada and
California"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02

entente allies defeated, Germany and
her allies triumphant and in world
domination by the instrument of un-
restricted warfare.
The document in the possession of
this government, supplies the miss
ing link to many separate chains of
circumstances, which until now have
seemed to lead to no definite point
1t sheds new light upon the fire.
quently reported but undefnable
movements of the Mexican govern
ment to couple it's situation with the
friction between the United States
and japan.
1t adds a climax to the operations
of Count Won Bernstorff and the
German embassy in this country
which have been coupled with pass
port frauds. charges of dynamite
plots and intrigue, the full extent Of
which never has been published.
1t gives new credence to persistent
reports of submarine bases on Mex
ican territory in the Gulf of Mexico.
Generally it is believed that such
a proposal as Germany instructed
her minister to make to Mexico bor-
ders on an act of war, il, actually, it
is not one.
No doubt exists at the national
capital now that the persistent re-
ports during the last two years of
the operations Of German agents, not
alone in Mexico but all through Gen.
tral America and the West Indies,
are based on fact.
Congress Dallies Along.
Since the president made his ad-
dress to congress last Monday, ask
ing for authority to arm American
ships and to use ''other instrument
talities" to meet the needs of the in
ternational situation, considerable
dillydallying had been going on in
congress, the group of pacifists men,
bers were endeavoring to block the
passage of the bill embodying the
presidents request, while the Repub-
lican members of the senate had been
filibustering to force the president to
call the next congress in extra ses-
sion, the present one expiring
March 4.
Wednesday, however, the house
reported out bill granting the pres
ident further authority, but in the
upper house Senator LaFollette start
ed a single-handed filibuster, later
desisting on an understanding that
the bill before Friday. This, how
ever, was before the revelation of
the German plot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02

A baby boy was born Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Shaw, at the
Olympia hospital. Mr.. Shaw is sec
rctary of the local Y. NJ. c. A. while
Mrs. Shaw was formerly Miss Clara
Junk.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02

Trial of John Van Dell for the
murder of Insurance Commissioner
e. w. Olson has been postponed from
March to March IL, owing to the
difficulty of obtaining hotel accom-
modations for jurors while the legis-
lature Is in session.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02
GRAND MOUND GIRL
REPRESENTS COUNTY
DONNA SARJENT TO COMPETE
IN STATEWIDE SPELLING
CONTEST.

Donna Sarjent, 13-year-old pupil
Of the Grand Mound school. will rep
resent Thurston county in the state
wide spelling contest in the legisla-
ture March 5, having won the coun-
ty spelling contest at the local high
school last Saturday when she cor
rectly spelled the word "valuing." !"
Second place went to Emma Benedict
Of the Stony Point school, and third
place to Laverna Cox Of the Wash
ington school Of this city.
Every county in the state but two
Ferry and Spokane-will have a
representative competing in the
statewide contest, when a diamond
medal given by Representative Sum-
mers. of Walla Walla county, will be
awarded to the best speller in the
state. Much interest has been dis
played throughout the state in the
contest and the honor of represent
ing their respective counties was
greatly coveted by the school pupils.
Written Test First.
The county contest here last Sat-
urday started with a written test in
the morning. at which perfect scores
were made by Donna Sarjent, Emma
Benedict, Laverna Cox, Margaret
Goodpasture. Alice Hammond and
Mary Doyle of Little Rock; Flora
Brewer of Grand Mound. and Teddy
McLafferty of Tenino. Thirty-three
pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades OF various community centers
Of the county participated in this and
the oral test in the afternoon.
One by one these were eliminated
as soon as five mis-spelled words in
both tests had been recorded against
them, until the contest narrowed
down to five. and an old-fashioned
spell down" was on. State Libra
rian ]. M. Hit and Miss Gregory,
of the high school faculty, acted as
judges, Misses Florence Clark and
Dorothy Farnham were clerks. Miss
Edna Foxwell had charge of the die
tionary and County Superintendent
o. c. Goss pronounced the words.
The County Contestants.
The pupils who competed in the
county contest were: Laverna Cox.
Olympia; Emma Benedict, Stony
Point; Alice Hammond, Little
Rock; Donna Sarjent, Grand
Mound; Margaret Goodpasture,
Olympia; Florence Brewer. Grand
Mound; Mary Doyle, Little Rock i;
Teddy McLafferty. Tenino; James
Smith. Tenino; Elsie Strand, Roch-
ester: William Van Stiphput. Lacey /;
Thelma Roberts, Grand Mound;
Irene Nelson, Aldergrove; Dorothy
Wallace, Olympia; Thomas Baker.
Lacey; Gladys Morrow, Schneiders
Prairie; Francis Ranney, Hayes;
Fred Brown. South Bay; Eunice
Hall. Yelm; Donna Campbell,
Schneiders Prairie; Alice Beckman,
Rochester; Nellie Martin, Forest
school,; Ruth Hayden, South
Bay: Ethel Adair, South Bay: Doris
Chilson. Hayes; Clarence Clymer.
Lacey: Gertrude Dons, Riverside;
Chester Biesen, Spurgeon Creek ;
Boyd johnson, Yelm, and Georgia
Thacker, Spurgeon Creek.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02

Members of the local lodge Of
Eagles were entertained at an excel
lent dinner Tuesday evening by the
auxiliary society, the Ladies Of the
Electa.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02
THREE ACRES OF BIG
WHARF ARE PLAMKEO
SLOAN FIRM PLANS LARGEST
WOOD sHIPYARD IN UNITED
STATES HERE.

With a crew of 65 men and three
'pile-drivers at work steadily, con-
|struction of the nine-acre wharf to
be used by the Sloan Shipyards Cor
poration is progressing rapidly, some
three acres Of it are now planked and
workmen are planking the ways
where the keel of the company's first
big motorship will be laid.
The site of the company's yards on
the waterfront is busy scene and is
visited by crowds of people daily.
And while the construction work is
in progress there. Superintendent j.
C. Arnold is laying out in the mould
loft the structural details of the big
ships and all of the company's off,
cials are busily engaged in preps ring
for the time when the building of the
ships can be started.
Plans Country's Largest Plant.
President Phillip d. Sloan of the
corporation expects to leave Seattle
today on a business trip to Detroit
and New York, and will return the
last of the month. Before leaving
Olympia Wednesday afternoon, Mr..
Sloan announced 1t as the company's
intention to establish here the largest,
most modern and most efficient wood
en- shipbuilding plant in the United
States.
Every detail of equipment and ia
cilities will be afforded the yards, he
said, and all Of the work on the ships,
including not only their complete
equipment but their provisioning for
their first voyages, will be done here,
so that when they leave the plant
they will be starting out on their first
commerce-bearing trip.
The specifications for the ships and
their provisions are being drawn up
now and Olympia merchants and sup
ply houses, Mr.. Sloan announced,
would be given the first chance to sell
the company the materials needed.
This policy, he stated, would be car
ried out in all of the company's OPP
erations.
To Enlarge Iron Works.
Harry H. Piper of Chicago, who is
to be superintendent of the iron
works purchased by the Sloan Corpo-
ration last week, arrived in Olympia
Wednesday and inspected the plant.
He will return East with Mr.. Sloan
to arrange for extensive improve
ments in the iron works, SO that it
can handle a business of 100000 a
year.
The corporation, unless delayed by
machinery shipments because of the
car shortage, expects to have consid-
cradle of it's yards in operation and
the keel of its first ship laid, the mid
die of this month. The keels of five
others will be laid as rapidly there
after as possible, and by the first of
July the company expects to have 500
men in its employ, large number of
whom are coming from the shipbuild-
ing plants of the Great Lakes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02

EXPOSE OF GERMANY'S PLOT AGAINST
United STATES STRS WHOLE COUNTRY

INTRIGUE TO EMBROIL AMERICA WITH MEXICO AND
JAPAN REVEALED IN DOCUMENT POSSESSED BY THE
PRESIDENT-SCHEME HATCHED TWO WEEKS BEFORE
RUTHLESS SUBMARINE WARFARE WAS RESUMED
RICH BAIT DANGLED BEFORE CARRANZA IF UNITED
STATES DID NOT REMAIN NEUTRAL
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-02

Mrs. Harry Sigmund of Seattle
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Gottfeld, this week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
[ALL BE AT WRIGHT PARK CHRISTMAS EVE!

Completed plans for the Tree OF
Light exercises to be given for the
whole community at Wright park
Christmas evening were an
nounced today by the committee In
charge.
The program follows:
The Program.
Professional, all choruses and
singing societies marching from
English Evangelical Lutheran
church thru double line of boy
scouts to bandstand in park, sing
Ing Onward Christian Soldiers
all present to Join IN singing.
st. Patrick's choir, Miss Rose
Schwinn, leader.
Community singing, Holy
Night"
High school chorus, w. @. A.
Ball, director.
First Swedish Lutheran choir
and chorus. :.
Community singing, America. "
Musicians Generous.
Mrs. F. A. Leach today asked
The Times to request all boy scout
leaders to telephone her In regard
to final arrangements and to ask
all singer sto gather at GAS at the
church.
She also announced that the NIL
sicians' union had agreed to furn-
ish free of charge, thus waving
one Of its rigid rules, a large band
for the evening.
Americanism is to be the key
note of the services.
Lights in all the windows of the
city is another phase of the CON-
munity celebration the COMMITTEES
is urging insistently.
The three songs to be sung by
the audience. which people are
asked to clip from The Times and
take to the exercises with them
are as follows:
CHRISTUS VICTOR
/ Onward Christian soldiers
Marching as to war,
With the cross OF Jesus
II Going on De1ore.
Christ, the royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle
See the banners go.
Onward Christian soldiers
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.
At the syn of triumph
Satan's host doth flee,
On, then, Christian soldiers,
On TO victory.
Hell's foundations culver
At the shout Of praise,
Brothers lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
Like a mighty army,
Moves the Church OF God;
Brothers, we are treading
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
Be It Contempt of Court or No, Here's One Girls
Honest Opinion of Way They Run Alienation Suits

AS the questioning went on,
Mrs. Mauseth's voice became
weaker and weaker until she fin,
ally burst into tears. For q mo-
ment 1t seemed as If she would
faint; her head dropped on hor
breast and her whole body trem-
bled.
Then insult was added to in
jury. One of the attorneys
brought her In a glass of water
that was almost mud.
AS yet | do not know the YER
dict of the jury. 1t may be guilty
or 1t may be not guilty. l hore
that 1t is the latter. I hate to
see anyone get blood money.
But after all. 1t does not make
so very much difference what the
result is. A good woman has been
dragged thru the mire and an IT.
reparable damage has been done
her.. There is mighty big diff
ference between law and justice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
ALL SHELTERS
SKILLED LABOR
May STEP OUT

use the strike of the two depart
, ments as an entering wedge to
force the smelter to recognize fed
Grated labor, 1t is limited. G. X.
Barrett, business agent OF the
metal workers, and Fred Lucas,
business agent for the boilermak-
ers, were closeted with the strik-
ers Saturday.
Altho other parts Of the smelt-
err are still able to operate, the re-
filming Of metals and the casting
of these refined metals into trade
shapes has been terminated by the
strike. The smelter is handling
/ big war orders, and employees
1900 men, divided into three
shifts working 2 4hours.
Walkers Version.
Manager Walker Saturday AFTER
noon gave out this statement:
I'm regard to the interview In
a morning paper about a so-called
strike in our plant: 1t Is true
that out of LOO men employed.
IT'S men LETT our plant yesterday
because we would not grant 20
per cent increase that they had
asked for.
I'm explanation OF our refusal
and in denial of the morning in
terview, we have made exactly
eight increases in wages ince the
war. Our entire plant is on .an
eight-hour basis. The wages In
the refinery department, where
the "walkout" occurred, are mini
mum, $3.50, and maximum, IS a
day.
I'VE are simply having the ex-
perience of other copper shelters,
who have given increase after In.
crease and finally came to the
point where they simply could not
grant any more demands"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
TRADES UNIONS
OFFICES RIFLED

Burglars entered the Central
Labor Temple, 18th and Broad
way, some time between 2 a. m.
and daybreak Saturday morning,
broke open the desks of five bust
ness agents Of Tacoma unions,
and escaped with less than $50
in cash and stamps.
The burglary is one of the
most daring committed in Taco
ma recently, despite the small
amount of loot. A steel safe con-
tanning union money running into
four figures was not tempered
with.
A large part of the money
stolen was receipts from Red
Cross sales conducted by the
union men.
Outside doors of the labor tenn,
pie are not locked at night. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22

|eyes hollow, her cheeks a trifle
sunken, her whole aspect timid,
frightened and care worn, and
yet with signs of beauty, came
forward. Her complexion was
smooth and clear, altho pale from
the worry. Her eyes were large
and brown, yet all the life was
gone from them.
Simply but refinedly dressed in
a plain black coat and hat, such
was Mrs. Mauseth. A quiet,
motherly woman married to a
common piece of dirt.
Then the cross-examinatiOn be-
gan. 1t seems to me that lawyers
are absolutely devoid of any feel
ings of humanity or decency.
They asked Mrs. Mauseth ques-
lions that / won't repeat, but de-
signed to cut the boldest to the
quick. For a woman of her tenn
permanent they were almost kill
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22

business agents have small Of
fees separated by partitions. The
burglars entered each by climb
ing over the partitions.
In the typographical union Of
flee the thieves took $11 in Red
Cross money and some stamps,
forcing open Secy. Eugene Good
rich's desk.
From the desk of Joe Lyons,
secretary of the Central Labor
council, they took $25 in cash
including money of the Soldiers
in France tobacco fund, and 81 in
stamps.
From Charles Pickering, bust.
ness agent of the BARRIERS, they
took 80 in stamps.
From the desk of Fred Lucas
OF the boilermakers they tool
$50 In cash, some stamps an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22

BY THE GIRL CUB REPORTER
l asked the editor before I
wrote this IL he would publish it,
because l knew that / might get
pretty snappy.
Ladies and friends, l am pretty
much Disguised with our legal ma
chinery. l don't mean any par
ticular man but just the whole
business.
Here's why:
was in court Friday while the
Slayden-Mauseth case was being
tried, and it was only by exerting
the utmost self-control that I kept
from being put out for contempt
of court.
A man called Hans Mauseth was
suing DR.. r. H. Slayden for alien
ating his wfe's affections. How
woman could ever have any at
fiction for a man that would drag
Iher thru a mill of such publicity is
a mystery to me, but ! suppose
there are lots of things ! cannot
understand.
The court opened and Mauseth
himself was called to the stand.
The moment l saw him l knew
I would not like him. He num-
bled and have no respect for a
man who has not the courage to
speak out loud.
The more he talked the more /
dishked him. In fact IL l could
have done what my feelings and
instinct prompted me to 10, /
should have walked over and
slapped him across the mouth.
Childish, you say? Undoubtedly,
but so are most of our first I'M
pulses.
After he had testified a few
moments Mrs. Hannah Mauseth
was called.
A woman of medium height,
slender almost to thinness, her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22

Where the saints have trod.
We are not divided,
All one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.
Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the Church Of Jesusu z
Constant will remain;
Gates OF hell can never
'Gainst that church prevail
We have Christ's own promise,
And that cannot fail.
Onward, then, We people,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song
Glory, land, and honor
Unto Christ the King,
This thru countless ages
Men and angels sing.
Holy Night, Peaceful Night.
Holy night, peaceful night
All Is dartk, save the light
Yonder where thy sweet vigils
keep
Ger the Babe, who in silent sleep
Rests in heavenly peace, rests in
heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night,
Darkness flies, all Is light,
Shepherd hear the angels sing,
Hallelujah, hall the King.
Jesus Christ is here, Jesus Christ
| o. Is here.
Silent night. peaceful night,
Child of heav'n, o how bright
Thou didst smile when Thou wasi
born.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22

Two important departments OF
the big plant Of the Tacoma
Smelling Co. at Ruston were shut
down Saturday. and II was ru-
mored that all skilled workmen
IN the plant would quit their
posts within the next as hours, as
3 result OF strike called Friday
afternoon by ESQ men In the re-
fineries and casting houses.
These workmen met Saturday
1T the Central Labor temple and
prepared to elect officers. as an
advance movement of an affilia-
ton with the International Asso-
citation of Mill. Mine and Smelter
Men.
Carpenters, machinists, boiler
makers, electricians and other
skilled workers in the smelter
were said Saturday to be on the
verge of calling general strike
of all crafts.
Join Secretly.
Many OF the men employed at
the big plant have secretly join
Cd labor unions during the past
few months.
The smelter has always adopted
m open-shop policy. and work.
ers said Saturday that whenever
the smelter officials learned that
an employee had affiliated with
union they had Immediately dis.
charged him.
The refinery and casting house
workers called their strike Fri
day afternoon when H. Y. Walk
or, general manager, notified thu
men that their demands for a 2;
per cent increase In wages coult
not be granted. The demands
had been made Thursday.
Men on strike said Saturda.
that they had received no in
crease in wages since early II
1916.
The average wage of skilled
workmen in the two department.
ranges from $3.50 to 81 day
with a few positions drawing al
high as $3.50, according to thu
men.
Say It's Dangerous.
In the departments where thu
men called their strike, 1t Il
necessary to work over sulphuri
acid and bluestone fumes, and thu
work is very dangerous to health
besides being extremely wearing
ON clothes, the men say.
Organized labor Of Tacoma will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
Harmon Probes
Public Dances

City Attorney Harmon held a
long session Saturday with Com
missioner Petit, Police Chief
Smith and Detective Capt. Strick-
land, obtaining reports about
dance hall conditions in Tacoma.
He has been instructed to conduct
an Investigation of the dance hall
situation and notify the council
Wednesday. Harmon began writ
ing his report Saturday but would
not indicate the nature of his
findings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
Blessed was that happy morn,
Full of heavenly Joy, full Of heav-
emily joy.

My country, It's of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee / sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land Of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side,
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name l love;
l love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break;
The sound prolong.
Our fathers God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedoms holy light;
Protect US by thy might,
Great God, the King.
God bless our splendid men,
Bring them safe home again,
God. save our men.
Keep them victorious,
Patient and cnivalrous,
They are 80 dear to us,
God save our men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22
Put Guard Over
Girl Prisoners

To prevent any further Jail
breaks from the new quarantine
station at the Municipal dock, a
special uniformed cop will remain
on duty at the station hereafter.
The new system og guards was
established Friday night.
No trace has been found Of the
four dance hall girls who broke
away from the quarantine station
Friday night. Police believe they
are hiding in Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-12-22

handful of cigars. From Fred
Morgan of the street car men
they took a quantity of stamps.
The burglars used steel
jimmy in their efforts to pry
open the door of Tom Bishoff,
secretary of the cooks and wait
ers, in another section of the
temple, but failed to break the
lock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-05-08

1he Ladies alter Society wii Heet
tomorrow afternoon th Ar john
Lynch
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-05-08

tons than those which they latt -Four
teen men in the Chickasha shops hzva
enlisted after registering their sen
ioriiy claims with Master Mecahuic G.
s. stone and many others have gone
without asking for such assurance
EnsinssrE' Division.
TIE Rock Island 6 engaged ID rais-
ing officers and men Tor the cali which
came for the engineers regiments a
Eeek ago Superiuteudauts uIn re-
eefrH tie rank o. captains 10 this en-
giaeers corps ard master mechanics
and other department officers viii re-
ceiFe ranks up to first lieutenant The
Rock Island quota On fourteen divis-
ions Is isg officers
Yardmzsfer Charles w. Moffstt To-
lsy stated that the men ii the opsr.
atng department we're anxious to
learn more about the age Emit and
bad manifested considerable interest
g tls latest Czn