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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28


Marriage Licenses-Ray A. Reeves
Manville, Wyo., and Goldie NJ. Morris.
Mackinaw, ILL.,; John Hamann, Dur
ant, Iowa. and Alma Wendell, Durant,
Iowa; Theodore E. Froeschle, Daven-
port and Grace HUM, Davenport.
O.
Here is 'lIeanest Man"-Whenever
George Kinman wanted to "act real
mean toward his wife he would hold
her and put tobacco in her eyes, ac-
cording to a bill for divorce fled in
district court by Myrtle Kinman,
through her attorney, Andrew Chezem.
But George did not stop with play
fully poking fine particles Of the sveed
in Myrtle's orbs He usually wound
up by giving her a thrashing. accord
ing TO the bill. which charges habit
ual drunkenness and cruel and in
human treatment, The couple was
married in Monmouth, H., on Dec. %.
1913. Mrs. Kinman says she was
forced to lease her home on Dec. 10,
last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28

THE man---taking it for granted
that he has the price Of membership
who would frown when asked to
buy a Red Cross membership may
not be friend of the kaiser's. but he
would be behaving just as the king
Of the Huns would prefer that he
should.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-28

DON'T laugh at man who itmps.
We heard Of a person who did. Next
day he fell off street car, went TO a
hospital, remained there two weeks,
had bill that went beyond the hun
dred mark when he was released, and
chances are he will have an impede
ment in his walk the remainder of his
days,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION no
SETTLE WAGE DISPUTES IN
sHIPYARDs.

Wage contracts in the local ship
yards wait on a settlement between
shipyard employers and employees in
Seattle. The government has signed
an agreement with organized labor
which provides for the adjustment Of
disputes in ship building under the
jurisdiction of the recently-created
emergency feet corporation. The Sc
attic scale will be adjusted under this
agreement, and the local scale auto
matically becomes the same as the
settlement in Seattle.
The agreement is signed by Samuel
Gompers and the presidents of all ma
tional unions whose members are en-
ployed in ship construction.
The agreement calls for the crea-
ton of an adjustment commission Of
three, four or five members. according
to the nature of the problem to be
solved. The president has designated
v. E. Macy. president of the national
civic federation. as chairman Of the
President Gompers has
nominated Secretary-Treasurer Beres.
A. F. Of L. metal trades department.
the second member Of the commission
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

TO the public TO continue to give serv-
ice, and the San Francisco Bulletin
says:
Has it never occurred to them
that they also owe an obligation TO the
public to give their men reasonable
working hours and pay them living
wages Has il never occurred to them
that the claims of the motormen and
conductors who do the actual hard
work of running the cars are at least
as important as those of the holders
of the stocks and bonds? Apparently
it has not. The refusal of the car
mems claims seems to be an intellec-
tually honest refusal based on the be-
lief that the car men have, not a first
lien. but last lien, against the COM
pany's earnings. The pickings and
scrapings are for them. the company's
statements leave us to believe. and If
these pickings and scrapings happen,
as they do happen, to amount to
something less than a decent living, it
is an act of God, to which company
and men should submit with pious
resignation.
"A workingman cannot support a
family at standard of living which
the community can afford to tolerate
on SO, or less, a day. A home cannot
be the kind of home the community
can afford to have If the wage Garner
is away Is or 16 hours a day, as en-
ployes of the United Railroads have
had to be. No excuse of corporate
embarrassment can make this kind Of
thing tolerable. The United Railroads
must not pay dividends at the expense
of decent wages and the public must
not demand the services of men who
are not adequately rewarded for CIV
ing them. The old wage and old
working hours must go. The riding
public of San Francisco stands be-
hind the car mems union in that de.
mand."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

One of the so-called farm journals,
in a recent editorial, says: Present
crisis may justify Asiatic labor"
Such editorials are usually written
by some lame-duck politician, who
either never saw farm, except from
his auto while touring his district on
his campaign or representing some
corporation wishing to open the way
for Asiatic labor In all industries.
The farmers of Washington not
only do not want this class of labor
on the farm but unqualifiedly oppose
any such movement, and the farm
paper that advocates their admission
is an enemy to our free institutions
Asiatic labor is advocated only by
those who wish to reduce farm help
to the level of the yellow laborer in
his home country. We will either
run our farms with free white labor.
we'll paid and we'll housed. or we will
abandon them to these paper farm
ers who have our welfare so much at
heart ca. - Agricultural Grange
News.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
ONE KIND OF PATRIOTISM.

"Seems it would be a difficult
trick" says the Tacoma Daily News,
"for Everett G. Griggs, president of
the st. Paul & Tacoma Lumber COM
pany, consistently to remain on the
State Council of Defense and at the
same time completely ignore the call
Of his country and the war depart
ment to start his mill on an eight
hour day and produce some Of that
lumber which Uncle Sam so needs
to carry on his part Of the big scrap
for democracy. The war department
appealed to the patriotism Of the
lumber barons but they apparently
prefer to hold out for the old-fash-
toned, out-of-date 10-hour day. al
lowing the plants to rust and decay,
caring never a rap how desperately
in need Of their products the country
may be. 1t is truly a delicate posi-
ton to occupy-member Of the coun-
Gil of defense and member of class
that refuses to help defend the coun-
try in its war"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
TO DISCUSS TUBERCULOSIS.
War Problems Of Fighting Plague
Subject of Portland Conference.

For the first time in the history of
the Northwest. sectional tubercu-
losis conference will be held in Port
land, October Is and 16, to discuss
the increased responsibilities and OPP
portunities in the tuberculosis work
caused by the war, and to form a
comprehensive plan for the control
of tuberculosis among American
troops. the proper care for the re-
turned tuberculosis soldier and the
consumptives in the civil population.
Six states, Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Montana. Utah and Wyoming
will participate in the conference,
which is being conducted under the
auspices Of the National tuberculosis
Association. Some Of the best med
ical and social workers in the tuber-
culosis field In the Northwest. as we'll
as from the National Association
headquarters in New York City will
be represented on the program.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

and the emergency fleet corporation
will designate the third.
Where navy work is concerned AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt will sit as a member of the board
When private ship yards are involved
local labor and local shipping inter-
ests will sit as members of the COM
mission with full voting powers.
In the event of tie by this board
the deciding vote will be cast by the
secretary of war, as chairman of the
council of national defense.
Districts shall be created and ex-
aminers appointed to first attempt
the adjustment of disputes. This ex-
aminer shall be the joint selection of
ship yard interests and organized
labor. If these fail to select, the
board shall appoint, by unanimous ac-
ton. The examiner shall be subject
to removal by the board by unani-
nous vote.
These examiners are specifically in
structed to confer with representa-
tives of organized labor and the board
will keep itself fully informed as to
living costs in the several districts
and their comparison between pro-
gressive periods of time.
The first step of the government
in establishing this extended contrac-
tural relation with organized labor
marks a new era and is blow to
those interests which persist in talk
ing of dealing with individual work.
ers."
According to a telegram from the
Metal Trades committee which was
setn from Seattle to Washington, D.
c., to confer with the shipping board,
the board has approved the Seattle
wage scale, to which the Shipyard
Laborers' union of Olympia was a
party. Under the terms of this scale
$3-a-day men will be raised ito 1920
and $3.50-a-day men will get $4.25.
The scale dates back to the time Of
the settlement here two months ago
and employees of the local shipyards
will receive the difference between
that now paid and the new scale for
the last two months. The Ship Car
penters withdrew from the agree
ment with the Metal Trades, and
the demands of the carpenters is thus
left to future adjustment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
m THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. for Thurston

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. for Thurston
County. In Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF George
ID. and Mary A. Forbes, Deceased.
Order Fixing Tinae for HEARING Final
Aeceant anA Report and Petition for
Al. weston, administrators Of the es-
tate Of George D. and Mary a. Forbes;
deceased. having this day rendered and
presented for settlement and filed In
this court his final account and report
and petition for distribution Of his ad-
ministration Of the estate Of said de-
ceased:
Il IL ordered that Monday, the LIST
day Of October, A. d. 1917, at o'clock
p. M, be and the same Is hereby APP
pointed for the settlement Of the said
nnal account, and report and petition
for distribution. and that notice be
given thereof by causing notices to be
posted In at least three ~ublic places
In this county. one OF which shall be at
the place where this court L. held. at
least ffteen days before said day Of
settlement, and By publishing such no
tice In The Warrington Standard, 3
meWDpaper published and Of general
circulation In this county. once Q week
for four weeks prior to said day OF set
JOHN r. MITCHELL. Judge.
THO6. u. VANCE,
JULIA y. WALDORF. &&
Attorneys for Administrator.
Published August 81, September Z,
~, II and -, 1917.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
TRADES COT Neil.

Appropriating $50 out OF the net
receipts Of the Labor Day celebratloh'
and turning over to the park board a
check for that amount. to be used IN
the purchase of r2x20-foot flag for
Priest Point park, was the important
action of the Trades Council at the
meeting of September 8.
Plumbers Union asked the Coun-
Gil to underwrite its quarterly work
ing cards and. after some discussion,
this was agreed to. In the future
local plumbers and steam filters will
carry a working card attested by the
seal of the Olympia Trades Council
and bearing the words, Authorized
BY Olympia Trades Council"
The proposal that the Council take
I'D the matter of building a Labor
Temple in this city was approved and
a committee named to handle the
matter. This committee consists OF
Joe Forstell, Fred Hudson, Ed Cowan,
w. ]. Raymond and C. B. Young. A
delegate meeting will be called for
the last Sunday in this month and all
local unions will be represented. The
Council committee will present to
this meeting of delegates plan for
carrying out the suggestion.
A communication from the Non
Partisan League, with headquarters
in St. Paul, was read and ordered
fled. The letter was in relation to a
convention which will be held in Min
neapolis, and the Trades Council was
invited to send delegates. Incidental
ly the epistle declared that the farm
ers were not overjoyed at the fixing
Of the maximum price of wheat at 81.
The Labor Day committee made a
report and all unpaid bills were ap-
proved and ordered paid. The bal
ance, $157, was credited to the gen.
eral fund of the Trades Council.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
WILLING TO GIVE ALL.

c. J. Lord, banker and member of
the State Council Of Defense, ad-
dressing the newspaper editors at
their convention at Centralia recent
ly. said that he was willing to give
everything to the government, that
he expected his all to be taken, but
that he would prefer Liberty bond
to tax receipt In lieu Of the re-
sources seized by the government
for military uses and believed the
giving of bonds in exchange for prop
erty to be an equitable plan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
BLAMED IN OMAHA.

In q report to Governor Leville the
Nebraska state board Of mediation
blames employers and the Business
Mems association for industrial tur-
moil in Omaha since the first of the
year. The demands of the employees
are declared mot unreasonable or ex-
cessive."
The board investigated the causes
Of over . dozen disputes, lockouts and
strikes.
much testimony" reports the
board, was given by employees which
tended to show that many employers
would have settled with their en-
ployes II there had not been pressure
brought by the Business Mems assoc
citation, and as no testimony was
given by the other side to controvert
them. We have been compelled to ac-
cept these statements as being true.
I'VE believe that some steps should
be taken by your excellency or the
state council Of defense to compel
both parties to the controversy to
live up to the spirit as we'll as the let
ter of the recommendations and re-
quests made by the secretary of labor
and so strongly approved by the pres
ident. From all the statements made
to US on behalf of the employees and
the testimony of a large number of
them, We are convinced that labor
stands ready to observe and obey the
suggestions in their entirety. If there
is any means whereby a similar agree
ment can be gotten from the employ
ers-and both parties will live up to
their promises-much may be done to
relieve the present deplorable situa-
ton.
After a careful consideration of all
the testimony. we are convinced that
under all the circumstances. laborers'
demands as to hours of labor, wages
and improved working conditions are
not unreasonable or excessive"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF, THE
State of Washington, in and for
Thurstop County.
In re the Estate of Sophia Erny, de-
ceased. No. 2071
Notice of Hearing on Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.
Notice is hereby given. That Blasius
Erny has this day filed his first and
final account as administrator OF the
above entitled estate. and has filed
Herewith his petition for distributor Ri n
estate to. the persons entitled thereto;
and Monday. the cath day of September
1917. at 2 p. M. at department No. l..
court house, in and for Thurston coun-
ty, Washington. has ben fixed as the
time and place for the hearing on said
final report and petition; All persons
Interested in the said estate are mott,
fed then and there to be present and
show cause IL any they have. why the
said account should not be allowed, ap-
proved and settled. and the petition for
distribution granted as prayed.
Dated August 18th, 1917.
A. c. BAKER,
Deputy County Clerk, ThurstOn County.
published August "a and 81 and Sep
tember Z. IA and 81. 1917.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
Shumate's Hogs Are Winners.

Shumate's Hogs Are Winners.
Returning from Elma Tuesday, C.
w. Shumate of Tumwater reported a
clean sweep of grand championships.
championships and firsts and seconds
for his herds of Duroc, Poland and
Berkshire hogs at the Southwest
Washington Fair at Chehalis and the
Grays Harbor County Fair at Elma.
He will ship his hogs to North Yaki-
ma. the latter part Of this week for
display at the State Fair next week,
where he expects to duplicate the high
record he made last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
sHIPYARD LABORERs.

Financial Secretary Clark, having
been chosen by Uncle Sam to cross
the pond. rendered hts resignation at
Monday nights meeting Of Shipyard
Laborers Union and c. B. Young was
elected to the vacancy.
Routine business and discussion OF
the meeting Of the Northwest Coun-
Gil, which will be held In Seattle Sep
TENDER Is, constituted the other BUSH
ness of the meeting.
Five candidates were initiated.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
County
Legal Notices

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OK THE
state of Washington, for Tnurst"n
County.
In the Matter OF the Estate Of Martin
kehoe.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. eXecutrix OF the estate of Mar
tin Kehoe, deceased. to the creditors
Of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first publ
cation OF this notice, to the said julia
A. Kehoe, at the address OF her attor..
neys hereinafter given, in the city or
Olympia county of Thurston, the same
being the place for the transaction OF
the business of said estate.
Dated at Olympia this 7th day or
September. A. d. 1917.
JULIA A. KEHOE
Executrix.
THOS. NJ. VANCE,
JULIA F.. WALDORF,
Attorneys for said Executrix
Published September Z. IA. 81 and
20, 1917.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

NOTICE OF MEETING TO DECREASE
the Capital Stock of the Washington
Mercantile Company.
Notice Is hereby given. That a meet
ing OF the stockholders OF the wash
ington Mercantile Company be and the
same Is hereby called to meet at Roch-
ester, Thurston county. Washington. at
the ONCE OF the company. on the 18th
day OF November. 1917 at the hour of
2 O'clock D. M, for the purpose of con-
sidering the question of decreasing the
capital stock Of the said Washington
Mercantile COMPANY from Fifty Thou
sand Dollars to Thirty-five Thousand
Dollars.
All stockholders Of the said Wash
ington Mercantile Company are hereby
notified to be present at the said meet
ing.
Dated September nth. 1917.
L. L. HUNTER.
WIN. E. COHEtMS.
JOHN o. JOHNSON.
HENRY r. JAMES.
r. F. BOYD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
UNIFORM SCALE OF WAGES.

Typographical unions Of the Pacific
will establish uniform con-
ditions Of work and wages, according
to action at q scale conference held
in Tacoma last Sunday.
Represented at the conference were
delegates from Seattle, Tacoma. Ev-
erett, Olympia. Hoquiam. Aberdeen
and Portland. Seattle scale contracts
were adopted and will be recommend
ed to unions In the Northwest not
represented in the conference.
Closer afiiliation Of the printing
trades crafts was urged in resolutions
and these wifi be transmitted to the
different local unions through the ex-
ecutive officers of the Northwest
Printing Trades Conference, which
was organised in Everett in January
Of this year.
Joseph DIETRICH Of Portland was
elected president Of the Scale Confer
ence and AL McCafferty Of Seattle
secretary. Mr.. DIETRICH will repre-
sent the Scale Conference at the ses-
sions of the Northwest Printing
Trades Conference, which convenes in
Portland in January. 1918.
Fred Hudson represented Olympia
typographical union at the Tacoma
meeting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
state q Washingt4n. in and for the
n re the guardlanship Of Ernest
Weathertll, Z minor. No. @
NOTION ron bids.
Ne<ice % heteby given. That the un-
Gersigned guardian Of the above named
intsrsst 81 t usss nsov D'o named minor In II
ana to the following described real es-
tnfes situate, lying ana being In the
county Of Thurston. state of Washing
Sesinning ae ! point from which the
meander corner to fractional sections
- and 81. townShip 70 north. range 8
e:t ass chsns = dsssns ana
running thence. north IS degrees 80
minutes east $50 chains: thence south
~ degrees 80 minutes east ITO chains:
40 chains: thence south 10 degrees 40
minutes west 900 chains; thence south
~ degrees east SEA chains: thence
ssh & se1s 20
q minutes east 500 chains; thence
north n degrees - minutes west $50
chains: thence north ~ degrees IL min.
degrees 20 minutes west $50 chains;
thence south ~ degrees 90 minutes east
4.le chains to the place Of beginning.
containing An area q ii;si acres: &C.
ale IN the once of the Commissioner OF
Public Lands It Olympia. washington
Commsncing At the meander corner
70 sections - and ~. township 10 north
range west. W. n; thence south "a
degrees % minutes west 48.7s chains to
the initial point Of this description;
thence south 6 degrees 40 minutes
west 1854 chains: thence north 81 de-
grees 90 minutes west 77S chains
thence north Is degrees 10 minutes
east 1861 chains; thence south 81 de.
Grees 90 minutes east 1.76 chains to the
initial point, containing AIS acres. more
or less. a. shown by the oficial plat Of
said DESCRIBED tract Of oyster land, nlet
IN the ONCE Of the Board Of State Lane
Commissioners ct Olympia. Washing.
ton, on the 21st day Of May, 1894. and
altogether containing 1915 acres more
or less.
on ana after September cath. 1917.
Said bids must be In writing and MAY
be delivered to the undersigned per
sOnally. or at his place Of residence OF
Totten Inlet in Thurston county. Wash
ington. or to his attorneys. Messrs
Troy q sturdevant. or may be filed Will
the clerk Of the above entitled court
and must be upon terms to be approved
ROBERT WEATHERILL
Guardian OF Ernest Weatherill. minor
Published September II and 81. 1917
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
Rochester Church Dedicated.

An extensive program Sunday
marked the dedication of the new
Evangelical Lutheran church, re-
Gently completed on the road between
Rochester and Helsing Junction. Wis.,
iting ministers delivered addresses In
Finnish, Swedish and English. The
women Of the congregation served q
basket dinner at noon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

Mrs. Hattie B. Dunlap. state presi-
dent Of the w. c. T. u. who ad-
dressed meetings at Tenino Monday
evening and Olympia Tuesday even
ing. was the guest Of Mrs. H. n. Wal
lace while In this city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

The value and need Of q news
paper in the household was never
greater than at the present time.
Tho great war in Europe is now
halfway into it's third year. and.
whether peace be At hand or yet b
far OF, 1t and the events to follow Il
are sure to be Of absorbing interest
for many q month to come.
These are world-shaking affairs.
in which the United States. willing
or unwilling, is compelled to take .
part. No intelligent person can
ignore such issues.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price II only u
per year. and this pays for 1SS
papers. We offer this unsQuallsd
newspaper and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
"OBIGAmON no PUBLIC.

The United Railroads of San Fran
cisco justify the use Of strikebreakers
on the plea that It owes an Obligation
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14

Wilson Howe has been appointed
administration Of the estate Of +. 4.
Davis, deceased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
Tumwater Boy Joins Oregon Engi.

Tumwator Boy Joins Oregon Engi.
noorB.
John Muir of Tumwater went over
to American Lake Monday to report
for duty with Company B Of the first
separate battalion of Oregon Engi-
neers. and left with them Wednesday
evening for Camp Charlotte. N. c.,
where they are to spend a few weeks
in training before going to France for
active service.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-09-14
IOcal Labor Index

FURNISHED BY FRED HUDSON. UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE
TRADES COUNCIL