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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
THREE INITIATIVE
BILLS ARE FILED
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
PRESENTS ITS PROPOSALS
FOR NEXT ELECTION.

Initiative measures providing for
a new statewide marketing system.
limiting the power of courts in
issuing injunctions and providing
for non-partisan elections, were filed
with Secretary Of State I. M. Howell
Tuesday by Miss Lucy r. Case of Sc
attic, secretary of the Joint Legisla-
tive Committee composed of repre-
sentatives Of the State Grange, the
Farmers Union, the State Federation
of Labor, and the Direct Legislation
League.
The measures will be known as
Initiative Measures Nos. 81, 32 and
33. The marketing bill proposes to
have every county, city and town,
township and port district in the
state become a municipal corpora
tion," permitted to market and dis
tribute farm products and cereals of
all kinds. to manufacture -four and
the like, to provide transportation and
power plants necessary to carry on
the work and all necessary transmits
sion systems.
The second bill would limit the
power of courts to issue injunctions
in time of labor troubles to such
times as may be necessary to save
property from destruction. This is in
tended to permit peaceful picketing.
The third proposition provides for
a non-partisan election system. This
was formerly initiative measure 10,
which failed to get on the ballot at
the last election for want of sigma
lures. Included in it are provisions
for presidential preference primary
and the formation of parties when
party failed to poll 3 per cent of vote
at preceding election.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
MANY PAY TAX NOW
WHO DIDN'T BEFORE
HENCE MANY WAIIS-AND AN
EXPLANATION BY COUNTY
OFFICIALS.

Quite number of people who
never paid taxes before are stuck
for contributions of anywhere from
50 to $40 to the county treasury this
year, and therein lies the cause for q
good many kicks and some sighting
remarks that have been made by Wis
itors at the courthouse this week,
For this IL taxpaying 'time-it started
last Monday,
The assessment on which taxes
were paid iasts year was made In
1915. Then and in all the years. pre-
vious the practice had been, in a..
sessing q man who had $500 worth
of property. for example, to list it on
the so per cent basis at $500 and
then grant him the statutory 5000
exemption. II he were married, and
he didn't have to pay any taxes q,
all. That was duck soup" for lot
|of people. M
But last year the state tax com.
mission asked the attorney general
for an opinion on the tax laws and
he replied that the laws required
property to be listed at 100 per cent
The legislature came along then and
said that all property must be as
sessed at so per cent. The resul'
was that the assessment plan wal
changed entirely. Now 1t works out
this way:
The 5000 worth Of property is put
on the tax rolls at $500. the $500 ex
emption is deducted, and then SO pei
cent of the remaining $500 is put
down as the assessed value, SO thai
the man who never paid any taxet
before now has to pay on &a5O as
sessed valuation.
AT least that's what County Asses
sor H. N. Sticklin says.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
WAR STAMPS SALES
ARE LARGE HERE
LOCAL PEOPLE BUY $25,37O
WORTH IN JANUARY, COM
MITTEE REPORTS. !.

Thurston county and Olympia are
making an excellent record in. the
sale of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps, for the reports on the sales
during the month Of January show q
total Of $25,37O for this county.
The local committee reports that
Tenino and other outside places are
showing real enthusiasm in the ab-
sorption of these stamps and when
the plan is perfected of having thsm
on sale In every store in the county
and every merchant and every clerk
. government stamp sales agent. It
is predicted that the people Of this
county will take their share every
month.
The January sales averaged about
$1,000 q day for each working day In
the month. That is the rate that will
have to be maintained throughout
the entire year IL Thurston county
subscribes its entire share.
Meetings are being held by store
men and their clerks and they are
given instructions in regard to the
stamps and the methods Of inducing
the public to take them. The stamps
offer the best investment ever put
before the people Of any nation. They
are really baby bonds" backed by
all of the resources of the United
States government, and earn per
cent interest, compounded quarterly.
The denominations arc small enough
to permit every one to buy some.
The clerks Of the city held q big
meeting at the City Council chamber
Thursday night and discussed the sit.
uation and advised relative to meth.
ods of increasing sales, after listen
ing to a talk by Thomas F. Muir
phine, assistant attorney general.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
Frank Mount a Major.

Another promotion just made has
given Captain Frank r. Mount of the
medical corps at Camp Lewis. the
gold leaves of major. Major Mount
Is the son of Judge and Mrs. Wallace
Mount of this city. but enlisted from
Oregon City at the beginning of the
war. He came to camp as first lieu
tenant. He has been appointed san
itary officer for the camp.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
REPORT EXPENSES Of !.
! RED CROSS WAR FUND
NATIONAL COUNCIL MAKES DE-
TAILED STATEMENT OF ALL
EXPENDITURES.

An official statement, showing in
detail all appropriations by the war
council of the American Red Cross
out of the Red Cross War Fund,
reaching a total Of $77.S43.435.35.
was made public this week at Wash
ington, D. C.
The statement is long, covering
four closely printed pages and item
izing the expenditures in detail. In
the foreword to it the Council says:
These appropriations show total
OF $44.657,795.S9 for foreign relief,
a total of $2,612,532.60 for United
States relief, and a total of $24,323,-
1912 for expenditures for supplies.
either for foreign shipment or for
distribution or resale to chapters In
this country This latter item in
cludes $7,O63,649.12. which is also
included in the $30.519,259.6 for
work in France. as we'll as $11,2SS.-
I417 for material for resale to chap
ters. 1t may thus be considered as
working fund and as liquid asset
rather than an expenditure.
"All appropriations from the Red
Cross War Fund, up to January 9.
1918, amounted to $77,843,435.S5.
"The total appropriations for ad-
ministration at national headquar-
ters and at division headquarters
amounted to $1.2s9.292 for the last
six months period. This includes
$365.OOO for divisional administra-
ton expenses and $25O,O00 donated
for telegraph and cable service by
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany-the latter item extending over
a considerably longer period OF
time.
"These appropriations did not
come out of the war fund. but are
more than covered from the portion
of membership dues received at ma
tional headquarters. These member
,, ship dues, which more than paid foI
all administration expenses, were
such dues received before the recent
membership drive was made.
I'm other words, no expenses OF
administration in the United States
were paid for out of the Red Cross
war fund. All administration Ii
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
COUNCIL LETS SOME \
JOBS...TALkS OTHERS
VARIOUS SIDEWALKS ARE TO BE
BUILT-STREET AND SEWER
WORK PLANNED.

Awarding Of several contracts for
minor local improvements and dis
cussion Of others occupied consid-
cradle portion of the councils time
at it's regular session Tuesday even-
ing, some fireworks being spilled
during the "talkfest" over work to
be done on Brawne avenue, on the
Westside.
J. F. Forbes was awarded the con-
tract for sidewalks on Harrison ave-
nue. for $500, the lowest of four bfdss
J. G. Bigelow got the work on South
Sherman avenue for $466.34, the
lowest OF three proposals, and also
the sidewalk on Tenth street from
Eastside to Boundary for $170.05,
the price submitted by D. E. Werts.
the low bidder, who declined to
handle this job inasmuch as Bigelow
had another nearby.
Forstell Mixes With McClarty.
Councilman Joseph Forstell kicked
up little racket over letter from
Street Commissioner McClarty, in
which the latter urged some perma-
nent form of Improvement Of Brawne
avenue and said he did not believe
the street department could accom-
plish much with few loads Of
gravel. The coupcilman jumped
astride the street department and In
sisted the commissioner could fix the
street UP Il he tried. Us
Mayor Mills and Councilman Knox
then suggested It would take 100
loads OF gravel to fix the street and
Forstell rep1ied such expense was mot
warranted. He also pointed ont that
several resolutions tos.create an inn
provsment district for the perma-
neat gravelling Of the street hsd
been voted down % the result Of tlas'
protests OF property owners
The upshot OF the discussion was
that the council voted to 80 over to
the Westside In a body Wednesday
and size. up the situation. They did
and decided some gravelling should
be done % soon as the weather win
permit.
New Work In Prospect.
The council then proceeded to
adopt resolutions for the opening
and grading Of Columbia street from
Twentieth to Twenty-hrst. to inn
prove the sewage and drainage on
South Washington street. and to con-
struct concrete bulkhead along the
bank on the Main street side Of tho
Stevens property between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets to keep the drain
age water from flooding the side
walk.
The repairs to the sewer In South
Main street, which became clogged so
that water flooded the basement Of
the Capital apartments. cost $S55.27.
City Engineer Ray Wood reported.
!, The bill caused considerable discus
sion and was then wished on" to
the street committee.
Engineer Wood also recommended
various street repairs. which he was
later authorized to have done.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
Myers Buys Clough Farm.

H. w. Myers. former deputy coun-
ty game warden and proprietor of
the old game farm at Buffers Cove,
has bought and is now living on the
Charles Cloush farm on Bush Prairie.
near the Bush school, and plans to
establish there In the course OF the
next few years one Of the largest
game farms on the Coast. For the
present he will continue a. deputy
in the automobile division Of the sec-
-retaFy ofs~state's ONCE. Mrs. Myers
taking charge of the farm.
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Maud Powell at Chehalis.

Maud Powell, the great American
violinist. is to appear In a concert at
Chehalis Monday evening, February
25, under the auspices of the Che
halls Choral Society, and, as 1t is un-
usual for so great an artist to stop
at one of the smaller centers, the
event is creating q great deal OF In
terest among music-lovers Of South
west Washington. The seat sale Is
now on. orders being handled by
White & Gabel Of Chehalie.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08

the unfortunate ones at home and in
the nations allied with us in the con-
fict in which We are now engaged. I
again urge the school children Of the
state of Washington to become mem-
bers Of the Junior Red Cross"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
I3 AMERICAN SOLDIERS LOST.
ON TORPED0ED TRANSPORT

So far as KNOWN no Thurson county first feared
perhaps Richard Duva Mud
Of Ireland Tuesday With the Of 13
soldiers aboard ~
Floyd G.. Belts, Basil A. bolton William Kelley
this city, first thought have been aboard the
members Of
have the units
employe Of the generals Office; Bolton
Kelley
Relatives and friends that they received
weeks Of their safe arrival Europe Duvas
Mrs. l.. E. Duval he was aboard the
The principally Michigan Wisconsin
guarsmen with aviation quadrons engineer
details
supposedly heavily by British
regarded probable
stumbled ubmebe rather
the first shot in the sink American
transports.
The Tuscania is the first ship carrying American
submarine though
torpedoed sunk while
II soldiers and 150 Others
reports o attackssa.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
CRADLE SONGS ARE ANCIENT
Words often Seem Meaningless jun
BILE; Melody Always Within Com
pass of Home Voices.

Almost all popular cradle songs are
very old, some of them so old that,
were they. not familiar, they might be
considered the veriest curiosities of
literature. Through all the changes
of language they have held their own
upon the lips and in the hearts of the
people. From mouth to mouth they
have come down through the years
with an irresistible swing of rhythm
and patter and jingle of words till
they seem to have been rather nat
qral growth than a human invention.
In all the melodies, observes d wri-
ter, there is q certain likeness of
rhythm with national, might say, II
temperamental difference of movement
and meter from the slow assured
major of the Germans to the wild plain
tive minor of the Scotch, characterized
by the short accented notes or the
weirdness of the Hungarian with its
sudden changes.
That these old songs should have
embodied and retained the character
istics of the people among whom they
originated gives them an Importance
which their crude words and the ele-
mentary character of their melodies
scarcely seem to warrant. The words.
often seem mere meaningless jum-
Bile, the melody is always within the
easy compass of home voices. No
doubt both express, in some supernally
wise way, the one unalterable senti-
ment of maternal love.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Farmers I! Watch
Your Stonachs
In Hot Weather
We and Our Allies Are Depending Upon Your
Strength To Supply Our Armies With Food.

You men who work long hours in
the fields under blazing sun-you've
got to be big eaters, because your food
is your strength, and now, more than
ever, your strength is badly needed.
SO guard your health. Be sure and
watch your stomach, for in the sum-
mer time nearly all illness can be
traced to stomach and bowel COM
plant. You, yourself, know how liza
BILE man is to sunstroke II he goes
in the hot sun too soon after eating a
hearty midday meal, and also how
liable he is to sudden attacks Of stom-
ech misefies. So cool Off in the shade
before going back to work. Don't take
chances.
Take care of your stomach, friend.
You know you can't work well with
your stomach out of fix. safety FIRST"
must be your motto, so send to your
druggist and get a big box of EAT.
oNIc, enough for yourself and family,
yes, and the hired folks, too. It's
the wonderful new compound for the
quick relief Of stomach and bowel mis-
cries. It was originated by H. L. Kra-
mer, the man who made millions Of
people happy with his FIRST great rem
edy, Cascarets.
Now, all you need do is to take a
tablet or two of EAToNIc after your
meals. It's good-just like eating
candy. Enjoy the quick, sure relief
It brings-how almost instantly 1t re-
iieves Indigestion, heartburn, food
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

repeating sour stomach, and that pain
full, puffed-up, bloated, lumpy feeling
after eating. EATONIC will help you
all to pain-free stomach-a sweet,
cool, comfortable stomach---in fact,
those who take EATONIC say it makes
them forget they have stomachs. They
never dreamed that anything could
bring about such quick and wonder
full results. Don't wait until the sum-
ner sickness of stomach ard bowels
weakens you--but start using EAT
ONIC today! Just one or two after
meals; that's all.
Your health--your folks health--is
a matter Of vital Importance, not only
to yourself, but also to the nation. And
you know one can't be too careful of
ones stomach and bowels during the
hot spells.
EAToNIc only costs cent or two
a day to use tia big box 80 cents
no more. That is the price, and re-
member, EAToNIc is absolutely guar
anteed to do all we claim--in fact,
more. It's the best Stomach Remedy
you ever used.
You know your druggist; trust him
then to make our guarantee good; IL
EAToNIc fails in any way, take it
back; he will refund your money. If
your druggist does not keep 1t, drop us
a postal and we will send It; you can
pay when you get 1t. Address Fl. L.
KRAMER, Pres. EATONIC REMEDY
CO., 1018 s. Wabash Ave. Chicago.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
THE MAKING OF
A FAMOUS
=. MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual look with the reli-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making Of this great
medicine for woman's ills.
Over $50, 900 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal sub.
stances are at their best. 4
The most successful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes in
contact with the medicine is sterilized
and as final 'precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
1t Is the wonderful combination of
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation.
which has made this famous medicine
SO successful in the treatment of
female ills.
The letters from women who have
been restored to health by the use of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pub
fishing attest to its virtue.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Tonight! Take Dodson's Liver Tone!
Better Than CaIomeI For Liver
Calomel sickens If bilious constipated and head
achy read my guarantee

straighten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning, I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be-
cause it is real liver medicine; entire-
ly vegetable, therefore it can not sail.
vate or make you sick. :,
] guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and constl-
pated waste which is clogglng your
system and making you feel miserable.
guarantee that bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. It is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste,
ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, motherlf II
coated, or your child is listless, cross,
feverish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
emf heartily. full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's all
ment, give teaspoonful. of "Cali-
fornia Syrup of Figs" then don't
worry, because 1t is perfectly harm
less, and in a few hours all this con-
stipation poison, sour bile and fer
menting waste will gently move out Of
the bowels, and you have well, play
full child again. A thorough "inside
cleansing" is oftimes all that is neces-
sary. 1t should be the first treatment
given in any sickness.
Beware Of. counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children Of
allSages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that 1t is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Listen to me! Take no more sicken-
ing, salivating calomel when bilious or
constipated. Don't lose a days work
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into 1t, break
ing 1t up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
are sluggish and FALL knocked out" If
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dizziness,
coated tongue, If breath is bad or
stomach sour, just take spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone for few cents. Take a
spoonful tonight, and If it doesn't
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
FARMERS ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use of
Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the
foot-bath, increases their efficiency and in
sures needed physical comfort. 1t takes the
Friction from the Shoe, frcshens the feet,
and prevents tired, aching and blistered feet.
Women everywhere are constant users OF
Aliens Foot=Ease. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot=Ease. Sold by dealers every
where. 25c ADV
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Waffle Bark Valuable.

Quantities Of the bark of the South
African waffle tree have been import
ed into the United States from
Natal in recent years, but most of it
prior to the war ives exported to Ger
many and Belgium. Since then waffle
bark has been utilized to far greater
extent by tanners in this country.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Spent hemlock bark, which has been
used chiefly for fuel, may soon be i'm
portant in felt manufacture. Expert
ments have shown that this bark can
be substituted for 80 per cent of the
basic material, now chiefly rag stock,
used in roofing felts. If the bark is
used for the 100000 tons of felt made
in this country annually, there will
be saving, 1t is thought, Of about
81 100000 year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

The occasional use Of Roman Eye Balsam
lieve tired, watery eyes, and eye strain. Adv
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
Best Paid Writer.

Rudyard Kipling is probably the best
paid of all short story writer's. His
price Is $500 a thousand words.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Groves Baby Bowel Medicine
aids Digestion relieves Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea
and Flux II Is just as effective for Adulfs as for
Children. Perfectly harmless
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
cutIcur. compIexions.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment as needed to make
the complexion clear, scalp clean and
hands soft and white. For free SAM
pies address "Cuticura, Dept. x, Bos-
ton" Sold by druggists and by mail.
Soap rs, Ointment % and 50.--Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Chile's tillable soil is held by seven
per cent of the population.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Be very certain that just as soon as
you start feeling sorry for yourself,
everybody else is going to stop.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Too Cautious.
did the brides father give her
away?'
"No; he was too anxious to get her
Off his hands,"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

A Soft Answer.
She (haughtily)--You have for
gotten yourself.
He (meekly)-Tm glad 1t wasn't my
umbrella.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Envy always puts us further from
the thing we envy.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21

Norway has established domestic
science school for girls at Stavanger.