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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
FLU SEVERE At YELM;
. FLOODS KEEP OUT HELP
Army Doctors Unable to Reach the
Stricken COmmunity-Epide
Subsiding Here.

Though the influenza epidemic
continues to abate in Olympia, the
situation is growing worse in several
districts of the county and the Yelm
neighborhood is particularly afflict-
ed, DR.. H. w. Partlow, county physi.
clan, says.
Thursday J. L. Mosman came in
from Yelm to try to get local ply
sician, there being none in the dis
trict, but the doctors here felt they
could not get away and County Com
missioner j. c. Sans telephoned
General Leitch, commanding officer
at Camp Lewis, and askd him to send
some physicians to Yelm from the
base hospital.
General Leitch agred, but Friday
morning phOned Sans that the men
he had sent had been unable to get
to Yelm. though they drove $50
miles trying to find a way through.
all bridges being down or roads i'm
passable on account of the floods.
Train service was also stopped.
Further efforts will be made to get
to Yelm Friday, General Leitch said,
and 1t is thought that help will reach
the stricken community soon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
AULIE-M'DOWELI4D DEBATE IS
SET FOR JANUARY ~.

D. A. Macaulie, representing the
Ship Carpenters Union. and Secre-
tary Walter Mcdowell. of the Olym-
pia Building & Loan Association, will
engage in debate at Central hall the
evening of January 27, the question
at issue being the propriety of the
actions of crowd of celebrants of
Victory day who went about demand
ing the closing of places of business
on that day, November II.
The Ship Carpenters excepted to
certain structures upon those who
took part in the affair, especially a
reference to "six-sixty-a-day men,
and which were contained in an ad.
over McDowelrs sigma
ture.. Mcdowell was challenged to
debate by Macaulie.
c. d. Adams will be chairman of
the meeting.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
WESTS|OE CHAPEL
FORMALLY OPENED
SERVICES SUNDAY AND THIS
WEEK DEDICATE THE NEW
CHURCH BUILDING.

Formal opening of the new West.
side chapel. modern frame struc-
ture of semi-bungalow style replac-
ing the one destroyed by fire a year
ago. took place last Sunday. Serv-
ices are also being held each evening
this week by the pastor, Rev. ]. c.
Baker, and associates.
Rev. o. j. Stone of Tacoma, Rev.
John Fee of Portland and Rev. A. b.
Eddy Of Seattle conducted the three
dedicatory services Sunday morning,
afternoon an evening. The church
was open u :isitors throughout the
day.
The new building has a full con-
crete basement. with furnace, and
is we'll lighted and ventilated. The
auditorium is at present fitted with
pews having seating capacity of
200, but there is room for rs more.
In spite of the fact that-the building
was erected during war time, the
total cost was only $500. the ex-
pense being held down by the fact
that the members donated 200 days
time.
The congregation received $500
insurance on the old building and
donations of $899.5O were made
prior to its completion. The balance
of $3.50 is now being raised.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
SH|PYAROS WORK HERE
BUT CLOSE DOWN SOUND
Seattle and Tacoma Plants Shut Down
by Strike Of 10000
Men.

Some $4,000 men are idle in Seattle
and $4,000 more in Tacoma, as the
result of the strike in the shipyards
called by the Metal Trades council In
protest to the Macy wage award and
the refusal of the shipyard proprietors
to grant wage advances to $6, 81 and
$S a day.
The local shipyards are not effected.
the employees here having voted Mon
day night to remain, at work. OFF,
cials Of the Seattle and Tacoma unions
came over here Sunday and conferred
with the local men, but, after another
referendum on the question, they de-
clined to join with them.
All of the wooden yards down
Sound are closed down as we'll as the
steel. The district council of the
shipwrights union voted against q
strike, but the wooden yards were
compelled to shut down when the en-
gineers joined the metal trades in the
walk-out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
WOUNDED OLYnP|AN
At CAMP HOspIIG
MAJOR CHASE, son ORsTA11kaElk. 3.
DRAULIC ENGINEER. RECs1V-s
ERING FROM INJURIES

.4
Major Clifford e. Chase, SON of
State Hydraulic Engineer Marvin
Chase. who was seriously wounded ih
action September 26 at Hauoourt.
France, 10 now at the base hospital
at Camp Lewis, where he expects to
remain until fully recovered.
Major Chase was wounded while.
as captain Of the Fourth Engineer,
he and his company were searching
for new routes for the infantry ad-
vance. He was struck by an "8S'p
and was injured In eight places. the
most serious being in the right leg
below the hip. Although his wounds
have not yet healed sufficiently to en-
able him to move, physicians say he
will ultimately recover and be only
slightly lame.
Following his injury ON the bat
tlefield, he was removed to base hoa-
pital 20 at vitell, France. and from
there to Brest, where he embarked tor
the United States on the hospital
ship La France. reaching 81. Maryab
hospital, Hoboken. N. j., Christmas
eve. After remaining there q few
weeks he was brought to Camp Lewis.
American wounded who ara NOW
arriving here are happily satisAod
that all the suffering and hardnhiya
endured were worth while, Mr.. 0hano
said after visit with his son.
Although sorrow and the horrors oR
war have left their imprint On tha
boys faces, 1t does not seem to have
dulled their cheerful viewpoint" /" m.
Chase said.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
CITY STARTS MOVE TO
BUILD WESTS|DE BRIDGE
Special Council Committee Will Con-
fer With Commissioners ON
Project.

A special committee of the city
council will meet with the county
commissioners next Monday to confer
on the question of building the new
bridge across the Des Chutes river on
West Fourth street this year, under
the county bonding plan adopted q
year ago.
At that time an expenditure OF
100000 a year for FIVE years was
authorized, and the project set for
construction the second year was the
West Fourth street bridge. 1t is now
said for the commissioners that the
100000 available will not be SUM-
cient to erect the kind OF concrete
bridge, % feet wide, the city wants,
and the committee will remind the
commissioners of the offer of the
Northern Pacific to pay part of the
cost, and of the share the council be-
lieves the Olympia Light & Power
company ought to pay.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
DANCE BAN CONTINUES
WITH COUNCIL DIVIDED
Date Of Legislative Reception Still In
Air, When City Fathers
Disagree.

After considerable of a chewing
match on both sides of the question.
the council at its regular meeting
Tuesday evening voted three to three
on the proposal to lift the ban
against dances In this city, so that
it will continue for at least two
weeks longer, unless the council
holds a special meeting.
Councilmen Wohleb, Draham and
Forstell favored lifting the ban, while
Knox, Haycox and Mckinney stood
pat ON continued enforcement Of 1t.
At issue chiefly was the question of
staging the legislative reception and
dance, which the Chamber of Com
merce committee declines to put on
until the council lifts the ban, though
It would be staged in the Tumwater
clubhouse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
HIGH SCHOOL TO Be
DEDICATED SATURDAY
NEW BUILDING WILL BE OPEN
TO PUBLIC INSPECTION IN
THE AFTERNOON.

Formal exercises dedicating Olym-
pia's new high school which were
recently postponed on account of the
influenza epidemic, will be conducted
In the auditorium of the building Sat-
urday evening, Superintendent C. e.
Beach announces.
The building, known as the Will
lam Winlock Miller high school, will
be open for inspection of the general
public throughout the afternoon, and
the dedicatory exercises will begin at
7:45 in the evening, with a selection
by the high school orchestra. Rev.
r. Franklin Hart will deliver the in.
vocation.
The program consists of addresses
by Governor Ernest Lister, Mrs.
Josephine Corliss Preston, and George
w. Nash, president of the Bellingham
Normal school, while Clark V. Saw
idge will present new service flag
to the school, to which E. l.. Breck-
ner. the principal, will respond.
The building will be presented to
the district by Joseph H. Wohleb, on
behalf of the architects. the accept
ance being made by Fred w. Stock
ing for the school board. Music by
the high school orchestra will be in
terspersed throughout the program.
Friday evening a large number Of
graduates Of the high school met to
re-organize the Alumni Association,
and to consider plans for the install
lation in the new building of suit
able memorial to students who en-
tered the army or navy service dur
ing the war.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
RE-ORGAN|zEO At LIVELY MEETING
"BEsT FOR GENERAL BAN
QUET OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN WEDNESDAY
EvENING-ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS ENROLLED
PLANS ERECTION s25ooOO HERE.

THE finest meeting Olympia has
had for 20 years."
This was the comment of many an
Old-time resident of the city follow
ing the banquet of 275 business and
professional men of the city at Gen.
tral hall Wednesday evening, when
some 100 new members were en-
rolled in the Chamber of Commerce,
pledges given by 25 men to secure
one more member each, and enthu-
siasm stimulated for the erection of
a $250,00O hotel here this spring.
Credit for the meeting is given
to Trustee Geo. d. Prigmore, chair
man of the special membership com.
mittee which handled all arrange
ments. There was not only the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Draft Land Settlement Bill.

The executive committee of the
Washington Land Settlement Asso.
citation met Friday with Secretary
Benson of the department of agricul-
ture to put the final touches on the
proposed land settlement bill. As
now outlined, this measure will pro-
vide a fund of $2,5OO,0OO, which will
be used for building homes for
Washington settlers. Good land viii
be picked out, made entirely ready
for cultivation, houses and barns
will be built, machinery purchased,
stock bought, and everything ar
ranged so that a settler can step
on to the place and make it going
business. The places will be put on
the market and sold at actual cost.
Settlers would repay the state with
interest in annual installments COW
ering from 80 to 40 years. AS the
principal is repaid the money would
be used to develop more homes. SO
that the whole sum appropriated
would be kept at work all the time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
BERGSTR0M AGAIN
COUNTY AGENT HERE
RE-APPOINTED MONDAY WHEN
NEW COMMISSIONERS RE-
ESTABLISH OFFICE.

A heated discussion by the men,
bers of the new board of county COM
missioners. into which r. B. Coglon,
state county agent leader, and some
others were drawn, resulted in the
unemployment by the local board
last Monday Of c. H. Bergstrom as
county agent for the coming year.
Commissioners Neylon and Bennett
voted In favor of It and Commission
or Sans against 1t.
Bergstfom's original contract with
the county expired last November
and at that time the old board de-
clined to renew it. asking Coglon to
supply another man by the first of
the year. When this was not done,
tho Anaf act Of the old board at It's
last meeting week ago was to no.
tify Coglon that the contract was can
celled.
But some missionary" work ON
the outside with the new board re-
suited in the decision of Commission.
ers Neylon and Bennett to re-estab-
lish the contracts and Coglon came
over here and conferred with the
board last Monday. He admitted! so
Commissioner Sans says, that he
had made no effort to obtain another
man as requested by the old board.
He told the commissioners that there
was no other person available, three
large counties desiring agriculturists
now being without them.
The new board was favorable to
the appointment of Bergstrom and
did SO, overriding Commissioner
Sans efforts to postpone such action
until next Monday. which he favored,
he says. in order to give the people Of
the county an opportunity to express
themselves II they desired.
Bergstrom took Office Immediately.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24

largest turnout that has attended .
Chamber of Commerce meeting for
years, but the spirit ran high, the
speeches were apropos and invigo-
rating. and everybody seemed greatly
interested.
DR.. Henry Suzzallo, president Of
the University Of Washington and
chairman of the State Council of De-
fense, who was the chief speaker OF
the evening, started the ball a-rolling
with stimulating address ON ''The
Work of Chamber of Commerce:
C. J. Lord made rousing talk on
Some OF the Things Olympia
Needs; Geo. d. Prigmore handed
out some straight talk regarding =
live" Chamber OF Commerce ana
issued call for new members; p. n.
Troy presided and kept interest ''on
high" throughout.
In between the addresses several
soldier entertainers from Camp
Lewis, q pianist and accordion
player, an operate tenor soloist, ana
q steel guitar player and singer, kept
things moving lively and ''pep" run
ming high. And toward the close
Senator Sinclair Of Pacific county ana
Secretary Hoots Of the Yakima Comk
msrcial club boosted matters. along
with Interesting talks.
DR.. Suxsallo emphasized the diffsr-
ence between i" city OF drift" ana
"a city Of mastery Is he style4
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Ministers Must Prove II.

A change of procedure in the pros
ecution of unlawful possession cases
under the anti-liquOr law which will
compel ordained clergymen. priests
and rabbis to prove their calling when
charged, is contained in bill intro
duced Monday in the house by Rep
resentative j. l.. Cross of Adams
county. The amendment permits the
state to put the burden Of proof upon
the defendant. The Prosecuting At
torneys' association urged this change
in the law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
BRIDGE SAFE BUT
FILL IS WASHED OUT
OLYMPIA TACOMA TRAFFIC rs
STOPPED BY HIGH WATER IN
NIsQUALLY RIVER.

Rumors, widely scattered and per-
sistent, that the new concrete bridge
across the Nisqually river had beer
washed out by the high water late
Thursday night, are unfounded, but q
2OO-foot stretch of the approach tC
the bridge on the Pierce county side
was undermined and washed out. In
spite OF the hard work Of q detach
ment Of 1870 soldiers from the 213th
engineers. Camp Lewis. Travel be-
tween Olympia and Tacoma was con
sequently suspended.
High waters, caused by the unu.
sually heavy rains of the past week
and the Chinook winds melting the
SHOWS in the mountains. endangered
the approaches all week, but the sit
uation, relieved last Saturday did not
become serious again until Thursday.
That morning County Engineer G,
o. Names, W, H. Yeager. consulting
engineer on the work, and the con-
tractor who built the bridge got d
crew of men together on the Thurston
county side. and in the afternoon the
soldiers were brought from Camp
Lewis.
The river had overfiowed the low
lands for a mile or more above the
bridge ON both sides, covering the end
of the pavement on this side, but the
current was swifter on the Pierce
county side and thougA6 he soldiers
worked valiantly. piiing 1GEks Of sand,
lumber and everything else they could
find along the fill tosprotect It, the ap-
proach became undermined and sank
in the center.
BY transferring passengers at the
bridge. the Olympia Tacoma stages
had been able to keep up traffic dur
ing the day, but the collapse Of the
fill stopped all travel, as the road to
the old Brown bridge below had been
under several feet of water all week.
Workmen Friday were striving to
repair the approaches and. as the
river was subsiding, hoped to get the
road repaired so travel could be re.
sumed in a day or two. The bridge
itself has never been In danger, coun-
ty officials say.
The high water. common through
out Western Washington. paraylzed
all railroad traffic. and Tacoma and
Seattle have been practically isolated
for two days.
Friday the county commissioners
were called to Independence to in
vuhfnh hnc
been under water several days from
the overflow of the Chehalis river.
The paving on the Pacific highway
below Bucoda is also covered by two
or three feet of water, two OF the
older bridges on the upper part OF
the Skookumchuck are reported in
danger. while the approaches to the
McKenna bridge are said to nave
been washed out
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
State Constabulary PLANS.

While Governor Lister is In favor
of the creation of state constabu-
larry. as recommended in his message.
he does not favor a constabulary of
800 men as bill that has made its
appearance among legislators but
which has not been introduced in
either house provides. What he pro-
poses is a force of 25 uniformed
men. only three or four of them
secret service operatives. the force
charged particularly with the en-.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
NOTES OF THE LEGISLATURE

forcement of the prohibition law.
Labor leaders have been fearing that
q state constabulary would be used
to break up strikes and put down
labor agitation. However. the con-
would have no such power
or function under the plan of the
governor. 1t would be used exclu-
sively as q police force to hunt out
criminals and to preserve order. It
would be nothing more than a super
police.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24

The first house bill introduced in
the present session passed the house
Wednesday morning, when bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the relief of
]. T. Hefferman, George Donald and
w. A. Lowman Of Seattle, w. J. Pat
terson of Aberdeen, and C. J. Lord
of Olympia passed unanimously
These men had advanced this sum to
pay the expenses of the State Coun-
Gil of Defense during the war, after
all the state appropriations for the
purpose had been used.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
To Greet o1st Division.

When the 91st division men arrive
at New York. the hand of Washing
ton state will reach across the CONT
nent and welcome them. II the legis-
lature rushes through a proposed ap-
propriation Of $4,000 to help pay the
reception costs. The Rocky Mountain
club of New York has asked for this
much financial aid, and George Noble
Skinner Of Seattle has been named to
represent Governor Lister when the
boys arrive.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
House Adopts Former Rules.

The house Monday adopted the
rules of the last session with an
amendment insuring still more def
mite majority rule. The fight to put
the rules committee on record. as
asked by an amendment by Elliott OF
Pierce, was brief, and apparently few
in the house considered the rules
committee as usurping any special
power. The Elliot amendment was
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Favor Deporting Alien -slackers.

Senator /. G. O'Hara, Democrat,
of Seattle, was the only member of
the state senate who failed to vote
Thursday on the memorial to con:
gress approving Senator Jones' bill 70
deport all aliens who cancelled their
first citizenship papers In order to
evade military service under the
draft law. and urging congress to
pass the bill. Senator O'Hara asked
consent to refrain from voting and 1t
was granted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Protest Fruit Juice Tax.

Thursday the senate also adopted
a memorial presented by Senator Car
lyon, protesting to congress against
the proposed 10 per cent tax on fruit
Juices. as it would put out of busi-
ness large fruit juice plants in Wash
ington and Oregon, ruin many berry
farmers and destroy the market for
Gull apples.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Burnett Pleads Not Guilty.

When arraigned before Superior
Judge Wilson Monday, Norman E.
Burnett pleaded not guilty to the
three charges Of first degree murder
placed against him by Prosecuting
Attorney O'Leary and protested his
innocence Attorney Geo. F. Yantis
is representing Burnett.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Wants Minimum Wage for Men.

Wants Minimum Wage for Men,,
Senator Fairchild of Pierce plans
to introduce a bill giving the indus
trial welfare commission power to
fix minimum wages for men, conduct
free employment agencies, accept
contracts and perform work with men
otherwise idle, require mediation or
arbitration of labor disputes, and es-
tablish an old age pension fund.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
Ask $500 for Soldiers.

The house Tuesday adopted the
senate memorial asking congress to
cooperate with the various states In
reconstruction problems, and also the
senate joint resolution asking con-
gress to give each discharged soldier
and sailor his clothing and bonus OF
5000. The latter resolution was tel
egraphed to congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
McClintic New Constable.

The commissioners Monday ap-
pointed e. M. McClintic constable In
the Olympia precinct, to till the va.
cancy caused by the death of j. M.
Newsum. He took Office Immediately.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24
senate Passes Vetoed Bills.

The chiropractic, osteOpathic, and
dog license bills were passed over the
governors veto by the senate Tues
day. and they become laws. The ap-
propriations bill that passed the
house was referred back to that
chamber for action section at time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24

Members of the local Knights Of
Pythias lodge gave a reception. at
Castle hall on the occasion of their
regular meeting Wednesday evening,
honoring a number of distinguished
members of the order now In the city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-01-24

Will CASTOR, who was recently dis
charged from the navy after attend
ing the naval officers training school
at Pelham Bay. N. Y, arrived home
Sunday.
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Continued on Page Eight.
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Continued on Pass -Four.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-01-01
PRoafIs1NG WHEAT CROP

4 =
The acreage planted in winter
wheat is per cent larger than it was
last year. The condition Of the crop
{ IS rated at sS.5 per cent, which is 10
per cent higher than the ten-year
average at this season.
Naturally, knowledge Of this ex-
cepionaIiy favorable situation has
has had a stimulating effect on the
stock market and on business psych-
oIogy in general Wheat is our most
important crop. It has direct. prac-
ticai effect on industry. Financiers
Say that all the country needs for a
big business boom next yea. 10 good
crops. There will be plenty of NOR
sy, enough labor fors essentia; pur-
poses and an unlimited market at
home and abroad.
1T is too early yet to tell rauch
about other crops, OF to form aay
fnal Judgment on wheat itss,t; bat
this Arst optimistic report IS certain
good omen.