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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18

barracks bag, gas mask and helmet
(for overseas men only.)
Soldiers who have already turned
in their equipment. are authorized to
re-draw them by applying to the direc-
tor of storage in Washington, d. c.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18
Memories of Olympia
BY c. NJ. MOORE

'ner. and just across was the store of
G. Rosenthal. In those early days
the business center of Olympia was
north of Second street, but when
arrived on the scene, October 9th
1877. the business section had pro-
crossed as far as Changers livery
stable. between Fifth and Sixth
streets, where the Harris dry goods
store was lately quilted" by fire and
water. The Bettman family then
lived on the north side of Fourth
street, probably between Franklin
and Jefferson streets
1t seems to me like | can still see
Mrs. Amelia Bettman as l did 40
years ago when Belle, Billy and their
sister Josie were kids. | am truly
glad now that | had the pleasure of
visit with Mrs. Bettman when ! was
in Olympia year ago last October.
She was even then in poor health. !
was told by Billy that she had failed
greatly of late when was there again
last month, but my short one-day
visit in Olympia made it impossible
IOI Iit " Cdil Oil ali INC Ofu III
| feel drawn to for at least hand
shake whenever | get home. | have
a sad feeling of leaving home every
time l leave olympia.
Mrs. Bettman was good friend, a
good neighbor and a good mother.
This old world needs more such moth
ers. Too many mothers in this gen
Grafton are attending the movies
while their children are running
around into all kinds of mischief. 1t
is no wonder there are so many
youthful criminals. I see so many
young girls walking the streets on
stills with their wish-bones bare,
sadly in need of a mother such as
Amelia Bettman.
j. q. HAIZEMAN.
When ! saw Charlie Talcott in
Elma Saturday night, March 20, he
told me that George Haizeman was
dead and would be buried the next
day at Olympia. 1t surprised me, for
/ thought he had been dead for many
years. And then George Haizeman
and Main street came to my memory
as plain as in the seventies. His ini-
tials were J. G.. but we always called
him George, and ! suppose that was
his middle name. / can hear his
voice and get the expression of his
talk even at this late day, though /
have not seen him for many, many
. VvnoEc
Jimmy Crickets! How tempus do
fugit!
George Haizeman kept butcher
shop on Main street opposite the old
Farmers Market where ] first "cut
up in Olympia. l believe his market
was on the corner where the Turner
building now stands, while the Farm
ers' Market was few doors south of
the corner opposite, in the old. Nc
Kinney building. We both became
rich in the meat business and retired,
he to his farm near Yelm, where he
staid until his death, and I just rat
tied around wherever the winds of
adversely carried me.
/ often heard from him after he
moved out on his ranch, for he
seemed to think he could depend on
me to faithfully perform any impor-
tant transaction for him after he had
written me complete instructions in
his letter. In one letter he asked me
to get the cash for his county war
rant, pay his lodge dues, buy him
pair of rubber boots, wrap the change
in paper and stuff it in the toe of one
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-18

of the rubber boots 80 ct don't
chingle."
Evidently the coin in the toe Of the
rubber boot did not "chingle," as it
reached him safely, causing him to
feel that Charlie Moore could be
trusted on all occasions. But there
were others who had a different opin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

win take place in the public utility build 1 ing, band concerts will be a feature a community sing, directed by Professor | Shumway, will also be a feature. Fireworks, on a more elaborate scale than anything ever attempted, will oe | given the night of the Fourth. By special arrangement and at great expense the | management has procured the great pyro- | technic spectacle depicting the battles Of l This fireworks display alone will be worth going many miles to see Another big programme is the offering i for this afternoon, with a musical treat l in store for the patrons and all attrac- | tions running full blast The bathing beach today will probably play to more people than on any single day in the his- tory of the park.
 All hands at East Lake, however, are
 busy preparing for the great programme on July 4, when it is predicted that at tendance records for all time will be
 broken and when heroes of the war will gather with their mothers, wives, sweet
 hearts and friends in great peace and victory demonstration. It will be the first official outing these soldiers have had with their friends and loved ones since their return from the bloody battlefields of France.
 July will be an epoch-maker for Bir- mingham and the most eventful day Tn the history of the municipal pleasure re- sort and official picnic ground for all the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
The Right Kind of Piping -

From Practical Suggestions on the Writ
 ing of Specifications" by David B. Em-
 erson, in Architecture Charles Scrib
 ner's Sons, New York;.
 All piping should be specified to be black wrought iron pipe, standard weight and in ali high-class work pipe should be specified to be genuine puddled wrought iron. not steel pipe. Always call for all pipc to te reamed out after cutting, to gi ;e the full size of pipe. ard tc be weu rai:led to remove ai, dirt and scale. All fit .,.l,,s should re srecifed to be standard cast iron fittings, to have perfect threads, ano pipe to be made perfectly tight with cr. the use of red lead, cemen. CT ether compound. Specify that all steam mains and returns shall be properly graded, grade to be not less than one-eighth inch in 10 feet, nor more than three-eighths |: q put up in the most secure manner. with extra heavy iron hangers, properly arr ranged for expansion and contraction. In apartment houses and other buildings where large amount of hot water has to be furnished It should always be specified that proper sized connections should be made from the main steam line to the hot water storage tank. to connect with g brass or copper coil in tae tank pro- videi by the plumbing contractor, but con- nected by the steam heating contractor (this to be ia addition to the tank heater), as a great saving of fuel can be made by hee ting tho hot water by steam during the months which the heating system Is in use, and surprising as 1t may seem. many apartments have been built with out that worry simple and inexpensive ar- raxgemont. The hot water storage tank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
GREAT CELEBRATION ON JULY
 FOURTH AT EAST LAKE PARK

The greatest Fourth of July celebration ever undertaken in the city of Birming- ham Is planned for next Friday when not only the Independence of America will be celebrated, but the freedom of the entire world from the shackles and ty- ranny of autocracy will be observed throughout the country. In Birmingham great celebration is planned at East Lake, where world war veterans will cele- brate with an all-day basket picnic.
 All of Birminghams soldiers who saw service abroad and also in the army camps in this country will make merry at the municipal resort July 4 and a special programme has been ar ranged for their entertainment and for the amusement of the thousands of other visitors who will flock to the city's of ficial playground and recreation center on Independence Day.
 It was announced yesterday that the gates to East Lake would be thrown open at a. m. on July and that from then until the closing hour at Il p. m. all at with many extra added attractions es- pecially for this day.
 Band concerts throughout the afternoon. a big basket picnic for the returned sol- diers, dance for the world war veterans bathing, boating, fishing and dozens of other amusements will feature the pro- gramme during the afternoon hours.
 The night of the Fourth will be full of entertainment and features. A dance for the world war and Spanish war veterans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
|#ed .CHaqan LOEWS

son, musicians and singers, and other attractions.
 The Only Girl" pretentious offering of song and melody, pretty girls and lavish costumes, clever comedy and spe- tion the first half of the week. This is one of the biggest musical and comedy acts presented at the Lyric this season, according to advance encouragement. Vic tor Herbert, foremost composer of Amer ica, wrote the music which guarantees a musical success. "The Only Girl is a musical comedy, and is whole show by itself. In addition to this big offering. other attractions on the bill include Ol- sen and Johnson, singing and musical comedians and Chick and Chicklets in- troducing the cycle doll, a unique com edy novelty.
 Marie Hart and her famous jazz band will be the headline attraction the last attraction, Dan Holt, famous black face comedian, and the Tinney players in a comedy trench act will be presented These two attractions are unusual offer ings of entertainment and amusement. They head the bill that will entertain the July Fourth crowds.
 Other attractions on this programme are Helene Davis, singing, dancing and impersonating comedienne; Chinko and company, in "An Ensemble of Amusing Bits" and Worden Brothers, novelty equilibrists.
 News pictures are always a Lyric fea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
VAUDEVILLE HOUSES MADE PORTABLE Bijou and Lyric Claim Big Events on this Weeks
 Programmes

Cool, comfortable theatres and varied programmes of high-class vaudeville are promised by local theatre arrangements for this week. The Lyric and Bijou have booked features for the week that are rlated well above the ordinary in the vaudeville circuit.
 yThe Lyric has announced a special matinee for July 4. Some of the fea- tures-for the first half week at the Keith house are: The Only Girl" presented / by singing girls in lavish costumes, and said to be whole show in itself; Olsen ard Johnson, comedians, and Chick and Chicklets, who introduce a cycle doll. During the last half of the week Dan Holt, famous black face comedian; Marie Hart and her noted Jazz band, the Frank Tinney players in a trench act, and Chinko and company in "An Ensemble of Amusing Bits" will be seen.
 With varied programme of vaude- vile and big feature pictures, Loew's promises one of the best programmes presented there this year. "A Piece of lHose," presented by Frank c. Hagan land company, Tommy Ray, who was a Fireman on the Lusitania when 1t was sunk, and Chauncey and Kathleen Jes- son, in artistic bits of melody and dance, are some of the attractions for the first half week. During the last three days of this week, ''The Gypsy Revue will be presented. Private Earl Rickard in songs and German brothers in musical numbers are other acts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
Big Barbecue and Dance at West
 Lake Park On the Fourth of July

ever visiting West Lake have been out enjoying themselves at this delightful re- sort. The large open air dancing pavilion is being patronized by large crowds. The bathing beach, which is considered the finest inland beach in the southern states, has been crowded all the season. Large electric lights are along the ~beach and night bathing is the latest fad. Capt J. N. Seymour, Jr., who is a registered life guard, and one of the most noted swimmers of this country, is looking after the safety of the bathers. Captain Seymour is always to be seen at the beach, and he is giving private instruc- tions in swimming.
 The Johnson Transportation company is operating several Red Fords from Besse mer to West Lake. these Red Fords park at the postoffice corner in Bessemer, and are always there to meet every North Bessemer car. Regular schedules are maintained and the fare is 10 cents each way. This arrangement is a great im- provement to West Lake, for it insures one of being able to secure quick trans portation to and from the lake at all times,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
VARIED FEATURES. OFFERED AT BDOU "A Piece of Hose" and Lusi- tania Survivors Appear
 Tomorrow

Some of vaudeville's choicest attrac- lions and picture features of the highest order are included in the programme for the week at Loew's Bijou, the place where the cool breezes blow" The man agement is looking after the comfort of the thousands of patrons of the popular playhouse, and with the installation of additional fans and a system of cool air ventilation, the spacious theatre is com fortable during the most heated term. The weeks programme is said to be one of the best of the year.
 On ~the bill for the first half of the week are many feature attractions, well up to the Loew standard, and varied enough to please the most exacting. Fred C. Hagan and company will present a domestic playlet, "A Piece of Hose" a delightful conception from the pen of Willard Mack. Tommy Ray. who was a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
Scrambling for Fortunes in oil

Edmund T. Ryan, in Leslies.
 All the world" announced a famous old New York newspaper recently joins in wild scramble for oi fortunes, ' Farther down the full page feature ar ticle was subhead reading: "Specula tion in stock markets is frenzied; poor men become wealthy overnight and great profits are made on shoe strings
 A few days later, in taking a returned soldier friend around the city, we stun bled son the New York curb market which among other things is said to be the worlds greatest oil security mar ket, the trading place of the Standard oil shares, as well as the numerous ever increasing independents"
 From countless windows youths were yelling and gesticulating in deaf and dumb language at hundreds of other young men in the street below. These latter were rushing hither and yon, and wigwagging back to the young men in the windows. These in turn excitedly shreked into telephones, which perform ance no doubt caused more excitement in brokers board rooms all over Amer ica.
 Surely" thought I, this curb has grown into a monster exchange"
 Surely" agreed a broker friend on whom we called, ''it has, Last year the transactions on the New York stock ex. change amounted to 191 09S,5O0 shares. The estimated shares dealt on the New York curb amounted to 167,74S,56S."
 On April 21, this year, at the very height of the present boom in oils one broker showed me his days chart. It read as follows: 259 orders were changed by customers; 25 were cancelled; 2O51 new orders were entered, and in addi- tion about 1500 orders previously received were put into the market-that is exc cuted when the stipulated price had been reached. This meant an average o1 AS orders. 31 changes, 34 cancellations for each trader. During an entire month, the average time required to ex- ecute market order was only five mn- utes and 39 seconds.
 Just at the start of the oil boom one curb broker counted the number of men who entered his board room. The tota for five hours-was 2264. During those same five hours the telegraph operators sent to the quotation writers the boys who mark the prices on the boards) 6662 quotations and 1869 "sales''-prices at which sales had been made on the curb that day.
 To those who know nothing of any speculative market, the intense, wide spread interest of the "other half'' of the population is a revelation. Some ''inves- tors'' instruct their brokers on the curt to call them at certain hours, or provi- ded the market does certain things Others are constantly calling their bro- kers for the latest quotation or market news. One curb house with 21 trunk lines and 97 extensions reports between 3OOO and 4000 incoming. outgoing and in ter-office calls on a busy day. The number of names on this brokers mail ing list is 110,91-men who have asked for literature. reports etc. This broker mailed 211.729 booklets to inquiries last year. He sends out no literature un- asked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

Learn to swim correctly. Private lessons given by Capt. J. N..Seymour, IT,, the south's greatest swimmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
DAN HOLT NOT DEAD: COMING TO THE LYRIC

Dan Holt, famous black face com (nedian, who recently has been referred Ito as ''the late Dan Holt" is decidedly alive and expects to spend July in the Magic City.
 Holt originally was a Macon, Ga. boy and travelled the south several sea- pms with minstrel shows. Later he limbed into the top story of vaude- file, still doing that for which he is amous-acting a natural old time higger." Recently both Macon papers 1blished lengthy articles on his good \lalities and the fact that he still is i've and entertaining minstrel lovers. e is billed to be at the Lyric theatre pre- the last three days of next week,
 d writes that he is on his way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
MATINEE
 AT LYRIC JULY 4 Big Vaudeville Features on Programme for This
 Week

Birmingham theatre patrons will find unusual entertainment at the Lyric this week. A feature will be special mati- nee Friday, July 4.
 The weeks bill will bring many big attractions to the Lyric, including ''The Only Girl,'' a musical farcial comedy; Marie Hart and her celebrated jazz band; Dan Holt and company, famous black face comedian, and the Frank Tin ney players, in comedy trench act, Helene Davis, singing, dancing and im- personating comediene; Olsen and John-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
THE COMING WEEK IN LOCAL AMUSEMENT HOUSES|

fireman on the Lusitania at the time she was sunk. will render songs and re- late stories of historic import. spe- cal drop representing the Lusitania will be used in this act.
 Chaunoey and Kathleen lesson will rem der artistic bits of melodies and present artistic dancing. Messrs. Howard and Lewis, live comedians, will offer songs and comedy chatter. The five Avallons, three men and two women, offer sensa- tional acrobatics, dances and wire walk ing.
 The picture feature is strong dra- matic photoplay, Putting One Over," featuring the popular star, George Walsh.
 The programme for the last half of the week is also unusually attractive, and Is featured by "The Gypsy Revue" company of four men and two women, whose offering portrays frolics Of Romany camp. They will appear in Gypsy costumes and introduce singing, dancing and instrumental numbers.
 Private Earl Rickard the Zero hour songster of the Twenty-seventh division. will render songs and stories from lover there" German Brothers, harmony singers, will offer odds and ends of song dom, including the newest song hits. ''In Spooneyville," introducing songs, comedy talk and dancing, is the offering of Winchell and Green.
 Emmy Wehlen in Fools and Their Money" a comedy drama, is the picture. offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

should be specified to be equipped with an approved pattern of temperature reg ulator. both for the saving of steam and as a precautionary measure in case Of the water getting too hot and the pressure l bursting the tank. All valves should be described in the specification. Valves on the lines should always be gate valves. as globe valves, on account of their con struction, hold back the returning water. 1 All valves two inches and under in size, should be of brass, and all valves over !, two inches in size should have iron bodies and brass mountings. In high-class work | steam metal should be specified. Valves
 | in cellars and all places where they are
 liable to rough usage, should be speci-
 fled to have iron wheels; all others should
 have polished hardwood handles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

The management of West Lake park is busy making arrangements to handle the large crowds which will visit this popular resort on the Fourth of July. The old skating rink has been converted into dancing pavilion for this day, and the floor has been put in excellent con dition. With this new addition the park will have the largest dancing pavilion in the entire south, stated Manager J. A. Keith. Dancing will start at 12 o'clock noon on the 4th, and there will be six piece orchestra in each of the large open air pavilions. Electric fans have been recently installed and one can keep cool while enjoying the pleasure of dancing. ,- The large barbecue pit at the lake is being put in good shape, and on the Fourth every one visiting West Lake will be able to purchase all the barbecue and Brunswick stew that one should desire. Large tables have been placed around the barbecue pit. assuring prompt and excellent servico The barbecue anu Brunswick stew will be served all day, and will be in charge of experts.
 For the past week the largest crowds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
The Master Builders

From Everybody's Magazine
 l This spring in New York-within the
 span of a month-death came to the
 three men responsible for the super-sky-
 scrapers of Manhattan-Frank w. Wool
 worth, president of the Woolworth com
 pany, Frederick c. Bourne, president of
 the Singer company and John R. Hege-
 man, president of the Metropolitan Life
 Insurance company.
 Millions of Americans have gazed up at
 l these great towera which thrust them
 selves head and shoulders above the less
 l CT giants of New Yorks Alpine skyline. The builder of the Metropolitan tower
 was a Brooklyn boy, with all the oppor- tunities for schooling which a large city offers, and he was therefore representa- tive of thousands upon thousands of boys l in the greater cities of the country. There is more remonatic thread Tn the life of the builder of the Singer tower. MT. Bourne was a choir-boy in Trinity church, New York, when his voice and personality attracted Isaac Singer a music lover and supporter of the Trinity choir We can picture this grave man of business finding relaxation and pleas ure in attending rehearsals of the boy choir, noting young Bourne, offering him place in his organization. and watching him move steadily forward to the control of :ts fortunes.
 And Wcolworth? A farm boy up in Jefferson county. New York: workin $ winters in a store in Great Bend, for the "exper:ence' "a kind of currency van ishing with the apprentice system but circulating freely in our fathers times later in nearby Watertown fuii-hedg- ed clerk at "$3.5G~ per week" Perhaps | it was behind that counter he visualiz- ed the one thousand Woolworth stores and the highest habitable building in the world"
 s. visions materialized; and in America they will ever materialize for present and coming generations of boys from the thousands of Great Bends and Watertowns and Brooklyns if we grap- ple with hooks of steel the fine Amer ican tradition and the oppoftunity-of- fering form of American democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
R.;rhov CoIora of Insects

The phenomena of Insect colorins which sometimes make the lowly beetle seen in the sunlight thing of iridescent beauty have been studied and divided into thr6e ciasses sAys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

Popular Mechanics magazine. Among the first are the insects which owe their color to chemical causes. Tie color in the wings of a dragon fly IS largely caused by the varying thick ness of the membranes, which act as prisms. diffracting the white light into its prismatic colors. But in the third class, embracing those colored by both chemical and physical causes, arc found the most interesting specimens.
 Puerto Rico is taking a great quantity of electrical goods from this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29

A scientist claims to have discovered a gas that has the same relation to
 hydrogen that ozone has to oxygen.