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New York Dry Goods,

NEW YORK. May 1.-The cotton
goods market was quiet today. Yarns
were steady. while wool goods were
more irregular. Silks were dull and
low qualities were offered at sub
stantial concessions. Burlaps were
quiet and linens firm.
Lack Of accumulations Of goods in
first hands is still manifest. and stifr
demands are being made by labor for
advanced wages to become effective
May 81 or soon afterward. Offerings
OF monumental duck by the govern
ment have affected certain CONNER
cial lines of wide and sail duck, but
hose and betting. and specialties In
duck construction are steady. Inn
ports Of cotton goods continue large.
while the export demand has Quoted
down.
Prices current are: Print cloths.
2S-inch. 64x64s. IN: 64x60s. II: ssh
inch. 64x64s. 26: brown sheetings.
southern standards. 80; tickings. SOC.
SIS; denims. 220s. 47h: staple ging-
hams. PIN: prints. %; dress ging-
hams, IS and SIN.
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night at o'clock to devise means Lor
the erection of a permanent hall Tor
niKht and change Of hall will be an
nounced.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp at its
meeting tomorrow evening will ad-
NIT several civil war veterans to
honorary membership and complete
details for participation In the memo
rial events soon to be observed.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles camp will hold
a meeting In Perpetual Hail Tuesday
evening to confer the military degree,
Close. in charge Of the team. Chair
man James B. Carver Of the ami
yersary committee will announce the
program for the occasion.
Gen. M. Emmett Urell Camp. which
meets Wednesday evening In Pythian
Temple, will complete arrangements
for participation In the exercises IN
cident to the dedication OF the new
and also the Memorial day ceremonies
on the 30th.
The department commander has
fixed June 10 az the time for holding
and appointments Of Mrs Eva Wilson
as a member Of the Salvation Army
fund and Comrades II. L. Leslie.
James J. Murphy. and g. Leyburn
Shorey as committee on credentials.
An invitation has been extended to
camps n Baltimore to Join with local
veterans in tho parade on May Is.
COL James 8. Petit Camp observed
muster day last Tuesday evening by
appropriate exercises, including songs
by Comrade Charles F. yermtllion
and the Mohawk Quartet, followed by
q luncheon with Comrade W. w. Dyer
an toastmaster. The oath OF allegi-
ance was administered Past Depart
ment Commander Samuel G. Mawson.
Richard J. Harden Camp will hold q
eral recruits will be mustered in and
action taken to secure a full turnout
on dedication day. The organization
will assemble in front OF Pythtan
Temple at 10 o'clock to act as escort
for the veterans of the G. A. r.
The Ladies' Lineal Society will meet
Wednesday night to initiate recruits
and consider important business In
connection with serving the veterans
with refreshments on Memorial day.
Admiral Dewey Auxiliary met at
the home of Comrade John H. Ford
Wednesday evening and perfected h
program Of exercises for remember
ing naval heroes. which will take
place at Washington barracks wharf
Sunday, May 80, at 10 o'clock Am. A
detail from Dewey Camp will assist
in launching the floral floats into the
iotGlQac river. -.
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IMPROVED ORDER OF RED
MEN,

The class adoption committee met r..
Gently in the hall Of White Eagle Tribe
and organized with J. A. Madison as
chairman. r. T. Agate a. secretary
will be conferred as follows: Adoption
degree. by the team Of Logan. No. 9:
warriors degree. team Of Idaho, No.
IS. and tho chiefs degree. by a team
composed Of past great sachems. under
Pas; G-aa; Sacier, Madison. After T."
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Weeks Price Range New York Stock Exchange
Corrected to the Clos. Of Business May Saturday. he Evening

stock Where blank follows no
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RANGE OF MARKET AVERAGES.

The
the month and including the
the
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served. The. class adoption viii be held
at Pythian Temple May u, and from
reports received at, thiIs injecting. 1t is
said. promises TO be the largest ever
The councils Of the degree Of Peea-
kontas are preparing to hold id the heaf
future class adoption leehing to the
goal OF = great council of their own:
Following the class adoption the great
ton In the unwrlttefi work Of the ORA
der. Thus far he has appointed ~
instructors Past Grand Baphems 1fAdi-
son and White and b. A. Leathern1Ati.
Notice will be elveii to the members
when and where the seheei viii meet.
Will meet monthly,
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Wo0DMEN OF WORLD.

A special meeting Of Oak Camp. No.
4. has been called for Wednesday
night at o'clock to devise means for
the erection Of q permanent hall Tor
Woodcraft: also q change Of meeting
night and change Of hall will be an
nounced
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Around the CitV.

><vY 7HY does an actress no
w ,sn ;ss,s in an. n: s =: .:'s.s,
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LIBERTY.

Hope Council. No. 1, celebrated its
twenty-seventh anniversary Tuesday
evening with q dance and banquet,
and with Friendship Lodge Of AlexAn-
dria as its guest. Miss Kelly and
Mrs. Hance sang and musical numbers
were given by the Hef1en boys. The
council, it was announced, won the
national prise for new members.
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.

Progressive Council. No. 9. will have
a class initiation May Is and also enter
tain q bride and groom. The annual
May ball will be held May 20.
Maynower Council will give a mas
querade dance in Masonic Temple.
sth and + streets northeast. Tuesday
evening.
Anacostia Council will give an en-
tertainment and dance in the Mason
ic Hall, Anacostia, Friday night. May
II.
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ROYAL ARCANUM.

Deputy Supreme Regent d. ]. Nc
Mullen will visit Municipal Council,
in Odd Fellows Hall. s22 goth street,
Tuesday evening. and will attend q
reception later the same evening in
Oriental Council at Pythian Temple.
to which all members Of the order
have been invited. A special memo
rial program has been prepared for
this meeting OF Oriental by Chaplain
NJ. J.: Sauter and Past Grand Regent
]. Ed Swaine, and appropriate music
ira.
Grand Regent George NJ Evans has
planned to visit all local councils
with Deputy Supreme Regent McMul-
Ian the early part Of this month.
District Council Wednesday evening
disouc.ed plans for it, part in the
McMulaan membership drive. startins
Peyton. James c. Dulin, George NJ
Copenhaver. Charles A. Bell. J. l.
E"st ard Frank Soslte will represau
>.. ...u..4 -. t4t JOINT committee.
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JR. o. q. A. NJ.
B.. P. o. ELKS.

A sinking fund has been established
by Washington Lodge for the purpose
| Of enlarginH the present quarters.
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PYTH1AN SISTERS.

Rathbone Temple. No 8, announces
q class initiation for Friday evenin~
Last Friday night a patriotic meeting
was held: the ceremony Of removing
the service flag being impre ssively
conducted by William A. Ward. A
musical program was rendered and
refreshments were served.
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REBEKAH LODGES.

The Rebekah Assembly will meet in
annual session in Odd Bellows Tenn
pie on Tuesday at 2 and 8 pm. All
candidates for the assembly degree
should present themselves at one Of
the sessions President Ella v. NAL
lory will read her report for the term
in the afternoon. and election and in
stallation OF officers for the ensuing
year will take place in the evening.
All members Of the assembly degree
are invited to attend both sessions.
Ruth Lodge. No. 2. will have over
twenty-five candidates tomorrow
evening in lodgeroom No. for the
degree. The war Of the roseS-red
and white-which has been fought
with viRor on both sides for new
members will come to y close at the
end of the month. when the losing
team must serve the winners with re-
freshments. Since the beginning of
the term over nifty applications have
been approved by the lodge.
Esther Lodge Monday night was in
formed by the noble grand OF the
work to be done in the auto race for
attendance and new members. Each
attendance at the lodge counts a mile
for the car. and a new member counts
1--WE miles.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

Warrington Council celebrated it,
twenty.third anniversary Tuesday
night with q smoker in the Catholic
Uniyeroity gymnasium. Grand Knight
Dr.. Frank O'Hara welcomed the
quests, and addresses were made BY
Rev. Dr. Pace aud Rev. DR.. 9hanahan
A. vaudeville entertainment wa
staged, including acts from the locsl
.theaterb, with character songs by
George o'Connor. accompanied by
Matt Horne. Nearly 2.o0o nembera
OF the order were present. Thursday
night members Of the council and
their friends will be entertained al
Rauscher's with . dance.
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Union Lodge will meet tomorrow
evening at 316 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. when John o. Hammond
newly appointed warden. will have
something Of interest to present to
the lodge. 1t Is the intention Of
Noble Grand Nussbaum to introduce
new features from time to time. A
general invitation 10 extended.
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MODERN 'wooDHIN or
AMERICA.

Henry c. Bostteher has been In
stalled sentry Of Central Camp. NJ:
the f1rst meeting In May. when . class
will be received. The seventh ami
versary Of the camp. which will occur
May -. will be appropriately cole
DRAFTED,
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A bronze tablet. bearing the name
Of each member who served in either
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps during
the world war is to be erected in the
lodgeroom as a lasting memorial.
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Tomorrow evening at the K. Of c.
Hall there will be gathering Of all
who are interested In the boosters
excursion to Atlantic City next July.
ers Of Keane Council. The committee
in charge consists of Andrew I.
Hickey. Leo I. Kavanagh, Harry
Donoghue and Frank J. Kavanagh.
A committee will be named this
week to canvass the membership Of
new home. which originated in Keane
Council.
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ODD FELLOWS.

Religious services at Odd Fellows
Home this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
past grand chaplain. under the aus
pices of-10deral City Lodge, No. 20.
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Yeds Grotto Of Baltimore admin.
istered surprise to the $50 prophets
OF Kallipolis Grotto Of this city who,
with band. orchestra and drill corps,
went over to the Monumental city last
q ceremonial. Instead OF n class Of
500. which In getting to be Q current
boast In Masonic bodies. Monarch
Charles A. Cummins OF Yedx present.
ed S13 expectant neophytes to solve
tue mysteries of the seven sacred
elenents-water, fire. air, surprise,
\ torture. bliss and peace" The Lyric
Theater was taxed to its capacity by
those entitled to what happened
Past Grand Monarch Edward 3. Schmid,
Past Monarch Mai. Charles Clark.
chairman Of the Supreme Council com
,Hatitse on neurology. and Past Mon
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Noble Grand Thomas A. Robbins has
degree work scheduled for Mount
Pleasant Lodge Tuesday evening at
18th and Kenyon streets northwest
The new robes recently secured will
be presented. Past Grand John c,
Dellinger. who has been seriously Ill.
has again resumed this activities in
the lodge.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26
APPLE WEEK PROCLAIMED
BEGINNING SATURDAY, OCT. so

Governor Louis F. Hart issued a
proclamation Thursday designating
the week commencing October 80,
as Apple Week" to be observed
Throughout the state. The proclama.
ton follows:
Whereas the apple industry of the
United States has named October 80,
as National Apple Day" with the
week following to be observed as
apple Week, and since the purpose
of this observance is to facilitate the
distribution and increase the use Of
apples and to bring the splendid pro-
duct of our orchards to every man,
woman and child in the United States
as well as abroad, /, Louis F. Hart, as
acting governor of the State of Wash
ington. by virtue of the authority in
me vested, do hereby proclaim the
week from October 80 to November
inclusive as apple Week" and
urgently request the people Of the
state to join in celebrating the entire
week by consumption of apples every
day and assisting in building up one
of Washington's greatest industries"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26
THURSTON COUNTY REGISTERS
"a BIRTHS IN SEPTEMBER

Twenty-four births were recorded
by Mrs. Fay Miller, registrar Of vital
statistics for Thurston county, during
the Month Of September. They are
as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hawthorn,
Steve Starveich, boy, September 81:
Mr.. and Mrs. David Green, girl, Sep
TENDER 81: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Neal,
girl. September 81; Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Frayou, boy, August 1; and
Mrs. Glen Sutton, boy, August 8; Mr..
and Mrs. Eric Book, boy, August Is;
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Burke, girl,
September; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Oster-
holtz. girl, September. II: Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Stack. boy, September
~; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cheesman.
girl, September, 10; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Kline, girl, September 10;
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Kahu, boy, September
20: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carpenter,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26
MEISNEST STARTS BOOKING
GLEE CLUB TOUR

Darwin Meisnest, graduate manager
Of the Associated students of the Uni
versity of Washington, is expected to
leave shortly to tour the state as
advance agent for the Washington
Glee Club, which will make it's annual
trip during the Christmas holidays.
Last season the Glee Club played
to more than ten thousand persons
in its annual trip. Requests for con.
certs in many towns had to be turned
down because of the inability of the
managers to make late bookings. 1t
is anticipated that the tour this year
will be on more extensive scale
than has been attempted before.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26
ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES
COMPENSATION RULING;

An employee seeking to bring him
self under the provisions of the work.
mems compensation act on November
IA, 1917 mailed to the commission
the proper election required by the
act to bring himself individually un-
der its protection. This election was
deposited in letter at the post Office
at Port Angeles on that date, not
being received at the industrial insur-
ance department until November 10.
On November Is, 1917 the employee
now seeking compensation for the
injury and the question is whether
or not the election having been made
and deposited in the United States
mail prior to the injury is sufficient
compliance with the statute law re-
curing notice to be received by the
commission prior to the date of in
Jury.
Today the attorney general issued
the following decision as to the case,
to the industrial insurance commits
sion that since the notice was not
received by the department until SUD-
seQuent injury. this employee would
not be entitled to compensation under
the state workmen's compensation
act. This decision will hold in every
case of this kind.
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Savidge Makes Tour.

Friday Clark V. Savidge left for
Puyallup where he spoke, later going
to Lewis county where he made an
address Saturday. Monday, October
25 he spoke in Tacoma before a meet
ing of the knights of Pythias and
Wednesday, which is Roosevelt" adv
Mr.. Savidge has been asked to be the
principal speaker at large patriotic
meeting in Shelton. Thursday he will
proceed to the northern part of the
state making four talks during the
day and Friday he is scheduled to
speak in Skagit county and Saturday
in Whatcom county.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26

A delightful Halloween party was
given Saturday evening by the Misses
Heye at their home on Main street.
of white and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS, pumpkins, cornstalks end
autumn leaves. During the evening
dancing, games and fortune telling
were enjoyed. At midnight a buffet
supper was sevved. About rs young
people enjoyed the evenings pleas
ure.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26

Complimenting her cousin, Elmer
Elliott of the U. S. navy, who mas
just returned from a several weeks
cruise in Alaska, Miss Bonita Will
Jams entertained with party Satur-
day evening at her home on East
Sixth street. Those, present were
Miss Ida Martinson, Helen Alexan-
der, Bernice Squire, Clement Valley,
Bonita Williams, Ragner Wilton,
Merle Morford, Phil Sherk of Aber-
deem and William Burrows of Yaki-
ma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26

The following is an excerpt from
letter from Ed A. Buchanan Of
WillOughby. Ohio:
II receive the paper twice-a-week
regularly. 1t is as good as a letter
from home. However, it does not
have as much news from Little RocA
nor Hopp, Montana, as l should like.
Thanks for Governor Cox's picture.
I already had one in my window.
hope to get back to Gods country
before this subscription runs out"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26

and bottomless roads stop them when
enemy resistance could not. Even
our battle tanks, which can climb the
steepest grades and pull over OBJ
structing walls and trenches, only
bury themselves in self-dug graves in
hopeless seas of mud and slime.
( 1T sounds like a reference to the
early pioner days, when we realize
that the Pacific coast line of Wash
ington is utterly devoid of roads a
transportation nightmare to our mil
itary strategists, who have in mind
the contrast with the wartime posi-
bilities of the wonderful highways
skirting the Massachusetts and New
England seacoast. One of Japan;
greatest potential defensive struc
lures is network of strategic mill
tary highways following her exposed
seacoasts. That nation has been wise
and far-seeing in their generation of
world power IT,
"A most impressive illustration of
the Interstate Pacific highway devel-
opment, showing wildly the compar-
alive road systems of California. Or J.
gon and Washington, has just been
driving a motor car, brought a sealed
military message from Col. Skunk Of
the army recruiting district of LIS
Angeles to the recruiting officer Of
the Seattle district. This message
was entrusted to Mr.. Baker at Mex
icali, on the Mexican border, for de
livery to me at the Canadian border
II received this at Blaine, Wash.
Saturday night, at 1911 o'clock. in
the record-smashing time of SO hours
and Al minutes from Mexico to Can
ada. Mr.. Bakers average speed was
"a miles an hour. but regret to men,
ton an invidious comparison-one
not at all complimentary to our own
good state of Washingto. Bakers
average speed through California was
about SO miles an hour. through Ore
gon 33, and for the 318 miles trav-
ersed in Washington, only % miles
an hour.
AT one point south of Centralia ii
took two teams of horses and 26 men
pulling on rope to get Baker out
of the mud. At several places, while
making detours between Mt. Vernon
and Bellingham, he found it prefer
able to abandon the road altogether
and run through the fields. His car
looked like a mud-scow, and it's occu-
pants were covered with several bill
lions of Washington hookworm germs
went they burst across the Canadian
border and delivered their message
Regular army officers, who bv
training and professional environ
ment generally abstain from active
interests in political elections, are
unanimous in the conviction that no
more important political duty or eco
nomic issue faces the voting men and
women. of this state two weeks hence
than the certain passage of this Car
lyon good roads bill, Referendum No.
/. 1t transcends in public interest
and civic Importance to the future
welfare and development of this great
state all the contentious claims Of
rival candidates or the struggles Of
political parties. Its defeat would be
a tragedy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26

Mrs. c. H. Thompson has returned
to her home, after a four months
visit In the. East. Mrs. Thompson
spent month in Marion. Ohio,
where she was the guest Of her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mrs. and Mrs.
H. G. Ruggles. While in Marion she
became we'll acquainted with Senator
and Mrs. Warren G. Harding and was
requested by Mrs. Harding to do some
research work for her in Washing
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26
DEFEAT OF REFERENDUM
NO. I. WOULD BE TRAGEDY,
SAYS ARMY OFFICER


Carlyon good roads BILL Referendum
No. l, would be tragedy, Col. Oliver
H. Dockery, Jr., U. s. Army, com
handing the Puget Sound recruiting
district, pronounces the transporta-
ton facilities afforded by that system
of roads the equivalent of an army
Of 100000 men in time of war, for
defending the Pacific Northwest.
Colonel Dockerty refers to the net
mork of strategic highways skirtinG
the New England coast of our coun-
try. and the exposed coast of Japan.
A network Of highways such as the
Carlyon bill proposes would form a
perpetual safety wall against invasion
Of Puget Sound, the army man de-
clares.
Scientists claim that the hook
worm and the bad road are found to-
gether," said he. 1T Is a demon
strated fact that this loathsome para
site is most prevalent in the rural
sections, especially in the mountain
regions of the South, where the in
habitants trudge along on foot or
drive their teams over soft, mushy
dirt roads.
Soldiers are sometimes disable
and develop serious parasitic foot in
fections from marching or driving
over Shiny. mud-infested roads.
at seems to me-" he added, that
any good citizen of this state who OPP
poses the present wholesome move
ment for the development of modern
paved roads in Washington is more a
friend Of the hOokwOrm than of the
great commonwealth in which he
lives.
"And from a purely military point
Of view, the proposed system of 1900
miles of modern paved roads travers-
ing the Washington coast line north
and south-as provided in the Car
lyon good roads legislation-would
be great defensive bulwark, a PEI
petual safety wall against any sue
cessful military invasion of the Puget
Sound area.
1.-THE war plans division of the
general staff have the roads Of this
section carefully plotted, with taDu-
lations showing material Of cOnstruc
ton, grades and declines, strength OF
| T. Oh oI tC q
estimate by military experts that 20
tential transportation facilities pro-
vided for by the Carlyon bill would be
the full equivalent Of an army Of two
hundred thousand soldiers in con
Quoting strategical military opera
lions for defense of the Pacific North
west.
Assume that combination OF
superior hostile powers held com
mand of the Pacific ocean, and that
our lateral railroad communications
had been cut at the longest tunnel
and most difficult bridge crossings
and it were vital defensive neces-
sity to march an army corps from the
Columbia river to defend Gray's Har
bor-or to hurriedly thrust a di>i.
sion from the capital at Olympia tt
reinforce the Puget Sound forts
being attacked by a hostile landing
force-why there would be more
"lost battalions' in such a trocI
movement than we had in the Ar
come forest in France.
Modern military equipment, with
it's ponderous cannon, heavy supply
TRANS and mighty tractors pillow deel
down into the bowels OF the earth
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-26

Friends will be glad to know that
Judd Greenman, manager Of Union
mills. is steadily improving after an
operation for appendicitis at st
Peters hospital last week.