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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-12
quick or be dead, and they are liabl
to be "the quick and the dead"
Olympic Highway.

quick or be dead, and they are liable
to be "the quick and the dead"
Olympic Highway.
The Olympic highway between here
and Brady is now completed. This
gives US pavement almost to Aber-
deem. The road short distance thu !
side of Aberdeen is in good hard con-
dition and will probably not be paved
before the robins nest again. l truly
hope We can have a paved highway
between Olympia and Elma next
year. We need 1t. could walk over
home oftener.
Opposition. Life Of Trade.
About every business concern here
has some opposition, which is "the
life of trade" except the undertaken.
Business is kinda dead with him.
The fourth restaurant. Just lately
opened. can hardly be considered an
opposition, az outsiders seldom go In,
and the proprietor's family IL dig
enough to keep the cook going. A
committee called on him one day and
told him that as he was physically and
financially unable to make a living
for his family, in his crippled condi-
ton, they considered 1t wrong for
him to continue bringing helpless
children into the world. He arose in
his majesty to his full height, over
six feet, as best he could. and in a
dignified manner said, well. gentle
men, that is my divine right" And
the census of Elma is still increasing.
Latest Arrival.
Since writing this l have learned
that we have new doctor among us
who has come to take the place Of the
old Doc. Not Doc Yak. Now we have
three young, ambitious M. DIS, fully
up to standard, and two hospitals.
Also one veteran chiropractor The
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or, with a new wife and new baby.
The business has already made it nee
esssary to employ another baker, and
hen they can hardly keep up with
he trade. Another bakery is open
ng here this week, and I am predict
ing that we will keep both plants
making dough. A newfangled oven
will be a novelty here, and the pro-
prietor tells me that he already has
orders for 400 loaves a week to start
with, as soon as he gets his new oven
completed.
We already had two shoe shops,
but another cobbler had to butt in,
thinking he could clean out the other
fellers, but they are all hammering
leather to beat. That reminds me
OF a letter I received from q friend in
Olympia when I was in Montana 80
years ago, in which he said. "Theo-
dore Brown is hammering leather to
beat he'll"
The Knocl<er.
The knocker who bet me a new hat
that in five years Elma would be
smaller than it Is now. stands good
chance of losing to me, for the in
crease in bushes concerns in the past
year and the continuous increase in
population, would indicate that in
Rxv- xxys11 ko %x.,ton ~ to-
at present. l saw him the other day
with another Ike Walton headed for
the river with long bamboo fish poles
and tin bucket full Of salmon eggs,
but all saw coming back was two
suckers. There was hole in each
cheek of his pants and he was too
burned lazy to patch them. He is an
other disciple of Ephriam Eels.
Eph said he might a been someone,
he'd had half chance,
But gittin' grub FIN day to day
Led Ephriam such a dance
He never got where he could shed
The patches off his pants,
But he allus KEEP three dogs"
I'll bet another new hat that he
will not be able to buy me a new hat
II he should lose. If Elma should
have a population of 10000 in five
years it would mean nothing to him
and he would be not better of than at
present. That kind of cattle won't
ct prosperity overtake them. And
they seldom die.
The Quick and the Dead.
Oh, yes, we now have a motor cycle
speed cop. He COPIED % speedsters
the first day he was on duty. Main
street down past the high school
building is such fine speedway it is
hard for some cars to resist and the
drivers Just can't hold them. The
pupil there sometimes have to be
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Progressive
Elrlla
"a, the rain! the drizxlins rain

on, the rain! the drtxxling rain
From summer till robins are nesting
again!
II IN bsn ! long time aince sent
ycu any news Of Elma. There's !
nsason." Elma y husy. And Elma
espe me- busy = an pld hen with 70
enleksus. I mean the little half
1nAthersd chickens. mot the half
ArssDed chickens. So have not had
dime to record Tor public perusal any
Aoings 1t Elma Of late.
Pecnlias e Ena.
/ have noticed one pecpliarity in
Nina that IL quite gratifying. The
majority Of deaths here arc OF people
Who died Of old age. Being perched
Mp on : shelf Of gravel : mile and a
half from the Chehalis river, we have
good pure atmosphere and q health
full climate.
Tho Town Is Growing.
New arrivals are continually build
ing up the population Of busy Elma,
and the many new business ventures
that the new arrivals planted here
during my short stay have all bios
somed out into prosperous undertak-
ings. This makes more real estate
transactions and "the dirt begins to
n.y." though not equal to some of the
present day candidates. amt q
mentionin' no names.
With three garages and three auto
repair shops it seemed like there was
no room for another. but a new ons
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Allen Entertains Visiting Engines.

Allen Entort@inS vlsiMh8 HAse
In honor of group of California
engineers, who were visitors In Olym-
pia for several days last week, state
Highway Commissioner James Ailen
entertained with dinner party FIJI
day evening at the Hotel Olymplan'
Covers were laid for Professor Chas
Derleth. Jr.. of the College Of Eng'
neering, University of California; J.
B. Howe, Of the firm Of Howe q
Peters, consulting engineers, san
Francisco; Lloyd Aldrick, county en-
gineer Of Sonoma county, California
and J. B. Lippencott. Los Angeles
and e. r. Hoffman of the state high
way department, and G. N. Reitz OF
the Portland Cement company all"
James Allen.
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Everyone is agreed that the State of
Washington must build. and at once, u
system of paved roadways, if she is to keep
her place in the march of progress. The
question before the people is How are
they to be built and paid for?
The greater part of the burden of taxa
ton at the present time, in fact nearly all
the burden, is laid against real estate, and
the farmer owns the real estate.
His land is taxable, it can be seen, there
is no chance to hide his assets in bank
vault where the assessor cannot get at
them He has to pay.
Nearly all of our roads up to this time
have been built by direct taxation. BUT
rs 1T JUST?
In almost everything else the man who
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PAY FOR THESE ROADS. Go over
to the State Capitol and ask the Secretary
of State.
CONFISCATION. LET'S CUT TT
OUT, AN DIN THIS INSTANCE AT
LEAST RELIEVE TAXABLE PROP
ERTY FROM THE BURDEN OF
BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
Remember this-the roads will be built,
and in the meantime automobile owners
will be disgruntled at having to pay high
license fees while not getting the roads at
as rapid a rate as they would under the
provisions of Referendum No. l.
Auto owners are not going to be salts
fed that the state Legislature have the
right to play ''pork' with the 100000
that they will pay to the state every year.
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Somebody Was Careless With Truth Then
Passage of Referendum No. 1edn Conscahon Farms
Hyou bee thai the wAs automobiles
oumgh haze efu gausn Mhrgo

uses thing pays for it-BUT NOT THE
ROADS.
The system of direct taxation for the
paving Of the roads Of the State of Wash
ington is fundamentally wrong.
Taxes should be laid for the purposes of
government-not for industry.
THEN WHY NOT LET THE AUTO
MOBILE OWNERS OF THE STATE
PAY FOR THE PAVED HIGHWAYS
OVER WHICH THEY WILL RUN
THEIR CARS. They won't object, be-
cause they will save back in tires and oil
all that they pay for the road.
DON'T LET ANYONE MAKE YOU
BELIEVE THAT THERE ISN'T GO
ING TO BE SUFFICIENT REVENUE
FROM THE LICENSE FUNDS To
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
MUST
GET QUICK AID

New York, July 16-Armenians are
faced with annihiliation unless some
nation of power and resources ac-
cepts mandate over their country ac-
cording to the recently. expressed
opinion of Lieut.. Colonel John Price
Jackson Of Philadelphia, former
head of the economics division Of the
peace conference commission on re-
paratfons and a member of the Har-
board Mission that investigated affairs
in the Near East.
Colonel Jackson told officials of the
Near East Relief here that no nation
but the United States is physically
or financially able to bear the bur-
den, even If their disinterestedness
could be proved as conclusively as
that of the United States.
True Americanism demands that
we take the mandate, whether we do
SO in the common conception of a
mandate or by using another nation
as administrator or otherwise" he de-
clared. We must not be little,
selfish nation
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
CHINESE OFFICE
HOLDER CANNOT
QUIT POSITION

Picking, July 16-A striking ex-
ample of the office seeking the man,
or rather pursuing him, is afforded
by the present cabinet situation.
Premier Chin Yun-peng, who became
leader of the "chihH" political fac
ton after the death of former Presi-
dent Feng Kuo-chang, wants to re-
sign his post but the President won't
let him.
The ostensib1e reason of his desire
to quit is the difficulty the govern
ment finds in financing itself. The
real reason is said to be found in a
contest which is in progress between
the "ChihIf' and "Anfu" factions, the
latter being the military group.
For the third time the Premier has
rendered his resignation and three
times the President has refused to
accept it.. offering in lieu leave of
absence each resignation bringing
forth a new extension of the leave.
In the me; ntime Admiral Sab Cheng-
peng, Minister of the Navy. is reluct-
antly filing the post of premier.
Much political manoeuvring is go
ing on under the surface and at the
moment it is regarded as probable
that Chin Yunpeng will eventually
resume his post possibly with some
changes in the ministries upon which
he is said to be insisting. -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
BEETLE is FOE
OF GYPSY MOTH

New York, July 15-The European
and japanese Calosoma beetle, intro
duced into Massachusetts, in 1906 as
the successful foe OF the gypsy and
brown-tail moths, has become well
distributed and established in New
England, the American Museum of
Natural sHistory announced.
Museum collectors recently found
specimens of the beetles near Clinton,
Conn. They had been introduced
into Stonintgon, Conn, in 1914. into
Thompson in 1915, and into Killingly
in 1917. A year before its formal
planting in Thompson a specimen
which must have migrated from Mas
sachusetts was found there. In 191 5
one was discovered near South Meri-
den, at least 40 miles from any point
where the species previously had been
liberated.
Since then specimens have been
observed in Putnam, Plainfelds Old
Lyme, Darien and, New Haven.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
HALU EASY VICTOR
IN JUVENILE DASH

George w. Lofts Halu, a brown son
of Kinx James, found -s's,a stSLIvery
much at home on the muddy track
that prevailed at Empire City yester-
day and fairly ropmed off with the
Frfvolity Stakes, a five and half
furlong dash for two-year-olds which
was the feature event on the program.
He easily disposed of a small field.
leading home Eye Opener by four
lengths with Hard--Guess third and
Acatraz, the only other starter, a bad
last
1t proved to be an expensive victory
for Mr. Loft, for there was some spfr-
tied bidding for the winner after the
race and the owner was finally forced
TO raise the bid to IS, 0CO to retain the
~.olt. after Emil Herr and others had
made a .deterrpined effort to obtain
The younestef: THO Purse s*hs worth
only $1,000.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
.CONVICTS ADMIT
THEY COMMITTED
AUTO MURDER

New York, July 1.-THE skill Of
John A Callahan, chief of detectives
OF Union county, New Jersey, in pre-
serving finger prints and his persist
ence in sending copies of them to
prisons throughout the United States
at intervals for two years resulted
yesterday in the solution of the mys-
terry surrounding the murder in Aug.
%, 1913. of Miss Edith L. fanny and
Edward Kupfer of Perth Amboy
~. ]. Charles Perthand and Howard
v. Lanable, alias George Brandon
convicts in Auburn prison, confessed
yesterday that they shot and killed
the girl ano her companion as they
were riding in an automobile through
Railway, N. j.
Chief Callahan accused Portland
and Lamble, who were sent. to Auburn
In January. 1920, and August, 1918,
respectively, after the prison authori-
ties had, identified their finger prints
with finger prints forwarded by the
detective, and after they had been
identified by Dr. Frank Moore of Rah-
way, before whose home the prison
ers paused while they threw Kupfer's
body from the car. Their confession,
however, was caused almost entirely
by the finger prints. Detective Gala
tian 1Ounu many prlntS IN ana ABOUT
the car and carefully preserved theI1,
sending out copies every few months
to various prisons and asking that
they be compared with the prints Of
prisoners recently admitted.
Portland and Lamble confessed
that on the night of the murder icy
had gone to Perth Amboy to hold up
employees of the Dupont plant there,
but had decided not to make the at
tempt and started walking toward
Railway. They met the automobile
driven by Kupfer. with Miss fanny a
passenger, and asked for. a ride. They
limbed into TIE 1macfiineT aid after
going short distance drew revolvers
and demanded money. Kupfer re-
fused and tried to shove Portland
from the car. The two men then
fired, they said. and after having
killed both Kupfer and the young
woman tossed. their bodies into ethe
road 20 $40 ~
Portland is now serving sentence
for carrying concealed weapons and
Lamble for stealing an automobile.
Both were sentenced from Manhat-
tam s,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
Rays Kill Physician
Burned Is Years Ago

New York, July 16-It was learn
ed yesterday that the death of DR..
Thomas jefferson Buchanan, at his
home, Toms River, N. J., last Satur-
day, was the result of X-ray burns he
received fifteen years ago while ex-
perimenting in jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, of which he
was at the time first physician
The breaking down of tissue. which
followed the burns, first affected the
fingers of his right hand, some of
which were amputated before it be-
came necessary recently to- remove
the hand The burns had been scat
tered over his body, however. and a
few months ago become malignant
under his right arm and spread acre ss
his chest. He was confined to hi
bed three weeks ago, and died after
four days of coma.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
SHAVING BRUSH BLAMED.

New York, July 16-The condition
of Frederick H. Post, the polo player
of East WiIliston, L. I.,who is in
Bellevue hospital, an anthrax victim,
It was said last night, remained I'M
changed.
Mr.. Post It IL believed, contracted
the disease from a shaving brush.
Bellevue hospital is equipped with a
serum which has proved effective, in
anthrax cases and there is hope of
Mr.. Posts recovery.
Because of the number of anthrax
cases reported in New York last year
the Board Of Health recently amended
the Sanitary Code SO that persons
selling brushes made of human and
animal hair will hereafter be requir-
ed to label the brushes, indicating
they have been properly sterilized.-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
DOUGHBOYS AND
POILUS ARE TO
REMAIN BUDDIES"

: New York, July /15.-The dough-
boys and poilus will be brothers in
peace as in war. This pledge was
sent to Marshal Foch and the SOL
dier-citizens of France by Franklin
O'Olier,8 national commander of the
American Legion, to be delivered to-
morrow on the anniversary of the
fall of the Basti11e. The message was
in answer to the Fluctuations sent by
Marshal F'och on the Fourth of
July.
ut is with the affectionate admira-
ton that fighting men feel for their
proven comrades in high adventure,
that, on behalf of nearly 5000, 900
Americans who bore arms, the
American Legion takes this occasion
Of an. anniversary of French triumph
to salute you, and return the felici-
tations addressed by you to our SOL
diers on the Fourth of july" read
the message.
But our regard is based on deeper
sentiment than mere association In
arms. Americas youth came to
France Impressed with the story of
your wonderful achievements, your
stern will of iron at Verdun, your
reckless dash at the Chemin des
Danes, your unf1inching courage at
the Marine, incidents all that set new
standards of devotion to duty. We
were not disiIlusioned. We discover
ed that the tales we had heard were
outdone by the reality. We found
that France suffered with smile on
her lips and laughed in the Jaws OF
death. Your people and ours may
look with confidence into the future
and rejoice together in the: present
that our unity is unimpaired, and
that we have maintained for pos
terity our high national ideals of lib
erty and justice. We pay all hone
and tribute to the glorious dead, wno
have given their lives in defense of
these noble principles. May France
enjoy the peace and prosperity which
she has so richly earned and which
she celebrates today"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
THE LATEST FOOL QUESTION

81 thought that in the fifteen years
Of my practice of medicine" said a
physician, IT had answered almost
every possible fool question, but a
new one was sprung on me recently.
A young man came in with an in
famed eye, for which I prescribed
medicine to be dropped into the eye
three times a day. He left the Of
fee, but returned in a few minutes
poked his head in the doorway and
asked. Shall I drop this in the eye
before meals or after?"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
ANTS SAY SUFFS
ARE SUBSIDIZED

Washington, July 16.-W1th war
paint on, the -Suffragists are at,
ter the Wilson Administration, SEN
ator Carter Glass of Virginia and
Miss Alice Paul Of the National Wo-
mans party. They charge that Miss
Paul has turned against the Republ.-
can party because she and her asso-
ciates have their noses in the other
party's feedbag.''
Joseph P. Tumulty, Secretary to the
President, the ants assert, is flirting
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
TO BAR PUBLIC
FROM PADDOCK

The officials of the !. Laurel, Park
Face Track in Maryland, are follow
nx the example of some of the New
york tracks and are to exclude the
public froTn-stlle paddock Enclosure.
in. All announcement of extensive i'm
,rovements to be made at the course
,efore the October meeting. there is
lao n statement on the new paddock
.,Ie The Laurel Association is the
irst of the Maryland racing organ-
zat.ofis. TO adopt this restriction of
he paddock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
JUST ONE MORE

The Human Encyclopedia had an
swered more than 10000 questions
correctly and was about to retire,
when man in the rear OF the hail,
shouted:
Just one more question, please"
State your question, SIR replied
the Human Encyclopedia, confident
ly.
when is a trolley car full?" asked
the man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
KNIGHTS TO SEE
OLYMPIC GAMES

Knights Of Columbus will see the
Olympic Games in Antwerp next
month when the K. Of c. pilgrimage
to Europe takes place. The pilgrim
age leaves New York on the S. S.
Leopoldina for the purpose of pre-
senting the K-C statue Of Lafayette to
France, the statue to be unveiled at
Metz August 81 by Marshal Foch.
During the stay in France after the
official visit Ito the Vatican. members
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16

naming of state ticket would have
to come to this city. While no date
has been set for the convention, Mr..
Roraback was of the opinion that it
would come early, probably in Sep
temiber. The meeting of the state
central committee for setting the date
for the caucuses and fixing a date
and plan for the convention will prob
ably be held in August.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
HARTFORD MAY LOSE TIE
STATE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION

Hartford, July 1e.-IIartford may
lose the state Republican convention
TINS nall because of its lack of hotel
accommodations. This is the opinion
expressed by J. Henry Roraback,
"naliman " the Republican state CEN
-st ccnmittee. Because the spring
convention was held in New Eaven
II is pfobebe that under ordinary
circumsfances the convention for the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16

with the National woman's party.
Carter Glass, they charge. refused
them a hearing on States rights at
San francisco Vance Mccormick,
they explain. would raise a fund OF
SIC, 900 for the Woman's party.
Senator Harding has promised to
see and hear. sometime, a delegation
from the National Association OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16

of the pilgrimage will have tho op-
portunity to go to Belgium to SEQ
events of the games. MANY knights
are on the American teams. Edward
P. Eagan, American champion 175
pound boxer. being a K-Cs ex-servico
man scholar at Yale.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
FINS.

FINS.
Hearing a crash of glassware one
morning, Mrs. Blank called to her
maid in the adjoining room. 'Norah,
what or earth are you doing?"
IT am dom nothin', num-" replied
Norah; Its DONE"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
WHY CUBA CALLS

We fought for the freedom of Cuba
in '9S and now we have to go there
to enjoy it.-Widow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
Toilet Goods Specials

Gourard's Oriental Cdeam
$1.09
Cutex Talcum Powder
2 for Csc
Lyons Tooth Powder. -. 16c
Orchid White -. -. 81. -. 39c
Hays Hair Health. -. -. 39c
Hair Brushes I. 81. IF. 81. =. $50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16

~ pound bar Of Pure Olive
Oil CASTLE Soap, extra
special at .............. 29c
Violet Ammonia 100
Ekko Stoves complete, good
: to take on the trip to the
camp ........... .,.. 39c
Canned Heat. .......--.. SC
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
Footwear VALUES

x Rockwell & Co. Footwear -
at prices offering ap- """ze !
preciable savings to women
pumps and oxfords taken
from regular stock. a
At $3.95-White Canvas Oxfords and Pumps with
rubber heel and soles. $500 value.
At $495-White Canvas Pumps and Oxfords with
military and Louis heels Odd sizes of values former
ly up to 81. SO.
At $5.95-These discontinued styles, in quail
ity worth $3.50 to $40 at today's wholesale prices
There Pumps and Oxfords in tan and black
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16
CH1LDREN'S UNDERWEAR

Slightly soiled from counter display, these have
been reduced which amply repays for the little lan-
dering necessary to make them good as new.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16

Children's ''Ideal" Drawer
Waists, sizes up to 6, for
merly $40 80. $50
Bows Drawer Waists with
carriers attached; sizes 4, 6.
and 8 .......9 5c
Princess Slips in sizes 2 to
16, formerly SOC to 1925
SOC to $1.95