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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-08-26
N THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
FOR KING COUNTY.
IN PROBATE.

No. 2670l - NOTICE OF SETTLE
MENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND
PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION.
In the matter of the Estate of Jacob
O. Olsen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Sakrine
NJ. Olsen, eXecutriX of the last will
and testament of Jacob o. Olsen, de-
ceased, has rendered and presented for
settlement and filing in said Court her
the Court is asked to settle her report,
distribute the property to the heir en-
titled to the same and discharge the
exccutrix. Notice is further given
that said account and petition will
come on for hearing on the 10Th, day
Of September, 1920, at the hour Of $50
O'Clock A. NJ, or as soon thereafter as
it can be heard before the Court at
Department No. of said Court at the
Court House in the City of Seattle,
County of King, State of Washington,
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file exceptions to said account and
petition for distribution and contest
the same.
Dated August llth., 1920.
SAKRINE NJ. OLSEN,
EXecutriX.
ALMON RAY SMITH,
Attorney for EXecutriX
$40 Second Ave, Seattle, Wash.
Date OF first publication August
10Th, 1920.
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public instruction shall have supervis-
ion over all matters pertaining to public
schools, and shall perform such special
duties as may be prescribed by law He
shall receive an annual salary of Ave
thousand dollars.
Sec. 2, The secretary of state shall
cause the amendment proposed in Sec
ton ! of this Act to be published for
three months next preceding said clCC-
ton In some weekly newspaper in every
county where newspaper Is published,
throughout the state.
Passed the Senate March 7, 1919.
Passed the House March II. 1919.
Approved by the Governor March IS,
1919.
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There shall be printed on all ballots
for said election the words:
For the proposed amendment to Sec
lions II, l6, II, 10, 20, 81 and 22, of
Article III of the Constitution relating
to Salaries of State officers"
Against the proposed amendment to
sections IA, l6, II, 10, 20, 81 and %, Of
Article III Of the Constitution relating
10 Salaries Of State officers"
In testimony whereof, ] have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal OF
the State of Washington.
Done at Olympia, this LIST day of
June. 1920.
(SeaD l. NJ. HOWELL,
Secretary of State.
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Proposed Amendment to State
Constitution.

To be voted on November 2. 1920.
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An amendment of Sections IA, 16, II,
10, 20. 81 and %, Article III of the state
constitution, relating TO Salaries of State
officers.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE of the SECRETARY of STATE.
To whom 1t may concern: In obedience
to the state constitution and an act Of
the legislature, approved by the Cover
AN Act providing for the amendment of
sections IA, l6, II. 10, 20, Il and % of
Article Ill of the constitution of the
State of Washington. relating to Salaries
Of State Officers" there is hereby pub
lishcd for the consideration of the Vot-
crs of the State of Washing ton the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the con-
stitution Of said state:
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Be It enacted by the Legislature OF tn
State Of Washington:

state officers.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of tho
State of washington:
Section /. That at the general cleo
ton to DO held in this state on the Tues
day next succeeding the first Monday in
November, 1920. there shall be submit
ted to the qualified electors of this state
for their adoption and approval or re-
lection, an amendment to Article III Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Wash
ngton, 80 that Sections II. lG, II, 10. 20,
q and % of said Article III shall. when
amended, read as follows:
Section II, The governor shall receive
an annual SALARY of ten thousand dol
lars
Section 10. The lieutenant governor
shall be the presiding officer of the state
senate. and shall discharge such other
duties az may be prescribed by law. He
shall receive an annual salary of two
thousand iiye hundred dollars,
Section H. THE secretary of state
shall keep u record of the official acts of
the Legislature and executive depart
Quircd, lay the same and all matters
relative thereto. before either branch Of
the legislature, and shall perform such
other duties as shall be assigned him by
law. He shall receive an annual salary
of five thousand dollars.
Section 10. The treasurer shall per-
form such duties ma shall be prescribed
by law He shall receive an annual sal
AIRY OF ilVc thousand COLLARS
Section 20, The auditor shall be audit
or of public accounts, and shall have
such powers ard perform such duties In
connection Herewith az may be pre-
scribod by law. He shall receive an an
nual salary of five thousand dollars,
Section 81, The attorney general shall
be legal adviser of the state officers, and
Rhnl perform such other duties M may
be prescribed by law. He shall receive
nm annual salary Of six thousand dol
lars.
Section 90. Tho superintendent Of
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NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
The above Act filed in the office Of the
Secretary Of State March 10, 1919.
/, NJ. HOWELL,
Secretary of State.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF STATE IAN>s

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
on Tuesday, the 5th day Of October. 1920,
between the hours Of ten O'Clock
In the forenoon and four o'clock in the
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See ''The Squaw Man. at the
Movies this Saturday night. Ad-
mission 30 and 20 cents.
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Mr.. Sutton has gone up to Can
ada to help harvest and thresh
his grain, as he has a farm there.
4 daughter and two children of
Yakima were visiting them last
week.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-08-26

Date Of first publication August
10Th, 1920.
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CHAPTER 1852.
Is. Il. lO1l

AN ACT for The amendment of Article
III of the Constitution of the State Of
Washington relating to the salaries of
state officers
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
GERMANY MAY TAKE
|. FLING At "RED|SM'
Reactionary Leaders Think Step
Would Cure People Of Boil
shevistic Desires.

THE HAGUE, Jan. 31.-Germany
may voluntarily embrace Bolshev-
ism, the government retiring as the
Karolyn regime did in Hungary be-
fore Bella Kun and the communists
came into power, according to advices
received here from Berlin today.
Leaders among the reactionaries are
quoted as saying: Let the people
have their bolshevist fling and get
cured of 'redism' and II national
bankruptcy comes the Bolsheviks
have to accept the odium for It,"
The German government presses
are reported to be producing cur
rency night and day, which is not
backed by gold. Some German finan-
ciers are quoted as saying that a
financial crash Is inevitable.
Conservative leaders in Germany
argue that Germany would probably
follow the same course as Hungary II
Bolshevism got full sway. Since the
collapse OF the Bella Kun regime at
Budapest monarchist sentiment 10
said to have been growing. German
reactionaries contend that Bolshevism
in Germany would probably be fol-
lowed by a limited monarchial form
OF government.
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Deprecating U. s. Army.

Too bad, isn't It, because, of course,
Sims would take no joy in depre-
eating the work of our doughboys any
more than he would in saying the
American COB wasn't on the job?
No, no, not Mr.. Sims.
But IL our doughboys did not go
through 1 wonder who did?
Now. Sims wasn't rushing to talk
of who did or did not win the war
without a reason. What was he
driving at? And who or what was
back of him when he talked like
that?
Here is the case: The armistice is
pending. the war is over; the war
being over, the fighters pass on; en-.
ter the shouters. And what Is their
job?
Well, the distribution OF rewards,
spoils, compensation-what word
we prefer to use-comes next, doesn't
1t? All right: now who should get
the largest share of the spoils? =?
Why, the nation which has done the
most lighting, isn't that so? And
what nation was that?
Let US put IL up to our clase In
history, our own select class. Now
then, boys, who won the war? What
do hear-England? or course. Eng
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Borah's Challenge May Force
Him to Doff Uniform to
Make Race.
DECIDE QUESTION MONDAY
Generals Supporters Of Boom
Will Confer on Candidacy
In Chicago.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
(InternatiOnal News Seryice.)

. 4NCWS
Senator William E. Borah's letter
to Gen. Leonard Wood demanding
that the latter put himself on record
as to how he stood on the Treaty Of
Versailles and League of Nations
may, with an accumulation of other
things, cause the general to quit the
army.
At the beginning of General
Woods campaign for the Presidency,
the question arose as to whether he
should resign his post as commander
Of the Central Department, and for
the time being it was settled by Sec
retary of War Bakers categorical
affirmation that the generals res
ignation was in no wise essential.
Decision Expected Monday.
Since that time. however. General
Wood has felt somewhat cramped, u
IL said, inks position as officer In
the army and an active candidate for
the Presidency of the United States.
So next Monday, in Chicago, at the
his managers and reach definite
decision as to what he will do.
He and some of his friends are said
to feel that, und'r existing circum-
stances, he cam t come out fiat
footedly, fairly Id squarely in the
open on all the questions which he
will be called u N to answer with
out running risk Of fembarrassments.
others of his hackers point out that
history recounts more than one in
stance of American army commanders
running for the Presidency without
rendering their designations, and in
sist that he will merely be following
tradition IL he chooses to do the same.
In this opinion they have the back
ing of the Secretary of War.
Nevertheless and notwith standing.
the issue of resign or not resign is
again on the tapis, and the conference
to be held in Chicago day after to-
morrow will settle it one way or an
other.
Present will be Col. William T..
Proctor, of Cincinnati. who is direct
ing General Woods campaign; J. J.
McGraw, of Oklahoma, his manager
in the Southwest; Norman j. Gould,
Eastern manager, and very probably
Senator George III. Moses, of New
Hampshire, though a conflicting date
may prevent him attending. General
Wood himself will be present unless
the present program Is altered. He
is expected to reach Chicago today.
coming from Louisville, KY, where
yesterday he delivered an address.
At this conference the question Of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 2)
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
PASSENGER TRAIN
LANDS IN |CYLAKE
Score Of Passengers Immersed
When MoptreaI Express
Breaks Through Bridge.

NORTH HERO, VT, Jan. 31.-A
score or more passengers on a sleeper
attached to a Montreal express train
were thrown into the icy waters of
Lake Champlain today when the car
broke through a railroad bridge, and
was half submerged in the lake. No
loss of life was reported.
The scene OF the accident Is a
lonely section on the shore OF Lake
ChampIain between this place and
Grand Isle.
The train, a. double-header, with
two engines. was made up of coaches
and sleepers from New York and Bos-
ton. 1t was running over the Rutland
railroad from Rutland, VT, to Mont
real. Advices reaching the railroad
authorities said the two big engines
and the first coach passed over a
small railroad bridge on the edge OF
the lake.
The bridge collapsed as the third
car, a sleeper, crossed the structure.
The sleeping car and its occupants
crashed down through the ice and
into the lake. 1t was half submerged
In the icy water. The temperature
was 3s degrees below zero, hamper
ing the work Of rescue.
Ten persons taken from the wreck
sleeper were hurried to Burlington
and placed in hospitals. Several more
with minor injuries were placed In
hotels in Burlington. Some of the
injured had parts Of their bodies
frozen.
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
BRITISH TROOPS ARREST SlNN FEIN LEADERS
IN ALL PARTS OF IRELAND; TO DEPoRT THEN
Prin1a Donna Awarded
$54, ,OO7 as Guarantee
Against Stage Losses

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.--Mme. Fran
ces Aida Cssazza, prima donna, and
wife OF the Metropolitan impresario,
was awarded s54.oo7 by the supreme
court from the estate OF the late
Capt. Joseph Raphael De Lamar. as
a result of the captains promise to
guarantee the prima donna's stock
investments.
Nine Aida alleged De Lamar prom
ised that IL she would give him en-
tire control Of her stock trading ac-
count he would guarantee her against
all loss. She declared her losses, dur
ing his management, amounting TO
$92 500.
Other claims against the De Lamar
estate are pending, and will greatly
reduce the sum that viii 60 to Har-
ward. Columbia, and Johns Hopkins
Universities as residuary legatecs NJ
ter payment OF $1o,oOO.oOO to Miss
Alice De Lamar, the decedent's only
child.
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
SMOOT DENOUNCES
RENTBOARDCHARGE
False, He Says Of Mason's
Statement Regarding Build
ing Commission. g

The newly created Rent Commits
sion for the District of Columbia,
which has been in operation scarcely
more than a week ran the gauntlet
of Congressional criticism today when
Senator Smoot, chairman OF the Pub
lie Buildings Commission. denounced
as without foundation criticisms OF
his commission by Guy Mason, one
of the members of the rent board.
Mr.. Mason made the charge in the
newspapers that the Publ. Buildings
Commission had inter, .Sd with
operation of the rent board "a the be-
ginning of it's existence by giving II
an inconvenient location on the fifth
floor of the Hooe building, 1880 +
street northwest
There Is scarcely a word of truth
in this newspaper report OF what Mr..
Mason Is supposed to have said" Sem
ator Smoot declared on the Senate
floor today.
"If he did make such statements.
and that is the kind of a rent COM
missioner he is, then we may eX-
pect false statements daily from the
commission instead of relief for the
tenants of Washington.
No Authority. He Says.
"The Public Buildings Commission,
created by Congress, has no author
ity whatever to assign offices in
Government buildings TO the rent
commission OF the District, or TO any
of the other branches of the District
government" Senator Smoot said.
"The commission asked the Depart
ment of Justice for a ruling on this
matter, and the report was that under
i the law the commission could not
make assignments to the District gov
ernment of Governmen-owned build
ings in Washington.
"Mr. Mason is reported to have said
There are 100000 square feet OF
space now unoccupied in Government
buildings here II he said that he
tells an absolute falsehood," Senator
Smoot declared.
Tells How II Was Done.
Continuing his explanation of the
situation, Senator Smoot declared:
"The rent commission applied to
the Public Buildings Commission for
space in Government buildings. After
receiving the ruling of the Depart
ment of Justice, the commission re-
piled that II had no authority to
make such assignment.
THE commission, however, pointed
out that there were 5000 feet OF
floor space in the Hooe building, now
rented by the Treasury Department
and unoccupied, and that IL the rent
commission desired to rent IL at the
rent paid by the Treasury Depart
ment IL could do so.
"Mr. Sinclair. n member OF the rent
commission" continued Senator
Smoot, visited Grace & Co. with the
secretary of the public buildings
comm ission, and reported to the rent
commission. The ront commission
voted to rent this space in the Hooe
building.
II hope such uncallcd for state
ments as that made by Mr.. Mason
will cease"
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
SCHWAB PREDICTS ERA
OF PROSPERITY FOR U. 5.
Steel Magnate in Address Expresses
Optimism for Future of
Business.

WHEELING, w. VA, Jan. 81
Charles NJ. Schwab, of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, sees a new era OF
prosperity for America.
His views were reflected in an ad-
dress here when he said: 81 have the
greatest optimism for the future OF
the country. j do not fear the over
turning OF the Government by Boil
shevists. 1 intend to spend more
money for business expansion than
ever. In fact / will spend all 1 have
and all can borrow to build and
increase business. Efficiency In in
dustry means an honest days work
an honest days pay-that Is the
problem now confronting us and one
we shall have to solve"
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Pleads For Husbands
Sweetheart and Baby

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The infinite
love and sympathy and understand =
ing that a woman carries in her heart
has given the world something new
to think about.
A love story, an aftermath of the
war, exceeding in fantastic situations
the imagination OF the most daring
fiction writer, has been revealed
through proceedings to admit to this
country Miss Emily Knowles, a young
English girl, and her three months
old baby.
Miss knowles a,.d her child have
come here at the invitation Of Mrs.
Cora NJ. Spiker, OF Baltimore, wife
of the girls sweetheart. Mrs. Spiker,
In an affidavit, declares her willing
ness to take into ner home the girl
and baby who have been detained at
Ellis Island since January IS. She is
leading the legal fight to gain them
admittance into this country
would Adopt child.
Perley r.. Spiker, the husband
sweetheart and former aviator in the
American expeditionary force, wishes
TO adopt the child. His brother, Guy
8. Spiker. wishes to marry Miss
Knowles, although he has never seen
her.
Miss Knowles and the baby, trav-
cling on money furnished by Mrs.
Spiker. arrived aboard the steamer
Lapland. They were barred by immi-
grafton authorities. A special board
OF inquiry confirmed this action. Then
the Spikers appealed to the Immigra-
tion Bureau in Washington.
Shortly before noon Byron II. Uhl,
acting commissioner OF immigration
at r''is Island, received a telegram
d I'm the MnehinEton bureau directing
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Travelling Statesmen
Ask 20 Per Cent Cut
On Railway Tickets

on the theory that their mile
age creates additional freight, and
therefore increased profits to the
railroads. the travelling salesmen
of the United States, numbering
about 100000. today, through
their representative, pressed their
petition before the Congressional
railway committees, asking re-
duced ticket rates for wholesale
lots"
They want n 20 per cent dis
count on mileage books Of 1000
miles or over, and ask that legis-
lation to this effect be included
in the railway bills now before
Congress-
The Washington times., 1920-01-31

land--who else could win it? But /
seem to hear some doubling voices,
the voices, 1 am sorry to say, of our
dear allied soldiers and sailors, too.
Shame on you, boys-to cast doubt on
the achievements of that dear coun-
try which has always shown herself
to be the best friend of every one
OF you. Even in this matter of shar-
ing in the -er-r compensation she
Is insisting on her bare rights, merely
in the interests of pure justice-pure
abstract justice, which, of course, has
always prevailed in English political
negotiations.
But I see that the doubters are
not convinced. therefore will you,
william Sims, arise and prove to the
class that our dear England did truly
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The Washington times., 1920-01-31

that Miss Knowles be released on
81 900 bond and sent to "her friends,
william and Kate Butterfly, OF Fall
River. Mass"
The Butternys had not previously
been mentioned in the case, and Uhl
said he was mystined by the message.
He said the bond could not be filed
before today or Monday
II have been Informed OF all tho
conditions of my husbands friendship
with Miss Knowles while he was in
an aviation training camp in England
and in 1918" Mrs. Spiker said today.
'I know the moral character and
tendencies OF my husband, and know
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The Washington times., 1920-01-31
PEACE HEADQUARTERS
IN PARIS ABANDONED
Workmen Dismantling Sumptuous
Quarters Which Had Been
Used by the Allies.

PARIS, Jan. 31.-The last of the
original headquarters OF the foreign
peace delegations has been abandon
ed. Workmen late yesterday began
the task of removing furniture and
records of the Italian delegation in
the Hotel Eduoard VIII
The other foreign delegations aban-
doned their expensive headquarters
set UP during the peace conference
several weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
WIFE WOULD TAKE BABY
OF "OTHER WOMAN"

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Cora
NJ. Spiker, OF Baltimore, whose
husband. a former aviator, Is the
father of the infant child of Miss
Emily Knowles, Of England, held
for deportation on Ellis Island,
made this remarkable statement:
81 forgive both my husband and
Miss Knowles. Both are honor
able. She is a gentle, refined girl.
/ want to adopt her child and II
is the dearest wish of my life that
she marry my husbands brother,
Guy Spiker. This girl should not
be punished for her mistake"
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
NDICT 3 REVENUE MEN,
One FOR TAKING BRIBE

CHICAGO. Jan. 31.-Three members
OF the internal revenue department
were indicted yesterday. John Smo-
roski was charged with accepting n
bribe. and John Warren and Earle
Trembley were charged with dispos-
ing OF seized liquor.
Thirteen individuals and firms were
indicted on charge OF pronteering in
sugar.
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Sims Decries Valor
OfU.S., But Praises
Bravery of England
By JAMES b. CONNOLLY,

Bossons noted wer of tales uho spent eight months nth e
American naai forces abroad during the great and whoss
comments ADMIRAL Sims are based on personal observation
Events at the Capital throwing little
more light the British propaganda of Admiral Sims We
have it from of Congressman that when they met
Sims in Paris in October 1918 the armistice pending the
time he told them that not only did the American navy do
very little toward winning the but that the American
army failed to come through in the final drive
Deprecating u s. Army
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
Officers CHI. !.
tions Seized
SOLDIERS ALONE
Repressive Measures Re B
as Governments Answer Ii
Republican Defiance.

DUBLIN, Jan. 31.-A new
series of raids against the
Sim Fein throughout all Ire
land was begun today by the
British military authorities.
Many Sim Feiners who
were elected to municipal Of
fees in the recent local Irish
elections were arrested.
British warships are due to
arrive in Dublin bay1tonight
to carry the prisoners to Eng
lish jails. <
A meeting of fifty menu 4
bers of the Dublin corpora
ton (counciD was raided
4 o'clock. Some w|cro
ed, but others escdpe1
Sim Fein off u
Thurles were arr
on their way to pal
a meeting.
The new repressiS
ures by the British
ment did not come as III
prise. They are regarded as
the governments answer to
the republicans defiant &C
ton in nominating Sim Fein
sheriffs.
For the first time the gov
ernment carried out whole
sale raids without assistance
from the police. Only soldiers
were used.
The prisoners, it was said,
would be sent to Wormwood
Scrubs prison, in England,
where many political prison
ers from Ireland have been
confined.
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
NDICT BILL" HAYWOOD
and Sc ALLEGED |. W. WIS

CHICAGO, Jan. 31.--Indictments for
conspiracy to violate the sedition laws
will be returned today against big
Bill" Haywood and thirty-six other
alleged 1. w. w. members by the
state grand jury. They were held In
bonds of $1,000 each, all being placed
under arrest
The Washington times., 1920-01-31
PLAN FRANC0-BELGIAN
MILITARY ALLIANCE

PARIS. Jan. ,3i.-Basis for a Franco
Belgian military alliance was started
at the recent conferences between
President Poincaire and King Albert
at ypres, II was Understood today.