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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18
SENATE LOST IT'S CHIEF
HUMORIST AS THOMAS QUIT

WASHINGTON, Mar. IA. Omitted
Press. when Senator Charles s.
Thomas of Colorado, left the senate
on March 4, that august body lost
much of the comic relief that occa-
sionally punctuates debate on wholly
prosaic legislation.
The senate was considering an
amendment of the agricultural bill,
providing $4,000 "for the study of
processes and methods Of home tan
ming OF lace and other feathers used
on the farm"
Il should like to inquire" said
Thomas, what lace leather is. l
know there was a species of home
tanning in vogue when l was a small
boy, but that was some time ago.
Since then home tanning seems to
need recognition. What is it,"
Thomas was told that the amend
ment did not refer to the punitive ex-
ertions of vexed parents, but that
lace leather was used in the sewing
of belts and the mending of harness.
The trouble with farming today,
iaccording to Thomas. is that it has
become an appropriation industry"
Long ago." he explained, 1--WE
reached the point where any activity
upon farm, no matter where it may
occur, or what the activity is, at
once proceeds with lightning speed
to Washington for an appropriation
and for paternal investigation at SC
much per year. In the good old days
when farming was farming, when
farmers were not -farmed they are
nowadays, the farmer secured fol-
themselves needed articles of both
production and manufacture"
| Then Thomas took crack at Sen.
ator Ashurst of Arizona, who had OBJ.
tanned $4,000 increase on the ap.
preparation for studying the physiolo.
gy of plants by serving the senators
with choice varieties of western
dates.
II am particularly struck" Thorn.
as said, ''by the new method of Sc
curing appropriations-tha of pro-
ducing some samples of the subject
that is sought to be sweetened by an
appropriation and passing it around
to the senators. We ate figs and
dates yesterday, which cost the peo-
pie of the United States $4,000.
| Hereafter, l have no doubt that
when the agricultural bill is to be
considered, the senate chamber will
be converted into delicatessen store
Each senator will have his wares
ready, to be passed around and sam
pied by the lawmakers, whose votes
will be influenced to some degree by
the palatable nature of the commod-
ity in question.
II hope that practice will not be
extended to the animal department OF
this bill. We now make large ap.
preparations for the determination
of predatory animals. There is one
4 predatory animal whose presence in
the chamber might change its atmos.
phere in a stampede instead of an
appropriation. l hope the exhibits
will be confined to fruits and veg
etables."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18
SOUTH TACOMA
TEAM DEFEATS
OXFORD BOWLERS

The Olympia Oxford Bowlers went
down to defeat before the All-Stars
of South Tacoma at the latter place
yesterday afternoon, the final score
being 2.421 points for the winners
and alta for the losers. Anderson
for South Tacoma, carried the high
average for his team and the big
score of 1872 points. Mallon, for
Olympia. made high score with 1S3
points and also high average. AL
though Miles rolled good game for
Olympia he had hard luck on splits
The score for the two teams was
as follows:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18
Cost Of Bread, Meat and
Coal Involved In
Struggle
LODGE AND BORAH
LEAD CONTESTANTS
1t Is Clash of Ideas and PRINCIPLES
Over Regulation Of Public
Service Corporations
BY L. c. MARTIN,

United Press staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 12.-The
cost of bread. meat and coal and
other necessities to every American
consumer may be directly influenced
by the outcome of a struggle between
the so-called standpat and progress
sive wings of the republican party
in full swing in the Senate 1t is a
clash of ideas and principles, the is
sues in which are:
Whether corporations dealing in
the necessaries of life shall be classed
as public service corporations and )
such be subjected to such federal
regulation.
Whether the ideas of government
championed by the progressives or
those of the standpatters shall be
established as the policies of the new
congress.
Lodge Leads Standpatters.
II the wing headed by Lodge,
Smoot and Penrose win. there will
be no packer control bill, no regul-
lation of the coal business as pro-
vided in the Calder bill, no curbing
Of gambling as proposed by Senator
Capper, of Kansas; no replacing OF
the unconstitutional statute against
profiteering, the progressives de.
clared.
Standpat leaders take as their
text, President Harding's campaign
declaration for ''less government in
business"
B0rah Heads PrOgressives.
The progressives headed by Borah
Johnson and Kenyon announce theil
intention OF stirring up public senti
ment against ''standpat ideas
through the press.
Various means of making the pro
gressives harmless are being invoked
by party leaders. One is the selec
ton Of a suitable" agriculture com
mittee. which handles such measures
as the packer bill and the other legis
lation sponsored by progressives
Senator Page, of Vermont, is being
urged to give up the craftsmanship Of
the naval affairs committee to Sena
tor Poindexter, OF Washington, anG
take the agriculture Craftsmanship
This is because, II he does not, Sena
tor Norris, Of Nebraska, who favor'
the packer bill and other regulatory
leg station. is entitled to the place.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18

and while there may be an apparent
conflict in interests, it believes that
methods Of control other than the
killing of ducks can be adopted that
will be satisfactory not only to the
oystermen but to the sportsmen Of
the state. Should the methods sug-
gested by Mr.. Lawyer prove to be in
effectual to prevent depredatiOns by
ducks to the oyster industry, the bio
logical survey undoubtedly will DE
willing to authorize any reasonable
means Of control that may be neces-
sary.
Old Law Repealed
1t may be we'll to emphasize that
the old state law authorizing the kill
and certain other species of birds at
all times has been repealed, and that
no wild ducks or other birds now may
be killed except during the open sea-
son, unless permitted by written Or
der of the secretary of agriculture OF
the United States and in accordance
with the provisions of the present
state laws, which authorize the coun-
ty game commissioners to permit the
killing Of any species Of birds that
may become seriously injurious to
agriculture or other interests.
Those attending the conference
were: E. N. Steele, county game
commissioner, representing the oys-
ltermen DR.. G. w. Ingham, president
of the Olympia Oyster Investment
Co.; William Waldrip, Joseph Wal
dr. ,pi Ole Hanson, of the Olympia Oys-
ter Co.; J. ]. Bremen, Earl Bremen,
of the J. J. Bremen Oyster Co.; J. FL.
Blass, of the j. H. Blass Oyster Co.;
w. P. Vance, patrolman Of the oyster
growers and dealers association;
Fred Anderson, president of Thurs
ton County Sportsmen's association;
e. A. McClartry, county game COM
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18
COW TESTING OFFICER COMING

c. V. Castle, cow testing associa-
ton organizer Of the Western Dairy
division United States department Of
agriculture, located at Salt Lake
City, will be in this state during the
first half Of March. Mr.. Castle in CO.
operation with Mr.. F. w. Kehrli, ex-
tension dairy specialist of the State
College, will work in the counties Of
Lewis, COwlitz and King.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18

missioner and trustee of the Thurs
ton County Sportsmen's association;
Ray G. Steele, United States game
warden Of Western Washington and
Destern Oregon district; tSanley Jew
EFT, predatory animal inspector of the
bureau of biological survey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-03-18
CHEHALIS BASKET
TOSSERS DEFEAT
MONTESANO 20 TO q
Win High School Championship Of
Southwestern Washington In
Hard Fought Game

The basketball championship OF
the Southwestern Washington High
School League was won by Chehalis
last night in the high school gymna-
stun, when Montesano went down to
defeat by a score of % to 20 in one
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
News of the Territory
Happenings of the Week Culled From, Our Exchanges
COMING
 TO ALASKA TO
 SEE FOR HIMSELF

:, A Washington special says President Harding is going to unlock Alaska. A new and radical departure in the man ner of administering the af- fairs of that important ter ritory is foreshadowed by the arrangement which the chief executive is making for a trip to Alaska during the coming summer or fall. The president believes that the surface of Alaska's na- tural resources has hardly been scratched. He is op- posed to the exploitation of Alaska's resources for the benefit of special interests, out he is ardently in favor of the development of those resources for the benefit. of all the peeople. That is to be the keynote of his Alas kan policy. If administrative action will not suffice he will recommend to congreys whatever legislation may be required. It is significant that he is going to Alaska to get Information by person al observation in regard to conditions"
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
PUBLIC MEN ARE PERFORMING FOR
 EIGN STEAMSHIPS

Washington, May 28. It his been disclosed here that that while the public is crying aloud for a merchant marine, many of them are travelling on foreign vessels. Ambassador Harvey, Chair man Payne of the shipping board and Archie and Ker- init Roosevelt sailed this week on board a British yes sel for Europe, passing up a crack American liner which was departing the same day for Europe.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28

FOR SALE:-Hotel Ranges; Lang, s125.00; Banquet, $125.O0; steel range, $100.00. AM 2-oven ranges in good condition; 1 Premier Cash Reg ister, rings up to $2O00; 5000 square feet slightly used radiation, 25c to S5c. per rsquare foot; 5 slightly used bathroom sets, reasonable. If
 Sanitary Plumbing Co, Juneau, Ala.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
SEOANE ENDORSES PROPOSE DNEW
 CABLE SYSTEM
SEATTLE. May 2S. -

SEATTLE, May 28. A strong endorsement of the Pacific cable via Alaska as proposed in the Jones bill was given last Wednesday night by Colonel Seeoan, commanding Alaska cable department of U. s. army in an address before the Seat tie Post Society of civil en- gineers. Col, Seone said AL aska system would save more than three thousand miles as the cable could be continued from Sitka and be laid to the western end of the Aleutian islands, thence to the north end of Luzon, giving an all American route and making possible relay stations which would in crease the transmitting pow CTS.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
Expense Account of High
 School Play

To materials, paint, etc., Brown and Hawkins, $15.70; J.L. Graef, S5.85; Ellsworth, S6.75, Brosius & Noon. S8.- 90; Liberty Theatre, S2.00; Alaska Transfer, $500: Me Donald Drug Co.,, $1.70; Se- ward Gateway, $21.5O; Mrs. McNeer, $500; Express for moving, $10.00; Total $85.4O. Total receipts, 187.00; Bal ance, S101.4 40.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
Sore Throat, Colds
Quickly Checked By HamIIn's
 Wizard Oil

Sore throat and chest colds should never be neglected. Few people realize how often they re- suit seriously if not promptly checked. Hamln's Wizard Oil is a safe, simple and effective treat ment. Used as a garg1e for sore throat it brings quick relief. Rubbed on the chest it will often loosen up a hard, deep seated cold in one night. Keep a bottle on the shelf.
 Wizard Oil is a good dependable prep aration to have in the medicine chest for first aid when the doctor may be far away How often sprains, bruises, cuts and burns occur in every family, as well as little troubles like earache, toothache cold sores. canker sores, stiff neck and tired aching feet Soothing. healing Wiz ard Oil will always bring quick relief
 Generous size bottle 35c.
 If you are troubled with constipation or sick headache try Hamlin's Wiza I'd Liver Whips. Just pleasant little pink pills at druggists for 3Oc. Guaranteed.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
DENBY WILL VISIT ALASKA
TAFT TO BE CHIEF JUSTICE

WASHINGTON, May 2e-It is understood here that former president Wm Howard Taft has informed Harding that he will accept the Chief Justiceship.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
CHILKAT OIL co. TO DRILL FOR OIL
 THIS SUMMER

The Chilkat Oil Company, whilh has eleven producing wells and a refinery at ka-- talla, expects to carry on ex- tensive operations this sea- son. Drillers will start work soon.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
SEATTLE BOY IS SHOT AND KILLED
 BY HIS FRIEND

SEATTLE, May 28.- Roy Carlson, aged 16, was shot and killed accidentally by M. M. Ward, a visitor at the Carlson home.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28

The steamship Admiral Watson, from latest advices, is due at Seward sometime Sunday morning.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
NEW COMPANY WILL SINK HOLES
 AT KA1ALLA

The Alaska Peetroleum and Coal Company will use once or two drills in the Nickiwack district, adjoin- ing Katalla on the east.
The Seward gateway., 1921-05-28
|CiASSiIiiLD
RATES-Fifteen Cents per Line first insertin, 10 cents per line per subse- quent insertion. Count five average words to line.

SALESMEN WANTED:-To repre- sent one hundred and thirty-seven household necessities sold direct to the consumer. Real opportunity to build business of your own. Write City Sales Department of J. R. Watkins Company, 63 Bluxome St. San Francisco California.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
New Haven
 Liquor Cases Continued

New Haven, Ct, July 29-Despite vigorous objection from Judge Sam uel Hoyt who contended that public opinion demanded an early trial of the cases, the Judge finally agreed to connection with the attempt to snug cases of nineteen men arrested in connection with the attempt to snug gle whiskey into this city on the con verted s1oop Jennie T. in the police court today.
 Attorney Edward Lynch asked for a continuance of the cases as counsel for the men arrested on the ground that the defense was not ready for trial today. After expressing his opinion that the cases should be tried mmediately and declaring he saw no reason for delay, Judge Hoyt finally consented to have the cases go over. All the accused are at liberty on S1,000 bail furnished in the police court and $2,000 bail furnished in the federal cases before the United States commissioner. It is understood that a continuance will also be requested in the federal cases which are set for a hearing tomorrow
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
Play Hose
 On Bathers

New York, July 29-No hope of immediate relief from the whitening heat wave which has settled upon the Atlantic seaboard is held out by the Weather Bureau today.
 Six deaths have been reported in New York during the 24 hours end ing at a. m. today. For the bene- fit of this city's sufferers, showers are kept going at all engine houses, and hose are played upon impromptu bathers in the streets.
 The present hot spell is creating a demand for soft drinks, has driven the price of sodas. ice cream and so- called orangeade up again to prohib- itive levels. Ice cream sodas, which had fallen to ten and fifteen cents, now cost twenty at most soda foun- tainS
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
Billion Lost Yearly In Metal
 Trades Industry

New York. July e9.-A billion doi- lars a year is lost in the-met;A trades industry owing to idle men and ma chinery, according to a report of the Hoover committee on elimination of waste in industry of the American engineering council, issued. This es- innate does not include the value of materials that would be utilized if the productivity of labor were in creased
 The metal trades industry is oper- ating as a. whole at only about 60 per cent. of normal output, the report states. It is the largest manufactur- ing industry in the United States and g1ves emplCe nlent to two million workers. The value of increased poa- sible production, even in normal times, would be over $500 100000.
 Instability of labor employment and faulty manageme ent are given as the major causes of waste and non production. The average yearly waste to avoidable labor turn-overs is about o,0O0,o0o, according to the report
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
Tokio To Send
 Small Amy

Tokio, July 29-Tokio is expected to send a small army of representa- tives to Washington for the meeting of the disarmament conference.
 Many public men have been men toned the probable leading envoys for Japan, but among those most likely to go are Premier Hara, Wis count Makino, Count Uchida, and Wis count Kato.
 Premier Hara, newspaper man, has exhibited some cleverneSS in handling various crisis in Japan. He has won repute in his own country for his strategy and his ability to handle any political situation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
Spontaneous
 Combustion
 Responsible

Spontaneous combustion is be lieved to be responsible for a fire which broke out at the Municipal Garbage Disposal plant in Asylum street last night, and which de- stroyed a building used as a storage place for 500 tons of fertilizer. The extent of damage had not been defi- n1tely reckoned this morning but will probably amount to several thousands of dollars
 Four or five fires of similar origin have broken ont in the past is the same building, but were extinguished before they had gained much head way. When two alarms were turned in about 11:3n o'clock last night, however, the flames were sweeping the StOi ehouse fl om end to end.
 Bremen directed a huge amount of water into the snould ering fer tilizer, before the blaze was final y extinguished. Last, nights blaze will lot interfere with the regular col.ec- ton of city garbage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
.Wanderer Is
 GivenReprieve

Chicago, July 29-Car1 Wanderers song in the County jail took on a new lift today as he moved from the shadows of the gallows back Into a cell. The former army lieutenant, who was convicted of murdering his wife, her unborn child, and a srag- ged stranger was to have been hang ed this morning but was granted a sixty-day reprieve.
 Wanderer was in the death cell when the news of the reprieve reach ed him. He was taken back into the cell where big daylight lamps" per petually keep out the shadows of night.
 During the sixty-day reprieve granted Wanderer by Governor Small a group of a1ienists for the State will inquire into his sanity If he is found sane he will hang on Sept. 30. If found insane, he faces life im- prisonment- The reprieve was grant ed at the instigation of William R. McCauley, State Commander of the American Legion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
Heavy Fine
 For Assault

Tony Raffa was fined S1OO and costs in the Fairfield town court yes- terday and Louis ZglomIecki was fined S25 and costs. Both these men were arrested last Saturday on a charge of assault with attempt to kill.
 Saturday Raffa armed with a re- volver and axe handle and ZgIopaleclzi with an iron pipe and knife secreted themselves in the attic-afthe Raffa home taking advantage of the ab- sence of Mrs. Raffa and the hired man who were in the fields working. After an II o'clock supper Meyers, the hired man went to his room.
 Mrs. Raffa followed him. She claimed that she was going to put a pillow case on Meyers bed Rana and his aide jumped from their hid ing place and immediately a tussIe began which might have resulted in the death of any of the four.
 Meyers was weited across the back with the axe handle after Mrs. Raffa had succeeded in wrestling the iron pipe and the revolver from her hus- band and his companion and had thrown them out the window. In the n1Xup the hired man was stabbed twice. After robbing him of S9o Raffa and Zglom1ecki left Meyers for dead, it is alleged, fleeing after talk ing the wires from MT. Raffa's auto- mobile so she could not pursue them.
 Meyers then crawIed on his stomach for over a mile to his home where he was given medical attention. The two men were arrested in Norwalk Sunday. Raffa and his wife have been separated for some time and Mrs. Raffa has already applied for a di- vorce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29

. It was Judge Banks who about a year ago issued an injunction re- straining the city from enforcing the local jitney regulations are framed in the original ordinance, but until the conference today is over there is no certainty whether the gathering is to discuss the bus matter, or among those present, is seeking an- other injunction.
 Judge DeForest of DeForest & Klein left the conference about 11:sO and shortly after Mayor Wilson and City Attorney W. H. Comley retired to the Jaw library for a. quiet conver- sation: Comley would say nothing to the press, and the mayor hasten irg back to the conference when City Prosecutor B. Earle Gar1ick put in an appearance at hoon-
 Shortly after noon Conley was ap- preached for a statement but said that there was absolutely nothing he could say for publication. He would not even confirm the conference as being on the jitney situation. but smiled when the question was put to him, and repeated that he was not as yet in a position to make any state ment, other than that merely a con ference" was being held.
 Next Tuesday is very likely to mark the final passing of unlicensed jIneys in Bridgeport according to information secured this morning lIOiIl lI0 mOIOT NGIllC1e department offices in Hartford.
 Deputy ty-CommisGoner John A. Mo Donald stated that as far as he knows at the present, there will be no ex- tension of time after August 2, for jitneymen to comply with the law. This decision on the part of the Mo tor Vehicle department banishes the last hope that Bridgeport jItneurs might be allowed to opearte for a. week or ten days after Tuesday.
 Supt. Patrick Flanagan has made clear his position in the matter, and the local police will order all unh- censed drivers from the streets on August g. unless orders to the con- trary are received.
 New Haven, July 29-Owners and drivers of jitney buses met here to- day to form state organization which would take over the defense of those convicted of violation of the orders of the Public Utilities Com mission in the matter of operating machines without license. Convic- tions in various lower courts have been appealed in many instances and the state body as projected would look after these appeals until a def mite finding is made in the highest court.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-29
Departments s
 Speed Saves
 Serious Loss

Through the speed and efficiency of the Stratford Fire department a very serious loss was preaented, this morning, when a kerosene stove ex- pIoded in the home of Andrew Spockowftz, on Avenue c, in the Honeyspot district in Stratford.
 One of the interesting features in directly connected with the fire it. self was a race between the fire ap- paratus and a Ford The cheni- calls won. reaching the destination about two minutes before the Ford. By the time the latter arrived the firemen had 1.4o0 feet of hose laid and the water was extinguishtng the blaze.
 Although $1,50o damage had been done before the fire was stopped the promptness of the fire department prevented the flames from reaching the other cottages which are very close by.