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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25
The Joint Investigation Com
mittee Finds All Expen-
ditures Justified
INDICATES EVERY ACT
Suggests Appointment of Assistant
Supervisor to Handle Land
Settlement

Justification for all expenditures
made by the state reclamation board
and complete vindication for every
act performed by the board in pro.
noting generally the matter OF re-
claiming lands, is contained in a re-
port made to the Senate and House
Saturday by joint legislative COM
mittee which, for the past three
weeks has been investigating charges
that the board was wastefully ex-
pending the state money.
The report was signed by Senators
LOOMS and Mcmillan and Represen-
tatives Hughes. O'Brien and G. w.
Ryan. The committee stated that it
had gone carefully into the records
Of the board and has examined all
persons who are known to have been
intimate with the affairs of the board
or the charges made against its
members.
Has Reimbursement Contract.
The committee set forth that in
the matter Of the charges of waste
full expenditures in the Methow-
Okanogan district the reclamation
board has contract with the dis
trict which calls for the reimburse
ment to the state Of all moneys ex-
pended in the district.
There having been so complaints
filed with the committee from this
district, we assume that it is salts
fed with the manner in which the
money was expended" was stated in
the report.
Given Wide Discretion.
The report says that while the
board under the law is given wide
discretion in the disbursement Of
funds, the committee believes that
1t has never been wasteful or reck-
less in it's expenditures Of money,
including the purchase Of bonds, but
on the other hand has proceeded
with due diligence and caution, and
the testimony OF various witnesses
OF the board has been of great assist
ance in various irrigation districts
Of the state and in promoting gen.
orally the matter Of reclamation Of
lands.
This was the complaint Of the
state American Legion. The COM
mittee held that in this inactivity the
board is justified for the reason that
the constitutionality Of the act was
in doubt until the decision Of the
supreme court in April. 1920, and
for the further reason that the sum
of $4,000 appropriated by the
1919 Legislature is inadequate to
carry on a feasible scheme of land
settlement.
The committee suggested the ap-
pointment of an assistant supervisor
to carry out the policy IL the land
settlement work The assistant
should be attached to the depart
ment of conservation and develop
ment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25
Seventeenth Session Has
Only Sixteen Days Left
on Wednesday
SENATE CALENDAR HAS
COMMON SCHOOL CODE
Senate breaches Mere Economy
Than Members, But House
Keeps Consistent Policy

The seventeenth session of the
state legislature has been in session
"A days out OF the constitutional
limit OF 60 days when 1t convenes
again Wednesday morning. During
this 44-day period almost all the
large problems have been looked
over, discussed and passed from
hand to hand and some have been
left unsettled as far as the public
knows.
The common school code is on the
Senate calendar. The revenue and
taxation matters, as we'll as the pri-
mary election law, are still in COM
mittee. The roads and bridges meas
ures and the budget also can be
found in the committees.
Large matters like revenue and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
AMERICAN LEGION
ELECTS OFFICERS
MRS. JOHN II. NELLY CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT
First Annual State Convention Was
Held in Tacoma ON Last
Saturday

BY an unanimous vote Mrs. John
r. Nicely, OF Spokane was elected
president of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the American Legion of the De-
partment of Washington at the last
session of the first annual convention
Of the auxiliaries which closed Satur-
day afternoon late at the Soldiers
and Sailors Club in Tacoma. Mrs.
Nicely is president Of the Spokane
auxiliary and has been active in
legion affairs both in Spokane and
in the state organization.
Other officers elected are: First
vice president Mrs. H. w. Gilbert Of
the Logan Wheeler Post Of Yakima;
second vice president, Mrs. J. w.
Drain OF the Hamilton Post OF Bell
ingham: secretary, Mrs. Kate Simp-
son of the Kent post; treasurer, Mrs.
Guy Parmalee of the RainierNoble
Post Of Seattle: historian, Miss Caro-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25

lyn Churchman of the Pasco post
chaplain, Mrs. Maud S. Brown of the
Davenport post, and officer of the
deem post.
The above officers will serve on the
executive committee, together with
the following women, one Of whom
was chosen from each congressional
district: Mrs. Walter Beals, Seattle,
district No. /; Mrs. Cutter, Everett,
district No. 2; Mrs. George Dysart
Centralia, district No. 8; Mrs. Ben
nett, Walla Walla, district No. 4
and Mrs. Guy Brown, Wenatchee
district No. 5.
Serving on the legislative COM
mittee for the year will be the fol-
lowing women, who were also chosen
from each congressional district:
Mrs. Stephen Chadwick, Seattle, dis
trict No. L; Mrs. G. NJ. Cochran, SnO.
homish. district No. q; Mrs. c. E
Galley. Raymond. district No. 3;
Mrs. r. G. Clendenine, Colfax, dis
trict No. 4, and Mrs. Max A. Neu.
man, Spokane, district No. S. a
Mrs. Nicely. the newly elected pres.
ident. was chosen as the delegate to
the national convention and Mrs. Gil.
bert, vice president, was elected as
her alternate. The auxiliary will hole
it's stat meeting at Hoquiam early in
the summer at the same time as the
American Legion and at that time
will state their choice as to where
and when the national convention
shall be held.
Resolutions adopted at the morn.
ing session OF the convention in.
Guided two asking that the proposed
national adjusted compensation for
veterans of the World War. now un-
der consideration by Congress, be
passed and that the federal govern.
ment provide more hospitals and
hospital equipment for disabled ex-
soldiers.
Grandmothers. mothers, wives, sis
ters and stepmothers will be eligible
for membership in the organization
il rsolution passed by the auxil-
Ioi iCo Val any Wight ~ lhC
tional organization.
The auxiliary went on record as
favoring the proposed decentraliza-
ton Of the bureau of war risk insur-
ance, the proposed national appro-
priation for the upkeep and mainte-
nance OF hospitals for veterans and
the proposed removal OF the body OF
an unidentified soldier from France
to Arlington cemetery.
A resolution indorsing the recent
action OF Congress followed dis
cussion led by Mrs. Nicely on the
question of the immigration tide into
the United States. Another resolu-
tion combined holders of land who
have taken out their first either ship
papers but never have completed
their Americanization.
The Americanization work Of the
American Legion was unanimously
Endorsed and the auxiliary has Of
fered all possible aid in furthering
the work. The resolution placing
the auxiliary on record as favoring
the proposed state appropriation of
$4,000 to Mrs. Warren Grimm of
Centralia was also unanimously in
dorsed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
state OF Washington. for Cowlitz
Spirit Lake Railway & Power Company.
washington Corporation, plaintiff.
vs.. Pacific Power & Railway Com
pany, Washington Corporation, and
all persons unknown. II any, having
or claiming to have an interest in
ana to the real property hereinafter
described, defendants. No. 4529.
Summons Of Publication in Foreclosure
Of Tax Lien.
The State of Washington to Pacific
POWER q Railway Company, and ali per-
sons unknown, II any, having or claim.
ing to have an interest in and to the
real property hereinafter described:
You and each Of you are hereby noti-
ned that Spirit Lake Railway & Power
Company. a Washington CORPORATION. n
the holder Of certificate of delinouencv
numbered 578, issued on the 18th dav Of
June. 1916. by the County Of Cowlitz.
state Of Washington, for the amount
OF two ana nO-100 dollars, the same
being the amount then due and delin-
quent for taxes for the year lQ14. to.
gether with penalty, interest ana costs
thereon. upon real property assessed to
you and Of which YOU are the owner or
reputed owner, situated in said county.
and particularly bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
TT. !. 45. SO, section 4 township 9
north, range east Of the Willamette
meridian and upon which plaintifY has
paid taxes assessed against said prom
erty as follows
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SPRAYING AND PRUNING
SHOW MAKES SUCCESS
AT HOPKINS FARM

The pruning and spraying demon
stration given by J. L. Stahl. West
ern Washington horticultural, at the
f. l.. Hopkins farm yesterday was
highly successful, according to E. B.
Stookey, county agriculturist. Thir-
ty farmers attended the morning
work and in the afternoon thirty-one
Olympia high school students joined
the fild school. and for their benefit,
at the request of several adults, a
special pear pruning demonstration
was given.
Mr.. Stahl will hold another series
OF spraying and pruning demonstra-
lions during the week OF March 3
to 8.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25
viii Assume Paramount I'm
Portance in American
Affairs March 4
PLAN UNIQUE MOVE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Will Take Form Official Statement
Serving Notice on American
Rights
ny RALPH H. TURNER

limited Press tSaff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb .22.-Concen-
traton on the Mexican question as a
problem Of paramount importance in
Americas foreign affairs, will begin
Immediately after March 4, it was
said today among those to take a
leading part in the shaping Of Presi-
dent-elect Harding's foreign policy.
With Senator A. B. Fall consid-
cred a cabinet certainty and Henry p.
Fletcher virtually chosen as under
secretary of state, it is recognized
here that Harding has peculiarly en-
phasized the Importance in which he
holds American Mexican relations.
Fall, chairman of the senate COM
nittee which Investigated Mexican
conditions, and Fletcher, former
American ambassador to Mexico, are
accepted as the men who will be
Harding's chief advisers on Mexico.
Consider Unique Move.
A move unique in foreign relations,
II was learned. already is being con-
sidered as a step toward the uphold
ing of American rights in Mexico.
This move, according to the present
plan, would take the form Of an Off
cial statement serving notice that
unless a government in Mexico recog-
nised BY the United States fully re-
spects American interests, then the
American government will guarantee
these interests. Such an announce
ment Of policy, 1t is stated, not only
would reassure Americans in Mexico.
but would notify the Mexican gov.
eminent that the United States In
tended to provide adequate protection
for its citizens.
Action Of this nature would not be
taken. however, until efforts had
been made first to conclude n written
agreement with Mexico. in which that
country pledged itself to adjust the
existing points at issue.
Conditions which the Harding ad-
ministration win ask Mexico to full
All as preliminary to recognition by
this government were stated today to
include the following:
1. Reimbursement to Americans
for damage suffered during the revo-
luton, with appointment OF a joint
commission to adjust the claims.
2. The return Of all American
property seized by the Mexican gov
eminent or individuals.
3. An arrangement for the pay
ment Of Mexicos foreign debts. most
Of which Is owed in this country.
1. The repeal, or at least diff
ferent Interpretation Of confiscatory
legislation. including the constitution
which nationalized oil.
These stipulations, 1t is learned on
high authority, already have the ap-
prevail Of President-elect Harding
and have been communicated infor-
nally to President Obregon.
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(Otal amount or taxes paid since
date NJ Rortt0rofa ~ A~1S-


date OF certificate Of delin-
all OF said amounts bearing interest a.
the rate Of fifteen per cent per annum;
and you are further notified that It Will
apply to the Superior Court Of the State
OF washington, In and for said county,
for judgment foreclosing its lien
s against the property hereinbefore mea.
TO appear within sixty days after the
date Of the first publication Of this sum-
mons, exclusive Of the day Of said first
pay the amount due. together with
costs; ar" In case Of your failure to do
so, judgment will be rendered foreclos-
ing the lien for said certificate Of delin-
quency. taxes. penalty. interest and
costs. against the lands and premises
hereinbefOre mentioned.
1921. ' 'a"u' 40
Any pleading or process may be
served upon the undersigned at the adj
dress hereinafter mentioned
WILLIAM STUART,
Plaintiffs Attorney
p. Q. Address. Kelso, County Of Cowiitz,
Washington.
Published Jan. 1925. Feb. 1-s-15-22.
Mar. /, 1921.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
County.
Re S',n; snd Phillips a copartnership
Patnude, his wife. Defendants
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
The state OF Washington;
To the said F. o. Patnude and Lyda
Patnude. husband and wife. Defend
ants.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within sixty days after the date Of the
hrst publication OF this summons, to-
wit: within sixty (6O) days after the
9th day Of February. 1921. and defend
the above entitled action in the above
entitled court, and answer the COM
plant Of the Plaintiff, and serve a copy
OF your answer upon the undersigned
attorneys for plaintiffs. at his office be-
so to do. Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demand
OF the complaint which has been filed
with the clerk Of said court. The OBJ
| ject of this action is to obtain judg-
ment against you for the sum Of SIS 0G
together with interest. attorneys fees
and costs. the Court basing it's juris-
f dictlon upon real estate within the
herein.
R.H.F FRY,
Pla Plaintiff AttorneE; p o. ADDRESS
ington, within Thurston county.
Published Feb. 5-12--19-26. mar. s.
1919, 1921.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. in and for
Thurston County
In t the Mater ners OF the Gstate OF Ellen
Notice.
Notice is hereby given. that J. T.
Otis. Executor of the Estate of Ellen
Saddler, deceased. has rendered and
presented for settlement TO and filed
in the Superior Court of Thurston
County. and State, his Hnal report as
executor and also his petition for dis
tribution and that Monday, the eth day
of March. 1921, at the hour of o'clock,
p. NJ at the Court Room OF said super
Tor Court Department No. 2, as the time
and place for the settlement OF said
final account and hearing on said petit
ton for distribution and discharge AT
which time any person Interested IN
said estate may appear and ME ms ex-
ceptions to the said report and final ac-
count and petition and contest the
same. . 49,,
Witness the Hon. d. +. Wright, Judge
OF the said Sueprior Court. and the
seal Of said Court affixed this 3rd
day OF February, A. y. 1921.
PAUL PAULK
Deputy County Clerk ano Clerk Of
said Superior Court. ~
Published Feb. 4-l1-1S-25. 192i.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF TIL
state Of Washington. in and Tor
Thurston County.
y. r otis. plaintiff, vs.. Clarence D
Uillman and Bessie olive flillman,
husband and wife, and Boston Tar
Dor Railroad, Steamship e Land Com
. i'm 1pfG
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-02-25

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington. in and for
Gathering He 1". Bridget Mcsorley,
Mary Mcswigggan. Catherine McLaugh-
ley, Patrick Coyle., William McSorley.
Thomas Mesorley. piaintirfs. A VS..
Bridget Walsh. the unknown heirs OF
James Mcsorley, II any; John Heron.
Coyle. Mary Ann coyle the unknown
heirs Of Hughy Coyie. II any; John
Bernard Coyle a minor, and the un-
ney an ndT Parc any 81 Ellen pOa
ants. No. 1929.
Notice Of Referees Sale
Under and by virtue Of an order of
the Court in the above entitled cause,
rendered on the cath day Of January.
1921. the undersigned referee in parti-
following described real estate, situate,
lying and being In Thurston county.
Washington to-wit:,
Capital Addition to Olympia. wash.
Lot 9. Of Williams' Five-Acre tracts.
Capital Addition to Olympia, Wash.
Lot g. IN section "a, township IS NJ.
range ! west, ". NJ. 80 '0""S"'p 10 ~
Part Of the offut Donation Claim No.
623 feet west Of the northeast corner
Of said donation claim; thence west $50
feet; thence south 1925 feet: thence
place OF beginning being tax descrip-
NO. Non ss IS rhurS'0" county Washington
Lots 3 and 5. in the southwest quar-
ter OF Swans subdivision Of block SIS,
Swans Addition to Olympia, Washing
ton.
ou Lots OTIS 81 $. and ,i in the southeast
s.. Swans Addition to Olympia, wash
ington.
Lots sand 6. OF block A. Swans Ad-
dition to Olympia. Washington.
Blooms Subdivision.
Lots 8 to inclusive, in block 2.
Blooms SUBDIVISION;
Lots O. 10 and II of block 10. New
Highland Park Addition.
Lots l and 2. of block /: and lots 1
and of block 8. in McSorley's Addition
to Olympia. Washington.
Now, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given.
1871 at the hour Of 1000 a. m. Of said
day, at the front door of the court
house of Thurston county shington.
on Fourth street, in the city of Own.
pia, said county and state I viii ell
the above described real estate at pub
lie auction TO the highest bidder for
cash, subject however. to the following
The said real estate wi be sold in
separate tracts SO far as ii WI enable
me to obtain the best prices tt 'refor
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids. and the terms of sale shall be
for cash.
Dated at Olympia, Washington, this
Goth day OF January. 1872
JOHN -. ELLIS
Referee in Partition Proceedings in The
Above Entitled Cause.
TROY & STUR DEVANT,
Olympia, Washington
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
1921.
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,whegan Next After China

tho war we have contributed
tsirly liberal way to the childen
belgium and France to the Near
!. pslief and Far East Relief, the
I,ooean Relief Council, sufferers of
nnia and more recently to the
E's;ng Chinese. This list is not sub
I'D as complete but it is long
ssb for present purposes. All Of
calls we're worthy and American
q. have a right to rejoice that
y ~ we're able to help. There should
m regrets. Without disparage-
:, IN these enterprises and with
Interfering with the success of
- which follow, a word of COM
!, NAV be submitted. II America
carry the burden of the world for
~ture time it will be necessary for
~ 90 into intensive training. We
have conservation Of material
Energy and the very best practices
asvelopment of every kind. We
M need better roads. better schools,
: hospitals and everything which
sributes to highly productive CIV
btion.
towhegan's needs are somewhat as
cws.
ne for aged women, $4,000
,.,oinance fund for same, 100000
!. ,or aged men, $4,000
lptaIpance fund for same, 100000
.,o,no, hospital. $4,000
;,,.in,nce fund for same, 100000
uish School building, 100000
,,younds. $4,000
idiug for Industrial Educa-
an 100000
H. c. A. Building, 100000
utainance fund for same, 100000
l.c Library of fireproof con-
lfuction, lo0,0o0
Saainance fund for same, 100000
hotel and furnishings. 10000
s-date highway machinery, $4,000
improvements to streets,
hks, and country roads, 100000
course it would be nice If some
fairy would bestow the above
US without delay and without
her sacrifice on our part but 1t
bubtedly would not be good
for US to receive such benefac-
in that way. More children are
led by over indulgence than by
let and abuse and a Municipality
could inherit the above blessings
but effort would never appreciate
billy make use of them.
Nertheless moderate and whole
amount of aid toward these
hhy objects is desied. Skowhegan
rather more than the average
hN OF well-to-do and wealthy citi-
The above list Is recommend
h their consideration.
previously observed If we are
inter- to contribute to all desti-
mtions In less favored portions OF
Globe, we shall need all of the
equipment to develop our capa-
r. for assuming such responsible
II we are to salvage the wreckage
sir and famine wasted lands all
he earth we must make prepara-
according to the job. Perhaps We
II with entire propriety ask that
1t OF any fund hereafter raised be
n Ckowhapan tn DrOmOtp tho use-
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Resolutions of Respect

Whereas: 1t has pleased DIR Hea-
venly Father in His Infinite Wisdom
to remove from our Grange an esteem
ed brother, Harlow w Rowell, there
fore be it
Resolved: That in the death of
Brother Rowell the Grange has lost
a faithful and esteemed member, and
the community an honored and re-
spected citizen.
Resolved That we extend our
sympathy to the family of the deceas-
ed
Resolved: That a copy of these
resolutions be spread on our records
and published in the independence Re-
porter and copy be sent to the fam
lily, and that the charter be draped for
a period of thirty days.
l.. A. STINCHFIELD
G. e. FOSTER
ADA Fl. FOSTER
Committee on resolutions
Cornvile, June 2, 1921
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Lakewood Company is composed prin-
cipally of members drawn from these
two plays it will be readily under
stood that the organization at our
nearby Summer resort will he equal if
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ton but being strangers | feared they
might be lonely, then again the vivid
pictures OF bass, trout and perch
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Visiting the Park School

The veterans of Russell Post No
80 G. A. r. have an annual invitation
from the teachers at the Park school
to make them visit in the interest
of patriotism and all that it implies
agreeable to the rules of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
For many years the members of the
Post have regarded this annual visit
as one of the pleasant events of the
year and so on Friday afternoon. MAY
u. Mrs. Alice f. Mitchell, principal,
Mrs. Kate c. Holbrook. Miss Lizzie 3.
Higgins and Mrs. Mildred c. Lewis,
teachers, with the boys and girls of
the four schools. gathered in one of the
large rooms to welcome the members
of the Grand Army. parents and spec
ial friends of the school The room
had been splendidly decorated for the
occasion, especially with our country's
flags. Two hours were replete with
music. piano solos. recitations. drills
and pleasing sentiments on the part of
the boys and girls and patriotic re-
marks by Comrades j w. Fogler, Sui
Ivan Russell and S. f. Emerson and
by l.. l.. Walton Esq, Rev. II. l..
Nichols. who at the opening of the
exercises offered prayer. l.. f. Jacobs
and T. G. Lord. 1t is very evident
that great deal of time and cars, was
required in training the boys and girls
to reach such high degree of perfec-
ton in all the exercises so pleasing
and interesting to the visiting guests.
On account of attending a funeral
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not superior to any summer Company
in America"
In last weeks issue OF the indie