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VOLUME XXXIV.
STOP WORK ON
NAVY HIGHWAY:;
FUNDS RUN LOW
STATE ENGINEER ILANS TO
CALL BIDS TO COMPLETE
CONNECTION WITH FED-
ERAL AID IN APRIL
Considerable comment was stirred
• :op with the announcement last week
that the tate road camp had been
broken up and all work stopped on
the Navy"Yard highway, leaving less
than a mile remaining to complete
connection with the old Southshore
:section and open up the highway to
travel. Those :living along the route
:vere especitlly exercised over the re-
port, which, if truc, would make it
doubtful that the road would be open-
,ed this season.
,When the state began the work
-uith a fund of $75,000 available, a
:full built highway was started at
Belfair and worked south along the
Canal toward the completed section
.of the Southshore road, and some
,comment was offered that the state
could not effect the connection on
the scale under way with the funds
in hand, ad that connection was the
most important• It develops, how-
ever, that while the road will not be
connected up at once, there is good
,prospeCt "for "its completion early in
the coming season•
When State Engineer Allen called
.off the state camp there was $9,000
remaining in the fund. Deciding that
the work could not be completed with
this sum Mr. Alien decided to e)U
,off his crew, and with an equal sum
of federal'"ald funds, call for bids for
completing the remaining section.
H. E. Stumer and Willard Case,
both of whom live along the highway
and are much interested i its eacly
completion, were in town Tuesday to
investigate the matter. State En-
gineer Allen was called up and from
him they secured the above informa-
tion, and also his assurance that
bids would be called in April for the
ompleti0n of the Navy Yard High-
way to full connection with Olympic
;Highway.
GAS BOAT OWNERS
USING KEROSENE
DISTILLATE CUT OFF
WATERFRONT GENIUSES GET
BUSY WHEN DISTILLATE
SUPPLY 'IS CUT OFF
The adage that necessity is the
mother of invention has proven itself
to be logically sound in the case of
owners of commercial gas boats on
Puget Sound• Cut off from the use of
distillate by the decision of the Stan-
dard Oil Company to withdraw thai
eormodity from thc market on the
Pacific Coast, gas boat owne}s began
experimenting with a mixture of
high priced gasoline and low priced
kerosene with the result that a com-
bination has been discovered that
proves wholly as efficient and costs
no more than distillate.
A mikture of four gallons ,of. ker-
)sene to one gallon of gasoline ' is
now propelling most of the 'commer-
cial gas boats on Ellio bay and
Puget Sound. The name of the water
front genius who made the discovery
has not yet been disclosed. The
formula, once it had proven its
worth, went the rounds of gas tug
operat, ors with the speed of a new
recipe for a kitchen brew.
Kerosene at 13 cents a gallon, is a
few cents cheaper than distillate and
when mixed with the amount of gas-
oline stated above, gives the proper
speed and power, owners declare.
The Northwestern Tow Boat Own-
ers' Association is continuing its
fight to have distillate restored and
members declare that news that the
Standard Oil has decided to restore
distillate to the market is'expected
in tie near future.--P.-I.
i
RED CROSS ST ATE
FIELD WORKER TELLS
OF HEALTH ACTIVITY
The regular meeting of the Red
Cross Chapter was held on Wednes-
day evening, when Miss Retta B.
:McMullen, te state field representa-
tive of the Red Cross, was in attend-
Race, and outlined the development
of social work in various lines, in
connection with the work of county
- nurse.
She also told how other commun-
ities were improving the public
health, through the schools and in
the country, and urged that more
attention be paid to health improve-
ment in Mason County. It was an-
nounced that the public nurse already
planned for' by Mason County, had
been Secured and was on her way
from a New York hospital, prepared
to take up her work. "As this 'is
new feature in the community wel-
fare, inshaction in the care of tuber-
cular patients and the young, full
understanding as well as the co,oper-
ation of the public is necessary 'for
its success.
SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1920
MOST O-00EEL ABOUT IT-NO SHADOW
ASK EVERY.CITIZEN
TO, PERFORM DUTY
AND REGISTER EARLY
It is necessmT for every 'citizen,
male or female, to perform a certain
duty this summer to qualify their
citizenship, and that is to register
anew. There will bie a primary, a
general, and in Shelton, a municipal
election, this fall, and unless the
voter's name is written on the books
the ballot will be denied.
Because it is not urgent the matter
may be neglected, so the best nile
to follow is to do it now. There are
registration officers in every precinct,
so that the task will be easy, and
ORGANIZE BOOSTER lUTTLE OLYMPIA BOY
t P00YZNC
CLUB AT ALLYN t FLOAT AT ARCADIA
AND NORTH BAY'00o00 o,
DODGE FALLS IN WATER
DELEGATION FROM NORTHEAST-
RN DISTRICTS HERE BOOST..
ING FOR ROAD IMPROVE-
MENT AND DOCK AT
ALLYN
The residents of the North Ba:
and Clifton districts have recently
completed an organization, the North-
WHEN FATHER IS CALL-
ED TO HOUSE
• John Dodge, Jr., :18-mpnths old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Dodge of
Olympia xas drowned last Sunday
afternoon while playing on a float at
Arcadia. When the baby was found
he was beyond medical atd.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge and their chil-
eastern Community Booster Club dren left their home Saturday by
once done is good for four years or which includes all its leading farm- launch to spend the week-end visit-
two years in the town, whether an ers and citizens, with a presdnt mem- ing with relatives at Arcadia• Sun-
election is missed or not.
The new law requires the applicant bership' of 75 who have paid in the day afternoon Mr. Dodge was play-
to produce evidence of citizenship, if nominal dues asked toward a pro- ing with his little son, on a float. He
not native-born, and thismay entail motion fund. was called in the house, and when he
some delay for naturalized citizens if The objects of the organization are [returned in ten minutes the baby had
left until the last minute. Register two-fold, to promote hmmaony and fallen oerboard and was found just
co-operative efforf, and to boost for i a few yards ft)m the float. Alaunch
now. , better community facilities where was immediately summoned and the
.needed. The primary object is 'the body was brought to Olympia.
ATTRACTION OF OLD securing of a dock at Allyn for the Funeral services were held there
safety and convenience of the public Io n Tuesday afternoon.
CASTLE IS DONKEY at that point, but good roads, and
especially the improvement of the
WHICH HAULS WATER road to Shelton, will also come in for WASHINGTON'S OLDEST
attention. NEWSPAPER IS SOLD
The need for a public do'ok at AI1/n
E N E R G ET I C LITTLE ANIMAL has been an important question in Eagle Freshwater, successor of the
DRAWS BUCKETFULS FROM that neighborhood for years past, late John Miller Murphy, last week
since the old wharf has fallen down sold the Washington Standard and
I LOCAL FISIIERMEN MAKE
BIG STEELHEAD CATCH
A party of local fishermen brought
in 12 big steelheads on Tuesday,
whicla were the result of a day spent
fishing on the Skokomish. The fish
were caught below tle falls on the
north fork of the river. The party
consisted of Guy Kneeland, Don
O'Neill, Jay Smith, Harry McConkey,
ttenry Smith, Henry Allen and Her-
bert Drew.
Dec. Beach, Angus O'Neill and
Herb. Drew went over yesterday ta
see if there were any fish left in the
river.
BOARD ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENTS ON
MEMORIAL COMMffrEE
COMMISSIONERS REFUSE PETI.
TION ASKING THEM TO DIS-
TINUE STRETCH ISLAND
BRIDGE PLANS
ionday, February 2, 1920. Joard of
County Commissioners called to order :
by chairman. Present ,Vm. E. Dan
isis, J. A. Cole, W. A. Hunter and
clerk of the hoard•
Moved and carricd timt the hearing
on the Sackrider road be l)ostponed, to
be l,eld lach 1, 1920 at 2 p. nL
Hearing held ou the Ledte Cushman
rt)ad at 10:30 a. m. No objections
heard.
1)etition received from residents of
Detroit, asking that COllilnissioners
discontle plans for the Construction
or' the Stretch Island bridge, and that
a road to connect tlze south and west
portlou of School District No. 54 with
its sc.tmol at :Detroit. also asking as-
sistance in building a float on the nar-
row channel wcst of Oak Island at the
loot of the T. onsrud road. Moved
an d -carried that this petition he re-
jected.
Moved and carried tlmt the hearing
on the :Matlock-Satsop road be post-
ported, to he held larch 1 1920, at
2:30 p. m.
l.eport fl'Oll ason County- Farm
Bureau approving the work of H. E.
])rew, county agriculturist, rccelved
and approved.
Board adjourned to meet the follow-
ing day.
Tuesday, l,'cbruary 3, 1920. loard
convened In olllcc. All present
Delegation appeared before the board
from Allyn and ].,elfalr presenting a
petition and asking that a wharf and
dock at Allyn be built, heginnlQg at
the foot of :Drum street and extending
to deep water that is sufftc'ient to ad-
mit lreight boats at all stages of tide.
The board promised all available aid.
ltcslgnatlon of . A. VVatson as reg-
Istration officer for Clifton precinct re-
ANCIENT WELL 161 FEET
DEEP
Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight,
January 10, 190.--All the fascina-
tions of the past, all the glamor of
the days of chivalry, rise up before
the eyes of the sightseer when he be-
and the original organization has
also gone to pieces. Since no single
individual could finance the under-
taking with any hope of profit, it is
up to the community to co-operate
and secure the needed dock, as neces-
sary to the Allyn community as
docks, floats, bridges or ferries to
other more or less isolated sections.
holds the ruins of some ancient cas-
tle. Americans, not having castles To this end a delegation from the
and ruins at home, are particularly new organization was in Shelton
susceptible to attractions of this soec. Tuesday to present their desire be-
In fact a great many first class ruins fore the County Board. The delega-
tion included Lee Baker, D. C. Nevitt,
its allied business to J. M. Tadlock, celvcd and accepted• Moved md car-
fomaerly owner of the Raymond Her-
ald. While the Standard has enjoyed ricd thal R. 1-I. Henry be al)l)olnted to
till the, x acancy.
a good run of patronalre, and the
business has been fairly satisfactory
Mr. Freshwater has evidently decided
to give up the effort to make,his
charges keep pace with the demands'
of labor, and seek an easier task,
The Standard has bden above the
average weekly newspaper under Mr.
Freshwater, and his successor has
already proven hm ability to make a
good newspaper.
have failed to pay expenses since the
war cut off the tide of American
tourists, and would go oht of busi-
ness entirely if it were not for the
prospect.of their speedy return.
I feel, then, that I was merely
carrying out the best traditions of
my native country when I spent a
morning looking around Carisbrooke
Castle, which is near Newport, on
the Isle of Wight. It is one of the
finest of the old fortresses. Indeed
Keats said, "I do not think I shall
ever see a ruin to surpass Carris-
brooke Castle." Added to this, it
has a very interesting history. It
was there that Charles I. was im-
prisoned from the time he was cap-
tured by the Parliamentary forces in
1647 until he was tried and beheaded
in 1649.
"Fourpence Please Sir"
As I approached the castle, the
towered gateway seemed to block the
whole landscape. But before I zeach,
ed it I had to go through a smaller
stone gateway, an outer defense
vhich was of great use in the days
when anyone who approached might
be an enemy. As I passed through
the main gate, thinldng high and
noble and historic thoughts, I was
startled by a very modern voice ask-
ing me for "Fourpence, please, sir."
Now I hate to be disturbed in a
noble train of though', but fourbcnce
soemed vel, y reasonable, especially as
tle cost of upkeep must have in-
(resed during the war, and custom
has undoubtedly fallen off.
The first stunt the tourist is ex-
pected to do is to make the circuit of
the top of the walls. They are of
stone, about six feet thick, with ir-
regular breastworks as a protection
front arrows and bullets. The walls
themselves were doubtless a protec-
tion from the artiUery of Cromwell's
day, though a modern field piece
would make very short work of them.
The inclosure is roughly circular in
shape, with houses, stables, and a
chapel within the court. The moat
which once encircled the walls has
been partially filled 'in, and it would
now'be •impossible to flood it.,
,Continued,on page 8)
Thos. Berg, W. T. Buding, Henry
Wesserly, Olof Eriekson and Fred Allyn dock was entitled to considera-
Curl of Allyn; and R. H. HemT, Sam tion and promised to aid the matter
Watson and James Larson of Belfair, as far as possible, and also to make
who also travel by way of Allyn. some further improvement on the
The commissioners agreed that the road to Shelton.
WAITING FOR GEORGE
The Journal is frank to admit that Shelton is
not making good on its obligations to he rest of
Mason County, as the county seat and hub of the
county, and by its lethargy is restricting its expan,
sion in the way of trade' and dwarfing its impor-
tance as a business center. For lack of co-operation
on the part of its business men and citizens most
interested, trade is either driven away or forced
elsewhere by lack of facilities to reach Shelton.
Individually we are all willing and anxious to
talk about the things we need and how we can help
our neighbors as well as ourselves, but collectively
we wait for "George" to take up the burden. The
people of Allyn, Clifton, Detroit and down the bay,
Cloquallum, the Satsop Valley and all directions
over the county come before the county board for
better roads so they can do business in their own
county, and Shelton, which would be the beneficiary,
• never offers to help them out.
Shelton, and the same is true right now of
most towns, 4s on the,eve of a great expansion, and
the only thing holding this in check is our lack of
civic organization for collective boosting. We can
make it what we w.ill by pushing--all together--for
hospital, railroad connection, nfil|s, roads, launches,
more homes and more business. If Shelton really
wants these things its business people must wake up
and co-operate to get them. If we are satisfied
with things as they are let's stop complaining.
NO. 8.
FILE PROTEST
WiTlt GOVERNOR
ON OYSTER SALE
,.I.,IE FISHCOM-
I I)ARWINSAYS S"'"
MISSION AND NOT COMMIS-
SIONER WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR SALE FROM STATE
RESERVES
"The state fish commission and not
the state fish commiioner sold oys-
ters from the Willapa Harbor re-
se,ee." Thus reads a communication
received yesterday from Richard But-
ler, in charge of the Oakland Bay
reserve, quoting a letter received
from Comzmssxoner Dazvin.
In further support of the sale Mr.
Darwin says, "The matter was gone
into very carefully and the action
was taken in accordance with the
advice of the attorney general." The
state fish commission which was re-
sponsible for the sale of the 2000
sacks of oysters from the state re-
serve is composed of the governor,
state treasurer and fish commissioner.
Local oystermen have joined with
Olynlpia growers in an effort to stop
the sale of the oysters on the Port-
land market at a lower price than
they claim can be met by Sound ship-
pers. Efforts to date have been with-
out avail and local shipments have
been greatly reduced by the loss of
the Portland market.
The following article on the sub-
ject is copied from the Wednseday
issue of the Morning Olympiim.
Protest signed by the United Oys-
ter companies of Olympia, has been
filed with Governor Hart against sale
of merchantable oysters from state
beds on Willapa Harbor. This pro-
test in which it is understood oyster
growers of Thurston and Mason
County generally join, is based on
belief that a Willapa Harbor pur-
chaser,,from the state is selling the
oysters in Portland for as low as $7
a sack when growers are charging
11.75 a sack in this city. A slump
in the Portland oyster demand is
supposed to be due to this opportun-
ity given Portland consumers to pro-
cure cheaper oysters through the
state sale than can be obtained from
private growers.
The situation was not discussed by
the state fish commission which met
yesterday, but Commissioner L. H.
Darwin talked it over with John
Brenner, Olympia grower. He ex-
plained that the Willapa beds were
overloaded with oysters because the
growers had not offered to buy seed
oysters there anti that the mature
oysters would, simply die or be killed
if left alone, thus depriving the state
of so much food supply in a time of
I scarcity. The commission decided to
[sell up to 2,000 sack off the Willapa
[beds for use and one man who offer-
led to buy them at $1:75 a sack, he
/to take them up without tonging,
Petltitm of F. MI /Curl ct al for a cull and return all seed oysters to
'clutnge in the registration office In the the beds. Commissioner Darwin stat-
Allyn precinct from John A, Psebles ed that the same terms are epen to
store to the postolllce. Petition re-
J ect ed.
lovcd and carried that the following
committee be appointed hY the c'om-
mlssh)ners as suggested by the Minute
,Vomen meeting on January 27. 1920.
as follows: Chas• R. lewis to repre-
sent the Commissioners; Ed. Faubert
to represent the Alumni; Mrs. 1...N.
Wood to represent the Minute Vomen;
Mrs. M. E. Reed to .represent the I:tod
(_Jross. and Frank ]][nllS to represent
tlc (A rangers,
The following bill were allowed':
Current xpano.
M. F. I.night, depuly asse<sor. 4S.00
H. E. l)rew, agriculturist ....... 100.00
any Puget Sound oysterman who may
want to take advantage of it. Since
Puget Sound beds have also become
overloaded with oysters it is likely
that similar sales will be held in this
region. Darwin also said that the
difference between the $7 figure quot:
ed i Portland for Willapa oysters
and the Olympia species at $11.75 is
about the prevailing ratio because of
the fact that Olympia oysters run in
far greater number to the sack and
on account of superior flavor. He
finally stated that keeping state
grown oysters off the market when
oyster.growers .would not buy them
would merely serve to waste them.
Mr. Brenner agreed that Willapa
l,:mma 1. l?dchert, part-time sal-
ary. Supt ....................
l;hmna 1;L Richcrt, typ. Agrlc...
Standard Oil Co,, sup. Agric ....
Shelttm Garage. Saline ,, ........
Eula l,. 1)anicls, assessor's lerk
oysters are no menace to the Sound
55.oo market as they are not sold here,
I .'10
s•00 and are not valued comparatively,
.5 .but he hmi heard the state sale is
3r•$o responsible for the Portland slmvp at
J. 13, Shelton. tray. exp ........ 8.65 pces Olympia producers sell at. He
xvm. Duby, auto hire. attorney 4.00 didn't.apl)rove of this, although not
Cross-France CO. lnc.. SUp. Atty 7.50 arguing hat oysters on state beds
I shouhl not be. "allowed to die. He
County Auditor. revolving" -£und:. - thought they had been sold too cheap
Attorney ............ 1.00 [ d
Auditor ............. 13'bl at $1.75, the only figure offere.
Cicrk ................ .00 - Whether any further action ill be
[taken on the Olympia protest against
Sept ................. .72
"£reas ................ 50,00 their fixed price m Portland being
comm ............... 1.5'{ 72.46 interferred with Was not indicated
,Velsh-Ricimrds Co,, sue. justices 8.00 by' the commission yesterday. The
same. sup. aucitor ............. ]5.45 general" policy fans been to increase
Iason Co'lintY Journal, same• .. 37.2"5" food supplies from state resources as
same .......................... "61.95 much as possible without set-
County Auditor, license on all iuusly attempting to con[pete witk
Co. cars and lrucks ......... '. :45145" private business• At present prices
Johnson-Cox Co., sup. auditor.. 41.55" it is generally understood llab oys-
Mason County Journal, sup. c0m 55:75 tel%." have become a curoisity to the
[Mason Co• Journal. cup. clerk,. '1.50 majority of people•
Lowman & I-Ianford. same ..... " .94 i
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I sop. e,gi,00or .: ..... ..... [OPi00 IUWI00 BALL Ab
] Arthur L V<ard tray exp ....... 85 a'lll¢l mlrl |'qPr) lflmlr) m_ &l't|lk|/
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/0000arl F. ;,ic00tnson. de,,, eng... •. ,00.oot ,,, ,,-,,
/Otto YIillcr, chainman ...... : .... 2 ,:/ KUUIVl rUE lIlri
sam° ......... _
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L L Dickinson same 2 25 [ The council rooms of the town hall
t .... . ....... -'..; I lic as a reading room for men in
Arthur Ward engineer ........ .0'00 were this week opened up to the pub-
A. P. lIarls, asst. engineer ..... D.UV " ' .... i-- r
Mason Co. Journal sup, engineer 2.15 connection x-ith the Public Lbra y.
Mrs. M. J. Diclins'on, board eng. 10.501 Here men will be ab!e to come
IEsthe.r 4,00 land read the books and newspapers
Iv,. JohnsonCarls°n'MotortP'cp,,engsuP. ........ eng 6.S0 and will be unmolested by the dhil-
I Ben's Restaurant board pris "" 's.30 I dren in the library. The rooms are
McDonald & Co,, 'sup, Jall .... ]i] 43.62 [well furnished with large tables and
R. W. Potts, tray exi) .......... 5,10 comfortable chairs and the library
G. T, Booth, deputy sheriff ..... 124.00|board expects this to be a very pop-
, ....... |ular reading room. The entrance
(ontmuea on rage .1 /will be through the library.