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VOLUME XXXIV.
SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1920
NO. ii
i
DEATH CLAIMS
TWO OF GEORGE
SIMPSON FAHILY
.BOTtl MRS. EMMA SIMPSON AND
SON SOL SUCCUMB TO IN-
FLUENZA .,T POTLATCH
HOME
LIQUOR BROUGHT FINES
Two cases in which "moonshine"
figured more or less wm•e tried bo-
fore Police Judge Hauptly, and the
)rincipals drew fines as a result.
James Frew, charged with driving
an automobile while intoxicated, paid
$131.50, and Ehner Gamfleld, an
Olympia truckman, who exchanged
his load of furniturc for a tank of
booze aml became boisterous, was
assessed $25 and costs for being ells-
orderly.
After a vali0000le of a week FIND ROAD PAVING
with the best medical attention and DI] IlDIIITTI- -
Mi;lled aid Sol Simpson, son oflGelte LI|IJO OUIJI,IIIllhP ARE
Simpson, died at his home "n -I sw • ra , ,,,r,,,
latch Friday morning, 1, eb1ary 20th, I ALL YAK IUU llllJll
and was followed by his mother, Mrs.
Emma Simpson, who passed away ....
,on Monday. Both became victims of LEWIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
±he inflluenza, and were unable to ABANDON PAVING PLAN--
)vercome its hold.
Sol Simpson was first taken sick on
-Friday, February 13th, and died just
a" week later, February 20tlf. Fun-
eraI selwices were held in the open
air at the home on Sunday and the
remains taken to the cemetery at
Elma for interment. C. L. Gilbert
conducted the service at the home
and also at Elma.
Mrs. Emma Simpson was stricken
while caring for her son and forced
to take to her bed on Sunday,. the
15th, and died on the followix)g Mon-
(lay evening• She rallied after the
death of her son and was able to
arrange for his funeral, but later
suffered a relapse which endel in her
,death.
Funeral reld Hunday
The funeral smwice was held Sun-
,day afternoon at the hall of Elma
Chapter, Order Easter gtar, of which
she was,a charter member, and in-
:ferment made in the Elms cemetery•
A large number of friends of the
-family from Shelton and Mason
County joined in the service which
was conducted by Mr. Gilbert.
Emma Lestina Simpson was born
near Olympia, January 21, 1874, and
her family moved to Elms when she
was seven years old. She was mar-
ried there to George Simpson Oc-
tober 1, 1890, and moved to Kamilche
where Mr. Simpson was superinten-
(lent of the Blakely railroad, then
affording the only passenger service
between the Sound and Grays Har-
bor. After the completion of the
North(n Pacific and the Blakely
railroad returned to its logging, Mr.
Simpson's headquarters were m)ved
to Mntlock. Later the family lived
in Shelton a shm time, then moved
to Potlatch. After several years spent
in Ehna on the Simpson fmTn Pot-
latch has been the family borne for
the past six years, while Mr. Simpson
wa r, periniendont of the Phoenix
log'in operations.
Was Patriotic Worker
Mrs. Simp.on was nnnsual]v de-
voted to her home and her children,
but f(,md time t) sewe as chairman
of the local ]ed Cross and 'to tako
the lead in other calls of the war
perin,1. She has ever been mindful
o tho welfare of those about her,
helpffl of the mothers and children
of the employes, who will miss a
kindly friend.
Sol Simpson was born in New Ka-
milche November 18, 1895, and ex-
vept for the years of 1906-7 spent at
school in Olympia, has always been
at home, the idol of his mother and
always thoughtful of his parents.
Besides the sorrowing, and doubly-
bereaved father and sister, Frances,
are left two brothers and one sister
of the deceased Mrs. Simpson, Hugh
and Ernest and Miss Mamie Eaton.
HALF MlP'00x' A m
00FOR CANADIAN TIMBER
BY DOLLAR cOMPANY
DAVE Mc'INTOSH, WHO LE,ARNED
HERE. WIUI, MANAGE LOG-
GING OPERATIONS
Referoe, wasmade in Monday's
isne f The Pro,ince to the lur-
" ehse by th Candlan Robert Dollar
C, nr)any of exteosive timber hold-
This m;onrty coissted of the bold-:
in's of Mr• 3". A. Smith at Cbnnlt-
lar and the ,-'ib paid was $500.000
cash. Tho limit consists of 9000
n.c, of tlmbor 1,nds, six mile of
rn;lwnv ,nnd cam-s ooeratlng on three
siclos, with n claih, mtput of 150,000
feet. The m-onort, has a reputation
of he'nlr one 0€ the most us-to-date
nnd fines logging operations in the
province.
Th n-reh,,e wa ade by Mr.
Melville l")ollr i- hhalf Of his 'com-
nanv• Mr• D. Mclntosb is taking
over ¢e man,ement of the |ogMng
on(rations. The logs dll be sawn
lw tle Dollar fll at Dollm¢on on
th north arm o the inlet.
Mr. Smith, the fmTner owner of
the limtt, is resident of Van'(purer
and ono. of the host known lo,gcrs
of Brlti,h Colu,bn. The timber con-
sts f fir and cedar of g,o4 cmM-
'itw. Boomin, rm,n¢ls fo thd.ltmlts
nve been maintained at Pot Mo0dv.
qe l;mlts ,re stretched alon the
Comfitlam river and the logs are
easily got out.
The connty commissione,m hold
hetr relar monthly meeting next
Monday March 1st. . ! .
SAY THEY CANNOT &F-
FORD TO PAVE WITH
GOLD
Winlock, Feb. 25.--The Lewis coun-
ty commissioners have abandoned the
proposed paving'of the Winlock-Cow-
litz road under tile Donahoe road law,
petitions for which were recently
presented to the board of residents
of the district affected. Construc-
tion bids were recently opened by the
commissioners and the lowest bid
submitted was $45,500 above the es-
timated cost.
As the matter now stands the pro-
perry owners will have to present
new petitions for the. improvement
but it is thought probable that no
further action will be taken toward
the paving until,, construction 'costs
are reduced. As one commissioner
put it,"Good roads are needed, but
the people can't afford to pave with
$20 gold pieces."
GOODRO LOGGING COMPANY
ADDING STEEL ROAD
The Goodro Logging' Company re-
cently purchased a locomotive and
enough steel to lay several miles of
track between their present works
and Walker's Landing. Track is now
being laid between the rails of the
tramroad now in use and will soon
be ready for the locomotive. Mr.
Goodro has secured enough timber
near his present works to insure
work for several years and will dou-
ble the force as well as the future
outputxof logs from the camp.
SHELTON SHIPPING POINT
Six cars of shingles from the In-
gersoll Mill went out by carferry
Monday and next trip will bring in
two cars of ,';tcel for the Simpson
Logging. Compahy, for use in ex-
tending the railroads. For the next
trip out the ferry will have six loaded
cars, three of shingles, one contain-
ing the dismantled Isabella shingle
mill and two loaded with hat-d wooci
lumber from the Skokomish mill.
STATE OF WASHINGTON
LEADS IN WHEAT YIELDS
ISLAND COUNTY LANDS MEDALS
AND CASIt PRIZES FOR
1919 WHEAT
'Frid DeWilde of Oak Harbor,
Wash., takes the gold medal and
$1,000 cash prize with five acres of
wheat which averaged 83.96 bushels
per acre; John LeSourd takes the
silver medal and $500 in cash with
81.33 bushels per acre; and Justus L.
Hancock the bronze medal and $250
in cask with 81.24 per acre. Island
County notified The Farm Journal,
when the contest was announced, that
she was going after those wheat
prizes hammer and tongs; and she
got them all.
The northwest corner of Washing-
ton captured all the wheat prizes,
the northeast comer of Maine, Aroo-
stock County, captured all the potato
urized. But right there the blanketing
of prizes stopped. In the case of
corn, oats, chiton and alfalfa no one
state got more than a single prize;
and the contest was a stiff one, par-
ticuIarly with corn.
This great national crop contest
was announced in 1918, long before
any one believed the war could be
ended that year. It was intended to
stimulate production of six great
crops--corn, oats, wheat potatoes,
cotton and alfalfa--each of whi'ch
would help to win tle war and to
feed or clothe humanity after it was"
over. There were gold, silver and
bronze medals and prizes of $1,000
$500 and $250 for the best three
yields of each of the six crops.
Well the tumult and the shouting
are over; and Washington stands out
lreeminently as the wheat-growing
section and Island County as the
best in Washington. People who once
thought of Washington as the (pun-
tit which prods(edith;(fly apples and
Klondikers will learn something about
its real agHeultural possibilities--and
:when they add to that knowledge a
bit of information about her glorious
climate, so largely responsible for
her wheat, Washington will win Other
prizes tha those which The Farm
Journal so cheerfully sends her.
BECKONING HANDS
BIG TIPlBER DEAL
HERE INVOLVES
NEAR $300,000
2360 ACRES OF TIMBER NEAR
KAMILCHE PURCHASED BY
FREDSON BROTHERS
LOGGING CO.
One of the largest timber transac-
tmns listed in Mason County for sev-
eral years past is noised in the real
estate transfers this week' involving
I the transfer from the Tacoma Mill
Company to the Fredson Brothers
Logging Company of 2360 acres of
timber lands in township 19, range
our west.
The company has recently increas-
ed its capital stock in preparation for
more extensive logging operations,
and the extension of the railroad in-
to ncw timber. While the purchase
price of the timber is not indicated
ether than by the revenue' stamps
atttached to the ded, it is not far
from $i00,000.
The lands lies north of the Ka.
milch( valley and were left untouch-
ed by the early clay operations from
the Blakely Raih'oad.
I IECES
PAVING WITH $20 GOLD ' ''
It wili be noted that Grays Harbor ind perhaps
other counties are beginning to doubt the advis-
ability of going ahead with the extensive highway
paving plans intended, if two prices must be paid
for the work. If they feel, as we do in Mason
County, that there is a'limit beyond which they will
not go, it will at least have the tendency of holding
down bidders to a reasonable figure which will in-
sure them a fair profit without placing too high a
premium on the uncertainties of labor. The price
of .cement should be fairly certain, and as the labor
required in paving work need not be particularly
skilled, the present wage is not likely to be exceeded
this summer.
The Journal is inclined to think that because
• there are but few contractors equipped with the
necessary nmchinery and financial backing to hart-
dle these large paving contracts, much of the in-
creased bidding is due to their desire to take advan-
tage of the situation. The remedy lies in competi-
tion, and this can be brought about by encouraging
some of our local small contractors to join hands in
a concern large enough to undertake a contract and
to carry it.through with local support. They could
do the work with home labor and largely avoid
the floating trouble-inaking element, and would gain
the needed experience with their first contract to fit
them for the future work of the county. The county
could spare several of its large trucks on rental,
and the contractors would only need to invest in a
mixing machine.
Elsewhere appears the call of the state high-
way board for bids for highway work, and we are
hoping that some of our local men will take heed of
the suggestion above offered and get in the game--
breaking the road-contractors' combination and
doing a good job for Mason County as well as mak-
ing a nice profit for themselves. The first three
miles of paving on the Olympic highway, and also
two miles of gravel to connect the Navy Yard high-
way are called for. The work must be well done
according to specifications and under supervision
of state and county inspectors. If we must pay a
big price--within the limit--for this work let it be
to home contractors.
NO SNOW IN OLYMPICS
Robert Doherty, who nmkes hi:'
home at the camp five miles above
Lake Cushman and operates an ore
pack train, was in town vesterdav
returning from a trip to" Tacoma.
Mr. Doherty commented on the very
€lry season,, and stated that there is
less snow in the Olympics this win-
ter than ever before in the memory
of the ohter residents. Whether this
shortage will be felt in the flow of
water clown the Skokomish Hver net
summer remains to he seen.
AIRPLANE PATROLS
WILL LOCATE FOREST
FIRES THIS SEASON
FOUR TWO-PASSENGER PLANES
WILL OPERATE OUT OF CAMP
LEWIS OVER WOODED
PARTS OF STATE
Airplanes promise to be common
birds in this section hereafter, when
the four air-patrols, each composed of
three two-seater DeHavillands, will
operate out of Camp Lewis during
the forest fire season this year in the
sewice of the forestry department.
The present plan calls for air for-
est patrols to sail high over the wood-
ed sections of the state every day,
and each plane will carry a wireless
operator to send word of fires located
in the woods.
Major Albert D. Smith, who arriv-
ed last Frtday in Seattle after a rec-
ord flight from Marchfield, Cal., will
have charge of this service. Doubt-
less the fine landing places afforded
by the prairies in this vicinity will be
taken advantage of occasionally.
ENGLAND SERIOUSLY
ATTACKING NATIONAL
PROHIBmON QUESTION
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS POINT
OUT THAT PROHIBITION IN
THE UNITED STATES HAS
BEEN FAILURE
Oxford, England, Jan. 81.
It has been said that the political
issues of Great Britain are usually
the American issues of five years be-
fore. 1 am not prepared to defend
this view as a whole• Often, I think,
the order is reversed. But there is
one great exeeption before the Brit-
ish peol)le to(hey which bears out the
:'.xi<>m. 1 mean the prohil)itim ques-
RAISE FLU BAH
AFTER TWENTY
DAY SHUT-DOWN
SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY AND
LOCAL ,ACTIVITIES AGAIN
TAKEN UP WITH EI)I -
I)EMIC ON DECLINE
After existing as a closed town
for the past twenty (lays the flu ban
was this week raised by Dr. N. E.
Roberts local health officer, and the
various businesses and activities
which were abandoned at that time
will be again taken up.
The local schools which have been
closed for .three weeks will open
Monday morning and churches will
hold sewices on Sunday. The Lyric
theatre gave its first show on Wed-
nesday evening.
The health officer reports the epi-"
demic well on the decline with very
few new cases• Locally the cases are
all well in hand but there are several
rather serious ones in some of the
country districts where the disease
hit much harder than it did in town.
Last week there was a large number
of cases reported in the Stadium
district. In his opinion every pre-
caution should be taken to ward off
colds and not allow the flisease to
ret a foot-hold. To date the influenza
has been the cause of only four'
deaths within the county.
ELKS PUT HORNS ON
FOURTEEN LOCAL MEN
IN OLYMPIA MONDAY
FOUR MORE CANDIDATES UN-
ABLE TO BE LOCATED AT
OPPORTUNE MOMENT
Fourteen local candidates were ini-
tiated into the Elks' Lodge at Olym-
pia on Momtay night• Four others
made the trip to the Capital City for
that purpose were unable to be locat-
ed at the final moment and so missed
the ceremony and will have the horns
put on them at a later date. Twenty
veteran members of the lodge from
here made the trip to Olympia to
see that the neophytes rode the
"goat" in the proper manner.
The ceremony was followed by an
oyster feed at the Elks' hall. Eigh-
teen gallons of local oyster' furnished
the feed for the evening. The
crowd arri,ed home at an early hour
Tuesday morning.
It!on. :m,rica's experiment is.
novel and 05 so large a scale that
was bound to attract a great deal of
attention on this side of the ocean.
I,,'al conditions, too, have ten(tedl
to tn'inff the question into re'emi-
nence. During tle war ri;'id /ctric-
iom v,',we Iflaced upon the sale of
liqtior, both as to hours and qu:mi, ity.
The good results of this policy,
i eomnarativcly small, are 'enerally
tadmitted. Lord Northcliffe's. papers,
and especially the Daily Mail, trove
been strong anti-prohibition, yet the
Daily Mail Ahnanac of 1919 attri-
[butes the greater pm't of the de-
[crease in crime (|uring wartime to
/the restrictions I have inentipned.
Iewspape Unfriendly
So far as the press is concerned
this is almost an isolated instance.
Most of the best newspapers in Eng-
I land have not only been unfriendy
toward prohibltion, but in my opinion
have engaged in a deliberate cam-
paign of misrepresentation regard-
ing the movement. For example; the
Times, whose articles on foreign af-
fairs are usually considered author-
ira(ire, published early 'in December
an article pointing out that pr0hibt-:
(ion in America was entirely ineffec-
tive, since a liquor dealer ih New
York had written to distillers in
Scotland that he could use a consid-
erable quantity of whiskey at Christ-
mas time if prompt delivery could be
guaranteed. Anyone .familiar with
the situation could tell .at a glance
that the order was given on the
chance that the wartime act would
be declared unconstitutional, giving
a few wet weeks in December and
January. But the article made no
mention 'of the special circumstances
and seemed deliberately framed to
give the idea that the constitutional
amendment was already in force, and
was ineffective. Examples of this
sort 9enid be quoted indefinitely.
During the last week or two the
pre.s has quieted, down considerably. ,
on the snb3ect, and has even pub-
l;shed some favorable material.
Lord Leverhume, the great soa
manufacturer, returned the other day
from a visit to the United States,
and ave to the press a statement
in which he praised the restflts b'
prohibition in America, and oointe,i
to the great financial saving it was
effecting. "Tley, our creditors," he
said, "are saving money. We, tlieir'
debtors are wasting it." So serions
is the economic situation here that
I suspect the press are afraid they
may find it in a few months neces-
aar.v to torn around and support the
movement.
In America we used to think that
(Continued on page 8)
so T!e can(lidatcs from here were:
it Dr. N. E. Roberts, George Michael,
Gilbert Valley, Will Valh, y, Maurice
Needimm, Purl Jemison, J. E. Angle,
Edward Carlson, Frank Fredson John
,,om, tl. E. Drew, P. H. Canty, Earl
3,)hnson, 3. G. lia!ler, C. ],. Johnson.
R. I. Kneeland, W. E. t'arker and
Jolin Fro;well of Union.
TO I)JITST TIMBER ASESSMENT
County Assessor Shelton is prepar-
ing to go over the county cruise on
the timber lands of Mason County
this spring with the view of checking
up the inequalities which have bees
found in pat yeai's and equalizing
the taxable values of"the timber,
whicl in 'some ' sections has 'been
placed much lower than in others.
While the higher ratings will not be
disturbed the timbe found not to be
bearing its fair proportion of taxes
will be brought up. A readjustment
:iS also pla,nned for the improved
lands where more or less inequality
has been found o exist. Under the
recent laws all property is supposed
to be taxed at fifty per cent of it
rear value,
MISCREANT STEALS '
BATTERY FROM CAR
.. OF SEATTLE VISITOR
LEAVES CAR STRANDED NEAR
ItERE---RErI RNS NEXT DAY
"l'O FIND IT DISMANTLED
BY THIEVES "
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cotter;It, accom-
pan;eel by Dorothy and Donald Red-
inbaugh, Misses Hazel'Cole and Ev-
elyn Berg, motored over from Se-
attle Saturday to spend Sunday with
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas. That is, they
ahnost got here when their car broke
down and stranded them.
E. D. Cotterill came over from Se-
attle next day with a new wheel, but
their troubles were not over for
some miscreant sneaked the battery
and other movables from the car dur-
ing the night, which had to be re-
newed'before the party could return.
Mason County people enjoy a good
reputation for leaving other people,s
things alone, but there are so many
passing strangers these days that
nothing is safe that isn't piked down,
Ater hree weeks of enforced va-
cation the Shelton schools .will open
next Monday if the health condiion
continue to improve as now,