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VOLUME XXXV. SHELTON° MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1921
NO. 12
SURPLUS POWER
ACT THRU HOUSE;
NOW IN SENATE
J
[F PASSED MEASURE WILL AL-
LOW TACOMA TO SELL SUR-
PLUS POWER IN MASON
COUNTY
Oly-muia, March 2.--Tacoma's long
• standing fight for the right to sell
its surplus electric energy outside
the city limits almost went for
naught yesterday afternoon. The
bill finally was passed by the House
by a vote of 54 to 42 and ordered
.engrossed and sent to the Senate.
Pierce County representatives
"'stood pat" with one exception. That
was Represenattive James H. Davis,
who, after announcing that he had
voted against the bill in three pre-
vious sessions of the legislature, de-
dared that he did not believe it right
that municipal utilities should be al-
lowed to go out in open 'competition
,with privately owned corporations.
Representative Mark Reed took up
'the fight for the Pierce County dele-
:gation and supplied the nucleus for
the general argument by holding that
in mew of the fact that the city of
Tacoma was preparing to develop
surplus power at Lake Cushman and
run its lines down through many
small towns it was no more than fair
that those towns should be permitted
to take power from the city service.
He pointed out the fact that under
the provisions of the bill £he coun-
ties in which the city sold its power
would be enriched to the extent of
five per cent of the goss earnings
derived from the sale of power in
the specified localities.
Loses Out
The ,argument advanced by sevel-al
.opposing House members thatthe
municipal utility was entering into
unfair competition, was cambatted by
"the statement that the bill provided
that all sale of, power outside the
,city limits should be under the super-
vmlon and regulation of the public
vrvlce commission.
After everybody had argued, the
bill was put to a vote with the result
that 49 voted for it and 48 against.
The bill lacked the constitutional
majority and was declared lost.
Representative Teter of Lincoln
moved a reconsideration of the vote,
explaining that he did sot under-
stand the real intent of the bill, and[
'he believed that it would be doing an[
injustice to small communities that]
wanted light and could not tet it]
from the private corporations, if the[
bill was killed.
Mark Reed, realizing that a new
']ease was being granted the life of
%he bill, insisted, on a call of the
House. Several members who had
not voted on the bill when it was
lost were brought to the seats and
the roll was again called. This time
'the bill received 54 votes and 42
::against.
Big Lobbies Busy
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
FOR CLOSING OF ROADS
The governor has approved S. B.
113, which authorizes the state high-
way department, county commiion-
ers or city officials to close anyroad
or street over which they respective-
ly have authority to any class of
vehicles while under repair or con-
stmction, or in danger of being de-
stroyed by heavy traffic in rainy
seasons. This bill was recalled, after
it had gone to the governor, for
amendment to fit the administrative
code.
BODY GEHRI BOY
DROWNED IN JAN.
FOUND DOWN BAY
REMAINS OF TACOMA LAD RE-
COVERED NEAR HAMMOND
POINT AFTER WEEKS OF
SEARCHING
The body of Edward Gehri, the young
Tacoma boy who met death by
drowning in the Narrows on January
8th, and for which diligent search of
the bays was kept up until recently,
came to the smfface and was found
by M. B. Schumacher at Hammond's
Point, below Shelton, last Saturday
evemng.
Mr. Schumacher was returning
home from town when he observed
the floating body, which was identi-
fied by the clothing. Word was sent
to town and Undertaker Willey had
the body brought to the morgue.
,Message was sent to the parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. -Gehri, and Mr.
Gehri came over Sunday with a Ta-
coma hearse and removed the re-
mains of his son to that city for
burial.
It will be recalled that Edward
Gehri lost his life while on a hunting
trip when the boat from which he
and Gerald Lunt, a former local boy
were shooting ducks, was swampea
while the former was trying to re-
trieve a wounded duck. Edward was
il TRUTH OF MOTHER GOOSE [
Turn 'em out, knaves all three!
last seen by his partner, trying to evemng. .
swim to shore but being rapidly All three games were Iast and
borne by the swift current of the rather rough and there was consider-
Narrows. Although the bay was able fouling in the High School vs.
dragged and diligent search made for Alumni-Legion game. The high
several weeks the body follo@ed school lads claimed that the older
other courses until it finally was boys used them too rough.
found in the lower bay. At the Monday night gmne against
Potlatch the rooting was about even-
COURT UFHgS l/wP ly divided with many of the local
high school students pulling for the
visitors and against their own alum:
ni. The Potlatch boys plgyed a good,
/t clean game and held the ball their
share of th.e time but were unable
it.
CONGRESS DECLARED WITHIN
RIGHTS IN ESTABLISHING
LAND BANKS.
Washington, Feb. 28.--The farm
loan act, designed to assist agricul-
tural development by providing read-
ily accessible credits to farmers
through federal land banks, was de-
clared valid today by the supreme
court.
In an opinion which Commissioner
C. E. Lobdell of the farm loan board
declared removed every shadow of
question as to the legality of the
banks or their bonds, the court held
congress" had authority to establish
the land banks and to exempt the
bonds from state taxation.
He announced there would be an
immediate issue of farm loan bonds
The power bill has been hard
'fought by private interests who have
maintained a big lobby at Olympia
or the past 50 days. Spokane, Seat-
'tle an(/ Tacoma corporations selling l
'electric power have had their men in
the state house corridor from early
morning until late at night admitted-
ly trying to kill the bil. The action
of the Hous yesterday was a big
upset to their plans.
While there is no line-up as yet
in the Senate that would give any
indication as to the hopes of the bill to finance the hundreds of millions
to pass the upper body of the ]egis- of dollars in loans approved by the
lature, the proponents in the House board.
insisted that it be sent immediately "It will be at least thirty days be-I
ever so that it would not by any fore funds are available," he said,
hance become lost in the* maze of "but distribution will be begun as
'bills that will die within the next soon as possible."
eight days in the rules committee.
Efforts will be made to brimr it out Injunction SoUght
of the Senate calander within the "The farm loan board is hopeful
next few days for final passage, that the market may absorb bonds
[equally to the borrowing demands of
the farms." '
RATES TO The case was an appeal from lower
llllhhl P. lll.Oq #vmnl court decrees remsmg an mjuncmn'
lUIVVI WI U| sought by C. W. Smith, a stockholder
l in the Kansas Cky Iitle & Trust
MILWA ...... ANNOU ..... /Company to restrain that institution
u t Nt;JSI from investing iunds in land bank
REDUCTION; MAY AID ] securities. The contention was made
' BUSINESS /that the farm loan act was invalid,
_ /as congress had neither the author-
Cutting lumber rates from the[ity to establish banks or to exempt
TNorthwest to certain points in the/their securities from state taxation.
Middle West the Chicago, Milwaukee[ The court, in a practically unan-
:& St. Paul railway and other rail-]imous decision, upheld the authority
ways ]ast week annoffnced a program I of the government. The power to
that is expected to give an impetus[designate fiscal agencies has been
to the forward movement of lumber] cenceded congress since the das of
by rall from the mills in this section] Chief Justice Marshall, the opinion
to the Eastern markets. [held, and the tax-exemption provision
A telegram received at the office Lwas a necessmT protection.
of District Passenger and Freight] n ross WitKin Ri-hts
Agent E. A. Lalk, of the Milwaukee} to g g
was as follows:
Justices McReynolds and Holmes,
dissenting, explained they took ex-
ception to the 'court's assumption of
jurisdiction, rather than to the find-
|ngs. The case was within the scope
of Missouri laws and me state courts,
they said.
Justice Day, who delivered the
court's opinion, said:'.
"Congress declares il; necessa. o
create these fiscal agenes2 anr to
make them authorized depomtaries of
ublic moneys. Is power to do so
no longer open to question."
Total Amount of Loans
Officials placed the total amount of
oans to farmers held in abeyance
the suit at many times
the receipt of applications
stopped vdth Commissioner
announcement. On March 1, 1920,1
the*'farrn loan board reported that l
$182597,0{}0 had been "advanced to I
75,884 farmers and that applications]
from 179,734 person then pending{
totaled $471,000,000. ' ]
ALUMNI-LEGION BOYS INEW GRADER MAKES i
VICTORS OVER S.H.$. BIG IMPROVEMENT IN
AND POTLATCH LIDS MAN CITY STP00E00
CONSIDERABLE FEELING IS MACHINE PURCHASED LAST
AROUSED AMONG STUDENTS WEEK GIVING STREETS MUCH
OVER ROUGHNESS OF NEEDED SURFACING
GAMES
The Town of Shelton has long felt
The Alumni-Legion boys were vfc- the want of a road machine of its
tors at two basketball games during own, and last week purchased a new
the past week at which considerable grader with, scarifying attachment
feeling was aroused. On last Friday and promptly set it at wark. The
they secured the long end of a 31 to motive power was a county tckbut
41 score over the local high school the town is considering the purchase
lads and repeated the performance of an army hck of its own, as one
on Monday evening by cleaning up on can be had at a very nominal price.
a picked aggregation from Potlatch The first work was to scour Rail-
to the tune of 88 to 6. The high road avenue and follow with th
school girls won a 2 to 4 victory scraper, the operation making a win
over. an alumni girls team on Friday derful improvement after only ,n,
day's work. The bumps were re-
moved, holes filled and the street left
almost as smooth as pavement after
the first round. A few dry days
and the dragging was repeated yes-
terday, leaving the main street fur-
ther improved. The town plans to
repeat the dragging at the right
time after each rain, and when the
real dry season comes the street will
be left in smooth and hard condition
to stand the summer travel.
The other graded streets in town
will be handled in the same manner,
and also other new grading wlli be
done now that Shelton has a machine
will play the return game of its own ready for wark at the
tonight and lan to give the' right time. The grader aml attach-
local boys another hard run for their ments cost about $800 and the coun-
calps. A large number of rooters cil considers that it has made a good
made the trip from the Canal with investment that will .show results to
the boys on Monday evening, the taxpayers.
THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT
"It has been agreed to publish on
lumber from North Coast to Omaha
and Kansas City 66½c rate same as
to St. Paul with same reduction in
Cents per hundred to Chicago and
• common territory protecting differen-
tial from Spokane territory in effect
prior August 26, 1920, except where
• zuch differential would, avance pres-
ent rate. Same reduction will apply
also on cedar and shingles maintain-
ing present relations. Check to be
.started at on'ce and tariffs filed as
quickly as possible."
The present rate on fir lumber and
articles taking the same rate to. Oma-
ha and Kansas City is 78½ cents and
the new rate will be 664, or seven
cents lower. Cedar shingles and ar-
£1eles taking the same rate are now
6½ cents and will be cut to 79
. cents, to Chi
Rates are also to be cut
. cago, the present 80 cent figure drop-
ping to 78 cents on fir lumber and
from 98½ to 86 cents on cedar and
:shingles.
"C ""
We read much about ommunly spirit" in the
press nowadays, and the good that is being accom-'
plished in many communities by co-operative effort,
and it might be worth while to analyze our own
community to determine if there isn't something
lacking in our composition. It would doubtless be
unfair to consider ourselves as lacking in the "com-
munity spirit," when that essential human trait is
merely dormant or comatose.
Shelton has the ideal setting and could be made
the town beautiful of the state, and it already pos-
sesses ,in substance the ideal things that other less
favored towns are still hoping for--steps to the
better community life. Just give a second thought
when next you pass Shelton's model Memorial lib-
rary, the splendidly equipped hospital, the substan-
tial bank, modern hotel and fine high school, all high
class fire-proof structures; recall our municipally
owned and profitable water plant, and the town com-
pletely sewered for the health of its inhabitants--aU
the envy of much larger towns around us.
It is a matter of regret that there are not more
men, women and children within reach to enjoy the
benefits of these splendid community aids which
have been built up in Shelton--ample as they are
for a community of three thousand souls which we
one day hope to have. The burden of acquiring and
maintaining our splendid institutions has been tri-
fling upon the taxpayers and citizens generally,
leaving them free to undertake the supply of other
material needs--if they will.
Of course, we are proud of Shelton and its in-
stitutions and anxious that others may conie here
to enjoy these privileges with us--but we cannot
well invite newcomers unless something more can be
provided to furnish them occupation. Here we can
show whether the community spirit is dead--or
merely sleeping.
What progress Shelton claims has been built up
around a single industry, and it may be termed a
"one-man" town. If so, the community must admit
that the "sDirit" hasbeen resting and the rest of us
waiting, Mi'cawber-like, for "something to turn up,"
without having devoted much thought or energy to-
ward turning up something ourselves.
Revive the dormant "community spirit"--and
the rest is easy.
NEW O. E. S. CHAI)TER
ORGANIZED AT UNJON CITY
The second chapter of the Eastern
Star will be organized at Union City
on Saturday evening, as auxilliary
to the Union City Lodge of Masons.
Grand officers will be present to in-
stitute the new chapter and the de-
gree staff of Welcome Chapter, of
Shelto, will exemplify the work on
the new membem. Most of the mem-
bers of the local chapter will jour-
ney to Union City to enjoy the oc-
casion and the banquet to be given
by the new Chapter at the' conclu-
sion of the ceremonies.
COHRADES GATHER
IN LAST HONORS
FOR SERVICE MAN
HOLD MILITARY SERVICES FOR
ARTHUR TEGTMEYER, FIRST
OVERSEAS SOLDIER BUR-,
IED HERE AT HOME
The casket containing the remains
of Arthur Tegtmeyer, the second Ma-
son County boy to be returned after
burial from France, reached Shel-
ton Saturday evening, and the funer-
al was held on Wedncsday afternoon.
Rev. J. C. Dorwin, family friend and
former pastor was called from Ta-
coma am] the service was held at
the Chapel at 2 p. m., under full
military honors b); the American
Legion, a bugler and firing squad
from Camp Lewis being provided for
the occasion.
The service at the chapel consisted
of a solo by Mrs.. Idelle Ward and
the address and prayer by Rev. Dor-
win, and at its conclusion the casket
draped with the American flag and
bowered in flowers, was born by six
ex-service men to the hearse and
escorted by former soldiers and sail-
ors in 35 cars to the cemetery. There
the last brief rites were given, in
eluding the martial sfllute and "taps."
A¢hur Woodruff Tegtmeyer was
born June 26. 1890, at Merchantville,
N. J., where he first attended, school.
With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Tegtmeyer, during the years 1897
and ]899 he spent eighteen months
in Alaska, returning to Seattle in
the fall of 1899 and there emained
until 1904 when he moved with his
parents to Shelton and attended Shel-
ton high school for a couple of years,
then finishin his course at the Lin-
coln high school in Seattle.
Early in 19] 0 he moved to Sunnyside
and later took a four-year course in
engineering at the University of
Washington. In July, ]917, he en-
listed in Co. D, Eighteenth Engineers,
and left for France on August 1st.
He was first sent to Bordeaux, France
where he remained at work until the
first part of August, ]918, being pro-
meted to corporal in June.
His transfer then was to Co. F,
307th Engineers where tm remained
in active service, until his death on
October 25th, 1918, of lobar pneu-
monia in the base hospital at Al|erey,
Prance. The family has but little
definite infonation as to the record
of their son during his service with
the 307th Engineers, but the depart-
ment has recently furnished a record
which indicates that Arthur served
in three major actions, including
Argonne and St. Mihiel. They would
like to et in touch with men who
rved in the 307th.
Arthur was a bright and promising
young man who would have made his
mark in civil life had he been spared,
as he surely (lid in his military ser-
vice, and the communities where he
was best known will give the be-
reaved family full measure of con-
dolence.
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
CHAMP CLARK DEAD
Champ Clark died at Washington
Cit.v in his 71st year and within
two days of his final retirement from
Congress fter a continues service
of 26 years. In' recent years he has
been the most prominent leader of
the Demo'cratic forces and highly re-
spected by his colleaguse:
BUY OUT C. C. HAUPTLY
STORE; WILL COMBINE
BUSINESSES AT UNION
THOMAS PURDY AND HENRY
KRUHOFFER FORM UNION
MERCANTILE CO.--CLEVE
WILL TAKE REST
Thomas Purdy has recently been
joined by his-brother-in-law, Henr
Kruhoffer, in the organization of the
Union Mercantile Company at Union
City, combining'the Purdy store with
that of Cleve Hauptly, which has
been purchased.
The new firm plans more extensive
business and is preparing for better
conditions as travel develops over
the Navy Yard Highway:, The but-
hess will be move00 to y
store. Messrs. Purdy b Y
were in town yesterday cloing their
transaction.
Clove has spent his llfe at the old
stand, as clerk for the ]WcReavy"s
and as their successor and owner
and now plans to have a good rest.
The legislature reaches its time
limit and dies next Wednesday, and
not until then will we know the
worst.
STATE WILL PAVE
HALF OF DISTANCE
TO CAPITOL CITY
:ALLING BIDS FOR 3.17 MILES
IMMEI)IATE .PAVING OLYMPIC
HIGHWAY FROM COUNTY
LINE TO KAMILCHE
State Highway Commis§ioner Alien
is losing no time in taking prelimin-
ary action toward completion of the
paving work outlined on the high-
ways for this year and provided for
by legislative appropriations. The
call was issued this week for bids
covering the first paving in Mason
County, a stretch of 3.17 miles be-
tween the Thurston County line and
Kamilche hill. Bids are to be open-
ed on March 28th, and thero is hardly
any doubt but that there will be
plenty of bidders at prices that will
be considered fair.
While the people of Mason Coun-
ty are very anxious to see the job
of paving the highway between
Olympia and Shelton completed as
early as possible, those who must
travel out of,the county will have
their troubles while the work is in
progress. It is probable that detours
can be arranged at most places, but
in one or two points operations are
likely to force traxel,,, around by Mc-
Cleary and add fifteen or twenty
miles to the trip to Olympia. This
weald also interfere with pleasure
travel over the Olympic HiShway m-
less the work can be completed by
July 1st. Starting thus early there
is no reason why thfs paving job
canfiot be done by that time.
The state is also asking for bids
to complete the half mile of paving
still missing at Nisqually bridge, and
the call will doubtless soon be made
for about six miles of paving on the
Olympic highway in Thurston coun-
ty: in which that county matches
bond money with the state funds.
If the work now proposed is carried
through more than half the highway
between Shelton and Olympia will
be paved this year, and once our peo-
ple enjoy hard-finished travel they
wih nnd some means to finish the
remainder in another year.
NEW POLL TAX LAW
ASKS FIVE DOLLARS
VOTERS UNDER FIFTY
IS EXPECTED TO RAISE ANOTH-
ER TWO MILLION
DOLLARS
.Olympia, Feb. 27.After prolong,
ed debate tle senate yesterday de-
cided that to exempt former service
en and nurses of the world war
from paying a proportion of their
own state compensation in the form
of poll tax would be unconstitutional
hence the bill was passed by a vote
of 28 to 10. Its purpose is to levy
$5 head tax on or before May 1 on
every man or woman in the state
21 years of ago and not, over 50.
Only the idiotic, insane, or public
officials, employees or agents are ex-
cepted from payment.
It is estimated that this special
tax will draw at least $2,000,000
from the people of the state, al-
though what it will actually net the
treasury is a matter of speculation
as cost of collecting poll tax in other
states that have it is reported as
disproportionately high.
The money thus collected ges
into the state general fund, from
which will be paid any deficit :in
principal or interest due on tim sol-
diers' compensation bond issue, for
which a half mill levy, producing
something over half a million dollars
annually is provided. What is left of
the poll tax collection above any
compensation fund need may be used
for state general fund purposes.
As passed the poll tax bill is sup-
posed to have all the teeth it can
find use for, includin an emergency
clause that will put t into effect as
soon as signed-by the governor.
Nankes of people liable to pay it
must be listed by county assessors
and the industrial insurance depart-
ment is required to make lists of
employers of the state from its re-
cords. Both for the use of county
treasurers in 'collecting the tax.
On pay days falling after May 1,
employers will be required to hold
out the amount of the tax fl'om each
man or woman's wages if the em-
ployee can not furnish a receipt and
turn the money over to the county
reasurer.
i Nothing .s said as to holding out
155 from each compensation allowance
to former service men and it is not
expected that this practice will be
adopted.
If the employer fails to collect
poll tax from delinquent employees
he can be prosucuted for a nfisde-
meaner.
Any property is liable to seizure
after June 1 for nonpayment of the
poll .tax. Jurors or witnesses called
in court will have to produce receipts,
whether men or women, or prove
their exemption to prevent the poll
tax being held out of their fees for
court service.
If $5 is collected from each of an
estimated 60,000 former service men
and women of the state they will
have contributed a total of $300,000
toward payment of their own com-
pensation under the senate bill, whith
wa introduced by the rev, nue and
taxation committee ......