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VOLUME XXXIV. SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920 NO. 15
KAMILCHE VALLEY
FARMERS TO HAVE
PHONE CONNECTION
.ADDITION OF LAST NEAR-BY
DISTRICT WILL MAKE T0.TAL
OVER 400 PHONES UNDER
LOCAL CENTR/i-L. :
The Kamilche Valley falTners, al-
though within easy reac,hing distance,
are th'e lst to take interest it/ get-
ting telepTlone connectidn with Shel-
ton, and are now taking up tlie mat-
ter of service.
While the district is one of the old-
est settled in Mason County, bY rea-
son of 'its larger fai'ms includes a
,smaller population than some of the
.other districts, whicl makes the cost
.of telephone connection' more expen-
,sire. However, several meetings have
been held and a committee consisting
of L. H. JacolJs and Chas. Griggs
visited Shelton Thursday to secure
local support in their project of con-
necting with the She]ton central of-
rice. They received considerable en-
couragement, and are assured of
enough funds here to make up what-
ever balance wouhl be required be-
yond the stock taken by the farmers
themselves, all of whom will join.
As in other directions the Kamilche
telephone sysetm will be incorporat-
ed, and conducted under the require-
ments of the state law, which will
insure its pelznanence and good ser-
vie,. About thirteen miles o£ new
pole line will be required to serve
the valley, and from the Dave Ellison
place the wi¢s will be :brought to
Shelton over the taciric line to con-
nect with the local central office. This
will bring the Shelton central to over
,400 patrons and be a material ad-
vantage both to the farmers and to
Shelton, increasing the business re-
lations within the county.
START CAMPAIGN FOR
MAMMOTH STADIUM ON
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
DRIVE TO RAISE $500,000 FUND
WILL BE CONDUCTED BY
ALUMNI THROUGHOUT
STATE
i
Determination to conduct a sales
campaign throughout 'the sate of
Washington during the week of April
2 to 78 inclusive for $500000 to con-
strnct a mammoth athletic stadium
upon the ,University Of Washington
campus at Seattle, was the result Of
state-wide convention of Washing-
ton alumni' at ttxe Ella's Club, Seattle,
Sunday, March 21.
The alunmi representatives also
approved of a plan for financing the
proposed athletic field by means of
a sale of bronze souvenir plaques
entitling the purchaser to a specific
reserved seat at any and gll .func-
tions held in the' stadium du'ring'the
period for which the plaque is issued.
These plaques will be issued for
two year and five year terms. Be-
dause of the more frequent use, the
plaque sold to people living within
a radius of fifty miles of Seattle will
ost $50 for two years, and $100 for
five years, while those s61d outside
of the fifty mile radius will cost $25
and $50 respectivelYlt 1 a 1 Sle
Alunmi from prac "c 1 y every
tion of the state were present at
meeting, and each delegate was al-
.10ted a quota for his" district with
; instructions to organize the alumni
]n his locality. Tuesday, March 30,
was designated as a general get-t0-
gether (tay throughout the state, at
which time preliminary ulans for the
financia drive will be dscussed.
The meeting in Seattle wee pre-
sided over by William J. (Wee)
Coyle, plesident of the Washington
State Alumni Association, and was
opened with an address of welcome
by President Henry Suzzallo of the
University of Washington who char-
acterized the proposed stadium as a
"monument of state-wide civic pride."
Arthur.R. Priest. former dean of men
at the University of Washington,
was another pl)minent speaker at
the convention.
CHEAP MEAT WEEK SET.
Oregon Housewives Urged to Buy
Inexpenalve Cuta on March 29.
Washtngton.--Weeks In which the
department of Justice' will initiate its
]Plan to "save mone on meat" in
groups of states have been announced.
Retail dealers will carry unusual
stocks of the cheaper cuts of meat,
which customers are urged to buy.
Week beginning March 29 includes
.Washington, Oregon and California.
April 12, Idaho, Nevada, Montana
•nd Wyoming.
If customers would buy these cheap-
er, but "highly nutritious an d, palat-
able" cuts during these weeks, the
department's tatement" s'ald, "the' sav-
Ing effected will be tremendous and
the slackened demand for the Cuts now
popular wiii result in 'lower prlce.
Chsreol."
FORD SAWMILL OVERHAULED,
INCREASED CUT PROMISED
The Ford sawmill near Matlock
started up again Monday after being
closed several weeks for overhauling.
The demand on the plant for lumber
has been far beyond its capacity so
H. E. Ford has added new machinery
and made other changes to increase
the lumber cut considerably, and it
is expected that the local yard will
will soon get a supply of building
material on hand to care for local
orders, and encourage much building
in Sheltoh this summer.
$CH.O.00 DIRECTORS
MEET TO CONSIDER
• EXISTING EMERGENCY
NEARLY EVERY DISTRICT IN
COUNTY REPRESENTED AT
EETING CALLED BY SU-
PERINTENDENT LAST
SATURDAY
Nearly every school in the county
was represented at the annual school
directors meeting held at the county
court house last FYiday. The meet-
ing was called at this time by County
Superintendent Mrs. Knight, for the
purpose of learning the opinions in
the present emergency regarding the
lack of school funds.
Considerable interest was shown
by the gathering in the problem of
the existing scarcity of teachers and
salary question. The meeting was
called in advance of the annual meet-
ing of county superintendents ¢hich
convened in Olympia the following
day, in order that Mrs. Knight could
carry with her the .suggestions of
various directors.
Subjects to which close attention
was given were: "School Finance" by
A. S. Burrows, Superintendent of
King Co. Schools, supplemented by
Superintendent Loop of the Shelton
School, in further explanations of the
present and proposed systems; Du-
ties of Boards of Directors, and
"School Elections" by Superintendent
Knight.
The "20-20 plan" was worked out
in last year's meeting of the county
superintendents to meet the need of
greater financial support of the
schools in general, and the call for
higher salaries for teachers to accord
somewhat With the increased salaries
in other lines ow work.
It was planned to take the place of
the $10 per census child, levied by
state and 'county, and was thought
necessary m order to maintain the
schools in a satisfactory degree of
efficiency.
Mr. Burrows gave much time to
the subject and stated, s did also
Superintendent Knight, existing eo-
"ditions in their counties.
After due deliberation, the mo$ion
to endorse the "20-20 plan" was fnade
and Unmiimously carried. ,'
The following directors were in at-
tendance from the different districts:
Thomas Moran, Route No.2; T. W.
McDdnald, New Kamilche; J. E.
J'.ons, Grant;Mrs. M F. Pixley, Mr.
and Mrs. Enoch Nelson azd O. N.
Nobl¢s, Union; Mrs. Sarah Weld-
burger, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Maxwell,
Mrs. Della Greenwood, Albert Ellison,
Laura F.. Kn'drews and Will Waldrip
New Kamilehe; C. O. Decker, A. E
Elphick, Tom Taylor, Mrs. Nellie
Hall, Mrs. A. S, King, and Mrs. Will
Grtsdale, Matl5ck.
Mrs. Effie Knowlton, Tahuya; Mrs.
Fannie M. Smith and Oscar Ahl,
Hoodsport; ThSmas H:_.. James and
M. rB" Graves, Litli aup; John Shdf:
field, Route 2; Frank Brans, Route li
Chas. Wivcll; Isabella Valley; L. G.
Shelton, Sbelton Valley; Fred Bell,
Mrs. J. F. Simmons and Mrs. John
Woodworth, Potlatch; Mrs. E. F. Don-
ohue, Cloquatlum.
WHOLE TRUTH WANTED
Tacoma municipal light and power
plant for January is reported to have
made net earnings of $6284.
The statement is murther made
that the earnings will be used in ex-
tending the Lake Cushman power
plant.
All this sounds well but the whole
truth about municipal ownership is
never given to the public or will be.
Seattle has a municipal lighting
system and street car lifie and is
piling ups deficit on the taxpayers
of two million dollars.
San Francisco has a municipal
street car system that is running be-
hind and demanding that it be given
increased fares.
As it competes with a private sys-
tem, 'the monent fares are raised the
people will mostly ride on the other
line and deficits will increase.
One great item is always overlook
ed--that a municipal plant pays no
taxes and state, cbunty, city and
school districts are losers.
Municipal plants should be required
either to pay general taxS or they
should at least be required to include
taxes in their reports.
By hiding part of the facts the
people continue to be cleceived and
the politician is able to heap Up un-
knowzi burdens on the taxpayers.
Iziddstrial News Bureau.
..... " SSFSA.OSS' ....... --"
EMERGENCY SESSION
APPROPRIATES OVER
20 MILLION DOLLARS
GOVERNOR..ASKS SPEEDY SESSION
PASS SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT, PROVIDE FOR SOLDIERS EXTRA
COMPENSATION, LEVY I:NCRE AS ED FUNDS FOR EDUCATION
AND MAKES PROVISION BY INCREASING STATE TAX
LEVY TO FIVE MILLS
What the Special Session Did. |
Ratified the women's suffrage
amendment to the national con-
stitution, making the 36th state
to take such action, and as-
suring the women of the na-
t0n the privilege of voting for
the next president.
Passed a 20-10 school meas-
uz'e to replace the old 10-10
Gunderson barefoot school boy
act, which for twenty years
has proven ample to cover the
educational needs of the state.
Raised the limit of the gen-
eral fund tax levy from 3 to 5
millls mainly to give financial
aid' to the higHer'institutions
of learning.
Passed a soldiers' compensa-
tion act providing $15 for each
month's service in the army,
but referred the measure for
approval to the voters at the
November election.
Provided for a commission to
study the school laws and form
a new educational code•
Empowered the governor and
attorney general to report to
the next legislature a stats'ad-
ministrative code consolidating
offices, pronmting efficiency and
eifecting needer economies.
The emergency session of the leg-
islature called by Governor Hart call-
vened in the capital city Monday
morning all primed for a short nd
busy session. Considerable preliminary
work had been done by the leaders
toward holding down the work to
that absolutely necessary and which
could not await the regular session
next January. With few exceptions
the legislators were all at hand and
only enough clerks were employed to
cover the work to be done.
After heazng the governor's mes-
sage giving the reason for the emer-
gency and urging that the session be
confined to enacting only the specified
relief, both bodies pro'ceeded to busi-
ness. A large lobby of women was
at hand and in order to have relief
from wire-pulling in that direction
both bodies xshed through the suf-
frage amendment with little speech
making 2,
Provide Relief for Schools
Tlte next great question was, that
of providing more funds for the ira;
mec]iae relief of the university an
state 'cOlleges, and the measu fir/-
ally passed by both houses provided
for a two-miU increase, from 3 to 5
mills, in the general state tax levy,
to raise about $2,000,000 additional
a year.
Incidental and encouraged by a big
lobby of school officials and teachers
from all over the state, the matt'er
of raising the limit for district school
taxation to provide: for more com-
pensation and better teachers was
threshed out and the result was a
law providing that the state shouhi
levy sufficient funds to proyide $20
to go with the $10 raised in'local
districts for each school child. This
plan will afford more relief for the
smaller and poorer districts and place
a large share of the increased tax
burden for school purposes upon
property best able to bear it.
Te last session of the legislature
failed to approve any measure for
the relief of service men, on the
ground that it was the duty of the
nation rather than the state to care
for its fighters. However, the ex-
'ervice meu of the state had formu-
lated a plan for relief and were be-
fore the special session with strong
support, finally securing the passage
of the law, providing for $15 for each
month of service to each Washington
nmn, and providing for the raising
of $11,000,000 to pay this bonus.
Houses Finally Agree
It was stated that there are 63,000
men and women in the state qualified
to receive bonus. The debt is to be
retired by an annual mill tax raising
one million a year, ond the pension
cost before it is tin'ally wined out
will be more than fifteen million dol-
lars. The debatd over this question
occupi most of Tuesday, and it was
not until 4 o'clock Wednesday morn-'
ing that the houses came to agree-
ment, passed the law and adjourned.
The senate stood for putting the
measure in imfiediate effect, but the
house held out for the referendum
and finally won out. Mason County's
representative, M. E. Reed held a
leading part throughout the session,
and was largely responsible for hold-
ing down the session to the urgent
matters, and cutting out new matter
which would have prolonged the ses
sion indfinitely. The total cost of the
session was $8,500, but its appropria-
tions for the twenty hours o its la-
bors ere over a million dollars au
hour.
The new census will show a vast
boom aC the ,aionkL capita], tl e
are more 'dler] 'oi': the pay S
[than during, tWvar. ..... ¢
AMERICAN LEGION PLAN
SMOKER FOR APRIL 17TH
According to present plans the
American Legion Smoker will be
pulled off on April 17 at the Earl-
win hall. According to the committee
in charge of the entertainment it is
going to be the biggest thing ever
undertaken in Shlton. Timy are col-
lectin some of the cleverest boxing
materml in the northwest. They plan
three big outside bouts With a cotple
of loca 1 ones as preliminaries. Tl{ey
say the will givethe county a thrill,
ENGLISH ADVERTISING
LOOKS HUMOROUS TO
AM00CAN STUDENT
IS PRODUCT OF OLDEN TIMES
WEN ONLY VE]Y FEW
COU LD READ
Oxford, England, February 21, 1920.
--The difference between England
EXPLAINS HOW NEW
SCHOOL LAWS AID
LOCAL DISTRICT-
CITY SUPERINTENDENT LOOP
SAYS LOCAL SCHOOLS WILL
GET MORE REVENUE FOR
SAME LEVY
In answer to tim question as to
what benefit will be derived locally
from the new school legislation enact-
ed by the state legislature this week,
Superintendent H. E. Loop of the
city schools, submits the following
explanation:
Considerable interest was manifest-
ed during the special session of our
state legislature over the "common
school emergency." This interest was
to a great extent confined to those
actually engaged in school work.
Nevertheless the school patrons and
young and bustling one. That, I sup-
pose, is the remon why one shop and
factory out of our sports the royal
arms and tim announc.cmcnt "Makers
by Appointment to his Majesty the
King. Established 1642." We eat one
of the many kinds of marmalade
which his majesty has appointed, and
districts in the state on the basis of
i actual attendance in that district.
This wouhl mean that a district like
Shelton with a low valuation and
high attendance (increased by con-
solidation bonuses) wouhl receive by
far more from the state than it
'would pay to the state. For example
find that he has very good taste.
English advertising started in the
good old days when not one person
in ten could read. Consequently some
figure or yotem was hung up in place
of a placard. This is the origin
ef such delightful names as "Ye Ohle
Mill Inns," "Ye Blue Boar Tavern,"
"Ye White Hae," aud many more•
A picture of a mill, or the stuffed
or carved head of'a boar or a deer
actually hung in front of the build:
ing., Unfortunately, this picturesque
ohl custom has ahnost disappeared
bc£orc the invading hosts o£ educa-
tion. The signs are usually furnish-
ed gratis, in case of public houses, by
breweries, and merely read, "The Old
Mill, Jink's Ale and Stout." A few
of the old signs fortunately remain.
I saw one not long ago in Reading--
a boar's head, whether originally blue
or not I cannot say.
Signs Are Laughable
last year Shelton district paid to this
state fund (wfluation $548,044 multi-
plied by 2•443 mills) about $1340.
She received back by apportionment
$4627.89. Who paid this extra? The
district with a high valuation and
low attendance. This method of rais-
ing school revenue is called the bare-
foot school boy law" because it guar-
antees to every boy and girl a chance
for an education no matter where he
lives.
The county also levies a sufficient
sum (2.577 mills in Mason County
last year) to give $10.00 for each
census child in the county. This is
apportioned back to the different dis-
tricts in the county on the" basis of
actual attendanae in such district.
This present law is therefore call-
ed the "10-10" law.
Now if this does not produce suf-
ficient revenue the local directors can
levy what is necessary of 10 mills
I am not one of those who main- and by a vote of the people what is
]rain that the English have no sense]ncessary of 20 mills.
of humor I have heard too many I S,vi- ,e ; ;no "
good jokes .ver here to t)elmve m'j , .... h,,,, ÷h ,,on m,, o,,,
• "n ub w aec ne neon CLXSnC, 'rms
for a moment, and I consider 'Punch' .,':' , . 7",." .. ?"7 ...':'
the most lmmorous magaz e p "{ ,e'. " 1" ," , " "
. az ncon 11 recmve fom the
lished But I must admit that it is • - " '
a mystery to my American mind why state approximately $5000 on a levy
the English people do no burst with
laughing a some of the signs they
hang up.
On the English railways a cord or
chain runs through all the carrmgeg,
to:be Used y either p,ssazigers or
conduct&.s to sig.nal to tle engineer
to stop the train in case of accident.
In all the trains belonging to one rail-
way company is te sign, "Do Not
Spit," and directly below it, "In Case
of Emergency Pull the Chain to Stop
the Train.' ] never heard of an
AmeriCan railway so obliging. .
The manufacturers of Bovxl, a
meat extract, have large blue and
white signs posted in the railway
stations all over England with just
the one word, "Bovril," 'on the sign.
Two Americans w'ere once on their
I way from Liverpool "to London; one
looked out of the 'window as the
train stopped.
I "What station is this?" the other
aske'd.
"Bovril," be answered, "But I can't
find it on the map." '
The butcher is a very impmq;ant
person in the meat-eating co.untry,
and he has his own ideas about the
dignity of his calling. The mere title,
"butcler," does not satisfy him..Ours
advelises himself as a "Pork and
Family Butcher," which sounds to me
like a confesssion of murder. An,
other is a "Purveyor of Pork," while
one very enterprising man has a
large sign on his slmghtezhouse,
"Piggot's Bacon Factory." We have
been getting a lot of this synthetic
bacon recently, and I suppose that is
where it comes from.
Keep One Guessing
• One trade is had enough, bht where
some gifted workmanhas two strnigs
to his bow the combination if often
amazing. In Basinstoke tlere is a
sign which rea'ds, "Scientific Chimuey
Sweeper and Humane rse Slaugh-
terer."
All of these advertisements are at
least capable of being figured out.
But what would my readers say was
the meaning of "Hall's Distemper for
Healthy Homes"? It sounds like a
that" of infection on Mr..Hall's
part. Tl,e mystelT lies i the man-
ing of Distemper." It is not a dis-
gusting complaint of dogs and horses
but an excellent grade of paint.
Courtesy is a m.]ced chm'acteristiV.
of most Oxford shopkeepers, and to
one of:them I' am indebted i0r what
[I am Se is most repectful s|gn
/evbr putln pnt It is posted in
i
of 2•239 mills; from the county ap-
proximately $5,000 on a levy of 2.510
mills; from local tax alproximately
$9,800 on a levy of 18 mills. This
makes a total revenue of $19,800 on
a total levy of 22.749 mills. Under
the "20-10" plan next year to re-
ceive the same revenue she will re-
ceive approximately $10,000 Srom the
state on a leyy of 5.6 mils; from the
county $5,000 on a levy of 2.6 mills
and approximately $,800 from local
tax on a tevy of 8 mills; malting a
total revenue of $19,800 on a total
levy of 16.2 mills. Thus a sa?ing of
dvr 6 mills. This leaves room for
increased levy if necessary for in-
creased cost of opeztion. But at any
rate Shelton will get .more.revenue
for same levy.
So few really understand the "20-
10" law. The large drily papers in
figuring the cost of the special ses-
sion made the statement that the law
would cos the state $3,480,000 be-
cause there were 348,000 census chil-
dren at $10 per head. Absolutely
false. It will no doubt increase 'the total
school rev'enue el" the state but it will
be absolutely impossihle to say how
much until the bhdgets for next
year are mde. It will equalize the
taxes for school purposes.
Seattle with a valuation of $234,-
000,000 will under the new law pay
into this state fund about $1,300,000
and receive therefrom about $1,100,-
000. Of course it would be more ad-
vantageous for her to levy a local
tax and receive it all. But that
wouhl not be ,the "barefoot school
boy law" spirit.
SPOKANE PHYSICIANS SOCIETY
PROHIBITS TAKING CONTRACTS
By a vote of 35 to 10, the Spokane
County liedic!al society pasmd an
amendment to the bylaws, said to set a
precedent among similar organizations
in the United States, which prevent
physicians and surgeons who take con-
tract work from holding membership
in the society. The amendment directly
focts 22 Spokan physicians acting
for railways, lodges, insurance com-
pan|es, department stores and mutual
benefit societlos, but xeludes city and