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PLAN TO ATTEND MASON COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK, SEPT 29, 30, OCT. I 1,2
VOLUME XXXV. SHELTON, MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921 NO. 41
BEGIN WORK ON
CONCRETE BUILDING
FOR POSTOFHCE
HOPE TO HAVE NEW STRU
TURE READY FOR OCCUPANCY
BY NOV. I--COMPANY
ORGANIZES
At a meeting of interested citizens
held in the Town Hall last Friday
evening a temporary organization
was effected of the Shelton Postoffice
Building Company to carry on the
project of building and equipping the
new postoffice building for the de-
partment. The company is incorpor-
.ated for $10,000 and range is permit-
ted for umlertaking the buying and
selling of property and also of other
building operations if the members
desire in future.
The temporary officers are: G. C.
Angle, president; Mrs. Ellen Horn,
vice president; Alden C. Bayley, sec-
retary; and A. L. Bell, treasurer, and
these with F. C. Willey constitute
the trustees in charge of building
operations, which were begun this
week in order to take advantage of
as much good weather as possible in
the effort to complete the building
and, if possible, the equipment by
November 1st.
The new postoffice will be located
adjoining the Town Hall and Memor-
ial building, at the corner of Railroad
and Fifth streets, and will be ecually
permanent, though somewhat plainer
]n appearance. It will be built of
concrete with lath and plastered in-
terior and 30x70 feet in size. The
arrangement will be planned espec-
ially for convenience in handling the
mails and the entire fitting and
equipment will be new and modern
throughout, giving to local and rural
patrons of the Shelton postoffice fa-
cilities far in advance of the present
needs.
Contractor Dan Anderson has been
"placed in charge of the construction
work and is expecting a Carload of
material on the carferry Saturday.
"the building company decided on
concrete in order to u as much of
ome material and labor as possible
and those who have taken stock in
the phblic enterurise will be doing
"the community the most service.
The $10.000 in stock has been
oversnbscr}bed, but some of the larg-
er subscribers will be reduced if
others aesire a share in the building
corporation.
•SCAPE INJURY WHEN
CT. cOLLInE ON
SATSOP RIVER BRIDGE,
Bill Rediska, who was in town from
the Satsop district yesterday, was
still a little pale and shaken from
an accident in which he figured at
€he Martin bridge Tuesday morning.
]:[e was riding with Carl Rose, of
UpperSkokomish, in the latter's big
Cadillac car bound south, and had
just reached the bridge when a new
Chevrolet truck chassis driven by
two Elma men was crossing and the
ars came together at a good speed.
The Cadillac struck the truck
fairly and threw it across the road-
way while the Cadillac reared at the
shock and almost went over the steep
lank . Rose, who was driving, was
thrown over the wheel and into the
back seat, but Bill sat tight and both
escaped with a few cuts and minor
bruises. The occupants of the truck
also managed to keep their seat and
avoid injury. Both cars were wreck-
ed to the extent of several hundred'
dollars, .the Cadillac being brought
in yesterday to the $helton Garage
for repairs.
ARREST FIVE FOR
CATCHING SALMON
AT POWER CO. DAM
GAME COMMISSION G VlES
WARNING THAT SPEARING
SALMON IS, UNLAWFUL
:AND MUST" Op'r ''
' Five young 'men are :tn the toils
• and a number of lads have a needed
scare this week] the result of activ-
ity of the game wardens, and the
practice of spearing salmon in the
creeks or catching the fish in any
manner near a dam or fishway has
been given a setback. The practice
is unlawful and will be stopped by
drastic fines, the Game Commission
announces.
Warden McConkev and deputy
Christensen haupenel along at the
vower dam Wednesday night and took
Herbert and Charles Gor-
SHORTCUT NOT YET FEASIBLE
While it is hoped before long to
arrange for short detours around the
paving work on the Olympic high-
way to avoid the long McCleary trip,
it is not advisable for even light
cars to attempt the shortcut at this
time. A little later when the pav-
ing has sassed a bad point some of
the worst spots can be avoided and
more of the paving used, with some
time saved by going this way. Until
the word is officially given, the saf-
est way is to continue going by
McCleary.
LIVE :PROGRAM FOR
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
HERE NE00T
WILL BE FEATURE OF FAIR AND
INCLUDE MANY FEATURE S OF
GENERAL INTEREST TO
PUBLIC
The teachers of Mason County will
gather in annual institute at the
High School building in Shelton for
roll call next Wednesday morning
and continue in session until Friday
evening, being one of the attractions
of the Fair Week. The county super-
intendent, Mrs. Jean Todd Fredson,
has a few numbers still lcking and
the completed program cannot be
given in this issue, but included are
several good things that Shelton peo-
ple can enjoy with the visiting teach-
ers.
John Henry Lyon, director of music
in the Tacoma schools and a "commu-
nity sing" leader, who was a feature
at Camp Lewis, will be here through
the institute and also at the Fair to
liven 'em up. O. A. Stixrnd, f the
'Post-Intelligencer, will give a dem-
onstration of educational fihns at the
auditorium on Wednesday evening,
which is open to the public. Mr.
Sparks, of the Ellensburg Normal,
Mr. Neely of the state superintend-
ent's office and Miss Mary Suther-
land of the state college extension de-
partment, are on the daily roram,
with others in sp'cl.ql educational in-
struction. Miss Sutherland will tal]¢
from 11 to 12 a. m. and from 1 to 2
n.m. on Friday on the general sub-
iect of nutritlo.
Shelt,n eol re nsked to ake
n nfere,t In tb ,,;tu ann thnse
bavlnff acPnmmnrlntnn.q for vit;nff
ta,hers should advise the superin-
fndent.
ORGANIZE ECONOMICS
CLUB IN ALLYN DISTRICT
Mrs. Marie Kneeland, Mrs. C. S.
McGee and Mrs. Mayme Taylor ac-
companied County Agent Drew and
Mr. Frank, plantologist from the
state experiment station at Puyalhip
Wednesday on 'a trip to Allyn where
they organized a Home Economics
Club among the ladies of that dis-
trict. Mr. Drew and Mr. Frank spent
the afternoon inspecting the Eckert
vineyards, orchards and berry fields.
ASSESSOR'S REPORT
SHOWS TENTH. AREA
OF COUNTY UNTAXED
TAX BURDEN LIGHTENED BY
ADDITION OF $17,000 NEW
LOGGING PROPERTY TO
ROLLS
County Assessor Shelton has re-
cently gone over the enrolled lands
of Mason County and found that a
considerable area of acreage within
the county is not taxed. Of the to-
tal surveyed area of 404,322.88 acres
37,587 acres, or nearly one-tenth, does
not help out MasonCounty in a tax
ay because they are still in the
ands of the government or the state.
The state still holds in Mason
County 17,114 acres of land unsold
the school lands total 18,188 acres
and the state university still owns
a lone forty acre tract, while, the
vacant government land is found to
be 2,245 acres. This land has imver
been taxed and will not be pla'ced on
the rolls until it passes to private
ownership.
In addition to this there are more
than three townships of land, approx-
imately 60,000 acres, of unsurveyed
lands in the Northwest corner of
Mason County owned by the govern-
ment and included in the Olympic
Forest Reserve. There is no imme-
diate prospect of the survey or dis-
posal of these lands, as it is the
policy of the government to hold the
in charge
re11, who are employed at the elec-
tric lant, and Roy and Martin Ste- forest reserves intact for years to
venffand James Noldy They had come, or at least until such time as
clo,ed the fish ladders and were there comes a demand and the timber
robbing the traps below the dam of will be cut under regulations which
salmon bound for the upper stream to will uermit the taking only of matur-
spaw , ed timber likely to deteriorate and
Before Justice Ward yesterday the ] require protection of young and
name nleaded ll to growm rees ,s a tax source this
"rst +three d gu" ty I. " g.. " . . '
the complaint of the game warden latter oers no immecliae encour-
and the Gorrells were each fined t15]agement of he]plng out the taxpayer.
and costs, but the Justice recalled[ However, Assessor Shelton last
that Roy Stevens had been befqre[week made a find which added about
'the court in the past for violating 1517,000 to the assessment rolls for
"the game laws and made his fine $0 next year, when he visited the White
rnd cos. Martin Stevens and Noldy Lumber Company, in Grays Harbor
Tailed to appear for trial and war- county. Te railroad of the corn-
rants have been issued for their ar-
Test.
Both the state and county game
.officials announce that the practice
of spearin salmon either in the
creeks or|l tide water is unlawful
and mus be stopued, and they ofer
the fines given in the above case
s ample warning to Vlolators.
pany is now extended over the line
and a new camp. was recently located
in Mason County, which with the
engines and loggng equipment rep,
resented an increased valuation of
$34,000: This will help Mason Coun,
ty :to recoup the loss due to the
lands purchased by Tacoma and re-
moved from taxation..
Mason County Fair Program
AT SHELTON, SEPT. 29-30, OCT. 1-2.
Thursday, September 29th,
Preparation of Exhibits. General Exhibition.
Friday, September 30th.
1:30 P.M. Bee Demonstration.
8:00 P.M. Talk on Business Administration, Ste-
phen I. Miller, University of Washington.
Community Sing, direction of "Everybody
Sing" Lyons of Tacoma.
9:30 P.M. Jitney dance in the Fair Building.
Saturday, October 1st.
9:00 A.M. Stock judging and talk on Dairying, R.
G. Fowler, Chehalis.
"10:30 A. M. Poultry Judging and talk on Poultry
Keeping, W. M. Coats, Seattle.
2:00 P. M. Football game, Bremerton-Shelton.
8:00 P. M. Vaudeville Show and Contest, Fair
Building.
9:30 P.M. Dance at Earlwin Hall, Carmody's Or-
chestra.
Sunday, October 2.
P. M.--Baseball game and tug of war.
Season++Tickets--Adult $1.50, single admission 50c.
--Children 50c, single admission 25c.
Don't miss the Merry-go-round.
Governor Hart has taken notice of. Explosion of a chemical factory at
a current of criticism which has been [ Oppau, on the Rhine, Germany Wed-
going over the state regarding the lnesday killed 1500 Germans, destroy-
conduct and general condition of the led the town and damaged the coun-
insane asylums and has selected a Itry for a score of miles around.
committee of state citizens to make I Congress is back on the job again
an impartial investigation and report, after thirty days of vacation.
BOOST FOR THE COUNTY FAIR.
Next week the eleventh annual Mason County
Fair will begin its showing and the grounds and
buildings, now the property of the county, will for
five days of the year, become lively and interesting.
The property represents an investment of around
$10,000 and being supported by the taxpayers every
citizen of Mason County has an interest in its wel-
fare which should be shown in the two helpful ways,
--by adding something to the showing of home prod-
ucts and by bringing all the family to the fair.
We should be warned by the experience of our
neighboring county of Grays Harbor, which has a
heavier investment in its new fair property and faces
a considerable deficit because untoward weather cut
down its attendance at the recent fair. Whether the
weather happens to be good or bad Mason County
people must take interest in making their fair next
week successful.
To offset the increased hazard of the weather
after this time of the season Mason County has the
advantage of making a more creditable exhibition
than the earlier fairs, because more products have
reached maturity and offer visible proof of their
quality. Those of our people who have visited other
fairs this year feel that the class of the home prod-
ucts will not suffer in the comparison, though they
may be lacking in quantity.
Mason County Fairs are distinctively home shows,
featuring mainly what our own people can produce,
thus are a fair index of what progress is being made
in Mason County toward better stock and better
farming. In its list of premiums are shown fairly
liberal awards for merit, and these have been con-
fined to home people; outside exhibitors being ad-
mitted to show but not permitted to share in the
premiums. In this particular our fair differs from
others and our home people encouraged to compete
with, their neighbors rather than with outside spec.
ialists.
RAIN GETS THE GRAIN
Another period o:f rain began last
Saturday and has continued with in-
termission this week, catching the
last cutting of grain out. The larg-
est field reported is on the farm of
Ernest Reitdorf in Kamilche valley,
where more than forty acres of late
grain is standing in the sheaf. As
most of the grain on the Rietdorf
t farm has been harvested in good con-
dition the owner feels that he has
averaged fairly well and there is still
some prospect of salvaging the dam-
aged grain.
EARLWIN HALL SOLD
TO W. H. LUNT SR., WHO
PLANS IMPROVEMENTS
NEW OWNER WILL REPAIR
BUILDING AND ENLARGE AND
FIT STAGE FOR ENTER
TAINMENTS
The Earlwin hall building, which
has been Shelton's only large gather-
ing place for some years past, was
sold last week by Earl Kneeland to
W. H. Lunt, who plans extensive im-
provements to the property to fit it
better for public uses.
The stage will be enlarged and fit-
ted with new scenery and other con-
veniences, for local entertainments
and the large room celled for the
comfort of gatherings. As the buihl-
ing is used mainly for dances this
will be kept in view by the owner in
making changes.
The Earhvin Rink was built about
sixteen years ago before the decad-
ence of the roller skate and for a
time was a source of profit, but of
of later years has not proven a very
good investment in its present con-
+dition. Mr. Lunt believe he can
find a greater use for the building
that will justify the investment he
plans and the community will appre-
ciate the improvement to the town.
LOGGER WHO CLAIMED
EXEMPTION ASKED TO
WAIT FOR CITIZENSHIP
APPLICANT FOR PAPERS HAS
"PAT" ANSWERS TO EXAM- I
ER'S QUESTIONS
Judge D. F. Wright held a short l
session of superior court Saturday to
consider three applicants for citizen-
ship, and Paul B. Phillips Was pres-
ent as the federal examiner. George
P. Verot, the Shelton blacksmith,
being an overseas veteran, passed
easily, and so did Oscar Rudolph
Sundstrom of Route 2, but Albert
Kuhnle of Camp 5 had his petition
set off for five years because he had
formally claimed exemption from ser-
vice in the draft, although being a
native of Germany he was exempt
from service by law.
In the course of questioning Mr.
Sundstrom, Examiner Phillips asked
what would follow if Congress passed
a law making the Swedes in this
country slaves. The response came
quickly that "the President would
veto it," which was a "pat" assayer,
although Mr. Sundstrom later quali-
fied it by stating that such an act l
would be unconstitutional, the point
the examiner desired to reach.
Other court proceedings included
the final settlement of the estate of
Thomas Murphy, decree of solvency
in the estate of Honoria M cGini and
a mother's pension of $35 a month
for Mrs. Sarah Christian and her
children.
STATE'S VALUATION
SHOWS A DECREASE ,+
OF INCOME SOURCES"
EQUALIZERS FIGURE THAT A I
HIGHER TAX RATE IS NECES-
iSARY TO RAISE NEEDED
" .... ! : REVENUES
There is a. feeling growing over the state that 11!* : h 1
there are too many large fairs, and incidentally too ': Olympia, sept". "2O,--The state
many sideshows in the fairs we have. The state eq.haliz'ation committee now in session
• has jffst completed the ratios between
really owns and supports but one such institution, :the several counties and the aggre-
the State Fair at Yakima in progress this week, and
it is urged that one of the larger fairs on the West
Side should be taken over, or at least encouraged by
the state, while the other fairs should be confined in
the main to local products, with perhaps a few clean
attractions to interest the children.
The Journal is a firm believer in the old-fashion-
ed county fair, excepting the growing tendency at
some fairs to run largely to fake shows which bring
an undesirable class of gentry to prey upon the pub-
lic. The sport of horse-racing as it is now conducted
on the fair circuits has not much to commend it, but
where possible is still a feature worth while.
But the county fair is one of the best educators
we have, and its lessons come from comparisons.
What one sees leaves an impression that is lasting
and in the brief fair period the entire community is
reached better than by any other method of instruc-
,tion, Whether the state goes out of the fair busi-
ness or not the county :fair is a permanent inStitU-
tlon, close to the people at home, and it is every-
body's business to makeit self-supportin
Hilt - i
gate. realized assessed valuation of
all the property in the state.
Yesterday the state equalization
committee, consisting of Govel*nor
Hart, State Treasurer; Babcock and
State Auditor Clausen, issued the fol-
lowing resume of its work for 1921
as completed to date:
"The average assessed ratio to ac-
tual value,' as equalized by the state
committ'ee,'..+iS 41.65 per cent as
against 42.54 per cent a year ago.
"The equalized assessed valuation
of all of the property in the state is
$1,177,239,240 as against an assessed
valuation last year of $1,193,923,659,
a shrinkage of assessed valuation for
the year of $16,784,419. This loss of
values is made up from shrinkage in
values as returned by county assess-
ors on real and personal property of
approximately $13,700,000, and a re-
duction on steam and' electric roads
and telegraph lines of about $3,085,-
0__
• :, irtl+
O0i'The numberof atilisus school chil-
dren in the tate; at certified to the
equalization committee by the state
superintendent of public instruction,
is 375,870 as against 363,814 lt
year.'
"The law requires the equalization
committee to levy a tax, which to-
gether with the indirect revenues
(Continued on page 8)
COMPLETE PLANS
COUNTY'S BIGGEST
AND BEST FAIR
PROGRAM INCLUDES MANY FEA-
TURES WHICH WILL MAKE
FAIR HERE NEXT WEEK
LONG TO BE REMEM-
BERED
Next Thursday is the date set for
the opening of the Mason County
Fair. The management is putting
forth every effort to make the Fair
really worth while. It has the right
to expect the utmost co-operation
from everyone in this county. By
the exhibits you bring out will the
resources and the possibilities of the
county be judged; by your attend-
ance at the Fair will the people of
the community be judged. It will
show prospective homebuilders wheth-
er or not they can expect to be re-
paid for their toil in clearing up our
idle lands, and whether or not our
people are made of the stuff which
makes for good neighbors and good
citizens.
We must have more settlers on our
land if we are to continue to till our
soil when, instead of paying less than
six per cent of the taxes, as the
farms do at present, we will have to
pay fifty per cent of the taxes.
Therefore let us have such a fair and
attendance that the attention of the
whole northwest will be attracted to
us and give us the advertising that
we need.
Buy a season ticket and plan to
attend every day.
Warren Lincoln,
President Mason County Fair.
What Can You Exhibit?
Your own county fair is only one
week away and it is time that all
were giving a little thought as to
what they are going to exhibit. Most
every one wants to help out the fair,
but did you ever stop to think that
the best way you can help out the
fair is to bring in an exhibit? Just
stop one minute and think, "What
can I exhibit?" Whether live stock,
threshed grain, sheaf grain, grasses,
vegetables, clover, corn, or other
farm products, bring in the best you
have and help make a real fair, by
making competition. Take a few
minutes off to plan what you will
bring and then see that your plan
materializes.
Details of the Fair.
Since the fair management has
made arrangements to have livestock
entries hauled to and from the fair
grounds in trucks it will facilitate
matters if those intending to enter
live stock will make their entries as
soon as possible, in order that the
routes may be laid out early and
not require covering the same ground.
twice. Address entries to Mason
County Fair, Shelton.
Better Babies Booth.
All the proud mothers of Mason
County are invited to bring thei
babies to this booth to be weighed
and examined for the contest. This
booth will be open all during the fair
in charge of Mrs. Reginald Sykes,
assisted by Mrs. J. Richter and Miss
Martha Alder, and Drs. Roberts
and Shimek. Handsome prizes have
already been purchased and are on
display in the windo+w of Wood's
Jewelry Store. Don't miss the talk
by Miss Sutherland Saturday on the
care of babies. This booth will be
electrically heated and safe for the
babies.
On Friday aftelmoon Miss Suther-
land will be at the Home Economics
booth and will give instruction on
the cutting of patterns, and on Sat-
urday a dress form will be made at
this booth to show how it is done.
Antitubereulosis Booth.
One of the instructive features at
the county fair will be the Anti-
tuberculosis booth in charge of the
€ounty nurse, Miss Martha Alder,
where health bulletins will be given
out. The new scales for weighing
individuals have arrived and will be
inStalled at the booth together with
standard,ehart, and,young and old
may. get weighed and find out whether
they are over or under nomal weight.
The serie ip free l the public and
the count'niirse will be glad,to give
instructio on health topics, especial-
ly to mothers.
Notes of the Fair.
The Olympic Flouring Mills, through
Thos. O'Neill, offer a whole barrel of
flour as a special premium for the
best loaf of bread made from Olym-
pic flour.
The Fair ladies will conduct the
"good eats" booth each day serving
dinner between 11:30 and 1:30 and
5:80 to 7 o'clock. And the eats will
be good.
The jitney dance will be given in
the lZar building on Frxday night
and
, the big dance at Earlwin hall on
aturday night. Good music will be
>rovided.
Tea and wafers will be served free
to visiting ladies in the Art depart-
ment each afternoon, wafers being
furnished by the Pacific Coast Bis-
cuit Co., and fuel for the oil stoves
by the Standard ,Oil Company.
For the entertainment of the young
people a fine merry-go-round has
been secured for the four days.
All judging will be held Saturday,
OCtober 1st. See the Fair program
and the premium list for further in-
formation. +
Of course, all the children and not
a few of the elders will be glad to
know that the merry-go-round will be
here during the fair next week.
With the same concession will be a
number of shws inn tent, which
the public may patronize if they de-
sire.