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of Maytown, and Rathbun, Ivan andWendell Grant of Mud Bay. Mr.Higgins and Mr. Grant were againhappy children.

HAROLD HOTELLinG TOWED STADIUM HIGH TEACHEK

Harold Hotelling. formerly con-nected with the Washington Stan-dard, is to lie married soon, accord-ing to an announcement made thisweek. The prospective brnle is MissFloy Tracy, formerly a teacher inStadium high school, Tacoma. Mr.lioU»Hing recently returned fromChicago, Xvhere he has been studyingmathematics, and Is now teaching inthe university of Washington. He isa member of Sigma XI and Phi BetaKappa fraternities.

Alfred and Leslie McDowell, whohave been spending a week's furloughin this rlty visiting her mother,Mrs. Olive McDowell, left Sunday forBremerton where they took up theirduties aboard the U. S. 8. New York.They sailed Monday for San Fran-cisco later going to Panama andSouth America on a several month'scruise.

THE MOST STUPENDOUS SALE ON MEN'S WEAREver Held in Olympia

MY STOCK IS MADE UP OF ONLY THE STANDARD HIGH GRADE LINES OBTAINABLE IN THE AMERICAN MARKET, SUCH AS

Packard Shoes, Gordon Hats and Caps,Peabody Shirts,

FOR THE WORKINGMAN: Mogul Overalls, Shull-Day Trousers, Racine Work Shirts, Cowden Unionalls,Churchill Work Gloves, Currin Hunkidori Logger Shoes, and many other standard lines.

THESE PRICES ARE LOWER THAN YOU COULD BUY THE GOODS BEFORE THE WAR. YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET USEFUL AND PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS PRES-ENTS AT A GREAT SAVING

ALL GOODS IN THIS STORE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES

DOORS OPEN PROMPTLY AT 9:00. SALE STARTED AT 9 O'CLOCK TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE FOR 10 DAYS ONLY COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH

Work Shirts Shoes$1.50 value, Good Quality AJJ- Sixty pairs Packard Black Shoes. Value $lO, QC Athletic Sweaters all wool; $Q AC

Work Shirts (IOC at regular $12.50

$2.50 Black Sateen Shirts; (1 CA Forty pairs Packard Highest Grade Brown dt| AOC Boy s Jersey Sweaters, all wool, fancy; 0Qwell made IpI.UV Shoes. Regular $15.00, at «PlU«0& regular $5.00 J 9U*Ou

*SO and $4.00 value Fine Flannel *9 OB Thirty-sia pairs Edmoud's Foot Fitters, OQBA Sweater., all wool; (ft JOPSh 'rts «£.OU Brown Shoes. Regular «12.00, at «9.uU "gu.ar »6.50

regular $5.00 Sweaters, AA OC

Dress and Night Shirts other shoe peioes odt .t to.io

Regular $12.50 value Finest Silk RAShirts VI.UV Silk Ties; regular $2.00, Af AQ Dwwhh*»V V"'

Good Quality Shirts; regular $2.00 at MxUUDwSr MJUUIO(stiff cuffs) VUC Silk Ties; regular $1.50, Qfi Bullseye Rubber Hip Boots; AS

Regular $2.50 Men's Flannel Night Shirts;' ** vwl regular $8.50well made $1? f v . Bullseye Short Rubber. 1 A ah

? Boots, regular $5.50 va1ue...... ..?*.. .*.. .1 S4*OD

Leather Bags and Suit 915 Per Afif Bullseye Rubber Pacs; regular $4.75 value, AA Q0

IMen's True Shape SocksCUM Cent Ult *

l'l ' 'Regular $1.50 Silk Sox. This sale, Ag

per pair... (IDC. Men's and Youth's AA Per A|f BILK OREPE PAJAMAS; REGULAR $4.50 , iA AnRegular SI.OO Silk Soy. Sale price, 7B Trousers....... U Cent UII VALUE.. j

per pair f Ut '?'jr/--

Regular 75<S Fibre Sijk Sox. Sale price, SOcOnly 16 Men's regular $35.00 to $38.50 (DOC AA Wool Gloveß

\u25a0 value Overcoats sMVivv- Only 17 Men's Maekinaws; regular $14.00 ftQBA

W~'QC.nilomllft Etc. »alues, for 99.&U '??wOCISUVrUUO, X.M..

Regular SIO.OO Bath Robes, «7 BA®ove *! re KuUr $2.00 value. On sale MM

Men's Denim Overalls. Regular $3.00. in attractive patterns $ / «DUSale VI ? Wool Gloves; regular $2.50 value. On sale £f ftp

Men's Denim Bib Overalls. Regular $3.50. A | 'TC * a * fLvOle * Y *

17.00 MEN'S TWO-PIECE WOOL Ai 0A \u25a0Four only, Leather Vests. Regular $12.50. AQ UNDERWEAR u4iOvSale, pair <PO*9U _

_ t? Leather Glove*|

SIOTOSI2 MEN'S SILK VELOUR $7 95 ANTS? R^PB.

LLfNT. 52.95 Work Gloves; regular 75c kind,

?. Leather Work Gloves; regular $2.50 value-, ?

at -

i )L75OIL CLOTHING?LONG COATS, 3/4 f\ m Per r\W $4.50 MEN'S TIN AQ AC Churchill Leather Gloves; regular $3.50 value, -

#araCOATB AND JACKETS. AU Cent Ull PANTS at SZ.SU

GAUTHIER'S, 112 E. FOURTHARE PUBIjIC UTILITY

COMPANY CONTRACTSMKKKSCRAPS OF PAPER?

Contralia Company Proposes to Ab-rogate Its Agreement by Filing

New Schedule of Rates.

The supreme court Friday, by spe-

cial agreement, heard arguments In

the case of the North Pacific Power

Company, appellant, against the statepublic service comisßion. This case,involving a question of paramount

Importance to public utilty compa-

nies and one which, it is said, hasnever heretofore been passed upon in

this state, is whether under the pub-

lic service commission act a public

utility company can cancel a contract

?for furnishing a certain service, such

aa heat, light, gas or power, merely

by filing with the state board a newtariff raising the rates. Thq NorthCoast Power company had a contractfor power In Centralla which it pro-

posed to abrogate merely by filing

w|th the board at Olympia a tariffraising its general schedule of rates.

The commission took the view thatthe public service act guarantees theintegrity of contracts existing at the

time the act was passed, and alsocontracts which might later be made.

That a company feeling that ratesprovided for in a contract with a cer-tain consumer are 100 low can arbi-trarily annul the contract by filing a

tariff is entirely unreasonable, thecommission held.

The appeal was taken to Ihe supe-

rior court by the power company,where the commission's contentionwas sustained and appeal has nowbeen taken to the higher court. At-torney Scott Z. Henderson of Seattle

and Attorney Elmer Hyden of Taco-ma, appeared for the Centralia com-pany, while Atorney General L. L.Thompson and W. V. Tanner, former

attorney general, represented thestate board. The case was takenunder advisement by the court.

CONFERENCE OUTLINESEIGHTH GRADE PROGRAM

To outline a program of work to

be used in the Bth grades of Wash-ington schools during, the coming

year and to determine a set of ques-

tions for Bth grade examinations,

Josephine Corliss Preston state super-intendent of schools has called a' con-

ference at the state house last Thurs-day.

The following were in the c'ty to

attend he meeting: W. M. Davis, of

College Place; Mrs. E. H. Zickler ofZillah; Mabel Hawley of Lowell; EvaHowe, Republic; Mrs. A. E. Ashley

of Elma and Manual Training teache. -

Lennel of Seattle. They met for oneday only.

CITY COUNCIL VOTED ss,rtOOFOR WEST FOURTH BRIDGE

An appropriation of $5,000 to help

the county pay for the four extraarches at the western approach to thenew Fourth street bridge was votedby the city council at the regular

meeting last Tuesday evening. The

Union Brtidge company is construct-ing the additional piers and archesfor $16,000. The council raised the

salaries of the city clerk and city

treasurer form $1,500 to 1,800 peryear.

Earnest A. §eaborg, member of thestate industrial insurance ccmmissionDr. F. A. Bird, medical advisor andMisa Gertrude Pier, stenographer,

have returned from Belliugbam where

at their home on East Eleventh streetlast week. The evening was enjoy-ably spent at games and music afterwhich a dainty luncheon was served.Those present were Lea Baker,Eunice Guyot, Elizabeth Williams,Helen Simpson, Lydamar Haywaru,Lurena Higgins, Elmer Tew, VolneyBaker, Earl Tew, Raymond Craybili,Alfred Higgin, Aletha Mercer of May-and Rothburn Ivan and WendallGrant of Mud Bay.

Mr. and Airs. Fred Higgins, of 310East Eleventh street, entertained aparty of young friends of their daugh-ter, Claudia Higgins, at their homeWednesday evening, December 8, inhonor of her thirteenth birthday. Apleasant time was spent by the youngguests playing games. A deliciousluncheon was served by the hostess,Mrs. A. R. Grant of Mud Bay assist-ing. Miss Claudia was the happy re-cipient of a number of appropriategifts. The guests were Leah Baker,Eunice Guiet, Elizabeth Williams,Helen Simpson, Dlttamar Hayward,Lurena Higgins, Earl and Elmer Tew,Volney Baker, Raymond Crabill andAlfred Higgins, all of Olympia. Thosefrom out of town were Aletha Mercer

THE WASHINGTON STANDARD. OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON. T'/ESDAY, DECEMBER 14. lfl'j )

they were Thursday and Friday ex-amining 46 workmen who fall unde. 1

the state Industrial insurance act.

DAUGHTERS OF VETERANSELECT ANNUAL OFFICERS

The following officers were electedfor the ensuing year at the last reg-

ular meeting of the Margaret HazzardStevens Tent No. 9, Daughters of Vet-

erans. Those elected were Mrs. BbS3Beach Liddell, president; Mrs. AnnaMelvin, senior vice president; Mrs.Irene Stratton, junior vice president;

Mrs. Ethel Young, treasurer; Mrs.Agnes Crane, chaplln; Mrs. JessieLoughnan, patriotic instructor; threecouncil members, Mrs. Delia Flesher,Mrs. Winifred Randall and Mrs.Olive Alverson; The members votedunamiously to change their meetingnight from Friday evenings to the

second and fourth Monday eveningsof each month. The next meeting

will be held December 27, at the Vet-erans club.

In honor of the thirteenth birth-day anniversary of their daughter

Claudia, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Higgins

entertained with a delightful party