A Weekly Journal ofDemocracy

Issuf Number 435

lIP MwtYOUTHE JIr Correct Time? v

IF you are a busy man you count every mo-ment worth so much to you. To do that, you must

depend upon your watch.

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or £jld fi"ed, hunting or open face cases, fitted with the best andmost reliable movements.

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watch repairing.

" IF ITS FROM RICH'S ITS RIGHT*

LASSWELL BUILDING - \u25a0 - COLVILLE. WASHINGTON

ELECTRICITY in the home is almost anecessity and is certainly a great comfortin many ways. Have your house wiredand enjoy all the pleasures of a well light-

ed home.

Stevens County Power & Light Co.

ELECTRIC LIGHTS BATHS SAMPLE ROOM

STEAM HEAT FBEE Bus

Hotel ColvilleThe Largest and Best Equipped Hotel in Stevens County

WILL DINGLE, Proprietor

First -class dining room in connection, under supervision of Mrs. Dingle.

Frank KosftkaMerchant Tailor

Colville, Washington

Cleaning and Repairing

Neatly Done

COLVILLE ABSTRACT CO.Abstracts of title to Stevens county

lands, mines and water rights

I Use Better FlourJWe manufacture two grades wfi

TopNoch Patent, Ist grade§ Good Flour, 2d grade

O W you want the best flour made, we have it

If you want to pay less, use the 2d grade mmL It's all made in your own county

6 SEEDS—Now is the time to place

fn your orders for clover, alfalfa, timothy, |jj© orchard grass, field peas, wheat, oats, ||0 rye and barley seed. Some seeds are g

likely to rise in prices.

I TopNoch Flour Mills |M Colville Gd)

The meeting of the democraticstHte central committee at Tacomnlast Saturday brought a MOOfdattendance, and at the big ban-quet in the evening there were

Bested 360 prominent democratsrepresenting practically everycounty in the state. Harmonyand enthusiasm marked the day'smeetings.

The state convention will beheld at North Yakima May 2, Avith1,086 delegates, of which numberStevens county is entitled to 24,based on the democratic vote at

the last election. Delegates to

the state convention are to be se-lected in the various counties bymass meetings or by selection bythe central committees. In thiscounty, it is probable that the an-nual Jefferson day observanceApril 13 will be marked by acounty convention and centralcommittee meeting in addition tothe usual Jefferson banquet.

The democratic leadership atthe national capital 'is highlypleased at the political showdownwhich has come as a result of thepresident's appointment of LouisBrandeis to the supreme court.The reactionary and financiallycontrolled politicians in the re-publican party must either iop-pose the seating of Brandeis, orsilently watch an enemy to spe-cial privilege take a seat in a lifeoffice of supreme justice. To op-

must disclose their hand to thepublic, and not to oppose him isseemingly dangerous to specialinterests.

pose openly, the reactionaries

Leaders of the progressive anddemocratic party have expressedapproval at the president's choiceof a man from the common peo-ple. But it is a bitter pill forthe reactionaries to either publishtheir opposition or see Brandeisseated.

All of which is joy to thespectators.

Local socialists claim that theyare going to "cut some ice inthe presidential campaign nextfall. They are not waiting untilthe usual "open season" for poli-tics to begin to announce that ar-rangements have already beenmade with the state lecture bur-eau of their party for two educa-tional lectures to be given withina couple of months.

The first lecture will be on "So-cialism, the Hope of the World,"by Mrs. G. H. Lockwood of Kala-tnnzoo, Mich. Mrs. Lockwood isone of the principals of the Lock-wood Art School of Kalamazoo,and for many years was associatedwith her husband in the publica-tion of a humorous illustratedmagazine called "The BillyGoat." She is to speak at Millcreek schoolhouse on Feb. 29, andColville courthouse March 1.

About two months later L. F.Katterfeld, state secretary andnational committeeman of the so-cialist party of Washington, willlecture here on "The Dawn ofPlenty." Mr. Katterfeld was forthree years manager of the na-tional socialist lyceum bureauin Chicago, and is considered anauthority in socialist circles.

These two lectures are part ofa state wide educational cam-paign with which the socialistsclaim they are going to reachpractically every town and ham-let in the state before the otherparties get started.

During the last 3 years therehave been 7fi Americans killed inMexico as a result of the disturb-ance in that country.

During the last 8 years 24.000people met violent death in theUnited States by being murdered.

If those rabid war-seekern andanti-Wilson partisan* really <!<\u25a0-

«ire to ON <>nr army to pro-tect American lives, wouldn't itsr.-in the more reasonable sugges-tion that the army be turned into

the cities and hamlets of thiscountry to protect the lives of ourcitizens who desire to remainpeacefully at home? The ratioof 24,000 to 76 is just about theratio of judgment expressed bythose who approve Wilson's Mexi-can policy and those who wish

war.

TALKS ON BANKING.(By courtesy of the American Bank-

ers Association, Savlntts Hnnk Dept.)

If the bank rendered no otherservice to the community than toprotect its valuables it wouldrender a useful one; but it wouldbe a mouse-trap proposition, you

could only go one way; but thebank makes it easier to get moneyout than in, and in the outgoingprocess assumes risks and rendersbenefits too often lost sight of inthe busy whirl of business.

THE! BANK.GETTING YOUR HONBI OUT <»X

We take many things for grant-ed and live in a matter-of-fact age.We want our morning paper atac breakfast table with never a

delay and with little thought ofwhat it costs to collect, transmit,type, print and deliver the news.We want our train on the dot or

ye get impatient. We want ourmilk and our coal, blizzard or noblizzard. We likewise expect thebank to do our business smoothly,efficiently, and without thought ofthe cost or the risks attending.

When your bank hands you it

check book it gives you license todraw as many checks, in as large

as small sums as you wish, withthe only provision (except in cer-

tain eases where a minimum bal-ance is required) that you do notoverdraw, and promises to honoryour checks as presented as longits your balance is sufficient to paythem.

Whether you want to pay yuurcreditor in the next block or athousand miles away, the check-ing privilege of a bank accountpermits you to make your pay-ment with ease, safety and dis-patch.

When you mail your check yourtrouble is over and the bank's hasjust begun, for the bank warrantsto you three things, all for yourown protection and at its ownrisk. It is well to know them.

It guarantees (a) That it willpay only the checks you havesigned. If your name is forgedand the bank pays the check, itcan not charge the amount to your

Hccount; (b) That it will pay onlyin the sum originally drawn. Ifsome one gets your check andraises the amount, making it ap-parently a genuine check, thehank can only charge the amountin which you originally drew thecheck, unless it can show yflu

were grossly careless in so draw-ing that you invited fraud. There-fore be careful to draw your

checks properly; (c) To pay to

the party to whom you orderedthe amount paid and none other.If the check gets into the handsof strangers who forge the in-dorsement, so that the party to

whom you ordered the money paiddoes not get it, the payment is at

its risk, and you are harmless.All this is ultimately for your

irood as a depositor. You knowthat your account can not bedrawn against except on yourorder. You know that the partyyou want to receive payment getsit. You get back the most perfectvoucher known to the businessworld. Many a dispute has beensettled and loss and law suitavoided by producing bank vouch-ers that told him in no uncertainway that payment had been madeaccording to the intent of thedrawer. Therefore for your owngood you ought to keep yournmiiey in a bank, and draw it outby check.

THE OPERETTA.The Bo'sn's Bride, the coming

operetta, is to be given by both

tbe Colville examinerOFFICIAL NEWS OF CITY AND COUNTY

Colville, Stevens County, Washington, Saturday, February 26, 1916

glee clubs of the high schoolat opera house Feb. 28-29. Theglee clubs, under the direction ofMrs. Levi Clark and Mr. Slover,are hard at work.

The Merry Milkmaids, whichwas given last year by the gleeclubs, was a great success, and itis hoped that with the amount ofmusical talent in the school, alongwith the efficiency of the direc-tors, that "The Bo'sn's Bride"will be an even greater success.The cast selected is as follows:Dick Erne, Bo'sn of the U. S.

S. Barnacle ... Charles HumbleTom Tupper, Bo 'sn 's mate...

Lewis RichardsonTim Shannon, an old salt

Ted EmerySam Slippy McKinley EllisKitty Adair, a popular member

of the High School AlumniAssociation .. Myrtle Hughes

Dorothy, her best friendMary Mantz

Mrs. Brown, an admirable chap-eron Lillian Ide

Barbara, attending high school'.. Mildred Rhoades

Chorus —Sailors and high schoolgirls, etc.

Time—The present.Scene—Act I.—A wharf. Eleveu

o'clock of a Saturday morning-Act ll.—Deck of the U. S. S.

Barnacle, eight o'clock the sameevening.

SYNOPSIS.One summer morning a jolly

party of naval reserve men fromthe U. S. S. Barnacle land on thewarf of a seaside town, havingplanned to spend the day playingtennis, baseball and golf. Thebo'sn and his mate join them.The former is chaffed by the sail-ors on his melancholy appearance,and admits he is gloomy. Uponbeing asked the cause, Erne states

he had received a letter from hisfather bidding him find and wedKitty Adair, a girl he has not

seen for fifteen years. His ship-mates are much affected by thepathetic tale, but when he pointsout that time has changed liisfeelings; furthermore, he doesnot know where Kitty lives, norwhat she looks like, the sailorsagree the situation is difficult. Aparty of high school girls, accom-panied by some jjopular membersof the high school alumni, enteron their way to a picnic. Amongthem is Kitty Adair and her bestfriend Dorothy. Through themisdirected efforts of Tom Tup-per, the girls learn of the predica-ment of the bo'sn and from DickErne himself that he had forgot-ten all about Kitty. Determinednever to wed a man who had for-gotten her Kitty Adair motionsthe girls to silence and does notadmit her identity. Dick Erne,in the meanwhile, has fallen a vic-tim to Kitty's charms and whenTom Tupper suggests that thegirls be invited aboard the Bar-nacle that evening to dance,agrees to the suggestion and is-sues the invitation, which is ac-cepted.

The night arrives, likewise thegirls. The sailors receive theirguests with honor, and when, inthe midst of pleasure Mrs. Brown,the chaperon, left behind on thewharf, arrives, Tim Shannonenters and recognizes her as anold friend. "Kitty Adair!" he(Ties. Dick Erne takes one lookat the substantial Mrs. Brown(nee Kitty Adair) and flies, fol-lowed by the sailors and the girls.Very much in love with the realKitty, and determined to fly atonce from the imaginary Kitty,the poor- bo'sn packs his kit andprepares to leave the ship. Kitty,the sailors and girls, meanwhileare searching for him, and great

is their consternation when hecan not be found. They discoverhim just as he is about to goashore And tell him of the mis-take made. After explanationsbetween himself and Kitty, peaceis restored to the Barnacle and

An Exponent forSteven9 County

$1 Year in Advance; 5c Copy

Ik FRANK B. GOETTER

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Boren took theColville Second-

Hand StoreBut never mind, comein and see us, we've

got plenty leftIf he takes it again wewillget another stock

Carriker & KildowProps.

Phone 465 First and Wynne

HOTELTOURAINE

Solicitß your patronage while inSpokane.

EUROPEAN PLANRates 50 cents and up. Reasonable ratesby week or month. J block from poßt-office, near now Monroe Street bridge.Full view down Riverside Avenue from

Lobby.Win. Snow, Prop. R. H. Snow, Mgr.

Spokane, Washington

Moving andRaising

BuildingsAny kind or size, anywhere inthe county. Largest outfit inthis part of the state. Write for

terms, or consult

G. H.Staves &Co.Colville

Tim Shannon and Mrs. Browncome in tv l<';ini thai two sets ofwedding Ix-lls will ring.

COLVILLECHAMBER OF COMMERCE.COLVILLB. February 1«, 1916.—1n

the matter ol a lyceum ooura* for theseason of 1916-1917; contraot waaclosed with the Rldpath bureau for afive-number oourse.

Communication from Senator l'oln-dexter enclosing report from the In-dian bureau laying that no definitetime or manner of lame had been ar-ranged as yet for Mhj opening of theColvllle Indian reaervatlon.

Communication from Interested per-hoiik ruK'H-'lliiK the. probable route ofth.' extension <>( tho Htiito road; samereferred to the committee on roads forreply.

Communication from ProfessorThornber of Hi.i state oolelge at Pull-man saying he expects to hold farmextension meetings in the Colville val-ley this spring. .

Tim committee appointed liy thechamber iv oonter with the board ofoounty commissioners rcxardlnK thematter of getting a county agricul-turist for Stevens enmity reported Homeencouragement for the plan and willrepoi i later.

Communication from the commercialelnl. ;it Daisy, Was! Ington, with a copyof resolutions adopted by them andforwarded to our members of congressrisking them lo support the clalitiß ofColvllle for a registration point atthe opening Of the Colvllle Indian rea-ervatlon- vote <>r thanks iiaHHed forthem, nml secretary to write them.

Communication from the Koyal Ro-siirianx or Portland, Inviting a repre-Bentntlve to Join them In a trip to theHawaiian inlanilß.

All members urged to assist In mak-lnt,' .the chamber of commerce danceon February 23 s success, aa It meansadded support to the band.

A luncheon was decided on for Mon-day noon nn account of the StevensCounty Livestock Association.

Secretary to secure use of the OddFellows lodge room for the Pomonagrange meeting hero In March.

Following are the committees ap-pointed, with the chairman of each, for1916:

Agriculture—Q, W. Peddycord, chair-man \V. U Sax, .T.-lines Crawford, Lud-wlk- Johnson, Wllllnm Oraham.

Roads bii'l highways—O. W. Peddy-cord. ohalrman; I.oulh O. Keller, PatQraham,

Mimufactiirea—O. W. Peddycord,chairman: Hale Jones, W. H. Bronson,W. 1.. Sax, C. T. Wlnslow.

city Interests and Improvements—<; w Peddycord, chairman; Mrs. R. E.I.cc. Mrs. George W. Seal, Mrs. Frankb. Qoetter,

Htftte and national leßislation —C. M.Durland, chairman; I<\ Leo Grlnstead,Dr. .1. \V. Hen.lei son, C. R. McMillan,Henry H. Spedilen

Oomini-rce and commercial relationsC M liuilund, chairman: J. D. Caßey,

T,oulh Btrauss, Rert Nlcol, Warren Lane.Judiciary—C. M. Durland, chairman;

.1. A. Rochford, H. T. Wentz, L. C.Jesseph.

Press. pilntliiK und publicity—C. M.Inirland chairman; W. W. Campbell.Ij. M. MeFuiland. .7. C. HurrlKan, Alon-io Melville Doty, O. H. Ide.

I'in.inre (irevii O. (Jiahain, chalr-man; Muuh Waddell, l.oula G. Keller,.1. i . Harrlgan, Sl« lillHlu-lmer.

Membership Qrover <i. Graham,chairman; Hayward O. Hair, Carl A.Buchanan, L C. Richardson, George L.Rleth.

Knlfi lainiiu'iii- (Jrover G. Graham,chairman; H. v. Williams, Ralph wil-lett, Rev, i: C, Corn, Dr. .1. J. Ingle.

Insuranoe and taxation—Sidney E.llarneH, chairman; W L. HlKKar, IrvingD. .sill. A. X iioilmon Henry H. Sped-den, <;\u25a0 orgt w. Baal.

Transportation—Sidney E. Burnen,chairman: J, C. Karrlgan, C. T. Wlns-low, D. W. Williams, J. J, Kngliah.

Education- Si.lnc. I-:. Itarneß, chair-man; W. 1.. Sa\. In- It. S. Wells, F.l.i-o liiInsti-ad. ('. J. Rhode.

v.iv scouts committee—C. J. Rhode.Bcoutmaater; Dr. Henderson, J. C.Hutchlnson, C. M. Durland, Rev. E.C. Corn, Howard W. Stull.