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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04

The matter of granting or refus-
ing the application of the Grays
Harbor Interurban Co., for fran
chise over the county roads will be
up to the county commissioners to-
morrow That two of the board have
heretofore shown a disposition to
grant this application for a gift OF
the roads extending across the coun-
ty from it's east line to the Pacific
ocean, is matter of record. what
thev will do tomorrow is not so GER
tain.
Since the grant of the first appl1-
cation-which citizens were obliged,
at their own expense, to have knock
ed out in court-this subject has
been the object of more discussion
than almost any public question that
has arisen in the history of che
halls county. After granting the
first franchise, Commissioner Davis
was quoted in the public press as
saving. "there had been no protest
made" This is not true now. Pro-
tests signed by more than 700 tax
paving citizens of the county are on
file with the board; the commercial
organizations have adopted resolu-
tions protesting against PROPOSE
tion that would not only endanger
life and property on the public roads
but would retard the agricultural
development needed just now more
than any other.
Never before has board OF coun-
ty commissioners been so fully ad-
vised of the sentiment of those whose
interests are cOnfieded to their care
as in the matter of permitting the
,:se of wagon roads by railways. III
submitted to a vote, it is doubtful
if 100 voters in the county would
favor such proposition. 1t is good
neither for the public nor the rail-
ways. A bona fide railway company
would not build on public ROADS
where it can be avoided; the restric-
tions necessary to protect other traV-
ell would be too high a price to pay
for such a concession, and the right
of way for such roads as conditions
would seem to justify for the next
ten years can be had on private
property too cheap.
If the commissioners who favored
this grant were impelled by desire
to aid in the development of Cheha-
lis county and considered that a nee
essary step, they would now be dls-
abused of that idea. 1nterurban
lines are in sight without this sacr1-
flee. The project of the Washington
Railway & Navigation company, to
build an air line to Seattle is feas-
ible plan that would not only afford
interurban connection between the
Harbor cities and MOntesano and Ell
ma, but would open up new Sec
ton of country that would become
tributary to Chehalis county. The
spirit in which this company is be-
ing met as to rights Of way and ter
minals shows that the people are
alive to the advantages of having
such a line contiguous to their land
and that no we'll grounded necessity
exists for the bestowal of public
roads, built with public money and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04

rooms, 319, 321, 1928, 325 and 327,
DR.. J. A. McNiven and DR.. c. e.
Bartlett. Room 337, Christian Sci
ence reading room.
Fourth foor-Rooms Ala, Ais and
416, E. J. Adams, lawyer, Stewart
& Tucker, lawyers and Harbor Sound
Investment cimpany; rooms AL
423 and 425, F.. w. Loomis, T. H.
Mckay, lawyers. Room 43O, A. l..
Silvey, cigar factory. Rooms 447,
and 44S, Watson Vernon, architect.
Fifth foor-Rooms SIS and 517,
Hackett e Corkery Logging company.
Room 519, Fred F'urth. Rooms 521,
523 and 525, Aberdeen Auditing and
Bonding company, w. j. Egerer and
J. A. Hood. Rooms SIC and BIS,
Saginaw Timber company and Wash
ington Boom company. Room $50,
Wilhelm Jensen. Room $50, Pacific
Lumber Inspection bureau. Rooms
Sal and SAB, United States customs
Rooms SAT and 54S, Edward c.
Finch
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
Will Be Up to the County Commissioners 70
morrow for Final Action.
Application of Interurban Company for Railway
Rights Over Almost Every Mile of Public
Roads in the County Will Be Urged
at Meeting of the Board
Tomorrow.

, granted to the county for public, not
private, use.
If the applicants for this franchise
really have the development of the
county by the building of interurban
roads in mind, they have the oppor-
tunity to join hands with this Grays
, HarborSeattle project and thus in
sure it's success. Less than $4,000
will definitely locate this line, secure
all the right of way and terminals
Oh deep water at both ends, and put
it ready for construction, when it can
then be bonded for enough money to
build, or sold to company that
would build, within a specified time
Another factor in interurban mat
ters is the new concern that rectnt-
ly acquired the holdings of the Grays
Harbor Railway & Light Company,
and who may wish to extend their
lines, but whose intentions are not
yet known, so that there is every
indication of such a line as soon as
the required capital can be made see
it would pay. To attempt to build
any line sooner would but be to
squander the funds of original stock
holders in futile effort.
The Montesano Vidette-which
enjoys the unenviable distinction of
being the only paper in the county
to champion this attempted grab
has this to say Of the coming deci
sion in this matter:
1T is sincerely hoped that
Mr.. SammOnS will be able to
present something tangible, that
will convince the commissioners
not only of the feasibility and
practicalbility of the scheme but
also of his ability to carry it
through promptly to successful
completion. Otherwise it is
plainly the duty of the board,
acting for the best interests
of the county, to grant the fran
chise asked by the Grays Har-
Dor Interurban Company, COM
posed of Harbor people who are
amply able to construct the line
and who say they intend to pro-
ceed at once, if granted the priv
ilege sought.
Our esteemed contemporary uses
some strange logic here, when look
ed at from a public good viewpoint
Mr.. Sammons, it seems, will be re-
quired to convince" the board,
while the simple "say" of the In
terurban company is to go at par.
How does the Vidette arrive at this
conclusion? Has the county official
paper been taken into the confidence
of Commissioners Arland and Davis
to this extent? The Herald is in
clined to doubt it.
But, if it were known that refus-
al to tie up the roads, extending
from Oakville to Moclips for fifty
years, in order to secure trolley
line from Aberdeen to Elma would
delay that road five years, the COM
missioners would be but obeying the
will of a vast majority of the peo-
pie in refusing it. To grant such
franchise would be, in the Ian
guage of William Jennings Bryan,
an embezzlement of power.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
FINCH BUILDING OPENS
New Five Story Building Is COM
pleted and Is Being Filled Up
With Professional Men

The five-story Finch building, on
the southwest corner of Heron and
H streets, was completed and turned
over by the contractors to the own
ers. the Finch Investment Co. on the
first of the month, and is being fill
ed I'D with tenants as fast as they
can move in.
This handsome building that would
be creditable to q city OF 1O0,O0o
population, marks an era in Aper-
deem business structures, and will re-
main splendid monument to the
courage and progressive enterprise or
it's promoter and his associates. The
investment of about $4,000 in an
office building in Aberdeen was a
huge undertaking and wise ones
doubted is advisibilitiy as a paying
proposition, but it is here, and the
number of leases already signed up
indicate that it Will pay from the
start. Leases have been taken so far
as follows:
First hoor-Aberdeen Drug COM
pany, corner room II and Heron
streets; Aberdeen Realty Syndicate
II street, adjoining entrance.
Second noor-Room 215, Comeau
Insurance company; rooms PIT, 219
DR.. Edward B. Riley; room 22l'
223. 225 and 227; DR.. G. E. Cham
herlain and DR.. w. Y. Croxall, room
2Ss. o35 and 237, DR.. Caryl T.
Smith and DR.. L. E. Lane: rooms
239. 241 and 243, Dr. M. Robb Stapp.
Third foor-Rooms 314, 315 and
316, Boner and Boner, lawyers
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
WILL APPEAL TO COURTS
Secretary Ballinger Is Aroused b,
Article in Golfers Charging
Professional Misconduct

WASHINGTON, D. c., April g
"If they think they can attack me
with impunity they are mistaken"
said Richard A. Ballinger, secretary
of the interior, today, referring to
the publications concerning him
which are appearing in Golfers
weekly.
He announced emphatically that
he proposed to bring them to JUS
tice in due time"
While Mr.. Ballinger would not in
dicate when or in what form pro-
ceedings in law would be instituted
against the periodical, he said if
he lived long enough it would "suf-
fer all the penalties the law will
warrant."
The statement that he intends
seeking redress through the courts
was made in discussing the article
in the current issue of Golfers
headed 'Ballinger-ShYster," in
which the secretary of the interior
is accused of an "unpardonable
breach of professional honor in
connection with a bankruptcy pro.
ceeding in the United States district
court in Seattle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
A PECULIAR VERDICT
A Portland jury Saws Banker Moore
Committed the Crime. But Is
Not Guilty.

PORTLAND, Ore. April 1.-The
jury in the case of Walter H. Moore,
indicted president of the defunct Or
egon Trust & Savings bank, late this
afternoon returned a verdict of not
guilty. The jury was out over 80
hours.
The jury'S report was the most re-
markable ever returned by a jury in
Oregon, and has few equals in Ameri-
can jurisprudence, according to the
lawyers engaged in the case and 9TH
ers who have followed the trial from
it's inception. 1t recommended that
Moore be the recipient of the most
severe censure of the court for his
guilty knowledge and participation
in the unlawful and dishonest acts
relative to the conduct of the bank
of which he was president and di-
rector"
When the verdict was handed to
Judge Bronaugh, he plainly showed
his amazement and pondered deep
ly for several moments. Finally, he
called the attorneys for the state and
the defense into consultation and
after some discussion it was decid-
ed to let the verdict stand.
Moore was indicted and tried for
accepting deposit after he knew of
the insolvent condition of the bank.
The jury took % ballots and until
the last one stood nine to three for
acquittal.
The district attorneys office an
nounced tonight that tomorrow it
would ask that another indictment
against Moore, making similar
charge, be set for trial in the imme-
diate future.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
INSURGENCY
EVERYWHERE
BEVERIDGE Men TO rule INDI-
ANA CONVENTION.
insurgency Will Dominate Gathering
of Indiana Republicans Tuesday,,
and Senator Will Be Endorsed.
StandpatferS Said to Have Quit
the Fight.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April g.
That more insurgency will dominate
the Indiana Republican state con-
ventiOn in it's one-day session on
Tuesday, and that United States
service in the senate will be endors-
ed without equivocation, which
means the endorsement of his oppO-
sition to the Payne-Aldrich tariff,
was the prediction made tonight by
Beveridge's supporters after week
of campaigning, preliminary to the
convention.
The progressives claim to have
achieved a complete victory over the
stand patters and they see in it a
forecast of what other states will
do. According to the progressives,
he Independent Republicans will
endorse the tariff plank of the Ma
tional convention of 1908 and the
tariff speeches made by Roosevelt.
The platform, they declare, will not
mention the Payne-Aldrich tariff, but
stress will be laid upon the creation
of tariff commission and the Pres
ident's recent recommendation along
this line will receive hearty endorse
ment. The fact that Beveridge is
the father of the tariff commission
plan will make this action especially
aprOpOs.
Beveridge Fathered Plan.
The personnel of the resolutions
committee is settled and it is said
to be controlled by Beveridge men,
Beveridge himself will preside and
his speech is expected to be an ag-
gressive one, defending his opposition
to the schedules of the Payne-A -Aldrich
tariff and his final vote against the
tariff bill as a whole. 1t will also
be a bold exposition o fthe princi-
pies of progressive Republicans. His
entire campaign for reelection will
be made along these lines and the
speech will form the keynote of the
campaign.
The reported victory Of the Bev-
eridge forces was accomplished after
hard fight as the stand patters
offered determined opposition to the
program outlined by the Beveridge
faction. The stand patters demand
ed compromise, it is said, includ-
ing an endorsement of the tariff and
mild endorsement of the progress
sive principles.
Taft Took Hand.
Beveridge's friends assert that
pressure was brought to bear from
the administration to this end and
that former Representatives Watson
and Hemenway, lieutenants of the
Cannon organization, have been in
Indiana all week trying to block the
Beveridge program. 1t is said at one
time they would take the floor and
attack the resolutions unless their
demands for compromise were
granted. In this they enlisted the
support of some of the candidates for
state offices, say the insurgents.
The Beveridge forces stood their
ground, declaring compromise
would be a slap at Beveridge and in
sisted that he was the issue this
year. The Republican convention
must endorse his position and let him
enter the field without handicap.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
THE CITY ELECTIONS
ratification OF PRIMARIES WILL
Be Held TOMORROW.
StiCker Candidates in the First and
Fourth Wards will Help to EnIiven
aDuII Election. MyIeS and NOrd-
gren will Oppose the Primary
Nominees.

The city elections occur tomorrow
and the slight interest manifested
in it does not speak loudly for the
civic patriotism of Aberdeen, and
yet it is of vast Importance to the
city. Six councilmen are to be chos-
en- who will be depended upon to
manage the affairs of the city for the
next two years, a task that calls for
good business judgment and a stiff
backbone. Positions that should be
filled by the best ability in the city,
yet those most interested in having
the affairs of the city managed in a
progressive, economical manner are
usually too busy to give much
thought to the selection of the man
ayers, and frequently have not the
time to spare in which to go to the
polls and vote. Perhaps they would
rather have their kick coming after
wards, when mistakes are made.
Except in the first and Fourth
wards, the elections tomorrow will
be simply ratifications of the pri-
mary held March s. In the first
ward, John F. Myles will contest
Harry ODell with stickers, and in
the Fourth, John A. Nordgren will
endeavor to overthrow r. J. Hits in
like manner. Myles believes he
would have defeated O'Dell in the
First at the primary had there been
but one candidate from South Aber-
deem, as he was but votes behind
the winner with four candidates in
the field. He figures that he will get
his primary vote in East Aberdeen
and the united vote on the south
side of the river, where they figure
that representation on. the council
is their due.
In the Fourth, Nordgren is said
to have developed strength amonG
the opponents of Hits, and will
make his fight on a sort of law and
polling places and officers of cleo
tions:
First Ward-First Precinct.
Voting Place-Hose house, South
Aberdeen.
Inspector--H. c. Knowles.
Judges-Wm. Hunt and p. E. Sc
core.
Clerks. w. May and Louis
Roser.
First Ward-Second Precinct
Voting place-Old Wilson office.
nspector-Wm. Farmer.
Judges-Lewis Beach and James
Johnson.
Clerks-Fred Gilbreath and John
Hanson.
Second Ward-First Precinct
Voting place-Hose House, North
Aberdeen.
Inspector-A. Damitio,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
IN OPERATION BY MAY Is.
Work on Joint Line to Gravs Harbol
Progressing RAPIDLY. Saws 0.
& W. Official.

TACOMA, April Sd. w. Camp
bell, assistant general manager Of
the Oregon & Washington, announc-
ed yesterday that the work on the
joint line of the Oregon & Washing
ton and Milwaukee from Gate to
Grays FIarbor had so far progressed
that trains will be in operation over
it on May Is.
"The track laying crews" said
Mr. Campbell. have been making
very satisfactory progress during the
past week and everything is being
done to assure service over the new
line by the middle Of May"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
THE GLASS TRUST
Operating 33 Factories in Eleven
States to Be Prosecuted as
Unlawful Monopoly

PITTSBURG, April 1T was
learned tonight that, after three
months investigation, federal Off
GERS are ready to present to special
grand jury here next Monday evil
dence that the Imperial Window
Glass company is trust in violation
of the Sherman act.
| The corporation, formed under the
! laws of West Virginia, is said to con-
troll 33 large window glass factor
! les in Il different states.
The company has factories and Of
fees in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Michigan, North Car
olina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia and West Virginia. Many prom
inent glass manufacturers from these
states are said to have been served
with subpoenas to appear before the
grand jury as witnesses. United
States District Attorney Jordan said
tonight:
"The investigation of the Imperial
Window Glass company has been un-
der way for 80 days and agents of
the department of justice have WIS.,
tied every one of the 33 plants op-
Grated under the charter of the COM
pany.
1.-The company was incorporated in
West Virginia early this year and
it's alleged control of the window
glass business is to be investigated
with intent to show that it is q
monopoly in restraint of trade.
THE Imperial Window Glass COM
pany is a holding organization, the
members pooling their output and
selling through the company eXclus-
lively. Prices have been compared
with those of the American Window
Glass company and there is but
slight difference"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04
SEATTLE CONCERN
BRANDED AS FRAUD

SEATTLE, April 1.-The postoffice
department today issued fraud or
der against the Dr. Hall Electro Wig
or company, operating at Seattle,
and denied it the use of the mails.
Previously this company, when OPP
Grating at San Francisco, Denver
and Chicago, was placed under the
ban by the postoffice department,
and thereupon it filed an injunction
to restrain the postmaster general
from denying it the use of the mails.
The supreme court of the District
of Columbia denied the injunction
and sustained the department.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-04

For light and heavy hauling, call
A. A. Star Transfer Co. Phone 42O1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-28

WASHINGTON, ALrN tNDRIA AND
w MT. VERNON RAILWAY COM
PANY. rhe annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of tie WaSHINGTO! ALEX AN
DRIA & MT. VERNON RAILWAY CON.
PANY for The election Of directors and such
other bu.iness as may he presented will be
held in the company's ttii e at Vt. Vernon,
TUESDAY, February eighth, 1870, at three
o'clock, ?. IN.
JOHN W. PITTOCK, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-28
OlHER NOTABLE FLOODS,

Frauce he's suffered greatly from time
to time through fcoda, most of which
have been due to the Seine. The
records SHOW that these foods increased
in severity till, in 1902, was expert
enced what wss possibly the wors. in.
undation France ever saw.
Ia September, 1887, torlebts from
the mountainous districts caused the loss
OF 2. 900 lives in Navarro.
The floods of 1873, which devastated
immense areas, particularly in Hun.
gary, along the Danube, and in Poland,
we're Indirectly disastrous to France ia
that thsy were practically the canso of
the ruin and destruction Of the French
army under Macdonald in Silesia where
5000 inhab;tao perished,
Following the cslamity of 1902
France was not herself visited with
another disaster, however, till 1888
TIE sosue, pouring its waters into the
Rhone, broke through its banks and
covered an srea of 60, 900 acres. Lyons
was inundated, and in Avignon 100
houses were swept away. More tcau
twice that number were carried a~sy
in Ls Glillotiere, and more than SOC
st Vsise, Marseilles and Nismes. II
was estimated ths! the Soeue had not
attained such a height in 23S Sesrs.
The year lS46 saw terrible iuupds.
,ions through the center, ives, aad
southwest ui Franco. Many bridges,
together with the Oc!eans aad VieIz,n
viaduct, were swept away, and OF ,he {
the lsltet alone bad cost 6 900, coo
frances Isl, 200, ,000). The damage ex.
ceeded $50, 900, 900. 1t is recorded
that the Loire rose 20 feet in one nigat,
so that the helpless inhabitants hsd
lit.le or no time for escfp'. The les:
of life was never calculated, but it was
several thousands.
The sou.h of Frsrcs was stricitu
next-iu May and June OF 1856. 50
errible wers the conditions that SUB
scrip.ious were sen! in from every par
Of Europe, aud in London alone sue.
scriptions fer lha relief of the sufferers
amounted to S2l5. COO. 1: was many
ysa:s before the c.uairy recovered from
this bloT.
General floods we're experienced again
IN 1866, bu', while extensive, we're no
30 disastrous as on former occasions.
England suffered from foods at the SANS
iime.
| One thousand lives we're lost iu Tou'
ltu,e bv Ibe rising OF the Garonne nn
J me %, 1875. This resulted in de-
structioa OF most OF that district, inclod
ing the S. Ogprien quarter aud 6
sepolcber. The next ytar-1S76-saH
wha. was in many respects a culmina'
ton OF this list of disasters.
The food lasted SIS days, and ii ii
estimated that ths volume Of water be
tween the guys at Paris rose to So, COZ
cubic feet second, where i,s average
is only 5000, aud where iu time Of
drought 1t falls as Low as 2. $50 or even
/, 200,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-28
MEETINGS.
TuE nnrn,l m.,tin. .r The stock holders Of

THE annual ma, ting cf The stock holders of
L tfe CHEESEMAN CHEMICAL CO.,
Incorporated, of Virginia, will be held on
TUE DAY, February lst. 1910, ut Och OK
p. NJ. at the Office Of J. z. e II. b. C4ton, at
i'll south Fairfax street. Alexandria, Fs.,
Tor tn. electci of directors ami for the trans
action of such other business as may legally
co e before said meeting.
CHARLES D. SAND rRSON, Pre- ident
Attest: GEORGE P. JERNYH, Secretary.
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