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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
EWART IS SAPPR0VED fire Fighters BUSY
COUNCIL Committee SAYS CITY
ENGINEER IS Competent.
COngrafulateS People Upon Manage
mcnf of Office and Scores the
"SCandai MOngerS" and PrOfeS.
sionaI "Tax Dodgers" Other
Council Proceedings.

1t was 7:45 last night-fully Is min
utes after the regular hour for con-
vening-before Mayor Benn raped
vigorously on his desk at the council
chambers in the city hall, in an ell
deavor to call the alderman to order.
But they were busy in a star cham
ber session in an adjoining Office and
Myles was the only one to pay any
attention to the summons. The MAY.
or finally sauntered over to the Office
himself and pursuaded the city law
makers to come forth and take their
places.
20. X" For Ewart.
The special smelling committee ap-
pointed at recent meeting to in
vestigate the office of City Engineer
Charles w. Ewart, submitted it's re-
port which was complete eXonera-
ton of the city engineer and an un-
qualified endorsement of the manage
ment of his office. 1t congratulated
the people of the city upon the COM
potency displayed in the office of the
city engineer and scored in bitter
terms the attitude of the people who
had objected to the Terrace Heights
regrade, and failed to back up their
complaints, 1t characterized them a5
'fault-finders, scandal mongers, pro-
fessional taX-dodgers, etc" The re-
port stated that, while these pro
fessional trouble makers" had insisted
that there was something wrong with
the Improvement, the committee
found that it was all right and that,
in a few instances, property owners
were incOnyenienced because their
buildings had been built in such a pO-
sition that the regrade naturally eth
er left them in the air or in a hollov.
1t was through no fault of the engi-
neering department and the commit
tee recommended that, hereafter no
attention be paid to complaints unless
first presented in writing and signed
by the people making them.
To Redeck Heron.
Resolution for the redecking Of
West Heron street from x street TO
Washington street was adopted. The
estimated cost of this improvement
viii be considerably less than $4,000
as provided for in the engineers esti-
mate, as it was decided to simply
place two-inch plank on the present
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
Nj. LINN BRUCE.

forced through the hill mains at q
high pressure which insures sufli-
cient force at the nozzles to throw
streams many feet. With a pressure
in the hin mains of 1SO pounds to the
square inch, the strain on them was
terrific and the Broadway main at
the intersection of Ninth street broke,
throwing a stream of water 40 feet
main on Sixth street broke at the
bridge, bat both were shut off
promptly.
Plumbing Fixtures Ruined
When the pressure was highest the
firemen found no trouble in throwing
the water for a considerable distance
on the high hills, but the pressure
played havoc with plumbing fixtures
in the hill districts. Those who had
neglected to place reducing valves on
their service pipes found that the fiXt-
ures were not strong enough to with
stand the pressure and many broken
heaters in houses resulted.
The engine worked during the
greater part of the afternoon and un-
til the dwellings, and other property
in the vicinity of the flames
were thoroughly saturated and
further danger of ignition removed
So far as the pressure was concerned,
it is stated that it proved a success
and equal to the emergency. This is
said to be the first practical demon
stration of the booster system used
in this city since it's installation
several months ago.
At the present time it is believed
that the fire is under control and that
no further danger will result.
Many Fires in County.
From other portions of the county
come reports of forest fires and the
dangerous condition of the timber
which unprecedented continuation of
dry weather has rendered like tinder
which requires merely a spark to ig
mite and thus start which might
prove to be a devastating forest fire.
On Tuesday it was estimated that
fully 1900 men in Chehalis county
were paroing the forests watching
for the last indication of fire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
LONGSHOREMAN BROWNS.
Is Knocked From Dock at Vests
Mill by Sling Load of
Lumber Monday.

While at work with the longshore-
men crew in loading steamer Lucy
Neff at the West mill. Harry Lunh,
longshoreman, was struck by IA
slig load of lumber and knocked
backward off the dock into the waters
of the river and drowned. Although
an expert swimmer, Lund's body
never came to the surface and it is
thought that he was rendered un-
conscious by the blow.
According to the story of eye-wit-
nesses, Lund stepped between the
slig of lumber and vessel. while the
former was being lifted aboard. He
did not notice his danger and, al
though warning cries We're uttered
they were not needed and the heavy
load of lumber swept Lund from the
dock. His companions at once ran
to his assistance but could render
no service. Drag hooks were pro-
cured and a party of volunteers
worked until midnight in an un-
successful effort to locate the body.
Lund was unmarried and about 90
years og age.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
BRUSH BLAZE MENACES HOMES
In NORTH PART OF CITY.
Department Called Out Tuesday to
Save Dwelling on Upper Broadway
Hill; Homes in 'ItaIian GulCh"
Threatened; WaterwOrkS Plant in
Danger.

Fire, which started in slashings
near Electric park on Saturday after
noon, swept over the hills north of
town Monday and Tuesday and al
though no great damage was done,
for time it threatened the destruc-
ton of the dwellings in Italian Gulch
and other residences on the hills
north of the city.
Driven by a high southwest wind
the flames spread rapidly through
the slashings Sunday afternoon and
by Monday had reached the crest
of the second hill, and was still
travelling eastward at a rapid rate.
During the afternoon it became ap-
parent that the city water works
pumping station on Stewart creek
was endangered and a large force Of
men under direction of Street Super
intendent Arthur went out to the
station taking with them a hose cart
and long line of hose. At this
time people living in Italian Gulch,
which lay nearly in the path of the
oncoming fire. fearful that their
dwellings might be destroyed, made
hasty preparations to vacate. Many
of them dug caves in the earth, where
they prepared to store their house
hold goods and in many cases, the
houses were actually stripped of
every movable thing But a moderate
veering of the wind to the south
ward drove the flames away from tho
houses and further danger was over.
During Monday night large force
of men kept constant watch and by
persistent work prevented the fire
fire from spreading and thereby saw
ing the pumping station.
Gets New Start.
On Tuesday, the fire on the hill
west of Broadway gained new i'm
petus and, starting further down the
hill. swept eastward endangering the
dwelling of NJ. +. Lucas on Eleventh
street and other dwellings in that
vicinity. A hurry up call was sent
in to the fire department and long
line of hose was laid from an Eighth
street main to the Lucas dwelling.
At the same time the big engine was
brought into reouisition and, sta
toned NJ the intersection of Broad
way and Second street, placed the
Broadway Hill booster" system in
use By this means the water is
pumped out of the lower mains and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
TWO LOGGERS MEET DEATH
One is Blown to Pieces; Other
Crushed Under Wheels of
Logging Car.

Last Tuesday was an unlucky day
for loggers, two employees of camps IN
Chehalis county meeting death as the
results of accidents.
At the camp fthe Chehalis Log
ging company, near Montesano,
Henry Hegwick, a Norwegian, about
21 years of age, was instantly killed
following an explosion of dynamite.
He was alone at the time, blasting
stumps and his nonappearance at
the camp caused a search to be in
stituted by his companions with the
result that his fearfully mangled
body was found, literally blown 20
pieces. 1t is thought that prema-
ture explosion took Hegrick un-
awares. He was unmarried and
nothing is known of his relatives.
Crushed Under Wheels.
f. Main, an employe at Clemon' $
camp near Melbourne, while coupl-
ing cars at the camp yesterday noon,
slipped under the wheels which COM
pletely crushed his right leg and
siderable time was lost, necessarily,
in getting medical attention and it
was close to 7 o'clock before Main
reached a hospital in this city. HIS
right leg was amputated but he was
weakened by loss of blood and he
failed to survive the shock, dying
within a few minutes. But little is
known of his relatives although it is
understood that he has two cousins
in this vicinity and mother living
in an eastern state.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
TO HANDLE LUMBER OUTPUT.
Lumber Manufacturers of Grays
Harbor and WiIIapa Harbor Com
bine For Mutual Benefit.

organization of the Pacific Coast
Lumber Manufacturers bureau, COM
prising the mills of Grays Harbor and
Willapa HarbOr has been effected and
it is stated that headquarters will be
established in few days in Aber.
deem with A. F.. Peterson assistant
manager of the National Lumber and
Box company, Hoquiam. in charge
of the affairs of the new concern.
The primary object of the bureau
will be an effort to economize in tho
handling of manufactured products
and to increase the dispatch of rail
shipments for the benefit of the pur-
chaser. The bureau will also form a
sort of clearing house for the mills,
distributing the orders so that each
will receive it's share of the business.
The placing of a number of sales
agents in the eastern markets to soli-
cit orders for the bureau, is another
object sought to be accomplished.
Freight rate cutting will be guarded
against and the slashing OF prices
by individual mills will not he tolo-
rated, although the bureau has no
a Crust" or the boosting OF prices
in any manner.
1t is said that the organization Of
the bureau has been under way for
weeks and is the result of the un-
renting efforts of X. F.. Lytle and
A. L. Paine. of Hoquiam. assisted by
other mill men. Much time has been
given to the working out of tha de-
tails of the plan, and the inauqur7-
ton of operations it is confidently
expected. will result in inestimable
benefit to the mills OF the two Har.
bors.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
MAKE GOOD SCORES
Fancy Shooting by Professional Marks
men Proves Interesting to Small
Crowd

Before a crowd estimated as not
more than $50 persons, the fancy
shooting exhibition given by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Topperwein and Lee Bark
ley, at the range of the Grays Harbor
Rod and Gun club in South Aberdeen
yesterday proved an interesting event
and some good scores were made. Al
though conditions were not ideal for
extra good scores, Mrs. Topperwein
made a record of 81 out of a possi-
BILE 100 at blue rocks. Lee Barley,
who also participated in the shoot is
a first cousin Of A. w. Barkley, of this
city, but the fact was unknown until
the former reached the city yesterday
and the two compared notes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11
Begin new SERVICE
TRAINS OF Two new TRANSCON-
TINENTAL Lines SOON.
Milwaukee to Start Both Freight and
Passenger Service to Tacoma
Monday; Oregon & Washington to
Operate Freight Trains Only at
Present,

Definite announcement was made
in Aberdeen and Hoquiam Tuesday,
by A. j. Hillman, travelling freight
agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound railway, of the begin
ming of passenger and freight service
over the Harbor branch on next
Monday. Announcement of the be-
ginning of service by the Oregon &
Washington railway over the same
| line, to Cosmopolis was made in
Seattle last Saturday and printed in
the Herald on Monday.
Schedules of running time have
not yet been announced, put Mr..
Hillman is authority for the state
ment that train will probably
leave CosmopOlis in the morning in
time to reach Tacoma about
o'clock in the afternoon, and that q
similar service will be given from
Tacoma to the Harbor. This will be-
combination freight and passenger
train. This will give service to all
stations on the Grays Harbor branch
and to Portola Junction, Rochester,
Plumb, Roy, Rainer. Greendale, He
witt, Loveland, McKenna and via
Salsich Junction to Tacoma. The
stations on the Harbor branch from
Ccsmopolis to Portola as pre-
yiously announced in these col
umns are: Wynooche South Elma,
Ford's, Lorraine, Connie and Inde-
pendence.
Only Freight on o. & w.
For the present the Oregon C
Washington will not establish pas
senger service, but will confine it's
trains to the handling freight, ex-
clusively. 1t is stated that passenger
service will be established about
September 1. Trains will run from
Portland to the Harbor via Centralia,
while the Milwaukee service will be
exclusively from the Sound.
For the present, it is probable
that no agencies will be established
in Aberdeen, but passengers will be
transferred from the north side by
the cars of the Grays Harbor Rail-
way and Light company. Announce
ment to this effect has not been made,
but it is expected that it will be in
a few days.
With the establishment of the new
passenger service on the new lines,
both the Wells Fargo and the AM
ercan Express companies, which
operate on the Oregon & Washington
and the Chicago, Milwaukee e Puget
Sound, respectively will establish
Offices in Aberdeen, although whether
they will be located on the north
side is not known.
Marks New Epoch.
Up to a few months ago, the rail-
roads had planned the opening Of
offices on the north side of the river,
in fact had made partial arrange
ments for the leasing of rooms, but
the result of litigation relative to
right of way proceedingss and the
consequent abandonment OF opera
tions in connection with the building
of the Chehalis river bridge, caused
a change in plans.
The coming of these two trans
continental lines and the actual COM
mencement of traffic over the new
lines will, it is believed, mark an
epoch in the development of the
Harbor country and will have an
important bearing on its future
growth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-08-11

The White Rose club will hold its
regular meeting tomorrow afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Crocha.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
LIARS! DREAMERSY HURLED
AT MEXICAN WITNESSES
Prosecution in Murder Trial Flags
Manriquez' Friends

Following arguments IN which the prosecu-
tion charges several Mexican witnesses with
imagining things" in their desire to help their
relative, Lee Manriquez, on trial for alleged
completely in the murder of William Moss a
couple of months ago, the will go TO the
jury in Judge Davis court this morning.
The prosecution scored half dozen Mexican
witnesses and inferred that they lied in order
to help Manriquez, claiming that the witnesses
alleged they heard words spoken after the shot
had been fired from distance Of nearly 1000
feet from the scene Of the murder. The testi-
mony Of the Mexicans was TO the effect that
following the sound OF the shot they heard
voices exclaim;
why did you shoot him."
why did he strike me?"
Manriquez on the stand yesterday after
noon and told his story of the crime. He said
that following a few words in the pool room
at the Old Mission winery on the night Of
the murder he and his brother Poncho started
for their home. They had not gone far when
two or three men, he was too intoxicated, he
said TO be sure. stopped them roughly.
He said one Of them was William Moss and
he thought the other two were Lester L. Sid
well and J. II. Taylor. Moss struck him, he
said, and he struck back at him with a bottle
which he held in his hand. His brother Poncho
then pulled a pistol and shot Moss dead, he
said, after the other men had departed
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
DID NOT BOUND OVER THE
WAVES; WANTS COIN BACK
President Of Pacific Mail Com
pany Had Rooms, He Says

Alleging that r. p. SchWern, president OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship company occupied
a suite Of rooms on the steamer Korea from
san Francisco TO Honolulu, for which Spald-
ing paid, Keith Spalding filod suit in the
superior court yesterday against the steamship
company TO recover s225 which he alleges is
due him. He also filed suit for the amount
charged for the suite from Honolulu TO
Hongkong, and for stateroom "a from San
Francisco 10 Hongkong. His demand In all
the cases aggregates S612.50.
Spalding declares that March 30 1909 he re-
served suite G and II and stateroom "A for
himself and party, 10 sail for Hongkong on
the Korea from San Francisco August 8, 1903
a day before the ship sailed he alleges he
notified the agents he and his party would
be unable TO go. He says he was informed
every effort would be made TO secure pas
sengers for the suite and stateroom so he
would not lose the fare he had paid. Later
he demanded a return of his money, which
was refused.
Seeking to recover the s6125O he has filed
suit, claiming that Schwerin and a party oc-
cupied the former far Honolulu and
other passengers occupied the stateroom from
Honolulu to HOngkOng.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
DEAL OUT $25,5OO,' SAYS
TOT; you HAVE MY TOE

Twenty-Five thousand Ave hundred dollars
is what Frank McMullen, aged years, de-
manas Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad for the loss Of the toes Of his left
foot and for a scar on the side of his head,
in an action before a jury in Judge Hutton s
court yesterday.
The suit Is being tried at the instance of
Julia McMullen, the boys mother. The rail-
road is charged with carelessness and negli-
gence in running a train into the boy as
he was crossing the tracks from Elysan park
to ais home on the east side Of the Los
Angeles river on September :, 1909
1t Is claimed that the railroad employees on
the train failed TO give any kind of warning
at the spot, where --.ere is sharp turn, and
in spite of special care the youth was struck
and run over The little fellow was on the
stand several hours and told the jury Of the
occurrence photographs being used for him to
illustrate the manner in which he crossed
the tracks.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
News of the Courts
THINKS HE WILL SHOOT
FOR----THIS MORNING
Man Who Killed Wife Believes
Jail Is Not Such a
Bad Place

Ernest wirth. the man who killed his wife
last Friday, will be sentenced this morning at
$3.50 o'clock by Judge Willis Of the criminal
court. tho prisoner having pleaded guilty on
Tuesday asking that he be executed instead Of
being sent to prison.
Wirth was granted q few days in which to
put his earthly affairs in shape. and is labor
ing under the impression that he is to die on
the scanold at $3.50 o'clock this morning. He
refused to have a lawyer, and any former
friends ne had have become too thrilled with
horror over his deed TO approach him.
Tuesday he anxious to die, but It is
claimed by attaches Of the county Jail who
had watched over him that he is having a
change of mind. being credited with saying
that jail was not such bad place after all
While there is every prospect that Wirth
will be sentenced 70 death by Judge willis,
judging from his statements at the arraign-
ment of the prisoner. this is not certain until
$3.50 o'clock this morning Providing that
Wirth is given the death sentence, under the
law he would not be hanged inside Of sixty
days, and in the meantime there may be ef-
forts made on behalf OF Wirth which will
cause further postponement.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29

the Los Angeles Pacific Railway company
filed suit in the superior court against the
county Of Los Angeles to compel the latter
to refund $10.16179 taxes paid under protest
on the ground that the amount was erroneous
ly and Illegally collected
The plaintiff alleges that the county asses
valued the corporate franchise in the
Coldwater school district" OF the company at
S56S. $50. A protest was made before the super
visors sitting a board OF equalization, ask
ing that the assessment be stricken from
the rolls illegal The board refused TO do
this, but lowered the assessment to 1885, 635.
Later the state board OF equalization raised
the assessment 40 per cent, bringing It up to
$555 2S9 and the company was compelled to
pay $10,161.7s taxes which the plaintiff now
asks the court for an order compelling the
amount TO be refunded
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
HUB MILK WAR MAKES
COMMON PEE-PUL GOAT
Famine Threatened if Producers
and Contractors Make Good

BOSTON. April 2S.-A declaration of war
between the milk producers and contractors in
the so-called Boston district, with the consum-
ers as the principal sufferers, was proclaimed
today by the producers.
1t is expected that hostilities will begin May
l. The fight Is the rate per can OF SR
quarts. The producers demand 3is cents a
quart, the rate paid during the winter, while
the contractors have voted to maintain the
25-cent can rate, which has obtained during
the summer months for the last three years.
Fifty farmers. representing nearly 5000 pro-
ducers who supply Boston with 10000 cans of
milk daily. signed the declaration Of war,
which, If carried into effect, probably means
milk famine in Boston.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
BAPTISTS ARRANGE TO USE
BLEACHERS AS FIRE ESCAPE
Take Precautions in This World
as Well as the Next

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Football bleachers will
be used the fire escape at the Northern
Baptist convention to be held at the Uni
versity of Chicago, May 6-1s. The meetings
are to be in the Bartlett gymnasium, which
has been condemned as a convention hall by
the city building department
'wo sections of the bleachers have been
moved back almost to the gymnasium and a
platform will bridge the gap between Tho
windows, fifty feet above earth, will be con-
varted into doors leading to ths platform.
Three thousand delegates will attend the
convention. -------..---A
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
NO MORE CORSETS ON RAH!
RAH! ACTORS; SHAPES?

NEW YORK, April 2s.-Corsets for young
college students who must take the parts of
women in college theatricals have been Of
fcillly tabooed by the dramatic director Of the
New York university actors.
The prohibition against lacing follows an
occurrence which broke up the dress rehearsal
Of the college show last night, when w. ].
Judd, an undergraduate who was playing a
girls part, suffered attack Of syncope, and
was unconscious for several minutes as the
result Of wearing for two hours a tight-htting
feminine corset beneath his costume
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
MORE RUMPUS OVER WILL
OF CRIB KING BALLERINO

More papers were filed in the probate court
yesterday in the contest over the estate Of the
late BartOlo Ballerino, at one time known as
the Crib King" who left property valued by
the contestants at 500 000 The papers oppose
the contest of the will by Jeanne Uhalt who
claims to have the original article in the way
Of wills made out in her favor.
The Uhalt will is dated January IA, 1905, and
the legatee asks the court to revocate the
probate Of the will Of January %, 1907. which
leaves the estate to the children of the dead
man. Two contests against the Uhalt Will
were filed, one by the administrators, Thomas
l.. Winder and John NJ. York, and another by
the children Of Ballerino.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-29
FlReMEN GO UP ONE RuNe MORE

The members of the fire department were
pushed up a notch by the fire commission yes
terday. Capt. A. ]. Eley Of Engine company
No. was made battalion chief TO take Todd's
place while he is acting chief Lieut. II. T.
Hill appointed captain for Eley's place
and l. B. Andrews was appointed lieutenant
These appointments are temporary and will
last only until the commission determines what
1t wants 10 do about the chieftainship.