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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
Cosn1opolis Election

The town elections Tuesday IN Cos
mopols went against the GraYs Har-
Dor Commercial Co. for the first time
in many years, in fact since the or
ganization OF the company III the
sos. The result is attributed to the
women voters who turned out to a
woman and the effect will be inter
esting to observe.
Some in Cosmopolis have long ar
gued that the company was interest
ed in retarding the growth of the
town, although its interests there are
very large, and that element now has
its opportunity to prove its conten-
ton by accelerating the development
of their little city. The chief objection
to the company was its labor system
which rather operates against the en-
ployment of men with families, but
the Herald is unable to see just how
change in city government is to
have a bearing on the company's
methods of doing business.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
General House Cleaning Needed

Trades Unions have the opportuni-
ty to convert the Los Angeles horror
from a calamity TO the principle of
unionism to a benefit, but to do so
Unions have the best of reasons for
existence, but, in common with other
organizations, they must proceed ac-
cording to law. The theory that the
wage Garner and wage payer are en-
gaged in war must be abandoned. No
country can prosper where such feel
ing is encouraged, and when the ma
ton is not prosperous the wage earn
er and employer each have plenty of
leisure and scant funds.
The fact, brought out at Los An
geles, that the Iron Workers Union
had fund of 100000. and that it
paid John j. Mcnamara $1,000 a
month, requiring no accounting. re
yeals a dangerous condition Of affairs
that cannot be permitted to continue.
Doubtless this fund was unknown to
a large majority of those who CON
tributed toward it, but they should
have known.
The accumulation Of such huge
sums of money should be prohibited
by the unions before the law is in
voked to end them. This can be
done by requiring itemizcd state
ments of all expenditures to be fur
nished each local union at short in
teryalS. SO much money in hand is
too severe temptation to place be
fore the officials of any organization
which requires no or very lax ac-
counting.
Trades unions have been very sue
cessful in the past ten years, large
ly because they We're sustained by
public opinion in the effort to raise
the standard of living for American
citizenship, and the large membership
as always happens-attracted the
lawless demagogue, with ambitions
or money lust, and he too frequently
obtained the lead in which ever or.
ganzation he became attached to.
This class, and the anarchistc ele-
ment must be driven from trades
unions before they regain the conf
dence that was so badly shattered
by the confession of James b. Nc
Namara.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
What of barrow?


The duty of lawyer to his client
is fairly well understood, but it is
generally believed to stop short of
the crime of jury bribing, and, ac-
cordng to the dispatches from Los
Angeles, it is up to Lawyer Darrow
to clear himself of the very natural
suspicion that this crime was commit
ted in the Mcnamara case, if not
at his order, at least with his knowl-
edge.
Attorney barrow is a criminal law
yer of national reputation. who can
scarcely afford to rest under the OBJ
vious suspicion that obtains in this
case, and it is matter of some sur
prise that he has not before this
demanded rigorous investigation to
clear himself. Having failed to do
SO, it is up to the Los Angeles authori-
ties to make such an investigation.
Washington dispatches say that $780,
GOO was sent to barrow from the Nc
Namara defense fund. and, now that
the trial is ended, Attorney barrow
could quickly dissipate the suspicion
that hovers over him. by showing
just where every dollar Of that fund
went.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07

moral end is to be served is not clear
The district does not exist because
of it's locality, but by reason Of it's
population, and the population could
not exist week but for the patron
age it receives.
From this it would appear that un-
less the patrons are first eliminated,
the abolition of the district will sim
ply mean the scattering of its deni-
zens over the hotel and residence sec
tions. Such move cannot be CON
sidered in the interes st OF morals. The
present location is as hidden from
the public view as is possible in Alb
erdeen they are in a position to be
easily policed. To scatter these wonl-
en- is to fiaunt vice in the faces OF
women and children all over the city,
a matter that should be we'll consider
ed before any such action is TAX
en-.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
SEMI.WEEKLY
.,6ERDEEN HERALD

Entered at the Postoflice at Aberdeen,
Wash, as second-class mail matter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
An Old Smokers Trick.

"Hang it," remarked an old COM
muter. dropping into seat in the
smoker beside his daily companion.
I've busted my pipe, and now I've
got to go through the torture of break
ing in new one" Let this railroad
break it in for YOU" returned his
friend What? You don't understand
that trick? It's an old smokers recipe.
Fill your new pipe-but wet the inside
of the bowl iirst-light it, get it we'll
started and then hold it out of the
window with the mouth forward. The
draft will keep it alight as well as
you could by putting on it, That will
take the raw neWness out of it. Try
it and see. Exchange.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One year ................... .$Z.oo
Six Months .................. Loo
One year, cash in advance go. 10
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
LAUGHTER.

He who laughs" said the
moiher Of Goethe, can commit
no deadly SIN" Sterne declares that
every laugh iensthens our lease Of
life. Even the Geld and cynical
Carlyle declares. in his extreme
fashion, that no man who has
heartily and wholly laughed can be
altogether irreclaimably depraved,'
and Sydney Smith said, God has
given us wit and favor and bright
ness and laughter and perfumes to
enliven the days Of mans pilgrim
age and 10 charm his panied steps
over the burning mari.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
I'll Ine ap.

An Irishman called in at a Chinese
laundry and found the proprietor
counting his collars.
"Re jabers." said he. you're fun
ny lookin man-you wild the horses
where-Oh, whcre-do We come from?"
But the oriental did not understand
SO merely said. "Countee collars.
cOuntee collars"
"Bedad, then" said Mick, we're II
loir. for there's no SIGH county in Dire
land at all at all. - London Ideas.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
All HAPPENS In a Second.

a second is the smallest division OF
time in general use. and when we con
slider that in one year there are abou:
31.55S.OO0 of these periods it would
certainly seem as if it was enough for
all practical purposes. But, after all.
Il good deal can happen in the fraction
of a second.
A light wave. for instance. passes
through a distance of about 10000
miles in this length Of time A current
OF electricity has probably an even
greater speed. The earth in itself
moves in its orbit at Il rate Of about
twenty miles a second.
A tuning fork of the French standard
vibrates so times per second to pro-
duce the note y on the treble staff
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
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The Port Of Crays Harbor

The electors of Chehalis county
will determine matter next Tues
day of vast Importance to Grays Har-
Dor and the entire county, and yet
there is such slight interest being
manifested as would indicate that but
small knowledge Of it's far reaching
Importance. If there were half
dozen aspiring candidates seeking
petty offices, the air would ring with
the terrific issues at stake, but there
are only few public spirited men
to advocate measure that means
more to Chehalis county than the mat
ter of mere office holding for half
a century.
In organizing the port district,
Grays Harbor is but following the
plans adopted by all important har-
bors in the world, a plan that has
proved so successful in the operation
of a few years in Oregon as to lead
to its adoption this year by Seattle.
Tacoma and other Sound ports. If
the proposition fails to carry next
Tuesday it will be because of a
shameful lack of interest in the de-
velopment of this region
And, this lack of interest appears
to be more pronounced on Grays Har-
Dor than in the eastern part of the
county. While the development of
the harbor is of vast Importance to
the entire county, it is absolutely es-
sential to the west end, and every
voter in Aberdeen and I1oquiam
show his loyalty on Tuesday next by
casting his or her vote.
The want of proper understand
ing of the measure, has lead many
to suppose it was going to mean a
large increase of their taxes. This
is an error. The power to levy taxes
for port purposes is restricted to two
mills, which at the present valuation
would yield $4,000. This would add
$500 to the taxes of each $1,000 a
valuation beyond that of the average
taxpayer. 1t should be remembered
that more than one-half the property
of Chehalis county is owned by non
residents, so that the resident tax
payers portion could not exceed $100
on an assessed valuation of 81 900
The law permits absolutely no fur
Their general taxation than this maxi
mum of two mills.
Every port on the Pacific is pre-
pairing for the great increase of COM
merce to follow the completion of the
Panama canal, and the competition
for the new trade promises to be
fierce. To be sure, Grays Harbor will
receive some of this trade in any
event, but to secure such a volume
as, owing to its numerous advantages,
are its due rests with its people. An
example of the activity is shown at
Los Angeles, where to improve the
port of San Pedro the federal govern
ment is expanding six million dollars,
while the Port of Los Angeles is ex-
pending ten millions.
Every property owner in Chehalis
county is directly interested in the
development of this port Anything
he may contribute toward it is an in
vestment that will yield handsome
returns.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
SkiktorINo.

One Of the favoritc sports at the
Swiss winter resorts is called skik .ior-
ing 1t consists in letting horse draw
n ski runncr-u combination which re.
suits in diverse accidents, mostly harm
less
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
Scattering Vice

A rumor, that seems to have au-
thoritative basis, is current to the
effect that the so-called tenderloin
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

coming out. Hence. both the agents
Of the department ana ali others who
may see the work in operation wait
wit Interest the result Of the expert
ment when finished. After we have
secured definite and reliable results,
We can use our information to demon
strate what we know 70 be true. This
will be brought out more clearly IN
the succeeding paragraph.
This year the department. is run
ming an Xpef&l1 ent in fertilization OF
wheat in about thirty different places
in the Piedmont and mountain see
tions of the State. The plan OF the
experiTlte MT is as ollows: We take an
acre Of land bes lie the public road
and fertilize the width of a drill row
next drall row is left without any
fertilizer at all; beside this is "a dr:ll
row fortified with potash alone: and
beside this a drill row is left without
any fertilizer at all; the next drill row
is fortified with phosphate alone
and followed by Il drill row without
fertilizer. The rest Of the acre is
fertilized with a mixture Of all three
OF the elements. The same n
per acre is applied in all cases. The
results of this experiment will be seen
by every man who passes the pubic
roads on which they are located and
the results will be com pared not only
a. harvest time but all along through
the growing season. Each plat is
carefully labeled showing what ferti-
-11zer is used in every case.
Last year the above experiment was
carried out in BuIlcoE1be county with
rye The accom- panying cut shows at
q glance the general result The land
was rather poor but Of uniform feftl-
Eity. The soil type was known as the
tPorters loan. The rye on he ex-
treme left in the picture received an
application of nitrogen alone in the
for moi k at the rate OF 2e5
pounds per acre. The EeEt TO it
was fertilized with potash alone at
the rate of zee pounds per acre. The
next with phosphate alone at the rate
of zoo pounds per acre. The one on
the extreme right was fortified with
all three of the elem ents comb .ned
at the rate Of 200 pounds per acre.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14
LEAGUE FOR FARMERS
IN GERMANY.
BY \. ". Thackara.

During the later half of the nine
teentl1 century associations formed
among the agricultural classes OF
Germany did much to promote scien-
tifjc farming and in more recent years
they have extended their influence
with the advancement of technology.
When the German farmer came to
recognize that he was separated from
the center Of social life and from his
associates in the same vocation. but
he must remain III touch with the
scientific and economic activity Of the
country in order to share in the pro
gress made, he found that agricultural
organizations were the mean by
which to attain his object. Conse
Guently a large n of cooperative
associations sprans up
Germany, which in addition to the
former idealistics purpose OF asrl-
cultural unions have the further
object Of promoting the Interest OF the
farmer. especially in the buying n
selling Of products and merchandise
These local societies have united into
branch societies.. circuit and district
societies, which form the basis Of
nucleus of the two general German
agricultural organizations Of the
present time.
The function of the great e~rganiza-
tons is much broader than merely for
the OF collective bargaining in
the sale of farm products, etc, for in
each division there are scientific ex-
perts who upon application and upon
the payment Of a fee, visit the farms
of the different members and advise
with them concerning h cultivation
of their growing crops and the care
Of their live stock. For instance an
expert forester investigates the forest
OF the members. another examines the
growing potato field or the dairy. If
anything needs correcting, these ex-
perts suggest the proper remedy.
Furthermore, if a particular field does
not produce as it should. q sample OF
the soil may be sent to the faboratc-
ries of the organization, where it is
tested and the member is Informed
how he should properly fertilize the
field.
/ These leagues have proven effective
in aiding the membership financially,
the loans aggTegating Over $500 ,9o0.-
000: ia improved crop culture through
travelling experts. in selling farm pro-
duets, and in purchasing supplies
which amount to many million dollars
annually
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

All breeders, buyers and sellers II
horses should know what u :sidebone
is. and how it should be detected.
Stand with tna back TO the horses
head. lift up the nigh fore foot with
the left hand. and with the fingers
and thumb of the right hand take hold
of the side of the coronet at the heel
AT this part there is a ridge OF Ella site
cartilage in sound horses, and it
should be possible to bend it from
one side to the other. This il called
the lateral carthage and it's pur-
pose is 20 spread the heel apart and
distribute conclusion. so that the leg
above is not Jared in a damaging
way. When the cartilage has turned
to bone it is termined a sidebone which
May be on one or both sides OF one or
both fore feet. Standing the other
way, and running the palm of the
hand down the %coronet, d marked or
large sidebone may be detected as the
thumb on M side and the f~orefinger
on the other side meet it is as hard,
rigid. bony enlargement Both meth
DDS of detection should be employed
in examining a horse, and horses hay
ing one or more sidebones hou be
rejected as unsound.
A sidebone are usually most prone
to form on shallow, weak feet or on
boxy, mu1e-like hoofs, thev should be
NAL having q tendancy that way
should be regarded with suspicion. II
intended for hard road work. while
stations should be rejected II there Is
a sign of sid ebOne, AS the conforrna-
ton favorable to the appearance or
~SidebOnes is at least hereditary and so
tranSmisSible to progeny.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

The picture carries its own lesson.
In this case the n trog5n and the
paeasi1 were of about equal value
while the phosphate WAS vastly su-
peFIor to either one. as a fertilizer for
rye On this particular soil. IT will be
seen at IL glance that the complete
fertilizer showed no increased growth
over the phosphate alone. This is
~sus1csent arSunen' that III this par
tieular case the use of tine phosphate
alone was all that was necessary that
the other elements were used at ii
lcss.
The great advantage OF this new
line of experfnl entail work over the old
Methods lies in the fact that it is
done where everybody can see it and
get the results without having search
ed through a bulletin for them. The
Commissioners expects to nut work OF
this nature in every county in the
State III a very short time. Between
and sixty counties have already
appF ed for it and We expect the other
counties to efo SO through their boards
of county caIhTp at a very
early date.
J. L. BURGESS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

NE a.. t:aNs- clay loans. loans ana
S3hGN loans. These all have special
nceC& that can be met only by local
c~Nper ments. In the coastal plain We
iind oth5r soil series presenting spe-
eiaI needs to be determined by local
experiment only. All together there
have been found around fifty distinct
types Of soil in North Carolina and.
before the whole State has been ex-
amiped, it is safe TO say that we vii.
IND seVenty-five Oh one hundred diff
feFent soils. Each Of these soils de-
mands Individual treatment and re-
suits obtained OF one must be eS-
pected to apply on another. Recog-
nlZinS this fact, the Commissioner OF
Agriculture for North Carolina di-
feFted the Agrono1ny Division early
jH 1909 to devise some plan by which
the great mass Of the farmers of the
state m ght be reached and aided in
the solution OF their problems of soil
Engagement and crop production.
II is a little more than q year since
the new plan of experimental work
was lnangurated in North Carolina.
i IS known as the Local En- 3~erinentaI
Farm. and is so planned az to enable
Us TO bring out experimental work
under the direct observation of all
farmers and, at the same time, Y
every SOL type in the State. I'm it's
operation tie Department Of Agricul-
ture furnishes the seed and the fertiI-
lHer and directs the work while the
farmers on whose lands the stations
are placed perform all the work and
get h crop. A station is placed be-
Slde each public road leading into each
county seat and sufficiently near the
county seat TO catch all the travel
as 1t passes back and forth. In SO
Ear as possible, the county commits
sloners OF eac county designate the
MAJ on whose lands the stations are
placed.
Ten Years ago the farmers might
not have taken kindly to this sort of
WORK. but there has been a great
awakening among the mass Of farm
ers In North CAROLINA through which
The average farmer has come to ap-
mat this IS true is evidenced by the
Sreat deIna2d that has eo1ne into the
department for tbs line Of work. We
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

easily place Il hundred such sta
Cons where are at present financially
able to place but FIVE or six.
These stadon are devoted entire
ly to experimental work and the
farmers are induced to participate in
securing the results. This is the most
novel feature of the work. Hereto
fore. he has been asked to take the
other mans word for it; in this work.
he is encouraged to aid in securing
his own information Many people
want to call them DEM stration
farms but these are not deEsonstra-
tor farms except in SO far as any
experiment performed in the opel
must be, at the same time, a demon
stration. Strictly speaking. IN den, on
stratiOn work. we know before hand
about what the result is going to be
We can demonstrate only what we al
rsady know TO be true, bat on these
local experimental farms we are n
preciate the benefit to be derived from.
an experiment in crop production
pursuit of information. We do no
know before hand how the work is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14
"A NEW PLAN OF EXPERIMENT
WORK.

Fer wears thc farmer has been
/, aluted. more IT less, for insisting
49, results Of experimental work
.l1rried on miles away may not be
an,iea11e to conditions existing on
ii; farm. In many cases the farm
,r.s objection are, doubtless, without
<~oI1ndaron, but. in h light Of recent
nyestlgations his surnfses are many
t;n,es correct though he generally
does not know why.
It has been said that ia going from
Ash eyilla to Beaufort one experiences
az great changes In climate as in go
fre from New York to Florida. It
ean be said, with All equal degree OF
veracity. that the changes in soils and
ottor conditions affecting crop pro-
auction. are just as pronounced as the
cnanses experienced liz climatic con-
aiticne. In the mounta ns we find
r Porters and Toxaway series Of
soils. each with it's special crop adapt
atoms, fertilizer and cultural require
,nents. Further down on the Pied
mont section We find the Cecil and
lredclf soils With their endless mix
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14
SW EET PEAS FIVE MONTHS.

Dig a trench as long as wanted and
IS inches to two feet deep and at the
bottom put a layer of old manur
fairly rich with we'll rotten manure
Down the center run two burrows
eight inches deep and ten inches VIDE.
Fill with we'll rotten n Of leaf
mould and mix with the surrounding
soil.
Make two trenches again FIVE inch
es deep and eight inches apart and III
these sow the seed two inches apart
and cover about one inche with soil
peas grow, fill up the trench. When
the peas are fou inches high provide
chicken wire trellises or brush for
them to climb on. The following pre-
cautions will procure a long Towering
season.
Buy the best seed you can produce
fresh each year: get the seed planted
as early as possible. don't try To work
wet, heavy soil: wait until the earth
is fit to be worked. Don't hill and
don't trench: give level cultivation
mulch with lawn clippings OF cut
straw.
Water thoroughly when the soil is
dry and syringe every few days 10
route insects.
Above ali cut the blooms every day
with a pair Of { and don y ncb
or pull the vines. Peas prefer a hrn
soil. generously enriched with rotten
manUr or Leaf mould.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

By treating corn with an alkali the
hull or indigestibie outer coating or
the kernel may be so Ioosened that II
can be easily removed. II the alkai ~
then thoroughly removed by washing
and the product steamed. the reSui, ~
the 50 called "hulled corn. d very ac-
ceptable food with many.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

Ii is claimed that a few drops of
campllor in the drinking water viii
prevent little chicks setting bowel
trouble. Which is the IL Of so many
of the deaths in the spring
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

Guard against the formation Of egg
eating habits by givino the fowl pleH-
" Of lime, oyster she!ls bone Of ssn.-
lar substances TO insure a firm shell
upon the eggs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-14

Good materials are absolutely nee
eSary to make a safe and efficient
POrdeaux mixture.