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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
The Oregon Plan.

The Oregon plan of designating
United States senators by direct pop.
ular vote seems to be growing in IA
vOr in the states in which the func-
been reduced to a mere constitutional
Formally Originally the initiative
was taken from the legislature by the
legaization of the statewide primary
at which candidates for the senator
ship were to be nominated by the
qualified voters of each party. The
members of the legislature represent
ing the majority party were morally
committed to support the candidate
OF their party named in the primary
But the plan developed in Oregon
went further than that. Its invent
ors sought to commit the representa-.
tlves of all parties in the legislature
to support the candidate for senator
receiving the highest vote at an cleo.
ton participated in by all voters. The
members of the legislature were made
the agents not of the parties to which
they belong, but of the public, and
legislative majority representing
one party might be required to name
a senator from the other party who
had won a popular endorsement at
the polls.
II was thought at first that the Ore.
gon plan would put too severe a test
on partisan loyalty and self-interest
II was said that legislature controll
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

jaw Of the wise. The other jaw is
fixed steel block attached to one enc
Of the base and provided with IL to"
head and screw clamp for the attach
ment Of drills and other tools. Tbs
end Of the machine also carries dust
proof tool box and IL grindstone. Al
the other end Is the forge. which is
simply an iron pan connected with IL
blower. placed under the grindstone
The forge can be removed when il Is
not needed. Power Is furnished by a
treadle or otherwise. The transmiS
sion is devised to give either a low
speed for boring. ETC.. or high speed
for grinding.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
DEVICE WITH l..AY U.s..
Apparatus That Combines a VarieS
of WORKING Toos.

A French inventor Iln.p0 Seller
has devised IN apparatus viii h h.
calls the Universal. heallsp il coast!
tuteS n whole workshop in itself. a!
though II occupies little space and
weighs only l32 pounds. II comprise.
forge. an anvil. a boring machine. :.
wise. u work bench. Il grindstonp and II
punch.
The steel anvil. which can he novel
along the east iron base Of the nia
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

CITY subscribers falling N -ncoive
the Herald by p. m. on Mondays
and Thursdays will please notify the
City Messenger Co.. Tel. 1881. and
paper will be sent to the address a.
once
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

The Herald is the oldest paper on
Grays Harbor. and has a larger cir.
euiation than any other paper in Che.
balls county. Advertising contracts
are based upon this claim Of circula.
ton and all money due on contracts
executed under this statement will
b forfeited il the statement be not
absolutely true.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

Flow .ers who last fail took til
pal : ire hyacinth. narcissus and
iati ~ =. lbs are just now receiving
''oon and fragrance from these re-
epOn i've aud delicate plants. Especial.
" are they priced because they come
at time when there is dearth Of
other hlc"n
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

In climates sufficiently milo for on
door rose culture there are proba bly,
roses that bloom more prufusely an"
beautifully than the Killarney "nL
Caroline Testout. and for this re;.su
they II especially adapted for hedge
and be- uses.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

Copy for Ads. must he in not later
than Saturday noon for Mondays 10.
sue, and Wednesday noon Tor the -
sue Of Thursday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

Battered at the PostOfice at Aberdeen,
Wash. as second-class mail matter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

Another the bungalow f
rooms are full hesh-hrsf story nine feet high
The OF hardly room
the dining
The walls OF dining
well provided with moding
":shed birch ana the second
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

Subscribers who fail to receive their
paper regularly will please notify this
Office.
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One year .........'....' .'.%I'Vo
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

tCSl tuc OlIuS.
The gay song of the meadow lark
poised on gunweed stalk is inspir
ing at the break of dawn: the shrill
piping of Il quail with his message
about one Robert White is a call to
memory when as barefoot boys and
girls we trod the dusty road to the
little white schooihouse on the hill:
the graceful glide of the flicker is q
poem of rhythmic motion appealing
to the aesthetic in us. But these
feathered birds mean much more TO
US than their appeal to the artistic
Quail is II delcacy on Broadway and
costs proportionately. but in the pota
to field that same quail would be
worth many times the epicurean price
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

yNo. J. CARNEY, Editor and Mgr.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
SEMI WeelkIy
Aberdeen herald.

Published every Monday and Thurs
day at 300 East Wishkah Street
by the Aberdeen Printing Co.
Telephone 54o1.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-01
THE MERE MANS
VIEWPOINT
OUR FRIENDS THE BIRDS
BY BYRON WILLIAMS

IF you. mother. along with Victor
Hugo. are lover of soft winged
things teach your boy TO pro
ALc irlc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
HEAR CHARGES AGAINST THE
 RAILROADS AT MOBILE PORT

i Charles Henderson of the state railroad commission, and Assistant Attorney General Martin. It is slgnlfcant while not admitted so by the government
 forces, that the attorney for complains ants is William II. Ambrecht, United
 States attorney for the Southern dis Itrict of Alabama, and special prosecut- ing officer in the district of Mississippi, Louisiana and West Virginia, where
 the government is prosecuting depre- dators on its land. The defendant rail- roads are represented by J. Walter Moore. special counsel of the Southern
 railway, of Washington, D. C., and Sid- ney R. Prince. counsel of Mobile and Ohio.
 The witnesses today included a river captain who admitted an agreement with railroads, although he could not say whether or not the Mobile and Ohio were in it, by which he was paid for cotton that he did not carry" steamship agents and brokers who tes- tified that their vessels had been res fused berths at the railroad docks and wharves while these berths were held for favored lines; that a shipment ot iron pipe from Chattanooga for Colon consigned to the canal commission had been diverted to New Orleans and a Mobile line to Coicu refused freight and berth room after an agreement with the Mobile and Ohio that same
 would be supplied. The principal wit : ness of the day was J. w. Corry of
 Corry and Santa Cruz, which steam-
 ship line, it is claimed, was driven out | of Mobile and to Gulfport, Miss, by | the action of the Mobile and Ohio In
 annulling an agreement to build up i; trade for isthmus through Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
ADJUSTMENTS
Excuse Me"

10
 Excuse Me- which was presented al the Jefferson theatre last night, is ad- vertised as a Pullman Carnival" by Rupert Hughes. It is all that the name implies. sparkling up to date comedy with some clements of genuine novelty and staged in admirable fashion by George Marion. The entire action takes place on a limited train en route from Chicago to San Francisco Facsimile in- terior reproductions of Pullman sleep- CT and combination car are shown, with every detail correct,i and one of the hap- picst stage effects is an exterior view of the train flying through the night, with the clouds scurrying overhead.
 The comedy is abundant and of crisp quality that leaves nothing to be desired. There is garrulous porter, typical fussy English tourist of the male vari- ety, parson and his wife out on lark, lady missionary going to China. a woman hater who used to be sweet heart of the Aforementioned lady mis- sionary and falls in love with her again, their marriage being consummated during 1the trip; young army officer and his fancce, who eloped so suddenly they didn't have time to get married and make desperate attempts to shave the cere-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
"The Girl in the Taxi"

Last season 'fThe Girl in the Taxi es- tablished & very excellent reputation as a fun provoker The merits of the play are well known. Interest will center on the company now presenting the play. Last week the girl took a ride in Att 1anta and in commenting on the company the Georgian. and News said; The Girl in the Taxi was presented at the Atlanta theatre for an engagement of three performances on Friday night. Although this is the second time the at traction has been played in Atlanta, it was received by large and enthusiastic audience. Contrary to the usual thing. the present company excels the last years company in all particulars, and the play is put on in a much more satisfactory manner' "The Girl in the TaM' will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre next Saturday matinee and night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21

mony performed while on board the train; a large bibulous person who Is going to Reno for a divorce and has a broken heart; his wife. a lady who smokes cigars; female correspondent true to the life; a crusty conductor and numerous other diverting characters who are introduced from time to time. Last but not least, there is real poodle dog, property of the young bride-about-to-be' whose mistress keeps the train in an up- roar with her anxiety for the pesky pets welfare.
 It was all very amusing and extreme ly well done. The company, in fact, is an excellent organization and every mem Der who was given an opportunity last night won deserved recognition. NOT man Tharp as the young army ohlcer' with a troublesome fiancee on his hands; Sidney Greenstreet as Jimmie Welilng- ton; William V. Strung as Ira Lathrop' H. J. Lane as the Rev. water iem- ple. Lucille Lennon as Mrs. Walter Tenn pie: Dan Col1yer as the porter; F. 5. Barrett as the conductor; Blanche Doug las as Mrs. Jimmie Wellington; Rita Ot- way as Mrs. whitcomb; Marguerite Rand as Anne Cattle, who almost became a missionary; Frances Williams as Kath- leen Llewellyn and Lillian Rhodes as Marjorie Newton, acquitted themselves with credit Even the minor roles were capably presented and the entire per formance was uniformaly good.
 Excuse Me- is clever comedy and we'll worth seeing. There will be a mat inee this afternoon and a performance tonight, which will conclude the engage ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
TRIBE OF BEN HUR
 HOLDS A BANQUET
Supreme Chief Gerard of Evansville, Ind, Makes Speech at Highly
 Enjoyable Affair

In honor of the supreme chief of the tribe. Dr. R. H. Gerard of Evansville, Ind, and as q welcome to the many new members that have recently been received into the courts of the Bir- of this city were the hosts at beau tiful1y appointed banquet given at the Florence hotel last evening, Around the banquet table. which was arranged in the shape of an "L" were grouped about 150 men and women, who thor | oughly enjoyed the social session of the tribe and made of it long to be re- membered event.
 c. D. Comstock of this city presided as toastmaster and announced Tribe District Mana ger F. " Parker for the toast of welcome. In response c. M. Taylor gave Political Promises" in an apt way that was continued by G. M. Edmonds in his verses, "The Ladies. ? Judge Alvin M. Douglass responded to Single Blessedness," and J. E. Spillman recited the virtues of "Fraternalism." {" A humorous touch, induced by the readings of S. H. Beddow, added to the merriment as did the instrumental and vocal musical selections rendered by MT. w. L. Kenney, MT Candy and Mr. Vaughan.
 The address of the evening was de- livered by Dr. Gerard, who spoke upon Duty, the First of Life" a quotation from Ben Hur."
 With every detail of the eight course menu and floral decorations of cut flowers and greenery carried out in exquisite taste and the general infor- mality of the affair, the banquet at the Florence hotel last evening was one of the most successful gatherings in the history of the Birmingham Tribe of Ben Hur.
 Supreme Chief Gerard will leave this morning for Montgomery, where he will speak to a special session of the tribe there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
KIRBY HEADS THE NATIONAL A. A. U.
James E. Sullivan Is Re- Elected Secretary and
 Treasurer

New York, November 20.-Gustavus T.
 Kirby of New York, chairman of the executive committee of the Intercollegi- ate A. A. U., was today elected presi- dent of the Amateur Athletic union of the United States. He defeated George F.
 Rowling of Philadelphia, president of
 the Middle Athletic association, by d vote of 22 to 6. The election took place at the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the A. A. U., held here with delegates in attendance from all parts of the country.
 MT. Kirby will succeed Everett c. Brown of Chicago.
 James E. Sullivan was reelected sec retary treasurer.
 The proposal to bar for two years an
 athlete who. having completed as meni- Der of one club, shall within a year en- deavor to compete for another club, was compromised so as to make the penalty one year, and passed.
 Another important change in the rules regulates the district in which a college athlete may compete. Hereafter the To- cation of his college or university vii be the controlling factor
 In his annual report Everett c. Brown the retiring president, said the unior is growing steadily despite "the attacks of envious critics in this country ano jealous rivals in other countries.' He also expressed the opinion that the team to represent the United States at the Olympic games in Sweden in 1912 would
 be the best the country ever had sent abroad. The report recommended Chi cago as the natural place for the holding of the all around championships.
 The record of the awarding committed awards the all round championship con tested at Chicago last August to F. c Thompson, Princeton, with 6709 points.
 w. Donohue, Los Angeles, is placed sec. ond, and E. Schobinger, Chicago A. A. third.
 The record of minutes 15 2-5 seconds for the mile, made by ]. P. Jones' Cor. nell university, at Cambridge on May 27
 last, was allowed. This lowers by 2-l of a second the record of Tommy Conneff made at Travers Island, New
 York, in 1895. To Matt McGrath of the Irish American A. C. is given the record
 of 40 feet 63s inches for the 56 pound weight throw at Montreal, September 23
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
A CLOSE CALL

East Grand Forks, Minn., November 20 Attacked by moose which he had wounded, Edward Lodgard of this city saved himself from death only by en- gazing in fierce combat with the animal and finally staying 1t with a knife. The moose had fallen to the ground when shot. Running forward with knire ready to slit open the neck, Lodgard was taken by surprise as the animal suddenly rose and charged him. He raised his rifle to fire but the hammer fell on an empty shell.
 With not a moment to spare Lodgard struck the animal across the nose with the butt of the gun, stunning the moose After thrilling struggle Lodgard dashed between the animals front legs and stabbed it to death It weighed 1868 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
Arms Found

Laredo, Tex, November 20.-A quan- tity of arms and ammunition. said to have been intended for use in a revolt against President Francisco l. Madero, was seized in Laredo and vicinity to- day. Sixteen Fifles and a considerable amount of ammunition were found secreted in the chapparel within the city limits of Laredo, several rifles ammunition and cavalry trappings were found at the homes of Antonio Mag non, one of the men charged in the federal indictment returned Satur|ly with complicity in the revolution said to be impending, and 15 horses and saddles were taken from the ranch of Perdo Sanchez. brother of the sheriff of Webb county. The sheriff was ar rested Saturday with Magnon. Jose Sanchez, naother brother, surrendered today.
 Other developments today were the dispatch of a small detachment of Uni ted States troops to the Minerva coal mines 25 miles from Laredo, aboard a special train, and the release of An tonic Magnon on a bond of 5000. Mag non is credited with having acted as a leader of the revolutionary movement in the United States.
 All of those formally charged with inn plication in the anticipated revolt, with the exception of one whose name has not been made public, have been arrested. Jose Sanchez and Severe Villareal ar rested Saturday, are in jail The others are at liberty under bond.
 At Nuevo Laredo across the border, celebration is in progress tonight in eel ebration of the inauguration of the Ma dero revolution year ago today. Up to a late hour tonight no disorder had been reported. Notwithstanding the order of Governor Colquitt that revolutionary sympathizers remove from Laredo, the To- cal Mexican colony has not diminished in numbers but on the contrary each train brings additions
 It was reported today that a printed proclamation bearing the name of Gen. eral Reyes and calling upon the Mexican people to overthrow the Madero govern ment has been found among the effects of one of the men arrested Saturday The report, however, has not been veri- fed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
ORDERS
 CANDIDATES ARREST

New York. November 2o-Justice Sud- der of the Queens county supreme court today ordered the issuance of warrants for the arrest of Joseph Cassidy, demo- cratic leader of Queens county; William Willett, Jr., candidate for supreme court justice on the democratic ticket in the second 5udleial district, and Lewis T. Walter, Jr., following an investigation as to whether certain persons received large sums Of money for Willetts nomin- ation. The warrants in the case of Will lett and Walter will charge bartering and purchase of nomination and in the case of Cassidy conspiracy will be charged.
 Walter placed Willett in nomination for the justiceship and it was testified at the investigation that Willett drew large sums of money from the bank at or about the time of his nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
CANADA SORRY

! Chicago, November 20.-According to J. A. McDonald, editor of the Toront, j, liberal party, Canada is sorry she re- jected reciprocity. MT. McDonald so de- clared in an address before the Sunday Evening club last night "The people have returned to sober thinking and re- gret their action,' he said. The voters were swayed by the unintelligent emotion of the crowds The annexation bugbear was to blame for il all. It was just an evil rumor that got started and you could no more stop it than you could move an iron range. The people were swept away like tornado and acted rashly. They are now in pentent mood'
 "The man and the crowd,' was his subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
DANGER IN USE
 OF STEEL RAILS

Washington, November 20.--The dan ger line in the use of steel rails has been reached, declared Inspector Bel knap of the interstate commerce com mission in a report today. He urges investigation into rail defects which are causing a multiplying number of accidents, he says.
 The report was based on the action of the wreck of G. A. R. special train near Manchester, N. r., last August when 29 persons were killed. The rails that caused the wreck were defective but the defects were of such nature that the rail would not disclose them. The report says the Lehigh Valley rail- road was cognizant of the fact that de- fective rails were in service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
"WOman Against Woman"

In spite of title, "Woman Against
 Woman" that would infer an absence of
 comedy. this weeks play at the Bijou
 has many comical situations and one especially funny character to relieve the tension of the dramatization of the Mary J. Holmes novelesque type. It is a melodrama of five acts that leaves nothing of the school of emotional act ing to be desired and reproduction of the old, old story of the woman who suffers in silence to shield the wrong of her sister only to be falsely slan-
 dered by revengeful woman and forced to tell the secret after all the
 trouble of keeping it.
 A happy event, wedding day opens
 the play and a happy event, the recon
 ciliation of a separated husband and
 wife, is the signal for the last drop of
 the curtain. The introduction of the
 william, who is a woman, occurs in
 the first act with the entrance of Miss
 Pearl Ford as Rachel Westwood. a
 willowy blonde of careless habits and
 more careless morals who has strayed
 from the village purity of Willowdale
 but has returned to make if possible match with John Tressider, work man. But unfortunately, John has just
 married Bessie Barton, girl of simple
 bearing and dignity of manner that is
 we'll portrayed by Miss Claudio Lucis. This arouses the vengeance of Miss Westwood, who knows that Bessie is shouldering the blame for her sister Miriam and she determines to wreck her Il ell, T., rriA iAd l,n
 man that she had proposed to marry herself. John Tressider, a character that Henry Powell would be better suited for if his face did not deny that he was of the working class and one that he puts a saving bit of originality into, takes his bride to London where they live ideally together, from the mel lodramatic viewpoint, until the visit of Rachel ', estwood, who has now be- atrical profession year later accom-
 panied by certain gentleman around town called Craven. Rachel, aided by Craven, who afterward proves to be the seducer of Miriam, Bessie's sister, and the wife of Sir Henry Chesterton, under false colors, drops hints to John of Besse's mysterious visits to a cot tage where she sees child who calls her mother" John begs Bessie to tell him that this is not so, but Bessie. true to the part assigned her in the cast, says that she cannot. John con cludes that Rachels slander of Bes- sic must be true and the remaining
 three acts are a promulgation of the
 ruin that results from Johns i'll usage
 of his wife, her final telling of the secret after the death of her child from
 neglect and after tryin gto choke Rachel Westwood to death when she
 comes to laugh at her misery. How
 ever, everything finally ends happily
 and John and Bessie come to know
 each other better after three acts of
 misunderstanding.
 Tom Shearer as the father of John is A splendid comedian and his acting of
 the old man, who likes his drink and
 excuses his laziness by constant ref erence to an accident that causes him to limp, is the best masculine actor ot the company. The two leading fem- mine characters, as played by Miss Lucis and Miss Ford are the stellar roles and exceptionally well handled by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-21
MILLION DOLLARS IN EVERY COUNTY
 LIES DORMANT

New York, November 20.-Half a mil- lion dollars lies dormant in the earth in almost every county in the union every year, declared Prof. Horace c. Holden, superintendent of agricultural extension in Iowa, at a meeting held here today un- der the auspices of the council of grain exchanges to discuss Crop Improve- ment."
 "All that is needed is care by our farmers in planting their seed, care in tilling the soil and care in doing their work the way it should be done,'' said Professor Holden. "Only farmers that are business men will have any wealth in this country in the coming years"