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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
GOV. WILSON AND
COMPERS CONFER
Labor Leader Says Both Are
Well Satisfied With
Baltimore Platform

TRENTON, n. j.. July Gov.
Woodrow Wilson was in conference
for more than an hour today with
Samuel GOmpers and other officials of
the American Federation of Labor.
After the meeting Mr.. Gompers said ::
I'VE discussed with the governor
the platform adopted by the Baltimore
convention and expressed ourselves
as in entire accord with the planks
which apply to legislation affecting
the rights Of the working people.
think the platform goes as far as
great political party can declare und-
er present industrial and political con
ditions-that is, with any degree Of
assurance Of being enacted into law
"Envoys of Labor
Mr.. Gompe1s said that he and his
colleagues were acting as "envoys of
the American laboring man" When
he was asked whether the Federation
of Labor would support the Demo
cratic ticket, he said
I'VE are going to report to our
colleagues, and they will make a
declaration or authorize us to make
it,"
He described the Republican plat
form as "a magnificent piece of liter
AIRY production and punctuation, but
in so far as it affects the working
people and their rights, it is con-
spicuously lacking"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

BECOME ACTIVE
Meeting Of County Progress
sives Tomorrow Night, at
Hotel Washington
DISCUSSCOUNTY MATTERS
May Put County Ticket In
Field, and Organize
Taxpayers League

For the purpose Of getting the opin-
.ons Of Progressives of Chehalis
county. as to the advisablity of plac-
ing county ticket in the field for
the coming election, a meeting has
been called at the Hotel Washing.
ton for tomorrow evening at s O'Clock.
Hhen proeressives from various parts
CT the county will be present.
The call has been issued by A. c.
Girard. chairman of the Roosevelt.
forces in the county, and is the re-
suit of numerous requests from men.
VINO are desirous OF getting an or
ganiZation that will do some good
york during the coming election.
While no definite action will like.
ly be taken at the meeting tomorrow
night, yet we will get an idea of what
the progressves of the county think
as to the advisability of placing a
third ticket in the field" said Chair
man Girard, this morning.
"Chehalis county is progressive and
there Is no question that a large vote
will be polled if the third ticket is
placed in the field There are a great
many prOgressives who do not like
the convention plan of nominatins
candidates for office, but as this seems
to be the only legal way that the
ticket can be put on the ballot if it
decided to go so far, this will be the
plan resOrted to.
Just what will be the outcome of
the meeting, / am not prepared to
say, as there is considerable opp0-
sition to the third ticket for local
reasons. All seem willing to support
Theodore Roosevelt for president.
The meeting will be open 10 tho
public ard if TIE Hotel WASHINGTON
cannot ACCOMMODATE the crowd. then
we will 30 10 some other hall. There
$ no Gcs ra on the part Of the Off
ials to keen out any person or uer-
sons who want to attend the meet.
ing, We want quantity net Quality.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

Editor Herald:
In your article of July first on tax
lodging, you wind up by asking the
question, How do you like the
gOOds?" In answer as one of the
readers of your valued and fearless
paper | wish to say that | don't like
the goods at all and never have lk
ed them. The only trouble is thai
the parties who don't like the goods
have been unable so far to get to
gether and put their convictions in
TO action. A few months ago it went
out to the people of the county that
d Taxpayers League had been Or
ganized. Great things were to be
accomplished and could have been
accomplished for there was and is
no lack of material to work on. Some
how or other, however, the organiza-
ton never went beyond the first step
and tax matters are as little scrutin-
lied now as they We're before the
birth of the Taxpayers League. In
fact, if it We're not for the occasion
al hot shot the Herald pours with
erring aim on the most fragrant cases
of tax lodging, all would be serene
and the existence of a Taxpayers
League would soon prove itself incom-
patible with the so-called public in
terests. In fact, some of the county
officials have been under the impress
sion that the organization was in
working order as witness the atti.
tude of Mr.. F. f. Jones, the county
assessor, who has repeatedly asked
the writer of these lines to inform
the members of the Taxpayers
League that the tax rolls We're ready
for inspection and that he would be
pleased to have us inspect them.
So if the tax-dodging is to stop,
it is up to the taxpayers themselves
to stop it. A little less effervescence
in national politics. a little more
progressiveness in local affairs would
soon put Mr.. Marshall and every other
tax agent back into the place where
they belOng-On an equal footing
with every other taxpayer-no more
and no less.
JOSEPH JACOB.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
In Sarcastic Vein
Editor Herald


was inexpressably shocked to
read the flaming article in your pa
per of July 1st. accusing the greatest
force for conservation in this county
of fraud in payment of their taxes, |
refer to the Weyerhaeuser Timber
company.
This article of yours indicates that
the Weyerhaeusers re-niged to the
tune of $25,000.0O on the value of
lands in 27-7. You evidently do not
understand the lofty aim of this be-
nign corporation. Their idea is to
conserve the timber of this county.
for at the rate it is being cut off there
will be little left in a hundred years
and then consider, Mr.. Editor. what
your grandchildren children are 90
ing to do for fuel If your county
taxing agents should compel them tC
pay on the actual value (regardles
of the law in relation thereto) il
would mean confiscation of the 1SG-
600 acres of land this infant industry
owns in the county; they would bI
forced to sell at about $500 per acre
and this would be no profit when IT,
is considered that this land cost $l.oo
per acre nearly 16 years ago.
Great Conservation Force
Another thing you do not take into
consideration. Mr.. Editor: Money in
vested in town lots which are IN
improved always have a value, even
though the owner could not rent q
dwelling if he decided to build or
it, while timber land far away from
the mills, even though It does have
such a little matter as l. millions 10
the quarter section, is worth nothing.
it is purely Speculative" it has no
real value and it shouldn't be taxed.
You are unduly oppressive to one OF
the greatest Conserving" forces ex.
listing in the State of Washington tC-
day.
Take for instance the logged OF.
lands of this company. When a sale
is made of such (and they haven't
sold any land for years. they careful
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

A chattel mortgaae On lumber which
the mortgagor had agreed to sell e.
third parties was not inyalidalcd by
provisions in the mortgage emitting
the morreaeor, and permitting him to
ship the lumber to rhe buyers on de
posting a certain amount per thous-
and feet for the benefit of the mort
gagee. Omitted States Circuit Court
of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; Rode &
Horn VS.. Phipps, 195 Federal Report
er 414.0
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
The CITY DADS
in SESSION
Cost of Pioneer Boulevard
Discussed d---New Assess
ment to Be Made
HAY CONTRACT MIXED UP
Several Claims for Damages
Are Rejected, and One
Is Allowed

The city council last night devoted
some time to an effort to equitable
assess the property in the Pioneei
Boulevard district for the improve
sent of that throuoghfare. City En-
gineer Ewart said the district was
assessed according to law, and thai
he had no power to grant relief tC
owners on Lafayette street, who ap
pear to be unduly burdened. and the
attorney said the owners on that
street should pay as assessed
Mrs. William Irvine appeared. and
protested against the assessment OF
block on La Fayette street, claim
ing it should only stand for the work
done in front of it. After some dis
cussion. it was decided to set aside
the assessment roll of this district
and prepare new one, and that but
one-half of Mrs Irvine's block should
be included
The street commissioner was di
rected to strengthen the road way on
West Wishkah street.
The matter of constructing sewers
in Fill District No. l, was referred to
the street committee.
A petition of street property own.
ers. for cement sidewalks on that
street. between Second street and
First avenue, was also referred to the
committee.
A communication was read from the
Chehalis Produce Co., objecting to
the opening of bids for hay on July
). when the call said July TO- The
communication was laid on the table
although it contained a bid for l.
cOns of hay at 80 cents per ton less
than the contract was let for, the
opening of the bids having been open
ed by a clerical mistake.
The following bills were allowed
u. o. Carter, $3.50; r. c. Sargent
S4o47; c. II. Utley, S2712; John
Phillips. SLIPS; Chas Ryan, $1,000
The report of the attorney. to the
effect that the G. II. Ry. &, Light Co.
could not be obliged to bear part OF
'be cost of operation. maintenance
ani repairs OF the Heron street
bridge, vas read and filed
The attorney recommended that th5
claims OF +. A. Soderlund for $500.
Mikal Hauland for %2o,o00 and V. G
skinner for $344.5S be disallowed anl
it was ordered.
The claim Of Robert Dinse, fol
S26} damages, was allowed.
August :, was fixed to equalize the
assessment roll on the paving of I
street.
There being no protests against
the improvement of Curtis street, ar
ordinance was ordered drawn.
Milette called attention to the dan
gerous condition of building on Wes
Market street. and it was referred
to the street committee.
After directing the attorney to pre-
pare a traffic ordinance, the session
adjourned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
When Shipment is "lntrastate."

Shipments from one point to anOth-
er within state are governed by in
trastate. and not by interstate, freight
rates, though made to a nonresident
consignee and intended to be for
Warded to another state without be-
iig unloaded. the reshipmenr being
uder an independent contract to
which the original shipper is not a
party. (kentucky Court Of Appeals,
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
pany VS. Ohio Valley Tie Company,
IA Southwestern Reporter 42l.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
PARTY SPLIT SPLITS
DGPAPTM-HT 5TCp :
Roosevelt and Taft Men rind They
Are Unable 20 Agree and Close
Doors

WALLA WALLA. July 10.-Sharp
differences over politics between the
proprietors of the Chicago Store, one
of the largest department stores in
Walla Walla. resulted today in their
closing the doors and announcing
that the store may never open again.
O. P. Jaycox and his two sons-in.
law, Guy Bridges and Ed Payne. run
the store. Jaycox is a radical Roose-
welt man and Bridges is for Taft.
Jaycox would not take over the in
terests of the junior partners and
they decided to "split the blanket"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
THE Law FOR
LUMBERMEN
Court Decisions of Much In
terest to the Lumber
Trade
RAPID RISE TO POWER WHAT THE LAW HOLDS
Supreme Courts of Various
States OH Questions Of
Import to Trade

The Washington statute which
material between June and Septem-
Der, inclusive. il any county where
there is fire warden or ranger, with
out obtaining a permit. is constitu-
tional. and extends to the burning Of
logs and stumps in ones dooryard
Court. State VS. Hendricks. 1913 Paci-
fc Reporter 1919
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
Aberdeen World Resenf~

The Aberdeen World, one OF SaY-
most esteemed contemporaries, seems
to be peeved over the criticism isr
what our evening friend calls ap ~s.lg-
onymous letter, from an alleged f.fnlz4
correspondent" in its leading e5itfa-~
ial yesterday. under the caption. Il
Tax Record which is given bslom
Under q rather extensive heaEjip,vg
he Aberdeen Herald prints Az
anonymous letter from an alleged "Ey-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

consignee Of several carloads of
lumber is liable to a forwarding rail-
road company for the amout of de.
murrage charges it was required to
pay to connecting line, (Texas Court
of Civil Appeals, Quanah, Acme &
Pacific Railway Company VS. Drum
mond, 147 Southwestern Reporter
12S.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

The Fourth OF July exodus from
Grays Harbor, the Tacoma Mont
Marte festival, the Elks' Convention
and the Seattle Potlatch mean the
taking of large sum of money from
the legitimate channels of trade, and
its effect is noticeable already.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

n The meetings of the county board
of equalization will begin on Monday.
August 5. for the purpose of equaliz-
ing the assessment rolls for this year
Dates will probably be set for hearing
each locality.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
Responsibility tor defective Roads.

A lumber company is liable for in
jury to labOrer, caused by overturn-
ing OF a wagon when the wheels on
one side dropped into a hole in the
company's private road, though the
company had no actual notice that
the read was in dangerous condi.
ton. washington Supreme Court
Leland VS. Chehalis Lumber Company
1913 Pacific Reporter 10S6.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

y reservation in a deed of standing
timher retains title to trees large
enough to be manufactured into lum-
ber. but does not include sapl.nes or
undererowth. Kentucky Court OF
Appeals. Hicks VS.. Phillips, 147 South
western Reporter 42.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
JOHN MITCHELL
HERE TONIGHT
Distinguished Labor Leader
Will Lecture at Grand
This Evening
Workingmen's Compensation
Act Of Washington Is
Praised by Leader

John Mitchell, of Mount Vernon, y,
y. is in the city. and will lecture at
the Grand theater tonight.
John Mitchell was a coal miner as
a boy, rose to be president of the
United Mine Workers of America. the
greatest industrial army in the United
States, has declined the nomination
for governor of Illinois and later was
prominently mentioned as a running
mate for Col. Roosevelt He is at
present vice president of the Amer
can Federation of Labor and lectur
er by profession.
The impressive thing about John
Mitchell is the extreme simplicity CT
the man. He was chosen by President
Roosevelt to represent the anthra
cite miners in the arbitration that
eventually led to the settlement OF
one of the greatest strikes of the
nation; he was later one of the five
representative American citizens chos
en- by the president to attend the con
ference of American governors; he
has held the highest offices in the
giving of labor, but he has not lost
the simplicity and quiet of the bes'
type of working men he represents.
His manner and loW-voiCed CONVERSE
ton suggests the man of resource and
will who is sure of himself.
Washington Miners Well OF
Mr. Mitchell discussed labor cOndl
tions in an informal way at Seattle
Tuesday. He said. among other things
that miners of Washington up to the
past couple of months We're better
off than their brothers of the East
and would be today with slight
advance in wages Washington S
workmens compensation act he
thought, with one exception, on par
with the best in the United States.
AS regards the provision for state SUI
pervision of the compensation funds
he pronounced it the best in the Unit
ed States. General labor conditions.
progress due to labor union influence.
washington is fortunate in many
ways by it's workman's compensation
act. In one point, it's failure to pro
vide immediate medical attendance
and charge hospital expenses to tht
amount of, say. 500 to the fund, il
is behind the others. This measure
I have been told will be amended
That should be done. 1t works an in
justice on the injured man at present.
1.-The law as it provides for state SUI.
pervision of the fund and the collec
tion of one fund as a tax against the
industries is better than any in oper-
ation Those of Eastern states leave
the collection of damage to be impos-
ed upon the individual employer and
an injustice is done in many cases,
for the employer can evade the col
lection. In this respect Washington's
law is modelled after that of Germany,
where the workmens compensation
idea originated. They are wonder
full people, the Germans, wonderful
for the constructive legislation they
have originated
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
Waiver by Buyer or Oefects in Build.
ing Material.

A buyer of building material valves
visible defects in it by accepting anC
using it without objection. (Neu
York Supreme Court, Appellate
Terms: Howes VS. COrti buildin;
Company; 1875 New York Supplement
5t2
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
Right to Materialman's Lien.

A lumber dealer is entitled to a
lien for materials furnished for use
out on change Of plans made with
the owners acquiescence (St. Lou.,
Court of Appeals, Z. Il. Darlington
Lumber Company VS. Pottinser, IA
Southwestern Reporter l-9D
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11
Effect Of innocent misrepresentation
as to Quantity Of Timber Sold

Where plaintiff sold timber for $500
under representation that it contain.
ed at least 250 trees averaging 200
feet of lumber to the tree and there
were only 1853 trees, aggregating
$4,000 feet, he could not recover
balance of $500 due on the price,
though he made the misrepresenta-
tions innocently. (Kentucky Court of
Appeals, Lee VS.. J. D. Read Lumber
Company, 147 Southwestern Reporter
4nRl
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-11

All the news all the time in The
Herald.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-12-06
CAPTURE A LIGHT:
FINGERED INDIVIDUAL A
- = e J.
CAUGHT DIGGING UP STOLEN
:. MONEY WHICH HE HAD
BURIED IN GROUND - = :.

Tioga, N. D., Dec. 3.-Paul 3D. NJ.
Kilroy, who has been employed In
this locality for several weeks, most
ly on threshing rigs. was arrested
on the charge of grand larceny pre-
ferred by r. H. Frounfelter, at
whose place he was staying at the
time. 1t seems that Mr.. Kilroy,
Frounfelter and another gentleman
were sleeping in the house and tina.
when they arose one morning the
pockets of all three had been
touched" for different amounts.
Suspicion centered on Kilroy, but
at the trial before the local justice
no estimony duplicating Kilroy was
introduced and he was dismisse l..
Frounfelter and his fr ie n d
took upon themselves the privilege
of watching Kilroy, and that even
ing discovered him digging up the
ground near the Founfelter home
where he had planted it and held
him until the arrival of Marshal
Loonam, when he was placed in
Jail. He had hearing and waiv-
ed examination before the district
court, in the meantime signing a
written confession as to his guilt.
The sum of SIS belonging to the
other boys was taken from him, to-
gether with a few dollars of his
own. Kilroy was taken to Willis
ton to await the action Of the dis
trict court =
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-12-06
BORROWING AND LENDING

it snapped a singletree. We had
to borrow a singletree to get home.
Although" there was a little weak
ness in the singletree, under ordin-
airy strain it would have lasted
many years longer. The neigh
boris wife regretted the accident
very much, for sentimental reasons.
She had sold five dollars worth of
ducks the first year of her married
life and bought the tongue. Our
bill for repairs amounted to 81.
Thus we left the surrey in better
shape by borrowing it. and having
the accident. But how many peo-
pie who borrow and have accidents
offer to pay the damages?
An old farmer tells me. that In
his earlier; days he kept two tools
of every kind-one to, lend and the
other for private use. He said:
III found it expensive, but think
Lit was a good investment. anyhow,
as L managed to-. keep harmony in
the nefghborhood.s I came to, this
through an experience. I'd had with
a neighbor who was always bor-
rowing and never returning. When
wanted something back I'd have
to send for it. One day he sent
his man for a hoe. I asked when
they were going to retur nsome OF
the tools they already had?, About
an hour later the man, came driy:
ing into the yard with a two-horse
wagon full Of plows and harrows
and implements of every descrip-
ton: The neighbor; had taken, o.
Tense at my inquiry, and had gath
|ered together everything Of mine
that he could find. and despatched
the todd to me. He sent word
that he would never borrow from
me- again. But III less than a. month
his man, came back, saying that his
boss would like to. hire, something.
He didn't want to- borrow, you un-
derstand. but hire, That show ws how
hard IT is TO break away \ ffnom the
borrowing habit, After that sex-
perience Thought lot OF i: nav
tools and used the old ones TO lend
OUT y A
But the nefghbors who fall out
through their borrowing and lend
ing are few. Some people are
hard to- get along with, no matter
how good; you may be to thine
Farm Journal.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-12-06
ARRESTED As HE STEP.
PED FROM PEN|TENT|ARY
n. d. CONVICT WANTED BY IL.
LIMOS AUTHORITIES FOR
BREAKING JAIL

Bismarck. N. D., Dec. 4.-When
Harry Hamilton stepped from the
door Of the North Dakota penften-
tiary at noon today he was immed-
lately arrested by Parole Officer F..
E. Erickson of Illinois and will be
taken east on a late train tonight.
Hamilton had just completed serv-
ing a seven and one-half year SEN
tence for holding up and robbiug q
sheriff in Ward county seven years
ago. He was allowed some time
off his sentence for good behavior.
He ts wanted by the. Illinois auth
critics for breaking parole, as he
was released there !, after having
served all but one. year OF a sem
tence imposed after he had been
convicted Of grand larceny. The
arrest: was not a surprise to Hamil-
ton, az the parole onicer had been
here for two days waiting for him
and he had been informed of what
was going to happen.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-12-06
HIS BACK BROKEN
IN An ACCIDENT
NEW ENGLAND FARMER VICTIM
OF :ACCIDENT-NO HOPE
OF RECOVERY ;.

Y New England, N. D., Dec. A.
Matt Theil, prosperous New Eng
land farmer, is in the local hospi-
tal suffering with O. broken back.
which occurred at his EARN south
east Of town on Wednesday, when
the unfortunate man was caught in
the fiy-wheel of a threshing en-
gine. Several vertebrea Of the
spine are mashed to jelly. and
chances of recovery are almost inn
possible. Mr.. Theil is conscious,
but the lower part of his body is
paralyzed. He does not suffer as
much as would. be expected and
does not fully realize the serious
ness of his condition. .