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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02
ROUSE NIT EN-,
PRATCH'S VISION
Enthusiastic Reformer to Viz.
! orously Oppose Reopening
Of Redlight District
BALKS ON LAWLESSNESS
Says Under Old Regime Wo-
men Of Underworld Sold
Virtues for Protection

Adjustment of police graft in con-
nection with the conduct of the "re-
stricted Districts allowing under
cover the continuance of the lawless
and degrading practices of the social
evil, proving mo one made any COM
plants and thereby make ''it' as re.
spectacle as possible, is the solution
if such it can be called, proposed by
G. X. Pratch of this city He don't
like the word Restricted district -
That's certain.
Several days ago Mr.. Pratch caus-
ed to be published in every news pa
per in Aberdeen the following notice
"Notice to ali property owners in
the city of Aberdeen, Wash: You will
be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law, each and every one, if any prop
erty of any kind is rented for immoral
purposes, as per committee. c. r.
PRATSCH."
Mr.. Pratch when interviewed Sat
hrday, at first said that he had taken
upon himself the task of warning
property owners but later denied this
statement and said that it would be
impossible to ascertain the names OF
the committee. He did not say whether
there "was" such a committee form.
ed, but inferred that there would be
q committee in the event that the
red light district was again reopen.
ed,
II have just as much use for a
Sunday school or church as l have
for a restricted district" exclaimed
Mr.. Pratch with some heat. "If this
evil must exist, | believe it is con-
Quoted in the right manner now.
"There should be no restricted dis
/ trict. 1t is against the law. 1t is
against the city ordinance, as if IT
As allowed, shall refuse to obey other
city ordinances
But Mr.. Pratch in his righteous in
dignation offered no proper solution
1t is apparent from the start that
J Mr.. Pratch holds grievance against
the manner in which the red light
district was operated. He, as he
baid, has been resident Of Aberdeen
Z Tor 10, these many years, and there
WAS no outsider who could tell him
hnything about the restricted district
He had witnessed with HIS own eyes
the degrading and lawless methods
Employed in Aberdeen under cover OF
bolice protection, and he wants a
change Anything to alter that con
dition would be acceptable. When
he says Restricted" it sticks in his
crop. Again he don't like it.
Mr.. Pratch said that all loggers
were not brutes, and that the abolish
ment of the district would not keep
them from spending their money here
He regarded the report that thousands
of dollars We're lost to the city last
yuly because of the absence OF the es-
Establishments on Hume street. He is
adverse to importing thugs on the
police force. He said. that he had
Sufficient reason to oppose such ac-
tion
.eThe report that all roomins hous
h, in Aberdeen harbor women of i'll
yepute is false-it's absurd continu
Id Mr.. Pratch. There is not single
one of them in my house
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02
SMITH POTATOES

MONTESANO, Nov. 30.-The larSe
potatoes that were given by the Mon
tesano Chamber of Commerce as
souvenirs to the delegates at the Good
Roads Congress were raised by j. c.
Smith, of the Satsop valley. Although
they were not selected with any es-
pecial care, they were an extremely
good lot of potatoes and were an
eloquent testimonial of the richness
of the Satsop soil.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02
EYES IMPROVED

MONTESANO. Nov. 30.-Mr. and
Mrs F. NJ Wilson returned last Sat.
urday evening from Portland, Ore.
where Mr.. Wilson had undergone an
operation on his eyes. He is greatly
improved and the operation seems to
have been entirely successful.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02
PREPARING TO START

ELMA Nov. 20.--The Elma Lumber
Co. is rushing the work on the new
logging road and their camp will be
started as soon as possible now. With
a new camp running out at Green
wood, Elma should be considerably
benefited.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02
MOVING TO TOWN

MONTESANO, Nov. 30.-Sheriff-
Elect Schelle Matthews this week
moved his family from Elma to this
city, having located in the H. Owens
property.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02
VISIT GREAT WHITE CHIEF

F. R. Archer left Saturday morning
over the Milwaukee road for Wash
ington, D. c., where he will remain
several weeks on business associated
with the work of his office.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-02

Aberdeen Printing Co.. Particular
Printers, 300 East Wishkah street
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
GENERAL OFFICERS ARE
RETURNING TO COAST

While gadier-General George s.
Anderson is the ranking officer aboard
the U. s. A. I. Thomas, Major Ulysses
Grant Worrilow of the Tenth Battalion
Philippine Scouts is in command of all
the troops on the transport. General
Anderson has been relieved from his
third term of duty in the Islands and
has been ordered to report to the war
department at Washington. He is ac-
companied by his sister, Miss Ander-
son, who recently went out to the
Philippines to visit her brother.
Major WoTrilow has leave of alb
senee of 100 days and anticipates
spending the greater part of the time
in the East. Mrs. WorrilOw accom-
panies her husband and will pay visit
TO her relatives in the East. While
captain in the Twenty-ninth Infantry,
U. s. n, Major Worrilow was stationed
at Fort William Mckinley, Rial.
! Colonel Willard F. Harmon, G. A. c.,
| U. S. A., who with Mrs. Harmon are
ON the Thomas, has been succeeded as
commander of the artillery in the
Philippines division by Colonel ]. w.
hickman. Colonel and Mrs. Harmon
made tour of several weeks through
Japan and China before boarding the
transport at Nagasaki. Colonel Har-
mon will be stationed at the Preside,
San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
ENTIRE MILITARY
DEPARTMENT IS
DISPENSED WITH

With the reorganization of the army
departments in the Philippines one en-
tire department, that of Visaya, has
been dispensed with, leaving but two
departments in the Philippine division
of the army. The new arrangement
went into effect on July / the begin
ming of the fiscal year. The remain
ing departments are those of Luzon and
Mindanao with division headquarters
at Manila.
The department of Visaya formerly
embraced all of those islands lying
south of the department of Luzon, ex-
cept the islands of Mindanao. Palawan
and those east of the straits of Surigao.
The principal islands included in the
defunct department were Samar,
Negroes, Panay, Leyte, Cebu and Bohol.
The headquarters of this department
were in IIoilo.
Under the new military order these
islands become section of the depart
ment of Luzon. The Island of Palawan
is joined to the department of Minda-
nao Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston is
in command of this enlarged depart
ment with headquarters at Fort San
tiago, Manila Brig.-Gen. John J.
Pershing is in command of the depart
ment of Mindanao with headquarters
at Fam boanga.
Brig. Gen. George S. Anderson, who
is a passenger on the U. S. A. T..
Thomas, has the distinction of having
been the last department commander of
the Visayas. General Anderson arrived
in Manila on May l, 1911, and took
command at Iloilo on May 9, serving
continuously until July ! of this year,
when the department became simply a
record in the country's military annals.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
y y y y ~

suggested before the
of
parents; wall believe the doctors and
blood newly
with
by devil just she is willing
dsh intervention the OF
fell into the bottom of the vehicle
of six inches broke legsl
pake like baby pake like said Chinese
occidental understanding just why
their house Gin China
bag and thow in river In Homo
lulu no too like girl baby
appears that there few Chinese who no too like them
degree of hesitation One
proceeded 10 show how
possible girl baby in line for funeral The modus operan
he outlined helpless and unweeome It'll
putting the kadng rupture the baby
Trails leaving marks the outer hesh
Of child murder done occasions In Ia
Certainly the Christian missions In these Islands anon
the Chinese is not misappled
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
Police Nab Big Blind Piggery
So~ %o% &04 80 900 80 80 DSA
Capture Two Thousand Gallons
Prisoner Pulls Knife on Officer

fifty casks that were brought here by
the Diases over year ago. il did not
meet the requirements of the liquor
commissioners and was sent back. Fen
nell claims to have given them every
opportunity to dispose OF it, and was
under the impression that they had done
50 until he learned that they had hid
den it in Palolo and were secretly sell
ing it.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
LEWIS C. LAYLlN NAMED
ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Advertiser Special by Poulsen Wireless
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August g.
The senate confirmed the appointment
of Lewis C. Laylin of Ohio as assistant
secretary of the interior to succeed O..
ThomDs0n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
Small Talks

wsE.-rhesc PrOgeiyes trying
EBERsoLEThc ready the
season of endeavOr in Christian work
Going fight with Won
an Independent tketl Ny Lord these
TowsE-muki building district Terri
tory, the houses spring night
w cAsTLE.-Charley
good like Achi but know that he is worthy of
mighty glad
the chief back his and off the lid This
dcuar lid ism of the peach.basket variety.
power
present
Company will have to make arrangements before long provide juice
cooPER-AlthOugn day yesterday
delightfully."- cool compared those this
year in Porto Rico cool breeze and shade tree are always available
GOVERNOR rREARwh time
call special election to fill the place of Senator Faehid His expires
WILLIAM BRAsH1t high
discredi the city.
up prosecution
investigation into the death of that Chinese baby things
e for words and the city is not going to take chances allowing such
osU1L1vAN-The Republican central
committee has called for delegates the from precincts differ
in is
necessity and will not cause entanglemns
1nfantry-The giving
something
the chapel With a coupleo of months
HENRY COBB ApAMsNo never attend pizeaght boxing con-
presidents thathad real old English HOno
until the amna hOored the malihn with terrific blow below
there performing
of to
agreeable the voluntarily other
a ''show.
thirty years ago
little business Fort above where ackeld
property price
Ion to his
CRAWFORD approached
for everybody
|
leave fourteenth which
will right perfecng daylight When
get N
day night.
politicians make
what he and what he
with the that
him his
like sick who calls doctor and then tells the
what's
9 what's with the city health department.
promoted
peasu particularly b.
procure promotion
applied
shall
when they receive their scholarships or travelling felowps
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06

You haven't consumption he said
'You'v Honouans cough"
Doc2'' queried the relieved supervisor
eff you've pull with the people who
down and cough will
go away"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
IMPROBABLE CONTEMPLATION.

Tghtwna Boosting today that he had 70 barn
sobbsWe hurry call the IRE department
you.-rhleaelpha Record.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06
CHICAGO FACING NEW
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE

Advertiser Special by Poulsen Wireless.
CHICAGO, August 3.-The employees
of Chicago IS elevated and street rail
ways, to the number of 10000, today
have voted that a strike be declared
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06

the $4,000
Legitimate
than offset by losses in time and disturbance of business
than that of New York Ohio showing
gressvism up the limitations of logarhms
with which cOnjure The Jap
the last general election At of the precinct
evenings modest individual declared himself pes
eighteen withdrawn the field went
with another patriot the going twenty
MI Goodins Field another onunarum will those
"fes up Here is a post mOrtem worth while
y y "
George Freeand genial giant in
getting himself s the steamship people and those whose duties
told that has been Freeland habit smoke
captain the Island
Georges fiery torch burning height for the light
house and making serious in his calculations
The matter said to have been brought the attention of the light
authorities here
is OneOn Kruger his busy little clockey:
Some time gentleman engaged in business Honolulu arrived
the by his wife The short and the couple
grabbed their grips and up
They far anawas before they halted and by that
taking baggage shop
he might be permitted to leave it there until such
time had accommodation.
baming hospitality, accordingly -
When the his wife he told her what he had done and She
"But dear DOM yOu think we ought to get a heok'"
-
AprOpOs the evils of drink local tells the following story
which certainly points moral if it does adOm tale
fellow took home bottle whisky with him and pouring
np before bed managed the of tt
the floor He didn't wipe the and lay for while reading
Happening look the a a drinking
the whisky which spilled the floor with evident relish
After the little pool had been while little
sitting its launches twirn its whes,
For few
steadily; Now then, "A imcl"
y
Road Supervisor Caldwell telling good himself these day
developed kind of
make feel that he peachsn
lie eougd a days Durham
eOughed until his boarding ngos recommending ho
bes cod liver OIL The Official finally and yite
POund Doe'
! have uberculoifi might well know aeT,l
physician sounded pgmbed him. permssed under his should
measured his ehet Caldwell anxious FINAL
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-06

Speaking of arithmetic for the
of
dollar moving factor
of sometimes
ending
mysterious
$31 the Republican
of the odd
after the poll to our Jack
beauty prize
thinking these tf beyond the question
What did
expended
bursedf o. passed outf'
general Bob Single
of a directed
scattering process the gafters of the unnS'
friends
numbers Kaanianaole received 5000 Just how
dicius of
his 1915 is entitled to
his demand it with hammer till there
the anvil Why not while the subject is live present or sub
nit a of the Disbursements
the number landed
the head for the
estimated really separated
b candidate will tell if the
other will.
1910 Motley held his
tGnpl Ea this
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
BANKING SYSTEM T"1
FEEDS Speculation
AHTtoUArep sSNkrNa LAW
DRIVES IDLE FphBs INTO
GALL LOAN MARKET.

The New YORK banks garry l6pns OF
81, 00OA9QQ00# This latge sum Is more
than onSkj4th Of the pans Of oil the
5000 bapks Npf the country.
The New&-YVrk banks o have in
their yaultb ln tash s45q,O00 600. This
Is 80 per 3enE bfall fh4 reserves car,
rt"d by vi thb banks of the United
sAnros.N TX N
TbsHawfM mopT of tho country
-Iezefusly6 Of a7}6, 100000 Of national
banb @hotes1 amounts to $1,000, 900 900
~Ftge New Yopk banks, therefore, have
10 their ypHlts more than one-seyenth
>sf all the lawful money In the country.
edr Tstem Of redepositing country
bRnkrfeserves with city banks makes
NA& York the central reserve Of the
S41ntry, Just as the Bank OF England
s the central reserve Of all England,
\ More than half the reserves OF the
country banks are now deposited with
esery city correspondents. Nearly
half the reserves OF the reserve city
banks are deposited with the three cen
tral reserve cities, The country ma
tional banks have $500, 00o, 600 now on
deposit with city banks. The New York
national banks are carrying $3.50 ,O0O,'
900 deposits for Out-of-town national
banks.
II is this system or depORiting re'
pnrrnu tbnt ri,4ng Maui Worth ita pTp1f
command over the banking credit of
the country.
The crying evil OF the Rystem ia that
New York banks have only one large
market In which they can keep these
reserves l%iQuid--the call loan market
Of the stock exchange, The enormous
call loan market Is based primarily on
the reserves held in trust for country
banks.
The concentration Of the country's
banking reserves In Wall Street, and
the dangerously large use Of bank
loans In speculation. are financial phe-
nomena due, not to the greed Of a
Money Trust" but to our antiquated
banking laws.
The remedy for the evil Is to be
found In a cooperative reserve-hold-
ing institution that will make no loans
to Wall Street, but will establish a
national market for commercial paper
based exclusively on the productive In
dustry Of the nation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
coInina Cotton Into Money,

A uniform discount rate, effective
emily on rediscounts for banks, would
tend to equalize interest rates
throughout the country, At present
these vary from an and three pc,
cent. In New York to IL and 10 per
cent. in rural districts, The united re.
serve agency would fix a rate which
would be uniform between banks
throughout the country. 60 that the
local bank In Mississippi could get
funds at a much smaller price than IL
possible low. Tho rates throughout the
country probably would vary some
what, but the variation would be moth
ing like what 1t Is now; and the small
banks would profit equally with the
farmers and merchants they serve,
Proper revision Of our banking law,
would work for the greater prosperity
Of the south, and would aid materially
in the easy movement Of its great
staple, cotton. II would make II pos
eible for the banks OF the south to
take care 81 the south's business, II
would provide abundant funds When
they were needed, and would convert
into cash at once the south's greatest
source OF wealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
BUSINESS MEN MUST PAY
HIGH RATES FOR MONEY
Spectators Get Funds Twice ss
Cheap 40 Farmers and Msr-
ehants.

Fortunately there vas a fairly good
movement Of currency In from the in
terror during the past week. But 1t Is
likely that the surplus eserve OF the
New York banks will feel the effects
OF the recent activity In the stock mar
ket, which should obviously make for
an expansion OF loans. Since the be.
ginning OF the year the New York
banks have gained 800, 900 900 from the
interior, as compared with $55, 900 900
last year--Wall Street Journal,
Idle funds, through with the of NOV
ing the crops of the last harvest, are
pouring into Wall Street. The banks
Of the financial center have no liquid
commercial money market in which to
put them; SO they have to offer them
to the speculation money market
Spectators on the exchanges are Dor
rowing hundreds Of millions at 2 and
az per cent, while merchants and
manufacturers are paying from 4 to 3
per cent for loans at the same banks.
The banks are not to blame. 1t Is the
lack Of a modern market for bills
based on business that thus gives the
spectators money at half the rate
charged business men,
We may we'll congratulate ourselves
on the %stupendous amount OF business
SO, 200, 600, 900 In value Of exports
done with foreign countries during the
fiscal year Just closed, Our imports
in the same period, 1t ts figured, ap
proximated 81, 800. 900, 900, leaving the
comfortable balance OF $500, 000, 900 In
our favor, OF course we have profit
ed by the interchange, but the Euro
pean bankers reaped a harvest Of mil
lions in ~exacting the penalty imposed
because OF the ancient and inefficient
monetary system under which our
merchants and manufacturers must do
their export business, 1t Is entirely
probable that the figures for the next
fiscal year will show a large Increase
IN our foreign trade, great as It has
been this year, and let us hope that
congress will be made to recognize
the necessity of giving the country a
monetary system that will enable us
to reap all The benefit from our com.
handing position as supply house for
the world,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Our exports during the fiscal year
which closed on Tune 80 will reach In
value 81, 200, 900, 900 and the imports
$1,000, 900, 900, according to the figures
at hand This is a splendid showing.
the best ever made, six hundred mil
Hons as the balance In our favor from
our commerce with the outside world
Is a magnificent tribute to our bust.
ness sense. but unfortunately these
figures do not tell the whole story.
When the cost of exchange is figured
up, the immense sums we have had
to pay for the privilege OF doing this
great foreign business will be a sad
commentary on our banking system,
We pay annually to Europe millions
upon millions OF dollars that should
stay In this country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Tho burden Of our defective banF'
Ing system fall upon no section Of tpe
country more heavily than upon ~
South. because the South IL plnche%
and bIed annually In the movement o.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

M sbps+Ar b4 mentioned In the be-
7 gtnnins thet the local cotton business
Is dews 10Tqash. Hence a buyer or
cotton factor. will arrange with his
fqsehAAFk 90 obtain funds If he Wishes
70 purchase cotton. He gives as Sc
.cuEIy His note. with warehouse or
receipts, or the railroad
IShg of ladIns covering a certain mum
befs Of bales Of cotton. Conservative
banks do not advance on this form OF
security more than their capital stock
atp surplus, and 30 the movement OIL
cotton Is costly and difficult. When
the cotton factor buys 1000 bales ana
gets a loan for. say, $50, 900. the local
bank knows that within three or four
days II will be called upon for $4,000
In currency, which must come out OF
it's reserves or be sent to It from re-
serve city banks. Approximately 5000
900, 900 OF currency is sent annually
into the South 10 help finance this
IRON
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
New York Gets Profit.


Who gets the profit? New York
bankers and brokers. They reap In
this way several million dollars a
wear. The South pays the bill.
And, IN addition. the mere cost OF
shipping the currency costs country
banks 10 the south. It IL estimated,
$4,000 a year. aside from the inter
est which must be paid for 1t,
The first reason for this expense Ia
the lack Of actual currency. Another
Ia the use OF actual cash where credit
exchanges might be more generally
used. Still another Ia the inelasticity
OF our currency system,
Uniform Discount Rate,
II the local southern bank which
took the cotton factors paper for $780,,
900 could turn that owe to some con
trail reserve agency and get currency
with which to finance another cotton
factor, then the enormous wealth
brought out OF the soil would make
for instant prosperity instead OF Great
ing a financial stringency. 1t would
enlarge credit. instead OF gripping or
hamperlng Il.
Reform OF our banking laws might
vol include a system OF aoceptances,
such arc In use In Europe. An ac'
osptance Ia, In effect, q draft bearing
a banks Endorsement. For instance,
the buyer OF cotton has an arrange
ment with his bank whereby II
agrees to stand back OF the purchas
sr's promise to pay a draft against
him. When the draft for the cost OF
the cotton ~ received at this bank, II
accepts" II, writing that fact across
the face OF the draft. with the date
So far 40 the holder Of the paper To
concerned. II Is the banks obligation,
Such paper Ia rated higher than
government bonds abroad. 1t has an
ntn~nafEnpa rparkat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Bank borrowers, the great majority
Of whom are mel engaged in produc,
tive industry. owe the banks four
times us much money az there Ia
money In the country, -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

A few New York 1nanciers usurl
now without governmental supervi
sion) some Of the functions whicl
should properly be performed BY Q M
uonal cooperative reserve agency