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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
Wisconsin Senator to be
Consulted on Home
State Patronage.
MAY HELP TARIFF FIGHT
President to Confer With Num-
ber of ProgreSSiveS-Four
Nominations Made.

Washington, March 13-Hope of
democratic leaders that they may
swing many progressive republican
votes in the senate tariff fight has
the hearty approval of President Viii
son. Wilson expects to have a con-
ference with La FC lette of Wisconsin
in the next few days, and conferences
with other progressives will follow.
The first conference with La Fol-
lette will be over the question of pat
ronage. The president expects to dis
cuss Wisconsin appointments with
him. Other progressive republican
senators viii be consulted on appoint
ments in their states.
The question of patronage in several
democratic states which has brought
scores Of democrats to the White
house 10 push the claims of rival can
didates has been compromised by a
plan worked out by Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson and Chairman McCombs,
c-cse advisors of President Wilson.
Beth organization" and "anti-organi-
zaticn" men will be recognized with
attempt made to satisfy all.
-FOUR NOMINATIONS.
President Wilson sent the following
nominations 10 the senate:
John Shelton Williams, Richmond,
assistant secretary OF the treasury.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York,
assistant secretary Of the navy.
Beverly T. Galloway, assistant sec.
retary CT agriculture.
Edwin F. Sweet, Grand Rapids,
Mich, assistant secretary Of com
merce.
All we're referred 10 committees.
Captain Bill" Mcdonald, bodyguard
u President Wilson in the recent cam
paign and former Texas ranger, is
likely to be appointed United States
marshal for the northern district oi
/ Texas He is endorsed by Senators
Sheppard and Culberson.
N'CoMBs NOT 4 CANDIDATE.
! William f. McCombs told Presi
dent Wilson today he preferred
not TO accept the post of am
] bassadCr 70 France: that he
might remain in private life and prob
ably retain the chairmanship of the
national committee. Wilson urgeS Nc
+ Combs not to definitely decline the of
fer until he had considered it further
and McCombs agreed TO do so.
I NcCombs said the president wa!
determined TO pick out diplomatic rep
resentatiyes solely on the basis o.
ability rather than wealth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS
ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE

A. G. Goldschmidt, city electrician
of Davenport, met with the Rock Is
land city commissioners tbis afternoon
10 go over with them the draft of the
electrical ordinance which 1t is plan
ned to enforce here. Mr.. Goldschmidt
is thoroughly acquainted with the
needs Of the contractors, the journey
men and the owners and his advice is
of considerable moment. Fred Reimers
OF the Peoples Power company was
also called in for consultation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
POLICE Eject MEMBERS
OF THE HUN PARLIAMENT

Budapest March 13.-Two members
of the opposition in the lower house Of
the Hungarian parliament were elected
by police this morning and the sitting
suspended owing to turbulent interrupt
tions of the proceedings.
Former Speaker Justh of tht house
protested against the use of force and
declared all acts of the present par
lament Illegal. The whole of the
members of the opposition then left
the house in a body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
SUF TOOLS FOUND
IN STOREHOUSE

London, March 13.-An extensive
storehouse of destructive instruments
used by militant suffragets in their
attacks on private and public property
was unearthed by Scotland yard de-
tectives today. Under the flooring
were found three sets of telegraph
wire cutting apparatus. several bottles
OF corrosive fluid used in letter box
outrages, tools for breaking windows
and false Identification plates for auto
mobiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
$500 FOOT SHOOT IN AIR
FOR PARACHUTE JUMPER

New York, March 13.-Rodman Law.
human fly" and parachute jumper,
announced he would crawl into a steel
cylinder attached to huge skyrocket
this afternoon and allow himself to
be shot $500 feet into the air over the
Hudson river. He proposes to des.
cend in a parachute while moving pic.
ture cameras record his fight The
rocket was charged with 500 pounds
o: powder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
CULLOM POSE ON
DEMOCRATS SIDE

Washington. March 13- Former
Senator Cullom of Illinois is having
his portrait painted today. He posed
in the senate chamber preceding the
session, but II attracted almost as
much attention as the meeting of the
senate Itself. The odd thing was that
Cullord posed on the democratic side
raSer than the republican side, where
Is sat SO many years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
CITIZENS HELP IN
CURLING A STRIKE

Akron, Ohio, March ia thousand
Akron citizens armed with large clubs
aided police and deputy sheriffs this
morning in policing streets in the vi
cinity of the rubber factories and as
a result the strikers did not attempt
to picket the factories or molest work
ers. Hundreds of automobiles were
placed at the disposal Of officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
Papers Refused.

Washington, March 13-The SEN
ate refused to recognize a subpoena
from the federal court of New Orleans
to compel Senator William Alden
Smith to surrender papers in his pos
session bearing upon alleged Mexican
evasion of the neutrality laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
BOWLING HONORS
TO ST.PAUL five

Toledo, Ohio, March 13.-With the
rolling of the two-men and individual
events today, the 18th annual tourla-
ment Of the American Bowling con
gress will be officially closed. The
Flor De Knispel five of ST Paul are
the new champions with score Of
1905. The last Of the five-nnen teams
rolled last night. and 10 change IN
the standing of the leaders was made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
MORGAN Is RECOVERING
HIS PHYSICIAN STATES

Naples, March 13.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan arrived today from Alexandria,
Egypt. He was accompanied from the
boat by Professor Bastianelli, his Ital-
ian physician. The physician declared
that in a short time Morgan will have
entirely recovered his usual good
health and vigor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
All Under Civil servicc.

Washington, March 13.-POstmaster
General BurIeson announced he had
planned to place all fourth-class post
masters On a civil service basis, and
that all second and third class and
also possibly first-ciass ,postmasters
would be in the classified service be
fore he finished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
AMERICAN FOR ADVISOR
TOCHINESE GOVERNMENT

Pekin, March 13.-Frank Johnson
Goodnow of Washington, D. c., today
was appointed chief advisor to the
Chinese government in the reform of
- constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
COHEN, ALEADING
FIREBUG, JAILED

Chicago, March 13.-Harry Cohen,
mentioned as one Of the men higher
up" in the arson ring, was sent 10 Jail
in default OF $4,000 bond Many bus
mess men and fire adjusters named in
the confessions OF Fink and Danies
have fed from the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
z FRENCH FLYERS
FATALLY INJURED

Rheims, France, March 13.-Two ser
geants of the army aviation corps were
fatally injured today in a collision of
two machines in mid-air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
The Weather

Forecast Till p. m. Tomorrow. for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Rain tonight, Friday rain or snow
and colder.
Temperature at a. m, AZ. Highest
yesterday, 81; lowest last night, As.
Velocity Of wind at a. N, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, .02 inch.
Relative humidity at p. m, sc, at
! a m, IS.
Stage of water, SO, a fall Of is feet
in last "a hours.
M. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
CONSOLIDATION OF
SOUTHERN BRANCHES

IL was reported on good authority
today that the Rock Island Southern
railway. running from Rock Island TO
Monmouth with branch lines, has TAX
Ell over the control and operation of
the Rock Island Southern railroad,
running from Monmouth to Galesburg.
which means q consolidation Of the
two systems. What the merger will
mean has not yet been given out. The
two properties have heretofore been
controlled largely by the same stock
holders but by different sets of Off
GERS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

(From noon today TO noon tomorrow
Sun sets GOA. rises 6:15. Evening
stars: Mercury. Venus. Saturn. Morn
ing stars: Jupiter, Mars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13

Hollis Named Senator.
Concord. N H., March lS.-Henry
+. Hollis, democrat, was elected
United States senator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
THE STATE COLLEGE
ChehaIis County Has Thirteen Stu
dents, in the Various Depart
ments at Pullman

PULLMAN, Wash, Dec. 15.-Thir-
teen students are enrolled at the
State College from Chehalis county
at the present time. A majority OF
these students are enrolled in the
departments of horticulture and agri.
culture, while others are studying in
The departments of dairying, home
economics, civil engineering, electric
al engineering and elementary sci
ence.
There are three students from Alb
erdeen at the College,: Alan Moody,
civil engineering; Earl Karshner and
Eunice Thrift, elementary science
Montesano is represented by three
students: Robert Taylor. agricultural;
Enoch Torpen, horticulture, and Ra-
mona Young, home economics. Elma
sends two: Albert Minard, horticul-
ture and Lewis Callow, dairying. From
Oawville come Charles Thompson,
agriculture and Arthur Bachelor,
Electrical Engineering. Hoquiam is
represented by Milton Baer, who is
studying horticulture. Satsop sends
John Schafer who is in the depart
ment of elementary science. From
Porter comes Stanley Boyer, who is
studying in the department of agri-
culture.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
MONTESANo WINS DEBATE
Team Hold Close Debate With
Aberdeen High School

The debate Friday night between
teams from the Montesano and Aber.
deem high schools held in the audi
torium of the Weatherwax building,
in the latter city. was an interesting
and well matched school contest.
Montesano got the decision, but it
was only after some cogitation of the
judges.
The subject was, Resolved, that
immigration Should Be Prohibited
From the Thirteen Countries of South
ern and Southeastern Europe" and
the affirmative was upheld by Miss
Mapes and Messrs. Mcdonald and
Llewellyn of Aberdeen, while Messrs
Calder, White and Cheney of Monte.
sano contended that the undesirables
should be kept out of this country
All of the youthful orators showed
the result of careful training and of
wide study of the subject. The
citations of both sides were apt and
the arguments were presented in log
ical order and in good language.
Judge J. M. Phillips acted as chair
man of the meeting, while Messrs
L. H. Brewer and H. w. Patton, Of
Hoquiam, and Editor Harvey, OF
Elma, rendered the decision.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16


shooting, to which they made no sat
isfactory reply, but gave their names
as John Curtis and Riley Greed, and
said they lived in South Aberdeen.
AS it was growing towards dusk
and Mr.. Watson was anxious to get
his wife home, he was in no position
to take the lads into custody, but
announced his determination to come
up this week to consult the police
authorities in the matter. How the
shot struck the horse, being fired
from the rear, without striking the
occupants of the buggy, was mystery
until the vehicle was examined upon
reaching home. 1t was then found
that the bullet had struck the axle
of the buggy, and, glancing, hit the
horse on the hip.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
New Shaft Arrives for Jeffer.
son Well, and Crew Returns
to Begin Drilling
WILL PROVE INDIAN WELL
Geology Professor Of State
University Predicts Oil
ON Reservation

The crew of the Jefferson Oil Co.,
left yesterday for the Hob river to
resume drilling, the new crank shaft
having arrived last week from Okla
homa, after spending their enforced
vacation in Aberdeen. Drilling will
commence tomorrow if no unexpected
difficulty is experienced in removing
the broken crank and placing the
new one.
The Jefferson company announced
that there will be no cessation to
drilling at the Hob we'll except in
case of accident, until oil has been
found or the decision reached that
none exists. The we'll is down now
some 700 feet and with good luck
some good news should come from
the Hob River district in two or
three weeks.
J. A. Paulhamus also returned to
the Indian we'll at Tahola yesterday,
to begin the work of baling out the
we'll and getting it in shape for prov
ing, and the news of flowing well
at that point is confidently looked
for within couple of weeks.
Oil Sure on Reservation
In an address before the Puget
Sound section of the American Min.
ing Engineers Institute at Seattle,
Saturday evening, DR.. G. e. Weaver,
Of the department of geology in the
University Of Washington said that
conditions in some parts of Washing
ton paralleled conditions existing in
the oil districts of California, both
being of the same geological age, and
that at the time when these forma.
tions were laid geographical condi.
tions were the same.
What you must have for oil pros
pecting," he said, "is stratum of
oil with animal or organic matter,
porous stratum, which collects oil and
holds it impervious, rock below which
keeps the oil from leaking, and an
anticline structure which keeps the
oil from running away. These are
the commercial requirements, and
they are to be found on the west
coast in Clallam county, on the whole
river and throughout the Quiniau,t
rserevation.'
DR.. Weaver said he did not believe
the Puget sound section as favorable
to oil prospecting as the vicinity of
which he had spoken.
Another Company Coming
F. A. Leonard, holder of leases COW
ering 1900 acres of the Quiniault res
ervation, has announced a company
will begin active development of oil
prospects within the next three
months. Associated with Leonard in
this company are the Bumdner broth
ers. millionaires of Milwaukee, who
visited the Indian Oil company's we'll
at Taholah Friday. The Bumdners
came to the coast to investigate re-
ports concerning the strike in the
Indian well, and their findings have
prompted them to declare in favor Of
early development.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
JETTY DAMAGE MUCH
LESS THAN REPORTS

Returning from the north jetty.
where he went after the recent storm
to make an investigation Of the losses
caused by the terrific seas. United
States Engineer Carpenter, in charge
of the government work on the jetty,
reports that only about 700 feet Of
the false work was carried away. II
rebuilt, the cost OF making good the
damage will be, according to Engi-
neer Carpenter, about $4,000.
II the government decided not to
extend the jetty 1t would not make
any difference with respect to the
loss. The report Of Engineer Carpen-
ter sets at rest the absurd stories
that the seas forced the great masses
Of rock out Of the jetty and that the
loss was something over 100000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
OUTDOOR XMAS TREE
Parent-Teacher Association Plans
Christmas Fete on Lawn Of the
Public Library

Plans are being made by the Par
ent-Teacher association to hold a
Christmas tree on the lawn in front
of the Public Library at five o'clock
Christmas day, to which all children
in the city under Is will be invited
to participate, each of whom will re.
ceive a bag of candy from the tree.
The Grays Harbor Railway & Light
Co. will have the tree wired and col.
ored lights placed on it, and the fire
department will put up the tree. A
musical program will be rendered
from the library portico by some of
the noted singers Of the city.
There will be no solicitation OF
either money or candy. but donations
will be thankfully received from all
who desire to aid in giving the young
sters a good tire. Donations may be
sent to the library, where Miss
Rhinehart will receive them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
Mr.. AND MRS. DAVID WATSON
SHOT AT ON MARKHAM ROAD

While Mr.. and Mrs. David Watson
were driving in the buggy from Abb
erdeen to their home at Markham,
Saturday afternoon they narrowly es.
capped being shot with % calibre
rife in the hands of one of two boys,
whom they had refused ride.
They passed two boys in the road
as they drove along, and the lads
asked to be allowed to ride. The
buggy was light, drawn by one horse,
as Mr.. Watson told them as he re-
fused the request. When they had
driven ahead about 400 yards they
heard rifle shot from the rear, but
paid no attention until they noticed
their horse was shot in the hip. When
the boys caught up with the buggy
Mr.. Watson accused them of the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
PHONEY CHECK
ARTIST AT WORK
Perfect Stranger Collects Sew.
eral Hundred Dollars from
Aberdeen Dealers

Recent operations point to Grays
Harbor as offering special opportun
tiles for phoney check artists, ant
the field is not being overlooked. The
latest performer appeared in town
Saturday night, and experienced nc
difficulty in separating, businessmen
from at least $224.6O. He had an as.
sortment of names, signing the checks
as Carter, Bingham, McNaughton
Harris and Johnson.
His graft was chiefly on the thirst
parlors, although he is known to have
succeeded in cashing the worthless
paper at two other establishments
The checks purported to have been
drawn by the Grays Harbor Co., a
Hoquiam corporation. and seven OF
them, aggregating the sum stated
above, are known to have been cash
ed, and there is little doubt that 9th
ers will be discovered when they come
back from the First National Bank
of Hoquiam, upon which they were
drawn
The firms that were imposed upon
were: The Board of Trade saloon
s27; Our House saloon, $276O; Cali
fornia Wine House. $3.50; Mecca
Cafe, $4,000; Indepedent Market. $27
and the Lewis Clothing House, $27.6O
Frank Ladley, of Our House saloon,
became suspicious of the artist, and
after chasing him block, made him
give back the cash and take the
check.
The police were not notified until
late at night, when the forger had
made his getaway. However. good
description of him is given and has
been wired all over the coast, SC
there is a chance of his being cap
tured. especially as he is very ap;
to repeat the performance at his next
stopping place.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
INEQUALITY OF
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Superintendent Hodge Has
Done Good Work in Direct
ing Public Attention
WASTEFUL NEFFICIENCY
Districts Should be Reorgaa-
lied, and an Education AZ
forded all Children

MONTESANO, Dec. 15.-There are
1868 school pupils in the county out
side of the six city districts. There
is nearly $4,000 worth of taxable
property from which to draw funds
for each pupils education. 1t costs
on an average more than $72 year
for each child in the country schools.
Even at that cost, which is nearly
double what it is in many localities
some of the schools are admittedly
below the standard in efficiency.
There are 80 teachers for these
country schools and they have 4
little more than an average of II
pupils each. The average tax levy
bear all expenses, and the district has
balance of more than $4,000 ON
hand. That district has more than
100000 worth of taxable property for
every child in school.
There is another district that has
more than $4,000 worth of taxable
property for every school child, but
it is paying district tax of 1.34
mills, district A. District 40 lies Just
north of Montesano, the highest taxed
district in the county. District a
is the Humptulips district, where
they have two teachers for less than
20 pupils. and $4,000 school house.
On the other hand there are poor
little districts, 10 and 70, over near
McCleary, the first with 63 pupils.
three teachers to pay and about
$4,000 of property to the pupil, and
the last with 43 pupils, two teachers
and only a little more than $2000
worth of property to the pupil.
Tabular illustration
The following table shows how in
consistent the present method of dis
trict formation is. One district with
only 20 pupils includes within It's
boundaries property assessed at more
than a million and half dollars.
while another district with 1923 pupils
has an assessed valuation of only
quarter of a million. This places
burden on the district with a low
valuation, while the rich district with
only a few pupils has practically nc
school tax at ALL
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
ROBBERY SUSPECTS ARE
HELD TO ANSWER

MONTESANO, Dec. 15.-At a pre-.
liminary hearing Saturday before
Judge Pettijohn, John Dew and Stan
ley Ellingson were held for trial in
the superior court, lin $500 bail, on
the charge of robbing the home Of
J. L. Barker, on North river. One
witness positively identified Filing.
son as the man he saw coming from
the house at the time 1t was robbed
and another witness, now in the. coun.
ty Jail. testified that while in the
Hoquiam jail together, Dew had told
him of the robbery.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
CHIMNEY FIRES

The fire alarm Sunday evening was
caused by the burning out OF the chin.
ney in the residence Of Joseph Baila,
on Sixth avenue.
The department was called out last
evening by similar fire at the Loop
saloon, Heron and F streets. No dam.
age was done in either case.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
BEAM RECEIVES COMMISSION

Attorney Frank Beam has received
his commission as ensign of the
Fourth Division of the State Naval
Militia, which completes the compile
ment OF officers of the division. Mr.
Beam recently took the examination
for the position before the naval board
at Bremerton.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
IN THE TOLLS AGAIN

Ray Bradley was caught last night
in Knights of Pythias hall, where he
had broken in presumably in search
of plunder. He was heard in the hail
and the police summoned. Chief
Seaman and Captain Church respond
ed, and found Bradley in the build
ing.
He will be given hearing this af
ternoon before Judge Phillips. Brad
ley has been in trouble with the po-
lice on several occasions before, and
is now on suspended sentence,
which he will probably be sent to
serve.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16
DEATH OF A. eOETTcHER

Adolph Boettcher, we'll known
German resident, died Saturday
morning at his home, 400 South M
street, after an illness of several
months. The funeral took place yes
terday afternoon. services being held
at the German Lutheran church, Rev.
Amos Minneman, pastor. ofhciating.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-16

The Herald tells It aIl.