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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
FOR LARGER AND
BETTER SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Hodge Be-
lieves Education Would be
Served by Consolidation
ROADS AND SCHOOLS
Says Consolidation Means
Fewer School Houses, but
Much Better Schools

MONTESANO, Oct. 23-School Su
perintendent j. w. Hodge, who leaves
next week to attend the convention
of county superintendent, is of opin-
ion that we have too many school dis
tricts and too many inferior schools
in Chehalis county, and believes the
pupils would be better served by
larger districts that would afford bet
ter schools. Speaking on the subject
recently, Mr.. Hodge said:
Zone of the greatest needs of the
County is larger and better schools
larger districts-consolidat where
that Is possible. l find a number of
schools in which there are only a few
pupils-possibly only one child in a
grade. 1t is needless to say that
that child is at disadvantage. He
loses the stimulus which the students
in larger schools find in whetting one
against another.
81 hope to bring about consolida
ton of districts and schools wherever
it can be done, and l find there are
many of the patrons who agree with
me that it should be done. Perhaps
the most likely place for beginning
in this direction is in districts 16 and
20. There are two schools in terri
tory where one first-class school could
be maintained In the two schools
there are five teachers. Geographical
conditions make it possible for them
to consolidate, and there are good
roads. With consolidation there could
be more apparatus. larger classes and
more attention to the various classes.
Good schools and good roads
should go hand in hand, and l am
fortunate, or the county is, in the
present commissioners, who agree
with me in this matter. With better
roads consolidation becomes easier.
The commissioners are at the present
time having map of roads made
showing the location of the school
houses and they assure me they will
work to have good roads leading to
the school houses.
II don't know if the geographical
situation in the North River country
will permit of it, but if it will there
is place where consolidation would
mean first-class school, and in a
locality where it is needed. Even
where it is impossible to have con-
solidation of schools at present ii
would he n gond idea to consolidate
several 1T the umallnr districts into
one larger one. Ono set ot directors
can look after the business of three
or four schools and it would save in
expenses besides meaning better
schools
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
GOT RID OF THE LOAFERs.

Down in Douglas county. Neb., west
of Omaha, some Of the farmers who
kept cows were not getting the re-
turns they thought they ought to, con-
sidering the work they put in. SO they
formed COW testing association. The
propretors of twenty-one herds in
Guiding 1876 cows. united in the for
nation of this association and hired a
man to 60 from farm to farm to look
after the work of testing the samples
of milk. He also weighed the feed
given each COW and recorded its cost.
One day Of each month was spent by
the tester on the farm Of each men,
Der of the association. When the year
was over the results brought to light
by this systematic testing opened the
eyes of the members OF the assOcia-
ton. 1t was found that the best ten
cows of the 435 earned net profit dur
ing the year of 81 .O32. while the poor
est ten cows showed profit Of but
$57.32 Among the best ten cows the
yearly profit ranged from 1923 for the
best COW down to $92.O2 for the tenth
best. In the batch of the poorest ten
cows the returns varied from a profit
Of S1357 to an actual loss of S1313.
Another instructive fact brought out
was that the ten cows that gave the
$1.032 profit ate but little more food
and got no better care in other re-
spectS than the ten COWS that made
the poorest showing Before the first
year was up with this association eight
cen silos were put up by the different
members, they having discovered that
milk can be produced by Silage cheap
err than in any other way. One OF the
mysteries Of American farm manag"
ment is that in so many sections pa
irons of creamerieS will shin along
from year to year milking good. bad
and Indifferent cows and paying little
or no attention to whether this or that
COW is making $40 or 500 year or
whether. in fact. she Is being kept at
an actual loss 1t would be well II
creamery managers as well rs those IN
charge Of the dairy departments of
the state agricultural colleges would
impress upon the farmers in their ter
ritory the necessity Of forming such
COW testing associations and wedding
out the loafers. as did the farmers IN
Douglas county. Neb
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
OF
ANNIVERSARY
Ancient Order Of United
Workmen Celebrate Forty
Seventh Anniversary

Celebration Of the forty-seventh an
niversary of the founding of the 4. O.
L. w. pioneer of fraternal Insurance
orders, was commenced by the dele
cations from the lodges Of Chehalia
county at banquet and social at the
Hotel Grayport Wednesday night.
About 200 members and q few friends
Of the order and the Degree of Honor
were entertained with short addresses
by prominent members and with vocal
and instrumental music. Thomas
Jacka presided as POSTMASTER.
F. l.. Morgan drew comparison
between fraternal and "old line" in
surance that favored the former;
Rev. J. w. Beard spoke as zone of
the great middle class to members Of
that class" and his camp-meeting
method of extracting confessions from
his hearers kept the crowd in an
uproar of laughter until he reached
the more serious side of the general
subject of fraternity.
Supreme Master ]. G. Tate of Hood
River. Ore, who has grown old in SER
vice for the order, asserted the orig
in of fraternal insurance by the A.
O. U. w. was the first great step in
the modern movement for social bet
torment of mankind in this country;
that it has wiped out poor houses and
abolished poverty in many communi-
ties and has become a protection to
multitudes of little ones.
Instrumental music was furnished
by the Sattery orchestra and Bert
Pierson and vocal solos were render
ed by Miss Lucille Huff and Harry
Holman.
On Thursday the members visited
Aberdeen and Cosmopolis, and the
session will close tonight with the
initiation of class of 100 new men,
bers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
ADDITIONAL RETURNS FROM
COMMISSION FORM CITIES

Der is safely "lost in the shuttle"
Those who promoted the idea of
having a host of elective officials in
the government have always taken it
for granted that there was something
democratic about this procedure.
Democracy however, does not con.
sist in electing everybody, but in con.
trolling everybody. The mayor's office
boy, for instance, may be appointed
by the mayor, or elected by popular
vote. He is a public servant, but
there is nothing democratic in elect
ng him when he can just as we'll be
appointed. The vital thing is that
he shall be controlled by the people,
and if he will be under better control
through appointment than through
election, it is more democratic to ap.
point him.
The commission plan of govern
ment is based on no false idea that
the people want to elect every clerk.
1t gives the power to three men, who
thereby become conspicuously respon-
sible before all the people of the city.
Each one of them is important enough
to make it worth while for the citi-
zens to inquire concerning his record
and character. Each candidate for
the office can attract crowd to hear
him speak. whereas an oId-time coun-
Gilman would have been utterly I'M
able to get a hearing before the peo-
pie. There are not so many commits
sioners but what every citizen can
find out about all of them and vote
on election day. There
are not so many as to cause citizen
to depend upon tickets put together
for him by political specialists. Each
citizen can and does make up his own
ticket, and the function of the pro-
fessional matchmaking machine is
thereby entirely disposed Of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
ONE BIG LEAK.

Owners of cream separators should
find the following facts presented by
the Indiana state experiment station
Suggestive: Some very exhaustive
tests were carried on recently at the
Purdue experiment station. showing
that there are tremendous losses from
the incorrect operation Of cream sepa-
rators In these tests it was shown
that incorrect separator speed will cost
the dairyman who has twenty cows
large amount Of money in year.
The average COW produces $500 pounds
of milk. or 10000 pounds for the herd.
Run through Il separator correctly OPP
Grated. the butter fat would amount to
20I4 pounds. or BAG pounds Of butter.
which ut 80 cents Il pound amounts to
j.: ,n23.S0." II n separator Is operated
nt t?e :swer guess" rate Of speed. as
shown ~ :te Purdue tests. only 1869
pounds Of L..tt.r would have been pro-
duced At ths same rate per pound
this would bring die dairyman only
S5O97O. Or loss liz single year Of
1924 TO- This loss Is sustained simply
because Of the need OF 81 cream sepa-
rator speed indicatOr-iNc0use the dali
ryman guesses at the speed Of his sep
arator.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
State of Washington for Chehalis
County.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of Geo. A. Snowden, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
f. l.. Snowden has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Geo.
A. Snowden. Deceased, and is now
the duly qualified and acting admin
istartor of said estate.
NOTICE is FURTHER GIVEN
That all persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified and
required to present the same to the
undersigned at the Office of Hogan &
Graham, Aberdeen, Washington, with
in one year from the date of the first
publication of this notice, tO-wit:
within one year from and after the
oath day of October. 1913, and any
claim not so presented will be for
ever barred.
Dated October 90, 1913.
E. L. SNOWDEN,
Administrator of the Estate of Geo.
A. Snowden, Deceased.
P. o. Address: Aberdeen, Wash
ingtOn.
First publication Oct. "a, 1913.
Last publication, Nov. IA, 1913.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
Plant Juice Makes
Friends Everywhere
WELL KNOWN TACOMA LADY rs
AMONG THE VAST ARMY WHO
ARE PRAlslNG 1T EVERY
DAY

Mrs. c. NJ. Davis, who resides eft
3142 East 2Sth street. Tacoma. Wash.
has this to say about the new RENE
dy:
~ have been taking Plant Jricc
for some time as general tonic
and for nervousness. l was run down
and debilitated and needed something
to strengthen and build me up /
have found Plant Juice to be fine
tonic and am much pleased with the
results. l am feeling much better
in every way"
A few months ago Plant Juice was
practically unknown to the Coast To
day it is a household word from Sc
attic to San Diego. 1t has accom-
plished great work and has restor-
ed thousands of sick and discour-
aged men and women to health and
strength. 1t is vegetable RENE
dy made from the juices of medicin-
al plants gathered from all parts of
the world and combined into the
greatest remedy Of the age for all
ments of the blood stomach, liver
and kidneys. Women who suffer
from extreme nervousness, low vital
ity, poor circulation, headache, dizzy
spells, faintness and a general condi-
ton of weakness and debility with
fits of the blues and crying spells,
pains in the back of limbs, indiges-
ton, sour stomach, nausea, poor ap-
petite. and insomnia will find in Plant
Juice tonic particularly adapted to
their needs. Sold by the Eaton 4
Swaney drug company's store. 90
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
HOQUlAM PLAY CENTRALlA

HOQUIAM, Oct. 24-The most
game for the Hoquiam high school
football team will occur tomorrow
with the Centralia team at Centralia.
1t will be Hoquiam's hardest game
thus far excepting the contest at Ia
coma at the opening of the season.
Centralia is said to have heavy
and fast team. Tuesday it defeated
it's neighbor. the Chehalis high school
"A to 10. Hoquiam does not expect
to have a walkaway and therefore
is putting in some good ticks at prac-
tice in spite of the fact that there
has been poor turnout the last few
DAYS.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
SCHOOL WARRANTS CALLED

MontesanO Oct. pa call has been
issued for school warrants issued in
the following districts prior to the
dates given. All are general fund
warrants except where otherwise des-
ignated:
District 5 to Oct. Is, 1912; 9 to
February 7. 1913; q to Sept. 8, 1913;
% to June 10, 1913; 30 to Feb. q,
1913; 80 to April 20, 1918; 81 to Feb.
q, 1910; 81 to Aug. 21, 1913; 70 to
Oct. 8. 1872 101 to Nov. %, 1912:
1O3 to Aug. 30, 1913; 1O3, building
fund. to June IA, 1913; 105 to May II,
1918, and 1O6 to Sept. 81, 1913.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
Continued from Page One).

superior efficiency. Galveston had nj
wards before the flood her city coun
Gil being elected at large.
Most of the explanation are only
half true, because they involve a stud,
only of the internal mechanism Of
the government, whereas the real diff
ference between the old and the new
comes at the point of contact between
the government and the people.
The secret of the success of the
plan lies in the fact that the govern
mental power is taken out of obscur
tiles and placed upon a pinnacle OF
light where all the citizens can watch
it.
No mere form of government will
automatically produce good govern
ment. But forms can be devised that
will automatically give popular gov
eminent. The peoples will can be
Daffled or facilitated by the form, of
: government. The peoples work at
the polls can be made obscure, COM
pick and difficult Or it can be made
clear, simple and easy. Under the
commission plan with it's short ballot,
the peoples work is very clear, very
simple, very easy! And that is all
the secret there is to the success of
the plan.
In our oldfashioned city govern
ments we have committed two serious
errors:
First, we have scattered the pow
ers of government among so many
petty officials that it is quite impos-
sible for the people to watch and con-
troll them all.
Second, we have subdivided the
power in such small fragments that
no single part is really worth watch
ing. A member of the city council,
for instance, under the old form of
government, has so little power that
it is really not worth while for the
people of the town to become agitated
over the question of who shall get
the job.
The typical old-style city govern
ment of this country consists of a
mayor, with fairly large power, a
string Of minor administrative Off
'cials also chosen by popular vote and
a council which sometimes consists
of two legislative bodies. The fea-
ture of this plan is the scattering of
power based on our ancient fear of
kings We have always had a SUI
perstitious dread of giving to any
elected official power enough to do
anything for us without getting the
consent of several others. We have
overlooked the fact that to make the
former official obey our wishes we
had also to exert simultaneous com
pulsion over the latter whose consent
he needed, and that popular control
thus became anything but the simple
matter it ought to be. The politicians
can always get their own way If they
make the council large enough. A
council Of ten men might occa
sionally feel personally the pressure
of public opinion, but triple the size
of the council, and the individual
members become so insignificant and
publicity so divided that each mem
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
WE'D At MONTESANo

MONTESANO, Oct. ga mar
riage license has been issued to G..
M. Watson Of Raymond. and Miss
Mae Phillips, of Montesano. They
were married last evening at the
Methodist church, Rev. Wolfe officiat-
ing. Both parties are we'll known.
Mr.. Watson was formerly a business
man of this county. Miss Phillips
was until last January deputy coun
ty treasurer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
CHILD HAS MARROW ESCAPE

HOQUIAM, Oct. 23.-The siX-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Hutchinson Of the Little Hoquiam ad.
dition, had a narrow escape from
death under the wheels of a logging
truck on the Northern Pacific spur
at the Lyle mill Wednesday night.
After being dragged about half car
length he rolled out with only !,
bruised shoulder and smashed fng.
or
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-24
Musical.

It was at musicale given In an old
fashioned country house. and the so
praiO WAS screeching her lOudest.
THE room Is cold" complained one
Of the guests. "nnd would like to stir
the fire In the CRATE. but I don't kpc:.
how to do 1t without interrupting the
music"
THAT'S easy" Suggested his compan.
Ion; stir II between the bars"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14
MRS. SULzER IN WALL ST.
Speculation Referred to as
Raiding the Party Till.

London, Aug. 1.-THE Standard"
commenting edtorially on the i'm
parchment OF Governor Sulzer says:
The chief trouble seems TO have
been that Mrs. Sulzer specialized with
~other peoples money in order to meet
her household calls. with the usual re-
suits attending q woman's dabblings in
finance. The story may or may not be
true. but that it was given 10 the world
at all is a sufficiently amazing com
mentary on Governor Suffers control
OF the funds he had in keeping.
1T is curious that looseness In money
matters seems to be inseparable from
Democratic principles in politics. The
habit OF dealing lavishly with public
money seems TO engender a reckless
ness which becomes part and parcel Of
an advanced politicians character.
zone great English party is not in a
position TO criticise the American
methods OF dealing with campaign
funds. We have not got quite 10 the
stage when a prominent politicians
wife raids the party till whenever she
wants money to keep dunning trades
men at bay, but We may come TO that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14
HOW NEW YORK EDITORS
VIEW SULZER IMPEACHMENT

he fall somewhat short OF the public
needs. 80 long as he proves himself hon
est, tries 10 do right and shuns the vio-
lent protestatons which can never suffice
an the place OF quiet deeds. though none
or them be great or even distinguished :"
THE SUN:
Crazy views are attributed TO the i'm
peached Governor OF New York and the
men who are advising him.
1T is asserted. for example. that the
Governors Office In a constitutional one
and cannot be vacated by the Legislat-
ure.'
The only theory on which II can be
held that the powers and duties OF the
Office OF Governor did not constitutlonally
devolve upon Lieutenant Governor Glynn
yesterday Is that Governor sulzer was not
impeached yesterday: that is TO say, that
his Impeachment will not occur until his
conviction. This argument seems to be
the last desperate. forlorn hope OF the
pettifogging advisers who are misguldIng
Governor Sulzer at time when every
personal interest OF his I'm this terrible
situation. every plain consideration OF
honor and manhood. to say nothing OF
policy. requires him TO welcome the oppor-
tunity, face the court and disprove the
charges. II he can"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-14
SENATORS NOTIFIED
WITH SOLEMN RITUAL
Assembly Committee Demands That Sulzer Be
Hailed to Impeachment Court-Monday,
Sept. y, Set as Tentative Date of Trial

taken in the Senate journal as marking
the exact hour when william Sulxsr
should properly cease to exercise func-
tions of the Governorship.
Senator Wagner announced at the close
Of Mr. Levys presentation Of the articles
OF impeachment that the Senate in due
time would appoint day for the trial.
The president Of the Senate desires to
announce that he will call the Court OF
Impea chmcnt to be summoned 10 meet at
the Capitol in the City Of Albany on Sep
TENDER IS. 1913. at the hour OF noon,'
Senator Wagner then announced.
That statement terminated the formal
ritual OF impeachment proceedings, and,
according to the view of the legislative
leaders, should be accepted by Sulzer as
formal notice Of suspension from ofioe.
With the impeachment matter disposed
of. the Senate proceeded to pass four bills
over the Governors veto. Two OF them
were local bills. connected with matters
OF roads and bridges, and OF the other
two one was the Blauvelt short primary
bill. reducing expenses in primaries, and
the other the Brown bill. changing the
representation on state committees.
Senator Brown. just before the adjourn
ment. called the attention OF the Senate to
the questionable attitude Of the Governor
toward the impeachment proceedings.
ut is now reported about the Capitol"
said Senator Brown, that the Governor
will refuse to recognize that the provision
OF Section s. Article ~, OF the constitution
suspends his powers as Governor. and
that the powers and duties OF Governor
now vest in the Lieutenant Governor. IL
IL a matter of the highest Importance 10
this state that a Chief Executive, univer-
sally recognized by the people OF the state
as such, be acting as Governor without
cessation. and desire to call the atten-
ton OF the Legislature TO this situation at
this time In order that IL may be in
position, IL any contingency shall arise, 10
use its power 10 the maintenance and con-
tinuance OF single recognized govern
ment in this state.
II hope that nothing will be done by tbs
present Governor, under existing condi-
tons. to add TO the peril TO which the
state has already been brought through
the matters which have been presented 10
the Senate this afternoon
There was no comment from the Tam
many majority on Senator Browns warn
ing. and on a concurrent resolution the
Legislature adjourned TO August 10.
At a conference later among Senator
Wagner and judges of the Court OF APP
peals, Monday, September %, was made
tentative selection OF the date putting
Governor Sulzer on trial on the impeach-
ment charges. The date is subject TO
change.