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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
GAS SAID TO Be
VALUABLE FIND
Analysis Of Raymond Gas
Shows High Quality. Local
Gas Men Feel Good.

The local organization for prospects
Ing for natural gas IN Aberdeen ID
clated over the reports from Raymond
concerning the gas find in that city,
which is similar to that found in places
in Aberdeen. The news from Ray.
mond says
THAT the gas escaping from the
tideflats in this city is of extremely
high quality and value and has it's ori.
gin from petroleum deposits, is the in
depreciation placed on the report of an
analysis made from sample of the
gas sent by Mayor Little to the Helm.
rich Technical Laboratories in Tacoma
last week. E. o. Heinrich, director OF
the laboratories, is considered to be
one of the most reliable and capable
among his clientele practically all OF
the large gas manufacturers in this
section Of the country, and his report
is therefore taken as authoritative
and is so considered; but to satisfy
any doubling Thomas beyond any ques
tion of doubt, other samples will be
sent to different institutions on the
coast for additional analyses.
From the surface indications every
where visible throughout the entire
county it is thought that oil will be
found here in coast deposits.
"The test shows the local eaa to be
equal in almost every essential tc that
found in Pennsylvania wells, with the
percentage Of methane striking an
average between the high and low OF
the Pennsylvania fields. The absence
of carbon monoxide gives it more OF
a characteristic of the Pennsylvania
Or West Virginia field gas than of the
natural gases Of other states which
contain more or less of this chemical
property.
"a telegram says the drilling outfit
ordered by the Willapa Oil Company
was loaded on board cars at Boulder
and it Is now speeding on its way
through Colorado toward Raymond.
More than 5000 shares TO the stock
has been subscribed and the first pay.
ment of one-fourth made"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
GROWTH OF LUMBER
INDUSTRY Is SHOWN
Labor Mommissioner Olson Finds 20
Per Cent More Men Employed
In 1918 Than in 1912

OLYMPIA, July 6.-Approximately
20 per cent more men were engaged
in the numbering industry of this
state in 1913 than in 1911 and 1912
according to figures compiled by La
bor Commissioner Olson.
Former Labor Commissioner Hub
hard had reported 16,267 men employ.
cd in the lumber industry in 1911 and
1912, this number beind understood to
be the average for the two years. 1t
includes a number Of logging works
as we'll as strictly numbering plants
The figures compiled by Labor Com
missioner Olson for last year show the
lowest number of steady employees In
the lumber industry, exclusive Of the
logging industry, to be 20,5SS, and
the maximum Of men on the pay rolls
to be 24,292.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
news FROM THE
COUNTY SEAT
County Will Recruise Timber
Lands Where Assessed
Values Are Contested
ROSER CHARGE. IS FILED
Embezzlement Of $4,000 AL
legged - Schools Combine
Wilson Goes for Life

MONTESANO, July 6.-The coun.
ty will use three cruisers and will
spend $500 section to cruise, count
and make as near as possible an ac-
curate tally of the timber, where tax
suits have been started, or may be
started, the purpose being to prove
beyond any question of doubt wheth-
er the timber is there. In other
words. the county will spend more
than the original cost to maintain
the cruise if it is correct
This was decided upon by Commits
sioners c. N. Wilson and e. Z. Fishel
today, after a conference with Coun-
ty Attorney j. E. Stewart and Dep
uty A. E. Cross and Assessor Wiley
and Deputy Girard. The following
resolution authorizes the act:
Moved that the county assessor
be authorized to employ the neces.
sary help to make an actual count of
the amount of timber on the lands,
in cases now pending and in cases
which may be brought, in which the
county cruise is involved"
1t is proposed to employ three
cruisers to work together at a cost
| this will probably cost $500 a Sec
tion for, in addition to the cruisers,
there must be compassmen to run the
lines, cook and the necessary pro-
visions. 1t was argued this will mean
money in the county's pocket in the
end, for Mr.. Wiley asserted the cruise
is from rs per cent or more under
the actaaa~cut OF. timber. her...--~zs.-..-...
1t was agreed between Mr.. Wiley
and the commissioners, that the as
SCISSOR shall notify timber owners
when his cruisers go on the land and
they shall be invited to send cruis-
er along to see the tree count is ac-
curate.
Grand Larceny Charged
A new warrant Of arrest charging
Louis M. Roser with grand larceny
| by embezzlement of $4,000 in money,
property of the Aberdeen Elks' lodge,
was filed yesterday afternoon by
Prosecuting Attorney ]. E. Stewart
| Though Mr. Roser has not yet been
arraigned the prosecutor has filed a
motion fixing his bonds at $4,000. 1t
is believed Roser's friends will find
bail in that amount and that he will
soon be at liberty again.
Schools Consolidate.
County Supt. Hodge yesterday Sc
cured the approval of the county com
missioners on consolidation of -four
districts into two. District No AZ Is
to be consolidated with No. 101, the
Elma districts. Districts No. 21 ant
No. 49, Garrard creek districts, will
be consolidated and will have a bet
ter school,
Gets Life Term
John Wilson, habitual criminal was
today sentenced to life Imprisonment
in the state penitentiary by Judge
Mason Irwin. Wilson received the
sentence with sneer.
Sues for Accounting
H. B. Elder is suing H. E. Hule'
for an accounting in connection witt
the Aberdeen Transfer company busi
ness.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
succUMes TO HEART TROUBLE

John Kinnison, we'll and favorably
known citizen of Aberdeen, died Sun
day night at the family home, 620
Essex street, after an illness extend
ing over a year. The immediate cause
of his death was heart trouble. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon, services being at the Congre-
gational church. The funeral will be
under the auspices Of the Knights Of
Pythias lodge, Of which Mr.. Kinnison
was a respected member. He is sur
vived by his wife and a daughter,
Mrs. A. M. Mcneil, and three brothers
and three sisters in Indiana.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
AUTO TURNS TURTLE;
THREE MEN ESCAPE

HOQUIAM, July IL. A. Fairbairn,
Fred Straub and Jack Bennett are
three very lucky men. Returning from
Tacoma Saturday night the auto in
which they were riding ran of an
S-foot embankment this side Of Mon.
tesano, turned turtle with the three
men underneath and none was even
scratched.
When the car was righted 1t was
found that. the only damage consist
ed of a broken windshield and the
trusty Ford jiggled merrily homo un
der its own power. Again 1t IL prov
en- that one cannot hurt or be hurt
by q Ford.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
FLAG RAISING ON FOURTH
Large Star spansied Banner 10 Raised
On "Thlnk Of Me" Hill on
Morning Of the Fourth

At sunrise on the morning Of the
Fourth, there was a nice little cere
mony performed on Think of Me-
hill. when a large flag. 10x16 feet
was raised at the highest point on
the hill. Rev. Chas. McDermoth. pas
tor of the Congregational church, de
livered an apostrophe to the falg.
The flag was presented by William
McDermott, Of the Snug restaurant
to the park board, the halyards were
supplied by Captain T. Thompson oi
the Grays Harbor Ship Chandlery
and Walter Young and Dan. Pearson
made the flag pole.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
POISON wins
COAL CLAIMS
'Anthraei.e Fi.la.t Gla-
cier Is Released from the
Forest Reserve.
OWNED BY ALEx. POISON
Held Up for Five Years. Prep
arations are Going on for
Development Work.

SEATTLE, July 6.-The decision oi
Register John c. Denny and Receiver
Albert Saylor, of the local United
States land office, releasing from the
government forest reserve the great
Glacier anthracite field in Whatcom
county, was confirmed last week by
the commissioner of the general land
office, Washington, D. C.
The claimants include Many Wheat
men of Seattle, John p. Stuart, Oi
Blaine, and Harry S. Smith, Clarence
Kepplinger and Joseph Matthias Fran
wovitz, of Glacier.
Building Power Line to Claims.
The decision, which is regarded as
the most important coal land ruling
yet made by the interior department
affects tract one-half mile by five
and one-half miles, the anthracite
veins of which are estimated to be
worth approximately $86,400,000. The
claims lie about Glacier, in Whatcom
county.
Anticipating favorable decision
Alexander Poison, who holds an as
cignment of these claims, Immediately
lOllOWIu6 tHC uCClSAOH VI LILO AOCcIl
United States land office, began in
stalling a transmission line for imme
diate development work at tunnel No
2. The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
read has had surveyor in the field
preparing for the construction of a
road up the north fork of the Nook
sack river, to be commenced thus sum
mer.
Timber Worth About $4,000
The claims upon which a favorable
decision was made we're looted in
1909. Two years later the government
instituted proceedings to have the
claims annulled ON the ground that
the claimants had not made a dis.
covery of coal, and that the land was
noncoal in character, and chiefly valu
able for timber.
Prof Henry Landes, acting presi'
dent TO the University of Washington
and F. H. Whitlock, consulting engin'
eer, at the hearing testified that the
value of the timber on all the claims
would not exceed $4,000, and that
pure anthracite was to be found in an
unusual quantity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
e. e. FlSHEL WILL STAND
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION

HOQUIAM, July 7.-E. E. Fishell,
commissioner from this district for
the past year and a half, will be a
candidate for denomination at the re-
publican primaries in September. &C.
cording to announcement made last
night. Mr.. Fishel, though waiting un-
til late date to reach q decision, is
the nrst to announce his candidacy
for the position.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07

CONTINUED on Page ~.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07
Bills pass EaslIy :

1t is curious, under these circum-
stances that the so-called antitrust
bills passed the House Of Representa-
tives with the opposition reudced to
beggarly proportions. The interstate
trade commission bill was virtually un-
contested although it will "shackle"
business and "paralyze'' industry. The
labor clauses of the Clayton bill, In
the committee of the whole, were
adopted without a single vote on the
nay side; and on the final passage
of the bill scarcely more than so men,
ters appeared in opposition. The bill
for the regulation of the issuance of
railroad securities had similar ex-
perience. The opposition, like the
Westchester millions, vanished into
thin air."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-07

eCsatnued on page 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
BEMIDJI MAN INVENTOR
Joe Joncas Secures Patent on Auto
Adjustable Lamps Which Experts
Claim Will Solve Night Trouble
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TRIED

. Joe Joncas, a Bemidji man, fore
man of the lath mill at the Crookston
mill, is the inventor of an automo-
bile lamp adjustment which experts
claim will put an end to the danger
and difficulties encountered by night
driving.
The lamp under the plan of Jon
cas- is attached to the body of the
machine, but is connected with a
rod which sends its light dn the di-
rection the automobile is headed.
For instance, where a car is turn
ing a sharp corner, the light of the
lamp will turn with the wheels.
Many inventions along practically
the same lines have been tried out
but none have been successful. Jon
cas- has patented his invention and
it has been thoroughly tested by the
Interstate Auto company in Mime
apolis and found to be satisfactory
in every detail.
Joncas resides at Ills Bemidji
avenue, and before coming to Be
midi was employed at Spooner.l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
STARTW0RK0
When Completed Will Give Clothing
Establishment Added Floor Space
e.. and Two Entrances
GEORGE KREATZ IN CHARGE


- Work on the construction Of the
addition to the Gill Brothers cloth
ing store will be begun by George
Kreatz, the contractor, during the
next few days.
A. A. Carter lis moving the build
ings now on the lot and excavation
work will start as soon as they have
been completely removed The ad-
dition will be connected with the rear
Of the Third street store and will
front on Minnesota avenue. It will
be fifty feet long and twenty-five feet
wide. .4. =.
There will be two large display
windows with a fine, up-to-date en-
trance on Minnesota avenue. The in
creased business of this establish
ment has fully warranted the addi-
ton, as the present quarters are
crowded from basement to garnet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
.OLNEY is WILSON'S CHOICE
Offered Governorship Of Federal Re.
| serve Board.

Offered Governorship Of Federal Re
serve Board.
Washington, May president Will
son has selected Richard Olney, for.
mer secretary of state in the Cleve.
land administration, to be governor
of the federal reserve board, and Paul
Warburg of New York to be mem.
Der of the board.
Although the president has offered
the governorship to Mr.. Olney word OF
his acceptance is being awaited, but
friends here were inclined to believe
he would not decline. Mr.. Olney was
offered the ambassadorship to Great
Britain by President Wilson early last
year, but expressed an unwillingness
to leave the country on account of his
business interests. He is being strong
ly urged by friends of the president to
accept this place which Mr.. Wilson
has spoken of as equal in importance
to place in the supreme court
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
SHOW 70 Make HIT
Senior Class Play Preparations Com
plete TO be Staged Friday.

With the exception ola few minor
details all preparations for the Sen.
ior class play, .At the End Of the
Rainbow" are complete, and expec.
tations are that's the production will
be staged with much success. IN.
der the direction Of Miss Clarice
Coult rehearsals have been held
daily, the results being very encour-
aging. There will be matinee Fri
day afternoon at 8 ::45,sgiven for the
benefit Of the lower grade children.
Reserved seat tickets are now on
sale at Netxer's drug store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
SHOW PROGRESSIVE Spirit
Farmers Residing in Waskish Vicin-
ity Improve Roads and Bridges on
Turn Out" Day, Says Doctor
BIG DITCH DOING GOOD WORK

. DR.. E. H. Marcum returned Mon
day from Waskish and vicinity, where
he was called to perform some pro-
fessional duties, as county physician.
The doctor reports several cases of
scarlet fever in that vicinity and is
loud in his praise regarding the
courage and perseverance of the peo-
pie residing in that county, practical
ly SO miles away from a railroad.
The county board appropriated
money for the construction for a
bridge over the Tamarac river, near
it's mouth. The bridge is erected
but the approaches have not been
built, owing to the lack of funds.
According to reports from DR.. Mar
cum, the homesteaders or settlers in
this community agreed upon a "Turn
Out" day for the purpose of con-
structing the approaches to this
bridge. About 40 men with Jokes
of oxen or teams of horses were on
the ground ready for work on the
morning of Turn Out" day. They
were hauling logs, roots and stumps
for filling in on either side of the
bridge, which, they plan on covering
with dirt and gravel.
II never saw such a lot of hustlers
as found in and around Waskish.
They certainty are workers, every
one of them. They have erected
houses all along the road, about half
mile apart, and have ditched their
land in order to put the soil in till
able shape. The large ditch flow
ing into the river at the mouth re-
presents a torrent in itself. The
ditch system surely does drain the
swamp" said the doctor. r.:
Every Indication in this section of
the country points toward perman-
ent settlement, according to reports
and the men who are entering the
lands now, are not of the speculative
type but of the homeseeking AND
home building kind.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
MANY ENTER CONTESTS
Superintendent Stewart Announces
That Nearly 800 Desire to Take
Part in Corn and Bread Contests
RURAL SCHOOL TERMS CLOSING

Nearly three hundred pupils OF
the rural schools Of Beltrami county
have enrolled for the state and coun.
ty corn growing, bread making, poul-
try and garden contests, according to
w. ,B. Stewart, county superintend-
ent of schools, under whose super
vision the entries are being ibade.
superintendent Stewart says that
much interest is being taken all over
the county in the contests and that
the number of contestants will be
we'll over the three hundred mark by
next week. The entire list will be
printed in the Pioneer at later
date. MIR. Stewart has nothing to
do with the list Of pupils who have
ntered the contest from the city of
Bemidji, Bueford M. Gile, agricul-
turist, and who is assisting in the
carrying on of the plan, having
charge. -. {.
Of the 12O rural schools of the
county, thirty have already .complet-
ed their winter sessions, this number
including the five and six-month
terms. The eight-month terms are
also preparing to close and the nine.
month terms will conclude their
work: the last week in May.
For the first time, pupils in the
rural schools of thefcounty will this
year be given diplomas of gradua-
tion from the eighth grade, which
entities them to enter any high
school in the state, should they pass
their state high school examinations
in a satisfactory manner. There are
now thirty schools in the rural dis
tricts which have eighth grade in
struction. While, as dn the past,
the successful ! examination certi-
ficates permit entry to the high
school, the diplomas are to be given
as further incentive to complete the
eighth grade work. In order to re-
ceive diploma, student must pass
tests in spelling, eighth grade com
position, arithmetic, history, gram.
mar and geography.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
BUSINESS METHODS PRAISED
Hart, Schaffner Marx Firm gom-.
pliment Schneider Brothers

r Charles COminsky, manager of the
Bemidji clothing firm of Schneider
Brothers, has just received a letter
complimenting his company because
of the progressive spirit which is
being, shown by it. The letter is
from the we'll known clothing house
of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, and is as
follows: s' ~~.- 1
Schneider Bros Co.,
'fBemidji, Minnesota.
"Gentlemen:-
'"The Bemidji Daily Pioneer of
April 9th contained a mighty good
advertisement of yours. We think
ut was an excellent piece of publicity
and are glad of this opportunity to
tell you so. .s. ~
4 .It is just this progressive spirit;
the idea of going out after business
instead of waiting for business to
come to you, that has made for the
greater success of so many mer-
chants. -...... r. ##a5,
eve were glad to see this adver-
tisement, not only because of it's own
excellence but because of the atti-
tude toward business that it repre-
sents. Don't think that that we can
get your papers too often; we are
always glad to have them and to
keep in touch with the work you are
doing along advertising lines.
''Yours very truly,
CHART SCHAFFNER & MARX,
''Per w. r.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
New Automobiles Arrive

Eleven new automobiles have been
added to the machines of Bemidji
during the past two nays. Of this
Fords and a Chalmers. The Bucks
were ordered through the Benidji
Automobile company, as was the
Chalmers, while the Fords are
distributed by the Northern Auto
company. The Chalmers was or
dered for A. A. Warfield, while
George Baker and w. N. Bowser own
two of the Bucks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
FISHERMEN ARE SUCCESSFUL

Bemidji fishermen have been very
successful since the opening of the
season last Friday and the large
catches go to prove that Lake Benz
idI is yet a long way from being "all
in" as an ideal fishing ground. Pike
have been plentiful, some Of the
largest ever caught in the Bemidji
lake falling victims to the hook and
line during the past five days. Fish
erman have also been very success
full down the Mississippi river.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
FIVE AFTER SEA
IN LOWER HOUSE
A. I. Norris Of Williams and Gustav
Erickson File, Seeking Nomination
for Representative at Primaries
FOUR ARE FROM NORTH END
Candidacy Of I. G. Pendergast Of this
City Strengthened BY Late Entries
-18 Have Registered.

Two more candidates have filed for
the nomination for representative
from this county, A. Z. Norris OF
Williams, and Gustav Erickson, OF
spooner, having thrown their hats
into the ring.
This places the number of candi-
dates for the lower house Of the
state legislature at five, the others
being =. G. Pendergast Of this city,
who was the first to file. J. u. Will
liams of ,Baudette and Hello Glen
entson, of Clementson.
Would Favor Pendergast.
Erickson lis the man named to
make the run by the socialists, tav-
ing been selected by the referendum
ballot held several weeks ago. His
filing was attended to by DR.. c. +.
Larson, of Bemidji, secretary of the
county organization.
While Bemidji has always con
ty is entitled to the representative
as provided for by the last legisla-
ture in it's re-apportionment plan,
the chances for the nomination and
election of L. G. Pendergast are
much trengthened by the many can
didates from the north end.
Norris Candidacy Surprise.
1T has been known for several
months that the legislative "bee''
has been lowering around Mr.. Nor
mis-, but as he had announced that
he would not enter the race, his fl
ing of yesterday, his affidavit having
been mailed to the auditor, was more
or less of a surprise.
There are now 10 candidates for
county office who have filed. This
number includes only one socialist,
Erickson, although they will have a
complete ticket in the field. .5
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
4 4 < x ~ < < x x x < x
RETIRED MILLIONAIRE
KILLED BY HIS SON

New York, May Hiram
Duryea, aged 81, retired mil
lionaire starch manufacturer
and veteran of the civil war,
was murdered early this
morning at. his home in
Brooklyn, by his son Chester
Seven shots were fired by the
son into his fathers body.
Police believe sudden in
sanity responsible for the
crime.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05
MANY ARE LEAVING MEXICO
Seven Thousand Quit Country in Last
Two Weeks.

washington, May 5.-More than
1000 refugees have been brought out
of Mexico by the United States gov
eminent during the last two weeks
About 5000 Americans remain there
now, most of whom are on their way
to Vera Cruz and other ports of safety.
The exodus of Americans is not
new. When Madero started his revo-
luton against Por6rio Diaz there were
between $4,000 and 100000 Americans
in Mexico. Many of them left when it
became apparent Diaz would be over
thrown. Others remained temporarily,
but left Immediately following the
Huerta coup a year ago. Fifteen
thousand came out last year and the
remaining 10000 are mostly out now
The rescue work has cost the gov.
eminent close to, 100000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-05

A. e.. Schusser, formerly connect
ed with the Bemidji Pioneer and who
just disposed of his interest in the
Plummer Pioneer is in Bemidji.