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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
PAVED STREETS IN WEsTPoRr
Town Council of Westport Awards
Contract for Paving Main Street
of Summer Resort

Three Harbor contracting firms sub
mitted bids on the big paving job at
Westport. the bids being opened by
the Westport town council Monday
night. The contract was awarded to
Christensen & Pugh of Hoquiam at
$9153, their bid being the Lowest
The other contenders were p. L.
Granstrom of Hoquiam, who bid So
700 and Haukli & Hegg of Aberdeen
who bid $10,600.
The contract calls for a concrete
pavement 5000 lineal feet in length,
about half of it being 16 feet in
width. and the remainder eight feet
in width with turnouts every 800 feet
The pavement will pass through the
t2wn, the broader portion being the
full length of the main thoroughfare
and for a certain distance on Mon.
tesano street From that point to
the Armstrong corner, and along
Ocean avenue, the narrower width
will prevail.
The contract calls for completion
in about three months.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
SEEKS GOLD ON
SUNK CUNB0AT
Crays Harbor Diver Wants
to Salve Treasure on Gun
boat Sunk 60 Years Ago

c. F. Stagger, a deep sea diver,
we'll known on Grays Harbor, has
made application to the United Stat
es government for permit to salve
gold from the Russian gunboat Neva,
which struck a rock off Cape Edge
combe, near the entrance to Sitka
harbor and went to the bottom more
than sixty years ago, Stagger's ap'
plication was referred to Maj. j. B.
Cavanaugh, United States engineer, in
| Seattle.
Last summer while Stagger was at
Sitka, engaged in salving the fishing
schooner Montana, which caught fire
, and was beached on Baranof island
he was informed of the wrecked Rus
sian gunboat Neva, by Rev. Father
George kostrometinoff, the resident
Russo-Greek priest at Sitka, who, dur
| ing the early summer, visited Cape
| EuSeCOlNue, anu Niilc III IidI NiSiH
ity in a small boat, sighted the
sunken craft resting on the bottom
at depth between ten and twelve
i fathOms.
According to the statement made
by Father Kostrometinoff, more than
sixty years ago. when Alaska was
under Russian rule. the Russian gun
boat Neva was sent to Sitka with
nearly quarter Of a million dollars
in gold to pay the Russian officers
soldiers and bluejackets stationed at
| that place. When she was nearing
the entrance to the harbOr dense
fog settled down and the Neva lost
her course striking a reef off Cape
Edgecombe. SO rapidly did the vessel
go down that the crew barely had
time to escape in the small boats and
after several days succeeded in reach
ing Sitka.
Unsuccessful efforts were made tc
recover the gold, but in those days
facilities for such work were limited
and further efforts We're abandoned
The gold was carried on the main
deck of the vessel in great iron
chest, which was the usual way OF
transporting bullion in war vessels
in those days.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKS
FOR TWO GAS HUOYS
Hoouiam Commercial Club Adopts
Memorial to Congress for L ghts
For Harbor Shipping

HOQUIAM, Dec. 1.-THE CONNER
cial Club yesterday adopted men,
orial reported by a special committee
and addressed to Senator Wesley l..
Jones and Congressman Albert john
son asking an appropriation for Two
gas buoys at the Grays Harbor bar
and for other channel guides. Th"
committee was composed of NJ. c.
Harris, chairman; r. c. Soule, A. r.
Jones and Fl. M. Delanty, of Aber-
deem, Mr.. Harris presenting the mem
orial
The memorial set forth that the
proposed lights would make it POS
sible for ships to depart from or en-
ter Grays IIarbor at night, which
they cannot do at present The re-
nort showed in 1913 total of 542
vessels entered the Harbor, includ-
ing 425 coasting steamers, 81 coast
ing sailing vessels, "a foreign sail
ing vessels and 13 foreign steamers
They had total net tonnage OF
oS3. 758 and carried 346,215, 900 feet
cf lumber coastwise and 79,434,oOO
feet foreign.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
TIN ORE is FOUND ON
THE UPPER WYNOOCHE

MONTESANO, Dec. 16.-It may be
the cat is out of the bag regarding
the recent numerous mineral claims
filed on land near the boundary
between this and Jefferson counties
in the Wynooche valley and hills
The two latest filings by VIM.
Scherwine and J. T. McGrath recite
the claims have quartz bearing tin
iron and other ores.
Only recently has it been asserted
definitely that there was tin in the
Olympics, and recent mining article
in a popular magazine says the dis
cOvery of tin in commercial Guanti-
ties would be more valuable than a
discovery of a rich vein of gold.
None of the prospectors, who have
filed on clans in the Wynooche re-
gion, have been disposed to talk
much. but there are several people
about Montesano who really believe
a strike has been made.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
MUSIC FESTIVAL
GRAND SUCCESS
Musical Talent Of Crays Har'
Dor Gives Entertaining
Concert Tuesday

The music lovers Of Grays Harbor
enjoyed a treat Tuesday night at
the Grand theater, when the music
festival was given under the direction
Of S. c. Wetteland, who succeeded in
enlisting the best musical talent in
Chehalis county for the occasion,
The concert was surprise to many
who had no idea this section con.
.ained so much real talent in vocal
and instrumental musie. Every mum
ber was excellent, rejecting credit on
the director as we'll as those taking
part
Mrs. George A. Avery, of Elma, sang
a solo in splendid voice, as did Mrs
Jessica Walker, who also assisted in
the chorus numbers. Pupils of Mrs
w. Y. CroXall delighted the large
audience and reflected credit on their
teacher. Those were Mrs. Sam An
derson, Mrs. Joseph Barkley, Mrs. N
D. Coons, Mrs. c. Mankowski, Mrs
N. P. Bryan and Mrs. Nellie Lille. Mrs
Flossie Steves and Miss GOldie Gra
ham were also soloists, all Of whom
were heartily encored.
Taken as a whole, the concert was
the greatest musical event ever on
Grays Harbor and was a grand sue
cess in every number. as well as fin
ancially, the pipe organ fund of the
First Methodist church receiving
about 800 from the proceeds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
CITY MUST PAY FOR
LIGHTS ON BRIDGE

HOQUIAM, Dec. Ito install the
10 lights on the Eighth street bridge
for the protection of navigation. as
ordered by the federal government, is
costing 1862 and the city must foot
the bill. This point was settled at
the meeting of the city commission
yesterday afternoon, when the ques
ton arose as to whether the city or
the government was responsible for
the expenditure. City Attorney James
P. II. Callahan made it plain that,
though the work is being done at
the instance of the government, the
city is responsible for safeguarding
navigation at the bridge, and will
have to pay for the lights.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
CHAS. R. SAUERS
PASSES AWAY
Pioneer Lumberman Crosses
the Great Divide Wednes-
day Morning at Home
WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED
Funeral Took Place This
Morning - inferred Beside
Wife in Montesano

Charles r. Sauers, respected
pioneer Of Grays Harbor, died early
Wednesday morning at the family
residence, 421 East First street, after
long illness. aged "a years. The
funeral took place at 10 o'clock this
morning, services being held by Rev.
and interment being had in the Mon
tesano cemetery, where the remains
were laid beside those of his wife,
who died last January.
Mr.. Sauers was a sturdy pioneer
of Grays Harbor, coming here in
1885, he engaged as sawyer in the
Cosmopolis mill, and followed the
lumber business ever since on Grays
Harbor, with the exception of three
years he spent at Coos Bay, Oregon,
and two years in San Francisco. He
held important positions in several
cf the large mills on Grays Harbor
was one of the organizers of the
Union Mill Co., and the Grays Har-
Dor Shingle Co., and served as city
councilman.
He was superintendent of those
plants for a long time, and more re-
Gently was superintendent of the
plant of the National Lumber & Box
Co. Always a robust, active man
he was ailing for some time before
he would believe it meant anything
serious, but four months ago his
trouble became aggravated and he
went to Soap Lake for time. Lat
er he consulted specialists in Port
land and Seattle without beneficial
result In Seattle an operation wa.
decided upon, but, after finding tn,
condition Of the liver. the physician.
declined to act, and lnfermed hin
that his period OF life was limited
Returning to Aberdeen he went fol
a short time to st. Joseph's hospt
tai, and later went to his nome.
Through his genial manner ant
sturdy integrity, Mr.. sauers enjoyed
the respect Of all with whom he came
in contact. and he leaves a legion o.
friends to mourn his untimely death
He is survived by his son, Raymond
Sailors, bookkeeper for the Aberdeen
Lumber & Shingle Mill company; by
three brothers, George j. Sauers, O
Hoquiam; William Sauers of Seward
Alaska, and H. l.. Sauers of Hawaii
and five sisters, Mrs. J. E. Pulvel
and Mrs. D. F. Spiegle of Cosmopolis
Mrs. irwin Johnson, of Satsop, Mrs
d. Witheral of Buffalo, N. Y, ant
Mrs. George Greenwood, of Sardinia
N. Y. Mr. Sauers was member O.
the Aberdeen Pioneers Association
Of the Order of Elks and CT the Mod
ern Woodmen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
WASTESAWDUST
FOR W0ODFLOUR
United States Forest Service
inquiries Into Making Wood
Flour From Mill Waste
MANY USES ARE CLAIMED
The Product Is Used in Man.
ufaeture Of Linoleum, Dy-
namite, Flooring, Etc.

december II, 1914.-In it's efforts to
attaih complete utilization Of our for.
est resources. the federal government
has been making inquiries into the
possibilities of manufacturing wood
flour from sawdust waste.
The flour in question is not the
kind which is converted into fluffy
biscuits or flaky pastry, nor is it a
substitute for corn meal, although it
looks somewhat like it. This wood
flour is made by grinding dry saw
dust or small wood waste (that of
pine or spruce is excellent for the
purpose) in a cheap mill, similar to
the kind in which corn and rye are
ground. After passing through the
stones and the bolting chest, it is
sacked or baled for shipment. 1t is
then worth $12 to $13 per ton.
This flour is used in making dyna-
mite, and acts as the absorbent for
the nitro-glycerine. Dynamite made
with wood flour as one of it's ingred-
tents is somewhat inferior to that
made with infusorial EARTH but it is
cheaper. The use of wood flour in
the manufacture of dynamite, how.
ever, is but minor use of the product.
Its chief use is in the manufacture
Of linoleum and xyloite, both floor
coverings that are very popular for
use in kitchens, halls, corridors, cafes,
restaurants, and public rooms 1t is
impervious 10 water and practically
fire proof. 1t is also used as floor
material on some of the German war
vessels, for it is not liable to take
fire or splinter If hit by shells.
The manufacture of wood flour Is
already an extensive industry in Eu
rope, Norway has been manufactur
ing 1t for years, and exports thousands
of tons. Germany also is large
manufacturer. England and France
are extensive buyers. In the United
States the matter of wood flour has
not as yet been given much consid
Grafton A few mills in the Middle
West and one at Hoquiam. Washing
ton, are all that have attempted tt
transfer their wood waste into woot
flour The amount of sawdust to bt
had in this country, especially in the
Northwest, is unlimited, and lumber
men should welcome this method O.
turning their waste into a practica
and profitable product.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
HUNTER KILLS THREE
COUGARS IN TWO DAYS

McCLEARY, Dec. II. - Henry
Mommsen, a young man of McCleary
killed three large cougars in the
woods near here in two days last
week. Mommsen was hunting up
Porter Creek looking for coyotes,
when his dogs treed big cougar Ee
brought the varmit down with his
rifle, and the next day went back an(
killed the rest of the family. He re
ceved 500 bounty for each COUGAR
from the county, and the hides are
worth fully as much more.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
ABERDEEN DEFEATED
BY HOQUlAM PLAYERS

In the new gymnasium, in the
church. the Hoquiam y. NJ. c. A.
team defeated the Aberdeen Metho-
dist church team at basketball We'd
resday night. by a score of 1919. The
game was fast and somewhat rough,
and was decided only in the last
minute of play, when Hoquiam shot
the lucky goal The Aberdeen boys
were older and heavier, but the Ho-
quam toys played faster and more
open game.
A return game will be played at
the "Y" in Hoquiam on New Years
night.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
SCRAP OVER KIDS

Judge Phillips court was occupied
Tuesday evening with an assault case
from Markham. w. f. Smith chare-
ed Henry Squire with aasaultjng his
little son, and the evidence went 10
Show that the case was merely
little boy squabble that ought never
havve been dignified by an appear
ance in court. Judge Phillips dis
missed the case, after admonishlng
both men to adopt better neighbor'
mood feeling.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
GENERAL ELECTION COST
THE COUNTY OVER $4,000

NONTESANO. Dec. 16.-General
election bills allowed at the last ses-
sion of the board of commissioners
amounted to s2S2610, which added to
a bill of $1248.S9, previously allow
cd for printing. brings the total cost
,f he election to $407499.
Chairman Wilson's prediction that
the general and primary elections
would cost the county $4,000 is not
far off. for the bills allowed for the
urinary election were over $4,000 In
addition there probably will be bills
stringing in for the next three or
four months.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
PIONEER AUSTRIAN LADY
PASSES TO GREAT BEYOND

Mrs. Paskva Antich died Wednes-
day at the family home, 314 North
B street, aged SO years, seven months
and 23 days. Her husband, Martin
'nticN wos the rioneer Austrian on
Grays Harbor, coming to Aberdeen in
1886. Mrs. Antich came from Aus
tria in 1900, and soon after her ar
rival was married.
The funeral will take place Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, services
being held at st. Mary's Catholic
churchc.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
INJUNCTION SUSTAINED

Notice has been received in HO
quiam that the state supreme court
has sustained the Chehalis county
superior court in granting perma
nent injunction preventing B. F
Ingle from engaging in the milk bust
ness in Hoquiam.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
Mp. GETS READY
FOR EXPOSITION
Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Orders Passenger Equip
ment for $1,000, 1000
PREPARING FOR THE FAIR
Transco continental Road Anti
cipates Big Travel to Pa
cific Coast Next Year

The Northern Pacific Railway Com:
pany, in keeping with it's policy of
maintaining and improving it's equip
ment in an up-to-date manner has re-
Gently placed an order for a large
number of steel cars. That no special
part of it's service may be given pre-
ference in a matter of this sort, this
order has been made to cover the
various classes of equipment-Pull-
man and Tourist sleeping cars, dining
cars, baggage cars, day coaches, smok-
ing cars and mail cars. The total
number of cars Of all classes thus or
dered is 147 at cost of about ST.
100000.
These cars will be delivered to the
read in time to care for the increas-
ed traffic expected in connection with
the Pacific Coast expositions in San
Francisco and San Diego in 1915, and
together with the steel equipment
which the Northern Pacific now has
in service, will emphasize. the policy
Of the company to make safety First"
one of the cardinal principles in the
conduct of it's business. In connection
with this policy of safety First" it
may be we'll to add that in the year
1914 additional double track has been
laid and 900 miles more of automatic
block signals have been installed. A
considerable amount of reconstruction
and Improvement work has also been
done this year particularly in the
Puget Sound region.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

Send the twice-a-week Herald to
your inquiring Eastern friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

Continued on Page A..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

tective duty on wool. This has re.
duced the wool clip by $1,000, 900
pounds, and 1t has decreased the sup
ply of mean by 150,000,0OO or 20O.-
100000 pounds. Meat cost more be.
cause of it. American workmen have
been deprived of employment because
of the increased import of wooden
goods, and the country finds itself less
able to supply its own needs in this
European crisis when Great Britain
discovers that it must use all the avail
able wool for it's armies in the field.
But what rights have the wool
growers in comparison with the sac.
red privileges of the cotton growers?
And when did a President ever buy
bale of wool to keep up the price and
prevent the producers from losing hall
the value of their crop? The EN-.
barge which Congress has put on
American wool production is of much
greater significance than the action OF
the British Government.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
OUR PAVED STREETS

IN no other city of anything like its
size in the State could the firemen
4 have paraded over nearly ten miles
of paved streets, past almost every
fire house in the department. as they
did in Harrisburg yesterday. The fast
was commended upon by thousands of
the visitors. 1t was tribute to the
systematic and comprehensive scheme
Of public improvements the city has
been following for years.
Another feature of the parade was
the fact that everywhere the asphalt
was as clean as brooms and water
could make it. The marchers did not
require so much as a brushing at the
end of the long walk. for there was no
dust. Superintendent William H.
Lynch was on his Job as usual and had
the highways of the city looking as
though they had just come from the
laundry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
WHAT'S THE sCORMs
By Wing DinEer

know you were busy as sin ali the
day,
And in order to finish your work
You felt that you couldn't grant one
interview
To book agent, acquaintance OF clerk.
You knew that you had just so much
work to be done.
That you had so much time, and no
more,
But how many times did you find time
to ask
OF some clerk. or by phone, whats
the scorer"
But, gee, you're no different than many
more folks.
Who adore the American game.
1t makes little difference how busy they
are
At Worlds Series time they're all the
same.
And I think it's a good thing, for II
we all thought
OF just work, life would sure be g
bore;
And you'll find that the chap who
works best is the one
Who takes time to ask. What is the
Ascore?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
POLITICAL SIDELICHTS

Jesse j. Lybarger's display of
nonpartisanship in the firemen's pa
rade will cost him many vote.
The Patriot ought not to publish
child labor cartoons the morning after
the Democratic gangsters have kept
boys out of bed to carry banners
Candidate Mccormick had better
get his lines straight on occupations
of Philadelphia Bull Moosers.
Certain wealthy Democratic can
didates are getting a lot of lip service
these days.
IS. F. Houston, member of the ia
nous Democratic family of Philadel-
phia, says he will vote Republican
this year. Can't stand the tariff
One by one the thinking men are
repudiating the snap meeting. held
here by certain temperance workers
Boss e. j. Moore, of the Anti
Saloon League, has probably a very
good idea of the weight of DIR. Brum-
baugh's pen now. He is said to have
recently come from Missouri. And he
certainly was Shown"
1t is not hard to get up a big non
partisan registration when Demo
cratic watcher asks do you want to
declare your politics" That is not
the way the law requires the question
to be put.
John Wanamaker is certainly out
strong for Brumbaugh.
Everyone seemed to size up to
the nonpartisan character of the fire.
mems celebration except the Demo-
cratic gangsters. They took in their
banner. but they played every other
trick they could.
The Panic League took in its
banner, but Lybarge~'s men sent out
the automobile plastered with political
ads and kept it at the tail of the
parade.
But the tail end is where Jesse
usually lands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
DO YOU KNOW ?
That Harrisburg engines are used
in southern sugar cane mills?
PENNYPACKER AND WILSON

"Can anyone conceive that under any
circumstances William Howard Taft
would announce to the American people
that the American army, or part of it,
was sent to Vera Cruz in order to COM
pei Huerta to salute the flag in the
right manner? Can anyone imagine
William Howard Taft asking in his
middle life Andrew Carnegie for a PEN
sion? Is there any Republican Cover
nor of a Commonwealth who, during his
incumbencY of the office would have
entertained the thought of abandoning
his duties and going away to a foreign
country? Is there anyone of all the
Republican Presidents who after hav-
ing announced to the people the bene-
fits to result to them from the tolls
through the Panama Canal would have
surrendered the sovereignty of the
American people over that canal?
"These queries are put in no spirit
of criticism since there are always
limitations on the usefulness of every
Individual but to indicate the different
outcome of two opposing lines of polti-
cal thought in the most exalted places
And It must be remembered that Mr.
Wilson alone of all the Presidents, has
announced that while head of the ma
tion he Is also the leader OF a political
party making. provision for it's contests
in the future. From an interview with
Ex-Governor Samuel w. Pennypacker