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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
John Perry, of Aberdeen, Enlists in
British Army and Is in England
With Canadian Troops

This city has a soldier of fortune
in John Perry, who enlisted with Ca
madam troops at Calgary and is now
serving as an orderly at Salisbury
Plain. Perry served in the Spanish
American war and went to Calgary
during the boom there. He saw a
chance to witness action in the war
zone and with $4,000 other Canadian
volunteers he sailed for Plymouth.
The transports were conveyed by
British warships to avoid possible
capture. Perry is writing interest
ing letters to relatives here. He had
an opportunity to see the king and
queen of England and Lord Kitchen
er and Earl Roberts when they Wis
tied Salisbury Field His duties are
mostly clerical and he says that he
is we'll pleased with them. He does
not anticipate the removal of the
troops at Salisbury until March.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
GEORGE J. SAUERS RETIREs
Veteran Saw Mill Superintendent Re-
signs from Hoquiam Lumber
Co. to Take a Rest

HOQUIAM, Nov. 3O.-After seven
years of service in the capacities of
mill foreman, superintendent, manag-
er, and, of late, assistant manager,
tion with the Hoquiam Lumber &
Shingle company today. Mr.. Sauers
is one of the best known millmen on
the North Pacific coast and for the
greater part of the last 26 years has
resided at Hoquiam.
Mr.. Sauers came to Grays Harbor
in 1888, joining the staff of the old
Cosmopolis Mill & Trading company,
staying with them for 18 months. He
them moved to Coos Bay, Ore, and
was with the California Lumber COM
pany there for five years as sawyer,
and in other capacities. He then
came back to the Harbor, and return
ed to his old employers, who in the
meantime had become the Grays Har-
Dor Commercial company, remaining
with them for three and half years
he then went to the StetsOn-Post
company in Seattle, and was mill
manager for them for year.
Returning again to the Harbor he
spent over three years again with the
Grays Harbor Commercial company
as Eastern shipping clerk and in 9TH
er capacities. Then he came to Ho-
qulam and was with the National
Lumber & Box company for four
years as mill manager and superin-
tendent.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
WOULD ORGANIZE
COUNTY FARMERS
Businessmen Ready and Anx-
ious to Cooperate With
Farmers Exchange

Indications are that every farming
district in Chehalis county will be
represented by goodly sized delega-
tions of ranchers at the farmers
meeting to be held here December II
under the auspices Of the Chamber
of Commerce. when it is proposed to
organize a Farmers Exchange. The
business gathering will follow an elab-
crate banquet at the Hotel Washing.
ton. Cooperation by the business
men and farmer will be the keynote
sounded at the big meeting.
The proposed Farmers Exchange,
does it materialize, will be a sound
exemplification of this cooperation.
The business men will push Cheha-
lis county farm products bearing the
guarantee label of the association, to
the exclusion of all other products.
In safeguarding the business man the
farmer must be willing to guarantee
his. products to be the extent Of re-
turning purchase money if not salts
factory. In fact, it is proposed to
limit the membership to those farm
ers who will make such guarantees.
The proposition will be discussed
thoroughly at the meeting and it is
desired that every farmer present ex-
nrpsS an Oninion on the subject The
matter of establishing a market
place or carrying on business through
the ordinary channels will also re-
ire discussion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW
ChehaIis County Poultry Association
Planning for Biggest Show Ever.
December 20, "a and 25

The annual poultry show of the
Chehalis County Poultry Association,
to be held this year on December 23,
"a and 25, in the Aberdeen Masonic
Temple, next door to the United
States Trust Co., promises to be the
largest and best exhibition of fine
poultry ever seen in Southwestern
Washington
Those members working hard for
the success of the show predict that
fully 1000 birds will be exhibited.
They will be arranged. in modern
coops of the collapsible type and in
artistic shape. The money secured
from the Buick automobile, which
cost $2135, will make possible a
"splurge" rHt before possible and it
will be take advantage of in carry.
ing out the mission of the organiza-
tion-encouraging the upbuilding Of
the poultry industry in the county.
In E. S. Russell of Ottumwa, Iowa,
judge of the show, the association is
positive it has secured the services
of one of the finest experts on poul.
try in the United States.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
SEEKING new
ARM0RY site
Adjutant General and Assis.
tant in Aberdeen Looking
for Militia Armory

To look over proposed locations for
the joint armory of the naval militia
of Grays Harbor and Company G, N.
G. W., receiving bids and plans and
specifications for the guards quar-
ters, Adjt. Gen. Maurice w. Thomp-
son and Asst. Adjt. Gen. F. T. Leggett
arrived in Aberdeen from Olympia
yesterday afternoon, completed part
of the task before them last night and
will finish it today.
The officers will not divulge for
some time what location meets their
approval. All bids will be considered
upon the return to Olympia.
Knights of Pythias would rent the
state the lower floor CT Pythian
Temple including club rooms and gym
nasium quarters. The street railway
company offers the old car barn here,
remodeled to meet requirements. 9th
er parties whose identity is withheld,
are willing to construct building at
cost of about $4,000 to be given
over practically in it's entirety to
the state for militia use. Possibly a
1O-year lease at rental of about $3.50
month woIld be charged. The
state at present pays close to tbs
amount for the two quarters Of the
soldiers and sailors. The former oc-
cupy X. Of P. hall and the latter drill
in the Electric building.
Capt. H. A. Comeau of Company G
and Lieut.. E. A. Bradner Of the naval
militia accompanied Gen. Thompson
about the city last evening and made
their stay here pleasant. Capt. Co
meau entertained both visitors at his
home at dinner. Local militia officers
were also present.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
INSPECT HOQUiAM BRIDGE
Northern Pacific Officials Inspect
Piers for North Hoquiam
Bridge Last Week

HOQUIAM. Nov. 30.-Supt. w. C.
Albee, Supt. Of Bridges and Buildings,
J. A. Campbell and Trainmaster J. F.
Alsip of the Northern Pacific railroad,
arrived early yesterday afternoon
from Tacoma in their business car,
for the purpose of making an inspec-
tion Of the local terminals, and par.
ticularly. of the North Hoquiam
bridge. the piers and approaches OF
which were recently completed by
Contractor ]. McEeachern, ,,
It is understood the contract for
the erection Of the steel superstruc-
ture will be awarded in . few days.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
BUILD MORE DRY kILNS

McCLEARY, Nov. 30-Lumber for
new dry kilns at the plant of the
Chehalis Fir Door factory in Nc
McCleary has arrived from Olympia
and the kilns will be constructed az
once. The new kilns will enable the
factory to operate a day and night
shift. No date has been set for COM
pleting this move, which will depend
on the condition of the market
The county commissioners are con
sdering the matter of dividing the
McCleary precinct, one of the largest
in the county. At the last election
BIG woes were cast. which is 16 more
than the law allows in any one pre-
cinct.
Emery c. Williamson, secretary of
the Crescent Oil company, is not un-
known to the people of McCleary, he
having taught school at Summit
about II years ago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
MOTHER BURNED;
CHILD IS DEAD
Mrs. Charles Pekolor Adds
Kerosene to Fire With Fa-
tai Result to Child

The mother seriously injured, her
threeyearold daughter burned to
death and the house and contents
destroyed by fire, are the results of
Mrs. Charles Pekolor attempting to
revive a smouldering fire in her kit
chen stove at Carlisle. Friday morn
ing.
The flames flared up. catching the
child's clothing. and the mother, at
tempting to put out the flames, fell
in faint. She was revived when the
fire seized upon her, and carrying her
child. by that time dead from burns,
she rushed screaming to a nearby
creek, into which she jumped for re-
lief Meantime the house burned.
The woman's screams brought her
husband, who was working at the mill
of the Copalis Lumber company, and
others to the scene. The woman, suf-
fering terribly, was taken from the
creek. and rushed to HoQuiam, being
taken to the Hoquiam General hos
pital. The woman is still alive. but
her terrible burns on the lower part
of her body make it problematical
whether she can survive
The men from the mill saved a few
of the household goods, but $500 in
money, which the couple had saved,
was destroyed. The funeral of child
took place Saturday. from the Cath
olic church in Hoquiam, and Mrs.
Pekolor is making a brave fight for
life at the hospital
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
Canada Wants ShirtinQ

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-About 1,500.-
900 yards of shirting flannel have
been purchased on this market by
Canada. The contracts have been
placed with at least four firms Of
selling agents, and several mills will
be employed for months turning out
the goods.
In addition to the contracts placed
on goods to be made practically all
of the shirting flannels of the sort
wanted that were available for quick
shipment were bespoken. The spot
market is practically cleaned up Of
light and dark gray mixtures. 81
inchces wide, weighing about eight
ounces and costing in the neighbor-
hood of so cents net.
The buying commissioners who plac-
ed these orders have returned home,
and it is expected that no additional
orders will be placed for some time.
A large yardage of the flannel has
been shipped already, and additional
shipments will be made as fast az
the mills can produce the materials.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
NATIONS AT war
ARE BIG BUYERS
Large Orders Pouring Into
East for Linens and Shirt
ings From Europe
TAXES MAKERS'CAPACITY
England Orders $1,000, 600
Worth of Linen-Canada
Needs Shirtings

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2s.-Eng-
land is in the American market for
$1.O00,000 worth of linen, part of
which order was shipped to Liver
pool by the steamship st. Paul from
New York. and France is placing or
ders for 100000 sweater coats. Botl
are for soldiers of the allies, and IS
cases of the sweaters are in the car
60 with the linens. 1t also was Civ
EN- out in trade circles here that the
representatives of the French govern
ment were making inquiries for white
metal identification markers to desig
nate the name, regiment and CON-
pany of 100000 men,
The linen England seeks is the
same that her merchants sold to this
country before the war. 1t is another
one of the many twists that has bean
given to trade, and the reason ad-
yanced for it by merchants here is
that the war has greatly reduced Eng
lands flax supply. This is borne out
in dispatches from Belfast, that the
flax supplies We're very small, auG
that it would be long time he lore
stocks could be augmented. 1t is 20
timated, according to trade reports.
that 100000 yards of the material,
chiefly 36-inch brown linen, have been
taken out of bond for reshipment.
If the orders which now are pend
ing for the sweater coats finally are
consummated, it is said that num-
ber of large mills here will be engag-
ed solely in knitting them for a num-
ber of months. .
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
SCHOOL ELECTIONS

Two members OF the school board
are to be elected for three YEARS at
the annual school election Sat
urday. The polls will be in
the different school houses. and
the same officials will conduct
the Port elections at the same, time.
The candidates for school directors are
c. NJ. Weatherwax and J. C. Smith,
members of the present board, DR.
Lawrence Hopkinson, Mrs. Ada Nc.
Gregor and Mrs. Rose Manley, the
two latter being socialists.
tor port commissioner, w. j. Pat.
terson has no opposition to his re.
election.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
WANTED FOR BURGLARY

Oregon newspapers contains items
concerning Ernest Howell. a former
resident of this city. who is charged
by the police of La Grande with bur.
glary. Howell is a young man about
IS and worked about this county as
a blacksmith. 1t will be recalled
that his mother passed away in this
city several months ago. The police
are keeping lookout for Howell. but
1t is not thought likely he will visit
this city.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
SUES FOR WAGES

H. H. Mcmillan has brought suit
against the city to collect 5000, al
legged to be due him as wages for op-
Grating the North Aberdeen bridge.
The complaint alleges that Mcmillan
made a verbal contract with Mayor
France to operate the bridge for a
year at 500 a month. Later the city
council advertised TOR bids, md let
the contract for less than S1t0. Nc
MILAN resting on his verbal agree
ment, not bidding. He now claims
the difference between wha. '.e earned
and tho 800 month during the re-
mainder of his contrac: year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
ABERDEEN ACCOUNTS

-GONTESANO, Dec. 1.-City Treas
ranging with County Treasurer Nc
Gillicuddy to check over the improve
ment district tax rolls of Aberdeen.
This is made necessary by the fact
that a number of cases have come to
light in which those taxes have been
sent to the county treasurer as de-
linquent which had been paid. but
which had not been credited upon the
rolls. AS there are several hundred
of these rolls, the task of checking
will be no small one.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
MOTORCYCLE STOLEN

MONTESANO, Nov. 3O.-A nervy
thief got away with Art. Furnier's
MOTORCYCLE Thanksgiving night. The
machine was on the back porch OF
Furniers home. In the morning it
was gone. At first Furnier thought
some of his friends had taken 1t as
joke and the sheriff wasn't noti-
fed until this morning.
The machine was an Indian 4
horsepower, 1911 model. and the Ii
cense number was 500. q
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
STEAMER QUlNlAULT DAMAGED

the steamer Quiniault. in which
several Aberdeen parties own stock,
Is at the drydock in Portland. where
she was towed by the steamer Mari.
posa, which pulled her of a reef in
Alaskan waters. A survey is being
made to learn the extent of the dam
age.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER ARRIVES

The government lighthouse tender
Manzanita arrived in port Friday, to
renew buoys on the harbor Naviga-
tions aids on the harbor in addition
to the lighthouse at Westport consist
Of 20 spar buoys, one whistling b:nv.
IA tank buoys. one bell buoy and
three stake lights. 1t has been near
ly two years since the Manzanita was
here.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-01
ELMA VOTED BONDS

ELMA, Nov. 30.-At the school
bond election held here Saturday, the
proposition to issue bonds for $1d.-
500. with which to complete the new
school building SO as to properly
house all pupils. carried by . mar
row margin. the vote being 175 for
boads and 10. against, but q major
ity Of four over the required three
1fths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03

men who need such instruction. About 45 minutes a day will be devoted to these subjects and 45 minutes to tech nical and naval subjects.
 Secretary Daniels is described as essentially a man of peace," and he is living up to his reputation. A knowledge of arithmetic may make Jack Tar" a better gunner and a knowledge of geography might help him some as a fighting man, but that is entirely foreign to Secretary Dan iels' idea. He isn't building up a lighting machine" He is altruistic and paternalistic in his views. He thinks the navy is the greatest uni versity in America" and he proposes that the enlisted man shall reap all the. educational advantages it has to offer. Well and good, but how do naval officers take to the role of schoolmaster?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
France Negsecting No Precautions

The most important development in the European war yesterday was the announcement that the French seat of government would be transferred from Paris to Bordeaux.
 This may have a double meaning. It may indicate that the Germans are much nearer Paris and much more widely successful than the censor has permitted the outside world to know Again, the reasons offered inGthe of ficial statement, namely, that it is a temporary action taken not because there will be siege, but because there might be, may be true.
 It is evident from the steps taken to put Paris in proper position for de- fense that the French are not suffer- ing from overconfidence and are neg lecting no precaution to protect their capital. As conditions are now, the capture of Paris, which is not ad- mitted as possibility by those friend ly to the allies, would not mean the subjection of France.
 Operations in the east seem pro- ceeding with varying fortune. In Prussia the Russians were severely checked, but apparently have recov- cred from their discomfiture and are proceeding with the investure of Koenigsberg. In Galicia they have won an important victory and have | routed almost 100000 Austrian troops. In France nothing is known definite ly except that fighting of the most desperate character is raging. The Germans are making a supreme eff fort to reach Paris and if reports are to be believed are paying heavily in blood for every step won.
 The possibilities of the spectacular
 are exhausted. Yesterday in full view of thousands there was an aerial battle
 above Paris between two German air
 ships and French fleet of aeroplanes
 in which shots were exchanged, but,
 so far as known, there were no casual
 ties. Not even the widest imagina- l tion could have dreamed of such an 
 encounter a few years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
Governments Crop Reports

The government crop reports have in most cases proved to be remark
 ably accurate. They play a large part in the business world and are ac- cepted by bankers and manufacturers almost at "face value"
 The United States agricultural de- partment's report, tabulated on August 31, was of special interest It showed that the bumper cotton crop would about equal the record breaking crop of 1911, and possibly exceed it. A total production of 15,090,000 bales of
 500 pounds gross weight, is indicated
 by the government experts from "con- dition figures" The remarkable fact is
 that the crop had improved wonder fully over conditions reported in July,
 The forecast in July was for a large crop but August was great growing month and the report indicates 1,365000 more than the July report The record crop ill 1911 was 15,553,073, linters excluded, and of that total Alabama, the third cotton
 state in the union, produced 1,695,2S4
 bales.
 Taking period of ten years Ala bama's crop has averaged something like tenth of the whole It has come
 to be a saying in cotton market cir
 cles, Multiply Alabama's forecast by ten and the result will show ap | proximately what the entire crop o
 cotton is to be-"
 A month ago certain crop experts
 said that Alabama's cotton production would not be far short of 1,600, ,00( bales They will not miss it much. As to the price of cotton, that re | mains to be seen. Despite the | European war, market will be es
 tablished. But no matter whether the farmer gets a good price or not, al will agree that there must be con siderable decrease in the area planted
 next spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03

From the New York Times
 A dispatch from Toronto contrasting the 5000 miles of unguarded frontier that di- vide the United States from the British possession of Canada with the bristling frontiers of Europe suggests the real req son why the United States has for Britain. The arrangement concluded in April. 1877, between Richard Bush, act ing Secretary of State, and Charles Bagot, Great Britain's envoy extraordinary, lm- ited the naval force upon the great lakes to one vessel of not over 100 tons burden on Lake Ontario, armed with one 1S- pound cannon; on the upper lakes to two similar vessels, and on Lake Champlain to one such vessel. These vessels, need less to say, were not for war but as provision against smugglers. The few antiquated brick forts along the great boundary are about as strong sheep folds.
 The disarming of the American frontier disarmed suspicious. The fortifying of European boundaries has invited suspi- cion and attack. They are being attacked, and the elaborate European preparations as insurance" against war have made war inevitable. The hundred millions of people this side the Canadian border do not molest the s,0OO0OO on that side, not because occasions for interna tional jeal- ousy have not arisen, but because in the absence of brute force reason has in- varably prevailed. Americans did not readily forget the burning of Washington by the British in 1874. Canadians felt that the Ashburton treaty of 1S42 permitted the state of Maine to encroach on their territory, and they cayi1ed over the boun- dary question on the Pacific coast. Then there was the report of the Alaska boun- dary commission. so unsatisfactory to the dominion, In 1864, when the federal gov ernment was suspected of entertaining de- signs of invading Canada. and later dur ing the revival of distrust over the Ala bama incidert, one of the deciding factors for the cdU1nuance of peace was this mutually unguarded frontier. Both coun- tries had prepared for nothing but peace, and. in the words of the late Professor Sumner, what we prepare for that we shall get.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Professors Return from Europe

Prof. l.. L. Colebeck and Professor Rorie of Birmingham college. who spent their summer vacation together in Flu
 rope, landed in New York yesterday. Early in the week letter was received from Professor Colebecl dated from Der lin in July. The college authorities feared that the two professors would not be able to reach Birmingham in time for the open- ing of the new year. They were rejoiced
 therefore. on receiving the telegram from New York.
 In speaking of the return of the two
 professors, well known friend of the college said: Any teacher returning from Europe will have great deal of valuable information to report. The inside infor- | nation that strangers or visitors to a foreign land obtains is not Of special value, because as a rule it is merely gossip, but the observations of an edu- cated, keen man is of great interest. The l student body of Birmingham college will | have good treat in store in listening
 to the European talk of two popular pro- | fessors."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-03
Marion Institute

Superintendent H. o. Murfee of Ma rion institute is at the Tutwi1er, and will remain here until the last of the week. Marion is one of the most popular educational institutions in the south and its high standard Is attract ing attention in all parts of the coun- try.
 Last year our enrolment was 176 but this year it will be larger" said MT. Murfee The institute opens September 9, and the advance enroll ment is most gratifying We will have more students from outside of Ala bama than ever before. A very large number of states, some in the west and some in the north, will be repre- sented.
 As Is we'll known, Marion is an ex- ceptionally fine preparatory school for Annapolis and West Point, and that fact is more and more appreciated"