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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
The Proclamation.
The proclamation follows:

Supt. of Education
Whereas. the last legislature passed
a measure known as No. Q, the State
Forests Amendment providing that
such state lands as are better fitted for
growing forests than for farming be set
aside and be managed by the state as
state forests; and.
Whereas, Amendment No. 9 is to be
submitted to popular vote November s,
1t is worthy of careful consideration by
every one Interested in the public well
fare and,
Whereas, this measure will affect
particularly the public school fund, it
is deemed fitting and proper that the
subject of state forests receive particu-
lar consideration in our public schools
Therefore. Wednesday,, October %,
Is designated state forests day, to be
observed in every public school with
appropriate exercises and discussions
upon the subject of state forests in
their relation to the public well-beinG
"A. o. sEBERHART
Governor
&C. G. SCHULZ,
Superintendent of Education"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
OFFICIAL OF LUNEViLLE
TELLS OF GERMAN ACTS

Bordeaux-In report to the minis
ter of the interior. Subprefect Miner
of Luneville says that town has been
occupied three weeks by the Germans.
More than one hundred houses have
been burned. the subprefectrre Is a
heap of ruins, numerous acts Of pflage
have been committed. and contribu-
ton Of $4,000 in gold has been ex-
acted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
Seven Arrests in appleton.

Appleton.-County Attorney Thorn
ton and Sheriff Johnson of Benson ar
rested seven local men on a charge Of
selling Intoxicating liquor illegally.
The men were bound over to the
grand jury.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
Finn browns: Investigation On.

FraZee.-Word has been received
here that John Wirkanen, Finlander
of the township of Wolf Lake, Becker
county, was drowned in Toad lake.
His body has been recovered and the
coroner is investigating.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
Brainerd Gets New Block.

Brainerd. = The Laurel Building
company, shortly to be incorporated
by George H. Gardner and associates,
contemplates the erection of four or
five-story store and Office building at
Laurel and South Sixth streets.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
Puunacious Tramp is Shot.

st. Cloud.-Peeved at his election
from a boxcar at Sartell, where he
had slept, James Burke drew gun
on Officer Inman who fired back,
shooting Burke in the leg. Burke is in
a local hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02
Dies as She Amuses Children.

Fergus Falls.-Mrs. William New
man of the town of Star Lake is dead.
She had just finished her dinner and
sat down to tell her children a story,
when she fell back dead. Heart dis
ease was the cLlse,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-02

The legislature liked the maximum
tax levy for the biennial period last
year. The state auditor has authority
to reduce this where possible.
The state tax levy of AIS mills will
realize the state revenue fund $685.
600. Out OF this revenue fund is paid
the running expenses of the state. The
total taxable valuation of real and per-
sonal property for the year 1913 was
$1,369, 1870, 900. Addition caused by the
new basis of assessment fixed by the
1918 legislation added about $125, 00O,-
900. This makes a total of about ST.
495, 100000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
LOGGER KILLED
WHILE WORKING

Struck on the head by a piece of
stump this afternoon, Paul Eversen
age 80, employed by the Warren Com
pany at Carpabut, 10 miles north of
Tulips, fell forward to the ground,
striking a sharpened root Whether
it was the blow on the head or the
injury from the fall that produced
death several hours afterward is not
known.
A cable attached to a donkey en-
gine was tugging at stump which
a powder blast had failed to entirely
remove The strain caused the stump
to break into several pieces, one of
them striking Everson. He had
sharpened with his AK the root upon
which he fell.
The body was brought to the White
side morgue in this city and brother
in Seattle notified of the accident.
A friend, ]. J. Russell, came from
Seattle and accompanied the body
to that city for burial Sunday night.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
ON
NORTH BEACH
Bill is Before Congress Pro-
viding For Lighthouse at
Point Elizabeth

A bill by Congressman Albert John
son. providing for lighthouse, at
Point Elizabeth, ON the North Beach,
north of Taholah, is before congress,
and is said to be likely to pass, the
wrecks on that coast of late years
justifying the COST
Section one of the bill authorizes
the secretary of the interior to set
aside not exceeding two hundred and
six and seventy-five one-hundredths
acres at or near Cape Elizabeth. on
the Quiniault Indian reservation. in
the state of Washington, for light
house purposes. Provided, that the
secretary of commerce shall pay the
Indians therefor, from the appropria.
tion for the general expenses of the
in which the reservation is made, such
price for the lands set aside hereund-
er as may be agreed upon by the Sec
retary of the interior and the secre-
tary of commerce: Provided further,
that the fund thus derived shall be
deposited in the treasury of the
United States to the credit of the
Indians of the Quiniault reservation.
and shall be subject to expenditure
for their benefits in such manner as
the secretary of the interior may
deem for their best interests.
Sec. 2. That there is hereby reserv-
ed for the use and benefit of the
Indians of the Quiniault reservation
in common all oil. gas. coal, or other
minerals in the lands set aside here
under for lighthouse purposes. and
the right to prospect for and mine
these commodities under such rules
and regulations as may be agreed up
on by the secretary of the interior and
the secretary of commerce.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
MURDER IS
THE CHARGE
VIM. Hacker, Indian Accused
Of Killing John Benn, is
Formally Charged

MONTESANO, March 2.-County
Attorney J. E. Stewart filed an in
formation Saturday in the superior
court, charging William Hacker, the
halfbreed Indian, with murder in the
first degree, for killing John Benn
his father-in-law.
At the close Of two hours confer
ence with Hacker, Attorney Phillips
who, with Attorneys Conway and
Beam will defend Hacker, said:
81 am perfectly convinced Hacker
is not guilty of murder, and I can
enter into his defense with a sense
of honest conviction that will make
the work duty. Hacker told me
nothing new. In all he has told l
can find no statement not consistent
with truth. If his wife would under.
take to tell the truth l would have
no objection to her testimony So
far as l know there is nothing to
hide in defending the man.
There is only one place that the
newspapers have ever been wrong
ana that is in saying Hacker is of
the Chehalis tribe. His mother was
a California Indian. He is not one
of this tribe. which possibly, together
with the fact the man killed was
of prominent family of the tribe,
accounts for the hostility of the Che
halls Indians toward Hacker"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
NO STRIKE IN
HARBOR MILLS
Conference of Timber Work.
ers Decide Against Contem-
plated Strike May |.
TO WAIT UNTIL ELECTION
Action of Aberdeen Convent
ion is Reversed Upon
Deep Consideration

There will be no strike of mill and
logging camp employees of Grays
Harbor and the Northwest on May /.
This was the announcement made
by Charles Conrad, local secretary of
the Timber Workers union, and re-
turning delegate from the two-day's
conference at Seattle. The confer
ence reversed the action of the Aber
deem convention of last month and it
is now up to the employers in the
lumber industry to say whether the
eight-hour day for the shingle weav-
ers, sawmill workers and woodsmen
shall go into effect on May l, or
whether the demand of the organized
timber workers for the shorter day
shall be suspended pending the deci-
sion of the voters of the state on the
statewide eight-hour law-the Kin
gerry bill-at the polls next Novem-
ber. the conference decided.
Mr. Conrad said, circular letter
will be addressed to every employer
in the Northwest submitting definite
plans for cooperation of employers
and employees and containing argu-
ments intended to show the former
they will be benefited instead of in
jured by the eight-hour day. In case
a sufficient number return favorable
replies, another convention may be
called and further arrangements
made for inauguration of the shorter
day May l; but in the absence of
enough favorable replies, the inter
national union will advise the local
unions to suspend preparations for
demand on May and devote all pos
sible energy to development of SEN
timent in favor of the initiativ .
measure to be voted on, at the No
vember election. In other words, the
question will be submitted to arbi-
tration at the ballot box.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
ASSESSMENT
WORK IS BEGUN
The Work of Assessing All
Property in the County
Commenced Yesterday
50 PER CENT VALUATION
Deputy Cirard and Corps Of
Tallymen are Measuring
Lumber at the Mills

A. c. Girard, chief deputy assessor,
with corps of tallymen, began the
work of tallying up the lumber and
logs on hand at the various mills on
'Grays Harbor yesterday morning, and
they expect to have the work COM
pleted tonight. Last year the tally
for the county showed 108 million
feet, and it is thought this year will
be slightly more.
The General Appraisal Company, OF
Seattle, is placing the valuations on
the mill machinery and plants. which
will be used as a guide by Assessor
Wiley. who will endeavor this year
to obey the law, and place a valua-
tion for taxation purposes at so per
cent of the actual value upon all prop
erty
Deputies at Work
The following deputies have been
appointed and began their work yes.
terday morning:
Joseph Jacob, General
merchandise and all stores except
hardware. furniture and jewelry.
Ed McGillis, Aberdeen-Hardware
John Carlyle, Montesano-Furni,
ture.
CASTOR Moch, Montesano-Jevyelry
A. B. Wilson, Aberdeen-Real Es-
tate.
c. F. Cork-Personal properly in
Aberdeen; assistants not yet named
Mrs. E. A. Truitt-Personal prop
erty in Hoquiam; assistants not yet
named.
R. S. Gribble-Personal property in
Montesano.
]. M. Gwinn-Personal property in
Elma and vicinity.
]. S. Musgrove-Personal property
in Satsop and vicinity
Orange Evans-Personal property
in Oakville, McCleary and vicinities.
William Ingram-Personal property
in Westport, Ocosta and the South
Beach
Oliver Harris-Personal property in
Moclips and North Beach points. in
cluding Pacific Beach, Stearnsville
and Aloha.
Rudolph Distler-Personal property
in Cosmopolis and South Aberdeen
j. A. Elwell-Personal property in
the Quiniault, Humptulips and vicin-
tiles.
No appointments have as yet been
made for the North River and Wish
kah valley districts.
The assessors office requests prop
erty owners to have valuations and
Information ready for the deputies, as
they cannot call three or four times.
The deputies have instructions to be
courteous and fair, and property own
ers are requested to be consderate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
GAME WARDEN is BUSY.
Game Warden Eoses Charges Boom
Company and Mills With Viola
tions of the Law.

Game Warden Esses has filed in
formation against the Wishkah Boom
company for obstructing the west
fork of the Wishkah river with a dam
without providing a fish ladder, and
the case is to be heard before Justice
of the Peace Phillips March II.
The General Package Manufactur.
ing company the Grays Harbor
Shingle company, the Grays Harbor
Commercial company and the Wilcox
Shingle company. all located near the
Chehalis river at Aberdeen, are
charged with dumping sawdust into
the river and will have hearings be-
fore Justice of the Peace Phillips
March 9. The penalty in these cases
if conviction is secured is from 500
to $3.50.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
SHIPPING RECORD.

Total steam and sailing vessel de-
partures from points on Grays Har.
Dor for the last month reached SO
Saturday, breaking all records for
water lumber shipments from this
port for the month of February. Last
year the February departures reach
ed so and in 1912 they were 46. The
total departures this month is the
greatest since June 1913. when 81
vessels cleared. 1t is estimated that
this months water shipments of lum-
Der viii total close to 50,000,000 feet
There We're Al arrivals during the
month.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
WANT CARRIERS FOR
TWO RURAL ROUTES

The postal department is calling
again for bids for carrying the mail
on the Westport and Quiniault routes.
the first bids opened Feb. l having
been rejected for the reason the bid
ders could not secure surety bonds
because of the extra "risks" caused
by parcel post business. The new
bids must be in before 4:30 p. m.
March 81. Those desiring to submit
bids can obtain blanks at the Hoquiam
postoffice.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
ARCHIE MURRAY BUYS INTER-
EST IN SAWMIll.

CENTRALIA, March 1.-Archie
Murray of Aberdeen has purchased a
half interest in the sawmill at Mes
kill owned by F. M. Zufelt, the con-
consideration being $4,000. Zufelt
bought the plant two years ago, but
since then has remodeled it into one
of the best mills on the South Ben
about 20 houses and general store
included in the deal. The plant has.
a capacity of $4,000 feet in 10 hours
1t is understood that it will resume
operations sometime next week.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
HALiBUT FISHING

Chances are excellent. if expert
ments show WELL of transferring a
sea salmon and halibut fishing fleet
from Alaska waters to those adjacent
to Grays Harbor with Aberdeen as the
seat of operations, according to plans
now under consideration by Chris and
Z. N. Endersen of the Chris Ender-
sen company.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
MRS. ROSS REBUlLDS CABIN
ON DISPUTED HOMESTEAD
Should Charge Of Arson Against Al.
legged Night Riders Fail She'll
File Two Others.

Mrs. Margaret Ross was in from
North river Saturday, and said she
has two other charges to prefer
against the men who, she says, tried
to drive her and her two sons, Frank
and Earl from her North river home
stead should the charge of arson on
which nine of her alleged assailants
are now being held for trial in Paci,
fic county Jail. One charge is burg
larry and the other conspiracy.
In addition she declared that she
was going to stick. She has rebuilt
the cabin on her claim to replace the
one she says was destroyed by the
night riders. She has spent several
nights alone on the claim and she
declares that she is not to be driven
out.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
TAFT TALKS ON
INTERVENTION
Warns the Nation Against
Being Forced Into a Long
And Costly War
WOULD BE ENDLESS WAR
Ex-President Says Immense
Cost and Loss of Human
Life Would Result

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-What
American Intervention in Mexico
would mean was discussed by former
President Taft last night in an ad-
dress before the National Geograpic
Society. with word of warning to
those who advocate such a step.
THE situation is in such a condi-
ton that it will be improper for me
to comment on it," he said, Except
to say this:
THAT those who lightly look for
ward to Intervention either are utterly
regardless of the loss of life and the
expenditure of immense treasure, or
else they don't know what armed in
tervention on the part of this govern
ment in Mexico would mean.
Face Guerilla Warfare.
"Those who have had experience in
the tranquilizing of tropical country.
with a people not very different from
the MeXicans. who take naturally to
guerilla warfare and who would rather
fight than work, that is. would rather
fight and run than work, know the
difficulties that an army would have
to meet to accomplish the only pur-
pose that we would have in going in.
to wit, the bringing about of law and
order
ut would involve the garrisoning
with a sufficient force of every town.
1t would involve the organization of
columns to chase the guerillas into
their mountain Businesses and across
desert plains and the subjugation of
100000 of people. No effort ought
to be ommitted to prevent catastro-
phe like this"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
CITY HOLDS UP
WISHKAH ROAD
County Commissioners Hold
Up Contract Awaiting
Action Of City

MONTESANO, March 2.-The coun-
contract for building the Wishkah
valley road, owing to the failure Of
the city council of Aberdeen to con-
meet the road with = street. a dele
cation from Oakville urged some
needed road work in that vicinity.
The bills for February were allow
ed and several tax corrections made
Ostergaard & Grist were the low
bidders on the DeleZeine road at ST.
764.50. Matt Strommer got the con-
tract for work on the Thomas road,
both East End roads.
There were seven bidders on the
proposed improvement of the Wish
kah road from Aberdeen city limits
north five miles. The bids ranged
from $25,4OO to $4,000. NJ D. Ho
gan was the low bidder. Commits
sioner Locke, however, asked to have
the bids held up. He said he would
not let any contract for that improve
ment until Aberdeen had actually Sc
cured the right of way and planned
the improvement of an approach
to it.
The Oakvile citizens claim they
have the promise of rural mail
route, providing they can get certain
i,,,n 70 hn
Moreover, they need the road, so a
school wagon can be put on, and for
general use. Commissioner Wilson is
to make a personal inspection before
the next meeting.
Most of the tax matters brought to
the board we're errors made in the
assessors office-many Of them by
failure to allow exemptions.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
STARTS FIRE
IN A GARAGE
Stanley Lesnick, Former Po-
iceman, Stands Accused
of Grave Crime
WOULD BURN GARAGE
Is Discovered in Waugh Gar
age, and Taken to Jail BY
Mr.. J. S. Waugh

Stanley Lesnick a former police
man, is in the city Jail, and stands q
fair chance of having to answer a
charge of attempted arson. He was
arrested last night apout 1920 by J.
S. Waugh, the dry goods merchant,
and taken to the police station
County Attorney J. E. Stewart is in
vestigating the case as the Herald
goes to press.
Mr.. Waugh was at his store last
night until 1920, when he started to
go home, leaving the store by the
alley entrance, as his auto was in
his garage on the alley. AS he ap-
preached the garage, he noticed
light within, and coming close to the
door, looked through the crack be-
tween the double doors and saw
man there and slight fire burning
on the top of locker. The man
heard Mr.. Waugh and ran out through
the back door of the garage, toward
the rear door of the Offices of Paisley
and Berg. Falling over some lumber
in his path, he laid there quite still
Mr.. Waugh, who was unarmed, call
ed to know who was there but re-
ceived no answer. Not caring to enter
the dark cul de sac after the unknown,
Mr.. Waugh retired short distance
down the alley and hid behind a tele-
phone pole. Thinking he had left
the man came out and walked up the
alley toward Broadway. Mr.. Waugh
called after him, when he moved
quicker, but when Mr.. Waugh ran
after him, he pretended to be very
much intoxicated and was soon over
taken
When Seized by Mr.. Waugh, the
latter at once recognized him, and
thought he was still member of the
police force, but noticed he was not
in uniform or wearing a star, so he
took him to the police station. Re-
turning to the garage with Captain
Church and Fire Chief Tamblyn. quite
a blaze was found burning on the
locker in close proximity to Mr.
Waugh's car and cans of gasoline In
the rear of the garage there were
several barrels of oil, so that but for
the timely discovery of the attempt
a most disastrous fire was inevitable.
Mr.. Waugh had only rented this
garage March 1, and yesterday was
his first occupancy with his new auto
mobile, and it is thought that Lesnick
was not aware it was his machine
The garage was formerly occupied by
w. J. Holpa, manager of the Aber-
deem Investment Co., for whom Les
nick had worked since quitting the
police force, and with whom he had
business disagreements, and it is pos
sible that he entered the place with
the intention of destroying the auto
under the belief it was Mr. Holpa's.
This idea is strengthened by the fact
that Lesnick had cut one of the tires
on the new auto.
Lesnick will not talk, further than
to say that they had the wrong man,
and to deny that he was in the gar
age at all.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED.

The following standing committees
have been named by the Samuel Benn
school circle of the Parent-Teacher
Association: Program committee
Mrs. John Ewart, chairman; Judge
j. M. Phillips. and Mrs. Myrtle Mar
don. Social committee-Mrs. Martin,
chairman; Mrs. Van Glider, Mrs.
Frank o. Dole and Mrs. Chas. jan
sen. Membership committee-Mrs.
H. B. Elder, chairman, Mrs. Herman
Rutshow, Mrs. LeClair. Mrs. Quarin.
Child Literature-Miss Hance, chair
man; Mrs. J. NJ. Phillips, Mrs. May
Davidson. Playground committee
Mrs. Emmons, chairman, and Mrs
Frank o. Dole.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
STATE ENTERS
OYSTER MARKET
WillAsk Bids for 10, 900 Sacks
from Reserve Beds at
Willapa Harbor
ARE TOO OLD FOR SEED
Governor Lister Intends to
Put Bivalves on a Self
Sustaining Basis

SEATTLE, March Bids for the
sale of some 10000 or $4,000 sacks of
merchantable oysters from the state
reserve oyster beds at Willapa har-
Dor will be called for at once. This
was decided by Gov. Ernest Lister
and State Fish Commissioner l.. H.
Darwin at a meeting in the state
fisheries Office in the White building
yesterday.
Sold Them for Trifle.
Since the founding of the state fish
cries commission it has been the prac-
tice to sell the product of these oyster
beds to private oyster growers for 10
cents a sack. Commissioner Darwin
says, in fact two sacks have more
often been sold for that trife. The
oysters are more than half of them
past the age of two years and are no
longer seed oysters. These are worth
from 81 to 50 a sack. The state has
been losing $4,000 a year or more
Dy tnlS procedure.
At Work on Building.
Last year the state had to appro.
pirate $1,000 for the upkeep of the
state oyster beds. With the sale of
the merchantable oysters from the
Willapa harbor beds the same as is
made from the Olympia beds the re-
venue will more than take care of
the reserves and still supply the grow
ers at Willapa Harbor with seed
oysters
Gov. Lister said this was not
move to put the state in the oyster
business, but one to make the oyster
reserve beds self-sustaining
The oyster growers of Willapa har
Dor threaten to enjoin the state from
selling the oysters, on the ground that
the reserve beds were set aside origi-
nally only for seeding other beds
Gov. Lister will ask for legislation to
settle the question.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-03-03
CAPTAIN STREAMS INSURANCE

Jesse F. Murphy OF Seattle is in the
city on insurance business, and yes
terday secured proof of the death of
Captain Tom. Stream required by
the Equitable Life Insurance Co., and
Mrs. Stream will soon receive a
draft for the amount, $4,000. Captain
Stream took out the policy through
Mr. Murphy the night he sailed on
the voyage that proved his last. He
carried $4,000 additional in another
company.