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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-12

Mrs. Frank Roberts entertained at
luncheon Thursday when covers were
laid for Mesdames william Baughm. Roy
Gould. Jack Beaten, Georse seabury.
Thomas Allen OF Lhncoln. Misses Alice
Troxell and Gertrude Branch.
Mr. r. +. Marcy was host at dinner
having with him Mr.. and Mrs w. @. Cat
tin. Mr. aud Mrs. A. X Curtis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Faleoner and Mr. C. e.
Foster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-12
FRUITS ARE CHEAPEST EYER
Good Peaches May Now Be Had at
Forty-Five Cents a Crate
CHEESE AND FISH CHEAPER
Chickens sell Cent = Pound Less
Than Last Week, white Pork
and Mutton Have Adj
vanced.

Prices on articles. which have gone up
on the alleged charge that the war
created the rise, failed to move during
the last week with the exception Of do
nestle cheese and that commodity went
down cents. American cheese, which a
week ago sold for p cents. went down to
20 cents. and domestic cheese which
week ago sold for % cents went down 10
% cents Flour is still selling at sl.3j.
even though the mlllers arc still holding
1t strong on the market for a chance to
boost the price. Butterine sells at the
same prices as do coffees, teas and other
articles which have been up.
Butter and eggs are the same, the
former at 20 cents and the latter at 26
cents. Butterine sells from 1874 cents to
% cents a pound
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-12
Mesdannea

Miss Della Tempieton.
Mr.. James p. Sullivan entertained at
dancing party last evening, having as his
rueste:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-12
Pork Again Up.

Pork speculation on the Chicago Board
Of Trade drove that up to is cents from
IS cents. but it will not likely hold
Lamb has gone up $50 hundred
pounds. Beef is stln the same as local
buying determines beef prices Fish Is
cheap, good grades of halibut selling at
l21k cents and catfish at Is cents Chick
ems are off again. Price now is 15h
cents, 1 cent off.
Colorado vegetables are storning the
market The quality is good and prices
reasonable. Cauliflower sells at 10 cents
head lettuce at ~ cents head. cucum-
beers three for 10 cents, shallots two for 5
cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-12
Peaches Cheap.

Peaches are the cheapest they have
ever been The fancy stock sells at 90
cents crate, while the cheapest grade
Is at rock bottom prices, IS cents a crate.
Bartlett pears are up 80 cents a case
the price now being N.75 California tokay
srapes are down to cents a pound. a
ridiculousiy low price. Apples are in
from California and Washington. Bel
flowers sell at sl4S a box. greetings and
graberstarks at s.75.
According to Al King, manager of
Hayden's grocery department, produce
prices are not likely to advance much
more. He Is positive that prices have
been forced up and are not the result Of
the war as alleged. and he is equally
assertive that the manipulators have
gone their limit. BY holding supplies
tney are overburdened and will shortly
ne compelled to unload for protection.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
APPOINTED TRAVELLING GUARD
Harvey w. Horton, Former Business
Man of Aberdeen, Accepts Po-
sition as Penitentiary Guard.

Harvey w. Horton, for the past nine
years with the Norm Paint Co., and
later it's successor, the Washington
Paint e. Wallpaper Co., left Sunday
for Walla Walla, where he goes to
take the position of travelling guard
at the state penitentiary.
Mr.. Horton has had wide experience
as a frontiersman and was on the
border when it was real live" place.
He was for number of years pony
express rider from DeadwoOd, N. d.,
across the Sioux Indian reservation,
beginning in 1875. In the early SOS
he was an express messenger from
Deadwood and had many thrill
ing experiences. AS young man,
he was personally acquainted with
wild Bill Hickock. the famous bord-
er marshal and other noted frontier
characters.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
TAX SYSTEM IS
TOO ANTIQUATED
State Tax Commission Says
Personal Property Almost
Escapes Taxation
PAYS BUT Is, PER CENT
Constitutional Amendment
Being Prepared to Comp
letely Revise System

OLYMPIA, Jan. 19.-Figures CON-
piled by the tax commission show
that only Is per cent of the entire
taxes of this state are borne by per-
sonal property. The reason assign
ed for this is the fact that practic-
ally all intangible property escapes
taxation either by exemption or re-
fusal to list, which would indicate
that the Washington tax, commonly
known as the general property tax,
is, in fact, real estate tax.
Contending that the present sys-
TEN of taxation is antiquated and has
not been revised to keep pace witk
modern conditions, the tax commits
sion is giving attention to constitu-
tional amendment to be presented to
the next legislature for submission to
the people at the election in 1916
The present system is SO embodied
in the constitution that it cannot bs
remedied without such constitutional
amendment
The remedy urged by the commis-
sion in event of such amendment will
be the separation of state from local
taxation as sources of revenue. This
implies that the present state tax
levy will be abolished and in lieu
thereof the state will levy either a
direct or gross earnings tax ON pub
lie service corporations such as rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone, ex-
press and car companies, leaving to
the counties and cities the exclusive
right to tax for local purposes all
other real and personal property.
This will establish home rule in
the matter Of local taxation, abolish
any necessity for the so-ealled equal
ization between counties, and will per.
nit proper classification of the sub
jects of taxation, making it possible
to tax each class in proportion to
it's ability to pay, or in proportion
to benefits and privileges received
from the government. 1t is urbed thar
with proper classification, a very high
percentage of personal property will
be added to the rolls, thereby reliev-
ing the burden from real estate.
The commission points out that the
present system takes the taxes deriv-
ed from the railroads, revenue which
belongs by right to the people of the
entire state, and distributes it in
equitably among the. local divisions.
Seven counties receive little or none
of such revenue and many school dis
tricts receive none, while adjoining
districts receive many times the
amount to which they would be en-
titled by an equitable division.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
TIMBER LAND INCOME TAX

Secretary p S. Ridsdale, of the Am
erican Forestry Association, has sc.
cured ruling from the treasury Ge-
partment on the method of which the
incom tax on timberlands may be esti-
mated. The Treasury Department
says that that office is of the opinion
that "the gain from the cutting and
disposal of stumpage is realized IN
the year during which the timber is
cut and disposed of, and that the
amount received in excess OF the cost
of such timber profit, and should be
so accounted for as income for that
year."
This decision was based upon the
request for information pertaining to
stumpage values of the yearly growth
of timber, whether cut or not, and to
whether an income tax, based on the
value of the timberland, would or
would not be assessed. 1t is under
stood that no timberland will be sub
ject to the tax until the timber is cut
and marketed and then only the profit,
after the cost, which will include pro-
lection of the growing timber, is de-
Quoted, will be subject to an income
tax assessment.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
RETlRES FROM FIELD
Prewett G. Weast Will Retire from
Clothing Business, Owing to
Press Of Other Business

The firm of PreWett & Weast. which
established a clothing house in the
Electric building six months ago. has
decided to retire from the business.
Mr.. Weast is engaged in business en-
terprises in Tacoma to an extent that
requires his undivided attention, and
Mr.. Prewett finds that owing to other
interests, he cannot give the Aberdeen
store his undivided attention profit
ably hence the determination to re-
tire from this field.
The entire stock of mems clothing
and haberdashery was sold yesterday
to Blyth & Blyth, at figures that in
sured immediate sale, and is being
moved to their store, 304 East Heron
street. The decision of Prewett &
Weast is regretted by the many
friends they made during their brief
business career in the city, and host
Of good wishes go with them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
SUCCUMBS TO TYPHOID.
Don Ennis, Formerly of Aberdeen
Falls Victim to Centralia Epi-
Demic Last Week.

Don Ennis, former young business
man of Aberdeen, died Friday at Cen
tralia, where he was engaged in bust
ness, of typhoid fever, being the
twentieth victim of the epidemic that
has ragged in the city for several
months.
Mr.. Ennis was a son of the late A,
c. Ennis, and was chief clerk in his
fathers store here for several years
He managed his fathers store
at Elma, to where it was
removed, and in Centralia later De.
ceased was about 80 years of age and
was one of four children of Mrs. A.
G. Ennis, formerly prominent here in
social and lodge circles. He was mar.
ried in this city. He leaves his widow
and young stepson.
The body was brought to Aberdeen
for interment in the mausoleum, be-
side his father. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon, services be-
ing held at St. Andrews Episcopal
church. the pastor. Rev. f. F. W.
Greene, officiating.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
SHOREY'S PLAN
FOR HARD ROADS
Improves on Michigan Plan
For Narrow Roadways,
Hard Paved

MONTESANO, Jan. 20.-County En-.
gineer Shorey presented his plan for
permanent highways, at a moderate
cost, to the county commissioners yes
terday, and the board decided to try
it out on the road between Monte
sano and Satsop.
A resolution was adopted providing
for building five and half miles of
road east from Montesano on the Sat.
sop section of the Olympic highway.
This will mean paved roadway from
the Montesano limits east to about
the Satsop river bridge.
Under the plan adopted the road
way will be 20 feet wide. So near
as possible the present contour of the
road will be used. The paved strip
will be on one side of the road and
will be seven feet wide. 1t will be of
concrete In the center of the road
and adjoining the concrete-sepa-
rated only by three-inch thick strip
Of cedar-will be a five-foot strip of
cobblestOnes and coarse gravel. TIL !
other side of the road will be of
gravel
1t is believed that practically all
of the gravel will be on the con.
crete strip. except for turnouts
The cost of this improvement shall
not be more than $18,5OO, or less
than $4,000 a mile. Mr.. Shorey esti-
mates maintenance on such g road
will not exceed 500 a year. and that
in five years time it will be found
to have been cheaper than an ordi-
nary gravel road built the same
length of time, on which the estimat-
ed up-keep for five years is $780,
Any time the traffic warrants a wild
er roadway a strip must be added
on the other side of the road. which
then will divide the traffic with ve-
hicles going one way only on each
side. Not the least important fea
ture. according to the commissioners,
is the fact that autos cannot travel
at much above the legal limit on a
seven-foot roadway.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
SUPERINTENDENT WILSON

The announcement that Arthur Viii.
son, city superintendent of schools,
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton this year has been surprise
to many who have kept tab on school
matters. Mr. Wilson is serving his
seventh year as superintendent, has
placed the Aberdeen schools in the
front rank of the state, and so far
as the public is has knowledge, there
has been absolutely no friction in the
schools. The decision of Mr. Wilson
is said to have been arrived at be-
cause of dissatisfaction of some men,
bers of the school board, the cause
for which is unknown. In a matter
so vital as the management of the
city schools, it is due the public that
the objections of the board be made
known.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
DON'T SCARE AT BURGLAR.
Mrs. w. n. TambIyn, wife Of fire
chief, has burglar arrested in
stead Of fanting.

A man giving the name of H. T.
Smith is in the county Jail, and will
have a preliminary hearing this after
noon before Judge Phillips on a
charge of attempted burglary, at the
residence of w. H. Tamblyn, chief of
the fire department.
Mrs. Tamblyn was awakened about
2:3O Saturday morning by noise
at rear window of her home, on
South F street. Arising she heard a
similar sound on the porch, and, by
the light of the street lamp, saw a
man trying to pry open the dining
room window. Instead of becoming
hysterical, she slipped on kimona
over her night dress and quickly left
the houae by the front door. Going
to the home of her daughter, next
door, she telephoned for the police.
When Officers Church and Williams
arrived on the scene. the burglar
was still at work on the window.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
SIlO ANUFACTURERS
SECURE LUMBER HERE

George Woods of the Woods Silo
company of Omaha, Nebr., accompan-
led by several members of the COM
pany is here in search of 100000
feet of silo lumber. The party on
Monday visited the camps and tim
ber of the Poison Logging company
for the purpose of picking out the
timber desired for their business. This
opens a new field for the forests of
Grays Harbor and one which will
prove extremely valuable to the TIM
ber operators of this section, as the
Woods Silo company is one of the
largest in the country and is build
ing a silo which is proving popular
among the farmers of the East and
Middle West, the result of which will
call for millions Of feet of Washing.
ton silo stock.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
PEDEGOGUEs PERMITTED.

AS result of a recent county ex-
animation, certificates to teach have
been issued to the following Chehalis
county applicants:
Harriet F. Best, Cosmopolis; Archer
Bonham, Hoquiam; Genevieve Bryan,
Elma; Orville Carpenter; Isabelle
Carstairs Wishkah; Maud Dunkel-
berger, Matlock; Maude Diamond, Ell
ma; Lulu M. Farrar, Elma; Mrs.
Helen Fletcher, Leon M. Garlick Lena
Gibson, Whites; Myrtle E. Gore, Cos
mopolis; Bertha Halsne, Moclips;
Emma Kent; Rose E. Landberg, Cos
mopolis; Ruth E. Locke; William Nc
neeley, Aberdeen Rid. No. /; Ralph
Main; Edna Melby; Mrs. Lulu Miller;
Thomas Murphy; Lena Oakley; Mabel
S. Orr; Annie D. Owens, Montesano;
Ger,rGue s. Ramsey, Oakville; Alma
Z h. ,,; anna Warden, McCleary
;4a2ei ,. Warner; James C. Kuyper
--.La.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
COUNTY ROAD
HAS BEEN LOST
Road Costing $4,000, Be.
tween CosmopoIis and
Melbourne Disappears
GIVEN TO RAILWAY co.
Agreement to Construct New
Road in Its Stead Contains
The Usual Joker

MONTESANO, Jan. 20.-A large
delegation of Cosmopolis citizens ap
peared before the board of county
commissioners yesterday pleading fol
the building of another road between
Cosmopolis and Melbourne. 1t viii
be remembered that about $4,000 was
expended and good road built be
tween those towns not many years
ago, and that before it was much
used it was given to the G. H. & p
s. Ry., with an agreement that the
company was to build another wagon
road just as good. 1t was matter
of common belief at that time that
the building of the road and its sub
sequent donation to a coterie of rail
road promoters was a deal by Geo.
l.. Davis, then county commissioner.
TO secure the Cosmopolis vote against
county division
Be that as it may, the agreement
to build the county road contained
the usual joker, always to be found
in deals of this kind The joker con-
sisted of a provision that if there was
no objection within two years on the
part of the county, the railway would
consider it had fulfilled it's part OF
the contract. No written objection
was made, and a road. costing the
county s26,0O0 has disappeared. The
fact that Cosmopolis secured the
building of this road; made no pro-
test against it's donation to the rail
way and failed to see that the new
wagon road was built under the agree
ment, would seem to put that town
in no position to complain if the re-
building of it is now delayed.
Commissioner Locke explained to
the delegation the condition Of the
road problem for the year in this dis
trct The full levy has been made
and it gives the district about $780,
900. Most of that sum was apprO-
priated for the North River road
which is required just as much by
Cosmopolis as any road. The balance
and some special funds from the road
and bridge fund is to be used on the
road to Westport. He urged the Cos
mopolis people to come in next fall
when the levies for 1915 are being
made up.
f. E. Sutherland of Moclips was
present. asking for some assistance
at that town. He asks that bridge
be rebuilt across the Moclips river,
and he wants vacation of streer
so he may build sea wall to protect
his store property and the alley back
of it. No action has been taken but
the commissioners favor doing what
they can to assist in protecting what
is left of the beach town.
f. F. Evans resigned as road SUI
pervisor in district three and Com
missioner Fishel has appointed c. T
Dunn in his place.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
PREPARING FOR
ROAD BUILDING
Nearly Half Million Dollars
To Be Spent on Roads In
County This Year ''e'
FINISH QUINIAULT ROAD
Money Ready For Wishkah
Road When City Of Aber-
deem Does Its Part

MONTESANO, Jan. 2O.-It is esti
mated that Chehalis county will ex
pend nearly half million dollars on
roads during this year. about 100000
Of which will go for maintainence.
From state funds alone about $780,.
600 will be spent in this county. With
the money now in the fund left oyer
from last year the county road and
bridge fund has in the neighborhood
of $4,000. District funds will
amount to $175,OO0. From this total
is to be deducted the 20 per cent re-
serve for maintenance required BY
law
Not all of the state permanen.
funds available for this county last
year were used. The balance left
over from that fund and the fund for
this year will make a total of $103,.
236.54-a part of which must go to
pay contracts already let on the Quin-
iault road and at Montesano. Besides
this, there is available for the Olym.
pic Highway something over $4,000
which the state is going to expend
in completing the building of the
Humptulips- -Quiniault road. The ell
gineers have recently completed the
engineering work on that improve.
ment and it has been turned over to
the state highway department, which
will call for bids in few days, but
changes will reduce the first estimat.
ed cost about $1,000.
Commissioner Wilson has spent
practically all his state permanent
highway money-that is, he will have
when the new contract for the 5H
miles Of permanent road east of Mon.
tesano is let. Commissioner Fishel
will have about $23,926 to spend in
his district, and it will be used in
graveling and improving the Quiniault
road. Commissioner Locke spent
none of his money last year and now
has $34,412, which will be spent in
making the Wishkah road out from
Aberdeen as soon as the city of Alb.
erdeen is prepared with it's share of
the work.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
NO BIDS FOR BONDS.

The board of education failed to
receive any bids for the bonds,
amounting to $96,035, authorized at
the recent election. The state not
being in the market, the reason is
said to lie with the clause making
annual payments optional, feature
that will probably be eliminated and
the bonds readvertiSed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
DONKEY ENGINE ExPLoDES.

Several employees of the Caldwell
Brothers Logging camp on South Bay
had narrow escapes from death when
the boiler of the donkey engine near
which they were working exploded
Saturday. Both the engineer and
fireman happened to be some distance
away, and neither they nor their COM
panions received a scratch from the
flying pieces of iron and steel.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY

A family named Brown, who occu-
pied house owned by Judge J. G..
Pearson, on East Market street, left
town owing two months rent To
liquidate, they gave Judge Pearson r
bill of sale of their goods in the house,
and later another bill of sale shows
up, given by the Browns to the r. G.
Foster Co., of Hoquiam. Probably =
law suit will have to decide whose
bill of sale holds, and IN the meas-
while the authorities are in quest OF
the Browns on criminal charge e
fraud.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
PLEAD GUILTY.

Peter Mainovich, who was charged
with burglarizing the Eagle Cafe, on
South F street, has agreed to plead
guilty to the crime in the superior
court, trusting to this course to Sc
cure leniency. He was sentenced to
eight months in the penitentiary yes
terday, by Judge Sheeks.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20
ADMINISTRATION
ANTITRUST PLAN
President Wilson Finishes
Program For Reform Of
Corporate Practices
HOPES TO AID BUSINESS
Says Friendly Spirit Should
Prevail. He Favors
Public Hearings

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-President
Wilson today put the finishing touches
on the messages dealing with the anti
trust reform which he will read to a
joint session Of Congress Tuesday
The administration wants to stmu-
late business development
The president intends to emphasize
the necessity for friendly spirit and
he favors public hearings.
The administration program on trust
reform covers the following points:
Program in Brief
l. Supplemental legislation to the
Sherman antitrust law. without
amending the Sherman law, certain
conditions are intended, including pro-
hibition of secret price agreements,
underselling and other means of sti-
fling competition.
3 The prohibition of interlocking
directOrates.
| g. The creation of an interstate
trade commission, merged with tho
bureau of corporations and acting part
ly as a board of conciliatiOn in help
ing corporations to adjust themselves
to the mandates of the law.
A. The prohibition of holding com
panies.
5. The supervision by the inter
state commerce commission of the is
suance by railroads of stocks and
bonds and the use to which funds so
obtained are put
Individuals to Benefit.
g. individuals to benefit by proof Of
illegality established by government
suits. At present person or cornora-
ton injured through an alleged uniaw-
! full combination is required to prove
the illegality of the combination, re-
gardless of decisions secured by the
government.
7. Provision for the punishment of
individual offenders, including not
only the persons at the head of the
corporations practicing unlawful acts,
but those individuals responsible for
the direction of unlawful restraints of
trade.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-20

Rear Admiral Charles j. Badger is
commander in chief Of the Atlantic
feet. his flagship being the Wyoming
He has under him twenty battleships
a torpedo boat fotilla. q submarine
1otilla and feet auxiliaries.
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