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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
NEED PERMIT TO BURN
SLASHING AFTER MAY
Forest Fire Association Issues Cir
cuiar Giving Date Of Closed Sea-
son From June I to Oct.

In reply to numerous inquiries, the
Washington Forest Fire association
has issued circular letter giving par
ticulars regarding the burning OF
slashings, as follows:
"The closed season, in which 1t is
necessary to get permit to burn
slashings or other forest materials,
is from June l to October l, chapter
125, section s, Forest Protection Laws
1911. Quite often there is consider
able dry weather in this month when
good results can be obtained in burn
ing. However, care should be exer-
cised to see that all smouldering fires
are either put out or are safeguard
ed, so there can be no likelihood Of
their spreading, lest spell OF hot
weather occur as did two years ago
this month, when several people lost
their lives along with a great deal
of property. After June /, the county
fire wardens and rangers OF the Wash
ington Forest Fire association will
be on duty and authorized by the
state forester to issue permits. These
men will be instructed to make a
thorough canvass of their districts
and ascertain as fan as possible who
OF the residents wish to do burning
and issue permits to the same
wherever 1t is safe to do So"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE
Burnett Bros. viii Change Location
and Branch Out Into Whole.
sale Jobbne Business

The absorption of the Emil Pfund
Jewelry Co. by Burnett Bros, the
clearing out sale of which still con.
tinues, may be more far reaching
than appeared on the surface at the
start. While the Herald has no au-
thoritative information, it is gener-
ally known that the Burnett Co. has
taken a five-year lease on the Pfund
store, and in fact it is not denied by
Mr.. Louis Burnett that his firm is
planning to extend that store in
length and build balconies that will
give them a floor space of 10000 feet.
1t is also stated that sufficient room
has been secured on the second floor
on which to establish a jobbing Jew
elry business, the idea being to make
Aberdeen the jewelry center for
Washington.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
GOOD CLOWNS
COST BIG MONEY
To Act and Look Funny
Adds Largely to the Pay
Roll Of Sells-Floto?

Paradoxically speaking, the brainest
men with the circus are those who
are the most foolish. All Of which is
by the way of saying that one Of the
hardest jobs of the circus is that Of
being a clown. OF course. the natural
idea is that all clown must do to
bring the laugh is just to "act funny"
But it is in acting funny that the
brains are required. Hence the rea-
son that the forty clowns form one Of
the chief items of expense in the
heavy payroll of the Sells Floto Circus
and Buffalo Bill (himself), which is
to exhibit in this city, Thursday, May
21.
Once upon a time it was easy for
clown to be funny. He had his
comic song. He had his lines which
could reach every part of the small
tent in which the circus Of the past
held it's performance. But that day
has passed. The clown has no chance
for words now, no chance for songs
or for jests. In the Selle-Floto Circus
this year the great canvasses cover
eleven acres and seat $4,000 persons.
Only man with the voice of steam
ship siren could talk to an assem-
blage like that.
Therefore the clown of today must
be a pantomimist of extraordinary in
telligence. He must make his every
movement supply all that the voice
could add. He must make himself a
living caricature of the events of the
day-for the old idea of bismuth-
smeared face and ruff around the
neck has passed as standard of
clowndom.
And there's a way Of gaining an
idea of the worth of these clowns of
the Sells.Floto Circus. The parade,
which will come at 1920 o'clock the
morning Of the shows performance
here. And there is another feature OF
the parade that is worth while, for as
a special honor to this city Col. viii.
liam F. Cody buffalo Bill himself
is to lead the glittering two mile
spectacle.
The price Of admission this year?
Well, everything about the circus has
been increased except that The ad.
mission remains the same, 25 cents.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
State Has Spent the Alarming Sum of Nearly
One-Hundred and Eight Million Dollars
on Learning Since 1890
ENROL LMfNT FAILS TO JUSTIFY EXPENDITURES
Annual Increase About 85 Per Cent. Tables
Show How Interest Has Piled Up
Since Territorial Days

Between the census total of 1913,
on which the school tax levy was
based, and the average attendance of
the census year, o nthe basis of
which it was divided, was difference
of 115,361. The census was 2S6.849
and the average attendance 171,44S.
1t follows that fund of $40 per
capita gathered for census children
would in the distribution mean $16.72
per capita for average attendance Of
enrolled pupils. The same system of
maximum collection is carried on
with relation to the $40 per capita
school tax levied in the counties since
the enactment of the school code in
1909.
Attention should be called to the
singular fact that relative to past
years disproportionate increase of
per capita cost and per capita debt
began in 1907 after the new tax COM
mission had succeeded in elevating
the assessments, and progressed af-
ter the act of 1909 authorizing the
additional levy of $40 per capita in
the counties. With the new tax re-
sources no attempt was made to re-
duce Indebtedness, but, on the con-
trary, it was augmented.
Table Shows Interest Charged Per
Capita Of Enrolled Pupils
The following table shows the bi-
ennial interest charge on the school
debt, per capita Of enrolled pupils;
the annual per capita debt per en-
rolled pupil and the total annual
cost per capita average attendance:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
H0QUIAM EASILY
TAKES THE SCORE
Hoquiam High School Ath-
letes Walk off With County
Track Meet Saturday
WAS VERY FINE EXHIBIT
Levi and Chambers of Hoquiam
Are Star Performers. All
Show Good Speed.

The track team of the Hoquiam
High school walked off with
the honors in the Chehalis county
track meet Saturday afternoon on
the Aberdeen grounds. Aberdeen
fell down lamentably in the SO and
100 yard dashes, tailending thus
Hoquiam, II; Montesano, 27; Aber.
deem, 5.
1t was a fair test of athletics, the
weather was ideal and the track in
very good condition. 1t was Ho-
quiams day from start to finish, the
down river boys taking all frsts ex.
cept in the discus throw and the
mile and relay races which were
grabbed by Montesano. Mel. Levi of
Hoquiam won the five events in
which he was entered, and was the
star performer from the neighboring
city. He had a close rival for hon.
ors in Chambers, who won the 22O
hurdles, the pole vault and took Sec
ond place in the board and high
jumps. Taken all in all, the meet
was the most successful-even if Alb
erdeen did lose-in the story Of Che
halls county athletics.
The events and winners follow:
50-yard dash-Levi, Abel, Hoquiam;
Cloud, Montesano; time, s 2.5 Sec
Onds.
100-yard dash-Levi; Cloud, Monte
sano; Parsons, Montesano; time 10
seconds nat.
220-yard dash-Levi; Cloud, Doug.
las, Montesano; time rs seconds.
220-yard hurdles-Glander, Abel.
Hoquiam; Frye, Montesano; time, 30
seconds.
440-yard dash-Levi, Cheney, Mon
tesano; Parsons, Montesano; time,
81 seconds.
880-yard run-Rudesill, Hoquiam;
Cheney, Calder, Montesano; time.
1921.
Mile-Calder, Montesano; Rudesill,
Hoquiam; Adams, Aberdeen; time,
S:2S.
Pole vault-Glander, Abel, Hoquiam
Frye, Montesano; height, feet s
inches
Shot-put Davidson, Hoquiam:
Pinckney, Aberdeen; Holloway. Mon
tesano; distance 80 feet 10 inches.
Discus throw-Holloway, Montesa-
no; Davidson, Pinckney; distance 95
feet
Broad jump-Levi, Glander. Ho
Quiam Frye, Montesano; distance
20 feet II inches.
High jump-Noble, Glander, Ho
Quiam; Frye, Montesano; height, 5
feet 2 inches.
Relay race Montesano team
Eaton, Douglas, Cheney, Cloud; Ho
Quiam term, Glander, Tyo. Noble
Abel; time ABA. 600 yards to lap)
Officials-O. c. Lovgren of Ho
quiam, starter; Coach Don Hawley
Of Aberdeen, announcer; NJ. A. Gar
lock Of Montesano, Ray Thurber and
Adolph Watson of Hoquiam, judges
and timers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
FLEET WINS TROPHY

NONTESANO, May lid. W..
Fleet, the veteran trap shooter, re.
turned from the state shoot at Wen
atchee last week. carrying with him,
as usual, the L. c. Smith gun trophy,
large silver mug.
He won on a score of 20. The
medal won last year by Mr.. Fleet
was won this year by Duskin Reed, a
young man under 21 years Of age.
His score was perfect, as Mr. Fleets
was last year. Mr.. Fleet had had
no practice at all since last July.
His shooting the first two days OF
the meet was poor, but on the third
day he did some good shooting
for the whole day averaging better
than 80 per cent.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
PROSPECTIVE PosTMAsTERs
TO TAKE EXAMINATIONS

According to notice issued by the
United States Civil Service Commits.
sion. examinations have been ordered
for various points in the state of
washington for next month, to fill ap-
pointments in the state Of Washing
ton. In Chehalis county the follow.
ing Offices are to be filed: Aloha,
Humptulips. McCleary, Melbourne,
Oakville, Ocosta, Porter and West
port. The points for holding the ex-
aminations are: Aberdeen, Hoquiam
and Montesano.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
ABERDEEN WINS
Aberdeen Grammar Schools Walk
Away With County Track Meet
Friday Afternoon

The wet track Friday prevented
the best speed deliveries at the Che.
halls County Grammar school track
meet, but the events were as interest.
ing as they could have been under
even more favorable track conditions
The contests were close, the Aber.
deem and Hoquiam schools tying un'
til the relay race, the winning of
which gave Aberdeen the meet.
The events and winners follow:
50-yard dash-Herren, Aberdeen
Morse, Montesano; Wilcox, Monte
sano.
1OO-yard dash-Herren; Tannahill
Hoquiam; Sandgren, Hoquiam
220-yard dash-Herren; Perkins,
Montesano, and Tannahill, tie for
second.
440-yard dash-Tannahill; Calder
Montesano; Hudson, Montesano.
SSO-yard - Hudson, Montesano;
Backover, Hoquiam; Perkins, Monte
sano.
22O.yard hurdles-Herren; Calder;
Sandgren.
Shot.put - Edwards, Aberdeen;
Whipple, Montesano; Johnson, Aber
deem.
High jump-Tannahill; Whipple
4-HERAD
Sandgren.
Broad jump-Tannahill; Herren
Whipple.
Pole vault Backover; Whipple
Ingram. Aberdeen.
Relay race-Aberdeen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
HAS CONFIDENCE
IN HIS MACHINE
Non Con Man But Actual Ex-
.perience With Reliable
House Gave Confidence

The story of the man who inspect
ed his new automobile, 9comnarted. it
with the catalog, specifications and
wrote the factory that it had come
complete with the exception of the
wheelbase, is almost tied by an in
cident which came to light at mid
dle-western garage the other day.
Well along in the afternoon a par
ty of five tourists in Studebaker
-Four" pulled up and decided to store
the car for the night. The car was
driven inside and backed into stall,
the owner and family leaving for the
hotel across the street, leaving the
conventional order for a wash and a
polish.
An attendant went promptly to
work, whistling merrily as he pro-
gressed in his task of excavating the
real estate and exposing the lustrous
finish. Eventually he worked around
to the front of the car, where a
peculiar attachment caught his eye.
The attachment was a wooden plug,
tightly driven into hole near the
base of the radiator. From the plug
was suspended Virginia license num-
ber.
"Hey! Look here!" he called to the
proprietor who was up at the front
of the place. blessed if this fellow
hasn't sealed up the hole they left
for hand-cranking this Studebaker!"
The proprietor gazed and marveled.
He was thoroughly familiar with elec-
trio self-starting devices but had new
er yet seen such an instance of calm
confidence on the part of an owner.
When the tourists came the next
morning to resume their trip, the
owner was questioned about the plug.
What do you do when you have to
crank this car by hand?" asked the
garage man.
Crank it by hand? Why this Car
has a self-starter!" explained the un-
comprehending tourists. when
want to spin the motor, I push down
on this plunger!"
Sure, but don't you ever have to
help it? Isn't there a hand crank
comes with the carr"
A CLEAN Of new truth came to the
motorist.
We'll. now that you speak Of it,
guess that must be the hand crank
that l found in my tool kit" he an.
swered. II don't know whether I've
got it with me yet or not But / do
know that I've never used it, either
on this trip or before it. and I've
come more than thouand miles over
the mountains. I'll bet I've started
that motor 5000 times, easy. That
hole looked like handy place to use
for the license, so I've always used
it that way"
So saying, the gentleman climbed
in, pressed down on the plunger, start
ed the motor and rolled out on his
way.
well, I vum,' remarked the gar
age man.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
MURDERER CAUGHT

MONTESANO, May 11.-Sheriff
Schelle Mathews returned from Sc
attic yesterday with B. J. Moore, the
murderer Of Mrs. Vivian Lacrosse in
this city early in the morning of Sun
day, May 8. Moore, whose descrip-
tion had been sent all over the coast.
was taken into custody at Seattle Sat
urday afternoon by detectives, who
had been furnished with his photos.
Moore admitted killing the woman
to the Seattle police and the sheriff,
saying he was infatuated with her,
and upon her refusal to marry him,
had cut her throat. 1t was supposed
that Moore had drowned himself in
the Wishkah river, but it seems that
he made his way to Seattle. He takes
philosophical view of his extremity,
and came back willing prisoner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12

The Spokane SpOkeSman-RevleW,
through the series of articles written
by E. D. Cowen. is performing valu-
able service to the state, a service
which should be recognized by repro
duction in every paper desirous of
throwing on the light. The Herald
has published number of those az
ticles, and will continue, the one be-
low, bearing upon the school system,
is sufficient justification of itself
from the reproduction of the articles:
In that department of the public
service that should be most concern
ed with intoxicating the economies as
we'll as the ethics of life We shall
find the most striking example of
recklessness in public expenditure.
The management of the educational
finances of the state needs an i'm
mediate overhauling.
Indeed, an analysis of public school
finance should leave no doubt that
an inquiry of this nature the build
ing and equipment assets are not to
be considered, inasmuch as any dis
posal of public property usually means
replacement or more expensive
Improvement; and again, such as
sets can not be disposed of without
inflicting injury on the community
in which they exist. In the rural
districts more school property has
been abandoned than sold.
Since 1890 the state has expend-
ed $107,519,170 on its public schools
and the outstanding debt on June 80,
1913. was $16,e41,352. This persis-
tently increasing obligation is now 5S
times greater than the outstanding
debt Of 1890, after the state had TAX
en- over the territorial public school
system.
School Debt Grows 100 Per Cent in
s Years.
OF the total debt nearly half Of it,
or $7,943,340, has been heaped up
against the taxpayer since 1907;
while during the same period of six
years the annual increased cost Of
carrying on the public school system
has jumped from $5,649,855 to $10,-
52S,307, an annual increase Of $4,S7S,-
452, or IS per cent. Meanwhile the
increased enrolment of pupils was a
little less than % per cent. In other
words, for an increase of % per cent
in enrolled pupils the total cost has
increased IS per cent and, the school
debt nearly 100 per cent in six years.
Reduced to an estimate on the basis
of population the per capita debt of
SO cents in 1890 has swollen to 1890
in 1913, while during the same period
the annual outlay, estimated on the
basis of pupils enrolled in public
schools has increased from a per cap
ita cost of 1855 in 1890 to $45.68
in 1913. The pyramiding process of
debt and disbursement is plainly in
dicated in the following simple table,
which is the result of compilation
covering the 80 counties of the state:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
new Law POINT
MAY Be RAISED
Sheriff is Restrained From
Selling Mecca Hotel Prop
erty by Creditors

Deputy Sheriff Ed. NJ. Hoover came
down from Montesano yesterday
morning to sell the Mecca hotel prop
erty under a chattel mortgage fore
closed by the Orc Investment Co.,
amounting to about $1,000.
1t is probably mistake to say the
Deputy Hoover came down to sell
the place. The decree of foreclosure
announced the sale for 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, but on Saturday
the sheriff's Office was served with
an order restraining the sale, under
an action commenced in the superior
court by Taggart & Phillips.
The management of the Mecca
went under some weeks ago, and be-
sides the Oro Investment Co. left
quite an amount of unpaid bills, and
there seems to be quite neat point
of law involved in the contention of
Taggart & Phillips. The legislature
a few years ago enacted law pro-
hibiting brewing concerns from hold
ing any legal interest in a saloon pro-
position. Attorneys Taggart & Phil.
lips are said to be attacking the
mortgage of the Oro Investment Co.
on the ground that the company was
organized as a part of the Aberdeen
Brewing Co., as a subterfuge to evade
the purposes of the law, and the out
come will be of statewide interest,
and small doubt exists that the case
will be carried to the supreme court.
and the validity or otherwise of such
corporations decided.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
RESOLUTION Is WITHDRAWN

Because Of the opposition threaten.
ed, the Aberdeen Trades and Labor
Council, at the meeting Friday night,
withdrew the resolutions rejecting
upon the government in the Mexican
crisis. The resolution condemned the
government for sending troops to Vera
Cruz, and the Carpenters Union left
the Council in consequence. At the
later meeting the resolution was with.
drawn, owing to the number of re-
monstrances that had been received.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
DEATH OF ALEXANDER SANDERS

HOQUIAM, May 11.-Alexander
Sander, an employe of the Chehalis
County Logging company. died yes
terday morning at the Hoquiarl G-n-
sral hospital after = long siege of
pneumonia. The body was removed
to the Pinnick undertaking parlors,
where it will rest until word is receiv-
ed from relatives in the East, wfo
have been notified.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

BY arrangements in advance you
can obtain 3 per cent money to buy,
build or improve farm or city prop
erty. T. E. Fenlon, Hotel Lincoln.
63.2t.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12
Assessmentlevy and Disburs
Show Great Contrast

Show Great Contrast
The expressed purpose of the
school tax act Of 1895 was to raise
by direct levy enough funds annually
to make up with the state current
school fund, SO per cpaita appor-
tionment for the districts. The levy
was adjusted on a school census ba-
sis, but it is not generally realized
that the manner Of distributing the
tax affords a maintenance contribu-
tion largely in excess OF so. In the
census are included all children of
a school age, whatever their physi-
cal condition and regardless Of their
membership in private or sectarian
establishments.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12

Brigadier General Tasker q. Bliss
commands the department Of the east.
This embraces the New England states.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Delaware, Maryland, District Of Co
lumbia, Virginia. West Virginia, Ohio
and Porto Rico. His headquarters are
at Fort Totten. N. 7.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-05-12

Modern Printing at moderate prices.
Aberdeen Printing Co.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-23

Receipts
Home subscription ....... 1915 80
Fees from Miss Batchelder. -. AZ 90
Fees from Mrs. Hawkins, -. rs. 20
Church Collections ..,... S.53
Benn. Co. Improvement Assn. 305 90
S759. 2S
Disbursements
Miss Bachelors salary,
Sept 10 to Nov, ........ S12. 80
Mrs. Hawkins salary,
From Nov. to July 1...... 600 90
DR.. Liddle for supplies. ..... 11.03
Sundries, livery hire, room
rent, etc ................. 1890
S754 .43
Balance on hand ......S4 .S5
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-23

Continued on page s.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-23
EDUCATION IN VERMONT

Vermont has undertaken a brave
and a difficult task, to see herself
revealed in her entire educational
system, as she really is. She has de-
ternlined to weigh her virtues and de-
fects dispassionately; to study to re-
move these defects, and to extend
and multiply these virtues. To make
this introspective study accurate and
faithful, she has placed the glass Of
Truth in the hands Of the Carnegie
Foundation for the advancement Of
Teaching. The mirrored reflection,
caught and held by the report Of the
Foundation, | will endeavor to bring
before you.
The impulse leading up to the re-
port is to be found in a resolution Of
the Vermont Legislature approved
Nov. 10, 1902, providing "a commits
sion to report upon the educational
responsibilities Of the state. The
Governor appointed Judge John H.
Watson chairman of representative
commission. To ensure an expert
study Of the school system, the com
mission invited the Carnegie founda-
ton to undertake the study We have
the results Of their work in the spirit
of the request. Those responsible
for the report have said, 1T has been
an inspiration TO serve a commission
which asked only to know the truth;
it has been equally pleasant to deal
with school officials and teachers so
willing to submit their entire educa-
tional machinery to an outside critic.
This educational machinery is natur-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-23
ANNUAL MEETING DORSET NUR-
SING ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the Dorset Nursing
Association was held in the Lecture
Room Of the Church Wednesday af-
ternoon, July 18th. A report Of the
work for the past year was presented
and the treasurer, S. Frank Holley,
gave concise report Of the receipts
and expenditures which was accept
ed. The following Trustees were
elected for the coming year: Chair
man, c. A. Wade, Mrs. George II. Gil
bert, Mrs. Charles Williams, Mrs. +.
III West, Mr.. H. N. Morse. Canvass
ers to solicit subscriptions were APP
pointed as follows: c. A. Wade, Miss
Carhart, Mrs. L. j. Obermaier, Mrs.
Edwin Child, s. Frank Holley. The
cost Of operation was s75e2s Of
which the Bennington County Yer
mont Improvement Association gave
S305.00 This year they will assist
to the amount Of $4,000 The esti-
mated amount needed the coming year