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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
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Depends on Railroads

Depends on Railroads
THE lumber industry in the Puget
Sound country depends very largely
upon railroad buying" explained Mr..
Long. THE railroads have to come
to us for their big timbers. such as
are used in bridge and general con.
struction work. This constitutes about
30 per cent of the output Of the mills
of the Puget Sound country. Pend
ing the action of the interstate COM
merce commission on the application
of the railroads to increase their
freight rates, the railroads have not
been in the market for lumber. They
have bought only what they have had
to have for urgent needs. The nat
ural result is that the lumbermen in
this section of the country have been
without purchasers for about one-third
OF their output.
IN spite of this unfavorable fea-
ture Of the situation, the Puget Sound
and Southwest Washington mills have
been operating at about IS per cent
of their capacity. They have not had
an assured market, but they have
managed to pick up orders enough
here and there to keep them going
with a production within Is per cent
of normal, despite the loss Of the
railroad business. The natural and
just complaint, however, is at the
prices prevailing. Mills that formerly
paid little attention to the ordinary
run OF mill stuff have been manu-
featuring those grades. in the absence
of the big timber work for the rail-
roads, with the result that the market
has been glutted and the maximum
prices obtainable now are about what
the minimum prices should be. This
condition, OF course, cannot be main
tanned long without serious financial
results, but the outlook is SO promis-
ing that the mill owners are satisfied
to keep their plants going, feeling Ger.
tain that with the resumption of buy
ing by the railroads and the demand
that will come from the Middle West
when the crops are sold will place the
lumber industry in Washington on q
paying basis again with the prospect
of long period of steady production"
Crop Shortage Felt
Mr.. Long attributed the recent de.
preston in the lumber market, aside
from the lack of buying by the rail-
roads, to the fact that the crops in
the great cereal belt west Of the Mis-
sissippi have been below normal for
two or three years. The farmers in
those states are not hard up financial
ly, by any means, but they have de.
clined to draw on their surplus, laid
aside in fat years, to make any i'm
provements. preferring to wait for the
big crops, which are now practically
assured.
THE crop question will be settled
before July l." said Mr.. Long. "If
the present indications, which are for
bumper crop, are assured at that
time, the railroads resume their pur-
chases of lumber. which they will
sadly need, the lumber industry Of
this section. which is now working
at IL per cent below normal. will
have to 60 above normal to meet the
demands"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
CUT HOURS, CUT
MINIMUM WAGE
Stores are Not Compelled
To Work all Thier Employ
es on, Full Time.
RULING ON THE LAW
Legal Rate Of $40 Weekly
Has for its Basis Six Eight.
Hour Days Of Work.

OLYMPIA, June S.-By working a
portion Of their employees during only
the buster parts Of the day or the
rush" days Of the week department
stores will be able to pay such work.
ers less than the $40 minimum wage
established by the industrial welfare
commission. to become effective June
~.
The minimum wage law. as enact
ed by the last legislature, provides
that the welfare commission shall es-
tablish weekly wage rate" and not
a weekly wage" Because of this
fact a department store management
may, IL it desires, have half its force
report regularly two hours after the
regular opening time. Such employees
would be entitled to only $3.50 at
the end Of the week, as the weekly
wage rate Of $40 is based on work
ing week of six eight-hour days. Sim
ilarly a portion of the force might be
called upon to report for work only
the busiest four days of the week,
in which case each girl would be en-
titled to only $6.67 il working eight
hours each of the four days.
Inquiries Made ey Stores
That some Of the department stores
will experiment with such procedure
is expected, as inquiries as to the ef.
feet Of the wage ruling have been
made by employers. Labor Commits.
sioner E. w. Olson. chairman Of the
welfare commission. asked Attorney
General w. v. Tanner for a ruling
on this question. and the attorney gen.
erals ONCE. replying by letter. states
that the minimum wage law specifi-
cally provides for = weekly. wage
rate" and that under this wording
the welfare. commission would have
no authority to fx weekly wage"
Ruling on Fruit canneries
The welfare commission has practi-
cally decided that the minimum wage
rate Of $3.50, fixed last week for fac.
tories. will not apply to fruit Gamer
les. Canneries are allowed to employ
women for 10 hours a day, making
the conditions Of labor different from
those Of other factories. which oper-
ate under the eisht-hour law. For this
reason . seperate conference to es-
tablish . wage rate for canneries
probably. will be called later.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
Responsibility for High Tax Rate Lies Almost
Entirely With People Whose Neglect
OF Duty Permits II.
TWENTY PER CENT OF CITIZENSHIP RULES
Failure to Vote, Lack of Attention Paid to
Officials and the General Apathy
OF Public BIamedble.

In the newspapers, at the big con-
ference on the question at the Uni
versity, and wherever taxes are talked
a vital reason for high taxes and the
greatly increased cost Of government
has been overlooked. The reason is
the same as that why the people Of
this government "of the people. for
the people and by the people," have
allowed it to drift along until it has
become very largely government "of
the demagogue, for the demagogue
and by the demagogue." The aver
age person pays too little attention
to his duties as a citizen. This same
average person is not only the one
who is yelling his head of about taxes
but is the one who is responsible for
the condition that exists today.
The one duty Of citizen Of this
republic that should be morally man.
datory is to vote. Yet our govern
ment is run by about 20 per cent of
those who have right to vote. When
it comes to a matter of voting bonds
or voting on the incurring of debts
this percentage is much less.
Nine-tenths of the voters of this
state do not know who the taxing
officers of their district are. Some
body, they remember, wanted job
and they gave him one, that is they
helped give him one. Probably they
were too busy to pay any attention
to politics and did not even vote at
the last election.
The spending Of millions Of dollars
each year is turned over to men who
are professional politicians. srhey
make a business of politics and one
way to get ahead in that game is OF
spend the public money generously
in certain communities. A man, who
was elected to the legislature by the
vote of say 20 per cent of the quail.
fled electors Of his district, finds
when he gets down here to Olympia
that he must trade his vote to the
other fellows wanting appropriations
If he is going to get good sized ap'
preparation for his district. He knows
II he gets the appropriation for his
district he will meet with the approv-
al Of the politicians Of his district.
He trades and both appropriations
pass.
But the legislature is to blame for
but small fraction of our taxes. The
real trouble is much closer home.
Some fellows who are to blame are
those school directors. at whose elec-
tion you, Mister and Mrs. Voter fail
ed to vote. You could not be trou-
bled with it. So any political hack
that wanted it was elected school d.
rector. Did you stop to consider that
he is spending your money and levy
ing a big tax against your property
each year? When he has pet
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09

For the Information Of Mr.. Moore
and others. we will repeat what was
said in these columns at the begin
ming Of the discussion Of these meas
ures, that the Herald would be pleas.
ed to publish any matter from either
side that would throw light upon the
proposed laws. and regrets that Mr..
Moore did not devote his space to the
enlightenment Of the public upon
them rather than adopt the tone he
has, which has rather . bulldosing
flavor that 10 not calculated to con.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
VICIOUS DOG SHOT

A vicious dog bit the little daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hulet, 500
East First street. Sunday evening. The
dog. said to have belonged at Ill
North B street. was shot and killed
by Truant Omcer Lee.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
Two Billion Feet Required in Middle West.
Stock in Yards are Much Lower
than Normal.
P PROSPECTS WILL START RESTOCKING
George S. Long Discusses Condition of Lumber
Market. Bumper Wheat Crop Sure to
Have Beneficial Effect.

TACOMA. June 8.-The States Of
Montana, North Dakota, South Da-
kota. Nebraska, Wyoming and Okla
homa will soon be in the market for
approximately .2,00o,000.00o feet Of
lumber, an amount equal to 40 per
cent of the normal annual lumber out
put Of the state Of Washington.
This is equivalent to $4,000 carloads
Of $4,000 feet to the car.
II 1t were possible to put that
amount of lumber into one shipment
1t would make train almost 1000
miles long, reaching from Tacoma to
Havre. Montana, and requiring pas
senger train two days to pass it on a
sidetrack.
Experts representing the retail lum.
Der dealers associations have been in.
vestigating conditions in the six states
and their reports, according to lum-
ber trade journals, is that all Of the
lumber yards in the territory indi-
Gated are practically down to bed
rock and stocks are lower than they
have been before in years. Crop
prospects are glowing, business in
all lines is becoming active and the
dealers are preparing to restock their
yards preliminary to the fall buying,
which they feel assured will be the
heaviest in years. The experts esti-
mate that the annual normal con-
sumption of lumber in the six states
named is in excess of 100000, 900
feet and that this vast amount will
be purchased this year, as the stocks
on hand are hardly enough to enter
into the Gale alations. "A few bunch
es of shingles and scanty piles of
culls constitute the stocks in most
Of the yards" is one Of the reports
on the situation.
Figures Are Approved.
"While those figures naturally sound
large. they may not be at all in excess
Of the requirements in the six states
named" said George S. Long, general
manager of the Weyerhauser Timber
company. in discussing the report
1.-THE normal production Of lumber in
the United States is about 10000, ,0oo,.
900 feet. OF this Washington pro-
duces 100000. 900; Oregon, 3,00o.-
100000: California. 1.ooo.ooo.ooo; the
southern states 15.000.0oo,o0o; the
North Atlantic states 5000. .000, 900 and
the rest Of the country $4,000, ,000.o 900.
Montana, the two Dakotas, Wyoming,
Kansas. Nebraska and Oklahoma are
prairie states and big consumers Of
lumber. When you remember that
Washington and Oregon supply Cali
fornia alone with 1900. 900. 900 feet of
lumber a year the estimate that 2,00o,-
10000 feet will be required in the
s1 states named does not appear
large, even II their present stocks
are nothing Hike as low as reported"
Mr.. Long is confident that therewill
be an early improvement in the con.
ditions Of the lumber industry in the
Pacific Northwest. The expected de-
cision of the interstate commerce com.
mission permitting the Eastern rail-
\ roads to make small advance in their
freight rates and the certainty Of
bumper wheat crop are the two fac
tors that Mr.. Long figures will give
. big impetus to the lumber industry,
assuring an increased output and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
WOULD UPHOLD
SEVEN SISTERS
Correspondent Detects Some
thing Crooked in Opposing
Those Measures.
WANTS PARTY ISSUE
Would Muzzle the Press that
Opposes Pets Of Self
Appointed Lawmakers.
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
I notice the prominence you gave
the article from Walla Walla, concern
ing the action Of the farmers of Walla
Walla, Columbia and Garfield coun.
ties in relation to the Seven Sisters"
and other bills that the joint legisla,
tive committee Of the State Grange,
Farmers Educational Union and State
Federation Of Labor recommended,
and as there were no comments dis.
agreeing with the same, I take it for
granted that you will lend a hand
in defeating those measures, which
are endorsed by nearly every farmer
organization in the county, our
grange sending in 40 petitioners, and
has another going around with nearly
as many more names.
II the Democrats are to Join with
the Republicans to defeat measures
recommended by the people. the peo.
pie will easily decide how to vote
by those opposing them. Why are the
interests spending a million to prevent
the passage of these measures? They
don't often spend money to benefit
the common herd, and IL the people
find those measures so disastrous,
how long would it take to abolish
them?
l enclose a clipping from the Seat.
tie Star on the subject. and another
stating that the Grange has passed
resolutions endorsing the Seven Sis.
ters," incidentally to see II you would
give it the same prominence that
you gave the Walla Walla dispatch.
Some Of US have stopped the farm
papers that are assisting the stand
pat papers to defeat those measures
and are going to begin on others II
they continue these insidious attacks.
Yours very truly.
JAS. A. MOORE.
Satsop, June Z.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Forty Four Students Will
Receive Thier High School
Diplomas Thursday.
Y GIRLS AND q BOYS
Baccalaureate Service Held
Sunday. As Eighth Grade
Pupils Graduate.

Forty.four students of the Aberdeen
High school will graduate Thursday
evening, the exercises being held in
the auditorium Of the J. M. Weather
wax High school building, the final
examinations having began yesterday.
The graduating class is evenly divid.
ed among the sexes. there being %
boys and 20 girls in the class. and
much speculation is being INDUCED
in concerning the c. M. Weatherwax
scholarship prize Of 500 which goes
to the student holding the highest
markings.
The baccalaureate services were
held Sunday morning in the J. M.
Weatherwax High school auditorium.
when Rev. Thomas Broomfeld. pas
tor Of the Baptist church delivered
the sermon. taking for his text:
Something Beyond" The auditorium
was filled with friends of the grad
yates and the schools. and the ser.
mon was listened to with marked at
tention. Following was the program:
Hymn. "Oh Come Let Us Worship;
invocation; Come Unto Him" from
"The Messiah" Girls Glee Club;
scripture reading; praise Ye the
Father" mixed chorus; Baccalaureate
sermon. Something Beyond" Rev.
Thos. Broomneld; hymn. Come Thou
Almighty King; benediction.
The following is list Of the grad
yates: Esther Axland. Hattie Ander-
son, Don Breakiron, Rosaline Brack-
vogel. John H. Creech, Homer B.
Cross. Gladys Draper. Cedric Green.
Frederick Freeman, Theodore T.
Faulk, Marjory NJ. Greene. Martha
Gleason, Bernice Garner, Ruth Hunter.
Florence Hook. Helen E. Harris,
George Halferty, Ralph Ingebrigtsen,
Carl H. Keil, Ruth e. Locke. Lorene
Linn, Victor Lindburg, John Merchi.
son, Harold E. Moulton. James Mac
Donald, Martha e. Middleton, Beulah
J. May, Linda Nelson. Elizabeth Mel
son, Dorothy Pearson, Elmer Peter
son, Flavia Reid, Joseph R. Schneider.
Ellen Semmen. Alex G. Swaney. Cor
don Spoon. Wesley T. Schumacher.
Mertice Towne, Marguerite Thompson
Floyd Vammen. Thomas e. Willikson,
Dwight Wellington, Edward Willik-
son, Helen n. Wilson.
Elehth Grade Graduates
The graduates from the High school
will b replaced by 46 pupils from the
Eighth grade, 45 OF whom, 81 girls
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All the news al, the tim. 1. the Herald.
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An he news all the time in the
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Tho Herald tells I. aii..
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Elohth Grade Graduates

The graduates from the High school
will b replaced by 45 pupils from the
Eighth grade, Is Of whom. 81 girls
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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1914-01-09
LINN HEATH IS MAR.
R|ED At GL ENDWE
SON OF MIR. AND AIRS. WARREN
HEATH TAKES UNTO HIM.
SELF A WIFE.

His many friends in Bowbells vii
be interested 10 know that Linn
Heath. formerly of this city, but
now employed as electrician ut
Dickinson. N. D., was married on
Christmas day at Glendive, Mont.,
to Miss Edith Mann, very est;m.
able young lady from Grand Forks.
During the past few months ,lr.
Heath's bride had been employed
at Dickinson and the couple stole
march on their friends by going
to the home of mutual friend at
Glendiye and getting married
The newlyweds will go to house.
keeping at once at Dickinson. The
joins their, many friends
in extending congratulations,
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1914-01-09
North StaP Boy Meets Hor:
Pib|e Death Saturday P. N.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
TO GET $1,000 REWARD
CHIEF OF POLICE IS KICKING
HIMSELF FOR NOT KEEP
ING HIS EYES OPEN.

Mandan, N. d., Jan. S.-The op-
portunity to secure a reward Of ST.
600 was overlooked by local Off
cials by the card describing the
prisoner having been hidden by
an unused coat. Several weeks
ago card was received at the ex-
press office offering that sum for
the arrest of Maurice De La Couer,
wanted for the robbery Of the Am
rican Express Co. 1t was placed
on the wall and soon after that a
coat rarely used was hung on a nail
directly oyer the card Recently
Chief of Police Reynolds happened
to see the card and limm etliately
recognized the man wanted as hav-
ing been arrested on a charge Of
stealing from the Northern Pacific
here. He went to the county jail
hnd discovered the prisoner had
recently been discharged and left
town.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1914-01-09
HORSE is STOLEN
NEAR POWERS LAKE
AUTHORITIES TRACE ANIMAL.
IA INTO TURTLE MOUNTAINS
& AND THEN LOSE TRACK.

Powers Lake, N. D.. Jan. c.
Horse thieves have been at work
in this section of the state. An
unknown man is supposed to have
stolen five horses and made his es-
cape through the turtle mountain
country into Canada. Robe1rt
Bloomquist of Battleview missed one
of his best horses and after two
or three days instituted a search.
He discovered it had been ridden
into McGregor by a stranger. who
purchased several halters. Later
the stranger was traced with four
Horses and still later with five,
heading for the Turtle mountains.
The man had a five day start and
Is difficult to trace.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1914-01-09
CITY TO REPUBL|SH
ITS ORDINANCES

The regular meeting of the city
council was held at the city hall
on Monday evening of this week.
City Attorney Heckel acting in place
Of Auditor Kroman who Is i'll.
Among other busisess transacted
the gas street lamp which during
the past three months has been IL
Illuminating the Jens Peterson cor
ner was bought by the city for $50,
and the company selling 1t agreed
to keep 1t in repair for a year.
Chief of Police Miller's salary was
raised from $50 to sos per month
After talking over the matter at
length the council instructed City
Attorney Heckel to draw up Z new.
set OF ordinances TO be submitted
at the next regular meeting. After
getting tho ordinances III shane to.
suit themselves It = tlie intention
OF the board to pass them and have:
them published
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1914-01-09
WALTER BAIR ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTS HIMSELF IN HIS
FATHERS BARN.
Full Charge Of Gun Goes
Into The Boys Chest
FUNERAL IS HELD TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND IS AT
TENDED BY HUNDREDS.

Walter Bair. aged Is. son of Mr.,
and Mrs. D. F. Bair of North Star
township, WAS accidentally shot
at about three o'clock last Satur-
lay afternoon, and was killed in
stantly. The death dealing wea-
pom was a single barrel shot gun,
and was in the hands of the un-
fortunate boy when it went off and
the charge went crashing through
his body.
Walter. with one of the neighbor
boys, Elajah Golden, had been out
hunting during the afternoon, and
returned to the Bair home shortly
before the accident took place.
The boys thought it a good idea to
shoot a few pigeons which made
their home at the Bair barn and
Walter agreed to go up into the hay
NOW to scare them out while the
Golden boy shot at them on the out
side. Elajah waited on the out
side for the pigeons to come out
until he heard the shot gun re-
port on the inside of the stable,
and on coming inside, he found
his friend making his last gasps
for breath. Walter had climbed
upon the manger and was about to
climb into the hay NOW and was
pulling his loaded gun behind him.
Drawing the gun over the manger
the hammer caught on the umbers
and when released came down on
the shell, sending the entire charge
of shot into the boys chest, hitting
about an indhl from the heart.
Death was instantaneous.
The Golden boy was nearly craz-
cd with grief and rushed to the
house to notify Walters parents of
what had happened. The corpse
was removed to the residence
where it remained until the funer-
al. Tho unfortunate boy was un-
usually bright for his age, was a
great favorite among all who
knew him, and was the pride and
joy Of his parents. His death has
cast a gloom upon the entire COM
munity.
The funeral services were held at
the Bair residence Tuesday morn
ing at H. o'clock. and were at
tended by several hundred people.
A large number of people from
Bdwbells were in attendance. and
there was hardly a family north of
town but what was represented.
Rev. Spence, the local Presbyter-
Ian minister officiated, and the re-
mains were interreh in the Bowbells
east of town.
Relatives from distance who
came to attend the funeral were
Miss Gail Bair and Dan Burke of
lear Dodson, Mont, and Stark
3air who is attending the Agricul-
ural College at Fargo. :.