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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13
Mrs. Margaret Ross and Two
Sons Are Driven From
Land Claim by Mob
HOUSE IS BURNED DOWN
III Feeling Over Claim Jump
ing eliminates in Lawless
Act of Masked Men

Mrs. Margaret NJ. Ross and her two
sons were forcibly taken by mob
of Is masked men from their home
a ranch in the North River valley
in Pacific county, Sunday night, the
two small buildings on the ranch were
burned and the three were escort
ed across the line into Chehalis coun-
ty and to the ranch of Mr.. and Mrs
w. D. Mccormack. This is the story
telephoned to Chehalis county author.
tiles yesterday and TO Governor Ernest
Lister, to whom Mrs. Ross appealed
for aid.
Mrs. Ross claims she knows at
least 10 of the Is men who com
posed the mob mentions a son of A.
M. Howard, one of her neighbors, also
his two sons-in-law, and in addition
charges Howard senior knew what
was going on. 1t was in Mr.. Howard S
were brought to the Mccormack
ranch.
According to Mrs. Ross's story she
and her sons were aroused at 8: 40
O'Clock Sunday night by the mob
which fired number of shots through
the house and then ordered the in
mates out. They We're allowed time
to dress and when they went Out
We're seized and hurried a short dis
tance away and the house and barn
both small structures, set on fire
Mrs. Ross states they were then fore
ranch, where the owner was called
out and told to get his team ant
| wagon and take the three across the
county line.
The mob, according to Mrs Ross
all wore black masks Of heavy ma
| terial pulled down over their heads
and shoulders. All were armed, she
states. From the Howard ranch fou,
armed men accompanied the wagOI
to the Mccormack ranch, where the
party arrived at 2:15 o'clock yester
day morning.
At the North river bridge, at the
county line. Mrs. Ross says the wa
gon was stopped and threats of lynch
ing made unless she and her sons
promised not to go back into Pacific
county. This, she says, she woult
not do
Mrs. Mccormack, who saw the par
ty when they arrived at her home
says she could not tell whether any
of them were armed or who they
were.
| Mrs. Ross by telephone yesterday
asked Governor Lister to aid her and
also asked Sheriff Matthews to give
her a guard, but the place is in Pa
cific county and the latter could dc
nothing. Mrs. Ross called the Aber
deen police last evening and asked
that the sheriff be notified stating
the Mccormack home had been sur
rounded by mob, but a few minutes
later Mrs Mccormack called up tc
say no officers were needed
Last night Mrs. Ross declared she
would go back to the ranch today OF
as soon as possible. and declares she
will make her home there.
The trouble of Sunday night is an
other chapter in charges of claim
jumping made several months ago ir
which Mrs. Ross and her sons were
among the principals, the two later
being involved in an assault charge
The Mccormack ranch is 20 miles
out and the Howard and Ross places
II miles beyond Among the mel
she accused. Mrs. Ross said last night
Il knew Ralph Howard, Homer
Blaine, Walter Burke and Mayberry
and knew in all about 10 of the mob.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13
CONTRACT AWARDED.

The contract for the carpenter work
on the Weather,Sax apartment house,
First and Fl streets, was awarded last
week to Patrick Manning. of Chehalis,
who has the contract for building the
addition to the South Aberdeen school
house.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13
County Authorities Are Puz-
zled What to Do With Men
Convicted Under Law
TO ESTABLISH ROCK PILE
Law Says They Shall Labor,
And County Has No Work
For Them To Do

MONTESANO, Jan. 13.-The proper
| enforcement of the Lazy Husband
act presents a problem for the county
commissioners and charity commits
sioner. The law provides that an
able-bodied man failing to care for his
| family be sentenced to labor in the
county Jail and that his family receive
| $3.50 for each day he works. The OBJ
stacle to the working of the law in
| Chehalis county is the fact that the
county has no work for the lazy hus
band to do
| The puzzle for the authorities is to
know what to do with such men when
their families enter complaint. The
superior courts, aware that no hard
work is at hand, have been placing
such men under bail, their own recog-
nizance usually, for the proper care
of the family. When they fail to do
so, there is but one resourse, place
them in Jail The man who wilfully
permits his family to want generally
regards a short Jail sentence as a
rather pleasant joke, and there you
are. The punishment falls upon the
family which the law aims to pro
| tect.
A case in point comes from Aber-
deen, where a small frail woman is
now being cared for at an hospital by
the county. while her strapping big
husband, capable in many ways OF
earning livlihood is immune from
punishment under this law, and the
county as a whole is mulcted to care
for his wife.
Preparing Rock Pile.
The county commissioners are eE
deavoring to solve this problem by
the establishment of rock pile. where
delinquent husbands will earn the
$1.5O that goes to the family. Thf
county owns eight acres of rock
quarry near Oakville, where they are
|
rock crushing plant, where the COUNTY
prisoners may earn their expense il
crushing rock for the roads.
1t is estimated that $1,000 will be
required to establish a criminal roct
pile. A stockade with quarters TO!
the prisoners and guards would have
to be provided; the cost of feeding ant
guarding them, in addition to the $1.5(
a day paid the family, does not ap
peal as in line with the economical
plans of the board, but they realize
they are up against condition tina
must be met, and it is quite likel.
that some official action will be take,
at the next meeting.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13

The local w. c. T. U. will observe
next Thursday as National Prohibi-
ton Day, with an all day meeting,
commencing at 10 a. m. in the First
Methodist church.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13

Send the twice-a-week Herald to
your inquiring Eastern friends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13

All the news all the time in the
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-01-13

The Herald tells 1t all
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
WILSON PRAISED
IN RVTEXASFOR HIS
POLICY OF PEACE
James Schermerhorn Upholds
the President Before National
Editorial Association
DETROIT SHAPES SWORDS
INTO STEERING GEARS
And Pruning Hooks into Self"
Starters, Times Publisher
Tells His Hearers

HOUSTON. Texas. April 27.---In
an address before the twenty ninth
annual convention OF the National
Editorial association, on The Pen
IS Aightier than the Sword -or
slate" James Schermerhorn referred
70 the Mexican situation as follows.
Representing u state on tie northern
boundary which hao enjoyed tranquil
relations WITH a BRUSH possession fUT
"A hundred years without force OF fOrti-
fiCatiuns / deem THIS a ftitng OCNtSIpD
in this wear which marks the i00tu au-
niversaIy OF the Treaty OF GuCut, 10
rejoice that we are nearer than ever
before to the fulhllment OF the pro-
phecy OF Isaiah Nation shall not
raise sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war anymore"
We OF Detroit have found IL possible
and honorable and gainful 20 make
practical application or the same
prophets vision OF peace by shaping
swords into steering gears ana prun.
ing-hooks into self-starters, and have
sent motor ears around the world as
evangels Of the neIshbeFly- eeHe0rd aRd
peaceful industry that prevail across
the narrow strait that separates as
from the Dominion OF Canada.
The supremacy Of the pen has been
asserted also In the substitution Of dip
lCmatic good faith for dollar diplo-
macy; tn the arbitration proposals or
Peace plan" OF our state department
which haze been ratified by thirty one
OF the leading nations OF the world, /,
(COntinued page Three).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
POLICE SCORE IN
CAFE DANCING CASE
Justice Stein Upholds Law. Fin
ing Manager of the Edel-
weiss $40

Justice Stein. Monday morning
round Charles Glaser. manager of the
Edelweiss cafe, John R.-st. and Broad
way. guilty OF violating the provision
~ tho state labor act that prohibits
the employment OF women in places
where liquor are sold. Mr. Glaser was
charged with employing Miss Kitty
Glaser. a dancer. in the second floor
cafe Justice Stems sentence was $40
or 30 days in the Detroit house OF
correction. Mr.. Glaser's attorneys.
lfurtha and Mistersky, gave notice OF
appeal 10 the recorders court.
This was a test case, brought by the
police department 10 test It's power
10 control dancing in cafes. Dancers
are now employed in several other De.
tTCit cafes.
Justice Stein held that though the
chieers had not sampled the drinks
served while Miss Glaser was dancing.
The fact that there was service bar
Oi, the second floor and that drinks
we're served from It's indicated that
they we're liquor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
BORAH COMING TO
G. 0. P. POW-WOW
Senator Accepts Invitation to
Address Mass Meeting Here
May 26

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator
William +. Borah,~of Idaho( who
looms up as one of the foremost Re.
publican leaders in the 1916 campaign.
this morning accepted an invitation 10
make the "geat-together" speech at
the Republican welfare mass meeting
to bc held in Detroit on Tuesday. May
2G.
The western senator received the in.
v,tation today from a committee In.
Guiding representatives OF the Michi.
gan state central committee and the
Michigan league OF Republican clubs.
Those who extend the invitation
were. Alton +. Roberts, OF Mar
qLette; John s. Haggerty, Jack r.
Cremer. VIII A Waite and L. s. Ken
dali. Detroit; William +. Brown. La.
peer. william r. Coates. Marquette
Edwin J. Curtis. Flint. and G. c.
Vaughn. st. Johns.
The party was accompanied to Sen.
stcr BCrah's Office by Senators VII.
lam Alden Smith. Charles f. Town.
send and Representative Kelley and
Fordney
Senator Borah said that he was glad
to come to Michigan az this time. be.
cause he considered ~ an important
period in the history OF his party.
The Republican party" he said.
viii be either made or unmade with
in the next co days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
POLICE SCENT
ATTEMPT TO AID
ARSON SUSPECT
Believe Two Incendiary Fires
Monday We're Work of Geo.
kelley's Friends
WOULD TEND TO SHOW
WRONG MAN is ARRESTED
Prisoner is Remanded Again, but
Warrant Will BE Asked
Soon

Two incendiary fires within an hour,
Monday morning, in the old Michigan
Centraf depot, were extinguished with
only nominal damage, but the police
scent an attempt to aid George Ar
thur Kelley, held as u "hrebug' and
alleged 10 have written the mysteri-
Gus letters 10 the police, .eenfessing
10 having caused most OF the big fires
that have occurred within the last
eight months.
Police are inclined to the belief that
members Of the west side can gang
friends OF Kelley, may have started
the fires, Monday, TO make II appear
that the police had not yet caught
the real firebug
Shortly after 10 o'clock employees
in the building discovered a blaze on
the first floor, in the section formerly
occupied by the express Offices. No
alarm was turned in, and the fire was
quickly extinguished. II was thought
that some vagrants. nesting in the
old building, might have accidentally
started the blaze in some kindling
brought i'm 90 cook with Dry wood,
half burned. was found at the scene
of the blaze.
Alt az 1870. another blaze was dis.
covered beside a wood partition on
the second floor, with evidences that
the fre was incendiafy, Scraps OF
dry bread were found near. showing
that the place had been rendezvous.
The blaze was quickly extinguished.
with small damafn.
Meanwhile. Kelley is still held by
the notice. He was remanded. with.
out bail. Monday. for 36 hours more
Detectives are positive that he is the
writer or the "hrebug" letters. and
they declare that they will ask for a
warrant as-inst him. after thorough
investigation
They hope TO hold him responsible
for some OF the deaths referred 10 in
the "hrebug" letters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
NO OBJECTION TO
RAILWAY MERGER
Consolidation of Lake Shore and
New York Central Lines is
Approved

WASHINGTON. April 27--The in.
terstate commerce commission report
ed To the senate today that Il found
nothing unfavorable 10 the public in
terest IN the proposed consolidation
of the Lake Shore and the New York
Central railway lines. nor I'm the pro
posed exchange OF three and half
per cent Lake Shore collateral bonds
for four per cent consolidation bonds.
The commission held that IL was
apparent thar the consolidation might
affect an economy and that the ex.
change OF bonds was a necessary step
I'm carrying out the plan. The Ques
tion OF whether the consolidation
would violate the Sherman law was
left MP to the depaftment Of justice.
The commissioners report was In
reply TO senate resolution directing
an Investigation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
BELLE ISLE VISITED BY
THOUSANDS SUNDAY

Thousands visited Belle Isle. Sun.
day, and the island in its youthful
spring dress was particularly allur.
Ing spot. The bridge was crowded
with pedestrians and vehicles from
early morning until late in the even.
ing. t-affic being so heavy that moving
was merely at snaiiis pace.
MANY OF the early spring flowers
that bloom in the open like the GRO
cuses daffodils. narcissus and few
tulips were nodding cheerily to the
sun when II deigned to shine. and the
forsythia bushes were bright masses
% glowing yellow against the fresh
greer OF the trees and the grass. The
canals were dotted with canoes and
the casino refreshment counters and
tables were besieged with hungry
folks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
CENTRAL
COMMITTEE IS
NOT A SUCCESS
-FRENsDoRF.
Says Results Do Not Show That
1t Is Getting Results for
Democratic Party :.
PROGRESsiVE LEAGUE rs
GAINING GROUND RAPIDLY
Members Meet in Kalamazoo to
Discuss Ways and Means of
Bettering Conditions

KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 27-
Especial when the Democratic
party was able TO obtain for Wilson
less than % per cent of the votes
cast in the state in the last election,
II looks as though a change in state
management was absolutely essen
tial," said Edward Frensdorf OF Hud-
son, chairman OF the executive com
mittee OF the Progressive Democratic
league at the conference Of that body
here, Saturday afternoon.
when Michigan is one OF two
states in the union where Wilson ran
behind both Roosevelt and Taft, II ap-
pears certain that the present state
central committee should be replaced
by one that will get results.
1T looks pretty bad when, in the
first district, where Judge Connolly
rules supreme, the Democratic party
cannot elect city or county official
and has only one representative At
Lansing.
"A state central committee with
only one man out OF 20 who favored
Wilson from the start does not look
like representative body"
More than 90 members of the
league were present at the conference
in the New Burdick hotel here, Satur.
day afternoon. The question OF Sc
lecting men to make the race for
members OF the state central commit
tee from the various districts in the
August primaries was discussed.
Reports from the districts indicated
that the league is gaining strength
and that a better representation than
at present will be found on the next
state central committee.
The slogan OF the league as sound
ed Saturday, was: "We wish TO sus-
tain right measures in a legislative
way and TO place respectable men in
politics. We stand for good govern
ment, nothing less"
The hen from the third district
who will make the race for member
ship in the state central committee
and who will have the backing OF the
original Wilson men will be from
Branch, Hillsdale or Eaton counties.
The present committeeman are from
Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, and
a change is deemed advisable.
A telegram was received from
Charles S. Hampton. No 1926 Dime
Bank building, Detroit, asking the
Progressive Democratic league to do
all In its power 10 take Michigan out
OF the Utah and Vermont class, and
to give the party state central com
mittee to replace the present hand
picked PERSONAL---VERY. gang OF
machine operatives" and suggesting
calling a mass convention for the dis
cussion OF men and measures.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
Applicant Seals His Doom By
Admitting His Connection With
Alderman Barnett's Motor
iOus Dresden Dive
PATRONS OF PLACE TELL
STORIES TO COMMITTEE
|
Formal Vote Deferred, But Indi-
cations Point to- Refusal of
Liquor Card

-
None .bf the hNn connected with
Prosecutor Hugh Shepherds informa-
tom against the Dresden cate was
brought out, Monday morning, in a
hearing before the liquor regulation
committee OF the council on the appli-
cation OF JACOB Oppenheim, one OF
the Dresden owners, for saloon II.
cense at Nos. l53-l55 Montcalm-st east.
For this reason number OF persons
present were disappointed The ex.
pected attack on the personal charac-
ter OF the prosecutor did not material
ize, and all information relating TO the
character of the Dresden was carefully
eliminated from the testimony Of the
witnesses:
Allan p. Cox, attorney for Open
helm. attempted to drag the PERSONAL
ity of the prosecutor into the investi-
cation but he did not succeed, Shep-
herd promptly calling his blum and
looking Cox squarely in the eye.
Chairman Charles W. Burton defn-
ed the safe and sane" policy that the
members OF the committee closely fol-
lowed during the hearing. -
"As | understand IL, all the testl-
mony that we need Is to connect Mr.
Oppenheim with part OF the RESPONSE
bility in the management OF the Dres-
den cafe" said Burton, taking II Tor
granted that Barnetts action In with
drawing his application for renewal
of the Dresden's license admitted the
charges made by the. prosecutor
through witnesses whose afiidayits are
in the hands OF the liquor committee.
Chairman Burton asked the prose
cutor to produce his witnesses IN the
shepherd refused TO be. drawn into
the net ~ ~,
~ have no witnesses" he replied
",The afidavits secured in the lres
den case are now in your hands anu
the pcople's case is in as far as am
concerned Mr.. Dingeman, represent.
inc Onpenheim, asked me for llst OF
names and | furnished him Win the
list" a,,o,
burton then proceeded to question:
Onnanbeim in regard 10 his connec-
tion with the management OF the Dres-
den cafe. Oppenheim stated that ne
vas secretary of the Dresden care cor
,,oration Attorney Cox then question:
"a onnanheim i'm an attempt TO SHOW
that he never ndu any -. noya
the active management OF uhe -,
sinnIv acting in the capacity OF book
keeper. 80 nron.
Onpenheim said he owned the prop
orty at Nos. 153-155 MontcalH-st'
east where he wants to operate sa'
loon. "a no alder.
men that the affidavits connect UP.
penheim with the active manageilen' "a
OF the cafe. as much as they DO Alu'
Eddie" Barnett. -. no
Aid. Guthard Was insistent that no
mention he made of the affidaVits or
their contents in the hearing
81 am opposed TO having afiidavits
brought before this committee ,sali saau
Cuthard. IL understand the witnesses
that signed the affidavits are here ana
(Continued on rage Eight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
Gilman CASE UP
in LANSING, TUESDAY
Attorney Mcnamara viii Begin
Proceedings Against Change
of Venue

James Mcnamara. attorney for Aid.
Gilman. will 20 to lansing. Monday
evening. &C. ask the supreme court
Tuesday. for a writ OF mandamus tn
compel Judge Phelan To show cause
for transferring the venue Ia the Glin-
nan bribery case 70 Monroe.
MIR McNamBra's brief will contain
two principal grounds for the request.
The first will allege that the proseeut.
ing attorney made no real effort TO OBJ
tdh. a Jury. The second viii maintain
that nc legal list OF veniremen wars
., or drawn. and that the situation is.
therefore. just as Il was when the SUI
preme court denied the hrst attempt
20 change the venue. Tn this manner.
Mr.. Mcnamara hopes TO get the court
u pass on the constltnttnahty ~ the
jury act. which, he insists. Ia illegal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
sells Roomer. At 10 c.nts p.r

Police have found there is some.
thing new Under the sun. in the swim.
die line. Some enterprising crook is
now selling roomers" to proprietors
Of rooming houses, at 10 cents a head.
lie represents himself as a ID. L. r.
housing expert. and promises 10 fur.
nish soter reliable, good-pay room
eTs for the nominal fee OF 10 cents
for each roomer He obtained 50 at
No 90 MorrOe-ave.. as commission"
for &c roomers who did not come: and
he collected sl.6O at No. ~ Congress.
st. east. and also collected small sums
in two Brush-st. houses.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
SETH Low Is
VERY GENIAL, But
NOT GOOD COPY
Former New York Mayor Shy
About Airing His Views to
Newspaper Men
HOPES FOR FUSION OF
PROGRESSIVES AND G.. O. p.
Thinks Mitchell is Making Good
RecOrd-Speaks at Y. M. c.
A. Banquet Tonight

Seth Low. stout, soft-voiced gen.
tleman in the sixties. noted as re-
former and elected. in that role. mayor
OF New York several years ago. came
TO Detroit, Monday to deliver an ad
dress at the banquet in the Hotel
Pontchartrain, Monday evening, cele.
brating the fiftieth anniversary OF the
founding OF the Detroit " NJ c. A.
Or. Low sat in chair in the fla.
mingo room in the PontChartrain, one
leg under him. and framed monosylla-
bic replies 10 the questions fired at
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
THE WEATHER

Detroit and vicinityi Monday night
aud Tuesday, cloudy aud unsettled.
Probably showers. Cooler TuesdnN.
Moderate To fresh southeast 20 south
winds.
night and Tuesdays cooler Tuesday.
For the Upper Lakes Super riOr.
fresh enst 90 north windsj showers to-
night aud Tue@day. c0OIert Michigan
and Huron. moderate To fresh east 60
southeast winds. becoming yariableg :
showers tonight and Tuesdays cooler
Tuesday ON Michigan aud northern
Huron.
For the Lower Lakes Moderate
wtnds. mostly southeustt showers to-
night aud 1uesdRyi warmer Tuesday
on Ontario.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
By JOIN EDWIN NETIN.
Stdd CorreSp0ltdenf United press.)

WASHINGTON. Aprd 27.--T!ta
strongest diplomatic combination ia
the history o. this continent was TO
day tryiEg TO bring order out % chaos
in Mexico Practically ali Latin.
America was united to force an agree.
ment which would restore order south
Of the Rio Gfande and again HHeFta,
CContInued On Page EIEhtb
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27

w WASHINGTON. April 27.-At the
state department this afternoon Il was
learned that word had come from tue
German, French and English embas-
sizes that the representatives OF all
three powers at Mexico City were In
touch with liucrta and were attempt
ing 70 Influence him to make concss-
sions To the United States and 10 ac-
cept mediation
The administration considered this
-tttt tfttPeftarrt rtpvriopnrrttt toward
peace, BECAUSE pressure il now being
brought TO bear upon Huerta by ma
iority OF the world powers
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27
~ RERNIRn RECKER.

BY BERNARD RUCKER.
Staf Correspondent United PreSs)
VERA CRUZ, April 27.-The trans
ports bearing the Fifth brigade. un-
der command OF Brig. Gen. Funston to
CContInued on Page Eighty
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-27

Highest tempernture this date ln
past ~ years. - Ia IsS0i lowest. - In
1874.
Ose year age today Highest tenn
perature. f4i lowest 37g mean. tOi
cloudy weather with .O6 Inch of rain.
The sun sets Monday ne 0f20 %. ut.
The moon sets M gi1s %. R. Monday.