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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-24


she is twice as strong looking as
Gertie. Isn't she perfectly horFid?
Oh, what will Gertie do?"
And then Mrs. eMyer went on
again, still more stupidity:
Huh! l thought l was through
with my working and my worry; /
thought 1 could have lay off from
that steam laundry where slave
away my life. You come home, you
say you've got a job, and it was
classy job, with fancy money; and l
was so glad. Now what? Tomorrow
1 should go back to that laundry?
Hennie and Rude send back to that
pest house? Oh, Gertie, you done me
a rotten trick when you screamed.
You forgot you had a mother; you're
a thankless, heartless girl"
when Gertie asks in frightened
voice if her mother really wanted her
to- +
Wanted you to do what2l 1 know
nothing about tall !. know is if
girl has some sense she always takes
care of erself-without giving up
jobs"
OF course, it has a happy ending.
Even Scott, the roue, escapes,
through his stepson's generosity, the
disgrace of having his wife know just
what a low-down cad he has been,
and for him, too, there promises to
be happiness until he sees another
pretty face on the shoulders of
young stenographer.
And Jack and Gertie are to be mar
ried, and live happy ever after.
But do not believe simply can't
believe-that any mother could be so
selfish, so eriminally selfish, as to adj
wise a girl that she should have sub
mitted to the caresses of a creature
of Scott's type rather than that she
should lose a job.
And l cannot believe that any
L. II,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-24
They SAN THIs Is True

Washington, Jan. 24.-''Nuts" and
"Ahti-Nuts' is the way strangers and
frequent visitors to the White House
grounds are classified. The squirrels
who live in the trees that guard the
approach to the presidents house
have made the classification. Here's
how the White House attaches say
they know the story is true:
The squirrels, according to White
House attaches, can spot stranger
the minute one enters the grounds.
They have got to know the small
army of newspaper correspondents
congressman, foreign diplomats and
others who make frequent trips to
the executive offices. They are said
to have been able to make their dis
tinction because the strangers, hav-
ing learned about them, always
bring peanuts and other goodies" to
feed to them The frequent visitors,
being on business bent, don't have
the time to stop and feed the squir-
rels, and the little animals know it.
They will perform all sorts of tricks
for the strangers in the hopes of get
ting nuts and goodies, such as
climbing up their clothing, or sitting
on their launches and begging for
nuts. They pay no attention to the
frequent visitors. At least White
House employees say SO.
1870
81 mended the hole in your trou=
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-24

words, shaved that her girl might
have a better chance, would not have
gathered her daughter in her arms
and been thankful that the girl had
possessed the wisdom to fight rather
than yield to such a monster, and
eomforted her instead of haunting
herr
Can you?
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81 mended the hole in your trou-
sers pocket last night after you had
gone to bed, Walter, dear. Now, am
l not a thoughtful little wife said
young spouse to her husband. well
-er-yes, you are thoughtful
enough, my dear, but how did you
discover there WG9 a hole in my
pocket?"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

controversy that the country has not
done largely reduced total business
1t might not be too much to state
that for sinister and selfish reasons
the business of the country has been
systematically depressed" and condi-
lions are regaining with such force
that the process cannot be continued
much longer.
Taking steel as the barometer of
trade and the trade papers as the
recorders, there are indisputable evil
dences of returning better times and
as usual the first light comes from
the west. The promise of abundant
crops is prime factor. 1t is in spec.
ulative circles only that dullness
really is to be found and this is as
easily explained as it is lightly re-
garded. From all of the evidence at
hand the last half of this year will
be much better than the first half,
with good reason to believe that 1915
will be far better year than 1914.
Business is on the up grade.-Tacoma
Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
Bryan

There seems to be a conspiracy to
drive Mr.. Bryan out of the State De-
partment. A lot of busy individuals
are spreading abominable and impos-
sible stories about him. Mr.. Bryan
has deserved we'll of the country and
Of the President. 1t is doubtful
whether the legislative program
could have gone through without his
assistance. He has been unselfish
and patriotic in lending that assist
ance. His department is better OF.
ganized than it was in the time Of
Knox. 1t is a new experience to have
q Secretary of State with passion
for peace and with Christian at
titude toward the world and the down.
trodden. Our foreign relations, in
GLIDING those with japan and South
America, are better than they have
been in many years. The signature
of the Peace Treaties was in itself a
great piece of work. 1t is a CON-
fort to know that there are no back
doors in to the State Department and
that lobbying is the dullest business
i'm Washington today. The poison
GUS campaign against Mr.. Bryan is
gross ingratitude.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
PANAMA CANAL -OUTDUG.
Minors Of West Virginia Do Bigger
Job Of Excavatino.

Miners Of West Virginia Do Bigger
Job Of Exeavating.
Do you know that the coal miners Of
West Virginia have actually Outdug the
excavatOrs Of the Panama canal? The
big canal has been advertised In hun.
dred ways. says the Coal Age. Not a
word has been said about the even
more wonderful feat Of the miners
That's why you don't know that In the
eleven years while the much heralded
work at the Panama canal was pro.
ducing 295.323 900 cubic yards Of earth
and all of the excavating was being
done on the surface-the coal miners Of
West Virginia were getting out Of the
bowels Of the earth 542.049.446 cubic
yards. Think Of it.!
When the engineers Of the Panama
canal in 1908 began their work they
made careful survey and found that
approximately 105. 1923 600 cubic yards
of excavation were necessary. This
was regarded rs stupendous under.
taking and was commonly spoken Of
as the largest excavation job the world
has ever seen. Laborers were import
ed to the canal zone and column after
column was written showing how mar
velously these laborers were making
the dirt 6y" under the direction Of the
most expert engineers the world has
ever seen.
But the 195323. 900 cubic yards, the
original estimate. were not all that the
Panama canal laborers were to dig
after they had started. Or account Of
the slides in Culebra cut another lOO,.
100000 cubic yards were to be added
to their work. This made 205, 1923 900
cubic yards. which were dug in eleven
years.
Under conditions far more difficult
the coal miners Of West Virginia did
an amount Of excavating In the same
eleven years that made the digging in
cident at the Panama canal look lik.
child's play. The work Of these Yves,
Virginia miners has never been her.
aided to the world The general public
has paid little attention.
But the fact remains that the men
who work underground in the mines O,
West Virginia have done a vastly big.
ger job In the digging line than the
men who work In the open on the
Panama canal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
Farmers and Eight-Hour Law

In its report against the proposed
eight-hour day law, the committee of
the Farmers Union of Walla Walla,
Garfield and Columbi acounties stated
as follows:
"In this state harvest wages are
based upon long hours and the wages
paid are far above that which could
be obtained by men of similar skill
and ability in any other line Of work.
This is done because the harvest sea.
son is one of great risk to the farmer
and unless the harvest is gathered at
the proper time and quickly as pos
sible, the farmer risks the loss of
his crop, in whole or in part, through
exposure to the destructive action of
the elements. A single storm may
wipe out his income for the entire
year and involve his labor for two
years.
ION account of the short season, 1t
would be an impossibility to conduct
harvest operations with crew labor
ing only eight hours per day, without
sustaining great loss before the last
Of the crop is secured. 1t is diff.
cult to secure proper help at the best
and it would be an impossibility, ow-
ing to lack of laborers, to work two
shifts of men eight hours each, even
if the farmers were able to pay the
additional expense"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
Movement 10 Started LOOKING To.
ward City Ownership Of Water,
Light and Power Plants

A Municipal Ownership League
was formed Friday night, at a meet.
ing held in the city council room.
About rs property owners were pres.
ent, and E. L. Koehler was elected
chairman and F. G. Jones secretary.
In taking the chair, Mr. Koehler stat.
ed the purpose of the proposed or.
ganization, the object of which would
be to procure the ownership by the
city Of all public utilities, notably a
good water supply that would pro-
vide power to generate electricity
for light and power purposes, and
street railways. He dwelt upon the
advantages to the city of Aberdeen
as manufacturing center If the city
was in position to offer cheap cleo.
trio power, and believed that If the
proper effort was made the water
supply could be secured at the head.
waters of the Wynooche river, where
the necessary power would be found
for all purposes.
Councilman ]. w. Fraser, Adam
Schubert, A. J. Stewart and others
talked in favor of the project, and
the following committee was appoint.
ed to draft constitution and by.
laws: j. ]. Robinson, E. l.. Koehler,
N. G. Wheeler. A. ]. Stewart and
Frank Ash. The next meeting will
be held upon the call of this com.
mittee.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

books, is to BLAME FAR MORE
THAN THE LESS FAVORED
MAN if he by his i'll considered
words LEADS OTHERS ASTRAY.
As LONG As PUBLIC UTILITIES
AND OTHER INDUSTRIES ARE IN
PRIVATE HANDS RESPONSIBLE.
ITY 10 DEFINITELY LODGED AND
THOSE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR
ACTS CAN BE REACHED. THE
MINUTE GOVERNMENT BECOMES
PRoPRiEToR-THE WHOLE RELA.
TON TO THE PUBLIC OF A GIVEN
INDUSTRY CHANGES vlviDLY-iT
Is DUMPED IN WITH MANY 9TH.
Err TRANSACTIONS, AND ITS ACTS
BECOME THE MYSTERIOUS FET.
TIERS OF oFFiciALD0M.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
Fishermen and Gransers

The fact that the State Grange has
endorsed the initiative bills known
~ the Seven Sisters" it by no
means follows that grangers are
unanimous as to the wisdom of those
measures. To many small farmers
residing near fishing waters, the fish
cries bill, Measure No. II, is partic-
slArily obnoxious, and the action of
inland Changers indorsing this meas
ure is not looked upon with pleas.
ure.
The Keyport Grange is actively op.
posing this bill, and some time ago
appealed to the public not to sign
the initiative petitions for it. In their
address to the public they declare:
1--WE fishermen at Keyport, like
those of many other localities, are
small farmers. Our farms not being
seIf-sustaining, we have to 60 fish
ing. Last year, being the big year.
we made fairly good on the summer
fishing, but in the fall fishing there
we're few who made more than their
expenses" In closing the appeal the
Keyport grange says: I'VE ask for
no special favor; all we ask for is
justice. We are only a small force
Of the working class, and therefore
are at the mercy of our fellow work
ers. and If they decide that we must
discontinue our occupation and take
up something else, we shall be OBJ.
Hged to do SO; we shall have to
hand over our equipment to corpor-
atoms that are able to handle the
matter. and give up the work that
ne have followed from childhood.
Fellow citizens, we do not believe
that you will allow your names to be
used in that way. You will, after
reading the petition carefully, see
that the passing of such a measure
would injure your fellow workingmen
and would add power and prestige to
larger corporations engaged in this
industry"
It Is recited that often 1--WE fisher
men would not get enough for our
fish to pay the tax, and the result
would be-, as any sane man or wo-
man can see, that we would have to
discontinue earning our living by fish
ing" The fishery bill is evidently
aimed at the big Gamers, but it is
manifest that it would strike the hard
est blow at the seine and net fish
ormen, who are not wealthy by any
means.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
The Bridge Question.

Petitions are being circulated ask
ing the city council to again submit
the question of building a bridge
across the Wishkah river at Wish.
kah street, and the purchase of the
West bridge across the Chehalis river.
1t has been suggested that the cleo
lions be held at the same time the
county elections are held, and thus
reduce the cost.
The Herald is of opinion that 1t
would be a mistake to submit those
two questions at the same election.
Each bridge is a separate proposition
and should be submitted as such. The
Wishkah bridge is a recognized neces-
sity-become somewhat urgent-and
the people of South Aberdeen and
Cosmopolis are entitled to free
bridge, yet, in voting bonds, an op.
portunity should be given for free
expression as to whether it is best
to purchase the West bridge or build
a new one at the location made man.
datory by the adoption of the port
plans.
The Heron street bridge is too
slow in moving, too small to accom-
modate the traffic and is in a condi-
ton that may give out at any time,
hence in providing for this main ar
terry into Aberdeen, the voter should
be permitted to express his opinion
without having to decide upon anoth-
er bridge, which, however, desirable,
is not such an urgent necessity.
1t has been suggested that two elec-
tions be held. one on the Wishkah
bridge at the September primaries
and the other on the purchase of the
West bridge at the general elections
in November. The vote at the spe-
cial election last spring clearly show
ed the people recognized the neces-
sity for a new bridge at Wishkah
street, and this necessity should not
be subjected to log rolling process
such as would be inevitable II the
two projects are submitted together.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
Business on the Up Grade

Six months ago Judge Gary, chair
man of the directors of the Steel cor
poration, made the observation that
we are approaching the door Of pros
Derity," says the Tacoma Tribune.
That such was the case has been
made obvious to all but those who
refuse to look for the signs of return
ing good times. It follows then that
We are now six months nearer tina.
door. Bradstreets makes use of a
sfngularly appropriate term in dis
cussing the business situation. In.
stead of referring to depressed" con.
ditions it calls them "repressed" and
there Is a world Of meaning in the
difference. For the figures of the
bank clearances and the gross earn.
ings of the railways indicate beyond
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
THE TURKISH Government BUILDING At THE PAN.
AMA.PACIFlC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.
THE "FlRsT AID" LAW
Abridges Workmen's Rights and Un-
fairly Burdens Employers.

uaVIy 0OTOeU8 GmPsOySTts
Initiative Measure No. 9 requires
employers of workers injured in haz-
ardous employment to pay the cost of
medical, surgical and hospital treat
ment secured by such injured work
men, not exceeding the sum of 500.
and provides that any excess in cost
Of such treatment shall be paid out of
the Accident Fund of the Industrial
Insurance Department. 1t also pro-
'hibits employers from deducting from
workers wages hospital fees for the
purpose of caring for injured work
men, except under burdensome restric-
tons.
The change in our industrial sys-
tenn, which will be produced by this
bill if it should become law, is this:
An injured workman instead Of go
ing to hospital where he is entitled
to treatment for himself and FAMILY
In case of sickness, and being there
treated, will be permitted to employ
any surgeon, whether competent or
incompetent, that he may choose. and
ShO ACOo Vi ouCh oui 6COu Will An'O "
be paid by the employer not exceed
ing 100000. and for any excess over
that sum the surgeon will be paid
from the State Accident Fund.
The result will be either that the
hospital service will be abolished, or
the workmen will have to maintain
such hospitals out of their own pock-
cts and the employer will be COM
PEELED to bear the extra burden Of pay
ing for surgical aid to injured work
men furnished by surgeons whose
only interest will be to make the bill
as large as possible.
The result of the system proposed
in this bill will be to create corps
Of medical ambulance chasers who
will render inefficient service and pro-
long the period Of incapacity. for their
fees will be absolutely assured; in
fact. 1t puts premium on quackery
and the burden falls upon the injured
workman who receives the inefficient
service.
The law affects every man. woman
and child in the state, and because Of
their inflexibility. initiative laws work
greater hardships than laws enacted
by the legislature, which can be cor
rected by regular or special sessions
of the legislature, IL necessary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
THE EIGHT.H0UR BILL

Farmers Of the State Are Against
Initiative Measure No. 10.
Farmers of Walla Walla, Columbia
and Garfield counties, speaking
through the union, have this to say
about the proposed eight hour law:
Initiative Measure No. 10 makes 1t
unlawful for any employer to require
or permit any employee, male or fe-
male, to labor more than eight hours
during any day Of "a hours or more
than 48 hours of any week of seven
days, except that agricultural labor
ers may be permitted to work 10 hours
a day where such work is necessarily
incidental to farm management; pro-
vided, however, that in cases Of ex-
traordinary emergency endangering
life or property, laborers may be per-
mitted to work overtime. but shall re.
ceive therefor one and one-half times
the rate of wage ordinarily allowed.
for all time employed in excess of 8
hours for each calendar day. This
law applies to every person employed
In the state. The penalty for viola
ton is a fine Of not less than $40 nor
more than 500 for every day that
such violation continues.
In this state, harvest wages are
based upon long hours of labor and
the wages paid are far above that
which could be obtained by men Of
similar skill and ability in any other
line of work.
This Is done because the harvest
season is one of great risk to the
farmer and unless the harvest is gath
cred at the proper time as quickly as
possible, the farmer risks the loss of
his crop, in whole or in part, through
exposure to the destructive action of
the elements.
A single storm may wipe out his in
come for the entire year and involve
his labor for two years. On account
Of the short season, it would be an i'm
possibility to conduct harvest opera
tons with crew laboring only eight
hours per day, without sustaining
great loss before the last Of the crop
Is secured. 1t is difficult matter to
secure proper help at the best. and
1t would be an impossibility, owing to
lack of laborers, to work two shifts
Of men eight hours each, even If the
farmer were able to pay the addition.
al expense.
If this measure becomes a law. 1t
will add to the cost of farming to an
extent that may wipe out the slender
margin of profit which now exists be-
tween the cost of production and the
selling price Of the farmers cror and
SO put the farmer out of business
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

will afford no relief" from existing
burdens. but. on the contrary. the
adoption Of these measures will mean
a sharp increase in the tax levy in or
der to pay the large appropriations
contained therein and to support the
many new boards and commissions
for which the new measures provide.
These proposed measures are so
loosely drawn and so conflicting in
their provisions with each other and
existing legislation, that years of liti-
gation will be required to establish
their legal application and during that
period the taxpayer will pay the costs
and all business will assume an atti.
tude OF watchful waiting.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

so READY TO
RAIL and to
the reform of
which they are
willing to de-
vote themselves
at so much per
week, month or
year.
The so called
educated m a n,
m e a n i G the
man of school,
I1 -1
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
Oyeina White Shoes.

One way Of prolonging the service Of
white shoes after they have been
cleaned many times Is to make them
tan colored. They can be made a pref
ty brown by applying saffron. Mix
ten drops Of saffron with three tea.
spOonfuls OF olive oil. Clean the shoes
we'll before applying the mixture. as
all dark spots will show. Apply with
a piece Of flannel. and after two coats
they will look equal to new.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
CURES STUBBORN, ITCHY SKIN
TROUBLES

II could scratch myself to pieces"
is often heard from sufferers of &c.
zema, letter, Itch and similar Skin
Eruptions. Don't Scratch-Stop the
Itching at once with DR.. Hobson's &c.
zema Ointment. It's first application
starts healing; the Red, Rough, Scaly,
Itching Skin is soothed by the Heal.
ing and Cooling Medicines. Mrs. c.
A. Einfeldt. Rock Island, ILL.,. after
using DR.. Hobson's Eczema Ointment.
writes: This is the first time in
nine years have been free from the
dreadful ailment." Guaranteed. SOC.
1t your Druggist. (2)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
BANQUET AND GOLF

w. ]. Patterson was in Tacoma,
Saturday, when the Tacoma members
of the recent Alaska tour entertained
their host, H. F. Alexander, with
golf at the Tacoma Country and Golf
club and banquet at the Union club,
at which Governor Lister was a guest
of honor.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
WISDOM BRIEFS.
To accept a favor Is to sell
ones freelOm.-SyruS.

We are easily taught to imi-
tate what Is base and depraved.
-Juvenal.
What ia hid is unknown, for
what is unknown there Is ITO
desire.-Ovid.
am not ashamed. as some
men are. to confess my ignO-
rance Of what do not know
Cicero.
A hungry people listens not to
reason nor cares for justice nor
is bent by any prayers.-Seneca.
Valor gradually Overpowered
by the delicious poison Of slOth
grows torpid.-Silius Italicus.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

I'VE of the United States today
w are suffering from the DE-
STRUCTIVE CRITICISM
of those who are INCOMPETENT
TO IMPROVE THE CONDI-
TIONS AT WHICH THEY ARE
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16
Increasing the Tax Burden.

Increasing the Tax Burden.
Farmers of Walla Walla, Columbia
and Garfield counties. speaking
through their union. have declared
that the proposed initiative measures
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

The Herald the Oldest paper rays Harbor and has
larger circulation than other paper in Chehas county Adver
ng upon this claim circulation and all
money executed under this statement will be for
leited if the statement be not absolutely
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-16

There is law enough in this state
to govern us for a whit