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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
NOTED VETERAN
ANSWERS CALL
General Lyman Banks, Father
Of Mrs. Otis D. Hall, Die.
In Seattle

Mr.. and Mrs. Otis b. Hail went t6
Seattle Sunday to attend the funeral
OF General Lyman Banks. Mrs. Hall
is daughter Of General Banks, who
passed away Saturday at his West
Sound home, at the age of 70 years.
For the last Is years General Banks
had been one of the prominent citi-
zens of Seattle. his civic activities
were many and his influence consid-
cradle. Until some two years ago,
when his growing years influenced him
to retire from public service, he was
an active and influential member Of
the G. A. R., Department of Washing
ton and Alaska, having been. in 1909,
department commander. He also was
commander of the Loyal Legion, De-
partment of Washington and Alaska.
Prior to his settling in the Pacific
Northwest, General Banks had been
brigadier general in command of the
National Guard of Iowa.
General Banks enlisted in the Fed
eral. army when the Civil War broke
out and served four years without
loss of a day in the hospital. very
unusual and almost unique record. He
entered the army as private and at
the end of the war was lieutenant
colonel.
When the Seattle board of public
works was organized he served as its
secretary for several terms, and later
was secretary to the board Of educa-
tion. He was an active member of
Plymouth Congregational church.
Funeral services for the deceased
veteran were held yesterday afternoon
in Seattle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
FRONTIER DAYS
FULL OF ACTION
Tomorrow Night Will See
Opening Of Big Celebra-
ton in K. P. Hall
THROW CASH TO WINDS
Visitors Expected to Spend
Stage Money With Reck-
less Abandon

Aberdeen residents of the younger
generation will have an opportunity
tomorrow night to see the country
store as it flourished quarter of a
century ago. There will be one in
full operation at the Frontier Days
celebration that will run February
to in the Knights of Pythias hall.
That is not the only feature on the
program that will be of special in
terest, by any means, but it is one
that is certain to appeal to older Wis.,
itors to the Frontier Day festivities
as we'll as to the younger citizens.
It's far cry from the old days
when the grocer sold everything from
his bulk supplies to these days of all
sorts of food prepared in packages.
Another feature of the old country
store that will surprise some and
bring back almost forgotten days to
others, will be the Heterogeneous ma
ture of supplies carried in addition
to groceries. Every store in Aberdeen
has donated something for the sale.
and there will be furniture, hardware
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
M ARDLE BILLS
RAISE TEMPEST
Attempt to Take Commission
Control From Government
Evokes Real Storm
REPUBLICAN BOOMERANG
Publicity Given Measures Re-
acts to Show Job Posi-
bilities for Farmers

OLYMPIA, Feb. 1.-Until the legis-
lature shall finally have disposed of
the McArdle bills, which propose to
take from the governor control of the
tax commission, land board and board
Of equalization, the fight over their
attempted passage promises to over
shadow all other legislation. Whether
the McArdle bills be enacted into law
or whether the storm raised in the
past few days will result in dragging
back from the committees hands the
Reeves bills, Republicans have been
compelled to the realization that
storm has been raised by McArdle's
attack upon Joe Gilbert, P.-I. cores
pondent, fer the latter's expose of the
loophole in the McArdle bills, through
which member of the present legis-
lature may step into a fat job created
under those very bills. The attempt
to discipline the Seattle newspaper
man has been a veritable boomerang
to Republicans, it must be admitted.
1t is true, as we'll, that many Re-
publican members of the legislature
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
SEEKS WAY TO
DISTILL STUMP
Forest Service Begins Ex-
periments With Douglas Fir
at State University

PORTLAND. jan. s1.-The district
forester here announces that the forest
service has just begun, at it's semi
commercial distillation plant at the
University of Washington, Seattle, an
exhaustive series Of experiments in an
endeavor to settle, for all time, the
feasibility of distilling, not only Doug.
las fir sawmill vast, but also Douglas
fir stumps.
For many years 1t has been advocat-
ed, in the Douglas fir region, that the
cost of land clearing could be reduced
by utilizing stumps through a process
Of distillation, and that an additional
revenue could be obtained by disposing
of mill waste also by distillation. In
spite of the fact that the experimental
work thus far done has indicated but
little or no margin for profit, there is
still a somewhat general feeling that
such distillation could be made to pay
under the right conditions.
The forest service proposes to exper-
iment not only with Douglas fir mill
waste and stumps, but also with west
ern yellow pine. Preliminary expert
ments on the latter indicate that the
stumps and waste of this species con-
tain higher percentage of valuable
products than Douglas fir.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
MARKET REVIVAL
IS NOT HERE YET
I. w. Tebbs Does Not Look
for Better Lumber Prices
-s.-
During February
LABOR SITUATION HURTS
Chicago Operators Feel Un-
easy Over Expirations Of
Union Contracts

February is not to see any strong
revival in the lumber manufacturing
industry on Grays Harbor or in any
other lumber center of the United
States, according to T. w. Tebbs, as
sistant manager of the Pacific Lumber
Agency. Mr.. Tebbs does not talk in
a very pessimistic vein but he de-
clares that there is no use in keep
ing up predictions of better prices for
lumber and the starting up, on full
time, of all Of the Grays Harbor mills,
when those better prices persistently
fail to materialize.
One mill in Chehalis county, never
theless, chose the closing days of JAN
uary in which to resume operations.
The Maytown Lumber company start.
ed up last week and is turning out
100000 feet day. Other mills, like
the Bay City, are cleaning up and
making repairs to plants but do not
expect to start up in the immediate
future, although the fact that these
mills have taken advantage of the
clear weather to make such better
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02

brought in the state. The company
is desirous of settlement, and in
County Attorney Stewards opinion, is
Offering better settlement than the
county could get if it won it's point
in the courts. The railway offers to
pay all of the disputed tax and = per
cent interest. The law provides or
Is per cent interest on unpaid taxes.
Mr. Stewart says the difference would
be more than eaten up in court by the
costs, and advises settlement. ]. B.
Bridges represents the railway com.
pany.
In most Of the county offices the
chief deputy draws $125 and the chief
clerk in the neighborhood of $50, but
it has not been so in the assessors
Office. He is asking that his force be
put on the same salaries allowed in
other offices.
A memorial to the legislature ask.
ing that the cut off for the Olympia
Highway between McCleary and Olym.
pia be constructed, was passed by the
commissioners.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
BARNES STARTS
SEASONS WORK
Signs Three Years. Contract
With Black Cats as Man
ager Of Club

The Black Cats were put on a per.
manent war footing for the coming
season in the Northwestern League by
the close Of last week. At the meeting
Saturday night Of the Aberdeen Base
ball association, John 8. Barnes enter
ed into three years contract with
the local club as its manager.
Immediately after the meeting
Barnes left for Seattle, where he will
attend the meeting tomorrow of mag
mates of the Northwestern League. I'm.
der the plan of campaign outlined in
Aberdeen last week, Barnes will leave
before the end of this week for St.
Louis, to sign up few good players
for the Black Cats.
1t is practically certain, according
to Barnes, that Aberdeen fans will
be given the equivalent Of from seven
to nine weeks of games. 1t also seems
certain that Jimmy Clark, star twirl-
er of the Vancouver pennant winners,
will be one Of the Black Cats mound
artists. Clark, in the judgment of wise
fans, will be a good acquisition for
the Black Cats. Three other good men,
it is said, already have been definitely
signed and Clark is believed to have
releases on six talented players on the
champion Regina, Sask. team Of 1914.
The activity of the directors of the
local ball association and of Manager
Barnes is meeting with cordial approx
al at the hands of local fans.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
BULLET BARELY
MISSES LESNlCK
Lead Pellet Perforates Patrol
mans Trousers
Cuzic Is Arrested

Neatly perforated by revolver
bullet, Patronman 8. ]. Lesnick has
one pair Of trousers to keep, or to
repair. as memento of a wild mix
up Saturday night in the South Side
bar. Incidentally, George Cuzic, ar.
rested on charge of having fired
the bullet that damaged Lesnick's
leg wear and so nearly damaged his
own person, is now out on $500 bail.
The merits of the merry pistol war
that was in full action when Lesnick
arrived, at $3.50 o'clock, Saturday eve-
ming, at the South Side bar, may for
ever remain a deep, dark mystery in
police annals. 1t will be a case of
too many witnesses, in all probability.
From the investigation conducted
by Chief of Police w. j. Seaman into
the affray it seems that Cuzic did
not like the nature of a job which
he was ordered to work at in the mill
of the Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle
company, where he is employed. He
is an Austrian, and so were some score
of others who listened to his tale of
grievance Saturday night in the sa-
loon. Race ties cut no ice, in par.
ticular, however, when guns were pull
ed. At least one participant in the
affray is said to have had coat ruin
ed by bullet before Patrolman Les
nick arrived
The only gun in evidence when the
party were searched was that on
George Cuzic's person. Five other
men were taken to the police station:
Joe Cuzic. John Masadich, Mike and
John Jovak and Nick Primorac.
George Mesadich was arrested Sunday
afternoon as one of the alleged par
Elephants in the fight A ragged hole
through Mesadich's trousers, he says,
was made by bullet. The six were
given their liberty. on $25 bail each.
A third Cuzic, Mike, was arrested
yesterday afternoon. and John Vuk.
sab and Mike Mandich were gathered
in last night. Each put up $25 bail
to guarantee appearance before Po-
lice Judge Snider at 1880 o'clock this
evening. At that time all the partici.
pants in the affray will appear in po-
lice court save George Cuzic, prose-
cution Of whom. as a state case, will
be started in the court of Justice of
the Peace Gardner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
START. TO SET
OUT SHRUBBERY
Crays Harbor Spring Beats
Calendar, and Citizens
Take Advantage

Yesterday saw the opening, appar.
emily, of an old time Grays Harbor
spring. Seemingly the season arriv-
ed, as pioneers remember was its
wont in early days, a full month
ahead of the time when it should ar
rive in strict adherence to calendar
laws. The suns rays were warm
enough to bring a gentle trickle of
perspiration out on the brow of any
citizen who tackled the family wood
pile in earnest. The occasional rain
was gentle trickle, as we'll, Spring
showers and sunshine were impartial
ly ladled out by j. D. Carter, local
forecaster for the United States wealth
er bureau.
Those Aberdeen residents who start
ed a week or so ago to set out rose
bushes and shrubbery have reason to
plume themselves upon their posses
sion Of talents as weather prophets.
Michael Lentz. foreman at the Aber-
deem Greenhouses, has been declaring
for the past week that the time was
ripe for buying stock. That's Fore
man Lentz's business, of course-to
sell stock. As matter of fact, house
holders who followed his advice may
themselves, now.
It's bit early to plant the family
vegetable garden, as yet, but the time
for gloating over the start of radishes
and lettuce and all the other vegeta-
bles, whose growing is started so va
liantly by the average householder, is
almost here. Meanwhile. the wise man
is setting out rose bushes, shrubbery
and other hardy stock.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
LOCAL
MILITIA CORPS
Militia and Regular Army Of
ficers See Company G
in Armory Drill

State inspection Of Company q, N.
G. w., was conducted last night at
the Armory by Capt. H. A. Coburn,
U. 8. A., and Capt. F. B. Leggett, as
sistant to. the state adjutant general.
Capt. Coburn arrived in the city last
evening. Capt. Leggett, representing
State Adjutant General Maurice
Thompson, came down Saturday with
a party of naval and army men in.
cluding besides himself Lieut.. H. A.
Mcclure, U. s. NJ, Lieut.. Albert
Moody, N. M. W., and E. o. Free
man, yeoman of stores.
The trip to Grays Harbor was made
by the party to investigate local mill
tary and naval conditions, generally,
and to consider, particularly, the re-
quest preferred by the Fourth Divi.
sion, Naval Militia, for the stationing
of torpedo boat destroyer on Grays
Harbor.
While the visiting naval officers.
naturally, could give no authoritative
answer to the request, Lieut.. E. A.
Bradner feels encouraged in his hopes
for it's granting from expressions
dropped by the visitors. In especial
they commented upon the drill form
of the local Naval Militia, declaring
it was the best drilled body of the
organization in the state. 1t is con-
sidered likely that Grays Harbor will
get torpedo boat destroyer as soon
as one may be found available for
stationing here.
Company G has equal reason to feel
good over the visit of the officers,
who were pleased with the work done
by the local militia company. All the
equipment of the company has been
checked up now. On February 29
will be held the federal inspection.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
Senate Endorses B0ner'S Petition to Congress
for the Defense of Both GrdyS and
WiIldpd ndrbOrS
THIRD WEEK, LITTLE IS ACCOMPLISHED
legislature Still Takes Things Easily and Is In
No Hurry to Send Bills to the
Governor

OLYMPIA, Feb. 1.-The senate this
morning without dissenting vote pass.
ed Senator E. E. Boner's memorial
to Congress asking for fortification OF
Grays and Willapa Harbors.
In the house the fight over the
Reeves and McArdle bills, providing
for the abolition of state tax COM
mission and reorganization of land
board and state board of equalization,
resulted yesterday in tabling of the
former and advancing the latter to
third reading.
Citizens from Aberdeen and Ho-
quiam and others interested in the
lcompletion of the Olympic highway
will be given hearing tomorrow eve
ming before the legislatures road
committee.
Representative M. C. Harris of Che
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
BODY SENT TO LEeAM

At the chapel of Fissel and Pinnick
Sunday afternoon we're held funeral
services for the late John H. Lahr.
after which the remains were ship
ped to Lebam for burial. Rev. ]. w.
Beard Of Hoquiam conducted the ser.
vices. Manual H. Lahr Of Malone.
brother Of deceased. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Lahr-the former q son-and
a brother-in-law and niece from Sc
attic accompanied the body to Lebam.
Other relatives attending the funeral
were Pierce J. Powers. Of Hoquiam
and Manuel Powers. Of Aberdeen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
COMMISSIONERS
FACE QUESTIONS
New Board Quizzed at First
Session as to Stand on
Timber Taxation

MONTESANO, Feb. ALREADY the
new county commissioners are being
asked where they stand ON timber tax
alton. Besides that today they have
up the settlement of the O.-W. railway
suit tax, salaries in the assessors Of.
fee, the Moclips, Hansen and other
roads.
To Hoquiam the important matter
that may be considered is the East
Hoquiam road. Commissioner Hubble,
whose decision will probably be ac-
cepted by the other commissioners,
said of that road: II will proceed at
once in the construction of two miles
Of. the East Hoquiam road If the
money is forthcoming l propose to at
least open up three additional miles
which will connect the road with five
miles of passable puncheon road five
miles up the valley"
Hubble also said that the Moclips-
Pacific Beach road will be built this
summer. A delegation from Moclips
is here today. He also announced
that the present contract on the c. D.
Hansen road will be finished and more
work will be done on that road.
The timber tax matter was brought
up by w. H. Abel for the Simpson
and Mason County Logging Com
panies. 1t will be remembered the
Simpson Logging Co. had seven Sec
tions that the company thought was
cruised too high. About three years
ago the commissioners agreed to a
recruise, but the tax was not levied
on that recruise. The company tried
its case in the superior court and
won. 1t was carried to the supreme
court and again they won. Now Mr..
Abel wants taxes since that time based
on the court decision.
The prosecuting attorneys office and
the old board of commissioners con-
tended that the court decision did not
and could not say what the amount
of timber was, but that it only de-
cided that the commissioners had
agreed to a recruise and should be
bound to abide by the recruise. The
argument Is that a new set of tax
ing officials, who made no agreement.
rcould not be bound by prior agree
Hment, and would be bound to make
the assessment on the information be-
fore them, which, it is alleged, showed
more timber than the compromising
cruiser found. The Mason County
Logging Co. case is similar but has
not been tried out.
Commissioner Phil Locke intimated
that in his opinion, not only these two
companies were interested in the suit.
but that the Weyerhaeuser company
would take advantage OF any settle
ment with those two companies to
strengthen its case before the COM
issioners. Abel tried to make 1t ap-
pear that the commissioners and the
old assessor were simply trying to
override supreme court decision.
The railway case 10 one Of many
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
eAssErr MOVES STORE

The Basset News & Drug Company
is moving from 303 East Wishkah
street to the Becker block, on the
northeast corner of Wishkah and G
streets. where 1t will occupy two
stores. The corner room will be used
as a cigar store and news depot. and
the adjoining room on G street will
be the drug department. Mr.. Bassett
lis fitting up the new place in mod
ern style.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02

halls was placed on the interstate
committee which will meet at Port
land or other convenient place to
thresh out problems affecting both
states in regard to fishing on the Co
lumbia river.
While the legislature last week ac-
tually performed some work it must
be admitted that the third week of
the session passed without much real
accomplishment.
The present legislature seems dis
posed to take things easy and does
not appear to be in any hurry to send
measures up to the governor, but Is
inclined slowly and easily to enact
comparatively little legislation. Very
little encouragement was given a res
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
MAKE AWARD NEXT WEEK
Committee Will Take Full Two Weeks
to Decide Who Gets Pump
Contract

The committee to which was refer
red the ten bids received last We'd
nesday night by the city council for
installation Of the pump to fill the res.
ervoir will take the full two weeks
allowed by the council for study of
the bids before making award of con-
tract. The committee is composed Of
the water superintendent, chief engi.
neer at the water plant and the coun-
cil's water committee.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
TO RUN CARS WITHOUT
CONDUCTOR ON 3 STREET

The first "pay- as you enter" cars
for this city will be put in. operation
this week on B street by the Grays
Harbor Railway & Light company.
The new car will be operated entirely
by the motorman. Manager p. A. Ber.
trand says that II the car 10 q success
here one will be placed on the Ho.
quiam line. The conductor will be re.
tanned on cars running between Aber-
deem and Hoquiam.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
BOARD ALLOWS GRAIN
SACKS FOR COUNTY

For the first time since grain sacks
have been turned out at the state
penitentiary the board of control has
allowed Chehalis county chance to
buy them. Apportionment here II
based on an output Of 1,225.000 sacks.
Chehalis county may buy 5000 at :
cents each. Walla walla delivery. Ap-
plication for sacks must be made 70
the penitentiary warden before April
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
START CONCRETE LAYING.

Work Of laying the concrete on the
new postofice building was started
yesterday. In the opinions Of Contrac-
tor Pat Manning and Ed. Finch the
building will be completed and ready
for occupancy within the period speci-
fed in the contract. They expect to
have the building ready by April /,
two weeks In advance Of the time
limit.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02

All the news al the time IN the
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02

The Herald tells It ell
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-02
IS SAILING VESSELS
NOW IN GRAYS HAReOR
With Arrival Of Eight Now en- Route
Expected Record Of Years Will
BE Excelied

Fifteen sailing vessels lie in Grays
Harbor this week, eight more, en- route
from offshore ports, are expected
within the week, and two more later.
AS none Of the 15 windjammers here
will be able to clear until the arrival
of the eight expected, in few days
there will be % vessels at on time in
port, the largest number in many
years. Freight rates are high and
lumber cargoes hard to secure. due to
demoralized conditions resulting from
the war in Europe. but shippers pre-
dict that, with the return Of normal
conditions, ship owners will enjoy a
prosperity unequalled in many years.
GETS TEN DAYS
Andy Carroll, arrested Saturday on
charge Of vagrancy, was sentenced
this mt ming by Police Judge Snider
to ten days In the city prison. sentence
to start at time Of arrest.
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-07
LAUREL COUNTY

London, Sept. 80. - The Tracoma
Hospital in East London has work
ed wonders on the young son Of w.
II. Murray, who had been practical
ly blind for five years, is now fully
recovered. - The Laurel River As
ISOLATION Of Baptists will convene in
London, Friday. - II. II. Scoville, Of
San Juan, p. r., spent several days
with his sister Mrs. George w.
Swanner, where they held a happy
family reunion. - BY timely work
the home Of Robert Johnson, in East
London, was saved from fire, Tues
day.