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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07

Crowd Packs Council Cham
bers to Witness Induction
Of New Mayer in Office
SCHMIDT CHIEF OF POLICE
Dr.. J. B. Kinne L Health Of
ficer; Kelsey and Tamblyn
Retain Positions

The induction of Mayor J. M. Phil
lips into Office, the appointments to
be made by him and the expected
argument and final enactment of the
jitney ordinance probably accounted
for the bulk of the assemblage, We'd
nesday night, that filled every seat
in the city council chambers, stood
in dense array against the walls and
overflowed into the city water su-
perintendent's Office. Many women
were in the audience, including the
wife Of the new mayor and a few
friends and others interested, partic-
ularly, in possible appointments.
There were disappointments, how
ever, in store for some in the audi
ence. Mayor Phillips announced the
elevation Of Patrolman Robert ].
Schmidt to chief Of police and the
appointment Of DR.. J. B. Kline as
health oficer, to succeed DR.. L. L.
Goodnow; and the re-appointment Of
w. H. Tamblyn as fire chief and Of
L. D. Kelsey as city engineer. Other
appointments, said the mayor, would
be made later.
The fight over the jitney ordinances
passage. on the other hand, came up
to expectations. And there we're not
wanting moving incidents in connec-
ton with the departure Of Mayor Eu-
gene France from public life and the
assumption Of authority by the new
executive.
Hello. also" was Mayor Frances
greeting for Councilman r. c. Van
devort, who . few minutes later Jour-
neyed with the retifins municipal
head down Salt Greek.
Immediately following roll call.
Councilman ]. w. Fraser moved that
the council adjourn sine die. No COM
mittee having been provided for the
function. Mayor France arose silently
and walked down into the audience,
returning with the incoming mayor.
The farewell Of Mayor France was
made along with his introduction Of
his successor. After a few admoni-
tions, recapitulations of advice he had
hammered into his colleagues for two
years past, and injunction to stay
with the Wynooche water project. the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
EAT FERNS AS GREENS.
Pupils Of Montcsano Schools Expert.
mont with Common eracken and
Find Good Food Values.

MONTESANO, May 6.-The Monte.
sano schools have been experimenting
with common bracken or ferps as food,
following the experiments made in
the state university, and declare they
are good.
For most of the dishes which in.
clude ferns with white sauce, fern
green's, fern salads, ferns on toast and
ferns with eggs, the ferns are boiled
40 minutes or longer. The scales are
carefully removed with vegetable
brush or dry cloth.
The stem is used and is usually cut
INTO about inch lengths. In food value
It compares favorably with such vege-
tables as green peas, string beans, cab
bagc, radishes. asparagus, tomatoes.
lettuce and celery.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
BE CKWITHS AGAIN SUE
MILWAUKEE, RAILROAD
Parents Of Victim Of Collision Be.
tween Train and Auto Now Ask
$4,000 Damages.

MONTESANO, May &C. s. Beck
with and wife of Elma,, have filed a
new damage suit against the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway COM
pany for $4,000 for the death of their
son in a collision between an auto
stage and a train at South Elma a
couple Of months ago. This time
Benjamin NJ Snyder. engineer for the
railway company, and Chas. A. Lane
and Ed. Lahman. owners of the Lane
Auto company. are made co-defend-
ants.
It will be remembered a similar
suit was filed some time ago against
the railway company, but on motion
Of the defendants it was taken into
the federal courts. The new suit is
probably brought in an effort to have
the case heard in the superior court.
The co.defendants are local people,
residents Of the county.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
ANDRUS, DISGUISED AS
WOMAN, DINNER GUEST
Montesano Man Provides Amusing
Feature Of Meeting Held by Young
Mems Republican Club.

A good crowd was in attendance last
evening at the dinner and meeting of
of the Young Mems Republican club,
presided over by John G. Lewis, as
toastmaster, at the Hotel Washington.
Addresses were made by State Sen
ator E. E. Boner, Congressman ]. w.
Fordney of Michigan and R. N. Andrus
of Montesano. The last proved to be
extremely amusing Mr.. Andrus, wear.
ing feminine garb, impersonated a
business woman travelling through the
racific Northwest.
A fine musical program was fur
nished by George T. Evans, who rem.
dered vocal solos, and a male quartet
Of DR.. G. Tonning, John Rigg.
Ell L. McGillis and w. 8. Dorfner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
association,

sequent painting, but water.soluble
salts caused no discoloration of the
painted surface.
It was known that go per cent of
the cost Of treating wood was due to
the preservative alone. Tests had
shown that half pound of coal.tar
creosote to a cubic foot OF wood was
sufficient to prevent fungous decay;
yet 1t was common practice to inject
from to 10 pounds Of the preserva.
tive to the cubic foot of wood. In
fact, from ten to twenty times az
much creosote IL used as is theoretic.
ally required. 1t is hoped that a con.
tinuation Of these tests will bring out
data that will safely. reduce the
amount.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
CALVIN TOPIC TONIGHT.
Founder Of Presbyterian Church viii
ee Discussed by q. x. Berry at
Christian Church.

G. X. Berry, who has been deliver.
ing lecture on religious topics this
week in Aberdeen, nightly, will discuss
John Calvin and the Presbyterian
church. this evening, at the Christian
church. The lectures by Mr.. Berry.
who comes from Portland. have been
extremely interesting. Tomorrow even
ing he will consider John Wesley and
the Methodist church; Sunday morn
ing the teachings of the Baptists and
Sunday evening that Of the Christian
church.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
SHINCLE men In
PARENT BODY
Manufacturers Of Northwest
Washington Join West Coast
Association

BELL1NGHAM, May 6.-shingle
manufacturers In the Northwest cor.
ner of the state to the number of
forty attended meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon and decided to affiliate with
the parent shingle branch of the
West Coast Lumbermen's association,
organized at meeting in Seattle sew
eral weeks ago.
Under the affiliation movement the
shingle men will enter into an ex.
tensive advertising and exploitation
campaign. Thorpe Babcock, of Ia
coma, secretary Of the main organiza-
ton. was speaker before the meeting.
J. H. Bloedel, president Of the Bloc.
del-Donovan Mill company, in an ad.
dress outlined in detail the plans Of
the shingle manufacturers associa.
ton as branch Of the lumbermen's
association.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
MONDAY TO BE.
BIG DAY HERE
Baseball Season Will Open
for Crays Harbor With
Black Cats vs.. Tigers
5000 OoATTENDANCE LIKELY
Business Establishments win
Close From z 70 S pm.
During Ball Game

Aberdeen may look a bit quiet
Monday afternoon. The travelling man
who jumps on to Hoquiam probably
will find it just as quiet, however,
there. Business, apparently, will be
dead. But out at Eletcric park will
be 5000 wildly cheering baseball fans:
and amongst them, according to pres
ent indications, most of the prominent
business men of Grays Harbor, and
their employees.
From 2 until o'clock Monday after
noon the majority of business estab-
lishments in Grays Harbor cities will
be closed. The employees will be at
the ball grounds watching the first
game Of the season, here, between the
Black Cats and Tacoma Tigers.
Booster buttons, which few days
ago attracted attention to their wear
ers, now are growing SO common a.
to render conspicuous the man who
does not wear one. Baseball talk 10
so prevalent, on street corner and In
Aberdeen stores and Offices, as to
make the introduction Of such trivial
topics as the war in Europe rather diff
ficult; their discussion banal. 1t will
be worse, next week.
The Black Cats will arrive in Aber-
deem on the 1910 p. m. train from
Seattle. The fireworks will open
Monday. Black Cats travel to Ho-
quiam In morning in open street car.
Tacoma Tigers arrive on 1:05 p. N.
train. Parade at 1880 starting from
Hotel Washington, led by Aberdeen
Baseball association directors. brass
band following: then all county and
city oficials. Tigers and Black Cats
in uniform; prominent citizens q
Grays Harbor cities; hoi polloi Of hum
BILE, devoutly worshiping fans. At :
o'clock Judge Ben Sheeks Of Chehalio
county superior court, tosses first BAN
across the plate-arm and eyesight
permitting-and the game is on. That
is about the program for the day.
In the evening there will be more.
At o'clock, in the dining room Of the
Hotel Washington, will gather 200 or
more Grays Harbor citizens to do
honor to local and visiting teams.
Elmer Brady Of Satsop, veteran ban
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
TESTING WOOD
PRESERVATIVES
Experiments by Forest Service
Designed to Show Effect
on Woods Strength

PORTLAND, May 6.-The forest
service laboratory at Madison, Wis,
has just completed a series Of prelim.
mary tests Of wood preservatives. the
results Of which have been published
in U. 8. Department Of Agriculture
Bulletin, No. 145.
When it was announced that these
tests would be conducted, by.products
Of all kinds were sent to the labora.
tory for testing: condensed fumes Of
smelters. waste liquors Of pulp plants.
refuse Of tanneries, skinned milk Of
creameries, and miscellaneous as
sortment Of compounds. The desire
was to find how many of these various
compounds and chemicals were really
valuable as wood preservatives. Only
those which showed some promise
were admitted to test.
The tests aimed to bring out the
important physical and chemical prop
critics of the preservative. its effect on
the strength Of the wood, Its perma-
nency, its ability to penetrate. the
combustibility Of the treated wood. the
effect Of the preservative on paint and
other points.
eA1t was found that preserving oils
had no appreciable weakening effect
upon wood, although water-soluble
preservatives did cause some slight
weakening.
The creosote and oil preservatives
were satisfactorily penetrative, while
wood-tar was very difficult to force
into the wood.
Viscous or sticky oils did not pene.
trate the wood readily nn'ess Moth
wood and preservative were we'll heat.
ed during the process. t
Woods treated with oils ignited at
lAcr temperature than those treated
with water.soluble salts. Oil treat.
ment rendered the wood unfit for sub.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
JlTNEY ACT TO
BELAW SOON
Final Passage Given by Coun-
ell to Ordinance Regulat-
ing Auto Traffic
ELECTRIC CRANTISASKED
Seattle Concern Seeks Fran.
chise to Furnish Lights and
Power in City

Polite attention was paid, by the
city council Wednesday evening to
harangues from Attorneys J. b.
Bridges and ]. E. Stewart, represent
Ing, respectively, the Grays Harbor
Railway & Light company and the jit-
ney bus drivers OF Aberdeen. And i'm
mediately following these addresses
which consumed possibly half hour
together, the jitney ordinance was
passed without one single change sug.
gested by either attorney.
AS passed the ordinance, in fact,
was little altered from the shape in
which 1t was read week ago. The
occupation tax for jitney drivers is
lowered to IS for car carrying not
more than passengers: 81 for pas.
sensers; 50 for . passengers; SO for
Is passengers; and $12 for more than
IL passengers
Before ito passage Attorney Bridges
Nspoke. He had supposed. he said.
t6sat there were three parties concern.
Cd Tin the passage of the ordinance:
the }city. the jitney men and the
strelet railway company; but he now
found that, while the ordinance pro-
tected the city and jitneys it turned
. deaf ear to the railway company's
rights" The company, declared Mr.
bridges, was not satisfied. 1t paid
$4,000 year as it's share of keeping
up the streets Of Aberdeen against
$1,000 which 20 jitney concerns would
pay, at the most. Receipts Of the rail-
way company for March were but
half Of their total for that month in
1914. and April receipts. when finally
analyzed, would be found in worse
case, due to jltney competition.
In no uncertain terms Mr.. Bridges
threatened that the railway company
would not again donate Electric park
for baseball games. nor contribute
$500 to the Black Cats. Jitneys, he
asserted, would get the cream Of the
travel to and from the ball games
this year. Jitneys, urged the railway
counsel. should be compelled to fol-
low fixed routes and to maintain reg.
ular schedule; and jitney drivers
should be forced to furnish indem-
nifty bonds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
INVITE LISTER HERE
Aberdeen Lodge Of Elks AXIS Cover.
nor to Make Address at Flag
Day Celebration, June IS

The Aberdeen lodge Of Elks has in.
vited Governor Ernest Lister to make
the address, in this city, at the an.
nual observance by the Elks of Flag
day, June 15. Warren Egerer, chair
man Of the committee on Flag day,
sent the invitation, an answer to
which is expected upon the governors
return from The Dalles-Celilo canal
opening.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
SEVERAL CIVIL
SUITS STARTED
Petition for Administration,
Divorce and Money and
Equity Cases Filed

MONTESANO, May GA petition
for administration, a suit for divorce,
and four or five money and equity
suits were filed today with the county
clerk.
Thomas G. Lyke Of Milan, this state,
asks to be appointed administrator
Of his brother c. D. Lyke's estate.
c. D. died in Aberdeen March Is, and
according to the brother there are but
two heirs, himself and mother-the
latter living in New York. The estate
consists Of little money and personal
property in Aberdeen and some prop
erty in King county.
Iva Pier Hibbard wants a divorce
from her husband, H. B. They were
married in Thurston county in 1919
and failure to support is the grounds
for divorce.
Adam w. Kozlowski and others arc
suing the Wishkah Boom company
for $1,000 as a result Of alleged dam
ages to plaintiffs lands along the
Wishkah river by the defendants log
ging operations.
J. F. Crook and others of the Elma
Steam laundry are suing D. G. Beck
with for $134.95 alleged collections
that have not been turned over to the
laundry. A.
Willis r. Lebo and others are suing
the Gillette Construction company and
the American Surety company for an
account Of $163.10.
E. D. Claffey has a similar suit
against the same parties for $246.13.
Alexander Gregorceweiz. guardian
for several heirs of same name is su.
ing Henry Levi. manager Of the N. G..
Kaufman estate. to collect an alleged
judgment secured sgainst Kaufman in
some account with the Kaufman
Buttner Logging company. The
amount 10 $500 and costs and has been
rejected by Levi, 1t IL alleged.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
DYNAMITE JARS SOME
Couple of Sticks Exploded on pahney
Hill Areusss Howsshoiders Out
Of Early Sleeps

Residents Of North Aberdeen and
Of the north section Of the city proper
were startled Tuesday night BY the
explosion Of couple Of sticks Of dy-
Mantle on Dabney hill. the jar to
many homes being caused, It 10 be-
lieved. BY the thoughtless act Of .
couple Of young men. In many house
holds. where early retiring hours are
observed. people we're awakened from
their first sleep.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
MAKES sure
!. OF HER DEATH
Mrs H. F. Harlan Of Tacoma
Buys Carbolic Acid Before
Jumping Into River
LETTERS TELL OF SUICIDE
Woman Writes to Chief Of Po-
lice and to Undertaken Ar
ranging for Funeral

With grim and practical attention to
detail Mrs. H. F. Harlan, 1922 So. e
street, Tacoma, made certain of death
before leaping from the O.-W. bridge,
Wednesday morning at o'clock, into
the Chehalis river. In her purse
which she left, bare of money save
for penny on the bridge, were notes
to the chief of police and the pro.
prietor of the Bacon hotel, appris.ng
them of her intent to take her life.
Another letter of like import, to I'm
dertaker James r. O'Farrell of Or
ting, Wash, was mailed by the wo-
man the night before. In her room
at the Bacon hotel. corner Of Heron
and X streets, the police later found
a revolver, razor and four.ounce
bottle marked carbolic acid. empty.
1t was at first thought she emp.
tied the carbolic acid into another con-
tainer. which she took with her to
the bridge, swallowing the poison just
before her leap into the river. No
one witnessed the plunge. Arthur
Marsh, Model Tea store employe, saw
the body floating on the surface OF
the water and notified the police, but
before their arrival the captain Of the
tug Floria Brown had recovered the
body. ,55A,, sfsff,3y,s3
Coroner Hunter, after examination
Of the body of the dead woman, re-
turned verdict Of death by drowning.
1t Is likely that Mrs. Harlan, after
emptying the bottle Of carbolic acid
into another receptacle, lost heart and
made choice Of drowning as the easier
death. - .s = s.4''''
In her letter to the chief of police
the suicide declared that she was TAX
ing her life for reasons best known
TO- herself; that Frank DeWetter, her
former husband. Of. Dupont. Wash,
would tell what to do with the re-
mains: that, the Orting undertaken
would take charge Of them; and that,
while she was registered at the Ba.
con as Mrs. H. Leonard, her right
name was Mrs. H. F. Harlan.
Little more of the sordld tragedy
which closed the life of the woman
probably will be learned by the inves-
LEGATIONS now being conducted by the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
PoiNoExrER COMING HERE

. Carl Springer has received a letter
from Senator Miles C. Poindexter, in.
dicating that he may come to Aber-
deem ON Friday Of next week, May
II. The visit Of the senator. 1t 10
understood. is simply for the purpose
OF visiting friends here. though 1t Is
possible he may make public I'd.
dress.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
MISSING AGENT SOUGHT.

HOQUIAM, May 6.-P. H. Scevs,
sales manager Of the Home Ironing
Board company, IL seeking the where.
abouts Of C. H. Mcclure, salesman.
who has disappeared with. It II al.
legged. some 500 OF money collected
from HoQuiam citizens.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07

The H~raid istha moss widely reed
na1sr n chehalis Couaty. Wise. "a
vertiSers know t.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-29
WINDSOR

Mrs. c. F. Moody OF Augusta passed
Christmas with her sister. Mrs. L. &.
Jewell
H. f. Malcolm and family passed.
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs Everett
Trask.
Ralph button OF Alma recently visited
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A.
button.
Mrs. Fred Bragg of Weeks Mills was
a weekend guest of her sister, Mrs. K.
Ballentine.
Mrs. Lizzie Perkins has been quite SICK
for several days with the grip.
Christmas was observed in a Citing
manner Friday evening by Windsor
Grange. After routine work the meeting
closed and a fine program of appropriate
readings, Rotations, tableaus and r1usic
was furnished, after which large
Christmas tree was relieved Of its bur
den and treat Of candy. popcorn and
peanuts was enjoyed.
The Poultry Extension school under the
direction OF the College Of Agriculture.
will be held at q. A. T.. hall Jan. 10, III
and L. The instructors will be Deering
Monahan, Day and Monahan. All inter-
ested in the care of poultry and markec-
ing of the products are cordially invited
to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-29
WASHINGTON

The saying in II. Timothy ": I,
Il have fought a good fight, l have
finished my course. / have kept the
faith" was truly verified in the life
and death of W. C. Jackson, who
Cunningham in the part of Washing
ton known as the Branch" Sunday
morning Dec. 10, after long painful
illness. Life had always been filled
with hardship and for the past year he
underwent the severest agony with
patience and fortitude that seemed to
! lookers-on almost miraculous. When
an infant his mother died and he was
taken to live with his grandfather
Cunningham and when a small boy be-
gan TO shift for himself. Besides get
ting his own living he managed to pick
up d good education and made friends
of everybody he met. Some 20 years
ago disease began to fasten itself upon
him and from that until the day of his
death it was constant fight and at
last the disease won the battle. Some
IS years ago he began to make his
home with Mrs. Cunningham. Leroy's
mother and has off and on made his
home there ever since. Several years
ago he studied to be an optician and
made that his business having an Of
fee at Jefferson, North Village, and
another at home. His disease was
tuberculosis of the bone and centered
in the vicinity of his hip. He was
this did not even bring temporary re-
lief and for the past few months he
was confined to the house and for the
past few weeks to HIS bed where he
! was kindly and tenderly cared for by
Mr.. Cunningham and his mother. All
that loving hands could do to soothe
and comfort him and on Sunday. Dec.
49, death came to relieve him of his
sufferings. He was a member Of the
South Somervilie Baptist church and
member of Riverside Lodge. f. and A.
NJ. at Jefferson and the order of Moose
at Rockland. He had no near relatives
here except two aunts, Mrs. HartWell
keene and Mrs. Josephine CogSwell
and a brother Fred in Taunton, Mass.
He was A. years old last June FuneraF
services were held at the residence Of
Mr.. Cunningham Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. b. W. Russell of Union officiating
assisted by Missionary w. F.. Overlook
very intimate friend Of the deceased
and he was laid at rest in the Jeffer-
son cemetery. His popularity was
shown by the many flowers at the
funeral ana during his sickness for
scarcely d day passed but someone
sent fruit or flowers or both and Mr.
Cunningham and his mother wish 70
thank all for him for all these tokens
of friendship. And ne often in his
prayers asked God to richly bless all
VINO 50 kindly remembered him.
The many friends in this place of Dr.
S. b. Overlook of Pornfret. Conn. for
merly of this place. Will be glad to
learn he was able to leave the Elliot
hospital at Boston, where he was
operated upon few weeks ago and
went to his home last Thursday.
Augustus Cunningham passed
Christmas with his daughter, Mrs.
Chas. II. Savage at Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Glidden passed
Christmas with his sister, Mrs, Charles
Philips at Palermo Center.