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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
$85,OOO.OO FOR
HARBOR DREDCE
Tentative Draft From House Rivers
And Harbors Committee
Includes Item.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The house
rivers and harbOrs committee today
resumed consideration of the annual
waterways appropriation bill based on
war department recommendation for
maintenance and continued improve,
ment items.
The tentative draft includes the
following:
Washington: improvement Grays
Harbor, $4,000; Puget Sound and
tributaries, Olympia. Tacoma and
Bellingham harbors, ETC., maintenance
100000; improvement Lake Washing.
ton ship canal, 5000, 900.
For Harbor Oredge.
Engineer E. l.. Carpenter, in charge
of government work on the Harbor,
said today he presumed the $85,OO0,
mentioned in the foregoing, to be the
initial appropriation for the big
dredge which it is proposed to build
for the purpose of deepening Grays
Harbor bar and keeping it at such
depth that ships of any draft may
come and go.
The last appropriation bill contained
provision for $4,000 for starting
work on such dredge, the total cost
to be about 100000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
EGG PRICES TOO
LOW, SAYS GLENN
At AZ Cents a Dozen Now Would Be
Cheaper Than 18 Cents In Past,
Five Years.

MONTESANO, May 4-That eggs at
AZ cents dozen now would be cheaper
than eggs at 1S cents a dozen at any
time in the past five years, was the
declaration of Clarence Glenn, mana
ger of the Chehalis Valley Egg and
Poultry association, this week. Yet,
says Mr.. Glenn, eggs are only bring
ing 80 cents dozen.
Il don't know what will be the
result, said M. Glenn. MANY poultry
farmers are selling their hens and
few are raising as many chicks as
usual. Even those who are figuring
that they will get cheaper grain later
and are trying to get bigger stocks
are having hard luck with chicks
this snring. Probably on account of
the wet and cold weather the per.
centage of chicks that live is com
paratively small.
Il have seen some criticism in the
papers on the price of eggs hints
that poultrymen were getting too
much. The consumers should be told
the truth. Egg producers are losing
money at present grain prices. AT
$3.50 a hundred pounds for grain the
grain cost alone of a dozen eggs is
estimated at Is cents. Grain is now
$3.50 a hundred
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
Delivers Inaugural Address And Promises To
Devote Best Efforts To Administer
Affairs of This City
ASKS COOPERATION OF The CITY COUNCIL
PROPOSES That WiShkat Water Plant Be Used to
furnish Power For Lighting City,
Will Enforce Dry Law

new street this method should he
abandoned and gravel used instead.
where the traffic does not warrant
paving.
Aske Asphalt Plant.
"The maintenance of our paved
streets is becoming a factor with
which we will have to deal, and I
would advise that your honorable body
consider the advisability of the city
building it's own asphalt plant. l be,
lieve that if the city was to initiate
this improvement a saving could be
made in the future within a reasonable
time, as we'll as assuring the property
owners of first class job. 1t would
be of further advantage to the city,
as whole, in the way of forcing COM
petitive bids for this work, as at tha
present time there is practically no
competition in asphalt paving. l wish
to here ask the street committee, to-
gether with the city engineer, to in
vestigate this matter thoroughly and
report their findings to this body as
soon as possible.
Enfore Dry Law.
This administration must continue
the policy of the past one, relative to
the liquor question and must enforce
the law in this respect, as we'll as all
laws, to the best of our ability. Laws
are generally enacted by the demands
of majority of the people, and it is
my belief that any law should be en-
forced, and if it proves to be wrong,
the people will demand it's repeal.
81 would recommend that sometime
during the next two years, and before
the next state legislature convenes
proper steps be taken toward the se-
curing of an accurate census of this
city, to the end that if our population
is found to warrant, we may advance
to city of the first class, which will
privilege us to draft our own charter.
thus enabling the recognition Of the
city government along the managerial
plan. Until some such steps are taken
and ward politics are eliminated from
city affairs we cannot hope to attain
satisfactory results"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
John Lutzvick, IL Years, Of
Hoquiam, Accidently
Caught by Rope
PLAYMATE FINDS BODY
Was Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lutzvick, Of 2528
Sumner Avenue

HOQUIAM, May 4.-John Lutzvick,
Jr., IL years of age, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lutzvick, 1928 Sumner Ave-
nue., HoQuiam, was found dead hang
ing to rafters in the woodshed of the
family home by playmate Wednes-
day afternoon at about o'clock
No clue was apparent from which
to surmise whether the boy intention
ally hanged himself or was caught in
the rope accidentally. 1t is thought
he was playing in the woodshed and
climbed to the rafter and perhaps fell
being caught by the rope.
Willie Wyrick, playmate and son of
a neighbor of the Lutzvick family dis
covered the body hanging from raft.
ers when he ran into the shed to es-
cape a Swiss milkman whom he and
other boys had been taunting. Young
Lutzvicks feet were barely touching
the floor
Willie ran out of the shed and mott
fled the milkman and others and as
sistance was given at once. However,
the child had been dead for some
time. The body was taken to the
Pinnick Undertaking company's rooms
where it was prepared for burial.
eMUoo Momlsq99pLeqv lg pelgQ
There was no bench or other article
in the shed from which the boy could
have fallen. The rope was attached
to a rafter and was used to tie up
bicycle 1t was thought the boy
may have climbed up to the rafter and
while working with the rope lost his
balance and fallen, being caught by
the moose in the rope. No noise was
heard of the fall or cries.
AS the rope was twisted about the
boys neck some of his playmates be-
leved he had been swinging on the
rope and had become entangled in it
his efforts to free himself resulting
only in twisting the rope tighter.
The theory of suicide was not cred
tied by either the parents of the boy
or the neighbors. He was known as
an unusually sunny natured boy with
kindly and mischievous disposition
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
Can Secure Permission to
Leave Country By Max
ing Proper Showing
MUST GIVE INFORMATION
On Blanks Furnished, Con-
cerning Past and Con-
templated Movements

SEATTLE, May 3.-Alien enemies
in the United States will be given op-
portunity to leave the country, under
instructions received on Wednesday
by immigration Commissioner Henry
NJ. White. Mr.. White announced that
he had received from Washington, D..
c., application blanks for all those
seeking permission to leave the coun-
try. The blanks call for detailed in
formation concerning the applicants
past and future movements, and when
filled out they will be forwarded to
the federal department of justice for
investigation. Upon the application
being approved, the applicant will be
given written permission to leave on
a fixed date, and if the application is
plcant will receive will be when he
is taken into custody and locked up
as a spy.
Where these alien enemies will go
after their applications are approved
is problematical, but they can go to
Mexico and such South American
countries as are attractive to them.
Mr.. White and Howard Wright, spe-
cial agent of the federal department
Of justice, upon whom the work of
rounding up these alien enemies will
chiefly devolve, said they expected to
see quite an exodus of alien residents
in the Northwest as a result of We'd
nesday's order.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
Over All, According to the
Standard Announced by
the Shipping Board
CONTRACTS MAY BE SPLIT
Builders May Be Allowed to
Bid on Completed Ves-
sells or Hulls Only

WASHINGTON, D. c., May $40
allay uncertainty among shipbuilders
who expect to take contracts for yes.
sells of the great wooden ship fleet the
shipping board announced late today
that specifications for standard ship
would be ready in the very near future.
The standard ship, the announce
ment said, will be about 280 feet over
all, with a 24-foot depth of hold and
with two full decks and will be capabl
of developing about 1,500-horsepower.
Some details remain to be worked out,
however, including the question of
bulkheads for protection from sub
marines. Officials said preparation of
the specifications probably would be
completed within few days. possibly
by tomorrow.
May Split Contracts.
The board will submit it's plans and
specifications as soon as possible,
reads the formal announcement. bid
ders may propose to furnish complete
ships or hulls only. Any firm desir-
ing to submit proposals to build com
pleted ships from their own plans may
do so, but such plans will have to be
approved by the boards engineers and
all are urged to wait until the stand
ard plans are ready
Scores of shipbuilders have assured
the board that they will take contracts
up to the limit of their capacity To
permit builders to make tentative
plans, it was announced that the
standard dimensions would be about as
follows:
Length between perpendicular, 26O
feet, over all 2SO feet, extreme beam
As feet, nodded depth 26 feet, depth
of hold "a feet. Two full decks, fore
castle, midship bridge house and poop
and house on bridge for officers
power steam 1,500-horsepower. Sin.
gle or twin screws
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
ASSAY OFFICE
RULES AND FEES

SEATTLE, May 3.-There seems to
be a Misunderstanding on the part of
the public as to the functions and
charges of the United States Assay
Office at Seattle. This office is op-
Grated for the purchase of gold dust
and bullion, and for the assaying of
ores for gold, silver, copper, lead iron,
tin, zinc and tungsten.
1t does not make assays for other
than these metals.
The charges of the United States
government for the purchase of gold
dust and bullion are the same at Den
yer, New York Philadelphia, San
Francisco and Seattle.
The charges imposed at Seattle for
the assaying of ores are s1.OO for a
combined gold and silver assay, and
s1.OO for each of the other metals
mentioned, per sample.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04

Efficiency and economy are to be the
slogan of Aberdeen's new mayor, Roy
c. Sargent, who took office Wednes-
day night His inaugural address to
the council asks the members for their
cooperation in bringing about his
aims.
Mr.. Sargent thinks that the city
warrant debt of $1SO,O00, should
not be allowed to get any larger. He
thinks that in making estimates for
current expenses no more income
should be figured on than could ac-
tually be raised.
Mayor Sargent favors the city buy
ing the current for street lighting
through meters instead of contract
and he declared the city should own
its own power plant, urging that the
Wishkah water system should be used
for power.
He promises rigid enforcement Of
the liquor laws of the state and said
all city employees would be expected
to make good on their jobs.
1--WE should re-establish the lights
throughout the city," said Mayor Sar-
gent, $50 that any unnecessary lights
may be eliminated. would recon-
mend that an investigation be made to
determine the advisability of creating
a special improvement district, asses
sing the cost of lighting to the prop
erty that is lighted.
ut must be our policy to eliminate
any indiscriminate buying by the diff
ferent departments, and l believe that
considerable saving can be had, if
the department heads will adhere to
the policy of buying only the abso-
lutely necessary things, and getting
along without some things that would
be fine to have, but, for which We
cannot pay. l shall certainly make
it my duty to see that this policy is
lived up to. One of my prediction
promises was that l would veto every
measure calling for unnecessary or
wasteful expenditure.
1--WE have learned by experience that
the plank street is an expensive street
and when it becomes necessary to re-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
Decision to Locate Sanderson
& Porter Shipyards Will
Be Made Public Soon
THREE SITES IN THIS CITY
Seton Porter, Brother Of Firm
Member Coming to Look
Over Grounds Offered

Boyd Ehle, representative of San
derson & Porter, who was here to look
at sites available for shipyards was
offered five sites on Grays Harbor-
three of them in Aberdeen and two
in Hoquiam. No decision has been
reached as to the location of the yards
Mr.. Ehle left for Willapa Harbor
this week to look over sites there and
we'll be followed to this city by Seton
Porter, brother of one of the members
of the engineering firm who have con-
tracts to build 40 ships for the United
States government, it is said.
Mr.. Porter and Mr.. Ehle will report
to New York before a decision is
reached but this will probably be
made soon as it is the desire of the
government to have the orders filled
as rapidly as possible.
Sanderson & Porter desire a yard
where at least ten keels can be laid
at one time but is is said the COM
pany would have no objections to TAX
ing bigger site.
Grays Harbor is considered the
home of the best shipbuilding timbe
in the world and this Harbor stands
mighty good chance of getting the
big yards located here. 1t is possible
that the yard may be located on the
Sound.
Those who will furnish supplies
for the proposed yard should not ex-
pect to make any big profits said
one of the men who have been in
specting the sites. These ships are
to be built for the government to
meet the submarine menace and they
must be built as cheaply and rapidly
as possible. Sanderson & Porter
have offered their services free of
charge to the government to assist
in this boat building campaign. Mill.
men will have to expect to sell the
lumber that goes into these vessels
at a reasonable figure.
II doubt very much if the govern
ment will be willing to pay for a ship
yard site and if the government does
buy site they will expect to get it
at reasonable figure. l mention
the government buying the site, for
the yard to be located by Sanderson
& Porter will be really government
yard and Sanderson & Porter will be
in charge of the work done in it,"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
GRANGE DECIDES TO HOLD
COUNTY PICNIC JULY 4TH

SUMMIT, May Sit was decided at
the meeting of the Pomona Grange
here Saturday night to hold a county
picnic on the Fourth of July, and a
resolution was adopted asking the
county commissioners to see that all
rubbish is removed from the sides of
the Olympic highway.
c. F. Monroe, county agriculturist,
spoke on silos and M. McAllister, of
the Portland stockyards, delivered an
address on cooperative cattle selling.
About 100 members attended the meet
ing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
OFFER LOW RATE FOR BONDS

HOQUIAM, May 4.-What is regard
ed as low nate for the $17O,000 bonds
issued by the city at the election in
April was made here this week. The
offer is for all or any part of the issue
at four and one-half per cent. No ac'
ton will be taken until the decision
of the supreme court is given regard
ing the legality of the bonds. The
decision is expected rally.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
HOQUIAM TO HAVE MODERN
WOODMEN CONVENTION 1920

HOQUIAM, May Ain a telegram
to Avery Ellis this week John F. Bell,
delegate to the triennial convention
of the Modern Woodmen of America
at Walla Walla, announces that he was
able to have Hoquiam named as the
place for the next convention and
suggested that the delegate to Ho-
quiam will be given real clam feed
when they come here.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
QUiNAULT TO BUILD SCHOOL.

1t is the plan of the Quinault valley
school district to build school house
to cost between $4,000 and $1,000 on a
forest reserve lot located near the
Olson hotel R. L. Fromme, forest su.
pervisor, is at the reserve making ar
rangements to provide the site which
the Olson brothers will give to the dis.
trict.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04
AMBULANCE CORPS ORGANIZED

HOQUIAM, May 4.-The Hoquiam
Medical building here Tuesday night
with William Chidester as captain. R.
w. Craig was instructed to find a
place to drill and report at the meet
ing Monday. 1t is expected full
membership of Sc will have enrolled
soon. All the doctors and nurses in
the city are expected to join the
corps.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04

Over $500 was realized at the May
Day ball given under the auspices of
the Red Cross society of Aberdeen
at the Electric Pavilion Tuesday
night
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04

Aberdeen Printing Co., Particular
Printers. 800 East Wishkah Street.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-05-04

nights lodgings; $454 collected in
fees and fines, and 439 meals served.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
DETECTIVE F0lLS ATTACK
Auto Thieves Attempt to Burn Chlca
40 officer With Kerosene.

Chicago, Jan. 8-A method of at
tack probably unique in police his.
tory. was used by three alleged auto
mobile thieves when confronted by De-
tectiye Sergeant John Boschultz
The trio threw kerosene at the de
tective IN an attempt to saturate his
clothing and, being unable to close in
with him owing to his pugilistic skill
gained in former years in the prize
ring. threw lighted matches at him.
In all, the alleged thieves dis
charged the contents of five bottles
of kerosene at him Much OF it splash.
ed on his clothing.
Then, as opportunity offered, the
trio lighted matches and, eircling
about for an advantage, tossed them
at him He was able. however, Ia ward
them of with his hands until rein
forcements arrived and arrested the
men
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
SEVEN MORE MEN
CALLED TO TESTIFY

Washington, Jan s. Subpoenas for
seven men were ordered issued by the
house rules committee at the session
Of the leak" investigation
Phe men TO be called are John Boyle
and Henry f. Eland Of the Wall
Street Journal, and w A Crawford.
Ernest A. Knorr, Jr,. A l. Geiger,
Nelson NJ. Shepard and A. NJ jamie
son, employees Of the Central News Of
America, a Wall street newspaper
The heads of the bureaus also were
requested to bring the ticker tapes
Of their services from 10 a. m
throughout the day of Dec 90 1916
The committee wants. to learn what
time the Central News and Wal
Street Journal bureaus made public
the fact that a note was Forthcoming
from the president.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
MYSTERY RENEWED
IN MODEL MURDER

Philadelphia, Jan S-A missing
link in the chain Of circumstantial
evidence forged by the police around
Bernard W Lewis. who committed
suicide In an Atlantic City hotel, and
who the authorities say they are con
WINGED was the slayer OF Maizie Col.
bert, art model. may be supplied when
detectives question a new witness SAID
to have been found
Despite the damaging evidence col
lected against the Pittsburg man the
police so far admit they have no posi-
tive proof that Lewis knew Miss Col
bert.
Neither have they positive proc
that he ever entered the apartments
Of the girl
This lack OF convincing information
on a vital point, the detectives say
forces a continuance OF an element d
mystery in the case Coupled 10 this
is the lack Of a known motive.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
FEAR MORE BABY PARALYSIS
Results of Tests for Serum Are Un.
availing.

Chicago, Jan S.--That physicians
must face another summer of infantile
paralysis, practically helpless, was
feared when results of tests at the
county hospital were published
For months DR. John Nuzum, path
ologist, has been inoculating monkeys,
rabbits, white mice in tireless search
for a serum which would end the raw
ages of the mysterious infant plague
But the most hopeful statement DIR
Nuzum makes in his report in the
current American Medical Journal
is that in treatment of Gertrude Slo
minsky, aged eleven, with his most
effective serum. showed only a "cer
tain definite improvement in the clin
ical symptoms of the patient
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
RUSSIAN LINES
ARE WEAKENING
Unable TO Stand Terrific Teu-
tonic Blows.
MAY RETIRE TO FRONTIER

Experts In Entente Capitals Believe
Ssvs viii Be Compelled to With
draw From sereth and Danube Riv.
ers and Make a New Stand In
Ressarahia
London, Jan. S.-The capture OF
Braila by Field Marshal Won Macken.
sen, his advance on Galatz. twelve
miles north, the clearing Of Dobrudia
OF Russians and further Teutonic sue.
cesses in Moldavia have brought the
Roumanian compaign to a new phase
The Braila bridgehead. while not
itself an integral part Of the Sereth
line now held by the Russians run
ming northwestward from the Danube
toward the Moldavian frontier noun
tains. formed an outlying defense OF
that line on the Danube end and its
capture weakens the eastern flank Of
the Sereth position
Galatz. likewise on the Danube. lie4
just behind the Sereth line and thai
town now Is menaced BY a German.
Bulgarian movement across the Dan
ube from II in Dobrudja. made posi-
BILE by the Russian evacuation of the
province
Ii Is not only here. however. that
the Sereth line Is threatened, for dc
spite a tenacious defense by the Rus
slams and Roumanians. the line north
westward beyond the Buzeu river IS
not holding we'll against the Teutonlr
pressure. while the efforts to keen
the Teutons in check in the MoIda
yian frontier valleys are apparently
still less successful.
/ break in this line on the souther
i ly front would imperil the Modaviar
i frontier position. while the piercinq
/ Of the frontier line itself, not an ap
parent improoability. would endauge
/ the entire line running southwest
ward to the Danube.
In these circumstances commenta
tors In entente capitals are consider
ing the possibility Of the Russians be
4 ing compelled TO abandon the line o
/ the Sereth and withdraw 20 the Rus
sian frontier, or beyond it, to Bessa
ra bia
The French. British and italian pre-
miers and important military sui
ordinates in several entente minis
tries are holding a war council II
Rome
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
ELEVEN WILL BE ADMlRALS
President Picks Men for Promotions
Under New Selective System.

Washington, Jans.-The first navy
promotions under the new selectiye
system OF advancement were an
nounced when President Wilson an
proved recommendation OF the selec
ton board that eleven captains be
made rear admirals, and that more
than a hundred lower officers be ad
vanced in grade
Those chosen TO become rear ad
mirals are: Captains Harry S Knapp
William L. Rogers, Harry Mel. p
Huse, George w McElroy. Robert s5
Griffin. George f. Burd. James II. oil
yer, John Hood. William s. Sims
Hugh Rodman and Henry b Wilson
Among the number are several wht
were far down on the seniority list.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-08
CONvlCTS FIGHT PRISON FIRE
Two Buildings at Joliet Penitentiary
Are DESTROYED.

Joliet. Ill, Jan. s.-A spectacular
fire destroyed two buildings devoted
to the manufacture of chairs in the
state prison inclosure here
Seventeen hundred convicts behaved
with exemplary discipline. according
to Warden thinner
The prison Is outside the city limits
and the prison fire company of seven
ty-fiye men was al first assisted by
many of the other conyicts until the
arrival of iremon from the city.
When the city iremen arrived the
convicts were marched to their cells
The principal loss was in ma
chinery, $4,000 worth of which was
destroyed