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L THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, SKPTE3IBER 13. 19T5. HEAVY. RAINS FALL OVER WIDE AREA Electrical Display and Wind Reported. Light Plant at .The Dalles Crippled. WALLA WALLA BOLT KILLS Passengers at Gaston, Or., Panic- Stricken by Shock, Floods Hit Bolles Station, Mad Covers Track at Lyle 300 Feet. Heavy rains fell yesterday at prac tically all points up the Columbia River and through the Willamette Valley. from Walla Walla to Eugene. Wind etorms were reported at several places and electrical displays were frequent. At Gaston, Or- waiting passengers in the depot were panic stricken when a I bolt of lightning struck the station and burned out the fuses. One fatality was reported, at Walla Walla, where an Italian gardener was killed by lightning. The most severe storm of the day was that at Bolles station, near Walla Walla, where sacks of wheat, weighing 150 pounds, were washed from the warehouse and swept across the road. High winds were reported at The Dalles, where the electric light plant was crippled. A wall of mud 200 feet Inns: covered the track of the North bank at Lyle. Huntington reported light showers And hail. Pendleton steady rain. Hood Kiver and Baker light showers with lightning display. The storm did not reach the Coast, Astoria reporting that the sky there was clear all day. 4 BOLT KHL-S, RATX DAMAGES Gardeneir Sear Walla Walla Hit and Grain Warehouse Swept. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.) Lightning here today killed Angelo Delia, an Italian gardener, and a. cloudburst washed grain sacks from a large warehouse at Bolles Junction Jn a storm that swept Walla Walla and adjacent territory today. Angelo Pelia. aged 66. was one of the first Italians to make a business of gardening here. His farm was lo cated near College Place, three miles west of Walla Walla. He was return ins from an inspection trip when the bolt struck him. His wife and two daughters, Mrs. Jtose St. Clair and Mrs. Annie Delia, sur' t He has been In America 40 years and In Walla Walla 18 years. Game Warden A, Van Ausdale and Constahle George Thompson reported that the water in the warehouse at Bolles covered the second tier of wheat sacks. The force was so great that sacks of wheat weighing about 150 pounds were washed across the road. One of the heaviest rains for this sea son fell today, more than half an inch being recorded at 7 o'clock, with the barometer indicating an all-night rain The rain was general over the county. Hail fell In a belt around the city. Streets are gaily decorated for the week's fair and Frontier Days celebra tion starting tomorrow, and officials are hoping that the downpour will cease after tonight. Farmers, however, welcome the rain, because it will pre pare the ground for plowing and plant ing. DOWNPOUR SCATTERS BATHERS "V n i vo r si t y S t u de n ts in New Fa 1 1 Suits Caught in Heavy Rain. EUGEXK, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) A heavy rain late today scattered a tand of aftvimmers disporting- them selves in the mill race and caught un aware scores of new Fall suits gen erously displayed by university stu dents who have arrived. The storm was brief and the sun reappeared later in the day. The rain Js the second in the past three days, Imt has not been sufficient to war rant the withdrawal of the forest service patrol. BOLT STRIKES GASTOX DEPOT 3ersons in Station Erlphtened When Fuses Burned by Storm. GASTON. Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.) Panic seized persons in the waiting- room at the depot here yesterday when lightning struck, the electric light pole and burned out all of the fuses in the station. No one was hurt. Harvesting has not been delayed by the showers which have fallen here for two days, accompanied by a heavy electrical storm. Farmers are now burning slashings and filling their silos for "Winter. VI YD DARKEYS THE DALLES lover Lines Crippled and Dust. Is Blown Over City by Storm. THE DALLES, Or., Sept 12. (Spe cial.) The city was In darkness for pome time last night, when a wind htorm swept over the city, damaging the power lines. Gusts of wind carried particles of dust and sand in whirlwinds up the streets. There was little rain. The weather is fair and cool today, with littio wind. Heavy Rain Kails at Hood River. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 12. Ac companied by a severe electrical storm. h heavy rain fell in the Hood River Valley late today. The precipitation Is welcomed by ranchers, as it will put a season in the soil and permit early plowing. Ten-Minute Storm at Albany. ALBANY, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) Albany was visited late today by thunder storm lasting 10 minutes. A heavy rain fell, but no damage was done, the sun reappearing for the re mainder of the day. Early Morninjr Haiti at Marshfield. MARSHFI KLD, Or.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) The first storm of the Fall was a heavy thunder and Mghining display which occurred at 4 o'clock this morn ing. There was a constant downpour for half an hour. Today was clear. Centra Ha- Hotel Changes Managers, CENTRALIA Wash.. Sept. 12. (.Spe cial.) Satrday noon C. R. Wilson was succeeded as manager of the new Wll uon Hotel in this city by Robert H. Murray. No reason is assigned by the hotel company for making the change, but it is expected that the hotel, which is the finest between Portland and Ta coma, will receive the same patronage under the new managership. Mr. Wil pon has not announced his plans for the future. Hiram Maxim's many Inventions rouud&bouis and mousetraps. 1 P'r I cluda ..................................................... SCENES IN HUSTLING CITY OF ABERDEEN J " if : 1 t 1 1 ... -.' -, i tj.. , i 1 : f i .,lw,n,1 M t lriftt?kt t I s1 ij- ; 1 -'VK k 7- i. 4 :: E i TOP BROADWAY APARTMEST HOTF.I.. MinDI.IS riTHOMn i CHIRCH, BKLOW FIXCH Bl'ILDIXG. t ......... . - 4 $135,000 IS ASKED Eugene Bible University Plans Endowment Campaign. MR. HILL OFFERS $50,000 With Pledges Received It Is Hoped to Have $250,000 Secured by November 17, When Anniver sary Will Be Celebrated. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) An endowment campaign to raise $135, 000 between now and November 17 for the Eugene Bible University, was an nounced today from tne pulpit of the First Christian Church. The campaign will be conducted throughout the Pa cific Northwest, the territory covered by the Eugene Christian College, and the endeavor will be to obtain 300 sub scriptions of $450 each. James J. Hill recently announced the gift of a $50,000 endowment fund for the Eugene Bible University, contin gent upon the raising by the college of an additional fund of $200,000. The college has until March 31 to raise this sum, and a considerable amount has been pledged. November 17, however, marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Eugene Bible University, and a dual celebration to mark the birthday and the completion of the endowment fund is planned for this day. The campaign throughout the North west will be conducted under a detailed organization. Rev. Otto Williams, of Bel ling ham. Wash., and Rev. G. S. O. Humbert, of Eugene, have been added to the campaign force already at work. A quartet has been engaged for two months to assist in conducting special meetings. The Eugene Bible University will open its 2 1st school year tomorrow. with an expected increase in attend ance. Last year attendance records were broken, with an enrollment of 139. President Sanderson declares that this year's attendance will break all records. The special lecture courses announced for the year are as follows: "The Preacher's Commission"; "The History of Preaching"; "Methods of Bible Study"; "The Languages of Biblical Revelation": "Modern Substitutes for Christianity"; "Present-Day Movements for Social Betterment"; "The hat, How and Why of Sunday School Work"; "The Christ Idea of the Ethnic Religions"; "Foreign Missions and Our Plea for Unity"; "Evangelistic ork"; "The Call of the Country Church" and "Christ and Our Cities." MANY ATTEND ASTER SHOW Many Beautiful Displays Mark Ex hibition at Pasco. PASCO, Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.) The second annual Aster Show, given by the Civic League Club at Masonic Hall Friday night, was attended by hundreds of people. Many beautiful displays of asters and dahlias were shown. The judges were Mrs. A. George Wehe. Mr. Hewitt and Mrs. Hoskins, of Kennewick, and the following re ceived prizes: B. R. Neblett. Mrs. L. D. Conrad, Mrs. Duff Schuneman, Mrs. A. Nolte, Mrs. O. W. Kays. Mrs. L. D. Conrad. Mrs. Lee DeCoss. Mrs. L. D. Conrad. Mrs. Marie . Marks, Mrs. K. D. Sheffield, Veronica Oolar. Frances Kenoyer and Genevieve Gray. Special mention was made of the dis plays entered by Mrs. C. F. Stinson, Mrs. E. J. Stark and Mrs. M. r. Dev- ereaux. MILL IS REPORTED SOLD AVcyerliaeuscr Interests Said to Have Taken Leavenworth riant. WENATCHEE, Wash.. Sept. 12. (Special.) It is announced on reliable authority that the Lamb-Davis Lumber Company holdings at Leavenworth, in cluding the mill and the timber, have been sold to the Weyerhaeuser inter ests and that public announcement of the sale will be made shortly. Lyman Lamb, of Clinton, la., and a number of business associates, were here recently and it was said then that they desired to close out all of their nterests In Leavenworth. Since that time their bank, the Tumwater Sav ings, has been consolidated with the Leavenworth State Bank. Oakville Association to Expand. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept! 12. (Spe cial.) With the opening of a new school year the Oakville Parent Teacher Association has launched a campaign for new members in an effort to bring the membership to 100. The following new officers . have been elected for the coming year: L. D. Hughes, president: Mrs. H. W. Paul, vice-president, and Mr. C. C. Scates, secretary-treasurer. Kelso High School Crowded. KELSO, Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.) oo great nas been the increase of at tendance in the Kelso schools, particu larly in the high school and the upper grades of the grammar school, that many new seats are being added to accommodate the newcomers. At the close of the first week 114 students were enrolled in high school. At the same time last year there were less than 100. Contract Let for Klamath School. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) The contract for the con struction of the new Fort Klamath High School building has just been let to Lloyd Lnderhill. of this city. The contract calls for the completion of tne building by December 1. The build ing will have but two rooms now, but others will be added next Summer dur ing vacation period. Salem Waits National Committeeman SALEM, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) James B. Reynolds, secretary of the Republican National Committee, will come to Salem Tuesday to study politi cal conditions, according to a state ment made today by Edward D. Bald win, secretary of the Republican State Committee. Plans will be made to morrow for a reception to Mr. Rey nolds. Lane County AV1I1 Show Poultry. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) with plans to exhibit more than 100 fancy prize-winning birds at the San Francisco exposition. Lane County will have the largest showing in the State or Oregon in the belief of E. J. Mc- Clanahan. president of the Lane County fouitry Association. Xew Rural Route Announced. KELSO. Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.) A new rural free delivery route from Kalama to Martins Bluff, up the Ka lama River and return to Kalama, has just been ordered by the Postal De partment. It will be opened to service November 1. and will supply 105 fam ilies. Service will be triweekly, and the route will pay $672 & year. Asculapius is reputed to have written comic songs to promote digestion in his patients. PROSPERITY SMILE LIGHTS ABERDEEN Banks Have Plenty of Money, Stores Are Busy and Lum ber Industry Gaining. MILES OF STREETS PAVED Addison Bennett's Only Complaint Is That Rich Agricultural Ter ritory Is Xot Veil Stocked. Brewery to Be Creamery. BY ADDISON BENNETT. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe- eial.)-r-"Ask Sam Benn!" That is what th answer has been to nearly every inquiry I have made as to the early history of "this section. So I hunted up Sam Benn and found him a veritable gold mine of Information. He came here and purchased the land on which the principal part of Aberdeen stands in 1859, aid has resided here ever since. But in all of his talk the most interesting part to me was the fact that since I860, a matter of more than 55 years, he has taken The Oregonian. When he first began he took only the weekly, for in those days it took three days to get the paper here by boat, stage and canoe, and his nearest post office was at Olympia. more than 60 miles away. When I was introduced to Mr. Benn I thought it must be a son of his. for I heard he had a son who is well up to the 60 mark. But it was Sam Benn himself. He was born in New York City. July 2, 1832. Yet in spite of his 83 years he- does not look to be 60. Now this little city of Aberdeen is some town. It has a population of somewhere around 15,000, tat it has all of the earmarks of a much larger city than that. Take the Finch build ing, owned by the Finch Investment Company, of which E. C. Finch is the president and manager there is no finer five-storv building anywhere than it. It Is 75 by 130 feet, of class A construction, has a fine elevator service and what is still more to the point it is all occupied by permanent tenants. Stores Are Metropolitan. The streets are well paved and well lighted, there being some 13 miles of standard hard-surface paving and sev eral times that of fine macadam. The business houses as a rule have a city air and the windows show good taste and good judgment as well as fine stocks. There are several good hotels, such as the Washington, Fairmont and Savoy. Aberdeen has about as good a daily newspaper as any city of its size in the country, the Aberdeen Evening World, owned, edited and managed by W. A. Rupp. He certainly knows the newspaper game from a to izzard. He has a finely equipped office!, which in cludes three standard "Mergs" and a fine web press. What is still more to the point the business is on a good and sound paying basis. There is also a fine seven-column. eight-page weekly published by the Aberdeen Printing Company. It is now in its 29th year. It has a good advertising patronage and., is well edited. John A. Stimson being its man ager and editor. It is said to be a paper with a large following and of much influence. Banks Well Patronized. There is some money here, let me tell you. The private bank of Hayes & Hayes has a capital and surplus of $327,330.61. and deposits of $1,862,482.51. How is that for a city of 15.000 or less? Then there are two other banks, the Aberdeen State Bank and the United States Trust Company. The former has capital of S26.00J and deposits of $195,973.45 and the latter a capital and surplus of $64,437.07 and deposits of $274,202.37. The Hayes 41 Hayes bank was established in 1891 and has proved "panic proof." The others are about four years old and were founded on the remains of banks that practically failed. The Aberdeen State Bank was started by employes of the Hartman & Thompson Bank of Portland. The pres ident is George L. Nyere. the cashier G. W. Ripley and the assistant cash ier R. B. Motherwell. All held Im portant positions with Hartman & Thompson. The Hayes & Hayes bank is gener ally known as "the Billy Patterson bank." And this same Billy Patterson is some character. No reward was ever offered for the man who hit him. like the case of the Baltimore Billy Patter son, lor the Aberdeen Hilly can look out for himself. He has his finger in about all the pie there is lying around loose in this neck of the woods and he is wonderfully fond of pie. Some call him the daddy of Aberdeen and others the step-daddy, while still others call him names equally eupho nous but a trifler harsher. However, nobody will say but what Billy Patter son of Aberdeen is a good and safe banker, a first-class business man and a good citizen. Three Towns Lie Together. Coming down the Chehalis River from the east, you come to Cosmopo lis, about where the river widens out into Grays Harbor. Adjoining Cosmop olois to the west and lying on both sides of the river, or harbor, is Aber deen. Adjoining Aberdeen on the west is Hoquiam. So the three towns, with some 35,000 inhabitants, are practically one city. No doubt they will be one in name and under one government some day, as they ought to be for economic reasons. But, as in many other cases, sentimental reasons will more than likely outweigh the eco nomic reasons for some years. Aberdeen is also split by another river which flows in from the north the Wishkah. It is a stream some thing like the Chehalis and has always been used as a runway for logs. The town originally was located on a marsh or tideland site, but by suction dredges from the rivers and harbor and from land sluiced from the hills to the north large areas have been filled to depths of from three to 20 feet, and nearly all of the tideland area of former days is now far above the highest of high water levels. There are line resi dence sections on the hills and their approaches back of the business sec tion, and the buildings thereon will compare favorably with those in the better residence portions of Portland. Name Taken From Factory. In mentioning the three towns I for got to say mat Aberdeen is the young est sister of the trio. That is. the others were incorporated long before Aberdeen was. As to the name, Sam Benn told me It came from the name of a small packing plant established here by a Welshman and a Finlander many years ago. They called their concern the Aberdeen Packing Com pany, and when a name was sought for the- new "city" it was called after the packing plant. By the way, I neglected to mention in my last letter how Hoquiam got its name. It came from the river by that name. It is an Indian name and sig nifies driftwood. One of the great factors in buiidinz up Aberdeen has been its commercial J organization. called "the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce. No small city the West has ever had a better booster organization than Aberdeen has had in this. The officials have not spent great sums of money for elab orately illustrated booklets, they have not frittered away the peoples money on pleasure junkets for themselves. But quietly, without ostentation, yet effectively, they have induced people to come here and start industries that have built up the town. There would not be three trunk lines of railways running here today, the towns on the harbor would not enjoy terminal rates, the same as Portland and the Puget Sound cities, had there been no Cham ber of Commerce in Aberdeen and sim ilar working organizations in the ad joining cities. But I think all agree that the Aberdeen body has been the most influential of the three. Thanks Given Chamber Officials. W. C. Mumaw is the president of this body at present and V. H. Street is the acting secretary. I am under great obligations to these men for many courtesies shown me. The town owns its own water sys tem, which cost more than $500,000. It is a mighty good system, but the town has practically outgrown it. So a few hundred thousand dollars more will have to be expended soon in enlarg ing the mains and reservoirs. Fortu nately, the supply of fine fresh water is adequate to the demands of a city several times the present size of Ab erdeen. The water system must be good and the fire de-artment efficiently manned and equi jed, for the insur ance rates are yry low. abnormally so ior a mmner .nanufacturing town. Lumber B' ilness Looking; Up. And that P ugs me to the lumber question. W' A. it is Just one sawmill after anotly r while everybody knows the lumbe . business has been all shot to piece f or several years. So the wonder not that the Aberdeen peo ple fin their town rather quiet, but that the streets are not overgrown wjth grass and the banks and other business places all "on the bum." Just now, however, there is appearing a rift in the clouds, the mills are re suming, the price of lumber and shin gles is looking a shade better and there is a feeling of optimism here which seems to say. "We are once more on the up-grade." Aberdeen has as good a school sys tern with as fine school edifices as any other place of the size in the West and that means in the world. The enrollment of the school clerk this year shows a fine advance over last year, the attendance is nearly .10 per cent more than what it was a year ago and, of course, there are several more teachers this year than last. Church BnildlnKH Praised. As to churches, there are nearly a score here, taking in about every de nomination ever heard of, and all of them being well housed. In fact, the Catholic congregation has a splendid place of worship, as have also the Methodists, while the others are all above the usual average in places of this size. Something like $1,000,000 a year is poured into this place annually by the fisheries industry, and it is growing rapidly. As to farming well, I wish I could say more on that subject. I wish there were more cows and less stumps on the adjacent splendid lands and that every cow had a pig following her. That will be the case mighty soon, for this is a natural dairy country. The Chamber of Commerce will re ceive within a few days a carload of Holstein-Friesian cattle from Ohio for distribution, and nearly all have- been spoken for. Two or three creameries and cheese factories have been put in operation in the neighborhood, and others are projected. If I live for five more years and return here I expect to find 2J cows where there is one now then indeed Aberdeen, will be a city worth while. Now put this little note in one of tne ceils or your brain (for it will 'y ""u atter tne Dells chime next New Year's eve). "The Aberdeen brew ery is going to turn into a creamery What do you think of that? BIG BOND MAY BE LOST Centralia P:.-obab!y Will Declare $10,000 Forfeited. CENTRALIA. Wash., Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) The overruling by Judge Cush- man in the Federal Court in Tacoma of a motion to dismiss the suit brought by E. H. Hayden. receiver of the Wash- ington-regon Corporation, against H r leischhauer, former manager of the corporation, to prevent the latter carrying out his contract with the Citv of Centralia to furnish light at a rate much below that being charged by the plaintiff company, probably will cause r iBisvunnuer to xorielt the $10,000 bond he has posted with the city to insure his starting service October 1 The suit will not be heard until after jctooer i, and as a temporary injunc tion has been Issued against Kllai-h hauer pending the settlement of the suit, he appears to be helnless The City Commissioners, when Fleischhauer posted his bond, emphasized the fact that they would take steps to collect it in case ne rorrelted. SPOKANE MINING MAN DIES Byron X. Wliite Succumbs at Age of 65, Leavlnjr AVlde Interests. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 12. Byron N. White, who has been nrominentlv identified with the mining industry of tne Konnwest for tne past 25 years died here tonight. Mr. White was born in Northern Michigan 65 years aeo. He was one of the original owners of the Slocan-Star mine in British Colum bia. He was also interested in the YUKon-fueblo mine at White Horse, xuKon territory, and In mining prop ertles in Oregon and Mexico. He is survived by his widow, who was miss saran mackwood. of Chat ham, Ontario: his sons. John B. White Prosecuting Attorney of Spokane Coun ty: two brothers, Bruce and O. V. White, or Slocan, B. C, and two sis ters. Mrs. Charles Culver, of Seattle, and Mrs. T. Sharp, of this citv. Mr. White was a member of the Ma sonic order. Centralia Sawmill Is Hushed. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) Starting tomorrow the sawmill of the Eastern Railway ' & Lumber Company will operate an 11-hour day, instead of ten hours as heretofore, the change being neecssary to take care of the logs as they come' in from the camps. The Increased hours, wh'icH will be for an indefinite period, will affect only the company's sawmill. Telephone Company Files Articles. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial?) Articles of incorporation have been filed with the Lewis County Audi tor by the Salzer Valley Telephone Company. The incorporators are J. W. Harvey, J. C. Lammers, G. W. Blair. Abe Crabbs and George Baschlln. The chief place of business of the company is at' the Salzer Valley Schoolhouse. east of this city. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Th Kind Yea Hats Alwajs Bcught Signature of "The Navajo Rag" 4 1 Is This Week's Feature Song at ' Y Ye Oregon Grille Sung by MI.I.K. ESTELLE and Girls In Realistic Costumes. Donald Macgregor Continues His Last Week's Successes With a New and Varied Programme. Which Includes His Own Song. -O HIKI.AM MARY. KIR AWAY." He Also Sings lvvkriirv and Such Harry I.auder Favor ites as TOMMY ATKI, PRinH OF" A BI.OOMIXO ARMV," and A WEE DHOCH AND DORRIS." From 6:30 to 8:30 and From 10:15 to 12:15. Ye Oregon Grille Hotel Oregon. M. C. Dickinson. Manager. Broadway at Stark. When In Seattle Stop at Hotel Seattle. M STUDENT LIST GAINS Many Arrive at University of Oregon for Opening. BANNER YEAR PREDICTED Registration to Begin at Kugene Tuesday tnder Higher Standard That Requires 15 High School Credits, Instead of 13. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or.. Sept. 12. (Special.) With the first day of registration two days dis tant predictions as to the size of the incoming class are being advanced by members of the faculty who hold post tions in the application departments. If applications for admittance blanks to the State University are to be taken as a medium whereby the enrollment is determined, then Oregon is on the eve or its banner year. More than 500 applications have been received at the office of A. R. Tif fany. registrar, during the vacation months, and it is said that there are freshmen coming to Eugene wbj have yet made no formal declarations as to their intention to enter colleere. For admittance they will present credits rrom accredited high schools through out the state. Selections of courses will be made before enrollment at the university. Yes, said Dr. John Straub this afternoon, "it appears that Oregon i at last launched into another life: in dications are that the incoming class will be larger than any previous year s. To date it is not definitev known how large the registration in the law school will be. Faculty members say the growm or tne law department will be gradual. A higher standard at the university will be found by camnus folk when the doors are thrown open to students Tuesday. Instead of 13 high school units for entrance. 15 are now re quired and a more stringent system of grading win De exercised by. profe; sors in all courses. Each train arriving in Eugene todav has carried scores of old students with a. healthy sprinkling of new ones. To morrow will be the big event and It Is expected that before the day closes at least 500 college people will be nere. a larger registration of men than girls is expected. Independence Bridge Is Referred. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sent 1 is.. cial.) The Thurston County Commis sioners have decided to defer the con- euuiiran or a new bridge over the Hear Flynn Tonight OPENING of HEALTH CHAUTAUQUA - 8-' ' . -s-- V "v.- -? FLYNN IN ACTION Every Afternoon Starting Tomorrow TOURISTS' GUIDE Where to Take a Short Trip Out of Portland Mountain. River and Beach Resorts Jf you are in doubt about any point, or the trip you have heard about is not mentioned here, call at the Information. Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, or phone them Bell phone. Broadway 440. or Automatic. A 6091 Information will gladly be gi ven. Literature of interesting points fur nished time cards, beach and mountain resort literature. Chehalis River at Independence, which would shorten by six miles the distance between Independence and Gate City and Oakville. The commissioners ad mitted the necessity of the bridge and signified a willingness to assist in building it later on. but pleaded a lack of funds at the present time. The Grays Harbor County Commissioners had previously agreed to stand half of the expense. INITIAL FREIGHT SHIPPED First Train From Kayinond Takes 35 Carloads of Lumber. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) Owing to a delay in getting the cars ready, the first freight shipment out of Raymond over the new line of the Puget Sound & Wlllapa Harbor Railway did not leave there until yes terday. The train consisted of 35 cars of lumber consigned to the East by the following mills of Raymond and South Bend: Case Shingle & Timber Co.. Southwestern Manufacturing Co., Wil lapa Lumber Co., Quinault Lumber Co.. Slier Mill Co.. A. S. Coats Shingle Co.. Pacific Fruit Package Co.. Western Veneer & Box Co., Creech Bros. Lumber Co.. South Bend Mills & Timber Co., Kleeb Lumber Co., Nema Improve ment Shingle Co., and McGee Shingle Co. .Militia Maneuver Is Postponed. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) The joint maneuvers to have been held on Grays Harbor today be tween Company M, of Centralia. and Company G. of Aberdeen, have bein postponed one week. The problem to be worked out is the defense of tre Westport lighthouise by the local mil itiamen against an attack by Company G. Major Carroll, commanding tli Second Battalion of the Second Regi ment of the State Guard, will referee the maneuvers. Sweden hfl :t!0 mines. PERFECT" COLLARS PALAC E LAUNDRY llth-St. Theater 11th and Morrison. Subject: "How to Get Well and Stay Well." Over 3000 at this lecture open ing night in Seattle. He will show you how to have a 6 inch chest expansion. General admission 25c, or 10c and this ad. Reserved seats, in cluding admission, 50c, or 25c and this ad. Reserved seats at Eilers Music Company, or at theater tonight. Doors open .at 7, concert at 7:30 by Eilers Talking Machine Company. Lec ture at 8. If you are interested in this great movement for the benefit of Portland's health, come and boost. RELIANCE MT. HOOD AUTO STAGES Dally -o Mount Hood resorts I A. M. Hound trip J5; Gov. Clmr t'.&t. Spciil rates for week-end and climb. !S parties. Information, reservations nd tickets at KOrTLErMiB 8FKD FLORAL CO 189 Zd t-t. Main 6968, A 381 1. Or Irvlngton Oarafte. East 13 J CsV 5