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TTTE MORXTXO OREfiOXTAX. TUESDAY. XOYE3IBER 9, 1915. - u . rrrz : J ' - KALAMA STEADILY GOING TO FRONT Cowlitz County Seat, First Railway Terminal on Co- lumbia, on Up Grade. NEW INDUSTRIES THRIVING rower Plant, Hatcliery and Fine Water and School Systems Com bine to Aid Progress Huge Mill to Be Built, Is Promise. BY "ADDISON" BENNETT. KALAMA. Wash.. Xov. B.-(SneHl correspondence.) This i Kalama. the countyseat of Cowlitz County, the first railroad terminal on the Columbia practically the place where the nrst rails on the great Northern Pa cific system of railroads were laid. It was between here and Goble that the trains on that road were, for many years, ferried nr-mao h. r-i,.v.i "R'er" ,In those days both Kalama .. uuuie were important places, places wnere much business was trans. But long before that, away back In the early '50s, perhaps in the late "40s. Is-alama was a city of great promise, indeed, in the early days of Portland, there were two towns on the great Columbia that were running Portland a close race for what might be called the metropolitan cup; that is. as to which should be the metropolis of the future. These towns were St. Helens, on the Oregon shore, and Kalama. on the Washington side. Kalama Paaiei Terminal Stase. Of course, I am writing on informa tion and belief, for one would have to delve deep into the early histories f the Northwest to get the early his tory of Kalama. and then more than likely get only little of it. But there are certain facts, such as .those re lating to the early railroad history of the town, that are well known; other facts and alleged facts I have gleaned Irom the old-timers of the city. After the railroad was constructed down the river from Vancouver, which was. of course, after the bridging of the Columbia at Vancouver, kalama wras no longer a terminal. Then, even oefore that, the sawmill business had developed until there were over 1000 people on the payrolls of the sawmills and their logging camps. When the slump came in the lumber business it did not look like Kalama was to be hurt greatly. But one of th , failed and the other mill burned and Kalama received a blow that would nave killed almost any other city of its size in the state. I might write a week about the peo ple of Kalama and tell less than I can tell by saying that, in spite of every mishap to Kalama of the past the city has gone always gradually "forward. Iot always in the way of population for when the big mill of the Mountain Timber Company was burned a good many men had to leave here to get employment, and eventually many fam ilies followed. Ipivard Move Mow but Substantial. But in every material way the town always kept on the upward move slowly, to be aure. but substantially. The prime factor in making of the old Kalama into the Kalama of today was the street paving, turning the ancient, almost impassable mud roads into as tine modern streets as any little city of. say 3000. has. But Kalama has not more than half that many citizens 1500PerhaPS "0t sreatly in excess of 1 have taken great interest during my visit in what I might call the Ismus family, or the Bulletin family. Four brothers U F., A. If., w. H. and D. 15. Ismus came here from Kansas in 1889 and established the Kalama Bulletin a. weekly newspaper, that has run ever since. It has not only kept running, but it has kept making monev. having in its career of 26 years laid the foun dations for four fortunes. L. F. Ismus retired from the news paper business several years ago and went into the banking business, and is the president of the Cowlitz County Bank. A. H. was admitted to the bar and has been practicing law here with frreat success. He also has been ac tive in politics, and is the present Ktate Senator from this district, while he and his friends are sure there are greater honors in store for him. Younger Brother Obtains Paper. W. H. Ismus has just sold the news paper outfit to the younger brother of the four. D. D.. w. H. having other large interests to look after. For the present he will go onto a small piece of fine Cowlitz County soil he owns and demonstrate to a nicety the possibili ties of the hog. the cow and the Plymouth Itock chicken. In the mean time D. D. will build up a reputation and a competence in the old printing office. In many ways Kalama offers food for the prowler after early facts: per haps it would sound better to say the delver into early historv. Tat. of the two large hotels, the Kalama Away back in the early '70s. in the days perhaps of Villard. when it looked like Kalama would become a big city, a good hotel building was put up! Along came the head functionaries of the Northern Pacific and gobbled it up for an office building, filled it full of bookkeepers, clerks, officials it be came almost over night the main op erative headquarters of a great and Krowing railroad system. However, it should have been said that the railroad people moved it from its original build ing site to a point down near the north ern end of the old ferry. " Kerry Later Discontinued. Later came the discontinuance of the ferry, the cleras were sent to other points, the old hotel was empty, ten antless. Where for years had ' been the incessant clatter of the wheels of commerce came the spider and spun his web. came the moth and found her . hiding place. Then the railroad people sold the old structure, it was moved to its pres ent location and became once more the Hotel Kalama. In mentioning the Bulletin. I did not ray it was the only newspaper of Kalama. The Cowlitz County News is a sheet established in 1907. It is owned and run by R. H. Mitchell and is a good, newsy paper. From the looks of the pages of the News and the Bulletin one can see that the mer chants of the place are a wide-awake ret of men. for the columns of the two papers just bristle with well displayed advertisements. The Cowlitii County State Bank is a good index of the prosperity and sol idity of the town. It has a capital of J25.O00. a surplus of J10.000 and undi vided profits of 1 1.938. Its deposits are JU7.71S.66. J. P. Atkin is cashier and L. F. Ismus president. It shows up a town to good advantage to publish a bank statement like that. As a rule almost universally, where a bank can pile up a surplus equal to Its capital, the merchants and business men are prosperous. There is one-large fish concern here, Ibe Ijoty Fish Company. It does a Dr. Paul C. Yates TEX YEARS OP HONEST DENTIS TRY IV POBTLAXD. 0 s a - r;? 'If r 0 cZZJx a I Have Cut Prices I will save you 50 cents on every dollar on the best dental work made by human hands and without pain. GOLD CROWNS S3.00 to SS.OO BRIDOEWORK S3.O0 to S.5.00 KILLINGS l.O PLATES 10.00 and op All Work Guaranteed Fifteen Year. PAUL C. YATES 'Sgtfg Second Floor of Rothchlld Bide., Fourth and Washington. business of about $100,000 a year "i shipping fresh and salted salmon. There are about 1J0 fishermen and their fami lies dependent upon this industry for several months each year. Just up the Kalama River, which flows into the Columbia just north of town, there is a fish hatchery which is one of the largest in the Northwest, turning out about 12.000.000 salmon fry annually. On the same river, a few miles above the hatchery. Is the ' power plant of the Washington-Oregon Corporation, which makes the "juice" which fur nishes light and power for Centralia, Chehalis. Winlock. Castle Rock. Kelso Rainier. Goble, Carroll, Prescott and Woodland. Kalama. like all of the Washington cities hereabouts, has a good school system ana good buildings. The stu dent who graduates from the high school here can go out into the world knowing that he is just as well ground ed educationally as the graduate of any otner nigh school under the sun. Kalama has a fine water system is well lighted, has a fine lot of buildings in the business section, with large stocks of goods, while the residence section on the high lands back of the main street shows ud as -veil no nn residence district of many cities of iwiue me size. The people here just now are iur ticularly jubilant because the trial Is soing on Detween the sawmill people and the insurance companies, the lat ter never having paid the fire lnu i- curred by the complete destruction of me piant ana stock. The sum involved is now nearly $365,000. It is promised that when the loss is settled the com pany will erect a mill which it will take 500 hands to operate and as modern a mill as can be built. Just why . for more than two years the insurance companies have not only refused to pay the loss where there was not even a suspicion of arson or fraud of any kind is something of . mystery. Not only have they failed to pay the loss they have never as much as made an offer towards a compro mise, although the mill people have proved a loss of upwards of $400,000. ImYsterTvote ISSUE 'GOOD CITIZEN LEAGl'E" BOBS UP FOR VANCOUVER PRIMARY. S .iwwiwiiii . l, G I Circulation of Indorsement Cards Causes More Discussion Than Can didates In Today's Election. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 8 (Spe cial.) Little interest in the city pri mary was manifested until late yester day .and today, when it became fairly generally known that some organiza tion, called! the "Good Citizen League." had been active in passing out card3 indorsing certain candidates for city office. It is certain that a number on the list did not seek the support of the "Good Citizen .League," which organ ization is somewhat mysterious, as it is hard to find out just who the' mem bers are. A meeting was held recently at the First Methodist Church, to talk tiver politics, and the cards may have teen the result of this, but there were not 50 at this meeting, it is said. At least five ministers who were asked to sign such a paper refused to do so and did not attend the meeting. Many are inquiring as to the mem bers of this league, as its existence here is a mystery, and no one signs the cards which are being circulated approving certain candidates. The im pression of a great many voters is that this card will be a boom era n - ami do more injury to the candidates than s- mere is more discussion -as to who are members of the "Good Citizens League" than about the various candi dates. The primaries will open at 11 o'clock tomorrow and close at 8 P. M. CAR LOG BUNK HEARING SET Labor Commissioner Notifies 20 Railroads of Investigation. faALEM. Or., Xov. 8. (Special.) Act ing upon the representations of O. P. Hoff, State Labor Commissioner, that cars used in the transportation of logs generally are not equipped with suit able bunks and unloading devices, the Public Service Commission today noti fied 20 railroads operating within the state that it would hold a hearing In the Courthouse at Portland. December 10 next, to investigate conditions. The investigation will be general as to the adequacy of service afforded' by the railroads in the transportation of logs with respect to their equipment with devices required by law. EX-NEGRO SLAVE IS DEAD Jackson Bonter, Wlio Used to Run Salem Statesman's Press, Dies. SALEM. Or.. Xov. 8. (Special.) Jackson Bonter. aged 82. died tonight at the State Hospital. Bonter, who was a negro slave in the South prior to the Civil War, came to Salem in the early '50s. When the Oregon Statesman was es tablished more than half a century ago he turned the press, holding this position for yeara. SOMETHING NEW FOR THE HOME You will shortly have the opportunity to examine and thoroughly test in your own home a most interesting new invention. It is a gas lamp constructed on an entirely new principle which not only removes the disadvantages of the older type of lamp, but it is unequaled for softness of light and even ness of distribution. s Radio X Light can neither -tarnish fixtures nor blacken the ceilinor. It reauires the minimum of attention and the mantles will hold their candle power for months. The Radio X has a handsome enameled dome and is an ornament to any room. It is turned on or off by a single chain and the construction is so simple that it is practically impossible for any part to get out of order. When our demonstrator calls we would like you to test this new light thoroughly for yourself. PORTLAND GAS & COKE COMPANY PUBLISHER IS ON TRIAL CENTRALIA SQUABBLES CARRIED I-TO TACOMA COURTS. Quarrel Declared of Political .Nature and Host of Witnesses Carried on Both Sides. TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Centralia citizens and city officials. including Mayor Thompson. Chief of Police Schneider and most of the Cen uoiice iorce. crowded .sunernr Judge Card's court today, at the open ing of the trial of M. E. Cue. of the Daily Hub, and candidate for iayor or centralia. charged with first degree assault. The complaining wit ness is Joseph Lucas, proprietor of the Grand Theater in, Centralia. Cue is alleged to have thrown a Kinuiype siug at iucas June 13. while passing the theater and. although the slug did not hit Lucas, information was filed by Prosecutor Cunningham, of Lewis County. Politics is alleged bv witnesses to be involved in the case as tne result of attacks on Cunningham uy ine hud. The case came to Taeoma on s change of venue. A jury of 12 was com pleted today, including two women, and the State began its evidence with the testimony of Mrs. Ella Lucas, wife of the complainant, and George' Rob inson, of Centraia, who said he is a horse buyer for the allies. The chief fight on both sides is ex pected to come on rebuttal. Witnesses for the defense Include Rev. W. L. Lemmon, pastor of the First Congre gational Church; Rev. C. W. Cox. pastor of the Latter Day Saints Church, and Victor Jackson, editor of the Hub. Al together the State has 24 witnesses and the defense has 25. Prosecutor Cunningham is beino- as sisted by Deputy Prosecutor Donohue, of Lewis County. Cue is represented by Attorney A. O. Burmeister, of Ta coma. and McGill. McKinney & Bush of Portland. SCHMIDT JURY CHOSEN ALTERNATE TO BE SELECTED, AS LONG TRIAL. IS LIKELY. Defense Intimate Opposition to Indian apolis Attorney's Participation as Special Prosecutor. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Nov. 8. The 12th regular juror was selected this afternoon and work was begun on the selection of an alternate juror to sit in the trial of Matthew A. Schmidt, charged with murder in connection with the destruction of the Los An geles Times building October 1, 1910. When the last regular juror was de cided on Judge Frank R. 'Willis stated that in view of the prospect of the trial being a long one. advantage would be taken of the law which provided that an alternate Juror might be selected to take the place of one of the regular jurors in case of illness. The 12 regular jurors are: Edwin H. Miller. Redondo Beach, hotel proprietor; Sanford Woodbury Pasadena. Cal.. stokraiser; C. L! Daniels, Lancaster, rancher; W. W. Imbler, Los Angeles, street railway conductor: George L Louden Los An geles, contractor; J. B. Hunter.' Whit tier, carpenter; E. W. Lawrence, Pn ente. rancher: Joseph E. Moore. Bell, teamster; Frank D. Pease. Alhambra, retired merchant; H. H. Hayward. Pasadena, retired grocer; W. J. Haw kins. Azusa. laborer; Charles J. West. Artesia. rancher. Nathan C. Coghlan chief counsel for the defense, said tonight that he would ask for a decision on the question of tne eliglPlllty of James w. Noel, of Indianapolis, to act as special prose cutor in the case. The defense filed an objection last Friday to Noel's par ticipation, and Coghlan saidthat Noel's admission today to practice in the courts in this state does not make him eligible as he still is not a citizen of California nor an elector of this county. FIGHT ON LAW IS BEGUN Marion County Officials Summoned Over Sunday Closing. SALEM. Or., Nov. 8. (Special-.) Summons was today served upon Ernest R. Ringo, District Attorney of Marion County, and William Esch. Sheriff, commanding them to appear in the United States District Court at Port land on November 24 to show cause why they should not be restrained from any attempt to enforce the Sun day closing law. Proceedings 4iave been- brought - by the Brunswick Balke-Collander Com pany against District Attorneys and Sheriffs of the various Oregon coun ties to block the enforcement of the law. which, according to the complaint now filed in the Federal Court at Port land, would jeopardize the company's $300,000 investment in pool and bil liard halls of the state. Engine Headlight Violation Charged SALEM, Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Be cause Southern Pacific engine No. 2130, operating between the Brooklyn yards and Hillsboro. is not equipped with an electric headlight, as required by law, the Public Service Commission today called the attention of Walter il. Evans, District Attorney of Multnomah County, to the alleged violation of the law. Penalty for infraction of the law is a fine of from $100 to $500. SHE DARKENED HER GRAY HAIR A Kansas City Lady Darkened Her Gray Hair and Stimulated Its Growth by a Simple Home Process. . ' She Tells How She Did It, A well-known resident of Kansas City. Mo., who darkened her gray hair by a simple home process, made the following statement: "Any lady or gentleman can darken their gray or faded h , i r- stimitlnln it. -. l. i make it soft and glossy with this sim ple recipe, wnicn they can mix at home. To half a nint of watA H4 1 of bay rum, 1 small box of Barbo Com- uuunu una Vt oz. oi glycerine. These ingredients can be purchased at any drue-store At vorv little - .VEI.. JIJIIJ to the hair every other day until the Bi-ay nair is aarKenea sufficiently, then everv two wcaIta Thio . : - ...... alui re lieves scalp troubles and is excellent iur uanuruir ana iailing hair. It does not stain the scalp, is not sticky or greasy and does not rub rrr i make a gray-haired person look 10 to F-BOATS IN ROUGH SEA SLOW PROGRESS MADE ON WAY FROM HONOLULU. Naval Tug: Ttwlns Submarines Is Run ning Low on Coal and May Require Help. VALLEJO, Cal., Nov. 8. The United States submarines of the F group, nine days out from Honolulu en route to Mare Island Navy-yard, are making slow progress, and the naval tug Iro quois, which is towing the three sister ships to the ill-fated F-4, is battling heavy seas, while the coal in her bunk ers has grown so low that it is feared she will run entirely out of fuel before port can be made. Apprehension, caused at the Navy yard by the receipt of a radio com mnnlcation from the Iroquois contain- JIITH ITS WONDERFUL DECOR- ations by Albert Herter in the cafe, symbolizing the gifts of the Old World to America; the Lounce. insnired hv the Chateau Brissac, in which society assembles cJailv fre t fr.rnnn . .1 ----- , uic siaiciy, spacious rtose rcoom, where dancing is en joyed every evening; the Italian Room, walled and ceiled with beautifully carved hazel wood and famed for its portal of gleaming twisted pillars surmounted by a golden image ; the Colonial Room, in which the fashion able world produces original plays in a completely equipped theatrewith countless original artistic details (such as Arthur Putnam's puma motive) in its many - public rooms with auch unique and exclusive service as the Turkish and Roman baths for ladies (i tth floor) and for gentlemen (t2th floor), supplied with salt water pumped directly from the ocean; the Electric Grill, where table d'hote meals are served at moderate prices the Hotel St. Francis is one of the most interesting show places in San Francisco, and a place at which interesting people invariably gather. THE HOTEL ST. FRANCIS, the largest hotel in Western America (over one thousand rooms), faces an entire side of Union Square, " the center of the city's life and color," where the activity of all famous carnivals like the Portola, Native Sons' fiesta, and New Year celebrations are focused, and where military displays on such occasions as the visits to the St, Francis of President Roosevelt, President Taft, Prince Fushimi of Japan, Prince Tsai Hsun of China, Admiral Evans in command of the battleship fleet, and other dignitaries, have pro vided historic spectacles. NOTE-While the Hotel St. Francis will never lower its rates beneath the point at which it is possible to provide a service at least equal to that of the best metropolitan hotels in the world it respeArully invites comparison between its charges and the tariff established by any other hotel of the first rank. EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms, from $2.00 ; with bath, from 2.50 HOTEL SLFRMCIS SAN FRANCISCO, ing this information, resulted in orders today for the collier Nero to be held ready to depart at an hour's notice, should help be called for. As it would be impossible for the Nero to coal the Iroquois at sea under existing weather conditions, it was thought today that in the event of the Nero being sent out, she would make fast to the Iroquois and the submarines and tow them all tp the Navy-yard. At their present rate of progress the sub-' marines would arrive on November 15. It is found tliat ion male dogs go mad as r-impHr-cl pith 14 f-ma!-. Two to Three Miniates On Your Morning' Shave- Newest and Best in Shaving Supplies at "The Owl" OUGHT WHAT? YOU'LL KNOW TOMORROW! Baby Cannot Sleep Well If He Is Hungry Restleuneaa la a sign that the baby's food does not nourish him properly. 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