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5 TWO SCENES AT THRIVING CITY OF KELSO, WASH. KIDNAPER OF SON IS AND FUTURE BRIGHT Little City on Cowlitz River Prosperous One.. Youth Who Stirred Continent in Flight Sews Clothes. NATURAL RESOURCES VAST PARDON NOT CONSIDERED George T. Stags of Tacoma Drops! Metropolis of County Has Tribntary to It Elements That Slake for Material Wealth. Out of Society Activities and ."It Becomes Industrious Convict. TIIE MORNING OltEGOXIAN, MONDAY, MAT 16, 1921 KELSO MAKING GOOD NOW PRISON TAILOR 'P A If NT - II P WEEK BY ADDISON BENNETT. KELSO, Wash, May 15. (Special.) Kelso is located oo the dual-owned and operated railway line between Portland and Pueet sound, the lines I being the O-W. R. & N., the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern. As these are all. either actually or through a parent line, transcontin ental lines, and as the roadway through Kelso is equal to the best in the west, it can be seen that the little city Is well provided with rail way transportation. Ten passenger trains a day. five each way, give Kelso as good rail facilities as any town in the northwest. Kelso is 50 miles from Portland by I rail, and 133 miles from Seattle. The city Is situated on the C'owiita river. three miles above the point where it flows into the Columbia river. So the place is admirably located fori water transportation, and boats ply regularly between here and Portland, while other boats run between here and Bainier, connecting with the rail way on the Oregon chore between Portland and Astoria. Kelso, geographically speaking, is Ml " ' 1 . Ex -i Is- - - 3 35-4' y -A. I - nn?f - ns -rftf i- ' "'alt f Bix miles west and 41 miles north of I RESIDENCE OF FRED TAYLOR, LUMBERMAN, j-oruana. ini SOUTH O.V SECOND STREET. .rortlana ana tne souna cuies ioimv down the north bank of the Columbia BELOW LOOKING river, after crossing It at Vancouver, I nftft -i-,. ht thev are amnle and until the Cowlitx river is reached. I sanitary which, after all. Is the main then that stream is iouoweo. aimoi consideration. due north across the county. Kelso I There is a large steam laundry, Is the largest place on the railways I man garages and machine shops, between Vancouver and Chelralis, ana I smcit shinnine concerns, a fine and is also the most populous city in I Up-to-date market and cold storage Cowlitz county. The mam part oi piant, and, 'n fact, all of the branches town is on the cast siae or me low 0f business conducted that one usual Its. but most of the manufacturing iy finds in a city of four or five thou plants are on the west side, a bridge sand population, connecting the two. Rational Bank Growing. Swamp Land Reclaimed. j wju not go Int0 tne troubles of In material prosperity, Kelso has (he Kelso State bank which struck made great strides during the last the rocks some six or seven weeks half-dozen years, coming largely ago. It was one of these dangerous from the dyking of about 12.000 acres I one-man banks, and when Stewart of land adjoining the town on the I quit the bank quit. But it was not a west and south. This land was a I large concern. It had run down until ewamp a large part of the year, as I its deposits were a mere shadow of overflows from the Cowlitz ana lo- what they had been at one time, for lumbia annually submerged it. Sev- the- First National bank" had been eral dyking districts were formed growing in strength and confidence and the entire 12.000 acres turnea for several years, and now it is one into as valuable land as there is in of the strongest banks along the line the west. This vast tract, that pre- between Portland and Chehalis. In viously was worth little is now well fact, I have figured out from its lat worth J250 an acre, but it has not as est report, made April 28, that it is in yet been decided just what use it the best shape of any bank in south is to be generally put to. It is go- ern Washington. ing to be difficult to discover its best Just read these figures, taken from financial use. However, the owners the statement: Capital, K'o.OOO- sur- . not worrvine as they have dis- plus, $10,000; undivided profits, J5534: covered that in growing oats it will j deposits, JS42.16S; cash reserve, more give a splendid revenue, the crops of than 2S per centand debts due J45.C8! that cereal running as nign as in i.,vu is iieu up in real estate. bushels to the acre; 100 bushels an I fixtures, etc.- it has no cats or dogs, ax-re is considered almost a failure. cripples or dummies, to look after. While this article is not to acai i m every way a mouei oanK. a. a. ith Cowlitz county as though Kelso Collins Is president, i.. C. Wallace were the county seat, I will touch vice-presiaent. j. v. fsasnor casnier briefly on some of the facts attect- ana . r.. oione assistant casnier. ino- ih. little ritv. which s the real oanmng quarters are smau. mot!!, of the countv. numerically, but they have a new bank building in financially and in a business sense. uvliuu. me useeui nf tho 2S counties in Washington 26 Dank is on a cross street. The new r. larger than Cowlitz and 11 small- building is on the main street and in ... .ha rnnnlv havilliT an area OI llo-l "can. oi mo uuoiiiesn Beciiuil. 11 . will h r.o , .1.4. .11 , , . m aa 1 1 1 nnni at OH IS 1V.9 I " " v. v, u ( 1 1 1 . ,,ud i an. nr snuare mile, which is large when In speaking of the c'ty government it is considered that greae portions - " " ...wv"cu of the county are covered with a " " municipal auanor- heavy growth of timber, ana tne "umo su mo mj iiur- northeastern portion of the county chased a large theater, too fine in runs well up the west slope of Mount every way to pay. It was bought very St. Helens. Seven townships, almost . '.-u ii Z J 5 per cent of the county there. Has " " r.""y" ""u practically no population. Kelso Beautiful City. trance. It is finely equipped as a Kelso is a beautiful little city. Its theater, will seat 750, has a stage streets are well paved, the main ample for any company likely to visit etreet, running north ana soutn, oe- tne cu in fact it is a great, w on- pure and wholesome, where there no air of uncleanliness or evil of any sort. E. M. Adams, a hardware merchant. is the president. E. A. Knight is sec retary, f you come to Kelso be sure and get a card from almost any bust ness man you know and go and Visit the club. The building is just east of the old bank building of the de funct Kelso State bank. City Has Two Hotels. Kelso hotels are two In number, the old-established Hotel Rockwood, Li. H. La Vasseur, proprietor, and the Washington, Robert Robins, proprie tor. There are also several restau rants here, one of them, the Dill, be ing exceptionally good and the prices very reasonable. C. B. Dill is tne suave and gentlemanly proprietor. According to the road programme laid out by the state, there is to be a road, the Ocean Beach highway. running from the Pacific highway at Kelso to the beach, through the coun ties of Cowlitz, Wahkiakum and Pa cific. I understand work is now go ing forward on the west end of this road, the money , being provided by the last session of the Washington legislature. The same bill provided funds for constructing a new bridge across the Cowlitz river here, the site to be just below the present wooden bridge, which is pretty badly worn. This new bridge: I am told, will cost about J220.000. Ins a part of the great Pacific high way between Seattle and Vancouver and Portland, and 1 mignt eay, aan Francisco and Los Angeles maybe Uex-tco City. The population by the last census ? lo?V-. about Ieed. the city of Kelso derful asset to the city. Buildings Going Vp. Considerable building is under wav here, several nice dwellings and two good business structures going for- wara: a store Duiiding and the bank 2200. but when it is consider-d that there are 700 school children in the is in every way prosperous looking- ana Business men say trade Is good tnere are c ,i , Vh- ...h and tne future very rosv lookingT for district it will be seen that the sub- the Long.Bell lnyU8trj.,; hi uTOMieut...) -double the population in less than there are in the restricted city limits. five years Tine place nas every jiiciaui.o wi city of from J50U to 4ouo. There are seven churches her. As a business point Kelso Is dom- u.""-... ..P"S lnantinthisresion;aSamanufactur- ln(J chrlBtla gcience ; me center it stands well up with , ... . , ? many much larger places while from E R Reisner, J. O. Bovee and H. & an agricultural standpoint it has lm- nupir fh. nth... k0. mediately surrounding it a large area pastor8 Th. cnurch edifices are of as good lana as tnere is in ui rather pretentious and Rev. V Mr, country. Of course the present rosy WalmsIeVi th. Presbyterian pastor. outlook of the city arises irom tne has equipped a very nice bulldin in advent of the Long-Bell Lumoer com- the heart of town as & 80cial center pany. tne largest bmuuh..b. nalli which is accomplishing much for lumber in the United fatates. But tlle congregation and the city. that feature is dealt with at length in There is but one newspaper here a anotner article. twice-a-week publication, a good and There are now in operation, I handsome sheet. It Is called the Kel mean in Kelso and its suburbs, the soman, is now in the 16th year of its following jumDer auu uihb" "'" i successs, and going strong. I found MoLane Lumber bningie companj, t Johnny-on-the-spot for informa shine-la mill and sawmill; Kelso tieo. Georere H. Umhamrh I. h nm Shingle company, sh"ngle mill; Cres-1 prietor and Waldo Harris editor. And cent Shingle company, sningie ram, it is well edited, getting all of the Thompson-Ford Lumber company, I local news worth while. sawmill; C. A. Taylor Lumber com- I have left the mention of the Kelso pany, sawmill; Kelso Box & LumDer club until the last because it is the company, box factory, and the Veiger best item I bave to offer about Kelso. Veneer company, manufacturers orii hope the residents of other little cities in Oregon and Washington will . p, i Trlhniarv I fvme iu mis Aeisu ciuo ana una now " - J 1 B9Rr it ta if ha... tk. .. . U Aside from these plants there are K ' . ' -' ,,! . , . r . I . . t no,, onri 1 ' o-- - " " """ - "I"' improvement for your city, tributary to Kelso. That s. they do thoir hank nir and most of their mer- '"":' "":- chandise purchasing in this city and With this story will run a picture the bulk of the money paid their help or me jvciso club building. At least Is expended here. 1 1 "ope so- Is close to the business Kelso has long had a way of select- I eler oi me town, less man a diock. Ing its foremost citizens as city " ' BB1ng aoout na "dads." That is one reason why the " i vv easy jiay- city stands steadfast to the old sys- ments. it is a line ouuamg. Bas a tern of a mayor and city council. The """""" - iv n present mayor is E. J. ilcLane. wh0 the upper story are the billiard rooms, heads the lumber firm first men ,on the lower f oor the ten-pin al- PENDLETON WOMEN BUSY PREPARATIOXS FOB CIUBS' COXVEATIOX trXDEK WAY. Ext-cnsive Entertainment Will Be 5lTen for Delegates to Jleet lngs Late In May. . leys and a very large assembly room, ith a great fireplace, fine chairs. divans and lounges, book racks and shelves, paper files, lavatories and .ricu ..ivi- 1 .... . j .1, ,;, S. L. Roberts 7" . 7". Z .V.! .u. tl'-T.. The city owns its water ystera, Xt . iX" T" .hl. the water supply being pumped from Jend an lndeScribable air of comfort tioned, and the following seven citi zens are the present members of the council: E. A. Knight. Curtis aioKarland, C. R. Abbott, Fred Ma Kenney. E. E. Brown, and Oliver Knoles. the Cowlitz river into a large reser voir well above the town. This gives a good water service in case of fires and there is a good volunteer fire de partment, well equipped, with C. K. and ease at least it was so last even. ing when the air was chllL Now a club house as a rule Is looked upon as a gathering place for men, young men and man-size boys v ion to ioaC and lounge and pernaps, a ditions the insurance rates here are little more than . perhaps to play a very low. and the city has never had little game with the pasteboards, a conflagration of large proportions, probably called poker, maybe solo. The people here are proud of their maybe bridge. Not so with the Kelso public school system and the present club. Not on your life! The members superintendent, Lee F. Jones, is a come with-their wives and sons and first-class official. It Is true the daughters, or maybe to see their fu- buildings housing the schools (there tures wives or husbands. It is just a -ioui:otUemaxeju)t,prtdltK)4- great family . .borne, glt&a aad PENDLETON. Or May 15. (Spe cial.) Pendleton club women have been making extensive preparations for the entertainment of delegates to the 21st annual convention of the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs, which will convene here May 31 and continue through Friday morning, June 3. Following Is the convention pro gramme as announced by the pro gramme committee: May 81 Afternoon, arrival placing and registration of delegates; 8 P. M., conven tion called to order by Mrs. Ida B. Valla nan, president ; a : 15, invocation. Rev. G. L. Clarke; address of welcome. Mayor Hart man or fendleton; welcome from Pendleton club women, Mrs. John Ha i ley; addresa of welcome from Pendleton cham ber of commerce, James H. Sturgis, pres ident; response, Mrs. Charles H. Casmer, past president Oregon Federation of Women's clubs; address, Judfte Lowell, Pendleton; report of credentials commit tee; closing song. "America." June 1 8 A. M.. call to order, Mrs. Cal lahan presiding; Invocation. Rev. Alfred Lock wood; f:15. music, "America the Beautiful," led by Nettie Greer Taylor; reports of credentials committee, re-ord-ing and corresponding secretaries, treasure and auditor; V:45, address. Miss Cornelia Marvin, state librarian; music; recess; 10:15, "Scholarship Loan Fund," Mrs. Sarah A. Evans; 11:15, fraternal greetings; 11:30, open forum; noon, delegates' lunch eon. Afternoon 2:00, call to order; singing, "Oregon, My Oregon"; 2:15, president's annual report, Mrs. Ida B. Callahan; 2:35, five-minute reports on Americanization, conservation, thrift; 3:00, address, "Prac tical Pointers on Legislation," Mrs. Alex ander Thompson; 4; 00, play, presented by Pendleton club women; .7:45, call to order; aaseembly singing; 8:15, address, Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president general fed eration; reception honoring Mrs. Winter: music provided by Pendleton hostess clubs. June 2. 9:00 A. M., call to order, Mrs. Collins Klkins, vice-president, presiding; invocation. Rev. W. H. Cox; 'resolutions; reading of minutes; reports, arts, civics, child welfare and other standing commit tees,' special committees, reports of Mrs. P. L. Campbell, Mrs, Roy Bishop and others; address. Professor A. R. tiweeteer. University of Oregon; noon, luncheon at Athena, guests of Athena club women. Afternoon 3:30, call to order; music, as sembly singing; 3:00, report, motiot pic tures; address, Mrs. Bessie A. Dwyer; 8:30. music, supplied by Pendleton; 3:50, address. Rev. John Secor. of Pendleton; 4:30. discussion of endowment fund; opea forum for general club topics; president's conference and supper, Mrs. William Bell presiding; 7:45, opening niuslc and com munity singing; 8:00, address. Miss Elnora Thomson, University of Oregon extension department; 8:45, music, Mrs. Jane Thatcher, Eugene; 9:45, address. June 3, Friday morning 9:00, call to order; 9:10. resolutions; 9:30, roll call; election of officers; business session; con cluding ceremonies; installation of new officers; adjournment. TACOMA. Wash.. May 13. (Spe cial.) George T. Stagg, bon vlvant of New York drawing rooms, newspaper man of two continents and genuine cosmopolitan, is working- as a tailor in the penitentiary at Walla Wa.la, where he is serving a sentence 'or kidnaping his 21-months'-old son in Tacoma. The handsome youth, who stirred a continent in his flight and involved Betty Brainerd, Seattle so ciety girl and newspaper woman, is sewing coarse gray uniforms In the prison tailor shop. That was the word which was brought to Tacoma today by a friend who attempted to see Stagg. It was said that Mrs. Edith Cun ningham Stagg, his divorced wife, would seek a pardon for him, but so far but little action has been taken in his case. Scott Z. Henderson, Staggs attorney, sought to have Lieutenant-Governor W. J. Coyle take up Stagg's case a few days ago, but the acting governor refused to con sider a pardon except the application came in a regular way through the prison board. Stitchfnff In Incesaant Stagg is not the near-sighted old eccentric of fiction sitting cross- egged on his table, but a lithe, fair- haired youth in blue denim, stitching incessantly, hour by hour, day by day. on a sewing machine; an amateur in a shop where they turn out hundreds of gray woolens and coarse blue cot tons in duplicate. Tommy" Stagg once sipped tea in the fashionable drawing rooms of New York; a newspaper man of talent; a wanderer in far countries and over many seas. Though spring is calling and the wanderlust burns in the hearts of rovers, "Tommy Stagg will continue to stitch inces santly. Though Stagg has lived at the state penitentiary too long to be compelled to wear the number which brands him as a convict, it is still entered on the warden's books. Though his well- haped head is no longer shorn, it does not exhibit the trimness and style of the later collar ads. Nor is his clotti ng precisely identical with the garb of more than 600 of his companion! for the prison uniform has been abolished yet there is little grace to the lines of blue denim. Assistant Chaplain Not There. Wnore-e T. Staccr. assistant chap lain," was asked for at the door or the state penitentiary by the Tacoma friend. fW have Staetr. a kidnaper, nere, but he is not an assistant to tne rhanlain." the captain repl'ed. 'Not even the editor oi me peni tentiary weekly? inquired me seener of information. xiamr'n iust one of the boys, was Wn have no favorites nere. une man itt sr cTood as another." And so it is. "Handsome is as andsome does." No place does the old parental maxim seem to fit more aptly than at the Washington state peniLenuai y. n"cu . --- does not act handsomely, he gets a brief taste of dungeon lire ana ne mends his ways. It was rumoreo tnai had this taste eany in m confinement ana mat ocuuuu not been necessary. Bridge Bids Advertised. OAT.DRNDALB. Wash., May 15. I (Special.) The county commissioners f Klickitat county have advertised for bida for a new ete,ei ariose io do built across the Big Klickitat river at the foot of the new graae in mo Rie Klickitat canyon on the nignway from Goldendale to Glenwood. a town at the base of Mount Adams. The new ' structure will contain a main span of 150 feet, with approaches, and will be modern in every reapctt. Kelso Student Body Elects. KELSO. Wash.. May 15. (Special.) The following officers were elected by the Associated Student body of Kelso high school for the next school vear at the annual election: Charles Beleer. president; Elden Chuinard, vice-president; Miss Hazel Williams, I secretary; Telle Ayers, treasurer;! Ellsworth Johnson, student repre-1 sentative. Paint! nni t&tx 7 HIS w eek Greeks Contribute $5 00. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 15. (Spe cial.) 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