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JLo, . 1. . . BELL CO. KELSO PROJECT IS UNDER WAY Preparations Are ; Begun With Sale of $9,000,000 Bond 1s- . sue; 4P00 Men to Get Work. Kelso, Wash., Aug. 12- With the sale of a $9,000,000 bond issue by the Lungr Bell Lumber company of Kansas City, .that company Is completing: prepara tions for the greatest single industrial development that has ever been car ried out in the I'aciflc Northwest. When! their milling development is completed, according to official state . merits, not less than 4000 men Iwill be in the company's employ. The mills that the company will erect on ; its site here will have a capacity of 600,000,000 feet of lumber a year, or 100,000,000 feet more than the capacity of its 11 big mills now operating in thel South ern pine district. What this project means in the way of development for Kelso and the surrounding territory can be more. readily grasped when it is realized that : the Long-Bell J compa ny, alone will cut 'approximately as much lumber as all the mills In Fort land do at the present time, and al most as much as is cut in the entire Grays Harbor district- . ACQUIRES fe ACRES . To carry out this development the company has. acquired more than 6000 acres of land adjacent to Kelso for its townsite and millsite purpose, and has also acquired a -wide strip of land through West Kelso for fight of way purposes! for Its railway land for other developments. The entire area is protected ty modern diking sys tems which have been in successful operation several years, but the Long Bell comaapy intends to raise jthe dike seven feet so that it will I protect against a flood three feet higher than the '94 water. .which was the) highest ever recorded on the Columbia, and which killed trees 800 years otd. The diking project and the dredging of two log storage basins wllj involve excavation of 4,500,000 yards i of dirt. The log ponds will be the largest ever built for a mill operation. The stor age pond will have an area of 160 acres and the pond, which wifll supply the first two mills to be erected, will have an area of 25 acres. The pas sageway from the Columbia! river to the largest pond will, accommodate a raft of logs. SEEP WATEK FBOXTAGEj The company has acquired nearly seven miles of deep water i frontage on the Columbia river and the first unit of its docking system is under construction. It is a pier 300 feet wide and extending 750 feet into; the Co lumbia river. The Hart Construction company is building this pier and is pushing the work with all possible need, having three pUedrlvers en- a-aged on the job. Paul Sayidge is su perintendent for the Hart company. Materials for. construction or tne company distributing railway will be moved over this1 dock and to expedite the handling of materials two large cranes, one with 20 tons capacity and the other with 15 tons capacity, and a 20-ton derrick, will be erected on the pier. Alongside, the pier is a rail way siding sloping down to the level of the rivr for unloading locomotives and cars. Grade for a railway is also being built -along- the highway re cently 'completed from Kelso to the mill site and ferry landing, i To accommodate the large number of men employed the cohtpany has erected a tent city, pending construc tion of several hundred residences in thjk vls.inttv .of the milt Rite; A com. Emissary and a dining room are being operated and quarters for the men "meet all requirements of the Loyal Le gion of Lumbermen and Loggers and are among the most modern in the country. A 10-inch well Is being drilled south of Kelso which will provide a water supply for more than 2000 peo ple, pending completion of the gravity system, which the company plans to Install. ; - . t0 ME IT AT WOBK Nearly 6T0 men are already employ ed by - the Long-Bell company. In cluded In Immediate plans) for devel opment is the construction of -a rail way bridge across the Cowlitz river QNG i'VN account of the large and growing Vr demand for our 1 celebrated Charter Oak stoves fnd ranges in this territory, the manufacture have established a distributing agency at Portland, Oregon. This will enable the trade throughout the territory to secure their Charter Oak stoves andj ranges promptly at factory prices plus carload rate of i freight. ; We ' invite all interested to call at our Distributing ' Agent's sample rooms, which are open to the public, where you will) find a complete display of Charter Oak Stoves and Ranges for all fuels in sizes and styles to .- meet every need. 1 if you are unable to secure a Charter Oakt from your dealer, please advise us that we S may arrange with him ' "'..SiS' Pireet Distributing Agents ( ISHER WOOD STOVE r. Corner Fourteenth I Portland, Or. I SOUTHERN LUMBERMAN I PLANS NEW MILL CITY I " - -.- . R. A. Long, chairman of the Long Bell Lumber company, who is planning mills at the mouth ot the Cowlitz river with a capacity of 600,000,000 feet annually. near the Coweeman bridge,, giving the company rail connection with the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and O-W. R. Sc. "S. railways. Construction of the industrial town near the mill site also will be pushed rapidly and a belt line road will connect th mill and logging camps. This road will probably extend up the west bank of the Cowllts river to the vicinity of Castle Rock and then turn into the timber belt, which commences several miles northwest of Castle Rock, where the company has 70,000 acres of the finest timber in the country. It has been rumored that the Long-Bell railway would ultimately be con nected with the Milwaukee's Willapa Harbor branch, giving the Milwaukee railway a connection with the Colum bia river and an opportunity to estab lish service to Portland, but officials of the company declined to discuss the project. SEE GREAT GBOWTH It is certain that Kelso and adjoin ing territory will see a great growth and development In the next few years. Location of the Long-Bell company's municipal development has not yet been disclosed. Indications point to the area known as Peardale, south of West Kelso, as the probable selection, but no definite information has been given out regarding the ac tual site of the town. It cannot be' far from Kelso, however, and ulti mately this entire area will become a single community. S. M. Morris, Western representative of the Long-Bell Lumber company, is in charge of operations here as well as In the pine areas owned by the com pany on the Pacific coast, and has his headquarters here. Wesley Vander cook, chief engineer of the company, has been . In charge of engineering work for the last 18 months. A. L. Glbbs is head of the land department and J. A. Huffman is. construction engineer. SOWS H. STOKE Spokane, Wash., Aug. 12. John H. Stone, 83, a resident jot Spokane for 41 years and founder of many enter prises of the Northwest, died Friday. He was builder of the first cable line In Spokane, constructed the first tele graph line into Spokane and was one of the builders of the Northern Pacific line Into the city. He was prominent in the Masonic lodge, being a blue lodge, consistory and Shrine member here and a member of the commandery at Richmond, Va. His wife and a son survive. HE7TBT HILLXB. Pomeroy, Wash., Aug. 12. Henry Hiller, 65, native of Germany and land owner and resident of Garfield county for more than 40 years, died Thurs day in a Walla Walla hospital from infection "caused by a tooth. Three sons and daughters survive. to supply you. and Glisan Streets Art MOTHER HCES IN HAVING: FOUND SON, LOST IB YEARS Joyful Family Reunion 'at Soap lake, Wash., When' Cecil Lenighen. Rejoins Family. Spokane, Aug. 12. A family reunion such as has been enacted but a few times In history, and never before, " se far: as is known, in the Northwest, took place at Soap Lake, Wash, Thursday night when Cecil Lenighen, kidnaped son of Mrs. R. Li Brltti of Soap Lake, met his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J Cianmings, parents of Mrs. Brittan. for the first time. I Following the reunion of mother and son Wednesday after 1 years, during which neither knew of the whereabouts Of the other, Mrs. Brittan wired her parents at Touchet, Walla WaUa county, to come to Soap Lake to share in her rejoicing! . MOTHEB COSrnrCED ' "There Is no doubt but that Cecil Lenighen is my son," Mrs. i Brittan stated over the long distance telephone "The resemblance is so perfect that there can be no mistake. Cecil Lenighen has the same scar on one lip and back of the head, the same crook to the litle finger on the right hand and the same color hair and eyes as fay baby had. Needless to say, I am overjoyed at finding my boy at last." Relating details of the kidnaping Mrs. Brittan said the family was on an outing in the Blue mountains, 27 miles from Walla Walla, when Cecil, then aged five, disappeared and an in tensive eix-day search revealed noth ing. The family accepted the theory that their child had been stolen. Mr. and Mrs. Brittan moved from Walla Walla to Soap Lake several years apo, where the former died, and Mrs. Brittan, assisted by her younger son Robert, Is conducting a general store there. CBITELLT TREATED Relating his life history, Cecil Le nighen said the Lenighens were ex tremely cruel to him, whipping him frequently. Finally, when he was 12. he ran away from them and went to San Francisco, Red Bluff and Chico, Cal. In the telescope grip he took with him. Cecil said he found a sheet of paper giving his name as Cecil Le nighen, his birthplace as Central City, Neb. .Young Lenighen arrived . in Spokane three weeks ago and secured employ ment In the kitchen of the Davenport. He worked two weeks there,' leaving last Saturday. G. W. Stark, also an employe at the Davenport, . and a former secret service operative, was struck by the resemblance of Lenighen, to the lost Cecil Brittan, whose description was given him three years ago in Se attle, and also the fact that his first name was the same as that of the lost youth. The ages also .correspond, as Lenighen is 21 and the Brittan child was five years old when he was kid naped. ' . DISAPPEARANCE OF BBITTA3C RECALLED BT T. O. WEBSTER Walla Walla, Wash., Aug. 12. "If the identification marks on the boy found by G. W. Stark in the Davenport hotel in Spokane are as described in press reports, he is probably Cecil Brit tan. At any rate, 1 am oenvinced enough so that I Intend to make a trip to Soap Lake to see the boy." This was the statement today of T. O. Webster of this city, friend of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Brittan, -who drove Mrs. Brittan, her youngest son Robert and Cecil Brittan to the Toll Gate in the Blue mountains on Sunday, July 15, 130, the day Cecil disappeared. "I am convinced that the boy was stolen," continued Webster, "for I was with him at the time he bought the candy at the Toll Gate, store and gave him a dime to buy It with. With me was Frank Faaie, who also gave Cecil a., dime to buy candy. Alec Johnson, a sheepman, then took us from the store to a site for our summer camp about 50 yards away. LAST SEEX ITS STORE "Mrs. Brittan, hot more than 10 min utes later, asked me where Cecil was and I told her that he must be at the store, as he was buying some candy when we left. As he had not turned up Mrs. Brittan immediately went to the store and could find no trace of her boy, the groceryman professing Ig norance as to which way the lad went when he left his store. Within a half hour the entire population of the sum mer camp had; turned out in a search for the boy, which lasted for days arid got no results. "The bloodhounds from the state penitentiary were brought on the scene early the next morning about 2 o'clock in charge of Guard Maxfield. They picked up a scent at the store and went through the Toll Gate, up the hill and out of the first trail that led to the left. They followed this about a mile to a spot where a horse with shoes on had come up the trail toward the. Toll Gate and had turned and gone back. At thJT; spot the dogs would quit the trail eery time they were placed on It and fhe theory was developed that Cecil was carried away by a man on horse back from this place and that he was probably assisted in the job by an ac complice who lured or carried the boy away from .the Toll Gate grocery. That was always the belief of Mr, Brittan. CONVICT REVIVES SEARCH . - ("Later Frank Breme. a paroled con vict from the Washington state peni tentiary, who was absolutely familiar with the- mountains In Toll Gate re gion, stated to officers, while being held Tn the county Jail at Spokane, that he could produce Cecil Brittan. The officers quizzed him repeatedly am to his knowledge of this oy, Mjj and Mrs. Brittan were notified and an other search was made for the hoy la the Blue mountains. Breme. was to be pardoned for producing the boy hut the search revealed nothing, as Breme staid that it was impossible to get Cecil and bring the boy and himself oat adiv. V .- ; "Breme, who claimed to have been In the mountains at the, tim. stated that the kidnapers had mad a nais take .in. taking the Brittan boy ; that it was the yoang son of the late John M. Smyth of Walla Walla wealthy hardware merchant, they wanted. ; DANCE TONIGHT ! Boat SWAN. COLS. MeELftOV AMD OftEOO'fILL i . ORCHESTRA XV MOSRISON BRUKSB. t JS , SHARP EAST 275L BOY, OF 15SKN0WS " HOW TO SAVE LIFE V t v 9 Kenneth Fennell of Portland, who passed difficult test to win Boy Scout merit badges. Unclaimed School Funds Lost, View Of State Official Olympla, Wash.,- Aug. 12. In an opinion to Edward M. Connelly, deputy prosecuting attorney of Pacific county. Assistant Attorney-General O. R. Schumann holds that after consolida tion of several school districts is ef fected the statute allows credit for attendance, of 2000 days for each com ponent district, less one, plus the actual attendance of the entire con soil dated district. Where a consolidated school district has not received its proper allowance of the state apportioned school fund through failure to make a proper re port to the state .superintendent, the funds so lost for a period of five years may not be recovered, as nothing re mains in the, fund from which the r covery could be apportioned. MBS. 2IAHCT OLfYE HAMER Centralia, Wash., Aug. 12. Mrs. Nancy Olive Hamer, 75, resident of Centralia many years, died Thursday. Her husband. H. H. Hamer, and six children survive. , MBS. MAKT C. ROSIUND Centralia, Wash., Aug. 12. Mrs. Mary C. Roslund died at her home in Independence Wednesday. Two sons and a daughter survive. See New McCaU Patterns Just. Received JHEIfKY Third and Washington Streets Setting a New Pace in 0.W Portland's greatest sale of hlgh-gade Silks, Woolens and Cottons at extraordinary prices. Eight good rea sons why you cannot afford to miss this sale. LOT NO. I Talaes Up to $! Yard, 3T ow Yard In this lot are popllni, underwear silk, Seoteh plaids, etc. LOT NO. 3 Talset Tp to $S.76 Tard How Yard la this lot are Satins, Plaid Silks, Vent Silks, Colored Silks, French Serges, Wool Poplins, Mohair and atany ethers. LOT NO. 5 Talnes Up to Oe Tard 9'c Yard In this lot are fancy whiter Youes, whit Madras, striped Flaxen and YoHes, flgnred Flannelettes ; and Strong- Cloth. LOT NO, 7 Yaises 'Up t t8c Yard la this let are white madrad skirt tags sDx mixed shirtings, white fancy flaxen and flgmred rofles, te. . .j t ' Silk, Woolen and Cotton $11 JO BQY SCOUT, 15, " , PROVES RIGHT TO 2 MERIT BADGES Kenneth Fennel! of Portland Passes Difficult Tests; Ex ecutive Recognizes Prowess. One or more merit badges do noi matter greatly with Kenneth Fenneil, 15, on of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fennel, No. 1045 Fremont street and a first- class Scout of crack troop 49 of the Boy Scout. Therefore, when Scout Executive James 1., Brockway ' pinned two badges on Kenneth, one for' the pioneering and one for the lifesaving test. Kenneth took it as a matter of course. His arm aleeye was already full of badges of more or less distinc tion. If you do not think Kenneth had a right to be proud, just try to do a few of thse things ihat he had to do to win the last two badges: (1) Go down from the surface of the water at least seven feet deep and bring up an object 12 inches or more in diameter, weighing not less than 10 pounds. (2) Swim 20 yards carrying a person of his own weight ; (a) by a tw,o-hand carry, using feet only for propulsion ; (b) by ,a one arm carry, using side stroke. 3)- Dressed in, trousers, coat and shoes, swim 50 yards, then undress be fore touching shore. 4 In deep water demonstrate three approved methods of releasing death grip. (5 Demonstrate Schaefer (prone pressure) method of resuscitation. (6) Tie 12 kinds of -knots quickly, lash spars' properly together for scaffold ing, build a bridge or derrick capable of supporting 200 pounds, make a camp kitchen, build a shack suitable for three occupants. Kenneth is now at the Scout train ing qamp at Wahtum Lake, 13 V4 miles up tee Eagle creek trail, where he is taking: the full eight weeks' course. The badges given him .are the only ones awarded at the camp this sura-, mer. Kemneth is a "regular fellow." He joined the Scouts when he was 12, and boasts that he has never since missed a meeting. His troop is one of the best in the organization, and he is proud of the fact that he can do some thing to Keep it so. Morton Waterless When Pumps Break Chhalls, Wash.. Aug. 12. When the big town pump at Morton went out of commission a week ago the town was left almost waterless, the two Ice plants were closed down, fire protection was almost nil and wells long since dis carded returned to use. Relief was af forded in part when the fire hose was connected with the Chesser mill plant. The new gravity system is due for completion early next week. LAMPING IS OK TOTTB Aberdeen, Wash., Aug. 12. Colonel George Lamping of Seattle, out for the Job held by United States Senator Miles Poindexter, making a campaign through Southwest Washington, spoke Friday night here and in Hoqulam. See New McCall Patterns Just , Received 1. DITTKR, Mgr. DTD) TT PH7 ! IT. 11 iJ LOT NO. 2 Talues Up to $1.5 Tard, Ifow la this lot are Pongees, Fancy Slats, Chiffon Cloths, Plain Silks, Wool Serges, Wool Poplin , Wool Plaids, et. LOT NO. 4 Values I'p to f COS Tard, Wow Yard J 1 heavy Satins, Taf. fttas, XJianaease, Crepes de ?".' o Plaids. Coatings. Saltings, many ethers. LOT NO 6 Yalnev rp to Sic J.. thl" ,ot r striped gaiateae. M4ton poplin, figored batT.teaVsa LOT NO. 8 Talnes Up to $L7t Tard 4Sc Yard Xn this let are Imported dotted Swisses, fancy Swiss organdy, silk and cotton Unlngs, sateen linings, klmene inks and white sport saJrtlngs, etc. Remnants 5 and Up 75c Yard 1 9c Yard Subscribe for the Delineator at Our Pattern . Counter ' N OW "AND YOU SAVE ABOUT ONE-IIALF THE USUAL SUBSCRIPTION PE1CE- Mail Orders Promptly . and Carefully Filled Same Day as Received tuiiiiiiuiiiiiiitimiiimimiiuuiutuil 5 Our. Store .Will Close at : 1 P, . M. od ..Wednesdays mm- 1 .Nine distinctive assortments are in this great sale at one price and few women will fail to recognize the unusual opportunity! thus presented for supplying both present and future needs, particularly will- this sate appeal to those women who appreciate arfd insist upon having only iiigh-grade silks of unquestioned quality and style, for such are the silks in this special showing at a price quotation seldom possible a quotation far below actual worth. - . t A-Finest Swiss Finish Taffeta . Silks -in desirable plain col J ors and changeable effects in j. an extensive assortment. The famous Goetz and other well known makes. High-Grade Dress Satins in 36-inch width and of perfect weave and finish; They are trie Goetz Dress Satins shown in all wanted colors. Goetz Taffetas at $1.95 Dress - Satins at $1.95 Satin r j IttVlrlAlllAJ 1 A Superior haw .Satin Charmeuses incn width. at $1.95 l plete collection on staple street and The celebrated Cheney Bros.' fancy JDress and Lining Fou J lards shown in an extensive j variety of designs and color lyings, many of which are exclusive. Cheney Foulards at $1.95 Qnnvf 1 llks $1.95 j popular weaves all sacrificed at one Your Mail Order Will Receive Our Best Attention, but We Can Women's and Misses' I New Navy Tailored SUITS I at $29.75, at $39.75 at$49.00, at$59.00 5 Come profit by first choice, from EE these handsome Fall Suits in the ever- fashionable navy blue. Materials are fine Tricotines, Twill Cords and Poiret 5 Twills. They are handsomely tailored and finished with linings of Canton s Crepes or Silk and are shown in au- thentic fall lengths. Sizes 16 to 44. At This Time Handsome Full Size "Comforters at $3.45 Splendid Comforters of full size for double beds well stitched and made with fine soft white cotton filling and iest quality silkoline covering, t They come in an excellent variety of colorings in flowered patterns. FINE SANITARY FEATHER At $1.50. $2.50. $2.7; fr M These are of. proper size with AH-Wool Scotch PLAID BLANKETS . At $10.00 Pair ! Great big All Wool Blankets in the popular Scotch plaid styles in best colorings. Cook's Junior Wallets at 50c .Genuine leather Wallets, made with stitched edges and guaranteed They come in standard shape and size and have invisible snap button. Black only. i The Store That Undersells Because It Sells for Cash Hundreds Upon Hundreds of Yards of LuxuridusHighGrade In a Sensational : at, $1,95 Choice from fashionable weaves in wanted plain colors and neat and attractive novelties in clever oolor combinations that will make up into beautiful garments. An assort ment so extensive and so varied that every need can be supplied and every taste satisfied. ' j At Savings Too Important To Overlook Sport Silks at $1.95 pH- -Best grade Krepe Knit and , ra"e. j Gratte Knit Fiber Silks Knit Silks -s shown in the fashionable m. i ot: I sport, shades silks of bril at )l.yO Miant finish. S Quality of" fine CJIL. Cron. , T . P PJiarmpiiaft in 40 Gome in a com de Chine at $1.95 Printed - Crepes at $1.95 evening snades. FancviWhite Sport Silks andFibre Any of These bilks on Approval. Each Sale Must Be Final at This Extraordinary EXTRA! White Voile Waists At $1.89 Sizes' 42 Vi to 52'j' in fashion able models for stout figures. Just about one- half regular. the Prudent Housekeeper's Thoughts lurn to xMer iNeeds BEDDING For the Cold Fall and winter nights that will -soon be here. The wisdom of immediate selection is evidenced by the price quota tions at this special showing. Same qualities when stocks are again replenished must be sold at higher figures because of recent advance prices -at the mills.' Only a few of the of ferines are listed ' ker. Mm, others just as important await your personal inspection when you visit this section of the store. I Can't yoq come immediately. Cotton Plaid Blankets $3.50 Pr. Durable Cotton Blankets for full size beds, shown in neat plaid styles, and of splendid weight. Wool Mixed Gray Blankets at $7.95 Pair Fine Wool Mixed Gray Blankets of full double bed size, that are both warm and? durable. - good quality ticking covering, fHled All ' At A special offering .woo i Auto Specials Of Interest to Houstieeners ! Frye Oven-glass Shined Egg Dish. at.. it . . ,25c Frye Oven-gla Small Bake ;Dish kt .l . 25c Frye Oven-glass Bean Pot, for. i.'i..-, ,50c Glass Measuring Cups lOo Woodenpdon 10c China Tea Pots At 49c, ; Two popular shapes .with sunken cover. - They come in Green color nnlv. v ; XlO-Volt Liberty a scanaara aouDie plug substantial cord with! T.ihprtv Hot Platim. " i J ' Parcel Post Packages Prepaid on $5 Purchases - in First Three Zones r . t . i. -" liiiiiiiiiimiiuiii!iiiitiniutuimiiui I . Do. Year Shopping in t Forenoon .Wedaesdaynv H 1 UnderpricSng A most exceptional -under-pricing of 36-inch iSpoftussah Silks shown in mest all pop ular sport colors (a standard quality. I w I.. rA Vry quality Of 40- inch Crepe De Chine Silks snuwu in iuuic Litaii lurijr ue- sirable colors s i Iks that -make up beautifully. -Fancy printed Crepe De j Chine Silks, 40 inches wide. They come in an unsurpassed j showing "of styles and colorings. f Novelty Skirtings in price. ' ' Not Submit. Samples, or Send Underpricmg. Here Is a Bargain and No Mistake - corsets i In Sizes 19, 20, 21 and 22 at 1 $1 .00 More Than -Eleven Popular Styles rT6 Select From In order to immediately! dispose of a surplus stock of Corsets in those small sizes we quote a ridiculously low price on standard quality, fashionable mod els that sell regularly upt to five times the above figure. Included are eleven different styles in popular materials in R. & G., Lady Ruth La Princess and other well known snakes. In ' PILLOWS nr i7u I with-fine sanitary feathers. - Wool Plaid AUTO ROBES SZ.69 Each in check and plaid style. All Kobe in dark dolors bnglish Tea Pots v AtVSl.OO ; Choice " from 'two sizes - in English and American deco rated Tea rots. Hot Plates at $1.69 each of these " iitiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii!iiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiu I f 4 "v