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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
4
The Herald of Grays Harbor lists publication schedule and office details. It notes contact instructions for missed delivery, copy deadlines for ads, and states circulation claims and contract forfeiture if not accurate.
The piece denounces Congress for denying competitive Civil Service examinations for census clerks and workers. It cites Carroll Wright's testimony that spoils-based hiring wasted time and cost at least $2,000,000. The author warns that 4000 clerks and 65,000 enumerators will be hired non competitively, privileging victors and harming the defeated.
Frederic Arnold Kummer's novel Mr Buttles appears complete in the February Smart Set. The tale follows Butler Buttles as he forms a corporation of upper servants to skim profits from Everdon Towers hotel life. Lord Everdun's estate becomes a grand hotel, with guests fleeced unknowingly.
The Public questions a claim about steel production costs. It recalls Mr Schwab once boasted twelve dollars a ton and notes trusts have claimed economies. Now the paper asks if Schwab is crediting the trusts with greater production economy.
The text contrasts large warship appropriations with a much smaller river and harbor bill, noting sharp congressional wrangles for river work versus broad approval for naval spending and the allure of military power behind the guns over civilian dredging efforts.
County Superintendent Eldridge Wheeler and Roy D. Bailey of Seattle visit Chehalis County to arrange an educational exhibit for the A Y P exposition. Bailey supports Wheeler in showcasing Aberdeen’s school system and Chehalis County’s strong county schools to attract settlers and gain proper credit.
The Rev. Dr. Anna H. Shaw reports rapid progress of woman suffrage worldwide. England is the focal point as Liberals face pressure to fulfill pre election pledges and introduce a suffrage measure. Supporters cite a 204 seat pledge in parliament as key momentum toward universal suffrage.
The legislature may add a judge to Chehalis County to relieve costly delays. If approved, the Bar Association should select the new judge, removing politics from the process. The prior campaign rumors suggested Boss Abel influenced the appointment for campaign services, a concern to avoid again.
The text notes William Jennings Bryan Tillman rejected a London editor’s demand for a fifty word cable of his view on President Roosevelt. It reflects the era’s tension over concise commentary and press expectations.
The Southern Cultivator praises better rural highways as essential for farmers and national progress. In Pleasant View district near Eureka, Greenwood county, Wisconsin, a Good Roads Club led by S. F. Rocky and M. O. Hanson has formed with eighteen charter members to grade and maintain eleven miles of road. Also noted is Stanley Secarve’s planned auto trip from Klondike to Mexico and back via routes through California and Mexico, departing April 10 on a 1375 mile journey, with the voyage to Seattle and shipment of the car later indicated.
Williams College president argues citizenship as the central objective for American colleges. He urges citizens to train in reason, service, and unity to advance national welfare and uphold democratic ideals.
Selwyn F. Edge argues high speed in auto racing endangers public safety and the sport itself. He criticizes the craze for powerful cars as costly and reckless and calls for engine size limits to keep speeds around sixty miles per hour, while acknowledging a few enthusiasts will pursue faster machines.
In the Western District of Washington J. W. McClure is adjudicated bankrupt under Bankruptcy No. 695. Creditors meet February 3 1909 at 4 PM at the Aberdeen office of W I Agnew to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt. Warren Worden Referee in Bankruptcy. Dated Tacoma Wash January 19 1909.
A quip from London Scraps recalls five unmarried ladies sighing over what might have been as a rag and bone collector’s chant fills a room. The British Army after Crimea enforces moustaches for all, and Sir Colin Campbell orders a captain to grow it or sell out as his wife objects.
County Superintendent Eldridge Wheeler urges public schools to observe Lincoln’s 100th birthday on February 12 1909 with focused lessons on his early life poverty education career and presidency. He recommends memorizing the Gettysburg Address patriotic songs poems and anecdotes and offers help with materials.
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