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PAGE TWO THE MASON COUNTY JOURNAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920 -- i i i i i i LEONARD WOOD, ADMINISTRATOR WOOD HAS VARIED CIVIL EXPERIENCE ADMINISTRATIVE QUALITIES ARE TESTED AND PROVED IN HAN- DLING GREAT BUSINESS PROBLEMS, By EDWARD B. CLARK. From time to time people ask, "What has been the administrative and business experience of Leonard WOod? What has been his experience with men outside of the army? What does he know about conditions in the differentparts of the United States and in our overseas possessions? Has he any thorough knowledge of foreign affairs and of our foreign relations?" The administrative qualities of Leonard Wood have been tested and proved, No American living has been tried more lhbroughly than he in com- plex fields of constructive civil work, administrative work of the highest order which curried with it the neces- sity for the exercise of keen business acumen. lne republic of Cuba, built upon firm democratic foundations, is a mon- ument to the administrative ability of Leonard Wood. In the Philippines is to be found another monument to his statesmanship. Leonard Wood graduated in medi- cine from Harvard University in 1884 and served for more than a year in one of the great hospitals, later to take charge of the Charity depart- ments in a section Of the city of Bos- ton where the poor lived. Not long after the completion of Wood's work In Boston he became an assistant surgeon in the army, coming into contact with the western plains- man, the miner, the people generally, and giving much of his time to the twork of assisting the Indlens and to I udy of t h£e problems of irrigatlo gu reclamat[oif. h(/h or Leonard Wood there came our years in California. He covere the state many times in pursuance of his duties and extended his field as .oslon required into the states of the Northwest. Then for two years he was in service in the South, having headquarters in Georgia. From the South Leonard Wood went to the city of Washington, where his work brought him into daily contact llth Grover Cleveland. Then he had # same intimate relations with Wil- liam Mctnley and the men of his I Then came the Spanish war and the aetive campaign in Cuba as the eol-   ,e relmeut of rough riders of which Theo'ot RooyLt was the lleutenatlt colotleh .. , "..; ,' At the c'os 0 te SInish war Lona/l Wood's supreme adminlstra- 't'ive utie began. Ite was made the g0"v*err f ie city of Santiago am:l a few weeks later of the entire east- ern half of Cuba. Under Wood profiteering was aboi- ished, industry was built up, agricb ture rehabilitated, hospitals organ- ized, equipped and maintained, tens of thousands of people clothed and fed--and all this done in a thorough businesslike manner. It was done un- der tribulations which arose from the fact that the people were Im- poverished to the point of starva- tion and had been dyin4[ by thoBands for the lack of the things which Wood quickly provided. Then there came the rehabilitation of the municipalities, the establish- ment of schools, the opening of roads, the organizing of government In the provinces, the readjustment of taxa- tion and of the courts, and the work of providing for the thousands of chll- 4Lrsn made orphans by war or famine. There was more business and more varieties of it than it has been the lot of many men ever to have placed up- on their shoulders. Not long after this there came the greater opportuntt!es in Havana. It was necessary to re-write the election laws to make them fit the habits of the people. Production had to be stimu- lated, for agriculture was the main source of the island's wealth. Here again the same measures were follow- ed and as a result there were estab- lished law and. order, protection of life and property, and liberty with- in the law. These were the foundation stones. Wood knew that the government must be run by the Cubans, and so 90 per cent of the officials engaged in the great work of reconstruction were selected from the people of the island. • be Cubans were taught government while the government was being built and thus they were able to run it when the rqle of the Island was turned over to its inhabitants. When it became necessary to reor- ganize the Cuban railroads Wood se- cured the services of Sir William Van Home, president of the Canadian Pa- cific, and of Granville M. Dodge, build- er of the Union Pacific. The same general policy was fol- lowed in dealing with the problem of caring for the tens of thousands of orphans that had been left by the war. Homer Folks, commissioner of chari- ties of the state of New York, was called to Cuba by Wood to aid in tl establishment of a system for placing and permanently caring for these lit- tle dsolates. Chief Justice White of the Supreme court of the United States, at that time an associate Jus- tice, was consulted as to the method to be parsued In reorganizing the courts. Leonard Wood vas in Cuba about four years. He left there a reorgan- ized and sound banking system, a good railroad system, no debts, nearly $2,000,000 unincumbered money in the treasury, a sngnr crop of nearly 1,000,- 000 tons a sound municipal laws, fine public works, a firm agricultural foundation and an absolute respect amSng t.he People for life and prop- erty. The school system which Wood established was founded On the laws of Massachusetts ad Ohio. Roads were built wliicli made' communication speedy. The hospitals erecte Urh, ler lis supervisloil wr d &e tgla yp Lord Croer said he wlshed this American officer was available to fol- low him in his reconstruction work in Egypt. Ellhu Root said this work never was paxaleled in colonial pos- sessions anywhere. Theodore Roose- velt said that Leonard Wood 'has rendered services to Cuba of a kind which, if performed three thousand years ago, would have made him a hero mixed up with the sun god in va. Afte the Cuban experience Wobd 'was for five years in the Philippines confronted with the dlfficult labo  establishing a cyll overnmen, th's time amon a Mohammedan people. There he did the same successful work he did in Cuba. This period of residence in the Phil- ippines gave Wood an opportunity to study codltlons in the British colo- nies, Borneo, Sigapore, and to keep .in ckse touch with conditions in Japan and along the China coast. Wood traveled through India, spent some time with the Dutch in Java, and with Lord Cromer in Egypt. He gained and retained knowledge of all which at that time came under,his stu- dious observation. Then Leonard Wood became chief of the general staff of the United States army, in whose hands rests very largely the direction and admin. istration of the military establishment, which after all is 90 per cent a busl- 00ENTV-¥EAnS00G6 " (I,'v,::= Jouz'na[ of January 26, lf'O0) Frank Herman, the Clocuallum pioneer, is back again, after two years spent in California. L J. F. Riley, cashier oi" the State , Pank, leaves Saturday for San I"ran- I cisco on a two weeks trip. i Mr. and Mrs. Bert Daniels of Ho- quiam spent several days in town this week. Andrew Lumsdcn expects to stay in Shelton this summer and help out with the ball team. Win. Cooke, the dairyman, has leased the company farm in Shelton Valley and is preparing in increase his dairy herd. Nick Campbell returned Friday from a three months' trip to Ar- kansas. John Fisk cme in from Gem, aKan- sas. on Monday. He has been gone for several years. Ash Circle, Women of Woodcraft, was organized at Odd Fellows hall Friday. The following ottieers were installed on Tuesday: Annie Vogflin, P. G. N.; Esther Munson, G. N.; Mary Speeee, advisor; hla Wehnes, clerk; Celia Norton, Mat.; Hattie Angle, banker; Louisa Wood, attend- anl; Ben Troyer, 1. G.; (leo. Vog'tlin, O. G. Carl Eiekler.has purchased the old Keezer place, near Matlo:k. Capt. 'few is having conshterble trouble with his new boat, the Noth- ern Light. New pews have just been com- pleted for the Methodist Church. , Mrs. Stovall and Mrs. Badgle. have purchased the Shelton Hand Laundry and wlil continue the busi- ness at the old stand next to Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. O. L. Tew has opened a mil- linery and dressworking parlor on second floor of McDonald & .O'Neill's store. Note--Oh yes, it was in 1900 when McDonald & O'Neill quoted the fol- lowing pmces: Sugar, 20 lbs. $1.00, 100 1bs...$5.00 Flour. per sack ............... 85 Wheat, 100 pounds ............ 1.05 Shorts 1,00 Ham, -er pound ............... 12 Lard, 10 pounds ............... 90 Butter, er pound ............. 25 Eggs brought 20c a dozen, butter 55c a roll and hay $11 a ton. STATE POWDER PLAN ' FALLS DOWN AGAIN OFFERS NO SAVING TO CON- SUMER, BOARD OF CONTROL TELLS GOVERNOR Holding that the act of the last legislature proiding for a "powder revolving fund" to be used in the mrchase of powder in large quanti- ties for distribution to settlers was imprv/ctical and of no benefit under existing conditions, the state board of control this week recommended to Governor Louis F. Hart that the state take no action under the law at this time. The board advises that nothing further be attempted toward state purchase of powder until manufac- turers adopt a different policy as to sale in large quantities. The board finds that it cannot buy a year's supply of 30 carloads of powder any cheaper than at the rate of a single carload and that counties or individuals can buy powder on this basis as cheaply as the state can. By buying and shipping to cen- tral point for counties using less than car lots, or in hundred pound lots, the local freight rate on small shipments could be saved, but this is not con- sidered sufficient to cover cost of storage and other expense. The powder purchase act was de- signed as a means of co-operation between state and counties in buying powder at wholesale prices for land clearing and road work. An appro- priation of $75,000 was made to start the revolving fund, and accumula- tion and use of $500,000 in the lat- ter authorized if the plan worked n t"ecetts came in through county distribution to individual users. With the idea of determining the amount of powder that would likely be used, the board addressed letters to the commissioners of all the cou- ties in the state, and receiving but a few answers to these, addressed like communications to the county auditors, asking if they would use powdel, in car lots. Twelve counties made no reply whatever, 13 were not desirous of handling car lots, seven were indifferent about the mat, ter and only seven desired the aid of the board and signified their willing- ness to distribute from the carloads. r-01ympia Standard. 9esttle was twice honOred by the Wmshington irrigation institute, in ses- Sion s,t Spokane, when E. F. Blaine of 'tha cry was elected president af the ln.stute and the sound city was c.hose ms the next fiaeetlng place. Other of- ricers chosen were E. F. Banker, Okan- ogan county first vice-president; N, W. Moulton, Kenaewiek, saoond vl president; N. W. Durham, Spokane, and' Ralph B. Williamso, Y.kilah directors for three years. Washington women, rpesenting clubs aad civic organizations :through- out the tate, meeting at Spekane "tb plan means .for reducing living ousts, adopted a ,platform calling for "simp]e living" and "sane buying," as oppose4 to reckleSS expenditure for luxuries, ness matter.. : . . l ad launched a state wide campaign '.une aummmtrauve career oz Leon- ,-- - ,- on .... to xenon ec omy ann conservauo. ard Wood is spread upon the records [ The u' f the be c tt a me n O y0 S& a sto of his country. The work which he .......... has done is lasting. It Iea states- caeca prozxteermg was coauemneu as man's work, danerous sad unngcessa, " "  Ilk,J;/, 1 ,,.a ,. TItlRTY YEARS AGO (From Journal of January 31, 1890) [ Lewis Slelton is in town for a few days. [ i License to marry is:sued by Auditor i Day to John Shaw and liss Francis Ebcrhart of Mason County. I L. ]HcPhail is arran'ing to extend the Commereial Hotel back to the alley affording move hotel room. The small house on 7th street built by Thus. Daniels for. h'is ac- comdation while at work in town, burned down Saturday morning. Mr. Daniels and son will rebuild at once. Shelton hotels have been 'crowded the past week. It is leered that a three-story hotel is soon to be built here. We have had snow on the ground since Christmas, rather unusual and unpleasant for this part of the coun- try. Among visitors at court this week were: Dan Lynch, We. 0. Ellis, John Hudson, John Callow and C. S. Brumbau gh. W. H. Kneeland is building a dwell- ing on Second street, in the grove. S. D. Bidgood and C. S. Brum- bangh are applicants for enumerators of census for Mason County. The additional store room in the Win. Asmus buihtin: has been rent- ed to a Seattle hm-dware firm. F. G. Morrow last week traded his house and lot at the point to Lewis Shelton for two lots on Fourth street back of Bert Knceland's residence. The Shelton sawmill, Mr. Lewis manager, shipped a scowload of lure-' ber to New Kmnilche this week for the new hotel to be built by Pat O'Hare. A most enjoyable dance was held at Kamilche, now McBryde station Saturday. Chas. Norton  furnished the musiC. Frank Duncan is having lumber hauled for a new blacksmith shop on the lot recently purchased from Mrs. Young. This makes the third shop here. 21 inches of snow and Russian in- fluenza are reported at Happy Valley. The Union City mail carrier has had a hard time of it for the past two weeks, having been forced to take the mail over in saddle bags on horse back. Waterways Dill Passed by House. Washlngton.All attacks on the "porkless" Hver and harbors appro- priation bill #led in the house and after numerous amendments had been rejected the measure was passed with its appropriation of $12,400.000 for the maintenance and continuance of work on projects ander way. The vote on passage of the bill, which carried the smallest appropriation of any measure of its kind in years, was 167 to 25. American lSxpore 8how Decline. Washington.---December exports de- creased in vale $60,000,000 from the $741,000,000 rmoled for November, while imports dropped to $381,000,000, & decrue of $44,000,000. tile commerca department re¢ted. n worth $25 .  _ . _ ..,, ; '?az  -- ', "" '  ' iF he's fine extra larqe, darl "Shuberi" Wants Washing[on Furs ALL YOU CAN SHIP And Will Pay These Extremely Hloh Prices GET A SHIPMENT OFF--TODAY [,.IEXTRA LARGE l° N.I LARGE° I N. IMEDIU,° " ,-I.MALL° ¢ I n -° ] vlXT'A lO AVIA6{ I .XTDA TO AVERAO[ I[XTA 10 AV ,RAG[ ]EXlna YO AvtIIA5 AS TO SIZE ZU&LI Fine, Dark Usual Color Coa?t ...... Winter all I ! + 125.00 to 20.00118.00 Io 15.001 14.00 to 12.00 I0.00 $r 8.00 10.00 to 5.00 118.00 to 14.00112.00 tO 10.00 [ 9.00 to 7.50 7.0 fo G20 7.01 to 3.50, 112"00 to 10.001 9.00 to 7.50I 7.00to 6.00 5.5o to , 5.50 o 3.00] I00[U S KRAT 6.00 to 5.001 4.75 to 3.751 3.50 to 2.751 2.50 to 1.751 2.50 to 1.50 [ 4.50 to 3.75] 3.50 to 2.751 2.50 to 2.001 1.75 to 1.501 1.75 to 1.25 ! IS KU N'K NIEXllALARGE'I N.°ILARGE N.OlMEDIUM [ N.°ISMAI;L GOODUNPRfME [XTRA TO AV[RAG[ I[XTIA 1"0 AVIRAO{ XTf)& TO aVQ£ I Va TO AV AQ I AS 10 $11E,Q QUAtITY Black 15.00to 12.00 ll.00to 9.50 9.25 to 8.25 8.00 to 7.00 7.00 to 3.50 Short 10.00to 9.00 8.50tO 7.50 7.25t0 6.75 6.50to 5.50 6.00to 3.00 Narrow 8.00tO 7.00 6.50t0 6.00 5.50to 5.00 4.75to 4.25 4.50t0 2.00 Broad 5.00to 4.00 3.75t0 3.25 3.00to 2.50 2.25to 1.75 225to 1.25 These extremely high prices are based on the well-known "SHUBERT" liberal grading and are {luotcd for immediate shipment. No. 3, No. 4, and otherwise inferior skins at highest market value. For quotations on other Washington Furs, write for "gSebabettblpper," lhe onl re- liable and accurate market report and price list of its kind pubhshed. lt'a FR£E--Write for it. A shipment to uSHUBERT" will - result In "more money"--"quleker." SHIP ALL YOUR FURS DIRECT TO ./&. B. S H U ]5 E RT',00 = ,AMERICAN RAW FURS ,Z- 27 W.Austin Ave. v. ,sChicaqo. U.S.A. South Americans Have Finance Plan, Washington, D. C. -- Recommenda- tion that proposed relief for Europe from the United States be furnished through the medium of loans to the countries of South and Central Ameri- ca. the proceeds of which would be used to pay the debts of those colin. tries to Europe in the form of food- stuffs and other necessaries, was oon- sidered by many delegates to the asc- end pan-American financial congress as the outstanding conclusion of the J cong;ess. Navy Rallww Guns Go to Army. Washington.Seven railway mounts for 14-ineh naval ¢iflea, manufactured by the navy department during th war for ttaa in France and some of Whi maw aotual service on the west- ern front with special gun crews, have been transferred to "the army on rec- ommendation ot the Joint army and navy board. Bad Ploturee May Bs Barred. Washington.Immoral motion* plo. ture films would be barred from inter- state commerce under a bill reporte{I y the house Judiciary eommitt. Compare the Chevrolet One Ton Truck with other trucks. You will find none more practical and economical An investment in a truck pays dividends all the year 'round. Modern trucks operate as well in winter as in sum- mer. In cold and stormy weather customers find it a distinct advantage to deal with a merchant who can de- liver the goodsto their very doors. SHELTON GARAGE Phone391 i i i i i i i li II I II | ii i i i t d ! f!:il ._____2!: