Shingle Men Act to Save Industry

Red cedar shingle manufacturers of the Northwest are becoming alarrned at the growing agitation of many localities of the United States against the use of wooden shingles for both roofing and side-wall material and a great gathering of representative shingle men w'as held at Seattle last Saturclay to consider means of combating this movement.

As a result it is probable that the shingle men will endeavor to get together and present the merits of shingles to the public with a view of showing that shingles when properly made and properly laicl ilo NOT constitute a fire hazard.

Jack Dionne, publisher of THE CAITIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, was asked to express his views on the situation in the following telegram from R,. S. Whiting, secretary of the shingle branch of the West Coast I.lumbermen's Association:

Am endeavoring bring forcibly before shingle manufacturers importance immediate concerted and forceful action to overcome propaganda of substitutes and underwriters. Have called. general meeting shingle ind.ustry 'Washington Hotel, Seattle, September 9. Will you oblige me by writing this meeting, expressing forcibly your views and hopes for immediate united action manufacturers.

To which the following reply was sent: f sincerely hope that your meeting will result in unifying the Recl Cedar shingle industry in an effort to eliminate continued and multiplying attacks from outside sources. I know no way to stop people from attacking shingles except by intensifying and mlrltiplying the activities of the shingle folks in behalf of their product, and that can only be done efrectively by the concerted action of shingle manufacturers. New substitutes for shingles are coming into existence constantly and are being placed on the market accompanied by forceful and energetic selling methods that usually put them over strong. If the wonderful qualities and usefulness of wooden shingles together with ideas for properly using them were being presented to the builders of America as continually and as forcefully as the substitutes are exploited., there would be no anti-shingle attacks. I never heard of an antipatent roofing ordinance anywhere, did you? If I were with you today I would. repeat what I wrote on page 8 of August 15th issue of CALIFORNIA IJUMBER, MERCHANT. As always, the fate of the shingle men is in their own hands, but they wiII spend the rest of their lives fighting antishingie attacks unless they do what cypress and raisins have done. I say, get together, quit fighting among yourselves, raise a lot of money and go seII the world on Red. Cedar shingles and remember that you can't drive a spike with a tack hammer. Regards to all the gang. IIad f known about the meeting two days earlier I would have been with you myself. If THE CALII'ORNIA I-/UMBER MERCHANT or the GULF COAST LUMBERMAN can serve you in'any possible way, call on us freely. JACK DIONNE. lllF==rcrE!=r=======t!lElrl===:=:=l:!!l===

..SHINGIE SERUICE''

To the home builder between now and the Novem' ber voting on the referendum conrirtr of advirins your customerr of the value of Shingler ar a roof and wall covering.

DOINGS and SAYINGS of TOIU

50 New-Born Kittens are Welcomed at Arch Beach

'When the sun dropped behincl the swelling billows of the mighty Pacific at Aich Beach last Saturda! uight, a more or less motley group of innocent but precocibus kittens were -lapping--eontentedly from spacious pans overflowing with fresh milk; when the sun arose across the clistant hills the following morning these same erstwhile kittens were denanding great helpings of raw meat !

tr'or in the intervening hours the strange witchery of the Great Black Cat had been applied to the persons Lnd the spirits of these feline hopefuls and they had become fullfledgetl members of the IIoo-IIoo ordei. The litter numbered 53 in all, including 50 new members and three reinstatements. AII but a few were present in person and scratched at the door of Hoo-Hoo land for admittance. These few, who, it is assumed, were so blind they could not find their way alone to Arch Beach, will be reslued from wherever they may be wondering and ad.mitted through the pri- vate entrance of the worthy snark.

ft was a festal occasion among members of the Order in Southern California. Both cats and. kirtens were accompanied by members of their families. 'Women and. children had as much fun, or more, than disciples of the Great Black Cat themselves. And the festivities lasted two full davs. From all parts of San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles countres came memy parties, ranging from babes in arms to gray_ haired veterans, grown old in Hoo-Hoo activities.

Bathing,._fishing and hiking were the principal out-door sports;.while dancin_g, eating and music were tlie most pop_ ular diversions in-d.oors. So everybody was happy, or should have been, any.way.

The eoncat was staged late Saturday evening in the ball_ room of the Arch Beach tavern. Arrangements were in the hands of a committee composed. of R6y Stanton, ,,Gus'; I{oov_er,-Iferman Rosenberg, A. H. Iraws, C. J. I.raughlin and Frank Connelly.

Curtis 'Williams was the choice of the meeting for the gFicaof vicegerent snark of the district for th"e coming Hoo-Iloo year.

The ritualistic work was conducted by David Woodhead, vicegerent snark. The nine were:

Snark-David Woodhead.

Senior Hoo-Hoo-Curtis Williams.

Junior Hoo-Hoo-Herman Rosenberg.

Scrivenoter-C. E. Glasbv.

Bojum-B. W. Bookstaver.

Jabberwoek-H. M. Woolsev.

Arcanoper-'W. B. Wicke"rhu*.

Gurdon-J. L. Jenkins.

Custocatian-A. C. Ilamer.

The kittens and'reinstatements came from various parts of Southern California. In the following list, those with no address designated are from Los Angeles:

Albert B. McKee, San Pedro I.,umber Co.

Guy Tyler, Brown Lumber Co., Whittier.

Harry Aubrey Lake, Garden Grove Lumber & Cement Co., Garden Grove.

Elmer Leopold Bowers, Adams-Bowers Lumber Co., Anaheim.

Addison Crockett Bowers, Anaheim.

Lester L. Isbell, Newport Beach.

Adams-Bowers lrumber Co., Beach Lumber Co., Newport

Josiah Richman Duffield, Banning Co., San Ped.ro.

Charles M. Cooper, W. E. Cooper Lumber Co.

William Sidney Pease, Pease & Osborn.

Ifarry Schulz, Tropical Hardwood. Co.

Ellridge G. Fifield, Owens-Parks Irumber Co.

Allyn Burton Rice, A. B. Rice Floor Co.

John Truesdale'Watson, Owens-Parks Lumber Co.

Stanley A. CIem, Santa Ana Lumber Co., Santa Ana.

Richard A. Erinson, Santa Ana Irumber Co., Santa Ana.

Elmer M. Shaler, E. J. Stanton & Sons.

John Max Landram, Coos Bay Lumber Co., Ocean P.ark.

Hervey F. Bowles, Long-Bell Lumber Co.

Fred J. Crosier, Sudden & Christenson.

Charles I[. Chapman, Chapman Ilumber Co., Santa Ana.

Henry E. Adams, Adams-Bowers l.lumber Co., Anaheim.

Roescoe Byron Young, Young Sash & Door Co., Anaheim.

Walter V. Whitson, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Santa Ana.

Burton H. Osborn, Pease & Osborn.

John A. Johnson, John Johnson Floor Co.

Leo M. Rosenberg, Hipolito Screen & Sash Co.

Charles G. Ward, Barr Irumber Co., Santa Ana.

Walter Scott Spicer, Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana.

Norbert E. Lentz, Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana.

L. C. Boardman, E. J. Stanton & Sons.

Floyd Lee l.,ake, Bellflower Irumber Co.. Bellflower.

Elbur L. Cooper, San Ped.ro I-:umber Co.

Clifforcl C. Kelty, Owens-Parks I.lumber Co.

William Schulberger, Pacific Planing Mill, Santa Monica.

Clair W. Mentz, 'Woodhead Lumber Co.

John Peters Canfield, 'Woodhead Lumber Co.

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Joseph R. Jahrans, I-:aguna Beach Lumber Co., I:aguna Beach.

Samuel Earl Tingley, Tustin Lumber Co., Tustin.

Forrest Ward Wilson, Fletcher & Frambes.

Paul Wilbur Masters, Nettleton Lumber Co.

Harold Allen Crane, Nettleton Lumber Co.

George C. Hepburn, Ilepburn Mill Co.

Some More of TOM'S SAYINGS

Ollie A. Topham, Hepburn MilI Co.

Charles H. Griffin, C. H. Griffin I,lumber Co., Artesia.

Otis H. Barr, Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana.

Morris E. Hopkins, Hopkins, Grim & O'Leary.

Theodore Boye; Boye & 'Wilson.

Arthour O'I-repry, Hopkins, Grim & O'Leary.

Henry Virgil Cowan, H. V. Cowan Co.

Albert W. Koehl, John W. Koehl & Son.

John R. Collins, Brown & Dauser, Brea.

Thurston B. Hatten, T. B. Hatten Co.

M. M. Marsh, American I-.iumberman, Glendale.

Dickason Heads Order

"l,ee" klvlaster Is Senior

DETROIT, MICH., Sept. 10-(Special)-Much beneficial Iegislation was enacted at the Hoo-Hoo annual which closed here tonight and a complete new nine was elected with W. S. Dickason of Kansas City as snark, and C. D. LeMaster of Fresno as senior Hoo-Hoo.

The benefit fund was extended to members over 65 years of age; dues will be prorated quarterly to new members, the initiation fee was fixed at $9.99; provision was made that applicants unable to attend a concatenation be accepted. as associate members upon payment of fee and taking obligation under direction of the nine, but to be initiated later.

Parson P. A. Simpkin was retained for another year as supreme chaplain.

Selection of ttre next meeting place was referred to the supreme nine.

The supreme nine will be:

Snark, W. S. Dickason, Kansas City.

Senior Hoo-Hoo, C. D. LeMaster, Fresno, Cal.

Junior IIoo-Hoo, M. M. Elledge, Corinth, Miss.

Bojum, Donald Clark, Seattle, Wash.

Scrivenoter, E. S. Anderson, New York City.

Jabberwock, C. O. Harmon, Atlanta, Ga.

Custocatian, R. D. Mundell, Denver.

Arcanoper, F. M. Baker, Chicago.

Gurdon, W. A. Nichols, Beaumont, Tex.

Officials of the Osirian Cloister were named as follows:

High priest of Osiris, Everett G. Griggs, Tacoma.

High priest Ptah, M. M. Elledge, Corinth.

High priest fsis, Charles Kammer, New York.

High priest Thoth, P. A. Simpkin, Santa Monica, Cal.

High priest Anubus, C. D. LeMaster, Fresno.

High priest Hathor, H. R. Isherwood, St. Louis.

High priest Shu, L. M. Tully.

High priest Sed, George M. Cornwall, Portland, Ore.

IIAR,DWOOD OPERATOR MAY PLACE YARDS HERE

George T. Houston, president of George T. Houston & Company of Vicksburg, Miss., and affiliated organizations, has been in California for the last few weeks with the view, he says, of establishing a large hardwood distributing yard at Los Angeles harbor. The Houston mills are big hardwood producers and through their wholesale connection sell immense quantities of hardwood lumber of all kinds. Mr. Houston eontemplates shipping hardwood in cargo lots from the Mississippi river and gulf ports, through the Panama canal, to the Pacific Coast.

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