The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-07-07
BIG CROWDS THIS WEEK
A.-Y.-P. Officials Look for Record
Breaking Attendance - Sports
and Conventions.

and Conventions.
SEATTLE, July 3.-The week CT
July to II promises to be the ban
ner one at the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition both in point of attendance
and interest. Washington State Day
is Monday and celebrations and elab-
crate programs are sure to attract
many visitors. This is the beginning
of Epworth League and Pythian week.
On Monday the Baptist building will
be a scene of b. Y. p. U. services.
Monday night the students of Pa
cifc University will present 1.-THE
Bridge of the Gods" in the national
amphitheatre. On Wednesday the
prize drill of the Pythans will be held
for .ne $1,000 in prizes. Saturday,
July 10, is Kansas day and Bishop
Quayle will be the principal speaker.
Musical Director F. n. Innes. of New
York, will also present on this day his
musical war spectacIe "Americana.'
The aquatic sports of the loggers
and Indians on Saturday, July 3, fur
nished an amount of excitement and
interest such as been occasioned by
no other features up to the present
time. The method of whale fishing
dams in their ocean-going canoes. A
large mechanical whale measuring 43
feet and fitted with a power boat mo-
tor brought in the touch of realism
which gave vivid idea of this in
dustry. This feature is a permanent
one given every afternoon following
the drill by the life saving crew at
the foot of Pay Streak.
The week of July IL is to be an i'm
portant one including as it does the
convention of the State Editorial As
sociations. Monday, July -, is Ep-
worth League day for which special
program will be arranged with music
and speakers, and a doing" of pleas
ure attractions.
The civilized man is in some ways
less advanced than his savage broth
err. is testified by the fact that the
services of Antero, an Igorrote wax
worker, had to be called upon to de-
termine whether the front axle of the
Ford No. 2 car which won the race
from New York to the Alaska ukon-
Pacific exposition was the same axle
WIFI WIllcn Tie Cal Stdl ltu.
Under the complaints Of the Shaw
NUT drivers, who alleged that the
Ford cars axle was broken and had
to be replaced in Kansas, it became
necessary to take wax casts of the
identification marks on this axle to
compare them with the marks known
to be genuine.
The exposition authorities We're at
quandry to know who could do this
delicate work. At this moment they
recalled that the Igerrotes possess the
lost wax art of the Orient, in which
they are extremely proficient.
One of the most intelligent of the
natives of the Philippines Islands who
have a village on the Pay Streak, was
chosen and told to go to work. TAX
ing his wax and small kit of tools
with him in his head basket. the little
Igorrote entered into his task.
The marks which he reproduced in
holes, seven in all, arranged in a GER
tain mathematical ratio to each other.
These marks can only be made by
the stamp possessed by the starters in
New York and furnish a means of
identification that is absolutely sure.
The little Igorrote, who stands but
little over five feet in height, sat down
on his launches in front of the car.
He cleaned the marks in question
carefully and then, after drying them
he inserted his wax.
After the cast had taken sufficient
time to harden on the cold steel, it
was carefully removed by a peculiar
shaped copper instrument. The cast
showed perfectly the location of each
one of the marks of the Identification
stamp.
This was repeated several times
with success. Then number of
casts were taken of marks on other
parts of the machine known to be
genuine.
The matter has not yet been def
nitely settled. The casts are in the
hands of Josiah Collins, chairman of
the committee on special events. The
marks will be compared and any dis
crepancies will be noted.
Monday, July 5th, is destined to go
down in history as one of the big days
of the Alaska Yukon Pacific EXPOSE
ton. The Governor of the state has
declared that date legal holiday,
impressive ceremonies will be held
and 100, 900 people fed on the grounds.
1t is also the beginning of Pythian
week and National Epworth League
week. The grounds will be thronged