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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
SOUTH LEADS IN
DAN CUP|D's WORK.
That's the Great Marrying Place of
the Nation-Middle West
Is Next.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-A lot OF
lightning calculators. census experts
and philosophers have recently muck.
raked Cupid and spread out columns
81 figures showing that Little Dan has
been unusually active In some parts
of the country. while In others he
has been loafing on the job.
The government love reports hides
itself in the covers OF a census bull
letin There are more marriages TO
the square mile In Texas. Oklahoma.
Arkansas. Mississippi and Florida
than in any other states. Also more
marriages per thousand OF population.
There are more than $50 marriages
every wear in Oklahoma for each 10.
900 adult married population. or, In
other words, a bachelor or an old maid
who moves 10 Oklahoma Is taking one
chance in twenty that they will re-
main unmarried. For many this
might be long chance. but it's a
better opportunity. the figures show,
than any other part OF the country
offers.
Two extremes OF the marriage queS'
ton. according 10 Prof. Hill. were left
entirely out OF the official report.
They were Hawaii and Alaska. The
Hawaiians are known 10 get married
on the slightest provocation. d.
yorces, too are more frequent than in
the United States proper. because the
japanese. who outnumber the whites
in Hawaii, are inconstant husbands.
I'll l., In A n
are plenty OF men there and mighty
few women.
Outside the south" says Prof Hill.
"the highest marriage rates prevail
in the middle west"
While figures from most states
show increases in marriages for the
last 90 years. Utah Is an exception.
This may be due TO the fact that the
Mormon church has abolished poly
gamy.
Preachers. rural Justices. judges
and others who tie the knot have
made at least s25,664. 0SS in fees in Che
last two decades. These figures COM
pare fayorably with the income OF
the sugar trust; and isn't Il dreadful,
Mabel?
This sum is figured on the basis
OF 81 for each marriage.
In times of panic there are few
marriages, while in times OF pros.
perity there are more. Thus. in 1907
s the number OF marriages in the
United States was less than the pre-
ceding two years. when the high tide
OF prosperity had been reached.
Just how the states Of the union
show up in the little matter OF love
and marriage is shown In the accom-
panying map.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
ASKS DIVORCE ON GROUND
WIFE HAS NEGRO BLOOD
Attorneys Are Anxious to Know n
This Is Legal Ground For
voiding Marriage

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-New York
attorneys are today watching with
great interest the suit for annulment
of marriage brought by William s.
Horton. of Yonkers against his 49,
year-old bride. on the ground that she
has Negro blood in her veins. The
attorneys want to know how much n
iancee Is compelled to tell her hus-
band before marriage and whether
Negro blood in a wife's veins is a
valid ground for veiding a marriage.
Horton declares he was married
last March and knew nothing of the
alleged faint in his wife's blood for
several months. Then, he alleges, he
set on foot an investigation. which he
allages. showed that his wife's mother
and father were mulattoes, IL not full
blooded Negroes.
Mrs. Horton denies that she Is
Negress. declaring she Is Of French
and Spanish extraction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
BRAKES FAIL TO WORK;
TWO LIVES CRUSHED OUT
logging Train Dashes Into Snow Pillow
IN Binding Snowstorm-vietims
Buried m Wreckaqe.

TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. Dec go
George w. Phelps. conductor of the
snow pillow. and Arthur Kennicot, a
section hand, were instantly killed yes.
terday afternoon when the rear end of
ePere- Marquette logging train No. POI
struck snow pillow No. s. The accident
occurred at a curve in a binding
snowstorm.
- w. w. Drew, trainmaster OF the fe-
ltoskey division, was seriously hurt
about the head, arms and legs, but
despite his injuries ran and stumbled
a mile through the storm to a farm
house and telephoned for aid. when
the relief train arrived he was direct
Ing the clearing away of the debris In
order to get at the bodies OF Phelps
and Kennicot, which were buried un-
der tons OF wreckage.
The logging train, consisting OF 20
cars, left this city some time ahead OF
the pillow. both being southbound.
When the Grawn hill, about i've miles
south--of the city, was reached. the
logging train found IL necessary. on
account OF the snow, to take the train
over in two sections. As the first
part was being taken up the brakes
on the rear end failed TO hold. and the
caboose and heavy cars OF logs ran
swiftly back to meet the pillow. the col
lision taking place on a sharp curve.
Phelps, Drew and Edgar Keith,
section foreman, were In the cupola OF
the snowplow, the logging train ca
boose being empty. SO great was the
force OF the collision that the heavy
pillow was telescoped. the caboose and
one fat car being packed away inside
the pillow. The fat car was loaded
with long logs and these acted as bat
tering rams. When the crash came
Phelps disappeared in the wreckage,
but Drew and Keith were pinned up
in the cupola. and 10 that they owe
their lives.
Drew was cut on the skull and over
the left eye. his right hand was badly
torn and both legs injured. Three
were sent with the relief
train and Drew had to be carried into
"a caboose, making arrangements for
engines and other matters as his In.
iuries were dressed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
HIIEwAKEs UNITED STATES :
TO SAVE ORIENTAL TRADE
Ship-.subsidy~-sn Rata -Esglsiaton
Necessary-to Keep Pace With
CompetitorA, He Says.


NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A- Warning
20 the3Enitsd- States tn exert every
effort to--regain The trade that has
been lost in the Orient, Us contalneu
In an article written by James Hiii,
which appears In he January number s.
country Is laboring under the illusion
that IT'S Oriental trade is TO be one Oh
the bfs elements IN hs future prosper
fly anSF that 1t is 81 powerful compett-
or of4other nations In the word mar
kets Cor manufactured goods. do con-
tinueas-
"The. best route. the traffic machin-
cry To- operate II. the market with us
demand exuaiieing m Both directions
---these were the conditions that open
ed to-rhis country Is years ago sucn
q commercial possibility as has rarely
preseatcd itself TO any nation In his
z tory
sTha. FIRST steps had to be taken
and the whole burden assumed py
the railroads. Having TO meet the
competition of the world, we must sell
more cheapiy and deliver more salts
factorffy than the rest or the world;
For THIS. such rates must be named
perienoe up TO that time. This--yas
done.s
After this development was well
under way. the future depended al
most entirely upon the attitude OF the
government and the people.
"The making OF low rates 10 secure
foreign business was stopped. The
railroad and the steamship could no
longer act as partners. %
The. American ship-owner is dis
couraged because he cannot earn a
reasonable profit. The American mer-
chant marine alone among the COM
mercfal nations of the earth is unsub-
sidized. yet completes with foreign
vessels government-paid Under one
disgufse or another. So far. for some
reason II has been found impossible
to give-pruper- federal -enceHFegeHeht
10 cargo caTriers-which the people
approve and would like to see done
without-apeninG.t the treasury- vide TO
the demands Of con Germs operating
swift passenger steamers and contrib
uting little or nothing 70 the growth
OF foreign trade. This the people
properly refuse To sanction.
Since our carriers have been ham
dicapped. much OF the trade with the
orient has goRe 10 the steamships of
other countries. using the Suez route.
Our total exports from San Fran
cisco I'm. 1890 were nearly $4,000 600.
and In 1908 only $4,000 900. a falling
OF OF about % per cent Our total
imports through san Francisco we're
Just half million dollars less. in a
total OF over SIS 600 900, In 1908, than
they were IN 1890. After IS years
we are only marking time.
To-day the United States is In the
Orient whero II is in all the other
markets of the CARTILAGE 20 face
with a worldwide competition. with
an interest growing but slowly or ac-
tuaily declining. with a high cost OF
production and with the prospect that
its customers are only waiting the
time, near at hand. when they can
become its competitors. The situation
As more momcntous for this than for
any other country, because control OF
the Pacific touches our future and
4 unites our fortunes with. those. of the
other nations that I've upon its
shores"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30

cost OF living. millions upon millions
OF dollars. That vast sum would have
been saved to the people II the law
could have been defeated.
The new tariff Is in general an in
crease. Then this Is an era OF COM
binations. They have reached out in
to every field II used TO be that the
consumer shared in the benefits or
protection; now IL is they that pay the
bill. Intrenched behind the high tariff
wall. which prevents competition from
abroad. and firm in the knowledge OF
sitting OF competition at home
through combination OF interests, we
are bound to face constantly this prob
lem OF increase in the cost OF living.
Eliminate competition and the pro-
Queer and consumer become different
classes"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
FIND DESTITUTE TOTS.

SAGINAW, Mich. Dec. 30.-(Spe-
ciaD-With their father in Jail fac.
ing charge OF forgery. FIVE small
children, utterly destitute in the home
OF George Baker, whose wife desert
ed him some months ago. were dis
covered by the police and slum work
ors today. The family larder was
depleted and the children were freez-
ing TO death. The father was releas
ed from Isil 20 provide for his family
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
Aviator curtiss Wins Suit.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Justice Co
man has dissolved the injunction Sc
cured by Augustus Herring. against
Glenn II. Curtiss, the aviator. TO pre-
vent him from making flights. Attor-
ney McHarg. for Curtiss. says the two
men entered into partnership on the
understanding that Herring owned
valuable patents. Curtiss. he says.
when Herring failed TO produce the
patents. sued to dissolve the partner
ship. The latter then secured ar in.
junction which ordered Curtiss not to
fy. Curtiss is trying TO locate Herring
to recover $4,000 In stock OF the
company.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
cALLED 70 ALMA COLLEGE.

ALMA, Mich, Dec. 3V.-hlSs WIN
nifred Weldin. of Wilmington. Del.
has been chosen instructor in the kin
dergarten training department OF Al
ma college to succeed Miss Beth Mer
Ram. who resigned at the close OF the
fall term Miss Weldin Is a graduate
of the Fvcnds' School for Kindergart-
ners. of Wilmington. and has recently
two years of postgraduate
work in Columbia university.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
DETROIT PAIR. DESTITUTE.

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Dec. 30
Starving and nearly frozen. William
Cox and his wife, who claim they have
walked to Kalamazoo from Detroit.
were last night taken by city poor
officials to hospital. where they will
be cared for. Cox and his wife claim
that they lost positions In that city
and in searching for work had walked
from one city to another. but had
found nothing. The condition OF the
couple Is said TO be serious.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
snip BoNEs TO CHINA.

FLINT, Mich. Dec. 30.-Two Chi.
nese from Chicago. Lee sing and Joe
Lee. prepared for shipment to- China
the bones OF Wing kees who died here
15 years ago his body was disinter.
red az Avondale cemetery. During the
ceromony the two Chinese worked In
the faint light OF joss sticks. mutter-
jng strange incantations and stopping
occasionally TO offer prayer TO the
rod confacius. The bones will be
olac<d IN = glass case alongside the
bones OF Wing Lees antecedents. in
China.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
SMALLPOX CLOSES SCHOOLS.

SAGINAW. Mich, Dec. 3O.-The pub
lie schools at the village OF Hemlock
have been closed 10 days to determine
whether a smallpox epidemic is TO fol
low the attack OF 13-year-old Maude
Whitney with the disease. The girl
attended school to the close for the
Christmas vacation and was immedi-
stely after stricken with smallpox. All
precautions have been taken against u
possible spread OF the disease.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
.BlAMEs TARIFF
FOR HIGH PRICES
Senator Clapp, Of Minnesota, Says
New Schedule Is Costing People
Millions of Dollars.

WASHINGTON. Dec. SO-senator
Clapp OF Minnesota thinks Secretary
Wilson's investigation into the reason
for increased cost OF living ought to
be an easy task.
Its the Payne Aldrich tarif1 law"
he declared in an interview today.
That measure has cost and is cost.
ing the American people increased
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
ALBION GRADUATE DIES.

ALBION, Mich. Dec. 3O.-Word was
received here yesterday OF the death
from consumption in Los Angeles, OF
Harold M. Beall, a graduate OF Albion
college and former local newspaper
man. He had for some time been en-
gagged in similar work in the west. n
widow and one child survive him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
FLEE FROM FIRE.

SPRINGPORT, Mich. Dec. 30.-Fire
of mysterious origin. which started in
the summer kitchen, destroyed farm
house occupied by L. J. Rev and his
mother, two miles east of here, at I
o'clock this morning Mr.. Rev and
his mother had a narrow escape In
their night attire. The loss Is $4,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30

was well-known in San Francisco. In
the Pacific coast city. All Hoon was
an ardent member OF the Four Broth
ers and was associated in the theatre
cal business with 10 Guam.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-30
RACE BARRIER n
bl|GHTS Z LIVES
Public Opinion Is Aroused and Pretty
Girl of the West Discards
Chinese france.

..tNor East Il East. aud West L. West,
And never the two shall meet"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
OPENS NEW COFFEE
HOUSE
HOME TEA COMPANY TO BEGIN
BUSINESS IN GEHR BLOCK-W.
II. HOOKING OF MINNEAPOLIS
Is MANAGER.

The latest addition to Wenatchee
in the way of business houses is the
Home Tea company, which will open
for business September 1 in the Gehr
Block. w. H. Hooking, of Mime
apolis, an experienced tea and coffee
man, is here to assume the manage
ment He has been here for the past
month and his wife and child arrived
yesterday Mr. Hooking states that
he expects to open up with a large
stock and will he the only exclusive
tea and coffee house between Spokane
and Everett He says they will equip
the place with machinery to be run
by electric power, will roast coffee
fresh every day, grind spice, manu-
facture extracts and baking powder
He expects to put on delivery wa
gon and will give demonstrations in
the making of coffee and serve twice
week to ladies at the store. He also
has made an offer TO serve at enter
tainments free of charge.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
PLANS FOR STATE
CONVENTION
BIG HORTICULTURAL MEETING
IN WENATCHEE BETWEEN
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
DAY.

The next convention of the State
Horticultural association will be held
in Wenatchee between Christmas and
New Years day. This was one of the
objects of the trip made to Wenat-
chez yesterday by Mr. Dumas, presi-
dent of the state organization. He
desires suggestions from the grow
ers of the county for the coming con-
vention. Wenatchee, recognized as
the premier = fruit district of the
United States, ought to entertain the
most successful and enthusiastic
meeting the association has ever had.
The local vice president of the state
association was M. o. Tibbits, de-
ceased. The local organizations are
now looking for man to take up
this work. Owing to the fact that
the convention will be held here this
year, this Office will be an important
one, and upon it will depend in a
large measure the success of the con-
vention-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
IDAHO COUNTIES
CO DRY
3
FIRST ELECTION OF IDAHO LO-
CAL OPTION Law Is ALSO 4
LARGE MAJORITY FOR THE
DRYS.

Boise, Aug. 26.-In an election
held here yesterday under the new
local option law enacted by the last
legislature Idaho county was voted
dry.
Canyon county voted against sa-
looms by a large majority of 1850.
These were the first local option
elections in the state.
The vote in Kenyon county stood
to ! in favor of the drys.
OF the 25 precincts in the county
23 voted dry. The two exceptions
were Nampa precincts. Nampa as a
town voted wet by a margin of 20
votes. and was the only town in the
county to record a majority vote
against prohibition. Caldwell, the
county seat, went dry by majority
of 393 out of 1877 votes cast.
Nampa cast the heaviest vote of
any town in the county. 1854 out
of a registration of 2177. In Payette,
which gave a majority of PA for the
drys out of GIG votes cast, only about
half the registration was represented
in the vote The country precincts
voted stronger for dry county than
the towns
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
DAY
ARRANGEMENTS

Lem McKittrick wires that 5000
to 5000 rooms are now listed. The
following telegram was received last
night from Lem Mckittrick, repre-
sentative of the commercial club at
the A-Y.-P.:
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 25, 1909.
Daily World, Wenatchee, Wash.
Arrangements are all made for
Chelan county people on Wenatchee
day. Rooms may be secured at In
formation Bureau, corner Second and
Yesler. Six to eight thousand rooms
now listed
'M'KITTRICK"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
Autos FOR THE LADIES.
Seattle Business Firm Makes Offer to
Local Customers for Wenaf-
chez Day.

Local Customers for Wenat-
chez Day.
c. F. Eggiman is in receipt of
letter from the Pacific Coast Biscuit
company offering the use of autos.
The letter says:
Seattle. Wash, Aug. "a. 1909.
Mr.. c. F. Eggiman.
Wenatchee, Wash.
Dear Sir: September will be
known as "Wenatchee Day" at the
Alaska exposition and
we understand that the Wenatchee
Commercial club. desires to arrange
for a conveyance in the parade for
ladies who will accompany the ex-
cursionists.
We therefore take pleasure in say
ing that, as customers of ours, if any
of your ladies will be in Seattle at
that time that we would be pleased
to see that an auto is on hand to do
the honors.
In order to make our plans def
mite, however, we would need to
know by return mail as TO who would
come, that We may make arrange
ments accordingly With best of
wishes and awaiting your prompt
reply, we remain,
Sincerely yours,
PACIFIC COAST BISCUIT co.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
KILLED BY THRESH.
INC MACHINE

Irby, Wash, Aug. 26.-George
Walter, we'll to do farmer, residing
south of town, was accidentally killed
by being caught in tumbling-rod on
a threshing outfit and hurled violent
ly to the ground. Mr. Walter lived
several days after the accident and
then succumbed.
About a carload of wheat day
is being shipped from this station,
and all that has been received so far
has been of No. ! grade.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
Very Disastrous Fire Sweeps Town
Causing Loss of $125,000---All Ef-
forts to Check Blaze Proved Futile
Until Many Buildings Were Destroy
ed---Ignited By Freight Engine

The business district of Krupp is
in ruins and $125,0O0 have been lost
as a result of the fire which swept
the town yesterday afternoon. The
fire was caused by sparks from a
Great Northern freight engine which
set fire to the warehouse of the Farm
ers Grain & Supply company, and
with the aid of swift wind the fire
rapidly laid waste a portion of the
town.
The fire quickly spread to four ad-
joining warehouses and the grain ele-
vator and jumped the street to the
general store of the Krupp Mercantile
company. Everybody in town and the
farmers from nearby Joined in the
fight against the flames, but in vain.
The postoffice, furniture store and
harness shop are all that are left of
the business houses.
Bucket brigades carried water from
wells and Crabtree creek and several
narrow escapes from serious injury or
death were narrowly averted. Several
tainted from heat and exhaustion.
The losses are as follows:
Krupp Mercantile company, $20,-
600, fully insured; Krupp Trading
company, $4,000, insurance; Lamb
Davis Lumber company, $4,000, in
sured; H. H. Horne, barber, $3.50,
no insurance. L. Hinton, black
smith, $1,000, no Insurance; w. c.
Dashel, druggist, $4,000, insured;
Puget Sound warehouse, $4,000, in
sured; Seattle Grain company, two
houses, $4,000, insured.
Erickson & Slenger, building and
contents, $2,700, insured; Frank
Hink, house, Office and dwelling, ST.
500, no Insurance.; Farmers ware
house, $500, insured; the Rev. Mr..
Urbuno's barn, $40; DR.. Ayar's Office,
S725, no insurance; Farmers bank,
$4,000, insured; NJ S. Hoskins, two
store buildings, $4,000. insured; Leg
ger building, $1,000, no insurance;
Adolf Street, butcher, $1,000, in
sured; Urquhart Bros. $500.
Soljberg Lumber & Grain COM
pany. $1,000. insured; c. Peterson
building, $1,000; J. NJ. Wright, ST.
800, no insurance; Lawrence Beck,
$1,000, insured; Edwards-Bradford
Lumber company, $1,000, insured; C..
Cookson, two buildings, $1,000, in
sured; Krupp Signal, $1,000; c. H.
Brown and H. B. Lee, small losses.
The Wilson Creek fire brigade, 40
strong, loaded the chemical engine on
a fiat car and was pulled to the scene
of the fire in IA minutes The bri-
gade was welcome to the local peo-
pie. who were tired out in their efforts
to save their property. The chemical
did good work in suppressing incipi-
ent blaZes which were springing up
almost everywhere.
Krupp merchants are already max
ing arrangements to get new supplies
of goods and will erect tents for the
present F. A. Wingate has ordered
another stock of goods. Others have
stated that they would resume busi-
naSc &C soon as n0SSih1p
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26

Aviation Field, Rheims, France,
Aug. 26.-The fifth day of aviation
week was ushered in with ideal wea-
ther conditions. Light airs and over
cast sky brought the fiiers early and
by noon a dozen machines were en-
circling about the plane.
1t is stated that Wright brothers
intend to make desperate effort to
wrest from Paulham the endurance
prize and capture height and weight
carrying events
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-26
September Third Is the Date Set for
Great Big Time at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition--- --Wenatchee Mil
itary Band Will Accompany Large
Crowd of Enthusiastic Boosters


} 10 a. m.-Parade will move I
) from Pioneer Place promptly, {
) right resting on Yesler and I
} First; north on First avenue (
to Pike, up Pike to Second; (
south on Second to Yesler, I
east on Yesler to Third ave. {
Embark on cars and go direct Z
to exposition grounds. {
C.. A. Harlin, grand marshal. +
Parade will reform at main Z
gate of exposition under di- {
rection of grand marshal and +
parade through grounds to Z
Washington state building, =
arriving there by 1890. =
1880 p. m.-Concert, Washing +
ton state building, Wenatchee +
Military Band. +
200 p. NJ Program Wash =
ingtOn state building. Z
Mr.. Josiah Collins, chairman +
ceremonies committee will =
introduce the. chairman of +
the day, DR.. d. w. King, +
president Wenatchee Com +
mercial club. =
Address of Welcome, Presi- =
dent J. E. Chilberg. =
Address, Judge Thos. Burke. +
Response, Rev. F. Stuart Hy- =
att. Wenatchee; DR.. w. A. Z
Stevenson. Wenatchee. +
Music, Wenatchee Military =
Band: Wenatchee Male +
Quartette. +
500 p. m.-Concert, steps of Z
Auditorium. Wenatchee Z
Military Band. +
Distribution of fruit and +
melons from the steps of +
the Auditorium all after +
noon. +
500 p. m.-Concert, Nome Cir +
Gle Band Stand, Wenatchee +
Military Band. +
= 4 = = i. \ = 4 4 = 4 = +