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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Educational and Cooperative
Union Brings Action
In the Courts.
FIVE RAILROADS
ARE DEFENDANTS
Want Rate From Inland EN-
pire to Coast Points
Over Rail Routes.

simultaneously with the commence
ment of a suit before the Interstate
Commerce commission at Washington,
D. c., the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative union yesterday brought
suit against five railroads alleging vio-
lation Of the interstate commerce laws.
The roads named in the complaint
are the Great Northern the Northern
Pacific, the Spokane, Portland & Seat
tie, the Oregon, Washington & Idaho
and the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion
In asking the commission to estab-
lish a through rate on wheat from the
interior to Astoria, the plaintiff alleges
that the present rates are unreason-
able excessive and unduly preferential
in favor of Portland and Puget Sound
cities
In establishing a cause for action
the complaint sets forth that the union
has a membership of $4,000 and repre-
sents an annual yield of 25,000, 900
bushels Of wheat. 1t further states
that it has more than 40 warehouses
established in the Inland Empire and is
acquiring more and that it desires to
locate more warehouses for storage and
shipping to ocean ports.
AS Astoria was selected as one of
these ports by committee appointed
from the Farmers union, it is the de-
sire to obtain as low a rate as possible
1t is claimed that the rates to the
sound cities and Portland are even
lower than to Astoria in spite of the
fact that the cost of carrying freight
over the Cascades is much greater than
the cost of carrying it by water grades
to the latter place. The refusal of the
roads to make a joint rate to Astoria
shows an unreasonable prejudice and
in favor of the Sound and
Portland. it is affirmed by the union
and is furthermore declared by an act
Of congress to be unlawful and subject
to regulation by the Interstate Com
merce commission.
Many Of the coast cities offered bO-
CONTINUED On Page Five.)
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Bow; Tonioht-

The Walla Walla Meat and Cold
Storage five and the Schwabacher
quintette viii again try conclusions on
the Turner bowling alleys at 1880 this
evening. In the last game between
these two teams the Schwabachers
won by The close margin of thirty
pins but the Meat aggregation hope
10 turn the tide tonight. The line up of
the two teams are as follows:
SchWabacherS: Lankard, Gardner,
Stockton, Brown. Allen: Meat COM
pany. Horsch. Lempke, Vaughn, Sc
grist, Mooney.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Makes Brilliant Address on
Subject of "School
Hygiene" Today.
SUPERINTENDENT
OFFER SERVICES
Is Willing to Aid Any of
Teachers Who Have
Vexing Problems.

Safe Superintendent of Public In
S ruction H. B. Dewey this morning
addressed the joint county teachers
institute on the subject, School Hy-
g1ene," his remarks having struck a
popular chord with his large audience
OF in crested listeners. Mr.. Dewey, who
has for several years been in charge
of The office Of state superintendent
was earnest in his plea for a. united
systematical campaign for better con-
ditions in the schools throughout the
country, and the manner in which he
presented the facts touching on his
arguments was at once pleasing and
instructive.
In opening his address Mr.. Dewey
introduced himself by reques' ing any
of the teachers who so desired to call
upon him at any time during the week
relative to school work, difficulties OF
problems and he would gladly assist in
Strengthening out any existing tangies.
He said that. like the Office of county
superintendent, the state office was a
peace maker, and that ma ters that
presented a formidable appearance in
the schoolroom could often be smoothed
over with compare. i've ease.
AS a preface to his talk on "school
hygiene" Mr.. Dewey called attention
to the old-fashioned type of rural
school house, with three windows on
one side, three windows on the oppo-
site side, the stove in the center of the
room, and sman places on the walls for
the blackboards. You are all acquaint-
ed with such buildings said he 'Ven-
tilation is often poor and in some in
stances the buildings have seemingly
been erected with no thought of al
lowing pure air to enter the room.
Within a short time the student be-
comes drowzy, loses interest in the
work, and cannot bring himself to do
the work which the teacher has
mapped out for him.
"These conditions are rarely due to
the teacher who neglects to properly
ventilate the room when facilities are
at hand: but in the great majority Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
BABY Is DEAD OF TYPHOID AND
LITTLE SON CAN LIVE BUT
FEW HOURS.
Father Is in Bed With Same Disease
and Mother Is on Verge Of
Nervous Breakdown.

Harold Chester, the baby son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Hobbs, 704 East Rose
street, died this morning about 2:30
O'Clock of typhoid fever. The deceased
is the younges. child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobbs and was two years and nine
months old at the time of his death.
The oldest son, aged eight, is also
seriously IL with this disease, and it
is not expected that he can live the
day.
In addition to this, Mr.. Hobbs is in
bed with an attack of the fever and is
able to render no assistance with the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Sickness Delays Trial.

LYON, April 6.-The threatened col
lapse of Mrs. Georgia Sampson, ac-
cused of shooting her husband with a
rifle last November, and the critical
condition of Mrs. Frank P. Allyn, the
chief witness for the state, may cause
the trial to come to halt. Mrs.
Sampson was given sedatives today to
keep her from breaking down. Mrs.
Allyn's illness may prove embarrass-
ing to the prosecution, as it will rely
on her testimony 20 convict the
daughter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
CYCLONE WRECKS
A HUNDRED HOMES
TORNADO WHICH SWEEPS
ILLINOIS.
P.ttsburg, Town In Hoosier State, Is
Partially Wiped Out BY Terrific
Wind Storm.

= MARION, Ills. April 6.-Reports !
4. of a cyclone that swept this part +
= of the state today indicate that =
= several are dead and not less than +
= hundred homes are ruined News =
= from Pittsburg, six miles distant, =
= says that town is partially de- =
= stroyed. There is heavy damage. =
= = = = = = = = = = = 4 = =
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Raise Court Money.

OKLAHOMA CITY, April Ga
special election is being called for to-
day fer the issuance of $4,000 iii
bonds to fill up the treasury, which is
depleted because of the heavy court
costs. Warrants da-ed a month back
have r. awaf the raising of funds, sc
the action is imperatively required.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Ask for Commissioners.

petition having been filed in the
superior court asking that commits
sioners be appointed to partition the
real property of Mary Thomason, de-
ceased, an order was issued by Judge
Brents this afternoon deputizing Levi
Malone. Robert Breeze and G. w. Win
kle to act in this capacity.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
May Sutton Playing.

CITY OF MEXICO, April 6.--May
Sutton, possibly the greatest woman
tennis player in the world, has ar
rived here 20 participate in the great
tennis tournament which began yester-
day and continues until the tenth. She
is accompanied by her sister Florence,
a chaperone, and Simpson Sinsabaugh
and Mat P Brown. Both of the Misses
Sut on will play in the singles and the
doubles
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
VARSITY CAUSES
SERIOUS |NROAD
MILKMEN OF ALAMEDA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA, EST
AGAINST COLLEGE MILK.
They Say the Sale From College Was-
ons Is Running Their Trade to
Great Extent.

+ OAKLAND, April 6.-Claiming
/. that the sale Of milk from the
+ University of California's farm
+ near Berkeley is causing serious
= inroads in their business, six MEM
+ bers of the Alameda County Dali
= rymen's association today filed
i petition requesting that an injunc-
4. ton be served to prevent infringe
+ ment by the college milk dispens-
I. ers. They claim that trade has
I. been damaged for them to the
+ extent of $4,000 and ask damages
= for that amount.
4, 4 4 4 q = 4 = = = = = = = . = 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06

+ SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 6. I
+ "A thousand lady bugs have (
been shipped to the Imperial !
= valley by State Horticulturist I
+ Jeffrey 20 help the ranchers rid !
+ themselves of the insect pests (
= that are overrunning that sec +
= ton. The lady bug is supposed to +
+ be the arch enemy of that kind of +
+ pests +
+ + - + + + + + + + i + + + + +
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
The Chorus Lady"

NEW YORK. April 6.-ROsa Stanl,
who has just sailed for England, per-
formed at the Grand Opera House in
"Bhe Chorus Lady for the 3,500th
time, the play itself also having
reached the same number of represen-
tationS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
SERIOUS SICKNESS
STRIKES FAMILY

sick children, all of the labor devolv-
ing upon Mrs. Hobbs who is reported
as being on the verge of a nervous COL
lapse.
Although it is not thought that any
serious trouble will result from it, an
other child of these people was taken
sick last night but was said to be
much better this morning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Voainq On Local Option.

HEMPSTEAD, L. J., April Gas
the necessary number of sigma. ures
to insure on the local option question,
that question will be submitted at the
election today. The Long Beach and
Garden City ho.els are deeply inter-
ested, and will roll up big vote for
LIQUOR selling
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
EIectino Supervisors.

GREEN BAY, Wis, April 6.-At the
election here today, and in the other
towns of Brown county, supervisors,
besides other officers are being elect
ed. Much spirit is manifested by both
parties
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Slowly Dvino.

SANTA ANNA, Cal, April e.
Scarcely breathing. He'en Modjeska
the Polish tragedienne today fingers
in the valley Of death.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
Leaves for Buhl.

Nora Nightingale left this afternoon
for Buhl, Idaho, for an extended visit
with friends and relatives.
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CONTINUED On Page Four.)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-06
The Weather.

WaIla WalIa: Fair tonight
and Wednesday. Light frost
tonight.
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Continued On Page Five.)
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
FIRE WENT OUT AND
No SELECTIONS MADE
The Elect Met to Talk Over Land Office
and Postmastership Matters But the
Room Became too Cold to Build Plans
That Would Stand the Heat of the
Coming Summer Months.

The cold weather of the past week
has not been very conducive to a
brisk business in any line, but it has
been more suitable for closing
around a good hot stove in a warm
room. 1t is generally in the winter
time when the weather is cold that
great many of the paper railroad
are built, big political stunts are
pulled off and other stupendous bust
ness propositions are formulated
and as soon as the snow melts and
the warm weather comes these plans
of the cold days go glimmering also
Yesterday number of the old
guard in politics happened to meet
in a certain business Office in this
city to make a frame-up on certain
of the federal positions. The land
Office positions were discussed and
the various applications for the post
Office were talked over. Dr. Shore
of Leavenworth, who wants to be
register of the United States land
Office at Waterville. was rejected by
this political assembly. Storch and
Gillespie, of Okanogan, candidates
for the receivership, were also under
fire. The claims of Deed H. Magyar
and ]. C. Davis, of Leavenworth. for
the postmastership of that burg,
were discussed. Thos. Bollman came
in for his share of abuse and also
comEendation as postmaster of
Cashmere. The greatest parleying
came over the postmastership of
Wenatchee. 1t was generally con-
sidered that F. M. Hull would like
to have the Office another term.
Terry Ross had a number of friends
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
HOLM To GET GOOD
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
legislature Organized Yesterday by the
Election of Meigs as Speaker of the
kHouse---Holm Chairman of HOrtl-
.cultural Committee---On Bridge and
Appropriations.

something of a joke on those who
are using this argument against
Ross, but as a matter of fact he has
report that will be completed by
the time the legislature convenes and
if anybody wants to know what his
department has done it will be the
simplest matter in the world to look
in the book and see.
If Judge Milo A. Root undertakes
to qualify on Wednesday for the
place on the supreme bench to which
he was elected in November he will
be Immediately confronted with a
legislative investigation organized in
anticipation of following it with i'm
parchment proceedings. This is the
unanimous sentiment of the strong
est members of the legislature, who
have expressed the opinion that he
will not attempt to qualify.
Members from the smaller
counties favor a general investiga-
ton of the court whether Root quail
fies or not, but more influential men,
bers generally express the opinion
that the bar association committee
findings, if followed by Spokane
county grand jury investigation, as
recommended, will accomplish all the
/, ends that legislative committee
could accomplish without additional
expense
This is the view of Lieutenant
Governor Hay, Senator'S Paulhamus
Falconer and Allen, Representatives
Anderson of Spokane, Francher
Jackson of King and many other
leaders. If Judge Root does not
qualify for the Office the vacancy will
be filled as soon as Roots intention
can be learned by the appointment
of NJ. F. Gose, of Pomeroy, who Is
the choice for the Office OF Governor
Cosgrove
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
A COMMERCIAL I
CLUB BUILDING
MEMBERS AT MEETING LAST
NIGHT DISCUSS MATTER OF
ERECTING BUILDING on MIS-
SION STREET LOTS.

There was a poor ATTENDANCE at
the meeting of the Commercial club
members held last night. The main
matter for discussion was that of
erecting a new building for the use
of the club. The present quarters
are deemed insufficient and there has
been a growing sentiment for some
time that larger and better quarters
are needed The club owns lots just
north of the fire hall and President
Fisher of the club will appoint COM
mittee in a day or so to make a
recommendation to the club as to
ways and means of putting up a
building.
1t is President Fishers idea to
have a room suitable for the boys
of the town This should be equip
ped with a gymnasium. reading room
and a pleasant place for the boys to
90 to. Another innovation is the
equipment of a room to be used by
the women. 1t should be fitted Ut
with toilet. iavatory and place fol
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
PLAN FOR !. N.
{. A. BUILDING
MARI TRYING TO Sc
CURE DONATIONS TO PUR-
CHASE LOTS ON WHICH TO
ERECT BUILDING.

Guilford MARI is taking the initia-
tive in the matter of securing Y.
NJ. c. A. Building for the city. His
plan is for twenty-four men of the
city and valley to each donate $50
apiece to make the first payment on
two lots on Chelan avenue, east of
the Methodist church These lots
can be secured at the present time
for $4,000, and Mr. MARI is out with
his subscription paper and is meet
ing good success in his canvass for
the money to buy the lots.
Mr.. MARI thinks that the way the
city Is growing it will take but little
rustling in the course of one or two
years to secure funds for the erec-
ton of this building. and wants to
purchase the lots now when they can
be secured at a reasonable price in
a central location.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12

Special to the World.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 1.-THE legisla-
ture was organized yesterday at
Olympia by the election of the fol-
lowing officers:
Officers of the House.
L. o. Meigs, North Yakima,
speaker.
Loren Grinstead. Seattle, chief
clerk.
J. Wilson, Tacoma, sergeant-at-
arms.
George F. Bancroft, Seattle, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms.
Officers Of the Senate.
A. S. Ruth, Olympia, president
pro tenn.
w. T. Laube, Seattle, secretary.
Marvin Arnold, Spokane, assistant
secretary.
James M. Hayes. Tacoma, SER
geant-at-arms.
A. J. Ahola, Klickitat county, as
sistant sergeant-at-arms.
There is a great scramble for COM
mittee assignments and the report
is that R. F. Holm, who was lined
up for Mr.. Meigs for the speakership,
will be appointed as chairman of the
horticultural committee and will also
be a member of the appropriations
and bridge committees. Mr.. Holm
also wants to get on the insurance
committee and with these appoint
ments he will have as good commit
tees as any member of the legisla-
ture
J. II. Smithson, of Ellensburg, who
succeeded Arthur Gum from the
Kittitas- Chelan county district, also
wants to head the banking commit
tee, but Smithson is new member
and handicapped by this circum-
stance. Though he has not said he
wants the committee, members of the
upper house would not be surprised
to hear J. d. Bassett, of Ritzville,
getting up and making noise like
candidate Bassett held similar
appointment in the house, but when
he left the lower branch to represent
Adams, Franklin and a part of Wal
la Walla in the upper house he for
feited his longtime standing. How
ever, Lieutenant Governor Hay may
not consider service as necessity.
Now comes the story that the land
commissioner Office is to be investi-
gated and it is argued that Land
! Commissioner Ross has not made a
report for four years. 1t may be
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12

Last night was the coolest in the
past twenty years that l have been
in the valley" said Alex. Pitcher.
Il came here in 1889 and | have
kept a careful record of the climatic
conditions since that time, and
though the thermometer during the
winter Of 1890 got down as low as
IA below, yet since that time it has
not got as low as that. At that time
the thermometer at the old Sam Mil
Ter store showed % degrees below,
yet r can say that it was wrong.
From the time that I came in here
IsWas acting as voluntary weather OBJ
server and had instruments that
were tested by the government of
icials and can say that last night was
the coolest night in the past twenty
years. :.
Until three years ago Mr.. Pitcher
kept the records or the local~weather
bureau, but on moving into town
from his ranch in Pitcher canyon,
his son. George Pitcher, fell heir to
the work and Mr. Pitcher does not
have the record since that time. The
following table of the January wea-
Their conditions for the preceding
years shows that this is a very m
usual January:
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12

Mr.. Pitcher was asked as to whe-
Their he considered that the peaches
would be injured by the cold wea-
Their. He said: II do not believe
that at this stage of,the game anyone
can say whether there Is any damage
or not. We will have to wait until
the weather is over and tests are
made. It would not hurt our yield
If a large proportion of the peach
buds were killed. 1t would save
thinning. It is safe to say that, a
long period of cold weather would
damage the crop but as to whether
there has been any damage by the
cold weather Of the past week no.
body can say with any certainty"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
LAST NIGHT COOLEST FOR I
PAST TWENTY YEARS
Alex. Pitcher, Who Has Kept Govern
ment Records Says that Fourteen Be-
low Was A Record Breaker in This
Valley---Salisbury Say That the Cold
Snap is Over and It Will Warn Up.

below at o'clock last night at NAL
aga, and 16 below at s o'clock this
morning. Cashmere also reported
the coolest of the year in that val
ley.
There is little satisfaction in the
report of Weather Observer Sails
bury, of Seattle, who says that the
cold snap is broken and though the
rise in temperature will be slow for
the coming week, yet the indications
are that it is going to get warmer.
The reports are that No. 1 is only
six hours late today instead of being
annulled, as has been the report for
the past week.
No. 4, eastbound, is reported at
noon as on time, but the bitter cold
in the Cascades may delay the, train.
as Vas the case yesterday. The road
is open but the cold congeals the
steam and cuts down the running
time.
There we've some lo~.records made
yesterday throughout the Inland En-
pire as follows ~
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12

women who have driven in from the
country in which to go to clean up
and refresh themselves.
The committee will be appointed
and a week or SD given for making
a report as to ways and means OF
securing the new building, and then
a general meeting of the club will
be called to act upon the report. Ii
is hoped to get something started 1y
early spring.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
CITY WON HALL CASE.

One of the cases that was settled
last Saturday in the superior court
was that of l.. o. Hall versus the
City of Wenatchee. Mr.. Hall sued
for the vacation of a Is foot strip
of land west of the street line on
Mission street, adjoining his lots.
Judge Steiner held that Mr.. Halls
contention was not good and gave
his decision in favor of the city. This
means that the street will be as 1t
Is at present laid out
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12

in the meeting who strongly adj
vanced his claims.
The fire died out of the stove, the
room got cold and the meeting had
to adjourn before final recommends
tions were made for the various of
fees to be filled-and thus was saved
the necessity for the fading away in
the spring time of political castles
built during the snow and the ice.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
MAY OPEN PLUMBING SHOP.

F. Strange, of Seattle, has arrived
here and, in company with F. NJ.
Fiske, will open a plumbing shop on
Wenatchee avenue. Mr.. Strange is
engaged in business in Seattle but
wants to eatab lish a business here
also. The new firm is negotiating
for the little building on North We
natchee avenue owned by the Tog-
gerry, and may open up there
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
FIFTY MINERS KILLED
By EXPLOSION Of GAS
Hundred Miners in West Virginia Col
liery Trapped by Terrific Gas Explo-
sion---Fifty Killed and Others Impri-
neutrality-suspicious. Had Pronounced
Mine Safest in Country
Special to the World.

Special to the World.
Welsh, w. Va, Jan. 12.-At least
100 miners are trapped by terrific
gas explosion similar to the one in
the Branch colliery of two weeks
ago. Fifty are known to be killed
in the explosion this morning. which
occurred after the majority of the
men had gone to work. 1t is known
positively that there are $50 men in
the mine Inspectors visited this
mine only a short time ago and pro-
nounced it one of the very safest OF
the country.
) The community is paralyzed over
the second terrible calamity that has
occurred during the past two weeks.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-12
GAVE FINE =.
FRUIT SERVICE
GREAT NORTHERN CUT DOWN
RUNNING TIME FROM WENAT-
FAST TIME FOR ALL FRUIT
TRAINS.

A. A. Piper, of the Great North
ern. feels very proud of the service
given the shippers here during the
past season. There were no kicks
for cars and great dispatch was
made in getting the shipments to
their destination. Mr.. Piper this
morning said to World reporter:
During the apple shipping season