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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
ACTION ON PORTER BOX
BILL DEFERRED ONE YEAR
M. O. Tibbits Wired Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION That No Action Would Be
Taken on Objectionable Features of
Bill for Another Y ear---Local Growers
Want No Changes in Size of Boxes.

There has been a great deal of in
dignation in the valley over the pur-
ported agreement among the fruit
growers assembled at Washington,
D. c., fixing the size of the standard
apple box at one and ;one-half inches
longer than the present boxes in use
in the west. The plan had been
since the first announcement was
made to adopt very strong resolu-
tons of protest at the meeting of the
Wenatchee Fruit Growers Associa-
ton that was held here today, but
early this morning a message was re-
ceived from M. o. Tibbits, from
Washington, D. c., saying that &C
ton had been deferred on the objec-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
TEACH CARE
Of ORCHARDS
SHORT COURSE IN HORTICUL-
TURE BEGINS AT w. s. c.
NEARLY HALF HUNDRED ARE
PRESENT FROM YAKIMA.
(By Associated Press.

PULLMAN, Wash, Feb. 3.-The
short course in horticulture began in
Washington State College this morn
ing and will continue for two weeks.
Every train brings in fruit men from
various parts of the state, adjoining
states and British Columbia There
are nearly so here from Yakima val
ley, more than dozen arriving yes
terday No difficulty has been found
in securing accommodations for all.
Prof. w. S. Thornber, head of the
department of horticulture, is assist
ed in the work by an able corps of
assistants and every hour of the two
weeks will be devoted TO work. As
the time is limited it is necessary to
rush the work, and there will be
little intermission between sessions.
Everything pertaining to fruit
growing, pruning. grating, budding
and the general care of the tree will
be shown by the instructors, who
have a lot of trees and a miniature
nursery arranged for this purpose.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
INVESTIGATE MON
TANA GOVERNOR
LEGISLATIVE INQUIRY BRINGS
OUT EVIDENCE CONCERNING
GRAFT IN TRANSFER OF
STATE LANDS.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 4.-Sensa-
tional testimony affecting former
Gov Joseph X. Toole has been ad-
vanced before the legislative inquiry
into the general land situation. W.
A. Prodger, of Kalispell, a livery
man, while on the stand testified
that General Superintendent McRae
of the Northwestern Lumber Com
pany had informed him that the first
negotiations for the transfer of So
600 acres of state lands to the three
timber concerns involved would have
been carried out Immediately save
for the alleged demand of Governor
Toole for more funds, $4,000 being
mentioned as alleged graft in this
instance.
McRae took the stand and denied
having made such statement.
Governor Toole vehemently de-
MED the allegation, as did other
members of the board, that they re-
ceived any money or any other il
legal consideration.
The exoneration of the board men,
bers seems certain.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
WILL ELECT OFFICERS TO-DAY

The adjourned meeting of the We
natchee Fruit Growers association is
being held today at the Wenatchee
Commercial Club rooms. The new
bylaws were adopted after a great
deal of debate. The election of
board of directors occurs this after
noon and the count is being made as
the Daily World goes to press. 1t is
likely that it will be fully o'clock
before the results are known. 1t is
thought that mixed ticket will be
elected.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
HOT FIRE IN
NEW YORK CITY
TWENTY FIREMEN OVERCOME
BY SMOKE-GREATP PROPERTY
LOSS-PANIC IN NEARBY CON-
VENT.
(By Associated Press. }

NEW YORK, Feb. Fire in a
five-story' factory building at Emer-
son Place destroyed $4,000 worth
of property. Twenty firemen were
overcome by smoke. A panic among
500 girls in the convent of the Sis
tiers of Mercy, nearby, was narrowly
averted by the action of the authori-
ties of the institution in assembling
the inmates for prayer on the lower
floors.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
ANT|-JAPANESE
BILL: FAILED
ROOSEVELT DOMINATES UPPER
HOUSE OF CALIFORNIA LEGIS-
LATURE-JOHNS BILL FAIL
ED TO PASS.
(By Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. a.
Grove L. Johnson's bill prohibiting
aliens being members of corporations.
one of the anti-Japanese bills to
which President Roosevelt objected,
was refused passage in the assembly
today by a vote of "a to Is. This
vote shows heavy falling off of sup
port for the measure since yesterday
when the vote on the Drew and alien
land bill was As noes to % yeas.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04

At a meeting of the Commercial
Club held last night to hear the re-
port of the building committee, COM
posed of w. R. Prowell, Arthur Gum
and H. w. Taylor, in reference to
commercial club building, it was de-
cided to erect at once a club build
ing, the cost of which will be from
$16,5OO to $4,000.
The report of the committee called
for the erection of building to cost
about $4,000. This contemplated a
building without gymnasium. The
sense of the meeting seemed to be
in favor of increasing the cost enough
to include a gymnasium.
The building as proposed by the
committee will include the follow
ing:
Basement - Cafe, kitchen, fuel
room and furnace.
reading room, card room, assembly
room, trophy room, two committee
rooms, toilets, lockers and waiting
and rest room for people from the
country.
Second Floor-Fifteen rooms for
renting purposes; one suite of three
rooms for the same purpose, a par
lor and two bath rooms.
The report of the committee was
adopted and the committee continued
to have in charge the plans of financ-
ing the new building.
The report is as follows:
Wenatchee, Wash, Feb. 3, 1909.
To the Wenatchee Commercial Club:
We, your committee, appointed to
investigate the possibility of the erec-
ton of a club house, beg to report
as follows:
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
COMMERCIAL CLUB To
ERECT HANDSOME BUILDING
Structure to Cost $4,000 or Upwards
Financing of Scheme Practically
Assured---Arthur Gum, w. R. Pro-
we'll and H. w. Taylor, a Building
Committee to Carry Out Plans.

For the purpose of estimating the
cost of such building we have had
prepared the sketch plan which is
submitted herewith. We desire it to
be understood that this plan is by no
means offered as final, but as merely
suggestive. We find upon careful
estimate that such building to
cover lots 50x120 feet in size will
cost about $4,000. We recommend
building of two stories and base
ment to cover 45x5O. That the club
rooms proper be located upon the
ground floor. That the basement be
rented-preferably for a cafe. That
the second floor be arranged in rooms
and rented to club members.
We believe that $4,000 can be
borrowed upon the property at per
cent. We also recommend that the
balance be raised by issuing notes
in the denomination of $50 and 500
each, payable on or before five years
with interest at per cent. 1t is our
idea that these notes can be placed
with the club members, and that one
or more of them to be selected by
lot, be taken up each month.
The rooms and basement should
bring in net rental income of at
least $500 per month The club
ought to be able to pay into the
sinking fund at least $50 per month
more, as we shall be saving our pres
ent rent. The monthly interest upon
the mortgage would be $40 The ac-
crued interest upon the notes would
be s23. Upon a basis of a sinking
fund of $3.50 per month this would
allow $157 per month to be applied
upon the payment of the notes which
would thus be taken up in less than
two years. Thereafter the entire
amount would accumulate for cover
ing the mortgage, which could be
entirely paid in term of ten years.
While ten years seems like long
time, it must be remembered that
the club would have the use of the
entire commodious quarters in the
meantime, without payment of rent,
for all that we paid out would go
into the property.
We therefore recommend that the
club decide to construct a building,
and that a permanent building COM
mittee be appointed. with authority
to draw definite plans, and that the
club at this time decide upon the
financial plan to be adopted:
Respectfully submitted,
w. R. PROWELL,
ARTHUR QUINN.
H. w. TAYLOR,
Committee.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
To OPPOSE
COUNTY DIVISION
DELEGATION OF WATERVILLE
PEOPLE GO TO OLYMPIA TO
FIGHT MEASURE INTRODUCED
BY REPRESENTATIVE CAMP
BELL.

Messrs. A. l.. Rogers, NJ. B. Howe,
Jesse Bonar and Gale Mathews, dele
gates of the Waterville Commercial
Club, passed through the city today
en- route to Olympia to work against
the proposed division of Douglas
county. The bill providing for the
division has been introduced by Rep
resentative Campbell and names
Ephrata as the county seat of the
new county, which is to be called Big
Bend. The division bill is to have
very hard shedding, as a number of
the Older towns are fighting the
measure bitterly. Besides Water
vile, a number of the other towns
are lined up in opposition. Coulee
City, Hartline and Bridgeport are
with Waterville this time. A. l..
Rogers. who will take charge of the
opposition to the measure, is a very
skillful politician and usually gets
what he goes after The object of
these men is not so much TO prevent
the division as it is TO make the divi-
sion, if that is desired, on a more
equitable basis in the way of terri
tory. The Campbell bill leaves but
little territory in the old county of
Douglas.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
Regulate Racing in Texas.
(By Associated PreSS.)

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 4.-The COM
mittee of the lower house today de-
cided to favorably report the bill
creating a state racing commission to
pass upon all racing matters. Race
meetings are limited to Is days and
to 80 days within one county. Abso-
lutte ban is blaced upon pool rooms
and on selling information to pool
rooms within the state. The COM
mission is to control the betting
which is to be under the Paris Mu-
tual system, the percentage to go to
the association promoting the meet
ings
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04

tionable features of the bill for at
least one year. The message is as
follows:
''The Objectionable features of the
Porter bill have been mainly elimin-
ated. All action has been postponed
for one year. My best wishes for a
harmonious and profitable meeting.
M. o. TIBBITS."
The message was very welcome
news to the growers here, as it is
generally conceded that the adoption
Of the larger box was aimed and
planned by the eastern growers to
put the western fruit at a disadvant-
age.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04

OLYMPIA, Feb. 4.--The house
and senate today expungej from yes
terday's journal the record of pro-
ceedings- in the anti-racetrack bill,
taken after passage of the bill in the
senate BY today's action the bill
stands as passed by the senate with
out emergency clause and by the
house with emergency clause
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
Tourist Club.

Mrs. /. J. Bailey entertains the
Tourist Club at her home, on Penn
svlvania avenue. Saturday afternoon,
February 6, instead of Friday after
noon. This is the social meeting of
the club. Both Lincoln's birthday
and st. Valentines day will be cele-
brated.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04
THE WEATHER.
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press.)
For Washington-Occas rain
tonight and Friday in the west part;
rain or snow tonight and Friday in
the east portion; southwesterly
winds.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-04

Miss Lulu Schimtten, of Cashmere,
visited with Miss Mable Beezley to-
day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27

Christmas Eve at Castle Home was,
by the unanimous opinion of those who
witnessed it, one of the most delight
full Christmas entertainments of this
season. At seven o'clock the home
presented the appearance Of a recep-
ton by little lords and ladies to their
parents and other guests. Some of
these guests were marines, who always
enjoy an evening at the home; others
were there who are two, three or near
Iy four-scofe years of age, as the time
flies, but everyone was as young that
evening as when he used to listen with
eredulous ears for Santa Claus and his
reindeer. AT the proper time all went
up into the great spacious attic, from
whose cross beams hung long strings
of ornaments, each with box of candy
at the lower end. Under this novel
bower sat the thirty children of the
home, while the guests, in chatty
groups, sat where they could enjoy the
program.
The program was prepared entirely
by the children themselves, under the
leadership of Miss Ida Downward
twelve years old, and consisted of
solos, choruses and recitations. Just as
the fame of Santa Claus was being re-
hearsed, the sound of bells and rein
deer hoofs was heard on the roof, and
in came the jolliest Santa ever seen.
Everyone was surprised at his especial
ly generous remembrance of every
child in the home. The children, too.
had made gifts to give to each other
and to their guests, and the place was
as interesting as Santa Claus shop
itself
Then there was a large table with
platters. full of candy and pans full of
popcorn and nuts, and plenty of good,
refreshing water to drink, and every
one was served by the little enter
tainers.
1t was plain to all that Castle Home
is a real home, pervaded with the dis
cipline of love and that the Misses
Johnson and Mrs. Smith take pride and
JOY in the children. without partiality
and as if the little ones were all their
own.
In bidding farewell, some of the
guests expressed the opinion that the
ladies ought to make it home for
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS


increase the number On the retired list
and the cost also, but offsetting the in
creased cost of the retired list, the
secretary says, would be a reduction
IN the cost OF the active list. He esti-
| mates that the net result in the an
| nual cost of the military establishment
would be an increase of about $1,000
600 or decrease of about $3.50, 900, de-
pending on the manner in which the
law is administered. Under the plan,
he says, there would be upon. the re-
tired list about 500 officers less than
forty-five years of age, who. drawing
small pay, would be subject to call in
case of necessity.
''The bill, - says the secretary, sFdoes
not provide for any Encouragement in
the order of merit of officers remaining
in the service. There is no selection in
promotion. In this respect it might be
improved upon. l do not believe that
we will have an army as efficient as it
ought to be until both of these elements
of merit system shall have been in
troduced. l feel less hesitancy in urg-
ing these views because of the express
sions of my recent predecessors
AIeshire to Save S2,50o,0Oo.
Any attempt to save the govern
ment money is looked upon with uni
versal favor. Therefore it is but nat
ural that there should be wide interest
in the tentative promise of Quarter
master-General Aleshire to save the
military establishment $2.500,000 if
more officers are provided, together
with a new system of selection and
detail. A considerable number of the
civilian employees and enlisted men
who receive extra duty pay are render
ing inefficient service, either from in
ability, inattention or the infrmities
of age. BY more supervision, General
Aleshire figures out. he could save the
government $2S0000.
At one post, General Aleshire points
out, the local authorities estimated So
600 pounds of coal per month would
be required. Investigation by sis of
fee showed $4,000 pounds. a reduction
of 27.5 per cent, would be sufficient
On fuel for the entire service. he est
mates, 1854, 900 could be saved.
''It is known in this office that the
per capita consumption of water at
military posts is greatly in excess of,
and at some posts from two to three
times, that of municipalities supplied
by water systems" says General Ale
shire 4 saving of 30 per cent. can
be made. or s41 200. he estimates.
At one post. General Aleshire says.
the cost of electric light current was
reduced SO 10 per cent. A saving Of
$110,920 could be effected throughout
the service, he reports. The frequent
changes in assignment of quartermas-
tiers has been detrimental to works
under construction ar the posts. 4
saving of S1.133,000 could be effected
by changing the system of assignment
and in increasing the number of off
GERS for inspection purposes, General
Aleshire says.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27
GENERAL BARRY WILL
BE IN HONOLULU TODAY

Ma orG General Barry, I. S. A, COM
handing the department of California,
which includes the Hawaiian Islands,
wilt arrive today on the Pacific Mail
steamship Mongolia, to inspect the
military establishment in and around
Honolulu. His principal work, how
ever, will be to investigate the Leile-
hua country with view to settling
the vexed question as to where the new
brigade post is to be built There has
been some difficulty among the mem
bers of the army board to choose a site
which seemed agreeable to all, and
General Barry will practically act as a
referee in the matter The post is to
be built near the present cavalry can
torment at Leilehua. and will be of
such proportions that four thousand
men may be chartered there. General
Barry will be accompanied by. his aides
and an engineer officer.
Military Promotions by Selection.
According to Secretary Dickinson
'Ethe entire absence of merit system
in the advancement in their calling of
the officers of the army is not good
for the efficiency of the organizat ton. -
In recent report on the subject he
points out that, except by detail to the
ordnance department, or to the lowest
grade of the judge advocate general s
department or the general staff, it is
impossible to advance an officer single
step beyond his place in his branch of
the service, no matter how great his
merit may be nor how mediocre those
Immediately above him, unless he is
made a general officer. Selection on
merit, he says, is efficiently exercised in
OF her professions and should not be i'm
possible in the army. The objections
advanced against the system of promo
ton by selection are undue influence,
the evil effect on those passed over, the
vested right to promotion in turn AMI
the difficulty of making just selections.
1t is admitted by Secretary Dickin-
son that the elimination of the least
efficient is necessary feature of the
adoption of a true merit system. He
SAYS that a system for such elimination
as is intended to avoid the evil of su-
perannuation among officers is provided
by senate bill No. 1854, introduced on
the recommendation of Mr.. Ta$s in the
sixtieth session. That bill requires
that certain percentage of each COM
missioned grade of the line of the army
shall be promoted each year, and that
if enough vacancies to produce the pro-
motions do not occur through ordinary
casualties the additional number need
ed shall be created by the selection for
retirement of those who can best be
spared. The number of promotions re-
quired has been computed so that in
the long run and upon the average Off
GERS shall reach the grade of captain
at thirty-four years, of major at forty
four and of colonel at ffty-four years.
An effect Of the bill would be 70
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27
Portuguese Sunday School.

everybody, so happy is the atmosphere
of the household
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27

The Portuguese Sunday school of the
Evangelical church at the corner of
Miller and Punchbowl streets triumph
ed completely over the elements Sat
urday evening in its Christmas service.
That anniversary day was beautifully.
opened with a serenade of the super
intendent early in the morning at his
residence on Kewalo street.
Though at a considerable distance.
the apostolic number welve-u under
the leadership of Mrs. F. C. Stone,
walked to the place and greeted W. A.
Bowen and family with very sweet
songs suitable to the person.
In the evening, Notwithstanding the
heavy rain, very fine audience as
sembled and the children and young
people very successfully rendered a
varied program. Aside from the solos
and set pieces of music, all of which
were sung and played with spirit, there
were forty-eight Juvenile speakers.
Pastor A. V. Soares and his pupils
are to be congratulated upon the thor
ough preparation made, which prevent
ed any necessity for prompting their
young people. The church was dec
GRATED with Hawaiian blooms and fes-
toons of red, white and blue, and the
Christmas tree added its attractions.
A collection was taken for the needy,
candies distributed to the children, and
the whole made a very interesting oc-
caSion
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27
Susannan Wesley Home.

The following letter of thanks has
been received:
Dear Friends of Susannah Wesley
Home:-We take this way of thanking
you for the part you may nave had in
making our Christmas a happy one.
Each year at this season it has 5oen
cur custom to appeal to our friends
for help. First, because we need it;
second, because the greater blessing
comes to the giver.
Through the kindness and generosity
of our friends We had a turkey dinner.
To Mrs. Harrison, c. j. Day & Co.
and the Metropolitan Meat Market we
are indebted for plenty enough to go
around.
This is the second Christmas we have
had turkey in the history of our home
A Christmas tree, the gift of Mr.. jung
claus, bore fruit which made the chill
dren very happy.
We had apples from our friend, Mrs.
George R. Carter; also oranges, both
from Mr.. Paxton and our Korean
friends from Punchbowl street. From
two friends each we received $40.
Now, dear friends, we need ten
scholarships for children in our home.
This means $50 each. We hope before
the year 1910 closes we may receive
the assurance of this amount.
Trusting it may be put upon your
hearts to respond to this appeal, and
wishing, for you and yours, God IS
choicest gifts for the New Year so near
at hand, we remain your grateful
friends of Susannah Wesley Home.
META S. MACK, Superintendent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-27
DELMONlCO HOTEL

$50 Beretania Street, adjoining Central
Fire Station.
Furnished rooms, mosquito proof.
First class accommodation, en- suite
or single, for men only.
Terms reasonable.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-21
u. L. i UIIIIUIC.
Austin, Tex, June 10, 1909.
Rev. DR.. H.G. Hill.
Charlotte Observer, 10th.

Rev. DR.. H. G. Hill, of Max
ton, the venerable pastor of the
Maxton and Centre Presby-
terian churches, who spent yes
terday and last night in the city
in attendance upon the sessions
of the board Of regents of Ba-
rum Springs Orphanage, is one
Of the most eminent ministers in
the Southern General Assembly.
He was asked a few days ago
the number of sermons he had
preached. After thinking a
short time he responded that his
recollection as to figures did not
go father back than 1871, but
that since that time he had
preached, approximately, 4,9OC
sermons and had deliverd some
thing like 1900 addresses. DIR.
Hill is about II years of age and
is a splendid type of that robust,
militant clergy of by-gone days,
He has held almost every honor
in the gift of his Church, hav.
ing served as moderator of th<
Synod Of North Carolina ant
moderator of the General AS
sembly. For the past SO years
he has been a member of tn,
board of trustees of Union The
illogical Seminary, Richmond
Va, and for SO years he has beel
chairman of the home mission
| committee of Fayetteville Pres
bytery. DR.. Hill, while in tn
J city, was the guest of his friend
Rev. DR.. P. R. Law, at tn
Central.