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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-23

to offer that cannot be duplicated
here, so far as natural conditions
are concerned, but much of the
grandest of our scenery Is almost
inaccessible under present condi-
lions. Not so with Rainier national
park. It Is in easy reach, by good
transportation facilities, OF Seattle
or Tacoma. The trip to the park
can be had in ease and comfort at
the most limited expenditure of time
and money.
Yet visitor here from abroad,
who has spent many months in the
United States, learns of this only in
the most casual way, instead of hav-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-23
Buy LeavenwOrth Block.

Leavenworth, July 2.-Roach &:
Messner last week bought from ]. w
Elliott the one-story brick block ad
joining the Fitz block, occupied by
Mr. Elliott as a mems furnishing
store 1t Is Messrs. Roach & Mess
ner's plan to fit this place for a first
class saloon, as soon as their lease
runs out at the Big Rock. The Big
Rock building probably will be torn
down and a brick business block
erected.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-23
KEEP COOL

+ The next time someone asks !
+ you If this is hot enough or !
+ tries to tell you how warm it I
+ is get back at him with the in i!
+ junction to keep cool. When he
= asks how hand him this hygenic /!
+ coneoction: &!
+ Don't drink acid waters. 1
+ Don't drink Ice waters. 1
= Eat fruit and vegetables.
+ Never eat meat in summer i!
+ time. 1
+ Keep In the shade 4!
= Don't exercise violently. !
+ Don't let fashion get ahead 1
+ of personal comfort. j.!
+ = = + = = = = = = = = = = 1
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-23
NO FREAK NAMES
: FOR P0ST|OFF|CES
GOVERNMENT WANTS MORE DIG.
NIFTY IN SELECTION-BAN ON
PEEK-A-BOOS, YURADAB1AS.
ETC.

No more freak postofice names is
the edict that has gone forth from
Washington. No more Yubadamas.
Peek-a-boos, Dustys, Rainys, Never
fails, Pin Hook Landings, Lets, Apes,
Lilies, Beevilles, Cherry Trees, Thief
River Falls, Black Ducks, Blue
Earths or Sandwiches.
Tennessee was formerly the ban
ner freak postoffice state, but many
of the names have been changed, and
now the honors are divided between
the western and southern states.
Some years ago the rural districts of
the west and south seemed to make
an effort to select the most unusual
names. Many of these have survived
from year to year, and now the gov
eminent has decided that there shall
be more dignity in the selection of
pOstoffice names, no matter where
:. they are located. Letters to Snake
ford, Skates, Smoky and Smoky
Ordinary, however, will find their
destination, as the old names will
be kept on file and the new ones
substituted by postal clerks on the
letters as they pass through their
hands
More seriousness in the selection
of postoffice names Is desired, &C
cording to information just received
from the postof1ce department at
Washington. and the Tennessee
mountaineer and the western plains
man who took delight in choosing
the most freakish name obtainable
for the postoffice will in the future
have to get the sanction Of the post
office department for the name be-
fore it becomes Official
Besides the ultra-original names
there are the names that are becom-
ing overcommOn. Few persons
realize the trouble made the hard
working postoflce employees and pos
tai clerks by an incorrect address on
a letter." said Frank W. vaille, SUI
perintendent of the new thirteenth
division of the railway mail service.
IF you are out in the country and
wanted to write a letter home, OF
course you would think that every
body knows where Seattle, but there
>are two Seattles. Your letter might
go to Seattle, Coryell county, Texas. ~
Mr. Vaille explained that the du-
plication of the names of postof1ces
and towns was increasing every day
and in the official postal guide, which
was issued yesterday, there are three
Chicagos, only one New York, but
two New York Mills, nineteen Port
lands, twenty Denvers, two Balti-
mores, ten Pittsburgs, sixteen Brook
lyns, twelve Bostons, and six Phila-
delphias in as many states Newport
and Columbus seem to be favorite
names, there being 20 of the former
and 20 of the latter. There is only
one Vancouver south of the Cana
dian line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
CITY'S CHILDREN FLOCK TUESDAY TO SCHOOL HOUSTON WHICH MANY THOUSANDS WERE NEWLY SPENT

rearranged and a new heating system installed. The contract for the heat ing and plumbing was let to the W. P.
 Kirk Company, that for the painting to
 Peter Dave and the masonry to the
 Gillette Construction Company. The s. w. Hubbell Company had charge
 of all the wood construction. Joseph W. Northrop was the architect. This has been the most costly of any of the Improvements as it will easily reach
 $38, ,00O.
 At the high school the old lunch
 counter room has been converted into
 a room for recitation purposes. The fire escapes, which were added last floors of the recitation rooms varnish-
 ed. The ancient and dilapidated High
 street school will again be utilized
 this year. It has been cleaned and
 feels that 1t is scarcely a proper build ing for school purposes. There are
 three rooms there for the primary grades and a large room that is used
 as the supply department of the board
 of education. The number of chil-
 dren who will attend the Grand street
 school is so large that it has become necessary to transfer one of the port
 able buildings from the Maplewood school and use it in connection with the Grand street building.
 There are eight of these portable houses that have been placed near va rious schools and one that will be To- cated later where it is most needed.
 Dr. Dean to-day expressed the opin- ion that the plan of holding session in the morning for some of the pupils and another in the afternoon for the others as was the case in the Shelton and Lincoln schools last year would
 be avoided this year, although this is not a certainty as the conditions
 will only be known when all the pu- nj r6piStarad There D- crease of 500 pupils each year and therefore need for a new eight room school at the\ opening of each new year.
 Minor repairs have been made at the other schools. At the Pequonnock street school the roof has been repair l ed and the desks vanished. At the school house on Oak street new heat CTS have been installed. New lava tories have been put in the Clinton avenue school and storm door plac- ed on the north entrance. A base
 ment room was fitted up at the Jane
 street school for school purposes. The | Newfield, Mckinley and Shelton schools were not given as much atten-
 tion as the others they are compar-
 tion exists at the Huntington Road
 school where three are only eight rooms | in use although there are ten in the
 building. Iris is the only school in the
 city where there is any such amount of | space to spare.
 | A domestic science room has been fitted up at the Wheeler school, the 1 1rst-of it's kind in the city. This will
 serve for all the schools in the city
 and those girls who elect the course will have to go from the school where
 they are in regular attendance to the Wheeler school for instruction. Later
 similar rooms will be fitted up in oth- CT schools.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
Now Question of Veracity Between
 Two White Men

washington, Sept. 10.-It is now the unsupported word of one white man against that of another.
 The great Polar controversy has re- solved itself into a question of purely personal veracity between pr. F.reder. ick A. Cook and Commander Robert E. Peary.
 According to the statements of each, neither was accompanied by mem Der of his own race when he is alleged to have planted. the Stars and Strlpes at the North Pole.
 That Peary had with him only ms old negro body servant, Matt Henseh' and a handful of Eskimos when he made the last stage Of his journey to- ward the Pole, and that he had sent back the only remaining white mem Der of the expedition when he reached latitude SIS, was not known until the first installment of his detailed story of his trip was published today
 One of the principal arguments made by the Peary supporters against the acceptance of pr. Cooks claims 10 discovery of the Pole was his own ad- mission that he was unaccompanleo by any white man.
 Now, it appears. from Pearys own story, that he himself was in ike situation. Aside from the negro Hensen, who had been his man Frl- day. for the past 20 years, his sole companions were four Eskimos. [Ehere was no white man with him who can now take the witness stand and tes-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

tify to, the accuracy of his Scient1f1c. observations above the latitude of S7 degrees and 8 minutes.
 In the opinion of the Cook support CTS here. the final records of Cooks observations are now just as worthy of credence as those of Peary. They contend that Dr. Cooks previous standing as an explorer and man of integrity render lis unsupported word of equal value to that of Peary. They doh't regard the negro Hensen as factor in the equation. His long em- ployment by the explorer would put nesses, even if his lack of scientific knowledge did not bar him.
 While none but the most radical Cook followers seek to discredit Peary, they point with some glee today to the statements made by Peary's support his discovery that no explorer could hope to convince the world of the truth of his story unless corroborated by the personal testimony of at least one other white man.
 Who will constitute the court of last
 resort in the controversy is still prob lematical Various suggestions have
 been made, but it is not likely that a definite movement will be set on foot
 in this direction until the return of the two explorers to this country. The Coast and Geodetic Surveys offer to act as arbitrator will hardly be ac- cepted by Dr. Cook, inasmuch as Peary was in a sense an employe of this institution, being on detached duty for it from the naval service during his trip. Both men are lecturers be- fore the National Geographic Society of this city, and as the attitude of this body has been one of "hands' off, since Peary made his charges against Cook, it is believed that the two ex- plorers would be willing to submit their quarrel to the adjudication of an international board of scientists, to be selected by the society. Already the Duke of Abruzzi, at one time the wearer of "farthest north'' laurels, is being prominently mentioned as. the possible head of the proposed court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

Inc Roosevelt cannot possibly reach port before late Saturday night, ana Sunday is a more probable date' Wlth Monday as a possibility. | The statement written yesterday ex-
 clusively for the United Press by sec retary Herbert l.. Bridgman or the Peary Arctic Club, in which he grant. = ed that Peary's own brief account oI
 a. degree the plausibility of COOK s claims, has had the effect of raising reasonable doubt in the minds or many 1 loyal adherents of Commander Peary, and there is a growing bel1ef m thls
 little port, which has peen i+;ans the heTst 4hat | inc Brooklyn doctor has simply | "beaten Peary to it.
 | All the past masters of Arctic adven- | ture here, however, while admlttlns the possibility of Dr. Cooks achieve | ment place a share of the honor due
 him to the credit of Commander Peary,
 as they all agree that if Cook did sue | ceed it was by playing Pearys game. | Vaudeville managers, magazines, lec-
 ture bureaus, and book concerns got | into action today and fairly deluged
 Secretary Bridgman with offers of
 contracts with Peary. One magazine
 wired an offer of $10,O00 to bind con-
 tract and left it to Peary to name hls
 own terms for his exclusive story; The National Geographic society or
 Washington has wired requesting that
 Peary deliver his first lecture before
 that body, and President Finley of the | College of the City of New York has 1 rendered the use of the big assemply hall of the college for a lecture by Peary.
 Sydney is preparing to do itself
 proud in welcoming Peary back. from his triumphant conquest of the farth- est north. Upon the call of the May or, all the residences and places of
 business in the city vii fly Canadian and American flags and all the craft in the harbor will appear in full dress.''
 With their co1ors flying, every craft in the harbor will proceed to North Sydney, when the Roosevelt is sight ed, and will act as an escort of honor to her anchorage in this city. Whls- ties are already being tested.
 Secretary Bridgman and Onlted States Consul Kehl will meet the Roosevelt with a tug and extend for- nal welcomes and congratulations to
 Commander Peary and his men. Mrs.
 Peary and her two children will ar rive at 7:25 this evening.
 Bridgman today sent the following dispatch to the Hudson-F'ulton com mission:
 "Peary Arctic Club applies for posi- ton for the steamer Roosevelt With North Pole in centennial parade"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
OUR MILLIONAIRES.

American Money Kings From a Ger
 man Point of View.
 In a satirical article entitled "The Natural History of American Million aires'' a writer in the Berliner Tage- blatt says: 'They all came to New York, Chicago or Philadelphia with one shirt and with one cent in the pocket of the only other garment. All served as bootblacks, errand boys or even in more humble positions and in the second week had saved enough to buy a waistcoat. After one month they appeared before their respective employers clad in new. clothes and told them with imposing self conf- dence that the organization of their business was defective and required reorganization. A year later the boy has become a partner, in two years he has outstripped the former boss in wealth, and a year later he has grown smart enough to kill off the benefactor of other days4 All American million aires arise at 8 in the morning, eat and drink almost nothing, cease their work at midnight and allow only those
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
Almost Heavenly.

''That is Saturn you see now," ex- plains the astronomer, while the visitor to the observatory peers through the telescope at the mysterious orb with its rings and with it's moons showing as little points of light.
 Its away off, isn't it?" asks the visitor. ~
 "Oh, yes. Saturn is so far of that it requires thirty of our years to make the circuit around the sun"
 Thirty years"
 "Yes'' {
 "My! Saturn must be pretty close to heaven
 q couldn't say as to that"
 "I should call it almost heavenly not to have to buy spring dresses and hats for my wife and daughters not more than once in thirty years.' 4 For fear the visitor would have something to say about the summer engagements on Saturn being respon- sible for the rings, the astronomer quickly pointed the telescope toward Jupiter.-Chicago Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
BROKE IT GENTLY.
The Reason the Brakeman Quit Rail-
 roading For Awhile.


 Danny Wilmarth was a brakeman. One day while his train was on side track at town in Ohio another train that was doing some switching on the same track suddenly bumped into the caboose on the rear platform of which Danny was standing, and he was se- yerely bruised. He was taken to a local hospital, where it was found that his injuries were so serious as to ne cessitate his remaining several weeks for treatment. At the end of month he surprised his mother at her home in Pittsburg by walking into the house on crutches.
 "Why, Danny" she exclaimed, "what is the matter? What has happened to you?"
 'Why, wrote and told you, mother" :" he answered with grin.
 'tNo, son, you didn't. All you wrote was that you were going to quit rail- roading for awhile, that you had found something else to do and that it was an indoor job. You didn't say a word about getting hurt df anything of that kind.''
 - 'T' surely did, mother. I told you what happened to me."-
 "You surely didn'tw
 'How did I say I came to be staying in that town?'
 "You said you happened to be caught there between trains."
 "Well, I was.'-Youth's Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

Tuesday next marks the opening ot the new school year and the pqplls will return to find their schools spick and span, cleanliness awaiting them as a welcome. There is not a pubic school in, the city that has not hao something done to it during the sum- mer months to improve either it's ex- <erior or interior. Several new addl- tions have been built to satisfy the expected increase in the school enroll ment. From the repair fund Of the board of education $10,000 has been spent and before April 1, S3,ooo more will be used for general improve ments. The one mill tax which IS al lowed the board each year as build ing fund amounted this year to $79,22o, the greater part of which has already been used in the erection or the new additions and the remainder Will De put into more new buildings within short time.
 At the Prospect street school two new additions have been erected, one in the rear and one which will extend 13 feet 8 inches toward the street from the original building. rms ao- dition has a frontage Of fhlrty-nVe and two-thirds feet and is used for a wide double stairway connecting all three floors. The new section III the rear is to be used for a like purpose, being eighteen and two-th1rds rect III width and extending back twenty ana two-thirds feet In the basement pew W 1avatories have been put in and a large coal bin made near the boiler room. Michael Noonan has the en- tire contract, the cost price be1ng ap- proximately $13,O00. The plans were drawn by Architect Charles T. Bearo- sley.
 A new brick building has been erect ed beside the Maplewood school con taining six rooms.~ Although the olo school and the new are in separate buildings they will be considered as one school as the same pr1nclpal VII have charge of both. The cost with out equipment will reach nearly $52' GOO. The $. w. Hubbell Building Co.,, has had charge of the construction of the new building. the plans or Wn1cn are by Joseph w. Northrop. The Black Rock district has peen long crowded one and the old building will have to serve again this year until January 1 when it is thought that the new eight room building of DITCH will be ready for occupancy. One o1 the eight portable buildings Whlch have been placed for use thls yea yea. will be located near the Black ROCK school There is a chance that the new structure will not be ready until the beginning of the next school year S26. 900 will cover the cost or this school without equipment. The ma sorry work has been done by T. O'Brien 6. Son, the carpentry by Jas Burns and the plans drawn by Cnas T. Beardsley.
 The Summerfield school will have 3 new addition directly connected witt the old part. It is so constructed that the six rooms may at any time be altered so that there will be elgh' rooms when conditions demands the change. The old building has beer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
Peary's Arrival
 Awaited in Sidney
(sneciaJ from United Press

NoPNSie1i AA 0 ASS''/
 Sydney. IN. S., Sept. 10.-Another link in the chain of evidence being welded to prove Dr. Frederick A. Cooks claim to the Polar champion ship, was revealed here today by Evelyn Baldwin. the famous Arctic explorer, who claims to have in his possession letters which will prove that as early as three years ago Cook had matured plans to beat Commander Peary at his own game.
 This is exactly what friends of the latter are most afraid of.
 While Baldwin, who has come here to be among the first to greet his old commander, is working in the belief that his evidence will be of value tc Peary in winning public sympathy and support, friends of Peary are not fa- vorably impressed with his action.
 These friends hope to prove that Peary actually reached the Pole first on plans worked out by himself, and they are not going to be content with the fraction of honor that would come to him were it proved that though Cook did reach the Pole first, he did it by appropriating Peary's plans.
 No word has been received here to- day from the Roosevelt and there is a wealth of speculation as to when the boat will arrive. The most reli- able reckoning leads to the belief that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
Doinu a Mans Work.

The Widow Skinner has been twice bereaved, and she was telling me about her two husbands over a cup of tea.
 "Boggs was the first" she said dreamily, "a ornery hound wot usued to git drunk and come home and lam haste me all over the place. Arter Boggs died I married Skinner. He was a good for nothin', ornery critter wot 'ud turn up full, and I'd lam him till he couldn't sec"
 She chuckled with quiet amusement.
 "Well," said listener, "the last was better than the first, at least"
 But the widow shook her head.
 "No, 'tw'an't," she said. 'T'd kinder got used to Boggs' little ways, and in Skinner's case never cottoned to the idea of doin' a mans work about the house."-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
HAYES LOSES MARATHON

Lowell, Mass, Sept. 10-A consist ently fast stride, maintained without let-up or seeming effort during 26 miles 3S5 yards over the Merrimac Valley circuit yesterday, enabled Hans Holmes, of Halifax, N. S., to win cas- fly Marathon road race. His time was hours, 43 minutes and 37 sec onds. Patrick Dineen, of Boston, car ried off second money, thirteen min utes behind, and Johnny Hayes, of New York, was third.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10

to live whom they think are good enough to invite. Every dollar king founds a university, an opera, a mus scum or a picture gallery. Life be- comes a burden to them when there are no more competitors in their branch worthy of destruction. Then they lie down and die of ennui."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
Drifted Into It.

''Yes, Tvs managed to get into debt pretty deeply" said Kayrliss.
 Indeed" remarked Wise. sT gave you credit for more sense than you seem to have"
 ''H'm! The trouble was that my tall Tor gave me credit for more dollars than seem to have," said Kayrliss.- Catholic Standard and Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
INSPECT BRIDGES

The Commissioners of Fairfield and New Haven counties met in this city this morning to discuss the condition of the bridges which connect the coun- ties. The bridge at Shelton was visit ed, but the inspection of the others was abandoned because of the wealth CT. The Shelton span was found to be in good shape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 EnAp

Guaranteed not to tnjure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish. Rust Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hands or clothing. Large can 10 centa Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn. 24& Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
THE PRETTIEsT FACE.

and the most beautiful hands are of. ten disfigured by an unsightly wart It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wari Remover, for sale only at The Cyru. Pharmacy, 263 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon St
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-10
What is Circumstantial Evidence.

The Best Soda in town, mixed by a man who knows how, at The Atlantic Hotel Pharmacy. a*