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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20
PROGRESS N WOOD
PRESERVATION
OF CREOSOTE
MAKES MARKED DIFFERENCE
IN LISTING QUALITY OF
NORTHWEST TIMBER.

Portland, Apr 2O.-The practice
of wood preservation is spreading so
rapidly throughout the Northwest
that the state of Washington alone
now uses approximately 100000
gallons of coal tar creosote per an
mum, for this purpose.
The growth of timber preservation
in Washington has been phenomenal
Twelve years ago, there were only
one-fourth of a million gallons OF
creosote used for the purpose of in
tercepting the ravages of teredos,
or ship worms, and Notwithstanding
fungi. Today, however, most of the
Sound are treated with creosote to
prevent destruction by teredOs. I'm
treated Douglas fir piling is destroyed
by teredos in from six months to two
years time, but if properly injected
with creosote, piles will last twenty
years more.
Railroads and traction companies
have joined in the good work, and
are treating their cross ties with
this oil to prevent early decay. Dou-
glas fir railroad ties, untreated, must
be replaced every five or six years.
but when properly treated with creo-
sote, they may be expected to last
eighteen years. City engineers no
longer think of putting in wood
block pavement unless the blocks
have been carefully injected with a
Ipreservative.
The value of this work in wood
preservation can not be over-estimat-
ed, for it means a saving of thou
sands of dollars for the people who
use large quantities of material, and
prolonging of the country's rapidly
diminishing timber supply. Because
of the Importance of the work, the
government through the United
States Forest Service is doing every
thing in its power to show the econo--
mic advantages of treating timber, in
order that it's practice will continue
to grow as it has in the past.
Because Of the high freight
charges on commodities shipped
from the east, local creosoting works
have been purchasing their oil in
England The oil\Shipped from Eng
land comes in steel drums, contain
ing 10 gallons each. These drums
cannot be returned, and it is, there
fort, necessary to sell them to local
users at their own price, which is
usually considerable below cost In
order to obtain oil more cheaply, one
Of the creosoting companies on Pu
get Sound is having a large tank
steamer, with a capacity of 1885,
600 gallons, built for the sole pur-
pose of bringing creosote from Lon
don. When this steamer is put into
service, wood preservation in the
northwest will no longer be ham,
pered by the high price of oil, and
the demand for treated timber will
undoubtedly increase very rapidly.
Inview of the excellent market for
coal tar creosote in this vicinity, a
Spokane concern is preparing to-
manufacture this OIL This firm OBJ
tains coal tar from local gas plants,
and by redistilling it, produces creo-I
sote and pitch.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20
Another Mail Train.

Postmaster Hull has been notified
that herafter first class mail only
will be made up for train No. rs,
going west at 1:16 a. m. The mail
is only for Seattle, Tacoma, Alaska
and Oregon points. No. Is is the
local running between Spokane and
Seattle and in the past has carried
no mail. No. &c is eastbound, but
there has been no instruction for
making up mail for this train.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20
HASCHARGE Of EN-
P[0YMEhT BUREAU

John w. Berger now has full
charge of the employment bureau at
the Y M. c. A. in Spokane E. A.
Miller. who has conducted the Office
for some time, has accepted a posi-
ton as assistant secretary of the Ia
coma association.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20
New Law for Nurses.

The new nurses law, chapter Al,
makes 1t a misdemeanor for any per-
son to represent herself as a regis
tered nurse latter the expiration of
80 days Immediately following the
passage of this act" The act was
signed by the governor March 8.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20
KING COUNTY TAKES
LEAD
COUNTY PARTICIPATION AT THE
ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EX-
POSITION STRONG FEATURE
CRAWFORD & COREY HAVE
ARTISTIC WORK IN HAND.

King county has naturally taken
the lead and her $4,000 building
will rank with the exhibit palaces
and state buildings in beauty and in
novelty of exhibits. The building is
already complete and the intricate in
terror work is being rushed. A model
coal mine and a complete cyclorama
of King county, which will be exc
cuted by C. S. Crawford and H. C..
Corey, a brother and cousin of J. L..
Corey of this city, will be features
of the building. Spokane county's
building is almost complete, and Che
halls and Yakima counties are not
far behind. All will have structures
that will be a credit to the counties
Most of the big county exhibits will
be in the Agriculture building, where
they have been allotted the choicest
of space.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20

The struggle of the transconti-
mental railroads for terminal facili-
ties on Puget Sound has been re-
newed at Seattle, where both the Hill
and Hartman systems are seeking
the same property on Salmon bay.
The Great Northern has been quiet
ly purchasing a new right of way
out of Seattle to the north for three
years past, and when this fact was
revealed by the filing of deeds to the
necessary land, it developed that the
Union Pacific is seeking to condemn
the same land for its terminals on
Salmon bay. The Hill road seems
to have the edge on the situation.
and according to present plans will
soon be able to make short cut
out of Seattle by crossing Salmon
bay at the Narrows, instead of cir
cling around through Ballard. The
change will be an expensive one, but
as in the case of the Seattle tunnel,
the Great Northern seems to be will
ing to spend any sum to improve its
terminals The new plan involves 4
large, high bridge, over the narrow
strip of Salmon bay Nich will, in
time, be the outlet y the Lake
Washington canal, a st be kept
open for shipping
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-04-20

The boy Or girl graduating with
highest honors from every high
school in the state of Washington
will be given a season ticket to the
A-Y.-P. exposition, with the compli-
.ments of the department of exploita-
ton. There are over 200 high
schools in the state, so more than
200 studious young men and women
will profit by this opportunity to see
all they want of the great expOsi-
ton free of charge. And to see and
observe intelligently everything at a
worlds fair is something of an edu-
cation in itself, and requires more
than the few trips to the fair which
most high school pupils will be able
to take.
The gift of the season tickets to
the honor winners in the state high
schools is made as a recognition of
the good work done by school chill
dren of the state in advertising the
exposition by letters to friends and
prominent people all over the world.
Director of Exploitation James A.
Wood declares that his Office has re-
ceivad newspapers from all parts of
the world in which are printed let
tiers about the exposition from Wash
ington students. Some of the letters
have appeared in foreign countries,
in strange languages. Mr.. Wood be-
lieves that the school publicity cam
paign has been very beneficial to the
exposition, and the gift of season
tickets is a recognition of that fact
The struggle of the transconti-
mental railroads for terminal facili-
ties on Puget Sound has been re-
newed at Seattle, where both the Hill
and Hartman systems are seeking
the same property on Salmon bay.
Tho CrooF NOrfhorp hoe hoop uuiot-
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

IN letter written to friend few days
ago the Hon. Roger Q. Mills, for many
years an honored representative Of Texas
in Congress ard author of the Mills tariff
bill, said:
"The present exhibition which is being
made in the United States Senate by Sen
ators calling themselves Democrats and
assuming TO read out Of the party all those
who do not bear the mark Of their approx
al is shameful. In fact, it is difficult
matter in these degenerate latter days for
real Democrat of the old school, one
who had convictions and belonged to the
party for the sake OF the principles which
if represented, to have any idea at all as
to what Democrat is. The party as now
represented at Washington might as well
pass out Of existence, for il has survived
its usefulness, and only serves now as
humiliating spectacle to make honest DEM
ocrats hang their heads in shame"
A good many genuine Democrats feel
Just as Mr.. Mills does. The question is,
however, with what party to affiliate, for
the Republicans are even worse than the
Democrats. Maybe Senator La Follette's
party may prove to be havep OF refuge.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

AT the West Virginia University it was
announced on Saturday that Prof. St.
George Tucker Brooke, for thirty years
professor of common and statute law, and
Prof. Robert w. Douthat, for many years
professor of Latin language and literature,
had been approved by the Carnegie
Foundation for retirement and will hence
forth participate in the fund. They both
rendered their designations from the facul-
ty. Other designations to the regents
were Thomas E. Hodges, professor of
Chemistry; Nathaniel L. Goodrich, Ii
brarian; VIM. M. Bumgartner, assistant in
German; Ross Spence, Dean of the
school OF music, and Charles E. Hogg, Jr.,
assistant in law.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an inflamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the EustaChian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c:
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17
NOTES FROM NEARBY.


The tournament near Leetown, an
nounced for last Saturday, was postponed
until Saturday of this week.
Governor Glasscock has appointed DR..
!. B. Chamberlain, of Martinsburg, to be a
member of the State Board of Optometry,
new board created by act OF the last
Legislature. This is most excellent ap-
pointment.
Rev. p. B. Stouffer, rector of the Epis-
copal Church at Harper's Ferry, has ac-
cepted call from Christ Episcopal Church
Kensington, Md, near Washington. He
expects to move to his new parish the
first of July.
Deputy Sheriff Crousehom arrested
Lewis Turner near Tiniberville, Va, last
Saturday night, for disorderly conduct on
a train. The prisoner made a desperate
attempt TO escape, whereupon the officer
shot and killed him.
The Middletown Register says that one
DAY recently in Hagerstown 81 drunken
persons were counted in ten minutes.
This is pretty big average, even for Ha-
gerstown, but the Hagerstown Mail won't
be satisfied until the record is ten min
ute.
Carl Mong, former school teacher OF
Berkeley county, was convicted in the
federal court at Parkersburg on Monday
of raising dollar bill to five-dollar bill,
and Judge Dayton sentenced him to seven
years at hard labor in the Leavenworth
Penitentiary.
The Washington and Berkeley County
Bridge Company announces that the
bridge at Williamsport will be opened for
traffic next month. AT meeting Of the
directors last week the following officers
were elected: President, Victor Cushwa,
of Williamspor; vice-president, Decatur
Hedges, OF Martinsburg; secretary treas
urer, Edward w. Byron, OF Williamsport;
Capt. h. c. Getzendanner and MeSSrS.
L. D. Getzendanner and B. F. Langdon
made a record trip from Charles Town TO
Philadelphia last week in Captain Get
zendanner's motor car, with Rumsey
Smithson at the wheel. They left Charles
Town at sunrise Monday morning, went
by way of Hagerstown, ChamberSburg
and Harrisburg and reached Philadelphia
at sunset, covering distance of about 2lO
miles. The party reached home We'd
nesday morning.-Spirit.
These deeds for the transfer OF real eS-
tate have been filed for record in the Of
flee of the county clerk since the last is
sue: A. L. Knode TO Isaac Dixon, one
acre, near the Potomac river, in the vi
cinity of Bakerton, consideration $3.50;
]. D. Cox to George H. Hagley, 40 acres
on the Opequon, two miles west OF Lee
town, consideration not given; Mildred
c. Waters to Geo. M. Lamon, EGO acres
lying on both sides of the Opequon, ad-
jacent to the Sulphur Springroad, $4,000;
Emma F. Johnson to Susan c. Pearl, lot
in Harper's Ferry, SITS.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17
Did the Camera Prophesy Death ?

A curious story comes from family
living just across the river from Harper's
Ferry, which we give TO our readers as
another illustration Of the mysterious re-
alities Of the spirit world.
Last Saturday a week Miss Edna Wat
ers came up from Washington, where she
is employed, and went TO her old home.
She had her camera with her and her de-
veloping materials and amused herself BY
taking views OF the family, her father and
mother and other impressions. She stood
the children up in group on the porch
and took them, andwhen she developed
the last one taken found that the picture
of MalisSa, her small fourteen-year-old
sister, was very dim, in fact, could hardly
be made out save the outline OF her dress.
She thought the film was poor, and she
retook the picture and finally got one
where the child stood out distinct and
plain as to her hands and body, but with
no head. She tried again and got very
distinct one of the whole group, and again
Melissa showed without ahead. This ir-
ritated her and she quit, holding that there
was something wrong with the camera or
films.
She went back to Washington on Mon
day and on Thursday got telegram from
her home Come home on next train,
Melissa is dead"
Instantly the photograph flew to her
mind, and she developed some films ia
ken later, and in them there was the same
group, only Melissa was very faint as to
her dress outline, in some OF them palmer,
but in all without head.
When she got home her mother told
her that Melissa had faded visibly from
Monday afternoon, was sick Tuesday and
better Wednesday; she did not complain
and finally on Thursday passed without a
sigh into the other world. She was bur
led Saturday.
The family think that the camera per-
ceived and registered the falling and fading
of the child before human eyes could de-
tect ii. Some of them think that the fail
ure of the picture to show up was awarn-
ing and that she was marked for death
when il was taken.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

Died al 1ef RESIDENCE ncdI LOdls uhS
county, May 6, 1909, Mrs. Bette Myers,
aged 81 years.
Nv mother. dear. good. kind mother. can Il be
possible that one month ago you lay dying-no; moi
dying but going 10 your last long sleep. On. now
long the time seems TO me since you have been gone
Oh. how miss you none but God can ever Know;
Il seems as Il can hear you calling me by name
can hear YOU say Doc this is beautiful place, SO
grand. so beautiful come 10 and stay with ne
am so happy now Would you have me back TO
suffer again 2" No. no. would not have you suiief
again. but ] am coming. mother. may DC
years il may not be long before we shall meet
again And oh what meeting il VIII be- On how
different from our parting. Oh how mss YOU my
good, kind mother for you were always so COCO
and kind and your love was as steadiast ana sln.
cere as heaven is pure and holy. Il IS indeed har9
10 give no such mother, but Il is Gods VIII and ]
must submit Yes. the loss OF my mother deeply
feel and know the hand that so often cooled ny
ieyered brow when my body was racked WIN pam
and scorched with lever viii never ease my pam
again Her dear hands never tired doing what she
could TO aIay my suffering. How can ever iorget
her now She has gone to Join the assembly OF me
eloried and her absence causes sadness deep 70
rest upon me. Oh. may her invisible hand DC aia
On my head and her Sainted soul inspire me 10 look
up and live for gioD unfalling and liie unending
Lonely the house and sad the hours.
Since thy sweet voice and smiles are gone;
But. oh. 4 brighter home than ours
In heaven is now thine own.
Upon her brow there rested
No trace Of earthly pain.
Which gives geet assurance
That death 70 l.rf was gain
By her loving son. U. w. Myers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

IN an interview in New York the other
day Adolph Segal said that the reason that
trusts and other corporations persist in IL
legal practices is because the United
States Government is so lax in proSecut-
ing them for the offenSes they commit.
This is statement that few persons will
contradict.
II some wretch counterfeits nickle or
uses a stamp the second time or if a
mountaineer distills little mountain
dew" on his own hook the whole ma
chinery of the government is set in mo-
ton to get him in the tolls, and the tire
less guardians OF the law never stop until
they have him in the penitentiary.
1t isn't this way with the rich heads OF
the lawless corporations. They go on
robbing and defrauding with almost en-
tire impunity and when one occasionally
stumbles into trouble he gets out again
with small hurt.
Oh, yes; the government is more than
lax!
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

AN item of news from Washington says
that judgment has been obtained from
the Supreme Court allowing the claim OF
the heirs of Joseph Parish for 1871 ,35Sfor
ice furnished the Union army during the
Civil War.
This seems like a mighty good thing Tor
the Parish heirS-but not so.
Major Holmes Conrad, well-known
lawyer of Winchester and Washington,
gets fee of $50, 453 out of the award, and
other fees and expenses eat up almost all
OF the balance, until but $l9,S4S OF the
original claim is left for the heirs.
This may be justice, but it doesn't look
like it from this distance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

Thursday night the recital of the depart
ment of music, under the direction of Miss
Blanche Barnes, was held. The pro-
gramme was composed chiefly of piano
selections by the pupils of Miss Barnes,
who acquitted themselves very creditably.
Friday night the annual address to the
literary societies was delivered by DIR.
Adams Maxwell. of the University of Ne
vada. DR.. Adams had well prepared ad-
dress upon the subject of the Call of the
West, and with beautiful descriptive i'm
agery and interesting personal experiences
and observations he described the oppor-
tunities and advantages of the western
country DR.. Maxwell is native OF
West Virginia who has yielded to the call
of the West and identified himself with
the life of that great section.
The field day exercises were held Sat-
urday morning, and there were number
of contestants in the many events SEIZED
uled-running, jumping, putting the shot,
etc. D. R. Dodd won the prize for the
best all-'round athlete. The Ciceronian
Literary Society won the cup in the inter-
society one-mile relay race.
The annual inter-society contest was
held Saturday night, a very large audi
ence being present and the partisanS Of
each of the literary societies of the school
full of enthusiasm. There were three con-
tests as follows: Defamation, contested
by Rose Snyder, Ciceronian, and Agnes
Reinhart, Parthenian; Grafton, Brison E.
Kimble, Parthenian, and Edward L. Ma
gruder, Ciceronian; debate, on the ques-
ton, ."Resolved, That the United States
Should Segregate Orientals to Separate
Schools" to affirm, by Oscar d. LAM
bert, Parthenian, to deny, by Frank o.
Woerner, Ciceronian. Excellent music
was furnished by the Shepherd College
orchestra and the male quartette. The
judges were Rev. Mr.. Eddy, of Fairmont
Prof. Henry T. Mcdonald, of Storer Col
lege, and Prof. Clever, of Kee-Mar Col
lege, Hagerstown. They made their de-
cisionS, which were announced by Prof
Clever, awarding the debate and Grafton
to the Ciceronian representatives and the
defamation to the Parthenians. Of the
prize of $40 offered by Mrs. Knutti, Sls
went to the Ciceronians and S. to the
Parthenians.
Sunday night the sermon to the. gradu-
ating class was delivered by Rev. w. ]
Eddy, of Fairmont, w. Va. The service
which was attended by large audience
was an interesting one, and was partici-
pated in by the several ministers of the
town. The college orchestra led the sing
inc, andvocal duets were sungvery sweet
ly by Misses Elizabeth Banks and Dor;
Sperow. The sermon of Rev. Mr.. Eddy
was amost excellent practical, earn
nest and full of wholesome suggestion:
to the young. He exhorted those who
are about TO begin new epoch in thei
lives TO take on the yoke of service tina
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

THERE is a good deal OF talk of the
formation of new party by those DEM
ocrats and Republicans who cannot fol-
low those Republican leaders who are ad-
vocating the passage of the present high
tariff bill in the Senate and the Democrat
ic chiefs who are working in the same
harness.
Mr.. Bryan, however, is likely to kill
the movement, for it is promptly an
nounced that he is ready to become the
standard bearer OF the new party.
II there is anything that has been prov
en- with mathematical certainty during the
past sixteen years, it is that the people OF
this country do not want Mr.. Bryan for
President.
It's great pity that everybody can see
this but the gentleman named.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

THE President has sent message to
Congress urging it to impose a tax OF 2
per cent on the net earnings of corpora
lions.
This is all right in its way, but we don't
like the way.
What this country needs is legislation
that will prevent the corporations from
robbing the people in the first place. liza
tax is placed on their earnings they will
Simply collect that-and more-from the
helpless people who are already squeezed
a plenty.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

Nine Italians, members of an alleged
Black Hand society, on trial at Fairmont,
charged with conspiracy to rob and kill
Orazio Beredelli, who was initiated into
the society on March q last, were found
guilty as indicted. Ten others, who
were in an adjoining room when the
place was raided, were convicted of a
misdemeanor. The penalty is from two
TO ten years in the penitentiary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17

THAT was a startling declaration OF
Dean Davenport Of the University OF Hi
nois few days ago. "We have seenthe
last of cheap bread in this country" he
said. "Any way you can figure it, we
are near the end of cheap food in this
country, which means that population is
beginning to overtake the food supply"
If this be true, the least that Congress
can do is to give us cheap wearing appar-
Ell and a few other necessities by reduc-
ing the outrageous tariff.