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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
NOT FINANCING THE
EXHIBIT
OF COMMERCE NOT
TO FINANCE DISPLAY OF WE
NATCHEE FRUIT, SAYS SPO-
KANE REPORT.

Spokane, Dec. ia furore was
stirred up this week in the. inner
circles of the chamber of commerce
through the publication of two arti-
cles in Wenatchee papers last week
to the effect that the commercial
body of this city had sent w. D..
Finley to Wenatchee to purchase a
car of choice apples which would be
exhibited by the chamber of COM
merce in New York and which II. w.
Halling was selected to go along and
exploit.
The statement was made that SpO-
kane would spend $4,000 in display
ing the fruit and had already ad-
vanced $4,000 cash to secure ex-
hibit space at the corner of Forty
second and Broadway. an empty
store room, for 80 days
It is true that W. D. Finley. in the
interests of private parties in this
city, purchased a car of apples to
be taken to Gotham to be used in
demonstrating fruit land in the vici-
nifty of the home of the big red ap-
Pile 1t is to be used on real estate
enterprise for selling fruit land in
which some Spokane men are inter-
ocfad
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
RECEIVES HIGH
PRICE FOR
APPLES
WILLIAM EDMUND WRITES OF
GOOD SALES FOR SPITIEN-
BERG AND BANANAS-EDIN-
BURGH APPLES So TO SO.

Wenatchee valley apples are not
only bringing top notch prices in the
United States, but word has been re-
ceived this week of the unusually
high prices prevailing this year across
the water. The Wenatchee Valley
Fruit Growers association and Mrs.
William Edmund were in receipt this
week of letters from Mr.. Edmund.
who took a number of carloads of
Wenatchee grown apples to England
and Scotland Mrs. Edmund states
that her husband has practically the
only good apples that were received
in the British Empire this year. The
other apples sent in were mostly of
FIVE or six tiers. Spitzenberg and
Bananas were sold on an average of
$500 per box Mrs Edmund states
that her husband says nothing about
the other varieties only that he could
use 1000 cars in the old country this
year instead of the % or 80 which
he took over with him.
John A Gellatly was also in re-
ceipt of a letter from Robert Living
ston of the Scottish Mortgage COM
pany, in letter which he had from
William Norfor of Edinburg, Scot
land In this letter Mr.. Norfor
states that he has noticed a great
many Wenatchee valley apples in the
Scottish market and in two big fruit
stores especially were they attrac-
lively displayed. The price marked
on the boxes were s5 and Sc and he
states that he went in and bought
two Winter Bananas, and they cost
him IS cents apiece.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
CALLS FOR SHORT
LINE BIDS
INDICATIONS SHOW INTENTIONS
OF FINISHING w., V. & f. RAIL
WAY IN TWO SECTIONAL CON-
TRACTS.

Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 16.-That
James J. Hill intends Immediately to
prosecute the building of the Van
couver, Victoria & Eastern railway,
connecting Vancouver with Kootenay
by a short line, is shown by the call
ing for tenders today by the Great
Northern for the construction of two
sections of the line. These are sew
enty-eight miles from Abbotsford, a
point on the Fraser river to which
the Great Northern now operates, to
Hope, and from Princeton west to
Tulameen.
This does not include the section
over the Hope mountains which con-
tains the proposed eight-mile tunnel.
Either this tunnel will be construct
ed or twenty-five miles of hill climb
ing line will be built to surmount the
grade.
Several we'll known contractors are
here tonight figuring on the work.
They include representative of
Guthrie & company of st. Paul, and
of Pat Welch & company OF Spo-
kane.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
FIXING RAPIDS
At FOSTER
CREEK =
STEAMER YAKIMA NOW EN-
Gagged IN SHOOTING OUT THE
BIG ROCKS WHICH IMPEDE
NAVIGATION ON COLUMBIA.

A meeting of the Columbia River
Improvement commission was held
at Bridgeport last Saturday and was
attended by all of the members of
this commission appointed by Gov
ernor Hay last spring. At this time
decision was made relative to the
division of the $4,000 appropriated
by the legislature for open river
work. Half of it will go to the up
per part of the river and the other
half to the lower part. The Spokane
rapids being considered the dividing
line. Senator A. w. Anderson,
president of the commission, outlines
the work that has been done as fol-
lows:
For the last six weeks the steamer
Yakima, which was purchased by the
commission, has been working at the
Foster creek rapids. which are now
almost ready for shooting. A little
more work must be done in removing
distractions at the rapids. and then
the boat will probably go to the upper
river. the Spokane rapids being con-
sidered as the dividing line.
The commission appreciates the
fact that there is great deal of work
to be done on the upper river, and as
much money as possible will be de-
voted to this purpose. 1t is. however,
manifestly impossible for the commits
sion to eXpend all of the money on
hand at any one point in the river,
or TO do all the necessary work with
the small amount on hand, but all
sections of the river will be treated
as fairly as possible from the stand
point of the work to be done
"At the present time the drilling of
the big rock at Foster creek has been
virtually completed, and the rock will
be blown up within the next few days.
With the removal of this rock one of
the greatest dangers to navigation at
| Foster creek will be eliminated
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
Mrs. HOuCk EntertainS.

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Houck en-
tertained the members of the w. o.
w. at their home last night. The
evening began with a coasting party.
No heads were broken. Later the
party assembled at the house, where
music and refreshments completed
the program. A good deal of local
talent was present. Mrs. lola Hold
redge of Denver. Col, w. o. w. Or
ganizer, was the guest of honor.
Those present were: Mesdames
Alice O'Connor, W. H. Bigelow, Paul
Natzke, T. NJ. Dennis, o. A. Parker,
Katie Duffy, Donna S. Maxwell, H.
8. Groeger, Everett; Agnes Scott.
W. H. Russell, ]. B. Olinger, G. c.
Eikelburner. Frank Mechtel, Chas.
Houk: Messrs. Hubers, easier. War
ren Houck, Chas Houck, Parker,
Olinger, Clint Towne. Misses Mabel
Simons, lola Holdridge, Nellie Eikel-
burner, Zoe McCardell, Elizabeth
Eikelburner, Miss Olinger
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
BUYING
IRRIGATED LAND
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND IDA
HO LOUDLY BOOSTED IN THE
EAST SAYS A TACOMA PUB
Usher.

The middle west is in the thrOes
of an irrigated land buying epidemic,
according to Frank B. Cole, publish
er of the West Coast Lumberman,
who has returned to Tacoma after a
three weeks trip through the CEN
trail states extending as far east as
Columbus, Ohio, says the Tacoma
News.
Everybody is buying irrigated
lands and talking about apples" said
Mr. Cole yesterday. I'm practically
every one of the large cities the land
agents are doing a big business and
selling much on the same plan as
boys trade unsight and un-
seen They don't even have the pro-
tective clause in the land sales that
the kids have, No blade, no trade.
"On nearly every train I found ir-
rigated land boomers. one of the
most interesting of whom was a
preacher who sells land as side
line. Idaho. | believe, is the best
advertised throughout the east of the
irrigated land states, but eastern
Washington also comes in for a share
Of the business.
people seem equally interested in
apples, ana this is particularly true
in Minnesota. Donaldson's depart
ment store in Minneapolis, in the
Glass block. purchased all the sam
pies from the recent Spokane apple
show and has it's windows adorned
with great piles of them l was told
the day I was there that they sold
one bushel box of apples for SIG"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
WRITES PROM
ISED LETTER RELATIVE TO
HIS ATTITUDE ON THE WE
NATCHE POSTOFFICE.

Congressman Miles Poindexter
made a visit to Wenatchee the latter
part of last month. His trip was
made for the purpose Of studying the
needs of the district and while here
he was interviewed by number of
the Wenatchee citizens relative to the
appointment of postmaster as sue
cessor to L. NJ. Hull. whose term ex-
pires April l. Friends of both Terry
Ross and Rufus Woods talked with
Mr.. Poindexter and the congressman
has made no definite statement on
the matter until this morning, when
a number of copies of the following
letter were received in the city:
Washington. D. c., Dec. 10, 1909.
Mr.. David B. Tewkesbury, care the
Republic. Wenatchee, Wash.
Dear Mr.. Tewkesbury: I received
your note of the 23rd ult., in We
natchee and was sorry that I did not
have an opportunity to talk person
ally with you.
I believe, however, that you were
at the meeting of some 30 business
men at the Great Northern hotel
which discussed the matter of post
master and no doubt heard my state
ment made to them that | was not
favorably disposed towards their can
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
BOUGHT STONE.
WEBSTER LINES
REPORT SAID TO BE AUTHENTIC
COMES FROM TACOMA THAT
BIG DEAL HAS BEEN COM
PIETED.

Tacoma. Dec 16.-That the Harri-
man lines have practically concluded
negotiations to purchase from the
Stone & Webster syndicate all of that
company's street railway and inter-
urban properties in western Wash
ingtOn is the statement made here
today by a Tacoma capitalist. who
declares that he has authentic in
formation on the subject. The line
to be taken over include the Tacoma,
Seattle, Everett and Bellingham
street railways, the Tacoma-Seattle
ana various partially completed in
terurban and suburban projects, as
of the Stone & Webster people.
Through Kuhn, Loeb & Co., it is
said, the Hartman lines already con-
troll the electric systems of western
Oregon. and these, with the Wash
ington lines, are to become a part
of a great system of feeders and To-
cal passenger lines which will cover
the Pacific northwest with a network
of trackage.
Local Hartman officials neither
confirm nor deny the report. A fact
that lends color to it is that con-
struction and repair work in Taco
ma and vicinity practically has been
at standstill for some time.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
W|LMER0TH HOME
FROM CHICAGO
SAYS COMMERCIAL CLUB EN-
HIBIT AT NATIONAL LAND 4
RESULT IN MUCH GOOD.

c. w. Wilmeroth, who went east
as a commercial club representative
to the National Land & Irrigation
congress, returned today, accompan-
led by his wife and daughter. Mr..
Wilmeroth took with him a choice
carload of Wenatchee apples for eX-
hibit at the Chicago congress. He
also had charge of the exhibit at the
Donaldson store at Minneapolis.
Everybody that saw the exhibit seem
ed to think it was a success and as
good as there was there, and he per-
sonally thinks that the publicity was
of the right sort -. Wilmeroth
says that the Chicago Tribune, un-
der whose auspices the congress was
given, states that 100000 people at
tended during the two weeks and
naturally this must be very effective
method of advertising. Mr. Wilmer
9th said that Notwithstanding the at
traction that has been directed to-
ward the Wenatchee valley AMI We
natchee valley apples that he found
a great many people who had never
before heard of Wenatchee and dur
ing the two weeks some 5000 or 5000
people signed the roll, asking that
literature be sent them regarding this
valley. immigration Agent E. c.
Leedy and his staff were of a great
deal of assistance to Mr.. Wilmeroth
in his work in Chicago and directed
as many people as they could toward
the Wenatchee booth.
Michigan spent $4,000 for max.
ing a showing at this congress and
Boise, Idaho, had twelve men along
with a general exhibit, but Mr.. Will
meroth states that our exhibit com
pared very favorably with the other
districts and was comparatively mex.
pensive.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
WOMAN AND CHILD SUFFER FOR
THE MANS SIN

a babe in her arms might be able TO
get
When little baby Isabelle was
about a month old her father, Will
lam Howard, was convicted of for
gerry and sent to the penitentiary on
an indeterminate sentence of one to
five years. The forged note was for
the amount of only $40. For $40
this man bartered away his freedom
and honor and left young wife and
a tiny baby penniless Howard was
a former employe of Ball & McNer-
ney and cashed bad checks on the
Buckeye Grocery and on w. T. Ra-
rey.
But what Mrs Howard is up
against is not any theory of Grimm
ology, but the cold fact of rent due
and no money. One look at the lit
tie suffering baby, as IT coughs and
strangles for breath, would be
enough to make a big-hearted man
say things he shouldn't and open his
pocketbook
The reporter has seen the little
tad and knows the truth OF the story
os destitution.
What can Mrs. Howard do?
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
RECEIVED LETTER FROM MILES
POINDEXTER

didate. Mr.. Terry Ross. but was favor
ably disposed towards Mr.. Rufus
Woods. but that their opinions were
entitled to consideration and that
would investigate the matter. Ac-
cordingly, | talked with number of
equally prominent business men in
Wenatchee. after the meeting re-
ferred to. and found a very strong
difference of opinion on the subject
of the postmaster, and have also had
some correspondence from RESPONSE
BILE citizens of Wenatchee since l left
there. and was still considering the
question when my attention was
called to statements made on the
subject in your issue of the Republic
of the End instant. | do not know
upon what information you base the
many erroneous statements therein
contained. The attitude and tone of
this newspaper article Is the same as
that which has characterized Mr..
Ross application, his letter on the
subject, and that of some of his
friends, and of course. no person with
any self-respect could grant demands
made in such an insulting manner.
After a thorough consideration of
the question, I have concluded to
recommend Mr.. Rufus Woods for
postmaster at the proper time
Very truly yours,
MILES POINDEXTER.
P S.-As far as your charge of
bartering away the Office is concern
ed, the matter of this appointment
was never mentioned between Mr..
Woods and myself. nor ever occurred
TO either of us until long after my
nomination for congress. NJ. p
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16

Sheriff Martin Wangeness, of Is
land county. arrived here last night
on his way to Conconully, to take a
look at the bad man, Leroy, held
in Okanogan county by Sheriff
Thorpe. Mr.. Wangeness has an idea
that Leroy is the man wanted in his
county for a series of burglaries. The
Island county officer did not know
that the trip to Conconully was such
a long one. He has an appointment
in his home town Saturday night to
be initiated into the mysteries of
Masondom and on finding out that
he could not get back from the up
river trip in time to allow him to be
home Saturday night, he postponed
the trip and went home today, ex-
pecting to return next week to inter
view Leroy.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
SQUARE DEAL FOR
BIG RED APPLE
PROTEST OF WASHINGTON FRUIT
GROWERS THROUGH SENATOR
JONES DISCLOSES FAIR TREAT
MENT.

Washington, Dec. 16.-In response
TO requests from Wenatchee, Spo-
kane, North Yakima and elsewhere,
Senator Jones has been working with
the department of agriculture to Sc
cure further aid from the department
in the study of problems regarding
fruit handling and transportation.
Washington orchardists had an idea
that the department was giving them
the worst of it and some of them told
the senator that the department had
spent half a million dollars in Cali
fornia in the work, while doing moth
ing for the various homes of the big
red apple in Washington. This the
senator finds is in error Ten thou
sand dollars was the most ever spent
in California Last year the depart
ment received only $4,000 for the
whole country.
For the past two years the work
has been pushed into the deciduous
fruit sections of the Pacific coast.
An expert of the bureau of plant in
dustry, at the instance of Senator
Jones, has already made a prelimin-
ary study in Washington and Ore
gon, and the department promises
Washington will receive full atten-
ton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
G.N.StrikeiS
Test of En-
duranCe

St. Paul, Dec. 16.-The switch
mems strike of the northwest seems
to be a test of endurance between the
strikers and the railroads it is said
today. The railroads admit freight
is not being moved in normal fashion
along the lines and the strikers claim
that it is still tied up tight.
General labor conditions in the eas-
are unsettled and predictions are
freely made that the switchmen' s
strike will extend east. Furthermore,
there is general expectancy of a
eastern industrial enterprises.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
Death of ElrOy Crum.

Elroy Crum of Entiat died last
evening at his home at that place.
Cancer of the stomach was the cause
of his death Mr.. Crum is well
known in this county and leaves to
mourn his loss a wife and five chill
dren, two girls and three boys. He
was 90 years of age He is brother
of Frank Crum, who lives at Orondo,
and also has relatives living on the
Sound. Mr. Crum will be buried to-
morrow at Entiat. Sprague & Ruppe
are the undertakers
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
Lots Almost Sold Out.

The Wenatchee Realty e Invest
ment company sold about 35 of the
remaining lots which the company
had for sale in the Mob Hill addi-
ton to Ephrata Eighty-nine lots
were sold the first day. 81 on Tues
day and So yesterday. Ed S. Rus
sell of the Wenatchee Realty & In
vestment company will leave for
Ephrata today and put the remand
er of the lots on sale there Ephrata
people have expressed themselves as
desirous of taking up what lots were
not sold in this place at the three-day
sale.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
The Subway.

Work on the subway is getting we'll
along. Excavation work on both sides
of the track is about done, and
force of over twelve men is hard at
work removing earth ani large
boulders from under the track The
excavation will be done in few
days and it is probable that the con-
crete work will be begun at once.
Good progress is also being made on
building
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
Will Spend No Money.

Secretary l.. G. Monroe of the
chamber of commerce makes an en-
phatic denial of the statement ap-
pearing in the Wenatchee papers. w.
D. Finley has had no official connec-
tion with the chamber of commerce
for a year. The carload of apples
secured for New York exhibition was
purchased by Mr.. Finley for a pri-
vate enterprise entirely and he in no
way represented the Spokane COM
mercial body.
Mr.. Monroe was cognizant of the
transaction, but the chamber of
commerce never even considered the
matter The statement that $4,000
was put up by the chamber of COM
merce as rental for display space in
New York is stated by the secretary
to be absolutely erroneous.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
OKANOGAN REPORT
ADVERSE
SECRETARY OF WAR SAYS PRO-
POSED IMPROVEMENT OF
TFCABLE AT PRESENT.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The secre-
tary of war has sent to congress the
adverse report of Major kuntz on the
proposed improvement of the Okan-
ogan river from its mouth TO River
side. The report says the improve
ment can only be effected by canal
izing the river, which would cost
more than present or prospective
commerce would warrant, even If
half the cost is met by the sale of
power created by locks in such canals.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
SUPT. BROWN ON
XMAS GIFTS
RECOMMENDS THAT PARENTS
SHOULD MAKE GIFTS TO THEIR
CHILDREN OF STANDARD AU-
THORS.

Superintendent A. l.. Brown states
to the Daily World that he has sug-
gestion to make to the parents re-
garding useful Christmas presents
which they might make. Said Mr.
Brown: I'VE find our students are
very weak in their reading of stand
ard authors. When We come to deal
with them in upper grades in high
school work we find dense ignorance
with even common children's books.
1t looks to me that at this season
when parents are seeking presents
they might well add few of these
to their list. Nearly all of the stand
ard works can be had in inexpensive
works which we recommend as suit
able for our young people and nearly
all of these can be had for what two
or three late novels would cost. and
these books are of permanent value.
The usual late novel is scarcely worth
reading once. The books which we
have selected should be lifetime
friends
Il think if only a few may be had
that I would put Robinson Crusoe
first. Most of us have read it as a
story. Now it should be read as a
story of economic growth. There is
more of educative value to the story
than at first appears. For this rea-
son it is being used as a text in many
schools, especially abroad.
''The books are especially suited
TO the reading of pupils in the sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth grades
Further, | recommend that the high
school students should again read
Culliver's Travels and Robinson Cru
soe The list which I have selected
for the grades was made by Miss Col
ton of the high school faculty and is
! as follows:
Gulliver's Travels (Swift).
| Robinson Cruesoe (Defoe).
| The Pilgrims Progress (Bunyan)
Ben-Hur (Wallace).
The Idylls of the King (Tennyson)
Arabian Nights.
Lorna Doone (Blackmore).
| The Last of the Mohicans Goo
peri.
The Deerslayer Cooper.
The Spy Cooper.
Two Years Before the Mast (Da.
na).
Christmas Carol (Dickens).
A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens).
Tanglewood Tales (Hawthorne).
Wonder Book (Hawthorne).
Twice Told Tales (Hawthorne).
Tom Browns School Days
(Hughes).
Tales from Shakespeare uamb)
Tales of a Wayside Inn (Longfel-
low).
Prose Tales (Poe).
The Talisman (Scott).
The Oregon Trail (Parkman).
Walden (Thoreau."
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16

The removal of the wharfbOat at
Orondo has not materially affected
the passenger traffic. Many persons
still prefer the boat route to Water
vile, as thye don OF have to miss
their dinners that way, and can ar
rive in Waterville at seasonable hour
to attend to business.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
Produce Cases Up for Hearing.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The inter
state commerce commission today lis
tened to arguments in the cases of
the ST. Paul board of trade and the
Minneapolis produce exchange against
the Milwaukee and other railroads
The point at issue is the alleged dis
elimination in freight rates on dairy
produce from Minnesota to eastern
points.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
4 Social Event.

4 social ball will be given in Pope's
Evergreen hall at Entiat, the 23rd
of this month by the Entiat Glee club.
A very good time is expected. Music
will be furnished by Prof. Gregg's or
chestra. Ladies are requested to
bring luncheon.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16

The Entiat Light & Power COM
pany put on six more men this morn
ing. The great amount of develop
ment work that is going on here now
keeps all the electric companies
pretty busy and the E. L. & P. Co.
has increased its force several times
of late.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-16
HUSBAND SENT TO THE PENI-
TERTIARY AND WIFE AND
BABE LEFT TO STARVE FOR
CRIME COMMITTED HERE.

Again the question of the limo
cent suffering when the guilty is pun
ished appears. Read this hard luck
story written by Marion Lowe for
the Seattle Star. The woman and
the baby committed no crime, but
their punishment is infinitely worse
than that meted out to the man.