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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
F[OATER FOUND
IN THE COLUMBIA
MAN TAKEN FROM ROCK OPPO-
SITE THE MARI LUMBER
YARD-EVIDENTL IN WATER
TWO OR THREE WEEKS.

A. F. Taylor and w. T. Heighchew
made a gruesome find yesterday eve
ming in the Columbia river, just OPP
posite the MARI lumber yard. Some
distance from the shore is a large
rock and for the past three days
people living along the river have
noMced a black object which hal
been washed up on the rock. They
at first mistook it for a log but last
evening, to satisfy themselves, boat
was secured and the men rowed out
to the rock. They found the body
of a man. He was about 35 or 40
years of age and had nothing on him
by which he might be identified. The
body was taken to the Wenatchee
undertaking parlors and an inquest
will be had this afternoon. The body
is badly decomposed and indicated
that it had been in the water for
two or three weeks. In the pocket
of the mans coat was found small
note book in which there had been
some writing. BY means Of a glass
an effort will be made to decipher
the writing prior to the inquest.
The coroner reported this morning
that in examining the body he found
that there was no water on the mans
lungs and indicated that he was in
a comatose state when he went into
the water. He also has a badly dis
figured left eye 1t is likely that at
the inquest some evidence will be ia
ken and an adjournment taken for a
wet in order to make the proper
inatriries up the river.
SThe jury selected by Coroner Saun-
iers to pass on the case of the foater
is composed of John Walch, H. c.
Littlefeld, l.. o., Hall, G. w. Harter,
A. Woods and w. n. Pate.
There has been no notice Of any
recent drowning up the river as far
as Bridgeport, but it is possible that
the body might have fioated down
many hundreds of miles.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
BILL HURTS THE POOR
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, March 27.-Repre-
sentative Longworth declared the
Payne bill as practically a fulfillment
of the pledge of the republican party.
He said the bill was not claimed to
be perfect, but 1--WE do claim that it
represents a bona .fide revision of the
tariff from top to bottom" Long
worth defended the expenditures of
the government, and said he believed
the time at hand when the govern
ment must spend more for improve
ment of inland waterways. He said
he believed in coal and iron on the
free list and the lumber tariff cut
in half in order to conform with the
proposed conservation of natural re-
sources.
In his discussion of the tariff bill,
Representative Harrison declared
that under republican management
of natiopal affairs the country was
approaching bankruptcy. He said
the. Payne bill was heavy tax on
women, in fact they seem singled out
for the attack He said the bill pre-
sented serious aspects in that duties
fall more heavily upon the poor than
upon the rich and that lowering of
tariff rates is to be used as a pretext
for lowering wages.
In order to expedite the passage
Of the bill in the house unanimous
consent was given today that ses-
sions hereafter begin at 10 instead of
II o'clock, that recess be taken at
o'clock and resuming at 8 O'Clock,
sessions continue until 1880 p. m.
each day.
Gardiner of Massachusetts spoke
on the duty on hides and said that
hides are on the free list as the bill
passed the house. but that a duty
of Is per cent was fixed at the con-
ference. Whether this duty was
imposed at the instigation of the
graft Chicago packers I don't know"
he said He then went on to say
that the duty on hides does not en-
courage the breeding of single addi-
tional animal and does not furnish
market for a single American hide,
and he said that the maker of cheap
er shoes must be protected or go to
the wall.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
THE 'CRUC|F|X|ON'' y.
GIVEN LAST NIGHT
SACRED CANTATA RENDERED
BY THE BEST MUSICAL Tall
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

In the rendition Of the "Crucifix-
ion" last night by a mixed chorus,
under the supervision of Rev. Hyatt,
of st. Luke's Episcopal church, it
was demonstrated that Wenatchee
has musical ability of very SUI
perior quality.
The "Crucifixion" is a sacred can
tata, and is a meditation on the sa-
cred passion of Christ, and was writ
ten by Rev. w. J. Sparrow Simpson
and was set to music by J. S. Stall
ner.
The Episcopal church is not very
cOmmodiOus and admission was by
ticket only, and but as many tickets
were sold as would comfortably seat
the church. The audience was amply
satisfied with the performance.
Rev. Hyatt was assisted in the
solo parts by G. c. Humphreys, tenor,
and Claude Tubbs, bass. Mrs. Fer
gusOn was at the organ and Louis
Crollard assisted with the violin.
There was a large mixed chorus of
about 25 voices. Careful training
was evident in the entire rendition
of the cantata. 1t will be repeated
in a short time.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
SHE WOULD SUICIDE
(By Associated Press. J

A,tsburg, March 27.-While the
Bessemer and Lake Erie train,
bearing Mrs. Boyle. implicated in the
Whitla kidnapping, was making 80
miles an hourt, at Valencia, 20 miles
north of here, Mrs. Boyle made a
daring but unsuccessful attempt to
either escape or seriously injure her
self by attempting to jump from the
train. She was restrained and taken
hack TO her seat wher she was guard
ed by three officers.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
TWINS HAVE
MANY ANCESTORS
GIRLS RECENTLY BORN AT COL
UNBIA RIVER HAVE TWO PAR
ENTS, FOUR GRANDPARENTS,
AND : GREAT GRAND PARENTS

On February %, at high noon.
there was born at Columbia River,
to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Crowley of
that place, twin girls. This is I'M
iuue in itself, but it is all the more
so from the fact that the little girls
have an ancestry living which, for
numbers, can probably not be beat
in the United States. Besides their
parents. they have all four grand
parents living and all their eight
great grandparents are living ex-
cept one.
The grandparents on the fathers
side are Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cowling,
of Three Rivers, Michigan. On the
mothers side the grandparents are
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sarges, of the same
place.
The great grandparents on the ia
theirs side are Mr. and Mrs. joan
Cowling, of three Rivers, Michigan,
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. A Ulrich, of
Los Angeles, California. The great
grandparents on the mothers side are
Mr.. and Mrs. Sarges, now living in
France, and Mr.. Ferris, OF East Wor-
cester, New York. The wife of Mr.
Ferris is the only one of the great
grandparents now not living
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
SECURED LICENSE
(By Associated Press. }

Seattle, March 27-Gunjiro Aoki
was granted a license to wed Helen
Gladys Emery in this city this morn
ing. The party then disappeared, it
is supposed to some minister's house
for the ceremony. The Emery fam
lily is registered at one of the lead
ing hotels of the city. The license
was secured by Archdeacon Emery,
father of Miss Helen A local Jap
anese accompanied him as witness.
The time of the wedding was set for
2 o'clock. While the license was be-
ing obtained all the parties interested
separated, going in different direc-
lions in cabs so as to elude reporters
and the curious crowd, which was
constantly increasing in size. The
entire Japanese colony in Seattle,
numbering seven or eight thousand,
were keenly alive to the situation
and the public generally was good
naturally interested.
The ceremony was performed at
11:45 a. m. by Rev. H. H. Cover,
rector of the Trinity Parish Episco-
pal church, in the presence of the
parents of the bride and J. w. Sun
day, proprietor of the Great North
ern hotel.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
BANISHED FROM RUSSIA.
Assistant Said to
Have a Bad Influence.
(By Associated Press. J

London, March 27.-Vladimir
Tchertkoff, Count Leo Tolstoi's liter
airy representative, who for some time
past has been living near Yasnaia
Poliana with the object of assisting
the famous Russian author in his old
age, has sent a dispatch to London
saving he has received notice of his
Punishment from Tula province.
The action is taken owing to his
alleged bad influence on the local
population.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
PREPARING TO BUILD
Building. Occupied by Economy Drug
Co., GagnOn's Gallery and Wood
rufus Shop Being Torn Down.

Preparations are being made by c.
r. Halbert to start his new building
lust west Of the postOff1ce. The
buildings now occupied by the Econ
omy drug store. the Gagnon photo
graph gallery and Woodruff's black
smith shop are being torn down to-
day to make room for the new brick
building. Mr.. Halbert expects to
commence on the basement early
next month.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
STOLEN BOOKS RECOVERED
Rare Volumes From LincOln's Inn
Found at Auction Room.
(By Associated Press. J

London, March pa dozen rare
books that disappeared from the
Lincoln's Inn library have been dis
covered, Just as they were about to
be sold at an auctioneer's rooms.
The librarian of Lincoln's Inn
identified the volumes, and an effort
was made to find the man who sent
the books to the auction rooms, but
he had vacated the address he had
given. so it is not yet known if the
thief is a lawyer of the inn.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
COUNTERFEITERS IN MEXICO
Fifty Arrests for Ticket Frauds OIL
Street Railroads.
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, March 27-Fifty en-
ployes of the street car system of
this city have been arrested as the
result of an investigation of the
source of numerous counterfeit street
car tickets which have been present
ed recently.
Officials of the road estimate that
at least $4,000 worth of the coun-
terfeit tickets have been used.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
WORK LONGER HOURS
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, March 27-The house
went it alone again today, the tariff
being further considered 1t is prob
lengthen the sessions. beginning next
week on account of the great num-
Der of speakers on the list.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
WILL BUILD IN
MALAGA At ONCE
MRS. G. f.. LILLIS TO PUT UP HO-
TEL AND ROOMING HOUSE IN
THE NEW TOWN DOWN THE
COLUMBIA.

Mrs. c. E. Lillis yesterday evening
closed a deal with |. M. Derifield for
the purchase of four lots in Malaga.
She will begin the erection of the
building within a short time. She
expects to have the building arranged
for a store building on the first floor
and a hotel and rooming house on
the second floor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
Big ELEPHANT AMUCK
(By Associated Press.)

San Bernardino, March 27.-The
big circus elephant who escaped last
night at II o'clock, was captured by
his keeper in the open country at
O'Clock this morning. He broke
down a few fences AMI tore some
sidewalk up, and thoroughly scared
a considerable number of people.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
MANY FRUIT TREES ARRIVING
Nursery Companies Shipping in Trees
by the Carload.

The fruit inspector and his depu-
ties are now buSily engaged in in
specting the thousands OF fruit trees
thatare being shipped into the valley
this spring. From the number of
trees ordered it is very plainly evil
dent that far more trees will be
nIanted this spring than for any pre-
vioPs season.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27
Beal Bought Lots.

The Big 4 Real Estate company
sold today to D. A. Beal the south
so feet of lot 6. bloc" 50, First addi-
ton. The consideration was s1.700.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27

Will Throw was quarantined with
the measles yesterday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27

George Thornbrue went to Coulee
city today to stay several weeks.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27

Mrs. Whitfield, from near Water
vile, is a Wenatchee visitor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27

Mrs. A. Frank is quite i'll at her
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-27

Clarence Sutton is here from Oron-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

GOVERNMENT experts at last have
VI discovered why there are so many
lazy people in the southern states.
The widely recognized prediction of
the average southerner for fishing and
other pleasurable pastimes is not the
result of fondness for those things
into which an element of real work
does not enter. They are simply COM
PEELED to do it, and little parasite
known to government medical science
as the hook worm" is the motive
power.
Dr. Charles Werdell Stiles, chief of
the government hygienic laboratory,
Is the discoverer of the hook worm"
He has several specimens of him safe
ly preserved in alcohol, and it may be
stated here that the parasite has no
particular objections to being put in
alcohol. He likes it.
In his investigations of the habits of
the parasite, covering a period of
seven years, DR.. Stiles has found that
it thrives on liQuor-that is to say.
that it cannot exist in the stomach of
anyone who is total abstainer Thus
the difficulty in the way of its total
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
,4l~A/zzNc 0<Sz@z6uzow or 400

time causing the evil shapes to take to flight
Most of the night was given over to the beating
OF drums, the women and younger men dancing
in procession all over town.
When night closed in on the scene and the
moon began to shed its soft light through hazy
clouds the nights dancing began. There no
undercurrent of sadness in 1t; everybody was lit
orally out for good time. The dancers were
drummed up in groups, the drummers shutting
all through the town to organize a procession. A
second crowd was gathered under the leadership
of man with string instrument made from
calabash and eventually third group shuffed
along to the tune Of calabash strung with iron
rings, the sound being that of a gourd half filled
with dried peas.
The succeeding day was one of the most
eventful of ALL Before sunrise the men Of the
town brought large stones to the grave and
walled 1t in, making an Enclosure about six feet
wide and 10 feet long. Dozens of empty gin
bottles were brought and placed all around the
graye-a very common custom this coast. The
mound was then leveled down and the entire
Enclosure covered with stones and wet sand. At
the head they placed couple of small ivory
tusks a rice bowl containing Wobeh's silver ring
and some kola nuts two pitchers and small
brass kettle. Across these laid an unsheath-
ed sword. The fixing of the grave was not COM
peted until they had brought a small jug OF
rum and poured little of it into each vessel
The thirst of Wobeh's spirit apparently more
easily queDched than had been that of the man
in life-and this enabled the about the
grave to put the greater part Of the rum to bet
ter
After the grave had been properly arranged
the town assembled to witness the significant
ceremony of killing the white chicken. The
principal nephew of the late king knelt the
grave and held the chickens head above Wobeh's
head King Sow made a long speech and then
different members of Wobeh's family gave the
chicken messages to take to his spirit. This
part of the ceremony was very solemn and inn
pressive. II. was clear that they implicitly be-
iieved that their messages would reach their des-
tination.
Then the nephew pulled on the chickens head
and threw the body down on the grave. Curl
ously enough. the headess chicken futtered
around until it reached the head Of the grave
and then seemed to be trying to bore its way
down to the king. 1t then futtered away, the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Marine Corps and Navy Again at Odds

ton discreditable to the service and
argues strongly against the practice of
commissioning and putting into posi-
tons of responsibility young menwith-
out previous training"
Marine officers say that Commander
Hood went entirely outside the pre-
cept under which the court operated
when he wrote the above, and that IL
was merely gratuitous affront to the
marine corps.
1T is the old fight between the two
branches Of the service" said q ma
rine officer THE matter will be put
up to Secretary Meyer when he re-
turns to Washington, and it Is by no
means unlikely that he will revoke As
sistant Secretary Winthrop's approval
of that part of the courts findings.
But we will not stop there. We will
see that 1t Is brought up in congress
next winter"
The young marine officers who were
defendants In the Sutton inquiry have
given up all thoughts of filing suits for
damages against Mrs. Sutton. After
reading the findings of the court they
communicated with one another and
agreed that their complete exonera-
ton by the court was suficier. and
decided to let the matter rest there.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

HE long standing row between the
! navy and the marine corps has
broken out again as result of the find
ings of the court of inquiry in the SUIT
ton case. and a congressional investi-
cation of the marine corps is NOT i'm
probable.
The trouble arose over the minority
findings Of Commander John Hood, u.
s. NJ, the president of the court, who,
on his own responsibility and without
the support of his associates. Maj. Ne
vile and Lieut.. Jensen, took occasion
to say that the discipline at the ma
rine barracks of Annapolis at the
time Of the Sutton trouble was not of
the proper sort.
"The testimony" according to Com
mander Hoods minority report, con
corning the whole deplorable affair in
dicates state of discipline then ex-
listing in the Marine School Of Applica-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

jokes very little of 1t was sad or pathetic. When
the chief widows turn came there was pathos In
her voice. though she gave no other sign OF grief
Turning her motherly face to the grave, she sat
there and talked to wobeh's spirit naturally as
If she were looking into his face. Nobody needed
to cross question her
There nothing extraordinary for the next
two days. On the first day the mourning women
taken to the creek and washed, in order that
they might begin to dress up for the final feast
On the second day the men of the town were as
sembled under the big palaver tree and individu
ally sworn to be loyal to the town. The oath was
administered by making the man drink from
bowl of milkish fluid which was supposed to Kill
the, man if he was insincere. On this day, ALSO
the men brought in large quantities OF hrewood
and the women were busy threshng and cleaning
rice and pots.
Then came the third and greatest day-the
slaughter of the bullock and the great feast. So
far I could learn there Is no sacrifcial idea
involved in the ceremony; the slaughter is solely
for the purpose of providing for joyful banquet
The big bullock was led to vacant place near
the grave. Just at sunrise, and securely tied down
on its side. Its throat then cut. the wind
pipe being severed, and the animal slowly bed to
death. 1t 20 minutes before the animal
ceased to struggle, but its tail had been severed
long before. this being the especial perquisite Of
the men selected as butchers.
The carcass was then skinned and King Sow
sat in his leopard chair while the bullock was cut
up. He kept a careful watch to that not even
ounce of meat was taken by anybody Two
large brass kettles and large basket were placed
in front of him and in these were placedlth in
ternal organs and the choicest cuts-the kings
meat. Now and then Of the butchers would
overlook some small portion, but the king over
looked nothing; he had the error promptly recti-
fed. Altogether he received about one-third Of
the bullock. The remainder cut up and dis
tributed among the families. to be cooked posi-
lively part of the animal except the hide and
horns was discarded. There was not quite enough
to go around. SO the king ordered dog killed to
make up the deficiency.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

w HINGTON.-Trophies secured
w by the African hunting expedition
headed by ex-President Roosevelt are
to be preserved to posterity in the
grandest and most ornate exposition
building the world has known, which
will surpass any of the wonderful mu-
seums erected and maintained by the
wealthy monarchs of antiquity.
The building will be completed just
in time to receive the valuable hides
of the rhinoceros, the elephant, the
hippopotamus and the other huge
mammals which fell before the I'M
erring aim of the Roosevelt party. AS
the most of these animals are rapidly
nearing extinction it is expected that
the trophies will form the nucleus of
a collection that will become the most
complete and the most important in
the world.
There are many duplicates in the
collection of SO pelts sent home by
Col. Roosevelt, and this fact will en-
able the authorities of the Smithso-
MAN institution, for whom the build
ing has been erected in this city by
congress, to secure many valuable
species which were not found by the
Roosevelt party The law permits the
Smithsonian institution to make ex-
changes for species it may not possess
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Small Theft Makes aUncle Sam" Careful

each department and subdivision is
carefully described and sightseeing
citizens are made to ieel perfectly at
home in the business houses of the
government.
Formerly 1t was the custom to take
visitors through the vaults In the
treasury building, where millions OF
dollars are stored. On one occasion q
small boy, tempted by the immense
amount Of glittering gold and silver.
cut one of the bags with his pocket
knife and made away with the two
"cartwheels," as the heavy one-dollar
silver pieces are referred to.
Since that time the vaults have
been closed to visitors, except to those
who get permission from the secretary
of the treasury. In the large vault,
which is SO feet long and 81 feet wide,
is stored $165,000,000 in coin for the
redemption Of g.ld and silver certih
Gates.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

A FEW years ago, when Grover
"A Cleveland was president. the Uni
ted States treasury at Washington
was robbed of two silver dollars.
This loss, although of no material i'm
portance, was decidedly significant
and measures were taken to prevent a
recurrence.
At this season of the year Washing
ton is crowded with visitors and tour
lists to whom the government extends
a welcome. Guides are at hand to
show the visitors through the govern
ment public buildings. the working OF