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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
SEWER FIGHT
IS NOW IN
COURT
Attorneys Arguing Case Be
fore Judge Grimshaw in
Superior Court.

Legal talent from this city, Spo-
kane, Bellingham and Ephrata, is
now arrayed in the superior court
before Judge Grimshaw testing the
validity of the sewer work now in
progress in this city.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago T. E. Caie, representing a
large number of property owners
filed suit to restrain the city from
progressing with the big sewer con-
tract now held by Arthur D. Jones
& company of Spokane. The fight
in court today is on a demurrer to
the original complaint.
Representing the defendant city
are City Attorney Crollard, Attorney
Shaw, representing the Union Trust
company of Spokane, purchasers of
the sewer bonds, and Attorney Lee,
representing Arthur D. Jones & COM
pany, the sewer contractors. The
plaintiffs in the case are represented
by T. E. Cads, of Bellingham, and
J. T. Sullivan, of Ephrata.
The last session of the legislature
passed three different laws relative
to city improvement work. The work
that has been done on the sewer has
been under the 1909 law and the
question to be settled by the court
is whether or not the last legislature
repealed the 1909 laws.
The case was started at about 10
o'clock this morning and it is not
likely that a decision will be render
ed by Judge Grimshaw until late this
evening Should he over-rule the
demurrer then the case will be tried
out on it's merits. The awarding OF
the sewer contract and the approval
of the assessment roll created consid-
cradle dissatisfaction among the
property owners here, on the grounds
of unequal assessment and also on
the fact that the sewer contract work
is above the estimate fixed in the
resolution.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26

men and children in that town had
been sent to Seattle and Tacoma, and
that all able-bodied citizens were
required to stay and fight the fire.
He said the fire had approached
Ravensdale within two miles on the
north, where a sawmill was burned
North Bend Homes Burn.
The most serious fire is raging in
the vicinity of North Bend. Com
munication with the little town was
lost for a time yesterday. When
the wires were finally restored it was
learned that the town was still safe.
The people are greatly alarmed,
however, and many are preparing to
seek safety in flight in case the stu
alton becomes more serious.
The homes of William Thompson,
Belbert Barber, Mrs. Morgan, S. ].
Bryan, James Potts, Jesse Wolver-
ton, J. B. Terhunne, Thadeus Bray,
William Akers and Hasen Chase
were destroyed. McCanns logging
camp is a total loss.
All families are accounted for ex-
cept Otto Mueller and James Potts.
Fighting Fires Around Bothell.
One hundred men, including the
employees of the mills and logging
camps in the vicinity of Bothell, as
well as scores of residents of that
town, last night fought forest fires
that are raging in timber located
northwest of the head of Lake
Washington. One fire about mile
and half from Bothell was under
control at midnight and the town
people expected no further trouble
from it,
A bigger fire is burning in green
timber about six miles north of Both
ell. The majority of the fire fight
ers spent yesterday afternoon and
night fighting this fire.
A small barn owned by Nellie
Wright was destroyed, but no other
damage to property, other than tim
Der, cord wood and single bolts, was
reported
Two or three families living in the
outskirts of the town became alarm
ed at the fire and vacated their
premises.
Sending Out Fire Fighters.
The Washington Forest Fire asso-
citation, through it's chief fire war
den, D. P. Simons, Jr., is exerting
every effort to hurry men into the
battle against the flames. Over $685.
900 has been spent by the associa-
| ton thus far, according to Mr.. ST.
mons and it is estimated that $4,000
more will be expended before the
fires in King county will be under
control.
Mr.. Simons sent out % men over
the Northern Pacific last night, who
will commence an assault upon the
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
GREAT NORTHERN
LINE OPEN
Krupp Bridge Completed
This Morning-30 Cars
of Fruit Sent Out.

The Great Northern line, both
east and west, is again open and the
trains are once more on practically
scheduled time No. %, the Fast
Mail, came through practically on
time, and No. / was but 80 minutes
late. Last night about thirty car
loads of fruit was shipped east and
today it is expected that the Great
Northern will drop off several train
loads of refrigerator cars for use in
fruit shipments. The blockade has
temporarily put a stoppage to fruit
shipment on account of the inabil-
ity to get refrigerator cars, but this
handicap will be obviated today.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Aged Man Improving.

A. Gilbertson, the aged man, who
was brought to this city yesterday
from Quincy and taken to the gen.
eral hospital. is improving. DR.. Mi
chaelson, who accompanied him here,
returned last night and DR.. Mccoy
is in charge of the case. His arm
was caught in the gearing of the
thresher separator and torn off at
the elbow. While Mr.. Gilbertson is
over sixty years of age, yet he stood
the shock well and it is said that he
will be out in a few days.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
BIG LAND SALE IN
0KAN0GAN
Boston Man Secured 700
Acres on Tar Heel
Flat.

Okanogan, Wash, Aug. 26.-Sev-
en- hundred acres of irrigated land
lying on Tar Hee lflat, just south of
the town of Okanogan, changed
hands this week, concentrating the
largest real estate deal ever put
through in Okanogan county at one
time. The land consists of several
ranches and was transferred to w.
S. Mears, representing a Boston syn
dictate known as the Boston & Wash
ington Apple Orchard Assn The
land all lies under the Pleasant Val
ley Power & Irrigation company's
system, in which concern the Boston
company has purchased a large in
terest. The purchases include a por-
ton of both the upper and lower
flats and extend from the Tarheel
Flat school house at the mouth of
Pleasant Valley to a point near the
state road along the Okanogan river
| .hdhy III thO ldACuCS vi ILLS
section are included in the purchase
Pratt, Forsyth & Lee and the Okla
hogan Realty company were instru-
mental in getting the deal
closed up.
The price paid for the land has not
been made public, but Mr.. Mears
states that the deal means the ex-
penditure of a quarter of a million
of dollars in this vicinity within the
next three years in carrying out the
plans of the new owners of the land.
There are about fifty men of means
from Boston in Mr.. Mears' company
and it is their intention to make this
one of the finest apple growing sec
tions in the world. The land will be
cut up into ten and twenty acre
tracts and complete system of roads
and boulevards will be constructed
A domestic water plant will be in
stalled and every residence erected
will be modern throughout. In fact,
no residences will be permitted with
in the company's holdings that will
cost less than $500 and most of
them will cost more than twice that
amount. Mr.. Mears himself will
erect a $4,000 home at once The
residences will be constructed along
the brow of each bench, permitting
an excellent view of the valley and
surrounding country.
The decision to locate at this place
came only after a Thorough investl-
CATION of the apple sections of the
west by Mr.. Mears. He was seeking
location where the finest apples in
the world could be frown. He ia
miliarized himself with the industry
| from the time the tree is planted
until the fruit is placed on sale in
the markets of the big cities of the
East and Europe He secured infOr-
nation from all sources and finally
decided that the Tarheel Flat land,
coupled with climatic and other con-
ditions, provided the desired location,
and for six weeks past has been at
work with the land and water hold
ers in getting the deal wound up.
Mr.. Mears was formerly district
freight and passenger agent for
Washington and British Columbia in
the service of the Northern Pacific,
located at Seattle. Seventeen years
ago he was transferred to Boston and
later resigned from the company's
service and went into life insurance
which he has followed since. From
now on he will have general charge
of the Boston e Washington Apple
Orchard Associations work at this
place.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Fires on Coast.

FIFeS Oh SOdSt.
Seattle, Aug. 26.-Forest fires
raging through a large section OF
King county not only threatened to-
tai destruction to timber and ranch
ers' homes, but present a menace to
the water supply of Seattle. All day
yesterday fire fighters were driven
to keep the fire from destroying the
citys power plant at Moncton.
Although the fires in the different
localities have covered an area OF
Is or 20 miles, yet so far no au.
thentic report of the death of any
human being has been received.
Near North Bend the families OF
two ranchers, Otto Mueller and Jas
Potts, have not been accounted for
Around Walsh, and in the territory
between Kerriston and Barneston il
was reported that all ranchers in the
burnt district had been accounted
for.
Taylor Reported Unscathed.
1t was feared for long time yes.
terday afternoon that Taylor, with
it's 700 inhabitants, had persisted in
the flames which had established a
fiery Gordon around the city, forbid.
ding ingress or egress. Late last
night the dispatcher of the Column
bia & Puget Sound railway reported
that Taylor was saved. He said he
received word from Superintendent
Merton to that effect.
All the men in the village drop
ped their regular work to aid in the
fight against the fire, and only few
small buildings on the outskirts OF
the village have been consumed.
Stranger Brings Alarm.
A stranger staggered into Walsh
yesterday afternoon with the tidings
that Taylor was burning and that
the inhabitants had taken to the Goa
and clay mines.
In an effort to discover the &C.
tual condition at Taylor, j. L
Bridge, an employe of the Weyer'
hauser camp, attempted to walk
from Walsh to Taylor. When mile
and a half from Taylor he found his
pathway blocked by fire and smoke
and returned, saying that it appear
ed as though Taylor was in the
maelstrom of a burning hurricane
the roar of which could be heard fol
miles.
Logging Camp Destroyed.
Mr.. Bride reported that the Wey
erhauser camp had thus far suffered
but little loss. He also reported
that a two-story house and a barr
at Milim's place was burned, tina
England Brothers logging camp wa,
destroyed, together with saloon a
Walsh, and that the people of Walsh
were preparing to move out.
Further south, at Ravensdale, c
F. Richie reported that all the wo
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
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PINCHOT ON FIRES.
Washington, Aug. 20

+ Washington, Aug. 26.-Gif- +
+ ford Pinchot in a statement is +
+ sued today holds that the loss +
+ of property and life in the re- Z
+ cent and present forest fires was Z.
f. unnecessary. The results, he Z
+ says, are traceable to unpre- +
+ paredness to deal with, the stu Z
4 alton. He scores members of {
+ congress who have opposed ap- +
+ preparations for proper equip Z
+ ment of forest rangers and in 4
+ that connection names Senator {
4. Hepburn of Idaho, whose home +
T. town, Wallace, suffered serious I
+ loss; Senator Carter of Montana. 4
Z and representative Mondell of Z
+ Wyoming. Z
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Ashland Situation Better.

Medford, Ore, Aug. 26.-The lit
tie town of Prospect, 50 miles from
this city on the road to Crater lake,
is threatened by fire. One hundred
soldiers and so civilians are endea-
voring to keep the flames from cross
ing the middle fork of Rouge river.
If they should Jump this stream the
town is doomed, as well as the homes
of large number of, settlers.
The situation at Ashland is i'm
proving. following battle with the
flames all night,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Band Concert Tonight.

The following program will be
rendered by the Wenatchee Military
Band at the city park tonight, COM
mencing at o'clock:
March, ION to Victory. -. Hall
Overture, "Superba" ...... .Dalbey
Valse (by reQuest) Loves Labor
Lost CrOllarO
Intermezzo, "Ovid's Dream" .....
CzertinuitZ
Caprice, Hearts and Flowers -.
TObani
Selection, Time, Place and the
Girl LuldO
Finale, "Wenatchee's Best March"
McCaughey
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Town of Ferndale Burns.

Bellingham, Wash, Aug. ga
telephone message from Ferndales
IA miles northwest of Bellingham,
says that an early morning blaze de-
stroyed stores and residences in the
town. The loss is about s50,000a
The cause of the fire is not known!
The volunteer firemen fought the
blaze with buckets.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Conditions Improving in Montana.

Mssoua, Mont, Aug. 26.-Reports received today by
District Forester Greedy from the fire districts in Mon
tana and Idaho reveal the general situation improving
all the time All towns and settlements out of dan
ger. No word has yet been received from Ranger Hahn
and his party
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
FIRE FIGHTER HAHN
AND PARTY LOST
Report From Avery States That Well Known Pullman
Athlete and Party Lost Lives in St. Joe Country
Fire Situation in Idaho and Montana Rapidly I'm
proving Great Danger Now on West Side

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 26.-Estmates OF loss OF life
place the number of dead in the recent forest fires at
more than 200 The list of government rangers dead
now totals 1OO and will almost certainly be heightened
A postal card received by the Chronicle today dated
at Pend Oreille August a, that the bodies OF ~
men are at ranch house at Tuscor Mont. and 20 or
more bodies are still in the woods.
No Word From Holm Party.
Teegraphic communications with the st. Joe valley
has been restored but it is not yet possible to verify the
reports of the large loss of life among the fire fighters
additional to the 65 reported by government officials.
Supervisor Weigle has received no word OF the Hahn
party According to Wallace authorities there 80
in this party. Missoua says there are only 10, while
Head Ranger Debit at Avery states the number to be
TO- Debtts crew, who have been paid off, returned to
Spokane They declare the story of So who claim
ed they discharged at Avery without pay that
of magners who refused to work.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
WRECK OF FREIGHT
Five Men Near Blackwater, Mo-, i'm
Fatal Wreck.

Jefferson, Mo-, Aug. 26.-Five
men were killed today in a freight
train collided on the Missouri Paci-
fic near Blackwater.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26

ItCIUScU Il uSCt OOuhu NsSQuCSt"
= Washington, Aug. 26.-The =
+ war department today refused ,
+ to grant the request of Senator =
+ Piles and Representative Hum ,
+ phrey of Washington to fire its =
+ guns in the vicinity of Puget =
+ Sound in order to produce rain =
+ to cope with forest fires. =
4 = = = = = = Z = = = = = = = =
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
First NutiOnULBnnk BuiLdinQ

The metamorphis
this
is a fitting Bank,
R. IS he presidin genius
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Comedies Death of Hahn Party.

Avery, Idaho, Aug. 26-Head Ranger Debit con-
cedes the death of Ranger Hahn and party of 70 the
headwaters of the St., Joe.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-26
Chicago Wheat.

Chicago. Aug. 26.-Wheat: Close
9s Use; December s1.os IA; May.
$1.0S 1-2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
BERSET
SHAVING CREAM SOAP

We guarantee it absolutely clear from free Akal land
prove this under the acid test This is of great
importance to the who shaves, as Berset leaves
his face free from that disagreeabe smart, puckerng
sensation common to shaving soaps. The cocoanut oil
and gycerne that BerSet contains make it absolutely
unnecessary for any after shaving lotion All other
shaving soaps contain free alkali which is not alone
injurious to the face but the brstles of any brush
25c the tube, at your dealers If not &c in stamps
for a trial size tube of Berset Shaving Cream Soap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
BERSET
TRIANGULAR DENTAL
CREAM

A cream and tube that is perfect. Cream alb
solutely free from pomace; tube that has hinged
cap and the cap can't be lost; handy key attach
ment that prevents waste The cream comes out
in triangle that fits the brush and makes a
velvety wedge that is most efficient tooth
cleaner. A large size tube with twist key in
each box sold by druggists and department
stores, 25c tube A trial size sent on receipt
of &C in stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
RUBBERSET
TOOTH BRUSHES

Brushes are now on sale at most every druggist
and department store in the country. The RUB
BERSE'T is the only safety tooth brush, the only
tooth brush guaranteed against the dangers and
annoyances of bristle shedding. SpIendidly made
in complete variety of scientifically shaped tufts
Every size and style to suit every member of the
family. 35ceach. Sold only in individual sealed
boxes. If not at your local dealers, send to US
direct
The Oakes times., 1910-04-14
Rev. q. w. TfppIe.

as president, which he hoped would
soon be resumed.
Contemporaneously Mr.. Roosevelt
received letters from relatives Of higl;
prelates and cardinals, condemning
what they styled "the personal atti.
tude of Cardinal Merry del Val, fol-
which neither the pope nor the Cath
olic church was responsible"
On the other hand Mr.. Roosevelt
received the following letter from DR.
Walling Clark, head of the Methodist
organization in Italy:
The incident connected with the
article written by the Rev. B. NJ. Tipple
for the American press has caused me
untold regret. l was not aware that
the article was written or sent until
Tuesday afternoon when it was
brought to me by q newspaper cor
respondent, together with the state.
ment which you gave out on Tuesday
morning. If had known Mr.. Tipple's
intention l certainly should have used
all my influence to prevent it. Let
me assure you that the Methodists Of
Rome were not responsible for the
article"
The Oakes times., 1910-04-14
TRAIN ROBBERS FoILEo.
Attempt to Hold up Crack Train
Proves Unsuccessful.

Proves Unsuccessful.
st. Paul, April 8.-Two masked ban.
dts attempted early today to holdur
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul..
crack train, the Tooneer lim.tc. which
arrived in st. Paul at 7:15. this morn.
ing. The men boarded thu train al
New Lisbon, Wis. getting in by way
of the forward vest.bule on the front
:slee. er, which he'd beer left oper
when the conductor took his orders to
the engineer. The men passed through
the front sleeper into t..e rear vesti.
.bule Of that car loc!:ing both doors OF
the ves&bule.
When Conductor Schumway passed
forward through the train h, wal
stoppedS by the locked vestibule door
Undertaking to oper the door he wai
instantly confro: ted by two revolver,
held by two masked s.gures. The
masked men ordered him to hold ur
his hands. Conductor Schumway
disregarded the order and leaped upop
the largest Of the bandits. A h.nd-to.
hand tussel followed in which the rail.
road man was finally overpowe-ed
che tall man then reached down be.
low the steps and cut off the air con.
nection and the train came to a stop
The men jumped of and fled into thu
darkness
From Mauston, comes the report tina,
the men took gold watch and $45t
diamond ring from the conductor. Thi.
report also says that the robbers went
through the day coaches and held up
the passengers, obtaining considerable
cash. The latter report is not con.
firmed.
The Oakes times., 1910-04-14
IS SCORED BY vERTREtS
FRosEcUrIoN MAKES COMPLAINT
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
eainsssss Attorney Declares TIN,
Prosecution Has Entirely Faifsv.
to Make q Case.

Washington, April SIN the Bal
linger- 9tncho. investigation today
:Brandsis conplain,a of the DELAY O:
the tnteriof department in producing
the raperD requested and asked thai
instructions be issued at once
Brandeis then proceeded to attack the
present position OF Secretary Rallingel
which he characterized as remark.
able reversal of IDEAS" He declared
that at first the secretary did not ever
want counsel lest it hinder the com.
mittee in its search for truth" Afte,
he employed counsel and now wa.
protesting against the production Of
the papers, he said:
Attorney Vertrees declared thai
counsel for the prosecution was fish
ing because the main case put in
against Secretary Ballinger had fail.
ed in all parts"
Inc discussion was ended by thu
adoption Of a motion of representa-.
tive DENLY calling for the secretary
OF the interior to produce all the pa.
pers called for by the committee with
all due speed" Andrew Christian.
sen, chief Of the field division of the
land Office was whos succeeded Claw,
at Seattle, Wash, was then called t.
the stand.
Washington, April s.-The week end
sessions Of the Ballinger-Pinchot in.
.vestigating committee were resumed
today. Vertrees will probably hold
Ballinger for the last witness. for II
Is believed that upon his testimon,
more than any other factor in thu
case, the committees final determine,
tion will depend.
H. H. Schwartz, chief of field ser.
vice, and Fred nennett, commission.
er OF the general land office, are othe1
witnesses whose testimony will have
an intimate and important bearing OF
the case.
The Oakes times., 1910-04-14
;fX-COY. LEE Is ACCUSED
w. p. NILES, ON TRIAL, INvoLvEs
ANDREW e. LEE.
Says Former Executive and = Woman
conspire to Ruin His
Reputation.

Chicago, Illfnois.-W. P. Niles, OF
trial in the United States circuit court
on charges of using the mails to de
fraud, declared that his accusers were
in a conspiracy to ruin his reputation
.and business. He named Andrew e
Lee. former governor OF South Dakota
the chief prosecuting witness. and
Mrs. w. H. Reese. his own sister-in
law and former stenographer.
He further said that the plot grew
'out of quarrels between Mrs. Reese
and Mrs. Niles. Lee and others con
tend they lost thousands of dollars
through purchases of stock in the
Louisiana Sulphur and Development
company. promoted by the defendant
Incident to the trial, the actions OF
Lee and Mrs. Reese were brought Out
in an effort to prove that they were in
league.
when you stopped in Chicago las,
fall you lived for time at the Palmer
House under an assumed name, did
you not?" Attorney T. j. Cymms
Niles counsel. asked Mrs. Reese, when
he cross.examined her.
"Yes, did, upon the advice of my
attorney, Charles s. Eaton. l used
the name of Mrs. George w. Payne.
"Mr. Lee has been keeping you sup
Piled with money right along, hasn',
he?"
"No. Only occasionally, when he
has given me money for expenses on
account of this case"
Then Lee was called to the stand
while Mrs. Reese was stopping al
the Palmer house under an assumed
name, MIR. Lee, you visited her pretty
often, did you not?" questioned
Symms.
"Only one or twice."
"Who paid her hotel bills?"
Il did"
"And you paid her money, too
didn't you?"
"Yes l paid the bills and paid he,
money because she was kept out Of
employment on account of this trouble
with Miles,"