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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
STREET CAR HELD
UP BY BOYS

Seattle, May 12.-The police be-
lieve a gang of three young men
held up South Park trolley early
this morning taking more than $500
in money and jewelry from the pas
sengers and conductors. The same
men robbed an Alki Point car almost
the same place several months ago
They are familiar with the operation
of the cars and selected time when
saloon keepers were on their way
home with the proceeds of the night
sales. The heaviest loser is E. G.
Derey, liquor dealer, who yielded
$3.50 in money and jewelry. On
one passenger were three loaded pis.
tolls which he surrendered meekly.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

she will measure up to 23,033 tons.
Her estimated speed is 20 ga knots.
which would have been regarded a
few years ago as the topnotch for
a swift unarmorei cruiser. She will
carry $500 tons of coal in her bunk
ers, which should enable her to
make the round trip across the At
lantic at half speed. Parsons tur-
bine engines, built in the New York
navy yard, of the enormous power of
$4,000 horsepower, will maintain
the high speed of this big ship and
the steam will be supplied by Sec
tional boilers.
The main battery of the ship will
consist of ten 12-inch rifles arranged
in pairs in turrets. Looking at her
bow-on one would think that the
Florida had what is called super
posed or double-decked turrets like
the Kearsarge and the Kentucky,
but as matter of fact there are only
two guns in each of the five turrets
and the second turret in the fore
part of the ship is necessarily ele-
waited on a superstructure so as to
be able to fire freely over the top of
the foremost turret. There is a very
formidable secondary battery COM
posed of sixteen 5-inch rapid firers,
four three-pounders, two one-pound-
ers and a number of machine guns.
There are also two 21-inch sub
merged tubes for torpedoes.
Just what the armor is to be on
these ships the naval designers will
not tell. That marks the adoption
Of a new policy in the American
navy, where heretofore 1t has been
customary to set out in smallest de-
tail in the chief constructors report
the thickness OF every inch of armor
on the ship. It is believed though
that the side armor will average
about II inches and that 1t Will De
extended over a length OF the ship
heretofore uncovered and will be
much wider than the ordinary ar
NOR belt, so as not to expose the
under body of the ship when she
rolls in a sea wave.
1t will take more than thousand
men to manage this great fighting
machine; the minimum requirement
is so officers and 954 enlisted men
The estimated cost of the ship com
plete is 100000, as fixed in the
act of May 13, 1908. Her keel was
laid March 9, 1909, so that the ma
val constructors have reason to be
proud of the rapidity with which
they have carried on their work.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

Mudd p, Sidener 1b, Fisher 2b, Russ
SIS, Ripley 3b, Thompson If, Newton
CT, Lake RI.
Firemen-Tyrrell C, Leonardy p,
Fister Id. Robertson 2b, Boyd IS,
Morrison 3b, Shreve If, Little CT,
Throw RI, Wine sub infielder.
Umpires.
With Adams playing shortstop for
the Republics it is necessary to find
another umpire. The present out
look is for Pitcher Brown of the
First team to umpire for the Twi-
lights, and for William Green to um-
pire for the First team. The First
teams lineup stands the same as it
was given in previous issues.
Gellatly to Start the Twilight Games
Arrangements are pending with
Mayor Gellatly to. have him throw
the first ball for the Twilights next
uOoudy CfCuiuS. ne mdyOT mas
not given definite answer yet and
is out of town today, but is under
stood that he will make the big
throw.
Firemen Had 1t on the First Team
Last night a practice game was
played between the Firemen and the
First team. The water-squirters did
some hard playing and won by a
score of 8 to 2.
Six innings were played and there
was light enough to have played a
seventh. The game started at6:45
Managers of the league meet II
the council hall tonight.
Following is. the schedule for the
coming games.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
LARGEST BATT[ESH|P IN
THE WORLD IS LAUNCHED
Florida Was Dropped into Water Today
in the N. Y. Navy Yard---Govern-
ment Claims That This Is the Most
Powerful Vessel Now Afloat

New York, May 1.-THE biggest
ship in the American navy slid OF,
the ways today at the Network nav,
yard, when the battleship Florid;
dropped into the water. Later on,
when the Arkansas and the Wyo
ming, now under construction, are
afoat, they will exceed the Florid;
in size by 5000 tons, a difference
sufficient to make a pretty good lit
tie liner in itself. The Florida her
self is by no means finished, for as
she went off the ways today she was
only about 60 per cent advanced
toward completion, which means that
she was not much more than a vast
empty hull and still awaits all of the
thousand boilers and main and Sec
ondary engines and armor and
equipment that go to make up the
ship ready for commission.
Probably there is not battleship
dHOdI lldC Coulu toShIC 'hS l. Ava AA''
on even terms, when her command
er's flag flies from the ungraceful,
but formidable, skeleton masts
which will be placed upon her, that
Is. provided the naval designers do
not change their minds, as to the
utility of this novel feature Of ma
rine architecture within the next IS
months, by which time the Florida
should be in commission.
The ship is the first of any real
importance to be constructed in
government navy yard for a number
of years and naturally her perform
ance will be watched with keen in
terest by the private shipbuilders,
who are now building her sister ship
.he Utah in Camden, N. ]. AS a
matter of fact the North Dakota,
built by the Fore River Ship Build
ing company, and the Delaware, con-
structed at Newport News, with the
Florida and Utah will make what is
described as a unit in naval parlance,
meaning that these vessels are prac-
tically of the same type AMI may be
expected to operate together in naval
warfare. The North Dakota and the
Delaware are nearly two thousand
tons smaller than the other two YES
sells. though the armament is prac-
tically the same and the smaller YES
sells indeed are rated at about a
quarter of a knot faster.
The Florida is 521 feet 6 inches
long, nearly as long as two city
blocks: her beam Is IS feet 2 "
inches; she draws 2Sh feet of wa
ter and displaces 21,S25 tons in
light order, while when fully loaded
with her supplies and ammunition
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
SEATTLE SALOON
MAN KILLED

Seattle, May 12.-Joseph Bonner.
manager of a South Fifth avenue sa-
loon, was shot and killed In the sa-
loon early this morning by Wallace
A. Russell, aged %, brother of c. B.
Russell, the millionaire land owner
of this city. Russell tried to shoot
the policemen who pursued him and
was shot but not seriously wound
ed by the policeman. In an ante
norton statement, Bonner said he
had never seen Russell before. A
minute before the shooting Police
man Volk ives standing at the cor
ner near Bonner's saloon and saw
Russell with a rifle in his hand run
ming down an alley. Volk called to
him to stop but no answer followed.
Russell, who entered the saloon by
the back door, Immediately fired five
shots at Bonner, four taking effect.
Bonner fired five times at Russell
with pistol but missed. After Bon
ner fell Russell started for the door
but was confronted by a policeman.
Russell raised his rifle, pointed it at
the policeman and pulled the trigger
but it was empty. The policeman
shot Russell in the collar bone. Bon
ner died in the hospital. Russell
was sober and he had belt full of
rifle cartridges strapped around his
waist Relatives already have indi-
Gated they will try to prove his in
sanity He was employed as a real
estate salesman.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
Miss Finch Entertains.

Miss Mildred Finch gave a very
charming entertainment yesterday at
her home to a number Of her young
lady friends. Late in the afternoon
light refreshments were served
Those enjoying the hospitality OF
Miss Finch were: Miss Sylvia Grant,
Miss Elida Nordeen, Miss Mamie
Walsh, Miss Jessie Lewis, Miss Eel
ma Reeves. Miss Anna Sumner, Miss
Eva Black, Miss Hazel Halbert, Miss
Elizabeth Graves. Miss Pearl Wits
nand and Miss Ethel Ardron
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
ROGERS GREAT We
hATCHEE BOOSTER
WE'LL KNOWN BIG BENDER SAYS
POSSIBILITIES OF RED APPLE
CITY CAME OVER HIM LIKE A
DREAM.

"It all came over me like a
dream" said A. L. Rogers, of Water
vile, the other day in discussing the
possibilities of the big red apple met
ropolis. 81 never realized it before;
in fact I thought the boys down
there on the fat were yelling toe
hard. I thought they were beyond
their notch, but I can see now that
it is only a question of a few years
when Wenatchee will be a city of
$4,000 to 10000 inhabitants. Every
element is there, including location
and wealth, and the best bunch of
boosters on earth"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
ELECTS OFFICERS, PLANS WORK
ALONG LINE OF GOOD ROADS
- ENTHUSIASTIC MOVE ON
FOOT.

The move for good roads is an en-
thusiastic one in Chelan county as
we'll as in Douglas. This was evil
denced again by the meeting of mem
bers of the Automobile Club of Che
Ian County, held at the Commercial
Club rooms last night.
The auto club effected its perma.
nent organization by electing its tenn
porary officers to Office for the ensu.
ing year. These officers are: Col
c. A. Huston, Cashmere, president;
j. r. Taylor, Wenatchee, vice presi.
dent; Walter NJ. Olive, Wenatchee
secretary: ]. c. Lilly, Cashmere
treasurer. The executive committed
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
AUTO CLUB PERFECTS ORGANIZATION

Will CONSIST OF the TOUT ABOVE ndmeu
officers together with w. T. Clark.
The initiation fee is $25.
Among those who attended were
the following: J. r. Taylor, w. M.
Olive, w. T. Clark, A. 2. Wells, e.
Wagner, w. e. Stevens, of Wenat-
chez; s. p. Beecher, Peshastin; F. T.
Spiller, w. B. Patton, Fred Patton, J..
C. Lilly, A. A. Wright and D. II.
Mohler, Cashmere.
The organization expects to take
up active work In the agitation Of
better roads in this part of the
state. The magnificent scenery OF
this section OF the state is felt to be
worthy of exploitation and it can be
done in no better way than in the
construction of better roads.
The next meeting will be held In
two weeks at Cashmere. The Cash.
mere delegation has invited the out
side members to bring their ladies.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

L. f. RAIDER, FORMERLY PROMI-
NENT IN STATE POLITICS, DIED
THIS MORNING AS A RESULT
OF % DAYS FAST.

Seattle, May IA. E. RAIDER
formerly prominent in state politics
and one time member of the legis-
lature, died today after fasting fol
20 days. He was suffering from
stomach trouble and on the advice
Of a woman physician was given the
starvation treatment" Friends
and the city health committee en-.
deavored to induce him to take nour-
ishment by he flatly refused.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
NEWS Of COUNTY
ROADS
COMMISSIONER KINNEY TAKING
ACTIVE INTEREST IN ROAD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RIVER
ON RAMPAGE.

Two bents are washed away from
the Cashmere bridge on the north
side, making it necessary for the
farmers to go around by the way OF
the east Cashmere bridge to cross
the river. An old house belonging
to Frank Miller that was just above
the bridge has gone down the river
1t threatened the bridge where il
stood and an effort was made to fire
it, but the house was carried off be-
fore very much of it had burned. II
CHANGED to Craze the bridge and did
no harm.
Reports are that the Wenatchee
is higher now than it generally is
at ordinary high water.
Strengthening Main Road.
Commissioner Kinney has been
taking an active interest in outlying
county roads, according to reports
from up the Wenatchee. At present
he is giving his time to straighten-
ing the main road between Leaven-
worth and Peshastin, putting on sub
division lines, as nearly as possible
New Bridges.
A combination bridge across the
Peshastin about five miles from its
mouth is being built by the county
Use of the dangerous graveyard
hill grade on the Chumstick is nc
longer necessary, as the bridge over
the Chumstick, that was started last
fall, is ready now, as is also the grade
that leads to it's approach.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
Miner Sisters Entertain.

Thirty-five or forty guests were
entertained at a pretty social func-
tion given last night by the Miner
sisters in their home on D street.
Music and games enlivened the
guests and an old fashioned oaken
bucket, hung in we'll entwined with
vines, was the source from which
the punch for the evening was pro-
cured.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
East Wenatchee Represented.

Among those who attended the
good roads convention at Waterville
from East Wenatchee were the fol-
lowing: ]. w. H. Farver, L. S. Far
yer, ]. D. Parkhill, H. T. Cox, A. P.
Kiser, l.. J. Coonan, A. A. Fargo,
Captain Usher and P. L. Gilbert.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

Douglas County Good Roads associa-
ton was held at Wateryille Tuesday
at which time the plans for improved
roads in that county were taken up
in an intelligent and energetic man
ner. The principal matters taken
up were a condemnation of the man.
ner of handling state aid money, the
closer organization of the county,
and the election of officers. The
principal address was made by j. w.
Lawrence, president of the State
Good Roads association.
Fourteen Local Associations.
Douglas county is the best organ
lied county in the state along the
lines of road improvement. The
county is divided into fourteen road
districts and every district has To-
cal association. In district IA, which
comprises East and South Wenat-
chez, there are two associations with
the dividing line at the Columbia
bridge. All districts have been
formed within the past year.
Officers Elected.
Following are the officers who
were elected for the ensuing year:
A. J. Shields, president, Waterville;
w. NJ. Long, treasurer, Mansfield;
A. E. Mclean, vice president; execu-
tive ommittee-Edward Johnson,
Bridgeport; Bond McElroy, Rex; S.
w. Usher, South Wenatchee; H. P.
Larson, Farmer.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
passed by the convention:
Resolved, That we demand thai
the present state aid road law be re.
pealed.
Resolved, That we are unalterably
opposed to any and all trunk lines
as now advocated.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF
spending all the money to which the
district is entitled, in the district IN
which 1t Is raised.
Resolved, That the main roads II
each district be connected with the
main roads in the adjacent distric
as far as practicable.
Resolved, That the District Road
associations be subject to the laws
governing the County association.
Resolved, That there shall b'
elected a committee of three in eacf
road district. The duty of such com
mittee shall be to check the account!
and advise the District Supervisor
how mucn and where the work shall
be performed in each district.
Resolved, That the County Com
missioners be requested to place up
on the most important cross roads
guide boards indicating the direc
tions and distances to the most i'm
portant points.
The State Aid Law.
The resolution coniemning tn
state aid law was passed without ;
dissenting vote. There was a genera
I feeling that something was RADICAL.
wrong with the present system. Wha
was wrong with the law was not dis
cussed at the time of passing thu
resolution. The question was not dis
cussed by a single person. Assum
| ing that something was wrong, tn
members of the convention deter
mined on drastic measures and in
dorsed the movement for its repeal
There were those in the convention
that would have liked to have hat
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

Tammany club today moved their
culinary department and rendezvous
from the rooms over the postofice to
the corner of C and First Street
North. The members of the associa-
ton have been contemplating this
change for some time and rejoice
now in the realization of their hope.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
BRIDGEPORT Ranch Sold.

Amos Mason, of Bridgeport, has
sold his fruit ranch to Seattle par
ties. The ranch consists of ten acres
of bearing orchard and 80 acres
more of irrigable land. The price
paid was $4,000.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
GOOD ROADS Association
HITS THE STATE AID LAW
Douglas County Organization in Con-
vention Asks It's psychologists Is
Best Organized of any County in the
State---Shields Is President

the matter thoroughly discussed, but
nothing was said until ]. c. Law
renee, in his address in the evening,
commented at length on the state aid
law.
Lawrence Discusses the Law.
Said Mr.. Lawrence: "Of all of the
taxes in the state SO per cent of
them are paid by people within the
limits of incorporated cities and
towns. The other As per cent are
paid by the farmers. Under the cir
cumstances if the plan as suggested
is carried out, viz, that all road taxes
be levied by the road districts them
selves, the taxes will fall upon the
people in the country places instead
of being equitably distributed
throughout the state. No one will
dispute but that the cities should
help pay their share of the road
taxes because good roads are bene-
fetal alike to the farmer and to the
people living within the cities.
Trouble Lies in the Distribution.
It is highly evident that the main
trouble lies not in the collection of
road taxes but rather in their dis
tribution. Too much money is paid
out for the benefits derived owing to
the greater expense to which con-
tractors have to work when they are
doing a government job at distance.
Would Localize Expenditures.
II the state aid fund were given
to the districts for expenditure there
would be more work done for the
amounts expended"
It would follow along the same
lines that instead OF centralizing the
organization for the construction and
maintenance of the roads of the state
in officials residing at the state capt.
tai, there should be a decentraliza-
ton of the responsibility and work
of road building and maintenance, so
that each community would carry
such responsibility.
BY the adoption of standard plans
and construction and maintenance to
be supplied by the state highway
commissioner, such standard plans
to conform to the highest standard
of construction of all classes of roa1s
suited to the various differing COM
munities in the state with a reward
system of a given percentage of the
cost of construction of such roads
when done in conformance to such
standard plans, the result would be
a uniformity of effort in all parts
of the state along the lines deter
mined by the highest available au-
thority.
Such percentage of cost should be
as great as the highway funds would
permit, so as to allow a distribution
of such funds to meet every locality
in the state willing to enter into the
construction of good roads.
FavOrs State and County Co-Opera-
/ ton.
Mr.. Lawrence does not favor the
repeal of the state aid law entirely,
but believes that the state, county
AMI road districts should all work in
harmony.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
Thelma Case Postponed.

Thelma Stanley, arrested for vag-
rancy, is at liberty on cash bail
amounting to 500. Her trial is set
for the last day of the month.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
SEA WALL is ABOUT DONE.
Great Northern Near End Of Its Rip
rapping Work.

Everett, May 12.-The work OF
double tracking and riprapping the
Great Northern coast line between
Seattle and Everett is now practical
ly completed. In many places the
road has been Strengthened, lessen
ing the distance between the two
cities. The riprapping gives a per-
manent sea wall of rock.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12
After Stock for Hatcheries.

H. S. Simmons left today for Sui
tan, where he expects to secure 81
900 or 5000 young trout for the
fish ponds of the Stehekin Develop
ment company on Lake Chelan.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

Managers of Twilight League to Meet
For the purpose of making final
arrangements in regard to the base
ball games that are to be played this
season, the managers of the Twilight
league will meet tonight at S p. M,
in the office of the city engineer, in
the Commercial Club building.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

Washington Weather
Washington.-Fair tonight and
Friday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-12

Mr.. Lawrence does not favor the
repeal of the state aid law entirely,
but believes that the state, county
ami road districts should all work in
harmony.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-01-07
Tax Notice.

will be at Precincts with Tax Books
on the following days: