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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
TACOMA STATE
CONVENTION
TODAY
Senator Piles Temporary
Chairman King to Lead
Insurgent Fight.

Tacoma, Aug. 3.-The republican
state convention met in session this
forenoon and organized with Sena-
tor Piles as temporary chairman, j.
w. Lysons and Howard Cosgrove as
temporary secretaries. 1t is expect
ed that Senator Jones will be made
permanent chairman.
The Chelan county delegation
elected R. S. Ludington chairman.
DR.. King is on the committee on res
olutions, Lemon on the committee
on credentials and Gellatly on the
committee on rules.
Chelan and Douglas delegations
are strongly insurgent and have a
larger proportion of insurgents than
any other delegation in the cOnven-
ton. DR.. King will lead the insur-
gent forces in the caucus this after
noon. Senator Piles made a speech
this forenoon highly antagonistic to
the progressive forces.
The committee on resolutions will
not agree and DR.. King will lead the
fight on the minority report. The
standpatters are in strong control of
the convention. An attempt will be
made to endorse a west side candi-
date for senator. There is a strong
representation of insurgents in the
convention. Douglas has fourteen
insurgents and three standpatters
Everything is going off according to
the slate program.
The convention will renominate all
five of supreme judges whose terms
arc soon to expire. They are: F. H
Rudkin of North Yakima,M ark Full
lerton of Colfax, George E. Morris of
Seattle, NJ. F. Gose of Pomeroy, E.
n. Parker of Tacoma.
The platform will indorse the Taft
administration in the warmest terms
1t may or may not dabble in sena-
torial politics. If it does it will be to
take some kind of a back-handed
slap at Poindexter.
May Declare for West Side.
One form CT doing this is to declare
for West side candidate. If this is
proposed the Poindexter men will
probably offer an amendment insert
ing the words, provided he is the
choice of the republican primaries.
Another plan proposed is to indorse
Those members of the congressional
delegation who have stood with Presi-
dent Taft" The Poindexter men will
not seriously object to this, but may
offer the qualification "and ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt" There can be no
question that this is a convention of
stand-patters.
In all the history of the state there
never has been such boldly aggres-
sive assemblage of old-time political
leaders, party bosses and corporation
lobbyists. Almost might it be said
that this is a convention of special in
terest political leaders and henchmen.
Other conventions have had their
share of these leaders. This one has
them all Men who have been left off
their county delegations for years are
here, leading and controlling their
delegations
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
Champ Clark Wins Again.

Montgomery City, Mo-, Aug. g.
For the ninth time, eight times with
out opposition, Champ Clark, demo
cratic minority leader in the house of
representatives, was nominated for
congress in this, the Ninth congress
sional district.
Judge r. E. Roy of Troy was no.
minated by the republicans.
Mr.. Clark states that he will now
give almost his entire time to his
party, trying to elect the ticket and
redeem Missouri.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
RAILROAD STRIKE OFF
Grand Trunk Trouble Ended by Cana
dian Minister of Labor.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-The Grand
Trunk strike has been ended
through the intervention of Macken-
zie King of Canada. The increases
offered are the same as those posted
July Is, and dated back to May /.
After January 1, 1912, the rates paid
by the Canadian Pacific will prevail.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
Big Steamer Aground.

San Pedro, Calf, Aug. 3.-Los-
ing her course in a dense fog last
night the four-masted schooner James
RoIph bound from San Francisco to
Hawaiian ports went ashore south of
Point San Pedro. The vessel is full
of water but still afloat. Captain
Oleson and crew are still aboard and
in no danger as the sea is calm and
it is not difficult to launch boats II
necessary to abandon the We ssel.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
S. j. MullOy Funeral.

The funeral of S. j. Mulloy, the
Southside pioneer, will be held in
Waterville Friday morning at 10
O'Clock from the Catholic church.
The body, accompanied by relatives,
will leave here. on the Z O'Clock train
tomorrow morning for Waterville.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
Aviator Badly Injured.

New York, Aug. 3.-After a half
hour of successful fight, H. Walden,
an amateur aviator fell to the ground
at Garden City, Long Island, with his
collar bone, left arm, right wrist, left
leg and right ankle broken.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
Assessment Rolls at City Treasury

The assessment rolls on go and
lower Okanogan avenue are now
with the city treasurer and payment
may be made at any time during the
month without interest. After the
month the assessments draw interest
with a penalty provided.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
HAUL CAR TO TOWN
No Engine and Contractor Uses
Douglas Team.

Waterville, Aug. "a car OF
bank, received in Douglas few days
ago, was delivered here, as there
was no engine to take it to town.
Contractor John Mohr, to avoid de-
laying the work took a team of mules
Waterville, where it was unloaded
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
EXCESSIVE INSURANCE
MAY Be INCREASED
Poor Equipment of Fire Department. Inadequate In
spection and Existence of Tumbledown Shacks Cause
Underwriters to Double Their Rates for Wenatchee
No Immediate Help in Sight To Study Situation

Insurance rates in the business
district of Wenatchee are already
equal to those of a mining camp. But
there is danger of even more in
creases. There are a number of
causes contributing to this end. Chief
among them is the inadequate equip
ment of the fire department. For a
year Chief Throw has asked the coun-
Gil for a hook and ladder wagon and
outfit. The request has been politely
listened to times without number and
is greeted with nothing more than a
good natured smile from the city
fathers. They would undoubtedly
like to grant this request, but the
condition of the treasury does not
permit the expenditure. The fact
stands out that if hook and ladder
equipment had been available at the
recent mill fire, machinery worth
thousands of dollars which was in
the lower two stories would have
been saved.
The National Underwriters have
requested this city to install an up
to-date fire alarm system, a steamer,
a. hook and ladder wagon and 5000
feet of hose Such equipment would
prove very expensive but the decreas-
ed cost of insurance in the business
district alone would more than pay
for the entire outfit in two years.
r. H. Nowlan, the fire insurance
agent, is of the opinion that the most
immediate results in decreasing in
surance rates would come from more
rigid inspection of the back rooms
and out-of-the-way corners of build
ings within the fire limits. The fire
chief has authority to compel the
cleaning up of all rubbish and filth
about premises when in any way dan
gerous to fire prevention. But he
has not the prerogative of enforcing
the underwater rule about not keep
ing more than one gallon of gasoline
in each building. The city ordinance
permits 20 gallons. If a property
owner insists in taking advantage of
the law he is practically barred from
insurance protection. So the tendency
is to hide the combustible fluid in all
sorts of places. This has a strong
tendency to cause high insurance
rates.
Shacks the Great Nuisance.
The owners of the shacks on We
natchee avenue are forcing every
other property owner on the city S
main thoroughfare to pay thousands
of dollars each year to the insurance
companies because the existence of
those ramshackle relics of early days
constantly threatens the business Sec
ton with a disastrous conf1agration.
R. H. Nowlan states that if the bust
ness street were built up solid with
masonry, the cost of insurance to the
property owners would be about one
half the present rate. Of course, the
renter is the one who pays the differ
ence and that is probably why i'm
provements on the avenue do not
come with greater rapidity.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
OKLAHOMA REGULAR
Insurgent Republicans Defeated in
Three Districts Reported.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 3.-Insurgent
republican candidates for congress in
the primary elections yesterday were
defeated in three districts in which
definite returns have been obtained.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
Build Warehouse at Waterville.

Waterville. Aug. 3.-Three large
grain elevators are now being erected
in Waterville in anticipation of the
large amount of grain to be handled
from this point this season.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
Senator Crane Nom Ommital.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Senator Crane
returned east today after his confer
ence in Minneapolis with Ballinger
He would not deny the report that
from the cabinet, merely saying II
have nothing to say
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
ALDR|CH MAY RUN
AGAIN
However, After Many Quer-
les, Maintains Silence
Regarding Position.

Providence, r. l., Aug 3.-Will
Nelson w. Aldrich be his own success
sor for a sixth term in the United
States senate? The senator has main
tanned silence in the face of specific
accusations, by Senator Bristow of
Kansas, and demands made by the
newspapers. This recalls incidents
that have been noted here, all of
which is causing much speculation
among the politicians and among the
candidates, present and prospective,
for the senatorial toga that the sage
of Warwick Neck is believed to have
outgrown or was tired Of
Saw Him As Farmer.
Men who a few years ago were
firm believers in the retirement of
the senator, are now gradually con-
sidering the probability of his com
ing back" though he has not yet laid
making. Some, there are, who con-
jured up a vision of the senator in
the role of Americas Cincinnatus, re-
firing from the duties of general man
ager of the cabinet force to cabbage
raising on his model Warwick farm,
which is controlled by a stock COM
pany, of which one of his sons is a
member.
Has Little To Say.
Senator Aldrich has had butlittle
to say in his own defense, although
there are those who assert that va
ried explanation that have been
made in other quarters were prompt
ed by him. A host of magazines AMI
other writer's who have come here,
profess that sooner or later the sena-
tor will be compelled to break his ST.
lence and hit back; that the talk that
the public has heard during these
warm summer days relative to Sena-
tor Aldrich and the tariff, is not a
circumstance to what will be heard
later when the campaign gets into
good working order, and that he will
be unable to keep silent.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 3.-The insur-
gents won an almost complete victory
in the Kansas primaries yesterday,
six out of eight insurgent congress
men being nominated in spite of every
help being rendered by the congress
sional organization in Washington
and regulars in Kansas, could do to
save their men. Of the six stand
patters only two are sure of having
their names on the congressional tic
ket this fall. In the Third district
P. P. Campbell defeated Arthur
Cranston, insurgent. In the First
distarict D. R. Anthony, strong Can
non adherent, won over l.. A McNeal,
insurgent. Representative Calder
head in Fifth, leader of the stand
patters, was defeated. Victor Muir
dock and E. H. Madison, insurgent
leaders had no opposition. w. R.
Stubs, an insurgent candidate for
governor, won over Thomas Wagstaff
regular.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03

Quebec, Aug. 3.-''Miss Leneve was
merely foolish and she is absolutely
innocent of any connection with the
murder of Mrs. Belle Gilmore Crippen.
| do not believe she even knew that
Mrs. Crippen was dead until after she
had left London Miss Leneve prob
ably will not be of value to us even
as a witness ''-Lnspector Dew Of
Scotland Yard.
The British detective made this
statement this afternoon to the Unit
ed Press after he had subjected Miss
Leneve to a grilling examination.
Drew questioned the young woman
for an hour and it is believed induced
her to tell all she knew of DR.. Grip
pens movements since last February.
III the course of her examination Miss
Leneve said that she was willing to
return to London at any time. She
later supplemented this by telling
Magistrate Anglers that she would not
fight extradition proceedings. The
magistrate questioned her lengthily
regarding the flight of DR.. Crippen
and herself on the steamer Montrose
but the particulars of the inquisition
were not made public.
Following the ordeal with the ma
gi.trate and the detective which pra-
tically amounted to an American po-
lice third degree" Miss Leneve was
returned to jail.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
SAYS CR|PPEN IS
VICIOUS
Spokane Woman Tells of the
Character of Man Who
Is Now Notorious.

Spokane, Aug. 3.-"Hawley Grip
pen always was a tough and bully,
said Mrs. George Hageman, 412 Che
mical building to a Chronicle report
er. Il knew Hawley when he was a
boy and lived with parents in Cold
water, Mich. He was wicked. His
parents were respected by everybody
in the community.
''Hawley was the designing kind of
a boy who would take chances on any
thing. He was great on doing things
and shifting the blame to some small
playmate. He delighted to get the
children into trouble and he often
managed to succeed in getting them
into really serious difficulties.
Il am not surprised at the charge
OF murder. Hawley was a boy with
a vicious disposition, who would
stoop to do anything to crafty his
own selfish Desires
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 3.-At mid
night the indications of the results Of
the primaries pointed to a decided
insurgent gain in Kansas. The no.
miaton of Gov. w. R. Stubs, who
linked his fortunes with those of the
insurgent candidate for congress, is
practically assured. Running close to
him is R. J. Hopkins, insurgent can
didate for lieutenant governor.
insurgents Lead.
The outcome in the First district
congressional fight is still in doubt
with the friends of both D. R. An
thony, standpatter, present incum-
bent, and of T. A. McNeal, insurgent,
claiming a majority.
Practically no returns nave come
in from the Second district. though
meager reports place A. c. Mitchell,
insurgent, in the lead.
In the Third district P. P. Camp
bell, present incumbent, is running
ahead of Arthur Cranston, ,insurgent,
and the indications are that he will
be renominated.
J. NJ. Miller Defeated.
| In the Fourth district the insur-
gents have scored a decided victory
by electing Fred Jackson and defeat
ing ]. M. Miller, stand-patter.
In. the Fifth district claims are
made on very meager returns that
r. R. Calderhead, stand-patter in
cumbent. The outcome in this dist
riot is still in doubt.
In the Sixth district the result is
in doubt.
Murdoch Wins.
In the Seventh district E. H. Madi-
son is nominated without opposition,
and in the Eighth, Victor Murdoch
is nominated without opposition Both
the latter two are insurgents.
Charles Session was nominated for
secretary of state and John S. Dawson
for attorney general without opposi-
| ton.
Tariff Big Issue.
Great interest was manifested
throughout the country in the result
of the primary, which was the first
real test between the insurgent con-
gressmen and the stand-patters. The
regulars were attacked all along the
line by Gov. Stubs, Senator Bristow,
Senator Cummins and Congressman
MURDOCH The fighting practically
| has been all on the republican side,
the issues being the tariff, the rubber
schedule of that law, and Speaker
| Cannon.
The principal names nominated on
the democratic state ticket follow:
For governor, George H. Hodges;
lieutenant governor, Lot Ravens
croft, and secretary of state, Ray L.
| Taylor
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03
GREAT UNKN0WN|S
GIANT FARMER
Corbett's Mysterious Won
der Regarded as a Joke
By Friends.

Bakersfield, Calf, Aug. 3.-The
identity of James ]. Corbett's "un-
known" whom the former champion
|expects to win the championship
from Jack Johnson for the white
race, was revealed today to a local
newspaper man in message from
Albany, Mo. Miles Mcleod, a young
giant, q years of age and weighing
1850 pounds, is Corbett's protege. The
message, which is declared to be
from a strictly reliable source, states
that Mcleod has signed a contract
with Corbett to enter the ring and
he is now secretly receiving boxing
instructions from the former cham
pion.
Miles Mcleod comes from a fam
lily of giants, having two brothers his
size He is a college man and an
athlete
Albany, Mo-, Aug. 3.-Miles Nc
Leod is a giant farmer, whose par
ents reside here. He is 6 feet and
inches in height and powerfully
built. Recently he left here for Chi
cago, and it was rumored he intend
ed to go into training with the pur-
pose of challenging Johnson. His
parents are opposed to their son TAX
ing up pugilism.
Friends say he has never had a
prize fight. They regard the an
noncement of his pugilistic aspira-
tions as a joke
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-03

Fair Weather for State.
Washington.-Fair tonight and
Thursday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-27
CLAWS ON THE
WITNESS STAND
TESTiFlES IN THE lNVESTiGA
TioN OF INTERIOR DE-
PARTMENT.
is THE CHIEF ACCUSER
Of Secretary BalIinger in the Contro,
Versy--His Lawyer Sums
Up the Case in Few
Words.

Washington, Jan 26.-The Ballinger
Pinchot congressional inquiry began
the public sessions today with Louis
R. CLAWS chief aceuser of secretary
Balinger, on the witness stand.
Special counsel for CLAWS, Louis D.
Brandeis of Boston, summoned up the
ease for the prosecution in this
way:
THAT prior to entering the govern
ment service r. A. iaallinger acted as
attorney drawing up an agreement in
eserop and deeds in the Wilson Coal
Company cases II, Lewis county,
Washington, these cases being alleged
frauds upon the land laws Ballinger's
name did not appear on the court rec
ord
THAT Ballinger, as commissioner Of
the land office in 1907. did not show
due diligence in Investigating alleged
frauds in connection with the Gun
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-27
FOWLER TAKES
SHOT At CANNON
DUcES RESOLUTION FOR
CHANGE IN COMMITTEE ON
RULES.

Washington, Jan &c. Representa-.
tive Fowler. Of New Jersey, one or
the original insurgent Republicans in
the house, today introduced resolu-
tion for a reorganization Of the rules
committee and the remova OF
Speaker Cannon from that committee.
THAT the resolution aims at the
house organization and would shear
the speaker Of great portion OF the
power OF his office is according to a
statement Of its author. The resola.
tion provides fot the election of five
more members to the rules committee
lin addition to the four already ser.
wing, four 10 be Republican and one
Democrat. and that the speaker shall
not be q member Of the committee,
The insurgents are said "a be In favor
.Of the measure.
Cannon said: Il know Of no law
10 prevent any member introducing
any resolution he wants to-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-27
PROVIDING FOR DIRECT PLURAL
iTY pRiMARY--EEeATE
WAS ANIMATED.
THE VOTE WAS IS TO So
House Held Night Session on Primary
--Dencen Sends Another Mes,
sage on Deep Wa
terWay.

Springfield, H., Jan &C. After q
long and warm debate the house this
afternoon by vote Of Sc to Pr
killed Speaker Shurtieffs primary bill
which provided for the nomination Of
county, city, village and township Of
fieers by direct primary, and fol
state, congressional, senatorial and
judicial officers by conventions. the
delegates to the conventions being
aletced by a primary election.
Previously to this the house had by
a vote Of IS to AZ tabled the primary
bin Of representative Sollitt Repub
lcan Of Cook county, which provided
for the election of party managers
who should nominate the tickets
Speaker Shurteff took the floor in
advocacy of his bill. He said chat the
newspapers were trying to run every
thing and that it would ba Il bad
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-27

ningham coal land claims in Alaska;
that he had knowledge of all circum-
stances surrounding these claims, and
IN spite Of this entered the employ Of
one of the claimants arter leaving the
iand office and before becoming secre-
tary of the interior; that he ordered
these claims to be clear listed, for
patent, without due investigation, and
that they would have gone patent if
CLAWS and others had not interviewed"
Senators Nelson, Root and Suther-
and, and Representatives Olmsted
and Madison were the more active
committeeman in plying questions.
The inquiry will be resumed Friday
morning and hereafter there viii be
morning and afternoon sittings every
Friday and Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-27
CHARGE ERROR
OF S60,00Q,00O
AMERICAN MAGAZINE PUBLISH
ERS DECLARE PoSToFFlCE
FIGURES ON SECOND CLASS
MATTER WRONG.

Washington, Jan. 2G.--An error of
$60,000,0O0 is charged by the Assoeia.
ton of American Magazine Publishers
against the postoffice department in
the latter's figures on the deficit IN
carrying second class mail matter.
This and other mistakes are alleged
in the departments figures upon
which basis it is proposed to raise
the rate for carrying magazines ami
periodicals through the mails.
About rs leading magazine publish
ers appeared today before the house
committee on postoffices and post
roads. The answer which attracted
principal attention was a pamphlet
circulated, entitled: Answer of the
Magazines. According to this state
ment there was not deficit In the
postal department of seventeen mil
lion dollars. as the department alleges
but q surplus of ten millions, when
the specific loss on free rural delivery
Is taken into consideration.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-27
UN|ON|S7S HAVE
GAINED SO SEATS
SINCE THE ELECTIONS IN ENG
LAND BEGAN--BUT UNiONlST
MAJORITY is OUT OF THE
QUESTION.

London, Jan. 26.--The combined
strength of the Liberal, Labor ami
Nationalist coalition reached 345 to-
night, more than half the number Of
the members of the house Of com
mons. A Unionist government, there
fore is out of the question, and the
only point still undecided is the exact
strength of the coalition majority. But
IF the Independent Liberal majority
is equally out OF the question, only a
short life can be predicted for the in
coming government. Both the Liberal
and Unionist parties are looking
away from the present struggle to the
time when the conflict at the polling
booths will be renewed.
With the return OF Premier Asauith
and War Minister Haldane, all Of the
cabinet ministers hayy now been re.
elected The parties now stand.
Government coalition: Liberals
1883; Laborites SO; Nationalist "a.
Opposition: Unionists 255.
| Net gains of the Unionists to date
op