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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Clark Elected State Officer

Governor Hay presided at the
morning session, which, aside from
the election of officers, was given
over to a discussion of the state aid
road law.
State Aid Law Opposed.
Almost to a man the delegates
from east of the mountains, with the
exception of Spokane county, op-
posed the law and urged return to
local option by counties. There also
appeared to be considerable opposi-
ton to trunk line highways, especial
ly from smaller counties, but this
matter was cleverly sidestepped by
the committee, of which Judge Burke
was chairman, by referring it to a
special committee to consist of one
member from each county, to be ap-
pointed by the president and report
at the next meeting in Walla Walla
in November.
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10 ACRES
FOR $4,000
HERBERT STEARNS NOW OWNER
OF @. G.. ALLEN PLACE MOTH
OF THE CTTY-HAS HAD MANY
CHANGES.

Herbert Stearns has completed the
purchase of the O. G. Allen place
north of the Lewis-Clark school
house, paying for the ten acres $751;
900. The sale was-aaade by Ira D.
Edwards. This is one of the best
10-acre tracts in the valley and Is
considered one of the best future
money makers. About half of it is in
bearing trees. Mr.. Stearns expects
to take up his residence on the place
and make it his future home.
This tract was originally part OF
the Millicen estate and 80 acres OF
the estate was purchased by John
Ross about eight years ago for from
$40 to $40 per acre. c. E. Stohl
purchased 10 acres of it for $4,000
and six years ago sold it to eastern
parties for $1,000. The easterner
sold it to w. E. Stevens, who later
sold it to Judge Ronald and last year
Mr.. Stevens bought it back and then
transferred 1t to o. G.. Allen, a bro
Their of E. M. Allen, of this city. MT
Stearns purchased it this week fol-
$4,000. It is a level tract and Is
planted with the best variety OF
trees,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
IS AWAKENING
BASEBALL
s. INTEREST
LOU NORDYKE OF SPOKANE
TEAM LOOKING OVER WE
NATCHEE AS TRAINING QUAR-
TIERS FOR INDIANS.

| Lou e. Nordyke, who this coming
year will hold the initial sack for
the Spokane Indians, is in the city
today and has had conference with
Percy Scheble and w. S. Gehr of the
Recreation Park company, relative
to proposition to Manager Cohn OF
the Spokane team for bringing the
team here for several weeks spring
training.
For several years past the Spo-
kane team has gone to Lewiston for
the spring work, but Mr.. Nordyke is
very much interested in getting the
team here for the spring work and
will take back to Manager Cohn just
as favorable a recommendation as
possible. The Spokane manager
naturally expects some special in
ducements besides the park, and the
baseball enthusiasts of this city will
get together this afternoon to see
what can be done.
Mr. Nordyke spent couple of
days this week on his Monitor fruit
farm and while here will make ar
rangements for renting it this COM
ing season.
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To Furnish Light for Ephrata

cabin by his neighbors and friends
at that end of the lake.
Mr.. Margerum had suffered for a
number of years from a nervous dis
ease resulting from an affection of
the spinal cord caused by standing
In cold water while he was engaged
in placer mining in Idaho some years
ago. His condition became sudden
ly critical last week and his neigh
bors summoned DR.. Wentworth, who
went up at once but found the pa
tient already past relief.
Mr.. Margerum was one of the first
settlers in the Stehekin valley and
owned a valuable ranch on the north
bank of the river about two miles
up the valley from the lake. He was
Al years of age at the time Of his
death. He has sister living in New
Jersey, who is, so far as Is known by
friends here, his only living relative.
Leader.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Delegates to Brewster.

The Chelan Commercial club re-
ceived an invitation Tuesday from
the commercial clubs of Pateros and
Brewster to select delegates to rep
resent this locality and attend the
meeting of irrigable land owners
which is to be held at Brewster to-
morrow, Friday, the 25th.
Messrs. VIM. Isenhart and F. w.
Easlcy of Howard Flat, were appoint
ed such a delegation. These gentle
men, together with several interest
ed parties from Howard Flat, went
to Pateros today to attend a prelim-
mary meeting at that place tonight.
The meeting at Brewster is to be
held for the purpose of getting the
land owners together on some def
mite and mutually satisfactory agree
ment with one or the other OF the
irrigation companies which are offer
ing to construct high line ditch
from the eMthow river to water all
the lands lying between Tarheel Flat
in Okanogan county and Howard
Flat. At the meeting at Pateros to-
night, those whose interests lie on
this side of the Methow will endeav-
or to arrive at some definite policy
or plan to be followed in the general
meeting the following today.-Che-
Ian Leader.
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and a letter of December state
ment of my conviction that Balm
ger is a dangerous enemy to con-
servation.
II shall show you that this let
ter was submitted by the president
to Ballinger, that as part of his re-
ply he laid before the president a
statement concerning the Cunning
ham coal cases, which statement is
shown by undisputed documentary
evidence to be absolutely false in
three essential particulars. 1t will
then appear that Ballinger wilfully
deceived the president and was dis
loyal to him.
"The third principal matter is
concerned with the attitude of this
government in law and administra-
ton practice toward the conservation
of natural resources belonging to
the people. I desire to show you
that the story of CLAWS, courage
Gus and successful fight to protect
the property Of the people which
ended in his dismissal without hear
ing, is about single chapter in the
history Of public lands. shall show
you that under our present law and
practice the more difficult task falls
on those who would protect the pub
lie property and not In those who
would despoil it, and that under the
present system the betrayal into mon
opolistic control of what belongs to
all of US is made easy and often in
practice inevitable.
1.-THE imperative duty of this coun-
try is not merely to get rid of an
unfaithful public servant. Another
important duty is to bring about the
fundamental change in the law and
the practice toward conservation to
prevent for the future what has been
in the past the almost inevitable
sacrifice OF the public welfare to
make possible hereafter the utiliza-
ton of natural resources and the ma
tural advantages for the benefit OF all
the people instead Of merely for the
profit of few.
when this story has been told and
the witnesses whom l shall ask you
to call have been heard, You will re-
alize that the interests OF the coun-
try are not safe In Ballinger's hands
and that the public demands Of this
committee a verdict In harmony with
the general conviction that Secretary
of Interior has been unfaithful to
both the public, whose property he
has endangered, and to the president,
whom he deceived. =
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PinchOt DenOllpces BnILilger
In Sensational Arrangement Today Before the Bal
linger-Pinchot Investigating Committee the Sec
rotary of the Interior Is Charged With Being
A Traitor to the Nation

washington, IL. u, FeD. Zb.-GlI-
ford Pinchot, in taking the witness
stand in the Ballinger-Pinchot in
quiry this afternoon read statement
to the committee before being sworn,
in which he charged Secretary Ball
niger with falsehood and iisloyalty to
President Taft, and declared Balm
ger should be dismissed from the
service.
What I desire to lay before the
committee is consecutive story OF
my experiences with Ballinger in re.
lation to the conservation of natural
resources. Among several other
matters there are three of principal
importance to be called to your at
tention.
''The first of these concerns the
policy devised and inaugurated by
the last administration of protecting
against monopolistic control the
water power sites owned by the peo-
pie.
81 shall show you that Secretary
Ballinger entered his Office with q
clear determination to make short
work of that policy; that he reversed
it so far as he was allowed to do so,
that he reserved the power sites to
entry without the remotest idea of
Withdrawing them, and finally when
I charged him last autumn, to the
president, with being an enemy OF
the policy of conservation he cap
ped the climax by giving to the
president himself an explanation OF
his conduct that was essentially
false.
1.-THE second has to do with my
connection as a government officer
with the Cunningham coal cases and
with the CLAWS charges. I shall
show you how the forest reserve be-
came involved in the cases and how
CLAWS submitted his facts to me. ]
believe now that he told the truth
am convinced now, as was when
he came to me, that CLAWS is a faith
full public servant and that the facts
which he presented prove that Ball
niger has been unfaithful to his trust
as a servant to the public and az q
guardian of public property Of enor-
nous value.
'eI shall show that since learned
the facts you have heard from Ola
Wis and others which I am about tc
lay before you, I have acted steadily
in the light Of them. as 1t was my
duty both as public of1cer and
citizen to do. shall show that in
pursuance of that duty laid before
the president both by word OF mouth
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION GOES
ON RECORD FAVORING LONG
TRUNK LINE-LAWRENCE FOR
PRESIDENT.

w. T. Clark, of this city, was
elected treasurer of the Washington
State Good Roads association, which
has been in session this week at
Aberdeen. J. G. Lawrence, state
railroad commissioner and a bro
Their of P. w. Lawrence, of North
Wenatchee avenue, was elected presi-
dent as a successor to Samuel Hill.
The last days business was devoted
to't the election of officers, selection
OF the next place of meeting, adop-
ton of a resolution indorsing the
trunk line highway proposition and
referring the state aid law to a spe-
cial committee to be appointed by
the president.
The nominating committee report
ed, suggesting for officers Of the as
ISOLATION: President, John c. Law
renee; first vice president, J. ]. Dom
ovan, Whatcom; second vice presi-
dent, II. H. Mclean, Walla Walla
county; third vice president. H. c.
MCGOWAN, Pacific county; fourth vice
president, w. H. Paulhamus, Pierce
county; fifth vice president, B. N.
Kennedy. Douglas county; secretary,
L. Frank Brown, King county; treas
urer, W. T. Clark, Chelan county;
chairman legislative committee, Judge
Edward Whitson, Spokane county.
Much comment was caused by the
substitution of Lawrence for Samuel
Hill as head of the association, but
1t was explained that Hill could not
accept the Office again and 1t had
been at his own request that the COM
mittee reluctantly gave up hope OF
inducing him to accept.
The position OF honorary life chief
was created by the committee and
Mr.. Hill given the title. Many high
tributes were paid to him as a man
and as a good roads enthusiast.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26

C. L. Filigno, secretary of the Spo-
kane Industrial Workers Of the
World, who spent several weeks here
last summer organizing the street
regrade strikers, was convicted yes
terday in the Spokane court on the
charge of conspiracy. Filigno and
Gurley Flynn, a young woman. have
been on trial for the past week in
Spokane on the charge Of attempt
ing conspiracy in trying to induce the
unemployed to come to Spokane to
assist in the free speech campaign.
The jury In the case was out twenty
four hours and brought In verdict
finding Filigno guilty and freeing
Miss Flynn. The case was bitterly
contested and 1t is likely that 1t will
go to the supreme court.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
TRANSFER PRICES
RAISED.
LOCAL TRANSFER COMPANIES
EFFECT ORGANIZATION AND
AGREE ON SCHEDULE OF PRI-
CES EFFECTIVE MARCH 1.

During the past week the manage
ment of the various transfer COM
panies have come together on a new
schedule of prices, which will be eff
fective March 1. The companies
claim to have operated during the
past six months on a loss, owing to
all kinds, and assert that a raise in
price is necessary in order that there
shall be any profit in the work. Prac-
tically the only change in the sched-
ule is that of day work. Under the
old schedule Sc was charged for
ten hour day. The new schedule
provides Sc for eight hours and rs
cents per hour for overtime.
The new schedule is signed by the
Eagle Transfer company, w. E. Cam
field, r. e. Hastings, Ben Anderson,
O'Connor & Parrish, Arrow Transfer
company, F. E. Elfers, John Elfers.
e. o. Scott and H. N. Pedrick.
The following is the new schedule,
which will be effective March /:
$500 per day for hours, and 75c
per hour for overtime.
$1.00 per hour for jobs of less than
hours for one man and team.
$3.50 per hour for jobs of less than
hours for men and team.
District No. and Prices.
North line Fifth street; west line
Chelan avenue; south line Peachey
street.
Lumber 75c per M #. Cement lips
AMI plaster, soc per ton. Coal TIC
per ton. Wood, it., Use pei
cord; 16 inch, 800 per cord
District No. and Prices.
North line Fifth street; east line
Chelan avenue; south line Peachey
street; west line Miller street.
Lumber 800 per M it. Cement.
lime and plaster, Use per ton. Coal
800 per ton. Wood, 4 it., 800
I Continued on Page 81
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
77,irtu Feet of SnOlUOn Summit
Ten Feet Has Fallen in Past Thirty Hours---Great
Northern Line From the East Open But Trains
are Being Detoured to Sound. Over the
North Bank Road

Snow on the Cascades is said to
be fully "a feet deep ON the level
and ten feet has fallen in the past
80 hours. Yesterday there was a
terrific gale on the summit and snow
fell all day. Last night and today
have added to the troubles of the
transportation company by the
steady fall of snow.
1t is reported from the east that
the Great Northern line is open
Trains are running hours behind tn !,
schedule on the eastern division, but
there is source Of relief to the Of
ficials as well as the travelling pub
lie to have them moving at all.
The westbound trains are being
detoured from Spokane over the line
of the Spokane-Portland & Seattle
railroad to Vancouver. They are
then dispatched to Seattle from that
city. Only a local passenger service
is being operated from Spokane to
|Leavenworth and it may be days be-
fore the road west will be ready for
travel.
The Northern Pacific on yesterday
succeeded in getting it's line open
from Seattle to Spokane.
The sudden rise in temperature
has melted the snow on the coast on
the land bordering Puget Sound and
is rapidly decreasing the amount of
snow in the foothills. The streams
are rising rapidly and it is feared
that floods this year will equal those
of last fall, when great damage was
done to railroad property.
There are number of trains
stalled in the Cascades. Nos. 25
and 81 are hemmed in by the snow
at Summit and No. A at Scenic. The
trains from the east arrived here at
night and there is general in
activity all along the line and both
freight and passenger business are
paralyzed.
The Great Northern has two rota-
ries at work on the west end of the
blockade and it is expected that the
track will be cleared to Merritt by
morning, and with the rotaries thai
are at work on this side there Is q
probability that the road may be
opened up by Sunday evening or Mon
day. A day like today has been very
unfavorable and slides are likely tt
be of frequent occurrence.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26

Snow-slide Yesterday Entombed Two Track walkers
of the Great Northern Between LeavenwOrth
and the Cascade Tunnel-StOrmed
Fearfully All Day

E + = = = + = E Z + = = = = = = =
4 John Olson and Henry Eller- =
+ ker were victims of the storm Z
+ elements yesterday in the Cas- q
E cades. Without warning an =
+ avalanche of snow dashed down =
+ and entombed them In their =
+ shacks and it may be days be- Z
E fore their bodies are recovered. =
+ + + Z = E + = + E + = Z = Z + =
Word was received last night that
there had been a snow slide between
Leavenworth and the Cascade tun-
mel in which two men were killed.
They were John Olson and Harry Ell
lerker. These men were employed
regularly as track walkers by the
Great Northern Railway company.
The slide occurred at four o'clock
yesterday morning and the cabin in
which the men were sleeping was
completely covered by the tons of
snow.
J. H. O'Neal, the superintendent of
the Cascade division of the Great
Northern railway, telegraphed the
news of the disaster to the coroner
of Chelan county last night asking
advice in regard to what should be
done DR.. Saunders, the official of
this county, sent back the reply that
it was impossible for him to go to
the place of the disaster on account
of the indefinite train service.
A snowstorm ragged all day in the
mountains and the train service.
which has been paralyzed for several
days, made it impossible for him to
make the trip and he was of the
opinion that an inquest would not
be necessary anyway.
1t may be days before the bodies
are recovered as the melting snow
is causing the company more trouble
than at any time this winter.
Little can be learned as to the men
killed other than that they have been
with the company for some time in
the position of track walkers.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Illness Calls Students Home.

Miss Eunice and Miss Clara Prev
lit, of Toppenish, who have been stu
dents OF the Wenatchee Business
College since the first part of Octo-
Der, were called home last night on
account of the serious illness of their
mother. However, before going
they were able to pass their tests for
the complete course and have Sc.
cured positions. The reporter for
the Daily World was present at an
exhibition and saw the young ladies
write in Shorthand at the rate OF
1913 words OF unfamiliar matter per
minute and also saw them write upon
the typewriter at the rate of 102
words per minute.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
NEW BISON RANGE
A SUCCESS
THIRTY SEVEN AMERICAN BUF-
FALO NOW IN ENCLOSURE
ALSO ELK AND DEER-POST
HOLES IN SOLID ROCK.

Pr. Merriam, chief of the biologi-
cal survey bureau of the department
of agriculture, which has the ma
tional bison range in Montana in
charge, was recently before the agri-
cultural committee of the house, and
was asked by Chairman Scott as to
the status of the range, says a recent
Washington report.
He said that the area had been
fenced and the bison society had put
in 81 American buffalo. The doctor
said he saw the buffalo a few weeks
ago, and reported they were in splen-
did condition. He said this was the
nucleus of the herd and the bison
society expected to raise the num-
Der of so in the near future.
1.-THE range is an admirable one,
Mr.. Merriam told the committee "It
has a great abundance of feed,
enough to support 1000 buffalo, and
it will be an excellent range for elk,
mule, deer, Whitehall deer, and ante
lope, which We hope to have intro
iuced later"
Post Holes in Solid Rock.
DR.. Merriam also told the COM
mittee that the fence about the range,
which was constructed by the fores-
try service, was very difficult one
to build, because more than 1000
post holes had to be blasted out OF
the rock, mainly on the south face
nZ the reserve, and number also
had to be blasted in going over rock
ridges on the east side.
Local labor was employed with
great difficulty, he said. Upon in
quiry of Chairman Scott as to the
character of the fence, DR.. Merriam
said it was a woven wire fence, with
good posts, which were high enough
to admit of another strand or two
of barb wire around the top. The
fence was not quite high enough, but
additional wire would be put on SO
as to keep elk in the park.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Articles of Incorporation.

The Entiat Light & Power COM
pany has filed articles of incorpora-
ton naming w. C. jenkins of Phila-
delphna, and Chas e. Owens, A. e.
Wieland, C. A. Harris and j. III. Stout
all OF Wenatchee. as directors. The
last three named are officers of the
board Of directors.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
LOCAL COMPANY ASKS As YEAR
FRANCHISE FOR ELECTRIC
PLANT IN GRANT COUNTY
SEAT.

L. v. Wells this week, on behalf OF
the Ephrata Orchard Homes COM
pany, appeared before the Ephrata
city council, asking for a franchise
for company for electric and water
right privileges within the corpor-
ate limits of the town. The fran
chise asked for is for As years and
exemption from taxation on all the
property owned by the company
which would be used in the operation
of the plant. 1t calls for the city
to use lights ON the streets to the
amount OF $40 per month.
The Ephrata Orchard Homes COM
pany has a large tract of ground ad-
jacent to Ephrata which it expects
to put under water and the company
desires electric power for pumping.
II the company gets the franchise II
is its intention to build a steam
plant on the property and install dy-
namos to generate electric POWER
sufficient for all '.sbting and power
for the valley.
The Ephrata council will hold a
special meeting next Monday eve
ming In order that other companies
may have an opportunity to submit
bids and also to further inquire into
the proposition submitted.
The Orchard Homes company is
composed of r. F. Holm, L. v. Wells
and e. A. Nichols and Is dealing
quite extensively in Ephrata lands.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Charities Meeting Again
Postponed.

The meeting of the Board of Asso-
cited Charities announced for Satur
day evening, the 10th, and postponed
until the 26th, has again been post.
poned until the 5th of March, an &C
count of the many other public mat
tiers that have been engrossing the
time of everyone this week. There
will be representatives of every fra
ternal and religious organization II
the city at the meeting as bushes:
of much Importance is to be brought
before the board.
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DR.. Mccoy had a slight attack fro

DR.. Mccoy had a slight attack from
over fatigue that has confined him
to his bed since last night. A report
was on the street today that the
doctor was seized with apoplexy, but
DR.. Haskell stated to the World to-
day that the attack was not as bad
as that and that he expected DR.. Nc
Cay to be at his office tomorrow.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Bought Near Ephrata.

T. s. Burgoyne has purchased the
M. w. Laugh place, 25 miles east of
Ephrata, for $1,000. This Is a wheat
ranch and Mr.. Burgoyne expects to
take possession at once. (
George Hahn, of this city, has pur,
chased eight lots In the towp<of
Ephrata.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26
Lake CI,elan Pioneer Dies

William J. B. Margerum,- one Of
the pioneer settlers OF the Lake Che
Ian country, died at his home In the
Stehekin valley last Thursday morn
ing, February 18th. The remains
were buried Sunday near his own
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26

Prof. R. E. Tumble went to Cash
mer today On the special invitation
from the growers of that vicinity and
will talk on the aphis which effects
the apple trees.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-02-26

Mrs. J. Reddington underwent a
mastoid operation this morning.
About one-half cup of thick puss was
removed from the bone back of her
ear by DR.. Culp.