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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
TAX COMMISSION
INQUIRY
State Commissioner Frost
Today Holding Investi-
cation of Values.

]. E. Frost, state tax commission
err, is conducting an investigation to-
day of the assessors records at the
court house. Representative prop
erty holders from Wenatchee and
other parts of the county have been
subpoenaed and are rendering their
sworn testimony to the commits
sioner.
The purpose of the inquiry is to
compare Chelan county valuations
with those of all other counties of
the state. If the average assess
ment in this county is 60 per cent
of the actual value while adjoining
counties are assessed at only 40 per
cent, the state will increase the ap-
portionment of state taxes to be col
lected from those counties a CORES
ponding amount. Thus the burden
of taxation is equalized. This is
now done by increasing the valua-
ton. Formerly the matter was ad-
justed by changing the levy.
Any changes that may result from
this investigation will not effect coun-
ty taxes except in SO far as the
amount to be paid out of county
funds to the state.
Following is the list of property
holders subpOenaed: J. H. McGO-
han, George H. Ellis, Conrad Rose,
N. l. Neubauer, w. w. Gray, E. E.
Plough, o. B. Fuller, Ira D. Ed
wards, David Keith, w. A. ThOmp-
son, R. II. Holm, J. NJ. Duffy, c. B.
Halbert, Frank Depuy, Percy Wal
ker, E. V. Martin, P. P. Holcomb, H.
l.. WEBSTER, Jos. Mooney, F. w.
Smith. From Leavenworth are Guy
Hamilton and NJ. F. Peake. From
Cashmere, A. H. Mohler.
Frost is a Booster.
While taking the testimony of j.
H. McGohan at the tax inquiry today,
Commissioner Frost noticed boost
er button on the lapel of Mr.. Nc
Gohan's coat. The state officer in
sisted on having the button and said
that he wanted to wear it all over
the state because he is booster for
Wenatchee.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
ARE REALTY VALUES IN
THE CITY TOO HIGH
Interview With L. V. Wells in the Daily World of Last
Night Has Called Forth Expressions From Number
of Business Men Regarding Prices in This City as
Compared to Eugene Ore, City Third Larger

!. In the interview given in the
World last night by l.. V. Wells, he
stated that Eugene, Ore, is a city
one-third larger than Wenatchee. 1t
has asphalt pavements on at least
100 blocks covering all of the bust
ness district and larger portion of
the residence section. The state uni
versity, 100000 hotel and many
homes have made 1t one of the most
beautiful small cities of the north
west and yet both business and resi-
dence lots are selling at about half
the prices which rule in Wenatchee
for the same class of property.
The World representative has
asked several citizens for their opin-
ions regarding realty vaiues here.
A. L. Hill, one of the owners of
the Wenatchee Park addition, says
that this difference of valuation is
only natural, considering that We
natchee as town is laid out over the
most expensive land on earth. The
prices of acreage adjoining the, city
limits is almost prohibitive of put
ting additions on the market at a
profit to the promoter, and this fact
necessarily has a tendency to boost
values of property within the city
limits.
George r. Fisher, cashier of the
First National bank, is of the opin-
ion that Wenatchee is to be one of
the most compactly built cities for
it's size in the United States, owing
to the fact that most of the land sur
rounding the city is not available at
any price-the orchards pay such
enormous dividends. As population
increases the demand for inside prop
erty becomes stronger and stronger.
and it is demand that fixes values. If
prices here are higher than in other
cities, it is due solely. to the fact
that buyers are willing to pay those
prices and do pay them, and they get
a good return on their investment.
Devere Utter, of the Wenatchee
Canal company, is decidedly Of the
opinion that residence and city lots
in Wenatchee are cheap at the rul-
ing prices, and he basis his judgment
on the rapidity with which values
are increasing. the rise or the fall
of the market tell whether the ruling
prices are cheap or dear. The sell
ing prices indicate nothing except in
relation to the state of the market.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
GRANT COUNTY JOBS
Only One Democrat Registers His
Declaration.

Wilson Creek, Wash, July 10
The first day for filing declarations
of candidacy brought out the follow
ing: On the republican ticket. l..
Pearce of Winchester for auditor;
George NJ Ryker and Daniel T. Cross
both of Ephrata for prosecuting at
torney; E. o. Whitney of Hartllne
for sheriff; 81 G. Scheurle of Quincy
for clerk; NJ c. Christensen of
Ephrata for engineer; c. E. Smith of
Stratford for superintendent Of
schools; NJ. F. McAnelly of Wilson
Creek for treasurer.
On the democratic ticket there has
only been one filing so far: c. T.
Sanders, who claims Wilson Creek
as his home, for treasurer.
wccter?ferauidaB er,tvfhPE cmwf
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
GRAND TRUNKR. R.
STRIKE
10000 Men Out System is
Tied Up Between Mont
real and Chicago.

Contreal, Canada, July 19.-The
strike of conductors and trainmen
of the Grand Trunk railroad which
has been inaugurated has democrat
lied traffic throughout the greater
part of the system. The passenger
traffic is in bad shape, few if any
trains are moving. The suburban
trains are cancelled and thousands
of business men are without the
means of reaching the city. About
1000 men are effected.
At noon the company insisted that
all important passenger and mail
trains were moving as usual, but ad-
mitted the freight and local trains
were tide up. The strike embraces
all the company's lines from Port
land, Maine, to Chicago. 1t now in
wolves nearly 5000 trainmen and
conductors.
The company has closed it's vari-
Gus shops through Canada and Mich
Iigan, throwing about 10000 more
men out of employment.
Both sides appear ready for a de-
termined struggle.
At noon the conductors and train
men received a communication from
the Minister of Labor at Ottawa Of
fering on behalf of the government
to appoint a board to arbitrate the
trouble between the company and
employees, the finding to be binding
on both sides, and the government
to bear all expenses in connection
Herewith. From the fact that the
company has already agreed to ar
bitrate it is expected it will at least
accede to the proposal.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
CUTTING down CITY
EXPENSES
City Engineers Office Will
Reduce It's Force by at
Least Four Men.

Owing to the disposition of the
property holders who protest against
improvement of the city and the
necessity of cutting down expenses
wherever possible, City Engineer c..
c. Ward has been instructed to cur
tail the expenses of his office in all
possible quarters and for this reason
he has been compelled to notify four
of the craftsmen that their services
will not be required after the first
of August. 1t is expected that many
other entertainments will be made
in all departments of the city service
unless sentiment in favor of the i'm
provement as planned by the engi-
neering department are met with
greater favor among the citizens and
property holders.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
WA|T|NGFORDEMO-
CRATIC FILINGS
So Far There Have Been but
Four Republicans Who
Want Office.

Since yesterday there have been
no new filings with the county audi
tor for county offices. Messrs.
Chase, Keith, Osborne and Berry are
the only ones who so far have sig
nified their desire for office. F. A.
Reynolds had to make an unexpected
trip to the east, but stated before
leaving that het would file for au-
ditor. Carl Christensen will also
file his declaration in few days.
Those so far filing are republicans.
The democrats are not represented.
Treasurer Battles desires a re-elec-
ton and it is expected that he will
file his declaration in a short time
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
HEAVY
Local Produce Companies
Sending Heavy Daily
Shipments.

The summer fruit is in good de-
mand and about ten cars are leaving
here daily.
On Saturday the Wenatchee Pro-
duce company shipped to Montana
a few plums. The Central Produce
company consigned three cars and
Leroy Wright one car. About the
same number of cars were sent out
yesterday.
Prices vary according to quality
of fruit and pack, but inquiry by a
World representative at the produce
sheds today indicated that the grow
ers were we'll satisfied.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
P|NCH0T To AID
P0|NDEXTER
Will Make a Number of
Speeches in State for
Senatorial Candidate.

Washington, D. c., July 19.--Glf-
ford Pinchot, who is to stump the
state of California for Hiram John
son, candidate for governor in OPP
position to the regular republican
candidate, will also take a hand in
the campaign in the state of Wash
ington, where he will stump that
state for Miles Poindexter, the pro-
gressive candidate for the United
States senate, and advocate of the
-Pinchot conservation poll
cies.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Will Consider Library Site.

The only matter of general i'm
portance that will be considered at
the council meeting tonight is that of
the location of the Carnegie library.
Chairman Thomas, of the library
committee, expects to be able to sub
NIT report on the new location to-
night and undoubtedly this matter
will be settled one way or another
this evening.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Officers of the SunnyslOpe Irrigation
Company.

The following list of officers for
the Sunnyslope Irrigation company
were filed yesterday with the county
auditor: President, w. D. Lowell,
Minneapolis; secretary, J. r. Lowell,
Minneapolis; treasurer, R. T. Lowell,
Wenatchee. These men are trustees
as well as officers of the company.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Adjust Freight Rates.

Washington, D. c., July 19.-The
adjustment of eastern freight rate
situation will probably be made
soon. The settlement, it is said, will
be satisfactory alike to the interstate
commerce commission, railroads and
shippers. The plan involves the
voluntary suspension for several
months by railroads of the advanced
rates.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19

extends almost from Marcus to Boss
burg, a distance Of nine miles, on
the opposite side of the river, and
practically an equal distance from
Bossburg to several miles north of
Ryan on the east side of the river.
Besides destroying a large guam
THY of fence, the fire destroyed the
old concentrator building, shaft
houses and blacksmith shop of the
Young America mine in Bossburg. A
large crew of men succeeded in saw
ing the home of Ole Peterson, adj
joining the mine buildings. The
small frame house belonging to Jos.
Cohn, president of the Spokane base
ball club, was destroyed, along with
considerable timber on his valuable
tract of orchard land.
The fire covers territory approx
mately Is miles in length by seven
miles in width, and has destroyed
millions of feet of virgin timber.
Town of Ryan Wiped Out.
Word was brought to this place
that the town of Ryan, six miles
north OF Bossburg on the Great Nor
thern, had been completely wiped
out by the terrific fire of Sunday af-
ternoon. The hotel, postoffice, tele-
phone office, livery stable, store, sec
ton house, two warehouses and other
buildings being completely destroyed,
along with their contents.
A fine team of horses belonging to
Clyde Thomas was rescued from the
burning stable, and driven to the
river for safety. The section men
and other railway employees lost all
their effects, and came down to Sc
cure supplies and bedding for the re-
establishing of their camp.
The Great Northern is rushing
men to the scene of the fire in an eff
fort to save a large amount of ties
and cedar poles in the camps at that
point.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Burns or LangfOrd.

London, July ia sporting
paper asserts that it has the auth
ority to state that Jack Johnson,
the colored heavyweight champion,
Will fight either Tommy Burns or
Sam Langford in London in Septem-
Der, under the auspices of Hugh Nc
Intosh, the Australian promoter.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Raises His Estimate /.

G. B. Lanham, fruit buyer, has
now raised his estimate of month
ago for the number of cars to be
shipped from this valley this season.
At that time this agreed with In
spector Darlington's figures, but is
now more optimistic than the in
spector. He is confident that the
total shipments will exceed 1900
cars.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Expel Jews from Kiev.

Kiev, Russia, July 19.-The ex-
pulsion of the Jews from Kiev con-
tInues. From July to July 10
over fifteen hundred were expelled.
Since May "a the plumber of expul-
sions from the city and suburbs ag-
gregate 6652.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
BREESE SOLD FOR $500
w. D. Moody Now Owner Of L. III.
Breese Tract on Sunnyslope.

w. D. Moody today became the
owner of the L. H. Breese 6 " acre
tract on Sunnyslope, paying. for it
$500. Mr.. Moody turned in as part
payment his Pennsylvania avenue
residence. The place purchased is
all in young orchard.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Twilight Pennamt Game Tonight.

The Republics and Tammany
teams VIII play at Recreation park
this evening at $50. This is an i'm
portant contest because II the Re-
publics win 1t cinches the pennant
for the season. The games was
scheduled for last night but had to
be postponed until tonight.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
Two Deaths.

Colville, Wash, July ia de-
vastating forest fire is sweeping
through a valuable timber tract of
white pine and cedar 20 miles north
east of Colville. Two lives have been
lost and many settlers homes are
hemmed in. The fire started Sunday
from a slashing fired by a home
steader clearing his land. The heavy
wind caught the flames and nothing
could stop them before they reached
the cabin of J. S. Wyman, state rep
resentative in Montana, and burned
to death his year old daughter and
his sister-in-law, Miss Pearl Brewer,
a school teacher, aged %.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
NORTHWEST BALL LEAGUE.

Spokane 2, Vancouver /.
Tacoma 6, Seattle /.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19
YAKIMA GREATLY
AROUSED
Thompson Says Deadly Pear
Blight Threatens the
Yakima Valley.
V ALLEY MALIGNED
Inspector Darlington Says
Disease Has Been Eradi-
Gated Here.



+ II have carefully watched the /
+ blight i'm this district for the /
+ past three years. There has /
been only a very little at any /
+ time. Up to the present time 1
+ this season, have noticed less !
+ than i'm any previous season. /
+ This 1 attribute to the heroic +
+ work done by the growers /
f. wherever it has appeared. The /
+ Wenatchee valley has the blight +
+ thoroughly under control and /
+ has nothing to fear from it. +
+ Last years blight occurred I
+ among the Spitzenberg trees in i
+ one of this valleys most prOmi- +
+ nent orchards. But it was /
+ watched almost daily and the 1
+ branches affected were cut off /
+ and destroyed as rapidly as the /
+ infection was noticed. No blight +
+ whatever has shown up i'm this /
+ orchard during the present sea- +
+ son. 1 personally inspected this +
+ orchard today" +
Z = 4 4 = = 4 I. 4 . Z 4. 4 4 L L
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19


pear growing industry of the Yaki
ma valley, says Fred Thompson tt
the Yakima Republic. 1t is not the
trivial matter it has been represent
ed to be; it threatens one of the
greatest activities of the valley. Il
it once gets a start the business il
gone. The blight has spread into
all the tributary valleys of the Yak
ina and into the vlvinity of North
Yakima itself.
Rigid Inspection Needed.
The farmers should not be trusted
to fight it, he says. Rigid lnspec
ton should be provided for. Fifteer
inspectors should go through the or
chards of the valley, visiting each
tree two or three times a year and
condemnlng infected trees or branch
es. These should be cut out merci
lessly.
eff this gets started" says Mr.
Thompson, 1--WE are gone. 1t has de
stroyed the pear growing industry
everywhere it has gone, except where
an heroic fight has been made
against it. 1t Will do the same here
if we sit around and say it doesn't
amount to anything.
Tax on Trees Needed.
I'VE have 100000 acres of fruit il
this valley. A tax of 25 cents al
acre would provide 1926 month
apiece for six months for Is lnspec
tors whose duty it would be to con
duct the fight against the blight
They should work from April tt
August, inclusive.
This tax could not be levied
without an amendment to the hor
ticultural law but we could have the
law amended in a week if four OIL
five of us would go over to Olympia
and lobby it through. Our county
commissioners are not interested;
one is sheep man, one a wheat man
and one an engineer.
Is in the Whole Valley.
'The blight has spread through
the whole valley. 1t is in Prosser
Sunnyside, Zillah, Parker, North
Yakima, the Wenas, the Naches."
THAT will be a nice morsel for
Wenatchee to pick up"
"Wenatchee has it, too" replied
Mr.. Thompson.
1--WE can't trIfle with this; if we
don't take heroic action there will
not be a pear shipped from the val
ley five years from now. The San
Joaquin valley used to ship more
pears than the Sacramento; now it
doesn't ship a pear. The business
was wiped out by the blight and it
would have been wiped out of the
Sacramento country, too, if the gov
eminent had not sent out five ex-
perts and If the state had not appro-
priated $4,000 and big fight been
made against it.
"It will do here just the way 1t
did in the Walla Walla valley. Twelve
or 10 years ago I was there in as
fine a pear orchard as a man ever
saw. Now the owner hasn't pear.
Michigan and New York are the
only parts of the east from which
pears are shipped. The business
has been driven out of other sections
by the blight. The only other pear
sections are on the coast.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-19

Bossburg, Wash, July 19.-One
of the most disastrous forest fires
ever experienced in this section OF
Stevens county has been raging since
Saturday morning, and accompanied
by the high wind of Sunday the
flames spread over the vast territory
and destroyed a large amount of tim
Der and imperiled the lives and
homes of many persons in the vici-
nifty of Bossburg. The line OF fire
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CONTINUED on Page 81
, 1910-08-11

true, l owe you a ueot OF gratitude
you've done splendid work-I-rm
afraid I've been Just a trife obstinate"
Just a trifle," said the Judge dryly.
Sergeant Maloney took his hat.
Hurry up!" said the captain, you
a telephone from the corner drug
store"
"AI right, cap"
DR.. Bernstein also rose to depart.
81 must 60, MI. Brewster; I have
an appointment at the hospital"
The Judge grasped his hand warmly.
Thank you, doctor!" he exclaimed;
II don't know what I should have
done without you"
Thank you, sir!" chimed in the
banker; Il am greatly indebted u
you"
Don't mention It." replied the
psychologist almost ironically.
He went out and the banker inn
patiently took out his watch.
ITS getting late!" he exclaimed
where is this girl. I have no faitt
In her promises!"
As he spoke the library door opened
and Annie appeared.
, 1910-08-11

~ HdNc 6cST1ITCflcQ rCF SndTdCIol
with Stories Of Scandal"
tiles about her. In my opinion.
It. Clinton, your direct object is to
roy the value of any evidence she
give in her husbands favor"
he chief looked a%ggrieved.
why. l haven't said a word"
ming to his sergeant, he asked:
we 1, Maloney?"
But these sensation -mongers
e." cried the Judge angrily. You
the only source from whom they
d obtain the information"
But what do / gain?" demanded the
ain with affected innocence.
dvertisement-promotiony re-
d the Judge sternly. These same
ers speak of you as the greatest
bg chief-the greatest public Of
Rl-oh, you know the political value
hat sort of thing as well as 1 do"
be captain shrugged his shoulders.
can't help what they say about
he growled.
they might add that you are also
richest" added the Judge quickly,
l won't go into that"
gain Capt. Clinton Redeemed and
ed ~restlessly on his chair. He did
relish the trend of the converse
don't like all this, Judge Brew
faint fair-I amt on trial"
dge Brewster picked up some pa
from his desk and read from one
hem.
captain, in the case of the People
INST Creedon-after plying the de-
ant with questions for six hours
obtained a confession from him ?"
es, he told me he set the place
re-"
xactly-but 1t afterward de-
ped that he was never near the
1te."
Well, he told me-"
es. He told you, but It turned out
he was mistaken"
es," admitted the captain reluc-
py.
Pc Judge took another document,
read:
the case of the People against
ley"
hat was Bentley's own fault
ask him." interrupted the cap
He owned up himself" Turn
to the sergeant. he said: You
there, Maloney."
ut you believed him guilty" in
Psed Judge Brewster quickly.
es."
ou thought him guilty and after
hhour session you impressed this
sht on his mind and he-he con-
ID"
didn't impress anythihg-I Just
ly-"
gu Just simply convinced him that
as guilty-though as 1t turned
lie was In prison at the time he
supposed to have committed the
ary-"
wasn't burglary" corrected the
In sullenly.
Pge Brewster again consulted the
S In his hand.
pu'rs quite right, captaln-my
ke-it was homicide, butt was
ptrue confession"
ks."
was the same thing in the Cal.
case" went on the Judge, pick.
another document. In the case
People against Tuthill-and-
ove-Tuthill confessed and died
son, and Cosgrove afterward &C.
edged that he and not Tuthill
he guilty man."
ell," growled the captain, mis-.
sometimes happen"
ge Brewster stopped and laid
his eyeglasses.
that Ia precisely the point OF
, 1910-08-11

Ian's wife with every stigma that can
. mt on womanhcod. You have hint.
/ that she is the mysterious female
no visited Underwood on the night
the shooting and openly suggested
hat she is the cause of the crime"
We'll. It's just possible" said the
bliceman with effrontery.
Judge Brewster was fast losing his
|mper. The mans insolent demean-
was in~tolerable. Half rising from
/ chair and pointing his finger at
10, he continued:
you have besmirched her. character
th stories of scandal. You have
ked her name with that of Under.
|od. The whole country rings with
, 1910-08-11

- r.
'picfon against yourself. Your father
inllsw believes you are the woman;
so does Capt. Clinton"
The captain suspects everybody"
she laughed. IT'S his business to
suspect. AS long as you don't believe
that l visited Underwood that night"
The Judge shook his head as If puz-
lied.
"Candidly, l don't know what to
think" Seriously, he added: 81 want
TO think the very best Of you. Annie.
but you won't let me-"
She hesitated a moment and then,
quickly, she said:
81 suppose I'd better tell o and
have done with it-but I don't like
to-"
At that moment a servant entered