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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Tacoma and the State.

The business mems "get acquaint-
ed" excursion to Eastern Washington
and Northern Idaho has demonstrate
ed one fact that will be pleasing to
the people of Tacoma.
At Wenatchee a gentleman who
was introduced as a 'rancher" made
a most eloquent speech, declaring
that he was proud of the title. He
spoke of the big mountain which first
led him into the wilderness to make
for himself and his family home,
that he had made it and had grown
rich-not because of his special tai
ent but because of the lesson taught
him by the mountain that should
be known only by its proper name
Tacoma, which means "life-giv-
ing" He told of how he stood, day
after day, after having toiled in the
city and looked at Mt. Tacoma, with
its snowcapped peak and snow-cover-
ed sides, and figured how, when the
sun came and made water of the snow
and the life-giving fluid flowed down
its steep sides into the valley, 1t
meant life. And he went into the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Germans Enjoy Outing.
Contributed

A great surprise was in store fol-
members of the German club Sunday
They had left the arrangements OF
selecting a place for their outing to
the social committee of the club
who accepted the invitation to spend
the day at Simmons Grove, which
is close in and easily accessible.
All members of the German club
who attended agreed that the day
spent was very delightful. Phono-
graph records from Berlin, Germany
borrowed from Michels music store
and German songs, and a good Ger
man dinner served under the trees
were the features of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simmons were de-
lightful hosts and have invited the
club and it's friends to come again
This invitation was eagerly accepted
A pavilion and other improvements
will be installed If the germans lease
these grounds for the summer. The
social committee of the club had
made elaborate preparations. Tables
benches. walks and small shelter
houses were prepared for the first
outing.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Why Insurgency is Growing in the
House.

The debate in the house between
Representative Butler Ames of Mas
sachusetts and Chairman Serene
Payne, of the ways and means COM
mittee ,on the resolution favoring
freer and better trade relations with
Canada is not without its illuminat-
ing side on matters other than rela-
lions with the Dominion. 1t sheds
a good deal of light on the question
why there is insurgency in the house,
why there is deep dissatisfaction with
the rules, and why insurgency has
lceased to be confined to any one set
of men or to any section.
1t appears that last March Mr..
Ames introduced a resolution which
went to the ways and means commit
tee expressing the judgment of the
house in favor of closer relations
with Canada. That was the end of
the resolution. Mr.. Payne and his
colleagues on ways and means pro-
ceeded to bury it, and it remained
inferred beyond hope of resurrection
They would not even allow a hearing
on it, despite petition signed by II
members of the house, republicans
at that Mr.. Payne replied that the
petition docs not change the atti-
of he
tee with whom I have conferred"
Mr.. Ames says that to his request
for a hearing, Mr.. Payne arrogant
ly insisted that as far as you could
| find out, no one wanted the resolu-
ton, and that it was not good poll
tical sense" And in a letter to Mr..
Payne, Mr.. Ames says:
cit is just such hidebound intoler-
ance of the desires and rights of
others, that is forcing members to
advocate, against their better judg-
ment, a committee of committees in
the house, in order to purge itself of
| such individual misrule and abuse of
| power 1t is just such domination
and disregard of the public desire
that is fostering the movement of in
surgency not only in the house, but
also the widespread insurgency with
which we are now face to face"
And this, bear in mind, is not the
expression of a western progressive.
but a Massachusetts member who has
generally been regular" 1t ex-
plains, in part, why it is that Can
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31

Fred Walker, the present tuner
of Mr.. Louis Michel, is thorough
going and skilled in his profession
and also repairs all classes of pianos,
organs and musical instruments that
have been damaged. He learned his
profession at the piano factory OF
Hientzman & Company, the largest
in Toronto, Canada, where he work
ed for ten years. His father and his
brother are both piano workmen
who have for many years worked for
the same factory.
Mr.. Walker comes highly recon-
mended by the Mason & Risch Piano
Company from Vancouver, B. c.. and
expects to make Wenatchee his per-
manent residence.
Mr.. Walker and Mr.. Michel, the
head of the Michel Music Store, have
agreed to rank Wenatchee as first
class tuning center, with plans like
Seattle, Spokane, Portland, Boise
and hereafter the rate will be $500
all around, city and country both
The farmers will not be charged ex-
ira rates from the city folks, but So
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
KEEP AN EYE ON ROOSEVELT.

When Theodore Roosevelt in a
recent letter to Congressman Fish
said: "You know my policies when
I left the United States and while 1
was president; I have not changed, 4"
he did not disappoint the hopes of
his well wishers in the United States.
He stamps himself as the foremost
champion of progressive republican
ism and his leadership will be un-
qualifiedly recognized.
If Theodore Roosevelt would now
capitulate to the Aldrich-C Cannon
forces who have gained control of
the present administration, he would
reverse his lifelong record as a
champion of popular rights AMI an
opponent of machine politics. 1t
would be unthinkable to contemplate
Roosevelt captivating to Aldrichism
and Cannonism after the persistent
fight they made upon him during
his last administration.
Roosevelt returns to the United
States as the foremost citizen of the
world. His enemies sought to dis
credit his policies and his executive
acts by charging that he was impul-
sive and that he was impatient of
legal restraint. If his mind had
been limited to the groove in which
men Of ordinary calibre find them
selves circumscribed, he would long
ago have been relegatei to the rear
He is not the slave of legal prece-
dent-an idea which has been en-
phasized and repudiated by the Am
erican people since he left the pres
idential chair.
Roosevelt embodies the social con-
science of the American people. He
places the public veal above the
worship of the almighty dollar and
he insists that a square deal shall
be the basis upon which all legisla-
ton shall be made. He is not a man
who at the dictation of an Aldrich
or a Cannon will attempt to read
such high minded and able men as
Beverage, and Clapp, ana Dolliver,
and Cummins, and Bristow, and La
Toilette out of the republican par
ty because they stand for decency
and square deal in American poll
tics.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Senatorial Situation.

John L. Wilson, gentleman from
Seattle, is in town this week, en-
gagged in the old, familiar game of
lining up the politicians and mend
ing his political fences. It's all be-
cause he's in the race for the Unit
ed States senate in this state, as some
people may know already.
Another gentleman by the name
of Burke, also from Seattle, is also
in this little game for the acquire
ment of the senatorial toga. Each
gentleman thinks that that same to-
ga would fit him just a trifie nearer
than it would any other individual
Wilson is making his little swing
around the circle now. Burke an
nounces that he is preparing for
similar trip, and one of his prepare
lions is to have a number of news
papers in Eastern Washington talk
about him. encourage him, and sing
his praises.
Miles Poindexter, insurgent re-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Starting Juvenile Orchestra.

Prof. F. l.. Baernstein, of 800
Pennsylvania avenue, is starting a
juvenile orchestra and band He ex-
poets to have band of no less than
fourteen within a few weeks. A num-
Der Of adults taking instruction from
him have suggested that an orches-
ira composed of youthful players
would be a good acquisition to the
city, and Mr.. Baernstein has decided
to push the matter as rapidly as pos
sible. Musical instruments will be
furnished or selected for prospective
buyers who wish to become members
of the orchestra or band. Those de-
string to join and who have not as
yet been seen by Mr.. Baernstein may
leave their names at his residence on
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Liddell Hardware Company Sell Their
Cashmere Business.

A change in the business life of
Cashmere occurred this week, the
Liddell Hardware company iisposing
Of their business to Stewart Bros.
of Spokane. The deal was made on
Monday and since the store has been
closed for invoice. A formal open
ing under the new management will
occur either today or tomorrow.
The personnel of the new firm
consists of Messrs. Hugh and Morris
Stewart, both of whom are expert
enced hardware men. They have
been in the employ Of the MCGOWAN
Bros. Hardware Co. of Spokane, the
former as salesman on the road and
the later as head warehouse man.
The boys are sons of Marvin Stewart
of Monitor and have many acquaint-
ances and friends in the valley.
The new firm announces that the
stock will be greatly increased and
that they expect to go out after the
hardware business of the valley. The
present stock will be completely sac
rificed and room will be made for
a new stock of up-to-date hardware.
Record.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31

flat will be the tuning rate hereaf-
ter. All moneys, pins, jewelry, etc.,
found in all pianos to be repaired,
will be returned to the owners.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Five Acres for $1,000.

Tuesday J. A. Stanford closed a
deal with Messrs. George l.. Bray
and Philip H. Miller of Logansport,
Indiana, the latter two coming into
ownership of Mr.. Stanford's five acre
ranch one mile west of Cashmere.
Four acres of the place is in bearing
apples and an acre is in young or
chard, all of it being the best COM
mercial varieties. The price paid was
$1,000, Mr.. Stanford accepting on the
trade Wenatchee residence property
to the value of $4,000. The deal
was made through the office of the
Cashmere Land & Investment Co
Messrs. Bray and Miller expect to
make their homes here and make fur
Their Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31

ris and has capacity of 200 gal
Ions per minute from $50 foot
well. This flow of water will irri-
gate 40 acres of land and 1t is the
purpose of Mr. McMullen to put in
a orchard and also to utilize the en-
tire 40 acres with fruit and vegeta-
bles. The plant complete cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000 and he is
very well satisfied with it.
During the past season a great
many Quincy-Ephrata residents have
put in pumps of various makes and
ultimately great portion of that
country will be watered through the
means of small pumping plants.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31

Wenatchee valley and got him a
ranch, and he was glad of it. He de-
clared that if he ever tired of being
rancher the next place of his choice
would be Tacoma.
And these sentiments were ex-
pressed openly with the knowledge
that they would be published to the
entire state, and the business men
of Tacoma on that excursion learned
that all that was necessary to gain
a statewide trade was to go out in
to this rich region and get it. Diff
ferences in railroad rates were dis
cussed in the presence of prominent
officials of the railroad company. AS
an outcome better understanding
will certainly be reached, and in the
future it is believed that railroads
centering in Tacoma and the business
men and shippers of the "City of
Destiny will get together in har-
mony for the betterment of both the
city and the railroads.
The richness of the state of Wash
ington is not appreciated by those
who have merely passed through it
at high rate of speed on a railroad
train. 1t is necessary for them to do
as the business men of the excursion
did-to be whirled through the pro-
life valley and see what man, aided
by irrigation, is doing to make Wash
tngton what it is destined to be-the
greatest of all states in the Union
Tacoma Tribune.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
VIEW POINTS OF THE PRESS
United on Taft Measures.

The republican party is united as
to the general policy of President
Taft on legislation now before con-
gress. Every republican can vote
for the administration measures and
every republican is free to make
every effore to perfect these meas
ures while they are on passage.
This combination of criticism within
the party and action with the party
may be strange to democratic sena-
tors at Washington, but it is and
always has been good republican
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Installed Deep Well Pump.

l.. G. Roraback, representing the
Seattle Hardware company, is in the
city today coming from south of
Winchester, where he has recently
installed on Ames double acting deep
well pump. This pump was put in
through the agency of Wells & Nor
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-31
Coming Events

May 31-Tammany VS.. Firemen.
June Republics VS.. Engineers.
June - County commissioners
meet.
June 13-Commercial club meeting
special features.
June 22-Summer begins.
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lonism and Aldrichism are losing

nonism and Aldrichism are losing
their grip.
Just why Messrs. Payne and Dali
zell and a small group of republicans
controlling ways and means should
so far arrOgate authority to them
selves as to refuse even a hearing to
II other republicans in the house is
impossible of understanding except
on the theory that they are deter
mined there should be no fair and
open consideration of the tariff ques-
ton in any fashion. - Washington
Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Big Hog Shortage.

Pork prices are unusually high,
but apparently for good and suffic-
lent reasons. The hog supply is
short, the consumptive demand con-
stantly broadens and feeding opera
tions are being curtailed on account
of the high price of feeds of all
kinds. That the swine production
has not kept pace with the ever in
creasing demand for pork products
and increase in population is evi-
denced in the fact that over 1,00O,-
600 more hogs were received at the
five leading western markets in 1908
than were marketed in 1909.
Reports from the principal mar
ket centers of the country for Janu-
ary would indicate that the United
States is facing a serious shortage
in her hog supply. At Chicago, ST.
Joseph, Kansas City, Omaha and
st. Louis from January / to Febru-
airy l receipts of hogs decreased
$4,000 head compared with the
same period year ago, a decrease
of 80 per cent. The total hog pack
ing in the country from November 4 ),
1909, to January %, 1910, shows a
shortage of 100000. The de-
crease in hog receipts at the leading
western markets during the year
1909 compared with 1908 was over
100000 head. If the rate of de-
crease shown in the present months
receipts was maintained throughout
the year the shortage would be close
to 6,000,O00.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
MERCER LADY BURNED TO
DEATH.
Mrs. Thena Golfers Dress Catches
Fire From Burning Trash and
She is Fatally Burned.

While burning pile of trash in
her yard at Mercer, Mo-, on Tuesday
afternoon of last week, Mrs. Thena
Collier, highly respected widow OF
that town, was so severely burned
that she died the same evening. 1t
was windy day and while burning
the trash which she had raked up in
her yard, Mrs. Golfers dress caught
fire and as it was of cotton material
she was almost instantly enveloped
in flames. Her cries of pain brought
neighbors to her assistance, who ex-
tinguished her burning clothing and
physician was hastily summoned
who gave her every attention, but
she was SO badly burned that she
passed away the same evening at 8
o'clock.
Mrs. Collier was widow about
fifty years of age, and lived alone
She is survived by two daughters
and two sons. Her funeral was held
at Pleasanton on Wednesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
A Bad Wreck Narrowly Averted.

The evening passenger train from
Des Moines, had very narrow es-
cape from bad wreck on Little River
bridge, two miles west of Leon, last
Thursday evening. The train was in
charge of conductor Bob Shelter and
engineer Charley Stroble, and was
bowling along right on time. Owing
to the soft track the trucks of the
tender of the engine left the rails
about forty or fifty feet before the
bridge was reached. Engineer
Stroble applied the air but the track
is considerably down grade at that
point, and the engine was right in
the center of the bridge when he sue
ceeded in stopping the train. One
pair of the trucks were turned cross
wise under the tender and the ten
der had crawled clear over the
guard rail Of the bridge and six inches
more would have let it drop into the
creek below, and as it is light train
it would probably have pulled the
coaches down also. Fortunately
there was crew of bridge men on
board and they managed to get the
wreck cleared up so that the train
was only little over an hour late
into Leon. There were goodly
number of passengers on board and
they were mighty thankful that en-
gineer Stroble stuck to his engine.
Had the train went over the bridge
there would doubtless have been a
number of people killed and injured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
"Uncle Danl."

Uncle Danl' will be the attrac-
ton at the opera house one night,
Saturday, April End The story is
one of love, pathos and devotion,
skillfully intermingled, yet as seri-
Gus and sublime as the theme may be,
the play contains many Illuminating
bits of comedy, contributed by the
quaint characters Of sturdy New Eng
land, the locale of the picture. The
complete production is carried, the
scenery being handsome and strik-
ing in appearance, making a befitting
frame for the authors painting. Sew
eral high class specialties will be in
troduced during the play. The COM
pany Will have as an added feature
fine band and orchestra, which is
said to be one of the best with any
travelling organization, and grand
double concert by the X. P. city band
and Uncle Dan'ls'' band.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Spencer-Blakesley.

On Wednesday, March %. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd McNeal,l
in Mt. Ayr, occurred the marriage of
Mr.. Ed G. Spencer and Miss Myra NJ
Blakesley, both of Eden township,
Rev. ]. B. Cash, pastor of the Mt.
Ayr Baptist church, officiating.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elijah Spencer, we'll known cit
izens of Eden township, and is a.
young man of many good qualities,
enjoying the esteem and friendship
of all who know him. The bride is
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Blakesley, and is one of Deca-
tur county's best young ladies, loved
by all who are acquainted with her.
She was becomingly attired in white
silk costume, tastefully trimmed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer will go to
housekeeping at once in their prop
erty in east Leon and many friends
extend congratulations and best
wishes for bright and happy fu-
ture ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Married His Motter-in-law,

The How Old is Ann?" puzzle was
long since relegated to the rear as a
tame problem, but the newspaper dis
patches from Knoxville, Tenn, sprung
real live one last week when they
told how Packson A. Line, a railroad
conductor at that place, had married
his mother-in-law on March 18th.
Line is 35 years old and his bride is
AZ. Lines first wife died several
months ago, and her mother, who had
lived with them for years, Friday
consented to take her daughters s
place.
There are now five in the family
Line and two children by his first
wife and his wife and her daughter,
sister to Lines first wife. Line is
father, brother-in-law, son-in-law,
stepfather and husband. His wife
also is mother, grandmother, mother
in-law and stepmother.
Her daughter, Pharba Black, is
daughter, stepdaughter, stepsister,
sister-in-law and aunt. His children
are children, stepchildren, grand
children, brother and sister, half
brother, halfsister and niece and
nephew. No one has tried to figure
out the complication that. would fol-
low visit of the stork to the second
union.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Now for a Better Leon"

The city election held on Monday
decided who would be the city Of
ficials of Leon for the next two years,
there being an entire change in the
city council with the single excep-
tion of G. M. Axes, the present coun-
Gilman from the first ward who was
elected as as one of the two council
men-at-large. There is much work
ahead of the new mayor and city
council, and we believe they are
equal to the emergency of handling
the business in a satisfactory man
ner. The waterworks are to be in
stalled, sewers built, and probably
next year will see start made in paw
ing the streets. The slogan of "a
Better Leon" is good one, and there
should be no let up in the spirit of
progressiveness which has taken hold
of our citizens. Every citizen of
Leon who has the welfare of the city
at heart should stand ready to back
up the mayor and council in an ef-
fort to make Leon the best little
city in the state of Iowa. Be a
booster. Fix up your property, make
improvements, help clean out the
lawless element. and there is no ques-
ton but what we will in fact have
"a Better Leon"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Burglarized the Depot.

Sunday night the Burlington depot
at this place was burglarized and a;
jug of Whiskey and some small arti-
cles were stolen. On Monday two
Burlington detectives came to Leon,
w. R. Groom, of ST. Joe, and Jim
Harrison, of Charlton, and soon had
a clue indicating that Ralph Parsons,
Alma Adair and Burley Russell, lads
seventeen or eighteen years of age,
residing in south Leon, were in
volved in the crime. Ralph Parsons
was placed under arrest by constable
Rhoades and Adair and Russell
boarded freight and started north
but were arrested at Garden Grove
and returned to Leon Tuesday morn
ing. They are in Jail awaiting their
preliminary hearing, which has been
set for next Thursday, April 7th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-31
Depct :I1ucutiu,n,l ts,crtira.

Superintendent Robert Rice, of ST.
Joe, was in Leon last Friday after
noon and submitted the definite plans
for the location of the new Burling-
ton depot to be built in this city to
he executive committee of he Leon
Commercial Club. for their approval
The committee met Supt. Rice at the
depot and after examining the pro-
posed location approved it, and the
plans and location were then for
warded to the railroad commissioners
at Des Moines to be approved. The
new depot will be built on the west
side of Main street, the south end of
the platform commencing a few feet
north Of the switch running to the
house track and east end of the
depot being about 100 feet west of
the Main street crossing. The COM
.pany has purchased the two lots at
the foot of Main street owned by Jap
Cesler and Loten Gassett, and these
will be used for depot grounds,
which will be cut down and graded.
The contract for the erection of the
new depot will be let in a few days
and work will commence at once.