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house followed by the mother; re-
turned and got the boy; and then
struggled through the snow for about
three-quarters of a mile where the
older girl was found, the mother hav-
ing been compelled to abandon her,
after having removed the only skirt
she wore and wrapped it around the
child, barely reaching home herself.
Mrs. Myers heroic act was COM
mitted December %, 1907, when she
saved Annie Glover, Charles Church
and Frank Martin, aged six, three,
and two respectively, from a burning
dormitory of childrens' home.
Awakened at two a. m. by an alarm
of fire, she aroused the children in
the girls and boys dormitories and
led them to safety. To rescue the
three, for the saving of whose lives
she is specifically mentioned, she had
to enter the building twice. The
last time her escape was cut off by
the fire and she was compelled to go
close to the flames and let herself
drop through the stair opening to the
first fool. She was badly burned
about the face, neck and hands. The
reward was a silver medal and $1,000
TO reimburse her for pecuniary loss
she suffered by the fire. She was at
the time 4 A years old.
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sympathy for the much overworked
George" or for financial gains,
Danish inventor has just devised and
placed on the market craft that will
save the Georges much physical ex-
ertion in that direction.
This is a two man power paddle
boat, which is driven forward by
means of pedals that turn paddles,
and, while, of course, it hasn't the
speed of the motorboat, fast time can
be made with every little effort. This
ingenious craft is attracting much at
tention, and many have been ordered
for summer resorts all over the world,
number having been purchased in
America. The inventor is said to be
reaping harvest from his new boat
That marvellous invention, the tele-
writer. which was invented short
time ago, is now giving such remark
able results that it is becoming more
and more indispensable. This won
derful instrument transmits in exact
facsimile written messages, and in
business transactions particularly the
advantage of a written over a spoken
message is obvious. Moreover, the
message is recorded whether the sub
scriber rung up is in or not, yet an
other advantage which it has over the
telephone, to which it can be added if
necessary. Many countries are inter-
ested in the invention.
A telewriter exchange will soon be
an accomplished fact in London, the
postmaster general having granted
twenty-one years lease enabling such
exchanges to be formed. The tele-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-26
Texas Farmers Convention

College Station, Texas, July &c.
The Texas Farmers Congress, con
sisting of nearly score of affiliated
agricultural and kindred organiza-
lions, began it's thirteenth annual
meeting at the State Agricultural
and Mechanical College today and
will continue in session during the re-
mainder of the week. President B.
F. Frasher of Clebourne called the
gathering to order this afternoon and
delivered his annual address.
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Work to Cost ST, 100000.

The matter of the construction OF
a new tunnel at a lower elevation
than the present tunnel was put up
to Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Miller. There
and Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Miller will
advise the commission as to the ne
cessity for its construction"
The work the Great Northern now
has under way at Wellington and
west of that point will be completed
by December 1st, it is expected.
Grant Smith & Co. have the contract,
which will involve the expenditure
by the railroad of nearly 81, 100000.
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Mrs. McCabe, of Los Angeles,
California, who has been here for
the past six weeks, visiting her Sis
ter, Mrs. J. C. Proctor, of East We
natchee, returned to her home today
The father of Mesdames Proctor and
McCabe, Paul Machus, was a resi-
dent of Badger mountain for over
twenty years and was known by all
the Old-timers.
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smaller species are to be introduced.
1t is claimed. but not scientifically,
that the mosquitoes not devoured may
be scared to death by the terrifying
names of the fish, for among the latter
selected to do the work of extermina-
ton are the cyprinodonts, the Fundu-
lus magals, Zygonestes nottii and the
Zygonestes Olivaceus. II these don't
do the work they can trot out the
Heterandria formosa and the Gambu-
STA holbrnkii, which are said to be
capable Of putting on the finishing
touches.
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elers' Association. In addition to
the retailers the national associa-
tons of jewelry manufacturers and
jobbers are also represented. An
elaborate jewelry exhibit is one of
the features of the gathering.
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ly forty Ogalala Sioux Indians, who

ly forty Ogalala Sioux Indians, who
have been stranded here for several
weeks as result of the failure of
wild west show, will sail tomorrow,
en- route to their home on the Pine
Ridge reservation in South Dakota.
The government at Washington
cabled the funds necessary to relieve
the plight of the red men.
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Flour Makes jump.

Flour advanced on Friday last
25c a barrel, or sc on the sack, on
all grades. Wenatchee Best, Peach
Blossom and Harrington flOurs are
selling for $1.45 per sack.
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(PAID ADVERTISING.)
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
County Auditor.

l hereby announce myself as
candidate for the office of County
Auditor of Chelan county, subject to
the will of the republican voters at
the primaries to be held Sept. 18th,
1910. CARL CHRISTENSEN.
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is said that the ia
vorite food of the
gol d f / S h is the
mosquito and its
larvae, but some Of
the breeding places
of the insect can
not be reached by
the larger fish. and
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Mabel Taliaferro is to appear the
coming season in a new play entitled
THE Little Mother" by Porter EN-
merson Browne, author of "The
Spendthrift, and other plays.
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jewelers. Meet IN Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, July ga large
attendance marked the opening here
today of the annual convention of
the American National Retail Jew
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
g What the g
g Inventors Are 6
g g Accomplishing g

- II, let George do it," is usual
~ the remark when long
row on river or lake is sug-
gested and it comes to
choosing the person who will handle
the oars, and while the others have a
most delightful time poor George"
comes back after his day on the water
and goes cunning for the man who in
vented rowboats. Whether through
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Fish to Exterminate Mosquitoes.

If the advice Of some of our most
noted scientists is followed gold and
other fish will be used to exterminate
the mosquito pest in New England. 1t
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Steam ShOvelS at Work.

Engineer Stewart exhibited plans
and profiles of the new work to the
commissioners and visiting engineers
Six steam shovels are now at work
on the job, 100000 feet of lumber
and heavy timber has been put in
place and more than 100000 feet
more is on the ground for future
work.
The commission finished the ex-
animation Of Stewards plans short
ly after noon yesterday. When the
meeting adjourned, it was with the
understanding that Miller and Ste
vens would prepare report to the
commissioners as to the sufficiency
of the Hill plans for the work west
of Wellington.
lar with conditions at Wellington
and between that point and Scenic, :"
said Commissioner J. G. Lawrence
at the Butler today. Il know of no
two men who are better posted to
advise the commission as to the suf-
ficiency of the Great NOrthern's
plans than Mr.. Stevens and Mr. Mil
Ter The latter will go over the
ground thoroughly and will inspect
the work now in progress before the
report which he and Mr.. Stevens will
pleted. This may require some days,
but when the final examinations are
made the commission will be thor
oughly advised as to all the queS-
tons at issue.
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writer in the illustration is seen writ
ing a message to go to another town
begging for a pamphlet containing
particulars of this extraordinary in
vention, which in reality is the out
come of a vast amount of patience
and ingenuity, and considerable sum
Of money has been expended to perfect
it.
By its aid we can send our own par
ticular handwriting over an indefinite
length of wire as easily as telegraph
clerk transmits messages in the Morse
alphabet. In fact, whatever the hui
man hand does at one end of the wire
that will be faithfully reproduced by
a similar machine at the other end
even though it be many hundreds of
miles away. kilograms of the future
may thus play an important part in
breach of promise cases.
Army circles the world over are
keenly interested in the experiments
now being made with new invention
for use on battlefields. This is an oil
fuel traction engine designed for drag
ging the heaviest artillery over rough
country and is most novel machine.
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Stranded Indians Coming Home.
Brussels, July ga party of near
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NEW ENGINE FOR DRAGGING ARTILLERY.
Instead of travelling in the ordinary
way it rolls along on an endless track
like a great chain of steel links. which
1t lays for itself.
The engine can thus safely negotiate
bitches. rocky areas and the steepest
gradients.
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STATE BODY EXAM
INES PLANS
Railroad Commission Con
siders Work Outlined by
Assistant Engineer.

Seattle, July 26.-Plans prepared
by Alexander Stewart, assistant chief
engineer of the Great Northern, for
the rebuilding of a part of the main
line of the Hill road west of Yelling
ton, in the Cascades, were examined
today by the members of the Wash
ington State Railroad Commission
and John F. Stevens, president of
the Oregon Trunk Railway, and n
d. Miller, chief engineer of the Spo-
kane, Portland & Seattle.
Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Stevens came
to Seattle at the request of the
Washington commissioners, the for
mer leaving his work as chief engi-
neer of Samuel Hills big irrigation
and fruit growing project at Mary
hall, on the Columbia river, and Mr..
Stevens forgetting for the time being
his task of building the new Hill
railroad into Central Oregon.
Three-quarters of mile of new
double tracking at Wellington, where
the big avalanche occurred last win
ter, will be covered by iron and con-
crete sheds and safety tracks will
be put in to prevent a possible re-
currence of the disaster of March l
last
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Two Year
Scholarship

fits just Students gives years Home In
stucon by mail during these they have the privilege OF
choice between three months Individual the day school of the
both the day
night school. Enroa at any
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
LEFT MONEY TO LODGE
Odd Fellows in State OF Arkansas Are
in LITIGATION Over the
Shirley Claim.

Little Rock, Ark, April 17.-Offi-
GERS of the Grand Lodge and past
grand masters Of the Odd Fellows Of
Arkansas met here today to consider
a plan Of settlement with the widow
and other heirs of A. w. Shirley, who
left his entire estate of $350,000 to the
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Arkan
sas for the purpose of maintaining 0
home for children Of members of the
order, Shirley, who left his wife only
one cent, was recently assassinated at
his home in Minturn, In Lawrence
county At the time Of his death di
vorce proceedings we're pending be
tween Shirley and his wife.
After discussing the various propo
sitions submitted to the Grand Lodge
by the widow, the conference resulted
In the appointment of committed
consisting OF Grand Master kouis Jos
eph, Grand Secretary John r. Pau
and Grand Representative Geo. T
Humphreys, all of Newport. to take
charge of the matter. The committee
was given full power to act.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
STATE-W|DERS PROTEST
Disapprove Of Pardon Of Cooper
Tennessee Democrats Also Re-
fuse to Go Into Primaries.

Humboldt, Tenn, April IT, Since
the pardon of Col Cooper by Gov.
Patterson, after his sentence had
been confirmed by the supreme court,
the subject has been the chief topic
of conversation here. With a. very
few notable exceptions the governors
friends here approve Of the pardon.
The opposition last night crystal
ized into concerted movement, when
a representative crowd Of state-widers
met in the offices Of Dr. j. r. Pres.
ton. After condemning the action of
the governor in pardoning Col
Cooper, number OF petitions were
prepared bearing the heading, I'VE,
the undersigned Democrats, protest
against the so-called Democratic pri-
mary plan, and refuse to enter the
primary The papers are being free
Ily signed today. Another meeting 81
the protesting state.widers will be
held Tuesday night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
HOLD ELECTION OF OFFICERS
PROMINENT WOMEN SPOKE
YESTERDAY.
OPPONENTS CLASSIFIED
BY British and American Speakers
Rabbi Simon Offered Opening
Prayer-kentucky WON.
an a Speaker.

Washington, April 17.-Five promi
nent American and British women ad
drested mass meeting of the
suffragists this afternoon, incidental
to the convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa.
tion.
Rabbi Abram Simon offered 4
prayer. Laura Clay, Of Kentucky,
told the women that they need new
element of character and courage.
Harriet May Wills, of New York,
told of the troubles of the suffragists
in the. New York legislature.
Both Beatrice Forbes-Robertson, a
British suffragist and Ella zass Stew
art, of Chicago, gave a classification
OF the opponents Of woman suffrage.
According to the British speaker,
the opponents are divided into two
classes--those preiudiced against the
movement and those who believe II is
inexpedient to give suffrage to the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
THE PARDON


Nashville, Tenn, April 17.--T think
he did right. read the pardon OF
Governor Patterson, and think the
reasons he assigned for his action
were correct"
Such was the statement Of ex-Gov-
ernor james D. Porter last night
to d reporter. Twice governor Of bis
state, d former president Of the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and ST. Louis rail
way, former chancellor OF Peabody
college, official representative Of the
United States on mission of import
|ance, there is no man In Tennessee
better @iown or more honoreA Hc
was asked last night for a statement
as to his opinion Of the Cooper par
don, and without going into details
he stated his emphatic approval ol
Governor patterson's action. Gov
ernor Patterson knows what thinl
labout II ! he said.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
STORY OF HOW ILLINOIS CEN
TRIAL co. WAS MuLcTED
IN LARGE SUMS.
HIGH OFFICIALS IN It
According to Reports-sensationa
EHg
Reyslatiars Ex,eeted in Few
Days--Detectives Gen
eral Inquiry.

Chicago, April IL President J. T.
Harahan of the Illinois Central rail-
road company is in possession of a
full confession made by an employe
of his road regarding the alleged con-
Ispiracy by which the company was
defrauded out Of more than sl,00o,0 900
I in connection with car repairs.
For the past two days w. ]. Burns,
head Of the National Detective
Agency, has been closeted with Presi-
dent Harahan and his assistant in the
private office of the president at the
Park Row station. All doors leading
directly to tho presidents offices have
been barred, and the employees of the
office have not been permitted to see
who entered and who left tho place.
In order to maintain secrecy. The back
elevator and side entrance have been
used and the meals have been served
in the office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
Given Third Degree.

The employee who has given the
information regarding the alleged
deals whereby several manufacturing
companies are said to have defrauded
the company, has been put through
the third degree" for more than
twenty hours. Steps soon will be
taken to have the informant go be.
fore the states attorney and tell his
story, and later the case will be taken
before the grand jury for indictments.
That the information involves Off
cials of the Illinois Central either
now in the employ or the company
or recently having left the company
as well as officials Of manufacturing
companies, is positively stated. Just
how high the railroad officials stand
is not disclosed, but it Is stated that
a sensation will be created when the
names are disclosed. 1t was also
positively stated that the information
In the possession Of the company is
such as to make the punishment Of
the guilty parties certain.
Lsxity in System.
That steal Of large proportions
could have been perpetratcd in con
nection with Illinois Central affairs Is
due. 1t is stated, largely to the laxity
of the accounting system which was
permitted before the new comptroller
arrived II appears that certain mat
tiers were taken for granted which
should have received closer inspection.
On the other hand the investigation
has shown the folloy of railroads put
ting $40 month men to watching
work for which railroads have to
spend millions. Seventy dollars a
month is about all car inspector
ever gets, and II was upon his o. X,
that bills for several millions were
paid by the company.
That the car manufacturing com
panies which are involved In the case
CONCLUDED on Eighth Page.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
24,o00 CHINESE JOIN OUTBREAK
IN clHANG-SHA FOLLOWING
FAMINE.
MISSIONARIES. FLEEING
Reported That Three Americans Are
Missine-Part Of City Still In
FIames--Governor
Killed.

Chan-Sha, China, April 17.--All for
eign-owned buildings in Chang g-Sha
have been destroyed by fire, with the
exception of the Brithh consulate.
All buildings rented by foreigners
were looted. So far as known no
foreign resident lost his life All
fled
The governor of HUMAN province
and his son were killed Even yet
a section of tie city is in flames Six
thousand foreign drilled soldiers Join
ed the rioter, who numb ~ "a 600
The riots began on April 13. when
famine sufferers looted the rice
shops.
The following day the disturbances
became anti-foreign. The China In
land Mission and the Norwegian and
Catholic missions, were burned.
All Missionaries Fled.
Other missions were destroyed
later. The missionaries attached to
the American EpiscopaIain Mission
Alliance, United Evangelical church
and Wesleyan and Yale missions,
numbering Al in all, took refuge in
boats, leaving all their effects. The
de truction of all foreign property,
including the Japanese consulate and
British warehouse, followed. The
fate of the Standard Gil company's
new tanks is unknown.
Eight Germans of the LII bozoll
mission fitd and reported that three
foreigners. while proceeding to Han
kow in junk. were run down by the
British gunboat Thistle and drowned.
Another report states that the men
drowned were Americans.
Advfces regarding the situation are
far from encouraging.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
BY TWO MASKED MEN WHO
HELD UP MAIL TRAIN INV
CALIFORNIA.
LOCOMOTIVE IS D|TCHED.
Operator Acts In Time to Save Many
Lives--Robbers Got 8 Pouches
Mail-sheriff's Men
Pursuing.

Benicia, Cal, April 17.--The China
Japan mail, which left San Francisco
over the Southern Pacific for the east
Saturday night, was held np by two
masked men at Sprig, two miles east
of here at 1890 this morning, and
robbed it Of nine pouches of reg.s.
tered mail. No express cars were on
the train. The robbers demanded the
express treasure box, but learning
there was none, went after the mail.
Four pouches have been recovered,
but the robbers riiied the others AMI
are now hiding In the hills and
canyons between Martinez and Oak
land. A sherirf's posse is in pursuit.
The passengers on the train were
not disturbed. After getting the mail
sacks, the robbers cut the engine
loose from the train and sent 1t wild.
throttle open, down the track to the
east.
In the direct path Of the engine
was section of passenger train NO.
s, west bound. heavy loaded. But for
the presence of mind OF the telegraph
operator at Suisun, serious col
lision would have taken place. The
engine was thrown into the ditch In
the nick of time.
/ The robbers climbed on the rear
end OF the locomotive and when few
miles out OF Benicia crawled over
the tender and covered the engineer
and fireman with reyolvers, ordering
them to stop the train and get OF.
Unarmed the engine men complied
The robbers compelled them to enter
| the mail car and carry the sacks to
| the engine with the help Of two mail
clerks. The engine and mail car
1 were then uncoupled and run down
| the tracks two miles where the en-
| lgine was sent alone on its wild jour
Iney, after which the robbers departed
lafoot with the loot The wild engine
passed the first section Of west
bound passenger train on siding
but the engine was derailed by the
Telegraph operator thus preventing
a collision with the second section.
Near where the bandits left the en-.
gins road leads to the east bann
of Susun Bay. The men ran down
this road to row boat concealed in
the bushes. They rowed directly
across the bay where they abandonel
the boat. In climbing the bank one
man lost his revolver and pair oi
field glasses.
Before daylight horse and buggy
lwere stolen, supposedly by the rob
bers, from stable in Martinez.
Posses are making pursuit from
this point covering the country lead
ling to Oakland, as a farmer reports
seeing buggy driven at wild pace
going in that direction
Most Of the passengers knew moth
ng Of the robbery until this morning.
Another engine was secured and the
ttrain taken into Sacramento
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED
As Having Been Seen With little
Girl Just Befort She Was
BrutalIy Killed.

Chicago, April H. Two men who
were arrested In connection with the
murder of Alferda Doverlska, siy
years old, who body. horribly muti
lated, was found In shed Saturday
were today identified as having beeu
seen In the company Of the chiR
shortly before she disappeared
The men are Barney Bizoska,
blacksmith's helper.and Joseph Pillar
ski, a laborer. Blood stains were
found OF Bizoska's clothing. Anothe,
girl told the police he was comins
from candy store with the Dover.
ska girl and was chased away by the
men.
The finding of note written I'M
Japanese near the body Of the git
failed to throw any light on the crime.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-04-18
WHEN HE CROSSED THE FROM
TIER INTO HUNGARY YEsTER-
Gay AFTERNOON.
ADDRESSED GREAT CROWD
Said Reception Reminded Him o.
Demonstration at Heighth Of
Political Campaigns
At Home.

Budapest, Hungary, April IL
Hungary received Roosevelt with op,
en- arms after he crossed tht frantier
today, the popular enthusiasm, ac-
cording to newspaper editors, exceed
ing anything since the days of Louis
Kossuth.
The journey, afttr Roosevelt left
the train at Presburg to spend the af-
ternoon with Count Apponyi, whom
he had entertained in America, as
suned almost the character of a
triumphal procession.
The entire population of the an
ciant capital of Hungary turned out,
the mayor and other authorities
greeting Roosevelt at the tation.
They welcomed him as an apostle OF
liberty and peace.
AT three villages. each made up OF
a different race, Magyar, Sloyak and
German, and that the party pa sed
through on an auto trip to the Ap,