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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-14

not definitely ascertained and the
benefit and advantage are not known
and assured by competent engineers
or other authority. When. however
q project Of definite character for i'm.
provement OF q water way has been
developed 50 that plans have been
drawn. cost definitely estimated. and
traf1ic, which will be accommodated
is reasonable probable. think it is
the duty of congress to undertake
the project and make provision there.
for in the proper appropriation bill
II am informed that the investiga.
ton by the waterways commission in
Europe shows that the existence oil
a waterway by no means assures traf-
fic unless there is traffic adapted te
water carriage at cheap rates at one
end or the other OF the stream.
1T also appears in Europe that the
depth of the streams is rarely more
than 6 feet, and never more than 8
But it is certain that enormous guam.
titles of merchandise are transported
over rivers and canals in Germany
and France and England, and it is
also certain that the existence of such
methods of traffic materially affects
the rates which railroads charge and
it is the best regulator of their rates
that we have, not even excepting gov
ernmental regulation through the
interstate commerce commission. For
this reason, hope this congress will
take such steps that it may be called
the Inauguration of the new system
of inland waterways.
For reasons which it is not neces-
sary here to state, congress has seen
fit to order an investigation into the
interior department and The forest
service of the agricultural depart
ment. The results of that investiga-
ton are not needed to determine the
value of and the necessity for the
new legislation which l have recon-
in respect to the public lands
and in respect to reclamation. 1
earnestly urge that the measures re-
commended be taken up and dis
posed of promptly without awaiting
the investigation that has been de-
termined upon.
WILLIAM II. TAFT.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-14
COURT HOUSE BlOTTEB

Deed d. Day ct ux to Wright
a Day Lumber Co.. Eh Of SEA OF
SWA and Wa of swA of Sc v Of
Sec. 5. Twp. "a. R. Is. 500.
Deed. D. Day ct ux. to Wright
& Day Lumber Co., VIZ of NEA
and SEA of NWA and En- OF sen
of NEA of NwA of Sec. 8, Twp. "a,
r. Is. 500.
Deed "A. j. Ummel ct ux. to L.
j. Wentworth, IA acres in lot sub
division of lot a in Sec Il, Twp. 81,
R. 81. $500.
Afidavit-L. NJ. White to pub
tic.
Quit Deed. NJ. White et viz. to
w. B. Doid. lot z, block 81. Replat
First add to Wenatchee, ii.
Water .wenatchee Canal
e.. to s. M. Neher.
i,eed-J. J. Griffith ct TX to r
w. Sussex, laE1s near Sec. 16. Twp.
"a. r. Is, 1910.
Deed-Percy Walker to Emory
Fowler, lot % in block 1, of Bel
mont add to Wenatchee, $500.
Deed-D. ]. Dyer ct ux. to G.. S
Merriam ct al, lots 3 and 4, block
So, Replat of First add to Wenat-
chez. $4,000.
Deed-B. W. Ferguson ct al. to
r. H. Reeves ct al. lots, 80 and go
block 1, Belmnot add to Wenatchee,I
s1OS5.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-14

Washington, Jan. 4.-President
Taft's special message on conserva-
ton of natural resources was sent &c
congress today and in part is as fol
lows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives: In my annual message
reserved the subject of the conserva-
ton of our natural resources for dis
cussion in special message, as fol-
lows:
I'm several departments there is
presented the necessity for legisla-
tion looking to the further conserva-
ton of our natural resources and the
subject is one of such Importance as
to require a more detailed and ex-
tended discussion than can be entered
UPON in this communication For
this reason, shall take an early OPP
portunity to send a special message
to the congress on the subject of the
improvement of our waterways; upon
the reclamation and irrigation of
arid. semi-arid and swamy lands,
upon the preservation of our forests
and the refOrestation of suitable
areas situated upon the public do
main, with view of separating from
agricultural settlement. mineral, coal
and prospective phosphate lands and
sites belonging to the government
bordering on streams suitable for the
utilization of water power
THE principal land statutes were
enacted more than a quarter of a
century ago. The homestead act
the preemption and timber culture
act, the coal land and the mining
acts were among those. The rapid
disposition of the public lands under
the early statutes and the lax meth
DDS of distribution prevailing. due,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-14

THE UTAH JUST AFTER BEING LAUNCHED.
Sixteen five-inch guns protected by
armor Of medium thickness will be
provided for defense against torpedo
boat attacks She has two submerged
torpedo tubes and will have ten small
guns for beat service and saiuting pur-
poses.
Ten turbines. SIX for ahead and four
for astern. capable of developing 49,
600 horsepower. will BE- installed.
Steam will be supplied by tweive wa
ter tube boilers, andscoal or oil may be
used for fuel. The two smokestacks
on the ship viii extend seventy feet
above the water line.
The Utah will be fitted for a dag
ship. and her complement as such will
consist Of crew Of 1000. of whom
sixty will be officers.
The Utah was christened By Miss
Mary Alice spry. daughter Of Governor
Spry OF Utah.
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The Christian Endeavor society OF
the Christian church win give So
cial this evening at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. N. Munich. on Walla Walla
street. Everybody invited. &
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
WHEAT MARKET
NEAR A PANIC
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CHICAGO, May 27.-The smash
ing of prices, the driving of smaller
brokers to make sacrifice sales and
the defeat of Jim Patten by his in
veterate trade enemies, J. Ogden
Armour, caused the wheat market
to open today in condition bor-
dering on panic.
Floor selling orders tumbling in
from all quarters of the country
forced the May options down Ac to
| Nc under yesterdays close. Lower
foreign cables, good wheat weather
and heavy stocks in transit added
to the confusion of the already de-
moraliZed market.
Brokers We're on tiptoe during the
morning session. fearing that the
operations of the big men of the
market would force smaller oper-
ators to the wall, rip open the
wheat reserve" and dump ii on the
market at lower than purchase
prices. The operations of the Ar
mour agents were watched closely
and their trading largely deter
mined the fluctuations OF the mar
ket.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
ALL HAIL! the GREAT
BOSS MERRITT COMETH!"

II. ID. Merritt, the democratic
boss" has gone to Tacoma to set
the date for the democratic state
convention and help select a chair
man for the democratic party of the
state of Washington. II. ID. wore the
usual wide trimmed hat of the
statesman, but ii WAS noticed that
he sporte dthe flashy diamond OF
the boss in his shirt front.
IL you think II. ID. is straw boss"
you may be fooled. II. ID. looks ana
acts the part and receives the hon.
age of his vassals at the city hall.
as the honor that is due the chief
After a while regulation will prob
ably be printed and posted in the
corridors of the municipal building
requiring the various subordinates
to salute II. d. as he passes with an
"All hail, the boss cometh."
All this may be considered little
Jolly, but not so with II. d., He is
on the square in the matter, and
rightly holds that as under the first
rule of politics. Ito the victor be-
longs the spolls." the honors are
hiA.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
OPERA COMPANY
TRAVELLED $4,000
MILES IN TOUR

(By United Press Leased Wire)
SEATTLE. May 27.-From
Edmonton, far up in Alberta,
to Cayenne, In French Guiana,
$4,000 miles of trouping, is the
record of the w. s. Harkins
Opera company, which has just
disbanded In New York, ac-
cording to advlces from the
east today.
June / Of last year the COM
pany opened in Vancouver,
3. c., and they continued until
this spring, singing everything
from Faust" and "Fra Diav-
oIo" to the "Runaways" and
the "Show Girl" They played
before folks in evening clothes
and before folks with practical
ly no clothes at all. They had
audiences of Sioux, and Grow
indians in Calgary, and bush
indians In Surinama.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
C0UNC|lMEN
TALK WITH
STRAHORN
GO TO HIS OFFlCES-COUN
WILL INSIST ON UNION
DEPOT AGREEMENT.

For the last few days some MEM
bers of the city council favorable
to the passage of the railway fran
chises have been in conference
with Robert E. Strahorn, president
of the North Coast railway, at his
offices in the Paulsen building.
The ostensible purpose was to
talk over matters of grade separa-
tion and other phases of the fran.
chises, and the excuse was offered
that this work could be done bet
ter there than elsewhere, because
of all the plats, maps and charts
being at Strahorn's office.
One member of the city council
favorable to the passage OF the
franchise, who was invited to tho
Strahorn conferences, refused to
go. on the ground that If Mr.. Stra.
norm had any proposals to make
to the city the proper place to pre-
sent them was on the floor Of tho
city council.
do you think there is deal on
foot to knock out the union depot
and a lot of other things?" was
asked this councilman.
"Oh, | think not They will
never get the franchise with my
vote II this is done. There are
several members of the city coun-
Gil just like l am, who are willing
that the franchises shall be grant.
ed, but want square deal for the
people at large. l want a union
depot, a common user clause and
adequate grade separation: with
out these things the franchises
shall never receive my vote. And
| think that least one-half Of the
city council are about of the same
mind"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
G. D. P
FEAR 'OEMS'

Seabury Merritt, candidate for
the republican nomination for con-
gress, says that members of the
&. o. p. in the different counties
through which he has recently
passed are awaking to the fact that
they had better tighten their lines
in the coming primaries or the dem
ocrats may control the result
Everywhere he finds that there is
talk of the democrats voting the re-
publican primary ballot. in the in
terest of certain candidates for SEN
ator, and that the regular repub-
licans realize that the time has
come to bestir themselves against
this threatened democratic on
slaught
In Spokane county a good per-
centage of the democrats will sup.
port Miles Poindexter for United
States senator at the polls and the
best progressive republican candi-
date for congress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
LADY BARBER
WANTSDIVORCE

Mrs. Cora Peterson, lady bar
ber employed by Grace McGum, is
suing for divorce from Martin
Peterson. on the ground of deser-
ton, in the superior court before
Judge Hinkle.
Mrs. Peterson alleges that her
husband allowed her to leave Rear
dan. Idaho. where she resided, and
that while living there he would
drink and gamble away his money,
and that he neglected her and fail
ed to provide for her. She says she
therefore left him about three
years ago. and has, since then,
earned her own living in the barber
trade. She also alleges that she
wrote number of letters to her
husband, who carries the mail for
Uncle Sam between Evergreen and
Larabee. Idaho. They were mar
ried at Baker City, Ore. in 1902.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
THE PRESIDENT
WASN'T CHARGED
FOR HIS MEALS
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(By United Press Leased Wire.y
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Presi.
dent Taft today made public let.
ter to Congressman Tawney, repu-
dating Tawney's statement made
during debate in the house yester.
day on the civil sundry bill. that
somewhere in the south during the
presidents swing around the circle,
he had been charged for board.
Tawney's statement was made dur
ing the discussion of the proposed
appropriation of $4,000 for the
presidents travelling expenses.
Taft complimented the hospital
ity of the southern people, and said
that many criticisms of the south
grieved him deeply. He declared
that the congressman travelling on
his train were not receiving his
hospitality, but were simply MAX
ing little more elaborate the well
come which they, as representa-
tives of their districts, wished to
give.
There was absolutely no reason,
he said, why they should not voice
their opinion of the proposed ap-
preparation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
PAULHAN STILL
KING OF FLYERS

(By United Press Leased Wire.) J
VERONA, Italy, May az
Paulhan today rests secure In
possession Of his crown as king
Of the high flyers. At the avla.
tion meet here the Frenchman
yesterday ascended t463 met
ers. This was 200 meters higher
than his former record, made At
Los Angeles. II was stated to-
day that Paulhan will make an
attempt to better his new rec
ord before tho close OF the local
meet.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
CHORUS GIRLS MAKE CHARGES
AGAINST UNIQUE THEA TER; WOOL
PULLED OVER OFFICIALS EYES

Claiming that they are victims Of
Misrepresentation by a Spokane
theatrical manager, which caused
them to come from Chicago to Spo-
kane, Charlotte Harrington, chorus
girl, and Evelyn Bunton, speciality
artist and Salome dancer, are
stranded at the Cadillac hotel,
awaiting remittance from home
to get back to "old Chi"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
HETTY GREEN'S
SON TO AID HER
(By United Press Leased WIre)

\Dy OH'tcu VTcSS LSdScu WHSJ
NEW YORK, May 27-That Col.
e. II. r. Green, son Of Hetty Green,
will abandon his business interests
in Texas and come here to aid his
mother in attending to her affairs
was admitted today at the home of
Matthew Stanley Wilkes, Mrs.
Green's son in law.
Mrs. Green is rs years old and for
the last year has been failing in
health. The report that she was
suffering from a mental weakening
was circulated last week when she
appeared as a witness in court. She
has always insisted, however, on
handling her own affairs in her
own way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

The girls make grave charges
against Manager Cameron OF the
Unique theater on Main avenue, at
which house they worked. They
say that when Cameron appeared
before the board of police commits
sioners and the mayor this week
and testified to the mild" charac-
ter of his performances that he
very effectively pulled the wool
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
DO YOU KNOW A FUNNY STORY?

The Press asked you yesterday to send to the
"Tnnny Story Editor" the best funny story you
aM,Jw
1t needn be original story, but may be story
that you have known for years. Just so long it's
funny it will fill the BILL
For the best story sent to The Press before next
Thursday, the ''Funny Story Editor" will send you
check for 81 For the three next best theater tickets
will be awarded.
Send along your story. The Press will print the
best of them and all the readers of The Press will
benefit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

LONDON, May 27.-When Alex
andra, the queen mother, and Mrs.
George Keppel, the favored friend
of the late king, met at the side of
King Edward as he lay in state at
buckingham palace, the queen gra-
ciously accepted the proffered con-
dolence and even seemed to sympa-
thize with the sorrowing favorite.
They parted in the room where
lay the body of the man who had
been husband to the one and best
friend to the other, and it is likely
that they parted forever. Queen
Continued on Page 2.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
JULIA WARD HOWE'S
DIST BIRTHDAY

BOSTON, May 27.-Julia Ward
Howe, author of The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" is celebrating her
ninety-first birthday anniversary to-
day, Surrounded by relatives and
intimate friends. she received
scores of kilograms, cablegrams and
letters of congratulation. A little
procession of messenger boys car
ried the messages to Mrs. Howe In
her Beacon street home, and she
smilingly opened them and even
answered some of them with hei
own hand.
She declared she was deeply
touched by the attentions she re
ceived and by the shower of mes
sages from her friends. Ae
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

over the eyes of the officials.
DO we want to give the facts
about our trouble, well, l guess we
do" said Charlotte and Evelyn,
speaking in unison.
''Of all the punches of bull ever
peddled out by theatrical mana
ger this fellow Cameron has them
all skinned" said Evelyn. the Sa-
Continued on Page SevenO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

These are the principal features
of this telltale case in a nutshell
Detective Joe Bush, a favorite Off
Ger of Acting Chief of Police John
It. Sullivan and Captain of Detec.
tives Martin J. Burns. is latest
among officers of the police depart.
ment to come to grief because of
the steady fire of investigation car
ried on by The Press.
The crisis came when, evidently
through a misunderstanding of cir
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

cumstances in the case, Daisy Ben
way, whom Sullivan and Burns are
declared to have used as a stool pig
con for the price of her liberty and
permission to violate the moral
laws, was arrested about two weeks
ago and compelled to put up bond
of $25. which she forfeited.
She charges Bush with having
practiced Illicit relations with her
over a period of several months, in
(Continued on Pace 2.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT SCANDAL
odldl4~
ENd@

Comet is dim again. You may
see it between 9:3o and 10 p. m. If
the night is not cloudy.
SAN JOSE, Cal.-William Brown,
who started from New York Decem-
Der 25, 1906, with a team of four
dogs on trip around the world for
purse of $4,000, reached here
yesterday, on the last leg of his
trip. He is ahead of time, and has
three of the four dogs with which
he started.
"came in last night and fell
against the piano."
"Hurt yourseIf?"
"No, | struck the soft pedal"
SEATTLE.-Whil curling her
hair, the gasoline stove exploded
and Mrs. Walter B. Donaldson, wife
of Lieutenant Donaldson of the
cruiser Washington was badly
burned.
Three deaths were recorded in
this city yesterday.
Four marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday. The ages ran from
81 to 60.
Four girls and three boys were
born Thursday.
Many a man talks moderation
from poor appetite.
PEORIA, IlI.-Largest pearl ever
found In the Illinois river, weighing
IS grains, has been bought for $500.
"My husband beat a carpet yes
terday, and is laid up today"
Sore arms, l suppose?"
"No; sore throat from telling
about it."
Observation-Disclosures salary
of ministers of the gospel of all de-
nominations is 1868 per year, ac-
cording to statistics.
"Say, pa?"
"What is it?"
"Did anybody ever put salt on
Halley's comet?"
GENEVA, Ill.-Because he was
ridiculed for stammering, eileen
Lawrence, age Is. jumped into the
river and was drowned.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

Continued on Page 2.

on the same bond which she first
gave. for $4,000, signed by her par
ents.
The delay was taken by the
prosecuting attorneys office to per-
NIT the continuation of the search
for Mrs. Kelsch, the missing prin-
cipal in the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
MAY ARREST
EMMA GOLDMAN

II Emma Goldman, anarchist
leader, due in this city this aft
ernoon, tries to speak on the
streets or utter any infiamma-
tory remarks, she will be ar
rested. This is according to in
structions issued by Acting
Chief Of Police Sullivan today.
Two plain clothes men will at
tend the Goldman meetings,
which begin Sunday afternoon
and continue for three days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
GUILTY
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NEW YORK, May 27.--Withdraw-
ing pleas of not guilty to charges of
fraud, three former sugar checkers
of the American Sugar Refining Co.,
co-defendants with Charles r..
Heinke. secretary of the company,
pleaded guilty today and asked the
mercy of the court.
The men are Harry Walker, for
merly Oliver Spitzer's assistant;
Jean Hoelker and James Halligan
Jr.. all of whom are now on trial
with Heinke.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
ENTIRE CREW
IS DROWNED
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(6y United Press Leased Wlrs)
PUNTA ARENAS. May THE
British bark Swanilda has been
wrecked and Captain Pine and his
wife. with IA members of the crew,
were drowned. according to reports
that reached here today. The acci-
dent occurred on Staten island yes
terday. The messages contained no
details,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
SCHOONER WRECKED
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SAN PEDRO. Cal, May 27.-Ac-
cording to the members Of the crew
who reached here today. the three
masted schooner Dora Bluhm was
wrecked off Santa Rosa island
Wednesday night and is total
wreck. The crew was picked up by
the power launch Santa Rosa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
WESTHElMER REELECTED
PRESIDENT LIQUOR DEALERS
(By United Press Leased Wlre)

CINCINNATI, May 27.-Morrls
F. Westheimer of Cincinnati was
reelected president of the National
Liquor Dealers association at Its
convention, which ended today. At
lantic City was selected for the
next meeting, the date to be de
cided later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
JACK TO RACE BIG AUTO;
RICHARD HAS ATTACK OF CHILLS
BY THE INGSIDER.
(By United Press Leased Wire.

SAN FRANCISCO May 27-Cod chis
Tex Richards
entered his racing
Sunday and Monday himself
pleadngs of his Little.
Jonnsons making miles
is of the worst speeders the addition
being exceedingly of his ability chauffeur
throw things wide in his distance is rivals
Gleason the
Johnson, ride with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

ASTORIA, Ore, May 27.-Final
negotiations for a sealing treaty be-
tween the United States. Canada,
Japan and Russia, in regard to the
rights of each nation in northern
waters, is reported to be practical
ly completed, according to private
Information received here.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
TRAIN DISPATCHINC
( BY PHONE BEGINS

(By United Press Leased Wire)
WENATCHEE, May 27.-The
Great Northern railway this
morning began the use OF teIe-
phones for train dispatchine
between the sound and Spo-
kane, marking the beginning
OF the end of the telegrapher
on Hill roads. The phones cut
In this morning are those be-
tween Spokane and Lesven-
worth. The phone system be-
tween Spokane and Troy,
Mont, will be ready inside of
q week. When these are In
use, the Great Northern will
have about 2200 miles Of track
over which the telephone has
replaced the telegraph.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
PEARCE CASE
IS CONTINUED

The case against Mrs. Nellie
Pearce, charged with participation
in a criminal operation on Rosie
Elliott, was continued in Justice
Hydes court today on the motion
of the prosecuting attorney. The
setting was vacated and no further
date of the hearing set. Mrs.
Pc was permitted to continue
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

A number Of immigrant officials
OF the Great Northern railroad will
leave for Arcadia lands, north Of
Spokane, this morning.