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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
In Honor of Ed. S. Russell.

The trustees of the Wenatchee
Commercial club met today at a
MONDAY luncheon at the Elman ho-
tel and the affair was primarily in
honor of Trustee Russell, who leaves
tomorrow for a trip to Europe. A
number of mplimentary speeches
were made and bon voyage was the
wish of those present.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
DECIDE To MANDAMUS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Committee Having in Charge the Improvement Of
North Wenatchee Avenue to Seek Legal Recourse to
Compel County Board to Improve Wenatchee Ave
nue. by State Aid Process.

Some few months ago a commit.
tee was appointed at MONDAY meet
ing of the commercial club to take
up the matter of the improvement
of Wenatchee Avenue North from
the city limits to the bridge. The
plan is to improve this avenue under
the state aid road plan. This pro-
vides that so per cent of the cost
of the improvement should be paid
from the state fund, IS per cent by
: the county and Is per cent by the
property owners abutting the road.
The committee consists of Arthur
Gum, P. w. Lawrence and J. A. Sea-
man, and they canvassed the prop
erty owners very carefully and found
that a large majority favored this
improvement. The law prescribes
that on petition of certain per cent
of the property owners to the coun-
ty commissioners that the commits
sioners shall present the matter TO
the state highway commission.
At the last meeting of the county
commissioners a petition was pre-
sented signed by 70 pc recent of the
avenue frontage, asking that the road
be<made a state aid road. The COM
missioners turned down the petition,
the reason given being that there
emf totn OF
funds in the state treasury to take
care of this work. The state tax for
state aid road amounts to one-half
mill. From Chelan county this fur
nished about $500. This in itself
would be sufficient to take care of
the states portion of the improve
ments of this avenue, but the COM
mittee has found on investigation
that there is sufficient funds on hand
to take care of this work, owing to
the fact that number of the coun-
ties have not availed themselves of
ethe provisions of the state aid road
law.
At a meeting of the board of
trustees of the Wenatchee CONNER
cial Club today at noon at commit
tee took up this matter and the trus-
tees authorized the committee to Sc
cure whatever legal assistance that
kas needed to force the county COM
missioners to accede to the demand
of the petitioners.
The committee points out the fact
that the law is mandatory that when
the petition is signed by property
owners representing two-thirds Of
the frontage that it is up to the COM
missioners to certify the same to the
State Highway board and then it is
up to the State Highway board to
pass on the practicability of the i'm
provement.
The plan is that this road between
the city limits and the Wenatchee
avenue bridge shall be graded and
paved according to specifications of
the State Highway Commission. The
total cost was roughly estimated by
P. w. Butler, assistant engineer of
the board, to be about $25 900. The
total cost to the property owners ad-
joining the avenue is not expected to
amount to over So per acre. Should
the plans of the committee mature
If iS e-nacted TO make this avenue
Amodel and one of the best in the
State.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
Fatal Stage Accident.

Fort Bragg, Cal, June 21.-L. j.
Miller, of San Francisco, was killed
and Richard Combs, of Little River;
Guy Redwin, of Ukiah, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rea, of Westport, were injured
last evening by the stage from Will
lets to Muir Junction running away
following the failure of the brakes
to work.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
SCHOOL BUILDING
BURNED
Spokane. Has Fire Loss
of $4,000 Historic
Building Gone.

Spokane, June 21.-The South
Central high school, one of the his
toric buildings of Spokane, was de-
stroyed by fire this morning The
cause is unknown. The building cost
$4,000 and the contents were val
ued at $4,000. The insurance was
$4,000.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21

; Portland, Ore, June 21.-Jesse P.
Webb and Mrs. William A. Johnson
were arrested at the Willamette
rooming house early today on sus-
picion of having murdered the hus-
band of the woman, William A. John
son, at the Grand Central hotel, yes
terday afternoon.
Johnson's body was discovered in
trunk at the Union depot from
which blood was seen trickling. The
trunk was opened and the body OF
the man was discovered. The head
had been terribly battered and he
had been shot and choked to death.
The expressman who took the trunk
to the depot was found and took the
detectives to the Grand Central.
The room occupied by the John
sons was broken into and showed
signs of terrible struggle. Blood
CNCA WhClC. hO uCICCtiNSo
then started to locate the woman
and Webb who had registered at the
hotel under the name of Powers.
They were traced to the Willamette
rooming house where a little son of
Johnson was found. This morning
Webb and the woman rode up to the
place in an auto and were taken in
to custody. The woman had $1,000
in her possession.
The woman held as Mrs. w. A.
Johnson, supposed wife of the muir
dered man, has confessed she is Mrs
d. W. Kersh, wife of city employe
of Seattle named Bert Kersh, whom
she left last year to runaway with
Webb, and has been travelling many
places in the interval. She states she
knew Johnson in Seattle and later
met him in Spokane where he prom
ised her if she would leace Webb he
would set her up in the lodging house
UuSlutSS III tIdAu. oAC o6kOO~t
and they left Spokane Sunday night.
She says she i'd not know Webb was
on the train until they all boarded
the same hotel bus at the depot. The
hotel register at the New Grand Gen.
trail shows Webb registered as Pow
ers. Johnson and the woman regis
tered as man and wife. The woman
says she knows nothing of the muir
der. According to her story these
men patched up their differences and
began drinking in the afternoon
Johnson went to his room to sleep
off the effects of the liquor and she
and Webb devoted their time to pack
ing Johnson's trunk, he having an
nounced that he was going to Seattle
that night After the trunk was
packed she took her son willie"
and went to the Willamette rooming
house. She does not explain why she
changed her place of abode. At ten
o'clock Webb came for her in an au-
tomobile and they went for joy
ride She supposed Johnson had
gone to Seattle. She says she knows
nothing of the murder. The boy is
six years old and says this man is
not his father. The boy has been
taught to call Webb father The lit
tie fellow says Webb and Johnson
had a serious quarrel yesterday af-
ternoon and later he was forbidden
to enter Johnson's room because
Johnson was "sick." So far as the
police can ascertain there is no Mrs.
Johnson. Police have ascertained
that Webb is victim of the choral
habit. He tells conflicting stories
but insists he knows nothing of the
murder. II never hut anybody in
my lfe,, he declared, "to say nothing
of having killed Johnson" He pro-
fesses to recollect nothing of his do
ings since arriving here from Spokane
and declares had been on a drunk
for several days.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21

Washington Weather
Washington - Fair tonight and
Wednesday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
KILLING HEAT
N MIDDLE
WEST
Minnesota, Dakotas and
Wisconsin Crops Are
Badly Hurt.
RED RIVER VALLEY
Small Grain in Montana is
Declared to Be in Need
of Moisture.
RED RIVER VALLEY
= . = Z = = = = = = = = = = Z
+ HEAT KILLS FIFTEEN. 4

HEAT HILLS FIFTEEN. =
+ Chicago, June 21.-Fifteen +
+ deaths, due to the heat which +
+ has beaten down on Chicago for +
+ three days, have been reported, +
+ four of them Sunday. The heat +
+ of yesterday was not nearly so +
+ oppressive as that of Friday and +
+ Saturday. The dense humidity +
+ was gone from the atmosphere +
+ and a brisk breeze blew a part +
+ of the time directly from the +
+ lake and helped matters mater +
+ tally. +
+ The highest temperature re- +
+ corded was SO degrees at 10 J.
+ o'clock in the morning. By +
+ o'clock in the afternoon it had +
i fallen IS degrees. The wealth +
+ err man does not promise much +
+ relief from the hot weather for +
+ day or so at least. Tuesday +
+ he says showers may come, and +
+ these will help cool the air +
I. little.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
st. Paul, June 21.-There has
been no rain throughout Northern
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dako-
tas for some time. Ninety-degree
heat prevails over this entire section
and all small grains are in critical
condition. Hay and pasturage is al
ready impaired, and the dairying in
dustry is suffering a severe setback.
Commission men in St. Paul antici-
pate a Oppressive effect on all mar
kets, and that prices for produce will
go soaring.
Damage to the South
The long dry, hot spell will roll
up immense damage to crops in
Southern Minnesota and along the
st. Paul railroad through Northern
and South Dakota. The barley crop,
it is estimated, is already cut 25 per
cent.
Corn on prairies, and even in the
valleys, is beginning to wither in the
sun. Oats are cut in some districts
to SO per cent of nominal, and tim
othy will be cut 20 per cent of rain
is not forthcoming within the next
As hours. There is now no prospect
of rain. The last substantial rain
in southern Minnesota fell five weeks
ago.
North Dakota Badly Hurt.
North Dakota has just gone
through another day Of intense dry
heat. Soaking rains must fall this
week or the crop loss in North Oak
ota will reach 20 per cent. There
are no signs of rain.
The Red River Valley district
farms in Northwestern Minnesota
have endured better than any crops
in the affected territory on account
of the presence of underground wa.
tering from rivers and lakes, but re.
ports of heavy impending losses are
reaching st. Paul.
Montana is suffering heavy dam
age to her small grain crops on &C.
count of the drouth. The continue.
ton of warm weather for another
four days will cause sweeping ruin
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
LOCATES MOUNTAIN
Of RICH IRON ORE
Spokane Parties Locate IA Claims Two Miles From
Blewett- Ore Runs 70 Per Cent Magnetic Iron -
Men Already at Work the Claims to do Develop
ment Work and Great Industry is Expected.

A whole mountain of magnetic
iron has been located two miles from
Blewett. Spokane parties who have
been looking for this kind of ore dis
covered it near Blewett in large
quantities, and from present indica-
tions it is not improbable that
large number of men will be put to
work in the very near future. The
men doing the locating are represent
tatives of the Washington Iron works
of Spokane About a month ago a
representative of this company went
up the Columbia river into the Okla
hogan for the purpose of looking up
some mines capable of producing
magnetic iron. A. ]. Linville, of this
city, was on the boat and told him
where such mountain could be
found on Peshastin creek. This man
Immediately went to the mining dis
trict of Blewett and made immediate
locations.
Valuable Ore.
The whole mountain is a mass of
ore of very fine quality. 1t is said
that ore containing 10 per cent of
magnetic iron is workable, but in
this case the ore contains 20 per cent
iron. This particular mountain has
been noticed for years. ana it has
been staked regularly every year for
a long time by Windy" Brown Of
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21
MURDERED MAN FOUND
CROWDED INTO TRUNK

Printer and Mans Wife Arrested in Portland Charged
With Completely in the Death of William A. John
son, Who Was Shot and Terribly Battered - Sus-
pected Man Worked in Spokane Until Last Saturday.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-21

Spokane, June 21.-Jesse P. Webb
who was arrested at Portland on
suspicion of his connection with the
murder of Johnson, left here Sunday
after having lived here two months.
He worked as a compositor on To-
cal paper. During his one months
stay here he lived with small
blonde woman whom he introduced
as his wife. He said he had been
separated from her and had been
living in Alaska many years but met
her by accident here. Quarrels be-
tween the two were frequent and
week ago Webb gave up the furnish
ed house the two had occupied. say
ing his wife had left him. This
house was s. as Wall street. the
same address given as that Of Miss
May Webster" on cards found on the
body of the murdered man.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
THE TOLL OF Death
FROM FOREST FIRES
List Ct Casualties Has Been
Steadily Growing.
over EGO have FERISHED

In Great Northwest Many Lives Have
Been Sacrificed In Effort to Stay
the Fires Which Are Devastating
Great Tracts Of Forest Land.
Late estimates Of the loss of life in
the forest fires place the number OF
dead at more than 200. The Italians
and Austrians In the st. Joe valley,
of whom many persisted, were en-
ployed In logging camps. The list OF
government rangers dead DOW mum
Der 100, with probably more.
Following Is a revised list OF the
number killed in the Idaho, Montana
and Washington forest fires:
United States forest employees Idaho
and Montana. 100, settlers and fire
fighters, ST. Joe Valley, Idaho, so; at
Newport, Wash, 4; at Wallace, Idaho,
3; at Mullan and Spokane. 5. Total.
100. The Missoula forest officers list
Of 70 dead forest employees omfts 81
killed at the Bullion mines, Mont, and
on the Big Fork of the Occur dAlene.
Missing: Negro soldiers near Avery.
Idaho, 4; Ranger Halm'S party, head
waters of St. Joe. Is; Forest employees
In st. Joe Valley, %.
Reports received by Supervisor
Weigle, at Wallace. concerning the
number of dead forest employees did
not agree with that obtained at Mis-
soula. The reports to Wallace say
that Of Ranger Hollingshead's GO men
on Big creek, IA bodies have been
found and the other men are missing.
Of the co men on Setter creek, 4S
bodies have been found and five are
missing. These &c deaths of forest
employees, added to the 81 deaths at
the Bullion mine, and on the Big Fork
Of the Occur d'Alene and the deaths
in Montana and various Idaho creeks,
would bring the total number of
deaths In the service to 100.
A Story Of PeriIs.
A special to the Spokesman Review,
from Tekea, Wash, says:
James H. Hines, OF Missoula, who
was one Of a party OF so IRE lighters
working near Avery, Idaho, Of whom
20 persisted last Sunday, arrived here
and told the story Of his perils.
On Sunday afternoon his party was
warned to fee for their lives and the
so men started down a mountainside
three miles long and very steep. They
then made their way to a point where
the fire had burned of the timber.
All but % men then started for the
railroad. The next morning before
daylight three Of the men who had
been left behind arrived at Avery
The others fingered too long and were
swallowed by the burning furnace.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
SAD TRAGEDY At
TALLULAH FALLS
New Orleans Girl Is Lost In
TreacherOus Rapids.
Was OF PROMINENT FAMILY


Unfortunate Victim Was Miss Mario
RE Miller, Daughter of Prof. Walter
Miller, Dean Of the Academic De-
partment of Tulane University.
Miss Marjorie Miller, beautiful H.
ysar-old girl from New Orleans, was
drowned at Tallulah Falls, Ga, Mon,
day afternoon.
I She was with some Others who
were stopping at Chasm Brink hotel,
who went in bathing IN Tallulah river
at the mouth Of Bad branch, where
20 many fatalities have occurred, ami
was carried out beyond her depth by
the current, which Is very swift and
reacherous at this point.
Her companions strove heroically
to save her but failed.
Miss Miller belongs to a prominent
New Orleans family, and with her
mother and sister had been summer
ing at Tailulah. while her father is
spending the summer in Eu!Ne on
lecturing tour.
Her mother Is Frustrated, and Miss
Miller's death has cast a gloom over
the gay visitors of the resort.
Miss Marjorie Miller, drowned near
Tallulah Falls. Ga, was a daughter of
Professor Walter Miller, dean Of the
academic department Of Tulane uni
versity.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
EX-SENATOR CALL
DIES At WASHINGTON
Former FIOfda Statesman Is
Strickat Suddenly.
HEMHoRRAGE CAUSED Death

Mr.. Call Represented In Upper
Branch 81 the American Congress
for Eighteen Years-He Enlisted az
Volunteer In the Confedersey.
Cerebral hemorrhage was the i'm
mediate cause of the death at the
Emergency hospital at Washington
D. c., Of former United States Sena
tor Wilkinson Call, of Florida. Di
rectly after dinner Saturday night
Senator Call was stricken at his
Washington home. He became un
conscious at once and was conveyed
Immediately to the hospital, where
he remained in a comatose state until
his death. 1t was evident to the at.
tending physician from the inception
Of the senator's Illness that his death
wOul1 be only a question Of hours.
Senator Call is survived by a daugh.
ter, Miss Lucy Call
Serving in the upper branch Of con
gress eighteen years. from 1878 to
1897, Mr.. Call occupied an important
place on several committees. He was
a native Of Russellville. Ky. and was
rs years old. In boyhood he went
Florida.
At the outbreak of the civil war
Mr-Call enlisted as volunteer in the
confederacy, and before the close OF
hostilitles became adjuta1t general OF
Florida troops. After the war. the
Florida legislature elected him United
States senator, but he was not then
seated. Thereafter he began the prac-
tice Of law in Jacksonville, Fla. He
was presidential elector-at-large in
1872 and 1876; member Of the demo-
GRATIS national convention in 1876.
After leaving public life. Senator Call
continued the practice of his profess
sion in Jacksonville.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
BURGLARS RIeH CID TIME.
For Week Lived Sumptuously /
Deserted New York Home.

For a Week Lived Sumptuously In
Deserted New York Home.
When Henry Morris, of BROOKLYN
n. Y, returns from his vacation he
will find that his home on Putnam
avenue has been looted by two bur.
glars OF the story book type.
From tho appearance of the things
the burglars had been there about a
week Every dish in the cupboard
had been used. There was ice in the
refrigerator showing that the men
had taken proper care Of the bears
and wines which they had brought In
come Of which still remained. An
empty cigar boz and q large assert.
ment Of empty bottles tod q story of
happy hours
Every portable article OF value IN
the apartment had been taken. In
GLIDING Mr.. Morris wedding ward.
robe. Investigation by the police r.
Vealed the fact that several neigh
bors had seea two strange men leav-
ing the building, one Of whom was
sttired in g frock coat, patent leather
shoes, silk hat, etc, while the other
carried a suit case that was apparent
ly heavy.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
FLORIDA STATE NEWS.

Letters patent have been applied
for by the Honduras Fruit and Trans
pOrtatiOn Company, which is TO op
eratc a steamship line direct from
jacksonville to Belize, Honduras.
One Of the largest real estate deals
that has been cOnsummated in Jack.
sonville for some time was brought
TO a conclusion a few days ago when
Mr.. John G. Christopher, of this city
and Mr.. r. H. Paul. of Watertown
purchased the Park building on the
south side of Bay street between He
gan and Julia. This is one OF the
most valuable pieces OF property in
the entire city and contains a hand.
some three-stoTy building.
The city council Of Tampa has
passed the ordinance calling an cleo
ton necessary for the annexation OF
the town Of East Tampa and contigu.
Gus territory, and the vote in favor OF
annexation is expected to be almost
unanimous. The election will be held
September 9th.
The body of an unknown negro, de.
composed TO such an extent as almost
TO defy Identification, was found float.
ing in the st. Johns river near the
Flori%a ostrich farm.
The crowded condition Of the Clara
Frye Hospital for Negroes, at Tampa,
has made necessary the building Of
an addition to the structure. Work
begins at once
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
COTTON CROP PROSPECTS.
Fine Crops In Eastern States-Weevl
Menaces Some Sections.

Fine Crops In Eastern States-WeevII
Menaces Some Sections.
The cotton crop situation is summa-
rized thus by the CommercialAppeal:
1t Is evident that the recent rainfall
In Texas has been OF scattered and
local benefit, the precipitation being
too light in most cases to relieve the
drouth. In central and southern parts
OF the state bols are opening very
rapidly. and almost the entire crop
unless rain falls soon, will very short
~ be ready for the pickers. The Weld
promises somewhat better than last
year. however The crop In northern
counties is good. Oklahoma's pros
pect continues excellent, a record pro-
ductiOn being indicated.
In other states returns do not aver
age quite so favorable as during the
preceding four weeks. The rainfall
has been Gncvenly distributed. and
there are plares where shedding is
complained Of. the most serious re-
ports coming from central and south-
ern Ala5am2. The cop II Louisiana
and southern Mississippi Will net be
Increased BEYOND It's present promise.
because Of the activity os holl weevil
In all eastern and valley states.
where rain Las fallen du;ing tie
past two weeks. reports are good. and
there are some fine crops. The plant
generally has fruited well, but late
frost is needed for maturing every-
thing in sight. AS a rule, cotton is
opening slowly. hut the fruit is be-
ginning to mature more rapidly than
heretofore.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
MURDER, NOT SUICIDE.
Verdict Of coroner's Jury In Case Of
Frederick Gruher.

Verdict Of coroner's Jury In Case OF
Frederick Gruber.
That Frederick Gruber. the boiler.
maker whose body was found floating
in the st. Johns river at Jacksonville,
was murdered for the few valuables
he carried on his person and was
thrown into the water, and that he
did not take hisuown HE as the re-
suit Of dependency. was the verdict
Of the coroner's Jury which investi-
gated the case and reported before
Justice Of the Peace L. D. Howell.
The verdict was practically based
upon the fact that Gruber's watch. :
ring or two and $40 IN cash, which
he ls said 10 have had with him when
he left home On the preceding Thurs
day, were missing from his clothes
when the body was recovered. Marks
Of violence upon the body played NO
part IN the deliberations Of the jury
for The reason that an examinatic
Of the body showed It to he In such
a state of decomposition that a wound
would hardly appear.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-02
BIO BETS ON ELECTION.
Considerable Money Changed Hands
In Atlanta on Result.

Considerable Money Changed Hands
In Atlanta on Result.
1t is estimated that over $50 900
pissed hands In Atlanta on the gov.
ernor's election. One stakeholder
alone says he held checks amounting
to $4,000.
The highest bet known was for
$4,000 even. made between two Hoke
Smith and Joe Brown men. OF course
the bet was made before the new
state law against betting went into
effect.
One man Ii said to have won SI2..
600, which was bet ON Fulton county
and the state. A wellknown news
paper man is said to have won $4,000.
There were stakes put up in At,
lanta on the state between Savannah
men and Atlanta men, one bet of this
kind amounting to $1,1O0.
1t is estimated that the total bets
In the state will foot up ove.' s2NO. 900.
There is now a state law against
betting on elections, and hereafter all
bets will have to be made in secret,
II the custom is kept up.