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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
SIX YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION
Culebra Cut, with Over 81 900, 600
Cubic Yards of Material, Last
Great Excavation Problem.

Washington, May 14.-On May 3
the sixth year of American construc-
ton of the Panama canal ended, and
the canal record has presented an
interesting review of what has been
accomplished. Altogether los, 1885,
072 cubic yards of earth and rock
have been removed This leaves to
be taken out of the water approaches
to the canal 29,232,O52 cubic yards
Of material, while the steam shovels
have to dig out 3S,927,617 yards of
solid earth and rock.
The Culebra cut presents the hard
est problem, for there remains to be
excavated in that miniature mountain
range 31,12S,845 cubic yards, but as
this is being carried of at the rate
of 100000 yards per month, the
end will be soon in sight.
While all this excavating Is going
on, rapid work is being done in the
construction of the great dams and
locks of the canal and 1t is expected
that by June / an average of $500
cubic yards of concrete will be laid
each day.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
HYDE JURY UNABLE
To AGREE

Kansas City, May 14.-At noon to-
day the Hyde jury had been unable
to reach an agreement When the
jury retired at 1885 o'clock, after
taking half a dozen ballots, it was
stated the vote stood II to one for
acquittal. The lone juror said, how
ever, if an adjournment was taken
until this morning he would weigh
the evidence carefully and report
early as to changing his vote. The
first ballot is said to have stood nine
to three for acquittal. 1t was shortly
before s o'clock last night the case
went to the jury. For "a hours the
jury had heard the closing argu
ments. They seemed joyous that the
end OF the case was near.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS

Seabury Merritt, of the firm Of
Merritt, Oswald e Merritt, attorneys
of Spokane, is in the city today siz-
ing up the political situation and also
attending to personal business of his
own. Mr.. Merritt is to be candi-
date for congress as a successor to
Miles Poindexter. To the Daily
World. Mr.. Merritt stated that he
would seek the votes for congress
man as a republican, not as stand
patter nor as an insurgent, but on
his record as a republican during
his IL years residence in the state
of Washington, and for the further
reason, as he expressed it. that he
believes that there can be but one
kind of republication. Mr.. Merritt
believes that the republicans of the
state of Washington, progressives
and stani-patters, as they are known.
should get together on common
ground, otherwise he believes that
there is possibility that the demo-
Gratis may win out.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14

FIGHT FOR UNITED STATES SEN
ATE WILL BE BETWEEN POM
HAS SMALL FOLLOWING.

: Spokane, May 14.-Republicans of
Spokane county are anticipating the
early withdrawal of r. l.. Mccormick
from the senatorial race.
It Is announced that such action
may be expected within the next few
weeks.
The battle for supremacy for
United States senator will be between
Poindexter and John l.. Wilson, with
Spokane county as the storm center.
Wilson has already been given the
promise of the support of the Spo-
kane county machine, and the Poin-
dexter forces will concentrate every
effort to send a progressive delega-
ton from this county to the state
convention.
John L. Wilson is expected to ar
rive in Spokane early next week to
carry open war into the enemy's coun-
try, this county being the official
state headquarters of the Progressive
Republican league. The stand-pat
element of the republican party in
Spokane county will divide between
John l.. Wilson and Judge Thomas
Burke, and from present indications
Wilson is the more popular.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
ASK PARDON FOR
WALSH
PETITION WITH $4,000 SIGNERS
WILL BE PRESENTED FOR RE-
LIEF FOR THE CONVICTED
BANKER.

Chicago, May 14.-Bearing $4,000
names, a petition will be formally
presented to the department of JUS
tice of the United States within a
few days asking for the pardon of
John r. Walsh of Chicago, now serv-
ing a term in the Leavenworth fed
eral prison for violation of the ma
tional banking laws. This was ad-
mitted last night by Richard Walsh,
a son of the imprisoned banker.
This is the first petition which has
received the sanction of my father, "
he said. "It was started without his
knowledge, however There have been
several others which have been turn
ed down by the government authori-
ties on account of lack of my fathers
approval and signature.
This one will be duly signed by
him, and his attorneys have been in
structed to get into shape and pre-
sent it as soon as possible"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
WENATCHEE WINS
At W.S.C.
EARL MARI TAKES HONOR IN
INTERSCHOLASTIC CONTEST
ON SUBJECT "INSURGENTS IN
POLITICS."

Washington State College, Pull
man, Wash, May 14.-Earl MARI,
representing the Wenatchee high
school, tonight won the interschol-
astic oratorical contest at the state
college against score of school
orators from Inland Empire towns.
His grafton, Insurgents in Politics, "
dealt with the anti-Cannon move
ment from its inception, and harked
back to the times of Wendell Phillips
and John Brown.
Sprague high school won second,
Mark Brislawn delivering an Grafton
on "The Development of the North
west Territory"
Spokane finished third, Miss Mar
tina Bergman reciting the episode of
Betsy Ross and the American flag.
North Yakima's orator, George
Saxon, won fourth place with "Amer-
ica's Forestry Problem"
The judges on thought and COM
position were Prof. F. X. Kreager,
DR.. c. w. Cav and Prof. F. T. Elder,
all of the state college. Judges on
delivery were Professor Beach of w.
S. c., superintendent Goldwaite of
Garfield and superintendent Payne
of Colfax.
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day and it is thought that more will
go around tomorrow, when the first
rush of getting acquainted is over.
Two Meetings Today.
Two meetings are planned for to-
day, one at 1880 p. M, when the
bankers will get together for some
preliminary informal conversation
and make arrangements for the i'm
portant meeting tonight. Very lit
tie can be given in today's issue
about the plans for tonight. 1t is
understood that the sentiment of all
interested is one favorable to organ
ization with all the attendant ad-
vantages accruing therefrom.
Representatives Here.
Representatives here to meet local
men are Roy Dorothy of Brewster,
P. M. Snider of Okanogan, VIM. G.
Hughes of Twisp, F. Claude Bennett
and A. Kirkpatrick of Mansfield, J.
McGrath of Krupp, A. l.. Tucker OF
Coulee City, F. S. Jacobson and r.
B. Fine of Leavenworth, G. A. New
ton and E. F. Stowell, both of Cash
mere, George P. Wiley of Waterville,
O. A. Kirck of Ephrata, R. E. Wight
man of Quincy.
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PAY WELL TO SEE
FUNERAL
SEATS ALONG ROUTE TO BE IRA
VERSED WITH BODY OF LATE
KING EDWARD WILL BRING
FROM $5 TO $500.

London, May 14.-Reviewing
stands are being erected today be-
tween Westminster Hall and Pad
dington station, marking the route to
be traversed by the funeral cortege
of the late King Edward, which will
pass through London's streets on Fri
day, May 20.
The cheapest seats in the stands
are being sold for IS. Other seats
are selling for $50 and it is believed
that the price of choice seats will
jump to SIS.
Householders along the line of
march are renting windows accomo-
dating eight persons for $500. One
balcony brought $500.
The high prices result from the
fact that the funeral pageant will be
the greatest array of royalty ever
seen.
Householders' greed, however,
threatens disaster as steep roofs are
being rented out for seating space
The authorities are endeavoring to
take every precaution to avoid great
catastrophe.
The authorities are also taking pre-
cautions against a possible attack on
noted persons who will be in line. The
royal police changed the intended
route last Tuesday from Buckingham
Palace to Westminster so as to avoid
congestion of crowds at Trafalgar
Square. Thirty thousand picked
troops will line the course of the flu
neral column.
The newspapers of the capital IA
vorably mention the appointment of
Theodore Roosevelt as special COM
missioner from the United States. His
position in the procession has not
been designated. Probably he will
follow the royal mourners with en-
missaries of other nations, not royal
ly represented, such as France. King
Edwards body today was placed in
its coffin and taken to the throne
room at Windsor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
KILLED N MOTOR
RACE

Brighton Beach Motordrome, May
14.-One man killed and another
painfully MANNED, three more badly
bruised and at the hospital is the rec
ord thus far in the 24-hour race
which began at 10 o'clock last night
Eighteen minutes after midnight the
Marion car, driven by Hubert Ander-
son, jumped through the fence and
turned turtle. Anderson jumped
clear of the wreck, but Machinist
Bradley received such injuries that
he died an hour later.
The second accident was the Buick
No. 2, driven by George w. Dewitt,
which crashed through the fence. De
mitt was unhurt, but Jack Towers,
machinist, received fractured leg and
internal injuries.
Three hours later Buick No. 1
broke the crank shaft and retired.
The Marion car got back into the
race after making repairs.
This morning the Cole car ran
through the fence and Driver Endi-
colt and Machinist McGurder were
injured, but not seriously.
At the end of IS hours the Sim
pick is in the lead, w. H. 883, Stearns
No. /, 857, Fiat SAP. Previous rec
ord 904 miles.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
FEAR INJURY TO
WIRELESS
U. s. WARNS OPERATORS TO
WATCH COMET - COMPASS
NEEDLES MAY ALSO BE DE-
ELECTED.

Portland, Ore, May 14.-Fears
that Halley's comet, beginning next
Monday and lasting for four days,
may interfere with wireless messages
and with ships compasses is ex-
pressed In a photographic bulletin
sent out by the government from
Washington.
1t is requested that wireless OPP
orators pay particular attention to
static effects from May 16 to 20 and
note anything unusual. The occur
renee of meteorites should be logged
by the watch officer. with details OF
time, size, direction and duration.
The operator, hearing unusual noises
In the telephone, should note the
time, and see whether there were
any meteorites observed at that time,
also the ships head and the direction
of the antennae at the same time. Az
the compass may also be affected
close watch is ordered kept for un.
usual reflections OF the needle.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
FAMOUS SOLDIER
VISITS CANADA

London, May 13.-General Sir
John French sailed today from Liv-
erpool for Canada, where he is to
spend a month or two in a semi-of-
fetal tour of inspection of the mill
tia forces and defences of the Domin-
ion. Upon his arrival in Quebec he
will proceed direct to Toronto to at
tend the unwilling on May "a of the
memorial erected in that city to the
Toronto soldiers who fell in the
South African war. After leaving
Toronto Sir John will confer with
Sir Frederick Borden. Minister of
Militia. and will inspect the Quebec
garrison and the military camps in
the neighborhood of Montreal. He
will also visit Kingston, London, Nj
agara Falls and other points before
returning to England.
General Sir John French is one Of
the most distinguished officers of
the British army and has had a truly
meteoric career Born in 1852, he
failed to pass his examinations for
the army, and took refuge in the
ranks of the militia. Through this
back door to the regular establish
ment, he eventually entered the 9Th
Hussars In 1874. There was abso-
lutely nothing in his early career
which could be construed as a fore
cast of the military triumphs which
he was to achieve later. His time
came in the Boer war, when he
gained rapid promotions for his SER
vices in the relief of Kimberley. He
was the first officer to win a major
generalship in the South African
campaign and at the time of his
promotion he was the youngest Off
Ger to reach that rank in the army
list.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
ALFRED HENSEL, ONLY SURVIV-
OUT OF HOSPITAI-BEAR
MARKS OF TERRIBLE ORDEAL.

r OF all the residents of North Cen
trail Washington, there is probably
not one living today who has had
an experience equal to that of Alfred
B. Hensel, of Waterville, who arrived
home this week for the first time
since passing through the awful dis
aster at Wellington.
Hensel was one of the nine mail
clerks on the Great Northern trains
which went down the embankment
on March 1, and he was the only one
of the nine who was not killed out
right Hensel has been in the hos
pital in Spokane ever since the dis
aster. In the two trains that were
swept down the mountain there were
1877 men, women and children. OF
this number every one were killed
except IS.
Hensel got out of the wreck with
a broken wrist, a broken collar-bone,
three broken ribs and wrenched
back. To Daily World man he gave
the following story of his experience:
81 have recollections now of when
the train was struck. After that l
remember nothing till I woke up
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
FROM
LEAVENW0RTH
COMMERCIAL CLUB OF LEAVEN-
WORTH INVITES WENATCHEE
BUSINESS MEN - PREPARE.
TIONS FOR 18TH OF MAY.

Desiring to prove that 'the higher
up the valley you go, the bigger and
reider the apples grow" the Lea
venworth Commercial club sends an
invitation to the Wenatchee business
men, through Secretary Coburn, to
come and be shown on the 18th OF
May.
Has Five Resources.
Five resources are waiting to be
shown. Leavenworth has monthly
payroll of $4,000. 1t has railroad
to Wenatchee lake. Raw land is
near that can be had at moderate
prices. There are some electric pow.
err features, and there are some trees
that grow red apples.
Following is the invitation sent by
the commercial club of Leavenworth
&c. w. Coburn.
Dear Sir: The members of the
Wenatchee Commercial club are cor
daily invited to be present at the
formal opening Of the new club rooms
of the Leavenworth Commercial club
on Wednesday, May Is, 1910.
"The program consists Of an ex
cursion on the Wenatchee Valley &
Northern railway to the summit, de
parting at 1 o'clock p. m. and re-
turning at p. m. Luncheon will bt
served at p. m.
KINDLY advise whether we may
have the honor of your presence, ant
how many we may expect.
Respectfully,
Jos. M. GANGLER,
Secretary"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
j. 5. OFFICE TAKES
IN MUCH CASH
WATERVILLE LAND OFFICE RE-
CEIVED $4,000 IN FIRST TEN
DAYS OF MONTH-MORE NEXT
YEAR.

The Waterville land Office, during
the first ten days of May, received
$4,000. This large sum came most
ly as the first payment from the Okla
hogan land owners under the govern
ment project. The terms of the wa
ter rights under the Okanogan pro-
ject are that the owners of the land
shall pay $3.50 per acre every year
for ten years. Nearly all of the first
payments are due in May and June.
Besides the $3.50 per acre as pay
ment there is an annual maintenance
fee of $3.50 per acre. Next year a
still larger amount will be received
at this season Of the year which the
land office officials approximate at
$4,000. Il
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
WELLINGTON VICTIM RETURNS HOME

while being pinned in the car at the
bottom of the canyon. I succeeded
in getting out and saw the lights at
Wellington. The next l knew l was
in the temporary hospital at yelling
ton. For ten days l stayed at Well
lington, after which 1 was taken to
the hospital in Spokane.
when first I came to my senses
at the bottom of the canyon I knew
that something awful had happened.
Part Of the car was down to within
three inches Of my face and this
three-inch space was all that saved
me from being crushed.
when l finally succeeded in get
ting out of the debris l saw all about
me the broken cars and a few Of the
survivors. I had no clothing on ex-
cept my night shirt. In my bare feet
I crawled up the mountain side in
the snow.
"For ten days I knew nothing ex-
cept at intervals. 1 remember at
these times of asking about the rest
of the clerks. I wondered how many
of them got out"
Hensel still bears the marks Of the
terrible ordeal through which he
passed and he is still in a precarious
condition, one side being paralyzed
at times. He has instituted a dam
age suit against the railroad COM
pany. This suit will be tried in Spo-
kane next month.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14

Bruce Grigg's experiment with au-
tomobile service in the Methow val
ley, supposed to have been under
taken in behalf of the Pateros Trans
fer company, proved to be an oppo-
sition project. Messrs. Turkey and
Hancock have also purchased an au-
tomobile and that valley, which un-
til recently had only poor cayuse
stage service, now has competitive
automobile lines.-Chelan Leader.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
CAN FLAG COMET BY THIS TIME TABLE

Oregon and Washington: May Is,
2:42 a. M; May 16, 1902; May II.
1926.
The comet crosses the suns disc
on May IS and is invisible because
it is outclassed by the sun in the
matter of brilliancy
May 49, the comet becomes an
evening star, but goes early to bed
and is hardly seen because Of strong
twilight.
Setting time, Oregon and Wash
ington: May 10, STA p. m; May
20, 9:15 p. m.
From May 81 to about May % the
comet, IL it does not slam us, will
be visible long after sunset and will
be a gorgeous spectacle.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14

Berkeley, Cal, May 1.-THE gy-
rations, rotations, revolutions and
other astronomic acrobatics of Hal
ley's comet from now until it reaches
perihelion on May IS are causing a
vast amount of mental disturbance
in the universities of the world
The recent feat of the astrologi-
clans here is the announcement of
a time table with which the veriest
tyro may be able to flag the comet
Washington and Oregon early
birds get a peek at the sky hobo at
2:34 a. m.
Briefly the following table holds
good for the comet to May II, in
elusive, unless it fails to report for
work
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
Buys a Thomas Flyer.

o. B. Fuller yesterday purchased
six-cylinder Thomas Flyer, AMI af-
ter running it around in Seattle for
several days will return to Wenat-
chez by way of Portland, Oregon. The
new automobile cost $4,000 and will
carry seven passengers. This is the
first machine of the size and kind
that has been sold in the valley and
was purchased through w. G. Thorn
hill, who also sells the Overland ma
chine.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
SHUT DOWN SHIN
GLE MILLS

Everett, May 14-That rs per cent
of the single mills throughout the
state of Washington are closed and
promise to remain idle for an indefi-
mite period is the report given out
by B. A. Ford, secretary of the Wash
ington State Single Grading associa-
ton, who returned last night from a
visit through the red cedar single
zone.
Already an appreciate stiffening
in prices is reported as a result of
the shutdown.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
To Arrest All Saloon Men.

Reno, New, May 14.-Deputy
United States Marshal Gooie, of
Elko, is en- route to the mining camp
of Jarbridge, in Elko county, with
instructions from United States Mar
shall H. J. Humphreys to arrest all
saloon men in the camp and close
the saloons.
Jarbridge Is located on govern
ment forest reserve and a federal
law prohibits the sale of liquor on
reserves.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14

Andrew Phillips and wife, of Olym-
pia, arrived in the city this morning
and expects to locate here Mr.. Phil
lips is a carpenter and builder by
trade and is a son-in-law of w. c.
Gaddy, a contractor of Olympia, who
is locating in this city. Mr.. Phillips
is just returning from his honeymoon
trip through Victoria and other
places.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
All Going Fishing.

Tomorrow there is no ball game
here, and from appearances the in
dications are that every one will go
for fishing trip.
The hardware stores are selling
more tackle today than they have
sold this season.
Most of the fishing parties will 60
up the Wenatchee river and its trib-
utaries.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
Robert Gaines Sells Ranch.

Robert Gaines yesterday sold his
eleven acre ranch at Entiat for the
sum of $4,000 to Joseph Afbin of this
city. Mr.. Gaines took as part pay
ment a house and lot in Spokane VAL
ued at $500. The house is located
in the Hayes addition. The sale was
made through the Great Western
Realty company.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14

Deed H. Magyar, editor of the Leav-
enworth Echo, has sold his forty
acres of land east of Leavenworth to
Everett parties. The land has in
creased in value something like
$1,000 within the past year AS
result, Magyar has made some good
money. Serves him right
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
Baseball Notes.

Games are scheduled at Water
Vile today and tomorrow with the
Leavenworth team. The world goes
to press too early to have returns on
the game played today.
Tomorrow Wenatchee's first team
goes to Wilson Creek, leaving here
at Sis a. M, and returning on No.
25 at a. m.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
Getting Acquainted.

Getting acquainted" is the occa-
sion for the present empire-making
convention. With view Of estab-
fishing more intimate relations
among the 20 banks of north CEN
bankers invited the others here for
a two days visit. No formal pro-
gram is arranged as the time is in
tended to be taken up entirely with
informal conversation. Wenatchee
bankers are the hosts. and have
placed autos at the disposal of the
visitors in case any care to look
around the valley. Several parties
have been using the autos during the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-14
Marriage License.

A marriage license was issued to
A. J. Brown and Mary Matilda Dun
sith, both of Cashmere.