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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09

Or Walla Walla, is a candidate be-
fore the primaries on the republican
ticket for nomination for the Office of
superintendent of public instruction.
This is an Office that like the Office of
judge should be removed from the in
fiuence OF politics, but as it has not
been candidates filling for nomination
must indicate the party ticket upon
which they desire their names to ap
pear. Again. this is an Office which a
woman can readily fill, and as we
have given her the shadow. in the
shape of the ballot. she Is entitled to
the substance In the shape of some of
the offices In the gift of the voters.
Probably there Is no woman in the
state who might be selected to per-
form the duties of superintendent of
public instruction better equipped
through experience in school work
than Mrs. Preston, and should she be
intrusted with the responsible Office
she will make record that will be a
credit to herself and highly beneficial
to the educational interests of the
state. This statement Is not made
Through direct personal knowledge or
the merits of the candidate. but is
based upon the recommendation or
scores OF the leading educators in the
state. In a position to know whereof
they speak, and they wOu1d not en-
dOrse a candidate for this very impor-
tant position ii they were not salts
fled with the ability and standing OF
that candidate. The endorsement CIV
en- Mrs. Preston Is not of the ordinary
perfunctory political character, but
strong expression OF high esteem
couched in the following words:
Relieving that Mrs. Josephine Pres
ton, SUPERINTENDENT of schools OF Walla
Walla county, has the qualifications
requisite for excellent service IN the
office of superintendent of public in,
structiOn for Washington, and that, by
reason of her high character, her de-
yOtion to education, her creditable
record as teacher and executive, ana
her proven ability In leadership, she
Is we'll fitted to perform the duties OF
superintendent of public instruction,
we hereby give her for this important
Office our approval and endorsement
and commend her as worthy or sup
port"
This is signed by superintendents or
schools in some of the leading educa-
tiOnal institutions OF the state AS
stated above it Is to be regretted that
the candidate for this particular once
is not chosen by a nOn-partisan vote
SO that every electOr could have an
opportunity of casting ballot for this
worthy lady, but as her name is to ap-
near among others for the same once
on the republican ballots let the re-
nuhlican voter seek out her name when
he enters the voting booth on the 10Th
of September, and place cross oppo-
site her name. Such an act will be
recognition of the rights of the female
members of the electorate OF this state.
and. If she is successful. will be as
sisting to fiji the Office with one IN
every respect fitted to properly per-
form the duties of that office.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
STRIKING WATER.

Chester Clendennon is making a
specially of we'll digging, or boring.
and is meeting with great success.
His operations have been SO far con-
fined to the lots on the East Oroville
Orchard Tracts, and residents who
have heretofore been compelled to de-
pend upon the ditch, or hauling from
the river, for water, are being sup
piled through the medium of these
wells. And the water thus secured Is
pure, clear and ice cold. Mr.. Clenden-
on sunk we'll for C. NJ. Smith the
later part of last week, going down 80
feet and getting seven feet of water.
These experiments demonstrate that
domestic supply of water can be pro-
cured on the fiat at no great cost.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
4 CREDITABLE BUILDING.

l.. Stofferan has had many annoying
DELAYS in the construction OF his large
business house on Railroad avenue
that has greatly retarded its con'ple-
Ton Mich material had to be or
dered from the outside. and those who o
have had any experience depending
mon getting articles from distant
points can readily understand TINS MS
handicap. II has been very trying on
tha natience. but the building is at last
nearing the finishing touches. me
iarge Class windows are in place. and
the interior is being finished WIN
heavy paper in hard wood tlnts, ., 'nat na
gives the rooms a very attractive ap-
1aarance. There are two stairways to
the building. and besides the photo photo,
srapn gallery three neat, we'll lighted
rooms on the second floor. The ground
aoor is one large. bright store room
AItoyether when completed 1t Will
make a building that will be a credit
TO the town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
DISAPPOINTMENT.

Two car loads of steel rails were on
the side track at the station Friday
last, and the public was agog. Visions
of ironing the grade between OrOville
and Pateros loOmed large in the brain
Of the anxious citizens who have wait
ed with a degree of more or less pa
tience for 10 these many days to see
work commence on the south branch.
But hope went glimmering when the
west bound hooked on to the cars, and
the iron that was supposed would be
used as the connecting link between
the two ends of the branch slowly dis
appeared on the western horizon, or
more correctly, around the bend. The
rails were destined for Princeton, to
be used in the construction of a spur
to the big new cement plant near that
place.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09

OF voters to decide where II shall no
permanently located, and any town is
eligible as a candidate.
IL was hoped that this question of
county division could be presented TO
the people upon its merits, discussed
iairly and dispassionately. as 1t should
De, and abuse and personalities elimi-
mated. Abuse is not argument, and
there is certainly room for fair discus
sion without Misrepresentation and
personalities. Without effort at this
time to set forth the reasons why 1t Is
manifest to all residents of the county
that division is imperative, and Is
bound to take place some time II Is
being made an issue at the coming
election, and may as Well be treated
in discussion in a manner that will
appeal to the reason and not the pas
sion of the people.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
OFF TO EUROPE.

Hon. Hans Lund, who has been WIS.,
iting with his son at Riverside for q
month, left Tuesday morning for his
home at Kansas City He will remain
in Kansas City only few days. and
Will then leave for Europe, and will
probably spend the winter across the
big water. Mr.. Lnnd Is becoming q
confirmed globe trotter. He was inst
back from trip to Norway. Iceland,
the British Isles and other .parts OF
Europe before coming west. Nosd0ubt
he will seek the more salubri0us cli-
mate of the southern lands this winter
His health is excellent, and his spirits
more bouyant than most men of half
his years. The strudy old Viking has
multitude of friends here who wish
him bon voyage and hope to see him
back to the Okanogan in the spring.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
4 FLYER IN HOGS.

Harry Bowerman, who has a lease
on the old Okanogan Smith orchard.
has the right system for utilizing the
apples that fall from the trees. The
trees are so loaded down with fruit
that it is constantly falling to the
ground, and in a season the loss Of
apples will run into tons MIR. Bower
man has turned nearly 100 young hogs
into the ochard, and not single fallen
apple escapes their nav. The hogs
are rolling fat, and require no other
feed them the waste apples and alfalfa
growing upon an adjoining piece of
land The pork will be about as prof
table as the apple crop.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
oROVlLLE. WASHINGTON, AUGUST 8, 1912

resentation in order to head of the
movement? If there Is no show for
division why resort to denunciation and
stir up feeling. 1t Is the hit bird that
nutters, and the opponents to the prop
osition realize that a very, very strong
sentiment favOrs division at this time,
The taxes that people have to pay, the
failure to see anything In the way of
permanent Improvement in return for
the money annually paid out, the hab-
1t that some OF the commissioners have
OF concentrating expenditures of public
FUNDS in favored localities, the in
creased rate of assessment with every
prospect of an Increased taxation, q
steady increase OF the county debt all
go to open the eyes of those who have
been fooled by opponents to division
in past years. Division m&y not ma
terially reduce taxation, but it will re-
suit in more equitable distribution
OF those taxes in public improvements,
save vast sums to the people who now
pay money out in indirect taxes, place
officials in closer touch with the con-
stituency they serve, thus insuring
greater economy in the transaction OF
public business, and in every way
prove more beneficial to all the people,
no matter in what portion of the pres
ent county they may reside The vast
bulk of the residents of Oroville favor
division because they believe 1t will
be to their interest. Not through any
prospect of possibly being a COZ
seat. for certainly a county seat IS no
great factor in building up a town, or
COncOnully would be the most flourish
ing place in the county. Oroville is
destined to grow without the supposed
assistance of county building, and
many of its people would be perfectly
willing to see the county seat located
elsewhere If the site was any more
convenient than this place. 1t Is d.
vision that they favor, the non-essen-
tials can be settled by the people after
division has once been secured
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09

when driving alone for use in an
emergency Of this kind. She jumped
cut of the hack and cut the harness
almost to pieces in order to free the
horse that had fallen. Fortunately
several residents on the mountain
were coming to town, and they lent
assistance in repairing damages. The
authorities have never given this hill
road, which is travelled more than any
other road leading down into the val
ley, the attention 1t should have, and
the only wonder is that some fatal ac-
cident has not occurred upon the
grade long before this time. In this
case the escape of the ladies' from
death or serious injury was almost In
the nature of a miracle.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09

The new Roosevelt party was born
at Chicago this week in the midst of
much oratorical fireworks. The effort
to launch a new party it all foam and
froth. No interest is taken by the
general public in the proceedings. The
movement is looked upon as the re-
suit of pique and disappointed ambi-
ton on the part of a single individual,
and it is felt that by this time next
year the Roosevelt party will be only
an unpleasant memory.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09
WHY THE ROARS.

n our county exchanges that are
opposed to division are so cock sur, SURE
that the measure Is not popular an'ons
the taxpayers OF the county why are
they resorting to all KINDS OF p''srep-
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-09

The edict has gone tor'n i,''" -. no
mowers that be that there S'Iu ,n prit,sh
more sunday ball playing in .ons oS
Columbia. Judging from ..nn, ,me % across
the exchanges coming IN iro,n does mt
the border the new orr" S,ue' onnroval
me- meet with a united public apPFoV"''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11
Cor Violated Tradition.

On the advice of a friend the motor
salesman demonstrated a $4,000 ma.
chine on a particular stretch of Long
Island road. He came back to town
Disguised.
Roads all right" he said. but the
policeman over there is no good You
couldn't give away the best machine
on the market with chump like him
standing around.
What has the policeman get to e.
with your making SALE" the friend
asked.
Do" said the salesman Every
thing. Any policeman who knows his
business will arrest demonstrator
if he is going only four miles an hour.
That tickles the purchaser; makes
III, ...:-:,,:: II s getting 4 machine
tina, IS carchle of smashing eve-y
speed law in the land But what
hammered on that Long Island road.
Nothing. | hit il up TO sixty miles
an hour, and that fool cop just stood
and srinned at me. OF course, my
man didn't buy."-New York Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11

ielt no fear She shook small hst
at him, crying:
20. You sultan. DO you want all
this beautiful shadeo'"
Run. For goodness sake, run.
the major painted at her elbow. him.
self turning and sprinting at sur
prising rate.
The bull made to follow him, bel
lowing and paving as he ran. Elise
stepped nimbly aside-she was too
amazed, too angry for fear. though
she knew there was real danger.
Knots of scarlet ribbon flecked her
white frOck--the sunshine glinting on
them, ascented them SO the red crea'
ture grew mad over them. Wheeling
he would have charged her, disdaining
to follow the flying major. but that
lean, long arm reached over his neck.
caught the halter end and brought him
up standing with jerk.
Joe Bassett up in the tree, easing
his heart through the medium OF very
bad verses to Elise. who had smitten
him hopelessly at first blush, had
come to the rescue. X was near
thing. For half minute it seemed
the bull would break away-but the
lean hand held with a grip of steel.
Presently the animal stood subdued,
but painting angrily. wild 10 get al
Elsie, but held subject 10 a man.
You had better CO. Joe said, con
tritely as though feeling himself cul-
pabe for the spelling of her walk.
She shook her head at him, smil-
ing AS she said. :! shall stay -tlll
help comes. RelEember-a runner
has gone for il.
Something in her tone made Joes
heart sing She was looking him over
critically. IF take off your belt
don't you think YOU can iasten him
to that small tree with it," she asked
a little hcstatingly.
Joe nodded laughing How he
blessed his stars for putting on that
ugly lcathern strap instead of IA fancy
girdle. It took all his self control not
to change color when Elise put her
arms about him to loosen it, but some
how he stood like a craven image.
Fate was on his side After the bull
was fast, standing discOnsOlate, a
tricky wind blew 10 Elise, the blurred
shcc; Joe had dropped. He tried to
reclaim it--but with her most win
some smile she put the hand holding
It behind her, saying softly:
Il want to read 1t when ! am all
alone"
Just then farm hands came run.
ming In. True enough. the major had
sent them. lie himself waited at the
stile for Elise. but after one look In
her eyes walked sedately ahead, leav'
Ing Bassett master Of the situation.
Master Of It he remained
They were married In the fall. Joe
put by his pride and overlooked Elsie's
money-which she thought an adors-
bic thing to do.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11

Byzantine Dome Of st. sophla's In
constantinopIe Is to Be Saved
From Destruction.

The Oldest of the worlds architec.
tural marvels-the byzantine dome
OF st. Sophia's. in COnstantinOple--is
threatening to collapse beneath the
weight of its fifteen centuries Of ex.
istence At this moment commits
sion of French and Turkish experts
are considering means of preventing
such a disaster, which would be la
mented not only by every traveller in
the east. bu, by Christians and Mos
lens alike.
Not only the centuries. but humid
ity, earthquakes. conflagrations, bonn
bardments. have. each and all. con
tributed their share of damage. under
mining slowly but surely the strength
and solidity of a proud memorial Of
Hellenic inspiration and Hellenic
achievement
Emperor John VI. Palaeologus In
the fourteenth century did much to
preserve the temple. In more recent
times CSi1l the enlightened Sultan
Abdul Medjd undertook the reparation
OF the damage done by time and
earthquake.
Last year the Ottoman government
engaged the well-known Italian archi-
tect. Signor Marangoni. who had re-
stored the Campanile on the Piazza
st. Marco in Venice. to investigate
st. Sophia's dome and submit a de-
tailed account of necessary repairs
Signor Marangoni estimated the cost
of these repairs at about s500.0O0
The Ottoman government considered
this was too high sum TO be spent
on an object that is. after all. of no
paramount national interest TO the
Noslems themselves. since the edifice
is. OF course. Christian house OF
worship.
Accordingly the work necessary to
preserve the venerable monument to
Christianity will be performed under
an International plan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11
WAIST LINE NOT CHANGED
Really More Nearly Approaches the
Normal, Though a Wide Latitude
10 Allowed.

OF course you want to know about
the waist line and where 1t is to re-
main this season. Little has been said
concerning this important point, prob.
ably because there is SO little that Is
definite to be said.
You may very well wear your waist
where you had 1t last winter. and for
the matter of that you may also wear
last seasons blouse or bodice, fresh.
ened up IL need be. but not necessarily
altered. The line more nearly than
ever approaches normal. but even this
cannot be said definitely, for the waist
line IL amazingly volatile, and alters
either to suit the type Of gown or the
taste or the figure Of the wearer.
The impression is that the short
line Is becoming to short, stout fig
ures, and it certainly is to long. slim
ones, SO that its votaries are many.
The prettiest and perhaps the smart
est innovation in dress is the big
granny muff and wide fat stole fash
toned Of velveteen. With a narrow
hem of fur edging il all around. and q
big braid motif to fasten 1t across
from one side to the other over the
chest, such a wrap can hardly be ex-
celled.
The newest of the NUTS are carried
out in bolster form this year. and are
very big, and nothing is prettier than
the little hem Of fur, no matter how
narrow, introduced on each side. A
little pocket can be hidden on the out.
side Of the muff under big braid
motif with hanging tassels.
The scarf can be rendered as warm
as fur by q single or double thickness
Of Canton flannel between the lining
and the velvet. As regards the lining
itself, . pretty fancy is that Of match
ing it to the hat. when the color In
question is not too bright.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11
A Pertinent Question.

There are great men who cannot
spell. and small people who object to
them spell cat. said the teacher
to the boy at the tail end Of the class
Kat" replied the boy. silly. re-
oiled the teacher Cant you spell
cat," Well re,ilied the sensible
boy, what does Rat spell?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11
nell, Tallahassee.

nell, Tallahassee.
Commissioner of Agriculture-B
K. McLin, Tallahassee.
Supt. of Public lnstructiOn--Wm
NJ. Holloway, Tallahassee.
Railroad Commissioners Hud-
son Burr, Chairman; Newton A.
Bitch, Royal c. Dunn. w. c. Yon
Secretary. All communications
should be addressed to Tallahassee
President of the Senate-Fred p
Cone. Lake City.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-11
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
County Officers.

Clerk-A. B. Ferguson. Barlow.
Supt Public Instruction.. B.
Kirk. harlow.
SheriG-John Logan, Barlow.
County Judge-W. s. Preston,
Barlow.
Tar Collector H. Lancaster,
Barlow.
Tax Collector NJ. Lanier. Bar
tow.
Treasurer T. Harmon, Barlow
Couuty Commissioners.-E. s.
whiddcn. Chm, Mulberry; A. },
Lewis, BartOw; X. F. Langford. Fit.
Meade; J. II. Bryant. Kathleen; T.
F. HolbroOk. Lakeland.
school D0ard.-R. w. Hancock,
Chin. Fort Meade; w. J. J. Wild
ten. Harlow: J. A. Cox. Lakeland;
T. II. Kirk, Secretary. Barlow.
State Seuat0r-D. II. Sloan, Lake
land.
Members Of House j. Angle,
Barlow; Geo. Fortner, Pierce.
City Officers.
Ma,ve IS. l.. A. ClOnts.
Clerk and Tax Collector, II. L.
Swatts
Treasurer and Assessor, A. {.
ArmistcAd.
Collector Of Light and Water. C.
ID. Clough.
Marshal, W. II. Tiliis.
Night Waterman, +. l.. Franklin
Municipal Judge. Gen. }. A. COX
City Attorney. Epps Tucker, Jr
Keeper Of Park. Neil Mcleod
Members Of COuncil-Morris &
Munu, Chairman; w. r. Pillans
vice4:hairman: Mcssrs. o. NJ
Eaton. q. n. Southland. r. +. Scip-
per. W. II. Pugh. r. Il. Haynes.
The following standing com
mi,tecs Tor the year were appointed
Finance aud Fire. Messrs. Eaton
Pillars. Haynes.
Light and Water. Messrs. Haynes
pillars and Southland.
Streets. Mcssrs. Skipper. South
ard. Haynes.
Ordinance. Messrs. Southland, Pusf
and Scipper.
sanitary. Mcssrs.. Pugh, Eaton
Skipper.
Public Improvement and Cemetery
Mesus Pillans, Eaton, Pugh.
State O6eers.
f;oyernor-A. w. Gilchrist. ITALIA
hassee.
Secretary Of State-H. Clay Craw
ford. Tallahassee
Cooptroller-A. c. Groom, Talia
rreas,rer-W. v. Knot, Tallahas
See.
Attorney -General-Park M. Tram
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-01
BEAUTIFUL GIRL IS
MURDERED ON EVE OF
ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.
Miss Sophia Singer of Rich
and Prominent Baltimore
Family, Murdered for Jewels
in Chicago
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, OCT 29.-The romance of
an elopement was blighted by a brutal
murder here today when Miss Sophia
q. Singer, a beautiful Baltimore girl,
was found dead Several hundred dol
lars in money and jewelry brought from
her Maryland home to grace her we'd
ding tomorrow to william r. Worthen,
was missing. Robbery has been accept
ed as the motive for the crime.
Miss Singer had been bound and gag
ed and struck with a billy" The two
vaudeville performers. Charles d. Con-
way, a high diver, whose leg had been
amputated to the knee, and his WIFE,
who also is known as Beatrice RIAL and
May Monte are being sought by the po-
lice in connection with the crime.
According to wharthen's story, Miss
Singer was an acquaintance Of Mrs.
Conway Wharthen said it was through
Mrs Conways invitation that he and
his sweetheart, who were to be married
tomorrow, visited the hotel. The four
moved into the rooms where the MUIR
der was committed only yesterday.
wHARTHENS STORY.
Wharthen told the police he had paid
the expenses of the Conways as well as
those of himself and Miss Singer at
the roomIng house since joining them.
Wharthen declared that before leaving
the hotel last night he gave his hancee
S4s in the presence of the Conways and
then went downtown. It was after mid
night when he returned to the house
and found the hallway spattered with
blood. He aroused others in the house
by repeated pounding on the door lead
ing to tho Conway room after nndlng
that Miss Singer was not in her own
apartment.
A key was finally furnished by the
keeper of the hotel and the door was
opened. Further investigation showed
the money he had given the woman was
missing as well as several articles OF
jewelry. revealing robbery as PROB
able motive for the tragedy
A trail of blood led to a kitchen OF
the apartment. There was found a
"bi1ly." which Wharthen said conway
had once exhibited t Miss Singer
with the remark. "This is what knock
'em out with"
According to wharthens story. he
met Miss Springer in Baltimore several
months ago where he was employed
with q street car company. He said
her mother was in comfortable circum-
stances and that when he decided to
come to Chicago Miss Singer express
ed the desire to accompany him. He
allowed her to do so. He told the DO
lice that he had spent most of his life
on a Maryland farm near Baltimore with
his father, who still resides there. He
is twentyzsix years of age.
wharthen will be held pending the
outcome of the .corOner's. investigation
today 71e
Worthen was questioned for hours by
the police. His recital was the same
as Worthens first story
The murdered girls fiance said Con-
way and his wife might have gone either
to Baltimore or to Anderson, Ind. and
descriptions of the couple were sent TO
those towns.
worthen was taken to the house whero
the girl was killed gandI there he de-
scribed in detail how he found the
CORPSE.