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VOL. IV. NO. 205.
GAVE HANDSOME
SHOW CASE
EDWARD L. TOMOLL, SHOW CASE
MAN, PRESENTED VALLEY
WITH CASE IN WHICH TO DIS-
PLAY PRODUCTS IX SE\TTLE.
"Many people in this city know Ed
ward L. Tomoll, the show case man.
He sells a great many of the show
cases and fixtures used in this valley
and has a great many friends here.
Last week he donated to the valley
for use in displaying the valley pro
ducts in the Great Northern window
or any other place the Commercial
desired, a very handsome
show case. Some 2i3 boxes of very
handsome cold storage apples were
shipped over to Seattle last week for
display purposes, and these are at
tracting a great deal of attention.
From morning until late at night
• there can be seen a crowd of people
standing in front of the display win
dow. This is considered very effect
ive advertising.
Mr. Tomoll's friends appreciate
the handsome gift made this valley.
CANNOT SELL IN
DIAN ALLOTMENT
SUPREME COURT HELD AD
VERSELY YESTERDAY TO
CLAIM OF R. W. STARR IN THE
"LONG JIM" LITIGATION.
supreme court, in a' decision
handed down yesterday, in the case
of R. W. Starr vs. two Indians, "Long
Jim" and "Annie," holds that In
dians cannot sell allotments on the
Columbia reservation and cancels
the deeds to Starr hut orders the
money he paid refunded.
The case was tried in the superior
court last fall and was favorable to
Mr. Starr, but the decision of the
supreme court reversed Judge Stei
ner's decision.
The land involved is a valuable
tract on the shores of Lake Chelan.
It has been platted by Mr. Starr and
considerable of it has been sold off
in small tracts. It is very valuable
and it will be a heavy loss to Mr.
Starr should he be forced to give up
f the fight at this stage of the game,
but the case will be fought to the
United States supreme court.
SAYS INDIANS ■
NEED MONEY
(By Associated Press.)
Spokane. March 10.—That a num
ber of Indians of the ColVllle reserva
tion are near starvation and that
atf>at suffering will result unless the
gWernment at once forwards money
due the Indians for lands purchased
by the government, is asserted by
R. R. Coleman, of Meteor. "A move
ment is being made to circulate a
petition." states Coleman. "The gov
ernment promised $1,500,000 to the
Indians for the land taken. In 1897,
$300,000 was appropriated and a
like amount the following year, but
not a cent of this money has ever
been-paid to the Indians.
BUYS LOTS IN MALAGA
J. C. Garrison yesterday purchased
three lots in the new townsite of
Malaga from the owner, I. M. Deri
field. The sale was made by the
Malaga Red Apple Real Estate
agency.
Washington Weather.
(By Associated Press.)
tonight and Thursday; light
fr>st tonight; north to east winds.
WORK ON CHELAN
AVENUE REGRADE
MEN, TEAMS AND SCRAPERS AT
WORK ON BIG CONTRACT FOR
IMPROVING FINE RESIDENCE
AVENUE.
The Eagle Transfer company and
J. J. O'Connor, contractors for the
improvement of Chelan avenue, have
a large crew of men, teams and
scrapers at work on the $80,000 con
tract for the improvement of Chelan
avenue. An attempt was made last
fall to start this work, but there was
too much rost in the ground to make
the progress satisfactory so opera
tions were postponed until spring.
Work was resumed the first of the
week.
The contract calls for the leveling,
graveling, parking and sidewalking
of this entire avenue. The contract
provides for the laying of plank
walks but Messrs. Tupper, Rose, God
frey and Bousquet were appointed by
the city council to take the matter
up with the property owners of the
avenue as to the desirability of put
ting in cement sidewalks. A large
number of the property owners will
never feel satisfied until the whole
avenue has the cement sidewalk and
an effort will be made to have the
change made from the plank walk
as the contract calls for to the more
desirable walk.
GREAT STORM 111
SOUTHERN STATE
Brinkley, Kan., March 10.—Twen
ty-nine dead and 74 injured is the
local casualty list as a result of the
tornado Monday night. Governor
Donaghy has declared martial law
and placed the situation in the hands
of the sheriff. One hundred convicts
in the state's prison have been or
dered here to assist in the work.
Outside of Brinkley, in small settle
ments, 13 people were killed and 46
injured, several fatally.
Cuthbert. Ga., March 10. —Half a
dozen negroes were killed here in the
tornado last night. A dozen build
' ings in the business section were
| greatly damaged and several whites
were injured. The loss is estimated
at $100,000.
Montgomery, Ala., March 10.—
Five persons lost their lives here to
day in tbe rising waters of the Ala
!ha ma river, following last night's
rain, the heaviest in 20 years. Three
whites and a negro were drowned
: from a ferry and a white boy fell
j into the stream. i
LEGISLATORS CAN
NOT MAKE PLEDGE
(By Associated Press.)
Olympia, March 10. —The legisla
ture has passed the election pledge
bill which disqualifies for any legis
lative office candidates who prior to
election signs written pledges to sup
port or oppose any particular meas
ure. The bill also disqualifies for
the legislature any lawyer who ac
cepts an annual retainer from cor
porations.
Orchard in Fine Condition.
Dr. King's peach orchard, located
near Omak. came through the win
tei in splendid condition, says the
Okanogan Record. The trees are
nov.- being pruned and not a sing!e
si>>ik;l bud has been found.
THE WENATCHEE DAILY WORLD, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1909.
(By Associated Press.)
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACK JOHNSON IN HIS ENGLISH CLOTHES.
This picture of Jack Johnson, the heavyweight champion pugilist and bis
trainers, was taken on board the ship that took Johnson from the scene of his
victory in Australia to London. The giant will tour this country Immediately
upon his return from England and probably will obtain a match with Jeffries
for next fall.
Sill 1 Hil
MM BE "I HIT'
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, March 10.—Judge Ander
■Oß today decided to instruct the jury
In the Standard Oil company case to
And the company not guilty.
The decision of the court was an
■ounced at the close of a long argu
ment by Assistant District Attorney
Wilkerson, and the jury was immedi
ately summoned and instructed to
return a verdict of not guilty. This
means that all but two of the pend
ing indictments against the Standard
Oil are void and will be abandoned
by the government.
FIVE ACRES _FOR $7500
The H. R. Parshall five-acre tract
|ast north of the city was sold yes
terday by the Martin-Bousquet agen
cy to George S. Merriam for $7,500.
In the transfer Mr. Parshall took in
the Merriam home on Chelan aye- j
nue. This is the old O. S. Sampson
place and was taken in at a valuation ,
of $3,500. Mr. Merriam contem
Plates building on his new property
OF SATTLESHSF FLEET VISITING THE SPHINX.
ilk s.iii.as of rht> American haul*-hip Beel on their remarkable cruise
around the world saw many wonderful sights, ami many are tbe stories of
trarel In strange lands that these gallant boys will have to tell when they
reach their own t:resides. This pictare shows a feu hundred of them view
ing that grand <»18 relic of antiquity, the sphinx. The hoys Payed bail, m:*
loot races and hud a jolly time generally around the grim old monument to
early civilization.
Washington, March 10.—The un
derstanding here is that an appeal
will lie from Judge Anderson's court
to the circuit court of appeals, and
should the decision of the latter be
against the company an appeal can
be taken to the supreme court of the
United States. The decision of Judge
Anderson was not unexpected by
those who have followed his rulings.
President Taft declined to com
ment on the matter.
This is the re-trial of the case
which in the first conviction resulted
in Judge Landis imposing a fine of
$29,000,000.
WILL PUMP WATER
The Wenatchee Realty and Invest
ment, company today purchased from
M. S. Barrager, 160 acres directly
across the Columbia river from We
natchee The East Wenatchee canal
covers a considerable portion of the
land and a pumping plant will be in
stalled to water the balance of the
land This will be cut up into ten
acre tracts and placed on the market
VANCOUVEH DREW
I COLOR LINE
BLACK CHAMPION HAD TROUBLE
TO FIXD HOTEL ACCOMMODA
TIONS—SIDESTEPS OX STATE
MENT AS TO JEFFRIES FIGHT.
(By Associated Press.)
Vancouver, B. C, March 10. —Van-
couver hotel proprietors drew the
color line very strictly last night,
when Jack Johnson and his white
wife, at the St. Francis, were told
the house was full to overflowing.
The clerk said he was very sorry but
• Really, Mr. Johnson, it could not be
helped." The same performance was
gone through at five other hotels.
Johnson took his first turn .down very
gracefully, but. lost his temper when
lie went from hotel to hotel, and be
came abusive. Late In the evening'
he obtained accommodation at the
Dominion, a down town housp. John
son spent part of the night at the
home of George* Paris, a boxing in
structor. This morning he could not
be found anywhere, although an
army of messenger boys with tele
grams and telephone calls from Se
attle and other places searched for
him. Johnson repeatedly sidestep
ped when asked to make a definite
statement that he would fight Jef
fries. When pinned down be always
took another tack and brought up'
some irrelevant story of Australia. \
Sam Fitzpatrick, Johnson's former
manager, who was deposed after the
championship mantle fell on John
son's shoulders, says Johnson can
lick the boiler maker or any man
on earth.
TAX COFFEE, TELE
GRAMS, CHECKS
(By Associated Press.)
I Washington, March 10. —A stamp
tax on telegrams, checks and similar
articles, 4 cen's a pound duty on eof
fee, and possibly an Inheritance tax,
are among the propositions to be de
cided upon at the coming special ses
sion of congress for consideration of
ithe tariff to meet the $100,000,000
j deficit in the treasury, which the
j Taft administration faces.
Daily conferences are held between
jTaft. Secretary of the Treasury Mac
jVeagh, Cannon, Senator Aldnch and
; others. Taft realises that the tariff
j must be revised soon to settle d<>-
' turbed business conditions through
: out the country-
He also realize: that the "inaur
' gents" in congress v. ill fight for de
! lay from the opening to the dosin r
of congress, and is laying his liner
accordingly.
The new tariff bill, now 1n the
hands of the printer. Includes a great
part of the stamp tax law in force
during the war with Spain.
In addition to this the bill pro
vides for a Bfl ' ' ctit on lum
ber. Hides are placed on the free
list.
I
BUILDS IN SPOKANE
An immense :.,!,', building, cover
ing an entire half nlock :.r.<? costing
not less than $250,000, will be bu:!t
by J. J. Browne on the half block on
the west side of Division street and
lying between ?,?ortgcmcry end
Mansfield avenuer, Ppokarse.. Work
will be started on the f?r~+ part of
this structure within a short time.
Mr. Browne is now having' bfs r'r.na
prepared for a building Ts-hirr will
be absolutely unique fx eonetn rtfon
It will be built so M tf have a
frontage on all three street?, he well
as on the alley at the rear, and wi!l
enclose a court 423.12 C feet 'c rift
in the center. Th* parts of * v r
building fronting on the three Ftreets
will have a uept I feel while
the part fronting on the alley ..ill be
40 feet deep.
THE
PRQI
APPLE
DISTRICT
OP THE
WEST.
5c PER COPY.
MILLERS DISCUSS
MERITS OF WHEAT
REPRESENTATIVES OP FLOUR
ING BUSINESS ON G. X., UP
RIVER AND WASHINGTON CEN
TRAL POINTS MET HERE.
Representatives of the milling in
terests of the up-river, Great North
ern, Washington Central and this
city met yesterday afternoon in the
Great Northern hotel for the pur
pose of discussing matters of mu
tual Interests. This was the first
meeting of this character and it is
expected that a permanent organiza
tion will be formed and regular
meetings held. Besides the two lo
cal mills' representatives, there were
present Messrs. Brown of Chelan.
Klass of Bridgeport, Thompson of
Waterville, Harrington and Odessa
representatives and also delegates
from the Washington Central sec
tion.
In view of the recent advance in
milling wheat the great question
with the millers has been as to the
wheat and the process that would
give the best flour for the lease
money. These were questions that
were discussed yesterday. The dif
ferent millers gave their various ex
periences and the general opinion
seemed to be that the Bluestem
wheat of the Big Bend gave the best
results.
Many matters of general interest,
were discussed and this was followed
by an informal dinner at the Great
Northern hotel.'
NEW JERSEY
PRIEST KILLED
Newark, N. J., March 10. —Rev.
Father Erasin, rector of the Polish
church of St. Stanislaus, was shot
and almost instantly killed by three
masked men in the rectory early to
day. Miss Antonia Zwertzika. house
keeper for the rector, who attempted
to prevent the assassination, was
slightly wounded. As there has been
a dispute among tbe church leaders
regarding its affairs the shooting was
at first believed to have been the out
come of that disagreement. Three
men called at the recory and were
admitted to the parlor while the rec
tor was celebrating mass in the
church. As the rector entered the
parlor they opened fire. Three bul
lets entered the man's stomach and
the men escaped. The rector died in
an ambulance. Four suspects were
arrested but the hoasekeeper was un
able to identify them.
Schively Is Still Sale
(By Associated Press.)
Olympia. March 10. —The senate
today refused to reconsider the vote
by which a resolution was defeated
on Monday providing for the investi
gation of the charges of misconduct
of Insurance Commissioner Schively.
Southern Pacific Collision.
(By Associated Press.)
Sacramento, March 10.—It is re
ported here that a head-on collision
between the eastern bound Atlantic
IH»i»p» and a local train occurred at
Beneefa today. A call was received
for a wrecking train and surgeons.
No details are obtainable.
j San Francisco, March 10.—At the
; Southern Pacific headquarters ft 13
t stated that no one was injured and
final both trains remained on the
track. No definite statements are
!made as to how th° accident occurred
jbut it is stated that the Atlantic ex
!prcsp bad stopped at the siding when
'It was run into by the Fast Mail,
which was presumably unable to
check its speed in time to avoid +he
! collision.