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VOL. VI. NO. 30.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYORS
WORKING AT MOSES LAKE
Reported to Be Securing Data for Interior Department
—May Mean Sale of the Pettigrew 38,000 Acres to
Government and Another Great Reclamation Project
—Taking Elevations Every Thirty.
A party of ten surveyors under
Chief Surveyor Meldrow of the Unit
ed State geological survey is now en
camped on Moses Lake near Mac
office. It is announced that they will
make a contour elevation of the eu
t.-H s« c.ion . v -uiinding the lake
which includes t< unships 18, 19 and
20 in ranges 2 7 and 28. The task
will keep the men busy until Decem
ber.
Mr Meldrow states that he has
been instructed to secure elevations
every thirty feet. In surveying con
tour lines for these quadrangles it
is customary to take the elevations
only every 100 feet. It is said that
this more detailed data on elevation
and contour is desired by the inter
ior department and is for the pur
pose of determining whether a gov
ernment irrigation project is feasible.
Rumors are circulating to the ef
fect that ex-Senator Pettigrew. has
been in negotiation for some time
with the interior department with re
ference to a transfer of the 38.000
acres which his company owns sur
rounding Moses Lake. This land was
bought by the Pettigrew people from
the Northern Pacific railroad. Spec
ulation has been rife as to what is
the purpose of these people, but ev
ery movement on their part his in
dicated a well defined plan.
The land surrounding Moses Lake
is remarkably well adapted for fruit
growing and the abundance of water
available for irrigation promises a
wonderful future for that country.
a heady many Wenatchee investors
are heavily Interested in the vicinity
bur scarcely any shore land has been
available, being tied up under the
Pettigrew project. When that enter
prise assumes definite form and its
land is placed on the market, there is
little question that the Moses Lake
country will take rank as one o£
the foremost fruit growing districts
of the Northwest. If the government
should undertake this work of devel
opment, choosing this body of 38.000
acres as its next reclamation pro
ject, it may mean the first step in the
still larger task of putting water on
the entire Quincy flat of a half mil
lion acres. The cost per acre of an
irrigation system covering this vast
era would be far in excess of the
Moses Lake section, because water in
sufficient quantity can be secured on
ly from considerable distance and at
enormous expense. But a well de
fined movement to that end is now on
foot and gives promise of successful
fruition within a reasonable period.
SOED 20 ACRES AT
MALAGA
Wisconsin Man Becomes the
Owner of Valuable
Lail Tract.
Calvin A. Doyle, a recent arrival
from Wisconsin has purchased the
20-acre V. K. Lail and R. L. Hall
tract near Malaga, paying for it $13,-
--800. Possession has been given al
ready and Mr. Doyle takes the crop
rliis year which will amount to sever
al thousands of dollars. Eight acres
of this tract are in bearing and five
acres are in young trees. Last year
this place produced $2,000 worth of
fruit but this year the yield will be
larger on account of the fact that
there will be a heavy peach crop.
One thousand dollars worth of Wine
saps were marketed from the place
last year.
Mr. Lail purchased this place three
years ago from J. S. Usher, paying
for it $8,000. R. L. Hall, who has
been on the place has moved into
Malaga. He and Mr. Lail are inter
ested in other land near Malaga.
Wants Change of Time.
The Mansfield Commercial Club
has taken up the matter of again
( hanging the train schedule. Com
munications have been sent to Wa
terville and to the Wenatchee com
mercial clubs with the idea of get
ting concerted action on this matter.
SOLDIERS PROTECT
FORESTS
Fires in Idaho and Montana
Need Additional
Help.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 6. —A re
quest was made for troops to pro
tect the national forests in Montana
and Idaho from fires and to assist in
extinguishing the flames. General
Wood, chief of staff, has applied to
the president for an order authoriz
ing the use of soldiers for the pur
pose.
Yesterday a number of cards were
sent out by the Daily World by the
carriers, asking answers to a num
ber of queries. Already dozens of
the answers are coming in. The an
swers are being treated as confiden
tial and the Daily World expects to
make a digest of the answers in a
short time.
The real estate firm of Lemon &
Crollard have received notification
to move at once, and they will locate
temporarily in the same office with
Hill & Murphy in the Columbia Val
ley Bank building.
BOYS STEAL FROM
ICEHOUSE
Agent Piper is Troubled
With Boys Breaking Into
the G. N. Ice House.
There has been quite a little ice
going to waste around the Great
Northern ice house, located in the
north portion of the Wenatchee
yards, and the company has not ob
jected to anybody picking up and
carrying away this waste ice.
Some boys about town, however,
got the idea of selling this ice which
they gathered and delivered to var
ious places. This gave them anoth
er idea which may prove their un
doing, for of late they have taken
to breaking into the ice house at
night carrying away the ice and sell
ing it. The names of the boys who
are doing this are known and Agent
Piper is considering whether to ad
vise the police, as he will be com
pelled to do if the abuse is contin
ued. He is loathe to cause young
boys to be haled at police court but
feels that he will be compelled to
do so.
WAREHOUSE SITES
IN DEMAND
Many Applications From
Large Firms for Desir
able Locations.
The Great Northern Railway
company is receiving numerous ap
plications, especially from large
fruit shipping firms who desire to
locate in Wenatchee, and their first
necessary step is to secure a good
warehouse site. These seem to be
hard to get. A large firm from
Grand Forks, North Dakota, is seek
ing at the present time to find a
proper site on which to construct an
extensive warehouse for fruit ship
ping purposes and there are at least
half a dozen others who would also
build at once if they could secure
lots bordering on the railroad at a
reasonable price.
Answers Daily World Queries.
Lemon & Crollard Moving.
WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1910.
POINDEXTER IN BEL
LINGHAM
Congressman Would Win if
Poll Taken at Chautauqua
Is An Indication.
Bellingham, Aug. 6.—Miles Poin
dexter, insurgent congressman, who
seeks a seat in the United States sen
ate, found a warm welcome awaiting
him when he reached the Chautau
qua grounds at Birch Bay, where he
spoke this afternoon. He passed
through the city today enroute for
Birch Bay. He will return here this
evening and on Saturday night will
speak in the Trinity tabernacle. On
Sunday afternoon he speaks at the
White City. Judge Thomas Burke,
i:5 scheduled to speak at the Chau
tauqua today. He has many friends
among the citizens of the city and
county.
In spite of the action of the What
com county republican convention in
giving indorsement to a west side
man for the local delegation to Ta
coma giving its support to the state
platform that calls for a west side
senator the fact remains that
throughout Whatcom county there is
a strong Poindexter sentiment. Re
gardless of how this condition may
please or displease those who favor
a candidate other than Poindexter,
the fact remains and from appear
ances now it cannot be shaken.
A poll of the sentiment among the
3,000 who are attending the Chau
tauqua meeting at Birch Bay shows
plainly which way the wind is blow
ing. Poindexter would be first..
Burke second and Wilson very much
third if a vote was taken today on
the candidates for the job at Wash
ington.
EXPECTED TO OIE
BUT RECOVERED
Mrs. Sheffield Returns from
lowa Where Her Father
Was 111.
About two weeks ago Mrs. C. P.
Sheffield, whose husband is chief
■hipping clerk at the freight depot,
was called to lowa to the bedside of
her father who was said to be lying
at the point of death. On her arri
val the physicians announced there
was no further hope for the patient's
recovery and that it would be use
less to give him any more medcine.
A nurse was ordered to allow the
patient to eat whatever food he de
sired and that the end would prob
ably come within three or four days.
Strange to say, when the drugs were
discontinued and ordinary food al
lowed as desired, the sick man im
mediately began to recover, and rap
idly gained his strength. He is now
entirely out of danger and Mrs.
Sheffield is on her way homeward
with a joyful heart.
STATE CONVENTION
SEPT. 2/
Expected that Democratic
Party Will Select Bi-par
tisan Judicial Ticket.
The state democratic convention
has been called to meet in Tacoma
on September 27th and from the ex
pressions of democratic leaders of
the state it is expected that a bi
partisan judicial ticket will be sel
ected instead of five democratic can
didates. At this convention Chelan
county is entitled to ten delegates,
Douglas ten, Grant seven and Oka
nogan twelve. The basis of repre
sentation will be one delegate at
large from each county and one
delegate for each one hundred votes
or a major fraction thereof cast for
Bryan in the election of 1908.
In a conference of democrats held
at Tacoma this week a complete
democratic congressional program
was outlined.
There will be two candidates for
the congressional nomination in the
third district, Orris Dorman and H.
D. Merrit. Maurice Lanhorne has
filed for the nomination in the sec
ond district and C. G. Heifner will
file today or tomorrow for the first
district.
Member of the Associated Press
i om
SCANDAL
GROWS
Other Prominent Men In
terested in Big Fee for
Sale of Indian Lands
Muskogee, Aug. 6. —More charges
of attempted bribery in Oklahoma
Indian land deals were made before
the congressional investigating com
mittee today. D. C. McMurray, a
Choctaw Indian, son of the governor
of the Choctaw nation, and attorney
for that tribe, testified that J. F. Mc-
Murray had offered him $20,000 not
to approve the land deal.
"Not only United States senator
Curtis of Kansas, but also Vive Presi
dent Sherman disapproval of the
contracts whereby attorney fees of
$3,000,000 were to be allowed in the
sale of the $30,000,000 worth of In
dian lands in Oklahoma.' This as
sertion formed the substance of the
testimony given by Senator Curtis to
day before the house committee in
investigating what are known as the
McMurray contracts. Curtis came
here to testify in answer to the
charge by Senator Gore that Curtis
and Sherman each were "interested"
in the contracts, aproval of which by
congress and President Taft was
sought by McMurray. Curtis told of
a conference between Sherman and
himself and the president early
last April when the subject was ex
plained to the president and when
the president was informed as to who
McMurray was. The president asked
them what they thought about the
contract allowing a ten per cent fee
and that the reply of both of them
was that in this instance the Indians
needed no attorneys on a ten per cent
basis or any other basis. They point
ed out to the president that the treaty
with the Indians would simply be to
deprive the Indians of that much pro
fit. Representative McGuire of Ok
lahoma also mentioned by Gore is
scheduled to take the stand today.
HELD UP STAGE COACH
$1,800 Worth of Silver Bullion Is
Taken—Driver Was Killed.
Santa Fe, N. M., Aug. 6.—Capt.
Fred Fornoff. of the mounted police,
was notifiel today that the stage
from Mongollon to Silver City was
again held up. the driver killed and
$ 18,000 worth of silver bullion
stolen. Mongollon Mill is the near
est railroad and telegraph station.
The gold belonged to the Ernest
Mining company and the Sorroco
Mining company. There are no
clues. The stage was held up last
week and several posses took up the
trail of the robbers today. A dis
patch received at noon today states
four of the eight bars of bullion has
been recovered.
Land Company Spends a
Million Improving
Holdings.
Northport, Wash., Aug. 6. —One of
the most important enterprises un
dertaken here is the work of the Up
per Columbia Land company, which
has purchased 30,000 acres and em
ploys 400 men and many teams clear
ing, burning, logging off. blasting and
pulling stumps, building flumes and
ditches to irrigate its noldings for
fruit.
The headquarters are at Marble,
where they have completed and mov
ed offices.
The clearing of 600 acres in one
body has been started, men are plat
ting the town, constructing buildings,
flumes and ditches.
Buildings are springing up like
magic.
The flumes on Fifteen Mile and
Onion creeks are rapidly nearing com
pletion and are two of the most prom
ising features of the work.
It is conservatively estimated that
this company has already expended
$1,000,000 and that it will expend at
least $2,000,000 more in this enter
prise.
CATHOLIC UPRISING
ABANDONED
Leaders Threatened With
Arrest by the Spanish
Government.
Madrid, Aug. 6. —The decision of
the Catholic committee to abandon
the anti-government demonstrations
which was to have been made Sun
day at San Sebastian, was reached
at the end of a stormy session. The
members of the committee had been
threatened with arrest and prosecu
tion for issuing threatening mani
festos against the government. Pre
mier Canalejas today said that the
Catholics who signed the manifestos
cannot comprehend the meaning of
modern liberty.
Rome, Aug. 6. —The Carlist party
in Spain and also the adherents of
the pretender who have emigrated
or been expelled from Spain, are
urging the Vatican to take a definite
stand upon the suggested rising of
the Carlists during the present crisis.
Appeals have been made to the Vat
ican to declare whether in case the
Carlist organ advocates a movement
to restore the traditional political
and religious institution in their
country, they would have the sup
port of the Holy See and the Roman
Catholic clergy. Thus far the Vati
can has avoided giving an answer
recalling the policy of the late Pope
Leo and Cardinal Rompolla who sup
ported the present Spanish monar
chy when the danger of the Carlists'
movement was greater than now.
G. 11. WILL BOOST
EPHRATA
Gathering Fruit and Photos
for Great Northern
Exhibit Car.
Immigration Agent Atwood of the
Great Northern railway has spent the
past few days at Ephrata making ar
rangements for a good exhibit from
that locality in the car which the
company will send throughout the
United States.
The railroad man made an address
at a recent meeting of the Ephrata
Commercial club and stated that the
surrounding district, including Moses
lake, is better than many others of
the Northwest which are receiving
greater publiciity. He urged the club
to enter upon a systematic plan of
publicity and imparted the news that
the railroad company could be relied
upon to do its full share.
In response to the suggestion of
Mr. Atwood, the club voted to employ
George Calentine to secure fruit and
photos for the exhibit car which is
now being decorated. The immigra
tion agent also entered into the work
and made a trip to the lake where he
took some excellent views himself.
Ephrata is entering upon a new era
of growth. A bank building is near
ing completion and a fine residence
is in course of construction.
BALLINGER IS HOME
Denies Report That Crane Asked Him
to Resign His Position.
Seattle, Aug. 6.—Secretary Ballin
ger returned today from a visit to
Minneapolis and Chicago which re
cently caused so much speculation
and gossip in the Unite! Sates. He
stated that although he went east at
the request from Beverly it was not
for the reasons assigned in news
items sent out by the press. He re
iterated that the conference with
Senator Crane had nothing to do with
any personal matter to himself. Bal
linger said he did not see Senator
Nelson while in Minneapolis nor com
municate with him while in the East.
In Chicago he said he met Lawler,
assistant attorney general for the in
terior department, who was on his
way to Los Angeles on government
business. He denied there was any
thing in the story that Crane came
west to intimate that Ballinger's re
signation was desired. Ballinger said
if he should ever resign It would be
for the purpose only of being free
to prosecute persons for libel who
had been instrumental in the publica
tion of libelous and degradatory at
tacks on him. Ballinger predicted
that the Taft administration would
continue to "score successes along
the lines of constructive and progres
sive legislation."
GANG 11 MAKE EMI
10 CATIE EEOMIE
Plot Designed to Defeat Miles Poindexter Even Though
He Should Secure Popular Vote of State —Pledging
Legislative Candidates to Refuse to Take Statutory
Pledge—Concede Poindexter Is Popular Choice.
There is every indication of a dastardly plot to defeat
the will of the people on the senatorial question in this
state, if Miles Poindexter is nominated at the primaries.
The World has secured inside information from Seattle,
Tacoma and in this city, to this effect.
REV. SAM SMALL
TOMORROW
Will Address Three Meet
ings During Day on Tem
perance Subjects.
Rev. Sam Small, a noted orator,
writer and temperance advocate, will
address three meetings in the Meth
odist church tomorrow on temper
ance subjects. He will speak in the
Methodist church at 11a. m.. at 3 p.
m. he will address a meeting for men
only and at S p. m. there will be un
ion services of all the churches —all
three services being in the Methodist
church.
This is the third appearance of
Rev. Sam Small in this city during
the season and it is safe to say that
he will have a large houce. He is
considered among the world's most
famous orators and has lectured in
England. Scotland, Wales and Ire
land, and in nearly every state in the
United States.
WENATCHEE VERY
HEAETHY
Motality and Birth Report
Shows Very Low
Death Rate.
City Helath Officer Dr. A. T. Kaupp
reports that there have been 36 births
and 20 deaths in Wenatchee between
January Ist and August Ist. Count
ed in with this mortality are a num
ber of still births as well as accident
al deaths. This fact indicates that
fatal disease has been almost mini
muni in this city for the past eight
months. Very few communities in
the world can make a better showing.
County conditions are not quite so
good. Haskell reports 49 births and
49 deaths for the first eight months
of the year in the territory outside
of incorporated cities.
iiiiy.
YARDS
Extensions Being Made for
Standard Oil and Ware
house District.
A spur from the main track is be
ing constructed eastward from the
cannery, where the Standard Oil
company is arranging for a new
warehouse. Large tanks from the
east are now en route and will soon
be installed. This move was started
some six months ago but the recent
escape from fire in the two-conflag
rations of the Worthen mill and the
Wenatchee flour mill have hastened
the work. Leßoy Wright, the local
agent of the company, feels that the
present location is a very dangerous
one and that they cannot get located
on the new site any too soon.
The other track is an extension
in the alley between Columbia and
Wenatchee avenues. At present it
ends on Kittitas street but will now
be extended to Orondo at the rear
of the Wenatchee hotel.
Established July 4,1905
5c PER OOP?
• The first step in this Aldrich-like
scheme has been accomplished. The
state convention, with delegates se
lected by machine leaders. has
passed a resolution calling for the
election of a west side candidate to
the United States senate. Now the
forces of Burke and Wilson in King
county, and of Ashton in Tacoma,
will be centered on the nominees to
the legislature. The political ma
chines in every city and county will
try to force them to a secret pledge
to elect a west side man, in spite of
the endorsement of the primaries.
They will be instructed to evade the
people's will by various methods.
One way will be to claim that Poin
deter is a democrat, and that they
pledged themselves only to support
the PARTY'S choice. Another will
be that they of course meant that
they would vote only for a west side
candidate, as the east side already
has a senator.
The Burke. Wilson and Ashton
forces practically concede Poindex
ter's selection at the primaries.
They figure there are two ways 7 to
beat him. One is for all but a single
opposing candidate to withdraw and
the other is to capture the legisla
ture. They think the latter is safer,
and Wilson thinks he has the strong
er chance by this method.
This outline of procedure is known
to several prominent business men
and politicians in Wenatchee. and
by more of them on the west side.
LADY FOR SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
Miss Viletta Guthrie Filed
Today on Republican
Ticket.
Miss Viletta Guthrie, for a num
ber of years a city teacher, today
announced her candidacy for school
superintendent on the republican
ticket. Miss Guthrie bears an envi
able record as a teacher, standing
both well with her fellow instructors
and also with the pupils. Prior to
.Miss Guthrie coming to this city she
taught for a number of years in Wa
terville and is well known in educa
tional circles throughout North Cen
tral Washington. While in Douglas
county she occupied the position of
deputy school superintendent and is
thoroughly familiar with the work
of this office. The office of school
superintendent is the only one eligi
ble to women in this state.
TRIED TO KILL COYOTE
Lighted Powder in Den and Was
Overcome by Gaseous Fumes.
Seattle, Aug. 6. —J. O. Jamiesen,
a rancher living near Wellington, in
the Cascade mountains, crawled into
a coyote hole last night to light pow
der, whose fumes would exterminate
the wolf hiding in the den. The
gases generated by the explosion of
the powder suffocated Jamiesen be
fore he could withdraw from the hole.
His body was taken out several hours
later.
NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE.
Spokane 570
Vancouver 537
Tacoma 514
Seatle 377
Results Yesterday.
Spokane 1, Seattle 0.
Tacoma 2, Vancouver 1.
Games Today.
Spokane at Seattle.
Vancouver at Tacoma.
Washington Weather.
Washington—Fair tonight and
Sunday.