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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-12-09
friday December 9 1910
FAVORS NEW CAPITAL SITE
Spokane Man Would Have It in Chelan or
Kittitas County

Kittitas County
Wenatchee has been receiving a
great deal of advertising as a result OF
the local commercial clubs efforts to
locate the state capital in that city, re-
marks an exchange. The matter was
discussed in Spokane by the legislative
delegation. In commenting on the
question the Spokane Chronicle prints
the following:
To set aside 1000 or more acres Of
land on the east slope Of the Cascades
in Chelan or Kittitas county and build
an entirely new city for a state capital
is the novel proposal Of E. o. Conner,
former corporation counsel. In dis
cussing the matter Mr.. Conner said:
1.-The ideal way Of establishing a
state capital would be to operate on the
plan adopted in establishing the ma
tional capital in the District OF Column
bia. At least 1000 acres Of state land
should be set aside for a capital district
and the state should reserve all fran
chise rights within its boundaries, APP
pointing a commission to take charge
of laying out an ideal city with boule-
Yards, streets and driveways. The
point should be some place on a rail-
road line and on a river, and if the spot
could not be found where the land is
already owned by the state the COM
mission would have no trouble in Sc
curing a donation Of the required area
from any county.
THE state should have absolute
control of handling the new site, and
the money derived from the sale Of
lots after the city was plated would
more han finance the undertaking and
erect the necessary capitol and other
buildings.
lone advantage of establishing a
city would be the elimination OF jeal-
pussy that would be occasioned were
the capital to be removed to any city
now established. The district OF new
county need not be restricted to 1000
acres, but might adjoin a large tract
established as a great state park where
state institutions could be built as the
needs require.
1.-The establishment Of a capital city
would mean the ready sale Of real es-
tate, as the capital buildings would
bring the city and the matter could be
put on a financial basis making it a
source Of revenue for the future
THE matter of the removal Of the
state capital from Olympia to some more
accessible point IN the state IS a ques-
ton which comes up at nearly every
session of the legislature. The failure
Of Seattle or Tacoma to ever agree on
having the capital removed to either Of
these points is given as an argument in
defense c. the plan proposed, as they
might agree to the removal to an out
side point where nc city now exists.
Eastern Washington, Of course, would
favor any plan to bring the capital in
touch OF this section, as the greatest
complaint against its present location
comes from this side OF the mountains"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-12-09
Big Rabbit Drive

Announcement has been made that
a big rabbit drive will start Sunday, De-
cember II, after the east-bound Great
Northern train arrives at Ephrata. The
drive starts from that place and ends al
Moses lake.
Frank Buckley Of Ephrata has charge
of the drive. This will be ar opportu-
nity to enjoy a days hunting and to
see the great Moses Lake country.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-12-09
Something New in fiatpins

Apple hatpins, representing all vari-
cites of Washington apples, were given
away as souvenirs to the lady visitors at
the apple show in the First Regiment
Armory in Chicago. The directors Of
the exhibition obtained $4,000 for dis
tribution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04

Wolves reported in Ohio. Tut,
tut, nothing but office seekrs.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
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NATIONALS STAR
HEAVIER IS AUTHOR

Christy Mathewson, the famous
Big Six of the New York Grants,
the father of the fadeaway, is an
author. Matty has written a base
ball story for boys of all ages, to
be the first of series of Matty
books. The first story will be is
sued by the publisher in February.
Matty is not going to do all the
scribe work-he has w. w. Au-
lick, sporting writer, to assist
him in the labor-but the ideas are
those of the Giant. After remark
ing that he hopes the official
scorers won't mark up too many
errors against him, Matty hands
out the following anent his new
position:
Il don't claim to be a Shake
speare in the Literary league, but
| believe I've got something to say
to the boys that may interest
them. l haven't hit on a name yet
for this baseball story, and if any
of the fans, old or young, think
they have happy title I'll be
mighty glad to hear from them at
the office of my publishers, Suite
sos, 437 Fifth avenue, l think
good way to select a title would be
to take the one the majority of
fans favor.
THE story is about a boy who
comes to the leading college of
the United States from the other
end of the continent. He isn't very
well off in money, but he has a
natural ability for ball playing, and
this brings him something in the
end. Maybe the readers will be
able to trace a resemblance be-
tween the hero of the book and
certain young player who gets his
name in the box score about ev-
cry time the Yankees play game
OF ball. I've written the story just
as have thought it out, and l
think the championship games re-
ferred to would come out as |
have made them come out in the
book. Oh, no, l shall not leave
baseball myself, just because. i've
become an author Ill be in the
game as long as they'll let me
stay"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
TOLEDO AFTER
DUCKY HOLMES

"Ducky" Holmes, the Sioux City
owner who won buntings in 1908
and 1909, is much sought after
man. Toledo of the American asso-
citation is after his services as man.
ager, while other association clubs
are angling for "Ducky." Owner
Armour has picked on Holmes as
the best available man to handle
his 1910 crew and has made him
several propositions.
When in Spokane couple of
'weeks ago, Holmes stated that he
had decided to stay in the west and
not accept managerial berth in
the American association or any
other league. 1t is not known
where he is at present, but Spo-
kane fans need not be surprised if
Holmes should become one of the
Northwestern moguls, with an in
terest in the Bellingham or some
other club in this circuit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
WOULD JAKE HOLLAND T
WHO WILL COVER
INITIAL SACK!

Who will scoop up the low
throws around the initial sack for
the Pirates? Who will handle the
throws from all departments of the
infield? Who will be the success
sor to Bill Abstein, or will Abb
stein be out of a job?
The above questions are enough
to keep the Pirate fans busy for
the winter. Season after season
the bugs from the City of Scandal
have witnessed new first sackers,
but not one has suited them Last
season the city was blessed with
a first sacker that had all the re-
quirements of a good player, but
the one thing that he was lack
ing in was that he completely lost
his head at critical moments.
Up to the time of the world s
series Abstein was pronounced q
wonder 1t was in the fifth game
at Pittsburg, where Abstein cast
his brains, no one knows where.
The sacks were populated and
none out. The fans were crazy.
Three men on the bases and such
a formidable array as the Pirates
presented was enough to make the
cheering begin to tell on the He
brew The deadly stare of the
Pirate gamblers was enough to
CRATE on the nerves of any man
who hadn't the greatest of will
power. AbStein'S mind was in a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
INDOOR MEET AT
HIGH SCHOOL

A big indoor inter-class athletic
meet is scheduled at the South
Central high school for January
~, the meet to consist of eight
events: running high jump, stand
ing high jump, three standing
broad jumps, running broad jump,
% yard potato race, relay race,
three-legged race, sack race and
shotput. Points will be scored as
follows: First place, 5; second
place, 3; third place, 2; fourth
place, l.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04

Jack FLYNN, the alleged indicator
man who officiated on Northwest
ern league diamonds for eight
weeks last season, two of them fall
ing to the lot of Spokane, has ap-
piled for a berth in the American
association. Eth! What? Sure, bo,
that's the dope.
Flynn was the original scream"
up here in the Northwest last year.
Barring his blindness and inability
to cover plays, he was a good UNI
pire. His voice was excellent.
1t is understood that the Coaster
magnates are boosting Flynn strong
for the upward journey. OF course,
considering the class of indicator
men who cavorted about the Cali
fornia diamonds last season, Flynn
was a jewel. His voice probably
penetrated the San Francisco fog,
a fact which would naturally COM
mend itself to San Franciscans.
When an umpire is dub the ball
players certainly take advantage of
him, and Flynn proved to be one of
the "E-Z-Marks." In a holly con-
tested game at Tacoma, Lynch hit
one to the infield and was tossed
out to Kippert. who held down the
initial sack. Flynn sauntered over
toward the cushion, watched Kip
poke Mike in the Stats with the pei
let, and then enunciated. Safe"
whats that you say?" yelled
Kippert.
7"Safe," replied His Nibs.
Call time" the captain-first
sacker implored.
"Why?"
81 want to get a drink"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04

In case Fritz Holland does not
come to terms with Tug" Will
son or Louis Orsie for the fight
scheduled for February IA at the
S. A. A. c., the Flying Dutchman'
is DESTROYS OF meeting Maurice
Thompson, the we'll Known welter-
weight. The Buttahlan would
prove even bettekSnrawing card
than either Orsie Wilson, and
would probably ~ up a better
fight against Holland.
Thompson won from Kid Parke
and Charlie Neary couple of
years ago at the local club and
has been forging to the front since
that time, deserving the light
weight class in favor of the 145
pound division. III
Thompsons last fight was
against Pete Sullivan at Oakland,
the men fighting to six round
draw.
WOULD JAKE HOLLAND TO
7 WALLACE
An effort is being made to
match Holland and Tucker at Wal
lace tor a February date. Pro-
mOter< Johnson of Wallace wires
that they will put up $1,000 purse
for the go.
Holland has stated repeatedly
that he will fight only for the S.
A. A. G. or leave the club to fight
only with the sanction of the di-
rectors, and if Tucker meets the
local welterweight he will probably
fight in Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
SPORT PAGE
s 4 4 c, FIVE D|SbANDS;
BOXERS FOR PULLMAN GATE

With the cancellation of the s. A.
A. CIV. s. G. game scheduled for
Pullman on the Sth, basket bali
loses its standing as an interclub
sport at the S. A. A. c. and the
proposed city basket ball league
given the blow which negatively de-
cides the city association scheme.
Manager Al Melin of the club
quintet decided several days ago to
aisband the remnant of his aggre-
CATION, SO cancelled the Pullman
date. the only open one of the sea-
son. The clubmen expected to cut
a wide. swath in the basket ball
field this season, planning a tour
OF the coast, as well as games with
inland teams from Washington,
Oregon Idaho and Montana.
From the beginning it was almost
Impossible to get the men out to
practice. Then the business men
and handball players complained O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
CHANGES. CAMP
IS STRONG FOR

. Walter Camp advocates
. the following football rule
= changes for 1910:
= bet no player on the attack
. or.defense line up outside
. twdaines running parallel to
. thetside lines, each of these
. lines being five yards from
= the ball, thus making the 4
= scrimmage line 10 yards in
q width.
= Backfield men on the at
. tack and defense also must
. keep within these lines until
. the ball is put in play. I
q If it is desired to increase
. the power of the attack, let
= one man line up a specific 4
= distance, to be determined
. outside this space. 4
q Make the distance to be I
= gained 10 yards in four downs
. up to the % yard line. Then 4
= make it 10 yards in four
= downs up to the Is yard line, 4
= and then five yards in four
q downs thereafter.
. Remove the five yard re-
q striction for quarterback
q run.
. Forbid the forward pass
= crossing the line of scrim-
= mage, but let anyone get the 4
. ball on a forward pass after
. it strikes the ground.
. If it is desired still further 4
q to favor the attack, double
q distance might be given for 4
. any run that crosses the line 4
q of scrimmage more than 10
= yards out from center
. . . . q q . q . q Q . . . . I
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
SPORT SPICE
~ B Y G A SIS LIS
AND STILL THEY COME.

AND STILL
Add Wala North to Helena
and Everett
mission into the Northwestern league
hot tight is expected when the mogu
franchise.
Those misguided Calornians Oregonians
stroke when they
fighting
landers. 49,
LOOKS LIKE BELLNGHAM.
The sixth club in the Northwestern
be Belingham league meeting will
this question decided.
Benghams
the
much strength Northwestern
tie vancouver the Sound City affords ideal
Bellngham contests giving
the fans of that city ball
Unless radical change takes place within the
OF ball toss will be the Recreation
next spring with "Bellngham' decorating their
PITCHER
The baseball pitcher badly
to
hear of advocating
The latest introduced
gonal bat A Ware of New York applying
pitchers nightmare.
The object twofold First it calculated to
assist the batter in hitting ball with
given first his patentee
balls will
the batter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
HOLLAND AFTER
MAURICE THOMPSON

Quandry He knew not what to
do. The first man hit a liner to
deep short and if Abby had tried
for the rubber on this attempt he
might have made it, but he was
warned before hand by Fred
Clarke, who was on the third base
coaching line, not to make break
for home on any infield nit. What
kept the YidGisher from an at
tempt to make the pan on the first
hit no one knows. On the second
hit, which was bounder to Tom
Jones, Abstein tore for the rub
Der. The rest is all history. The
Pirates have six first sackers on
it's list-Abstein, Dobbins, Tarel-
ton, Patterson, Flynn and Bud
Sharpe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04

the time taken for basket ball, and,
lastly, after it was decided to play
no more games at home, but stick
to the road, Belt quit the game and
Mann and Rogers left the city, leav-
ing the five in disorganized state
Rather than attempt to gather a
team this late in the season and at
tempt to whip it into pennant win
ming shape. it was decided to drop
the game for the remainder of this
season.
MAY SEND BOXERS,
Physical Director Cisc9Bu11fwant
stated yesterday that three boxers
and one wrestler may be sent to
Pullman Saturdaw,night to take the
place of the basket ball five. The
club has q large squad of boxers
fighting at all weights and the w.
S. c. officials have been requested
to name weights and compete with
the clubmen in the ring instead of
the basket ball court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
PALOUSE GIANT
MAY FIGHT HERE

= Vic McLaglin, the Palouse .
. Giant, who is anxious to mix .
= things with Jim Jeffries, .
. should the Undefeated One .
. come to Spokane, may be seen .
- in action at the S A. A. G. on q
. February IA, the night of the q
= big smoker. .
= Jack Lester, one of Creel's q
= proteges, Is anxious to clash q
. with McLaglin and is conf =
. dent that he can put the q
. quietus to the aspirations of =
. the Palouse lad McLaglin q
= has been communicated with .
= in regard to the Lester bout, q
. and as he is anxious to get a q
. start, his appearance here at q
. the February smoker is prac- q,
. tically assured. O
= Vic McLaglin weighs 1876 .
= pounds, while Lester will q
. fight at about $50. q
a a a 4 a a a a a n a a u a 4 u
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
UMPIRE FLYNN AFTER A JOB
In AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

So, amid the laughter of the fans,
kippert walked to the hydrant, inn
bibed quantity of aqua and loafed
back to his position.
Why" local fan declared last
night, FLYNN even stopped the play
for man to borrow chew of to-
bacco."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04
BILL HARRIS A
NEW MIDDLEWEICHT

Boxing Instructor Fred Creel of
the S. A A. G.. has added another
middleweight to his staff, Bill Hart
ris, husky Spokane lad with
good wallop, being the latest ad-
dition to the fight corps.
Harris has mixed in four or five
amateur battles in the east and
with little more science added to
his experience and wallop should
prove winner for the club.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-04

1t must be admitted that the
prospect for eggnog in Texas Is
gloomy. In half the counties the
eggs cannot be bought, and in the
other half the nog part is unob-
tainable. Galveston News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-05-27
skIPs ON EMPLOYERS CASH.
Is Arrested Following Return, How.
ever, and Lodged in JAIL


Winona-S Thompson, the
young farm hand who is said to have
got away with $500 from the strong
box of John Thompson, on his farm
near Lewiston in March, is in Jail here
after having been off on long and
delightful trip abroad to his old home
in Norway. His correspondence with
woman friend in southern Illinois
served as clew that ultimately re-
suited in his capture by Sheriff Parr
of Winona at Pardeville, Wis, today.
Last March Thompson, the farmer,
and his employee, Thompson, drove to
market at Lewiston with a load of
hogs, for which the farmer received
$1,000. Returning home, the money
was placed in the strong box in the
house, where it remained for the night.
The farm hand arose early the follow
ing morning and left the house, pre-
sumably to do his chores. When he
remained out longer than usual sus-
picion was aroused and a search Of the
money chest revealed the fact that
$500 was missing, but another similar
amount in the same chest had been
overlooked. A hunt was Immediately
instituted, but the fugitive had gained
too good a start and reached Lewis
ton in time to make his getaway.
The authorities here learned of the
friend of the missing man in southern
Illinois and when Thompson wrote to
her she gave him up to the sheriff.
He was at Pardeville, employed with
a construction gang in railroad work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-05-27
DRAINAGE IN VALLEY OF RED.
General System On Big Scale Is Be-
ing Gradually Worked Out.

General System On Big Scale Is Be-
ing Gradually Worked Out.
Crookston-Some conception of the
amount of drainage work being done
in this section can be realized by the
verified statement that o. L.. Hamery,
of this city, drainage engineer, has
the supervision of 500 miles of bitches,
practically all in Marshall, Kittson
and Roseau counties, though there are
few miles in Beltrami county and a
few in Polk.
For practically all of this work the
contracts have been let, and the ditch
es will be completed the coming fall
Mr.. Hamery is but one of many
drainage engineers in Crookston and
surrounding territory, and thus it is
seen that the work in the aggregate is
immense. The system in this section
of the state within few years will be
in shape for tile drainage, which will
become general. In the past it has
not been practical, because the general
drainage system was not far enough
advanced to furnish outlets for tile
drainage. However, few farmers
have experimental with tile drainage,
and it has proved thoroughly satisfac-
tory.
Much Of the land that will be re-
claimed is exceptionally rich and has
been termed as swamp land in the
past. It has rich layer of decayed
vegetation on top and will produce
wonderful crops when the water prob
lem has been disposed Of.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-05-27
SCHOOL TEACHER MURDERED.
WiIImar Man, After Committing Deed,
Ends His Own Life.

Willmar. = Miss Goldie Gale.
% years, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Gale, of this city, was shot and
killed by John MCGUIRE, farmer of
Hegbert, who then ended his own life
by hanging
The girl had been teaching school
near Hegbert, village As miles west
of Benson, and was boarding at the
home of Mcclure, who had repeatedly
attempted to keep company with her
although he had been rspulsed several
times. The family were eating supper
at the time of the tragedy and without
warning Mcclure left the table, and in
few moments entered the room with
double barrel shotgun in his hands.
The girl seemed to know who he was
after and jumped from the table run
ming to the kitchen and thence to her
bedroom, where she locked the door,
Mcclure in pursuit. While the farmer
was battering down the door, Miss
Gale pounded out a window and
jumped to the ground making for a
neighbours home, mile distant. Nc
CURE followed and when within 600
feet of the girl fired shot, the charge
entering the lower part of her neck.
She fell to the ground and although
dead, MCGUIRE fired a second shot,
this charge setting fire to her dress.
McGuire's mother who had seen the
shooting from a window, rushed to the
girl and extinguished the flames.
Hangs Self on Bridge.
Mcclure then calmly walked back
to the house, took his clothes and
after taking horse drove to the Pom.
me de Terre river, four miles from his
home, where he took rope, which
he was carrying, and after tieing one
end to the bridge which spans the
river, jumped into the water with the
other end around his neck.
His body was found later by the
Benson authorities who had been in
formed of the crime.
The girls body was brought to her
home in this city. No cause is known
for the deed except that the jilting OF
Mcguire by the girl is thought to have
preyed on his mind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-05-27
School Teachers Agree That He Is
Allowed Too Much Liberty and
Criticize the Home.

The modern schoolmaster does not
think much of the modern boy, nor,
for the matter of that, of the modern
parent. This has often been made
evident, but seldom so clearly as by
Mr.. Newsome's speech at the annual
meeting of the Incorporated Associa-
ton of Assistant Masters in Second
airy Schools. The old idea Uf a boy
was that he was more or less neces-
sary evil, who had to be repressed and
kept in his place, usually by severe
measures, but that way Of looking at
him has now been abandoned, and
there is evidence all around us of re.
Taxed moral fiber, of softness and self
indulgence. The pendulum has swung
from the Puritan repression of normal
boyish activities to an overindulgence
which threatens to sap the energies Of
.:s,is nation. 1t is plain that Mr.. New
some lays the greater part Of the re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-05-27
The Modern English Boy

sponsibility at the door Of the parents
who are only too anxious at the pres.
ent day to shift the onus of training
the boy, of developing his character
and of making man of him, on to
the shoulders Of the schoolmaster.
Like all other observers, he sees that
the great danger which threatens the
nation at the present time is the
danger of confusing liberty with un-
chartered freedom; and the classroom
is only one of the places in which that
confusion is apparent. 1t is in the
home that the slackness has it's origin,
and it is in the home that it must be
checked.-London Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-05-27
Gale TRAGEDY Casts Gloom.

Willmar, A very deep gloom fell
over this city when the news reached
here of the murder of Goldie Gale, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Gale.
at the hands of John MCGUIRE, the
aged Swift county farmer, who shot
her and then committed suicide. The
tragedy is all the sadder, as the MUIR
dered girls mother is critically iii with
tuberculosis, one of her sisters is at
flicted with the same malady and two
smaller sisters are confined to their
home with measles.