The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-25
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWS


has been chosen as the Rhodes scholar
from the state OF Washington by the
board of trustees in convention at
Walla Walla. Seven candidates from
the State University at Seattle, the
State College at Pullman, Whitworth
College, and Whitman College, who
had successfully qualified in the exami-
nations, came before the board. The
necessary qualifications are based upon
scholarship, athletic ability and leader
ship in student activities. Harrison is
a prominent member of the 1910 class
at the university. He is an honor
student, majoring in English in the
college OF liberal arts. Harrison has
won his letter in track, has been editor
of the university monthly for the past
two years, and has taken prominent
part in dramatic work at the university.
The northwest will be extensively
advertised as a summer resort through
the California country during the Ore
gon and Washington excursion which
left the Sound country last Saturday.
Among the passengers were many rep
resentatives of commercial clubs and
similar organizations, who carried with
them several tons of literature relating
to their particular section. There is
no doubt that the northwest gained a
reputation during the A.-Y.-P. exposi-
ton as an ideal country in which to
spend the summer months. Additional
advertising and exploiting are still
needed, however, in order to get the
people headed in this direction during
the months when, in many parts of the
United States, the weather is far too
warm for comfort. There is no rea-
son." declare w. D. Skinner, general
passenger agent Of the Oregon & Wash
ington railroad, recently, why people
from every part of the United States
should not come here to spend their
summers. The object of our excur-
sion is not only to let the people of the
northwest see the California country,
but to let the people down there know
that we have as great climate for the
summer tourist as they have for the
winter tourist. You will find that within
a very short time, if good campaign
of exploitation is conducted, that the
tourist will look upon this country as
one of if not the best summer climate
in America"
While it is impossible to get any Of
his political friends to admit it, the
talk is strong in King county that Con-
gresham Humphrey will shortly issue
a statement to the effect that he will
be a candidate for the United States to
succeed Senator Piles. Humphrey is
still in Washington City, but number
of his friends are at work endeavoring
to mould public sentiment in his favor.
Humphrey figures that he will be able
to poll big vote in eastern Washing
ton. He believes that he has always
been quite political favorite on that
side OF the mountains and with the
backing of United States Senator Jones,
which his friends declare he has been
promised, the Congressman thinks that
he stands good chance Of being
elected. The announcement that he
will run is looked for any day.
The people Of Seattle and vicinity
discovered during the past week that
they want to have nothing further to do
with men whose business it is to 60 up
in the air in flying machines. Charles
Hamilton, the aviator, contracted to
come here for three days meet. The
exhibition on the first day was good
one, but in his closing flight something
went wrong, and Hamilton and his
machine took tumble into a nearby
pond. The aviator promised to fly on
Sunday, but failed to get his machine
in running order. A big crowd was
disappointed, and the Western Wash
ington Fair Association, under whose
auspices the meet was held, agreed to
give free exhibition on the following
day, Monday. On that day Hamilton
gave two short exhibitions, and again
his machine failed to work. Under his
contract Hamilton, through his man.
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