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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Ecuador has rejected the proposition
70 submit the boundary dispute with
Peru to The Hague tribunal Colombia
has sent q force of troops into terri
tory claimed by Perl War seems In.
evitable between those perennial
squabblers. Haiti and Santo Domingo
And what looks like a pretty full
fiedged revolution is under way In
Honduras. says the Troy Times. 1t
would seem that there are several I'm.
ruly children in the International fam.
ily Of the western hemisphere who
need little wholesome discipline tc
make them behave themselves prop
erly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
LONG DISTANCE PIANIST
Sits at Key 30 Hours is Minutes
WInning Championship.

South Bethlehem. Pa. All worlds
records for long distance or continu-
GUS piano playing were shattered
here Monday by Lewis Thorpe, sec
rotary Of the G. M. Schwab Bethle-
hem Steel Company's band. Thorpe
showed wonderful powers of endur-
ance and was in good physical con-
dition after arising from his seat be-
fore the piano at the Washington
Republican clubhouse, where he sat
and played ragtime and classical mu-
sic for 80 hours and Is minutes.
Thorpe's record is only approached
by Waterbury. noted long-distance
pianist, who recently was compelled
to give up lingering the worries after
rs hours and 1S minutes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Rats are regarded as the most dan.
gerous propagators OF the bubonie
plague that Is raging in the East. and
the matter has been under considera,
ton by the Russian military authori
ties east OF the Caucasus. They be-
lieve IN killing OF the rats to check
the spread Of the disease But some OF
the methods they propose to employ
viii arouse the special wonder even OF
m age which Ii accustomed TO remark.
able developments. The military In.
spector OF the district in question has
issued an order in which is set forth
the hypnotic influence Of music, ais
employed by wizards and witches"
and # is remarked that this should not
be ignored. In fact, the methods by
which rat-catchers can lure their prey
from the hiding places are specified.
and the order concludes with the as
sumption that 1T Is very possible that
among the soldiers Of the Caucasian
military district there are such wiz.
ards. II there is pied piper in the
Russian army he may now proceed to
get busy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
Her SONS DEATH
PAVED THE WAY
Mrs. Warmers Mission to Or
ganized Labor.
WAS KILLED In STRllE
Mother Of Stabbed Strik ehrsaker Says
the Death Of Her Son Gives Her
the Right to Demand TO BE
Heard 1t Labor Meetings

New York Organized labor owes
me a debt. Organized labor stabbed
my son to death and now organized
labor has to pay what it owes. And
what it owes me is the right to speak
at it's meetings and let me do what
can to show it that organized capi3
tai on top of organized labor is the
solution to the present under bali
ance system of capital and labor. n
Mrs. Louise 4. Warner, mother on
John G. Warner, who, mistaken as q
strikebreaker, was stabbed to death
last fall, thus declared that her sons
death had paved the way for realizas
ton of her life's ambition James
Mulligan was acquitted Of q charge
of killing Warner Friday, and MRS.
Warner congratulated AEulligan'a
mother upon the verdict.
All my life,'' Mrs. Warner said,
II have been interested in the prob
lens of labor and have MT always
had an opportunity to help. What
wanted was the chance to talk ait
meetings of unions and labor organi-
cations and do what 7 could to, aia.
Only a few privileges were given me.
Yet was very earnest.
Then prayed for opportunity.
] prayed for the open door, through
which could go to my goal And
in my prayers would say Dear
Lord, Thou knowest what chat open
door is to be, and ! will be patient
and wait until Thou chooseth the!
way and sendest it to me- z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Pressure Isle, Maine. ~ Farmers of
Aroostock county. Maine. the largest
potato-growing district in America,
are contemplating the formation OF
a combination to govern the produc-
tion and output Of the tubers. with
especial attention to the distillation
of potato spirits. The proposed or
ganization is planned on the lines OF
the tobacco raisers' organization in
Kentucky. There is talk OF sending
q delegation to Sweden to Investigate
the distillatiop question.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
Midland Journal
THE PRICE or PROGRESS.

The historic reluctance of Oriental
races TO indulge IN reforms Is little UNI
aerstood, but time and experience will
explain. These races are old In exper-
ience and III wisdom. Therefore, they
are always apprehensive Of the ulti-
mate ends to which any reform will
reach, says the Detroit News. Japan
hsa modernized rapidly. It enjoys the
benefits Of q very improved form OF
government Out Of this change de-
yelops q gradual rise In the status OF
the masses and one Of the conse-
Quences is discomfort. Alexander II.
Of Russia emancipated 2s.OOO.OOo serfs
IN the spring Of 1861. after giving all
landowners and serf masters three
years notice to prepare for the event
and setting his own serfs Gree as an
example. In 1881 the sons and daugh-
ters OF the emancipated serfs. having
anioyed the benefit of education and
thereby discovered the wrongs Of the
past and the expressions to which the
poor were stin subject at the hands OF
the mobiles and great land owners, ex-
pressed their discomfort by killing the
emperor who had lifted them to the
status of free men and women. Rus
sian discomfort was fomented by MI
chsel Bakounin. the founder Of terror
Ism in Russia Japan has her Bakoun-
Ia in Denjiro Kotoku. q publicist Of dis.
rontent.' Recently a band OF 80 con
spirators were arrested upon the
charge Of plotting against the life of
tho emperor. and IL Of them have al.
ready been executed. These terrible
blunders seem to be unavoidable con.
sequences Of a change in the status of
the people Of any nation. but only the
superficial observer could condemn all
attempts at progress because. In gov
ernmeRts as In railroading. they in.
volye certain element OF danger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
ROOSEVELT DAM OPENED
Former President Frees Flood to Ir-
rigate Lands.

rs9axe Lanes.
Roosevelt, Ariz. Standing on top
of the great storage dam which bears
his name, former President Roose-
velt pressed an electric button at
5.48 o'clock Saturday afternoon
which set in motion a mass of ma
chinery, which in turn raised three
Of the six massive iron gates. BY
this act he officially opened the
Roosevelt storage dam, part of the
Salt river irrigation project.
The motors which raise the gates
had hardly begun to turn before
three raging torrents OF water came
running through the three openings
at different levels, and ran madly
down the valley. where. after racing
fully so miles, it will be used in
the irrigation of about 100000 acres
of land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
PLAGUE kllls se.4ss Il lndia.

London. February deaths
from the plague in India reached a
total of 8,498 The disease has be-
come such fixture in that country
that its ravages are little heard of
except through occasional Official sta
tistics. The British India Once re-
ports that the epidemic was particu-
larly virulent this year, and adds that
the most persistent efforts to stamp
1t out have failed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
Flra Rnxaaea Town.

Kingston. Practically the en-
tire business section Of this city was
destroyed by fire. including the post
ofice. bank building and two hotels.
The loss is $4,000; insurance. $780,
900.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Aviators engaged to besmarried ara
withdrawing from aeronautics at the
command Of their flancees. No one
can blame an engaged girl for object.
Ing to her lovers being in the clouds
tn any other fashion than Cupid's way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

The No. ',1S is stili looked on as .
hoodoo in some quarters. although it Is
hardly probable that the most super.
stitious person would turn down gift
Of $4,000. while some would not seri.
ously object to SIS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
SANK TELLER SENTENCED
Melton. Pleading Guilty 10 EmbexzIe-
nent, Gets Seven Years.

Philadelphia. Pa. After pleading
guilty in the United States District
Court here to the charge 9f enibez.
cling about $1,000 from the Western
National Bank Of this city. Joseph p
Mellon. former paying teller of the
institution, was sentenced to sever
years imprisonment in the govern
ment prison at Atlanta, Ga, By Judge
Mcpherson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Flies are to be exterminated In wor-
cester, Mass. A college biologist there
has formed plans for this extermina-
tion. and the students will catch the
siies. It remains to be seen in the
contest who stays longer in the ring
the aies or the students.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

A woman, with a mandolin and a
guitar. has sailed from New York on a
wager that she can make trip around
the world on what she can earn with
her music. Perhaps. Those who do
not appreciate 1t may be glad enough
70 pay her to move on.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
Red Cross 10 Famine sufserers.

Washington, D. C,-The American
National Red Cross has cabled an
other $4,000 to China for the relief
of the starving millions of that ems
pire The money was sent to the
American consul general at Shanghai
for distribution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Chicago has limited all its sky
scrapers to 200 feet says the New
York Telegram. Not all. Merely those
to be built between the time when the
ordinance goes into force and the time
when It shall be declared OF no effect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
TROOPS TO THE PACIFIC
united States Preparing to Defend
Island Colonies.

Tucson. Ariz. Having taken a
roundabout source through San An
tonic, Texas, as If headed for the
Army maneuvers, the Second United
States Infantry, under command Of
Colonel Mansfield, passed through
Tucson en- route to San Francisco,
where the men will embark imme-
diately for Honolulu. 1t is under
stood this win be an additional force
for the Hawaiian Islands, and not to
relieve other troops.
The men are discussing rumor
that within the next three months a
force Of 10000, including infantry,
cavalry, field and mountain artillery,
will occupy the Hawaiian and Philip
pine Islands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
lnsla's Population.

Calcutta. The final provisional
census returns give the total popu-
lation Of India as ais. 100000. This
is an increase OF 2O.5OO, OO0, as com.
pared with 1901.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

A southern planter has domesticated
an alligator and Is using IT for
watchdog However. our notion OF
npthing g have running around tho
house Is an alligator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
plan.t lixpnotIze chleksn..

Brockton, Mass Charles NJ. Gray
son accused F. X. Peterson of hyp-
nothing his hens SO that they would
not lay. Peterson was acquitted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24

Washington, D. G. Absolute read
mess for war, such as this country
has never known, was admitted to be
the Immediate object of the work of
the General STAFF of the Army. which
was shown to extend to the strength
ening of the island forces in the Pa
cific and an order which would make
possible the invasion Of Mexico at
a moments notice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
freed Fror Prison.

Pittsburg. After 90 years in the
Western Penitentiary for murder
for which he has been declared in
nocent, Andrew 10th will go free.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
ProhIhItlon kIlIea 10 Iowa.

Des Moines. - The Iowa Senate
killed the resolution for constitu-
tional prohibitory amendment con-
yentior.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
EVENTS CONCERNING OUR STATE
Progressive Happenings and improvements
Here and There in Washington

At the veterans picnic, Point De-
fiance park, Tacoma, Governor Hay
made an earnest plea for sane, serious
and decent criticism OF state officials.
incidentally, he denounced the yellow
muckraker who prints the unfair and
destructive article without reference to
fact.
Otto A. Case, auditor of King couns
ty, Mayor ]. P. Keggins, of Vancouv-
er, and William Pitt Trimble, Of Seattle,
avowed and potential candidates for
governor, met the state editors on the
Harbor last week and told why they
were willing.
Despite the wall of extravaganza the
institutions financed by the 1909 legis-
lature turned back to the state $312,-
826.51 in unexpected balances. Much
of this saving is due to business meth
DDS of the board of control.
Governor Hay was the guest OF the
Seattle Commercial Club at the dinner
given to Walter L. Fisher, secretary OF
the interior, going later to the Centen-
NAL celebration at Astoria.
Senator Emerson Hammer having re-
signed from the fish investigating COM
mittee, Governor Hay has appointed
Senator Josiah Collins OF Seattle to sue
coed him.
Commissioner John H. Wallace OF
the industrial insurance commission,
has returned to the northwest part Of
the state to check up the travelling
auditors.
Governor and Mrs. M. E. Hay en-
tertained the Welfare Union OF the
Olympia district at the executive man
sion, Friday evening.
The Industrial Insurance Commission
has secured desk room with Heller,
Lyons & Company, 1909 North A
street, Tacoma.
E. L. Boardman, state printer, will
build concrete block at the corner of
Fourth and Washington streets, Olym-
pia.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
Negro Deserter Arrested

George McElroy, negro deserter
from Fort Wright, was arrested Wednes-
day on the charge Of spiriting two Spo-
kane boys away from their home.
The boys gave their names as Joseph
Becker and Jerome Beio, aged fifteen
and fourteen. They say they met the
negro while out at the fort and that he
promised to give them some army
clothes. He told the boys that he was
a deserter and then fearing they would
tell on him compelled them to accom-
pany him. He was given hearing
before Judge Rice Thursday morning
and bound over to the superior court.
Both the boys, who have been alb
sent from home for over week, are
getting homesick, and say that if they
get home again it will be long time
before they leave.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

w. F. Swallwell OF Everett was here
Thursday on business.
Deputy Sheriff C. E. Hamilton was
a business visitor in Wenatchee Thurs
day.
Hugh Richmond and Roy Fuller
killed lage black bear in the Icicle
valley Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs L. B. Ward of Rock
Falls mother, and father of Mrs. H. S.
McNett are here on visit and will
leave shortly for the Sound to visit
with other relatives and return home
by way Of California.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1911
PtSHASTIN CORRESPONDENCE

Mrs. Wheeler, sister Of Mrs. Del
Mccoy, who has been here on visit,
left for her home, Waitsburg, Washing
ton, yesterday.
Guy Stage, one of our largest fruit
growers, left for Leavenworth yesterday
where he intended to take the train for
Wenatchee. He has business before
the county commissioners, who are this
week sitting as board Of equalization.
Leonard Booth, son OF Charles Booth,
an old citizen OF this valley, died
Wednesday morning of dropsical
affection. He had been sick in bed
for the past seven weeks and had been
operated on several times without ben
efcial results The funeral was held
Thursday afternoon from the home.
The warehouse which Cashmere
parties are erecting here is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. 1t is located on
the track and is 50x70 feet, one story
with full basement, built of concrete
and intended to be perfectly frost proof.
The people OF this section are looking
for large crop Of apples and will find
the warehouse very convenient.
Mrs. Grundy is responsible for the
story that our postmaster, Del Mccoy,
E. K. Harvey, James Dorothy and Jack
Smell left here Wednesday morning for
Ingals creek, ostensibly to fish, but in
reality to look for lost gold mine,
which some people in these parts say
is lying around the vicinity Of Ingals
creek without an owner. Their we'll
wishing friends, who are numbered by
the thousands, earnestly hope they may
find it and that it will make million
aires out of all of them. Nothing would
attract so much attention to this place
as few millionaires. They are getting
scarce since w. B. left for Alaska.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
N. F. Peake Down from BIewett

M. F. Peake and wife came down
from Blewett Sunday to visit with rela-
tiyes. Mr.. Peake has been at the
mining town the past summer where
he holds some valuable placer claims,
over which he is very enthusiastic. He
says that work on the Golden Eagle
property is being pushed and that they
are taking out some valuable ore. He
will probably return to the mines the
latter part of this week to remain until
snow flies.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11

At Valleyford, Washington, num-
Der of people used hail for freezing
ice cream on Monday Of this week.
Heavy rains prevailed throughout the
eastern portion Of the state Monday
and Tuesday and in two places in
Douglass county assumed the proper
tons OF cloudbursts, doing considerable
damage. At some places the rain was
accompanied with hail. Barring the
damage by food and hail the rain will
prove a great benefit to growing crops.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
Little Talks on Advertising

Advertising, to be worth what you
pay for it, must reach the spot you are
aiming at. II you have something to
sell to the people OF Leavenworth or its
vicinity, an advertisement in this paper
is worth much more than it would be in
a paper printed in Wenatchee, Cash
mere, or even one printed in this town,
with little or no circulation. The Echo
goes into almost every home in the
town. 1t has over two hundred readers
in Peshastin; it has over one hundred
readers at Chiwaukum, Reynolds, and
Merritt; it has fifty readers at Lake We
natchee and one hundred and fifty in
the Chumstick and Chewawa river val
legs.
Advertising, however cheap, that
does not reach the spot is dear at
any price. Advertising is pure, cold
matter Of business. People do not
spend money for advertising as matter
of charity or sentiment, just to help the
DOOR printer. What they want is results,
and results can be had only from
the newspaper that reaches the peo-
pie. It is quite true that circum-
stances sometimes compel a business
man to spend money for advertising
that he does not expect to produce re-
suits. As a matter of business policy
his judgment approves of it, but as a
matter of business fact he charges the
money thus spent up to charity.
Advertising in The Echo is based on
circulation-an advertisement in a
newspaper with one-tenth the circula-
ton of this paper is worth just one
tenth as much as it is in The Echo.
The business man who expects results
for the money he spends in advertising
will place it where it will produce the
greatest results-reach the largest num-
Der OF readers. He cannot permit either
sympathy or sentiment to enter into
cold business proposition. There may
be those who do not like the publisher
Of this paper for some reason but they
cannot escape the fact that as means
Of publicity The Echo can deliver the
goods. 1t pays in publicity one hun
dred cents for every dollar spent with
it for advertising, and confidently be-
lieves that as business proposition it
appeals to the business instincts OF our
friends and Toes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11

c. H. Green, OF Spokane, consulting
engineer, employed by the council to
advise and supervise the construction OF
the proposed system, was present and
stated that he considered the rate fixed
in the proposition submitted by the
Icicle Canal Company, and the first
proposition submitted by the Snow
Creek Water Company too high, but
that the subsequent proposition sub
mitted by the Snow Creek Water Com
pany was fairly reasonable. He strongly
advised the council not to contract for
more than ten years, and preferred
five year contract if it could be obtain
ed, for the reason that five or ten years
would probably bring about such
changes as would make it -.ecessary to
double or treble the water supply of the
town and might then be possible to OBJ
tain water at very much lower rate.
He advised also that the town reserve
the right to increase the quantity of
water to one and half million gallons
per day. He stated that he had ex-
amined the Snow creek water and con-
sidered it ideal for domestic purposes.
Before the meeting adjourned Mr..
Beecher stated that he would enter into
a five year contract with the town.
Mr.. Horton, who represented the Icicle
Canal Company stated that he would
consult with the other members of his
company and be prepared to make
definite answer to the council al the
meeting to be held tonight about the
five or ten year contract.
When the council adjourned it was
to meet again tonight and take up and
settle the water question.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
E. =. SHARMAN


Department of the Interior, U. s. Land
Office at Watervlle, Wash, August p 1911
Notice Is hereby given that Lewis p
Hylt0n' OF Peshastin, Wash. who, on June
for North West a, Northwest IA, see NJ
Township q, Range y, e. w meridian
has filed notice OF intention to make Final
five year proof, to establish claim ia tba
land above described, before Frank A. Rev.
nolds, u. >. Commissioner, at Leavenworti
Wash, on the 18th day OF September, Igll.
Claimant names as witnesses: IS. p Beech
er, Charley Boothe, John BeFggreen, Adolnb
Anderson, all OF Peshastin, Wash
W. f. HAYNES,
Auei Sep9 Register.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11
At Work on Snow Creek Ditch

S. P. Beecher, secretary and general
manager of the Snow Creek Water Co.
says he has his sawmill set up and run
ming and will soon be making fume
lumber for his canal. He also says he
has twenty-five men employed on the
ditch line between the Mountain Home
ranch and the intake OF his canal on
Snow creek.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Harrison, who
formerly resided in Wenatche, have re-
moved to Leavenworth and will make
their home here. Miss Harrison, a
sister Of Mr.. Harrison, visited her
brother and sister-in-law this week.
Charley Durand came over from Sc
attic Thursday to visit with friends.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11

The statehood bill, admitting New
Mexico and Arizona, passed the senate
Tuesday. The recall feature OF the
Arizona constitution was allowed to
stand and it is expected that the pres
ident will veto the measure as he is
strongly opposed to the recall Of judges.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11

Department of the Interior, II. = Land
Office at Waterville, Wash August 0. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Kusttan Al
IheNlk, OF LeaVenworth, Wash, who on
5 am ~ lgO6, made Homestead Entry, No.
g " LOT va, section ~, township 80 range
u ion TO make Final five year proof to estab-
f fl claim to the land above described he
, We FRANK A. Reynolds, at Leavenworth,
claimant names as witnesses: j. A. An
Doll, j. f. Pratt, IL. ID. Sugart 10 Mussia All
OF LeavenwOrth, Wash III
Au,,uoe W. F. HAYNES,
Sop0 Register.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-08-11

Put out any fire you can find if you
can. II you can't, notify fire warden
or any other public officer, or the land
owner.
Don't burn your slashing in the dry
season without permit.