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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
IN REGULAR SESSION
Allows Estimate of $2O,12f.14 on
Water System-Pays Many Bills

The regular meeting of the city
fathers occurred on Tuesday evening,
and after the minutes Of the previous
meeting had been read and approved
the following bills were allowed; R. E.
Marble, 75c L. c. Brender, $1.85; T.
L. & Water c., $145.90; ]. w. Cor
coran 1925; Leav. Furniture & Hard
ware Co., $500; H. E. Carr, $3.50;
Koerner's Drug store, 75c; A. D. Pep
pier, $3.75; Gabe Rawlins, $50; Geo.
Hoxsey, $24.75; A. ]. Cook, s72;
Rutherford & Burns, $3.50; Election
board, 500.
The election returns in the recent
city election were opened and the clerk
instructed to issue certificates of cleo
ton to the successful Candidates.
An estimate of $20,121.14 as the
amount Of work completed on the city
water system by contractors Seaman &
Quigg was presented by Engineer
Cook and on motion by Councilman
Weigand, passed the council with a
unanimous vote.
The assessment roll for Improve
ment Dist. No. l which includes Front,
Eighth and Ninth streets came up
and was approved. 1t was also de-
cided that the council would sit as a
board of equalization on January 7 and
hear any objections to the same.
A bill of $87.16 presented by the
State Industrial Insurance Commission
representing the premium for protec-
ton Of the laborers on the city's water
system was read and laid over until
the next meeting night.
The clerk was also instructed to
notify publishers that a bill OF costs
accompanied by an affidavit of publ
cation must be made for all items re-
quiring affidavits.
In block one OF First addition En-
gineer Cook was instructed to establish
sidewalk lines so that the residents oi
that district could build their walks at
once.
There being no other business on
hand the council adjourned.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Schools Making Rapid Progress

Superintendent of schools c. w.
Moore called at this Office one day this
week and during the course Of conver-
sation stated that the schools are max
ing rapid progress these days. Much
interest is being taken by the students
in the new departments such as
domestic science, manual training,
music and art and new students are
being enrolled every week. In athlet-
les the boys are practicing basket ball
each day after school and games with
Cashmere and Wenatchee will be
arranged shortly after the first of the
wear
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Cashmere Will Have Cold Storage Plant

Prominent fruit growers, merchants
and other business men Of Cashmere
are planning for the erection Of $50,-
900 cold storage plant in that city at
an early date in the spring. The bull
ding will be 1o4x50 with two stories
and will have a capacity of 200 cars.
Over $1,000 Of the stock has already
been subscribed by Cashmere parties
and assurances have. been received
from the Great Northern railroad, the
Title & Trust Co. of Spokane and the
Northwestern Fruit Exchange that
these corporations will loan $25, 900
for the purpose of erecting the plant.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Male Teachers Receive Higher Salaries
But are Outnumbered a tO1
By Women

Since 1910 the average salary of
mail teachers in the state of Washing
ton has increased about So per month,
while the average salary of women
teachers shows a gain OF about SIS, as
is shown by the report OF H. B.
Dewey, state superintendent OF public
instruction, which shows that the male
teachers are paid $87.25 per month
and the female teachers $67.80, as
against S7o.56 and $62.o5 in 1910.
The report shows also that there are
2.672 school districts in the various
counties and that there are total of
8,041 teachers employed, Of which
6,496 are women and 1,545 are men.
In 1890 the average salary Of the men
teachers was $51.41 and of the women
$43.31, but in 1898 the salaries were
still lower than this, as the men re-
ceived only $42.13 per month and the
women teachers $34.53. The esti-
mated value of the school house sites
and school buildings in the various
counties is $22, ,o02.599, while the ap-
paatus, furniture, books and the like
are valued at $2,548,14S. In Pend
Oreille county the men teachers re-
ceive $105.15 per month on an aver
age, while in Mason county the av-
erage wage is only 1854. In Asotin
county the women teachers get an
average of $75.76 per month, while in
Jefferson county, where the average is
the lowest they receive only $62.
In Chelan county there are 172
teachers, 1877 being women teachers
and IS men. The women teachers
receive an average salary Of $66.70,
which is slightly below the average for
the state, while the men teachers get
800 per month, which is higher than
the average for the state.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
APPLE CONFERENCE WILL i
BE LARGELY ATTENDED
Fruit Growers and Business Men VIII
Gather in Spokane Next Monday to
Consider Selling Agency

Interest in the coming apple grow
ers conference in Spokane next
Monday to consider the organiza-
ton of a central selling agency
for Washington, Idaho, Oregon and
Montana indicates that the confer
ence will be largely attended by q
representative group Of growers, trans
portation men and bankers. Letters
of acceptance are coming in daily at
the office of H. C. Sampson, manager
of the Fifth National Apple show, in
the Chamber OF Commerce building
in Spokane.
To date word has been received that
delegates would be present from the
Arcadia Valley Fruitgrowers' associa-
ton, the Hamilton (Mont.) Fruitgrow-
ers association, the Rogue River Asso-
citation, the Lewiston (Idaho) associa-
ton, the Northwest fruit exchange, the
Pullman Fruitgrowers' association, the
Touchet Valley association, the Wap-
alto association, and the Spokane Hor-
ticultural association.
An Indiana Illinois storage company
has written to ask that it be allowed to
send a representative to the confer
ence. and representative of the Cana
dian government has also asked per
mission to attend. The large apple
districts OF the Wenatchee valley and
North Yakima will also have large rep
reservations at the conference.
I'VE are having many requests from
individuals who are anxious to attend
the conference, and for whom no pro-
vision for representation has been
made" said Mr.. Sampson this week
1T is possible that some change may
be made so that all who wish may at
tend the conference, the voting to be
restricted to the duly-appointed dele
gates. Everything points to large
attendance"
Among the prominent railroad men
who have promised to attend are: Jo-
seph H. Young, president of the Spo-
kane, Portland & Seattle railroad and
the Spokane & Inland Empire railroad;
Carl Gray, president OF the Great
Northern railway; H. R. Williams,
president OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound railroad; R. B. Miller,
traffic manager of the Oregon-Wash-
ington Railroad & Navigation Com
pany, and R. E. Strahorn, vice presi-
dent Of the same road and president Of
the last apple show.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
LOCAL RAILROAD OFFICIALS
ATTEND SPOKANE MEETING
[. W. Woodrow and f. M. Lee Spend
Sunday in inland City at Gathering
of G. N, Agents

Agent F. M. Lee and terminal agent
L. w. Woodrow were in Spokane Sun
day at meeting of the Great Northern
Agents Association, at which repre-
sentatives of the company from all over
the division were present. Mr.. Wood
row of this city presided at the meet
ing and delivered an interesting address
in regard to the handling and distribu-
ton of equipment and the handling of
railroad business.
]. ]. Scheu, travelling passenger
agent, addressed the meeting on
Methods OF Giving Patrons Satisfac-
torp Information About Rates and
Routes and said: Good agents can
create a friendly feeling among pa
irons Of the road and the public in
general by giving them information
freely pertaining to the routes oil
travel and outlining trips for them.
A. A. Piper, agent at Wenatchee,
spoke on Handling Fruit" He di-
rected the handling Of 1000 cars OF
fruit from the Wenatchee territory
during the season just closed.
F. M. Lee OF this city and r. E.
Simons of Ephrata also made short
talks relative to the duties Of agents.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Many Autos for the Coast

A special train of seventy-fve dou-
bic deck cars, loaded with 375 auto
mobiles, valued at hall million dol
lars was shipped from Flint, Michigan,
last Saturday. This is the largest ship
ment of the kind ever made at one
time and it is estimated that the
freight charges will amount to S32, 900.
The cars will be distributed in Wash
ington, Oregon and California.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Sues Railroad for $4,000 Damages

L. c. Waldrup, Great Northern
fireman filed suit in the superior court
in Spokane Monday against the railroad
company asking for $4,000 damages.
Waldrup alleges that on September
IS. 1912, he was jerked from a car OF
the defendant company and thrown
violently. so that he is incapacitated
for work He alleges that internal in
iuries and injuries to his hip have
caused pains for which he should re-
ceive $4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Congregational Church

. Regular services next Sabbath morn
ing and evening at the Congregational
church. All cordially invited to at
tend these services. Christmas will be
properly observed on Christmas eve
with a Christmas tree entertainment
and treat for the children.
Parents will be allowed to send or
bring personal presents and put them
on the tree, with the name Of the per-
son to whom they are to go, plainly
written on the present.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
DISASTROUS WRECK
MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED
Trains Come Near Having Head-On Col
IisiOn-Sunday Busy Day for Rail-
road Officials

What might have been disastrous
wreck was narrowly averted last Sunday
afternoon near Dryden, when east
bound passenger No 4 came face to
face with freight train bound for this
city. 1t was just after rounding a
curve that the engineers on both trains
sighted one another and both applied
the air instantly with the result that
they came to stop within twenty feet
of one another. Passengers on No. 4
were much excited for few minutes,
says S. H. Delemater of this city who
was on the train, by the sudden stop
which threw many of them from their
seats, but are thankful that it was no
worse.
The freight train was backed down
to Cashmere where it was sidetracked
for the passing of No. a. Just who is
responsible for the affair is not known
exactly but it is believe that it was
due to a mistake made in the train
orders.
Engineer Dalton who was pulling
the passenger and Engineer Dave
Grant who was on the freight train are
held blameless.
Railroad men say that if the order OF
things had been reversed, the freight
train going east and the passenger com-
ing this way, a horrible catastrophe
would have occurred as it would have
been impossible to stop in such short
distance and every car on the pas
senger would likely have been
wrecked.
Another smashup which caused No.
| to remain here for several hours
occurred about o'clock in the even
ing of the same day, about three miles
up the canyon. 1t was due to the
jack knifng of two fiat cars loaded with
steel which were ahead of the helper
engine. The wrecker was sent to the
scene Immediately and cleaned up the
track in about two hours.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
The higher up the valley CO. Bigger
Agricultural Advisers for Every County


E. K. Brown, representative-elect
from Kittitas county, has prepared
bill for presentation at the COM
ing session OF the Legislature which
provides for the employment Of a
farm expert by each county in the
state.
The counties will not, however,
be forced to bear the entire ex-
pense of this work, for the federal
government has offered $1,000 a
year to carry out propositions OF
this sort.
The proposed bill was read at
meeting Of $50 farmers last week
at Ellensburg. Byron c. Hunter,
government agriculturest, was pre-
sent, praised the proposed measure
and offered the national aid. The
Ellensburg Chamber of Commerce
has ordered copies of the bill print
ed for distribution to all legislat-
orS-elect
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Church Services
Methodist Church

We will hold our second quarterly
conference, Saturday evening. Sun
day morning our district superintend-
ent, Rev. c. A. Hodshire will preach
to US. Regular services OF the day.
Max A. Jefords, pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

A letter highly praising Washing
toms industrial insurance commission
from the governor Of Arizona. He
says that it is surprising how such an
undertaking could have been carried
out so successfully in so short time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Local Woman Asks for Divorce

Col. E. H. Fox, attorney for Mrs.
Hattie Ryan, filed suit this week for a
divorce from her husband, Daniel
Ryan of this city. She asks for com
plete separation, for SIS with which to
conduct the trial, for $40 attorney S
fees and for S25 per month alimony.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

Tom Burke left last week for the
coast from where he will go to Califor-
MIA, and it is quite likely that he will
make a tour Of the Orient before re-
turning to this city uext summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
State News Items

Articles OF household furniture and
mechanics tools will no longer be as
sessed for taxation, if the law is passed
by the legislature which will be recon-
mended by the state tax commission,
at the suggestion of Governor Hay.
The law asked for will exempt neces-
sary household furnishings and the
tools which mechanics must have in
order to earn living.
In the State of Washington there
are 4,845 miles of main line railroad
track, 1913 miles Of second main line
or double track, and 1856 miles Of
switches, spurs and sidings, making a
total of 6,5o4 miles. owned and oper-
ated by common carriers, as is shown
by figures which have been prepared
by N. ]. Koors, secretary of the tax
commission.
During the past year about $4,000,
900 more salmon eggs were taken at
the state fish hatcheries than has ever
been taken before, according to the
report Of John E. Riseland, state fish
commissioner. The great increase is
due to a cloudburst in Idaho, which
prevented the salmon from going as
far up stream as usual to spawn, so
that they were turned into the state
hatcheries, as well as to the improved
methods Of handling the fish at the
hatcheries.
The supreme court has upheld the
Pierce county superior court in SEN
fencing Jay Fox, the editor Of paper
called the "Agitator" to two months
in Jail for publishing an article in
tended to incite people to disobey the
law. The paper in which the article
appeared is published by Fox at the
Home Colony, Utopian community
in Pierce county, and the article was
entitled The nudes and the prudes. !"
The authorities arrested some Of the
members Of the colony because they
were in the habit Of going in bathing.
men and women together without
bathing suits, and following the arrest
the article was published, as admitted
by Fox for the purpose of causing the
members Of the colony to disobey the
law.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13
Lutheran Church

Next Sunday no services, except
Sunday school at the usual hour, will
be held. L. J. AyeLallemant, pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

Before you do your Christmas shop
ping read the ads in the Echo, it will
save you time, worry and money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

]. w. Scudder who is prominent in
Congregational church circles was here
Wednesday calling on Rev. Davis.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

The Echo is the only real newspa-
per in Leavenworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-13

An ad in the Echo brings results.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-20

grand success from every vein point
in spite of the fact that the young peo-
pie were greatly handicapped by not
having had any one to drill them in
their parts.
Rev. Geo. Lauer their pastor who
was going to act as coach had just as
signed various parts when he was TAX
en- suddenly sick and was sent to the
hospital SO 1t was either give 1t up or
make go OF it.
The went at 1t hammer and tongs
and brought out one of the best acted
plays that was ever produced in East
chicago and their pastor has good cause
10 be proud of them. Everything went
through like clock work from the tirne
the overture opened the play to the
END including the specialties. The play
was TO start at s:15 sharp but the doors
had to be closed 10 minutes to and
many people were turned away includ
ing people who held tickets They had
10 start the play at 8 o'clock
The feature of the evening in not
keeping the audience waiting between
the acts which usually follow dramas $
which change scenes as much as this
play did, every minute was a minute OF
pleasure.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-20
SPRING BOOM IN
GARY REALTY NEAR
Gary Land Co. Besieged
With Applications For
Residential Property.

The spring boom in Gary real estate
is well upon its way and that the Their
mometer business conditions in the
steel city, the Gary Land company of
the steel corporation, is daily besieged
with APPLICATIONS for residential prop
erty.
According to Property Agent H. S.
Norton, the bulk of the business is in
lots north of Fifth avenue and west
of Broadway. This would indicate that
scores OF tinplate workers intend to
erect homes this summer.
screw Company Boom Near.
The land company expects healthy
boom in the east part OF the east sub
division by reason of the forthcoming
opening Of the Gary Bolt and Screw
works.
1t is expected that the bolt and screw
works will be operating by May 1. One
thousand hands will be employed. one
half of whom will be women and girls.
The company's buildings are completed
and machinery is being installed. Over
head wires for electrical power are be-
ing run from the steel mills and en-
ployes OF the y" railway are laying
switch tracks in the vicinity.
The bolt and schew company is
sub -sidiary of the National Bolt &
Screw company of Pittsburg. and al
though an independent concern, 1t will
buy its steel from the trust steel mills
in Gary.
The Lake County times., 1912-03-20
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF LIQUC


NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF LIQUOR
LICENSE.
Notice Is hereby given to the citizens
of the City of Hammond. Lake County
and State of Indiana. that the under
signed. Charles II. Mead, is a male in
habitant and resident of said City,
Township. County and State, and over
the age of twenty-one years; that he
has resided In the State of Indiana for
more than one year and in the City of
Hammond, North Township, Lake
County. Indiana. for more than six
months prior to the date of this notice:
and that he is qualified voter there
Of: that he Is citizen of the United
States of America and man of good
moral character
Said undersigned will file his applica-
tion with the Board of County Commits
sioners of Lake County on the first
Monday in April. at the courthouse at
Crown Point. Indiana. for permission to
purchase the license of Malon f. De
Wolf, heretofore granted by the Board
of County Commissioners at Crown
Point. Indiana, on the 1st day of May
1911, the same being a license to sell
spurious, vinous and malt liquors in
less quantities than FIVE gallons at a
time and permit the same to be drank
upon the premises described as fol-
lows:
The ground floor front room of the
two-story frame building situated on
southwest corner of Indiana boulevard
and 111th street, in Section /, Town
ship 81. Range 10 in Hammond. Lake
County, Indiana The room in which
liquors are to be sold and drank is
20x3o feet and IL feet high, fronting on
Indiana Boulevard, public highway in
said City of Hammond. Bar room has
glass front. and all of the inside OF
said room can be seen from said high
The Lake County times., 1912-03-20
WEEK END
WILL TELL
THE STORY
TIMES aTREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis. Ind, March 2O-By the
end OF this week it will be pretty easy
10 tell whether Roosevelt or Taft will
have control of the republican state
convention. to be held on March 26 for
the purpose Of electing four delegates
at large to the republican national con-
vention in June Every county in the
state, with the exception of Rush coun-
". VIII elect their delegates to the
state convention on next Friday or
Saturday Rush county elected its
delegates last Saturday by agreement
of both sides. The republican state
committee fixed March 22 and % as the
days for holding primaries for the cleo
ton of delegates to the state conyen
ton. and this rule will be followed.
However, in Rush county the rule was
broken because the republicans OF that
county have always elected all of their
delegates TO all conventions at the
same time on the same day. That is
why 1t was done last Saturday.
The Taft people are claiming eleven
out of the fourteen delegates from
Rush county to the sixth district con-
vention. which will elect district dele
gates to the national convention. and
ten out of the fourteen delegates to the
the Roosevelt people are> claiming six
delegates to the district convention
and eight to the state convention.
In all OF the counties of the state the
Taft people and the Roosevelt people
will have states of delegates to vote for
at the primaries. The lines are tightly
drawn So, when the delegates have
been elected they will show who will
have control of the state convention.
The Taft people are claiming at least
twenty eight OF the thirty Delegates
from Indiana. They admit that the
sixth district is in doubt. but they say
they have all the other districts sewed
up.
The Roosevelt managers still insist
that they will get at least ten dele
gates in Indiana, but they do not have
much hope of landing the four dele
gates at large. Albert + Beveridge. Ed
win NJ Lee and Charles NJ Campbell.
the three acknowledged heads of the
Roosevelt movement in Indiana. held a.
long conference yesterday and dis
cussed the situation thoroughly. Meth
er of these men would give out state
ment after the conference. but 1t is
known that they planned for contests
in all of the districts except the sew
enth, where they lost their opportunity
to contest by their failure to make a
protest at the district convention held
here last Saturday.
the Hooseve1t people are claiming
the twelfth district as well as the thir-
teenth district. Lewis Littman of La
grange. the Roosevelt district manager
for the twelfth, was in the city a day
or two ago. and il is said that he told
the state headquarters that Allen coun-
ty was against Roosevelt, but that he
believed he would be able to carry a
majority In the other counties that
would overcome the Taft vote in Allen
county.
The Roosevelt managers say the cleo
tion Of Roosevelt man as county
chairman in st. Joseph county indicates
that that county Will go for Roosevelt.
and that this will give him a big lead
In the thirteenth.