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The Washington times., 1912-06-01
PATIENTS HUDDLED
LIKE ANIMALS, SAYS
VISITING PHYSICIAN
Doctor Tells Congress Com
mittee Innocent and Crimi-
nal Are Together.

Congressman Dyer of Missouri, Repub-
lican member of the House District
Committee, is convinced that Congress
will feel impelled to take steps to i'm
prove conditions at the Washington
Asylum Hospital as a result Of testi-
mony given before his subcommittee
yesterday afternoon by DR.. d. Percy
Hickling, visiting physician, and others.
DR.. Hickling, describing conditions at
the hospital, said:
THE patients have insufficient air,
light, and ventilation. Drunk and sober,
criminal and innocent, white and black,
sound and unsound of mind, all are
huddled together. The patients have
not out-of-door facilities other hospitals
offer, and ! nmany cases improvement
is impossible without the open air and
exercise these patients are denied. We
enough money for a fence. which would
allow patients open-air exercise. We
have no children's wards"
Miss NJ A. Parsons, head nurse at
Washington Asylum, testified that IT
was hard to keep graduate or student
nurses because the work is SO hard.
She said that the number of patients
averages about 1bo; and at one time
DR.. w. e. Tewksberry, superintend-
ant of the tuberculosis Hospital, and
DR.. George M. Kober, vice president
of the Board Of Charities, testified
that the Tuberculosis Hospital has
| its full quota now, and can not take
any more without dissolving the pres
| ent classifications and treating white
and colored. male and female cases
together.
DR.. HicklinR place upon Congress
| much of the blame for conditions at
| the hospital. 1t was difficult to OBJ
tain adequate appropriations, he said
ITS a question of money only" he
| said 1.-THE wards are overcrowded,
the quarters for doctors are anti
| quated and unfit. We will be in nc
| better shape II the pending appropria-
| ton bill asses as 1t is drawn"
The Washington times., 1912-06-01
Visiting Detectives
Here for dwelling

Ample police protection will be af-
forded the public on the occasion of
the unveiling of the Columbus memoir
ial, June 8, Notwithstanding the fail
ure of Congress to appropriate $4,000
for the employment of special officers.
According to officials of the Police
other cities will be in Washington on
that date to watch out for the safety
of the visitors as well as residents.
Anticipating the presence in the city
of 100000 visitors. the Commissioners
luton appropriating $4,000 for extra
police protection during the month of
June. The resolution. however, has
not been introduced in either house.
The Washington times., 1912-06-01
Spanish War Veterans
Elect Officers TODAY

At the annual election Of officers
Of the Department of the District of
Columbia United Spanish War Vet
erans, which will be held tonight, at
o'clock, in Eagles hall, three candi-
dates are out for the position of de-
partment commander. They are Jere
A. Costello, DR.. w. B. Hudson, and
Major Clarence V. Sayer, of the Dis
trict National Guard. Junior ana
senior vice commanders, a surgeon
general, board of trustees, and dele
gates to the annual encampment Of
the national organization in Atlantic
City in Septemher will be selected.
The Washington times., 1912-06-01

fred Holman, San Francisco, Cal: J,
M. Whitman, Philadelphia. Pa, and
Thomas r. Proctor, Utica, N. Y.
Drills Begin Monday.
Within a half hour OF the arrival OF
the members Of the board, the program
OF drills and practical exercises will
begin. The infantry drill on land and
seamanship drill In small boats will be
the practical exercises on Monday.
Other features OF the day will be the
reception at the superintendents res
idence, the dress parade, at which va
rious awards to mdshipmen will be
made. and a performance of the Mas
queraders.
On Tuesday, there will be an artillery
drill and a street riot, and a skirmish
drill by the midshipmen formed as an
infantry organization. The members OF
the board VIII ,,s,5,nn begin thei rformai in
and there will be. another performance
the Masdueraders. On "wednesday.
there will be a competitive artillery
drill. and on Thursday, a competitive
The two most notable social events of
the week will be the first class German
on Thursday evening, and the farewell
ball given by the class OF 1913 to the
graduates on Friday evening. The Ger
man is the exclusive first class func-
tion, only the graduates and their part
ners being on the dancing floor, The
farewell ball. known as the June ball. -
is on a most elaborate scale, and thuos-
ands Of invitations are issued.
Thursday afternoon, the graduates
will be presented with their diplomas
by President Taft. For the first time,
the diploma of graduation from the
Naval Academy is equivalent to a COM
mjssien in the service.
, most interesting incident of the
week is the presence of a number OF
the battleships OF the Atlantic fleet
One division Of the fleet will be here
for the purpose of receiving the mid
shipmen who will be apportioned tc
these ships for their annual summer
cruise.
The graduating class will number 1856
s1.as To Baltimore and Return Satur-
days and Sundays via Pennsylvanis
Railroad. Tickets good to return until
q. m. Monday. All regular trains except
the Congressional Limited.
The Washington times., 1912-06-01
PLAYHOUSE CLOSED
FOR SUMMERTIME
No More Shows Will Be Produced
At Small Theater Until
.. Fall.

Mute harbingers that society is max
ing its exodus from the Capital for the
summer season are evident at the Play
house, the social elites little theater in
N street northwest. The doors of the
small temple OF dramatic and musical
art, which, when swinging on their
hinges, tell that wsshington's exclusive
set Is busy within, are closed and give
silent sign that no more "kermesses,"
dancing classes" or "playlets" are to
he given in the theater until society re-
turns. The doors OF the theater were
closed Thursday after the second sue
cessful season of It's existence.
The officers and board OF governors
OF the club for the ensuing year are
as follows:
President. Preston Gibson: first Vice
president. Granville Fortescue; second
vice president, Lars Anderson; secre-
tary, John r. wilkins; treasurer, Ed
ridge Jordan. Board Of governors
Larz Anderson, John Barrett, Gist
Blair, Murray Cobb, MONTGOMERY Blair,
William p. Emo. Clarence Moore. Gran
willie Fortescue, Preston Gibson. Frank
II. Hitchcock. Eldridge e. Jordan, Ed
1 ward Mclean, Paul s. Penrsall, J.Hen-
| ri de Sibour and John F. Wilkins.
o. 90 to Harpers Ferry and Martins
n ~.
The Washington times., 1912-06-01
Cash Bad Checks.

Complaint was made to the police
last evening by several merchants
that they had cashed worthless checks
for small amounts Wednesday for a
man. who was in each case accompanied
ferent names In most instances.
The Washington times., 1912-06-01

SI.aS Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
s. Ohio, every Saturday and Sunday.
Good to return until 800 a. m. train
Monday. All trains both ways, includ-
ing the Royal Limited.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1912-06-01

$500 to Harpers Ferry and Martins
burg: sl.S5 Berkeley Springs; $500 Cum
beriand, and return, Sunday, June ID,
Baltimore & Ohio. Special train leaves
Union station $40 a. m.-Advt
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
SCENIC HIGHWAY IS
PRACTICALLY ASSURED
Work Will Begin in the Spring on the
Trunk Road Over the Cascade
Mountains

When King county voted for
the issuance OF So, 100000 in bonds
to be used in the construction
of better highways, in that county, the
supporters Of the Scenic Highway via
Stevens Pass rejoiced as it practically
assured the construction of the road.
Included in this issue and specified ac-
cording to law was named, an appro-
priation of $165, 900 to be used to
build that portion Of the road lying in
King county, about % miles in all. A
small portion of the road running thru
Snohomish county will be constructed
by that county and in this county
where the cost is estimated to be
about $4,000, the expense will be
borne by the county.
Work on the road in King county
will begin in the spring and it is now
up to the commissioners Of Chelan and
Snohomish counties to provide a way
to raise the amount of money neces-
sary to complete the road in the re-
spective counties. Several different
methods of financing the proposition
have been mentioned, but it is likely
that the money will be raised thru i'm
provement district bonds as that is
said to be the quickest and most eff
fective way.
The Snoqualmie pass road which
has been advocated for many years will
receive portion Of the King county
bond issue and supporters Of the road
in eastern Washington will ask for a
state appropriation to complete the
work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
WASHINGTON CHILDREN'S
HOME FINDING SOCIETY
Having Interesting Experience With De-
serted Girls and Abandoned
Children

The Washington Children's Home
Society, with head Office at 323 New
York Block Seattle, is having an in
teresting time with deserted girls.
Last week it was twenty months Ida
Cooley, whose mother was located
by means of articles in the daily pa
pers. This week it is two months
old baby, deserted in a sensational
manner in Seattle, last Sunday.
The Western Union was called to
send messenger to restaurant on
First and Washington streets, and
when No. IS arrived, he was directed
to a stall where a man about twenty
FIVE, tall. fair and slim, and woman
heavily veiled, handed him a baby
wrapped in a blanket, and suitcase,
and told him to take both to the
Washington Children's Home Society
Office in the New York block. The
messenger. urged by two dollar tip,
fastened to obey, but found the Office
closed. He ran back to the restaurant,
but the couple had vanished.
The baby who is hearty, healthy
girl. was taken in charge by the po-
lice, who later transferred her to the
care of the matron of the hospital for
the night. The next morning the
Society took charge of the case and
entered the waif as Augusta Jane Doe.
After the proper legal proceedings, a
suitable home will be found for her.
Homes are also wanted for large num-
Der of other children, particularly boys
OF all ages.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15

future. Mr.. Grant informed a reporter
of the Echo that Photographer Marble
had agreed to make set of sevbn pic
lures for IS cents and this was consid-
cred very reasonable.
The city Attorney was instructed TO
prepare an ordinance regarding the
clearing of snow from the sidewalks on
Front, Eighth and Ninth streets. All
property owners will be instructed to
throw the snow far enough out in the
street so that it will not pile up in big
mounds and clog the cutters.
For permitting the city's pipe line
to cross his land in the Cascade
Orchards, Mr.. Weber, a resident of
that section, put in a claim for SIS and
asks to take water from the line at the
same rate that prevails in this city.
No action was taken.
The time for the hearing OF remon-
strances on Improvement District No. a
having passed with no protests the at
torney was authorized to prepare an
ordinance for the same. District No.
a takes in Price Street from Pine to
Shupart street which will be improved
by grading and crosswalks.
The keeping clean of the streets and
not allowing the collecting of rubbish
on the main thoroughfares was discuss
ed at length and it was decided to
place garbage cans on the corners
where refuse matter might be thrown.
The following bills were allowed: Ed
Lenz, $6; Chas. Albright $6; Max JEFF
fords, $6; Bert Gutherless So; A. O.
Nuetzel Sc; ]. T: Bruner Sc; G, w.
Sampson So; M. F. Peake So; A. A.
Bryant Sc; A. E. Dickinson Sc. All
OF the above were employed on the
election board. A. ]. Cook, $108.00;
Geo. Hoxsey. $23.38; Gaylord Rawlins,
$74.O0; E. Zimmerman, $3.50; Leav.
Supply Co., $5.75; Guy Hamilton,
$1.44;L-D Lbr. Co., $1o.35; w. w.
Cahail, S27.50; L. c. Brender, $4.8l;
M. F. Peake 800; Ed Lenz, $30.25;
T. L. & w. Co., 142.00; Leav. Steam
Laundry, $1.50; ]. w. Corcoran, SILL
rs; F. T. Mottler, $500; Dan Ryan
$3.50; Chas. Franklin, $3.50. Trick
& Murray, SASS; F, E. Baily, $3.50;
John Savage $3.50; G. w. Hathaway,
so cents; Boston Lunch, $3.50.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Burglars Enter Club POOIrOOm

For the second time in less than a
year the Club Poolroom conducted by
Messrs Burce and Fox was burglarized
last Monday morning and pipes and
cigars to the value of 500 stolen.
The burglary occurred some time be-
tween the hour Of One o'clock and day
light as Mr.. Burce who handles the
night shift closed the place about
1880. 1t was impossible to tell just
exactly what was taken but the meer-
schaum pipes and cigars suffered most
al OF the best pipes being taken.
Several dollars in change which was
left in the cash register was also taken.
AS yet the authorities have been una
BILE to find any trace of the stolen
goods. To prevent any further oc-
curences of this kind the proprietors
are having iron bars placed over the
windows.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
WENATCHEE VALLEY
WINS AT APPLE SHOW
Take Three Car Load Prizes at National
Apple ShOw-PIate and Box Prizes
Also Awarded this Section

F. A. Wingate OF Peshastin took
the first prize on car Of standard ap-
Piles at Spokane this week. He ex-
hibited car OF Arkansas Blacks. T. E.
Black, a grower OF the lower valley took
the first prize on a car Of Winesaps,
and the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Grow
ers Association took the second prize
on a car OF the same variety. All the
prize winners received $500 and a
gold medal banner. In the five and
ten box prizes and plate prizes the
Wenatchee valley captured 80 awards,
more than any other section of the
country represented at the apple show.
Elmer c. Huff Of Wenatchee was
awarded more prizes than any other
grower in the valley.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
PeshaStin at National Apple Show

F. A. Wingate, one Of the enter
prising fruit growers Of Peshastin en-
tered car of Arkansas Blacks at the
Spokane apple show which closes with
the end OF this week. The exhibits
have been larger, the attendance
greater and the features Of interest to
fruit growers has aroused more interest
than in the past. Besides the car
load exhibit from Peshastin there are
numerous box and plate exhibits. In
striking contrast with the enterprising
spirit of the village three miles east Of
US we have to call attention to the
lack of interest shown by the people
Of this town. Here we have com
mercial club, rather, we are supposed
to have one by outsiders, but so far as
doing anything to call attention to
Leavenworth or the upper end Of the
valley it is so dead that we can think
Of nothing to compare it to. The only
live thing about it is ]. M. Gangler,
the secretary, who still collects about
fifty dollars per month from some
members who have more sticking
qualities than faith in its works. In
the past two years the club has paid
out some twelve hundred dollars for
rent and Incidental expenses and not
one cent for publicity purposes or
made one single effort as a club to get
a settler or call attention to the ad-
vantages Of locating here. The club
pays rent on rooms that are never used,
have not been used three days the
past year except to give parties in or
as a loafing place. The furniture that
the members gave $500 for is scat
tered, lost and all but gone to the
scrap heap. AS storing place for the
books OF the free library and a meeting
place two afternoons in the week for
book borrowers is the only commend
able use or excuse for any one con-
tinuing to pay dues to keep up the
rent.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
FORGER NEARLY ESCAPES
FROM NIGHT MARSHALL
Mert Elfers Assists Marshall Ryan and
Captures Bad Man on Commercial St.

Mert Eliers who is employed in the
City Meat Market played an important
part in the capture of a bad man Tues
day evening about six o'clock when
the fellow who was being taken to jail
broke away from Marshall Ryan neal
the rear Of the Leavenworth Mercantile
Co., and dashed up the alley. Mar
shall Ryan fred one shot after the fee
ing man and then started in pursuit as
at the time he had only one shell in
his revolver.
Mr.. Elfers who was with the marshall
at the time rushed around on CONNER
cial street, suspecting that the man
would come out that way and was Just
in time to see him crawling over S. A.
Potter's fence. Without waiting for
the Marshall, Mert jumped his man,
regardless of the fact that he might
have been armed, and for few min
utes they had hard tussle, but Elfers
won out and by the time the officer
arrived on the scene he had him Sc
curely pinned to the ground, which at
the place was mostly mud about six
inches deep.
The man who gives his name as
Thomas Haxford earlier in the day
cashed check in the meat market
with Mr.. Elfers who on taking it to the
bank found it to be forgery. He
Immediately notified the officer who ar
rested the man on the street.
Haxford is a husky looking fellow
about six feet tall and has all the ear
marks of a genuine bad man, but when
it came to rough and tumble fight he
was no match for the butcher.
He was very indignant after his cap
ture when he was pulled out of the mud
which completely covered him and
made several threats OF escape and what
he would do afterwards. But he is
still in the city bastile and faces sent
ence OF one to five years in the Walla
Walla penetentiary.
The check was for SITS made pay
able to Thomas Holey, and signed by
Barnard Smith.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Many Wilson Men Would Like to be
leavenwOrth'S Next Postmaster
TAFT Will APPOINT POSTMASTfRS
Two or Three BOurbons Already Max
ing Preparations to Step Into
the Office

From all accounts there is going to
be an awful scramble for the local post
Office when President-elect Wilson
takes his seat on the 4th OF March.
Thus far the leading aspirants are, DR..
G. w. Hoxsey, Thomas Burke, and
Guy Hamilton. ]. w. Corcoran, who
recently became Wilson man, would
like to have the job; and there are
several others who have their eyes on
the $1700 year, but the first fow
mentioned are considered the most
prominent candidates.
According to the statement given
out Wednesday by President Taft that
he planned to fill all vacancies occur
ring before March 4 without regard to
the approaching change Of administra-
ton, there would be no chance for
the supporters of Woodrow Wilson,
as the term of our postmaster expires
in February and the position would
then be open to some good republican.
Whether Mr.. Taft will follow out this
line remains to be seen, but it is more
than likely that he will as he has sore
spot on his insides and will try to keep
as much political patronage out of the
hands Of Mr.. Wilson as possible.
Several other important appointive
Offices now vacant, including the COM
missionership Of the bureau of Indian
affairs and the office of chief Of the
bureau of chemistry will likely be filed,
as intimated by President Taft, when
Wilson comes into office.
Already the democratic congressman
and senators are being deluged with
letters from people wanting to serve
the country in different capacities.
Many are original boomers for Mr..
Wilson while others are from life long
democrats who are of the opinion that
they have something coming for their
loyalty and devotion to the party.
There are between 5000 and 5000
postoffice jobs to be filled to say moth
ing of the executive diplomatic and
other Offices thruout the federal SER
vice.
In Terrell, Texas, so many Demo-
Gratis have become active candidates
for the postmastership that movement
was set on foot there for a special pri-
mary election by which one candidate
could be determined upon. The pro-
posal was called to the attention of
Congressman James Young, who de-
clined to consider it until he could dis
cuss it with President-elect Wilson.
This might be a good way to select
this city's next postmaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Offered $4,000 for Mine

D. M. Thomas Of this city who came
down from La Touche Alaska several
weeks ago where he and his father M.
G. Thomas own some valuable mining
claims, is in receipt of letter the past
week from a representative Of the Nor
gan-Guggenheim syndicate in Alaska
offering them $150,000 for their prop
erty comprising in all six claims. Sew
eral other large offers have been made
for the property, but he says they will
hold the claims for more money or de-
velope it themselves. Mr.. Thomas
will return to Alaska about the first OF
January.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Great Northern Makes Big Gains

The Great Northern led all the rail-
roads OF the northwest in profits made
during the fiscal year ended June 80.
The gross revenues were the largest
the railroad ever earned, and as the
increase in operating expenses OF late
years has not been great, the surplus
available for dividends has broken all
records. The surplus was S21, 1,654,-
255, equal to 20.31 per cent on the
capital stock outstanding. For the
year ended June 80, 1911, the COM
pany earned 8.34 per cent.
The gross revenues for 1o1l-1912
amounted to $66,197,819, which was
500 per cent greater than the rev.
enues Of the preceding year.
The substantial increase in net
earnings is credited TO economies ef-
fected in operating expenses, the ac-
tual increase in which for the year was
but S62, 156, whereas the increase in
the gross revenues was $4,o40, 1876.
Among the economies effected was
the cutting of the cost OF maintenance
of way by S454,490.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
New Arrivals in City

Three men with families were added
to the population Of Leavenworth this
week. Frank Williams, from Connell,
Wash, and his brother, Burt, arrived
here the first of the week with the in
tention OF making permanent homes
here. c. E. Reynolds, from Smyrna,
a station on the Milwaukee, near Con-
nell, will also make his home here.
Frank Williams and c. E. Reynolds
have teams which they expect to work
on irrigation bitches and in logging
camps. Burt Williams has put dray
on the street.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
ICICLE DITCH LINE
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
W. 7. Clark, Ed. BOehmer and Deyere
Utter Sell Their Interests to Other
Stockholders

All the stock of the Icicle Canal
Company is now in the hands OF
George B. Black and c. H. Black of
Seattle and L. P. Horton and Walter
M. Olive Of Wenatchee. The deal
has been under way for some time,
but was closed on Tuesday. F. S.
Jacobsen of this city and Douglas
Mackay Of Seattle who were interested
in the company also transferred their
stock to the new owners.
Thus far the Icicle company has
built forty odd miles Of ditch from
their intake on the Icicle river, six
miles above this city and there is yet
about four miles OF the canal to be
built. When completed the canal
will water about 5000 acres Of land.
For some time The Icicle Canal Co.
has been fighting S. P. Beecher Of the
Snow Creek Canal Co. for a right of
way through his land at Peshastln.
The Superior court the first Of this week
decided that the company had the right
to condemn land for the extension of
its system. Under this decision the
company will have the right to build
across Mr.. Beecher's property. A jury
at the January term of court will fix
the value of the land.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Business Growing Needed More Room

Joe Massie's business has grown TO
such proportions the past few months
that he has found it necessary to have
more room. He is putting the finish
ing touches to warehouse addition 10
his store on the east end Of CONNER
cial stteet. Mr.. Massie has been in
business only about two years but by
strict attention to his customers, fair
dealing and courteous treatment has
built up a large and lucrative business.