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The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
RANCHER IS
KILLED BY
STRIKER
Lineman Stays Boulder Creek
Man in Quarrel and
Escapes

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 12.-Lot Nor
rell was shot and killed on Two Bar
creek last night by James Benton, a
striking lineman. The men had quar-
relied.
The scene of the shooting was about
four miles above Boulder Creek. Nor
rell is rancher of Boulder Creek.
Benton escaped, but his capture by
posses is expected soon.
After the shooting Benton went to
Boulder Creek. changed his blood
stained clothes and fled. Sheriff
Trafton was called to the scene OF
the killing shortly after midnight.
POSSES on TRAIL
With Benton unable to get out OF
the country except by some overland
trails through q wild, mountainous
district. it is believed he Will be
caught by the posses now in pursuit
Although no one witnessed the
quarrel the wordy war was heard by
close residents, but no attention was
paid to 1t until the shot was heard
Persons rushing to the scene found
Morrell dead with great wound in
his head.
POSSE REACHES SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 12.-Santa Cru,
officers are here seeking James A
Benton, an electrician, who shot. and
killed Lot Morrell. a rancher. at Two
Bar creek last night. The officer:
are uncertain whether he took to ths
hills or is attempting to reach Sar
Francisco.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Letters Of Early U. S.
Leaders Under Hammer
nv Associatad Press.

BY Associated PfesS.
1000 autograph letters and documents
from members of the continental con-
gress, presidents Of the United States.
officers of the revolutionary war.
signers OF the declaration of inde-
pendence and colonial governors, be-
longing to the late Elliot Danforth's s
collection, were placed on sale at
auction yesterday afternoon. A letter
from John Blair Of Virginia to Ben
jamin Harrison. declining to be a
member OF congress. was sold for $500.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
ASKS
COURT To
GIVE HIN
SUPPORT

Disclosures which will eclipse the
Slingsby changelins case and that of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's son. are fore
shadowed in suit filed today by
David Jennings Baird asking for q
monthly allowance of $500 from the
sl,0o0,0o0 estate of the late David j.
Baird.
David Baird Jr.Ma born December
Z. 1906. The suit says he Is the son
of David Baird and Lydia Valencia
Baird; that for more than a year pre-
ceding his birth mis- mother and
father were married. and that after
his birth the father publicly acknowl-
edged the child as mis- son.
TRIAL DATE Is SET
Judge Coffey today set February Is
for the trial. Mrs Veronica C. Baird
the mother, and Miles. Benjamin and
Tom Baird, brothers, of the deceased
millionaire, have filed notice of a
bitter contest
Young Baird and his mother, Lydia
Valencia, are represented by Bishop,
Hoefier, Cook & Harwood; Raymond
l. Benjamin, assistant attorney gem
eral, and Timothy ]. Lyons. Lyons
withdrew from the case today. 1t
was intdmated that Bishop, Hoefer,
Cook & Harwood would do likewise,
and that District Attorney Fickert
would succeed them
"No CLAIM AS SON.
Mrs. Veronica Baird and her sons
are represented by John F. Partridge.
Harry /. Stafford represented Miles
Baird. Partridge said:
This boy has no claim on David
Baird or the Baird estate. If his ad
vlsers persist in prosecuting the petit
ton there will be, a scandal that will
equal in notoriety either the slingsby
or Thaw baby case" q
Baird died on November 26, 1908.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
I OGA F OR
JOHNSON,
| ATES
SLATE

Francis J. Heney will run for sovs
ernor of California il Governor Johns
son decides to be a candidate for the
United States senate to succeed Sena-
tor Perkins. He takes this position,
he says. on his own initiative. with
out the advice of any leader In the
progressive party. and Governor john
SON has been aware OF his decision
since last Saturday, when the progress
sive conference was held here. What.
ever Johnson decides, Heney will be
candidate. either for the senate or
the governors chair, until the polls
close.
EXPLAINS HIS POSITION
In statement explaining his posi-
tion, Heney said today:
More than four months ago an
nounced my candidacy for the United
States senate and commenced an ac-
tive campaign for the nomination. I
did so upon my own initiative, because
| believe in both the spirit and the
letter of the direct primary law and
that no number of persons less than
majority of the voters of the pro-
gressive party have any right to de-
eide who shall be the candidate OF
that party for any Office, or who
should present his name to such vot-
ers for consideration and action. At
the time I took this action / firmly
a candidate for reelection, and that
he did not desire to become a candi-
date for the United States senate at
this time"
STEPS ASIDE FOR JOHNSON
"Three years ago, shortly after his
election, / told Governor Johnson that,
IL he should conclude to become
candidate for the United States SEN
ate to succeed Hon. George c.
Perkins, I would gladly support him,
and that If he did not so conclude
would become candidate for that
position myself Last Saturday fore
noon / was advised that Governor
Johnson might desire to become a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate I promptly offered to retire from
the contest for the nomination and
to support him actively and earnestly
in the primaries for the nomination
and afterward for the election. IL he
so desired to do. At that time I was
convinced from the many assurances
of support which had received from
friends and leaders in the progressive
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Striking Ship Firemen
Will Be DeDorted

Eight flremen. all Englishmen, who
refused duty on the steamer Santa
Rosalia and made her put back to
port, served one hour in the city
prison this afternoon that Uncle Sam
might deport them. Judge Sullivan
sentenced them for vagrancy Later
Assistant immigration Inspector
Crawford took them to Angel island.
The short term proved their unde-
STABILITY as future citizens.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Deed to Home Given
For 81 and a Drink

George Russell gave a deed to his
home at 1922 Twenty street for
Mary j. Harvey of 2o9 Chattanooga
streettoday. She applied for guar
dianship papers before Judge Graham.
saying he was sauandering an estate
properly his wife's.
She said he recently traded nine
chickens for two cocktails.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
j. s. BATTLESH|P
J. DAMAGED At SEA
sr A.soei.ted Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-with her
starboard main shaft broken and sew
eral of her compartments flooded. the
battleship Vermont is limping toward
Hampton roads on her return from the
Mediterranean cruise, under convoy
Of the battIeship Delaware and the
colliers Orion and Jason. The acci-
dent occurred at s:45 a. m. yesterday
and at O'Clock last night the YER
mont was 1900 miles from Hampton
roads and 600 miles from Bermuda.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
LOST MONA LISA
FOUND IN ITALY
Masterpiece Stolen From
Louvre in 1911 Recov-
cred; Thief Arrested
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
FLORENCE. Italy, Dec. 11.-Leon-
ardo da vinci's masterpiece, Mona
Lisa" the mysterious disappearance
Of which from the Louvre in August,
1911, threw the art world into con-
sternation, was found today in Flor
ence. The man who stole 1t was ar
rested. He is an italian.
Mona Lisa is one of the worlds
most famous paintings and is re-
garded as priceless. Leonardo da
Vinci took as his model for the pic
ture Lisa del Giocondo. woman of
Florence. He worked on the picture
for four years, from 1900 to 1904. 1t
was bought for France by Francis I.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
FIirt, Slapped by
Woman, Knocks Her
Down by Jaw Punch

A singing slap on the cheek from
Mrs. G. Blick, with whom a stranger
tried to flirt last night while she was
walking with another woman in Eddy
street between Taylor and Jones,
changed the hirt into a brute. He
struck back. knocking her down.
The women screamed. The man and
his companion fed
Policeman Peter whalen heard the
scream. but description Of the men
is all the police have TO work on
Mrs. Blick resides at the Hamlin
hotel, ss7 Eddy street.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12

SANTA MONICA, Dec. 12-As the
result of an effort to protect her FOUR
year-old son Walter Jr. from injury.
Mrs Walter Belasco, sister-in-law of
David Belaseo, is patient in St
GATHERINGS hospital today. She is
suffering from a wound received at
the Kay Bee moving picture camp in
Santa Ynez canyon, when a gun ex-
ploded as 1t was thrown into a wagon
in which Mrs. Belasco and her son
were riding.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Home Looted Of $1,000;
Police Conceal Crime

SAN JOSE, Dec. 1.-THE home of
John Murphy. capitalist and mining
man. was robbed last night OF $4,000
worth of diamonds, silverware, furs,
clothing and other jewelry- The po-
lice attempted to keep this robbery.
as well as long series of other
crimes committed here lately. from
the public.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
RoIph in Boston to
Study Water SuDDIv

BOSTON, Dec. 12.-Mayor James
Roloh Jr. of San Francisco Is in Bos-
ton to study the Boston water supply
in preparation for San Francisco's
plan to bring its water from the
Hetch Hetchy valley, II President wal :.
son signs the bill passed By Congress-.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12

Mrs. Belasco was formerly Miss
Maudie Mcneil of San Francisco.
One of the assistant property men
picked UP one of the guns and started
to toss it into the wagon.
The gun struck Mrs. Belasco in the
shoulder and exploded. the wadding
sinking deep into the flesh.
In moment her clothing ignited.
The fire spread to the child's hair.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-Up to
=. N today no additienaI dispatches
had been receiyed from Rear AdmiraI
Fletcher and there were NO other ad-
vices to indicate that the Ashtfns At
Tanpico lad cone to any result.

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 12.-Gaunt
for food and drink, their faces and
hands sand cut and painfully raw
from the sun scorchcd winds of day
and the frost tinged winds of night,
the Chihuahua refugees continue to
stumble into Preside and relief.
The story of Domingo Iroygoity,
millionaire and father in law of Gull
lerrno Porras, acting civil governor
of Chihuahua, reveals as near as pos
sible the horrors experienced by the
refugees, who trudged miles across a
desert waste to escape "Pancho'
Villa.
Senior Iroygoity arrived in Ell Paso
Ill from exhaustion and exposure.
1T has been called the Tornado
del Muerte"-journey of death---he be-
gan. Such 1t was. On every hand
the grim specter stalked / remem-
Der one occasion vivfdly. We had
been on the march FIVE days. Our
water was low and foul Our food
was scarce. A woman of the lower
class, a camp follower, had given
birth to child. The caravan was
halted to usher into the world a new
life. That was about p. M. when
the sun Is hottest on the sand.
That night. with the chill of dark
ness. the babe and its mother passed
away. Thus 1t was almost every
night. Death overshadowed the miles
on miles OF glowing campfires.
We fed from villa on November
%. The soldiers took everything
they needed from the citizens. The
plazas in Chihuahua were filled with
slaughter pens Seven trains were
loaded with household goods, arms
and ammunition. On November 90
the trains left. At Falomir the head
engine blew up. All on the trains
were then forced to walk H. miles.
THE federals then burned the
Trains, purleu the cannon ana am
munition to save them from Villa.
The days were hot and the nights
were cold. food was scarce and the
water foul. People died almost every
night. There was but ono death dur
ing daylight. A lad fell exhausted
from the weary tramp and hunger.
He was uncomplaining to the last.
He died a few hours later In .
wealthy Mexican's wagon.
Throughout the long tramp we
were harassed by rebel skirmishers.
Dissention among the soldiers caused
trouble. Five were executed for try
days Of hell we found relief in Pre-
sidio.''
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Girl Killed, Two Hurt,
When. Bomb ExpIodes

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. IA bomb sent
by express exploded and instantly
killed q young woman employe in an
uptown bottIing works today and In
jured two men employees. The girls
head was nearly torn on.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Mermaid Now Padding
Through big Ditch" /"

COLON. Dec. I2.--E Elaine Golding of
New York swan from the five-mile
buoy at Cristobal to the lower Gatun
lock late yesterday. 1t is the purpose
Of Miss Golding to swim the entire
length Of the canL. She VIII continue
her effort today,
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Fireman Crushed
At S500,00O Blaze
BY Associated Press.

COHOEs. N. 7. Dec. 12.--Fire in the
heart of the citys business section
sarly today was subdued only after a
3ozen buildings and manufacturing
plants had been destroyed, with e. loss
" half million dollars. One fire.
man was badly hurt by a falling wall.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Lydia Valencia's Son Sues for Baird Money
REBELS BEATEN AT TAMPICO
JOHNSON SILENT
ONHENEY'SPLAN

Governor Johnson. ON being
informed Of Heney's declaration,
made the following statement:
.sMr. Heney or any other man
has the right to run for United
States senator or governor of
California, or for BOTH
"There IL nothing to prevent
Mr.. Heney from making any
statement he sees fit. But, so
far M am concerned, Will not
make any decisions as to my
political plans until Governor
johnson has cleared the way by
announcing his,
So said Railroad Commissions
CIR John M. Eshleman, who has
been named as q candidate for
the gOvernorship by his friends,
regarding Heney's statement.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
Famishing Antelope
Fed by Handouts
By Aasociated Press.

GREELEY, Col. Dec. 12.-Gaunt
from hunger and thirst. band of
seven wild antelope entered the cor
porate limits of Greeley in search of
food. Driven from the snow-covered
hills and plains. the animals forgot
their timidity, and ate freely of the
bountiful supplies of food which
housewives on the east side OF town
threW 10 them ~ rzr--.-~--r-~-sups> :
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
DEMAND ,25o,ooo RANSOM

Ell PASO. Dec. 11.-Luiz Terrazas
Jr. has not yet been executed.
At 3 o'clock this morning General
Bensvides, Jefe de Las Armas Of
Juarez. talked with General Villa
through the medium of the direct
army wire.
Why kill the goose that lays the
golden eggs?" Villa is reported to
have said.
General villa has demanded q ram
som Of $250.ooo gold to release The
|multi-millionaire'2 oldest Aon.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
AD. EKLUND DIVORCED
90 80 80
BY MRS. EkLUND
90 80 90
While Denying Another Charge

vVY HILE AdOlph Ekiund, Mar
w I'm county hotel proprietor,
was testifying as GORE
spondent before Judge Cert to-
day, his wife. May, secured
decree of divorce In Judge Van
Nostrand's court.
Mrs. Florence A. Fowler of
1886 Buchanan street got a de-
cree from Emmett VI. Fowler. .
druggist, who, in a cross COM
pIaint, named Eklund. The lat
ter denied the charge.
Mrs. Fowler gets one daugh-
ter, Doris, and $40 a month.
The second child, Barbara, II
given into the custody of
friend.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
C| Y STILL
s AT {, IS
REPORT
Refugees From Chihuahua
Tell PitifuI Tale of Death
on Desert

MEXICO CITY, Dec. l2.-Re-
ports reached here today-said
to be on good authority-to the
effect that Tampico has been
taken by the rebels. The war of
fice and the ministry Of the in
terror deny the report.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
State MAY Reclaim Arid Lands

The solution of the problem Of re-
claiming the arid lands of Washington
may come in the utilization of the
great quantities of clam and other BIZ
valve shells to be found on the bars
and bottoms of the Puget Sound re-
gion. Investigations conducted by
the Washington State College show
that the bars and bays of Puget Sound
contain millions of tons Of carbonate OF
lime, to be obtained by crushing and
purifying these shells. A bill has been
introduced in the Legislature providing
for the establishment of a state-owned
plant to mine this lime and deliver it
to the owners of unproductive soil at
cost. Organic acid has soured thou
sands OF acres OF land in the North
west, where the rainfall is heavy. This
lime will provide an economical
method for overcoming the acid for
nations in the soil. 1t is estimated
that it will cost not more than SIS
per ton to produce this lime.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
Results From Woman Suffrage

That the effect of woman suffrage
on state legislation has been tremen-
dous is seen from the nature Of the
bills introduced before both houses
this session, most of which are along
sociological lines that women are most
interested in. During the first month
Of the session there were introduced
bills providing for minimum wage
for women, a teachers pension act,
three bills amending the present stat
ute relative to statutory crimes, lazy
husband act" a mothers pension bill,
a bill to establish vocational schools in
the state, measure for the support Of
destitute women, the Iowa Abate-
ment Law" child labor law, a bill
providing for female employees to rest
at certain hours when they have to
work standing on their feet, bill call
ing for court jurisdiction over baby
FARMS" and other measures tending to
protect the workingman.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
Morse is Declared Well

Charles w. Morse, who was par
doned from the Atlanta federal prison
by President Taft, is physically fit to
remain in business indefinitely, ac-
cording to DR.. Marchiafava, physician
to Pope Plus x.
Doctor Marchiafava came from Rome
at the request Of Mr.. Morse, and made
a thorough examination Of the fnan-
cier. He pronounced him sound and
entirely we'll, and said that he attri-
buted Mr.. Morse's recovery to his will
power. which, the physicians said, was
gigantic.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
The Blewett Road

There is a prospect for the expen
diture of $4,000 on the improvement
Of the Blewett pass road provided the
commissioners Of Chelan and Kittitas
county each endorse the Office OF
Chief Forester Sylvester to apportion
$1,000 OF the Forestry road to the Blew
EFT hill improvement. The chief for
ester suggests that each county con-
tribute an equal amount and it is held
that while this will do little or nothing
toward cutting out the bad grades, it
will put the road in very passable
shape, and furnish the foundation for a
better highway between the valleys of
the Wenatchee and Yakima. Gle FL
UNI Echo.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
Hunters Must Wear Red Goats

A bill which provided that the states
profit on grain sacks shall be limited
to 124 per cent above the estimated
cost has been put through the senate,
which has also passed bill providing
that hunters in the woods shall wear
red coats and making person who
shall shoot without looking to see what
he is shooting guilty Of assault. An
other bill which has passed the senate
provides for the consolidation Of small
diking districts; introduced by Senator
Hammer. The teachers retirement
fund bill has been reported favorably
by the committee of both houses.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
legislation Need on keIp Beds

Two bills which are Of considerable
interest to farmers OF the state are be-
fore the Legislature. One which inter-
ests Eastern Washington farmers pro-
vides for the appropriation of $40, 900
to carry out the Quincy irrigation pro-
ject by which the waters of Lake We
natchee are to be poured over the
Quincy fats and half million acres
Of land irrigated. 1t is asked that the
state get behind the bond issue for
this project. For the purpose.of clear
ing logged-of lands $4,000 bond
issue is asked for the benefit of those
living on the west side Of the state.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
LOVERS CORNER
Conducted by
Uncle Donald
"All the world loves a lover"

Just minute-Since the starting OF
this new department by Uncle Donald
there have been from three to four let
tiers every week from troubled persons,
most of which have been answered thru
the Lovers Corner. In the past the
writer has always asked for the names
of the persons who sent in letters, but
we were this week advised by the ed
itor of this new department that he
would no longer insist on the real
names of those sending in communica-
tons. Just write your query and send
1t in, addressed to Uncle Donald, and
he assures US he will do his best in
answering the question. Remember,
once more, try to get your letters in as
early in the week as possible, as he
does not live in this city and they will
have 10 be forwarded to him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
Government EnIists Work of Botanists

The United States government has
enlisted the services of two members
of the University of Washington fac
ulty, DR.. T. c. Frye and George B.
Rigg, to head a party of botanists to
make survey Of the kelp beds Of
Alaskan waters during the coming
summer. The survey is under the
direction of the bureau of soils of the
government. Since Germany has so
far had practically the monopoly of
potash supply Of the world, the finding
of these extensive kelp beds in the
north has aroused the government to
make these investigations in the hope
that a domestic supply will be avail
able
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
Alaska Will Have Big Year

An indication that Alaska is rapidly
coming to be regarded as a country
which is accessible and attractive in
the winter as we'll as at other times Of
the year is the fact that when the S. S.
Mariposa, Of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
sailed last week for Southwestern
Alaska, she carried 140 passengers,
the largest number that has ever been
known to 60 north at this time of the
pear. 1t is further evident that Alaska
will have the biggest year in her his
tory.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-02-14
NOTICE
In the County Commissioners Co
Chelan County, State of Washin

In the County Commissioners Court,
Chelan County, State of Washington.
In the matter of the petition Of s. p.
Beecher, ct al, for the establishing of a
herd district.
Notice is hereby given that petition,
which in words and figures reads as follows:
To the Honorable Board OF County Com
missioners of Ohelan Co., Wash:
We, the undersigned residents and tax
payers of the territory affected, hereby pc
tition that herd district be formed with
the following boundaries, to.wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner of
II. "a N. r. 49, e., thence east three miles to
the S. w. Cor. of Sec "a, T. "a, r.. Is, thence
north on the Sec. lines to Peshastin Greek,
thence along the north bank OF said Greek
to the Wenatchee River, thence up the
south bank of the Wenatchee River to the
line between Sec. 2l and %, t. "a, N. r.. 49, e.
thence north on the Sec. line to the n y.
of Sec. o. thence north to the N. line of t.
"a. N. r. 49, thence west along township line
to the N. w. Cor. of said township, thence
south along the township line to the place
s.P. BEEOHER
]. @. GILBERT
OHAS. 8. MILLER
O. A. ERKMAN
r.. 2. GOSSLEE
E. Il. RILEY
CLYDE CLARK
j. @. OARRELL
@. II: LUDWIG
ED. YOUNG
O. A. KUCH
has been filed with the County Commits
sioners OF Chelan County, Washington, and
notice is hereby given that Monday, the 3rd
day of March, 1918, at the hour of 10 O'Clock,
a. m, of said day, at the court house in the
City of Wenatchee, in said County and
State. has been appointed as the time and
place for hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may appear
and contest the same.
Dated this 3rd day of February, 1913.
ID. N. GELLATLY
Clerk Board County Commissioners
feb7-2l