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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17
NEW $4,000 HOTEL
FOR LEAY[NWORTh
Matter Under Consideration By Leaven-
worth Professionalism of Com
pany Probable

The need of more hotel accommo-
dations for this town was most forcibly
brought to the attention of several
business men the past few weeks when
men arriving on night trains could not
find sleeping places. The need OF a
modern, we'll equipped hotel Of not
less than sixty rooms was discussed by
a little knot of business men one day
this week and the belief concured in
that such place would pay hand
some profit on the investment. The
probabilities are that a company will
be formed and all the business men
asked to take stock in it. Just now
the question is who would take the
management OF the hotel. All realized
that it is highly important to get a
good hotel man to take charge, one
who has had experience and the means
to furnish it. While it is perhaps too
soon to announce that Leavenworth
will have a first-class hotel before an
other summer is over, the probabilities
are very favorable.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17

eys hereafter appropriated for the con-
struction Of roads should be set aside
and made available for maintenance.
Mr.. Roberts also urges that the
maintenance fund for roads should be
derived partly from automobile Ii
censes, since the owners Of automo-
biles derive great benefits from trunk
highways maintained in good order.
The present license fee OF $500 per
year is paid into the general fund.
He recommends that the license fee
be increased and made proportionate
to the horse power and weight of the
ca-say 25c per horse power per an
mum, and that the receipts be credited
to the State Highway Fund for use in
maintaining state roads and perma-
nent highways. There are 1880 Ii
censed automobiles in the State, and
it is estimated that at 25c per horse
power the revenue would amount TO
nearly 500, ,000 annually. At 90
per mile this would patrol and keep in
repair about 700 miles.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17
SNOW FIGHTERS STRIKE
100 MEN FROM TUNNEL
Arrived Here Yesterday Evening in Pitt
able Condition Five Com
radeS Buried in Slide

A special train arrived here yester-
day evening about o'clock from Cas-
cade with hundred or more men
who had been employed by the rail-
road company shoveling snow and try
ing to keep the road open to traffic
since the trouble began about three
weeks ago. The men, who are Aus
TRANS, Italians, Greeks and a sprink-
ling of native Americans complain
that they were only receiving 20 cents
per hour and were worked from twelve
to fifteen hours per day but thought
they were going to get paid for all
over ten hours at the same rate of pay,
but yesterday learned that the COM
pany did not intend TO pay them but
$500 per day without regard to the
hours worked. They also complain
that feed was poor and that they rarely
got over two meals per day and some
times only one meal, and that there
were no sleeping accommodations at
all, that the men were compelled to
sleep on floors, without bedding. One
day they were so near starving from
being underfed that they broke into a
storage car and helped themselves.
They also charge that FIVE OF their
comrades are buried under slides and
that the company would not permit
them to dig their dead comrades out
unless they did it at their own ex-
pense. At the time they left the tun-
mel coming this way about fifty men
left for the west. The men here are
in desperate condition, having neither
money, food or sufficient clothing and
can not get a settlement from the
One Of the men buried
under the slide, an Austrian, is known
to have had over $500 in lmoney in a
belt.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17
Timber Cruisers Go to Lake Wenatchee

Ben Peck of Olympia, Pete Zimmer-
man Of Everett, state timber cruisers
arrived here last Saturday and left
Tuesday for the Lake Wenatchee
country where they will spend several
weeks cruising and estimating about
5000 acres Of state lands in that vicin-
ity. They will be located at the foot
of the Lake in one Of the Forestry
department camps. On account of the
deep snow in that section it is hard
matter to say when we will finish the
work says Mr.. Peck, but l believe it
will take month any way. The trip
from here to the Lake was made on
the stage line after which the cruisers
will don snow shoes to make their way
thru the mountains.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17
POLICE JUDGE MAKES
REPORT FOR PAST YEAR
Police Force Makes 341 Arrests Dur
ing the Year-fines Collected
Amount to $1,059.20

That the Office of Police Magistrate
has been profitable one for the city
of Leavenworth during the year OF
1912 just passed, is shown in the fol-
lowing report given to an Echo repre-
sentative this week.
The fines and costs collected
amounted 10 s1O5o.2 30 and in addition
to this there was secured 1087A days
work on the streets by prisoners who
were unable to pay their fines, for this
work the prisoners are allowed 50 a
day on their fines, which amounted to
S2174.50. On several instances the
past year the convicts were turned over
to contractors employed on city jobs
for which the city received 50 for ev-
cry day OF their sentence. The total
disbursements for the year was
$1180.30. of which amount, S372.5S
was expended for meal tickets. The
above amount being subtracted from
33233.70, the total assets. leaves the
city credit of s2,0s3.40.
OF the 34l arrests made those
charged with being drunk and disor-
derly numbered, 214; disorderly con-
duct, %; vagrancy, 68; fighting, IL;
assault, 9; misdemeanors, 8; indecent
exposure, i; fast riding, 2; disturbing
the peace, 3; dismissed, 2.
Thus far this year the arrests have
been few and the city officials are look
ing for a quiet year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17

was showed into their hands. Carl
Gray, president OF the Great Northern,
w. D. Scott, general manager and
other high officials Of the company
who spent a week at the scene OF the
trouble spoke very highly Of the work
being done by the men at that point,
and in other ways showed their aD-
probation OF their services. Mr.. Scott
contracted a severe case OF pneumonia
during the week he spent at the tunnel
and passed thru here Monday on his
way to Spokane to consult physicians.
Later reports are that he is recovering.
Talk of Proposed Long Tunnel
While it is a little early to make
predictions it is known that the Great
Northern officials are giving much
thought at present to the proposed
long tunnel thru the Cascade range.
They realize that it is the only way to
eliminate the snow trouble and in Or
der to compete with other transcon-
tinental roads who are favored with
better road ways it is believed that the
tunnel will be the solution OF the
problem.
Several tunnels have been spoken
of, but according to statement given
out by engineers about year ago
who made study OF the project the
one likely to be adopted would COM
mence about a mile up the canyon
from this city and come out near Sky
komish. The length is 1925 miles
the maximum elevation ITS feet, the
the tunnel gradient 0.2 per cent, as
cending westward for a mile beyond
Leavenworth and 0.15 per cent de-
scending the rest Of the way. The
distance is Is miles shorter than by
the present route. The tunnel, if
built, will be double tracked, and is
estimated to cost 5000 per lineal foot
or 81, ,056,000 per mile. 1t is also
planned to run track up the Icicle
valley to strike the tunnel in about the
middle and sink a shaft in order to
work toward both ends. The cost Of
this work is estimated to be $2o, ,430,-
600 which will bring the total cost Of
the tunnel up to $63, ,486.000. In
addition to this the engineers say that
the tunnel would have to be electrified
which would bring the cost up to
SIS, 100000.
The very mention Of this figure will
cause the project to be secuted and
ridiculed by some people. but it is
actually believed that work on this
great undertaking, which will rank as
the second greatest in the world will
begin inside of the next ten years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-17

Get Butter Wrappers at Echo Office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
A BUM INVESTOR.
Left Home With 2,0oo-Returns
With Five Dollars.

Lawton, Okla, January 22.-Wil-
liam NJ. Plum, former mayor Of An
adarko, over whose assets creditors
are fighting in bankruptcy court to
get what satisfaction they can for
the approximate half million dollars
involved, left Oklahoma in April with
$4,000 in his pocket and returned
Christmas day with but s. left, ac-
cording to his testimony here We'd
nesday. Two automobiles and a
small judgment in the Caddo county
court were added to the list OF as
sets today.
When the hearing was finished this
afternoon it was the opinion of at
torneys that the Plum estate will not
pay more than 10 per cent of his
liabilities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
Taft Ignores Roosevelt Custom.

Washington. Jan. 22.-White house
officials announced Tuesday that
President Taft intends to observe one
of the ancient customs on inaugural
day, abandoned by his predecessor,
and will ride back up Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol to the White
House with his successor. The Gus
tom was broken by Mr.. Roosevelt
four years ago when he hurried from
the capitol to the union station to
catch train for Oyster Bay leaving
Mr.. Taft to make the journey back
up the avenue with Mrs. Taft at his
side.
At the direction of the president,
Colonel Spencer Cosby, chief aide at
the white house, on his recent visit
to Governor Wilson, asked if the gov
ernor desired that this custom be re-
vived. Colonel Cosby reported today
that Mr.. Wilson was anxious that Mr..
Taft accompany him.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
FIFTY FISHERMAN DRlFTEO OUT
INTO LAKE ON LARGE ICE
FLOE LAST NIGHT.
ALL WERE RESCUED
Some Of the Men Spent the Whole Of
the Night in the Ice, Burning Their
Fish Nets to Protect Themselves
from the Cold.

Little Sturgeon, Wis., Jan. 23.--Fif-
ty fisherman, more than half the
whole population of this village, were
swept out into Lake Michigan las
night, when large ice Gloe from
which they were fishing, floated away
from the shore.
All were rescued, the last two to-
day, after terrible suffering. TLe
wives and children rushing down to
the shore saw the men helpless, drift
ing out into the lake.
Men manned boats and brought some
to shore. Others, distracted, jumped
into the icy water and swan to safety.
Two remained on The ice lor dll night,
burning their fl h nets to keep warm
and were rescued nearly frozen this
morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
WOMAii ACCUSED
.0F HORRIBLE CRIME
MOTHER ACCUSED OF BURNING
NEW BORN BABE - CHARRED
REMAINS FOUND IN STOVE.

Centrahoma, Okla, Jan. 22.-This
town was Tuesday stirred from cen
ter to circumference by the details
of What appears to be the most afro
cious crime committed in the history
of this section. Mrs. Ila England, a
well known resident of Centrahoma,
was placed under arrest Tuesday af.
ternoon, charged with burning he's
infant child, and following the ar
rest came the details of the crime
charged against her.
On Saturday, January II, Mrs. Eng
land disappeared from the place at
which she was engaged here, and
no one could learn anything of her
whereabouts until the following
Monday afternoon, when she appear
ed at the home of friend, Mrs.
Rease 1t was known before her dis
appearance that she would soon give
birth to a child, and the birth had
taken place during her disappearance.
She would give those who questioned
her about the new born babe no sat
isfactory information, hence suspl-
cion was directed towards her. An
investigation was begun, but no trace
of the missing infant was found un-
til Monday morning.
After an absence of two weeks,
James Bunch and family returned to
their home here Monday morning.
They discovered Immediately their
HON. had been broken into during
their absence and the bed occupied.
From the general appearance of the
bedclothes, it was apparent a child
had been given birth in the house
during the family's absence.
This somewhat disturbed the men,
berse of the Bunch family, but their
horror was increased when, upon
starting to build fire in the heat
ing stove, the charred remains Of
All lHldul Wclc III
the stove. All that was left of the
remains were the skull, few charr-
ed bones and a portion Of the in
testines burned to crisp.
Sheriff Jess Phillips of Coalgate
was at once notified of the grue-
some find and was prompt in begin
ming the investigation which resulted
in the arrest of Mrs. England Tues
day afternoon. The woman was TAX
en- to Coalgate Tuesday night and
confined in the Jail there.
From statements the woman made,
the officials are of the opinion that
she had accomplices in the crime
charged against her, and sensational
developments are expected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
SUPREME COURT
WILL DECIDE CASE
GOVERNOR STILL HOLDS TO HIS
FIRST THEORY THAT SENATE
CONFIRMED LON FRAME.

The action of the state senate
Tuesday afternoon in deciding that
a majority of its full membership
is necessary for the confirmation of
executive appointments did not serve
to change the attitude of Governor
Lee Cruce or his appointee, Lon ".
NJ Frame, who is the center of the
controversy, and it now is almost
certain that the supreme court will
be called upon to finally determine
the question.
The governor stated Wednesday
that he was still of the opinion that
when Frames appointment received
a majority of the members of tho
senate present and participating it
was confirmed and that the con-
struction placed on the statutes by
the senate Tuesday afternoon does
not change the result. The COVER
nor also added that he believed the
senate attempted to assume judicial
power when it proceeded to construe
the constitutional provisions bearing
on the question.
How and when the question will
get before the supreme court the
governor does not know.
Opponents of Frames confirmation
cling to the hope that the journal
Frames appointment was re-
iected will be accepted as official and
final by the court.-Oklahoman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
Mott Not an Attorney.

Muskogee, Okla, Jan. pa SEN
sation was sprung here today when
local newspaper announced that
Mr.. L. Mott, who had been drawing
$4,000 year for seven years as ma
tional attorney for the Creeks and
with whom President Taft has just
signed a contract for another year.
has never been admitted to practice
in Oklahoma courts. So far as courts
of the state are concerned Mott is
not an attorney at all, and cannot
appear in any of these courts as the
representative of the Indians. Mott
admits that he has never been ad-
mitted to practice in the state, says
he never made application to be ad-
mitted and does not intend to; is not
a citizen of the state, never intends
to be. and expects to leave as soon
as his Indian contracts expire.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
Denison Editor Dies.

Denison, Jan. 22.-Leonard S.
Thompson, for the past two years
exchange editor of the Herald, died
at his home, 1912 West Candy street,
Tuesday night at midnight Death
came as a result of heart trouble az
ter but a weeks illness. Mr.. Thomp-
son followed his usual work until
about a week ago VIXEN he decided
to take few days rest. His condi-
ton gradually grew more serious
until the end.
Father Thompson, as he was called
by all who knew him, was born in
Vermont little more than seventy
years ago and was two ye1rs mem
ber of the Vermont Legislature. He
practiced law in Montpelier until
he came to Denison ten years ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
41 Cases Of Meningitis.
morning.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 22.-The first
case of spinal meningitis to develop
in this city since the epidemic Of
the disease in Oklahoma last winter
was reported today. Mamie Culley,
eight years old, Is the victim.
One case each from Payne and
Custer counties was reported today
and two from McCurtain county.
Since January / Of this year forty
one cases of meningitis have been
reported with twenty-four deaths.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
Goes to Los Angeles.

L. G.. Shelton, who for a number
of years has been one of the leading
members of the Ardmore bar, has
disposed of his law business in this
city, sold his residence property and
will in a short time remove to Los
Angeles, Cal. Judge Shelton will EN-.
ter, as partner, one of the leading
law firms in Southern California. He
expects to leave this city about the
middle of the month Of February.
He stated that he would not resign
his office as municipal judge until
Immediately prior to leaving here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
Boys Stab Teacher,

Hatfield. Ark, Jan. 22.-Professor
j. c. Hoheimer, principal of the lC-
cal public schools, was stabbed and
probably fatally injured by three
school boys here today. The boys, X.
G. Morrow. aged Is, his brother, 1S
years old, and Shelby Lebow, aged
16, were arrested and placed in Jail.
The younger Morrow boy had been
expelled from school, and when he
returned today he was ordered away
by the principal. The three boys
then attacked Hoheimer with knives.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
OFFICIALS OF INDIAN OFFICE
PLEASED WITH CHANGES IN
OSAGE OFFICIALS.
CHIEF HARD WORKER
Fred Lookout Continues Hard
Working Usage Farmer, Notwith-
standing He Receives Heavy Roy
aIties from Oil Leases.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 23.-"The
greatest moral victory in the history
of the Usage tribe" was the way Act
ing Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Abbot, characterized the election of
that recently deposed by Secretary
Fisher on the charge that it was nu-
duly influenced by the Uncle Sam Oil
company.
Fred Lookout, who was elected
chief said Abbot, lis hard-wor 4
ing farmer. He is one of the Osages
who does not refuse to work because
of the unearned increment in oil land
re yalties which the Osages enjoy"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
The MaYors' Race.

It now looks as though the race
for mayor of Ardmore this spring is
to be three cornered one. Mayor
Dawson, the present incumbent, says
positively that he will not be can
didate. Another prominent Ardmore'
ite who has been urged by his
friends to enter the race says that
he does not think he will become a
candidate. These two eliminated 1t
will in all probability leave the
fight between three-one who 1t Is
said is making an open canvas for
the office and two prominent eX-
of Carter county.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
CHARGED With Stealing Cow.

The case of the State of Oklahoma
VS.. Ed Newton, charged with steal
ing a COW is on trial in the district
charged with stealing the COW. burcit-
ering her and selling the meat. Tho
cows hide was introduced ~ evil
dence.
In the case of the State vs.. pete
Meanes, charged with burglary. de-
fendant was found guilty yesterday
afternoon and his punishment fixed
at two years in the peniteptlary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
MORE ABOUT THE
ARCHBOLD LETTERS
FORMER EDITOR OF HEARST'S
NEWSPAPER SAYS LESS THAN
FIVE HUNDRED WAS PAID.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-
Charles Mooney, former managing ed
itor of the New York American, told
The senate campaign investigating
committee about securing copies of
some of the Standard Oil letters,
published by William R. Hearst
Mooney said he negotiated for cop7
of only a few of the Archbold letters.
that they were brought to the news
paper office by Whiteman and that
he paid less than five hundred dol
lars for same.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
"BAT" NELSON WEDS.
Pugilist Marries Denver Cartoonist
at His Old Home.

Chicago, H., Jan. 23.-"Bat" Nell
son, former lightweight champion,
and Fay King, his bride to be, were
at breakfast at a local
hotel, before departing for Hedges
wich, wher/ the marriage ceremony
is scheduled for this afternoon. The
bride is a cartoonist, who met Mel
son while employed on a Denver
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
In PitifuI Plight.

Washington, Jan. 22.-'I have -four
children. a husband out of work
and nothing to eat" wrote a New
York mother to President Taft.
She inclosed two $40 Confederate
notes which she wished to have re
deemed.
She was informed that the bills
are worthless.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
BUYS Residence PROPERTY.

John Hoffman yesterday became the
owne rof the residence property for
merly owned and occupied by Judge
l.. G. Shelton. The property is one
Of the most desirable residences in
southwest Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
NEW KANSAS APPoINTEEs.

Governor Hodges Makes Announce
ment Of important Appointments.
Topeka Kan, Jan. Ex-Governor
Hodges today announced the follow
ing appointments:
Member utilities commission, MyeT
Hurley, Kansas City.
Member board of control, Stance
Meyers, Leavenworth.
Warden of the state penitentiary,
Majord Botkins.
Adjutant general, Charles l. Mar.
tin.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
Girls Darinu Feat,

Columbus, o., Jan. 22.-Three girls
jumped from the fifth flor of a burn
ing factory building here today into
the Scioto river, then swan ashore
in safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
AC0U|TTAL FOR
BEACH EPT|NC
WAS CHARGED WITH COMPllCl.
TY IN SHOOTING OF AL 5oYCE
AT AMARILLO.

Memphis, Tex, Jan. 23.-Beach B.
Epting, charged with completely in
the killing of Al G. Boyce, Jr., at
Amarillo last September. was found
not guilty. Epting was accused OF
having assisted John B. Sneed in his
alleged plans for the shooting Of
young Boyce.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
ADVANCE GAS PRICE.
Gas interests, However, Will Not
Make Advance Ordered by Judge.

"dNC NuNdUSC S'NS'Se ~ SSSSS'
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 23.-lncreases
in, the price of natural gas to con-
sumers, but not as much as ordered
by Federal Judge Pollock, was gen.
orally agreed upon at meeting OF
the gas interests here today. The re-
port Of w. T. Newman, special ac-
countant for the Kansas utilities
commission, shows a heavy decrease
in the production of gas from the
Kansas natural fields and a big de,
crease in the amount of gas used for
boiler consumption.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23
GINNERS' REPORT ISSUED.
Thirteen Million Bales Gnned to
January 10th, Says Report.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 23.-Cotton
ginned to January 18th, was 1902
264 bales, including 1882 round
bales and 7O,176 Sea Island bales,
according to the census bureaus an
.lncement today. Oklahoma's gin
rs to that date was 966,127
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-23

{ z to the adverse weather
nc z the services at the First
est z an church closed last
,ht.