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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
ALABAMA AND VANDY LOOK
ESPECIALLY GOOD-TECH Is
STRONG--GEORGIA TO HAVE
HARD TIME

With the advent of warm weather
diamond activities at the various col
leges throughout the south have start
ed with a vim.
Down in Tuscaloosa the University
of Alabama aggregation with some 45
candidates are already on the field
getting the kinks worked out of
their whips for the college season.
Alabama, unless dope goes awry, should
be again found in the championship
running when the month of June draws
nigh and the days of the college sea-
son are numbered. Six of last seasons
near-champs are back on the job and
to these are added a goodly amount
of new material. In Mcdowell, captain
and left fielder of the Crimson team,
Alabama possesses perhaps the most
valuable college baseball player in the
south today. This is McDowell's fourth
year at the university and his playing
should be even better than in the three
seasons past during which he has been
unanimously accorded position on the
all-southern lineup of Dixie colleges.
Joplin. Moody. Wells. Gosa and PEBBLES
are also again on hand and with these
men as a nucleus about which to build
a club Coach Graves has excellent pros
poets for winning team this sea-
SON
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23

HIGH AMATEUR IN
THE MID WINTER TOURNAMENT
COLLEGE BASEBALL CLUBS
BEGIN SPRING ACTIVITIES


the Thompson brothers, Wilder and
other college stars. All of these men
will be missing from the Red ana
Black team this season and from re
ports from Athens, the new material Is
not of a calibre to inspire any cham-
pionship hopes within the breasts OF
the Georgia followers. However, 1t Is
likely that with Bowden, McWhorter
and several others of last seasons vet
erans on hand, Charlie Wahoo, who
has recently accepted the duties OF
coach at the Georgia university VIII
be able TO put out a formidable eollege
club on the Athens diamond TINS
spring.
Vandy Looks Good
Despite the loss of Ray ana kent
Morrison and Freeland from the Van
derbilt line-up, reports from NashVllle
say that the Commodores have an eS-
cellent chance to repeat their last
years title winning performance TINS
spring. Some 65 candidates reported for
the first workout of the Commodores
held last Thursday, including collins,
Turner, Hardage and other stars Oh
last seasons line-up. Hardages case
as to eligibility in S. ]. a. A. circles
this spring has not yet been decided
and the Alabama boy may also De
missed from the Commodore ranks.
-.
The Commodores meet the Alabama
lads in Tuscaloosa during the latter
part of the spring and while IT IS en-
tirely too early to be predicting tne
probable standing of the college clubs
at that time. it is safe to argue tnat
these contests will not be without Sig
nificance in determining the champion
ship holders for 1918.
Gloom at Sewanee
Over in Sewanee deep gloom has
taken possession of the Tiger baseball
enthusiasts as a result of the an
nouncement that Sheldon, the star
football man of last season and hurl-
er or much touted ability, has turned
professional. With sheldon and Gillem
on the mound, Sewanee would have
had probably the strongest pitching
staff in the south this season. Espe-
cally is this true in view or the fact
that Thompson and Vose, DiXies pre-
mier college hurlers of the past sea-
son, have broken into professional
company. However, Gillem left college
Immediately after the gridiron season,
Sheldon yielded to the call of profess
sionalism, and as a result the Tigers
have gloomy outlook. Sewanee
doesn't place any considerable amount
of Importance upon its baseball stand
ing, however, and If the Tiger team
is not right up with the winners when
tho season closes there won't be any
copious amount of tears shed in the
mountain camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
GIANTS PLAY FIRST GAME

Marlin, Tex, February "a
Two picked teams of the New
York National league squad in
spring training here played a
match game today in honor OF
Gov. o. B. Colquitt of Texas.
The governor is here for few
days rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Yellow Jackets Busy

over in Atlanta some 5S Yellow
Jackets answered to the call of Coach
Heisman and are now doing daily ath-
letic stunts upon the Tech pasture.
Tech is another southern college team
which will be heard from this season.
The yellow Jacket aggregation made
great showing last year considering
the fact that most of their old ma
tePfal was missing when the bugle
sounded the call to arms and with a
years experience these men should
furnish the backbone for winning ag-
gregation.
The University of Georgia, which has
been one of the strongest champion
ship contenders in the south for the
past four years, will have to hustle
this season to uphold the reputation
made in the days of "Shorty" Brooks,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
Columbia River Road Opened Next Year

Il know of no provision compelling
the Great Northern to begin operation
of the WenatcheeOroville branch at
any specified time" said Judge F. v.
Brown in Wenatchee, Wednesday.
The chief counsel Of the road arrived
in his private car from Mansfield with a
company of officials.
The court decree giving US right
of way over state road No. 10 is on
file in your county clerks Office" he
said, and in substance it required US
to begin construction within six months
from the date the decree was issued,
and to continue construction with rea-
sonable diligence until the line could
be ready for operation. II the engi-
neer says it is impracticable and unsafe
to start operation on January /, that
settles it. We have no choice but to
await the time of completion.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
WASHINGTON STEEL PLANT
TO FIRE UP IN TWO WEEKS
The Long Looked for Event is Less Than
Two Weeks Off

Unless something happens that can
not now be forseen, says Mr.. Rothert,
general manager OF the Washington
Steel & Iron Co. I'VE will be in op-
Grafton inside of two weeks" The
large furnaces we're completed yester-
day. The crucible furnaces have been
ready for some time. A car of huxing
material is on the track and will be
transferred to the steel plant today.
Everything is in readiness; hammer
men and furnace men have been en-
gagged and have signed up to go to
work for the company, on short notice.
Mr.. Rothert will leave for Denver
and Pittsburg today or tomorrow, but
expects to get back inside Of week.
After his return things will be doing
that many people have been anxiously
waiting for.
About fifteen expert steel workers
and ten helpers will be employed a
the beginning, but this number vii
be increased in a short time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
UNKNOWN FOUND DEAD
BY TRAMPS AT WINTON
Man Believed to Have Died From Expo
sure-No Identification Papers
Found

An unknown man was found dead
near the east end OF the Great North
ern siding at Winton, near the summit
at 11:30 Sunday forenoon. Coroner
May was at once notified and left on
No. /, returning with the body on No.
a. The dead man was found by a
hobo who reported the finding to the
station agent. The official recognized
the deceased as one OF three men who
left train No. 43 at Winton last We'd
nesday. At that time the man was
carrying a two gallon demijohn of
whiskey. The demijohn and por-
ton of the whiskey was found near the
body. On leaving the train this par
ticular man, who was intoxicated at the
time, started to walk east while the
other two went west towards the sum-
nit. He evidently crawled into the
bushes to rest and continued to drink
until he died. The nights have been
very cold in the mountains and he had
no covering nor coat or vest. 1t is
supposed that the liquor and expo
sure resulted in his death.
There was nothing on the mans
person to identity him. He was 5 feet
9 inches in height, had dark hair
slightly gray, brown eyes, false teeth
above, lower teeth natural and in fairly
good condition, weight about 135
pounds. He wore khaki trousers, blue
gingham shirt, cheap gray socks, good
tan shoes about No. 7, of Hannah
make from Mcdonald Bros, Tacoma,
gray felt hat. There was nothing in
his clothes, but snuff, matches and a
five cent piece. The body will be
buried in the Wenatchee cemetery by
Coroner May.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
YOU MUST FILE TOMORROW
OR NOT GET ON THE TICKET

So far only two have filed for office
in the city election. Albert G. Nc
Keown has filed for mayor and H. G.
Krollpfeiffer for treasurer. 1t is un-
derstood that ]. D. Wheeler will be a
candidate for councilman in the first
ward
Tomorrow evening at o'clock the
filing book will close. Those who ex-
pect to file had better keep this in
mind. The filing book would close on
the 5th but that being Sunday the
only safe way is to file on Saturday.
The only way to get on the primary
ticket to be voted on Nov. 4 is to file
for office tomorrow.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
U. S. Emigration Officer Here

Benjamin R. Hunter, U. 5. Emigra-
ton officer was here yesterday and to-
day looking for a Jap wanted on a
white slave charge. 1t appears that
the woman in the case was brought to
this country from Japan on the pre-
text that she had husband here. She
was consigned to one of the Japs in
the colony west of the city who was
supposed to be her husband, but an
investigation by the U. S. officers dis
closes the fact that she has never been
married. That there is an organized
band of Japanese engaged in the white
slave traffic business is the belief of
emigration officers. The woman will
be deported.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
Mother and Daughter Badly Burned

Miss Evelyn Yocum, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Yo-
cum was badly burned about the back
last Tuesday when her dress caught
fire. Just how the blaze started is
not definitely known, but it is believed
that the little girl stepped on a match
and her skirt dragged across the blaze.
She ran to her mother when she discov-
cred her dress blazing, and in extin-
gushing it, which she did with her
hands, Mrs. Yocum was badly burned,
though not seriously. AT first it was
thought that the little girls burns
would prove fatal. DR.. Hoxsey
dressed the wounds of mother and
daughter and says the little girl will
recover without any serious effects.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

him for many years says he is deserv-
ing of little sympathy. when he lived
with my daughter and her child, says Mr..
Pratt, he acted like beast, and con-
tinually abused and mistreated her.
Many times they were forced to go
hungry because he would not provide
anything for them to eat and on sew
eral occasions he threatened to kill
them both. One time several years
ago he came home and took a shot
at my daughter, but did no damage.
When I heard about it I went to see
him, and he threatened to shoot me,
but I guess he got cold feet when a
man faced him, and I told him then il
anything like that ever happened again,
l would fill him full OF lead. He never
repeated that performance again, how
ever, but finally made it so miserable
for his wife that she was forced to leave
him." When asked if he knew what
had become OF the girl he replied,
mo do not, but 1 think she is al
right" When asked if it wasn't pos
sible that she was on her way TO join
her mother in Sacramento, he said
well that's possible but I don't know
anything more about it than you do. "
The officials are still working on
the case, but are still as much in the
dark as they were the day the girl dis
appeared.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
Another Asbestos Mine

Some two weeks ago a party Of men
and women on an outing bent up in
the Chewawa river valley found what
they thought was an asbestos prospect.
Messrs. Charles Fox, S. A. Burce and
S. H. Delamater, who were in the out
ing party went out to investigate, TAX
ing with them Joe Massie, who has
some knowledge of minerals and To-
Gated several claims on Cross creek,
a tributary of the Chewawa river. They
think they have located true fissure
vein, we'll defined and showing as
bestos Of high grade. They expect
to make further investigations.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
S. G. DAILY Moves Into New Quarters

Mr.. DAILY moved his electrical sup
ply store into one Of the rooms on
Front street formerly occupied by Geo.
Hathaway as a soft drink resort. He
has done practically all the wiring on
the new buildings that have been
erected here the past summer and
finds it necessary to move into larger
quarters where he will carry full line
of wiring supplies as we'll as electrical
fixtures and lamps Of all kinds.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
$1.50 Per Year
Takes Fling at Masonic Fraternity

The thinly disguised fling which
Mr.. Corcoran took at the Masonic
fraternity yesterday morning, in the
article headed "Woldenberg VS. DR..
A. G. McKeown," was wholly un-
necessary. These gentlemen did
not become candidates at the solici-
tation OF their brethren, but because
they were thought fit and qualified
as citizens and taxpayers having
direct interest in the town. What
order they belong to and with what
particular church they affiliate has
nothing to do with their fitness for
office. They are candidates for Of
fee before the people of this COM
munity on their record as careful,
prudent business men, fitted by ed
ucation and training for the respec-
tive Offices to which they aspire,
and we believe the community will
so regard them. If Mr.. Corcoran
intends to back the Socialist ticket
against the Citizens ticket in the
municipal campaign he has per-
feet right to do so, but we do sub
nit that it is unwise and impolitic
to inject fraternity brotherhood into
political campaign as determin-
ing factor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
COMPARISON OF TAXES
WITH FORMER YEARS
New Levy and Valuation Higher Than
Ever BefOre-TaxeS II Times
Higher than 1894

The sharp increase in state taxes
from IS, ,819,44o last year to $8,o37,-
SIS, with the prospect that even this
will fall $780, 900 short of meeting
the appropriations of the last legisla-
ture, is causing comment from all
parts OF the state.
The new levy, both in total amount
and in the rate, which is 8.81 mills on
each dollar of valuation, sets new
high record for the state.
The deficit of 100000 promises to
come in the general fund levy. This
was fixed at three mills, the statutory
limit, but in the haste to make appro-
priations the legislature apparently
paid no attention to raising the neces-
sary revenues.
The board Of equalization left the
school levy at 1.o mills. The depart
ment of education desired a levy OF
two mills or more but on account OF
the sharp increases in other lines pro-
vided by Legislative action, the board
felt this was not the right time for a
raise all along the line.
A comparison with the taxes levied
in other years shows steady increase
in state taxes ever since 1894, but at
no time has the increase been so re-
markable as between 1912 and 1918.
In 1894 the assessed valuation oil
all taxable property in the state
amounted to $226,245,182, while
state taxes of SOS, ,431 were levied.
This year the assessed valuation is ST.
O14,474, ,027, and state taxes amount
ing to So, 8,o37,525 have been levied
A comparison readily shows that the
assessed valuation OF the state to day i!
little more than four times what i
was in 1894. On the other hand state
taxes are more than II times what
they we're in 1894.
In other words, state expenses have
grown three times as fast as have the
values of the property in the state.
This is another comparison that il
interesting. If a man owned piect
of land assessed at 1000 in 1894 h'
would have paid 1912 on it in STATE
taxes. The same piece of land, helC
o. day, would be assessed at abou
$4480, and on it to-day state take
would amount to $3o.45, while a piece
of land assessed at 81, 900 to-day woulc
pay state taxes Of 1881 as agains
$3.12 on property of the same value
in 1894.
In the general budget bill Governor
Lister vetoed fund appropriation items
totaling s6o7, ,070. This does not in
clude a $1o5, 900 item for maintenance
of Cheney normal school from the
Cheney normal fund, which was passed
over the veto.
In the supplemental budget bill the
governor vetoed general fund appro'
priations totaling $120,000..
Separate appropriation bills vetoed
included $500,000 for the Vancouver
bridge, 500, 900 for survey of the
Quincy irrigation project and $5o,ooC
for the Pend Oreille river bridge
These items total 81, ,467 900.
In addition the governor vetoed q
bill providing for an additional cne'
tenth mill levy for a public building
fund. In this one benium under
the assessment of this year, this would
have meant an additional $202,80C
in taxes. He vetoed the one and one
half mill public highway levy bills
which would have cost during bien-
mum $750,000 more than the bill
which finally passed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
PESHASTIN CELEBRATES
OPENING OF WAREHOUSE
The New fruit Warehouse Received
House Warming Last Saturday
Evening

Between three and four hundred
people turned out last Saturday even
ing to help celebrate the opening Of
the magnificent new fruit warehouse Of
the Peshastin Fruit Growers Associa-
ton which was recently completed at
a cost of over $4,000,
The opening of the new warehouse
was celebrated by grand free ball,
nor was this all that was free. Two
barrels of excellent cider were on tap.
The virgin juice of the apple proved
most popular and entirely harmless
beverage which the dancers. and all
others enjoyed nightly.
In addition to all the people in the
vicinity of Peshastin there were many
from Leavenworth, Dryden, Cashmere
and other nearby points. There was
room for more than a hundred couple
and in truth there was often seventy
and eighty couples on the floor. I'm
der the direction of Guy Stage and
F. A. Wingate, two of the directors,
the best OF order was kept and every
thing passed off pleasantly, the new
warehouse thus receiving a rousing
warming.
In dimensions the warehouse is
70x180. The basement is of concrete
and the upper story of hollow tile. 1t
is scientifically constructed so that an
even temperature can be maintained by
a system of ventilation, and stands as
one OF the best fruit warehouses, of
which there are more than thirty in
the county. 1t will be provided with
an electric elevator to transfer fruit
from one floor to the other. capa-
cious office is cut off in one corner,
with the exception of which the en-
tire warehouse will be used for fruit
storage. The full capacity will not be
required this year but it is estimated
that inside Of two years from this fall
it will be none too large to take care
of the fruit of the members. M. w.
Stark, one Of the members, says this
years crop is estimated at from eight
cen TO to twenty thousand boxes. Guy
Stage will have about four thousand
boxes, while there are several other
members whose crop will run from two
to four thousand boxes.
Last week one car of Peshastin ap-
Piles was shipped to Germany and one
car to South America. For export
the apples must be triple wrapped and
the tops and bottoms of the boxes
doubled. They were shipped over the
Great Northern to New York. From
two to four cars are loaded every day.
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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03
BUILDING ACTIVITY
HAS NOT LET UP
The Demand for More Residences Slim
uIateS BuiIding-Many Houses
to Be Completed

While approximately one hundred
residences have been built since the
first of March last, there is yet scar
city OF houses. Every week house
hunters come under our observation.
This condition is responsible for the
number Of houses now under construc-
ton and work on others which has not
yet begun.
The John Bjork brick addition to
the Overland Hotel is we'll along
toward completion. The walls of the
second story will be completed this
week.
The three story Barclay building
only lacks the glass for the front to be
ready for occupancy. The upper
stories have been completed and ready
for the furniture for the past two
weeks.
D. A. McGregor will have the walls
of seven-room brick bungalo up by
the last of this week. This is located
in the new Varney addition, where a
dozen houses have been built since
last spring.
John Inglis completed four room
cottage in the Varney addition in the
past ten days.
]. E. Faulkner is putting the finish
ing touches to a fve-room house on
the west end OF Whitman street for r.
L. Parker.
The cement basement for hand
some brick residence for Anton Blom-
exc is ready for the brick layers. Mr..
Gutherless has the contract for the
brick work and will begin on it next
week. 1t is located on slightly cor
ner near Firemen's Hall.
Geo. E. Kugelman let the contract
this week for substantial four room
bungalo style house to be built on Or
chard street, north of track. Work
on this will begin the first of mex
week.
E. H. Rothert recently made some
additions to small residence on the
North Side and has under considera
ton the building of new house on {
vacant lot in the same vicinity.
]. B. Ballou is having plans made
for an apartment house, 30x80, two
story, with full basement, on the cor
ner of Front and Ninth streets. He i:
planning to use the basement as &
place for mission meetings, for which
purpose it will be we'll adapted because
the basement will be practically above
ground. With the exception of the
basement it will probably be built oi
wood.
We hear of five or six other build
ings under construction, but not know
ing the names of the owners, make nc
mention of them. Eight or ten others
are under consideration and some ol
them will certainly be built this fall
and winter. With this condition look
ing the town in the face it is not un-
reasonable to predict that with the
opening OF spring in the year 1914
building will be resumed as early as
work can be prosecuted.
A forty to fifty thousand dollar hotel
will be about the first and most inn
portant building project for the COM
ing year. We are positively assured
that first-class hotel for Leavenworth
is now beyond question.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

Mr.. George Sterling arrived here
yesterday morning from Spokane and it
is rumored that he came to buy out j..
w. Corcoran. The deal will probably
be closed this week. He spent sew
eral days here last week and looked
the proposition over. He is favorably
impressed with the town and thinks it
has a future.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

J. E. Schubert left Thursday for Sc
attic and other points on the Coast
where he expects to remain for week
or ten days.
A girl was born at the home OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Dave Grant last Tuesday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

DR.. Hoxsey was called to Chiwau-
KUN several times this week to visit
Mrs. w. w. Thompson who is SER
iously i'll.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

w. L. Hale moved into his new
bungalo the past week. 1t is one of
the handsomest residences built the
past summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

As an advertising med
ium this paper is unsur-
passed.
1t is read every week by
5000 people in the Wenat-
chee valley.
Others are usinig IL and
getting results. So will
you. Try it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-10-03

DR.. A. G. McKeown,
u. s. Local Observer.