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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

be before the voters at the next
election on the Referendum Bill
which the Legislature submitted for
vote.
Development of irrigated districts
has been on the theory largely that
the lands are to be used for fruit
growing only. The majority of
these lands are now under govern
ment controlled bitches. Having in
mind the small farm unit, the de-
partment restricts each individual
to not more than forty acres, and
will not furnish water to one owner
if he has more than that amount.
There are few exceptions where
there were vested rights, but this
is the general rule.
One of the most important indus
tries in this state Is dairying. Pro-
fitable dairying can not be carried
on upon as snail a tract as forty
acres. Eighty at least should be
had and 100 is better. Particularly
is that true in the irrigated districts
where grass feed is necessary.
Therefore the districts irrigated I'M
der the government bitches can not
hope to attain much in the dairy
business.
We now import about so per cent
of the butter and more than 90
per cent of the cheese used in the
state.
If the Quincy project carries and
the 100000 acres of land are plac-
ed under a gravity system Of water.
the value is now so low that all tn,
lands will be used for dairying.
That is the purpose of the farmers
who now own these lands. The
holdings are very largely 160-acre
tracts, or a little more, by people
who live there, or In the vicinity,
and who expect to farm their own
lands.
If the half million acres Is
brought under water it Is safe to
say that 1t will support one COW at
least for every two acres, and that
would give productive power that
would furnish the state not only all
the dairy products it needs but
much for sale to Alaska and nearby
mountain states.
The Quincy project from every
viewpoint Is commendable. 1t Is
one that means creating added
wealth for the state.
If the state assists, its help will
not be In the nature of direct
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

REFUSED TO ENTER. ing been caught In
town by the same storm.
But Cary was modest man and re
fused to enter the house in the alb
sense of a masculine host.
Just give me Il blanket and ! can
sleep up In the loft he explained.
The wife insisted that he use room
In the house. but be as ardently re-
fused. SO she gave him the blanket,
and he literally hit the hay for bed.
AT dawn he was awakened by hear
Ing a great noise below. and, peeping
down through the rafters. he saw the
wife belaboring bull with a spade.
"Get out of here. you brute" she ex-
claimed. as she hit the animal whack
on his ribs "You haven't got any
more sense than Joe Cary, for you are
lust as hard to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Star.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

Not the least matter to come be-
fore the people of the state of
Washington this fall is the Quincy
Valley Irrigation project which will
be before the voters at the NoVem-
Der election on the referendum bill
which the legislature submitted for
vote. To be brief the state is ask
ed to put it's credit back of the pro-
posed reclamation of 100000 acres
of desert lands in Grant and Doug
las counties between Spokane and
the Columbia river. This land lies
at an elevation above the sea of
from 900 to 400 feet. The soil
is volcanic ash and loan and is es-
pecially suited to irrigation and di-
versified farming.
In every respect 1t will be one of
the most important questions to
come before the voters of Washing
ton in the approaching campaign.
In magnitude the proposed under
taking would be relatively greater
for the people of single state than
was the building of the Panama
canal for the nation. But relative
ly not so stupendous as the achieve
ment Of Los Angeles in bringing
across a wide desert waters of
Owens river from the distant Sierra
Nevada mountains.
The cost of the Quincy Irrigation
project which has been declared
feasible by an engineer of high rank
after thorough investigation will
be approximately $40,000,000 or
about 800 an acre. This cost will
be borne by the owners of the land
to be irrigated. If the voters ap-
prove of the irrigation project in
the coming election, bonds will be
issued and sold to eastern capital
lists and in less than 2 years time
work will begin on one OF the most
gigantic irrigation undertakings in
the history of the world. The date
Of maturity of the bonds will not be
less than thirt- years and will prob
ably expire at the end of fifty years
and this will give the land owners
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
Origin of "Navvy" Workers.

The seventeenth century canals or
navigations gave rise to the NAVY"
term very slowly evolved from nav
lgator." There are many country pub
lie houses in England still existing that
testify to the navvy's early designa-
ton on their sign. THE Navigators
Arms" which depicts brawny labor
er with a spade in one hand and
foaming pot of beer in the other. But
you may search England through and
through and you will not find a NAV
yy's Arms" Curiously enough. while
the navy who makes our roads now
obtained his designation from digging
out canals, the canals were all legally
classified as roads in great body or
statutes-the road acts. But what
would have been his nickname II rail
ways had come before waterwaysf-
london Globe
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

A Women's Civf cmn mas been Or
ganized at Montpelier Vt Among the
projects proposed hy this organization
will be the remOvAi of objectionable
billboards, the Planting of trees. the
placing of benches in public places. the
care OF the city parks, the establish
ment Of a fund for the maintenance of
a district nurse and the distribution of
clothing. food and books to the hos
pitfalls and public Institutions Of the
town.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

No wonder that we who make our
homes in this prosperous and pro-
gressive Upper Wenatchee valley,
adopt for our slogan, "Leaven-
worth, the City With a Future"
But Leavenworth and the dis
tricts through which this huge ir-
rigation canal will pass are not the
only ones that will be benefited, 1t
will mean much to the whole state
of Washington as we will show
later on.
A. ]. Ternent of Quincy, who has
been actively identified as publicity
manager of the project for the past
four years during which time he
has made an extensive study of the
district to be irrigated says: That
the tax valuation of the $50, 900
acres proposed to be watered from
Lake Wenatchee would be increased
from 81, 100000 to $45, 100000 by
virtue of the project when all the
land is under water and the rail-
way extensions now projected All
completed. When all the land is
settled up as it would be in the
course of very few years follow
ing the completion of the big ditch
it is safe to say that there would be
at least an addition of 100000
900 of taxable property. Mr.. Tern
ent states further that the state of
Washington would have 10000
acres of land benefited by the pro-
ject, that 10000 acres of land tri-
butary to Wenatchee would also be
benefited by the canal before the
Quincy flats were reached and that
the overflow from the project would
go into Moses lake and make pos
sible the irrigation of 10000 acres
of land in that region not other
wise irrigable This means that in
all there is more than 100000 acres
of now desert land that can be
made as productive as any in the
United States IL but given one
-water-and made productive
every year.
The SUN, one of the most con-
servative daily papers in Seattle re-
Gently published the following edi-
toria1:
THE QUINCY PROJECT
People interested in the agricul-
tural development and economic ad-
vance of the state are giving care
full attention to the Quincy irriga-
ton project.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

Eb Chalmers. a Newberry clerk Of
court. was once approached by poll
tician who had managed to get him
self appointed to public position.
"Eb." he said. ~ want you to qualify
me for office"
The plain spoken old Coyenanter re-
piled. II can swear you, but the old
boy himself couldn't qualify YOU
Argonaut
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11

storm. 30 he drove
hastily up to the
b O N e of an &C
,luaintance. asking
shelter for t h Q
night
The farmers wife
4 m agine b err
II a m Q was Mrs.
Brown insisted
that Cary come In
ind use one OF the
guest chambers.
MIR. Brown was
not at home. hav-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
A ErlandIY Comparison.

Representative Cary of Wisconsin
was once sheriff OF his county and
while going about the farms solicit
ing the support of the men was
caught one afternoon in a violent
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-09-11
THE QUINCY PROJECT

People interested in the agricul-
tural development and economic ad-
vance of the state are giving care
full attention to the Quincy irriga-
ton project.
The matter. in concrete form, will
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
s ARDENT
NOO|NG Barred
IN COURT

That the plans OF even a man so
and spiritualist all in one some
times gang aglee. was evidenced in
Judge Rosser's court Tuesday when
S. Z. Bischopf was arraigned on a
charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses.
The charge was preferred by Mrs
Eva Bohemia. of No. 90 Rosalia
street, who charged that Bischopf
borrowed $50 from her several months
ago, while the two were engaged to
be married. Later, she declared. when
she learned that the fortune teller
already had wife. she demanded
her money back, but didn't get it.
"Fleeced and Heartbroken."
Il couldn't stand for being heeced
and heartbroken at the same time, .
she told the judge.
when Bischopf was arrested Mon
day night a woman who gave her
name as Mrs A. V. Hoover fur
nshed "A cash bond of $3.50 for him.
Tuesday in Judge Rosser's court she
volunteered to refund TO Mrs. Be
henna the $50 the hypnotist had Dor
rowed and the case against him was
dismissed.
Mrs. Bohemia said she first met
Bischopf in October OF 1912 and that
he made violent love TO her.
Fascinating Men, They Are.
These fortune teIlers have a pow
erful hold on a woman, for she will
tell him things she wouldn't even tell
her own mother" said she in ex-
planning her infatuation for the seer
Bischopf did not take the witness
stand. but after the case was set
tied declared that did not make
love TO Mrs. Bohemia He said that
he borrowed the $50 from her to re-
deem a diamond ring, but had never
engaged himself to her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Chamberlain for
Tolls on All Waterways.

WASHINGTON. March 24.-Sena
tor Chamberlain. of oregon, who is
opposed to the repeal of the exemp-
ton clause in the Panama Canal act,
introduced q resolution in the Senate
to-day calling on the Secretary OF
War TO inform that body what reve-
nue. could be derived from the imposi-
ton Of reasonable tolls on all Ameri
can waterways. The resolution also
calls for statement OF the total cost
OF necessary waterways and harbors
improvements and the annual cost OF
operation and maintenance
Senator Chamberlain states in the
resolution that he seeks this informa p
ton lin anticipation of a possible re-
peal Of the free tolls clause of the
Panama Canal act and of a reversal
Of the time honored policy of the
United States with reference to river
and harbor, improvements and canal
construction and operations of these
Government utilities free Of charge
to all commerce"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Charges Husbands
Love Of Money Made
Him Neglect Home

Mrs. J, ID. Brown. wife OF an en-
ployee of the Southern Railway, in
filing a suit for divorce Tuesday
charged that the most her husband
ever gave her for clothes did not ex-
coed $50 year.
Mrs. Brown asserted her husband
cared more for money than for his
home. life and his wife's good name
Judge Bell issued a temporary in
junction restraining Brown from in
terfering with his bank account and
another Injunction restraining the
bank from cashing any of his checks
pending the settlement of the action
for divorce
Brown was placed under $500 bond
to April 4. The couple were married
in 1910 and separated in January of
this year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
CONVICTION
Of COM EY
p AN Of
ENSE

WASHINGTON, March "a
~ have uncovered new evidence
to remove all doubt as to who
killed Mary Phagan, the factory
girl of Atlanta, for whose death
Leo M. Frank has been con.
demned to die, . to-day declared
Detective William j. Burns. He
stopped in Washington en- route
from Atlanta to New York.
Il am going to clean up some de-
tails of the case in New York" lie
said, and when I have finished my
inquiries I will tell the people what +
have discovered"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Will Convict the
Negro. Saws Haas

NEW YORK, March 24.-Leona II
Haas, of counsel for Leo Frank. de-
clared in this city to-day that the de-
Tense has evidence that will convict
Jim Conley, the negro. whose testi-
mony furnished the foundation for
the prosecutions case.
Dir. Haas, who is in this city in
connection with the Frank case. said
that he has secured valuable new evil
dence and that upon his return to At
lanta the motion for new trial will
be fled
In my own mind, there is no doubt
about Conley's guilt said Mr. Haas.
I'VE have evidence which. l think,
Will uphold this charge in court. I
am sure that Frank will get a new
trial and that he will go free"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Suspect Brought Here to Czea)eweZ Mysteries
8 POLICEMEN KILL BEAR in GRANT PARK
Roosevelt Safe in
Jungles; Accident
Only to His Aides

NEW YORK, March 24-Fears for
the safety of ex-President Roosevelt
which had been aroused by the cabled
intelligence that some members of the
Roosevelt exploration party had met
with accident by the overturning of
their canoes in the jungles of Brazil
were set at rest to-day.
Anthony Fiala, official photogra pher
of the party and one of those who
lost baggage and equipment by the
capsizing of the canoes, sent word
that Colonel Roosevelt is in good
health and will reach Manaos early in
April. Colonel Roosevelt was not with
the party which met with misfortune
in the jungle, having left with guides
to explore the Duvida River.
Mr.. Fiala said he was starting to-
day to join Colonel Roosevelt and his
companions at Manaos.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Burns Best Men on
Phagan Case Trails.

Two of the most capable men In
the service of William ]. Burns viii
arrive in Atlanta Tuesday to take
charge of the investigation into the
death of Mary Phagan, in the ab-
sence of their chief in New York.
They are Dan Lehon, of New Or
leans, superintendent of the South
ern division Of the Burns agency, and
Guy Biddinger, of New York. assist
ant manager Of the Burns system.
Burns action in calling in Lehon
and Biddinger, who work with their
chief only on cases Of the greatest
Importance, indicates that the detec-
tive has got the threads of the mys-
terry in tangible shape and is prepar-
Ing to gather them up and weave
them into a solution of the crime.
Lehon will be in charge of the in
vestlgation while Burns and Attorney
Leonard Haas are in New York work.
ing on certain phases of the mys-
terry, and he and Biddinger together
are expected to work out various an
giles of the case that Burns has I'M
earthed
Persistent rumors are that Lehon
and Biddinger will devote their time
and energy to the solving Of the mys-
terry of Mary Phagan's missing purse
and hat ribbons, which never have
been satisfactorily explained. Burns.
IT. conversation with newspaper men,
constantly refers to the purse and
the ribbons, and is eager for any in
formation he can obtain about them.
He also has persistently declared
that in his final report he will solve
the mystery OF their disappearance
and when he was asked IL Lehon and
Biddinger were not coming to Atlanta
solely to direct a search for the purse
and hat ribbons, he refused to make
any definite answer further than Ia
say that "Lehon and Biddinger could
find them IL anyone could"
Burns stated when he left Atlanta
Monday that he would not be gone
more than three days, and intimated
that he would bring back important
evidence.
1t is probable that Haas and Burns
will return to Atlanta with an ar
fdavlt from H. f. Becker regarding
the disposition he used TO make OF the
order blanks which went out OF his
department when he was master me-
chanlc Of the National Pencil Fac
tory. and that the defense viii con
tend that the pad on which the death
notes were inscribed was one OF many
that were thrown into the basement.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Adamson Promises
Rock Island Probe

WASHINGTON, March 24.-"Never
did set of financial buccaneers exc
cute such daring and successful
scheme for looting the public. The
first and second holding companies,
organized by these promoters to carry
out their scheme of minority control,
were organized merely to rob the
public"
This statement was made to-day by
Representative Green, of Iowa, while
urging the House Interstate Com
merce Committee to approve his res
olution for a special investigation into
the affairs of the Rock Island Rail-
road system.
Chairman Adamson promised to
take up this roads troubles as a part
of the general revaluation work of
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
n. !. ASSEMBLY
URGES CANAL
TOLLS STAND

ALBANY. n. Y. March 24.-The
Assembly to-day by a vote of SC to
Ga adopted a resolution calling upon
Congress to reject the proposed re-
peal of the clause providing that
American vessels passing through the
Panama Canal be exempted from toll
charges.
In arguing for this resolution, AS
sembiyman Dunlop called attention to
the fact that American brains and
Drawn constructed the canal and de-
clared that its ships should reap the
benefit. He urged that the American
people be given more privilege in this
respect than the people of other ma
tions
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
EXPECTED To
CONFESS To
GEM RAIDS
Prisoner Declares Haden Opera
Glass He Pawned Was Bought
From Stranger.

Intimation that he will solve, the
mystery of the robbery of the home
of Charles ]. Haden, No. 1918 Peach
tree road, when valuable jewelry be-
longing to Mrs. Haden was stolen,
was given to the police by j. {.
: Reeves. arrested in Spartanburg, S.
C.. upon his arrival in Atlanta Tues
day in charge of Policeman L. w.
Evans. The poflce said Reeves talk
ed as if he might throw light on
other level mysteries of the past few
weeks.
Reeves was taken to the office OF
Chief of Detectives Lanford as soon
as Evans brought him into police
headquarters, but positively refused
to talk until he had something to
eat and some sleep.
Confession Expected.
GIVE me something to eat, and let
me sleep for while" he told Chief
Beavers and Chief Lanford, "and I'll
tell the story"
Chief Lanford declared that he be
leves Reeves will confess when he Is
questioned Tuesday afternoon.
Policeman Evans also brought
back with him from Spartanburg the
pair of opera glasses which Reeves
was pawning when arrested, and a
hin set with pearls which he had al
ready pawned The glasses bear the
initials of Mrs. Haden, and the po-
lice are confident that they Will be
identified. The pin answers the de-
scription of jewels that has been IN
the Haden family for many years,
and is of a unique design. Charles j..
Haden will see them this afternoon
and it is expected that he will identl-
fv them as Mrs. Hadens property
Bought Glasses, He Says.
Coming over on the train from
Spartanburg, Reeves told Policeman
Evans that he had purchased tie
opera glasses from stranger. The
pin he claimed as his own. He SAID
he had il for several years Reeves
came willingly with the policeman,
without the Formally of requisltion
papers from the Governor of South
Carolina.
Reeves gave his age as 20, and SAID
his home is in Greenville, 5. C. He
said, when he was arrested, that he
was on his way home to see his
mother whom he had not seen IN
twelve years. He explained the wound
in his left arm, wheer the bone had
been shattered by bullet, by saying
that on December 90, in Ogden, Utah,
he accidentally was shot.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Convict Put on Trial
For Killing Another

Walter Keller, a negro convict at
the Federal Prison. was on trial
Tuesday for the murder OF John
Odendyke. another convict, on Jan
uary %. 1919.
Keller, it is charged, struck Oden-
dyke with his fist, following a quarrel
over who spilled some water on the
floor OF the Kitchen at the prison.
Odendyke was knocked to the con-
crete floor Of the kitchen by the blow
and sustained a fractured skull, from
which he died Several witnesses
were called Monday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
10 Consider Sale
Of Two Fire Houses

Chairman Jesse B. Lee, OF the FIRE
Committee Of Council, Tuesday called
a meeting of that body for Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the city
Hall.
Consideration will be given to
Chairman Lees proposition to sell one
or both fire houses on Pryor street
and Carnegie way, and utilize the
profit he says will be made In the
deal TO motorize the departments APP
paratus. A scheme TO rearrange tne
present fire station districts VIII be
discussed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Awakened to Go to
Death in the Chair

BOSTON, March 24.-After sleep
ing soundly all night up to fifteen
minutes before his execution, when
he was awakened. William A. Dorr
was electrocuted in the Charlestown
State Prison early to-day for the
murder of George f. Marsh, a wealthy
Lynn (Mass) manufacturer, in April,
1912.
AS he was being strapped in the
chair Dorr issued warning to the
youth of America to abstain from
wrongdoing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Boy Robber Holds 4
Policemen at Bay

TERRE HAUTE, IND, March "a
Ernest McWilliams. aged Is, held four
policemen at bay early this morning
and fire nearly 100 shots at them from
his position in Tetzel's Gun Store,
which he was robbing The police
fired many shots and hit the boy six
times, but he was not fatally hurt.
He used three automatics and a rife
and had had stacked near him many
boxes Of cartridges.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Cuts $4,000 Off Own
Salary as Example

BALTIMORE. March 24.-There's q
man here who thinks he's getting paid
too much and deity lops $4,000 Off his
annual emolument. He is John r.
Stone president Of the Maryland Cas-
ualty Company and he has been hold
ing tho wolf at bay on s36 900 year
He said he cut his own salary as al
example In his plan of retrenchmcnt
In expenses all along the line
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Fanny Crosby, Blind
Hymn Writer, Is "a

BRIDGEPORT. CONN, March "a.
Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer,
celebrated her Gath birthday anniver-
sary to-day.
Il am in excellent health and I feel
as young as l did when l was only
"a" she told visitors who called on
her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
Filler Goes Up l8,05O
Feet, With Passenger

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHANNISTHAL. G Il r. NJ A n Y,
March 24-Herr Linnekogel, Ger
man aviator to-day established a
worlds altitude record for an aero
plane flight with one passenger, as
cending lSO5O feet.