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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-30
1915 First Carload Of
Buick Cars Was Sold
in Less Than a Week.

This endorsement of the Buick by the buying
public is evidence of Buick supremacy.
The prospective purchaser with brains cannot fooled easily
now He beginning recognize real automobile when ne sees
He sops looks and listens the different makes OF they BY
esuecay those that have been hard years. He
oonzes the makes that sound like corn shelter and he particularly
notices the ones that glide along like steamer Buick over
headvae motors just smoothly after years service
they do when new.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
Treasurer,s Notice

Notice is hereby given that the assess
ment roll of Local improvement District
No. 3, created by Ordinance No. 100, provid-
ing for the improvement of Evans street,
from the east line of Summit avenue to the
west end OF Evans street, and Benton street
from the east line of Evans street to Rail
road avenue, by grading, draining, curbing
and putting sidewalks and cross-walks, in
Leavenworth, Washington, and providing
for an assessment to pay the cost thereof,
and establishing local improvement dis
trict, and providing for the issuance of
bonds to the contractor for such cost has
been certified to the city treasurer for col
lection.
Any assessment, or any portion thereof,
may be paid within thirty days from the
date of the first publication of this notice,
to-wit within thirty days from and after
the 30th day of January, 1914, without PEN
atty, or interest, or cost.
Any assessment not paid within thirty
days after the said publication of this no
tice may be paid in ten equal installments,
with interest thereon at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, and all payments must be
made to the treasurer at his office, corner of
Front and Ninth streets, in said city of
Leavenworth.
Dated this Goth day of January, 1914.
JOHN KOERNER,
City Treasurer.
Published in the Leavenworth Echo, Jan
uary 30, 1914, and February g. 1914.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
Dryden People Appeal to Railroad
Commission

A large representation Of Dryden
people attended the mass meeting at
Sherman's hall Tuesday night Dec.
goth and discussed community needs,
the meeting being held particularly fol
the purpose of taking some united
action to better their railroad facilities.
A committe was appointed to draft
resolutions and make an appeal to the
state railroad commission to supply
them with comfortable depot and an
agent, asking for hearing on their
complaint.
Commissioner Matt Hickey was pre-
sent by invitation, and the question Of
a county bridge at Dryden was urged.
Mr.. Hickey explained to the Dryden
people that the county was ready tc
authorize the bridge, but that they
were tied up in their action by the
refusal of Major Anderson, Great
Northern railway right Of way agent, to
make any concession.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
"reminiscences of the Past
Changed Your Mind, Have YEP"

It was cold December morning,
says our informant and we we're rolling
down thru the Quincy country at so
mile clip, being trife late, and a little
anxious to get beside warm fire and
on the outside Of juicy beefsteak
when the unexpected happened. Oh
course the unexpected in most cases,
happens when you are not in the best
humor in the world and on this morn
ing Engineer Bosely was far from being
in a jovial mood. Just what the
trouble was never did learn, anyhow
1t wasn't OF much consequence so /
decided 10 keep my mouth shut, hav-
ing learned from past experience that
it was the best plan. Don't think now
that l had a grievance against my SUI
perior, for I didn't, as believed and
still believe him to be one of the finest
men also one of the best engineers I
eyer fred for. All Of US have our pc
culiarities,we can't help them, and an
occasional crouch was one of his.
Probably this was due to his many
years Of railroading, but at any rate we
won't go any further telling about his
short comings.
Getting back to the story again, as
I said before, it was down in the
Quincy country, that the incident took
place which am going to tell you
about.
I was down in the gangway at the
time throwing in few scoops of coal
when I heard Bose remark, well
now what do you know about that"
Being, naturally a little curious to
know what the matter might be, as his
yes seemed to be riveted to the track
cad, I climbed up to the seatbox to
: a lookout. There about hall a
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
Peshastin Pickups

VIM. Love is visiting friends in Sc
attic this week.
Mrs. Ed. Bruyette has gone to Cen.
tralia, WASH, where she will visit with
her parents for couple Of weeks.
w. E. Bartlett and family, and Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Counts, left Wednes-
day for Tacoma where they expect to
remain.
Peshastin was we'll represented in
Wenatchee Monday and Tuesday to
attend the meeting Of the Fruit Grow
ers association.
Geo. Woodbury. came over from
Seattle this week and is looking after
the Taylor ranch while Mr.. Taylor is
in Seattle for few weeks.
Miss Ida M. Spring who has been
visiting at the home of VIM. Taylor
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30

and wife, for several months has gone
to Seattle to spend the rest of the win
ter.
Mrs. J. w. Hobson and daughter,
Miss Ruby were visiting friends in Pc
shastin several days last week. They
returned to their home in Wenatchee
Sunday.
Mrs. E. w. Gray is reported to be
sick this week, her condition is Of a
queer nature, the doctor not being
able to locate just the cause Of her
trouble, but thinks it is caused from
neuralgia. Her many friends hope for
a speedy recovery for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Goslee are en-
joying a visit from their nephew, Mr..
]. Clark from Lewiston, Montana.
This is Mr.. Clark's first visit to the
valley and as he is interested in good
real estate he has a very encouraging
word for such a prosperous valley as
this is.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
At the Theatres
AT THE GRAND

Friday-"The Man Who Tried to
Forget" Nestor drama Of exceptional
interest. "a Romance Of the Rails, :"
a great railroad drama. The Village
Choir" a comedy you are sure to en-
joy. Much laughter is expected at
the scene Of the basket picnic.
Saturday-"The Rise of Officer
174," two reel feature with King
Baggot at his best. By clever ruse,
officer ia (King Baggot) captures a
clever thief and is promoted to de-
tective officer. The mayor appoints
officer ia as Lieutenant Of a squad
to clean up the vice and gambling of
the underworld. He is offered large
bribe to leave the city, but shows the
crooks that he cannot be bought. Of
ficer ia makes a sensational raid on a
gambling club and the crooks hire two
gun men to get him out of the way.
He, by a clever ruse outwits them by
placing a dummy in his place. Jane,
the officers sweetheart plays a promi-
nent part in the success of officer ia
in cleaning up the city.
Sunday-A great 4 reel feature.
The Rogues Of Paris" gang of
crooks in dress suits, an old rogue
(the guardian of young heiress), an
adventures and a young spendthrift
conspire to swindle the young heiress
out of her fortune and divide it among
themselves. The means they employ
are revelations in criminal ingenuity.
Unforeseen and surprising obstacles ar
Use in the person of young female
amateur detective, her guardian and
sweetheart, a great criminologist and a
young millionaire.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30

mile down the track I beheld about as
fine specimen Of that Renowned ami
NAL that has made a certain smoking
tobacco famous, as I have ever seen
in my life. And strange to say he did
not appear to be the least bit excited,
stalking down the track like it might
belong to him. In the meantime Bosely
had applied the air, and turned his at
tention to the whistle. This seemed
to rouse the old boy from his revery
and in a most casual way he ambled
off to one side OF the track. We had
slackened up to about twenty miles an
hour, but thinking that there would be
no further danger, Bosely had COM
menced Letting her" out again. About
this time our friend evidently thot
we were trying to run bluff on him,
so what does he do, but climb back
onto the track again. He was very
indignant too, by this time, from all
appearances, the shrill blasts of the
whistle probably grating on his finer
senses, and with horns lowered he
started up the track to meet US. We'll
something had to happen, and it was
only second later that I knew some
one would have beefsteak for dinner,
when heard Bose sing out, well you
changed your mind, have you, so have
I Them, and back went the throttle q
few more knotches. That was the last
OF him alright, for the next minute he
went flying past the cab window in sew
eral pieces. We didn't stop to see
how bad he was hurt, but certain old
farmer living down in the Quincy
country must have found his mangled
remains laying along the track, for q
short time later the claim agent visited
that section and made settlement.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30

The boys at the Riverside Club are
telling little poker story that from all
accounts had its foundation a few
nights ago. Just who the parties were
we are unable to learn. 1t was in a
wo-handed game and in the middle Of
it one OF them said:
I will bet it fife dollars on this
hand
This is a good hand what hat
und I must see der five und raise you
five,' drawled the other.
See der five und raise you five. ;
Veil, I can't let you shteal der
pot. I hat a purity good hand myself.
I will call you-vot hat your
'Qveens.'
How many7'
Vun.'
Dots good" said the other,
quietly.
well, they found Lopez in the
mine.
''Yes. Was he starved9"
mo. He had been living all the
time on milk.
where die he get the milk1"
He had the sherif's goat"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
Nearly Every Child Has Worms

Paleness, at times flushed face, un-
natural hunger, picking the nose,
great thirst, etc., are indications Of
worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a
reliable, thorough medicine for the
removal OF all kinds of worms from
children and adults. Kickapoo Worm
Killer in pleasant ceady form, aids di-
gestion, tons $50 overcoming
constipation end Increasing the action
of the liver. Is perfectly safe for even
the most delicate children. Kickapoo
Worm Killer makes children happy
and healthy. Csc. Guaranteed. Try
it: Drug stores or by mail. Kickapoo
Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and
St. Louis.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30

D. A. Burget, superintendent of the
Tumwater Light & Water Co.'S. plant
in this city, also the phone system, in
spite Of many kicks believes that he
has built up system which is little
better than it seemed possible for a
telephone exchange to be, considering
that it depends largely for its success
upon human agencies. Mr.. Burget'
has way of discovering what is going
on around the exchange and frequently
rectifes mistakes before any mistakes
come in. One day he was listening
in" on one of the wires when he heard
this conversation: Number, please, -
II vas talking NIT my husband und
now I don'd hear him any more. You
have pushed him off der wire"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
Congregational Church

Regular services next Sabbath morn
ing and evening at the Congregational
church. Miss Meier will sing solo,
accompanied by Miss Evans. All low
ers of good music are invited to come
out and enjoy the special number.
Rev. Davis, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
To the Voters of the City of Leaven-
worth

Notice is hereby given that the registra-
ton books of the different wards, within
the City of Leavenworth, Wash, are now
1914. The place of registration is at the City
Clerks office. s. @. WOLDENBERG,
Mayor.
Attest IS. A. POTTER, City Clerk.
A. r. BROWN, Deputy.
Dated January d. 1911.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30
Church Services
The Lutheran Church

There will be no services next Sun
Law. L. J. AveLallemont. Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-30

Since the 22nd of February Chief
Bohnsack reports that he has made
only five arrests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30

KNOW OF HOUSES
OF ILL FAME, IS
WOMANSCHARGE

At 8 o'clock this morning a
big, uniformed policeman of the
Tacoma police department plant
ed himself in an easy chair In the
Hotel Newport lobby, 1921 g st.,
and when a patron of the hotel
returned from a visit to nearby
drug store, demanded of him the
location Of the rooms occupied
by ''the girls"
1t might have passed unnotic-
ed. But Mrs. Dorcas Spalt, white
haired proprietor and owner of
the hotel. would not permit It.
Mrs. Spalt has been subjected to
innumerable embarrassments, and
last nights action of the police
was the last straw"
Mrs. Spalt telephoned to the
Times office today. And a re-
porter was dispatched to her ho-
tel.
This complaint might not seem
important to you, young man"
Mrs. Spalt began, but I've under
gone a whole lot without making
a complaint, and - before | get
through, / think you'll believe
that / have cause to demonstrate.
"First, want TO say that the
Tacoma police department is rot
ten and want to prove what !
say. At 3 o'clock this morning
one of my rOomers, Mr.. Il. Il.
Chapman, a carpenter, went out
to buy some medicine for a room
err who was sick. When he came
back he found II policeman plant.
ed i'm a rocking chair In the lob
by.
How many girls are there in
this house?' asked the officer.
and what are the number of their
rooms?'
"Mr. Chapman replied that he
had been I'm the hotel for nearly
a year and had never seen any
girls there. The officer insist
ed that there were prostitutes
in my hotel, and finally Mr..
Chapman went off to bed, dis
gusted.
"There are no girls i'm my ho-
tel, and never have been. I run
"a hotel for workingmen, and
there have never been any CON-
plants about the place, but this
policeman was deliberately trying
to give the place black eye.
~ have stood SO much during
the past few months that i can
not remain quiet any longer. I
am frank to say that there is more
prostitution in the neighborhood
of my hotel now than there has
ever been. that the police know
it, and that they are apparently
making no effort 10 prevent it.
There are three houses OF
prostitution directly across the
street here, besides a hotel over
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30
Bandit
SHOOTS
THREE!
ONE DEAD, ONE MISSING, ONE
NAY DIE AS THE RESULT
OF A CLASH WITH ARMED
ROBBER.

MOUNT VERNON, WASH,
March 3O.-One man was shot
and Instantly killed, u second is
dying, and u third, who is believ-
ed 20 have been murdered, is
missing following an encounter
with u lone robbor on the North
ern Pacific railroad tracks at Ehr-
Itch station, two miles north of
here, Saturday night. The rob.
Der practically has been identified
as. Charles Hopkins, who IL q
thought on January 81 killed
Olssrsles Hodges In Seattle ana last
Thursday night shot and serious.
ly wounded Patrolman Lee vii.
Hanson and two others In Ever
EFT.
EmuIating the tactics OF
Harry Tracy, the outlaw this
morning called at the home Of
Peter Petell at Mt. Vernon and
Mt the point OF a revolver de-
manded breakfast. With the re.
vOlyer lying beside his plate the
murderer consumed the food SET
before him. He told his hosts
that they were lucky to escape
with their lives. He left an hour
later. threatening to kill any
member of the family who raised
an alarm.
Hopkins hands are marked
with the words True Love" tat
tooed on the backs of the fingers.
The murder at Ehrlich has
aroused the citizens of the entire
county, and since early this morn
ing, when it was first learned,
armed posses have been patroll-
ing the county between Sumas, on
the Canadian border, through
Whatcom and Skagit to the south
ern border of Snohomish county.
Antoine Gerb, 40 years old, was
instantly killed; John Freeman,
35, perhaps fatally wounded, and
man whose identity or where
abonts has not yet been learned,
encountered the holdup half a
mile south of Ehrlich.
Freeman's version of the rob-
berry and murder is the only one
II has been possible to obtain.
Early this morning, he said, two
men had been killed and he him.
self beaten and shot.
THE robber said, Hands up!'
Freeman told Joseph Kelly, OF
Enrich. I'VE put our hands up.
The fellow said, Put 'em higher,
and again put 'em higher, or I'll
blow your heads Off He then
crowded us at the point of his gun
gun across Ehrlich creek to a
point beyond a log jam in the
timber about $50 feet away.
There he searched us and took a
razor away from me. While my
back was turned he struck me
over the back OF the head with
the butt of his revolver. AS l went
down the next instant I heard a
shot and Gerb dropped beside
me-"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30
CITY COUNCIL
HAS A WARM
old MEETING

The proposition to pave North
seth, 3Sth and Adams street was
up before the city council this
morning. j. w. Berry had petit
toned with others for this. s. b.
Asia and others wanted 3Sth but
did not care about the rest. Ber-
ry wanted all or none.
The big district was killed for
lack of about three per cent of a
majority of the property affected
on the petition.
Then Asia demanded 32th
street alone. Berry objected and
presented remonstrances of a ma
jority of the property. Asia in.
sisted Berry had agreed to let
3Sth go through If he could not
get the whole thing. He bore
down on Berry hard. Berry took
1t for several minutes, then he
got mad.
Now you just let up on this
or l will slap your face" said
Berry, advancing toward Asia.
Il have stood all I'm going to-"
Asia subsidized and both districts
were knocked out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30
CHIEF MAKES
DENIAL OF.
STORY

Declaring that an interview
published in one of the Sunday
morning papers to the effect that
he would expose the private life
of Mayor Seymour If the latter
continued to prosecute him, Chief
of Police LOOMS today said that
the published statement was en-
tirely untrue and that he had no
knowledge of Mayor Seymour's
life which he could or would
make public.
Naturally, l am going to fight
the mayor if he is going to keep
up his attacks on me-" said Chief
Loomis today.
THE only statement I would
like to make regarding the may
or's attitude is that he is not act
ing as a true Christian. Mayor
Seymour is a pillar in one of Ia
coma's biggest churches. He
poses as a good Christian man.
Yet he has investigated my record
and has never found anything
criminal or crooked in connection
with my past life, but he is not
man enough to come forward
and say that his suspicious are
unfounded.
81 will say that am as good
a man as Mayor Seymour in every
sense of the word. II he fights
me, | will fight back. But /
will not bring his private life or
personal affairs into the fight. Z"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30

News, Features,
Pictures, TheTim
Has EN- Exclusive

Port district boosters admit now that taxes
will be increased if the people create the port
commission. They at first tried to deceive the
people that there would be no tax boost until
they were shown up.
Now they say the increase will be small They
try to create the impression the increase will be
but tenth of mill or 10 cents on $1,000 valua-
ton.
There is deception in this, too, for the law
plainly provides that the port commissioners
have full power to levy two mills which would
increase taxes So on every workingmans home
worth $1,000, or 81 if he has $1,000 home
mass of figures was printed by the port
committee in the standpat press and the alleged
independent press Sunday to get the voter mud
died so he will think possibly it is not so bad.
One of the comments on this grist of figures was
to the effect that most of the increases in taxes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30
TORREON IS
STILL IN
DOUBT

Ell PASO, March 80. = With
the force of able-bodied men re-
duced, rebels, believed to be not
more than 5000, Gen. Velasco,
the federal commander of Tor
reon was still resisting the stub
born attack at 1 a. m. today ac-
cording to a dispatch. The bat
tie was raging in Torreon's streets
when the message was sent. 1t
was stated that the rebels were
slowly gaining ground. 1t was es-
timated that fully $500 federals
had been killed and as many
more wounded. The rebel loss is
very heavy, but no figures have
been given.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30

+, saloon that Is occupied by these
women. have seen uniformed
officers repeatedly go into those
houses, coming out shortly after
wards. / have witnesses who
have seen them. cannot think
but that there is graft, or the Of
Ulcers would have raided the
places. On one side OF my hotel
is a notorious house OF prostitu-
tion that has run for two years
and Is still running.
HAS an honest woman NO
projection In trying to make
living In a decent way? l am In
suited q dozen times every night
by men who come TO my hotel.
The police know 1t, but they do
nothing. Hundreds of youths
from the best families In the
North End have come to my ho-
tel, demanding rooms with girls
They have openly insulted and
blashphemed me after have told
them that there were no such per.
sons In the place. have had doz.
ems and hundreds of men throw
their arms about me and kiss me.
l have complained to the police,
and have had no protection.
Here am J., an old woman,
earning a living in my own hotel,
and i am not given any protec-
ton, whatever. | cannot keep
chambermaids in the hotel be-
cause the police would harrass
them and run them out. am
forced to do nearly all OF my
work alone. or with the help of
men assistants. And act as ho-
tel clerk until or 3 o'clock in
the morning. 1t is when l am
alone In the lobby, or after | have
retired to my room, adjoining the
lobby, that am subjected to
these indecencies.
ut has been bad enough to have
to live In this fashion. But when
the police plant an officer in my
hotel and try to ruin the repu-
tatiOn that l have built up, by de.
handing where the girls room,
I think 1t is time to expose them.
Might after night taxicabs
bring crowds of well-dressed men
down to this block, and the men
visit the houses all around my
hotel. Officers walk back and
forth and never try to modest the
occupants. Men go In and out
of these houses of ill-fame all
day and all night, yet the police
declare that there Is no public
prostitution In Tacoma. All of
the property on lower C street
has lost in value because of these
bawdy houses, and the decent ho-
tells are losing trade because of
their proximity to the places.
"All l want Is square deal,
and / can make living decently,
but not II the police are going to
prosecute me-"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 80.
President Wilson today resent
ed as browning insult" Repre-
sentative Knowland's charge on
the floor of the house that he
had entered into a bargain with
England whereby the exemption
clause would be eliminated in re
turn for England's support OF
Americas American policy. Re-
plying to the specific question of
whether or not he had entered
into any deal with Sir William
Tyrell, the president said. "Of
course, that answers itself. 1t
is just the browning insult of a
number of insults that have been
Injected into the debate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-30

and fixed taxes and not a soul appeared to urge
economy. When the park board met and fixed
Its levy at the legal limit not citizen was there
to say 'retrench." The same was true of the
other taxing boards
The fact is the city commission is watched
like hawk by the people while they never pay
any attention to the details of the business of
other taxing bodies.
And this is just the secret of the fact that the
tax increases have been in the other bodies rath-
er than in the city commission.