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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
HANGING BOY WINS IN
FIGHT WITH BUZZARD
Giant Bird Gives Up the Battle After
an Hours Terrific Gruelins.

Santa Rosa, Gala battle between a
giant buzzard and a fifteen-year-old
boy clinging to the root of a shrub 25O
feet up a straight ledge of rock was
won by the boy, who is now recover
ing from an experience that rivals
Poe's fictional terrors.
The boy is Hans Mierbach, and he
hung high above u pile of jagged rocks
for four hours He was walking on
the brink of a precipice when his foot
slipped and he fell over. Twenty feet
below he caught a root and hung on.
With his handkerchief he tied his left
wrist to the root and then wrote a note
to a boy friend bidding him farewell
and saying that no one was responsible
for his predicament.
Just as he finished writing a huge
buzzard flew down upon him and start
ed to peck at his head and body. The
hungry bird inflicted deep wounds in
the boys flesh. Young Mierbach fought
the buzzard with his free hand for over
an hour. He had been tormented to
frenzy and was about exhausted when
the bird gave up the fight.
At nightfall a searching party found
the boy and rescued him. He had
nearly lost consciousness from his ex-
perience and loss of blood.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON
CHILDREN OF ENGLAND
Juvenile Delinquency Has In
creased 81 Per Cent Since
Great Struggle Began.

Baltimore.-Drawing a terrible pic
ture of wars effects on children in
England, Owen r. Lovejoy, general
secretary of the National Child Labor
Committee, told the conference on child
labor here this country must take dras-
tic steps to protect its little ones. Con-
corning conditions in Great Britain he
said:
Last fall in the English parliament
Sir James Yoxall said: "A large por-
ton of our elementary school system
is in ruins-I will not say as desolate
as the ruins of Louvain. but there is to
some extent likeness
"In one area 1900 children out of
Al, 000 have been displaced from school
because the buildings have been taken
over for military purposes. Teachers
have enlisted and government econom-
les have lowered the efficiency of the
schools; special classes, evening
classes, medical inspection, free
lunches have been reduced or stopped.
In addition some 100000 children be-
tween twelve and fifteen left school to
enter industry in 1915 and probably
more than that in 1916 Between 150,-
600 and 100000 children eleven and
twelve years old are at work.
Juvenile delinquency in England
has increased "a per cent since 1914,
and delinquency of boys twelve and
thirteen has increased in greater pro-
portion than in any other age group"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
u BOAT BEATEN OFF IN
BATTLE WITH STEAMER
Survivors of Coronado Reach
Halifax, N. S., and Relate
Thrilling Story of Fight.

Halifax, n. S.-Twenty- survivors
of the British steamer Coronado, which
was torpedoed $50 miles off the Irish
coast, arrived on a British steamer.
which picked them up nine hours after
the Coronado went down. Nine men
were lost by the capsizing of their life
boat.
The survivors reported they had
scarcely reached the deck of the rescu-
Ing steamer than they witnessed a
thrilling battle between another tramp
steamer and submarine, in which the
submarine probably received its death
blow One of the Coronada's men said:
II was looking aft when | saw what
looked to be a steamer coming up
astern. She was making pretty good
time considering the class that comes
around as cargo boats. took the
glasses and saw that the steamer was
In action with a submarine and was
certainly holding her own. AS watch
ed | saw a squirt of smoke issue from
her stern gun and hit dangerously
close to the periscope of the subma-
rine. AS the shot struck the submarine
came to the surface, and a second later
| saw the water shoot like a geyser
alongside the Britisher.
Before the submarine could get I'M
deT water the tramp returned this fire.
As | watched the submarine l saw
shot land right at her side. There was
a gush of water, and when the sea had
quieted down once more there were no
signs of the German craft Whether
she was sunk by the last shot of the
Britisher or whether she managed to
escape cannot say, but this know
that the battle ended in a manner
which left little doubt as to who had
the best of it."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
WILLIAMS WAS TERROR TO
NEW YORK EvlLD0ERS
Broke Up Gangs and Earned Title
"czar of Tenderloin."

New York.-For nearly thirty years
one OF the most striking and pictur-
esque figures in the metropolitan police
department was former Inspector
Alexander S. Williams, who died re-
Gently.
Williams was policeman Of the old
school. Sometimes they called him
''the clubber," and at others 1.-The car
of the Tenderloin." He earned both
titles, the former breaking heads Of
thugs on the lower east side and the
gas house district, and the latter by
his conduct during the eleven years he
was in command of the West Thirtieth
street precinct.
In 1865 Williams tired of ship car
pentry. the trade he had learned, and
became a policeman. His first post
was on Houston street, where the
toughest men in the city congregated.
Their speciality was beating cops"
but they did not beat Williams. Pick
ing out the toughest of the gang, Will
liams thrashed him thoroughly. There
after the new policeman was not trou-
bled.
In 1872 he was made captain and sent
to the East Thirty-ffth street station.
Gangs ruled the neighborhood, but the
new captain dubbed them into sub
mission.
1t was in 1876 that Williams was
sent to the West Thirtieth street sta
tiOn oontro1lino tho district pivan oyer
to gambling and all night revels. He
retired on a pension after the Lexow
investiga ton.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
NEWSPAPER SELLER RICH.
Started as Boy With Small Capital
and Now BUYS Store,

Harrisburg, Pa.-Wagner Hoffman
news purveyor in ordinary to COVER
nors and other state officials. large and
small, civil and military. no longer
stands in his familiar place at the foot
Of Capitol park.
Wagner has reached the age of TWEEN.
ty-two after fourteen years of work on
the corner-of Third and Walnut streets
He missed only four weeks in that pc
Rod, half that time being because of
Illness
Starting with 10 cents Of capital
when he was eight years old, Wagner
has now purchased a book and sta
tionery store from an older brother
and sold his corner" to Meyer Swim
mer. Wagner began as a newsboy
when Pennypacker was governor and
included him, Stuart, Tener and Brum-
baugh among his customers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
FIND INDIAN RELICS.
Members Of q New Historical Assoeia-
tlon Get a Load Of Them.

tion Get q Loao OF i"s"
Klamath Falls, Cal.-Loaded down
with newly found Indian relics, includ-
ing pipes, stone war hammers, dishes,
grinders, seventy-flve arrow heads, ten
spear heads, several knives, eleven
mortars and more than 100 pestles, J.
G. Rutenic, A. C. Yaden, Floyd Bran
denburg and George Snyder, members
Of the recently organized klamath His
torical association, returned recently
from a ten days research expedition
through the lava beds.
These beds, lying just across the Cali
fornia line In Modoc county, were the
seat of the Modoc Indian war and have
furnished many valuable relics during
the last few years.
Most Of those found on the present
trip were gathered along the receding
shore of Tule lake, which Is being
drained at the hands Of the United
States reclamation service by divert
ing Lost river, which formerly flowed
into II
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
G0MPERS FOR SWISS SYSTEM.
Head of A. =. of L. For Universal
Training.

New York.-Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor, has declared himself in favor
of the Swiss military system for the
United States.
I'VE must have a preparation that
means a comprehensive development
Of all powers and resources of all our
citizens" says Mr. Gompers. "In Swift
zerland every man is a soldier-not
necessarily to go to war-but he has
the physical and manual training nee
essary to defend himself, his family
and his country. Under that system
the Swiss have developed a manhood.
a character. that challenges the admira-
ton of the world We will be satisfied
with nothing less in America"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
Early SOWING In Hotbed.

Seed can be sown in the hotbed before
the snow is off the ground, and the
plants will have from four to six
weeks start when warm weather comes
in the spring. By this means the vege-
table grower has that much start on
the crop grown from seed in the open
soil. This means early marketing,
which every grower is seeking because
of the increase In returns.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
WANTS TO GET OUT OF JAIL.
Amandus kessIer's Plea to Join Marine
Corps Likely to Go Unheedsd.

Corps Likely to Go Unheedsd.
New York-Because he is a good
porch climber, rife shooter and has
other marked accomplishments, Aman-
dus Kessler wants TO get out Of jail at
Easton, Pa, and become a fighter for
Uncle Sam In the ranks Of the United
States marine corps. according to an
appealing letter addressed to the ma
rine recruiting station in this city.
Amandus wrote several pages in his
patriotic outburst and promised to use
his influence to awaken his fellow pris-
oners to the call OF the flag If the ma
rines would only come and get him out.
Although the young man claims to be
a good. healthy Teller" unfortunately
his morals are not in the same flourish
ing condition, so Amandus and his pals
must languish in prison while the ma
rine corps remains heartless but I'M
contaminated.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
GERMANS IMPROVE AIR FIRE.
They Greatly Increase Dangers of En-
tente Reconnaissance.

London. Airmen returning from
France report that the Germans are
using new methods of combating the
British airmen. Hitherto it has been
possible for the British aviators to pa
troll over the important German posi-
lions by making squadron flights, the
Germans using scattering anti-air craft
fire.
Now the Germans concentrate their
anti-air craft guns on given areas, fore
ing the British aviators to go through
a whitening fire if they wish to recon
hotter the positions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
HONOR FOR ONE REDHEAD.
Or. Marion Leroy Burton to Be Life
Member of the Association.

Alexandria, Ind.-A life membership
In the National Association of Red
heads probably will be voted to DR..
Marion Leroy Burton. president of the
University Of Minnesota. redhead.
when the organization meets in Indian
apolis.
The Minnesota educator worked In a
drug store In Minneapolis twenty-five
years ago, delivering packages at a
salary of SO week. To his friends he
was known as "Redhead" and Brick
top" Now be receives $4,000 annual
IL as the head of the state university.
Plans for the annual meeting of the
Redhead society In August will be
made In short time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
Shot Owl Staalina Hen.

Vancouver Wash.-When big horn
ed owl eighteen inches tall was flying
off with hen S. J. Petit shot the bird
at his farm. near Orchards. recently.
The owl measured four feet six inches
from tip to tip. Mr.. Petit had missed
several chickens and was at a loss to
know where they went and was pleas
ed when he found he had the culprit
The owl will be mounted.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
FORTUNE TO POLICEMAN.
Brooklyn Patrolman Goes to California
For Legacy.

New York.-A nineteen days leave
of absence was granted by Police Com
missioner Woods to Patrolman James
+. Gaffney of the Bedford avenue po-
lice station. Williamsburg. The police
man started for the Pacific coast to
claim a fortune left to him by an aunt
Gaffney, who is thirty-ive years old,
married and lives at 124 Oak street,
has been a dozen years on the force.
The inheritance ranges all the way
from $4,000 to 100000, and the first
knowledge the policeman had of his
good fortune was when he received a
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
TO BAR TOWN CLOCK.
Hotel Keeper Seeks injunction Against
City Timepiece.

Wichita, Kan.-S. J. Smalley, pro-
prietor of the Coronado hotel, across
the street from the city hall. employed
lawyer TO obtain an injunction to
prevent Mayor Bentley and the COM
missioners from installing a clock in
the city hall tower.
For years citizens have petitioned
administrations to beautify the un-
slightly boarded up tower with a clock,
and the Bentley administration let a
contract for a 81 500 clock Smalley al
leges that the striking of the clock will
wake up his guests every hour at night
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

London.-The number of automobile
licenses issued in Great Britain and
ireland is only about half what it was
before the war. In 1914 there were
537, 900 registered motor vehicles of all
kinds. The total for the following year
was only 100000 and for 1916 about
$4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
DOG SAVES GIRLS LIFE.
Animal Drags Her From River to .
Sanitarium.

Sanitarium.
Green Bay, Wis.-Madeline Denny,
aged ten, of Little Rapids, owes her
life to the courage and faithfulness of
Brewster, a bulldog owned by Miss
Helen Scheller, superintendent of the
Brown county tuberculosis sanitarium.
Madeline was crossing Fox river when
she fell through a hole in the ice
II chung on to the edge and scream
ed" she said. Brewster was standing
on the bank. He ran to me, grabbed
my sleeve and pulled until was able
to extricate myself. Then be dragged
me by the collar to the sanitarium
grounds"
The grounds are about 200 yards
from the river.
Brewster will be given. new collar,
properly inscribed, just like heroic hui
mans get Carnegie medals.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
A False Note.

~ hear you calling me-" warbled
the daughter from the parlor.
"Yes." sang mother from the kitchen
II want you to come here and help me
with the dis-s-shes."
And then a profound silence reigned-
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
MEAT AS SIDE LINE
IN JEWELRY STORE

: Calexico. Cal.-Cartoonists and
: photographers have not been so
!. very extravagant in their depic-
!. tons of II. c. of L. If one is to
: Judge by the innovation of a
+ Main street jeweler here who has
: actually put in meats as a side
: line, The store presents q daz-
: cling array of diamonds, steaks,
: rubies, pork chops, pigs feet and
+ amethysts. The old talk about
: casting your pearls before swine
: now seems certain to acquire an
!. added significance
!.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

Do all the good you can and make
as little fuss as possible about IT,
Charles Dickens.
Muse printed envelopes. 75c for 100
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27
friday Hpril II 1917
Notice of Intention of Board of County
Commissioners of Chelan County to
Sell Road Machinery That Is De
scribed Below:


Notice is hereby given that the Board of
County Commissioners of Chefan county
Washington, propose to sell the the follow.
ing described road machinery now belong
ing to Chelan county:
Ten-ton Road Roller.
l Three-ton Avery Truck.
] Hosting Engine and Boiler.
/ Double Drum Friction Hoist.
Aurora steel Crusher.
l Port Huron Dump Wagon.
Notice is further given that the 3rd day of
April, 1917, at the hour of 300 o'clock of the
afternoon of said day at the County Com.
missinnefs' office, at the Court house, Che
Ian county, Wenatchee, Washington. is the
date and place at which a hearing Will be
had to determine the advisability of selling
the above described road machinery, at
which time testimony will be received from
any party interested in favor of or against
the sale, after which proper order will be
entered in the premises.
Dated this 9Th day of March, \. d. 1917.
Board of County Commissioners.
By T. l.. Ross, Clerk of Board.
First pub. Mch. Il last pub. Apr. Ia
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-04-27

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27
SEGREGATION OF ROBBERS
WOULD BE JUST AS CONSISTENT

up from the best people If such a
thing were to be proposed. The peo-
pie in favor of such q district in
variably desire that it be located in
the poorer quarter Of the city. Why
not put It in the best residence sec
tion where the home training OF the
residents there would afford their
children more protection than the
children of the poorer families gener-
ally get.
"The whole problem is extremely
difficult of solution. Like other vices
we will probably always have it with
us, but there is reason for giving 1T
official sanction"
"The women Of San Francisco were
right in telling the Rev. Mr.. smith
to get at the root of the +. evu, De
clared the Rev. Father Hugh l.. Nc
Menamin. rector OF the Immaculate
Conception cathedral. II believe much
good can be accomplished by spas
modfc overnight reform waves. There
n no absolute solution OF the evil
bue 4 can b mitigatsd,.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27
EYE WITNESS
TO MURDER
Spaniel Case May Not Reach
Jury Today Unless Night
Session Of Court
is Held.
SURPRISE 81 THE STATE
Put Witness on stand Who Saw the
Double Killing Take Place In
Automobile In Front
Of His House.
SURPRISE BIZ THE STATE

GUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 81
The probability Of the murder case
of Harry ]. SPANIEL reaching the jury
today, grew less when 1t was an,
nounced by the state that rebuttai
testimony would be continued until
noon. If the case is concluded to-
day, night session may be neceS-
sary. The state sprung a surprise
late yesterday when it introduced lts
star witness, r. N. Pittman, in re-
buttal. Pittman, who lived near the
scene Of the shooting, is alleged 70
have been the only eye witness.
Pittman, said he was on the porch
of his house when he heard shot.
Two more shots were fired and he
ran into the yard to Investigate. He
said he saw an automobile strike
the wire fence in front Of the house
and heard woman cry out: Harry,
Harry. what did you do that for?'--
Two more shots were fired as the
struck the fence, Pittman
said. the man who fired them kneel-
ing on the front seat, firing into the
tonneau.
The man leaped to the running
board and fired four or five more
shots into the car.
Pittman swore that when he first
saw the car, the woman was sitting
up and screaming and the man on
the back seat was falling. He said
as the car struck the fence the man
on the front seat fired two shots at
the woman and she fell, screaming:
Harry. Harry. My God. don't do
that"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27
EIGHT IOWA MILITIAMEN
LOST LIVES ON THE BORDER

deaths were accidental.
Private William Peterson, Battery
B. Davenport, drowned in the Rio
Grande.
Corporal William Henry Oliver
Company B, Third Iowa, of Gillespie,
H., drowned in Rio Grande.
Private James Rhodes, Company
F, Second Iowa, Dubuque, drowned in
irrigation canal at Naranjo's ranch
Private Henry c. Wright, Company
D, Third Iowa, Centerville, accident
ally killed cleaning rifle in camp al
Brownsville.
Private Charles A. Abbott. Trocp
D, Iowa cavalry. West Branch, Iowa,
killed while acting as military police
at East Dome, Texas.
Private Arthur King, Troop D,
Iowa cavalry, killed by accidental dis
charge Of rifle at Dome, Texas.
Sergeant William n. Meyers, Coms
pany A, First Iowa, Of Dubuque
drowned In lake at Brriay ranch
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27
fastors Have Different Views
q Method Of Handling Ger
tam Kinds Of Lawlessness.

s11ned Press Leased Wire Servicel
tha. N-NVt,R- Colo, Jan. 27-Declaring
ans segregated district for thieves
p snt looners would be Just as consist
ca,,ss Is segregated district Of the so
Iohs su social evil Bishop Irving P.
SCohuson Co,n of the Episcopal church OF
nrntas. aoo. IN commenting upon the
r.ste raised by San Francisco out
strict. S, voiced his opposition upon a re-
re,as II city Is to have a segre-
sT CO. A,strict, said Bishop johnson.
Of ths s ia It be located In, the heart
n.rr pest residence section-for
W... iet us say Oheesman park
umsndoue Dsoteet wellA 60
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27
Two Theaters, q Department
Store, Five and Ten Gent
Store and Others De-
stroyed by Fire.
LOSS OVER A MILLION
Fire Was Beyond Control for Hours,
Being Roaring Inferno When De-
partment First Reached
the Scene.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 27.-This
city experienced one Of the most dis
astrous fires in recent years early to-
day when the eastern half Of the down
town business block bounded by Fifth
avenue, Wood, Diamond and Smith
field streets, was totally destroyed.
At nine o'clock the blaze had eaten
into the rear Of shops in the western
section, fronting on Wood street and
the entire downtown fire fighting ap-
paratus. with the exception Of the re-
serve, was battling to hold it under
control.
The loss at that time was conserva-
lively estimated at from $1,500,000 to
$2,0OO,000. Officially it was stated
that it might be greater. Five were
reported injured-none seriously.
The principal establishments de-
stroyed and best early estimates OF
their losses were:
Frank and Seder department store
5000, 900.
Grand theatre, owned by Harry
Davis Enterprise Co.-s25O,OO0. Davis
restaurant, adjoining Grand theatre
$4,000.
Lyric theatre, adjoining the Grand
$4,000.
White Palace ,restaurant-s20 600.
Crescent Jewe1ry comparatively
destroyed but loss not estimated.
Gazette-Times Central office-slight.
Kirby Shoe Co., building (no ten
ant)-S5. 900.
W. l.. Douglas Shoe Cos store-$5o.-
600.
McCrory FIVE and ten cent store
s125. 900.
Hilton Clothing company-$50, 600.
There were many small stores in
the block that were badly damaged
by fire or water.
Several small stores in the block
were wiped out, the losses ranging
from a few hundred up to S2,500.
Others were badly damaged by fire
and water.
The block was one OF the oldest
in central Pittsburgh and the blaze
spread rapidly. The blaze was dis
covered according to police by Night
Watchman VIM. Endicott. of the Nc
Crorv store at 1:5S a. m. Fire COM
panies that responded to his immed-
late alarm found the situation already
beyond their control and second
and third alarm were quickly given.
More than 1000 were thrown out of
work by the fire. Half of these were
shop girls. Unaware that blaze had
wiped out their places Of employment,