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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
2
Friday issue details note subscription price and address for The Leavenworth Echo. It mentions Editorial FRIEDAW and titles APRIL and TOTS.
The essay defends calling someone a crank for independent thinking and resisting herd opinion. It cites Jesus, Socrates, Galileo, Lincoln and Washington, noting how dissenters were labeled yet shaped history. It argues cranks combine sense moral courage and energy to express views despite ridicule.
The document cites German optimism about winning and expanding influence, quoting Count von Reventlow and Professor von Leiden. It asserts no peace with foes, declares vowed vendetta against England, and calls for continued preparation and hostility toward British power.
The text asserts that those excluded by German approval deserve exclusion and proclaims that Germany must stand alone. It claims the German people are the salt of the earth and destined to rule the world for the supposed benefit of mankind, framing conquest as unavoidable.
The author argues taxation funds government and ad valorem tax covers property, real and personal. Dodging taxes by evasion or undervaluation shifts burden to honest taxpayers, likening tax dodging to dishonesty and urging good people to meet their obligations.
The article explains Easter's varied timing across nations due to calendar changes. It notes its Sunday observance, links eggs to pagan origins, and cites the 669 reform by the Archbishop of Canterbury for determining Easter as the first Sunday on or after March 21, with adjustments if the full moon falls on Sunday.
A humorous collection from London Tid-Bits of inverted meanings in jokes and anecdotes. It features a rural doctor who is also a Sunday school superintendent and other misfits like a boy answering heaven with death and a girl misdefining the stomach function as holding up a petticoat.
Between December 27 and March 15 Seattle police logged 314 jitney bus accidents. Pedestrians suffered 85 injuries and 34 passengers were hurt while busses sustained 195 damage incidents. A new 2500 dollar surety bond may force many drivers out of business. Los Angeles reports a decline with licenses renewed dropping from 1800 to 600.
The article notes war era shifts toward prohibition with Russia France and Britain moving to ban intoxicants. It mentions an impending clean-up day and penalties after April 1 for failing to clear rubbish as authorities push public cleanliness and compliance.
The notice invites parishioners to morning Easter services with the Reverend Brombiay preaching. Saturday night features the third quarterly conference with ATI officials to bring written reports. A special music program is planned for Sunday morning at 7 o'clock and again at night.
Sunday morning worship at 102 mm with a sermon on The thems. Evening service at 7 30 features a health themed talk on throat and ailments. The ad promotes Bell's Mine Ter Hoerr tonic and a spring tonic with antiseptic healing claims.
In Wenatchee Park Homer Weimer erects structures and prepares land. Bani Moos visits town while W. W. Burgess plants seed with ranchers already in the area. P. H. Hernigher uses Nickel boys to pull stamps with their onkey engine this week. Jess Beckwith attends to R. E Nickel ranch tasks.
The supervising engineer of the reclamation service is authorized by the secretary of the interior to spend 987 975 dollars in the Washington division for the fiscal year ending June 30. The breakdown covers Okanogan 76940 storage works 330 560 Sunnyside 497 980 and Tieton 82 495. The sum funds continued storage at Lake Keechelus minor storage projects and ongoing work on three pumping units and the Benton extension unit of the Sunnyside project. Also noted is a 1 250 000 dollar appropriation for Yakima projects starting July 1 and a veto by the governor on divorce grounds for five years estrangement. Spokane bonding companies refuse jitney liability bonds.
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