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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
4
The Leavenworth Echo lists The Echo Publishing Co as publisher with H S Rearick W G Schannach and O A Lee. It is a Friday issue entered at Leavenworth post office, with a $2.50 annual prepaid subscription and communications addressed to The Leavenworth Echo.
Editor H. S. Berrick notes a Genoa conference push for spaghetti. A quiz humorously asks what a sixty year old should find if a six year old finds 28000 in Liberty Bonds. The piece warns that rising farm tenancy could signal broader migratory trends.
Washington reports that the House has turned down an appropriation request of 500000 dollars. The decision alters funding plans and signals a shift in committee priorities.
The article notes freight rates for pig iron were reduced by three dollars per ton, while the price of pork remained unchanged at its current rate.
All efforts of the Chicago police to enforce a closed season seem to be of no avail and the gang pot-hunters keep up their slaughter.
The Seattle office-seeker carnival will close next Tuesday. A monkey act drew crowds with a proposal to cut street car fares to 3c as part of the edification and entertainment.
A year‑long forecast for the capture of slacker Bergdoll was raised on the House floor as Leavenworth Kansas prepared to welcome him with open doors.
Attempting to evade school by getting married does not work in California. It only makes the husband a truant officer responsible for his wife’s attendance.
The article notes that a foreign lady who recently toured the United States is rumored to be conceited if the insistence on a large nose indicating great knowledge is correct.
Washington correspondent Mr Jermane reports the looming political contest will be brightened by wets efforts to repeal or loosen Prohibition under the Volstead act.
Miss Robertson, the so called lady from Oklahoma now in Congress, fears her district women will not stand with her for reelection. The piece notes that women in politics often face significant hardship and division within their own communities.
The Great Northern Railway considers rail buses to contest auto buses. Proposals include Wenatchee to Leavenworth with three or four daily round trips and possible extensions west to the Tunnel seasonally.
At Oroville the cannery will operate this season with strawberries tomatoes and apples to be put up. It may be too early to advocate a cannery for Leavenworth but a profitable addition to the fruit industry may be found eventually.
Morris and Stinson of Spokane have won the contract to draw plans for Chelan county courthouse and Wenatchee office building. The project is described as costing about a half million dollars, though estimates suggest 350000 dollars.
The Seattle Times notes that about d0, 000,000 has been spent on roads in the state since 1893. Louie Hanna would call it a lot, yet the state has clearly benefited. An additional fifty million is expected to be spent in the near future, within ten to fifteen years.
Congress seems determined to impose twenty three more federal judges. The piece argues there is little need for extra officials and notes that when judges perform their duties efficiently delays are rare and congestion unlikely.
Spokane reveals troubling juvenile morals and calls a grand jury to conduct a thorough investigation. Other communities in the state watch to see if fears are unfounded or overstated.
Capt Roal Amundson's monoplane made a forced landing on the New York to Cleveland route while preparing for an ocean to ocean trip to Seattle. No one aboard was seriously hurt. The aircraft will be repaired for the planned northern voyage.
The Record plant joins with W. L. Cave’s outfit to launch a second Cashmere newspaper, promising better service. Cornelius and Cave are praised for uniting rather than duplicating in a small market. The piece muses on peaceful cooperation and even jokes about Irish scrapping.
Suit filed in Seattle seeks to stop the county treasurer from collecting city general taxes for 1921 and 1922 and to restrain taxing officials from levying more than 4.10 of 1 cent for 1923. It alleges the levy has reached 28.10 per cent of assessed value and cites a charter limit of 4.10 of 1 cent for general municipal purposes. Exceeding the.
Opinion urges adopting levy enforcement sleuths modeled on prohibition enforcement to guard officials personal liberties and prevent overreach in making tax levies.
The Yakima Republic notes a large scale miners strike beginning today that could halt more than half the country’s coal mines. It warns of widespread layoffs from fuel shortages to railroad and retail slowdowns, urging prompt settlement to avoid broad public harm.
A benefit dance held last Saturday at the Firemen's Hall raised about 270. Mrs Grace Hitchcock led the arrangements. Mrs Edith Pitschow, once a Tumwater Canyon block station operator, recently discharged from hospital, has been ill for months. The community thanks Firemen for hall use and supporters for free music and help.
Sunday School at 9 45 Epworth League at 6 45 topic Making Christ Our Guest led by Helen Blankenship Easter service at 11 oclock the pastor will preach a sermon double mixed quartet sings How Could It Be Ira B Wilson Mrs Hylton and Glen Putnam Sing His Triumph Carrie B Adams Evening service at 8 o clock pastor's subject Jesus as A Gardener double quartet sings Crown Him WM HOSKINS Pastor
In Chelan county superior court the state of Washington won a verdict for 4250 against Charles J. Yenter for 1.17 acres of orchard land taken for the Sunset highway near East Cashmere. Experts testified on value and impact while a jury toured the site prior to ruling. The state had offered 4200 before suit.
The Crop Book from Lilly's Seattle emphasizes adaptable garden rules for the Pacific Northwest. Plant timing depends on season, soil warmth, and frost risk. large seeds need deeper planting than small, and firming soil improves germination while straight rows aid cultivation.
Fifteen former University of Washington students are now studying medicine at Northwestern University. The Summer Quarterly Bulletin of the University of Washington is distributed. For information on courses or other Summer Quarter work write to Frederick E. Bolton Director Summer Quarter University of Washington.
Water was turned into the high line irrigation ditch last Friday. The note mentions damaged apron ginghams and a remark from J. C. Penney Co. reflecting losses and inventory concerns.
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