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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1919
Page
6
All enlisted men discharged or furloughed to the Reserve since April 6 1917 are entitled to specific apparel and gear including overshirt coat breeches shoes leggings belt slicker overcoat underwear stockings gloves gas mask and helmet if issued overseas plus toilet articles barrack bag and 8 scarlet herons.
Mrs. Medill McCormick, chairman of the Republican Women’s National Executive committee, urged Illinois attendees to advocate party participation. She attacked nonpartisanship and said party action is the legal method of participation, praising the Republican record as the basis for constitutional rights and American freedom.
The Echo reports authorization from the War Department to add educational and vocational training at Camp Lewis American Lake Washington. All soldiers may pursue 3 hours daily of study five days a week in any branch, alongside standard pay and benefits averaging about $100 monthly. Major General William H. Johnston signs the letter endorsing enhanced citizenship and career prospects for young men.
A reputable authority urges that the nation is 46 percent under built and expects materials prices to hold at 1919 levels. Total construction is projected at 40 to 60 percent of normal with lumber as the cheapest material. Labor shortages loom as 1.5 million alien workers depart, leaving New York and eastern cities with limited supply.
Donald McIntosh passed through last Saturday en route from Seattle to his Spokane home. He spent several hours with his parents and traveled by automobile with friends, taking the route via the Cascade Toll Van tage ferry and Blewett Pass.
In a Spokane scene a young mother, versed in modern infant lore, struggles to comfort her crying baby. Harriet Heller recounts a practical, toy and touch based method inspired by Froebel’s Mother Play to meet a child’s need for recognition and self activity. The piece notes a wartime Soldiers' Welfare league effort and records the death of Joseph W. Harbert aged 84 near Walla Walla.
The Todd shipyards in Tacoma barred 250 workers who refused to report for duty, removing them from the payroll and union benefits. The move follows ongoing labor tensions and a dispute over return-to-work terms.
The second report to Congress notes that the twelve federal land banks issued 64 357 loans totaling 149 004 439 through 3 439 farm loan associations. Texas leads with 5 250 loans. Delaware has eleven. Sixty percent funded mortgage payoff, forty percent for land, buildings, equipment, livestock. Three main advantages: low cost, no foreclosure anxiety, easy principal payments.
The article notes that Mexican wells produced up to 120 000 barrels daily for eight years and a Cerro Azul well tested at 310 000 barrels daily but throttled to 15000 due to pipeline limits. It mentions strong American British oil ties and the hope oil eases international tensions. It also reports Wenatchee city ordinance requiring restaurant and food workers to undergo health examinations every six months and local domestic news from Cashmere. Congress votes to remove luxury tax on ice cream and soft drinks.
Department of the Interior notices DeLos W Fowler of Chiwaukum Washington intends to prove up a 1914 homestead entry for S SE Section 32 Township 28 North Range 16 East Willamette Meridian. Proof before U S Commissioner R S Ludington at Wenatchee August 30 1919 witnesses A J Duncan M O Logan Nicholas Kinchers Wm F Blankenship all of Leavenworth Washington.
Ordinance provides the city of Leavenworth with a salary of 125 dollars per month for the Chief of Police starting after passage. It states the chief’s duties follow state law and city rules and grants the mayor with council consent authority to hire additional officers at up to five dollars daily.
City council passes repeal of conflicting ordinances. Section five makes the measure effective after council passage city attorney approval and mayoral signature and publication once in the Leavenworth Echo. First reading May 27 1919 dated June 10 1919 mayor F T Motteler city attorney L J Nelson approved by mayor.
Notice by administrator Nicholas Kinscherf of the Casper Bauer estate that Lots 3 and 4, Block 5, Ralston Addition to Leavenworth, Chelan County Washington, will be sold at public auction on August 30, 1919, at 10 a.m. in Wenatchee, with court confirmation required.
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