Federal raid nets major moonshine operation in Icicle Canyon
Federal and county officers led by Collector Merritt raided moonshine quarters near Cascade Orchards Friday to Tuesday, arresting Andrew Stevens known as Daddy Stevens and R P Clark. Stills of 120 80 and 30 gallon capacities were seized along with mash malt corn meal and finished whiskey. The case heads to Spokane federal court with Merritt noting statewide growth of illicit whiskey despite law enforcement.
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Icicle Canyon
Internal Revenue
Merritt
Andrew Stevens
R. P. Clark
Cascade
Mountain Dew
Leavenworth
Stevens and Clark
Spokane
Stevens
Clark
Lower Valley
Big Bend
May Suspension of Mining Claim Assessments in 1919
The Senate adopted a resolution to suspend the $100 annual mining claim expenditure for 1919, sending it to the president. Senate mine committee chairman Poindexter and Senator Phipps of Colorado cited labor shortages as the reason. Exemption applies to up to five claims per single claimant.
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House
Senate
Poindexter
Phipps
Colorado
Senate Mine Committee
Railroad Shop Men's Strike Remains Unsettled in West Coast
The ten day railway shopmen strike shows no settlement with local company employes saying nationwide returns to work are propaganda. A Chicago conference of affected crafts is expected to announce future demands while Hines and Wilson ask workers to resume duty. In Everett a mass meeting urged immediate settlement of just demands and noted potential risks from idle lines and unsafe trains. Mrs Butler Sampson hosted a luncheon for twelve last Friday.
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Chicago
Wilson
Hines
Railroad Administration
Daily Press
Tacoma
Everett
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Local lumberman killed in forest fire in Chumstick valley
Sylvester Scritsmeier, 35, a Great Northern Lumber Co. woodsman, and a Japanese laborer died while battling a fire on the Teshera place. Scritsmeier and the worker were trapped in a ravine and perished as flames closed in, with two others escaping without footwear. Scritsmeier’s body was later sent to Portland for burial. the Japanese worker was buried locally.
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Sylvester Scritsmeier
Teshera
Chumstick Valley
Scritsmeier
F. 5
Great Northern Lumber Co
Schtsmeier
Portland
Oregon
F. S. Schtsmeier
Rough treatment reported near Chumstick bridge
Echo reports a traveler came upon near the Chumstick bridge on Tuesday night. He claimed he was from Leavenworth and had been rough handled by a group who accused him of being a spotter. He was tied with wire and shod twice before being released and sent eastward.
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Echo
G. N
Chumstick Bridge
Leavenworth
Ken
Major Theodore Roosevelt Coming to Wenatchee in September
A letter to Major J H Dengel from Vice President J J Sullivan of the American Legion says Major Theodore Roosevelt will tour the country. Wenatchee's Legion charter is Number Ten. Roosevelt is due in Spokane September 17 and is expected in Wenatchee the next day.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Wenatchee
J. H. Dengel
J. J. Sullivan
American Legion
Major Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Spokane
Price of Wheat to Drop Urged by Senate Committee
A special meeting of the senate agriculture committee urged repealing the government price guarantee for wheat to allow higher prices for farmers. Senator Norris and T C Atkeson argued the current $2.26 minimum has become the maximum, with the grain corporation enforcing the cap. Atkeson said farmers may average $1.50 per bushel this year and claimed removal would raise prices amid shortage and global demand.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
T. C. Atkeson
Washington
National Grange
Gronna
Congress
United States Grain Corporation
Atkeson
Senator Gronna
Moonshine raid near Leavenworth nets 75 gallons of whiskey
Federal authorities searched the Leavenworth area for moonshine outfits after tips to the Echo office. They seized about 75 gallons of whiskey on Wednesday evening and forwarded it to Wenatchee before the raiders disappeared. more developments were anticipated.
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Leavenworth
Echo Office
Wenatchee
Mrs Floyd Williams Visits Family on Way Home
Mrs Floyd Williams travels from Raymond Washington to her Wolfpoint Montana home and stops in to spend a few days with her mother Mrs Drickhammer after a month with her sister Mrs Wall.
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Floyd Williams
Wolfpoint Mont
Raymond
Wash
Peshastin Lumber Co Devastated by Fire
A blaze in the boiler room destroyed the Peshastin Lumber Co saw mill box factory dry kiln garage and outbuildings. The loss is about 100000 with insurance coverage likely adequate. Rebuilding is planned after insurance adjustment with work to start soon and full operation hoped within 30 to 40 days. 200 to 300 workers face temporary unemployment.
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Peshastin Lumber Co
J. C. Biles
Governor Cornwell Calls Plumb Plan Neithers Lane Nor Fair
Governor John J. Cornwell replies to the federation of railway employees of the Chesapeake and Ohio system criticizing his stance against the Plumb Plan for government ownership of railroads. He says the plan would lead to chaos if the public buys roads and hands control to workers. He warns miners and farmers would demand similar management, warning against Soviet style chaos.
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John J. Cornwell
Federation of Railway Employees
Chesapeake and Ohio System
Cornwell
Russia
Camper Fined For Leaving Fire In National Forest
Forest Ranger Frank B. Lenzie found a fire burning along Nason Creek with no campers visible though a nearby automobile was present. R. B. Cain claimed he was fishing and had not left a fire. Justice Porter fined him $10 for technically leaving a fire burning briefly, per court records.
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Frank B. Lenzie
Nason Creek
R. B. Cain
Cain
Justice Porter
Wen
World
Local men accused of soliciting for questionable magazine
Sheriff McManus arrested Harrison Averil Frank Chamberlain J N McConnell and Cyrus Averill after a Justice Department request. The men, all returned or discharged service members, allegedly solicited subscriptions to a National American Magazine and gave receipts, though no copies of the magazine have been seen.
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McManus
Harrison M. Averil
Frank N. Chamberlain
J. N. McConnell
Cyrus Edward Averill
U. S. Department of Justice
National American Magazine
War trophies from European battlefields on display
A display in the K. and V. Hardware Co. show window features numerous war trophies brought home by Harry Maston. The centerpiece is a German machine gun in apparently working order, which Maston offers to loan to the city if a need for such a weapon arises.
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Harry Maston
K. & V. B. Hardware Co
Harry
Wheat crop purchasing plan announced for 1919 by US Grain
M. H. Houser, second vice president of United State Grain, released a general bulletin outlining the 1919 northwest wheat buying basis. The bulletin lists mixed wheat values ranging from 4 to 8 cents under basic prices.
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Northwest
M. H. Houser
United State Grain Corporation
Wenatchee Youths In Car Crash On Stein Grade
A Ford driven by a young man from Wenatchee went over the Stein grade west of Cashmere on Friday night. The two young women in the car suffered scratches and bruises but none were seriously hurt.
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Wenatchee
Cashmere
Mrs Brender and Mrs Smith Host For Mrs Sampson
Mrs Brender and Mrs Smith entertained Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs Sampson who leaves this week for Seattle.
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Wm. Brender
Robi. Smith
Butler Sampson
Seattle
Disease more deadly than war in venereal fight
Washington State Health Department with the U S Public Health Service to spend 10000 in the state next year as part of a nationwide campaign against venereal diseases. Collier's Weekly notes warn these diseases ruin reproductive capacity and are more damaging to the race than war, urging a strong public health effort.
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Washington State Health Department
United States Public Health Service
Mark Sullivan
Collier’s Weekly
Charles W. Elliott
City Council Meets and Addresses Sprinkling and Appointments
The city council met after two months to hear Mrs. Horey’s resignation and appoint Wm. Payne to fill the vacancy. A $170 street sprinkling bill to Chas Wallace was laid over. The council argues property owners benefited should pay. A pest house purchase resolution was introduced and three new ordinances were passed.
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Echo
Beamish
The
Minimum wage fixed for District of Columbia mercantile girls
The Minimum Wage Board set the wage at 16.50 for girls employed in mercantile establishments in the District of Columbia. After two months of deliberation by a trio of employers, employees, and public representatives, concessions were made and the 16.50 schedule will take effect next November.
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District of Columbia
Inland Empire Commerce Secretaries Convention
All chambers of commerce and commercial organizations in the Inland Empire are to send their secretaries to a convention on September 25 26 and 27. Proceedings are expected to be deeply interesting and secretaries will return with new ideas and enthusiasm to promote local interests.
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Chambers of Commerce
Inland Empire
Com
Grays Harbor Lumber Output and Timber Land Under Logs
Grays Harbor county mills produced about 1 billion feet of lumber in the past year. Assessments show 414,285 acres of timber land remain to be logged while 26,364 acres were cut last year. The lumber industry contributes a large share of county taxes.
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Grays Harbor
Narrow escape on Knapps Hill ends with minor injuries
Larry Barnes returning to Chelan from Wenatchee Wednesday evening lost control on an abrupt turn on Knapps Hill. His car toppled down into a gulch, throwing him out and causing bad head cuts. He sustained no serious injuries.
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Larry Barnes
Chelan
Wenatchee
Knapp’s Hill
Mr. Barnes
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Cascade Orchards
Whitman County
Walla Walla County
Colton
City Council
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