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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
2
The Echo states that condolence messages, paid entertainment fundraisers, and business promotion notices must run at ordinary advertising rates. Free space may be given for welfare or community benefit efforts. Back issues of The Keho are available at 25 cents each.
State hotel managers plan to hire men to replace women who earned under the $18 minimum after the Supreme Court validated the law retroactively. With many workers unemployed, the wage dispute highlights a broader labor surplus and shifting industry demand as ships and war-time jobs evaporate.
A brief note on the fundamental market forces guiding pricing and resource allocation as inspired by the principle that supply and demand adjust toward equilibrium. The text underscores the inevitability of price signals guiding producers and consumers in a free market context.
The text urges welcoming the New Year and making honest resolutions to improve ourselves and help others. It questions why we resolve, notes reluctance to admit flaws, and encourages steadfast adherence to good aims through thick and thin for wiser living and blessings.
The county board reviews a new road program following bond approval, citing non compliance by state and nation as blocking realization. Leavenworth interest may decide the fate within days, with the upper valley seeking solid hard surfacing from Leavenworth to the Peshastin church.
The State Bank of North Dakota audits require a public hat collection, a first for a state institution. After four years the Nonpartisan League resisted examination until voters passed a law, and residents agree to cover the cost despite tight finances to obtain a proper accounting.
The article notes the Townley group's strong desire to keep the bank's financial condition from becoming public, highlighting secrecy as a key motive for suppressing information.
The Pullman lodge of Knights of Pythias has started a movement to assist all college students in the city. The initiative aims to support young people living away from home while pursuing their education.
Claim notes fifteen billion dollars of securities escape taxation. If assessed and taxed at the average rate it would affect the aggregate but the average taxpayer would hardly notice the difference.
Forty seven prohibition enforcement officers are dismissed allegedly for being too prosperous. The report notes every man has a price and suggests the liquor trade can reach many, casting doubt on achieving absolute prohibition.
Former President Taft reports high hopes for a satisfactory peace treaty and league of nations solution after a pre Christmas conference with Senator Harding. He believes the president elect will work out a settlement acceptable to all, though neither extreme would fully agree with any plan.
A speaker urges building battleships of all sizes and redirecting public funds to constructive uses. While nations expand navies, the argument supports mutual disarmament and an end to war and its waste through sane collective action.
The text argues for expelling foreign anarchists and revolutionists including the Soviet ambassador Martens. It warns Russia could suffer Bolshevik damage if allowed to remain and questions the cost to trade and contracts with Vanderlip. The piece urges deportation regardless of financial consequences.
A bill will be introduced in the Washington legislature to protect investors from stock selling pirates. Proponents urge a blue sky law, citing President of the Commercial Trust Company of Philadelphia who says over 250 million in fraudulent securities are sold yearly. Eight states lack such laws, Washington should act.
The Italian poet Gabriele D Annunzio and his allies in the Fiume occupation are pressing for a truce as the crisis nears a verdict. Reports say he may be confined in a hospital or other detention facility.
An article notes that nationwide prohibition affects social life and that the state osteopathic association seeks laws to ban high heels for women. The piece urges action on the campaign and frames it as a public morality effort.
In Pullman a man’s citizen rank hinges on his sidewalk condition. Heavy snow lowers his rating toward zero while a clear path, even amid heavy snowfall, yields a top rating of 100.
The committee reduced the sundry civil bill by 420 914 192 dollars and rejected an 800 000 dollar request from the department of justice for enforcing prohibition. The report signals an effort to cut government spending to an economical level, a goal widely welcomed.
A humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript about a worker who was the last link in instruction. When asked his position he calls himself a doer, explaining how orders passed from boss to cashier to bookkeeper to clerk and finally to him.
A judge notes rumors about a tawdry house linked to an old saloonkeeper and treasure claims. The overheard remark questions Jones' purpose, hinting at a dig for hidden wealth.
City of Leavenworth announces the assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 6 Benton Street and Evans Street sidewalk works is open for public inspection until January 25, 1921. Hearing before City Council on January 25, 1921 at City Hall to hear objections and act as board of equalization. City Clerk E. G. Gowing signs the notice dated December 17, 1920.
In Chelan County Superior Court Fred Abeling and Al A Abeling sue A C Sherburne the unknown heirs Leavenworth Real Estate and Improvement Company Jane Doe Belvel and unknown claimants to quiet title to Lot 9 and the east half of Lot 10 Block 1 Third Addition to Leavenworth Washington The suit seeks a voiding of all claims to the property and a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs The case is led by Herman Howe attorney for plaintiffs with dates noted December 6 1920 and January 14 1921.
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