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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
6
The Echo states that condolences and fundraising notices must be paid at advertising rates. Free space is allowed for morally beneficial community welfare notices. Back issues beyond the current month cost 25 cents each.
The North Dakota primaries devastate Townleyism as nonpartisan league candidates lose two of three congressional districts and the senate race narrows to about three thousand votes. The piece outlines a vast state machine under Townley control, including a state bank and subsidized press, and predicts further gains by the movement's opponents. It also contrasts postwar trade growth with Europe, noting sharp rises in imports and exports and Europe’s expanding role in U S commerce.
Close estimates of American imports and exports for the year ending June 30 show eight billion dollars in exports and five billion dollars in imports, totaling fourteen billion dollars in foreign trade, well above the wartime totals. Foodstuffs exported drop from last year while imports nearly double prior peak, approaching one and a half billion dollars.
A Spokane jury acquitted Culbertson, Grote Rankin on profiteering charges last week. The piece lists high marked prices and judge instructions to use replacement cost, prompting the writer to condemn the verdict as a perversion of justice and fueling unrest in faith in government and courts.
A voice questions U S spending as the Treasury reports Americans spend over twenty billion dollars yearly on luxuries and nonessentials. The piece argues for prudence amid economic uncertainty and rising cost of living.
The nation spends heavily on luxuries with about sixty five billion dollars in income. One third of earnings, whether personal or property, goes to luxury consumption. The war lead and daily workers earning ten to fifty dollars a day fuel extravagance. Easy come, easy go. save nothing today, starve tomorrow. Only rural districts seem to prepare for the rainy day.
Critics in Northwest prairie states fear fuel famine but the writer supports the government use of injunctions to compel coal mine operation during last winter. The piece warns miners and others not to cause shortages, arguing the government acted properly given potential freezing conditions.
Several papers deplore the slight shown to W. J. Bryan by the San Francisco convention. They argue condolence may force Bryan to bolt the party, noting his past indecisive support and his resignation from the cabinet at a pivotal moment.
The Spokesman-Review critiques a Los Angeles woman for cementing and painting her lawn green to avoid mowing and watering, hinting she wants more leisure. A plausible alternative reason involves dandelions, suggesting many lawns may soon be cemented to curb the weed problem.
Mrs FE Shugart traveled to Bellingham to visit W W Burgess and Mrs Anna Dufoe of Seattle. Mr and Mrs Henry Koch went to Ritzville for the Fourth with Mrs Kochs parents. he returned to Camp C work while she and the children stay. Mrs T A Leavell and infant son came home from Leavenworth hospital. M A Wise moved goods to Nason Creek for Mr Culp who plans a box mill on timber land. Mrs M A Peters hosted a dinner for brothers George and Charles Webb John Horan and Doris Slabaugh. C F Rupel and family went to Wenatchee. two days of rain benefited the alfalfa crop for later yields. Mrs J E Craney and Mrs Wm McTyre shopped in Leavenworth. Ben Peters from Sunny Slope visited locally for the weekend.
The family thanks the BR. of F lL. & F L. S. of B. of F L. & E. B. of L. E. F. C. RB. of K. P. and many friends neighbors for beautiful floral offerings and sympathy in the loss of our husband and son Herbert N. Wanner. Mrs H. N. Wanner Mr. and Mrs E. David.
A collection of light anecdotes includes a Scot with a sixpence on a 40 to 1 horse winning big odds and a playful exchange with a plumber about slippery floors and nailed shoes. The Bos ton Transcript provides a set of humorous vignettes.
A Methodist preacher fishing in a river sneezed and lost his teeth. He attached a chicken leg to a string, dangled it in the water, and when he felt a tug pulled up fingers of a chicken with both sets of teeth attached, a curious rescue tale from the field.
Bill Barron considers quitting horse wrangling for dude herding claiming men are easier to manage and losses matter less. He notes horse wrangling is dangerous after a moose attack while hunting near Blackwater Creek.
Al Meierhofer says he won t change vacation plans to Arizona as a friend in the heat sends a joke about a dog chasing a jackrabbit who are both walking. The quote appears in the Minok Ill no Herald.
A Louisville Courier Journal line cites women as queer with a remark about a wife checking a folding bed for burglars. The Pekin Daily Times riffs on gender roles with a jibe about more fish in the Illinois River and women doing the work.
A collage of brief, humorous newspaper snippets notes a traveling man mentioning a near tornado and a farmer asking about barn damage. Other items include diner banter on steak prices and sharp knives, a playful baby anecdote, and a quip from an officer about missing shots, all in light, conversational tones.
Grover FE Desmond transfers Lot 8 Block 6 Cascade Orch to James A Begg for 10 dollars. James A Begg then transfers the same property to Bert Blackwell for 1400 dollars.
Mr and Mrs V Swanson and family moved to Wenatchee this week to establish their future home. Mr Swanson has accepted the position of foreman at the Wenatchee Box Co.
The Engineering and Mining Journal notes over 6 million workers are in mines worldwide, with 3.8 million in coal and 2.2 million in metal mines. Allied industries depend on coal and metal, and mining shaped the west, serving as a barometer of regional prosperity and guiding labor and policy.
Joe Newman of Denver, a witty national entertainer and former editor of the Denver Catholic Regis ter, visited Chicago to see a double header between the Sox and St Louis Browns. Kerr started for the Sox in game two but was pulled after the first inning as the Browns led four runs. Joe quipped, Evidently this is not his day.
Pat recounts a hold up where the thief snagged 3 dollars and forty five cents. He describes defending himself by knocking the robber down and leaving him, insisting he would not surrender another dollar bill just won.
Mr and Mrs Billy Stage and family and Mr and Mrs Guy Stage and family enjoyed a picnic up Icicle last Sunday and on the way home stopped in for a short visit with Mother Stage.
Eagle Creek reports Foster Bros. sawing for J B Schons and families visiting relatives in Leavenworth and Chumstick. Rain brings hay relief while residents note hospital stays, new baler purchases, and summer visits among Cedarquist Heath Anderson and Bjork families.
The Famous Georgia Minstrels with forty clever performers promise top entertainment at popular prices. A noon parade will precede the show and the jazzy music is expected to boost ticket sales. They appear at the Scenic Theatre on Friday July 23.
A revival announces nightly gospel preaching in a street tent across Faulkner’s old store except Monday and Saturday. Sunday services are at 11, 2, and 8 o clock.
Echo Classifieds offers a compact read with local ads for buying selling and services. Find items like furniture appliances and vehicles from neighbors and small businesses with quick listings and contact details.
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