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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
4
The Echo states all condolence notes and money raising notices must run at regular advertising rates. Free use is allowed for morally beneficial community welfare efforts. Back issues are available at 25 cents each.
The article argues towns require design and organization to look orderly and liveable. It compares communities to military units, urges structured streets, painted houses, clean grounds, and consistent upkeep, and calls for citizens to join a drill grounds effort at city hall to drive reforms. It cites Oroville Gazette criticizing a so called nonpartisan party as dishonest and argues primaries invite abuse and may erode primary laws.
A lighthearted headline notes hot weather boosting opposition to stiff dress, suggesting the proposition draws solid support from the sultry day.
A six inch cannon exploded at Camp Lewis during firing by Oregon national guards, killing three and wounding several. A board of inquiry found no firing error by the crew and indicated a probable defective gun. The defect likely appeared during use as guns wear with extensive firing and safety limits are set by experts.
The article argues that would be candidates should not chase office. instead the office should seek suitable men. It notes the presidency can bring reward or ruin, but warns office holding is thankless, drains funds, and can leave able individuals unfit for later life.
Standard Oil Co. issued a statement citing depletion and stock levels to justify higher prices. Amid broad price hikes, locals note the hard hit from gasoline shortages, expecting prices to ease soon as trends shift.
The Forty-Eighters organize under the Liberty party nominating Judge Arthur G. Wray of Nebraska for president and Allen McCurdy for vice president.
The article notes Russian advances on the eastern Polish front and hundreds of thousands of Poles enlisting for defense. England seeks armistice but Russia rejects it, while France backs England. The piece comments on ongoing turmoil despite the abolition of czar and emperor.
The article extols a tranquil Leavenworth scene where all lines of business operate smoothly, contrasting with the nerve racking tension of strikes. It notes general satisfaction with work and compensation, while acknowledging no group remains perfectly content at all times.
In Minnesota O J Kvale who led the Republican presidential nomination votes against enforcement law author A J Volstead, was disqualified by a district court under corrupt practices law. Volstead is declared the duly nominated Republican candidate. The ruling may go to the state supreme court. Kvale had accused Volstead of atheism during the campaign.
President Wilson Governor Cox and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D Roosevelt met at the White House on Sunday and talked for an hour. Afterward they issued statements agreeing on the league of nations. Cox said Wilson promised to endeavor to five if elected.
A seaplane visiting Coeur d Alene on Sunday fell about 100 feet and crashed into the lake shore, killing all three aboard. A Spokane reporter reached the scene by air to report that the craft lost forward speed as it landed with the engine shut off and could not be righted.
Two North Dakota men were transporting twelve cases of whiskey when their auto overturned trapping them. They were taken to a hospital for treatment and the liquor was confiscated. They will face the courts when well.
Gov Hart appoints J Grant Hinkle of Spokane to succeed the late Captain I M Howell who died July 15 as secretary of state. Hinkle has served as assistant secretary of state for several years.
Los Angeles faced four earthquake shocks last Friday with no deaths. Many residents were shaken and rushed to hospitals, but the injuries reported were not life threatening.
A North Dakota club promoting a story telling hour is urged to adopt a truth telling hour instead. The suggestion argues that listening to stories has not benefited the state and calls for more direct factual discourse.
Thirty five Russian Reds from Seattle and vicinity are about to be deported. The government ensures they cannot return to the area.
Prince Joachim, youngest son of the former German Kaiser, died last Saturday at Potsdam in an apparent suicide. He was described as greatly distressed and in financial difficulties.
Germany consents to the peace treaty obligations and will supply the coal as demanded on a monthly basis after resisting until force was threatened.
The Farmer-Labor party has named Christenson of Salt Lake City as its presidential candidate. An attorney by profession, he joins the ticket with a background in law and public service.
The Ball family thanks friends and neighbors and the Camp Fire Girls for help and flowers during Mrs. Ball’s illness. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ball.
A timber merchant meets a well dressed stranger asking for a small beach wood piece to make a fiddle bridge, sparking a brief exchange about quick supply. A Lewisville column muses on home, quoting Shakespeare, and a domestic scene ends with a child resisting a mother’s upstairs tea trip.
A Craig Colorado woman relying on stockings as her bank loses all savings when her garter breaks. The incident derives from banking in an institution not overseen by a bank examiner under the Empire reference.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote notes men push bans on waistlines and short skirts while women continue wearing revealing fashions. The remark insults the gender dynamics and highlights ongoing fashion defiance.
A sardonic verse collage signals political talk and social banter. A mock quiz recalls a presidential nod to partisan newspaper men. The pieces blend humor and media references in a wry take on public life and leisure.
USDA Bureau of Animal Industry reports show keeping young pigs in uncontaminated pens to prevent Ascaris suum infections. Soil can harbor eggs for years, and larvae migrate from lungs to intestines causing pneumonia and thumps. young pigs are most vulnerable.
The United States Department of Agriculture released several publications during the week ended July 8 1920 including Farmers’ Bulletins 1090 1115 and 110? and professional papers on topics such as jack pine bean ladybird flow of water in drainage ditches and the whorled milkweed. Copies may be obtained by applying to the Division of Publications Washington DC and requests should specify the publication class and number desired.
On June 8 Tony Surino a chaser was killed in the woods near Eatonville when a swinging log crushed him to death. The following day Tony Surino a rigging man died in the woods near Rainier in the same manner. Both were young men with no relation between them. Monthly Bulletin Ind Dept of Insurance.
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