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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1922
Page
2
The Leavenworth Echo lists The Echo Publishing Co with H S Rearick W G Schannach and C A Lee as staff and contributors. The note confirms the paper’s ownership and editorial lineup.
A brief notice indicates mail matter entered at the Leavenworth Washington post office as second class mail matter.
Issued every Friday subscription price set at 2.50 dollars per year in advance communications should be addressed to The Leavenworth Echo.
The Wenatchee Daily World notes last Saturday’s paper was well produced by the regular staff, issued after only one week of effort. The thirty six page edition featured illustrations and extensive coverage of North Central Washington, especially the fruit industry.
A lawsuit has been filed seeking the return of funds held by the alien property custodian for the benefit of alleged alien beneficiaries. The action asserts these assets belong to rightful heirs and must be turned over to them.
Road from Wenatchee to Coulee City under spring construction is in good condition except for about five miles. No detours are now necessary.
Sheriff McManus sworn in fifteen extra deputies to serve during the Wenatchee and Leavenworth strike emergency. Authorities say the strikers may become unruly, prompting heightened patrols and enforcement.
The Wenatchee district campaign to promote apples has closed after securing 18 000 acres of signups. Officials expect about a million dollars to be spent on advertising Eat Wenatchee Apples.
The Wenatchee World states Wenatchee consumes more water than any other city of its size in the United States. A local mother jokes her sons never drink while in town, noting they always seem thirsty at home. No offense intended.
State sheriffs meeting at Walla Walla last week favored amending laws to ease narcotic peddler convictions and discussed prohibition. The group praised enforcement cooperation and Sheriff Mc Manus of this county called the gathering successful and beneficial.
Townley gains control of non partisan affairs in North Dakota and sets a seven fifty two year membership fee. A campaign to collect fifty thousand fees will precede a drive to raise two hundred fifty thousand dollars to pay old debts and finance a future campaign fund. The league’s spending remains largely the same with paid organizers in the field collecting funds.
The article notes widespread discontent among residents while predicting good crop prospects and ample income for farmers, signaling favorable agriculture conditions amid prevailing grievances.
The internal revenue collector has prohibited alcohol imports until supplies already in the country are enough to meet national requirements. The text implies current stock suffices, signaling the ban may be pressing.
The Savings Bank at Waterville shut its doors Monday due to inability to meet withdrawal demands. It marks the third bank to close in the Big Bend region in recent months amid continued agricultural hardship from years of poor crops.
The collector of customs in Seattle says liquor smuggling is now in the hands of men with large financial resources and that the little fellows have been crowded out. Smuggling liquor is on the wane in terms of the number of men involved.
The Law and Order League of Wenatchee held an instatur day meeting and endorsed certain county candidates. The group asserts 95 percent of the county supports law and order and that endorsement is not essential. Officials can serve decently without the league’s endorsement.
Aviator Clarence O Prest of Nevad a on a flight to Nome and then Siberia diverted to the Northwest Territory seventy miles from Dawson due to engine trouble. He landed in a herd of caribou killing one animal. Missing for days, search parties found him on the Dawson trail. He could not raise the plane and planned to abandon it, proceeding by train from Fairbanks.
The piece warns the country nears a rail strike as rolling stock deteriorates and train crews resist unsafe conditions. It urges full government effort at a settlement and criticizes passive attitudes that delay resolution.
The Emporia Gazette editor and Gov. Allen are described as close friends, enabling the editor to obtain more free advertising than a circus press agent. Kansas’ original strike law is cited, with a clause interpreted by the attorney general and the industrial court set up by law.
A printed sympathy card for strikers led to the editor’s arrest by order of the governor. A planned Emporia meeting featured the governor who roasted the editor and missed his train after an extended speech. The editor then stopped the governor’s train, turning the episode into a famed publicity stunt.
The Chautauqua lineup drew strong audience approval with Steelman Mariner Taylor and others delivering acclaimed solos im personations readings and lectures. Critics noted excellent demonstrations by Glenn Morris and engaging talks by Private Peat Arthur Walwyn Evans and Chancellor Bradford while warning the radio concert faced interference and a muddled finale by the New York City Concert Quartet.
The Chautauqua committee reports a heavy deficit from this year as attendance lagged and community support proved weak. Still, volunteers signed up for next year, and organizers emphasize that cooperation from communities is essential to sustain the learned and patriotic lectures presented this season.
The Weather Bureau notes climatic conditions powerfully influence photography. Photographic work can be spoiled when operators work outside their normal climate. A cameraman should have knowledge of climatology and meteorology due to daylight variation and temperature humidity effects on photographic processes.
Dr. Frank A. Waugh, professor at Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst, is named recreation engineer for the Forest Service. He will draft plans for public camp grounds and summer-home sites in national forests across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and other Western states, as part of expanding facilities for 5.5 million yearly visitors.
Great Northern Lumber Company files a tax lien foreclosure against T. W. Stradley and unknown owners in Chelan County Washington. The certificate shows delinquent taxes for 1918 and payments through 1921 with 12 percent interest. Defendants must answer within sixty days of first publication.
Action to pay the amount due with costs or judgment will foreclose the lien on the lands and premises mentioned. If unpaid, the court will render judgment for taxes penalty and interest. First publication July.
The notice states that any pleading or process may be served on undersigned at the address given. Sumner and LeBeck are listed as Plaintiff's Attorneys with a P O address in Wenatchee Chelan County. The date references July 6 and August 11.
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