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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
The Echo states that paid advertising rates apply to condolence resolutions entertaining notices and fundraisers aimed at public money collection. Free space is reserved for morally beneficial community welfare efforts, with no deviations from this rule.
The Echo publisher asked the council to place a park funding measure before voters, arguing land for a park should be secured while reasonably priced. The piece condemns land hogging and supports small tract allocations to genuine settlers, praising Gifford Pinchot's conservation stance.
The convention nominated a vice president candidate seen as obstructive to the president and platform. Critics argue the choice hinges on policy and state politics, with some tired delegates seeking closure. The piece notes Taft’s potential as Roosevelt’s stand in and reminds that several presidents died or were assassinated in office.
The Echo clashes with Mr. Field over forest policy and land withholding. Field says it hinders national development, while investigations show rejections usually have valid timber and land-use reasons. In Methow valley and Lake Chelan areas many complaints arise from people seeking agricultural land already deemed unsuitable due to heavy timber.
The writer argues the local editor serves the town more than any single figure, deserving support not just for personality but for boosting community progress and financial benefit. He notes editors may not be flawless in style yet consistently advance town interests and deserve fair compensation.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a sweeping decision this week in the rate dispute between the transcontinental railroads and Pacific coast lumber mills. The ruling reverses higher charges that had throttled mills and caused mass layoff, signaling renewed life for the coast lumber industry.
Traveling sellers from distant cities come to sell worn goods and overstock. They should pay taxes in their town of residence for the privilege of doing business here. Their activity should be confined to their home base and they should pay a reasonable fee to trade locally.
The Wenatchee World reports strong support for I A Navarre as state land commissioner. Chelan county friends praise his long residence and fitness, predicting strong home county backing and an office run in the people’s interest.
If Mr. Pinchot imposes a limit of 20 acres per person in the forest reserve, land would likely pass to genuine homeseekers who would clear and cultivate, building homes. The move would effectively bar sharks and all who refuse the homestead law for such a small tract.
The piece notes an error claiming the nominated vice president authored the Sherman anti trust act. It correctly identifies John Sherman of Ohio as the law's father and credits him with shaping the antitrust curb on powerful capital.
A Wenatchee editorial warns of a potential race problem amid a growing Japanese presence including a new chop house and “Little Brown men” in the city. It notes restaurant disputes linked to a major store and recalls past tensions in Tacoma, while reporting a few locals depart after theft allegations against a Tamany Club cook.
Chicago dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan poised for the Democratic National Convention in Denver on July 7. A conservative state-by-state survey projects Bryan with 788 delegates, 116 over the required two thirds of 1008, despite gaps in New York New Jersey and partial Pennsylvania support.
A four day Washington state college educational train traveled from Pullman via Northern Pacific Monday led by Professor E B Ellie with staff including R W Thatcher George Severance W Thornber and C W Lawrence The itinerary listed towns visited each day from Pullman to Spokane and back through Colton Palouse Cheney Davenport Wilbur Ritzville Sprague and Spokane.
A hatpin used by a pair of swallows formed a bridge between two electric wires, shorting Ballard’s police alarm network. Inspectors traced the fault from Fremont to the next box, found a nest eight inches long, and were attacked by parent birds as they removed the nest from a pole beside the Fremont conduit.
During a game between Albion K of P and Colfax K of P at the Elberton picnic a line drive hit Frank T. Abbott on the left temple. Abbott, agent for Spokane & Inland at Colfax, was taken home after Dr. W. A. Mitchell treated him. Doctors fear a skull fracture though Abbott remained conscious and was resting.
William Sullivan 25, distressed by his sweetheart's parents denying permission to visit, shot himself. His body was found in a city bushy area near daylight Monday. Sullivan had accompanied the young woman to her home hours earlier, where her parents refused him entry again.
Fire destroyed the Ridgeway theater in Colfax last week with estimated losses of 11000 and insurance coverage of 5000. The report notes several local incidents including a jail labor order in Chehalis County and ambergris found by North Beach ranchers.
An auto containing Frank Robertson and Mr and Mrs George E Waite of Portland and Miss Reita Pemberton of Tacoma plunged from a ten foot Kalama River bridge into eight feet of water Sunday. Onlookers rushed to rescue them and all escaped with only a cold ducking and minor discomfort.
Washington DC June 22 The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled favorably for Northwestern lumbermen in five rate cases reducing or removing railroad increases from 1907. The Pacific Coast to eastern routes saw major cuts while Willamette Valley to San Francisco was largely wiped out. The Inland Empire gains relief with a new favorable differential and Portland gateway access opened for western lumber bound for Utah with limits on routes east of the mountains. Rates may be revisited after August 15 1918 if railroads seek further increases.
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