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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1920
Page
2
The Echo states that all condolence cards and revenue-raising notices must be paid ads. Free use is offered only for morally beneficial community welfare efforts. Back issues cost 25 cents each beyond current month.
Lane’s final report on retirement calls for bigger capable leaders, less detail bog, plan focused engineering statesmanship, higher top salaries, and faster promotions. He highlights Alaska needs a federal board, oil and mineral leasing, water power, and rail development as vital. Alaska should have a constabulary and safer coasts with native reindeer meat for Pacific coast.
On February 22 a message about unrest was read from Catholic pulpits nationwide. It warned that while the war ended the nation remains unsettled and class conflict hinders progress. It cautioned against liberty decoupled from morality and urged moral guidance to calm public debate.
After more than two years of government operation, railroads revert to private owners. Critics say the public faced higher tariffs and taxpayers bore deficits, while supporters argue the shift ends a costly experiment and relieves government burdens.
A Washington railroad engineer writes to the Golden Age describing wages from January 1 to 15 1920. He notes the conductor earned 1535 for two weeks at 5.40 a day and that his crew worked long hours with extended overtime. He challenges other professionals to endure similar overtime comparisons.
Government jobs for honorably discharged soldiers and sailors as stenographers and typists are available in Washington, D. C. The Civil Service Commission aims to place returned servicemen first, with entrance salaries from 1000 to 1200 dollars annually plus a 20 dollar monthly bonus. Information and application blanks are available from local civil service examiners at the post office or custom house.
A harsh wartime polemic targets Bolshevik red yellow scum and Wobblies. It calls for aggressive actions against perceived enemies, urging Centralia readers to purge them and link to Ellis Island screening. The text invokes hellish imagery and deportation fantasies, urging drastic measures.
The article notes Alaska pursuing home rule while the Philippines seek independence. It suggests America faces an Irish question in Alaska and compares the broader colonial questions across India, Egypt, and the Philippines, predicting swift resolutions satisfactory to all sides.
The report states President Wilson will not seek a third term. This decision ends speculation about a further presidential bid and confirms the administration's lineup for the coming period.
The speaker argues that owning a home places individuals in the capitalistic class and that financiers and industrial leaders favor stability and property protection. He warns that socialism fails to safeguard property and cautions against advancing too far toward communism, citing North Dakota’s radical, corrupt political machine.
The Oroville Gazette reports a third party named the triple alliance emerging in Washington. The group acts as a side kicker to the non partisan league, advocating the same reforms and courting the referendum law to push measures with signatures rather than elections. The leaders seek power for themselves, not reforms for the public.
William Allen White declares he will seek the Republican National Convention delegate post and concedes loss of press liberty in the Emporia Gazette. He notes the paper’s past independence and laments censorship as he faces party loyalties and scrutiny from radicals and staunch patriots alike.
At friends request, Mr. Motteler consents to run again for the School Board. Election set for the first Saturday in March. he is a well known businessman interested in town welfare and urges a liberal response from voters. No other candidate has announced.
A column blends weather witticisms with political jabs and social commentary. It discusses flags, progress, and public ambition, quotes William Jennings Bryan and Pershing, and offers notes on advertising, rumors, and spring memories, ending with a nod to country weekly papers as advertising media.
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