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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
2
The Echo states paid advertising rates apply to condolence notices entertainment with admission fees and fund raising campaigns. Free space is available for morally beneficial community welfare efforts. Back issues cost 25 cents each except current month.
Two Seattle police officers are taken into custody with a party accused of transporting liquor. The piece notes irony in law enforcers facing punishment under prohibition laws and reflects on public attitudes toward drinking without endorsing the act.
Wenatchee plans a solid baseball squad this season while Leavenworth also considers prospects. Apricot trees in bloom on March 25 in the Wenatchee valley set a 1920 record as the earliest bloom noted. The War Loan Organization will be renamed the Government Savings Organization per the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The League of Nations appears dead for the U S due to Senator Lodge whose actions impede world progress more than the Kaiser.
K C Ferguson publisher of the Mansfield News died last Thursday at about sixty four after years of poor health. The death came as a surprise to his close circle though he had shown recent improvement. He is survived by six children.
The text notes rough house conditions prevailing in Germany for weeks and reports eight to ten thousand casualties. It contrasts internal German quarrels with battles against a common enemy where more severe results occur.
French gift to America inspires a state fund drive to erect a memorial statue at Emaux on the river Marne. The monument marks where the first German advance toward Paris was halted in September 1914 and vows to stand as a symbol that tyranny was defeated. Citizens are urged to give generously as during the war effort.
The Michigan jury verdict against Senator Newbery and sixteen associates and their swift sentencing may curb campaign excesses nationwide. The piece argues spending limits are sensible and warns against overreaching while allowing reasonable political advertising.
The proposal seeks to curb employer discrimination against employees who complain or testify and to prevent production disruption, price manipulation, or law evasion. It bars industry actions that hinder operations and restricts employee quitting or inducing quits, while protecting the right to leave employment. It argues the strike and lockout approach has failed and calls for a fair trial of a new justice system for labor.
The piece argues the United States should allow light wines and beer and permit whiskey Liberty under certain conditions. It questions the Eighteenth Amendment and enforcement law, saying they infringe on state rights and that each state should decide the liquor issue. It warns ongoing dissatisfaction until constitutional questions are resolved. It also condemns party avoidance of the issue.
The Literary Digest mailed a questionnaire to labor leaders and unions. Of 526 responses, 293 approved deportation, 152 opposed, 45 conditional, and 16 questioned what a Red agitator is. Most workers back the Constitution, with some unrest tied to wartime wealth disparities. America is deemed safe overall.
The piece attacks high local and national taxes and denounces postwar deficits. It argues the income tax should be scrapped and criticizes wartime spending while urging support for ex-service members through fair aid rather than bonds or broad schemes. It urges action aligned with veterans' needs.
W. M. Yundt owner of an orchard near Peshastin produced the largest apple in the United States in 1919. The Wolf River fruit measured nineteen inches in circumference and weighed two pounds ten ounces, per the Washington Monthly News Letter.
Those having accounts against me and those owing me are asked to come to my residence before April 1 to make settlements. Dr J Stillson Judah 1281 Leavenworth Washington.
The Chicago Tribune comments on Liberty Bond prices dipping below par as low as 90, arguing the fallout would hurt national credit and investor returns. It urges careful action to protect patriotism and financial stability while noting expert remedies remain to be decided.
Real estate of all kinds and locations promoted. Henry Woldivet is again employed at Leavenworth State Bank. Geo B Woodruff traveled to Wenatchee Tuesday on business for the Great Northern Lumber Co.
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