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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
1
L W Woodrow announces major changes in Great Northern operations. Burlington trains 43 and 44 are discontinued along with Nos 3 and 4 between Chicago and the Coast. New Spokane to Seattle trains 25 and 26 debut, plus a Leavenworth to Spokane local leaving at 6 am and arriving at 1 pm with no major time changes.
Earl Ewing of Co B 18th Engineer Regiment writes home Oct 9 1917 from France. He compares weather to home notes dirtier camps scarce water and baths and praises France while describing pioneer camps and mumps hospitalizations among troops. He hopes to collect French curios and mentions a former Leavenworth comrade and a Scenic slide memory for dad.
The government plans to accept only 3,808,766,150 in bonds from a total subscription of 4,617,532,300. Subscriptions above the limit will be scaled down, prioritizing small investors while large amounts from wealthy individuals and firms are reduced.
Uncalled mail list includes J Coleman John Carlson E H Fox Frank Goni Wm Leathers L Linguist M Masada Harry Le gate Giles Quinby. Call for any item and say advertised. Postmaster Guy A Hamilton urges patrons to claim promptly.
Since the month began railway fares increased with an 8 percent war premium. Fares to Wenatchee rose 5 cents, to Seattle 35 cents, and to Spokane 50 cents. Freight and express charges also up by 3 and 5 percent. Agent Simons notes daily tax receipts of 20 to 25 dollars.
Road Supervisor Tom Parish in Leavenworth announced the Cascade Scenic Highway will open to travel early next year. Snohomish and King county sections near completion, Chelan county work continues near the summit, with snow melt prompting work within thirty days and a planned early July opening to the Coast via Tumwater canyon.
A fourteen or fifteen year old boy passed a fifty dollar forged check at J F Ahlin claiming the bank was closed. He then attempted a one hundred fifty dollar forgery at Rutherford Mercantile Co. The boy disappeared and authorities search for him. The boy is related to Rev Haas and worked for Peshastin Lumber Co. The checks were stolen from the company office and likely forged by older accomplices.
Beginning December 1 all parcel post packages requiring postage of 25 cents or more must bear an internal revenue stamp. Regular postage stamps will not be valid for this payment. Special internal revenue stamps will be furnished. The tax rate will be 1 cent for each 25 cents postage or part thereof above 25 cents.
The piece notes air units suffer fewer fatalities than other services. It cites a British squadron of about 200 men with 18 to 24 percent fighters, all officers. U S plans for 110000 fliers anticipate 108680 alive after year one unless Italian front losses rise beyond the current rate.
A Wednesday Red Cross talk by C B Conner of Wenatchee drew a good crowd at Leavenworth High School. The delay caused by stalled trucks kept him from arriving until about 9 pm after an hour’s delay. The program included the high school orchestra led by Mrs. Carter and a humorous recital by Mrs. Le Gross.
Cult apples command a good market this year with 5 to 6 percent more than average growth. The Wenatchee World notes steady demand for canning and cider locally and in other areas. Puyallup cannery processes many for canning jams jellies and preserves at prices averaging 5 to 6 dollars per ton, up from 4.50 to 5.00 last year.
Figures show the auto department issued 3,984 licenses in October under Charles A. Foster, with $16,791.75 collected. Since March 1 total licenses reach 95,005 and collections $498,857.25, nearing half a million in fees and racing toward 100,000 machines before Christmas. There are about 500 more pleasure cars than last year, while 70,032 licenses of all kinds were issued in 1916.
The Leavenworth Red Cross chapter sent the first box of Christmas packages this month and urges more offerings by the fourteenth. Volunteers are asked to bring packages to Red Cross headquarters and donate a second hand typewriter or sewing machine for a few months, with word left at the Echo office.
District horticulturist P S Darlington says 85 to 90 percent of the season's apples are picked while only 50 to 60 percent are packed. Loose boxes fill available space and endure weather. About 35 percent moved from the valley so far. Shipments would lag beyond November, with a car shortage delaying another third of the crop.
J L Close rises to Division superintendent while F J Gavin becomes Assistant General Superintendent and T J Clark advances from Master Mechanic to General Master Mechanic of the western division. Billy Pannon, longtime traveling engineer, moves to Master Mechanic Engineer, and Frank Clemmens becomes traveling engineer, after years in this community.
Frank Fromm suffered a severe sleeve-caught injury while oiling a resaw at the G N Mill last Tuesday. He tore the sleeve free, saving his arm though lacerations were deep. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital for treatment and faces six weeks to two months of recovery.
Mrs Ruth Karr McKee state chair man of the Womens Council of defense will speak to Leavenworth women at the Grand Theater at one o clock today.
The food administration notes a downward turn in high food prices mainly affecting wholesalers and jobbers. Officials predict noticeable effects by January while urging retailers to pass any price drops to consumers.
The hospital unit at Camp Lewis will be supplied with gas for cooking, lab work, and sterilizing by Tacoma Gas Co. using about 500000 cubic feet per month. Tacoma has been chosen as one of four wheat distribution points by the United States Food Administration Corporation.
Wenatchee apple growers protest car shortages hindering shipments. A meeting urged building a new railroad line into the valley with tonnage guarantees as growers expect about five thousand cars for the Wenatchee crop in four months. The Wisconsin Milwaukee line may be asked to rail from Beverly, while Great Northern provides only about half the needed cars.
The pupils of Mrs. Thos Mullen will present a piano recital Thursday evening November 15 at eight o'clock in the High School Auditorium. They will be assisted by Mrs. A R McKeown Mrs. Helen Carter and Miss Lila Snyder. The public is cordially invited and admission is free.
The first call from Chelan County sent 22 soldiers and four alternates to Camp Lewis on a Wenatchee train last Tuesday. They traveled with 24 Douglas County and 37 Okanogan County men, described as a fine group ready for training and capable of performing well in action.
The new draft system fixes a man's class and calls him in his proper turn when he is needed. He will be examined physically only when needed. Thus, the labors of the medical officers will be called for only when required. If the nation needs a half million of men, they will respond each in his turn fixed by his class. The man who can least be spared either as the head of a family or the head of a business necessary to the defense of the nation will be the last to go. The new plan will be submitted to the local and district boards in ample time to enable them to familiarize themselves with it and thus approach their next draft with a knowledge of its requirements.
Mayor Fleming writes Governor Lister proposing federal control of liquor seized by police to use in prosecutions of bootleggers. The idea parallels an eastern discussion though no action has been taken yet. Several thousand dollars of whisky, including bonded goods, were poured into the sewer at the Spokane police station three weeks ago with more awaiting destruction.
A Washougal Skamania area group plans early development of copper mines on the Washougal river 16 miles away with $300,000 already spent. Tacoma’s Camp Lewis and shipbuilding sectors fuel a population rise of 4,115 in the region.
The October American Lumberman shows Great Northern Lumber Co. office and club house with a standing photo of General Manager Geo. L. Gardner. The piece briefly recounts the mill’s history and logging equipment and notes plans to run day and night next summer. An illustration also depicts Wenatchee street dancing on block pavements.
The United States faces a critical spruce shortage for airplane production as 150 million feet are needed immediately and current output, hindered by strikes and labor issues, may fall further with winter. Northwest logs are scarce, while fir is being explored as a substitute amid limited supply.
A federal report places Washington as the largest commercial apple producing state in the United States for 1917. Washington’s crop grows from young orchards in Wenatchee and Yakima with a 6 percent rise, while New York falters and Idaho exceeds prior seasons. Hood River’s light crop cuts Oregon output by 20 percent, with an estimated 17,500 cars expected.
Local residents plan to raise 160000 to build a temple of music in Bellingham as a community project. Seattle developers announce a new residential district with 400 lots and 100000 in street improvements. Homes priced at 2500 and 3500 each. Rogers Brown Co. project includes a 200000 dock and warehouse in Seattle.
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