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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
6
Tax data shows Pembina County total assessed valuation rising from 9,017,460 to 41,114,086 and state tax totals increasing from 88,775 to 120,423. County taxes climb from 73,944 to 21,701 with notable shifts in per-dollar state tax costs and farmland tax figures across 1918 and 1919.
The piece argues farmers cannot join organized labor or align with labor unions. It notes past failed attempts to unionize farm labor and warns Triple Alliance actions in Washington show wide rifts between farming interests and union leadership. It asserts farm products have not kept pace with rising costs from organized labor.
Kennedy a former Chicago city council member told a Labor Temple audience that Socialists would back the Nonpartisan Triple Alliance-Labor platform. He warned Washington voters of a plan including nationalization and free love, urging defense of civilization.
The piece argues farm lands bore 70.36 percent of state tax in 1919 up from 51.41 percent in 1917. It notes farm land valuation rose fivefold from 1918 to 1919 and warns the Nonpartisan League seeks a socialistic land redistribution, now in the spotlight.
The Wheaton Gazette argues that the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota began to correct grain and elevator abuses but Townley and his Socialist allies seized control. It claims Townley sought public funds and offices, driving out the original reformers who withdrew. It cites a letter from Mrs. Geo Mackin about inflated land taxes as an example of Townley’s impact.
Thousands of Minnesota farmers paid Townley the standard eighteen dollars, but only one farmer could appear on the ticket as offices were allocated.
Adirondack property owners and forest rangers warn beaver activity is flooding about 5,681 acres and destroying timber valued around 41,000 dollars. With an estimated 78,000 beavers and growth of 3,000 yearly, the region faces ongoing landscape changes and fear of overpopulation despite protected status.
A discussion notes that thirteen is unlucky in London while four and even numbers are avoided in Japan and Burmah. It highlights three and seven as lucky, with three representing the Holy Trinity and seven tied to the seventh day, plus a historic view of ages linked to seven times occurrences. It also cites biblical instances of the number three and its prominence.
Had Lots of Pluck, George Thibault, proprietor of the summer hotel at Qoutlet near Picton Ontario, met a herd of cattle. A roan bull charged the auto breaking the axle bending the fender and smashing the headlight while Thibault praised the bull's pluck but noted poor judgment.
A winter ice cutting device uses an automobile power plant and an adjustable circular saw at the end of a movable arm. The saw is raised and lowered by a lever system and runs on steel runners with the operator providing power. It cuts ice into 20 foot squares, which are guided to a set of four circular saws that form regulation size cakes.
Former New South Wales premier Mr Helman cheers a large Cootamundra electorate. He plans to fly an airplane to canvass its 18 centers and secure support. His Labor rival also plans to drop propaganda by airplane along Mr Ilolinan's route.
A Norwegian engineer reports a heat insulating compound made from a clay cork blend. The buried mixture forms a dense substance claimed to be uniquely suitable for all heat insulation needs.
William D. McCracken notes Jerusalem traffic concentrates at Jaffa Gate where animals carriages and modern vehicles pass. The wide gate marked by William II’s entry is symbolic while the real Jaffa Gate used by Allenby is narrow and barred awaiting political status decision.
Sir William Treloar describes London’s lord mayor selection as an apprenticeship path. A ward aldermanate follows ward ratepayers vote, sworn in by the court of aldermen, then sheriff elected by liverymen, sovereign approval, and final livery election with possible aldermanic rejection before office.
An Oregon artist attracts attention with a novel image making method. Colored cloth fragments are pasted on a canvas stretched over thin board and shaped into relief textures. A sharp stick acts as a brush as tiny fabric bits are shredded to threads to form intricate scenes.
The English government reports that investigations into industrial fatigue conducted in government shops yielded valuable data and showed output gains. A new industrial fatigue research board under the scientific and industrial research department and medical research committee will extend work to all British industries. The board will initiate organize and promote research grants and investigations to determine optimal hours of labor work spells and rest pauses.
Policewomen are now an established element of municipal law enforcement with recent years seeing their rise. London has formed a squad of motorcycle policewomen who are performing effectively, though they were a novelty until now. They have long served in the force but only recently received motorcycles.
A father and ex god reveal his three offspring to a cautious friend. The buddy weighs in with doubt, asking if he would keep the brood. The American Legion Weekly.
Osip Salonski of West Denver, 32, lost several teeth after lighting a firecracker with his cigarette on the Fourth of July. He jammed the fuse into his mouth, suffered powder burns, and fled to a drug store with his face bandaged and smelling of iodine.
A short excerpt decries the single word awful as missing nuance in speech. It urges clear expression and connection among people, contrasting grand scenes and group discussions with the danger of being an island cut off from fellows.
The Kansan Summer Session reports that KU men view the 50 50 split on paying for treats as unfitting. They argue women may work and earn as much but paying half would undermine male authority and responsibility.
A proposal to issue porcelain money across Germany prompts Meissen to produce 10 pfennig to 5 mark samples. Success remains uncertain. If adopted it would breach gold silver and bronze norms and update catalogues with new material and minting formulas.
Robert G. Skerrett notes in the Scientific American that modern tanning shortens the process from years to months and remains unable to improve leather quality without compromise. He argues no chemical method speeds tanning without harming the final product.
A child asks what a profiteer is and the father explains a profiteer overworks while pursuing the proverb make hay while the sun shines, illustrating a cautionary folk tale about labor and timing. The exchange highlights practical wisdom and the risk of excess in pursuit of a maxim.
Prices of milk to city consumers drop to 14 cents a quart while creamery men warn that closed condensed milk plants may lower prices further. Butter and eggs show mixed moves. cattle and hog markets trade weakly amid uncertain demand. Digging in the Gakima valley begins with No. 1 Gems trading around 28 80 per ton.
October 7 16 marks Opportunity Week with a drive to aid the Salvation Army. The article notes muskrat farming transforming Maryland marshland into valuable land valued at 30 to 40 dollars per acre by the U S Department of Agriculture. Muskrat hides and carcasses bring 25 to 80 cents each, with meat considered a hotel delicacy in some places.
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