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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
2
The Leavenworth Echo states it will provide free column space for moral beneficial entertainments and community welfare movements. Back issues are available at 25 cents each, with current month issues free as stated in the public note.
The Sept 19 article notes a county bond election tomorrow to raise 830000 for roads around Wenatchee and western county areas, with 200000 more via tax. It criticizes unequal benefit to Leavenworth and northern regions, warns of higher taxes for two decades, and cites desire for fair road funds. It also mentions a 1848 committee plan and a December St Louis conference on independent liberal views and potential new party alignment.
A defense of Col Harvey as a leading critic of the League of Nations. The Weekly column widens debate with sharp, frank analysis of the peace treaty dangers. The author praises his clarity, influence, and commitment to American institutions, likening him to Col Roosevelt in devotion.
A movement aimed at forming a new political party will hold its first meeting in St Louis Missouri on December 9. It lists a committee of forty eight and about five hundred signers including several Germans and veterans of reform efforts. The piece notes Democratic strife over the League of Nations and cites criticism of President Wilson’s impact.
Senate testimony by William Bullitt claims Secretary Lansing told him that if the American people knew what the treaty meant they would defeat it. Lansing did not deny the remark when pressed, offering no comment on Bullitt’s account.
A columnist asks what an apple grower should do when reports claim orchards in the We natchee valley could net over two thousand dollars per acre. The piece notes profits invite scrutiny and inflation risk while stressing the grower’s dilemma between preserving trees and accepting market prices.
Governor Hart says he will seek the governorship if Land Commissioner Savage does not run. Both would share the same support base, making a joint ticket folly. Savage is a strong candidate with a solid record and likely nomination potential. Poindexter gains eastern and southern attention with a growing chance at the GOP presidential nomination next year.
A tropical hurricane hit Corpus Christi Texas last Sunday killing between two hundred fifty and three hundred people and destroying about ten million dollars in property.
Community notes from Cashmere to Wenatchee report visits by Boswell, Miller, Lanphere, Simpson, Bowen, Wingate, Starks, Starks, Arbogast, Robison, and others. Birth of a ten pound baby girl to Pendleton, medical visits for eye fittings and a wrist injury, and local business updates including McCoy’s store hours and a Rubber Stamp order line.
The Chelan County teachers institute will be held in Wenatchee on October 22 to 24. The Commercial department gains three new Underwood typewriters and two L C Smiths, but limited room and demand strain the department. Miss Flemming becomes grade building principal for the year and a seventh grade teacher will be hired. Parents are reminded that students must stay inside the yard, use the viaduct to cross tracks, and avoid loitering on the way to or from school.
Dr Banks a nationally known preacher speaks at a nationwide evangelist rally with free admission. A flag contest allows each attendee to vote for a preferred school room, promising broad participation and a chance to express choice.
Local officials dismiss reports of an imminent coastal disaster and reassure residents that the region will not face a destructive event. Experts emphasize preparedness but see no immediate danger to the area.
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