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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
PROMOTING HUMAN DEPRAVITY
The Standard Oil Company teaching
Young Men to do Wrong

Ida M. TarbeI, the new woman of
the east, in writing of the Standard Oil
operations, concludes an article in the
American Magazine in this pertinent
way.
The Standard Oil Company has
wounded our national life by training
great bodies of young employees to
secret and devious ways Of circumvenE
ting the laws of the country and by
making it worth their while to break
the rules of fairness and decency which
should govern the intercourse Of men
whether in business or society. 1t is
for these things continued over long
years that they at last are suffering the
full penalty of the law. And who shall
say in face of the facts that it is I'M
Just? Who shall say in the face Of
facts that Mr.. Roosevelt is not justi-
fed in his vigorous application of the
laws of the country to the Standard Oil
company? Certainly in this matter
of the transportation Of oil by the rail-
roads he is justified and Mr.. Rookie
TELLER is wrong.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
The Subsidized Press

The following dispatch, purporting
to come from London, was printed in
the daily press few days ago:
President Roosevelt's declaration
that he would not stand for renomina-
ton is treated as momentous matter
in the columns of the London newspa-
pers. The editorials for the larger
part consider that he has made wise
decision, on the ground that though he
is the most striking personality in the
political field at the present moment,
the fact that he has alienated powerful
supporters by his antitrust policy has
made his reelection doubtful. They
consider it unlikely Roosevelfs sue
cessor will pursue an antitrust policy.
According to the sentiment herein
expressed, man who dares to oppose
the trusts and ALLEVIATE this powerful
influence, can not be elected president
of the United States.
This is very bald and frank state
ment, my masters !" 1t amounts to
this:
A man can not be elected to the
highest Office in the gift of the Ameri-
can people if opposed to the trusts. To
secure the support of the trusts, the
man who would be president must do
their bidding. Mr.. Roosevelt refused
to do there bidding, therefore he can
not be reelected.
Did Mr.. Roosevelt do anything but
ask the trusts to obey the law, just as
the balance OF the people are expect
ed to do, and, when they refused, in
woke the aid of the law ? Are the
laws not made for trusts, as well as in
dividuals ? Mr.. Roosevelt made enc
mics of certain class Of working peo-
pie because he said they, also, must
obey the law.
AS for ourself, we have great pleas
ure in saying we love him for the enc
mics he has made, and we have so
much faith in the inconuptible man
hood, the patriotism and good sense of
that great mass called the Common
People that we are firm in the belief
that five million voters in these United
States, without regard to past party
utilization and preference, would prefer
Theodore Roosevelt for president to
any other living man.
The trust press, by its abuse of
Roosevelt, will bring about his nomi-
nation; mark the prediction.
When the people of the United
States are told, as in the above para
graph, that Roosevelt's successor will
not have a policy which the trusts OPP
pose, it means just this: A man who
is not opposed to the trusts has agreed
to do their bidding.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
FOUR ELECTRIC MOTORS
VIII be Operated by Plant Now Under Con-
sideratiOn Two and Half Miles From
leavenworth

For the past ten days the papers
have been giving an account describ-
ing four monster electric locomotives
ordered by the Great Northern for use
in Cascade tunnel. They are to be of
three-phase type, which have not
heretofore been seen in this country IN
connection with railroad locomotives.
Their use in Cascade tunnel will deter
mine their adaptability for this kind of
work. The engines will be operated
with power developed two and hal!
miles from Leavenworth, where mil
lion-dolla plant has been under con-
sideration since last September.
1t will, however, take another six or
eight months to complete the plant.
The following is description Of the
electric engine:
The Great Northern's decision to
install three-phase motors has attracted
the attention Of engineers. Three
phase railways have been in use in
Europe, but the Great Northern's loco
motives are larger and more powerful
than those in use abroad.
Each locomotive will be equipped
with four motors rated at 325 horse
power, or a total of 1900 horsepower.
The driving wheels are sixty inches in
diameter. Electric current from the
power plant will be supplied to the
locomotives at 5000 volts and at
frequency of twenty-five cycles. Each
locomotive will be capable OF hauling
a 1,000-ton train at speed OF fifteen
miles an hour on D per cent. grade.
The powerful motors will be used for
" braking" on down grade, as well
as hauling on an up grade. That is
to say, the motors will be used as gen
orators on down grade, assisting the
airbrakes in holding the train and max
ing additional current for the line.
The Great Northern line passes
through the tunnel on Q per cent.
grade. In hauling trains through the
mountain, on the up grade the steam
engines cannot be shut off, and nox-
ious gases are generated. So disa-
greeable were the gases that it was de-
cided to do away with steam power
through the tunnel and use electricity.
Ample power can be generated, and it
is now question of how soon the
power dam is finished before electric
motors are used to haul trains.
The General Electric Company, OF
Schenectady, N. Y, now building the
locomotives, has informed the Great
Northern that delivery will be made
early next spring.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
A Versatile Genius is the Editor.

A long-sufering Missouri editor
touches bottom in the following con-
tribution to current literature
THE editor of today has to get his
nose down to the grindstone and keep
it there sixteen hours per day SOS days
in the year, or he falls by the wayside.
There are men who quit work Saturday
night and rest until Monday morning.
They lay aside all business cares at
FIVE or six o'clock every evening and
do not resume them until seven or
eight the next morning. Not so your
editor. He has no elegant leisure. He
knows no hours, no Sunday, no nights.
When he goes to party, or to church,
or on an alleged pleasure trip, it is all
in the line of duty. Withal, your edi-
tor is a cheerful, long-suffering soul,
going about doing good in his humble
way. He returns good for evil. He
writes long puffs for church sociables,
and in return therefor accepts chunk
of cake that would sink an ironclad.
He notes the arrival of all the babies
in his neighborhood, and eternally per
jures his soul in telling how pretty they
are. He rejoices with the gay and
mourns with those who are sad. He
booms every enterprise which makes
his community rich and goes about
himself clothed in gunnysack coats
and one suspender. He glories over
the fortune of his neighbor, and meek
ly eats his own repast of boiled corn
cobs and colored labels off tomato cans.
He can write a sermon, an account of
a prize fight, a political speech, an
obituary notice, poetry, split wood,
pitch hay, wash dishes, preside at a
camp meeting, curry horses, quote law
or gospel, or anything else, at mo-
ment's notice"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
from fish Expert to Police Judge

George B. Pratt who was once To-
Gated at Chiwaukum and had charge of
the state fish hatchery is now resi-
dent of Okanogan County where he has
been appointed police Judge of the
town of Okanogan, the only incorpo-
rated town in the county. An Okla
hogan county paper recently gave the
following account of case coming
before Judge Pratt.
Judge Pratt had his first case under
the city administration last Tuesday
evening. Two boys, Fritz Pein and
Fred Shull, engaged in a fstic argu-
ment that was most too strenuous for
the peace of the community and Mar
shall Bradish escorted them before the
Judge. A good sized crowd had as
sembled in anticipation of stirring
events. But his honor took the boys
into his private Office, and after giving
them some fatherly advice and little
talk on the ACCESSIBILITY Of keeping the
peace, gave them suspended sentence
SIS each and costs. We don't ap-
prove Of fighting, when it can pros
sibly be avoided, but if you must scrap
boys, go up the creek somewhere and
have it out fair and square. Then the
marshall can't get you and the city
can't fine you.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
Congregational Church Notes

Rev. John Reid, Tacoma, will preach
next Sunday at the Congregational
church, morning and evening, at II
o'clock a. m. and 1880 o'clock p. m.
Mr.. Reid is brother of the Rev. D.
H. Reid, evangelist, and has been
pastor of one of the Congregational
churches in Tacoma for some years.
His ability and good standing is recog-
nized, and Leavenworth is very fortu-
nate in the probability Of securing him
as pastor. Let all who can come out
both morning and evening. Every
body welcomed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

That man Hartman ought to be
in jait, but l fear there is no law that
can reach his case" When man
like U. S. Senator Cullom makes a re-
mark of that kind about man, and is
Endorsed by President Roosevelt, one
can understand better still why Wall
street is furried. Hartman recently
wrecked the Chicago and Alton rail-
road in order to secure control Of the
road. Very well, Senator Cullom, en-
act laws that will reach such men I;
don't whine about it, says an ex-
change.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

It was the same old story of man
who refused to tell his wife the outcome
of business transaction in which, nat
urally, she took deep interest.
No." he sneered; | won't tell
you. II did you'd repeat it. You
women can never keep a secret"
John," said the woman, quietly,
Have l ever told the secret of the
solitaire engagement ring you gave me
eighteen years ago being paste 7"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
The Same Fellow

Marie" said the young lady OF
the house to the maid, u saw you
kissing young man in the dark hall
this evening. 1 can't allow that"
I saw you do the same thing, beg
ging your pardon, ma am"
That was my fance. That was
perfectly proper"
Then Pm all right. 1t was the
same fellow"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
SCHOOL NOTES

Georgia Doty re-entered the third
grade, after long siege of the fever.
Dewey Swartz also re-entered the third
grade, after long illness.
The third grade OF the Leavenworth
schools has just received letter from
Walter Turner. In part he says: The
Leavenworth schools are six times as
good as the California schools.
Leah McCamley and Eva Briggs are
new pupils in Mrs. Farmers room.
Sam Milligan entered the eighth
grade last week. We are glad tn see
boys enter who come to learn.
We are glad to note that Anna Mel
son and Minnie Woldenburg are re-
covering. Both have had an especial
ly long siege of fever.
Parents, when you write excuses for
absence or hardness, please see that
the reason is included. Otherwise the
excuses are worthless.
Lawrence Benjamin is back in school
again.
We are much pleased to report that
we have piano toward which 500
has been paid. We feel that we have
good instrument, and are glad that
practically everyone is satisfied. We
wish to thank everyone who has aided
in any way toward securing the piano,
and we hope the spirit will continue,
until the piano is all our own.
Can child who is present but half
the time expect more than fifty in his
grades in the monthly report ? Does
he deserve more
Carl Briggs is new boy in the
third grade.
Ethel Schons is i'll.
Snoda Smith entered the fifth grade
Monday.
The schoolma' ans, especially the
young ladies', are singing Peace on
earth, good will to men this week.
Those who did not attend the con-
cert last Wednesday evening missed a
treat.
Vacation begins Tuesday, Dec. "a,
at $3.50 p. M, and closes Thursday,
Jan. 3, at 9 a. m.
Those neither absent nor tardy in
Miss Navare's room last week were :
Vera Upton, Leila Myrtle, Carrie Ben
iamin, Clara Otto, Gertrude Reeves,
Fred Rawlins, Carl Coleman, Max An
derson, Emma Schneider, Ruby Reeves,
Ethel Chapman, Madge Brisley and
Katie Harding.
Pupils of room FIVE, who were nei-
Their absent nor tardy during the third
month of school: Alden Warman,
Joe Coleman, Lester Farmer, Clifford
Hayes, Robert Hood, Howard Milligan,
Harley Rawlins, Leslie Rollins, Ada
Mason, Elsie Wunder, Hester Coates,
Lilly Johnson, Edna Maston, Ethel
Maston, Eva Otto, Willie Bartz, Ross
Ramage, Willie Wunder, Gus Harding.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
The B. of [. F. and f. Ball

The annual ball of the fremen will
come off as usual on Christmas night.
The affair promises to be an enjoyable
one and large attendance is expected.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

The fraternity Of Eagles have posters
out announcing a grand ball in the
opera house on New Year Eve. This
will be a swell affair. The committee
having matters in charge has spared
neither pains nor expense.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17

which they never thought of. Those
whose calling have brought them into
close contact with crime and crinlinn.s
tell us that an organization which
would take an interest in and hep
young and unsophisticated girls that
come to the city from the country
would be great factor in the promo
ton of good morals and right living
The holders of stocks and bonds
and all kinds of securities of that class
have had pretty strenuous time for
the past two weeks. The shrinkage
in values, or alleged values, has been
enormous. Copper stocks and rail-
roads suffered the most. Those who
might reasonably be expected to
know something about these thing,
say the worst is over and big re-
action is certain. We don't believe
it. There may be temporary small
advances, but the general tendency
will be downward until more solid
basis of values is reached. Things
have been inflated beyond all reason
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17

and substantially the same case under
the charge of conspiracy and that the
proceedings now is persecution. If
the District court sustains the con
tention of the defense, that ends that
phase of the case. If the district
court overrules the motion the de-
Tense can and probably will appeal
from that ruling to the Supreme
Court a proceeding which will delay
the case for months. The prosecu
ton should in the first instance have
made a direct charge of robbery
against the chief of police. 1t can
prove robbery just as easily as it can
prove conspiracy or bribery. 1t might
then have been able to get the case
to trial before jury. 1t is so "balled
up" now that it is exceedingly doubt
full if it will ever come to trial. The
public is getting pretty sick of the
Sheets case and the idiotic manner in
which it has been conducted by the
prosecution. The attorneys for the
defense have shown wonderful tact
and cleverness. The prosecution is
no match for them.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17

Much of the alleged prosperity is on
paper. A much lower standard Of
values is going to be established
This applies not only to stocks, but
to everything else. Living expenses
must decrease. A day of reckoning
for extravaganza, over-trading, rum
ming into debt, etc, is upon the
country. Strikes among those who
do the worlds work are prevalent.
1t is, however, to be feared that the
strikes are coming at an inopportune
time.
The Sheets case is held up again
and is likely to remain in statu quo
for some time The prosecution has
rested its case before committing
magistrate, the charge this time be-
ing bribery. The defense has applied
to the district court for a writ of pro-
hibition restraining the committing
magistrate from proceeding with the
case. The application for the writ is
based on the allegation that Mr..
Sheets already had a preliminary
hearing on exactly the same facts
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17

Rehearsals will begin early in Sep
TENDER for the annual spring Musical
Festival, to which music lovers of
Salt Lake City look forward with
much enthusiasm. Copies of "The
Wedding Feast" from Hiawatha,"
also Sulivan's Golden Legend"
have been received from Chicago by
Mr.. Graham. 1t is understood that
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
composed of sixty-fve members, and
nine soloists, have been engaged for
the festival chorus.
For a week or two the papers gen
orally have given the youth Of the
city more than ordinary amount of
advertising of an undesirable kind
Exceedingly lurid tales of vice md
sin among young boys and girls have
been published with big head lines
The daily papers we think overstated
the conditions. The wide publicity of
sucn things is not calculated to do
good anyway, as it calls the attention
of young people to forms of vice
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17
COURSES OF STUDY:

Mechanic Arts. - Carpentry, Forg-
ing, Pattern Making, Carriage Build
ing, Foundry Work, Machine Work.
etc.
ton, Accounting, Banking, Transpor-
tation, Commercial Law, Stenog-
raphy, etc.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17

Agriculture. - Agronomy, Horti-
culture, Animal industry, Veterinary
Science, Dairying, Irrigation, Drain
age, Farm Mechanics, Road Building,
etc.
Domestic Science and Arts. -
Cooking, Dietetics, Sanitation, Hy-
giene, Sewing, Household Economics,
Home Nursing, etc.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17

General Science.-English, Mathe-
Iatics, History, Economics, Modern
Languages, Natural and Physical
Sciences, etc.
Observation-Disclosures Engineer
ing jointly with University of Utah.
Courses also offered in Music, Art
Physical Training, and Library Work.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-08-17


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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-07-06
LONGEST STEEL BRIDGE.
New Hell Gate Structure to BE
Three Miles Long.

New He'll Gate Structure to II.
Three Miles Long.
Another step in the progress of the
Pennsylvania railroads New York tunnel
extension was taken recently when plans
for the East river bridge of the New
York connecting railroad were submitted
to the municipal art commission for its
approval. This bridge will form part OF
a steel viaduct more than three miles
long, connecting the New York, New Ia-
ven and Hartford railroad system in the
Bronx with the Long Island and the
Pennsylvania. 1t will be the longest and
heaviest steel bridge in the world. Eighty
thousand tons Of steel will be used in
its construction. 1t will carry four rail
road tracks imbedded in stone ballast so
as to render the structure n0iseless.
Plans for the bridge over the waters OF
the Hell gate show a steel arch span of
1000 feet between abutments. These
abutments are ST one towers dividing the
arch bridge proper from the steel viaducts
that form approaches to it. The towers
will rise to a height of 200 feet and will
contain rooms needed for railroad opera
ton. The tracks themselves will be 40
feet above the water.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-07-06
AN UNDERGROUND GARDEN.
fndiann Man Proposes to Make Coal
Mine Produce Vegetables.


Mine Produce Vegetables.
Col Frank Il. Posey, who during last
winter experimental with an underground
garden in an abandoned coal mine near
Boonville, Ind, says that before another
winters winds blow he will have his gar
den producing radshes, onions, tulips,
habiscus and numerous other vegetables
and flowers.
He declares that he has already DEM
onstrated that his underground garden is
a success and. not merely q dream. This
fall he will begin developing his plan on
a large scale and proposes to have gar
den truck" for his own table and the
tables of his nejghbors and friends, all
to be taken from the mine garden.
The plan Of this garden presented it
self to Col. Posey two years ago when
he, together with Attorney w. H. Ben
nett of BOonville, bought up several hun
dred acres of lilly and broken land near
the little town of YsnkeetoTn. 1t is on
this land that the mine is located. He
believed that plant life would thrive I'M
der artificial light, and said so. Then
he proceeded 10 prove his theory and did
it by producing tulips and carnations,
which fourished and bloomcd in the gar
den he laid out In the old mine.
In one OF the old rooms of this aban.
doned mine Col. Posey arranged a bed
for the plants. The plants needed light,
so he arranged a small acetylene gas lamp
so it's rays would fall evenly over the
bed. Within short time flowers were
growing rapidly, and in less than half
the time usually required for such vegeta-
ton to bloom, Col. Posey's dream" was
realized, and he was giving away flowers
to his friends in midwinter.
An acetylene gas plant large enough
to supply light for an ordinary dwelling
will be installed in the mine and the
lights so arranged that they will distrib-
ute their rays equally over the ground in
which the plants are growing. Mr.. Posey
says that he will raise radishes, onions, !
lettuce and other vegetables and various
kinds of flowers during the next winter.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-07-06
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4 New Sheet Metal Workers Union or
ganizcd recently in Red Wing, MINI.
San Francisco retail grocery clerks
met recently and formed a union.
The Kansas City (Mo.) Labor Tenn
pie Association has decided to commence
work on its building.
The total membership Of the Women's
in excess of $4,000.
The Brooklyn silver workerg strike for
the nine hour day resulted in a complete
victory for the men.
In the Gloucester (England) district.
the foundrymens wages have been ad-
hours reduction in time
One Of the pioneer labor unions of this
country is the Journeymen Stone Cut
tiers of Newark, n. j., organized May 10,
1884
The headquarters of the international
Union of Carriage and Wagon Workers
of America will shortly be established in
Washington, ID. G.
The Horseshoers' Union of Boston has
won it's increased scale for the current
year and all the men have returned to
work.
An immigration bill now pending in the
British Columbia Legislature imposes an
educational qualification, which it is be-
lieved will result in barring Chinese, Japs
and Hindoos.
In Boston many of the labor unions
make their meetings interesting and in
structive by having men well versed on
trades and mechanics deliver short adj
dresses or lectures bearing on the prac-
teal in the particuls- trade of the union
addressed.
More than 90 per cent of the stereo-
typers and electrotypers of the United
States and Canada are within the ranks
of the union, while in many of the larger
cities it is not an uncommon thing to find
every workman at the business a member
of the union.
An ippertIt step toward Cancellation
has been taken on the northeast coast Of
England by the decision recently to es-
tablish Cancellation board for the regu-
lation of wages and the settlement of
trade disputes, and with arbitration
should the parties fail to agree