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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
Cost of Sleeping in Safety

1t costs each person in the United
States $1.65 a year to go to bed with a
sense of security born of the knowledge
that if his house starts to burn an army
of firemen will arrive to put out the
fire. The census bureau announces
the fguresas the result of an investiga-
ton Of the fire departments and fire
losses of the 1873 largest cities in the
country. In Berlin it costs only 26
cents a year to sleep easy; in London,
10 cents, and in Milan, II cents. The
United States geological survey has
made computations to show that this
difference is because the building re-
strictions in Europe are greater than in
this country; that there are more fire.
proof buildings and that the cost of
maintaining the fire departments is not
so great.
During 1907 the 1873 largest Ameri-
can cities lost more than $4,000, 900
in fires, covered by 100000 in
snrance
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
Death-Deal Beverage

New York, Jan. 3.-Coroner H.
Harberberger has reported to the police
and excise commissioners that wood
alcohol is again being sold as a bever-
age in New York city, with death in
stead of stimulation for the tipplers
who pay five cents drink. The cor
oner says that several cases of mysteri-
Gus death during the last few months
have been traced to this cause.
For ten cents" said the coroner,
"a man may go into some Of the dives
Of New York and buy enough Of this
beverage to produce blindness, coma
and death. The men who sell it make
Lucretia Borgia look like a milk ped
der"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

In Justices Court. before Geo. p. Rice, ESQ.,
Justice of the Peace in and for Leaven-
worth Precinct Ohelan County, State of
Washington.
F. &c. Carlquist, Plaintiff. VS.. f. X. Skiles,
Defendant.
State of Washington, County of Chelan, S..
To e. r, Skiles: You are hereby notified
that +. II. Oarlquist has filed a verified ac-
count against you in said Court which will
come on to be heard at my office in Leaven-
worth, In Chelan County, Washington, on
the 22d day OF January, A. ID. 1910, at the
hour of 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and unless you APP
pear and then and there answer, the same
will be taken as confessed and the demand
of the plaintiff granted. The object and
demand of said account and said action is to
recover n judgment against, and to collect
of and from you, an account in the sum of
Eight and 500 Dollars for goods sold and
delivered to you at your request now due
and unpaid, and for costs of suit.
Account filed December 3lst, A. D. 1909
GEO. p. RICE,
Justice of the Peace, Leavenworth Precinct
Jan.7-2l. Ohelan County, Washington.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
First Gyroscope Road

New Westminster, B. c., Jan. L.
Work has already been started in the
Okanogan valley on the construction of
the first gyroscope railroad in America,
to be devoted to commercial transport
alton purposes. The line of railway
will encircle Okanogan lake, touching
all points on the shores of that large
body of water. Spur tracks will be
run to any near point where business
justifes such an extension.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2.-More
than two score members of congress
and their wives met today to discuss
the proposed national antitrust league,
through the agency of which it is
hoped to prevent the inhiction of high
prices of food. The meeting was held
behind closed doors, but it was said
that tentative plans were discussed for
recruiting 100000 families to obey
orders of the central committee to re-
fuse to buy those commodities on
which the price had been increased
through unfair manipulation of the
market.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
No Wonder Meat Eaters Are Decreasing

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2.-That
half the meat eaten in the United
States can be called unexpected, and
that a real and serious danger to the
public exists as a result, is one of the
conclusions reached by DR.. A. D.
Melvin, chief of the United States
bureau Of animal industry, in his an
nual report just issued.
One result Of the federal inspection
is to cause the diversion of diseased
and suspicious looking animals to the
unexpected establishments, where they
are slaughtered for the open market.
More than 100000 animals were
inspected at the time of their slaugh-
ter in the fiscal year just closed, and
more than 100000 were condemned
in whole or in part. On reinspection
there were condemned more than u.s.
100000 pounds of meat and meat
products which had become unwhole-
some since inspection at the time Of
slaughter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
AS Furnished for Week Ending Jan. I,
by the CheIan County Abstract
Company

Alex F Junot to Wapato Irri Co, Sc
NV, ne sw, W half Sc 13-28-21; $3.50.
E w Thomas to Skykomish Lbr Co,
blk IS, first add to Millerdale; $1275.
MIG Russi to Clara M Fobes, lots 13,
IA, blk 16, G N plat Wen; $1,000.
US to Robert Keys, lots Q, 8, Sc
NV, ne sw, 2-26-21.
HIM Luttrell to J T Luttrell, frac
lot /, 2-23-18; $40.
D H Kimple to Minnie L Kimple,
lots S, 6, blk 7, Bolenbaugh's add
Wen; 81.
VIM Turner to Henry Leighton,
half half, 21-22-20; $4,000.
Geo w Lockwood to Harrison Ben
der, lot /, blk 4, Fairview add Wen;
$2050.
Amanda Leavell to Silas R Town,
frac sw 24-22-20; 81.
HR Mills ct al to ChaS Hinton, frac
NV sw o-23-1o; $1,000.
Pearl P Holcomb to L T Armstrong,
lots Is, Dc, blk 8, G N plat, Wen;
81.
Same to Maud M Armstrong, lots
10, II, blk 40, G N plat, Wen; 81.
Alfred L Hill to Elizabeth Hurt, lots
9, 10, blk 10, Wenatchee pard; $712.
Same to Nellie Vondell, lots 8, II,
blk 10, Wenatchee park; 1905.
Earl w Jewell to A Bass, lots to
inc, blk S, Dill's Orchards; 81.
U S to James E McGlothern, half
sw, sec S, half NV 1922.
Percy Walker to ] I Thomas, frac
ne Sc 30-22-21; 5000.
N M Huling to John I Thomas, TT
of way across frac ne Sc 20-22-21; 81.
T M Hilsabeck to E H D Webb,
NV or lot 20, blk As, replat first add to
Wen; 81.
Mrs A B TIilsabeck to E H D Webb,
NV or lot 20, blk As, replat first add to
Wen; 81.
Daniel Hedman to Andrew Dykken-
stem, frac Sc NV 8-21-20; 81.
RE Sullivan to N M Huling, lots
20 to % inc, blk Al, &c N plat Wen;
$500.
Alexander Rose to Fred Poff, ne or
8-26-21; $500.
Ernest Schmeisser to Jas B Mclean,
lots "a, 25, Dc, blk 8, Mob Hill add,
Wen: 81.
Jos A Murphy to Mabel M Russi,
lot II, blk IS, Wenatchee park; 1886.
The Philip Miller Co to A Hangs
man, blks 81, So, Millerdale; $4,000.
OBJ Fuller to A Hanigsman, frac
tract B, Millerdale; $500.
Oliver Moe to Robt Gaines, frac ne
sW 2o-26-2O. $1,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07

Little Gladys-Granny, go down on
your hands and knees for minute,
please. (
Fond OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES am l to
do that for, my pet2
Little Gladys-'Cause l want to
draw an elephant.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
The Power of Wealth

A little, lean, pale miser of Peca-
tonica, says the Seattle P.-I., was one
evening observed fighting with the
town blacksmith. Though his nose
was bleeding and one eye was closed
the miser fought determinedly. The
herculean blacksmith planted blow on
blow, but the little miser never budgec
an inch.
Run, ye fool!'' Kissed a friend
We stand no chance here. Run!'
But the little miser, as he received
heroically a smashing left hook, an
swered in low voice:
"Run3 Nix! I've got my foot or
ten cent pieceP'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior.
U. $. Land Office at Waterville, Wash

Department. OF The interior.
u. s. Land Office at Waterville, Wash.
December "A, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Callie Castle.
berry and Ethel Castleberry, heirs of Har-
and Sept. Is, 1903, made homestead entry
No. 1914, 6GO6, 02l27, for sen of swH; WIZ OF
seq; neA of seq, sec 49, tip. % n, rig. Is, W
M has filed notice of intention to make
final homestead proof, to establish claim to-
the land above described, before ]. Il. Shore,
u s. Commissioner, at his office at LeaVen-
worth, Wash, on the I'd day of Feb, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: Amanda
Farmer of Wenatchee, Wash; Connie
Parker of Wenatchee, WASH. Israel Trask
of Leavenworth, Wash; Patrick H. Ora
ham, of Leavenworth, Wash.
W. F.. HAYNES,
Dec. 3l-Jan. y. Register
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-01-07
Advertised Letters

Remaining in postoffice, uncalled for
on Jan. 8, 1910:
Andrews, S J (2( McRae, E M (2)
Mcleod, Norman Nelson, Ed
Martin, Miss Ma Sides, Elizabeth
rietta
In calling for same, please say "ad-
yertised." J. c. DAVIS, Postmaster.
The Washington times., 1910-09-02

bygone days. It is what they call
here in the East Wild West show
The modern cowboy" says the re-
porter, handles an auto with as much
ease as ne does his pony"
It Is significant OF the changes fast
taking place out West that although
the Colonel rode out to Senator War
ren's ranch on horseback, he rode back
in a motor car. The new style thus
joined hands with the old. The for
mer Ranchmen's Club at Cheyenne is
now known as the Industrial Club, a
very practical Eastern apPellation, If
there ever was one; and the old poker
games. we are told, have given way
10 smoke talks on conservation and
grand opera. The siX-shooter Is ap-
parentIv no more common out there
now than It Is in Washington In
fact. there Is so much gun play
nowadays IN almost any one OF our
Eastern cities that both sides Of the
Mississippi must look alike in that
respect to the unprecedented student OF
sociology.
The revelations thus produced are
among the most interesting features
Of the distinguished historians trip
through the West.
The Washington times., 1910-09-02
LIGHTING CITY IS DIFFICULT
PROBLEM.

The residents Of the suburban see
tons who have lost their street lights
are justified in expressing resentment.
It Is no more than natural that they
should protest vigorously 1t Is no Joke
70 have TO feel ones way through dark
streets, over uncertain crossings. and
along doubtful sidewalks Purely as
an aid to the progress OF pedestrians,
lights are more essential IN the suburbs
than IN the thickly settled portions OF
town, for III the former the streets
and sidewalks are always IN worse con
ditiOn than IN the latter. The theory
OF the District Commissioners. how
ever, Is TO apPoTtion lights according
10 the extent to WHICH the streets are
used, and this, OF course. Is the proper
plan to follow when 1t Is impossible to
light all streets. The first to suffer
must, necessarily, be those living in
sections where there Is the least traffic.
But this does not deprive the
suburban resident OF a Just cause Tor
complaint. He has had lights in the
past, he needs lights, and he wants
them IN the future. Incidentally, he
Is entitled TO them. The unfortunate
part Of the situation Is that, to con
siderable degree, the District Commits
sioners are helpless. They must keep
their lighting expense within their
lighting appropriation To do this
they must impose upon the people OF
certain streets and sections the incon-
venience Of a curtailed supply OF
illumination.
It Is possible that IN the resppor-
tionment of street lights just made by
the Commissioners the best possible
solution Of the problem may not have
been reached. There may be some other
way by which the Commissioners can
cut their coat 90 match their cloth. II
there Is, 1t VIII undoubtedly be dis
covered and tried The suburban resi-
dents should not hesitate to present
their views on the lighting question TO
the District officials. The latter have
announced they are anxious to give a
hearing to all VINO wish to protest.
as thereby they may be able to find i
way out of their difficulties
Although the abandonment of the
large number of suburban lights has
literally and fguratively cast the
residents of several sections OF the
city into gloom, the incident Is illumi-
mating as an evidence Of the haTdships
put upon the people Of this community
by the Intellectual attempt OF Congress
TO serve as a city council for Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1910-09-02
The Business Doctor
By Roe Fulkerson

appropriation Of S155o00 but from this
they do a business Of $500. 600. 50 the
appropriation is only 0-S3 pr cent-less
than one Per cent OF the voIurne q. bz-zf-
ness That puts a different look 70 &
does II not2 Advertising not only does
not increase the cost OF goods, but +
actually lowers II because the Drincfoal
cost Of an article is getting 1t marketed
and the cheapest method on earth Of
marketing any article IS TO advertise #
thoroughly
There is no such thing as saying that
a man should spend a certain per cent Of
his receipts in advertising. for the v.s-z,
reason which the above tabIessr,o,.-s
The more business a man does thesmaII-
er Per cent OF it he need spend IN -
vertising- Tor a concern doing b7,sinezs
in the millions an appropriation Of one
per cent IS enough. bI.- for a man doing
$1,000. ten per cent would be nearer a
proper estimate, for one per cent or 500
would not make show enough to be OF
any use 10 him The safest averare
would be about as follows: On a. bust
ness with gross receipts Of from SO to
S5e,eo. ten per cent should be the mini
mum; from 5000 TO SIooO19 eight Der
cent; and so in gradual reductions till
when a business grows TO giant size the
annual appropriation can come down 10
one per cent of gross sales and stu be
effective
1T IS the little fellow who needs ad-
vertising most The business infant can
be noUrished and made strong better in
this way than IN any other, and adver-
Using is not al expense. but the very best
methed of reducing the selling cost OF
an article for the manufacture and for
the merchant As the selling cost is the
only cost. SO also IS regular. persistent
advertising the only way OF reducing
expenses. To the merchant an advar-
Using campaign is as much a necessity
as rent and the man who tries To DC
business without 1t is Ike Sisyphus Of
old, whom the gods condemnes 20 roll
a stone I'D q Hill through all eternity
America speLds today forty billions OF
dollars selling its productions and n ev-
cry case the selling cost goes down as
the advertising bills 90 up If you want
TO do business ehesply. advertise extern
sivelx."
The Washington times., 1910-09-02
THE ECLIPSE OF A POLITICAL
REVOLUTION.

It was arranged that on Sunday last
the dissatisfied ones living in Chica-
20, OF having the price Of fare to
that hospitable city, should come to-
gether for the purpose Of wrestling
the reins OF government from the
plutOcrats" In the minds OF the
leaders IN this movement, which had
the nominal backing OF the socialists
and the labor unionists, the purpose
was lofty and patriotic In fact, It
was grand enough, according to their
views, to receive tremendous support
Three thousand patriots were ex-
pected, we read, three thousand kick
ers, insurgents, soreheads, knockers
fun Of fire and fight. 1t was to be an
epoch-marking meeting, comparable
with those which long ago immortal
lied Faneul Hal and Independence
Hall.
It was also aTranged-and some
months ago, at a conference of the
league magnates-that the Cubs and
the Giants, famous baseball rivals,
should meet on Sunday at a place in
Chicago known as West Side Park
Thus the two events were destined
to conflict with each other; but there
was no doubt IN the minds Of the
leaders Of the political revolutionary
movement that the anti-plutocratie
mass meeting would be the great
event Of the day, and that on Monday
the echoes Of 1t would be Teverberating
throughout the land
The meeting designed 10 reorganize
The Washington times., 1910-09-02
SHIPPERS VS.. ROADS
IN MIGHTY BATTLE
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Ready for Impor-
tant Hearings.

Hearings as TO the reasonableness o.
the proposed advances IN freisht rates
IN the OffC.a, classification territory vii
begin IN New York next week.
This territory embraces all east O. the
Mississippi river and north OF the Ohio
and Potomac rivers
When these hearings actually start
the real battle over The proposed in
creases viii commence The Admins
tration's stand against them, the pass
age Of the railroad bin by the last Con
gress. and the suspension proposed by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
were but preliminary.
The conflict between the shippers on
the one side and the railroads on the
other, which has SO long threatened 70
develop. VIII come when the representa-
tives OF each array themselves efore the
special examiner Of the interstate Com
merce Commission next Thursday
Sitting In Chicago.
Already Chief Examiner Brown, rep
resenting the commission. Is sitting IN
Chicago hearing the testimony Of both
sides OF the controversy IN the Trans
Mississippi and Illinois freight CON-
mit+ee classification territories The
roads involved in this case operate for
the most part beyond thu Mississippi
river.
II was originally decided by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission that the
New York hearing should take place
three weeks aga. The date vas set for
that time, but when the special in
qufry convened the railroads begged for
more time IN which 70 prepare their side
Of the case This request was granted
and an additional month was allowed
Railroad men. who have discussed the
present freight rate situation with OH
Gals Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission here, frankly declare the reads
are facing the most serious, situation II
these hearings they ever confronted To
deny them the right 70 carry into eject
the proposed rate increase, they say
means serious consequence N al caS'S-
Fear Adverse Decision
II the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion should decide after receiving the re
port Of the examiners and after their
own Investigations that the railroads
have no ground for advancing the
freight charges the railroad men say
practically al development viii be para
lived. They fOresee many other things,
according TO the stories they tell here
However. that may be, the represen-
tatives Of the shippers have given notice
that they VIII contest every inch Of
ground covered By the railroads AT the
coming hearing IN NesF York They
VIII undertake 20 show that increased
earnings or a large scale is not neces-
sary TO meet the raise in the pay OF en-
pIoyes and 10 pay for the new equipment
now ordered
The railroads have had their heads to
gether already and have selected a COM
rniftee Of traffic experts and attorneys
20 represent the carriers OF the entire
classification territory AT the New YORK
hearing The shippers associations and
many individual chambers Of commerce
VIII also DC represented
The Washington times., 1910-09-02
EXPRESS COMPANIES IN NEED
OF VENTILATION.

There Is reason to hope that the
express companies of the United States
are about 10 be subjected to the ven
tilation which 1t Is apparent they have
needed for some time Under the
leadership of the Boston Chamber OF
Commerce, the Chicago Association Of
Commerce, and the Merchants Asso-
eiatian of New York, 100 commercial
organizations of the country have
Joined in an action before the Inter
state Commerce Commission TO have
express rates, investments, and CAPT
talization investigated, with a view
of obtaining "a reduction IN rates. a
formal petition complaining that rates
are too high has been fled, and pre-
sumably VIII be taken up for con
sideration by the Commission as soon
as the rush Of the railroad rate hear
I ings has abated-
The interests OF manufacturers
shippers, and consumers demand that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
make an investigation Of the express
companies as soon as possible. in
1906 Congress recognized the necessity
of regulating these concerns when 1t
inserted IN the railroad rate bill a
clause declaring express companies TO
be common carriers subject 70 the
authority Of the Interstate Commerce
q NJ
lions throughout the country have
complained Of express rates for several
years, as have individual persons and
firms that 10 very much shipping by
express. No time should he lost IN
going 10 the bottom OF these com
plants, and in applying remedies if
1t Is found, as many suspect It VIII be
found, that the express companies are
reaPing excessive profits
According to the companies reports
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. they have enjoyed a large
measure OF prosperity during the last
two years. Their records prior TO that
time are not available, but for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1909, their
reports show them to have had net
operating revenues of approximately
twelve million dollars As nearly as
can be learned from the public records,
their net revenues for that year were
I So, 1S3Ol9 For the fiscal year ending
June 50, 1910, more accurate figures
are obtainable. With only the month
OF June, 1910, estimated, their net
/ operating revenues are found to be
SI4,564,lO3, a gain Of S2,3SL,0S4 over
the year before. It must be admitted
that a group Of thirteen corporations
that shows a gain Of 49, per cent IN
net operating revenues for one year
must be In fairly healthy condition.
The figures at least indicate that
there Is sufficient question OF the JUS
tice Of express rates to warrant the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
making a thorough investigation OF
the affairs OF these companies
The Washington times., 1910-09-02

The trial Of the men accused of
grating $4,000. 600 on Illinois Central
contracts for equipment and supplies
has started in Chicago. The scandal
illustrates forcefully the fact that
too many railroad directors pay too
little attention 10 what is being done
with their railroads funds. II pri-
yate citizen bOrrOws money from a
loan and trust company to buiic a
home. the loan and trust company
makes certain that every dollar loan
ed puts a dollar Of value into the
property on which the loan is made
Those who lend money on railroad
bonds would confer benefits upon
themselves. upon the railways. and
upon the public If they would de-
wise a system whereby they could ex-
ercise the same precautions
The Washington times., 1910-09-02
H. B. MUM DEAD,
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Noted Attorney and Politi-
clan Passes Away at Age
of Eighty-four.

Funeral services for Henry Benson
Mum, for many years a prominent
lawyer Of this city and at one time in
huenuaI in Wisconsin politics. VIII be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock
at the family residence, 1884 r street
northwest.
The Rev. J. J. Dimog. Of St Andrews
Protestant Episcopal Church. viii con
Duct the services and the burial VIII be
IN GlenwoOd Cemetery
Mr.. Mum died yesterday morning az
O'Clock at his home, 1894 x street
northwest. He had been 81 for four
months. and his death was not uneX-
pected. His death was due to the IN
Mr. Mum was born at BeIleviIle. y. J..
August j. 1926. and was graduated from
Princeton University. IN 1siI. he then
Ashland Hall Collegiate Institute at
Montcialr, n J., remaining there Tor
seven years, when he resigned to take
The same year his family removed TO
Portage. Wis, and there MIR. Mum COM
pleted his law course. He was elected
mayor Of that tOwn in ISIS and from lSbl
to 1850. he was sUPerintendent OF the
public schools and a member Of the
State legislature
In 1855 he came 10 washington as an
attorney, entering first into partner
ship with W G. Dodge and later with
F. Stansbury.
In 1850 he went to Grant, No, where
he was married one year later TO Miss
COrnelia J. FarweU Three gears after
his marriage he again came 70 tn CaU-
iLaL
He was a member OF the Princeton
Alumni Association OF. the District, and
was three years ago elected Its preSi-
dent he was also member OF tho
University Club. the Masons. the Sons OF
the American RsvoIuJiOF. and the His
toricaI and Geographic Societies
Mr. Mum is survived by his wife az z
four children. Mrs Robert z Waylari
and Henry + Mum, OF CroZet- Va, ana,
Miss Marguerite g Mum and Harvey T
Mum OF this city