The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-02-18
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Of the organization will exceed 10000
by the end Of the year.
Fishermen and sportsmen declare
that the state game law has been left
in such shape that trout or salmon can
now be caught for private consumption
at any time Of the year.
The I. w. w. scrap at Spokane has
resulted in the suspension Of Lieut..
Abercrombie, U.S.A., for allowing city
authorities to use the Jail at Fort
Wright. According to the national
secretary Of the I. w. w. the fight will
be renewed March /, when hundreds
OF orators will arrive from various parts
of the country.
During the panic of 1907 there was
the sum of $8,051, 1874 invested in
postal money orders by the people of
country for saving purposes. The
people of Washington lead all the rest
of the states with a total of 1860, 493.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is not only
to be married this year, but he is also
going to jump into politics. 1t is I'M
certain as to which will be the most in
teresting experience.
The house committee has reported
favorably on bill to exclude from this
country all aliens not eligible for citi
zenship. AS all Asiatics are non-eligible
this bill, it is thought, cannot be
classed as legislation against any one
nation, and that, therefore, Japan can
make no protest.
The Central Federated Union of
New York City has issued an appeal to
Samuel Gompers and other national
labor leaders demanding the organiza-
ton Of national party in this country
modelled on the lines of the British
labor party. An impetus to the action
was given by the recent court decision
placing damages of 100000 against
the hatters' union for boycotting.
A general movement is on foot
among the $50 school teachers of Sc
attic to ask the school board for an in
crease of ten per cent in salary. The
increased cost Of living is given as the
reason for the demand.
R. Nakahara of Osaka, Japan, has
invented a vegetable substitute for
petroleum. 1t is reported that the
Standard Oil company invited him to
demonstrate the artificial oil and have
made an agreement with him for
assignment of his rights in the inven-
ton, and will erect factory.
The jury in the case of Binger Her
mann, ex-commissioner of the general
land office and former Congressman
from Oregon, who was indicted and
tried for conspiracy to defraud the
United States of portion of the public
domain, after several days delibera-
tons, reported as being unable to
agree, and were discharged.
AT the Wisconsin Agricultural Ex-
detrimental association meeting just
closed, prize winter wheat was sold for
$40 a bushel at auction, barley brought
$50 a bushel and oats commanded $44
a bushel. The best single ear of corn
brought $3.50.
A great merger which R. E. Stra-
horn. president of the North Coast
road. has been promoting, with invest
ed capital of $12,000,000, of practi-
cally all the electric companies in cen
trail Washington, is reported as COM
pleted. The list Of companies con-
cerned, covering Wenatchee, Spokane,
Walla Walla, Pasco, North Yakima and
other points, is formidable.
State Horticultural Commissioner +.
A. Huntley reports excellent prospects
for bumper fruit crop this year all
through eastern Washington and Idaho.
Orcbardists in practically every section
are making preparations to fight frost
this spring and more than 100000
smudge pots will be ready to be lighted
when the danger signal is given.