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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
High Per Cent Potash Found in
OkanOgan County

A lake deposit containing the highest
percentage of potash ever found in the
state has been located by A. J. Sutton
in the country northwest of Riverside.
A sample of the find was sent to the
State college at Pullman by J. M. Ad-
ans, who has just received a letter
from the authorities telling him Of the
results.
The letter stated that the deposit
was similar 20 other lake deposits in the
Okanogan country, but that the amount
of potash present was the greatest the
writer knew OF in the state. 1t was
further stated that on account of the
European war and the consequent great
demand for potash, if there was suffi-
cient body of the deposit it would pay
commercially to work it.-Riverside
Tribune.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Apple Combines Beauty With Utility

Men will journey long distance,
women will 60 into ecstacies, adiec-
tiyes will be worn into shreds, and
crowds will push and jostle to see a
century plant in full bloom. If, now,
healthy, honest old apple tree would
bloom but once in hundred years,
the century plant would be utterly for
gotten. The overwhelming beauty and
fragrance OF the tree would infinitely
surpass the odorless glories of the
plant. Ten thousand lovely flowers on
single stalk, mass of perfume, and
a fabric OF delicate beauty wherein the
tint Of a thousand seashells are seen.
And yet, by reason of its commences,
the apple tree in full bloom receives
small tribute of praise and apprecia-
tion
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
CONSERVATION OF THE
NATIONAL FORESTS
A Wise Use VIII Provide Coming Genera
tons With Abundant Timber
for All Purposes

In his annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1915, just issued.
the secretary of Agriculture devotes
considerable space to the timber re-
sources OF the national forests. He
makes it very plain that the resources
of the forests are being utilized to build
up the country"
The secretary says that the forests
furnish the timber required by settlers,
communities and industries within and
near their borders. This is obtained
without charge by settlers, prospectors,
and other local residents for personal
use; at cost by settlers and farmers
generally for domestic purposes; and at
market value by individuals or corpora
tions desiring to purchase it. During
the last II years the number of per-
mits for free timber to settlers has been
multiplied 13 times, and the number
OF sales 81 times. The amount cut
annually by settlers under these per
mits is more than four times what it
was in 1905, while that under CONNER
cial sales has increased eightfold. Prob
ably not less than $4,000 persons or
corporations obtained timber directly
from the national forests" J"
The secretary further states that
more than half Of the timber now cut
annually is used in the vicinity OF the
forests. This includes all that taken
free and under sales at cost, and ap-
proximately As per cent of the COM
mercial cut. Hundreds of mining dis,
tricts thruout the west, from small pro-
jects requiring an occasional wagonload
of props or logs to the great copper
district of central Montana, which con-
sumes about 3oU, ,U0U pieces OF mining
timber annually are supplied. Rail-
roads also are furnished a large part Of
the ties and other material required for
their lines in the Rocky mountain re-
gion. A million and half ties are
now cut from the forests yearly"
In conclusion, the secretary points
out that the national forests also meet
the demands of the general lumber
market. More than 3o0,ooO.000 feet
are cut annually for the nationwide
trade. Since 1908 there have been
taken from them FIVE billion board feet
OF wood and timber products" !"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
FOREST FIRE STATISTICS
FOR THE YEAR 1915
TwO-ThirdS of All Forest Fires Due to
Negligence of Campers-780O
Acres Burned Over

Largely because the record shows
that a large percentage of the forest
fires in the Wenatchee National Forest
were preventable for the year 1915,
the following statistics from the forestry
Office are published:
The total number of forest fires in
this forest the past year were $50, be-
ing the greatest ever recorded. Of
this number 90 were less than a quarter
acre in extent and the damage negligi-
BILE. They were mostly fires left by
campers, that were discovered and put
out before they could spread. Twenty
five covered less than ten acres in ex-
tent, and only four occurred where the
damage amounted to over one thousand
dollars. Seventy-six of the total num-
Der of fires reported were due to the
carelessness of campers and could have
been prevented with a reasonable
amount of care. The origin Of 81
fires could not be traced to any definite
cause. Sixteen were caused by burn
ing brush and the same number were
due to lightning. ,-
The total number of acres burned
over was 1900, of which 5000 was grass
land. Approximately ten million feet
of timber was destroyed, valued at ST.
500. The value of the young timber
destroyed was estimated at $4,000. The
total cost to the department of fighting
fires last year was $4,000, to which
must be added $500 for cooperative
help by the railroads and the state and
counties. .....
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
THE COLV|LLE INDIAN
RESERVATION OPENING
Not Before Sept. 1st and Perhaps Not
Then-COmmissioner Sells Hold
ing Up the Matter

1t appears that Senator Poindexter
erred in saying the opening would take
place July /. Alloting the Indian
lands will be completed by that time,
but two or three months will be re-
quired after that, says Mr.. Sells, for
the land department to complete its
work. The commissioner also says he
expects to ask congress for some legis-
lation in regard to these lands. This
very likely will still further delay the
opening.
The Washington delegation intends
to appeal direct to Secretary Lane for
prompt action.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

of about dozen birds but had to quit
on account of the heavy fall of snow
being too dense to see the bulls eye
clearly.
Chas. Buttles was up from Wenat-
chez and the following visitors from
Cashmere: F. Patton, ]. Dooley, j.
Shirley and L. Cade. Peshastin was
represented by L. Wilson, Guy Stage
and VIM. Stage, Jr. Out of town visit
ors proved themselves to be good
sportsmen and were successful in win
ming fair portion Of the birds. Dooley
and Patton took part in every event at
the traps that they could enter and re-
port that they had very fine time.
The other visitors participated in the
rifle shooting and with the exception
of those who shot at the % range were
obliged to stop by the heavy snow
storm. However they were all well
pleased with results.
Indoor sports Of various kinds were
provided for the visitors who could not
take part in the shooting. The club
had on hand a liberal supply OF hot
coffee and other eatables for a quick
lunch. Eight pounds OF ginger snaps
and a box OF eating apples lasted a
little longer than the snow fakes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Id. Basket Ball Team Defeats
DRYDEN 81 to 10

The LID. Basket Ball team went to
Dryden last Friday and defeated the
home team by a score of 81 to 10.
After the game reception was held in
the Dryden hall, followed by dance
and supper. The LID. boys expressed
themselves highly pleased with their
treatment and expect to ask the Dry
den boys here for return game soon.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
APPLE GRADE AND PACK
MEETING IN SPOKANE
Chelan County Delegates Generally Are
Opposed to Any Change
in the Rules

Representatives of the apple growing
districts of the state met in Spokane
this week for the purpose of making
such changes in the rules of grading
and packing apples as may have been
found desirable after the experience of
the past year. From such information
as we have been able to obtain, the
delegates from Chelan county will op-
pose any material changes in the rules,
which have been quite satisfactory to
the growers the past season.
Of the Wenatchee meeting to select
and instruct delegates last Saturday,
the World says:
THE delegates from the Wenatchee
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Snow and Rain in November
and December

Up to and including December 81
the snow fall amounted to 1872
inches and there had been total pre-
cipitation of rain and melted snow Of
twelve and eighty-four one-hundredth
inches. The recent rain and snow Of
the past three days totaled two and
twenty-one hundredths inches precipi-
tation. December precipitation to date
totaled seven and thirty-ive one hun
dredth inches OF rain and melted snow.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

district to the state grade and pack
convention at Spokane left yesterday,
18 strong. The district will have 63
votes, or nearly half of the votes OF the
convention. A committee OF ten was
chosen at the meeting Saturday to cast
the votes of the delegates who were
unable to go and who had not made
arrangements for proxies.
The delegation will present a solid
front on all but one question, the sub
stitution of a combination pack for the
fancy and C grades. Brought up dur
ing the morning session, it was turned
down, to reappear during the afternoon.
The Cashmere delegation was its chief
sponsor. A satisfactory solution could
not be reached Saturday and the dele
CATION will probably be split on the
question at Spokane.
The district will recommend that the
blemish limits on fancy be restricted to
those of 1910, which permitted apples
with leaf rubs or russeting, the aggre-
gate area of which did not exceed the
size OF dime. This recommendation
would raise the quality of the c grade. :"
AT meeting Of the growers in the
vicinity OF Spokane last Saturday to
discuss the matter OF having one pack
age for extra fancy apples and larger
one for second grade apples, as sug
gested by the Yakima growers, those
present expressed themselves as en-
phatically against the proposal and as
desiring to stand for the regular stand
ard box for all three grades.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Extracting Potash from Seaweed

Both on the California coast and on
the Bahama islands men are planning
to extract the potash from the seaweed
that the tides pile up on the beaches.
The dried kelp yields about nine per
cent OF potash. Its value is obvious.
Ordinary commercial chloride Of potash,
which is used in large quantities in
making fertilizers, is quoted at 5000 a
ton. When the war broke out the
price was $38 ton. The seaweed de-
posts on the shoros Of the Bahamas,
often millions Of tons, come from the
Saragossa sea.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
BIG CROWD ATTENDED
THE GUN CLUB SHOOT
Some Fifty Prizes, Ducks, Geese and
Turkeys We're Carried Off by
Lucky Winners.

Thenty-three turkeys and thirteen
geese purchased Of ranchers and fifteen
bought from the Sanitary market were
disposed Of as prizes among the prize
shooters last Sunday at the grounds of
the club east of town. Quite snow
storm ragged all day but that did not
deter spectators in large numbers from
attending the sport.
Winnings we're very we'll scattered,
enarly everyone winning at leastone
turkey. Trapshooters competed until
they had used up their allotment OF
birds and then participated in the shoot
at the Do rifle range.
The high power rifle range disposed
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Caught in a Snow Slide

Gcorge Webster, Peshastin rancher,
on his way home from Leavenworth
last Monday evening was caught by
snow slide at the rock bluff, two miles
east of town. He himself missed the
force Of the rush OF snow but his team
was not so lucky. One horse was
almost covered and had to be shoveled
out. The other one had to be led
down over the bank into the Wenat-
chez river to get him out Of and around
the slide.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
RAILRO RUMBLINGS

Roundhouse Foreman Robt. Smith
is back on the job after a month spent
in Missouri.
Boilermaker Guy Montgomery, who
has been stationed at Wenatchee for
the past two months, is back here at
work.
Engineer D. Tegtmeier, who has
been taking in the bright lights on the
coast for the past month, is back on
the job.
Engineer Stafford has been on the
sick list for several days.
Engineer John Farrell is also on the
sick list.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Something Of Interest to Cow
Owners

Mr.. Van Brocklin, manager OF the
creamery, says that the cow owners
should by all means make arrangements
by another year to put up ensilage. It
is not only better, but much cheaper
feed for dairy cows. Ten acres of
corn, he says, will make enough feed
to keep twenty-five dairy COWS for six
months. In the fall of the year the
farmers often have third crop of alfalfa
which they find it impossible to cure.
This makes excellent ensilage. Any
other fall crop that threatens not to
mature in time to cure for dry feed can
be put into silo and saved. Almost
anything grown on the farm-green
corn, peas. oats, alfalfa and many other
crops make good cow feed. There is
less waste in feeding ensilage than in
feeding in the dry state.
Another thing, he says. ranch owners
often undervalue is the buttermilk. To
give an idea OF the relative food value
of skim or buttermilk he handed us the
following table prepared under the
direction Of experts in the agricultural
bureau. This shows that 185 pounds
of skim milk is equal in food value to
10 pounds Of alfalfa hay:
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
Uses of Common Salt

Among the many uses Of common
salt may be mentioned two which ad-
nit of frequent application. Salt put
into water which surrounds the ordinary
gluepot causes hotter glue to be OBJ
tanned than where water alone is used.
Salt in the water where mason work is
being done in cold weather prevents
disintegration by frost.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
$1.5O Per Year
Car of Tom Henry'S Apples Seized

The car was inspected by State Dep
'uty Inspectors Darlington and Ludwig
and certificate refused, because the ap-
Piles were wormy and because c grade
was marked extra fancy and did not
come up to grading rules in color.
An appeal was made to State Horticul-
tural Commissioner Graves, who ordered
the car stopped. The outcome of the
case will be watched with interest by
other apple growers. The car was to
have gone out last Saturday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
.BLfWFTT STAMP Mill ROOF
CAVES UNDER PILE OF SNOW
Machinery Badly Damaged-No One In
iured-LOSS Heavy

The Blewett stamp mill collapsed
Wednesday afternoon under the weight
of tons OF snow and ice. This mill is
located on the property made famous
by years OF litigation in Chelan county
courts, over which occurred the shoot
ing scrape OF six weeks ago, in which
five men were involved and two re-
ceived bullet wounds. No one was in
jured in the collapse. The building
and machinery was badly wrecked.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24
A snow slide Of large size closed the

A snow slide OF large SIZE cIoSeu lHe
southside road between Leavenworth
and Peshastin Tuesday. A man has
been regularly employed ever since the
snow began falling, Nov. 14th, to keep
the road open. The north side road
is so much longer that it has not been
travelled very much and is consequently
almost impossible. The southside road
however only remained closed one day.
On Wednesday it was again in use.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Section Foreman Ernsberger met
with a serious accident last Saturday.
He had gang of men at work clearing
the snow from the yard tracks and was
struck by the switch engine, cutting a
cash four inches long across his fore
head.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Keep the Kid Band concert in mind.
Beside the band music there will be
several vocal and instrumental solos and
three reels OF pictures. So
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Mrs. B. H. Gritzmacher will have
for holiday guest her cousin, Albert
Daube, from Auburn, Wash. She is
also expecting her father, Mr.. Albert
Vievens, from Medford Tenn, who
will be here soon and is entertaining
the idea Of investing in an apple
orchard in the Wenatchee valley.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Perhaps you already know it, but if
you don't. let US tell you that we have
the largest assortment Of fit-to-eat candy
in this town. We have it in boxes
from 25c up. and in bulk at prices
that are most reasonable. Koerner's
Drug Store. So
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Motteler went
to Wenatchee Thursday afternoon and
expect to be dinner guests on Christ
mas day OF Mr.. Motteler's brother.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Holly Wrapping Paper, Tissue Paper,
Crepe Paper, Writing Paper, etc., at
Koerner's Drug Store. SO"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Don't fail TO get sweetheart beauti-
full box Of Eowney's chocolates at
Wheeler's Drug Store. 81"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Butter Wrappers at the Echo Office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

Our Job Printing
department is COM
plete. If you want
High Glass printing
at reasonable prices,
come to this office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-12-24

The Echo has a
reading circulation
of over 1000 per-
sons who trade In
Leavenworth. Ad-
vertise and increase
your business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, May 10-Another read
justment OF values growing out Of The
sinking Of the Lusitania occurred in
the stock market today. Prices in
general fell four to Is points. effacing
the greater part OF the gains made by
the rise of the two preceding months.
Liquidation, voluntary on the part
Of nervous operators. and enforced by
others whose margins had suffered in
creased impairment. contributed to the
receding movement, which was mate
rally assisted by an emboldened short
interest and heavy selling for London
and the continent. Lowest prices were
registered At midday, when the United
States Steel Corporation issued its
tonnage statement for April. showing
a decrease in untitled orders. Although
the decrease was slight, it proved dis
appointing in the sense that ms h
cSoGss had beeE expected ut
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
Thomas I. Noyes

Thomas /. Moves, one Of Gardiner 5
old and respected citizens was found
dead in bed Monday morning at his
nome. 129 Highland avenue. He was
born in Gardiner nearly "A years ago,
son Of Manthano and Lydia (Stuart
Moves. Early in life he learned the
tanners trade. being apprentlceo 10
William Jarvis. Summer street, Car
diner the tanneTy occupying the pres
ent site Of the Aloer Box Co.
He married Miss Martha Nod OF
this city and later moved to Massa =
chusctts where he was superintendent
Of large tanneries in Peabody, Man
chester. ~ H and Portland. He re-
tired from active business life ABOUT
four years ago.
In 81 he answered the first call for
troops. enlisting as sergeant in co. {,
Isl Maine Regiment, and returned two
wears later with the rank OF liepten-
ant. lie yfas u member of Heath Post
and active IN the bushes Of the G. A.
r. He was life long Republican and
an ardent admirer OF Theodore Roose-
welt.
-nI. NtANS - SUI NiNou Wy q
and two daughters, Mrs. John Calvert
of Peabody, Mass. and Miss Bernice
vino resides at home; two brothers, AL
derman Fred NJ Moves Of this city
and Joseph Moves of Hartford, Ct;
two sisters. Mrs. James Church OF
Gardiner and Mrs. Addie Barker Of
Seattle. Wash Funeral services will
he held Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock from his late residence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
HALL0WELL
City Council Holds Meeting ard
Matters of Police and Fire
Departments Receive
Attention
CLUB NOTICES AND
MANY LOCALS

AT a special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil held in the city building Monday eve
ming Russell z. Lowell rendered his res
ignation as member of the night watch.
The resignation was accepted and VIII
liam H Hayes was nominated by City
Marshal Harvey and confirmed by the
council. Tie following names Of officers
and members of the James Barnes Hooh
and Ladder Co.. No. !, were presented
by Fire Chief Densmore and confirmed
by the council; Capt, Chas ". Jones
Lieut., [. W. keene; clerk, Geo. A
Heath: steward. John Currier; and
George L. kilgore. Leslie 6. Trask. WIN
II Emery, Daniel X. Reed. Edwin N
Howe, John H. Brann, Winfred A. Chase
and L. Ferguson.
Albert Tregambo was confirmed as a
member of Steamer Co. No. 3 TO a va
cancy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
A WOUNDED SOL
D|ER'S PLEA FOR
LESS HERO WORSHIP
Associated Press Correspondence

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London. April 20.-"Lord keep US
wounded men modest and open our
eyes to the purer heroism Of those
men and women who. denied the
brave show of the battlefield, sacrifice
themselves day by day to the tedious
tasks for which we have not the cour-
age" is the prayer with which a
wounded soldier concluded an article
in the Express, pleading for less hero
worship.
Am l hero?" he asks. His answer
is NO, l am not, and the wounded
hero stunt has fed me up"
Too much attention spoils the man
and it is besides unfair to the COM
rades in the trenches, says the writer
who continues:
Now l am living like lord in
beautiful improvised convalescent
home in a select suburb of London,
where lovely ladies wait on us and
equally lovely ladies come to visit us,
generally bringing gifts. l am touched
by the kindly thought, but think OF
the wives and children of my COM
rades at the 'front.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
SOUTH GARDINER

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Savage Of Chel-
sea were guests Friday CT Mr.. and
John Black. Caren road.
Mrs. 5. Z. Malley Of Bath IS visiting
Mrs. Justin E!dridge. Bartlett street.
MI. and Mrs. ". Norris Potter and
daughter Marjorie went sunday to
Boston for 9. week $ Visit with relatives.
Mrs. ". Percy Eo3sairs, Nrs. Jus
tin Eldrldee and Mrs. $. f. Malley
were calling Friday on friends in
Pittston.
Mrs. Siegers. who has been visiting
her grandparents, Nr. and Mrs. Joseph
Burgess, has returned to hc- home in
Dresden.
Mr.. Harms of Etna was recent
guest e his son, G. s. Harris
Mary Clough passed Sunday with
her parents in Winthrop Center.
MI. and Mrs. Jerry Preble have re-
turned from Portland, where they wen,
to attend the funeral Of :ars. Pleblc S
brother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11
WEST GARDNER

HIGHLAND .AVENJE-Ernest ".
Hunt was the guest Sunday Of haver
hill, Mass. friends al Wells Beach. Nc.
John W. Curtis is the guest of his
daughter. Mrs. James W. Small on the
Eallowell road
Arthur Williams, formerly of tbs
avenue. is working for Alfred Nc
Causlin. North street
Mrs. William Lathrop and daughters
Florence, Laura and Neina r.. were
guests Sunday Of friends on the ave-
nue..
Mrs. Frank L. Mccormick was the
guest Saturday of friends in Gardiner
Mrs. Lottie Hamilton and son Harry
Of Vaughan street. Hallowell. were
guests Sunday of local friends.
Some Of the teachers and the super
intendent went Friday to Waterville to
the convention.
c. c. Cove is in Somerville and
Washington.