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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
EDITOR WRITES ON TRIP
TO San FRANCISCO FAIR
Washington Has Rotten Exhibit mo
Wenatchee Apples. Hood River is
Awarded the Grand Prize

]. A. Sweet, editor of the Sultan
Star recently returned from trip to the
San Francisco exposition. He has the
following to say about our state exhibit:
At the San Francisco fair, the state
Of Washington probably has the poorest
exhibit OF any state in the union. 1t
is only fair to say that the present COM
missioner, Hon. c. G.. Heifner, is in
no wise to blame for this state Of affairs,
as he was appointed after most of the
money had been squandered and is
now forced to make the best OF bad
situation. The Washington building
itself is a beautiful and costly structure,
mostly given over to social functions
and containing only few small exhibits,
and one or two employees who are
neither ornamental nor useful. About
the only redeeming feature is the fish
exhibit, miniature fish hatchery in
the Food Products building, under
the management Of Mrs. John w. Gum,
a former resident of Snohomish who is
doing some good boosting for her state
and is entitled to much credit. In
the agricultural building our shown G
is very poor and those in charge might
better be stuck from the payroll AS
an evidence OF incompetence, may be
cited the awarding of a grand prize to
Hood River, Oregon, apples, the result
Of improper display OF Wenatchee
apples, which are known the world
over for their excellence. Not even a
potato carries the label of Snohomish
county. The Great Northern railway
company has fine showing OF Wash
ington products in their own building,
and is doing much to advertise its
resources. Oregon, with $50, 900 less
appropriation, has what is conceded the
second finest exhibit on the grounds
and is attracting much favorable COM
ment. Canada, which cannot show
anything that this state could not show,
is conceded first place. Almost every
person you meet asks, Have you
seen the Canadian exhibitsf" The
Sumner Iron Works. OF Everett has a
conspicuous showing Of mill equipment
in the Machinery building and is do
ine much good in advertising its home
city.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
viii Arrive Here in Private Car

Mr.. ]. H. Queal, Of Minneapolis,
president Of the McCloud River Lum-
Der Co., California, Mr.. L. Lamb and
Mr.. E. J. Carpenter, Of CLIFTON, Iowa,
all stockholders in the Lamb-Davis
Lumber Co., Mr.. Lamb president OF
the company, will arrive here today or
tomorrow in Mr.. Queals private car.
They will be accompanied by their
wives and will remain here a short
time and then proceed to California to
inspect property in which the party is
interested and visit the exposition.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
Id. BOX MILL NOW
RUNS DAY AND NIGHT
Making Fruit BOxes-An Order for One
and Half Million Flume Lumber
from 0kanOgan

Beginning the first Of this week the
box mill of the Lamb Davis Lumber
Co. put on a day and night shift, Civ
ing employment to some forty addi-
tional men. The steady demand for
fruit boxes, helped out by the strong
demand for Wenatchee valley apples
at a good round price has the effect
OF stimulating the demand for boxes
and in anticipation OF this demand,
and to meet it, the general manager,
Mr.. Gardner, decided to put on dou-
Bile crew OF men. Just how long the
mill will run day and night he did not
say, but he did say the big mil, would
run until the first OF September on a
million and a half foot order for two
inch hume lumber for the big irriga-
tion ditch under construction in Okla
hogan county.
The company also has one logging
crew at work in the Beaver creek
valley and expects to get out approx
imately two million feet Of logs between
this time and the first OF September.
Between one and two miles of track
bed has been graded in the Beaver
creek valley to tap some timber land
not now accessible by rail. The rails
may not, however, be laid until next
cprino
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
Dies in Electric Chair Today

Charles Becker, the New York police
captain, sentenced to die in the cleo
trio chair has lost every appeal for
mercy and will die today. Governor
Whitman said yesterday if he was not
convinced that Becker was guilty he
would pardon him. Becker said he
was not afraid to die.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
NORTHWEST LUMBERMfN
MEET IN EVERETT TODAY
Will Discuss the Lumber lndusty-Mer-
chants Convention in Seattle August
16 to 21-60,000 Shriners Came
To Washington

One oil the most Important gatherings
ever held in the Northwest, so far as
the general prosperity Of this section
is concerned is the mass meeting oil
the entire lumber industry OF the
Northwest states in Everett on Friday
OF this week. Plans for the rehabilita-
ton of the lumber industry, on which
the welfare of this state depends to a
very large degree, is to be taken up
and organization effected for the Great
ing OF new markets and a greater de-
mand for lumber. Assured by the
Federal Trade Commission, which is
to hold hearings next month al Seattle,
that the government is ready to do its
part to aid this industry, which has
undergone long period Of depression,
the lumbermen will devote the greater
part of their meeting to the preparation
of data to present to the commission.
An important feature OF the meeting
will be the First Aid" demonstration
to be given by DR.. w. N. Lipscomb,
OF the American Red Cross, before the
assemblage of mill owners. DR..
Lipscomb has for the past month been
conducting these demonstrations in
the lumber camps and mills with un-
usual success. AS result OF his work
it is expected that serious eventualities
from accidents will be tremendously
decreased. The lumbermen are now
planning to continue this work in
behalf of their employees.
People in the various towns Of the
states of Washington, Oregon and Ida
no, who are accustomed to doing their
trading with the owners of the stores
in their communities, are having their
attention called to the fact that these
merchants will not be in their places
Of business during the week Of August
1921. These men and their families
are going to Seattle to attend the
Northwest merchants convention, to
get new ideas for the benefit of their
customers and also take we'll earned
rest and be entertained. Fifteen thou
sand invitations have been sent out to
the merchants of the Northwest and so
many of them have already planned to
attend this convention that their Gus
toners are urged to do their buying
the week before so that these consci-
entious merchants may take their rec
reation with a feeling that their patrons
are well supplied.
1t is the general belief Of all observ-
ers that the coming to the Northwest
two weeks ago of something like $1,000
Shriners did more to advertise the
State of Washington in a favorable way
than any event that has taken place in
this territory before. The convention
at Seattle was a tremendous success
and the visiting Shriners who came to
that city by many routes were most en-
thusiastic in praise of the portions OF
the state thru which they passed. A
very large percentage OF these visitors
are folks OF means and many Of them
will later either come here to take up
their residence or invest their money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
Jury Returns Verdict In Eastland Disaster

A coroner's jury returned a verdict
Wednesday placing the blame for the
sinking Of the steamship Eastland in
the Chicago river last Saturday in
which more than one thousand men,
women and children lost their lives on
w. H. Hull, general manager Of the
company owning the ship. Harry
Peterson, captain, ]. M. Erikson, en-
gineer, Robert Reed, federal inspector
who gave the Eastland license to carry
$500 passengers on the 2nd Of July;
J. c. Eckliff, federal inspector OF
steamships, and w. K. Greenbaum,
manager Of the lessee company OF the
ship. The jury recommended these
men be held for Indictment before the
grand Jury on the charge OF man
The jury also found that
the passengers were in no way to
blame for the disaster.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
LATE NEWS NUGGETS
vienese Cathedral Bell to be Made Into
Bullets

The Pope has given his consent,
says Rome dispatch of the 18th that
the big 200 ton bell in St. Stephens
Cathedral, Vienna. may be made into
war munitions. The bell is dated
I'LL, and was made from 18o cannon
captured from the Turks.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30
All Strikes Settled

The strikes in the arms factories have
all been adjusted by raising wages and
improving conditions. The big strike
in the Standard Oil works at Bayonne
has also been settled.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30

THE Shooting OF Dan McGrew"
the much talked about play, will be
a, the Scenic Theatre Sunday night.
II is story that you will long re-
member, the scenes being laid in the
wilds oil Alaska.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30

Mrs. Frank Lenzie is down from
Chiwaukum, the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Koerner.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30

Perhaps Edison can invent use for
Bryan. Seattle Argus.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30

A farmer near Ritzville threshed
1900 sacks Of wheat FROM go. acres.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30

The Echo has a
reading circulation
of over 1000 per-
sons who trade in
Leavenworth. Ad-
vertise and increase
your business.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-07-30

Our Job Printing
department is COM
tie. If you want
sh Glass printing
reasonable prices.
come to this office.
Evening journal., 1915-06-03

Among these subjects are such as
"The influence that Caused Macbeth's
Moral Downfall"
"The story OF the Three Caskets In
The Merchant Of Venice"
The English Army at Agincourt In
Henry ""
How to Make a Squirrel Trap Cor
a kite or an ice boat)."
Locate definitely the following
islands: Mauritius. Tasmania. For
mosa. New Zealand. Madeira, Falk-
land. To what country does each be-
long?"
What explorations or discoveries
did each of the following persons
make? Give the date in each case.
Narvez. Coronado. Marquette. La
Sale"
From six 10 twenty-five questions
Of the foregoing type must be an
swered in each study. The successful
candidate takes up his academic du-
ties at West Point on the first day Of
September and receives his first fur
Tough Of ten weeks at the end OF his
Isecond year. Once al West Point his
military life begins IN earnest for drill
Of various kinds are added TO the
course Of study. His education costs
/ the Government about thirty-five hun.
dred dollars. and the Government
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rightly insists that he be diligent
faithful. prompt and honest II makes
little difference whether he Is rich or
poor FOR all cadets are absolutely on
the same footing. Their rooms In the
cadet barracks are exactly alike. Two
cadets occupy the same room and each
sleeping alcove IS posted with the
name OF It's occupant. The front part
OF the room Is reserved for a study
room. and a plain table and chair are
used by each cadet. NO luNuries OF
any kind are permitted-the floor IL
bare as well as the walls. II the cadet
has any pictures they must be placed
on the top shelf OF his cupboard
which. by the way. Is a marvel OF
neatness. Mattresses are folded dur
ing the day and no opportunity Is
given for louneing even n there was
time and inclination TO do so. No
privileges are accorded TO one and
not TO another except upper classmen.
perhaps, have a little more liberty.
The pay OF cadet Is six hundred dol
lars per year and one ration per das
or communication thereof al thirty cent.
per day. The total Is about S709.50
This begins with his admission 10 tn,
Academy. Immediately after his en-.
trance the cadet must spend about
| $4,000 for his outfit and uniforms
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at the rim the Battleship is seen. and
behind that O'NeilTs Butte. named in
honor OF Bucky O'Neill one of Roose-
velts Rough Riders who was slain
during the charge OF San Juan Hill.
Next comes the Indian Garden
and the Angel plateau. An excellent
view Of the river fifteen hundred feet
below is obtained az this point and
many OF the travellers return 70 the
rim from the plateau. Those who
do miss the most thrilling part OF the
Journey which leads down what Is
known as the Devils Corkscrew, a
winding trail cut through the rocks
and leading past the picturesque VIII
low Creek Falls, a beautifl@ stream
OF water which makes a straight leap
of two hundred feet. The trip to the
river is short. as the descent of fifteen
hundred feet is made in less than q
mile. Lunch carried by the guides
is served on the banks OF the river
which at this point is a raging tor
rent. Standing on the shore one
realizes the splendid courage displayed
by Powell and his men who won their
way through this torrential stream.
Wild flowers bloom In profusion al
the bottom Of the Canyon-fiowers
which cannot live on the rim OWNS
TO the altitude. which is seven thou
sand feet. While lunch is being eaten
song birds twitter in the bushes and
fly about as II disturbed by the hu-
man beings who have descended 10
their ouiet home. Butterflies and
humming birds are all about and
occasionally one sees a harmless lizard
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literature, geography. history OF the
United States and Ancient Greece and
Rome form the greater part OF the
mental test In the following ques-
tions taken at random from recent
examination Of candidates the reader
can form some idea Of the difficulties
Of a seventeen-ye year old boy when he
is ambitious TO become an army OFF,
Ger:
Difficult Examination.
"A. and b. run a mile. First A.
gives 3. a start OF "A yards and beats
him by 81 seconds: at the second heat
A. gives b. a start Of minute and Is
seconds and is beaten by ss yards.
Find the time IN which A. and b. can
run a mile separately"
Find the locus of the point Of in
tersection of the three attitudes Of a
triangle. given a fixed base. and con-
stant angle at the vertex."
Parse the bold face words I'm the
following sentence: other things be-
ing equal, Il is obvious that the writer
who has most words TO choose from
is most likely to find in his assortment
Just the word which he needs at q
given moment"
Write a composition Of $50 words
on four Of the subjects mentioned:
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thousand feet In height: great pill
lars and wing wall rise in weird
symmetry. and noble amphitheatres
with their colored galleries come into
view in the sunlight Of a perfect day.
Language fails and description be-
comes impossible.
Descent To The River Thrilling.
The reverie is broken by one OF the
guides who comes to offer his serv-
ices for a trip over the trail TO the
river. The start for this is usually
made about $50 A. NJ. as 1t requires
about eight hours. Almost any
healthy person who is not Of a nervous
temperament may make the Journey
The trail I'm many places is scarcely
wide enough for two horses TO pass
each other. with rocks rising precipi-
lately on one side and a chasm five
hundred feet deep on the other. At
one place, known as Jacobs Ladder
the horses actually go down n wind
ing stairway cut into the rocks. AT
times they pass under great over
hanging rocks. and at others the de-
scent is so steep that the animals dig
their feet into the sand TO keep from
slipping. All sorts of formations
come into view and pretty soon the
guides viii begin TO point out Steam.
boat Mountain. Everybody sees II, OF
course. but Il takes a wonderful
stretch of Imagination to twist a mas
Of red rock into the shape OF steam
boat Then there is King Arthur
Castle. Guinevere's Castle. the Hol,
Grail Temple. the Cheops Pyramis
and Buddhas Temple. Looking bacl
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white man to view the great gorge
while making the survey for a rail-
road when he came upon a portion
of the canyon and in 1857 at the re-
quest OF the War Department he made
a trip through a small part Of IL in
specially constructed steamboat. This
was for the purpose Of finding out
whether the river was navigable. HIS
trip proved so hazardous that he was
compelled to land after a few miles
Of water travel. After this he led his
party over land and by making a
detour he ascended the plateau
through which the Grand Canyon is
cut
Powell Expedition.
In 1863 Major ]. w. Powell under
took the exploration Of the river and
with nine men and four boats he
started from Green River City in Utah.
Major Powell travelled over one thou
sand miles. enduring all sorts of hard
ships, and arrived more than three
months later near what is now known
as the Grand Canyon. He was minus
three boats and four men-one man
having left the party at an Indian
reservation. while the other three pre-
ferred 20 try to make their way back
through the forests rather than brave
the torrents of the river. 1t is said
that they were killed by the In
dians. In 1870 Major Powell again
made trip to the Canyon. and in
the summer of 1871 he descended
through a gorge known as Marble
Canyon into the Grand Canyon OF
Arizona and travelled through ths
greater part OF Il. In 1882 with Mr
c. u. Walcott. Of the L. S. Geological
Survey. he descended into the Canyon
from the Kaibat plateau. Mr.. Wal.
colt and several Of his men remained
in the gorge during the entire wintei
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c4SszL<y-OrszN

Academy for economy is one Of tho
virtues which are inculcated In the
training OF the future generals.
Daily Life OF Cadet.
The daily life OF a cadet is a busy
one: Reveille Is sounded In the BAR
racks at A. NJ. and breakfast Is
served half an hour later; recitations
follow from 1855 a. NJ. to 1905 r. NJ.
dinner Is on at 1880, and 1875 finds
the cadet In the recitation room again,
where he remains until $50 +. M.
Drills follow either In the barracks OF
on the plains from s.4o 70 440. Dress
parade and guard mount come later.
supper Is served after parade. and at
7.15 the cadets are In quarters. Taps
are sounded At 10 T. NJ. Saturday is
sort OF half holiday. Cavalry drill
Is held In the morning and inspection
directly after dinner. Athletics OF
some sort usually foilow-voluntary
athletics such as baseball. football
etc. All day long during the week the
big gymnasium IS used FOR class ex-
ercises The new riding hall Is one
Of the finest I'm the country and wa
completed several years ago. 1t Il
built OF grey stone and Is 565 iS'
feet and covered with a cantilevei
roof Every morning fnds a numbe
Of cadets under instruction there, fo
good horsemanship Is another neces
slty in the training OF a successful Of
fcer Drawing Is taught, as the arm.
officer is frequently called upon q
make plans and maps. Many Of tn
cadets become experts In this line, an
paintings and drawings made by som
OF them adorn the corridors OF IN
: Academic buildings. Among the spec
} mems are several by James Meme
Whistler. who showed his remariabl
} talent even as a hoy az West Poini
another Is an Indian scene-the wor
/ of General Grant. The recitauo
rooms are fitted up with blackboard
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RzoIz2S Ze100r75 8

Hz0[<2S AS S>SHD<2 .
whole country are appointed by the
President upon his own selection. The
Secretary of War is authorized to per-
NIT four Filipinos-one for each class
to be designated by the Philippine
Commission. TO receive instruction at
West Point. The law further declares
that they shall be eligible only TO
commissions in the Philippine Islands.
Solely On Merit.
The admission Of young man to
west Point is solely on his own merit
and is not a matter OF political infiu-
ence. To be sure. he might obtain
an appointment by this means, but
when II comes to the examination he
must show his fitness for the place.
candidate is appointed year be-
fore he is to enter the Academy. and
this year is generally spent at pre-
paratory school. where he studies the
difficult subjects in which he might be
deficient. He must be between the
ages of seventeen and twenty-five
and IN good health. and must not be
under five feet four inches in height
II he is seventeen, or five feet FIVE
inches IL eighteen years Of age. He Is
compelled to undergo a strict medi-
cal examination to prove that he is
free from physical defects and is sub
jected to a mental test which to the
civilian seems 10 be more exacting
than the physical test and more diff
ficult TO overcome for whilst 1t is an
nounced that the educational test Is
easy II Is not unlikely that many OF
the graduates OF our colleges would
funk" on some of the questions and
he barred from the Military Academy
for being deficient I'm mental training
and for this reason a years prepara-
tion along certain lines is necessary
/ OF course. many candidates do fai
even after a years preparation. AL
zebra, plane geometry. English gram
mar. English composition and English
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studying the geology OF the forma-
ton Major Powell's journals Of
these voyages are written in the
simplest and most modest style. yet
to one who has seen the Grand Canyon
they are an epic story of heroism
and privations. and his name will be
forever associated with this. the most
sublime gorge I'm the world.
The beauty of this wonderful work
Of nature has been described by many
noted writer's. and in the end they all
come TO the conclusion that neither
pen nor camera can do II justice. Its
vastness and its ever changeful color
ing fairly overwhelm the spectator.
and ninety-nine out Of every hundred
persons who stand on its rim gaze In
silence across this titan of chasms.
Thirteen Miles Wide.
The gorge runs for several hundred
miles. but what is known as the Grand
Canyon (as the visitor sees lt) Is per-
haps twenty-five miles in length. II
Is thirteen miles from rim 10 rim at
the top and is six thousand feet deep.
SO vast Is the chasm that Mt. Wash
ington, one mile in height, might be
hidden in it's depths. Arriving in the
evening. the tourist gets his first view
Of the Canyon at day break. Before
sunrise the whole place is enveloPed
in a mist but as the sun rises this
gradually disappears and curious
change sweeps over the scene as the
clear light OF the sun streams through
every opening. Colors appear, the
! - ,,.,r,fae and vpiloys blending
with the green foliage seem like some
I gigantic rainbow. Far down In the
Canyon the river like a tiny thread
Of silver winds its way yellow and
red through the rocks. The terraces
Of sandstone take on strange form:
and stand out like medieval towers
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slip into the bushes from a stone
where he has been basking in the
sunshine.
Night In The Canyon.
One may spend the night in the
Canyon IL arrangements are made be-
fore the descent. This gives the
traveller an experience never to b'
forgotten. The absolute stiffness
the gorge except for the noise of thu
river. the dark peaks silhouettec
against the starlit sky and the inky
shadows Of the nearby narrow can
yons form a weird. fascinating scene
bordering on the supernatural. II
perchance. there should be a moor
the night scene is like fairyland az
the silver light plays over the restless
river. Earlyfin the morning the near.
by spires and domcs are gilded Will
the sun, while In the distance the
mountain peaks are half drowned in
the purple haze. Pretty soon all ma
ture Is alive and the odor Of bacon
and hap-jacks stirs one iiito beine
and back TO earthly things.
There are many beautiful drives
about the rim, where one gets ar
excellent idea of the coloring anc
vastness of the huge gorge. At In
spiration Point the river Is clearly
seen six thousand feet below. At
O'Neill's Butte many OF the temples
come into view. From Point sublime
numbers OF tributary canyons may be
seen-in fact. the rim presents a per-
feet kaleidoscope OF natural beauty.
but the only way to see and feel the
real glory Of the gorge is to climb
down to the river.
There is but one Grand Canyon
There is nothing like 1t anywhere els
in the world. and il belongs to our
own countryi