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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
ANOTHER $4,000 TO BE
SPENT ON BLfWLTT ROAD
Additional Money Appropriated by the
forestry Department-WOrk to Be
Done This Year

By Forest Supervisor Sylvester we
are informed that additional sum OIL
$6, 800 becomes available for the i'm
provement of this popular mountain
road. This, with the $4,000 appro-
priated the past winter, makes S14, 800
that the forestry department has set
aside Tor the betterment of a mountain
pass that every day is becoming more
popular with tourists and travelerg in
going from the eastern to the western,
or from the western to the eastern part
Of the state of Washington. OF the
total sum approximately $4,000 will
be spent on the Chelan county side
and the balance on the KittitaS county
side. At this time the forestry
department is engaged on a stretch
of road on the Chelan county
side between the old BleWett mill and
the summit. Within the next two
weeks they will begin, if men can be
had, on stretch Of road on the Kitti-
tas county side between the Mountain
home ranch, at the foot OF the climb,
and the stretch of road completed last
fall by the authorities of Kittitas county.
By the middle of next summer at least
10 miles Of new road with a minimum
grade Of per cent will have been con-
structed on the Blewett route by the
Forestry Service and the two counties.
In conversation with Forest Super
visor Sylvester one day this week he
said he had recently made a trip over
the Snoqualmie pass and was pleased
and delighted with the road and the
scenery along the route. He believes
the road will be more generally used
and become more popular every year.
He says in scenic wonders the north
west has a gseat asset. The scenery
on the upper reaches OF the Icicle
canyon equals, if it does not surpass
the famous Yosemite valley valley oil
California.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

fusing to send free copies to advertisers
and otherwise outstanding its store Of
white paper.
The cost of job printing, too, has
gone skywad. The man who has 500
of 1000 letterheads printed now will
find big increase in the cost to him
over the price of year ago. That
increase does not represent an increase
in the profit of the printer. In fact,
even with that increase the printer is
probably making less profit than he did
a year ago under the old and lower
price.
Parlous times indeed are these for
printers and publishers of every kind.
Print paper is not the only source of
trouble. Metal used in linotypes has
advanced 100 per cent. Ink rollers
have made jump of so per cent.
And this only begins to tell the tale.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
War and the Increased Cost of
Newspapers

The man who spreads out his morn
ing newspaper at the breakfast table
and reads the events OF home and
abroad does not realize the cost OF
gathering that news and presenting it.
Particularly he does not realize that the
far-off war in Europe has still further
increased the cost of his daily paper,
even tho the war across the ocean and
the plant of his favorite paper are sep
arated by several thousands Of miles.
Several newspapers in these United
States of ours have been compelled to
shut up shop because of the increase
in the cost of materials. Hundreds OF
publishers have seen that they had
their choice between grabbing limb
or drowning, and the first limb they
grabbed wasto raise-the subscription
price.
The action of the Des Moines Capt.
tai illustrated the action OF publishers
thruout the middle west. II announ-
ced an immediate increase in its sub
scription price from So to So and is
returning money offered for subscrip-
tions at the old rate. In addition, it
is cutting down its exchange list, re-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
A POLITICAL SAPHEAD
UNHORSED BY RECORD
A. 0. BurmeiSter, Tacoma, Makes Charge
Against POindexter that Record
Fails to Prove

Nobody will disagree with the as
sertion that a man who makes charge
against public officer, contrary to the
record, stands convicted of being a
saphead. That's what A. O. Bur
meister of Tacoma, has been convicted
Of. In his zeal to aid the candidacy OF
Mr.. Humphrey, candidate for United
States senator, he made the statement
that August !, 1911 Senator Poindexter
voted against an amendment proposed
by his colleague, Senator Jones, and
therefore he was opposed to tariff on
shingles.
Somebody dug up the record and
found that Senator Poindexter did vote
against a certain amendment proposed
by Senator Jones, but on this particular
amendment Mr.. Poindexter had such
rock-ribbed tariff republicans for com
pany as Senator Root OF New York,
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,, SEN
ator Smoot of Utah, Senator Townsend
of Michigan, and Senator Stephenson,
one OF the biggest lumbermen in this
country.
Senator Jones himself, and five other
Senators and no more, voted for the
Jones amendment.
1t is further fact that the 1911
session of congress never passed any
tariff law at all. The senate was re-
publican and the house democratic,
making a deadlock.
In 1909, the PaYne-Aldrich tariff law
was passed. In 1918, the Underwood
bill was passed.
In 1909, jim Tawney of Minnesota.
a rank standpatter. introduced an
amendment for free lumber. Senator
Poindexter voted against that, and voted
FOR a tariff on lumber.
In 1918, Senator Poindexter, intro
ducing an amendment himself to pro-
vide tariff on lumber, spoke for it,
fought for it, and voted for it.
The record is plain. Anyone can
find it in the Congressional Record.
After the recent publication of fake
letters for political purposes, it is not
surprising that some editors give prom
inence to the deranged efusion of the
locoed Tacoman.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
|. A. E.'S Meet

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Engin-
eers met last Thursday with a fair
number out. As so many are still away
on their vacations they expect to have
meetings every first and third Thursday
in the month from now on. After a
strenuous afternoon they hied them
selves to Wheeler's where sundae
and cakes made them feel they were
glad to be there. Absent members
please take notice, the inspector is due
here the fore part of October so please
come out.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
WenatChee Apples Moving Freely

The Wenatchee World of Wednes-
day reports the sale Of i've thousand
boxes, the entire crop Of apples OF the
E. F. Cadman orchard, consisting Of
Winesaps, Spitzenbergs and Delicious,
with a considerable quantity OF Rome
Beauties and Staymans. This is the
best price yet recorded for orchard run
and was taken by the Wenatchee Pro-
duce Co. Sales at from 90c to Sl.05
have been numerous. Marketing in
dications point to still higher prices.
Approximately a half million dollars
worth have been sold up to this time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
ACTIVITY ON WENATCHEF
VALLEY NORTHERN RAILWAY
Indicates that Logging Will Be Carried
on by the Big Mill Company this
Fall and Winter

Curiosity was aroused the first OF this
week when a train went out over the
tracks Of the Wenatchee Valley Nor
thern railway. Sam Potter, formerly
employed by the company to run one
Of its engines was at the throttle. A
bit of investigation developed the fact
that the company had engaged to de-
liver lot of sheep to the Great Nor
thern road from the end Of its track in
the Beaver creek valley, some twenty
miles west OF Leavenworth and TO make
the road passable several washouts
caused by the melting SHOWS of the
past winter had to be repaired. Ed
Lee, with some twenty men is engaged
in making the repairs to the roadbed
near the divide between the Chumstick
valley and Beaver creek and estimates
it will take him two or three weeks.
The restle across the fiat is also coming
in for some repairs.
An unconfrmed rumor subsists to
the effect that the big saw mill com
pany has the double purpose in view
Of moving the sheep and later on using
the road in connection with logging
operations to be commenced about the
time harvesting is over and carried on
thru the winter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
A BOOST FOR HOME MADE
WASHINGTON PRODUCTS
Washington Manufacturers and Mer-
chants Industrial Fair Proved
a Great Success.

A tremendous impetus was given
Washington indu try by the big manu-
facturers' and merchants Industrial fair
which was held in Seattle during the
Made-in- Washington week, which clos
ed last Saturday. More than $1,000
people, both from the city and from
over the state, visited the lair and
viewed the 200 exhibits Of goods pro-
duced in the state OF Washington.
Most Of these displays are now in the
permanent exposition OF the Manufac-
turers' Exhibit and Exchange and may
be seen at all times in the Stuart Henry
White buildings.
Manufacturers, exhibitors and the
public pronounced the fair the most
successful ever held in the northwest,
both as to the range of exhibits and
their quality During the fair there
was brought to light the fact that many
new industries are developing through
out the state.
All sorts OF entertainment was offered
those who saw the fair-music, dane
ing, vaudeville and moving pictures Of
industrial plants. Scores Of demon
STATIONS OF Washington goods were in
constant progress and thousands Of
samples were given away.
About 1900 merchants from over the
northwest, together with their families,
were in the city during the week and
a majority of these spent great deal
Of time at the fair, carefully inspecting
Washington products, and went home
determined to do their part in urging
people to buy goods made in this COM
monwealth. Most Of the merchants
were also guests of the various Seattle
manufacturers at their plants.
Mr.. VIM. Pigott, president of the
Manufacturers Association, in an in
terview after the fair said: The un-
usual success of the Manufacturers and
Merchants Industrial fair is very graft
flying to me. I was frankly but very
agreeably surprized, both at the wide
extent and variety of exhibits shown,
and at the extremely large attendance.
However, what pleased me most OF all,
was the genuine interest apparent in
the displays of Washington made goods.
Practically every visitor took time to
make minute examination OF each ex'
hibit that came al all within his range
Of curiosity. The constant stream OF
questions asked OF those in charge of
the exhibits was, to me, evidence OF
the success of the fair The obvious
conclusion is that the public has GER
tainly awakened to an appreciation and
understanding of this states manufac-
lures and indicates that the stage has
been reached where the Washington
manufacturer has won the cooperative
encouragement OF his neighbors.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

On Monday last, in the absence OF
Magistrate Graham, Mayor Day dealt
out justice to a moral delinquent who
hailed from Dryden, and gave the name
of Mcpherson. He had been guilty Of
imbibing too frequently of the forbidden
cup that cheers. He paid for his in
discretion IS and costs.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
IndOrsed by U. of ". Alumni

We, the officers of the University OF
Washington Alumni Association endorse
Harold H. Stewart, candidate for Re-
publican Nomination for State Treas
urer, a u. OF w. graduate, class II.
~ Signed, Wm.-C. Speidell, ll,-Pres-
Chas. Smith, Vice Pres.
Bernice Sully, Sec.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

Tacoma-Bank clearings for July
show a gain of almost 100000 over
the same month of last year, and there
is an increase of s7,OOO,OO0 for the
first seven months Of 1916 as compared
with the same period of 1915.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
FINDING OF NATURAL
GAS IN GRANT COUNTY
Causing Stampede Three Miles
South of Ephrata-Ge0IOgists Say
Indications Are Favorable

Tho the original we'll was discovered
by rancher in digging a well two
years ago, he kept his secret SO well
that it only became public few days
ago. The locality where the original
discovery was made in basin made by
the Frenchman hills on the south and
the high hills near Ephrata. Iverson
dug a well four years ago and failed to
find water About two years ago he
concluded to go deeper by boring in
the bottom of the old we'll and went
down some forty feet and struck water.
1t had a peculiar smell and there was
evidence of gas. He capped the hole
and a few days afterwards found that
gas had collected in the hole, and
touching a match found that il would
burn, throwing up a flame several feet
high. OF course the facts finally leaked
out and the public got hold OF the
story.
The excitement has reached that
point where thorough investigation will
be made before the oil question is
given up. Ii is believed that at a
depth of from one thousand to fifteen
hundred feet will fully settle the ex-
istence of oil. At Alberta, Canada, gas
is found at depth of $50 to 300 feet.
In Oklahoma from 1000 to 1900 feet,
and in Indiana they have to go to a
depth of 1000 feet. The Quincy basin
has an elevation OF about 1,l50 feet
above sea level. Interested parties are
advised to go to Ephrata and drive
about % miles south to get into the
country affected by the oil excitement.
Now there is stampede to the south
ern part of Grant county and land IS
being taken up by the section and
township. Brown, a minerologist OF
some repute was at first skeptical about
the gas and thought it fake, but ex-
animation of the Iverson well convinced
him that the { as came from the bot
tom of the we'll. The formation, too,
say those who pretend to know, is right.
Gas, it is said, is found only in country
not capped by basalt. Oil is found in
sandstone and shale formations, such
as covers the Grant county alea. The
locality is shale formation with lime
stone above, which is another favorable
indication. The lime and iron found
in this section are still further indica-
tions. The mud volcanoes to the east,
west and south are indicators OF an oil
country. Then oil has an affinity for
sulphate of soda, much OF which chem
ical exists in this secuon. ADDED 10
the above is the fact that small guam
titles of coal have been found by dig
ging wells in this vicinity.
Added interest attached to the Grant
county we'll owing to the fact that a
similar vein of gas had been struck
further south near Hanford some time
ago. For years it has been recognized
that the conditions through Central
Washington were right for oil. An
effort was made year ago to raise
money for the purpose OF testing out
the country for oil there. But no work
was ever done. At Hanford company
was organized and on sinking a well
struck gas at 500 feet. They are now
down 754 with constantly increasing
gas flow. The gas comes up through
500 feet of water. This Hanford well
is about 20 miles south of the Grant
county well.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
Notice { TO Voters

For the benefit of those who cannot
find time to register during working
hours, City Clerk Brown will keep the
registration books open Saturday night,
Aug. 10Th, and Thursday night Aug
31st, between the hours Of 8 and 9
o'clock.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
Auto Owners Take Notice

Hereafter Ordinance No. 16l as re-
CARDS traffic on the streets of Leaven-
worth, will be strictly enforced. Sec
ton 81 provides that no muffler shall
be cut out or disconnected inside the
city limits. II you are not already ac-
ouainted with the above ordinance a
copy of same can be had for the asking
from either the City Clerk or the Chief
OF Police, Joe Iesners'
32-s Chief of Police.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
Notice to Water Users

When alarm Of fire is given please
shut off all taps under penalty of fine.
By order of Water Commissioner. 3lf'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

For Sale-Almost new, Home Com
fort range. Household necessities,
saddle and disc records. Reasonable.
c. w. Ellinger. 33
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

Seattle-County motorcars used as
jitneys for fares is latest. Drivers
pocket the money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

Mrs. D. {. Town vTsiteo @rI el-'
tives in Cashmere this week and then
went to Wenatchee to meet Mr.. Town
who returned from the Okanogan coun
try where he spent a week.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

Mrs. E. Crocker went to Wenatchee
Wednesday bent on a briei visit with
friends.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25

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, 1916-08-25

The Echo has a
reading circulation
OF over 1000 per-
sons who trade in
Leavenworth. Ad-
vertise and increase
your business.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
Business and Drink.

No one will take issue with the nc
curacy of Mayor Smiths assertion
that overindulgence in liquor and the
efficient performance of work for the
city are Incompatible, But many will
be little surprised that II was
thought necessary at this time to issue
general edict to officeholders, warn
inf them OF dire penalties TO be visited
ON the heads of those who drink in
working hours. Ii this is not re.
Election ON the outgoing administra-
ton. then II is an admission that
under the new regime there is an in
flux of men who are addicted TO the
surreptitious bottle. or the nearest sa-
loon in the noon hour Most Of the
men ON the city's payroll must have
learned by this time the lesson mod
ern private business is prompt and
justly severe to enforce: that tipping
is losing game for him who strives
10 retain his employers confidence or
his own sooting on the prevailing
terms OF unsparing competition, The
man whose habits unfit him for his
work is headed for disaster at the city
hall or anywhere else. II hardly
seems necessary TO sound so loud and
strong an official note Of warnine.
Philadelphia Public I.edgsr.
no this the Columbus Enqnirersun
adds.
The Public Ledger is mistaken, per.
hals, in the view that warnings
against evil arc ever unnecessary
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
Evil urges on every side and tenn

Evil urges on every side and temp
tatioH IS ever present
To say that man need not be re-
minded Of the dangers that menace
him is placing TOO much confidence
in his ability to overcome temptation
and to deliver himself from evil.
II is recalled that when the rich
man. being in torment. lifted up his
eyes and beheld Lazarus in Abraham's
bosom. he besOught Abraham to send
Lazarus back 10 the rich mans faith
er's house to warn his five brethren.
But Abraham told him that those
brothers had Moses and the prophets
and that if they would not hear them,
they would not hear one, even though
he arose from the dead.
So then we see that men need to
be warned, whether they heed the
warning or not.
The man who has got beyond the
need of warning is sleeping his last
long sleep.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
Is the State Road a Liability?

The following article on the state
, road question is from the Dalton Cit
izen:
| The number of school children in
Georgia according to the last census,
was 795, 4S4 The number enrolled last
year was 615,044. q
The flat appropriation for pdblic
schools for the year 1910 ~ $2gTaOeod.
The Western and MAHaq .9irosd is
leased for $3SoDD a MONTH, s6F 100000
L year According 70 lazy eaiefhalfip f
this rental goes into he public ssahpA
fund, which is s21o00dg Or sb5ati' She
thirteenth OF the total school appro.
priation for 1916 And yet we suspect
that the majority of the people of
Georgia really believe that the income
from the state road supports the state
public school system. There never was
greater fallacy.
AS we have before pointed out the
state road runs through five counties
from Atlanta to Chattanooga. and in
no one of these is any tax paid, and
in no town or city between Atlanta
and Chattanooga is there a decent
passenger station. The accommoda-
lions are exceedingly poor, This would
not be if the road were privately own
ed, because no such conditions exist
in other parts of the state along the
lines of other important railroad sys-
TENS.
There may be "A question as to the
real value OF the state road $20,000,'
600 may be too high. but we suspect
that If private corporation were to
build a railroad from Atlanta to Chat
anooga the right of way and construc'
ton, together with equipment, would
possibly far exceed this amount. At
any rate, the more the question is
studied, and the more the facts and
figures are presented. the more APP
parent II becomes that the state owns
railroad which, under present con.
ditions, is more of liability than an
asset
The taxes II escapes by virtue of
the state ownership are far more no
doubt than the amount of the rental
which goes into the public school
fund About this, however we shall
have more to say later ON.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-01
The South Must Feed Itself.

Let the south feed herself; plant
iudiciously and diversity" urges the
Birmingham News in a strong edlto-
rial in which ii states the demands OF
the situation very clearly and point
edly. The News says:
March is planting time. Let the
south remember past experiences and
govern herself accordigly.
Cotton Is a very important money
crop, but ii must not any more be our
only money crop. We must raise
things to eat. We must as nearly as
possible feed ourselves. II the south
has fallen far short Of this economi
cal duty TO herself, she must set
about it this spring.
'The plan must be brought about by
all the people Of the state working to-
gethor. The farmers must change
their system Of crops and grow more
livestock. more feed crops, and feel
them. and have good gardens and
a great deal Of poultry. That system
will enable farmer to pay as he goes,
and it is the key to permanent pros
perity.
"Thc News has no quarrel with cot
ton. nor with the man who grows IT,
The trouble is not with growing cot
ton, but in not growing the things
that he uses and can grow, and in
growing the same crop in the same
soil year after year. This plan will
lmpoyerish the soil. II will impov-
erish the farmer who plants that soil,
IF every farmer in the south had
every week during the past
year a case of good fresh eggs, he
would be able to hold his cotton until
the war is over or longer, If neces-
sary. If every farmer had had from
twenty to forty hogs weighing 200
pounds each to sell this past fall ~
cents for cotton would have been con
sidered high price.
I'VE have to consider these things
now. for II is planting time. We have
to feed ourselves if we expect to win
10 permanent good times. Sensible
Investigation will insure perpetual
The News well says that "the trou
bic is not with growing cotton. but in
not growing the things that he (the
iarmer) uses and can grow"
II the farmer viii grow all the things
he uses and can grow It will not mat
Ter how much cotton he grows On
he contrary. his cotton viii be his
surplus crop and he can sell 1t or not
lust as he pleases to do. He will not
% compelled to sell it in order to buy
lie things he needs and can grow on
ais farm
The farmers Of the south are being
ooltcd to to feed the south. And It
IS barely possible that the south will
be unable 10 get food supplies from
elsewhere, Other countries of the
world will need American farm prod
lets and the south should be able to
iced herself and help to feed other
MS well,
And il will be a great era for this
great section.