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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
SEEK OCCUPATIONS FOR
MEN INJURED IN WAR
Problem Of Aiding Our Disabled
Soldiers Is Discussed by
Therapeutic Experts.

New York.-The problem Of finding
occupations for American soldiers who
will return from the war permanently
crippled formed the chief topic of dis
cussion at the first annual meeting Of
the National Society Fer the Promo
ton Of Occupational Therapy, held at
the Russell Sage Foundation building.
Dr. w. r. Dunton, attached to the staff
of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt hos
pital in Maryland, declared that i'm
mediate steps should be taken by the
government to meet situation fraught
with serious economic and social diff
culties after the invalided soldiers be-
gin to return from the front.
According to DR.. Dunton, the problem
was one which concerned the communi-
ty as much as the government. 1t was
highly important, he said, to plan
system of vocational education whereby
crippled soldiers while in the GONZALES
cent hospitals might be taught to make
themselves useful with occupations to
which they could adapt themselves with
proper instructions, despite their physi-
cal disabilities. Certain forms of arts
craft, such as cabinet making, design
ing and wicker work, were mentioned
by DIR. Dunton as being suitable for the
purpose. Work Of this kind, he said,
could be done by cripples even if they
were confined to chair, and, Of course,
with much greater success after they
we're we'll enough to command freedom
Of movement.
For instance" declared DR.. Dunton,
there certainly will be many men in
the army who will have had some train
ing as carpenters. Granted that car
penter has both his legs taken off by
shell, there is no reason why he could
not very easily be taught to do a kind
of light carpentering with his hands
which would have a real commercial
value and yet require no undue exer-
ton, If it's nothing more than building
bird cages"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
LONDON OPENS ARMS
TO AMERICAN BOYS
Warmly Welcomes Our Soldiers and
Sailors, Who Teach Craps" to
British Chums.

London. London is constantly filled
with American soldiers and sailors All
the downtown streets. especia'iy III the
Piccadilly district. are often Ihronged
with them Every where the Americans
mix with the Australians Canadians
and Scotchmen in kills. and all agree
that London is fine.
In some places the BritOns were mi
tiated into the game of craps and. as
usual. the beginners Won Craps seems
to have eaptivated London. The Amer
leans. who had not heem at liberty since
their departure from the United States.
were lionized. At some corners women
stood handing flowers to the strangers.
who pinned them on their hats
The especially warm personal vel
come extended the men is notable
Furloughed Belgians Frenchmen or
other soldiers of the allies travel
through the city in groups. by them
selves. Every American group is pilot
ed by at least one and sometimes half
a dozen Britons.
Those in London having just been
paid. had pockets full of money. which
they are anxious TO spend They dine
at the best botels some OF them occu'
plying tables adjoining those AT which
British officers are seated.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
NEED WEATHER F0RECASTER
General Pershing Will Be Glad to Place
One In France.

Washington.-1f any one can find a
competent weather prophet General
Pershing will be glad to place him
among the fighting forces in France,
according to word received at the war
department.
General George o. Squier, chief Of
the signal corps, told Of Pershing' 8
need for a meteorological expert In tes-
tifying before the house appropriations
committee.
1--WE have learned to our surprise
said General Squier, that there are
certain new and highly scientific
branches of war being developed In
France, and the signal service is called
on to develop them here.
General Pershing has decided
must have some one to forecast the
weather. and the signal corps must de-
velop that man. He must also have the
special equipment which the French
and British armies use for weather
forecasting."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
DEv0TES A PERFECT"
MAN TO AIR CORPS
Abernethy Graded by Muensterbers &c
100 Per Cent Mentally.

Boston.-Thomas James Abernethy Of
West Pembroke. Me, whom the late
Professor Muensterberg found to be
mentally perfect, is one OF 900 New
England candidates selected for instruc-
ton as ayiators. He heads the list, but
it is arranged alphabetically.
The man with the 100 per cent brain
selected by the professor will now learn
the best methods of fighting in the air
against the country which sent Profess
sor Muensterberg to Harvard. Aber-
nethy had planned to enter business
with his father at West Pembroke. Aft
er the test, Abernethy said:
Professor Muensterberg told me sew
eral times that | had a good mind, but
that was lazy and should do better In
my classes. He said l couldn't earn
my salt as salesman, but recommend
ed my entering the canning business"
The tests were made on $40 men who
attended the professors classes in psy-
chology.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
choksd COUGAR to Death.

Portland. Ore.-In a desperate fight
with a mad cougar. with his bare
hands as his only weapons, j. Donovan
of Bend, Ore. was the victor, accord
ing to his story as he was undergoing
the Pasteur treatment at doctors Of
fee here. Donovan says as he was
working in a stony field on his ranch
the beast sprang upon him from behind
a rock where it had lurked. With Its
100 pounds weight 1t bore Donovan 10
the ground. He managed to get firm
grip on the animals throat. and al
though scratched and bitten, he slowly
choked the breath from the beast.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
NARROWED ON ISLAND.
Says He Lived For Long Time Upon
Water.

Says He Lived For a Long Time Upon
Water.
Cody, Wyo.-David Grootch, a ste
nographer of Jonesboro Ark, who was
found on a small island in the Sho-
shone river, near here, by Undersherif
Walter Barber, told a weird story OF
having been marooned for twenty-five
days on the island within sight Of a
wagon road, over which people were
constantly travelling. During this time
he said, his only nourishment was wa
ter.
Grootch said he had been working on
a ranch near here and came to Cody
for visit. He set out for a walk to-
ward the river when his memory left
him.
When he regained consciousness he
found himself on the island, 200 rods
below a wagon bridge. He could not
swim, and the current was too swift
for him to wade.
Finally, Grootch said, he became so
weak he could not stand and lay help
less in the underbrush until a passerby
saw him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
"DID MY BEST FOR IRELAND"
William Redmond Leaves Statement of
His Purpose In Fighting.

London. = William II. X. Redmond,
brother of John Redmond, the Irish
leader, who was killed in action in Bel
GUM, left the following statement in
the care of his solicitor in Ireland. dat
ed December, 1916.
IF 1 die abroad / will give my wife
my last thought and love and ask her
to pray that we meet hereafter. / shall
die a true Irish Catholic, humbly hop
ing for the mercy of God through the
intercession of His blessed mother,
whose help / have ever invoked all
through life.
II should like all of my friends in
ireland to know that in joining the Irish
brigade and going to France l sincerely
believed, as all the Irish soldiers do,
that l was doing my best for the well
fare of Ireland in every way"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
BEDROOMS FOR GRANARIES.
A Bumper Crop Makes This Move Nee
essary.

essary.
Neodosha. Kan.-Wilson county will
produce an enormous wheat crop this
year If the early returns from the har-
vest are any indication for the county
as a whole, and they probably are, as
the condition of the crop at threshing
time was about the same over the
county.
William Rankin, one of the largest
growers, will thresh more than 10000
bushels. and others will do nearly as
we'll
On the farm of Mrs. Dora Long the
yield was 1900 bushels, and after the
barn and outbuildings were filed two
bedrooms in the farmhouse were used
to store the grain. Many reports are
coming in of yields of from forty to
forty-four bushels to the acre, which is
an exceptional crop for this county.
and at prevailing prices this years
wheat crop means thousands Of dollars
more than ever before. Oats are yield
ing from ninety to ninety-fve bushels
to the acre.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
pluoinq up Morse and Mareoni.

Scranton, Pa.-Archie Reeves and
Burgess Richards of Lansford. Pa.
were arguing as to the merits OF their
respective countries. "Ah. weel." said
Archie, they tore down an auld castle
in Scotland recently and found many
wires under ii. which shows that the
telegraph was known there hundreds
of years ago" "Ah. all" said Burgess
Richards. 'They tore down an old cas-
tie in Wales quite recently. and. mind
YOU. there were no wires found under
it. which shows that they knew all
about wireless telegraphy in Wales
hundreds Of years ago"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
INDIANA WOOD IN FRANCE.
Used There In Aeroplanes and to Make
Gun Stocks.

Noblesville, Ind.-Airplanes, the wood
en- part Of which are made from wal
nut trees from Hamilton county, are
flying over the battlefields of France,
and gun stocks made from the same
kind of wood cut from the same terri
tory are in the hands of the British
who are fighting on the western front.
ID. /. Neher, who operates sawmill
in this city, is filling an order for the
British government for walnut timber.
The contract calls for thirty carloads,
and all the lumber is to be used in the
manufacture of airplanes and gun
stocks. Neher has contracted with A.
L. Pursel for $4,000 feet of walnut tim
Der in a strip of woodland in the vi
cinity of Nora. 1t brought the top
price, $3.50 hundred feet.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
DOG LIVED UNDER ICEBOx.
Pet Poodle Sought a Cool Place and
Found II.

Philadelphia. Betsy is little poodle
dog who was spending her first sum
mer in Philadelphia.
The dog was born on a ship bound
TO this country from Norway, and she
could not become accustomed to heat.
As soon as the mercury climbed above
so Betsy became uncomfortable and
then ILL She refused to eat and spent
the day and night looking for a cool
spot.
A short time ago the poodle crawled
beneath the refrigerator in the home
of her mistress, and in twinkling she
had solved her difficulty. Since then
Betsy spends about twenty-three hours
out of every twenty-fOur under the ice
box, and even her meals are served
there The dog drinks the ice water
from the pan under the refrigerator.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
Adopts Soldiers Families.

Canton. O.-Mrs. J. Fl. Hines. a
wealthy Canton woman. who was re-
Gently formally commissioned as hon
orary captain Of Company c. Eighth
Ohio, has adopted as war wards the
members of the families of the soldiers
whose honorary commander she Is.
Mrs Hines has procured the names
and addresses of every family and the
number OF children. and she will see
that they are cared for during the sol
diers' absence.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
Keep Cool to Study Well.

Boston.-Coal saving not only as
matter Of economy, but in the interests
Of the health of pupils and teachers, is
urged upon the principals of Boston
schools in a circular which the super
intendent of schools, Franklin B. Dyer,
has distributed. He says that fresh
air and cool temperatures are favor
able to study as well as healthful, as
long as the temperature does not fall
below 60 degrees"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
SAILORS SEE CITY
Torpedo Dodgers Venture In
WildS of Manhattan.
ON A RUBBERNECKS DECK.

Some of Lads Aboard Didn't Own a
Thing Except the Clothes on Their
6acks-They Were Saved From Tor
pedoed Ship Without a Rag of Lug
gage.
New York.-The men of the mer-
chant marine have the rough end of it
in this war. Stocking the engines far
down below sea- level, where they can
not possibly escape if the ship is torpe-
doed; serving as mess boys, cabin boys,
common sailors; no glory, very often
not even uniform to advertise what
they are-doing their bit without the
glimmer of a hope of reward That is
why the Seamen's Church institute of
New York, which nightly harbors 800
of these seamen in its big building at
% South street, is making a strenuous
effort to give them good time while
ashore. And as the most of them are
in such terror of the dangers of the
land that they won't venture from the
water front unattended, rubberneck
trip through the wilds of New York
was deemed the thing that would hit
the spot
The first one came off recently.
George B. Vanderpool gave the $50
which took forty tired, lonesome.
friendless seafarers for jolly three
hours trip through Riverside drive,
Central park and other places of inter-
est and gave them the time Of their
lives if the way they whooped and
sang chanties was any indication of
their feelings.
Such rivalry was there among the
500 men in the building for the chance
TO go on the first trip that the Rev.
Carl Podin, who managed it, had them
draw for the privilege. The hope
was held out that there will be at least
two such trips a week for time, else
there is no telling what might have
happened to the forty who drew the
lucky numbers.
The rubberneck car left % South
street at . o'clock in the afternoon,
sounding like tower of Babel as it
went. For there were all nationalities
aboard except Germans. There were
Russians with the funny red cockades
atop their caps; there were lubberly
Swedish stokers in overalls; there were
lean, grave eyed British seamen; there
were Dutch, Norwegians, Italians-oh.
all kinds. Scarcely nation that has
ship in the harbor but had a repre-
sentative Youngest of all were three
little Dutch cabin beys. under fifteen,
who made their way to New York
from California, where they We're
stranded, and will be sent back to Hol-
land at the first opportunity.
Some of the lads aboard that rubber
neck don't own a thing in the world
except the clothes on their backs. They
are the ones who have been saved
from some torpedoed ship-saved with
out a rag of luggage. VIII they go
back to the sea? Sure. 1t is the only
life they know and to their minds the
safest
''Would | work on land? No, it's too
dangerous" one big BritOn said in re-
ply to a question. If | was to be
carpenter now beam might hit me.
If l was motorman ear might run
into me- The sea for mine"
There was one woman aboard, Mrs.
Jeanette Roper, who is housemother
at the institute. 1t was hard work to
keep her from giving up her seat to
some of the disappointed seamen who
crowded around, but it was the sense
OF the committee that the boys needed
On che wac it
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
NEW PROBATION BY FRANCE.
Citizens Warned Not to Give Picture
Cards to Prisoners.

Paris. - The French government is
alive to the fact that on many occa-
sions the Germans have tried to pro-
cure postcards representing views Of
the coasts of France, her ships, NUM-
ton factories and cities which could
be bombed by airships-
The government has just warned citi-
zens not to comply with requests from
German prisoners in France for these
illustrated postcards, since the requests
are probably inspired by the German
authorities. 1t is also suggested that
no such postcards be sent into neutral
countries maintaining friendly rela-
lions with Germany.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28

Alexandria, Ind. +. Merker, fire
chief of Alexandria is the owner OF
rabbit hunting cat In two nights Tom
mic brought to the rear door Of the
Merker home two big rabbits. Friends
Of the Merker family have asked for
the use of the hunting cat when the
hunting season cpeT'S.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
STEEL FROM HIS LEG.
Patient Thinks He Got 1t In the San
Francisco Earthquake.

Francisco Earthquake.
Philadelphia. Pa.-Bernard Hughes,
an inmate of the Home of the Little
Sisters of the Poor at Eighteenth and
Jefferson streets, felt sharp pain in
his right ankle the other day, and later
physicians extracted a piece of steel
two inches long and one-eighth Of an
inch thick.
Hughes, who is seventy years old.
told hospital attaches he believed he
had picked up the piece of steel as a
souvenir of the San Francisco earth
quake.
During the first heavy shock" he
said, II remember was struck in the
right ankle by something. Guess the
steel must have entered my leg then.
1t gave me little pain. and paid no
more attention to it until 1t began
hurting."s
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
HIS FACE WAS FAMILIAR
Did Not Recognize Brother Till Expla-
nation Was Made.

Hopkinsville. ny. Nego f. Barnes is
back from Buffalo. where he went TO
see certain man and met him on the
street How are you. OrvtlleF' said
Mr.. Barnes. extending his hand. The
Buffalo man. with the natural suspl-
cion of an easterner meeting a strang-
er. heSltated Your face is familiar
be said I'm sure I've seen 1t before
But who are you!' Merely your
brother" vego explained. 1t was the
FIRST time they had met In twelve years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
LAssos 1000 POUND BEAR.
Animal That Killed Many Cattle Is
Trailed to It's End.

Santa Fe. N. MA thousand pound
female grizzly bear was lassoed IN
the Santa Fe national forest by }. f.
McMullen. trapper, OF the United
States biological, survey. The animal
was trailed down as she raced through
the woods with forty-five pound trap
and a six foot drag hanging to its feet
McMullen tied the bear and sent a
man to the Mountain View ranch to
bring an audience Of ranchers and
tourists TO see and photograph the
brute before it was given the death
shot The bear had killed many cattle
recently.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28
WIFE $40, TYPIST $1,000.
Mans Will Asks That Employee Wear
His Diamond Ring.

HIS Diamond Hlh9.
New York.-By the terms or a Will
fled In the surrogates court and dated
April 81. 1914. George he Wolf Deans,
who was an agent for the New York
Central railroad and lived at 32I Edge
combe avenue. his wife, Gertrude f.
Deans. is to receive THE sum OF S2O
and no more"
II is stipulated that the bequest De
paid sixty days after his death. Inc
second clause in the will reads;
81 give and bequeath to my faithful
friend and stenographer, Margaret
Dorothee Klingel. $1,000. to be PAID
within sixty days after my death, ana
nv large diamond ring. which | some
times wear. begging her to have same
made in ring and wear in remem
brance of me"
The entire residue of the estate is
left TO his devoted. loved friend and
nurse" Mary Susan Hill. who is like
wise named as executrlx of the instru-
ment without bond. The testator di,
reefs that his remains be cremated and
that the ashes be placed In a silver jar
the value of which is not TO exceed 500
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-09-28

a sCentralia-ss, 900 school to be built
"a.
Wenatchee-Grant county has new
industry in the silica development that
Is being done at Quincy: The
American Mill & Produce Co. is name
OF new concern in field.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
EXNER- SWITZER.
Double Ring Ceremony in Brides Home
on Green Street Monday Evening -
Couple Unatteaded.

Corporal Alexander J. Exner and Miss
Hazel Florence Switzer were married
Monday night at s in the bride s
home on Green street by Rev. j. Fred
rik Virgin, rector of St. Michael g
Episcopal church. A double ring service
was used. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of the relatives of the
bride and bridegroom, who were unat-
tended. The bride was dressed in white
and wore white roses. Refreshments
were served Immediately after the cere-
mOny.
Mrs. Exner is a daughter of Mrs.
Florence Dennison Switzer of Brattle-
boro and has a position in the Office of
the Holstein -Friesian association. Mr..
Exncr is the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Exner of Prospect street, Brat
|tleboro, and before leaving for Fort
Ethan Allen with Company /, Vermont
National Guard, of which he is cor
poral, he was employed by the Vermont
Printing company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
CAR LANDS BOTTOM UP.
Fred H. Coombs and Ford Machine Go
: Of Bank on Brannan Street-Rick-
ETY. Fence Collapses.

Mail Carrier Fred II. Coombs rolled
from Brannan street down an lS-foot
in his Fort car Mon
day afternoon and brought up against a
pole with his automobile up
side down and himself under it, With
the exception of few bruises and
scratches he escaped unframed, but his
machine was considerably damaged as to
the top, windshield, lamps and mud
guards. Employees of the Wilson Broth.
ers' garage were able with Il block and
tackle to tip the car over and get it
on to Williams street right side up where
it was found that the engine was not
damaged.
Mr.. Coombs was making his usual aft
ernoon round and stopped on the hill in
front of the home of Thomas Geiss. He
put on the brake and left the car as he
had often done and went to the house
As he turned to leave he saw that his
car was slowly moving backwards. He
ran and jumped in, jamming on the foot
brake as he did so, but not quickly
enough to prevent the car hitting the
rickety fence. The next instant the ma
chine went over with Mr.. Coombs i'll it
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-08-03
ANOTHER LIBERTY LOAN.
Flotation Is Forecasted in an Issue of
$500, 100000 in rtificates-OHering
Through the Reserve Banks.

The first step toward financing sec
ond Liberty loan was taken by the
treasury Tuesday with the Offering of
$500, 900 in treasury certificates of
indebtedness.
1t is the largest block of such Sc
curities yet offered, and the interest
rate, 81 per cent, is one-fourth of one
per cent higher than the previous Of
ferings.
Subscriptions are to close on August
and the certificates are payable on No
vember Is next, indicating that the sec
ond Liberty loan will have been floated
in the first half of November.
Although the treasury has remained
silent on that subject, the general i'm
preston here is that the loan will be of
fcrcd in September and that it will be
for total of So 900 100000.
The certificates are expected to play
an important part in the financing of
the second loan. as they did in the first
When the first Liberty bonds were
offered. $S6S, 00O, 900 in certificates were
outstanding, and when the fiscal year
closed on June so total of $626,OOO,
600 of this amount had been redeemed
through the method of accepting the
certificates at par value in exchange fol
bonds.
The new certificates are made accept
able at par in payment for any United
States bonds "issued and allotted here
after and before the maturity of the
certificates The fact that the Ger
tificates are to bear interest at 80 pei
cent is taken to mean that the seconC
Liberty loan, like the first, will be is
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