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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
BOY FARMER A PATRIOT;
SAVES MOTHER A FINE
Gennaro Didn't Go to School, but
Cultivated Twenty Acres
In WestcheSter.

New York.-Mrs. Rosa de Rosa, a
widow, missed being fined in the mu-
nicipal term court for keeping her son
Gennaro home from school by just
twenty acres. These acres are part OF
her home at Mill Lane, Westchester,
and for the last month they have been
plowed and narrowed and fortified
and planted and cultivated by Gennaro
alone, and he is only fifteen.
1t was his age that got Gennaro into
trouble, for the compulsory education
law compels parents to keep their chill
dren In school until their sixteenth
year. That is why Mrs. De Rosa ap-
peared in court, very much frightened
and escorted by Attendance Officers
Puglieri and Carney.
Magistrate Appleton looked sternly
at the little Italian woman until she
had explained that she was a widow,
that there was a mortgage on her home
and that Gennaro was her only sup
port. Then he smiled, and after Publ.
eri and Carney had testified that the
twenty acres were under intensive cul-
tivation and that one fifteen-year-old
lad was doing all this work the magis-
trate announced his decision.
Sentence suspended he said. Your
son, Mrs. De Rosa. is doing patriotic
duty. He is a real benefit to the com.
munity-more so than if he went to
school, as the law requires.
Gennaro did not hear this praise. He
was up In Westchester. cultivating the
twenty acres.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
BOY TO GET A MEDAL
FOR RESCUING ROBIN
II Was Held In Treetop by String and
He Climbed to Free II.

Hartford, Conn. - The Connecticut
Humane society, through its president,
the Rev. William Deloss Love, has in
formed ten-year-old Michael Ravolefe
of the Second North school, East Hart
ford, that he is to have a medal for
rescuing an imprisoned robin a few
days ago.
Little Michael had to climb an elm
tree seventy-five to eighty feet high to
effect the rescue. The robin had flown
to one of the topmost branches with a
long string in his bill for nest building
The string caught in stout twig, and
as the robin worked to get 1t free the
string tangled itself into a double hitch
about one Of its legs. 1t was then held
prisoner and was noticed for two days
helplessly trying to work itself loose
and squeaking plaintively.
Michaers schoolfellows were talking
about the bird, and he asked them to
lead him to the elm. 1t took him more
than half an hour to work his way to
the top at the tree. And at the last of
the job it required nerve and GOODNESS,
for he was out on very slender and
swaying branches.
But he managed to reach the twig to
which the string had fastened itself
and snapped it off. With this hanging
to its leg the robin futtered TO the
ground, was released and few off wild
ly chirping at its restored freedom.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
PERFECT WOMAN FORTY
AND HAS FIVE CHILDREN
She Is Athletic, Mechanical, Pious, Pa
triotic and a Politician.

LiverpOol-"The perfect woman" has
just been defined by a conference here
of teachers from girls schools through
out England Here is the result Of
their united efforts:
The perfect woman is forty, is mar
ried and is the mother of FIVE children.
She is in happy circumstances, living
in a beautiful part of the country a
few miles from big town. She is the
center of good home, in which there
is a high standard of cleanliness and
comfort and where good taste is every
where visible in furniture, carpets, cur
tains, wall paper, ornaments, clothes.
The ideal woman is sensible and
businesslike, and her home is a place
of peace. She is patriotic and inter-
ested in politics and does all she can to
the poor. She is a delightful compan-
ion and has gift for friendship. She
is religious and tries to fulfill her duty
toward God and toward other peo-
pie. She takes walks, rides bicycles,
climbs, swims, dances, skates, rows
and plays games. She can ride horse
and drive motorcar. She is proficient
in many branches of practical learning
She can do anything and everything
about the house. She has some knowl-
edge of the law, knows how to invest
money, can use a typewriter. She is a
great reader; every day she reads some
serious book as well as a newspaper
and a novel. She speaks three Ian
guages beside her own and reads for
eign books. She is fond Of gardening
and has learned several crafts-wood-
carving, metal work, bookbinding and
embroidery.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
OLD MAN TRIED TO ENLIST.
Wanted to "HeIp Out" In Any Way
but Was Refused.

Topeka, Kan.-The fact that the Unit.
ed States government does not admit a
man over thirty-five years of age TO en-
list in the army prevented the officers
in charge of the local recruiting station
from passing on S. L. Palmer, a pros
porous Pawnee county farmer the 9th
er afternoon.
Mr.. Palmer is siXty-two years of age.
but appears to be man of about forty.
He appeared very much grieyed when
he was told he was too old for the serv-
ice
Neither money nor the desire for ex-
perience had anything to do with Mr.
Palmer's applying for service in the
ranks. He owns 700 acres Of good
Pawnee county land.
His only reason was his desire to
help out" he told the officers. He
wanted to be admitted as telegra-
pher, craftsman or a mechanic. He
said he had fifteen years experience
as telegrapher
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25

notice that all late models of cars
are making an effort to get more hot
air through the air intake of the car
buretor. Is it possible to get the air
too hot so that it interferes with the
engine working at its maximum power,
provided there is always an ample sup
ply of fresh, cool air admitted to the
heater?
In drawing the hot air from the en-
CINE itself either from stove on the
muller or through indirect heat by wa
ter jacketing there is no chance Of get
ting too much hot air.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25

CONTINUED next week.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25

What are the advantages and disad-
vantages of the automatic spark con-
troll over the manual control, and 10 the
automatic control as used by leading
motorcar manufacturers reliable and
positive in it's action or is it likely to
get out of order easily and thus disor-
sanize the system?
For the inexperienced driver the au-
tomato advance is of special value
since it properly takes care Of the igni.
ton requirements at all engine speeds.
One who is not a very good driver is
apt to have the spark retarded too far
when going at high speed or have too
great an advance for pulling and slow
running. On the other hand, the auto
matte advance is mechanical and can
not take care of every contingency as
well as an experienced driver can.
There is also more of a chance for 1t to
get out of order than the manual ad-
vance, and, being less dependable and
more of complication, most makers
adhere to the hand advance In fact,
you will find very few cars In which
there is not provision for spark regu-.
lation by the driver.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
LONDON HONORS GEN. SHUTS
5osr Leader Likely to Be Offered High
British Command.

London. - Lieutenant General Jan
SHUTS, who was relieved of the COM
mand of the British forces operating
against the Germans in German East
Africa to attend the imperial confer
ence here, received the freedom OF the
city of London. General SHUTS in an
address said:
'sThe United States entered the strug-
gle because, like US, she recognized
that universal liberty was at stake.
The end of the struggle is coming near
er. have learned the spirit Of our
armies and know that it is magnif-
cent in its confidence TO carry the
struggle through to victorious end"
General SHUTS will be offered high
military command, and 1t is expected
he win accept 1t.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
MORE REPUBLICS AHEAD.
Spain, Greece and Sweden Moving,
London Hears.

LONDON 6ears,
London.-Republics in Spain, Greece
and Sweden before the end of the war
were predicted by speaker at a con-
ference here of journalists representing
the European neutral countries. The
speaker, who had returned recently
from Sweden, asserted that republican
doctrine is becoming popular there.
The conference discussed the political
and economic conditions in the neutral
countries. The effect the Russian revo-
luton had on the countries named was
debated at length. 1t was declared
that republican sentiment had won
many converts In the three countries.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25

In what respect does the American
law of the road differ from the English
law?
In England all vehicles keep to the
left, while In America they keep to the
right.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
HER OWN ATTORNEY.
Mrs. Laura Ella Ruddiek In Court
Against Brothers.

Columbus, Ind.-Mrs. Laura Ella
Ruddick, a wealthy resident of this
city, acted as her own attorney in a
case where she is plaintiff and her
brothers. Marcus Hollowell and Hayes
E. Hollowell, are defendants
She prepared and fled a motion for
q new trial in the case without legal
advice. The motion covers several
typewriter pages and is written in
legal phraseology. Mrs. Ruddick re-
Gently was ordered to Jail for con-
tempt Of court by Judge John W.
Donaker.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25
Expert Advice For the
Automobile Owner
Queries and Replies Covering Matters Of
Importance to the Man Who Runs Car

Would the life of tires be shortened
and would get less mileage from them
IL were to buy them two months be-
fore using them7
1t depends entirely on what care you
take of the tires If they were kept In
a cool, dark place wrapped in cloth or
paper they would be as good as new
when you wanted to use them. If
they were left where sunlight or heat
could get at them the rubber would
lose some of its wearing ability even
In that short time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-05-25

How can soften a cone cIutch7 !
have tried kerosene oil and graphite
but the effect lasts only a short time
whom the clutch becomes harsh again.
When a leather faced cone clutch
develops a tendency to grab or take
hold fiercely, causing the car to jump
forward with a bound upon starting
instead of moving off gradually, 1t is
an indication that the leather has be-
come dry and requires a little treat
ment with castor or neatsfoot oil The
best method of applying either of these
oils is to remove the clutch and i'm
merse 1t in a basin of the oil.
To keep a leather faced cone clutch
in good working order it should be
given an application of oil every few
weeks. This may be done by throw
ing out the clutch, then securing the
clutch pedal In a manner that will hold
it out overnight A block of wood
carefully wedged between the front
edge of the seat and the depressed
clutch pedal will serve to hold the
clutch out very nicely where there Is
no connection between the pedal and
emergency brake. When the clutch
has been secured In the disengaged
position 1t should be revolved slowly
while a stream of the oil is slowly
poured on to the clutch leather and
allowed to run down between the
leather and the internal friction sur
face of the fywheel, pan being placed
below the flywheel to catch that
which runs out below. When the
leather has been thoroughly anointed
the oil should be allowed to soak In
for several hours.
When slipping clutch has been neg
lected to such an extent that the sur
face of the leather has been burned
and become hard and glazed the leath-
er will not respond to an oil treatment,
and the only suitable remedy is to ht
a new clutch leather. To do this one
should remove the old leather very
carefully, so that it can be got on In
tact and used as pattern for cutting
the new leather
Clutch leather should be cut from
the thick part of the hide and put on
rough side out. In applying the leath-
err one must begin lacking In the rtvets
at one end and work around the
clutch. stretching the leather between
each rivet or pair of them. One should
be careful to countersink the holes for
the rivet heads so that they sink well
below the surface of the leather.
After the leather has been applied II
is customary to true up the surface on
a lathe. then soak In oil for a few
hours.
Which will wear the longer under or
binary conditions, the right or left front
tire?
There will be very little difference
in the wear of the two front tires
The fact that the driver usually sits
on the left side and frequently is the
only extra weight in the car would
tend to cause slightly more wear or
the left tire. On the other hand, the
fact that most of the turns are made
to the left when turning around woulc
cause the right tire TO travel the great
est distance, and on this basis 1t would
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Admiralty Head, in Letter,
SAYS America Is Not
Yet Awakened
Pays Wilson Tribute
Sir Eric Sure Country Will
Respond to Presidents
Great Leadership

Writing to a friend of his American
DAYS. Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord OF the
British Admiralty, predicts a long war
The friend, George A. Eckert, Of PARK
ersburq. w. Va, had written to Dir
Eric. recalling the old days and remind
ing him that he was supplying the lum-
Der used in building the submarine
chAsers built in America for the Adj
miralty. Part Of Sir Eric's letter FOL
lows:
at is very interesting to me to hear
that you are in the lumber business
yourself and have been supplying the
timber for motor launches built by the
Elco Company. Bayonne, N. j. 1t IS
particularly interesting to me, as l
know some of them quite well.
81 hope If, after the war, you WISH
England YOU will certainly let me know
and come and see me, but / think we
are n long way from the end OF the war
vet. | think that America is finding 1t
a little bit difficult TO realize-Just as
Great Britain did in the early days o.
the war-that il is long way between
declaring war and pGtting your whole
back into it. and that both determina-
ton and sacrifice are called for II me
nation is going TO acquit itself with
credit, but | have no doubt at all that
eventually America will DO so.
president Wilson is great man,
and not only realizes what is wanted
but so far as " can gather intends 10
tell America what is wanted; and wnen
the nation understands, as 1t does not
vet understand, | have no doubt that IL
will respond. II is a disadvantage
which all democratic and peace-lovlng
people who have never planned for
big war. such as Great Britain and the
United States, suffer from, that they
realize slowly what war means. we
realized il slowly. even with the help
of our heavy casualties in our small
army in August, 1914; but perhaps with
the national imagination TO help them,
which is much stronger with you than
with us. America may realize IT mora
quickly" r.
The boats mentioned by Sir Eric we're
Of the fleet Of $50 eighty-foot subma-
rine chasers. which the Admiralty mas
Just followed up by another large or
der, now being delivered. 1t appears
that the British have not abandoned the
"chasers" in favor of destroycrs, but
use the former TO supplement the lat
ter. The "chasers" are relied on 70
keep the submarines out OF harbors and
coastal waters, thus driving them far
out to sea, where the destroyers deal
with them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Czechs in Austria
Charge Czernin Is
Tool of Germany

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-A sternly
repressive censorship for the last two
weeks by the Austrian Authorities has
failed to prevent the Leakage of re-
ports to this country by cable of vigor-
Gus attacks upon the government in
the Reichsrath by Czech leaders:
One of these, named Zoecltkziceh,
bitterly charged Premier Czernin with
being the victim of German theorists
who looked to world domination; and
he declared that Austria might have
been saved all of her present misery
had not the Gcrmanic race, which pre-
dominated in the government, refused
Serbia's preferred concessions.
Count Czernin's peace suggestions
were declared to have no meaning
whatever, and he was reproached for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Move Made to Merge
3 Lutheran Bodies
General Council, General
Synod and Synod of South
Nav Be AmaIgamated

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.--Amalga.
nation of the three great bodies OF
the Lutheran Church was brought a
step nearer to-day by the action OF the
General Council Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. in session here.
The council unanimously approved the
proposed merger of the General Coun.
Gil. the General Synod and the United
Synod Of the South into one body, to
be called the United Lutheran
Church in America"
The General Synod Endorsed the pro-
posed union last June and delegates
from the Southern body to-day pre-
dicted unanimous approval by their
synod when II meets In November to
consider the proposal. Should the ac-
ton Of the United Synod Of the South
be favorable, the proposal then would
have to be submitted to the twenty
four local synods throughout the
country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
German People
Told to Expect
Winter Privations
Government Warns of Sc.
rious Shortage of Foot
wear, Food and Fuel

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 25~-Some Of
the prospects which the German peo-
pie will be called upon to face the
coming winter are officially announced
in to-day's German newspapers as fol-
lows:
There is only enough shoe leather
for the use of miners. fishermen, canal
workers and few allied trades. The
manufacture Of leather footwear for
the rest of the population will soon be
suspended. They will have to get along
with wooden soles and cloth uppers.
There is big shortage in vegetables
and no hope of any material improve
EIent in the fresh vegetable supply.
The turnip must again be one of the
mainstays of German diet this winter,
although 20 a less degree than last
year.
The fuel problem has not been
solved, despite oil the efforts made for
its solution, and the city populations
may expect to notice the results of this
fact keenly from time to time. The
coal commissioner prophesies that the
pinch will be felt here and there within
the next few days.
The railway administration of Sax
ony announces that railway travel will
not be allowed without special permits
sion. Soldiers in the home camps are
limited in their weekend furloughs,
and Saturday and Sunday trips Of
mothers and sweethearts TO see the
boys in camp are stopped in order to
cut down railway travel. The Prus-
sian railways probably will follow suit.
Finally. after the fashion plates for
winter are out, the government has de-
creed that woInen's skirts must be
made with a reduced amount of mate
rial, which will necessitate their being
made both shorter and tighter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Kansas Is Making Ready

W. D. Ross, Superintendent of Public
instruction for Kansas, has issued an
appeal to the young people of the state
for education better than usual" IL
is en- appeal unique in the history Of
education in the Middle West, and it is
made to the boys and girls of the state
who are just entering high school or
who have just completed their high
school work and are ready for college.
1t is urged that the war is taking away
many college-bred men, and when the
war ends there will be a great demand
for college men.
The Superintendent of Public In
struction in Kansas wants the young
men and women of the state TO make
unusual sacrifices now, so that by the
time the war ends they may be trained
and ready for the great reconstruction
work.-Christia Science Monitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
British Blockade Chief De-
MES German Report Of
Separate Peace
Rumania Is Reassured
Government Will Aid Slavs in
Consolidating New-Found
Liberty

LONDON, Oct. 25-In the House of
Commons to-day Lord Robert Cecil
Minister of Blockade, gave categori-
cal denial to rumors circulated by
Germany that the western powers
were contemplating . separate peace
at the expense Of Russia and ku-
mania.
"The government" he said, Is de-
termined to abide by our Russian ally
and assist her in consolidating her
new-found liberty. The government
also realizes the great debt owing the
Rumanian government and army, and
the Rumanian people can rest ASSURE
that this country will not desert them
in the present crisis"
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 25-Ths Aus
tro- German press has eagerly seizeo
tho occasion of the statement regard
ing a basis Of peace announced by the
Russian Workmen's and Soldiers Dep
mites to reopen the discussion Of peace,
which they had declared closed after
the reply to the Pope. In this the pa
pers follow the example OF their re-
spcc.ive governments, which Won Re
yentlow sarcastically declared rival
Patti in the number Of their absolutely
last farewels" to peace proposals, and
which miss no opportunity to attempt
to open pourparlers in the hope Of
getting out of the war"
The pro-peace press welcomes the
statement. The "Norddeutsche Allge-
meme Zeitung" and the "Fremden-
blatt" characterize il "a plain,
straightforward statement of definite
peace proposals.
"Vorwaerts" says that the points in
the Russian statement. which are men
toned in the seml-ofiicial replies as
unacceptable, are presumably the de-
mands for plebiscites respecting Al
sace-Lorraine and the Italian enclaves.
Austria Willingly ignoring the fact
that the German announced pro-
sramme for securities" as to Belgium
Is incompatible with the demand OF
the workmen's and soldiers group for
the full restoration Of Belgium.
The "Vossische Zeitung" demands
that Germany declare its definite soli-
darity with the Russian programme
and definitely offer Russia peace with
out detachmsnts of territory, leaing
the determination of the fate of Po-
land. the Baltic provinces and other
like territory to the Russian Repub-
lie, in order to help the Russians force
an acceptance Of peace conference
upon the Allies and pave the way to
continental alignment against Great
Britain and America, which is the as
piration of the "Vossische's" school OF
political thought.
One writer points out that the all
important thing for Germany is to get
the representatives of the various bel
ligerents around council table. and
the rest will take care of itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Number of Women Miners
In Germany Increasing

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The extent
to which women are taking the place
of men in the mines of Germany is
disclosed in government report just
issued. During the last quarter of 1916
there were 1868 women so employed,
compared with 1856 employed in the
same period of 1914. Youths employed
in mines also show increases of 1890
in 1914 and 1905 in 1916.
Wages paid SHOW increase, but have
not kept pace with the increased cost
of living
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-26
Soldiers Savings Deposits

Depositors in the military or naval
service. or in any service connected
with the activities of the army or navy.
will be permitted to withdraw funds
from the postal savings banks by mail
provided the applications for money
orders are accompanied by the de-
positor's certificate Endorsed by himself
and filled out before United States
postal agent, consul or commissions
officer Of the army or navy, the Post
Office Department announces. The usual
money order fee will be charged
Pathfinder.