The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-01-11
LATE NEWS CONDENSED

the war acJlVltleS OF Jne oruer III
France. Members in the state oil
Washington will be asked to raise
100000.
Shipyard employees working fol-
the government have been granted
ten per cent wage bonus, provid-
ing they work six days week. The
Seattle Metal Trades Council has
asked the Government shipping
board for an increase in steel ship
yards in the Puget Sound District
About 10000 men are affected.
At the next session of the Wash
ington State legislature the pro-
posed federal amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
providing for national prohibition
will be up for consideration. The
amendment would prevent the manu-
facture sale or transportation of in
toxicating liquor for beverage pur-
poses within the United States or
/ any VI It's CeIIlIiollSSJ Slal IliiS OiiS
year after the amendment has been
ratified by sufficient number of
states. The next legislature is GER
tain to ratify the amendment.
Despite the fact that since the
government took over the railroads
the practice of the roads in having
solicitors being done away with, the
Great Northern makes the an
nouncement that they will take care
of all their men engaged in this line
of work.
The eight hour day and an aver
age increase of Is per cent in wages
will be the chief demands formula.
ted by the joint protective board of
the Railway Carmen of America en-
ployed on the Northern Pacific.
The new 25 cent pieces now being
minted by the U. S. Government are
making their appearance in this dis
trict The lettering both on the OBJ
verse and the reverse side of the
new coin is larger and holder. In
stead of six stars at the right and
seven at the left of the words
Quarter dollar" as in the earlier
coin, the design is changed to show
five stars on either side and three
below the eagle, making the same
number in all as on the former
quarter. The eagle has been placed
higher on the coin to make room for
the stars below it and the letters
slightly rearranged to make a place
for the bird nearer the top of the
coin.
Harry Lauder the noted Scotch
man will speak before the Y. M. c.
A. in Spokane on February goth.
The United States Supreme Court
decided last week that citizen has
no right to possess liquors for his
personal use if the state forbids it.
Race suicide is not prevalent in
Cashmere according to the registrar
there, who reports 70 births and 81
deaths for that district during 1917.
Orchardists at Charleston, WASH,
are fearing the 1918 fruit crop will
be considerably damaged if not en-
tirely lost, in case the temperature
does not change within the next few
days. The sap is now started in the
trees and the buds are beginning to
swell. It is generally believed the
large amout of moisture in the
ground will save the trees from
damage unless unusually severe
weather is experienced, but few
days more of mild temperature will
advance the buds to a condition very
susceptible to injury by moderate
freezing temperatures.
The Cashmere school children do
mated $500 to the Red Cross of
their town by donations.
Leavenworth citizens may some
time this summer get an opportun-
I
| ity to see a tank. In an effort to
give impetus to enlistments in the
British and Canadian forces the
British armored tank. "Brittania"
will be started on tour of the Uni
ted States this month. Accompany
ing the tank will be squad of men,
Scotch pipers as well as the cap
tured German submarine which was
used in the Liberty Loan campaign
and the Victory loan campaign in
Canada. A tour of the south will
be made first thence north to Chi
cago and westward.
Soldiers and sailors returning from
the European war will find the gov
eminent ready to give them home
steads on reclamation projects and
prepared to set them up in business
if legislation projected by the Wash
ington Irrigation Institute is enact
ed by that time.
The postmaster at the Chelan Of
flee reports that he has sold out all
the war saving stamps and certifi-
Gates that he had on hand, $500
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