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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
CHEAPER TO WIN THE WAR
THAN LOOSE 1T. NO
MATTER WHAT THE COST

No matter what this war costs the
Government and the people of the
United States in the way of money,
it is going to be much cheaper to win
this war than to loose it.
The commercial and financial losses
that would follow a German victory
are not to be calculated. All that
we spent would be lost, indemnities
beyond calculation would have 10 be
paid, and along with these losses
would come a continuing loss in
foreign commerce that would spell
disaster.
With these material losses we would
lose our national liberty and independ
ence, our power to secure our inter-
national rights, our right to live in a
world ruled by the dictates of human
ity and civilization.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
DR.. KLEINHAUFR WILL SPEAK
AT THE SCENIC THIS EVENING
An Eloquent Seattle Divine Who Will
Tell the People Why We are in
the War and What We Have
to Do to Win.

DIR. Kleinhauer consented to come
here by special request. He is an
able talker and has made a study of
his subject, "The United States in
the Great War"
Everybody should hear him. Es-
pecially those who are lukewarm be-
cause they do not believe in war.
The object of inviting DR.. Klein
hauer here at this time is to give
the people an opportunity to hear a
man talk who has a message to de-
liver. No effort will be made at
this meeting to raise funds for any
of the war activities, and the finan-
cially timid and all those who have
conscientious scruples against giving
to prosecute the war will not have
this as an excuse for remaining
away.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
FRUIT EXCHANGE OFFICIALS
ARE TO BE HERE TODAY
Contemplate Auto Trip Thru the
Entire Fruit District of the
Northwest.

Mr. R. H. Parsons, president of the
Northwestern Fruit Exchange, Mr.. F.
w. Quinn, manager of the Exchange,
and Mr.. j. B. Adams, general field
manager, have planned to tour the
entire fruit district of the northwest.
Mr.. Parsons will ship his car from
Scenic to Leavenworth on Friday
and it is the plan to visit the ex-
changes at Peshastin, Dryden, Cash
mere and possibly Monitor Saturday
afternoon and evening. Sunnyslope
may also be visited Saturday after
noon. They will spend the Night in
Wenatchee and will leave Sunday
morning for Parsons ranch at the
head of the Methow, going from there
over the Loop-Loop to Omak, arriv-
ing there at l o'clock Tuesday.
The territory then will be worked
back to Wenatchee, leaving there for
Spokane probably Thursday morning,
by way of Quincy and Stratford. The
object of the visit is to meet as many
of the officials and members of the
exchanges as possible for the pur.
pose of getting better acquainted.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
LEAVfNWORTH'S RED CROSS
QUOTA RAISED FIRST TWO DAYS
May Double the Amount and Repeat
Her Liberty Loan Per-
fOrmance.

The drive for Red Cross funds
which began Monday morning and
ends Monday next showed a second
time in less than a month that the
people of this town are willing to
support the government with their
money as we'll as with soldiers. On
the evening of the second day the
amount Leavenworth was asked to
give was oversubscribed. Yesterday
evening the overscription, in round
numbers amounted to seven hundred
dollars, and the whole story is not
all told. Between 500 and 1000
dollars, of which the committee has
knowledge, has not yet been turned
in. Leavenworth's quota is $4,000
and odd dollars. 1t is not at all
improbable that this amount will be
doubled by next Monday evening.
Among the first subscriptions re-
ceived last Monday was hundred
dollar donation by A. C. Barclay, the
hotel and moving picture man, and an
equal amount from Jimmy Thomp-
son, a Great Northern railroad en-
gineer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
WENATCHEE HOME GUARDS
GAVE FINE DRILL

A company of the Wenatchee Home
Guards to the number of forty gave
the people very fine exhibition last
Saturday evening on Front street.
The boys came here to help boost
for the Red Cross drive which start
ed Monday morning. Capt. Thos.
F. Roody, and Lieutenants Frank
Reeves and R. R. Morrison accom-
panied the squad. Lieutenant Nor
rison put the boys thru fine exer-
else After the drill the crowd di-
vided, part going to the Firemen's
hall to attend Red Cross dance and
part to the Scenic theatre where Mr..
Ed Ferguson, Mr.. Frank Funkhouser
and Lieut.. Frank Reeves made talks
on the necessity of backing up the Red
Cross.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
SILK

The amount of raw silk shipped in
to this country this year was double
the amount imported in 1915. This
is due in part to the governments
demand for wool, and the substitu
ton by civilians of silk goods for
woolen materials. The manufacture
of artificial silk, which promised. to
be formidable rival to the silkworm
industry, has been interrupted by the
wars demands. The materials from
which artificial silk was produced
cotton and wood pulp, nitric acid, sui
phuric acid, alchol, and ether-are
now required for the high explosives.
The worlds output of artificial silk
the year before the war exceeded 30
million dollars in value.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

vents the second and third broods
from coming into existance and thus
automatically reduces the late infes-
tation.
1t is the best treatment to prevent
side worms stings and windfalls at
harvest time, but should be followed
up by thinning the fruit for worms
during the time of the first brood.
1t is the only application whose
effects persist undiminished through
the season.
Practically it destroys more worms
than all other sprayings combined,
and when properly given has often
proved sufficient treatment for the
season.
If poorly applied, later spraying
must be depended on and no amount
of later spraying can make good the
first neglect.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
PORTO RICANS WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT WASHINGTON

A request was received this week
by Secretary of State |. NJ. Howell
from Hon. B. Fernandes Garcia, a
member of the House of Representa-
tives, Puerto Rico, for a copy of the
constitution of the State of Washing
ton. His letter states that he was
preparing in Spanish a comparative
digest of the constitutions of the
forty-eight states, with the full text
of each in an appendix. The same
mail also brought four other letters
from residents of Porto Rico, each
requesting information about the
State of Washington and asking that
descriptive literature be sent.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
RICH WENATCHEE RESIDENT
REFUSES TO AID GOVERNMENT
Is Plainly Told He Will Be Given an
Opportunity to Donate $500
to the Red Cross

What the alternative will be he
refuses the Wenatchee World docs
not say.
The following story from the World
of Wednesday may be read and pom
dered with profit by some people less
than ten miles from Leavenworth.
Because he refused to buy Liberty
Bonds or a Thrift Stamp and had
not even made a donationto the Red
Cross, o. G. France, one of the
wealthiest citizens of the valley found
it necessary to haul home a load of
hogs this week. VIII Little of the
Inland Meat Company to whom he de-
sired to make the sale informed him
point blank that he did not care to
purchase hogs of any man who
was not willing to stand back of the
boys who are fighting the battle of
civilization across the water. Mr..
France said it was against his church
to participate in the war. He was
then invited to make a donation to
the Red Cross but thus far this has
not been Forthcoming. The charge
on the street is that it is a case
of unadulterated stinginess.
The affair has been the cause of
considerable feeling throughout the
community IT has received some
attention from the Council of De-
fense. The feeling has been growing
stronger and there is an insistent
demand by citizens that Mr.. France
should be given one last opportunity
of making a donation of $500 to the
Red Cross.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
VICTORY DEPENDS ON fARMtR
FARMER DEPENDS ON LABOR
Women Cannot Be Called for Farm
Work While Men Sell Soda Water,
Says Prof. Thornber.

The Pullman Agricultural Co
urges every farmer who can do
to attend the Power Farming L
monstration meeting May %, 80 and
81.
"The one big problem we can best
serve our government in helping win
the war is in the production of suit
able foods for the Allies" says w. S.
Thornber, Director of Extension, State
College of Washington "If we, as
farmers, fall down in this problem,
our soldiers, our airmen and our hos
pital units will have absolutely no
chance at success regardless of mu-
nitions and equipment. 1t is there
fore largely up to the American farm
er to render the most important SER
vice possible to this government.
Director Thornber continues, Zone
of the big factors in food production
is the labor problem, and in spite of
the oft repeated statements of some
of our papers we will be compelled
sooner or later to meet a farm labor
situation that will be almost insur-
mountable." Thornber says that
there is no doubt that the farmers
wives and daughters would rise to the
emergency before they would see the
crops ruined for lack of harvesters,
but he declares that "there can be
no emergency so long as there is an
able-bodied man in the village or
city, mixing sundaes OF soda water,
standing behind a lace or ribbon
counter, operating store or hotel ell
evator, waiting on tables, operating
a typewriter, or doing any other work
that can be as effectively done by a
woman" But in the meantime the
farmer must realize the necessity of
producing larger crops with less man
labor
To help solve this problem, the
State College of Washington invites
and urges all farmers to attend its
All Northwest Power-Farming De
monstration at Pullman, Washington,
May 29-30 and 81. This demonstration
of the actual working of power farm
machinery will show the producer
just what machines will be most prac-
tical for his farm, and give him a
better understanding of what may be
accomplished by power farming.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
BEHIND IN
THRIFT STAMP PURCHASES

The latest available figures cover
ing purchases of Thrift Stamps in the
United States are those up to the end
of March. At that time Washington
had subscribed to War Savings
Stamps $2.12 per person, while Ne
braska showed holdings of $11.06 per
person.
"The raising of the two billions of
War Savings Stamp loans included
in the issue of 1918 requires a per
capita purchase throughout the Unit
ed States of 800. That would be $5
person up to the end of March.
Therefore Washington has done less
than half its share and Nebraska
more than twice its share. Oregon,
with 1929, leads Washington.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
THE BURDEN OF WINNING
THE WAR Is ON AMERICA

The United States is in the great
war to a finish.
1t is going to be up to us from now
on to furnish most of the money and
men.
Indu- tries must produce as they
never done before and those of US
who remain at home must prepare
to do double the work we ever
thought we could do.
We are emerging from the first
year of our activities with good re-
suits and some lessons we'll learned.
One of the most important is that
in times of stress political manage
ment of vital industries must give
place to business management and
organization of the highest order.
Back of our entire military pro
gram stand the thousand and one
industries of the U. S.
The money for financing our vast
activities must come from these in
dustries through bond subscription
from their owners and employees, and
through taxation.
The fact has been clearly demon
strated, that any regulation which
hampers an industry has invariably
curtailed production and defeated the
very ends the regulation aimed at
All lines of legitimate industry
should be given to understand that
they will have the full cooperation
and assistance of the government.
They should be assured that they will
be secure in going ahead and making
investments for development pur-
poses which will mean maximum pro
duction.
Uncertainty due to too much polit-
ical tinkering causes a feeling o.
uneasiness on the part of the man
who foot the payrolls.
The nation cannot afford to en-
danger this feeling. To raise the
billions necessary for this war every
industry must expand and make good
profits and pay good wages. 1t can
then pay taxes to the limit, but a
half starved industry or a discourag-
ed industry is like a half starved or
discouraged soldier, it is not eff
cient
Therefore let our lawmakers, both
state and national, realize that any
policies which discourage and cripple
industries, are simply monkey
wrenches thrown in the cog wheels
of our war machinery and whether
it be peanut stand or mining company
which is affected, the financial re-
sources of the nation are cut by just
that much
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
WHEAT SHORTAGE VERY ACUTE
HOARDERS TO BE PROSECUTED
$4,000 Fine and Two Years in Jail is
the Penalty-If you Have More
Flour than the Law Allows
Return it.

Spokane, May 1870 critical has
the wheat situation become and so
great is the necessity for shipment of
every possible pound of flour to the
Allies that Federal Food Administra-
tor Hebberd issued another appeal to
the people of Washington to return
all flour above actual minimum house
hold requirements. Back of the ap-
peal, however, is a threat of the food
administrator to invoke the power
of the Food Control law against all
hoarders of flour and all penny-pa-
triots who persist in exceeding flour
allotments to the detriment of the
government.
"If food fails we cannot hold out," +"
declared Hebberd, in issuing the ap-
peal to the people. Supplying food
for the Allies is Americas prime re-
sponsibility and privilege. France,
England, Italy and stricken Belgium
are stalking their existence on
Americas food resources, especially
on her wheat. Under these circum-
stances anyone who boards flour or
other food products not only prolongs
the war, but actually aids and COM
forts the enemy, and lengthens the
casualty lists of our own soldiers" !"
After conducting an investigation
covering several weeks food admins
tration officials have determined that
large quantities of flour are being
boarded in cities, towns and in the
country communities of the state. 1t
is imperative that this flour be return
ed within the next 80 days for the
use of the military and naval forces
and for the Allies, according to Mr..
Hebberd.
"No further appeals to patriotism
will be issued" declared Hebberd.
at is no time to bubble. Those of
us who remain behind must fortify
the boys at the front, not in loyalty
alone but by strict observance of those
regulations designed to furnish the
Allies with supplies. The need is
so acute that it is now found neces-
sary to enforce the laws to conserve
supplies and insure quick delivery of
all flour above absolute requirments. y
Unless an immediate response to
the food administrators appeal is
shown confiscation of boarded flour
followed by arrests and prosecution
will result, it was declared at food
administration headquarters. The
Federal Food law prescribes fine
for boarding of $1,000, and imprison-
ment for two years, or both.
Except in a few cases hoarders in
this state have escaped with having
food stuffs seized and confiscated.
This policy, according to Mr.. Heb
berd, will cease and criminal proceed
ings will be substituted. Libeling
of boarded flour and prosecutions
have already been started in Seattle
in the Federal Courts.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
SPRAY THE FRUIT TREES, SAYS
STATE ENTOMOLOGIGST.

Prof A. l.. Melander of the Wash
ington Agricultural Experiment sta
ton says early spraying is more i'm
portant than late spraying, and urges
all orchardists and all those who have
trees to spray thoroly. Those who
have few trees should spray to pro-
tect those who have larger orchards.
He gives some timely suggestions
in the following letter addressed to
fruit tree owners:
It is human nature to procrasti-
nate, and even the serious prevalence
of codling worms last year is insult
ficient to arouse all fruit growers
to the urgent necessity of immediate
attention to this pest. The destruc-
ton of fruit caused by late worms
makes emphasis on the later spray
ings seem plausible, and while re-
peated APPLICATIONS of arsenical spray
in August and September may be
praisworthy, yet it is the care and
thoroughness given the calyx spray
ing that counts most at harvest time.
A number of years ago the horti
cultural press gave much attention to
this important pest and from the
tests, experiments, Investigations and
studies then reported system of
fighting the codling moth was evolved
which has not been bettered to date.
Briefly the steps involved and the
reasons for each are the following;
The Calyx spraying is the most inn
portant application of the season.
Most worms, both early and late
seek to enter the fruit through the
calyx end and can be reached only
by this spraying.
BY checking the first brood it pre-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
Training Station.

Buildings and land belonging to
the Seattle Yacht club in West Sc
attic are to be purchased by the
government and converted into a
receiving and training station for
men entering the sea service of the
federal shipping board. accoring to
the announcement of w. j. Grambs,
federal chief of the boards recruit
ing service. Between 300 and 400
men will be Accommodated at the sta
ton. From West Seattle they will
be sent aboard the shipping boards
new fleet as seamen, firemen, oilers,
water tenders, cooks and stewards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
THE SOLDIER BOYS WANT To
GET ACTION.

News was received here this week
by the father of Dick Simmons that
his son was recently transferred to
New York from Texas, which means
that he will soon be on his way across
the Atlantic. He writes that all the
boys in the training camps are anx-
ious to get into action, and instead of
dreading the news that they are to
go to the front they receive the news
with rejoicing.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
EVERY FARMER SHOULD. GO To
PULLMAN.

The Annual Farmers Automobile
Excursion to the State College and
Experiment Station at Pullman,
Wash, will take place May q and 28.
This will enable the farmers to visit
the All Northwest Power Farming
Demonstration as we'll as the College
and College Farm.
Those who desire to make the
trip should write to the County
Agent who will try to make plans to
enable those going by Auto to ac-
comodate others not having autos
thus sharing expenses and making the
cost less for all concerned.
Yours very truly,
VIM. Meikle, County Agent.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
REPUBLICANS IN INFORMAL
MEETING.

Some of the Republicans of the
Leavenworth precinct met at the of
flee of J. w. Elliott Tuesday evening,
May 21st. 1t was a preliminary step
to organizing the republicans of this
part of Chelan county to be prepared
to meet the campaign activity which
will open shortly. 1t was decided
to hold a meeting at the city hall
tomorrow evning, Saturday, May
25th. All the republicans of the
western part of Chelan county are
urged to attend this meeting. The
object being to form a permanent
organization.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
OFF TO CAMP LEWIS.

The following ladies and gentlemen
left yesterday for Camp Lewis and
will take part in the presentation Of
''The House Next Door," the procooI =,
to go to the Red Cross: Pro
H. Osborn, Mrs. lie Gros; Mr.. ".
vet, Miss Mcclure; Merritt He
Mr.. Bickle, Mrs. Hall, Miss Beal
sley, Mr.. Hylton and Mrs. Hayden.
Mr.. Jensen and Mrs. Jensen, who
are also in the cast, left forathe coast
last week and expect to- join the other
teachers at Seattle. 'sc@ f1et
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
FORTY CARLOADS OF SILK.

The first fourteen express coaches
loaded with silk passed over the Great
Northern railroad Tuesday morning.
This was the first consignment of
forty cars that recently arrived in
Seattle from China. The balance fol
lowed later in the week 1t all went
to New York. On account of the
great value of the goods it is shipt
by special fast freight, the silk trains
make the same time as the fast mail.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
81 IN ARREARS ON RED CROSS
SUBSCRIPTION.

There is still due the Red Cross,
we are told, the sum of Sl8S on Red
Cross Subscription from the drive a
year ago. Failure to make payment
on these subscriptions is doubtless
due to carlessness, but as the Lea
venworth chapter is entitled to one
fourth of the amount due, and needs
the funds to carry on the work, the
subscribers should not longer neglect
to pay up.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

Watch the German papers parade
the sinking of those concrete loaded
boats in the Zeebrugge and Ostend
harbors as a great German naval
victory.
"France has saved the Liberty of
the world, and the world will now
save France.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

Somebody suggests sending the
Colonel to Russia. Of course he
would go, but why send Goals to New
castle?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

It is now said that the Germans
are going to abandon mass attacks.
One principal reason is that the mass
has shrunk enormously.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24

Some cheer is coming into daily
life-strawberries are beginning to
taste as read as they look.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-24
PUBLIC SCHOOL CLOSED
WITH GRADUATION EXERCISES
Nine Students Graduated From High
SchOOl-PrOgram and Presenta-
ti0n of Diplomas.

One of the most successful terms
of our public school came to an end
last Friday at the Scenic theatre
where a brief program was given,
followed by an excellent address by
Prof. G. w. Bohannon, of the We
natchee public schools, and the pre-
sentation of diplomas to nine young
lady and gentlemen graduates from
the High School. Mrs. L. ]. Nelson,
of the school board presented the
diplomas.
Those receiving diplomas were:
Gilbert Reeves, Lon Hartman,
Lloyd Brown, Clifford Newdall, Mer-
ritt Newdall, Joe Smith, Virginia
Toles, Lowell Hendricks and Orriett
Peterson.
Lloyd Brown was 1st honor student
and Virginia Toles second honor
student.
The following program was given:
Invocation .........................-R Rev. Moore
Duet .........-.--.........-..Or Orriette Peterson
Clifford Newdall
Music ...-.-.......-.............S Senior Quartet
Address ...-..............---...G. W. Bohanon
Horn Solo Merritt Newdall
Presentation of Diplomas by Mrs. L.
J. Nelson, President of school board