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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06
INCREASING THE FIRE lNSuR'
ANCE RATE

Some time since the fire insurance
companies announced an increase in
rates which became effective the first
of November of this year. Mr.. H. O.
Fishback, state insurance commits
sioner, is very vigorously opposing
the increase and makes a showing in
figures that the increase is not justi-
fled. While there has been an in
crease in the cost of doing business
this is more than overcome by a steady
decline in the losses paid by the COM
panies since 1913, due to better fire
protection. The records show that
from 1912 right down to date the
companies have increased their bust
ness every year but one; in 1915
there was a slight decrease in the
amount of money receivd from pre-
miums. Against this there has been
a uniform decline in the loss percent
age. The year 1917 makes the most
startling disclosure, as the following
table shows:
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dexter has grown in Importance and
usefulness and will continue to grow.
A RANCHER'S ARGUMENT

Seattle stores, Spokane stores and
Wenatchee stores tell the public in a
compelling way what they have to sell,
which no doubt accounts for so many
Leavenworth people going away from
home to do their shopping. If the
Leavenworth business men adopted
the methods of the business men of
Seattle, Spokane and Wenatchee they
might hold part, if not all, of this
trade. The Echo can talk about the
virtue of trading at home every day
in the week, but without the co-opera-
ton of the Leavenworth business men
its argument falls on barren ground.
A Chumstick rancher said to the Echo
one day this week, "The Leavenworth
business men act as if they do not
care for our trade. Seattle, Spokane
and Wenatchee business houses send
their personal representatives here
every day in the week to solicit the
trade of the Leavenworth business
men. Do you suppose they would get
all the trade of Leavenworth if they
did not make an effort to get it? No.
Much of the business would go to st.
Louis, Chicago and New York. Bust
ness houses, to get trade, must do
more than just keep their DORIS
open" There You have the country
mans side of the argument.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06
THE AMERICAN PROTECTIVE
LEAGUE SHOULD BE
SUPPORTED

The league has done some excellent
work the past year and deserves the
financial support of every good citi-
zen. The following circular is being
sent broadcast and should arouse
enough interest in the movement to
secure the funds asked for. A small
amount from those who are perfectly
able to contribute, dollar, say, will
prove amply sufficient.
Minute Men of the State of Wash
ington are this week engaged in
drive for funds to meet the expenses
for another year of Investigations
which the Department of Justice and
the Bureaus of immigration and Nat
uralization have asked them to make,
to assist the government in suppress
ing sedition and anarchy, to prevent
undesirable aliens from entering the
country and to deport those already
here, and to prevent undesirable
aliens from securing naturalization
papers and becoming citizens of the
United States.
The state. fund has been fixed at
100000, of which King county is ex-
pected to contribute half, the remain
der to be raised in thirty-two other
counties in which the drive is in pro-
gress. In addition, enough to finance
the work of the local Minute Men will
be raised in each county.
The Minute Men are a recognized
adjunct of the Department of Justice,
and working under instructions from
II. w. Gregory, attorney general of the
United States. Their work during the
six month from May LIST to Nov. LIST
of this year resulted in the arrest in
this state of zoos German agents and
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06
FRIDAY, DECEMBER g, 1918.
WENATCHEE VALLEY BOOSTERS
GET BUSY

The irrigation project launched at
Spokane last week by Governor Lister
deserves consideration. Every project
that has for its object the opening up
and making productive land which is
not now productive, and can be made
productive, deserves and should re-
ceive careful consideration. More par
ticularly just now, because we must
find employment for idle men, and
why not employ them in some project
that will benefit the whole country in
definitely.
The proposed project is to take
water from a stream in the Colvllle
reservation and water lands in Lin
coin, Grant, Adams and Franklin
counties. This involves taking the
water across the Columbia river and
the boring of an eighteen mile tun-
mel in Lincoln county. Several years
ago this same project proposed taking
water from Wenatchee lake and con-
yeying it to Grant, Adams and Frank
lin counties. No long tunnel was nee
essary. The water supply from We
natchee lake is vastly more sure and
abundant, and makes possible, in adj
dition, the use of the water in develop
ing electric energy.
Here is a chance for the Wenatchee
Commercial Club to get busy and show
the great superiority of the Wenat-
chez lake project. Ii is superior in
several respects. The water supply is
more abundant and dependable and
the cost would be lower. A glance
at the map shows that the water sup
ply line would be shorter and the
enormous expense of an eighteen mile
tunnel would not be necessary.
Some things come to him who waits,
but more things come to him who goes
after them.
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The War Industries Board is out
with a circular to newspaper publish
ers to the effect that all restrictions
in the use of paper have been with
drawn, with the parting suggestion
that the hope is harbored that the
habit of saving all waste will be con-
tinued. A suggestion that will doubt
less be adopted by many of US who
have learned from experience that the
saving we have all made can be con-
tinued with slight exertion, to our
everlasting benefit.
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other enemies of the government.
The government has stated there is
as much need for the work of the
Minute Men for some months to come
as there was during the war and the
Minute Men have obeyed the request
that they continue their work until the
Department of Justice has no more
need for their services.
The drive opens Wednesday and will
continue thru Sunday if the amount
necessary is not raised before that
time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS
SPRING CLOTHES PINS.

DOA roh IhE ThlCE OF ONE.
100 doz. slightly used spring clothes
pins. Every bit as good as new. 2
doz. 25c. Second Hand Store, oppo-
site postoffice. o4tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06

One does not have to be convert
to Christian Science to admit that the
Christian Science Monitor is one of
the best edited and most interesting
newspapers printed in the country.
Occasionally a copy falls into our
hands, and when we can find time to
read it, and the sight holds out, we
always feel repaid The stuff that
goes into the making of the Monitor is
well and interestingly written. The
opinions expressed are temperate and
thoroughly digested. With such a pa
per we do not wonder at the growth
of Christian Science.
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Total 5yrs $27,664, 6S2 $l4,322,'

In the face of these figures it seems
preposterous that the companies
should increase their rates. One comes
to the conclusion that the the only
reason that exists for raising the rates
is the fact that everything else has
been advanced in price and the COM
panies want to increase their earn
ings on general principles under the
belief that the public will stand for it.
The record is against the companies.
Mr.. Fishback is quite right in oppos-
ing the raise. More power to his arm.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06

The favorable mention of our senior
United States Senator for president
by the large and influential newspa-
pers of the eastern states is rather
unusual. Rarely, if ever, has an eX-
treme western man found so much IA
vor with the press of the east. 1t is
of course early in the game but the
time may come when Senator Poin-
dcxter's candidacy will be taken SER
icusly by the whole country. His
sound Americanism and safe and sane
judgment on public questions has
drawn attention. Not only would
Washington give him hearty support
but the western states generally would
support his candidacy. Senator Poin-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06
NJ. f. CHURCH NOTICE

Sunday school at 1000 and the pas
tor will speak at IL 100.
In the evening the Epworth League
at $3.50. Preaching at 1880; subject,
"The Foolish Man"
On Wednesday evening the choir
meets at 1880.
The Epworth League will have a
social in the church parlors the same
evening, beginning at $50. The
young people are all invited to attend.
Thursday evening the prayer and
teachers meeting. Sunday school
teacher, your class would like to have
you attend this netting.
A. H. MORTON, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06
SEVENTY YAKIMA MEN KILLED
IN ACTION

word was received in Yakima last
week that Corporal Logan Wheeler
was killed in action in France Sept.
2Sth. This was the SEVENTEEN man to
be killed OF lose his life as a result of
enlistment in the war, from Yakima
county.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06

Carbon paper at the Echo office.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-12-06

Don't neglect to buy those thrift
stamps just because the war is ended.
They still are enc Of the best invest
nents you Fan make.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30
IssUBD sYsTnB TNRlsrFokIAI
AARKKrIso DIVISION

He felt the resolution should have the
endorsement Of the Governor and Gov
ernor-eiect, also the end OF the
Delegate, legislature lesderS, and com.
nercial organizations. He felt IL would
then pass the special session Of the leg
tslature. If it was looked upon by Che
legislature as An attempt to evade the
homestead laws it would not pass. II
IL Is for four years as an outside time
Limitation, it would be all right. r ;,
& President W. +. Dillingham;. said
this matter had been discussed by the
Amerieah Defense Society, whefFc the
sBntiment prevailed that II the home
steRd eIens, gained from expirations Of
lcapes Of lands now held by the pianta.
tons, were opened to the public, Il
would not be n square deal to the is
land men who have enlisted and gone
to the front to fight: While they were
fighting, The stay at.homes would hive
opportunity 70 net the, choicest lapds
leaving the least desirable to the men
at the front when they return from the
war. .- 'Ff.N> 'vSq q
Mr.. Castle again said he believed Il
would be q mistake to pass the resolu-
|tiop Mt tins time without q conference
with others mentioned. 1T wonld, he
the "same old proposition of Hawaii
not being together, he said! =
The. Delegate said he favored the
opinion expressed by Mr.. Castle. II
was foolish to think a resolution of
this sort, merely sent on to Washing,
tom would be carried through by con
gress. ~ ae y <ssy = - So BpEgH TeJ
|'T see no reason why we eanaot get
the leaders to arrive at some common
roupd, =" be said; "include the Cover,
nor ami myself. something that says
that aIlrthe people aere7 behind it,
would like to be contested with ii NY
self. That would be the quickest and
easiest way.h re etgla 81 y, >.
Mr.! Lewis urgeds that at least nthe
sentiment be expressed ofrthe cham
hers opinion, Ssaa rbeginning. - Let =
start the balltEalling and not delay"
added Mr.. Lewis. - '"",
The ,Eesslutien, 9SmasT finally passed
with, an. amendment turning 1t over to
the Legislative committee for q confer,
cnce with officiHls."
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BOOSTS !, :.
X. X. BANANAS ASFOOD
Apul 20, 1918

y ID
The United States Experiment So.
,tioni is distributing four bulletins this
coming week. These areson timely top.
les and any whose names are mot on
the regular mailing list ear, obtain
ithess7 and n list Of all publications
available for distribution, if,ttheyg wfll
drop postal card to the u. sSg ExpsFf-
''Inent Station, Honolulu requesting the
sameg hT ~ .rTphsp. = tA,'J $50 4
i 1.-THE FIRST sof these bulletins de- fLlStear
sion Bulletin No. 9, 'sThe Banana is
IN &Esmergeney Food Crop" By ii =.
Higgins h0rtibultnrist.4 This eiss issued
as Emergency Series Nv and compares
the food, value sof bananHs with other
-four substiaI tes! q Praetioaii .instfnel
tions for cultivation end planting "
IibanaRRs are giysn,aaA well as sqeges,
tiohSeaas to gathering thef fruit ieafid
making -four and dried banana prod.
uetE.s - I "a Stt5pBfE > .tRSfts5 "a "a
The next .is Extension BGiietinl No.
2, Emergency Series yy~H-DEying asa
AIsthod OF Food .PFeserV ation in sIfa-
waii ~ by Nj o. johnson, Chemist One
Of the handieaps oflsegetabls and fruit
production m the islands IL The danger
Of Cutting ythe md SlSet 'by even slight
oSerprodueti6Ds The methods Of dry
ing indicated in this bulletin enable
the growerstte Cry the yurioas fruits
aud vegetables that ne may prodaSe
and hola them I'M this condition Until
times when there issGt least d hotmsl
demand for the product. 'lWdrkiilg
plans and photographs of the home
made air drier are given in the pages
Of the bulletin .1;br i&.' = ftr,. '@'-" q
-" ExtehSion BuIlstir> No. z, Emergency
Series vi, Il" Bean Spot Disease, -: q,
w. Carpenter, = patholoRist, .rsays .thst
Il; has kaen fn,ah Mat "a many Of the
bean fields Of the islaRds&the yield 81
"'NrEefanie beansy Is decreased at least
twenty!fveI percent by this so-eallsd
- ncEn sp0t."y The plants beeome yslI
low. drop Weir leaves, pods are but
partially flied and many Of the beans
themseiV es are ruined by the disease
spots or eankers, This bulletin 10 illus-
trated bys a elear cut photograph ~
the discussed beans, pods and leaves.
An interesting feature is the figure
showing the comparativeSsise Of the
spores or little seeds by which the din.
ease is pnopagated as. compared with
the point Of a fine needle. This illuR,
tration shows that hundreds Of these
spores could rest, on the needle, paint
In Press Bnlletin No. -, "Compax.
ison and 'Digestibility. iof y. Feeding
Seufs Grown In Hawaii by NJ %.
johnson, chemist, and Kline A X Ching,
assistant cheIhist, ara brought tpgethsI
ANALYSES of all Ha Salnn feeding stufs
available. Analyses are given Of over
o hundred idiHersnt sorts of feedihg
,Htutfs, including cassAxa, CASEY >; mSsL,
pigeon PEA ineaL various GRASSES and
waste product ~ ~ 81 2 = ~. -
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WllSll EtAED /. .. s: !.
-. I HiiiiiNiEyH aialafl

Island heaey will be handled on con.
Segment by the aTerrit oriAl Marketing
Division in,thet future, in any quan-
titles FOR which there Is a demand. This
will be Of interest to many housek eepefs
who are trying TO conserve sugar by US
ing Island honey. l.. J.!
f. G. Smith, and other honey produc.
ers If lthey care to do so; win Furnish
as much honey ps' the public asks fer
at current prices, which at the preSCnt
time are about forty Ave to fifty cents
a quart. ''t h."
At the present time only the darker
honey, called "honey dew" honey is
on. the market. and this Is good prih1
cipally for cooking. Table honey will
not be in the market for several weeks.
Local prices are unusually high Just
now, as there 10 a great demand for
Island honey on the mainland, which
makes il scarce for the home trade. II
an assured 'demAah il worked up local,
" II is p<obtbie that maihiafd orders
will be cut down to supply the home
trade. 49, " -
The marketing division will probably
handle chiefly haIf,gallOn containers
of this honey, but larger or smaller
Atins Mill be sspPlicd II uesire4. . =
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Variety d gs''s
Are Fond f0r
Guam Corn Oh KAUAI
il Is, q Good For .Eafinas As Sweet
Corn cAs Well As. Excellent
Feed For Stock and Fodder
Crop

E. II. W. BpoadbeAt Of Kauai re.
ports very sacceasfui results with the
Guam corn which he has been largely
instrumental in = Introducing to. the
farmers of the islands. In q verbal re-
port Just made. to the, us Experiment
Station he adds cohSdeEably to the
tdata already collected CONCERNING this
corn. t&h'H 1El5S D."
-, he GsaIs-its iaAeastaat tlSAau. the corn
Is to Be used f0t seed to plant it"at
least half a mills distants frum any 9th
ssr, cosnl wlfieh ssn Spms yinr tassel at
the same time. II the uther corn is
in the direction of the <navailing winds
it will mix even at . distance of half
a mile. ~ Nj. va 1AsAL 'rr
t1Ineaddition to being =, Ealuable corn
for feed, itJs Z IVORY goodESaristy for
eating as greene corn. NSpAilei not as
sweet as the better igsades Of sweet
corn, it Is very palatabl IL add excellen Mt
returns have beenlEeported by a mum.
Der of people who have produced it for
this purpose. The leading character
istic of the Guam corn seems to be
its ability to produce satisfacterv crops
under all sorts Of "diseourag ing eonli
tious, especially attacks Of the corn
leaf hopper,
Mr.. BrOadbent's first start of this
corn was obtained bv, him from Ia
paa homesteader on Kauai by the name
of Jensen who had formefly resided in
Guam and had obtaihed first hand
knowledge as to this promising vari
ETY.. as
Mr. Broadbent made comparison
between the corn obtained from the
serubby unsolicited ears, and from thu
better grade Of ears. The result oh
tained"in the part Of the field plant
ed with the selected corn was such a.
to cause a great deal of comment BY
those who lnspeeted the two planting
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30

The speaker said he would not 70
Into matters touching on the Liberty
Loan. He was one Of those for whom
the loan vas being raised, he said.
Hc told HE hearers, however, that they
were being asked to give 70 do their
part ingaidipK the meus Of the Allies
whose struggle baiaht well mean the
safety Of al I'm the great gathering. He
,dweit on how America was pouring
out its young manhood, sending great
forces Oyerseassand said he would not
believe that a nation that would spend
its resources In man power would give
lavishly' Of that power with one hand
while in the other Il would clutch a
niggaSdly piece Of gold. .'''
Hefvey Speaker g..
y, The third man and final address Of
the afternoon was delivered by vii.
liam Rhodes Hervey, the visiting Ma.
sonic officer. The speaker paid a trib.
ute 70 the beauty Of the Hawaiian
Islands and declared referring TO Ha.
waits Subscription for the loan that
your deed Is known men
will rejoice that the hammer Of tho
Kaiser never can wave over the least
lump of coral in the Islands. The air
Is too pure to be breathed by despots. -
Prolonged applause followed the
speakers words when he quoted vii.
bur ID. Nesbit = "Your Flag aud NY
Flag He closed his address BY tell.
ing his hearers that the work that con
fronts the Nation has only begun. The
commanders of our armies and navy
have indicated the way, he said, and
we will all gladly follow. -.
!. An aftermath Of the big afternoon
meeting was q series Of concerts with
about three hundred soliliers' voices
given when men Of the. Second Infan-
try, HDed ten army auto trucks and
travelled over the entire city singing
throngh the, early hours of the evening.
Rousing concerts were given before
the Young Hotel, out at. the Moapa, at
the. Pleasanton and at points along the
beach. The singers were directed by
Sergeant Ackisson of Company z, Sig.
nal Corps With the men Of the Sec
ond Infantry were number of men
of the quartermasters corps at Fort
Shafter. ~
Totals To Noon .! a,i
! The Territory of Hawaii passed its
Third Liberty Loan quota of $3,6l4,-
600 at onethirty o'clock last Saturday
afternoon and since then subscriptions
lave continued to pour in. Though a
sale Of bonds was made
through the day yesterday reports
were not turned in after the noon
hour as. the afternoon was given over
to a, holiday. At noon, however, the
quota had been .oversubscribed, STAG
$50, as the total then reported had
gone to $4,2l7, 900.
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.YEOMANEFlF TO We'd
I ! Y I9II|Ii' Next June IN

A war romance which involves one
Of Hawaii g. daughters eliminated last
evening when two members Of the
United States navy, both enlisted and
entitled to the rating Of yeomen; be,
came engaged, the announe emsnt being
made by Mrs. Sabina Hutchinson, of
Chick Avenue. -
ct is the first instance of two mem
bers of the same department of the
navy to- he married from the Pearl
'Harbor Naval Station. The bride to
be, is the first yeomanette of the navy
here to be engaged to a navy man,
the yeomenette force of the navy
heretofore merging its matrimonial af
faifs with the army.
u, Miss Emma Mercedes KailikapolonO
Embellishments the yeomaRette, while
William Mining Hunt, Chief Woman,
u. s. N, is the groom.to.be. June IS
has beGny selected foE the wedding day
Miss Hutchinson is a granddaughter
of Mrs. Emma NakuinR, the Hawaiian
b scholar, and rs also a desc ndcnt of
Captain BockleyS the English naviga
tor, W no was dnilitary al wiser to Kane
bameha the Great. He was first com
nhnder of the original Honolulu TT
esta blished about, 1876, and is aIso cred.
tied by many islanders as the dcSigner
'Of the Hawaiian flag. Mss Hutehn
son began war clerical service soon
after the outbreak ; of the war, and
later was rated as q ycOman for the
period of the,war! -
Mr.. Hunt has been in Honolulu
since December. and has been with the
United States navy for about five
years. He was born in ST. Joseph
Missouri.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30
CURTAIL WOOD SHIPS

WASHINGTON, April l6-With the
completion of the present wooden ship
program the construction of wooden
ships is to be curtailed on account of
the shortage Of boilers and engines.
Experts of the United States Shipping
Board have reported that the 350Oton
wooden ship Is economically expense 70
aud that all engines aud boilers are
needed for the steel ships, ...
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30
TROOP W FIRST IN
LIBERTY BOND DRIVE

In the seven day drive Of the Homo
lulu Boy scouts for the sale of Liberty
Bonds, Troop nv, headed by Scoutmns
ter Pop" Hutton, landed in first
place! The troop, WHICH numbers TWEEN,
ty eight scouts, disposed of 222 bonds
Of the aggregate value Of $26,0jO, it
was 'announeea yesterday by Executive
i3uPrbanr This makes lau average of
"a trifie under eight bonds and little
over $9a0 per Sroiit. D..
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30
NEW LAvRELs.ARE WON
BY AMERICAN AVIATOR

b. fWkSHINGToNiAApril 14-(Assoria-
ted Pressl-Bringing down two Hun
pfrcreft in one day, April 20, Major
-hFilli"m .rhaMa- commander of the La.
sfayette Squadron Of American avia-
tors, has Gpn further iaurels. Major
iThaM has already a long string of vic
tories over enemy aviatOrs to his
credit.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-30
MOVIE ACTRESS is
NOW NAVY Woman

KANSAS CITY, April l3-Marguerite
Cha rlkJ the web known film star, came
to Kansas city yesterday to sell Lib.
erty Bonds in the big loan drive here.
She left tonight for Memphis, Tenn,
full fiedged chief yooman of the
United States NAVY. She took the oath
Of the service this afternoon al the
navy recruitinR- office.
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y THE FRUIT SEASON.

Bowel complaint IL sure to be prova
lent during the fruit season. Be sure to
keep a bottle Of Chamberlain Collie
and Diarhoea Remedy at hand. 1t
may save a life. For, sale by all deal,
ers. Benson, Smith & Co, gaents for
Hawaii. -Advt. ,5n.- ,--...... 4.