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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
GOVERNMENT WANTS LUM-
BERMEN AND ROAD BUILDERS
More Men Wanted For Service In
France-C0nfer With Local For
estry Office

A Washington dispatch dated Jan.
Dc; 1918. addressed to the Echo, calls
for volunteers in the forestry and road
building service in France. Besides
rendering a great service these vol
unteers will be well paid. An enormous
amount OF construction work is to be
done before the big spring drive begins
and the allies must look to the United
States for men to do this work. They
require no special training and will get
to France in a short time. Following
is the text of the dispatch:
So urgent is the need for lumbermen
and road builders for immediate service
in France that the War Department has
made an exception to its previous ru,-
ing. and will now allow experienced
men Of draft age to enlist, under Ger
tain conditions.
Any man between eighteen and forty
one years OF age, who is qualified
physically and by experience, may en-
list for this service; but they must
obtain permission 10 do so from Major
c. E. Clarke, Chief OF Engineers Office,
War Department, Washington, D. c.,
by mail or telegraph. The men re-
CURED will be sent to France as soon
as they are assembled, without being
held here for military training.
Tremendous quantities of lumber are
required by the American troops in
France. A special regiment, known as
the 10th Engineers, is being recruited
to cut timber in the forests of France
and manufacture it into lumber. This
regiment will include experienced men
of every class required in lumber camp
operations.
The 10th Engineers needs immedl-
ately 1000 woodsmen, sawmill men,
machinists and others who have worked
at numbering. 1t also needs 5000
men who have worked at road building.
These men are to construct roads from
the woods to the mills and from the
mills to the distributing depots. In
connection with both the numbering
and road building operations complete
crews of men experienced in the great
variety OF machinery used and in the
camp and repair work involved are
required.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
FEBRUARY IL LAST DAY
FOR WAR INSURANCE

One million enlisted soldiers and
sailors have not yet taken advantage oil
government insurance, and the period
for automatic insurance ends February
II for all men who have been in service
100 days. The insurance is to take
the place of pensions, which will no.
be granted, and many families may be
reduced to severe circumstances il
these men are killed or permanently
disabled uninsured.
Application blanks may be had in
every cantonment, and the National
Council OF Defense is urging the folks
at home to get in touch with their men
and prevail upon them to take out
policies before it is to late.
For a man not over 80 years Of age,
insurance for $4,000 may be had for
less than 81 a month. In case of total
disability the amount will be paid in
monthly instruments. and in case OF
partial disability part OF it will be paid
similarly.
Men who have been in service since
October IS cannot take out policies
after February IL.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP MIGHT IN
CREASE TAXATION

There is alarm in some states lest
government ownership of railroads de-
prive states OF their usual revenues
from taxing those properties.
In California and some other states
the great bulk Of the states taxes is
collected from p u bile utility cor
porstions.
1t is believed that federal legislation
will be necessary to prevent holding up
these taxes in the courts and depriving
local governments OF their tax money
Legislation will require the director
general Of railroads to cause TO be
paid all taxes levied by the state and
local taxing authorities upon railroads
pursuant TO the laws OF the various
states and in the manner and at the
time provided by the taxing laws Of the
states"
At present the government is acting
simply as cooperative general agent
to manage the railroads and the govern
ment does not pretend to own the
property or that it intends to do so.
But state officials are justly alarmed
at the danger from loss OF public
revenue, as ii would double local taxes
on all other property from the state to
the smallest school district.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01

AID indication OF the tremendous
business activity in Washington at the
present time is to be seen IN the
number of new corporations which are
being formed. Last week more than
fifty domestic corporations filed their
articles of incorporation with secretary
of state, I. M. Howell. The filings in
this division have been exceptionally
heavy since the first of the year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
NO FLOUR SHORTAGE IN STATE

From a recent letter by Mr.. Charles
Hebberd. Federal Food Administrator
for this state, we take the following
extract:
There recently appeared in few
daily newspapers OF the state an article
saying that there would be shortage
in wheat -four in this state. The
publication of this story has been one
of the things which has caused con-
sumers to hoard -four. There is no
shortage Of -four in the state OF Wash
ington. I am sure. however, that you
can readily see the unnecessary hard
ship that may result if boarding, caused
by the publication of such stories,
should be permitted to continue. May
I ask your cooperation in RETAINING
from giving publicity to other rumors
of this or similar character. /"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
MARINES SAY LIZARDS GOOD
EATIN'

Did you ever eat broiled lizard?
That is the new delicacy that is favored
by the U. S. Marines who are serving
in Haiti. They claim that they have
already sampled this toothsome dainty
in the Philippines.
The small type OF lizard, called
guanas, have been used as food by the
natives for centuries. They have been
hunted almost to the point Of extermin-
alton in some localities.
The Marines say that broiled lizard
is good eatin." After travelling all
over the world, the sea-soldiers should
be we'll qualified to Judge.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
STACKER GIVEN HEAVY
SENTENCE IN SPOKANE

Without regard to the manner OF
his deportation from Canada, Alban
N. Scott was legally required to reg
lister for the selective draft within
five days of the time he entered the
United States, and the fact that he
intended to return from Canada with
in that five days made no difference
according to the opinion delivered
last week by Judge Rudkin in deny
ing SCOTS motion for a retrial.
Scott was sentenced to one year in
Jail, the heaviest penalty yet inn
posed on a Stacker in the eastern
district of Washington. He was
found guilty by jury in the Fed
eral court last week.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
SKOOKUM APPLES RECEIVED
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

That Pacific Northwest apples are
doing their bit in keeping up the spirits
of the troops in France is shown in
letter received by the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange. Incidentally, n e
letter also shows that apples grown and
shipped according to Hoyle' will
arrive in good condition pretty nearly
anywhere in the world.
The letter referred to is from Sapper
J. H. Gladwin, Despatch Rider,
Seventh Canadian Railway Troops,
British Exoeditionary Forces. Sapper
Gladwin is No. 1,1o2,o3S, and the
letter is from Somewhere in France" )
as follows:
THE Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Sirs:
2 Having received box OF apples
ffrom Toronto, Canada, supplied and
wrapped by you, on behalf OF the boys
and myself we wish to congratulate you
on the excellent quality and condition
Of the fruit.
(Signed) Spr. J. H. Gladwin.
AS evidence that the apples were
actually 'Skookum" there were en-
closed with the letter several Skookum
wrappers. 1t should be explained thai
the apples were ordered shipped nom
a car arrived in Toronto as being more
convenient and enabling rapid and sure
delivery to the trenches at the front
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01

The general opinion of railroad
men of the Pacific Coast is to the
effect that the railroads of the coun-
try will never go back to private
ownership but that when the war is
over they will continue to be run by
the government. According to
eastern advices the railroad situa
ton has already improved since the
roads were taken over by Uncle Sam
for it seemed impossible under pri-
vate ownership for the railroad man.
ayers to come to any understanding
among themselves as to just how to
increase the efficiency of their roads
to the extent of meeting the govern
ment demands for more cars and
quicker service It is understood
that it is the intention of the Gov
eminent to discourage passenger
travel for pleasure in order that
most passenger cars may be avail
able for moving troops, etc, Ordi-
narily the Pacific Northwest would
have done a big tourist business
next summer but with the passenger
service reduced to a minimum it is
likely that travel for pleasure will
not be very extensive in the United
States so long as the war lasts.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01

A revised edition Of the publication
on School and Granted Lands of the
State of Washington" has just been
issued by the State Bureau of statistics
and immigration, division Of secretary
OF state I. M. Howell's Office. It
contains an explanation Of the various
kinds of lands owned by the state and
the terms under which they can be
purchased or leased. A table corrected
up to the time of the last sale shows
the total area owned, sold, and unsold,
and under lease in each county. 1t is
illustrated with typical scenes of Eastern
and Western Washington.
The publication is distributed free
and will be OF interest to many residents
of this state as we'll as to prospective
immigrants from other states, from
whom the Bureau receives many re-
quests for this information.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
SEATTLE NEWS LETTER
People of Washington Using War
Bread-Goyernment Ownership
of railroads.&c. Hanson
Seattle's Next Mayor

Miller's of the Northwest admit
that the people of the state of
Washington are fast getting down
to a war bread basis. The mills
are turning out very little old time
white flour; the fine patent flours
are practically out of the market
and people who are buying the So
called war white flour are using it
in conjunction with corn meal, gra-
ham flour, whole wheat flour and a
goodly portion of rye and barley.
Rye and barley flours are not being
used very extensively as yet, but
graham and whole wheat flours are
in demand. For every slice of
white bread now served in the res
taurants one finds placed before
them at least five or six slices of
graham or whole wheat bread. Corn
bread is not being generally used
owing to the fact that corn meal
costs as much as white flour.
Government experts say that the
whole wheat and graham flours arc
just as healthful as white flour tho
many people do not find them so
easy to digest. The average family
is buying a sack of white flour and
using with it from fifteen to twenty
five percent corn rye or barley.
Practically every restaurant is obey
ing the Government request that
there be one meatless day and one
porkless day during each week so
long as the was lasts. Physicians
say that people who eliminate meat
once a week from their diet will in
the course of a few months find
themselves much stronger mentally
and physically.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01

There is every indication that the
war is creating industries for the
Cities of the Northwest which would
not have come under normal con-
ditions. In cities like Seattle, Port
land. Tacoma, San Francisco the
payrolls have increased many mil
lions of dollars annually. The cities
were never so prosperous. Houses
and flats cannot be obtained and
the street car service in the cities
is not sufficiently adequate to take
care of the sudden increase in pas
senger traffic. Seattle is up against
it in the matter of getting her thou
sands of worl1men to and from the
shipyards where ships are being
turned out almost daily in accord
ance with the gigantic ship building
program of the government Local
street cars cannot handle the traffic
and it is likely that the problem will
have to be solved by the Govern
ment arranging to run steam cars
at certain hours during the day to
transport laborers and mechanics,
Three years ago Seattle had pay
roll of not to exceed s10,000,000
wear; today the annual pay roll is
closer to S60,000000. Real estate
dealers who handle farm property
turnout the state declare that work
men are seeking to obtain small
farm tracts in the country and are
not investing their money in local
homes. If this is true the section
of the state outside of the cities
will in the end reap the benefit of
the present great prosperity of the
cities.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
FoopsTUFFs NOT DESIRED

The public mas been ask 10 ois.
continue sending food to soldiers and
sailors in camps. The Council OF Ma
tional Defense makes the request
The amount sent is enormous and
much of it is spoiled through over
heating in express cars and long
transportation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01
DO FUEL USERS GET WHAT
THEY PAY FOR? ASKS U. s.
Large Shortages Have Been Report
ed and Prosecutions May Follow
Wants Users to Watch

Fuel conservation has hit Washing
ton lightly as compared with Eastern
States, but the advance in cost has
been sufficient TO make it an object for
every one to be sure they get what
they pay for says secretary OF State l.
M. Howell. During the past few weeks,
the State Division OF weights and
measures has found a patriotic field in
preventing short weights and measure
ments in coal and wood deliveries.
Deputies report that in several instances
recently, large shortages have been
discovered and that a rigid system Of
inspection is being enforced, and may
be followed by prosecutions.
The same tendency to raise the
price and cut the portion" has been
noticed in other purveYors OF necessities
and package goods, particularly inter
state shipments are being carefully
tested. This division is working in
close cooperation with the State Food
Administrator and is rendering especial
service in checking provisions. Among
the latest attempts to cheat the public
which have been uncovered are short
counts on matches and short measure
on thread.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-02-01

"A pair of Skies" Melted its pro
ducers $4,000 in Chicago recently
AT one sitting. 1t wouldn't net a
cent here, in fact three skies don't
seem to be worth very much these
DAYS. 1t proves the luck OF the
city.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25
ONCE THRIVING DYEA
 NOW IS DEP0PULETED

Few, if any of the new maps of Alaska, indicate the location of Dyea, one of Alaska's 'dead cities" which, ac- cording to reports received here, has been entirely depopulated. For a brief time, during the golden stampede days of 1898, Dyea's population numbered several thousand and the town was one of the busiest and largest of the several which rose during the boom.
 Dyea lay on tidewater at the foot of the famous Chilcoot Pass and was an outfitting point for many of the thou sands who surged across the pass on their way to the gold fields of the klondike. Money was plentiful, laws were few, and to Dyea flocked adven- turers from many parts.
 Then the boom days passed, and the population dwindled away, leaving the tents and frame houses to fall away beneath the winter snows. A few years ago it was reported that but one Indian lived in the town. Now it is said, he is gone.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25

In the United States commission CTS court yesterday Tom Vevig was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $1,OOO for violation of the espionage act by Judge Adams. Vevie was charged with uttering abusive language against the military forces near the Miller Glacier bridge.
 The $175 netted by the dance re gently given by Mrs. Nina Nichols and Charles Rogers, with which to buy smokes" for the drafted boys from Cordova who are now at Fort Lfscunf, has been invested, and as a result two cases of tobacco, pur. chased from the local dealers at wholesale, will be shipped to our boys on the steamship Alaska today.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25

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The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25
M CARTHy PLANS B|G CELEBRATION
 JULY FOURTH

MCCARTHY, June 25-Elaborate preparations are being made here for a fitting celebration on the Fourth of July. The affair is in charge of a competent committee, and the busi ness houses have contributed $700 to be awarded in prizes. Special excur. sion trains will be run from Chitina and way points, the sports to com. mence as soon as the train arrives. The program follows
 In the Morning Rock-drilling Contest-First prize, $50; second prize, $50.
 Baseball Match-$100.
 Tug of War-$1OO.
 Hundred-yard Free-for-all Dash $2O.
 Ladies' Race-$10.
 Sack Race-First prize, $10; sec ond prize, $5.
 Girls race, 10 to IA years. Boys race, 10 to IA years. Girls race, to years. Boys race, to 8 years. Packing contest, hurdle race and fat mems race.
 In the Evening Special picture, show, Cleopatra, D followed by a grand ball
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
 MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders ot Of the First Bank of Cordova will be held at the office of said bank in the town of Cordova Alaska, on Tuesday July g, 1918, at the hour of four o'clock P. M., at which meeting the directors of said bank Will be elected for the ensuing year, and such other business transacted as may regularly come before said meeting.
 THOMAS s, SCOTT, Sec.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, June 25, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25
CHILD LABOR LAW INVALID

The child labor law, which recently supreme court of the United States, was enacted in 1916 and forbids the interstate shipment of industrial prod ucts from plants in which children under IA years of age are employed, or in which children over 14 but un- der 16 years of age work more than eight hours day or more than six days week.
 The law was declared unconstitu- tional by the federal district court of North Carolina when Roland H. Dag enhart secured restraining orders to prevent the government from enforc- ing the act, and the Fidelity Manufac- turing Company which operates cot ton mill at Charlotte, from complying with the act by discharging Dagen- hart's two minor children, The govern ment appealed the decision to the su- pTeme court, where the case was heard in April, 1918.
 The measure is of the utmost inn portance to labor all over the United States, government attorneys pointed out in the argument, though the i'm mediate effect of it's enforcement per haps would be chiefly felt in the south ern states, and particularly in the cotton mills. Existing laws in num- Der of states forbidding the employ ment of children would be threatened the government contended, if the law were held invalid, because manu- facturers without child labor would have difficulty in competing with the manufacturers in states which allowed it. While the law was founded on the clause of the constitution which simply gives congress the right to regulatel interstate commerce, tho government conceded in court that its real pur- nose was not to control commerce, but to control federal conditions with in states, Attorneys attacking the val dity of the measure founded their ar gument chiefly on that. The effect Of the law, they contended, was to en- force within the borders of certain states a policy which these states had repeatedly refused to adopt into laws
 
 had no right to legislate for unwilling states by use of the interstate com merce clause of tho constitution. Sim liar attempts to accomplish an end through the commerce controlling power had been nullified by the court they contended.
 Tho governments argument was that the interstate commerce clause had been so construed by the court that congress was more than justi- fled in using it to forbid child labor. Decisions of the court sustaining food tion to restrict shipment of intoxi- cants were cited as instances of the similar use of the power. The right to interfere with the police powers of states under the clause, if con. gross had good reason for the inter. ference, was said to have been estab- lished sufficiently before the court to make it certain that the ban on the products of child labor was consti- tutionE, even though the North Car olina court declared that it was not.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25

Chairman William c. Edes of the Alaskan engineering commission and Andrew Christensen, head of the in- dustrial department of the govern ment railroad are passengers aboard the steamship Alaska They intended getting off here and going in to Fair banks, but have changed their minds and will go direct to Anchorage, mak- in the Interior trip at later date. Mr. Edes says that work on the rail- road will be pushed as rapidly this summer as available labor will per init.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25

The first national restaurant oper- ated by the British government sup plies satisfying, hot meal at mid day or m the evening for about 25 cents. There is seating accommoda- tion for 200. In the evening the din ners arc served to outside customers if deposit Is made for the tins con- taining the three-course meal, which is delivered by messenger.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25

This afternoon at 1:3O o'clock the Presbyterian church was the scene of a very pretty wedding, the contract ing parties being Earl John Cornwall of the navy radio station at Mile 71a and Miss Mayme Elizabeth Schmidt of Davenport, Iowa, who arrived on the steamship Alaska. Rev. A. c. Shriver performed the ceremony in the presence ia few intimate friends. The yoang couple start out in life with the best wishes of all.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25

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The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-25
With the Aim that Its Growth Will Give
 the Name Full Significance

Do you want a. solid,, sturdy shoe that will give you lasting comfort and freedom from foot troublese Then-get the BUCK HEIGHT Army Shoe-for practical, everyday wear. Made on the Munson Last-adopted by the U. S. Army, worn by all our soldiers and thousands of men in civil life. The BUCKHECHT Army Shoe is NOT subject to seizure. On the contrary-it is endorsed by the U. s. Army for civilian wear.
Evening journal., 1918-06-28
NO ACTION AGAINST
UTILITIES BOARD
Council Formally Postpones
Investigation Of Body
Until July II
ORDER TRACTION co.
TO IMPROVE STREETS

Members OF City Council, in session
last night, transacted much business.
Previous announcement that the pro-
posed hearing OF charges Of malfeas-
ance, non-malfeasance and derelictlon
Of duty against the Board Of Public
Utilities Commissioners had been post
poned until July ii. caused the usual
number OF citizens who have attended
the last few sessions Of the Council TO
remain away. The fact that the pro-
posed hearing had been postponed was
brought before Council, however. when
Councilman Abberger moved that &C
tlon in the matter he continued until
July II.
Councilman McDonough referred TO
the traction company when he intro
duced a resolution calling on the Street
and Sewer apartment 10 order the COM
pany TO repair the street paving along
the streets in HIS ward. This resolu-
ton was put 10 a vote, but Il was fol-
lowed by a number Of amendments.
These became so numerous that Mr..
McDonough finally recalled his motion
and Councilman Ward presented one in
structing the Street and Sewer Depart
ment to notify the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company 10 re-
pair the trackage and street paving Of