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What Is the Best POem-fOr Mothers
Worrying About Their
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Continued from First Column.)
whose only has the Would
English
up take notice, everybody Here 1t is
Stone naIs do prison make;
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for hermitage 4
If have freedom in my love y
And in my love am free,
Angels alone, that soar above,
Enjoy snch Liberty.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-31

If we may be permitted to say it,
our opinoin is that the newspapers,
the daily newspapers, are responsible,
above everything else, for the sue
cessful Red Cross drive. They kept
it constantly on the readers mind
that it was necessary to give, and
give literally. They told and retold
every day and week for a month
about the great work being done by
the Red Cross. They made every
body think and talk about the Red
Cross for weeks. They pounded
the slackers on the back until they
too fell in line for contributions. AS
showing what can be done by con-
centrating the universal mind on one
point it is an object lesson and shows
what can be accomplished by persist
ent advertising.
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STAND ON.YOUR.HEAD-DAY

We have of course had Liberty
Loan days, Red Cross days, Flag day,
and some other very good days that
we cannot just now call to mind, not
to mention Mothers day and Fathers
day, but now comes Neighbours day.
Some fellow with nothing else to do
but think fool thoughts has started
a movement for a Neighbours. day,
and wants us all to go visiting
visit our friends, yes, and our enc
mics, too.
Right here we rise to say that a
"Stand- on Your ead-Day" is very
much needed to give our feet rest.
They need it. Just think how badly our
feet are treated. We walk on them,
stand on them-many of us all day
and half the night. If they could
talk what tale of WEAKNESS they
would tell. Now there is no better
way that this deponent can think of
to give them sorely needed rest
than for everybody to stand on his
and her head on certain day. April
first would be very appropriate day.
This day needs some additional sig
nificance. The Echo here and now
proposes that April LIST, 1919, br OBJ
served as" Stand-on- Y our Head-Day."
There is every reason for believing
that Congress might be induced, with
a little pressure from our democratic
friends, to give "Eclat" and legal
sanction to the movement by passing
resolution endorsing it. Anticipat-
ing possible objections from the fe-
male portion of our readers, we
have to say that such objections could
only be based on cumulative grounds
In any event they could only show a
little bit more.
By all means let US have Stand
on-Your- Head-Day, and give our feet
much needed rest.
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LANDSEEKERS-Now's the time
to obtain a part of the Governor
Stevens ranch in Thurston county
land is level and free from gravel
soil has been examined at the State
experimental station, and has been
pronounced MINIMUM excellent.
Stream crosses many tracts, plenty of
wood, land easily cleared. Many
trains pass this property daily; Depot
only a quarter mile-good schools
good roads-plenty of work at nearby
mill.
Camp lewis army cantonement
Largest in U. S. only a few miles
via rail or Pacific Highway-Thurs-
ton County Farm Association has con-
tract to supply Camp Lewis with
milk, eggs, vegetables, etc. Orders
have been received to enlarge Camp
Lewis, therefore, land with such
market for its products is bound to
increase in value.
Price $75 per acre-$20 cash and
$40 monthly.
We are the largest dealers in
Thurston County lands.
Write us, telling what you want in
the way of farm land. We have
developed the best community in
Thurston County, and if you are look
ing for good land-see us.
A. H. Reid & Co.
314 New York Block
Seattle, Wash.
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is interested, and the other two dis
tricts would get as much or more use
and benefit from its completion than
would District 8. Cashmere it is
understood is opposed to putting all
the cost on District as it would de-
prive her of road funds for max
ing needed improvements. The
great bulk of the taxable wealth of
the county is in District l (Wenat-
chee.) Unless some agreement is
reached whereby the county as a
whole will pay the cost there is little
likelihood of an agreement being
reached this year. Thirty thousand
dollars would not be an insurmount-
able burden on the entire county, but
on a district with comparatively light
taxable values, it would mean fore
going all other manner of road i'm
provement for several years. The
opening the Scenic highway is de-
sirable from every point of view.
The turning of this road into ma
tional military highway and complet-
ing it thru Tumwater canyon would
be a valuable asset and benefit the
entire county. If Wenatchee advo-
Gates of building the road would see
it in this light and get busy the un-
completed link in Chelan county
might be completed this year.
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into effect, it is easy to see that all
the balance of us will have to have
our wages raised to meet the increas-
ed cost of living. This will be fol-
lowed within eighteen months by a
demand for increased pay by the rail-
road employees, another increase in
railroad rates, and so on ad infini-
tum, world without end, amen.
We ask in all candor and serious
ness, is not this the practical exper-
fence of the past three or four years ?
Where, some of us are tempted to
ask, will this lead to but Bolshevikism.
Is not the government initiating
the man who tried to get himself
out of mud hole by pulling on his
boot straps? Has not the govern
ment tackled a big question from
wrong angle?
In the first place, was it right for
the government to fix price on any
thing? If yes, then why was it
not right and proper to fix the price
on all things, especially cotton?
1t did fix the price on wheat and
that has remained stationary. The
wheat substitutes, always much lower
before, are now all much higher than
wheat. Fixing the price on wheat
disarranged the price of all the sub
stitutes. The same rule holds good
in fixing the price of one class of
labor. 1t affected and threw out of
joint all other classes of labor. 1t is
doubtful if the government should
have embarked on the price fixing,
but having decided so to do there
was but one safe rule, and that was
to fix a price on everything. Because
nothing is produced without labor. 1t
is the greatest factor in the cost of
all commodities. Wherefore, if the
government had been wise, it would
first have fixed wage scale for
every occupation. Fixing a wage scale
for all, under which no one can get
more or less than the scale. This
of course would have to be followed
by fixing a price on all products of
labor. A Ethiopian dream, some will
say, but since We have started out on
that path there is no turning back.
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WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING7

We are told by Mr.. Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo that in order to
meet the three hundred million dollar
annual wage scale increase of the
employees it is necessary to increase
the passenger and freight toll paid
by the public approximate 25 per
cent, which is also intended to cover
the cost of much needed railroad
equipment which now costs from 25
to so per cent more than in pre-war
times. In other words, this increase,
which will amount in round numbers
to one and one half billion dollars
every year, will inevitably make the
cost of living higher.
To meet the increased cost of living
the butcher, the baker and the candle
stick maker will have to have his
wages raised. Paying more freight
the manufacturer and the merchant
will have to put higher price on
wares of all kinds. The cost of liv-
ing will mount by leaps and bounds
Everything will go up but wheat and
flour, the price of which is fixed by
law. That is the one and only thing
which will not fluctuate in price to
the consumer. But since the govern
ment practically forbids the use of
flour, and compels us to use sub
stitutes, the price of which are every
day mounting higher, and will take
several mounts when the new rate goes
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A WAY TO CLOSE THE GAP IN
THE SCENIC HIGHWAY.

The people of Wenatchee, and some
others, are complaining because the
Scenic highway is not opened. There
remains, to make the road disable to
the coast, about 5000 feet of expen-
sive roadbed, yet to build, two under
ground railroad crossings and four
small bridges to the point where the
road connects with the old switch
back, and some small bridges on the
switchback. When these are COM
pleted the road will be open to the
coast. The cost of the 5000 feet
of roadbed is put down at fifteen
to twenty thousand dollars. The
cost of the two underground rail
road crossings, half of which is borne
by the railroad company, under the
law, is roughly estimated at ten
thousand dollars, and the small wood
en- bridges at approximately four
thousand dollars, making the probable
cost to Chelan county to get the road
opened, $26,500. All this cost falls
on District 3, in which Leavenworth
is located. Neither the Wenatchee
or Chelan district can be taxed to
pay the $26,500 cost. To get it
built by the county arrangements
might be made with the commits
sioners of District l and to use
funds belonging to those districts,
but would eventually have to come
out of District No. 8. The argu-
ment is put forward by those who
have an interest in getting the road
completed that if the road is once
opened thru to the coast King and
Snohomish counties would favor GO
ing before the legislature next winter
and have it taken over by the state,
and thus make it a state highway,
and put the burden of improving and
keeping it up on the state. Also
it is urged that the state, in co-opera-
ton with the Federal government
would build the road thru the Tum-
water canyon, making it some fifteen
miles shorter than by the Wenatchec
river from Merritt to Plain and Lea
venworth.
A lot of the taxpayers in District
8 are opposed to burdening the dis
trict with this $26,50O, which may
really amount to $4,000, and urge
that the cost should be borne by
the entire county, as the entire county
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Because | am leaving Leavenworth
July 1st l want to dispose of my
home on the north side and two good
lots in east Leavenworth, together
with my household goods, including
a piano. Clarence A. Campbell.
May 81
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1918-05-31

That was a Red Letter Day when
the Redoubtable Teddy and Astute
William got together in Chicago,
shook hands, embraced and talked.
Why did not the ubiquitous reporter
tell a gasping world more about the
talk? Did the lamb, figuratively
speaking, swallow the lion?
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Germany says that the naval de-
sign of the allies upon Zeebrugge and
Ostend were frustrated, but what
else could Germany have been ex-
pected to say?
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1000 feet 20 to IS pound pressure
10 inch wood stave pipe. Price 35
cents per foot, f. o. b. mouth of
Icicle. For further information,
write City of Leavenworth, or A.
R. Brown. Clerk. mar8tf
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FOR RENT-Six room house with
cellar, on River Front st. $lz'oO
per month. See Mrs. Jas. CLARK.
Apr. 5-tf
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PATENT LAWYERS-Mason, Fen
wick Lawrence, established 81 years,
Burke Bldg, Seattle, References.
VIVA May 31-June 7
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FOR SALES iron beds, springs
and new mattresses; 1 Iron Baby
Crib with mattress; 1 Dresser.
Reasonable. Phone 131 May 17tf
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FOB RENT

FOR RENT-Two room shack. Fur
nished. Close in. Ask the Echo for
particulars May ''i
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FOR SALE OR RENT-Kimball
piano. Address box rs. Peshastin,
Wash. May 24-31-June 7
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FOR SALE-Gentle, well broke and
sound team. Medium weight. Good
farm team. For particulars see Geo.
Hathaway or call at the Echo office.
May 81 June 7&14pd
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RUBBER STAMPS

The Echo takes orders for anything
in tbe Rubber Stamp line. Careful
attention and prompt delivery. ma1fF
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Hoganized White Leghorn Chix.
$500 per 100. Safe delivery guar
anteed. May and June delivery.
Queen Hatchery, Seattle, Wash.
VIVA May 24-31
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Classified Ads.
FOR SALE

FOR RENT-A furnished house
Inquire of w. F. Bickle. May 81
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FOUR fresh cows for sale. M.
o. Logan. May 81
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Is YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE?
List your property with Public
Reality Bureau. Particulars free.
21O Liberty Bldg, Seattle Washing
ton. wna-May 17tf
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FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1918
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
SUGAR GROVE

Margaret Hunt has been on the
sick list the past week.
This district has not yet hired
teacher for the coming term.
The meeting which was held here
Thursday nightofat the purpose 81
organizing a 'pignclub was owelk ar
tended. *t.H's . -4s. 80.
Mrs. Henry Niedert and Miss Eliz-
abeth Niedert called at the home OF
John Guessing in Pennington last
Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Van Sickle has been
quite sick the past few weeks.A
Delic Noltkemper and mother OF
Route 5 spent Wednesday night with
Harry Noltkemper and family here.
Many people of this vicinity attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Edwards, which
was held at Three Rivers Wednesday.
Mrs. Thos. O'Bannon attended the
funeral of Mrs. Murphy in ST., Louis
the latter part of last week.
VIM. London and family + visited
relatives in Flat River Sunday.
Charley VanSickle and family spent
| Sunday with his brother, Harry Van
/ Sickle, and family Of Route 2.
Mrs. Henry Niedert and Miss Eliz-
abeth Niedert visited Grandma Biesei
of route 3 Sunday.
| Workmen have just finished re-roof'
| ing a large old-fashiored bank barr
for VIM. London on his farm here
The barn was builtSin 1881 and pn'
| together with pegs instead Of nails
and the roof had never been recovered
nor even patched, except where it .wai
torn by a storm, during all thos'
| years. tA3 TEY4s Y1S,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde London and ba
by of Pennington and Mr.. and Mrs
|, Marion Haynes spent Sunday. witt
Howard Haynes and family here.
Mrs. John Niedsrt Of HereulaneuIn
visited Henry riedert and famil.
few days Of last week. ~
Quite number of young folks o
this vicinity attended the box suppe
and entertainment at the Taylor schoo
Friday night. They reported the pro
gram an excellent one.
Miss Edith Weiss and het Grand
mother, Mrs. ]. H. Short, spent las
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-05-10
COLEMAN

Planting and blowing for corn is
the order of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fannestock and
little children were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Griffith Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Danieley
and little son spent Saturday night
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Roper. of Eads, Mo.
Mrs. G.. L. Bauer spent Several days
with relatives and friends at River
Aux Vases last week.
Mrs. Felix Bieser and daughter of
Crystal City were transacting bust
ness here Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Antoine Bieser OF
Route were guests of their cousin
Miss Hilda Bauer. Friday. ,
James Bauer of Knob Lick visited
at his fathers Saturday. H.
Misses Ella, Violet and Catherine
Graves spent Sunday with thcil
friend, Miss Eva Haney, Of near New
Church, d. %,
John Adams, who was taken to the
Bonnie, Terre hospital several days
ago W tulhSESo an oPSio'io 10 $50
proving nicely.
Quite number of peolpe from this
community attended the entertainment
! Sunday afternoon, given by the chill
dren of Philip and James school o.
| River Aux Vases.
Richard Gegg returned home Sun
day from, Ste. Genevieve, where h
spent several days with his brother
Johnnie, Gegg,
Frank Smith of Cape Girardea1
is building new house for his bro
ther,, Will; Smith.
Several people from this village at
tended the pie supper at the Madiso
school Saturday night.
Henry Bauer was the guest Of hi
parents Saturday night. .
Ben Graham and Richard Adam
motored to Ste. Genevieve Tuesday.
Marcus Smith spent a week wit
his son, VIM. Smith, last week.
/ Miss Ida Govreau spent severe
4 days with relatives in Ste. Geneviev
last week.
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with relatives in Flat River.
Mrs. John Wells was Knob Lick
visitor Monday.
Virg O'Bannon came down from st.
Louis Tuesday to spend few weeks
with home folks. a
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dugal of Route
6 spent Sunday with the latter,s pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Buschcr.
Mrs. Alex Chamberlain was shop
ping in Knob Lick Saturday.
Miss Bertha Wells was the guest Of
Maud and Lena Wells Thursday.
Miss Grace Erwin spent Tuesday
with friends in Pennington.
Willie Clark and ]. D. Wells were
Knob Lick visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Clark and family
were guests of Mr.. and Mas. Andy
Lennon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown visited rel
atives in this community Sunday.
Misses Mary Clark and Eva Wells
were guests of Miss Mary Kesler Fri
day.
J. d. Wells was Pennington visit
or Thursday.
Andy Lennon and son, Jack, were
Knob Lick visitors Tuesday.
John Wells spent Sunday evening
with his mother, of near Knob Lick.
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ROUTE 5

Grandma Naeger, who has been
quite sick the past week is some bet
ter at this writing.
Farmers of this route are busy
planting corn.
Lawrence Herman and son, John,
were Ste. Genevieve visitors Sunday
and Monday.
Geo. Rothe and family and Ben
Wolk and children were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Sedan of French Vii
lage Sunday.
Myrtle Patterson returned home
Tuesday, after weeks visit at Flat
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Buckholtz and
family attended the funeral of their
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Williams, at
Pennington, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Kerlagon
spent Sunday at the home of Joe
Mueller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Drier and chill
dren were guests of Mr.. Willie Pinks-
ton and family.
Mrs. j.. H. Ball left last Saturday
for Charleston, where she expects to
spend several days visiting her bro
Their, John T. Burks, and family.
Calvin and Florence Kerlagon and
Mrs. Henry Palmer were callers at
the home of John Patterson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brann and
children of Flat River visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Brann Sunday.
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ter part of last week visiting rela-
tives in st. Louis. >.
". A. Maxwell and wife of Potosi
were in our city visiting relatives
few days last week.
Mrs. J. G. Clanton spent last week
at Cairo, Ill.,, with Mr.. Clanton, who
has headquarters there.
Miss Rcata Tullock and little Marie
Carmical spent Monday in Farming
ton.
Rev. Boyd, Presbyterian minister at
Pennington, preached at the Union
Church last Sunday afternoon.
James Barger and family of this
city moved to Bonnie Terre last We'd
nesday.
Wesley Sisk of this city and Jack
son Stuart, a former Bismarck boy,
were among those leaving for train
ing camp last Sunday.
X Richard Bergman of Walnut Grove
departed latst Tuesday evening for
Washington, D. c., where he has a
government position.
H. N. Beard went to Pennington
last Saturday to make arrangements
for his daughter, Miss Blanche, who
will soon enter the Ozark Business
College.
Mrs. John Heck spent Tuesday in
st. Louis. y,
An excellent address was delivered
last Sunday evening at the Methodist
church by BENZ. H. Marbury on pa,
triotic and religious matters.
The public school children asked
our citizens that the eggs laid last
Thursday be donated to the school
the proceeds of which would be used
toward buying Liberty Bond for the
school. On Friday morning lao doz'
ems were donated and $14.50 in cash
The farmers responded splendidly t.
the call which was much appreciated
by all the pupils and teachers.
The remains of Mrs. Fern Beard
former resident Of Bismarck, were
brought down from st. Louis Tues
day and taken to Pennington that af
ternoon, the funeral services bein,
conducted there.
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FLAT RIVER

The Flat River schools closed Fri
day, but the Teacher Training Class
pupils had not finished their work, as
the State had set apart Tuesday, the
7th, as the day for examinations, and
most schools were not out so early,
so the date was not changed here.
Miss N. Madden, head of this depart
ment, remained in Flat River unit!
Wednesday. On Monday the pupils
reviewed all day. On Tuesday j..
Clyde Akers, County Supt., came to
the high school and gave the exam
nations.
1t has for some time been the GUS
tom for the Juniors to entertain the
Seniors some time during the year.
On account of arising difficulties the
Juniors did not have the pleasure UNI
til last Saturday. The entertainment
was in the form of an outing to Iron
Mountain Lake. About 20 Juniors, b
Seniors and 2 teachers started in the
Whitehead truck about 9 a. m. A
very enjoyable time was reported by
all.
The Sth grade pupils and their
teachers went to Iron Mountain Sat-
urday in Frank Weston's truck.
Miss Lillian Woods has been very i'll
the past week.
Miss Genevieve Barker of Bonnie
Terre visited Miss Vida Abshier Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Winifred Moore was taken to
St. Louis last Sunday for an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Miss Clara Dyle is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Mary Haney has been ill the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Calvird visit,
ed relatives in Pennington Sunday.
Miss Meta Given went to St. Louis
Saturday to see her sister, who IS Ill
From there she will go to her homt
in Blande. Mo.
Prof. C. /. Fleming went to hi!
home in st. Louis Saturday.
, Miss Amy Napier went to her homt
! in Springfield Saturday.
AS Rev. Markley was away Sunda!
Rev. Harris preached both morning
tand evening in has stead.
Mrs. C. R. Bramblett's class of girl!
of the Methodist Sunday school helt
a business meeting at Mrs. Bramb
lett's home Thursday evening.
Master Luther Hawk of Chestnu
Ridge visited Chas. Abshier and fam
lily Saturday.
The little daughter Of Mr.. AM
Mrs. Joe fDunklin was suddenly takcl
ill last Thursday. She was found t.
have spinal miningitis and was take
to st. Louis Friday morning to b
operated upon. :,
Leo Schultz, Normal Training teach
or, left here Saturday for his HON
in Cape Girardeau.
Miss Edith Legg has accepted
position in the ice plant here.
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CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. Acy Smith are the
proud parents of new baby boy. =
Raymond Hicks of Yount spent last
Sunday here with friends.
John Thompson and daughter of
near Fredericktown visited relatives
here last Thursday.
Miss Dora LEM attended the clos
ing exercises at Unity school, near
Womack, last Friday.
Ira Fraysher left Thursday to visit
friends at Flat River and St. Louis.
Stella Kennon returned home Sat-
urday after spending the past week
at Mine LaMotte.
Those who spent last Sunday eve
ming at the home of VIM. LEM were
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. LEM of Womack,
Prof. R. R. Hicks of Yount, Robbie
Barron and Ozro Tucker.
Miss Luella Welty of Pennington
has been chosen to teach the school
here the coming year.
Dora LEM and Raymond Hicks
motored to Fredericktown Sunday
evening.
Ollie Kink of Womack passed
through here Tuesday en- route to Mine
La Motto.