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New-York tribune., 1919-02-16
SPORTS APPAREL and
COUNTRY CLOTHES

A more perfect understanding of the require
ments of sports apparel has been brought
to the models sponsored by this shop. The
note Of plant leisure desired by the country
gentlewomen is evident in top coats and
capes of natural "Worumbo' camel's hair,
in the country suits of tweed hand loomed
in England and Scotland, In the suits of
hand woven Canadian homespuns, and in
the many practicalities offered for specific
sport occasions.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11
LOCAL BOARD NOT TO HELP
SOLDIERS GET DISCHARGE

The Stevens county local board
has received specific instructions not
to extend endorsements to applica-
tions made for the discharge of
soldiers who wish to leave the SER
vice, but to refer all persons to the
commanding officer of the camp
where the soldier is located.
The method outlined for initiating
proceedings for the discharge of a
soldier requires first of all the ap-
plcation of the soldier himself to
the commanding officer of the camp
where he is located. The command
ing officer then determines whether
it will be necessary for the appli-
cant to furnish proofs in support of
his request for discharge and if so,
affidavits must be made by at least
three acquaintances familiar with
his circumstances and the necessity
for the discharge.
The reason for refusing the local
boards the privileges of assisting the
soldiers in this respect, is that the
local boards have less than six weeks
more in which to close up their af-
fairs and their duties are so exact
ing that the department does not de-
sire to chance delays and mistakes
in the final work
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11
WEATHER GETTING WARNER
AS SOIL GETS DRIER

The following weather report for
the Colville country is compiled by
j. c. Harrigan from records furnish
ed by w. l.. Sax, L. S. weather observ-
er for almost 20 years in Colville:
Month of December-Maximum
temperature AZ on 18th, minimum 2
on the 9th and 31st, average for
month, 285, which is 10 warmer
than usual for December. Precipi-
tation was SO, which in the last 20
years is lowered only by the record
of December in 1913 and 1914. The
average for December is l80 inches.
Snow only totaled 8 inches during
the month. Clear days 6, cloudy 90,
part cloudy 2.
The year 1918 was warm and dry.
Average temperature was 47.3,
which has only been exceeded by ATT
in 1889 and AZ in 1908. The average
annual temperature for Colvile is
45.i.
Precipitation during 1918 was 12.-
40 inches, of which 29.9 inches were
snow (equalling 2.99 inches rainfalD i.
The greatest snowfall for Colville is
reported as 75.4 inches in 1904, and
the least 25.1 in 1905 and 1908.
The average precipitation for Col
vile is 1856.
The record of 1916, 1917 and 1918
shows a successive annual tempera-
ture of 1879, 45.7, and Alb, and this
compared with the precipitation for
these same years of 1892, 931, 12.49,
would indicate that the lack of rain
fall had something to do with the
warmer weather. Precipitation in
1917 broke the Colville record, the
previous low record being 1889 in
1910. And now comes 1918 with
12.49, being next to the low mark
in the records.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11
Drive RESULTS
IN 897 MEMBERS
COLVILLE RED CROSS REPORTS
1910 RECEIVED IN THE
LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Good Showing Is Made From All
the Places in Stevens County
Reports Chairman

Colvile Red Cross reports a total
of 897 memberships and three maga-
zine subscriptions obtained in the re-
cent drive. The money actually re-
ceived amounted to 500, but all of
this could not be counted as men,
berships, for in a few cases more
than the one dollar necessary was
contributed by one person. The ad-
ditional money is to be turned over
to the local Red Cross branch.
Booths were placed in the stores
and solicitors appointed to take
membership fees from Christmas
shoppers. The results showed the
money from each booth as follows
Barmans, $272.5O; The Leader, $172;
j. c. Penney Co., $l44; Stenger-Gra-
ham drug store, $139.50; and R. f.
Lee Co., $l03.
The South Basin auxiliary, with
Mrs. M. II. Christmas as solicitor,
received $50; the White Lake auxil-
iary, Mrs. J. Bidwell, solicitor, So.
The results were all very pleasing.
The results of the drive, according
to the report of &. w. Peddycord,
county chairman, are.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11
ALFRED CARLIN WRITES
FROM BLERCOURT, FRANCE

The mails have been busy for
some time with the "Victory Let
ters" which the soldiers of the
American Expeditionary Forces
wrote home to their fathers on
"Dad's Day." Most of these letters
outlined the experiences of the writ
er since leaving the United States
to cross the seas. Following are ex-
tracts from letter written to j. H.
Carlin by his son Alfred Carlin with
the 10th Field Artillery in France.
"Blercourt, France, Nov. 26, 1918.
"Dear Dad: | am little behind
time in writing your Victory letter,
but the reason for my delay is that
l have been in bed for few days
with la grippe, which the doctor
feared might develop into influenza.
| am feeling fine now, so | think
there is no danger.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11

"We are now camped in woods
about half a mile from the village
of Blercourt and about eight miles
southwest of Verdun, city of
which you have read great deal
during the war. 1t surely shows the
effects of the war, for it is nothing
but heap of ruins as result of
shelling and air raids
81 know you are anxious to learn
where this regiment did its fighting.
We have been in three different
sectors since we came up to the
front. AS beginners, we fired our
first shot at the enemy on the Cha
teau Thierry sector. We went to
that part of the battle front known
at the st. Mihiel sector, where we
started to drive toward the city Of
Metz. We were all looking forward
to the day when we should capture
that city then held by the enemy,
but much to our disappointment, we
were removed from this sector and
sent to the Argonne-Meuse sector
where we were the day the armis-
tice was signed.
"This is only an outline of what
we have gone through since coming
to the front. The details will have
to wait until l get home. We have
been on the front four months and
during that time we witnessed many
exciting air battles, air raids and
everything else that goes with war.
Now that it is over, we are all
looking forward to the day when we
start home. Yesterday we received
mail for the first time in three
weeks. | received ten letters, so |
will be busy for awhile answering
them. Spanish influenza seems to
be the main topic of the day in the
states. 1t was discussed in every
one of the letters | received yester-
day."
Clippings from letter written
to his sister, Adele Carlin, adding a
little more to the story of his ex-
periences, told of sailing from New
York, May 9, and arriving in Bor-
deaux on the 9th. He said that
"Brother Lou" was but 40 miles
away, but he didn't know it at the
time. They discovered their regi-
ment the 5th Of June billeted in the
village of Les -Martyr-de-Veyre near
Clermont- -Felrand. They celebrated
the Fourth of July in the latter place
with military parade il the morn
ing, field meet in the afternoon,
but no dance in the evening.
"A few days later we left for the
front, which was quite sensation,
I assure you. l have experienced
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11

Warm knitted sweaters to the
number of 361 have been shipped
from Colville by the knitting depart
ment of the Red Cross since October
16. This group of faithful knitters
has also sent scarfs to the number
of A, wristlets numbering ia pairs
and 1886 pairs of socks for men of
the United States army and navy.
The last shipment, including rs
sweaters, pairs of socks and two
pairs of wristlets, was sent Monday.
Mrs. George Thomas has been in
charge of this department of Red
Cross work and her records show
that over hundred women have
knitted for the Red Cross at differ
ent times during the past year, some
of them accomplishing a great deal
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11

Following are the local chairmen
of Red Cross organizations in Ste
vens county:
Addy, Mrs. b. Bell.
Chewelah, Mrs. H. f. Poulinier.
Clayton, Mrs. l.. ID. Tibbitts.
Colville, Mrs. Louis G. Keller.
Daisy, Mrs. J. Fl. Abbott.
Fruitland, Mrs. Aida O'Donnell.
Clifford, Mrs. w. H. Koontz.
Gray, Mrs. Georgia Nugent Wal
ley II. d. y.
Hunters, Mrs. w. Lockman.
Kettle Falls, Mrs. l.. A. Taylor
Loon Lake, Mrs. w. G. Bennett
Marcus, Mrs. Minnie Cameron.
Meyers Falls, Miss Dosia Higgin-
botham.
Northport, Mrs. S. H. Burgess.
Rice, Mrs. Euclare Johnson.
Springdale, Mrs. J. w. Wallace.
Summit Valley, Mrs. A. M. Sleas-
ing (Addy r. d. p.
Valley, Mrs. A. Christensen.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11
Knitting Needles Hell p Beat Huns

When they couldn't fight the Hun
with other weapons, at least two
Colville boys used knitting needles
in their spare time. One of these
was Edward Trembley, one of the
most popular boys in Colvile. As a
result Of an accident some time ago,
Edward was not physically qualified
for military service. There was
nothing he would have liked better
than to have entered the service, but
as this was impossible, he did not
complain and during his spare time
knitted sweaters for the boys who
could go. This shows real American
spirit and it is this happy, brave
spirit that ed" Trembley has, which
makes him so well liked by all who
know him.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11

everything which goes to make war
modern, but the most hair-raising
of all is an air raid.
"rhis has been some Thanksgiving
day. For dinner we had roast beef,
mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing,
hot biscuits, butter, jam and coffee.
Not so bad, is it? We planned to
buy turkey, but we saw some one
else pay $42 for three turkeys and
decided roast beef was good enough
for us"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-01-11
The Correct WAY

The Colville soldiers, who have
been wearing discharge stripes and
making the mistake commonly made
among the discharged men of wear
ing two stripes instead of one, have
quickly corrected the error. The
uniforms seen on the streets now
have the one red stripe in it's cor
rect place between the shoulder and
elbow on the left sleeve.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27

JOHNSTON
FURNITURE
SERVICE
PROVIDES
COMFORT,
AND
SATISFACTION
FOR
YOUR
HOME

The phenomenal growth of our store
is the result of u~nwavering observance
Of the rule-a satisfied customer. al
ways, or no sale. That's the bid we
make for your trade.
Johnston Furniture Co.
1872 n. Main Street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27


FOR SALE-By owner, 1856 acres fine
Ioamy buckshot land, located half mile
Of Y, g. NJ. V. X. Il, near Eden. Miss,
on Yazoo river, in Yazoo Co. $50 acres
In cultivation. Though about 200 acres
was not worked this year, as present
| owner bought in February, Has nice
residence and 20 tenant houses, barn,
cotton houses, etc, VIII have gravel
road through center Of place by end Of
year. Terms, 10000 cash and balance
in six years at six per cent, and only
| 500 per acre. This property viii double
n value in less than one year, This
| is a bargain. win make as much cotton
per acre as any 5000 land. Address G..
A. Burnett, Ruleville, Miss.
Gao acres, 500 acres well improved, in
Crittenden county, not far from Mem p
phls. All good land and well drained,
good location; 10 tenant houses. Brick
chlmneys and built of cypress, SAC
Eer acre,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Exceptional Bargains
Floor Samples and
Used Furniture

If YOU are going t buy anything,sin
the household line it will be to your
advantage to visit u store before you
II YOU want what is not listed in he
following list, just call for tive
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-27
Graves & Graves
1915 S. Main st.

FURNITURE for sale. Graves g.
Graves, lis S. Main street
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21
happened in the civil wal-' Here is

happened in the civil wal-.' Here is
another vital point WHORE btl6t ghs
of the leagues cons itatior
has been sadly shaEen.
"a few days ago Ir. Taft was os-
tive that the Monroe doctrine was no.
affected by the league he now says,
Tt should be made more definite by
larger reservation of the Monroe doc
trine.' Another fault that Mr.. Taft
has discovered is that no mention is
made of whether a majority vote or
a unanimous vote of the leagues coun-
Gil is required. There are other am
biguous phrases, naively admits the
ex president.
" Out of thine own mouth will l
judge thee read the scriptures. If
Mr.. Taft continues to wobble as he has
since the denunciation of the league
of nations in the senate, we will need
but to refer to his own writings and
speeches to find ample eveidence with
which to condemn it."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21
Mr.. TAFT HAS EYES OPENED
TO CONSTITUTIONS DETECTS
Now Says it Must be Changed and
Made More Certain About Amer
ican Rights

The Republican Publicity Associa-
ton, through its president, Hon. JON
athan Bourne, Jr., March 18, gave out
the following statement from its
Washington headquarters:
at is almost pathetic to watch the
change of the advocates of the league
of nations from their bold assertions
that the new constitution was the acme
of perfection to semi-apologetic state
ments that while the idea is a good
one, the present language of the con-
stitution needs extensive revision and
Qualification before it will be work
able. Even Mr.. Taft's utterances,
since the senatorial protest against
the league was subscribed to by thirty
nine of the men who will be called on
to pass final judgment upon it, are
filled with admissions of defects in the
language, and antiquities in the
meaning of the new constitution.
"Mr. Taft takes pains to remind the
public that the present covenant is
merely a report from a committee of
the conference Undoubtedly he
says he, the covenant needs revision.
II is not symetrically arranged, its
meaning has to be dug out and the
language is ponderous and in diplo-
matte patois.'
"We are assured by the ex-president
that the United States could not fur
nish forces for an international army,
to be ordered by the league in to war,
without formal declaration of war by
congress and congressional authority
to use our forces for the purposes.
Yet of what good is the league unless
it can depend upon armed force to
enforce its DEGREES, and what depend
ence can be placed on such a force if
its formation is subject to the individ-
ual sanction of the member states of
the league? Mr. Taft's statement is
an admission of the manifest impo-
tency of the league in accomplishing
the purpose for which it is to be
created.
Judge Taft has been so alarmed
by the arguments of the leagues op-
ponents that he hastens to propitiate
them by declaring that the United
States undertakes only one obligation
if it becomes a signatory. The only
clear, positive obligation of the mem
bers of the league is to levy a boycott
on the outlaw nation Mr.. Taft takes
the remarkable position that men,
Der nation may refuse to take any
part in further proceedings against an
offending state if it is of opinion that
the boycott is sufficient.
Another surprising concession by
Mr.. Taft is that the covenant should
also be made more definite as to when
its obligations may be terminated 1t
is reported that in a recent speech in
New England a woman in his audi
ence asked Mr.. Taft in what way the
United States could withdraw from
the league if it choose to do so. The
reply was, Well, you remember what
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21
HIGH PRICE INDUCES OWNERS
TO PART WITH STORED APPLES
They Were Not Intended for Sale But
Owners Could Not Resist the
Temptation

The high prices being offered for
Wenatchee valley apples the past few
weeks brought about a curious condi-
tion according to a writer for the
press. According to records kept by
the different associations the stock of
Wniesaps in the Wenatchee valley
should have been sold out several
weeks ago, but they still keep coming
into the market, from no one seems
to know just where, and the probabil-
ity is that several hundred cars of
high priced apples will be shipt out of
the valley that were not counted on.
All this is due to the high prices being
offered for extra fancy stock, 81 per
box being freely offered, and the sup
position is that some apples were not
intended for the market but the own
ers simply could not resist the temp
tation to part with them at the high
price being offered. During the past
week apple shipments from the valley
averaged fifteen cars daily, consid-
cradle over the previous week. With
s4 a box owners of the fruit have sud
denly developed a desire to sGh evil
IDENTIFY feeling a slump from this un-
precedented price.
With last Saturdays shipments the
total from the season passed 5000 cars.
Up to March ~, 1888 cars had been
forwarded out of the district, of which
300 cars were culls. Estimates as to
the number of cars remaining vary
from 100 to 200. The latter figure is
believed by many to be nearer the
truth than the former, as growers
continue to exhume Winesaps that
seemingly did not exist two months
ago.
Warehouse men have repeatedly an
nounced in the past that they were
thru shipping for the season and then
started shipping again with new stock
bought from customers who had
themselves before stated that they
had cleaned out their stock, which
leads to the conclusion that some
growers had held stock back or were
selling apples they intended to keep
but could not resist taking bit of
extra money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21
WFNATCHtf VALLEY APPLE
MAN WILL GO TO EUROPE
E. Wagner to Study the Apple Market
Under After War Conditions

Mr.. Wagner has been successful in
marketing our apples in Australia and
other foreign countries and is
pioneer in the apple industry, himself
owning large orchard in the Colum-
bia valley. He will leave soon for
trip to Europe, where he will study
market conditions and probably form
new connections for the export of ap-
pies next fall. The European market
generally is no new field for Mr.. Wag-
ner, but the war has brought out vast
changes and removed some of the
former leading factors in the trade.
It is with a view to obtaining first
hand information that Mr.. Wagner
will visit Europe, especially England.
The Australian and South American
trade conditions are much the same as
prior to the war except that the de-
mand is enhanced by the reason that
no apples were exported to these
countries for three or four years, ex-
cept in very limited quantities.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21

pr5asedingf FOR which there was no
ground. but If they would make
'sss7u-ing wherein we had done w7one
tbe re.traction would BE- prnsea. other
wise il would be 7'oved TO en
This showing was r't presented and
the ..Aarge made by The Echo was al
lowed to stand.
Mr.. Madison changed, or supple
mented, his mercantile scheme with a
financial scheme, which proved highly
successful in securing money from the
unsuspecting. 1t was quite ingenious
and calculated to beget confidence and
secure more money. AS soon as we
can get hold of the details we propose
to print the facts for the benefit of
other and future investors in "get rich
quick" schemes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21

tioin, and (c) address to which check
is to be sent. When settlement is
made all personal papers will be re-
turned to applicant with check. No
further correspondence is necessary
except to advise of change in address
of applicant. No other disbursing Of
ficers are authorized to pay claims
covered by this paragraph"
Mr.. Easton says it is advisable to
record the discharge at the office of
the County Auditor before it is
mailed A new state law provides
that the auditor shall do this without
charge. The letter accompanied by
the discharge and the other informa-
ton requested, should be registered
with rquest for return receipt.-We-
natchee World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21
MAY USE SNOW PLOWS
ON SNOQUALMIE PASS
This Would Open Popular Mountain
Pass From a Month to Six Weeks
Earlier

To open Snoqualmie highway by the
use of snow plows and caterpillar
tractors is a plan suggested to the
board of trustees of the chamber of
commerce and commercial club of Sc
attle In this way it was thought that
the highway might be available for
traffic two or three months earlier
each spring. The scheme was
proposed by the Greater Seattle bu-
reau with the request for detailed in
vestigation and plans for action.
Commissioners of King and Kittitas
counties have been reluctant to eXper-
iment with expensive equipment which
may become junk thru failure to ac-
complish the work, Douglas Shaler
manager of the Automobile Club of
Western Washington, said last week.
Trench digging machinery might be
used in helping to clear pass, Mr..
Shelor suggested. He said that some
of the machines at Camp Lewis might
be obtained for experimental purposes
and if successful the roadway would
be opened at least two months earlier
than usual. All motorists of the
Northwest would greet the early open,
ing of the highway with enthusiasm
Mr.. Shelor said. The annual volume
of traffic would be greatly increased
over the average of 300 to 400 motor
lists daily during the summer months
it was pointed out.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21

Red Mountain Ole, known to local
fame as the owner of a silver fox
preserve in the region which gave the
prefix to his Swedish patronymic, ar
rived in the haunts of men last We'd
nesday. He says the snow in the Red
Mountain country is fully sixteen feet
deep on a level, and the fox farm
showed in, consequently he did not
bring any of these royal fur bearing
animals in either dead or alive. In the
past. when conditions were favorable,
he brought in three alive on as many
different occasions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-21
TELLS HOW TO GET $50
FROM THE GOVERNMENT
Rules For Soldiers and Sailors Who
Are Entitled to BOnus-Should
Make Application at Once

One of the last things that congress
did before it adjourned was to pass a
bill granting bonus of $50 to all Of
ficers and enlisted men who have re-
signed or been discharged under hon
orable conditions since April l, 1917.
In other words every soldier or sailor
or marine, by complying with the reg
ulations may receive a bonus of 500
in addition to his final pay.
Martin H. Easton has furnished the
Daily World the following extract OF
the act, a copy of which he received
from the department Intelligence Of
flee.
"All person separated from active
military service from April 6, 1917 to
date of receipt of these instructions,
who are entitled to the $50 bonus in
reference, and who have received
their final pay, will forward claim for
such bonus direct to the Zone Finance
Officer, Lemon Bldg, Washington
d. c., who is hereby designated to
settle such claims. Such applications
must contain (a) the original dis
charge certificate or order for dis
charge or relief, if no certificate was
issued but both certificate and order II
both were issued, the paper bearing
the endorsement of final payment be-
ing absolutely required. (b)A state
ment of all military service since
April 6, 1917 showing the place and
date of reporting at first military sta