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Evening journal., 1919-10-16
VALUE OF AUTO
IN AMERICAN LIFE
Factor in Social, Civil .Ad-
vancement as Well as
Transportation.

with the concrete evidence before
their eyes every day on the nations
highways, people are coming 10 realize
more and more the Importance OF the
automobile rs a dominant factor in both
our individual and national life" de-
clarcs +. o. Taylor. manager OF
Taylor Motor Sales Company and local
representative of the Haynes Automo-
bile.
"The automobile is a valuable aid IN
transportation. in the social and civil
advancement OF mankind. and by help
ing To break down the barriers OF sec
tionalism, t is assisting in the crystal
lization Of the spirit OF nationalism so
essential to the United States in these
days or reconstruction and upheayals
Of the social stratum.
1T Is also an influence I'm binding
together The family, the foundation OF
modern society and civilization. The
automobile is a power in furthe,lng the
cause OF right. living and its resulting
conditions Of health and happiness.
Name any phase OF life, be 70 business
or pleasure-any activity whether local
or nailonal-and you find the aul0mo-
bile enters Into II in some way.
Without the automobile. victory
would not today be croWning the Al
lies achievements. The suTragisis
used 10 automobile TO good advantage
IN every State when they toured from
town 90 town and addressed hundreds
Of thousands OF people from The ton
neaus OF their ca,e. Doctors prescribe
automobile driving for wOrn-OuL bust
Evening journal., 1919-10-16
MAXWELL BREAKS
MUTOR RECORDS
National Development Tour
Shows Wonders of
Truck.
STOCK CAR SHOWS
GREAT PERFORMANCE

For over two weeks the Maxwell en-
try in the National Motor Truck De-
velopment Tour, which is being run un-
der ihc auspices OF the National Asso-
citation of Motor Truck Sales Managers
through six Stales covering 1900 miles
of the richest farming country Of lhl
middle west has been breaking all gas
oil, and water records OF the tour de-
spite the fact that The truck was taken
out OF stock at The last minute with
out preliminary adjustment
The tour is being conducted for the
sole purpose OF selling ile farucr the
idea of m0lorizalion of his acreage
only one truck from each of the IA fac
tories represented is entered. the ca
pacily being limited Go pa ton trucks
and under equipped with pneumatic
tires.
Friday afternoon before ihe train was
10 leave Chicago. g. j. Bania manager
OF Tire Chicago Maxwell branch. decided
90 enter tIe contest Long distance
telephone calls and kilograms DID the
business An hour or so later Friday
afternoon a 'rurb was taken at random
from stock and with Driver Gibbs al
zee wheel W1s speeding overland TO
Chicago.
The second day after the train left
Chicago for Iowa, kilograms arrived al
the Detroit office announcing:
I'VE are cutting gas and oil mileage
of oller trucks in half Truck arrived
in Freeporl in excellent condition. Mile
age - Uilcs'in rain and mud over black
gunlbo roads Gas average ij.i3 mo- oil
or waller needed so far"
Truck in excellent condition Rain
almost entire trip. mileage Co. road,
very bad clay and black gumbo, many
long hills, average gas consumption
1850 miles, mo- urci for oil or wafer
50 far i, lhe report which was scut
from Dubuque
THE next day the road. were better
and Js 10 was not raining thc lruch
Averaged 1881 miles lo thc gallon of
gas. No water or oil was needed at
Waterloo although the distance from
Chicago amounted 20 21S miles This
record could not Doe cqualled by ihc
other entrants.
From Waterloo 90 Cedar Rapids each
gallon Of gas carried the Maxwell over
1920 miles OF road Up 90 this time
me tour had Travelled $50 miles. one
quart Of oil and three quarts ~
water were chalked mp against the
Maxwell, another record.
I'm fact, each day brings a story OF
Maxwell performance surpassed by none
OF the other competitors The dealers
along ihe route are taking advantage
of the interest aroused and are booming
lhc demonstration 10 their own advan-
iJge.
Evening journal., 1919-10-16

ness men and fatlgued society women
The farmers have adapted the auto
mobile 90 hundreds OF uses ON the
farmland recent census shows that
53.i per cent. of the people Of 10
United states live I'm the rural communi-
ties Reports from Haynes dealers show
that a large per cent Of their sales
have been made 30 farmers The en-
cheney OF the rural mail deliveries has
been increased greatly by the use Of
the automobile In place Of "Old Dob
bin
These are but a few examples Of
the part the automobile Is playing IN
The life Of the people, concludes Mr..
Soldering And as ear production IN
creases and roads are improved. the
Importance Of Che automobile will in
crease proportlonately."
Evening journal., 1919-10-16
I MAXWELL TO 10 TRUCKS.

Motor truck production IN the United
States for the year 1909 was only 3255
For the year 1918. exclusive OF Gov
ernment war requirements, 70 was g27,-
$50 trucks.
A canvass of the entire country shows
there Is one Maxwell I'm every l6 trucks
Evening journal., 1919-10-16
RHEUMATISM LEAVES
YOU FOREVER
Deep Seated Uric Acid Deposits Are
dissolved aud the Rheumatic Poison
Starts 10 Leave the System Within
Twenty Hours.

Every druggist I'm this county II author
izcd 90 say 20 every rheumatic sufferer I'm
this vicinity that n two bottles OF Allenrhu,
the sure conqueror Of rheumatism, does not
stop all agony, reduce swollen Joints and
do away with even the slightest twinge Of
rheumatic pain, he will gladly return your
money without comment.
Allcnrhu has been tried and tested for
years, and really marvellous results have
been accomplished IN the most severe cases
where the suffering and agony was in
tense and piteous and where the patient
was helpless
Anenrhu relieves at once, Immediately
after you start 90 take Il the good work
begins. u searches out the uric acid de-
p0slts, dlssolves the secreti0ns and drives
rheumatic poison out Of the body through
the Kidneys and bowels
It's marvellous how quickly n acts.
Blessed relief often comes I'm two days, and
even In eases where the suffering Is most
painful all traces disappear In n few days.
Mr.. James II. Allen. the diseoverer OF
Alenrhu. who for many years suffered the
tOrments Of acute rheumatism. desires all
sufferers 90 know that he does not want n
cent OF nnyOne's money unless Allenrhu
decisively conquers this worst Of all dis
eases, and he has instructed y. II. Dan
forth. Market and Second streets, TO guar
autee 70 In every Instance.
Evening journal., 1919-10-16

The state Department has a trans
l.lrr in Washington who knows 80
languages.
Evening journal., 1919-10-16

Real estate VIII be sold 10 good ad-
santiago I'm the Want Ads.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
"LIvED GREATLY FOR AMERICA"
National Council of Defense Asks
Members to Observe Roosevelt
Memorial Day

All the $4,000 members of the vari-
Gus state, county, municipal and com
munity councils of defense have been
requested by Grosvenor B. Clarkson,
director of the Council of National De-
fense, thru the 48 state councils, to
cooperate in their respective commu-
mites in the observance of February
8, 1919, as Roosevelt Memorial Day.
They are asked to assist in arranging
programs in their communities and in
getting the day generally observed.
because of the peculiarly non-par-
tisan character of the great Council of
Defense system it is peculiarly fitting
that the council be used in honoring
a man who lived greatly for America"
said Mr.. Clarkson's request to the 48
state councils for their transmission
to the subordinate councils and mem
bership. "The honoring of Theodore
Roosevelt is a matter that transcends
party belief and personal prejudice.
All Americans of his time should hold
themselves in his debt and should turn
aside on that day to honor his passing
from the national stage"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
CREMERY WILL BE OPERATED
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

From a reliable source it is learned
that the Leavenworth Creamery will
resume operation at an early date.
Arrangements are about to be COM
pleted or will be soon, for practical
butter maker to take over the plant
and operate it. If the arrangement is
concluded, which is entirely probable,
it will be in charge of practical but
ter maker who thorouhly understands
the business and has given abundant
evidence in a neighboring town of
what he can do.
Whether the enterprise will succeed
under capable management will de-
pend on the ranchers in this vicinity.
If they support the Leavenworth en-
terprise Loyalty, which it is to their in
terest to do, it can not help but be
success, and prove of lasting benefit
to the upper end of the valley.
Reasoning from analogy, backed up
by government statistics, one can not
ecape the conclusion that there is
profit in the dairy COW. Many a
rancher has been pulled out of the
hole by a good dairy COW or two. Of
course, the better the COW the more
satisfactory the results will be.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
NORINE-WILSON

Miss Grace Wilson and Carl T. No
rine of this city were united in mar
riage Thursday morning at the Chris
tian parsonage in Wenatchee, Rev.
Beatty officiating. Only a few
friends and relatives were present.
Following the services buffet lunch
con was served at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norine returning home on the after
noon train. Both of the young people
are well known in this city. The
bride has made her home in Leaven-
worth for the past five years and for
the past three years has been en-
ployed in the Echo office. Mr.. Norine
is Great Northern machinist and has
shade Leavenworth his home for the
past two years. Mr.. and Mrs. Norine
have fitted up a house in the Miller
addition where they will be at home
to their many friends.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
N. COLEMAN AND VIC SWANSON
TO OPERATE PESHASTIN LUMBER Co.
Deal was Closed This Week Whereby
They Take Over the Operation of
the Plant for 1919.

Mr.. J. C. Biles closed a deal this
week with Messrs. Coleman and
Swanson whereby the latter take over
the operation of the saw mill and box
making plant of the Peshastin Lum-
ber Co., for the season of 1919.
Under the direction of Mr.. Biles the
Peshastin Lumber Co., has grown to
be a concern of considerable preten-
sions. He has been operating in this
upper country since 1910. Last year
the company reduced over six and a
half million feet of logs into lumber,
nearly all of which went into the MAX
ing of one and half million fruit
boxes. Mr.. Biles will still be with US
He will take charge of the output of
the mill and have charge of the sales
end.
Mr.. Coleman came to Leavenworth
in 1905 and for years was connected
with the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co.,
having charge of the saw filing de-
partment. For the past two seasons
he operated saw mill on the hill
south of town. He was practically
raised in a saw mill, in which his faith
er now 8S years old, has been engaged
all his life, and is now operating a
saw mill at Alton, Mo-, What he
don't know about a saw mill was long
since wiped out of the book. That
he will make success of this, his la
test venture, no one doubts. Mr..
Swanson has made Leavenworth his
home for the past six years and is
considered one of the best mill rights
and box mill managers in the north
west. Mr.. Coleman and Mr.. Swanson
will make an ideal team, one an expert
saw mill man and the other proven
box mill operator.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SUSPHNDS NEW LIGHT RATES
City Clerk Gowing Received Order
First of the Week-Rate Suspended
go Days From February l, 1919.

The order, from the Public Service
Commission at Olympia, printed be-
low, was received by the city clerk the
first of this week. There appears to
be a discrepancy according to the re-
cital in the order. The advance in the
rate from 10 to 13 cents per kilowat
took effect Nov. 1, 1918, while the re-
cital in the order states that the rate
was to take effect Feb. 1, 1919.
Following is the order:
ORDER OF SUSPENSION
Before the Public Service Commission
of Washington.
City of Leavenworth, Complainant.
Tumwater Light & Water Company,
Respondent
1t appearing to the Commission that
on the 9th day of January, 1919, the
above named respondent, Tumwater
Light & Water Company, filed with
this commission its tariff designated
as Tariff No. Ia, w. P. S. c. No. 2,
issued January 1, 1919, to become eff
fective February 1, 1919; that if said
tariff be permitted to become effec
tive it will have the effect of increas-
ing rates heretofore charged by said
respondent.
A complaint has been made to the
Commission by the City of Leaven-
worth, charging that the rates named
in said Tariff No. Ia, w. P. S. c.
No. 2, are unjust and unreasonable
for the service rendered. Such COM
plant having been made and the COM
being unable to complete its
investigation prior to the date the
proposed tariff would become effec-
tive;
1t is therefore ordered, that the op-
Grafton of all rates and rules named
in said tariff of the Tumwater Light
& Water Company be and the same
are hereby suspended for sixty days
from effective date of said tariff, that
is sixty days from February /, 1919.
Witness, The Public Service Com
mission of Washington this Goth day
of January, 1919.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITS
SION OF WASHINGTON
By E. F. Blain, Chairman
A. A. Lewis,
Commissioner
Frank r. Spinning,
Commissioner
Attest: J. H. Brown, Secretary.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
METHOD OF TAXING AUTOS
WORRIES OUR LAWMAKERS
1t is Now Proposed to Tax Machines
By Their Weight-HOrse-pOwer
Rating Not Good Plan

On the theory that the damage done
to a highway is in direct proportion
to the weight of the automobile, some
members ON the subcommittee to fix
the increased license tax on cars are
contending for new basis for the fee,
basis of weight of auto. The COM
mittee is divided on the question of
weight as against basis fixed by the
horsepower of the car. On this COM
mittee are senators Carlyon, Taylor,
Phipps and Metcalf, and Representa-
tives Maurice Smith, Hull, Reed, Gel
latly and Babcock. A round of the
automobile garages of Olympia by
members of this committee reveals
the fact that dealers have accessible
the factory weight of each car.
When the committee met Monday to
determine this matter Taylor and
Carlyon defended the horsepower.
They contend that on basis of so
cents a horsepower fair basis for
automobile taxing could be fixed.
Others on the committee will give
their facts in support of the basis of
factory weight, and all members of
the committee appear agreed as to the
amount of money to be raised, an in
crease over last year of $1,500,000.
The only question is as to the method
to be used.
The schedule now provides for tax
of SIS on automobiles of 25 horse
power or under. This affects Ford
cars, which have 23 horsepower rat
ing and of which there are over 40 per
cent of the total number in the state.
On a basis of go cents a horsepower
the new tax on Ford cars would be
$3.50. The Oakland car has 10
horse power rate, and on the Carlyon
basis an Oakland would pay $11.40,
or $3.50 less than the Ford. Under
the factory weights system the burden
on the Ford would be lessened and a
greater burden placed on the heavy
cars. Unless a just basis is arrived
at there will likely arise considerable
dissatisfaction among car owners.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
WORKERS TO SHARE PROFITS

A half and half profit sharing plan
with employees in all the branches
was announced this week by John N.
WHY'S, president of the Willys-Over-
land Co. Only fair return on the cap
ital invested is a provision included in
the grant.
The distribution will run into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars and
will be retroactive, taking effect from
January 1, 1919. The company has
ten thousand men on it's payroll and
all will be affected, Mr.. White said.
Details of the plan will be announced
later
It was estimated by an Overland of
ficial that the share of no employee
will be less than 500 year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
AND NANCY BRENDER
ARE VICTIMS OF INFLUENZA
The Former Died Jan oath and the
Latter Jan. 27th-Both Old and
Highly Respected Citizens

The influenza is responsible for the
death of two more citizens the past
week. Chas. A. Fox and his mother
in-law, Mrs. Nancy Brender died with
in a few days of each other. Mr..
Fox died on Friday morning last and
was buried in the Leavenworth ceme-
terry on Saturday, followed to the
grave by large concourse of friends
and neighbors. Commissioner Hickey
and Road Supervisor Parish came up
from Cashmere to attend the funeral.
Few men in this community enjoyed a
wider circle of friends than Charley
Fox. He came here in 1908 from
Indiana and was married to Miss Cora
Brender in 1906. To them was born
Howard Fox, aged nine years.
Mrs. Nancy E. Brender, mother of
Mrs. Fox died Monday last and was
laid to rest on Tuesday beside Mr..
Fox. Mrs. Brender was 76 years old.
She came here in 1899 from Kansas
and settled on the place where she
died, one and a half miles east of
Leavenworth For a number of years
she had made her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fox. She is survived by three
daughters and two sons. Mrs. Ida
Wasson of Clarkson, Wash, Mrs.
Mary Shadd, Seattle, and Mrs. Chas.
Fox, Geo. Brender whose whereabouts
are unknown and John S. Brender con-
nected with the local forestry depart
ment. Mrs. Brender had many friends
and was universally esteemed by all
who knew her.
Mrs. Fox and son who have bee1-
quite sick are reported to be recover
ing.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
NO QUORUM AT COUNCIL
-FOUR MEMBERS fLUNkfD
Mayor and Three Councilmen Pres
ent-Next Regular Meeting
February ID

The regular meeting of Council last
Tuesday evening failed for want of a
quorum. Mayor Motteler and Coun-
cilmen Barclay, Beamish and Stelzig
showed up and after waiting until
$50 p. m. Mayor Motteler announced
there was no use of waiting and an
nounced his determination of going
home, the members of the council
present followed suit.
There was, beside the usual rou-
tine business some interesting COM
munications to be presented to the
meeting.
The absent councilmen and women
were A. T. Eyckmeier and ]. E. Wun-
der, and Mrs. Horey and Mrs. Thomp-
son.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
0. S. SAMPSON TALKS TO
SHIPYARD MEN IN SEATTLE
Concluded that Not All Workers Fa-
v0red the Strike At This Time-Se-
attic To Lose Big Industry.

After spending a week in Seattle,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Sampson returned
last Tuesday. Mr.. Sampson says
things looked quite lively, which of
course must be taken in the compara
tive sense, as he remarked. There was
a feeling among the business men of
Seattle that as ship building center
they had lost out, and would in all
likelihood have lost this industry even
if the strike had not come on. He
said hundreds of shipworkers were
leaving there every day, themselves
realizing that even if the strike is
settled, their jobs are gone, and they
want to get out while they still have
the price of a railroad ticket. Mr..
Sampson says he talked with many
shipyard workers who said ships could
be built on the Atlantic coast cheaper
than on the Pacific coast. He also
said that several of them told him that
they opposed the strike but that they
had voted to give the labor council full
authority to call a strike whenever
they deemed it advisable. Some of the
men that did not want to quit work
said that the strike was called by the
Council to convince the workers that
they were trying to do something for
them. He also confirmed what we
have frequently called attention to,
that nearly everyone of those who fa-
vored the strike, the agitators, were
foreigners.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
THE WHEAT SITUATION
Farmers not Being Urged to Plant
Spring Wheat Heavily

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 25.-David F.
Houston, secretary of agriculture, in
explaining why the government is not
urging farmers to plant large crops
of wheat next spring, pointed out that
crops planted in the spring will not be
available for the market until next
fall, when food conditions will be
changed.
"The question is" he said, "can the
crop be disposed of at the guaranteed
price of 1925 bushel for No. 1 win
ter wheat?"
"The prospects are that the yield
will be at least 100000 bushels,
of which amount about 650,000,000
will be needed at home. Will Europe
take the surplus after season of pro-
ducing on her own account, and with
Australia and Argentina in the mar
ket? Australia has been guaranteed
$1.18 for its output, and of course the
European nations will seek their sup
ply where they can get it at the low
est price"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
DEATH OF MRS. MERRITT

Mrs. Princess Merritt, wife of Geo.
Merritt a Great Northern brakeman
died last Friday as the result of com
plication of ills including pneumonia.
She came here shortly after her mar
riage about year ago and had made
many friends during her stay in this
city. The remains will be shipped to
Spokane today where her mother and
other relatives reside. Mr.. Merritt
has been quite sick the past week but
is recovering and expects to accom-
pany the body of his wife to Spokane.
The Leavenworth Undertaking Co.
had charge of the funeral arrange
ments.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
AIRPLANES WILL VISIT
VALLEY THIS SUMMER
Forest Supervisor Sylvester AnnOun-
ces that Air Craft Will Be Used to
Patrol National Forests

If the plans of the Forestry Depart
ment are carried out, airplanes will
not be an uncommon sight around
Leavenworth the coming summer ac-
cording to Forest Supervisor Sylves-
ter. 1t is the Government plan to pa
troll all of the National forests with
air craft it being the belief of the for
estry officials that fires can be more
easily detected and that there will not
be so much delay in reporting them
to the forest offices. The machines
will be equipped with the latest wire
less telephone devices and receiving
stations will be installed at various
places in the forests. Mr.. Sylvester
says he expects to see the wireless
telephone installed in the local office
the coming summer. This will enable
those on the ground to carry on con-
versation with the man in the air and
in this way the location of a fire can
be quite accurately determined. 1t is
believed that this will prove to be one
Of the best ways yet devised for
guarding the national forests. Mr.
Sylvester says that each plane will
havea district of about $50 miles to
cover. In all probability Camp Lewis
will be one of the stations and another
is planned for Boise Idaho. 1t would
take but little over an hour for ma
chine to reach Leavenworth from
Camp Lewis and in all probability
their flying over Leavenworth will be
a daily occurrence this summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
cow BREAKS MILK RECORD

Napa, Cal, Jan. 25-All previous
world milking records were smashed
when Raphaella Johanna Aggie, prize
Holstein cow owned by Owen Duffy
of the Napa state hospital, finished a
test of one years duration.
During this period she gave 3d.
651 pounds of milk, equal to 1880 gal
Ions. The previous record, held by an
English cow, was 30, 437 pounds. The
new record exceeds the old by 204
pounds or 251s gallons.
The greatest quantity of milk given
in one day during the test was III b
gallos. During the same period the
milk furnished 1893 pounds of butter.
Raphaella is valued at $4,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-31
SHIPYARD STRIKERS SEEK LO-
CATIONS ON EAST SIDE

AS result of the shipyard strike,
many men formerly employed in the
Coast shipyards are looking for new
location. A typical letter received by
the Wenatchee commercial club this
week from a man in Vancouver,
Wash, states that about fifty men
formerly employed in shipbuilding
there have had enough of the yards
and of the Coast generally and want
to find a new location where they may
work and perhaps invest in a small
way.