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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
VICTORY PARADE SUNDAY
PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS
A Large delegation from Wenatchee
Headed by Elks' Band-Returned
Soldiers Boosted the Loan

The Victory Loan demonstration
pulled off here last Sunday by Chair
man McKeown was a success in all re-
spects. A large number of Wenatchee
citizens, including some forty soldiers
and the Elks' band, attended, The
weather was ideal and everybody en-
joyed the parade. After the parade
in the afternoon the crowd listened to
speeches from three soldiers headed
by Captain Fofsythe, who was with
the famous Ninety-first division, and
was wounded. He made a stirring
talk, ,Ias did also Private Ivey, who was
in the battle of Chateau Thierly and
three times wounded. A brief talk
was also made by Sergeant Shantz,
who. was with the Canadian army in
the Flanders fight and also wounded.
Prof. Pegg, of Wenatchee, wound up
the meeting with a stirring talk.
/ Chairman McKeown introduced the
speakers and gave number of selec-
tions. Patriotic singing was INDUCED
in.
The ladies conected with War Work
ers' rooms provided an excellent lunch
for the soldier boys and the band and
many of the visitors
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
WENATCHEE PASTOR GETS THE
MONEY

Rev. Robert Warner, pastor of the
Methodist church at Wenatchee, is
believed to have made a national rec
ord as the result of his individual eff
fort in collecting $4,000 for the $1O5,-
100000 Methodist centenary at the
little town of Oroville, Wash, in 10
hours. according to reports to local
Methodist centenary leaders today.
Collecting funds at the rate of $40
a minute in an ordinary solicitation ef-
fort for the benefit of Christianity
was termed as something quite out of
the ordinary at northwestern head
quarters of the Methodist centenary.
DIR. Warner made a similar record
at Wenatchee, his home city, collecting
$4,000 for the Methodist centenary
and local Methodist institutions in al
most equally short order. After he
had completed his task at Oroville he
met two friends on the trains and
obtained an additional $1,000 in
pledges from them.
Such an example has this Wenat-
chee pastor provided that leaders of
the Methodist centenary at Spokane
have invited DIR. Warner to visit them
and tell them how he "did it." ,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

in rehabilitated French homes in the
Department of the Aisne, France, at
s1.00 per share. The purpose of this
issue is to change No Mans Land into
Some Mans Home; and these shares
are secured by the bond of everlasting
friendship between the people of
France and America"
The bond itself is worth S1.00 to any
man, or to any home. The moneys
collected from the sale of these bonds
go directly to the Committee for De-
vastated France, and are used as in
dicated in aiding those unfortunate
people to rebuild and rehabilitate their
homes and families. The people of
every community in the state will soon
hear of this thru the school children of
these communities.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
TROPHY TRAIN WILL BE HERE
NEXT MONDAY MORNING, 7::3O
And remain for One hour-Hundreds
of War TrOphys But no Flying Ma
chine-A Whiffet Tank Will Join
the Train Here.

The news has gone out that flying
machine would accompany the train
and make an ascent here. This is a
mistake. There will, however, be sew
eral aviators with the train who will
tell the people all about flying in
France. There will also be several
hundred war relics and trophys, battle
SCARED and covered with blood
splotches and many other evidences OF
having been in use on the battle field.
The train will be joined here by a
whiffet tank, all battered up but yet
in fighting trim and able to knock
down house if any Leavenworth cit
izen has a house he wants wrecked.
The train will also be accompanied
by military men who will explain to
the people the uses of many of the
battle SCARED curios and where they
were used. The train will go from
here to Cashmere for a stop of one
hour and then to Wenatchee for four
hour stop.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
SPRAYING DEMONSTRATION

Professor Melander, from the Pull
man Agricultural College, will be in
the upper Wenatchee valley, Saturday
May 10th, to give demonstrations of
the most effective method of spray
ing fruit trees. With his party he will
work in the orchard of Geo. st. Clair
near Peshastin, and at 10:45 at the
ranch of Jas. Dollar, near Dryden.
Orchardists will be benefited by at
tending the demonstrations, as scien-
tific spraying gives vastly better re-
suits than haphazzard work. Proper
spraying will not only increase the
crop but will also improve the quality
and add to the profits of the fruit
grower.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR LARGE
FRUIT CROP

County Horticultural Inspector B.
N. johnson, from Cashmere, spent sew
eral days the past week among the
fruitgrowers of the upper valley Civ
ing them the benefit of some good ad-
vice about the proper care of an Or
chard. Speaking of the fruit outlook
this year he said to a representative of
the Echo that at this time the outlook
for a heavy crop Of fruit was never
better. All varieties of trees, was his
observation in this part of the orchard
district, seem to be weIl set with bud
and bloom, tho of course there is yet
time from various causes for the yield
to be reduced. Tho anything under
two-thirds of a full crop was never
known in the Wenatchee valley since
fruitgrowing became the leading in
dustry.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
MR. BRISKEY AGAIN TAPPED
THE GOLD MINE

In a suit brought by Geo. Briskey
against the Great Northern Lumber
Co. for damage to crop and land a
verdict was rendered by jury in the
Superior court last Friday giving Mr.
Briskey $4,000. $500 was for dam
age to the 1917 hay crop and $3,5Oo
for damage to his land. AS near as
we can now recall Mr.. Briskey has Sc
cured verdicts against the lumber COM
pany for damage to his land amount
ing to approximately $4,000, and has
the land left.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
TWO FOREST FIRES

A small fire developed two miles
east of town Tuesday near the Charley
Fox place but was put out with slight
damage. The following day another
developed in Cahill canyon in Chum-
site k valley that burned over about
thirty acres and destroyed number
of logs that had ben cut by the Cahill
boys who are logging in the vicinity.
This is the last month in which slash
ings may be burned in the national
forest.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
STATE MUST RAISE QUOTA FOR
RECONSTRUCTION OF FRANCE
Washington is Asked for $4,000
Friendship Bonds at $1.00 Each
Will Be Offered

The American committee for devas-
tated France has asked the State Of
Washington to raise a quota of S42,-
900 to aid in the reconstruction of the
war area of the country which foI
more than four years was overrun by
the ruthless Hun. The conditions
there are beyond description. There
are thousands upon thousands of faith
erless and homeless children. Witt
these the children of America must
sympathize.
The appeal that has been made by
the American committee to the people
of the United States has worked thru
the public schools. The children OF
the public schools of the United States
have been formed into an army to aid
in the rescue work of the unfortunate
children of northeastern France. Tho
campaign in most of the country was
concluded prior to the Victory Loan
but in the State of Washington this
campaign VIII De ilSiu 4iOih opVuU eii'
middle to the close of May, to end or
Memorial Day, making it a Memorial
campaign. THRU the country and city
superintendent of schools, the prin-
cipals and the grade teachers, the chill
dren are being organized into teams tc
GO into the homes and secure the
funds.
The plan is simple: They will sci
Friendship Bonds at S1.OO each, the
bond being a sort of souvenir of this
campaign. 1t reads, Dividends pay.
able Forever in Affection and Graft
tude. This is to certify that Mildred
Jones has this day bought one share
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
MORE sIMpLrFIED SPELLING

The simplified spelling board gives
warning that it has a new list OF
30 reformed words to announce soon.
The national education association S
list of twelve words has been adopted
by 500 newspapers and periodicals, 19
state universities and more than $50
other universities, colleges and normal
schools. The IL are: Tho, altho, thru,
thruout thoro, thoroly thorofare, pro
gram. prolog, catalog,. pedagog, and
decalog. The ne is fast disappearing,
hut the cough" dies hard.-Springfieid
Republican.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
CHAMBERLAIN ATTACKS
THE INJUSTICE OF BAKER
Cites New Cases of Brutal Inhumanity
In Imposing Sentences Upon
Soldiers

Washington, April S0.-Further ex-
coriation of Secretary of War Baker
for upholding the system of military
injustice during his administration has
been voiced by Senator Chamberlain,
Of Oregon, democratic chairman of the
senate committee on military affairs
during the war, and his statement is
accompanied by facts.
Eve owe II TO our American soldiers
who have fought this fight" he said,
''to see to it that justice, and not in
justice, is meted out to them by the
authorities in Washington, and with
Gods help shall continue to do what
I can to see to it that justice it done
them. It is certainly not pleasant to
criticise, but when we entered this
war l forgot that ] was democrat
and remembered only that was an
American. have, when l saw
wrong done, pointed out that wrong,
and I shall continue to do so as long
- wrongs are presisted In. This mat
ter of military injustice is not per-
sonal controversy between the secre-
tary o + war and myself, and it should
not be a matter of controversy be-
tween Col. Ansell and Gen. Crowder.
"Let me tell you what it is about
In substance the articles of war pro-
vide that the Judge Advocate General
shall have the power to modify or
revise the findings of courts-martial.
II is my view and that of Col. Ansell
that this is the purport of the regula
ticns. On the other hand, the view of
Mr.. Baker and General Crowder is
that they have no power to do what
the law expressly gives them power to
do. This is strange construction of
the law, but in military life some peo-
pie seem to think it is just the other
way.
There are men in our army who look
upon an enlisted man as a mere piece
of flesh, and not as a human being
with feelings and with rights that
should be protected. This moment /
have in mind the cases of two boys
who were absent without leave for five
days, and one of them was given fif-
teen years and the other twenty-five
years by the court that had tried
4her, A mar hov in San Francisco
voluteered, was absent a few hours,
was given five years, escaped, was re-
captured and then was. given ten
years. The American people are not
going to permit the American army to
be Prussianized in any such way as
this. The letters that are coming to
me are heartrending, and ! shall place
in the record not two or three, but
a thousand cases which will shock con-
gress into taking proper action"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION CARRYs

By an overwhelming majority the
s35 900 bond issue for School District
40 to build an auditorium and COM
munity building carried at Saturdays
election. Less than two hundred vo-
ters registered their votes but all ex-
cept 81 voted for the bonds.
The talk went around that the cleo
ton would have to be held over be-
cause of lack of proper notice having
been given. The school directors have
Investigated the law and have been
assured that for district of the third
class the notice was sufficient, and
they will go ahead and have the bonds
sold.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
FOUNTAIN DRINKS THAT
WILL Be TAXED AFTER MAY |
Five and Ten Cent COncOctiOns to Be
Assessed l cent-Church SOcials
and c lubs Exempt

Soda water, ice cream, sundaes, root
beer and all other soda fountain drinks
became taxable Thursday under the
revenue act. Five and ten cent drinks
OF dishes will be taxed one cent, while
Is or 20 cent drinks will taxed cents
and, tie tax will be collected from the
buyer, unless the fountain keeper
chooses to reduce his prices to include
the extra tax item.
In statement issued today by the
internal revenue bureau these exam
pies were given of taxableV drinks
when mixed and sold at the fountain
for consumption on the premises:
Orangeade, lemonade, pineapple
juice, cocoa cola, root beer, moxie,
phosphates, fruit and flavoring syr-
ups mixed with carbonated water or
plain water, milk shakes, cream and
egg shakes, ice cream, ice cream sodas
sundaes, ice cream sandwiches, flaw
ored ices.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
MEETING TUESDAY EVENING
TO CONSIDER ROAD MATTERS
Messrs. Field and Biles to Represent
Leavenworth When Committee of
80 Meets at Wenatchee May s

The public meeting called for Tues
day evening to name two committee
men to represent Leavenworth at the
county meeting to be held at Wenat-
chee May 8, was well attended. A. H.
Sylvester and E. L. Springer were
elected respectively chairman and sec
retary. Peshastin and Plain were also
represented at the meeting.
After the object of the meeting was
stated, the selection of two represen-
tatives from Leavenworth to attend
the meeting of the county committee
of thirty to be held at Wenatchee
Thursday May 8, considerable discus
sion followed, with the object of ac-
quainting those present with the pur-
pose of the movement inaugrated at
Wenatchee last week.
1t was decided at Wenatchee to put
a proposition up to the voters of Che
Ian county to issue bonds to the
amount of $527,5O0 to run twenty
years. 1t has been figured out that
less than three mill levy would take
care of the interest and provide a sink
ing fund to retire them at maturity.
Also it has been tentatively agreed
that the total amount is to be divided
into three equal parts of approx
mately $175,000 one part to be allotted
to each of the three commissioner pre-
cincts. The ten committeeman from
each precinct are to get together and
with the aid of road map of the dis
trict, appropriate to each road cer-
tain amount of money so that every
road in the precinct, or rather the
people living on the road, would
share alike in the benefit of road i'm
provement. This agreement, we are
told by Mr.. Field who attended the
Wenatchee meeting, would be set out
in the call for the election, and thus
put beyond question the equitable dis
tribution of the road money.
After the bond question had been
LnOTOly eApldlHSu Dy MI ltlu dud
the method of expending the money,
he stated that the ten committeeman
from this, the second commissioner
precinct, had been distributed as fol-
lows: one from Monitor, two from
Cashmere, Dryden, Peshastih' and
Leavenworth and one from %eHat-
chez Lake who would meet alike come
mittee from the other two eomniss-
ioner precincts in Wenatchee> Thurs
day, May 8, and after working ont the
road plans present the matter to the
county COMMISSIONS and ask them, to
submit the question to the voters for
adoption or rejection. =.
Mr.. ]. C. Biles and Mr.. r. B. Fields
were elected to represent Leavenworth
at the county meeting May s.
A meeting will be held at Peshastin
Monday evening at Grange Hall, to
elect two committeeman from that
community.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Bauer left fol
Spokane today after visiting several
days with Mrs. Bauer's sister, Mrs. C
S. Taylor. Their daughter Mrs. Ire
land accompanied them. Mr.. Bauer
was round house foreman here several
years ago and has since occupied the
same position in Minnesota but is now
located at Spokane as Division Master
Mechanic on the G. N. Ry.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02
Drinks Not Taxable
Sc drinks are not taxable: :

These drinks are not taxable:
Hot beef tea, coffee, tea, butter
milk, milk, hot chocolate, hot clam
broth, tomato boullion and bottled
drinks sold direct from the container.
Separate manufacture taxes are i'm
posed on drinks of the latter class.
Ice cream is not taxable when sold
in containers to be carried away from
the selling place. Ice cream cones are
taxable. Bromo seltzer, rochelle salts,
sedlitz powders, castor oil, EPSON salts
and similar medicines often served at
soda fountains are not subject to the
tax.
Soft drink stands or push cart en-
terprises are subject to the tax, but
restaurants or other places serving ice
cream or soft drinks as an incidental
feature of the business are not re-
CURED to collect or to pay the tax.
Church "socials" and clubs are exempt
but booths at country fairs, circuses
or ball games must collect the tax.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

T. E. Paine of the Cascade Garage
received two Fords yesterday, his
share of a carload shipment TO Wenat-
chez. Both cars were delivered at
once and he still has six or eight or
ders on hand. The Ford Co., is now
Increasing its production and he hopes
to be able to get plenty of machines
within the next thirty days.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

Contractor ]. E. Speidel has recently
secured the contract for two new fruit
warehouses at Cashmere. He has
several other buildings in sight in the
lower valley and expects to bid on the
new school building.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

w. E. Anderson left yesterday for
Seattle with the intention of returning
the first of next week if the bright
lights do not overcome him
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

The Misses Marion and Rosa Myers
Of Snohomish are here visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Irwin
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-02

A 100000 rubber plant will be
on. of Tacoma's industries
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-31
EDWARD WILLIAM LOGA.

Edward William Loga was born at
Sumner, Wis, Oct. 81, 1894, and was
the youngest of eight children born to
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Loga, and died at
Evansville Jan. "a, 1919, of pneumonia.
At the time of his death he was 81
years, months and days of age. On
July 10, 1905, he was united in MARI
age with Flora Belle Dobson. To this
union were born three children, May
nard aged IL, Geraldine aged 9, and
Beauford aged 5.
All his life was spent at Sumner up
until the time of his moving to Evans
vile in Nov, 1918 He was an earnest
worker in the Union church and Sun
day school at Sumner and was always
leader in anything for the betterment
of the young people of the community.
He is survived by his grief stricken
wife and two small sons, his aged
mother, Mrs. Emily Loga, five broth
ers and two sisters The little daugh-
ter Geraldine preceded him in death
two months ago, also of pneumonia.
Mr. Loga was brought from his home
at Evansville to Fort Atkinson for bur-
ial. He was laid to rest in the GENE
terry of that city after short services at
the grave.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-31

Elizabeth Emley Green was born in
Berlin, state Of New York, in 1888.
When but IL years of age she moved
with her parents to Wisconsin, June 8,
1850, TO Wheeler Prairie, Dane county.
She was married to James Havey
Sprague Jan. IL, 1868, to whom were
born six children, three of whom died
in infancy. Three children left to
mourn her departure are Mrs. Clarissa
Ann Bider of Marion, Iowa, Prof. Les
ter Horton Sprague. Mitchell, S. D.,
and Mrs. Florence Zena Wetzel, James
vile, Wis. Mr.. Sprague, her husband,
died Jan. "a, 1873, killed in a well at
Alton, Wis.
Burial took place in Oak Shade GEM
etery, Marion, Iowa, Jan. Is, 1919.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-31
Edgerton Chamber of Commerce Or
ganized.

The organization of the Edgerton
Chamber of Commerce with scope
sufficient to include all the various in
terests of our city was effected at the
annual meeting held at the high school
Friday evening. Over one hundred
were present and the meeting as rep
resentative of the business interests of
Edgerton as was ever assembled. The
vote for officers and directors of the
new organization had been conducted
by mail and the work of canvassing
the vote consumed considerable time
before the result was announced. The
officers chosen were w. F. Mabbett,
president; Leon Ellingson, vice presi-
dent; August Ratzlaff, treasurer; and
three directors for Two years consisting
of VIM. Mcintosh, F. A. Young and
w. G. Atwell. August Ratzlaff de-
clined the election of treasurer and
Will Ratzlaff elected to the vacancy.
The association starts in with 252
membership shares sold, producing fees
of nearly $4,000 year. President
Mabbett announced that if the associa-
ton was given the united support of
all its members it was in position to do
a vast amount of good for the city. He
asked for suggestions as to what work
it should undertake. 1t was the senti-
ment of the meeting that the Chamber
should give it's usual community picnic
during the summer and aid the band
concerts by giving financial support.
The proposition of providing some
suitable memorial for the returning
soldiers was discussed at length as was
that of erecting city hall, and an ex-
preston taken of those present. These
matters were referred to the board of
directors to take up in conjunction with
the common council.
When the board of directors have Sc
lected secretary the Chamber of Com
merce will be organized and ready to
undertake some of the problems that
go to make up bigger and better
town. We wish it all the success pos
sible.
The first meeting of the new board
of directors has been held at which it
was decided to appoint Andrew McIn-
tosh as temporary secretary until such
a time as permanent secretary could
be secured. r. H. Farman was ap-
pointed treasurer in place of W. F.
Ratzlaff, resigned. A committee was
named to make arrangements for a
banquet and smoker to be held in the
near future.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-01-31
Rural Schools Are Progressing.

The rural schools north of Edgerton
in Dane county are progressing very
favorably. Several sets of supple
mentary readers for the first six grades
have been purchased by TIE Davis,
Gravel Store, Red Brick and Albion
No. schools.
Clara Sleicher, teacher of the Gravel
Store school, is taking course in Pal
mer penmanship by correspondence.
Miss Hazel Emerson's pupils are cor
responding with school in England.
Thew are also receiving interesting let
ters from children in southern states.
Addresses of teachers for this purpose
may be found in the Normal Instructor.
The Social Center of the Albion Prai-
rie school, which was organized last
year, is still continuing their meetings.
1t is proving to be source OF line en-
tertainment for the people OF the COM
munity.
Ruth Marsden and Esther Rucks of
the Gravel Store school have each read
more than 100 books. These girls are
in 4th and 9Th grades. Hedge Johnson,
of the same school, has not missed a
day of school since he began. He is
now in the 9Th grade.
A French orphan has been adopted
by the Red Brick, Albion No. 4. Albion
Prairie and the Gravel Store schools.
The Misses Clara Orvold, Clara Slei-
cher and Julia Olson are making use
of the fine slated outline maps OF the
u. S. purchased for the schools by
their respective boards.
Eleanor Weisman,
Supervising Teacher, Dane lst-