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Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-17
729 FROM THE VALLEY TTEND
SPIKE DRIVING; MANY TALKS

One hundred and twenty-nine I'M
, perlal valleyites were present at the
driving Of the golden spike on the
San Diego & Arizona railway at Car
rlson gorge Saturday, according to the
statements of those who returned late
Saturday night.
The Imperial valley party arrived
at Jacumba at 1880 and at 1910 the
San Diego special arrived. Basket
lunches were given to all. The rail-
road had prepared $50 lunches and
was only short a few. The lunch boxes
were marked on the cover, "San Diego
Welcomes Imperial Valley"
1t also was the very biggest day in
the life of John D. Spreckels, presi-
dent of the road, who has devoted 12
long years to project which many
had deemed impossible, and, surmount-
ing enormous obstacles, brought it at
last to a successful conclusion.
Before stripping off his coat to
drive the spike of gold, President
Spreckels, cheered and congratulated
on every hand for the work that he
had done, told briefly and modestly of
how he has accomplished the stupend
Gus task. Speaking from flat car,
under a barrage of moving picture
cameras, and apparently very happy,
President Spreckels' said:
Mr.. Spreckels' Address
81 was, very much gratified to have
the evidence of your approval of my
efforts in the building of this road.
Some of the speakers have given me
credit which don't think belongs to
.: me. I was not the originator of this
road, but it was the biggest railroad
man in this country, and that man
was E. H. Hartman, who projected
the road and who selected me to carry
out the work and to act as his agent
and his trustee.
''Things went along very nicely un-
til in the wear of his death. He was
furnishing the money and l was
spending it. But the time came
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-17

A carload of shipping marble has
been taken out of the quarry az Cave
ote Moutain operated by the I'll Cen.
tro Marble Company, and iE now ready
to be hauled to the railroad as soon nv
freight trains begin operating over the
railroad.
A force of several men was started
at work in the quarry about month
ago. 1t is expected that large guam.
titles of marble will he shipped as
soon as train facilities are available
The marble is said by experts to be
superior to any other marble produc
ed in the United States equalled only
by the Venetian marble imported from
Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-17

The Canopus Oil Company of San
Diego, in which d ixieland men are in
terested, has just received it's permit
from the commissioner of corporations
to sell stocg for the purpose of putting
down a well near Dixieland, according
to information received here this weef.
The Canopus Company will sink its
first we'll about three miles southwest
of Dixieland, not far from the old
Yuha well, where good oil and gas in
dications were obtained 20 years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-17

given over to a G0-mile tour of the val
ley, all the important cities are visited
and an excellent chance afforded to
see at close range just what wonders
are being accomplished in the land of
irrigation and eternal sunlight. On the
third day the return trip is made to
San Diego, arrival in this city being
made in the early afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-17

The death-knell of radicalsm may
be striking.-Little Rock Arkansas
Democrat.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
STILL USE ST. BERNARDS
Tunnels, However, Have Greatly De-
creased His Importance in
the Alps.

Although the tunnels which now con-
meet Switzerland with Italy have
greatly decreased the importance OF
the ST Bernard and other passes, espe-
cially during the eight months of snow,
1t Is still deemed advisable to employ
st. Bernard dogs. 1t is no longer Gus
tomary, however, to send out the dogs
alone with baskets of food and drink !;
man always accompanies them.
These dogs are not really Of the fa-
nous old ST. Bernard breed That
originated in the fourteenth century
through a cross between shepherd
dog from Wales and a Scandinavian
dog whose parents were Great Dane
and Pyrenean mastff. The last pure
descendant of this tribe was buried
under an avalanche in 1916. Fortu-
nately, there were found subsequently
at Martigny and on the Simplon pass
a few dogs which, by crossing with
mates from Wales, yielded the modern
st. Bernard dog, which is physically
even stronger than his medieval
namesake, and shares most of his
traits.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
PIONEER CASHMERE WOMAN
PASSED AWAY SUNDAY NIGHT

Mrs. James Campbell Patton, Sr.,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Barnard Eliot, Cash
mere, Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
The funeral services were held from
Kuelb's Undertaking Parlors, Tuesday
the 10th, at $50 p. m. Mrs. Patton
was born at Port Byron, New York,
March list, 1876, in which state she
spent her girlhood.
She moved with her parents to Min
nesota where she was married to
James c. Patton. They later moved to
North Dakota, and in 1895 the family
came to Cashmere, then old Mission
She leaves to mourn her loss four
sons and three daughters, William Pa
ton, Grant Patton, Fred A. Patton,
James C. Patton, Jr., and Mrs. F. p
Spiller, Mrs. C. r. Clark and Mrs,
Maynard Eliot, besides twenty grand
children and six great grand children.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
rom SAWYER Grown up.

Somewhat reminiscent of the meth
DDS of one Tom Sawyer, who did not
enjoy whitewashing the picket fence,
was the means adopted by an in
genious official at the school field meet
on Belle Isle Friday. This individual
had charge of the large man-power
clock, mounted atop high platform,
which required his attendance at five
minute intervals to advance, the
hands. He noted that several pho
tographers were looking lOngingly at
the stepladder he used in mounting to
the clock and whenever one of them
approached to borrow the ladder he
would anticipate the request with a
statement that they could take 1t for
five minutes if they would first 60 up
and move the clock hands for him. a
ceremony which he directed from a
shady position on the ground Detroit
Free Press.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
LARGE RETURNS FROM MINT
United states Supplies Bulk of Pep.
permint oil for the
World.

The bulk of the peppermint oil of
the world is produced ON the muck
lands OF southwestern Michigan and
few counties of northern Indiana. The
total yearly product is estimated at
100000 pounds. There are two vari-
cites Of peppermint, the American and
the English or Mltchem. The latter
has almost superseded the American,
being better adapted to our soil and
climate. and favored by the trade. 1t
Is also harder and yields larger crops.
The ideal mint farm Is one having
both high land and muck soil. which Is
q distinct advantage on account of the
rotation and humus in the SOIL de-
cayed vegetation being essential to the
peppermint crop. BY the use of prop
er amounts and kinds of commercial
fertilizer, !, rye crops of mint can be
grown for many years in succession
on the same ground. The mint plant,
after the oil is removed. makes n very
desirable feed for live stock, returning
about the same amount of food value
as an acre of ordinary meadow land,
besides the oil. Thus two profits are
harvested from one acre of peppermint.
An acre of peppermint will yield
from 20 to 60 pounds of OIL while
second cutting will yield from six to
20 pounds extra The farmer needs
no extra equipment to grow this crop
than found on the ordinary farm ex-
cept small still to refine the oil. In
Michigan and Indiana from 20 to 100
farmers cooperate in the operation of
stills, handling from 30 to 100 acres Of
peppermint in the one mill. 1t is now
a large industry.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
INCREASES YIELD OF WHEAT
Experiment Of Treating Seed Eleo-
trically Meets With Success
in England.

An interesting experiment as to the
effect of electrically treating seed
wheat before sowing has been car
ried out at Bodsham Green, Elmstead,
Kent, during this season, by w. f..
Pledge of the Victoria -four mills, Ash
ford, the London Times states. The
variety of wheat chosen for the expert
ment was "red standard" and two ad-
Joining plots were sown on November
IS and Il last at the rate of three
bushels to the acre the seed on one
plot being electrically treated and that
on the other not The land was treat
ed exactly alike all through the year.
Recently the growing crops were in
spected by party, including r. L.
Robb, lecturer on agriculture at the
Southeastern Agricultural college,
Wye Kent
A marked difference between the two
plots was noticeable, the wheat on the
treated portion being much the more
vigorous in growth and habit, and
promising, so far as the experts pres
ent We're able to judge, a yield at
least 90 per cent higher than that of
the untreated plot There were evil
dent signs of rust too, in the untreated
crop, and it was significant fact that
the other plot was, at any rate at the
present stage, entirely free from this
disease. 1t was the general opinion
of those present that electricity is
likely TO become a very important fac
tor in the cultivation of agricultural
crops and that great developments
along that line may be confidently an
ticipated in the near future.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
PhiIatelic Notes.

The Illustration on the current dol
lar stamp In China represents the
arch of the Temple of Confucius at
Picking.
The Sultan of Egypt recently sent
$500 to a dealer in Philadelphia for
II rare Egyptian stamps. 1t is said
the sultan possesses the most yalu-
able collection of Egyptian stamps in
the world
The 10 cent red stamp issued by
Belgium on July 10, 1919, was com
pletely sold out in five days. There
were only $4,000 copies printed and
only five stamps were allowed TO be
sold TO one person.
New stamps are appearing for the
city of Fiume bearing the words
"Poste Fiume" instead Of "Flume."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
HEART OF THE DOUGHBoY
Experiences of War Taught Him to
Tackle Every Problem From
Rock Bottom Up.

Most of our soldiers went to the
other side young boys. They came
back men hardened by fire and ex-
perience They will tell you that they
have Figured out a new bunch of
DOPE" or that they have Learned a
rule or two about the little game of
life" What they mean is that they
have gone down to fundamentals and
tackled every problem from rock-bot-
tom up.
Ii was with the understanding that
the doughboy is new man and prob
lem in himself that Col. Arthur Woods,
assistant to the secretary of war, laid
out his plan of campaign for the war
departments gigantic effort to get jobs
for returned service men. "'rhis," he
told his assistants, ''is not merely an
employment idea. It. is a new expert
ment in psychology. We must under
stand the soldier, the sailor, the ma
rine, right down to the ground, learn
their problem minutely and take in
finite pains TO restore them to civilian
life with as little friction and as much
celebrity as possible.
"These boys are coming home eager
~, but also little fearfully. We must
bridge the gap that they have crossed
during 1917 and 1918 Americas flu
ture lies in her youth. The soldier
who fought in France, the sailor who
piled the dark waters. and the men
who drilled faithfully and patiently at
home, must not be left in the lurch
after what they have done for u.s."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
CITY SCHOOLS WILL
CLOSE FOR HOLIDAY
VACATION DEC. "a

Clifton Hylton enrolled in the sophie
more class last week.
The schools will close for the Christ
mas vacation, December "a, and will
reopen January 18th. The teachers
will spend the holidays at their re-
spective homes.
Miss Esther Reeves, the president
of the Sophomore class, left last week
for Everett where she will attend
school. The Vice President, May
Wheeler, will fill the vacancy.
On Wednesday afternoon, Deem
Der oath, the high school is planning
to have a Christmas party, having a
tree and gifts. Preparations are UNI
der way in the grades for Christmas
tree in the primary rooms and Christ
mas exercises in the upper grades.
The city superintendent monthly
report for October showed an enroll
ment of 418 in the Leaevenworth
schools, with a per cent of attendance
of 96.6 and 100 cases of hardness. The
November report shows an enrolment
of 412, per cent of attendance, 95.5
and 104 cases of hardness.
The first semester ends January 9th.
The regular semester examinations
will take place next week beginning
December 22nd. All students who
have attained an average of 90 OF
above, for the semester, in any subject
are exempted in that subject. The
secondsemester begins January H.
Parents who have children, not in
school, who are six years of age on or
before the twelfth of January may
have them enter the first grade on the
above named date, as the second sem.
ester will begin at that time. Child
rem who will not be six until after the
opening of the second semester can not
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
Plumber.


The gentleman burglar flashed his
lamp In the startled eyes of the
aroused head Of the family.
"Wheres your valuablesT he de
manded politely.
"For heavens sake, don't shoot y
pleaded the victim. "My jewels are
in that box on the bureau; my money
is in the handbag on the dresser; nay
husbands watch"
Impatiently shooting hole III the
pillow, the burglar snapped:
Don't kid me | asked you where
you keep your butter and eggs
But with shrek of desperation
the woman leaped upon him, for thai
was too much, too utterly much =
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
ANIMAL MEETING.

The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Leavenworth
State Bank will be held at its offices
in Leavenworth, Wash, on the 18th
day of january, 1920, at 1880 p. m,
for the transaction of such business
as may regularly come before it.
ROBT. B. FIELD.
(51-2t) Cashier
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
discover New Diamond Field.

A new African diamond field has
been discovered by officers of the Brit
ish geological survey in the Gold
Coast. The stones are found in shall
low quartz gravel 50 miles northwest
of Accra, capital of the colony About
60O gems have already been found.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19

be enrolled until the opening of the
fall session. Children who expect to
enroll for the second semester's work
this year must do so at the beginning
Of the semester. They can not be ad-
mitted after the new class has been
organized and started out in its work.
The Literary Club perfected its or
ganization on Tuesday, the 9th, with
twenty-six members. The following
officers were elected for the year:
Frances DeBlois, President; Mildred
Lichti, Vice President; Susan Miles,
Secretary Treasurer. Regular meet
ings of this club will be held the first
and third Thursdays of each month.
Modern writer's, poets and dramatists
will be studied, and each member of
the club will have an opportunity of
displaying his literary ability.
Last week the high school COM
pleted its organization. Provision
was made for an athletic club, liter
airy club, a glee club, also school
chorus. 1t was decided to put out an
Annual this year. The following An
nual staff was elected at this meet
ing: Ned Gosslee, Editor-i in Chief;
Dorothy Earsch, Assistant Editor,
Jacob Weber, Business Manager; Ed
win Hoxsey, Assistant Business Man
ager. Miss Buck and Miss Anderson
will act as staff advisors. Altho this
will be the first Annual that the school
has attempted it is thought that it will
be a great success.
The eight grade state examinations
will be given the 18th and 18th of Jan
uary. Miss Flemming plans to have
her eight graders write on most of the
subjects at this examination, and Miss
Tigglebeck will have her pupils write
on physiology. Examinations will be
given again in May and June. Pupils
should by all means try to pass in sub
iects scheduled for next month, as
there will be plenty of work to do in
preparing for the spring examinations.
Eight graders who expect to enter
high school next fall must expect to
pass the examinations first, as the
eight grade diploma is the standard
for high school entrance. There will
be no promotions to the ninth grade
at mid-year this winter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
NOTICE.

On and after Nov Both, 1919, will
not be responsible for any debts con-
tracted by my wife, Mrs. Theone
Jamison.
(Signed) FRANK K. JAMESON.
(49-4 times)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19

was built with five and ten cent pieces.
Save them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
Classified Ads.

WANTED-to rent, piano; phone
the Leavenworth Hospital.
WANTED-Woman to do house
work. Phone 66l.
HALF-ACRE GARDEN TRACTS
FOR SALE have ten half-acre
garden tracts for sale in Leaven-
worth Gardens.-Oliver f. Swartz
(51-4t)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19
Tobacco Habit
Dangerous

says Doctor Connor. formerly OF
Johns Hopkins hospital. Thou
sands OF men suffering from fatal
diseases would be In perfect health
to-day were il not for the deadly
drug Nicotine. Stop the habit now
before it's too late. It's simple
process to rid yourself of the to-
bacco habit in any torn. Just go
to any up-to-date drug store and
get some Nicotol tablets, take
them as directed and 10; the per-
nicious habit quickly vanishes.
Druggists refund the money If they
fail. Be sure to read large and in
teresting announcement Dy Doctor
Connor soon to appear IN this pa
per. IL tells of the danger OF nico-
tine poisoning and how to avold It.
In the meantime try Nicotol tab
lets; you will be surprised at the
result. NcotOl is sold by druggists
everywhere under an iron clad
money-back guarantee. Your drug
gist has II or can get II tor Tou
from any wholesale druggist.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19

Trespass signs printed on cloth.
You want them to warn hunters,
fishers and others off your land. For
sale at the Echo office. aug29tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-12-19

WOOD FOR SALE.-Dry body wood,
$11 per cord delivered. Write TO
Foster Bros. Leavenworth. (51-3tpd
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-01
Says Bt4rleson Exceeded His Authority
 Tn Takirag Over Cables

secretary of state, while announce ment of such intention had been suppressed, the country not know ing anything of it."
 The postmaster general" the senator added, did something that was entirely outside of the authority congress intended to give him." and by taking such action even after the war mad ended, he came "very close to breaking faith with congress"
 T don't believe" he added, "that any intelligent persons will support the postmaster general in the claim that because the order was signed on November he was justified in taking over the cables"
 Even with the attorney generals ruling, Postemaster General Burle son was not "vindicated", Senator Kellogg of Minnesota declared. He added that Burleson had violated the good faith of congress"
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-01
SECOND ESCAPE IS MADE BY
 CONNECTS

TUCSON, Dec. 3O-Emmett Me Daniels and Hack" Wunder, the convicts who escaped from the peni- tentiary at Florence a week ago and who were captured while trying to cross the line at Douglas, made a second escape this afternoon while being taken back to the penitentiary.
 The two men were on the rear seat of the state car, which they stole at the time of their escape, while the two guards were on the front seat The convicts attacked the guards simultaneously, threw them out and fled in the car with their companions, Laura Foreman, and Grace Barnes, another escaped convict, Frederico Fernandez and ]. D. McDaniels, brother of Emmet
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-01
By AssocIated Press.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Ap- bearing before the house naval com- mittee today in behalf of the new $60O,000,000 three-year building pro- gram, Secretary Daniels said if a league of nations were organized the United States should be prepared to contribute as large unit as any other nation to an international po- lice force, and that without an inter national agreement for reduction or armaments the American policy of naval expansion should be continued indefinitely.
 In formally submitting the new building program, the secretary urg- ed a provision for suspension of construction at the order of the President whenever an international agreement is made for armament re- duction.
 The secretary submitted to the committee a report showing the present comparative strength of the large navies of the world. Great Britain has in operation or building 61 battlesnips, 13 battle cruisers, 31 heavy cruisers, III light cruisers, PIG. patrol and gunboats, 4O9 destroyers, 219 submarines, 98 torpedo boats, g flotilla leaders, 22O airships and S97 miscellaneous ships.
 The United States, with the sec ond largest navy in the world, has built or projected 39 battleships, six battle cruisers, eight armored cruis- CTS, 40 light cruisers, 342 destroyers, LS1 submarines, Is coast torpedo other vessels.
 vessels, r torpedo boats and s6e
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-01
By Associated Press


 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-"By taking over control of the cables aft CT the armistice was signed, Post master General Burleson came very close to breaking faith with con gress," Senator Hitchcock, Nebras- ka, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, declared in the senate today i'll commenting on let ter received from the postmaster general explaining his action.
 In his letter, which Senator Hitch- cock put into the record, the post master general explained that the order providing for the taking over control of the cables and signed on November 3, was based upon a rul- ing of the attorney general that such action was legal.
 Senator Hitchcock declared that while the order might nave been signed by the President on that date it had not been countersigned by the
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-01
AgitatorS Chased
 Out by Cop Chief
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Chief of Police Bloom yesterday afternoon bounced upon two I. w. w. agitators who had for the past couple of days been attempting to foment trouble among the men em- ployed on tne construction work at Fort Whipple, and gave them about 50 minutes in which to do the fade away act. The men were at first in- clined to disregard the officers or der, but upon being informed that they could take their choice between boarding a train or going to jail, they decided upon the former course and left on the afternoon rattler for Phoenix.
 It seems that the men dropped in here several days ago and bore all the earmarks of typical Wobblies. They secured work from Contractor Morgan at the post and after work ing couple of shifts got Up peti- tons protesting against the hours. the pay, the food, and almost every thing else that they could think of. They had secured a number of sign CTS to their petitions before they were spotted, and had also been the cause of several of the men throw ing up their jobs at the construction camp.