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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
BIG REVIVAL MEETINGS WILL
CLOSE ON SUNDAY NIGHT
DIR. MacCalIum is Closing Very Sue
cessful Two Weeks Engagement
In LeavenwOrth

Much interest is being taken in the
big tabernacle meetings which have
been in progress the past ten days
and if from fifty to sixty conversions
at one service is any indication of
success, then the result of but one
night, to say nothing of others, ought
to arouse the most Indifferent.
Among the converts of the week are
numbered some of the finest and best
young people of Leavenworth. Mr..
MacCallum believes that low pleas
ures can be best killed by offering
plans of life that call into action all
the red blood of hero-worshipping
youth. So his story of Robert Mof-
fatt and Mary Smith, David Living
ston and Mary Moffatt and the Won
derful work done by them in Africa,
fired many a young heart to do some
thing in life worth remembering.
The conversions have been taking
place in the cottage prayer meetings,
held daily thruout the city, as well
as at the services in the tabernacle.
The meetings continue this week
and conclude Sunday night. Friday
night Mr. MacCallum speaks on
"Conversion." Saturday night as
the Game Worth the Chase" Sunday
he will speak on Making Good on
the Job" and his last sermon on Sun
day night "Guard-house Echos."
People who have the interests of
the city at heart are urged to attend
the remaining services and help put
the moral character of Leavenworth
on the map beside the best communi-
ties in Washington. *+*
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
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LEGION is INCORPORATED

Washington, July 24-Incorpora-
tion by congress of the American Le-
gion, composed of the heroes of the
war with Germany, is provided in
bill which has been introduced in the
house by Major Royal C. Johnson of
South Dakota Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., is named among the incorpora-
tors.
The purposes of the corporation are
declared to be to uphold and defend
the constitution of the United States;
to safeguard and transmit to poster
ity principles of justice, freedom and
democracy for which the members of
the military and naval forces Of the
United States contended in 1917-18;
to maintain law and order; to foster
and perpetuate 100 percentum Amer
icanism; to inculcate the duty and
obligation of the citizen to the com
munity, state and nation; to preserve
and develop equality of right and
opportunity in the United States; to
promote the social and industrial wei
fare of the citizens of the United
States, to make right the master of
might; to preserve the memories and
incidents of the Great War, and to
consecrate the comradship of its
members to service to the nation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
ELKs ASK FOR RAIN AND GOT 1T

"The Benevolent and Protective Or
der of El,xs had the most successful
Grand Lodge meeting in their history
at Atlantic City," said Ed. S. Russell,
delegate from Wenatchee Lodge No.
1886 upon his return from an eX-
tended eastern trip says the Wenat-
chez World.
atlantic City is an ideal place to
hold a convention at this time of the
year. The weather was ideal and ho-
tel accommodations are excellent with
prices very reasonable. There was
only one thing that marred the con-
vention. That was a heavy rain that
lasted all afternoon of the day of the
grand parade.
This rain gave rise to much good
natured joking on the streets and
along the Board Walk. Walter d.
Rain, a prominent Elk from Nebras-
ka, was elected Grand Exalted Ruler
the highest office in the order. On
the day before the election, two days
before the parade, his supporters dis
tributed thousands of fancy umbrel-
las with notices or slogans printed
on them like these, 1T looks like Rain!
we need Rain Rain will do us
good 1t was a great advertising
stunt and elected Rain against one OF
the strongest candidates that could
possibly be put up. But when the ter
rifle downpour spoiled the parade
every one said, We'll, you Elks wanted
rain and you got it. so what are you
kicking about?' The people of At
lantic City are the best natured, the
most polite and friendly that we met
anywhere in the east. l felt more at
home there than in any city since
leaving Wenatchee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
NO BASS IN FISH LAKE

Lin Hart says he is convinced that
Black bass no longer exist in the
waters of Fish Lake. Last Sunday
he made a trip to Fish Lake and spent
seven hours angling for this partic-
ular fish without results. He says
he made a trip all around the lake
studying conditions and finally
reached the conclusion that there was
no such fish there at present. One
still occasionally hears rumors of bass
being caught in this lake and as local
sportsmen are curious to know what
they look like we are told that the K
V. & B. Hardware store is offering a
fine fly rod for the first bass from
Fish Lake and Lin Hart authorizes
the Echo to say that The Local Sports
men Association offers So prize.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
SALVATION ARMY CAMPAIGN
Chelan County is Asked for $1,000
States Quota is 100000

Earl A Rowell, district manager for
the Salvation Army home service
campaign, arrived in Wenatchee this
week from Seattle to takee charge of
his district, which comprises the coun-
ties of Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okla
hogan, Lincoln, Ferry Stevens and
Pend Orielle.
'The campaign" said Mr.. Rowell,
will take place September % to 20
in Washington and Idaho. 1t is part
of a national campaign to raise $l3,-
100000 for the home service work of
the Salvation army, to put the work of
the Salvation Army on more efti-
cient basis, to do away with the con-
stant solicitation which has heretofore
taken so much of the time of both
the merchant ana the solicitor. This
campaign will take place of the
monthly visits and will thus give the
Salvation Armyopportunity to render
more effectively its splendid work.
"Wenatchee will be headquarters
for my district. At present my work
will largely be confined to organiza-
ton of county committees and laying
the foundation for the campaign.
While the state quota is S4S5,75O,
Chelan is asked for only $4,000. The
heavy burden of the campaign falls
on Seattle, with quota of $225,OOO,
Tacoma with 100000 and Spokane
with $4,000. The Elks in these
places have officially agreed to shoul-
der the lions share of the work of
getting this money"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
CONVICTED FOR LEAVING
FIRE IN NATIONAL FOREST
Every Man-Caused Fire Will Be
Traced to Its Sourse and an Effort
Made to Punish Law Violator.

For leaving an unextingushed
campfire on the Chelan National For
est, H. P. Randall, of Waterville,
Washington, was taken before Justice
of the Peace Porter at Wenatchee on
July Is and fined ten dollars and
costs. At the hearing it was shown
that Mr.. Randall permitted his fire
to escape from the camp fireplace
where it was started. Fortunately
the fire was discovered by Patrolman
Everett Dick before it had spread
over more than three square feet and
extinguished. Forest Ranger James
Mckenzie, after investigating the fire
requested Mr.. Randall to go to We
natchee and answer charge of fire
trespass. The point was brought out
at the hearing that while Mr.. Randall
had undoubtedly taken more precau-
tions than many other campers and
deserved credit for that, he had evil
IDENTIFY not been careful enough, as
the fire had certainly escaped from
his campfire. The forest officers
recommended leniency on account of
his evident good intentions.
Justice Porter stated that in all
misdemeanors of this class, the de-
fendant is always supplied with
more or less valid excuse, but that
even a good excuse could not be al
lowed to clear a man from a viola
ton of the law. In view of the fact
that considerable care had been taken
he imposed the minimum fine, but he
wished it clearly understood that this
was not the intention of the law as
a general rule and that it should not
be considered precedent.
Convictions have been secured this
season by the forest service for sim
liar fires on the Crater and Deschutes
national forests. 1t is the district
forester's purpose to investigate every
man-caused fire occurring on ornear
the national forests of the district and
to convict the responsible person
whenever possible. 1t is from these
small unextinguished campfires that
man of the largest and most destruc-
tive forest fires have sprung, accord
ing to forest officials.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
A. T. Sutton of Chelan Engaged for
the Coming Year-WiIl Soon Let
Contract For New Building

From Mr.. Rumohr clerk of the
school board we learn that MIR. A. T
Sutton of Colville has been engaged
as superintendent of the Leavenworth
Public schools to succeed Prof. Osborn
recently resigned. Mr.. Sutton comes
very highly recommended. The past
year he was in charge of the schools
at Colville where he gave universal
satisfaction and was urged to remain
Prior to going to Colville he was sup
erintendent of the public schools at
Chelan for six years. He is young
man filled with enthusiasm and Leav-
enworth is fortunate in securing his
services. He is an old schoolmate of
Prof Osborne both having attended
Baker college at Baldwin Kansas,
Mr.. Sutton will arrive here Aug. 1st
to take. up his duties.
Practically all the vacancies in the
grade and high schools have been
filled says Director Rumohr Among
the teachers recently employed are
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacher. Mr.. Bacher
will have charge of the mathematical
classes and his wife will teach Eng
lish. Mr. Bacher was member of
the school faculty here about three
years ago for short time, but re-
signed on account of the war and
since that time has served with the
A. E. F. forces in France.
Much interest is being manifested
in the plans of the new school building
which are now in the hands of the di-
rectors. From all indications there
will be plenty of bids on the job which
it. is believed will approximate $40,-
900. The directors will consider the
figures submitted by the contractors
on July Both and the contract will be
awarded shortly afterwards.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
CHElAN COUNTY WILL SPEND
MILLION ON PUBLIC ROADS
Will Soon Vote On SS3O,O0O Bonding
PropOsitiOn-LeavenwOrth Wenat-
chez Road to Be Paved

At a meeting of the County Good
Roads committee held in the Com
mercial Club rooms at Wenatchee
yesterday morning it was decided to
adopt the road building program for
mulated by the county commissioners
and printed in last weeks Echo, which
was, to restate the program, to COM
plete the missing links in the concrete
road between Wenatchee and Leav-
enworth, about twenty miles, (some
four and half miles being already
completely at an estimated cost of
$597. 900, of which S300,000 will be
paid out of the bond issue, to which
must be added $4,000 for the Cash
mere bridge and $4,000 for the Pc
shastin bridge, making the approx.
mate cost of the concrete road be-
tween Leavenworth and Wenatchee
S6S0,000. The Chelan to Manson road
is to cost S1S0,000. From Wenatchee
north, on State road No. 10 there is
to be spent 100000 in grading and
graveling. From the Peshastin creek
church to Ingles creek, on the Blewett
road, there is to be spent $4,000 of
the money arising from the sale of
bonds. The balance of the money is
to be spent in the vicinity of Wenat-
chee, Cashmere and Lake Chelan. 1t
was recommended that the election
be called and the bonds issued and
sold at the earliest possible moment, so
that work could be commenced imme-
diately and rushed to completion.
The plan being to complete the road
improvement by 1921.
The commissioners have also out
lined and adopted road improvements
in Commissioners District No. 2,
based on a ten mill tax levy for four
years, estimated to raise S213,0OO.
Of this sum $4,000 is to be spent in
improving the road from Peshastin
in the direction of Leavenworth, on
the north side of the Great Northern
railroad. The balance of the money
arising from the four year levy is to
be spent in the vicinity of Cashmere,
Dryden and Monitor. No other road
in the vicinity of Leavenworth, Lake
Wenatchee, in fact no road west of
Dryden is mentioned in the contem-
plated four year improvement pro-
gram, except the road from Peshastin
to I,eavenworth.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
COUNTY MAY HAVE SPEED COP

There is considerable agitation thru
the valley at the present time in favor
of state laws regulating the auto
traffic. Shashups and collisions have
become so common thru the valley
that hardly a day passes without one.
Few, however, have resulted fatally
so far this summer. Complaints of
reckless driving have been coming in
from different points thru the valley
and the Wenatchee Commercial club
recently passed a resolution asking
that a speed cop be appointed to
travel over the highways in the val
ley. 1t is believed that the fines re-
sulting from speeding would take care
of the salary for such an official and
the number of accidents would be
greatly reduced.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
BIG FOREST FIRES RAGE IN
WFNATCHff NATIONAL FOREST
Several Thousand Acres Burned Over
In Icicle District-SituatiOn Is.
Becoming Alarming

The past ten days has seen three
big fires raging in the Wenatchee
National Forest but they are all be-
lieved now to be under control, says
Forest Ranger Brender. Probably
the biggest fire occurred on the Icicle
river near the head of Eight Mile
creek. Several thousand acres were
burned over and much young timber
destroyed. The greatest damage here,
however, was to the water supply, the
timber tending to hold the snow later
into the summer. There were high
winds during this fire and the fight
ers experienced much trouble and dan
ger in fighting the flames. Mr..
Brender says he has had twenty-five
men in this region the past week and
the last reports he received were that
the blaze was under control. He be-
lieves the fire was caused by campers
and again warns the public to be more
careful when they go into the forests.
The forestry officials are on the look
out for those who leave campfires
burning and the penalty for those
caught leaving a fire is going to be
severe.
The head of Chiwaukum creek was
also visited by a big fire the past
week that has covered a thousand
acres or more, but this, too, is now
under control On the Kittitas county
side of the Wenatchee forest several
big fires have also been reported.
Fires are also said to be breaking out
on the Entiat. A fine body of timber
lies in this district and it gives the
forestry officials much worry.
From all over the state reports are
coming in of big forest fires and the
situation is becoming quite alarming.
An appeal to President Wilson to
send federal troops into the forests of
the Pacific northwest to help fight
fires now endangering lives and prop
erty was made this week by George
NJ. Cornwall, editor of the Timber
man, monthly magazine published at
Portland.
Federal troops were employed sue
eessfully in Idaho, Montana and
southern Oregon several years ago,
Cornwall stated, when they were used
in cooperation with the forest service.
The troops at that time were supplied
by President Taft in response to re-
quest made from Portland.
Cornwall has telegraphed to Pres
ident Wilson that immediate federal
cooperation is essential to prevent ir-
reparable loss of timber and possible
lives, as it is impossible to secure the
necessary men to fight fires menacing
the nations timber supply.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25
VALLEY FRUIT MARKET
REMAINS STATIONERY
Apricot Shipments Now On-Pears
Bring Good Prices-Peach Prices
Are Declining

There have been practically no
changes in the fruit market during
the past few days. The last of the
cherries are now being shipped out,
Apricots are being picked and
shipped out in uniform volume, the
price offered the grower remaining
around $125 per ton.
Bartlett pears are worth about
$1.75 per box or $50 per ton. The
canneries will probably take the entire
Wenatchee dictrict crop at around this
price, and this is very satisfactory to
the shippers, who claim they have al
ways lost money on Bartlett pears
from this part of the country. On
the other hand the canneries state that
Wenatchee Bartletts are the very fin
est canning pears produced. There
should be over 400 cars shipped out of
the district.
The peach crop threatened to de-
velop into the weak spot in the fruit
situation. Buyers bid as high as $1.00
and $1.10 per crate early in the sea
son, but reports from other peach
sections indicated an unusually heavy
crop, and the price declined to rs
cents or even lower, which is very
good price.
1t is estimated that the district
will ship out between 400 and 500
cars of peaches and bob growers and
shippers rather hope for a stronger
market later in the season.
The apple market may be described
as in waiting mood. The early
birds, such as E. Wagner, the Cash
mere Apple Co., Willis Van Horn, Gel
latly Fruit Co., Wenatchee Valley
Fruit Exchange and others have
signed up many orchards and are still
taking on few more contracts, but
there appears to be lull in the sit
uation.
Many of the leading shipping firms
have been holding off until the prices
on barrel apples have been estab-
lished in the east and until the export
market situation has been clarified.
Reports from Illinois indicate that
orchardists are already selling their
fall and winter apples on a basis Of
50 to So per bushel, or from Sc to SO
per barrel for fancy fruit. If such a
price as this can be maintained it
mans still higher market for apples.
However, it is notable that many of
the old time growers who have been
in the game long time and studied
the situation carefully have accepted
contracts offered at present orchard
run quotations, believing that they will
be safe in selling Jonathans around
50, Winesaps at 1925 and Spitzen-
bergs around $3.50.
Last fall for the first time fancy
eastern barreled apples sold at a
higher price than northwestern boxed
fruit in New York and Boston. Such
a condition insures the stability of the
boxed apple market, as it removes
the objection that boxed apples are
extravagant and out of the reach of
the ordinary consumer.-Wenatchee
World
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

Elsewhere in the Echo we wish to
call attention to the new sprinkling
regulations that are now in effect.
Water Commissioner DAILY say the new
rules are to be enforced and those
caught sprinkling after hours are to
have their water shut off and will be
subjected to stiff fine. This ac-
ton was found necessary in order to
have enough water at all times for
fire protection.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

At a cost of $4,000 the Methodists
of Toppenish are planning to build a
new church, for which about $4,000
will be furnished from the Centenary
fund The building as planned will
have a gymnasium, reading room
kitchen, dining room facilities, COM
mittee rooms, ladies' rest room anC
the main auditorium, which will seat
about 1000 persons, construction Of
which will begin shortly.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

Forest Ranger Brender reported
last evening that three new fires have
lust been reported in this vicinity
One in the Matt Sunitsch canyon has
spread over 200 acres and is still
burning. Small fires are also re-
ported in the Tumwater canyon few
miles from Leavenworth. Still
another has broken out in the vicinity
of Monitor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

The first large transaction in 1919
wheat recorded in the Inland Empire
took place at Walla Walla, where
Lester Robinson's crop of $4,000 bush
els and George Dacres' crop of S5,-
900 bushels were sold at slightly over
50 a bushel. The wheat is of good
quality. Both lots are hybrid,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Biles and daugh-
ter will leave next Sunday morning
bv way of the Blewett pass on two
weeks camping out trip which viii
wind up in the Rainier ational Park.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

A marriage license was issued this
week to Ralph f. Thornton and Miss
Nellie Lyons. Mr.. Thornton form
erly made his home in Leavenworth
but now resides in Wenatchee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

Frank ]. Gavin superintendent of
the Spokane division of the Great
Northern has been promoted to Dis
trict Superintendent of he Lake Di-
vision of the G. N. with headquarters
at Superior Wis,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

Butter a dollar a pound and eggs a
dollar a dozen is the prediction now
being made for this winter-and still
they are selling marriage licenses.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

For the lack of quorum the coun-
ell failed to meet on Tuesday evening,
only two members being present.
Three meeting nights have gone by
without a quorum being present.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

A factry will be erected in Van
couver to make tooth powder from
silica found in the hills north of I'm
derwood, Skamania county.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

olympia-Pacific Power & Light
properties in this state are appraised
at s6,207,5 ,5S2.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

A factory to manufacture pump
and irrigating pipe, with a hundred
foot frontage, is going up in Wenat-
chee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-25

Try q Want Ad in The Echo.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-01
Sergeant Weary Injured.

Sergeant James Weary, of Big
Stone Gap. was reported on
Saturday, December 9lst as he.
ing slightly injured i'll action in
France. II is understood that
he was gasSed and is rapidly re-
covering according to a letter
received by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f q. Weary, while he was
in the hospital.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-01-01
Dinner Party.

Miss Bertha Mahaffey was
the hostess of a lovely dinner
party on Christmas day. Gov
ers were laid for the following
guests; Misses Ida and Virgin.
ia Baker; Messrs. j. r. Body,
Frank Baker and Lloyd Mahaf-
fey. After dinner the party
motored to Norton, returning
in the later part of the evening