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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18
THE FRENCH POINT OF VIEW

You cant blame France for demanding drastic treatment of G
RAINY when you look at the situation from a French point of view. 7
Newark Sunday Call puts it this way:
LET us assume for the moment that Canada has a popu-
lation almost double ours, that it has wantonly invaded our
soil, killed two million of our citizens, devastated the State
of Pennsylvania and a large part of New York, burned the
cities and towns, ruined the coal and iron mines, stolen the
machinery from the factories and wrecked the buildings,
turned the agricultural lands into barren wastes, driven the
people into exile or carried them of into slavery. ravihed the
women and murdered or starved the children. Then suppose
that with the aid of France. tardily extended after we had suf-
fered all these ealamities. we had succeeded in defeating the
enemy and compelled him TO sue for peace, is it not likely
that at the peace table we should demand the right to impose
sueh terms upon Canada rs would not only safeguard us
against the fear of future invasions bnt also against the eco
monte superiority that she would enjoy because of her larger
population, her freedom from invasion and her undamaged
mines and faetoriesf How mueh consideration would we be
apt to give to atruistie iaeslS Of world peace until we had
first been assured PREPARATION for the leSSes we had suffered
and safety for the futuref
Let Il not be forgotten that France is still Germanys
nextdoor neiehhor. that Germany is still UNNECESSARILY the
stronger of the two and that as yet there is no assurance that
IN changing her form Of government she has also changed her
spirit France can not be blamed for thinking first of her
own safety; she Is not guarded By 1000 miles of water be-
tween her and her eaemy."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
AUCTION SALES

It Is the time OF auction sales, when farmers sell ner JUNK;
regardless of the rains r gales the auction brings a lot OF maies n : o
blow the hard earned PUNK. 1 never knew a n aucuo ret upon
a sunny day. it's always either cold or wet: when l go home l need
a vet to drive my ills away. I much admire the aucdoneer,
braves the rain and snow; his smile extends from a t ear; \ e
springs the gags I used to hear one forty years ago. we tan
around. a dismal group. upon the frozen lawn and buy in charn and
chicken coop. and hear the long drawn plantivc whoop OF Going!
Going! Comet We buy up loads of moldy hay and scythes and
grinding stones, and whifletrees and whips and whey, and NANCY
hens too old to lay and horses mostly bones We buy old pumps
and rusty plowS, and sick, moth eaten sheep, and slperannuated
eows and bony, prehistoric cows. because We think they're cheap.
To get things cheap, I dare maintain, is nankinds chief desire; and
% W . stand out in the rain, and bid on useless things and vain. bid
like q house afre.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18
err This our-rr Is woI

DON'T MISS THIS cat cut thls slip.
enclose with Sc and mail IL TO Foley
q Co. ASS Sheffield Ave. Chicago. lii
writing your name aad address Clearly.
age containing Foleyes Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs colds and
Group. Foley Kidney Pills for pain In
kidnsy aud bladder ailments: and
Foley cathartie Tablets. a wholesome
and ~thoroaghiy~ cleansing eathaffie. cor
sseeS ecreas ssiS es~~TTsers .n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

Many a man who Is really afraid
tries to make IA that he is merely
discreet.
What has become of the old fash
ioned mother who had to buy a new
hne-booth comb every two pr three
weeks?
A man has TO go to a theatre when
he wants TO see legs In Winter. But IL
Is different in Summer.
We do not understand why a woman
wants Z sit down when she is on "a
street car. In we had 20 wear a corset
We would prefer TO stand up.
There are too many things happen
ing to encourage conversation, and
toe few things happening TO oiscour-
age il.
When you hear n man Dragging
about his children the betting Is hat
his wife doesn't arr a wooliy poodle
in her arms everywhere she goes.
The reason why a youth Is so crazy
Co shave himself Is because he'll be
cussing later on because. he has % do
10 every second day
A woman may not let her husband
know what she thinks OF her friends.
but she never fcrke<s % let thcna
know what she THINKS Of him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18
Bugs

The nerve OF some people." ex-
claimed the superintendent of the
Asylum For Insane.
whats the matter now 2" asked
the Assistant Superintendent.
why. one of the inmates Of this
institution has sent in q complaint that
there are bugs in the place"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

A hog may not have any mind,
He may be SHY OF sense:
But you a bet your socks he'll find
The weak place in the fence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

Cheer up. my son." says Uncle Fess,
He is an optimistic cuss;
Flor. if we can't buy happiness,
We sho uldn't let it go by us"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

The American Red Cross Is aiding
the government in handling the dis
tribution OF pay assigned BY soldiers
and sailors to relatives and dependents
Here are a few Of the queries and re-
plies received IN the Boston once o.
the American Red Cross relative to
his department:
II am his grandfather an his grand
mother. He was born in thls house in
answer 10 yours truly"
Yea have changed my 1.-THE girl
into q little Dor. VIII II make .
d~inferenceY"
sMy son has been placed IN charge
Of . spittoon- VIII I get more pay?"
II am glad 10 tell You that my hus-
'band has NOW been reported dead"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18
Eo0eyii

A waii-eyed liar is Bill Booth.
He often makes me hot:
He says he aims to tell the truth.
But he's a blame poor shot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

"Tt says here that tomb Of the first
Paraoh Was found inside the Sphinx"
said Mrs Gabb. as she looked w from
the magazine she was reading.
'THnh." grunted Mx. Gabb. That
wasn't the first time q man has beea
taken in by n woman"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

Experience Is the best teacher"
observed the sage.
Maybe" commenteF the Fool. But
there are better looking ones"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

some Men Have More Enthusiasm
Than Sense.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

Patterson and Brothers have a bar
Der shop In Nashville. but they are no
kin. one mans name Is Pattersor
and the other mans name Is Brothers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18

II am paying attention to a nice
young How do I go on about
getting more money!"
III I don't get my husbands money
soon / will be obliged to go on the
streets and lead an immortal life
81 should be glad il you would find
IL my husband - lead as the man I
am living with does not know IL his
wife Is dead and It is awkward"
II am going to have that woman
taken up for definition of character"
Mercyl
These women folks car manage men,
Though they've been wed for years;
For men are in q pickle when
Their wives shed briny tears.
luke McLuke.
. yes. a oma knows Just how
To keep a man IN clover;
Until she gets into a stew
Then see how she boils over.
Hastings (Neb.) Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-18


Smith had been reading some me-
mory tests. One of hem claimed that
no man could tell o the number OF
his watch without looking at the fg-
ures on the movement. A few hours
later Smith ran into Jones.
Say" said Smith. "rll bet you n
dollar you can't tell me the number of
your watch without looking al the
movement"
That's a bet." said Jones as he
pulled out his pocketbook. He hunted
in the pocketbook until he found a
pawn ticket. He glanced at the pawn
ticket and said:
The number of my watch is
7%s5s7e2."
Tossing Up.
Are you old enough 70 remember
when 4 Want To Be An Angel was a
| popular Sunday School Song?" asks
the Lawrenceburg (Ind.y Press. You
bet. We sang IL many a Sunday. but
we lever meant IL.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
BIG BUSINESS
DEAL CONSUMMATED
IN LEAVENWORTH
H. G.. BOHLKE AND +. c. 0LBERG
PURCHASE THE BUSINESS
AND STOCK OF THE KOERNER
DRUG STORE.

H. G. Bohlke, the well known Dry
den apple man, and F. c. Olberg, of
Seattle, last Saturday purchased the
business and stock of the Keoner
drug store from P. w. Allen, who had
been in charge for a few months.
Mr.. Bohlke has been resident of
this section for some nine or ten years
and has been one of the valleys fruit
growers, and needs no introduction to
older residents. His connection with
the drug store insures that the man
agement will not overlook any oppor-
tunity to properly serve the public.
Mr.. Olberg has been in the drug
business at Seattle for twelve years
and has made a marked success of the
business, which he knows from A to ..
He comes here to make this his per-
manent home and to "grow up with
the country"
The attention of the public is called
to their announcement which appears
elsewhere in this paper.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
FRANKLIN LUMBER
COMPANY MAY BUILD
BIG WAREHOUSE
NEED OF MORE STORAGE ROOM
ATTRACTING ATTENTION OF
PEOPLE OF LEAVENWORTH
AND VICINITY.

The Echo is informed that the mat
ter of providing Leavenworth with
more storage room for fruit is under
the consideration of the Franklin Lum-
ber Co., and that it is more than like
ly that they will erect a modern plant
in time to be in readiness for the
1920 crop.
While the new management of the
Echo knows but little of the fruit
growing and selling business it must
be apparent to all that the facilities
for storing, packing and shipping the
apple crop from the Leavenworth dis
trict are very inadequate, and we
Judge that ranchers will learn with
much interest of the contemplated
move by the Franklin Lumber Co. as
all available storage room in this vi
cinity seems to have been taken and
much more needed in order to relieve
the anxiety over the possibility of a
great loss.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
CAMP FIRE NOTES.

The Camp Fire Girls met on We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings with
Miss Stone at the Hospital, for the
first of the series of first aid lessons
that she has planned for them. The
girls learned the use of the tourniquet
and how to bandage hurt finger. A
number of the girls went home with
very neat bandages on their fingers,
placed there by other members of the
camp.
Probably no work that the girls will
do will be more practical than their
work in first aid. If possible all men,
bers Of the Keeoseet should be pres
ent this week on Wednesday evening
and the Soangetaha girls on Thurs
day. The time is 7:30 and the place
Miss Stones apartment at the hospi-
tal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Lafayette Lamb Co. to John C
Biles, Lots 14-15, Blk. 2, Third Add
Leavenworth, $4,000.
Frank A. Shell to o. P. Anderson
Lot Blk. 2, Peshastin.
Lucinda A. Mccormick to John Be
lima, Lot 10-11, Blk. 9, Ralston Add
George E. Kugelman to J. F. Pratt
Lot 9-10, Blk. 1, Leavenworth Gar
dens; $2500.
Annie Thomas to William A. Smith
Lot 1924, Blk. 2, Town of Leaven
worth; 81.
John Castleberry to Harry Wall
Sc Ia, SW IA, NE IA Sc IA, SN
Ia Sc IA Sec. 18-25-18; 81,
Herman Franklin to Arthur \
Franklin, Lot 1-2 Replat Lots A & I
Merrian's Add. to Leavenworth; 81,
Art Pinch to H. S. Rearick, Lot
Blk. IL, Ralston's Add. to Leaven
worth; $2500.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
KEEPING CIDER SWEET.

The Bureau of Chemistry at Wash
ington claims to have developed
system by which cider can be kept
sweet indefinitely. If the method
proves commercially feasible, cider
may take rank with grape juice as
drink.
The plan consists of freezing the
fresh apple juice, grinding the frozen
product, and then by means of cen
trifugal process, separating the es-
sential cider solids from the frozen
water, in much the same way that
cream is separated from milk. Five
gallons Of cider can be reduced by
this process to one gallon of sirupy ci-
der concentrate. This cider concen-
trate, being so much less in bulk, can
be shipped and stored much more ec-
onomically than the bulky fresh cider.
It is also easier TO keep sweet when
concentrated. When it is desired to
use the cider concentrate IL can be re-
stored TO its original bulk condition
and flavor simply by the addition of
ordinary drinking water"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
WHAT'S THE USE?

| used to be nuts on the uniform,
l knew every badge and bar,
The stripe or the chevron cuneiform
The leaf and the shoulder star;
/ could tell the suit of a Belgian lieut.
From the garb of French hussar
And the Czeko's breeks from the
Serbs and Greeks
But now-they have gone too fari
For though I keep up with the various
Diversified garb and hue
Of soldierly multifarious
In khaki and green and blue
Though I know each rank of the
French and Yank,
Of English-Italian, too;
l give up hope, for can not cope
With the prospect that looms in
view.
The labor is too terrificial
OF knowing just what may be
Insignia hierglyphical
On the fellows from oversee,
The ribbons queer and the shoulder
gear
In mystic variety;
I'd like to know what they mean
but oh,
The job is too much for mel
-Berton Braley.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
SATURDAY NIGHTS MASQUE
BALL A BIG SUCCESS

The Masquerade ball given at Fire
mems Hall last Saturday night by the
G. I. A. to the B. L. of E., was one OF
the most highly successful social af.
fairs held in Leavenworth for many
day. Fully one hundred and fifty
couples wtre in attendance and to the
music of Hegler's orchestra all
devotees of Terpsichore "shook a
laig," while dull care languished in
the corner unmourned and unsung.
The variety of costumes was most
pleasing to the eye and all manner OF
historic and comic characters were
represented. There were gay Pierrots
and sprightly Columbines, there were
knights of old, with kings, princes
princesses and potentates of every age
and cline. Old Black Joe was there
as were Uncle Sam and Miss Colum-
bia, and even Old Nick himself, with
forked tail, cloven hoofs and smelling
of fire and birthstone, threw off his
customary crouch and helped add
gayety to the scene.
The clowns and clownesses were
strictly in their element and their
funny antics evoked much merriment
and kept the onlookers constantly in
good humor.
Many of the costumes, particularly
those of the ladies, were beautiful in
the extreme and represented much Ia
Dor in the preparation.
Prizes were given the best dressed
lady and the best dressed gent. Mrs
]. B. Huff, of the Rainier Cafe, repre-
senting Liberty, was awarded the la
dies prize, consisting of a beautiful
cut glass dish. Mr.. Ernest Ahlin, in
the costume of White Hussar, won
the gents prize and was presented
with gold pencil.
OF course the comic artists could
not go unrewarded, and Mrs. Frank
Cassidy, in a Characterization of "the
Irish woman" won the ladies prize
while Art Franklin was adjudged the
funniest fellow among the men folks
Each of them received one whole dol.
lar of untainted money and in unwind
ing it from its voluminous wrappings
it is conceded by everyone that they
earned it.
The ladies who were responsible fol
the masquerade of last Saturday night
are to be congratulated upon the
splendid success which attended theil
efforts, financial as well as social
They sure gave everybody good
time and we've got a notion that
henceforward the "boys" of the B. Of
L. E. will think a mighty sight more
of their "girls" of the G. I. A.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
THE PRESIDENTS
PROCLAMATION OF
RED CROSS DRIVE
NOVEMBER SECOND TO THE
ELEVENTH ARE DATES. Ma
NATION WIDE DRIVE is NOW
ON. ARE YOU A MEMBER?

As President of the United States
and President of the American Red
Cross, I recommend and urge a gener-
GUS response to the Third Red Cross
Roll Call which opens on November
the second with the observance of Red
Cross Sunday and appropriately closes
on November the eleventh, the first
anniversary Of the signing of the Ar
mistice.
Twenty million adults joined the
Red Cross during the war, prompted
by patriotic desire to render service
to their country and to the cause for
which the United States was engaged
in war. Our patriotism should stand
the test of peace as well as the test
of war, and it is an intelligently pa
triotic program which the Red Cross
proposes, continuance of service to
our soldiers and sailors who look to it
for many things, and transference
to the problems of peace at home of
the experience and methods which it
acquired during the war.
1t is on membership more than
money contributions that the stress of
the present campaign is laid, for the
ed Cross seeks to associate the peo-
pie in the welfare work throughout
the land, especially in those communi-
ties where neither official nor unoffic-
ial provisions has been made for ade-
quate public health and social service.
1t is in the spirit of democracy that
the people should undertake their own
welfare activities, and the National
Red Cross wisely intends to exert upon
community action stimulating and
coordinating influence and to place
the energies of the organization be-
hind all sound public health and well
fare agencies.
The American Red Cross does not
purpose indefinite prolongation of its
relief work abroad, policy which
would lay an unjust burden upon our
own people and tend to undermine the
self-reliance of the people relieved;
but there is necessary work of COM
pletion to be performed before the
American Red Cross can honorably
withdraw from Europe. The Congress
of the United States has imposed upon
the Red Cross continuing response
bility by authorizing the Secretary of
War to transfer to the American Red
Cross such surplus army medical sup
plies and supplementary and dietary
food stuffs now in Europe as shall not
be required by the Army, to be used
by the Red Cross to relieve the dis
tress which continues in certain coun-
tries of Europe as result of the war
To finance these operations, to con-
clude work which was begun during
the war, and to carry out some COM
paratively inexpensive construction
plans for assisting peoples in eastern
Europe to develop their own welfare
organizations, The American Red
Cross requires, in addition to member
ship fees, sum of money, small in
comparison with the gifts pouring in
to its treasury by our own generous
people during the war.
Both the greater enduring domestic
program and the lesser temporary
foreign program of the Red Cross de-
serve enthusiastic support, and I ven
ture to hope that its peace-time men,
bership will exceed rather than fall be-
low its impressive war-membership.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
; FIRE DEPARTMENT
CALLED OUT EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

; An alarm of fire called the de-
partment to the home of L; r.
Hewerton, in the west end of
town, sometime between IL and
one o'clock Monday morning. They
found quite a blaze, which they
soon had under control and ex-
tinquished, not, however, before
! considerable damage had been
) done. An overheated and defec-
; tive stove is said to have been the
; cause of the fire. Mr.. Hewerton
= and son Dick were sleeping up
> stairs and were forced to make
; their escape through the window.
; A family who had been living on
> a ranch had rented the house and
; expected TO move in Monday.
: Their winter supply of spuds, cab
: bage and other vegetables, which
: they had stored in the house, were
3 consumed by the flames.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
G. n. LUMBER
COMPANY TO MAKE
BIG IMPROVEMENT
LOADING WORKS AT MOUTH OF
CHIWAUKUM CREEK OR LOG
FLUME TO MILL; ARTIFICIAL
POND TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

The Great Northern Lumber Co.,
owners of some $4,000 acres of timber
land in the Leavenworth district, is
contemplating some extensive I'M
provements within the next few
months. These improvements include
loading works at the mouth of the
Chiwaukum creek (some miles up the
Wenatchee river from town. about
one mile from Chiwaukum station, or
log fume from the canyon to the
mill, and also an artificial pond at
the mill. These improvements will
cost, either way, two or three hun
dred thousand dollars, and the i'm
portance of this should be kept ever in
mind by all the people of the city.
The surveys for all these plans have
been completed and it is expected that
the work of construction of the load
ing works, if determined upon, will
begin within three weeks. If the
fume should be found more feasible,
work would then begin on it at once.
The time for beginning the construc
ton of the artificial pond will also be
the near future.
The loading works, if constructed,
will include a spur from the Great
Northern Railroad on the Chiwaukum
creek, a dam and booms, etc, at the
head of the canyon.
If the flume is decided upon it will
doubtless follow the river from the
canyon to the mill, excepting for
slight deviations.
The company, we are informed,
finds these improvements necessary
in order to handle the millions of feet
of logs which must be brought out
from the Lake Wenatchee region by
way of the river. Without either the
loading works or the fume, the logs
would have to be driven down the
river and it is only at the highest
stages of water that logs can be
foated through the canyon, and then
they would have to come down in such
a bunch that it is doubtful that they
could be handled in the present pond,
as the dam would probably go out and
the logs would continue their way on
down stream.
Then there is another reason for
constructing the artificial pond, which
is of two fold: The present dam, it
is feared, may go out at any time, and
if it does not the company probably
expects that it will be subject to dam
ages to farm lands which in the past
have been flooded and for which much
damages have been assessed in past
years.
The artificial pond will follow close
to the old trestle, excepting that more
room will be provided near the mill.
The river will be allowed to meander
along at will when the new pond is
finished. Room for ten or twelve mil
lion feet of logs will be provided.
Leavenworth's numbering industries
have been worth much to the city and
community and they, as we'll as all
other ventures, should have the good
will and hearty support in all their
undertakings. The Echo urges that
all our people boost for our milling
industries so that they may develop
to the fullest capacity that the city
may receive the full measure of bene-
fit which is sure to follow big under
takings.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07
FREE FARM ACCOUNT BOOKS.

The Leavenworth State Bank will
again distribute Free Farm Account
Books to all ranchers in this vicinity
who will notify the bank either orally
or by letter of their desire to have
one. The bank would like to be ad-
vised Immediately. (45-2t)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-07

The discovery was made last Sat-
ulday morning that robbers had en-
tered The Toggery, Leavenworth's
clothing emporium, sometime during
the night and looted the safe and car
ried away a large amount of merchan-
disc. A careful survey of the stock in
dicates that some two hundred dollars
worth of stock was taken, and the