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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
TWO BLOCKS DESTROYED
IN WHOLESALE DISTRICT
tIin<- Ia rnmun Causes Loss EStlmn Ell
Mt approximately
SSuu,UDD.

TAMPA. FLA. Dee. 30.-Two blocks
in the Wholesale district were de
Stroycd by fire on the water front
this AFTERNOON cntailjng Il loss which
estimated placed at between $3.50. 600
and 100000 and plunginG the business,
section of the city into darkness by
cutting on the electric light and power
before the flames were checked
Famed by a stiT breeze the fire
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
PRESBYTERlANS PLAN DRIVE
Managers Uf Southern Campaign 10
Raise SI".00O.oUu Hold Meet
IN. in Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA TENN. Dec 90
Managers OF the southern Presbyterian
campaign 10 raise Slo.oo0oo0 TO be
used IN church activities within tho
next three years me, here today TO
perfect final plans for the drive
y proposal that the date for the be-
ginning Of the drive DC charged 10
coincide with that OF tho intcrchurcn
'ampaiGn opening in Apri! was among
questions considered.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-Onc man is
in the hospital. shot in the back. and
four more are held in Jail after an
auiomohilc chase and pistol battle early
today. which began when those ar
rested were found with a truck load OF
liquor. and were chased through The
principal downtown streets for half an
hour before being captured.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
Work One Day. Then STRIKE

RALEIGII, =. G. Dec. 3V.--Thc opera
YES OF the Pilot Cottan Mills here
being on strike TOR two months. fol-
lowing an agreement reached saturday
night, walked out again this morning
Ncithcr the mill management nor the
strike leaders would make n state
incnt as to the reason for today'S strike
but II is believed The trouble is due
10 misunderstanding OF the terms OF
settlement reached Saturday About
700 operatives arc affected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
open wood ucu,oun,,.r.

tIlCN'iD Dec. llcld0un-ters 70 :
me "rStnization promoting tho candS =
Republican prosid"r, ial noriinatiot,
today MAJ established AZ the Congress
lfot"i. William G. Proctor. Of Cincir
h;ltl. head OF the organization. took
chArGr OF the CAntnaigM.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
SLAY CAROLINA MERCHANT
ASsaskins Call William Erwin i'r",,
His Home Hr Etowuh and
shoot Him Down.

HENDERSONVlLl.E. \ C. u

HENDERSONNlLl.E. y. C.. Dec. ~.
.William Erwin. merchant OF
EtoWah, y. g.. was called from his
homo by unidentified persons last
night and killed, his body being con
cealed under :: pile nf brush near his
nome Robbery ~ believed 10 have
hcen the motive for the crime.
ERWIN recently sold a valuable farm
aad was said TO have had Il larg. sum
OF money IN his possession, hut il mas
not yet been determined whether the
ISSallants secured the monnN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
podc- Seek sheriff. A..ni,an,.

NORFOLK. Dec. 30.--Polic" in many
Virginia towns and cities today sought
tive negroes who escaped from the
county Jail ~ Courland yesterday az
ter beating Sheriff G. J.. Grizzard into
insensibility and robbinG him. They
we're under charges. ranging from
shooting to burglary. After disarn-
ing the sheriff the negroes locked him
in coll
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

Druggists refund money If PAXO
OINTMENT fails To cure Itching, Blind,
Needing ProtrudinE Piles. Stops
Irritation: SoothcS ana Heals. You
can get rcstful sleep after the first
Application. Price 60c.--Ady.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

HEEN. Doc. S0.-Fourteen thousand
persons were shot by tho Bolshcvists
u Russia during tho first three months
Of 1919, by order OF the extraordinary
committee At Moscow, according to nm
official note published in the Bolshcvist
organ JSvcStia, OF Moscow. says n dis
patch received here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

PLANT JUICE DID THE WORK
Claims Since Taking Plant
Juice lie Can DO His Work
and Is Feeling Like New

Interest III the introduction in Rich
moud OF the celebrated herbal system
tonic, Plant Juice. i now intense.
News Of the wonders il has worked in
the West has come TO iocai ears, and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
Clcnr Trnck FOR CIenncnc.nu

i. PARIS Dec. 30.--Political circles be
-lievc that the name OF Premier Glenn
enccau will he the only one submitted
TO Parliament when the election Cor
President takes place, according 10 the
Echo de Paris
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
The Weather
Furnished by U. s. Weather bureau,
Forecast: Virginia

Forecast: Virginia
Fair Wednesday. Thurs
day ciondy; probably
rain or snow.
North Carolina. south
CurOlinn-Fnir WetIncs-
day. Thursday cloudy:
probably rain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

NAL which il was said. is believed to
be the largest soecimen ever found was
disclosed by Dr.. William J. Holian nd
director Of the Carnegie Institute"
Pittsburgh.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
Destroyer to Visit CannI.

the destroyer sUunIrOn also VIII
visit the canal leaving there just be-
fore the ba;tieshipS arrive. and in 3d-
ditiou, numerous West Indian ports.
between February and March :.
II then will go 20 Guantanamo for
gunnnry aud engineering exercises
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
Local Temperature Ycst~rdav

. i. VI temperature. -
Maximum tcinr"ratur" to IS l.. M...... IS
Minimum t"mp"ihturc to T.. VI ...... -
Mean i"mr"rHt urc y.Si"rIay. 40
Normal iCinprrnturc Tor this date. -
Excess Y,At.r',.
Jui.ci1ncY since March l........... IL
Excess sine" January i,........., -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
SHIPS ON PRACTICE CRUISE
ATLANTIC FLEET WILL TRAIN
CREWS AT GUANTANAMO BAY
ADMIRAL Wilson's Ships VIII Visit
COLON bcf0rc Return to
nitcd States.
iity A:xociated prcxs.l

WASHINGTON. u. c.. Dec. 3O.-Four
months Of vancouver and drill in South
ern waters. TO keep the ships at fight
ing pitch and train the great number
OF recruits. constitutes the program
Tor the drcadnoughts. destroycrs and
submarines OF the Atlantic Fleet. which
VIII sail for Guantanamo BAY .anu-
AIRY s.
Final arrangements for departure OF
IN" SHIPS and the complete program OF
niancuNerS were announced today by
secretary Daniels. following. "A confer
ence with Admiral iicnry T. Wilson.
com mandcr-i n-chicf of the Atlantic
D.. lnf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

-Htrc untlI thcir departure With The
rest OF the fleet.
Particular attention will be given.
" was said. to experimental aviation
work and developing the tactics o; CO.
operation between naval air forces ana
the ncc,. The air lCtaChIntnt will he
composed Of unit. based at Pensacola
and other Gulf ports. and will make
extensive trips to West Indian waters
Tho entire detachment is scheduled to
Visit Colon While the battirships arc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31
NcmdcHvou. in tic Chcsaneakc

Making their rendezvous in Chesa-
pcnkc lay. seven OF the eight dread
thoughts % the fleet including the
PENNSYLVANIA. Admiral Wilson's flag
ship. ACCOMPANIED by "a number nf de.
Stroycrs. Will depart tho same day for
Guantanamo. to be joined there by
the North DAKOTA. now returning, from
tn. Mediterranean. Approximately.
,hiSty-tve dcstroy"rs and nitccn sub
marines nave been ordered 20 Cuban
waters 10 take part in the mancuvcrs.
After Il month OF drill and small!
arms practice at Guantanamo. the sew
"nth hItti"Ship division. including the
PcnnSElvania. Oklahoma. nevada; and
Arizona, viii Sa.! for BarbI does and
the tiitn division. comprising the Utah.
North Dakota. Florida and Delaware.
will go 20 Trinidad. performing tacti-
cal mancuvrrs On route
Later. the two divisions Will pass
through the Panama Cana to vis!:
Color. where they will remain from
February - 10 March 4. The dread =
thoughts then VIII return 10 Cuban wa
ters Cor target practice and further
mancuVcrs. which viii continue from
early March, until the Meet sails for
home waters OH April %.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

Local Observations at I. NJ. Yesterday.
w ma direction. southeast. wind 50 lpyltY
u Nnnthnr ~ ) /. NJ. cleHr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-31

and hce; maneurers. after the battle
ships return from the canal. remaining
there until their departure with the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
NEW TBoT In GOVERNMENT

Taxes are levied for purposes Of
government When Washington be
came state government was not
very complicated We mad wicked old
political parties then, new thut had
not yet arrived. We needed reform
nut the reformers were still in the
sophisticated east and middle west.
They were there manufacturing and
tlevising new wrinkles. They begun
tt descend Oh us early in 1896 and
came with a rush along about 19D8
in 1891 the people Of TINS state
paid 3 little more than SS.600,00 in
taxes Of all classes. Last wear II to-
tailed S37 100000 and this yeai ii mas
jumped to Approximately S4B,O00000.
The question is, are we getting b
1900 per cent better government than
we had in the early nineties? Are we
getting 12O0 per cent greater bene-
fits?
One simple illustration may tell
why we are increasing the cost Of
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

government SO rapidly. Take the
counties Of Spokane and Whatc0m on
which some prairie state pniitlclnn
fastened the milestone Of township
organization. Those counties eNpend
road money like other counties, but
instead Of spending II direct they
have to let II trickle thru mere mat
ter Of 279 political organizations ne
fore II reaches the place where II does
tine road OF bridge any direct benefit.
Multiplicity uf organization, boards
supervisors, commissioners and agents
of one kind and another have To he
fed from the funds. Letting taE
money triclle makes graft easy by
making it hard to detect That Is
why the taxeater lives easy. lie
lives by the sweat Of the taxppyer'E
brow.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
IN OPPOSING GRAVEL ROADS
ARE THE COMMISSIONERS
SINCERE ?

il is generally understood that The
County Commissioners set their oppo-
sition TO the road improvement plans
submitted by the tax payers on The
ground that gravele roads We're unsat-
isfactory, short lived and expensive TO
keep up for which reason they fav-
ored only concrete roads. Now comes
the state highway commission and
adopts and lets The contract for gray
eled roads on the Sunset highway and
the Chelan-Okanogan state highway.
Now is it not strange remarkably
strange, that what is considered
good enough for great state highway
Is wholly unfit for county roads 2
Last Tuesday the State Highway
Commissioner let number Of road
contracts, most Of them milage, 70 be
built of gravel
Again we venture the opinion that
there is q Senegaubian in the road
building wood pile.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
TWO CENT LETTER POSTAGE
AFTER JUNE 80

For restoring two cent postage on
letters and one cent on drop letters
and post cards, together with the re-
mission of some other onerous and
annoying taxes imposed by the war
congress and repealed by the present
congress, may the Good Lord help to
put us in thankful mood. The
Kitchen tax on the children's ice
cream cones and soft drinks may not
have been burdensome on as older
ones bat on the kiddies it worked q
positive outrage Sumptuary laws
have ever been unpopular with the
masses, and ought never have been
imposed, and never would have been
had not the fixing Of the revenue laws
been in the hands Of q small minded
man. The American people are will
ing to pay but utterly hate penny
pinehing taxes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
WHO ARE TEE COMMON PEG
PIE2

If having to work thut ne may i've,
having suiled hands and uumanicured
finger nails, wearing clothes That
show the signs of wear, and some
times patched, stamps one Us being
"commun people" then the WRITER Of
these lines pleads guilty to tine soft
impeachment Only the snubbish and
shallow minded measure the moral
and sucial worth Of men and women
by the clothes they wear Quite Of
ten fine raiment veneers Il scoundrel
or fool, and pair of greasy overalls
Il man of real sense and worth. In
this land Of tine free, class distinction
has mo place The real worth NJ men
should be measured by the lives they
lead. by the stand they take fol right,
Justice. morality and law enforce
ment We would call him "commun
ueople." very common, who, knowing
what is right, is deferred from doing
ms duty by fear that il will impure
MS business, and that other spineteas
individual vino, knowing MS plain
acknowledgements duty, yet fears to DO
ii and face adverse comment.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

The following letter was received
by William Payne in answer TO q
query as to how TO save his onions
from attack by root maggots. AS
many gardeners in this vicinity are
being trouble in the same way we
are printing the letter:
Mr. VIM. Payne, Leavenworth, Wash
Dear Sir:-There is no known spray
that viii accomplish the purpose you
have il mind in protecting your
onions from the attacks Of root mag
gots Or other root eating bugs. The
best that can be done is TO plant
your onions on new land Or Land that
has not been planted to root crops Or
onions the previous year. Thorough
tillage Of the ground helps 70 some
extent; but there il no other known
method Of controlling the situation.
Very truly your,
D. NJ. MORRIS,
Head, Department Of Horticulture
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
AN OPEN LETTER

To the Stockholders Of the Culross
Island Mining and Milling Go.
We herewith submit to you our OBJ
servations after inspection Of the
company's property On Culross Is
land, Alaska.
| We arrived on Culross Island May
80, and found On landing seven foot Of
SNOW which is exceptional this time Of
year. The mill buildings, assay office
and superintendent office were com
/ pletely covered with snow, making it
utterly impossible to take IN inventory
at this time Of year. The mouth of
the tunnel hes about twelve hundred
feet from Underwater at an elevation u
two hundred feet. We managed by
divers routes TO reach the mouth and
examined the tunnel from the mouth
to the face of the tunnel, q distance
Of APO feet
On page 3, clause B. Of the engi-
eer's report you viii notice ne makes
the statement that il is mere where we
have fifty Thousand dollars Of pre- in
sight In walking thru the tunnel we
picked up samples Of ore which we
4 brought to the states with us. Also
on page 3, clause 2 Of the engineers
report il is here where the ore aver
aged $3.50 per ton, taken on tins par
4 ticular part of the property in Nos. !
and two shoots. No. 3 shoot wherein
2S-foot shaft is sunk on rich ore,
which on page B, clause 3, of the en-
gineer's report states averages $42.-20
to the ton This shaft on account of
/ the snow was impossible TO reach al
this time of the year
Now il is the aim of the company
to drive this tunnel under this SHIFT
! to tap this rich ore. In other words,
from the face Of the tunnel to this
rich ore shoot is approximately 245
feet. On page 5, clause z, the engi-
neers report makes the statement
/ that under efficient management the
mining and milling Of q ton of ore
will not exceed four dollars, leaving
fairly good margin on seven-doIlaf
ore, but our aim is TO get under the
shaft where the ore averages S42.20.
IT is also the aim of the company To
move the mill, assay office and MN
ers' quarters TO the mouth Of the tun-
mel as soon as money is available.
The portion Of Alaska wherein our
property is located can operate all the
year around when properly equipped.
Our haf.bor is one of the finest in
Alaska; ocean going ships can anchor
within one hundred feet of our prop
erty.
The main object of our "trip north
was to inspect our titles and bring
them down to date. The company
low owns nine claims, making in the
aggregate l84 acres Now that the
war is over, mining that has MADE
Alaska famous once more is under
full Roadway, the boats bound north
ward are crowded to capacity and II
is the intention of Culross Island
Mining and Milling company to drive
this tunnel under this rich ore shoot
and commence shipping as rapidly as
possible.
L. L. BASSFTT,
President
z. A. DINSMORE,
i,p27 Vice President.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
Stop FAST DRIVING ON STREETS

.EIfjF y lAod I'M I'M " VIZ 81 NIL J. .
We have frequently called arten-
tiun to fast driving on the streets OF
Iseavenworth and in the belief that
unless il is abated some one is sure
10 get killed or crippled, we mere
again urge the city authorities to fix
q limit at which autos may be driven
inside the corporate limits. Not only
pass an ordinance against last dr1v-
ing. but what is Of most Importance
see that il is obeyed. ii is quite
common TO see drivers going at ~
and even rs miles per hour on tie
main streets of the town. On From!
street men, women and children are
constantly passing from the street 10
the park benches and from me
benches back To the pavemC nj, ana on
several occasions have narrowly
missed being struck. III viii not help
the injured to pass the law and en-
force ii after Injury That, tho. Is
often the way We permit thru neg
ligenee the Killing of people and then
immediately pass q law that they
ought not To have been killed
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

Blank had had day off and when
he returned to the office the following
noring his pals wanted TO know why
he looked so disgruutled
@FNefytding wen; wro &! grum-
Dled BlaNu
Glow was tina Cne as%ed.
Ever &c fishirr with girl"
Once"
'Did fho pnote / agairs- hurting
In, fish,"
"Ao he said she was sure they
were fc'fectly happy because they
were all wagging u cir tall
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

Mr.. Karp, an employe Of the Great
Northern Lumber Co, was operated on
for ar abeessed appendix al the
Leavenworth Hospital last Friday.
While in a weakened condition he is
slowly recovering.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
M u. CHTRCH NOTICES

The Sunday School will meet in the
morning at 10 sharp.
Morning service at il.
In the evening at 7:30 the Song
Service.
There will he no Epwurth League
service in the evening.
The prayer and teachers meeting
on Wednesday, evening at 7:3O.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

We have eight or Ten pieces Of
choice residence property in different
parts Of the city that we are DESTROYS
Of selling. This property can be
bought for cash or on terms. IF you
are Interested cali at our office or
phone 81. Great Northern Lumber
Co. 25
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

Ii Was the Other Way About


'fYes, sir an the las time WAS
wounded, they was in such q Jury
to sew me mp they went and left a
sponge inside ne-and it's there now.
'Good gracious Doesn't ii hurt
you? ?"
"No, sir, thank You. But il do make
me most uncommon thirsty"
Getting TO the Bottom Of Things
The Dentist-"Thot YOU said tins
tooth hadn't been filled before"
The Patient (feeblyl--'No, il
hasn't"
The Dentist-''N' there arr traces
of gold on my instrument
The Patient more foebly)-Per-
haps you've struck my back collar
button"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

and bottles with caps for preserving
your own fruit juices and drinks, at
Yoener's Drug Store. jun27"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

Remington, Underwood and l. c.
Smith typewriter ribbons for sale al
The Echo Office. July 2etf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

FOR sALE-Half Il. P Gen. Electric
motor; in perfect condition. Also
Six II. P. water motor. Can be
seen al Echo office. jun6tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

FOR SALF-7-roDm house In Everett
on Riverside, or will trade Off res
idence Or acreage III or near We
natchee Address D 623 King ST.,
Wenatchee. jun20jul4
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
Classified Ads.

LOST-Saturday, june p, between
Beaver creek hill and Leavenworth,
SUIT case. Leave at Echo office.
jun27
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

FOR SA1E-3-quart ice cream freez-
er. Cost S.. Goes for So. Good
as new. juno
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

IOgT-W Wednesday,, between Laundry
and Bowers boarding house on
Mill street, package containing
wards black silk, yards long cloth,
silk thread and fashion plate. Fin
der please leave at Echo Office.
jun27pd
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27

For Sale, q tent, some pufleYs and
hangers, two 8 inch emery wheels
and an arber TO hang them, and lot
of other tools and things at the sec
ond hand store, opposite the Echo Of
fire rna3Otf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
a BUNCH OF SMILES
ciett ny Even With tae Judge

OieGi M Even WIN Int Juage
a discouraged counselor remarked
to the court, ''My poor client is little
likely TO get justice done her until
the Judgment day
'Wel, counselor" said the Judge
"H have an opportunity I'LL plead
for the poor woman myself on that
day"
"8our honor" replied the other,
'wil nave troubles Of yom own upon
that day.
Fools and Children Tell the Truth
The teacher WAS giving the class q
natural history lecture on Australia.
"There is one animal" she said
none Of you have mentioned Ut does
not stand upon its legs all the time.
Ii does not walk like other animals,
but takes funny little siips. What is
it2"
And the class yelled with one voice:
"Charlie Chaplin"
Had Kittens in Mind
Little Edwards Twin sisters were
being ohristened All went well until
Edward saw the water in the font
Then he anxipusly turned To ms
mother and exclaimed, ma, which
one are you going to keep"
Past VS.. Present
Strange Edith should invite that
horrid grass widow to her wedding;
she has such a disagreeable past"
eyes, my dear, but she's rich
enough to furnish very agreeable
present.
Ii Was the Other Way About
edo you think Miss Oldgiil wit
ever change her mind and marry"
"No. If she mara'ies II viii be be
cause some man of her acquaintance
changes his mind"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-06-27
EMPTY BARRELS, KEGS

Head, Department Of Horticulture