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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
FRUIT GROWER BASKING IN THE
SUNSHINE OF CALIFORNIA

Mr.. S. p. Beecher, one of Peshas-
tins prominent fruit growers, who is
spending the winter in Sunny Califor-
MIA, writes: "The flowers are in full
bloom and blowing and seeding is go
ing on. It's great down here. Send
me back numbers of the Echo. Wish
you was here with me-" The last four
Echos wer mailed. To his expressed
wish we can only add, if the publisher
was the owner of an orchard instead
of a newspaper, it might be possible.
Who ever heard of the publisher of
a country paper taking a pleasure
trip, owning an automobile or taking
a rest? He usually finds it necessary
to work day and night seven days in
the week to keep out of the bank
ruptcy court and the poor house. Bar
mum, the great Snowman of thirty
years ago, had a standing offer of
ten thousand dollars, with no taker,
for a country editor that had as much
as ten thousand dollars. He wanted
to exhibit him as a great curiosity
along with the dinotherium, ichthyo-
saurus and other such rare and ante
diluvian specimens. No. Rest and di-
version is not for the country news
paper man. They have their reward
right here on earth by having a
hellofatime, for being damphools.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS TOLD
TO KEEP UP THEIR INSURANCE

Approximately four million officers
and men of the Army and Navy are
now insured with the United States
government for a grand total of al
most thirty-seven billion dollars.
You owe it to yourself and to your
family to hold on to Uncle Sans in
surance. 1t is the strongest, safest,
and cheapest life insurance ever writ
ten.
For your protection Uncle Sam has
established the greatest life insurance
company in the world-a company as
mighty, as generous, and as demo-
cratic as the United States Govern
ment itself. Just as Uncle Sam pro-
tected you and your loved ones during
the war, so he stands ready to continue
this protection thru the days of read
justment and peace.
The privilege of continuing your
Government insurance is a valuable
right given to you as part of the COM
pensation for your heroic and trium-
plant services. If you permit the in
surance to lapse, you lose that right,
and you will never be able to regain it..
But if you keep up your present in
surance-by the regular payment of
premiums-you will be able to change
it into a standard Government policy
without medical examination. Mean
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
THE MOVEMENT FOR MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP

Without at this time discussing on
its merits the movement toward mu-
nicipal ownership of lighting system
for Leavenworth it is not out of place
at this time to say that the movement
is due to inconvenience suffered by the
public in the past two weeks when the
town was in darkness about ninety
six hours last week, and thirty-siX
hours the week previous. The public
has come to depend on electricity for
light and power so confidently that no
provision was made against possible
interruption in the service of the Tum
water Light & Water Co. Kerosinc
lamps and candles were resorted to
and took the place of electricity for
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
general strike.

general strike.
The campaign is in charge of the
l. w. w. organization and there are
the usual bowls about the subsidized
press throttling free speech and the
Red press service is playing up the
coming congress.
Real Americans and real friends OF
organized labor and law and order
will condemn the movement as nothing
but propaganda for the l. W. W. de
fence league to enable it to continue
to raise money from dupes.
One good effect of the Mooney
congress" will be that the American
Federation of Labor will have to line
up with the socialists in their crusade
for the bomb-throwers, or take its
stand with patriotic labor leaders.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
NJ. E. CHURCH NOTICES

Services next Sunday, the quaran-
tine is raised.
Sunday school at 10, Preaching at
II a. m.
The Epworth League will meet at
6:30 Rev, Rumohr will speak in the
evening at 1880. Subject, christian
Democracy for America" A live
topic, live speaker a live people, a
live meeting.
The prayer and teachers meeting
on Thursday evening at 1880.
You will be welcomed to these meet
ings, kindly come.
A. H. MORTON, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
LABOR CONGRESS FOR MOONEY

The convicted anarchist Domo-
throwers who are serving life SEN
fences in California, along with the
self-confessed bomb artists, the NC
Namara brothers, are to have TABOR
congress. .
1t will be under the leadership OF
the Internationalists, which means inc
Red Russian Observation-Disclosures
olutionists, and held in Chicago Jan
14th, to set aside the Mooney-Billings
verdicts.
Mother Mary Jones is making ma
tional speaking tour to rally the Reds
for the 1abor" congress, and as H.
nal ultimatum to the advocates OF law
and order, the congress will call a
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17

Phyllis Anna, the % month old baby
of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Christensen
died Jan Is. Funeral services were
held in the home Tuesday the 14th.
The little one was laid at rest in the
Leavenworth cemetery awaiting the
Resurrection morning.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17
FOR SALE

Wyoming Lump Coal. No SCOT. No
clinkers. 8 per cent ash. $12 per
ten, delivered. VIII Brender. dec20tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-17

Sir Arthur Pearson, famous
blind publisher of England. is in
America. Through his own effort
he. climbed to the highest PIN
nacle. owning the Daily Express.
Pearson monthly and nineteen
other publications which he re-
Gently sold. He came to show
America its duty in educating
those unfortunate Yanks blinded
In the world war. He founded
school for blinded soldiers and
sailors In Regent Park, London.
The woman is Mrs. PeaEgnn, wife
and companion. >
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS
IN KENTUCKY SHOW
ADVANCEMENT
Report Of Director Of the Bureau Gen.
sus Gives Interesting Figures on
States Electric Railways.

Washington, March 12-Preliminary
figures of the forthcoming quinquen-
NAL report on the electric railways Of
the state Of Kentucky have been given
out by Director Sam L. Rogers Of the
Bureau of the Census, Department Of
Commerce. They were prepared I'M
der the supervision of Eugene F. Hart
ley, Chief Statistician for Manufac-
lures.
The statistics relate to the years
ending December 81, 1917. 1912, and
1907. The totals include electric light
plants operated in connection with
electric railways and not sepa-
rable therefrom, but do not in
clude mixed steam and electric rail
roads nor railways under consrruo-
ton.
The figures as presented for the
state show a moderate increase in the
amount of business done in 1917 as
compared with 1907.
The employees of the companies in
1917 numbered 1857, a decrease of
204 per cent. as compared with 1912;
and their salaries and wages aggre-
gated $685. 1878, an increase OF 4.3 per
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
Admission lie and 15c The Funniest Night of the Sea

cent. as compared with 1912. The rates
of increase in the number of en-
ployees and in salaries and wages for
the decade were 1875 per cent. and 53.2
per cent, respectively.
The number Of revenue passengers
carried in 1917 was O9,105,6SS. an in
crease of ga per cent for the later
five-year period and 27.1 per cent. for
the decade. The income from all
sources amounted to $6,46S,979, an in
crease of 81 per cent. over 1912 and
of 35 per cent. over 1857. The oper-
ating expenses, which aggregated 3d.
1885, 4S6, show similar rates of increase
SIS per cent for the later five-year
period and 34.1 per cent. for the de-
cade.
The electric power consumed in
1917 amounted to 1O1 ,773,77S kilowatt
hours, of which 71,257,193 was gener-
ated by the companies and 30,516,5S6
was purchased. The rate Of increase
in total power consumed as compared
with 1912 was 14.5 per cent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13

attained by the Germans in the Fran
co-Prussian war. Our record in this
war was only eight per thousand per
year. Now whose is the credit for this
embarrassing state of health among
our troops? Answer Largely the
good housekeeping of our army. The
Medical Corps did heroic service in
keeping disease bugs away; but the
cooks, bedmakers and clothing design
ers Of the army helped make the bod
les of our boys an inhospitable place
for those same bugs to move into. In
fact, the work of their Greatest Moth
er was much lightened by their Great
est Housekeeper, the Quartermaster's
Corps"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
Phone 400.

Housekeeping in Khaki" why re-
turned doughboys literally burst out
of the clothing they left at home. The
average increase in weight in the
American army was II pounds to a
man. This is due in very large meas
ure, of course, to the seemingly limit
less flow of wholesome foods directed
into the training camps and to France
by the Quartermaster's Corps.
Secretary of War Baker is proud of
this record" says the writer, David M.
Hayes. This war, he tells us, has
been the healthiest in history. The
test he applies is the number of deaths
from disease. The best previous rec
ord, rs per thousand per year. was
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
QUAINT AUMOR
GALORE PROMISED IN
DADDY LONG LEGS
Comedy at the Washington Theater on
Next Monday Has Charming Story
Running Through II.

Daddy Long Legs will be the at.
traction at the Washington Opera
House for one night only on Monday
next. This charming story in book
form delighted millions of readers and
then Henry Miller decided that in it
there was excellent material for
play and arranged with Jean Webster
the author, to dramatic 1t and the
success accorded 1t is now stage his
tory.
Daddy Long Legs" has youth, ro-
nance and quaint human to recon-
mend it. peg o. My Heart is the
only comedy of recent years to equal
its popularity The story is of pref
ty waif in New England Orphan Asy-
lum, who, through the generosity of
an unknown benefactor is sent to
college for girls and is put in possess
sion of all the things for which the
ioHhihihC meant 10 ou'pOStu W crave.
The little waif develops into beauti-
full girl and the saucy letters she
writes her unknown guardian soon
begin to interest him. He goes to the
college ostensibly to visit his niece
and meets Judy And then it is that
the charming story begins to move
rapidly and the whimical humor,
touching Dathos and tender sentiment
of the succeeding acts give the play an
indescribable fascination.
Henry Miller is this year presenting
the play with really remarkable
cast, which includes Alice Haynes.
Maud Williams, Dorothy McCord, Lii
liam Rose, Valerie Hickerson, Leonora
Bradley, Maude Lydiate, Ruby Jones,
Anna Merrick, May Cooks. Robert
Gleckler, Bert Chapman, Frank ].
Kirk, John J. Powers and others.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
TOBACCO INDUSTRY MORE
ACTIVE, REPORT SHOWS
Cigars Seem to Lag But Other Lines
Show Good Increases For
January.

With the exception of large cigars
and manufactured tobacco, including
all smoking and chewing brands, the
various branches of the Tobacco manu-
featuring industry of the United
States started the new year briskly,
according to the latest available Gov
eminent statistics. The decreases in
production shown by large cigars and
manufactured tobacco were compare
lively small, however, and may be at
tributed in part at least to the uncer-
tainty of the new tax measure, since
enacted into law. Cigarettes continue
to be the most active of all lines and
the January output made an advance
over the corresponding month last
year amounting to 25 per cent. With
the exception of large cigars all lines
showed more activity in January than
in the closing month of 1918. The to-
tai collections of internal revenue
from all sources On tobacco products
in the United States during January,
1919, show an increase over the cor
responding month last year of $685.
S41.64, or per cent, and gain over
December, 1918, amounting to s1,112.-
673.22, or 9 per cent.
A comparison of the figures repre-
senting the production in the various
lines for the month of January, 1919,
reveals the following contrasts with
the corresponding month last year:
Large cigars decreased 14,127,459, or
3 per cent; small cigars increased g.
019,13S, or 4 per cent; cigarettes in
creased 632 ,S22,O36, or rs per cent;
snuff increased 1899 pounds, or b
per cent; manufactured tobacco de-
creased 100000 pounds, or 3 per cent
Comparisons with the preceding
month Of December, 1918, are as fol-
lows: Large cigars decreased $685.
GIG, or 1 per cent; small cigars in
creased 1S,319,724, or 20 per cent; CT
garettes increased 291, 413,3 1897, or 9 per
cent; snuff increased 477.569 pounds,
or 20 per cent; manufactured tobacco
increased 4,OSO,s21 pounds. or 16 per
cent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13

the better. That was six years ago
and am still here and am a well,
strong woman. and owe my life to
cardui. had only taken half the
bottle when I began to feel better.
The misery In my side got less. I
continued right on taking the Cardui
until I had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for was well
and never felt better In my life. ;. I
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache. back.
ache. pains In sides. or other discom.
forts. each month"; Or do you feel
weak. nervous and faggedoutf II 90,
give cardui. the womans tonic, Q
trial. J..
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
CALLED HER FAMILY
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago. Thinking She Might Die, Says Texas Lady, But Now
She Is We'll. Strong Woman and Praise. Cadl For
Her Recovery.

Royse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary XII.
man. Of this place, says; after the
birth of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. had to go back
to bed We called the doctor. He
treated me. but l got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable. II was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that was Just drawn up In knot.
told my husband II he would get
me bottle OF Cardui would try IT,.
I commenced taking II, however. that
evening called my family about
me-. for knew I could not last
many days unless I had q change for
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13

Others
81
Must
Wait !.

Long party-line conversations
hamper telephone service by MAX
ing others sharing the line to wait.
they must wait to send calls;
they must wait to receive calls;
Has this ever occurred to youi
Because other must wait is a
very good reason why party-line
subscribers should observe the
fve-minute limit for local calls. !
Cooperation between subscribe
ers keeps party-lines open for
both incoming and outgoing SER
vice.
MaySville Telephone &c
Qncorporated)
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
DAM CONTRACTORS WAITING
ON RIVER TO FALL

Contractors at Dam 80, just East Of
the city, are ready to begin their work
as soon as the river again finds its
banks and they are able to get at their
work Contractors say they expect to
complete the job this year and will
therefore employ more men than ever
before running three eight hour shifts.
Just as soon as the river goes back to
its banks there will be large force of
men put to work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-13
"DID OUR SOLDIERS LOSE
WEIGHT WHY. THEY
GAINED 1900 TONS

Our army is coming back to these
shores $4,000 tons huskier than when
II sailed overseas, according to the
April number OF the Red Cross Maya
zIna. which reveals. In an article on
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
SAVED FROM WATERY
GRAVE BY BRAVERY
OF HIS SMALL CHUM

Lewis Dralle, 10-year-old son of Mr..
street. had very narrow escape from
drowning when he broke through the
ice of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
letting him down into the icy waters
II was due entirely to the quick think
ing of John Berry, a young compan
ion. who grabbed hold of ,Dralle and
pulled him from the water, that ia
tality did not result
Neither child is in the habit of play
ing in the neighborhood of the canal.
but were enticed there Saturday in a
hope of seeing a harvester cutting ice
They We're too young 10 know where
the coating was safe enough for them
to walk on and they carelessly stepped
into dangerous neighborhood. The
boy reached down and grabbed hold
of his coat. Other children who were
playing in the neighbOrhod heard the
screams and ran to the spot. They
took hold of hands, forming a human
chain, and. catching the little Berry
boy, helped him pull his chum from
the canal
The accident was particularly
grave one. as none of the boys could
swim. and owing to the ice covered
waters would have been unable to
make much headway il they had been
swimmers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
TO INVESTIGATE ACT
OF WILLIAMSON
co. SHERIFF
ON WAY OOTTAWA?
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS OFFICER
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
HOODWINKED BY "PLAUSIBLE"
STORIES-AYERs BACK WITH.
OUT DEFENDANTS.

Just what induced Sheriff Melvin
Thaxton of Williamson County iii
nois, to release on their own cogni-
zance Charles A. Gent and Ormus l..
Brockett, indicted Ghent company Of
iicials, thereby permitting them to es-
cape the clutches of Sheriff Curt s.
Ayers of Ottawa, is an enigma the La
Sale County official is now trying to
solve.
DISCLOSURE that Gent and BrOCkett
escape. and still are at .arge was
made today by Sheriff Ayers on his
return from St Louis, where he was
prevented by telegram from continU-
ing his trip to Marion on advices from
Sheriff Thaxton that Gent had gone
to Chicago and would be back In the
morning. and Brockett was now on
his way to Ottawa,
The blame is, of course, placed en-
trely upon the shoulders Of the sher-
in OF Williamson County What steps
will be taken TO bring him to account
will be left to States Attorney Wiley
to decide. He may order a thorough
investigation into the case to asCer
tain the answer TO the conundrum
mentioned in the opening paragraph.
ION Way to Ottawa"
In explanation Of the unsuccess. ul-
ness of his trip to the southern Hi
nois city, which was begun with fun
confidence of success and ended with
such failure through no fault of his,
Sheriff Ayers said he arrived at 81.
Louis in time to miss his Illinois Cen
trail train 90 Marion. He phoned Sher-
iff Thaxton he was on the way and
was told that Gent had gone to Chi
cago and would be back tomorrow
noon Nothing was said to him at
that time about Brockett's trip t. OF
tawa without an official escort until
later in the day.
While Mr. Ayers was waiting, fer
the next Marion-bound train he was
Intercepted by messenger who gave
him a telegram from Sheriff Thaxton
telling him that Brockett was already
on his way to ottawa, and there wss
no use his continuing the trip any
further. With his expedition So sud
denly terminated with gloomy fore
bodings, there was nothing for the OF
Continued on page 3. col. ID
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
ADMINISTRATION IS
GIVEN SLAP BY NO.
SIDES CHAIRMAN
ACCUSED BY G. v. g. WEEKS Or
BEING PARTIAL IN SOME IN.
STANCES AND VERY GENEROUS
IN OTHERS-SPEECH a LONG
ONE

The administration was given an.
other jolt last night at the fOrtnightly
meeting OF the North Side Improve.
ment Association, when George v b.
Weeks, the associations president
charged the city's executives with
being anything but fair in heir con
duct of municipal affairs.
The speech was the aftermath of a
delay in paying Mr., Weeks 800 at
torney's fees, claimed by him for sery.
ices in the suit before the public
utilities commission to compel the
Northern Illinois Light and Traction
service north of the Rock Island
tracks. Mr. Weeks was in Chicago
attending the hearing for two days,
and his bill. when presented the com-
Gil, while not being formally rejected
was received and filed, which bodies
evil for its future.
He said:
''In reference to the bill for $50
presented to the city commissioners
for services rendered by me al the
two days hearing before the public
utilities commission in Chicago | wish
to make some comment.
The local commissioners have seen
fit to object to my bill on the ground
that they did not employ me, ard
from legal standpoint | presume that
is a legal objection to its payment
and | have already told MIR. Clark, the
city attorney, that | absolve him in
every way and do not want the bur
den Of passing on the matter placed
upon him, but rather prefer the com
mission. who actually represent the
taxpayers of this community. to allow
or reject it. AS | requested Mr.
Okane, Mr.. SchwarZrock and Mr.
Conger to go shall pay them myself.
as the city has had time to attend to
it, and understand Mr. Waterman re
ceived part of his expenses advanced
and will say further had been in the
city administration | would have felt
it my duty to have taken action
against this company within twenty
four hours after they stopped running
MY idea of the commissions ac-
tivity in city matters is that in spend
ing the money of the taxpayers and
Continued on Page S.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
MEMBER OF ENGINEERS
HOME FROM SERVICE
WITH OVERSEAS FORCE

Private Carl Haage, a member Of
the Goth engineers, comprised of Ok
lahomans and Texans, is home from
overseas, and today received the con
gratulations of his many friends for
his fortunate escape from wounds
during the intense fighting of Argonne
and St Mihiel thru which big battles
he passed without receiving SO much
as a scratch.
Private Haage is with his mother,
Mrs. Louis Haage. He has been Civ
en- his honorable discharge from the
army
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
CEDAR POINT BANK
HEAD LANGU|SH|NG.
BEHIND JAIL BARS
PROMOTER OF FINANCIAL INSTl-
TUITION ARRESTED ON SUSPIc.
ION THAT HE is IMPosoR TRY.
ING TO DsFRAUD DEPoslToRs.

Joseph Baiata, who styles himself
president of the Cedar Point Farm
ers' & Miners Savings Bank is Ian
gushing in the La Sale County jail
today, having been brought to OF
tawa by Deputy Sheriff Arthur Bar
rett. He was placed under 5000
bonds by Judge NJ. C. O'Byrne of La
Sale on charge of accepting Il
promissory note with intent to cheat
or defraud."
Baiata's arrest eliminates some
Continued on page 3, column %
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
rCROWDEN lNSTALLS
STREAT0R 10. O. F.

Dist. Deputy Grand Master G. A.
Crowden went to Streator last, even
ing to act as installing officer in the
installation exercises for Edna lodge
No. 391, |. o. o. F. Among the other
Ottawans attending this installation
were Richard Thompson, George Por-
ter and Mr. Tomlinson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22

the railroads were overDurdened.
We have lately had signicfiant re-
minder of the inadequacy OF railroad
transportation in times of stress he
said.
The decision, which probably will
be carried to the United States SUI
preme Court. will help prevent any
move to obstruct rivers to be used
in the proposed lakes-to-gu.f water
way project.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
ALBERT PEDDlCORD
PASSES AWAY TODAY

Albert Peddicord died at his home
at TIE extreme north end of Mulber
ry street this morning at |: 80 O'CLOCK,
after an Illness lasting for two years
The decedent was about forty years
OF age, and had resided in this city
all his life. He was employed in sew
eral of the Ottawa factories before
being stricken with his final illness.
Surviving he leaves his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Peddicord, wife and
two children.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
BURY DROWNING
VICTIM TOMORROW

The funeral services for little Law
renee Fishburn, who met his death
Monday by drowning in the Illinois
River, will be held tomorrow after
noon at | O'Clock from the home Of
his mother Mrs. Anna Fishburn. in
South Ottawa township, and at
o'clock from st. Patrick's Catholic
Church.