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Smyrna times., 1919-03-26
CHESWOLD
Mrs. May Pearson Entertains the
w. c. T. U.-LOcals and Personals

Mrs. May Pearson Entertains the
w. c. T. U.-LOcals and Personals
Cheswold, March 25.-Mr. and Mrs.
James Boyles and Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Anderson spent Sunday after
noon with their cousin, Miss Josie
Crawford of Townsend, Mrs. Ander-
son will accompany Miss Crawford on
a visit to New York City, Monday.
They will be the guests of Mr.. James
G. Smith a brother of Miss Craw-
ford. They will also witness the
parade. Harold Buckson brother of
Mrs. Anderson who has just returned
from France, will be in the parade.
A very enthusiastic meeting of the
Womens' Christian Temperance Union
was held at the home of Mrs. May
Pearson last Thursday afternoon. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Mamie Anderson, April 3rd,
1919.
The young folks of Cheswold gave
Ellis Ford surprise party Saturday
evening.
Carroll Biddle, a young man of
Townsend, was run over by a pair of
large timber wheels while driving
through a woods near here with the
wheels loaded with an 8O-foot piling.
He was first thought to be hurt seri-
Ously, but he was soon able to return
to his team and resume hauling.
Ernest Weldon, postmaster of
Townsend, and Edward Daniels, rural
mail carrier, have invented one
wheeled farm tractor, which is
thought to be great improvement over
the other models of farm tractors, as
it can be turned in very short space.
PersOnals.-Mr. and Mrs. Denny
Morris were Dover visitors Sunday
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. James
Jones entertained last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. James Truax and children of
Smyrna and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ennis of near Smyna.-Mrs. D. H
Boyce and son Willard, were LeipsiC
visitors Sunday afternoon.-Mrs
Emma Turner and two daughters
Alice and Helen were Philadelphia
visitors, ,Thursday.-Mr. D. H. Boyct
took a business trip to Wilmington
last Thursday.-Mr. Elisha Palmer Of
Philadelphia was the guest of Mr.
B. H. Emory last week.-Mrs.. D. H
Boyce took a shopping trip to Will.
mington, Monday.-Mrs. H. X. Car
penter has returned home from visit
in Boston, Mass.-Mrs. D. D. Bogg.
of Camden spent Friday with Ches
void friends.-Mr. and Mrs. C. B
Massey motored to Wilmington Wed
nesday.-Howard Phillips and famil.
of Wilmington spent few days las
week with Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Cread
ick.- w. S. Scarborough and wifi
spent Monday in Wilmington.-Mis
Anna Pearson, Marion Helms, Lynn
Sampson. and Stanley Massey motor
ed to Havre de Grace, Md, SRnda,
aftenoon.-Mr. c. H. Pearson an
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26
TOWNSEND.
Business Men Want dupont Boulevard
to Strike Townsend


to Strike Townsend Personals.
Townsend, March 25.-A movement
is on foot to have the DUPONT boule-
ward which is being constructed in the
lower part of the State, extended to
reach Townsend. The route as laid in
the present plans is to pass through
FieldsbOrO, while many residents of
Townsend want the route of the high
way to be changed to include Towns
end and MiddletOwn, thus leaving out
the route to Fieldsboro. Many bust
ness men are back of the proposed
change of the route to benfit some of
the larger towns.
Rev. DR.. Louis E. Barrett, former
pastor of Townsend Methodist Church,
has improved in health to such an ex-
tent that he will ask Conference for
an appointment at it's session, which
meets at Chestertown, Md, this week.
PersOnals.-Mrs. John Townsend
returned home on Saturday, after
spending a few days in Wilmington
Mr.. James Webster (Uncle Jimmie)
is i'll at the home of his niece, Mrs.
Herbert Mackey near Clayton.-Mrs.
Walter B. Hart and daughter, Mrs.
Foster DeFord, are spending some
time in Atlantic City.-Mrs. David l.
Allen, of Middletown, was a recent
visitor to the home of her brother,
w. P. Wilson and family.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Wilson, who has been spending
part of the winter months in Philadel-
phia, has returned home.-Mrs. Carl
ton McSorley and four children, of
Williamsburg, Va, are visiting her
parents Richard Hodgson and wife,
Miss Helen Reynolds of Wilmington,
and Miss Lucy Beck, of Delaware City,
spent a visit at the home of Edward
Reynolds.-Mrs. George w. VanDyke
and daughter, Miss Anna, went to the
home of her son, H. S. VanDyke, in
Mortified, N. J., last week, where his
wife is very i'll.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26

Senator Hollett's bill authorizing
the Town of Clayton to borrow $4,000
for electric lights, which had already
passed the Senate, passed the House
Monday and is now a law. This
money is to erect a pole line in the
event of Clayton making terms with
the Town of Smyrna for current.
Clayton folks are anxious to see
Smyrna vote favorably for electric
current.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26

On the 18th of March, the fourth
quarterly conference. of Methodist
Protestant Church was held in Clay
ton Church, and the Rev. E. C. Gra-
ham was asked to return for another
year.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry D. Jones, of Hartly, Del, for
merly of Dover, died Monday March
40. Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon when interment was
made at Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26

Ewell M. P. Church preaching 1920;
Bible Glass, 11.15; Sunday School, 2
p. M, Preaching, 7.3O; Revival Ser
vices to be held Wednesday and
Thursday of this week.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from Cheswold, Kenton
BIackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford and Their Vicinities.
CLAYTON.

st. Paul M. E. Church preaching,
1920; Sunday School, p. M, Song
Service, 7 o'clock; Preaching 7.3O
p. m.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-26

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
the State Of Delaware, at the close OF business
March 4, 1919.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
NEARLY 100000 SHEEP IN
WtNATCHff FOREST RESERVE
Flock Owners Make LeavenwOrth
Their Trading Center and Spend
Thousands Here Annually

Among the many things that con-
tribute towards the prosperity of Lea
venworh is the sheep industry. In
the past few years this section has be-
come the chief grazing ground of the
state for sheepmen and at the pres
ent time there is upwards of 70 bands
scattered over the Wenatchee Nation
al Forest Most of the sheep owners
make Leavenworth thir trading point
and thousands of dollars are spent
here every year for supplies.
Tho following interesting interview
was recently given to the Wenatchee
World by Forest Supervisor Sylvester
who is now located in that city.
According to Supervisor Sylvester
there are about IT'S, 900 sheep grazing
or the Wenatchee National Forest,
divided in about 70 bands, averaging
$500 sheep to a band For the priv
ilege of allowing the sheep to Craze
the government receives about $4,000,
on-fourth of which goes to the sew
eral counties in which the forest lies,
and of the $4,000, the share of the
counties, Chelan county receives about
two thirds or 1882, which goes into
the county treasury, and is devoted to
the maintenance of public highways
in the national forest.
"The fire situation in the Wenat-
chez National Forest is most serious
just now," said Supervisor Sylvester.
"With the hot and dry season at hand
campers and auto tourists making
fires at night should be most careful
and be sure that no smoldering en-
bers are left in their various individ-
ual campfires when they depart fur
ther on their journey. Fires should
be extinguished before leaving by
thoroly drenching them with water,
and care should be used in seeing that
not vestige of fire remains.
1t also is to the interest of the
ranchers and orchardists in this sec
ton to see that the danger of fire is
completely eradicated as forest fire
at this dry season would be great
menace to the cities and farm inn
provements of the district"
He reported that the forest fires
in the Cashmere district had been
conquered and had been extinguished.
The Massachusetts State Forestry
Association of ninety members will
pass thru Wenatchee next Friday on
No. l and Mr.. Sylvester will board
the train here and accompany the
party to Seattle and enroute will give
them some information pertaining to
the Wenatchee National Forest.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
ISAAC LAVE DIED AT SOAP
LAKE TUESDAY

From Mr.. E. r. McLain we learn
that Mr.. Lave died at the Soap Lake
hotel Monday. Mr.. McClain spent
nearly two weeks at Soaperific health
resort, returning the first of the
week. He met Lave there and talked
with him and learned from him that
he formerly lived here and was en-
ployed by the Great Northern Lumber
Co., having worked in Camp 16, on
the Chumstick. Mr.. McClain says he
was a man over six feet in height
and weighed over two hundred
pounds, and he was often on the point
of asking him if he came to Soap
Lake for his health, as he looked the
very picture of health. On Tuesday
last he received letter from the ho-
tel proprietor advising him of the
death of Lave the day before, and
asking if he knew anything of his
relatives, so they might make proper
disposition of his body. He was
found dead sitting in chair in the
hotel lobby. Persons about the lobby
thot he had fallen asleep, which he
had, but it was his last, long sleep,
from which he never wakened.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
SHOE PROBLEM SERIOUS

That shoes are selling in Russia at
as high as $125 a pair and in Paris
at from $40 to $50 pair, and that a
nation wide movement has been start
ed with a view to suggesting ways
and means of stabilizing the shoe and
leather business, was reported at a
regular meeting of the Spokane Shoe
Retailers association held this week.
"The situation which faces the re-
taller and the wholesaler and which
faces the whole leather industry is
growing more serious daily" said
Frank B. Shockley, president of the
association. "The leather industry
as we'll as other industries must COM
pete on the world markets"
Reports from the National Shoe Re-
tailers' association and the National
Association of the Leather industry
show that there has been much talk
of people not getting good prices for
hides. The facts are that in 1910
heavy steer hides sold at 13 and IA
cents a pound, as compared with Al
and 43 cents a pound now. Chicago
city calf skin, which is the finest this
country can produce, sold at 141s to
16 cents pound in 1910 and today it
sells at 70 and so cents a pound. All
of the above prices are for raw hides,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
Jury INDICTS JUDGE WHO
TRIED 11'WORTH WATER CASE
Judge Clay Allen, of Seattle, Impli-
Gated i'm Booze Scandal-NOt Be-
lieved Guilty

While the shadow of suspicion
hangs over Judge Clay Allen, who
was indicted recently by Seattle
grand jury for being implicated in the
disappearance of . several thousand
quarts of whisky, his friends believe
him innocent Those who know him
best say he is not the kind of a
man to be mixed up in such petty
affair and when the matter first came
up it was he who insisted upon a
grand jury investigation when other
superior court judges refused to or
der it. -..
The trouble all started about a
month ago when a thousand quarts of
liquor disappeared out of the court
house basement Out of the 1924
quarts of whiskey seized in a raid on
barn near the old Meadows race
track, only 2,340 quarts remained
when the whiskey was transferred to
the court house vaults. Some was
sent to the various hospitals while
various persons carried away the rest.
Even the sending of the whiskey to
the hospitals is illegal, as well as its
possession by the hospitals, according
to the law
Judge Clay Allen was indicted on
two counts, that of unlawful possess
sion of liquor and also with having
liquor in his possession with the in
tent to dispose of the same. The fol-
lowing prominent Seattle men were
also indicted: Charles G. Heifner,
former chairman state democratic
committee; w. w. Conner, former
speaker of the state Legislature, three
clerks of the court, one bailiff, S. A.
Martin, real estate dealer, DR.. j. H.
Lyons and DR.. Frederick G. Nichols.
1t was Judge Allen, who, in the alb
sence of Judge Grimshaw, tried the
case of the City of Leavenworth ver-
sus Seaman & Quigg, the contractors,
who built the municipal water system.
He found a verdict in favor of the
city and announced that he would
hand down his findings together with
the amount of damages that the city
was entitled to some time this month.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
FRUIT BUYERS ACTIVELY
BIDDING FOR 1919 CROP
ApricOts Practically All Taken Up
Pears and Apples in Demand
Big Prices for Apples

Quietly and unostentatiously the
various local and outside fruit buyers
are contracting for the fruit crop of
the Wenatchee district, says the We
natchee World. Apricots have been
practically all taken up at prices
ranging from $110 to $135 per ton, the
highest price in the history of the dis
trict. The apricot crop of the district
is not very large, but it is bringing
big returns to the growers. Very few
solid blocks of Apricot trees are to be
found here, but many growers are
getting as high as at the rate of
to 10 tons per acre, which would mean
around $1,000 per acre for a crop that
requires less care and less labor than
any other grown here.
Buyers are now offering $55 per
ton for pears, picked and delivered
in loose boxes. This is equivalent to
about $1.75 or more per box wrapped
and packed, as the grower does not
have to furnish boxes when selling
by the ton. This is likewise consid-
cred good price for pears, but many
growers are reluctant to sell at pres
ent. The Puyallp G. Sumner Fruit
Growers Co., represented here by G..
H. Muirhead, is one of the principal
bidders for pears.
There are number of firms quiet
ly contracting for the entire crop of
some of the leading orchards. Most
of these deals are being made on the
orchard run basis, taking in all va
rieties. Some specify the price for
each variety, limiting the sizes to be
taken, others are made on the basis
of the entire crop.
1t is difficult to ascertain the aver
age prices paid for different varieties
as it is matter of individual bar
gaining. Contracts have been made
for Winesaps, orchard run, from 50
to $2.25. Spitzenbergs and Yellow
Newtons from 81 to $2.95, Jonathans
and Rome Beauties from $1.75 to
S2.1O; Delicious from $3.50 to SO.
Among the buyers who are actively
in the market at the present time are
the Cashmere Apple Co., e. Wagner
& Son, Gellatly Fruit Co., Willis Van
Horn, Wenatchee Valley Fruit EX-
change, GIN. H. Wagner & Sons, Pa
cific Fruit and Produce Co., and
others. Some of the local concerns
are holding off waiting more definite
information as to prices and market
conditions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
SOME RECORD FOR ONE DAY

The largest amount of fines the
Yakima police court ever collected in
one day was the S425 obtained Mon
day, when Judge r. B. Milroy tried
35 men and women, some leading cit
izens, on charges of speeding at rates
varying from 27 to As miles an hour
thru the business district. The judge
remarked that the only reason ma
iority of the other automobiles in
town were not in court was the in
ability of the police to handle more
cases during the time they operated
late Sunday evening
T. R. Myers, just put on the staff
as a special motorcycle cop, is credit
ed with the arrests, which netted the
city enough to pay for the machine
and his months salary in one day.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
GOVERNMENT LOSING
ON AIRPLANE SALES
Has received Only Twelve Per cent on
Original Buying Prices

Washington, July 17-That the
government is not making any money
in sales of airplanes is evidenced by
an official report which shows it has
received only ~ per cent of the orig
inal cost in such sales.
Eleven hundred Standard il
planes were sold for 5000 each.
This is about per cent of the
initial cost.
Sixteen hundred and sixteen JN-4
planes were sod at $400 each or
about per cent, and 4,60S Curtiss
motors were sold for $400 each or 10
per cent.
The entire lot was purchased by
the Curtiss Aeropane and Motor
Company.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
EXTRA PAY GIVEN IN NAVY
Men May Now Enlist For From rwO
to Four Years

Men enlsting OF reenlisting in the
navy between now and July l, 1920,
may do so for two, three or four year
enlistments, as they desire, according
to word received from the bureau OF
navigation in Washington, D. c.
"Present war pay is now perma-
nent for men during their current
enlistment and for all men enlisting
and reenlisting prior to July l, 1920
for the term of such enlistment or re-
enlistment.
"Minors under Is years of age may
be enlisted fro two orthree years, OF
during their period of minority at
their own option, with the consent OF
parent or guardian as before"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18
COMMISSIONERS SUBMIT
NEW ROAD BOND PLAN
LeavenwOrth- Wenatchee Highway to
Be Paved-Over One Million Dol
lars are to be Spent

Last Friday the County commission
ers submitted their plan to improve
the roads of Chelan county by means
of bond issue and the use of current
road bridge, state and district funds.
Their proposition was found to be ac
ccptablc to practically all of the Good
Roads Association committee.
In connection with this plan for
using the proceeds of the bond issue
for paving, grading and gravcling, it
was agreed upon that current funds
would be used for grading and improv-
ing many other feeder OF side roads.
The commissioners and county en-
gineer, F. M. Berry, will draw up a
general plan of the improvements to
be made on the side roads out of cur
rent funds each year and will submit
this completed program at a general
meeting of the Chelan county Good
Roads Association Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock July "a. On the af-
ternoon of the same day a meeting will
be held with the commissioners, at
which time it is believed that final
agreement will be made and the entire
plan submitted to vote of the peo-
pie.
Here is the general plan as agreed
upon by the commissioners for ex-
pending the proceeds of the bond issue
and the state and federal aid funds
that will be available.
General county bonds for $830,000 to
be expended as follows:
S550,000 hard surfaced concrete
roads; 100000 gravel and grading.
Wenatchee to Leavenworth, Port
land Cement Concrete hardsurfaced
1S feet in width. 100000 Federal
aid, 100000; P. H. fund for four
years $95,O0O, total $4,000.
Chelan to Manson, 9 foot Portland
Cement Concrete, $160,000.
Concrete Bridges
East Cashmere, $4,000; Peshastin
creek, $4,000; mouth of Entiat river
$4,000.
State road No. 10 from Sunnyslope
road to Ribbon Cliff, 100000; Entiat
valley road from north end of P. H.
up river 100000.
Wenatchee south to county line,
5000; Stemilt road, $25,000; Squill-
chuck road (S5,000 above mail box)
$4,000; Blewett pass road from
church to Ingalls, creek $45,000; NAL
aga west road $4,000. Total $1,127,
900.
1t is to be a part of the plan that
all the annual funds available will be
used to improve the more remote
roads. A pledge is to be given by
the commissioners that the money
will be spent according to the plan
which will be finally drawn up and
agreed upon July Gath.
In the plan for disposing of the
bond proceeds total of $1,127,0O0
is provided for, of which $830,0O0 will
be the amount of the bond issue and
1927 900 will be the amount coming
from the permanent highway fund
and the U. S. Government.
1t is expected that the expenditure
of the money will cover period of
four years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18

Mills and logging camps generally
were closed during Fourth of July
week, and they will remain closed or
only in partial operation during July
and August in order that needed re-
pairs may be made.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18

Try a Want Ad in The Echo.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18

Anacortes-The contract has been
let for the paving of the Pacific high
way for S244,664.28.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18

Seattle will spend 100000 for
street car line improvements and CON
struction.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-07-18

Seattle industrial conditions are
good with jobs for everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20

but we must have it before US in the
official form.
"As to the league Of nations, the
American people must know just
what they are to be asked to agree to.
By that league they are invited to
take the gravest step ever taken by
the United States, and no organized
clamor, no manufactured pressure of
any kind, will swerve the Senate from
it's high duty of laying before the
American people exactly what the
league involves and what 1t means
to the United States. and to the fu-
ture peace of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20
SE|VATORSEES NEED
Of LEAGUE CHANGE
ar.Lodge Declares Major
hyof Senate Regard Pres
-
,ent Form "UnacceptabIe.'

Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,.
rApublican leader and prospective
chairman of the foreign relations
committee. in a formal statement last
might declared that he is convinced
a. majority of the senators consider
The league Of nations in its present
FERN Unacceptable" and that it will
.nat be accepted.
THE republican leader deplored the
.S7pt that Congress had not been call
ga together earlier to handle the ap-
srfOpriation bills and other legisla-
Hon, including that affecting; the rail-
s,saSs which are of vital Importance
Ia Inc country.
Discusses League of Nations.
"As to the league of nations" said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20
FAVORS E[ECT|NC
EDUCATION BOARD
Chief Justice McCoy's Atti-
tude Disclosed in Labor
Committees Report.
c. L. U. ALSO BACKS PLAN

Election Of members of the board
of education of the District of Co.
having them appointed by justices of
the District Supreme Court as at
present. is favored by Chief Justice
Mccoy of the District Supreme Court.
The attitude of the chief justice on
this question was disclosed in a re-
port made to the Central Labor Union
by John Il. Colpoys. chairman OF a
special committee that waited on
Mr.. Justice Mccoy last Friday to en-
list his aid in persuading the present
Congress to make some change In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20
HOUSE WRITES PRESIDENT
SENATE SENDS A CABLE

The Senate and House adopted diff
ferent plans yesterday for notifying
the President that Congress had as
sembled. The Senate committee sent q
cable to the President at Paris. The
House members, on the other hand.
determined to send a letter. It was
transmitted to the White House by
special messenger instead Of being
mailed to Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20

a great national memorial service
is being arranged for Westminster
Abbey. May -. IN commemoratIon of
the centennial anniversary .; tan
birth OF Queen Victoria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20
A;1 Accident Kills Noted Doctor

NEW YORK. May 20.-Dr. Aaron
Aaronsohn. noted for his discovery
of wild wheat, was killed last Thurs
day in an airplane accident near Bou-
logne. France. while en- route from
London to Paris. according to a cable
message received here by the Zionist
organization of America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20

The habit Of thrift Is an asset Be-
gin today by buying a war savings
stamp.
Thrift stamps the wise man who in
vests in W. s S