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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
LOCAL IMPORTER LOSES
VALUABLE CASE BOOZE
Home Was Entered and Booze Taken
But No Trace of Guilty Parties
Somebody Is Sore

To have case of "Seven Year ORE
Cedar Brook" taken right out of yoJ, l
own home after you had gone to much
trouble in procuring the same, not to
mention parting with some S120
would make you pretty mad, would it
not?
Well that is what happened to one
of the local importers last week, so
the story goes. 1t was one dark
night-the snow was falling fast
also No. was late. Had you been
up in the vicinity of the round house
as the Oriental Limited sped west
ward, and had your weather eye
peeled, you might have seen a black
object roll unceremoniously off the
last coach and bury itself in the snow.
And had you kept your eye on the
place where the object fell you would
have seen a swiftly moving form dart
out from between a long row of cars,
grab up the precious package and soon
engulf itself in the black shadows.
1t was very neatly done and apparent
ly no one was the wiser and in a short
space of time one case of "Sunny
brook" reposed in not far distant
cottage. Feeling quite safe our willy
bootlegger was soon on his way down
town looking for a customer at $50
per. 1t later developed however that
there were other eyes that had wit
messed the object that had rolled off
the last coach and when our bootleg
ger returned home about an hour la
ter to extract bottle for which he
was to get 500, 10 and behold the case
had disappeared A broken window
told the story A few nights later
some of the boys were happier than
usual, but no trace could be found of
the missing booze. The Echo did not
learn if the burglary was reported to
the police, but we have no doubt the
proper people are working diligently
on the "case."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
EVERETT NEWSPAPER MAN is
DEAD

Following a weeks illness l New
ton Green a newspaper man, sue
cumbed to pneumonia at his home in
Everett yesterday morning. His con-
dition had been regarded as serious,
but it was thought he was recovering.
Des+I IN the end came suddenly.
am ce' ,pe to Everett from Boston
Gma. 'ina .cf ,x,'ars ago and for the past
1tighteen years had been on the staff
of the Everett Daily Herald. In Bos
ton he was connected with the Boston
Herald and served that newspaper as
correspondent in Cuba during the
Spanish-American war, returning to
the staff duty when the war ended.
He was forty-five years old. His wife
and child survive him.
Mr.. Green spent three weeks here
the latter part of last summer visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Smyth, of
whome he was an old Everett friend.
Mr.. Green was very likable man and
made many friends while here who
will regret to learn of his death.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
CHELAN COUNTY LEADS IN
NUMBER OF APPLE TREES
Has 1854 According to Report of
State Agricultural Department
OkanOgan is Second

The third biennial report of the
state department of agriculture. just
issued, shows a total of 6,617,785 ap-
pie trees in the state. Of these ,904,-
032 were winesaps, 1,343,720 Jona-
thans, 777,582 Rome Beauties, 55,O64
Delicious and 449,42 Spitzenburgs.
The fourth horticultural district,
Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas and Grant
counties, led in the number of apple
trees with 2,664.O47 trees of all va
rieties.
P. Darlington's report, which is a
part of the orchard census, shows a
total of 1885, apple trees in Che
Ian county, or 405, ,666 Winesaps, 211,-
682 Delicious, 184,675 Jonathans, 49,
1913 Rome Beauties, 107,074 Spitzen-
burgs, 90,339 Staymans, 93,302 Ben
Davis, 22,591 Winter Bananas and 90
9S1 W. w. Pearmain.
The report shows that there were
1925 pear trees in Chelan county
last fall. Of these 47,527 were Bart
lett and 2O,168 were Anjou. The ma
jority were of bearing age.
There were 25,905 peach trees in
Chelan county at the time of the cen
sus. There were also 1888 plum and
prune trees, 1857 apricot trees and
16,940 cherry trees.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WILL
GET NEW INSURANCE

Washington, Feb. 4.-Conditions
under which soldiers or sailors now
holding government life insurance
may convert these policies within five
years into other forms were an
nounced this week by Col. Henry D.
Lindsey of the war risk insurance
bureau. Rates will be made public
soon.
There will be six different kinds of
insurance-ordinary life, 20-payment
life, 30-payment life, 20-year endow-
ment, 30-year endowment, and endow-
ment payable at the age of 62. All
policies will contain clauses providing
that in case of permanent total disa
bility the government will make
monthly payments and premium pay
ments will cease.
This amounts virtually to old age
pensioning and disability insurance
and insures that no man who has
served in the army or navy need ever
be destitute if he carries the govern
ment insurance.
All policy holders will participate
in dividends and earnings of over 315
per cent will go into dividends. Since
the reserves will be invested in gov
ernment securities it is certain that
there will be large dividends period
ically.
Collections of premiums will be
made thru postmasters.
Any man now in military or naval
service holding government term life
insurance can obtain the new forms,
but the amount will be limited to his
present holdings. The government
urges all men to continue to carry
their present policies, but to convert
these as soon as they are financially
able within the next five years.
The war risk insurance bureau re-
ported that 4,4S0,0O0 policies have
been issued aggregating s39,232, ,000,-
600, or an average of ss756 on each
man.
Up to today 34,969 awards had been
paid on deaths for amounts aggregat-
ing 1924. 10000
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
NEW RAILROAD ORDER
EFFECTIVE LAST WEEK
Thousands of Employees Go On An s
Hour Basis-No More Sunday
Freight Trains

A universal order said to be the
most sweeping ever issued, affecting
over two million railroad men was re-
ceived by railroad officials here last
week The orders for the most part
are to work out an eight hour sched-
ule, and wherever possible to give all
employees one day off each week. The
change it is said was brought about
by the war labor board, the purpose
being to cut out overtime and create
more jobs for the ever increasing num-
Der of discharged army and navy men.
Under the present agreement with the
organized railroad employees requir-
ing time and a half for all overtime,
the payrolls are said to be running too
high. While there is some dissatis-
faction, the railroad employees as a
whole look with favor on the new rul-
ing. 1t will lessen the earnings of
many but they will not be forced to
work long hours as before and in all
probability will be under a six day
basis when the new schedule is COM
pleted, which has been the growing
demand among railroaders for long
time.
The first step in compliance with
the new order went into effect last
Saturday night which was to elimi-
nate the handling of Sunday freight
trains, except those containing per-
ishable freight or live stock. Not
freight train moved on either the Cas-
cade or Spokane divisions last Sunday
and we are told that this was true over
the entire system. Switch engines
were also pulled off during the day.
In the local roundhouse machinists
and helpers have gone on an eight
hour basis and the employees here will
see a noticeable cut in their pay
checks as there has always been
great deal of overtime in this depart
ment.
While there has been no change in
the methods of handling train and en-
ginemen it is believed that the pro-
posed plan contemplates putting them
on as near an eight hour basis as is
possible.
From local railroad man we Sc
cured the following figures which
show the present rates of pay on the
Spokane and Cascade divisions. These
are based on s hours or 100 miles.
Cascade Division: Engineers, S5.94
to 1926; Firemen, S5.03 to 1928.
Spokane Division: Engineers, S5.83
to $500; Firemen, $3.8S to s5.41.
In this connection it may be said
that the highest rates apply to the
Mallet type of locomotives, the lower
rates for the smaller types of engines.
Conductors receive from $5.11 to
$5.82 for eight hours, and brakemen
1898 to S4.94.
Terminal Agent Logan states that
business on the road is still quiet but
that indications point to an early revi-
val with prospects for good summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
HARD FIGHT BEING WAGfD TO
BEAT THE PROHIBITION BILL
VETS Discover That Referendum May
Be Taken Before Prohibition Bill
Can Become Effective

The action of Frank L. Polk, acting
secretary of state, formally proclaim
ing ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton, is not yet binding, according to
contention contained in statement
issued by an executive committee rep
resenting the Distillers' Association
of America at the close of two days
conference.
Of the 43 states whose legislatures
have acted on the amendment the con-
stitution of %, the distillers claimed
contain a referendum provision which
expressly provides that no action of
the legislatures becomes effective un-
til 90 days after adjournment. IF
during these 90 days five or six per
cent of the voters petition for ref
erendum the action of the Legislature
must be submitted TO the people.
OF these % states, the committee
added, the legislatures of Ia are still
in session, "and the 90 days in which
to petition for referendum have not
begun to rum"
The committee announced that i'm
mediate steps would be taken to have
referendum invoked in these II
states and probably in others"
Action in these fourteen states is
not final until the people have had
opportunity to act, the distillers de-
clared.
Considering only these states and
deducting them from the 43 whose
legislatures have acted, the committee
said, shows that the dries have cap
tured only 2s states, or eight less than
the three-fourths required.
The ID states referred to are Ar
kansas, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Ore
gon and Washington.
"The people in these IA states un-
der their constitutional referendum
rights are a part Of the lawmaking
body" declared the distillers' state
ment "Until the people have voted
upon the proposition there has been
and can be no legislative action.
''Fhis referendum is now a funda-
mental right of the people. It is in
tended that the people shall avail
themselves of this fundamental right,
and that they shall vote upon the
question whether inherent state pow
ers and privileges and individual lib-
erty shall be destroyed"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
LIGHTING RATES TO BE TAKEN
UP NEXT MONDAY MORNING
Representatives of Public Service
Commission Will Meet With the
Council and Lighting Company

City Clerk Gowing is authority for
the statement that the lighting ques-
tion will be taken up next Monday
morning at 9 o'clock at the city hall.
On petition of 25 citizens the Public
Service Commission last week issued
an order suspending the rates recently
inaugrated by the Tumwater Light
& Water Co., for so days from Feb.
1st.
Representatives. of the Public Ser
vice Commission spent several days
here this week going over the books
of the Tumwater Light & Water Co.,
and the members of the council and
the parties to the controversy over
lighting rates will thresh the matter
out next Tuesday morning at the city
hall, and endeavor to reach an agree
ment that will be satisfactory to all
parties.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

outfit out of commission. Their air
men would open on us with machine
guns. One of our boys was killed and
others were injured by the big shell
explosion and a lot of holes were
blown in our outfit.
"On the way over was on the U. S.
s. Houston, as we were one of con-
voy of 90 ships. The cruiser Calves
ton was with us for about 2800 miles
and then turned back and British
cruiser was to pick us up the next
morning but failed to appear. After
the Galveston left we saw three sub
marines and one of them fired, but
the torpedo exploded before hitting
it's mark. All of the vessels fired.
The next day at 5 p. m. the subs again
appeared and a super-sub fired tor
pedo across our bow while another
hit the Tippecanoe.
at was awful to see the men floun-
dering in the water. We saw the life
boats go over o. K. and get away.
The boat sank in % minutes. I never
heard how many were lost. Captain
Lee paced the deck and said it was
awful to see those fellows in the water
yet he dared not lend a hand. We
all had to put on full speed ahead.
"The Y. M. C. A. never gave any
thing away at any of the huts I was
in, and I was in a number, for we
travelled all over the front and were
attached to the French army for
time. They charged more for their
supplies than any one else. The Sal
walton army gave us cigarettes, cof-
fee and doughnuts and would practi
cally force us to take them. The Red
Cross and the Knights of Columbus
also gave us stuff. We had to take
things whether we wanted to or not
sometimes.
"The Red Cross, Salvation Army
and the Knights of Columbus did all
they could to help us and to cheer
us up. The Salvation army workers
also gave us spiritual talks in way
to interest US. The Y. M. C. A. would
do that, too, but they always had their
hands out and it did not appeal to
us. The Salvationists were compan-
ionable; the Y. M. C. A. men appeared
to hold themselves above u.s."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
NORTHWEST MUST ADVERTISE

Pacific northwest states must ap-
propriate money to advertise their
scenic attractions and natural advant-
ages, to take the place of the adver-
tising formerly done by the railroads,
or lose the benefits they have derived,
according to Howard H. Hayes, man.
ager of the bureau of service of the
United States railroad administra-
tion. In a letter praising the adver-
tising of the Pacific Northwest Tour
ist Association Mr.. Hayes says:
at is up to the states to advertise
themselves as never before, to take
the place of former railroad promotion
of tourist, agricultural and industrial
regions. The northwest has been the
beneficiary of hundreds of thousands
of dollars of railroad promotion.
Since this is withdrawn no stone
should be left unturned to provide
funds to sustain the travel which the
roads have featured"
Two years ago the Pacific North
west Tourist Association secured ap-
preparations of $4,000 each from the
Washington and Oregon legislatures
and $25,000 from the British Column
bia government to conduct co-opera-
tive advertising campaign for the Pa
cific northwest for the two year per-
iod. The money has been largely ex-
pended in newspaper and magazine
advertising and other forms of effec-
tive publicity, and the association is
now seeking renewal of appropria-
tions to continue the work, the Wash
ington Legislature, being asked to ap-
propriate $4,000, contingent on the
renewal of the appropriations by Ore
gon and British Columbia.
Mr. Hayes came in touch with the
work of the association as it is part
of the duty of his bureau to furnish
information about the resources and
attractions of states to prospective
travellers, and wrote the letter urging
that money be appropriated to con-
tinue the work of the Tourist Asso-
citation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
DEATH OF MRS. HUTCHINGS

Mrs. F. H. Hutchings who has been
in i'll health for several years passed
away last Saturday at the home of her
son Frank Hutchings. She was well
and favorably known for her kind and
charitable disposition. Since the death
of her husband which occurred in Cal
ifornia on the Goth of last December
she has failed rapidly. With her dur
ing her last hours were her two sons,
I. F. Hutchings of Seattle and Frank
Hutchings of this city. The funeral
services were in charge of the Cascade
Undertaking Co., and after short SER
vices in the Methodist church were
shipped to Seattle for burial
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
HOW is THAT 500, 100000 TO BE
USED?

Far greater opposition was met in
the senate to the S100,000,000 food
bill than was encountered when the
bill was going thru the house. Some
of the strongest opposition was based
on the testimony of Thomas Taliafer-
ro, an independent packer of Detroit,
before the senate agricultural commit
tee. Mr.. Taialaferro told of large
shipment of meat to England, on or
der of the English government, which
was so heavily salted that the English
refused to eat it. at was so salty
the English wouldn't eat it but it
would be good in the south of Europe
where they cook vegetables with their
meat and want it highly seasoned" J"
"Then you think the presidents
fund of S1OO,00O,O00 might be used to
take this meat off England's hands
and send it to southern Europe as
long as the English won't eat it?"
asked Senator Norris.
"That's what understand is to be
done"
This was followed on the floor of
the senate by a charge from Senator
Gore, chairman of the agricultural
committee, that one object of the re-
quest for this large sum was to save
the big meat packers from a threat
ened loss on pork products which have
been shipped abroad.
The senator's statement caused no
little interest among the other sena-
tors, the same being based upon the
above mentioned testimony. 1--WE had
a witness before the committee on
agriculture this morning" said Sena-
tor Gore, "who told usthat a portion
of this money was 10 be used to stabil-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
NEW COUNCIL WANTS TO
MEET WITH OLD COUNCIL

A regular meeting of the City coun-
Gil will be held next Tuesday night,
and an effort made to have several
members o f the old council on hand.
The immediate object of the joint
meeting is to take up the bill of the
Icicle Canal Co., for repairs made at
the intake some time the past year,
in which repairs the canal company
Gains the city was to bear part of the
cost. Because the agreement was not
reduced to writing it is necessary to
have members of the old council on
hand to determine to what extent the
city became obligated.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
SEATTLE LABOR STRIKE
BEGAN ON SCHEDULE TIME
Up to the Latest Advice it was Pro-
ceeding Orderly--NOt Believed
the Men Can Win

From such information as could be
obtained by this paper up to the hour
of going to press the strike was pro-
ceeding orderly. But then strikes
nearly always do that in the begin
ming. The test will come when some
of the strikers begin to feel the pinch
of food, or until strikebreakers begin
to take their places. The puzzling
question to many people is, what at
titude will the federal government
take if things assume a serious phase.
Unconfirmed rumors have reached
here that federal soldiers and marines
are already stationed in the city,
ready to act should the situation be-
come serious.
The ship yard unions are said to
have over a million dollars in their
treasury, which is quite believable,
when one takes into consideration that
of the thirty thousand all paid an
initiation fee of S25 and heavy month
ly dues and many fines, in the past
four months.
From parties who came from Sc
atte on the afternoon train yesterday
it was learned that the belief prevails
quite generally that the strikers will
fail There is nothing to compromise.
The ship building industry is dead.
The government has cancelled its
ship building orders, not having any
further use for ships. There does not
seem to be any work for the men to
return to.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07
EMPSON PACKING CO., VS.. THE
Id. LUMBER CO,

The decision in the case of the Emp
son Packing Co., of Chicago against
the Lamb Davis Lumber Co. of Leav
enworth on trial in the Superior court
at Wenatchee the first of the week,
has not been handed down. 1t was
court trial and the judge had not
reached a conclusion late yesterday.
1t appears that the Empson Packing
Co., made a contract with the defen-
dant company covering period of
years and after the Lamb-Davis Lum-
Der Co., sold out to the Great North
ern Lumber Co., the latter refused to
complete the contract. Therefore
the suit to recover damages.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

ize the packing-mouse products and
protect the packers against probable
loss"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

Mr.. f. r. McClain, manager of the
Mercantile Co., will leave
Sunday for Portland Ore, and expects
to be absent ten days or two weeks.
He has not been in his usual form the
past few weeks and hopes to find re-
lief in a change of scene and climate.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-02-07

Yakima's 1918 wool clip amounted
to 100000 pounds valued at S7s7,-
900,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-09
INFANT NATIONS GET
OUTLET TO THE SEA
Waterways Commission Regu.
ldtes Danube and Rhine

Paris, April 9.--(By A. PA re
port on regulations and restrictions tt
be imposed upon communications in
enemy states in order that newly created
nations in central Europe may have ac-
cess to the sea has been completed fol
the Peace Conference by the commits
sion on the regulation of ports, water
ways and railroads.
Freedom Of transportation through
Germany and Austria and equality oi
treatment in ports and harbors has beer
provided for, as has been the interna
tional regulation of traffic over tn,
Rhine and Danube rivers.
The report does not approach the
problem of International regulation o
great waterways outside tho domain.
of present enemy states. nor does i
deal with the Nistula. the great river
artery of northern Europe. since the
commission. when formulating its con
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-09
Reparation Report Adopted

The first interim report Of tho second
subcommittee of the commission on
rcparations, dealing with the financial
capacity Of enemy states and the means
Of payment. was adopted yesterday by
the commission. 1t was decided TO
present this report and the report of the
first subcommittee on catcgorics Of dam
age and methods of valuation to the
general secretary of the Peace Con.
ference.
In an article discussing whether the
Monroe Doctrine can be rcconciled with
the league of nations, the Matin de-
clarcs it would be paradoxical TO up
hold it. adding:
Either the league of nations ex-
tends to the entire world, in which
case Europeans would violate the Mon
roe Doctrine in mingling in American