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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24
WOULD MAKE MARRIAGE
LICENSES MORE DIFFICULT
New Law Proposed Would Safeguard
Issuance to Minors.

Marriage license will be more diff
cult to obtain if a measure being pre-
Pared by DIR. F. B. Teter, of Lincoln
county, becomes a law. DR.. letters
measure would amend the statute re-
garding issuing of marriage licenses
where the parties are under legal age.
In addition to the consent of parents,
as the statute now requires, persons
under age asking for marriage licenses
must appear before an examining
board in the county where one of the
parties reside. This board shall consist
of Judge of the superior court,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24
Swift & Company's
1918 Earnings
How They Affected You

How They Affected You
During the twelve months
ended Nov. 2, 1918 Gts fiscal
year., Swift & Company trans
acted the largest volume of BUSH
ness on the smallest margin of
profit in its history.
Profits of the meat business-under
regulations of the United States Food
Administration were limited to a
maximum of 9 per cent on capital
employed but not to exceed 213 cents
per dollar of sales.
Swift & Company in the regulated
departments earned 7.57 per cent on
capital employed and 2.04 cents per
dollar of sales, out of which had to be
paid interest on borrowed money and
taxes. Here is how these earnings
affect you.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24
MUST YOU PAY AN INCOME TAX?
READ FOLLOWING AND FIND OUT
You Say You Exempt Bot Are You BY Closely Studying The Following
Article You Can Figure it Out for YOufsef--HeaW
Penalty for Tax Dodgers

The big income tax drive of 1919 is
now under way and every preparation
is being made to handle the largest
collection in the history of income tax.
Il am not waiting for the final pas
sage of tho new revenue bill by con-
gress," said Collector David J. Will
liams, nor for the new regulations
and blank forms to be used. To
get this big tax in and get it &C
curate and complete. urge that we all
begin now"
THE income tax obligations i'm
posed by the old laws, as well as the
measure now in congress, consist of
two distinct operations. One is to file
return, or statement, of all items of
income and items of deductions allow
able by law, and to do this within the
period named in the law. The other
is to pay the tax if any is due
Neither of these obligations can be
met without a careful review of in
come and -expenditure for the tax
year. That is the big job right now,
and that is why say the income tax
drive is already under way. Every
where the pencil is busy. The old year
is done; all its fruits are cleaned; and
every person who Jared well, or earned
good competence, must analyze his
own case in cold figures.
When the new bill is enacted into
law | will have the proper return
forms distributed thruout the district.
and everybody will be informed of the
date when the sworn return must be
filed. 1t is my plan to send my men
out to central locations, and to have
them travel thru the district, aiding
taxpayers in the preparation of the
returns and in deciding doubtful
points. We will go right to the people
with the income tax, and with the CO.
operation which the public can give
the government men, the returns will
be filed by everybody who comes I'M
der the laws provisions, the right
taxes will be paid, and the district will
have done its full patriotic duty to-
wards the governments support.
Meanwhile, let me say again, there
is no need of delaying the preparation
of figures. Anything that congress
does now will not affect the amount
of "a persons earrings for 1918. Let us
avoid the belated throwing together of
figures that may hit or miss. Guesses
can not be accepted as the basis of
taxation. 1t is clearly the duty of
every person to compile correct fig
ures and ascertain whether his income
for 1918 was sufficient to make nee
essary a sworn return.
1.-THE year 1918 was a banner year
for salaries and wages, and the high
war prices brought unusual profits to
the average small tradesman and to
the farmer. The opinion in Washing
ton is that a million citizens and resi-
dents will make this year their first
income tax returns.
"All signs indicate that the income
tax this year will reach nearly every
working man and woman, and. nearly
every merchant, shop keeper and far
mer. Not all will have to pay the tax
hut nearly all will be obliged to make
a sworn statement. of the years in
come.
81 am therefore advising every I'M
married person who earned $1,000 or
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24
Livestock Raiser

Swift & Company killed l4,o4s,oo0
head of livestock, which weighed
alive, 4,o71 $780, 900 pounds.
Swift & Company made a profit Of
only fraction Of cent per pound
overweight.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24

The Yakima cannery has just shut
down after big season. 1t produced
8, 100000 quarts of canned fruits and
vegetables the past season and the
production is to be increased to 1000
600 this year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24

The Electric Company of Seattle is
planning on building a new terminal
station for the Seattle-Everett inter-
urban line.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-01-24
RUBBER STAMPS

The Echo takes orders for anything
in the Rubber Stamp line. Careful
attention and prompt delivery. ma1tf'
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
-Four full columns Of Unrest.
n1ent questions and aaswers
are published in The Tribune
erery Sunday
Paris Deputies Want Raise

PARIS, Dec. 14.-It is stated that the
new Chamber of Deputies will demand
an increase in the pay of Deputies
from $4,000 francs (S3 ,OO0) year to
at least 10000 francs (S4,0O0), and
possibly 10000 francs (s8,0Oo) 1t is
evident that the high cost of living is
occupying the minds of the members
of the Chamber, for steps are being
taken toward the formation of a par
ilamentary food cooperative system"
for Deputies and their families in Or
der to enable them to obtain food sun
plies at the cheapest rates possible.
The meeting at which the cooperative
organization will be formed also will
discuss the creation of a restaurant
exclusively for members of the Cham
ber of Deputies.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Rail Executives
Plan Campaign to
Educate Public
Fundamental Facts of Rail.
road Situation To Be Laid
Before People Through
National Advertising

National advertising will be the me-
dium by which the Association of Rail-
way Executives will attempt to ac-
quaint the American public with the
fundamental facts of the railroad stu
alton. The first gun in this campaign
will be fired during the next few days
in statement signed by approximate
iy 100 executives of the principal sys-
tens, according to T. De Witt Cuyler,
chairman of the association.
"The unmistakable verdict of public
the announcement of the plan of the
railroad companies, "is that this great
national industry shall continue to be
conducted by private companies under
stric. public regulation. Modern rail-
road companies, of course, are not pri
vate affairs. Their capital is sub
scribed by vast number of individual
investors, as we'll as by institutions,
such as savings banks and life insur-
ance companies, holding the savings of
millions of people, and they are sub
ject to the most minute regulation by
the public authorities. In Europe such
corporations are called public compa-
nies, and this name more accurately
describes them"
With the return of the carriers to
private control and ownership their
managers will have many difficult
problems to face, according to Mr..
Cuyier, who believes that the most i'm
portant will be that of attracting to
the business of the railroads flow of
new capital, without which they will
be unable to develop and function
properly.
Fundamental Facts
"The whole railroad problem" Mr..
Cuyler added, "sifts down to this fun
damental fact that in a growing coun-
try like ours, with the transportation
demands increasing much faster than
the population, there must be con-
tinuous investment of new funds in
the expansion of railroad facilities.
Railroad freight traffic reached 200,-
000,000,000 ton miles in 1906; it rose
to 1000. 100000 in 1913, and last year
it crossed the 400.0c0000,000 mark.
The railroads are now hauling five
times as much traffic as they did thirty
years ago. And traffic is going to keep
right on growing, because this country
is going to keep right on growing
"To keep pace with this increase in
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Woolens

Expected offerings Of woolens and
worsteds for pcXt fall failed to mate
riaiZe last week. Reports credit some
houses with having booked orders
quietly from samples shown in "ban-
ket' form. Leaders in the trade be-
licye that "fall' opening will appear
around the first of next year and that
business Will be booked strictly upon
The allotment basis. Mill owners and
selling agents say they can see nothing
but higher prices for the coming sea
son. The high prices paid for raw
wool at the government auction in
Boston. together with the 12ls per cent
wage increase granted workers in all
textile lines, precludes reductions,
they say.
Garment manufacturers are begin
ming to cut into their spring wocen
supplies. In some cases these apparel
makers assert they have sufficient
cloth to run them through the spring
season, while others say their supplies
arc short. Ou the whole, it appears
that enough spring cloth has been
made or will be made to supply the
trade, if it is properly distributed
Some Of the big jobbers have larger
supplies of cloth on hand than ever
before, but are holding out for good
prices. Low and medium grade wool
ems are fairly plentiful, but worsteds
partico olarly serges, tricotincs, Poret
twil]s and gabardincs can be had only
when exorbitant prices are bid.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
,lrs

Sharp reductions in the prices of fur
garments were made by retailers in
New York last week, but the primary
markets held firm. Some small man
ufacturers and jobbers made conces-
sions to move out their stocks, but
the trade, as a whole, has little in
the way of made-up garments to offer.
Manufacturers are still turning out
goods ordered some time ago
More raw furs arc reaching the mar
ket. The shipments of skunk of the
new catch continue large, while musk
rats are coming in slowly and in small
quantities. Mink shipments are fair
and other staple furs-opossum and
raccoon-are arriving in about normal
quantities, according to large dealers.
In anticipation Of the vogue for
small animal scarfs next spring, man
ufacturers are beginning work on new
models. Sable and marten are the
leading furs used for this purpose, al
though high prices have driven some
manufacturers to resort to cheaper
skins, such as fitch and squirrel I.
Finding a s destitute for Hudson seal
which is the bulk and backbone of
the fur business now, is the main ques-
ton of the trade. With muskrats. the
base for Hudson seal, growing scarcer
and higher IN price, experiments are
beng made to render the various types
of rabbits used as French seal, near.
seal, seallne, etc, more durable. Some
fur dealers and manufacturers are
pushing marmots and pony skins as
coat materials to replace the hiph-
priced Hudson seal
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Kansas CITY Southern

Questicn-Wjll you oblige me b.,
expressing your opinion of Kansas
City Southern preferred as an invest
pent? 1T pays per cent and the
common is reported to earn A to 6.
C. II.
Answer--The income account of th,
Kansas City Southern for 1913
showed that the preferred dividend
was earned by a slender margin only,
while onc-half of I per cent was ali
that was earned on the common.
Monthly earnings this year have fallen
steadily behind the amount guar
anteed by the government. What
showing the road will be able to make
after being turned back to private op-
Grafton will depend, of course, on the
kind of legislation Congress enacts,
and therefore the preferred stock ap-
pears to occupy more speculative
position than it has in the immediat. =
mast
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Saws Credit Is Needed to
Save U. S. Foreign Trade
Nc1r York Tribune
E'1cL ;,,ufnu R,,r1un

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA plea that
the extension Of reasonably adequate
credits" to foreign countries is neces-
sary unless the United States wishes to
see it's export trade fail off, on account
of deprecated foreign exchange, is one
Of the features of the first report of
Philip B. Kennedy, director of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, made public to-day.
"Thc excess of American exports
over imports has grown out of bounds "
ton about the demand for American
goods abroad. Europe is still expert
encing an acute shortage Of food. raw
materials and all kinds of rla"ufnc-
tured goods. Lacking imports to bal
ance our exports, the pertinent qUes-
tion is the extent to which we can
safely take future promises to pay.
Whatever ones views about the proper
nature OF the peace settlement, all may
readily agree that foreign credit ar
rangements are being delayed await
less certain reasonably adequate cred
it's are soon made. to foreign countries
our exports may be expected to fall off
on account of deprecated foreign ex-
change.
"Thc character of our foreign bust
ness to-day" said Mr. Kennedy, "will
determine our opportunities of to-mor-
row. IT American exports are made to
assist in restoring essential production
abroad and lead to sound world eco
nomc conditions, the resulting secur-
ity will enable trade 70 then 20 ahead
. with confidence"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15

business the railroads before the war
ere expending about $5O0000,0OO a
ear of new capital for expansion.
That, as we all know. was not enough.
But railroad earnings were not large
enough to attract the funds of in
vestors in greater amount. In fact, for
several years the market for new rail
road stock had vanished. Nearly all
the new capital had to be obtained
through the sale of mortgage bonds
and short-term notes The companies
were obliged to increase the number
Of their creditors because they could
not attract more shareholders"
During the period of war control
Mr.. Cuyler stated that the government
has been unable to maintain normal
expenditures for railroad upbuilding
Last year everything was made sub
servient to the prosecution of the war
and this year the government has not
had the money to spend. So with the
Mr. Cuyler said the Arrangements will
be faced with the necessity of very
large capital expenditures for better
ments and improvements. In his opin-
ion new capital expenditures at the
rate of $1,000,000,000 a year will be
the minimum required if the carriers
are to be enabled to handle the grow
ing traffic of the country.
Must Earn Fair Return
"To attract new capital for upbuild
ing the railroads." concluded the repre-
sentative of the railroads, "the trans
portation industry must be able to
earn fair return on this capital.
Adequate earnings are only possible
with adequate rates for service. The
rates now are admittedly too low to
Of operation and leave a fair margin
of capital"
In the opening statement to the pub
lie, signed by the executives Of nearly
all the principal railroad companies,
the Association Of Railway Executives
says:
at is the declared purpose of the
United States government to restore
the railroads at an early date to the
control of their owners.
"The Association of Railway Execu-
that time responsibility will again rest
for the prompt and successful move
ment of the country's commerce.
"Those constituting this association
are keenly conscious OF their accounta-
bilty to the public.
"They have accordingly determined
to present as fully as they can the
fundamental facts and considerations
which they themselves must face in
their efforts to provide satisfactory
railroad service.
at is hoped to engage the interest
of the whole American people, whose
welfare is SO vitally dependent upon
adequate transportation.
"The country can grow only as the
railroads grow. The railroad problem
must be solved-and solved rightly and
soon-if our country is to prosper
ut is to promote this prosperity
permanently and in the interest of the
whole people-that railroad executives
will present to the public the situation
as they see it."
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Victoria Copper Mining

Question-Will you kindly give me
some information about Victoria on the
Boston curb ?-E. C. C.
Answer-The Victoria Copper Mining
Company owns about 2,3OO acres in On
tonagon County, Mich. The mine .,aS
about thirteen miles of underground
openings. and a stamping mill with 7GC
tons daily capacity Ia connected with
the mine by 4,S00-foot gravity rail-
road. All the machinery Of the mine
is operated by compressed air, the COM
pany also owning valuable water power
rights. on the ontonagon River, which
have been developed by the construc-
tion of 1900 0-horsepower hydraulic
compressor. Last year 2,451,413 pounds
Of mineral were obtained, yielding l.
a33,536 pounds of fine copper. Total
receipts were S390,322, which was S3l,
403 in excess of expenditures. Capital
stock authorized S2.5OO,000, par S25, OF
which SIS share has been paid in
Last assessment was 81 share, paid
in April, 1914. No dividends have been
paid.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
New York State Bonds
Federal Farm Loan Bonds
U. S. Mint Earns $8,369,97l

WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-The mint
ing business is profitable one to be
in, according to the annual report of
Ray Baker, director of the United
States Mint, made public to-day by the
Treasury Department. During the 1919
fiscal year, the report shows, the gov
crnment made $s,369.971 on its minting
operations. Of this amount $4,136, 700
was made through the manufacture of
nickel and bronco zoins.
Never before in the history of the
country has the demand for small
coins been as large as it was during
the last fiscal year. Pennies minted
alone total 466,SS9 900, or about $780,
900 pounds.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Leather

Shoe manufacturers refused to place
orders for leather last week, owing to
the unsettled condition Of the market
caused by the weakness in the price
Of hides and skins. Both sole and up
per feathers, however. are moving
freely on old orders, and tanners were
not as anxious about the dull situation
as they would have been were deliveries
on hand more nearly completed. Buy
crs seemed reluctant to provide for
other than their most immediate wants
and business was at standstill. Trade
IN chrome tanned as we'll as bark and
combination tanned side feathers was
quiet. practically no current orders be-
ing placed in the latter part Of the
week Steady deliveries of tannery re-
ceipts took care of the medium and
better selections of chrome tanned
sides in both colors and black, but the
low grades and light weights accumu-
lated and low prices were offered as in
ducements for clearances with very
little result.
The weakness of the foreign exchange
market affected export buying greatly
and as a result but small stocks were
purchased during the week by fore gn
buyers. A shipment of 27.O00 dry
salted hides and $4,000 wet saitcd hides
was received early in the week, while a
large consignment Of goatskins was
reported to have been received on Fri
day.
One Of the largest dealers in leather
goods asserted last week that the de-
mand for articles made of leather fo1
the Christmas holidays is greater this
year than ever before. 1t is practically
impossible, he said, to satisfy the de-
mands of the nation for all kinds OF
fancy goods.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
Railroads To Be Heard To-day
On Observance of Safety Act

Representatives of steam railroads
in this district will appear AT hear.
ing to be held by the Public Serv'es
Commission to-day to ascertain
whether the railroad law amendment
requiring the maintenance of warning
signs 300 feet on each side of gfads
crossings. has been obeyed. Inc
amendment was enacted at the las'
session of the Legislatures 1t re-
quires the railroads to supply and pue
he authorities to maintain twenty .our.
inch disk signs mounted on meta
posts, so placed as to show in the rays
of the headlights of approaching aa
tomobiles.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
COttOlls

DRICES of unfinished and finished
T. cotton goods went higher last
week. BY the middle of the week 90
cents was the established price for the
standard 64-60, 381s-lnch gray print
cloth. an advance Of about half cent
over quotations of the previous week.
During the week several of the lead
ing commission houses announced new
prices on finished prints, principally
percales, at increases of about cent
a yard over last quotations. These
goods are for delivery during Janu-
ary and February.
Big drygoods jobbers reported con-
stantly decreasing stocks, with acute
shortages in some materials. Sateens
are particularly scarce and the supply
of finished sheets; pillow cases, bed
spreads. etc, is growing smaller. Col
ored goods appear to be more plenti-
full than the plain white blcachcd ma
terials. Dress manufacturers are TAX
ing fine yarn goods, such as voiles,
lawns, bOtistes, etc, wherever they can
find them.
Sellers say that buyers on these ma
terials are willing to operate as far
ahead as next fall. Extended COM
mitments however, are being refused
by sellers in all branches of the trade.
Few contracts at present, except for
ginghams and flannels, run beyond next
April or May.
Because of the fuelsavng orders
and the possibility that manufacturers
will have to go to three-day week,
some of the mills refused to take
further orders for the time being.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
MEETINGS
'ES TRELLA GUIANA
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Cuban Star Line
DE orden del -. Presidents clmpiens
acuerdo del Ccnsejo de Directors Sc clta Is:
este medic los Senores Accioristas De es's
'ompania. para la session extraordlnaria ~
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'uoa, D"pariamento numero ii2 del hue,e
edlhcio del Sanco dc Canada Aguiar nums,.
% las A NJ. del martes % de Dicen''''
Ell ohjcto lie esta session sera trsiar "
modllear aigunos preceptos De los Estatu''s
y en- 81 caso, tomar los Acuerdos q1r
Vlrtud de tales modincaciones resuiten hs''
sarias convenientes
New ork. Noviesnbre 9s de 1919
CHARLES ANGJLO. Vice -Secretar'c'
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15
AMERICAN POWER & LIGHT CO.

~ ET0au"ay, N0W IVTN- ~
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND NO. 4
The regular quarterly dividend of l.F
on the Preferred Stock Of the America
Power & Light Company has been de-
clare. payable January > 1920. to pre-
feir..' stockholders Of record NJ the clos
of bu mess December II. 1913
WILLIAM REISER Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-15

Although the silk trade is passing
into the season normally marked by
dulness, prices last week continued
firm and jobbers snapped up quantities
of finished goods wherever they could
find them, in anticipa tion of a brisk
buying period after the turn of the
year. Retailers for the most part are
keeping out of the market, awaiting
future developments. Garment manu-
facturers are buying in a small way.
Silk manufacturers are worried about
the high price of raw silk, which re-
maincd at the high level set during
the week preceding. The situation has
many angles. First, raw silk may de-
cline in price, although reports from
japanese, Chinese and European mar
kets indicate firm price tendencies and
a short supply. Secondly, the public
may refuse to buy the silks at the
extremely high prices that the raw
product will necessitate. Thirdly, if
the mills hold off buying their raw
material now, the supply may become
so short that they cannot fill their
requirements later on. even at the high
prices. Because of this condition, mills
are buying raw silks with conscrva-
tism.
Up to Friday production of silks
had not been curtailed because of the
fucl-saving orders. This possibility
was discussed by mill owners and it
was agreed that any slowing up of
production at present would lead to
still higher prices.