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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-05-06

Avoid It's Dangerous Stage.
: There is a more serious stage Of
Catarrh than the annoyance caused
by the stopped-up air passages,
and the hawking and splitting and
other distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency Of the disease to continue
its course downward until the
lungs become affected, and then
dreaded consumption is on your
path. Your own experience has
taught you that the disease cannot
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-05-06

Artless women are seldom heart
less.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
LUCKY ESCAPE
FROM BAD WRECK
BY TRAIN NO. 3
ONE ENGINE WENT INTO CREEK
BUT ENGINE CREWS, PAS
SENGERS AND ALL OTHERS
ESCAPE INJURY.

Train No. 3, the west bound pas
sencer which left Lcavenworth at
about 2;i0 last Sunday morning, es-
capped bad wreck near Merritt As
it was the head engine went into the
creek, but the other engine stayed on
the grade and the coaches did not
leave the track.
The train was pounding 'aloug at 4
fair rate of speed, having just top
ped steep grade and struck a
stretch of track with a lesser grade
about mile and a quarter beyond
Merritt when Engineer Troll saw a
rock which had slipped from the
bank and lay just at the rail. He
Immediately threw the brake into
emergency, but his engine struck the
rock, which was perhaps five feet in
diameter, swerved to the left anl
went off into the creek about fifteen
feet below the track. stopping right
side-up and both Engineer Troll and
Fireman J. F. Tracey We're still in
the cab and unhuIt. Charley Zinkey
and A. l. Sapp. engineer and fireman
of the second engine, were also un-
hurt and no other member of the
train crew or, of the passengers was
injured.
The rock which caused the wreck
had become loosened by the rains and
just slipped down a short incline and
was not seen until the head engine
was about two car lengths from it.
At the place the track follows the
course of Mason creek and is just
above the bed of the stream. the
grade being protected from the high
water by riprap rock, and it was over
these rocks and boulders that the en-
gine went on It's course to the river
bed
Both Engineer Troll and Fireman
Tracy expected when the rock was
struck that they would be killed and
j. is doubtful if ever there were two
more surprised men than they when
they found themselves unhurt.
The track was cleared and traffic
resumed about noon Sunday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
COARSE WOOLENS CHEAP.

The Echo has it on good authority
that if the people of the world would
be satisfied to purchase coarse wool
ems the price of all woolens would
soon be down to near old prices.
1t seems that the demand is and
has been for the finer woods and mix
lures, and that there is no market for
the ordinary goods. much used some
years back, and known as tweeds
when made into clothing goods. Now
there is no demand for these coarse
goods. either as clothing or in blan-
kets. and the warehouses of the world
are said to he full of them.
The goods now demanded arc made
up of imported woolens, the raw ma
terial being produced mostly in Aus
tralia and Thibet. and if there were a
return to the use OF the domestic pro-
duct there would soon be no reason
for complaint.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
STATE TAX RATE
GOES UP FOR
CHfLAN COUNTY
STATE NEEDS S301.340 THIS
YEAR, LACKED UP FROM $751;
131 LAST YEAR-HIGH COST
OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

World, Oct. 4 The high cost of
state government commenced to be
felt when County Auditor Spencer re-
ceived the certified amount that Che
Ian county must raise for state pur-
poses next year. The total amount
Of the state levy apportioned to this
county is s301,340. an increase of
Sl27,209 over last year when the to-
tai state levy was S1S4.131. This is
raise of nearly 10 per cent in the
cost of conducting the state govern
ment in one year.
The principal increases occur in
the general expense fund, which
amounts to S92,426 for Chelan county
this year instead of s52,s39 last
year, and in the state general school
fund of which Chela1 county's share
is 1884 this year instead of S36,-
427 last year This latter increase
IS due to the increased school per
capita tax adopted by the last legis-
lature.
Other funds are as follows: Mill
tary. s6.155 for 1920 and 1925 for
1919; public highway, e20,602 for
1920, and S17.617 for 1919; perma-
nent highway, s30766 for 1920, and
S26,4S4 for 1919; state university
Si5.2os and $4,000 for 1919; sta e
college $92O9 and 1882 for 1919.
The state capital fund and the
state reclamation revolving fund are
each the same being fixed by law
Chelan county's share of each is ST.
233. a compared with ss,787 last
year.
The state tax in Chclan county this
year will be 1851 mills. an increase
from 1869 mills last year. This IS
the only part of the Chelan county
tax rate that is known "a yet. The
final rate will be fixed when the com
missioners finally adopt the county
budget this week.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
X. =. SPECIAL MEETING.

There was a good attendance 1t
the special meeting Of the X. ?. lodge
Wednesday night and those present
were spurred up to put forth better
efforts and the forthcoming drive for
now members is starting off nicely
The state has been divided into dis
tricts for the purpose Of the member
ship campaign and Leavenworth is in
Deputy Grand Chancellor Thos. p
Pinkerton's district. He was pres
ent, together with Superintendent.
Of Insurance Clarence F. Williams
and \. n. Brown Of Wenatchee. both
boosters, and he will keep in touch
with all local lodges during the driv..
dropping in upon them and seeinE
that none Of them lag behind in the
big push.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
REFERENDUM No. |.

SEATTLE, Oct. 5.--A fair reading
of Referendum No. /, good roads
measure, will convince any intelligent
voter that the so-called Cement
trust would have no chance to hold
up the state for exhorbtant prices,
according to the Automobile Club of
Western Washington. A study Of
this measure, which comes before the
voters on November 2. shows, says
the auto club, that 1916 miles of
state highway may be paved with
any material that will best accommo-
date the traffic. Section two of the
bill says:
"The highways constructed or
improved under the provisions of
this act shall be finished with a
wearing surface of Portland ce-
ment concrete, btuminous con
crete, asphalt, brick, wood block,
stone, or any other material
equally permanent and durable
not less than IS feet n width
laid upon Portland cement CON
crete base of a minimum thick
ness of five inches"
And right here opponents of the
measure stop. They do not quote the
remainder of the section, because the
provisions are a direct blow at the
arguments that are being set up in an
attempt to make voters believe that
mythical Cement trust" is foster
ing the bill. Section 2 continues rs
follows:
"PROVIDED, that if the state
highway commissioner shall
deem it impractcabe to improve
any portion of any highway
herein described by paving as
herein provided, the state high
way board may provide for the
improvement of such portion of
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
PLAN SUBMITTED
BY ItAVENWORTH
ACCEPTED BY BOARD
LEVY CUT TO THREE MILLS FOR
COURT HOUSE BUILDING
FUND AND BUILDING PLAN
ABANDONED.

a fter listening to the protest hv
representatives. Of the Leavenworth
Service Club and others from over
the county, the County Board on
Monday voted to abandon their plans
to erect new court house next year
and also to levy but three mills fo1
the court house building fund. the
latter in line with the recommenda-
tion of the Leavenworth parties.
The boards action is gratifying to
all and it shows that we still have a
county board anxious to conform t.
what the public wishes The power
of united action is also shown If
the public had been Indifferent the
board would have supposed that there
was no objection to their plan.
That a new court house is needed
il generally admitted but, as pointed
out to the commissioners, this seems
poor time to enter upon such
great expense and a time when tax
levies should be held down to the
minimum.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
LAURA THORNHTLL WON.

Laura Thornhill of Wenatchee was
the successful candidate for Queen Of
the Elk's Happy Land She had
$4,000 votes: Carolie Pendergrafr.
s4,950; Dorothy Battey, $4,000.
A bunch of the Wenatchee boosters
put up big drive at the end and
spent money like drunken sailors
for Miss Thornhill, leaving the others
so far behind that they ceased their
efforts. Backers of Miss Margaret
O'Leary, the Leavenworth candidate.
were prepared to spend a nice sum
in her favor, but when they saw the
manner in which the Thornhill sup
porters were going in il was conclud-
ed that there was no use. Miss o.
Leary had some forty thousand votes
at the close.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
GOVERNOR PROClAIMS
NOVEMBER ELEVENTH.
LEGAL HOLIDAY
REQUESTS THAT ALL ACTIyI-
TIES CEASE THAT HISTORI-
CAL INTEREST NAY BE RE
NEWED ON ARMISTICE DAY.
Governor Hart this week issued the
following proclamation:

WHEREAS, on the eleventh day
of November, 1889. the former Ter
ritory Of Washington was by Presi-
Dental Proclamation formally ad-
mitted into the United tates under a
duly adopted Constitution. and
WHEREAS, on the eleventh day
Of November. 1918. the Armsticc,
terminating hostilities between the
United States and the Allied Nations
or the one hand and the Central
Powers of Europe on the other, wa,
signed, and
WHEREAS, on the eleventh day of
November, 1919, while peacefully
celebrating the first anniversary Of
the signing of the Armistice, four
returned service men were shot from
ambush in the city of Centralia,
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LOUIS T.
HART, Acting Governor of the State
Of Washington, by virtue of the au-
thority in me vested. do hereby pro-
claim and declare Thursday, Novem-
Der 18th. 1920. as a Legal Holiday
and on this day all public offices will
remain closed and the people will
refrain from engaging in their usual
lines of activities. and all liberty
loving citizens will join in properly
celebrating the cessation of warfare,
and with appropriate patriotic and
historical exercises revive the inter
est of the people in Constitutional
Government in commemoration Of
Admission Day. not forgetting to
stop in their activities and exercises
for moment to breathe a silent
prayer of sympathy for those bereft
by the acts of dastardly criminals al
Centralia.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
OPPORTUNITY WEEK.

Whoever clngs to the worn out
theory that all institutions are as
grim and foreboding as the famous
'workus" where Oliver Twist eked
out his miserable childhood should
visit the Salvation Army Rescue
and Maternity Home at Spokane,
Washington.
Here surely is an eye-opener, for
besides being "homey" the entire at
mosphere is wholesome in every res
pect.
According to Commandant Earle.
The Salvation Army home has i'5
AIMS open to everybody. Not only
do the court. the social service bu-
reau, and the Red Cross send cases,
but every once in a while a mother
and child arrive Unexpectedly at the
door. bag and baggage. and are taken
in without parley.
Perhaps the infant ward is the
most interesting part of the entire
place. Entering it. one is remindel 1
of grand opera dress rehearsal.
About twenty babies in their little
iron cribs strike up different tunes.
and the scales they perform would do
credit to Patti. The room adjoining
the nursery is where every morning,
between 9 and 10 o'clock, the "clean-
illness next to Godlness" theory is
enforced. Bottles of all kinds and
descriptions are seen. showing care
fulness about sanitation. In an ad-
joining room nurses boil milk bot
ties and prepare meals which come
every three hours. Nearly all the
children have to have different prep
arations so it keeps the attendants on
the jump.
The girl mothers have equally good
care, and all sorts of cases are "a
tended to. Here the great social
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
TAX PAYERS OBJECT
TO COURT HOUSE
PROJECT
BELIEVE COST SHOULD BE
SPREAD OVER A TERN OF
YEARS INSTEAD OF RAISING
ENTIRE SUM IN ONE YEAR.

World, Oct. 4: Representative
citizens from all over Chelan County
appeared before the county commits
sicnerS this morning to protest
against the inclusion of a nine mil
levy for court house purposes in the
tax rolls for the coming year.
R. B. Field, William Mcintosh and
Fred Constable of Leavenworth,
Charles Simpson, William Doelle and
J. J. Bixler of Cashmere. Earl Young
f. NJ. Gillette and F. T. Balch of Ma
laga, s. s. Gaines of Entiat, Blair
Slack of Wenatchee Heights. Mayo
c. A. Harln of Wenatchee and 9th
ers spoke against the court house
levy.
Mr.. Mcintosh presented a written
resolution adopted at a meeting Of
Leavenworth business men. asking
that a three mill levy be made in
stead of the nine mill levy proposed.
thus raising the money in install
ments instead of in lump.
The commissioners discussed the
entire proposition with the tax paw
ers present. setting forth the great
need for new building. also calling
attention to the great danger that
exists as result of having the rec
ords unprotected, records which if
destroyed. could never he replaced.
Plans have been submitted and es-
Inmates made showing that the now
building can be constructed for less
than s250.000 the amount which WILL
he available in case the nine mill levy
is made this year This levy will
produce 100000 and there is $54 500
now on hand.
II was proposed to have the com
missioners appoint a committee Of
five representative tax payers. who
are 70 investigate the entire question
and make a report. The commits
sionerS agreed TO abide by the decis-
ion Of this committee, and a vote was
taken in favor of proceeding on this
plan.
However. on reconsideration. i
was the sense of the meeting that
the commissioners are the ones u
decide the question and the matter
was left in their hands. The princi-
pal arguments against making the
levy We're that building costs are now
abnormally high. also that tax pay
ers in many parts Of the county are
unable To nay more as they have
unusually high assessments 10 meet
in order 70 secure additional water.
This is true in the Icicle. Peshastia.
Malaga. Ster1ilt Hill and Wenatchee
Heights districts.
The commissioners must decide the
entire question by Wednesday when
the tax roll must be finally made uo
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
BURGLARS BUSY
IN lFAVfNWORTh
MONDAY NIGHT
THREE PLACES BROKEN INTO.
BUT MISCREANTS LEFT RA-
THEIR SHORT-HANDED FROM
APPEARANCES.

Burglars broke into three places in
Leavenworth Monday night. At the
store of the Mutual Mercantile Co. a
plate glass in the hardware window
on the side street was broken and
three automatic pistols were stolen.
The pistols were % calbre. 81
and 3S, worth at present selling
prices about $1t0. The crash of
glass was heard by lady sleeping in
one of the Franklinshotel rooms right
over the window and she aroused
Landlord Irwin, who with Miss Nc
Lean, shareholder and employee of
the store. went down. The burglars,
however. had disappeared. They
were heard to run and next morning
it was discovered that they evident
ly had run through the alley back of
the cooperative store.
Motteler's place of business was
also entered Monday night. The
prowlers had broken one of the glas-
ses above the scales and entered.
They for some curious reason took
down the pipe of the stove and leaned
it against the wall, perhaps intend
ing to take the stove. They did not,
however. and Bob Smith is thankful
to them for being so careful-not a
speck of SCOT or ashes was spilled on
the floor. A sack of flour is the only
thing missing from Motteler's place.
The Purity creamery is the third
place entered. The back door was
forced open and few dollars in cash
stolen from Mr.. Amundson's desk.
Nothing else was disturbed. Mr.
Amundson usually placed what cash
was carried over each evening in the
desk and as only two persons beside
himself knew where the money was
kept and it being evident that this
was the sole object in entering the
place, these facts may yet throw
light upon matters.
An attempt had been made at the
store of the Mutual Mercantile Co
to pry open the side door, but it was
so staunch and so we'll bolted that il
could not be done.
At this writing clue to the gull
ty parties had been discovered, but il
is thought to be the work of some ot
the many transients in this vicinity
at this time. The sheriff's office was
notified of the burglaries and with
the sheriff's force and Chief of Police
Pratt and all his minions on the jot
it will be strange if the culprits are
not apprehended
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Homer D. Gilbert TO J. W. Thomp-
son, lots /, ,, 4. and 5. block ;. Pc
shastin. $3.50.
Day Reynolds to J. B. Huff. lots
p, %, % and q. block 7, Second
Add. to Leav., 81.
Ross Irwin to Frank W. Haskins.
lot 5. block /, Ralston Add TO Leav..
sG,7OO.
Frank Maxfeld to J. W. Thompson,
lot 3, block 5. Peshastin. $3.50.
Jesse L. Coppock 10 Cashmere
State Bank. part Peshastin Land c..
plat. $4,000.
J. P. Hambrecht 70 J. r. Roth, 10.
I, block s, East Leavenworth, 1850.
Tum. Light & Water Co. TO Geo.
Zachow. pipeline in Darling Land CO.
1st Add. TO Leavenworth, 81.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08

evils are met and cared for. and the
girls who have had all sorts of hard
ships dealt them by fate can fin
peace and comfort at last. Some Of
the girls barely over fourteen have
had as much trouble as the average
woman of the world over thirty This
seems inconceivable. but II is true
nevertheless. Here they have all the
care they have lacked and anyone
interested in helping their less for
tunate sisters, cannot fail TO be I'M
pressed by the spirit of unselfshness
which seems to be the keynote of the
entire place. This is one phase of the
work the public is asked 70 contrib
ute TO Opportunity Weeks" Oct.
7th 20 10Th.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
BLACK COMING.

Judge Black. democratic nominee
for governor, is screduled to speak
at Leavenworth at noon on Friday.
Oct. 18th. and the request is made
that an indoor meeting be arranged.
Democrats, get busy and make The
necessary arrangements. Every man
who is nominated for the office Of
governor, or any other important Of
fee, is entitled to a friendly hearing
from all.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
FAR FETCHED CURIOSITY.

The lawmakers Of Oregon have in
cluded in the Motor Vehicle Drivers
License Law a clause demanding of
women who apply for such license
that they shall state their age and
give date of birth. This may help to
satisfy some officials curiosity, but
win hardly bring them many votes
from among the women Of doubtful
age"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
CHURCH NOTICES.

ST. PAUL'S FVANG. LUTHERAN
Services next Sunday evening at
7:i5. The theme for the sermon will
be taken from Luke g. 43-49.
Sunday school at 10 a m.
The congregation will hold its
quarterly meeting after the evening
services. All members are urgently
requested to be present and take part
in the business discussions.
VIM. LUECKEL, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
HAVE FILED FOR OFFICE.

The following have filed for office
tc be voted upon at the city primary.
Nov. 3:
For Mayor, A. Blomeke.
Alderman, 2nd Ward, F. II. Ball.
Aldermen. 3rd Ward. F. L. Potter
and s. A. Potter.
Filing will close tomorrow (Satur-
day. az / o'clock.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
Mrs. Art Pinch and daughter Flor
ence have both been sick.

Engineer James Thompson. Engin-
eer Crotty, Lineman Burns. Agent
Smith Of Entiat, and Mr.. Waller of
the Package Grocery at Wenatchee.
all went on hunting trip last Fri
DAY, returning Wednesday, They n
tended going TO Buck Creek but
found the roads so bad they only got
10 Rock Creek. They were not very
successful, encountering bad weathe..
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
NOTICE.

All individuals who are interested
in Night School in Leavenworth
are asked to speak or write 70 Mrs.
/. J. Nelson. president of the local
Board Of Directors, telling her n
what particular branches they would
be interested. This should be done
Immediately.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
the state highway in such man
ner as in its judgment will best
accom- modafe fraYei thereon "

the state highway IN such man
ner as in its judgment will best
accommodate travel thereon"
That provision should effectively
spike the misleading arguments of
opponents who profess to see zee
ment trust" ready to throttle the
state, declares the auto clubs state
ment. But to make certain that no
trust or combine or any individual
shall hold up the state under this bill
the legislature wrote Section 3 a
follows:
"Whenever the making of any
part of any road to be improved
or constructed under the provis-
ions of this act, or the locating
of any route or any part there
of, or the OBTAINING OF
ROAD BUILDING MATERIAL
for such work, requires that pri-
vate property be taken or dam
aged the state highway board
shall have the right to acquire
any such property by PUR-
CHASE OR BY CONDEMNA-
TION in the manner prescribed
by law for the requirement or
condemnation of land for the
public uses of the state"
This, says the auto club, gives the
state the right to take over any
=
plants, gravel pits or any other
sources Of material and operate them
for the benefit of the public. if the
companies owning them refuse t)
make prices or terms deemed reas-
enable to the state highway board
The alleged high prices of cement
are not a detriment to the progress
Of the road paving program under
Referendum No. I. The so-calle1
Cement trust" would be at the mercy
Of the state rather than the state un-
der the thumb of the cement com
panies.
Some opponents Of this measure
also are attempting TO make capital
to defeat the measure by telling vo--
ers the price Of cement has increased
to such exorbitant figures it would
be impossible to build the Highways
contemplated in this measure with
the money provided by bonding the
motor vehicle licenses. But the price
Of cement has increased only 6f
cents a barrel since 1915. II requires
about 300 barrels of cement for a
mile Of 20-foot road, making the To-
tai increased cost $4,000 per mile for
cement at the factory. But Refer
endum No. requires only an f3-
foot road. so the total increased cost
per mile is even less than $4,000
The average cost Of paved high
ways in this state for the last two
years has been approximately S27,-
900 mile, yet some opponents Of
the measure are telling voters =
will cost this state $4,000 a mile.
because it cost New York state that
amount for an entirely different type
of roadway than that contemplated
and provided for in Referendum mol.
The money 10 pave these roads
will be raised by bonding the motor
car vehicle license fees, 50 that not
a cent Of the cost will be raised bv
taxation. The borrowed money and
interest will be paid back in install
rents by the motor vehicle owners.
The ladies aid Of the Methodist
church will meet Wednesday. after
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

You are requested to meet with
The disciples Of Christ for Prayer,
Communion and Bible study Sunday
afternoons at 2:30 in the West home.
back Of the Masonic hall.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-08
METHODIST EPISCOPAL,

Sunday School, 9:45.
Epworth League, $50.
Preaching Services. L a. m. 7:30
p. m.
VIM. HOSKINS, Pastor.