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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-27

judiciary in the slime of political
manipulation. Take the two clauses
of the platform together: Permit
the colonization of floating voters
for the recall of judges.
8. Gust and equitable revis-
ion of the tax code, including ex-
emption of farm improvements
and of all homes not to exceed
four thousand dollars in value"
This was intended to catch the far
mer, but it so happens that ninety
per cent of the $4,000 homes are in
the cities. The exemptions advocat-
ed by the socialistic triumvirate
would result in spreading heavier
taxation on the land. The first step
in confiScation of the land of the
North Dakota farmers was as inno-
cent as this appears and resulted in
increasing farm values for tax pur-
poses in that state from S5.49 per
acre to $1,000.
4. public ownership and
democratic operation of public
utilities, the means of Transport
tation and distribution and of
any other undertaking found
necessary to prevent profteer-
ing"
This means the "Plumb plan"
We have just had an experience IN
the public operation of the railways.
which cost the people about one bill
lion dollars and the end is not vet.
The trainers of the Yakima platform
well know that there are not suf'ici-
ent tax resources in the United Stat
es, spread over the next ten genera
tions, to purchase, at a fair price. the
properties mentioned. Either they
mean confiscation, or they are insin-
cere, trying to catch the non-thinking
voter with glittering, hollow prom
Use.
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rings she is using the chances are
good that her canned products will
not keep. The cost of everything
entering into retailing rings has in
creased, and in order to continue sell
ing them at the old price and to make
a profit many manufacturers have re-
duced the quality of the rings they
are putting out The United States
Department of Agriculture gives a
number of tests which may be used
to determine whether a rubber ring
has the requirements that it should
have or not. One is the stretching
test.
A 6-inch piece is cut out of ring:
take hold of the end so that there arr
/ inches between the fingers. Stretch
the piece along a ruler until the fin
gers are ten inches apart. The sam
pie should not break and should re-
turn when released to is original
length. The tensile strength test is
as follows: Fill a lightweight pail
with l gallon and pints of water
(total weight approximately Il
pounds). Place the jar ring around
an empty spool; pass a wire through
the center of the spool and fasten to
handle of the pail.
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SHORT MISCELLANY.

A fan from the ghetto ALWAYS
speaks of the mighty swatter as Abe
Roth.
A correspondent asks a Chicago
paper TO 'Please publish something
good for pimples.' We suggest some
good. clean, special features.
A girl has been elected cashier of
Chicago bank. The report did not
say that the use of the regular vault
would be discontinued however.
Mac says he used to smoke his pipe
first so he would enjoy a cigar after
wards; now he smokes cigar first
so he can enjoy his pipe afterwards.
When two holdups got through try
ing to relieve a New York bus driver
of his roll he had $40 of their money.
He probably had had more expert
ence.
Whenever you meet man who at
taches the license plate in an upside
down position on his car to deceive
the cops, shun him as you would a
thief, for he is inherently dishonest.
1t is intimated that an air products
company, one of whose chief activi-
ties is the extraction from the air of
oxygen for commercial uses, is about
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-27

to establish garlic branch in Hal
sted street.
We just noticed a headline in an
Iowa paper, "To exhibit Fifty
Calves but as it was time to knock
off the days work we didn't wait to
see whether it was live stock item
or a reading notice for a burlesque
show.
"Aphrodite" is billed for an early
production in Chicago. Having wit
messed production of the play in
New York, and noted the costumes,
we suggest to Messrs. Comstock &
Gest that it would not be much amiss
to change the name of the show to
"Aphrodidie."-C. F. w.
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THE LEAvENWORTH ECHO

ployee in Spokane to be retired Aug
ust 20, when a ruling of the postal
department became effective, provid-
ing for the retirement of all employ
es of the retirement age of 60 and
who are entitled to the annuity hav-
ing been in service 90 years or more.
Henry Livingston of Tonasket
Wash, celebrated his Tooth birthday
recently A huge birthday cake bear
ing 100 candles had been made for the
occasion and Mr.. Livingston was es-
corted to the dining room where this
surprise awaited him. Friends pre-
scented him with a fine briar pipe.
Public celebration OF. the national
suffrage victory will take place in
Spokane as soon as it is determined
that the Tennessee ratification is u
settled matter. A public mass meeting
at the State Armory and an Amend
ment Picnic are being planned by the
Spokane women voters.
Highbridge Park, Spokane's new
tourist camp, is a popular place Over
5000 people have camped at the
camp during this season and an av-
erage of 30 cars day are register
ing at present 1t is one of the best
equipped camps in the West, being
provided with hot and cold water.
phone, shower baths, cooking facil-
ties.
Ferry county engineers are survey
ing the approaches to the Columbia
river at Bushnell's Flats for the es-
tablishing of a ferry three-fourths
miles from Kettle Falls.
An inspection trip was made re-
Gently by Frank Dunlop and DR.. A. L.
Marks of Spokane, game commission
ers, to inspect the work done to res
cue trapped fish in the overlooked
sections around Snake river. Thous-
ands of fish have been saved. they
say, by the quick action of the game
commissioners.
A mass meeting of Umatilla coun-
ty citizens was recently held to per-
feet a memorial association for erect
ing fitting memorial to Till TAYLOR.
sheriff of Umatilla county, who was
shot and killed by prisoners effecting
an escape from the county Jail at
at Pendleton. Ben Holt, of the Holt
Mfg. Co., Spokane, has been named
chairman of the memorial fund in
Spokane and headed the list with
subscription of 500. The bank in
each community throughout the
Northwest is requested to accept
contributions.
Within the next Is days engineers
will survey the Helena Flats and Val
entine districts near Kalispell, Mont.
for irrigation and as soon as the re-
port is completed steps will be taken
to organize the irrigated districts,
which will include 10000 acres.
Spokane Knights of Pythias held
initiation ceremonies on the summit
of Mt. Spokane recently. Each
knight had to bring his own blanket
and eats and the men stayed over
night. Several visiting bands of
knights helped terrorize the victims
under initiation.
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IT PAYS TO TEST RUBBER RINGS

With fruit, sugar, and vegetables
at their present high levels, the can
ner who does not test the rubber
rings she uses is taking long chance
as to whether the 90 to 90 cents
worth Of good material in the can will
keep or not. This year the country
is flooded with poor rubber rings,
ard unless the housekeeper tests the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-27

when members of st. Paul church of
Yakima, a full choir, and Rev. Father
Armstrong went to the historic site
for services recently.
Frank Pratt, for 21 years postal
cmploye and now a carrier on rural
route No. 7, was the only postal en-
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News and Comment
From Over the State

The old st. Joseph Mission on the
Ahtanum, near Yakima, was the
scene of religious services once more
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THE YAKIMA PROGRAM
OF LEGISLATION
(By S. o. s. League)


/. "The creation of state la
Dor department, broadening the
power of the labor commission
er and consolidation of all de-
partments in relation to labor
for the purpose of efficiency and
economy and extending and
strengthening of laws enacted
for the protection of the work
ers."
Washington has the most progress
sive labor laws in the Union. It was
one of the first States to inauguratc
substantial and liberal Workmen's
Compensation; it was among the first
to pass effective and compulsory first
aid laws, and its Safety and Accident
Prevention laws have been taken as
models by several States. and were
at the time of passage far in advance
of any other state. As a matter of
fact, Washington has developed every
phase of protection to workmen that
is practicable.
?. Equitable revision of the
election laws. including enfran-
chisement of migratory workers
and no loss of citizenship because
of marriage status; extension of
the scope of the initiative and ap-
plication of the recall to all cleo
tive offices, and the right to
amend the state constitution by
the initiative"
BY this is meant an election law to
permit the floater to vote wherever
pleases; to permit "colonizing", as in
the days of long ago. The man who
wrote that plank in the Yakima plat
form was not sincere. No American
citizen giving this vital matter seri-
Gus consideration could endorse such
a law. The permanent resident vot-
ers of a small community would re
powerless to protect themselves n
local, school or bond elections Tho
suggestion is absurd and would en-
tirely repeal the safeguards now sur
rounding the ballot Meaning also
the recall Of judges and placing the
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
TUFF LUCK.
A Poem of Protest


We have bunch in this here burg
That sure have queer idears
About the scale of enjoyment of
The kids of different years.
They passed law not long ago
That sure made some kids howl,
For it's enough to make most every
kid
Sit up and start to growl.
But that amt what we're kicking for
And we sure think it's mean
That a kid can't go to dance alone
Until he's past nineteen.
Now this may seem all right for some
But there are many more
Who look at this in the same light
That Sherman looked at war.
They stopped the curfew on the plant
Not because they thot twould break
But the people kicked when they blew
the thing,
For it kept their kids awake.
So let's pack our grips and take a
freight
And get out of here in time
And go to a place where a kid can
dance
Before he's sixty-nine.
Yours truly,
One of the Abused and Downtrodden'
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
StdteT0pics

Sawyers in woods of Montana re-
ceiving as high as $14 day Of eight
hours and all mills and logging camps
working full crews throughout the
state.
Helena-$10,000 revenue has been
derived by state land office the last
four months from leases on state own
ed oil lands and applications for leas-
es continue to come in.
Fergus county has total funds Feb
1 of $1,173,416.
Shelby-Another unit of Northern
Montana Development association just
formed includes Toole, Glacier and
Pondera counties.
Big Timber-Sweetgrass county
plans construction of 35 miles of road
Also several irrigation projects under
consideration.
South America and the far east
took most of the exports of gold and
silver from the United States during
1919. Japan, China and India the
major portion of silver exports. Gold
exports in 1919 amounted to $685.
185,248. Japan took $94,114,189. Chi
ma, including Hongkong, $79,295,738
and Argentina $56,560,0O0. Silver
sent out of the country during 1915
totalled $239,O21 ,051, of which India
received $109, ,1SO,71S and China, in
cluding Hongkong, $87,828,71s.
Lewis & Clark county is first in
state in bank deposits.
Three days road school to be helG
in Helena March $40 to standardize
methods and bring contractors and
engineers and county officials to com.
plete understanding of state specifi-
cations.
Roy-Commonwealth company is
formed to prospect for oil. Capital
$5o,00o.
Roundup-Van Deusen we'll in Dew.
IFS Pocket has 400 barrel per day
flow.
Kaispell forms potato exchange.
Eureka votes $4,000 for new schoo
house.
Wickes-Old mines long forgotten
being worked in jefferson county.
Great Falls-Employment bureau t.
be operated by local post of Ameri
can Legion probably will be opened
here soon.
Glasgow-Farm bureau and cham
ber of commerce call meeting to or
ganize good roads association.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
INTER- CHURCH MOVEMENT
IS OPENED IN MONTANA

by the program of Jesus Christ.
A little more than a year ago, the
leaders of three-fourths of the Prot
estan churches came to realize that
only the tactics of the allied nations
in getting together with a common
program and a common leadership
could win the world. The result of a
meeting of these leaders of Protestant
ism was the beginning of the inter-
church movement. At the head of the
general committee is Robert Lansing,
secretary of state; chairman of the
executive committee is DR.. John r.
Mott, general secretary of the Inter
national Young Mems Christian As
sociation.
Garry Message to People.
DR.. Cushman said that the task of
the field department was stupendous
one, involving at the present time
gatherings of all the Protestant pas
tors of the cooperating churches in
! all of the states of the union. The
next step would be to go down into the
5000 counties in the United States,
carrying the same message and the
same program to county groups of
selected churchmen; and the final step
would be the holding of meetings in
the more than 100000 townships of
America. In addition to this, there
would be gatherings in metropolitan
! centers, and general campaign of
education concerning the purposes of
the movement in the colleges and the
higher educational institutions of the
nation.
Every state is to have it's state in
terchurch committee under the lead
ership of state executive secretary.
In addition to this, there are to be
state representatives of the steward
ship, life service, missionary educa-
tion, and spiritual resources depart
ments.
1t is expected that county organ
lization, corresponding to the state line
up will likewise be projected to every
county, and finally into every church.
Word was received Tuesday by B.
V. Edworthy, field secretary in the
interchurch world movement for Mon
tana, Idaho and Wyoming, that the
nine conferences of pastors which have
already been held throughout the coun-
try have proved to be the greatest step
in the progress of religious activity
among the Protestant churches ever
known.
Those from Glasgow attending the
conference are: Rev. ]. M. Nelson of
| St. aMtthews' Episcopal church, Miss
Rhoda ]. Dickinson of the Congre-
gational church, and Rev. R. J. JEFF
ferry of the M. E. church.
Mrs. F. l.. Sherman is delegate
from Glasgow to the women's con-
ference, being held in connection with
the interchurch movement.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27

ber Of farmers are inquiring about
registered Holstein bulls and high
grade Holstein cows.
With these two factors foremost
in the minds of the farmers of Valley
county they are sure to put their
farming operations on a permanent
and progressive foundation. With the
proper methods of tillage and the
right variety of corn it is a sure crop
and at the same time adds fifty per
cent to the value of next years crop
grown on the same field. Then, too,
it provides feed for livestock, which
is necessary.
"Ten or More Acres of Corn on Ev-
cry Farm" is our slogan.-Valley
County Farm Bureau News.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
BILL HITCHED HIS
WAGON TO A STAR
BUT 1T GOT AWAY
(From Bowdoin Beacon)

At a recent meeting of the manag-
en of the cooperative stores held at
Havre, a scene was enacted when one
Mr.. Rhodes, editor of the Valley
County News and sponsor of the nom
partisan league, appeared at the gath
exang and asked for membership. 1t
seems that the gentleman in question
was narrow minded enough to think
that the men behind this movement
of cooperation would fall for the bunk
that he had to peddle, but he was
sadly disappointed. The proposal, as
we are informed, was the same that
had been spread throughout North Da-
kota and that is this, he wanted every
manager to buy a hundred dollar
share in the Valley County News and
TO buy subscription to his paper for
each of their customers, thereby not
only making a nice bit of money for
himself. but also to get his radical
sheet in every home in this territory.
We are glad to know that the men
interested in the cooperative move
ment turned him down and that they
are not supporting the kind OF bunk
he is peddling. If they had accepted
his proposition the rest of the papers
in this part of the country would have
been in the same fix as the press
of North Dakota. Rhodes could well
afford it if the returns were to be
what he expected, with about ten
stores represented and these in turn
representing thousands of patrons, you
can see in dollars and cents where
Bill would come in. A nice plan and
it is too bad it didn't work but some
thing a little smoother will have to
be handed the sharp men who are be-
hind the guns in this active co-opera-
tive plan.
Some people have been thinking for
sometime that these stores were Town.
bey organizations, but they never
were and never will be. The plan is
one of cooperation without a party Of
radicals supporting it and when they
want to buy newspaper stock the chan
ces are they will not affiliate with
Mr.. Rhodes or his gang of radicals.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
THE SUBJECT OF CORN.

Corn is the password this spring
In talking with a great number of
farmers from all parts of the county,
the one crop always mentioned and
discussed with much interest is corn.
1t is with a great amount of satisfac-
tion we learn that acreage of corn is
to be greatly increased. Corn means
just so many acres of summerfallow
Corn means feed for the cows, steers,
calves, pigs and chickens. Corn means
tons of feed per acre and greater
number of livestock Oh each farm.
Another interesting fact that goes
to show that the farm bureau men,
bers are on the right road and that
is the call for Holstein cows. A num-
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
YOU TALK OF THIS AND
THAT.
(Harry Kemp in The Outlook

\
You talk of this and that, of that and
this;
Have you ever tried, since you've
been over here,
Just being plain American, my
friend?
Have you ever lived in one of our lit
tie towns,
Worked side by side with fellow-citi-
ZenS
And shared the ups and downs of life
with them?
Have you ever honestly striven to ac-
cept
This country of ours that has accepted
you?
If you have not, what right have you
to speak?
Have you ever been upon our western
plains
Waving with untold miles of ripened
wheat?
1AhNC yOu hIlOWI Jul IlOuIlJdlIlS anu
our farms and forests,
Our townships and our populated
cities
Or got into the inside of our life
Built up through years of order, prog
ress, law?
If you have not, what right have you
to speak?
Do you think that what the Pilgrim
Fathers sought,
Yes, sought and found, was sought
and found in vain?
Is Washington a myth and name tc
to you?
Have you ever learned from Frank
Inns homely wisdom
Or from the large humanity of Lin
coin
| Or studied in the school of our grea
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27

The final talk to the young people
on Sunday evening on Choosing a
Wife,"
The pastor is in attendance this
week at the big interchurch confer
ence being held in Helena. This SER
les of conferences held from the At
lantic to the Pacific marks a new day
in church activities. Over 400 clergy
men are in attendance. A report OF
this conference will be made in the
near future in Sunday morning talk
You are invited to attend the above
services. You can help by your pres.
ence. j. R. Jeffery, Pastor.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27

men
From whom we draw our widening
heritage?
If you have not, what right have you
to speak?
You talk of this and that, of that and
this;
Have you ever tried, since you've been
over here,
Just being plain American, my
friend?
If you have not, what right .have you
to speak?
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
Chronic Constipation.

There are people who never have
a movement of the bowels without it
is produced by a cathartic. Most OF
them have brought that condition on
themselves by the use of mineral wat
ers and strong cathartics that take
too much water out of the system and
aggravate the disease they are meant
to relieve. A mild laxative tonic like
Chamberlain's Tablets affords gentle
movement of the bowels that you hard
ly realize has been produced by med
icine, and their use is not so likely to
be followed by constipation.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27
NEW, LIBERAL BENEFITS
FOR EX-SERVICE MEN

of a parent to the insured for per-
iod of one year or more prior to the
insured's enlistment or induction, the
children of such persona parent, grand
parent, step-parent or parent through
adoption of the insured's wife or hus-
band.
The United States government life
(converted) insurance may now be
paid at death in lump. sum or in in
stallments for 36 months or more at
the option Of the insured.
The rate of compensation for dis
ability has been greatly increased. A
comparison between the amounts for
merly granted under the War Risk
Insurance act with those provided by
the new law follows:
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27

Helena Eagles will build temple.
Roundup-Van Dusen company
spuds in two new oil wells.
Butte-$25000O bonds voted for per-
manent highways.
Roundup to pave seven blocks in
residential district. Also install orna-
mental street lighting system on east
side.
Fort Benton ranchers have installed
nine pumping plants to water land.
Every western state has larger
wealth of mineral resources includ-
ing oil and gas, than of timber or
agriculture. Yet what is done to en-
courage development?
Helena to have new factory to man.
ufacture breakfast foods.
Helena-Auto licenses for 1919 $92,-
031.38. $4,000 more in 1918.
Maxwell-Fertilizer plant to be
erected at cost of 100000.
Helena-Resurvey of federal lands
to be made in 1920.
Estimated that Montana has 43,5OO
deer, 1898 elk; 1878 moose, $500
mountain sheep and $3.50 mountain
goats.
Deer Lodge-Two new buildings
each costing 100000 to be built.
Helena-Bids asked for construction
gravel highway from Billings along
Yellowstone trail to Fallon county.
Nearly 5000 miles of railroad ir
Montana.
Helena to vote on $225,O0O bonds
for school improvements.
ewistown-Business block and higf
school to be built this spring at g
cost of $17S,S13.
Havre-Elks' new home completed
at cost of $4,000.
Plentywood votes 100000 bonds tt
enlarge school building.
Butte-Output of Anaconda com
pany for January 100000 lbs. cop
per.
Helena-$250,000 contract let fol
construction of Algeria temple mosque
Butte purchases sites for two new
school buildings.
Butte-Elks buy $4,000 site to erec
, new home.
Great Falls-Great Northern tt
build branch line to coal fields of An
aconda Mining company.
The Glasgow courier., 1920-02-27

Methodist.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at II a. m.
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Evening service at 1880.
The pastor will preach a special
sermon at the morning service, con-
Guiding the series of special topics on
the present day problems. Theme:
"Christ in the Thought and Life of
the World" A special invitation is
extended to the men of our city to be
present.