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Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Republicans to
Scale Down All
Appropriations
Floor Leader Mondell De.
clares Over Billion Can Be
Cut From Country's An
nual Bill. -

Washington, Dec. l6.-Urging
rigid economy" in appropriations
for government expenses during the
next fiscal year in order to tighten
the tax burden. Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming. republican leader,
declared in the house today that the
total estimate of $4653.800.000 sub
mitted by the secretary Of the treas
ury should be reduced by approx
mately $l,400000,000.
This reduction, he said, must be
effected chiefly by a drastic scaling
down in estimates for the army and
navy and also for sundry civil ex-
penses, the total of which, he pointed
out, exceeded current appropriations
by more than $9l4,000,000.
Criticizes Administration.
Criticizing the administration for
the "unfathomable. Inconsistency in
the estimates submitted to congress
and the pleas for economy made by
the president and the secretary of
the treasury" Mr.. Mondell declared
he would "leave it to others to
: properly characterize these esti-
mates"
Two years after the war;" the re-
publican leader added, when the
world outside our borders is largely
bankrupt and everybody is praying
f0 reduction of ornaments the ad-
lainistration asks for an appro lria-
ton of more than $1,4l4,0O0,00 900 for
the army, navy and Notifications, or
FIVE and half times the highest
peace time appropriation of 1910"
Mr.. Mondell declared these figures
did not include current Deficiencies
which may be swollen indefinitely
if the War department continued its
policy of RECRUITING the army Up to
full strength, contrary to the under
standing that it Should not be in
creased above the total of $4,000
men contemplated by the appropria-
tons" He said it had become the
duty of congress to take action that
would, prevent such squandering Of
the peoples money by creating ucfl-
ciencies in violation of law"
Will Tighten Taxes.
Asserting that if the economy i'll
appropriations advocated by him
was carried out the tax burden for
the calendar year 1921 might be
substantially lightened," Mr.. Mon.
dell said he believed continuation Of
a tax program designed to raise a
minimum revenue of $4.000,000O0O
for two years, as recommended, by
the secretary of treasury, was "un-
justified"
With "a per cent of the net cost
of the war. excluding foreign loans.
already paid, he said, it was unnecA
essary to keep up war rates of taxa
ton for the purpose of reducing the
public debt at rate greatly in ex-
cess of the sinking fund rate applied
to the entire debt"
While he favored repeal of the ex-
'4fS profits tax and reduction of the
higher income surtaxes, Mr.. Mondell
said, he thought it unnecessary at
this time to consider alternative
revenue provisions because mo one
can tell what increased revenues
may result from the, passage of
tariff bill along protective lines"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Fire In Ralston Car Barns
Causes Total Loss of SIS, ,OO(

Fire destroyed the car barns, part
of the offices and three interurban
cars of the Omaha & Lincoln Rail-
way and Light company, in Ralston
Wednesday night, loss of $75,OOO.
Defective wiring is given as the sus-
pected cause of the flames which
were discovered in the east end OF
the car barns. A high wind famed
the flames which were extinguished
through the combined efforts of the
Ralston volunteer fire company and
four South Omaha companies. New
car barns will be, erected at once,
Manager w. c. Edmiston declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Steamships.

Arrivals,
San Francisco, Dec. 15.-Wilhelmina I,
Honolulu. Skedton, Shanghai.
Copenhagen, Dec Is. - Frederick VIII,
paraiso; Thermistocles.
Naples, Dec. 14.-Belvedere. New York.
Mollendo, Dec. 13.-Ebro, New York.
Copenhagen. Dec. Is. - Frederick VIII,
New York.
Galveston. Tex. Dec. 15.--Iris. San
Francisco. 1~
PortN Arthur. Dec. 15.-Standard Ar
row, San Francisco.
Philadelphia. Dec. 15.-Lehigh. San
Francisco.
Antofagastan, Des 11.-Fabanday. San
Francisco.
Sydney, Dec. 14.-Sonoman, San Fran
cisco.
Departures.
New York, Dec. 15.--Santa Elisa, Callao.
San Francisco. Dec. 15.-Madawaska.
Manila; Maui. Honolulu
southampton. Dec. 15.-olympic, New
York.
christiania. Dec. 1o.-Helligolav. New
York.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Meat Producers Endorse
COOPERATIVE Service Plan

Des Moines, la, Dec. l6.-After
eliminating all provisions for the
establishment of buying or selling
agencies at terminal markets, the
Corn Belt Meat Producers associa-
ton this afternoon endorsed the
plan for cooperative service fur
nishing all available information re-
garding prices, grades, supplies, etc,
TO cattle raisers, and referred the
matter to the board of directors with
instructions to confer with other live
stock associations concerning the
establishment of such an organiza-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Settlement of W. T. Seaman
Estate to Consume Year

At least a year will be consumed
in the settlement of the estate of the
late w. T. Seaman, who died in
Springfield, Mo-, according to a
message received by the Child Saw
ing institute of Omaha from the pro-
bate judge OF Springfield, which
means the Omaha institution will not
benefit by its award in the will in
time to cover "a present deficit of
$4,000. The estate is in litigation
and can only be secured after legal
contest which brings forward an ele-
ment of uncertainty as to the insti-
tute receiving the property at all.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Communists Coups In
Czecho Slovakia Fail

Paris, Dec. l6.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. )-Attempts which
have been made by communists in
Czecho- o-Slovakia to overthrow the
government and seize power in that
nation have failed entirely, accord
ing to latest dispatches to the
French foreign Office. The Czecho-
Slovak government, it is declared, is
emerging from the turmoil of the
last fortnight in a strong position.
The communist leaders have been
the advices state, and
the communist newspapers have
been suppressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Conscientious Directors
Guest of Honor at Banquet

New York. Dec. 16.-Twenty-fve
conscientious objectors, several of
whom served prison terms because
of their refusal to bear arms during
the war, were guests of honor" last
night at dinner given by the Amer
ican Civil Liberties bureau. Speakers
who included Scott Nearing, former
professor at the University of Penn
sylvania and Rev. John Haynes
Holmes, pastor of the Community
church, lauded the objectors as the
"bravest of the brave"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Damage to Cork Estimated
At Total of Sis. 900. 900

Washington, Dec. l6.-The burn
ing of Cork resulted in damages of
S15,000,000 and threw 100000 per-
sons out of employment. the State
department was advised in a cable
gram received from the American
consul at Queenstown.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Civic League Will Seek
Recall of Police Judges

San Francisco, Dec. 16.--Recall Of
two police judges will be sought BY
the civic league of San Francisco. its
board of governors decided, as re-
ksak Of inquiry into conditions here
which was evoked by recent attacks
on Young women.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Bees Swarm In Church

Dotham, Ala, Dec. l6.-The stee-
pie Of the Foster Street Methodist
church here is the home of swarm
of bees. Just when they took UP
their abode there 100 feet from the
ground is not known.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Man Dies From Burns When
He Attempts to Save Wife

Winner, S. D., Dec. l6.-John
Schuman died at hospital here yes
terday from burns received in an at
tempt to save his wife from their
blazing home, in which she and their
four children met death Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17

Will pay Five Dollars to any
Ford Owner not satisfied with Worn.
Steering Gear after 80 days trial.
Sprague Tire Company, 18th and
Cunning Sts. Tyler 3032.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17

Your choice of our entire Hat
stock, velours included, 1900 to
pick from, at
$l.45 ..d$2.95
Formerly Sold Up to $1,000.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

whole increase in taxes in 1919. l.
shows that the state tax on land was
Just about quadrupled. In fact there
was such an uproar about it over The
state that the legislature in special
session enacted a measure to rct,ira
rs per cent of the state tax, which
leave taxes for state purposes treble
the amount prior to 1919.
A third truth is: During the
special session of the legislature.
January, 1920, it was brought nut
that books on free love were being
sent out in the state public travelling.
library-books which are wholly I'M
fit for the young if not unfit for CID
err people to read. But, you may say.
this practice was stopped Yes L
was, but it took all the fight there
was in the minority to bring it about.
and even now, so great is the hatred
that there are thousands of Townlev
adherents who still endorse the ac-
ton of the board in sending out such
books.
Fourth. The league is in fact the
socialist party, and socialism SCOTS at
religion, knows no religion knows no
God There is method in the mad
ness of these socialists, however.
Mark well. The republican party
had always been the stronger party
in North Dakota and when Townley
and Mills were casting about for
means of securing control of the state
they hit upon the brilliant idea of adj
vising all league members to register
as republicans. ct should be ex-
planned that on even-numbercd years
election years-the township, vii
lage and city assessors register all
voters in April and May, either as re-
publicans, democrats, socialists. or
whatever other party one desires to
register under, and when the primary
election is held in June one must vote
as registered). Nearly all league
members, whether democrats, social
lists or prohbitionists, registered as
republicans, and when the primary
was held they nominated their com
plete state ticket-but outside the
use of the republican name in the
primaries-which they continue to
use-they have never been accused of
being republicans-they, the leaders
invariably are socialists in spirit and
in practice and in fact, and they
recognize no God and have no re-
ligion.
Fifth. The state house has been
packed with socialist carpctbaggers
brought together from New YORK
California. Washington, or wherever
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

The fight against the encroachments of the So
called nonpartisan league is that arouses all the
energies of the publishers of The Echo We come
from North Dakota, the birthplace and roost Of the
foul sponsors of this wOuldbe defer of American
homes and institutions. We know first hand that this
organization has engendered the greatest hatred
known to America since the days of slavery; that it's
main argument is to set class against class-arrav
farmer against all others; that has trebed taxation
on farm ands that it has given the rottenest poti-
Cal administration known in that state and that
farmers have been despoied of untold thousands of
dollars through subsidiary schemes. We know first
hand that there has been no legislation which has
brought about reliefthat there has been no relief
from the complaints, real imaginary set up as an
excuse for the organization of the league We
know that the state grain elevators hence no
method ct handling the farmers grain for his better
ment. We admit that the state has one small flour
mill, capable perhaps of grinding flour enough for
one small county, but the product of this mill is sold
at prices higher than flour can be purchased at any
other mill in the state, and still the mill is run at
loss: We know first hand that there has been abso
utely no general benefit to the state or it's people
from or through the nonpartisan league But on the
other hand it's damage to the state may be measured
in millions of dollars
Knowing these truths, we say: Beware of the
socaled non-partisan league Let the state of Wash
ngton avoid making the colossal mistake made bv
North Dakota. -
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
SHELL POOR SMOKE.

County Game Commissioner Con
ger was at Leavenworth one evening
last week and while at the fish
hatchery, of which it seems he has
charge, he filled his pipe and sat
down for a quiet smoke, and to
dream of how he would do things to
the violators of the game laws.
Soon his dream was shattered by the
explosion of a 10-inch shell, or some
thing about that size, right at the
end of his nose, and his pipe was
shattered into thousand pieces.
What really happened was that he
had had some revolver shells in his
pocket and they had been mixed
with his smoking tobacco and one
or more of the shells had been
scooped up and filled into the ample
bowl of his pipe.
The commissioner escaped with
out injury, and not even the most
hardened poacher would have it
otherwise.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

is not questioned, either by the COM
pany or by the public; but the right
to strike is being questioned more
and more each year, and especially
when not warranted. Unions should.
if they have not, make it rule that
no men should go on strike without a
thorough investigation by men of
good Judgment into the matters H.
able to cause a strike If in this
case an investigation had been de-
manded and the facts ascertained, no
strike would have taken place IF
each member had been impressed at
the time of becoming member with
the Importance of demanding an in
vestigation, the union would today be
in a better light than it is, though the
arbiters magnanimously make it ap-
pear that the company was wrong
excepting in the discharge of one
man, and they further open their
hearts and say that even he should
be taken in and given other employ
ment.
The Echo, in common with every
one in the community, is pleased to
know that settlement was so early
effected, and we hope that through
the employment of good judgment
and a feeling of fellowship on the
part of both employer and employee
mot forgetting that even employers
have rights will eliminate future
troubles. The public is interested in
seeing this enterprise work to full
capacity and both workers and own
ers profit thereby.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

So-called non-partisan league or.
ganizers have begun working in the
Wenatchee valley and already have
deluded several farmers into paving
an eighteen-dollar membership fee
The advance of this unholy organi-
aztion ought to be stopped right
now. Already are heard the outcries
of hatred which it has engendered.
It's adherents have lost no time in at
tempting to terrorize those who may
oppose it. The Echo has so soon re-
ceived a visit from one who thought
that we needed to be warned; one
who sought to put the fear of Town
ley in our hearts and prevent us from
an expression of the truth so in
delibly written in North Dakota.
One truth is that North Dakota has
been damaged beyond measure by
this league. Tn just and discrimina-
tory laws have been enacted under
its regime. Interest rates on farm
leans have gone up from five and
one-half and six per cent to seven to
nine per cent. Money has become
scarce in the state although crops
have been fair and prices of produce
high. Thousands of people have
moved out of the state and thousands
have been kept out because of the
league.
Another truth is that taxes have
doubled, trebled and quadrupled. The
league enlarged the scope of the law
of eminent domain, making it pos
sible for the state to take over any or
all real property for state purposes,
which means that when the proper
time comes all real property with its
Improvements will be taken over by
the state. In the meantime those
engineering matters-Townley and
Mills--have decided that an easy
way to bring about public sentiment
to the support of this scheme, is to
tax real property to death. Taxes
have always been high enough IN
North Dakota. Prior to 1919, how
ever, the assessed valuation of land in
the county in which we resided never
had been above eight or nine dollar
per acre. In 1919 the average value
per acre for that county was OVER
FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER
ACRE Prior to 1919 the state tax
levy had been for several years Az
mills. In 1919 it was reduced to
about 3.3 mills. Now get your pen
ell and figure what the state taxes or
100 acres of land would be at 50 pei
acre. Then figure what it would be
at s45 per acre. The fact is that
this does not begin to indicate tie
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
CITY COUNCIL.

At the meeting of the council Mon.
day evening the bids on the Iciclt
road were all rejected, and it is pos.
sible the job will be let on the per
centage basis. The engineer recent
ly employed in making a new survey
estimates that the road ought to be
completed to the dam for about
$4,000.
A petition was in for a concrete
sidewalk around Block Q. which wa.
approved.
A resolution was presented by AL
derman Beamish for a sidewalk on
both sides of Commercial street
from the West side of Sth street east
to Division street, thence south or
Division to the eastern section of
Commercial street to 18th street
which was approved by unanimous
vote.
A resolution was presented by AL
dcrman Payne for the construction OF
a sidewalk on the north side of Sher-
bourn street starting at the south
east corner of Block p, LIST Add. to
Leavenworth Cat the north end of
the viaduct, thence west to Summit
avenue, thence west on north side If
Evans street, which was also APPROX
ed by unanimous vote.
The estimated cost of the sidewalk
in each instance was S1.30 per front
foot.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

found, and the monthly pay roll which
in the last year of Gov. Hanna's ad-
mlnistration (before the league Sc
cured controD was about $4,000
now has grown to over $133,0O0
Truth No. 6. Following the sum-
mer when the |. w. w. spread terror
through the harvestime, when an eff
fort was made to curb the red flag
f1aunters, the league stood as a stone
wall against any legislation of this
sort and the league administration
has never in any manner known dis
couraged the use of the red flag, nor
do we know of an instance when sa-
botage, disloyalty and treason was
frowned upon by any Lacquer in au-
thority. On the other hand, A. C.
Townley, president of the league, was
convicted in Minnesota court,
charged with sedition.
Does Washington want to ioin
hands with this sort of men?
Do the people want the press ter
rorized?
Do we want unjust laws, higher
interest rates, people driven from
the state and others kept out through
fear of the tyranny of socialism?
Do we want taxes doubled, trebled
or quadrupled?
Do we want free love taught in our
public schools?
Do we want to encourage tn :,
scoffers of religion and place them in
power in our state?
Do we want our state house packed
with theorizers and our state-house
monthly payroll increased 100000:
Do we want the I. w. w. encourage
ed and protected; do we want repe-
tition of the Centralia affair?
Answer these questions for your
selves, but for humanity's sake, if
not for Gods sake. do not make the
mistake that was made in North
Dakota.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
CANT BLAME PHILIP.

Philip Tesla, a handsome fourteen
ycarold Italian boy, ran away from
his home in Kansas City and beat his
way to Los Angeles to see Ruth Ro-
land, the star of the Pathe serial
"The Tigers Trail" which will be
shown at the Scenic Theatre starting
tonight. He showed up at the studio
in Glendale the other day, travel
stained, weary, broke and hungry
but happy. Miss Roland took an in
terest in the little fellow, saw thai
he was taken care of and got him a
Job in the restaurant. A letter from
Philips mother to Miss Roland ex-
planned that the boy had seen her in
"The Tigers Trail" and that he ha1
become so interested that he declar-
ed his intention of going to Califor-
MIA to find her. As soon as Phiiu
gets his visit out Miss Roland will
send him to his mother.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
Respectfully,
J. B. ADAMS.
HARRY WOOD.
A. G., BARCLAY
G.. H. YOUNGER.
Chairman.

The union members certainly
should be we'll satisfied with the out
come. They have much the best of
the matter. They had no reason to
strike excepting as a protest and out
Of sympathy for those who were dis
charged-the sawyer and two filler
and it is said that the two flers
had asked for their time before they
were discharged; that these two
were discharged by the superintend-
ent after calling for their time and
while the mill foreman was at the Of
flee reporting their time. That tie
sawyer's discharge was warranted
was the opinion of the arbitration
board as well as of others who have
viewed the lumber turned out JUS
prior to his discharge.
The lumber company is entitled 20
considerable consideration from tho
public at large 1t has an invest
ment, as we are informed by one in
p'Sllioh " hhOW-Dul not IN any
way connected with the company OF
its management or in any way en-
ployed by it, of over 81 500 900 in its
MILL camps and equipment in this vi
entity, and it must operate and it viii
operate, and its management must be
free to exercise such power to hire
and discharge employees as is Gus
tomary in other busisess concerns
No union member or union should be
permitted to stop its operations for
even a day. 1t is not necessary #
the employees will use business dis
erection, for the company has at all
times shown disposition to be fai'
with any and all employees.
The employees right to belong to
a union and work under union rule.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

Mrs. J. c. Davis and Mrs. l.. r
Lewis left Wednesday morning os
delegates to the Degree of Homo
Grand Lodge meeting.
c. A. Smith and Jack Hennessey
went fishing Monday forenoon and
caught nice basket of trout ranging
The Leavenworth Pharmacy is
starting to improve their shelf room
in the back of the store and in the
wareroom. The change will enable
them to garry surplus stock in the
storeroon land better display all
lines, at the same time making the
prescription department more con-
venient.
There seems to be no great demand
from this section of Washington for
catalog houses, as the home yer
chants have stocks at prices tint car
compete with the catalog merchants
in these days. The past couple years
has hit the catalog merchants hard.
Never in years have the country
merchants been better able 70 meet
this class of competition. Nov they
have the better of them, for orr mer-
chants have the goods on their
shelves and the catalog houses de-
pending as they usually do upon
"catch as catch can" tactics. have a
hard time in filling orders.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
SURPRISE ON MIR. BEECHER.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Rutherford and
Mrs. Will Payne went to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ?. Beecher last
Thursday evening, May 18th, to sur
prise Mr.. Beecher, that being the
10th anniversary of his birth.
The evening was very enjoyabl :
spent in a social way with refresh
ments and the visitors returned home
at a late hour.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
BOBEAUS SELL OUT.

Town e. Hennessey, Leavenworth
undertakers, and John Kuelbs. tn
Cahmere undertaken have bought
the stock and auto-hearse of C. F.
Bobeau & Sons, and Mrs. Town has
the Bobeau real estate for sale and
invites anyone wanting a good prop
erty to come and see her.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21
DICTIONARIES AND
MEMORIAL DAY

Members of the local post, Ameri-
can Legion, will meet in the rear
room of the Leavenworth Pharmacy
next Monday evening at 1880 for the
purpose of planning for Memorial
Day doings. All members and ex-
service men are urged and invited to
be present.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-21

III ENCOURAGES CLASS HATRED, AIMS AT CON-
F1SCAT1ON OF LANDS BY TAXATION AND THRU
EMINENT DOMAIN, ENCOURAGES FREE LOVE,
SCOFFS AT RELIGION, FILLS THE STATE HOUSE
WITH CARPETBAGGERS, GOES HAND IN HAND
WITH RED FLAG, ADVOCATES SABOTAGE. DIS
LOYALTY AND TREASON.