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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-09-23

Tacoma.-Speaking before the
Good Roads convention Thursday
State Highway Supervisor James AL
lens said Washington still has s141C Q
miles of grading, graveling, bank
widening, etc, to complete on its road
system and should have 900 more
miles of paving to reasonably com
plete its system.
Mr.. Allen estimated future work to
cost: l410 miles at $4,000; 900 miles
at $3.50 for paving, $4,000 for trim
mings and $500 for engineering, $2S,
$4,000; additional bridges, $780,
coo, or total of SOL ,S50,000.
"Road building in this state is ex-
pensive," said Mr.. Allen, "and con.
'dering the small amount of money
the state has spent on roads-less
than $20,0O0,000 in 16 years (Oregor
with half our population and wealth
has $16,000,000 under contract this
year)-we have done very well
What work has been done has beer
along permanent lines. Under pres.
ent day requirements there is no suci
thing as building a cheap road. If il
is worth doing at ali it should be done
right for as soon as traffic is turned
on poor road it will have to be don,
oyar of on ipnraasaI
Since the Legislature adjourned
Mr. Allen showed, the highway com
mittee has let 60 contracts for 323. .5S
miles of improvement on the stat,
road system, as follows: $3.50 mle'
Of paving, 1S1.07 miles of grading ant
graveling, 1852 miles of graveling
which with 1917 added for engineer :
ing and incidentals cost $6,63O 900
Next years program depends largel,
on federal aid, without which com
paratively little can be done. Mr.. Al
len declared the paving between Ka
lama and Toledo, not yet provided for
is the most important future work il
the state, for the Pacific highwa,
from the California line to Portlan.
will be completed by the end of tn
present biennium and it is imperativ
that the state have a good paved roat
all the year round leading from Ore
gor into Washington.
A new, shorter and better road be
tween Tacoma and Seattle was urge
The state equalization committee i
carefully compiling statistics on coun
ty valuations to equalize valuation
between the counties. This long. te
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Man Who Befriended Beggar Is
Rewarded With Key to
Buried Treasure.
ROMANCE IS NOT YET DEAD
Locates After search Of More Than
Seven Years Gold Hidden Halt Cen.
fury Aso-chureh osspoilsd
BY -Four Sailors.

Papeete, TnhitL-E0mance In not
yet dead. Tales Of buccaneerlng. MUIR
der on the high seas, buried gold on
lonely. unInhabited islands and charts
and cryptograms Of hidden TREASURE
trove are not all Inventions OF imag-
inatIve minds or legends Of a day
which Is long past.
Such tale Is that Of the treasure
of the island OF Pinaki. whose hiding
place. inter II patient search OF more
than seven years. has at last been
discovered And now u schooner from
Tahiti hds been dispatched to bring
away the gold.
Sailors oespoii the Peruvian Church.
A half century ago four sailors. de-
serters from q cOastwise vessel.
Joined rcvOlutlOnists In Peru and
learned Of a vast treasure of Jewels.
plate and ingots, the property Of the
church, which Ind been hidden In Peru
to prevent 1t from FILLING Into the
hands OF one of the warning factions.
Secretly. the sailors searched for the
treasure found 1t concealed In n
CuuIVH anu IuoNtu u ~ Ase"S
place on the coast.
Going to Pnnnmn. the seafnrers. nj
night, bOnrded II small schooner. muir
dered the crew and, after putting the
treasure aboard. set sail across the
Pacific. intending to make some Eu-
ropenn port later TO dispose OF their
wealth. RccallIng that they Ind n"
clearance papers md probably could
not enter European port safely. they
decided to hide the gold on some I'M
Inhabited island and then get 1t Inter
In vessel they would charter ut Sgd
ney. n. S. W.. for trading, purposes.
Across their pnth Ivy the island of
Pinnki. In the Fnumotu archipelago of
the SOUTH seas. and Mt this uninhnbited
spot they stopped and hid their loot.
One native. who observed them rom
a neighboring island and rowed across
to see what the men from the strange
schooncrs were doing. wns killed and
his tribal brothers. who crossed later.
found only his empty cnnoe and
strange markings on the trees.
Sailing on to Australia, the four
scuttied their vessel II few miles from
shore and, rowing to lind. told Of n
storm Mt sea which opened the seams
of their ship. Not nli believed them.
for some residents Ind seen the ship
approaching md had witnessed Its
mysterious sinking. There were no
police. however, In TINT section. and
as the four looked desperate. they
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
CHINESE sMUGGLED INTO U. S.

Whnlen. according to the stnte-
mcnts we got from some OF the snug
Cling parties that we hive rounded
up. these Chinese remain In Cubn only
long enough to make arrangements
with the sinugrlcrs to be landed on
the Florldn const.
"The fnct Tint NIL tho Chinese who
hive been arrested In this vicinity are
plentIfully supplied with money and
ure able to obtnin unlimited funds to
Iefray conrt expenses indicates that
there Is n weIl-orgnnizcd smuggling
combine mt work"
The intest arrests In the smuggling
war were In Charleston. s. c.. where
four Chinese were picked IN. with
railroad tickets from Clearwater.
Fin. II short distance fron Tampa. to
Washington. u. G. Six more were ar
rested the same dR? nt Dunedin. Fla,
also near Tampa. These six were taken
when they tried to buy rniiroad tick
cts to Washington.
The const Of Floridn IL mn ideal
place for smuggling operations q
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Finds Peruvian
Gold on Island
were permitted to strike out overland
for Sydney unmolested.

were permitted to strike out overland
for Sydney unmolested.
eeaoar oivuIoes Hiding Place.
In 1914, years later. a Mr.. Howe
was accosted on Sydney street by an
aged beggar. Howe gave the man a
few shillIngs and WINS surprised to
hear the man ask his name and ad-
dress. Some time later Howe re.
ceiyed an urgent summons to Sgd.
ney hospital. There he found the beg.
gar, who told Of how he and three
others had buried their treasure. had
sailed on to Australia md had set out
overland for Sydney. Blacks had at
tackled them and killed two of the
sailors. The beggnr and his surviving
companion. Brown, tried for years to
get ship to go for the treasure. but
never obtained money enough. Brown
finally disappeared. and he. KIllraIn,
had fallen into misfortune and knew
his end was near. He gave Howe a
map Of the island. begged him to be-
lieve the story and to search for the
treasure. The following day the beg
gar died.
Since then Howe has been search
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
DIAMOND 8 YEARS IN GARDEN
Ring Lost by New Jersey Woman
Found and Restored by Present
Tenant.

Glen Ridge. ~. J.-ExnctIy eigh,
ycnrs to the day after she had lost
n diamond ring In the garden of her
home the lost bit Of jewelry was re.
stored TO the owner. Subsequent 10
losing the ring Mrs. Smith removed
from G1 Hillside place and her former
home WINS occupied by John Town.
send
For three yenrs Mr.. Townsend has
been planting the garden. and while
hoeing lima benns this week he saw
what he thought was DIT Of glass
shining on the ground. He picked up
the object and 1t proved to he dia.
mOnd riur. Meeting Mrs. Smith he
mentioned having found the ring. Its
loss was explained and the ring wa
restored to Its owner.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
WAS THE NEIGHBOURS CHICKEN
Incident That Was Embarrassing, A.
though II Also Had an Amus-
ing Side to II.

Some years ago, while living In the
suburbs. we kept few chickens; our
netRhbOrs also had chickens. After
the garden season was over we let
them run. as did our neighbors. In
this way suppose they got more or
less mixed.
One day decided to have chicken
for dinner, and, not liking to kill 1t
myself-my husband being away-l
asked our neighbor II he would kill
II for me. He kindly consented. SO I
brought out the particular fowl l had
selected. He killed 1t. and I thanked
him and proceeded to prepare 1t for
dinner.
When. dinner was over I went out
to feed the chickens. What was my
surprise to find among them the fowl
thought had just eaten. 1t was my
neighbours chicken had asked him to
kill for me.
OF course, I lost no time In making
apOlogies-and also insisted thur they
take ours instend. and they had d
good laugh at my expense.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
DENVER LIVE STOCK.



Prices on tn" majority Of tho sales
Of beef cattle wor" from IL to IS cents
higher. while before tn" closing of the
market prices on part OF tn" Offering
advanced as high as 80 cents hum
ired pounds,
Top steers sold at 81. while n car
load OF HIGHT mixed yonrilnEs brought
from Laramie, Wyo.. topped tn" market
nj s5.G5. Three carloads Of good cows
brought sJ.i5. Calves w.r" NOR" plcn-
tifui than nj the close Of the week and
rold ut prices ranging from $3.50 to
s7.75.
S5.C5 To- s5.75. Fbir and medium kinds
sold ut $3.50 to :5.25.
Hogs.
wcr" purchased by both packers and
small killers. The bulk went over the
scales Mt $685. to s103h. SiNty-"ight
choice 2O7-pound Poland china hogs
were called tn. best quality on the
market this season and sold at tli.
Several ioadr sold at sio.7b and
si0.s5 Few pigs were Offered on tho
market Good stock pigs mr." quoted at
$3.50 to soG5. Butcher prices might
reach $40 on this market.
sheep.
Three carloads Of 75-pound limbs
sold Mt Sg25 fiat. Will" four carloads
Of lambs Of similar quality brought
the same price through another source.
Four carloBd- OF good lambs sold at
lily ewes sold ut $40. a good portion
~ tn. offering wns from pando. Colo.
the rest being from Idaho and Utah.
Practically no feeding lambs wcr" in
In line with eastern markets for this
kind
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Hal. firemen at Border.

Vicnna.-I'ronticr restrictions were
carried to an extreme when they pre-
vented nm Austrian fire brigade from
crossing the italian border to fight a
blaze.
Some buildings on the Italian side
OF the Bremen Pass railway station
caught fire and the Austrian towns
fremen turned out. Italian ccndnrmcs
demanded their vlscs and having none
they were forced to witch the ware.
houses burn.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Combine Slips Yellow Men Into
Florida nv Way Of Cuba.
Few Places Where sehooners Cannot
Make Easy Landing on Coast.
line Of Southern State.

Tnmpn, Fla .L-Chlnese nre Icing
smuggicd Into the United States
On n large scale by way OF Cubn and
Flori1n, according to reports from me
South. Unless prompt notion is taken
by authorities r Washington. condi-
tons will soOh he rs bad In the south
ern states NJ they were on the Mexi-
can border where u took five years
to stamp out the smuggling Of the yell
low men, snys Immigration Inspector
Whalen Of Ta,npn, Flu. In whose DIS
trict much OF the smuggling has been
going on.
I'VE have learned that within the
pnst few months almost 5000 Chinese
nov "c' minded In Cuba snys
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Parrot Saved Friend
From Going to jail

When Mr.. and Mrs. Paul John.
son Of Chicago went away for a
brief vacation. Mrs. Johnson
asked Edward Peterson, her
brother, to go to the fat and
water and feed the canaries and
pnrrOt. Peterson lost the key
and was climbing In the window
when nelghbors called the po.
lice. The desk sergeant laughed
at his explanation, but the boy
insisted that II the sergeant
would accompany him to the fiat
he would prove he was all right.
So they went back.
Hello. Polly" said Peterson.
Hello. Ed" replied the bird.
"dow's the boy? Whatcha got
on yer hip7"
The sergeant allowed Peter
son his liberty.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
LATEST MARKET
QUOTATIONS
- Furnished BY -
U.S.. BUREAU OF MARKETS
Washington DC.
western Newspaper Union s.-. s.rle..,

Markets trended lower. Extremely
large receipts OF winter wheat acted to
CURED during the last two days Of the
week. resulting in wheat hitting new
low point. Corn prices declined under
crop news. despite good export de-.
mand. Cash markets for both wheat
and ss, corn orr "a. were unset,isd. In Chicago
closed at .l.1s; No. 2 hard at si.1s; No.
mixed corn at See: No. 3 yellow at
&c; No. new white oats at sac. For
tsmber corn smS dro % Sc Closing sept et
ssN: Minneapolis September wheat
city September wheat dropped i've.
closing at si.Os Chicago December
whe.t closed at stag; December corn
closed at sI.a6h. Kansas City Decem-
her wheat closed at 31.l2A.
Dairy Products.
Butter markets firm early in the
week. but at the close became some
what easy and unsettled. Full conf
1aness Ia. f been p' iaeknH .n sfe ,TadsP.
in the markets have tried to avoid any
accumulation OF ntock r. Receipts are
NEW Ysrk Sh'sT s sss Of z Sn
adelphia. 43isc: Boston. +Sc.
Frsis. ..d Vegetables.
Virginia eastern shore Irish Cobbler
York August /. at i5.5ods, Other east,
srn markets higher. ranging. $3.50
6.25. New Jersey sacked cobbiers up
Singing sP ssisSssss, "' kan.a. ..ek.d
Early ohios up soc tn 76c per 100
sas city. closing around SI.75: Chicago
market active at &l.50Ti.s5.
Hay.
General level of hay prices practical
iy unchanged. Extremely light receipts
of igh-Erndc timothy. causing firm
prices for that commodity. Lower
grades stiil sell slowly. Good demand
for Timothy at Chicago and Cincinnati
and for alfalfa at Kansas city. som.
August s No. l timothy. New York $33:
Cincinnati. sal; chicnso. $50, Atlanta.
Kansas city. ,22; Memphis. sci No.
prairie. Chicago. $3.50; Kansas City.
$ll.50.
Live stock md Nrnts.
Chicago live stock: Hogs declined
steadily throughout the week. closing
Toe to 9Oc below n week ago. Best
advancing lac to zoe, cows and hoif-
crs generally stendy. with Increased
25c to soc on lower grndcs. Best feed
crs. 25c higher with lower grades off
same amount. Veal calves down Use to
SI.25. Fat lambs up soc to zoe. fecdins
lambs. Csc to soc. and best ycarllngs.
25c. Ewes down t1.25. August 8 CHI
cngo prices: Hogs top ION" loadb.
$l295: bulk Of salcs. ss.65i 1880: me
dunn and good beef steers. S725M9.7i:
butcher COWS and h"if.rr fS5Oms.75:
feeder steers. $3.50 $50: light and mo-
dium weight veal calves, $sT975: fat
lambs. S8.75Wll: feeding lambs. $3.50
I7.75; yenrlings SsIs.50; fat ewes.
S3T5.25.
Better grades Of western dressed
fresh beef at eastern markets up 25c.
Other grades steady. Veal and light
pork loins up 81. lamb up S3Ii Nut
ton stcndy on better grades, hut down
81 on lower grades. August prices
good grad" meats: Beef Sl55OMl7:
veal. sl5Ti7: lamb. &22T24: mutton.
sl2pI5: light pork Ioins. f2iG27:
heavy loins. fl7I2l
Cotton.
Spot cotton prices advanced 125
points during tn. week closing mt
12.01c per pound October futures In
New York up li2 points. closing At
i3.+%c.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Letters Follow

safely Change Of Life She says'
~. With pleasure that write e thanking fSr ch.t you.
had weakness: that could stand
hams Vegetable and the a bottle helped e got mc
Testimonial NARi
LISTER, COS Frank Street, Adrian Mich.
that middle the most period woman's life
without annoying
mohns SPELLS
though would the faint feeling
going sinking dizzy
condition. and indicate special medicine
Pnkhas Vegetable COMPOUND and herb medicine
build .s y:stsnsd nervous system and enables woman pas
should .emembr that most Of The smsn
gro athoeeh The sympton b he and b.: WY
natural restorative and often
serious troubles.
lydia Pinkham's Book "Ailments
liar FREQ request. Write
Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn
book valuable Information.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Literary Invention.

"Yes. SIR" said the author. II
figure I've got the one best seller of
all history"
whats the plot?" inquired the pub
Usher. doubtfully.
"Never mind the plot" said the au-
thor. You know everybody skins and
jumps about In book. Well. I've just
picked out the places they jump to.
and put 'eln all In the 1rst two chap
ters"
With n cry Of Joy the publisher en-
braced the author and threw him out
the window delIghtediy.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Face Famine in
Newfoundland

try Of the country In truly sad state.
He says: II have Just received q
message from Mr.. Ed Grant OF Blanc
there. as great destitutioh prevails
! am afraid that 1t Will be very scrl.
Gus by winter. sent him couple
OF hundred dollars to fit out some few
fishermen.
AT Twillinsate only One-half of the
normal number of fishermen are being
fitted out. The savings are being
banks. both In the outports and in st.
Johns. have TINT on the evidence
OF the bankers. We are startling the
new hospital building ut TwIliingate.
That Is II help"
Doctor Grenfell is planning to tour
through Newfoundland on his relief
mission.
Mr.. Howard. discussing the dIscour-
aging reports from Labrador. com.
mented:
'Twillingate Is the largest and most
prosperous plnce In Newfoundland out
side OF st. Johns. II TwllllnSnte can
fit out only hnlr her fishermen for she
seasons fishing. 1t Is n black outlook
for the rest Of the island. Blanc Sab
Ion Is M Important fishing port Mt
the entrance to the straits OF Belle
Isle.
Foresees Severe Winter.
III destItutiOn prevails there now.
I hesitate to think what Doctor Gren.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20

Ing for the treasure. md lately an
nounced that he had found It In a
shallow lagoon on Pinaki. Lately he
chartered n schooner at Papeete to
go to lift the gold after making \
contract with the colonial government
as to his rights In the matter. 1t Is
said the treasure Is worth several mil
lion dollars.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
Hay.

Work Will be started this autumn on
buildings for st. Luke's International
hospital mt Toxic. established and for
many ycnrs maintained by the Protest
mt Episcopal church of the Unites
states.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
8OYearsOld
Was Sick
Now Feels Yound After
Taking Eatonic for
Sour Stomach

ri had sour stomach ever since had
the grip and 1t bothered me badly
Have taken Eatonic only week and
am much better. Am 80 years old,
says Mrs. John Hill.
Eatonic quickly relieves sour stom-
ach, indigestion. heartburn. bloating
and distress after eating because 1t
takes up and carries out the excess
acidity and gases which cause most
stomach ailments. II you have "tried
everything" and still suffer, do not give
up hope. EatOnic has brought relief to
tens Of thousands like you. A big box
costs but tribe with your druggists
guarantee.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20

there nre only n few plnccs along tie
entire HOO miles of coast line where
schooners cannot make an cnsy land
Ing.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
HAY AND GRAIN PRICES.

Corn No. . yellow. per rwt ......$ I.01
Corn. No. , mixed, per cwt... 100
Wheat No. l, per bushel,........ 81
OHts. per C"ts ssss...........s... La
Barley. per cwt. .................. 80
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20
ASPIRIN
Name '9ayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only - told In each
package Of genuine Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin. Then you will b following
the directions and dosage worked out
BY physicians during n years. and
proved safe BY millions Take no
chances with substitutes. II you see
the Bayer Cross On tablets. you can
take them without fear for Colds.
Headache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism.
.Earache. Toothache. Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin IL the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of
Observation-Disclosures Of Salicylicacid.-
Advertisement.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20

Good liars are scnrce, but some are
very skillfuI.
The Meeker herald., 1921-08-20

Alton, Tenn.-"I want
other suffering women to
know what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
has done for me. During the
Change Of Life I was in bed
for eight months and had
two good doctors treating
me but they did me no good.
A friend advised me to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, which I did,
and In . short time I felt
better. Ihad all kinds Of bad
spells, but they all left me.
Now when ! feel weak and
nervous l take the Vegetable
Compound and 1t always does
me good. I wish all women
would try It during the
Change Of Life for I know It
will do them good. II you
think It will induce some one
to try the Vegetable Com
pound you may publish this
letter. Mrs. A. KELLER,
Alton, Tenn.
Mrs. Mary Lister of
Adrian, Mich. adds her
testimony to tho value
Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
VERSATILE COMPOUND
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-12
INDUSTRIAL SLUMP
FELT IN SOCIAL WORK

Industrial conditions led in the
causes for applications to the Social
Service bureau for help during the
past month. according TO the report
of Miss Ethel Clark. director OF the
Social Service bureau. IN her monthly
report submitted at the directors
meeting in The Y. NJ. c. A. Friday
During February 104 families applied
for help. Social conditions were at
tributed to rs physical "a. and indus
trial So. according TO the report.
The Red Cross Home service gave
service to 81 people during The month ::
1898 was given 10 ex-service men
as financial assistance; sos in loans
was refunded.
Visits made during the month to.
tailed III; relief. CO: Red Cross Home
service. 20; school attendance, 81 A:
milk lunch. IS: visiting nursing. 162:
savings, rs; and venereal disease
clinic. eight.
Mix lunches served during the
month totaIcd 1851 Forty-nine differ
ent children were served at total
cost of $6S05. Parents paid s35.32
and the total cost to the bureau
amounted TO 1852.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-12
WADE TO MAKE Three
ADDRESSES SUNDAY;
EXPECT LARGE CROWD

Rev. r. J. Wade, formerly pastor or
the First NJ E. church of this city.
will address congregations Sunday in
the Grace NJ E. church, Third NJ E,
church. and the First NJ. E. church.
He will be present at the Sunday
school services of the Grace church;
preach at 1920 at the First NJ. e.
church, and appear at the Third NJ. f
Sunday afternoon. At night he will
give a stereopticon lecture in the First
church.
Grace M. E. church expects to estab-
lish a new record for attendance Sun
day. About five months ago the mem
bership secretary, Karl G. Wolfe, start
ed campaign to double the member
ship. Great success was attained. The
goal of 500 by Easter was realized by
Feb. l. and an effort to double that
number is now under Wav. Tho aver
age attendance for February was an
nounced as 5l3. 1t Is expected ,ua,
that figure will be materially increas-
ed during March,
Re-Arrange Work.
With the new conference year close
at hand the church organization is be
ing rearranged preparatory for a big
years work. The most important
committee, that of finance. has been
enlarged so that there is representa-
tive from each Of twelve sections into
which the city has been divided That
representative is to be personally re.
sponsible for the finances of that sec
ton, seeing to it that each member
pays his just share according to his
ability and to look after other mat
tiers that will be of interest to the
lay member. The board met Friday
night and organized by electng Ern-
est o. Evan, chairman; Earl Branden-
burg, secretary: Frank Page, treasur.
er, and Horace Kramer and Karl c.
Wolfe to constitute the other members
of the executive committee with the
officers-they to have closer touch
with the details of the church finances
1t is expected that the new plan will
meet with the most hearty approval
of the membership and prove of great
benefit to the church as it is the aim