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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
HAD NO ANSWER TO THAT
Georgia Mans Assertion Concerning
WaterneIons Left UphoIder Of In
diana Product Gaspinq.

Harry Grimsley, a Terre Haute Ro-
tary club man, comes from Georgia
and Is still in love with his native
state. He boasts of its wonders, and
the last time he discOursed on it. was
telling of the wonderful bargains he
got in watermelons. "Why, we got
the very biggest ones for only five
cents" he said.
But they aren't so big as the ones
we have up here persisted one of his
listeners ''Why, out on my farm we
had some half as big around as half
the top of this table. We didn't eat any
of it except the core, and yet the
whole family had enough of it and
more"
Down there drawled Mr.. Grims-
ley In his most southern drawl, I'VE
never eat nearer than two feet Of the
rind of the melon and yet there's
always more than enough for fam
lily in one melon. "-Indianapolis News.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Sacred Mohammedan Rock.

report on the Dome of the Rock
of Jerusalem is shortly to be pub
lished and will be of great interest to
the MOhammedan world It may not
be generally known that this place Is
the third In sanctity of all the sanctu-
aries of Islam. and indeed for a short
period ii actually formed the Kibla
toward which all MOslems Frustrated
themselves in prayer.
Among the more important religious
associations of this rock we may men
ton it was here that David and Solo
mon were called to repentance, and
on account of vision David chose
this site for his temple From this
same spot Mohammed assembled to the
seventh heaven after his night journey
from Mecca, and lastly it is to be the
scene of the Great Judgment. The
historical associations are not less
striking and such famous names as
Omar Ahdel-AIalek. Saladin and Sulei.
man are all connected with the rock.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Plant Diseases Costly.

Millions of bushels Of grain, fruit
and vegetables and big tonnage of
cotton We're lost to American farmers
last year by plant diseases, according
TO figures compiled by the plant dis
ease survey of the Department of Ag-
ricu'ture. The survey said that the
statistics Indicate that lack of prompt
application of known measures of con-
troll was largely the cause of the loss.
The plant disease survey estimated
the losses at ll2,OOOOOO bushels Of
wheat, 500U,OOO bushels of oats So
100000 bushels of corn, 50,0OO,WU
bushels of potatoes, 4O,WD,OOO bushels
of sweet potatoes, lSo,VDo tons of TO-
matoes, $4,000 bales of cotton, 5000,
900 bushels of peaches and 16,OOO,OW
bushels of apples.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
ALUMINIUM TO REPLACE WOOD
increased Production Of the Metal
Will Relieve Drain Upon the Coun.
try's Vanishing Forests.

One of the greatest consumers of
wood is the shipping box. For this
purpose no fewer than 100000 cords
were used last year. Viewed from
any standpoint, it is gigantic draft
upon our forest resources.
UnquestionabIy before long metal
VIII largely take the place of wood for
the making of shipping cases Which
means, OF course, aluminium or an al
10y thereof. Aluminium, relatively
speaking, is cheap metal now, but 1t
is destined to he vastly cheaper.
When one considers that aluminium
constitutes more than per cent of the
entire crust of the earth, it seems alb
surd that there should be lack of it for
any and all purposes useful to man
kind.
The next generation may live in
apartment houses built wholly of alu-
lnlnum and travel in aluminium trains
and steamships. But the matter Of
most immediate importance Is the re-
lief which cheap aluminium may give
to the drain upon our vanishing for
ests.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Self-Cuminous Animals.

Not less than 36 different orders OF
animals are self-lumnous, We are told
by the new work of r. Newton Har.
vey ON ''rhe Nature of Animal Light
These include many forms of pro
tozoa, hydroids, jellytish, bryozoa
polychaete and oigochaete worms
brittle stars, crustacea, myropodS. in.
sects, mollusks, primitive chordates
and fishes. None of the luminous spe.
cies inhabit fresh water. all being
terrestrial or marine. The luminosity
is sometimes shown by both larvae
and adults, and in II few instances by
eggs. In experiments made, two sub.
stances have been isolated-luciferase
an engine, and Iuciferin, a proteid--
and the light appears 10 result from
bringing these together in the pres.
ence of oxygen and water.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
WILL TAKE LAND FROM SEA
People Of Holland Meet Problem Of
Expanding Population in Charac-
teristic Dutch Fashion.

After many years dcliberation the
people of Holland have decided that
they need more land and, having
reached that decision, they have gone
about the acquisition of it with char
acleriSlic Dutch energy and detcrm-
nation says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. The program cOntemplates the
building of II .iO-mlle dixie across the
outlet of the Zuyder zee and gradual
reclamation of parts of that body by
means of smaller bikes and IA tilling-in
and pumping process. The damming
of the north end of the Xuyder zee pre-
sents difficulties, not only on account
of the length of the dam, but also due
to the fact that at the FrieSland shore
end the water depth varies from II 10
30 feet. The foundation of the great
dam will be, literally, billions of all
sizes of tree branches, dashed together
into great bundles These will be sunk,
forming IA supporting mat of enormous
area. Upon this will be placed IA thick
layer of coarse crushed stone, and on
this powerful foundation will be rear
ed the masonry of the dixie.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
REFUSED TO TAKE CHANCES
Fortune Teller's Prediction Caused
Crews Of Two Vessels to Desert
the Boats at Quebec.

From time immemorial superstiti0ns
OF sailors, with few exceptions, have
naturally been associated with things
OF the sea-, notably the belief which
marks departure from port on Friday
as certain omen of bad luck. ST.
Elmo's fire. the bo'sun fish, whistling
for the wind in calm, the presence
of priest on board ship, all these
deal with actual elements of sea life
mat played a great part among such
legends. The Flying Dutchman legend
was also born of the sea !; likewise the
ghostly crew coming from the wreck
OF sunken ship To haunt the crew of
the vessel which caused their loss.
more annoying variety of super
stition was revealed the other day by
the action of the crews of two Amer
lean tugs who deserted their boats Mt
Quebec. Before these two boats left
Detroit bound for New York a fortune
teller predicted the doom of one of
the boats before it finished it's voy-
age. This prophecy so worked on the
senslbllitieS of the members of the two
crews that they struck on reaching
Quebec. Old salts might sniff at such
prophecy as this as being of the
fresh-water brand and not worthy to
be enrolled in the ancient and honor
able company of deep-sea superstitions.
but the prophecy worked it's evil upon
the tug owners. The loss of their
crews made real thing of it.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Tuberculosis Ebbs and Flows.

The decline of tuberculosis is lik-
ened To that of leprosy by Or. Louis
Corbctt, lecturer i'll pathology at the
University of Cambridge. LeproSy was
formerly one of the worlds great
scOurges, but has become practically
extinct in western countries. Tuber-
culoSis seems To be following. as it is
declining at an increasing rate, its
deaths having fallen off nearly 80 PEI
cent since 1865. Apparent causes OF
the change are lesSened overcrOwding
otherwise improved social conditions
more and better food, and the adop
ton of methods of real ventilation
The war has given tuberculosis IA new
lease of life in European nations. es
pecially in half-starved Austria, where
it runs riot.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

The most curious tribe. called Az
mambu, are to some extent web-foot-
ed, and the skin Of their feet is las ten
der as blotting paper" They live
in marsh and are so much at homo
in the water that they seem ito stand
upright in that element without any
perceptlble effort" They catch ducks
Wy diving under them and catching
the birds legs.
Their diet consists chiefly of fish,
water fowls, sago and the roots Of wa
ter lilies. They keep pigs, swung In
cradles, underneath their houses
(Which are in the water built on ten
foot poles). lying on their bellies with
their legs stuck through the bottom,
and feed them on fish and sage. The
dead are hurled by being tied 10 a
stake, the body secured well above
food level. From Some Experiences
of New Guinea Resident Mags-
trate," by Capt. c. A. w. Monkton.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
ANOTHER SWAT FOR Tfsf: FLY
Supreme Court OF Maine Adds lite
Voice to Dendnciation Of Almost
Universal Pest

The dog having had his day before
the Supreme court in Washington, We
now find the busy, curious. thirsty
fly preening his wings in the solemn
precincts of the supreme court of
Maine AS II co-defendant He finds
few sympathizcrS. For mis- size he is
the most matodorouS aud detpStable
Of beasts. and the mischief he does is
unreasonable. In this case the court
of appeal was told that summer
boarder had enga ged rooms at a hotel
for two weeks and had lett at the end
of four days. declaring the flies intoI-
cradle. The Supreme court upholds
the plaintiff III his refusal to pay for
his infested accommodations.
The Journal of the American Med
zeal association makes the case the
text of one of the most eXcorlating
denunciationS of the fly that have been
penned; but will the fly carer
Not bit Of it. "A fly wrote Finer
son in his despair, lis as untamHble as
hyena." Probably fly was teasing
the sage of Concord as he wrote. The
best thing Josh Billings ever said VAS
d ii hy." Shakespeare would
have said it if he had thought of it.
AS carrier of pcstilential putre>Cencc
the fly is without II peer The help of
the Supreme court of Maine is vel
come in putting him doWn.--Philadcl-
phia Public Ledger
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

The first Hindoo woman and the
first Hindoo boy who ever entered
Vancouver or British Columbia, Can
ada, to make the province their home
arrived recently on the Empress of
Japan. There are thousands of Hin
docs living in the province, engaged
in working in the woods or In operat-
ing sawmills Some of them have
made much money. For long time
the government refused admission to
Hindoo women, but recently this ban
was lifted. The new arrival was the
first woman to take advantage Of It.
Her husband went to India from Van
couver three years ago, to pay a visit
To his home. He had made money
and intended TO remain In India, but
when The ban on women was lifted he
decided 10 return where opportunities
were greater. He brought his wife
and twelve year-Old son. The father
intends to send the boy to the public
schools of Vancouver.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
ALMOST LOST Biz DISCOVERY
Predatory Bird Carried or Pod Con.
tanning Precious Seed That Pro.
duced Burbank Potatoes.

Luther Burbank recently told Colo
RADIO potato men Il story of his discov
cry of the word-famous Burbank po-
tato, which has only recently come to
light. While Burbank was expert
menting with potatoes about twenty
years ago he noticed in his patch one
plant which held one particularly
promising pod of seeds To his prac-
tlced eye these seeds and the plant
which bore them would contain the
germ of a new and excellent potato
Ii he had thought it necessary lie
would have put Waterman over thi,
one small seed ball As ii developed
required for Waterman would have
Deen but minute drop Of silver in
the ocean of gold which this one pod
was destined TO produce.
Every morning Burbank would 20
TO the patch to see how the pod WAS
faring and often during each day he
would i at the plant to discover
the time when the pod could be
picked
One morning he went into the patch
ana the pod was gone. With the help
OF workmen he searched for it. Final
~ after hunting for hours, 20 feet
away from the plant, in the midst of
other plants, the pod was found
II think bird must have picked
II on and tried to carry 1t away" Mr..
Burbank told the Colorado potato men.
anyhow, there it lay. and | picked it
up and planted the seeds, and that's
how we have Burbank potatoes to-
d9y'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Recovered Coin After Fifty Years.

Fifty years ago when the fOunda
tions We're being laid for the Wash.
ington statue in front of Independence
hall. in Philadelphia, John Nash. ther
a policeman. threw IA 2-cenl piece into
the hole being dug for the founda
tions Recently when some changes
were being made 10 the statue. Mash
recalled the incident ana stirred VI
the dirt and uncovered the coin |,
will be hung in Independence hall
incidentally, Mr.. Nash recalled tina,
2 cents had buying capacity at tina,
time treble that of today
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

Galvanized iron has been found by
a German chemist 10 be unsuitable
for roofing much 7NpOsed To smoke
Sulphur dioxide. enough having lttls
effect when dry, causes rapid deteriOr
alton in presence Of moisture. and q
mixture of sulphur and carbon diox.
ide is very corrosive, though moist
carbon dioXide alone has slight &C
ton. The microscope shows in the
corroded galvanized iron minute cavi
ties and sulphair containing ferrit
oxide. due Ia galyanie action OIL
actual solution of the zine coating.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

The magazine Motor announces the
arrival of the courteous motor horn.
Up TO now the motor horn has been
decidedly cacophonous. 1t squawks IN
utters noises disagreably suggestive of
nausea.
But the new horn which is appear
ing on the market, has "A tone that is at
once polite and powerful. II warns, yet
tone-adjusting mechanism is so con
trived and arranged that the horn is
easily regulated for any degree of vo-
ciferousness. hut it yet carries a warn
ing Ia the pedestrian.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

Wood preseryatives are found by
the United States forest products lab.
oratory to be necessarily soluble
enough In water to produce a toxic So
luton. though in some cases the solu-
hilty may be as slight as one-mil-
lionih Sodium huoride and zinc
chloride are freely soluble. the creo-
sotes as whole only sparingly so
The nontoxic oils appear 10 act as res
ervoirs of the toxic ingredients. and
to feed them out slowly TO the wood.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

A French dessert dish of gilt plate.
double thread and shell pattern, con
spoons, a pair of sugar tongs. "a small
spoons. "a forks and knives with por-
celaln handles. formerly the property
of Emperor Napoleon, and bearing the
imperial cipher of the bee, was sold
in London auction house not long
ago. The service was the property of
a nohleman whose name Is not re-
aled.-London Times.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
On Their Mettle.

The head waiter and his assistants
are hustered.'
I've noticed that"
And there seems to he great excite
ment in the kitchen"
what do you suppose Is the mat
teri"
"A visiting chef has just dropped in
and offered seven-eourse dinner
Birmingham Age Herald
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
The Wronq Course

"Dawdle says that he's had chances
enough, but they were all poor ones. t."
I've noticed that whenever oppor-
unity knocked Dawdle proceeded to
knock the opportunity."--Ros
Transcript.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-08

III occosion
Is specially planned event. The
merchandise IS not old stuff il stock
but consists Of dresses bought only
last week for this occasion and this
occasion only.
Smyrna times., 1921-08-03

DIR. ]. G. Sharpe Heads New Drive
Deputy Collector of Internal Reve-
nue., ]. G. Sharpe, has been appointed
Squad Leader over a detail of twelve
expert field deputies, who are making
a special drive for miscellaneous tax
delinquents in the division comprising
the States of Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, and Delaware. The work
commenced in Baltimore on the 9th,
and will continue until September Sd,
only the large cities bein gincluded in
this canvass, which is supplementary
to the Investigations made by the local
officers. Taxpayers are advised to re-
NIT their monthly returns direct to
the Wilmington Office, as he will not
be here to take them up around the
end of each month, as has been the
custom heretofore; being sure to mail
them in time to reach that Office be-
fore the last day, in order to avoid
the assessment of penalties.
, 1921-12-19
SACRAMENTO|N
LEAF,
Record of .972 High in Pacific
Coast League; Seattle
Is Second.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec BON.
eial fielding averages of the Pacific
Coast Baseball league. announced
here. place the Sacramento club FIRST
n club fielding for the 1891 season
with n mark OF .sTe. Seattle won sec.
ond place with an average OF -ss5.
Only 20 points separated Sacramento
from Salt Lake. last on the list
or the regular arst basemen. Mol.
witt. Sacramento. had the best mark.
.se5. He made but nine errors during
the season. Ham" Hyatt. Vernon,
was three points below Mollvitz.
Second base honors went to MARTY
McGaffigan. Sacramento. by n margin
OF two points over Marty" Rath, San
Francisco. McGufuEan's record was
.s75.
cisco CLUB. carried away first place
among the third sackers. with a per.
centage OF $50. nve points better
than Pinelii. OF Oakland and Smith
of Vernon who were tied at .sbs.
Another Sacramento man. Orr. led
the Hhortstoppers. His average of
o.57 beat caveney, San Francisco star.
by 10 points.
A mere point separated STATE. Los
Angeles. and Sohick. San Francisco.
in the outeiding records. tho Angel
elder taking the lead with 800.
Truck Hannah. Vernon. and Gus
Fisher. Portland. T tied for high
place in tho catching department
among the catchers that have perform
ed regularly. Hanna made his aver
age OF era IN 14o games while Fisher
made the same mark IN only 12s
games. y
The best Gliding pitcher in the league
was Jacobs. OF Seattle. He averaged
$50. n point higher than Prough. of
Sacramento.
, 1921-12-19

hold It's own with the Centre line
that stopped the Harvard backneid.
Pierce has n line hat has shown
its strength by a stand taken OF
the two-yard line against Whittier
when tho Quaker powerful back
field had -four downs TO make goal
and were unable to make the grade.
The line held under fierce attacks
OF SugEet. Thompson and Reece and
the ball finally went over to Arf-
zon Tho entire left wing of the
line is made up OF aIl-conference
men while the right side boasts one
first team selection and W. second
string all-conference men. South
western football circles consider the
Arizona line tho strongest that has
yer been seen in this section OF
the country and close followers of
football do not expect to see the
Wildcat line get much the worst OF
any argument with tho Centre
crew. II Is understood tho Centre
line viii have several pounds ad-
vantage on the wildcat line but the
majority Of this weight advantage
Will be on one or we men.
Complete new equipment for the
team wal guaranteed at a meeting
OF alumnae and businessmen held
here last night and this Will be or
dered ut once 10 insure It's being
on hand IN tmo for the game at
San Diego. The entire town has
stepped up IN support OF tho Wild
cats and n large delegation is GER
tain to attend the game. Support
Is coming also from all parts OF the
state. local leaders receiving wires
and letters from I'LL sections ask
ing reservations on tho special train
to the game.
One backneld change has already
been decided upon by Coach Nc
Kale. the shift carrying the team
lineup back TO tho original early
cas- offcnse. Marshall has been
taken from haifback to be held in
reserve as quarter in case Of injury
to Slonaker while Broderick goes
back 10 his old position in the
backfield. from which he was GUST
ed by injuries. No other shifts In
lineup will be made by the univer-
sity mentor.
, 1921-12-19
ARIz0NtHT THROUGH HARD WORKOUTS FOR BIC GAME
LIGHT TRAINING TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, COACH STATES

TUCSON. Ark, Dec 1s-Hard
workouts are the order OF the day
for the Arizona University eleven.
which is scheduled TO play Centre
College on December rs at San
Diego. Cal. until Wednesday. 40
cording to Head Coach ]. f. Nc
Kale. The team Will then go into
light training for the game and
continue short workouts until de-
parture for the Pacific coast. II Is
Understood the squad win leave
either Thursday night or Friday
morning and q short stopover viii
be made at Los Angeles where the
Wildcats will work out at Bovard
feid. and then continue the jour
ney TO San Diego.
AcKals has the entire squad IN
exosilent condition with the excop-
ton OF Vance clymer. ail-confer-
ence center. who was taken III
early Friday morning. Tho illness
was Of minor nature and he was
back at work today. Ciymer Is a
veteran iinesmsn. having held down
the pivotal position for three years.
during which time he has been So
lected for h all-conference team
three times and this year he has
added TO his laurels by being named
for the all-western. Clymer's loss
would have been a hard blow to the
Wildcats although two high class
centsrs are left the team In Wit
ten and Carpenter.
Every o.hsr member OF the team
is In excellent condition and all r
anxious to get q crack at the IA
nous Kentucky Colonies and COM
pare Arizona football with that OF
the east coast. Tho team is thor
oughly grounded in every phase OF
football and better coached team
in all departments of tho game
would be hard to find. Experience
Is a big factor on any eleven and
there is not q single green man on
tho Wildcat lineup. THE team aver
yes n little over two years in ex-
perience and this is a big point In
its favor.
Line Coach Pierce has been work.
ing out a new style Of defense for
the wildcats and Is confident the
Arizona 'stone wall" win more than
, 1921-12-19
KANSAS TEAMS
RECORDUN|QUE
College Of Emporia Puts Out
SOUND on Order of Centrs
Sensation.

ERORIA, Kan, Dec. 1s.-What
their supporters claim a probably the
nearest approach to tho football rec
ord established by Center College has
been set by the College OF Emporia-
This Presbyterian college. whose
student body numbers only 800. has
lost two football games In the Kansas
conference in the las our years. For
the last two years Of h period It was
state champion.
Tho teams coach Is Gwinn Henry
of Texas, who came here in Ills.
At tho. time OF his graduation from
Howard Payne College in 1917 he had
q brilliant athletic record. especially
in track. He is the holder Of the
world record for the 1:s-yard dash.
On the basis Of, his achievements. he
was selected without tryout for the
olympic games in 1912. While Coach
Henry has established a good football
record. probably his chief interest is
IN track.
Tho Emporia football team Is from
ten to twenty pounds lighter per mar
than the average team in the confer
encs. Henry depends a great deal
upon the speed Of his men. He uses
the direct pass from center.