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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
SEES POSSIBLE FALL OF MAN
Scientist Points Out How the Race
May Sink to the Level of
Lower Savages.

"Some millions of years from now
an entirely new and more highly or
ganized animal may spring from some
ancestral stock now relatively OBJ
scure and rise, at first slowly and
then more rapidly, to even greater
heights of achieve dent than anything
which lies within the capacity of the
human species"
After tracing the geologic evolution
of the earth 50 far as man knows it,
DR.. Eliot Blackwelder of Harvard uni
versity at the meeting of the geolog
ical societies of the American ASsocia-
ton for the Advancement of Science,
I'm Toronto, Canada, in these words
suggested the possibility of a future
usurper of mans pre-eminent place on
earth
"As our modern civilization becomes
more and more specialized and diver
sitied, our relations to our environ
ment become more and more complex
and our adjustments more delicate"
Doctor Blackwelder said.
Eventually, after all the latest pos
sibilities for advancement possessed
by the human species have been eX-
hausted the race may cOnceivablY
sink back to the general level of the
lower savages. which are but little
above the other mammals. kansas
City Star.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
FIRST AMERICAN GOLD COINS
Circulation in the Year 1892
Bird as Symbol.

The first American gold coinage Of
eagles, half-eagles and quarter-eagles,
of the value of $40, So and $3.50, re
spectively, was placed in circulation
in 1892. Since that date the United
States mints have turned out III ,629,
1856 double eagles, or $50 gold pieces !;
49,611, 2S9 eagles, 74,360,570 half-eagles
and 15,5S0,20S quarter-eagles. One
and three-dollar gold pieces were for
merly coined, but they were discon-
tinued in 1890.
The first coin called an eagle was
used in Ireland in the Thirteenth CEN
fury, and was SO called from the fig
ure of an eagle impressed upon it. but
it was made of base metal The stand
ard of the eagle was borne by the an
Gent Persians, and the Romans also
carried gold and silver eagles as en-
signs and sometimes represented them
with a thunderbolt in their talons
Charlemagne adopted the double
headed eagle as the standard of the
holy Roman empire. The eagle was
the standard of Napoleon | and Ma
pOleon III, as well as Austria, Prussia
and Russia.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
HACKERS ARE KEPT GUESSING
About One Of the Most Uncertain
Sporting Events imaginable Is
Cockroach Race.

Russian refugees i'm Constantinople
turn their hands to all sorts of money
making devices. The latest and most
successful are cockroach races. These
are held in rooms which the Russians
hire along the Grand Rue de Pera.
The story as told by Kenneth l.. Rob
erts In the Saturday Evening Post, is
that in the center of each room is a
large table with miniature race
track built on it. The owner places a
box AT one end of the track and waits
until his patrons have made their bets
on five contestants. Then he opens
the box and diScloses five enormous
cockroaches attached to diminutive
sukies As the box is opened four of
the contestants may start briskly
around the track. while the fifth may
turn abruptly and canter in the wrong
direction amid heart-hreaking groans
from those who are backing his colors.
Then the leader of the four racers who
are headed in the right direction may
stop short and twiddle his feelers pen
sively. and the other three may also
stop and cluster around him to inves-
tigate the cause Of the delay. While
the conference is in progress the cock
roach that started the wrong way may
change his mind, turn and come dash
ing past the four oilers with his eyes
flashing and his tail up. Then the four
idlers may recover from their mo-
mentary ennui, start briskly up the
track again and pass the fifth contest
ant who has probably fallen into a
brown study and leaned up against
the race-track wall with crossed legs
and weakly waving feelers. And so it
goes, until one of the cockroaches final
ly pulls himself together and scuttles
across the finish line.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
How Massachusetts Handles Automo.
bileS.

The Bay state is strict, not to say
stern, in its efforts to protect the pub
lie, restrain careless chauffeurs and
truckers and make the streets and
byWays safe for traffic The weapon
it uses is The suspension and even the
revocation Of licenses fer stlf-pro-
PEELED vehicles.
\ registrar of motor vehicles AYERS
chat "there is no state where so many
licenses have bctn taken away; either
absolutely in number or in proportion
20 the number Of Massachusetts
motorists" Statistics for this year
until August / form the foundation
For his assertion.
At that time Massachusetts had
evoked or suspended the licenses for
11ll automobiles. In 1920 the num-
Der had been 29lf; in 1921, 1899.
Maintenance of this years rate would
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
An Easy Problem.

MAY She Invite Him Into the
HOuse?" asks an advertisement for the
Book of Etiquette and explains the
Illustration thus: They have just re
turned from dance. 1t is rather late,
but the folks are still up. Should She
invite him into the house or say good
night to him at the door? Should he
ask permission to go into the house
with her? Should she ask him TO call
at some other time!" One answer
crowds upon another's heels, SO fast
they follow. First, we shouldn't take
seriously the laws of etiquette laid
down by anybody who, speaking of
the t-yet-retired parents, says "the
folks are still up" What sort of
girl has 'folks"f Dear, dear not to
say File, fie! Second if it's the kind
of dance now current the folks
wouldn't be still up they'd be up al
ready. And as to what she should do.
no book ever published can help her.
The questions are all local issues, de
pending ON her and him. Our solution
Is that she should ask him in to break
fast.-New York World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
OPPORTUNITY WAS TOO GOOD
How Justice Story Got a Laugh at
the Expense of Two Highly Dis
tineushed Americans.

President John Quincy Adams was
one of those uncomfortable persons
who are up at work by some ungodly
hour Of the morning, and he was Just
bit vain about it-that is, as vain as
good Puritan ever allowed himself
to get. But still everybody knew that
the President got up at five and
worked straight through to eleven. He
was paying visit to Harvard college
one time when Justice Story of the
Supreme court was delivering a series
of lectures to the newly organized
law school, and President Willard Of
Harvard, another early riser, took him
over to hear the justice.
Now, Story was Il notorious bon
yivhnt; he got up late and in other
ways acted like civilized person.
He began his lecture with the Presi-
dent of the United States seated at
his right and the president Of Har-
ward at his left. 1t was a droWsy af-
ternoon along in May. Pretty soon he
heard a litter from the audience and.
looking out of the corner of his eye,
what did he see but the President of
the United States sound asleep Then
he looked over to the other side. Sure
enough. Willard had also succumbed
and was nodding away.
With twinkle in his eye Story
turned to the boys and remarked ::
"Gentlemen, behold the CHASTITY re-
suits of incorporate rising"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
Brazilian Air Lines.

Brazilian senators have reported ia
vorably upon Il bill proposing the es-
Enlistment Of two aviation lines be
tween Rio de Janeiro and Porto Ale
gre, which are to be started before
September of 1929. According to the
United States naval attache in Rio de
Janeiro one of the routes will be laid
along the coast, carried out by hydro
planes and maintained and directed
by the ministry of marine; the other
will traverse the interior of the coun-
try 10 the west of the coast range of
mountains and will be continued by
airplanes under the direction of the
ministry of war The routes will pass
through the most important political,
industrial and commercial centers,
wherever possible.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
SPECIALIZE ON CHINCH BUGS
Particular Reason Why Farmers
Should Act to Protect the Bob
white Quail From Hunters

Every shot fired this season at the
bobwhiteS that are wintering in your
fields is shot at your pocketbook,
says Farm and Ranch. Quails de-
stroy millions of alternating bugs that
would otherwise awake In the spring
to fall hungrily upon the product OF
field and garden.
while you fight the chinch bug.
redouhle your efforts to increase bob
white quails," says A. G. Burill Of
the Missouri College Of Agriculture.
They are said to eat from 500 to
1000 chinches at a meal, and their
stomachs crave another meal every
two hours. At least, this is the usual
rate of digestion in most insect eating
birds. Quails are the only wild birds
which specialize on Chinch bugs in the
winter season."
To protect the bobwhite the most
effective plan is for several farmers
comparatively to publish a notice in
the county papers forbidding hunters
to shoot quails on their premises.
This has been done successfully in
several Missouri communities. Many
county papers are running such no
tees properly drawn up by a lawyer
and kept standing in the paper
throughout the hunting season. In
such cases the publishers will add the
name of any farmer in the county and
keep ii there for. say 80 cents for the
season.
Protect the quails; they will fight
summer.-Our Dumb Animals.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29

make the total of suspensions or re-
vocations far exceed those of last year
1t is Illuminating to learn that in
toXication accounts for between a
fourth and a third of the lost licenses.
In 1921 1412 were suspended or re-
voked becaust their owners or users
were under the influence of drink.
In 1922 this number has fallen to
1861, decrease that tells the effect
ivenets of the punishment.
1t seems to be the sole means of
curbing careless drivers and greatly
reducing the number of automobile
and motor vehicle accidents. 1t puts
absolute authority in the hands of an
official who can not be reached
through political activities. Impos-
ton of fines is unavailing, for the
person who car afford an automobile
can afford fines.
Imprisonment or revocation of reg
istlations or licenses provides the
only means that will check the reck-
less or incompetent driver and dimin-
ish the public danger.
This is the case particularly when
the automobiles has been drunk while
driving. SIR.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29

The ancient rule of the road was
TO keep to the right and drive from
the left, because the first animals
driven in civilized countries were cat.
tie and the driver, walking beside his
oxen, piled his cad with the right hand
italian sailors made starboard the
right side of n ship in their earliest
voyages. The term was evolved by
the British from "esta borde," mean
Ing this side, While larboard came from
the helmsman, first probably with
gestures of the hand accompanying
the call.
In heavy weather. and under other
adverse conditions. the two terms be-
came COMPOUNDED frequently in speech.
LarbOard was dropped and in it's place
port was employed, for port meant
port wine, which is red, and red is the
color of the light on that side of the
ship.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
When ingenuity Triumphed.

Caught short on time with New
York opening date booked, and fac
ing huge loss for each days delay,
a moving-picture producer made ar
rangements to edit, title, and cut the
play en- route between Los Angeles
and the eastern metropolis recently.
With special car equipped as a lab
oratory and attached to limited
train, the work was found entirely
practical even while speeding east
ward at Il mile IA minute or more.
Twenty-eght heavy steel containers
carried the original film, which re
manned in the "can" all the time il
was not actually in use. Editors and
cutters worked continually. stopping
only for meals and for Il few hours
sleep at night, and on these occasions
every scrap Of film was returned to
its proper container. The work was
entirely successful; and by the time
the train arrived in New York the film
was finished and ready for delivery.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
Retrieved That Gold Piece.

While II the station in Brussels In
Belgium, my friend was intent upon
getting tickets for the Waterloo bat
tiefed. Net being able to talk much
French ana trying to speak her best,
she in her excitement dropped a s.
gold piece without noticing it, II
slipped quietly down her dress. A
Frerchman stood within reach of the
window. and ut once planted his foot
upon it. As my friend turned from
the window | was nonplussed what to
do TO recover the coin. I yielded to
the impulse Of this moment. as | had
To act quickly. STOPPING | took the
man by the trouser leg. gave the leg
quick lift. and so reclaimed our coin.
All looked surprised not a word was
spotcn, my friend and | were In pos
session of the coin. and the French.
man was outwitted.-Chica.o Journal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
On the jump.

81 reckon you had right lively
time in Kansas City," insinuated an
acquaintance.
"Tolable," replied Gabe Gosnell of
Grudge, but nothing like what | prob.
ably would have had If | wasn't con
siderably lively on my feet. You see,
up in Kay See, if you meet respect.
able-lOoking man after four o'clock in
the afternoon anywhere the least biz
off to one side, he's a holdup and robs
you.
"And if you meet one that don't
look respectable, he's "A plain-clothes
policeman, and pounds you because he
thinks you're holdup. So | was prac.
tically on the keen jump all the time
l was there, lodging one or the other.
Kansas City Star.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
Petroleum Statistics.

The American Petroleum institutes
analysis of official petroleum statistics
for December, 1921, shows an excess
of domestic production and imports
over indicated total consumption, in
Guiding exports amounting to l4OSI,-
80 barrels for the month, or at the
annual rate of 165, 1853, 800 barrels. In
december, 1920. there was an excess
of production over consumption of T.
1i3,051 barrels. In November, 1921
there was an excess of production
over consumption amounting to 9,SO1,-
96S barrels.
Exports totaled 5,791,OO7 barrels in
December, 1921; 1851, 466 barrels in
November, and 1925, SOB barrels In De-
cember, 1920.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
Mystery Explained.

In Lake Manitoba there is a little
island from which issues a mysterious
sound. The Indians supposed this is
land to be the home OF Manitoba, the
speaking god. and from this is derived
the name of the lake and the province.
The real cause Of the sound is the
beating of the waves upon the huge
pebbles lining the shore. On the north
ern coast of the island is a long low
cliff, composed of tinegrained lime
stone, which, beneath the stroke of Il
hammer, rings like steel. The waves
breaking at the foot Of the cliff cause
the falling limestone fragments to
clash one against the other and the
sound thus produced resembles the
Ginning vi distant bells
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29
EQUAL TO ALL EMERGENCIES
Little Thing Like the Running Out OF
OIL for His Engine Easily over.
come by Traveller.

How we all enjoy stories with re-
sourceful hero No cornered hero of
romance ever showed more ingenuity
than Mr.. Roy Chapman Andrews
showed when he ran out of motor Oh
on the Cobb desert. We quote Mr.
Andrews exploit as he nurrates it in
Natural History:
We were returning to Kalgan from
Urga, the capital of Mongolia, when
we made our discovery. Since the
oil had all leaked out of the cans and
we could not go much farther, we
were debating what to do. Then as our
car swung over the summit of rise
we saw the white tent and the graz
Ing camels of an enormous caravan.
OF course Mongols would have mutton
fat; why not use that for oil?
The caravan leader assured It's that
he had plenty, and in ten minutes a
great pot of fat was warming over
the fire. We poured it into the motor
and proceeded merrily on our way, but
there was one serious obstacle to our
enjoying that ride We had had little
food for some time and were very
hungry, and when the engine began
to warm a most tantalizing odor Of
roast lamb rose from the car. Short
ly l imagined that l could even smell
mint sauce
On another occasion when we were
without cup grease for the cars Mrs.
Andrews sacrificed all the cold cream
and vaseline that she had prepared
for summer in the field. We also
substituted Mongol cheese with good
results.-Youth's Companion.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29

Nick Slick, the latest acquisition tc
the town, had done the heavy" in ne
half-hearted fashion.
Smart and glib of speech, he had
found the townspeople of Little Lit.
vile very simple folk ana easy game
He had obtained credit right and
left, and then he had flown gently
away, without ever disturbing the dust
or the pile Of unpaid bills in his lodg
ings.
'By gosh - muttered wilkins the
grocer, who was hard hit by the De
faulter, IF I'd known he didn't In
tend paying, I'd have charged hiu
double, | would !"-Londou Tlt-Bits
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29

That the results of regular academic
tests do not clash with the results of
psychological tests, but accord with
them, is shown by comparison Of the
grades made by Penn state college
students in both kinds of examina-
tions. For the last two years freshmen
have been given the army, Thurstone
and RinetS Simon tests and these re.
suits compared later with their AGA
dcmic ratings. Invariably those stu
dents who made low averages in the
psychological tests were low in their
college work. OF 81 students dismissed
on account of poor scholarship last
year the average for the army "alpha"
test was 11S, while the general av-
erage of the students is 131. OF the
three types of psychological tests
tried the results of the army test have
proved to be the best indication of the
grade Of work a student will do in col
lege.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29

The Tramp is a Pest hat blooms in
the Backyard only in the Summer.
When he Shows Up at the kitchen
door, summon Faithful Hector, inven-
tor of the Buns Rush, and have him
Usher the Tramp into the Alley. II
We gotta Work for our Eats, why
should Tramps coast through the
World on their Nerve?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-09-29

The-Lady- neutrality-suspicious. is
RehearSng the Gruesome Details for
the 967th time since the Interesting
Event took place Three Years Ago,
and Ter Friends all feel like Running
when they See her Coming. Fer
PEGS sake, MiSsus Lady, put on a
New Record
Evening journal., 1922-06-22
RECEIVERS AFTER
AUTO HITS HIM

Joshua Underwood. AZ, who was
found in a semi-conscious condition
at Shoemakerville Hill, near Ches-
ter and taken to the Chester Hos
pitsl Wednesday night, has recov-
cred consciousness and reported
much improved. Underwood gives
his address at IS Water street this
city. but his name does not appear
in the directory. Neither is there
such an address at 70 Water street.
in the city.
Underwood said that while walk
ing on the roadway to Chester glar-
ing headlights of approaching ma
chimes dimmed his vision and he be
came bewildered. He AYERS that the
machine which struck him was go-
ing in the direction of Media. but
he was unable to see the license
plates.
The injured man was picked up
by Fred Mendsion and two compan.
ions and taken to the hospital.
Evening journal., 1922-06-22
PRESENT AMERICANS
TO KING GEORGE

Among the Americans presented
to King George at the court Of St.
James yesterday in London was
Mrs. Gault-Smith. of KHwaughter
Castle, ireland. and this city. and
her niece Miss Nancy Sellers, of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Gault-Smith was richly
gowned in an ivory crepe georgette,
with side drapery and guimpe of
Paris-tinted Limerick lace caught
above her left hip with a large jade
clasp, which was deeply frlnged with
jade and paste beads. Her uncut
ivory GAfon velvet court train. lined
with ivory georgette, was caught at
the shoulders with diamond clasps.
She also wore a diamond coronet
and a pearl necklace with a diamond
pendant and carried an ivory satin
fan mounted on mOther-of-pearl
handle with jeweled pearls and dia-
monds.
Miss Sellers wore a white crepe
de chine gown exquisitely embrod-
cred in floral design with opal-ti
beads The sleeves peeped out In
front of a winged drapery Of crepe
de chine. Her train was OF white
chiffon velvet lined with snowy chlf-
fon. She wore silver shoes. while a
diamond bandeau kept her regula-
ton court head dress of white feath-
ers and tulle veil gracefully poised
over her wavy bobbed hair. She car
ried a large ostrich fan of lavender
and blue tipped with Jade.
Among other Americans at court
were Chief Justice Taft and Mrs.
Taft.
Evening journal., 1922-06-22
MACHINE TOOL
PLANTS COMBINE
Hilles and Jones Company
in New Consolidated
Corporation
$3O,OOO,OOO CAPITAL
STOCK AUTHORIZED

Details in regard to the much
talked Of machine tool combination
were made public today. Articles
of Incorporation have been filed for
the Consolidated Machine Tool Cor
poration of America at Dover Its
capitalization is $3O.OOO.0OO.
The new enterprise will acquire
the Belts Machine Tool Company
whose plant is located in Rochester:
The Colburn Machine Tool Company
of Cleveland Hilles and Jones Com
pany of this city; the Modern Tool
Company OF Philadelphia. and the
Newton Machine Tool Works, Inc.
of Philadelphia.
Permanent organization will be
perfected by the election of officers
and directars in the course of a few
weeks. 1t is stated on reliable au-
thority that W. II. Marshall. former
ly head of the American Locomotive
Company. will be chairman of the
Board Of Directors. and c. X. Lassi-
ter, who has been vice-president of
the American Locomotive Company,
in charge of manufacture, will be
president.
Besides these men the board IL the
present program is carried out. will
include II. J. Bailey. president of
the Hilles and Jones Company; c.
W. Tayme and II. W. Champion. all
of whom have been active in the.
companies that go to make up the
combine.
Evening journal., 1922-06-22
Fast Selling
Stomach Remedy
DARE'S MENTHA PEPSIN
Six Thousand Bottles Sold in
One New Jersey Town Last Year
All Druggists Declare Money
Back if One Bottle Doesn't
Make Amy Stomach Suf-
ferer Rejoice

At last the way has been found &c
combine Pepsin with other corrective
stomach agents so that IL will do the
most good in the shortest possible time.
Why bother with tablets when ono
dessert spoonful of this splendid liquid
remedy will cause gas. heaviness, acid
Itv. heartburn or any upset condition
Of the stomach to speedily vanish.
And why should any man or woman
suffer another hour with indigestion or
any stomach misery when the remedy
that acts almost instantly can be easily
procured2
But there is more to say about this
remarkable remedy-something that Will
interest thousands OF Respondent people.
Dare's Mentha Pepsn not only quickly
relieves stomach distress. but II con-
quers stubborn Indigestion and puts an
end TO dizziness. nervousness. head
ache. sleeplessness and dependency,
which are nearly always caused by
chronic stomach disturbance.
Dare's Mentha Pepsn Is pleasant to
take. has a delightfully."- refreshing taste
and after II has put your stomach in a
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