The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-09-03

tossing her body over its back, large
cougar carried the child of into the
mountain Businesses of Cowlitz pass ten
days ago and since then not the least
trace Of the babe or cougar has been
found. Men have searched the sur
rounding country, but not even rag
Of the baby clothes or a single bone
that could be identified as human has
been discovered.
Encouraged by the victory in We
natchee, local optionists are renewing
their plans to make a general anti
saloon fight in the state Of Washington
at the next election. The optionists
won by more than hundred votes in
the Red Apple metropolis, eight hun
dred being cast. Puyallup, Cashmere
and Rockford have also voted saloons
out Of existence under the law enacted
at the last session of the Legislature, SO
that it is expected the movement will
spread rapidly. In fact opponents Of
the saloons have hopes of driving them
from all but the large cities.
F. A. Hazeltine OF South Bend has
been elected president of the board of
regents of the State University. He
succeeds F. D. Nash of Tacoma. Mr..
Hazeltine is one of the best known
newspapermen Of the state, being
president OF the State Editorial Associa-
ton. He has been regent for year
and half. On the recommendation
Of Capt. w. T. Patten, regular army
officer, detailed to the University by
the War Department, the university
cadets corps will wear the regulation
fatigue uniform used at West Point.
Military instruction will be compulsory
for freshmen and sophomores.
Since June /, 1909, Gov. M. E. Hay
has granted seven full pardons; seven
conditional padons. He has discharged
seventeen convicts from the peniten-
tiary and released twenty-five on parole.
Clemency has been exercised under
the secret system. The governor
requires all to pledge themselves not
to drink any liquor. On the first of
every month they must report to some
person whom he designates, showing
how much they have earned and what
has been done with the money. The
Governor says he believes in encourag-
ing men who have shown disposition
to behave themselves while in prison.
Fire is once more destroying millions
of feet of standing timber in Washing
ton and the Northwest. Despite in
creased precautions, this vast resource
of the state is suffering destruction and
it is estimated that to date, forests to
the value of $5,000,000 have been
burned since June. The Washington
Forest Fire Association is sending out
appeals for greater caution. Among
other things, they say: Don't toss
away burning matches or tobacco.
Don't make campfire in leaves, rotten
wood or against logs, where it may
spread or where you cannot be sure
it is out. Never leave fire until it is
out. Don't burn your slashings in the
dry season without a permit. Put out
any fire you find, if you can. If you
can't, notify the fire warden, some
other public officer, or the land owner.
If you don't know the fire laws, send
for them. Help enforce them" About
four billion feet of Washington timber
have been destroyed in the last ten
years, which, if manufactured, would
bring in s5o,OOO,Ooo. On every
thousand feet burned, the community
loses So in wages.
c. F. White, the rich lumberman,
returned this week from Europe, but
refused when interviewed BY reporters