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The Washington herald., 1919-10-04
nee Busy. Tee n.rx.

A number OF residents In the vicinity
Of Ninth and o streets recently asked
the Public Utilities ComnIssion
through the Civic Betterment Associa-
ton for q ear stop q Ninth and o
streets for the benent OF citizens who
do their marketing at the public mar
ket at Seventh and o streets. The
reply OF the commission caused one
Of the petitioners TO declare:
They are too busy: too busy TO
undo some Of their foolish skip
stops"
Here % the reply signed by WAL
TER c. ALLEN. secretary OF the
utilities commission:
This matter was carefully consid-
cred by the commission at It's meet
ing yesterday and II is the opinion
OF the commission that Il Is fnadvls-
able TO establish q stop at this corner.
as II cannot be done without a re-
vision or all the other stops along
this line. thereby nullifying the ad-
vantage that has been gained by the
adoption OF. the sl1ip-stop system
BY DIRECTION OF THE CoAfA1s-
SION.
Defender Of United states Senate.
SMITH d. FRY. veteran writer. upoa
reading an attack upon tho Senate
signed by CHARLES RICHARDSON,
Immediately cast his chapeau in the
ring In defense OF that body and its
members. Here Is an extract from
Smiths reply to Richardson:
"Out of well-nigh fifty years Of ex-
perience, In close contact with the
Congress every day, the conclusion
has been reached by that the Senate
OF the United States is today the
bulwark of the liberties Of this re-
public Every man in the United
states Senate is a patriotic citizen
and I know tlem. all Of them. Our
Federal government is a trinity; a
trinity in unity. ConstitutionaIiy Il
In a legislative. executive and judicial
government. TIE Congress coming first,
the President second. and the Su-
preme Court third
strattan's AJeb Lott
Ny good comrade. Col. SAM r.
STRATTAN. 3o2 c street northwest,
sent me what he designated as a
sires to turn loose" Under the
heading. "old Shoes" he has penned
this:
How much a man is like old shoes.
For instance, each a soul may lose.
Both have been tanned, both are
made tight
By cobblers. both get left and right;
Goth need a mate TO be complete.
And both are made 10 go on feet.
They both need healing. oft are sold,
And both in time turn all TO mold
With shoes the last is first; with
men
The first shall be last. and when
The shoes wear out, they're mended
new:
When men wear out they're men
dead. too!
They both are trod upon. and both
Will tread on others-nothlng loeth.
Both have their ties, and both in
cline
When polished in the world TO shine;
And both peg out And would you
choose
To be a man or be his shoes
Type. Of Fighting Men.
A film picture that will show the
types OF Uncle SANS fighting men
from the war with Mexico in lS47 TO
the world war recently ended is TO
be made by RICHARD W. BULK
LEY at the L. S. Soldiers Home
The soldiers and sailors who will
appear in the picture are members
OF Presidents Own Garrison. Army
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04
LUCRE NOT FILTHY
AMONG BOHEMIANS

In Bohemia, and other parts OF
northern, Europe. soap Is so valu-
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04
JUST IN FUN.

$50 your father went to the war
after all, Freddie?"
Yes. sir"
THE war must have been nearly
over by the time he reached France. "
~'Well. he got there just in time to
stop it"-Yonkers Statesman.
Waiter" said the discharged
doughboy. IT want this meal served
tout de suite"
Il get you. boss" answered the
ebony waiter, with a grin. "You
amt de first military gent'man dats
been here. sah"-Birmingham Age.
Herald.
Il came mighty near having a fight
with a guest yesterday" said the
landlord of the tavern at Peewec-
cuddyhump. He said there was a
blue-bottle fly in his huckleberry pie
said there wasn't and asked II he
thought he knowed more about run.
ming first-class hotel than 1 did.
He said II he didn't he'd have his
head bored for the simples. I told
him what he could do. and he paid
his bill and left"
We'll, was it fyr' asked a
friend.
Not by a durn sight. It was a
hornet"-Kansas City Star.
She had been married Just five
years. To her mother and high
school brother she was telling her
troubles. ''He neglects me all tho
time" she complained. I'm just an
old shoe-that's ALL"
Well" said the brother, don't
you know, sis, that a great many
old shoes are often made more
valuable to their owners by a little
polishing?" He looked meaningly
at her frowsy appearance. They
are prouder of them. too, then
Indianapolis News.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04

do what he thinks is right wrong but h
can't do what he thinks is wrong right
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04
Japan's Population.

s Population of japan Is 57.7Si. .a35, ex-
elusive Of troops and prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04
Rising Tide Gsfs Job.

The rising tide is being used to
raise ships from the bottom Of the
sea-
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04

headline informs that the spirit of liberty abroad
China Well, running amuck here, too
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04

We shall need all Of good show proper
visiting royalty without forgetting inbred hatred of
The Washington herald., 1919-10-04

No doubt booze caused lot of roughhousing but ioo
,esr-beer has brought to
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
WILD CAT OIL STOCK

The man who sells oil stock has
not made his appearance yet in Leav-
enworth, and thereat we marvel much.
He has been about everywhere else.
But he will be here. Have no doubt
of it. When he does come avoid him
as you would pestilence. Have your
mind made up that you do not want
stock in an oil well in Texas or any
where else. There is not one chance
in ten thousand that you would ever
have anything for your money but an
engraved stock certificate. You have
heard and read about men making
money on oil stock but have you ever
known one who invested in oil stock
ever making a penny on his invest
ment? The writer has known hum
dreds who bought oil stock but has yet
to meet one who profited by his in
vestment.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
IMPRACTICAL IDEALIsM

We read much in the daily press
about Bolshevism IN the schools and
higher institutions of learning in this
country and have reason to believe
there is much truth in the statement.
This can be accounted for on the
grounds that teachers and professors,
from the very nature of their occupa-
ton are devoted to idealism. Now
ideal socialism offers such heavenly
state of existence that we do not Won
der that it appeals to the men who are
teaching idealism. 1t is when put to
practical tests that socialism utterly
fails. Under idealism every one
would do right simply because it is
right. We would need neither Of
ficers, court houses or jails. We would
need neither laws OF rules of action
under ideal socialism. In short we
would have heaven right here on earth.
Soneday the people Of this world may
be fit to adopt ideal socialism, or even
Bolshevism, but the time to try it is
not now. Under rigid system of
Eugenics the race might approximate
the ideal state, tho there is some
doubt of the efficacy of this method.
ANY radical change in our govern
ment would bring on revolution that
would set free from all restraint about
one-third of the population. Just
about that number are held in check
by fear of the law Withdraw the
restraining influence of the law and no
man, woman or child would be safe
in person or property. Holding these
opinions we are opposed to any move
ment that has for its object any radi-
cal change in our government. Admit
ting that the benefits of life are not
equally distributed under our govern
nlent, we confidently assert that more
progress to that much desired end has
been made in the United States than
anywhere in this world. 1t has all
been made in an orderly and humane
manner and we prefer to follow the
paths made by the founders of this
government tho the progress be slow
and sometimes discouraging.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
ANONYMOUS CORRESPONDENTS

Why will people continue to mail us
items intended for publication without
signing their names. Scarcely a week
passes but we receive thru the mail
items obviously intended for publica-
ton, to which no name is signed. Often
it is of a wholly impersonal nature
and yet the correspondent for some
reason is ashamed or afraid to sign his
or her name.
This week the mail brought us a
a copy of the Minneapolis Twin City
Reporter containing marked para
graph, and an inclosed slip on which
was marked "Mr. Editor why not ex-
pose these parties"
The marked paragraph related to a
mining company of which we have no
knowledge whatever. No stock of the
Tumwater Mining Co, was ever of
fered for sale here that We ever heard
Of. There is Tumwater canyon
nearby but also there is Tumwater
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The revised constitution, submitted
in the latest draft presented to a
waiting world, is conceded by the
most persistent opponents of the en-
tire scheme to be an improvement on
the one presented by President Wilson
when here on brief visit to his
country short time ago. For one
thing, and really the Saving clause, ="
in the document as whole is the one
that provides way for a member to
withdraw. If the people of the United
States awaken to the fact that the
league for good and sufficient reasons
is not good bargain they can with
draw by giving two years notice of
such intention. The intention of the
league is to prevent future wars, and
if it shall accomplish that much de-
sired desideratim, it will still all OPP
position. We can imagine no one with
a less pugnacious disposition than the
proverbial Kilkenny cat who would
oppose a league. But, on the other
hand, if it shall prove provocative OF
strife it is equally hard to think of
one who is so Indifferent to human
welfare as to want the United States
to remain a member of the league.
For this good and sufficient reason
we have become reconciled to its APP
proval by congress, and confidently
believe it will be approved.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
THE FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT
OPERATION

Washington, May 15.-The Repub-
lican Publicity Association, thru its
president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
today gave out the following state
ment from its Washington headquar-
tiers:
''The failure of government opera
ton of railroads, telephone and tele-
graph lines, or any other public util-
tiles, might easily have been foreseen
by anyone who would take the trouble
to consider the elemental influences
inevitably determining the outcome.
1t is certainly automatic that central
lied power in an individual or commits
sion can only produce results common
surate with the integrity, ability, ex-
perience and unselfishness of the in
dividual or the members of the COM
mission. 1t is impossible that govern
ment operation would place in control
men of greater ability and experience
than were the men who built up the
enterprises under private manage
ment. Neither is there any reason to
believe that government operators will
be more honest or less selfish than
private operators. Private operation
had the advantage of the incentive
constantly offered by the hope of the
rewards of success. In government
operation this incentive was practi
cally losh
"Gover enent operation necessitates
all the acts incident to government
regulation and more. If, then, gov
eminent regulation be failure, moth
ing better can be expected from gov
eminent operation. If government
regulation be a success, there is no
need for government operation. Pri-
vate operation under government reg
ulation retains the advantage of indi-
vidual initiative and the stimulus of
competition in efficiency, while these
are wanting in government operation.
BY no line of reasoning can one justify
the expectation that government OPP
Grafton will attain the degree of sue
cess achieved by private operation UNI
der proper government regulation.
Government operation has not only
been more costly and less efficient,
but it has brought complaints of dis
elimination and injustice-establish-
ment of inequitable rates and injury
to business. 1t has brought strikes
and threats of strikes, discomfort
among employees, antagonism toward
the government, wastefulness, depre-
ciatiion, retrogression and disorgani-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
PROSE VS.. POESY

War was a great inducement to the
muse, and the effect was evident in
q great, endless stream of verse from
every hamlet, town and city in the
country. Even the soldiers overseas
felt the contagion, and some Of the
best war verse came out of the army.
However, not all of it was published.
This verse, for instance, was discov-
cred on the side Of one Of the army
tanks sent over to aid the victory
loan:
Woodrow Wilson, the good old soul,
Got US in a hell of hole"
We see at once how war poetry ac-
their minds clearly, would make safe
from perfunctory, diplomatic, tactful
expression, and goes Immediately to
the point Probably Orlando and SOM
nino were in the same attitude of
mind as the soldier who scrawled the
verse, but how wide of whole express
sion were their comments on the
Fiume situation! Probably there are
no less than dozen gentlemen at the
Paris conference, who, if they spoke
their minds clearly, would make sole
such summing up Of Woodrow's ac-
tivities as the tank verse. When it
comes to the use of language for con-
veying thought, the whole fabric Of
polite phrases must go down before
the utility of plain, naked poesy.-Se-
attic P.-I.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
CONGRESS CoNvENEs MAY 10

President Wilson has issued a call
by cable for a special session of con-
gress to meet Monday, May 10.
Secretary Tumulty in making the
announcement, said it would, of course
be impossible for the president to be
here on the opening day. The date
fixed for the special session was much
earlier than democratic leaders had
expected.
White house officials said that in
naming an early date for the session
President Wilson was guided largely
by the advice of Secretary Glass as
to the necessity of passing annual
appropriation measures which failed
in the closing days of the last ses-
sion.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
IS LYING EVIDENCE OF IN
SANITY?

Promiscuous lying seems to have
been accepted as one of the evidences
of an unsound mind by the jury that
tried Ruth Garrison. Ruth, it appears
according to evidence offered by the
defense, was addicted to misrepresen-
tation, and this fact was urged as ev-
idence of an unsound mind. Founding
the query upon the hypothesis that
the contention of the learned counsel
in the Garrison case is correct, we
are tempted to inquire was the jury
that tried Ruth of sound mind.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
NOtiCes
Sale of Real Estate

Notice is hereby given that hear
ing will be held on June End, 1919, at
10 a. M, at the commissioners office
at Wenatchee, Chelan County, Wash
ington, in the matter of selling the
following described property, to-wit:
Lot Three (3), Block Forty-two
(42); Lot One ~, Block Forty-five
(45), Town of Chelan Falls; also Lot
Three ~, Block Two (2), Browns
Plat of Monitor
A. v. SHEPPARD,
may2-23 County Auditor
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
SprinkIing Regulations

To become effective May 10, 1919.
And so continue until Sept Is, 1919.
On the North side of the Great Nor
tbern Railway Company's tracks the
hours for sprinkling lawns and gar
dens shall be from o'clock pm. until
5 am.
On the south side of the Great Nor
thern Railway Company's tracks the
hours shall be beween am. and 5
pm.
By order of the City council.
Approved and signed this 14th day
of May 1919. F. T. Motteler Mayor
ma16-23 e. G. GOWlNG, Clerk
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

c. w Mullen, pioneer apple grower
of Wenatchee, has purchased J. w.
Wineland's ten acre orchard at Olds
Station. The orchard is in full bear
ing and is set mostly to Delicious APP
plies. 1t is considered one of the best
places in Wenatchee. Mr.. McMullen
expects to market about 10000 to 25,-
600 boxes of apples, besides 5000 or
5000 boxes of soft fruit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
GunkNew

With the exception of a dozen car
loads held in storage at the Wells &
Wade warehouse in Wenatchee all Of
the 1918 apple crop has been shipt
out of the valley. The total apple
crop OF the district for the last year
was more than $500 cars and brought
the growers Of this district eleven
million dollars.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

town near Olympia. From which of
the two the mining company took its
name, if in fact its name has any con-
nection with either, we have no means
of knowing. Now if the writer can
throw any light on this scheme why
does he hide himself in anonymity?
We suspect he was made victim and
is ashamed TO own up.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

DIR and Mrs. r. B. Cain, of Wenat-
chez, have just received from Wash
ington the distinguished service medal
awarded their son, Sergeant Lyle B.
Cain, for valor displayed in rescuing
wounded comrades from No Mans
Land during the Argonne offensive
when he received wounds that result
ed in his death in a New York hos
pital.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

zation. All of which was foreseen By
men who know that an appointment
&c government office does not carry
with it extraordinary ability, iEtelli-
genee, experience or integrity"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

E. E. Stowell, deputy sheriff of Che
Ian county, closed deal on Saturday
By which he became the owner of a
twenty acre orchard tract at the
mouth of Yaxum canyon, near Cash
mere, which was owned by Charles
Oft. This orchard contains 20 acres
of bearing trees, mostly in old Wine
saps.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

Labor Agent Wilson at Wenatchee
says there is a shortage of all kinds
of labor in the Wenatchee valley. He
is finding work for fifteen to twenty
men daily but is unable to fill the de-
mand.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

Great Northern special agents
nabbed two negro porters at Wenat-
chez last Friday who were doing a
thriving booze business. One of the
colored gentlemen was lodged in jail
in Wenatchee with % bottles of
liquor. The other was taken to
Seattle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

A report from Aberdeen says that
the prospects are good for the prov
ing of the entire Gray's Harbor region
in the matter of oil this season. Six
wells in different sections are to
start
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

From appearances Cashmere is the
busiest city on the map. First of all
the streets are mostly all torn up, be-
ing prepared for paving, three garages
are in process of construction and
other improvements are being made
in the business sections.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

For Sale-Good Corner lot cheap,
80x120. Choice residence district.
A small deposit down and terms to
suit yourself. Call or write the Echo,
City. 9tf
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16

The building activity in Yakima is
so great as to lead to the formation
of a 100000 liberty savings and
loan association.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-05-16
Classified Ads.

We have eight or ten pieces of
choice residence property in different
parts of the city that we are DESTROYS
of selling. This property can be
bought for cash or on terms. If you
are interested call at our office or
phone 81. Great Northern Lumber
Co. 25
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Germans Offer Ne,u
World League Plan
Peace Delegates Want to Haze
Their Nation Admitted to
Full Membership With Allies

PARIS, May 13 (By The Associated
Press).-The German plan for league
of nations submitted by the German
delegation at Versailles and now in
the hands of the peace conference com
mittee on the league Of nations to
which it was referred, contains sixty
six articles, together with supple
ment, setting forth the charter for an
international labor league. The spe-
cial aims of the league of nations de-
vised by the Germans are set forth as
follows:
Prevention Of international dis
putes.
"Disarmament
Securing freedom of traffic and gen.
eral economic equality Of rights.
"Protection of national minorities.
"Creation Of an international work
ers' charter
"Regulation of colonial questions.
Unity of existing and future inter
national institutions.
"The creation Of Parliament"
Another provision Of the draft reads:
"The league Of nations shall COM
prise (a) all belligerent states taking
part in the present war; (b) all neu-
tral states included in The Hague
Arbitration League; (c) all others to
be admitted by vote Of two thirds Of
the existing members. Entrance is re-
served to the Holy See."
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Finland S First
Minister to u. S.
Reaches New York
Arlnas Saastimoinen Learns
ON Arrival That His Gov
ernment's independence
Is Officially Recognized

Armas Saastamoinen, formerly Finn
ish Minister to Denmark, designated
by the Helsingfors government to rep
resent it in Washington, arrived here
yesterday with his family and two Sec
retaries, aboard the steamship Fred
erick VIII from Copenhagen.
He learned, as he stepped ashore,
that Secretary Lansing in Paris, on
May Z, announced that the United
States officially recognized the indie
pendence Of the de facto government of
Finland and that, in consequence, he
would be its duly accredited minister
in Washington.
Delighted that the United States had
followed the action of Great Britain
in recognizing the government headed
by General Gustaf Mannerheim as
Regent. Mr.. Saastamoinen said:
at is the greatest thing that has
ever befallen the people of Finland. 1t
places our government on firm ground"
The new Finnish envoy, who it is
said will be one of the youngest diplo-
years old, smooth -shaven, blue-eyed
and heavily built. He speaks English
f1uently. A member of an old business
house in Northern Finland, Mr.. Saas-
tamoinen expressed the hope that the
coming peace would see a great ex-
pansion in trade between Finland and
the United States.
"The Finnish people will be eternally
grateful to the American people for
their shipment of 10000 tons of wheat
flour, and other food when they were
in such dire need" ne said "Every
mouthful of that food recalled to our
people Americas benevolence and good
will"
= Bolshevism has been entirely elimi-
mated from Finland, according to the
minister, who said that "for more than
year the situation has been quite
satisfactory"
Mr.. Saastamoinen was met by A. j,
Larson. an attorney, of Duluth, Mimi.
whom he met here s0~eral years ago
when on tour studying American
business methods.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-14
Willard Urges
Soviet Rulein
United States
Continued from page /

cure the evils. No one man was big
enough to map out the reconstruction
programme, he said, and President
Wilson, before going to Europe, had
admitted the bankruptcy of his leader
ship.
The increase of violence among agi-
tators in the last six months, he said,
was due to the repression in the atti-
tude Of the ruling classes. The amaz-
ing conditions in Europe, according to
the speaker, might bring down society
at any moment, and he pleaded for a
new party which should represent lib
eral opinion in this country and make
an effort to get the facts before the
people.
One Of the greatest crimes of the
present day, he believed, was the lying
and the Justification of~conditions, par
ticularly in Russia, which marked the
attitude of the Anne rican papers.
Alan McCurdy, of the committee Of
fSorty-eight Of the National party, urged
the necessity of the new organization
on the ground that the old line parties
had no principles and stood for nothing.
Abram l. Elkus acted as chairman of
the meeting