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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-12-10

Plans are actively under way to
make the influence of the Treasury
Movement felt in every branch of
American life. To this end the three
functions of the Savings Organiza-
ton, namely the development and
protection of the secondary market
for all war issues of Government Sc
curities; the sale Of Treasury Saw
ings securities; the making perma-
nent the habits of regular savings
and investment in United States Gov
eminent securities will be intensified.
Despite the comparatively small
sales of Savings securities in 1920.
due to obvious conditions. the Treas
ury Department feels that the work
done by the Savings Division in pro-
noting habits of thrift and saving: in
keeping War Savings securities in the
hands of investors and in acquainting
the people with the desirability of
Holdng their Liberty Bonds and Vic
tory Notes and purchasing addition
al amounts at current market prices.
has been one of the most important
factors in the lettering of national
financial conditions.
The Treasury Department earnest
" asks for the Savings Movement in
1921 the cooperation of all who be-
lieve in national thrift and in the
benefits of universal and wise invest
n1ent
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TO ISSUE TWO
NEW SECURITIES
IN 1921
l. >. TREASURY WILL PROVIDE
81 AND S25 SAVINGS SECURI.
lies TO MEET NEWLY GREAT
ED DEMAND.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. o
Wo entirely new United States Gov
eInment securities will be issued in
i9Zl. They are a 81 Treasury Saw
ings Stamp and a S25 Treasury Saw
ings Certificate. The decision to is
sue these securities comes as result
OF the savings campaign carried on
by the Treasury Department during
tne present year in industrial plants
throughout the country. This cam
palgn has demonstrated that workers
Ike a 81 unit for saving and that
they also are seeking an investment
security of the S25 denomination.
The new 81 Savings Stamp will he
bright red in color imprinted on green
tint and will bear the head of Alley
ander Hamilton. This is the first
time that the first Secretary of the
Treasury has been fttingly honored
by having his portrait on a Govern
ment Savings security.
The new S25 Savings Certificate
VIII be similar in design and terms to
the Treasury Savings Certificates of
500 and $1,000 maturity value. al
though of different color.
The 25-cent Thrift Stamp and tho
nave ODldlnpu so
strong a foothold in the schools of
the Nation that their issue will be
continued in 1921, not only to encour-
age saving and wise investment. but
also to give American youth the on
portunity of becoming an active part
ner in the great business of his or
her National Government. This
should 90 far to create habits of f.
nancial serength and practical patri-
otiSm throughout the Nation.
The 1921 Savings Stamp of IS ma
turlty value will be larger in size than
the 1920 issue, will be orange in COL
or and will bear the portrait head of
Lincoln.
The Treasury Savings Certificates
Of $40 and $1,000 maturity value will
be, continued in 1921. They are pc
culiarly adaptable for the investment
OF small trusts and surplus funds or
Surpluses, as they are not subject to
market-price fluctuaton, and are be-
ing extensively used for the invest
ment of surplus funds of unions. fra
ternities and other organizations.
subject to the limitation to holdings
OF $1,000 maturity value of any one
series.
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News and Comment
From Over the State

Needs of the Columbia Basin pro-
ject and certain proposed legislative
reforms for consideration at the
forthcoming session of the legislature
featured a get-together meeting of
eastern Washington legislators and
educators and members of the Spo-
kane Chamber of Commerce recently.
Six members of the next state SEN
ate, 16 members of the next house.
two college presidents and the prin-
cipal of the largest state normal
school were present, together with
perhaps two score prominent Spokane
business men and citizens.
Wild horses on the Colville Indian
reservation are being shot and eaten
by stockmen, according to state
ment by Grant Copeland, president of
the Spokane Stockmen's club.
"Small horses have become numer-
Gus, very wild and nuisance on the
Colville Indian reservation, where
they eat grass and are fat" said Mr..
Copeland. Gentlemen can not get
near them to rope them, so they shoot
them, and in many cases eat parts of
the meat. There is no cleaner meat,
and the hind quarters are especially
good food, although a little sweet.
These horses have been running that
rangeSfor years and increasing They
are interbred descendants of cayuses.
and have become breed of their
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-12-10
SWEET POTATO SPECIAL"

With a view to cutting down the
waste between the grower and con-
sumer Of sweet potatoes, an exhibit
ton car known as "The Sweet-Potato
Special" was sent through 10 coun-
ties Of South Carolina during Sep
TENDER and October by the United
States Department of Agriculture ex-
tension service. and Clemson Agricul-
tursl College, with the cooperation of
several railroad companies. The car
carried demonstration material on the
proper harvesting, storage. prepare
ton and marketing of sweet potatoes
together with model of practical
SWeet-potato storage house
Farmers in South Carolina, in
common with 10 other southern
states, market only a small portion
of their crop. The department,
through the cooperative extension de-
partment service. aims to cut down
this waste through promulgating bet
ter methods.
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THE LEAvENWORTH ECHO

own"
A year ago +. ID. Grano, of Grand
view, Yakima county, purchased a
registered Duroc-Jersey SOW from S.
d. Cornell for $125. This week Mr..
Cornell bought the animal back for
$3.50 During the year Mr.. Gano had
the sow he cleaned up little more
than 500 from her and her offspring
in prizes at valley fairs In addition
he has three gifts, valued at $3.50. and
two boars. which he holds at $50.
With these he is planning on going
into the shows next year.
o
Experiments made by ]. NJ. Horton
of Ringod section, Franklin county.
proves that sorghum can be made a
profitable crop. Mr. Horton. who
has had experience in making sor-
ghum in Tennessee. Arkansas and
Texas, last year planted an acre to
sorghum that netted $3.50.
A meeting of the officers, trustees
and legislative committee of the East
ern Washington Highway association
was held recently in Spokane to make
a general survey of the road needs of
eastern Washington Following the
meeting Frank w Guilbert. presi-
dent. said; "The consensus of opin-
ION was that the five main cross-state
highways. the eastern division of the
Inland highway, the Central Wash
ington highway. the North Central
highway and the Sunset highway.
should be provided with sufficient
money to completely construct and bal
last these roads within the eastern
Washington division; that the Chclan-
Okanogan highway. and if possible
the Inland Empire highway north Of
Spokane to Colville should also be
improved.
Reorganization of the Northwest
Live Stock association at Lewiston.
preparatory to Incorporation as
stock company has been completed.
The association will be incorporated
for $4,000 and more than $4,000 in
shares of 500 each has already been
pledged Shares are sold on the ba-
sis of SO annually for ten years.
Cascade Maggie, purehred Hol-
stein COW owned by Robert L. Rutter.
of Ellensburg, last week made a rec
ord for one days milk production
which, it is claimed, has been equaled
by only eight other cows in the state.
The COW produced 1899 pounds of
milk on her best day.
O.
County Agent Scott of Franklin
county is sending out warnings to
farmers that unless immediate action
is taken for extinction of blacktal
rabbits, thousands Of dollars worth of
crops will be destroyed. According
to Mr.. Scott the home of the blacktail
is in California. About twenty years
ago this species of rabbit migrated to
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Oregon, working up as far as the
Snake river in Washington. About
20 years ago this species of rabbit
migrated to Oregon, working up as
fas as the Snake river in Washing
ton. About 10 years ago, when the
Snake river froze over he made his
first appearance in Franklin county,
crossing on the ice The animals
have multiplied rapidly and Mr.. Scott
says that if measures are not taken
to prevent further increase, in an
other 10 years it will be impossible to
raise a crop in that county.
%
Okanogan county leads all other
counties in the state in the number of
stock cattle while Whitman county
leads all others in the number of
horses, according to the report of the
state board of equalization's schedule,
which apoear in their detailed report
Just made public.
Okanogan of stock cattle has 81 900
head out of the 244,000 head in the
state. Yakima county is second with
$1,000. klickitat and Whitman rank
ing third with 10000. The average
value of stock cattle is $50, on the ba-
SIS OF an average assessed valuation
Of S1S
The average valuation of all horses
is about $50 head, on the basis of
an average assessed valuation of
about $40.
King county leads in milk cows,
with 24,237 out of the 1911 in the
state. Snohomish and Whatcom
counties rank second and third with
Skagit near the top also, on account
of the condensories. Yakima leads
all East Side counties, with Spokane
ranking eighth in number of milk
cows owned. The average value for
assessment purposes is placed at
$32.69 for the entire state, or about
SOS per milk COW.
Yakima comfy leads in the number
of hogs. with Whatcom second.
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musical friends know 20 be wasted
In the law-brought his wonderful
voice 20 dignined and eminently
satisfying rendition OF the high
priests part: and. in "a way most
significant OF all perhaps. Ruth
Townsend - otherwise Mrs. Franklin
Townsend-made her operate debut
in the part of Ameris, and acquitted
herself with such credit that she had
every right TO be as proud OF herself
as-well. as her husband is OF her,
10 say nothing Of his uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
The whole family is really Philadel-
phian, but since Lawrence Townsend
was II. $. Minister to Belgium and
then 10 Spain. he has taken up his
residence ia Washington, and gone
into business here, and during the war
his two nephews, Franklin and Efhng-
ham Townsend, established themselves
and their families here. All WASH
ington knows them and society gem
orally was greatly Interested in hear
ing Mrs. Townsend sing "A leading role
in real production-and I'm told
that several of her Philadelphia
friends came down TO hear her.
though the only one ] saw was MIA.
John b. Thayer, whose husband VS.
lost on tho Lusitania.
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OF the lovely Celeste Aida" How
ever, this was only at first, for the
music soon carried the audience be-
yond conversation and reused them
20 a spontaneous enthusiasm seldom
displayed by the proyerbislly cold
Washington audience.
The first night assemblage was
representative OF the various
worlds" OF which Washington's
cosmopolitan society Is made up
musical. artistic, official. resident.
etc. with the diplomats quite nu-
merously present One missed the
Jusserands and the Geddeses. The
fact that the treasurer OF the opera
company is Peter A. Drury. at whose
home Mrs. Terence McSwiney widow
OF the Lord Mayor OF Cork, was .
guest, probably had something TO do
with the absence OF the British AInbas-
sador and his wife. The papers would
the connection might be an embarrass-
ing one. But Mrs. John Joyce
Broderick, wife of the commercial
counselor OF the embassy. was pres
ent, a guest in the "management's"
box. where Mrs. Albion and George
oakley Totten. Jr, entertained .
company OF distinguished guests.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand reserved their support for
later in the week When a French
company was putting on opera
comique-- also under the auspices OF
the Washington Opera Company. be
II understood. But even on the open
ing night the French embassy was
numerously represented by members
Of the staff, from the counselor,
Prince dc Berne, down.
This French company Is an offshoot
OF the Cercle dart Francois, an or
ganizstion of which Otto Kahn. OF
New York. IS the angel" and which
has for it's avowed purpose the draw
ing closer of Franco-American ties
through the medium OF an inter-
change OF art, musical and dramatic
as we'll as graphic and plastic. The
company, giving such charming oper-
ttas as La Mascotte" and Jose
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though the Washington Opera Com
pany has put on very Creditable
opera in previous seasons. but now
that they've discovered just what the
company can do when given proper
announcement they are certain TO
respond generously TO any future APP
peal. Major Totten has also designed
a dream or an opera house 10 house
the company in one OF these days
and Is full of faith that IL will not
prove a mere castle la Spain.
3
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. who had
a box party for aida" looked as
serene az though there had not been
"A serious accident in her house
scarcely an hour before she sailed
into the theater. Her mother. Mrs.
Eugene Ven Rensselaer,, Is rather
advanced in years and not In very
good health, so she has a nurse-cDm-
panion to wait upon her. The latter
started across the room, carrying
rather carelessly blazing alcohol
lamp, and before she knew it she was
herself ablaze. In fact, they say
that II Mrs. Van Rensselaer, had not
had more presence Of mind than her
attendant there would have been a
serious fire. As II was the nurse was
painfully IL not dangerously burned
before the blaze was extinguished.
And II must have been rather disturb
ing to Mrs. Frazer's dinner party.
Mrs. Frazer had box party next
night for "The Soul OF America" the
film version OF the pageant OF Amer
lean history put on last winter at the
Navy Leagues ball The dramatis
personae are. you know, some Of the
most prominent men and women In
Washington society. many OF them rep
resenting their own ancestors. Con
sequently pretty nearly everyone In
town wanted to see the film, either
for peep at themselves on the
screen or at some OF their "buddies'
and the picture. which ran for
several evenings. proved rival at
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FadS, Fancies
And FoibLes of
Social Leaders

transplated more recently; and the
two Taylor girls. May and Msrsars',
who are no relation. but good en- unis
Miss May Taylor, who had her coming
out on Tuesday, Is the daughter o.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Davis w. Tay-
Tor, and Miss Margaret Taylor, o.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Taylor. She
was presented yesterday. srs
At the Mondells 1 ran into Mrs..
Reyes. wife OF Senator II. w. Reyes.
who seemed to be a prey TO a most
fit OF giggles. When :
asked her what the Joke wss IL
turned out that she was amused at
the manners--or lack OF them--of the
Washington servant. The latest In
stance being a bored looking chauf-
feur whom she had passed on the
steps as she came in, and who asked
her, sans ceremonie. would she please
tell Mrs. Palmer that he had been
waiting for her considerable time.
AS her acquaintaance with the At
torney Generals wife was OF the
slightest, she had not delivered tn .
message, but had taken II out In
chuckling over Il. One wonders how
much longer that poor chauffeur had
TO wait-and one hopes that he was
not too severe with Mrs. Palmer
when she finally came out.
Mrs. Reyes, by the way has her
eldest son. Henry w. jr., home for the
holidays. He arrived yesterday, hav-
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and. Il is TO be hoped. financially. Is
10 my mind "A most important thing
not only for the opera company but
for Washington.
One came away from the opening
performance ON Monday evening with
a delightful feeling that after all
dreams do COME true-sometimes I!
For the Washington Opera Company
after three years OF the plucSiest sort
of night, under the direction OF
Edouard Albion, in face OF almost In
surmountable odds, seemed to have
arrived. II took nerve TO put on an
opera like Aida" "a combination or
pageant and opera, which requires
mammoth production as well as
large and competent company,-and II
is a genuine satisfaction 10 those or
us who know how hard the AlbioRs-
both Mr.. and Mrs. Albion have given
themselves increasingly and unspar-
ingly-hsve worked. to know that
they had put II over in brilliant style,
and TO see how whole heartedly every
member of the company from Nine.
Mary Cavsn who sang the Aida thrill
ingIy, and acted il with great
dramatic effect. down through Otaker
Marak late OF the royal opera at
Prague, who add a splendid Rhadames
to the least of the chorus, co-operated.
1t was wonderful team work, on the
part OF every one connected with the
production. 1t left one seeing rosy
visions OF national opera" az IL Is
known TO every country in Europe
an accomplished fact, backed by
Uncle Sam, II necessary. not merely
giving the public the music to which
1t is entitled, but giving young
American musicians, singers and com
posers the training, and the hearing
at home which in the past they have
been forced to seek abroad.
=
Marcus Kellermsn came up from
Richmond to sing the Amonasro, and
was equally dominating vocally and
Charles Trowbride Tit
lawyer whom his
legal friends grudgc 10 music. and his
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COMPANY OUT FRONT
ALSO IMPRESSIVE.

Not only was the company on the
stage very Wen worth while. but the
company out front was equally 80.
The Washington world turned out in
force for the occasions Innumerable
dinner parties wound up at the opera,
quite like New York; and a good
many OF them seemed to know the
rules pcrfectly,--and realized that an
entrance after the greater part OF the
audience was seated, was by so much
the more effective.
So they came late. What's more
and worse--they came noisily and
the slamming OF seats and the
chatter of feminine voices rather
marrcd Marak's splendid rendering
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You will find any description OF Sta
tioncry YOU might wish here. There
are all varieties of linens in the popu-
lar tints, with or without lined enye-
lopes The stock is one OF the most
complete we have ever displayed.
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MAJOR ToITEN ENTERTAINs
IN HONOR OF STARS.

After the performance on Monday
night. Major George Oakley Totten
entertained at his fascinating house
in Sixteenth street--they say it's a
stable done over and completely cam
ouflaged into an adorable studio
homo for a bachelor artist and archi-
teeth honor OF the Albions, the
stars OF the company and the patrons
and patronesses whose interest has
done 80 much toward making the
opera movement a Substantial sue
cess The invitations held out hopes
OF scrambled eggs for breakrast"---
and perhaps there were. for Mr.. Tot
teny although from observation and
belief il seems probable that all his
guests had hong since departed. For
thespsrty. delightful az IL was, seem
ed to be breaking up long about 2:oO
or 8 o'clock in the morning.
Major Totten IL Il perfect host. He
provides music, good food and a
place to dance in "A delightful mise
on scene---snd then he let's his guests
amuse themselves as they see ut
There was just enough OF the 30
hcmian about the party on Monday
night to be interesting. And one
carried away in the wee sma' house
pleasantly impressionistic picture
OF a vaulted room. NTH great mir
ror like a cathedral window reflect
ing dim blue tawny lights, dancing
Figures and across one end low
divan on which two or three slim
girls in bright colored frocks were
stretched out. lazily putting at their
cigarettes.
Major Totten has been one OF the
most ardent supporters of the whole
opera movement. II was largely
through him that the fashion-and
me wealth. OF Washington rallied
to the support of the operas They've
been rather apathetic before, al
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VISITING ARTISTS
sEyEHALLY FETED.

Several delightful parties have
been given recently for visiting ar
tists-singers principally. Some OF
the members OF the French opera
company were a good deal feted
Mary csvan, the bright particular
star OF the aida" production. was a
great belle at Major Totten's party,
her husband. otskar MaraiS looking
benignly on; and last Saturday VIII
liam Phelps Emo had a tea especial
ly for them. Then there was quite
little furry or entertaining for
Anne. Tetrazzini. And at cre recop-
lion given Tor her aboard INC May
ficwCr one afternoon she sang Cor
tie guests-rs rare honor for she never
gives drawing room recitals. While
she was In Washington Nine. Tea az
zini visited Memorial Continental
Hall TO talk over with the ID. A. r..
leaders the possibility of starting In
Italy a patriotic organization along
similar lines. Nine. Frieda Hempel
was also a visitor here last week
she was sololst with the New York
symphony and Tetrazzini gave Il re-
cital OF her own-and, with her hus-
band, William i. Kahn, she was the
guest OF honor at a delightful little
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur j. Carr.
Buds we have always with US at
this season. and several blossomed
during the Week.-Mrs. Dorothy Mon
dell, daughter OF Congressman and
Mrs. Frank w. Mondell, Miss Rosa
Maye Kendrick, daughter of Senator
and Mrs. John u. Kendrick. who. like
Miss Mondell, Is a Wyoming girl, but
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Me4Usy Gossip
OfDoings in
T. Social WOrld
lContlnued from Page s0O

CONTINUED from Page 2O.)
problem OF official calling, binding
official society together and proving
q veritsble GOdsend TO the woman
from small town, who comes 10
Washington when her husband comes
To Congress, ignorant Of the social
game and knowing no one to give
her pointers. At the club she runs
into women who have been through
the same phase themselves; she soon
learns the ropes; she forms lasting
and congenial friendships and, II she
Is worth knowing in herself--and
most OF them are--shc soon finds her
niche In the scheme of things.
The club viii give its annual New
Year reception this year and after
January l will have an informal re-
ccption every Friday afternoon, as
has been its custom for several
years. and there will be dance on
Tuesday evenings every week--or is
1t every fortnight? And later on, OF
course, they'll give a series Of brill
liant receptions-one for the Vice
President, one for the Speaker OF
the House. probably one for the Dip
lomatic Corps. and possibly others.
Presumably II will Be- the "V1ce
President and Mrs. Marshall" and the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Gill
lett" for it's not likely they will wait
until after the inauguration TO do
their entertaining.
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STARS AT MUSICAL
AT FRENCH EMBASSY.

Some of the principals OF the French
opera company and Nine. Grippon,
who came down from New York to
sing the role OF Aida" replacing
Cavan on the night when Marsk gave
way to Bossacio. a famous Italian
tenor-were the bright particular
stars at a musical which NJ. and Nine.
Jusserand gave at the embassy on
Wednesday evening. Just enough
guests We're invited 10 comfortably MI
the ballroom. and afterward there
was buffet supper. While there has
been quite a little entertaining for
the Jusserands, this Is the hrst they
have done since their return from
abroad and IL gave some OF their
friends who had not seen them their
first op oortunity to greet them.
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phinne." aIternated with our own
opera company. The performance
was good and yet believe our own
home talen put on better opera. Ger
tsinly II drew better support.