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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
CALDER HERRING
COMMITS SUICIDE
AT SEATTLE
WAS IN BUSINESS IN LEANEN-
WORTH AND FAILED 4 FEW
MONTHS AGO. SIXTY-FIVE
YEARS OF AGE.

The following item from the Seat
tic Post lntelligencer of last Friday
tells of the death of Calder Herring
on Thursday of last week.
Calder Herring took poison
yesterday and was found dead in
his room at the New Avon Hotel,
COG Second Avenue. Beside the
body note was found. 1t was
headed 'Suicide! and said: Sick
and helpless, took strychnine.
Turn me over to the city for
burial. No friends or relatives to
notify George Andrews. fel-
low roomer, became worried last
night when he realized that he
had not seen Herring all day and
entered the room with passkey.
Herring had not worked since he
went to the hotel on May r. He
is supposed to have been sup
ported by brother in Florida"
Mr.. Herring had been in business
IN Leavenworth for number of years
and failed last spring. the business
being turned over to creditors. He
later filed petition in bankruptcy
Not much is known here of his rela-
tives, but he had a brother at Astoria
Dr near there. Other relatives are be-
!ieved to be residing in the South.
His demise is deeply regretted by a
large circle of acquaintance. He was
about 90 years of age and single.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our deep ap-
probation for the kind assistance
and sympathy of relatives, neighbors
and friends during the illness and at
the death and funeral of our beloved
wife and daughter and for the flowers
and other tokens.
Gus Bergren.
Clarence Wilcox.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
STATE ADMINISTRATION NOTES

Olympia.-The state highway com
mittee probably will not win. but it
made an heroic effort this year to get
federal aid for Washington roads If.
by any chance, federal aid became
available before one or more of four
teen highway contracts were com
pleted-somc aren't finished yet-the
government would have been obligat-
ed for half the cost.
The highway committee was "foXy''
about it. The federal bureau of roads
had approved the plans for the differ
ent state highways and really wanted
to help build them. If appropriation
ever was made by Congress it would
help.
1t happened there was a small bal
ance of federal aid money in the sta.c
treasurer's hands, which the highway
division had earned in various ways.
Sc the highway committee in decid-
ing on new road work, made fourteen
of the jobs federal aid" work, declar-
ed the government in on the contract
for 500 of the cost and turned over
$1,000 of the federal aid money on
hand as the first payment of the gov
ornment's share.
Now the plan was that if Congress
appropriated the money in time to
call federal authorities attention to
the situation in Washington and ask
fol repayment of half the money ad-
vanced on each contract, it was believ-
ed that if the national fund was
available before the contracts were
completed, the states plan would win
The highway committee also expected
federal aid on contracts which could
he let this fall if the money came
Maybe all the committee will get is
credit for trying.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
PESHASTIN COMMUNITY PICNIC

A picnic for the people of the p
Shastin community will be given a.
the Hensel place on Peshastin creek
Aug. ).
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

HuPPICTIItHtdI dSoVSsTTIeHl UH Z. 7. y.
NO. II was on motion unanimously
passed.
Provision was made for the CON
struction of concrete vault at the
city hall for the safekeeping of rec
ords. Ball, Potter and Sharkey be-
ing constituted committee in
charge.
W. j. Moon was awarded the con
tract for the construction of sidewalk
III l.. |. d. No. 10 at $S,590.72.
Nelson, Barclay and Potter were
constituted a committee to repair the
viaduct.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Speed lip Tests.

Before the last of the bonus war
rants are issued against the $ll,000,-
600 fund available for their payment
state Auditor c. w. Clausen will
confer with Attorney General l.. l..
Thompson on plans to speed up the
necessary test suits to determine how
the $l,500,000 to S2.000,000 of extra
claims are to be paid.
Attorney General Thompson was a
member of the committee that draft
ed the soldiers bonus bill and he is
confident that measure gives author
ity enough to pay all claims. How
ever the necessity of test suit is
recognized
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
CITY COUNCIL.

July 26, 1921.
Meeting called to order by mayor
with Councilmen Nelson, Ball, Stel-
zig, Walker and Potter present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Bills allowed and maid.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Horseshoe Contests at Fair.

Brlng on your champion horseshoe
pitchers. for F.. l.. French. director of
agriculture. is to give them tardy
recognition. At the state fair this
year there are to be horseshoe pitch
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

The members of the Klatawahs
Klub of Wenatchee will go to Snow
Lakes Saturday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

int contests for all ages and as many
o them as are necessary. In the old
days of horse drawn vehicles some of
the Seattle firemen were champions
SO the horse shoe sharks of the small
Ter towns may find unexpected com
petition from the big village.
Mr.. French will visit all the smaller
fairs this year, beginning with the
Skagit county fair at Burlington next
month, and urge exhibitors to send
their prize winning displays to the
state fair at Yakima. He purposes
making the silver jubilee fair the best
ever held in the Northwest.
State Officers Move.
Offices of the state treasurer audi
tor and director of business control
were moved last week from the old
capitol to the new insurance building.
Space vacated by them was taken
over by other departments.
A $4,000 fire proof and burglar
proof vault has been built in the new
fire proof insurance building for the
state treasurer. The old vault had
to be constantly guarded by armed
men and the old capitol was not suit
ed for constructing a fire and burglar
proof vault Therefore alterations
were made at the Insurance building
to accommodate the treasurer and
build the needed vault This is one of
the reasons why alterations had to be
made at the new building, but the eX-
planation could not be made while the
old vault with millions of dollars
worth of securities was in use by the
treasurer.
Autoists who have not obtained
their drivers licenses by August
will be liable to arrest by sherifrs. DO
licemen, constables and highway pa
trolls. The Department of Public
Works has imposed $105O in fines on
public service corporations who did
not file their annual reports on time.
Scores of auto transportation com
panies have not yet filed their appli-
cations for certificates from the De
partment of Public Works. Rival
stage or auto truck owners are de
manding that they be prosecuted but
state officials hope this can be
avoided.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Soldiers Not State Charges.

Though a number of veterans of the
world war who are suffering from
mental diseases are being treated at
the Steilacoom asylum, the state is
not responsible for their care.
Army officers have complete con-
troll over all disciplinary questions
and can make any changes desired in
food supply or treatment.
I he state provides the qaurters oc-
cupied by the men and, as directed by
federal officials, prepares food or
supplies clothing.
Recently committees representing
injured veterans of the world war
and federal authorities have highly
recomemnded the treatment given ex-
soldiers at Steilacoom.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Referendum Law ViOlatOrs.

As soon as the names can be copied,
Secretary of State J. Grant Hinkle
will certify to prosecuting attorneys
the names of approximately 10000
persons who either signed the refer
cndum petitions recently filed in his
Office without having been registered
or signed the same petition two or
three times. Under the law the county
attorneys should prosecute these of
Tenders, though in the past they have
not done so. However it has cost the
state $4,000 already to check the
names on the referendum petitions
and it will cost several thousand dol
lars more to tell the prosecuting at
torneys who violated the law.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29

State Is Prosperous.
The healthy condition of the state
treasury is shown by comparison
of conditions during the first three
months of the present biennium and
the same period year ago.
On April /, 1920, there was an
overdraft of S496, ,40l 40 in the gen
cral fund. This was wiped out and
S5S6,068.58 in cash added by June 80,
an increase in the general fund of
$SSi,470.07 during the first three
months of the last fiscal year; i. e..
April, May and June, 1920.
On April !, this year, there was an
overdraft of $1,029.645.07 in the gen
eral fund. Besides wiping out this
overdraft S2,24S,019.17 was added in
cash to the general fund during April,
May and June of this year. However,
these figures include $l,323,l .55
poll tax collections. Nevertheless,
when poll tax collections are sub
tracted. the figures show the general
fund increased, during the first three
months Of this fiscal year, 81 l,070,0S2.
81 more than it did during the same
period last year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-29
Victory for the State.

Victory for the State.
The announcement of the war de-
partment of the railroad built from
Joyce to Lake Pleasant in Clallam
county to get out spruce during the
war, it will require the purchaser to
operate the line as common carrier,
is a victory for this state. Gov. Louis
+. Hart succeeded in efecting this
deal when he was in Washington last
spring,
Land Commissioner c. V. Savidge
has reserved a tract of land on Hood
Canal, fronting on the Navy Yard
Highway, and located three miles
from kennedy's Tavern, which the
state park committee probably will
hold for improvement as a public
bathing beach.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
sI'm Mrs. Rogers Husbands

!
fronted with a demand, Halt! Who
goes there?" The best Identification
he could think of. and which proved
1 quite satisfactory to relieve him of
any further embarrassment, was: I'm
| Mrs. Rogers husband"
In the scheme of government the
! trainers of the Constitution designed
that the House of Representative, to
which was intrusted exclusively the
duty Of originating revenue 1egisla-
| tion, should be kept close to the peo-
pie through popular election every
| two years. Even in the event Of a
any other way than by a general
election. while a Senate vacancy. can
be filled by appointment by the gov
ernor. This fact is emphasized Ia
the case of Mrs. Winifred NJ. Huck.
daughter of the late William E. Ma
SON, who was representative at large
from Illinois. The state legislature
| authorized the governor to appoint
Mrs. Huck as her fathers successor,
| but this is contrary to the mandates
| of the Constitution.
Another little illustration of how
close the members of Congress are
to the basic elements and the joys
and sorrows of life was shown at a
meeting of the House committee
Capitol The members expressed
| sympathy with Representative Oscar
keller Of Minnesota, who was called
| home by a death in his family. and
| expressed their congratulations to
| Representative Charles L. Underhill
| Of Massachusetts upon his birthday
! and to Representative Roy c. Wood
| ruff of Michigan upon his entrance
| into the realms of marriage.
| Now that plans are under consid-
Grafton for building a new exterior
building and extending the east front
+! to conform with the designs of the
architect since 1865, interest has re-
| vived in the history Of the Capitol:
The corner stone of the original
| building was laid by President Wash
| tember 18, 1898. The exterior Of the
| central portion. or the original build
I ing, is of sandstone from the quarries
| on Aqua creek, Va, and the plans
| facing with white marble to cor
| respond with the House and Senate
wings, which were first used in 1857
and 1859. This original building was
\ finally completed in 1927, and the
cost. Including grading Of the grounds
value of the building and grounds
was appraised ten years ago at $685.
! 100000.
The extension Of the east front Of
the Capitol is from an artistic stand
! point, to give a better setting for
| the dome, which now extends over the
east wall, and from a utilitarian
standpoint, to get more rooms for the
Supreme Court. The dome of the
original building was a squatty struc-
ture Of wood covered with copper.
| This was replaced in 1855 by the
present structure of cast iron. 1t
was completed in 1865. The weight
Of the iron used was S.90s.200 pounds.
The dome is crowned by a bronze
statue of Freedom nineteen and one
| half feet high, weighing 1885
pounds. It was modelled by Craw-
ford. and the original model is now
| in the National Museum. The height
of the dome above the base line Of
| the east front of the Capitol is 2s7
| feet inches. The diameter Of the
base Of the dome is 1876 feet inches.
The canopy Of the rotunda as viewed
BY visitors is 1s0 feet inches.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
WILL NOT ATTEND.
Representative Kitchin Decline.
Invitation to Tariff Meeting.

SCOTLAND NECK, N. c.. August
15.-Representative Claude Kitchin,
at his home here. telegraphed
to E. p. Wharton, banker of Green's
boro and promoter of the southern
tariff congress meeting in Green's
boro August Is. declining to attend
the meeting and declaring that he
sis thoroughly convinced that it was
organized and is being sustained for
the purpose of aiding in republican,
and controllers" he said in his tele-
gram. vote the Eepublican ticket
and contribute to- republican cam
paigns."
Evening star., 1921-08-15
CAPITOL SIDELICHTS
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Walter F. Brown, personal repre-
sentative of President Harding, and
chairman of the joint congressional
committee on reorganization of the
administrative branch of the govern
ment, was in conference with some
of the newspaper correspondents in
his Office when a messenger came
in, saying that a man was waiting
to see him. who is it? Go out and
ask him his name" Mr.. Brown di-
rected the messenger. Promptly the
messenger returned, explaining that
the man represented an organization
of scientists. But what's his name."
insisted Mr.. Brown. HE says he's A.
Mutt" answered the messenger.
Then go back and tell him I'm go
ing to be very busy-laughing-fo
the next hour, and to come back
later" Mr.. Brown directed.
Representative John Jacob Rogers
of Massachusetts,, who has been re-
peatedly mentioned as likely to get
a diplomatic appointment during the
Harding administration. Is one men,
ber of Congress who has publicly tes-
titled his willingness to shine in the
reflected glory Of his wife's good
deeds. and to be known as Mrs.
Rogers husband" Mrs. Rogers, who
has a fascinating personality. as well
as an Independent fortune, has been
devoting most of her time and means
to making the crippled soldier boys
at Walter Reed Hospital happy. She
is out there every day among her
boys" cheering them up with her live
ly presence and attentions. frequent
ly staying long after dark.
Recently Representative Rogers
went out to escort her home, and
while waiting for her strolled about
the grounds. Suddenly he was con-
Evening star., 1921-08-15
PHONE COMPANY ELECTS.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

FREDERICKSBURG Va, August
15.-The stockholders of Tidewater
Telephone Company at a meeting held
at Gloucester elected the following
officers: S. C. Miller, j. NJ. Lewis,
Duval, I. K. Weaver, J. L. Farinholt,
A. L. Withers and Mrs. w. D. DIM
mock. The directors elected ]. M.
Lewis president and H. E. Hutche-
son secretary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
FRENCH DEPUTY TO SLAP
Z: OPPONENTS FACE HARD
Friend Predicts Action by Deputy
I De Cassagnac if Daudet Re-
fuses to Fight Duel.

/ PARIS, February 3.-Deputy Paul
de Cassagnac speaking to the Asso-
dated Press in the chamber Hobbies
today, said he could make no COM
1nent on his challenge published in
t'Ooeuvre this morning to fight a duel
with Leon Daudet, leader of the Roy
4list Association. with army revolvers
1t fifty feet, firing at will.
NJ. de Cassagnac pointed out that
fhe law governing French duels pro-
Vided that forty-eight hours must
slapse between the challenge and ac-
Septance or rejection of the challenge.
during which period the challenger
must say nothing. only his seconds be-
ing privileged to talk.
! you may quote anything appear
ing in my challenge this morning"
4dded the deputy; beyond that l am
found by honor Of the code to say
Nothing
A friend of NJ. de Cassagnac's de-
dared that as soon as the time al
pwance of forty-eight hours had ex-
Hired NJ. de Cassagnac would Surely
dlap Daudet's face, west, east. north
4nd SOUTH" and added significantly:
BE on hand Saturday for the fire.
works"
: While little is known Of NJ de Cas-
lagnac's ability as a duelist, Leon
paudet has been fighting duela for
many years. He has been wounded
4everal times in these encounters, and,
p turn. has wounded many men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
sfENNsY" ASKS TO ISSUE
I s120,0o0,00 600 IN BONDS
J. & N. Road Requests Permission
of I. C. C. to Make Mortgage
TcSnoS

/ The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
0any asked the Interstate commerce
commission today for authority to
issue $4,000, 900 worth of gold bonds
Half of the amount, bearing interest,"
at 6h per cent would be sold ana
che other half, bearing interest at
Der cent. would be pledged as security
for the bonds placed on the market
JOf the funds to be derived from
4he sale of the s60.000.000 of bonds
DO be marketed, $2O.000,000 would be
Used to purchase equipment of the
pennsylvania Company, OF which the
Hailroad owns the majority of stock
And $4,000 900 would be used in pur-
Hhasing shares owned by the Penn
Hylvania Company in the Pittsburgh
fort wayne and Chicago Railway
Tompany and in other units of the
Pennsylvania system. The balance
WOULD be held and spent for capital
Expenditures authorized by the gen.
Aral mortgage to be contracted to
Secure the $4,000, 900 second issue.
1.-The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
way Company applied for permission
10 issue $3.500.000 of first mortgage
bonds to be, secured by a general
mortgage on the properties of the
Southeast and st. Louis Railway Com
Pany. of which the Louisville road is
the lessor. The money is to be used
TO retire a like amount of bonds ma
turing on March !.
The New Orleans, Texas and Mexico
Railway Company received authority
from the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to issue notes and bonds
totaling $1.9S5,OO0, and to contract
with the War Department for the
purchase of five locomotives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
New Rain or Shine
Umbrellas
Mems Store, First door.

are here. The first of the
spring seasons showing: a.
inch size, mounted on 8-rib
paragon frame, with short
light wood handles, having
narrow leather wrist strap;
the ferrules match the
handles. Shown in smart
colors and black. $40, plus
tax.
Two new numbers in women's
25-inch Colored Silk Umbrellas
with selected wood handles.
The handles have the new
marbelized caps and side leath-
er wrist straps. $lz and Sl3
each, plus tax.
Boys and Girls Black Gloria
Cloth Umbrellas. The girls
styles have Pickwick handles,
and those for boys either P.W.
or opera shape, $1.5O.
Mems 28-inch Piece-dyed,
Tape-edged Taffeta Umbrellas
are a splendid value at So
plus tax. This is a silk
and cotton mixed fabric that
wears extremely we'll, and the
handles are trimmed in sterling.
Umbrella Section, First floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
TRAFFIC CLUB ELECTS.
P. NJ. Duvall Chosen President
Of Washington Association.

tcers Of the Washington Traffic Club
vas made today. J. P. NJ. Duvall of
fhe Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
Elected president. Thomas J. Stead
Of the Cunard s. S. Line, vice presi-
fent; G. E. Thorney Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. secretary; NJ e.
Taylor OF the Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia railway, treasurer. and G.
4. Winslow Of the R R Y. NJ c. A.,
chaplain.
( Executive committee members are
George " Jentner of the Baltimore
&nd Ohio railway. A c. Machler of the
daryland, Delaware and Virginia rail-
Pay. E. j. Obers Of the Obers Transit
Agency, w. L. Clark of the Washing
eon Railway and Electric Company
ind Rodney j. Martin of the Chesa-
1eake and Potomac railroad and the
8eaboard Air Line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
URGES DOMINANCE IN AIR.
Representative Mann Wants Avia-
ton Service Developed.

The United States should by CO.
ordinating the Army and Navy air
services so develop this branch of
military science as to control the air
in any future war. according to Rep
resentative James r. Mann of ILL
nois. who advocated such develop
ment of military aviation while the
Army appropriation bill was being
debated Wednesday.
Representative Fields. democrat. of
Kentucky started fight to cut down
the number of Army officers when he
offered an amendment which would
reduce the commissioned personnel
by one-third and the appropriation
for their pay from $42.000.0O0, as
recommended by the committee. to
$30,O00,000. He explained that such
reduction would be proportional to
the decrease in the enlisted men to
100000. as proposed in the bill. Rep
resentative Mckenzie, republican. IL
linois. opposed the amendment. de-
claring 1t would strike a body blow
at military preparedness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
New Springtirne
Vei1ings

Are featuring the loveliest of
colors and distinctive color
combinations, and many new
designs in fancy mesh chenille
dotted veilings are shown.
Imported from France are
veilings with very small che
mile dots. in solid as well as
contrasted colorings, including
the new gray shades which are
SO fashionable this spring and
smart combinations in black
and white. 81 to $1.5o yard.
Veilings in varied fancy
meshes are shown in all suit
shades. with many different COL
ored dots, such as henna, jade.
orange, tomato. pheasant. CO.
pen and purple, beautifully
contrasted on the dark back
grounds. SOC to $1.50 yard.
Yelling Section, First floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
New Springtin1e
Neckwear

1t is a great aid to smart
Costuming.
New Ecru Net Vesting, trim
med with real hlet lace edge
and insertion, some with real
Irish crochet edge. $3.50, $3.50
and $3.50. Banding to match,
for cuffs, neck. etc. s. and 81
yard.
Tan Organdy Vesting, with
embroidered colored dots, top
edged with lace, $3.50 yard.
Tan Organdy Banding to
match. s. yard.
Colored Organdy Collar and
Cuff Sets, rolled or fat. 81,
S1.2S and $3.50.
Organdy Shields, with Bus
ter Brown collars and colored
embroidery dots, 81.
Neckwear Section. First floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-04
BIG oRCHEsTRAs TO MERGE

ANEW YORK, February "A merger
q two of New York's great orches-
&as. the National Symphony and the
philharmonic. at the close of the present
season. is announced. Statements made
~ Clarence II. Mackay, president Of
De National Symphony. and Henry T.
Cooper. president of the Philharmonic
Society, explained the reasons for the
Change. among them the excessive
lumber of concerts at present divid
Dig public attention and difficulty in
obtaining adequate rehearsals.