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Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
QUEER BOATS SAIL THE TIeRls

By far the most interesting craft on the upper Tigris are "qufa' and the "kelak, this latter coming from upriver and descending to Bagdad' The "aufa, in Bagdad today. is a circular tuo made interwoven osers covered outside with pitch The large much as six feet across ana four five feet deep They propelled by two who stand close together and leaning over the edge dip their paddles deep into and sweep them away from each other.
 summer these coraces floating down to the city spinning slowly round and round, piled high with fat juicy melons, their gunwales almost wash But they steady enough boats not easily capsized The 1kelak" other hand. is really raft made up large numbers of inflated pigskins lashed to- gether and decked over with timber and brushwood. These float stream with the current often car rying fireHnod in the mountains at the source or the Tigris, to agdad.-Coumbus Dispatch.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
News

Every now and then the question recurs, What is news?" Generally is the intelligence of what happens. But newspapers for one reason or another cannot divuge all that happens. They must make a selection of the news. The paper which prints only news of such things it thinks ought to have happened doesn't remain in the field very long, The newspaper must give it's readers what they want and though it may deplore their taste, nevertheless it must arrange the menu they order
 Following the late championship fight, New England newspaper took the Associated Press to
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
hides, Lsathsr and shoes

Just what the effect of any tariff will be retail prices is matter of conjecture. and often of very wild conjectuKe. In the debate in the house Friday the hide section of the bi the statement made that if hides taken off the free list 1t would add annually $s1.0Oo.oOo to the peoples bill for shoes and leather. No doubt statisticians prove by figures that that would be the result. but experience teaches that that would not be necessary result.
 For several years hides have been the free list Even the upwardly revised Payne-Aldrich bill left them there Hides have been lower than for several decades. doubt, a result in part. of their protection. Yet before the war the price of leather began to advance. Shoes advanced still sharply This advance first observed in women's shoes and attributed at first to fashion which bad dictated the of colored feathers.
 Two years ago both mems and women's shoes had advanced to the highest prices in the history of the shoe industry. Prices had increased within two three years about 200 per cent Yet within the same period hides were lower than they had been.
 It is true that tariff is tax which must be paid by somebody and it is always paid by the against the walL who shove it farther along. 1t Is not true though always increases the price of a commodity. to the consumer by just the amount of it. Perhaps frequently it is made an excuse for increasing the price beyond that amount
 But the hide and shoe situation has been such for several years and is such that there is no apparent relation between the price of and the price of the other.
 Of tariff hides would increase the price of them and will benefit stockmen and farm CTS. It would, imagine, benefit the consumers of meats and meat products for in a recent statement by of the packing industry regarding the price of meats it said that selling prices were higher of the depreciation of the prin cipaI by-product the hide.
 It is safe to say that if hides should advance affecting even the price of leather there advance in the price Of shoes whose high peak has been passed.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
SUNDAY MORNING. JULY IT. 1921.
1t $ more from carelessness about t1ath,s then from intentional lying tbdt Mere IS so much fdlsehood in the aO0rJd. Johnson.
The Rainbow Resolution.

The anti Harvey and the anti prohibition reso- iaidns sdopted by the Rainbow division in its re- union at Cleveland Friday represent no pre- p0nderafing sentiment in the United States prob ably not within the division itself. Ambassador Harvey attacked because in his Pilgrim Society speech in London he blunty stated that the United States went to in sef-interest. that he told he British nothing that they did not already know. Nobody had! been deceived by the humanity .and democracy bunk. Wars since the crusades have been all prompted by sef-interest. If had been going to fight for humanity and democracy would have gone in earlier and would not have waited until Germany had ordered ships off the sea.
 But are interested in the resolution against the eighteenth amendment. and more es- pecialy in the repetition the of the lniquity of amending the constitution while the backs of the boys in France were turned s.se
 At the time of the adoption of the resolution the number of American soldiers in France was negli- sible. It Immediately following the declaration of war that the movement in favor of prohibition became intense. But the need of conserving cereals and other components of liquor, congress would not in the December following have adopted the resolution.
 The ratification of the amendment was begun by the states possible thereafter. Though in the following early spring only eleven legislatures in session special sessions called in others with the result that there prompt ratification by fifteen states. That was before there had been any extensive movement of troops There were no protests from the training camps in this country and none were received from the boys in France while the struggle was going on in this country...s
 There were about 100000 American soldiers in France at the most. There must have been among them many prohibitionista They were probably proportionatey of Americans who re- nained in this country. It hardly be supposed that our population became accidentally divided that the prohibitiontsts remained at home and only antis were sent
 But if all the boys had been at home and all of them had been anti prohibtionists. their numbers would not have been sufficient to alter the result
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
About The State
To Extend oil Probina


 YUMA-Announcem wae made in Yuma Wednesday that leads to the belief that at least one standard drill rig will be operating in the Yuma valley within the next few weeks
 The Pacific Atlantic Petroleum as- sociation, in which several local men are interested. has organized in Los Angeles, and has let contract to the w. P. Drilling company of Anaheim. California. fof the sinking of a 3.oce- foot well in the vicinity of Yuma-- Sun.
 Preparing For Election
 NOGALES-The annual city efec- tion in Nogaies, Sonora, will be held Sunday. August fl. There are al- ready three candidates for presidente (mayor) and others may enter the race. Those who have announced so far are Francisco Ramos, Guillermo Macalpin and Guillermo Barnett Herald
 Historical Residence Burns
 TUGSON-At one o'clock Thursday morning one of the historical land marks of Tucson was a mass of fire scared ruins. The Barnes residence al 15f North Stone avenue, was com pletely gutted by fire shortly after midnight. It was probably the most destructive fire which ever has oc- cured in a Tucson residence. The damage has not been fully estir1a ted. but 1t is said the loss in househoid goods will amount 10 over $So.ooo. Citizen.
 Give City Valuations
 MfAMI-The total gross valuation of Globe city property as certified by the clerk of the board of super visors is s5261473. from which will be deducted exemptions of property belonging to widows. libraries and churches s152.o24. leaving net assess ment of s5.109,449 Valuation Of Miami: Total gross valuation, s4.051,- 99242 Less exemptions of widows. churches and Y, s63.341 leaving next assessment of s3.9S7.951.42. Valua- tion of Winkelman: Total gross val uation. SAP, ,Se7.73. Less exemptions, s45e4.7S. Net s4i7,T43I5.-Silver- Belt :
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
THE EASY MAY

Well, all .ways of maxim Twin" said Binks. T think literassre is about the easiest'
 The easiest?"
 Yes I've watched tSN ,fellers that do it. All got do is sit dows, an slide his pen over the aper."-Edinburgh ScotsnsS.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17

Every good gift and every perfeGs gift is from above and cometh down from the fathsa of lights. with whom is varableness, neither Shadow of turnng.Iames i. r
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17

When we of this valley hear about washout the news seems to come from remote land. " wonder if such things can be.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17

The Archbishop of Paris has ordered prayers today for rain. We estopped from doing the same thing only by the precarious position of the canteloupe growers.
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17
The Farmer in Canada

This is not the only country where the farmer is making himself felt in politics; not the only one in which there is Agricultural bloc" There not long ago election to the Canadian house of commons which threatens dissolution the parlia- according to the Montreal Gazette. The cessul candidate was Representative the United Farmers of Alberta
 The election called to fill vacancy caused by death. The government candidate well Mr. Gardiner. the United Farmers candidate, of high standing in the community. Since there no criticism concerning the fitness of either candi- the assumption is that other resulted in the decisive defeat of the government candidate
 Many of the leaders we'll as the members of the liberal party who rallied to the support of the government during the said to have considered themselves released from such obligations The success of the United Farmers of Ontario re- suited in making this new agrarian party most important in the political field everywhere except in Quebec The Gazette" says:
 "The United Farmers have cut into its Strength in Ontario. in Manitoba in Alberta, and in the fed eral as well the provincial field. MT. sifton who held the Medicine Hat seat, was liberal leader up to the time of his entry into federal politics. No liberal ventured to contest Medicine Hat, none appeared in York-sunbury last month when the government marked success
 The paper believes that if those who hold the governments policy to be the pest for the country. and those who wish to retain their seats in parlia- ment themselves the party and the government that have done much for Canada. may have oppor- tunity to show their power for further useful work If however, 1t concludes. they continue their late attitude and expect the prime minister to continue doing the heaviest share of work that may be be- yond his strength. the United Farmers and the liberals may gain control of the administration of Canada with the farmers in the chief role.
 
 The contest between New York and the C-eve- land Indians getting sufficiently close to be in- teresting.
 How many people Seeing Arizona" and are not mingling with suffocating crowds the coast or in eastern cities?
 Federal appointments falling here and there but with the infrequency of lightning strokes. Ya
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17

Federal appointments falling here and there but with the infrequency of lightning strokes Ya New Mexico is pretty
Arizona republican., 1921-07-17

How many people Seeing Arizona" and art not minglng with suffocating crowds the coas or in eastern cities?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07
FRIDAY, JANUARY II, 1921.

The Washington state legislature
will meet next Monday in regular BIZ
ennial session. A thousand and one
new laws will not fill the bill if the
notions of every Tom, Dick and Har-
ry as to needed legislation should be
fulfilled. But it is our notion that
the legislature should pass such APP
preparations and amendments TO
present laws as seem absolutely es-
sential to economy and lower taxes
and adjourn. Changed conditions
from year to year demand some slight
changes in laws, but we venture to
say that this state, as well as most
others, has now more laws than are
necessary.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

Doe Belvel, also, all other per-
sons or parties unknown claim
ing any right, title, estate, lien
or interest in the real estate
described in the complaint here
in,
Defendants.
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty (6O)
days after the date of the first pub-
LEGATION Of this summons, to-wit:
within sixty days after the 10th day
of December, A. D. 1920, and defend
the above entitled action in the above
entitled court, and answer tie com
plant of the plaintiffs and serve a
copy of your answer on the under
signed attorney for plaintiffs, at his
office. and post office address below
stated, and in case of your failure so
to do, Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demand
OF the complaint, which has been filed
with the Clerk of said Superior court
The object of said action is to quiet
title in the plaintiffs to the following
described real estate, situated in the
county of Chelan and State of Wash
lngton. to-wit:
Lot nine (9), and the east
half of lot ten (1O), block
one (D, Third Addition to
Leavenworth,
and to have all claim of the defend
ants and each Of them, in and to said
property decreed to be without
right. ''''''
HERMAN HOWE,
P. o. Address: ''''''''
Leavenworth,
Chelan County,
Washington.
(6t-Dec. 10, Jan. 14)
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

The senate passed over the veto of
President Wilson the resolution to re-
vive the War Finance corporation. If
this corporation can be of benefit in
relieving the producers of the coun-
try, we hope that it may be revived.
Agriculturists have produced an ex-
pensive crop and at present prices
cannot pay out, President Wilson
evidently thought that the corpora
ton could do nothing beneficial. The
opinion of majority of CONGRESS
may be nearer right than that of any
one man; maybe not. Anyway con-
gress believes in making an effort 10
relieve matters.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07
PLAN IS KILLED
TO SEPARATE GAME
DEPARTMENTS
MANY IMPORTANT RESOLU-
TIONS PASSED AT CONVEN-
TION. DR.. MANCHESTER DIS
CUSSES SITUATION.

World: L. E. Ovendon and DR.. L.
B. Manchester, of the Chelan County
Game commission, who attended the
meeting of the county game commi t
Sioners of the state at Olympia, De-
cember 2Sth and Goth, report that
there were 90 in attendance and that
some very important recommends
tons were made, to be brought to the
attention of the Legislature at its
coming session.
Among these was a recommenda-
ton that the county license fees be
raised from 81 to $3.50 and state fees
from SIS to $3.50 1t was recon-
mended that law be passed prohib-
ting the killing of does and fawns,
but allowing each hunter to kill one
buck deer a year, A third recon-
mendation was that shooting from We
hicles on county and state roads be
prohibited, to protect the lives Of
autoists. It was recommended that
shooting at migratory birds with
rifles be prohibited This measure is
calculated to protect the lives of
huntsmen who may be lying in blinds
in the paths of the rife bullets.
A resolution recommending that
the food fish and game fish indus
tries be separated and put under
separate jurisdictions was killed. This
was considered one ofthe most i'm
portant questions to come before the
commissioners.
The game officials were invited Dv
the Chelan county delegation to meet
in Wenatchee the present year G921).
The invitation was accepted and they
will come here in the latter part of
the year.
Regarding the recommendation Of
the commissioners, and other matters,
DR.. l.. B. Manchester says: eve
need additional funds to develop eye
ing stations. Owing to the increas-
ing number of people going fishing It
will require in the future paintings
of five million to ten million trout
each year to supply the demand, in
stead of about three million as at
present.
eve have natural spawning lakes
of the cut throat trout in this county
and with small additional funds can
double or triple our present output.
1--WE have found no one in this
county that objects to an increase in
the license fee. Some of the other
counties that do not have so manv
miles of lakes and streams to stock
are objecting to it through their
Legislators.
1--WE endeavored to get the season
closed throughout the Cascade noun
tains on mountain goat, for we feel
that if the Eastern slope Of the Gas
cades is going to be closed on this an
imal, the Western slope should be
closed also
at is the policy of the game COM
mission to establish game preserves
in areas where private owners will
consent.
"We have had very few prosecu-
tons for game law violations during
the past year, as the tendency among
the citizens of this county is to obev
the game laws and cooperate with
the game officials in the discharge of
their duties.
For many years we must depend
for our increase in fish upon the ma
tural spawning beds such as the trib-
utaries of Lake Chelan. and the
Wenatchee river water shed It may
be necessary to close certain parts of
it for periods and alternate with
other areas"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.

In the Superior Court of the State
Of Washington in and for the County
Of Chelan.
FRED ABELING and AL
MA ABELING, husband and
wife,
Plaintiffs,
A. C. SHERBURNE, the un-
known heirs of A. C. Sher-
burne, deceased; School Dis
trict No. 40, of Chelan Coun-
ty, Washington; LEAVEN-
WORTH REAL ESTATE AND
IMPROVEMENT COM
PANY, corporation, JANE
DOE BELVEL (true name
unknown). the unknown
heirs of Jane Doe Belvel.
also all other persons or par
ties unknown, claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or in
terest in the real estate de-
sscrlbed in the complaint
herein,
STATE OF WASHINGTON Greet
ing, to the said A. C. Sherburne. the
unknown heirs of A. c. Sherburne
deceased; Leavenworth Real Estate
and Improvement Company, cor.
ooration; Jane Doe Belvel, (true name
anknown), the unknown heirs of Jane
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

The two football contests on New
Years day-one at Everett with the
champion high school team of Ohio,
and the other in California
with the Ohio University team-were
both won by the western teams. The
East and Middle West cannot expect
to have everything their own way.
Ohio had everything it's way in the
presidential contest and perhaps ex-
pected to be accorded the same priv
lege in football.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

An instrument perfected by Prof
Nicholson of the University of Chica-
go, reveals that certain remote stars
are many thousand times larger than
ever surmised. Alpha Orionis is
found to be three hundred times
larger than the sun and as the sun is
about a million times larger than the
earth, this little old world does not
seem to amount to much. In view of
these revelations it appears that the
fellows who want the earth with a
fence around it are not asking very
much after all.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

The noted North Dakota railroad
tax case was recently settled by a
decision of the United States district
court, which held that a certain in
crease of Is per cent in the valuation
of railroads, made by the board of
equalization in 1917, was illegal and
unjustified, and the railroads are re-
lieved of all liability for taxes levied
against them upon the basis of the
illegal increased valuation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07
The old story, the method of

The old story, the method of ac-
quiring the right-of-way for the
Panama canal, has been up in con-
gress and Senator Thomas of Colo
RADIO, in speaking for the treaty with
Columbia wherein an indemnity of
S25, 100000 to be paid Columbia is
provided, charged that President
Roosevelt bartered the honor of this
nation in dealing with flibusters
President Roosevelt followed an
age-old method of getting what ne
wanted in such manner as might be
successful, and it is not too late to
right the wrong, if any were COM
mitted. This is matter for the con
science of the Nation to decide.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07
PLAIN NOTES.

Mrs. c. F. Rupel made a business
trip to Tacoma last week.
School opened again Monday after
week of holiday vacation.
Mrs. p Fl. Hertzog and children re-
turned to Leavenworth Sunday after
spending the week of vacation on the
ranch here, with Mr.. Hertzog.
Mr.. c. F. Rupel was forced to kill
one of his milk cows last week. While
in the barn, she slipped and broke her
leg.
Lester Peters had the misfortune
Friday evening of getting both of his
hands badly burned with hot lard. He
was taken to Leavenworth Sunday
for medical treatment and has been
staying this week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Woodruff.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Leavell enter
tanned at New Years day dinner,
Jack and Willie Burgess and Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Peters and family.
A Want AID in The Echo will bring
L.. Il. !
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07


their inventories in a manner which
is satisfactory to the internal reven-
ue sharks:
Complying with your request, we
submit the following comments upon
the recent ruling of the Commission
er of Internal Revenue relative to
methods of inventory.
Prior to the year 1918 all taxpayers
were required to price their inven-
tories at cost. The Revenue Act of
1918, and the regulations thereundec.
provided that inventories should re
taken under one of two methods: G)
cost, or (2) cost or market whichever
is lower. The method employed for
the year 1918 was held by the Reven-
tie Department to indicate the choice
of the taxpayer and was expected to
follow such method consistently. It
now develops, however, that since the
market price of many commodities 1t
December 81, 1918 and 1919 was in
excess of their cost, taxpayers who
continued to inventory at cost had in
fact, exercised no real option and.
therefore, should now be given an op-
portunity of doing so.
1t is now provided where taxpayers
can establish the fact that the market
price of their merchandise at the
close of 1918 and 1919 was higher
than the cost price, they may COM
pute their inventories at cost or mar
ket whichever is lower, provided no
tice is given to the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue at Washington, D.
c., fully disclosing the method to be
employed "Cost or Market Value
Value whichever is lower" means that
where an inventory comprises a
number of items of different lines.
each item may be inventoried either
at cost or market value, whichever
may be lower. 1t does not REQUIRE
that the entire inventory must be
taken one way, either at cost or mar
ket value, but each Individual item is
taken at its lowest value. Tn inven-
torying at "Cost or Market whichever
is lower" both cost and market prices
must be recorded and all inventories
carefully preserved.
Since the method adopted at this
time must be strictly adhered to in
the future, it is our judgment that
before deciding upon a change in the
method of inventory, each taxpayer
should weight very carefully the cir
cumstances and conditions that affect
his particular business, as well as the
changes Congress proposes to make
in the Income and Excess Profits Tax
laws during the year 1921.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

1t now appears, according to dis
patch from Nome, that the "blond"
Eskimos are not really blends. Some
of them have reddish brown hair and
light eyes, but are not light enough
70 be termed "blonds.' Newspaper
eXaggeration is responsible for the
term "blOnd"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-07

Mrs. James A. Wallace and chill
dren who had been here visiting Mrs
Walace's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Stole, went to Cashmere FRIDAY
to visit her sister, Mrs. Louis Spidel.
J. R. Taylor, formerly of Leaven-
worth, arrived here this week from
Portland where he had been employed
on the o. w. & r. He worked on the
railroad here some twelve years ago.