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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-22
SHORT TINE LEASES.


Short time leases for state grazing
lands now is the policy Of Land Com
missioner c. v Savidge. New leases
are being limited to two years so a
roappraisal Of the land can be hal
when business conditions change.
Many stoclmen are still stuck"
with high-priced leases obtained at
war prices. Good luck has saved the
state from being caught by sudden
change as for instance it might be if
longtime leases were executed now
when the market is away off NJ.
Savidge will keep his finger on the
business pulse constantly. Agricul-
tural leases still run five years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-22
TREES GROW IN CAPITOL.

OLYMPIA.-A lusty second growth
of timber has sprung up in the
ground enclosed by the old capitol
foundation, built quarter of ecu
fury ago during the McGraw admin
istration and untouched since. A
capitol removal fight stopped work in
the COS; then purchase of the Thurs
ton county courthouse for use by the
state held it up for period All the
plans for the new capitol group con-
template using the old foundation,
which is in splendid condition de-
spite its checkered history. But since
the Legislature, several years ago,
quit appropriating money to keep a
roof over the foundation the winds
have carried in seeds and the rains
have encouraged growth until a
healthy young grove is growing inside
the brick walls. The capitol commit
tee decided last week to cut down the
trees and clean up the building site
The historic grounds of Gov. Isaac l.
Stevens old residence, which belong
in the capitol property, also will be
cleaned up. No new building, how
ever, is contemplated.
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result of his own misconduct" and We
was awarded 1920 compensation and
attendant allowance, and on the $1,000
insurance which he had applied for
and had been granted he is receiving
a monthly payment of S11.50. Imme-
diately upon discharge from the Navy
Bronner applied for Vocational Train
ing and was given course at the Red
Cross Institute for the Blind. at Ba,-
timore, Maryland, the Federal Board
paying him $4,000 "A month and the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance con-
tinuing to pay $40 during the
course. Bronner has successfully adj
justed himself to his apparent insur-
mountable handicap by the use of ar
tificial arms terminating in compli-
c2ted attachments with which he can
carry heavy articles, serve himself,
and hold cane for his guidance
about the school.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-22
GET LICENSE OR PAY FINE.

Several thousand automobile driv-
ers are flirting with trouble for up to
The end of last week less than 10000
Of them had gotten their licenses.
Aug. 1 and Director of Licenses Fred
J. Dibble estimates that more than
100000 drivers are taking a
chance"
The director of licenses estimates
that in an emergency his office could
issue a maximum of $4,000 licenses a
day, but if he operated to capacity he
would hardly be able to take care Of
everybody by Aug. /. Application
blanks have been supplied to garages,
county auditors ard many automobile
agencies to enable drivers to send n
their dollar fee.
Maj. Louis NJ. Lang, chief of the
highway police, points out that it
doesn't make the slightest difference
how lenient he and his men are to-
ward the slackers, policemen, sher-
effs and country constables will got
them anyhow.
Under the law the minimum fine is
to be So. In cities Of the first, second.
third. and fourth classes all money
from fines is to Returned into the
street repair and maintenance funi
and in the country half goes to the
county current expense fund and the
other half to the permanent manten
ance fund.
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Breezy Bits of News
From peshaStin

Mrs. Fred Sherman is in Wenat-
chez.
Mr.. Claude Windor and son of Ed
monds are visiting with the Windnr'-
on the Hauber ranch
The 7. l.. F. Club enjoyed picnic
up Derby canyon Friday evening. a
bounteouS luncheon was served and %
big crowd was present to enjoy ii.
George Hauber left Wednesday
evening with the Wenatchee Elk
band for Seattle, where the Elk hold
high iinks' this week.
John Ehrenberger's horse ran
away last Saturday, plungjng into ID
telephone post by the Mcfarland
residence, throwing the occupants all
out. Mrs. Ehrenberger and q little
Cook boy were uninjured, but 1--we
Timpe was badly bruised about Inc
body, and his chin was gashcd.
Frank Griffith arrived Monday
night to attend the funeral Of his fl
Their, whose burial took place Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Warman is up with her SON
Ray at the ranch for while.
Fairies, nympha and dryads are
part of our dim childhood recoHec-
tions, but nevertheless. even in our
present-day life things occur thai
lead US to believe that perhaps tn v
arc more of a reality now. than they
were then. Seeing is believing. YOU
know!
Mrs. Irene Stuart entertained se.-
eral Of the Dryden and Pesha-tiu
young folks at a Wcinie roast Tue
day evening, down at the DRYDEN
dam.
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AN INDU STRY AT STAKE,

That the fate of one of Washing
tons greatest industries hangs in the
balance is shown by report that
both coal operators and miners have
submitted to Edward Clifford, direc-
tor Of Labor and Industries, who has
been struggling to settle the miners
strike that began March Is. A new
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-07-22

Mr.. Chas. Hanson of Camp c, left
for a two-week's visit
with his family in Kaispel, Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Leavell enter
tainod Sunday at dinner, Mr.. and Mr.
Fred Willet.
Mrs. Earl Johnson was passenger
on Wednesdays stage to do shopping
i'm LeavcnWolth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
nARprNe,s PEACE CONFERENCE.

The President has gone beyond the
bounds of the Borah resolution, bur is
nevertheless acting in entire harmony
with II. His invitation 70 q confer
enee on limitation 0f armament sx~
U.nds not only 10 include the three
pnief nava powers " Great Britain.
japan and the United states but
france and Italy az well. Il accord
iagIy means to include discussion Of q
general limitation u armaaenis- ~
well as specific naval limitations II
aims to 20 further and along with
China 10 bring into the deliberations
of the conference the whole subject Of
settled peace fof the Pacific as for
the Atlantic Ocean.
Through the dark clouds which low
cred down over the future Of the
wcrid as against war at the rejection
Of the Treaty ~ Versailles by the
Gnlted States Senate this is the first
bright light to appear. President Har-
dirgs invitation is as an offer OF the
United States 10 sit with the Council
of the League Of Nations II dealing
HIth this paramount problem Of the
League world vide agreement in
destruction u competitive aTma mepta,
Il Is the best of news, and that the re-
sponses Of the invited nations gviJ be
IL a character to herald il as such
admits II no question New York
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
IRISH PRACF.
alike.

All true friends Of Ireland are glad
that cannon de Valera, Lloyd George
and Sir James Craig Of Ulster ars TO
thresh out Erin's troubles at the coun-
Gil table This does not mean that the
Irish problem is settled Far from it
but il indicates that basis for
settlement has been reached. Hitherto
the main difficulty has been that rep
resentati~es OF the three main fac
tions-Ulster, Southern Ireland. and
Engiand-were unwilling to hold in
tercourse on the subject. Ulster has
been snobbish the Sim Feiners re-
bellious, and Downing street empiri-
cal. Whenever two ot the factions
agreed, the third one could b. de-
pended upon "a ruir all hopes Of peace
by refusing to even listen TO xugges-
tions
De Valera shows himself to b.
greater man today than he has been
at any time in his career. His mes
sage TO Lloyd George. The desire
you express on the part az the British
government 10 end the centuries of
conflict between the peoples II the
two islands and Il establish relations
OF neighboriy harmony is the genuine
desire Of the people OF ireland. j. an
olive branch assuring the world that
ne and his people are ready 10 Do their
part
There is no probability that Great
Britain viii establish ireland as an
independent government The en-
pire is not ready 10 disintegrate. and
such an act would b. the first step.
But il is entirely possible that Ireland
may he given some form or dominion
rule acceptable 10 all factions con-
cerned. II rieht feeling prevails.
Southern and Northern ireland should
b. able TO labor together without
friction. In Canada the scotch Of
NontrF7l work harmoniousIy in aoy-
ernmenA affairs with the French 81
Quebec. The difference in Ireland be
tween factions is not az great ss in
Canada. But hitherto the former
country has lacked something that the
latter has possesaed--a national spirit
Of solidarity: When both sections u
ireland are willing to cooperate n,
entire country VIII benefit. and should
obtain governmental concessions
which are not given today
One is safe in saying that At Ieas,
the sun Of Irish peace is rising.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12

Iahann Rudolfs cousin, attracted
world wide attention with his PEE
culiar actions. Johann resigned his
high military rank, even his member
ship of the house of Hapsburg, as
summed the plain name of Johann Orth,
married the soubrette Loysinger and
embarked 10 South America on his
yacht "Margherita Archdnke Johann
was known 20 be the brains of the
house of Hapsburg and therefore his
sudden departure lent quite some
credence to the rumors impiicating
himself and IRudolf in a coup detat
of the above sort. But the whole
thing is nothing but an invention.
II should be said in justice 60 Franz
Josef that when the news of his sons
and heirs tragic death reached him, he
was heart-broken and his grief over
the loss of his son by far outweighed
his utter modification at the very dis
graceful circumstances of his heirs
demise.
A few years after Hudolfs death
there appeared an anonymous article
I'm the Paris Revue des deux Mondes
in which 1t was set forth. that Rudolf
was not assa ssinated as assassinations
go. nor did he commit suicide as some
rumors had IL, but that he simply bled
to death as consequence Of mutila-
tion inflicted upon him on that tragic
night hy the beautiful Baroness Marie
Vetsera. with whom Rudolf was in
fatuated. hush of amazemeut and
Mortified disgust swept the European
courts at this news hut. as it happens
to most Of the rumors. this one too
was soon shelved. So II seemed at
least But not in Vienna. The in
formers Of that court hunted out the
author of the 'blasphemous article.
who proved to be none less 4 person.
age than the Princess Arthur Odes-
calchi, nee Countess Valerie d'Erdeo-
dy. All those who ever met Princess
Odescalchi could not speak well
enough OF her She was a splendid
woman Of the highest social and lit
erary attainments and very devot-
cd wife, who in the bargain took ten
der care Of the children born from her
husbands two previous marriages.
Yet, az soon as she was identified as
the authoress of the said article, she
was ordered imprisoned in her hush
and's castle. szolcsany. as "incnra-
| bly, and violently insane"
Princess Odescalchi was as sound
as a dollar al the time of her inn
prisonment II Is however. quite
probable that at this writing. II she
survives the horrors Of the world
war, she is minus her sound mind
/ for being imprisoned in her husband 5
castle for telling what she thought
To be the truth. Is not very condu-
siye 10 maintain ones mental
equilibrium.
| BY writing that article Princess
Odescaichi undoubtedly made her
self guilty of the grossest and quite
unparalleled tactlessness. but this in
/ itself somehow does not seem to de-
tract from the yeracity Of her start
ling statement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
THE DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL.

President Hardings proposal for a
conference on limitation Of armaments
is the first act of international inn
iJortance which he has performed. II
the conference is held-and there is
reason to believe that Great Blitairs.
France, Italy and Japan will quickly
assent-its results may do more to
stabilize the world than would any
other movement.
IN calling the conference the Presi-
dent goes further than the Borah
naval disarmament resolution author
ICES him; yet he acts entirely within
the spirit of it. The meeting Of the Prin-
cipal Allied and Associated Powers wiz
discuss the entire problem Of disarm-
ament, and not merely its naval phase /;
disarmament on land and sea, in the
air and under the sea, viii be sought.
il is too early to predict what the
outcome Of such a meeting may be.
ii il possible that some association Of
7ations may be formed; or the United
States may merely work alongside the
saembers Of the League Of Nations ~
bringing order out Of armament chaos.
As the Administration states that il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12

desires to reach a common under
standing regarding Far Eastern prob
lens, it may be that our eastern pol
icy viii be further safeguarded, and
that an agreement may be reached
with Japan touching upon our mu-
tual interests. And il is not prob
able that the Anglo-Japanese Aili-
ance will be renewed after these par
leys are concluded.
The President in seeking TO bring
world disarmament through the agency
of five powers only, is merely following
in the footsteps of Woodrow Wilson.
who consented TO the United States.
Great Britain, France and Italy becom-
ing the directors of the Versailles Con-
ference. Mr.. Wilson believed that
that conference could be terminated
more quickly if he. Lloyd George,
Clemenceau and Orlando withdrew to
privacy and discussed matters, per-
mitting the Japanese representative
to enter when Far Eastern policies
were before them. Since Mr.. Harding
has overstepped the letter of the Boz
rah resolution he could he similarly
criticised for omitting the other ma
tions OF the earth from his, conference.
But the spirit of hic act is compre-
hended; likewise few persons possess
within their souls the poisonous venom
which Republican demagogues spat
at Wilson-anC few would stoop so
low as they did in villifying a Presi-
dent OF the United States. Mr.. Hard
ing has with him the best wishes Of
his fellow citizens as he seeks TO re-
lieve the world of its back breaking
armament burdens. IL he can achieve
world disarmament he will deserve the
tributes Of political friend and foe
alike.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
EVERYBODY SAID IT
COULDN'T BE DONE

Tom Williams was twenty eight
married. and not making any NOR
money than most Of the Young men
yon know Rut he had ene great am
aition--and that was 70 own MS own
home.
His wife thought il was one Of the
worlds best ambitions but at the
present status Of the Williams hank
ae sount. she didn't think it could be
done.
Tom aired ms views on the home
question before all his friends, who
we're also fellow-renters but all the
expression of opinion he had from
them was a large laugh They said
it simply couldn't .be doue.
And then he thought il VAS about
time 10 put his plan to the test and
give the Real Estate columns Of Every
evening through daily reading.
In a little while he found Just the
sort Of modern house that was his
idea OF 4 home. lie arranged things
So that he only had tu pay a thousand
down and the next month he and his
wife moved into the Williams man
sion! Yet
Everybody said il couldn't be done
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
MTsTC HATH CHARMS.

N course. there is really no reason
~ believe that C5e1i. Charles p. DsTss
vii 5e better abb 20 lntro9uce har-
nony into Waghlnrto1's Official cir
cIes 5acause of the fart tnat he y a
e0npo of evidently ~ n1ezzer sbil-
iry. Bggt it - an snEeres-fnE side
light on. the ve-satilstv ~ man 20
earn that the former member - the
A. E F and AZ present the man
who "a trying " lntroduce INTO tne
National Government an eaHcient
budget system. has created = .Iliaby
which Fritz Krisie- 1iI piav On the
concert stage.
Perhaps toe uloer s'I-r-fsirE ching
~ All 4 the fact -har Cereal Dawes
has composed = lullaby Ore would
expect. .t0 Judge from tse expressions
which have burst from ris liDs "a
occasion. thst any selection ~ his
making would have been sonna crash
ing overture u7srche STAY. fnr
instance. But II is called, simplY
enough Melody in A Major"
III il interesting. also. 10 notice
that the composition ~ General
Dawes was accepted by 1Ir. Kre1sler
before the vioHnlst had any idea of
the person who wrote IL It is safe
to predict that Melody IN A Major
will he one of the numbers most
applauded on the programs - the
coming musical season. Meanwhile
the General, VINO has acquired the
picturesque tide of ~Hen-and-Mar;z'
Dawes, viii continue 10 put fear into
the hearts of Washington officials
VINO believe a budget an unnecessary
nuisa sance.-BaIunrore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
cArsEs or cRINE.

William B. Joyce president 0f the
National Surety Company, hes made
list n what ne regards az the eleven
principal causes ~ crime. The graph
IL curve shows a disturbing upswing
Of losses paid by insurance companies,
from enbezziemeuts II 81 ,3ss 08t and
burglaries 0f 1886 .045 in 1910 10 ern-
bczzlements If s5.B28,8f9 and burg
laries of sf0.129853 ID 1920 There
are said to be since the war seven
burgIaries 10 every fire. whereas be-
fore the war there we're three bgrg-
lar3es to every FIRE.
Mr. Joyce ascribes 10 the war
general disregard IL avs and legal
penalties. There 81 not, he holds, the
same regard for the value * human
lives, while many have increased their
skill in the Gse "a firearms. %egoti-
able securities are circulated in album
dance and IndiTerently projected.
There ls a slump from high war
wages and prices with resultant dis
content and numberiess 4nstan noes of
distress Those who produced war
munitions or worked in war Offices az
high pay are unwilling n accept the
readjustment IF the wage scale Boil
shevist doctrine and practice under
mine the morale of the inpressiona bic
and enkindle the infammabie 50 that
u many places there is 4 Red army
of insurrecti0n On the qui vive 70 be
modified by the deuagoEue. on the
part ~ the newly rich and ths profit
GERS there have been shameless and
heartIess displays 0f wealth provoca-
tive of envy and reckless emulation
All these things, and more. have
been hngerposts to the commission
az crime. Those who felt themselves
falling behind III the economic race
sometimes yielded 10 the lure and
caught at iIlegitirnata ways 81 keep
Ing up. They allowed themselves Ia
be persuaded that none cared how
you got your n1oney-4he sole ques-
tion asked was. Have you got IL?
Therefore. they embeZzled and burg
iarized and some paid the penalty and
some still are fugitives from Ieaden-
heeled iustice.-PhIladel delphia Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12

The tragic death of Crown Prince
Rudolf, son and heir of the late
Franz Josef. Emperor King of Aus
tria Hungary. forecast the first
shadow of that tremendous cataciysm,
its very foundations and the after
math of which is more likely To affect
the rest of the world
on January 80, 1889, Europe awoke
to the astonishing news of Rudolfs
death. The first rumor was to the
effect that the Crown Prince had been
accidentally shot at a hunting party.
Then 1t was said he had fallen victim
TO a mad assassin, and rumors and
stories of all sorts kept on coming.
none seeming to satisfy the curiosity
of the world at large. Austria Hun
gary, very docilely, soon came TO take
fact. all concerned agreeing that the
less said the better.
Rudolf was very brilliant man
and received an excellent education
under the tutorship Of Bishop Hya-
cinthus Ronay. All seemed To go COM
paratively well. at least to outside
appearances, until Rudolf grew tired
Of waiting for his fathers resigna-
ton. Franz Josef was very anxious
10 step down from his throne for
much to his grief all of his efforts
towards an efficient government
failed His extremely back luck in
picking his advisors was largely re-
sponsibe for this. But no matter how
much Franz Josef yearned for the
quiet of retired life, his conscience
did not permit him IN retire, for he
dared not entrust his son with the
great responsibilities of his exalted
position, For Rudolf. TO put it mildly,
was a very much dissipated man. His
charming wife. Princess Stephanie of
Belgium. suffered untold agonies at
his side Agonies mental and other
wise
Poor beautiful Empress Eliza beth
did her best TO bring her son TO his
senses, but even her pIeadlngs were
/ of no avail. Then came little Arch
duchess Elizabeth. The populace of the
/ dual monarchy in general and the
+ Niennese court in particular heaved
sighs Of relief al the thought and in
/ the hopes that his daughters pres
4 encc might induce Rudolf To change
his node Of living. Alas. these hopes
proved vain. While his daughter be-
came the pct and darling Of all who
4 ever knew her. her father kept on
! drifting. So much so that he became
SO intensely dslil<ed that it was an
open secret that in case. Franz Josef
should resign the people would try
to get Stephanie TO succeed him on
the throne. This one circumstance rem
ders ono of the rumors referring to
Rudolf's death utterly asinine. name-
~ that he was put away" If not M
the bequest at least with the previous
nsent Of the Niennese court. having
been caught in a plot TO dethrone his
father. 1t viii be remembered tina;
at this particular time Archduke
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Wait Mason
Rot ENOUGH.

It's hot enough for me, nv
friends. my once blithe spirits
sag my collars wilted AZ the
ends. uy shirt is like a rag. the
sun. with many an angry curve.
is baking land and sea, and
admit. without reserve, it's hot
enough for me. Men see me
torter as walk, All dizzy with
the heat. and they inquire. on
every block. in every glaring
street. Il it is hot enough for
me .hey ask this while fry
and i'm 50 faint I cannot see
to make calm reply The
mercury is making flights that
cause as much amaze; the days
are tcrrid and the nights are
hotter than the days men wilt
and w}ther and repeat their
praL Lers for hreezes cold. and he
who yearns for Sreater heat
should have his head halt-So!ed.
Yet oven in the scorchinS nlarts
and IN the sizzling piain bores
sfnhle 1p and break our hearts
with that absurd refrain. Well
is ID hot enough they ask, as
they 60 sweating By, ard an. it
is a srievous task to make
calrf repsf For in the breast
Of pals,ed age ard in the breast
IL youth. this question stirs a
Byrssrk rage makes us see red.
ia sooth. And we would crush
the quesuoreer. eNpungc him on
the spot. and fill his foolish tribe
with fear but we are too blamed
hot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12

Versailles. AS has been said before,
Germany mortgaged herself to the AL
lies by signing hat treaty. There
is nothing that she can offer us. as
one of the victors--not even guar
antee of good behavior-that has not
already been given in the Versailles
instrument.
There is nothing for our Republican
Congress to do but hold its nose and
swallow the treaty, after few pas
sages referring to the League of Ma
ish vanity of few irreconcilables.
That is the only way out OF the diff
Guilty. A treaty we must have. Moth
ing more comprehensive than that
which our associates have already ac-
cepted can be secured.
This does not mean that we shall
enter the League. But eventually we
shall join that body. We may. have
TO wait until n few war horses in
Congress die; we at least must wait
until the lava of their hatred for
Wilson has cooled. 1t is a pity that
personal political spite on the part of
a few Senators should block the peace
Of the world. But that is politics.
Perhape if we had better men, greater
men in Congress, the tale would be
different