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The Washington times., 1922-12-08

Columbus, Knights Of Pythias. B'Nai
Birth and other societies have Sc
cret rituals, and the suggestion Is
being made that these organizations
bs compelled by law to make their
membership rolls public 90 that the
members may be identified.
There is no need for anything Of
the kind. for the reason that no sec
recy II attached to membership in
such other societies. The names are
published. and they do not work in
secret to the detriment' Of society.
They do not wear masks.
THAT 10 one Of the main differ
snces between societies that do not
work against the laws and the Ku
Klux Klan. It Ii a mighty big dm-
ference.
'The Klan can not honestly charge
that and others in Louisiana have
refrained from enforcing the laws
made for the protection Of society.
We are acting under authority Of
law, which is exactly what the klan
Ia not doing.
y"The present trouble started when
the Khan abducted five men at Me-
rogeu, La. August ~. Three men
were brutally beaten and allowed to
return to their homes. Two others.
one of them q gallant soldier who
served In the world war and against
whom no evil can Justly be charged.
have disappeared. II is believed they
have been killed. No man has seen
them since they were taken from
their homes nearly four months ago.
We are looking for their bodies.
,"It is that sort Of thing that the
State Of Louisiana Ia trying to stop.
A law was proposed In the legisla.
ture making II obligatory that the
names Of members Of all secret 80.
cieties to be made public. But the
measure was headed of. Some
men who claim to favor enforce
ment Of law stepped into prevent Its
enforcement.
Law Enforccu,ent Spilsed.
Therein arises one of the great
dangers from the Klan. It's organ
isers 20 into q town and enlist the
aid Of some Of the city officials who
bCCOtuC AhtbhbCtb, hhc NAAotSO-
ment of the law by regularly au-
thorized officials Is spiked. That is
one Of the difficulties we have to
meet. and ws are seeking to over.
come Il. r.
Louisiana In taking steps to
meet the situation. and meet Il In
a drastic and efficient manner. We
cannot disclose at this time Just
what our plans are and what steps
are to be taken. To do that would
play into the hands Of the khan.
which has able lawyers. We have
TO be careful what we do and say,
The governors Of q number Of
states have expressed sympathy
With and approval Of the stand
taken by Louisiana officials. At
the annual meeting Of governors at
White Sulphur Springs. Va. De
cember IL, this danger which
threatens our country win be fully
considered. I hope Tor nationwide
action 70 Be taken against q situ.
alton In this country that has be-
come intolerable."
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
42-INcH ROOSTER CALLED
WORLDS TALLEsT CHICKEN

BALTIMORE, Dec. s.-Known a.
the Luther Burbank" Of the poul.
try industry. John q. Kriner. Of
Settlersville. Pa. last night was
awarded the governors trophy by
Governor Ritchie for the best dis
play In the large poultry class.
Thousands Of people visited the
armory last night. One chicken
gained much attention. Over It's
cage was a sign; Charlie Chaplin. =
The chicken was Rhode Island
Red that reared up on It's legs
much after the manner Of man
walking. The peculiar way In
which it shuffied its feet amused
the crowds that gathered around In
cage. -
: A Birchen Game, imported from
England by Mr.. Kriner, said 10 be
"the tallest chicken IN captivity, !"
received much attention. The bird
stood ~ inches In hsight
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
BoRAH INCIDENT BRINGS
ORDER TO DISPLAY FLAG

BOSTON. Dec. s.--As an echo Of
the visit to Boston last Saturday OF
Senator william II. Borah OF Idaho,
Mayor Curiey yesterday instructed
City Censor John NJ. Casey to zee to
II that the American nag u dis
played whenever . public meeting ID
held In this city. -
At the close OF Borah's address IN
symphony Hall, In which he advo-
Gated immediate recognition Of the
Russisn Soviet government, John l.
MacD Donald. who said he was chair
man OF the Boston city COMMITTEES
for Americanisation. mounted the
stage and asked the speaker why
the American flag was not displayed
at the msstins. A near riot fol
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
ALLIED He A D :
GATHERFOR
PARLEY
British Await Poincare With
French Reparations and
War Debts Plan.
By LUTHER A. HUSTON.
Infernatlonal News Service.

LONDON, Dec. 8.-Plans for the
weekend conference Of the Allied
Premiers over German reparations
and war debts began to take form
today. The first of the premiers
to arrive was NJ. Theunis Of Bel
GUM. Premier Poincare of France
ar Premier Mussolini> Of Italy are
e. scted late tonight.
Great Britain's policy Is still OBJ
scure, despite the formal announce
ment by Premier A. Bonar Law that
the British are willing to discuss
both debts and reparations.
The whole issue appears to hang
upon the program which M. Poin-
care In bringing with him from
Paris. Advices from Paris indicated
that the French cabinet is deter
mined that there shall be no con-
cessions to Germany as to indem-
nifty unless It Is accompanied by can
collation. Of war debts. I.
Due to the fact that Great Britain
Is already committed to payment
of the $4,277, 900 owing to the
United States the British premier
is in q quandary. a.
II is known. however. that no mat
ter what develops Great Britain viii
not occupy any more German terri.
tory as q military sanction" to com.
pei Germany to meet all the obliga-
tions under the Versailles treaty.
Secrecy surrounds the converse.
tions of the American diplomats
gathered here. They are conferring
Informally at the American embas.
~, but no 'communiques are being
issued. Those participating are H.
p. Fletcher, American ambassador
to Belgium; Alanson HouRhton,
American ambassador to Germany,
and George Harvey, American am.
bassador to England.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
CHILDREN
CHANGES IN
SCHOOLS
Lack Of Equipment DepIored
by Officials-Needs Cited
in Statement.

Children In Washington public
schools are denied the opportunities
afforded pupils in other cities be.
cause Of lack Of proper equipment,
District school authorities declare.
in a statement issued today, In con.
nection with American education
week.
The slogan for tomorrow. In It's
relation to education week In:
Equality Of Opportunity In Educa.
ton for Every American Boy and
Girl"
washington children are not 70.
ceiving equality Of opportunity.
which by right II theirs because our
schools do not provide many Of the
important opportunities furnished In
schools Of other cities" the state
ment reads, and because many OF
the opportunities provided are not
sufficiently equipped to reach all
the children.
TT 10 particularly appropriate at
this time, when Congress has under
consideration bills to improve our
school system, that the people OF
Washington should insist and de-
mand that equality Of opportunity
be adequately provided for their
children"
The principal needs Of the District
schools in this direction are detailed
"A research bureau to determine
the ability Of the pupils and the
type of education best suited to
these abilities.
"a dental clinic for every di.
vision; there are four In. operation;
there should be fifteen.
open air classes for all anaemic
children: there are two provided;
twelve more are needed.
"Kindergartens for all five-year-
old children; ninety-six are PRO-
vided; 1s6 are needed.
"A classroom for every first and
every second grade class; there are
115; there should be 244.
Glasses in all sections Of the
city to teach reading at Q slower
rate Of speed than in the first
grade az now organised: only one
provided.
Rapid moving classes for the
clever child; none have been pro.
"summer schools for the child ID
make up efficiencies in one or two
lines Of study; Is have been provided,
80 are needed.
"A coaching teacher In each build.
ing Of twelve classes or over to en-.
able children to make up losses
caused by unavoidable absence.
Vocational schools In grades BE-.
low the seventh for the hand minded
boy and girl: have been provided.
there shodld be at least IL. :.
Junior high schools for all
seventh and eighth grade pupils; 9
are In operation, . are projected; Is
are needed.
Enough and adequate salaries to
secure the specially trained teacher
In every line Of work, the teacher
Of talent and vision. capable OF arous'
Ing dormant qualities and develop.
ing them to the fullest extent"
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
LIBRARY FOR SOUTHEAST
no BE OPEN TOMORROW

The new Southeastern Branch
Library, Seventh and d, streets
southeast. viii be open for business
Saturday, December .. ~
Formal opening exercises win be
held st the library at 8 O'Clock to.
morrow night and the building WIN
be open for inspection at that time,
The library, which win be operated
an q branch OF the Public Library,
under direction of the board OF
trustees OF that organization, win
be open for reading and lending
books on week, days from IL 10
D. m. except Wednesdays, when the
hours win be - TO D. M, and Sat.
urdays. when the hours win be .
Q. m % . y n.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

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The Washington times., 1922-12-08

] u Op1STNAuOH
and study Of
each Of tn Sc
men. I report a.
follows.
Couxens will
tend toward be-
coming . whole
senatorial bloc
in himself to, q
greater degree
than even John
son or Borah.
He II q perfect
ly non-poMtical
type Of person.
In etroft as
police commits
.l-- -
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

and the richer he, is the more
Couzens thickens his boots to 80 at
the treadlng. Against such man
Mr.. Couzens, Of Michigan. win be
the meanest and most ornery cuss IN
the Senate. The Senate's richest
man win be the Senate's most vio.
lent scourge of Illicit riches. Brook
hart n the "embattled farmer" !"
Couzens Il the "scab millionaire." |"
They both ere for compelling mil
iionaires to earn their right to live
By truly assisting In the whole M
tion,s livelihood .r
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
NEW, SENATORS
!. FOCUS Of
CAPITAL
Characters Of Brookhart and
IS couzsns Analysed and
Compared by Hard.
BY WILLIAM HARD.
Cosmopolitan News seryies.

The character Of Brookhart Of
Iowa. and the character Of Couzens
Of Michigan. are the two most i'm
portant pieces Of news /now hap
pening In the United States Senate.
What sort Of men are these two
menf Having spent . considerable
amount Of time during the last year
The Washington times., 1922-12-08
1so, 900 UkRAINlANs
STARvE IN 3 MONTHS

HELsINGFORS. Dec. 8.-Bs-
tween September and November
$50, 900 persons died Of famine IN
Ukrainia and the Volga regions OF
Russia, according to official figures
contained in Q dispatch from Pet
rograd today.
The Washington times., 1922-12-08

Coussns regards such . man e .
worm spA he ioyss - trsad - him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
THE FRUIT SITUATION.

Chelan Fruit Growers, Inc, fol-
lowed the lead of Peshastin Fruit
Growers Association, Sunyslope Fruit
Exchange, Entiat Fruit Growers
League, Omak Fruit Growers, and
Methow-Pateros Growers, Inc, when
it signed contract on Saturday the
18th instant with the North Ameri-
can Fruit Exchange, says a press dis
patch authenticated by the North
American Fruit Exchange, which
goes on to say:
The action was taken by unanimous
vote at full membership meeting
and makes the sixth former unit of
the Skookum Packers Association to
IN with the North American. T
other four units, Brewster, Cash
mere, Okanogan and Malott have
served notice of cancellation from
Skookum also. Only one of the Wen
atchee Valley Skookum Units has
votel to remain in the Skookum Pack
ers Association and sell its fruit
through the Northwestern Fruit Ex-
change and American Fruit Growers,
Inc. This unit is the Wenatchee
Skookum Growers, Inc, which occu-
pied warehouse at Wenatchee
leased from the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange.
Prior to signing with the North
American each of the organizations
took proper steps, making themselves
free to do so and in no case is there
any complication with any legal pro-
ceedings, it is stated.
With such a majority of the former
Skookum units having acted and sign
ed contracts for marketing their COM
ing crop it is reported that the feel
ing of unsettlement has subsidized and
the growers are going on with their
orchard work feeling that they have
decided finally and rightly their mr.
keting problem.
At the Chelan Fruit Growers meet
ing Claud NJ Wild was elected Presi-
dent succeeding Waller Bennett, re-
Gently deceased. Oliver Brownfield
was elected Vice President, filing the
vacancy caused by the tragic death of
William Barron, which occurred about
wo weeks ago. The organization is
planning to build modern warehouse
to handle its business the coming sea-
son, which will show large increase
over last year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
LADIES ATTEND DISTRICT
FEDERATION MEETING

The North Central Washington
Federation of Women's Clubs held its
annual meeting at Cashmere on Tues
day and drew good attendance from
Leavenworth, so good, indeed, that it
was voted TO hold the annual meeting,
April 1923, at Leavenworth, for when
Mrs. Frank Hennessey told of the or
ganization of the Women's Civic Club
here and of what it has accomplished
within a few weeks there was great
applause and all wanted to come here
a year hence and see with their own
eyes what is being accomplished.
Those down from here for the meet
ing were Mrs. J. R. Roth and Mrs.
Frank Hennessey, representing the
Women's Civic Club; Mrs. w. A.
Tegtmeier and Mrs. H. G. Krollpfeif-
er, representing the Kumtux Club,
and Mrs. Mary Adams, Mrs. E. ].
Tholin and Mrs. R. B. Field as guests.
From 10 a. m. on the convention
was held and in the evening an Art
Exhibit and a reception for Mrs. Lar
son, president of the State Fedora
ton, took place.
The state meeting will be held in
Spokane in June. The Leavenworth
Women's Civic Club has been admit
| ted to the Federation.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
AMERICAN LEGION
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

The local Post of the American Le-
gion has started an active campaign
for members. OF the present mem
bers, two teams have been chosen.
captained by H. C. Maston and S.
Freeman. The winning team will be
the one which signs up the most new
members and also has the most mem
bers present at the regular meetings
at the X. P. hall, every second and
fourth Wednesday of the month.
Every ex-service man should be-
long to the American Legion. and are
requested to be ready to sign the
cards when approached by members
of either team.
Sign up now, and attend the meet
ings, so that we may have one of the
most active Posts in the state.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
SWAT THE FLY!

They say that everything on earth
was made for purpose wise; there's
nothing that's devoid of worth-but
what's the use of flies ? They keep
their merit so concealed we can't dis
Germ the same, the while our swatting
stick we WELD, and cuss the endless
game. All, happy thought, '1aps
the flies were dumped upon IT,. land
that we might have some exercise,
swatter in each hand. That may ex-
plain it; in which case let's make the
combat hot; enjoy the pleasures of
the chase, and swat, and swat, and
swat! Now is the time to swat them
hard, before they get too thick; pur-
sue them through the house and yard,
and soak them with brick. The fly
that now escapes its doom will rear
countless brood; so let no fly side-step
the tomb, on with the deadly feud!
Rise then, 0 sluggard, from your
chair, from lounge and downy cot.
Go forth, all brave and debonair, grid
up your loins and swat, Let no foul
fly escape your search! If ones left
on the floor, that fly will lead a bride
to church, and raise ten million more.
So take your hauberk and your helm,
and like knight arise; put on your
greaves and overwhelm about ten
thousand fies.-Walt Mason.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
SETTLERS COMING IN.

A number of real estate agents and
two prospective purchasers We're up
recently looking over the ',nds at
Plain, owned by the Wenatchee Park
Land Co., and the two prospects
bought S0-acre tracts across the riv-
er from Plain. These men, Messrs. J.
D. Stroudt and B. D. Siemens, both
live in the Odessa country where they
have heen engaged in dry farming.
The land they purchased here is
partly under water and will make
them splendid farm homes and yield
incomes = proportion to the enter
prise an, igenuity of the owners.
Other buyers will be coming in
every week, it is expected and the
Plain district bids fair to become
one of the most populous and wealthy
in this section of the state within a
few years.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
LADIES CLEANED UP"

The Ladies' Civic Club was out in
force Tuesday cleaning up their own
and adjoining premises and they are
entitled to much credit for the energy
and enterprise shown. If none of us
get "cold feet" we are bound to ac-
complish wonders for the city, and
from the manner in which the ladies
have gone about these matters it ap-
pears that there will be no tagging
on their part. If the men do as well
in proportion this will be a different
appearing community within a few
months, and if the work is kept up
year after year, old timers coming
here will not know the town.
Let's make the change so great
that they will want TO come back and
get an eye full"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
CAMPBELL
SELLS BANK
STOCK
Succeeded as Cashier of the Citizens
State Bank by ID. II. Cameron
of Spokane.

An important transaction occurred
this week when c. A. Campbell sold
his interest in the Citizens State
Bank to D. H. Cameron, who comes
here through the Exchange National
Bank of Spokane.
Mr.. Cameron is an experienced
banker and succeeds to the cashier
ship. He has been identified with the
Exchange National and their CORES
ponding country bank for about ten
years and comes here well recon-
mended. Mrs. Cameron and thei,'
two children will come to Leaven-
worth as soon as suitable residence
is obtainable.
Mr.. Campbell, the retiring cashier
has not decided as to what he will do.
The family will go to Glacier Park
at the close of school to visit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
VOLUNTARY PENAL SEVICE
RENDERED BY MEMBERS OF
THE GRADE SCHOOL

Last Friday the entire grade school
turned out in the form of a willing
chain gang. Their tools were not the
historic pick and shovel but rakes
and wheel-barrows for the purpose of
removing the enormous deposits of
undesirable material from the prem
ises of the Leavenworth Public
schools.
At time when spring fever is
making candidates for Steilacoom
out of our grade school pupils, day
of hard labor on the public works is
very much desired by most of the
outdoor-loving urchins.
The cleanup day was a record
breaking event for the grade school.
The high school did not participate;
probably due to the reputation of
"soldiering" on the job acquired by
the students of that institution. New
ertheless, we of the L. H. s., expect
to do everything in our power to keen
the campus cleaned up in the future.
We will have to "pat" Mr. Freeman
and his staff of teachers on the back
for knowing how to manage children
in the springtime. The grade school
artists went after the dirt and trash
like "Dutch Cleanser Kids" and
wound up by making a garbage heap
look like the White House grounds
BY one of the third year English stu
dents.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
JURY DID
NOT AGREE:
OUT So HRS.
Bigelow- -Bozart Jury Out - Hours.
but Failed to Agree and Case
Will be Tried Again.

After being out 81 hours the jury
in the Bigelow- -Bozart trial at Wen
atchee was discharged without having
reached an agreement. 1t is said
that they stood six for conviction and
six for acquittal
The crime for which these young
fellows are being tried and the trial
have attracted wide attention in this
part of the state and the announce
ment that the case will be r--~ied no
doubt meets with the app~-sal of
most people for as the matter now
stands there is serious doubt as to
whether the defendants have been
dealt justice.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
PRIMROSE TIME.
written by John Glynn. while in
Saltwater PRISON..

Primrose time in ireland,
And me in bolts and bars,
Meadows sweet with buds a-break,
And miles of jauntin' cars
But stay, avick, tn soul of me
Has gone to join tn pageantry.
Pm drinkin' in the music of the lark
beneath tn stars.
Springtime, an tn shamrocks
So tender green. aroo.
Every colleen in tn land
An gosoon on tn WOO
'Tis priest to shrive me of all sin,
TIL soul of me gone journeyin'
To see the Irish April skies put on
their robe of blue.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB LUNCHEON.

Messrs. L. G. Olds and Robert
Crumpton were up from Wenatchee
and attended the club luncheon last
Friday, each giving a talk on Boy
Scouts. Their talks were much ap-
preciated. Mr. Olds also talked for
time on the subject of V 'hington
resources and told of having been
visited by geologist who held opin-
ions contrary to those of most geolo-
gists as to the formation in this sec
tion of the state. His opinion as
stated was that a basalt formation
had overlain other formations and
that both hard and soft coal and
ma1y other minerals would be found
here in great quantity and value if
shafts were sunk.
These gentlemen had come here at
the invitation of the committee on
Boy Scouts and had been out looking
over prospective sites for perma-
nent Boy Scout camp. Leavenworth
is organizing Scout t; ,s and pre-
pairing to poin in this worthy work.
The routine reports of the club
contained nothing of special interest.
Mrs. Frank Hennessey, Mrs. Guy
Wheeler, Mrs. Theo. Paine, Mrs. H.
G. Krollpfeiffer, Mrs. B. c. Ruther-
ford and Mrs. VIM. Walton served
the luncheon and Mrs. Elmer was
cashier. The luncheon was very sat
isfactory and right up to the high
standard which has prevailed
throughout.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-21
TAXATION FOR
SCHOOL PURPOSES.

The Parent-Teacher Association of
the State of Washington some months
ago initiated the so-called "3O-1O"
measure of raising and distributing
taxes for school purposes on the fun
damental idea that within the state
school revenues should be raised
where wealth is and expended where
children are" That is, the state
should raise $50 for school purposes
for every census child and the coun-
ty SO; and one-half of state and
county funds should be apportioned
according to attendance and the other
half according to number of teachers
employed At present the state pro-
vides $50 and the county SO.
This measure has now been filed
with the secretary of state, Mr.. j.
Grant Hinkle, and from now on will
be known 9s "Initiative Measure No.
46,
"An Act providing for a current
state school fund sufficient to
produce $4,000 for each child of
school age; for the distribution of
state and county school funds to
school districts upon the equal
basis of attendance and teachers
employed; and fixing the maxi
mum annual tax levy of school
districts, except for bonded in
debtedness, at IL per cent of the
assessed value of the taxable
property thereof"
This measure has already received
considerable attention at public meet
ings and through the press all over
the state. The taxpayers and citizens
of Leavenworth and vicinity will have
an opportunity to hear this important
question discussed at 8 o'clock Fri
day evening, April 2S, in the Assemb-
ly room of the Leavenworth High
School. The speaker will be Arthur
l.. Marsh, executive secretary of the
Washington Education Association
No admission will be charged. All
who are interested are invited to be
present.-Contributed.