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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1921
Page
2
A republican editor meeting on Mt Rainier accuses Gov. Hart of mismanagement and broken pledges. The piece questions the responsiveness of the editorial charge and calls for specifics, noting government spending and the administration code while defending public policy debates.
The interpretation that would bar any transport for hire on public highways for special occasions, simply because stage concerns have rights on the road, is viewed as preposterous by critics. Highways serve the general public not exclusive stage use, and rigid limits risk monopolies despite a theoretical aim to curb wasteful competition.
The excerpt notes many nations invited to a disarmament conference accepted while Japan hesitates to join, demanding Far Eastern questions stay out. It mentions Japan’s postwar goals in China Korea and Manchuria and fear that conference participation may weaken its influence.
Tom Gibbons of St Paul and Georges Carpentier agreed Monday to a light heavyweight title bout in October. The match likely lands at the Jersey City arena or Madison Square Garden with 175 pounds or under on the line. If Carpentier wins he plans a post victory comeback before pursuing a rematch with Dempsey, per DCET dope.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson addresses the Rotary Club detailing exploration to the north and south poles and possible economic benefits. The Spokane Spokesman-Review notes readers are not given clear confidence on profits or outcomes. The piece compares potential gains with the unresolved question of prohibition enforcement.
The article from Atlanta reports that the Ku Klux Klan, at its imperial headquarters, plans to extend influence into the North. It describes the group as bands of men who mete out punishment in private, without admitting responsibility or revealing identities, challenging government authority.
E N Kavenagh and C E Rachford will tour National Forest grazing areas in Washington and Oregon for six weeks. They will inspect Rainier Yakima Wenatchee Methow Okanogan and other forests, meet with agricultural colleges and stockmen, and gather data to determine proper grazing fees for the two states.
Growers are advised a July 25 spray for Codling Moth in Columbia River conditions. Second brood worm activity is expected after August, with earlier warm slopes seeing slight earlier emergence. Thorough early spraying and thinning reduce need for late applications and help avoid lead residues at picking.
The July 1 forecast from G S Ray of the Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates notes a drop in winter and spring wheat from June 1 forecasts but predicts total wheat for the year higher than 1920 and above the 1915–19 average. Oats, barley, rye, potatoes, and fruit are described with specific yields and acreages, including a 7,944,000 bushel potato crop and apple, peach, and pear projections for July 1.
Petton is a favorite on Ellison White Chautanque tours. Lowell Patton, a brilliant pianist and student of Rachmaninoff, has won rapid fame in New York as the protege of the famed Prussian. He combines musical talent with a remarkable personality and enjoys immense audience affection.
The July 1 crop conditions show high health for hay and many minor crops. Pasture 97 percent, hops 95, can be 85, sugar beets 94, tomatoes 91, cabbage 90, onions 89, watermelons 85, field peas 96, corn 90, and honeybees 89 percent of normal. Wool yield per fleece estimated at 8.8 pounds, up from 7.4 in 1910 and 7.6 in 1919.
The Dairy Division of the U S Department of Agriculture extols bread and milk as an ideal tonic after hard work. It notes hot milk with soaked bread for a damp night, its appeal to workers and students, and its suitability for children and bedtime meals as a quick nourishing option.
Government releases 12 ton pounds of picric acid leftover from wartime stock. Washington State College will coordinate via county agents to supply blasting acid at six cents per pound plus Wisconsin freight. Orders must be carload quantities. those without a local agent can connect with neighboring counties to form shipments.
The Spokane court plans wooden screens around elevated witness stands to shield female witnesses from view. Construction begins at Judge Huneke’s courtroom with three foot high panels and railings to block leg visibility, following prior jury box railings.
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