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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27
The Musical sn1 ElCcutiOnary
Recital at the Presbyteri-
an Church.

The above entertainment which
took place March Goth, under the
auspices of the Young Peoples
Society" was one of the greatest
successes of the season.
Though the weather was stormy,
the house was crowded, and the
entertainers were encored at each ap-
pearance. The music rendered by
the Mandolin and Guitar Club was
Of a high order, and as citizens of
kennewick we feel proud of this or
ganization. Mr.. Harold Reed gave
the audience much pleasure with
his vocal soles; the encore, THE
Gripman" was especially enjoyable
in which Mr.. Reed showed himself
to be a singer with a grip" that
was able to grip his audience with
a grip" that only time could un-
grip. Master Wilmot Gravenslund
rendered two violin solos in his best
style, and was loudly encored at
each appearance We do not often as
sumo the roll of Prophet, but we
feel safe in saying that the future
has much in store for our popular
Boy Violinist.
Mrs. H. J. McNeel, the principal
entertainer of the evening, gave five
selections; in all of which she was
enthusiastically encored by the en-
tire audience. The selections varied
in style und theme, and Mrs. Nc
Neel adapted herself to each with
the ability that is possible only with
a true artist. As an elocutionist
Mrs. McNcel combines the elements
of humor, pathos and strength to
a degree rarely found in one person
atty. We have heard few elocu-
tionists who equal her in voice,
movement and beauty of express
ion; her rendition is of the highest
and most realistic order. In a
word, Mrs. McNeel is a superb
elocutionist whose popularity is seen
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27
Steamer Todd
Launched.
RemodeIins Completed and Old
Schedule Resumed.

|" The Steamer w. R. Todd was
launched Tuesday morning and will
resume her regular schedule of up
river trips Friday. Remodeling and
repairs involving an expense of So,
900 We're made on the boat. A
model bow adding s feet to the
length of the boat has been built on,
changing her from the old scow nose
to a modern form. The house has
been extended out over the entire
deck, and the cabin increased and
the dining room doubled in size.
The new state rooms and a store
room have been added, modern
toilets put in and the boat has been
repainted throughout. The machin-
cry has been entirely overhauled
and the bottom of the hull replank-
ed. The work has been in charge
of Captain Bailey. The work of
shaping the bow and on the hull
was done under contract by Craw-
ford & Reed, shipcarpenters, Of
Tacoma. The remodeling of the
cabin and the upper work was done
in hurry under direction Of Thos.
McKain, the local contractor. The
Todd will resume her schedule up
river trips Monday, Wednesday and
Fridays. Her capacity for carrying
business will. be greatly increased
by the Improvements made and the
accumulated freight will now soon
be, taken care Of.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27
Arbor Day, April 9.

Governor Mead has issued his
annual proclamation setting aside
April 8 as Arbor day within the
state Of Washington. The procla-
nation is as follows:
ITO all to whom these presents
shall come, greeting:
Whereas, A highly commend
able custom is observed annually in
this and many other states of set
ting aside a day at this season of
the year, designated as Arbor day,
for the purpose of stimulating an in
terest among old and young alike
in improving their surroundings by
setting out trees and shrubs and
otherwise beautifying public parks,
grounds and building sites and pri-
vate places as well; and,
Whereas, This practice serves
not only to enhance the value of
the property. thus embellished, but
adds to-, the. attractiveness of our
communities, is an evidence of pro-
gressiveness, and increases their de-
Esirability as places in which to es-
tablish homes; now,
Therefore, l., Albert E. Mead J.,
governor of the State Of Washing
ton, by the authority in me vested
do hereby designate and set apart
the. 9th day OF. April, 1908, as Arbor
day, and | recommend that it be
generally observed throughout the
State.o ....;.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27
Bank Changes Hands.

The First Bank of Pasco changed
hands Monday when R. II. Russell,
the founder, sold all his interests to
Robett Johnke, of Garfield, Wash.
Mr.. Johnke has had number of
years experience in the banking
business and comes we'll recon-
mended. Mr.. Russell, the retiring
banker, informs us that by this
change the bank will be materially
strengthened Express.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27

1t it preferable in this climate to
plant the rows north and south
wherever practicable, as protection
of the crop from sunburn during the
extreme heat of July and August. II
however, this is is impracticablp,
the greatest care must be used not to
do any summer pruning on the
south side OF the rows.
1t is advisable to use water in the
holes in which the vines are planted,
and if good growth can he secured
by cultivation alone without any
more watering the same season, and
even during the second one, the vines
will develop a much better root
system, Dy striking deeper in the soil
ROBERT SCHLEICHER.
Lewiston, Idaho.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27
Teal to be in Operation AGAIN.

The steamer J. N. Teal, which
formely run on the Columbia be-
tween Portland and Cello and
which was almost totally destroyed
by fire at the Portland docks last
fall, has been repaired and will be
put in operation again about the
first of April. 1t will again be run
in connection with the steamer Re-
lief of the upper river which has
been tied up for some time on ac-
count of fow.water.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27

by the fact that, when she appears
before the public that have heard
her, she is always greeted by
crowded-house, and from which the
people go away uplifted, invigoratet
and inspired.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-27

Fine green bunchgrass pasturage
at Lofts ranch on Columbia
Heights one mile west Of Second
Street bridge. Send in your colts
and calves to grow up.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02
church Thieves Active.

Church thieves are again active. as anpears from a despatch from Brlvs' in inc South of France. where haha- some antique relic case, said 10 pc worth ssO. 900. has been stolen from 2 inc Church of saint viance, the locai patron saint. q, mn
 The town has population or Il'vou ,nbabitants. It's name Is said 10 pc derived from an old Celtic word, mean ing a bridge. and if was the ontn- nlace of Cardinal Dubois. saint sianee ,s a very popular patron saint in tnat district, and his relics were kept tor nublic veneration in rich. TweII,n Century case. ornamented with soi1 and silver, and made of preclous ",s wov
 iniaid with very artistic brass work.
 If was nearly three feet high. soms s,sh teen inches wide. and was lockeo
 i'm in a special niche, of wnich tne cure had the key. As one Of the most remark able works of art in the coun- try. frequent applications had peen made to let it be shown at various exhibitions, but the clergy and innaoi- tanta had always refused to allow " to 20 out of the town for fear tnat if might never be restored to them. Only once did they consent 70 par. with if for a short time, and that was to send 1t to the exhibition at tuiie in 1887.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02

to his departure our efficient and fn- defa tigable mail contractor very po- litely rendered him the use of his ele- gant and we'll constructed post coach es, but the President preferred to travel in his own carriages. as he had to
 take hts horses to Washington" All of which was in paper which carried
 at inc heads of its columns the line.
 Printer to the State and Publisher
 of the Laws of the United States"
 All of which would seem very strange
 In these days of anti-pass laws when
 public printing scandals have been
 forgot because the public printer Is
 private contractor.
 Everything went merrily on to the end. The people voted for electors in all States but South Carolina; and in all States but Maryland the system of choosing electors by districts had giv-
 en way to the Statewide general tick ct plan--thanks to the political sa- gacity of MT. Van Bureau. Jackson got 219 electoral votes. Clay 4s, Floyd | II. and Wirt '. The Jackson victory | was overwhelming. and the Democratic papers all exclaimed: The bank veto | has been sustainedw Jackson three times received the plurality of the popular vote for President. a record | equalled only by Grover Cleveland in
 the whole history of the country. tCoypright, 1908. by Fredrick j. Haskfn.)
 Tomorrow Presidential Campnigns, | ". The Van Harrison Race of 1s36.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02
Loyal to FaIIieFeu.


 esontrarv I'd belief, there are things Parisians will not stand on the stage, and they drew the line recently at scene in a revue" in Champs Ely sees nusic-hali.
 Political men are made fun of here without mercy. and libeiled daily to degree nndreamed of In countries where libel law exists otherwise tnan in name. But even the Parisian "las- ser Faire; in these days of no censor ship reyoits at gross ridicuie of the President Of the republic, his wife, nis daughter and son-in-law.
 The piece was announced as the spiciest on record. and the audience, consisting mainly of actors ana actresses, was one bred to appreciate spfce. The ginger of the opening scenes was not found too hot in the mouth, but when M. Fallieres, with M. Lanes to whom the latter was recent | lv married. came on the stage, played | inc fool. and danced cake walks. while the band burlesqued the 'Marseillaise," the audience yehemently drew the line. Dead silence was followed by groans and hisses and at last tho whole audi ence was standing and shouting down l the unhappy actors and actresses. who were not responsible, with cries of | "Yive Fallieres." Vive Ia Republique. The audience refused to let the scene finish, and clamored for the "Marseii-
 laise," a real one this time. not bur | lesdue as the band had played before.
 The conductor had the tact to strike up the stirring anthem, which was
 heard standing. and which was loudly applauded. l The whole scene has now been cut out of the performance. The censor l ship has been abolished, but audiences | themselves exercise their own veto. Twenty-Five dollars for calling any
 one a swindler thief. and an assassin
 were formerly considered quite sub | stantial damages in French libel suits but the courts have recently changed l their tactics.
 The Countess crossley de Clare has /, just been awarded $20.000 damages against the comic illustrated paper Le | Rire. which printed a libellous article about her. aggravated by caricature | The Rire's joke turns out no laughing | matter for the proprietors and the
 manager of the paper. The latter gets six months imprisonment and the for mer, besides the damages, must pay s | fine of $400 and the cost of 251 pubii- | cations of the judgment of the court including one on the front page of their | own comic paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02

minutely explained by the men upon the platform and then free discussion Is indulged in by the audience, any one being privileged to speak and to ask questions of the speakers. Tn the past such action on the part of the people of New York has changed the aspect of things at Albany in night.
 It was. thus that a certain iniquitious measure, known as the Remsen gas bill, was defeated at almost the very moment of its enactment into law.
 The significant point of all this is that it has been demonstrated that public opinion can be made a per- nanent and powerful influence, that by painstakingly educating the masses to a sense of their power through concerted action, there is a means at hand for giving to the people entire control at other times than when ball loting is to be done.
 The success of the Peoples Institute Is found not so much in what 1t has done towards unlifting the masses as In the fact that the growing strength of the movement has demonstrated the soundness of the principles upon which 1t ls founded. The idea on which the work rests Is the belief that the masses would eagerly accept such educational opportunities and that the well-known huidity of the various elements of American society would permit their welding together in a vast progress sive movement.
 To this end the work has been car ried on steadfastly during the nine | years since the Institute was launched partly through the aid of the late l Abram Hewitt, who. until his death | was its staunch supporter.
 Now there are many conservative | citizens who believe that the dream of a Peoples University. which 1t is planned will be house for all the In | stitute's activities in New York. will be realized at no very distant date | and that an impetus will be given tho | movement wh ich will go far toward 1 making 1t a national one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02

authority of men. Women, says shs petition, cannot be impartial toWaras women. A gown. hat. Dit or iase' or d mere ribbon. may offend an ln- spectress. especially as the inspectress- ss are sometimes perfect frights. More cvsr an insuectress of common or gar den brains. having to do with clever subordinate. is put out because sne has to acknowledge the latter's super icr,tv She bides her time, and when she has an opportunity pays out .ne teieph one girl for having mortified hel. .a The conclusion Is. Give us men to comnand us The worst misogynist neyer drew up a nastier indictment against the fair sex. .,
 The Department of Posts has nov vet repiIed whether it will grant tne iadies the king they ask for, The pSe. pSe, llc hopes 1t will. If that Is all they ..s,t possibly the Paris telephone girls turn deaf ears to. men only be- cause they are discontented. Iney should have men in authority over them by all means if that will satisis them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02
Prohibition warshIps.

Admission Hot Blast.
 Candidate Chapin says that if elected President he would call out militia. the standing army and the navy to en. enough to make the use of the navy feasible. but some of the anti-pro- hibition coast towns could be laid low by the warships.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-02

How the precious relic-ease Ms stolen Is a mystery. but its disappear ance resembles in many respects .nae of the famous Ambazac reliquary. The theft must have taken place during .ne night of Tuesday to Wednesday, anu there is no evidence that the LOOT oI fine church was forced open. The cure noticed the loss in the morning aIter ne had finished mass.
 few days before he had present. ment that thieves might attempt to carry off the treasures in his church. There was another and much smaIier relio-case opposite that of St. Viance. and he had taken the precaution or conveying 1t to a safe in the sacristy every night He would have made the same arrangement for the larger re liduary, only it's size was rather incon- venient, and it weighed more than sixty bounds He made 1t point, however, to look into the niche avery morning and evening, and this is how he became aware of the disappearance of the case at once.
 The fact that the lock had not been broken, nor the door forced open, seems to prove that the thieves had Key. put how they procured it IS not yet known. I So far no traces of the thieves nave | been discovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19
THE DEARTH OF ISSUES.
Outlook for an Exciting Presidential
 Campaign Not Promising.

From the New York Evenino Post
 If some little political Peterkn were to ask today what the glorious battle be- tween the parties is all about. land what they fought each other for" his elders would be hard put to it for an answer Occasionally, as in the platform of the Massachusetts democrats, we get terse issue, the tariff for revenue only, defin- itely stated; but. for the most part, the announced programmes of the two par ties are sonorously vague, and overlap each other.
 The Ohio democrats, for example, want popular election of United States sena- tors and a law limiting the power of judges to issue injunct;ons In labor dis putes But these doctrines arc not dis tinctively democratic. The New Idea" republicans of New Jersey want popular elections of senators, and the President anu many other eminent republicans are on record as favoring a limitation of the power of judges in this affair of injunc- tions.
 The republicans of Connecticut protest against monopolstic combinations which increase the price of products merely to increase the profits of producers" but protesting against monopolies. as in the Massachusetts convention, is one of the favorite diversions of the democracy. So it goes. Nothing could be easier than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19
My crown is called con*ens; A crown it Is that seldom Kings enjoy.
 -3 King Henry VI.
Four Eccentric Tickets

The nomination of Thomas E. Wat son as the populist candidate for President has been followed by the nomination of Eugene V. Debs as the candidate of the socialist party. These nominations viii no doubt be followed by the nomination of a prohibitionist and in the last days of July the Hearst ties are to select a nominee in Chi cago.
 In 1904 the odd fish in the presi- dential pool boiled votes as follows: Debs. socialist, 4O2,2S9; Swallow, pro- hibitionist, 25S,536; Nation, populist, I 1171S3, and Carrigan, socialist labor, S1,249-total 9O9, 9,291 votes. No doubt over a million votes will be thrown away this year on candidates who have no chance of securing a single cleo toral vote, and wAo represent no meas ure that will gain hearing in Con gress. This million and odd votes will be drawn from the two large parties. Perhaps it would be fair to estimate that three-fifths of the eccentric voting will be done by democrats ana two ffths by republicans. The net loss of the democrats IA that case would be 100000 votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19
FIELDS HEAD FOR BUSINESS.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 In the early sos, when Eugene Field was managing editor of the Denver Tri- bune. newspapers in that city were not conducted with metropolitan preciseness. Fields official position gave him access to the money drawer. He would take out such amount as he needed and drop in a memorandum, known as a "tab," for the guidance of the bookkeeper. In this man. ner he generally contrived to have his sal ary expended several weeks in advance.
 One day Field was in hurry, and, as usual, in need of cash. Rushing to the money drawer he hastily scooped out coins and bills, transferred them to his overcoat pocket and started away. But apparently he was struck by the thought that this would be confusing to the accountant, for he returned, and, scribbling tab, placed it in the raided drawer. When Fred Skiff, the business manager, opened the drawer little later he found noth- ing but the slip of paper bearing the le- gcnd: Took all there was. GENIE"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19
Immigration Work.

s. Heckinger, well known and esteemed in the Birmingham district as an au- thority on immigration matters, leaves to- day for Charleston, s. C., where he will remain for some months, assisting the Southern Immigration association, with headquarters in that city.
 Few men in the south are so well equipped by education and observation for discussing and handling the immigra- tion proposition as MT. HeclSinger," said a member of the Commercial club. "He is German-born, but has lived long enough in the south to be fully &C., quainted with our resources, institutions and the history of foreign colonization. No one understands better than he the conditions that will attract German immi- grafton and no one understands better the pitfalls. In other words he has made a close and intelligent study of recent German colonization. MT Heclkinger Is confident that substantial class of Ger man immigrants can be induced to come to the south, provided the right methods are pursued"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19
Two Conflicting Currency Bills

The Aldrich bill is pitted against the Vreeland bill in conference, and the latter is of the two the better The Aldrich bill looks to an emergency currency based on state, school or municipal bonds, and the banks that would sadly need currency in an emer- gency would be the ones that would hold no bonds. The Aldrich bill is d measure drawn in the interest of the eastern cities, and 1t would in no wise meet the needs of the west and south in an emergency.
 The Vreeland bill on the other hand looks to an emergency issue of assets currency through clearing house asso- citations under government regulation. The assets currency would be taxed the first month per cent, and l per cent would be added to the rate of taxation for each additional month it
 
 is permitted to stay in circulation.
 But why. need either be passed in the hurry and scurry of closing con gressional days? In 95 years clearing house certificates have been used five times, and it is safe to predict they would not be needed in 10 years to come. We went 14 years without them up to last fall. We still have the clearing houses in all considerable cities. Why then this imperative force and pressure to pass an emergency bill? It Is confessedly a makeshift measure, fc: commission Is to be ap- pointed to report a revision of the currency and banking system. There is really no need of rushing a caucus bill through before adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19

oroughts will not affect, for on the sills of it's locks there will be six feet Of water at all times with no ice at any time. And as for terminals the barges will roam along the entire water fronts and be lowed to any steamer that desires bunker coal whether it be tied up or at anchor. In the respect of terminals barge coal nas superior advantages.
 The Register, published in a river city, should revise its criticisms of river navigation so far as heavy prod ucts are concerned. But whether it does or not it will soon see the products of mines and plants coming to its city and passing by it perharo until the entire gulf market is mon- opolized by the district that lies near est tidewater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-19
piseass Murphys Successor.

Since the death of Vice President W. J. Murphy of the Queen and Crescent who had been conducting the management of the road, there is considerable specula- tion as to his probable successor. It is being discussed in many of the local railroad offices. At present the office clerk of President Murphy is in charge, but his successor will be appointed very shortly.
 The only name that is heard mentioned is that of T. c. Powell of St. Louis. In fact, many declare that he will receive the promotion without doubt. MT. Powell is fourth vice president of the Southern railway and one of the livest young rail- road men in the business.
 MT. Powell was first general freight agent, then assistant freight traffic man ager, then traffic manager and then vice president of the road. At the age of 40 he commands the respect of all his fellow railroad workers. It is generally believed that he will be honored with the promo ton.