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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-03-17
Plan to Make | Iomesteadine Easier
Correspondent Advances Ideas Toward Eehteniine
the Burden Of those who File on Public Lands

at time of filing, 81 per acre the next
year, $500 per acre the third, fourth
and fifth years, $500 per acre the
sixth, seventh, and eighth years,
and $500 per acre each year there
after until the full amount is paid
1t appears that Congress hesitates to
extend these payments for period
OF more than ten years, therefore if
this easy plan was enacted into law,
as outlined by this bill, up to the
tenth year, letting the balance all
fall due in ten years, it would
tighten the burden upon many who
now have homesteads and..encourage
others to!take homesteads, and there
is no good reason why all of this
should not be paid at the end of
ten years, but there is every reason
for having the payments light the
first few years. particularly the first
five years.
Pasture Lands
The settlement of western lands
Can be very greatly accelerated, and
each of the western states contain
ing large amount of public land
very much benefited, if Congress
would pass a law in line with the
resolutions unanimously passed at
the Billings Dry Farming Congress,
providing for the classification of the
rough mountainous lands valuable
only for pasturage, by commission
to be appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture, and such lands sold out
in such sized tracts as would be nee
essary for the support of the average
American family; that is, lands to
be sold on ten years time in ten an
nual payments, and not permitting
transfer during the ten years. time
and requiring the purchaser when
making final payment, to show that
he has pastured the land to a reason
able extent.
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INTERESTING FIGURES

After a careful and exhaustive
study of market conditions in the
Pacific Northwest during the past
eight years, President Harvey Beck
with, of the Portland Commercial
Club, makes the startling statement
that prices paid to farmers for ele-
ven different articles of food, all
necessities, advanced 31.4 per cent
between April 1902, and October
1910, and he backs up his statement
by quotations from market reports
published in Portland during that
period.
/ These figures said President
Beckwith, indicate that Portland
Is a high priced market for farm
produce, and the high prices are
directly chargeable to the great in
crease in consumption over produc-
ton. The demands Of a rapidly
growing population have more than
Kept pace with the increase in the
quantity of essentials of foodstuffs
sent to market by the farmers OF
the state, and this condition is one
that is not likely to be changed fol-
a long time, if ever. and the situa.
ton is a very inviting one to the
producer. ~ ttr
In the table Of prices submitted
herewith are two items to which
desire to call particular attention.
eggs and poultry. There is no good
reason why the Pacific Northwest
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should not produce eggs and chick
ems enough to fully supply the local
demand and thus relieve the whole
salers from the necessity of order
ing carload after carload from the
Middle West. There is absolutely
no danger of overproduction in these
lines, in fact, there is little prospect
that the supply will ever exceed, or
even equal the demand.
Let US assume that there are
5000 farmers in Oregon and that
at the present time each farmer is
keeping an average of 20 hens. It
is, probably fair to estimate that
each hen will raise, during the COM
ing summer, a brood of ten chick
ems and during the balance of the
year will lay ~ dozen eggs. The
chickens should certainly be worth
80 cents each when ready for mar
ket, and the eggs will sell at a
minimum price of % cents per
dozen, total of $500, and the
farmer still has the original hen.
An addition of only one hen by
each farmer, on this basis, will
amount to $4,000 annually and,
if given the time and attention that
this important industry deserves,
the net returns from the poultry
yards of the state may easily exceed
those from the wheat fields.''
Figures compiled by President
Beckwith, showing advances in
prices and dates of quotations, are
e." ...-f )
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LIBRARY LIST

Continuation of list of books in the
public library. Cut this out and
save it until you have the complete
list. There will be more next week.
Barbara, A Woman of the West
John H. Whitson.
Barbara Sheep-Robert Hichens.
Battle of Life, The-Chas. Dick
ems.
Ben Hur-Lew Wallace.
Berlin and Sans Souci - Louisa
Muhlback.
Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush
Ian Mac Laren.
Beyond the City-A. Conan Doyle.
Blazed Trail ,The-Stuart Edward
White.
Bucholz Family, The - julius
Stinde.
Called Back-Hugh Conway.
Call of the Wild, The-Jack Lon
don.
Captain Northumberland Hard
ing Davis.
Charlemont-W. Gilmore Simms.
Children of the Abbey, There
ginia Maria Roche.
Choir Invisible, The-James Lane
Allen.
Christian, The-Hall Game.
Colonel's Daughter, The Cap.
Chas. King.
Confessions Of Frivolous Girl
Robt. Grant.
Conquest of poverty, The-Helen
Williams.
Country Doctor, A-Honore De
Balzac.
Country Doctor, The-Sarah
Anne levitt.
Crossing, The-Winston Church
ill.
Damnation of Theron Ware, The
Harold Frederick.
Daughter of an Empress, The
Louisa Muhlback.
David Balfour-Robert Louis Ste
phenson.
David observation-disclosures Mac
Donald.
David Harem-Edward n. West
colt.
Days Off-Henry Van Dyke.
Dear-Anonymous.
Doctor Zay-Elizebeth S. Phelps.
Don Orsino-F. Marion Crawford.
Down the Ravine-Chas. Egbert
Craddock.
Dri and Irving Bachelor.
Driven Back to Eden-E.P. Roe.
DR.. Jekyl-Merry Men-Robt.
Lewis Stephenson.
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The public land laws provide
that two persons may jointly take
IN public land under the mining
laws, and one person do the work
IN the claim, the other furnishing
the necessary money to buy:supplies.
This is commonly known as the
Grub Stake Law, and each owns a
half interest in any land SO obtained
from the Government. There is no
good reason why this principle
should not apply to land taken up
under the homestead law, and a bill
embodying this idea is now before
Congress. If Congress should pass
this bill it would give an opportun-
ity for labor and capital to work to-
aether in the matter Of taking up
public land, one person furnishing
the necessary money to properly
improve and go through with the
homestead and the other furnishing
the necessary work and residing on
the claim. This would provide a
means for very many worthy peo-
Ole to acquire homes who have no
hopes of getting home of their
own under the present public land
laws.
Payments Should be Easy
The Reclamation Service requires
one-tenth cash payment on irrigated
homesteads at the time of filing,
and one-tenth each year until the
iull payment is made. They also
require one years maintenance fee
TO be paid in advance. Where the
water right is $4,000 per acre it re-
quires considerable sum of money
TO file upon $50, and a man must
have quite little money before be
can undertake to go through with an
50 acre homestead. A bill is now
before Congress providing in the
future only 81 per acre be required
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TRADE IS BETTER


I. w. Felix, of Felix & Sons:
we had very satisfactory Christ
mas business. The expensive lines
were not as popular as usual, but this
fact was made up for by the volume
of business otherwise
H. A. Auerbach, of the Palace Cloth
Eve had a fine day Saturday. The
Christmas shopping was not brisk early
in the season. but there was a strong
". T. Rickenbacher. of The Fair:
Our business was fine. We didn't
have anything left in the line Of new
4. S. Thomas, of the Santa Fe Watch
1--WE had the biggest trade in our
history Saturday We have had a 20
percent gain in business in the year as
a whole We sold mostly big things for
the Christmas trade, such as diamonds,
gold watches and expensive talking
machines
a fine business was done at Hayden's
and at the Moorehouse store.
NJ F. Rigby: We have had a good
Christmas trade. We sold more stuff
than at any time since have been in
business. We made a substantial gain
over last season. We made seven trips
to the home of one West side society
girl. delivering 81 pounds of candy
L. NJ. Brunt: I'VE did q bigger bust
ness TINS year Tnan last season
J. A Charles, of the Pontchartrain':
I'VE had a mighty fine Christmas
business It was better than we ex-
pected-''
H R Grimes. of the Palace market:
I'VE had a very good Christmas
trade-much better. in fact. than we
expected. We could have sold so more
turkeys had we been able to get them.
There were a few large birds to be had,
but they were too big for the trade
Albert Green, of William Green &
Son:
Saturday was the biggest day since
we have been in business. I have an
idea that our business was Is percent
better than last year. although l have
not as vet had time to figure it up"
H. c. Fraser, of Fraser Bros:
The trade was better than ever
probably one-third larger than last
year
Sol Berkson. of Berlson Bros:
1.-The Christmas business was very
satisfactory. It didn't start brisk, but
it ended Well"
H Endlich. of the Outlook Cloak and
Suit Co.:
Our business was better than ever
before Through our sale we had an
enormous business in furs."
W E. Brelsford, of the Payne Shoe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-26
GRAIN IS LOWER
Snow Causes Drop in the Price
of Wheat.
Several Other Bearish Influ-
ences Are at Work.
FIRMNEss IN CORN
Brought About by Wet Weather
Later Is Lost.
Advance in Hogs Gives Some
Strength to Provisions.

Chicago, Dec 26-WHEAT-Snow afford
ing protection and moisture for winter
wheat had tendency today to lower the
price Heavy world shipments exerted
a similar influence and there was also
word that the seeded territory in the
provinces of India showed an increase of
1000, 600 acres compared with a year ago.
weather as favorable for the harvest in
the Argentine.
Opening prices were sc to nc lower.
May started at $3.50 to 9814c, a loss of 1sc
to &c and declined to g77sc.
An advance at Buenos Ayres helped
rally the market and so did a decrease in
the United States visible supply. The
close. however, was weak with May at
.9l7sc, net loss of 1zc-
CORN-Wet weather caused firmness in
corn al the outset. sympathy with the
weakness of wheat. however, brought
about a setback later. May opened a
shade to sc higher at 645s0S44c and re-
ceded to 6314c
Prices showed little rallying power The
close was weak at 635sc for May, de-
cline of 1sc net.
for commission houses, the oats market
followed corn down hill May started a
sixteenth to &c off at 4712Q47ssc to 477sc
and fell to 4714c.
PROVISIONS advance in hogs
gave some strength to provisions but the
rise was checked by the falling off in
exports of products. First sales were 215c
pork, So. 421a to $9.45 for lard and $S.621z for
ribs.
RYE-No. 2, 92c.
BARLEY-75cd$1.2 7.
TIMOTHY-$12 506U15.00
CLOVER-$1 .5O@2e.25-
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CRUDE OIL GOES UP
The Advance in Price Is Attributed to
Better Times.

Pittsburg, Dec. 26.-Announcement
was made today by the joseph Seep
purchasing agency now the buying
power of the old Standard Oil organ
izations of an advance in Pennsylvania
crude of five cent a barrel bringing
the price paid independent producers
to $1.35 a barrel. Other grades were
raised in proportion as follows:
Somerset 70; an advance of five
cents; Ragland IS cents. an advance
of three cents. No change was made
in the price paid for Mercer black,
Cabeu, Newcastle and Corning.
The last preceding change in the
price of Pennsylvania the basis of the
1910, when the price was reduced to
crude oil market was made June II,
1910. when the price was reduced to
S1.30. Officials of the Standard COM
pany stated that there was no parti-
cular shortage in the grades Of oil at
fected and expressed the belief that
the advance had come as an indica-
ton that times were much better and
the companies which made up the
great organization could afford it. It
was predicted that it will stimulate de-
veIOpment
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TRY AN OLD DODGE.
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.l
penter the government began the pre-
sentatiOn of it's case to the jury by cali
ing its first witness to the stand. The
government has subpoenaed 300 witnesses
names
District Attorney Wilkerson will begin
by having witnesses tell the story of the
old packers pool which is said to have
operated prior to the organization of the
National Packing company. The defense
may decide to admit that such a pool
existed and if this course is followed the
hearing may be materially shortened.
The government then will trace the his
tory Of the alleged packers combine step
by step to the period covered in the in
dictment in an effort to prove that the
Chicago packers fixed the prices of meat
and suppressed competition.
1t may take three months or more for
the prosecution to conclude its case.
Veeder's Testimony.
Mr.. veeder said he has not been
identified with the packing industry
since 1874
What was the business Of your
son, Henry Veeder, in 1902" asked
Attorney Pierce Butler Of counsel for
He was acting as secretary Of an
association
what was the name of the asso-
ciation?" asked Attorney Butler.
4 don't think I ever heard the
name of the association" replied the
witness.
How often did the members
meet?''
about once week.
Whom did you see go into that Of
fice?''
4 saw Gustafus F. Swift, Jesse P.
Lyman. Arthur Meeker, Ira Morris,
Mike Cudahy Miles of Armour and
company. Louis F. Swift, Edward F.
Swift, Charles H Swift, Francis Fow-
Ter, Thomas Connors and others.
The witness said there was no name
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do NOTS" FOR MEN
Don'ts for Women Followed by Other
Advice From Hyde.

Brockton. Mass. Dec. 26.-Dr. AL
bert Marion Hyde, who recently for
mulatd ten 'Don'ts for women, !"
which have been spread broadcast, has
just announced another set of ;don'ts"
this time intended for young men,
They were made public as a part of
his Christmas celebration. Included
in the list are the following:
Do not speak of the "old gent and
the ~old woman" Fathers and moth
ers are a necessary evil in the present
system OF things They have spoken
respectfully of you when outsiders
could not see anything on which they
could hang even small compliment.
Do not give all your attention to the
education of the brains on the outside
of your head. Football hair and a let
ter on your jersey are not a sufficient
training for life.
Do not put the money of your tailor
and your washerwoman in SIS opera
seats and 50 theater tickets. They
may prefer to spend their earnings in
some other way.
Do not try to get rich quick; smart
er men than you who have come to
town have tried it and lost all they
had.
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WIZARD GRIFFITH DIES
Lightning Calculator Is a Victim of
ApOpIexy.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 26.-Arthur
F. Griffith of Milford, Ind, light
ming calculator who has bewild cred
vaudeville attendants throughout the
country for a number of years by his
mathematical wizardry, has been
found dead of apoplexy at local
hotel.
Griffith was known professionally as
the marvellous Griffith Within re-
cent years his peculiar powers have
beer given many tests by professors of
mathematics and psychology at Har-
ward, Yale, Chicago, Indiana and
Northwestern universities.
Mathematical Wizard
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 26.=Arthur
E. Griffith was considered one of those
mathematical wizards. born with an
inherent attraction for figures. With
out pencil or paper he could raise
figure to the sixth power in about II
by three figures in five seconds, and
could multiply nine figures by nine
figures in eight seconds.
As proof of his lightning calculation
system, he once did the work of four
teen clerks in the state auditors office
at Springfield, Ill, for three hours on
g wager. The answer to problem like
this would be at his tongues end:
What is the compound interest on
one cent at six per cent from the birth
of Christ to the present date, and how
far would that many silver dollars
reach in the air If placed flat and
against each other on every square
foot of clear and level tile floor
$4,000 miles in circumference ?"
Such as this were regarded as
Eight mental exercises by Mr.. Crit
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all St. New York, Dec. 26.-STOCKSA
Lehlgh valley was the prominent feature
OF the stock market today when trading
was resumed after the triple boIfdaV
period Opening with gain of r. It was
forced upward quickly to a point above
the previous close. Canadian Pacific also
advanced point The list in general was
irregular Changes were small
The slight buying movement in evidence
az the opening was not continued. The
Hst 1ei back a fraction and became stag
haht at the recession. Lehigh Valley was
oHere0 freely on the advance and reacted
"a to below last weeks closing Great
Northern Ore Certificates fell H. Denver
and Rio Grande and Bethlehem Steel
preferred 515.
Wall St, New York Dec. 26.-STOCKS-
leaning IN stocks fell to nominal proper
tons during the morning. The market
renamed IN the hands of the professional
operators whose beariSh sentiment was
rejected IN the reacuonary character of
the list Movements were narrow except
IN the cases of a few stocks. Lehigh Val
ley and Great Northern Ore Certificates
We're marked exceptions. Lehigh Valley
gave way sluggishly until it touched 1851
compared with 1865, the highest price on
record made earlier Its weakness was
ignored by the other active stocks which
continued downward at a level slightly
below Fridays closing. Great Northern
ore Certificates developed decided weak
ness, falling points to 3615. Some short
selling was attributed to unconfrmed re-
ports that a change would be made in
the presidency of the company Central
Railroad of New Jersey opened 4 points
lower at 313 and rebounded to 320
Bonds were easier.
Speculative interest languished during
the afternoon; the market showed SO lit
tie business that some traders quit the
floor Lehigh Valley was sold again after
its brief rally.
Other stocks became dull but held when
the buying stopped.
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NEW LIMBS OF THE LAW
Twenty-seven Students Have Entered
for the Finals.

Twenty-seven young Kansas law
students have filed petitions to be ad-
rnftted to the bar. The state board of
law examiners will meet January 10 to
give the examinations. Those who will
take the examination, including two
women, are:
Charles Hughes, Manhattan.
Martin c. Freerks, Wichita
james Clifford Sheppard, Fort Scott.
Kate Sheppard. Fort Scott
Clyde R. Douglas, Leoti.
Arthur Campbell Scates, Dodge City.
Hal III. Moran, Winfield.
" alter J. Gresham, Cottonwood
Falls.
Austin NJ. Cowan, Wichita.
Harry c. AIlphin. Lawrence.
Nellie Cline. I-arned.
VIII Vandament, Columbus
Henry S. Amidon, Wichita.
Hugh NJ Funson, Ottawa.
Samuel a auckland, Wichita.
Claude f. Deming, WestmOreiand.
Henry J. z. Ahrens. Belleville.
Clarence =. Thompson, Hoxie.
Reginald p. Jackman. Wichita
Fred M. Lyon. Paola
Chas. A. McCorkle, Wichita
Raymond c. Ogden, Lawrence.
John Madden. Jr., Parsons.
Ansel r. Clark, Independence.
Walter ]. Use, Lawrence.
c. E Cooper, Parsons
Ralph r. Hall, Wichita.
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GEN. REYES SURRENDERS
Outlook for Peace and Quiet in Mex
leo Is Improved.

L1nares. Mex, Dec 26.-General Bernar-
do Reyes. Mexico's oHe-time greatest mill
itary leader, and more recently leader of
a revolt that threatened TO tear the coun-
try from border to border. surrendered
here yesterday, but later was given his
liberty on his word that he would not
leave the city. He surrendered officially
TO General Irevinos a personal enemy Of
years
Riding alone into Linares the gray
haired rebel gave himself UP to Lieu
tenant Plairdo Rodriguez, commander OF
25 ruraIes, the sole military guard here
Permission was obtained to telegraph a.
formal capitulation to General TreVino,
commander Of the Third military zone at
Monterey. He frankly admitted his
dream OF another successful revolution
had come to an end. and placed himself
at TrevinO's disposal
4 called upon the army. I called upon
the people, telegraphed the broken gen
eral land no one responded. This attitude
I regard as a protest. and I am resolved
not to continue this war against the gov
eminent. I place myself at your DISPOSE
ton"
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Kew York Produce Marker.

New York, Dec. 2s.-BUTTER-Mar
unsettled. Creamery special, &c; extras,
&c; firsts, s4a36c; state dairy tubs, finest.
35@36c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk, fall and earlier specials, 16aI6Izc:
skins, 3d14c-
EGGS-Market unsettled Fresh gath
cred extras, 34q35c; extra first, 31032c
first, 29d30c; second, 27d2Sc; refrigerator
special marks, fancy local storage
charges paid, 25d26c; ditto first, 231k0241kc;
western gathered white, 33Q38c.
POULTRY - Alive, steady; western
1262Oc.
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Kansas City, Dec. 6-WHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged No. ? hard, 99cds1. O5;
No. 3. 9ScQ$1-04; No red, 96q97c; No. B.
94M95c.
CORN-Market unchanged to nc lower
No. mixed, 63c; No. 3, 6Gd611kc; No. 2
white, 64Q65c; No. 3, 611zG62c.
OATS-Market steady. No. white
4S@4S7zc; No. ? mixed, 4T@471sc.
RYE-94d95c.
HAY-Market strong. Choice timothy,
5000; choice prpairie. S13. 95Q1350.
BUTTER-C Creamery, SEC; firsts, 34c;
seconds, BIC; packing stock, 201zc-
EGGS-Extras, PC; firsts, 27e; seconds,
17c.
WHEAT-Receipts, IS cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, 9s1sc; July,
911zc.
CORN-December. S41zc; May. s4qs4ssc;
July, SIC.
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Reyes asked no guarantee for himself
but pleaded for mercy for the little group
of men who have followed him in his
wanderings to and fro, throughout a
large area in this state and in the state
of Tamaulipas. He requested considera-
ton for them They are yet fugitives and
will be hunted down by Trevino's men
unless they, too, surrender voluntarily
To Reyes message, General Trevino re-
piled that General Reyes would be kept
Under guard in Iinares pending instruc-
tons from the central government
That he will be taken to the capital to
answer for his offense, is considered by
Revistas the natural result of his sur
render.
Reyes' attempt to save his few followers
was received by Trevino, who teleSraphed
to reeves that he had no authority to
lax his campaign.
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.eeders. 800: cove md heifers. ~

feeders. s3.25Q5.S0: COWS and heifers. s2oo8
$50; calves, S4.7567.25.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 5000
Market strong. Light S575d6.20; mixed.
S5.90d635; heavy, S5.95G6.s0: rough. s. $50
610; good to choice heavy, s6.10d6.40; pigs,
S4.6005.75; bulk Of sales. S6.05M6.25.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at p 600
Market strong. Native, S2.50a425: west
ern, S2.75a4.25; yearlings &i50p5.50; lambs,
native. &25d6.40: western. $4.5OH6.3b.
Car lot receipts. Wheat % cars with 1
of contract grade: corn III cars. with none
of contract grade; oats 123 cars.
Total receipts Of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 957 cars,
compared with 325 cars last week and ga
cars the corresponding day year ago.
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Chicago, Dec. 26.-BUTTER-Mar
steady. Creameries. 26q36c; diaries, $50
31c
EGGS-Market weak. Receipts, 1853
cases; at mark, cases included, 17a26c:
firsts, 22a24c; prime firsts, 26Q27c.
CHEESE-Market steady Daisies, 161A
0D16s4c; Twins, 16G1s4c Young Americas,
161zQ16s4c; Long Horns 161z416szc.
POTATOES-Market strong. Choice to
fancy, S8GI90c; fair to good, S5688c.
PouiLTRY3Market firm. Turkeys, 14a
lie: chickens, 10@11c; springs, 10c.
VEAI-Market steady. 80 to so ID. wis.,
7@11c.