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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
Get $4,000
FOR WOOL CROP
Coffin Brothers Sell Entire Clip at
Average OF Ten Cents-To
Boston by Boat

The entire wool crop of Coffin
Bros, consisting of about 100000
pounds of fleece, was sold this week
in Portland by Stanley Coffin to J.
P. Dufour, representative Of several
eastern milling interests. The fleece
brought from 9 to 123 cents per
pound, according to quality and
condition.
The wool was shipped more than
a week ago on boat from Finley,
a river landing about eight miles be-
low Kennewick. It was taken
around the rapids at The Dalles by
train, and loaded on a boat again
which carried it to Portland. While
it was being loaded on the ocean
vessel there it was seen and pur-
chased by the buyer for the Boston
mills.
The price is on the wool at the
river landing at Finley and the
buyers will pay freight charges for
the entire distance. The wool will
be transhipped again at San Fran
cisco to boat which will take it to
the western end of the railroad ac-
ross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in
southern Mexico, where it will be
taken to the Atlantic coast and
loaded on ocean vessels for Boston.
The average price received by the
Coffin Bros. was a little more than
10 cents pound, making their re-
ceipt for their clip this spring in ex-
cess of $4,000. The Coffin Bros. ,
flocks include something more than
10000 sheep, about one-tenth Of all
the flocks in the Yakima valley from
ennewick to Ellensburg.
Freight charges from kennewick
to Boston BY boat and the Isthmus
Of Tehuantepec route are S1.OO per
hundred pounds while the all-rail
route charges are s1.9O a hundred
Practically 100000 sheep have
been shorn in the Yakima valley
this spring. The Coffin Bros. are
the first large flock owners to sell
their entire crop. Many Of the
growers are holding for an advance
in price which they expect will
come in few weeks.
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FROM
PASCO MAKE GOOD
Women Minstrels from Sister CITY
Put on Good Show-LOcal Hits
Tickle Audience

Although the house was not as
we'll filled as it tshould have been, the
Imperial Minstrels proved one of the
most popular attractions which ever
appeared in the city. The show
was put on by thirty of the leading
women of Pasco who are members
of the American Woman's League,
a cha pter of which was recently
organized in that city, and was
presented in kennewick under the
auspices of the Commercial Club.
One third of the proceeds Of the
entertainment was turned over to
this organization.
The show was extensively adver-
tised and the performers played up
to the highest expectations, intro
ducing many features which were a
decided novelty and a surprise to
many of their friends.
Mrs. B. X. Short was interlocutor
and the end women were Mesdames
| Fales. Stanley, Pelham, Gordon,
Alton, and Osborn. Mrs. Gordan
and Mrs. Fales were the most COM
ical of the dusky commedians and
their work at the ends of the bench
would have reflected credit on pro-
fessionals. One OF the best features
of the entertainment was the solos
which were rendered by vario',s
ladies. Goodnight, Dear" with
accompanying tableaux Of parting
lovers won prolonged applause.
The duet by Mesdames Driscoll and
Cox was another popular vocal
number and Mrs. Hogan's coon
songs were fine.
The work of Mrs. Stanley and Mr..
Kelly made a hit in the comedy
sketch, The "Squarer. Mr.. Kel-
ly's "souse'' was so true to life that
the audience was led to wonder how
such perfect acting could be pro-
duced unless through much practice.
The local hits were productive OF
considerable embarrassment for those
who were stung and were most
amusing to the rest Of the audience.
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ASK SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY

A petition was presented to the
Council Tuesday night asking that
municipal tax support for the Ii
brary be voted on by the citizens at
a special election to be held May 13,
on the same day as the annexation
election.
The petition was granted and the
City Clerk was instructed to issue
notices and have proper ballots pre-
pared.
In response to a previous appeal
for help from the library board, the
Council appropriated $3.50 per
month from the current expense
funds, but as this amount barely
pays one-third the running ex-
penses of the library the institu-
TONS directors decided to ask that
it be placed entirely under munich
pal support or to abandon their ef-
forts entirely.
SO the coming election will really
decide whether or not Kennewick
will see the doors of her public IL
brary closed. In case the voters
give the institution their support it
probably will be moved from its
present location to the Horticultur-
al building.
Under the state law, the city may
levy an additional tax of one and
one half mills for library purposes,
which, under the present assessed
valuation, will give the institution
a yearly income of about $1,000.
This tax, however, will not be avail.
able until February of next year,
when the new assessment roll is
made up.
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PLANNING MILL SOON READY

Lumber is on the ground and
work commenced for a planning
mill on Washington street, between
Third and Fourth streets. |. A.
Boynton, a man who has been in
the lumber planning business all his
life, is erecting the mill, and ex-
poets to have it completed and ready
for business the end of week after
next.
Mr.. Boynton has the machinery
on the ground, having brought ii
with him from Nome, Alaska where
he had mill last year. Electric
power will be used to run the saws,
shapers and planning machines, as
well as the fnishers. There is nc
such mill in this section of the coun'
try, the nearest being at North Yak
ina, and Mr.. Boynton feels that
there will be work enough to keeI
the plant busy most of the time.
Door and window frames, mould
ings, fumes, fancy fixtures for the
finishing of houses, etc., will be
turned out of the plant as fast a.
called for. No doubt the lumber
wards as well as builders and con-
tractors will find the new plant o.
much benefit.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
MAY MORNING. BREAKFAST

By M. E. Ladies' Aid, in Horti-
cultural building.
MENU
Oranges
Cream Of Wheat. Grape Nuts.
Corn Flakes
Bacon, eggs, and potatoes
White bread, mullins, jelly
Doughnuts and coffee
Price, adults, Csc, children under
10 years, 15c.
Apron sale to be continued thru
out the day. Cocoa and waters
served during the sale.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
LARKIN ALLOWS ONE hit
Wallula Bunch Outclassed by Locals
Fifth Straight Win of Season

The Berrypickers played rings
around the Wallula- Alfalfa team
last Sunday and won as they pleased
by score of II to /.
1t wasn't much of ball game, as
the one-sided score would indicate.
When the visitors lined up for
pfactice they looked almost like a
ball team and the crowd settled back
with the expectation of seeing real
game. Not so, however. Wallula
went to bat first and were retired in
one-two-three order. Smith started
the fun for Kennewick in their hall
of the first by reaching first on an
error. Wallula's balloon went up
right then and before the dust had
settled the home boys had batted
around and an inventory Of the
score sheet showed that four hits
and three errors had netted five runs.
That was enough to cinch the game,
and although Wallula changed bat.
teries and played better ball the rest
of the game. the Berrypickers wen,
right on with the scoring.
Larkin should have had shut.
out TO his credit. He allowed but
one hit, but that hit, coupled with
two wild throws, gave the visitors
their one score in the fifth.
The Kennewick lineup was again
shifted somewhat for this game
Captain Martin played his natural
position at the first sack, Stull
guarded right field, Criderman was
in center and Copeland was giver
his old position in left garden.
The score:
| II
Kennewick 5 10000 FL ~
Wallula 5000 1OOO0.1 l
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
UP AGAINST SOMETHING

Next Sunday Kennewick will play
the 5. P. & S. team of Portland,
aud the fans will have an opportun-
ity OF seeing what the Berrypickers
can do against an aggregation OF
class. If the Rose City boys break
Kennewick's winning streak, they
will at least know they they have
been in ball game before they get
through. Let every fan and fanette
turn out and root hard for a sixth
victory.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
Good ROAD FROM
DEPOT TO CITY
If Annexation Carries, Corporation
Will Improve Highway to
S. P. & S. Station

The much travelled road to the
S. P. & S. depot is in a sad state of
neglect. This is not written as a
matter of news but as a bald state
ment of fact. Not only is it an un-
comfortable piece of highway to be
jolted over in the bus going to and
from trains but it is detriment to
the city, as it creates a bad first
impression in the minds of new
comers arriving over the S. P. & S.
Being outside the corporate limits,
the city heretofore has had no jur-
isdiction over this piece of highway,
and frequent appeals to the county
commissioners have had no effect.
So what should be one of the best
highways in the neighborhood of
the city remains but rough trail in
places and very poor excuse as
highway at it's best.
This is in a fair way to be reme-
died if the eastern territory is voted
into the city at the coming election.
The city administration have prom
ised that as soon as the highway is
brought: within their jurisdiction
they will Immediately take steps to
put it in the best of condition. The
road will be surveyed and perma-
nently located a regulation street
width decided upon and grading
and recovering: done as fast as
money and materials can be Sc
cured.
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WILL HOLD RECEPTION

Next Tuesday afternoon, May 2,
at the Presbyterian church parlors,
tie Woman's Club will hold a re-
ception, beginning at $50. This
meeting is called for the purpose OF
interesting all the ladies of the city
in the Clubs program of civic i'm
provement work which is being
outlined for the coming year. All
ladies are invited and it is hoped
that there will be a large attendance.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
FOR PARENT TEACHERS CLUB

ihe Education Committees of the
"a cadies' Literary Club and Woman's
G'oo ~. met Friday afternoon at the
Ilieh School building for the pur-
p pse OF adopting some plans by
W winch 1t is hoped to secure a closer
cooperation between parents and
.eacners. 1t was decided to CO.
oerate with the teachers, call a
s. ssneIal meeting near the beginning
o' . 8 school for the purpose of forming
d rarent-T Teachers Club. This meet
~ ,ae 10 be in the nature of a reception
VII, 1he ! teachers. Pertinent subjects
na VIA oe discussed informally by both
psren's and teachers and refresh
'Aeh's served by the Clubs.
~, "A resolution was passed COM
ttbbenading the Ding teachers and pupils for
~, ,l,e mighty satisfactory results of
tl,ls ths years work and especially for
'sut suta most excellent Patrons Day
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
CLOTHING BLOWN OFF,;
POWDERMAN ESCAPES
Blaster Whitson of Reclamation Ser
vice Gang Survives Terrible
Experience.

With every stitch of clothing, ex-
cepting bis shoes torn from his body
by the force of the explosion, Tom
Whitson Of the United States rec
lamation service was able, a few
hours afterward,. to relate clearly
the terrific experience through
which he had passed when dyna-
mite cap accidently exploded in his
hand, setting off a 50-pound keg of
gaint powder and IA blasts sur
rounding him. The accident hap
pened near Toppenish on Wednes-
day.
The marvellous escape of Whltson
was witnessed by half a dozen men
Of the reclamation service, who ex-
pected to pick up only fragments OF
his body, but were surprised to find
him swimming in the Sunnyside
canal, with burns about his face and
shoulders, hut minus his clothes.
Whitson is the powder man, or
blaster, for the reclamation service
dredge, He had placed IA ''shotsD
ahead of the machine. One fuse did
not suit him: and he caught it in his
hand as he struck a match to light
| it. The fuse was timed for q minute
! and half, but the fuse and cap im-
mediately discharged. This caused
the so pounds Of giant powder 70
explode and before Whitson had ne
lalized what had happened he was
in the Sunnyside canal. While he
was in the water, the other shots
went off, one after another.
/ Whitson was taken to Zillah, his
wounds given some dressing there,
and then brough to Toppenish hos
pital. He refused to remain in
doors and returned to Camp No. A,
not far from Zillah, coming back to
Toppenish the next day for the
second dressing of the wounds. He
says he is telling fine and is willing
to start work again on the old job
right away.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-04-28
THIEVES STEAL
MAIL POUCH
s,ck Of First Class Matter Stolen
trom Depot Saturday Evening
No Clue to Looters

The presence Of the tough element
.bout the city, which has been a
menace to the peace Of mind of the
citizens for some time past, has at
,ost made itself felt and, as is usu-
ally the case, at the point where it
was least expected. The U. S. first
class mail for kennewick was stolen
Saturday evening shortly after it's
arrival on No. Al, the west bound
train due here at 10: 10 p. m. The
,ooters are supposed to have been
the two rough looking characters
who we're seen hanging about the
depot, near train time, but all
trace of them has been lost and
up to this date the government
detectives have been unable to find
any clue as to their identity or To-
cation.
As is customary, the mail sacks
we're thrown from the train onto
the truck which was pulled up the
platform to the baggage room door
by operator G. T. Tytherleigh. He
was called to answer the dispatcher's S
bell at that moment and his atten-
ton was taken up with other duties.
When operator Herrick came to
take his shift at 11:2O, he found
the sacks still outside and took them
in without noticing that any were
missing. Early Sunday morning
when F. C. Wright, driver for the
Kennewick Transfer Co. came to
deliver the mail to the post office,
he checked short one locked pouch
Of first class mail. This was the
first intimation of the robbery and
the thieves had the entire night to
make their laid and getaway.
Postmaster Wheaton Immediately
sent telegram to the post Office in
specter at Spokane which brought
detectives to this city by the next
train. A searching party was or
ganized and W. II. Smith found a
part of the mail in the tunnel, where
the North Coast crosses the n. P.
tracks, and about 8 O'Clock a second
lot was found by Carl Meyers, on
his place mile west of town.
Letters and packages, registered
and unregistered were scattered over
the ground for several hundred
yards, all badly mutilated and some
torn into bits. Bon fires were built
OF a part of the mail to provide
light for the thieves to peruse the
contents of the remainder.
Postmaster Wheaton states that
among the letters which were re-
covered, he did not find more than
three which were unopened, which
IS sufficient proof of the care and
thoroughIess of the miscreants. AL.
though fairly accurate estimate Of
the amount of valuable mail which
has been lost has been made by the
post office authorities, they are not
at liberty to publish any statement
at present.
Every assistant IN the Post Office
was pressed into service Sunday anC
Monday in the attempt to arrange
the mail for delivery. The tasl
was no small one, as letters anc
their envelopes were rarely together
aho II was not easy to collect th'
fragments. 1t will be impossible
% make any delivery in many in
stances and it will never be knowr
now much was burned.
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The Columbia has been much lower
than usual at this time Of the year
but is now rising gradually. The
river men say that there will be no
very high water this year which win
be OF advantage to river transpOrta.
ton.
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SYNOPSIS.

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en h,s own and follow: hanging to Is.
,hs e.% si.ns sh.: 3: her :. @D:S into
hs stumble: into III. S.ilrosd station 5u.s
3ormis. !. ! %a,ti;miiil,on:i.: N T:.
e::at,.uI ana ~s.,.hy :s;siem.ns Worker.
and cooperate. With her in her work:
SSs sSd Ha. ss. n ZIP
Ssrm.n: backed ~ he GOTHAM Trss.ion
e shas a' ss ssHsfY ~I &c ss %.scr of
Sron 1oFk Mr and H:a.ms The city Snn 'o%
intsrvisw with Gormiy. makes an indirect
proposition to eompromi.e the night which
pany. and which Haldane !. suspected Of
s.: plan q eampsiEn 10 Haidsne: dormiy
rides to Haldane's place. carrying word
ri % auto % ss ia. Of ss X. nshs
In his boyhood days. Tho papers an
Rounes hi, candidacy for mayor. The po-
produced = tremendous sensation. The
minority party. seeing in him = possible
4osss. make overturss looking to tho In:
0ormly. however. rejecta all proposed
alliance. a meeting Of the sachem 30
dane Home. Many political diEnitari-.
and hsnchmen arc present and way. and and
mAyoralty aspirations and sidetrnck his
candidacy. Tho younger Haldans II
proposed a. an opposition candidate: tho
whole machinery Of tho city's detective
1orce 10 to be used to dig up something
damaEtnG to Gormiy. Haldane. Jr.. re
Ss viii support Gormiy. The reisninx
party then decides to name n non -parti
An ticket for the purpose OF dividing the
Gormly forces. and at the same time rush
tkeough Freight Traction company
franchise. without which the sachem 3d.
cisty would be helpless
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Never" rolled through the park with
ever increasing volume and vehe-
mence.
II Gormly had looked back. he could
have seen the windows Of the city
hall crowd with aldermen. white faced
and anxious. listening to that tre-
mendous and even furious negative.
Let's get the aldermen out here!"
cried q voice in pause In the COM
notion, and show 'em what we
think"
There was an instant response to
the suggestion. The people made
wild surge toward the entrance OF
the city hall The multitude could
easily have degenerated into q mob.
But Gormly checked 1t. His control
was admirable.
NO. gentlemen" he cried. mo. men
and citizens OF New York. We must
do thiaxs lawfully. The grant has
not been signed by the mayor. Be.
lieve me. they will not be insensible
to this protest. Let It be repeated in
every local organization: let every
member Of the board Of aldermen be
warned by his constituents not to
press this bill. to reconsider his &C.
ton At once.
Gentlemen" he held up piece
of paper. One OF the tall lights in the
square illuminated his face md figure.
His every action was distinctly visible
to the multitude-"I have here In my
hand . check, certified by the City of
Gotham National bank. for two and
one-half millions OF dollars. Before
this ordinance was passed this eve
ming. not ten minutes ago. l offered
this sum Of money as n forfeiture.
binding me to pay ten millions for tho
franchise in question. l offered to
subscribe to an agreement which
would limit my own returns to six
per cent. upon my Investment; and
promised that the people should have
every cent Of profit over and above
that legitimate amount. The offer
was refused; that check was declined.
but 1t still holds good. I make tho
offer not merely to the cringing. sub
servient. whipped-into-line aldermen.
but to you. the people"
"What're you going to get out Of
IT," asked q voice.
Il am going to be elected mayor OF
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have sold bonds to pay for the build
Ing OF the road; not one cent Of their
own money has gone into 1t. They
have issued stock to themselves to
double or Quadruple tho value Of the
investment. and they are determined
to make you pay interest. large inter-
est, on that stock as we'll As on the
bonds. But, In order that they can
carry out this nefarious and thisving
proposition. they must secure this
franchise which expired today. other
wise their traction lines will be ineom-
plete, will end In the air. there will
be no connection between its ends:
for the territory covered by this fran.
chise 10 10 situated that II the lines
are to be connected It must be
through this territory. Consequently
this franchise 10 the most valuable Of
the few remaining properties OF the
people. You own It: It belongs to
you. It's your last chance to get your
rights. II you hold 1t. they are at
your mercy.
This franchise. the possession Of
which means 70 much to you. Is about
to be given away. The council has
overwhelmingly passed an ordinance
granting 1t, without restr1ctions. to
the Gotham Freight Traction company
for the space of one hundred years
VIII you sanction that?"
The square was now seethins with
excitement. Gormlys clear, powerful
voice carried to tho extremes Of the
crowd. His plain. practical presenta-
tion was simple enough for all to un-
derstand. He paused at this 1uncture
and surveyed the crowd. A voice
suddenly cried a shrill negative. and
instantly the word was caught up and
a great laundering chorus Of mo. NO!
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New York by you men, answered
Gormly. Il am going to get the con-
sciousness that have an opportunity
to give New York a clean, decent.
law abiding Administration. without
graft. am going to put the people
in the enjoyment Of their rights. I
made my money here. Every dollar
Of 1t you gave to me. am giving it
back to you. We worked together to
make it; BY selling you good goods
and telling the truth about It, and you
by paying a fair price for 1t and COM
ing back II you were not satisfied
We will work together in the same
way now. II you give me the oppor-
tunity to administer the affairs Of the
city. I pledge my business honor, at
which no man can point 4 finger, that
I will do It honestly and honorably to
the satisfaction Of honest and honor
able men. or you can throw mo over
Nov. remember" the speaker con-
tinued as Wild cheers greeted this an
nouncement, that clamor and glamor
don. win elections: that shouting and
cheering are all very we'll In their
way. but II IL votes that count. You
must see that your votes are de-
posted. and then you must see that
they are fairly counted. l beg that
you will disperse now. 60 home, and
make It your business to see your al
dermen about this franchise. Do It
quickly and do It hard"
We'll see them now!" yelled one
voice after another In quick success
sion.
Let EN- come out here!"
Wed like to talk to 'em!"
Give us a chance at them!"
where's the mayor?'
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Gormly had not intended to speak:
but tho opportunity was too good to be
lost. A he descended the steps. the
cheering changed into = demand for =
speech from him. No hustings had
been prepared. but BY the curbstons
stood = big. high.powered automobile.
It was filled with people. Livingstone
Haldans sat In the chauReur's seat.
The place beside him was vacant.
up here, Mr. Gormly!" he cried.
pointing. Without observing who was
in the tonneau. Gormly clambered Up
TO the seat and stood on 1t. He was
thus lifted sufficiently high above the
crowd.
Fellow citizens" he began as the
cheering subsidized and the multitude
gave him opportunity to speak. you
know that In order to complete the
ring Of oppression which holds the
city In its iron grasp under the name
Of the Gotham Freight Traction com.
pany. 1t was necessary that the old
franchise Of the New York Street Car
company expiring today should be-
come the property Of that company.
Through the franchises they already
enjoy. they have created an institution
that will enable them to continue
their predatory praotises-"
Talk English" shouted . voice
from the crowd.
Thank you. my friend" answered
Gormly. which will enable them to
steal from you your money. your earn.
ings. your investments. your profits.
your capital. whatever you have for
the next one hundred year,. They