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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-07-28

Mrs. ID. J. Beinhart, who has been
is reported to be somewhat better.
DR.. Delepine returned from SpO-
kane Tuesday night where he spent
the week visiting with a daughter.
Thirty of the members OF the V. p.
Class of the Methodist Sunday Sch oil
Tuesday evening and passed a very
pleasant evening transactfng bust
ness and iudulging in games and
music. Miss kimble's musical selec-
tiOns were a popular feature Of the
meeting. Punch was served by the
hostess at the close of the evening.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-07-28
- s. LOCAL NEWS
|QDF AAuAQ1 8OHR'1S{

The Ladies' Needlework Club will
meet next week at the home of Mrs.
McMillen, Friday afternoon.
The painters have have been put
ting the finishing touches to the resi-
dence of Edward Garceau during the
past week and Mr. and Mrs. A K
Gardner have moved into their new
home.
Owing TO the midsummer lull In
business. the Princess Theatre vii
make some change in it's usual week
" program of performances and vii
be open "Wednesday. Saturday and
Sunday only. Special features VII
be provided for On those evenings.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-07-28

Lynn Shanafelt made a business
trip to the Rose city the first of the
week.
Ralph Taylor left Monday for the
Horse Heaven harvest fields and ex-
poets to spend the rest of the summer
In the hills.
The V. P. Class will hold a social
on the Wettlaufer lawn, Tuesday
evening, Aug. let. Ice cream. cake
and muskmelon will be served. 81
n. q. Clifford has joined the bach
elOr colony. Mrs Clifford is spend
Ing the remainder of the summer
with relatives in Iowa.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-07-28
M'REYNoLDS GETS CONTRACT

Contractor A. V. McReynolds
last Friday was awarded the con-
tract for building the new high
school at Richland. His bid was
$21 400 which includes heating and
plumbing. The structure will be OF
concrete, one story and basement.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-07-28

Mr. anu Mrs. ~. j.. PlantZ moved
into the new Eakin bungalow, east
of the Wheaton residence Thursday
Miss Estelle Taylor left the first of
the week for Sunnyside where she
will visit her friend. Miss Esther
Westfall for a few days.
Mrs. J. w. Lauer and Mrs. Geo. H.
Stockf1eth, sisters OF Judge Stacer's
came to kennewick from the old
home in Adamsville, Ind, for a visit.
Wilhelm Helm, of the Kennewick
Grain & MillingCo.. took to the road
this morning. headed toward Ritz
vile. He is out after barley this
trip.
Chas Marshall. of the firm Ander.
son & Marshall. returned Monday
| from an extended visit with friends
and relatives in his old home town
| In Iowa.
w. S. Rich, who has been working
at one of the chairs In HaydOn's
Barber Shop left Wednesday for Bel.
lingham where he expects to remain
for few months.
Mrs. G. E. Trip. who mas been Ill
during the past week, was taken to
ST. Marie's hospital at Walla Walla
Thursday morning. She has a light
attack of the fever.
| A. G. Brown. who has been living
on his homestead near Galata, Mont,
for the past month, arrived home
Thursday for a visit with relatives
and friends. and to attend to bust
ness matters.
H. K. Vibber announces that the
C oil u m b 1 a Steamboat Company
has made a change In the schedule
of the Mountain Gem which will
| make trips up the river on Tuesday
and Thursdays only hereafter, until
further notice.
The Ladies' Aid of the n, E. Church
held their regular meeting Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. G.
March. A large number of the men,
bers were present and important
business was transacted. At the
close of the afternoon strawberry
ice and cake were served by the hos
tess.
Mrs. Cecil Callahan writes from
Phoenix, Arizona, that ranch life is
entirely to her liking. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Callahan and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Callahan are proving up on home
steads about twelve miles from
Phoenix. Phoenix weather il some
times ia in the shade SO Kennewick
has little to complain of In the line
of high temperature.
Deputy Health Officer Calhoun &C.
cOmpanied by his wife, returned
Tuesday from Walla Walla, where
they have been for the past few days
taking notes on Walla Walla's
method OF fighting the typhoid fly.
He reports our neighboring city to
be remarkably free from the pest
and attributes this to the conditions
which have always stood next to
Goodness. kennewick may now
look for severe brushing up.
BY the invitation of the Rev. and
Mrs. C. E. williamson. about fifty of
the childeen of the Kennewick and
PascO Episcopal Sunday schools.
and some of their parents and teach
ers spent most enjoyable afternoon
last Wednesday. on the beautiful
lawn at the rectory. Ice cream and
cake were served. aud the PascO con-
tingent returned by the 4:45 train.
The three Sunday schools organized
by Mr.. Wilkinson since his coming
here to take charge OF the Episcopal
church in Kennewick and Pasco,
nu"ber, amongst them. nearly sew
optv childron
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02
A GROUNDLESS FEAR.

In a communication to this paper
To-Day James Johns again criss-crosses
hifnset' He denies opposing a grav-
ity water system and then proceeds
to make an argument against the
bringing of mountain water from tho
north fork Of the Umatilla. He saws
the water of the north fork is con-
taminated by the stock that Craze on
the adjoining hills. But there is moth.
ing to his objection. Only a few davs
ago the secretary of agriculture an
hounced that whenever cities ask for
II safeguarding of all kinds will be
prohibited on reserves ADJOINING tho
sources Of municipal water supnIv
Should the city take water from the
north FORK the range land adjoining
winch Is in the Wenaha reserve
would all be barred to stockmen Mr.
Johns' fears upon this score arc
sIouhdless and are based on his an
upathy to a gravity water system.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02

of approximately 32 mnes, 90 Pendle-
ton, will cost, according to competen.
engineers, about $4,000, and if this
iine were constructed. we would have
plenty of fresh, pure mountain water
Tor about eight months of the ncmfw
The balance of the year we will be
getting water from sheep and cattle
range, as everyone who is at all IA
miliar with the situation knows that
during the heated period, stock of all
kinds go to water and stand in II end
pass the heated part of the day there,
and If the experience of other places
Is to be depended on, we will be get
ting this polluted water direct to our
city in iron pipes, to carry disease and
death TO our people. This was the
experience of Eugene. They went
away up to the headwaters of the
Mackenzie river, and piped in n sup
ply of water at an enormous expense
and then they found they were draw
ing water from a stock pasture, and
with the result that they had one of
the worst epidemics of typhoid fever
in the history of our state. People
died by the hundreds. The health au-
thorities threatened to close the state
university. Then the people got busy
and a filtration plant was iS tailed
with the result that the city has pure
water and no typhoid
In the light of these facts l cannot
endorse your North Fork PROPOSE
ton. 1 am not opposed to a gravity
system, any statements you may make
tn no trar nj n 10 nd
If the people of Pendleton want a
gravity system, why not go only nine
miles from Pendleton where there is
a spring which can be piped to our
city which l believe will furnish wa
ter enough for us and it can be
brought here by gravity in iron pipes
and will only cost $1S0000. Further,
this spring is not mudhole or seep-
age water from the river, but is a
real spring which in September 1st.
last was flowing 2,500,00O gallons of
water per day. This spring is situate
above the level of the river and ap-
pears to be bubbling right out of the
ground. The water from this spring
can be delivered to a reservoir so feet
above the present Reservoir, which in
my opinion is high enough for our city
for a great many years. This water
seems to be within our reach, and l
believe it is the only available water
feasible for a gravity system for our
city
You say in recent editorial that l
am disqualified for water commission
er for the reason that 1 suggested
municipal power plant for the city. l
take pleasure in informing you and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02
FROM JAMES JOHNS.

December 1, 1911.
bdltor East Oregonian:
Pendleton, Ore.
Dear Sir; AS you have been mis-.
stating my position in relation IN a
gravity water system for Pendleton.
and have been in various ways trying
10 disqualify me for the position of
water commissioner. and CHAMPION
ing the cause of my opponent, kindly
permit me to put you right on a few
OF these questions.
AS all Of the problems of the pres
ent water commission of the CITY of
Pendleton seem to be left to you for
solution, without word in print
from the commission itself as to its
position on these matters, 1 would
ike to make a few suggestions to you.
1t would seem to me from your edi-
torial utterances that you have aban-
doned the expensive and farcial wood
en- pipe line, and have admitted that
the spring at Thorn Hollow is totally
inadequate for the needs of the city.
If this IS so let us analyZe your North
Fork proposition. Iron pipe suffi-
cient 20 convey an adequate fupply
of water from North Fork, a distance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02

modern form of city government and
that it is superior to the old form is
shown by the experience of the scores
OF cities, small and large, that now
use it.
Get out Monday and vote for the
commission charter and uphold Pen
dletons reputation as being a pro-
gressive town and the largest place
cf its size in the west.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02
\ TEST VOTE.

Should the people adopt the COM
mission charter Monday the water
commission will so out of existence
in February and the outcome of the
race between VIII Moore and James
johns will be of Importance only as
it will show the state of the public
mind with reference to the sort of
water system wanted.
If the people of Pendleton want a
gravity water system they should
vote for VIII Moore He is the gray
ity water candidate and his sincerity
cannot be questioned 1t is because
he has been Jealous for mountain wa.
ter that he is so bitterly opposed by
certain parties.
Much about Thorn Hollow has been
written by those opposing Mr.. Moore.
1t is inspired by people who not only
oppose the Thorn Hollow project but
any other scheme for q mountain wa
ter system for Pendleton. Were any
other project under consideration
they would have criticisms to make
just the same. They lay great stress
upon the fact the Indian rights con-
stltute cloud upon the title to the
Thorn Hollow water. But the same
cloud rests upon Cayuse springs and
upon all the water that comes across
the reservation. Indian rights will
have to be reckoned with no matter
where Pendleton goes to obtain water.
Even if filtration plant should be
installed the city's right to the water
would be secondary to the rights of
the Indians, according to John Nc
Courts ruling. Why don't the ants
mention this fact
Local people should pay scant at
tention to criticisms of the water COM
mission. for while tnere Is some hon
est criticism most of it comes from
suspicious sources. If the people of
Pendleton want gravity water sys-
tey they should say so by voting for
VIII Moore and for the gravity water
contingent of the~water board.
As for James Johns there are more
reasons than one why he should be
defeated. Mr.. Johns has openly stat
ed he prefers a filtration system and
that should be sufficient reason for
people to vote against him if they
want a gravity system. But Mr.. Johns
candidacy is Objectionable on another
score. Not many weeks ago he was
urging that the city should buv out
the Byers milling company in order to
OBTAIN water. To carry out that sup-
sestion would mean to shamefuIIv
gold brick" the city for the Rvers
company has no right but merely a
permit to use the water at the nleas-
ure of the interior department Tho
scheme did not look good" to the
East Oregonian and it looks even
worse now in view of the govern
ment's avowed intention of establish
ing the reservation water rights Re-
cause of his connection with that af-
feir the East Oregonian looks with
suspicion upon Mr. Johns candidacy
and advises his defeat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02
ADOPT THE NEW CHARTER.

The commission government char
ter which will be voted upon by the
people of Pendleton Monday was
drafted in a sincere attempt to bet
ter the system of government in this
city. 1t was not devised to serve any
particular class or interests nor to
affect any local issue of any nature
whatever.
Fear has been expressed by some
that the move is antagonistic to
gravity water system because the new
charter if adopted will abolish the
ter reasons for believing the adoption
of the commission charter will hasten
q gravity system. The charter pro-
vides for centering authority and re-
sponsibility upon one body of men,
paid commission of three. a ma
pority of this board will be elected
10y the people every two years. Conse-
quently the people will have direct
control of the board and will be able
to make the officials carry out the
popular will. If the people want a
gravity system they will be able to
get it more easily under commission
government than under the present
style of government. At this time we
have a water board composed of five
men and the members of that board
do not work we'll together, which is
q regrettable fact But the authority
to sell the 100000 bond issue voted
last spring rests with the city coun-
Gil. How the council stands no one
knows. 1t is a badly muddled situ-
alton and such a state of affairs means
delay. To adopt the commission char
ter and place all authority and re-
sponsibility in a single board should
improve matters greatly.
Nor is the commission charter in
tended to have any effect on any other
local issue. 1t is move to simpli
fy the form of government and does
not attempt to decide what the govern
ment shall do or shall not do with
reference to the problems that come
win Of the people will govern with
reference TO such problems. Under
the commission plan the will of the
people win govern more completely
than it does now. Our present style
Of government may be likened to a
jerk line team. There are many of
ficials and they work at cross pur7
poses. Some try to travel one way
and some another. The people can
not control them. They get jumbled
up and do nothing. The commission
plan calls for doing away with this
jerk line system and for supplanting
1t with a system under which full au-
thority and responsibility will be CEN
tered in three men working directly
under the eyes of the people.
The commission charter IL adopted
will simplify local politics and will
give the people better control over
their municipal government. 1t will
bring about greater efficiency be-
cause authority and responsibility
will be centered upon fewer men. II
will bring better men into office be-
cause the officials will be paid some
thing for their work and because they
will be able TO work under more sat
isfactory conditions than at present
in adopting commission govern
mont local people will have all to
gain and nothing 10 lose II s. the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02
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LEADERSHIP.

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. Are he could say to all and .
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= How little progress would be .
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. Ere he possessed the right to =
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. How little wisdom would be .
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-12-02

Continued on page eighty
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
CZARlNA'S FEARS FOR HER
ONLY son MAKE HER I'LL,
Terror OF Anarchists Slowly but Surely
Killing the Empress Of All the
Russlas,
BY Special Gable to The Tribune.

BY Special Cable to The Tribune
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. l4.-u would
cause no surprise n the announcement
OF the death Of the arna should be
made any day. The hope that the long
stay OF the empress at Bad Mannheim
would be OF permanent benefit has proven
futile.
There was temporary Improvement.
but her majcsty's health failed rapidly
on her return to Russia and in court
circles II is no secret that she is In worse
condition than she ever has been Her
ailment seems To be "A complete nervous
breakdown: accompanied BY hallucna-
tions.
One OF The most frequent OF these Is
that the little cZarovitch lis IN deadly
peril. Her anxiety for her only son is
Ditiful 10 see. She insists on having him
with her as much possible. and as her
symptoms are much accentuated when
he Is out Of her sight arrangements are
made 10 keep the little fellow In his
mothers apartments greater part OF
the time.
The czar is greatly worried over the
condition OF the cZqrna and T. constant
IN his attendance upon her. at times, cut :
ting out important work In order to be
near should the comItetc collapse come
Everything possible Is being done for
her. but II Is feared that IL Is a matte.
of very short time before the end Will
come,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
WIDOW Of VICTIM
SUSPECTS AN ENEMY
Police Unable to Solve Mystery
of Explosion on Oakland
Ferry Boat.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
OAKLAND, Jan. 1i.-Detectives from
Oakland police headquarters, in conjunc-
ton with those of the Southern Pacific.
were trying today to solve the mystery
6f the explosion on the ferryboat Berkeley
last night, which killed John c. Norbom,
mining engineer, and injured five other
passengers, one OF whom. Edwin Holf-
schneider. Will die,
While the detectives were working on
the theory that an explosive carried by
Norbom caused the tragedy, Mrs. Nor
bonn, widow OF the dead man, insists that
he was the victim Of assassin, who
mistook him for some one else.
She bases this theory on the fact that
three years ago, while In Europe. he was
constantly shadowed and that only few
days ago he told her OF a presentiment
that he was being hunted down in mis-
take for another man. Members of the
family say that Norbom was always
afraid OF explosives and would never car
ry them.
So far as the investigation has pro-
grcssed nothing has been discovered to
indicate that Norbom had any reason TO
commit suicide. His financial affairs are
in good shape and his home life was per-
feet.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
AMERICAN ENGINEER PUT
IN VILE CELL BY MEXICANS
Mining Man lncarcerated in Noisome
Prison Because He Loaned His
Revolver
BY Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY. Jan. 14.-Ailegcd inhu-
man treatment by authorities OF Zaca
tecas OF J. A. Farrell an American min
ing engineer, is being investigated by the
American embassy, following a protest
signed by eighty foreign residents of FL
Rio.
Farrell Is under arrest at Guadaloupe.
Zacatecas. charged with being accessory
to the murder of Mexican miner. Re-
ports secured by ambassador Wilson in
dicate that the killing was done last No
vember by Amelio Langlot, storekeepcr
of the mining concern by, which Farrell
was employed, with a pistol belonging 10
Farrell,
Langlot was Immediately arrested. lie
told the authorities that the shooting was
done in self-defense and that the miner.
discharged employee. had frequently
made threats against the lives of himself
and Farrell. Two weeks later Farrell
was arrested and for ten days kcIs in
solitary confinement in Il dark and vile
cell
Farrell alleges that he permitted the
storekeeper TO take his pistol only after
the storekeeper had repeatedly com
planned that the discharged man had
abused and threatened him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
FIRE IN HIGH ORE
MINE KILLS TWO MEIV
Shift Boss James Carney and
Michael BeIangie Die
Underground.

BY Associated Press
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 14.-Fire originat-
Ing in the depths of the High Ore mine
last night, presumably IN consequence OF
n miner careiessly leaving his burning
candle where il could set fire TO the
timbers. caused the death OF Shift Boss
James Carney and Miner Michael Be-
langie.
The High Ore mine Is one of the most
important in the entire Butte district.
inasmuch as II contains the big pump
Ing stations for a number OF the other
important Butte mines.
Many Of the prominent mining officials
hurried 10 the mine and every possible
means for fighting the fire and driving
out the smoke was put into use.
\ number OF men were overcome by
the smoke and were taken TO their
homes. Strenuous efforts are being made
TO 50 cut off the fire that il will quickly
burn itself out and prevent the contin-
gency OF closing other mines.
Considerable smoke has spread via un-
derground connections 10 some OF the
other mines. AT early hour this
morning every possible means for putting
out the fire were being pressed Into serv-
ice.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15

BIG CROWD IS OUTWITTED
Threatening Demonstration Is
Avoided by Spiriting Pris-
oner Away unexpectedly
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ALBANY, n. y, Jan. IA ruse
of the Albany police disappointed sew
eral thousand persons who crowded the
union station and the streets today to
the young Schenectady widow, brought
from Rochester to answer the charge
of numbering her five -year-old son,
George.
Stories of the woman IS confession
to the Rochester police of how she
killed the boy by pouring carbolic acid
drink of water. and hid his body in
swampy land near the Schenectady
turnpike, had collected throng of
such temper that the police feared to
risk taking the woman through 1t.
Therefore, they had the express
stopped at West Albany. three miles
from the center of the city, and Mrs.
Melber and the detectives got out
there
Thus when Mrs. Melber reached po-
lice headquarters in an automobile, the
crowd there was comparatively small.
There were a few shouts and boots as
several police hurried her indoors, but
nothing like an organized movement.
Though pale and trembling, the woman
preserved her composure until she got
inside, then she tainted. 1t was sew
eral minutes before she recovered suf.
ficiently to be arraigned before the
coroner who has charge of the case at
present.
District Attorney Sanford was pres
ent, but asked the woman no questions
Mrs. Melber voluntarily identified the
drug clerk who sold her the carbolic
acid at a local pharmacy.
Aside from this, Mrs Melbcr had
nothing to say, and made no attempt
to deny the admissions aseribed to her
by the police Of Rochester
Detective Reed, who brought her
from Rochester. said that on the train
she told him she was sorry she killed
the boy. and was anxious to see him
before he was buried. She also asked
to be allowed to get a black dress
Georges body has been sent to his
grandfather S home in Schenectady,
where the funeral will take place next
Monday