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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
0-W. LINE IS INDEPENDENT

If Chief Engineer Pitman is on
the inside workings of the Oregon
Washington, the Hanford valley
will have two railroads during the
coming year. Engineer Pitman
made statements in North Yakima
last week to the effect that his road
had no intention of connecting with
the Milwaukee at any point in the
valley. He said the O-W. line now
projected through the valley, while
as yet only in the blue print stage,
will be constructed as a feeder to
the system and will be independent
of any other road. The line will be
extended to the Wenatchee country
and is to have service established in
order to sharein the development of
the valley. However, connections
were surveyed to three points of the
Milwaukee. Columbian.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
WILL ELECT OFFICERS;
ENTERTAIN H|GHLANDERS
Commercial Clubs Next Meeting Should
Have Full Attendance-Wil
Discuss Marketing Problem

Every member of the Commercial
Club should be at the meeting next
Tuesday night when officers will be
chosen for the coming year. Two
sets of candidates have been put in
nomination as follows:
Ticket No. President, L. E.
johnson; 1st Vice, H. w. Des-
oranges; End Vice, R. c. Mounsey;
Treasurer, .Skirving; Directors
M. M. Moulton, H. A. Bier and
G. B. Stewart; Trustees, J. E. Tull
and w. R. Weisel.
Ticket No. 2-Presldent, Grant
A. Stewart; 1st Vice, J.A. Bellows;
End Vice, H. R. Vibber; Treasurer,
J. L. johnson; Directors, w. j.
Hoyt, J. M. Holmes and S. q. Hen
derson; Trustees, A. F. Brown and
E. S. Mcdonald.
Following the election of officers,
the members of the Kennewick
Highlands Improvement Club will
be entertained at smoker and the
evening will be given up largely to
a discussion of plans for the better
ment of marketing conditions.
H. P. James of North Yakima,
who has done much work toward
solving the marketing problem for
the growers in that district, will be
one Of the speakers of the evening.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
CITY ELECTION
IS VERY QUIET
No United Opposition to Citizens
Ticket-About Half of Nor.
NAL Vote is Cast

Practically no opposition to the
Citizens ticket developed at Tues
days election. About half the nor
NAL voting strength of the city took
the trouble to 60 to the polls, and
of those who voted practically all
gave their endorsement to the can
didates nominated at the November
primary. The only case where any
thing approaching contest devel-
oped was in the second ward where
E. o. Brown, for councilman, was
given 35 votes against 81 for H. w.
Desgranges, the regular nominee.
Scattering votes were cast by the
friends of J. A. Bellows and H. A.
Howe for mayor and for E. w.
Trenbath and H. D. Nicewanger
for clerk, though none of these men
were candidates in any sense.
The result of the vote was as fol-
lows:
S. M. Lockerby reelected mayor.
H. E. Huntington elected coun-
Gilman at large to succeed J. J.
Reed.
R. H. Anderson reelected coun-
Gilman in the first ward. I. L.
Fisher holds over.
H. W. Desgranges elected coun-
Gilman in second ward, succeeding
Edw. Sheppard. C. B. Hayden
holds over.
J. W. Behrman elected council
man in third ward, succeeding G.
M. Annis. G. CARRIER holds over.
G. L. Holcomb, attorney: J. L.
Johnson. treasurer; and T. J.
Wright, clerk, all reelected.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
SOCIALIST LECTURER COMING

Miss Anna Maley, socialist lee
turer and late candidate for gov
ernor, will speak at the Congrega-
tional church on Tuesday evening,
December 10, at s O'Clock. The
admission is free and everybody is
invited.
Back in Ten Minutes" is the
sign which the Socialist party
ought to hang out. They have a
talent for the everlasting comeback
which wins them admiration even
where it does not get them elector-
al majorities. With their lone con-
gresham genly but firmly detached
from his seat and elected from the
Capitol, they are coming back with
an educational campaign of stu
pendous proportions. The Social
ist Lyceum, managed from the
National party organization, in CO.
operation with the state and local
branches, is preparing to cover the
whole United States with a course
of lectures involving some sixty
speakers and over six thousand
meetings, of which the date men-
toned above is one.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
TWO CHURCHES PREPARE
FOR CONSOLIDATION
Presbyterian and Congregational Bodies
Will Unite # Finance Plans
Materialize

At 3 p. m. last Sunday the men,
bers and friends of the Congrega-
tional church met to hear and con-
slider the report of their committee
which had been previously appointed
to confer with like committee
from the Presbyterian church with
the view of uniting these two
churches. The committees report
consisted of resolution from the
Presbyterian church proposing to
take the Congregational name and
organization with the provision that
the latter provide for the present
Indebtedness and the new and COM
bined congregations finance the
church in the future.
The plan is that the Congrega-
tional church take over the Presby-
terian building and dispose of their
present building to the Baptist
church. These ideas were incorpor-
ated in resolution offered by A.
c. Hart and embodying the sugges-
tions of the committee. This reso-
luton, accepting the proposition of
the Presbyterian church, was adopted
and the final union of the two bod
les is now pending the financing of
the present Indebtedness.
This is a movement that bodies
good for the religious and moral in
terests of Kennewick. All inter-
ested in best things for our city are
eagerly watching this movement and
wishing for the final consumation
of the union.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
PICTURE EXHIBIT AT HIGH SCHOOL

The public schools will have a
picture exhibit of the we'll known
Horace K. Turner Company's re-
productions of the worlds most
famous pictures, the dates being
Dec. 18th to Goth.
This exhibit contains 200 large
pictures of ancient and modern art.
chosen from all publishers the world
over, and occupies 1900 square feet.
The productions include the finest
brown prints, carbons. engravings,
etchings, photographers and color
facsimilies, exact replicas of the
originals in drawing and color, so
that one visiting the collection sees
many of the worlds most famous
masterpieces as they appear in the
great galleries of the world.
The Boston Transcript says of the
collection, THE finest collection
ever gathered together in this coun-
try" Those who remember the
collection of Copley prints brought
to Kennewick several years ago will
dobtless welcome the temperance
of a collection of that character this
year.
The object of the exhibition is a
laudable one as all funds raised by
the exhibit are to be used for the
purchase of pictures for the differ
ent school rooms.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
0-W. R. & \. TO SEND
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN
Several Cars of Swine and Dairy Cattle
to be Shown Here by Com
pany's Expert

{. F. Vandewater, district freight
and passenger agent for the O-W.
Il. d n. Co., was in Kennewick
Wednesday, making arrangements
Tor the reception of his company's
dairy and swine demonstration train
which will be in this city Tuesday
and Wednesday, December II and
IS.
The train, which will consist of
eight cars, will be under the direc-
ton of the company's expert, T. c.
Smith. Farmer" Smith as he is
known all over the northwest, has
won an enviable reputation in his
line and this will he rare opportu-
nifty for our people to hear bis talks
On the good and bad points IF hogs
and cows and to see the splendid
specimens which be is exhibiting.
On Tuesday night, the 18th, Mr..
smith will lecture at the CONNER
clal Club rooms and every farmer
IN the valley should try to be there
and hear him. The demonstration
raln Will he open to the free inspec-
uon OF all on Wednesday.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06

The attention of all Knights of Py-
thias is called to the Importance of next
Monday nights meeting. A full at
tendance is urged.
On Tuesday Miss Naomi Smith re-
ceived the sad news of the death of her
father, which occurred in Southern Ore
gon. Accompanied by her sister, Miss
Mabel Smith, of Finley, she left for
Rosalia, where the funeral was held.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
FARMERS WILL
MEET TOMORROW
Crop Improvement Association
Will be Formally Organized
at Prosser Courthouse

The permanent organization of
the Benton County Crop Improve
ment Association will be effected at
a meeting in the Prosser courthouse
tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 7th. In
addition to the regularly appointed
delegates who will come from all
sections of the county to represent
their districts, many ranchers, busi-
ness and professional men are ex-
pected to be present. Everyone
interested in this great movement
for the betterment of Benton coun-
tvs farm interests is urged to be
there.
Horticultural Inspectors DeSellem
and Grassland have done splendid
work during the past few weeks in
the interests of the movement, both
among the farmers and with the
government and state departments
and with the railroads. They have
held meetings in many of the dis
tricts of the county and report in
variable success in interest aroused
and members signed up. The pres
ent membership is 400.
Mr.. DeSellem has the following
to say regarding the interest being
displayed by persons other than
residents of Benton county:
At the coming meeting of the
Benton County Crop Improvement
Association next Saturday we ex-
pect to have Mr.. Byron Hunter,
district leader of Washington, Idaho,
Oregon and Montana of the Divi-
sion of Farm Management of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
here to advise us on how the De-
partment will assist this kind of an
organization; we expect Professor
Taylor of the State College to tell
us how the State College will CO.
operate with US; and also expect to
have several of the horticultural in
spectors of the state present. The
Northern Pacific, the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle and the Oregon
Washington Railway & Navigation
companies have promised to send
representatives. Mr.. Grassland will
give detailed report of what he
has done and learned for the benefit
OF the association, since the last
meeting at Kenpewick. We will
have some of the most prominent
men Of Benton County to help or
ganize this association.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
TO CONDUCT INSTITUTE
We'll Known Speakers to Address Meet
mgs at M. E. Church Next Tues
day and Wednesday

The first of series of Sunday
school institutes to be conducted in
the Yakima Valley during the next
few weeks will be held at the M.
E. church in this city next Tuesday
and Wednesday, December 10th and
18th.
The institute will be in charge of
Rev. T. H. Fertig, Sunday school
SUPERINTENDENT for the Columbia
River Conference, and will be ad-
dressed by some of the most able
Sunday school workers in the North
west. Special mention might be
made Of B. F. Kumler, who will
speak during the Wednesday morn
ing session. Mr.. Kumler is super
intendent of the Sunday school at
North Yakima which boasts the
largest membership of any school
in the state.
At the close of the institute on
Wednesday evening, luncheon will
be served in the church parlors and
toasts will be responded to by the
institute speakers. The program
for the two days will be as follows:
TUESDAY EVENING
7:30-Opening address; Rev. II.
O. Perry, district superintendent,
presiding.
8:25-Modern Sunday School VS..
the Old, by Rev. T. H. Fertig, con-
ference Sunday school superintend-
ent.
Social Hour.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
9:OO-J. D. Bird presiding.
9:3O-Cradle Roll and Beginners
Department. by Mrs. Chas. Teach
out.
9:5O-Primary Department, by
Mrs. H. B. holland.
1O:3O-The Junior Department,
by Miss Mary Remy.
11:1O-The Superintendent and
His Work, by B. F. Kumler.
Noon.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
1:3O-Chas. II. Schrieber pre-
siding.
2:OO-Teacher Training, by c..
D. Rarey.
2:4O-The Critical Time in a
Boys Life, by M. H. Marvin.
3:15-Organized Adult Bible
Class. by 7. II. Fertig.
4:OO-Question Box.
Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
1000. D. Rarey presiding.
7:30-Address, Which is Easier,
to Race with Men or to Race with
Horses, by M. H. Marvin.
Each subject will be followed by
discussion.
The Kennewick institute will be
followed by other meetings at Sum-
nyside, Toppenish and Ellensburg
during the coming two weeks.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-06

agencies possible, viz: the govern
ment, the private corporation and
the farmers themselves in bringing
to the county the benefits 80 many
others are now enjoying. Sometime
I wish to speak of what Uncle Sam
is doing for us now, but neither
time nor space allows it this week.
1t is enough to say that until re-
cent years the government, state
and national, has been trying to
help us at arms length, through
the agricultural colleges, the expert
ment stations. bulletins, statistics,
ETC., etc. The personal touch which
is the most effective way was lack
ing and so far as immediate results,
visible results, were concerned, the
money spentto educate thefarmer"
seemed to be wasted. Much of it
no doubt was wasted in ways we
need not mention here. At any
rate most of us failed to use the ad-
vantages we had. We went ON in
the old way, the way our fathers or
our neighbors went, learning through
the costly and many times very
futile school of experience. I think
that in the earlier years and even
until perhaps decade ago out of the
graduates of our State Colleges of
agriculture not one in ten applied
the knowledge he had gained in
practical work on the farm or in
practical work helping the farmer.
The professions or business oppor-
tunities won all but the few and
those usually not the better sort.
But the government ard the schools
were feeling their way toward bet
ter system, the spirit of co-opera-
tive helpfulness begun to penetrate
even the consciousness of the former
ly soulless" corporation and we
have fallen upon better times.
Now, why are the railroads and
other great commercial organiza-
tions lending a hand to help the
farmer? Because they are philan-
thropic organizations and wish to
expend some of their surplus in
helping their struggling neighbors?
No. But it is because they are COM
ing to see that as the farmer pros
pers all other enterprises prosper.
Traffic stops when the farmers crop
fails. It increases as the farmers
crop increases; and if by being bro
therly and helpful they can increase
the farmers crop 10, 20 or 80 per
cent, as has been done, much the
same ratio they may increase their
own business, and all rejoice in the
sun of the farmers prosperity.
I do not wish to be understood
that the only reason for this help
fulness is a purely selfish one. The
spirit of brotherhood and of help
fulness is abroad in the land as
never before and many are uncon-
sciously influenced thereby. But
one prominent, visible reason for
putting forth the helping hand is
because it pays.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23
TWO NEW SHIPPERS
FOR SILVERTON DISTRICT

Col. E. C. Condit returned to Sill.
verton on Friday evening of last week
after an absence of several months
most of which time was spent in Par
is, France, where he was placing stock
of the Gold Mining company.
1t is gratifying to be able to an
nounce that Mr. Condit placed enough
OF the stock Of his company to raise
the sum of s35O,OOO, and that the first
irstallment Of the cash will reach
siIverton on or before the 18th OF
January next, when work will imme.
dlately be resumed on the Copper Bel
property in Whitehead gulch, and also
on the Ariadne, which is located ur
Cement creek.
The Copper Bell is extensively de-
veIoped, has two large leads, one bear
ing high values in copper and the
other carrying good gold values. II
is expected that with the opening OF
spring this property will be in posi-
tion to make steady shipments.
Mr.. Condit left again for Denver
on Sunday morning but will return
to Silverton soon after the first OF
the year.--Silverto Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23
INVASION OF MEXICO BY
UNITED STATES IMMINENT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 90
The United States is on the verge of
withdrawing American troops from
the border, and the war, department
is considering the invasion of Mexico,
This was learned from an authorita-
tive source at the capital today.
With the withdrawal of the protec-
ton afforded by this government in
the enforcement of the neutrality laws
the Madero regime is already crum-
bling and will fall almost without a
struggle. Madero is bankrupt and
in desperate straits for money. An
authorized loan of ten million pesos
has recently failed because those who
might have purchased bonds are al
ready heavy creditors of Mexico and
have received no satisfaction from
the government. The Mexican minis
ter of foreign affairs is now in the
United States trying to negotiate a
loan of thirty million dollars with lit
tie prospect of success.
What little money is in the Mexican
treasury is already pledged for speci-
fic purposes. Madero has had funds
to use in putting down the revolu-
tionary movements which became
acute, but he now is at the end of
even this resource.
Aroused by attacks upon American
lives and property in Mexico Presi-
dent Taft devoted most of the day to
conferences concerning the situation,
the result of which was that Ameri-
can Ambassador Wilson leaves here
tonight and demand that Mexico take
prompt action to put an end to the
existing unrest
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23
WONDER IF THEY
WILL STAND HITCHED

A friend sends us tae Glowing ac-
count of a recent wedding in La Plata
county wherein the justice OF the
peace had never performed cere-
mohy but decided to do the lob ac-
cording to the statutes and the best
of his ability. In addition 20 the
groom and bride there were present
two or three friends. The justice said:
''Fellow Citizens: This here man
and this here woman have appeared
before this court to be hitched in the
legal hands of wedlock If any ga
loot in the mob knows of anything
that might block the game if took to
a higher court, let him toot his bazoo
or else keep his jaw to himself now
and forevermore. All in favor OF my
proceedings as authorized by law. say
J, contrary No Nobody said NO"
The motions carried unanimously ani
the court rules hat there is nothing
10 prevent the trying Of the case.
Now" con,i,.ued the judge. grip
your fms The candidates join 4
hands. Games -, do you solemnly
wear that you ii freeze to Mandy
forever and pro7.de for her, and treat
her white according to the rules and
regulations set down to govern such
cases in the laws of the United States,
so help me God?"
Eyes, sir: | do"
THAT fixes your end of the bar
gain. Mandy, do you solemnly swear
that you'll hang on to Amos for all
coming time; that you'll nurse him
in sickness and be square with him
in wellness; that you'll always be to
him a good, true, honest, up and up
wife under the penalties prescribed
by the law for the punishment of such
offenses. Do you swear this, so help
you God?"
81 swear l will"
"Then by the power vested in me
as justice of peace in and for this
county, state of Colorado, pronounce
you, Amos -, husband, and you Man
dy -, wife, and legalize you to re-
main such now and forevermore; and
you'll stand committed till the fees
and costs in the case are paid in full.
and may God have mercy on your
couls -
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23

A letter from George Schmitt, for
mer Globe express agent in this city,
conveys the information that he is
very much improved in health by the
rest and change to sea level. This
week he is assisting in an express Of
fee at Long Beach, Cal. After the
holidays he has the offer of an agency
: near that point which he will accept
, if he besides not to return to Durango.
Mrs. A. NJ. Highland of DeKaIb
ILL.,, left over the Southern this morn
ing to spend the winter on the Pacific
coast Long Beach will be her head
quarters for the early part of the sea-
son. Mrs. Highland came here a
week ago to spend the holiday season
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Mar
shall, on the Home ranch, but the alti-
tude proved too high for her and she
deemed it advisable to make her stay
shorter than she had planned. How
ever, she promises to make the trip
this way on her journey homeward in
the spring.
The Alamosa Empire notes the
passing of William Breen, d. & r.
G. fireman, who died in the hospital
at Santa Fe, Dec. H. He was former
Silverton boy who commenced rail
roading eight years ago. About three
years ago he injured his back so Sc
riously that later he had to submit to
a surgical operation. He recovered
sufficiently to return to his work.
Early last spring a cancer started on
the old injury. He underwent sec
ond operation about three weeks be-
fore his death. Before he recovered
pneumonia developed which caused his
death.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE SAYS
McMANIGAL AND McNAMAR
AS ALONE TO BLAME

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 90
Upon the Mcnamara brothers and
ortie E. McManigal, confessed dyna-
miters who committed the crimes in
the name of labor unions against
which civilization revolts, but In which
labor unions took no part Chester
IL. krum said in arguing to the jury
IN the dynamite conspiracy trial,
rested the responsibility for the Sc
ries of explosions which the forty de-
PENDANTS are charged with having
caused"
The defense's counsel attacked the
confession of McManigal as given on
the stand "because this same McMan-
igal is an admitted thief, who testified
IN court he stole 2,200 pounds of dy-
namite and hid it in the shed of his
unsuspecting father at Tiffin, Ohio.
1T is not within the power of the
federal government to persecute for
acts of intimidation committed against
the employers of non-union labor"
said Krum
When krum told the jury that the
statute of limitation had run against
some of the acts charged, Federal
Judge Anderson interrupted him, say
ing, you tell that to the jury and
| shall instruct the jury il is not the
law"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23
BODIES OF AVIATOR kEARNY
AND COMPANION EOIIND

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 2o.-The
bodies of Horace Kearny, the aviator,
and Chester Lawrence, newspaper
man. were finally given up by the sea
and lie side by side in little under
taking shop in Redondo beach.
Ten hours after the body of the
young reporter, battered almost be.
yond recognition by the waves against
the rocks, was found on the coast neal
Rocky Point, his aviator companion
was picked sp mile away at sea.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Dec. 2O.-Mrs
j. A. Kearny, mother of Horace Kear-
ny, the aviator whose body was found
in the ocean off the California coast
today expressed qualification that her
sons body had been recovered.
Il have been ur.der terrible strain
for "a week." she said, "and it is
some relief to know that his body
was found"
Father, mother and brother of the
dead aviator, who live here, did not
give up hope that he was alive until
his body was found.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-23
NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD

Philadelphia city employees who de-
sire it are to be provided with free
tuition to advance themselves.
Armstrong, b. c., Chinese have
formed a union and demand 40 cents
an hour to dig potatoes.
OF all the cities in the United King
dom, Belfast, has the smallest per-
cehtage Of unemployed workers.
A movement is afoot in Paterson,
N. j., to establish the eight-hour day
in the silk industry and affiliated in
dustries.
Toxic, Japan, has feminine popu-
lation of $4,000, and Of these 1871 .00O
are employed outside of their own
families.
Motormen of the traction system OF
Birmingham, England, receive cash
bonuses when they avoid accidents due
to negligence.
That government employees are moi
entitled to additional compensation fol
work performed on Labor day is ths
purport Of decision handed down re
! Gently by Controller Of the Treasur,
Tracewell.