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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-10-18
CEMENT WALKS FOR
DELLHAVEN DISTRICT

A contract was let for five more
blocks of concrete walks at the
meeting of the council Tuesday
night. The Hardy Construction
company of North Yakima was the
successful bidder, asking 13c a foot
for the walk, grading and excavat-
ing free. The improvement dis
trict is in Dellhaven in the east side
of town, and was petitioned for by
the property owners in that district.
W. A. Morain was the only other
bidder.
Superintendent Kamm of the O.
w. R. & N, was present to object
to the installation of the alarms at
their crossings. The matter was
laid upo, ''e table to await the
coming of the Public Service Com
mission which will hold hearing
here the latter part of the month in
the case OF the underground cross.
ing at the S. P. & S.
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FIRE DESTROYS ANOTHER
HOME IN LOWER VALLEY
Residence of ]. G. Dennis In Section
Seven Complete Loss.-Flames
Start from Overheated Stove

}. G. Dennis lost his home and
most of its contents by fire Wednes-
day morning. The loss, roughly
estimated is placed at $500, with
insurance of about 81 900.
Mr.. Dennis lives in Section Seven,
and had arisen at about five o'clock,
made a fire in the kitchen stove
and lit a lamp. Leaving both
burning, he went to the pasture to
bring in the COWS. On his way back
be saw the smoke and heard bis
wife calling at about the same time
Rushing back to the house, he saw
that the fire bad gotten beyond
control, so he bent his efforts
toward getting what things he could
from the house.
The only explanation that MIR.
Dennis can give as to the origin ol
the fire is that the stove must have
become overheated, igniting a boz
OF sagebrush, which was behind the
stove. The house was burned tt
the ground.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-10-18
COMMITTEE SELECTS
MAHAN FOR SHERIFF
Son to Run in Fathers Place for Elec-
ton on Republican Ticket
Duffy Frozen Out

W. B. Mahan was chosen last
Monday by the precinct committee
men of the county, to fill the unex-
pired term of sheriff and to be the
republican candidate for that office.
Representatives from the east side
of the county bent every effort
toward nominating C. E. Duffy for
the position, as it was felt that he
was morally entitled to the place
by virtue of the number of votes he
received in the primaries.
At that election the contest was
so close that for two days it was
given out that Duffy had won by a
small margin. The official count,
however, gave Mr.. Mahan the lead
by forty one votes.
Since the sheriff's death the son
has cared for the duties of the office
and being a west-end resident the
committeeman from that territory,
who were all present, overruled the
demands of the east enders. The
fact that several of the. precinct
committeeman from this end would
have had to make such extended
journeys to get to the county sat,
kept many of at them home and
gave PrOsser men the majority.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-10-18
TWO STORES VICTIMS
OF SNEAK THIEVES
Till is Robbed at kennewick Trading
Co. but Money is Recovered
-Gluck Loses Shoes

Two rather bold day light robber-
les were committed in Kennewick
this week, one resulting in the loss
of pair of shoes and the other
caused a temporary loss of $37. so.
The parties taking the shoes made
a successful getaway but the two
who tapped the till were caught.
Tuesday a couple of Greeks en-
tered the shoe store on Second street
run by Gluck & Co., and while one
was examining a pair of shoes the
other made away with another pair.
Neither the shoes or the two foreign
ers have yet been located.
The Kennewick Trading Co.. was
the victim of the other robbery
which was committed by two
Gypsy women. They came into
the store, which was being tended
by Mr.. Huntington at the time,
and asked for matches, which were
given to them. At that moment
the phone rang, the party asking
for a sack of -four. While Mr..
Huntington went to the basement
after the -four the fortune tellers
took S25 in bills from the till and
$3.50 in silver. Even after the
proprietor returned they stayed
around pricing various trinkets and
begging to have their palms crossed
with silver. They were finally
shooed out and the discovery was
made.
The police were notified and
traced them to Pasco, where they
were found waiting for train. They
confessed and forked over forty dol
lars, the amount stolen and addi-
tional costs. The charge was not
pressed.
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PROSSER BUNCH
SMOKED OUT AGAIN
Anti Courthouse Yells of County
Seat Candidates Come Too
Late to Ring True

The strings are united. The bag
is open. The cat is out. Face to
face with the stern reality that the
county seat was rapidly slipping
from under them, Prosser's pino-
chile politicians have attempted one
last dodge and have put forth one
last desperate effort to cover their
tracks and hoodwink the voter.
This weeks Republican, Bulletin
brings the news that the Prosser
candidates for county commissioner
have signed declaration opposing
the building of court house. What
change of front! What a lying
down of the lion and the lamb!
What an acknowledgment of the
corn! What confession of guilt!
If the three candidates mean
what they say, why didn't they
come before the voters like men
weeks ago and openly, honestly and
individually declare themselves, if
they mean it, why didn't they come
out and not wait until they were
smoked out.
A week ago E. J. Ward refused to
sign such a declaration in Kenne-
| wick and denounced DR.. D. M.
Angus as wide open court house
candidate. But he goes to Prosser
and signs up alongside this very
same DR.. Angus. Why was Ward
afraid to sign in Kennewick what
he signed in Prosser? If the decla-
ration is on the square why did DR..
Angus make his race in the pri-
maries on court house platform
and now attempt to climb onto
anti court house platform? Why?
Because the political ring was not
ready to acknowledge that the coun-
ty seat was lost and that their little
court house deal was too rank and
too crude to be put over on the tax
payers. They were not ready to
admit that those lying Kenne-
wick newspapers had caught them
with the goods and that their one
last folorn hope was to crawfish.
And now that the Prosser politi-
cal ring say that their little deal to
defraud the taxpayer has been cal
led off, we want to ask what they
intend to do with $105, 5,O76. 43 in
the county treasury Aug. 81, 1912?
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Two political rallies were held in
Kennewick this week, one in the inter-
ests of the Republican cause on Mon
day night and on Wednesday night the
Progressives had their innings. The
former meeting was addressed by Con-
gresham w. L. LaFollette of Pullman
and H. J. Hibschmann, of Spok ane,
who confined themselves largely to
national issues. There were seventy
in attendance. Wednesday nights
rally was attended by about thirty
Hho listened to State Senator A. ].
Falconer, of Spokane, and W. H. Ford,
of Arlington, while they boosted for
Teddy and incidentally goth few licks
for themselves as candidates for con-
gresham at large and secretary of
state, respectively.
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,DoYouPay1 axes? ThenRead This!

visit to Portland when he was
present at the meeting of the di-
rectors of the Open River Trans
portation Co. The last run on the
upper river this year by the boats
OF that company will be made next
Monday, and it was only through
the action of some of the more pub
lie spirited of the directors that the
company decided to remain in bus
mess and not to sell their boats.
The Open River Transportation Co.
has been losing proposition since
its organization and this years de-
felt will be about $4,000.
Mr.. Hover again brought up his
offer to provide a billiard table for
the club room, table to be paid for
from fees charged the members for
its use. The matter was referred
to the house committee and it is
probable that the table will be in
stalled.
Superintendent A. G.. Kamm of
the O-W. R. & N. was present
and made a very pleasant talk III
which he assured the club that his
company would stand ready at all
times to assist the city in bringing
new enterprises here and urged that
the club embrace every opportunity
for bringing the favorable features
of this point as shipping center,
to the attention of wholesalers and
manufacturers.
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mem Der a certain candidate for the
legislature who, when cornered,
came forward with a declaration
that he was opposed to any change
in the county boundaries and when
elected repudiated his pledge and
devoted his entire time in an at
tempt to shove a bill through the
legislature and cinch the county seat
at Prosser.
If the county seat comes to Ken
pewick, what will the Prosser man
do? Living in Prosser, owning pro
perty in Prosser, obliged to Prosser
people, and elected by a Prosser
vote, what would you expect him to
do? You would expect him to OPP
pose building and oppose it he will.
The Prosser newspapers continue
to raise the howl Of, just wait and
see what Kennewick does when she
gets the county seat. " Kennewick
will do just what she has pledged
herself to do. She will protest
against new taxation burdens-she
can do nothing more. The only
way under the sun that a court
house can be built in Kennewick is
by the vote of the Prosser commits
sioner or by vote of 80 per cent
of the voters Of the county at a
special bonding election. There is
nothing strange or extraordinary
about the situation, nothing too
complicated for every resident OF
the county to readily understand
The plain facts, the whole facts are,
if the county seat remains at Pros
ser, two of the three commissioners
will be in favor of building court
house. If it comes to Kennewick
two of the three commissioners will
be opposed to building.
With the county seat at Prosser,
the taxpayers will be asked to dig
in their pockets to foot the court
house bill. With the county seal
in Kennewick, there will be nc
court house bill to foot. In view oi
the present high taxes and othe1
financial demands, in view of the
newness of the country and the neeo
of every available cent to continue
its development, can the Taxpayer
afford to foot court house billi
This is for him to say when he
marks his ballots Novem Der 9th.
Can the commissioners build {
court house without consulting the
wishes OF the people? Ask ou1
neighbors over in Franklin county
Ask the farmers If Connell, Mesa
and Eltopia if the commissioners
can build a court house. They car
tell you. They argued, they de
nounced, they threatened ard they
fought against the order of the com
missioners, but they argued ano
fought in vain. A short and simple
resolution was passed by the com
missioners March 5, 1912, turned
the trick and the taxpayers wer,
handed bill for $85, 900, and Pas
co now boasts of handsome struc
ture of pressed brick and stone
while the farmer continues to toi
and dig up.
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Majority Of the Commissioners Bound to Favor
Courthouse Building if County Seat
Remains at Prosser

Ii the county seat is removed to
Kennewick, will a court house be
built? The business men and heavy
taxpayers of Kennewick have pub
licly pledged themselves against
building at this time at any place,
and at any time until so per cent
of the voters of the county have fav-
ored building. But can this pledge
of the Kennewick ciL1zens prevent
the commissioners from building if
they choose to do so? II cannot.
The pledge does show, however,
the fairness of the Kennewick peo-
pie in placing themselves on record
against the building of court house
just as the Prosser political ring
has shown their unfairness in franz
ing up a deal to load a court house
tax upon the taxpayers regardless
of the wishes of the people.
The question which confronts the
voters of Benton county just now,
is not what the citizens of Kenne-
wick do, but what will the county
commiss ioners do if the county seat
remains in Plosser, and what will
they do it it is removed to Kenne-
wick? This is the situation. H. M .
Walthew, commissioner from the
third district, is opposed to building
at this time at any place in the
county. J. B. Clements, commits
sioner from the third district, has
publicly announced that he is in
favor of building court house next
year no matter where the county
seat is located. The third member
of the board must be Prosser man
who will be chosen at the November
election.
With one of the hold-over COM
missioners committed to plan Of
building, the Prosser man, so fal
as a court house is concerned, will
hold the balance of power on the
board. If he votes yes, there will
be a court house. If be votes no,
there will be none. The question
then resolves itself into, what will
this Prosser man do if the county
seat remains in his own town and
what will he do if the county seat
is removed to a rival town?
Realizing that the building of g
court house is the only possible
means of continuing the county sea,
in his own town, living in a com.
munity where sentiment is 40 strong
that one of the Prosser candidates
admits that he would not dare face
his own people were he to take q
! stand against building, with his owr
property interests at stake, what
would you expect the Prosser mar
to do if the county seat remains al
Prosser? You would expect him tt
build and build he will, regardless
of the efforts of the Prosser politica
ring to cover their tracks and throw
the people off the scent.
The voters of three years agt
know what to expect as they re-
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S. S. Callahan, D. L. Taylor, Ben
Knapp and L. L. Hvrsey started for
the Methow Valley in Callahan's car
three days ago to look over the pro-
perty of the Caywash Mining Co. in
which they are interested. At last
reports they were stalled with broken
axle about a mile out of Hell-to-Pay
(called Eltopia on the map.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-10-18
SPECIAL NOTICE TO WATER USERS

All users of water from the Northern Pacific Ir-
rigation Companys canal requested to be present
at the city hall in Kennewick at 10 a. M, Octo-
ber Both, when matters Of Importance to every water
user will be taken up with the Public Service Com
mission. Don't forget the date-don' fail to attend
The Washington times., 1912-10-29
Foods That Bind
Little Children
Start them off right with a
good laxative and then
watch their diet.

Mothers are often unconsciously very
careless about the diet Of their chill
dren. forcing all to eat the sams foods.
The fact 10 that all foods do not agree
alike with different persons. Hence,
avoid what seems to constipate the
child. or to give II indigestion, and urge
II to take more OF what Is quickly di
Sested.
II the child shows q tendency to con-
stipation II should Immediately be given
a mild laxative to help the bowels. BY
this is not meant a physic or purgative,
for these should never be given to chill
hren. nor anything like salts. pills. etc.
What the child requires IL simply a
small dose OF the gentlest OF medicines.
such as DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin,
which in the opinion OF thousands OF
watchfui mothers is the ideal remedy
for any child showing a tendency to
constipation. So many things can hap
pen to a constipated child that care is
necessary. Catching cold. piles. head
aches. sleeplessness. and many other
annoyances that children should not
have can usually be traced to constipa-
ton.
Many OF Americas foremost families
are never without Syrup Pepsin. be-
cause one can never tell when some
member OF the family may need II. and
all can use II. Thousands endorse It,.
'nng them Mrs. NJ. Blank. mother Of
Master Blank. g Ciin 81. Yonkers, N.
town. N. j.. who buy it regularly OF
their druggist at ffty cents and one
dollar a bottle: the latter size being
bought by those who already know Its
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BULLDOG CAPTURES
ALLEGED CRACKSMAN
Follows Fugitive Through Crowd
ed Street Car and Under q
Freight Train.

CHICAGO. Oct. es.-Through the de-
termined pursuit Of stray bulldog
last night one of three alleged safe
blowers was recaptured after the chase
had led through a crowded street car
and under freight train.
Three men were arrested as safe
blowers by detectives. One of the men,
Angelo Roberti. broke away and darted
down an alley. The dog, who had been
following the officers. ran after the.
fugitive and was at his heels when he
boarded a car. The dog leaped on the
car and made for Roberti.
Passengers scrambled out of the way
as thu pursued man plunged through the
car and jumped from the front plat
form, chased by the dog. Roberti
crossed a railroad track by climbing
through a freight train. but the dog ran
under the cars and was ready for him.
Roberti began firing his revolver at
the dog, but failed to hit 1t. The noise
OF the shcts directed the pursuing po-
licemen. who came up In time to rescue
the man from the bulldog.
The Washington times., 1912-10-29
CHAPTER XII.
When All the World Was Mad.

A s they stood together at the door.
~ Annes fingers closed upon the
n hand on which they had fallen.
Come, don't leave me yet" she
said, gravely. Let us sit down"
She led him to a chair.
sit down" she said again.
He did as she bade him, and she seat
ed herself in a chair that was opposite.
why did you become so angry when
Francois spoke as he did a while asoy
she asked.
Once more Rylance's eyes were fash
Ing angrily.
because he lied"
Did he?" Anne murmured thought
fully. :.
Her right elbow rested on the arm of
her chair. and as she leaned slightly
forward her hand clasped her chin.
Ever since Rylance had first met the
beautiful daughter OF Jean Bregaut he
had found delight In watching the ef-
fects OF sun and shadow on her ius-
trous hair and the singular. indefinable
changes that gave expression to her
eyes and face. In each of these chang
es he had found some new charm. but
as she sat before him now. with all the
rich, warm coloring gone from her
cheeks, there was something In her ex-
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Synopsis Of Previous Chapters.

David Ryiance, late lieutenant In the
British Army IN South Africa, upon his
arrival in Leeds England, where ,s,,,Gn h,s ,is,
through want. This, although he has
left his uncle. John 1sbitter. sufficient
funds for the Girrs maintenance. HIS
ruined man, after which he kills himself.
Ryiance, suspected OF numbering him. 10
sought for by the police. Because OF his
dying sister he does not attempt TO clear
himself TIL too late, after another muir
der and several assaults have been com.
mitted and laid at his door. Because OF
the various widely separated places where
ss.t ss has ot been zen. clois, be '00r'
Kirkwood, q Scotland Yard detective. 10
called in. He ascertains that the Cricket
e the man who saved bis iiie during the
for the deed). and therefore determines
that he cannot be guilty. and that he will
give him the chance to escape and clear
himself. He finds Ryiance at his dying
sisters bedside and finally perruades him
Ryiance sails from Liverpool for America
on the tramp ship Beowulf. and lands at
renee river Even there he nnds the vii
lage sherif posting on a board IN front OF
the courthouse his picture and notice
oa rswsrd Ssrsa fSo eo ss ,hs house
Of one Jean BreEaut, who lives with his
Ryiance OF all his money and his vic-
daughter. escapes from the island. Ry-
lance agrees to live n foreman at the
Bregaut farm under the direction Of Anne.
The village usurer, Pancoast. holds q
Rylance do their best to make money
from the farm to pay OF the mortgage.
Things go at a fsir rate ,ill suddenly
prowling round the island. Evidently the
latter ID after the Cricket OF Leeds
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to this? IL you do them injury. you
vi wi,, anai be but playing into PancOasts
, The speaker was conrade. the hus-
.Pancoastr' Francois retorted, con-
temptuously. why. for a month past.
what have Just said has been the talk
Of every tavern in the .village-aye. and
Therese. with her arms akimbo con-
fronted MAX, who, having scrambled to
bis feet. was disconsolateiy strokipg his
'Xnd You. who have been living in
this house, believe that Msdemoi.
selle--" she began in o strident voice.
max max raising a protesting hand. inter-
r"IteS S.IIsvn IHrvmp1iyib paS,b,,. ola v,m.,-or,v
this: a T Il win p newer on oflend monsieur
Casting an apprehensivs glance to-
ward Rylance, Anne crossed the room
TO- TO- g sidsboard; deb From one Of the draw
eral moments she fumbled with the
clasp. but her fingers trembled so that
she could not open II. With q little
gesture Of despair. she called Therese
"Psy them. fhsrese." she said.
Therese, who was always well In.
formed concerning the financial affairl
Of her mistress. opened the purse and
the two farm-hands. Francois and
Max received the money sulkily: then
after bowling to Anne. they left the
Conrade and Therese, in obedience &c
. gesture made by their mistress, went
out together to the kitchen and closed
the door behind them.
Rylance. standing by the table. glanced
from him. was leaning az ssainst inst the side. sS
board. from which she had taken hel
purse.
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THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY

preston that caused him to. believe that
he never had seen her half SO beautiful
before.
What was II that Francois said7''
she asked quietly after pause that had
sG Ryahce ,oe Sss ssed n1m snddsmiH then
pale again.
"weli7" Anne persisted.
You heard him. mademoiselle," Ry-
lance answered In an unsteady voice.
"Likening me to a queens favorite, he
intimated that you-weIl, that your re-
more than Kindness"
And so you think he liedr' Anne
eyes. we who know you. mademoi-
selle. know he He'd"
The young woman crossed the room
to the broad, low, old French fireplace.
and, leaning on a chair. she gazed into
the family glowing embers as she re-
piled:
"And yet the talk in all the tsverns
and houses In Basilton agrees with
what Francois has said. You say he
lied. You are one against many. The
evidence s sn appears to be against you' M
with a little exclamation OF impa-
tience Ryiance arose and turned to her.
"Ah! might have known that this
could not 80 on forever. mademoiselle,
he cried. II have been too happy here.
The end must come some time. and II
before-You have been kind. too kind
to me. I have understood II all. but
I've been blind"
"Yes," Anne assented family. you've
been blind"
mot once did It occur to me that my
Strengthening suddenly. she turned to-
my servant" she exclaimed. re-
proachfully. You were never that
You have been my guide. my counselor
my brother. my good genius In all things
have done since you came here to help
me. Had It not been for you. would
have been without home. Ny income
has been doubled, ana. confident Of your
ability to protect me from all the perilt
that threatened me before ! knew you,
my days and nights have been spent In
peace.
wont to bring home with him from tht
taverrs. ! distrnsted you. When
found you had been robbed ! pitied
you. Within twenty-four hours after u
tho work my father had done. / knew
you better. Since that time have
treated you as servant or as
fou rave peen 100 kihu 10 HS ny
lance faltered.
"Too kindy' Anne murmured as she
turned again to the fire.
Too Kind for your own good-ant
mine!' said Rylanee. Had you beer
less kind. these village goesips would
not have misunderstood and L"
He stopped abruptly.
And your Anne queried.
Her back was toward him, and, with
arms half outstretched. he took two
steps In her direction. The movement
had been involuntary. but now he sud
denly realized what he was about Il
do. He halted and was beginning Il
draw back when he saw something tha
paralyzed his will.
Above the low fireplace was a mantel
and over this was a mirror. From th'
mirror Anne's eyes now looked out upor
him. She had seen the manner II
which he had started toward her-tht
outstretched hands and the light thai
was shining on his face when discre
tion had drawn him back. She hat
seen all.