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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-05
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest concerning Neghbo up and down the Valley

paper on "An Appreciation of the Pos
sibilities and Resources of the State of
Washington, prepared by Edmund
Carpenter.
A selection on the Victrola, Tam
hauser's Overture, took the place of
the vocal trio which was to have been
sung by the Misses Nelson, Collins and
Spencer.
Nadia Mclean read a paper on 1.-The
Pioneers of the East" This was the
story of the persecution of the Puritans
in England by King James l, their en-
igration to Holland, and then to Amer
lea. She told of the hardships of the
first winter, how the little colony
dwindled by half through starvation,
sickness and attacks by unfriendly In
dians. On the anniversary of their first
sighting American land, November 9. a
ship was seen bringing provisions and
comfort. Then it was that Governor
Bradford appointed day of Thanks
giving.
Lura Shanafelt rendered a piano solo,
"Valse Arabesque," which the audi
ence liked so we'll that they called for
another selection.
'The Pioneers of Washington" was
the next paper read by Arthur Simpson.
He related the early history of our
state, the explorations by Gray, Lewis
and Clarke, Astor, Fremont, Wilkes
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CARLEY AND WHITCOMB
Ihitcomb seems to be on the stir

Whitcomb seems to be on the stir
some work starting.
Charles Poston has been selling quite
number of fine hogs of late.
Mr.. Mccullough of Coolidge was in
this vicinity Friday.
Miss Bernice Faus spent Thanks
giving with her parents. Miss Faus
is attending high school at Kennewick.
Miss Whitehead went to Prosser
Tuesday of last week where she visited
with friends and relatives until Sunday.
J. B. Miller is building a new barn
on his 10-acre tract, and other improve
ments as well.
Lee Maggie of Milton, Ore, is here
for weeks goose hunting. He is
visiting George Bennett.
M. Carley has been appointed deputy
game warden for this end of the dis
trict. Mr.. Carley lutchered hog
this week that tipped the scales at $50
pounds.
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j. C. Kelley came up from Kenne.
wick Friday morning to relieve Mr.
Clement while he went to North ak
ina.
T. B. Kendall and F. E. Calkins were
Prosser visitors Wednesday.
Last Wednesday evening meeting
of property owners of the Sunnyside
Irrigation District was held here, at
which time the secretary gave report
on what had been done to secure the
extension of the Sunnyside canal.
Jim Morgan left Saturday for Hot
Lake, Ore, where he will be treated
for rheumatism.
H. Thamke, of Finley, was a bust
ness caller here Saturday.
Lou Armacost, ssof Yakima, arrived
Tuesday for few days. stay at his
ranch.
S. j. Harrison, of Sunnyside, ad-
dressed the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
at the church Sunday. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Harrison and daughter,
Miss Frances.
B. Hoover. of Sunnyside, spent last
Thursday at the home of his daughter
Mrs. c. E. Rowley.
Mrs. Downey returned Monday from
a two months visit at Ellensburg aud
the Coast.
Roy Armacost returned from North
Yakima, Tuesday, where he has beeu
visiting his parents.
H. Ketcham and family, of Kiona,
and Joe and Theresa Treisch attended
church at Prosser Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Rowley had as
their Thanksgiving dinner guests, B.
Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Willard
and MIR. and Mrs. F. S. Clement.
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FINLEY ITEMS

The jurymen for this term Of o,..
returned to their homes SATURDAY. N0ur'
Prof. Allen Phillips of Hover to.,.
thanksgiving dinner with the M; svos
Smith. 9 MISSES
Miss Gala Shaw visited from Waa
nesday of last week till SUNDAY w -,
her parents on Switzler Island WIN
Miss Madge Davis visited in w.u.
Walla Saturday, returning home Snu a
day. '' ou'l-
Mrs. Bellinger of Salem, on her wo,
to Prosser to visit her son. STONED 4
here Wednesday to visit her cons I.
Fred Cresswell. She was accomnan; ;s.,
by Mrs. Slnard of Freewater, Ore ;
sister of the Cresswell brothers Th's1 :
were the guests of Don Cresswell ana
family of Section Seven on Thanksriv.
ing Day.
H. R. McCoskrie and family moved
to Pasco Friday to make their home
Mrs. McCoskrie and her brother.in.
law, Hubert McCoskrie, was over
Monday for the two oldest children
Willie and Dorothy.
Miss Myrtle Smith of Kennewick
spent Thanksgiving with her sisters.
Misses Mabel and Hazel Smith.
Mrs. C.. w. Hughes. after two
weeks visit with old friends, the Wood.
wards and Barton families, left this
week for their home in Opportunity.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dircksen were
Sunday visitors at the Fred Cresswell
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce McGregor Of
Prosser were the guests of Misses
Mabel and Hazel Smith Sunday, re-
turning home Monday.
L. Hedington returned to North Yak
ina Wednesday of last week to attend
their family reunion on Thanksgiving
Day. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Harry Hedington and children. The
family were all present excepting Tom
Hedington and family. Mrs. H. Heding-
ton is visiting this week with Mrs. 1.
Warden of Wenas and with her brother,
F. E. DeSellem of North Yakima.
T. w. Moore and sons of Kennewick
were visitors here Friday.
Miss Reed of Richland is a guest at
the Roberts home. They were
neighbors near Colfax.
Quarterly Conference was held here
Wednesday evening of last week, after
which Rev. Perry of Kennewick gave
Thanksgiving sermon.
The Silver Tea to be given by the
Home Economic Department OF the
school, December IL between 2p m.
and D. M, is for all. Any amount
of silver less than one dollar will be
accepted.
The Finley Live Wires" held Their
first meeting in their new home Tues.
day evening. A short program was
followed by three good boxing contests.
The chef, aided by the chief steward
and turnkey, served substantial repast
of roast duck and oysters. The mem
bership was doubled. Visitors are wei.
come and will be furnished surprise
at the next meeting, Tuesday, Dec. =
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FINE PROGRAM GIVEN BY
HIGH SCHOOL ASSEMBL Y
Seniors Celebrate Thanksgiving With
Excellent Literary and Musical
Numbers

When the high school assembly was
organized last fall, it was plannnd to
give series of programs during the
school year, to which the citizens of
Kennewick are cordially invited to be
present. The first of this series was a
Thanksgiving program, given Wednes-
day, the 10th, by the seniors of the as
sembly and was quite out of the ordi-
nary conventional Thanksgiving enter
Iainment.
Mr.. Groom. principal of the high
school, gave short address of well
come. Helen Stewart, by reason of
being chairman of the literary commit
tee, was chairman of the afternoon s
ceremonies.
The first number on the program was
a Thanksgiving hymn, Come, Thou
Almighty King" sung by the assembly
Curtis Whealy next read our first pres
dents first Thanksgiving proclamation,
and also that of our present head
of the nation. Following this was a
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BENTON CITY

D. B. Baker was a Prosser visitor
Friday.
F. S. Clement and wife were North
Yakima visitors Friday.
Chas. Crawford, of Ellensburg, was a
guest at the Hartman home Thursday
and Friday.
A. A. Baker, of North Yakima, spent
Thanksgiving Day ct the home of H.
U. Eakin. Mrs. Baker accompanied
him home Friday after months visit
with her parents.
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THANKSGIVING CELEBRATED
AT TRIPLE SPRINGS SCHOOL
Two Horse Heaven Schools Unite i'm
Giving Fine Program Locust
Grove Items


Most of Horse Heaven gathered at
the Triple Springs school house for
their annual Thanksgiving celebration.
Miss Laura Long, teacher of the Locust
Grove, and Miss Edith Owens, teacher
of Triple Springs, combined their
schools and gave very good program,
which showed the patience and good
training of both teachers The follow
ing program was well prepared and
splendidly given:
Recitation Welcome
Violet Tucker
Recitation Bessie Zerba
Song Thanksgiving Day
Recitation Ted's Story
Gustave Heberlein
Recitation The Wool Shirt
Valley Long
Dialogue Father Times Thanksgiving
Recitation A Boys Troubles
Recitation Why She is Thankful
Zoella Tucker
Recitation November
Zula Graham
Recitation A Little Girls Thanks
Flora Long
Dialogue What They Did
Recitation The Story of Thanksgiving
Oneata Tucker
Drill School
Song Jay Long
Dialogue The Sick Doll
Valley and Fern Long
Recitation Theodore Zerba.
Recitation Leolla Tucker
Dialogue In Pilgrim Times
Recitation Jimmie's Troubles
Gilbert Clodfelter
Recitation Arithmetic
Goldie Tucker
Tableau Asking a Blessing
Recitation Lea Graham
Song School
After the program an elaborate
Thanksgiving dinner was served and
the rest of the evening was spent in
having good time in general.
Miss Edith Owens spent Thanksgiv-
ing and holidays with friends in Kenne-
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Wroe, MIR. and
Mrs. l. T. Fouch and families were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Heberlein We'd
nesday and attended the entertainment
Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, of the Horse
Heaven post office, have been visiting
several days with their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Root.
Miss Minnie Edwards has been visit
ing in Horse Heaven.
Miss Emma Hawkins proved up on
her homestead the last of the week,
then left, with her brother John, for
Walla Walla. He went as witness
for Mrs. AL. Luth, who also proved up.
j. M. Davis and family spent Thanks
giving with her father, L. H. Edwards,
on the Highlands.
Mr. Wroe and family spent a part of
the week with her sister, Mrs. Oscar
Dague. of Walla Walla.
Mrs. P. C. Book spent several days
with her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Anon,
who has returned to Locust Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Petty, of Erie, en-
tertained a number of their friends at a
six o'clock dinner Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Edwards are en-
joying the comforts of an addition of
another room, which was fully dedi.
Gated Thursday by Thanksgiving din
ner to relatives.
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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
JANITOR TAKES ON COOL
DRINKS; THEN FIRES UP

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Firemen were
called today to put out the fires un-
der a rumbling boiler that threatened
to explode, while fifty wrathy apart
ment house dwellers, with the aid of
the police took up the. search for
George Jones, colored, who still thinks
he is the janitor of flat building
at 294S West Twelfth street.
A friendly bartender engaged Jones
in conversation last night and piled
him with drinks that were cool. Be-
tween two high ones he edged in the
remark that the weather man pre-
dicted a startling change that would
bring freezing temperature before
morning
The mercury was topping the ninety
mark and all Chicago was sweltering
But George hurried to his flat and
began industriously shoveling coal
He shoveled for an hour and returned
for another cool one At midnight
the flat dwellers began dreaming OF
Satan and his abode. At / a. m. they
arose, dropping wet, and left. Some
spent the night with neighbors and
others went to hotels. They promise
to make it hot for George.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
TEMPERANCE LOBBYISTS"
is LATEST DISCOVERY Y

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, June 18.-De-
claring that temperance lobbyists
are organized in Washington and ev-
cry state capital to press prohibition
laws, Representative Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,, at German day" celebration
here Monday, made stirring plea for
personal liberty"
Bartholdt says that the Webb bill,
passed over President Taft's veto last
winter was the entering wedge TO fur
ther legislation restricting individual
liberty of action. He said senators
and representatives voted for the
Webb bill knowing it was unconsti-
tutional and praised Taft for vainly
vetoing it.
"When lawmakers will overthrow
the constitution for popular fad, are
our liberties not in the greatest dan
ger?" said Bartholdt. "Today we are
told that because one man in 100
drinks to excess, the other 80 must be
deprived of their individual liberties
Tomorrow the same tactics may be
pursued against consumers of tobacco
coffee and what not. On the ground
of religion people are deprived OF
their Sunday privileges. Soon we will
be told by law how to dress, what
to read, what church to worship at
what to eat and drink and to what
schools we shall send our children.
"This is struggle between two
civilizations, the puritanical and the
German, or liberal. The puritan be-
lieves man is made for Sunday, while
l believe Sunday was made for man
Members of all religious congre-
cations are constantly called upon for
money and support to maintain lobbies
in both the national as well as state
capitals, and these lobbies are con-
stantly cracking the whip over oui
lawmakers and urging them to pass
more restrictive laws. Instead of be.
ing free men we will soon be slaves
fettered by chains of un-Americar
laws"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
OLDEST SENATOR CELEBRATES

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 49,
"Uncle Ike" Stephenson, the Oldest
member of the United States senate,
and by far the richest, today cele-
brated his eighty-fourth birthday. The
aged multi millionaire solon received
congratulations from many friends,
including those of his colleagues in
the senate and admirers in Wisconsin
his adopted state.
Senator Stephenson was born in
New Brunswick, June IS, 1929. From
assistant cook in a lumber camp al
the age Of II years, to multi-mil-
lionaire senator is the aged states
mans record. In the early days he
was known as one Of the best lum-
ber jacks in camp, and he never lost
IN opportunity 70 make small sinvess.
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almost q old ~ Senator Stephenson
He will bs ss In November.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
TURKS PAY $4OO ON $4,000
PROMISE TO AIRMAN

PARIS, June 18.-Emile Vedrines,
brother of the famous airman Jules
Vedrines, today received his salary
for his services as air scout for Tur-
key in the Balkan war, during which
he was dozen times the object Of
the allies long range guns. He was
several times near death. Once he
was slightly wounded when he flew
over a Bulgarian battery. His work
was great aid in many instances
to the Turks. The pay he got for
his three or four months work today
was just $500.
"The Turks are poor pay" said We'd
rines today, land I've never work for
them again. They agreed to pay me
SIC, 900 but when the time came gave
me a promise of $400. Really, Pm
lucky to get the s4O0. They say the
commander of the scout cruiser Hami-
dieh, the only Turk ship that did
onything during the war, is an Ameri-
can and that they have promised him
fortune for his great work / hope
he maker the Turks-what you call
Though up, better than did. He'd
better take tip, as you say, from
me, and sail into port with his guns
loaded and turn over his command
AFTER he has been paid everything
due him. Rs the only way he'll get
it,"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
FLORIDA GLEANINGS.

If the weather is favorable, many
of the farmers viii commence hay
cutting next week.
Fishing is "A pastime for a good
many at present Some real nice trout
have been landed recently.
Will Tyner was appointed water
commissioner for Florida and Animas
districts and their tributaries. He
has given a bond and is all ready for
the first business that will come his
way, in that line.
Alfred Patterson moved his house
hold effects to Durango Saturday. He
will try city life for while, then
expects to seek suitable location
elsewhere, wherever he can work at
his trade.
Plans are on foot for an old-fash-
ioned community picnic the Fourth
The program will be given by the
Sunday schools in the morning and
in the afternoon sports of various
kinds will interest the young and old
C. A. Brown and wife came up from
Pennington last Friday evening on a
pleasure seeking and business mission
Of two or three weeks duration. They
report Pennington climate not as ben
eficial to Mrs. Browns sister, Grace
as they had expected. Alice and Mrs
Brown are visiting with ]. A. Sewers
and family.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
BIG RECEIPTS FOR POLO MEET

blU RESEiI . TOR EOLO mEE .
NEW YORK, June 1S.-It was gem
orally believed here today that Eng
land will challenge again for the inter
national polo championship cup, sue
cessfully defended by the American
four last week, within the near fu-
true. Those connected with the part
sent to this country with the team
headed by Captain Ritson were loud
in their praise of the play of the
Americans, but all expressed the be-
lief that England would not be con-
tent to forego challenging for the cup
soon, considering the narrowness of
the score by which the deciding game
was won.
Checking up it was revealed that the
receipts from the two games last week
were close to 100000. The gate
money for the first game was SOC, 900
and that for the second exceeded $1O1
900.
The English players were prepar-
ing to leave for home this week A
round of sight seeing trips has been
arranged for them and after a din
ner given by August Belmont for the
challenging and defending teams to-
night, the Englishmen will sail to-
morrow. 1t is understood that only
twenty-seven of the forty-two ponies
brought to this country for the match
es will be shipped back Saturday
Eleven have already been sold and
others will he disposed Of. All Of
the duke of Westminster's string will
be taken back to England, the Older
mounts being left behind.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
PR0bFRS
TO|NFORM
THE PEOPLE

United Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 49,
Lobby probers expect to disclose,
through correspondence seized in the
beet sugar headquarters here, an al
legged plot to manufacture sentiment"
to force congress to defeat free sugar.
Senator Reed said today: Eve want
the country to get full information
regarding the letters seized, which
show the sugar people are using every
weapon, backed by limitless wealth,
to defeat free sugar"
John Yorkes, counsel for Henry Ok
nard and Truman Palmer, argued
against the committee reading further
letters, but was overruled.
One letter, Oxnard wrote Palmer in
July, 1906, congratulating him for
having Aaron Cove "going around try
ing to educate congressman" Anoth-
er, written to Oxnard, and unsigned,
in 1907, said: "Messrs. Corbin and
Cutter go tthe Wyoming and Colorado
legislatures to pass strong anti-free
sugar memorials" and contains a par
agraph which says "Mr. Collins is
very anxious about the Taft situation,
but hopes there will be some way to
make it known there would be great
doubt about his ability to carry such
states as California, Colorado, Utah,
Idaho and Michigan, and If we can
not head him off we might get a
promise from him relative to the
sugar and tobacco industries"
Another telegram C. c. Hamlin last
year sent Garden City, Kas., man
was read which urged him to advise
how his congressman "can best be
reached; and have as many letters sent
as possible"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
A REMARKABLE FEAT.

A truly amazing feat was that of
tho French aviator, Moulinais, who
flew from Paris to Warsaw, dis
tance of approximately 933 miles, in
thirteen hours, attaining an average
speed while in the air of 93.3 miles
an hour. The fastest train between
Paris and Warsaw covers the distance
in twenty-seven hours. To make the
illustration still more concrete, the
distance between Chicago and New
York is about the same as that be-
tween the two continental cities, and
our twenty-hour trains are the pride
of the American railroad builders.
The aeroplane, which has thus left
the railroad behind, has done the same
for the motor car driven by the most
daring speed kings" Jules Goux
covered the 500 miles of the Indian
apolis course on May 80 last in g.
31:43, making an average speed of
1853. Last year Dawson covered the
same course in 6:2l.069S. But it is
perhaps fairer to take the French
Grand Prix as a basis of comparison,
the distance being $50 miles. This
race was won in 1912 by driver who
attained an average of 6S.7 for the
course.
We are accustomed to fast, brief
flights, or to fast time for long flights
if the time in the air alone is count
ed. But Moulinais wasted compara-
lively little time on the ground. For
all practical purposes his flight may
be considered as continuous flight.
Leaving Paris after an early break
fast, he dropped into Warsaw in am
pie time to dress for dinner. 1t is
this demonstration of the extraordi-
nary staying power of the aeroplane,
of its capacity for maintaining an al
most unthinkable speed for hour after
hour, that impresses the mind. Han
died as Moulinais handles it, the aero
plane is no toy, but machine which
gives certain promise of utility in the
future.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
THE RAILROADS AND THE RATE
DECISION.

The more the decision In the Min
nesota rate cases is studied the more
sound, important and truly judicious
it is found to be. 1t Is pre-eminent-
rs progressive decision, "a decision
against frenzied finance, against un-
sound railroad policies, against spec
ulative and inflated valuation. 1t is
a decision which cannot fail to
strengthen railroad credit and extend
the market for sound railroad securi-
ties. 1t is decision that makes for
stability in government and sanity in
regulation. 1t points to grave and
difficult problem and tells congress
TO solve it as it ought to be solved
after searching discussion and
study of all that the question involves,
legally and practically. 1t averts the
chaos of vast twilight zone; 1t averts
dangerous controversy over Judi
cial legislation"
But what of the immediate situa-
ton as regards rate regulation? What
of the prospect Of regulation by forty
eight state legislatures or commits
sions, in addition to congressional
regulation? The answer is that the
railroads are not left to the tender
mercies of wild regulators, incompe-
tent regulators or holdup regulators;
that, in the memorable words of Pres
ident Hadley of Yale, property rights
and contract rights are still protected
in this country as nowhere else in
civilization, and that the one thing
the railroads really have to fear
confiscatory rates, the destruction Of
their legitimate net returns-the de-
cision is calculated to prevent most
effectually. The states may continue
to regulate, and indirectly to inter
fere with interstate regulation, but in
no case can any state legislature or
commission impose an unfair and con-
fiscatory rate. Any such rate may be
enjoined and any such improper order
may be annulled in the federal courts,
the burden of proof naturally and
properly being on the complainant.
The railroads of England and Eu-
rope would not speak of such pro-
lection slightingly, and would not re-
gard constitutional guarantees Of rea-
sonable returns on every dollar in
vested as something negligible. Where
parliament is supreme, the railroads
may well envy the lot of American
investors in railroad and other Sc
curities resting on franchises or pub
lie contracts.
Uniform regulation is desirable and
is slowly coming. Meantime fair play
in state rate regulation is guaran-
teed to every railroad in every cor
ner of the land-Record-H Herald.