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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28
JEWELER HAS MUCH
TO Be THANKFUL FOR
Skillman VanCott Marries Miss Isabel
Schooley, Of Chehalis, at
Tacoma

Skillman VanCott was married at
noon yesterday at Tacoma. The
bride was Miss Isabel Schooley and
her home was in Chehalis.
The first of the week a range was
seen moving across the street to
Skillman's apartments at the rear
of his jewelry store and to the in
quisitive neighbors he gave variety
of improbable reasons for the pur-
chase. To one or two of his intimate
friends, however, he confessed that
he soon was to become benedict.
Wednesday night he left for Ia
coma where the ceremony was per-
formed, his wife's sister, who lives
at that place, attending to the final
details. In the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Cott went to Seattle to
visit with Mr.. VanCott's parents.
They are expected home Sunday and
meantime Bernard Slaugenhaupt is
looking after the store and practic-
ing salesmanship as taught by Louis
Stock.
In the period of his residence in
Kennewick Mr.. VanCott has ac-
quired many friends and they will
be glad to welcome his bride into
their circles. Our list of compli-
mentary adjectives contains eight
hundred and forty-two words, and
one might use them all, we know,
in describing the bride. You'll have
to do it yourself, though, for Skill
man was the>most uncommunicative
man upon the subject of his BRIDE
to- be that ever was. She's a mighty
nice girl" was the extent of the
talk we could get out of him.
The following notice appeared among
the out-of-town personals in last Sun
days Tacoma Ledger: Miss Hilda
Nathan entertained company of young
ladies at her home on Alfred street
Friday evening at bridge and a miscel-
laneous shower for Miss IsabelSchooley,
whose marriage to Skillman VanCott of
Kennewick, Wash, will take place the
last week of this month. The evening
was spent playing auction bridge and
later tables were spread for lunch. The
first to be served was the bride-to-be,
who was served with large Japanese
tray laden with parcels of various
shapes, which contained gifts of linen,
china and other things needed by the>
new housekeeper. A dainty collation.
was then served to the guests by the
hostess. assisted by her sister. Mrs.
Joseph Schuss, and Miss Hazelmae
BantZ.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28

will be much better than that, stat
ing that Geo. F. Richardson raised
$50 pounds from an eighth of an
acre last season. although the patch
was planted too late to reach its
heaviest growth.
Broom corn should be planted
about the first of May and Mr.. Rus
sell recommends the dwarf variety
for this climate. He thinks that
there will be at least so acres of the
corn grown in this valley next year,
and states that the markets OF the
Northwest will take all that can be
produced.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28
DENTAL OFFICE IS
FINELY EQUIPPED
Dr. B. L. Cole Intalls More Mod em
AppGances-Wil Put in
Second Chair

Carpenters have been busy with
the interior of DIR. Coles office the
past week or so, fitting up another
room for his use. He plans to in
stall another chair, that his assis.
tant may prepare a patient while
the doctor may be busy with another.
A trip to his office this week to see
how extensive the preparations were
revealed wonders.
A shiny, new switch board placed
on the wall near the chair attracted
considerable attention and the
doctor explained that he had Just
finished its installation. Then he
went on to tell all about it, nine
tenths of which probably will never
be published. The board is evidence
that DR.. Cole has one of the finest
appointed and most completely
equipped dental parlors in the state.
A short time ago, if you remember,
we announced that he had put in a
new method of anesthetic-one that
was perfectly harmless. His new
apparatus goes even further than
that and introduces electricity and
pneumatics into operative dentistry.
To give you some idea of the ex-
tent of the new contrivance, we will
try to mention a few things that
were explained. By means of valves
and buttons on the switch board,
placed handily, Mr.. Cole can render
many of the little operations me-
chanically perfect. For instance,
one part of the board controls the
compressed air. Compressed air is
used quite frequently, as you who
ever have any dental work done will
remember. By the new arrange
ment, however, the air is used in
just the right pressure and at exact
ly the right temperature. The
compressed air is used, too, to spray
the various disinfectants that are
used, and in something like a
thousand other ways.
The electric side of the board is
rather more interesting. That little
mirror that all dentists are armed
with has a wee tiny light bulb
tucked away in the handle that the
light may be directed at the spot
desired. Another similar, but
stronger, light is used in the same
manner as an ex-ray light, locating
the trouble without any painful
probing. Electrically heated prongs
and hooks andwashing pointsabound
in all sizes and shapes. Wax
moulders and sterilizing tanks and
antiseptics are all heated to the de
sired temperatures by use of elec-
tricity.
Probably but few dentists in the
state are equipped in their line so
completely as is DR.. Cole with his
new appliances. With them the
work can be done quicker, better
and with more speed aud less pain
than was before possible.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28
YAKIMA HOLSTEINS
MAKE GREAT RECORD
Davis Sale Totals $37,3l5.00-E. B.
Marks, Of Ahtanum, Pays Top
Price Of $500 for Cow

The Yakima valley has established
new national record for sale of pure
bred stock, according to well-in-
formed breeders who attended the
Davis sale at Granger Monday. 1T
is the greatest sale of an individual
herd ever m d e in the United
States" said Robert Burt of Seattle,
editor and publisher of the Pacific
! Driryman, and the animals were
worth the money. 1t can be said
for the lasting credit of the Yakima
valley that many of the choicest an
imals remained in the valley and
will be used for foundation stock
for n ew herds, giving Holstein
breeding a greater impetus here than
has ever been known, and the val
ley even greater reputation than
it has.
There have been combination
sales that reached higher average,
but no offering of any individual
breeder in numbers of so animals
or over ever sold as well as the ami
mails sold at the Davis sale. Tt goes
without question that Mr.. Davis Of
tered the best complete herd of Hol-
stems ever put on the auction block
in the United States.
Mr.. Davis offered 81 head and
the total for the lot was $31, ,915.
He sold So COWS and heifers for a to-
tai OF $27 ,91O, being an average of
$526.6O head, and IA young bulls
for s4OO5, an average of $2S5 head.
Mr.. Marks had IA animals in the
sale and his 1S COWS sold for $3.50
each or $4,000 for a total, and his
one young bull sold for $44O. The
total for the sale was $37, ,315."
+. B. Marks of Ahtanum paid
the top price of the sale, $500 for
1Maldeta Canary Mercedes, one of
the choice COWS, and purchased
other COWS, paying prices ranging
above $500 and up as high as 5000.
The second high price for the sale
was SITS paid for Sanesta Topsy
oy the owner of t h e Greenbank
1arm, Greenbank. Wash.
W. K. Newell, proprietor of the
Cloverridge farm at CASTOR, Ore,
came to the sale to supplement his
herd of 80 choice Holsteins with
some OF the best, and while he went
Some without purchase, is enthus-
lastic over the sale. Il was outbid
on every animal l wanted" said
Mr.. Newell; but I want to say that
no animal sold for more than it was
worth. 1t was splendid showing
and one of the greatest sales ever
pulled off in the United States. 1t
ought to be encouraging to the peo-
pie in the Yakima valley to know
That so many animals will stay here
and be used for breeding more of
their kind. This ought to make
this valley the greatest Holstein
breeding section in tn e United
States"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28

Mr., and Mrs. George Egbert enter
tanned at dinner yesterday, Mr. and
Mrs. FELTON, of Section 20, A. Vance of
Mob Hill and A. Green, Mrs. Egbert's
father. of Alton, N. Y. Mr.. Green
was here several years ago and is i'm
pressed by the growth and development
in the valley since his last visit.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28
PRUNING TO Be
DEMONSTRATED
Prof. Thornber Here 7 thursday and
Friday to Conduct Field Classes
Conference in Club Room

Prof. Thornber will be here again
on Thursday and Friday, Deem
Der 4th and 5th, to give field DEM
onstrations in pruning. All who
wish to learn how to prune in
the most effective way or to perfect
themselves in what they have al
ready learned should attend t h e
field demonstration, to be given on
the above dates.
The following extracts from Prof.
Thornber's letter will set forth the
plan to be followed.
Commencing with one year old
stuff in the morning, pruning about
one hour on that, one hour on two
year old stock, about one hour on
t three year old stock and the re-
mainder of the time on four or five
year old stock or other material.
I would like to have it arranged
SO that we could have from II to
1 5 men each day to do the actual
work with me. Each person enter
ing the work should have a small
hand pruning saw and a good first
class pair of hand pruners. We
will not require loppers. If we
should have many tall trees to prune,
then each person should have a pole
pruner. It is very essential that
each man supply himself with good
tools so that there be no delay in
securing them.
I think the work might be re-
peated the second day with another
group of men and the work done in
avery careful and thorough manner.
You may assure anyone desiring
to enter that we will take anyone,
even though he has absolutely no
experience in pruning, and make it
worth his while to be with u.s."
The work will begin at 9 a. m.
sharp on Thursday, Dec. 4. The
place, Mr.. Boldt's orchard, opposite
Kemp Dawson's on the south line
of Section 3 of the Highlands and
will be continued in nearby orch
ards during the day.
The committee has had scant
time to arrange for the second days
meeting. 1t will probably be held
in the Garden Tracts in the neigh
borhood of the Perry and Bartlett
ranches. Work there will be done on
older trees and pole pruners should
be provided by those who assist in
the work.
Those who wish to enter and re-
ceive instruction direct from tho
best practical horticulturist in the
west, should let the committee know
the fact soon. Drop card to A. C.
Hart or Kemp Dawson, Route No.
2. There will undoubtedly be a
large number who wish to observe
the work and learn by the eye route
what they can, but, by far the best
way is to follow the pedagogical rule,
Learn to do by doing"
Friday evening, Dec. 5, Prof.
Thornber will lead conference on
pruning at the Commercial Club
rooms.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-11-28
SENATOR JONES HERE TONIGHT

United States Senator Wesley L. Jones will ar
rive on No. this evening and will be the guest of
the Kennewick Commercial Club at smoker tonight.
Senator Jones will speak on "River and Harbor I'm
provements" and the entertainment committee have
promised other features which will make the evening
thoroughly enjoyable one.
The senator, who is accompanied by Mrs. Jones,
is on his way to Washington, DC He will be taken
over the river front this evening" to view Kennewicks
harbor facilities, before going to the Rudkin home on
the Highlands where the visitors will be entertained
at dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
TO REPRESENT HOUSE
AT PEPPER FUNERAL
Speaker Clark Appoints Delegates
and Pays Tribute to De-
parted Iowan.

Delegates to represent the House OF
Representatives at the funeral of the
late Representative Pepper of Iowa were
appointed by Speaker Clark yesterday.
They are Representatives Connolly. Kirk
patrick, Haugen, Kennedy. Prouty, Tow
ner and Woods of Iowa: Guard and Ash
brook. Ohio; Sloan, Nebraska; SIemp.
Virginia; Lloyd and RUSSELL Missouri:
Doolittle. Kansas; Tayenner, Illinois; Lo-
beck. Nebraska: Thomas, Kentucky. and
Buchanan, Illinois.
Speaker Clarks warm friendsbiD for
Representative Pepper led him to issue a
statement paying special tribute to Mr.
Pepper as 'one of the ablest and most
promising new members of the House >.
The Speaker said that Mr.. Pepper had a.
phenomenal political and professional
career, that no young man in the House
appeared to have brighter prospects, and
added:
He was one of my prime favorites
and he repaid my friendship in Scripture
measure, heaped up, pressed down and
running over. His death is not ONLY a
loss 10 Iowa and the country at large
but to me 1t is a sore personal bereaye-
ment- Being from adjoining states and
the only representative from Iowa of nv
political faith in the Sixty-second Con-
gress, 1t was natural that he and L
formed an acquaintanceship which grew
into very close friendship, and he was
as loyal friend as man ever had"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
READY FOR CELEBRATION
About $500 More Needed for Com
munity Christmas Tree, However

Although everything is now nearly
ready for the community Christmas tree
celebration to be held on the plaza al
the east front of the Capitol tomorrow
evening at o'clock. the finance commit
tee announces that about $500 more is
needed to defray the expenses of the
event. Chairman George w. White of
this committee has hopes of getting this
amount by tomorrow evening
The work of completing the tree itself
IS now nearly finished. Singers and
those who are to take part in the living
pictures are practically i'm readiness.
IL Is expected that a record breaking
crowd viii be on hand to witness the
lighting of the tree and the other fea-
lures. The plaza is capable of convent
entity holding large crowd. of course,
and the fact that the place probably
viii not be damned" will add to its
success. it is believed
The following contributions to the
fund We're received today in addition to
the 10000 previously acknowledged: q.
;. Barnhart, 81; j. A. S.. 81: Clarence
r. Wilson, $3.50. and Joel Hillman, So.
Total, $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
'DON'TS" FOR CHRISTMAS.
Fire Marshal Nicholson Tells How to
Avoid Danger.

Here are some Christmas "doil'ts' rec
commended by Fire Marshal w. p Nichol-
son:
Don't decorate your Christmas tree
with paper, cotton or any other infiam-
mable material Use metallic tinsel and
other non-infiammabIe declarations only
and set the tree securely SO that the
children III reaching for things cannot
tip ii over.
Don't use cotton To represent snow. Ii
you must have snow silver sand or
asbestos fiber.
Don't place candles on the trees at ALL
If you simply use candles for decora-
tons il is n great temptation for the
children to light them.
Don't place trees close TO the gas, be-
cause in a few days the tree will be-
come very dry and the needles are easily
ignted.
Electric lights for decorations and
even storage batteries are not within
the reach Of all. says the fire marshal
but II ~ better not to have candles than
10 have a fire which may result i'm seri-
Gus injury and probably death to some
one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
Half-Holidays in Prospect.

Advance payments of salaries pro
rata were made TO the clerks and en-
ployes of the Post Office Department
between l and 3 o'clock today. To-
morrow and also week from tomor-
row the department will be closed at
noon. The spirit of Christmas reigns
IN the big granite building with money
In sight and time to spend it,
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Dockery said today that in anticipation
OF the Christmas holidays the finance
DIVISION OF his office had put forth spe-
clai efforts to pay every creditor of the
department possible before Christmas
day. During the present month 26,5
warrants for an aggregate amount of
S6,S23, 1917 have been issued and sent
to those to whom the government owed
money.
Yesterday afternoon the last warrant
was issued and mailed completing the
payment of every account that had been
presented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
AT THE CASH WINDOWS
Discussing Officers Play Santa to
Government Employes-Coming
Half-Holidays.

The disbuTsing offices of the various
government departments featured the
only real Christmas scenes around these
buildings today. 1t was not the regular
pay day. but. following a custom of for
mer years, those employees who desired
could draw on their salaries for the full
amount due them to the time of with
drawal Many employees awaited them
selves of the privilege
Lines were at the windows of the dis
bursting Offices early this morning. Those
who formed the principal part of the
lines We're the laboring force, the mes
senSers and charwomen. There also were
Il few clerks who took advantage of the
opportunity to supply themselves with
ready money!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
Volunteer to Help Out"

pleasing incident of the cooperation
by the employees of the fourth assistant
postmaster generals bureau was shown
Yesterday when forty-seven employees of
the division of postage stamps. fearing
there might be congestion in the Wash
ington post office. caused by the influx
of the parcel post mail. rendered their
services to help out. They were thanked
for the offer. but informed that their
services would not be needed. as the pres
ent force sof the city post office is ample
TO meet the demands upon it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
TURKEY SUPPLY SHORT;
PRICES ARE MOVED UP
Other Supplies for Christmas Dinner
to Cost About as
Usual.
Dealers Say Large Shipments of
Poultry They Expected Were Di-
verted to Northern Markets.

Except for an advance of about
cents per pound in the price of tur-
keys, things needed to make up the
Christmas day dinner are selling in
the markets today at practically the
prices of last week. The advance in
the price of turkeys. the dealers say.
was unexpected and was caused by the
failure TO arrive of the heavy supply OF
turkeys expected, the bulk of the ship
EIents from the south. it is said. going
Ia the big markets i'm the north sat
urday the best turkeys in the markets
could have been bought for from - TO
IS cents pound. Today the same
grades are quoted at from % to 80
cents a pound. and with the continue
tion of cool weather these prices will
remain firm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
fits Mem Would Like to Receive

$l.00 Domet Flannel Night Shirts
$500 Notar ALL Sweaters with collars 49, 50
Imported Full fashioned Sweaters As
and $500 ALL silk and Silk linen Pajamas
SOC Wool Gloves, all shades 25c
$500 Pure Tub SILK Shirts
S1.5O Kassan Capeskin Gloves. regular cadet
sizes ..............-....- .................s1
$500 Automobile Gauntlets. black tan
soc SILK NeckWear neatly boxed 25c
$1oO Madras and Pongee Pajamas.. 90
SILK Tie with pair or SILK Lisle Hose to ma ch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23

Women's Pure Linen Hemstitch-
ed Handk erchiefS.
Women's Swiss Embroidered
Scalloped Handkerchief.
Women's Embroidered Initial
Handkerchiefs.
Women's Lace-edge Handker-
chiefs.
Women's Mourning Handker-
chiefs.
Women's Embroidered Corner
handkerchief.
Mems Soft-finish White Hem
stitched Handkerchiefs.
Mems Colored Border Hemstitch-
ed Handkerchiefs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23

Here are some Christmas ''dof'ts'' rec
commended by Fire Marshal W. p Nichol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23

LaSt-minute
Things to Buy
Tinsel Cord. for
packages, spl. -.1Oc
Ribbonize, spl. .1Oc
Christmas Seals.
Tags. Cards and
Labels, pkg. -. sc
Tissue paper, for
w r a. p p = n 8
purposes ...-. &c
Denison's Deco
rated 2 per
Napkins. three
dozen for........10c
Denison's Deco
rated p a p e'r,
roll .1oc
Fancy Boxes, for
gifts, from &c
TO .-oS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
CHOIR OF 1000 VOICES
MAY SING NEW YEAR EVE
Program of Christian Endeavorers
and Community Christmas
Vocalists.

An invitation was issued TODAY 10
have the choir of more than 1000
voices which is to sing at the Christ
mas eve community celebration tomor-
row Join with the equally large Chris
tian Endeavor Union chorus for the
songfest which is to be held on the
south steps of the Treasury New Year
eve. Should the invitation be accepted
probably 1000 persons will unite i'm
singing old and popular songs and
hymns 10 neutralize the usual New
Year eve celebration
Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury
department. has given permS sion to
hold the songfest on the Treasury
steps. and has written a letter to the
CHRISTIAN Endeayor Union heartily APP
fnents for the affair We're made at
meeting held last night at the Chris
ton Endeavor Union headquarters.
Inc songfest is to begin at IL
ciock New Year eve and is to continue
until after midnight. or as long as
there Is Il large crowd OF people in the
do"nto"n section of the city Efforts
We're begun today to arrange for sew
eTal short addresses through mega
phones by prominent public men, in
Guiding several cabinet members.
Invited Speakers.
The following men have been in
vited TO speak: Representative Hobson
OF Alabama. Representative Lloyd of
Missouri. Speaker Clark of the House
or Representatives. Senator Borah of
Idaho. Secretary Garrison of the War
Department. Secretary McAdoo of the
Treasury and Secretary Daniels of the
Navy. +
The musical committee of the union
is composed of the following: William
ballard and his sou. Lester E. Ballard
Roy Carter. Daniel q. Angeyine. Miss
Caroline Martin and William Braith-
awaite ..
The committee OF pastors includes
the Rev. a. W. Spooner Rev. Earle
Whitley. Rev Charles \ Melvin. Rev
Paul Is. Warrington, Rev. j. T. Hud-
die and Rev. c. L. Fultz. On the other
committees are: Lantern. Walter r
Whitiow, Paul H. Watson and Harry
Welch; advertising, 4. c. Crump. Allan
g. Muddiman and Miss Hilda Erickson.
finance. Paul III. Watson. L. L. Crump
and Miss Sarah G. Davidson.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-05
SAGE BEGINS SERVING
SENTENCE IN PRISON

\. S, Sage. the convicted Shelley
6ank er who faces q term of from / to
"A years in the state penitentiary, was
received 1t that institution Yesterday
70 begin his sentence.
Sage was convicted Of emhezzle-
ment and sentenced to the state prison.
lie appealed his case TO the supreme
court but that tribunal upheld the
rulings Of the lower court and refused
10 alter the original sentence. The
case against Sage was instituted in the
lower court upon charges preferred
by state Bank Commissioner Piatt
Three other convicts also began sen
tenees at tho penitentiary yesterday.
All &c them We're sent up from Bannock
county.
George Il. Burrell, convicted of rob-
berry, has an indeterminate sentence
of from ; Is 10 wears 7, w MaeNeear-
hey. II ferger, drew d I to IA year term
and Roy Iovey. convicted of a statu-
tory offense, was sentenced to serve
from to - years.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-05
PLAN EVOLUTION OF
CURRENCY SYSTEM

Washington, Jan. 4.-Evolution Of an
entire ne. currency system for the
government, regulating banking, is
contemplated by the subcommittee of
The house banking committee, headed
BY Representative Glass Of Virginia,
which win begin hearings next Tues
day.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
Leslie NJ shaw a Burton Heburn. If
the Chase National bank Of New York;
Victor Morawitz, financial writer, and
Paul NJ Marburg, New York banker,
Will testify Tuesdayq. Two score Wit
nesses for succeeding hearings have
been invited to testify.
In addition To the framing new bank
ing and currency legislation the Glass
committee will investigate the Aldrich
central bank plan ana report its
conclusions to the honse.