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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
SOIL MANAGEMENT TO
CONTROL SOIL FERTILITY

With the above as special SUBJ
ject, William Meikle, agricultural
instructor at the high school, will
address meeting at the Highlands
club house on Friday evening, Dec
ember 18th, atlas o'clock. This
meeting is open to all and it is to
be hoped that all parties interested,
whether members of the club or not,
will consider this notice a personal
invitation to attend.
The conservation of soil fertility
is matter of great importance, es-
pecially as fertilizer adapted to this
locality is hard to secure. The ag-
riculturists of the Kennewick dis
trict are therefore urged to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to OBJ
tain expert instruction along the
line OF soil management thigh
lands Improvement Club, by COM
mitee on agriculture.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
GOING TO FINLEY

The Finley Live Wires. the newly
organized booster club of the lower
valley, will give an entertainment
at the Grange Hall, Finley, tomor-
row Saturday evening. There
will be a musical program followed
by mock trial, an account of which
was given in this paper last week.
The Live Wires have framed up a
program which will provide whole
lot of fun and are expecting a good
sized delegation of Kennewick peo-
pie. They have sent special in
vitation to the Commercial Club to
attend this entertainment as we'll as
their regular meetings and about
fifteen from the club will make the
trip to Finley tomorrow night.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
URGE ACTION ON BRIDGE SURVEY

The city council passed a resolu-
ton Tuesday evening asking the
new state highway commissioner,
who takes Office this week, to take
immediate action toward securing a
survey for the proposed wagon bridge
across the Columbia between Ken
newick and Pasco.
At the last session of the legisla-
ture an appropriation of 81 900 was
made for this purpose, in conjunc-
ton with the plans for the state
highways, and, as December and
January are the months in which
such work can best be done, the
city government deems it advisable
that the attention of the officials be
callen to the need at this point.
A similar resolution will he framed
by the Commercial Club of this city
and the city council and Chamber
of Commerce of Pasco.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12

rlcultural agents and applications
are In for appointments in many
others. He stated that according
to the United States Department of
Agriculture, no state in the Union
IS making the development in scien-
tlhc agriculture that is being made
by the state of Washington. Re-
garding finances, the doctor stated
most emphatically that in his iudg.
ment this line of work should be
kept up by county funds the same
as any other county improvement.
In line with the suggestion above
given, the executive and financial
committees were instructed to meet
with the county commissioners in
an endeavor to have the movement
adequately financed by the county.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows:
President, j. F. Sears, Prosser;
Vice-Pres., c. E. Devoe, Prosser;
Sec, l.. S. Grassland, Kennewick;
Treas, A. H. Wheaton, Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
WASHINGTON STREET
BD|DGE CONTRACT LET
Job Of Putting in Concrete Structure
Goes to Seattle Man for 5000
Eleven Bids Submitted

Bids were opened at the special
session of the city council Tuesday
night for the construction of new
bridge across the canal at Washing
ton street. The bridge will be of
cement and will be constructed by
Chas. G. Huber, of Seattle, and will
be modelled on a patented design, a
novel feature of which includes a
concrete floor on the canal proper.
The structure will cost IN the neigh
borhood of $500, complete.
Eleven bids in all were considered,
all but two Of which were based on
the plans and specifications submit
ted by the city engineer, and ranged
from wooden structures to elaborate
concrete affairs.
For the concrete type the Huber
bid was under the next lowest fig
ures by nearly five hundred dollars.
With the new style bridge the
grade of the street can be lowered
several feet, making the approaches
on three per cent grade.
A fve-foot cement walk will con-
meet the city's walks on the west
side OF the bridge, and provision
has been made for the addition of
another walk to be connected at
such time as it is deemed advisable
to extend the walks on the east side
Of Washington street.
The work will be commenced as
soon as the danger of frost has
passed, and Mr.. Huber has prom
ised to see that it is completed be-
fore the first of March.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
ALLOWS HEWETSON
TO RETAIN HIS CHILD
Judge Holcomb Hears Case Against
Local Physician Accused Of Neg
lecting Little Girl

After some weeks of delay, the
case OF the state against DR.. J. w.
Hewetson, accused of neglecting his
six-yearold child, Melva, was tried
in Kennewick last Friday before
Judge O. R. Holcomb. A prelim-
mary hearing of some of the wit
nesses was held in Prosser on Thurs
day and to avoid further delay and
unnecessary expense, the Judge de-
cided to try the balance of the case
III this city.
A half dozen or more witnesses
were introduced by both sides. The
states witnesses testified that the
child was left at home locked in her
room for hours at a time while her
father and step mother were out
auto-riding, and that the child ap-
parently was not clothed in clean
ly or comfortable manner, was not
sufficiently fed and was not allowed
the companionship Of playmates.
The Hewetson witnesses testified
just as positively that the child had
good care, sufficient food, plenty of
clothing and as good or better home
than the average. Hewetson testi-
fed in his own behalf that the child
showed tubercular tendencies and
advanced that condition as reason
for the state of semi-isolation in
which she had been kept.
Judge Holcomb, in his decision,
said that the case doubtless was
largely the outcome of neighborhood
gossip and dislikes; yet where
there was so much smoke there must
be some fire." Therefore he or
dered that while the child might re-
main in the care of her parents, the
court would keep the case under it's
notice and ordered Hewetson not to
remove the child from the jurisdic-
ton of the court nor from the state.
The judge appointed DIR. Crosby
and DR.. Spaulding to make an ex-
animation at stated intervals and
report to the court concerning the
alleged tubercular symptoms as well
as the child's general welfare.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
AUTO WRECKED

A fve-passenger Maxwell car,
owned and driven by M. M. Oylear,
proprietor of "The Hub" store in
Walla Walla, was badly wrecked by
collision with an N. P. freight car
at the Washington street crossing
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Olyear was just getting into
town from Wallula and was struck
by a box car which was being
shunted down the side track by the
crew of the east bound local. The
auto was dragged several rods be-
fore being tossed to one side, but
fortunately forthe occupants was not
overturned. Neither Mr.. Olyear
nor his companion, N. E. Scrivener,
of Milton, was injured.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
SEALS ON SALE

Through the activity Of the Wom-
ans Club, the Red Cross Seals are
now on sale at Holmes store, Kjos-
ness store, Van Norsdall's, Haas
Bakery, Dircksen's market, both
hotels and both newspaper offices.
The Washington Society for the
Prevention and Relief. of Tubercul-
asis has distributed million of the
seals throughout the state, and they
should all be exchanged for a million
pennies by Christmas eve. Have
you bought your share?
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
IMPROVEMENT CLUB
HAS ACTIVE YEAR

The regular meeting of the Highlands
Club was held Saturday evening at the
club house. Besides being the regular
monthly meeting this was also the an
nual meeting at which reports of the
various standing committees were rem
dered and the officers for the ensuing
year elected Taken in it's entirety
this has been very profitable year for
the club as many things of deep i'm
portance have been accomplished.
The financial reports showed that the
debts of the club have been all cared
for. and that the club will begin the
new year debt free and with a substan-
tial balance in the trersury.
Mr.. Dawson. for the agricultural
committee, reported by giving a brief
resume of the work done by that COM
mittee during the year, together with
recommendations looking toward the
prevention of blight in the pear orch
ards on the Highlands and the Kenne-
wick valley. A meeting has been
called for January 9th to consider these
recommendations and to take such
action as may be deemed advisable. At
this time it is planned to have present,
if possible, Horticultural Inspector
Powell, Prof. Meikle and Mr.. Lanpson
who will be asked to discuss various
phases of this question. 1t is hoped
that all fruit growers who can will
make an effort to be present as the
matters to be taken up vitally interest
each and every one engaged in fruit
growing.
The following were elected to the
various Offices: Pres, E. o. Keene;
Vice-Pres., w. L. Craver; Treas, F.
White; Trustees, A. C. Hart and G. H.
Taylor
One of the most brilliant and sue
cessful social events ever held at the
club house was the Improvement Club
''at home" on Tuesday evening. The
musical program was excellent; vocal
solos were rendered by Mrs. G. E. Han
son and Mrs. Blackman, instrumental
solos by Misses Burlingame and Spencer.
The Highlands male quartette and a
ladies quartette gave several pleasing
selections, Messrs. F. H. Krug and
Spiegleberg also sang solos, and Miss
Spencer proved herself delightful ac-
companist. Light refreshments were
served by the ladies and an hour spent
in social chatter after which most of
the guests left feeling that they had
been most agreeably entertained; few
stayed later to dance. Nine applica-
tions for membership were received
during the evening.
Continued on eighth page)
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
FARM SCHOOL
HERE NEXT WEEK
State College Experts Will Lee
ture at High School, Monday
Thursday and Friday

The instructors of the extension
school of the State College at Pull
man will be in Kennewick next
Monday, Thursday and Friday, Dec,
Is, Is and 19, and will give a series
OF lectures at the high school GYM
nasium, forenoons and afternoons.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Sat-
urday they will hold similar series
of meetings at Prosser.
The meetings are free to every
body and it is to be hoped that
there will be many more scholars"
present than the hundred who have
signed the agreement promising
their attendance, which was neces-
sary before the State College would
send the teachers here. The pro-
gram follows:
MONDAY, DEC. 10
$50 to 10:3O-Establishing and
Developing a Dairy Herd. H. L.
Blanchard, Extension Specialist at
Puyallup.
1O:3O to 11:3O-Principles of
Feeding. R. w. Clark, Extension
Specialist at Pullman.
11:3O to 12-Home Economics.
Miss Dorothy Collyer, Instructor,
Kennewick High School.
1:30 to 2::3O-Feeding and Man
agement of the Dairy Herd. H. L.
Blanchard.
2:3O to 3:30-Hogs for the AL
falfa Farm. R. w. Clark.
$3.50 to 5-Section Meetings for
Conferences and Demonstrations.
THURSDAY, DEC. Is.
$3.50 to 10:30-Poultry Culture.
Miss Lillian Blanchard, Instructor,
State College.
10:30 to- 1:30-Question Box.
(Note-Bring Questions eady
written.
11:30 to 12-Corn Growing Un-
der Irrigation. L. M. Lampson
Benton County Agricultural Ad-
visor.
1:3O to 2:3O-Good Roads. OIL.
Waller, Vice President, State Coll
lege.
2:3O to 3:30-Poultry Culture.
Miss Blanchard.
$3.50 to 5-Section Meetings.
FRIDAY, DEC. 49,.
$50 to 10: 3O-Cover Crops. F.
w. Allen, Instructor in Horticul-
ture, w. S. G.
10:30 to 11:15-Home Econom.
les. Miss Mary Switzerland, Asst,
Home Economics Dept. w. S. C.
11:15 to 12-Blight. Prof. J. G..
Hall, Plant Pathologist, w. sc.
1:30 to 2:3O. Strawberry Gull
ture. F. w. Allen.
2:3O to 3:3O-Home Economics.
Miss Switzerland.
$3.50 to 5-Secticn Meetings.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
0RCHARDISTS GET
POINTERS ON PRUNING

Prof. W. E. Thornber again met
with the Kennewick fruit growers
last week in one of the most satisfy
ing and helpful demonstrations vet
held. The subject taken up was
fall and winter pruning, the greater
part OF the work being done by a
class of volunteers, under the per-
sonal supervision and direction of
Prof. Thornber. Those present who
followed the work carefully for the
two days of the demonstration,
should be able to prune any age of
trees in satisfactory manner.
The work Thursday was done on
the Highlands, the first being in the
one-year- -old orchard of Gus Boldt,
where proper pruning of apples,
pears and cherries was shown. This
was followed by work in an orchard
of two-year-old apples. Following
this, some time was spent in the
three-year-old orchard of Henry
Liebel. Grape pruning here was
explained, clearing up many doubt
full points on the part of those pres
ent. The work in this orchard was
very interesting because of the fact
that it had been summer pruned as
advised at the pruning demonstra-
ton held in July and the benifcent
effects of that work were very evil
dent.
Pruning of four-year.old trees
was demonstrated on the ranches of
Kemp, Dawson and R. V. Bunts,
where was also carefully noted the
effects of vetch and clover and heavy
applications of manures and COM
mercial fertilizer accompanied by
deep and thorough cultivation .
Work for the day was concluded on
the fve-year-old orchard of Mrs.
Simsen. About thirty-fve growers
attended the conference.
Fridays work was devoted to
orchards in the Garden Tracts,
ranging from one and two-year-old
trees in the morning to eleven-year-
old trees IN the Bartlett orchard in
the afternoon. Here work was done
on the large trees and on the six.
and seven-year-old pears.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

Officers of the Commercial Club
for 1914, elected at the meeting last
Tuesday night, are as follows: :
President, H. w. Desgrangee; 1st
vice president, H. R. Vibber; End
vice president, M. II. Church; di-
rectors for two years. L. e. johnson,
E. M. Sly, w. R. Weisel; directors
for one year, M. w. Mattecheck,
Geo. Sherk; trustees, J. B. Thomas,
w. r. Crawford; treasurer, E. c..
Trip.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12

Crop Association is Doing Good
Work but Needs Money
Prosser Banker, President

The annual meeting of the Benton
County Crop Improvement Associa-
tion was held in the Commercial
Club rooms at this place last Satur-
day with an attendance of about
thirty-fve. The meeting was called
to order at 1O:30 by President De-
Ssllem who spoke briefly regarding
the work that has been done and
that which is planned for the COM
ing year. One of the things planned
is that of districting the county,
making each district a unit for the
purpose of experimental work and
for additional ease in getting into
touch with the ranchers.
Some of the financial aid which
was looked for at the time the asso-
citation was organized has not been
forthcoming and as a result much of
the work planned has been delayed
So far the work has been financed
from the county funds and by the
commercial bodies of Kennewick and
Prosser. 1t is expected now that
government assistance will be avail
able July 1st.
VIM. Meikle, instructor in agri-
culture in the high school, gave a
short but interesting and instructive
talk on various phases of crop i'm
provements and manner of keeping
records to make them of the most
value.
E. O. Keene, for the insurance
committee of the Highlands Club,
was asked to discuss the matter of
mutual farm fire Insurance.. which
he did at some length, giving stats
tics to show the relative cost of mu-
tual and old line insurance. After
discussion of the matter committee
was appointed, consisting of E. O.
Keene and L. S. Grassland of Ken
newick and E. D. Mineah of Prosser,
this committee to formulate plans
for an organization and report to the
executive committee in January.
County Agent Lampson gave his
report which showed that the Asso-
citation is doing a vast amount of
good work. Mr.. Lampson aims to
visit every farm in the county, but
the rule is to go where called before
going elsewhere. His time is fully
taken now answering calls made.
His calls are from all parts of the
county and the advice given covers
nearly every question that could be
raised regarding farm management.
DR.. Cardiff, director of the Exper-
iment Station at Pullman d
director of the county agent work
TOR the state, was present and ad-
dressed the meeting. He compli-
mented Benton county very highly
on the progressive character of its
work through this association, it
being the first to take advantage OF
the law passed by the last legisla-
ture providing for this class of work.
Several other counties now have ag-
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-12

c. F. Schenk. who has been at Twin
Falls as Inspector for the Northwest
Distributors during the apple season,
eturned home Friday for the winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03
EIGHTEEN NEGROES WHO
WERE ARRESTED ARE DISMISSED

The eighteen negroes who were ar
rected early Tuesday morning by on
GER Oscar Collins, assisted by Deputies
Sheriff Ed. Pent and c. G. Bewley,
were acquitted of the charge of dis
orderly conduct by Recorder Welsh at
yesterday mornings session OF the re-
eocder's court
The defendants in these cases are
the parties arrested at No. II North
Tarragona street and are the ones who
charge that when the place was raid
ed several shots were fired at the
house, but none of them were struck
by bullets alleged to have been fired
by the officers.
One of the negroes told Chief of
Police Sanders yesterday that a bulle:
passed through the hat of one of the
negroes and another one passed over
the shoulder of another negro. The
man whose hat is said to have been
punctured has not yet been located.
The investigation Of the matter is
still in progress by the chief of police
and the sheriff's office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03

public with the true facts of the case,
we the members of Local Union No.
30, United Association Of Journeymen
Plumbers, Gas Filters, Steam Filters,
and Steam Filters Helpers, do hereby
submit this as an official statement to
the public.
1--WE are not demanding any increase
in wages, or reduction of hours, as the
public it seems is made to believe, but
as a matter Of fact, we are simply
trying to uplift the sanitation of the
city.
AT present under the open shop
system men are employed who are not
finished mechanics, but are forced
upon the public as finished mechanics
and the poor public pays the freight
Persons of this caliber are not eligible
to membership in our association.
Why? Because under the closed shop
system Of which we advocate, we ac-
cept for membership only mechanics
who can successfully pass a thorough
and practical examination as is re-
quired by our association. This ex-
animation is very stringent and a per-
son is not admitted until he has passed
the requirements of our examining
beard, which is composed of skilled
mechanics of their respective crafts.
On presentation of our agreements to
our employers they were extended an
invitation to attend joint meeting Of
employer and employe, in order to ar
bitrate any Objectionable features of
our agreement. Our invitation was
absolutely ignored by all the en-
ployers, with the exception of the A.
Schwartz Plumbing Company, who,
after consulting with our association
decided that our demands were just
and readily signed same.
I'VE have offered our employers
every opportunity to arbitrate the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03
MISS ROBBINS
WILL LECTURE
FORMER CHIEF NURSE OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY HOS
PlTAL WILL SPEAK IN PENsA-
COLA SUNDAY.

Miss Annie A. Robbins, former chief
nurse of the United States army hos
pitals and now national lecturer and
organizer of the W. C. T. u, will de-
liver one of her lectures at the Gads-
edn Street Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock She will
also lecture later and the hours and
dates will be announc-
Miss Robbins was for four months
chief of first division hospital, seventh
army, corps, Jacksonville, Fla, and
Savannah, Ga. One and one half years
chief Of Santa Mesa, u. S. A, hospital,
Manila, Philippine Islands Nurse in
seventh army corps seven months, Ha-
vana, Cuba Two months United
States general hospital, San Francisco,
Cal
OF her lecture one paper says:
Miss Robbins was formerly United
States army nurse in Cuba and the
Philippines, and her address Sunday
consisted largely of a recital of her
experience in those islands. Her sub
ject was obedience" and she drew
from her army career many illustra-
tions to elucidate her text. She is a
remarkable speaker. employing none
of the arts of elocution or gesture, but
reaching the heart and intelligence of
her audience through sheer sincerity
and earnestness of purpose"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03
ONLY PARCELS
POST STAMPS
CAN Be USED
PACKAGES ON WHICH REGULAR
STAMPS HAVE BEEN PLACED
WILL BE SENT TO DEAD LETTER
oFFIcE-ANoTHER RATE FOR
BOOKS.

Parties intending sending packages
by parcels post should take care that
they bear the parcels post special
stamps, which can be purchased at the
postoffice. If they place the usual
letter stamp on the package it viii go
to the dead letter office instead of the
party to whom the package may be adj
dressed. There is no such thing now
as fourth class mail matter, for all
merchandise and mail matter hereto
fore coming under that class is now
handled by the parcels post.
The law requires the special parcels
post stamp on ali matter for that SER
vice and to avoid confusion and delay,
with probable loss Of packages pa
irons Of the ONCE should provide them
selves with these stamps.
Patrons should also bear in mind
that books and printed matter are not
classed as parcels post matter, but
comes under third class mail matter
and at a higher rate.
The following table shows the rate
on parcels post matter and should be
clipped out and kept for reference by
those who will patronize the parcels
post:
n
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03
PLUMBERS TO
STAND FIRM
THEY DECLARE
STRIKERS SAY THEY DEMAND
RECOGNITION OF THE UNION
AND WILL STAY ON STRIKE.

No new developments were reported
yesterday in the strike of the plumb
ers of Pensacola, who quit work We'd
nesday on account of the failure of
the employing plumbers to recognize
their union and to sign a contract for
the ensuing year which would compel
them to run the establishments on the
closed shop" plan. The plumbers say
they propose to stand firm in their de-
Inands.
officers of the union said yesterday
that so far no men had been imported
by the plumbing firms to take the
pIa ces of the strikers.
The following statement to the pub
lie was issued by the plumbers union
yesterday afternoon:
Owing to the fact that the previous
statements given to the public were
unofficial and wishing to enlighten the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03

If you miss your paper,
phone (1500) before ten
o'clock, and one will be de-
livered you by special carrier.
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subjects in question and we have vir-
tually been forced out. We intend to
carry our troubles on in a peacea BILE
manner and condemn violence in all
ferns. We have decided to stand
firmly on our demansd and request
the public to give us a fair considera-
ton.
u. A. JONES,
Chairman.
JAMES N. JOLLY,
OLLIE GUTH,
IN v. BUSKIN"