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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14

than formerly, and the foliage
shows vigor of tree that means
better fruit.
There is no bumper crop in
sight, however. yet a good one is
practically certain. Elbertas are
more or less shy, possibly 60 per
cent of a full crop.
Bellies and Hileys are full to
rather more than full. Allothers
promise a fair crop, so that I es-
innate about 20 per cent of the
1912 crop all over. which would
aggregate about 5000 carloads as
compared with 1000 cars that
year. On the whole the prospect
is mighty pleasing.
A careful estimate here in the
Hale orchard points to 125 car
loads, about e-half Of which are
Elbertas; the rest divided among
other varieties coming in season
ahead Of Elbertas. /"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14
COURT HOLDS THAT RA|LWAY en-.
MUST PAY TAXES AS ASSESSED
Judge Hoomb Renders Decision Refusing Northern Pacific Reduction
Of $l6 Taxes Railroad Land. for Year, 1912
and l9l3-Assessor's Valuations Sustained
ed and tried together.

ed and tried together.
The court in making reductions
as above given did not allow OF
Tx any valuations below those
fixed by the board of equalization
for 1913.
| The total amount of the taxes
for both years was about $40. 600.
The amount of reduction asked
/, by the railway company W a s
about SIG, 500. The amount of
reduction which court gives them
roughly estimated is about $3.50.
Outline Of Case
Briefly outlined, circumstances
which led to the action in court
were:
In 1912 and 1913 the assessor
returned valuation to the state
board of equalization of the State
of Washington of about So, OOO,-
600 which is, as he contended,
5O< of the full value of the pro-
perry in Benton county. The
railway company appeared be-
fore said board and contended
that the value returned of nine
million dollars, which the asses
sor claimed as 5Oz was in reality
only 33< and they introduced a
large amount of testimony to sus-
tain their contention. The state
board of equalization found that
this So, 600, 600 valuation return
ed by the assessor was in fact
only 50. 41< of the value of the
property in Benton county. and
raised the valuation for equaliza-
ton purposes from $4,000. 600,
(being the full value) to $2. 600. |
600, and equalized the state tax
which Benton county was requir- |
ed to pay on that basis. The
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14

state board of equalization OF
state tax commission in finding
this ratio of 1914 as the ratio
which the assessor had adopted
required the railroad companies
in Benton county to pay on oper.
ating property on the basis OF
38. 41< of their value, while the
lands in Benton county were pay
ing on a basis of 50<, and the
proportion of the state tax which
the county was required to pay
in the process of equalization was
42<, while the railroads paid on
a basis of 38.41 The railroad
company in this suit were asking
that their taxes be computed on
the basis of 80. AS of the true
value which the court should find,
rather than on a basis Of 50% as
the other lands in Benton county
were paying on. At the time the
railroad company made this con-
tention before the board of equali-
zation (state) it owned practical
ly one fifth of the lands in Ben
ton county, subject to taxation,
and the county contended that if
the valuation as returned by the
assessor was only 1895 of the val
ue of said lands that the valua-
tons on the Northern Pacific
lands must have been made on
the same basis and therefore
they were not entitled to dispute
the valuations on their lands in |
this suit.
Bruce E. McGregor, of Prosser
and L. B. DaPonte, of Tacoma,
as attorneys for the |
railway company and Hal H. Cole |
defended as attorney for the
county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14
TENNIS PLAYERS GET READY
LEGAL Club Will Sesd Representatives t. Annual
Teursaneat n Ssssyside

+ Kennewick will be represented
again this year at the annual Cen
trail Washington Tennis tourna-
ment which will be held in Sun
nyside May 80 and 81. It has
not yet been decided as to who
will represent the local club but
it is probable that there will be
four and possibly six entries.
The home boys have been play
ing but few doubles this year and
it is doubtful if any entries will
be made in the double class.
1t is certain that DR.. B. L. Cole
who last week again won the
single championship by defeating
M. S. Lewis in three straight
sets will be one of the men who
will attempt to put Kennewick in
the running at Sunnyside.
The Sunnyside club is making
preparations for a large number
Of entries, invitations having
been extended to clubs in all
towns from Ellensburg to Walla
Walla.
Any visiting club will be allow
ed six entries. which may be all
singles, all doubles, or some of
each, to suit the entrant. The
entrance fee will be 81 for
single and $3.50 for double en-
tries. Appropriate prizes will be
awarded for first, second and
third places in both singles and
doubles. The lists Of entries
should be in the hands Of the
tournament committee by May
Is.
O. L. Boose, president of the
Sunnyside club, says, that he is
expecting a large number of en-
tries, and more enthusiasm than
ever.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14
RAILROAD ABANDONS
THE HIGH LINE
Northern Pacific Turns Engineering
Data Over to Reclamation Ser
vice-No Money Now

Thomas Cooper, assistant to
President Hannaford, and land
commissioner of the Northern
Pacific Railway company, while
| in the city for a few hours last
evening, stated that the railway
company has entirely abandoned
plans for the construction by the
company of the nighttime project
by which it was hoped to reclaim
rs. 600 to 100, 600 acres of land in
Yakima and Benton counties ly-
ing higher than those now sus-
ceptible of irrigation, says the
Yakima Republic.
The plan, according to Mr..
Cooper, was found to be feasible,
and was only abandoned because
the money to carry it out was not
available.
All of the data secured by the
surveying parties which were in
the field for several months, maps,
etc., have been given by the rail-
way company to the United Stat
es reclamation service, and Mr..
Cooper expressed confidence that
when lands already irrigated
were placed under cultivation
and more money was available In
the government recla m alton
funds the project would be taken
up and completed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14
PEACH CROP SHY
IN TWO STATES
Late Varieties in New York Are
Badly Injured and Georgia is
1000 Carloads Short

Fresh encouragement fol
Northwestern peach growers j.
contained in the following ex.
cerpts from reports made to the
New York Fruit Trade Journa
and Produce Reporter by CORE.
spondents in Georgia and New
York:
Rochester, N. Y. Leading
peach growers and orchardists in
general take a very gloomy view
OF the peach situation in Western
New York, and all of them are a
unit in saying that the output the
coming season will cut very little
figure in any of the seaboard or
other markets. That the crop
will be much smaller than that of
last year is admitted by every
one who declares that heavy and
widespread damage was done by
zero weather last winter.
The late varieties, which COM
prise the principal crop, suffered
the greatest injury, growers es-
timating that from so to 80 per
cent of Elberta and Crawford
buds were killed when the tenn
perature dropped from 10 to ID
degrees below zero in February
and March.
Early Varieties Win Yield
The only hope horticulturists
have of a crop lies in the early
varieties. Inasmuch as the buds
OF such kinds of early peaches as
Carmens, Champions and Admir-
al Deweys are smaller and hard
Ter than the late varieties, or.
chardists are pinning their faith
to the expectation that there will
be-a good crop Of early peaches.
Fort Valley, Ga. j. H. Hale,
the peach king" of Connecticut
and prince in the realm of grow
ers in this section, has been look
ing over the Hale Georgia Or
chard Co. and planning to har-
vest the coming crop. Discussing
the situation throughout Georgia, |
Mr.. Hale today said:
Ihave taken considerable time !
to size up the Georgia peach crop
as whole for the season of 1914. |
There is a less acreage of fruiting
trees. What are left have re- !
ceived far better care and culture
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SPRAYING NOTICE

The second spraying for the
Cooling Moth should be put on
between the 18th to 18th of May.
A good heavy mist spray put on
at this time, covering the apples
and pears thoroughly, will prove
very affective in controlling this
pest.
Luke Powell,
Dist. Hort. Inspt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14

Disorders of the stomach may beAvoid-
ed by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets.
Many very remarkable cures have been
effected by these tablets. Sold by The
Columbia Pharmacy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-14

decision IN the case OF the North
ern Pacific Railway compan.
against Benton County.
This was an action brought b!
the Northern Pacific Railway
company against Benton count!
to reduce its taxes on 161, So
acres of land in Benton county
for the years 1912 and. 1918
The total amount Of taxes claimed
| by the county for both years II
round numbers is $50, 900. The
amount of taxes for both years
which the railroad company con.
tended was just and equitable
according to their version of the
matter was in round numbers
about $500.
The land is situated, about zoe
sections north of the Horn of the
Yakima river being practically
every odd numbered section west
and north of Richland, west of
Hanford and White Bluffs and
extending to the Columbia river
on the north and east of the Rat
tlesnake Mountains. The bal
ance Of the land is scattered over
the country. north Of Prosser,
west and south Of Kennewick,
and along the Columbia river in
the southern portion of the coun-
ty.
The valuations placed on the
land for assessment purposes,
50< of the value the assessor
found to be the full value, aver
aged about $3.50 per acre. The
valuations which the railway COM
pany placed on the land ranged
from ten cents per acre up to IS
cents per acre.
The railway company contend
ed that the valuations which the
assessor had placed on their lands
were arbitrary and capricious and
in fact so unreasonably high that
they amounted to a constructive
fraud.
Ssstaias Assessor
Judge Holcomb in his decision
practically sustains all of the val
uatioDs of the assessor, the only
reductions being an eighty acre
tract in Sec. 21-9-25, North Of |
Prosser, which is reduced to |
$2.5 per acre; also 80 acres in
Sec. 21-13-27, which was found
to be on top Of Gabel Mountain, !
reduced to So. so per acre. Seven
sections in township IL N. r. %
reduced to 10 cents per acre (for
the reason that it appeared they
were practically sand blows. |
Three Sections in township IL N. Il
R. q reduced. to 81. 90 per acre.
The valuations were placed on
the land by the assessor in 1912 /
and the law provides that these /
shall be carried over
Tor the odd years unless reduced
~ the board of equalization.
In 1913 the Northern Pacific II
Railway company appeared be-
ore the board of equalization and
'sked for a reduction in their
There was a suit
vending to reduce the taxes for
he year 1912. The valuations
we're canvassed by the represent.
'tives of the railway company
nd the county and the board of
qualization were willing to allow
reduction in valuations on GER
ain of the lands involved if the
company would settle
9th years taxes on the same
asis. The railway company re-
resentatives practically agreed
0 this, stating that they would
AXE the matter up with their le-
al department and recommend
hat settlement be made on this
asis. The board Of equalization
flowed certain reductions as a
ompromise basis. whereupon the
ailway company refused to set
e and brought suit to further
sduce the 1913 valuations as fix
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
HOW ITURBIDE'S
LIFE WAS SAVED
Locked in stateroom Of Train and
Spirited Out Of the Clutches
Of General Villa.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. 2S.-That
Leon Canova, representative OF the
American department Of state, saved
the life of General Eduardo Iturbide
by locking him in his stateroom on q
train leaving Mexico City and protect.
ing him until he got beyond the grasp
of General Villa, was the statement
made today by Villista sympathizers
in Juarez. Villa has issued this pro-
nuciamento: "Canova has meddled
in Mexican affairs unwarrantedly. Itur-
bide must be brought back to stand
trial for treason for which he is ac-
cused.'
Zapistas and villistas in Mexico
City charged that Iturbide aided HUI
erta during the latter's regime. 1t is
alleged that when Canova left Mexico
city recently to come to Ell Paso,
Iturbide was locked in his stateroom.
Canova with q revolver in his hand.
refused to permit Mexican soldiers to
search the compartment. At Tor
reou a similar scene was enacted.
Somewhere between Torreon and
Chihuahua the villistas declare, 1tur-
bide left the train, for at chihuahua
Canova left his compartment and
yillista troops searched it without
finding the man they wanted.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
OFFICIAL VOTE IS
SAID TO BE 432, 241
Final Returns In Show That Prohi.
bition Party Failed to Receive
Two Per Cent Of Vote.

With the receipt OF unofficial re-
turns of the election from Palo Alto
county Thursday, the data In the Of
fee Of the secretary of state is COM
plete for the publication Of statistics
on the election November 3, 1914, In
the Red Book. The reports show that
the total vote on governor was 432,-
241, and that the prohibitionist party
again failed to have per cent Of the
total vote, and cannot participate in
the next primary.
The unofficial returns on governor
are: Clarke (repD, 214,S51; Hamil-
ton (dem.), 1s3,990; Smith (proh)
1904; White Cprog), 1899; Wilson
(socD, s,977.
The socialists had a narrow margin
of safety over the per cent mark.
but it was sufficient to retain its title
as a political party in Iowa under the
primary law. According to the unoffi-
cial figures the plurality OF Clarke
ever Hamilton was 30,961.
Clarke polIed 214,S51 votes 20 205,.
$50 for Senator Cummins. who head
ed the ticket. The total vote for
United States senator was 42T ,102
The vote was Cummins (rep), 205,
S32; Connolly (dem.), 167,251; Chris
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
Agricultural Engineers.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Farmers, manu-
facturers of agricultural implements
and agricultural experts from several
universities attended the opening ses-
sion here today of the eighth annual
meeting. Ut th., American Society OF
Agricultural Engineers.
Improved types of farm machinery
construction of farm houses and build
ings will be discussed at the three
DAYS, meeting. Among the speakers
will b, Dean E. Davenport, Univer-
sity Of Illinois; Dean R. s. Shaw, Uni
versity Of Michigan; Dean A. Marston,
Iowa State college; Dean U. 9. Price,
Ohio State university; Max PATTI,
Allis-Chalmers company, Millwaukee,
Wis: e. B. Mccormick, United States
department Of agriculture: L. J. Smith
winnipeg, Canada; E. G. Gee. College
station, Texas; c. A. Cook, Peoria,
III ana C. /. Guinness, Amherst, Mass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
TAKE SALTS TO
FLUSH KIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat If You Feel Backachy
or Have Bladder Trouble.

Meat forms uric acid which exciteS
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter 1t from the system.
the kidneys occasionally. You must
relieve them like you relieve your
bowels; removing all the acids, waste
and poison, else you feel a dull misery
In the kidney region, sharp pains in
the back or sick headache, dizziness.
your stomach sours, tongue Is coated
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment: the channels
often get irritated, obliging you to
get up two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces Of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table,
spoonful in a glass Of water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous
salts is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia.
and has been used for generations 10
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation Jad Salts
is inexpensive; harmless and make
delightful effervescent Whitewater
drink which millions of men and
women take now and then, thus
avoiding serious kidney and bladder
diseases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
He was for Many Years : Prominent
Resident and Business
Man Of This
City.
WAS BORN IN OHIO
Had Been In Declining HeaIth-The
Remains VIII Arrive in This
City To-
night.

Announcement comes to the city OF
the death OF j. N. Cherry, for many
years a prominent resident and bust.
ness man of Keoku.,, which occurred
at Ottumwa Sunday forenoon at i. 20
o'clock.
Mr.. Cherry will be well remembered
In Keokuk, where he enjoyed long
visit with friends in the city not long
ago. There comes with the announce
ment no details of his life or death,
only the brief announcement Of his
passing away.
Mr.. Cherry was born at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, in 1913. In 1863 he was mar
ried to Miss ]. L. Winchell, native
OF the same state. The exact date OF
his coming to Keokuk is not known,
but in the latter part of the 70's he
was prominently engaged in the furn-
ice, stoves and tinware business, the
nrm name being Cherry & Corwine.
That partnership ended and later
the firm OF Settler & Cherry was or
ganized in the same line OF merchan-
disc. A number of years ago Mr.
Cherry's health began to fail and IN
order to regain his former vigor he
retired from business activities here
and went to the far west, taking up a
claim with the hope that his health
might be recuperated. He resided a
portion Of the time durin, his
absence from Keokuk, in California.
The failing health developed into
Juno trouble and he gradually failed.
He was a man of many sterling quail
tiles and had many friends in Keo-
kuk as business man and citizen.
He was an active and earnest mem
Der OF the Masonic fraternity, true to
duty and every call. The last call
has come and he answered it peace
fully.
Mr.. Cherry is survived by his wife
and one daughter, Mrs. May Cherry
Keyhoe, OF Ottumwa, another daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lutte Price, dying here q
number Of years ago.
The remains are expected to arrive
here at 1880 p. m. this evening on the
Rock Island train and will be taken
to the undertaking parlors Of l. s.
Ackley, 1907 Blondeau street, where
they will remain until the funeral.
which will probably take place at the
First Christian church Tuesday fore.
noon, though definite arrangements
will not be made until the arrival OF
relatives accompanying the remains
tonight.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
ILLINOIS COUPLE
SURPRISE FRIENDS
Miss Bessie West Of Hamilton and
Mr., Everett Scott Of Bowen :.
are Married at Fulton.
TspeciaI to The Gate City.l

Especial to The Gate City.1
READSvILLE, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-On
December "a at the Methodist parson-
age in Fulton, Mo, was solemnized
the marriage Of Miss Bessie West OF
Hamilton, ILL.,, and Mr.. Everett Scott
of Bowen, Ill. After the ceremony
4 O'Clock dinner was served at the
jackson hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
were escorted to the station to take
the north bound train to Keokuk, Ia,
to visit relatives over Christmas.
For the past three months Miss
West has been visiting her sister Mrs.
S. f. BriGe near Fulton, Mo-, whittier
came Mr.. Scott few days ago to
claim his bride. The bride Is daugh-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
FOUR AGED WOMEN
BURNED TO DEATH
Blaze in City Home Sent Hundred
inmates to Fire Escapes
In a Panic.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec. 2s.-Four
aged women were burned to death,
more than half dozen other persons
were injured and three policemen
were overcome by smoke when flames
starting at midnight, swept the Cam
bridge City home in Tannery street,
North Cambridge.
Originating in a paint shop on the
second floor OF the three story stone
and wooden structure, the flames
women and nine children we're asleep
dumb waiter into the women's dormi-
tory on the third floor. Eighty-fve
wkmen and nine children were asleep
in this part of the building. The five
drove the inmates, frantic and clad
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
USE OF
RES|NOL STOPS
TERRIBLE ITCH

Jan. "a, 1915 II suffered over eight
years with eczema. II started in one
little place and kept spreading until 10
covered my hands. Ny hands looked
Ike they had been burned by fre and
peeled Of in large pieces until they
were only raw flesh I was told it was
eczema It itched and burned me 20
that could not sleep at night. l tried
all sorts OF eczema salves and one pre-
scription after another but nothing gave
me any relief until tried Resinol Soap
and Resinol Ointment, and after tho
FIRST application my hands never itched
or burned again, and were well in one
week. I want every sufferer from
eczema to know that they can find a
cure in Resinol." (Signed) Miss Ethel
Scott, Milstead, Ga.
Physicians have prescribed Resinol
for nineteen years, for al sorts Of skin
troubles, pimples, dandrufY, sores, ul-
GERS, burns, etc. Every druggist sells
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28

ter of Mrs. Emma West Of Hamilton,
ILL.,, where She was born and raised.
She is a graduate of Hamilton high
school and successful teacher for
twelve years in the public schools Of
Hancock county, eight years Of which
was spent as teacher IN the Hamilton
public schools.
The groom is a young farmer OF
sterling qualities, the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott, near Bowen, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will be at home
to their friends on farm near Bowen,
ILL.,, after March 1, 1915.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
PHILIPPINE WAR
IS BIG FROST
Reported Uprising was Merely Few
Riots Easily QueIied by
Native Police.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Adminis-
tration officials today confidently de-
clared that without leadership or re-
sponsib1e backing, the native out
break In the Philippines is not likely
to assume serious proportions.
A detailed report from Governor
General Harrison OF the Philippines
has allayed all anxiety tn, administra-
ton may have had regarding the re-
ports of a Filipino uprising. Harri-
son reported that the uprising
amounted to nothing more than few
riots quelled by native police without
assistance by American troops. Forty
natives are under arrest upon sedition
charges as result.
New outbreaks are not feared or ex-
pected here. Governor Harrison has
the situation entirely under control, it
Is asserted. Harrison said the out
breaks Christmas eve at Manila and
Novotas were small and unsuccess-
full" Less than 100 ignorant Fill
pinos. poorly armed, were involved.
Harrison denied reports Of revolts on
Corregidor island. The rebel Rfcarte
exiled to Hong Kong was responsible
for the unrest, but the Rfcarte move
ment has few sympathizers. Harrison
said, even among the ignorant classes.
The government is examining careful
" reports that some sinister infiu-
ences are behind the incipient riots.
The outbursts at this particular time
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28

only in night attire, to the fire es-
capes and windows.
Many lives were saved by prompt
action Of firemen and police. One OF
the women smelled smoke and ran
madly through the halls. knocking on
doors and crying that the place was
on fire. Everyone said she was crazy"
and sent for an attendant to care for
her. Then some one thought to look
into the assembly room and found
smoke and flames pouring up from
below