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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
FOUR MILLION
BASKETS, 1914
Double Output at Local Factory
This Year-Growers Warned
Against Short Hallocks

The force of operators at the bas-
ket factory have already completed
about one fourth of the output which
Manager Marks expects to market
this season. Almost a million tin
top baskets are now stacked on the
floors OF the factory awaiting ship
ment which will begin about the
middle of the month. It is expected
that this years output of tin-tops
will be at least double that of last
year which amounted to 1 800, 900.
A force of fifteen girls have been
working steadily for the past six
weeks, until this week, when it was
necessary to shut down on account
of non-arriva] of material. Work
on the tin-top benches will begin
again Monday.
The berry hallock machines were
started up Monday, Mr.. Marks hav-
ing entered into contract the first
of the week with the Richland grow
ers, the Kennewick Fruit Exchange
and the Kennewick District Fruit
Growers Association to furnish their
berry crates this season. About 4O,-
600 completed crates will be needed
for the Kennewick- -Richland crop
this year, it is expected.
In Seattle the Bureau of Weights
and Measures have warned berry
growers against using any folding
boxes not scored from the top down
as several makes of folding boxes
have been found to be short measure
on account of the bottom not folding
down fiat. The Coats & Marks
solid stitched, non-folding hallock,
which is being made up at the local
factory is absolutely guaranteed to
hold full measure, asis also the
long-bottom time hallock made
by the Pacific Fruit Package Co. and
handled exclusively in Kennewick
and Richland by the Coats & Marks
Co. Other cities will very likely
follow Seattle's example in discrim-
mating against various makes of
folding boxes, so it is we'll for the
grower to make sure that his hal
locks will be full measure before or
dering his season. supply.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
FAIL TO AGREE
ON IRRIGATION
Matter of Garden Tracts District
Stumps City Dads-No
Relief This Year

A peculiar situation arose at the
council meeting last Tuesday night.
A motion to lay upon the table the
matter of the formation of an irri-
cation district failed to carry. Still
nothing was done to it and the mat
ter is in exactly the same position
as if the motion had carried.
Certain property owners in the
Garden Tracts petitioned to have
the city build pipe line for irriga-
ton water. AS Chas. Collins and
G. CARRIER have a private system
that is supplying them, they refused
to be included in the district.
The matter was argued for two
hours at the previous meeting and
referred back to the committee on
public Improvements. This COM
mittee reported Tuesday in favor of
the proposition. Another two hours
debate was occasioned and motion
was made by Councilman Desgranges
to lay the petition upon the table
to shelve it-but the motion did
not carry. No one could see way
out of the difficulty, for this year
at least, and The matter will likely
be dropped until next fall. Upon
suggestion of one of the owners, the
the new district when it is formed
will likely include the whole of the
tracts.
Two men have agreed to sacrifice
their standing in the community by
accepting membership upon the
board of health. Health officer
Crosby has secured D. S. Brogunier
and E. w. Trenbath to act and
their appointments nave been con.
frmed.
Engineer Wright appeared, ask
ing that the city authorize the light
ing of the new bridge on Washing
ton street. A fifty-watt light
will be placed at each corner, SET
on concrete post in harmony with
the remainder of the structure. The
chairman of the previous street and
alley committee, R. H. Anderson,
turned over the matter of installing
a foot bridge across the canal al
Second street to the present com.
mittee. A five-foot walk will be
added outside the present structure
some time this month, the commit.
tee being given power to act.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
ELECTRIC POWER USERS
FORM ASSOCIATION
Ranchers from White Bluffs to Hover
to Join in Fight for Reduction
in Rates

About fifteen of the electric power
users of the valley met at the Com
mercial. Club room Monday night
and organized the Columbia Valley
Power Users Association.
The meeting was addressed by
E. j. O'Larney and E. N. Loveland
of White Bluffs, who were delegated
by the irrigation power users of that
district to meet with the local
ranchers and interest them in form
ing an association representative of
the entire valley. The White Bluffs
ranchers for several months past
have been fighting for a decrease
in power rates and already have
their case before the public service
commission.
Every rancher present at the
meeting signed for membership in
the association and Messrs. Love-
land and O'Larney stated that all
power users they have interviewed
have agreed to support the organiza-
ton.
M. M. Moulton is attorney for The
association, he having been retained
some time ago to represent the
White Bluffs people. An assessment
of two dollars per horse power pei
user is proposed to defray the
expenses of carrying the fight for
lower rates before the commission
and possibly through the supreme
court. l.. S. Grassland and R. E.
Pratt were appointed a committee
to look after the association affairs
in this end If the valley.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
NATHAN THAYER
PASSES AWAY
Capitalist and Rancher Dies at
Hudson Home After Six
Weeks Illness

The community was shocked to-
day when it learned of the death OF
Nathan Thayer, which occurred at
the home OF DIR. Mary Hudson on
the Highlands at ten O'Clock this
forenoon. Mr.. Thayer had been
under the care of DR.. Hudson for
the past six weeks and though it
was known that he was in a weak
ened condition from complication
of diseases, his illness had not been
thought to be critical.
q Mr.. Thayer was perhaps the larg-
est individual property holder in the
Kennewick Valley. He came here
from Evansville, Ind, in 1910 and
his faith in the future of this dis
trict was such that he had invested
a large share of his fortune here in
the past three years. His holdings
included rs acres of orchard land
on the Highlands, 4O-acre alfalfa
ranch on the Finley road, the Fruit
& Produce building, the Valley Barn
and several other business sites. He
also had large property interests in
Kentucky. Not only was he aheavy
investor himself but his influence
had been the means of bringing
other Evansville families to invest
here.
Mr.. Thayer was born in Fountain
county, Indiana, 65 years ago. He
was married at the age of nineteen,
his wife passing away few years
later, leaving no children. He had
no relatives living.
The funeral will be held from the
undertaking parlors and interment
will be made at the local cemetery.
The hour OF the funeral has not
been set at the time we 60 to press.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
FRUIT EXCHANGE NEARLY
READY FOR BUSINESS
Five Statesmen Already engaged to Cover
Soft Fruit Markets s-From Dakotas
to the Coast

Chas. H. Collins is one of the
most optimistic fellows that Kenne-
wick has ever seen. Every year he
sees possibilities for Kennewick to
step up into the limelight and be-
come famous. He's enthusiastic
about everything with which he is
connected, and as enthusiasm is
about nine-tenths work, anyway, he
gets by with it, for he sure is a
worker.
Calling at the new Fruit Exchange
office the first of the week, we found
Chas. H. had an interview on tap,
The Exchange is starting out fine,"
said he. and our preliminary work
is beginning to take shape. We
have already made arrangements
for our salesmen, of which there will
be five, not counting myself. A
man will be stationed on the Coast.
one in Spokane, and one to cover
Montana, one for Canada and one
to cover the Dakotas and Wyoming.
The supervision of this force will be
from Kennewick.
With this force in the field we
will have personal representation on
the best markets of the west for soft
fruis. 1t is the biggest force, I
believe, representing directly, of any
firm or organization in the west
We save the ordinary brokerage
commission, are better enabled
to cope with the difficulties that
arise and can make our collections
easier and quicker.
This same force will be retained
for the fall season if there is suffi-
cient tonnage of apples in the valley
to warrant the expense.
Mr.. Collins is directing all his
energies toward getting the Ex.
change on working basis, while
Mr.. Crawford has charge of the
local Office.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
BIG FILMS COMING

Since the difficulty experienced
by the management of the Princess
Thearte in securing The Last Days
of Pompeii, the matter having
been wrangled over by attorneys on
both sides, the Princess will be en-
abled to show pictures in the future
shat have previously been limited
to towns of ten thousand and more.
THE Last Days of Pompeii, " which
was billed for Kennewick a month
or two ago, and failed to arrive,
owing to breakdown enroute, will
be shown here next Tuesday. Mr..
Baker says he wishes there was some
way he could guarantee the produc-
ton this time, but you will have to
take his unsupported word for it.
He is absolutely positive that the
production will be put on this time
in all its beauty.
Owing to the former trouble with
the film house, Mr.. Baker will be
able to show some of the master
pieces of flmdom. For instance, the
genuine" Quo Vadis?" will be shown
here on the 26th of April. An
thony and Cleopatra" has been Sc
cured for the 10th of May, followed
by Between Savage and Tiger, .
which will be shown on the 10th OF
May.
All these productions will be
shown here. the concessions oelng
granted as remuneration to the rep
,,tation of the Princess after the dis
appointment in failing to get The n
Last Days of Pompeii." last month";
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
DESGRANGES SUCCEEDS OLINGER

H. w. Desgranges has been
chosen by the directors of the Kenne.
wick and Richland District Fruit
Growers Associations to actas man.
ager in place of J. B. Olinger. The
directors met last Saturday, at
which time the Richland growers
decided to combine with Kennewick
instead of having district manager
of their own.
Mr.. Desgranges announces that
he will close up his other business
interests and devote his entire time
to the associations affairs. During
the berry seasan he will be assis led
by General Sales Manager McCul-
Tough and force from North Yakima.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
KENNEW|CK HAS WON
FIVE OUT OF SIX DEBATES
Splendid Showing Made This Season in
lnterscholastic and County Leagues
Outlook Wins Prize

Kennewick has good cause to be
proud of the showing made by her
high school debating teams during
the past season. Out OF six debates
participated in by our teams, only
one has been lost. In the inter-
SC holastic debates the local team,
composed of Van Whealey, Ray
mond Rarey and Martin CARRIER,
won three debates out of four, their
only defeat being by Sunnyside. The
county league team, composed of
William Sly, Dora Williams and
John Hamilton, have won both of
their debates and will settle the
cha mpionship with Valley Heights
on March Goth.
Ten teams have participated in
the interscholastic debates which
ended February 9th. In this series
Outlook has won the championship
and S25 cash prize. having won all
four of the debates for total of ten
points out of possible twelve, the
final result being competed from the
votes OF the individual judges and
not on a basis of decisions won.
Sunnyside and Toppenish tied for
second place, each with a total Of
eight points, although Sunnyside
won three debates and 1oppenish
only two. Kennewick, North Yak
ina and Richland each scored seven
points, the first two teams winning
three of their debates and Richland
winning two. Grandview won two
contests and Mabton one, while
Prosser and Ellensburg lost all four.
The question of debate concerned
the exclusion of immigration from
Southern and Eastern Europe and
the affirmative won nine times and
the negative ten times.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
SMITH GUILTY OF
~MANSLAUCHTER
Man who Killed Comrade in Row
At White Bluffs Gets Inde-
terminate Sentence

Quick work was accomplished in
disnosing of the case of Harry L.
Smith in the superior court this
week. Smith was charged with
murder in the first degree, the in
formation accusing him of killing
Harry Pomeroy in a drunken row
in a railroad bunkhouse at White
Bluffs on January 2Sth.
The jury was empanel!ed Wednes-
day forenoon, and testimony and
arguments were finished yesterday
morning. The jury retired just
before noon yesterday and within a
few minutes brought in verdict of
guilty of manslaughter in the first
degree, Judge Holcomb having in
structed them previously to elimi-
nate the consideration of first degree
murder, as evidence had been in
sufficient to sustain that charge.
Judge Holcomb Immediately sem
fenced the prisoner to the peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla for a term of
from one to twenty years.
The states principal witness was
S.Fales who testified that he, Smith
and Pomeroy were all intoxicated at
the time of the melee and that he
had got into an alteration with
Smith who struck at him with an
ak. Pomeroy interfered and re.
ceived blow on the head which
crushed his skull. Smith then
struck Fales in the face, rendering
him unconscious.
Smith, on the stand, stoutly
maintained his innocence. He cor
roborated the story of big, all.
round drunk but maintained that
he had been in a drunken stupor all
the time and did not know any.
thing of the killing, but had seen
Pomeroy and Fales fighting outside
the bunkhouse. He said that he
and Pomeroy had been the best Of
friends and that if he had commit.
ted the crime he would Immediately
have gone before the Judge and
entered a plea of guilty.
The states case was conducted by
Prosecuting Attorney Hal H. Cole,
and B. E. McGregor and c. W.
Fristee defended the prisoner. John
F. Mason, of Prosser, was foreman
of the jury, of which E. M. Sly oi
this place was a member.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06
LYMAN OUT FOR CONGRESS

Prof. w. D. Lyman of Walla
Walla has announced his candidacy
for congressman from this distcict
upon a platform of Wilson policies.
Locally Prof. Lyman is hest known
through his efforts to secure the
opening of the Columbia River. He
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-03-06

is no stranger to the voters here,
having spoken in Kennewick at
various times in the interest of this
great project. Prof. Lyman is the
present head nf the history depart
ment at Whitman College. He was
born and raised in the northwest
and is pioneer of the Walla Walla
valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
SAFETY AT SEA PACT
 APPEARS DOOMED

Washington, December 23.-While Pres ident Wilson is consulting senators and legal advisers as to the probable effect Of the Senate resolution attaching condi- tions to the ratification of the safety at sea convention, an inquiry into the status of the treaty has convinced officials that 1t probably is doomed to failure because of the European war.
 It appears that it will be impossible to complete the exchange of notifications and give vitality to the treaty because neither Germany, Austria nor Turkey is in position to send plenipotentiaries to London to sign the technical act affirm ing the exchange of notifications.
 Under these conditions and with cer- tainty that the American resolution can- not reach London in time to receive con sideration of other signatures, it is be- lieved that not even a protocol extend- ing the period of time allowed for ex- change of ratification can rescue the treaty from failure
 Upon termination of hostilities and restoration of diplomatic relations be- tween the warning powers an effort may be made to resurrect the treaty,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
RUSSIAN REPORT

Petrograd, December 23.-The following statement from the general staff of the Russian commander in chief was issued tonight:
 ''On December 2 we were generally successful in our operations on all the fronts Our best successes were achieved on the Nida and Dounaietz rivers and also in the Carpathians.
 Tn the direction of Mlawa some Ger man advance columns again attempted to cross our frontier.
 Between the lower Vistula and the Pilicia river during the night and all through the day of December 22 the Ger mans concentrated their efforts in an endeavor to force their way across the Bzura and Rawka rivers in the districts of Mistrgewice and Bolmovo and reach Slderniewice. We succeeded, however, in repulsing the enemy everywhere beyond these rivers on his former positions and inflicted upon him enormous losses
 In the district of Skierniewice alone We counted more than 1000 German dead.
 "The success of these operations was due chiefly to our automobile batteries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
PRESIDENT GIVES TURKEYS TO WHITE
 HOUSE EMPLOYEES

Washington. December 2S.-President Wilson today presented each of the White House employees with a 15-pound turkey as a Christmas present. He dis tributed 125 turkeys, remembering the po- licemen as well as all the cierxs and domestics
 He plans to commemorate his wife's memory by emulating her action of last year in distributing useful presents to some of the city's poor. MT. Wilson Is a regular contributor to the Washington Associated Charities and through that agency will assist in making many needy fs miles comfortable.
 With the approach of Christmas the White House mail has grown to huge proportions because of the many greet ings sent to the President from all parts of the world Many presents have also been received by members of the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
PROBE ALLEGED
 PLOT TO DESTROY
 FRENCH VESSEL

New Orleans, December aS.--F'. c. Pen- dleton, special agent of the department of justice stationed here. today began an, investigation into the alleged plot to de- stroy British or French ships with bombs, disclosed last night through the arrest of four men whom the police say assert ed they were Germans. Pendleton will submit a report to Washington.
 Hans Halle and George Summers, the two men detained by the authorities are charged with violating Louisiana stat ute relating to preparing bombs destined to be used for destroying ships. The law was passed by the legislature im-, mediately following the Boer war and was the result of the arrest of a per- son here whom it was said placed a. bomb on board ship at Chalmette. The vessel was loading mules for the use of the British forces in South Africa. Con- vction of violation of the statute carries a maximum penalty of 20 years impris- onment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
Attended Own Funeral
the New York sun.

From the New York sun.
 Huntington. w. Va.-From the Cum berland mountains of Pike county east ern Kentucky, comes the story of an old mountaineer who attended his own fu- neral services, being carried to the log cabin meeting house to listen to the words of the evangelist who travels through the mountains.
 Jud Maerson, a typical mountaineer, living in one. of the widest sections some distance from Elkhorn City, be- came i'll. and feared no funeral services would follow his death. Therefore, when the exhorter made his periodical trip through the hills he requested that his funeral be held.
 The day was appointed and the moun- tain people from miles around Hooked to the log cabin church. Maerson. who had been failing fast, was much i'm proved on the day of his funeral and was carried to the church. The ob- sequies. as is often the case in the mountains, were made a gala occa- sion, after the services an old fash toned dance being held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
AUSTRIAN REPORT

Amsterdam, December 23-(via London. December "A, 2:5S a. m.)-The following Austrian official statement has been re- ceived from Vienna:
 Our operations in the Carpathians are progressing favorably. In the districts of the Latoroz river QIungary) near volo- vez fhe Russian attacks have been re- pulsed. In the upper valley of the Ungh river our troops have advanced, taking near Fenyveshoely 300 prisoners.
 Northeast of Lupkow pass, in the di- rection of Lisko (Galicia). our attacks are progressing. The official Russian communication which says we lost 5000 prisoners Is untrue. Altogether we lost in this fighting two officers and 305 men dead. wounded and missing but no cannon or machine guns.
 Severe battles continue near krosno. Jaslo and Tuchow (Western Gaiicia), and on the lower Donajec river. Last night the Russians renewed their attacks on the Donajec but were repulsed with heavy losses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
WANT FIVE GERMANS
 FOR ONE ENGLISHMAN

London, December 24.-(2:51 a. m.)-Ef- forts recently were made officially, says the Daily Telegraph, to ascertain wheth- CT Germany would consent to an ex- change of civilian prisoners. The news paper adds that Germany's reply just re- ceived demands that the exchange be on a basis of the release of five Germans to one Englishman.
 Germany maintains,' the newspaper declares, that this is the only suitable basis as there are many more German prisoners in England than there are Eng lishmen in Germany. It is needless to say that Great Britain declined the pro rosal."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
EMPEROR PROMISES e
 HIS TROOPS A REST

London, December 24-(3:35 a. m)-The Morning Posts Petrograd correspondent says:
 The Germans brought up vast forces and reorganized in a manner highly cred itable to the recuperative powers of the enemy. Emperor William has promised his troops rest and rewards at Warsaw which he has ordered to be taken by Christmas
 Grand Duke Nicholas again has been compelled to draw his armies together to hold the inner lines of his whole stra- tegic front but as nothing is known of the disposition of the troops occupying new positions, it is impossible to form an opinion where the decisive battle will be fought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
URGE BELLIGERENTS
 TOLAY DOWN ARMS

London. December A.-(3:09 a. m.)-The Chronicles Rome correspondent sends an interview with Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, in which the cardinal urges all combatants to lay down their arms and settles their disputes according to the dictates of justice.
 This is what his holiness will say pub licly in the cathedral tomorrow the cardinal is quoted as having added
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
WITHDRAW NEW
 WAR CONTRIBUTIONS

London December A-t3:ss Q. m.)-An Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Express says:
 The Germans at Brussels have with drawn their demand for new war con- tribution of s1oooOo.OOo, presumably oying to the protest of the American minister. who asserts that the levy violated The Hague convention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
BODY OF MISSING
 SALESMAN FOUND

Wakefield. Mass, December 2s-The body of Maurice A. Albertson, a Law renee Jewelry salesman, who had been missing three days, was found today buried in the cellar of shanty in the foreign quarter. It had been hacked with knives.
 Albertson disappeared Sunday shortly after he came here with 5000 worth of Jewelry to show men who had told him they wished to choose Christmas and wedding gifts No trace of his jewelry case was found.
 Luigi Grassidonio, a shoemaker, was arrested on a charge of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-24
BIG WAR GRANT
 VOTED IN FRANCE

Paris, December 23.-(3:14 p. m)-The Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously an appropriation of S,5O0,000,00O francs, (s1, TOO, 900 ,ooO) to cover the expenses of the next six months, including the cost of the war The Senate this evening passed unanimously the appropriation previous ly voted by the Chamber of Deputies.