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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
QUICKER'N STEALING 'EM
KjOsness Mercantile Company Finds
that Advertising Brings Results


Gus Kjosness, Of the Kjosness
Mercantile company has chang
ed his mind. A few months ago
he was firmly of the belief that
the quickest way to get rid of
wagons and buggies was to put
them out alongside his store and
have them stolen. Now he
knows there's a quicker way
to advertise. Mr.. Kjosness is
not making any guesses. He has
tried both methods and he
knows.
Last week he advertised a
special sale on buggies. This
week he called up this Office and
said Don't put quite so much
ink on that buggy ad. this week,
because we are just about out
of buggies."
Although a little short on bug
gies, Mr.. Kjosness is still well
supplied with attractive prices
and is telling the people about
it in his ad. this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
BANTA AGAIN PROPRIETOR
Princess Theatre is Repurchased by
Former Owner-Start Saturday

Beginning next Saturday eve
ming patrons of the Princess
Theatre will be greeted by the
familiar faces of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
L. Banta, who have re-purchased
the little show house of w. A.
Baker. Mr.. Banta took poses
sion this morning and has closed
the theatre doors to make some
alterations and improvements
in the interior Of the building.
The floor is being raised to
give it a foot more slope which
will add not a little to the desir-
ability of the back seats. Mr..
Banta will also install a new,
motor-driven picture machine of
the very latest type and as for
merly he will run only licensed
films.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker expect to
leave Kennewick soon for Idaho
where Mr.. Baker will investi-
gate a business proposition.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
SEVEN BENTON STUDENTS
Three Kennewick Young People TAX
ing Courses at the University
Especial Correspondence

especial C0rfeSpOnQenceJ
University of Washington, Sc
attic, Oct. 28-Benton county has
seven representatives in the stu
dent body at the University of
Washington this year. Of this
number three are from Kenne-
wick.
Irving Peckenpaugh and Mer-
rill Rawson are enrolled in the
college of pharmacy while Lyle
G. Johnson is taking a course in
the department of journalism.
Miss Hazel Durham, formerly
of Kennewick, is a sophomore in
the college of liberal arts.
The establishment of a north
west department for Washing
ton high schools in the Univer-
sity of Washington Daily is
practically assured. More than
SO of the leading high schools of
the state have signified their
willingness to cooperate, fur
nishing, through correspond
ent, who is to be named by the
principal, items from the high
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
SHARP is FIRST VICTIM
Deliveryman for Dircksen's Market
is Fined for Auto Speeding

Exceeding the city speed limit
cost H. w. Sharp $1.00 and ex-
tras in Justice Staser's court
Tuesday. This is the first case
to come under Ordinance No. 81,
regulating the speed of automo-
biles within the city limits.
Marshal C. E. Copeland made
the arrest Monday evening when
Sharp, who drives the delivery
car for Dircksen's Meat Market,
was making a record run down
Second street. Tuesday after
noon in police court. Sharp plead
guilty, but said he was not in
tentionally guilty as he had
some trouble with his machine
and could not reduce the speed
as quickly as he wished. AS this
was the first offense and in view
of the extenuating circum-
stances, Judge Staser made the
sne as light as possible. 1t is
the intention of the city officers
to enforce Ordinance No. 81 be-
fore some serious accident
brings regret over what should
have been done.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
States Chief Executive. Adj
dresses Crowd from Rear
platform of Passenger
ECONOMY IN PUBLIC
AFFAIRS is HIS PLEA
Says Business Ability Should be
Placed Above Party Affiliations
In Judging the Candidates

About one hundred people met
N. p. train No. 318 this morning
to catch a glimpse of Governor
Ernest Lister and to listen to
his brief and informal talk from
the rear platform of the train.
With but a few minutes at his
disposal, Governor Lister plung-
ed into the subject nearest his
heart economy in government" J"
He said it was an easy matter to
get into debt but an awfully
hard job to get out. In this re-
spect, he said, the town, the
county, the district and the state
are no different from the indi-
vidual. Progress, he declared,
was not measured by bonded in
debtedness and there is too Of
ten a tendency to pile up bonded
Indebtedness and think we are
prospering if we are able to meet
the interest payments. I;
eve have no right" hel said,
"to mortgage posterity by hand
ing down to our children and our
children's children, debts that
we cannot pay ourselves. Wash
ington has been a state twenty
five years and in that time it has
made greater growth and pro-
gress than any other state has
in fifty years. But let's not
lose our heads and attempt to
do in one year, those things
which should be spread over Is
years. Let's pay our debts as
we go and grow continuously
and steadily.
'These are the things which
you should insist upon in select
ing men to handle your city,
your county and your state bus
mess. In choosing your county
and your legislative candidates
insist upon them meeting these
requirements, measure them by
the business and not political
standards, for the election of
men to county or legislative Of
fees is no longer a question of
politics. Pick the men who will
do the most good for the most
people"
In taking up national politics,
the governor extolled the record
of President Wilson and urged
the election of the democratic
congressional candidates as an
endorsement of the Wilson ad-
ministration.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
GREEN C. SEALS is DEAD

GREEN C. SEALS is DEAD
After a long illness, Green G.
Seals, one of the earliest pioneers
of the Kennewick valley died
this morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. j. c. Pierce. The
funeral will be held Saturday af-
ternoon in the Baptist church, of
which Mr.. Seals was a member.
The funeral hour has not been
set yet.
Mr.. Seals was born in Han
cock county, Tennessee, March 2
1912. June 1, 1882 he was mar
ried to Miss Amanda Bowen who
passed away December 19, 1908.
He was the father of three child
rem, two Of whom are living,
Mrs. Frank Kitzman, of Lewis
ton and Mrs. j. C. Pierce, of Ken
newick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
HUNDREDS Of P6RKERS AT SHOW.
Prosser's First Hog and Corn Exhibit Is Big Success
in Every Particular Biggest Display in
the State This Year

Five hundred seventeen hogs,
representing, with one exception
every breed Of swine produced
in Benton county, were on exhi-
bition last Thursday and Fri
day at Prosser's first Hog and
Corn show. The exhibit was
the largest showing of swine
in the state this year, more hogs
being or display than were
shown at either the state or In
terstate fairs. The only mem
ber of the county's hog family
not there was the Hampshire, a
breed not produced to any
great extent. The showing of
corn was in every respect equal
to the hog exhibits and was Of
a class and quality that made
even the old-timer from Nebras-
ka, Iowa, and Missouri sit up
and take notice.
Especially from an education
al standpoint the show was con
sidered a great success by ex-
perts, breeders and farmers and
demonstrated that there is now
being produced in Benton county
just as good hogs and corn as
can be produced anywhere in
the United States. One Of the
most interesting features of the
hog exhibits were the entries in
the boys contest. Competitors
in this department were required
to keep a six-months' record Of
-theM feeding and awards were
based upon TIN condition Of the
hog exhibited, the pf0slh> shown
in the record and the ess 6}by
mitted by the boy. This contest
furnished some striking illustra-
tions of the results that may be
expected from the different meS
thods of feeding and was avail
liable object lesson to many
farmers.
In speaking of the contest,
County Agriculturalist Lee M.
Lampson said, "By studying the
records submitted by the boys 1
find invariably the heavy feeder
not only secured the biggest
weight gain but also made the
biggest profit. Some striking
object lessons are furnished.
For instance one boy who fed as
much grain as any of the others
came out with a loss rather than
a profit. Investigation revealed
that the first four months he
pastured his pig and then began
to stuff him with grain. This
proves the theory that the pig
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
ELECTION RETURNS

The entertainment committee
of the Commercial club is max
ing arrangements to secure the
election returns from all pre-
cincts in the county next Tues
day evening and will bulletin
them in the club rooms where a
little smoker will be pulled off
for the entertainment of the
members.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29

school for publication in the
campus paper. It is hoped this
plan will bring the high schools
into closer touch with the uni
versity, and that it will be of as
sistance to the students who in
tend to enter the university.
The first news will be printed
about November 1.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
PORT DISTRICT
ELECTION POSTPONED
Failure to Give Required Publ
cation Necessitates Delay
Special Election

Owing to the fact that the
publication Of the required mo-
tice was overlooked there will be
no vote taken on the creation of
the Kennewick Port DistEiCtssik
the election next Tuesday. This
announcement was made by M.
M. Moulton at the Commercial
club luncheon Wednesday. He
explained that the failure to
give the proper notice was due
to an oversight of his and said
he was of the opinion that in or
der to make the election legal it
would probably be necessary to
prepare and circulate a new pc
tition.
It seems to be the general
opinion that perhaps the delay
is a good thing as holding the
port election the same day as the
general election would probably
have resulted in confusion. This
is particularly true because only
part of Kennewick Valley and
South Kennewick precincts are
included within the proposed
district and it would have been
difficult to have ascertained just
who was entitled to vote. The
better way seems to call a spec
ial election and to establish only
three polling places, one in each
of the three commissioners dis
tricts into which the port dis
trict is divided. The matter
will probably be brought up be-
fore the next regular meeting of
the Commercial club when fur
ther action will be decided upon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29

One of the prettiest affairs of the
season was given by Mrs M. S.
Lewis at her home Tuesday afternoon
END evening, when she entertained al
auction bridge. The rooms and table
were beautifully decorated in Hallow-
cen colors and favors. First card
honors were won in the afternoon by
Mrs. VIM. Helm and second honors bv
Mrs. w. L. Craver. In the evening.
the first honors were won by Mrs. F.
M. Crosby and second by Geo. Tweedt.
Dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29

must be kept growing and in
good condition all the time and
that some grain is required all
the time. The farmer can't
starve his stock six months and
then stuff them six months and
at the end of the year expect re-
Suits"
George Hartman, who was
awarded the first prize exhibited
a Duroc-Jersey hog that weighed
424 pounds. His record showed
that in the six months he had
secured a gain in weight of 271
pounds which figured at z cents
per pound gave him a profit Of
$11.79 over the cost of his feed,
which was $7.18. Lawrence
Milton won second prize with a
343 pound hog. His feed cost
him $10.61 and produced a gain
Of 286 pounds and returned a
profit of $9.41. Third prize
went to Joe Harris whose 240-
pound porker gained 215 pounds
on $6.O2 worth of feed and
brought a profit of $9.O5.
A similar contest was held in
the corn department where there
were some fine specimens ex-
hibited and excellent yields re-
ported. According to Mr.. Lamp
son the corn exhibit was far
ahead Of any exhibit that could
have been made a year ago. He
attributes this to careful seed
selection and advanced methods
Of cultivation and irrigation. He
says there was corn on exhibi-
tion that was in every respect
equal to the Clapsaddle corn
which carried off the high hon
ors at the National Corn Show
in Texas last year. That pro-
Hress is being made in corn
gfOxing is shown by the fact
that last year the record yield
for the county was 1071s bush
els per acre and this years big
yield was 123 bushels.
The show drew big crowds
both days and brought farmers
from all parts of the county and
many visitors from across the
Yakima line. About fifty Ken
newick farmers and business
men went up Friday. They
found that not only was the
town dressed in gala attire but
that royal hospitality was evi-
denced everywhere. Everything
was free and the business men
and commercial club members
had their coats off and were out
helping make the show a success.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29

Continued on page ten)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-29
Amount Required by Schools of
Benton County is $4,000
Under Last Year
LEVY ABOUT SAME
IN DISTRICT NO. II
Average Reduction in School Levy
County Over is About Twenty
five Per Cent

The funds which will be raised
by taxation for the use of the
schools in Benton county during
the coming year will not reach
last years total by more than
$35, 900. In some districts this
years levy is higher than that
of last but there is an average
reduction of about 25 per cent
the county over. Last year the
average rate for the school dis
trict taxes was 8.76 mills and
this year it is 6.62, a decrease of
2.14 mills. In Kennewick, dis
trict No. II, the levy is practi-
cally the same as last year, the
decrease being only 6 one-hun-
dredths of a mill.
The amount raised for school
purposes in the county during
the coming year will be $137,-
1852, which is $35, 1927 less
than last years school taxes,
which amounted to $173,275, ,.O9.
Of this years total, 500, ,254.60
will be raised by district or
special school district levy, as
against $123,591.92 last year, a
decrease Of $3O,337.32. This
year $17,611.67 is raised by the
county and apportioned to the
districts. Last year this item
was $2O,409.85, a decrease for
this year of $2,798.18.
The amount this county will
raise for the state school fund
this year is $26,8O9.55 as COM
pared to $29,273.32 last year, a
decrease of So, ,463.77.
In some counties of the state
the county "makes" off Of the
state, that is, the county receives
back from the school fund more
than it pays in. This, however,
is not the case in Benton county,
where $26,8O9.55 is raised by
the county and the state will
pay back only $24,387.98 or a
loss to the county of $2,451.57.
Considering the school tax
levy with the taxes for other
purposes as published in a for
mer issue it is found that the av-
erage total consolidated rate for
all taxes last year was 31.34
mills, this year 22.98 mills
q decrease of 1856 mills or
about 27 per cent. Last year
the total taxes on the tax rolls
of the county were $442,445.54.
This year the amount is $685.
1850, a decrease Of $118,7O6.-
"a. Last year the railroads paid
on their operating property in
this county 35.8 per cent of the
total taxes of the county. This
year they pay 41.5 per cent.
In school district No. II, this
years total tax rate for all pur-
poses is 26.96 mills for territory
outside the city limits and 1886
mills inside the city. The total
rate is made up as; follaws: state
7.8O, county 500. road district
2.42, school district lila and
city 1000 mills. Last year the
consolidated rate outside the city
was 1896 mills and 1925 inside
the city.
The figures on the amount re-
quired and the tax produced un-
der the school levy for the larg-
er districts and those in the vi
(Continued on nape tenl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-23

~ plsss to-day Cor an "osd News.
boys Day In chicago. The recsnt
success Of a similar day In Detroit.
when funds were raised for charity.
resulted in Mayor Harrisou's appeal
papers from the Corners they held
years ago.
X. NJ. Lands. United States District
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-23

Judge; John f. Owens. former County
judge: Thomas r.. ec,iiy. County
Judge, and william Lorimer. former
United States senator. are among The
the present newaboys for q day. The
proceeds Of the day are to be given TO
the United Charities or q fund for the
care Of the unemployed.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-23

A supreme value in women's hand
embroidered. in rich, artistic designs,
in black, white, pink sky, bronze (Sxo.
and gold grounds, all with the VA'>1
= 3s POINTER" heel
U5aaAy priced $3.50 10 $500 per pair
Women's accordion ribbed or shot
silk with plain silk top, in a fine (S,,S
variety Of combinations. p~"0
UtualIy priced $3.50 per pair
Womens black and white. with fine
sans a noe PSIYrEx" "ian oval &C. S2.05
U5aaiiy priced $,.7S 10 $500 per pair
An unusual assortment Of plain black
and coored silk hose in various $500
weights. Usualy priced SI.35 ps,pai,
Street Floo,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-23
W0men'S Silk Hosiery
Splendid Values at the Various Prices

4 superb assortment Of women's
black and co!orcd Silk Hose in
medium and gauze weights; some
with Isle soles, also black and white,
with self and contrasting clocks
special qualities in outsises for big
folks all have improved "Dub-L"
tops, high spliced heels and toes,
some with POINTER" heel.
Usually priced sI.65 to Ss.oo pc, pair
Women's Paris. open-work clocked,
in black, white. pink and sky. also
an exceptionally attractive hand
embroidered fancy clock hose with
black on white and white on black,
POINTER" heel, and fine assort-
ment OF flat shaded or two-tone
effects.
U5ually priced Se.75 per pal,
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
ENGLAND STOPPING
THEFT OF MACHINES

Thefts of automobiles have become so
numerous I'm this country, and the diff
mculty of detection is SO great that 4
,ccent test of the system used in Eng
land for the recovery OF stolen cars is
cf great interest
The trial resulted from the discussion
o. two London motorists as to the ef
hc2Cv Of the cycle patrol maintained bi
tn Automobile Association and Motor
Union. Men employed by. this associa-
ton ere stationed at frcquen; intervals
on ;he main avenues Of travel to render
y hatcyer assistance they can 10 pass
ing members. telephone booth j. To-
Gated on each mans post to provide
means of communicate ton with adjacent
Tatro'men or with the main Office
Among the duties Of these men Is the
recording the registra ton numbers Of
the cars that pass. It was to test this
system that bet o. 800 was made that
= CIR thief would be apprehended in an
hour. II was agreed that the former
steal his own car: so. after leaving one
OF nIs visiting cars and nO'e of ,hc
make. color. power and idcntf cation
lrmbCrs OF his car with his friend, h,
Earjeu.
AT,er waiting long enough to allow
The pseudo thiec TO get well beyond the
city limits. his friend reported the loss
20 the authorities, representing the car
- his own The man in charge mad"
9 icT notes OF the car ueScIlpLIOn ana
asked the pretended owner 20 call up
IN an hour for news. Upon ringing u
the office later ne was told that the car
had Iassed the patrols at four points
Dut that it had done so before the men
on duty had received news that il had
yeen stolen. Other reports continued to
ONE in and eventually was one to The
effect that the patrol on duty at Clan
uOn Cross roads had arrested the driver
o. the car, who disclaimed uni laWfJ
osscssiOn and protested he was the
ner OF the machine.
The circumstances of the theft were
Then related 10 The authorities, who i'm
1'ed!ately Teleas I'd him and within four
Iours Of the time the bet was made he
las back in town and had received his
WAGER. This little test clearly demon
ztfated the efficiency of the ssytem.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
BUSINESS JUST GETS
SECOND WIND" NOW

The automobile business is just get
ting its second wind. The slack season
has gone by, and the days of big sales
are coming.
This is the optimistic viewpoint of
Sales Manager Redden, of the Maxwell
Motor Company.
Following as the day the night, right
after the time of the natural depression
doubt takes the place of certainty as
so surely does the beginning of the nat
ural season of motoring bring its graf
flying business, but always bigger.
And be il remembered, there has been
a real shortage Of the more desirable
nallCS-thoSc in which the buyer found
the Tnst stability and the best value,
even thrugh the cars that did not pos
sess those properties went a-begging.
There never has been season, from
the time when the total output of
America was less than 200 cars down
~ ~ '.elS didn't have
ears left on hand at the end of the sea
uIi5o. l,tHL point to re
member E"rS left in hands Of few
makers do not indicate overDroduction.
If il did, then We oVerprOduCed in 1902
and every year since.
That some makers have cars on hanc
today merely indicates that one of two
things is true-either the car was not
competitive in quality, didn't possess the
relative quality for the prices, or that
the maker didn't know how TO prove
that it did have, to the buyer-in other
words, he fell down in his merchandis-
ing methods.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
IS BOOST TO TRADE
Several Sales Are Reported by
Agencies Which Have Exhib-
its at Convention Hall.
By HARRY WARD.

The most successful automobile show
Washington has had will end tonight,
after a weeks run in Convention Hall.
That the exhibition has given the uo-
Tor car business a decided impetus and
has been marked by numerous sales is
the report made by every exhibitor.
The show will be closed officially al
$50 o'clock, and from then until II
o'clock dancing will be in order. with
music by the Marine Band. Lieutenant
Santelmann has prepared an interest
ing dance program. and it is expected
one of the greatest crowds of the week
will be on hand to see the new steps
and participate in the dancing. The
closing ceremonies will be in charge of
E committee consisting Of Charles W.
Semmes, Bruce Emerson. c. H. war
Tington, and F. c. Sibbald.
The crowd at the show yesterday vas
almost of record breaking proportions:
Visitors came early and stayed late ana
closely inspected the various cars on
exhibition. Among those present were
Ccngressman ShacklefOrd, Surgeon Gen
eral Rixey, U. s. N, retlred; Congress
man Carter Glass, z. c. Graham. ID.
w. Baker, James S. Easby-Smith, Ar
thur c. Moses, Judge Booth, Of the
Court of Claims; Judge Schotield, of
Chicago; Oscar J. Ricketts,, DT; frallh
r. Gibson, DR.. Harry a. Sellhausem,
Roy A. Dent, Lester D. Moore. t;
Browning Spence, Miss Robertson, and
AIRS. Charles Jacobsen.
Clark Griffith. boss of the Climbers
and Mrs. Griffith were interested spec
tators last night. Mrs. Griffith pur-
chased a Standard electric coupe dis
played in the booth of w. P. Barnhart
& Co. w. H. Harrison also placed an
order with the Barnhart company for a
Pullman light six touring car. with
wire wheels and electric searshift. This
Is the fourth car of this make sold at
the show. Another purchaser OF the
day was ]. ]. Decker. who obtained 4
four-cylinder Cole touring car, finished
in green and with green upholstery.
This car has been one Of the attractions
in the booth of the Cole Sales Company.
The feat Of w. f. Morrison in driv-
ing q Chevrolet car up the incline lead
ing into Convention Hall Thursday at
ternoon is still the talk Of show visitors.
The Henderson Rove Auto Company.
Chevrolet agents. has been asked to per
form the feat over again for benefit of
a moving picture concern.