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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
Queen CANDIDATES TO CAMP
ON TRAIL OF UNREGISTERED
Carnival Committee Springs Unique Plan Stimulate
Contest Get Voters Registered at the Same Time
Everything is Progressing Nicely
There are two hundred voters

There are two hundred voters
in Kennewick who are not elig-
ible to vote at the coming elec-
tions because they have not reg
istered since the first Of the
year. The last day for registra-
tion for the primary election is
Saturday, September 5th. It is
a safe bet that by that date not
more than two of the two nun
dred will have failed to register.
Here's why. BY the intro
duction of a unique feature, in
the Grape Carnival queen vot-
ing contest, a whole bevy Of cap
tivating and sprightly young
ladies are to be turned loose on
the unregistered public. just
for the sake Of stirring up a lit
tie fun and at the same time Sc
curing a full registration the
contest committee has an
nounced that 800 votes will be
given for every registration Sc
cured by the queen candidates.
Lists of all unregistered vot-
ers have been made and will be
placed in the hands of the con-
testants along with a supply of
registration certificates which
when signed by the voter and
city clerk will entitle the candi-
date to 800 votes for each reg
istration. The young ladies will
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
TROPHIES ARE HERE

Two of the handsome cups
which are to be awarded as the
special premiums at the Grape
Carnival have arrived from the
donors. The Great Northern
Railway cup which is to be Civ
en- for the best individual dis
play of grapes came in today
and has been placed on display
in Skillman VanCott's window.
The Seattle Brewing & Mailing
company's cup, first prize for
the best general display Of fruit
was received several days ago
by H. j. Claussen and is on dis
play at the Hotel Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20

Best General Display of Farm Products
Best general display of farm products, any
individual exhibitor, Silver Trophy Pitcher, by the
Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Best General Display of Fruits
Largest and best display of fruits all kinds
and varieties any individual exhibitor, Silver Tro-
ply Loving Cup, by Seattle Brewing & Mailing
Co., through courtesy of H. j. Caussen.
Best Display Concord Grapes
Largest and best display Concord or Worden
Grapes by any individual exhibitor, Silver Loving
Cup, by Marx Haas Clothing Co., st. Louis,
through courtesy of the Kennewick Clothing Co.
Best Display Flame Tokay Grapes
Largest and best display of Flame Tokay
grapes, by any individual exhibitor, to be judged
according to the following score Quantity, 20
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
RIVER BOAT BURNS

The Columbia & Pasco, the
small river freighter owned by
Captain Helpenstell, burned to
the water line at the Pasco dock
last Friday morning. The boat
was being overhauled and re-
calked and the fire started from
burning pitch. The boat had
been in commission only a few
months and had been built to
ply between Pasco and White
Bluffs. The captains loss is es-
timated at $4,000 with $1,000
insurance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
Elberta Peach Crop has Just
Started up the Valley and so
has the Price Cutting
KENNEWICK GROWERS
ARE IN THE CLEAR
This Week will Finish up the Local
Crop and Orchardists of This
Valley not be Hit by Slump

With the peach price war just
opening up in North Yakima,
the Kennewick growers will ex-
perience the satisfaction of see
ing the last of their Elberta
crop move out of the market
this week. Shipments are now
dropping off at the rate of sew
eral carloads a day and this
week will practically finish up
the local Elberta crops The
price has been excellent and the
prices have ranged between 80
and 40 cents, fob. Kennewick.
The total shipments are be-
tween $50 and 200 carloads.
In its report of market condi-
tions yesterdays Yakima Re-
public says: "The annual period
of price cutting on Yakima Ell
bertas has been reached a little
earlier. this year than usual, but
it has all the resemblance of
previous seasons, even to ale
cations that it is the other fell
low who was first to do the
work.
Saturday and yesterday a
number of dealers were show
ing kilograms from their GUS
toners stating that they had
been offered peaches at a lesser
price than that particular deal
er had quoted and directing a
cancellation of orders unless the
price was met"
With the price cutting begun
and the Yakima crop just start
ing both local and Yakima deal
ers will not venture a prediction
as to how low the prices will go.
They seem inclined to the belief
that the low level will not be
reached until the price is less
than the actual cost Of picking
and packing.
This week too, will practical
ly clean up the Campbell's and
Moore's Early grapes which
have been going out in large
quantities. But their place will
soon be taken by the Concords
and Wordens. Italian prunes as
well as cantaloupes are at their
heaviest now.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
WHITE.PIKE

Miss Edith Pike, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Pike, of this
city, was married to Mr.. Floyd White
of Pasco, at the Congregational par
sonage, by Rev. E. A. Munger, Mon
day afternoon. Only few friends
and relatives witnessed the ceremony.
The young couple left on the evening
train for a weeks trip to Tacoma and
other Coast points. They will re-
turn to make their home in Pasco,
where Mr.. White is employed in the
N. p. freight Office. Miss Pike has
made her home in Kennewick for a
number of years and has a large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintances.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
Seven Valuable Trophies Offered at Grape Carnival

points; Quality, 60 points; Attractive arrangement
of display, 20 points; $500 clock, by the OW. R.
& N. Co.
Best General Display of Dry Land Products
Largest and best display of dry land farming
products including grains grasses, forage crops
Silver Trophy Loving Cup by Clausscn Brewing As
socation Seattle through courtesy of II. j. Caussen.
Best display of Vegetables
Largest and best display and greatest va
rety of vegetables, by any individual exhibitor,
Aluminium Home Gamer, value $25.00, by Prosser
Commercial Club.
Best General Display of Grapes
Best Display by Any Individual Exhibitor.
1st Prize, $4,000 Silver Trophy Cup by the
Great Northern Railway Co.
End Prize, $500 cash, by N. p. Irrigation Co.
3rd Prize, $500 cash by H. w. Desgranges.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
Countrywide Campaign Started
to Retain him as Benton
County's Agriculturist
LOCAL COMMERCIAL
CLUB TAKES ACTION
County Commissioners will be Asked
to Include Salary Appropriation
in Annual Expense Budget

The possibility Of Benton
county'slosing Lee M. Lampson,
as county agriculturist, has been
brought to public notice and it is
probable that when the county
commissioners meet to take up
next years expense budget they
will be confronted with petitions
from every commercial and inn
provement club, grange and far
mer organization in the county,
asking that Mr.. Lampson be re-
tanned.
The matter was brought to
the attention of the Kennewick
Commercial club at the weekly
luncheon Wednesday by Luke
Powell, district horticultural in
spector. He said Mr.. Lamp
son had been offered position
in a new field which carried with
it an increase in salary and Op-
portunities. He briefly reviewed
Mr.. Lampson's work saying that
it would be a great mistake for
Benton county to let him go else
where and urged that the club
take proper action for putting
itself on record in favor of keep
ing him. Upon motion of Geo.
F. Richardson, P. j. Murphy, M.
S. Lewis and AR. Gardner were
named to submit resolutions to
the county commissioners urg-
ing that Mr.. Lampson's salary
and expenses be included in the
Forthcoming annual expense
budget.
The Pomona Grange, Of Pros
ser, has already taken similar
action and the matter will be
taken up today by the Prosser
Commercial club, and later by
the Highland Improvement club
the Finley Live Wires and other
organizations of the county.
Mr.. Lampson is now on his
second years work in the coun-
ty and his advice to and his
work with the farmers has been
generally satisfactory.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
STANTON SELLS OUT
TO SPOKANE man
r. HI. Zercher Becomes Proprie-
tor of Kennewick's Well
Known Insurance Agency

r. Stanton, who in the last
five years has built up what is
conceded to be the; largest and
best small-town general insur-
ance agency in the Northwest,
this week disposed Of his busi-
ness to R. H. Zercher, of Spo-
kane. Mr.. Zercher arrived the
the first of the week to close the
deal and to take active charge Of
the business and Mrs. Zercher
and young son will join him the
first of next month.
Mr.. Stanton, who has been Of
fered a position as a travelling
representative for one Of the
ge insurance companies, ac-
companied by Mrs. Stanton and
daughter, will leave within a
short time for San Francisco to
confer with officials of the COM
pany which he is to represent.
Later he will return to Kenne-
wick and in addition to his du-
ties as special agent will repre-
sent the local agency which will
continue to be known as Stan
toms Insurance Office.
Mr.. Zercher is an insurance
man of a number of years ex-
perience in all branches Of the
business. He owns an agency in
Spokane which he will continue
to operate under a sub-manage-
ment. AS a member of Spo-
kane's widely known Elk's quar-
tet and an active participant in
numerous public enterprises, he
enjoys a wide acquaintance in
the social and business circles of
Spokane, and he and Mrs. Ter
cher will undoubtedly prove val
liable additions to the social life
of this community.
81 have been looking for a de-
sirable location for an insurance
business for some time," said
Mr.. Zercher in discussing his
new venture. 'I have investi-
gated conditions in nearly all of
the smaller towns of Eastern
Washington; Kennewick looks
the best to me of them all. Nor
am / alone in this belief. Ken
newick is looked upon by the
business men of Spokane as one
of the most promising towns of
the Inland Empire. In possibili-
ties for both agricultural and
commercial development there
is no other town in the country
that can measure up to it. 1t
looks good to me and l intend to
make it my permanent home"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT. sTH
Both Grade and High School
Terms will Begin on Second
Tuesday of Next Month

The bells in Kennewick's s
school houses after the summer
silence will ring again Tuesday
morning, September 9Th. The
opening day has been set for
Tuesday owing to the fact that
Monday, September z, is a legal
holiday, Labor Day.
AS in some former years, the
school will not open and then re-
cess for the annual teachers in
stitute. This year the institute
will be held in Prosser, Septem-
ber 3, a and 5.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
HOLLAWAY BUYS

Harry Hollaway, who since
the opening of the fruit ship
ping season has been employed
by the Fruit Exchange has pur-
chased a half interest in the
Pantorium and will be associa-
ted with Harry Breede in the
management of the business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
Miss Jones Announces Prograo,
for those who Wish to write
for Certificates

Miss Wata j. Jones, county
school superintendent, has an.
nounced the program iCr a
teachers examination which
will be held at the court house
in Prosser August 27, 28 and 20.
The program follows:
Thursday, a. m, Physiology
history Of Education; 9...3A. Or
biography, Bookkeeping. 1870,
Geography.
Thursday, p. m, 100, Gram
mar, Psychology; 800, Pen
manship and Punctuation: Bot
any 3 80, Reading.
Friday, a. M, 800, Alithnle-
tic, Geometry; 1890, Theory and
Art of Teaching, Civil Govern
ment, Political Economy.
Friday, p. m, 100, United
States. History; General His
tory; 2:30, State Manual; Zool-
ogy; $3.50, Mucis.
Saturday, a. M, 500, Alge-
bra, Geology, Nature Study
800, State Manual; 1890. Ply
sical Geography, Composition.
Saturday, p. M, 100, I-itefa-
ture, German; 2::30, Physics,
Latin, Drawing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20

H. w. Nelson, manager of the st.
Paul & Tacoma Lumber company's
local yards, left for Portland, Mon
day to spend his annual vacation.
He will return by way of Tacoma,
where he will take in the sights at
the company's large mills. He will
be accompanied to Portland by Mrs.
Nelson, who will visit her sister.
A. G. Rosaan will have charge of the
local yards during Mr.. Nelson's alb
sence.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20
PREMIUM LISTS ARE OUT

PREMIUM LISTS ARE OUT
The 36-page premium list for
the Fourth Annual Columbia
River Valley Grape Carnival
was turned out from the Cour-
ier-Reporter presses this week
and delivered to the carnival
committee for distribution.
More than 1000 copies of the
booklet have already been mail
ed out direct to the fruitgrow-
ers and farmers of Benton, Yak
ina, Franklin and Walla Walla
counties.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Larson and
two little sons arrived the latter
part of the week from Spokane for
an extended visit with relatives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30

to the vosses ,sss"ntains the French
report no change.
Berlin advices seem to indicate that
England is confronted with the neces-
sity of energetic action TO protect her
interests In the Near East A report
from Cairo to Berlin is to the effect
that the movement against British
forces in Egypt has assumed formid-
able proportions, 10000 Turks being
on the march toward the Suez canal.
In the hostile army, opposed by long
lines OF British forces in entrenched
positions, it is said there are 10000
Dedouins.
Interest attaches to this report
chiefly because of the recent procla-
nation of the sultan of Turkey calling
upon Mohammedans the world over
to rise up I'm arms against Great Brit
ain and other members of the triple
entente. Thus far there have been no
indications that the proclamation had
led to uprisings affecting British in
terests elsewhere, although on sew
eral occasions there have been reports
from Berlin of dissension in India.
The reported dissensiop in Persia also
is attributed to the sultan's war proc
lamation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
MRS. BLAKE GETS DIVORCE
Was Plaintiff in Million Dollar Suit
Against Mrs. Macksy.

Winsted, Conn. Nov. 30.-Mrs. Cath
crime Ketcham Blake obtained a di
vorce here from DR. Joseph A. Blake
a prominent physician of New York
and Litchfied. The decree was based
on desertion
Mrs. Blake began an. action for 81,
100000 against Mrs. Katherine Duel
Mackay, wife of Clarence H. Mackay
president OF the Postal Telegraph
Cable company, In September. 1913
charging alienation of the affections
of Dr. Blake
After proceedings had been carried
on in and out of court for several
weeks the suit was dropped, as also
was second suit in which Mrs Blake
sought a separation and 81 500 a
month alimony.
DR.. Blake now is In Paris. Since
the beginning of the war he has been
in charge of the American hospital
there
Since Mrs. Blake began her first ac
tion Mr.. and Mrs Mackay also have
been divorced
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
Marshall Field III. to Wed.

New York. Nov. 30.-Society here
and abroad will be interested in the
engagement of Miss Evelyn Marshall
of this city to Marshall Field iii. of
Chicago and London, which has just
been announced. Miss Marshall is
the only daughter OF the late Charles
H. Marshall, who was prominent In
the seoaal life ef New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
KILLS BRIDE; WOUNDS SELF
Jealousy Probable Cause OF TRACED,
In Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Nov. 30.-Apparently
deranged by jealousy, Frank Brown,
a travelling salesman. murdered his
bride of seven weeks and fatally
wounded himself. The couple came
to Minneapolis about a month ago.
When the police were called to the
scene of the tragedy they found Mrs.
Brown dead I'm a chair at the table.
Brown lay wounded on the floor be-
side her. The couple had apparent.
ly jnst finished lunch.
Blood stains on the bed clothes in
dicated that she first was fired on as
she lay on the bed The woman is
believed to have jumped up from the
bed and seated herself at the table
nursing the wound. Three more shots
were then fired at her, two taking ef-
feet in the chest and one passing
through the heart.
Brown himself is wounded in the
chest.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
Limited Operations on the
New York Market.
LITTLE SLUMP In PRICES
Expected Selling Pressure Fails to
Materiaiixe and Trading in Bonds
Moves Along Quietly With Mixture
Of Gains and Losses.

New York, Nov. 3O.-The New York
Stock Exchange resumed operations
since July 80 last, when the foreign
situation, already tense, caused the
cession OF business OF all the leading
financial markets of the world. Trad.
ing was restricted to bonds, for
which in all instances minimum
prices were established.
All transactions were for cash and
every effort was made to exclude for.
eign selling The attendance on the
floor of the exchange when the gong
sounded was unusually large. The
sound brought cheers from the bro
kers. Thereafter business went on
in the usual orderly fashion.
There was little business at the
outset of the session. The first trans
action recorded was the sale of five
bonds OF the United States Steel cor.
poration at 99a, decline of Ia
from the closing price of July 30. The
next transaction was the sale of five
bonds of Distillers' Securities SIS al
Sd, an advance of ga.
Decline From First Prices.
There were other sales OF Steel and
Distillers and other issues at de
clines from the first recorded price
The largest single transaction was
the sale of twenty st. Paul genera
mortgage AVS at decline OF ga.
After the first fifteen minutes trad
ing lapsed into extreme dullness. with
mixture of gains and losses. ST
Paul convertible AIS were up Ia
while Southern Pacific convertible
As gained "a In United States gov
ernment issues bid prices were dowI
to points. with an actual sale o
registered As at a decline OF IA.
Selling pressure about which there
had been so much apprehension die
not appear during the first hour, mucl
to the satisfaction of the financial dis
trict. Instead many brokers said the!
have commissions TO buy five or 81,
bonds against every one they have tC
sell.
The total business for the session
amounted to s644,000 par value, witt
$4,000 in government bonds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
WILSON ON SUFFRAGE AGAIN


Washington. Nov. 30.--Presiden,
Wilson again defined his position on
woman suffrage In letter to Miss
Mary M. Childs, a government EN-
ploye here, reiterating that he be
lieved the question to be a state is
sue.
Il am deeply impressed with the
woman suffrage question" wrote the
president. "but / believe 1t can best
be worked out by state, rather than
by attempting change In the funda
mental law OF the nation. Such a
change would run too far and too fast
ahead of the general public opinion
of the country"
The president will see delegation
of suffragists in the near future.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
GERMAN SHIPS IN PACIFIC
Patroilino Trade Route Between
Puget Sound and Orient.

Tacoma, Wash. Nov. 30.-That
three German cruisers which had
been operatisg of the coast of South
America had changed their base to
the Aleutian islands and were patrol
ling the trade route between Puget
sound and the Orient was the report
brought by the Japanese liner Ta.
coma Maru in port from Yokohama
While crossing the Pacific the Ta-
coma Maru received wireless dis
patch from the Chicago Maru. west
bound, stating that German warships
were In the area between the 180th
and 1sOth meridians. The Chicago
Maru reported that 1t had altered its
course to avoid capture.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
GERMANS WILL DO THE SAME
Charges That France and England
Violated Swiss Neutrality.

Amsterdam, Nov. 30.-The Berliner
Tageblatt, quoting an article refer.
ring To the allegations that British air.
men violated Swiss neutrality in the
recent raid on the Zeppelin factory at
Friedrichshafen, says:
In case of repetition of the vio-
lation of Swiss neutrality by France
or England 1t is not to be expected
that Germany will respect Swiss neu.
trality on the Belfort frontier The
Swiss federal assembly has ordered
that all ayiators flying over Swiss
territory be shot down without further
orders"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
BATTLESHIP is REFLOATED
Lifted From Sandhar by Tugs Ap
parentIy Undamaqed.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 30.-The battle
ship Michigan, aground since early
Friday on sandbar just inside Cape
Henry. was fioated by tugs She ap-
parently was undamaged
The Michigan, proceeding with 9TH
er battleships from the Southern drill
grounds to Hampton Roads, was left
stranded by receding tide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
BOB FiTZSIMMONS Is ILL
Bruise Is infected and Blood Poisor
ina 10 Threatened.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-Bob Fitzsimmons.
ex-heavyweight champion, is confined
in his hotel here threatened with
blood poisoning.
While attempting to show his son,
Young Bob" a footshift the veteran
scrapper slipped and in falling scrap
ed the skin off his right shin.
He paid no attention to the injury
and three days ago infection set in !.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
Football Injury Fatal.

Cincinnati, Nov. 2S.-The first foot
ball fatality of the season in this city
was recorded when Frank Golden,
captain of the Price Hill Athletic foot
fall team, succumbed to an operation.
He was injured in a game here last
Sunday. Cerebral hemorrhage was
the cause
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
JAILED FOR STRIKE TROUBLE
Miner Gets Six Months for Violating
Court Order.

Grafton. w. Va, Nov. 30.-Judge
Dayton, in the federal district court,
sitting at Philippi, sentenced Paul
Scoric to six months in the Ohio coun-
ty jail at Wheeling for violation of an
order OF the court in connection with
the miners strike at Golfers, w. w.,
more than Z year ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-30
Siberia Ships Via Panama.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Siberian butter
is being shipped to England through
the Panama canal. Siberia Is one OF
the worlds greatest butter producers
and has marketed the product largely
IN Cnelaad and Germany.