The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-02-13
COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS

COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
TELLING THE TRUTH
VERY YOUNG sent out by his editor we'd
"A ding returned quickly and idly his desk smoking
arctic Presently his chief beckoned to him.
why you your aricle?' asked the editor.
Nothing write replied cub 1.-THE groom committed
suicide and there goin' to be wedding
near-sghted great small merchants
idly their waiting for their get tired of
doing mail order houses and the larger neighbour
all the while opportunity before these idle
ones- they will only their maginations and it,
mail order house alone reported have done
than $OO00o of businessan of dollar for each
child the United States And the bulk OF business
towns big city people read much of bargain
daily papers that mail order bargains Of doubtful char
have little fascination for them.
Very of than
the merchant generally sell his goods
only oneha that incurred by his city
petor This actual fact theory Statistics show that the
operating New York City for the
past about sales Many country merchant has
expense Of only 10 per cent Of sales.
the INSCRIPTIONS large retailer and the sensationay
mail magnate have frequently lies in their
dealer would study these lies and publish
the about them his would bring him OF the
the long journey the mail order house
windy bgo of doubtful integrity and clever advertising
methods.
BRANCH BANKS WILL s WELL
DRANCH Seattle Spokane and Portland probably will
- northwest better advantage than bank
at One of the Cities Examiner,
expressed address delivered
the Thun branch the Washington State Democratic
at Olympia.
expressed the belief that guarantee bank deposits
reform and expressed hope that further
banks should be exercised before this brought about
Mr.. Hanson said, among other things:
1T likely that the Pacific northwest will be supplied with
Bank. looks if the bank of the Pacific
will be Francisco a regional bank
100000 capital and national banks of the
than s2OO0OO While do
regulations under the will be- they will be laid down the
board regard branch banks member banks
reasonable expect they will be perfect harmony with the
ITSELF and the Pacific northwest supplied regional bank
will perhaps be better served by having three branch banks
Seattle, Portland and Spokane"
IT Washington that President intends appoint
George W. Goethas the first of the Canal Zone
stated that alternative presented by the civilian
which contemplated commission of three
Our President usual
considerable with commissions Panama In the earlier
phases the work. succeeded another after degrees OF
failure and only when strong capable and understanding
absolute control that brought of the
and the work of construction began with frightening
strides toward its ultimate completion
United learned several from its Panama
great national undertakings there will and then arise that calls
been chiefly for the success Of the work should he its first
There question that the appointment Col Goehals
will meet with widespread national appovaScienif American
TAXES JUMP TWENTY THREE PER CENT
compilations by the show that the total
~ levied for all the including county,
cpa and school district taxes for 1913 total these
This 5s1 % the 1912
the state taxes made by the appropa
with those levied all beginning with 1891 In this
length time the assessed all taxable property
creased 1891 2o showing that been
has increased.
SHOULD PAY FIRST