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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Secret Writina.

The ordinary. solver of letter or doc
ument in secret writing should remem-
Der that success IN this direction. as
regards almost every kind of cryptic
gram. depends to great extent upon
the knowledge Of how often each indi-
viduaI letter of the alphabet Is used In
ordinary speech or correspondence.
d. h. o. c and u are In third place as
regards ordinary use; t. 8. a. ! and are
In second place. being used very little
Oftener: and m are In fourth place.
with (. 8. y. =. p and b close after
ward: ] and are not common as
compared with the rest, while z. q and
Z are used least OF all.
The letter IS in first place. being
used far 0ftener than any other letter
in the English language. and once the
"e" is found and the letters that hold
second place discovered in their proper
order. the solution Is certain London
Answers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Coal and Smoke.

Smoke IL caused by failure to burn
the cOmbnstibie gases that arise when
fuel Is exposed to the fame. The edi-
tor of Power describes these gases as
"a complex mixture of various hydro
carbOns. from some of which carbon
separates on cooling In the form ut
lampblack or SCOT. The smoker fuels
also give Oh tnrry vapors. which con
dense and help to gather the carbon
particles into fakes or 'smuts.
For the burning of these gases as
they are evolved from the coal three
conditions must exist: Air must be
supplied above the fuel bed. the tenn
perature must be high enough to in
sure ignition and there must be time
or space for combustion before the
mixing currents Of gas and air are
cooled by flowing into or among the
tubes of the boiler"
Firing coal In large quantities pro-
duces so much gas that neither air
supply nor combustion space is great
enough for its burning. Therefore coal
should be put on in small quantities at
frequent intervals.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
When Webster Died.

Eloquent In life. Webster was sub
lime In death. he took leave Of his
household Une by one. addressing to
each fitting words Of consolation. He
wanted to know the gradual steps to-
ward dissolution and calmly discussed
them with bis physician. At one time,
awakened from partial stupor which
preceded death. he heard repeated the
words Of the psalm which has smooth
ed the death pillow Of many Christ
tian: Yea. though walk through the
valley Of the shadow of death. ! will
fear no evil. for thou art with me; thy
rod and thy stan. they comfort me-"
The dying statesman exclaimed. "Yes,
thy rod-thy stan-but the fact, the
fact ] want'-for be was not certain
whether the words that had been re-
peated to him were intended as an in
timatiOn that he was already In the
dark valley. Waking up again past
midnight aud conscious that he was
living. he uttered the well known
words. Il still i've" Later he said
something about poetry. and his son
repeated one Of the verses Of Gray's
"Elegy." He heard 1t and smiled. In
the early morning Webster's soul went
out with the tide.-Rhodes' History Of.
the United States
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
II Rain.d STAR.

In .North Africa and the Desert"
the author tells Ut a wondrous spec
tacIe be Witnessed while traversing
the desert toward T0ugourt. he says:
''rhen In the last half hour I wit
messed strange phenomenon. The
whole sky was powdered with stars:
had never seen such myriad glim-
mer and glow. thickening. filling the
heavenly spaces. innumerable. and all
al once they seemed to interlink. great
and small. with rays passing between
them. and while they shone In their
places. infinite In multitude. light fell
from them In long lines like falling
from the zenith to the horizon on every
side. Ii was a Niagara Of stars. The
celestial dome without q break was
eheeted with the starry rain. pouring
down the hollow sphere Of darkness.
from the apex to the desert rims. No
words can describe that sight az
mere vision: still less can they tell its
mystical effect at the moment. 1t was
Ike behOlding miracle. And It was
not m0mentary: for half an hour. as
we drove over the dark level. obscure
silent. lonely. was arched in and shad.
owed by that ceaseless. Nstarry rain
ON all sides round. and az we passed
the great twin lights of the gates and
entered TougOurt and drew up In the
dim and solitary square It was still
falling"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22

In days gone by the London public
were always made aware by the man.
ner In which the ''headsman of the
Tower" carried the ak whether the
prisoner. who marched Immediately
following him in the procession to and
from the place Of TRIAL. had been SEN
fenced to death or not. for as long as
the prisoner had not been convicted or
condemned to lose bis life the ak point
ed forward as It was borne before him
by the headsman. But from the very
moment that capital punishment had
been decreed against him the edge Of
the az pointed ominously his way.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
rims.s Changes.

"You don't seem to hold me in the
same regard that yon did when you
married me-" said the sentimental
woman.
"You must remember" replied her
tactless spouse. that you don't look
the same as you did then. Fashions
change SO remarkably that don't see
how any man and woman can feel
really we'll acquainted. Variety.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Supreme Test Of Friendship.

An invitation to breakfast was. In
Macaulay's opinion. one Of the supreme
tests Of friendship. lyon invite man
to dinner" he wrote to Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe. because you must in
vite him. because you are acquainted
with his grandfather. or because 1t Is
proper that you should; but you invite
q man to breakfast because you wish
to see him. You may be sure II you
are invited to breakfast that there is
something agreeable about you"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Sc. Helena.

One Of the rocks of the island Of st.
Helena bears q distinct resemblance to
the great Napoleon. SO distinct. indeed.
that In the old pre-Suez days passen-
gers on ships bound from India to
England were wont to crowd the decks
at sunset In the hope OF catching
glimpse of the marvellous likeness OF
the emperor whose facial contour used
to appear every evening clear cut In
the last rays of the sun.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Not Mumps.

A small boy of Nashville has been
afflicted with humps. The siege was
unusually long and disagreeable. One
evening recently an aunt who is a
newspaper woman called up the boys
mother on the telephone to cancel an
engagement. She was absent, and the
boy himself answered the call.
Tell your mother" said the aunt
that l can't come out this evening
because have taken an assignment
Can you remember that?"
"Yes. ma'am." said the boy. "I'll
tell her." When the mother returned
be said to her:
Mother. auntie telephoned that she
couldn't come. because she is sick"
"Sick? Why. what's the matter?'
she wanted to know.
II forgot what 1t Is she's got" said
the boy "lt's something she has TAX
en-. but 1t isn't mumps.".- Nashville
Banner.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
whx On. rr..tx Wa. Torn up.

Many wars have famed up from
slight causes. One recalls the quarrel
'twixt that Venetian ambassador and
that Turkish grand vizier of the past
The ratification Of treaty was In
question. and the Turk asked the
Venetian to swear in Moslem fashion
upon his beard and the beard Of the
prophet. The ambassador would not
"Venetians wear no boards" he re-
marked. ..Neither do monkeys" replied
the Turk. and straightway the treaty
was torn up and war declared. And
that interchange of compliments cir
cling round the bear cost 10000 lives.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
The Nurse. Dilemma.

"Habit IL u cable" somebody has
written, with other and sundry re-
marks as to this selfSame cable be-
coming stronger until at last you
cannot break It. Be the last SO or
not. the first portion was never more
aptly Illustrated than one day recently
In one Of the board Of health children's
clinics.
The nurse In charge had fallen into
the habit of calling her little patients
dear and ''dearie." Imagine her con-
sternatiOn when. turning to address
the physician who was that day In
charge. she started or with something
like this:
"Dearie. don't you think
At this point half suppressed giggles
from the other nurses and loud guffaws
Of laughter from the doctor himself
brought the conversation to q sudden
pause. while waves Of crimson covered
her face.-Detr0it News.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Moral Twisted.

The telephone in a physicians Office
rang madly the other day. relates Cur
rent Opinion. and the following con-
versation took place:
I'VE want the doctor. Quick!
who's sick at your h0useT
Everybody except me. I'd been
naughty, so they wouldn't give me any
of the nice mushrooms papa picked In
the woods"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22

Papa's Plan Prevents Proposal.
He timpecunious,-Bu You say your
self that your father Is anxious to set
you or his hands. She-Yes: that's
why l don't think he'll listen to you
Exchange.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Her Praise Was Premature.

her Pfa1So was TVemaSuTOs
Lady Gushington Ito great TENOR
You sang that last song beautifully.
I was in the supper room. but heard
every word. You have improved; you
have. really. The Great Tenor-But
Il have not sung; am next!-London
illustrated Bits.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
The Way Out.

Dad-The kind Of wedding You want.
my child. would cost $1,000 Daughter
Then what is to be done. papa? Dad
You will have to be married without
my cOnsent-BOstOn Transcript
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Best Kind Of One.

''Why do you call ROwley q philan-
thropist? He never does anything"
-"Oh. yes. he does. He abstains from
meddling with other peoples affairs"
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Always Something.

lind this life upsetting quite;
things never seem to come my way.
It's hard to get asleep at night and
hard to keep awake BY day.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Another me.ne.t Man.

Burton-Mean man. isn't he? Robin.
sor-Mean? He's capable Of going
into barber shop for a shave and
then getting bis hair cut just to keep
other people waiting. Boston Globe.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
what Allied Him.

Beet-What's the matter with old
Bean? Turnip-The cook broke him
all to pieces. and then he found out she
was only stringing him.-Chicago Post.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Checked Nearly 5000 Names

'The task was a tedious one, as it involved the
alphabetical arranging and checking of nearly 5000
names, but the result justfes the effort.
s'This list was checked by F. L. Robertson, who
clerk in Secretary of State Howelps office and
whose certificate and affidavit is attached to the list
'This list was then forwarded to me at Spokane
by Mr.. Robertson and placed the same in the hands
of Thomas F. Geraghty of this city, thoroughly
competent and entirely disinterested party who had
gone over carefully the personal property assess
ment rolls of this county and checked the amount of
taxes paid by each and every sgner of the dry petit
ton, and have had his certificate attached to the
list certified to by Mr.. Robertson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22

An acre Of performance II worth q
whole world Of promise.-HowelI.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Will the law prohibit?
What do you think about it?

If Kennewick man. under the law wants booze
he must appear in person before the county auditor
at Prosser and obtain permit which is good for 20
days only, and good for only two quarts of booze.
At the auditors Office he must make an affidavit
stating the following facts: His name and age, the
place and the firm from which the liquor is to be
shipped, to what place shipment is to be made,
statement that he is not the holder of U. S. rev.
enue stamp, and that he has not been convicted Of
any violation of any law of Washington relating to
intoxicating liquors. He pays the auditor Is CENTS
receives his permit and returns home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Pay $3,2O6 Out Of Half Million

'The figures speak for themselves The total
amount of personal property taxes in the City of
Spokane appears upon the assessment roll for the
year 1914 just completed, is $5O5313.S9 The total
amount assessed on the same roll against all of the
sgners of the dry petition in the City of Spokane is
$32O6.02
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Should Become Taxpayers

"The adoption of initiative measure No.
would add three mills to the taxes of each and
every taxpayer of the county of Spokane and East
ern Washington!
1T would seem to me that the leaders of the
attempt to secure the passage of initiative measure
No. under the false guise of prohibition bill,
should at least become taxpayers before they un-
dertake to force the adoption of measure which so
vitality affects every taxpayer and citizen of this
county"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Who is fighting
this measure?

The drinker is not fighting it.
The family is not fighting it.
The workingman is not fighting it.
Who is? The concerns who make money gain
for themselves through the sale of booze. If you
are not interested in the perpetuation of such
business, vote for Initiative Measure No. 3!
When will the law, if passed,
go into effect?
The law, if enacted will go into effect January
/, 1916. The bill itself contains this provision,
don't be misled by any statement to the contrary.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT
CT What will the Prohibition
Measure, to be placed before
the people on Nov. 3, do?

1t will afford the brewers opportunity to
engage in more honorable, more useful and a more
helpful occupation.
1t will give our boys and girls an opportunity
to grow up without the menace of the saloon
It will do away with the bootlegger and the
blind pig
It will stimulate the Buy-at-Home League by
enabling many families to purchase clothing, gro
ceres, fuel and other necessities with the millions
of dollars now spent for booze for which they re-
ceive no adequate return.
1t will save million of dollars to the state that
now spent in the regulation of the evils result
ing from the liquor traffic.
1t will remove from politics, the power of the
saloon, which is today the strongest influence
against genuine political advancement.
1t will turn breweries into factories employing
many more men, per dollar invested than the brew
cries now employ.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22

He hasn't gotten drop of it yet He must send
the permit to the liquor dealer for it must be plainly
attached to the shipment before the transportation
company may receive it. He pays 80 cents more for
EXPRESS plus whatever the liquor costs him.
Do you think he will go to this trouble and ex-
nense for quarts of Whiskey?
The most unqualified endorsement ever given
this or any other prohibition law will be found IN the
leading editorial of the Spokesman Review OF July
18th Referring to this law the editor says:
eIt is one of the strongest and most sweeping
pieces of legislation drafted in the United
States 1t appears to be moral certainty that
this law if enacted prohibit effectively as
any human efforts can do. The people who will
long persist in taking the time and trouble to
obtain LIQUOR under the provisions OF this law
are few Make no mistake about this proposed
measure Labor under delusion that the law
~ enacted can nota and will not be enforced. IL
10 no halfway measure. It has teeth and they
ORC sharp and strong The man who believes In
nrohibition can vote for the proposed law Win
fri, gertrude that will work."
Turn down any or all OF the other measures
Won will but you honestly cannot afford to turn down
Initiative Measure No. s.
Mark your ballot thus:
For Initiative Measure No. 8. ............... IL
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22

Shortly after the dry petition filed with
Secretary of State Howell in July of this year r.
Lewis Rutter, Vice-President of Spokane & Eastern
Trust company, of this city suggested to that it
would be interesting reading matter if accurate fig
ures could be obtained showing the amount of taxes
paid by the sgners of the dry petition compared
with the total amount of taxes paid in the city of
Spokane
"The suggestion seemed to be an excellent one,
and thereupon engaged two competent and disin-
terested persons who were familiar with the work
to be done, and have prepared true full and
rect copy of the of all sgners of the dry pc
tition both the legal and illegal signers, as appears
upon the records in the office of the secretary of
state.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-10-22
Less Than One Per Cent in Spokane
Comes from Those on List
Adoption Of Initiative Measure No. 3
Would Add Three Mills to Taxes

Horace Kimball of Spokane,
Washington, for six years law
partner of Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, and for four years Prose
cutting Attorney of Spokane
County, has the following article
OF special interest to taxpayers of
Washington, in the Spokesman
Review of Sunday, October 18th:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-04
TINKER GETS ORDERS.
Ebbets Sends Him Training Instruc-
tions-Feds Not Worried.

Chicago. Feb. l.-Charley Ebbets,
president of the Brooklyn baseball
club of the National league. II still Of
the opinion that Joe Tinker will play
with the Brooklyn club during the
approaching season. Tinker received
a letter today from Ebbets. 1t was
regular typewritten affair and told
Joe all about the training plans OF the
Trolley Dodgers. Josephus was In
structed to report to Manager Robin
son at the Albion hotel, Augusta, Ga,
on March 1. Ebbets went deeper
than that. He even issued instruc-
tons to Tinker to carry along a gray
uniform with him for practice pur-
poses. Lastly he told Tinker to sign
his Brooklyn contract and mail it to
the lonesome city before he departed
for the sunny southland.
Joe read the letter over carefully,
showed 1t to the war scribes and then
tucked 1t away in his "got to be an
swered' file.
The Chicago Federals do not seem
greatly excited over the report that
King Cole was considering doing q
fipfiop back into organized baseball
From what hear said President
Weeghman. I'VE are probably fortu-
nate that Cole has jumped, If such
he has. However, you can say this
for me. If we wanted him very bad
ly we would put up fight to retain
his services. 1t doesn't matter very
much to US whether Cole comes back
to the Federals or not"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-04
BAD LUCK, ALL RIGHT.
Black Cat Causes an Engineer to Lose
His Job.

st. Louis, Feb. 4.-Peter Houseman
of Alton has lost his job as engineer
on the Illinois Terminal railroad be-
cause a black cat sped across the
track in front Of the train.
There was no chance OF the cat be-
ing hit for it cleared the track well
ahead of the engine. Nevertheless
Houseman put on the air brake and
made a sudden stop. When the sur
prised train crew and passengers
looked out they saw the engineer
throwing snowballs into an Usage
hedge tree, wherein was perched the
black cat.
What you doing?" inquired
the conductor.
This blamed cat ran across the
track and I've got to chase it back
across again to break the SPELL" re-
piled Houseman as he gathered fresh
He soon dislodged the
cat, which fed back across the track.
1t happened that a company official
was on the train. Houseman prompt
ly got a pink envelope" saying that
his services were no longer needed by
the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-04
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
Seth Low Discusses Trust Problem
Before House COMMITTEES.

Washington. Feb. 4.-Senate met at
noon. Glass case again up for final
vote. Samuel Untermeyer testified at
a hearing on bills to regulate stock
exchanges.
House met at noon. Immigration
bill debate resumed.
Louis D. Brandeis discussed inter-
state trade commission powers before
the commerce committee. Seth Low
testified on trust legislation before ju-
dietary committee. Secretary Daniels
was before the navy committee. Sec
retary Wilson adversely reported on
the plan to place doctors and nurses
aboard all immigrant ships, suggest
ing instead international cooperation.
"You have hit the bulls eye. but
it's the wrong target" Seth Low,
president Of the National Civic feder-
alton, told the house judiciary COM
mittee discussing pending trust bills
The definitions Of forbidden combina-
tions proposed, he said, would include
labor unions, farmers cooperative
associations and preliminary rate
conferences by railway traffic agents,
now approved by the interstate COM
merce commission. Laborers were
entitled to combine for better wages
or hours. Mr.. Low contended, al
though combinations such as boycotts
which affected interstate trade should
be forbidden. He feared any effort to
define the prohibitions of the Sher-
man law would weaken that statute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-02-04
TO Be SHORT SESSION,
OGorman Says Panama Tolls Ques-
ton Must Wait.

Washington. Feb. 4.-After a confer
ence with President Wilson today, Sem
ator O'Gorman, one of the chief sup
porters of exemption from tolls for
American coastwise vessels in the
Panama canal, expressed the opinion
that that question would not be reached
during the present session of congress-
Il doubt" said the senator, whether
We will do much more than pass the
trust bills. the agriculture extension
bill and the appropriation bills This
In going to be short session.
Mr.. O'Gorman added that he did not
think the Panama tolls question was
pressing and reiterated that his own
position was not changed. He suggest
ed that perhaps a suspension of the
1ree tolls provision Of the law might
pc made. but thought six months would
be sufficient to determine whether the
canal could be operated without tolls
from American coastwise shfps.