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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-05
KENNEW|CK NOT
HURT BY STORM
Heavy Wind and Lightning Does
Considerable Damage Further
Up the Yakima Valley

The heavy wind, dust and rain
storm which visited the valley Monday
evening left in its wake no damags
more serious than the ruffled tempers
of local housekeepers. The storm
seems to have been quite general over
the central and eastern part of the
state and other districts Jared much
worse than did Kennewick.
Reports from Walla Walla tell of
barns and silos that were. blown down
and grain stacks that were destroyed
by fire and lightning. 9nr
The damage around Prosser was
serious. The Republican-Bulletin says:
The worst wind and rain storm in
years visited Prosser and vicinity on
Monday evening. It was accompanied
by electrical disturbances which did
timers say was never equalled in this
part Of the state. - A great deal OF
damage was done to the fruit and
grain crops. ~, =, Il
Coming up from the southeast, the
storm struck town about $50. and for
violence was the equal if not worse
than the storm of July 8. Rain ac-
companied by thunder and lightning
followed the dust storm, and while the
lightning was not incessant it was
severe, putting electric lights and tele-
phones out of commission.
& During the height of the storm it
was found that the United Presbyter-
ian church had been struck with light
ming and was on fire. Although hand
icapped by lack Of phone service the
fire department was on the ground in
q short time and had two streams of
water playing on the burning struc-
ture. The flames had gained such
headway, however, that is was impos-
ible to save the building and the fire
boys turned their attention. to the
Bourquin cottage next to it.
The church building was totally des-
troyed, only the plano being saved
from the upper portion while the fur
nitnre in the basement was badly
damaged by water. The loss is some.
thing over 5000. Insurance to the
amount Of $lye0o was carried
In tie eoan&zy &stris4s nsuch dam.
age was done. Trees were broken and
uprooted. The first picking OF pears
was of the trees, and most Of the re.
mainder was blown off, which will be
! a loss to the growers If the buyers
will not take the smaller sizes. Other
fruit was also blown of and damaged
and considerable damage was done t,
the wheat that had not been harvested
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-05

IN. Vail and daughter, of New Car
lyle, Ind, spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. J.N. Pratt, Of Vista. The
Walls were on their return trip from
Mexico, Los Angeles, San Diego and
San Francisco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-05
rv.,,a WalIa Man Declares Ken
newick is Being Left OF OF
the Automobile Map
pArHFINDER GOES VIA
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE
~. Re,;eyes Kennewick is on Wrong
Track in Asking that the Ferry
Be Moved


=. terse statement of E. c. Bur-
,;pgame, rancher, Commercial club ,
a;~.ctor. and good roads booster, OF
w.,,. Walla, who arrived in Kenne-
v;ck yesterday morning enroute to
-. ranch on the Yakima above Rich
,.rd Mr.. Burlingame's remark was
.-..;..d because of Kennewick's fail
% oct in touch with the trail
hls,er who passed through the coun-
~ this week marking a new automo-
h;ie route from the Yellowstone Park
to the Coast.
rhs nath6nder had wired Mr.. Bur-
,;ry.me to meet him at Walla Walia
and pilot him over the best route be-
tween that city and North Yakima.
~ Burlingame was at some one
- bis numerous rancnes and failed to
receive the message in time: The
nath6nder was met in Walla. Walla by
paseo men who successfully piloted
him over the Snake river route and
across Timmerman's ferry at Richland
leaving Kennewick clear off the map.
Mr.. sBurlingame said he had travel
ed through this country by automobile
many years and knew absolutely that
not only the shortest but best route
from Walla Walla to North Yakima
is via the Wallula ferry and Kenne-
wick and that he hoped to get in touch
with the trail-blazer and put him
right in the matter. ...;ati. d, jsf, =
The Waila Walla manIis further of
the opinion that Kennewicktis making
= serious mistake in attempting to get
the ferry moved from Wallula to At
talia or the O-W. bridge. He says
tie building of good road on the
other side Of the river is going to be
. mighty big job, whereas the road be-
tween Wallula and Hover can be put
into good shape at small expense.
The committee recently appointed
BY the Commercial club to investigate
this matter takes issue with Mr.. Bur-
lineame on this score. It holds that a
good road can be built on the other
side Of the river at small expense while
Improvement Of the road between
walulla and Hover will be piece of
dimcuk construction.
The committee met with Mr.. Bur
nneams yesterday evening and will
30 to Wallula this afternoon to confer
WITH W.D. Church regarding the NOV
ing q his ferry up the river. ..g
Since the proposed move was first
nlked Of a new phase has presented
itself in that John Tyacke has petit
uoned the Benton county commission
Hs Tor ferry license across the Col
India at the O-W. bridge. County
Audltor L. L. Lynn advised the Cour-
'sf-kepcftsr BY telephone today. that
-. -: Tyacke's application had not come
s1;es O1ofe the board for consideration be-
Sase the applicant had failed to COM
~ WITH the statutory requirements
afding the posting Of notices. Mr..
ynn Is also Of the opinion that the
] e0fds will show that Mr.. Church has
n granted the exclusive ferry
.s along the Columbia from the
! en q the Walla Walla river to the
seW., bridge.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McKain return
led yesterday from a six weeks tour
Of southern California and visit to the
Exposition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
RUSSIANS MASSED
IN FINAL STRUGGLE
6contiraed from Page one,


beene reported within We miles of the
railroad and now according to Aus
trian sources, having pierced the. Rus
sian front, this section of the Teuton-
ic forces should be within rife shot
of the railway but no claim has been
made.
Near Lublin, however, the Teuton-
ic forces have pushed forward to the
bridgehead positions south of lvango-
rod and thence northward.. Around
the circle which is tightening on
Warsaw they have made steady pro-
gress though meeting with serious OPP
position, along the Narew river,
northwest of the capital. Elsewhere,
generally speaking, the Russians are
falling back, employing the tactics,
with which they harassed Napoleon
in 1902 That is, they are not only
burning all bridges and destroying
roads, but are laying waste the coun-
tryside with fire and dynamite, re-
moving such provisions as they can,
destroying such as they cannot take
away, driving cattle and other live
stock before them and leaving for the
invader ruined and desolate waste.
Cour1and has been laid waste and
Windau is in flames, sending up a
glow visible many miles distant. The
British public is following with keen
anxiety the campaign in the east,
hoping that Grand Duke Nicholas
may stem the Austro German tide or
at least extricate his arms and con-
tinue in further retreat the cohesion
he has been able to maintain thus far.
Eliminating the stroke against Ri
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
RELEASE VREDENBURG,
HELD AS fWHTTE SLAVE
SUSPECT BY POLICE

Henry Vredenberg. aged AZ, a for
nler factory owner in Homer, n. Y.
arrested Tuesday afternoon on a
technical charge of breach of the
peace and what was at hrst>believed
to be an, offense against the White
Slave law, was released in the city
court this morning on payment of a
fine of SIS and costs.
Vredenberg appeared in this city
Tuesday with a warrant issued by
Justice OF the Peace BENJAMIN Lonson
of Nyack, n. Y, for the arrest and
detention of Vredenberg's alleged
common law wife, zaida Leonard, a
domestic residing at 213 Prospect
str eet. The local police are in pos
session of a letter from the grand
father of Miss Leonard stating that
she is no no way related to Vreden-
berg and protesting that he wanted to
procure her for immoral purposes.
The court decided that Wredenberg
has committed no crime and allowed
him to go on payment of SIS and costs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
Note Sent to Berlin
Warning Germany of
Rights of Americans
contlnned from Paee /

a long conference between Presid emit
Wilson and Secretary Lansing at the
White House last might. The docu-
ment was to be gone over by Secre-
tary Lansing to see if any minor
changes in phraseology are necessary
before dispatching it TO Germany.
Secretary Lansing announced that
the text of the note would be given
out here Friday afternoon for morn
ing papers of Saturday.
Concerning future conduct of Ger
man submarines the note does not
necessarily cali for an answer as it
announces the Intention Of the United
States to regard any further violation
of International law resulting in the
loss of American lives as ..unfriend-
ly',
On the other hand, the demands
for disavowaI of any intention to sink
the Lusitania and the request for rep
aration are renewed IN the new Eote
and very likely thosv. with other
points. such as the willingness of the
United States to act as an intermedi-
airy between the belligerents to adjust
rules of maritime warfare. probably
will be the basis for further discus
son by Germany.
Germany's answer is NOT expected
for at least two or three weeks ON
those phases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
Summary
OF THE
w ar News

Desperat fighting continues
between the Teutonic armies
pressing upon Wasaw and the
Russian forces defending it,
with the issue still in the bal
ance.
Advances along all the fronts
are claimed in the latest German
and Austrian official statements.
but Petrograd. while not deny
ing the closer drawing in of the
Austro-Gernan lines in some
sectors, asserts that these lines
are being held stationary or
pushed backward at various
+ points.
On the important front south
of Lublin a serious breach in
which would mean the cutting
off of the LubIfn-Che1m railroad
line and q division of the RUS
sian armies to the north and the
south, the Russian resistance
seems to be strongest.
The Petrograd statement
claims the Teutonic offensive has
been arrested there. They assert
also that their forces on the
bank of the Vistula southeast Of
The city are holding.
In the Baltic provinces the
with their outposts barely 20
miles from Riga, their i1rrnedi-
ate objective
Along The A1stro- Italian front
Rome claims the gain of a part
Of the heights commanding Cor
zia and the Isonzo bridges from
the right bank of the river. The
latest report from Vienna de-
clares all attacks on Gorilla have
been checked and that a height
the Italians had captured was
retakene again.
Heavy fghting I'M A1sace is
reported in the French official
statement Nine German counter
attacks followed an attack by the
French in which the latter had
completed a trench on heights
west of ATuenster The French
claim to have held their ground
and maintained all previous
gains.
Further. boTnbarding of Ger
man communication lines in aero
plane raids, the latest one in the
Argonnes, isreported from Paris
Success in striking the station ae5
.Autry with II bombs is claimed.
Quiet has prevailed in the
y DardanelIes since the successes Of
the entente allies on July Z ana
Is, the French war department
says.
The new American note on sub
marine warfare has been dis
patched to Germany. Its. text
viii be given out in time for pub
LEGATION in the morning papers on
Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
MALARIA EXTINCT
IN THIS VICINITY
AYERS M'LELLAN
Officer Asserts That
Disease is Wiped Out
Around Bridgeport.

=. ~
~ 49, . - 10y ~ = - -
nelghborhood OF swalnps and the
germs of which are carried by mos
uuitoes. is a tr1ost extinct in this vicin.
- .,o...,:f. -.
- us - :" '''' i'1s'it' A7iFe ~
Heaitn oHlcer L. a. Mcclellan TINS
morning
This disease was for many years
prevalent in the neighborhood of
Pembroke lake and Stillmans pond in
East Bridgeport. Complaints were
registered against these streams as
far back as 80 years ago and petitions
were led constantly with the Com
mon Council asking that the streams
be filled in in order to abate this dis
ease. Health officer Mcclellan is
elated over his belief that the disease
breeding streams are now almost
obliterated. They were filled in with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
AuTO SOUGHT BY
SHE WRECKED
AT HIS OWN HOME.


After searching vainly for days for
an auten obfIe which he was trying to
attach IN a lawsuit, Deputy Sherifr
Tornlinson found the car. wrecked
Ir sEezat Of his house in. Strastford.
early THIS zaorning. The machine was
owned by r. Arthur Lucksinger. a
wholesale conf estioner, who resides at
1852 KosslIth street. Luckainger had
previously claimed the car did not
belong to him but the license num-
Der, 4848, Is registered IN his name.
Tom1inson's hired man told of
hearing an autonobi1e pass about 1: 80
this morning and a few minutes later
hearing q loud crash. When the
car was found it was smashed
against a tree IS feet from the road.
The front OF the car was smashed
and so were the wheels Sheriff
Tornlfnson recognized that this was
Ehe car he was looking for 50 he
watched to see II anybody came to
get it A keeper was placed in
charge but SO far nobody has tried to
claim it
This spot where the machine was
wrecked IS close by the Oronoque
postofice.
Sheriff Tonlinson said he had been
unable to ind out who was in the
car at the time of the accident An
eEfort was made to communicates by
telephone with Lucksinger Hihds after
noon but it was said that the tele-
phone had been taken out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
ALIENS NOW With
LIQUOR LICENSES
WON'T LOSE THEM
Commissioners Pass Upon
Test Case of Stamford
SalooLkeeper.

The county commissioners decided
today that the new law which pro
hibits any person not an American
citizen from holding a liquor license.
does not enter into the case of Frank
Kaptina Of Stamford They have
awarded Kaptina the transfer Of a
license .frpm BENJAMIN Roth at 81
Pacific street, Stamford.
There was a remonstrance against
Kaptina on the ground that the
commissioners should not grant him
a license under the new law This
statute does not go into effect until
August J. however, and the commits
sioners did not think it should be
used against Kaptina-
He has held other licenses in
stamford and during his residence
there has never been arrested for
violation OF the liquor law After
August / the commissioners will nor
have authority to grant a license &c
an alien but all aliens who have pre-
viously held licenses will not lose
their rights
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22

DIED

K1CKO.-In Stratford. July 20, 1915.
John Kecko, Sr., aged So years.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence,
Peace street. Stratford. on Satur-
day morning at 9 100 a. M. and from
St. Johns R. c. church at $40
q. M
-Interment at St Michaers GEM
etery. P p b*p
MURPHY.-In this city, Wednesday,
July 81, 1915. William D. Murphy.
aged So years. month, " days.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence. No.
ITO Seaview avenue, on Friday.
July 20, 1915 at $3.50 am. and from
ST. Charles Church at O'Clock,
a. M.
Tnterment at Sacred Heart ceme-
etery Meriden, Conn.
P Fl BE-
DoEHRER.-In this city. July 20,
1915, Hedwig Maria Pauline, below
ed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles r Doehrer, of % Carroll
Ave. aged 20 years. months, IS
days.
friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of the
parents, 90 Carroll avenue, on Fri
day. at ESQ D. m.
Interment in family plot in Park
cemetery. FL be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
Man of Mystery
In Hill Scandal
Continued from Page IL


Mr.. Cumniags asked thee meaning
of the concluding sentence.A
Whether he does or whether he
don IT, according to Mr.. Greenwood
meant whether he would contribute
to the fund. or not.
did he come across ~ queried Mr.
Cummings. ~
p1r. Greenwood said he did not.
Then Mr. Cummings began an insist
ent series of questions designed to dis
close the identity of the mysterious
person. Greenwood evaded the ques-
ticns as far as possible, then refused
to tell.
Hereupon Mr.. Hill INTERCEPTED. after
listening for some time, and announced
that he did not care whether the name
was made known.
Greenwood still refused to tell.
Finally Judge Henney, of counsel for
Hill, suggested that Greenwood might
be willing to confde the name to Mr..
Cummings. personally, if it were not
to be brought out in the newspapers
But Greenwood was still reluctant.
He finally then agreed to the. judges
proposition, and Cummings and Green
wood retired.
They returned to- theE room very
soon.
Cummings then produced some let
tiers that were brought into the hear
ing in the correspondence OF Milton
Z
One of these showed items ,aggregat-
ing $500 purportipg to have been col
Iected for the fund by Mr.. Kip.
Contribution NO. in this list was
labelled Mr. L..
Greenwood was asked If this Mr..
erence was made as "our mutual
friend.
He said it was.
Cummings then asked if that didn't
mean that the contribution had been
paid.
Greenwood still insisted that .tL..
never paid any money.
Here the matter rests. Greenwood
denies the money was received. Kip's
list shows that it was received. Green
wood won't tell who it is.
A letter was placed in evidence,
showing that Mr.. Kip acknowledged
receipt of $500 from IL. . 'sour mutual
friend
Milton Damon, of New York, lawyer
conspicuous in the work Of the lobby
at Washington in the interests of the
Straw Braid association and the Hat.
ters' association, came into the hear
ing today.
Damon gave Mr.. Hi1l's campaign
fund 500. Cummings had a merry
session with the lobbyist In re-
Spouse to the adroit cross exanina-
tion of Cummings, he admitted that
he always called on Mr.. Hill when he
was in Washington on business. He
had a great affection and admiration
for Mr.. HILL He was not in the least
interested in Mr.. Hill because he
wanted a higher tariff on hats, but
simply because of his great admira-
ton for him he gave him the con-
tribution.
Anyway. whatever the inspiring
motive, Hill took the money.
A great mass Of correspondence
was introduced consisting of many
letters, mainly receipts of campaign
contributions.
Cummings tried to show through
Mr.. Damon's testimony that the con-
tribution to the congressional fund
of $3.50. from the Straw Braid asso-
citation, was in reality the contribu-
tons of private corporations which
are members of the association
Damon is known to Bridgeporters
through his activities in the interests
of the Hatters' association He
brought suit against members of the
association for alleged violations of
their agreement with the association.
and recovered considerable sums
from the manufacturers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
TWO KILLED, SIX
HURT AT BAYONNE
Continued from Page !

SOnI1nucQ from rage
began an attack on the guards there.
Sticks, stones and revo1vers were
used and the guards replied with
Winchesters. During the fighting fire
broke out in one corner of the bar
rel yard, where slaves and other luna
Der is stored.
Sheriff Kinkead, who had previous
ly addressed q large crowd of striI1-
ers in the streets, warning them to
keep the peace, rushed to the scene
of the new attack and ordered the
rioters to desist and withdraw. He
was greeted with howls Of derision
and the attack continued.
Washington, July 22-At the re-
quest of Sheriff Kinkead, the depart
rnent of labor today sent John A.
Moff1tt and James A. Srnythe to Bay
onne, to act as federal conciliaJtors
in the labor trouble there Both
men are regular concihators Of the
departm emit and have brought about
settlements of other labor troubles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
DAUGHTER FINDS
STRATEORD MAN
DEAD IN HIS BED

John Krescanko, So years old, Of
Peace street. Stratford. was found
BY his daughtea S. 9ssN4s Kres-
cankO retired feeling as we'll as Usual.
last evening and left word with his
daughter to-. cali him early. When
he did not answer her summons she
became alarmed and inlrne diate1y
well
DR.. CogsWeH pronounced death as
due from hemmorhage of the brain
He WAS employed at the City Ice and
Coal CO. He was a member of St
John eopomoce Roman Catholic
church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
DIVORCE AcT1oN FILED.

Minnie Mills Of Rid gefield has
Hg,ought divorce proceedings against
bred Mills Of Ridgeheid. Imtolera-
bic cruelty and habitual intemperance
are the grounds The couple were
married November Z. 1894 Mrs.
Mills maiden name was Minnie Rock
wen.
brought by James s. Richards of DAN
bury against Julia. Richards of Ka-
tonaaa, N z Desertion July T. 1912.
IS alleged. Mrs. Richards. whose
maiden name was Julia. Shack. mar
rz6dF che 1Ia4zftifE Iune 427s 1904.
Both suits are returnable to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
BOUND
TO COME FROM STRIKE

ST do not want you to say that thia
strike has been called off for at the
conference Of International heads in
this city today it may be found that
the terms of agreement intinated by
j. j. Keppler this morning by te1e-
phone may not be found satisfactory
tot some of the allied metal trades, but
we hope for a settlement said J. A.
Johnston, internat ional vice president
of the Structural Iron. Workers.
I'VE believe that a settlement may
have been reached in New York but
are not sure VET said Thomas J. Saw
age, in charge of the machinists
strike.
When 1t is all over we shall have
something to say about this Bridge
port Manufacturer Association and
it's relations to Bridgeport prosperity
This strike up to the present time has
not cost the laboring man $4,000, but
the cost to the Remington plants when
the increase in wages to the employees
is considered will mean more than
$4,000, 900. That is what it will raean in
money that the laboring people w551
have to spend in Bridgeport instead =
taking it out of this city. added
Johnston.
Yes! And it means moro time to
the working classes and more money
banks will have deposited with them.
not to say anything of the added mon
ey that will be scent in the shops all
along Main street, echoed Savage
The Manufacturers Associa ton
does all it can to keep wages down as
low as possible so that the com panies
can reap the benefits, while the labor
organizations work to increase the
profits of the merchants, and this is
or time where the manufacturers
have got to show US why we have not
done something for the working people
and the merchants of Bridgeport
concluded Johnston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
ATTEMPT
TO BURGLARIZE STORE

An attempt to burg1arize Davey
Bros grocery store at Main and
GoodseI streets was frustrated last
night by. the timely arrival of Frank
Davey one of the members of the
firm. The marauaders gained en-
trance through the cellar door and
were in the act of carrying away
some brooms, sugar and etc. when
Mr. Davey who happened along OPEN
ed the front door and heard the noise
below. The burglars hearing his foot
steps, dropped everything and, made
a hasty departure. The police are
investigating the robbery to-day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
RUSSIANS FIRE wINDAU
BEFORE EVACUATION.

Berlin. July 22-Before circulating
windau, the Russians applied the
torch TO the city and harbor works,
according to advices received at Lii
bau. The greater part of the city is
said to have been destroyed. The
Russian troops also are reported to
have fired villages and farnhouses in
other parts of the ColIrland, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of a
recently published army order.