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The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

The RI. Rev p. r. Heppson, bish'
OF the winona, Wis, diocese OF "a
Roman Catholic Church, shot b.
crazed priest yesterday, is believe I
have good chance for recoyer.S
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

Kentucky again ranked third among
the States in internal revenue collec-
tons according to the preliminary re-
port Of the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue. The total for the State was
;33,653,S4S.
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

Maurice L. Calvin, collector Of in
ternal revenue at Covington, was
chosen chairman of the Republican
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

More than 5000 persons are home
less in the flooded district OF Arkan-
sas and many who are marooned in
their homes have had only scant sup
ply OF food for from four to six days
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

over twenty Mexicans were arrested
yesterday at San Antonio. Tex. the
chief OF police declaring that there
by an uprising OF Mexicans in that
city had been frustrated.
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

Activities in the Italian war theater
are confined chiefly to artillery en-
gagements with now and then an in
fantry assault at isolated poists.
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

In spite OF the arrival OF i2o,oo0,ooo
In gold and about s26. 900 In securi-
ties for the British account the price
OF pounds sterling reached new low
level yesterday. demand exchange sell
ing in New York at ,4,6i,
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

Eph Reisinger pleaded guilty to So
called "possum hunting" charges in the
Ohio county Circuit Court at Hart
ford and was sentenced to i've years
in the penitentiary
The Big Sandy news., 1915-09-03

W. A. Byron. OF Bracken county.
probably will he selected temporary
chairman OF the Democratic platform
convention to be held In Louisville
to-day. and II. II, Cherry. OF Bowling
Green. permanent chairman.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20

like pig of linotype metal But it isn't 1t is the
brick from the Montana Mining Company stamp mill
operating their in the Okanogan district The brick
the this city, May It weighs
obtained in the first
unsolicited After the made the mill
poray down for adjustment of but it will
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
BOY IS DROWNED
NEAR FATHERS HOME
Little Son of b. o. T00ke is Car
ried to Death in Slough
by Gazing Bank

Albert, the six-year-old SON of Mr..
and Mrs. B. o. Tooke, was drowned
about four o'clock Tuesday afternoon
near the family home about six miles
up the river. The little fellow, with
his brother and sister, were playing
along slough which runs through
the Tooke farm when a portion of the
high bank caved in carrying the boy
with it.
The other children hastily summon
ed their father who was at the scene
of the accident within few minutes
but as the water in the slough is deep
and the under current strong at this
time Of year, he was unable to recover
the boys body for more than half an
hour. Every effort was made to re-
suscitate the little fellow, but to no
avail.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday morning at the family
home by Rev. w. p. Osgood, of the
Baptist church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
SENATOR JONES COMING

U. S. Senator Wesley L. Jones will
come to Kennewick to deliver his lec-
ture on Washington, d. c., and con-
gress, some time early next month.
Senator Jones said while here May
Fourth that if arrangements could
be made he would be pleased to lee
ture here probably during the week
of June 6. Senator Jones is taking
this means of getting over the state
and meeting the people and says he
prefers the lectures to the political
speeches as the people just now are
not particularly interested in politics.
The senator carries with him a pic
ture machine and shows and illus
trates his lectures with many inter
esting scenes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
FINE FEATHEREO
! BIRDS ARE BURNED
Mounsey Brothers Lose Houses
and Hundred Fifty Th0r0-
bred Chickens in Fire

Mounsey Brothers suffered severe
loss on their large chicken ranch about
four miles up the river last Sunday
night, when $50 of their fancy chick
ems, chicken houses and sheds were
destroyed by fire. It is not known
how the blaze originated, it first be-
ing discovered about midnight by
neighbors.
Only the quick and efficient work
of hastily mustered fire squad pre-
vented the big incubator cellar and
possibly the house from going up in
smoke.
Although many of the firms finest
prize winning birds were burned, they
will be able to perpetuate the strains
which they have spent years in devel-
oping, through the young stock which
was housed in small colony coops
scattered about the ranch.
The brothers will not rebuild i'm
mediately as their stock will not re-
quire the larger houses until late this
fall.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20

The trouble has been, government in
Mexico has represented only the shell
of democracy. The substance
Christian viewpoint and public school
system, has been lacking.
In presenting the graduates with
their diplomas, Principal Groom ad-
dressed a few well chosen words of
farewell to the class. recalling the
pleasant relationship that had existed
between them and their instructors
and wishing them well in the affairs
of life, the opening avenues of which
they are just beginning to vision.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
State Highway Department has
Crew at Work between Rich
land and Kiona
USUAL PRACTICE is TO LET
COUNTY DO SURFACING
Representative Stewart is Putting
Forth Effort to Have the State
Complete the Improvement

The surveying crew of the state
highway department, under the direc-
tion of Engineer H. w. Betzkes, has
been at work for the last two weeks
on the road between Richland and XII
ona, for the improvement of which
$35,OO0 was apportioned from the
state highway fund by the last ses-
sion of the state legislature. Until
the surveys have been completed and
Mr.. Betzkes has prepared his esti-
mates, it will not be known just what
the nature Of the improvement will be.
1t has been the practice of the state
highway department to do only the
grading, leaving the surfacing to be
done by the counties. 1t is thought
in this instance, however, the appro-
priation will be sufficient to do the
surfacing as well. Representative G.
A. Stewart, who was instrumental in
securing the appropriation, will urge
the department to surface even though
doing so will mean that the finished
road will be narrower that 16 feet.
He has pointed out to Mr.. Betzkes the
waste of time and money that will re-
suit from the states leaving soft
grade, which, because of lack of county
road funds could not be surfaced for
some time. AS the road traverses
comparatively level country, no big
expenditure will be required to put
I the road to grade and it is thought
the appropriation will be sufficient to
cover the cost Of surfacing. If this
is done, there will be a fairly good
road through Benton county to the
Yakima county line. If the surfacing
is not done now, by the end of the
summer some stretches of the road
will be nearly as impossible of travel
as they have been in the past.
Excepting short distance this side
Of Kiona, the state highway will fol-
low very closely the route of the pres
ent road. To obviate the hill this side
of Kiona the new route will follow
along the Yakima river for two or
three miles and will come into the
present road about half mile the
other side of Grosscup siding on the
O-W.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
BUTTER
TOPS THE MARKET
Lucerne Brand is Commanding
Premium of Two Cents in Spo-
kane - Need More Cream

When we phoned the Kennewick
Cooperative Creamery today to get
the price Of butterfat for our market
report, Manager Nichols said: "We're
paying 221sc and can't get enough to
supply our demand. / wish you could
say something which will induce more
farmers to bring US their cream. We
surely need it." Incidentally he mem
toned that for several weeks Spokane
dealers have been Offering premium
of two cents pound above the market
price for Lucerne Brand butter, which
speaks highly for the quality of the
product now being packed at the local
creamery.
The reason why the local product is
commanding a premium is because it
is just little better than the average
creamery butter. While in the city
this week ]. A. Leckhart, butter and
cream expert of the U. S. department
of agriculture, visited the creamery
and analyzed the butter and pro-
nounced it as good as it could be made.
The only cut was fraction of a point
for salt.
In speaking Of the increased demand
for Lucerne butter, H. H. Bowers, one
of the organizers Of the present COM
pany said: "The creamery is now op-
Grating under but one handicap
shortage Of butterfat. There is q
keen demand for our product and if
we could double our output it would
only be a short time until we would
not only be paying the farmers top
prices for their butterfat but we would
be paying dividends to our stockhoid-
ers."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
STEAMBOAT PEOPLE SAY
KENNEWICK DOES WELL
Are Pleased With the Support the
Local Firms are Giving the
River Traffic S1

Local Agent c. D. Crichton, of The
Dalles-C Columbia Steamboat Line, says
his company is well pleased with the
support the Kennewick shippers are
giving the boats. Although the COM
pany has been operating under many
inconvenience incident to inaugural
ing new service, local business men
are showing a disposition to overlook
unavoidable delays and the tonnage
of freight is steadily increasing.
Mr.. Crichton reports the following
steamer news:
The Inland Empire arrived from
Portland, 9:30 a. m, May 13, and after
unloading freight proceeded to Lewis
ton. She carried good load Of freight
for different points and few passen-
gers. On account of making an oil
run she did not handle passengers
until leaving Umatilla.
The Empire was scheduled to arrive
here Tuesday evening but broke her
steering gear and had to tie up in the
Snake river. She arrived at 6:30 on
Wednesday morning and loaded fifteen
thousand pounds of freight at Kenne-
wick for Portland, Frisco and several
other places. Kennewick had eight
and Pasco seven for Port
land and Hood River.
The ]. N. Teal left Portland 8 p. m.
Tuesday and will arrive FIR day. She
has lumber for the large warehouse
to be erected by the Port Of Kenne-
wick at the Kennewick dock.
The Empire is due to leave Port.
land Friday evening on the up trip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
TO PLAY PAsCO SUNDAY

With blood in their eyes, the accu-
mutations of two defeats, the Kenne-
wick baseball players are going out
on the local diamond Sunday afternoon
to wrest the bacon from the Pasco N.
p. team. Last Sunday in Pasco the
railroaders presented Kennewick k
with the two-end of-a to score.
But this Sunday it's going to be diff
ferent. If you doubt it, drop a
quarter in the slot on the bridge and
be there at 2:30.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20
VIOLIN RECITAL

The fourth annual recital Of Miss
Burlingame's pupils will be given in
the Princess Theatre Monday eve
ming, May "a. An especially good
program has been arranged by Miss
Burlingame for this years recital
both for the solo and ensemble num-
bers. Fifteen pupils in all will take
part, some of whom have been with
Miss Burlingame since her first class
was organized four years ago. Con-
trary to the usual custom, a small
admission fee will be charged. -adv.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20

Miss Smith, teacher in the city
schools, sprung distinct surprise on
her friends by announcing before
leaving for Lewiston, Ida, last week,
that she had been married since the
holidays to q Mr.. Newton, Of Lewis
ton. Miss Smith had kept her secret
well and even her most intimate
friends did not know Of her marriage
until the close of the school year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20

The high school graduates were the
honor guests at pretty card and
dancing function given by the Alumni
in the gymnasium Saturday evening.
The profusion of cut flowers and ar
tistically arranged class colors contrib
uted to the general success of the af-
fair. Dainty refreshments were SER
we'd.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-05-20

Mrs. VIM. Dircksen leaves today for
Victoria, B. c., where she will spend
the summer at the home Of her sis
ter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
Wife Of German
Reservisf Writes
To Tie Presiden,

RY ASSOCIATED PREss.

washington. Feb. 27.wPresident
Wilson today received letter from
Mrs. Richard r. stegler. wife of the
German reservist arrested In New Tori,
on charge Of fraudulsntly obtaining al
American passport declaring stegier
had been led into the project by Cap
tain Boy-Ed. German naval attache
here.
Mrs. Stegler asked that her husband
be set free. Her letter was referred
to the department Of justice. which is
Ia charge Of the investigation into the
case.
Mrs. Stegler wrote the President,
Captain Boy-Ed had promised her hus-
band $3.50 month for her support
while Stegler was abroad and that she
would be given $50 month for life
il no was killed. She declared she had
no money now and did not know how
she could support herself unless her
husband was released
when the secret service men came
to see my husband" wrote Mrs. Steg-
Ter, The told them the truth because
he wanted everything to be known. He
could have burned the passports and
saved himself from being accused of
forgery. but he came right out and
told everything
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
JUDGE r. M. CALL
WILL PRESIDE
Assistant Attorney Beall
Will Conduct the Prose
cution and the Defend
ants Will Be Represented
by an Array of Prominent
Lawyers.

The trial of four prominent citizens.
former officers OF the suspended First
National Bank OF Pensacola, will be
called in the United States court to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The de-
PENDANTS are w. X. Hyer. a former
president; w S. Keyser, a former di-
rector; w. H. Knowles and Thos. w.
Brent. the two latter being -presi-
dent and assistant cashier, respective
~, when the bank suspended. Judge
r. NJ Call Of Jacksonville, has been
designated to hear these cases, Judge
Sheppard going to Jacksonville to pre-.
side lie left last night.
So far as known both sides are in
readiness for the trial, as motions and
arguments had previously been heard.
Assistant Attorney Philip II BeaH will
conduct the prosecution for lie govern
ment, District Attorney E. c. Love hav-
ing resigned. He will have no as
sistance. it is stated, other than acc
countants who viii be among the inn
portant government witnesses.
The defendants are represented by
an array of prominent attorneys.
Among them are Judge f. b. Carter.
Scott M. Loftin. Jno. p. Stokes, Judge
e. c. Maxwell, w. A. Blount. Jr., j.
Walter Kehoe. Will H. Watson, Sam
ue1 Pasco, John S. Beard and Mr..
Bucker, the latter of New York.
The defendants were indicted by the
last grand jury for conspiracy indi-
and jointly. but it is not
known yet whether the trials will be
separated by the government or all
tried jointly.
Judge Call, who is to preside, is ex-
pected to reach the city tomorrow
morning.
The length of the cases is probe
NAUTICAL The time required to con-
sumo them is variousIy estimated from
one week to three weeks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
Probable, However, That
Congress Will Be Con
vened in Extra Session
About October /, Two
Months Before Regulal.
Session.
81 AssocIArEp 49,

Washington. Feb. 27Plgua for an
extra session Of the senate 10 ratifs
treaties, and confirm nornina lions i'm
mediately after March have been
abandoned The foremost possibilities
being considered TO-DAY was an extra
session, beginning probably on 0cto-
Der /, two months earlier than the
sixty fourth congress would ordinarily
assemble.
Leaders who were canvassed on that
proposal today were agreed that by
assembling about October 1. time which
is ordinarily lost when congress or
ganizes in December and seldom gets
down to real work before the middle
of January. will be more than over
balanced. The result will be an early
start.
Favorable action was taken today
by the senate commerce committee on
ali Of President Wilson's nominations
of the federal trade commission ex-
cept George Rublee That removed
one remote possibility OF an extra SEN
ate session in March. The determined
announcement by the Republicans that
tHSy VIE HgnJ the COLOMBIAN treaty ali
summer. If necessary, probably is an
other deciding factor.
Both houses continued working to-
day on the appropriation bills and con
ference reports and every prospect is
they all win be completed by March
4. with the exception of the rivers and
harbors measure A Joint resolution
appropriating a lump sum to be ex-
pended by the war department prob
ably will be substituted for it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
Plans Extra Session
OF Senate Abandonea
INVESTIGATION OF.
Rdmor Customs
Laws Violated
81 AssocTATEp pREsa.

Nev York, Fec. 27-The fedora
grand jury investigation in progress
here TO determine If there has been
systematic violation Of American neu-
tralitk and customs laws was said to-
day 10 be backed by determination
by tie United States government to
make effectiveits. stand against deten-
ton Of any American vessel by bellig-
erent powers on Suspicion that con-
traband is in the cargo.
1t was explained anofiicially that the
governments position in preserving
neutrality would belmade more secure
in the eyes of the loreign nstions by
establishing a policy Of prosecuting at
ten1pts at such violations since such
prosecutions would serve to place
guarantees upon American cargoes
that they were not pnter band.
Documents in possession OF the jury
contain charges thst the Hamburg
American line attempted to use Nor-
wegian merchant SHIPS to supply Ger
man war vessels in he Atlantic.
MEASUREMENTS are alleged in clear
ance papers as to p6ts of call or des-
tination and in malifests as to the
contents of cargoes. The investigation
is being conducted, Ills understood, on
the theory that sucI false statements
constitute a conspiracy against the
United States government.
Complaints are sail to have been re-
ceived by federal authorities that doz-
ems OF tramp steamer have sailed with
contraband cargoes fter making H.
legal manifests and shtrue statements
as to destinations. SLING from other
Atlantic ports than rev York are in
cluded within the scose of the inquiry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
LONDON CLAIMS NEW PHASE OF
WAR ABOUT TO BE ENTERED UPON
Russians and French Re
porting Victories = Eng
fish Military Men Claim
German Offensive in the
North Has Exhausted
Itself.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, Feb. Erwin Russian
successes in the regions of Przaenysz.
North Poland and R.olomea. in East
Galicia the successful progress of OPP
erations of the allied heet in the OAR
danesles and the decision OF the allied
governments to stop all shipping to
and froms Germany. Austria and Tur-
key, is believed. here as the new phase
Of the war about to be entered upon
While the success reported by Pet
rograd covers only a small portion Of
long front in North Poland and the
Germans have been able to record "a
counter success near KoIno, the gem
era1 impression Of military men here is
not only has the German offensive in
thefnortn exhausted itself, but that the
tide is turning in favor of the Rus
SLAMS, who have been able to bring
up more reinforcements than the Ger
mans. Much more lighting, however,
must be waged before a final decision
is reached.
IN the meantime the battle has been
resumed in Central Poland, where the
Russians have made a slight advance.
The engagements also continue in the
CaTpathians, Eastern Galicia and
Buckowina with Undated fury. The
Russians apparently are making some
Roadway.
The only activity OF any importance
in the west is in the Champagne dig
trict. where the French continue the
offensive and in the country north OF
Nerdun, where there have been heavy
artillery engagements, in which the
French claim the advantage. French
airmen have been dropping bombs on
Metz.
General Botha's army continues to
make slow progress in German South
west Africa.
The British governments peremp-
tory demand that work be resumed il
the trades where work is being done
for the army or navy seems to have
had a saIutory effect in connection
with the recent strike.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
Big Aquitania
Fully Repaired.
Readytor Service
BY AssocIATEp pREss.

Liverpool, Feb. 27.--FulIy repaired
and with steam up the Cunarder Aqui-
tania is lying at the Gladstone docks
here ready for the sea. Her future liz
kept secret but the fact that many
of her fittings have been restored leads
to a general belief that she is ABOUT to
be restored to the merchant service by
the admiralty, which has found the
giant liner somewhat of white ele-
plant.
At the outbreak of the war the adj
miraIty took over the Aquitania for
use as a transport. When it was found
impossible to take her into the con-
tinental Iorts where troops were being
landed, it was determined to trans
form her into a collier.
This indignity to the brilliant big
steamship has never been forgiven by
the people Of Liverpool VINO relate
with much heat how the rich fittings
were ripped out OF the vessel. The
work was done with axes and the deck
was Uttered with scraps of the beauti-
fui panels and costly copies of famous
paintings which made the ship the last
word in the art of decorating trans
Atlantic liners
Hardly had the Aquitania begun her
prosaic task Of supplying the British
navy with coal when she ran down q
much smaller liner which by some
miracle stayed af1oat, but which
smashed and curled back the bow of
the Cunarder for distance Of fifty
feet
Repairs have been under way ever
since and the ship is now ready for
service. The vessel is closely guarded,
but a correspondent ~ an exterior ex-
animation. satisfied himself that she
was not again to be used as a collier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-28
Twenty Large Vessels,
Headed by the Modern
Queen Elizabeth, Partici-
pating in the Bombard-
ment-More Serious Part
of Work Now Ahead, for
Important Forts Guard
the NarroWest Part of the
Straits.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, Feb. 27.-After f1avins
completed the destruction of the forts
at the entrance to the Dardanelles, the
allied feet of British ana French war
ships are now attacking the inner
forts, which heretofore have stood be-
tween Turkey and invasion by sea.
The allied fleet il the greatest ever ii
action.
The outer forts apparantIy. eouid not
Withstand the great bombardment.
When they had been leveIled and de-
serted by their defenders, men were
landed from the ships to complete the
work OF demolition, while mine sweep
ers cleared the passage for the ships
in the Straits
More serious work is now ahead for
the narrowest part of the Straits,
which the fleet is now approaching.
There is no doubt. however, but that
the allied commanders have instriic-
tons to make their way to Constan-
tinople.
A complete list of the ships en-
gagged is not available. but reports from
Athens say that twenty large vessels
are participating. A report issued by
the British admiralty mentions no less
than ten of those. The Queen Eliza
beth. one of England's latest super
dreadnaughts, is at the head of the
feet.
Reports from neutral Balkan states
say that residents Of the islands in
the Sea OF Marmora nave been orr
dered to evacuate their homes and
that an imperial train is waiting to
take the Sultan to Asia Minor.
The most important Immediate re-
suit OF the initial success is the reduce
ton OF the price Of wheat, which
dropped two shillings and quarter