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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-24
DENIES FRAME-UP IN
BANK ROBBERY
MACK

The four men on trial for holding
up the Washington Park national
bank will stake liberty mainly on
their attorneys ability to convince
the jury that the whole business was
a frame.
At that time the police were in very
bad with the people for not getting
crooks and murderers. 1t was just
after Policeman Bror Johnson had
been murdered at the rush hour near
one of the busiest corners in the loop.
Johnson's slayer has never been
caught
Defense says the police framed the
holdup, so that it would gain glory
for the department and make the
people forget it's past failures.
The prosecution has only laughed
at the defense's cry of frame" while
Mack vehemently denies that he was
anything but a regular bandit out
for the real coin and not playing in
with the police for an immunity bath
from past alleged crimes. .
PhiIadeIphia.-Mayor Smith put,
more than 10000 employees of city,
on water wagon" at least during.
working hours. ..,, .
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-24

MHIOk SHkINGS BUM 6OM6-
LOOKS LIKE "FLIVVER"
In speeches and interviews this
week Mayor Thompson promised a
story about Aid. Robert M. Buck.
When it came it would ~"stagger the
city, and end with driving Buck
out of Chicago. So said his honor,
the mayor.
Percy Coffin, civil service board
president, made the same promise.
He said the 'fourfushing reformer"
of the 33d ward would get blown out
of the water ....
So yesterday it came. Coffin sent
to States Atty Hoyne a statement
sworn to by Michael Heitler, better
known as mike de Pike" Accord
ing to this affidavit, Aid. Buck work
ed as a reporter for the Daily News
and through newspaper stories forced
removal of a redhght district from
near Green and Peoria streets on w.
Madison to a point further west
where Mike de Pike" had bought up
leases. Buck was paid $25 a week
for publicity work. on the Daily
News and Buck was regularly paid a
quarter share of the profits of the
real estate shift, according to mike
de Pike"
Mike de Pike" is former rival of
Barney Grogan in 18th ward politics
and levee control. Conviction of for
mer Police Inspector Mccain was OBJ
tanned through evidence that Heitler
gave money and valuables to police.
Heitler's saloon license was revoked
by Mayor Harrison. For year or
two he was operating in the bad
lands" of West Hammond and Indi-
ana towns on the border. Lately he
has been in Chicago and the rumors
were that the going would be good
again on West Madison.
The 33d ward, where Buck comes
from, is the home ward Of Fred Lun-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
CAN'T TEST DAIRY cows;
STATE APPROPRIATION GONE
Local Farmers Applications for the
Tests Came in Too Late,
/, Says Graves

Disappointment was brought to the
dairymen of the valley this week when
County Agriculturalist Lee M. Lamp
son was notified by H. T. Graves, act
ing commissioner of agriculture, that
applications for tuberculin tests of
dairy cows would have, to be denied.
Mr.. Graves explained that the appro-
priation of $4,000 made by the last
legislature for reimbursing owners for
cows condemned and slaughtered had
been exhausted and the work in the
state would be suspended to await
action by the next legislature.
This was keen disappointment to
Mr.. Lampson, who had on his desk
applications for tests for nearly every
milk cow in this end of the county.
These applications were secured thru
the efforts of prominent dairymen in
different neighborhoods of the valley.
Mr.. Graves suggested that the
farmers cooperate in an effort to Sc
cure 100000 fol. the work in the next
biennium.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
COURIER REPORTER CONTEST
LEADS TO WAR ROMANCE
Miss Fay Robbins Weds National
Guardsman Whom She Met at
Blair Business College

To Miss Fay Robbins, of this city
fell the honor of being the first rea
war bride of the Washington National
Guard. She was married last Satur.
day at Camp Elmer E. Brown, to Pri-
vate Ralph Smith, of Company H, OF
Spokane.
The ceremony was performed in
camp and was military in every detail
the service being read by Rev. Spen-
GER S. Sullinger, chaplain of the Sec
ond regiment. The enlisted men of
the company attended the service in a
body and the regimental band gave
the newly weds an impromptu sere-
made after the service.
Mrs. Smith, whose home is in this
city, was just completing a scholarship
at Blair Business College which she
won in recent subscription contest
of the Courier Reporter. Mr.. Smith
was attending the same school and
when the call to arms came persuaded
his sweetheart to become his bride be-
fore he left for the border. She was
accompanied from Spokane by the pa
rents of the bridegroom and was join
ed here by her mother, Mrs. F. E. Rob-
bins.
Mr.. Smith left Monday with his
company for the Border and his bride
returned to Spokane where she will
finish her school work and make her
home with the parents of her husband.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
WANT LITTLE PARK AS A
MOTORISTS CAMPING PLACE
=. w. Trenbath Asks Council to Per.
NIT Auto Tourists to Camp
Near Banta Home

AT the suggestion of E. w. Tren.
bath, chairman of the Commercial
club good roads committee, the city
council has under contemplation the
setting aside of the little park along
the river near the R. L. Banta home,
as a camping place for automobile
tourists. At present camping Of all
kinds is prohibited in the little park.
Mr.. Trenbath says that many towns
along the main lines Of automobile
travel are providing camping places
for the accommodation of tourists and
that the camp is beginning to occupy
as important place on the maps and
guide books as do garages and hotels.
The matter was considered by the
council Wednesday evening and was
objected to by Councilman Geo. Egg
bert who lives near the park. No def
mite action was taken and the matter
was left with the committee on pub
lie improvements.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
REPUBLICAN CLUB
Is ON ITS WAY
Geo. A. Lee ArOuses Enthusiasm
of Local Party Men in Stirring
Address

Altho the opening date for filings j.
still week away, the 1916 politica
campaign was officially ushered in al
a meeting in the Knights of Pythia.
hall this evening when local repub
licans assembled and took the prelim.
mary steps toward organizing a Re.
publican club for the purpose of con-
tributing TO the success of the party
ticket this fall.
When F. r. Jeffrey called the meet
ing to order there was, in addition to
the speaker of the evening, rather an
imposing array of local political tai
ent lined up behind the speakers
chair.
After few Introductory remarks
Mr.. Jeffrey called upon Scott q. Hen
derson, assistant attorney general who
briefly paid his respects to the demo-
cratic administration in both state and
nation and spoke in laudatory terms
of the record, ability and personality
of Geo. A. Lee, republican candidate
for governor. He expressed pleasure
at having an opportunity of publicly
correcting an injustice which had been
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
COUNCIL ALMOST READY TO
BLOW THE SOS. ON SIREN
If They Send the Fire Whistle Back
They Will Have to Whistle
for the Fire Boys

The city council has almost reached
that state of desperation where they
are ready to tie the switch on the
electric siren fire whistle down on the
S. O. S. key and let 'er go. They
aren't exactly between the devil and
the deep sea, but they are between the
fire department and the state insur-
ance surveyor.
Not long ago the city fathers voted
to fire the whistle back to the makers
with an N. G.. sign on it, whereupon
the fire boys served notice that they
would fire themselves. Now, the state
insurance surveyor says that the fire
department must be kept up or in
surance rates go up. So there you are.
Now, what's the poor council going
to do?
Wednesday evening they voted to
shift the burden onto H. "A. Bier, Chas
Haas and Guy Hayden, the fire and
fire limits committee. Bier is strong
against the siren, Haas is strong for
it and it really looks like Guy Hayden
was going to have some job in keeping
his foot on the neutrality pedal.
Charlie Haas says the fire boys are
not married to this particular whistle
but they have been four years getting
it and they are afraid if it ever goes
back to the factory they will never
get another.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
Roy DIES OF LONG ILLNESS
Heart Disease Claims Fifteen Year
Old Son of Mrs. Lou Thorpe

Verl Thorp, the second son of Mrs.
Lou Thorp, died Saturday evening at
the family home following an illness
of two years Of leakage of the heart.
Funeral services were conducted at the
home Monday morning by Rev. K. S.
Tontz, of the Congregational church.
Interment was in River View ceme-
terry. Despite his many months of suf-
fering which marked him as an in
valid and denied him the pastimes
of his youthful companions he was pa
tient and cheerful and became endear-
ed to all those who came in personal
contact with the family. The boy was
fifteen years, eight months and twen-
ty-one days old. He leaves mother,
an elder brother and a younger sister.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06

done Mr.. Lee when he was chairman
of the public service commission. At
the time Kennewick made its fight for
distributive rates several years ago,
the people of this community were led
to believe that Mr.. Lee was respon-
sible for the decision which discrim-
mated against Kennewick in favor of
Spokane. Mr.. Henderson said that
since becoming counsel for the public
service commission he had personally
investigated the official records in the
distributive rate case and had found
that Mr.. Lee was the only member of
the commission who did come out flat
footedly in favor of Kennewick, and
there is now on record a dissenting
opinion over his own signature in
which he recognized the validity of
Kennewick's claims.
County Auditor j. C. Syfford, As
SCISSOR A. H. Wheaton and Clerk Dele
all of whom will be candidates for re-
election, were given the floor for brief
talks as were County School Superin-
tendent A. c. Jones, who will not be
candidate for reelection, and C. E.
Lum, republican candidate for COM
missioner from this district.
Mr.. Lee addressed himself to the SUBJ
ject "Republicanism and 1916" Mr..
Lee was formerly deputy prosecuting
attorney of Spokane equity. Later he
was appointed first assistant attorney
general of the state and upon the or
ganization of the industrial insurance
commission became chairman Of that
commission. He then resigned to be-
come chairman of the public service
commission, in which capacity he also
served as a member of the state high
way commission.
Mr.. Lee severely indicted Democ-
racy in state and nation for broken
a
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
MEETS DEATH IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. I, J. O'Day, of Pullman, is
Killed when Car Crashes into
Tree on the Finley Road

Mrs. 7. j. .O'Day, of Pullman, wa.
almost instantly killed about z O'Clock
last Saturday evening when an auto.
mobile driven by her son, Ray M
O'Day, collided with tree on the Fin.
ley road about three miles from this
city. The woman was thrown from
the car to the hard road and in addi-
tion to the severe cuts and bruises
sustained internal injuries of the head
chest and abdomen. She lived about
two hours after the accident. The
son, who was driving, and the husband
who occupied the back seat with his
wife, escaped with only few minor
injuries. The machine, Maxwell "35"
was badly demolished.
The elder Mr.. O'Day gave the fol-
lowing account of the accident: eve
crossed the Wallula ferry with A. A.
Metcalf, salesman for the Spokane
Drug company, and as he is thoroly
familiar with the road my son was
following his car closely and guaging
our speed with his without paying
attention to the road. For this rea-
SON we were right upon the turn at
the j. G. Swayze corner before my
son was aware that the road turned
and before he could shut off power or
apply the emergency brake the car
went crashing into large poplar tree
at the side of the road. We were all
thrown free of the machine before it
rebounded from the impact and turned
turtle in the road
81 was thrown about 25 feet from
the car and momentarily stunned. !
had just regained my senses when my
son came running to me and asked
where mother was. We found her un-.
conscious about ten feet from where
/ had struck. She was taken into the
Swayze home and DR.. F. M. Crosby
summoned.
81 have no way of knowing how
fast we were travelling as there was
IlO SpccOOiucCCI vi tuS Cal, OOI wv
not think were going more than Is or
30 miles an hour. My son had the car
under perfect control and could have
made the turn had he not been watch
ing the car ahead so closely. Only
short time before the accident / asked
my wife if we were going too fast
and she replied that she was enjoying
the trip immensely and overruled my
suggestion that I ask my son to drive
slower"
Jesse Long, chauffeur for the Ken
newick Garage, who was following the
ill-fated car and saw it leave the road,
said it's speed must have been between
35 and 40 miles on hour.
The elder Mr.. O'Day is superinten-
dent of printing at the state college
and the son is assistant register.
Three other sons survive, one of whom
lives in Port Angeles and it was to
his home that the party was bound
when the accident occurred.
Mrs. O'Day's body was shipped to
Pullman on one of the Sunday morn.
ing trains.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06

ing such tests. The ordinance pro-
nlblts the sale of milk, cream, butter.
OF outtermnilk IN the city from any cow
or dairy herd that has not been SUBJ
mltted to the tuberculin tests within
year and prescribes penalties for
violation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06

CONTINUED on page eight)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
DELEGATES TO REPORT

The Kennewick Woman's club will
noid special meeting in the Congre-
gatlonal church parlors Saturday af-
ternoon, July Is, for the purpose of
nearing the reports of the representa-
tlves who attended the State Fedora
tlon meeting in Everett.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-07-06
sPUD MONEY COMES QUICK
Returns for First Car Received Soon
After Delivery is Made

The Kennewick Richland Finley
Marketing union received a check on
July 3rd in full payment for the first
carload of early potatoes which We're
shipped June 26. The car after all
deductions were made, netted the
growers more than $500 or better than
two cents a pound. Potatoes are now
going out at the rate of a car a day
and the market continues satisfactory.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-10
ing stockholders. This is the labor
ers' lot in all privateIy-owned and pri-
Vately-operated factories. - E. w.
Schneider, 1894 Wallace St.
COOPERATION.

dUcers' strike is one of the most
hopeful signs that at last the farmers
are beginning to realize that they
cannot stand alone as individual pro-
dUcers under our present economic
system. Already the results achieved
by the various fruit growers ass'ns
of the west, by the wheat growers of .
the northwest and other similar or
CARNATIONS show how the farmers
must also work to secure some
measure of control over the products
of their labor and some voice in de-
termining the conditions under
which they must live.
The indiVidualistic regime is draw
ing to a close in its last stronghold,
the agricultural districts, and Coop
Grafton, the banding together for
mutual benefits of those with like in
terests, is fast coming to the front.
When this development shall have
progressed to the point where the
agriculturists' organizations become
a powerful factor we shall be ready
for the next great step, that of a
close cooperation between these
and the LABOR unions, paFuculary
those engaged in the distribution and
transportation of the farmers pro-
ducts.
Why should not the milk produce
ers' assn contract directly with the
public, i. E., the city, to furnish the
minimum estimated milk demand at
a fair rate, the city to turn to con-
tract with the milk drivers unions
for it's distribution at a fair wage by
the union men. Cut out the present
middlemen and give the public con-
troll over both ends, the producing
and the distributing. Does any one
doubt that an intelligent city admin
istration could thus ensure fair
prices to the producers, good wages
to the distributors, fair cost and good
service to the consumer?
That at least would be an inteIli-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-10

straight to the W. B.-ForUm Editor.
CAN LIVE ON II CENTS A DAY.
Quite a fuss is being made in the
papers about Mrs. Bishop living six
days on 33 cents per day. The writ
eTs evidently have not figured that
SO cents a day for meals for one day
for one person is quite a luxury if
that person is a labOTer.
A labOrer's family consists Of him
self, wife and four children, a total
of six The rent is $14 per month,
fuel and light average SIS per month,
clothing, shoes, ETC., for all six aver
age SIS per month. The papers in
formed us that the Pullman Co. la
boreTs received 20 cents per hour be-
fore they went on strike. Nine hours
per day made $3.50, and rs working
days per month made $46.8O per
month. Minus the fixed expense of
$24 leaves $3.50 for meals (nOt al
lowing for anything else, such as
2musements, books, church, etc,
etc. A family of six, each three
meals per day, makes Is meals.
Thirty days per month makes $40
meals! $40 meals for $3.50 makes
4 20 cents per meal, or II 2-3 cents
for three meals.
After the strike the Pullman Co.
laborers were given % cents per
hour, or $1.98 for nine hours, or
$51.48 for a month Of 26 working
days. $51.48 minus the $24 fixed ex-
pense mentioned .Ieavse $27.48 for
meals for a month or an average of
5 AS cents per meal, or 10 4-15
cents for 8 meals for one day. This
is being forced on the labOrers by a
company that cleared S12,OOO,OOO
over all expenses last year and di-
Vided 100000 between nOnprOduc-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-10
THE PUBLIC FORUM
INTO THE WASTE BASKET

''K. B. P" wrote as a postscript to
his letter to the Forum: Have heard
it expressed that this will be cast into
the waste basket"
As tx P. B." did not show sufi-
cient good faith to sign his name and
address to the letter it went right
straight to the W. B.-ForUm Editor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-04
This is your work.

Dick had succeeded in forgetting"
by the time he entered the taxi. With
the utmost Inconsistencies Of what
had had happened he tried to draw
me to him.
Don't, Dick" said drawing back
as far as possible into my corner Of
the taxi.
"Why, what's the matter, girl; don't
you love your old Dick any more"
IGdid. not answer. and with sigh
the sigh OF q drunken man--Dick
repeated to himself, Poor girl, she's
very tired, she's SO tired
she can't even talk to her old Dick.
Perhaps she's i'll You are not Ill,
are you, Margie?" he asked with that
seriousness which he always has when
in that condition.
'.No,7 Disk, l am not i'll, but 1 am
very tired and don't want to talk"
Come right over here, sweetheart,
and rest your red head on. old Dicks
shirt-front. She need not talk If she
don't want to: Old Dick understands.
Old Dick always, understands"
He tried to pull me to him. felt
that in a minute would scream but
succeeded in keeping my voice in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-04

Say. woman, don't you know I'm
your lawful husband?" he askedvbot
muddled and angry, Il could get, . di.
yorce from YOU for this" ..,y.,,s,-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-04

q am not drunk-au the ether men 1t
the wedding were drunk as Lords but
SIkept perfectly sober. could not
lIget drunk atsmys own sister wedding.
could IT,
nAll right, DIck, I answered weak
lily. as i helped him out o. ibis over
coat; and then, with q quickly Whispe
cred good night, started tori dear
Aunt Mary's room.
"Hhere-here, where are you go.
ing 2" shouted Dick, come back here.
I want to talk to YOU"
! could not trust myself to answer
but rushed in and locked the door
Just as Dick threw himself against
it.
SAY. woman, don't you know, I'm
your lawful llusband?" he asked both
muddled and angry, II could get q di.
yorce from you for this" qsss, 8
Go to bed, Dick, and tomorrow
morning you may remember that
there aret greater causes for divorces
IN the Waverly family just now than
this" 4
"old girl, old girl-do you mean
that foolish letter? You must not
worry about that. Never did care for
Eleanor Eairlow. You are my only,
old girl, come on back in our room
and I'll tell you oil about It." I'LL T.
81 decline to talk >over my heart
break with. a drunken man." 1 an
swered las / madly tore OF my pretty
evening dress.
Dick pounded on the door q little
while longer and then, muttertng went
into the other room. w
And, little book, am going to tell
you what i would never confess to
living being. l enyied Dicks abil-
ity to forget even for time. Hon
estly, tonight wish could take
some drug that would keep me from
thinking only for little while.
And so this affair has been going
on ever since that night on the train
when the other. woman tried to black
mail Dick: That was the reason he
was so afraid that something would
come out. He was not shielding him
self but Eleanor Fairlow. All the
time was eagerly awaiting !. the ar
rival Of Sonny, he was meeting her
oh, little book, can't bear it., 1t
physically s!ckens me.
Is 1t because a man Is naturally
polygamous that such things are?
Does Dick really love either one OF
Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-04
.GB.I9EFlELI LUNCHES
NIT HIS SOLDIERS.
Snip Luncl he on Taken on a
Journey Of Great I'm
portance:

PARls pec, coFresp ondence Of
tho Agsoctated Pressl General Joftre
III refsdnf iaformsf General courieres
az casteInau Of his nomination as
commander5 of AL the French armies
Migrating In France and Belgium He
md GftfIpsofe2 $50 miles by motor car
"a NJ ~ And the interview lasted Just
Nge5minute6.
On friday, ,DeeeInber II, the General
Hoad4uarters was, called up by tele-
ph6nelffomsP Paris. Thirty seconds lat
IL Joafa va fft hi car on the way to
L.s.!s the ieadquarters OF the group
oglarmi6s then commanded by General
ID Ga1tlenau, 125 miles distant. Ar
EfYed at u $50 Joffre rushed into the
eSdqhAftefs iinannounced, crying:
e.alS done,s embraced. the new COM
n1anfef ofHoperat lions in France, ex-
eileneadEar few words of felicitattcn
Alid IN I've minutes was on his way
batk III General Headquarters. He
1foppedS Just once ON the way for lunch
okan aubeTge dn3 a small village where
4 detachmentsof soldiers were at rest.
They were at table and all jumped
t9stheit feet when Our Joffre" came
eIset 10 one disturb himself here"
eEiSd ths7 General. 'tAll want. is just
6 ttsttsS place at the end of the table
6skSaenIa al couple of, these brave fell
N8sdnd some cold meat with couple
6fSGggs!1d
me hostess, nearly delirfous with
BRIDE at serving the General.in.chief,
st almost frantic5she had not time to
FtDafs q "piece de resistance" and
6Sc6uga s1ofres insisted upon the sim
he fEfe and Upon eating 1t from bare
aIds like her habitual guests, the
qinpIe spoilus.r
Daring the lunch General Jotlre chat
It'd with the soldiers around him, in.
1irtpg how they were situated as to
;Fdnfars comforts, where they came
af6n how long they had been at the
front 6Gndt ie ltheyt had been home on
lave It took him twenty minutes to
at his Z cold meat and eggs, to learn
96S campaign records of the simple
dieTa fwho broke bread with him,
ldE Essume his Journey back to the
Observation-Disclosures