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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
DEATH CLAIMS One OF
LAST YEARS GRADUATES
Ralph E. Dague Dies in Walla Walla
Following an Illness of
Three Weeks

Ralph E. Dague, oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Dague, of the Valley,
died in Walla Walla last Friday night
following a three-weeks' illness of
spinal meningitis. Funeral services
were conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon at the family home by Rev.
K. S. Tontz, of the Congregational
church.
The youth, who was % years Of
age, was a member of last years high
school graduating class, having fin
ished the four-years' course with hon.
ors. He represented the high school
in the county debate series last year
and was one of the most active work
ers in the school agricultural and in
dustrial contests, having established
two years ago a new record for corn
growing in this valley. He was a
member of the Congregational church
and treasurer of the Sunday school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY MAY II,
TOO BUSY WITH BERRIES
TO OBSERVE ROADS DAY
Governor Says He Will Send State
Highway Worker to Com
munity this Fall

So far as the Kennewick CONNER
cial club is concerned, next Tuesday,
May 16, will not be observed as good
roads day. Upon receipt of Governor
Listers proclamation the good roads
committee of the club took the matter
up and decided that because the date
set comes in the middle of the straw
berry season it would be advisable to
postpone this community's good roads
day efforts until later in the year.
Chairman E. w. Trenbath, of the
committee, consulted Governor Lister
in Pasco last week and the chief exc
cutive approved the plan to delay the
community effort here until this fall
and promised to send some member
of the state highway commission or
some able good roads worker to be
here on the date determined upon. He
said the date named in his proclama-
tion seemed best for the state in gen.
eral as it found the people of most
sections between harvests.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
FIRST BERRIES
ARE SOLD FOR
TWENTY ACRATE
Record High Price Paid by The
Davenport Hotel in Spokane
Seattle Pays $1,000
TOTAL CROP $4,000 CRATES
Federal Employment Service is Open
Here and No Shortage of
Help is Feared

With the shipping of the first two
crates of the 1916 strawberry crop last
Friday, the Kennewick- Richland Mar
keting Union began its career as an
actual selling agency. The first crate
was sold to the Davenport Hotel in
Spokane for $4,000 and the second to
Hotel Washington in Seattle for SIG.
1t is thought that $4,000 is the highest
price ever paid for single crate of
strawberries in the West.
Altho p. r. Parks and L. j. Blot,
who are in charge of the Union, do not
expect to keep the price up in any
fancy flights, they are confident that
the crop is going to market this year
under conditions which are going to
net the grower very satisfactory re-
turns.
Altho the cool, cloudy weather has
greatly delayed the ripening of the
berries and altho the season is ex-
ceptionally late the Kennewick- Rich
land district is going to have its US
ual lead of from 10 days to three
weeks over the other districts of the
Northwest. The valley escaped the
frosts the first of the week which
played havoc with tree fruit around
Yakima and indications now point to
a normal crop. A conservative esti-
mate is said to be 10000 crates while
exceptionally favorable weather condi-
tions may add $4,000 more to this to-
tai.
Receipts are steadily creeping up
in spite Of the cold weather. The I'm
ion handled AZ crates yesterday aud
are expecting $50 today and by. this
time next week they will be rolling
in by the thousands daily.
In spite of the fact that there is less
idle labor in the Northwest than for
many years, no shortage of help is
expected. H. w. Acheson, of the Fed.
eral Employment Service, arrived the
last OF the week and has opened Offices
in the Commercial club rooms. The
service is giving wide publicity to the
need for help in the berry patches
and pickers are coming daily in in
creasing numbers. Since his arrival
Mr.. Acheson has placed more than 100
pickers and expects to fill orders for
200 more by the end of the week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
KENNEWICK WANTS
ATTALIA BUSINESS
Local Business Men are Investi.
eating Feasibility of Putting
on a Motor Bus

The business men of Kennewick are
determined to establish closer trade
relations between this city and the
towns of Wallula, Two Rivers, At
talia and Burbank. The effort to Sc
cure better train service over the O-W.
R. & N. having failed they are now
investigating the feasibility Of pur-
chasing motor bus and putting it on
the run as soon as the Bongard ferry
is installed at the O-W. bridge. At
the Commercial clubs regular lunch
con yesterday E. M. Sly and DR.. B.
L. Cole were appointed to investigate
the bus proposition.
The club received the railway COM
pany's definite answer at its meeting
Tuesday night when Supt. A. G. Kamm
of Walla Walla, Travelling Passenger
& Freight Agent C. F. Vandewater,
of North Yakima, and Special Repre-
sentative A. w. Perley, Of Portland.
were present. While assuring the
club that the company was willing TO-
cooperate with the communities along
it's lines, they pointed out the imprac-
ticability Of putting on any more
trains. 1t is impossible to change the
present schedule because OF mainline
connections. The present trains they
claim are not handling more than
enough business to pay operating ex-
penses and it would be wasted effort
to ask the higher officials to put on
more trains to compete with those now
running. The club had requested that
another motor car be put into service
to make two rounds trips daily be-
tween Wallula and Kennewick;
After the train question had been
disposed of Mr.. Perley gave an in
teresting talk on the trend Of public
sentiment against the railroads. He
quoted statistics from the interstate
and state public service commissions
to show that railroading has not been
profitable business in recent years
and that needed extensions have been
delayed and the development OF the
country retarded by the hostile atti-
tude of the public.
Mr.. Perley said the state tax COM
mission of Washington boasted OF the
fact that railroad property is assess
ed higher in this state than in any
other state in the Union. The state
of Washington, he declared, had shown
more hostile attitude toward the
railroads than any other state. For
this reason, he said, it was useless to
attempt to interest capital in railroad
investments.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
CLUB LEADER ARRIVES TO
TAKE CHARGE In COUNTY
Fred Gemmell will Keep Youngsters
Interested in Work During
Summer Vacation

The boys and girls agricultural
and industrial club work will be car
ried on this summer under the lead
ership of Fred Gemmell, who has been
engaged jointly by the extension de-
partment of the State College and
the state department of public in
struction. Mr.. Gemmell has estab-
lished headquarters in the Commercia2
club rooms and will work under the di-
rection of County Agriculturalist Lee
M. Lampson.
There are now 200 enrollments in
the several clubs in Benton county,
which is one of the five counties in
the state to be awarded club leaders.
The other counties are Spokane, Whit
man, Yakima and Clarke.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11

Grant Stewart came down from the
mines at Laurier to attend the repub-
lican convention in North Yakima and
to visit his family here
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
PLAY PROSSER SUNDAY
%lse OF Good Game and big Crowd
Vnen County Seat Bunch Comes

"en County Seat Bunch Comes
,.s slnee last Sundays game when Ken
,s.. Slek defeated Finley by a regular
~ e Oh to 0 baseball stock has gone
~ ana indications are that in the fu-
H.. games the players will not be
,;sss. aeSome with "nary" rooter on the
O. s,nes. When Prosser comes down
N Nnaay with their undefeated champs
;a ;aser Phelps declares there is GO
has. % De fireworks as he expects to
NJ lineup that's bound to win.
game will be called at 2:30.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
MELANDER BELIEVES
HE HAS BUGS GOAT
State College Entomologist is
Encouraged by Results of Ber-
ry Weevil Experiments

Professor Melander, Of the State
College, who with horticultural In
spector Luke Powell, is making SER
les Of experiments to find some effec-
tive method Of combating the straw
berry root weevil, believes he is going
to win the battle. Because of the fact
that the devilish little bug works un-
der the ground it has been found i'm
possible to kill him by means of any
surface spray, consequently Prof. Me-
lander is working on the theory of
soil fumigation.
The success of experiments thus far
conducted encourage the professor in
the belief that he will be able to choke
the weevil to death with acid fumes
which can be deposited in the soil at
an expense that will. not prove exces-
sive.
That the Kennewick- -Richland dis
trict is not alone in its troubles is in
dicated by the following quotation
from the University Of Washington
News Letter:
Come into the strawberry patch and
help US is the cry of the shortcake
consumer and berry grower alike to
the zoology department Of the state
university. They say that unless Pro-
fessor Trevor Kinkaid and his corps
bestir themselves against pestifer-
Gus black beetle the usual strawberry
festival on Vashon Island this spring
may be turned into season Of mourn
ing.
| Several growers have reported the
presence Of the beetle among straw
berry plants all over the island. From
reports so far made to him, Professor
Kinkaid inclines to the belief that the
visitation is local. Larvae are being
studied by him, and he plans to visit
the island to examine the plants at
tackled.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
MAY DRILL FOUR
WELLS FOR OIL
Walla Walla Man Visits Rattle
snake Gas Field and is Very
Favorably Impressed

A. A. Durand, Walla Walla's pioneer
well driller, visited the Rattlesnake
gas well yesterday with view to en-
tering into contract with w. B. Linn
to sink four deep wells on the latter's
leased holdings in the district. Mr..
Durand returned from the well en-
thusiastic over the prospects for strik-
ing kas and oil in large quantities
and said before leaving for home that
he would probably close a deal with
Mr.. Linn. If so he will have one Of
his four big rigs on the ground not
later than July 1.
It was Mr.. Durand who drilled the
famous artesian wells on the Blalock
ranch near Walla Walla as well as
numerous deep water wells on the
slopes of the Blue Mountains and Eu-
reka flat. He has also had experience
in drilling for oil, having sunk several
producing wells in the Kansas oil
fields.
There is now but little doubt but
that the Yakima Natural Gas & Oil
company will bring their well in as a
gasser within the next week or ten
days. They have finished concreting
the well and will begin drilling it out
as soon as the mixture hardens. In
this manner they hope to close the
openings in the water strata, leaving
a dry hole into which to bring the gas.
Several disinterested parties who
visited the well during the last days
the drill was operated agree that small
quantities of gas were then bubbling
up thru the water. If this gas is In
creased in flow to equal that Of the old
well, it is claimed the field will have
been proven as an asset Of great worth
even tho oil is never found.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
MORE BUCKS ARE SOLD

The Kennewick Garage made de-
liveries of two shining new Bucks
this week. Mrs. w. B. Wuth is the
owner of the model D-45, trim little
roadster and without exception the
most attractive little car ever sold in
the city. The other Buick, model D-55
a fve-passenger Little Six, was de-
livered to A. F. Brown. The COM
pany expects to deliver two Ford rum
abouts this week, one to The Produce
Company and the other to j. p. Mil
ler. The local Maxwell family has
been increased by two new cars pur-
chased by Miss A. Schneider and w.
IL. Craver, Of the Highlands.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
GEORGE E. FINLEY
IS HONORED BY
REPUBLICANS
p;o,eer Ranchman of the County
i Chosen as One of Five
Presidential Electors
lnN BOYLE WAS DISQUALIFIED
p..tm County Was Well Represented
- State Convention in North
Yakima Last Week

Geo. E. Finley, pioneer rancher and
..o.kman, of this valley, will be one
> the five men who will cast WASH
...+on's vote for president in the
.,..toral college, if the republicans
=. victorious in the state this fall.
M. Finley, who has been an active re-
,ublican worker for more than thirty
Avs was chosen as one of the five
....;dential electors at the state con-
,.rtion in North Yakima last Satur-
day.
Tho honor came to Mr.. Finley as a
complete surprise as he went to the
convention looking for no plums and
asking no favors. In fact Benton
eounty's delegation had been instruc-
tsd to use every honorable means to
.cure the election of Lon Boyle, Of
ptosser, as one of the national dele
s,tes from the fourth congressional
district. It became apparent Friday
that the selection of Mr.. Boyle would
be impossible because Of the fact that
the two large counties in the district,
Walla Walla and Yakima, had condi-
dates in the race, but were willing to
compromise by giving Benton county
presidential elector. A few hours
bdore the convention it was learned
that Mr.. Boyle was disqualified as an
elsctor as he is a notary public and at
bis suggestion his name was replaced
on the slate by that Of Mr.. Finley.
The convention was one of the larg-
ct and most enthusiastic in the his
tory Of the state. It was character
lied from start to finish by absolute
harmony with never a reference to
the split Of four years ago. Benton
county was represented by all of the
lS delegates while six alternates were
also seated on the floor.
The list Of national delegates and
presidential electors follows:
National committeeman, S. A. Per-
kns, Tacoma. 1853
Delegates at Large
Scott c. Bone, Seattle; Willard T.
harrison, Tacoma, Charles p. Lund,
Spokane; Ed. Sims, Port Townsend.
First District
Delegates C. D. Bowles and E. c.
hughes, Seattle; Robert
hesketh and Miller Freeman, Seattle;
eector-at-large-R. M. Buttle; dis
u1ct elector-Warren H. Lewis.
Second District
Delegates Howard Thomas, Eagle
Jorge, and Thomas Sumner, of Ev-
aett; alternates-Pat Halloran, of
Skagit county, and j. P. Christensen;
eector-Luther Weedin.
Third District
Delegates-Axel Poison, of Grays
Iaroor, N. B. Coffman, of Chehalis;
.''ernates-Lee F. Jones, of Cowlitz,
.ao = Y. =. Kerlee, of Pacific county;
elector-E. E. Beard.
Fourth District
Delegates-A. D. Sloan, North Yak
l'a' ana John Ankeny, of Walla Wal
aiternates-J. C. Hubbell, of Ell
.snsourg, and L. Curtis, of Klickitat
Ounty; elector-George Finley, Ben
"n county.
Fifth District
Delegates-A. L. Rogers, of Water
le' Alex Alexander, Of Lincoln coun-
~ aiternates-H. w. Stull, of Ste.
.sns' and E. L. Jones, Pend O'Reille,
'or-J. Henry Smith, of Okanogan
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
$40. 900 FIRE LOSS AT KIONA
Several Persons Sleeping in Hotel
Have Close Call

Fire early Monday morning destroy
ed the Kelso Brothers company store
and hotel, the postoffice and four ware
houses at Kiona, the loss being $2O,-
600 with insurance at $4,000. The ho-
tel and store contents are total loss.
Part of the contents Of the warehouses
was saved. Several persons sleeping
in the hotel had close call. The or
ipin Of the fire is unknown.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
S. ]. HARRISON IS
OUT FOR CONGRESS
Benton City Man to Be Republi
can Candidate-Sc0tt Hen
dersOn also a Possibility

At the state Republican convention
in North Yakima last week, S. j. Har-
rison, of Benton City, formally an
nounced that he is out to wrest the
congressional toga from VIM. L. La
Toilette in the fourth district. SIM
ultaneous with Mr.. Harrison's an
nouncement came the rumor that Scott
z. Henderson would also be can
didate. Mr.. Henderson, however,
would not, confirm the rumor further
than to say that number of his
friends were urging him to make the
race and that he was giving the mat
ter serious consideration.
The truth is, the flight of the con-
gressional bee was so swift and sud-
den that Scott can't tell whether he
was really stung or not. 1t has been
generally understood that he was to
be candidate for attorney-general in
the event that his chief, w. Waugh
Tanner did not enter the race for re-
election. That is exactly what General
Tanner has done and consequently
Scott was taken rather by surprise
when friends proposed the congress
ional candidacy.
Harrison is Sure
Not only is Mr.. Harrison sure he
is a candidate but he expects to i'm
mediately start an active campaign
AS the father of Sunnyside and Ben
ton City and one of the pioneers OF
the Yakima Valley he is relying upon
his wide acquaintance to prove one OF
his best vote getters.
"T am for national preparedness
he says, in sketching the platform or
which he will run. 81 believe that
American citizens, wherever they go
should be able to stand under their
own flag instead of having to appeal
for protection to other nations, as ]
have seen them do in Mexico.
"I am strongly in favor Of having
the government give more assistance
to the farmers, in the matter of rural
marketing problems. have yet te
be convinced that we grow too many
apples in the northwest, but / know
we have not solved our marketing
problem. / think the government
could render valuable assistance In
this respect and if were in congress
would try to have this done.
"My experience as banker and g
farmer has convinced me that this
country needs, and needs badly, ar
efficient system of rural credits.
think the establishment Of such a sys
TEN is one of the first duties which
should be undertaken by the govern.
ment.
aI believe in the extension of The
present system of reclamation of arit
lands looking forward to the extension
of the irrigable lands. think in thi'
valley there is ample opportunity t.
reclaim more of the valuable lands
1t is a poor economy which woult
postpone this vital step. With th'
growth Of our population we neet
more lands of good quality. This i
the one way in which we can secur'
them" a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-06
3 TOWNSHIPS WANT
COUNTY SUPERVISION
OF ALL HIGHWAYS

II petitions to be circulated within
the next few months are accepted by
the county commissioners. there will
be three townships In the county
where ell the roads are ION the coun-
ty." These townships are New Gar
den. Harrison and Franklin. BY far q
large majority Of their roads have
been taken over by the county, and
because Of the satisfaction the tax
payers have found with the county
road system, they are anxious to
have all their roads under county SUI
pervision as fast as they are brought
up to the standard required before the
commissioners will accept them.
1t is improbable that the county
commissioners will favor the position
taken by several freeholders in New
Garden township who asked the com.
missioners to consider the action
taken In accepting a road in that
township.
They said that the township trustee
was opposed to the movement of Civ
ing all the roads to the county, but
upon investigation it has been learned
that the township trustee is in favor
of the county road system as operated
by Road Superintendent Jones'
The commissioners have found that
practically all the opposition to the
county road system comes from farm
ers who want the township roads for
the purpose Of working off few dol.
lars of road tax. The commissioners
explain that the county road system
relieves the township of five-ninths
of the road expense, and as a result
better roads are built, and the cen.
tralized plan affords a better repair
system.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-06
HELP WASH DISHES.
MAYOR Tells KELLY

Tim Kelly, man whose only fail
ing is an appetite for booze. faced the
mayor again today. 1t was his second
appearance since time, about two
months ago when he promised to leave
Richmond and cut out forever the cup
that cheers. Christmas morning he
was released as yuletide gift.
Tim, you have your choice, the
county Jail or the penal farm" said
the mayor today.
Don't send me to that farm" quick
ly replied Tim.
Zone hundred dollars and costs and
thirty days in the county JAIL" said
the mayor. "You can help Mrs. Steen
wash the dishes"
A friend of Kelly's has for some
time offered to raise funds for him to
take the Kelley cure, but he still has
the offer under advisement. Tim
knows, also the court, that Jail SEN
fences will never cure him of his ap-
petite for booze, but he has little con-
fidence in Kelley cures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-06
DISTRICT NO. II
NEEDS ADDITION

Unless the city Of Richmond in
cludes within the corporation limits
territory west of the city in which
the Earlham Heights school is located,
it is probable that the township ad-
visory board will have to erect an ad-
dition to the building. Township
Trustee Edgerton presented the mat
ter. to the advisory board yesterday.
II an increase in the number OF
pupils Is made next year, an addition
will be necessary or several classes
must be transferred to the city schools.
The prospects Of the city including
within the corporation limits this To-
cation, has led the township board to
postpone action on this school. known
as District No. II. The high school
cls sses would then be transferred to
the Richmond high school without any
expense to the township. The added
expense OF extending the utilities SER
vice this far makes remote the posi-.
bility of action on the part OF resi-
dents in FORTHCOMING for incorporation
as q part of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-06
THOMAS TO DIRECT
WALk-0vER STORE

George Thomas. formerly with the
Feltman shoe store, has purchased an
interest in the Walk-Oyer Shoe store
on Main street and assumed the man
agement in the place Of Walter Left
heit who has gone east to take charge
of another of the Walk-Over store.
Thomas is affecting a re-organiza-
ton of the store and is planning to en-
large the business. The stock of mems
and women's shoes will be consider
ably increased and another line OF
boys and girls shoes will be added.
The store has been established for
eighteen months and secured liberal
patronage. Mr.. Thomas is expect
ant that this patronage will be extend.
ed by his many personal friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-01-06
COMMERCIAL BODIES .
FAVOR PEACE MOVE

The Richmond Commercial club. in
favoring the recommendations of a
committee of the National Chamber
of Commerce, was in harmony with
the majority of the other commercial
bodies in the United States, according
to a final report on Referendum No.
IL, which created considerable discus
sion. The special committee from the
local club and the board of directors
reported opposition to the referendum
which favored the United States TAX
ing the initiative in attempting to
bring about peace in Europe. William
Dudley Foulke, DR.. D. W. Dennis, DR..
A. D. Hole and other prominent peace
advocates, opposed the action of the
board of directors and succeeded In
the club members that the
recommendations were o. X.