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The herald., 1916-02-17
PERSONALS
A ND OTHERWISE

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The marriage OF Mrs. Lydia Me
Cord, nee Cochraine, sister of George
r. COchrane, and Walter Pope took
place last week at the home OF the
brides nephew, +. ]. Strehle. in Nc
Donoghville, Rev. Peters officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Cochrane. T.. J. Strehle
ard Miss Carrie Pope were the at
tendants. Supper was enjoyed after
the ceremony. The couple will re
side at 323 Pacific avenue.
Mrs. Chas. Henricks presented her
husband with baby boy last week.
The committee in charge Of the
masquerade party to be given at Pyth-
ian Hall the evening of Friday, Feb
ruary Is, reports that splendid prog
ress is being made with the details.
Music will be furnished by LANES
Band. The event will be under the
auspices of the Womens Guild of Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Church and de-
lightful time is assured Refresh
ments will be served.
Coming to the port of New Orleans
to take part in the Carnival festivi-
Il ties. the battleship Kentucky will ar
rive here on Thursday, March .. from
Vera Cruz Commander d. f. Dis
mukes is in command. She was one
! of the two first battleships with su-
ircrimpOsed turrets built for the navy,
being a sister ship of the Kearsarge.
At a meeting of the School Board
held Thursday, request of Hugh c.
Cage. attorney for Adam Sickinger,
for reparation for destruction of his
house by the storm of September %,
at which time it was being moved
by the board, was refused and it was
stated that suit will be brought. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Sickin,
gers home, near the Naval Station
was being moved by the School Board
at the time to make room for the new
The Amesville postoffice in Jeffer.
son parish was changed Tuesday to
IMarrero.
The annual commencement eXer
cises of the commercial department OF
the Esplanade Avenue Girls High
School took place Tuesday evening
in the auditorium of the school. Miss
iThelma Rooney, of our district, was
one of the graduates. We congratu
late Miss Rooney and wish her sue
Icess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dahir Hanna left last
week for Terre Haute, Ind, to be tns
guests of relatives. On their return
they will be at home to their friends
at 1921 Pacific avenue.
Misses Ruth Barlow and Florence
lLabarre, of St Joseph's Convent
spent the weekend with their sisters
Mrs. Frank Duffy and Mrs. F. Albion
Daniels. They attended the Yami ball
at the Athenaeum while here.
Warren Seymour, of Baton Rouge
was in town for a few days on bust
ness.
| Mrs. Carmelite Thomson and her
little daughter, Katherine, have re-
turned from Memphis, Tenn, where
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-15
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THE PLAIN FACTS

IN view of the efforts of some
of the opponents to befog the
real issue which will be placed
before the people at the special
port district election, June ~,
it is only proper that the facts
be fairly and clearly stated. The
absurdity of the false claim that
ratification of the plans that
have been prepared means the
building of a $4,000 dock is
made apparent from the follow
ing quotations from the port
district law:
Section 6, chapter 90 of the
Laws of 1911 as amended reads
as follows:
It shall be the duty of the port
commission Of any port district, be-
fore creating any improvements here.
under to adopt comprehensive
scheme of harbor Improvement in
such port district, and no expendi.
ture, for the carrying on Of any har.
u
Dor improvements shall be made by
said port commission other than the
necessary salaries Of engineers, etc.
unless and until such comprehensive
scheme of harbor Improvement ha!
been so officially adopted by the por'
commission and ratified by a major
ity vote of the people Of such por
district voting thereon in favor ther'
of at special election which shall
be held for such purpose.
Section z Of the Act provides
as follows:
When such general plans shall hav'
been adopted or approved as afore
said, every Improvement to be mad
by said port commission shall be mad
substantially in accordance therewitl
unless and until such general plan
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-15
ono knows better than Mr.. Pratt

one knows better than Mr.. Pratt
that a boat company cannot
huild it's own docks unless it
owns and controls the water
front. Does he wish to take thei
nosition that it would be good
business for Kennewick to turn
over the harbor rights and shore
lands secured to it by the state,
to the boat company that it
might build it's own docks and
effectually close the Kennewick
harbor to any and all compel
inc lines that might wish to nav
igate the Columbia in years to
come? Does he wish to take
the position that private monop-
DIV of our water front is prefer
able to public control? The port
district law was enacted for the
express purpose of enabling
municipalities to wrest control
of their water terminals from
priv ate monopolies, to open their
harbors and permit their clti.
zens to share in the benefits OF
,,ntrammeled competition. Not
only is a publicly built and pub
Ideally owned dock not a dona-
ticn but it is q self-supporting
ntiIirv The rentals paid by The
Dalles-C Columbia Line, the Han
| ford FLYER and the Pasco-Ken-
newick stage for the use of the
present dock are more than
enough to meet the ordinary eX-
pense of up-keep and repairs.
If MIR. Pratt wishes to make
comparison between depot AND
dock, let's make the comparison
fair. Let's suppose an analo
gous case. Suppose that be-
cause of physical barriers that
| it was impossible to lay but one
railroad track into Kennewicl
and that the municipality hele
title to this one entrance. Would
Mr.. Pratt then argue that it wa.
better business to transfer thl'
title to the N. P, leaving it t.
deal as it saw fit with the S., P
& S. and the O-W. R. & N, thar
for the municipality to retail
title to the entrance, equip j
and permit it to be used equitab
| ly by the three railroads? Woul'
he then, as now, argue privat
monopoly as aginst public con
troll?
Mr.. Pratt says, 81 can onl,
conclude that Kennewick j
more dependent on it's railroad
: for future development than it
boat traffic" We can only cor
? clude that Kennewick's futur
development is more dependen
,, upon its people than either it
| railroads or it's boat traffic o
both The future development
, will be measured largely by tn
| foresight, the judgment and tn
common sense the people dis
play in making the most Of tn
2 advantages that are theirs b
! reason of having both railroad
}, and boat traffic.
., n Il 4 Il Il Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
CTIAPPELL CORY, JR., WRITES MORE OF PLATTSBURG CAMP

But believe I was writing about the interesting business men. You should see some of the fat ones and they are very common. in khaki uniforms They are much more particular about how they are fitted than the young men and most of them are strutting about with military air and military mustaches It's worthy moving picture camera How some of the bay windows are going to stand the hike and the rough work Is more than we boys can see.
 This camp is pretty strenuous and mo- body Is having much time to kill I went to a dance last night, though, given by the ladies of the post for benefit of the Red Cross, and had great time. Have also met some interesting girls in town through my lieutenant. But we boys haven't much chance with these West Pointers-they've got the women fooled to death.
 Let me correct anything real nice I may have said about the climate Three days it was so hot that there were a. number of prostrations and several sun- strokes. Then sometimes it rains and is sloppy, and again it is nearly cold enough for ice. Out of the last 42 days just pre- ceding our camp it rained 39-and rained hard. That is official. How they ever drilled Is wonder, but they went right ahead. It is raining now, but on the whole we have had pretty decent weather. The country around here is beautiful, however I went up to the Hotel Cham plain this afternoon and was repaid with the most beautiful view of a body of inland water one could wish to see Lake Champlain is certainly pretty I haven't been up in the mountains yet. but we will get to see them on the hike I suspect Yours CHAPPELL CORY, JR"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
INSPECTION BY BRICKEN SHOWS
 CAMP IS CLEAN
(Continued from Page one)

of the Alabama soldiers, received orders from the war department Monday to re- turn to his post on the border. Major Little's work here is completed, but the officers and men of the entire brigade will regret to see him leave the camp as he is loved by every officer and en- listed man in the brigades.
 L. s. Betty, newspaper correspondent. and the first to announce his candidacy for the office of secretary of state. tc succeed Judge John Purifoy, was Monday morning appointed to the recruiting serv- ice. with rank of captain. Captain Betty was mustered in Monday afternoon and successfully passed the ph.-sical ex- animation. He will leave, ontgomery with the other recruiting 1-lvice men who were appointed by Adjt.-Gen. G. J. Hub bard during last week.
 marked honor has been bestowed upon Bridg. Gen. c. R. Bricken. who was Mon day notified of his appointment on the board of directors of the National De- fense league. There are but four brlga- dier generals on the board of directors of the National Defense league. General Bricken received very attractive bronze medal designating his being a member of the board of directors of the league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
BABIES IN GERMANY
 HAVE MILK SUPPLY
Report From American Elm bassy at Berlin Says No Shortage There

Washington. July 31.-A report from the American embassy at Berlin, dated a week ago and made public today by the state department. again denies reports that milk shortage is endangering the lives of babies in Germany. It supple ments a more detailed report of the same nature made early in July that since then there has been an appreciable in- crease in the milk supply.
 Both reports were drawn up by Dr. A. E. Tayler of the embassy staff, who has spent the past three months investi- gatng food conditions throughout the empire. In the one given out today he says:
 ''All the information which has come to me since I wrote my last report on the milk situation in Germany substan- tiates my report to the effect that there had never been at any time In Germany such a scarcity of milk as to materially involve the nutrition and health of either sick or healthy children, infants or nurs- ing mothers in Germany. Since the date of my report there has been an appre- ciable increase both in the milk supply of Germany and in the importations of dried milk into that country.
 There is still a scarcity of milk for use as beverage by adults, and in cer- tain parts of the densely populated in dustrial regions there are districts where the scarcity of milk for use in cooking Is great enough to reduce the amount which would be found in the diet of sick adults under ordinary conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01

blood of our soldiers. We have resorted to physical invasion, only to retire without gaining. the professed object. It is a record which cannot be exam ined without profound sense of hu initiation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01

THE UNWRITTEN LAW" ~ PENING at the Majestic thea
 Ire today is "The Unwritten O Law" a seven-part dramatic offering by the California Motion Pic ture Corporation, in which Miss Beatriz Michelena is starred.
 If it were necessary to pick one out standing feature from the many ele- ments of greatness that the produc- ton embodies, it would unhesitatingly be the emotional power of Beatriz Mchelena's acting. Miss Michelena's impersonation of Kate Wilson in this picture is her greatest achievement since forsaking opera for the screen. Every critic who has reviewed the film has declared her work a marvel in both power and finish. Billboard" de- clares that: Volumes would made quately describe her wonderful por- trayal of the woman," while such pub locations as the New York Telegraph, New York Mail, Moving Picture World, Motion Picture News Dramatic Mir@ TOT, Photography, New York Clipper, etc., have been equally enthusiastic in
 
 A concluding word might be said as to the general character of the story. As has been true with all previous California" features, "The Unwritten Law attains to a high moral level. There is nothing in the entire produc- ton that is suggestive or leans toward cheap sensationalism. It concerns it. self with powerful human emotions, which are in the main, of the better sort. Those elements of goodness and love, which go to make life the better, are here the final handspring to the action. A mothers love and an almost mad desire to care for and shield her offspring make the struggle worth the fighting. As with all great and con vincing lessons, the one here is thrown in relief through the shadows of con- trast, but at it's end one is left to feel that right must always be finally tri- umphant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
Court-Martial Suspended

Charleston, s. O., July 3l.-The court martial of Lieutenant W. s. Nicholas. who commanded the destroyer Terry when she ran aground recently in San Domingan waters, was suspended to- day, owing to the illness of Lieut.. D. c. Ramsey, judge advocate. Capt w. D. MacDougas, president of the court, has asked the navy department to de- tail a substitute for Lieutenant Ram sey. The court-martial proceedings began here last Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
|REOOTIIOTS@ @
 AnD 2SGREEN S
By RICHARD E. LUsSIER

superior as a light comedian on the motion screen, with the pos- sib1e exception of John Barrymore, is the star of Flirting With Fate" a bit of nonsense in five reels by the Fine Arts-Triangle com pany, which will entertain all who see this picture, which was di- rested by William Christy Cabanne. In fact, all the motion picture patrons want to know nowadays is that Douglass Fairbanks is in the picture. Nuf sed. That's where they head for.
 IAN INTERNATIONAL MAR
 RACE"
 Mile. Rita Jolivet, after a lengthy absence from the films, appeared yesterday at the Strand theatre in An International Mar riage one of the earlier dramas of George Broadhurst, in which she is supported by Courtenay Foote, Elliott Dexter and Page Peters, who was drowned several weeks ago at Los Angeles. An Interna tional Marriage" is a pie ture fully up to the high standard of the Oliver Morosco produc- tions and is well worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
Aged Emperor Ill

London, July S1.-Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria caught severe chill
 while inspecting his troops. says a
 Vienna dispatch forwarded to London by the correspondent at The Hague oe the Exchange Telegraph company. His majesty 10 described as being very III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
EMBARGO VACILLATION

The administration vacillated with re- spect to the embargo on the export of arms and munitions to Mexico. Under the resolution of 1912 President Taft had laid such an embargo. In August, 1915. Presi- dent Wilson stated that he deemed it his duty to see that neither side tn tha str11e-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
THE SECRET oRcHARD.o

THE SECRET ORCHARD.
 Miss Blanche Sweet is starred today in "The Secret Orchard" a five-part Lasky- Paramount photo play, at the Colonial theatre. "The Secret Orchard" is a trifle risque, as it is one of the earlier efforts of the Lasky studios. Still it is a production that would easily pass the most captious of censors If only for its artistic merit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01

FLIRTING WITH FATE
 Douglass Fairbanks, who is now generally recognized as having no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-01
THE PRINCE CHAP"

THE PRINCE CHAP"
 George Fawcett, Marshall Neil an, Mary Charleson, Bessie Eyton and several other stars are fea- tured in The Prince Chap" five-part Selig V. L. $. E. pho toplay at the Rialto theatre today. This is a production full of color and life in which dramatic mo- ments run close second to the times when comedy runs riot and everyone is glad. The Prince Chap" is a photoplay that will un- doubtedly divert.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Plans Mem System
To Insure Parcels
Postoffice Department to Substi-
tute Coupons for Present In
surance Tags.

Use Of insurance tags on parcel post
packages mailed in Washington Is to
be discontinued May 1.
An experimental coupon system IL to
be tried out in Washington after that
date. The coupon system Is much
simpler and saves time and trouble for
patrons. II II proves successful 1t will
be adopted generally for the entire
country.
At present when n patron presents an
insured parcel for mailing, he Is hand
cd an insurance tag upon which ne Is
required to indicate the name and adj
dress of the addressee twice and his
own name and address once before tho
parcel can be accepted.
Such re lnirement and the DELAY in
cidcnt thereto will be practically climb
mated by the substitution of the corpon
receipt plan. The mailing of an insured
parcel under tho new plan VIII involve
little. IL any more time than for an
ordinary one When presenting AN In:
sured parcel for mailing the sender Will
not be required to I'LL gut any forrs.
He simply has to state that he desiros
to insure the parcel for Its value.
whcreupon, after affixing the reces-
sary postage to the Parcel, he VIII De
handed a receipt bearing the insurance.
number, which will close the transac-
ton.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Grateful. Letter Sent
One Daddy Long Legs
God Moves In Mysterio us Way to Raise Up Stran-
gers to Help U.s." Writes One Whose Burden
Has Been Lightened

God moves in q mysterious way to
raise up strangers to help us"
This sentence from letter to a real
Daddy Long Legs Of Washington 10 Of
fered by those interested In the Daddy
Long Legs movement In Washington as
the Good Friday text for those who
would enlist in the cause.
The letter was written by one Of the
persons whose children are being main
tained In their own home by the gift
OF the man to whom the letter Is ad-
dressed. There are two famifieD In
Washington that need a Daddy Long
Legs badly--for whom a special appeal
has been made.
The letter, which was received by those
in charge bf the movement. II very
short, but II is the first real Daddy Ions
Legs letter that has been received.
Grateful for Assistance.
The writer says:
81 feel II my duty to you for your low
ing kindness to thank you for the money
you sent me. l do not know what to
say to you for the interest you have
in me as a stranger. having never seen
each other, you cannot imagine what a
help II will be to me and the children
God moves In a mysterious way "a
raise UP strangers TO help U.S. would
love to see you and thank you In per-
son. May God bless you 10 the wish
OF your friend. Thanking you again.
lovingly" --- .t
Another small contribution has beer
received for each of the two familiei
The Washington times., 1916-04-21

that are to be benefited by the Daddy
Long Legs Of Washington. The one
family, as has been stated before, con-
sists of n mother, III ana unable to work
TO support her three children, four, six.
and eight years of age. respectively.
Ten dollars per week IN needed for this
family. II Ia needed TO keep the chit
dren at home with their mother as a
spur 70 the industry OF the mother and
the proper training OF the children.
Father iii In Hospital.
The other family includes a father.
III at q local hospital. and three chill
dren. The father faces confinement In
the hospital for at least six months.
His savings have been swept away. and
uniers tho sum OF ~ per week is pro-
vided, the home he made for his family
Will be broken UP and the children sent
to an institution-probably to different
institutions.
Neither Of these families 10 a charity
family In any sense OF the word. The
father OF the first family died suddenly
lnent illness OF tho mother ate up all
the savings. The mother cannot earn
enough, In her present condition, TO sup
port the three children and they, too,
face Institutional upbringing.
The sick father is a man who has al
WAYS supported his family well and
whose illness has deprived Il OF his
support for many months. For each OF
these families the sum OF s51 has been
Received. One person sent n check for
800 to be divided between the families
yesterday. and another has sent 50 TO be
so divided.
The Times is one OF the addresses "a
which Daddy Long Legs recruits can
send their contributions. The Associated
Charities. e23 II street, Ia another ad-
dress.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Musical Program AT
Church of the Covenant

At the Church of the Covenant this
evening at 8 o'clock, the evening choir
Of 1OD voices. with double quartet OF
soloists will sing Stainer's "Crucifix-
ion," under the direction Of sydney
Lloyd wrightson with Harvey MUIR
ray at the organ.
ThH solo parts will be sung by Rich
ard hacking and Arthur Chester Cor
bach and the incidental solos by Harry
Helwlg, w. Roland Carter, and George
Rollings. In addition Harvey Murray
will play the prelude In A. (Hollins)'
Mr.. Wrightson will sing as the offer
tory solo, Saved by Grace" by Steb-
bins. The sermon will be preached by
the Rev Charles Wood.
No cards of admission are necessary
The doors of the church will be opened
at 7:an.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Only Routine Details Of Afflliatlon
With A. r. Of L. Expected to
Come Up. l,.
NO PROTEST BEFORE MAY 2
Stenographers' Organization
WIN Meet Then and Is Likely
to Take Action.

Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, Is In
conference this afternoon with Presi-
dent H. M. McLarin. Of the recently
organized Federal Employees Union, in
regard to affiliation Of the union with
the Federation.
Ruotine details OF the conditions for
anfiliation. including the new unions
jurisdiction IN recruiting members. are
expected to occupy the time OF the con-
ferees, Conflicts OF Jurisdiction with
the stenographers' Union are not likely
to be touched upon, IL 10 stated.
The stenographers' Union will make
one formal protest before May 2. when
the union will meet and consider the
matter.
In addition to President Gompers. any
members of the Federation's executive
council who are available will probably
attend the conference this afternoon.
Morrison Expected.
Secretary Frank Morrison and James
J. o'Connell are expected to be present
The Federal Employees Union will be
represented. in addition to Presiden,
McLarin. by several members OF its
executive committee.
A tentative constitution for the Fed.
eral Employees Union was drafted last
night by its constitution and executive
committees. ~ final form will be de-
termined by referendum vote Of the
whole union.
The polls will be opened as soon a:
the tentative constitution can be printed
and distributed. and will close at mid.
night April 20.
The vote on the constitution will b,
by sections.
Control by a board Of representative,
is recommended by the constitution com,
. mittee The members will have an OPP
epdum 70 express their preference fol
direct control through mass meetings
They will also vote on whether each
Government department or bureau shall
be represented on the board by one
member or In proportion to its member
ship In the union.
Referendum Embraced.
The constitution committees recon.
mendations embrace the initiative. ref.
erendum and recall for the board OF
representatives. Branch organiza.
tions are also provided in each de-
partment for discussion OF matters AT
fecting ftshempfoyes alone. And each
department. would have an individual
board Of mediation to treat similar
subjects.
Members OF the tentative executive
committee now in existence will be
continued in office. II Is anticipated
either as members OF a .permnane,
executive committee or of the pro.
posed board Of Representatives.
The union Will tonight at
o'clock at the National Rifles Ar.
mory. The tentatiye. constitution. and
details of the referendum upon II will
be laid before the whole member.
ship. Results Of this afternoons con.
ference In regard to affliation with
the American Federation of Labor
will also be announced.
Grant Hamilton, national legislative
agent for the federation. who was
announced as a speaker at tonight's
meeting OF the union. has been called
out Of the city.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21

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