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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
FINGER PRINT RECORDS
\ Protest Against Unreasonable Popular
Prejudice.
70 the Editor OF The Tribune.

70 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos Of the recent wide discussion
Of Magistrate Smmss action ordering nhger
print records to be taken OF the boys con
ictcd Of playing baseball, a very important
act seems TO me TO have been overlooked oy
he general public.
IN order TO understand the need for hnger
printing in connection with minor ohences
I should first be made clear that this means
# identifying offenders is the only one proven
absolutely reliable both in theory and IN
practice The need for system possessing
reliability is made increasedly strong by TN
recent enactment Of the statute when pro-
vides that in the cases OF persons VINO nave
been convicted three or more times Tor us
orderly conduct or vagrancy wltnin one
year the magistrate shall have the power TO
commit the offender for an indeterminatc
period not to exceed two years. This enact
nont provides a much needed check upon
habitual offenders. The identification IS IN
every case made positive through the use
Of the finger print system.
The need for finger printing having been
made clear it is now necessary TO deter
mine what Is actually meant by the taking
Of the prints court record is being taken
morally wrong to finger print an individual
rs it is TO write his name in the book
records of the court.
The difficulty lies here: There is n
psychological association in the public mind
between finger prints and criminality. While
lt is perfectly true that every criminal has
his finger prints taken, yet the converse OF
the proposition, |. e., that every one who
has been finger printed is criminal, does
not hold good; no moro than every one who
goes before judge is criminal, although
every criminal is arraigned before a judge.
1t is Just as absurd to regard one crimi-
nal because he has had his finger prints taken
as it is to regard the infants criminal that
have their finger prints taken at Chicago
Institution.
The difficulty lies not in the system or IT.
the law, but the workings Of the public mind
We must learn to keep our minds tuned TO
the spirit of the timesl
AARON NJ BLATTMAN,
Finger Print Expert, City Magistrates
Courts.
New York, June II, 1915.
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Safety First.

As result Of the latest elevated railroad
killing. the Public Service Commission is
said TO be about to order the installation
Of an automatic trip signal system on
the straight stretches Of track. The Inter
borough is equipping its express tracks and
the curves and cross-overs with such a
system. but maintains now, just as it did
during the prolonged agitation following
the Ninth Avenue wreck in 1914, with its
toll of dead and injured, that to use any
known system on its straight tracks, with
their frequent local stations, would so cut
down the running time and carrying ca
pacity of the elevated roads that the public
would be seriously inconvenience
The Public Service Commission follow
ing the Ninth Avenue wreck gave serious
consideration to this question, but compro-
missed by the order for steel cars to take
the place Of wooden ones. That was good,
but not good enough. 1t is manifest that
so long as the elevated trains depend only
on the motorman and occasional signals to
avoid collisions, collisions will continue to
occur. It is true they have not been fire.
ouent; nor has the number of deaths been
great in proportion to the number of pas
sengers carried in year But any death
resulting from a collision which the in
stallation of a signal system might pre-
vent is a death the public cannot be ex-
pected TO forgive or forget.
The commission, in the interest of public
safety, should make the order which is I'M
der discussion and compel it's enforcement.
If the inconvenience predicted by the rail
road officials results, the public will put up
with it with the greater grace because it
will be due to additional safety precau-
tions, not to some period of cutting down
transit facilities for the making of greater
profits And it seems safe guess that the
operating officials, who have surmounted
many other problems which at the time
they said couldn't be solved, will manage
to maintain a fairly efficient train sched-
Iule even with the trip signals in operation
/ if they find the commission determined to
have the maximum of safety and ser
vice, too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
weights and Measures Week. "

Commissioner Hartigan of the Mayor 5
Bureau of Weights and Measures says the
public has responded in gratifying fashion
to the appeal of Weights and Measures
Week" 1t should. This annual campaign
is for the benefit Of the public-of the pub
lie which foots the bills and which gets
robbed every time a crooked merchant uses
a short measure or a false scale. The pub
lie ought TO take an interest in this work
and TO back it up in every way possible.
The crooked merchant fortunately, is
not so large factor in trade as he used to
be. The activities of the State Superin-
tendent of Weights and Measures and of
local officials have leSsened the numbers Of
these sneak thieves. Ii has been estimated
that official supervision of weights and
measures and the prosecutions which follow
detection of false scales and measures save
the people of the state $100,000.000 an
nually. Even so. the fact that Commits
sioner Hartigan has ready for destruction
100000 false wooden measures, seized in
the last year, and a great mass Of metal
measures and scales. shows the need for
vigilance on the part of purchasers The
inspectors are too few to cope with the
crooks. The housewives themselves should
help enforce honesty by weighing and
measuring their purchases Of household
supplies and visiting their wrath on any
riscreant who gives short quantity.
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In Time of War.

TO tie Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Colonel Roosevelt and Mr. Hughe.
have each been nominated for the Presi
dency. Current report has 1t that Colonel
Roosevelt has decided to withdraw in favor
OF Mr.. Hughes, and for this he has beer
applauded and called a patriot by number
Of people.
Now that the storm has broken in Mexico
would II not be patriotic and manly thing
for Mr.. Hughes TO withdraw In favor OF
Colonel Roosevelt, the one man that big
majority of the people Of the United States
really want to guide them in these hours
Of peril?
! am sure If Mr. Hughes took such action
the people OF this country would rise and cal
him blessed for doing mis- country rcsI
service. EDGAR A. KNAPP.
New York, June 10, 1915.
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The Art of the Film.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your faith in the developm ent 81 the
art Of the film is certainly justified, and
i IL perfectly true, as you say, that il is
only necessary for real artists to appreciate
what a medium is now placed IN their hands
The opportunity now presented can only be
compared with the discovery OF the use OF
oil colors on canvas, and we all know what
this very simple mechanical continuance has
done for art. II requires years of hard
study 10 acquire the use of the brush. Why
should IL not be quite as difficult 10 turn
out a masterpiece with the camera? just
now seeing the work OF amateurs in
handling method which they very dimly
understand. Charlie Chaplin has succeeded
in Transporting the od-fashoned clown from
the sawdust ring TO the screen, and in So
doing has afforded innocent amusement TO
millions all over the world.
There is one detail which certainly can be
improved in photo plays, and that is the
script. Instead of the cheap or expensive
orchestras, which are now employed to FIJI
in gaps, it would seem as if skilful takers
might be utilized TO make plain what the
story was all about and thus save the audi.
once from the necessity Of missing fully one
half Of the value Of the pictures which pass
so rapidly before the eye. The theatres are
too dark 70 enable the audience TO read any
programme, and the eye could be resting
while the ear was taking its turn in en-
tightening the brain. Mr.. Edison has appre.
ciated this need, and has spent hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars in endeavoring to make
the photograph supply the demand. but so
far even his genius has failed to find the so.
luton of the problem. Why should not the
trained voice Of an elocutionist fill the gap
r. S. II.
Jacksonville. En-. June II 1915
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Tor the moment been defeated. But !
still exists and for that the German PEG
pie have perhaps sufficient reason to o'
lerateful. Considering the possible con
sequences Of humiliation, it is unjust TO
accuse the German leaders of excessive
tlmidity.
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You can purchase merchandise advertised in
THE TRIBUNE with absolute safety-ior
~ dissatisfaction results in any case The
TRIBUNE guarantees TO pay your money back
upon request. No red tape no quibbling. we
make good promptly if the advertiser does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
The Latest Miracle.
tor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: An Irishman Mr. Glynn) Dragging o.
the number Of times his country America
has had It's face slapped without resenting IT.
DONEGAL.
New York, juno Is, 1916.
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Yesterday one Of our editorial articles al
most pleased THE Evening Post And that
is something.
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Owned and published daily by The Tribune Association
New York corporation. ogden Reid lr''ide' ~ 'V"
Rosers Vice President. Richard H. waldo se'''A'S
" s,.,, r-.,.,,cr Address Tribune Building l5i
Nassau Street New York Telephone BeekmAn 5000
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-02-17
!. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY q

Frank Staley took a job at the N.
p. depot.
North Coast surveyors were work.
ing near Relief.
Farming and gardening We're in full
swing, the spring being an exception
ally early one.
C. w. Weigel began the construc-
ton of modern six-room bungalow in
the Anon addition.
f. M. Kent was given contract by
the Commercial club to remove the
rocks from Homie Rapids.
E. v. Alburty, bookkeeper at the st.
Paul & Tacoma lumber yard, was
made manager of the company's yard
at Hover.
w. r. Anon was over from Waits
burg making arrangements to move
from that place to the Rich ranch
above Richland.
N. p. surveyors were laying out a
1500-foot sidetrack in the local yards,
made necessary by the increasing
freight business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-02-17
HIGHLAND ROADS
In BAD CONDITION
Melting Shows Have Rendered
Some Highways Almost I'm
passable-Bus in Mire

The recent thaw has damaged all
the Highlands roads to some extent
but the roads where there are hills or
draws have been eroded to such an ex-
tent as to be almost impossible. The
hill east of the Gray ranch is partic-
ularly bad, the soil being entirely
washed away exposing great boulders.
Both bus and mail routes cover some
badly washed road; the Lundberg bus
was mired, the horses getting down
and being so badly entangled one eve
ming as to necessitate cutting the har-
ness. The children We're obliged to
walk home, one little boy having to
crawl along a high flume over draw
where the water was coming down like
mill race, to reach home. Many of
the children have been absent from
school on account of being unable to
get thru the mud and water to the
places where they meet their busses.
E. H. Keller was here looking after
ranch affairs few days last week.
Mrs. Ruben Krug's sisters, the
Misses Olbrich, spent the weekend
with her.
M. N. Hudnall went to Seattle Sat-
urday and is expected home today
Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Mann was down from
Locust Grove and spent Sunday with
home folks.
Miss M. Gordon expects her mother
who lives in Indianapolis, to be here
soon and make an extended visit.
Don Stull is expected back in about
a week; Mrs. Stull and Miss Virginia
staying little longer in the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barg have moved into
the Proctor house and are nicely set
tied and "at home" to their friends.
The committee appointed to prepare
play to be put on at the club house
have selected their play and assigned
the characters.
At the meeting Saturday of the
Water Users association, committee
was appointed to draft petition to
our representatives in congress urg-
ing action toward securing an ex-
tension of the Sunnyside canal to COW
er the Highlands and other lands con-
tiguous to Kennewick. The petition
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is being circulated and quite generally
signed.
The Monday Night card club met
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Averill Beavers. The fol-
lowing guests were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. @. Macmahon, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Z. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ID.
Peters, eMr. and Mrs. Gordon G.
Moores, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Harsha,
Mrs. M. r. McCleverty and Miss jose
phine McCleverty. Dc.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Shirley, Of Spo-
kane, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Craver over Sunday. While here
Mr.. Shirley made arrangements for
the care Of his orchard tract. The
many friends of Mrs. Shirley will be
interested to know that she intends
TO made an eastern trip soon, visiting
in Chicago, Buffalo and New York en-
route and making a two-months' stay
in Brockton, Mass, where she will
visit brother. "a a.
The next meeting Of the X. H. Wo-
mans club will be held at the club
house on Friday, February 25th. The
meeting will begin at two o'clock.
Mesdames Felts, Krautwurm, Spiegel-
berg and Klinge are to be hostesses.
All ladies residing on the Highlands
are eligible to membership in this or
ganization and if there be any who
have never joined they are most cor
daily invited to attend, become ac-
quainted and help enjoy some very
pleasant social afternoons.
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EAST KENNEWICK

w. T. Witt is digging well on hi:
place.
Jim Johnston was a Richland WIS.,
itor Monday.
Otto Reese accompanied Rev. Wokel
to Richland Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Sweet visited at the R
A. Oliver home Tuesday.
Miss Emma Tweedt visited at the
Fred Tweedt home Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle Elliott visited at the
H. w. Brown home Thursday.
d. C. Gibbs, from Iowa, visited Sum
day at the R. A. Oliver home.
H. w. Victory, of Portland, is visit
ing at the r. K. Willard home.
Mrs. Floyd Hutchinson entertained
eight of her friends at dinner Sunday.
Lee Mason and John Bernath were
dinner guests at the Willard home
Sunday.
Miss Rose Bernath visited Sunday
with Miss Marie Spiegelberg on the
Highlands.
Mrs. /. N. Newkirk left Tuesday for
Dayton to visit with her mother, Mrs.
Jerome Butler.
Mrs. John Bernath and daughter
Rose visited Tuesday at the Johnston
home at Hedges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hank Burthart, who
have been visiting at the w. H. Al
lisonleft for their home at North
Bend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Witt, who have
been taking care of the Carl Williams
ranch during the owners absence
the past few months, returned to their
home Friday.
Everybody present at the slogan
meeting at the club house Tuesday
night had slogan and voted for his
own. All should take an interest in
this and be present at the next meet
ing so one can be decided upon.
The play will be given at the club
house Tuesday night. Don't forget it
and be sure and come to enjoy the fun
and forget your troubles. Remember
this is for the support of the club
house and your presence will help.
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p n. Nicholson left today on a
,voek,s business trip to North Yakima
and Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mitchell moved
.h;s week from Seventh street to their
now home on Kennewick avenue.
E. M. Sly made business trip to
white Bluffs the first OF the week.
He made the trip by Ford and was ten
hours on the road.
Prosecuting Attorney and Deputy
sheriff ]. C. McClelland went to White
Bluffs Tuesday to conduct petit lar
ceny case in justice court.
The Catholic ladies entertained with
cards at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
A. Doan Wednesday evening. Honors
we're won by Mrs. F. M. Crosby.
n. L. Conklin is here this week to
look afr his place on the Highlands.
Mr.. Conklin is salesman for the
= A. Snider Mfg. Co., with headquar-
tiers in Great Falls, Mont.
The Valley Club show, "Fun in a
Photograph Gallery" came thru the
cold weather without frost bite. It's
inst as funny as ever and will be put
on at the club house Tuesday evening
February %.
Editor Perry Willoughby, of the
Hanford Columbian, was transacting
business in Kennewick the first of the
week. Mr.. Willoughby says there is
still ten inches of snow on the ground
in the upper country and the river is
filed with ice jams forty feet high.
The young girls of Miss Augusta
Breithaupt's Sunday school class have
organized a Queen Esther circle with
Margaret Williams, president; Esther
Smith, vice president; Esther Larsen,
secretary and Elsie Doerr, treasurer.
The girls will meet the first Tuesday
Of each month.
At the regular meeting of the La
dies Aid of the Christian church on
Wednesday afternoon the following
officers were elected: president, Mrs.
". R. Crawford; vice president, Mrs.
d. ". Desgranges; secretary. Mrs.
". H. Stimson; treasurer, Mrs. Geo.
Egbert; chaplin, Mrs. j. C. Dennis.
The next regular meeting will be held
With Mrs. Desgranges.
n W. R. Crawford went to North Yak
imam Monday to hear the arguments
in the case of The Fruit Exchange VS..
! the Pacific Fruit & Produce company.
In addition to the oral arguments
briefs are to be submitted. Attorney
"a. J. Snively has five days in which
to file the brief for plaintiff and At
torney s. F. McAnnally has four days
to reply for the defendant. Decision
IN the case is not expected for two
weeks.
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Queered

QueereQ
They were sitting on the lawn lis
tening to the serenade of the frogs.
He was proposing. Darling" he
cried, 81 love you, love you'll"
"It's all very nice for you men to
say such things" replied the beautiful
girl coyly; ."sbut-how do / know that
you will be true?"
"True? / shall be as true as gold.
1 swear by yon red moon peeping
above the horizon"
The beautiful girl giggled.
"Why, George, you goose, you have
been drinking those horrid cocktails
again."
"W-What do you mean?"
"Why that's no red moon. That's
the end of Pops cigar. He has been
sitting out on the porch for the last
hour"
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LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

Mr.. Cravatt, of the Pacific Fruit &
Produce Co., was a Portland visitor
the first of the week.
| j. E. Shinn, of North Yakima, came
down the latter part of last week on
business for the P. P. & L.
| Robt. Bradshaw, of the Kennewick
Transfer company, is transacting bus
mess in Ellensburg this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Short and family
moved this week from Beach's addi-
ton to the McReynolds house on Ken
newick avenue.
Miss Dorothy Arnold, who is at
tending the State College at Pullman
is visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Arnold.
The Rev. and Mrs. Weiss and baby,
of Pasco, were guests of Rev. and Mrs.
Knowles S. Tontz at the Congrega-
tional parsonage Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church has issued invitations for
a Washington's Birthday party in the
church parlors Monday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Miller enter
tanned seventy-five young people of
the Epworth League at a valentine
party at the Methodist church Monday
evening.
The Rebekahs will appropriately
celebrate Washington's birthday at
the Masonic hall Tuesday evening. All
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are cor
daily invited.
The Home Economics department
of the Woman's club met Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. K. C. Gift
ford. The next meeting is with Mrs.
Skillman VanCott.
Mrs. w. A. Morain returned Monday
from Walla Walla where she visited
Mr.. Morain, who is receiving treat
ment for his eyes. Mrs. Morain re-
ports that Mr.. Morain is slowly i'm
proving.
The Odd Fellows were happily sur
prised in their lodge hall Monday eve
ming by jolly crowd Of wives, moth
iers. daughters and sweethearts, who
came equipped with all the require
ments for an informal banquet. The
lodgemen did not suspect the inva-
sion nor did they attempt to repel it.
Word has been, received by the To-
cal chapter D. A. r. that the state re-
gent, Mrs. Edmund Bowden, Of Sc
attic, will be here to take part in the
patriotic entertainment Tuesday eve
ming, February %. Mrs. Bowden will
give a short talk on the work Of the
d. A. r. The entertainment is to be
held in the Commercial club rooms.
At the close of the program silver
Offering will be taken to purchase a
flag for the library.
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Mrs. George Harmeling has sent out
invitations for Friday afternoon to 9
rock party when the honoree will be
Mrs. Donald Stull, of Kennewick, Wn
Invitations have also gone out for q
party for Saturday afternoon, when
Mrs. Harmeling will entertain with
bridge.-Bristol (Va.-Tenn.) Herald
Courier.
At their regular meeting Saturday
evening the Modern Woodmen took in
five new members, four by initiation
and one by transfer card. The lodge
will entertain Saturday, February 26
for the members and their gentlemen
friends. The committee in charge of
the program is c. L. Holcomb, w. F.
Rosswog and Walter Hessler. All Wis
iting Woodmen are cordially invited.
Little Lucille Collins entertained
twenty of her playmates at Valen-
tine party Saturday afternoon at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. H. Collins. The home was taste
fully decorated for the occasion and
the red heart figured in the refresh
ments served by Mrs. Collins, assisted
by Mrs. R. C. Mounsey and Miss Ruby
Slaugenhaupt. The honor guest was
Miss Mimbach, teacher of the hostess.
At the solicitation of j. o. Short,
Mrs. Short was given pleasant birth
day surprise by number of her
friends Friday evening. Refreshments
including the birthday cake with all
the trimmings had been quietly pre-
pared by Mr.. Short. The evening was
spent at progressive pinochle, honors
being awarded to Mrs. C. A. Doan and
F. F. Beste. The guests presented
Mrs. Short with beautiful cut glass
sugar tray and several other gifts.
After the business session of S. c.
Cosgrove w. R. c., Monday afternoon
the following Lincoln program was
rendered, which was enjoyed by all
present: !.
Music. ....... "Red, White and Blues
Address. ........... Rev. C. E. Miller
Reading. "a Briton's Tribute to
~ Lincoln. Mrs. E. L. Baxter
Music. -. Marching Thru Georgia
Reading, eve Do Well to Revere
the Memory of Lincoln" ),
......... Mrs. S. NJ. Henderson
Recitation, captain, My Captain"
...............M Margaret Baxter
Reading, "Lincoln as Man of
Letters. MRS. Shanafelt
Address. ...... Mr.. A. C. Hart
Music. America
The Valentine scheme was carried out
in the supper which was served.
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REPAIR CANAL BRIDGE

Under the direction of the city
street and alley department the bridge
across the canal at Second street is
being repaired. The repairs are to
consist of tearing down the overhead
truss work and supporting by frame
work underneath. The bridge was
rendered unsafe for travel by truss
rods pulling out of cross beams which
support the floor of the bridge.
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A wise merchant takes stock of him
self as we'll as of his goods.
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Light and Shadow

"Was there anything unusual about
the contracting parties to that we'd
ding?" ~
"No; just the usual bride and
gloom