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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-11
OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME OF
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
IN PORT OF KENNE.
WICK

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
the Port Commission of the Port of
kennewick now have under considera-
ton resolution for the adoption of
comprehensive scheme of harbor i'm
provements in the Port District of
the Port Of Kennewick, and that a
public hearing will be held thereon at
the rooms of the Kennewick CONNER
cial Club, in Kennewick, Washington.
on the 18th day Of May, 1916, at the
hour of 2 o'clock in the afternoon. at
which time and place all persons in
terested may appear in support of or
In opposition to the adoption of said
comprehensive scheme Of improvement
which comprehensive scheme is set out
in full in the resolution now on file
IN the office of the Secretary of the
Commission, together with a plat
thereof, which resolution and plat are
open to the inspection of the public,
and IN addition to certain particular
features therein set forth, contain the
following general features:
General Features: The requirement
construction, maintenance, operation,
development and regulation Of a sys-
tenn of harbor Improvement, rail and
water transfer, and terminal facilities
within the Port District of the Port
of Kennewick.
These general features to be &C.
complished by the acquisition of such
tracts of land with the adjacent shore
or tide lands or leasehold interests in
adjacent harbor area as may be found
necessary and convenient, or by the
or ScSf
thereon OF piers, quays, slips, gridirons
wharves, boat landings, warehouses,
storehouses, elevators, grain bins, cold
storage plants, lumber yards, coal
bunkers and oil tanks, together with
modern appliances for the economical
handling, storage and transfer of
freight and handling Of passenger
traffic, also the construction Of rail-
way and terminal tracks and yards,
and the equipment and operation Of
the same so as to accomplish the con-
venient and economical transfer Of
freight between shipping and railway
and to and from warehouse, storage
house, or factory to or from rail or
water; requirement or construction
and operation Of ferry boats, tug boats
scows, bridges, suhways, tramways,
cableways, and conveyors to be oper-
ated in connection with the foregoing.
BY ORDER OF THE PORT COM
MISSION OF THE PORT OF KEN
NEWICK, this 25th day Of April, 1916.
G. N. ANNIS,
President Of the Port Commission
Of the Port of Kennewick.
w. r. VESSEL,
Secretary Of the Port Commission
Of the Port Of Kennewick.
4:27-5:11
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will sell the above described nron.r+v
or SO much thereof as may Be neces.
sary to satisfy said Judgment. attor.
ney's fees, interest, costs and incres..
ed costs, in all amounting to the SIM
OF Fifty-eight hundred ninetv-n;ne
anu ov-IOO ($5899:30) Dollars togeth.
er with accruing interest and cost Of
Said sale will take place at the front
door OF the Court House at Prosser
IN said County and State, and viii be
at public auction, for cash in hand Ia
the highest and best bidder.
Dated at Prosser, Wash, this 26th
day OF April, A. D., 1916.
C. E. DUFFY, Sheriff.
BY Harley R. Tucker, Deputy.
4:ZI-5:Z5
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LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

No. 2159
= the Superior Court of the State
:, washington, for the County OF
Se 4sWis H. Edwards, Plaintiff,
VS..
m. unknown heirs of Earnest Ed
.Js Deceased, and also all other
WINS or parties unknown claiming
r;Oht. title, estate, lien, or inter-
s n fhe real estate described herein,
TSa State of Washington to the
"a Unknown Heirs of Earnest Ed
s.-ds deceased, and also all other
-sons or parties unknown claiming
NV right, title, estate, lien or inter-
- IN the real estate described In the
Complaint herein, Defendants:
Won are hereby commanded to ap-
...r within sixty days after the date
The first publication Of this sum-
U - to-wit: within sixty days after
~ o)th day of April, 1916, and defend
sSs above entitled action in the above
s.t;tled court, and answer the COM
sis;nt Of the plaintiff, and serve a copy
vour answer upon the undersigned
ottorneys for plaintiff, at their office
Ssiov stated; and in case of your fail
M u 90 to do, judgment will be render
d against you according to the de-
vsnd Of the complaint, which has been
ajsd with the clerk Of said court.
The object of the above entitled ac-
.;on Is to quiet title in the plaintiff
md remove any and all clouds from
t;tle Of the plaintiff to the following
dsscribed property, and forever bar
sny interest you may have or claim
to have in said property:
Southeast quarter of Section Four
teen, Township Eight, North of Range
tventy eight, East, w. NJ, Benton
County, Washington.
MOULTON & JEFFREY,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
P. o. Address, Kennewick,
County Of Benton,
Washington. 4:20-5:25
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chardists have suffered serious losses
says the Yakima Republic. The Yaki.
ma Valley Fruitgrowers' association
reports that 60 per cent Of the Bart
lett pears and 80 per cent of the ap-
Piles between Union and Selah gaps
were killed. The lowest temperature
recorded is in Broadway, where the
Thermometer showed % degrees. The
record in this city was 80 degrees.
The damage is spotted. The frost
hit the low lands and draws harder
than it did the upland orchards, and
the trees in the vicinity of the rivers
apparently suffered less damage than
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Keep an accurate record Of your
berry crop thru the use Of our pick
ers' and packers tickets and daily re-
port sheets. They don't cost much and
they save lot of guesswork and ar
gument. Kennewick Printing Co.
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those more removed. The explanation
is that since the river is high the
greater body Of water modified atmos-
pheric conditions. This is shown both
in Fruitvale and in Fairview. The or
chards nearer the river are less DAM
aged than those more remote, tho the
altitude is the same.
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No. 2159
= the Superior Court of the State
!. Washington, for the County of
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE


Cause No. 2138
In the Superior Court Of the State
al Washington, for Benton county.
Martinus o. Kitten, Plaintiff,
VS..
Charles H. Collins, ct ux., ct al,
Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an Execution
Under Foreclosure issued out Of and
under the seal Of the above entitled
Court, holding terms at Prosser, in
and for said county on the 25th day
Of April A. D., 1916, upon a judy
ment rendered in said Court on the
18th day Of April, A. D., 1916, in favor
Of above named plaintiff and against
Charles H. Collins, defendant above
named, for the sum of Fifty-four hun
dred ffty-one and 25-100 ($5451. 25)
Dollars, together with attorneys fees,
interest, costs and increased costs, and
TO me directed and delivered, COM
manding me to sell the following de-
scribed property situate, lying and be-
ing in Benton county, State Of Wash
ington, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment,
attorneys fees, interest, costs and in
creased costs, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northeast cor
ner Of Block One, Amon's Addi-
ton to the Town Of Kennewick,
Washington, thence running
south along the east line of said
Block One, forty feet; thence
west parallel with the south line
Of said block, one hundred feet;
thence north parallel with the
west line Of said block to the
north line Of said block; thence
easterly along the north line of
said block to the place Of begin
ning, being part of Block One,
Of Amon's Addition to the Town
Of Kennewick, Washington, ac-
cording to the plat of said addi-
t,on Of record in the office of the
County Auditor of Benton County,
Washington.
NOW THEREFORE, NOTICE is
nEREBY GIVEN that on Saturday,
tae 9th day Of May, A. D., 1916, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of said day I
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

ADVERTISED LETTERS
May 8, 1916
Billy Galway
H. T. Cox
Claude Davenport
Alfred Hammer
Mrs. Florence Keyer
T. II. MCGOWAN
Homer Purdy
c. L. Reynolds
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YAKIMA FRUIT IS BADLY
NRPED BY JACK FROST
Estimated that so per cent eof Bart.
lett Pears and 80 per cent Of
the Apples are Killed

Horticulturalists in the valley who
have been checking on the effects of
frost Sunday morning say that in the
vicinity of North Yakima the or
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Men with mothers and wives to pro-
tect, see 'sThe Battle Cry of Peace"
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NofiCE OF THE MONTANA GOLD MINING
COMPANY THE PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENT

hereby day
Transfer
s Of the above corporation through corporation
d. Gravensund will offer for sale public auction to the
bidder for cash. said
their respective together with this
0a sne time such stock became delinquent.
following list of the stockholders whose stock will be offered
with the of their respective delinquent
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
FACTORY BLOWN
At Kespeler in Ontario and a
Request is Made for an
Overseas Regiment.
t,yAs,eelA,ro ,.rsn

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. 5.--A fire
today in the Jardine munitions fac
tory at Hespeler. Waterloo county.
Ontario. SO alarmed the management
and the village authorities that they
applied to Ottawa to have ordered
ont an Overseas regiment stationed
in the neighborhood. The blaze. how.
ever. was got under control after II
had destroyed the shell manufactur..
ing building and damaged several
other structures.
Two Austrians and one German
were arrested on suspicion But
for a quick response Of the fire de-
partment. the authorities said to-
night that the entire plant would
probably have been destroyed. l-r
The ire. which broke out in the
machine shop, spread rapidly to the
rest of the building. Company off,
clals said there was no doubt that 1t
was OF incendiary origin, Soon after
the fire at Selesper, Mayor Edward
Of Cation, Ontario. requested the
military division at headquarters at
London to despatch troops there to
guard the munition plants.
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MORE NOTES FOUND
0fThose StoIeniWhen Mail Car
Was Robbed. at Central
Z. Station in October.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 5.-From
under the floor of "a blacksmith shop,
government detectives ,unearthed to-
day a bundle Of unsigned national bank
notes. When the mass Of paper was
counted, they said, they had recovered
100000 of the money stolen October
8, 1915, when three men robbed mail
car at Central Station, w. Va, and
obtained 100000 in unsigned cur
rency shipped from washington for
the use of banks in Illinois and In
diana.
John Harrison, owner of the black.
smith shop, has been arrested charged
with being party to robbery. A
fruit Jar containing S1,755 in ma
tional bank notes had been u1earthed
previously.
General John Pershing, command
ing the Eighth infantry brigade at
Fort Bliss said tonight that he had
been keeping in close touch with the
Mexican authorities in Juarez and
had reported to Fort Sam Houston
at San Antonio all information re-
celyed upon the movement of General
Villa toward Bosque Bonita. A
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
CONFERENCE
United Wooden Mills Company
Executives Is to Be Held
q at ParkerShurg. ST.

Managers of tho various stores and
executive Offices OF the United Wool
en- Mills Company will begin arriving
at Parkersburg today TO attend the
annual conference. Of managers and
executive officers Of the company and
also to attend the annual stockholders
meeting. .eas y
This evening at the company's
building in that city dinner viii be
given for the executive force and mar-
ayers and those from out of the city
who are expected to arrive there,
among whom will be II. b. Eouders, q
member OF the board 81 directors,
and manager Of the store at Clarks-l
burg. asf.5
Monday will be given over to con-
ference OF the managers and execu-,
tive force and In the evening. the am,
nual stockholders meeting will be
held. ,,..l. ~.
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SERIOUS VIEW
of the Situation between Unit
ed States and Germany is
Taken in Berlin.

BERLIN, Feb. s, via London.-1n
a leader headed "the American
crisis" the Taglische Hundschau is
disposed to take a serious view OF
the situation existing between Ger
many and the United States, It be-
gins by. declaring:
LET nobody deceive himself about
the fact that the affairs between
America and US rest on a kniie's edge
and cannot remain thus long. There
must come quickly either lessening
Of, the tension in friendly direction
or a catastrophal decision"
The Taglische Rundschau COM
ments upon the general surprise Of
the German people at finding the
Lusitahia matter still unsettled, state
that American demands disayowal1 OF
the torpedoing as illegal and declares
that submission would mean colos-
sal injustice, not only as far as the
Lusltania case is concerned. but also
virtually pass q death sentence upon
German submarine lighters. sa5
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FUTURE BATTLES
MUST BE FOUGHT
BY the United States at Least
800 Miles Out at Sea,
Says Sprague.
,v l,.oe,.lep psssn

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The United
States has in Its navy the nucleus OF
the greatest fighting machine In tho
world, according to Frank ]. Sprague,
chairman OF the committee on cleo
tricity and shipbullding Of the naval
consulting board, who returned here
today after spending q month aboard
the battleship New York and witness-
ing the maneuyers of the Atlantic
fleet in southern waters. ~
Mr.. Sprague declared the two most
vital requirements OF the navy at
present are moro officers and men,
and greater efficiency in target prac-
tice. Heysaid the government could
not spend too much money In this re-
gard. = A,N's
Mr.. Sprague said his observations
while aboard the New York had con-
WINGED him that America must BIO pre-
pared to fight Its future battles at
least 1900 miles out at sea, II feel"
he said, that this country, endowed
with such great wealth, should have
the largest navy In the world. or
course, It will be very dificult to con-
vince Congress of this fact. However.
VIC ought ut least to have q navy
strong enough to meet attack In Two
directions IL the occasion requires
Five years. according to Mr..
Sprague, would be required to place
the navy on an equal footing with
that OF Great Britain. provided Con-
gress saw ut to make the necessary
appropriations. ~.
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PERSON.'!A.!'!!L..S:iI

william d. starchef went to Graf
ton Saturday night TO remain over
Sunday with, Mrs. 6tarcher, who IS
visiting relatives there. .i.-.,,,.,, B
j. B. Allison, Of Cameron, rs a,vip-'
3. q, Jones is here from Smith
ton. ..,-,....
Is here on few days VISIT
g. o. Jennison, Of Parkerapurg y
a guest at the Hotel Gore,
]. w. Demarest, Of Weirton y IN
the city on d business visit. We.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. D. Little, Of Par
kersburg. are visiting in the city.
]. q. Watson, Jr, is hers from
Fairmont.
Earl II: Smith; editor Of the 8air-
mont Times, was q business visitor
here Saturday night.
a. D. Souders, the local qmhnAset
at the. United Mills Company, tet.
Sunday for Parkersburg TO attend
the annual stockholders r,eetins
Monday and Tuesday.
'rMfs. Charles = o Tools who, yi2ie2N
Mrs.. Dora Powell, hAgiFeturneo %
her home at 'weston.ea y
william +. Dunkin was here S4t'ir-
day night from Bridgeport
sCletus Stout Of Bird epoft was -
the city Saturday evening.
,FIaaius B. Dayisson, member OF mo
house OF DELEGATES, WAS here H1lNf|||
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
VILLA
Is Proving a Puzzle to the Car
rama Authorities in North-
ern Mexico.

ell PASo, Tex. Feb. 5,-The where
abouts of Francisco villa Is proving
a puzzle to Carransa authorities In
northern Mexico. While several dc.
tachmonts Of troops were securing the
country for fifty miles east of Jaurez,
where Villa was reported to DO adj
yanoing toward the International bor-
der, advices from MADEIRA. Chihauhau.
today reported villa In the Santa Clara
district west Of tho central Mexican
railway. t s ~ q
Carranza troops from MADEIRA,
Buona Ventura and ojo Calientes
were despatched to the Santa Clara
region on the strength OF the MADEIRA
advices while CarranEa detachments
from ojinaga and other points con-
tinue to scour the BosQue Bonito coun-
try east Of Jaurez.
Z General Gabriel Bablrivn at Jaurez
tonight explained that most Of the
troops pursuing villa were infantry.
villa is supposed to have good cavalry
mounts. d
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-06
PRIMARY IS FRAgl
Declares Former President Taft
Who Says Boss Ridden Con.
vention is Really Better.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Feb. s.
"From the boss-ridden convention
with elaboration you will get better
candidates than you will from q pri-
mary" declared former President
Taft, IN an address to the southern
New England Textile Club here to-
night. Mr.. Taft also expressed the
opinion that legislatures were some
times fooled by labor, which, he said,
should be made to appreciate the
spirit Of the constitution. q.
"of all the evils which are sup
posed to be cute-all for all evilsl'
Mr.. Taft said, "the direct primary Is
the worst. The primary is so work
ed that 1t can only be used BY the
rich man who can build up his own
machine or by the regular machine.
Both. of these things the primary Is
supposed to have abolished. The gen.
erai primary is fraud"
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NOTICES FILED
For the Primary Election in In
diana State to the Number
of Fully 1000.
t.y A.,oe,A1ro ,.s,s,

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5.-The
time for fling Notice Of candidacy
for every office in Indiana which Is to
be voted on in the primary Of March
Z, expired at midnight tonight. APP
proxlmately 1000 candidates for rep
resentative in Congress, membership
IN the legislature, prosecuting at
torney and Judge filed with the secre-
tary OF state notice OF their desire
to have their names placed on the
primary ballot. The time for can
dldates for president, vice president,
United States senator and state OFF,
GERS to file notices expired thirty
days ago.
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FORMER NEWSPAPER
MAN NOW PRESIDENT
of the Mahan Advertising
Company Located at Chi
cage, III.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.---Announce-
r,ent Of an important change in tho
Mahin Advertising Company was
made yesterday. John Lee Mahin,
founder of the Company. has sold his
interests to William II. Rankin, and
retires at once from the presidency OF
the organization.
Mr.. Rankin. the new president OF
the company. has been Vice president
Of It during the last seven years. He
came to Chicago in 1907 to assume
the western management OF the
Street Railways Advertising Company
under Thomas Balmer. WHO'S now In
England. He has a wide reputation
as an advertising man Of progressive
ideas and unusual experience.
Before he came to Chicago in 1907 (.
Mr.. Rankin had thorough training,
not only in newspaper. farm paper,
magazine and street car Advertising,
but as o circulation manager Of the
Star League OF newspapers, advertise
ing manager Of farm paper and rs
business manager of the Bobbs-Mer-
rill magazines In Indianapolis.
Mr.. Rankin is known from Boston
to San Francisco as a man OF unu-
sual merchandising and ADVERTISING
ability, and his success In the adver-
Using field has been continuous,
Under his direction the Mahin Ad;
yertising Company will undoubtedly
maintain its position as one OF the
most prominent and successful agen-
cies In America. asf,
Associated with Mr.. Rankin are
Wilbur d. Nesblt, who will be Vice
president, and Herman A. Groth, who
will continue in Office as secretary
and treasurer OF the Mahin Advertise
ing Company. Both gentlemen are
we'll known in the advertising world
and each has had an extended and
successful experience in building up
the company with which they will
continue to be identified.
The Mahin organization Will re-
main intact. No changes Will be
made in any Of the various depart
ment.
In retiring from the presidency OF
the Mahin Advertising Company John
Lee Mahin said concerning the men
who are to succeed him in the man
agement Of It: ~
GAS I picked all these men for the
work they are now doing, there can
be no question Of my sincerity when
I say the customers Of the Mahin Adj
yertising Company cannot mffer by
this change.
"As for myself, I shall be able to
crafty long-cherished desire to do
business and live in New York City.
ION May 2 II is my intention to
open an office there. In the meantime,
/ shall give the Mahin Advertising
Company any service Of which ! am
capable in furthing Its interests"
Mr.. Mahin stated that his remarks
were to be regarded MS indicative OF
the friendship existing between him
and the men with whom he has been
associated.
ell .
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! AEROP[ANES'''
Are Reported Seen Following
the Line of the Grand Trunk
Railway In Canada.

OTTAWA, ont, Feb. 5.-Colonei
Sherwood, head Of the Canadian
secret service, was informed by tele-
phone tonight that three aeroplanes
had been seen on the Canadian SIDE
Of the st. Lawrence river. apparently
following the line OF the Grand Trunk
railway which connects Messina
Springs. N. Y. with Montreal. They
were reported to have been observed
come distance north Of the Canadian
boundary line, heading IN the direc-
ton Of Montreal.
Colonel Sherwood said he was In
clined to believe his informants al
though considered reliable persons, 4.
we're mistaken as was the case when.
the mayor Of Brookyille u year ago
reported aeroplanes having crossed'
that town in the direction Of ottaMa.
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old Former pool in Morristownship.
Greene county, Pa. Is attracting at
tention. The Carnegie Natural 6
Company has drilled Its test on the
Cynthia Conger farm deeper into the
sand and developed a pay and the
hole filled up 1900 feet with fluid.
It will make a fair producer. The
same company's we'll on the ]. S.
Watson farm had been flowing at the
rate Of fifty barrels day. but quit
and will be put to pumping. Resi-
dents Of Waynesburg and Washing
ton have been attracted to the new
discovery and leasing has been active.
It is claimed that there is room for
a pool in that vicinity.
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GOVERNOR JOHNSON
the Republicans and
Progressives All to Be To-
gether in June. 81

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-During din
ner Of the real estate board Of New
York tonight, Governor Whitman con-
yersed over the long distance tele-
phone with Governor Hiram Johnson.
Of California, and this was the YER
sion Of the conversation given out:
Governor Johnson" said the New
York state executive, expect that you
will soon come over to the Republic
can party-to our party. What do you
think about III"
sOh," responded Governor Johnson,
hesitating momentarily, 81 expect we
will all be together in June"
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COLONEL HOUSE
Is Received a Second Time in
Audience by the President
of France.

PARIS, Feb. 5.-President Poin-
care today received Colonel E. M.
House and the American Ambassador
William G. Sharp and talked with
them for some time. 1t was Colonel
Houses second interview with the
president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp gave dinner
at the American embassy last night in
honor of Colonel House. 1t was at
tended by Premier BRAND and var
ious members Of the diplomatic corps
and the American colony.
Colonel House expects to complete
his work in Paris on Monday and
leave for home by way Of London the
following day. ,rG .t,r n