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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
GARAGE Ventilation.

As we understand it-and surely
there is no possibility Of too clear in
formation upon the subject-there are
two kinds of dangerous gases incident
to running the automobile, carbon di,
oxide and carbon monoxide, says the
Automobile Dealer and Repairer. Car.
bon dioxide is nonsupporter Of life,
and, although not in the strict sense
poisonous gas, to remain in an at.
,mosphere Of it for any length Of time
would be likely to prove fatal. Thus
it is that to stay in the vicinity Of the
exhaust even for little while and
where it cannot be dissipated quickly
by the air, as 1t is a very heavy gas,
causes headache or faintness. Carbon
monoxide, it appears, is the product
of incomplete combustion and is far
more fatal I'm fits effects. ........
The lesson is easy and simple. 1t is
that an engine should not be run more
than few minutes in closed garage.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
STANDARDIZATION.
Cleaning Automobile Lamps.

Much of the efficiency Of the electric
Or parabola lamp depends upon the
cleanliness Of the rehectors, says the
Automobile Dealer and Repairer. As
a rule, the refiectors are silver plated
and highly polished. They require diff
ferent treatment from the gas head
lights, as the latter are Of glass and are
not as easily scratched. If the electric
headlight becomes dirty do not wipe it,
but employ stream Of cold water to
displace the dust or dirt and permit
the surface to dry by the air.
If the refectors become dull after
continued service they can be partially
restored by using a soft channels, with
red rouge or crocus. This material
should be used sparingly. and the
channels must be soft as we'll as free
from wrinkles. Place a wad of cotton
about the size Of an egg within the
chamois. This will afford a smooth
surface for wiping.
When properly used crocus will not
scratch the silver plate. Moisten the
channels with alcohol, then apply the
crocus to the channels. Press very
lightly and wipe with a rotary motion.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
An Eccentric Bishop.

Bishop Wilson of Calcutta had as
housekeeper a venerable lady who re-
membered the duel between Sir Philip
Francis and Warren Hastings on Aug.
II, 1850. On entering the cathedral on
a Sunday morning. fully robed, lawn
sleeves and all, and passing the pew
where the old lady sat he would pause
and give her the kiss Of peace" before
all the congregation, and this although
he had met her at breakfast
His sermons, too, were racy. Preach
ing against dishonesty. especially in
horseiesh. as one Of the great English
failings in India, he went on, 'Nor are
. we, servants Of the altar, free from
yielding to this temptation" Pointing
to the occupant of the reading desk be-
low him: There is my dear and ven
cradle brother, the archdeacon, down
there. He is an instance of it BE
once sold me horse. 1t was unsound
I was a stranger. and he took me
in" 49,. ..- -....zg... s, -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
Alaska's Mineral Output.

The Alaska mining industry as a
whole was more prosperous in 1915
than in any previous year. This is In
dicated by the value Of the total min
eral output, which is estimated to have
been $32,OO0,OO0, compared with $19,-
064 1868 for 1914 The highest value
for any previous year was in 1906,
when Alaska produced $23,37S, 42S
worth of minerals, but this was at a
time when the bonanza placers Of Fair
banks and Nome were yielding their
greatest returns, says United States
geological survey bulletin. The high
value Of the mineral output In 1915
was due in large measure to the extra
ordinary amount Of copper that was
mined. Preliminary estimates indi-
cate this to be S3.S5OOO0 pounds. val
ued mt S14.4O0.OO0.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
CAMELS OF THE DESERT.
Their Peculiar AdaptabiIity to Life In
the Sandy Wastes.

the Sandy Wastes.
The camel thrives only in desert
regions. And herein lies its useful
ness to man, for by its means alone Is
he enabled to cross barren tracts 9TH
erwise impossible This ability to live
without water and with little food for
long periods is due to two natural res
ervoirs. Water is stored in special
pockets in the lining Of the stomach.
while large mass Of fat is stored on
the back, forming the characteristic
hump, though, according to popular be-
lief, it is here that the water is held.
Though it will manage to subsist for
long periods on the thorny scrub such
as forms the only vegetation of desert
areas and with very little water. its
complacency in these matters may be
overtaxed. as was disastrously shown
during the first expedition to Khartum
Two other factors in the adaptability
Of the camel to desert life have to be
taken into account. These are the feet
and nostrils. The first named have but
two toes. protected by very thick.
horny pads to resist the burning sand.
while the nostrils are long and slitlike
and can be closed at will, thereby en-
abling the animal to survive the awful
sandstorms which so frequently en-
danger the lives of travellers In these
inhospitable regions.-St Paul Pioneer
Press
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
ATLAS AND HIS LOAD.
Il Was the Heavens, Not the Earth,
the Titan Of Mythology Upheld.

Il Was the Heavens, Not the Earth,
the Titan Of Mythology Upheld.
Strictly speaking. "atlas" is a mis-
homer for map book, since it was
not the world, but the heavens, that
the Atlas of mythology upheld. Mer-
Gator, the famous Dutch geographer,
who made globes for Emperor Charles
v. of Germany, was the first to use
the name in this connection. choosing
it as a convenient and in some sort an
appropriate title, because Atlas, the
demigod. figures with a world upon his
shoulders as frontispiece of some
early works on geography.
Atlas, it was said, made war with
other Titans upon Zeus and, being
conquered. was condemned to bear
heaven upon his head and hands. Lat
er tradition represented him as man
changed by means Of MeduSa's head
into a mountain, upon which rested
heaven and all its stars.
In any case. Atlas was always asso-
ciated with heavy burden strongly
borne. Thus Shakespeare makes War
wick say to Gloucester, "Thou art no
Atlas for SO great q weight"
1t is not difficult to see how by an
association of ideas this came to be
chosen as the name for book of
maps which upholds and exhibits to
us the whole world.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
FORM OF THE EARTH.
g Has Changed but Very Little In
Many Millions Of Years.

"dhy "ltionS OF redT8s .
The earth's form is that which its
rotation period demands. Undoubtedly
If the period has changed the form has
changed. Given a little time. solids
under great pressure f1ow quite read
lily into new forms.
Now, any great slowing down Of the
earth's rotation period within geologi
cal times would be expected to show
In the surface features. The strain
should have wrinkled, so to speak, In
the equatorial regions and stretched
in the polar regions if the earth
changed from a spheroid that was con
siderably flatter than it now is to its
present form. Mountains. as evidence
of the folding Of the rock strata,
should exist in profusion in the torrid
zone and be scarce in or absent from
the higher ATTITUDES Of the earth.
Such differential effects do not exist,
and it seems to follow that changes In
the earth's rotation period and In its
form could have been only slight while
the qualification Of our rocks was In
progress Biologists estimate from the
deposition of denudation and sedimen.
tation that the formation Of the rock
strata has consumed from 100000
to 100000 years.
II the earth had substantially its
present form S0.OOOO0O years ago we
are safe In saying that the period OF
time represented in the building up OF
the earth from small nucleus to its
present dimensions has been vastly
longer. probably reckoned in the thou
sands of millions of years.-W. w.
Campbell in Scientific Monthly
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

Chairman Committee on Industrial
Preparedness.'
ed into boards Of five men each, who,
under tn, committees direction, are
setting out to make a complete survey
Of American industry for The first time
In the history Of the United States gov
eminent.
These state directors will be under
the immediate guidance Of w. 8. Gift
ford, chief statistician of the American
Telephone land Telegraph company,
who is acting as supervising director
Of the work. Under them will work
the more than 10000 highly educated
! members Of the American Society of
Civil Engineers, the American Institute
Of Mining Engineers, the American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers, the
American Institute of Electrical Engi-
ciety.
The state directors, who also become
associate members Of the naval con-
sulting board, have just received APP
pointment by the secretary of the navy.
l. making public their names Mr.. Cot
I'm said:
"The names and standing of these
men speak for themselves. They have
been selected by their own professional
associates with the ONLY standard
that Of efficiency and integrity. They
work without pay; indeed, the services
Of many of them could not be bought.
In my Judgment they form vast. fex-
ible organization, the like of which has
never been known in this or any other
country of the world, and an organiza-
ton, moreover, which from top to bot
tom is absolutely nonpolitical."
The directors from this state are as
fellows:
John Harrisberger of Seattle, from
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, is general superintendent
OF the light and power department OF
the Puget Sound Traction, Light and
Power company and was born, 1871, in
switzerland, later becoming an Amer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

In the Superior Court of the State
Of Washington, in and for Benton
county.
Ida Timm, Plaintiff,
VS..
August Timm, Defendant.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
To the said August Timm, Defend
ant:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
TO APPEAR within sixty days after
the date Of the first publication of this
summons, to-wit: within sixty days af-
ter the 18th day Of May, 1916, to de-
fend the above entitled action in the
above entitled court, and answer the
complaint Of the plaintiff, and serve a
copy of your answer upon the UNDER
signed attorneys for the plaintiff, at
their Office below stated, ind in case Of
your failure sc to 70, judgment will
be rendered az inst you according to
the demand Of the complaint, which
has been filed with the Clerk Of the
said Court.
This action is brought by the plain
tiff to recover judgment against de-
PENDANT, awarding to the plaintiff a
full and complete divorce from the de-
PENDANT and the care, custody and con-
troll Of the minor child of the plaintiff,
and defendant, and for such further
equitable relief as court Of equity
can grant.
MoULToN & JEFFREY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Office and Post Office Address:
KenneWick. Benton County. Washing
ton. 5-18:6-22
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
VIRTUE OF A GOOD LAUGH.
A Tonic That Stimulates the Body
and All Its Organs.

and All Its Organs.
There is not the remotest corner OF
little inlet of the minute blood vessels
of the human body that does not feel
some wavelet from the CONFUSION oc-
casioned by good hearty laughter
The life principle. OF the central
man. is shaken TO the innermost
depths. sending new tides of life and
strength to the surface. thus mate,
rally tending to insure good health to
the persons who indulge therein.
The blood moves more rapidly and
conveys different impression to all
the organs of the body as it visits
them on that particular mystic jour
ney when the man is laughing from
what it does at other times
For this reason every good. hearty
laugh in which a person INDUCES
lengthens his life. conveying. as il
does. new and distinct stimulus TO the
vital forces.
Doubtless the time will come when
physicians. conceding more Importance
than they now do to the influence of
the mind upon the vital forces of the
body, will make up their prescriptions
more with reference to the mind and
less to drugs for them and will. in SO
doing, find the best and most effective
method of producing the required eff.
feet upon the patient
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
Cheaper Trucks After the War.

AS the great war has accelerated the
demand for motortrucks in peaceful
pursuits, so likewise it has FASTENED
the growth of mechanical haulage and
has enabled manufacturers to reduce
prices as consequence of tremendous
ly increased production. True, a study
of comparative prices Of first quality
motortrucks will not reveal any note
worthy reductions, but Immediately
the war stops, and even before. there
present prices. Manufacturers will
make the reduction both from necessi-
ty and from choice.-Engineering Mag
aZine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
When the plague Ragged.

Sir Walter Besant in one OF his
books says of the author Of Robinson
Crusoe" and Journal of the Plaques:
.De Foe was born in the year 1861.
His father lived in Cripplegate, where.
as we know. he had a shop. The
child. therefore. was four years OF age
in the plague year. A child OF four
observes a great deal and may remem-
Der great deal De Foe says: When
any one bought joint of meat ne
would not take It out Of the butchers
hand. but took it of the hooks him.
self. On the other hand. the butcher
would not touch the money. but put It
into a pot full Of vinegar which ne
Kept for the purpose. This must sure.
" have been seen by the child and
remembered. 1t happened In bis ia
theirs shop before his eyes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

Society of Engineers and the Civil En-
gineers' society Of st. Paul, member Of
the Canadian Society of Civil Engi-
neers, the Municipal league of Seattle,
the Rotary club of Seattle and the Sc
attic Commercial club and was captain
Second regiment, United States volun-
teer engineers, during the Spanish
American war
III. X. Benson, from the American
Chemical society. is professor Of in
dustrial chemistry and director Of the
bureau of industrial research at the
University of Washington and was
born, 1877, in Pennsylvania and edu-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
Water Connections.

New water connections are rarely
tight for any length Of time when
first fitted. Watch them for the first
few hundred miles. This applies espe-
cially to new car. II there is leak
age tighten just sufficiently and only
sufficiently to stop it IL you tighten
excessively at first you simply maui
the rubber and do not ultimately pre-
vent leakage. Therefore tighten little
by little as required.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO
FILE CLAIMS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO
FILE CLAIMS
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, for Benton county.
(In Probate)
No. 359
In the Matter of the Estate of Mich
cal Semitic, Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
Letters Testamentary on the Estate
of Micheal Semitic, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned, on the 9Th
day Of April, 1916, by the said SUI
perior Court.
All persons having claims against
said estate, are required to present
them with the necessary vouchers to
me at Kennewick, Washington, within
one year after the date of this notice,
or they shall be forever barred.
Dated at Kennewick, Wash, this
18th day of May, 1916.
A. F. BROWN, Executor.
Moulton & Jeffrey,
Attorneys for Executor. 5-1S:6-8
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
ENGINEERS TO
SURVEY INDUSTRY
D. S. Naval Consulting Board
Names Directors For Work.
PICK FIvEFROM WASHINGTON

Archibald oIin Powell, James ". Pater-
son, John Harrisberger of Seattle,
John Chester RaIston of Spokane and
H.. Benson Have Been Selected to
rabuIate Industrial Preparedness.
Howard e. Coffin, chairman of the
Committee on Industrial Preparedness
Of the Naval Consulting Board Of the
United States, today announced the
names of the $50 state directors. form
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
About Spark PLUGS.

The commencement of ignition should
be as near the center Of the mass of
vapor In the combustion chamber as
possible. To secure this use as long
spark plugs as possible without COM
ing In contact with the top Of the pis-
ton.-Automobile Dealer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
Sound Advice.

II you are in the habit Of being an
innocent bystander take treatment for
your innocence or cease bystanding.-
Judge.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

PROJECTING PART OF TOP Is SAME FOB
FRONT AND REAR
Mechanics. 1t will be noticed that the
top differs from the ordinary single
seat top in that it projects to the rear
as we'll as to the front, keeping the
drivers back shaded without the use
Of a curtain, which hinders the view
when glancing backward.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
Living In Luxury,

..Now that she is rich. ! suppose she
has everything. l. $500 =.
everything; even has trained
nurse to help her nurse groucn."-
!, Louisville Confessional.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

We cannot live better than in seek
ing to become better nor more agree
ably than by having . clear con-
Vcience.-S0crates.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

Top For Automobile Truck.
The style Of automobile top fllustrat-
ed is specially adapted for tank trucks
where its rear projection causes no in
reference with the load, says Popular
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01

Han citizen. Mr.. Harrisberger was
eoucated in Oregon, is a member OF
me Seattle chamber Of commerce ana
mas held responsible positions In the
Sonstruction and operation Of hydro
electric and light and power properties
10 oregon and Washington for the
past twenty years. +
1onn Chester Ralston Of Spokane
,.om the American Institute Of Mining
Ansmeers, is vice president Of the Pa
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
And lam rhi. Was Polite.

Royal banquets in France at any
era between the reign of Francis
and Louis XIV would show the duch-
ess. her napkin tied securely around
her neck. nibbling q bone. the noble
marquis surreptitiously scratching him
self. the belle marquise Withdrawing
her spoon from her lips to help a
neighbor to sauce with it, another fair
creature securing her plate with her
bread. a gallant courtier using his dou.
blet or the tablecloth as towel for his
fingers and two footmen holding a
yard of damask under q lady's chin
while she emptied her goblet at a
draft. All of these at one era or an
other were the usages Of polite society
During q feast of inordinate length 1t
was sometimes necessary to substitute
q clean cloth for the one which the
carelessness or bad manners OF the
guests reduced to q deplorable cOndi
ton
Told No Lie.
Man From Collection Agency-D0
you recognize this note? lmpecunious
One-l can't say that I've ever met IT.
Boston Transcript
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-01
ADVANTAGES OF q compass.

NoVdncA0eS OF y V0mPat8.
A small compass placed where Il 10
easily accessible serves to keep one
posted a to the direction traveled
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-04
Printers Home Notes
(BY Sam Boll.O

Stanford Steele of Typographical I'm
ion No. l73, Dallas, Texas, visited the
Home last Saturday.
w. w. Wilcox of typographical I'm
ION No 50, this city. was a visitor at
the Home last Sunday.
Superintendent john c. Daley left
last Friday. going to New York, for the
purpose OF visiting his mother and other
relative. in Syracuse and Rochester,
stopping also at other cities on the way
East. lie intends to return in about
three weeks
Our new Home physician, DIR. W. ID.
Runyon, who assumed charge two weeks
ago, came here from Iowa City. Iowa,
having been Tor sometime connected
with the state sanatorium. He succeeds
DR.. Gum, who resigned on account OF
i'll health.
At the usual Home concert last Sun
day night the residents, employees and
their friends were pleasingly entertained
by the melodious singing OF William
Cowan, who rendered two solos, entitled
Mine" and Asleep in the Deep" He
was accompanied on the piano by Mrs.
Elma Sunderlin. These are two former
students OF the State Deaf and Blind
School, and have resided in this city for
number OF years. All present showed
by their hearty applause that they very
greatly appreciated their kindly services.
Besides, everyone enjoyed the musical
selections by Prof. Fink's orchestra and
the three reels Of moving pictures.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-04
PROTEST SALE OF DITCH
Resolutions Adopted at Recent Con-
vention of Colorado State Grange
Held in Denver.

BE it resolved by the State Grange
OF the state of Colorado:
Whereas, 1t appears that water
rights in the High Line canal, located
south and cast and near to the city or
Denver, amounting to the entire caPae-
ity of said canal, have been sold to
farmers under it: and,
Whereas, 1t appears that water rights
in the Antero reservoir, amounting to
practically the entire capacity of said
reservoir. have been sold to farmers and
land owners also living under the High
Line canal; and,
Whereas, 1t further appears that the
.o-called owners of these properties
have been attempting for a series of
years TO enter into deals tinctured with
high finance, having for their object
the sale of these properties to various
concerns at prices ranging from 81 ,000,
200 up in defiance of the rights of farm
ers who have bought and paid for wa
ter rights and to their great detrimenr,
their latest attempt in this direction
being an alleged sale to the city and
county OF Denver of rights which are
not possessed by the Antero and Lost
Park Reservoir company or by the
DOherty interests, but are, and of right
should be, owned by the farmers who
paid for them.
Now, Therefore be it resolved:
That we earnestly condemn the meth
DDS OF high finance in relation to the
irrigation enterprises of Colorado. or
this we have had enough and to spare.
We condemn the attempted sale of these
rights to the Doherty interests and the
attempted sale of these rights to the
city and county of Denver, and we be
lieve that an administration of these
in the interests of the farm
crs who bought and paid for them would |
be more conducive to the prosperity of |
the city of Denver and the localities |
where the properties are situated and |
the entire state and its good name. than
anything else that could be done
JOHN MORRIS. Master.
RUDOLPH JOHNSON, Secretary.