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The Benson signal., 1916-12-09
LATE
MAR KET
Western Newspaper Union News Service
DENVER MARKETS.
@ U oTATIo N s

Cattle.
Steers, ebay fed), good to
choice ce..................s7.25@S.25
Steers (hay fed), fair to
good ................... 6.75@725
Steers, grassers, good to
choice 7.OO@S.25
Steers, grassers. fair to
good ................... 6.5o@7.OO
Heifers, prime .......... 6.75@7.5O
Cows (hay fed), good to
choice .................. 6.25@7oo
Cows ebay fed, fair to
good ................... 5.5O@6.25
Cows, grassers (good) 80. 6.25@6.75
Cows, grassers (fair) ..... 5.30@6.25
Cows, Gamers ............ 4.00@5.25
Veal calves .............. 15OQS.oo
Bulls 4.5OW0.oO
Feeding COWS ............ 4.5OW5.oU
Breeding heifers ......... 6.25@7.6O
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice ............... IOO@7.75
Feeders and stockers, fair
to good ...............-.6 6.OO@1Oo
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair ............ 5.75Q6.25
Hogs.
Good Hogs ................9.5O 9.5OW1U.OO
Sheep.
WetherS .................. .$1.75Q QS.lo
Yearlings 9.OO@9.5O
Lambs .1O.75@11.5O
Ewes 6.75@7.50
Feeder lambs. .9.5O@1O25
Feeder ewes ............. 5.50@6.50
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Chicago Grain and Provision Price,

Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.
Chicago. Wheat-No. 2 red, STA;
No. hard, $1.71h@1.7412.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 91@91Ac; No.
4 yellow, 88@89Ac; No. white, $50
89c.
= oats-No. white, 5S@54Ac; stand
ard, 53% Q55c.
Rye-No. 2, $1.51.
Barley-90c@$1.25.
Timothy-$3.00@5.50.
Clover-$12.00Q17.50.
Pork-$28.50.
Lard-$170O.
Ribs-$13.87@14.50.
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Preparedness.

Mamma, 1 wish, 1 had a crutch,"
complained Johnnie.
"What in the world does a boy with
two good straight legs want with a
crutch?"
"Well, mamma, it's a good thing to
practice on in case you get hurt and
have to use it some time"
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09
Cotton Market.

New York. - Cotton - December
1920; January, 2O.35; March, 2O.53;
May, 20.75; July, 20.76; October, 1857
Middling upland, 2045.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09

Boulder-Tungsten concentrates, go
per cent, SIG to $17 per unit; crude
ores, 60 per cent, SIS; 25 per cent,
$9.40 to $12;, 10 per cent, $50 to $40
per unit
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Fruit.
Vegetables.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Metal Market Quotations.

Bar silver-743sc.
Spelter, per 100 lbs, st. Louis
$1O.83.
Lead, per 100 lbs, New York-$7.00.
Copper, casting-$30.6213.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09

Don't be misled Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. ADV.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09
Cripple Creek Output otals $1,251 1856.

Cripple Creek.-The ore production
for the Cripple Creek district in the
month of November amounted to 75,-
623 tons, with an average value of
1854, according to the mill reports.
The gross bullion was $1.251,356. The
figures are as follows:
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09

One system of winning at love is
systematic flattery.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09

Total. $1,000 .55, 1928 $16.54 $1,251, 1856
During the month of October divi-
dends amounting to $4,000 were paid
out as follows: Cresson Consolidated
(n4onthly), $4,000; Golden Cycle
Mining and Milling Company (month-
ly), $4,000.
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09
GRAIN,

Wheat, ch. mill, 100 lbs, buying $2.67
Rye, Colo, bulk, 100 lbs, buying. LIS
Idaho oats, bulk, buying ....... 1856
Colorado oats, bulk, buying 1.90@1.95
Corn chop, sack, selling ........ 2.l3
Corn in sack, selling ......... 2.1O
Bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs, sell
ing 15O
The Benson signal., 1916-12-09
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Metal Market Prices.

WetaI MaFKeI FTICeS.
Bar silver-74asc.
Spelter, per 100 lbs, st. Louis
$1OS3.
Lead, per 100 lbs, New York-$7.00
Copper, casting-$3O62h.
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
F. o. B. Denver, Carload Price.
Hay.

Buying Prices.
Colorado upland, per ton. $14.00@15.OO
Nebraska upland, per ton 12.OO@13.OO
Second bottom Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton 11.50@12.5O
Timothy, per ton ...... 16.OO@17.O0
Alfalfa, per ton ......... 11.O0@12.OO
South Park, choice, per
ton ................... 17.Oo@1s.OO
San Luis Valley, per ton 14.5O@15.50
Gunnison Valley, per ton 15.5O@16.5O
Straw, per ton ......... 1000 500
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Flour.
Selling Prices.
Standard, Colorado, net ........$4.4O
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Butter

Butter.
Creameries, ex. 1st grade, lb. 40
Creameries, End grade, lb. -. .36@37
Process .36@37
Packing stock ............. 30
Fruit.
Apples, Colo, fancy, box ..$1.00@20O
Pears, Colo, box. ......... 2.50@3.00
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Live Poultry
EGGS.

Eggs.
Eggs, graded No. 1 net, F.
O. B. Denver ........... 48
Eggs, graded No. net, F.
O. B. Denver .......... 80
Eggs, case count, misc.
Cases, less commission. 1.00@11.5O
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
MANN USES SOME WORDS
WEBSTER FAILED TO RECORD
Rural Mail Carrier Says Irrigation
Water is Taking All the Joy
Out of Life

"Blankety blank!!$+'fb To1]A@
said Ed Mann, carrier on rural route
No. 2, as he puffed into this Office Sat
urday afternoon, just after he had re-
turned from his daily trip. II want
to tell ye irrigation water is going to
cost some Of those Highlanders a
blankety blank site more than 50 an
acre this year if they don't stop let
ting it run into the roads. have
been talking my head off trying to
get Jim Clements and Henry Thamke
to spend little money on the High
land roads. They have been mighty
nice about it, too, but no sooner does
the road crew get bad place fixed
up than some blankety blank farmer
let's his irrigation water slop over
and wash all the work away. Now
how's a feller going to ever get any
good roads as long as the farmers
pull stunts like that?
"Do you know what I'm going to
do? Well, the next rancher that lets
his water spill I'm coming down town
and have a warrant sworn out for his
arrest. I don't give whoop if it's
nv own dad" Exit Ed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
TEACHERS LEAVE TO BLOW
IN HARD-EARNED WAGES
Majority of Corps now Gone for Sum.
mer Months, on Duty or
Pleasure Bent

A majority of the teachers have al
ready scattered to the, four points in
search of their summers recreatio 1.
Miss Jorgensen and Miss Pinkerton
Miss Jorgensen and Miss Pinkerton
left for their homes in the east Fri
day night, the former going to Wells.
Minn., and the latter to Waupaca,
Wis, Miss Fylpa left the same night
for Flavel, thence to her home in San
Francisco by boat. Miss Mimbach
left Saturday for brief visit in Lew
iston before proceeding to her home in
Henderson, Mimi. Miss Berg Max
welled to her home in North Yakima
Saturday. Miss Brown left Tuesday
for Toppenish where she will visit for
a few days before going to North Yak
ina where she will be guest at the
Berg home. Later she will 60 to her
home in Auburn, accompanied by Miss
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
KENNEWICK TAKES
ONE FROM PROSSER
County Seat Team Defeated by
One Score in Close, Clean
Game - Score 3 to 2

The good old days of Henning and
Murray, of wilted neck-wear and hus-
ky-throated side-lines were briefly re-
called Sunday when Prosser almost
scored in the first half of the ninth
inning. The score was to 2 in Ken
newick's favor, there was a runner
on third and the batter looked like
he was going to bean the ball clear
over the heads of the enthusiastic
rooters on the canal bank. He didn't,
He famed and is still trying to figure
out what kind of stuff Morain put on
the three balls at which he whitfield.
1t was a good game and anybody's
until a third goose egg had been
chalked up in 'Prosser's frame in the
ninth inning. The County Seaters
started off at pace which promised
victory when they put one run across
in the first inning, but Kennewick
put two over in their turn and added
one more in the third. This ended the
scoring until the seventh when Pros
ser gave local fans spasm of heart
ache when they put another mark on
the score board. But that was ALL
The pitchers did the rest and the rows
Of goose eggs were unbroken.
With Lefty" Copeland at first, De-
vers at second, Murphy at short, Ray
Copeland third and Gill behind the bat
Kennewick had one of the snappiest
infields it has lined up for some time
Morain was never in trouble. He had
lots of stedm, good control and never
lost his smile. 1t looked like old times
to see Don Stull galloping around in
left field. And who do you suppose
hurdled the sagebrush out in right
field? Yes, who, but "Sully." He was
"there" too, until he hurt his arm in
the seventh and was replaced by Cat
chell.
Ray Copeland played nice game at
third, fielding several difficult chances
perfectly, while Devers had bad day,
letting three get by him. Haughton
of Prosser, made fine catch of a
long foul in left field. Morain famed
nine of the county seat boys and was
batted safely only three times. Swar-
thout, pitching for Prosser, after an
unsteady first inning, settled down and
pitched good ball, striking out eleven
and allowing seven safe swats.
The same teams will play at Prosser
next Sunday. Following is the score
by innings:
Kennewick 201 o o % o o Ks
Prosser 10 o 0 90 o o.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
CITIZENS DON'T APPROVE
OF COMMISSIONS SCHEME
Think Plans for Harbor Improvement
Too Broad-Hearing is Ad-
journed Until Monday

The sentiment at Mondays hearing
by the commissioners Of the Port Of
Kennewick seemed to be largely an
tagonistic to the comprehensive
scheme Of improvement which was un-
der discussion. A petition protesting
against the adoption of the plans was
presented signed by As representative
citizens. r. E. Pratt, who was in a
way sponsor for the petition, did most
of the talking against the proposed
plans. Mr.. Pratt said that while he
realizes that the mere adoption of
plans, no matter how comprehensive,
may do no harm, he thinks that the
magnitude Of the improvements incor-
porated in the plans are entirely out
of reason. He advocates modest
scheme of Improvement which will in
clude the purchase Of the present dock
and the building Of a warehouse Of
reasonable capacity. This, he claims,
is the general local sentiment toward
river front improvement at present.
The hearing was adjourned until
next Monday at two o'clock, at the
Commercial club rooms, when further
discussion of the plans will be taken
up. Until some scheme of improve
ment is adopted, the commissioners
hands are tied, even so far as making
repairs on the present dock, for they
cannot use any of the funds raised by
tax levy last year, until they have
adopted an improvement scheme up
on which to work. What few expenses
the commissioners have already incur
red have been paid by wharfage fees.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
SAY! HAVE YOU
STRAW-VOTED?

Who would you like to see
elected to the presidency next
November? Teddy? Woodrow?
Hughes? Root? Ford, maybe?
OF course you have choice
everyone has. Then hunt up
the straw-vote coupon in this
paper, fill it out and mail or
bring it to this office. And do
it NOW, for this is your last
chance. This is part of ma
tion-wide contest being conduct
ed by the American Press As
sociation. The votes from thou
sands of towns thruout the
country will be tabulated and
the result will be printed in the
Courier Reporter. Vote today.
If you can't find a coupon, write
your choice and your name on a
slip of paper or a postal card
and get it to us during the next
few days. It doesn't cost any
thing and you don't even have
to register.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
MORE ORDERS THAN
BERRIES THIS WEEK
Fruit Not Ripening Fast Enough
to Meet Demand Market
is Stronger Today

Kennewick ,Richland Strawberries
are not ripening fast enough to any
where near supply the demand, ac-
cording to Sales Manager Blot, of the
Marketing Union. There has been but
day or two of real strawberry
weather since picking commenced
days of good, hot sunshine, to bring
the fruit up to full size and put on
the "three-fourths red"-and as re-
suit the Union has had to cut down
orders right and left to keep all their
buyers supplied.
When asked where he was finding
the best demand, Mr.. Blot said: "There
is no best market, or no poor market.
Portland, Spokane, Seattle - every
where they are demanding far more
berries than we can get. could be
selling solid cars now, if had the
stuff; instead I have to split and cut
the orders so as to make what berries
we have go as far as we can."
Shipments to date have been about
1000 crates, the ,Kennewick district
furnishing about 600 and the Rich
land 4046. Deliveries last night were
TOO crates locally and 500 from Rich
land. The market is stronger today
than yesterday, $3.50 being secured at
some points.
The frosty nights of few days ago
did practically no damage in the berry
patches, except, of course, to hold them
back little. Most of those, however,
who were Dragging about how nice
their early potatoes were looking, are
not saying so much now. Potatoes
will not be injured materially, but the
frost set most of them back week OF
ten days. Tree fruits were not in
jured, the frosts which played havoc
generally thruout the fruit districts
of the Northwest having left this val.
ley practically unscathed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
TRADE CHANGE

Announcement is made this week
by the Kennewick Hardware company
that they will no longer handle i'm
plements, having traded their stock of
implements to The Produce company
and in turn taking over that firms
stock of hardware, such as wire, nails,
fencing, pumps and pipe. The Mat
techeck Hardware company also fig
ures in the deal, taking over the line
of walking plows formerly handled by
the Kennewick Hardware company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18

Berg, who will remain on the Coast
urtil her sisters school closes.
Miss Bonsall and Miss Ryan are Wis
iting in Waitsburg and Portland re-
spectively, before going to their homes
in Spokane and Cheney. Miss Pearl
left Wednesday for her home in Spo-
kane. Miss Shier will go east in June
and Miss Makens and Miss Nelson will
go home shortly after the first of the
month, the former to Aberdeen, N. d.
and the latter to Wisconsin. Miss Nor
ris will go to her home in Easton, stop
ping at Ellensburg to attend the COM
mencement exercises at the normal
school.
Misses Williams, Cunningham
Showers and Sponsor will summer in
Kennewick. Frank Green left We'd
nesday for his home in Seattle, where
he will probably do some work in the
University summer school. William
Meikle has gone to his home in Castle
Rock. He will have charge of the
boys and girls club work in Clark
county this summer. He was ac-
companied by Elmer Crosby, who ex-
poets to visit several weeks with Fred
Meikle. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis expect tc
take a cottage at one of the Coast
summer resorts later in the season.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18

CONTINUED on page eight
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18

Mrs. Grant A. Stewart, daughter
Jean and Mrs. Davenpeck left Monday
for Republic, where they will visit for
a time before going to Laurier, Wash.
to spend the summer with Mr.. Stew
art. The Stewart home is being oc-
cupied for the summer by Miss Stow
ers and Miss Spenser.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18

M. B. Elliott, Of Kiona, was in Ken
newick the first Of the week and came
into this Office to leave an ad. for the
Dodge Brothers Motor car, for which
he is agent in this county. He has
a branch Office at Kiona and garage
and Offices at Prosser, and now seeks
to open a branch in this end Of the
county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-05-18
P. P. & LIGHT CO.
EARNS DIVIDENDS
Annual Report is Filed with Pub
lie Service Commission in
Olympia

The annual report OF the racine
Powre & Light company was filed
with the public service commission in
Olympia last Friday. The report
shows net income for the year of
S49,817.88 and dividends paid out sag-
gregating 1901, $50. This company,
with headquarters in Portland, Ore
gon, operated power, light, gas, water
and railway facilities in North Yaki-
na, Walla Walla, Kennewick, Pasco,
ard number Of smaller places in
scnth central Washington.
The report, covering the combined
activities of the company, shows that
operating revenues were 81 1863, ,496.75
while incorporating revenues were
$56, 6,344.O5, giving total revenues of
$1,419, $4,000. Discounts and adjust
ments totaled $75, ,588. .98, leaving gross
revenues of 81, ,343, ,251.82.
Operating expenses were $549, .09
segregated as follows: Electric $685.
732.46; gas, s115,s04.14; water, $46,-
1871 and railway, s28,732.02. The
gross income Of the company, hence,
was 9S,824.09, which left, after de-
Quoting taxes and, other items, the
sum of $349,817.88 as net income.
After dividends h1d been paid and
other dispositions had been made of
the income, the surplus of the COM
pany for the year totaled $26, ,067.SS.
With its accumulated surplus, the sur
plus at the end Of the year totaled
s137 ,258.56.
The Washington times., 1916-12-16
SENATE FAvORS CLERKS
Sentiment Strongly In Favor OF
Substantial Pay Increases.

signs are multiplying that the
Senate viii grant substantial pay in
creaScs To Government employees.
Sentiment In the Senate Approprla-
lions Committee In known Ia be
strongly inclined TO do something
substantial for the clerks and ems
ployes Of the Government.
senator Galllnger's resolutions Of
yesterday, directed toward the queE.
ton whether II H. feasible to sell
fOodstuns to all Government EN-
nloyeS through Government agencies
are indicative OF the feeling In the
senate that the Government employees
are having hard struggles to meet
the high cost OF living.
Senator Shields Of Tennessee says
the system OF fixing wages OF Gov.
eminent employees II wrong. and
some steps must no taken TO remedy
II.
senator Weeks has declared for a
comprehensive revision OF Govern
mont salaries.
Others who are favorable to more
pay for the Government employees are
la Toilette, Underwood, Pomerene,
Chamberlain. and Smith OF Maryland,
The Washington times., 1916-12-16
EXTRA SESSION FIGHT
kltehin and Adsmson Opposed to
Plan Of Newlands.

Iny attempt by tho senate TO de,
an extra session. TO pass the
y dents railroad program. will
meet with strong opposition In the
House
Tho President l. known 90 be op.
posed to mn extra session.
There n no need for AN extra scs
sion declared Majority Leader Kitch,
~ and Chairman Adamson, OF he
ltou'" Interstate Commerce Commit,
tee, today, "if the Senate wants 20
pass the legislation now II can do II.
Nearly three months OF the session
remain, IL the senate passes the
laws, the House win do its part"
hit"hln and Adamson agreed that
lhey VIII not consent To Il "rallroad"
session, II would obviously he much
harder, as both maintained, To pass
Sht legislation at AN extra session,
VIII new Congress, the completion
or when siEl T. unsettled, then IL
wouih b. nov, before the Complex ion
both pt senate and House changes.
tolE roe siuap AdamsOn said lac would
hSl Senator Newlands to amend the
eNtra secession statement he made last
nEhl fuugrcssman Kitchin concur
rel IN The suggestion.
Qu an say for both Of us" he
epte, shat there is absolutely no need
ser any extra session"
The Washington times., 1916-12-16
TROPHY is AWARDED
Girls Team Of Elizabeth v. Bron
School 10 Honored.

The trophy for the girls basketball
championship of the Mt. Pleasant hi
vision of the playground league was
awarded To the team OF the Elizabct I'll
v Brown school by the Department OF
Fairgrounds yesterday,
Presentation was made by Miss Ella
Gardner, director az girls games,
Miss Constance Weaver, who has
been coach of The team made IA short
address commencing the winners.
on behalf of the team, Miss Mar
jorie carrOthers. the captain, In a
short speech accepted the trophy,
The trophy Is large bronze and
gold PLAGUE mounted on forest green
quarter oak.
The Washington times., 1916-12-16
y
NOLAN BILL MAY
REACH VOTE SOON
Likely to Be Offered as an
Amendment to Executive
Budget Measure.
DEPENDS ON SPECIAL RULE
Employees Friends Hope to
Bring About Consideration
Of Other Plans.
DEPENDS ON SPECIAL RULE

4 parliamentary situation is>1evel
opinR In the House that may bring
about an early vote on the Nolan bill
for a minimum wage scale OF 50 per
day for Government employees.
This bill, which occupied q none too
favorable place on the regular calen.
dars, probably will be offered as an
amendment to the legislative, execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
the House.
May Consider Other Plans.
II all depends upon whether the
friends OF the Government clerks In
the House can defeat the previous
question and amend a special rule
which the Appropriations Committee
must have to put through section
OF the Legislative. executive and judi.
cial budget. Section q carries slight
Increases for Government clerks In
the departments covered by this par.
ticular bill. The increases are as
much rs the Appropriations Commit.
tee VIII recommend, but are not sat
isfactory to dozens OF House members
who want larger boost for the
clerks.
The Appropriations Committee has
decided TO ask for n special rule civ.
ing privileged status To- section q.
fords opportunity to bring about con.
sidetation OF other plans for the re.
lief OF the Government employees.
Want Broad Ruie.
I'VE are for rule to take up the
question Of salaries" said House
member today, but We want this rule
80 framed that we can offcr the Nolan
hill and other salary scales as amend.
mcnts to the Legislative budget. II
the Rules Committee will bring In q
broad rule IL viii not be necessary
to- fight u out ON sthe floor. II the
rule applies only to section u. we
must defeat the previous question on
tho rule, and this will enable US to
modify the rule and make other legir.
lption for tho clerks In order. This II
the plan we are working on. and the
chances are good for getting n vote
ON the Nolan. plan and other increase
propositions"
Members OF the Appropriations
Committee are anxious To see section
six approved as IL stands, and are
avcrHe IL opening up the discussion
Of minimum wage bills, and the Pen.
rose. Austin bill for increases ranging
from 10 To 20 per cent for Government
clerks. The committee Will use every
parliamentary eNpedient to put
through the rule and section six with
out change,
The Washington times., 1916-12-16
VERMONT AVE. CHURCH.

!, Service ~ The Vermont Avenue
christian Church tomorrow win be
epndnrted by the pastor. the R.y
Earle Wtlhcy At the usual hours.
Iiblo school VIII be held al 10 o'clock
The preaching SERVICES viii be al ii
a. m. and p. m. Prayer meeting is
announced for Thursday at p. m