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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-29
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest Concerning Our Neighbors Hereabous

we realize that something is different
that we are living in troublous
times, that a national crisis is at
hand. We would do well if we spent
part of the day in serious reflection
lin stock-taking to determine just
where we stand.
One effect of wholesale scrutiny of
our shortcomings during the past few
years has been to make us lose sight
of our blessings-has been to raise a
generation of cynics who see nothing
of good in our institutions. It is true
that we are young nation-pioneers
in government by the people - and
evils have crept in rapidly. Our very
freedom and equality have been Sc
riously threatened from within. But
is that reason for condemning our
government? Let US rather face the
fact that wherever there is country
worth living in, there will the ex-
ploiter be found also. Let US remen1-
Der that it is our country, and what
ever of good it brings us is our bless
ing, and whatever evil is our own fault
it is our country to make of it what
we will. NV.
Rant and grumble, of the evils as
you like, it is nevertheless true that
everywhere we are known as the Land
of Liberty, and half mankind looks to
America as the Hope of the World.
Ours is the greatest heritage of all
ages, and ours is also the GREATEST
RESPONSIBILITY. We have fallen
short of the ideals set forth in the
immortal Declaration and we are
alone to blame. Few of us are called
to take public part in shaping the
course of the nation, but it is the duty
of each one of us to stop and consider,
to think and study so that we can
bring our best efforts to help uphold
our national ideals. And so it would
be fitting observation of the day If
each one of us would get out and
study the Declaration of Independence
and stop and ponder over where we
have failed and how we can help to
attain the ideals there expressed, so
that this country may always be the
Hope of the World.
About this time of year when we
are all cussing the locust and poplar
trees that persist in sending up shoots
in our alfalfa patches, our gardens
and our lawns, we would do well to
take notice Of the sycamore tree. 1t
makes an excellent shaoe cree, and,
according to Frank Struthers, the
roots go straight down.
It is Rumored that the race course
at Belmont Park is about to be re-
opened, and Henry Kramer is spend
ing all his spare time getting his little
bay mare in shape to send east.
It is Rumored that Billy Altrogge
sent off for roller skates for THE girl
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-29
LIVE WIRE SPARKS


The Finley grange will hold regu-
lar old-fashioned Fourth of July cele-
bration at the Tewalt place in Section
81, beginning at 10 o'clock and nobody
knows when it will end. There will
be all kinds of athletic contests for
all kinds, styles, sizes and ages of
people. There will be speaking and
a ball game in the afternoon and
but wait, we are going too fast.
The committee has arranged day
so full of fun that everyone is urged
to get there as near ten o'clock as pos
sible. The athletic contests will be
first. Among other events there will
be:
10O-yard dash, for boys under Is.
1OO-yard dash for girls under Is.
Sack race-nobody barred.
Fat mans race. ."&
Fat ladies' race.
Three-legged race.
Wheelbarrow race. 4E ri
Ginning contests.
Broad jump. !
High jump. 80 &sr..'
Tug of war. s,.
Throwing baseball.
Obstacle races, etc., etc.
Every contestant will get lemon
ade ticket free, and prizes will be of
fered for the winners.
The grange will serve coffee at
noon, and all are expected to bring
their own lunch. The committee de-
cided that this was better than a
community spread on account Of the
saving of time. There will be benches
and tables provided for those too stiff
in the knees or too big around the
middle to sit on the grass. There
will be an ice cream joint well stocked
with palate ticklers, such as pop, can
dy, chewing gum, cigars, etc.
After dinner Rev. X. s. Tontz will
address us on Good Citizenship, and
we wish everyone could hear what he
has to say, for it is subject for SER
ious consideration in these unsettled
times.
After dinner there will be ball
game and anyone wishing to play
should apply at once to Ed. Angel.
The celebration is not for Changers
alone, but all are welcome. The Horse
Heaveners, the people Of Kennewick
and the people Of Hover are particu.
larry invited. The committee in charge
consists Of Frank Struthers, chair.
man, VIM. Tewalt, Guy Moore, Gler
Hitchcock, Ed. Angel, H. F. Cooper
To get, to the Tewalt place from
Kennewick, take the oiled road as fan
as Bowles' corner, (the last house be.
fore crossing the s., P. & S. tracks)
and then turn south one-half mile.
As we approach the 4th this year
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CLIP THIS

Schedule Of free ferry between Kan.
and Pasco: Ael'
Gundar LII
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Handicapped

Mansel Tewalt misses his pony
most on Sunday nights, for the new
horse doesn't know the route yet, and
has to be driven.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-06-29

All vehicles free. Persons, Sunday.
Zoe; the Fourth, Sc. Regular fare FOR
service at any other time.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

Chas. E. Berian
Mrs. Madi Green
E. C. Johnson
Mrs. James Mathews
Miss Mildred Me!de
Miss C. Wallams
June 26, 1916
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10

The mercury rocketed today after
two days of comparatively cool wealth
er. At 3 o'clock the reading was 100
degrees. The wind is blowing at the
rate of twenty-four miles an hour
from the southwest
This morning at Edmonton, Canada,
the temperature was down to 80 de-
grees. There is nothing of that kind
in sight for Topeka, says the weather
observer, but we will begin to feel the
effects of the cool weather before mid
night tonight.
Relief from the hot weather is close
at hand, following the warmest night
in three years at Topeka. Cooler
weather with a chance for thunder
showers is the promise of the weather
bureau, and it Is scheduled to start
early this afternoon or evening. Only
a few scattered showers fell over the
state last night and temperatures were
high in most parts of Kansas Wednes-
day. Last night, however, the cool
weather had already started in west
ern Kansas. The lowest temperature
recorded in that section was 58 degrees
at Goodland. The mercury today did
not rise so rapidly as yesterday, only
reaching Sc degrees at o'clock.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
and cooler weather tonight and Fri
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
KEEP FLACK I'm"
Kansas Bankers Start Fight on
AbiIenian's Parole.
Raines Serves For
NAL Protest on Capper.

Kansas bankers today started a
fight on the parole recommendation
for John A. F1ack, the defau1ting Abi-
1ene banker. ]. L. Raines, president
of the Kansas State Bankers associa-
ton, today went before Governor Cap
per with a formal protest against the
parole.
Flack is serving a sentence in the
state penitentniary at Lansing for the
embezzlement Of $4,000 from the
funds OF the Abilene state hank.[Re-
Gently an application was made for a
parole. Last week the state board of
corrections approved the application
and sent notices to Governor Capper
It is now up to the state executive TO
grant or withhold clemency
1t is probable that action will re
taken in the Flack matter in q few
days. Because of this situation, 'resi-
dent Raincs of the State Bankers as
sociation protested against the parole.
He appeared on behalf of the State
Bankers association. He declared the
bankers of the state did not approve
the plan to release Flack and wanted
the banker to serve the remainder of
his sentence.
F1ack has been in prison less than
three years. He holds a clerical posi-
ton in the prison and has made a
good record. When his case recently
came before the board of corrections.
it promptly approved the application.
1t is necessary, however, for the gov
ernor to act in the matter. Governor
hearing might be held at an early
date. At that time the protest of the
State Bankers association will be
made formal.
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WILL FEED u. S.
Plenty Wheat for Home Con-
sumption Says Expert.
With Left Over, Has 100000
900 Blu. for Export.

Washington, Aug 1O.-This years
wheat crop will be sufficient for the
needs of home consumption and there
will be enough left to meet normal
export requirements
That is the view the government Of
ficials, who said today the sensa-
toEal rise in wheat prices and a cor
responding increase in the price of
flour following the governments last
report, indicating a crop about two
thirds the size of last years, was the
result of the market adjusting itself
from a crop of abnormal proportions
to one of much smaller size.
Experts of the department of agri-
culture, calculating $40, 100000 bush
els of wheat will be required for home
consumption this year. A crop of
654, 100000 bushels. as forecasted
34,000,000 bushels of this years crop
available for export. In addition,
however there was pretty large car
ry-over of old wheat from last years
crop, amounting to approximately
160, 900. 900 bushels, or about 75,0O0,-
900 bushels more than the average
carry-over of the preceding five years
With the carry-over of old wheat
and the surplus of this years esti-
mated crop, officials believe the Unit
ed States will have at least $50, 900, 900
bushels available for export purposes.
High prices of flour usually tend to
greater economy in households, which
would result in reducing home con-
sumption and leave a greater guam
tity of wheat for sending abroad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
SUFFS FOR HUGHES
Woman's Party Considering
Ringing Endorsement for Him.
In Huff Over Wilson's OppOsi-
ton to Amendment.

Colorado Springs, Col, Aug. 10
Sentiment was strongly in favor Of en-
dcrsing Charles E. Hughes and adopt
ing ringing declaration against
President Wilson, as the delegates
from the twelve suffrage states gath
cred here today for the national Wo-
mans party conference The Repub-
lican candidates personal pledge for
a federal suffrage amendment was
contrasted by the conference leaders
with President Wilson's opposition to
national action s-s...--.ss s.---.s !
The policy of the Woman's party
will be fixed at an executive session
tomorrow afternoon when a $500, 900
campaign will be launched to elect
friends of a federal suffrage amend
ment. The society spirit evident
among the fashionably gowned dele
gates will be vented at the opening
reception in their honor this evening,
given by Mrs. Leonard Eager Curtis.
leader of the 400" in the Pixies Peak
region
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Cavalry and Cyclist Detach-
ments Pursuing Enemy.
Destroy Munitions and Bridges
as They Flee.
CAPTURE MANY Big GUNS
Italians Made Effective Sur
prise Attack Thru Tunnel.
Aviators Rendered Value,
Service by Fixing Range.

Rome. Aug 10.-The Austrian
aviator station of Afsovizza, six miles
east of Goritz (Gorizia). has been cap
tured by Italian troops who are con-
tinuing pursuit of the Austrian force
that retreated from Goritz. according
to reports received here today.
Cavalry detachments and Bersag-
lieri cyclists detachments entered
Aisovizza after putting to flight the
Austrian rear guard which attempted
to escape.
Pursuit of the Austrian army has
been hampered by the necessity of re-
pairing damaged bridges and road
ways destroyed by the enemy before
the retreat from Goritz. Infantry de-
tachments. however. are in close con-
tact with the Austrian right wing.
to cut off and surround bodies of Aus
trian troops moving southwark toward
the Carso plateau.
Large numbers of heavy guns, some
of which the enemy had made in
effectual attempts to destroy, fell into
the hands of General Cadorna's forces
at Goritz.
King at Front
King Victor Emmanuel is under
stood to have been at the Isonzo front
when Goritz fell. though he has rot
yet entered the Austrian stronghold.
Great street demonstrations occur
red in Rome last night when the cap
ture of GoritZ was announced. Crowds
marched thru the streets singing the
Italian and allied anthems and cheer
(Continued on Page TWo.l
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HUGHES A DAY EARLIER
Probable That Republican Nominee
VIII Be in Topeka September 1.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 10.-Kansas
City's place in the coming speechnak-
ing tour of Charles E. Hughes has
been advanced one day from SeLtem-
Der 2 to September 1. according to in
formation given out here by Walter S.
Dickey. Republican senatorial candi-
date for Missouri, on his return from
a conference with the nominee and
party managers in Chicago. The ad-
vance was made, according to Mr..
Dickey to allow the candidate to make
a Labor day address in st. Louis.
Mr.. Hughes speaks in Topeka the
afternoon of September 1. Local
managers of the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
who clase their convention in Kansas
City September /, have reserved seats
for a large delegation of the veterans
who close their convention in Kansas
Charles Sessions provisional chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee stated today that he had received
no word of a change in the Topeka
speaking date. His only knowledge
of the change was in press dispatches,
he stated A change in the date will
not interfere with the Topeka meet
ing. Sessions stated.
Hughes was scheduled to speak here
September 2
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BEAT THEIR WIVES
Judge Orders Pair to Sweep Kansas
City Street Handcuffed.

Kansas City, Aug. 10.-Two men,
handcuffed together. tried ineffectua1-
ly today to sweep the main business
street of Kansas City, Kan Hundreds
of persons who watched their clumsy
efforts with the broons. wondered as
to the reason for their attempt. \
patrolman guarding them finally was
appealed to.
''They beat their wives" he said,
land this is the sentence the police
judge gave them this morning"
Recently an attempt was made to
erect a pillOry in Kansas City to
which wife beaters were to be chained.
but statute prevented it.
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FIGURES OF COUNTY CLERKS
Are Taken on the Remainder of
the Vote.
Hardly Possible That Lead Can
Be Overcome.
REVISED PRIMARY VOTE.
State Auditor.

Fred w. Knapp's temporary lead
state auditor today went glimmering.
Late returns give Dan B. Dyer plu-
rality of 1,O92 and lead that Knapp
can hardly overcome in the counties
which have not yet sent their report
to the secretary of state.
Revised figures from the county
clerks have entirely upset all former
dope sheets. Knapp, who for a few
hours Wednesday held a lead of ten
votes over Dyer, this afternoon swung
back into second place. Only most
unusual disturbance of the corrected
primary returns can now put him in
the running Dyer. it seems. has won
the nomination by a plurality of from
l 900 to 1900.
Returns today are from eighty-two
counties from which ]. 7. Botkin, sec
retary of state, has received official
reports Returns reported to the State
Journal by county clerks from absert t
counties are used in making up the
state total The revised figures seem
to give Dyer the nomination. num-
Der of the larger counties-including
Wyandotte, Shawnee, Sedgwick, Reno,
Crawford, Cherokee and Leavenworth
have not sent their reports to tie
secretary of state. Official returns
from the county clerks in these coun-
ties have been received in Topeka
Pending the final checking up in the
state house, these figures are used
from the absent counties
Final returns will probably be re-
ceived by the secretary of state late
Friday afternoon or Saturday morn
ing In view of Dyer's big lead this
afternoon, observers believe the fight
for the state auditor nomination is
Gofflad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
MAKING HUGHES
WHISPERS is NOT
PAYING PROJECT

ST. Louis. Aug. 10.-"Hughes wnis-
kcrs carved here. middle part only 5
cents extra
This is the sign that appears il. the
window of an Olive street barber snop.
Oscar Augenmeyer. the versatile hair
cutter, who painted it, fixed it up the
other day and then sat down to wait
for customers He said they came-
Many men want Hughes whisk- k-rs.
because some think they are to be the
coming thing" he said. TT takes me
Only half hour to WORK up a pompa-
dour from a parted hair cut. But it
took me two hours to part Vanoyke
beard and make 1t look like Hughes
whiskers today. 1t does not pay and
may take the sign down."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA
Several Injured and Considerable
Property Damage Near Oxford.

St. Joseph, Aug. 1O-A tornado that
struck Oxford, Neb., early last night
blew down several buildings and in
1ured three men. The opera house
was unroofed and two stores on the
ground floor were badly damaged.
The c. B. & @. railroads round house
was leveled to the earth and two
tramps in it were possibly fatally in
jured Peter Nelson, a merchant,
suffered serious injuries when his
hardware store was demolished.
Considerable damage is reported in
the adjacent country but SO far as re-
ported there were no fatalities. The
wird was accompa MED by a heavy
rain which flooded all the cellars in
the town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
48 A. OIL LEASE
COST $400, SELLS
FOR A MILLION

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 1O.-A
check for $1.0oo,0O0. made payable to
a local oil concern and drawn on an
oil concern of Tulsa, has been received
by a local law firm in payment for a
4S-acre lease near Yale upon which no
oil as yet has been found. The orig
ina1 cost of the lease is said to have
been s400.
The lease was purchased two years
ago. One well has been drilled only
to sand but production is said to have
been found on all sides of the tract
In addition to local men the stock
holders include several New York
bankers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-10
EDITORS AWAIT SHOCK
Crisis in News Print Paper VIII Be
Felt When Contracts Are Renewed.

Washington, Aug. 10.-The crisis in
the news print paper situation which
already has cut down the newspaper
profits enormously, will not be reach
come up for renewal, according to re-
ports received from many sources by
the federal tade commission. The
residential election, togethe with the
European war is expected to increase
an aleady unparalleled demand for
print which manufacturers tell the
trade commission, they will hardly be
able to meet. This year for the first
time they have not been able to lay
up a large reserve during the summer.
The trade commissions report on its
investigation of news print prices, it
was announced today, will be publish
ed not later than October 1, regard
less of whether congress still is in
session. Probably a brief extract will
be given out before hand. AS yet, the
mass of material has not been suffi-
ciently digested for officials to indicate
definitely its trend.
Question of Supply and Demand.
The great question in deciding
whether there has been collusion
among the manufacturers to boost
prices unduly is said to be whether
the increased demand for paper has
been entirely disproportionate to the
increased production. Manufacturers
claim that publishers are using 20 per
cent more paper than ever before
Consumption figures presented to the
commission, however, vary widely. G.
F. Steele, secretary of the News Print
Manufacturers association, has esti-
mated the figures for June 2 showed
the larges- daily production of news
print ever recorded.
Shipments, he declared, represented
80 per cent of this production. None
of the substitutes for pulp recently
suggested is commercially feasible, ac-
cording to officials of the various
bureaus interested. Cotton stalks
most frequently mentioned, would be
prohibitively expensive to collect, they
say The same situation holds for
corn stalks, broom corn, rice, straw
and flax. The experiments have not
yet passed the laboratory stage and SO
far as is known no commercial use of
the discoveries is contemplated.
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MORE RUSS TO FRANCE
Forirth Contingent Reaches Brest--
Estimate 10000 Soldiers in All.

Brest, Aug. 10.--Another contingent
of Russian troops has been Ian led
here. The soldiers were given an en-
thusiastic welcome.
The first Russian troops to reach
France arrived at Marseilles April 20,
having sailed half way around the
world from Vladivostok. They were
followed by. three other contingents
and after a short rest were sent :nto
the trenches in Champagne.
Nothing has been made public Of
ficially as to the numbers of the Rus
sian expeditionary forces but uroffi-
cial estimates have placed the
strength of the first contingents at
not less than 10000 men. The earlier
arrivals had no arms and were
equipped by the French.
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Stand Firm in Their First De-
mands for S-HOur Day.
VIII Maintain Position ThruOut
Federal Arbitration.
LITTLE HEADWAY APPARENT
Mediation Board Today Listens
to Employees Side.
If Strike Peace Fails, May Take
1t to President.

New York, Aug. 10.-"We're stand
ing firm" was the word brought from
the conference with the federal board
of mediation and conciliation on be-
half of the 100000 trainmen of the
country by A. B. Garretson, head of
the conductors brotherhood
Following sessions during which the
government mediators met first with
the representatives of the railway
managers and then with the brother
hood heads, it was learned that the
trainmen have not given an inch in
their demands for an eight-hour day.
Garretson declared they would con-
tinue to stand their ground thruout
the conference. 1t was evident hat
armed as the representatives of the
trainmen are to call a strike they
have no intention of yielding to sug-
gestions of arbitration. Garretson de-
granting of their demands in full.
Have Several Meetings.
The federal mediators met first with
representatives of the employers for
a brief session today and then with
the brotherhood leaders. Judge
Chamberlain said the board expected
to hold another meeting with the rail-
which they will confer with the rep
resentatives of the employees again.
All meetings were executive and no
statements were made at their con-
cllsion. Chamberlain said he had not
communicated with President Wilson
as to the situation.
William L. Chambers, one of the
mediators, said afterwards that the
railroad managers told the mediation
board how far they were prepared to
go in order to avoid a strike. The
mediators made their side of the argu-
ment plain. Mr. Chambers said that
the mediators would have much
better idea of the situation after talk
ing with the employees committee to-
day.
May Appeal to President.
1t was predicted today. that f the
board should be unable to compromise
the differences. President Wilson
would ask representatives of the con-
tending factions to meet him in Wash
ington and that he would ask them to
arbitrate their differences
Following the conference today the
mediators planned to draft an agree
ment which will be submitted to both
sides. If the proposed terms of set
ings with representatives of both sides
will be held. There will be no joint
meeting of the mediators and repre-
sentatives Of both the employers and
the employees until some tentative me-
diation agreement has been approved
by both sides.
The presidents of the four brother
hoods of railway employees who met
with the federal mediators today are
A B. Garretson of the Conductors
union; W. s. Stone. representing the
Engineers: w. G. Lee of the Train
mems union, and w. s. Carter, head
of the Firemen's union.