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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-15

AS NRCnenef, dt tnat time, mad never been
in America, asked him how he had managed
to become SO well acquainted with what he liked
to believe were our chief characteristics :
I've been watching you" said he II had
Americans in the Soudan. | used to buy loco
motives and steel trusses of them--also of Eng
lishmen. The English would send out the stuff,
take it or leave it." The Americans would send
out theirs with a man or two to put it up, They'd
say to me, We want you satisfied or we don't
want your money"
But" said l. "the English engines would last
twice as long"
Sometimes replied Kitchener, though be-
fore the Americans were worn out they would
have improved ones twice as good as the Eng
lish,' He continued
I'D send those chaps out into the desert on
a job. Blessed hard jobs they were, too, some
times, and they always went off without a
whimper or question l remember once | was
sending young chap out, railway constructor
| think he came from Pittsburgh; slight, wiry
youngster, all nerves and sinew, quite different
from any OF the English chaps 1t was about
the worst 60 I'd had up to that time | remem-
Der as he left said to him to show he was going
with my sympathy:
That's bad billet you've got therep
'Soe said he, but you want it doner
It must be done, said |, Somehow
I'll do it. then said he, and started | liked
the way he spoke. and called after him:
How are you going to work it off there
IN the desert without any communication
He hardly stopped, but said, over his Shout
der: oh, guess we'll put the whistle I'D first
and tic the engine to thatp
Il never forgot him, He appealed to me.
Another thing ! remember about those
American chaps-I could never get one to stop
long enough to decorate him When that one
got through tying his engine to the whistle /
sent word wanted him, to come to Cairo, where
! could present an order, He sent back word
to thank me- but added he was sorry he hadn't
time. He was off on job, in Spain and couldn't
wait. had to send the ribbon after him."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-15
Meeting With Kitchener
BY an American Officer.

ME first week in January, 1906, joined
encourage OF him who was then prince
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
NINETEEN. CLOSED POUCH
MAILS OUT OF HERE DAILY
Kennewick is Transfer Point for Mails
Carried Jointly by the N. z.
and O-W. II. & N.

With the Inauguration this week Of
new mail service over the O-W. r. &
N. between this city and Sunnyside.
the Kennewick postoffice makes up and
puts out nineteen railway and boat
mails daily. This is thought to be a
record for any second class postofice
in the state. Kennewick has been
made the transfer point for all mail
originating along the Northern Pacific
in the western part Of the state and
destined to points along the O-W. in
Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
For some time there has been a
closed pouch service between this city
and Benton City on the O-W. and now
this service has been extended to Sum-
nyside and the pouch will be carried
each day by the 6:20 a. m. motor.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
LOCAL SPORTSMEN PLAN
A TRAP SHOOTING CLUB
Shotgun Enthusiasts to Meet Monday
Evening-Riflemen Called to
the Range Sunday

Local "gunmen" who feel they need
practice for bagging ducks as well as
for shooting Mexicans, have decided
to organize a trap shooting club, in
addition to the Kennewick Rifle club.
A meeting for this purpose will be
held in the Commercial club rooms at
8 o'clock next Monday evening. About
25 local sportsmen have already signi-
fed their desire to join the new club.
Members of the rifle club are daily
expecting the arrival of the govern
ment allowance of guns which were
shipped from the arsenal in San Fran
cisco the first Of the week. Two weeks
ago the ak brigade cleared the range
Of sagebrush and next Sunday morn
ing the shovel brigade is to be mar
shalled into the field to dig the pits
and put on the other finishing touches.
An effort will be made to have the
range in shape for regular target
practice to begin week from Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
RIVER STEAMERS
WELL PATRONIZED
With Twice-a-Week Service the
Boats Carry Capacity Car
goes up and Down River

Steamer Twin Cities, of The Dalles.
Columbia Line, which recently sank
in a slough near Portland is again ir
commission and together with Steam.
er ]. N. Teal, will be used in main.
tanning regular twice-a-week sched.
ule between Portland, Kennewick and
Lewiston. On account Of the long rur
officials of the company say they are
unable to maintain any definite sched.
ule of sailing days and hours.
The Twin Cities arrived from Port.
land carrying a full cargo and show
ing no i'll effects of her recent exper.
ience. The damage was slight and
the cleaning Of the mud from her ma.
chinery was bigger task than repair
ing the hole in her hull.
Local Agent c. d. Crichton reports
an excellent business with Kennewick
leading all up-river. towns, excep,
Lewiston, in point Of tonnage. On the
last trips both steamers We're loaded
to capacity both ways. Mr. Crichtor
is now devoting his entire time to the
Kennewick business, Miss Gavin hav-
ing been engaged to handle the Pasco
office.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
BAPTISTS TO MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK
Mount Pleasant Association Will
Hold Three Days Conven-
tion in This City

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of next week, April 1928, the Mount
Pleasant Baptist association will hold
its annual meeting with the First Bap-
tist church of this city. This asso-
citation nincludes the churches from
Dayton and Pomeroy to Pasco and
Kennewick, including White Temple
of Walla Walla.
A program of exceptional interest
and in which several prominent church
men will participate, has been pre-
pared. Rev. T. H. Hagen, Of Seattle,
and Supt. F. R. Margetts, of Spokane
will speak Wednesday evening. Thurs
day evening Rev. Geo. Whitman, of
China, and Rev. A. M. Petty, or Port
land will deliver addresses. Rev. Root
of Dayton is scheduled to address the
meeting at three o'clock Wednesday
afternoon and Friday at 10 a. m. Rev
H. L. Boardman, Of Walla Walla will
preach. The annual sermon of the as
sociation will be preached Thursday
at 11:O0 a. m. by Rev. w. p. Osgood
of this city.
The visitors will be given an auto.
mobile ride at 4:15 Thursday after.
noon. All who are willing to do
nate the use of their cars may be sure
the favor will be greatly appreciated
by the local church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
TO STUDY SILOS
AROUND RICHLAND
County Agriculturalist Lee M.
LampsOn to Run Sil0 Excur-
sion Tuesday, May 2

For the purpose Of stimulating in.
terest in silos and to acquaint farmers
with the different types of construc-
tion, County Agrieulturalist Lee M
Lampson will run silo excursion thru
the Richland district Tuesday, May 2.
The trip has been so arranged that
five farms will be visited where five
different types Of silos are in use.
Each rancher will be asked to furnish
figures as to the cost Of his silo, the
method used in filing while there will
be q general discussion as to the best
feeds and many other interesting de-
tails concerning silage.
The schedule follows: Price and Alb
bott ranches, 8 a. M; F. A. Howes,
1890; VIM. Young, 1880; Martin
Weinenga, / 80; F. A. Friermood, 2:30
and G. L. Dietrich, $3.50. The noon
hour will be spent in Richland where
arrangements are being made to have
luncheon served. All those who wish
to make the trip are requested to re-
port to Sam Ross at Richland or to
Mr.. Lampson at Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
PASCO TO OBSERVE THE
ANNIVERSARY OF CELLO
Modest Celebration Will be Staged
This Year as Starter Toward
An Annual Holiday

AS starter toward making the an
niversary of the Cello canal opening
an annual holiday for the towns Of
Pasco and Kennewick, the Pasco
Chamber of Commerce has planned
an appropriate celebration for May 4.
This announcement was made at the
Commercial club luncheon by A. j.
Elrod, who came over to request Ken
newick's cooperation. Mr.. Elrod ex-
planned that Kennewick will not be
asked to assume any financial respon-
sibility for the celebration, but Pasco
does expect good attendance from
this side of the river. He asked per-
mission to have the celebration offic-
tally known as Twin City affair and
suggested that next year Kennewick
take charge of it.
The club voted to cooperate with
Pasco and e. w. Trenbath, w. N.
voegtly, Jr., and H. A. Bier were
named to work with Pasco.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20

The following special Easter pro-
gram will be given in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday morning at
II o'clock: Prelude; Doxology; invoca;
ton; Gloria; responsive service, 86;
male quartet, "Fainting Under the
Cross" Guy Void, Fred Berg, Harry
Kennedy, H. H. Davis; Scripture;
prayer, response by choir; anthem,
"Calvary," offertory; hymn, No. 169;
sermon, "The Power Of an Endless
Life;" solo, "The Angels Easter
Song," Mrs. ]. C. Swayze; hymn, No
IL; benediction. The Sunday school
Easter exercises will be held at 1880
a. m. At the evening preaching SER
vice at 500 o'clock there will be spec
ial music by large chorus choir and
Mrs. E. II. Mann will sing solo.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
REAL OLD-FASHIONED
BASKET SOCIAL SATURDAY
Young People of Three Churches to
Unite in Evenings Fun at
the Methodist Church.

The young people Of the Congrega-
tional, the Baptist and Methodist
churches will hold union social Sat-
urday night. The affair will take the
form of an old-time basket lunch auc-
tion and will be held in the basement
aof the Methodist church. Chas. II.
Collins will act as auctioneer and will
distribute the beautifully decorated
boxes( both inside and out) brought by
the ladies, to the highest bidders.
An entertaining program Of social
stunts and musical features has been
prepared and will start promptly at
eight o'clock. At 9:30 the auction will
start--likewise the fun.
The affair is being held for the ex-
press purpose of raising funds to ap-
ly on the expense Of The Dalles Dis
trict Epworth League convention to
be held in Kennewick June 1913.
The young people Of the Methodist
church in acting as hosts to the dis
trict convention of the Epworth
League have undertaken a large task
The benefits Of community publicity
and moral uplift will be shared by the
whole town. The above method is be-
ing used to give all who are in sym
pathy with such things an opportunity
to contribute and at the same time
have an enjoyable time. Upon invita-
ticn the Christian Endeavor and Bap-
tist Young Peoples Union have con-
serted to join with the Epwortt
L eague in preparing for the conven.
ton.
All are cordially invited to attent
the basket auction Saturday night
each lady to bring basket and eacf
young man come prepared to buy one
Lots of fun will be there.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
BOOSTERS OF
ROSE CITY ARE
COMING FRIDAY
Portland Business Men to Give
Kennewick the Once-0ver
Evening of April %
PROMINENTMENINT
Not Seeking Entertainment but the
Acquaintance of the Business
Men of This City

One hundred Portland business men
will make Kennewick the last port of
call on their four-days' journey to
Walla Walla and the Yakima valley.
They arrive here at o'clock in the
evening of Friday, April %, and will
remain here until 11:30 at night.
While here the Portlanders want an
opportunity to call on all business
men of the city, to inspect their stocks
of goods and to consult with them as
to business conditions.
The trip is being made in the in
terests of expanding business between
the two sections, and for the purpose
of allowing the Portland visitors to
learn at first hand all that can be
known of the Yakima valley in short
trip.
The visitors will travel on a special
train of Pullman cars with diner and
other conveniences, so that all their
time may be given to the work in hand
without stopping the train at various
points for meals. When it reaches
any point Of stop the excursionists will
be ready for that town, and will not
be delayed in spreading out to see the
men who are in various lines Of trade.
An effort has been made to have the
personnel embrace all trades, so that
the opinions Of men in all lines may be
secured and compared.
On board the train will be many Of
the leading men Of the City of Roses,
while every jobber and, wholesaler
has representation by confidential
man.
1t is the first effort that Portland
has made to get acquainted personally
with the business men of this section
and to learn first hand Of the COM
munity surrounding the city. All Of
these things are being delved into, and
it is believed that the net result will
be the establishment Of firmer friend
ships, better understanding and to the
mutual advantage of all concerned.
portland is coming as friend and
hopes to be so received in a district
where we are all concerned in pro-
gressive development of resources" is
the word sent out by j. e. Davidson,
chairman Of the committee in charge
Of the excursion. eve are after the
confidence of the people of Kennewick
and without obtaining it we will feel
that we have not accomplished our
mission"
Plans for the entertainment of the
visitors are being worked out by
committee headed by w. r. Crawford.
The late hour of arrival will render it
impossible for them to be shown much
Of the surrounding country but it is
probable that the business men will be
requested to keep their stores open
little later than usual so the wishes Of
the visitors may be complied with.
The detailed plan of entertainment will
probably be announced at next weeks
club luncheon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
SIREN FIRE WHISTLE IS
REFUSED BY CITY COUNCIL
Electrical Alarm Apparatus is Ship
ped Back to Company and 4
Larger One is Ordered

The siren is silenced. The fire
whistle which the city recently INSTALL
ed has been taken down from its high
perch on the First National Bank
building and shipped back to the COM
pany from which it was purchased.
The siren was too weak in the lungs
and Tuesday evening the council Of
ficially declared that it had failed to
make good.
The deposed whistle is to be re-
placed by larger one known as du-
plex siren which is guaranteed, as
Councilman Geo. Tweedt says, to wake
the dead within a radius of two miles.
It will cost about 500 more than the
smaller one.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
N. P. RELINQUISHES
MINERAL RIGHTS
Railway Company to Surrender
Claims to Minerals in Rattle
snake Gas and Oil Field

The announcement of the Northern
Pacific railroad company that it will
relinquish its claim to mineral rights
on its Yakima county lands, and the
probability Of similar action as re-
CARDS its Benton county lands, has
added stimulus to plans for develop
ment of the Rattlesnake prospective
gas and oil field.
The intention Of the railroad COM
pany to reIinquish its rights is given
in the following news dispatch from
North Yakima:
Chas. A. Murray, western tax agent
of the Northern Pacific railroad, noti-
fled the county board Of equalization
in response to its request made last
fall that the company expected soon
to relinquish its claim to mineral
rights in practically all its Yakima
county holdings, amounting to about
81, 900 acres. The commissioners
threatened to assess these holdings Il
they were not released. The final re-
port is not complete and County As
SCISSOR McNair says he will delay clos
ing up the company's assessment as
long as possible in order that correc-
tion may not have to be made later
wher the release is filed. These lands
will include gas and oil territory which
are important in view Of the prospec-
ing being done in the Rattlesnake
district Of Benton county and the prob
ability Of similar experiments in ar
adjacent district in this county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET IN THIS CITY
County Convention to be Held
Saturday, April % Cau-
cuses this week Saturday

For the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the county convention republl-
can caucuses will be held in all of the
precincts of the county at o'clock
Saturday evening of this week. Csu-
cuses for the three wards Of the city
will be held jointly at the CONNER I.
cial club rooms.
The county convention will be held
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, April
20, in the Commercial club rooms in
this city. At that time delegates vii!
be chosen to represent Benton county
at the state convention in North Yaki-
ma, May 6. This county is entitled to
nine delegates. It is possible, how
ever, that the convention may vote to
send 18 delegates with half vote
each.
the county convention are chosen is
one delegate at large in each precinct
and one for each fractianol fifty votes
cast for Senator Jones at the last gen.
eral election.
This provides for a total of 70
delegates as follows: Two each from
Carley, Columbia, Expansion, Glade
Horse Heaven, Hover, Kennewick
Gardens, South Kennewick, Lower
Yakima, Paterson, Prosser Third
Ward, East Prosser, North Prosser,
West Prosser, Rattlesnake, Riverside.
Vale, Walnut Grove and Wellington:
three each from Finley, Hanford, the
Highlands, Horn Rapids, Kennewick
Second Ward, Third Ward, Kennewick
Valley, Kiona, Prosser First Ward.
Richland and White Bluffs; four each
from Kennewick First Ward and Pros
ser Second Ward.
This basis was determined upon at
a meeting of the County Central COM
mittee in Prosser Monday afternoon.
The committee also voted to extend an
invitation to Scott z. Henderson, cam
didate for attorney general, to address
the convention.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20

Mrs. w. S. Haxton was the guest of
honor at daintily appointed luncheon
given by the Horticulture club last
Monday at the home of Mrs. Edward
Sheppard. The club colors Of yellow
and white were prettily carried out
in the flowers that were used for
decorating the parlors, dining room
and also in the six course luncheon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
.0H, PROSPECTS
ARE EXCELLENT
SAYS H. HARRIS
Official Log of Rattlesnake Well
Is Made Public and is Con-
sidered Most Favorable
M, SEEPAGES ALONG RIVERS
p..ords of Drillers Show that Small
Quantity of Oil was Found
When Well was Sunk

Some interesting facts about the
natural gas we'll in this county have
h.en made public by Herbert C. Har-
IL, Of San Francisco, who recently
,.ased the lands on the Conservative
Lands company on which the well is
located.
IN communication to the Courier
Reporter Mr.. Harris writes:
aThe one well in the district was
drilled for water in February, 1913,
and drilling was discontinued in Aug
ut, 1918. The log of the well, which,
by the way, has only recently been
nublished, is as follows:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20

sR. B. Sitter, engineer of the Spo-
kane Gas & Fuel company, examined
the we'll on July Is and II, 1914. His
Measurement showed that $4,000 Gu
bic feet Of gas per "a hours was flow
Ing from the well and that the rock
pressure was 5iA pounds. His labor
atory tests on samples taken from the
well showed the gas to be free from
sulphur and having from 900 to 1000
B. 7. U. S. of heat per cubic foot. My
own measurement made on the 21st
day Of March, 1916, gave substantially
the same results so that the flow has
been Uniform for almost two years. l
have taken seepages from four diff
ferent points in the Columbia and
Yakima rivers within few miles Of
thewell, which show undeniable traces
of oil. Near the bend Of the Yakima
river that is called "The Horn" there
Is = well that tastes 80 strongly Of oil
that it is not good for domestic pur-
poses unless it is pumped dry several
times day. s
Gas in Large Quantities
The gas well spoken of above is
convincing argument that gas exists
IN large quantities in this region. l
nrst visited the we'll after it had been
burning for months and shall never
forget the impression it made on me.
with roar almost as loud as the
waves of the ocean, which frightened
our horses so that we had trouble in
@lvlng near, it burned with clear,
pure flame that shot up some 20 to 80
leet above the pipe. The gas has been
pronounced by experts of the Wash
,nston University to be petroleum gas.
such large flow of natural gas
exists it would seem reasonable to
conclude that oil also exists in the
lower stratas.
Ihe geological history of this re-
slon IS an important consideration,
tno our knowledge of it is limited.
How Oil Was Formed
we have to deal only with tertiary
.ormations. During earlier tertiary
slmes 1.-THE Eocene period) this part
u tne country was covered with water
ana sediments of clay and silt were
.a'u down to an extent of perhaps
thousands of feet thick, forming lay
CTS OF shale and sandstone. This was
i'erward elevated above the water
.eVei and surface erosion to a large
1egree took place causing hills and
,aieys as surface erosion does today
a'er' during the Miocene period OF
ne tertiary age, this formation was
overed up by successive lava flows
.Vrming the Yakima basalt. Between
'iese successive flows of lava there
"ere periods of quiet when portions
'he area may have been covered
~ water and sediments may have beer
.poslted or there may have been veg.
~ aoie life, (trees, etc.) growing or
sa:, vse water-deposited or wind-blowr
s sons. These deposits were also likely
S.. posed partially of volcanic ash
Aiter this Yakima basalt had been de-
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20
The housewives of Kennewick are t

The housewives of Kennewick are to
be given an opportunity tomorrow
friday afternoon to learn how to
cook by electricity. A free demon
stration of the Hughes Electric range
will be given in the Princess theatre
at 2:3O by Mrs. ]. r. Toller, who is
employed by the Pacific Power &
Light company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20

'Continued on page eight)
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-07-15

BY
WAuKEGAN, Ill, July l5-An audience mostly OF women
grayhaed grandmothers half frightened school girls
packed the today in anticipation that the Opet case
would the seemed cheerful at the prospect
his suspense would be ended His mother sat beside him. as
usual Immediately behind Attorney Josyn, for
the closing argument and asked the jury to ignore
testimony of all hired experts from Chicago and use PLAN
The the jury late this afternoon Defendant ;
said the tanamomt to command TO the
jury 10 acquit.
History of the Case
The Lambert and William H. Opet IN the course
development the perplexng the annals
history Motive paraeled motive, action paraeled
opportunity paaed opportunity until the marks OF murder
and OF suicide became substantially
the guilt the defendant far the
abduction of fact concerned the the
mystyng niceies chemical analysis and Opets
conduct The mystery attracted unusual interest all parts
Of the United States and Canada.
Selection Of Jury
Trial OF the including selection of jury occupied the
better of two months There appeared evidence
letters written by Ope Marion period Of year bottles
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-07-15
WATERFRONT
NAY END MONDAY
Secret Ballot Taken Today on
Acceptance of Terms Offered
By Employers Union

to work out new wage scale and
compromise on working conditions
demanded by the longshoremen June
/; that the resulting agreement shall
retroact to June 1: that temporarily
strike breakers be retained. Union
officials say the prospects are that
the strikers here viii endorse the
compromise by heavy vote that will
be completed tonight.