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The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

Curiousiy enough, those States which
are now considering the question of the
abolition of capital punishment have no
adequate means of determining whether
or not II is preventive of murder and
other crimes for which 1t is supposed to
be inflicted. The trouble is that in those
States which prescribe capital punish
ment as the penalty for murder 1t IL
seldom enforced. The actual figures
show that there Is about one execution
for every seventy-hve homicides which
occur in the United statss-Atlanta Con-
Stttut1oa,
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

Rather unkind of Mr.. Bernard
Lewis to commit suicide just when
he was to be arrested, thereby cheat
ing the yellow journals" of chance
to exploit the sensational and sordid
testimony sure to have come out of
the trial.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

Disarmament Is one of the world 8
prayers. Without It no hope for a last
ing peace can be entertained, no real
step taken toward the banishment of
war. Yet the suggestion from Germany
cannot be taken at this time In thorough
seriousness. 1t necessarily has a string
to It Prussia, we may easily believe is
ready to disarm in case the other nations
disarm II 1t can hold the territory 1t has
gained. 1t will then have all that It has
desired. With all this new land and with
all. threats of war removed, Germany
can develop to the limits its astonishing
talents in industrialism--Toledo Blade.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

Taxes and more taxes! We ought to
be getting used to 1t by this time. Never
theless 1t Is not out of order to inquire
why, instead Of always hearing Of plans
to levy more taxes, we never bear Of any
plans to cut down expenditures. The
Billion Dollar Congress, which at the
time was so criticised for unprecedented
extravaganza, now seems to have been
rather a "piker." Much of the stipend
GUS appropriations total of the present
Congress may be excused on the ground
of the hystefic demand OF the country
for naval and military preparedness" {"
but much of 1t must be charged to un-
curbed extravagance.-Louisvi Courier
Journal
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

Notwithstanding President Will
sons apparent aversion to an inaug-
ural ball, there seems every prospect
of Something just as good" being
held by the inaugural committee. And
one of the substitutes virtue. is that
it will give the Vice President a
chance to hold the center of the stage.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
WILL TEACH ORAToRY.
Georgetown Law school to start
Course This Week.

The department Of oratory Of George
town University Law School is TO begin
sessions this week with one OF the largest
classes OF any branch OF the college
At preliminary meeting last night,
Prof. William J. RavsnSS4. who Ia 10
conduct the course. outlined the work 10
be followed during the year. and offered
his services IN coaching the debating
teams. This offer was accepted by the
several debating societies.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
RAISE FOR D. O. SECRETARY.

Senator Gallinger yesterday introduced
an amendment to the District appropria-
ton bill increasing the salary OF the sec
retary Of the Board Of District Commits
sioners from 900 to 1900. A clause In
the bill carrying this increase was strick-
en- out by the House.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

J. K L, Of Monmouth, has de-
vised . way to live even cheaper than
the 4o-eents-s-day sxperimenters. I,
Is so simple that it Is a wonder that
some one has not thought of it be-
fore. He lives with his wife's par
ents.-Lsvistot (Maine) Journal.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

There is nothing particularly unique
about the "Greenback Squeal," a new
dance that has just been uncorked.
Freshmen have been producing the
same thing in their letters to Dad"
as far back as can be remembered.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

The girl who, as the papers say,
"combed Broadway in search of a
wild fly" has the right idea. Most
anything Of the wild species may be
found along the lane of the white
lights.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
Today's Events

Addres. -Fuuov4ns the ounp~.s- d. L A
Bauer. AL souh' Church, p
Conc1t United stat1 Soadio0 Hms Band Or
chestrs. stsnlsy Han. 80 p N
Election Of officers. Hebr-v HONE for the Ared
Pythian Temple 80 p m.
Mas meeting for general disrasaon Of question
q referendum vote in the Dissrics, Polls Ths>t4r.
p m
AdtrusA "Congrss On The Joh,- julian PiruS
before socaAhst Party, PUpeouA But1ding p N
Nesting Young Froa1cAas Cub. at homs Il
Herman Lbeman, Fsirmnnt Apartmsnt 0 d m
Addros. The strussie for Free THOUGHT Fr~s
sp~ech and Free Press IN the Omitted Stats -
Frantlin steine. before waAhinstn Secular
League. Pythian Temple. p N
AMUSENENTS-
kath's-vsntsrille. 7IS and s1s p N
Poli'-''Ay Aunt From Utah. and SIS D n
Gayety- BuresQue. > and Sis D N.
LOcws Columha-Motiun pictures . 10 pH m
Strand-Photopaays 10 1870 p N
GGden-Photopisys TO loo p N
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

A report comes from Brookline,
Mass, that a young girl was shot in
"the taxicab." Just what part Of the
anatomy this refers to is not men
toned in the article.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

The Wakely (West Virginia) Re
corder comes to bat with this one:
Mrs. A. B. Wheeler was burned at
home Wednesday," Some new sort
of social function, we presume.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

Headline in a Harrisburg paper
says: "Lunatic Picked Pretty Girls
as Partners" Nothing particularly
idiotic about that action.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

The American Christmas gifts to over
one thousand Berlin children is what
might be called a heroic return for the
American children drowned by the Ger
man submarines. 1t Is one OF the signs
which ought to convince the most biased
and bitterest of minds that America is
sincerely in earnest in its desire to do
the right thing by all the belligerents.-
Baltimore American.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

RESTORATION.
Some deem It rl to sing of cheer
Whdst os,srs dvsfl In woe and fear.
And vish ne ansfns yoies might cease
UntQ he sunertns ind release.
Perhaps 'ds so-and yet-and yet,
How better sass . worlds regret
rhaa winning back At my cost
rhs nnilhas 3swsas It has lostf
D1pgnsAA nnl
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

If this leak probe" naming con-
tinues, the size of the list will rival
that of Col. Harper's Inaugural Com
mittec.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

There certainly Is some virtue to
this suggestion for beating the old
H. c. of l., but i, the risk worth it'
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

-Aifbis" srs vsry valuable posses
mons m Philadelphia these days.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
ALNE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.

rr> PRINTING q - original poem. vrtssss kaIS
fs M waahinseon HGaA-
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
RESTORATION.

~ John Kendr1ek Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-07

oehator Olne James, OF hentucky, Is q
big man-in stature and otherwise
don't know how many hundred pounds all
Of him weighs, but sufficient to have
made tremendous impression when he
hove in sight one night in a sleeper look
ing for lower berth. All the lowers had
had been taken, and 1t looked like an
upper for the Kentuckian. In stentorian
tones he announced to the porter;
II don't like this business oksleepinig in
an upper berth. The last time slept in
one, broke through"
In less than five minutes, every lower
berth in the sleeper had been pressed
upon the Senator, and the porter heard
his chuckle as he walked through the
train and made his choice.
And speaking Of Senator James reminds
me of his Siamese twin, Tom Hefiin
They are rarely ever apart-where is one
there is the other. One night about 1
o'clock I saw the one and the other
standing before the window of a down.
town restaurant with their faces pressed
against the pane like two hungry news
boys
Waffles were being fried before their eyes
and pigs feet were sizzling on a gas grid
die in the window. The twain-I mean
Ollie and Thomas-had an expression on
their faces as II they had just dined on
a fourteen-course hotel fluffy ruffle din
ner and could eat no more, and / never
saw such poignant regret on a human
face as I saw on theirs as they watched
the waffles and the pigs feet brown and
brown.
Representative Emerson, of Ohio, is "in
bad" with his Republican brethren. He
was invited to speak at the Corn Growers
convention which met in Washington re-
Gently, and he was the hvest thing on
the bill. In commenting on the result
of the election, he said that the way
Hughes ran in the campaign reminded
him of the story Of the man who was
drowned and whose body had been re-
covered and sent to the city morgue to
be Unidentified. Although many people
came in answer to the Newspaper de-
Scnptdoo q The easa, no ooa olalnne6 tn
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05
there MA.
man in charge.
CROWD CHEERS
STATES SOLDIER LADS
r Didn't Make Any Difference to the
Kennewick People if Suppers
Did Grow Cold

It was only q trifling thing. BUT
( was a fine example of deep-seated
patriotism, when $50 Kennewick men,
women and children last Friday waited
more than an hour at the N. P. depot
for the special train which was bearing
the Spokane and Walla Walla National
guardsmen to the mobilization camp
at American Lake.
The wind whipped in chilling gusts
arond the station building, suppers
either went uncooked or grew cold al
home but still the crowd stayed. They
were not there to say goodbye TO love-
ones or shake the hands Of acquaant
ances. Tie boys on the train and tn
people on the station platform IN or
binary life were Strangers. The crow
was there just to wave their flags an
sound their cheers to let the uniforme
lads know that the people OF kenne
wick were proud Of them and ready
stand back Of them as long as they 10
lowed their country's flag.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05
pIsHop AT LUNCHEON

AS compliment to Bishop Herman
d. Page, of Spokane, the ladies OF st.
Paul's Episcopal Guild gave lunch
con to the Kennewick business and
professional men at Hotel Kennewlck
Monday at 1870 o'clock. About ffty
local men including the pastors OF sew
eral Of the local churches were in at
tendance. At the close Of the luncheon
Bishop Page was introduced BY sudee
lC. staser, and spoke briefly. Latel
IN the afternoon he conducted eonnrm
a..o'. 90 s4.tsr. o.
OF olXs = 2 - .-asss.-..a,s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05

led trenches, but were
reed to retire from their positlon
in another sector of the battle 'front.' e
Yesterday in superior court Judge
Truax granted the attorneys ZOE H.
a Bier a temporary injunction In the
.ourt house contract case. inns IN
junction takes the place OF the tenn
,orary restraining order issued some
ime ago and ties the contract up until
he courts have passed on the case
The supreme court yesterday sup
TAINTED it's temporary restraining or
Ier with a temporary injunction II
he bonding case. This ties up. all ne
.otiations regarding the bond issu
,ntil the appeal is argued ana de
ision rendered.
The offense, however, lost pom
his afternoon when the county con
nissioners passed a resolution II
tructing the county's attorneys, Dol
worth & Todd, of Tacoma, to withdra
he Intervention in the Nelson hls
.ase and not put in an appearanee
This is the suit brought by Nels'
Rich to compel Auditor J. c. Syio
10 issue warrant in payment Tor 7
proposed court house site. This mea
that the new board will not take
hand in this case. The resolution v
opposed by Commissioners r. p. Fra
but was passed by the votes OF Go
missioners F. J.. Bash and e. G. Ho
Ton r
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05
MERCHANTS CAFE TO OPEN
C. A. Jones Will Conduct First Class
Eating House in Little Brick

The Merchants Cafe will open Tor
business next Monday in the Little
Brick" just west of the Commsrc'al
Hotel. The building has been remod-
elled and thoroly refinished and Will
be fitted up as comfortable and at
tractive restaurant. The cafe Will De
;un under the management OF G. "A.
Jones. who until this week has been
employed at Hotel Kennewick as cnel'
Now that the Twin City Bakery has
d;scontinued its former dining service
M Jones believes there is an excel
lent opening here for q first class care
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05

organize OIfAi ~~--At 49,. - = II
who are interested in such q move
mont are requested to meet at the
Commercial club rooms at eight O'Clock
next Thursday evening. Attic sucn
an organization will not in any way
oblipate its membership to military
duty should the war be of long dura-
tion application will be made to have
the company recognized by the gov
ernnment as home gaard.
Men of all ages and boys over 10
years of age will be eligible to mem
bership. It is planned to conduct the
full infantry drill in squad, platoon
and company formations and to give
instruction in both close and extended
order. At the start the company will
be Offered by those who have had
' military drill but later competitive ex
b aminations will be conducted for boti
}. commissioned and non-commissione'
4 officers. $3.50
!. "The drill will be fine thing 10
Is men of all ages" said F. r. JEFFREY
q president Of the Commercial clul
- entirely aside from any military sif
;" nifcance, it will provide the bushes
man with the very kind Of exerci'
that he needs. It begins to look
tho most of our boys will have to 8
N some military service and those WI
learn the manual of arms and t
ass marching formations now will
shared lot of the hardships viii
for must fall to the lot Of the rookie
Tia the regular service. When once a
.;al lively engaged in war nobody can 10
nd. cast what the ultimate outcome will
w;ll and the time may come when it wo
At. he a Godsend to this community
be have its members trained in the n
A. ments of military service. It is to
,een earnestly hoped that the time
hef never come when it win be necess
has for those who are left behind to sh
Vice der arms to protect our homes,
real. the shirt Of the day Is to be tho
..fa prepared for any eventuahty."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05

A. 1. Smith, Of the local weather sta
ton. has. again made arrangements
|to: secure frost wsrniass until after Al
daaeer from spring 3rosts. = past. as
! Sslks that Nh fruit sgrowesss VINO w,sn
Ia. SERVES 70 nsty hin NJ tsnes ~
4eilinx q 1r.teasrhsning NJ Co'umDas
Garage. u
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05

answered their
names in voices that quivered with
emotion.
Busy with War Plans
Detailed plans of the war depart
ment for raising an army numbering
millions if that is necessary "to bring
the government Of the German en-
pire to terms" were placed in Presi-
dent Wilson's hands today in the form
of bill prepared by the general staff
and reviewed and revised in part by
Secretary Baker and the general OF
ficers who are his military advisers.
The president, as commander IN
chief, already has approved the basis
adopted for the war army. Secretary
Baker said today the measure would
20 to the house and senate committees
as soon as the war resolution was
adopted. Major General Scott, CHIEF
tof staff, will explain the plan and the
! military reasons for the need to train
1.-The number Of men the bill will pro-
! duce. This is believed to be not less
: than 1000, 900 to be trained within two
! years.
Army officers indicated today thai
the governments policy leaves M
place for volunteer forces.S They AZ
;, prepared also to urge against an.
:. premature effort to send an arm
= abroad to fight To be Of any AID
: the world struggle, they say, only
J. very considerable force of fully trair
!, ed and highly equipped and organize
troops, with adequate independent SUI
ply lines, should go to Europe.
To do otherwise, one officer declare
might make American troops q me
an ace rather than an aid to the enten'
st. |It would further tax the already hea
h ily. strained French and British supp
nd systems.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-05
s-ase and

save and
answered their
in voices that quivered with
emotion
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
A Child DOESN'T
laugh AND PLAY
IF CONSTIPATED
If PeeviSh, Feverish and Sick,
Give "CaIifornia Syrup
of Figs"

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue is
coated; this is sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once. ~ ....=...
When listIess, pale, feYerish, full OF
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember, a gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup OF
Figs" for childreu's ills: give tea
spoonful. and in few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system, and you have
a we'll and playful child again. All
children love this harmless, delicious
fruit laxative" and 1t never fails to
effect a good inside" cleansing. Di-
rections for babies, children Of all
ages and grown.ups are plainly on
the bottle. - TT
Keep it handy ia your home. A lit
tie given today saves sick child to-
morrow, but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" then look
and see that it is made by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Comparatively.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09

hhamed by exposure to Sun, Dust and WinS
quickly relieved 10y Murine Eye Remedy. Ne
fEG5TTinr, jnat ny G ComfoTt. At your DruEfsifttl
OT 10y mail, 51o per Bottle For book Of tie
Eve free. ask Mnrtre Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
END INDIGESTION
OR STOMACH AIN
in FIVE Minutes
"Pape's Diapepsin" Makes
Sick, Sour, Classy Stom-
achS Feel Fine

Time it, In five minutes all stor1-
ach distress will go. No indigestion,
heartburn, soIfness or belching of gas,
acid, OF: eructations of undigested food
no dizziness, bloatirg, foul breath Or
headache II /.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest. quickest and most
certain indigestion remedy in the
whole world, and besides it is harm
less. r.. III.
Millions OF men and women now
eat their favorite foods without fear
they know Pape's Diapepsiil will save
them from any stomach misery.
Please, for your sake, get large
fifty-cent case of. Pape.s Diapepsin
from any drug store and put your
stomach right. Don't keep on being
miserabie-life il too sbort-you are
not here long. so make your stay
agreeable. Eat what you like and di-
Eest it; enjoy it, without dread Of re-
bellinn in the stomach. iss<
Pape's Biapeps:n belongs in your
home anyway Should one OF the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack Of
indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement ut daytime or
during the. night. it is handy to give
the quickest. s,lrest !elief known
Adv. =. ia .. III
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
SEEAUSTRALIA
At P 4!

An Australian exhibit which arrived
here short time ago has been install
ed in the mauka hall of the. .PanPa-
cific building on bishop street and
was opened today to the public.
It is an exceedingly interesting ex-
hibit as there is something from near
ly all of the commonwealth with New
South Wales especially represented
and everything is fully labeled One
section shows the products of the
land such as fruits, grains and grass
es. another all kinds of stuffed fresh
water fish and native animals, and
there are also many pictures showing
the scenery Of the big island CONT
nent.
An exhibit which is particularly in
teresting is from the museum of Tost
& Kohu of Sydney, which has sent
hundreds of articles made by the ma
tjves of Australia, Papua, the Solo
mons and Fiji. There are boomer
algs, canoes, carved emu eggs, snake
skins, weapons, idols and many other
curios, There is also the bill
platypus, which is considered one Of
the strangest animals in the world.
These exhibits will be kept here I'M
til others arrive from the Philippines.
Java and other Pacific countries.
Everyone, particularly the school
children, is invited, as the exhibit is
an education in itself
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
TUBERCULOSIS IS
COSTING HAWAII
MILLION YEARLY

I over ere million dollars a year is
IT,. C.~nnmic loss to Hawaii Of ia
Ler' .UGs:S according to- the figurea
'''''M@rfU several ears ago b.. Dr. g.
y. Sinclair. then Girc"tCr of the tI-
hc3 CWl@stS bureau. The figure Mas
b.S"d up0n al estimate of loss. for
II 'noFun only, the latter being calcl-
lated according 10 the most approved
mctH1dS Of modern economy. DR.
Sinclair al that time arrived at the
figure Cf $J13.21S as the loss to Homo
lu!u, and as the status Of tuberculosis
in the territory has remained the same
the figure IS probably correct today.
HCrol"lu supplies less than half the
tuberculosis in the territory so that
tie total loss through this disease for
the islands is considerably over mil
lion dollars.
Tic LEGISLATURE is new being asked
for Sl15.U0o for two years continu-
ancr # the campaign against tTbercu-
lOsis. moderate increase over the
pre:iOus appropriation under which
splendid lesults lave been accomplish
ed. The sum &'Ncd 10 combat the dis
ease is less than 10 per cent a year
CT the loss it OCCASIONS.
1t is rointed cut that while the APP
preparation is 10 per cent of the eSti-
mated less, the disease will not neces-
sarily be reduced 10 per cent a year,
but it is very safe to assert that 1t will
be reduced half Of that, or at least five
per cent a year. The available fig
ures show that that reduction may be
expected If the campaign is carried on
vigorously.
Continuation of this campaign
means that instead of hundreds of the
children now attending school dying
OF CONSUMPTION before their twenty
fifth year, the number will be reduced
to minimum and the generation will
grow up stronger and healthier. Few
er bread winners will die leaving their
families to the support OF charity;
fewer mothers will Gle to leave their
children to be brought up out of hand;
fewer patients unable 10 earn their
l4"ing will have &c be supported by the
government and The territory will then
be saved the money which it is being
asked to approl rate now, in addi-
ton to having saved the lives which
cannot be expressed in money. e.. Il
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-09
GIRL MIKES IN
DIPLOMACY PLOT

Hints at International complications,
secret explosives, the activities of &.
foreign secret agent and the develop
ment of romance between hard
headed scientist and self-reliant
American girl go to make up the five
reels of The Blue Envelope Mystery, ;
the Vitagraph feature shown at the
Bijou theatre last night. !,
With Lillian Walker, the girl with
the dimples, in the leading role, the
drama unfClds a story of a rich girl
who goes into the world to earn her
own livelihood. Securing position as
stenogFapher for Evan Kennedy,
chemist, she is soon involved in an in
ternational episode concerning secret
formula of a high explosive While
taking the formula to Washington. she
is Swallowed and kidnapped, but sue
ceeds in protecting her secret under
all difficulties
Besides the Eitagraph Offering the
program includes a two-reel comedy
by the LKo Company and the latest
Animated Weekly. .