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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22
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We've a lot Of respect for the
American aviator In France who wont
play football because it's too danger.
Gus.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22

C. A. Comiskey. two-year.old. won
race at Laurel the other day. II
seems to be a habit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22

Johnny Kilbane has been made
lieutenant in the army. Johnny prob.
ably thinks It will be easier to dodge
German bullets than Benny Leon.
ards haymakerS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22
|H|GH SCHOOL WINS
FROM SH|NNSTON
local Lads Made up in Speed
For Their Lack of
Heft.

Displaying much speed and using
better judgement, although greatly
outsweighed, the light Fairmont High
eleven was the easy victor over the
Shinnston High school football ag.
gregation in a game played at South
Side park Saturday afternoon. Score
Of 1870.
Fairmont scored first in the first
Quarter after d series Of lise p1unges.
Mills took the bail over the line, but
fnmbled. Fortunately Sarsfeld re.
covered II and the first touchdown of
the game was marked up for the 10.
cal team. Another touchdown was
made in the third quarter when Binns
intercepted an attempted forward
pass, running 40 yards to the goal,
where he ftimbled. Boyer recovered
and the cotnt was saved.
Coach Moore substituted entire
team before the game was over. Four
MEN were compelled to retire because
OF injuries. Hamilton at tackle re-
injured a shoulder that was hurt in
the MorgahtoWn game. Quarterback
Brown was kicked in the back while
in scrifnmage Halfback Hess in.
jured a ligafnent in one of his legs.
Bell, the big Shinnston quarterback
was knocked unconscious when tack
ted BY Andre. The lineup and score:
Fairmont--12 Pos. shinnston-o
vignol .................. Wright
Left End
Hamilton .............. f. McNutt
Left Tackle.
Boyer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. McGee
Left Guard.
Stevens ................. morse
Center.
Deane ................. Tronkein
Right Guard.
Meredith ................ b. McNutt
Right Tackle.
Sarsfield Observation-Disclosures. Hudson
d Right End.
Hess ................... Pigott
Left Half.
Binns .................. smith
Right Half.
fbroWn ................ 100000 Deti
Quarterback. 80. 5000.
Z Mills .................. Nutt
Fullback.
fftn,tchdnwns. TTairrncnt CarSpeld
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22
Failed an Second.

Failed on Second.
Oliver Glover returned home Satur-
day evening from Pittsburgh, where
he failed to pass second examination
to enter the navy. The cause of his
failure was due 10 Leart trouble. Upon
failing to pass the navy examination.
he attempted to snllst in the marines,
but also failed In this examination.
Before going to Pittsburgh, he passed
q first examination IA Wheeling where
he enlisted
Visiting Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frsd d. Watkins and
sons, Charles anG Hale, Of Grafton,
were In Mononga1 during the week
end calling ON friends. They spen.
Sunday with MIR. Watkins mother,
Mrs. James A. Watkins.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22
Greatest Woman Bowler Gives Pointers.

There is no womans bowling championship, probably
because it has only been in the last few years that women
have taken an interest in this sport
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22

Touchdowns: Tairrnont, Sarseeld,
Boyer. Goal from touchdown: Hess.
Referee-Bell.
Urnpire-Fleming.
Time Of periods-15 minutes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
CITY OFFICES ARE NOW
IN THE EAKIN BUILDING
Council Holds First Meeting in New
Rooms-Move Fire Station
Later

The official home Of the city is now
in the Eakin building on Second street
the move from Yakima street having
been made the first of the week. The
council held its first meeting in the
new quarters Tuesday evening. Only
business of a routine nature was
transacted.
AS soon as the necessary changes
can be made in the building the Pub
lie Library will share the room with
the city. For the present only the
west half Of the building will be oc-
cupied and will accommodate the Of
fees of the city clerk, the council
chambers and the library. AS soon
as the lease of L. II. Raymond ex-
pires the central fire and police sta
tions will be moved into the east half.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06

need ever fear that their efforts will
not be fully appreciated by the fellows
at the other end of the line"
Mr.. Maupin says all of the Marble
head boys have finished their training,
are now qualified seamen and ready
for active service in Uncle Sans
fighting forces. He says that upon
his return he will probably be as
signed to duty somewhere on the At
lantic. He was one of 60 who were
given furloughs, it being the intention
to issue furloughs to all of the boys
before they are sent east.
With few exceptions all members
of the. Marblehead's crew are WASH
ington boys, but the only boy from
Benton county is Harold Taylor, who
hopes to be included in the next allot-
ment of furloughs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06

that the association would make the
same price. This price, however, ap-
plies only to apples that go into the
soldier car.
AS diet, apples are needed to help
keep Uncle Sans fighting forces fit
and as a medicine for the wounded
they are better than drugs. Apples
in Europe are a luxury if obtainable
at all.
1t is pointed out also that the value
OF the fruit donated now may be re-
turned to the grower many times over
in future business for the reason that
these shipments will bring, to this
government and the governments Of
Europe a full realization of the value
OF the apple as food and medicine
that may result in the placing of large
orders for army use in the future.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
LOCAL NAVY LEAGUE HAS
CEASED ITS ACTIVITIES
Will Do No More Work as an Or
ganization, but Will Keep Busy
as Individuals

The local Navy League organiza-
tion has discontinued it's activities
and turned it's finished knitted gar
ments over to the local branch of the
Red Cross for distribution to the en-
listed men,in the navy.
This action of the ladies was in
duced by the ruling Of the secretary
of the navy that all relief and COM
fort supplies for the navy must be
distributed thru the Red Cross. This
has resulted in many. Of the Navy
League organizations becoming work.
ing units of the Red Cross, but 10.
cally the ladies voted not to do any
more work as an organization, but
each of the members can take up
whatever phase of the war relief work
they prefer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
CLUB IS ORGANIZED BY
LOCAL BUSINESS GIRLS
Red Cross Work will be Undertaken-
Language Classes
Later

The Kennewick Business Girls club
is the latest organization to be form
ed in the city. The club was organ
lied last Monday evening with men,
bership. of ten. The club is just what
the name implies and is composed of
the business girls of the city, with the
object of intellectual improvement
and social enjoyment. The young lad
les plan to take up line Of reading
and some classes in language will be
formed later. They will also try to
keep in touch with the girls out of
employment and the firms needing
them, thus doing their bit to help. Just
at present most of their time will be
devoted to Red Cross work.
Miss Gladys Miller was chosen pres
ident, with Miss Genevieve Craver as
vice president, and Kathleen Hudnall
secretary and treasurer. The club will
meet each Monday evening in the Com
mercial club room.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO
ELECT OFFICERS TUESDAY
Nominations Have Been Made and
Ballots Will Be Cast at the
+: Regular Meeting

The annual Commercial club cleo
tion will be held in the club rooms next
Tuesday evening. AS usual two tick
cts have been named.
Ticket No. 1, named by G. E.
Tweedt, M. M. Moulton and DR.. D. s.
Brogunier is: President, M. w. Mat.
techeck; first vice president, H. r.
Vlbber; second vice, E. M. Sly; treas
urer, b. E. Reser; directors for two
years, G. w. Sherk, A. F. Brown and
DR.. F. NJ. Crosby; trustees, H. A.
Bier and Guy Hayden. Ticket No. 2
President, R. E. Pratt; first vice, r.
w. Trenbath; second vice, A. R. Gard.
ner; treasurer, D. E. Rae; directors,
2. d. Sherk, S. D. Lynch and A. C,
Hall; trustees, K. C. Clifford and l.
A. Tweedt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
COPELAND BOY
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Accidental Discharge Sends Shot
into Both Legs Below the
Knee

While hunting ducks this evening
near the S. p. & S. depot, Vintor
Copeland, SON of Chief of Police c. E
Copeland, accidentally shot himself,
The boy was carrying double-bar-
relied shot gun on his shoulder when
one barrel was discharged. The re-
coil sent the gun flying from the boys
hands to the ground in front Of him
and as it struck the other barrel was
discharged, part of the charge
lodging in the legs below the knee.
Merton Stroman, who was hunting
with him, carried the injured boy to
the home of T. Carmen, where ply
sician was summoned. 1t will be i'm
possible to ascertain how serious the
injury is until an x-ray examination
is made.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
THRIFT STAMPS ON SALE
AT BANKS AND POSTOFFICE
Uncle Sam Offers Plan Whereby Pen
nies of Children May be
Put to Work

War Thrift and War Savings
stamps are now on sale at the post.
Office and the local banks. The thrift
stamps sell for 25 cents each and the
savings stamps for s4.12. These lat
ter will be redeemed by the govern
ment for $500, January /, 1923. This
allows the purchaser a per cent In
terest on his savings.
With the thrift stamps is issued q
card divided into sixteen squares
When stamp has been pasted to each
square the. card is taken up and 9
savings stamp issued upon payment
Of the additional odd cents. Until Feb.
ruary 1, this amount will be IL cents
and will increase each month at the
rate of per cent. The sale will con.
tinue for one year.
The stamps offer an excellent in.
vestment for children's or other saw.
ings accounts too small to be invested
in Liberty Bonds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
BESTE PURCHASES THE
KENNEWICK TIRE SHOP
Will Conduct il as Department of His
Harness Business - Peterson
to Enlist

F. F. Beste, of the Kennewick Har-
ness company, today became the own
er of the Kennewick Tire Shop. C. II.
Peterson, of whom the business was
purchased, expects to enlist in the
aviation branch of the army.
1t is the intention Of Mr.. Beste to
make the auto tire repair work de-
partment of his harness business but
until the necessary changes in his
building can be made he will continue
the Tire Shop in its present location.
To accommodate the new depart
ment Mr.. Beste, expects TO dispose Of
his shoe stocks and to put in a COM
plete line of tires and automobile ac-
cessories and to employ first class
vulcanizer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
HAVE HOUSEWIVES

A number of army housewives made
by the D. A. R. auxiliary have been
left at this Office for distribution
among the soldier boys. The house.
wives are finished in blue and are in
tended for the infantry. The editor
does not know who Of the Kennewick
boys have received housewives. and
who have not and requests that rela-
tives Of soldiers give him names OF
those who may be in need of them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
NAVAL RECRUITING
OFFICERS HERE
Registered Men Have Chance to
Get into Navy Ahead of Draft
Until the 18th Of December

w. G.. Wilson, chief electrician, and
%. j. Bacon, first class electrician, of
the U. S. navy, are in the city on re-
cruiting duty.
These men are really doing advance
work for recruiting party which will
be here from December II to 20. All
men between the ages of 18 and 25
who are physically fit will be accepted
for service now, but after December
Is no registered men will be per-
mitted to enlist in any branch Of mil
itary service. If registered men wish
to get into the navy ahead of the draft
now is their chance as it will be too
late when the next recruiting party
arrives.
Mr.. Wilson will be here until Sat
urday night and can be found either
at the postoffice or the Commercial
hotel at any time, day or night.
The navy wants 1000 firemen by
December Is, 1000 apprentice sea-
men and 1000 aviators by February.
The next party will make their
headquarters in the city hall, but they
can accept for enlistment only men
betweent the ages Of 18 and q and
81 and 35.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
COLLECT CROP DATA
State Department of Agricul-
ture Sends Hurry-Up Call :,
for Farm Information

The "Senior Ten" of the high schoo
has another job. This time they arr
securing crop data for the state de.
partment of agriculture to be useG
in connection with war work on fooG
production. The department is at.
tempting to secure this information
thru the schools.
Supt. M. S. Lewis did not receive
his instructions until this week and
as the work is to be completed by
December 10 he Immediately armed
the Senior Ten with the necessary
blanks and sent them out to interview
the farmers.
The information asked is for the
acreage and production of hay, both
irrigated and non-irrigated lands, and
the farmers surplus. The same in
formation as to potatoes. The number
of brood sows and breeding ewes kept
over for next year; the number Of
acres of unused lands which will be
cropped next year and next years
acreage of wheat, rye, peas, beans,
potatoes and other cereals.
If any farmer in this district is
missed by the high school boys he is
requested to Immediately telephone
Mr.. Lewis and give the data desired.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
BOUNDARY OF
IRRIGATION
DISTRICT FIXED
All Lands Under Canal with Ex-
ception of About 500 Acres
Are Included
ELECTION oath OF DECEMBER
Flats at Mouth of Yakima, Chicago
and Putnam Tracts Are Not
In the District

With the exception of about 800
acres, all Of the lands lying under the
N. p. /. company's main canal are
included within the boundaries of the
proposed irrigation district for the
creation Of which an election will be
held Monday December "a.
For the most part the lands left out
of the district are those on the flats
near the mouth Of the Yakima and
the Chicago and Putnam Tracts, east
Of the city. No lands with water
rights We're exempted, the commis-
sioners adhering to the rule that
claims for exemptions would not. be
considered unless owners would file
REIMBURSEMENT of water rights. In
no instance was an owner willing to
be left out Of the district.
The claims Of some of the valley
land owners, who have no water right
and who irrigate exclusively by pump
ing, were denied. They argued that
their lands should be excluded by the
same right by which exemptions were
allowed in the Chicago and Putnam
Tracts. The succeeded in winning
Commissioner Houston over to their
view, but Commissioners Pratt and
Bash voted otherwise.
Exemptions were allowed the fol-
lowing land owners: James b. and Ju-
liza B. Clements, Mrs. Viola Moore, o.
ID. Webb, ID. j. Beinhart, Grace L
Howell, Abbott Realty Co., Gordon C.
Moores, B. o. Tooke, ID. C. Day, Mrs.
A. A. Annette, Chas. Conway, VIM.
and E. H. Harsha, Geo. A. Peter, w.
A. Koontz, Mrs. E. z. Settlers, Geo.
A. Anderson, o. w. Engles, ]. C. Ed
wards, Tracy & Sleek. The legal des-
criptions Of the lands exempted is
given in the notice of election pub
lished on another page of this issue.
For the convenience of holding the
election the district has been divided
into four polling precincts and the
polling places will be at the C. e.
Grifeth home, the City Hall, the Fin
ley school house and the Hover school
house. The election judges are: C. E.
Griffeth, Harley H. Peter and B. o.
Tooke; James Johnston, j. c. Swayze
and r. L. Banta; Ed. Frauen, f. e.
Masters and Frank Struthers; J. e.
Hampton, c. j. Dahlin and L. ]. Dim
ick. The polling places will open at
8 o'clock in the forenoon and close at
q o'clock in the afternoon.
The vote will be for or against the
creation of the district which is to be
known as the Columbia Irrigation dis
trict and for the election of three di-
rectors. The nominees for director
are: H. S. Hughes, L. z. johnson and
A. S. Goss.
The creation of the district in no
way binds the waterusers to take over
the irrigation system; it merely gives
them means by which they can take
it over If they desire. Before the sys-
tenn can be taken over it will be neces-
sary to hold another election to vote
bonds to pay for it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06
PRAISES The WORK
OF RED CROSS
Sailor Lad Says Boys Appreciate
Work of Women Strong
for Letter Writing Club

II just dropped in to ask you tc
thank the ladies who have been doing
Red Cross and Navy League work.
said Harry Maupin, who has just fin
ished his training on the u. s. s.
Marblehead, and is home on a 15-day
furlough. "The ladies, believe, little
realize how greatly the boys in the
service really appreciated the work
they are doing. Our Red Cross sweat
ers, mufflers and wristlets were is
sued to us while we were on a south
ern cruise. We were down along the
South American coast, where it was
getting rather chilly when the gar
ments Were distributed. And every
fellow was mighty glad to get them,
not that we were really suffering from
the cold, but we were getting pretty
far from the good old u. S. A. and it
was fine to know that the mothers and
sisters back home were working that
we might be made more comfortable.
"There were $50 boys on the ship
and there were only 200 knitted sets,
so SO had to go without because there
weren't enough to go around.
II think you are doing fine thing
in encouraging people to write to the
boys. You can't begin to understand
how much letter from home cheers
a fellow up and puts new life and de-
termination into him. There was one
lad with us who is an orphan, his IA
'ther having been killed since he en-
listed. That boy really dreaded to
see mail day come for no letter ever
came for him. It was really pitiful
to witness the down-heartedness of
the fellow when the rest of us sat
around reading our letters.
'sIt doesn't matter so much who the
letter is from, just so it is from some
body to you; just so you know there
is somebody somewhere in the world
that takes some interest in you and
thinks of you occasionally. While
on board / received a letter from q
lady in Kennewick whom / did not
know. In way that letter made me
feel better than any one from my own
folks, because it made me realize that
someone outside my own family cir
Gle was interested in me. / started
to read the letter to our 1etterless' boy
and he started to cry. just took
my pencil, scratched out my name and
wrote his in and handed him the letter.
I can't begin to describe the change
from sadness to gladness that came
over that fellow. He knew the letter
was not intended for him, but that
didn't make much difference. Here
was a letter from somebody who was
interested in the sailor boys, it had
been written in his own home state,
it had his name at the top Of it and
it was his, at least there was nothing
to prevent his imagining that it was,
and it helped to fill that aching void
in his heart which comes with the
breaking of all home ties.
"That letter-writing idea is a fine
thing; keep it going. No letter writer
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-12-06

Few people in and around Kenne-
wick realized that last Saturday was
election day. 1t was, however, and
M. II. Church was elected to succeed
himself as commissioner of the Port
of Kennewick, receiving all but five
of the votes cast.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-10-05
Reasonable Request.

Prisoners confined in the ella
County jail at Globe, Ariz,. signed
an address to the sheriff OF that
county which reads as follows:
Sir. The bootleegers and other
loyal inmates of the ella County
Jail respectfully request Your
Majesty to seeregate the spies and
wobblies from those who, though
rather unfortunate, still have some
regard for decency and the laws OF
their country. We respectfully sub
init that the cage on the lower floor
of tn Jail contains several Ameri'
cans and Irishmen. and as well as a
few colored men and Mexicans
whose only offense was the popular
one Of trying to get by the prohibi-
ton law And we respectfully sue-
gest that Your Majesty place the |.
W. W and the spies in the lower
cage and remove the decent men
of all colors to the part Of the jail
where we are incarcerated as it
would be unjust to said colored
men. Mexicans and others to COM
pei men to listen to the imbecile
and traitorous arguments that we,
your petitioners have been forced
to hear day and night for weeks
The Democrat seconds the re-
quest of the incarcerated ones and
bees the sheriff to remove from the
cellar end elevate to the second
story those Arizonians whose only
crime was a disposition to cheer
their dropping spirits with liquid
damnation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-10-05
Metropolitan newspapers an

public speakers are trying to make
it plain that in time of war it is not
proper to criticise the men who are
in control of public affairs This
may be the best policy. Under a
democratic form Of government we
usually regard it a right to point
out mistakes made by anyone
holding public position. II. how
ever. no such right exists. during
war, then it certainly follows that
men holding positions Of response
bility and power, should be excep-
tionally careful. Business shout d
be done in such a way that ad.
verse criticism does not become
necessary. If it is treason to find
fault it is also treason to open wide
the gates to faulty conduct.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-10-05

The kaiser wants just enough OPP
position in the reichstae to give the
impression that GermanNis not the
double distilled, rockribbed auto
cracy that its enemies say it is.
When tn opposition goes farther
than that the opponents Of the
kaiser suddenly find themselves be.
hind the bars.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-10-05
Victor Haean.

Victor Haean was born Deem
Der IL. 1S48 on the old Haean farm
south of this city; died September
20. 1917, at the home of his daueh-
ter. Mrs. Ed ODaniel at Indian
Greek.
MIR. Haean had been in i'll health
for almost year when he suffered
stroke of paralysis and several
attacks have followed.
The deceased was married to
Mildred johnson January 8, 1871.
who died three years ago. To this
union were born seven children,
four of whom survive; Mrs. Fannie
ODaniel. of Monroe County. Mrs
John Gallagher. Of Curlew. WISH.
ington. Frank and Walter Haean, OF
Monroe County.
Mr.. Hagan lived in this city fol-
eight years and was good citizen
Funeral services were held at St
Stephens Church at Indian Greek
Friday morning, conducted by Rev
FIR Thomas Fox, and the remain
were buried in the cemetery at that
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-10-05

Good reading will be another OF
the things supplied in abundance to
Uncle Sans soldiers of freedom.
Libraries Of 5000 to 10000 volumes
are to be kept at each of the camps.
The books are being collected under
the direction of the American Ii
brsry Association cooperating with
the War Department. and will be
circulated under its direction to tn e
soldiers in training. H. O. Sever
ance. Librarian Of the University OF
Missouri and an officer Of the
national association, is now at Fort
Riley installing the Camp Funston
library. Mr.. Severance will be at
Fort Riley about two weeks. after
which it is expected to have a per-
manent librarian in charge of the
soldiers books.