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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-08
NEW LEAGUE. is
FORMED BY HIGHS
Six Schools in Yakima, Benton
and Franklin Counties Enter
Association

The Yakima Columbia Debating
Declamatory and Athletic Association
was organized at a meeting in Pros.
ser by representatives of Richland
Pasco, Prosser and Kennewick
Grandview and Outlook have signi.
fed their intention of joining, making
a six-town league.
The executive committee of the as
sociation will have charge of the work
of the league. The members Of the
committee are: Mr.. Lewis, Kennewick
president; Mr.. Wright, Of Prosser
vice president; Mr.. Kellogg, Of Grand
view, secretary; Mr.. Ludwick, of Rich.
land, and. Mr.. Kicks, of Pasco. This
committee will choose the subject tt
be debated this year and select
chairman for the district, who will
assign teams and sides of the ques.
ton, schedule the debates and keep 8
record of the points won by each team
The interscholastic debate rules will
govern the contests.
The association plans to hold de.
clamatory contest in the spring il
which each school will have four rep
resentatives: a high school boy and 9
grade boy, a high school girl and 8
grade girl. Details will be decided
later.
A tentative schedule for the basket
ball games was made ,out. Kenne
wick's games on this schedule are:
Dec. z, Kennewick at Grandview
Dec. IA, Prosser here; Jan. 4 at Pasco
Jan. II, Richland here; JAM. 18, Kions
here; Jan 25, at Richland; Feb. l
at Prosser; Feb. 8, Grandview here
Feb. Is, at Kiona; Feb. 21, Pasco here
A game will be secured with Lind
outside of the league, If possible
which will make twclve-game sched
ule for this year. These games art
not certainty yet.
Grandvfew F0rfeits
The Kennewick State Debating
League teams first debate has beel
forfeited to them by Grandview, WHIT
is unprepared. Kennewick was sched
uled to meet Mabton on November
ninth, but Mabton withdrew from tn
league. Grandview was then selected
as our opponent, but has been unable
to prepare for it. The next debate il
to be held December 7th, but the op
ponent has not been determined yet.
Basketball Friday
The first basketball game OF tn
season will take place Friday, Nov. 16
Seniors versus "Allies." The Seniors
challenge to the other three classe
has been formally accepted and tn
battle is on. The game will probabl.
be close one, as the teams are abou
evenly matched.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-08

CONTINUED on page four)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-08
FIRST PARENT-TEACHERS
MEETING Is NEXT WEEK
Subjects for Discussion This Year will
be More of Local
Nature

An effort is being made this year to
make the programs Of the Parent
Teachers association very definite and
wholly applied to local conditions. 1t
is believed that this type of program
will not only be of greatest interest to
members Of the association but will
also best serve the purpose of keeping
parents informed as to the condition
in the local schools, the betterment of
those conditions being possible only
thru a proper understanding of them
from all viewpoints.
The first meeting Of the year will
be held in the Washington building at
2:45, the afternoon OF Friday, Novem-
Der 16. The program follows:
Program of music and dramatixa-
tion by children Of the first, second
and third grades.
Report of the state meeting Of Par
ent-Teacher associations, Mrs. Edw
Sheppard.
Three short talks will be given by
teachers on the following subjects:
Difficulties Encountered by Children
During Their First Year of School
Miss Jorgensen.
Effects Of Irregular Attendance and
of Overcrowding at the Washington
Building, Miss Brown.
Defective Children at the Washing.
ton Building, Miss Katherine Shepard.
son.
Discussion of the above subjects.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-08

held at the Valley club house this eve
ming. It is understood that the COM
mittee will submit the names of Har-
ley H. Peter and Ole Brue from the
River Road district, A. S. Goss and
Geo. Finley, from Finley, H. w. Pow
ell from Hover.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-11-08

ing two delegates to represent them
at the Apple Grading Conference to
be held in Spokane the 2Srd of this
month.
Every fruit grower in the district
is urged to be present at this meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
CAR SHORTAGE is GROWING
STILL HIGHER AND HIGHER

Atlanta, Ca, June 21-The car
shortage reported on May ! again
broke all previous records according
to interesting not to say alarming
figures Just given out here by rail
road oficials. On that day there was
. deficiency of 1,145,449 freight cars
showing that the shortage is going
MP and up, and still higher up. in
stead Of going down.
IT. seriousness is sufficiently
great, but not so much for what it
means In the immediate present as
because of the indication of what is
coming. A shortage so large this
year, when the war is on, and at this
particular time of the year, indicates
D tendency which if not relieved will
lead to q condition not comparable
with any that ever existed in the ma
tons history.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
BUTTONS TO BOOST CROPS
ARE DISTRIBUTED IN SOUTH

Atlanta, Ga, June 21.-A button
with . picture of farmer carrying
Old Glory nailed to his plow handles,
and bearing the motto, Mail a flag
to your plow and serve your country
BY raising food crops" is being wide
ly distributed throughout Georgia
and other southern states by Isidor
Gellers, editor of the Fitzgerald
Leader-Enterprise of Fitzgerald. Ga.
The motto was originated at a mass
meeting Of farmers held at Fitzgerald
several weeks ago and Immediately
gained wide circulation, as it struck
ex actly the right note of patriotism
for the men upon whom the country
is dependent for its food supply.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
IN OFFICERS
HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
DR.. BEvIS PROMOTED

July first, Supt w. w. Trammell
will succeed Hon. Glenn Terrell as
one of the Assistants in the Office
of AttorneyGeneral T. f. West Mr..
Terrell has accepted the position of
attorney for the Internal Improve
ment Board. DR.. II. Mason Smith
who for the past year has been first
assistant physician at the Florida
Hospital for the Insane has been
named to succeed Mr.. Trammell and
will take charge as superintendent
on the first. DR.. w. Marion Bevis
has been promoted to DR.. Smiths po-
sition. These changes will be of In
terest to Lakeland friends of Mr..
Trammell and DR.. Bevis, the latter
having only left Lakeland last August
to become member of the Medical
Staff of that Institution
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
UNCLE SAM TO DELIVER
FOR DPY GOODS STORES
Plan to Be Tried Out in Various
Cities as a Wartime
Economy.

New York, June 21.-A move to
combine. as wartime economy, all
the delivery services of the retail dry
goods stores here in one system in
the hands of the United States Post
office Department, which has de-
clared it's willingness to handle the
business on a parcels post basis, has
been made known here by f. l..
Howes, executive secretary Of the
National Retail Dry Goods Associa-
ton The system would do away
with endless duplication in delivery
routing and equipment now existing
he said
Government dekyery was tried re-
Gently for one store in Pittsburg. Mr..
Howe said. and proved successful.
Postmaster General Burleson. he said
will lay the plan before a committee
of merchants on war economies from
all over the country, who will meet
in Washington within two weeks. He
will also present it to the Council OF
National Defense.
The method, as worked out by
First Assistant Postmaster General
Rooms, Mr. Howe said. calls for two
deliveries daily on systematic city
wide basis for all dry goods stores
and also for c. o. ID. collections.
1t would be cheaper for the indi-
vidual merchant. he asserted. than 1t
is for him to maintain his own de-
liverery plant. as well as being a
public economy. The Postoffice De-
partment, he said, is willing to take
over the service for any city where
merchants desire it, The plan now
is being submitted to merchants here.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
WAR HAS REACHED
PORTUGAL IN EARNEST

Lisbon. Portugal, Jun e20.-The
war has reached Portugal in earnest
and drastic measures are being put
into effect by the government to en-
sure bread for the people. Confec-
tionery and cake no longer can be
sold. All persons possessing supplies
of flour are required to inform the
authorities of the amount they own.
Corn bread is being made to exc
out the scanty supply of wheat flour
and acorn flour and other substitutes
are being utilized.
The Lisbon streets, like those of
London, now are in darkness after
nightfall, as the gas factories have
ceased operations Electric street
cars now are operated only up to
IL p. m. The difficulty of obtaining
public conveyances after that hour is
causing great losses to theaters and
night clubs.
Imported coal has become an un-
known quantity and the national
brown coal, Ignite, is being used fro
domestic purposes. Warning has
been given that unless it becomes
possible to import coal, the use of
electricity as motive power must be
discontinued.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
JUDGE c. |. WILSON.
Of l4TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, announces
AS CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

BlOuntstown, Fla, June 21.-At
the picnic given Saturday down on
the Dead Lakes, at lakewood, the
famous fresh water fishing resort,
the large crowd in attendance was
entertained by addresses delivered
by some of Florida's most prominent
men
Mr.. Jenkins of the department of
agriculture of the United States was
the first speaker on the program He
spoke at length on conservation of
food, and upon the necessity of larg-
er food production in the United
States.
Hon. c. l.. Wilson, Judge of the
14th judicial circuit, followed Mr..
Jenkins. Judge Wilson delivered an
excellent address. taking for his sub
ject, Calhoun county. He told of
the county's development during the
past 25 years, and of it's advantages
as an agricultural county. Mr.. Will
son, in the course of his address, re-
ferred to his ambitions as boy.
He said that while he was a small
boy his grandfather was circuit
Judge of Jackson county, and that
his ambition was to be Judge of the
same circuit when he got to be a
man, and that his ambitions in that
respect had become a reality. He
said he had further ambitions and
reached the coveted goal, and that
ambition was to be governor of the
state of Florida1 HIS speech was
concluded with formal announce.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
"DON'TS" TO REMEMBER
FOR LOYAL AMERICANS

New York. June 21.-Dr. Preston
w. Slosson, of the history depart.
ment of Columbia University has
drawn up list of Don't on the
War" Some of them are:
Don't say My country right or
wrong We aren't wrong.
Don't say Wall Street or British
Gold or the 'Northcliffe press made
this war You don't have to bribe a
nation to make 1t resent the murder
of its citizens.
Don't call every pro-ally 'pro-Brit.
ish.' Great Britain is only one of a
dozen or so of the allies.
Don't say that both sides think
they are fighting a defensive war A
man may honestly think that two
and six are eleven, but it doesn't
make them so.
Don't call universal training 'Prus-
sian militarism.' 1t is not more Prus.
sian than it is Swiss, French, British,
Argentine, Japanese or Australian.
Don't say that we owe aid to
France on account of Lafayette. We
didn't help France in 1870 and were
right not to do so. We only owe aid
to any nation when it is fighting
(as at presently in a righteous quar-.
rel
Don't say that 1T doesn't make
any difference to the workingman
what country governs him. On the
contrary it makes more difference
TO him than to any one else, because
the rich man can spend his time
in travel or buy his way into the
privileged class If he finds political
condition oppressive"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

ment as candidate for the COVER
nor's office.
Hon Rivers II. Buford, state at
torney for the fourteenth judicial dis
trict was next on the program. He
delivered an eloquent address and
reverted back to the days of his
childhood, and reminded his old &C.
Quaintances of how he had advanced
from a plow boy to the important Of
flee of state attorney and told them
that it was his ambition to be one
of the judges of the highest court in
the state. He concluded by solicit
ing support of his candidacy for JUS
tice of the Florida supreme court.
Next on the program was a speech
by Hon. Sidney J. Cats, governor Of
the State of Florida. He spoke at
length on the many advantages of
our great State and in conclusion
shifted his subject to that of patriot
ism; to our duty as American citi-
zens. Mr.. Cats speech was resplen-
dent with eloquence throughout and
especially did he become eloquent
when referrin gto the flag of our ma
tion He said that no flag should
float over or above the Stars and
Stripes II he could live to pull 1t
down
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
PENSIONS TO BE
PAYABLE MONTHLY

Tallahassee, June 21.-Payment of
pensions monthly will begin August
and a letter has been prepared and
circulated by Ernest Amos, State
Comptroller, advising all pensioners
of the change in the method of pay
ment. The recent Legislature in
creased the pension for widows of
Confederate soldiers from $3.50 to
$500 a month, but made no change
in the soldiers pensions.
The following communication has
been sent to pensioners by the Comp
troller:
Attention Confederate Veterans:
The general pension law passed at
te last general session of the Legisla-
ture increased the pensions of wild
ows from $3.50 to $500 per month,
but made no change in pensions of
soldiers. II goes into effect August
l, 1917
The monthly plan Of paying pen
sioners will begin August /, 1917, for
the month of July. thus making the
first payment come under the old
law. and afterward continue under
the new law.
For this quarter, ending June 30,
1917. it is very important that PEN
sinoers give a permanent postoffice
address in their vouchers. to be sent
in to the Comptroller, and they
should see to it that vouchers are
mailed promptly, on the last day of
this month if possible. so the Comp
troller will have time to prepare his
list for the next month, as hereafter
work that has heretofore taken three
months to do must be done in one
month.
The Comptroller has worked out a
SYSTEM having in view the conven-
fence and welfare of the pensioners
and believe their interest will be best
subserved under the new monthly
payment plan.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
1000 Formed An Angry Mob
Who Again Tore Down
Suffrage Banners In Washington
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, June 81 21.-Suffrage
sentinels brought another banner to
the White House gates and another
crowd tore it down The police did
not interfere. The banner today was
similar to yesterdays, declaring
that President Wilson and Elihn
Root are "deceiving Russe" in say
ing the United States is democracy
and urging the Russian mission to
demand the enfranchisement Of the
women of America.
crowd of nearly one thousand
tore down another banner of the suf-
fragettes when they produced two
more. The police warned the crowd
not to interfere again.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
PAsco COUNTY VOTED
TO EXTEND HIGHWAYS

Zephyrhills. June 81. Special
Road District No. 4, of Pasco County
has voted bonds to the extent of s10,-
90 for the purpose of completing the
National Highway in that district to
the Hillsborough county line.
1t ID. hoped the Hillsborough coun-
ty commissioners will compete their
road to join the Pasco end of the
highway. which will give the public
= me road direct to Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
LAKELAND, FLORIDA THURSDAY. JUNE 21. 1917
BROOKLYN ATHLETE
KILLS WIFE and
TWO CHILDREN,
THEN HIMSELF
(By Associated Press.)

New York, June 21.-After a
quarrel with his wife over money
matters, Richard Barrett, we'll
known athlete of Brooklyn, shot and
and killed his wife, son Hilton aged
4, son Donald aged l and half,
and then committed suicide. He
did not harm two of the other chill
dren Barrett was a Spanish war
veteran and was sergeant in the
regular army at Fort Barrancas,
Florida, in 1898.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
Unfair Competition
OF Manufacturers
Driving Many
Retailers Out
OF Business
(By Associated Press.

Chicago, June 81 Unfair com
petition, according to committee
report to the National Wholesale
Grocery convention is driving small
retailers from business in increasing
numbers. The alleged unfairness
consists, according to the report. in
selling large consign-
ments at wholesale prices direct to a
chain of stores, mail order houses
and department stores.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

mistake, appropriated 100000. Some
one apparently added another cipher
to the original figures.
The mistake was discovered today
in printed copies of the sundries civil
bill. Investigation showed that the
same error existed in the engrossed
copy of the bill 1t had escaped the
attention of all members of both
Houses, apparently, and the bill hav-
ing been approved by the President
is now the law of land that Governor
Harding shall receive next year ten
times his present salary.
The mistake. of course, will be rec
titled. but it will take an act of Con.
gress to do it.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
MOTHER-lN-LAW NOT
HOME WRECkERS AT ALL

Portland Ore, June 21.-Mothers-
in-law, don't play the leading role of
breaking up homes that they're pop
ularly supposed to-. Conclusions to
this effect have been reached by stu
dents of statistics at Reed College
in answer to the question as to why
husband leave home.
Miss Bessie Nelson. a member of
the graduating class, delved into the
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
FRENCH MADE
GAINS LAST
NIGHT; BRITISH
FRONT IS
QU|ET
FRENCH MADE GAINS LAST
NIGHT; BRITISH FRONT IS
(Dy Associated Press }

London, June 21.-A Petrograd
dispatch says that the Congress Of
Workmen and Soldiers, representing
all OF Russia, voted their confidence
in the provisional government, and
unanimously adopted resolutions de-
manding the immediate resumption
Of the offensive and reorganization
OF the army.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Credit Will
Help Win
The War
(By Associated Press. J

Kansas City, June 81 Tho eX-
tension of credit to small and weak
countries is one of the most power
full influences the United States and
allies may develop against Germany
and Austria, DR.. Edward E. Pratt,
chief of the Federal Bureau OF For
eign and Domestic Commerce, told
the National Retail Credit Mems
Association convention
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
ARE
NEUTRAL IN THE
WAR, DECLARES
DR.. C0LDfARB
(By Associated Press. }

Stockholm, June 21.-Dr. Max
GOldfarb, one of the American So
cialists who arrived here, in his re-
port to the Dutch Scandinavian
committee asking for the creation OF
a permanent socialist committee
" hose sole purpose would be to work
for a permanent peace, declared that
the American socialists are neutral
and Samuel Gompers pledge Of Or
eauized labor to the war was Gin no
way an expedition of the sentiment
of the workers of America =
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
Seinn FinnerS
Give More
Trouble
(By Associated Press. }

dublin, June 21.-The Sim
Felners who have had several dem
onstrations since the release of those
arrested during last years uprising,
have caused more disorders today.
Carrying Sim Fein flags, some five
hundred attacked homes of former
soldiers over which the Union Jack
was flying, smashed windows, and
stoned the police. Eight men and
five women were arresteo
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
RIFT in RUSSIAN CLOUDS
: CONES when SOLDIERS AND
WORKMEN VOTE TO TAKE
Up FIGHTING IN EARNEST
MORN NOW
SERVES IN U. S. NAVY

Milwaukee, June 21.-A youth
walked into one of the recruiting Off
ces downtown and volunteered for
the navy. He had on his forearm a
copy of September Morn"
Officers rejected him because of
the figure. The applicant went to
see an artist, who attired the figure
in a bathing suit and the youthful
sailor was accepted.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
SIX SITES FOR
N'T'L GUARD
ANNOUNCED
BY GOVT
ANNISTON, M0NTGO cry,
GREENVILLE, SPARTANBURG.
AUGUSTA AND MACON ARE
CHOSEN
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, June 81 The war
department has approved Admission
and Montgomery. Ala; Greenville
and Spartanburg. S. c.; Augusta
and Macon, Ga, as divisional camp
sites for the National Guard
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
II Arrested
(By Associated Press. }

Philadelphia, June 21 Seven
teen young men and women were
arrested last night for distributing
literature which the police declared
cotrary to the governments welfare
and are held without bod for
hearing Saturday.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
Tax Profits
(By Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The ex-
tension of excess tax profits in the
war revenue bill to individuals en-
gagged in trade or business as we'll
as corporations and partnerships
was decided upon by the Senate
finance committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
(By Associated Press. }

New York, June 21-Emma Gold
man, and Alexander Berkman, in
dic,od by the Federal Grand Jury on
charges Of conspirins to induce men
not to register, pleaded not guilty.
They are held in $2.500 bail each.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
French Make Gains
(By Associated Press. J

The French announced thev re-
captured this morning part Of the
positions the Germans gained yes
terday on the Aisne. The French
gained last night in Champagne.
British front quiet
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
Rev. Pidgeon, Of
Canada, Is
Elected Pres.
National Rotary
BY Associated Press. }

Atlanta, June 21.-Rev. f. l..
Pidgeon, of Winnipeg, Canada, was
elected President of the Internation-
al Association Rotary Clubs today
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
BILL GIVES HARDING
100000 SALARY BY MIS-
TAKES OF CLERKS

Washington. June 21.-Instead of
appropriating $1,000 for next years
salary of Governor Harding of the
Panama canal zone, Congress, by
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

situation and found that either too
many children or too few children
were also frequently causes for d.
vOrce.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Socialist leaders of this country
said recently that Goldfarb is with
ont any credentials from the socialist
party. He is said to be Russian
citizen He formerly lived in New
York, -.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
SUBMARINE
TURNED Guns
ON LIFE BOATS.
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, June. 20-The admiralty
that a German submarine
which recently torpedoed a British
steamer, turned it's guns on the life
boats killing eight persons
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Rumanlans Enroute to v. s.
Toxic, June / Correspondence -
Tho Rumanian mission enroute to
tho United States has arrived here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-22
RYAN Man GIVEN
HIGH POSITION

RYAN, Okla, June N-(Special.)--
DR.. II Ov,rbey OF RYAN has been CONF
missioncd by Surgeon General Gorgas
as preliminary dental examiner Of ap-
plicants for the dental reserve corp, Of
the United States army lie has Just
received his commission
DR. Overbey, who - secretary OF the
Oklahoma board Of dental examiners.
announces that he will make prelimi-
nary examinations OF applicants for the
dental reserve at the time Of the meet.
ing Of the state board in Oklahoma
City June Is to July l. Thirty appli-
cant, are to take examinations before
the state board.