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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24
COAL AND THE KAISER

The government has gained another able ally the person of
Mother JONES' who has probably influence with miners than
any other American Mother despite her record nveterae
Of everything tending to limit the absolute freedom of labor
agrees with Fuel Administrator Gareds plan for the settlement
of coamne disputes and trying line her boys increase
the output
ut duty stand by the president of the nation in this
crisis she says Hep the to lick the Kaiser and
then we II lick hell out of the operators
Rather orcbe language but very much the pont The oper
aors may deserve licking but they don't deserve than
the Kaiser does Their punishment wait necessary The Kais
>ers can't.
And maybe the miners jump the Kaiser job they IL fnd
before they get very that they won't have bother about the
operators The government and the public take of hem
fthe miners do their part.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24
SPENDING OUR BILLIONS

Any private business that handled its expenditures the the
would any individual In private life generally regulate out
according to income agreement with general continuous
coherent plan 1t is only public life that spend money hap
hazard for purpose that good at the moment without
considering where the funds from what further outlay
will be entailed.
by which the estimates of administrative departments would be sys
mad and harmonzed and would know exactly what
expected Of it. But always the reform has been baked Inertia
and red and partisan politics have pepuated the DID, chaotic
procedure by which every head Of department asks year and
year out for great deal money than he needs and
senator and representative grabs what he for his state
district and legitimate undertakings turned down starved
while millions go for pork
At time when engaged the expensive venture
Of history this fooshness ought to STOP The grabag and
guesswork policy be abc when expenditures eck
oned of billions of dollars In the session. congress sell
dom knew within several billions how much money would be
pected to vote
There for uncertainty the hurry Of vast
preparations with unfamiliar factors entering into the
putaon But the shaping and passage of those appropriation bills
would have been immensely easier if suitable budget system had
been already established And surely there will be any
such confusion hereafter
The administration said be trying now with the help of
of big nancr to work out better method Of handling
appropriations for the remainder of the The
form desirable that reasonable opposition to nconceiv
able.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24
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THE DAILY REMINDER
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In The Days News

When the National Municipal
league assemblies at Detroit today
lor its annual convention, one of the
most active participants in the pro-
,eedings will be Clinton Rogers
Woodruff, who has been secretary of
he league since its organization
Timber of years ago. Mr.. Woodruff
Philadelphia lawyer who has
a.ned distinction by his devotion to
dmerous reform movements, partic-
Nlarly those having to do with the
letterment of municipal government,
I1ong the organizations of which he
an active member are the Nation
ii Civil Service Reform League,
4merican Church Union, American
Civic Association, American Economic
association, American Park and Out
door Art Association, the National
c Conference for Good City Govern
rent Political Science Association.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24
TO,lay's BIRTHDAYS

Richard Croker, former leader of
the Tammany organization in New
York city, born at Black Rock, Ire
land, "A years ago today.
Wallace D. Simmons, 81. Louis
merchant and member of the COM
mission to mobilize the commercial
interests of the country, born in St.
Louis, so years ago today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24

ARE YOU A MOVIE FAN? Get a
copy OF who's Who in Movie Land"
telling all about the motion picture
actors, with pictures. Ten cents post
paid. Standards Press, 112 Water st..
Boston, Mass.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24
One Year Ago Today IN fine War

One Year Ago Today In the War
NJ. Thepoff. reformer, was ap-
pointed Russian premier.
General Serials Italian forces
pushed ahead West of Monastir.
German and Bulgarian troops I'M
der Won Mackerson crossed the Dan
ube and threatened Bucharest.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24

1914-British warships bombarded
Zeebrugge, German naval base in
Belgium.
1915-Entente note sent to Greece
demanding security of Allied
troops.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24

Walter George Smith, Philadelphia
lawyer, president Of the American
Bar Association, born in Logan coun-
ty, Ohio, 60 years ago today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-24

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
SPAULDING-BAXTER

The announcement of the marriage
of Miss Alice, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Baxter, of this city, to Roy
ston Morrow Spaulding, at Everett,
Friday, Oct. 5th, came as a surprise
to the relatives and numerous friends
of both young people.
The bride, after graduating from
our local high school with the class Of
rs, attended Ellensburg normal and is
at present teaching at Triple Springs,
near Kennewick. p"
Mr.. Spauiding, graduate Of the
Broadway high school of Seattle, and
a student at w. S. c., has been spend
ing the summer on his ranch in Sec
tion Is. Having been called to the
colors, he leaves soon for service at
Camp Lewis. .# ~H
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
KENNEWICK BOYS ARE IN
BATTERY E, 146th REGIMENT
Washington Field Artillery is Now a
Z, Part of the 41st Division at
Camp Greene

Letters from several of the Kenne-
wick boys have been received since the
arrival OF the Washington field artil-
lery at Camp Greene, ? Charlotte. y.
C. The Washington Field Artillery is
no more, but is now part of the dist
division of the federal forces. Battery
B. in which the Kennewick boys are
enlisted, is now Battery E, 146th regi-
ment, 41st division, field artillery.
Some of the boys who have written
home say it is rumored that they are
soon to be sent to Yapphank, Long
Island, and word was received this
morning that orders had been received
for them to pack up for trip north.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
DISTRICT DRAFT
BOARD FINISHES
More Than 5000 Appeals from
Decisions of Local Boards
Have Been Considered

(, A great, big sigh of relief escaped
from the members of the district draft
board yesterday when they wiped the
slate clean and adjourned sine die.
They organized July 81, held their first
session August II and since that time
have been in session about four days
out of every week. In that time they
have considered and psssed upon mo; e
than 5000 cases, not including the
thousands of provost marshal gener-
al's appeals in which the findings OF
the local boards were reviewed with
out the introduction of any new evi-
dence.
C. L. Holcomb, secretary Of the
board, said yesterday that unless some
of the cases are reopened the board
will probably not meet again until the
second draft is made. If the plans
for classifying all registered men are
carried out as announced in the press
recently, the work of the district
board hereafter will be much simpli-
fled.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
KENNEWICK. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 1917
LIVESTOCK BANKER HERE

Agriculture seems to have come into
the lime light of the bankers atten-
tion recently. r. A. Blanchard, agri-
culturalist of the Live Stock State
bank, of North Portland, was in town
in conference with local bankers today.
He was urging their active assistance
and help in the farmers problems. He
complimented the growth and enter
prise of the Kennewick country very
highly. Speaking of banking, Mr..
Blanchard said: '"The time has como
when the banker who does not mani
fest an active interest in the real well
fare of the farmer along constructive
lines, is out of touch with his whole
community"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
EXCUSE CHILDREN
HALF DAY WEDNESDAY,
Pupils Who Wish to Attend Per.
fOrmance of Ben Greet Play
ers May Do So

Tickets for the two performances of
the Ben Greet Players next Wednes-
day have been placed on sale by the
ladies of the Shakespeare department
of the Woman's club and seat reserva-
tions can be made at Vibber-G -Gifford's.
Both performances will be given in
the auditorium of the high school.
In the afternoon at 2:30 the Players
will present "The Palace of Truth" a
fairy comedy in three acts. AS this
will be particularly attractive to the
children, Supt. M. S. Lewis, of the city
schools, has agreed to excuse at 2
o'clock all children who wish to at
tend.
In the evening Shakespeare's "Mer-
chant of Venice" will be played with
the entire cast of sixteen people TAX
ing part. The leading role, that of
Portia, will be taken by Grace Halsey
Mills, who is director of the company.
Perhaps no other one OF shakespeare s
plays is so widely known as ''The Mer-
chant of Venice" OF it Ben Greet
says: "For the highest form of poetry,
for exquisite and elevating thought,
and philosophy, we have here the per-
lection of drama in all its forms, Of
plot, underplot, construction, cumula-
tive interest and intensity; and best
of all, its humanity and picturesque
ness; for these, this comedy will en-
dure until the crack of DOOM"
The charges of the afternoon per-
formance will be so cents for adults
and 25 cents for children and in the
evening, $1.00 adults, and so cents for
children. There will be no reserved
seats at the afternoon show.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
BETTER TRAIN SERVICE
FOR ATTALIA PEOPLE
Early Morning O-W. Train Now Ar.
riyes in Kennewick at 1855
Instead of 6:2O

The time of the O-W. morning train
has been changed and it is now due
here at 7:55 instead of 6:2O. This
change of schedule will meet with the
approval of the Alfalfa and Wallula
people who have always wanted lat
er morning train. With the present
schedule the people in those neighbor-
hoods can do their morning chores.
come to Kennewick, transact their bus
iness and arrive back home shortly
after noon. "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
PUPILS PILE UP
SUMMER EARNINGS
Seventy Eight Students in High
School and Grades Earn
Nearly 100000
(School Correspondent

In the thrift contest recently con-
Quoted among the school pupils only
forty-seven reports were received from
re high school, with. an enrolment OF
ne hundred thirty-two. Thirty-one
reports were received from the grades
From these scanty returns the total
amount earned was $8,946.O1, of which
the high school pupils received $6,-
2s3.53 and the grades $2,662.48.
Those in the high school earning
two hundred dollars or over during
the summer are: John Kinkaid, Wilbur
Weisel, Stanley Randolph, Leroy Krat-
ger, Norman Lynch, Tom Soth, Beat
rice Watson and Anders Christensen,
seniors; William Byrd, junior; Austin
Osgood, William Osgood, Wilbur
Dague, sophomores; Richard Briggs.
Freshman.
The grade pupils who have earned
over $3.50 during the summer are:
Earl Halliday, Eugene Hawkins, Rus
sell Lawson, Jerome Hawkins, Robert
Weisel, Albert Williams, John Fergu-
son, Gordon Taylor. The winner in
the contest has not yet been determin-
ed.
The high school assembly commit
tees for the present school year have
been appointed by the president. The
committees are: athletics Ralph Lin
coin, chairman; Carl Spiegelberg,
Warde Johnson, George Peters; facul-
ty members, Mr.. Meikle and Mr.. Ash
mum. Advertising Tom Soth, chair
man; William Byrd, Randolph Sly.
Ralmond Gilcrest; faculty member
Mr.. Lewis. Literary-Marjorie Tay-
lor, chairman; Earl Tweedt, Alice
Corfman, Charlotte Lincoln; faculty
members, Miss Spencer and Miss Mel
son. Music-Ruth Huntington, chair.
man; Erma Bier, Ross Willsey, Fred
Krug; faculty member, Miss Shier. So
cial-Agnes Hawkins, chairman; Clar.
ice Holcomb, Ilean Stroman, Vera
Mayfeld; faculty members, Misses
Vera and Opal Bonsall. Entertain.
ment-John Kinkaid, chairman; AL
len Arnold, LaVerna Bier, WinnifreG
Huntington; faculty members, Miss
Morris and Miss Mitchell.
Basketball practice for the high
school started the first Of the weel
under the direction of Van Ashmun
The boys are doing only basket shoot
ing and light work until they get int
condition for hard scuffling. No team
has been picked yet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25

Believing that interest in Kenne-
wick's home guard should be revived.
the Modern Woodmen have taken steps
toward the organization Of a drill
company. A meeting to consider plans
for organization has been called for
SUNDAY afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
K. of P. hall. All men whether men,
bers of the order or not are invited to
attend.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
WHY CARRIER WAS
GIVEN EXEMPTION
Evidence Submitted Showed He
Could Better Serve His COun-
try as Producer than Soldier

This paper is in receipt Of COM
munication for publication signed by
ga Subscriber" who wants to know
why Martin CARRIER, Of this city, was
exempted from army service by the
district draft board. We have with
held the communication from publica-
ton because we do not know from
whom it came, but we have endeavored
to ascertain the facts in connection
with the case.
The granting of industrial exemp-
ton to Mr.. CARRIER has occasioned con-
siderable comment in the community
and in fairness to the draft board, to
Mr.. CARRIER and to the public in gen.
eral we are publishing the facts.
Thru the courtesy of c. L. Holcomb,
secretary Of the board, the editor was
permitted to read the evidence upon
which the board made its decision. In
brief, the afidavits set forth that Mr..
CARRIER is more valuable to the gov
ernment at this time as food pro-
ducer than as a soldier, and that it
would be easier to secure several good
soldiers than to replace him as food
producer. Affidavits in his behalf were
made by his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. G. CARRIER, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
o. Kitten, Rev. w. P. Osgood, M. S.
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Conway,
w. ]. Eakin, w. G. King and C. Hoad-
ley.
The facts set forth in general way
are: that Mr.. CARRIER is the owner of
6 acres of Kennewick Valley land that
he is farming to beans, potatoes and
fruit; that he has superintended the
farming of his fathers seven and a
half acres in the Garden Tracts farm
ed to vegetables and fruit; that the
father is. the owner of 780 acres of
wheat land in Lincoln county which
has been farmed under lease by his
son Charles, who has recently purchas-
ed farm in Stevens county to which
he will move; that the business OF
farming the 780 acres will now fall to
Martin CARRIER; that during apple har-
vest he is in great demand as an ex-
pert apple packer.
Mr.. Holcomb stated that Mr.. Gar
ber's case had been decided by the
board while he was in the East, but
that in deciding the case the board had
adhered strictly to the rules which had
been adopted to govern all cases. He
said that where the evidence submitted
showed that the claimant could better
serve his country as food producer
than as soldier exemption was grant.
ed. In keeping with this rule the de-
cision in Mr.. Garber's case was the
only logical one the board could reach
from the evidence submitted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
FOOD CAMPAIGN
STARTS SUNDAY
Food Administrator Expects to
Secure Over 200, 900 Hoover
Pledges in the State

Three thousand church pulpits and
three thousand Sunday Schools of the
state of Washington are expected to
devote their periods of sermon and
lesson Sunday, October 2S, to the dis
semination of the food conservation
doctrines of Herbert c. Hoover. ma
tional food administrator.
Three thousand invitations to pas
tors all over the state were mailed
from the headquarters of Federal
Food Administrator Charles Hebberd,
10 days ago and the response has
been so general and agreeable that
the federal food administrator is con-
fident that almost all will present at
least some of the points of the Hoover
food conservation program.
1t is largely through the medium
of the churches, Sunday schools and
public schools that the pledge cam
paign is expected to be made thor
oughly successful.
Perfected plans for the final "fol-
low up" drive during the week OF
October 2S and November were an
|nounced by Mr. Hebber6. The week OF
October 21-2S is to be the school
children's opportunity to push the
Hoover pledge campaign, when sever
al hundred thousand school children
will be carrying home pledge, kitchen
instruction and window display cards,
and bringing back to their teachers
the signed pledge cards.
Such homes as do not display the
window cards, advertising the fact
that their household head is Hoov-
erizing, are. to be visited by the coun-
ty and precinct organizations and
these are expected to bring up Wash
ington's quota of household Hoover
ization pledges to 223,000 without
fail.
The first four days OF this week,
October 20, 80, 81 and November 1
are to be given over to complete or
ganization of the county and precinct
committeeman. Friday and Satur-
day, November and 3, are to be the
big cleanup days" when the house
to house campaign will be prosecu-
ted with such vigor that, it is hoped,
not a home in the state Of Washing
ton will fail to have been invited at
least, to join the Hoover food con-
servation army.
In this final drive, more than 5000
workers, it is expected, will be in the
field. This is on a minimum esti-
mate Of three to each one Of the 5000
precincts in tha state.
ALI but one Of the SO counties IN
the state have been definitely and
Thoroughly organized.
AS an idea of what other states are
doing, a telegram from the national
headquarters in Washington brought
the news to Mr.. Hebberd that Louisi-
ana had secured more pledges than
the largest total vote ever cast in any
election in that state. Louisiana
started her campaign two weeks In
advance of other states.
Nearly a million pieces OF mail
matter have been issued from the
Washington state headquarters in the
Columbia building, Spokane, in the
last few weeks, including 10000
printed pledge, window and instruc-
tion cards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
MEALS FOR DELEGATES

Dinner at noon and supper at six
in the evening will be served at the
Congregational church for the visit
ing delegates to the meeting of the
District Federation of Women's clubs.
Local ladies may also secure their
meals at the church if they desire. Be-
tween five and six the visitors will be
taken for an automobile ride thru the
valley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
MEN INVITED

A special invitation is extended the
men of the community to attend the
evening session of the semi-annual
meeting of the Yakima Valley District
Federation of Woman's clubs, Friday.
The principal address of the evening
will be delivered by Mrs. ]. S. Mckee,
who will have a message for the men
as we'll as for the women.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
Union Patriotic Services will be
Held in Congregational Church
Next Sunday Evening
REV. J. C. HARVEY, SPEAKER
Arrangements Have Been Made for
Local Observance of National
Day of Prayer

In ACCORDANCE WIFI prOclamaClOn Oh
President Wilson, declaring Sunday,
October %, a day of prayer, union SER
vices will be held at the Congregation
al church Sunday evening at 1880.
There will be no evening services in
the Methodist or Baptist churches.
The address of the evening will be de-
livered by Rev. J. C. Harvey, of the
Methodist church, Rev. Campbell W..
Bushnell, of the Congregational church
will preside, and Rev. w. P. Osgood,
of the Baptist church will have charge
of the arrangements for special music.
At the request of Mayor Geo. w
Sherk, M. w. Mattecheck, of the PriI Z
cess Theatre has agreed to keep the
show house dark Sunday evening until
S:45 so all show-goers may attend the
church service.
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
whereas, The Congress of the
United States, by concurrent resolu-
ton adopted on the fourth day Of the
present month of October, in view of
the entrance of our Nation into the
vast and awful war which now afflicts
the greater part of the world, has re-
quested me to set apart by official pro-
clamation, day upon which our peo-
pie should be called upon to offer con-
certed prayer to Almighty God for His
divine aid in the success of our arms;
"And Whereas, 1t behooves great
free people, nurtured as we have been
in the eternal principles Of justice and
of right, Nation which has sought
from the earliest days of its existence
to be obedient to the divine teachings
which have inspired it in the exercise
of it's liberties, to turn always to the
Supreme Master and cast themselves
in faith at His feet, praying for his aid
and succor in every hour of trial, to
the end that the great aims to which
our fathers dedicated our power as a
people may not perish among men, but
be always asserted and defended with
fresh ardor and devotion and, thru the
divine blessing, set at last upon en-
during foundations for the benefit OF
all the free peoples of the earth;
"Now, therefore, l, Woodrow Viii
son, President of the United States
gladly responding to the wish express
ed by Congress, do appoint October 2S
being the last Sunday of the present
month, as a day of supplication and
prayer for all the people Of the Nation
earnestly exhorting all my country
men to observe the appointed day, ac'
cording to their several faiths in sol
emn prayer, that Gods blessings may
rest upon the high task which is laie
upon US, to the end that the cause
for which we give our lives and treas
ure may triumph and our efforts bs
blessed with high achievement"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25
SUNDAY SHOW LATE

Manager M. w. Mattecheck, of the
Princess Theatre, has announced that
Sunday evenings show will not start
until s:45 so as not to conflict with the
patriotic services at the Congregation
al church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Raymond were
weekend guests of friends and rela-
tives in Toppenish. Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond, with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Tracy were dinner guests Friday eve
ming at the Rev. C. E. Miller home, the
former pastor of the Methodist church
here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25

Mrs. Ladd, Of Alfalfa, was in the
city the first of the week, selling tick
cts to Pythian Sisters dance to be
given the evening of October 81. The
Alfalfa ladies are expecting large
delegation from here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-10-25

Mrs. T. H. Mitchell has donated a
big fat Thanksgiving turkey to the To-
cal branch of the Red Cross for the
sale of which tickets are being sold at
SO cents each. Tickets are on sale at
Holmes Grocery, Vibber-G -Gifford's,
Hawkins and the N. p. I. Office.