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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-03

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1t happened in the court room dur
ing the trial Of husky young man
who was charged with assault and
battery. Turnout an especially Sc
we're cross examination the defendant
stoutly maintained that he had merely
pushed the plaintiff ga little bit"
swell, about how hard?" queried
the prosecutor.
"Oh, just little Bit" responded the
defendant.
"Now," said the attorney, "for the
benefit of the judge and jury, you will
please step down here and, with me
for the subject, illustrate just how
hard you mean"
Owing to the unmerciful badgering
which the witness had just been thru,
the prosecutor thought that the young
man would perhaps overdo the mat
ter to get back at him, and thus in
eliminate himself.
The defendant descended as per
schedule and approached the waiting
attorney. When he reached him the
spectators were astonished to see him
slap the lawyer in the face, kick him
in the shins, seize him bodily, and,
finally, with supreme effort, lift him
from the floor and hurl him PROSTATE
across table.
Turning from the bewildered prose-
cutor, he faced the court and explained
mildly:
"Your honor and gentlemen, about
one-tenth that hard. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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ORDER FIXING TIME FOR HEAR
ING ON PETITION FOR FAM
lily SUPPORT AND AWARD

mo. 4Ol .E
In the Superior Court Of the State
Of Washington, in and for Benton
County. ..t.a.sa 81 ~
In the matter of the estate Of Will
lam Mcclure, deceased. =,
UPON PRESENTATION of the pc
tition of Mary E. Mcclure, executrix
of the estate of William Mcclure, de-
ceased, praying for an order Of the
urt awarding and setting off to her
certain real estate described in said
petition, as surviving spouse Of the
deceased, and the court having in
spected said petition and being fully
advised in the premises:
IT rs NOW ORDERED that said
petition be set down for hearing be-
fore the court at Prosser, Benton
County, Washington, on the 10th day
of january, 1918, at the hour Of 8
o'clock in the forenoon, at which time
all persons interested are ordered to
appear and show cause, if any there
be, why said petition should not be al
owed end said real estate awarded to
nd set off to the said petitioner rs her
individual property in fee.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED that
notice of said hearing be given by the
utilization Of this order in the Ken
newick Courier Reporter, newspaper
of general circulation in Benton coun-
ty, Washington, for two weeks before
the time above designated for said
hearing.
BY THE COURT this oath day Of
December, 1917.
JOHN TRUAX, Judge.
12-a7.1-11
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HIDING THE WARsHIP.
Smoke Screens and How They Are
Used In Naval Engagements.

Smoke Screens and How They Are
Used In Naval Engagements.
The manner In which the density Of
the smoke screens is regulated during
q battle Is interesting. By partly shut
ting of the draft to her boilers a bat
tleship Is made to emit clouds Of smoke
which screen her from the enemy. But
how can the stokers, who are far be-
low deck, see the stacks so that they
can regulate the smoke clouds to the
proper density? By an electric eye,
says Popular Science Monthly. The
eye is placed near the top Of the smoke
stack, and 1t records the exact density
on electric meters conveniently located
in the boiler room.
This remarkably clever eye is simply
q wire coil of selenium which Is car
ried in housing on the inside Of the
smokestack walls. An electric light, In
another housing directly opposite. plays
Its beams Of light squarely upon the
wire. Now, selenium, as is well known,
has the peculiar property Of changing
its resistance to an electric current
when the light falling upon it changes.
The weaker the light the greater the
resistance, and vice versa.
Evidently, then, the denser the smoke
emitted through the stack the weaker
the light that gets through the smoke
from the electric lamp and falls upon
the selenium. By connecting the sele-
MUM with an electric meter and the
ships lighting mains the electric cur
rent going through the meter will be
lowered by the increased resistance.
The meter is very sensitive and shows
the slightest change In smoke density.
Moreover, 1t Is calibrated to indicate
exactly what the actual smoke density
is, so that the stokers can regulate the
cutoff Of the draft to nicely.
Glass plates are placed in front Of
the lamp and Of the selenium coil to
protect them from SCOT. The plates
are kept clean by streams Of COM
pressed air directed against them
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SUMMONS

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington, in and for Benton
County.
w. r. Anon, Plaintiff,
- NJ VS.. Ill.,
o. j. Blackledge and Jane Doe
Blackledge (true name unknown), his
wife; B. S. Cook and Jane Doe Cook,
(true name unknown), his wife; and
j. II. Cook and Jane Doe Cook (true
name unknown), his wife; The Un-
known Heirs of William Dennis, de-
ceased, and also all other persons or
parties unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lien or interest in the real
estate described in the complaint here
in, Defendants.
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
to the said o. j. Blackledge and Jane
Doe Blackledge, his wife; B. s. Cook
and Jan Doe Cook, his wife; j. II.
Cook and Jane Doe Cook, his wife;
The Unknown Heirs of William Den
mis-, deceased, and also all other per-
sons or.parties unknown claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or interest in
the realestate described in the COM
plant herein:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
to appear within sixty days after the
date of the first publication Of this
summons, to-wit: within sixty days
after the 18th day Of December, 1917,
and defend the above entitled action
in the above entitled courI, and ans
wer the complaint of the plaintiff, and
serve copy of your answer upon the
undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, at
their Office below stated; and in case
of your failure so to do, judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which
has been filed with the clerk Of said
court.
This ACTION is brought for The
purpose Of quieting title in the plain
tiff and against the defendants to the
following described real estate, to-wit:
Section 80, Township 8, North
Range "a, E. w. M Benton Cou1-
~, Washington
MOULTON & JEFFREY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff, p. o. Address,
Kennewick, Benton County, Washing
ton. 12-13:1-17
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NOTICE OF SALE OF
STATE LANDS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
on Tuesday, the 9Th day of February,
1918, between the hours of ten o'clock
in the forenoon and four o'clock in the
afternoon, commencing at ten o'clock
in the forenoon of said day, in front
of the main entrance door to the Coun-
ty Court House in the city of Prosser,
county of Benton, State of Washing
ton, either by the County Auditor of
said county, or by a member Of the
Board Of State Land Commissioners
of the State of Washington, the fol-
lowing described state lands, together
with the improvements situated there
on, will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder therefor, to-wit:
Application No. 10329
Lot 4 Of section Sc, township 8
north, range 80 east w. M, con-
tanning 1899 acres, more or less
according to the government sur
vey thereof, appraised at $135.17.
Said lands will be sold for not less
that the appraised value above stated
and upon the terms and conditions fol-
lowing:
Terms and Conditions of Sale-Not
less than one-tenth of the purchase
price must be paid at the time Of the
sale to the officers making the sale.
The purchaser, if he be not the owner
Of the improvements, must forthwith
pay to the officer making the sale the
full amount of the appraised value Of
the improvements, as above stated.
One-tenth Of the purchase price must
be paid annually thereafter with in
terest on all deferred payments at the
rate of six per centum per annum, to-
gether with accrued interest on any
balance at the same rate: Provided,
That any purchaser may make full
payment Of principal, interest and
statutory fees at any time and obtain
deed or state patent. The purchaser
Of land containing timber or other
valuable materials is prohibited by
law from cutting or removing any
such timber or materials without first
obtaining the consent of the Commits
sioner of Public Lands or the board,
until the full amount of the purchase
price has been paid and deed issued.
All sales of state lands are made
subject to the reservations of oils,
gases, coal, ores, minerals, and fos-
sis Of every name, kind and descrip-
ton, and to the additional terms and
conditions prescribed in the act of the
legislature approved March 20, 1907,
being section 8 Of chapter 256 of the
Laws Of 1907.
Said land will be sold subject to the
terms, conditions and reservations Of
chapter 100 of the Session Laws Of
1911, relating to easements for rights
Of way and the carrying of timber,
stone, mineral and other products over
the same.
The above described lands are offer
ed for sale in pursuance Of an order
Of the Board Of State Land Commits
sioners, and an order of sale duly is
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THE RIFLE BARREL.
Making Il Perfectly Straight 10 . Del.
icatO Oporation

Making IL Perfectly Straight 10 q Del.
icats Operation.
Following the roaming operation IN
rife manufacture. which leaves the
bore Of the barrel smooth and polished.
comes one Of the most delicate and ex.
acting operations In gunmaking, that
OF Strengthening the interior Of the bar
rel In Strengthening a barrel every
thing depends on the skill and expert
ence Of the operator, for. although ma
chimes have been devised to perform
this difficult work, they still require
skilled men to operate them, and they
cannot turn out as much work as fs
done by hand by the old method that
has been practiced for years and which
can only be acquired by long experience.
The Strengthening block has heavy
base, on which are fixed two hardened
bars of steel set short distance apart
and at an angle with one another. A
north window Is necessary, where q
steady, unobstructed light is had, and
the upper half Of this window usually
has large pane of fine ground glass.
Across this glass at about the middle
is fixed straightedge of wood. The
operator places barrel on a rest and
looks through it at the straightedge on
the window, observing the shadow cast
by the edge on the polished interior Of
the bore.
This shadow extends about halfway
down the bore. and If the latter is per.
fectly straight the shadow shows two
straight dark lines, one on either side
of the bore and slightly below its cen.
ter. If, however, there is a crook In
the bore the lines Of the shadow d.
verge from straight line and zigzag
In various directions as the operator re-
wolves the barrel by hand. This indi.
Gates that there are crooks In the bar
rel. To correctly observe these delicate
indications requires unusually perfect
sight, and to locate the point and ma
ture Of the crook is matter of long
experience and judgment.
When the operator has located q
crook he lays the barrel across the bars
Of his Strengthening block with the high
point Of the curve uppermost and
oSAAACo ~ WILL q uCoNy uoAACI AAou0 Va
copper or babbit metal, and great judg.
ment is necessary to know just how
hard to strike to remove the crook. Thia
process OF observation and straighten.
ing is repeated until the two shadow
lines are perfectly true for one-half Of
the length Of the barrel and then is re.
peated for the other half, observations
being taken from the opposite end.
Another method of Strengthening
sometimes practiced is by placing in
the muzzle Of the gun lens covered
with cement, In which circle -
scratched. On looking through the bar
rel with a suitable light series Of
rings appears in the bore. and the
slightest lack of concentricity Of these
rings indicates a defect. This Is said
to be an extremely delicate test.-Sct-
entific American.
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Danger In Haste.

In q Vermont town they tell Of a suit
or who. after some years Of devotion,
finally proposed to the lady of his
choice.
"But, Henry" protested the lady,
this is really sudden: You had better
give me a week to think 1t over"'
very well, my dear" said Henry.
"And," after due reflection, he added,
perhaps it would be as well If I
thought 1t over myself at the same
ttmey'-Puck.
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How Parchment Got lee Name.

How Parchment Got lie Name.
The Greeks Of Pergamus are said to
have first prepared parchment from
the skins of the goat or sheep. They
were curried. deprived Of all fat. thin
ned uniformly by the knife, dyed or
whitened and finally rubbed down with
pumice stone to smooth and even sur
face. Called pergamenum from the
city Of its origin. the new material be-
came parchemin in archaic French and
parchment In the English tongue.
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lmaqinary.

Father" said the little boy, "every
now and then hear you talking about
somebody who was old enough to know
better"
Eyes, my boy" ~.
''What age is that, father?"
And the old gentleman after some
thought replied:
"My son, there isn't any such thing.
It's like the golden age-purely mytho-
logical" 81.
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN
FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN
No. 179

4>os 1tO
In the Superior Court Of the state
of Washington, for Benton County.
Fred Cresswell, plaintiff,
VS..
The Unknown Heirs of George III.
Fitzpatrick, deceased, and all per-
sons unknown, if any, having or claim
ing to have an interest in and to the
real property hereinafter described,
defendants.
The State of Washington to the I'm
known heirs of George II. Fitzpatrick,
deceased, and all persons unknown, If
any. having or claiming to have an in
terest in and to the real property
hereinafter described:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that Fred Cresswell, the hold
er of Certificate Of Delinquency num-
bered B-784, issued on the LIST day Of
June, 1917, by the County Of Benton,
State Of Washington, for the amount
of Two Hundred Twenty Five ($225.-
AID and 47-100 Dollars, the same be-
|quent for taxes for the year 1916 and
preceding years from and including
the year 1909, together with penalty,
interest and costs thereon, upon real
property assessed to you and Of which
you are the owner or reputed owner,
situated in said County, and particu-
larly bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit:
The Southwest quarter Of Sec.
80, Township Seven (7), North of
Range Thirty (30), E. w. M.
In acquiring said Certificate Of De-
linquency the plaintiff paid taxes for
the years 1915 and 1916 in the sum
of $17.49 and $18.55 respectively, as
well as interest thereon in the sum OF
$2.63 and a certificate fee In the sum
Of so cents and the further sum Of
$1s6.30 is included in said certificate
of delinquency on account of taxes for
the years 1909 to 1914 inclusive, rep
resented by certificate Of redemption
held by the plaintiff, all Of said
amounts bearing interest at the rate
Of fifteen per cent per annum; and
you are further notified that plaintiff
will apply to the Superior Court Of
khe State Of Washington, in and for
said county, for Judgment foreclos-
ing his lien against the property here
inbefore mentioned, and you are here
by summoned to appear within sixty
days after the date of the first publ
cation Of this summons, exclusive Of
the day Of said first publication, and
defend this action or pay the amount
due, together with costs; and in case
Of your failure to do SO, Judgment will
be rendered foreclosing the lien for
said certificate Of delinquency, taxes,
interest and costs, against the lands
and premises hereinbefore mentioned.
Date of first publication November 20,
1917.
Any pleading or process may be
served upon the undersigned at the
address hereafter mentioned.
MOULTON e. JEFFREY.
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
P. o. Address: Kennewick, Wash.
County Of Benton, Washington.
11-29:1-3
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LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
NOTICE OF MEETING OF HIGH
LAND WATER USERS AS
ISOLATION

Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Highland Water Users
Association will be held at the Club
House of the Highland Improvement
Club, in section three, township eight
north, Of range twenty-nine east, w.
NJ, on Saturday, January 9Th, 1918,
at the !.our CT ten o'clock, a. m, for
the purpose of eleciing three trustees
and traEsacting such other bushes. IS
may come before the said meeting.
Dec. oath, 1917.
L. M. HARLOW, Secretary.
12-27:1-3
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Easy by Comparison.

"You must put your shoulder to the
Wheel" said the earnest citizen. -
"Glad Of the chance" replied Mr..
Chuggins. 81 feel lucky If don't have
to crawl under a motorcar and lie on
my back to fix the Notwithstanding
ton Star.
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Mind Reading.

what subjects are best adapted for
beginners practice In mind reading7',
asks the inquisitive subscriber Of Whar-
ton. That sort Of thing is Sanskrit to
us, but If you hear girl ask her beau
why he doesn't save his money by In
vesting it in bungalow you might see
If you can make out what she Is think
ing of.-Houston Post.
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Teamwork.

Willkins-Jones' stammering doesn't
bother him when talking to his wife.
Billkins = How so? Wilkins = Well,
when she stops for breath he says a
word, and by the time she's out of
breath again he's ready to say another
word.-New York Globe.
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sued and certified by the Commission
er of Public Lands Of the State Of
Washington now on file in the Office
of the county auditor Of said county.
. CLARK v. SAVIDGE,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
12-27:1-31
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PIT. Odin Staley
Co. B, 161st Inf, A. E. F.
Via New York
Pt. P. L. Mooney
Supply Company
Pt. Fred w. Bremmer
Co. H, 161st Infantry, U. s. A.
Camp Mills, L. I.
Pt. Tom A. Swayze
Co. A, 10th Engineers
35th N. G. Div.
Camp Doniphan, TT. Sill, Okla
Pt. r. N. Spaulding
Co. 6, 166 Depot Br.
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
Pt. Clarence Appenzellar
Co. K, lend Inf. 41st Div. U. s. A
Camp Mills, Long Island, N. 7.
Pt. Clarenec Copeland
Pt. Walter ". Rich
Corp. R. A. Boldt
Battery d, 346 F. A..
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wask.
Pt. John H. Smith,
Hdqts. 346 F. A.
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
PIT. Clarence Ennis
Squad Alb A. S. S. C.
Vancouver Barracks,
Vancouver, Wash.
PIT. Logs E. Taylor
Co. I, End Infantry u. s. A.
Fort Shafter, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pt. w. R. Cooper
Co. F., 4th Engineers,
Barracks, Vancouver, Wash.
Lieut.. G. G. Griffith
Co. C 3O8th F. S. Bat.
Cp. Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio.
Lyle Smith,
Bakers school, Preside,
San Francisco, California.
Roby Akeridge
346 Supply Co., Field Artillery
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
Clyde T. Smith
Co. 6, 166 Depot Brigade
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
Sgt. Arthur L. Bliss
Motor Truck Co. 345, Camp Grant
Rockford, Ill.
PIT. Harry Hanratty
Co. A, Field Artillery
Fl. Lawton, Wash.
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Optimistic.

Optimistic.
would you consider Jasserby an op-
timist?"
I'm sure he's one"
"Quite positive. eh?"
eyes. I've seen him follow golf
crank to the links, hoping he would get
a chance to talk business with him.
Birmingham Age Herald.
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Mahouany Trees.

Mahogany trees do not attain their
fun growth till they have reached the
age Of 200 years. ,E.
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Skepticai.

what Is skeptic?"
"a man who always puts paste on
the back Of postage stamp."-Puck.
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1t IS better to be always prepared
tnan to suffer once.-rLatin.
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Who keeps one end In view makes Ill
things sure.-BrOwning.
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If God is leading the Germans for
ward in Italy, who is leading them
backward in Belgium Wichita Bea-
con.
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Our Help,

did you succeed in hiring a new
cookf'
'Not yet. She is looking up my ref
erences." Exchange. -.
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Navy
Eddie j. Regnier
U. S. s. Wyoming
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Frank Morain
u. s. s. Illinois, care p. n, N. Y.
Bernard Slaugenhaupt
Radio Dept, Mare Island,
Vallejo, Cal.
Henry B. Rich
U. S. S. Huntington
Care p. NJ, New York City, N. Y
Charles Hunt
U. S. S. Utah
Care Postmaster, N. Y.
Albert w. Stevenson
U. s. S. Aeolus p. ...r
Care Postmaster, N. Y.
Albert j. Simpson
u. s. S. America
Care Postmaster, N. Y.
Walter Panamarkoff
U. S. S. New Orleans,
Care Postmaster, N. Y.
Harold Taylor
Harry Maupin
u. s. S. Marbiehead
Care Postmaster, San Francisco.
Austin Robinson
U. S. Naval Training Station
Camp A, Norfalk, Va.
Fred L. Smith
Naval Hospital Corps
Great Lakes, III.
Clinton Copeland
Detention Camp, Navy Yard
Bremerton, Wash.
Marines
Pt. Ellis Lincoln
Pt. Lowell Kimble
U. S. Marine Detachment
Managua, Nicaragua.
Laurence Oliver
uowa-a Oh, -
Seth Co., 7th Reg.
u. s. Marines.
Naval Sta, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba
VIM. Perry Soth
Howard Paul,
Special Duty Detachment
U. S. Marines
Charleston, Wash.
Willie K. Danford
Marine barracks
6remerton' WASH.
49,. ca.
Keyport, Wash.
Herbert L. Craver
Bird Sec. Co. E, u. s. Marines
Mare Island, Vallejo. Cal.
Thee Il. Rich
No.. p..-.,,.
~. 49, -,
- o
=, = ~
Ear ArHh
Robt. Dane
90. e, Marine Barricks, Mare Island
Ellis N. Miles
Co. 119, Quantico, Va.
G. A. Purdy
ITO Co. 9Th Reg. Marine Corns
Care p M Now yorL NJ "
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Mean.
HE has brain fever"

'That SO? Just proves again the
statement of scientists that disease
germs always strike man In bis
weakest spot" Detroit Free Press.
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DON'T FORGET TO WRITE TO THESE BOYS

Here is list Of the boys from this
end Of the county who are helping t.
snake the world safe for democracy"
At best their lives in training camp,
on shipboard and at the front will be
far from pleasant. There are bound
to be some mighty lonesome days
when it will be hard to swallow down
that homesick feeling; days when q
letter from "homc," no matter vino
the writer may be, will look like q
thousand dollars.
Pick out some name in the list
doesn't matter whether you know the
boy or not-and write letter today.
It will do the lad q lot Of good and
will cost you only three cents and q
few minutes time.
We are going to print this list each
week. IF you know the name and I'D
Gress Of any Soldier" boy who has
been omitted, mail or telephone his
name to US.