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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Baker,
who live near Finley, are in re-
ceipt of two letters from their
son Arthur, who is a member OF
Co. G, 147th machine gun bat
TALON, now in France. He writes
Somewhere in France, Jan. d
This is the most beautiful coun-
try I ever saw, but just the same
the old u. S. is good enough for
me. Do you know, l don't believe
/ have seen more than two or
three wooden buildings in our
travels. Everything is stone and
concrete, even the barns. They
certainly do work in this coun-
try. But it looks so strange to
see them using one horse to a
cart. If the load is too heavy for
one they put another one in front
and the driver walks, leads the
wheel horse and drives the lead
one.
Some places the farmers were
sowing grain. There is little
snow, but it isn't cold to amount
to anything.
Well, there is one thing sure,
if I ever get out of this lucky a
man couldn't buy what | have
seen and gone thru for thous-
ands of dollars.
I think I will have to throw
away my purse and get a sack
to carry my money in. AS this
French money is so different
from ours.
The poorer class of people here
still wear wooden shoes. ]
thought the American kids start
ed in to use tobacco as soon as
any, but I think they have to take
their hats off to the French kids.
American candy is scarce and
costly so I guess I'll have to
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14

here and what little candy they
have is out of sight. Tobacco is
not very high Most of the boys
use it, but / don't, so l am left
out.
The Y. M. C. A. buildings are
just across the street from our
barracks, so we have a handy
place to put in our spare time.
They are going to have a little
boxing match there this evening
and I guess I'll have to see it.
They have many little entertain
ments and that gives us some
thing with which to pass away
the time.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14
Agents for Ed. v. Price Tailoring
| ,etters from the Front

have my sweet tooth pulled.
The French railroad cars have
only four wheels. Two in front
and two behind. They are larg-
er. than ours and have spokes.
The box cars are about "a feet
long and eight feet wide. They
travel pretty fast for their looks.
There are some of the most
beautiful buildings along the
road I have ever seen. They are
Eof stone Of several different col
ors. 4
Jan. 81 am well and safe as
If / were at home. We are hav-
ing a little winter here now. Was
cold for a while then it rained off
what little snow we had, then it
showed again and at the present
time we have about three inches.
i don't believe it will stay long,
as the ground is so soft under
meath. / am anxious for spring
to come, for then we are going to
see some of the prettiest country
any of us ever saw. The grass
lis green now where the snow is
off.
We are not allowed to write
many letters, as they have to be
censored and it is a big job. !
certainly wish I could talk
French; it would come in handy,
believe me. The French money
isn't hard to get onto. They
have paper money and these
three-franc pieces are nearly the
size of our half dollar and are
worth SO or 40 cents. One franc
is like our quarter, one half franc
like our dime and then there are
the copper pieces larger than a
quarter and worth so many cen
times.
It is impossible to get gum
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14
PARENT.TEACHER NOTICE

According to a recent ruling OF
the national congress Of Parent
Teachers associations all re-
ceipts for dues must be issued in
triplicate to entitle the members
to the Washington Parent Teach
er publication. All members of
the local association who paid
their dues before the first of the
year are requested to present
their receipts to the treasurer,
Miss Freda Thomson, so the cor
rect record may be made. Those
who have not paid their dues are
requested to do so at once.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14
PRINCESS PROGRAM
Friday and, Saturday


Marguerite Clark in 'The Am
azons," a comedy-drama that will
make life a real enjoyment. 1t is
from the famous work of Sir w.
Pinero, and a real treat to the
lover Of the photodrama.
Also a Keystone comedy in 2
reels. Also special music that
you will enjoy.
Sunday and Monday
Madge Kennedy in NEARLY
Married." in 6 reels. This is a
delightful comedy - an equal if
not better than 'Baby Nine" A
story of an almost bride and a
not-quite bridegroom.
Also recent Universal News
weekly and the best of music.
Tuesday
Taylor Holmes in Fools for
Luck" a sparkling comedy from
Kennett Harris story "Talis-
man." in the Saturday Evening
Post. Ford Weekly and good mu.
sic for full measure of value.
Wednesday,
See lobby.
Thursday
Little Mary McAllister in asa.
die Goes to Heaven" q story to
celight the children particularly,
and grown-ups as well.
*&&&& :.
Coming Soon
Douglas Fairbanks in "Wild &
Woolly."
Mary Miles M1nter in peri
winkle.'
William Desmond in BLOOD
Will Tell"
Bessie Love in "a Daughter Of
the Poor"
Bell Bruce in "a Son of the
Hills"
"The Auction Block"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14
The past week the winners

The past week the winners Of
Tie thrift and. savings contest
received their prizes. In the
high school Leroy Kratzer won
FIRST prize, the sum of five dol.
lars, and Tom Soth won second,
$3.50. In the grades, Gerome
Hawkins received first prize and
Russell Lawson second.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14
KENNEWICK LOSES TO
ELLENSBURG BASKETBALLERS
Boys from the Upper Country Prove
Too Sturdy for the Local
Ball Tossers
(School Correspondent


The basketball game Saturday
night between the local team and
Ellensburg resulted in defeat for
Kennewick. According to Mr..
Ashmun, the Kennewick coach,
the two teams were fairly match
ed altho the Ellensburg forwards
were much taller and greatly out
weighed our boys. The visiting
team had the advantage too in
their center, who was much tall
'er than Johnson, the Kennewick
center, and so succeeded in get
ting the jump-off almost every
time. The local boys fought des-
perately, however, and held their
opponents, to a score of Fl to IL
at the end of the first half.
In the second half, with Leroy
Kratzer substituted as standing
forward, the Kennewick boys
took new lease on life and made
as many points as Ellensburg,
who had too much of a lead, how
ever, and the game ended with a
score of 80 to 20 in favor of FL
lensburg. A feature of the game
was the close work of Anderson
brothers as guards and the sue
cess of johnson in shooting fouls.
The local team will play Ellens-
burg on their floor next Friday
and possibly Yakima on Satur-
day.
The girls team and the boys
second team both lost at Touchet
last Friday night. The Kenne-
wick girls were at a great disad-
vantage owing to the small size
of, the Touchet floor; neverthe-
less the score stood 10-11 in ia
vor of Kennewick at the end of
the first half. In the second half
the Touchet rooters demanded
that Mr.. Westgate, the Kenne-
wick referee, be taken out. A
Touchet man refereed the rest
of the game, fouling the visiting
team at every possible opportun-
|ity and paying no attention to
the other side. The opportunit
the other side. The game ended
with a score of 1928 in favor of
Touchet.
The Kennewick boys admit
that they were fairly beaten, as
their opponents greatly out
weighed them and would have
been a fair match for our first
team.
The players making the trip
were: girls-forwards, Audrey
Graham, Charlotte Lincoln; and
guards, Ruth Huntington, Esther
Smith centers, Beatrice Watson.
Gladys Hudnall. Miss Morris
chaperoned the team.
The boys were: center, Ralph
Lincoln; forwards, Leroy KRAFT
ger, Herbert Spiegelberg guards
Ernest Dickinson, John Kinkaid,
with Ed Horton as substitute.
All say that they were hospit-
ably treated by the Touchet high
school, who gave them a delight
full party after the game.
The high school was agreeably
surprised last Thursday after
noon by a visit from Rev. ]. C..
Harvey. He did not come pri-
marty to make an address, but
to visit the assembly. But on a
request from Mr.. Lewis, and en-
couragement from the students.
ne spoke on the economic value
OF a high school education. He
said that every graduate was
worth from $3.50 to $40 a day to
the state, consequently everyone
should realize the value of his
time. The high school students
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Harvey, that a visit of this ma
ture gives the students a very
welcome respite from the more
ardIous tasks of the day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-14

appreciate these occasional visits
from patrons and the encourag-
ing words from them aside from
the reason attributed by Mr..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07

stantly on the increase, and the war
itself will open up new fields of work
into which these trained women can
enter. Yes, it looks as tho they
would go to work, and stay there, I'M
less they marry these men who come
home, and give them the jobs"
Rich Girls to Work.
Into these ranks of workers are
coming the girls OF well-to-do fami-
lies, girls with college education. 1t
is no longer a rare occurrence to find
a stenographer or bookkeeper who
knows Venice and Brussels and Lon
don, first hand, and who can tell of
dances at Wellesley and Smith and
even aristocratic Ogontz and Goucher.
These girls learn how the bank
clerks earn their salaries, by standing
behind caged-in counters in the
school. They know how it seems to be
store clerk or office girl, because
they have to ring in on their time
cards when they come; they are sub
ject to reprimand if they are late or
absent, just the same as they would
be if firm were paying them for their
time.
These girls have no notion Of going
to work for any drudge salaries, eth
err. Last week two offers of positions
at $40 a week. to begin on, were re-
fused by business college students.
Ten years ago those offers would not
have been made, except in a wild
dream of a hungry student, who would
fall out of bed clutching at the hallu-
cination.
1t is a part of the spirit of useful
ness that is taking hold of women and
girls; it is partly a manifestation of
the advancing tide of women's prog
ress, and chiefly reply to the de-
mand for more money to pay the ice
man, the dressmaker and the patent
potato-peeler peddler. Meanwhile, the
business college flourishes like a
green bay tree
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
INTEREST is GROWING
Crowds Increase at Mt. Olive NJ. e.
Church Revival Here.

The revival at the Mount Olive
Methodist Episcopal church. corner of
Buchanan and Twelfth streets. is in
creasing in interest and crowds. The
sermon Thursday night was interest
ing as we'll as convincing. DR.. j. O..
williams, who is conducting the meet
ing. spoke from the subject: GOD Our
Only Refuge"
He emphasized the fact that men
needed a refuge from the sins of this
world; a refuge from evil passions; a
refuge from guilty conscience; and
a refuge in the judgment day. He
showed that in God only could be
found the abundant supply for every
human need. Only the hardest hearts
could not be touched as he made such
an earnest plea to those present to ac-
cept God. their only refuge. Many
wept the speaker so pathetically
described those who would appear in
the judgment naked without God,
without hope and without salvation in
the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
FEAR OF YANKEES
Germany Doesn't Like U. S.
Concentration in Lorraine.
May Attempt Soon to Drive
Americans Back.
BY j. w. T. MASON.

New York, June Won linden
burg has begun to show serious un-
easiness at the effective part Ameri-
can units are playing in the fighting
along the western front. Evidence Of
his disquiet appears In the new con-
centration of Teutonic forces along the
American Lorraine sector.
The purpose of the persistent arrival
of enemy troops at Metz is primarily
to threaten General Pershing into
withholding more Americans from
the Marine, Aisne and Picardy fronts.
The Germans well know that the Lor-
raine border, with it's proximity to
the Rhine, is the principal American
sector in France. Won Hindenburg
also is aware that all indications sug-
gest this area will be the scene Of
Americas ultimate major offensive.
Won Hindenburg, therefore, is now
threatening to attack in Lorraine,
hoping the Americans may be unable
to protect their own positions and at
the same time participate fruitfully at
the other end of France in the defense
of Paris and the channel ports. The
Americans now have had an unbrokcn
series of dccesses along the western
front At Cantigny, along the Marine
and north of Chateau Thierry they
have won every objective. The rec
ord, of course, is small. The German
general staff, however. is highly ex-
perienced in making large deductions
from small but consistent facts.
L. S. Morale Too Good.
Full military and psychological
study unquestionably has been given
at German headquarters to the elan
and morale of the American. troops
fresh to modern battle conditions. Won
Hindenburg does not like the ;ituation
they are creating in western France.
The result is the Lorraine threat. The
American positions are very strong
and Won Hindenburg has had no en-
coura cement to believe he can break
thru. There is undeniable temptation,
however, to the Germans to stry to
move the Lorraine front farther away
from the German boundary. Were
Won Hindenburg to succeed, he would
increase the distance Americas own
offensive must go before it reached
the Rhine. Faced by that condition,
it is even possible General Foch might
France, but would reserve them en-
Rhine.
But this tantalizing will-o'the-wisp
holds forth the danger that an Of
fensive against the Americans might
we'll be hurled back with terrible Ger
man losses. A stubborn, highly or
ganized defense by the Americans is
the only absolutely certain element N
the situation.
American fighting men have taught their
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
HIS PROUD day!
Hendricks Did Comeback in
New York Thursday.
First Appearance at Polo
Grounds in Is Years.

New York, June Tt was just
fifteen years ago that Jack Hendricks,
in those days an outfielder. passed out
of the Polo Grounds for the last time
as an outfielding gent for the New
York Giants, who in those days won
their pennants off and on instead or
merely on. Today Jack is gloating
over his comeback, a game against
the Giants Thursday, in which he
again appeared in uniform at the Polo
Grounds, but as manager of the Car
dinals, and not as an outfielder.
Jacks comeback was considerably
suspicious. He led his Cardinals to
their first victory of the year over
the fearsome Giants and by SO doing
snaked them out of first place, the
first time they have descended since
the season opened.
No Grudge Against McGraw.
Hendricks, however, took occasion
to deny the aforementioned story that
has to do with himself and John Nc
Graw. 1t was not McGraw who fired
him along with seventeen other play
ers 1t was Bill Freeman, he main
tains, and McGraw came along little
later. So there is nothing to that
rumor of a grudge fight when Hen
bricks led his team to the Polo
Grounds.
The former minor league leader is
not a bit depressed by the fact that
his Cardinals are not in the first Ill
vision. He maintains that his hitters
will do better. He believes he will
finish as good as third and has many
arguments to back up the assertion,
chief of which is that Marty Kav-
anaugh is going well for him at Sec
ond base.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
OAKLAND NOTES
Notes and personals from Oakland
by Frances Jones. Telephone $3.50.

by FRANCES j. zones. IelepnOne 0soU.
O. c. wflsey. 351 Forest avenue, has
gone to Charleston, Va, where he will
Nine boys from Oakland registered
Wednesday. signifying that they had be-
come of age since June 5. 1911. The boys
r. Marley. David Granville. Glenn B.
baldwin. Frank N. Simon. Adam A; Nader
and Guy Richardson.
Mrs. T. F. Allen was a recent guest Of
her niece. Mrs. Eldon seagraves, 102 North
Mrs Harold Lepper and little daughters
will spend the week end in North Topeka
as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Suit.
Miss Hildred Haworth. who is visiting
relatives in Boise, Idaho, will not return
III for the past six weeks at his home in
Los Angeles. is much improved. Mr.. Lep-
per is a former Oakland resident.
The sofg Of the
with Miss Madge Moore. Her guests we're
Mrs. Dora nressler. Mrs. Effie McCaslin.
clyde siaWson. Mrs. G. II. Buck. Mrs. A. J.
Warner. Mrs. Duncan. Mrs. Benedict. Mrs.
Minnie and Mrs. Robert Pugh. Mrs. d. NJ.
The following boys, members OF the
10th field signal battalion. Company A,
and former residents of Oakland. have re-
Gently arrived overseas: Ivan Gregory.
Albert Stone. Cecil Beisner and Eugene
Butler.
dist church met Wednesday. evening with
will be held next month with Mr.. and
Mrs: J. 4: HalIman. 4oa Winfield avenue. .
hurt last Friday by falling from a porch
at her home; and who Is now Mt local
lrcted. Mrs. Miller broke a shoulder and a
Mrs Lee coIlinson. Of concordia. is
visiting Miss Esther Gregory, 1873 Oakland
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
TWO LIBERTY LOANS
One in October and One Six Months
Later, Says McAdoo.

Washington, June 7.-Suggesting a
government fiscal policy for 1918
1919 of 1914 per cent taxes to sc "a
per cent bonds and other loans, Secre-
tary of the Treasurer McAdoo today
shocked congress with a request for
an SS,000,00O,000 tax bill.
McAdoo's action suggests that there
will be two more liberty bond cam
paigns before June 80, 1919-the first
in October when it is expected to raise
$4,000, 100000 and the second some
six months later, when another big
loan will be floated, the size to depend
on how great are the returns from
war savings and other loans.
Facing expenditures during the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1919, of $24.-
OO0, 1000, 200, McAdoo argued, in a let
ter to Chairman Kitchin, of the house
ways and means committee, that taxes
must bear their share to prevent
ultimate disaster which would follow
future financing upon the quick
sands of initiation or unhealthy credit
expansion.
To raise $4,000. 100000 in taxes,
McAdoo urges a heavy draft on war
profits-hinting his approval of Brit
aims flat eighty per cent levy on such:
suggests more than TRIPPING the pres
ent state of four per cent on I'M
earned incomes derived from cor
porate stocks, bonds, mortgages, etc.
and a heavy tax on all Injuries"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07

At the cost of small jar of ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare
full quarter pint of the most wonder
full lemon skin softener and complex
ion beautifier. by squeezing the juice
of two fresh lemons into a bottle con-
tanning three ounces of orchard white.
Care should be taken to strain the
juice thru fine cloth so no lemon
pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep
fresh for months. Every woman
knows that lemon juice is used to
bleach and remove such blemishes as
freckles. sallowness and tan, and is
the ideal skin softener, smoothener
and beautifier.
Just try it! Get three ounces of or
chard white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. 1t
should naturally help to whiten, soft
en-. freshen and bring out the roses
and beauty of any skin. 1t is truly
marvellous to smoother rough, red
hands.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
TOPEKAN TO FLORIDA
Stewart G, Thompson to Be States
Vifal Statistics REGISTRAR

Stewart G. Thompson to Be States
Vital Statistics Registrar.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the recent appointment of Stewart
G. Thompson to the position of state
registrar of vital statistics for Florida
to succeed DR.. F. L. Watkins. The
Thompsons were until recently, resi-
dents of Topeka, Mr.. Thompson being
assistant state registrar for Kansas
under DIR. W. J. v. Deacon. They left
here early in the spring for residence
in Kansas City and the news of
Thompson's appointment to Florida
comes as an agreeable surprise.
While in Topeka Thompson was an
enthusiastic worker in the Y. NJ. c. A.,
and was a director of that organiza-
ton. He founded Irving Place Mis-
sion, east of Topeka, and splendid
Chapel building was erected :. there
thru his efforts.
The Thompsons have a host OF
friends in Topeka who are glad to
hear of his success
Mrs. Thompson and daughter.
Alexa, are visiting in Ohio and expect
to join Mr.. Thompson soon for per-
manent residence at Jacksonville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07
They Are Filling the Shoes Va.
Gated by Soldiers.
Topeka Business Colleges Are
Crowded With Students.
RICH GIRLS GOING TO WORK
Many Stenographers Graduates
of Finishing Schools.
Two Offers of Jobs at $40 a
Week Go Begging.

MEN are hard to get" said bust
ness college manager of Topeka. as
he looked over the roll of his students.
"All the old maids know that" re-
piled the peripatetic interviewer.
making a hasty, mental survey OF
her past experiences.
Then the business college men
launched out into a review or the
growth of his business since the be-
ginning of the war. The number of
students in one college alone has in
creased to such an extent that the
quarters of the school have been en-
larged and improved; row upon row
of typewriters are set in the practice
room, and the touch system and the
hunt-and-peck system duly tried out
on them by girls who are looking Tor
Office jobs to take the place of the
boys who have gone.
The prejudice against women IN
business is expiring under the stress
of necessity. Young girls and old
girls, country girls and town girls,
girls from homes, shops and colleges,
are fluttering into the business schools
ready to step into the jobs that the
soldier boys step out of.
Will Opportunity Remain?
us this opportunity door going to
stay open for these girls" the business
college man was asked, cor is it going
to swing shut in their faces when the
war is done?"
Il have thought of that a good
many times when the girls came in to
enroll" she replied, but it seems to
me that the door is to remain open.
The bars are down now for women
in positions where only men were for
merly used. 1t will be hard to shut
them out ever again. Many of the
men are not coming back. Even those
who escape death and injury will be
able to find work at high prices
abroad, where the slaughter has been
going on for so long, and so many
men lost. Besides. business is con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-07

the Great Lakes naval training station, Is
secretary to the highest commissioned Of
ficer at the camp. Mr.. Roehrig also writes
home that he recently wrote n letter for
Henry Van Dyke. the eminent poet, and
was presented with book of his poems
The letter In question which Mr.. Roehrig
wrote for Mr.. Van Dyke. was addressed to
a certain queen in Europe.
John Holm has returned to work in the
auditor of disbursements office after being
off ILL.,
william II. Bird. travelling accountant
has been transferred to the position as
division nccountant with headquarters at
San Marcial. N. NJ.
Miss Emma johnson, of the auditor of
disbursements office, has resigned to ac-
cept n stenographic position with H. S.
Montgomery. general watch inspector.