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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12

Porter Thresher has rented the
iseeo building and will soon open a
garage. Mr.. Thresher has secured
the services of an experienced ante
mechanic to take charge of the re-
pair department.
II you want to make Soma l;++,e
girl Christmas present of nice. big
unDreakable doll, leave your order at
Irenbath & Tweedt's and Mrs. L. n.
COX Will make the doll. They are
9z.lo each, the proceeds going to the
local Red Cross treasury.
Jos. Olbrich Jr., and Raw Yates
have purchased REQ truck and will
engage in the transfer business nm
der the firm name Of the City Draw
Line. Their headquarters will be in
tne building formerly occupied by the
kennewick Trading company.
The Yakima Cafe, Kennewick's pio-
neer Chinese restaurant, has changed
It's management and its color. Hence
forth it will be conducted as a white
restaurant under the management of
Ray Baughman, who formerly con-
Quoted the City Cafe at Second and
Washington streets.
1t is safe to say that the influenza
bug has just about finished its work
IN the community and is running
short of desirable new material as it
has turned it's attention to the Cour-
force. We are a day
late with the paper and two days ago
we didn't care whether we ever got
out paper or not.
Miss Minnie Swigart, daughter of
c. H. Swigart Of Kennewick, left this
afternoon for La Jolla, CAL, where she
will be married on. Christmas day to
Benjamin A. Lesser, formerly resi-
dent here. Miss Swigart has been en-
ployed for some time in the office of
the telephone company here and has
made her home in this city for couple
If years. Yakima Republic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12
LITTLE STORIES OF THE, WEEK

There will be no meeting of Tbs
Woman's club Friday afternoon.
Manager Dietrich of the creamarn
is transacting business on the Coast
this week.
DR.. Tullar Just about wore out bis
Maxwell chasing to influenza calls and
had to get new car. 1t is big REQ.
Mr.. McNaull arrived Monday from
Butte to help care for Mrs. McNanll
who is convalescing from the influen-
"a.
Services will be held at st. Paups
Episcopal church next Sunday morn
ing at 10:45, by the Rev. Leonard K.
Smith.
Mrs. George w. Sherk is VISITING
friends in Portland. She was accom-
panied by Mr.. Sherk who transacted
business there this week.
DR.. C. v. Delepine, VINO has been
practicing near Spokane, has returned
to Kennewick temporarily to assist
DR.. Tullar during the epidemic.
II. w. Talcott, reporter for the Wal
la Walla Union, who had been cover
ing the good roads meeting in Pasco.
was visitor at this office Saturday.
Thos. Nichols has returned from
Oakland, CAL, but Mrs. Nichols re-
manned there owing to the illness of
her mother who suffered a recent ]
stroke of paralysis.
The postofice force was cut in half
by the influenza this week, Miss Sla-
ter and Mr.. Hitler being the victims.
Mrs. Beavers is substituting during
Miss Skaters absence.
The epidemic hit the teaching force
at the Washington building hard this
week, five teachers being absent today
on account of sickness. They are Mrs.
Trip and the Misses Shepardson,
Goldsworthy, Darby and Zelah Evans.
Mrs. v. w. Bird and Miss Ida Perry
have been secured as substitutes and
school is still going on with an at
tendance of about 80 per cent. ]
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12

ian parentage and about 3S years old.
The family has been here several
years, until this year occupying one
of the tracts on the river road near
the western city limits. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock, the
Rev. Father Richards of Pasco offic-
iating, and burial will be made in the
local cemetery. 49,. "
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12
PRINCESS PROGRAM
Friday and Saturday

Friday and Saturday s5s-
Rex Beach's screen classic of the
great southwest-"Heart of the Sum
set" The greatest romantic melo-
drama ever made in an American set
ting; filled to the brim with love in
terest, adventure and acts of heroic
daring. Bigger and more thrilling
than 'The Spoilers" or ''The Barrier
and more breathtaking than "The Auc-
ton Block" Also ga Ripping Time"
a one-reel comedy. ..- -@, -.
Sunday and Monday 80
William S. Hart in "Blue Blazes
Rawden." A story of absorbing in:
terest. Also "Those Athletic Girls"
a two-reel Mack Sonnet comedy full
of pep and ginger. Also The Official
War Review. 5sssaN ~ u
Tuesday - ~
= SiAii1li5 VII 1AC <1uIlSS VI
Ann" It's good for laugh every
minute. Also a Ford Educational
Weekly.
Wednesday, ytsf ~
Bryant Washburn in ssThe Fibbers,"
a comedy drama that will drive away
the flu.
Thursday
Wallace Reid in "Rimrock JONES'"
Of all the "pippin stories" that have
been woven around the goldfelds of !
the "wild and woolly" west, this is
the greatest. Also Bray Photograph. |
Lue F. Vernon, "The Man Who
Plays the Pictures" at the piano.
Coming soon
"To He'll with the Kaiser"
Mabel Normand in "The Venus
Model"
Fannie Ward in son the Level"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Mrs. Raffaele Iannetta died We'd
nesday night at her home on East
Washington street of pneumonia fol-
lowing sickness of influenza. This
is the second death which has occurred
locally during the present epidemic,
and thru it six children are left moth
erless, the youngest of which it only
few days old. Deceased was of Ital-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12
HIGHLANDS NEWS
Observation-Disclosures

i
! Mrs. A. G. Zierdt writes that they
reached Wabasha, Mimi, on Thanks.
giving morning and enjoyed Thanks.
giving dinner at the. home of Mr.
4 zierdt's parents at which twenty-seven
children and grandchildren were pres
emit. They expect to go to Chicago
about the Goth to visit with Mrs.
Zierdt's parents for two months.
The G. H. Taylor children, who have
all been i'll with the flu, are getting
along nicely, but we are sorry to re-
port that Mrs. Taylor's mother, who
is visiting there, is quite i'll with the
same trouble.
c A. Mitchell was business visitor
at Spokane on Monday.
Verne Mitchell, of the S. A. T. C.
at Pullman, is at home for a short
furlough.
Mrs. Rasmussen was called to Port
land two weeks ago by the sad news of
the death of her brother. Upon her
return about week ago she found
her husband, SON and daughter i'll with
influenza. They are considered out
of danger but are still confined to
their BEDS.
Audy Hembree, who has been quite
seriously i'll with flu, was taken to
the hospital the first of the week and
is improving.
The Highlands Red Cross met with
Mrs. Beiderweiden on Wednesday aft
ternOon.
Miss Olive Simsen came home from
Walla Walla on Thanksgiving when
Whitman college closed on account of
the flu and is still here awaiting the
lifting of the ban.
II. P. Cranmer is driving the mail
on r. F. D. 2 while E.. H. Mann is a
flu victim.
T. A. Hanratty, Ethel and John
were Pasco visitors Monday.
Myrtle Mitchell returned on Friday
from the hospital at Pasco where she
had been for treatment for appendi-
citis.
Mrs. c. Spenser is at home at her
ranch while the Palouse schools are
closed on account of the flu.
+ =
At the Improvement club election
on Friday evening F. R. White was
elected president, E. A. Barg vice pres
ident; H. ]. Liebel treasurer; E. o. |
King, A. ST. Laurent, F. H. Krug and
VIM. Krautwurm, trustees.
Mrs. E. A. Gray and son Howard
expect to leave tonight Thursday |
for Tecumseh, Neb.. where they will |
visit relatives for some time.
E. A. Gray left on Saturday of last
week with several cars of apples which
he will take to Oklahoma markets.
JOS. Hess was business visitor at
Spokane the first of the week.
Allen Gilmore left this evening for
The old home in Montana where he
will spend the winter.
Miss Dorothy Mann returned last
evening from Ellensburg where she
has been attending the normal, the
school being again closed on account
# the influenza.
j. F. Drouin has Joined the ranks of
having just purchased
| new Dodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hembree returned to-
lay from Missouri where they had
been visiting relatives and friends.
Their return was fastened by illness
If the children left at home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12

WYE want fill this page with good newsy items every
w week. You can help When you know an item of
local interest tell us about it personally by phone
Wen appreciate it. The phone number is neDOubleone.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
TWO TEAMS SEEK
PREMIER HONORS
FOR TANK SEASON
Leadership Will Hinge on
Water Polo Award,

Both the Illinois A. T.. ana Chicago A.
a. arc claiming the team championship
of the Indoor swimming season and there
| h promise OF squall In A. A u. circles
when the matter comes up for discus-
sion at the next general meeting, As Of
ilcihls are nj odds over Il.
The question NJ leadership hinges on
/ the winter polo championship, which wss
awarded twice. different teams getting
the verdict
The first tournament resulted In q
| complete fhsco. The drawing for op-
ponenH 10 disposed tho entrants that.
when one or the teams was retired ow-
Ing 10 sickness. tho sscond string men
of the Chicago A. A., ranking no better
than fourth among tho candidates, be-
| came slated for tho final engagement,
With second place assured. even bsfor .
No matches started This seemed 90 un-
ia,t 10 the stronger teams that thSy
asked for another drawing. then refused
10 compete when II was denied them, so
Tint and second prizes went TO the Chi
cago 4. A. teams by default, no games
AZ all taking place.
outcome an appeal was made to Charles
4. Dean. president OF the A. A. U., and
he decided that for the good OF the sport
another tournament be run of, but tho
championship committee declined 20
sanction -. President Dean, however,
held that since he had appointed tho
commptee Il was In his power to over
rule y and the championship again was
staged recently In Chicago. the Illinois
A. G. scoring victory and the Great
Lake, Naval Training station taking $50
ond.
4. A. " delegates. as . body. consider
that the president or the championship
committee has the final vote In sasss
Of this kind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31

AFTER that We went around to old
maid ThompkinSes because we art
going 10 have more time to cat in
vacation than we do when we have 10
go to school but | am gong TO have to
cut her out except when | am right
hungry because she kissed me again
II could get tarts without being kissed
and chicken and stuff without being
hugged l think | would like it better
Or II she would kiss RoWdy becaus,
Rowdy is a dog and does not care
what he kisses fghe Irish don't like
to kiss much because a kiss means a
heap to a Mick-that is what my daddy
says the Irish are called in the best
society and of course they always GO
IN the best society, so | am a Mick
and they keep their kisses. | think that
anyone that wants to kiss a Mick ought
to have to pay for it. | bet would
have a heap Of money il they did
] got home ~ time to tell my daddy
what | said to Worley before he went
to night watching and he laughed and
said 1t might do her heap of good
but that it was heroic treatment. So
am hero; but it seems to me | ought
70 be shero because shes can't be
hes. Me and Rowdy sat out on our
front step ill bed time and Worley or
IOhn or nobody didn't come near lie
Maybe | would have let old maid
ThompkinS kiss me If she had come,
but she didn't The world is lonesome
at night when everyone is in their
houses. ! prayed to my mother which
art in heaven to have God jump onto
Worley and make her go housekeeping
so could associate with her again !
bet He does it. Amen.
ITO Be Cortinued)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
Old Hans Wagner's
Idea of Size Was
All Right, at That

Barney DreyfuH alWagp delights IN
recounting the tale Of Hans waEnsrs
first golfinE experience.
Some years ago, while the Pirates
were training In Hot Springs" declares
Dreyfuss, some OF tho enthusiastic golf
ers tried TO get Wagner Interested In
their game. But for a long time Honus
would not enthuse. At last, however.
they succeeded In Turing him to tho links
and armed him with a driver and a
ball"
'1Ionus grabbed q handful Of earth
and built himself a huge mound. on
which he placed the bail. Just as he was
about 10 drive off. one OF the eHper,
golfers. Mortified, hurried over and
grabbed the club OF the Dutchman.
40, my dear fellow he exlaimed.
you never can nccompanirh anything
With such a high mound for your ball
And then the golfor lifted up the
ball. kicked Wagner's four-inch mound
to dust and built another about n half
lnch tall. plnced the ball on II and then.
turning I'd Wagner, calculated
There; that's about the proper
Wagner surveyed the new mound and
then said.
~ think like the higher one better
and At once rebuilt the mound TO It's
original four.inch size.
And then. while the veteran golfers
sadly shook their heads because Of tho
FOOL idea OF Wagner, the Dutchpsn
swung caught the ball fairly, md made
the longest drive ever recorded on Hot
SDrlngg golf course"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
Throckmorton, Slim
Youth, May Annex
the Tennis Title

Now that the United States Lawn
Tennls associhtion has decided to re-
eume Its national championship features,
thus conforming with goyernment re-
Quests, IL 10 more than likely that the
individual championship OF the United
States this season will pnsS into the
hands OF the youngest player 10 ever try
for the distinction, Harold Throcltmor-
ton, ths slim New Jersey youth Of TWEEN
~ who. plays the smashing California
brand OF game. Throckmorton viii GO
TO the post fnvorlte In the national
tournamsnt at Forest Hills, N. Y. next
August
II Throckmorton's rise has been me,eoric
He started his drive In 1915 when he
kAcquired the national Interscholastlc title
They seldom come nny quicker than This
2 Speed In the real secret OF Hnrod's
success against such stars ms Fred Alex
andef. Watson Wash burn. Bill Clothlor
and many others. He has adopted tho
fiery. slam bang california style NJ game
and thrown In few speed features of
his own. This IL surprising for Throck-
morton has not the robust build OF
NcLauGhlin or a Williams, but Ia very
thin and frail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
~ VS. -
"R0ARIN' BILL" NOW
SAVING HIS VOICE

ST PAUL, May sl.--'Dearin' BIZ
Clymer. manager OF the Louisville team
o, the American association, has become
nm ardent conservationlst.
Bill IL saying his voice this year and
now he has started n crusade to help
win the war by cutting down on the
consumption Of baseballs.
Louisville played ST. Paul recently.
BEFORE the series began, Clymer urged
the ground keeper TO redouhle his vigil
lance In directing the recovery OF balls
batted out OF the lot.
I'VE can save lot Of baseballs by
trying hard to recover every fout" said
Manager Bill You know baseballH are
Of poorer quality than usual this season
and they are hard 10 get. The govern
nent needs tho hides"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
''BkTTER'S up"
BIC GAMES ON
Ad Men Versus Lions at Sara
tOga Park,

Saratoga park was in fine shape this
morning for the baseball game TO be
played this afternoon between the teams
Of the Ad and Lions clubs for the bene
fit OF the Babies Milk and Ice fund
and the Anti tuberculosis association
The game will be called at 4 o'clock
The sale OF the tickets, which are
rs cents each, has been a big sue
cess Members OF the High Jnx clut
were busy today selling tickets in the
downtown section
The lineups OF the two teams con.
tain the names OF some of the mos
prominent business men in the city
many OF whom have had previous ex-
perience in professional baseball. While
the batteries for the game have moi
We, been announced it is probable that
Jimmy" Mathews and c. H. Russell
for the Ad club and DR.. s. K. Cunning
ham and Russell Dunbar for the Lions
club will start the game Reserves
will be held in readiness, however, in
case the desired control is lacking. No
big league scouts have arrived in the
city yet. althouPht it Is understood that
many are on their way here TO look
over the material.
Both DR. s. r. Cunningham. manager
OF the Lions, and Edgar Bell manager
of the Al club team were confident
this morning as to the result OF the
game.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
Barney Oldfield's
First Speed Car
Is Sold as Relic

CLEVELAND. May 3l.-Barney Old
fields first speed car. two cylinder.
was sold in the police auction OF stolen
and recovered property here for SIS The
dilapidated racer built In 1901 came into
ago. when Oldneld. arrested for speeding,
gave Il az bond. The purchaser said he
wanted the car as n relic
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
PITCHER JIM SCOTT
NOW AT CAMP PERRY

e CHICAGO, May 3l.-Capt. James Scott,
gnited states army, accompanied by Mrs.
Scott. is here on his way from Camp
Lewis, Washington to Camp Perry, on
lake Erie. to which station he has been
t1etailed for duty. Captain Scott until
recenuy was famlliarly known as
s'Hcotty" and Jim" white Rox pitcher,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
HUTCHINSON CLUB
MOVED HERE, WILL
meet ST. JOSEPH
Owner John Holland Plans 10
Strengthen Team,

HUTCHINSON. Kan, May 3i.--tspe-
oial) oklahoma City viii get It's first
tnnto OF Western Ic1gue bnll next Tues
day whom the Hutchinson tesm, which In
70 be moved TO Oklahoma City. plays rs
openlpB game there with st. Joseph The
Topeka club will come to Hutchinson.
Three New Players Promised.
Arrangements were perfected last night
at Meeting Of the Hutchinson baseball
comittee. Owner John Holland OF the
khlt Packers, nnd Spencer Abbott. preAl.
Suent Of the Topeka club The Hutchin-
son team viii take the Topeka dates and
use them IN OklNhom1 CITY, Holland
taking his ball club, which Is nov in
J bat Place. 20 tho new town In the circle
Ho will brace the team with three now
| players from Minneapolis
Abbott. who headed the Topeka fans
!, ~ their efforts TO put club In the cap,
ita city OF Kansas. agreed with the
Hutchison comttse 10 shift the Rnws
here. take up the $500 seats N the sea
sub book tickets sold In ~ n guarantee
20 HOLLAND Of attendance. and will open
hare June T.
Franchise Remains Here.
This deal IN due to an agreement Hol-
lnnd had with the league Inst year where
be moved from 81 Joseph to Hutclhn-
san and also that Oklahoma City fans
wapt man who owns his franchise and
VIII stoy there long = the town sup
ports the club. Abbott has q club that
~ IN third pnca, In burifng nnd the Salt
CITY fans are plensed with the new deal
was stated at the close OF tho meet
irK that the Hutchinson team WIN take
the Topeka dates and III them at Okla
homa city. The Topeka team under tho
new arrangeent will play the Hutchinson
dates hore and on the road. President
Abbott It wns said agreed 10 shift tho
Topeka club here and take up the 1900
season book tickets sold as a guarantee
Z OF attendance Under this arrangement
Topeka Will open here June Z instead
nj In Topeka.
2Sit had been reported that tho Topeka
club was TO be moved 10 Oklhhoa city.
but II Is understood here that the Okla
hnma fans wanted u team whose fran
chiss was owned by an individual in
stead OF hy the league For that reason
II was stated Holland decided to move
the Hutchinson club.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
TuIsa Not Included.

I TOPEKA. Knn.. May 9l-Spehklng
over the long distance telephone from
Hutchinson last night, Spencer Arthur
Abbott stated that the Topeka club
s~onld be transferred 10 Hutchinson June
- Ito said that he had been given a
guarantee H 10000
In explaining the transfer OF tho
Hutchinson club TO Oklahoma city he
said that owner Holland under an agree
ent with tho league had the option Of
tranferrng to any new town taken into
the league II he desired lle snh Hol-
land had been given $1,000 guarantee
by Oklahomn city.
Abbott stated that President Dlckerson
had not yet been informed OF the do
cision made last night regarding the
two clubs. He also stated that the To-
peka team would be kept In Hutchinson
and would not be taken TO Tulsa.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
CARDS RECALL FORMER
PENN STATE PLAYER

ST LOUIS, May S1-Cnfton Heath
cote, Penn state outfielder. given a try
out with the Cardinals this spring and
sent to Houston club In the Texas
Len que, has been recalled He will join
the club in Pittsburgh.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
America to Get
100000 Tons of
Swedish Shipping

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-More than
400 600 tons of shipping are released TO
the United States snd the allies BY
Sweden under the terms OF the com
mercial agreement signed at Stockholm
by representatives of the two govern
ments, the state department was notified
today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
Scoreboard
National League.
YEsTERDAY's RESULTS.


YEsTERDAY's RESULTS.
Nstlonsl.
A. Philadelphia 3, New York 6
Al BROOKLYN Ia; Boston 2-t
At Pittsburgh so. II. Louis 0-l.
Al Cincinnati 81: Chicago a.
At Detroit 2: ST Louis 1.
At Cleveland 3-3. Chicago ~
A. Boston 30; Washington ~
Al New YORK 2. Philadelphia /
Southern.
~ Memphis 5; Birmingham J.
A. Little Rock I. Atlanta O.
Al Nashville 4 Mobile J.
American Association.
Al Columbus ] TolFdo o.
Texas League.
Al San Antonio 4 l1llns a
A. Shreveport 3 Fort Worth G
At Houston 7: Waco 0
American Association.
A. Kansas city l-6; Milwaukee rs
AZ Indianapolis 0-i; Louisville l.b
Al Columbus l-5: Toledo o..
At 81 Paul $40. Minneapolis So
Western League.
A. st. Joseph ~; TopekA a.
~ Omaha IA; Joplin 81
A. Dos Aolnes 10. Hutchinson &c
Al Sioux City a. Wichita 81.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
National
Boston At Brooklyn.
81 Louis at Pittsburgh
Now York At Phlladelphia
American.
Washington at Boston
st Louis at Detroit.
Chicago at Clsvela nd.
ToDAY's SCHEDULE.
National
Boston at Brooklyn, cloudy
New York at Philadelphia a.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
American.
et Louis at Detroit. cloudy
Chicago at Cleveland clear.
Washington at Boston, postponed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-31
B0ARDMAN IS BACK WITH
THE LOUISVILLE CLUB

KANSAS CITY. May 81. - Pitcher
Charles Lefty" Boardmsn. who quit
baseball this spring WHOM the 81. Paul
club attempted to send him TO the Omaha
club Of the Western league. has reporteA
TO the Louisville club here.