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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
CHAS. H. SWIGART TO
COME TO KENNEWICK
Reclamation Service Engineer
Will Supervise New Work of
Columbia Irrigation Dist.

The directors of Columbia Irriga-
tion district have announced the en-
ployment of Charles II. Swigart, of
Yakima, as supervising engineer. Mr..
Swigart will begin his duties immed-
lately. This will be good news to pro-
perty owners in the district, for the
directors consider themselves very for
tunate in being able to secure an en-
gineer of Mr.. Swigart's calibre at the
present time. They have for months
been seeking a supervising engineer
of the necessary qualifications, but
each time. they thought they had a
good man engaged the government has
stepped in and taken him away to the
more pressing fields of war work.
Mr.. Swigart has been connected
with the reclamation service work in
the Yakima valley for many years.
Since the Rimrock reservoir work was
started he has been handling the job
there and the Rimrock camp is gem
orally regarded as the model construc-
tion camp of the Northwest. 1t was
the governments decision to shut down
on the Rimrock work during the war
which afforded the local irrigation
district the opportunity to secure Mr..
Swigart's services.
The new engineer will make his
home in Kennewick, but Mrs. Swigart
and their daughter will be in Seattle
while the latter is completing her
course at the University.
Altho, practically speaking, he sew
ers his connection with the reclama-
tion service, Mr.. Swigart will still be
connected with it as consulting en-
gineer. Whenever any big problems
that require engineering skill to un-
tangle them, confront the officials of
the service, Mr.. Swigart will be called
to Yakima to give his advice. The
reclamation service has several such
consulting engineers; including D. C..
Henry, of Portland, and w. Weymouth
of Denver. t.4.-.ss..s
Engineer C. D. Mitchell, of Richland,
who was engaged last week by the dis
trict, will work under Mr.. Swigart as
field man.. s5s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
PASSENGER SCHEDULES
CHANGED LAST SUNDAY
Two Trains Less Each Day Stop at
Kennewick Under the New
Arrangement

The new passenger schedule which
went into effect on the S., p. & S. Ry
last Sunday leaves Kennewick with
only one eastbound train a day over
that line. This is No. 4 which now
leaves Portland at 7:30 a. m, instead
of 9:20, arriving at Kennewick at 3:2E
p. M, instead of 4:20. This train
makes all stops between Portland and
Spokane. The night train which leaves
Portland at 7:10 does not stop here un-
der the new schedule.
Wsetbound No. 1, leaves Kennewick
as usual at 1880 p. m. The westbound
night train has been withdrawn and a
new day train has been put on. This
train, No. 8, reaches Kennewick at
1901 and makes all stations between
Spokane and Portland. Both Nos.
and 2 have been withdrawn between
Pasco and Spokane and will run over
the N. P. tracks instead.
On the N. p. some changes also
have been made in the schedule. No.
1, which now goes thru here at 1850
instead of Ills, will not stop at Ken
newick, its local work being done by
No. 333, due here at 1915. No. 3's
time is now 2:30 a. m, instead of 1:30,
and No. 2 is now due here at 2:3O a.
m, instead of 2:13. A further change
in schedule is announced for August
IL.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
no SHIP LYNCH,s STOCK

P. H. Boesche, of Spokane, who has
been in charge of Lynch's store since
Mr.. Lynch entered Y. NJ. C. A. war
service, has sold the stock to the Lead
er Store of Colville. The new owners
will ship the stock to Colville at once
and viii close the Kennewick store.
B. F. Nicholas, one of the members of
the Colville firm, was here the last Of
the week and closed the deal. Invoice
is now being taken and the stock will
be cased and shipped within a few
days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
REV. C. R. DELEPINE
GOING TO FRANCE
Former Pastor of Baptist Church
Will Serve with Y.M.C.A. In
His Native Land

Rev. c. r. Delepine, of this city, has
received word that his application for
overseas work with the Y. M. C. A.
has been accepted and he is ordered to
be ready for embarkation to France
within 80 days.
Altho the Rev. Delepine is little
over the age limit for overseas work
an exception was made in his case be-
cause of his knowledge of the French
language, which is his native tongue.
He first made application for posi-
ton as instructor of French at Camp
Lewis, but was induced by the Y. M.
C. A. authorities to try for overseas
service.
Rev. Delepine was born and educat-
ed in France and there are compara-
lively few men in America who are as
thoroly conversant with both French
and English as is he. Altho he has
no definite information as to what his
duties will be he understands that he
is to serve as on interpreter in relig-
ious work.
Rev. Delepine has six nephews SER
wing under the French Tri-Color and
a brother who is in charge of one of
the large army hospitals in England.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
DEATH OF MRS. E. F. KEMP

Mrs. E. F. Kemp, of Fruitvale, died
suddenly of heart failure in an auto
last Thursday night while being
brought to Kennewick for medical
treatment. Mrs. Kemp, who was 6?
years of age, is survived by her hus-
band, a daughter who lives at home
and a son, who, with his wife, was
here from Portland to attend the fun
eral.
Burial services were held from the
Mueller undertaking rooms Sunday af-
ternoon, with Rev. H. A. Stone, of
Richland, officiating. Interment was
made in Riverview Heights cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
MISS BERG MARRIES

Miss Ella Berg became the bride OF
Sgt. Chester Turner, of Outlook, at
the home of her mother, on Mob Hill,
Yakima on Tuesday evening, July %.
After honeymoon on the Sound, Sgt.
Turner will leave Yakima for Camp
Jackson, Fla, from which place he ex-
poets to be sent overseas soon. Mrs.
Turner taught in the Kennewick
schools last year and expects to re-
turn for the coming term.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
DIR. MORRISON COMING

DR.. F. M. Crosby, who has received
a commission as captain in the army
medical corps, has received orders to
report at Ft. Riley, Kansas, the 18th.
DR.. Crosby has called DR.. Walter
Morrison, of Hanford, to take charge
of his practice until he returns. DR..
Morrison, who has had many years
of successful practice, will come here
from Hanford.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
PEAR PRICES HOLD

The pear market is holding up In
fine shape with buyers taking the bulk
fruit at $45 per ton today. The first
straight car was shipped by the Lynch
Pennington company Saturday and all
the houses expect to get out two or
three cars apiece this week. Various
estimates place the Kennewick-Rich-
land pear crop at from 40 to so cars.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
DRAINAGE DISTRICT
BILLSTO BE PAID
Holders of Old Warrants Against
Finley District to Accept
Pay Without Interest

Holders of warrants against Finley
Drainage District No. 2, which, be-
cause of litigation, have remained un-
paid for ten years, will soon receive
the face value of their warrants, with
out interest, if contemplated COM
promise between the drainage dis
trict commissioners, the warrant hold
ers and the property owners goes thru.
After more than two years of liti-
cation, the commissioners have se-
cured the consent of about 80 per cent
of the warrant holders to settlement
on the basis of pay for the warrants
without interest and they are now Sc
curing the consent of the property
owners to such settlement. .
In 1908 large tract of land between
Kennewick and Finley had become in
undated by seepage water and Drain
age District No. 2 was organized to
reclaim the land. A drainage ditch
was dug, deep enough to drain most Of
the land, altho it was never completed
according to the original plans. This
was because the law provided that no
assessments could be levied until the
project was either completed or aban-
doned, and so before the work could be
the warrants which were
being issued had deprecated so that
it was impossible to get labor to con-
tinue the work.
Then Drainage District No. 6 was
under a different law, to
take over the affairs of the old dis
trict, complete the work and provide
funds for paying the old liabilities,
which amounted to nearly $4,000. To
cover this and the costs of organiza-
ton, the new district made levy of
$20, 400, all of which has either been
paid or remains in the shape of delin-
quent taxes against the land bene-
fitted. ns
Things dragged along for several
years without any of the old warrants
being paid. Then, in the spring of
1916, Mrs. G. H. Mottinger demanded
of $1490 in warrants with in
terest from 1908 and 1909. The COM
refused payment of inter
est on the ground that the law pro-
vided that interest should not accrue
until levy had been made, and that
Drainage District No. 2 had never
made a levy. An effort was made to
at that time, on the basis
of pay without interest. This offer
was accepted by some of the largest
creditors, among whom are Benton
county and School District No. IL.
Mrs. Mottinger, however, preferred to
try out the case and decision was
rendered against her.
The court, however, gave the opin-
ion that the claimant might seek REM
edy by suing the county commission
ers, compelling them to go thru again
the whole process of re-surveying, as
sessing benefits and making new lev
les, sufficient to pay the warrants with
As this would mean an enor-
nous waste of money, the court adj
vised the litigants to try to settle
without all this additional expense,
and SO, after several months of effort,
a compromise has finally been brought
about which will mean saving Of sew
eral thousand dollars to property own
ers in the Finley district.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-08-01
DRAFT AGE LIMITS
MAY BE WIDENED
Probable that Men Between IS
and 36 will be Called by
Next Spring

In view of the probability of the
widening of the/draft age limits this
fall the following semi official resume
of the nations fighting strength at
this time will be of interest:
It was thought, when all men be-
tween 81 and 81 years of age were
subjected to military service that the
levy would produce as many men of
class 1 quality as the country would
be able to train, equip and transport,
and perhaps as many as would be
needed. Now it is found that this is
not the case, the calculation having
been found erroneous. But the mis-
take was not in the calculation Of the
number Of class / men who would be
obtained. The mistake was in the
calculation of what we should prob
ably be able to do in the way Of train
ing, equipping and transporting men
to France The scheme on which the.
army for service in France was or
ganized was measured by what those
in authority thought it would be prac-
ticable to do. Hence the fact that it
is becoming necessary to enlarge that
scheme by widening the draft age in
dicates that more has been accomplish
ed than was thought practicable. The
government has trained, equipped and
moved men to France more rapidly
than was at first thought possible, with
the result that larger supply Of men
must be provided if the training, and
equipment and transportation facili-
ties are to be used at full capacity.
The fact is an impressive commentary
Of the magnitude Of the task that has.
been achieved and it also offers some
refutation to that rather popular no.
tion that we are led into blundering
by a habit of overestimating our abil-
tiles. A mistake was made, but one
that may be attributable to the NODES
ty with which we measured our ener-
gies and powers in the way of military
organization.
In addition the need of widening the
draft age, but advising that congress
wait two or three months before doing
so, General March said that without
quite exhausting class men we shall
have about 100000 men under arms
in varying degrees Of training some
time in August. Of this number he
said, 1,45O,OOO would be overseas by
the middle of August according to
present estimates. This would leave
100000 in the camps and canton
ments at home advanced to various de-
grees of training. At the present rate
of transport, the whole or nearly the
whole Of that 100000 men will have
moved to France by the time the cam
paign Of next year will have begun.
This, then, is the size of our army, mi
nus the loss Of electives to be suffered
in fighting meantime, that the war de-.
partment is planning to have in France
in time for the opening of next years
serious activity. A few months ago
such a program would have been deem
ed extravagant; but, under the coun-5
sci of what has actually been achieved,
it is now seen to be altogether prac-
ticable.
But we are not to stop with the re-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Surface Line Men
Want Higher Wages

committee Of employees of the New
ates most of the surface lines in the
city, called upon Chairman Oscar S.
Straus Of the Public Service Commits
sion yesterday and made an urgent
plea for the commissions aid in OBJ
tanning. an increase in wages to meet
the increased cost of living. The COM
mittee represented the conductors,
motormen, janltors, trackmen and car
equipment men-n fact. all the en-
ployes of the company.
T. NJ. tazakerley, president OF the
Brotherhood or New York Railways
Company Employees, said that the en-
ployes had signed an agreement with
tho company embodying a scale of
wages and working conditions for two
years, which expires August 81, 1918.
This agreement had been very salts
factory at the time. he said, but there
had been no thought then that the
United States would enter the war He
declared that while the employees IN
tended to fully complete their present
contract with the company, when the
time came for signing new contracts,
unless some material increases over
the present rates Were granted, they
would consider themselves free to seek
more remunerative employment else
where.
Chairman Straus told the committee
that he thoroughly sympathized with
t. -ir position, but he explained the
limited power of the commission in
the matter OF wages. He pointed out
that if the employees felt the company
was not receiving from its present rate
Of fare sufficient return to be able to
pay adequate wages. the remedy was
TO obtain from the city authorities con-
sent to amend the franchise limita-
tions.
Mr.. Straus urged the men. however,
to bear IN mind that they were quasi
public servants, and that they owed
the public the duty Of maintaining the
su face railroad facilities of the city
intact and serving the public without
break or interruption. The committee
announced its intention of taking the
matter up with Mayor Eylan and the
oard OF Estimate
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Haagsn1ar a Baron,
Former Wife Saws

CHICAGO, April 9.-News of the ar
rest of Carl Won Ha-gsmar, alias
Chauncey Hollender. alleged German
agent, was received with interest here
to-day by little woman with pathetic
brown eyes. Shs is Mrs. Nellie Hol-
lender, the prisoners divorced wife.
II always thought something like
that were her first words when she
read that Hollender had been arrested
I'VE were married seven years ago
and he left me two years later" said
Mrs. Hol!ender. "At that time the world
at large knew nothing of General Won
Hindenburg, but my husband did. He
frequently referred to him as a friend
and claimed to hear from him at times.
He said that his real name ana title
was Baron Carr Won Haagsmar, ana
that he had been q captain in the
Austrian army. His father, he said,
had been Austrian Consul at Norfolk,
Va, and Boston.
81 learned about his real name when
saw cahlegram addressed to Baron
Carl Won Haagsmar. 1t was from lis
sister, wife Of wine agent named
DeVerauX, at Bordeaux, France. 1t in
formed him that 2 cousin, known as
Baroness de la Rogue, an aviatrix. had
both arms and legs fractured in an air
plane accident. The correct spelling Of
his first name was 'Chaunaise,' his
mothers family name, which he angli-
cized into 'Chauncey.' He told me he
served with the British in the Boer
! War"
Five years ago. Mrs. Hollender said,
| her husband disappeared. She said he
had displayed a large amount of money,
| and that she later heard no had gone
to join Lee Christmas, the Central
Anlarican ra,,0il,finniat
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Ice Prices Fixed at
so Cents a Hundred
Families VIII Pay About the
Same Amount They Did
Last Summer

Following conference between ex-
Governor Benjamin B. odeN, Ice Ad-
MIN srrator for New York State. and
ice dealers yesterday. tha administrator
nXed the retail trade price Of ice for
TINS summer at 90 cents hun
ared weight for families. Thirty cents
VII BE the price to the cellar dealers
for resale.
By this action the family trade W..
be under no heavier burden than last
Year. said MI Cdeli. "waiie the whole
saiers have taken on an additional cost
Whlcn Is TO be absorbed by the larger
Consumers OF lce. Great care was exer-
elsed N arriving at these prices. and
me fullest Investigation was made as
70 the cosE Of ice and its delivery in
New York City."
NJ Ode,l also announced that the ne
cessity ror the conservation of am
monla. rs we'll Is coal, had brought
about me shutting down OF all except
* artiiiclal ice plants n this city. This
saut-down $ effective from April l5 10
. lne /, or later, i deemed necessary
I1e surplus ice. amounting to about
l,ouo.pp9 tons. under the con troll of the
state, SAID Mr. Odell. is TO be appor-
Uoned among the artificial ice dealers
and the Hoover committee. so that if
ms plan is effected all of the ice which
The state has contracted for VIII be
absorbed by the artificial ice manufact-
urers and the natural ice dealers"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Ground Glass Report Leads
to Warrants in Brook
lyn Case
Sailor the Complainant
Another Family Reports Be-
ing Made Ill After Eat
ing Chicken

Pres idential warrants were placed in
the hands CT United States Marshal J.
n. Powers, Of Brooklyn. yesterday fo-
the intemment as enemy aliens Of
Edward Waller, proprietor Of confec-
tionery. store az l6z Myrtle Avenue,
Brooklyn, and Henry Willems, his
helper.
Both men were arrested last " dine )
day following a complaint by William
Lewis. Il sailor, that candy purchased
by him al Walters store contained
ground glass. Marshal Powers said
the men probably would be taken to-
day 10 the iuternmen. camp at Fort
Oglethorpc, Ga.
What appeared to be particles of
glass were found in chicken Served al
the home of julius De Long, 100 Al
bemarie Road, Brooklyn. It was re-
ported TO the police Yesterday The
cnlcken was purchased at a local butch
er shop. Samples were turned over to
the authorities for analysis after sev-
eral members Of the family mad hecn
made i'll.
Marshal Powers. discussing his IN
vest CATION yesterday, said he was CON
tldent that lncre had been no wide
spread plct by German sympathizers
20 lnlure persons by putting glass in
their food. He said so far he had
Been unable to trace the placing of
glass IN foods to any one source, and
he was inclined to attribute The cases
already found as being due to acci-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Pro-Germans Blamed
For Arms Plant Strike
Special Cores pondence |

SYRACUSE. April 9.-Pro- German
agltators and Sim Feiner caused the
strike at the Savage Arms plant at
ttlca, \. T.. and there is danger other
German agents will blow up the fac
tory, Lieutenant Edward C. McKinnev
naval recruiting officer for Central New
YORK. reported to Washington TODAY
after an investigation
Inc Savage Arms strike has thrown
1000 men out of work and stopped pro-
duetIon OF Lewis machine guns for the
army. Lieutenant Mckinney went to
tica yesterday to inspect the govern
ment machine gun school over which
ne has charge, and arrived two hours
after the strike started The actions
OF some of the men were suspicious.
and starting an investigation. he found
men of unmistakable German sympa-
thes were members of the labor Unions
and one not OF Teutonic extraction had
all the earmarks OF Sinn FeiMer.
tonimurlcatlng With other government
agents. lie caused Secret Service men
to De sent 10 Utica to-day
ne strike was started ostensiblv for
higher wages. but the men have refused
20 accept company offers to give it's en-
tire 1917 croft in bonuses, Lieutenant
Mckinney found He also discovered
efforts have been made 70 cripple ma
cninery. One machine valued at thou
sands of dollars was put out of com
mission By placing sand in delicate
working parts. lndignities have been
neaped on workmen who have refused
20 obey the strike leaders orders, Sc
cret threats have been made to them
end many petty thefts have taken place.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10

s"'s @ that IN case of war between Cor
''"hy ana the United States w.
= s"1lAea German Anne ricans wero e.
~ uaoe or coerce the government ~
s,',.oi h''ea states to adopt policies
favorable to Germany. ''''N'e'
Six Societies Accused
The events in tho United statos
SINCE the war began prove that tb;s
general plan Of the German govern.
uehl mas been carried out here Thera
nave been formed at least six orvan;-
~aIons which aim to serve the c.
man government by bringing pressure
oIrect or indirect upon Congress- amon~
,hem being the American NeutralitS
League, the American Indepondencfe
mon; the American Embargo COME
ence. Labor's National Peace Council
"hlch was financed by Fran Won Rim,
seleh' now IN custody of the govern
,'ehe mere, and the American Truth
Society 'NA'' I'll
The American Embargo Conference
IS 'yplcai OF these organizations. 1t
"as HAahced, as IS proved by it's cash
nSoks' by leading German Anericans
~ ~ 'he central Western cities. During
,ne ,n. e!eVen months following June os
~ II spent $4,000 for the purpose
Oh influencing Congress.
ME the country has had much
me past TO indicate the real aim
of these organizations that snran, ,,,, nn
Ne'e since l9l4, their activities gain
new and added Significance whcn sbav
are considered in the LIGHT Of tbe 49,
paech iron, the German Foreirr Ofiica
TO the German diplomats IN neutral
countries' ~
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
New Bootlegger Ruse

Police officials in Jamaica, l.. l.. made
a series OF raids in that village last
night, as result Of which several
men are under arrest, charged with
selling liquor to soldiers, and "A brand
new subterfugc by which men in UNI
form might obtain drinks. was un-
covered. The raids were made as n
result Of several complaints recently
by citizens that with the return of sol
dierA to Camp Mills, illicit selling OF
liquor was being widely indulged IN.
In one saloon the police were on the
point Of leaving without making an ar
rest. when they happened to catch
sight of bit of soldiers uniform be-
meath a pair of blue overalls the man
wore. Investigation disclosed others
similarly attircd.
One of the men arrested was iden
tIhcd. the police say, as Ernest Ellis.
30 years old, of Warren, Ohio, who was
stationed at Camp Mills last fall while
he was member of the 166th Infantry.
He is said to have deserted Il. tina.
time.