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The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28
ALASKA SUBSCRIPTION
 ID RED CROSS FUND

WASHINGTON, May 28-The Red Cross national headquarters announc- cd last night that the total subscrip- tions so far reported from Alaska are $51,13S.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28

:, Your eyes fitted. Compound and astigmatic lenses replaced. See Os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28

Mrs. J. Y. Lydick was an outgoing passenger on the steamship Alameda to visit friends in the states.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28
FISH PRICES

SEATTLE, May 28-Fish prices at noon yesterday were as follows: Halibut, 14c; sablefish, Sc; ling cod, 3Ac; salted sablefish, $20 per bbl.; salted herring, $20 per bbl
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28

Quality talks Smoke an El Roi Tan Cigar and be convinced; they are mild If
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28

FOR RENT-caplns. See DooIey.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-05-28

The American Bakery serves good bread.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
SONDERMAN TO BE
DISTRICT MANAGER
Canal Superintendent Wanted to
Quit but Agrees to Stay on
Job Another Year

The directors of the Columbia Irri-
cation district have announced that If
the irrigation system is taken over
by the waterusers, w. F. Sonderman,
the present superintendent, will be-
come secretary and manager for the
district. Mr.. Sonderman announced
a year ago that he intended to give up
the irrigation work and devote his time
to his own farming interests and it
was only thru the persistent efforts of
the directors that he was induced to
remain on the job for another year.
Members Of the board consider that
the district is indeed fortunate in be-
ing able to retain Mr.. Sonderman, who
is so thoroly familiar with every de-
tail of the irrigation system and who
has given such general satisfaction
during the many years he has been on
the job.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
GEORGE RICHARDSON, Jr., wEDs
Former Kennewick Boy Married .
Home -Enlists in Hospital Corps

Former 'Kennewick Boy Married u
Home-Enlists in Hospital Corps
Friends here have received the an
nouncement Of the marriage of G.. F.
Richardson, Jr., to Miss Myra Rose
Harold, of Pullman, at the Richard
son home in Ellensburg, Saturday,
Feb. %. Only the immediate relatives
and few close, friends were present,
Misses Rosella and Margaret Hamil.
ton and Miss Dora Williams attended
from Kennewick.
The young couple will be at home al
532 18th Ave. NJ, in Seattle for The
present.
The wedding is the elimination of
a romance begun in the state college
several years ago, when both Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson were students there.
Mr.. Richardson has recently enlisted
in the service and expects to be sent
to France in the next hospital unit
going from this coast. He made his
home here for the most of his boy
hood and is a graduate Of the local
high school. He is also graduate of
the state college and the law school
Of the state university.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
BOOKS FOR AMERICAS
SOLDIER AND SAILOR BOYS
Next week Will, be Library Week all
Over C0untry-Campaign Con-
80 Quoted Thru the Libraries

The week, March 18 to Is is the
date fixed for a nationwide campaign
to secure books for the soldiers and
sailors. The library, at Camp Lewis
is in need of further supply of books
as are all the other camps. Let us
get into line with other towns and do
all we can to help the good work SO
well started. 4.gso4.-
More than half the circulation from
the library at Camp Lewis has been
non-fiction of an up-to-date character,
but the boys away, like the boys. at
home, will enjoy good story too, SO
any book of standard fiction will be
acceptable with the, others.
This work is to be handled thru the
librarians with J.s NJ. Hit state IL
brarian, at the head in this state.
Plans will be- worked out and fur
ther notice given next week.
Mrs. E. E. Shanafelt.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
DOG LICENSES ARE NOW DUE
New Law Provides for Payment Mar.1
NO Dogs to Run at Large

According to two ordinances re-
Gently enacted by the city council,
many dog owners and few for hire
auto owners are in bad with the city
government and subject to arrest.
The new ordinance absolutely pro-
hibits any dog from running at large
in the city limits, whether he wears
a license tag or not. The annual dog
license is fixed at So per dog and all
licenses expire on March 1. Conse-
quently all dog owners who have not
taken out licenses since last Friday
are violating the law.
The ordinance licensing for-hire
vehicles likewise provides that all Ii
censes expire March 1.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07

The Boy Scouts held a special meet
ing Monday evening IN the Methodist
church parlors to honor their Scout
Master, Guy Davis, who left the next
day for California. Mr.. Davis was
presented with beautiful watch fob
with the Scout emblems engraved on
it, as token Of their regard. The
Scouts also marched in body from
the high school building to the O-W.
station Tuesday afternoon to see Mr..
Davis off. He was also an honor guest
Friday evening at party given by
his Sunday school class and Miss
Shepardson's class at the home Of ].
w. Hutchins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07

The service flag to be dedicated by
the Methodist church next Sunday will
contain forty stars and one Red Cross.
The roll call will be given by the Boy
Scouts and the sermon by the pastor,
Rev. j. C. Harvey. There will be
special music by Mrs. j. C. Swayze
and the choir. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend, while a special in
vitation is extended to the families
who have members in the service, and
the members of the G. A. r. and the
w. R. c.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
LAST BASKETBALL
GAMES ARE PLAYED
High School Boys Finish Season
With Sweeping Victory Over
the Mabton Team
(School Correspondent


The last basketball games of, the
season in which Kennewick. partici-
pates were played last Friday and
Saturday nights on the local gym
floor. In the girls game Friday
night with Touchet, the result was
again disastrous to Kenncwick. The
local girls didn't seem to get started
in the first half, but in the last half
they picked up and held their oppon-
ents to an even score. The game end
ed with a score of 1924 in favor of
Touchet.
The result of the boys game Satur-
day night with Mabton, was glorious
finish to the basketball season Of 1917
18 and again demonstrated the super
iority. Of the local athletes over the
teams of the upper valley. In the
first few minutes of play it looked as
if the Kennewick boys were outclassed
as the team from Mabton made the
first two baskets. But when Kenne-
wick began to warm up, the team work
of Mabton went to pieces end a regu-
lar procession Of basketballs began to
drop thru the home teams basket.
In the second half the local players
literally played their opponents of
their feet and ended the game with a
score of 57-22 in favor of Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
SPOKANE COMPANY
GET CONTRACT AGAIN
Will Sell Strawberries for Kenne.
wick-Richland Union on the
Former BASH

At yesterdays meeting Of the di.
rectors Of the Kennewick- -RichlanG
Marketing Union which lasted until
late into last night, the contract fol
the sale of this years crop Of straw.
berries was again let to the Spokane
Fruitgrowers company.
The terms upon which the crop will
be handled this year are virtually the
same as last, the sliding scale of
handling charges being slightly less
than last year. The selling company
is to receive 10 cents a crate up ia
$4,000 crates and " cent less pei
crate for each additional 5000 crates
with minimum charge of 17h cents
per crate. As in former years, the
company will accept the berries at
their warehouse, pay all selling ex-
penses and guarantee all accounts.
Tho vo--. of the board to accept the
Spokane company's proposition was
unanimous in spite of the fact that for
awhile it appeared that the contract
this year might be awarded to the
Ryan Fruit company. The Pacific
Fruit & Produce company and H. H.
Davis also submitted propositions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
The annual meeting of the Kenne

The annual meeting of the Kenne-
wick Cemetery association will be held
on Tuesday afternoon, March IL, 1918,
at 2:30 in the City Hall for the pur-
pose Of electing five trustees to have
charge Of the affairs Of the cemetery
for the coming year and transact other
business that may come up. All those
owning land in the cemetery and the
adult members of their families are
members of the association and have
a vote at this meeting. All members
are requested to be present. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
LOCAL MEN TAKE
MORE OIL LEASES
Accidental Discovery of Gas in
Water Well Adds New Interest
to Possibilities of Field

Interest in the development of the
gas and oil field in this county was
injected from new angle this week
when it became known that q number
of prominent local men had taken
leases on large body of land in the
field and had at once begun to lay
plans for its development. Those In
terested are unwilling at this time to
divulge the exact location of their
holdings, but it is known that they be-
came interested in the accidental dis
covery Of flowing gas in water well
at a much less depth than either of the
Rattlesnake wells.
With this discovery made, the men
who knew of it hurriedly tied up all
of the available vacant lands in the
immediate vicinity Of the. well. They
have since subleased small portion
of their holdings to few friends who
expect to cooperate in the develop
ment of the field.
The new discovery, it is claimed,
only tends to prove the theory of sew
eral biologists and oil experts that
the body Of natural gas which has
been tapped by the Rattlesnake wells
underlies wide area in the Columbia
river basin and that future develop
ments will prove that the field is one
of the most extensive in the United
States.
It is estimated that there are now
but very few acres of land in the Rat
tlesnake field that have not been tied
up by somebody. Virtually all of.the
desirable state and privately owned
lands are held under lease by the COM
panies now operating and the little
fellows have been tumbling over
themselves to file mineral claims on
the government lands, several sections
of these lands having been staked out
within the last two weeks by small
investors who want to be in the money
when the big strike comes,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
VOTE SATURDAY
: ON IRRIGATION
PROPOSITIONS
Special Election to be Held from
ga. m. until a p. m. at Four
Polling Places
QUESTION is VITAL ONE
Indifference of Those who are i'm Favor
of the Proposition May Lose
the Election

BY means of the ballot box, the pro-
perty owners of the Kennewick valley
Saturday of this week, will decide one
of the most vital questions ever pre-
sented to them. At special election
they are to decide whether or not the
irrigation system of the Northern Pa
cific Irrigation company is to be taken
over and operated by the waterusers.
The proposition as submitted to them
calls for the authorization of 100000
in bonds, $4,000 of which is to be paid
to the irrigation company for the ir-
rigation system, together with their
water appropriations. The remaining
$4,000 is to be expended for repairs
that are necessary for putting the sys-
tenn in shape to deliver water in ex-
cess Of the contract allowance.
In addition to this proposition the
waterusers will be asked to vote a
special assessment of $4,000 for the
purpose Of operating the system this
year. This will take the place of the
customary per acre maintenance
charge.
The plan which is up for adoption
is the plan which the government in
sists upon in all of its projects and ac-
cording to A. p. Davis, director and
chief engineer of the u. s. Reclamation
service, is the only plan by which the
farmers can secure relief from the
threatened shortage Of water. Last
winter at the request of the Finley
Grange Senator, Poindexter laid the
local situation before Mr.. Davis in
the hope that some help might be -ex-
pected from the government. In reply
to the senator's request Mr.. Davis has
written: cit seems that this land is
under gravity canal upon which some
wooden fumes are needing renewal
and the waterusers desire assistance
from the United States in making
these betterments.
There are at the present no. funds
with which the United States
could undertake this and we have ur-
gent need Of all available funds for
saking care of the work already in
hand. There is no provision Of lew
'y which the United States could f.
nance anything outside of its own
projects.
ut is suggested that by the organ
zation Of an irrigation district, under
state laws, in this well established
community, they could easily market
sufficient bonds to do this betterment
work." SD
So far as is known there is no or
,anized opposition to the bonding pro-
position but there is possibility of
t failing thru the Indifference Of some
# the waterusers. An effort will be
made to get out as complete vote
Is possible.
The polls will be open from 8 a. m.
Until 4 p. m. There will be four poll
ng places as follows: home of C. E.
iriffeth, City Hall, Finley Grange and
he Hover school house.
Every property owner in the dis
rict who is citizen of the state of
is entitled to vote. This
Includes city lot owners as well as
armers, and women as well as men.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
MEIKLE TO WENATCHEE

VIM. Meikle left this week fol
Wenatchee, where he has accepted q
position as county agriculturalist OF
Chelan county. Mr.. Meikle resigned
his position as head of the agricultur-
al department of the high school the
first of the year and since that time
has been assistant to County Agricul-
turalist Lee M. Lampson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
REV. RAREY TO SEATTLE
Former Kennewick Minister Takes
Queen Anne Pulpit

Rev. c. D. Rarey, former pastor Of
the Kennewick Methodist church, has
resigned his position as assistant pas
tor of the First Methodist church of
Spokane and has gone to Seattle as
pastor of the Queen Anne Methodist
church. The Rev. Rarey's family will
remain in Spokane until June, when
his youngest son, Harry, will be grad
uated from the Lewis and Clark high
school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
RED CROSS SHIPMENT

Another shipment of supplies was
made last week by the Kennewicls
Branch of the Red Cross. The ship
ment, which represented two weeks
work, contained: 16 quilts, 10 fracture
pillows, AZ sweaters, 27 pairs of socks,
/ helmet, 1 pair wristlets, 81 pairs of
pajamas, 18 hospital bed shirts, 20
operating leggings and bath robes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
DIES IN FRANCE

Among the casualties reported by
General Pershing is the name Of Geo.
w. Caldwell, of Prosser, who died in
France of diphtheria. Caldwell was
a member of Battery z, 146th field ar
tillery and is the first Benton county
boy in the battery to give his life for
his couLtry's cause.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
START Big FOOD
DRIVE SATURDAY
Meeting to be Held in Prosser
for Purpose Of Increasing
Production in County

The part which Benton county is tx
play in the great food production
drive which is to be carried out In
this state will be outlined at a meet
ing to be held at the court house in
Prosser, at 2 o'clock Saturday after.
noon of this week. Business men as
well as farmers are urged to attend
the meeting, details Of which are being
worked out thru the Office of Lee M.
Lampson, County Agriculturalist.
Similar meetings are to be held nexi
Saturday in every county in the state
in accordance with plan worked out
by the state college which has beer
asked by the U. s. department of ag-
riculture to proceed at once with its
own and all cooperating agencies thru
out the state in a greater production
drive" that will reach every city, town,
agricultural community and farm in
Washington.
q In President Wilson's recent state
ment on this subject question of pro-
duction, or the marketing Of farm pro-
duce, of conservation in the course of
production, of agricultural labor and
farm problems generally, were dele
gated to the U. S. department of ag-
riculture and its agencies in the diff
ferent states. These include, in Wash
ington, the agricultural and extern
sion service departments of the state
college, county agricultural agents and
club leaders. Questions of the dis
tribution of food, supplies to the al
lies and conservation in consumption,
are delegated to the food administra-
ton.
. The state college will carry forward
these plans with the closest possible
cooperation Of all agencies that can
help, including the state department
of agriculture, the state food admin
istration, the farmers union, the state
grange, the state press and editorial
associations, the state bankers ASSOC
citation, commercial clubs, the state
transportation companies, and farm
produce association, county agricultur-
al councils, county councils Of defense
and creamery and dairying associa-
tions.
The farm production plans for 1918
worked out by the state college some
time ago start with the premise that
a profitable price for the farmer who
raises the crop is the greatest stimu-
lus to greater crop production, and
that any plan for a crop, or any crop,
that does not take into account the
returns the crop will give its producer
will not likely get far in any move for
greater production. Food production
on the farm should therefore be limited
to a few vital things that are Of the
largest aggregate importance.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07

F. F. Beste and Mrs. w. L. Craver
accompanied Mrs. Beste to the Pasco
hospital last Sunday, where she was
operated on Sunday by Drs. Hamley
and Spaulding for appendicitis. Mrs.
Beste stood the operation nicely and
is improving rapidly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07
THIEF CARRIES AWAY BAGS
Empire Grain Co. Robbed of Quantity
of Grain Sacks

The warehouse of the Empire Grain
company was broken into last night
and about $40 worth of grain bags
were carried off. Chief of Police C.
E. Copeland and Deputy Sheriff E. L.
Baxter located the sacks at second
hand store in Pasco this morning but
the man who sold them is missing.
The proprietor of the store was able
to give a fairly accurate description
of the man who's gave his name as
Harry Cawlins.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-03-07

convey. We know but little of the
war here strict censorship and it
seems to take from four to five weeks
to get letter from home"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-14
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.

Chicago, Nov. 13--Assura RANGES that
food relief for Europe from America
would be systematically enlarged had
a strengthening effect today on the
corn market. Prices closed firm. 1c
to &c net higher. with December
s1.19ts to $1.19& and January
s1.2ON to s1.21h. Oats gained &c
to 1c. In provisions the result varied
from sc decline to 81 advance.
Upturns in the value of corn took
place almost simultaneously with the
receipt of advices that President Will
son had sent word to Germany of an
intention TO extend to the people Of
the central European countries thor
oughly organized help toward sub
sistence. With this promise in view
BUYERS in the corn market had d dis
tinct advantage during the last half
of the session. Previously sellers
were in a majority owing to an
nouncement by the food administra-
ton that the abandonment of substi-
tutes in wheat bread would now be a
benefit. Such course implied some
curtailmeHt of demand for corn. and
temporarily depressed the market.
Liberal shipping business gave in
dependent strength to oats. 1t was
said the supplies sent forward would
be held on vessels at eastern lake
ports until an outlet was ready.
Provisions averaged higher through
out the day. The reason was scarcity
of offerings coupled with good de-
mand. t4. ~
Closing prices: 20
Corn--Dec.. s1.1s1a; Jan, s1.2O q,
Oats-Dee., II Sc; jan, 70&c.
Pork--Noy., s3s.40; JAN, $4,000.
Lard--Nov., s29.S0; Jan, S26.10.
Ribs--Nov., $24.45; Jan, is24.a0.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-14
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Nov observation-disclosures
5000. Native and western steers
strong to 15c higher; butcher stock
and calves mostly csc higher. Beef
cattle. good. choice and prime, 1896
@19.75; common and medium, $3.50
615.65: butcher stock, cows and heif-
ers, s6.25@14.0O; Gamers and cut
tiers, s525Q6.25; stockers and feed
ers, good, choice and fancy, 1915
1850; inferior, common and medium.
$7.0069.75; veal calves. good and
choice, $f625@17.O0; western range
beef steers, s14.00@ 1850; cows and
heifers, $S.50@12.65.
,Hogs-Receipts 10000. Market
opened strong. now steady to weak;
general average about steady with
yesterday, Butchers, $17.70@ 1909
light. $17.15@1S,05; packing, $3.50
@17.60; throwouts, $15.25M 1928;
pigs. good to choice, s14.5o@15.25.
Sheep--Receipts 10000. Fat lambs
strong mostly csc higher than yes
terday; sheep and feeders steady &c
strong.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-14
ASK REMOVAL OF
WAR BARRIER ON
MEXICAN TRADE


Ell Paso. Tex. Nov. 13.-Efforts
were begun here today to have the
wartime restrictions removed from all
business transactions with Mexico
through this port and to arrange for
% resumption of normal business re-
lations following the war. Americans
are returning to Mexico in large num-
bers and are preparing to resume OPP
erations there on large scale.
The war trade board has shown its
inclination to relax the restrictions on
trading with all but enemy aliens in
Mexico and has permitted farm ma
chinery to be shipped over after it
had been carried on the restricted
list since the entrance of the United.
States into the war.
The German agents and merchants
in Mexico are continuing their propa-
ganda efforts to discredit American
made goods in favor of German goods
made after the war. but their efforts
are of little avail. according to Amer
leans from the interior. as they are
unable to obtain merchandise with
which to supply their former Gus
toners. The German propaganda Of
| flee in Chihuahua City closed ten days
ago and will not be reopened.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-14
MARSHAL JOFFRE IS
AWARDED WAR MEDAL
t.y norniss ,oussAL SPECIAL LEASED w'ssl

Paris, Nov H. Hayas) General
Pershing, in the name of President
Wilson, presented at the military
academy this morning. the distin-
guished service medal to Marshal
Joffre, the hero Of the Marine. In his
address the American commander in
CHIEF said:
This medal is a symbol of our re-
spect for your noble character and of
our admiration for the great task you
accomplished. Your name will al
ways be connected with the results
we have Obtained" sea
Marshal Joffre, in thanking Cen
eral pershing. said he was proud of
the great distinction, which served to
draw him still closer to the American
people. He added: I'm
Il am proud to have been the god
father of the noble American army
which was the determining cause of
our actual victory. love the Ameri-
can soldiers as though they We're
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