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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

harleston.-Brought to trial for an
alleged threat against Lou Williams
J. H. Caldwell admitted that he had
said he would beat the woman and put
UP 800 peace bond fer a period OF
six months. The case was decided in
Justice AGREES court
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

Parkersburg Through the efforts
of Miss May Babcock, home demon
stration agent. and County Agent R.
l.. Buchanan, Miss Florence Eastman
has been secured from the federal and
state agricultural authorities to take
charge of the urban kitchen in Par
kersburg.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

Clarksburg.-At the instance of r.
L. O'Neal, OF Fairmont, federal food
administrator for hotels and restau
rants in West Virginia, the proprietors
of hotels, restaurants, boarding houses
and bakeries in Harrison county have
effected an organization.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

Shinnston.-Jimmie Enciarina, in
jured at Riverdale mine, will recover
according to advices from the hospital
at Fairmont, though local physicians
say 1t will be little short Of miracle
TOR he was disemheweled
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

Huntington.-.A preliminary step
toward organization of Huntington dis
trict factories for maximum war ef-
fort on systematic basis was taken
at meeting here of the delegation
from the Chamber of Commerce that
participated in the. Pittsburg region
war resources at Pittsburg, recently.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-07-16

Salem.-A local Council Of Defense
has been organized here, with z. ].
Woofter, chairman; Bernard Gibbs,
vice chairman; DR.. j. W. Worley,
treasurer, and Prof. NJ. H. VanHorn
and c. e. Ogden with those officers
forming the Executive Committee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
TO SELL W. s. s.

The following retail merchants OF
the city have agreed to keep on sale
War Savings and Thrift Stamps: Neu-
mans Cash Store, Vibber- Clifford Drug
Company, Columbia Clothing Com
pany, Holmes Grocery, c. E. Tripp &
Son, F. H. Patten, ,Sherk & Co., Co.
lumbia Clothing Company, Kennewick
Market, Kennewick Garage, Kenne-
wick Harness Company, Kennewick
Hardware Company, J. J. Reed & Son
Columbia Garage, E. S. Mcdonald
Kennewick Trading Company, Lynch's
Mattecheck Hardware Company, E. M
Gluck, ]. B. Gilmore, Kennewick Club
Columbia Pharmacy, Pinckney's L. H
Raymond, Colnpton's, and The Pro
duce Company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
CUTS SUGAR ALLOWANCE
Close-In Families Can Purchase Only
Two Pounds at One Time
Except for Canning

Effective at once, the largest amount
of sugar that may be purchased at
one time by family close to market
for general purposes is two pounds
Where the purchaser resides at some
distance the purchase may be five
pounds.
This rule was promulgated by the
United States Food Administration
It does not affect the original rula
which allows by signing pledge the
purchase of up to 100 pounds for can
ming and preserving only, the dealer
to keep record book Of such pur-
chases. The new rule is put into ef-
feet for building up a reserve supply
for canning.
The limit of two pounds and five
pounds means exactly that. In other
words, one may not purchase two
pounds of granulated sugar and two
pounds Of cube or brown sugar. Al
for the farmer or other purchaser iv.
ing at a distance, the administrator
says it means a distance from the
nearest source Of supply, and not the
distance from the place where one
may wish to purchase.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
GROWING CROPS
ARE WITHERED
Broken Canal and Scorching Sun
Have Telling Effect upon the
Fields and Orchards

+ The past week has brought the
farmers of the Kennewick district
some of the most trying days they
have ever experienced. Each day they
have seen their growing crops wither
and wilt under scorching sun with
no rain and no water TO bring relief.
The break in the canal was repaired
and the water turned in Monday bur
the fumes had become so dry that il
was necessary to feed the water into
them gradually. As result irriga.
tion will not be resumed with a full
head of water before SATURDAY.
Even the farmers who rely upon
wells and pumping plants have been
having their troubles. Many of the
valley wells are fed from irrigation
seepage and the supply of water in
them either gave out or fell so low
as to render pumping Ineffective.
From seven click this Thursday
morning until FIVE fnis evening every
electrically driven Jump in the valley
was out Of conl:I.ssion because of q
power failure Turing Wednesday
nights storm four of the Pacific Pow.
er & Light company's pole tops were
burned out and it required most OF
the day to locate and remedy the diff
ficulty
It is difficult to estimate the dam.
age which has resulted to growing
crops from the break in the canal
There is hardly a crop, even tree fruit,
which has not been injured some by
lack of water and in some instancea
the loss will be almost total
Directors of the irrigation distric,
expect to take every possible precau.
tionary measure to guard agains!
another break. Six additional ditch
walkers will be kept on the canal the
rest Of the season, one more spill-way
will be put in and system Of electric
alarms will be installed.
These have likewise been trying days
for the farmers in the hills. The
scorching hot sun has begun to leave
its mark in the wheat fields and the
production outlook is not nearly sc
good as ten days ago. Wednesday.
light showers brought q little relief
and with cooler weather farmers ex,
pect fairly good yields even tho there
is no more rain between now and har'
vest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
M. S. LEWIS TO
LEAVE KENNEWICK
Will Go to. Auburn as Superin-
tendent of Schools at Salary
of $1,000 per Year

M. S. Lewis has resigned as super
intendent of the Kennewick public
schools and has accepted a position as
superintendent at Auburn at salary
of $2400. He expects to leave here in
August to prepare for the opening of
the school year.
Mr.. Lewis has been superintendent
of the local schools for ten years and
during that time he has kept the
Kennewick schools in the front rank
among the schools of the state and has
won statewide recognition as a cap
able executive and educator. He was
not an applicant for the Auburn posi-
ton and it came to him unsolicited
and unexpected.
"Mrs. Lewis and myself regret to
leave Kennewick,' said Mr.. Lewis. "In
ten years time one naturally forms
many acquaintance and associations
which he is 1oathe to sever, but ten
years is long time to hold down the
same public job. Both myself and
the district will probably be benefited
by the change. In my new field shall
doubtless find new inspiration and new
opportunities for advancement, while
my successor will likewise probably
bring new ideas and new ideals to the
work here"
The local school board has not as
yet selected successor to Mr.. Lewis
nor filled the vacancy on the board
caused by the resignation Of s. D
Lynch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
LOCAL MILL Is
ORDERED CLOSED
Plant of Kennewick Grain & Mill.
ing Company Shut Down by
Federal Orders

Spokane-The plant of the Kenne.
wick Grain & Milling Company, al
Kennewick, has been ordered closed
until further notice by Charles Heb.
berd, food administrator for Wash
ington. The mill has a capacity OF
100 barrels of flour daily.
The action was taken after the man.
ager had admitted that he sold twenty.
tve barrels Of flour 10 Charlie Tuai
a Chinese restaurant man at Toppen-
ish last winter. The flour was report
ed, and o. A. Fechter, county food ad-
ministrator for Yakima county, made
an investigation and the United States
authorities seized seventy-six sacks.
The restaurant nas been ordered
closed for two weeks.
A. E. Knerr, the manager Of the
mill, admitted the sale of the flour
hut pleaded that it was his first Of.
fense. The findings and the recon-
mendations were forwarded to Wash
ington, but in the meantime the mill
will be closed and faces the possibil-
:4y Of losing its license, without which
it cannot do business.
The Mornt Vernon Milling com
Jany, Of Mount Vernon, has been in.
by A G. Avery, chairman of
the enforcement division of the food
administration, to dispose Of some 500
barrels of flour or to cease business
Notice has been sent c. ID. Beagle
county food administrator, to see that
the flour was disposed of or to direct
the mill to cease operation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Delegates to the County Convention
to be Selected in all the
Precincts

Republicans of the three wards Of
the city, the Highlands, South Kenne-
wick, Kennewick Valley and Kenne-
wick Gardens precincts are called to
meet in the Commercial club rooms
Saturday afternoon of this week at 2
o'clock for the purpose of electing del
egates to the county convention in
Prosser, June %.
At a meeting Of the county central
committee last Saturday instructions
were issued to each committeeman in
the county to call the republicans to-
gether Saturday Of this week and to
select delegates. Committeeman from
the precincts above named agreed to
a joint meeting to be held in the city.
The county committee apportioned
delegates on the following basis: One
delegate at large from each precinct
and one additional delegate for each SO
votes or major fraction cast for Miles
Poindexter for senator at the last gen.
eral election. This apportionment will
give the First and Second wards four
delegates each and the other Kenne-
wick precincts two each.
At Saturdays meeting Gorden C.
Moores was elected secretary Of the
central committee to succeed F. R.
Jeffrey.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
THURSDAY IS TICKET DAY

Next Thursday, June 20, is Chau-
tauqua ticket day. On that day the
ticket selling committee headed by Joe
Martin, expect to take the field and
sell the guarantee Of 400 tickets. The
committee has already mailed out no
tees to all those who signed ticket
pledges last year that the tickets have
beer placed on sale at Vibber- Clifford s
and requesting that they call there for
them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
COMMUNITY SING OUTDOORS

The community sings which were
held for several Sunday in the Con-
gregational church are to be resumed
next Sunday afternoon at five o'clock.
On account Of the warm afternoons
the sings hereafter are to be held in
the open air in the little park just west
of Hotel Kennewick, which Mr.. and
Mrs. M. o. Kitten have donated for
this use. Arrangements have been
made to bring piano into the park
and provide seating accommodations
Sundays sing will be held at five
o'clock, but arrangements may be
made to hold them later in the eve
ming.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
Shortage is Not Limited TO the
Northwest According to the
Federal Food Chief
SHORT CROP is THE CAUSE
Hebberd Receives Assurance that Ev-
cry Thing Possible will be
Done by Government

Answering the appeal from Eastern
Washington that there is shortage of
mill feed, Herbert Hoover wired Chas.
Hebberd, federal food administrator
for. Washington, that action would be
taken to consider what was best to be
done. 1t is evidently national situ-
alton. Mr.. Hoover wires:
"In regard to your wire in refer
ence to mill feed, will say the situation
is simply that with last years short
crop of wheat we have shortage of
mill feed in the country, and the prob
lem arises whether or not certain To-
calities should have unlimited feed and
other dairy localities go entirely with
out, or whether we shall attempt as
at present to equalize the distribution
to all localities.
"To get the views Of the entire
county on the problem we have sum-
moned meeting Of the subcommittee
on dairying of the agricultural advis-
ory board, of which Mr.. Campbell, tire
president of the National Milk Pro-
ducers federation, is member, to ad-
wise us as to the best course to pursue.
Equally with your pressure we are
receiving demands from other districts
that mill feeds themselves or that
wheat should be transported and mill
cd at such localities as will supply
them.
eve trust that you will bear in mind
the fact that there is no remedy for
a short crop. Also that the. arrival
of the new and abundant wheat har-
vest will soon solve the mill feed
question, and that therefore the pc
riod of difficulty will not be prolonged"
The feed situation has become acute
in this state, owing to the fact that
this section does not produce the
coarse grains that are used in the
eastern states. The oat crop, largely
used for feed here, was also short last
season. 1t was stated to the food ad-
recently that wheat had
to be used for food.
Mr.. Hebberd states that the mills of
Washington, Idaho and Oregon were
allowed to mill 10 per cent of their
prewar capacity, while many other sec
tions had as low as 80 and 60 per cent.
While many of the mills in this state
have closed down, having ground their
allotment Mr.. Hebberd said that there
was still about 100000 bushels of
wheat held up by the smaller mills
and there would be some milling done.
and the situation would not be alarm
ing during June.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
SERVICE FLAG

The First Baptist church will dedi-
cate a service flag Sunday morning at
IL a. m. The members Of the church
at Richland will come by auto to the
service. Following the dedication Of
the flag the church will dedicate the
new sedan automobile which was re-
Gently bought by the church for the
pastor. The public is most cordially
invited to all the services of this
church.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
TRAIN SCHEDULES UPSET

Thru train schedules on the North
ern Pacific have been badly disarrangs
cd this week on account Of forest fires
in Montana. West bound trains have
been arriving here hours behind time
Wednesdays No. i and Wednesday
night No. Al and 3 arrived here on
Thursday morning within few min
utes of each other, while today's trains
are reported from z to 10 hours late
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
SEVERYNS
is A CANDIDATE
Young Woman Deputy Will Seek
Republican Nomination for
County Auditor

Miss Kathryn Severyns, of Prosser.
was in this city Wednesday for the
purpose of announcing her candidacy
for the Office of county auditor on the
republican ticket.
Miss Scveryns has been employed
as deputy in the auditors Office for
five years and since the enlistment of
]. C. Syfford, she has been acting aud
itor and in full chage of the affairs Of
the Office. Since Mr.. Syfford left the
working force in the Office has not
been increased and for the first time
in many years the work of the Office is
being handled by four people. If
elected Miss Severyns says she will
continue to rvD the Office as now, with
only three assistants.
Miss Sevryns will undoubtedly have
a strong opponent in County Assessor
A. H. Wheaton who has announced his
candidacy for auditor.
Altho filings do not open until the
second Tuesday in July prospective
candidates are beginning to announce
their intentions.
It is understood that L. L. Todd Of
Benton City, will oppose Gordon c.
Moores for the republican nomination
for representative. H. s. Huntington
who is serving his first term as treas
urer will be candidate for rejection
on the democratic ticket. Mrs. Iowa
M. Crawford will also probably seek
reelection as school superintendent
Ben Rupert, present chief deputy in
the assessors Office, will be candidate
for that Office.
It is reported that L. C. Rolph, city
marshal Of Prosser, will be candi-
date for sheriff. It is not known
whether or not Guy H. Heberling will
beea candidate for reelection as coun-
ty engineer.
Commissioner r. E. Pratt is hold
over and neither Commissioner F. L.
Bash nor Commissioner E. C. Houston
have yet decided whether they will be
candidates or not
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
KENNEwICK WASHINGTON THURSDAY JUNE ID, 1918
SON WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Peters Received
News of Serious Injury of Son


Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Peters, of the
Chicago Tracts received telegram on
Saturday, informing them that their
son, Geo. w. Peters, had been severe
ly wounded while fighting on the west
ern front in France. No details have
yet been received.
The SON was a member of Battery
c, 151st artillery and entered the SER
vice from Minnesota. Since the ar
rival of the telegram Mr.. and Mrs.
Peters received letter written by the
SON several weeks ago. He wrote that
he was in the hospital with slight at
tack of jaundice, but expected to re-
join his battery in few days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13

Tuesday of this week Gladys Wick
ers and Thomas Brown were six years
old, and in honor of the event enjoyed
a picnic supper in the grove by the
river, in company with their families
and few little friends. A big white
birthday cake made with six tiny
red and blue candles came on with
the ice cream much to the delight of
the youngsters.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
Nearly One Hundred and Sixty
Thousand War Stamps Must
Be Sold in This County
JUNE 2S IS DAY OF PLEDGE
r. f. Pratt is Named to Direct Sale
of War Savings Stamps in
Benton County

June % the people of Benton county
will be called upon to pledge them
selves to purchase $158,74O worth of
War Savings stamps before the close
of the year 1913.
The campaign in this county will be
conducted under the direction of R. E..
Pratt, who has been named county
chairman. Mr.. Pratt attended a meet
ing in Seattle Monday of the chairmen
of every county in the state, when de-
tails for conducting the campaign
were explained and discussed. The
plan calls for no immediate outlay of
money. The people are asked to sign
an agreement to purchase definite
amount of stamps before the sale
closes at the years end. AS the plan
is outlined the job is to be completed
in one day. The evening of June %
meetings are to be held in every COM
munity center in the county, when
the cards will be signed andturned in
to the committee in charge.
Since returning from Seattle Mr..
Pratt has been at work outlining plans
for organization in different parts of
the. county and next week he expects
to devote to visiting different towns
in the county and furnishing the work.
ers with complete details of the cam
paign.
The county's quota is to be subdivid-
ed into community quotas based upon
the population Of each district. As
the government expects to raise two
billion dollars from the sale of War
Savings Stamps, the per capita quota
is $50. The amount to be raised in this
county on pledge day is the county's
quota less the total amount of stamps
already sold. 1t is estimated that to
date between $4,000 and $4,000
worth Of stamps have been sold, which
will leave in the neighborhood of $780,
900 to be raised.
The public is generally familiar with
War Savings Stamps which have been
on sale since the first of the year. To
date however, purchases have been
made largely by children and by peo-
pie who could not buy Liberty bonds.
The present campaign is to be among
adults and every adult in the county
will be expected to purchase one or
more stamps the sale value of which
is SALT during this month and one
cent additional each succeeding month
during the year. The stamps bear in
terest at the rate Of four per cent per
annum compounded quarterly which
gives them a maturity value of $500
on january /, 1923. The limit of War
Savings stamps which any individual
can hold at any one time is $1,000
sAnd the limit which can be purchased
at any one time is $100.
In the Kennewick district Mr.. Pratt
intends to vary the national plan Of
campaign slightly and to observe June
.27 instead of June % as pledge day.
This change of date is made because
tthe Chautauqua opens June %.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
LYNCH TO CAMP LEWIS
Will Begin Y. M. c. A. Duties Sunday
Family to Live on Vashon

S. d. Lynch returned today from
Camp Lewis to close up his business
affairs, pack up his household goods
and make preparations for beginning
his work as Y. M. c. A. secretary.
For the present Mr.. Lynch will be
stationed at Camp Lewis and will be-
gin active duty Sunday. Mrs. Lynch
and children will make their home this
summer in a cottage on vashon Is
land. Mr.. Lynch and family will be
given reception at the Baptist church
this Thursday evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13


reputation bringing
Underwood Underwood he is particularly
war and
week Europe
at Chauauqua illustrated with $50
Of the Chauauqua
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
SHORTER HOURS

beginning Saturday, June Is, all
-reight houses on the Northern Pacific
VIII close at four o'clock each after
noon except Saturday, when the clos
Ing hour will be one o'clock.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Griffeth have re-
ceived word that their son, Lieut.. G.
G. Griffeth, has been advanced to the
rank of captain and has sailed for
France.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-13
Notice!

On July 1st, 1913, the
subscription price of the
Courier Reporter will be
advanced to $500 per
year, $l.00 for six mos.
Renewals for any num-
Der of years in advance
will be accepted at the
present rate of S1.5 per
year until Saturday
night, June 29th.
Kennewick Printing Co.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-27
Seasons Greetings

In this gladstone season Of the year
We wish to extend the greeting Of a
Merry Christmas and 2 Happy New
Year to all the friends and patrons Of
thhsa Empire Elevator, and solicit your pa
fronage during the year. We carry a full
line Of coal, and whether buying your
oIlxain or selling you fuel, we shall at all
t5inles give you value received and endeav-
. merit your patronage and good will
eourteous treatment
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-27

from Our
Grain Dealers
HOLIDAY GREETINGS

The past year with its war time restrictions
and privations, have demonstrated the all-import-
place held by the wheat and wheat flour in the
feeding Of the people Of the world. Many million
people have been starving or on the verge Of star
walton, because the usual supply Of wheat and flour
had been cut off. The Grant County Milling Co..
has been doing it's unite to keep up the supply and
feed the world. We mill the well known Valley
Queen Flour, and commend it to the attention of
our good housewives.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-27
Best Wishes for 1910

Az the time arrives for:.greeting friends and
neighborswith the cheer Of merry Christmas
md Happy New Year" we wish to thank all who
have extended us their patronage during the year.
aim is to give q fair deal to every one who
brings . load Of grain to our elevator, and we
can assure all who shall favor us during the COM
ing year that we shall at all times give them the
most liberal and courteous treatment in grades
and prices.
Bailey Bros. Elevator
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-12-27
Farmers Elevator
Prosperous New Year

In extending the seasons greetings
to my friends and patrons | wish to call
their attention to the fact that in connec-
ton with my elevator business | carry a
line of the best qualities of coal on the
Notwithstanding the celebrated Round
up" recognized as Of Superior quality.