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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
LOSS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
 THREATENED BY SUDDEN STOPPA AGE
 OF GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROJECTS
Arbitrary Action of Congress Demanding That Uncom- pleted Buildings Be Placed Under the Hammer Would Create Havoc Experts say-Loss in Bridge port Might Pass $500,000.

ny millions of dollars, experts lution which has passed the oUse calling for the stoppage overnment War Housing Pro-
 complete and the placing of or the hammer.
 with the projects in this city prematurely suspending con d dwellings would not be less uch more.
 municipality. It will be practically impossible to salvage them to any ap- preciable extent, at any rate.
 Fourth, by the fact that the mar ket for unfinished houses in such numbers as the government has them to offer, is obviously restricted and that the buildings in all probability would have to be sold at a sacrifice and to speculators.
 Prior to the signing of the armis- tice the corporation had undertaken S9 projects in approximately 80 diff ferent cities. Construction contracts had been let on 55. Plans were com pleted and ready for contract on 22. Plans were in preparation on '.
 On the signing of the arulistice, 55 projects were abandonedj 14 were curtailed and 20 are proceeding as | planned.
 1 The contracts which are proceed ing, including Washington, amount to $23, ,O76, 900.
 Curtailed projects were reduced from SIT, ,93O, 300 to 1,297, 400.
 Projects cancelled, $17,6279O0, at 8 cost of $4,O5S, 400.
 Projects cancelled without loss, $5,- 45S,2OO.
 l In addition, approximately $20,. | 100000 worth of housing was ready | to submit to contractors but was abandoned.
 It is estimated that with 15 per | cent allowed for contingencies, tha' portion of the work now in progress and the completion of which is advo- cated can be completed for a tota cost of s45, O,OOO-just half of the original appropriation of $90,000, 900.
 Tt seems reasonably clear" sait Senator Robinson speaking in the Senate in opposition to the resolution that the plan of governmental com p1etion is that which will bring thu largest salvage value. No plan car be mathematically proven to be thu best. We must take that which ap pears to be best on the probabilities and which would be the one selected by a business man in his own af fairs. Of the three it seems clea that the business man, if he had tn capital, would naturally decide t complete the project himself and sel on completion"
 The National Housing Association urges all who believe this is tn
 wiser course and would prevent ad
 verse action by Congress to telegraph
 immediately to their Congr ressma,
 and to the chairman of the Hous Committee on Public Buildings an Grounds, Representative Fran Clark of Florida in whose hands tn
 resolution now rests, protestin against the adoption of this resolu
 ton. The resolution should be desig l mated as Senate Join Resolution 19 3 directing the stoppage of Governmer 9! War Housing projects"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
Free Y. M. c. A.
 For Boys At Home

Free access to all Y. M. c. A. priv ileges for a period of three months was extended to all Americans in uni form, returning from overseas or from home training camps, in state ment issued yesterday by Dr. John R. Mott, chief executive of the Y. M. e. A. in America. He said:
 We welcome all the brave young men, returning from overseas or from home cantonments, and are calling upon all Y. M. c. As to place freely at their disposal their full member ship privileges for three months"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

housing experts familiar estimate that the loss through .struction of partially complete than $5O0,OO0 and might be m
 Believing that such action, even though sincere on the part of legisla- tors, is ill-considered, the National Housing Association has set on foot a movement to forestall the endorse ment of the resolution by the House until an investigation as careful as the magnitude of the housing projects merit has been made. They believe that that investigation will prove the greater wisdom and economy of com pleting the houses before they are of- fered for sale.
 The resolution was adopted by the Senate on Dec. 12 upon the g. ound that 1t would save money to the tax payers of the country The officials of the United States Housing Corpor- ation of the us Department of La bor, which has the projects in charge, and the directors of the National Housing Association, 8 Sisinterested DOOy Ol AlOu5ll6 O0PCA AoJ AAN SA . point to the restricted market for un- finished houses in large numbers, to the depreciation from physical causes which must inevitably result to these houses from their indefinite exposure to the elements in an unfinished state, and to the complications and losses which would result from a wholesale cancellation of contracts as sufficient argument that no such saving would result from the proposed action, but that, on the contrary, millions of dol lars would be lost which, on com pleted buildings, might readily be salvaged.
 Should the resolution, in the form in which it passed the Senate, pass also the House, a state bordering on havoc would be created:
 First, by the fact that no one yet has defined what is meant by "75 per cent. complete" in the case of these houses. Does it mean that 75 per cent. of the total expenditure con- templated has been made; that the building Is 75 per cent. under cover; that 1t is complete except for interior finish? This important point has not been settled.
 Second, by the fact that unfinished houses, which would rapidly deterior- ate into weather-beaten skeletons and stand indefinitely thus. would cause a depreciation of value in neighboring houses now completed or to be com pIeted under the limitations indicated in the resolution.
 Third, by the fact that public utili' ties-sewage, water and lighting which have been installed or these projects partially at the expense O. the government and partially at tha of the municipalities in which or neal which they are located, will be ren dered useless for a long period O time.
 The cost of these utilities will fal upon the taxpayer either through tn Federal government or through tn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
OBITUARY
GEORGE B. LEWIS

George E. Lewis, for many years in the employ of the Bridgeport Bill Posting Co.,, and well known in the city, died this morning after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and one son. Funeral services will be held at the mortu- ary chapel of M. J. Cannon, and in- torment will be in Lakeview cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
LODGE ADVOCATES
 POSTPONEMENF

Washington, Dec. 20 - Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the RepubIi- can leader, in an address to the Ser ate today advocated postponement of the formation of a league of nations until after the peace conference. He said the question should be consider ed separately and later.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
MUSTER OUT AT DEVENs.

Waterbury, Dec 2O-six hundred limited service men left this city to- day by special train to Cainp Devens to be mustered out of the army. Tha soldiers have been working in local brass factories, having received in dustriaI furloughs tc permit of their employment during the recent period of labor shortage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
DR. WIS. SOLF AND PRINCE MAX HEAD
 PEOPLES LEAGUE
cContinued from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.) since the revolution, is absolutely opposed to a social democracy and will fight the socialist rulers, ac- cording to Berlin newspapers receiv- ed here. The Centre party has been summoned to conference which will be held at Frankfort on Dec. 30.
 Matthias Erzberger, head of the German armistice commission, ac- cording to a telegram from Berlin, claims that expulsions from Alsace are increasing daily. Herr Erzberg- CT adds that fifteen persons recently have been arrested, including Deputy Bochle of Strasbourg. He says Herr Rebhaltz, chairman of the sol diers' council at Strasbourg, Is being detained Tn a fortress near Stras- bourg.
 Amsterdam, Dec. 20-Al1 the lead- ing officials of the German foreign of flee are on strike as the result of the governments acceptance of the resig- nation of Dr. Solf as foreign minister, according to the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette. None of the officials has ap- peared for duty in several days. In their absence the routine work of the foreign office Is piling up and there is nobody to look after 1t.
 Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 19 - The
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
BROKE WINDOW; TOOK FOWL

Max Russakow who conducts market at 660 Madison avenue report ed to the police today that the front window in his store was broken last night, and several dressed chickens, taken therefrom sometime last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
HEATER STARTS FIRE.

An overloaded electric CT heater in one of the obsolete wooden cars 67 the Connecticut company, caused fire damage to the amount of $1,O00 at the Congress street car barn, this morning, at 4 o'clock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

Geneva, Dec. 20-Lieutenant Col onel Henry Villaine, chief of the French commission sent to collect evidence concerning the conflict be- tween Ukraine and Poland, has been shot and killed by Ukrainian soldiers, according to a telegram from Lem 5erg just received by the Polish bureau at Lausanne.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
STOLE XMAS TREES

* Christmas trees to the value of * ,. $1OO were stolen from the estab- * * Hshment of F. O. Schleiart,a for * * ist, of 34 Reservoir street, some * * time last night. Schleiart re * * ported the theft of the trees to * * the police this morning. * * Officers of Detective Bureau * ' were surprised at the value of * * the trees, and were told that it x * took very few trees, at this years ' A; prices, to make $10O worth. k <;
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
STRUCK ENLISTED MAN,

Washington, Dec. 20-Convicted of having struck enlisted men under his command, Lieut.. Ulus c. Miller, Goth Pioneer Infantry, has been dismissed from the army the War Department announced today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
WILL NOT RENEW
 COPPER PRICE

Washington, Dec. 2e-Maximum prices on copper will expire January s and will not be renewed, it was announced today by the price fixing committee of the War Industries Board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20
RATIFY TRADE TREATY

Washington, Dec. 20-The Senate today ratified a trade treaty betwee this country and Guatemala, designe to aid ia the development of com merce.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

to the national assembly shall be held on Jan. 19. Those opposed to the summoning of a national assembly polled only 40 votes out of total of 240.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

be made at a short calendar session Jan. 30.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 19 - The congress of Soldiers and Workmen's Councils have decided that elections
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-20

Loss to the country of ma assert, is threatened in a reso Senate and is pending in the H of work on all buildings on G jects which are not 75 per cent these completed buildings und
 Housing experts familiar
 estimate that the loss through struction of partially complete than $5O0,OO0 and might be m
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
BOARD Is STILL AT
WORK ON DRAFT APPEALS
District Workers are Gradually Near
ing Bottom of Army Class
ifications

Every day brings the district
draft board just a little nearer
the bottom of the great pile of
questionaires and gives Uncle
Sam just a little more informa-
tion as to what the man power is
in the eleven counties in this dis
trict. This evening the board
had cleaned up all of the appeals
of Class A men and were work
ing on the cases of lower classi-
fication. More first class appeals
however, are expected and the
board has a long job ahead Of it
yet.
Among the cases passed on
from this county are: Edward
H. Dunning, Richland, third
class; Cecil Brown, first class,
Merton Cochran, second class,
Carl Deffenbaugh, second class,
Otto Reese, second class, Louis
Baierlipp, third class, Guy john
son, first class.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
LYCEUM COMMITTEE ON
LOOKOUT FOR LECTURER
Had Two Lined Up to Come to Ken
newick But Uncle Sam Beat
Them to It

The committee in charge of
the local lyceum course is exper-
fencing some difficulty in secur-
ing a lecturer for the next num-
ber. When the course was made
up last winter one date was left
open that some man who had WIS.,
tied Europe during the war
might be secured. The commit
tee had arranged to bring here
one Of the state college instruc-
tors who was sent to Russia by
the government to compile some
historical data. This man how
ever, was Unexpectedly called to
Washington, d. C. to do some
special work for the government.
The committee then received the
promise of DR.. Foster, of Reed
college of Portland, that he
would come. Again the govern
ment upset the program and DR..
Foster was called East to deliver
a series of war talks for the AM
erican Red Cross. Nevertheless
the committee has not lost heart.
They have a line on two other
men who have been "over there"
and hope to bring one Of the two
here before the end of the month.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
THURSDAY, JANUARY "a, 1913
and it is dangerous to procras-

and it is dangerous to procras-
tinate. ~
Corporations and individuals
who filed a return for 1916, will
be mailed blanks from the office
of the collector of internal reve-
nue. at Tacoma. All others must
procure blanks, if they are liable
under the law and file them with
the collector of internal revenue
at Tacoma, Washington, or with
a deputy collector of Internal
revenue, for the district of
Washington, before March /,
1918. =.
Ask the postmaster or your
banker for information.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
SCOUTS MAKE RECORD

That the Boy Scouts more than
made good in their sale of Red
Cross seals during the Christ
mas month is evidenced by a
letter received from the state
secretary of the Anti-Tubercu-
losis League, Mrs. Bethesda B.
Buchanan, which reads: 'My
breath was quite taken away
when / discovered a draft for
STATS in your letter. This is a
record for Kennewick and / be-
lieve from the early reports at
hand, is a record for all towns of
the state in your class according
to population"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24

Ken. Hdw. Co. 1880. 646.2S
Ken. CIR. & M. Co.. :. .9693.27
Mattecheck Hdw. Co. :. 49O.47
P. F. & P. Co. .3959.21
P. P. & L. Co. (Mdse.) :. $1,000
st. P. & T. Lbr. Co.. -. 883.O6
Standard Oil Co. :. .2781.37
Columbia Garage ...... 1850
At the annual meeting the
board of directors was increased
from seven to nine and five di-
rectors elected (as follows: John
McPhee, White Bluffs; u. S..
Case, Prosser; D. j. Beinhart,
N. C. Bowles, w. S. Hunt, Pros
ser, reelected. The hold-over
directors are A. G.. Hart, C.. C..
Williams, John Storland and w.
III. Allison. The new board has
not yet met for organization and
the election of officers.
Attendance at the annual
meeting was the smallest in the
history of the company and the
business was transacted without
the heated arguments which
added zest to some of the meet
ings in former years. No word
of complaint was voiced and the
stockholders expressed them
selves as well satisfied with the
management.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
INCOME TAX AGENTS
HERE NEXT WEEK
Internal Revenue Men are Com
ing to Help Kennewick Pe0-
ple Make out Returns

Carl B. Eshelman and Thomas
IF. Ray, income tax agents for
the United States treasury de-
partment, will be in Kennewick
February 1 and 2 for the purpose
of helping people who are SUBJ
-ject to the Federal Income Tax
Law, in making out their re-
turns for 1917.
Every single person with an
income of 81, 900 or more and ev-
cry married person with an in
come of $1,000 or more and ev-
cry corporation, whether it has
a net income or not, must make
a statement. Any person or cor
poration coming within the re-
quirements of the Income Tax
law and not filing a return be-
fore March 1, 1913, are subject
to a heavy fine, depending upon
the nature of the case.
If your net income plus the
net income of your wife (or hus-
band) and dependent children, if
any, amounted to $4,000 or more
all such income must be report
ed.
Agents of the treasury depart
ment are visiting the cities and
towns of the United States and
are offering their services gratis
to the taxpayers, so that there
will be no excuse for any one un-
Willingly avoiding the law or
making mistakes for which they
may be forced to pay dearly.
The Income Tax, the excess
profits tax and the sur tax are
innovations in the American tax
ing system and many people who
will be affected by it have never
found it necessary before to
make a detailed and explicit re-
port of their finances. 1t is to
meet this need for expert advice
that Mr.. Eshelman and Mr.. Ray
are to be in the city.
But remember that the income
tax officers are busy men, so be-
fore you go to see them prepare
a statement of your finances and
expenses for the year 1917, in
order that they may readily de-
termine your liability. Corpor-
ations and others having a more
complete accounting system are
urged to present complete profit
and loss statements, sufficiently
detailed for proper classification.
1t is a patriotic duty of every
person to facilitate the working
of the income tax law at this
time, when the needless waste
of the governments time and en-
.ergy threatens soldiers lives,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
GERMANS MUST
REGISTER SOON
Alien Enemies Over Ia Years of
Age Ordered to Register at
POstOffice Week After Next

German alien enemies are re-
quired to register with the local
postmaster on one of the follow
ing days: February 4, 5, 6, z, 8
and 9. The penalties for failure
to register are as follows: All
natives or citizens of the German
Empire being males Of the age
of IA years and upwards, who are
within the United States and not
actually naturalized as American
citizens, are required to register
as alien enemies.
An alien enemy required to re-
gister who fails to complete his
registration within the time fixed
therefor, or who violates or at
tempts to violate any of the reg
ulations of the United States,
in addition to all other penalties
prescribed by law, is liable to re-
straint, Imprisonment and de-
tention for the duration of the
war. An alien enemy required
to register who shall, after the
date fixed for the issuance to him
of registration card, be found
within the limits of the United
States without having his regis
tration card on his person, is IL
able for the aforesaid penalties.
Registration shall be made by
affidavit of the alien enemy re-
quired to register, to be execut-
ed in triplicate and accompanied
by four unmounted photographs
of the registrant not larger than
3x3 inches in size on thin paper
with a light background. Each
photograph must be signed
across the face thereof, so as to
not obscure the features, if the
applicant is able to write. Each
alien enemy required to be reg
istered shall be required to regis
ter his finger prints. A registra-
tion card will be issued by the
registration officer in the form
and in the manner and at the
time more particularly hereinaf-
ter set forth, to each registrant
who shall have properly register
ed under these conditions.
The registrant is hereby in
formed that he must again pre-
sent himself before the registra-
tion officer who took his oath af-
ter ten days, but before Is days
from the last day fixed for regis
tration in his registration dis
trict to obtain a registration card
upon which he must sign. his
name, or make his mark, and put
his left thumb print in the pres
ence of the registration officer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24
SPOKANE COMPANY TO CON-
SIDER QUESTION OF PRO-
VIDING ENLARGED QUAR-
TIERS FOR THE INCREASE
IN TONNAGE
ANNUAL MEETING is HELD
Kennewick Branch Makes Re-
cord for Low Cost Of Get
ting Apples Ready to
Ship Z

Altho new on the job, the Ken
newick branch Of the Spokane
Fruitgrowers company, under
the management Of j. w. Vick-
ers, made a record in the eco
nomical handling Of the apple
crop. The warehouse and COM
munity packing costs Of the To-
cal branch were less per box than
any other of the 27 branches Of
the company. And the cost here
was more than it should have
been under normal conditions as
it included the expense of NOV
ing from the old building into
the new and several items Of ex-
pense in connection with getting
settled in the new warehouse.
At the branch's annual meet
ing Wednesday evening general
satisfaction was expressed with
this years business. General
Manager p. r. Parks, of Spokane
explained some Of the problems
of marketing this years crop,
saying that on the whole it was
the best marketing year since
1911 and that better prices were
due largely to better general
marketing conditions. The sud-
den slump in the apple market,
which came about the middle Of
December, was due to the heavy
box car shipments from the
Northwest. These shipments, he
said, arrived in the East in poor
condition. Many of them were
refused by the original purchas-
er and they were dumped on the
market because they were unfit
to go into storage. AS a result
Of this dumping Of cheap apples
the price was forced down.
The local branch is more than
satisfied with its warehouse f.
nancing plan. AS a result of the
plan which was based upon a
small per package charge, the
branch's big new warehouse was
practically paid for this season.
Not only did this years crop pay
for the warehouse, but it demon
strated that with a normal crop
next year the present warehouse
facilities will be inadequate to
meet the demands. For this rea-
son it is not improbable that still
another warehouse will be built
next spring. Altho the question
has been casually discussed by
the membership, no definite ac-
tion has been taken on it. 1t is,
however, to be carefully consid-
cred by the board Of trustees.
The local branch is governed
by board Of nine trustees, three
of whom are selected from the
Richland members. The board
as chosen at Wednesdays meet
ing follows: A. III. Lehnhard, p.
j. Murphy, r. HI. Briggs, e. o.
Keene, c. A. Mitchell, and A. p.
Russell, of Kennewick, and A.
Hammer, c. ID. Mitchell, and o.
B. Rollins, Of Richland. The Of
ficers chosen by the trustees are:
Lehnhard, president; G. A. Nit
chell, vice president; Briggs, Sec
retary; p. j. Murphy was NOM
mated as Kennewick's candidate
for a place on the central board
of trustees. Mr.. Briggs, with
Mr.. Vickers, as alternate, was
chosen to represent the local
branch at the annual meeting in
Cxnlrazo Lal.......... 90
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24

In addition to the amount paid
the farmers the company paid
44,041.42 to local business firms
for merchandise and equipment
as follows:
Church Mfg. Co. .$262.84
ID. II. Davis Co. ........ 2S8.69
Empire Grain Co. 1772.69
kennewick Creamery .3886.82
wholesale Grocery Co. 16187. so
kennewick Garage 2163.82
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24

H. H. Davis, e. A. Gray and
Earl johnson left the last of the
week with five carloads Of apples
for eastern points. Mr.. Davis
was headed for Memphis, Tenn,
with two carloads, while Mr..
Gray and Mr.. johnson were go
ing to Oklahoma.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-24

Howard Lincoln went to Seat
tie Sunday to enlist in the Ma
rines. Word was received from
him yesterday to the effect that
he had successfully passed the
examination and would leave
soon for the training station at
Mare Island.