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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-01
There are hundreds Of values awaiting you in the
B07cen Drabery Department

(SecOnQ flOOr.
Unless you have paid a visit to our Drapery Depart
ment during the past eek you cannot realize thu
many splendid values awaiting you in this section
the Greater Bowen Store. Hundreds of new pattern
are there in Lace Curtains; thousands of yards O
Curtaining in every wanted material and design,
which we cut, make and drape to your windows.
White Nottingham Curtains all over patterns 40
inches wide, 2112 yards long, per pair. %. 1925
Extra Fine Quality Nottingham Curtains, As
inches wide by 21a yards long; plain caters
with pretty wide border, per pair. g. So 90
Plain Scrim Curtains, silk hemsttched 21s yards
long; cream and ecru colors, per pair. q. 81 As
Cretonnes domestic and imported; wonderful
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Colored Madras, in rose, blue, brown and COM
bination colors. SO and so inches wide, priced at
per yard, from. .............65c to 81. so
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
WAR STAMPS IN 1920

Definite announcement that
the government will continue the
sale of Thrift and War Savings
Stamps and Treasury Savings
Certificates during 1920 has
been made.
In making the announcement.
William Mather Lewis, director
of the Savings Division of the
Treasury Department, said ''The
savings movement is to be con-
tinued thruout 1920. The 1920
issue of Thrift and War Savings
Stamps and Treasury Savings
Certificates will be on sale jar
uary 1. Monthly sales for 1919
have been showing a steady and
wholesome increase, while the
progress of the thrift movement
in the schools and industrial or
CARNATIONS has been gratifying.
We are off to a flying start for
1920 which promises to be a ban
ner year for the savings move
ment."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
WASHINGTON LEADS

The United States Geological Sur
vey, Department of the interior, has
prepared a map showing by states the
distribution of the water-power re-
sources of the United States in horse.
power per square mile. On this map
the relative potential water-power re-
sources of each state are indicated by
shading in one Of six symbols, and the
average horsepower Of the state per
square mile is shown by numbers.
This average ranges from 6.2 horse
power per square mile for the state Of
Florida to 1850 horsepower per square
mile for the state of Washington. The
shading indicates at a glance the parts
of the United States in which water
power resources are most abundant.
The information given on the map
was compiled from census Of the po-
states prepared by the United States
Geological Survey in 1908 and revised
and published by the Department of
Agriculture in Senate Document 316,
64th Congress, LIST session, entitled
Electric Power Development in the
United States, 1916" The figures used
show the maximum horsepower, which
is here defined as the amount of power
that is available for six months of the
year.
Copies Of the map may be obtained
from the Director Of the United States
Geological Survey, Washington, ID. G.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

part of the government is going to
be necessary If the small daily and
weekly newspaper is to survive. The
paper broker must be eliminated from
situation that is difficult without the
vicious brokerage feature. There is
a legitimate demand in excess Of
normal, due to an unusual business
awakening. If the false market ere
ated by brokers is eliminated, the
legitimate paper interests can be de-
pended upon to stabilize prices and
improve production.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

members of labor unions Az q,
organization the American Leg
lon has no quarrel with the labo,
unions, and in fact is anxious anf
willing to do everything in its
power to better the conditions
OF the laboring man to helm him
IN all legitimate ways towards
accomplishing this end. The Am.
er1can legion does not believe
that the activities of the /. w w
are in the interests of laborino
men, but instead, that they fost.
er q spirit of discomfort, and are
constantly creating q spirit Of
oenance toward all constitutions
a. authority, and have for its
purposes the overthrow of our
government, for which our me an.
bers, as soldiers, sailors. or
marines, fought to defend upon
the battle fields of EUROPE.
The |. w. w. have further at.
tempted to create the impression
among ex-service men and labor
unions that by becoming a MEM
Der of the American Legion they
are enteringa military organiza-
ton and are subject to military
duty for the SUPPRESSION of strik-
es. This propaganda is positi-
vely and unqualifiedly a false re-
presentation, as the American
Legion is a civilian organization.
and its members are not requirl
ed, because of their membership
to perform any military service.
The action which has been taken
by members of the American
Legion in combating the radical
element has been done in their
individual capacity as citizens of
the United States, and in con-
formity with their principles to
uphold and defend the constitu-
ton of the United States and to
maintain law and order.
In order that this matter may
be clearly placed before the lab
Or unions, and in order that the
misrepresentation of the radi-
cal agitators may be clearly con-
tradicted, we would recommend
that each local post have a COM
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

mittee to meet with the centra
labor council in its community
or with a committee from the
central labor council, and clearly
set forth the purposes and oh.
jects of the American Legion,
and assure them as an organiZa-
ton the American Legion is not
opposed to organized labor as
such"
Alta recent meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee in Seattle
which was attended by Com
mander Jeffrey resolutions were
adopted calling upon every man
to give his unqualified support
and assistance to the officials in
an attempt to free the state of
reds and to urge all good citizens
to do jury duty when they are
called upon.
Commander jeffrey expects to
leave next week for Washington,
D. C. where he will attend q con-
ference of the state command
erS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

tions and comments from 68 paper
jobbers in 80 states.
These quotations and opinions are
in response to telegram, which was
sent to 76 of the leading paper deal.
ers of the United States.
An alarming feature of the show
ing is that 26 of the nationally known
paper dealers are entirely out of print
stock, and at the mercy Of the prof.
teering paper manufacturers. Two
dealers report begging for mill ac-
ceptances to supply customers in de-
sperate need, at. prices from 1-2c.
to 10 Ia cents net at mill.
1t is safe to say that turnout the
country there cannot be found enough
sheet news for normal requirements
OF country newspapers for 80 days.
And the mills are accepting orders for
sheets only under extreme pressure.
Large daily papers have been main
ly responsible for present conditions
thru creating a hysterical demand
for surplus stocks. Display advertis-
ing is running into un-heard-of vol
ume and promises to continue thru
out the year. Papers which formerly
maintained averages around 20 and
"a pages have enlarged to eight COL
umns and gone to 40 and more pages,
to handle this advertising. Antici-
pating their future requirements,
which far exceed their existing con-
tracts with the mills, they have Great
ed broker market. 1t is said most
of the mill business is coming thru
brokers. And the broker is exacting
all the traffic will stand.
There is in evidence total disre-
gard of advertising values in this mad
rush to fill up the papers. One news
paper issued 44-pages, in midweek,
and was commented for having estab-
lished a local record. 1t was noted
that there were 1880 lines of reading
matter in the entire edition.
Obviously the small newspaper using
sheet print paper will be shouldered
off the map if this condition continues.
Mills that have formerly depended
upon sheet business have learned they |
can run to capacity on the more profit |
able roll print at unlimited prices.
Immediate and drastic action on the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

people may Be benefited
AS soon Is 5000 has been raised
nv subscription to the Syndicate
fund. we will Immediately commence
operations, with above mentioned eq-
uipment and as portion Of the above
sum is already promised by Seattle
people the balance required SHOULD,
and probably will, be subscribed dur
ing the coming week.
We want EVERYONE who can
snare $50, or more, to take advantage
Of this opportunity to secure indivi-
dual holdings in the field. Two GU
acres for each $4,000 invested, and
also Observation-Disclosures fifty
,15O) percent Of the gas and oil produc-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
Here's Your Chance, Now It's Up to You

port1nity for the individual Unit hold
er than appears on its face. We wsnt
to tell you, rather, we want to show
you from Government reports Just
what real values may be derived from
gasoline production alone in the Ben
ton County Natural Gas. Here are
q few figures worth considering: Two
producing wells now having q daily
capacity Of over FIVE MILLION feet.
At three pints whole" gasoline per
1000 feet about 1885 gallons Of "com-
mercial grade" gasoline may be ex-
tracted daily which at the average
price of 1871 cents per gallon would
produce the aggregate sum of $751;
311.35 annually, to which sum the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
COUNTRY PAPERS
MAY BE FORCED OUT
Big Dailies are G0bbling up Print
Paper Supply and Shutting
out Little Fellow

As a rule nobody is especially in.
terested in the other fellows troubles
but at the present time some of the
troubles Of the country newspaper
publisher are so serious that the
Courier Reporter is of the opinion
that they are of interest to the gener-
al public.
The chief trouble is that unless
some drastic steps are taken very soon
to control the output of print paper
and regulate its distribution, many
if not all, of the country weekly news.
papers are going to be forced out of
existence.
There is an annual print paper
shortage amounting to 100000 tons
and the mills are taking full advantage
Of the situation. They are no longer
quoting prices. Quotations have been
practically wiped out of existance and
the publishers. of the big metropolitan
dailies are competing with each other
in wild scramble to gobble up the
entire supply. And they are doing
it. A few months ago the country
publisher was paying around five
cnts pound for his paper. Today the
big fellows are bidding as high as Is
cents pound for roll print paper at
the mills and roll print sells for from
LIZ to one cent a pound less than than
sheet print, such as the weekly papers
use.
The facts of the print paper situa-
ton are set forth in the November
18th issue of the Publishers Auxil-
iary, Of Chicago, as follows:
Promoted by desire to present to
the newspaper interests Of the count
ry an authentic report Of newsprint
conditions thruout the country, the
Auxiliary this week submits quota
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04
AMERICAN LEGION
NOT AGAINST LABOR
Statement Issued to Correct
Misrepsentations of Radical
Labor AgitatOrs

That the attitude of the Am.
,erican Legion might be made
perfectly plain and to correct
false rumors that are being per.
sistently circulated by the radio.
al element, the Washington De.
partment of the legion thru it's
executive committee has issued
4 statement calling upon every
local post to use every possible
means to make known the real
purpose of the organization. The
statement which is signed bv
Commander F. r. Jeffrey and
Secretary E. A. Klebba and
which has been mailed to every
local post in the state follows:
"There has been a persistent
effort made by the /. w. w. and
other radical elements, through
their paid agitators and through
the columns of their paid press
representatives, to create thru
out the ranks of labor a false i'm
preston concerning the attitude
Of the American Legion toward
the labor unions and laboring
men. The reasons for this atti-
tude by the radical element are
easily understood. The Ameri-
can Legion stands first and fore
most for the defence Of our con-
stitutional government, and for
the maintenance of law and
order. The /. w. w. and kindred
organizations stands for the des-
truction of constitutional gov
eminent and for the destruction
of law and order. AS you real
lie, a large portion of the mem
bership Of the American Legion
IS composed of laboring men, the
great majority of whom are
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

ton obtained with our equipment and
your drilling fund Of @5e,00R The
Kennewick quota is limited and we can
not accept over-subscription.
The Syndicate members will elect
their own permanent officers and make
their own rules and regulations over
which we will exercise no jurisdiction
or control.
The 500 acres Of leases assigned to
the Syndicate will be carefully select
ed by themselves from our entire
holdings aggregating approximately
5000 acres at the present time.
There are a number of features we
cannot cover in this advertisement
which make this even a better OPP
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

commercial value Of the treated gas
It % cents Per Loo would add $685.
$4,000 making Q total of $6l3 ,561.35
from one well producing FIVE million
feet daily.
II you want to participate in the
ownership and profits Of such well
together with individual ownership Of
800 acres of leases, make your reser-
walton with any Of the following Of
ficers Of this company: E. M. Sly,
President, Phone 661. Geo. w. Sherk,
Vice President, phone 101; w. r.
Crawford, Sec-Treas., residence King
Block, Kennewick. Office 438 Burke
Bldg, Seattle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

The above proposition IS offered by
: local company Of known response
bility and integrity, who are IN z
position to carry =, o III. 70 undertaking der
We have q complete Standard drll-
ling rio and q substantial quantity
- heavy oil well casing, tools, ETC.,
which we have been unable to move
~ The Aeld thru lack Of sufficient
f,rJ. We now want to put this
aC,,;rment into actual operation, At
e ~. therefore. we have deemed u
o,v to make the citizens OF Ken
neu;ck and Benton County bonaice
ush;ch az many as possible OF our home
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-12-04

Keene now has an office in the Ken
newick Transfer building and is
writing insurance every day. Better
see him about that insurance. 36tf.
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DC We have just received written that e Texas
aIons - Secure your acreage NOW. Terms desired
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$4,000 besides
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Columbia River-Puget Sound Natural Gas Company

oil capitalists coming this field conduct drilling
be made this coming summer with real oil capital and back
Newark post., 1919-09-10

dent on them, the embarrassment for
supplies of the pulp mills and other
consumers using special classes of
forest products, the generally mount
ing prices to consumers, are other
factors which are calling sharp atten-
tion to the effect of forest destruction
and are causing increasing public un-
easiness."
"Forest deplention is injurious long
before the last tree is cut and long
before all but the last center of pro-
duction is exhausted"
What is needed is some strength
ening influence that would make pos
sible the outstanding of the resource
and its conservative use, as the public
, would use it if it had retained control
over it, and at the same time provide
for the continued productiveness OF
the land"
Newark post., 1919-09-10

apparent symptoms appear and every
precaution taken to guard against
spreading. In short there is nothing
especially to be alarmed about in the
rumors afloat, and nothing more pot
ent to ward off the dread epidemic
than reasonable care of the health,
avoidance of contact with those hav-
ing colds, observance of cleanliness
in the homes, plenty of fresh air and
exercise.
Absolute knowledge of the cause,
prevention and spread of "fu" is still
meagre and the numerous theories ad-
vanced by some physicians have never
been tested. At present the only
hopeful panacea is anti-pneumonia in
oculation which physicians say is not
a preventive of "fy" itself, but of the
pneumonia following it. This vac
cine was first tried in the Army last
October. One # the theories of medi-
cal science is nat the kind of pneu-
HlolIld llldb lCllo"S lllllueHLd Is CduSSu
by germs which form on the teeth
and which are present in the mouth of
most healthy persons. They multiply
and cause pneumonia only when the
system is weakened by influenza.
An investigation conducted a.
Camp Lee, Va, where 1000 soldiers
died of pneumonia, within a month,
gives a foundation for the above
theory. Major Thomas Darlington,
former Health Commissioner of New
York, conducted autopsies on fifty Of
the bodies and found that every one
of that number had died of pneu-
monia caused by germs 6rom the
teeth. Major Darhngton's opinion
was sustained by the Surgeon General
of the Army and by other physicians.
One of the latest warnings therefore
is for people to be more jealous in the
care Of their teeth.
Newark post., 1919-09-10

and plant Memorial Tree" says
Charles Lathrop Pack, president Of
the American Go>estry Association,
who points out to schools and colleges
what fine memorial living tree will
be when the twentieth annual reunion
of the class of 1920 rolls around. Free
instructions and tree planting day
program will be sent free to any one
asking the association for it. These
are the important points for Septen,-
her.
1-Prune all dead branches of I'LL
portance. Do not prure unnecessar-
lily; prune as little of the live wood as
possible; make all cuts close to the
trunk or main limb and cover all
wounds with coal tar.
2-Remove and destroy egg masses
of the tussock moth and like leaf eat
ing insects.
3-For removal in winter, mark all
hCrelessly infested and dead trees.
You can mark these better BEFORE
thS leaves drop, but you can cut them
down to better advantage in winter
4-Plant Evergreens in early Sep
tember. Move them with a ball of
soil.
Evely day this fall will be Arbor
Day, the association says.
Newark post., 1919-09-10
GAN UNDERSTANDING"
OFTEN CONSTITUTES
A MISUNDERSTANDING
Business Sense Requires That
Written Agreements be
Made

Recently woman who had lived
with an uncle on his small farm and
who Rad taken care of him through
his declining years, was left free by
his death. All the hard years through
which she had ministered to him and
kept up the farm, it had been "un-
derstood" that when "Uncle" died she
was to have the farm for her services.
However there was no will, and the
relatives gladly availed themselves of
the provisions of the law that gave
them equal shares with the woman
who had borne the hard burden so
long. True, she might have gone to
law, but her sense of family pride, as
we'll as the expense kept her from
doing so.
In the same community lived an
aged woman who was cared for, IN
the absence of relatives, by stran-
ger. At first the board and room rent
seemed ample for the woman was able
to help herself and it was understood
that when more care was needed the
abser. relatives would see that more
money was Forthcoming. Then war
with its increased prices came on and
the woman declined in l1ealth, but on
one pretext and another the relatives
were slow to adjust matters. The
busy housekeeper, relying on their
promises and plausible excuses went
on caring for her boarder, who was
now bedridden, for she knew the wo-
man had money Of her own in the
bank. Finally, after an illness that
lasted a few weeks, but which was
terribly eXhausting on the caretaker,
the woman died. Then it was discov-
cred that her relatives had coaXed her
to give her money TO them before she
became helpless. They told the as
tonished woman who had merely had
IAN understanding" with them, that
"Auntie" had died penniless; and so
she had.
Too often such an understanding"
proves a misunderstanding, and after
weeks Of work there is no reward for
the woman, or the family, who has
borne the heavy burdens. 1t is not
over caution that insists upon writ
ten agreement, but merely business
sense, which is far too rare even in
these days.
Newark post., 1919-09-10
Destruction of Forests Caus-
ing Public Uneasiness

"The policies of the Government
and the States during the next few
years in matters relating to forests
and lumber will be of far-reaching
Importance.
'The fundamental economic situa-
ton that has heretofore kept the lum-
Der industry in state of unstable
equilibrium still exists. Labor prob
lens, in considerable part due to the
unsound industrial situation, loom up
with no permanent adjustment in
sight. The dissipation of our forests
goes on with no let-up"
exhaustion of local forest sup
plies, the closing of industries depen-
Newark post., 1919-09-10
MEDICAL MEN GIVE
ADVICE ABOUT
"FLU" SCARE
Urge Care of General Health
and Avoidance of Com
mon Cold

Rumors have been current for some
time that medical men all over the
country are of the opinion that this
fall and winter will bring recur-
renee of the dreaded "fiu" epidemic.
They hold out some hope, however, in
the statement that it will be Of a mil
der nature than that which last year
resulted in 100000 deaths, approx
mately ten times the number of
American soldiers killed during the
war
Some medical lights like DR.. Cope
land, Health Commissioner for New
York, make positive statements to
that effect based on the fact that pre-
vious epidemics have been succeeded
by minor ones the following year.
While this is not an absolutely cor
rect way of judging, the warning is
sued by men eminent in the profess
sion should have the effect of making
people more careful and inducing
them to be prepared for such emer-
gencies.
All physicians agree that attention
to the general health-keeping the
body physically fits one of the best
safeguards against the disease, Avoid
ing undue worry and dread is another
worthwhile prevention, while the lib
eral use of soap, water and fresh air
is recommended as in the case of
other germ diseases.
Physicians point out that most Of
the cases last year were persons be-
tween the ages of IS and as. Such
an authority as DR.. Copeland believes
that the spread of influenza among
the young was due to the circum-
stances that So many young men were
in the training camps. IN the cities it
was noticed that the infection was
far less prevalent among the older
than among the young.
The figures recently published by
insurance companies show how ter
rible the rayages of influenza were
last year for the death rate was 81
per cent higher than during the pre-
vious year and IA per cent higher
than the average death rate for %
years.
While these figures ere undoubtedly
appalling, they are presented without
any desire other than to urge case of
the general health and special atten-
tion to sanitation. Avoidance of the
conditions that produce ordinary colds
and coughs which weaken the system
and make it particularly susceptible
to disease is strongly urged. 1t is alb
eolutely essential that competent
medical aid be secured as soon as the