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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06
HAGERMAN TAKES LAUNDRY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hagerman ar
rived from Kennewick last week and
have taken over the active manage
ment of the Prosser Steam Laundry.
Mr.. Hagerman states that he has been
working under a handicap so far ,as
his delivery car is in the garage for
repairs and help has been hard to find.
However, he will have full crew next
week and as soon as the delivery car
is ready for duty, promises the town
an up4to-date laundry service.
Mr.. Hagerman is planning many i'm
provements for the local plant and
when these are installed Prosser will
have one Of the best laundries in this
part of the state.-Prosser Independ-
emit Record.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06
INSPECTOR SAYS HE PUT
One OVER ON GROWER
Took Job as Apple Packer and Con.
demned Forty Boxes Before
Grower Got Wise

Deputy Horticultural Inspector J
T. Latin had an amusing experience
while working in the cast end of the
county last week, and incidentally
taught a braggart rancher well-de-
served lesson.
Mr.. Latin was inspecting some APP
pies at one Of the Kennewick ware
houses and spoke to hystander about
them having too large per centage
of stings. The rancher in question
made light of it, stating that he had
"got away" with worse stuff last sea-
son. Mr.. Lain asked him If he was
not afraid of having it condemned by
an inspector, which was answered with
ITO h with inspectors, they are
never around" This was followed
by general conversation in which the
rancher stated that he needed pack
er and would pay 9 cents per box and
board. Latin thought the proposition
was pretty good so took the job and
went out to the ranch. He was given
his dinner and started to work. After
packing four or five boxes, the farmer
left the packing shed and went into
the house. Mr.. Latin then examined
the 40 or more boxes put up by anoth-
er packer, and finding them bad, plac-
ed his condemned stamp on the lot, not
to condemn his own pack.
When the rancher returned he was
smewhat surprised and after asking
q few questions he was informed by
Latin that he had been nab
bed with the goods, and in the future
ne should be careful about Dragging
before strangers.-Prosser Republican
Bulletin.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06
INSIDE FACTS
ON STEEL STRIKE
Gary Foreman Writes that the
Strike will Result in Wedding
Out the Reds

A rather interesting inside" to tn,
coal strike is to be found in a lette,
which Mrs. 81. j. Wood of this cit,
received recently from her brother
F. A. Hewitt, who is foreman in the
electrical department of the American
Steel company's plant at Gary, Indi-
ana. He writes:
Il want to hasten to assure YOU
that | am by no means off duty. The
martial law has no terrors for me,
altho if the soldiers stay here for
several months and continue to drag
in the reds it will be o. K. with us.
Everything is quiet and orderly here.
The mills are gradually picking up
and of course the longer the strike
hangs on the faster the men come
back Chose we want), if for no other
reason than that they are starved to
it.
1.-THE great majority had no griev-
ance whatsoever but were fooled into
doing what they did. I haven't been
talking to hundreds of them for the
last few months without coming to a
few conclusions. Of course couldn't
belong to the socalled union if want
ed to, but have been very intimate
with my own men, so much so that |
they were very frank in telling me
where they stood and why. Out Of
l19 men I found only one that was
rec to state that he was in sympathy
With the movement and that he was
n any way dissatisfied.
Nearly all of the intelligent Amer
cans in my gang are working and the
est expect to be back tomorrow. This
5 not true with the mill men hewever.
Is nearly as can get at it, it is a
ase of fear or shame or bull-headed-
ess on their part. Anyway it is all
Dr. the best, because it has been, is
eng and will be the means Of Kidding
ne town and country of class of
cry undesirables."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06
PLAN NAVIGATION
OF THE COLUMBIA
Portland Steamboat Men Pro
pose to Put Two Boats on
Up-River Run

II Captain A. B. Graham, pioneer nav
lgator of The Willamette river. will
the backing of Portland capitalists
has worked out a plant of utilizing
the Columbia river for freight trans
portation, which if adopted and car
Tled out by the shipper tributary there
to, will mean big saving in freight
costs, according to the statements OF
M. =. Lee, one of the heavy investors,
IN the Enterprise, who was in Kenne-
wick recently.
! Captain Graham has owned and on
Grated eight boats on the Willamette
and has made success of them and
now ne sees a larger field with a
greater business outlook in the use of
the Columbia river for transportation
purposes as designed by the govern
ment in spending millions to open the
water way.
The plan is to organize a S125.OO
company, the organizers themselves
to take one-half of the stock and the
Shippers, who would benefit by the
lower freight rates the other half. Two
boats would be put in operation at the
start and a number Of motor trucks
added to carry the freight to and from
the river to the very door of the ship
per. The company would guarantee |
to deliver the freight at the shippers |
door at saving of at least ten per
cent over present rail and truckage
costs. II
No one viii be asked to invest in the
concern except shippers who would
benefit and none Of these would be
asked to invest any more than what
their savings in freight costs would )
to in some reasonable period.
In other words Mr.. Lee explained it is {
cold-blooded business proposition !
With no sopen-river sentiment about +
{. II
In working out the plan Captain t
iraham and his associates have di- y
'ided the Columbia territory into dis
riots and divided the stock pro rata
mong these districts.
We will put up half the cost and r
My want those shippers who would h
eneft by the freight saving to put n
p the other half" said Mr.. Lee. cit N
J a bona fide business proposition for "
rofit, both to the stockholders of the HI
ompany and the shippers and general n
ublic. The river is ready for use and b
s use can be practically and econom- W
ally undertaken. All that is needed is
the support of the shippers. al
"The only way river transportation
IS paid anywhere has been thru feed pl
: lines over connecting roads. This w
as the history Of the Sacramento hs
yer and the rivers of the East. We pa
i've thoroly Investigated this business en-
i'd are willing to put our money into
, knowing it will be success with
'ur help. It should be q sort Of COM it
unity proposition, however, one in fic
hich your shippers will join for their a
vn benefit as well as in the interests ne
lower freight costs, which mean fin
wer cost of living" in!
~ u L
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06

Increasing business has rendered
it necessary that I establish an of
fee in town and I have arranged for
a part of the front Office of the Ken
newick Transfer Co., where you can
find me after Nov. 9Th for all kinds of
insurance. See me or phone. E. O..
Keene. SO
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06

-Blackheads, blotches and pimples
are generally caused by the improper
action of the bowels. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea regulates the
bowels, cleans the stomach, clears the
complexion from the inside natures
way-"Get that healthy, happy look"
For sale by vibber- Clifford. 23-226
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-11-06

-Keene says that no one carrying
insurance with him has ever had
fire. What better. protection can you
ask that that? See him about that
policy. SO
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
ATTACKS WILSON
FOR CHECK upon
SHIP BUILDING
Senator Raps Policy OF
no Steel Ships for
Foreigners
YARDS ARE CLOSED
AND LABOR IDLE

(By Leased Wire to New Mexlcan)
Washington, Jan. 22.-President
Wilson's failure to remove restric-
lions against the construction in
American shipyards Of steel ships for
foreign account was criticised in the
senate today by Senator Jones OF
Washington, who declared it unjus-
tifiable and almost criminal"
Such a policy, he said, not only
compelled shipyards to suspend opera
tons, throwing thousands of men out
of employment but resulted in these
contracts being awarded to firms in
other countries.
I'VE are asked" said Senator Jones,
Ito give up our just rights in the
Panama canal to help the president
solve mysterious problems between
this country and another country. We
did it and to this day no one knows
what benefit it was to us. After the
armistice was entered into and the
war was practically over, Secretary
Redfield recommended that the United
States should stand back and allow
other countries to have the first
chance at the worlds export trade In
order that they may rehabilitate them
selves. And now when we are con-
fronted with the perplexing problems
Of peace the president himself refuses
to permit u shlpyards to take con
tracts to build steel ships for foreign
account"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
COLLEGE PROPS.
RADICAL, PAC|FIST
IN VIEWS, AYERS
PROBE WITNESS
Time to Weed En- Out,
Vigorous Declaration
of Utah Senator
GERMAN AGENT ON.
FORD PEACE BOAT

icy Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Washington, Jan. 22.-Archibald
Stevenson, Of New York, q representa-
tive of the military intelligence serv-
ice, testifying today before the senate
propaganda investigating committee,
declared a large number of professors
in American colleges and universities
subscribed to radical and p~acifist
views.
These, he SAID, was particularly
true of professors and instructors in
sociology, economics and history.
The witness said he would give the
names Of such professors to the COM
mittee. ,
Senator King of Utah remarked that
1t was time to weed out and drive
out of our universities these pernicious
teachings"
The committee decided 10 discuss in
executive session whether the names
of the professors should be made pub
lie. Referring to the Ford peace par
Ity, Mr.. Stevenson said Rosika Schwim
mer, who aided in the movement, and
accompanied the peace ship to Europe
undoubtedly was a German agent.
He said the church peace union
founded by Andrew Carnegie, without
the knowledge of its officials and
members, was used by the National
Civil Liberties bureau in getting pa
cifist views from pastors of churches.
The non-partisan league was charac
terized as a pacifist movement. Mr.
Stevenson said the organization wal
financed by the dues of its members
some of which were paid in cash ana
others in notes, on which money wa:
advanced by Rudolph Pagenstacher,
New York banker.
Among other organizations he men
toned were the anti-preparednesI
committee, out of which grew thu
American union against militarism
the American neutrality conference
the peoples council for peace anC
democracy, and the Christian social
lists. in America.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
u. 5. CONTROL TO
BRING DISASTER
TO MARINE, SAYS
Shipping Board Member
Utters Warning at
Conference
(By Leased Wire 70 New MexIcan.j

ICY Leased wire 10 New MeNican.)
Washington, Jan. 22.-Disaster was
predicted as certain to follow con.
tinued government operation Of the
merchant marine by Charles Page,
member Of the shipping board, today,
at the opening session of a merchant
marine conference here to discuss the
future OF American shipping.
I'VE have during the war com
mitted the board and constructors to
a program OF building twelve and a
half million tons of steel ships and
two and a half million tons Of wooden
ships" he said.
There are serious misgivings as to
what should be done today In the mat
ter. Should the contracts for ships
not yet laid down be cancelled, and
how are the effects upon labor and
markets to be met II they are can.
celled?
Then. comes the question Of dispo.
sltion of ships already built. Because
OF the wal we have built some ships
OF types that you as shipping men
wouldn't think OF buying to operate
n world competition. Their size. or
the motive power that was instalIsd
makes that alm1R i~mpcEaz-blsD
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
Lithuanian Premier
Driven from Home
By Bolsheviki Drive

Copenhagen, Jan. 22.-Premier Ull-
mann of Lithuania, accompanied by a
majority of the Lithuanian cabinet ar.
rived here last evening. They left
Libau because Of the Bolsheviki inva-
sion Of Lithuania and ON Monday
reached the Danish island OF Born
HON, In the Baltic, when they proceed
ed here.
Premier Ullmann said that the Boil
sheviki were not yet masters Of Libau.
Whether the town could be held
against them depended upon the help
which the Lithuanians could get
abroad and whether the German SOL
diers in Libau would fight the Boil
sheviki.
we need arms and ammunition and
troops" Premier Ullman added. That
is why we are here. We also wish to
communicate with the United States
regarding food"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
Administration Press-Agented;
Why ShouId't The Packers Be-

press, which you all know is the
greatest news organization of this
country" Mr.. Mayer said.
"My firm had been counsel for the
Associated Press when they were
organized in Illinois and l knew Mr..
Stone 10 we'll that we called each
by our first names. l told him that
the way in which the federal trade
commission was proceeding was a
gross injustice. He agreed with
me and We came to an understand
ing that we might reply to the fed
eral trade commission inquiry.
returned home only to receive at let
ter from the assistant general mana
ger Mr.. Martin, saying. that the AS
ISOLATED Press could not consent to
carry any statement from the pack
ers, unless they could report our
statement as given IN an open hear
ing, as the testimony of the federal
trade commission was being given.
! think the decision was quite right.
T~hereupon Mr.. Armour and / came
to Washington and went to see the
commission. They heard what we
had to say, but refused to allow us
to present our side or cross examine
witnesses. / then wrote a letter
about it to the president Of the
Unitde States. The packers could
get no publicity except occasionally
Mr.. Armour would write a statement
of five or ten lines denying some
especially h~einous allegation. When
this hearing was ordered we hailed
with delight the chance to appear be-
fore you gentlemen and make a
straightforward statement"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
HOUSTON URGES
u, S. REGULATION
OF GROWING AND
PACKING OF MEAT
Industry Must Feed
100000 More in
Twenty Years
FARMS SHOULD PAY
FARMERS PROFIT

tBy Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Denver, Colo, Jan. 22.-Federal
regulation OF the livestock and meat
packing industry was advocated today
BY Secretary Of Agriculture David T..
Houston, In an address before the con.
yention of the American National
Livestock Association in session here.
i've got beyond the point Of argu-
'ing about regulation of 's~tockyards.
We do not want the distribution of
meat, from the time production is
planned on the range until the finished
product is delivered to the consumer,
left in the hands Of a few men, he
said.
The packers tell us that they are
more efficient and can do this work
better than any one else but that is
what 'p~aternalists always have said.
For my part, | want less of paternal-
ism and more freedom"
MI. Houston, whose address was
also heard by the Wyoming and Colo.
RADIO legislatures, which attended to-
days session Of the convention, also
urged the stock raisers to consider
means of supplying the future meat
demands of the United States which
he predicted would constantly in
crease. He estimated that within 20
years the population of the United
States will increase 300 900 and
said the stock raisers must devise
means, of supplying this increased
population.
Concerning the agricultural situa.
tion for the coming year, the secretary
said 1t was impossible to predict what
the demand would be. Wheat produc-
ton he estimated at from 1000. 600, 900
to LOO. 100000 bushels and placed the
probable domestic consumption at
600, 000,0 bushels.
The demand from abroad, he said,
was probiematical and although the
government might not lose anything
because of the maximum wheat price
guarantee lit probably would have to
pay out of the treasury from 5000, 000-
900 to $600,000,OOO to meet the guar
antee.
Discussing the problems of the
farmer and stock raiser Secretary
Houston said:
The city people who keep talking
about the back to the farm movement
and urging US to force increased pro-
duotion SO as to lower prices, must
get it into their heads that people
are going to farm just as long as farm
ing pays. Farming must make a rea-
sonable profit. / do not mean that
unreasonable prices must be obtained.
but farming must be conducted on a
business basis"
The world markets, Mr.. Houston
said, probably would keep prices on a
remunerative basis next year but he
could make no forecast.
The problem of the farmer and the
stock raiser, the secretary continued,
is to develop economical farm methods
so as to get the maximum develop
ment on a business basis from the soil
and the range.
Mr.. Houston urged an elastic classi-
flcation Of the public lands so as to
make them available for grazing pur-
poses under the permit system; sim
liar to that used in the national for
ests. Administration OF grazing per-
mits, he said, should be in the hands
of the department OF agriculture, al
though title to the lands should re-
main in the interior department.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
Embargo Placed on
Stock From England

Washington, Jan. 22.-Upon notifi.
cation from British authorities that
foot and mouth disease has broken
out again in England the bureau OF
animal industry has cancelled all per-
mits for importation of cattle, sheep
and swine from that country and is
taking special precautions for the In.
spection and quarantine of such ami
mails now enroute to the United
STATES British vetci barians are ssdd
y hasEs as NIX vse aAaF SsueFoL
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
Wilson Regime, Ogden Armour Points Out to In
q~uisitors, Spends Millions Defending Conduct;
Not Reprehensible for Ordinary Corporation
to Follow Distinguished Example
(Ry Leased Wire to the New MexIcan.)

Washington, Jan. 22-Representauve Winsow Of Massachusetts, dues-
tonhng ] Ogden Armour regarding his companys campaign Of publicity
ELECTED a reply to which the questoner heartily subscribed:
"f it liz commendable for the administration of this country to spend
untold millions to defend its conduct of its business" Mr.. Armour said, ut
certainly is not reprehensibe for an ordinary business corporation to follow
its example" H
Appearing for the second day before the house interstate commerce COM
mttee, J ogden Armour president OF Armour and company was questioned
today by the committee as to operations of the meat packing industry.
Establishment OF a central agency to control shipping Of meat animals
market was advocated by Mr. Armour as a means of stabnizng prices and
gluts in the market He said, however, that supply was not the
factor in fixing the market price for livestock, which depended also
on the fuctuaung demand for meat
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
Thieves Get
Valuable Mail
POUCH WITH REGISTERED PACK.
AAE AND TRAVELLING CHECKS
ARE GONE; LoiTERERs sUs-
PECTED.

Las Vegas, N. M, Jan. PA locked
mail pouch containing a registered
package and a package OF American
bankers travelling checks. is missing
from Springer, N. M, and is believed
to have been stolen. A number of
mail bags were dropped from Cali
fornia train Nine Saturday night at
Springer, among them the missing
pouch, the loss Of which was not dis
covered until Sunday evening. The
registered package was addressed to
the Springer bank from a bank in
Ration. Station loiterers are suspected
Of the theft.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
GOVERNMENT ADvERTlsEs:
WHY NOT PACKERS

Asked as to the Armour advertis-
ing campaign. the witness replied
that he regretted 1t had been me-
cessary to do a great deal ad.
vertising than usual "since the fed
eral trade commission started its
crusade or whatever you call 1t
against the packing industry"
He said the packers had to in
form the public Of their side Of the
question because they had had no
chance until now to make other re-
ply to the commissions charges.
AS to packers interests In stock
Yards. Mr.. Armour said that his
firm had bought a half interest in
the Fort Worth yards years ago and
that when Swift and Company. found
1t out. they purchased a small yard
in Dallas, Texas. Rather than have
stock shipments divided. Mr.. Armour
said he allowed Swift to purchase
one half OF his interest in the Fort
Worth yards, provided Swift gavs
up his Dallas location. He said IL
was mora economical to have only
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23

one yard operated. but did not be-
lieve that prices could have been
any higher if Swift had stayed at
Dallas.
Us there any real competition be-
tween Armour and. Swift in buying
cattle at FIT. Worth?' Representative
Barkley, of Kentucky asked.
II should say there was Mr.. Ar
II should say there was" Mr.. Ar
They bid against each other right
along. That market unfortunately
always has been very high"
Mr.. Barley asked why stock ship.
ments were made to commission
merchants and why the packers did
not buy directly from farmers.
Mr.. Armour replied that the
raisers would not ship direct and if
thew did they probably never would
feel they had received the full mark
er price.
Mr.. Armour told Representative
Rayburn, of Texas, that what the
packers objected to most In the
federal trade commissions inquiry
was the commissions trial of the
packers through the newspapers"
SAYS NEWSPAPERS DIDN'T
GIVE PACKERS A CHANCE
did the newspapers ever give
YOU a chance to answer" asked
Mr.. Rayburn.
NO. Armour replied.
Levy Mayer, Mr.. Armour's oun
sci then arose and asked permission
to tell the committee Of an effort
he made to put out a statement
through the Associated Press.
II made a special trip to New
York to see Melville u. Stone, rem
eral manager Of the Associated
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
CONSUMER CAN BEAT GAME
RY EATING NO MEA


Replying to Representative Steph-
ems of Nebraska, Mr.. Armour said
the consumer could protect himself
against high prices by refraining
from purchasing, but that the pro
Queer of livestock, like the packers
had to take whatever the morket
was paying at the time he sold.
WE are very much interested in
maintaining a reasonable price,
much more so than in having a
price so high as to discourage the
eating of meat or too low to prevent
the raising of CATTLE" Mr.. Armour
said.
Bringing out that the SIS, 600, 900
earnings shown in Armour's annual
statement did not include $4,000, 900
set aside for income and xcess pro-
fits. Mr.. Stephens said:
Then you are passing that on to
the consumer"
THAT may be so" Mr.. Armour
replied.
Representative Hamilton OF Michi-
gan. attempted to develop the posi-
BILE effect on the packers Of the
food relief appropriation OF $780,,
100000 requested by President Viii
son.
They say that the fund will en-.
able the packers to sell in southern
Europe a great surplus Of salt pork
which has been accumulated in Eng
land" Hamilton said.
Mr.. Armour replied that the pack
ers perhaps had larger stocks of
salt pork than ordinarily, but he
thought there was going to be a de-
mond for it.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23

COUNCIL TO SEND
MISSION TO POLAND.
Paris, Jan, 23,--The supreme coun-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23
Airplane Pilot Is
Killed at DAYTON

Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 22.-Frank
Banks, an Australian airplane pilot,
while instructing a student at the Nc
Cook Field here today, was killed
when the machine In which they were
flying fell. The student, Frank Gold
Ter, Of Dayton. was uninjured.
II was the first fatal accident at this
elnaA
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-23

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