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Evening star., 1919-09-28
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McMackereI's Triumph.

"~Too many lawyers" said Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer, at
a lawyers banquet in New York. ARE
determined to succeed, no matter how.
Too many lawyers are like McMackr-
erel. ..yv i.
'McMackerel was defending man
in a murder case The case looked
hopeless; the prosecution was soon
done. Then McMackerel rose.
I'm a quiet. converse tional tone Nc
Mackerel began to talk to the jury.
He made no mention of the murder.
He just described in vivid 'colors a
pretty country. cottage hung with
honeysuckle, q, young wife preparing
supper and the rosy youngsters watt
ing at the gate to greet their father
on his return home for the evening
meal. Suddenly McMackerel stopped.
He drew himself up to his full height.
Then, striking the table with his fist,
he cried. in voice that thrilled every
bosom:
Gentlemen, you must send him
back home to- them"
"A red-faced juror choked and
blurted out: .,l..
BY George, sir. we'll do It"
"McMackerel, without another word,
sat down. and ten minutes later the
jury brought in a verdict of acquittal.
1.-THE prisoner wept as he shook his
counsels hand. .,...
mo other man on earth could have
saved me as you have done. Mr.. Nc
Mackerel,' he sobbed. 4 amt got no
wife or family.s sir"
Evening star., 1919-09-28
The Observer Visits. :.
the Eastern Shore.

OR years I wondered why j.
FRANKLIN Baker. the premier
siugger Of the American Base
BAN League. preferred his
Evening star., 1919-09-28

SOMETHING had gone wrong with
an automobile. It was ponder
ously big machine, all brown Ieath
or and steel. and the chauffeur had
crawled under 1t and fooled over II
long enough to attract the usual
crowd. A man inside had the ma.
chine all to himself, and to the buzz
OF impromptu suggestions from by
ISLANDERS who obviously knew nothing
whatever about automobiles he
smiled goodnatured tolerance
which his driver failed to share.
TIE situation had reached "A de-
noralizing stage when an unkempt
man Of the out-of-a-job type, who
was sauntering ainilessly by, stop
ped long enough to see what was
going on. Then he nudged aside the
Evening star., 1919-09-28

and the two went happily on, their
way.
That's all. except that 1t proves that
you are never going to have a millen-
mum in this world so long as it de-
pends on girls like that for the gem
erations to come.
For they are the. walls of human
ignorance that have to be battered
down.
THE old woman who lived in a shoe
had small family compared to
her multitudinous rival. the Home for
Foundlings. out Bethesda way.
And the perfectly scandalous conduct
of that old mother person in Civ
ing her youngsters. broth without any
bread and then whipping them all
soundly and putting them to bed
proves. of itself. that she couldn't
hold the candle of kindness to the
dear nurses whose founding babies do
nothing but play and eat and sleep
when they are not singing. ..
Passing people who live out in that
realm Of trees and flowers and wonder
gardens love to hear the. babies at
their song lessons, and a certain
young man Is SO appreciatively ad-
Evening star., 1919-09-28


Somewhere in Annapolis ther. !. q
mosquito Az large as a sweet potato
40 not know his name, but am: an
lht'mate terms with him. He and 7
spent the night together. suf,,cient
10 say OF his work is that he made me
imp IN the left foot and rave mn
pun on the left ankle as large AZ an
egg. "S MI
"heh the sun was coming I'm. ~.
we arose to catch the arat rer.,
OF the party pointed out the doma -,
'he state capitol. through the foy
ana revealed the startling informs
t,"n that not a nail nor a n,ece ~,
s.eei was used in the entire construc.
.lon OF the dome. Thus does one
learn things Of the greatest moment
at unexpected times.
.Ihe ferry boat. which we pu,ned
oown our breakfast to catch ~ o
O'Clock. started promptly at. . Tha
sFeatest JOY OF the walt was tn .ee
'he man with the high-powered car
VINO rushed to the head OF the line
nave to back clear up to the rear
ana also to realize that by his rush.
ing ne lost about four places wh,c,
ne might have had II ne had cbn.sn
~ remain decent and take his nroner
place.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11

cooperative organizations. Mr.. Krug,
Mr.. Gardner and Carl Willis, of
Richland, also have visited Yakima for
the purpose of inspecting fruit WARE
houses and refrigeration plants.
At their request L. r. Doutre, re-
Preventative of the York company, ad-
dressed a meeting Of the members
OF the Union and creamery stockhold-
ers in the Office of County Agent Lee
M. Lampson, Monday evening. Mr..
Doutre told of what is being accomp-
.lished for the fruit industry by me-
chanical refrigeration and gave inter-
esting details Nf cost of installation
and operation.
Mr.. Doutre's talk was followed by
general discussion of ways and
means of financing a local storage
plant.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
KELSO'S PLANE
GOES In DITCH
Kennewick's Aviator Breaks
Propeller and Tears off Wheel
Near lilo, Idaho.

Floyd Kelso, Kennewick's aviator,
who is filling a flying engagement
with the Spokane Aviation company,
met with little hard luck near Ilo,
Idaho last Tuesday. The occount of
his accident as told by the. Lewiston
correspondent of the Spokesman-Re-
view is as follows:
Floyd Kelso, aviator for the Spok-
ane Aviation company, who has been
making flights through the Lewiston
country for several days, landed on
the nose of his machine, broke pro-
peller and tore off one wheel yester-
day, when he brot his machine to the
ground in a stubble field near Ilo, Ida
no, according to a report received
here.
Kelso was accompanied by his wife
on the flight from Lewiston to Ilo,
and both escaped without any injury
from the mishap. The accident oc-
Cured when the aviator was making
landing, the wheels dropping into a
ditch which was screened from view
by the stubbles in the field. A new
propeller is being sent to Ilo from
Kennewick, and by Wednesday the
residents of the prairie country, which
has never been visited by plane be-
fore this time, will be again watching
the stunt flying scheduled for exhi-
bition.
The day before Floyd pulled off a
real thriller by flying under the
Lewiston Charleston bridge as is told
by the following dispatch to the
Spokesman:
Hundreds watched the stunt flying
of Floyd Kelso yesterday when for
several hours he put his plane thru
its tricks and carried passengers over
Lewiston and Charleston. One of his
most interesting flights was a sweep
down the Snake river between the two
towns and under the Lewiston-C Clarks-
ton bridge. Walter C. Kennedy, re-
Gently discharged from the aviation
service, was up with Kelso several
times.
Kelso left here today, accompanied
by his wife, for series of flights
in the prairie towns. He will be a
feature of the Border Days celebra-
ten to be held at Grangeville this
week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
TO START CAMPAIGN FOB
COLD STORAGE PLANT HERE
Aennewick- Richland Marketing Union
Considers Advisibility Of
Enlarging.

Manager F. J. Krug and Secretary
l. ). Gleason, of the Kennewick-Rich-
and Marketing Union left yesterday
l0r Columbia and Garfield counties
snere they hope to contract for sever
q cars Of .non-irrigated seed potatoes
ior the Union members.
as soon as Mr.. Krug returns an
aeslve campaign will be started for
saiarglng the scope of the Union
WIN view of erecting warehouse
and cold storage plant. For some
sOme time plans have been underway
4Or charging the Union either by
sOnsolldation with other cooperative
arSeting organizations or by en-
.s.ged scope and increased member
p' Recently Mr.. Krug in company
rl1a J. R. Gardner, president of the
onon, and Sam Ross of Richland,
s.e Of the directors of the Kenne-
"'.k Creamery, visited Hood River
;s au J Salem for the purpose of study
4g the organization and operation OF
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
SPOKANE BUSINESS
MEN ARE COMING
Manufacturers, Wholesalers and
Bankers Will Spent Three
Hours Here Wednesday.

A large delegation Of Spokane bus
mess men, travelina by special train
will visit Kennewick Wednesday, Sep
tember IL. They will arrive here at
Ia a. m. and will leave three hours
later on their way to the State Fair,
At Wednesdays Commercial Club
luncheon E. M. Sly, C. H. Swigart
and A. R. Gardner were named IA
committee to arrange for receiving
the visitors.
In announcing their coming the
Spokane party has sent out the fol-
lowing message to the business men
of Kennewick:
"This will be the fourteenth annual
excursion of the Spokane Merchant
Association, which is composed Of the
city's manufacturers, wholesalers and
bankers.
@Why do they come?
saTo renew their acquaintance with
you and your fellow business men.
To learn more about the needs of your
community and your own individual
requirements. 1t will be friendly,
neighborly call, in appreciation of the
goodwill of those who have helped
to make Spokane real manufactur-
ing and jobbing center.
GAS their stay In each city will be
necessarily brief, and the needs OF
the party are fully supplied on the
special train which brings them, the
members of the Spokane Merchants
association suggest that you make no
extra plans for their entertainment.
"Just receive the excursionists at
your place of business exactly as you
would neighbor who had dropped
in, to talk things over, for that is the
sole purpose of
.Yours friends,
aThe Spokane Merchants Assn. !.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
TELEPHONE RATES
HIGHER NEXT MONTH
Local Company Gives Notice of
20 Per Cent Advance Ef-e
fective October 1

In the advertising columns of this
weeks Courier Reporter, the Kenne-
wick Valley Telehone company is Civ
ing notice of raise in local tele-
phone rates which become effective
October 1. The raise affects both city
and rural service and amounts to
about 20 per cent of the present rate,
In announcing the advance Man
ager A. F. Brown explained that the
local company had hoped to be able
to weather thru the present period Of
high prices without increasing local
charges. ssWhen we were under gov
ernment operation we were given au-
thority by Secretary Burleson, to in
crease our rates considerably more
than we are increasing them now,''
said Mr.. Brown. Eve declined to
adopt the Burleson rate because we
believed that as soon as the war was
over prices would go down and we
could still operate at the old rate.
But instead of prices going down they
have gone up. Our material is cost
ing US 100 per cent more than in
prewar times, labor costs us more
and we have been operating on a
schedule of rates established in 1913.
We can't maintain our system and
continue to operate on that basis"
Mr.. Brown says the company will
spend $4,000 in betterments this
year. None of this expenditure is for
extensions from which new business
can be derived, but for Improvement
of the present system IN rural COM
munities.
The complete schedule OF the new
chai ges is given ir the company
published notice.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
AUTo FUND STILL GROWS

The new automobile code which was
passed for the express purpose of raising
plenty of funds for the construction of
highways is accomplishing what was
contemplated. The receipts thus far
are % times as large as for any CORES
ponding previous period, the total collec-
ton for January 1-August l, 1919,
amounting to 81, ,O65, ,s6S.7s as against
sSOS. 500. so for the corresponding period
of 1918. Another half million will prob
ably be produced before the end of the
year, so that collections for the biennium
according to Secretary of State, /. M.
Howell, win approach the unprecedented
figure of S., 900, 600.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
70 START WORK
ON IRRIGATION
SURVEY SOON
Director of Reclamation Service
Authorizes Tiffany to Make
Contract
COMPLETE WORK THIS WINTER
Congressman Summers Begins Or
ganization of Representatives
from Seventeen States

R. K. Tiffany, manager of the Yak
ina Reclamation project and Engin-
eer Crownover passed thru Kennewick
Yesterday on their way to Portland
While here Mr.. Tiffany said he had re
ceiyed authorization from the direc-
tor of the U. S. reclamation service
at Washington to enter into contracts
for the completion of the surveys in
the proposed Kennewick project and
that he expected to be here next week
for the purpose of getting the work
started.
The official communication states
that there is no money available in
The reclamation service to meet the
expense of the survey, but the land
owners of the district have voted a
levy of 40 cents per acre on $4,000
acres to dcfray the expenses.
In his letter of authorization the di-
rector emphasizes the fact that there
are four points to be borne in mind in
conection with the financing of the
building operations necessary. They
are: first, That the project will cost
at least $3.50 per acre; second, that
there is no prospect of the money nee
essary being available in the reclanna-
ton service funds for years to come:
third, that there is no assurance that
congress will make special appropri-
ations for the work; and, fourth, that
there will probably be an interest
charge for any funds which may be
appropriated.
This is no new information to the
landowners under the local project,
who are determined to proceed with
s the necessary surveys and other pre-
liminary work that the project might
Z be placed in line for the first gov
ernment money that becomes avail
able. In the event government aid
does not come within a reasonable
time it is probable that the local dis
trict will go ahead with the construc-
ton and pay for it thru the sale OF
irrigation bonds. Work on the sur
veys will probably be completed dur
ing the winter months.
In the meantime every possible eff
fort will be made to get some sort OF
measure thru congress that will
make possible the construction OF the
local project by the government. Both
Senator Jones and Congressman Sum-
mers are busy to this end. Congress-
man Summers has notified M. M.
Moulton, secretary Of the district that
he has begun the organization OF the
representatives from seventeen irr1ga,
ton states for the purpose of putting
thru various reclamation approprla-
ton measures or one big measure un-
der the provisions of which all west
ern projects may be completed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
REV. H. ]. WOOD Is
RETURNED TO KENNEWICK
But Few Changes are Made in Pastor
ates of the Walla Walla
District.

Rev. H. j. Wood has just returned
from the Methodist conference in
Spokane He reports an unusually
satisfactory business session.
There were no changes made in
the larger churches in the Walla
Walla district. Rev. M. M. Eaton is
the new man for Pasco. He came
from Cheaney and prior to that was
in Spokane.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
DR. LANDRITH TO LECTURE

DR.. Ira Landith, famous southern
lecturer, will give a free lecture at
the Methodist church next Wednesday
evening on "World Prohibition" DR..
Landrith's lecture here is a part of
the campaign which is being conduct
ed throughout the nation for the pur-
pose of launching a movement for
world prohibition.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
PRESIDENT HERE TOMORROW

President Wilson will pass thru
Kcnnewick Friday evening of this
week ON his way to the Coast from
Snokane. The Presidents special is
due to arrive here over the N. 2. at
about g D. m. Owing to the lateness
Of the hour no attempt was made to
have the President speak from the
platform.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
ROBERT SMITH OF
HOVER Is MISSING
Section Worker Has Not Been
Seen. nor Heard Of for More
than q Wees

Robert Smith, worker on the s., p.
& S., section at Hover, has been miss
ing from his home since Wednesday
morning of last week. Altho- a dill
gent search has been made by his rel-
atives and Deputy Sheriffs Hansen
and Copeland, absolutely no trace of
the missing man has been found. As
Mr.. Smith is a man Of steady and
temperate habits and was known to
have considerable sum Of money on
his person, relatives hold to the the
ory that he must have met with foul
play at the hands of robbers.
Mr.. Smith left home Wednesday
morning of last week to walk to Ken-
newick, where he intended to pay
some bills and purchase some boxes
to be used in packing his household
goods for shipment to Portland. In
the afternoon of that day he called
at the meat market, paid bill and
made 4 purchase, but so far as is
known he transacted no other business
in the town. On his way to Ken
newick he talked for some time with
the secton foreman at Finley, telling
him that if he did not catch the af-
ternoon train home he would go over
to Pasco as he had never been there
and wished to see the town. He IN
quired about walking the bridge. The
search for him has been carried to
Pasco, inquiries having been made at
every hotel and lodging house and
among the workers in the railway
yards.
Thinking that he might have start
ed to walk home and been hit by a
moving train or waylaid, the search
ers have made very thoro search OF
the railway right of way between
here and Hover.
Mrs. Smith says. there is nothing
either in their domestic life. or the
state of her husbands health to lead
to the belief that he has voluntarily
left home or become mentally unbal-
anced. The wife's statements In this
respect are verified by her father and
a brother-in-law, of Portland, both OF
whom have been aiding in the search.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith came to Ho-
yer several months ago from Port
land, where he was employed as a
section foreman. They were planning
to return to Portland and were await
ing transportation from the railway
company. The transportation has
arrived since Mr.. Smiths disappear
ance.
The missing man had been in Ken
newick only once or twice and conse-
uuently is known to but few people
here. He is described as 5 feet ~
inches in height weight 1S5 pounds,
moustache streaked with gray, age
81. When he left home he was wear
ing a pin-striked black suit and black
or dark blue hat. He has lump on
the neck just above the collar.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
TO SELL CHEvROLETs

Ray Gallaher, of Walla Walla, ex-
pects to open a Chevrolet agency in
Kennewick in the near future. Mr.
Gallahcr was here last week and ar
ranged to locate his agency tempo
rarily in the Motor Inn. Mr.. Gallaher
will have the 'east half of Benton, all
of Franklin and part of Walla Walla
county as his territory.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Dale, who have
been making their home for some
time in Oklahoma and Kansas, arriv-
ed in Kennewick today. When asked
+ he had come tostay, Jack exclaimed:
astav? That's what we came for
,,,,+ ue don't like the idea OF living
:, tent or walking the street, SO
a.,,ass we will have to move on"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11
REBEKAH SHOW

The show at the Princess theatre
wednesday evening of next week will
he in charge of the local Rebekah
1odoe. The picture will be Alice Joyce
in seThe Song of the Soul" There will
also be several readings and musical
numbers.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-09-11

The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
+;onal church will meet Thursday at
tarnoon of next week at the home OF
Me- q E. Tweedt. Special business
EATERS nat are to be discussed and q
I1.rce attendance is desired.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
TROOP SHIPS RACE;
LEVIATHAN WINS
A NOTED DIPLOMAT.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Bringing
back more than eight thousand
heroes Of the twenty-seventh division
'.New York's own" the Giant trans
port Leviathan steamed majesticaIly
past Sandy Hook this morning and
proceeded to quarantine.
The big liner won a spirited race
into port with the transport Maure-
tania, and was ordered by wireless 20
proceed past the Hook" The AIaure-
tanfa is wallowing in q fog bank and
may be delayed many hours.
Aboard the Leviathan Is Maj Gen.
John +. ORyans commander OF the
Twenty-seVenth division. and his en-
tire stan. The great liner brought
back $3.50 officers and men In all
Long before the gray hulk OF the
big transport lOomed up in the lower
bay a great crowd began to gather
in Battery Park. Extra reserves were
called out to handle the crowds
The mayors committees OF Welcome
and the aldermanic committee met
the Leviathan.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
Are Silk Stockings
Essential to WOn1an'S
Happiness on Earth?

CHICAGO. March 6-Silks (stOck-
ings) and cottons are lined up in bat
tie array here today. Arguments in
the Rotter divorce suit in Detroit
that silk stockings are necessary to
a woman's happiness appealed to Chi
cago like this:
Preachers wife CMrs. r. Keene
Ryan,: Silk stockings are not neces-
sary for happiness. II our young
girls would wear cotton stockings
and lower their skirts, there would
be less trouble in this world. Silk
stockings essential? Ridiculous.
Probation officer Miss Emma
McGuire)-It's only another queer
excuse. Some women were never
used to silk hosiery but demand 1t
when they marry. others are reason
able if they can't have the finery-
The educated woman who loves her
home more than herself wouldn't Of
fer such excuses.
Housewife (Mrs. C. W. McHale)-
Lisie is good enough for any woman
who can't afford the best.
Shopgirl CMiss L. Domer)-l believe
silk stockings are necessary. They
give YOU a feeling OF "class' and IN
dependence. They must be necessary
or so many wouldn't be doing with
out ordinary garments and comforts
to possess them.
Settlement worker Miss Mary Nc
DoweID-No difference in stockings
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
PRESIDENTS ship
HAS new RADIO

ABOARD L. S. S.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
March ) (delayed) d).-Pres-
ident Wilson intends to
devote most Of the time of
his voyage to Brest to get
ting much needed rest.
He will do only routine
work. He attended the
movies tonight, but re-
tired Immediately after
ward.
In addition to being
equipped with a new wire
less plant by which con-
tact can be maintained
with both sides of the At
lantic throughout the trip,
the George Washington
has a Iong-distance wire
less telephone apparatus,
with which experiments
will be made. The navy's
new radio compass, de
signed for locating the
ships position in a fog,
insures her safety.
The Washington times., 1919-03-06
BOLSHEVISTS
PLANNED TO .
UNITE FORCES
AND At TACK

LONDON, March Ga plot OF
Lenine and Trotsky, in combination
with leaders of the German revolu-
tionists to trick the allies, has been
barred in Genoa.
According to nleager information
made public, the Russian BolsheviK
leaders decided, at a council Of war
in Moscow, to sign a truce at the
proposed Prinipo conference, and
in the meantime prepare for a decis-
i've onslaught, according to dis
patches to the London Chronicle.
The story bears out the dispatch
from Berlin today in which an Of
ficial bulletin says the Spartacans
have attempted TO open a route of
communication to Moscow. so that
Russian Reds might move to the as
Sistance of the Spartacans.