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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-09-16
WARNS AGAINST
TOO MUCH SPRAY
State Horticultural Commissioner
Gives Result of Interview With
Boston Officials.
To Ali Fruit Growers and Shippers:
The following letter is furnished for
your information and guidance.
F. E. BAILEY.
Olympia, Washington,
September 8, 1920.

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To the Inspectors:
As you have probably seen in the
different press reports, the health
authorities at Boston recently con.
demned three carloads of California
pears. Upon the receipt of that in
formation, Commissioner Hecke OF
California Immediately visited the
east and carefully investigated the
situation. Upon his return, he came
by way of Seattle, and Saturday eve
ming, / had an extended conference
with him regarding the matter. The
situation is as follows:
The Boston health officials, espe-
cially the police force; are very much
prejudiced against western fruit enter
ing their markets, and are not slow to
condemn and seize any shipment.
showing any evidence of spray there
on. Washington had several carloads
which were seized by them in 1913
and we hope that we can forestall the
recurrence of those conditions with
this years shipments.
Mr.. Hecke went direct to Washing
ton, d. c., visited the bureau of chem
istry, bureau Of markets, department
of agriculture, each of which sent
representatives to Boston with him for
the purpose of conference regarding
the matter. After a considerable dis
cussion the result was as follows:
The police department seemed to be
clothed with unlimited authority, ir-
respective Of the opinion of the health
commissioner, DR.. Woodwork, and is
inclined to be rather arrogant in the
matter. They took the position that
any fruit coming into Boston bearing
any amount of spray theron, especial
ly from the west, would be seized and
destroyed. After a great amount of
discussion they were shown, hat it
worked too great hardship upon their
own state fruit growers as well as out
of state orchardists, because it was an
impossibility TO grow fruit in the east
without as thorough spraying as is
done elsewhere. They finally agreed
that if the shipments were accom-
panied by a state certificate of the
federal bureau of markets, no seizure
would be made, and if for any reason
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-09-16

seizure was made, arrangements were
made with the bureau of chemistry to
Immediately have the matter investi-
gated and analysis made rather than
delay the matter several days as. has
been the case Heretofore.
On the other hand, Mr.. Hecke as
sured and guaranteed the Boston
authorities that fruit covered by any
of our western state inspection Ger
tificates, would be free from the resi-
due of any spray materials. This
means that any shipment going into
that market or into markets tributory
to it, from which shipments might be
diverted, should be covered by GER
tificate in order that they may be
safely handled. This will necessitate
that the fruit be wiped or so handled
that there will be no great amount of
spray upon the individual specimens.
Hence, if we are asked to inspect a
shipment for that point with the idea
Of. covering it with certificate, it
will be advisable to advise the shipper
of the situation and urge him to so
handle or wipe the fruit that there
will be none of the residue left there
on. We are obliged to do this in or
der to protect the validity of our GER
tificate because the assurance was
made that any shipment which came
there under certificate would be free
from the arsenical spray.
Please give this matter due public
ity to your shippers and dealers and
discuss the matter fully with them,
advising them of the seriousness of
the situation. We will gladly inspect
their shipments and furnish certifi-
Gates, but they must, on the other
hand, clean the fruit of any spray ma
terial, if there is any probability of it
getting. into the Boston market.
Our regulations say that the fruit
must be "clean" which, eel, gives
us due authority to so interpret it
that it must be free from any mater
ial in such quantities as would make
it dangerously injurious if eaten in its |
entirety.
Very truly yours,
M. L. DEAN,
Chief, Division of Horticulture.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-09-16
ELLENSBURG NORMAL
nDENC n(>TnDEI, 4


The State Normal School at Ellens-
burg opens for the regular session
October 1, 1920. The school main
tains one year, two year and three
year courses leading to a teachers
certificate and diploma. Training is
offered in all grades of the common
schools, kindergarten, primary, inter-
mediate, grammar and rural. Work
is offered in the special fields of art,
music, home economics, manual train
ing and physical education and in the
regular academic departments of Eng
lish, history, sciences, languages, So
GEOLOGY, economics, education and psy-
chology.
The demand for trained teachers
still far exceeds the supply and sal
aries have gone up with great uni
formity throughout the state. With
the higher salary comes the increas-
ing demand for teachers with more
and better training.
Now is the time to prepafe.
The cost of attending the Ellens-
burg State Normal school is most
reasonable and facilities for the COM
fort and conveniences of the students
most satisfactory.
Write today for information to
GEORGE II. BLACK, President.
-Adv.-25-6.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-09-16

STANDARD Transfer Co. Phone
2161. Heavy hauling a speciality.
,Ashmead & Shadbolt, proprietors,
Kennewick, Wash.-23-26c
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
SEES THE GOOD AND THE BAD
L. 3. Cohen, Visitor, Talks on Mena's
Outstanding Points.

l.. B. Cohen, here from Beaumont,
Texas with Mrs. Cohen and children
for summer vacation, is pleasantly
located at the Antlers Hotel. MIR. Co
hen is vice-president of the Beaumont
Dry Goods and Notion Company, inn
porters and wholesalers Of mems fur
nishings, notions and fancy goods. He
is q shrewd business man, and is as
quick to size up community as he is
TO take In the details of a business
deal or to make up his mind about the
character of an individual. In speak
ing about Mena, he Is enthusiastic
about the ideal location, the fine eli
mate, and the pure water, splendid
walks and the fine class of citizens.
The one thing that he finds to mar
this combination of good things is the
unpaved streets and unimproved high
ways, so that to get the fullest enjoy
ment from his stay in the city he says
he looks up and not down. Like
many other business men, Mr. Cohen,
holds that good roads and paved city
streets are the essentials of progress,
and to illustrate how much he be-
lieves that he states that paving on
two sides of residential lot in Beau
mont has cost him $500 while it adj
vanced the value of the property over
$1,000. Mr.. Cohen used an apt illustra-
tion In speaking about the first inn
preston gained in coming into an
otherwise good city with unpaved
streets, saying it reminded him of
looking at a lady wearing an elegant
gown, while her shoes had the heels
turned over and out at the toes.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
0 -
POTATO MARKET GOOD
Local Growers Cooperate and Get
Highest Prices.

Potato growers in the Mena terri
itory are finding little difficulty this
year In getting market at from
to II cents per pound. and now that
the major part of the crop is ready to
dig, E. B. Ellsworth of the White Pro-
duce Company has agreed to buy the
output at 81 per hundred. The first
car is to be loaded out on Thursday
and win be made up of the white var
ieties, but at the same time Mr.. Els
worth is making arrangements to ship
out car of Tri;ifiphs. John Cham
bers, Barker Brothers, M. F. Lutes and
u. p. Callahan are among the local
growers that will have part in the
first shipment, and efforts are also be-
ing made to interest j. c. Garland,
Edgar Moves and others of the Acorn
community to join in the shipment.
The price paid by Mr. Ellsworth is
very close to the government reports
of the prices being paid In the Kaw
valley and other potato growing Sec
tons. Under the government report
received at Commercial Club head
quarters covering July 10, the quota
tons for Kaw Valley stock were from
s5.25 to $3.50 per hundred, while the
market quotations for the same date
at Kansas City were from Sc to 1925
per hundred. Mr.. Ellsworth has made
a requirement that potatoes be graded
from Ia inches in diameter upward
and that the tubers be free from scab,
rot and other defects.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
ADDING ACRES TO
NATIONAL FOREST
Government Has Purchased 10000
Acres in Arkansas During Past
Fiscal Year-RepOrt of the
Title Attorney.

The report OF j. w. Van Hoy, title
attorney for the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1920, shows that the Govern
ment has added about 10000 acres to
the National Forests of this state
since 1t began purchasing lands In
this state under the Weeks Law about
IS months ago. Purchases have been
made only of tracts lying within the
present boundaries of the forests and
most of the tracts bought have been
small Nearly lao tracts have been pur-
chased lying within Is or 20 counties.
OF the counties in which the Gvern-
ment is buying land, Polk leads with
3,437.35 acres already acquired and
several hundred acres in process of
acquisition. Pope County, In the
Ozark area comes next with S,085.49
acres acquired; Stone, 2,202.07; Gar
land, 1,549.80; Scott, $4,000; Mont
gomery, 1,0S727. The remainder of
the lands acquired lie within Perry,
Yell, Logan, Saline, Johnson, Newton,
Baxter and Crawford counties. Lands
are under contract of purchase also in
Searcy county. +
During the fiscal year just ended
the title attorney has examined and
reported so titles, aggregating 1890
.5S acres. OF this number 20 titles ag-
gregating 11,656.61 acres have been
approved by the u. S. Attorney Gen.
eral for direct purchase. This speaks
well for the condition of land titles in
Arkansas. In most other states where
lands are being purchased by the Uni
ted States II is found that about rs per
cent of the lSnd must be acquired by
proceedings on account
of defects in the titles. Only 10 out
of the so titles in this state reported
the past fiscal year have been repored
for condemnation. They include only
], 073.97 acres out of total of 1870
.5S or about per cent.
The National Forest Reservation
Commission at a meeting held early
in June approved the purchase of sew
eral thousand acres additional which
veil be acquired during the next year.
The Title Attorney has examinations
pending of the titles of about 1000
acres which viii be acquired as soon
as certain defects are removed from
the titles.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
WAREHOUSE CAN
WEIGH COTTON
Supreme Court AfFirms Decision of
Circuit Court in Celebrated Polk
County Controversy--Railroad
Case Decided.

The Arkansas Supreme court has
decided the Mena Bonded warehouse
has the right to weigh cotton. A de-
cision was handed down Monday af-
firming the verdict rendered in the
Polk county circuit court In the case
Of Albert Robertson against the ware
house company
The decision ends controversy
which has agitated cotton circles in
Polk county the past two seasons.
Last fall, Albert Robertson, official
county weigher, filed suit for damage
against the bonded warehouse com
pany. 1t was charged the company, by
permitting cotton TO be weigher and
was in fact depriving him of his livli-
hood from that source OF work.
The warehouse company contended
Ia court that an act of the legislature
gave 1t the right to weigh cotton and
other products. When the case was
heard the circuit court decided the
county weigher had no cause for ac-
fion and decided in favor of the ware
house company
An appeal was taken to the SUI
preme court by MePhetridge Il Mar
ain, attorneys for Robertson. Prickett
Il Pipkin looked after the interests of
the warehouse company.
The Supreme court also affirmed
the decision in the case of DR.. c. HI
Mahar against the Kansas City South
ern railway. A yearIing owned by Or.
Mahar VS. killed by the railroad com
pany near Rich Mountain. At the trial
in the circuit court. ii was claimed the
accident happened at night and that
the railroad company was not negli-
gent nor responsible for the death OF
the animal. The circuit court sustain
ed this view and the higher court has
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
Boy Tramp Is Injured

Virgil Brown, 13-year- old boy
whose home is at Hill, Okla, received
broken collar bone, when he fell
from a moving freight train near
Rich Mountain Tuesday morning. He
was brought to Mena on the south
bound local and was given medical at
tention by d. P. r. Watkins. The lad
in company with Buchanan Hubbard
had been in Mena and had started
back to their Oklahoma homes. They
walked to Rich Mountain and boarded
a northbound freight there. Wher
ordered off the train by brakeman
Young fell and suffered injury.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
binding Government Roads.

1. 7. Botto, who has charge of the
road building operations thru the
national forests in Scott and Mont
gomery counties, was Mena visitor
over Sunday. There are ten miles of
road to build and Mr.. Botto estimates
three months more work will be ne
ressary. Many of the supplies used
IN the government road building OPP
erations are being bought in Mena.
and Mr.. Botto is of the opinion many
thousands Of dollars of farmer trade
would come to Mena from the east if
there was only good road connect
ing the city to Montgomery and Scott
counties.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15

Attest: o. b. Witherspoon, ]. c.
Allen, ODER Rowe, d. Barton, Direct
ors.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15

In every home where there is a baby
there should also be a bottle of Nc
GEES BABY ELIXIR. 1t may be
needed at any time to correct sour
stomach, wind collie, diarrhoea or sum-
mer complaint. 1t is wholesome rem
edy, contains no opium, morphine or
injurious drug of any kind. Price csc
and SOC per bottle. Sold by Jack
son Drug Co.-Ady.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-07-15
Total Amount of
All Glasses of
nanosifc &c
State of Arkansas, County of Polk

State of Arkansas, County of Polk
IS.
We, w. w. Townsend, President,
and r. B. Board, Cashier, of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best Of our knowledge and belief.
w. w. Townsend, President.
R. B. Board, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of July, 1920.
Ny Commission expires Feb. 10, 1920.
(SEAL) JOHN H. HAMILTON,
Notary Public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

amateur landlords Captain Phillips told me that. large car was driven up to the door recently out of which came a Ittle fat man enveloped in huge fur coat. He left behind him an equal 1y huge female who seemed to be a mass of fur and feathers.
 "The man went into the bar" re- lated Captain Phillips. ''so l went up and made polite Noises to the lady, But she did not seem particularly inter- ested in what I said. and fidgeted a lot with the diamond rings on her fat fingers. At last she asked where the proprietor was. I explained that I was that fortunate being. At once she cheered up.
 What, she cried Are you the Loss? I thought you was a gentle man. Ave a drink with me, won't your And I certainly did"
 To keep up with modern times. there is a hall attached to ''The Chequers' now where guests dance after dinner and it is no unusual thing for motor ing parties to drive down from Bon- , don in the early afternoon to dine and drive back after a dinner and dance at the hostelry which Alfred Wander bilt made famous.
 | (Copyright, 1920. by Edward Marshal Syndicate, Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

London. January 25.-tSpecial)-Did you ever think of the Antarctic regions. those realms of eternal snow and ice, the grave of the heroic Captain Scott and his companions. as a land of com mercfal possibilities, a center of future trade? Well, it behooves you to do SO, because an Antarctic expedition is be- ing planned in England which has among it's aims the novel one of de- ternining the commercial possibilities of the south polar regions. It is hoped that inc reports of this expedition will be such that a new source of raw ma ferial may be created in the Antarctic for British industries.
 The expedition will investigate the stories of vast mineral wealth supposep to exist in the polar regions.
 As to whether human beings could live in the south polar regions long enough to exploit mines there, this is what the man who expects to lead the expedition J. L. Cope, has to say:
 Few fields of commercial eXplora- tion are left which offer such wide scope as the Antarctic continent and the islands dying in it's approach. The coasts and the islands contain fine harbors. which in the northern parts can be worked for at least six months in the year. The climate is easier to live in and the natural forces more easily contested than in Siberia or the Klondyke.
 These lands are, therefore. not in accessible.
 Manganese, coal, granite marble ant rubies have already been found there Professor David of sydney University
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

which still was fit for work along the peaceful high reads of England
 One day they all set out in that ear in
 search of whatever luck might fall across their path, and took the Brighton road
 out Of London. Half way there, engine
 trouble made them halt in front of the little triangular plot of grass in the cen-
 ter of which is set the sign post of Ihe Cheanafs Hotel" Lets go in," said one And in they went to find rather gloomy household. including a fat landlord pre- siding over an empty bar and delecten | looking waiter who seemed to nave no
 more strenuous occupation in, life than
 rubbing or trying to rub dry beer stains
 from a shabby-topped table.
 Tie three adventurers-Capt Harry
 Philips. Lieutenant Last and Captain l Shie'l-sat themselves down in the oin I bow window. ordered their var ous n.y. 4 tations and began to ak to the iand- All his story was of past glories anu | present depression.
 "It was Vanderbilt who made ms place. he said. Those were the good days when the Vivid and the val ant used to rattle in and out of this yard and bring custom and good times to our 1 able and our har parlors. But the war ! has killed those good times, just as !, killed him, and if only ] could get a o@io @ | for this place I would give it up gladly | eno,1eh'
 1 There was silence for few minutes after this lament. The three young men looked at each other. Each had received 1 at that psychological moment sort ol | electric spark of an idea.
 | 'sWhat do you want for itSs" asked one of the three.
 The landlord sighed heavily and naInep a fairly reasonable figure. And the sohs and short of t.e whole matter was that Captain Philips, Lieutenant Last and cap Stain Shiell, late of the British arm 1T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

ship will make a eircumnavigatoEy trip of the Antarctic continent. She will probably reach Euderby land in Feoru- ary, 1922, and Coats land about a year later. The winter of 1923 will be spent at the Falkland Islands. She will then make for New Harbor via Graham Land, Alexander Land and King Edward vi Land.
 The ship will carry an aeroplane when will be used for aerial photography. It is also possible that an air trip will be made to the South Pole.
 The expedition vii be five years in it's geological, meteorological, geographical and economic survey and, if the present programme is successfully carried out Il should bear far-reaching results.
 When the expedition returns, prooapy in 1925. steps will be taken for the com mercial development of the Antarctic based on the discoveries made by MT. Cope and his companions. whose work. of course, will be purely scientific. If gold is found, as in Alaska, in any large quantity. we may yet see the strange spectacle of gold rush to the Antarctlc lands.
 Copyright, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

France, entered into negotiations to pur-
 chas "1he Cheauers.' Exactly six weeks
 after their conversation in, the shabby old
 bar parior they had taken possession of
 the inn, lock, stock and barrel. and De-
 gan operations of cleaning up" some of the oeeay and dust and dilapidations
 that had accumulated since those nal
 cyon times of the Vanderbilt regime So now the vanderbilt Inn" as the country folk call 1t. is being run oy three good-looking and well bred young gentlemen who think that, aft 1 CT all being Licensed Victuaiers IS not such a bad sort of job, even for holders of commissions in His Majes- 1 tvs army 1 Under it's new hosts "The Chequers' has the atmosphere of a charming and 1 unconventional country house. Its din- ling room has long French windows 1 opening on to be4utiful lawn ana the oaker beams have been stripped of the hideous paper that was pasted over their beautiful grain and color. Old ! engravings hang round the wall and 1 there is wonderful old-fashioned English butler.
 Vanderbilt relics hang about every where. One of the gallant drivers i whips is there, also one of MT. Wander | bilt's famous tall white hats hangs l with his colors-crimson and green Haunting their gay ribbons beneath. The new hosts at the inn are thor I oughly amused at their novel occupa- ton. They Nerve at the bar. look after ] the wants of their many customers and
 are proud in the possession of won l derfui Italian chef whose cooking sat | isfies the palate of the most critical This Italian served in the Italian arpJ | and is a special attraction to Amer | ican visitors.
 There are plenty of humorous 1ittl,
 touches about the experiences of thes'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08

ities of distant control of machinery. The performance is the subject of an illus frated article in the Popular MechanicY
 Magazine. The little electrically oriVet car with it's manikin passengers, started
 forward at the first blast of sound. An-' other note from the whistle turned it
 around. and third stopped it at it's start
 ing place. By blowing whistles of vary
 ing tone, a series of small electric lamps
 were selectively lighted. Control by light rays was illustrated by the ringing oi a gong connected to slight-sensitiFe Sehs, when inc illumination of a hand lamp was thrown upon them, thereby reducing their electrical resistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08
Woman Not Worried
 Over Food Shortage

T have lived on toast and water for over months and have been scarcely able to eat anything for the past year. began suffering from stomach trouble and bioating years ago. A friend recommended Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and since taking 6 doses l feel I am entirely restored; even cab bage does not hurt me" It is sim pie, harmless preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intes- tina1 tract and allays the inflamma- tion which causes practically all stonl- ach, liver and intestinal ailments, in- cluding appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. Greene Drug Co., Hagan- Dunlap Drug Go. and druggists everywhere.--Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08
Sound and Light Run Car

Starting, steering and stopping a model auto byl blowing an ordinary police whis- tle an English scientist recently gave striking demonstration of the possibil-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-08
"A Cemetery To Be Proud Or
 ~

Tt is one of the most beauti ful spots in the whole south and doubt if it is surpassed in any city in the United States"
 Such was the comment over heard about Elmwood one day during the past week. If you do not know the beau ties of this model memorial park, we invite you to visit Elmwood..
 Then after you've seen it, let us send you one of our book let's telling about the per petual maintenance fund and easy terms.
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