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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
FARMERS SPUD PARTIES
ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Prof. Robertson Of State College Will
Give Demonstrations Next
Wednesday

Lee M. Lampson's Farm Bureau will
observe st. Patrick's day with two
Irish potato parties. The entertain
ment will be furnished by Prof. E. F.
Robertson, of the extension depart
ment of the State College, who will
give demonstrations in cutting, test
ing, and otherwise getting seed spuds
ready for planting. The first demon
stration will be held Wednesday fore
noon at the farm of R. A. Mitchell be-
low Finley. A similar demonstration
will be given Wednesday afternoon at
the Emil Albrecht place in the Valley.
Prof. Robertson will endeavor to
to teach the farmers how to detect
disease in the potato and thus avoid
planting seed which will infect their
patches:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
MISSIONARY PROGRAM
AT M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY
Young People to Exhibit Articles made
For Hospitals in China
and India

At the Methodist church next Sun
day evening the young people will
give missionary program under the
auspices of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society. For some time these
young people have. been sewing for q
hospital in China and one in India
Their work is to be brought in Sunday
night and will be on exhibition.
Some special features of the pro-
gram will be: Chorus, Young Peoples
Choir; The Two Crosses, Miss Day
Miller, Miss Julia Linn; trio, Miss Ha-
eel Kinds, Miss Ruby Kinds, Miss
Elizabeth Brown; In the Zenana, by
the Misses Avis Philson, Ida Hollis
Noma Terril, Ila Campbell. Marian
Peter. Marie Hutchins, Leila Johnson
Ruth Larsen. -
For this last number the girls will
appear in the native costume OF the
women of India.
During the evening the annual
Thank Offering will be taken for the
w. F. M. S. The money this year is
TO he used to send Miss Celia Cower
to West China. -.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
HALLOWELL Musicians
ARE COMING MARCH 10
Chicago Musical Company to Give
Concert and Dance under Aus
pices of Legion

The Hallowell Musical Company, of
Chicago, will give concert and dance
here Friday evening, March 10, under
the auspices of the local American Le-
gion Post. The concert will be given
in the high school auditorium, follow
ing which the Hallowell musicians will
play for dance in the K. of p. hall.
The Hallowell company is not un-
known to the people of Kennewick,
having given concerts in this city twice
during recent years. The personnel
Of the company is said to be stronger
than ever this year and an excellent
entertainment is promised.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
R. H. BRIGGS IS
CHOSEN DIRECTOR
Defeats e. O. Keene for Place on
School Board by So Votes
Little Interest Shown

R. H. Briggs of the Highlands, was
chosen school director at the annu:
election Saturday by a lead Of So
votes cast over E. o. Keene, present
encumbent. A total of 234 votes were
cast of which Mr.. Briggs received 140,
Mr.. Keene 81 and scattering.
Little interest was shown in the ap-
preaching election until Friday eve
ming when "a number Of Mr.. Briggs
friends got together and organized a
campaign in his behalf. While Mr..
.Keene had announced that if elected
he would continue to serve he made no
effort to keep the job. He is now COM
pleting his sixth year on the board.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
CANNERY. WANTS
KENNEWICK GRASS
Paulhamus is Ready to Pay &c
Pound for all he can Get and
Furnish the Boxes

The more he thinks about it, the
more convinced F. II. Krug, manager
of the Kennewick-R -Richland Marketing
Union becomes, that the possibilities
for asparagus in this valley have. as
yet. scarcely been touched. When on
the Coast recently Mr.. Krug visited
Senator Paulhamus at Puyallup. Last
summer Senator Paulhamus for the
first time canned some of Kennewick's
asparagus and is enthusiastic over its
possibilities. He is confident it will
prove far superior to the California
white asparagus which is now the on
ly canned grass on the market.
Since coming home Mr.. Krug has
had some correspondence with Mr..
Paulhamus, who says his association
is ready to contract for the crop. from
500 acres. He would be. willing this
year to pay 6 cents per pound, f. o. b.
Kennewick and furnish the 1ugs to
ship it in. He writes, however, that
he would be unwilling to contract at
this price over a period of years un-
less he was protected in the contract
against a general price reduction.
Mr.. Krug figures that Mr.. Paulha-
mus offer is equivalent to s5 cents a
crate for packed grass, figuring the
cost of the crate and the extra work of
packing it. There has always been a
good demand for Kennewick aspara-
gus and year after year it has been a
top-notcher on the market and con-
sistent money-maker. With the Puy-
allup cannery ready to contract for
a large acreage. at a price which will
insure the grower good returns, Mr..
Krug believes the farmers of the val
ley would be justified in planting more
grass. In fact an asparagus bed, he
says, should be a part of every diver
sified farm in the valley.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11

ing, medical attention and dental
treatment free is a great opportunity
for the young men of the country and
many of them are taking advantage
of it."
Sergeant Monahan and Corporal
Connors are both overseas veterans.
Sergeant Monahan is due to retire
next year under the law which pro-
vides retirement for all men who have
served over thirty years on active du-
ty. He. has been thru five campaigns
and has seen service in all of our for
eign possessions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
GETTING BIGGER

The Produce Company's News
which has found permanent home
on the last page Of the Courier-Re-
porter, has grown from a half to
full page. In this weeks issue there
are two features, "The Grange Store
Question" and "The Truth About
Corn" that viii undoubtedly prove
of interest to every farmer and busi-,
ness man in the community. Don't
fail to read them.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
GOV. HART
REPLIES TO =.
CLERK KEENE
Says Troubles of School Districts
Will not be Taken up at
Special Session.
SUGGESTS SPECIAL ELECTIONS
Chief Executive Declares That Effort
Will be Made to Hold Legislators
to Essentials

Governor Hart has replied to Z. o.
keene, clerk of the Kennewick school
district, that while he regards the
question Of increased revunes for
school districts of the second class, a
matter Of considerable Importance he
does not consider it Of sufficient i'm
portance to be presented to the spec
ial session of the state legislature
which will convene March %.
Several days ago Mr.. Keene wrote
the governor requesting that the
plight Of districts of this class be laid
before the legislature at this time.
Governor Hart replies that he hopes
to hold the special session down to
the consideration Of only emergency
appropriations for the higher insti-
tutions Of learning and the woman's
suffrage amendment to the federal
constitution and suggests that the
school districts financial problem be
met, as it was last year, by special
vote of the people until the question
can be considered at regular session
Of the legislature.
, That Josephine Corliss Preston,
state superintendent of schools, in
tends to urge immediate consideration
of the common school question is in
dicated by the following from the col
umns of the Spokane Chronicle.
Declaring that "the matter of high
er wages for teachers is not matter
Of Legislation but of local tax levies,
Gov. Louis F. Hart in a statement
made public at Olympia today, declar-
ed that he Twill drop the matter" of
a state conference of school officials
and instructors, called by Mrs. jose
phine Corliss Preston, state superin-
tendent Of schools, according to
telegram to the Chronicle.
1t was declared that the governor
telegraphed Mrs. Preston twice yes
terday, asking her to postpone the con-
ference called to meet here March %,
the day of the special session Of the
legislature is called to convene.
Mrs. Preston, who is in the East,
today telegraphed the governor Of her
intention to call the conference as ar
ranged.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
LIBERTY HAS
MODERN PLANT
No Better Equipped, Small Town
Auto Sales and Garage in
the Northwest

After several months of enlarging,
repairing, painting, and fixing, the
Liberty Motor company's new garage
and auto sales room in the Moulton &
Jeffrey building on Tacoma street, is
completed.
A larger, more thorly equipped, or
a better appointed establishment of
its kind is not to be found in any city
of this size in the Northwest. From
the gasoline and oil pumps at the curb
to the battery Of windows at the rear
Of the workroom, everything has been
planned for efficient service.
The sales room in the front Of the
building is 40x50 feet. This gives
ample space for three "show" cars,
display racks for tires and accessories
a comfortable ladies' rest room and the
company's offices. The service and
storage room has a floor space 60x50
and will accommodate 35 cars. In
this room are facilities for washing
and polishing cars.
The work room at the rear is thoro-
ly equipped and manned for making
sick cars well, especially for heavy re-
pairing and complete overhauling. In
cluded in the new machinery installed
is large lathe, a drill press and a
gear press. Four. experienced work
men are employed in the shop.
The company handles the Studebak-
er, the Liberty, the Oakland and the
Briscoe cars.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
LOOKING FOR
ARMY RECRUITS
Party is Here for Purpose of In
teresting Young Men in the
Northwest Artillery"

First Sergeant Hubert P.Monahan
and Corporal James C. Conners, of
the 78t1 Regiment of Un:: ed States
F;e;,. f,tillery, arrived in KennewiSk
the early part of the week seeking re-
cruits for their regiment. Under a
new plan Of the war department, a
certain territory is assigned to each
regiment for recruiting. The 18th
Field Artillery is stationed at Camp
Grant, Illinois, as part of the 9Th
Regular Division; the extreme North
west has been assigned to this regi-
ment, hence the name "The North
west Artillery
Upon being asked about the schools
in the new peace-time army, Sergeant
Monohan said, 81 visited the schools
at Camp Grant about six weeks ago,
all were in operation and with large
attendance. In one of the batteries
of the regiment, every man except the
first sergeant, is attending school. The
educational schools offer a man an ed
ucation along all lines, from the most
elementary subjects to courses in for
eign languages and higher mathema-
tics. About twenty different trades
are being taught in the vocational
schools. Attendance at the automo-
tive engineering school is especially
large. At this school the men obtain
theoretical and practical instruction
in the construction and operation of
tractors, motor cars. trucks and mot
orcycles. Enrolment in any of the
courses is entirely optional with the
men. School days are five a week
and the school year is six to eight
months per year, depending upon the
course. Getting courses in these
schools, pay at the regular rate, cloth
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
LEGION SHOW
CLEVER COMEDY
seThe Doctor" Provides Excellent
Entertainment for Two Au-
diences at The Princess

Their voices weren't exactly mel.
low, or dulcet, or soprano, their feet
could hardly qualify as dainty, c1
their hands as psychic, but their faces
were properly powderei and dimpled
and rouged, their coiftur,s were well
set, their gowns were correct and
withal they made mighty good stab
at playing woman, did those three
American Legion boys who took the
parts of the three female characters
in "The Doctor" presented at the
Princess Theatre Monday ard Tues
day evenings.
Sam Coull, the leading lady, was a
bit heavy in the shoulders, but after
all his particular style of beauty well
fitted the part of the strenuous rcth-
er-in-law, Roy Winkenwerder, with
borrowed red hair and his own win
ming smile, dashed altogether toe
dashingly as the young widow who
had been a woman for several years
Donald Owen spoke rather harshly to
his husband at times and experienced
some difficulty in getting properly
hysterical when his spouse was about
to elope with Winkenwerder, but at
that there could be worse wives, even
on the stage.
J..J. Georgeson in the title role was
there with the goods and played his
part extremely well, whether it was
flirting with the ladies, or duelling
with the men. Lefty Copeland looked
and acted the part of being afflicted
with chronic case of too-much-moth-
er-in-law, while e. w. Trenbath and
Vern Mitchell as the two foxey old
guys, carried their parts exceptional
ly well. :.
The play was clever little comedy
was cleverly presented and thoroly
enjoyed by the audiences both eve
nings. The between-acts numbers con-
tributed materially to the entertain.
ment. These were vocal duet and solo
numbers by Mrs. Leon F. Semon and
Fred Spiegelberg and a baritone solo
by Mr.. Starr. Fritz Bremmer was the
winner of the big box of candy Mon.
day evening and Miss Jessie Sender.
man Tuesday evening.
The show has occasioned consider.
able local comment, not the least OF
which, especially among the women
is, "Who's evening gown did Wink
enwerder wear?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11

ford, who divides his time between
this city and the branch Office in Sc
attic, is busy perfecting the organiza-
ton of the Benton County Syndicate
and is very hopeful that drilling can
be started this summer on the holdings
which the parent company will turn
over to the syndicate.
Probably the most active company
in the field today is Rathburn & Moore
Texas firm organized only a few
months ago. It is reported that four
carloads of drilling machinery and
casing arrived this week and is being
unloaded at Hanford. This is the
equipment for the big derrick which
has been erected about six miles north
west of Hanford. This company has
another large derrick in course of con-
struction on the west slope of the Rat
tlesnake near Prosser. George Tharp,
the company's local representative,
reports that two other complete drill
ing outfits have been purchased in Los
with a guaranteed delivery
in the field in 80 days. The order for
these rigs was placed by Messrs Rath-
burn & Moore as result of their first
visit to the field several weeks ago.
1t is also reported that this COM
pany will within few days start con-
on Office buildings and dwell
ing houses for officers and drillers who
will reside in Hanford.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
PLUMBING CONTRACT LET

The contract for plumbing the
Murphy Theatre building was let this
week to the Mattecheck Hardware
company, who were the low bidders
out of field of FIVE. The successful
bid was $1258, the others being s1372,
$1490, $1705 and $225O. The three
low bids were submitted by local
firms.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
FATHER AND SON BANQUET
Promise is for Full House at Baptist
Church Tomorrow Night

Indications now are that every place
will be taken at the Fathers and Sons
banquet at the Baptist church Friday
evening. Tickets have been selling
briskly and prospects are for about
150 men and boys at the banquet. So
far as is known every fatherless boy
in the community has been provided
for. If any have been missed they
should telephone the Columbia Cloth
ing company at once, as there are sew
eral men ready to play father if they
can find a son.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
NEW ADDITION is Plated
]. C. Leibee Converts Part of Charlie
| ton Orchard into City Lots

ton Orchard into City Lots
j. C. Leibee, proprietor of the Com
mercial Hotel, has converted part
Of the old Charleton cherry orchard
into city property and is placing it on
the market at Leibee's First Addition
to Kennewick. The addition contains
16 plots so feet in width and ranging
from 300 to $50 feet in length. The
addition is admirably located for the
building of close-in, suburban homes
and the tracts will be sold on the easy
payment plan.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11

The Bridge club met Wednesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. X. C. Clifford, Mrs.
Thaddeus Grosscup assisting the hos
tess. Card honors were won by Mrs.
Harold Fyfe. The next meeting will
begin at two o'clock, as the club voted
to discontinue the o'clock luncheons.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11

]. H. Siegfried has purchased two
lots of M. M. Moulton on Third street
with the expectation of building a
home this summer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11

G. c. Hitchcock has purchased a
new Oldsmobile touring car of the
Motor Inn.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
OVERSEAS MEN, ATTENTION!

OVERSEAS MEN, ATTENTION!
If you served overseas after July IL
1919, you are entitled to additional
compensation over and above all pre-.
vious payments, for all time served
after that date until you landed in
America. s. -..~.,. .-.s. ~. ....a...
To collect this additional pay, it will
be necessary to send your discharge
to Washington If you care to send
your discharge to me, with your re-
quest, will give the matter immedi-
ate attention and return your dis
charge and check within a few days
time.
JOHN w. SUMMERS,
Congressman 4th Washington Dist,
242 House Office Building, Washing
ton, d. C.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11

Outside activities are in full swing
at the present time and it is probable
that they will swing continuously from
now until the close of the school year.
Two plays are under way, while the
high school annual staff and their
numerous committees are working
night and day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-03-11
|KIDDIES GIVE
SPLENDID SHOW
Two Hundred Grade Youngsters
Take Part in Program in
School Gymnasium

A very attractive program was pre-
sented at the high school gymnasium
Friday evening. Two hundred pupils
of the first seven grades took part in
pageants, choruses and pantomimes
in which little tots impersonated char
acters from the favorite old nursery
books to Uncle Sans modern knights
of Thrift and Production. The ju-
venile "stunts" of all ages revealed
the painstaking effort on the part of
the grade teachers and particularly
of Mrs. Turner, who directed the en-
tertainment personally. The practical
value of cooperation was illustrated
in the presentation Of this March pa
geant in that aside from the work of
the teachers, pupils and mothers, tn,
manual training teacher and depart
ment made the booths and stage, while
the domestic science teacher and de-
partment helped make the costumes. /.
The junior class Of the high school
enjoyed lively picnic Saturday morn
ing at Van Horn lake. A first-class
dinner. was served about the camp fire
followed by athletic efforts and ex-
hibitions. The picnic was chaperoned
by Misses Maxwell, Mcbride, Bowden
and Stubbs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-10
CLUB TO DISCUSS
 FARMING CRISIS
MUST CUT DOWN ACREAGE
Commercial Club Meeting to Place County in Line With South's
 Measures of Relief.

1 Faulkner county's place in the crucial movement launched this week for reduction of cotton acreage in the south will be the subject of a special meeting of the Conway Com mercial Club called Tuesday night at 7:30 in the club rooms. In importance to farmers and the public at large, no meeting held here recently is ex- pected to equal this one in importance. The seriousness of the situation dis cussed at Memphis is attested by the presence of bankers of national repu- tation and other financial and indus trial leaders who came to discuss with representatives of the cotton growing states the plight into which the south has been plunged,
 Frank Farris, who attended the con- ference as the delegates of the Com mercial Club, will address the meeting on some of it's accomplishments and plans for redemption of the cotton growing states. The chief decision of the conference, according to news paper reports, was to cut cotton acreage, and it's discussion was of plans which will be most effective in achieving this goal.
 In this county, the meeting at the club will be followed by mass meet ing at the courthouse at which a per- manent organization will be formed with the object of reducing the acre. age in Faulkner county. The mass meeting, it is expected, will elect county officers and township boards will then be appointed to see that acreage is reduced in their respective territories. One of the duties of the township board would be to report "slackers," farmers who fail to re- duce in line with other farmers.
 One of the dramatic events of the Memphis convention, it was said, was the speech by John M Oracle, whose holdings of farm lands in Arkansas are probably greater than those of any other one man. Mir. Oracle told the convention he had been a planter on big scale, but unless conditions were changed, he would be forced to become a farmer, that he would not be able to continue his farming under present conditoins. Other farmers and planters told of their plight and the pressing necessity for relief The effect of the cotton situation on business was also given great stress.
 The meeting of the club will be open to the public and every one is urged to attend. The situation faced is probably without precedent in the history of hte south and is occupying the attention of it's best business and public men. Faulkner county's placce in the great movement will be the sub- ject of the club meeting.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-10
GREENBRIER.

Rev. Van Arsdell filled his regular appointment at the Nazarene church Saturday night and Sunday.
 Rev. Hooten of Quitman preached an interesting sermon at the Metho- dist church Sunday at II o'clock. He will be their pastor for the coming year.
 Grandma" Linzey died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Noah Tyler, last Saturday morning. She was laid to rest in the East Shady Grove ceme- tery Sunday. The bereaved have our sympathy.
 The Greenbrier boys met Pleasant Valley boys at Spring Hill Friday evening and played a game of ball. The score was 22 to 23 in favor of Pleasant Valley.
 T. E. Wofford and family and Err mon Douglass spent Sunday at Guy.
 W. H. Parks and wife and Miss Lil- lie Kirby attended Delk's meeting at Conway last Friday night.
 Tom Matthews of Terry's bridge has moved into our town.
 Mrs. E. J. McCracken and children and Mrs. Jim Robinson attended the Delk meeting Sunday night.
 Gould Vanpelt and family of Guy were visiting here Sunday.
 John Ball and family of Conway were the geusts of A. A. Wilson and family Sunday.
 T. T. Edwards of East Shady Grove has moved his family west of town. L. E. Jordan has moved to Spring field and Basil Tucker has moved where he formerly lived.
 Mrs. L. A. Kirby is spending the week with her father, J. M. Glenn of Caney.
 A. L. Merritt and wife are the proud parents of another boy.
 There are several on the sick list at this writing
 There will be an interesting play staged at the auditorium Christmas night entitled Farm Folks" Every body come.