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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Free Oats

There seems to be some misun-
Outstanding regarding the coupons
cut from the Quaker Oats adver-
tisements. There are two kinds of
coupons, one to be mailed to the
Quaker Oats Co. and one to be
presented to your grocer for a
full sized package of 1.-TWO Min.
ute" Dat Food. There is no limit
to the number of coupons you may
use and they will appear in all the
leading magazines from April Is
to May Is.
"Two-Minute. :" Dat Food has
sale value Of 20 cents per package.
1t will pay you to pick up few
extra copies of the following mag
azines and supply your self with
this fine cereal. Bring your cou-
pons to The Produce Company and
receive any number of packages
of oats free. Coupons will appear
in The Ladies' Home Journal, Pic
torial Review, Woman's Home
Companion, Delineator, Designer,
Good Housekeeping, McCalPs, Sat-
urday Evening Post and the Liter
airy Digest.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
His Great Tact

At an cat home" a young man
came in and made his way to the
hostess, greeting her and apologize
ing for his lateness.
lawfully glad to see you, Mr..
Blank" said the hostess. $50 good
of you to come. But where is your
brother?"
81 am commissioned to tender
his regrets. You see, we are so
busy just now that we could not
both get away, so we tossed up to
see which should come"
"How nice. Such an original
idea! And you won?"
"No," said the young man alb.
sently, 81 lost"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
A Learned Talk

A writer who is learned in the
theories of the new mechanistic
psychologists was once invited to
give scientific talk at luncheon
before a large Western club.
>All the colored walters but one
disappeared after the tables were
cleared The subject was heavy,
and the speakers. vocabulary pom
derous. The darky.'s eyes dilated
and MS breath came in short gasps
of rapture.
After the speaker had ended, the
unlimited guest timidly touched
the psychologist on the sleeve: Eek
cuse me, sah," he said admiringly,
"but All just wants to tell you, sab,
hit wuz the mos wonderful talk
All eber did heah. Axshully, All
couldn't understand a word!"'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
The Produce Company Staff

II. w. Oil ................
Secretary & General Manager
F. H. LINCOLN
Treasurer and Asst. Manager
Office Force
INDIA DOMES. .Stenographer
5. WHITING. .Bookkeeper
MRS. ELSIE BREEDE... Cashier
MINNIE LUNDSTRUM Cashier
BESS HENDRICKS. Billing Clerk
Grocery Department
VERN PRICE ......... Manager
DON CAMPBELL. :. Salesman,
JOE KOELKER. Salesman
HOWARD SPRINGSTEAD -.
Salesman
HERMAN DUNLAP. Stock Clerk
BOB CARSON. City Ship. Clerk
GEO. STEVENSON. City Delivery
Feed Department
HANK MEL ......... Manager
H. BOCKSTRUCK. 80. Salesman
HARRY RUSSELL. ;. Ship. Clerk
EVERETT BOWLES. .Truckman
GENE KILMER. :. .Truckman
Implement Department
SUDLER ..............M Manager
GENE LARKIN ............
.......... Expert Repair Man
FRANK BENTLEY. Salesman
PrOsser Branch
WALTER SOMMERS Manager
Finley Branch
ED. ANGEL ........... Manager
White Bluffs Branch
BEN Herring ......... Manager
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Potato Supply Is
NearlyExhausted

1t is next to impossible to Sc
cure enough spuds for the local de-
mand and it is evident that long
before the new spuds arrive we
will experience a spud famine thru
out the Northwest.
Herman Withers of the Withers-
Radman company of Spokane, was
in Kennewick Tuesday of this week
ands says the Spokane supply is
nearly exhausted, there being but
a few small lots in the hands of
the growers who are refusing to
sell for Z cents per pound.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Seed Spuds

We will have about 125 sacks of
Early Seed spuds on hand. This
includes Early Eureka, Earliest Of
All and Mayflowers. The price
will be &c per pound in sack lots
or 9kc per pound in small lots.
While this price is very high, it is
the general opinion that it will pay
to plant even at this price, as no
doubt potatoes will remain very
high thru the entire summer up un-
til the late potatoes are on the
market next fall. -+ -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15

A letter in the Christian Regis
ter tells of "a minister's son who
had been so disobedient at table
that he was banished to a small
table by himself, to eat there until
he should repent and reform. He
could not even join in the family
grace. but was told to say grace
at his own little table. So from his
store of scripture selections he Sc
lected this: "Oh, Lord, thank thee
that Thou hast prepared a table
for me in the presence of mine en-
emies."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15

81 thought" said her mother,
shat heard you and Mr.. Rocking
ham quarreling down in the parlor
last night"
ayes, but we made up before he
went away"
"What was the matter?"
"He said when he was holding
my hand that it was like little
bird fiuttering in cage, and I in
sisted that it was like a little mouse
in a trap. We just had an awful
time for while.'
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
IRON AGE"
Hill and Drill seeders are now in.

Hill and Drill Seeders are now in.
Here is tool built especially for those who
DO not care for a combined tool The operator
has the satisfaction of watching the seed depos-
tied in the furrow. 1t will sow in continuous
rows or in hills, from A in. to "a in apart. The
Iron Age will sow 36 different kind of seeds. 1t
is equipped with a large wheel with Ii inch tire,
preventing its sinking into the soft earth, which
makes it easy to push
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Personal Mention
Henry Finds a House

Henry Neil, manager of our grain
department, has rented house on
west Third street and will take
possession on or about April 18th.
Mrs. Springstead Ill
Howard has been unable to be
at work this week on account of
the illness of his wife. Mrs. Spring
stead is reported some better and
Howard will be back on the job
Saturday with his usual amount of
good nature and pep.
Miss Nettie Young of Los An
geles, Calf, succeeded Mrs. Breede
as cashier Monday of this week.
Miss Ethel Newton resigned her
position as bookkeeper the first of
the month and has left the city for
her home in Oregon.
Miss Bess Hendricks, our billing
clerk, resigned her position with us
Saturday of last week to accept a
stenographic position with Moulton
& Jeffrey. Miss Hendricks was a
very loyal and efficient worker and
we are sorry to lose her. Our best
wishes go with Miss Hendricks in
her new position.
Mr.. Sudler motored to Prosser
Sunday of this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Soap Sale Ends NextWa.l,

The Peet Bros. Mfg. Co. b,v.
authorized us to continue thai,
soap deal one more week. Ro,...
lay in a supply while this sale last,
$l.25 worth of soap products 81 m N
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Notice to Stockholders

The annual meeting Of the sto.l
holders Of THE PRODUCE COW
PANY will be held at 2 P. M. ~
Wednesday, April 21st.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15

Sherman Whiting, who worked
for four years for this company
leaving to take a position at Har-
rington, has returned and taken up
his former bookkeeping job.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15
Hand Cultivators
and
.tss,y
=. SeederS
We now have in stock
P. & O. Garden Flows

These are invaluable tools in the garden or
truck patch and will more than pay for them
selves in one season. These plows are equipped
with 24-inch wheel, with pillow set close behind
the wheel, giving it a steady motion and light
draft.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-04-15

Do your Christmas shopping
early.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
THE BRITISH IN TURKEY.

If Great Britain proposes to hold
Constantinople for the British then
the quarrel long ago predicted in this
newspaper as result Of allied
victory and the disposal of Constan-
tinople has begun. Russia however
the old Russia that had held a.
greedy eye on Constantinople and
India as well Is out of 1t. Bolsfe-
visit Russia nevertheless Is looking
Constantinopleward
But it Is not at all clear that Great
Britain Is attempting to seize some
thing that belongs to France or in
which France should share.
Massacre, the favorite outdoor
sport Of the Turks must cease. Some
nation powerful enough to keep the
peace as against assassination by
wholesale Of Armenians must inter
TTen-. Nobody seems to have been
present in sufficient force but Great
Britain when the Turkish program
began again. And that she acted with
promptitude is to be approved by the
civilized and Christian world. It ap-
pears to be England's Job at the
Bosphorus as it is Frances duty on
the Rhine to stand guard over the
Hun. Civilizations vigilantes have
run down q desperate gang and
somebody in our crowd must hold a
gun over the Huna nd over the Turk
until tho criminal instinct in each Is
reformed.
Had the league Of nations been
formed and had tho q. 8. been will
ing to accept mandate over Turkey
It would have been our Job to hold
tne gun over tho Turk but we .ex-
cused ourselves Immediately after
the gang had been rounded up and
we took the drst train out Of town.
France should guard very largely
over the Hun but the Turk made a
break for liberty to do some more
killing and now the British navy and
the British army is In Constanti-
nople. There will be no more killing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16

t.-How does man differ from low
er animal life In overcomins wasted
tissue?
2.--Is the cow Thoughtful when she
chews her oudf
s.-Have young ducks an inst'no-
tive desire to enter the waterf
Answers TO Yesterday QUESTIONS.
1.-Do the youns male and female
solitary wasps require the same
amount Of foodf
:. When this wasp lays an egg. she
acts as II she knew whether the egg
would produce q male OF female;
she puts Ave insects by the male
egg, and ten by the female. because
the female needs twice as much FOOD
ms the male. There arc many cases
like that. Of seeing behind the veil
OF things in the insect world. ana one
can but marvel at t.
AIS the woodchuck good eating
= I tried 70 dine on q woodchuck
once when I was q boy. but never
have felt inclined to repeat the ex-
pertinent. The feeding habits OF this
amman ur0 ~ CAouhy - sAoSc -
eheep or Q COW; clover pantain peas,
beans, cucumbers. cabbages. apples
all sweet and succulent things--so
to the making Of his flaboy body; yet
he spends so much OF his time IN
pickle in the ground that his flesh Is
rank with the earth flavor.
s.-why do birds nest in the vicini-
ty OF man?
Birds are all moro or less afraid
Of man and tolerate his presence I'M
der protest. and It Is probably true
that the dangers to which they are
exposed In nesting near us. from
cats, rats, mice. and boys. ares "a
great or greater than they would be
from wild enemies In remote he.dt
and woods. Birds seek tho vicinity
Of man because food in q way Of In
scots, seeds. and fruits is more
and because the shelter
which some Of them seek - better
and more extensive.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
THE BONUS IDEA.

Council Bluffs Nonpareill.
A father has two sons. One OF
these he sends on a hazardous mis-
sion to a foreign country to insure
the protection Of the common home
OF the family. He does not attempt
to pay this son 2. salary commensu-
rate with the work he is to perform.
There is no effort to apply CONNER
cial standards to the pay Of soldiers.
His salary is nominal. It il really
only designed to cover his personal
expenses. The other son remains at
home and receives during the war
the commercial value Of his services.
He is continued in his work. Doubt
less he has won promotions and an
increase In salary. Finally the son
who was in the service returns. He
may have a whole and a sound body.
But he is broke and probably two
years OF his life have been given to
his country. This las been q serious
break in his progress in a civil occu-
patton.
gether and says to them: boys. in all
fairness it seems to me that we
should make an adjustment. Suppose
we pool our resources or income re-
ceived during the war and divide the
profits. The son who remained at
home deducts his living expenses
from his income and dumps the bal
ance into the family treasury. The
soldier deducts his living expense
and puts in his mite. Both withdraw
on a fifty fifty basis. Would there
be anything unjust or unfair in such
a transaction?
This is Just what this bonus idea
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
BUT WHAT IS COST

Some estimable gentlemen In
Washington have a bunch that the
retailer is the profiteer-in- chief and
is getting altogether too much for his
goods.
III the dear public knew what the
goods cost the retailer they would
soon make his prices climb down."
Thus think the wise men OF wash
inSton. SO II is seriously proposed
that the retail merchant shall put
the cost price on his goods so that
all who buy can see what exorbitant
prices he charges.
No retailer would object to that IL
there was a general understanding
OF what is cost. Most retailers con-
slider that the invoice price Of the
merchandise plus freight or delivery
charges is the cost OF the goods.
That is no more the cost Of the
goods than the raw material repre-
sents the cost of goods to the manu-
facturer, Just as the manufacturer
adds, quite properly, his production
expense and overhead TO the price OF
the raw material, so should tie re-
tail merchant add his overhead N-
pcnse to the price of merchandise
to get at cost
Manufacturers cost includes ev-
erything except selling expense. Re-
tail cost should do the same.
Let's see what happens 10 your
dollar when the retail merchant gets
it. Let's see how much of it he
spends and how much he keeps for
himself
He spends 20 cents for the goods
themselves.
He spends s cents for the rent, in
surance and taxes.
He spends cents for supplies
(twine, cartons, paper. etc..
He spends cents for repairs and
renewals.
He spends cents for bad debts
and depreciation.
He spends cents for advertising.
He spends cents for sales peo-
pies salaries.
He spends cents for office and
buying salaries.
And lie mas cents TOT nlHlSeil'
This is no particular store, under
stand. 1t merely represents in 4
general way what happens 10 DOL
lar when spent in a retail store. OF
any reader desires more exact figures
for any particular kind of retail store
Will be glad to supply them)
With the exception Of sales peo-
pies salaries and advertising all the
other items are properly chargeable
to cost. if cost is to be based on the
same figures as the manufacturing
cost.
That means that what he sells for
81 costs IS cents. le-cent gross
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16

Of Christian populations Somebody
had to stop t. The Bolshsviks
would have been worse for civilfsa-
ton had II been left TO them. Per-
haps neither France nor Italy were
strong enough to do It. So long as
the league has no army to enforce
the peace Great Britain appears to DO
the policeman on the beat.
Naturally there Is suspicion Of self
interest In British occupation. Per-
hsps it is true perhaps not The
British are not likely to lose by their
leadership in Turkey; but the prin-
cipal point In which we are more in
terested is that somebody had to do
the lob and It must be admitted that
no other power in Europe has shown
the tract and strength and efficiency
in dealing with pestilentiai peoples
as has Great Britain.
ne y. 81 ASNS NV "s''N
and not being willing to take II on
ourselves We must be content to see
some other power do 1t so why ques-
ton the motives of the one great
power which volunteers to save the
women and children of that land
from further outrage. The time may
come when the U. S. will be forced
to assume guardianship over Next
co. When we make the move all or
South America Will question our
motive and appearances will be
against us but civilization Will De
benefited and our coming will be
God send to the poor people Vi
Mexico itself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
Topics of the Times

Webster City has new scheme Tor
building a hospital without costing
ANYBODY anything. If that could De
appl;ed to city buildings, soldiers re-
lief and hard roads there'd be some
thing doing everywhere.
The fellow out organizing the rad
icals among the ex-solGters met 'he
cold shoulder at waterloo from the
men who fought thru the war and II
turned out. SO the dispatches saw
that he had no discharge from the
army and that he had never seen
active service. This is the fellow VINO
when denied a hall at Mason EltyA7
reported to have said the /. W. w
representatives would carry out thelr
purpose IL it required $4,000 men
That fellow would last in an Ameri-
can Legion meeting about as long as
a snowflake in tophet.
The Carroll Times serves notice
that candidates desiring to INFORM
the waiting world of their superior
qualifications for office and do that
same thru the Times at no expense
to them over and above the regular
advertising rate. And what could be
fairer than that'
rS 1v,,,o, Standard saws that
John Hammill seems to be the most
popular candidate for attorney gem
eral. What's been going on up IN ALI
amakee county anyway?
Senator johnson isn't much out OF
the way when he says that Article
Ten Is all wrong. It Is go wrong thar
il will be a dead letter II 1t Is adopted
under any compromise and at that
It Is not much nearer death than the
league as schemed at Paris.
The Sioux City Journal says II the
price Of tobacco keeps on advancing
the w. c. T. U. will be deprived OF
the issue. Don't know about that
whiskey finds somebody to buy all
that is offered in the bootleg market
at any price.
Clersyr,en Of the Catholic diocese
Of Brooklyn, thru an editorial in the
Tablet. a weekly newspaper publish
ed by priests and prominent Catholic
laymen in that borough have served
notice on the republican and demo-
cratic parties in the state. and all
politicians in particular" that they
will oppose "any candidate for public
office who is Endorsed by the Anti
Saloon League or who Endorses the
league" They charge bigotry on the
part of an anti saloon league leader.
H. L. Wilson, former ambassador
to Mexico says the Welson Mexican
policy Is not only tha cause OF
Lansing's election from the cabinet
but Of the anarchy which has exist
ed for years in that unhappy country.
The Wilson policies and the trouble
they have caused Is not confined to
Mexico.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
Ripping Rhymes
rE b. WAIT MASON
WINTER STRAWBERRIES.
By WALT MASON

joint
These
Of these
third and swell
bird" village banker ambed
Buy berres?' said he twere
The leading along and gazed
upon pad working who for such
a
said woud undermine their health the
insmih bought
moraze doleu pitch might proceed but
rich, and tnsmhswe
living high
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
EUROPE HER OWN JAILER.


cepted by many well informed news
papers and persons on the other s'us
Of the water as calculated move oy
Germany to nullify IL possible the
n crnornents subscribed 10 by inc
governments which had charge OF the
peace negotiations. Lloyd George
and President Wilson are being
blamed for the situation. In the
language OF the street the charge Is
made that Germany put 1t over the
allies and the peace conference by \
studied and calculated game, that the
revolution and a monarchy was
planned from the beginning.
Foch all along has coutended that
the only safe way was to hold Ger
many under the hand or force'
CIemenceau held 10 that view and
submitted under the threat that MI
Wilson would take boat and paddle
back home. Both the French ana
English depended upon AmeriGa for
food and materials and both hopeo
for further financial. assistance. II is
now pretty we'll established that hoth
nations held an expectation that the
United States would underwrite. in a
way the cost of the war to all the
allies. England kept her control OF
the seas. France believed that
America was willing TO become re-
sponsihle from a military standpoint.
Both were deceived as 10 the senti-
ment in this country and supposed
tnau the president came in complete
authority 10 pledge the United States
financially and enthusiastically as he
saw ft. Germany expected much
and italy more All are disappointed.
They were foredoomed to disappoint-
ment. The plan to build a personal
pyramid in history went wrong be-
cause us IOunddtlpil was So' AF
the sand of impossibilities. So
Europe is settling to European
balance Of internal European affairs
That is in obedience to the natural
laws which govern continents poltti-
cally as natural laws govern CONT
nents physically. And the continent
shakes as Its settles.
Europe will deal with Germany II
permitted. The European question Is
by way Of being a family affair
primarily. Our interference thru
Wilson has cost US practically every
friend we had on the other side Of
the Atlantic and has not gained one.
Our influence there is not a neigh
borly influence. We must threaten
If we are to dominate their councils
and IL we threaten we must make the
threats good.
Germany having been subdued by
the assistance of the United States
becomes properly a European charge.
II It is necessary to bind and tie her
in order to keep the peace the Job
belongs to her neighbors. II it could
become necessary for the United
States 10 again intervene in the de-
Tense of civilization there IS no
doubt that 1t would be done: but
that the L. s. must sit as dictator
and guardian and loaf giver to all
Europe is utterly beyond the con-
ception and without the purpose Of
our people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
THE DOUBLE CODE.
GCedar Rapids Gazette.1

A New York Judge has Just made
a decision which is probably prece-
dent In criminal cases. He has made
a rule that hereafter he will punish
the man in the case" as severely as
the woman who Is arrested charged
with violation OF the moral code.
1.-The men create the market and
the women who supply the demand
pay the penalty" said the judge.
This Is not Justice. 1t is time this
unfair discrimination and injustice
should cease. l am aware that it has
been the custom to arrest the woman
and let the man 60 but the time has
come when the custom can no longer
be permitted to continue"
It is perhaps significant that this
decision comes at q time when women
all over the world are gaining COM
plete political equality with men. In
perhaps a few days-certainly within
a year-every woman in the United
States will be enfranchised by con-
stitutional amendment. Suffragists
have said-and have been ridiculed
for sayirg-that women never would
enjoy complete social and other
equality with men until they gained
political independence.
FINE IF TRUE.
TWallace's Farmer.1
81 Iowa subscriber writes
IT have been told that II man bor-
rou,s money of a federal farm loan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-16
SURE TO BE a FIGHT.
fSac Sum

While the Sun is confident that the
liquor question will not seriously dis
turb the republican national conven-
ton. 1t Is sure that, whether partisan
or interpartisan. the question will be
injected into the congressional fights
in all districts containing large cities
or considerable number OF voters who
have a desire to drink beer or wines.
The money to finance a campaign Of
this kind Is vet readily available, even
if the local centers of political